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Plus! Once-Beaten Prospect Marcos Hernandez
Faces Mexico’s Oscar Mora in Undercard Attraction
LANCASTER, COMME. (Décembre 13, 2017) – A stacked night of action will feature 2016 U.S.. Olympien Karlos Balderas et 2016 Médaillé de bronze olympique Misael Rodriguez entering the ringing in separate undercard matchups this Vendredi, Décembre 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Californie.
Le Premier Champions de boxe event is headlined by former welterweight champion Jessie Vargas taking on hard-hitting veteran Aaron Herrera dans une confrontation en 10 rounds. Televised coverage on FS1 and FOX Deportes begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and features a welterweight matchup between rugged veteran Diego Chaves and rising contender Jamal James, plus a super lightweight bout betweenJohn Molina Jr.. et John Redkach. The telecast begins with exciting welterweight Wale Omotoso (26-3, 21 KOs) parement Freddy Hernandez (34-8, 22 KOs) in a 10-round contest.
Les billets pour l'événement en direct, qui est promu par Promotions TGB, commencer à $30 et sont maintenant en vente. To purchase tickets visit the Pioneer Event Center’s website: www.uavpec.com. La première 300 fans who bring a toy to donate to the Holiday Toy Drive will receive a free t-shirt and five dollars off of general admission tickets. The Holiday Toy Drive will benefit the Inner Circle Foster Care & Adoption Service in Palmdale, Californie. Balderas (2-0, 2 KO) will enter the ring for a lightweight fight against Mexico’s Carlo Flores (4-7-1, 3 KOs) while Rodriguez (5-0, 3 KOs) takes on Cuba’s Yunier Calzada(6-2-1, 1 KO) in a six round super middleweight contest.
Additional undercard action will see once-beaten prospect Marcos Hernandez (10-1, 2 KOs) prenant Oscar Mora (7-4, 6 KOs) in an eight round junior middleweight affair.
Rounding out the night of fights are a trio of prospects as unbeaten Alejandro Guerrero répond Phillip Percy in a four-round super featherweight contest, en étant invaincu Efren Lopez batailles Tyler Marshall in a four-round junior welterweight bout and once-beaten Luis Coria visages Leonardo Torres in a junior lightweight matchup.
Fighting out of Santa Maria, Californie, the 21-year-old Balderas is the son of Mexican parents who immigrated to the United States to give their children a better life. Balderas had an impressive amateur career that included a 2014 Youth National Championship, four National PAL championships and an impressive run in the World Series of Boxing. His amateur career culminated in a trip to the 2016 Olympic Games where he represented the U.S. and defeated fighters from Kazakhstan and Japan before a decision loss in the quarterfinals. He made his pro debut back in April, forcing Michael Thomas to retire after one round and followed that up with a first round stoppage of Eder Fajardo in July.
Aux jeux de Rio de l’année dernière, the 23-year-old Rodriguez overcame incredible odds to win the first Olympic boxing medal for Mexico since Christian Bejerano in 2000. Le natif de Chihuahua et ses coéquipiers ont dû recourir à la mendicité dans les bus publics et les rues du Mexique pour collecter des fonds et participer à des tournois internationaux de boxe. Il a terminé sa route vers le stand des médailles en battant l’Égyptien Hosam Bakr Abdin pour décrocher une médaille dans la division des poids moyens.. Rodriguez mad his pro debut in April with a dominant decision victory over Brian True and has continued his winning ways with more victories so far in 2017.
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