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Emmanuel Robles
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LAS VEGAS (Awissu 15, 2016) – “Knockout Night at the D” returns to Las Vegas with the fourth series installment of the popular professional boxing series, Il-ġimgħa lejl, Settembru 9, ventilazzjoni ( 11 p.m. U / 8 p.m. PT) jgħixu fuq CBS Sports Network from the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Avvenimenti Center
(DLVEC).
Il “Knockout Night at the D” serje, presented byl-Las Vegas D and DLVEC, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. ( RJJ) Boxing Promotions. Hall Of Fame announcers Jim “J.R.” Ross u Al Bernstein will call all of the action from ringside on CBS Sports Network.
Undefeated prospect Emmanuel “Renegade” Robles (15-0-1, 5 Kos), fighting out of San Diego, faces Canadian welterweight champion Steve “The Dragon” Claggett (33-4-1, 16 Kos) in the 10-round main event for the vacant North American Boxing Association (Wkoll) – United States junior welterweight championship.
The 28-year-old Robles is a former WBC Latino super lightweight champion, as well as a 2008 National PAL gold medalist. The gifted southpaw has reeled-off 11consecutive victories since his 2012 draw with 7-0 Adrian Vargas. NABA No. 1 contender Robles’ signature win to date was last year’s second-round stoppage of Leon Spinks III, grandson of former heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist Leon Spinks, who left the ring on a stretcher. Also notable are winning decisions versus 15-1 Yordenis ugas u 13-1 Jonathan Chicas. His last fight was a fourth-round technical knockout of Gerardo Cuevas dan passat ta 'Mejju.
Claggett, 27, is coming off of a disputed 10-round majority decision loss to Chris Van Heerden (23-2-1) last April at the DLVEC. Fighting out of Calgary, Alberta, Claggett is dropping down one weight class in order to challenge junior welterweight Robles for the vacant NABA – United States title.
Steve Claggett (photo by Tom Donoghue / the D)
In a rare battle of unbeaten prospects, Roland “Rola” Garza (9-0, 6 Kos) meets popular California junior middleweight Neeco “The Rooster” Macias (12-0, 6 Kos) in the 8-round co-feature.
Garza, 24, was an outstanding amateur boxer in Mexico, where he compiled a 120-12 rekord, earning a spot on the Mexican National Team. Dan passat Ġunju, Garza won a thrilling 6-round decision over previously unbeaten Erasmo Garcia (5-0-1) at the DLVEC.
(L) Roland Garza (photo by Manny “Mitts” Murillo / RJJ Boxing)
The always entertaining Macias, 25, who crows like a rooster in the ring before and after fights, had fans on their feet in his last fight, which was a non-stop brawl at the DLVEC with Limberth Ponce this past April, ending in a unanimous 8-round decision for Macias.
Neeco Macias (photo by Tom Donoghue / the D)
Undercard fights will soon be announced. Kollha ġlied u ġellieda huma soġġetti għal bidla.
Biljetti, pprezzati għal $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 ringside, $24.99 u $14.99 ammissjoni ġenerali ( seated), are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com jew www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Bibien miftuħa fi 5:00 p.m. PT mal-bout ftuħ skedati fil 6:15 p.m. PT.
Il “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, vidjo u fornituri telco u permezz tas-satellita fuq DIRECTV Channel 221 u Dixx Network Channel 158. Għal aktar informazzjoni, inkluż skeda ta 'programmar sħiħ u kif tikseb CBS Sports Network, mur www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
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