NUEVA YORK (Junio 2, 2016) – Sin CMB. 5-ranked lightweight contender Franklin Mamani will face No. 1-clasificado de peso ligero Dejan Zlaticanin for the vacant WBC 135-pound title on Sábado, Junio 11, vivir TIEMPO DE LA FUNCION (9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT) desde The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Mamani (21-2-1, 12 KOs), who is the leading available contender in the WBC rankings, replaces the injured Emiliano Marsili, who pulled out of the fight el martes with an illness.
Mamani, of La Paz, Bolivia, was in camp training to fight Chad Bennet for the WBC Silver Lightweight World Title in early July. Ahora, the 29-year-old Mamani gets a shot at the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship in his U.S. debut. The aggressive-minded Mamani has won 10 Derecho, including his last three by knockout.
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, promovido por Banner Promotions, Inc., tienen un precio de $85, $60, $45 y $35 y están a la venta. Los boletos se pueden comprar en persona en la taquilla de Turning Stone, llamando al 877.833.SHOW, o en línea en Ticketmaster (
www.ticketmaster.com).
En el evento principal por SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs), a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, and former world title challenger John Molina (28-6, 23 KOs), de West Covina, Calif., will face-off in a 12-round super lightweight bout. En el Junio 11 co-estelar, undefeated former 154-pound world champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs), de la Providencia, RHODE ISLAND., will face Willie Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOs) de Cleveland, Ohio, in a 12-round WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator.
También en Junio 11, former world title challengers, Willie Monroe Jr., (19-2-0, 6 KOs), and John Thompson, (17-2-0, 6 KOs,) will meet in a 10-round middleweight bout in the main event on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (7 p.m. Y/PT). In the SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME® opener, heavyweight Andrey Fedosov (28-3, 23 KOs) takes on Mario Heredia (11-1, 9 KOs, 1-2 in WSB) in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
