NEW YORK (Júní 2, 2016) – WBC No. 5-ranked lightweight contender Franklin Mamani will face No. 1-ranked lightweight Dejan Zlaticanin for the vacant WBC 135-pound title on Laugardagur, Júní 11, lifa á Showtime (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) frá 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 á þriðjudag with an illness.
Mamani, La Paz, Bolivia, was in camp training to fight Chad Bennet for the WBC Silver Lightweight World Title in early July. Nú, the 29-year-old Mamani gets a shot at the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship in his U.S. Frumraun. The aggressive-minded Mamani has won 10 straight, including his last three by knockout.
Miðar á viðburð í beinni,
which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Inc., eru verðlagðar á $85, $60, $45 og $35 og eru á sölu núna.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office,
by calling 877.833.SHOW, eða á netinu Ticketmaster (
www.ticketmaster.com).
Í Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP box aðalkeppni, Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos), a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion, and former world title challenger John Molina (28-6, 23 Kos), of West Covina, Calif., will face-off in a 12-round super lightweight bout. Í Júní 11 samhliða lögun, undefeated former 154-pound world champion and 2008 Bandarískt. Olympian Demetrius Andrade (22-0, 15 Kos), of Providence, R.I., will face Willie Nelson (25-2-1, 15 Kos) af Cleveland, Ohio, in a 12-round WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Einnig á Júní 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. OG/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.