 Zab “Super” Judah to headline first event
Lørdag, Hav. 12 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
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LAS VEGAS (Februar 16, 2016) — the D Las Vegas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), along with Neon Star Media and Roy Englebrecht Promotions, have announced the formation of a new monthly boxing series, “Knockout Night at the D”.
Den “Knockout Night at the D” series will take place under the neon lights of Las Vegas in the DLVEC open air venue, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3rd St.).
“One of my visions for the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center was to bring outdoor boxing back to the city,” sagde Derek Stevens, Owner and CEO of the D Las Vegas. “I have a true passion for this sport and I am thrilled to provide my guests with an incredible boxing series that will support athletes, businesses and the community of Las Vegas.”
Each “Knockout Night at the D” event during the 2016 series will feature a variety of compelling matches, including world title bouts, world-class matches, tournament eliminators and special attraction bouts, plus pro-debuts of future boxing stars
Television broadcast information for the series will be announced shortly
The inaugural event, planlagt til Lørdag, Marts 12, will be held inside the DLVEC’s 20,000-square-foot tent and headlined by five-time, to-division verdensmester Zab “Super” Juda (42-9, 29 KOS). The Brooklyn native, now fighting out of Las Vegas, returns to the ring after a two-year break from the sport. The fast and powerful southpaw faces Albuquerque, NM junior welterweight Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-4-2, 7 KOS) i den 10-round main event.
During his 19 ½-year pro career, Judah is 11-8 (9 KOS) i verden titel slagsmål, defeating five world champions along the way in Junior Witter, Terron Millet, DeMarcus Corley, Raphael Pineda og Cory Spinks.
The 24-year-old Torres started boxing professionally at the age of 18, under the direction of his late trainer, 5-tid verdensmester Johnny Tapia. Torres, a former USNBC welterweight title holder, is now trained by Tapia’s brother-in-law, Chris Chavez.
Rising Las Vegas lightweight star Jesus “Chuy” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 KOS) takes on a member of one of boxing’s great families, Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 KOS), i 8-runders hovedbegivenhed. Gutierrez is a former USNBC titlist.
The 27-year-old Spinks has boxing blood running through his veins. His grandfather is two-time world heavyweight champion and 1976 OL-guldvinder Leon Spinks. Three-time world cruiserweight and former heavyweight champion Michael Spinks is young Leon’s great uncle, while his uncle Cory Spinks is a five-time, to-division verdensmester.
Canadian junior welterweight Steve “The Dragon” Claggett (23-3-1, 16 KOS) and Las Vegas junior welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KOS), who served as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for his mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao, are slated to fight opponents to be announced, henholdsvis, i 8 and 4-round fights.
Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.
Billetter, prissat til $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, gå på salgMandag, Februar. 21, 2016 at Ticketmaster.com or DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, op til 10 gæster, and includes a beverage package. Skatter og afgifter gælder for alle solgte billetter.
Døre åbne på 5:30 p.m. PT med åbningen Bout planlagt på 6:00 p.m. PT.
INFORMATION
Websted: www.dlvec.com, www.thed.com
Twitter: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens
Instagram: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII
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