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 LAS VEGAS (Avril 5, 2016) – Le Avril 16e10-round main event between Canadian welterweight Steve “Le dragon” Claggett and South Africa-native Chris “La chaleur” Van Heerden embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.
Le “Knockout Night at the D” série, présenté par D Las Vegas etDowntown Las Vegas Events Center(DLVEC), est promu par Roy Jones Jr. (JJR) Promotions de boxe.
Le avril. 16e “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Samedi nuit, Avril 16 (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. ET), survivre CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
The broadcast team includes Jim “JR” Ross, Sean Wheelock et ancien champion du monde Kevin “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Joe Martinez is the ring announcer.
Claggett vs. Van Heerden is a crossroads fight for both boxers with critical consequences, especially for the winner who will use it as an invaluable springboard for his boxing career.
The 26-year-old Claggett (23-3-1, 16 KOs), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “Il est un rêve devenu réalité,” il a expliqué. “I’ve trained in Las Vegas often but now it’s time to show what I can do there in a fight. A win will open many doors for me and could potentially lead to a path that will set up the rest of my boxing life. Il va sans dire, I am focused and prepared for the opportunity.”
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Claggett, as well as Van Heerden, are known as high-action fighters, throwing punches in bunches, and something eventually has to give. Van Heerden (23-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Santa Monica (COMME), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) et la Fédération internationale de boxe (IBF) champion poids welter.
“Van Heerden is a rangy, quick and active fighter,” Claggett said. “I have an action style but, for many years, I was strictly a pressure fighter with a good body shot. Actuellement, bien que, I have a couple of more tricks up my sleeve. His heart and durability have been shown and is to be respected. This match-up is sure to produce some good exchanges. I expect this to be a high-action fight between two hungry fighters with him coming off a loss (to unbeaten rising star Errol Spence Jr. Septembre dernier) and me coming off more than one fight falling through. This is a great match up. He is similar to the style of (Konstantin)Ponomarev (who Claggett lost an 8-round decision to last year) with range and movement. And that motivates me!”
 Undefeated Lancaster, California welterweight Neeco “Rooster” Macias (11-0, 4 KOs) répond Limberth “Foudre” Maquereau, Jr. (10-2, 8 KOs), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect Malik “Iceman” Hawkins(6-0, 5 KOs) visages Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 KOs), La Nouvelle-Orléans, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.
The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: welters Jérémie “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KOs), poids plume Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Tous les combats et les combattants sont sujets à changement.
Billets, au prix de $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 Ringside, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ou www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
Les portes ouvrent à 5:00 p.m. PT avec le combat d'ouverture prévue à 6:00 p.m. PT.
Le “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network est disponible dans tout le pays par câble local, vidéo et les fournisseurs de télécoms et par satellite DirecTV sur Canal 221 et Dish Canal Réseau 158. Pour plus d'informations, y compris un calendrier de programmation complet et comment obtenir de CBS Sports Network, aller à www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” série.
INFORMATIONS:
Gazouillement: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Suivez ces combattants sur Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (Van Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Maquereau), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins)
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