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 LAS VEGAS (April 5, 2016) – de april 16th10-round main event between Canadian welterweight Steve “De draak” Claggett and South Africa-native Chris “De Hitte” Van Heerden embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.
De “Knockout Night at the D” serie, gepresenteerd door het D Las Vegas enCentrum van Las Vegas Events Center(DLVEC), wordt bevorderd door Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boksen Promotions.
de april. 16th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Zaterdag nacht, April 16 (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. EN), live op CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
The broadcast team includes Jim “JR” Ross, Sean Wheelock en voormalig wereldkampioen 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 KO), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “Het is een droom die uitkomt,” he explained. “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. Onnodig te zeggen, 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 KO), fighting out of Santa Monica (ZOALS), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) en de International Boxing Federation (IBF) weltergewicht kampioen.
“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. Tegenwoordig, hoewel, 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. last September) 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 KO) voldoet aan Limberth “Bliksem” Ponce, Jr. (10-2, 8 KO), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect Malik “Alpinist” Hawkins(6-0, 5 KO) gezichten Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 KO), van New Orleans, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.
The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: weltergewicht Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KO), vedergewicht Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.
Tickets, geprijsd op $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 eerste rang, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com of www.DLVEC.com. Op alle verkochte tickets zijn belastingen en toeslagen van toepassing.
Deuren open om 5:00 p.m. PT de opening aanval gepland op 6:00 p.m. PT.
De “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is in het hele land beschikbaar via lokale kabel, video en telco providers en via de satelliet op DirecTV Channel 221 en Dish Network Channel 158. Voor meer informatie, waaronder een volledige programmaschema en hoe CBS Sports Network krijgen, ga naar www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” serie.
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Tjilpen: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Volg deze vechters op Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (Van Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins)
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