LAS VEGAS (四月 5, 2016) – 四月 16^日10-round main event between Canadian welterweight 史蒂夫 “The Dragon” Claggett and South Africa-native 克里斯 “热火” 凡希尔登 embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.

该 “Knockout Night at the D” 系列, presented by 对D拉斯维加斯 和拉斯韦加斯市中心活动中心(DLVEC), 被提拔 罗伊·琼斯JR. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.

该四月. 16^日 “Knockout Night at the D” event will air 星期六 夜晚, 四月 16 (8 P.M. PT / 11 P.M. AND), 住在 CBS体育网 from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.

The broadcast team includes 吉姆 “JR” 罗斯, 肖恩德丰 和前世界冠军 凯文· “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Joe Martinez is the ring announcer.

克拉格特 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 科斯), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “这是一个梦想成真,” 他解释. “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. 不用说, I am focused and prepared for the opportunity.”

Claggett, as well as Van Heerden, are known as high-action fighters, throwing punches in bunches, and something eventually has to give. 凡希尔登 (23-1-1, 12 科斯), fighting out of Santa Monica (例如), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) 和国际拳击联合会 (IBF) 次中量级冠军.

“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. 如今, 虽然, 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 埃罗尔·斯彭斯JR. 去年九月) and me coming off more than one fight falling through. This is a great match up. He is similar to the style of (康斯坦丁)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 科斯) 会见 Limberth “闪电” Ponce, JR. (10-2, 8 科斯), of Rock Island, 伊利诺伊, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect 马利克 “冰人” Hawkins(6-0, 5 科斯) 面孔 Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 科斯), 新奥尔良, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.

The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: 次中量级 Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 科斯), featherweight Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).

所有战斗和战士都受到变革.

门票, 售价 $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 马戏团, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com 或 www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.

门开处 5:00 P.M. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 P.M. PT.

该 “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, 视频和电信供应商，并通过卫星上的DirecTV频道 221 和Dish Network频道 158. 欲了解更多信息, 包括一个完整的节目时间表，以及如何让CBS体育网, 到 www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

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