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Las Vegas (April 7, 2016) – South African welterweight Chris “Ko te Heat” Van Heerden is on a mission to torch his Canadian opponent Steve “The Dragon” Claggett, in their 12-round main event, headlining “Knockout Night at the D”.
te Apr. 16th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Rāhoroipo, April 16 (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. AND), ora i runga i CBS Sports Whatunga from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
Van Heerden (23-1-1, 12 Koó), fighting out of Santa Monica (Pērā i), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) ko International Mekemeke Federation (IBF) toa Welterweight.
During his 10-year professional career, Van Heerden has defeated quality opponents such as Ramon Avila, Cecil McCalla, Ray Price, Cosme Rivera,Mathew Hilton, a Sebastian Andres Lujan.
“A win over Claggett will put my career right back to where we need it to be,” Van Heerden said. “Winning this fight is my only option! I’m predicting a win, nothing less. Fans watching me fight for the first time can expect to watch a fighter with speed and footwork. I’m a winner who is going to win this fight no matter what.”
Claggett (23-3-1, 16 Koó) is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion. “Claggett’s strength is his comin’ forward aggression and that’s how he’s got most of his opponents to give up,” Van Heerden noted. “I know I’ve faced guys with more power. I’m expecting a hard fight, nothing easy, and it will be entertaining.”
 The 28-year-old Van Heerden moved to Santa Monica two years ago after he wiped out the top South African fighters in his weight class. He has the strong support of actor Frank Grillo, who has appeared in numerous movies, whai wāhi Warrior, The Grey, End of Watch, Captain America: The Winter Soldier a The Purge: Anarchy. “Frank Grillo is like a father/brother figure to me and he has been since I met him,” Van Heerden explained their relationship. He motivates me on a daily basis. I’m blessed to be around him.”
Unbeaten California welterweight prospect Neeco “Rooster” Macias (11-0, 4 Koó), fighting out of Lancaster, Pērā i, e i runga i Limberth “Uira” Ponce, JR. (10-2, 8 Koó), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Tūturu amanaki Welterweight Malik “Iceman” Hawkins (6-0, 5 Koó), o Baltimore, tutaki Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 Koó), o 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: Welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 Koó), tekau mā Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
He whawhai me whawhai katoa raro ki te huringa.
Tickets, utu i $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 ringside, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com ranei www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Doors tuwhera i 5:00 p.m. PT ki te a'ee tuwhera whakaritea i 6:00 p.m. PT.
Te “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, ataata me ngā ratonga telco me mā amiorangi i runga i DirecTV Channel 221 a te rihi Channel Whatunga 158. Mō ētahi atu pārongo, tae atu ki te rärangi hötaka tonu, me te ki te tiki CBS Sports Whatunga, haere ki te www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” raupapa.
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Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (Van Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins), @ej_flash562 (Nichols)
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