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Las Vegas (April 7, 2016) – South African welterweight Chris “The Heat” Van Heerden is on a mission to torch his Canadian opponent Steve kekana “The Dragon” Claggett, in their 12-round main event, headlining “Knockout Night at the D”.
The Apr. 16go th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Moqebelobosiu, April 16 (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. LE), phela ka ho CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
Van Heerden (23-1-1, 12 Kos), fighting out of Santa Monica (JOALO KA), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) 'me Machaba Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight mampoli.
During his 10-year professional career, Van Heerden has defeated quality opponents such as Ramon Avila, Cecil McCalla, Ray Price, Cosme Rivera,Mathew Hilton, le 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 Kos) 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, ho akarelletsa le Warrior, The Grey, End of Watch, Captain America: The Winter Soldier le 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 Kos), fighting out of Lancaster, JOALO KA, nka ka Limberth “Lehalima” Ponce, Refresh. (10-2, 8 Kos), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Krrish welterweight tšepo Malik “Iceman” Hawkins (6-0, 5 Kos), ea Baltimore, kopana le Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 Kos), ea 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 Kos), featherweight Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Tsohle lintoa le bahlabani ba sehlooho ho fetola.
Tickets, turu ka $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 ringside, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com kapa www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Mamati a butsweng ka 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. PT.
The “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, video le telco bafani ba le ka tsela sathelaete ka DirecTV Channel 221 le Dish Network Channel 158. Bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e, ho akarelletsa le e tletseng a lenaneo la kemiso le kamoo ho ka fumana CBS Sports Network, ea ho www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” letoto.
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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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