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LAS VEGAS (Nisan 7, 2016) – South African welterweight Chris “Isı” Van Heerden is on a mission to torch his Canadian opponent Steve “The Dragon” Claggett, in their 12-round main event, tavan “Knockout Night at the D”.
Nisan. 16th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Cumartesigece, Nisan 16 (8 um. PT / 11 um. VE), canlı 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 (GİBİ), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) ve Uluslararası Boks Federasyonu (IBF) ağır siklet şampiyonu.
During his 10-year professional career, Van Heerden has defeated quality opponents such as Ramon Avila, Cecil McCalla, Ray Fiyatı, Cosme Rivera,Mathew Hilton, ve 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, dahil Warrior, The Grey, End of Watch, Captain America: The Winter Soldier ve 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, GİBİ, alır Limberth “Yıldırım” Ponce, Jr. (10-2, 8 KOs), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Yenilmez ağır siklet umudu Malik “Buz Adam” Hawkins (6-0, 5 KOs), Baltimore, karşılar Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 KOs), 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: ek ağırlık Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KOs), tüy siklet Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Tüm kavgalar ve savaşçıları değişime tabidir.
Biletler, fiyatlı $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 ring kenarı, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com veya www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Kapı açılış 5:00 um. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 um. 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 ve telekomünikasyon sağlayıcıları ve DirecTV Channel uydu aracılığıyla 221 ve Ağ Kanal Dish 158. Daha fazla bilgi için, Tam bir programlama takvimi de dahil olmak üzere ve nasıl CBS Sports Ağ almak için, gidin www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” dizi.
BİLGİ:
Heyecan: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (Van Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins), @ej_flash562 (Nichols)
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