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LAS VEGAS (Tháng tư 7, 2016) – South African welterweight Chris “The Heat” Van Heerden is on a mission to torch his Canadian opponent Steve “The Dragon” Claggett, in their 12-round main event, quảng cáo rầm rộ “Knockout Night at the D”.
các tháng tư. 16th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Thứ bảyđêm, Tháng tư 16 (8 giờ chiều. PT / 11 giờ chiều. VÀ), sống trên 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 (NHƯ), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) và Liên đoàn Quyền anh quốc tế (IBF) nhà vô địch hạng bán trung.
During his 10-year professional career, Van Heerden has defeated quality opponents such as Ramon Avila, Cecil McCalla, Ray Giá, Cosme Rivera,Mathew Hilton, và 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, kể ra Warrior, The Grey, End of Watch, Captain America: The Winter Soldier và 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, NHƯ, mất trên Limberth “Tia chớp” Ponce, Jr. (10-2, 8 Kos), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Undefeated triển vọng người nặng Malik “Người đi trên băng” Hawkins (6-0, 5 Kos), Baltimore, đáp ứng 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: người nặng Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 Kos), lông Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Tất cả chiến đấu và máy bay chiến đấu có thể thay đổi.
Vé, giá $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 Ring, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com hoặc www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Cửa ra vào mở ở 5:00 giờ chiều. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 giờ chiều. PT.
Các “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 và các nhà cung cấp viễn thông và qua vệ tinh DirecTV trên kênh 221 và Dish Network kênh 158. Để biết thêm thông tin, bao gồm một lịch trình đầy đủ và làm thế nào để có được CBS Sports Network, đi www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” loạt.
THÔNG TIN:
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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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