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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Febrer 12, 2016) – El invicte 2012 U.S. Olímpic Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 KOs), contendent de pes mitjà Pablo Méndez (20-2-2, 10 KOs) and exciting featherweight contender Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (19-1, 14 KOs) will compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Dissabte, Febrer 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Califòrnia.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Lleó “Terratrèmol” Santa Creu making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.In the co-feature bout, Mexican warriors Juliol Cella i Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, pesos pesats Gerald “El Gall Negre” Washington i Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas will put their unblemished records on the line in a 10-round matchup. The telecast will air live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. I/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, que està promogut per Promocions TGB, tenen un preu de $27, $54, $104 i $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office. Hunter will compete in an eight-round cruiserweight bout while Mendez will enter the ring in a 10-round middleweight affair against Joshua Okine (22-4, 15 KOs). Marrero takes on Jonathan Arellano (16-6-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight attraction.
The action continues with 27-year-old Ceferino Rodriguez (20-1, 11 KOs) of Spain in an eight-round welterweight bout against Mexico’s Ernesto Ortiz (10-3, 7 KOs) plus 29-year-old South Korean brawler Min Wook Kim (14-1, 11 KOs) in a super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 KOs).
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flors (9-0, 5 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Daniel Nava (7-3-2, 3 KOs) while Leo Santa Cruz’s cousin,Antonio Santa Creu (1-2, 1 KO) enters the ring in a four-round bantamweight fight against California’s Jorge Perez (2-0, 1 KO) and undefeated Mexican Rei Vargas (25-0, 20 KOs) en l'acció de pes ploma.
Des que es va fer professional a principis 2013 després dels Jocs Olímpics de Londres, el jove de 27 anys d'edat, Hunter, lluitant fora de Las Vegas, Nevada, no ha deixat de brillar. With four victories in 2015, the last three by knockout, he will be looking to march again into the win column to kick off his 2016 campanya.
Fighting out of Delano, Califòrnia, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Febrer 27. Ell entra en aquesta lluita fora de victòries sobre David Alonso López, Santiago Pérez, Raul Casarez, Andrik Saralegui and Ernesto Berrospe twice. He takes on the experienced Okine, who was born in Ghana but who fights out of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Després de guanyar una medalla de plata al 2007 Jocs Panamericans, a més de diversos altres reconeixements aficionats, Marrero de la República Dominicana va guanyar el primer 14 sortides de la seva carrera professional. The 26-year-old brings a five-fight winning streak to the ring and in his most recent bout he delivered a sensational one-punch knockout victory over former world champion Rico Ramos. Marrero takes on the 28-year-old Arrellano out of Commerce, Califòrnia.
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