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Showtime Championship Boxing® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIE. (Février 12, 2016) – Invaincu 2012 U.S.. Olympien Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 KOs), moyens prétendante Paul Mendez (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 Samedi, Février 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Californie.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Tremblement de terre” Santa Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.Dans le combat co-métrage, Mexican warriors Juillet Ceja et Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, poids lourds Gerald “Le Coq Noir” Washington et 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. ET/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
Les billets pour l'événement en direct, qui est promu par Promotions TGB, sont au prix de $27, $54, $104 et $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 José Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 KOs).
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flores (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 Cruz (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 Roi Vargas (25-0, 20 KOs) en action plume.
Depuis le tournant professionnel au début 2013 après les Jeux Olympiques de Londres, le 27-year-old Hunter, combats de Las Vegas, Nevada, a continué à briller. 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 campagne.
Fighting out of Delano, Californie, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Février 27. Il entre dans ce combat hors des victoires sur David Alonso Lopez, Santiago Perez, 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.
Après avoir remporté une médaille d'argent à la 2007 Jeux panaméricains, en plus de plusieurs autres distinctions amateur, Marrero de la République dominicaine a remporté le premier 14 sorties de sa carrière pro. 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, Californie.
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