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Chotim chanpyona boksè® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Fevriye 12, 2016) – Envenku 2012 U.S. Zolenpik Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 Ko), middleweight contender Pòl Mendez (20-2-2, 10 Ko) and exciting featherweight contender Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (19-1, 14 Ko) will compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Samdi, Fevriye 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifòni.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Tranbleman tè” Santa Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.In the co-feature bout, Mexican warriors Jiyè Ceja ak Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, heavyweights Gerald “Kok Nwa a” Washington ak 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. AK/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
Biyè pou evènman an ap viv, ki se ankouraje pa TGB Pwomosyon, yo pwi a $27, $54, $104 ak $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 Jozye Okine (22-4, 15 Ko). Marrero takes on Jonathan Arellano (16-6-2, 4 Ko) nan yon atraksyon plum 10-wonn.
The action continues with 27-year-old Ceferino Rodriguez (20-1, 11 Ko) of Spain in an eight-round welterweight bout against Mexico’s Ernesto Ortiz (10-3, 7 Ko) plus 29-year-old South Korean brawler Min Wook Kim (14-1, 11 Ko) in a super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 Ko).
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flores (9-0, 5 Ko) in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Daniel Nava (7-3-2, 3 Ko) 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 Wa Vargas (25-0, 20 Ko) nan aksyon Plum.
Depi vire pwofesyonèl byen bonè nan mwa 2013 sa jwèt yo Olympic London, 27-zan Hunter la, goumen soti nan Las Vegas, NV, te kontinye klere. 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 kanpay.
Fighting out of Delano, California, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Fevriye 27. Li vini nan batay sa a koupe nan viktwa sou David Alonso Lopez, Santiago Perèz, 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.
Apre genyen yon meday an ajan nan la 2007 Pan American Jwèt, nan adisyon nan plizyè lòt felisitasyon amatè, Marrero Repiblik Dominikèn an te genyen premye a 14 sorti nan pro karyè li. 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, California.
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