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Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Februari 12, 2016) – Kutofungwa 2012 U.S. Olympian Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 Kos), Middleweight mgombea 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 Jumamosi, Februari 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Simba “Tetemeko” Santa Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.In the co-feature bout, Mexican warriors Julai Ceja na Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, vigogo Gerald “Black jogoo” Washington na 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. NA/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na TGB Promotions, ni bei ya $27, $54, $104 na $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 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 King Vargas (25-0, 20 Kos) katika hatua featherweight.
Tangu kugeuka kitaaluma katika mapema 2013 kufuatia London michezo ya Olimpiki, 27 mwenye umri wa miaka wawindaji, kupambana na nje ya Las Vegas, NV, imeendelea kuangazia. 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 kampeni.
Fighting out of Delano, California, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Februari 27. Yeye anakuja katika vita hii mbali ya ushindi juu ya Daudi 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.
Baada ya kushinda medali ya fedha katika 2007 Pan American Michezo, pamoja na accolades nyingine kadhaa Amateur, Jamhuri ya Dominika Marrero mshindi wa kwanza 14 outings wa kazi yake 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, California.
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