ANAHEIM, Каліфорніі. (Лютага 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Джэральд “Чорны певень” Вашынгтон (16-0-1, 11 КО) і Оскар “Kaboom” Рывас (18-0, 13 КО) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Субота, Лютага 27, in the opening bout of a SHOWTIME ЧЭМПІЯНАТ БОКС^® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Халіф.

The telecast features two world title fights. У галоўным падзеі, undefeated three-division world champion Леў “Землятрус” Санта-Крус will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОЎ^® (10 p.m. І/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Ліпеня Cejaі Уга Руіс.

“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” сказаў, што Вашынгтон. “Oscar Rivas is a hard puncher but he’s never faced anyone as big and strong as I am. I’m anxious to get in the ring and continue to prove myself on my way to a world title opportunity.”

“I’m very excited to be fighting Gerald Washington in my first fight in Southern California,” Саід Рывас. “I know that he is a very tough, моцны баец. I will be prepared to come out victorious and stay undefeated as I head towards my goal of becoming a world champion.”

“The heavyweight division has been revived and Gerald Washington and Oscar Rivas are two guys to keep your eyes on,” сказаў Том Браўн TGB Акцыі. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”

Квіткі на турніры, які спрыяе TGB Акцыі, па цане $27, $54, $104 і $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.

Двухбаковы гулец (цяжкі канец і абарончыя мэты) Ва ўніверсітэце Паўднёвай Каліфорніі, Вашынгтон правёў час з Сіэтл Сихокс і Buffalo Bills практыка атрадаў на яго нетрадыцыйнай шлях, які прывёў яго ў бокс. 33-гадовы таксама працаваў у Ваенна-марскога флоту як механік верталёта, перш чым ОСК і не атрымаць яго старт у прафесійным боксе да 2012. Барацьба з Сан-Хасэ, Каліфорнія, he is yet to lose in his latest endeavor after fighting to a draw with Amir Mansour in October and defeating Jason Gavern in March last year.

Рывас, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Алімпійскія гульні, fought exclusively as a pro in his adopted hometown of Montreal before making his U.S. debut with a first-round knockout of Jason Pettaway in June 2015. The 28-year-old is riding a seven-fight knockout streak and most recently took down Joey Abell in the second round of a November 2015 барацьба. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onЛютага 27.

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