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Exciting Night Of Action Features Undefeated Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez
& Julio Ceja vs. Hugo Ruiz 2 In A Pair Of World Title Bouts
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Februar 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “The Black Rooster” Washington (16-0-1, 11 KOS) og Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 KOS) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Lørdag, Februar 27, in the opening bout of a SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The telecast features two world title fights. I main event, undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Jordskælv” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Juli Cejaog Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” sagde Washington. “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,” Said Rivas. “I know that he is a very tough, strong fighter. 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,” sagde Tom Brown fra TGB Promotions. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Billetter til live event, som fremmes af TGB Promotions, er prissat til $27, $54, $104 og $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. En to-vejs-spiller (stramme ende og defensive ende) ved University of Southern California, Washington brugt tid med Seattle Seahawks og Buffalo Bills praksis squads på hans ukonventionelle sti, der førte ham til boksning. Den 33-årige arbejdede også i Søværnet som en helikopter mekaniker før de går til USC og fik ikke sin start i professionel boksning, indtil 2012. Fighting ud af San Jose, California, 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.
Rivas, who represented Columbia at the 2008 OL, 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 kamp. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebruar 27.
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