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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 “Die Black Rooster” Washington (16-0-1, 11 KOs) und Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 KOs) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Samstag, 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. Im Main Event, undefeated three-division world champion Löwe “Erdbeben” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on SHOW TIME® (10 p.m. UND/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Juli Cejaund Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” sagte, 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, starker Kämpfer. 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,” sagte Tom Brown von TGB Promotions. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Karten für das Live-Event, die von TGB Promotions gefördert wird, sind zum Preis von $27, $54, $104 und $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. Ein Zwei-Wege-Player (Tight End und Defensive End) an der University of Southern California, Washington verbrachte Zeit mit den Seattle Seahawks und Buffalo Bills Praxis Kader auf seinen unkonventionellen Weg, die ihn zu boxen. Der 33-Jährige arbeitete auch in der Marine als Hubschraubermechaniker vor dem USC und nicht seinen Start im Profiboxen, bis zu 2012. Bekämpfung von San Jose, Kalifornien, 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 Olympiade, 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 Kampf. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebruar 27.
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