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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. (February 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “Ko te Rooster Black” Washington (16-0-1, 11 Koó) a Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 Koó) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Rāhoroi, February 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 roto i te hui matua, undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Earthquake” 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. AND/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Hōngongoi Cejaa Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” ka mea a 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,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, whakatairangatia ana e te e TGB Whakatairanga, E utu i $27, $54, $104 a $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. He kaitākaro e rua-ara (mutunga whäiti me te mutunga ārai) i te University o Southern California, Washington pau wa ki te pupu Seattle Seahawks a Buffalo Pire mahi i runga i tona ara rereke i arahina ia ki te mekemeke. Ko te-tau 33-tau mahi ano i roto i te Navy, ano he mīhini topatopa i mua i te haere ki USC, a kihai i whiwhi ki tona timatanga i roto i te mekemeke ngaio noa 2012. Whawhai i roto i 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 Olympics, 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 whawhai. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebruary 27.
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