ANAHEIM, Калифорнија. (Февруари 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Џералд “Црното Петел” Вашингтон (16-0-1, 11 КО) и Оскар “Kaboom” Ривас (18-0, 13 КО) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Сабота, Февруари 27, in the opening bout of a Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО бокс^® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Калифорнија.

The telecast features two world title fights. Во главниот настан, undefeated three-division world champion Лав “Земјотрес” Санта Круз will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on Showtime^® (10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Јули Cejaи Хуго Руиз.

“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” рече дека Вашингтон. “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,” Саид Ривас. “I know that he is a very tough, силен борец. 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,” Том рече Браун на TGB Промоции. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”

Билети за настан во живо, кој е промовиран од страна TGB Промоции, се по цена од $27, $54, $104 и $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.

А двонасочна плеер (тесни крајот и дефанзивна крајот) на Универзитетот на Јужна Калифорнија, Вашингтон поминато време со чети во Сиетл Seahawks и Бафало сметки пракса на неконвенционални неговиот пат што го навело на бокс. На 33-годишниот исто така, работел во морнарицата како механичар хеликоптер пред да оди на USC и не ги доби неговиот старт во професионалниот бокс до 2012. Се борат надвор од Сан Хозе, Калифорнија, 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.

Ривас, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Олимписки игри, 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 Борбата. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onФевруари 27.

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