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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. (Luty 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “Czarny Kogut” Waszyngton (16-0-1, 11 KO) i Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 KO) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Sobota, Luty 27, in the opening bout of a SHOWTIME MISTRZOSTWA BOKS® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifornia.
The telecast features two world title fights. W turnieju głównym, undefeated three-division world champion Lew “Trzęsienie ziemi” 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. I/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Lipiec Cejai Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” powiedział 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,” powiedział Tom Brown z TGB Promotions. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Bilety na wydarzenia na żywo, która jest promowana przez TGB Promocje, są w cenie $27, $54, $104 i $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. Dwukierunkowe graczem (Tight End i koniec obronny) na University of Southern California, Washington spędził czas z drużyn Seattle Seahawks i Buffalo Bills praktyki na jego niekonwencjonalne ścieżki, które doprowadziły go do boksu. 33-latek pracował w marynarce wojennej jako mechanik śmigłowca przed pójściem do USC i nie dostać swój start w boksie zawodowym, aż 2012. Walka z San Jose, Kalifornia, 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 Igrzyska Olimpijskie, 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 walka. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onLuty 27.
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