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Exciting Night Of Action Features Undefeated Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez
& Julio Ceja vs. Хуго Руиз 2 In A Pair Of World Title Bouts
ANAHEIM, Цалиф. (Фебруар 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Џералд “Црна Петао” Вашингтон (16-0-1, 11 КОс) и Оскар “Кабоом” Ривас (18-0, 13 КОс) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Субота, Фебруар 27, in the opening bout of a СХОВТИМЕ Цхампионсхип Бокинг® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Калиф.
The telecast features two world title fights. У главном догађају, undefeated three-division world champion Лав “Земљотрес” Санта Круз will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on СХОВТИМЕ® (10 п.м. И/7 п.м. ПТ) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Јули Цејаи Хуго Руиз.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” је рекао да 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, 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,” рекао је Том Бровн из ТГБ Промоције. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Улазнице за догађају уживо, која промовише ТГБ Промоције, се по цени од $27, $54, $104 и $199 and are on sale now via тицкетмастер.цом, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office. Двосмерна играча (чврсто крај и одбрамбена крај) на Универзитету Јужне Калифорније, Вашингтон провео време са Сеаттле Сеахавкс и Буффало Биллс праксе одреда о његовом неконвенционалном путу који га је довео до бокс. 33-годишњи такође радио у морнарици као механичар хеликоптера пре одласка на УСЦ, а нису добили свој почетак у професионалној бокса до 2012. Фигхтинг из Сан Јосе, Калифорнија, још увек није изгубио у свом најновијем подухвату након борбе за нерешен резултат са Амиром Мансоуром у октобру и победе над Јасоном Гаверном у марту прошле године.
Ривас, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Олимпијске игре, 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 борба. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onФебруар 27.
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