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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. (Februari 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “The Black Rooster” Washington (16-0-1, 11 Kos) och Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Lördag, Februari 27, in the opening bout of a Showtime MÄSTERSKAP BOXNING® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The telecast features two world title fights. I main event, undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Jordskalv” 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. OCH/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Juli Cejaoch Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” nämnda 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,” säger Tom Brown TGB Promotions. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
Biljetter för live-event, som främjas av TGB Erbjudanden, är prissatta på $27, $54, $104 och $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. En tvåvägsspelare (tätt slutet och defensiva slut) vid University of Southern California, Washington tillbringade tid med Seattle Seahawks och Buffalo Bills praxis squads på hans okonventionella väg som ledde honom att boxning. Den 33-årige arbetade också i flottan som en helikopter mekaniker innan du går till USC och fick sin start i professionell boxning förrän 2012. Slåss av 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 OS, 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 slagsmål. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebruari 27.
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