АНАХЕЙМ, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Лютого 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Джеральд “Чорний півень” Вашингтон (16-0-1, 11 КО) і Оскар “Kaboom” Рівас (18-0, 13 КО) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Субота, Лютого 27, in the opening bout of a SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС^® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Халіф.

The telecast features two world title fights. У головній події, undefeated three-division world champion Лев “Землетрус” Санта-Крус will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОУ^® (10 p.m. І/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Липень Cejaі Уго Руїс.

“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” сказав, що 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,” Саїд Рівас. “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,” сказав Том Браун TGB Акції. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”

Квитки на турнірі, який сприяє TGB Акції, за ціною $27, $54, $104 і $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.

Двосторонній гравець (важкий кінець і оборонні цілі) в університеті Південної Каліфорнії, Вашингтон провів час з Сіетл Сігокс і Buffalo Bills практика загонів на його нетрадиційну шлях, який привів його в бокс. 33-річний також працював у Військово-морського флоту як механік вертольота, перш ніж ОСК і не отримати його старт у професійному боксі до 2012. Боротьба з Сан-Хосе, Каліфорнія, 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.

Рівас, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Олімпійські ігри, 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 боротьба. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onЛютого 27.

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