BROOKLYN (Diciembre 15, 2016) — Top local talent from New York City will be on display on Sábado, Enero 14 as Polish heavyweight Adam Kownacki, Brooklyn-native Julian Sosa and Irish welterweight Noel Murphy all enter the ring in separate bouts at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

“In addition to the tremendous action that will be televised on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME EXTREME on January 14, boxing fans in attendance at Barclays Center will be treated to an exciting undercard featuring up-and-coming local prospects,” dijo Lou DiBella, El presidente de DiBella Entertainment. “Polish heavyweight Adam Kownacki, Irish welterweight Noel Murphy and Brooklynite Julian Sosa, who is of Mexican descent, will all put their undefeated records on the line. Mayweather Promotions will also deliver Kenny Robles, a decorated amateur from Staten Island, haciendo su debut profesional, as well as Puerto Rican former world title challenger Thomas Dulorme on the comeback.”

La Enero 14 evento cuenta con una SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®doble cartelera encabezada por el enfrentamiento de unificación del campeonato mundial de peso súper mediano entre Badou Jack y James DeGale. Cobertura televisada en SHOWTIME^® comienza en 9:30 p.m. Y/6:30 p.m. PT with junior lightweight world champion Jose Pedraza enfrentando al contendiente invicto Gervonta Davis.

Additional action is featured on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®and headlined by junior featherweight world champion and Brooklyn-native Amanda Serrano battling former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas. La transmisión comienza a las 7 p.m. Y/PT y características Ievgen Khytrov luchando Immanuel Aleem in a 10-round matchup of undefeated rising contenders.

Las entradas para el evento en vivo, que es promovido por Mayweather Promotions y DiBella Entertainment, empieza en $25. Los boletos están disponibles ahora y se pueden comprar en línea visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o llamando al 1-800-745-3000. Los boletos también están disponibles en la taquilla del American Express en el Barclays Center. Descuentos para grupos están disponibles llamando al 844-BKLYN-GP.

El invicto Kownacki (14-0, 11 KOs) se enfrentará a Joshua Tufte (19-1, 9 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight fight while Sosa (6-0-1, 2 KOs) caras Gabriel Solario (2-2-1) in a six-round welterweight attraction and Murphy (7-0, 2 KOs) competes in a six-round welterweight bout.

Rounding out the action are a pair of recent additions to the Mayweather Promotions stable as former title challenger Thomas Dulorme (23-2, 15 KOs) enters the ring for an eight-round junior welterweight fight and Staten Island-native Kenny Robles makes his pro debut in a four-round welterweight battle.

Un niño de dos hora de Nueva York campeón de los Guantes de Oro, four of Kownacki’s last five victories have come at the friendly confines of Barclays Center. Originally from Poland but now living in Brooklyn, Kownacki stopped Jesse Barboza in round three of their June fight the last time he entered the ring. The 27-year-old has won six times since the beginning of 2015 and faces one of his toughest opponents to date in the former kickboxing champion Tufte of Kernersville, Carolina del Norte.

Entrenado por su padre, former pro fighter and New York Golden Gloves champion Aureliano, Sosa has built a growing fan base fighting of the Flatbush Cops ‘N’ Kids gym in his hometown of Brooklyn. The 20-year-old is unbeaten since turning pro in March 2015 and has picked up three wins in 2016. He will be opposed by the 27-year-old Solario who fights out of Seattle and picked up a win over Drew Bokenshire in his last bout.

Originario de Cork, Irlanda, Murphy has fought exclusively in the U.S. desde que se convirtió en profesional en 2014 while fighting out of Woodlawn, Nueva York. The 22-year-old earned his seventh pro victory in November when he won a dominant decision over Mohamed Allam in November. It was his second victory of the year and now he will make his second career start at Barclays Center looking to begin 2017 en estilo.

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