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Plus! Undefeated Prospect Leduan Barthelemy Battles
San Antonio’s Ricardo Nunez in Undercard Action
NICE, CALIF. (September 8, 2016) – Undefeated super middleweight prospect Marcos “The Madman” Hernandez (8-0, 2 KOs) returns to face Detroit’s Antonio Urista (7-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round bout featured on Premier Boxing ChampionsTOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX DeportesTuesday, September 13 from Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice, California.
Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and is headlined by a 10-round showdown between undefeated super lightweight prospects Eddie Ramirez and Kevin Watts.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions, start at $20 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets call the players club at (707) 262-4000. Additional undercard action features undefeated featherweight prospect Leduan Barthelemy (10-0, 6 KOs) in an eight-round matchup against San Antonio’s Ricardo Nunez (28-5, 23 KOs).
Rounding out the night is Antonio Santa Cruz (3-2, 2 KOs), cousin of Leo Santa Cruz, against Mexico’s Francisco Muro (3-3) in a four-round bantamweight fight and undefeated Los Angeles-native Flavio Rodriguez (4-0, 3 KOs) in four-rounds of welterweight action.
Unbeaten since turning pro in 2013, Hernandez defeated previously unbeaten Thomas Hill in an entertaining brawl in Nice on July 12. The 23-year-old fights out of Fresno, California and picked up three victories in 2015. He will face the 29-year-old Urista who enters this fight coming off of a win over previously undefeated Miles Delmindo.
The youngest brother of two-division world champion Rances and Olympic gold medalist Yan, Barthelemy has fought three times in 2016 and has picked up three victories by stoppage. The 27-year-old fights out of Las Vegas by way of Cuba and will battle San Antonio’s Nunez on September 13.
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