Okuningi! Olympic Silver Medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar Battles
Rafael Vazquez In Featherweight Action
Amathikithi On Sale Now!
NICE, Calif. (February 23, 2016) – Unbeaten 140-pound contender Sergey Lipinets(8-0, 6 Kos) kuzothatha on Levan “The Wolf” Ghvamichava (16-1-1, 12 Kos) in a 10-round super lightweight showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)Uzwane-TO-uzwane ngoLwesibili on FS1 futhi Boxing Champions on FOX DeportesTuesday, March 15 from Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino in Nice, California.
Ukusabalala isiqephu uqala at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT nge 2012 Olympic Silver medalistTugstsogt Nyambayar (4-0, 4 Kos) battling hard-punching Brooklyn’s Rafael Vazquez (16-2, 13 Kos) in a 10-round featherweight contest.
“I’m very excited to be fighting in the main event on FS1 and FOX Deportes against ‘The Wolf’ on March 15,” said Lipinets. “This is a big test for me to show the world that I can be a future world champion which has been my goal since I turned professional two years ago. I’m so thankful to everyone involved in this show and I will put on a memorable performance.”
“I’m looking forward to facing off against Sergey Lipinets on March 15,” said Ghvamichava. “He is a tough, skilled fighter but I am preparing hard for victory with my trainer Virgil Hunter. I’m very grateful to my team and excited for this fight.”
“We are looking forward to working with Michael Starr and his team at the Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino for what is sure to be another exciting Tuesday night on FS1 and FOX Deportes card and the first of many events there,” kusho uTom Brown of TGB Promotions. “These fights feature young and hungry prospects who are looking to take another step toward furthering their careers and getting those world title opportunities.”
“Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino is honored and excited to welcome Premier Boxing Champions action on FS1 and FOX Deportes,” said Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino CEO, Michael Starr. “It’s nice to be working with Tom Brown again, who specializes in putting on quality, professional shows that are competitive and crowd-pleasing. While this is our first nationally televised boxing event, it certainly won’t be our last.”
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, ukuqalisa at $20 futhi ukudayiswa manje. To purchase tickets call the players club at (707) 262-4000.
An amateur ongungoti owazalelwa e Kazakhstan kodwa ilwa out of Russia, Lipinets turned pro in April of 2014 with a decision victory over Franklin Varela. The 26-year-old recorded six knockouts in a row before he defeated the previously unbeaten Lydell Rhodes in their October fight. He also owns victories over veterans Kendal Mena, Cosme Rivera and Daniel Lomeli.
Ghvamichava enters this bout on a five-fight win streak and is unbeaten since 2013. The 30-year-old took down previously unbeaten fighters Jonathan Garcia and Chris Singleton in 2014 and followed it up with triumphs over Cameron Kreal and Cosme Rivera in 2015. Originally from Poti, Georgia, Ghvamichava now trains out of Hayward, California.
Representing his native Mongolia, Nyambayar won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics eLondon. The 23-year-old turned pro in 2015 and delivered four stoppage victories, most recently knocking out Pedro Melo in the second round. The unbeaten pro now trains out of Carson, California.
Born in Puerto Rico, but training and living out of Brooklyn, Vazquez fights for more than glory inside the ring. With an indodakazi autistic kanye nonkosikazi unomdlavuza wesibeletho, Vazquez elwela umndeni wakhe. Ukuthola isiqalo sekwephuzile Boxing, Vazquez, abalahlekelwa bobabili abazali bakhe esemncane futhi wakhuthazelela ukuhlala ejele njengoba osemusha, waphenduka pro in September 2010. Uye inikelwe kusukela izingxenye of zemali yakhe ekucwaningeni autism, kanti futhi ephethe fundraisers ukusiza ukuqwashisa.
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