WBA Super Featherweight Champion Roger Gutierrez Forced To Withdraw After Positive COVID-19 Test Tigidhada on Sale Hadda! LAS VEGAS – February 14, 2022 – Undefeated rising star Chris “Primetime” Colbert will now square off against unbeaten Dominican Olympian Hector Luis Garcia in a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight World Title Eliminator headlining live on SHOWTIME Saturday , February 26 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas . The southpaw Garcia replaces WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Roger Gutierrez , who was forced to withdraw after a positive COVID-19 test . The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ® telecast kicks off at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and will feature another unbeaten young phenom in the co-main event . Gary Antuanne Russell , a 2016 Laga xoreeyo. Cayaaraha olombikada, faces former world champion Viktor Postol 10-wareega xumad ah super khafiifa, while IBF Junior Bantamweight World Champion Jerwin Ancajas defends his title against unbeaten Argentine Fernando Martinez in the televised opener of the loaded tripleheader . Qiimaha tikidhada dhacdo live, kaas oo la dalacsiiyay by dalacaad TGB, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com . Representing his native Brooklyn , N.Y., Colbert (16-0, 6 KOs) has quickly shot up the 130-pound rankings , taking on high-level competition in his first 16 dagaal pro. Already established as a fighter with dazzling boxing skills , Colbert showcased his ability to fight toe-to-toe with an 11th -round stoppage of Jaime Arboleda in December 2020 before most recently besting Tugstsogt Nyambayar in July 2021. 25-sano jirka ah pro leexday 2015 and defeated three unbeaten fighters in his first eight contests . Prior to the Arboleda fight , Colbert scored a highlight-reel first-round knockout against Miguel Beltran Jr . ee September 2019 and a dominant 12-round decision victory over former champion Jezzreel Corrales in January 2020. Tall and rangy with good power in his left hand and a dedicated body attack , the 30-year-old Garcia (14-0, 10 KOs) scored the most impressive victory of his career in his last fight , when he defeated Isaac Avelar by unanimous decision in December 2021. The 5-9 Garcia, who sparred with Devin Haney and Rolly Romero for the Avelar win , represented his native San Juan de la Maguana , Dominican Republic, ee 2016 Olympics before turning pro in December that year . Garcia is trained by the highly respected Ismael Salas , who has guided a long list of standouts , including Yordenis Ugás , Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Nonito Donaire, iyo Jorge Linares. Garcia will be fighting for just the third time in the U.S . on February 26, having defeated Avelar in Minneapolis . He was zeroing in on facing a top contender in 2022. Now he will get his chance . # # # Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah booqo www.SHO.com/sports , www.PremierBoxingChampions.com , follow #ColbertGarcia , raac on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing and @TGBPromotions on Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing , @PremierBoxing and @TGBPromotions or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ShowtimeBoxing .
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