門票現已公開發售!
LAS VEGAS – February 14, 2022 – Undefeated rising star 克里斯“黃金時段”科爾伯特 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, 二月 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.
欣欣拳擊錦標賽® telecast kicks off at 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT and will feature another unbeaten young phenom in the co-main event. 加里·拉塞爾Antuanne, 一 2016 中美. 奧林匹亞, faces former world champion 維克多·Postol 在10輪超輕量級回合, while IBF Junior Bantamweight World Champion Jerwin Ancajas defends his title against unbeaten Argentine 費爾南多·馬丁內斯 in the televised opener of the loaded tripleheader.
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代表他的家鄉布魯克林, 紐約州, 科爾伯特 (16-0, 6 科斯) 迅速攀升至 130 磅的排名, 第一次參加高水平比賽 16 親打架. 已經確立為具有令人眼花繚亂的拳擊技巧的戰士, Colbert showcased his ability to fight toe-to-toe with an 11日-round stoppage of Jaime Arboleda in December 2020 before most recently besting Tugstsogt Nyambayar in July 2021. 在25歲轉入職業 2015 and defeated three unbeaten fighters in his first eight contests. 在 Arboleda 戰鬥之前, Colbert scored a highlight-reel first-round knockout against Miguel Beltran Jr. 九月 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 科斯) scored the most impressive victory of his career in his last fight, when he defeated Isaac Avelar by unanimous decision in December 2021. 該 5-9 加西亞, who sparred with Devin Haney and Rolly Romero for the Avelar win, represented his native San Juan de la Maguana, 多明尼加共和國, 在 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, 吉列爾莫·裡貢多·奧爾蒂斯, Yuriorkis Gamboa的, nonito Donaire主場, 和豪爾赫·利納雷斯. Garcia will be fighting for just the third time in the U.S. 二月 26, having defeated Avelar in Minneapolis. He was zeroing in on facing a top contender in 2022. Now he will get his chance.
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