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更多! Unbeaten Featherweight Jorge Lara Takes on
Hard-Hitting Mario Briones in Televised Action
门票发售 星期五, 四月 21 在 10 A.M. CT!
LAREDO, TX (四月 19, 2017) – Unbeaten rising contender 大卫Benavidez (17-0, 16 科斯) will meet exciting former title challenger 罗赫利奥 “腴” 梅迪纳 (37-7, 31 科斯) in a super middleweight world title eliminator that headlines a special Saturday night edition of 总理拳击冠军 上 FS1 和 FOX体育 五月 20 from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, 得克萨斯州.
电视报道开始于 10 P.M. AND/7 P.M. PT and features unbeaten featherweight contender 豪尔赫·拉腊 (28-0-2, 20 科斯) taking on hard-hitting brawler Mario Briones (28-5-2, 22 科斯) in a 10-round featherweight fight.
Benavidez and Medina will battle for the mandatory position to challenge for the vacant super middleweight world title that will go to the winner of the agreed to Anthony Dirrell vs. Callum Smith clash.
“这对我来说是一个很好的机会,” 说Benavidez. “I have been working very hard and I am not going to let this chance pass by me. I’m going to go in there and win this fight. I don’t feel pressure with this being an eliminator. I’m training extremely hard just like every other fight. I’m ready to go in there and do what I always do.”
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring against David Benavidez,” 梅迪纳说. “Benavidez has never faced a fighter as good or experienced as me. I have fought many world champions and for a world title and that is going to give me an advantage in this fight.五月 20 will be my first step toward getting another title shot.”
门票现场活动, 这是由TGB促销推广, 售价为 $53, $20 和 $10, 并在销售中 星期五, 四月 21 在 10 A.M. CT. Tickets can be purchased at the LEA Box Office or through Ticketmaster by visiting www.Ticketmaster.com 或致电 1-800-745-3000.
“We’re very excited to bring this action packed card to the great boxing fans in Laredo, Texas and the Rio Grande on 五月 20 at the Laredo Energy Center and live on FS1 and FOX Deportes,” 说汤姆·布朗, TGB促销总统. “David Benavidez and Porky Medina are two of the hardest punching and most exciting fighters in the super middleweight division and this fight promises fireworks from the opening bell.”
“The LEA is excited to host for the first time, Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes,” said Xavier Villalon, General Manager of the SMG – Managed Laredo Energy Arena. “This televised event promises to bring exciting professional talent to the next level that Laredo’s boxing fans have been asking for.”
The younger brother of undefeated Jose Benavidez, David has racked up a perfect 17 胜 17 starts at just 20-years-old. 奋战凤凰, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and continued with four more in 2016 including blasting out previously unbeaten Francy Ntetu in June and tough contender Denis Douglin in August. 最近, Benavidez began his 2017 campaign with a second-round destruction of Sherali Mamajonov in January.
Medina is a hard-hitting veteran with 31 在他击倒 37 职业生涯胜. His biggest win to date was a shocking third round knockout of then unbeaten J’Leon Love in 2014 and last year he exceeded expectations by giving world champion James DeGale all he could handle in a 12-round matchup before ultimately dropping a decision. Prior to DeGale, the 28-year-old had suffered six losses in 42 打架, although those defeats came against opponents with a combined record of 187-16-3, including four previously undefeated fighters.
An unbeaten fighter out of Guadalajara, 哈利斯科, 墨西哥, Lara is undefeated since turning pro in 2010 and winning his first four fights by knockout. The 26-year-old made his U.S. 在首次亮相 2015 with a first round stoppage of veteran Mario Macias. His last outing saw Lara step up in competition against former multiple division world champion Fernando Montiel, who Lara knocked down four times before stopping in the first round.
Briones enters this fight coming off of a first round stoppage of Jose Emanuel Vargas last year, which followed up a durable performance against then unbeaten Miguel Flores that saw the fighter out of Aguascalientes, Mexico drop a 10-round decision. That bout served as the U.S. debut for the veteran fighter who turned pro in 2009 并且在他的第一场比赛中保持不败 21 亲打架. The 31-year-old has fought in five countries throughout his pro career.
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