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Ntau! Olympic Silver Medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar Takes On
Featherweight Contender Rafael Vazquez in Co-Main Event
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no!
TUNICA, MS (Lub rau hli ntuj 14, 2016) – Unbeaten super lightweight contender Sergey Lipinets (9-0, 7 Kos) will battle hard-hitting Walter Castillo (26-3-1, 19 Kos) in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions rau ESPN rau Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 15 from Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT and features 2012 Olympic nyiaj medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar (5-0, 5 Kos) facing veteran featherweight contender Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-2, 13 Kos) in a 10-round fight.
“My opponent is a very tough and experienced guy but I want to be the first one to stop him,” said Lipinets. “Buddy McGirt is my new trainer and we’ve been having a great training camp. We will have a plan for anything Castillo can bring into the ring. I believe with my new trainer I will add even more to my arsenal.”
“I’m very motivated by this fight and I plan on giving Lipinets his first pro loss,” hais tias Castillo. “Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug tsov rog. Every fight I’m in is exciting and this one will be no different. The winner of this fight will be in line for a world title and I’m going to be the man with my hand raised.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing in association with Prize Fight, the City of Tunica the Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov, yog luv nqi ntawm $60 thiab $35, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.comor by calling Warriors Boxing at (954) 985-1155 los yog mus saib ntawm www.warriorsboxing.com. “Warriors Boxing is thrilled to promote this action-packed PBC event on ESPN,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing. “Going back to Tunica, which has a history of hosting important boxing events, is a unique opportunity for these up-and-coming contenders to showcase their talent locally and on the national stage.”
Ib accomplished pib xyaum ua uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Kazakhstan tab sis fights tawm ntawm 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 stepping up in competition and impressing with a victory over Haskell Lydell Rhodes in March 2015 and a knockout of Levan Ghvamichava in March. He looks to keep the hot streak going with another tough matchup on July 15.
The 27-year-oldCastillo is an exciting brawler who never takes a step back and will look to put on a show for fans on Lub Xya hli ntuj 15. Lub Managua, Nicaragua-yug knockout artist twb 12 ntawm nws thawj thawj kev 14 yeej sab hauv ntawm qhov kev ncua deb. Uas nyuam qhuav, he stopped Ammeth Diaz in the third round of their July bout before fighting to a draw with Keita Obara in their world title eliminator in November.
A 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from Mongoloa, Nyambayar now fights out of Carson, California. The 23-year-old turned pro in March of 2015 with a first round knockout of Gabriel Braxton. Txij thaum ntawd los, Nyambayar has picked up four more stoppage victories including triumphs over veterans Juan Ruiz and Arturo Badillo.
Brooklyn’s Vazquez kept a busy schedule in 2015, mus 4-1 in five fights with four knockouts. Vazquez, uas poob ob ntawm nws cov niam txiv nyob rau ntawm ib thaum ntxov muaj hnub nyoog thiab tau tiv dhau ib stint nyob rau hauv tsev rau txim raws li ib tug phem hluas, muab pro nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2010. He won eight fights in a row between 2013 thiab 2015 and will look to bounce back from a loss to Ryan Kielczewski in October.
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