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Mer! Olympic Silver Medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar Takes On
Featherweight Contender Rafael Vazquez in Co-Main Event
Billetter i salg nå!
TUNICA, MS (Juni 14, 2016) – Uovertruffen super lett utfordrer 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 på ESPN på Fredag, Juli 15 from Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
TV-dekning begynner på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT and features 2012 OL-sølv medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar (5-0, 5 KOs) facing veteran featherweight contender Rafael “Dynamitt” 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,” Said Castillo. “Dette kommer til å bli en krig. 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.”
Billetter til direktesendingen, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing in association with Prize Fight, the City of Tunica the Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino, er priset til $60 og $35, og er i salg nå. Tickets can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.comor by calling Warriors Boxing at (954) 985-1155 eller ved å besøke www.warriorsboxing.com. “Warriors Boxing is thrilled to promote this action-packed PBC event on ESPN,” sa Leon Margules, President of 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.”
En dyktig amatør som ble født i Kasakhstan, men kjemper ut av Russland, 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 Juli 15. Managua, Nicaragua fødte knockout artist endte 12 av sin første profesjonelle 14 seire innsiden av avstanden. Sist, 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. Siden da, 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, går 4-1 in five fights with four knockouts. Vazquez, som mistet begge sine foreldre i en tidlig alder, og holdt ut en periode i fengsel som en egensindig ungdom, ble proff i september 2010. He won eight fights in a row between 2013 og 2015 and will look to bounce back from a loss to Ryan Kielczewski in October.
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