Sâmbătă, Aprilie 18, LIVE pe SHOWTIME^® (10 p.m. ȘI/7 p.m. PT)

From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

NEW YORK (Aprilie 8, 2015) – Top 10 ranked super lightweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KO) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KO) in the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME Campionatul BOX pe Sâmbătă, Aprilie 18, LIVE on ARATĂ TIMPUL (10 p.m. ȘI/7 p.m. PT)

In the main event from StubHub Center în Carson, Calif., Superstar Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez(48-1-1, 32 KO) faces exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KO), of Chicago by way of Poland, într-un 12-a rundă de lumină bout grea.

Unul dintre cel mai rapid în creștere, perspectivele de box a lui, Imamul vârstă de 24 de ani a scos 14 sale 16 adversarii profesionale de la cotitură pro în 2011. Albany, N.Y., native is coming off a fifth-round TKO of Fidel Maldonado Jr., in a brawl on Jan. 17 on SHOWTIME that featured five total knockdowns. Am, currently ranked No. 4 in the WBA and No. 7 în WBC, touched the canvas for the first time in his career but bounced back and relied on his power to floor Maldonado a total of four times.

“I know Walter is a tough fighter, he comes forward and throws a lot of punches,” Imam a spus. “But I will figure him out quickly once I get inside the ring. I’m working on a lot of different things for this training camp, lots of tricky moves that are going to excite the fans. It’s great to fight outdoors at StubHub Center and to showcase my talents on SHOWTIME. I’m here to entertain and prove I’m ready for that title shot.”

Castel (25-2, 18 KO), de Managua, Nicaragua, has won nine straight and KO’d six of his last seven opponents. The 26-year-old has fought mostly in Nicaragua and the only blemishes on his record are a split-decision loss in his pro debut and a controversial 2008 split decision on the road against former world champ Vicente Mosquera în Panama. Castel, who has knocked out his last four opponents inside of four rounds, will make his second start in the U.S. after winning his American debut via first round TKO last October.

“Sunt foarte entuziasmat de această luptă. I’ve been training hard for months now and can’t wait for the bell to ring,” Castillo said. “Where I’m from we have a history of great warriors like Alexis Arguello and Rosendo Alvarez and on Aprilie 18 I’m looking to moving one step closer to adding my name to that list. Imam may be undefeated but I’m ready for a war.”

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Biletele pentru eveniment, care este co-promovata prin Goossen Promotii si Chavez Promoții, sunt la pretul de $200, $150, $100, $50 și $25, plus taxele aplicabile, taxele și tarifele de servicii, sunt de vanzare acum și sunt disponibile pentru achiziționare online la AXS.com.

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, este un meci de 12 reprize ce are loc la StubHub Center din Carson, Calif. și va fi difuzat pe Showtime (10 p.m. ȘI/7 p.m. PT). Emisiunii SHOWTIME Campionatul BOX va fi, de asemenea, disponibil în limba spaniolă prin programare audio secundar (SAP).

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