UNDEFEATED CUBAN SENSATION RANCES BARTHELEMY BATTLES FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ANTONIO DEMARCO ON PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON CBS

HNUB XYA, RAU HLI 21 LIVE ON CBS SPORTS AT 4 P.M. THIAB/1 P.M. PT

LOS NTAWM COV MGM Grand VAJ Arena hauv Las Vegas

Plus Exciting Welterweight Showdown Between

Sammy Vasquez & Wale Omotoso

Las Vegas (Tej zaum 28, 2015)An action-packed showdown between former world champions Rances Barthelemy (22-0, 13 Kos) thiab Antonio DeMarco (31-4-1, 23 Kos) headlines the next installment Premier Boxing Champions rau CBS noj qhov chawSunday, Lub rau hli ntuj 21 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with televised action beginning at 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m. PT.

 

Also featured in televised bouts is an explosive welterweight matchup that pits the undefeated Sammy Vasquez (18-0, 13 Kos) tiv thaiv Nigerian knockout artist Wale Omotoso (25-1, 21 Kos).

 

I’m excited for this big opportunity and I can’t wait to show the world what I’m capable of,” hais tias Barthelemy. “A big fight like this is what I want. I know it will be very difficult, but I’m going to train hard to put on a show for the fans.

 

“Qhov no yog ib tug lossis loj kev sib ntaus rau kuv. I’m going to leave everything I have in that ring,” hais tias DeMarco. “The chance to fight on network television is once in a lifetime and I’m going to make the most of it.

 

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Ib tug Cuban pib xyaum ua teb chaws tau zus ib, the 28-year-old Barthelemy tau tsis tau mus saj swb vim txoj siav nyob rau hauv pro 2009. Yug nyob rau hauv teb chaws Cuba tab sis tam sim no sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, he won a super featherweight world title in July of last year by defeating Argenis Mendez in impressive fashion. Most recently he delivered a second round TKO over Angino Perez in March and looks to impress once again when he hits the ring in June.

 

Ib tug qub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib, lub 29-xyoo-laus DeMarco steps back into the ring to face the undefeated Barthelemy. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, he owns victories over John Molina Jr., Jorge Linares and Lanardo Tyner. He fights for the second time as a pro in the city of Las Vegas on Lub rau hli ntuj 21.

 

The 29-year-old Vasquez has fought professionally since 2012 and served two tours of duty in Iraq as a member of the National Guard. Nws ua nws mus rau lub semifinals ntawm lub 2012 U.S. Olympic raug kev sim siab thiab yeej kub thaum lub 2010 thiab 2011 Tub Rog Boxing Championships. Lub fighter tawm ntawm Monessen, Penn., has not lost as a professional and is coming off of a unanimous decision over Emmanuel Lartey in February of this year.

 

Born in Nigeria, but fighting out of Oxnard, California., Omotoso is looking to make it three wins in a row when he battles Vasquez. His most recent victories were both knockouts as he defeated Abraham Alvarez and Eduardo Flores. The 30-year-old made his U.S. debut nyob rau hauv 2011 and has racked up a 7-1 record stateside.

 

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