HARTFORD (ພຶດ​ສະ​ພາ 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Luis “KO King” Rosa (19-0, 9 KOs) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender ວັນ​ສຸກ​ນີ້ (ພຶດ​ສະ​ພາ 15) ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ESPN ວັນ​ສຸກຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ, ນໍາ​ສະ​ເຫນີ​ໂດຍ 50 ໂປຼໂມຊັ່ນ SMS ຂອງສູນ ແລະ DiBella Entertainment, ໃນ​ສະ​ມາ​ຄົມ​ທີ່​ມີ ໂປໂມຊັ່ນດີນ, close to his New Haven home at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

 

A native of Puerto Rico, the 24-year-old Rosa takes on Colombian veteran Jonathan “Popeye” Perez (33-10, 17 KOs) in the 8-round ESPN2 co-feature.

 

Headlining the card will be undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) against longtime contender Monty Meza ດິນ​ເຜົາ (36-4, 22 KOs) ໃນ​ກໍ​ລະ​ນີ​ທີ່​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ 10 ໄດ້​ຕະ​ຫຼອດ.

 

Live coverage will begin at 9 p.m. ແລະ on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, ໂທລະ​ສັບ​ສະ​ຫຼາດ, ຊະ​ນິດ​ເມັດ, Amazon ໄຟ TV ແລະ​ໄຟ Stick TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, ປີ, Xbox 360 ແລະ Xbox One ຜ່ານ​ຜູ້​ໃຫ້​ບໍ​ລິ​ການ​ວິ​ດີ​ໂອ​ກ່ຽວ​ຂ້ອງ. ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, ESPN’ ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

 

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 ໂດຍ​ສະ​ມາ​ຄົມ​ມວຍ​ໂລກ (WBA) ແລະ​ບໍ່​ມີ. 16 ໂດຍ​ສະ​ພາ​ມວຍ​ໂລກ (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ viewing audience.

 

“ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ,” Rosa said. “It’s great fighting on ESPN and I’m going to show the nation what I’m all about. I’m prepared to put on an explosive show. I feel that I’m close to getting a title shot. I want to fight world-class opponents and I plan to prove I’m ready ໃນ​ວັນ​ສຸກ ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ.

 

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. ໃນ​ຕອນ​ທ້າຍ​ຂອງ​ມື້​ນັ້ນ, ເຖິງ​ແມ່ນ​ວ່າ, I’m going to get the job done and it doesn’t matter where the fight would be held.”

 

Perez, 28, a professional fighter since 2005, ໄດ້​ຊະ​ນະ 14 ຂອງ​ລາວ​ຫຼ້າ​ສຸດ 15 ປາຍ. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abner Mares, Jose Lopez, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz ແລະ Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

 

“Perez is a veteran with 44 ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ສົ່ງ​ເສີມ,” said Rosa about Perez. “He’s fought a lot of world-class guys and champions. I know he’s coming to fight. He’s going to come forward and he wants to bang. ພຣະອົງເປັນທີ່ເຂັ້ມແຂງ, I’m stronger. I’m faster, ເກີນ​ໄປ, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Live coverage will begin at 9 p.m. ແລະ on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, ໂທລະ​ສັບ​ສະ​ຫຼາດ, ຊະ​ນິດ​ເມັດ, Amazon ໄຟ TV ແລະ​ໄຟ Stick TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, ປີ, Xbox 360 ແລະ Xbox One ຜ່ານ​ຜູ້​ໃຫ້​ບໍ​ລິ​ການ​ວິ​ດີ​ໂອ​ກ່ຽວ​ຂ້ອງ. ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, ESPN’ ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

 

Fighting on the undercard are a pair of promising foreign boxers who are now living in the United States, as well as several New England and New York City favorites.

 

Undefeated Ukrainian middleweight Ivan Golub (7-0, 5 KOs), ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ຂອງ Brooklyn, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 KOs) ໃນ​ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ​ຫົກ​ໄດ້​ຕະ​ຫຼອດ. Kazakh super middleweightDauren Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, ພົບ Jay “JD” Williams (3-6), of Louisiana, in a scheduled six-rounder.

 

Also slated to fight in six-round bouts on the undercard are unbeaten New Haven light heavyweightCharles ອຸປະຖໍາ (7-0, 3 KOs) facing Woonsocket, RI, opponent ໂຈ Gardner (11-7-1, 1 KO) and undefeated Bronx middleweight Chris Galeano (7-0) taking on Las Vegas’ upset-minded Yosmani Abreu (4-8-2).

 

Three four-round matches are also on tap with Waterbury, CT, welterweight junior Jair ramos (3-2-1, 2 KOs) vs. Harlem ຂອງ Curtis Morton (3-4-2), Miami lightweight ຮູບພາບຂອງສະຖານທີ່ Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 KOs) vs. Brooklyn ຂອງ Ian James (3-11-1, 1 KO), and New Haven junior lightweight William Foster III (1-0) vs. TBA.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $100, $65 ແລະ $35 (ບວກ​ກັບ​ພາ​ສີ​ອາ​ກອນ​ສາ​ມາດ​ນໍາ​ໃຊ້). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 ຫຼື 1 (203) 627-7472. ເປີດ​ປະ​ຕູ​ຢູ່ 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ແລະ.