HARTFORD (Maijs 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Luis “KO King” Rosa (19-0, 9 Kos) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender šo piektdien (Maijs 15) par ESPN PiektdienaNakts cīņas, ko iesniedza 50 Cent SMS Promotions un DiBella Izklaide, kopā ar Universālie Promotions, 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 Meža Clay (36-4, 22 Kos) no 10-apaļas galveno notikumu.

 

Tiešraide sāksies 9 p.m. UN par ESPN2 un būs pieejams arī caur WatchESPN datoriem, smartphones, tabletes, Amazon Fire TV un Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Gads, Xbox 360 un Xbox One caur saistīts videomateriālu izplatītāja. Turklāt, ESPN’ Nakts cīņas veiks cīņas dzīvot uz platjoslas spāņu valodas ESPN Deportes +.

 

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 Pasaules Boksa asociācijas (WBA) un Nr. 16 Pasaules Boksa padomes (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN Piektdienas vakarā cīņas viewing audience.

 

“Tas ir milzīgs cīņa par mani,” 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 piektdien nakts.

 

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. Beigās dienas, tomēr, 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, Vinnēja 14 no viņa pēdējā 15 gali. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abners Mares, Jose Lopez, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz un Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

 

“Perez is a veteran with 44 pro cīņas,” 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. He’s strong, I’m stronger. I’m faster, pārāk, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Tiešraide sāksies 9 p.m. UN par ESPN2 un būs pieejams arī caur WatchESPN datoriem, smartphones, tabletes, Amazon Fire TV un Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Gads, Xbox 360 un Xbox One caur saistīts videomateriālu izplatītāja. Turklāt, ESPN’ Nakts cīņas veiks cīņas dzīvot uz platjoslas spāņu valodas 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), cīnoties no Brooklyn, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 Kos) ar sešu kārtu cīkstēšanās. Kazakh super middleweightDauren Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, atbilst Sīlis “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 Foster (7-0, 3 Kos) facing Woonsocket, RI, pretinieks Joe 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, junior papildsvars Jair Ramos (3-2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Harlem s Curtis Morton (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 Kos) vs. Brooklyn s 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 un $35 (plus piemērojamie nodokļi). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 vai 1 (203) 627-7472. Durvis atvērtas 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m. UN.