HARTFORD (Mai 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Luis “KO Regele” Rosa (19-0, 9 KO) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender acest vineri (Mai 15) pe ESPN VineriLupte de noapte, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions și Dibella Divertisment, în asociere cu Universal 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 KO) in the 8-round ESPN2 co-feature.

 

Headlining the card will be undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KO) against longtime contender Monty Meza Clay (36-4, 22 KO) în evenimentul principal de 10-a rundă.

 

Acoperire live va începe la 9 p.m. ȘI pe ESPN2 și va fi, de asemenea, disponibile prin WatchESPN pe calculatoarele, smartphone-uri, comprimate, Amazon Foc TV și Foc TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, An, Xbox 360 și Xbox One prin intermediul unui furnizor de materiale video afiliat. În plus, ESPN’ Lupte de noapte will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

 

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 de Asociația Mondială de box (WBA) și nr. 16 de Consiliul Mondial de box (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN Luptele de Vineri noaptea viewing audience.

 

“Aceasta este o luptă foarte mare pentru mine,” 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 vineri noapte.

 

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. La sfârșitul zilei, deși, 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, a câștigat 14 ultimei sale 15 capete. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abner Mares, Jose Lopez, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz și Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

 

“Perez is a veteran with 44 lupte pro,” 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, prea, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Acoperire live va începe la 9 p.m. ȘI pe ESPN2 și va fi, de asemenea, disponibile prin WatchESPN pe calculatoarele, smartphone-uri, comprimate, Amazon Foc TV și Foc TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, An, Xbox 360 și Xbox One prin intermediul unui furnizor de materiale video afiliat. În plus, ESPN’ Lupte de noapte 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 KO), lupta din Brooklyn, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 KO) într-un meci de șase rundă. Kazakh super middleweightDauren Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, îndeplinește Gaiță “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 KO) facing Woonsocket, RI, adversar 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, semimijlocie junior Jair Ramos (3-2-1, 2 KO) vs. Lui Harlem Curtis Morton (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 KO) vs. Lui Brooklyn 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 și $35 (plus taxele aplicabile). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 sau 1 (203) 627-7472. Usi deschise la 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ȘI.