Ētahi atu! Undefeated Heather Hardy Faces Hungary’s Edina Kiss While Unbeaten Prospect Thomas Velasquez, Featherweight Rickey Lopez & 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins
Round Out Exciting Undercard
Brooklyn (February 27, 2017) – A pair of exciting matchups highlight undercard action as unbeaten prospect Mario Barrios (17-0, 9 Koó) e ki runga ki Mexico o Yardley Suarez (20-6, 11 Koó) in a super lightweight bout while super lightweight contender Sergey Lipinets (11-0, 9 Koó) kanohi Clarence Booth (14-2, 7 Koó) i runga i Rāhoroi, March 4 i Center Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The March 4 event is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight world title unification showdown between Keith Thurman a Danny Garcia that serves as the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, te aroaro e Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions. Broadcast coverage begins at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with undefeated rising star Erickson Lubin battling once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout.
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Additional undercard action will feature popular local star Heather Hardy (18-0, 4 Koó), who will now battle Hungary’s Edina Kiss (13-2, 8 Koó) i roto i te whitu a'ee 10-a tawhio noa, while Philadelphia-native Thomas Velasquez (6-0, 4 Koó) enters the ring in a six-round lightweight affair.
Rounding out the night of fights are Colorado’s Rickey Lopez (16-4, 6 Koó) in a six-round featherweight clash against Houston’s Pablo Cruz (14-1, 6 Koó) a 2016 Haitian Häkinakina Richardson Hitchins, who makes his pro debut in a four-round welterweight contest against Mexico’s Mario Perez (1-0).
A tall fighter for his division at more than six feet, the 21-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he defeated Devis Boschiero in a 12-round bout in July 2016 and followed it up with a second round knockout of Claudio Rosendo Tapia in December. He will be challenged by the 22-year-old Suarez of Sinaloa, Mexico who picked up five wins in 2016 and stopped Christian Valverde in the fifth-round of his last bout.
An accomplished amateur who was born in Kazakhstan but fights out of California, Lipinets turned pro in April of 2014 with a decision victory over Franklin Varela. The 27-year-old recorded six knockouts in a row before stepping up in competition and impressing with a victory over Haskell Lydell Rhodes in March 2015 and a knockout of Levan Ghvamichava in March. He kept the momentum going by stopping established contender Walter Castillo in July and knocking out Lenny Zappavigna in their 140-pound title eliminator in December. He will be challenge by the Keith Thurman stablemate Booth, who fights out of St. Petersburg, Florida and defeated Cesar Soriano in his last bout.
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Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlinesSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, te aroaro e Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions, Rāhoroi March 4 i Center Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. In the co-main event undefeated rising star Erickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.
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