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Más! Undefeated Prospects Brandon Figueroa & Darwin Price Featured in Separate Televised Attractions
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HOUSTON (Enero 26, 2017) – El invicto prospecto de aumento Miguel Flores (21-0, 9 KOs) headlines in his hometown as he battles Dat Nguyen (19-3, 6 KOs) in the 10-round super featherweight main event of Liga de Campeones de Boxeo MARTES TOE-TO-TOE en FS1 y BOXEO DE CAMPEONES por FOX Deportes Martes, Febrero 21 de Silver Street en Houston, Texas.
La cobertura televisada comienza en 10 p.m. Y/7 p.m. PT and will feature unbeaten prospect Brandon Figueroa (10-0, 7 KOs) in a six-round attraction and undefeated Precio de Darwin(11-0, 6 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight matchup.
“I’m very thrilled to be headlining another show on FS1 and FOX Deportes, especially in my home state of Texas,” dijo Flores. “Dat Nguyen is a very talented fighter who’s been in the ring with some good opponents. His only losses were against fighters who were undefeated at the time. I’m expecting a rough fight, which should make for good television. Everyone should tune in because this is going to be a great fight with a lot of action.”
“I’m excited to be back in the main event on a great network like FS1 and FOX Deportes,” dijo Nguyen. “I know my career has had its ups and downs, but a win over Flores would bring me back to the top. Flores is young, hungry and undefeated. I once had that fear of losing, so I know what it will take to beat him. I would like to thank all of my fans and countrymen for their support and I will make them proud.”
Las entradas para el evento en vivo, el cual es promovido por Promociones del Rey, están a la venta ahora y se pueden comprar en línea en www.ticketmaster.com o llamando al 1-800-745-3000. Un peleador invicto de Michoacán, México, pero luchando fuera de Houston, Flores no ha perdido desde que se convirtió en profesional en 2009 a tan sólo 17 años de edad. The 24-year-old had a big 2015 beginning in May with a victory over German Meraz and followed up by wins against Juan Ruiz, Carlos Padilla and Alfred Tetteh. He started 2016 with a headlining win over Mario Briones at The Dancehall in January before dominating Ruben Tamayo over 10 rounds in May and most recently scoring a decision over previously once-beaten Ryan Kielczweski in August.
Born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam as the son of a Vietnamese POW, Nguyen and his family moved to the United States when he was eight-years-old. Nguyen earned a full scholarship to Northern Michigan University as part of their Olympic boxing program and would go on to win a silver medal at the National Golden Gloves and a bronze medal at the U.S. Campeonatos mundiales. Fighting out of Vero Beach, Florida, Nguyen’s losses have all come from undefeated opponents and he enters this fight having won back-to-back contests.
El hermano del ex campeón mundial Omar, Figueroa, de 20 años, se convirtió en profesional en mayo de 2015 al derrotar a Héctor Gutiérrez y luego detener a Ricardo Mena, Ramiro Ruiz y Francisco Muro para cerrar el año. El nativo de Weslaco se ha mantenido ocupado en 2016, recogiendo seis victorias, incluyendo cinco a modo de paro.
Originario de San. Louis, El camino de Price lo ha llevado a Houston, donde ahora entrena con el destacado entrenador Ronnie Shields.. Un atleta excepcional que fue muy apreciado en el atletismo cuando era adolescente., el joven de 26 años convertido en profesional 2013. Su actividad aumentó en 2015 como se llevó a casa cuatro victorias antes 2016 lo vio obtener impresionantes victorias sobre el invicto Semajay Thomas y el una vez derrotado Javontae Starks.
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