San Antonio (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 5, 2015) – Undefeated lub hnub qub Omar “Panterita” Figueroa(25-0-1, 18 Kos), ntawm Weslaco, Texas, rov tau noj nyob rau yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Antonio DeMarco (31-5-1, 23 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug super sib sib ntaus sib tua uas muaj nuj nqis Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBC nyob rau hauv primetime, Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12 los ntawm cov nyuam qhuav muab kho AT&T Center nyob rau hauv San Antonio, Texas nrog uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB/5:30 p.m. PT.

PBC rau NBC yuav feature ib tug stacked tripleheader ntawm txiav txim featuring ntau exciting heavyweight showdowns. Nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm undefeated American heavyweights 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic “Teeb meem” BREAZEALE (16-0, 14 Kos) ntsej muag “Tub huabtais” Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round contest thiab qhov kev txiav txim tseem nrog nyuaj-ntaus Mexican-American Chris “Lub Npau suav phem” Arreola (36-4-1, 31 Kos) tiv thaiv Travis “Kuv lub sij hawm” Kauffman (30-1, 22 Kos) nyob rau hauv 10-rounds ntawm txiav txim.

“Kuv zoo siab heev tau mus ib zaug dua yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv kuv lub tsev lub xeev ntawm Texas, nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tus kivcua ntsawj uas paub dab tsi tshwm sim los ntawm kuv,” hais tias Figueroa. “Kuv yuav mus tua ntse, nws yuav mus yuav exciting thiab kuv yuav maj mam zom DeMarco thiab muab tus kiv cua thiab kuv tus kheej ib tug yeej. Kuv yuav lub thawv ncaj rau pem hauv ntej thiab kuj pauv hluav taws nrog cov hluav taws. Raws li peb hais ua lus Mev, 'Thiab, koj ua tau ', yog peb tau. Kuv npaj tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, raug nws tag nrho thiab yuav tus txiv neej uas yeej. Tsis txhob nco nws.”

“Qhov no yuav tsum yog ib tug tawv heev sib ntaus thiab yuav feem ntau yuav tsum yog ib tug tsov rog vim hais tias ntawm peb cov sib ntaus sib tua yeej,” hais tias DeMarco. “Kuv yuav ua txhua yam kuv ua tau los muab ib tug zoo qhia thiab ib tug zoo sib ntaus. Kuv lub hom phiaj yog los yeej.”

“Charles Martin muaj tsis pom qhov twg nyob ze ntawm lub kuv muaj, nws yog zoo li hnub thiab hmo ntuj,” Hais Breazeale. “Kuv ua txhua yam zoo dua nws thiab yog nyob rau hauv ntau npaum li cas zoo dua mob. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau xaus 2015 nrog ib tug Bang thiab tau npaj txhij mus ncaws-off kuv 2016 phiaj los nqis tes nyob rau hauv style. Kuv xav kom txav mus rau nyuaj rau ib lub ntiaj teb title.”

“Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kuv ib tug loj hmo ntuj rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12,” hais tias Martin. “Kuv paub Dominic zoo heev thiab muaj ib tug ntau ntawm kev hwm rau nws, li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias nws yuav ua tau ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus. Qhov no sib ntaus yog hais txog ob tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws cov tub ntxhais heavyweights nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no sib ntaus sib tua txhua lwm yam. Kuv yuav tsis cia ib yam dabtsi sawv nyob rau hauv kuv txoj kev ua heavyweight zus.”

“Kuv twb paub Kauffman rau ib ntev lub sij hawm thiab zoo heev tab sis thaum lub tswb nrov, nws yog lub sij hawm mus ua hauj lwm,” Hais Arreola. “Kuv yog ib tug tsiaj nyaum thaum kuv nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo thiab hais tias yog dab tsi kuv yuav tsum yog rau sib ntaus no. Kuv tsis tau tiv thaiv nyob rau San Antonio tab sis kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub loyal-Mexican-American boxing cov kiv cua.”

“Qhov no yog ib tug sib ntaus uas kuv twb tau xav,” hais tias Kauffman. “Kuv paub yuav ua li cas tawv Chris yog thiab zoo npaum li cas nws muaj siab los yeej yog. Qhov no yog kuv toughest xeem rau hnub tim, tab sis nws yog kuv lub sij hawm mus ci. Kuv ntseeg hais tias kuv yuav tsum yog ib tug tau zus ib lub ntiaj teb no thiab yuav ua li cas hais tias kuv muaj los yeej muaj qhov kev sib ntaus.”

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Figueroa ua nws 140-phaus debut rau Tej zaum 9 thaum nws coj down qub ntiaj teb no zus Ricky Burns nyob rau hauv ib tug scintillating ntiv taw-mus-ntiv taw sib ntaus sib tua uas featured zoo txiav txim thoob plaws. Lub 25-xyoo-laus yeej ib 135-phaus lub ntiaj teb no npe nyob rau hauv 2013 thaum nws outslugged Nihito Arakawa nyob rau hauv ib tug phem “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” sib ntaus sib tua ua ntej tiv thaiv nws title tiv thaiv Jerry Belmontes thiab Daniel Estrada. Yug nyob rau hauv Weslaco, Texas, nws yog tab tom nrhiav mus ntxiv nws impressive sawv mus rau lub sab saum toj ntawm lub 140-phaus faib.

Ib tug qub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib, lub 29-xyoo-laus DeMarcosteps rov qab mus rau hauv lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv San Antonio rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, nws yog tswv yeej tshaj John Molina Jr. thiab Jorge Linares. Nws zoo coj kom zoo dua ntawm ib koob tshuaj rau ntawm ib qho ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si raws li nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau undefeated Figueroa.

Txij thaum sawv cev rau lub U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2012 Olympics, Breazealehas tau ze li ntawm zoo meej nyob rau hauv cov ntaubntawv povthawj siv knockouts raws li ib tug pro, muaj tsuas ploj mus rau hauv lub deb nyob rau hauv ob fights, nrog rau nws tus kawg contest uas pom nws defeat lub nyuaj heev Fred Kassi nyob rau hauv lwm primetime NBC sib ntaus sib tua. Lub 30-xyoo-laus ua si quarterback nyob rau University of Northern Colorado ua ntej nws pib boxing thiab zoo kom nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv lawm rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12 thaum nws ntsej muag lub toughest kev sib tw ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nyob rau hauv ib tug khub undefeated American. Nyob rau hauv 2015 lub Glendale, California haiv neeg kaw stoppages tshaj Victor Brisbal thiab Yasmany Consuegra ua ntej yuav noj cia Kassi.

Yug nyob rau hauv St. Louis, Missouri, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Carson, California, Martin tau nres nws lub xeem 11 tw nyob rau hauv lub deb. Lub 29-xyoo-laus uas nres Vicente Sandez nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, zoo li nyob twj ywm undefeated tiv thaiv Breazeale.

Ua nws thawj tsos nyob rau hauv San Antonio, Arreola yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub passionate Texas boxing kiv cua rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm tom qab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ncaj ib tug kos tiv thaiv Fred Kassi rauLub Xya hli ntuj 18 nyob rau hauv El Paso. Rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 13 nws yog yeej tiv thaiv Curtis Harper nyob rau hauv ib tug zoo heev slugfest uas featured zoo heev rov qab-thiab-khuav txiav txim thoob plaws. Ib tug neeg uas Riverside, California., Arreola tau sib tw rau saum heavyweights tshaj lub xyoo caum kawg thiab yog ntshai raws li ib ntawm cov feem ntau ntshai tsam punchers nyob rau hauv lub division.

Ib tug tej fighter nrog ib tsev neeg keeb kwm nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, lub 30-xyoo-laus Kauffman kauj ruam mus thiab ntsib cov feem ntau threatening nrog sib ntaus ntawm nws cov hauj lwm rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 12. Kauffman yeej thawj 18 fights ntawm nws cov hauj lwm tom qab xa cov pro nyob rau hauv 2006.

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