San Antonio (November 5, 2015) – Star Ezingakanqotshwa Omar “Panterita” Figueroa(25-0-1, 18 Kos), of Weslaco, Texas, uphindela ukuthwala zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Antonio Demarco (31-5-1, 23 Kos) in a empini super engasindi ukuthi sematheni Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC e emini, Saturday, December 12 kusukela AT esasisanda kuyilungisa&T Center e San Antonio, Texas eyamukela isiqephu kuqalwe 8:30 p.m. KANYE/5:30 p.m. PT.

PBC on NBC izoba a tripleheader embondelene of action featuring okuthakazelisayo showdowns sosondonzima amaningi. Empini ye heavyweights Ezingakanqotshwa American 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic “Trouble” BREAZEALE (16-0, 14 Kos) ubuso “Prince” Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 Kos) in a 10-round kulomncintiswano futhi isenzo uyaqhubeka kanzima-ukushaya Mexican-American Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-4-1, 31 Kos) ngokumelene Travis “Isikhathi My” Kauffman (30-1, 22 Kos) 10-emahlandla of action.

“Ngijabulile ukuba waphinda ukuba ukulwa isimo sami emzini Texas, phambi abalandeli bami ngubani ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kimi,” Said Figueroa. “Ngizofika ukulwa smart, ukuthi kuzoba okuthakazelisayo futhi mina ngeke kancane ngivule demarco futhi anikeze abalandeli nami a win. Angikwazi ebhokisini iqonde phambili futhi ukudayisa umlilo ngomlilo. Njengoba sithi in Spanish, 'Futhi, unga ', yebo singakwazi. Ngikulungele uthole in the ring, mithi yonke futhi kube umuntu iwina. Ungaphuthelwa it.”

“Lokhu kuyoba fight onzima kakhulu futhi cishe nakanjani kube nempi ngenxa yezimpi izitayela zethu,” wathi demarco. “Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami ukuba ukunikeza show omkhulu futhi empini enkulu. Inhloso yami ukunqoba.”

“Charles Martin kayinandawo eduze isipiliyoni enginalo, kunjani ubusuku nemini,” Said Breazeale. “Ngenza konke kangcono kunokuba kuye futhi am zisesimweni esingcono kakhulu. Ngibheke ukuqeda 2015 nge bang futhi ulungele ukukhahlela-off yami 2016 umkhankaso ngesitayela. Ngifuna uphokophele inselele isihloko emhlabeni.”

“Ngibheke phambili ubusuku enkulu December 12,” uthe uMartin. “Ngiyazi Dominic kahle kakhulu futhi Ziningi nenhlonipho enginayo ngaye, kanjalo Ngiyazi ukuthi kuzoba mpi ezinzima. Le mpi imayelana ezimbili the best heavyweights young emhlabeni ukulwa wodwa. Angiyikunika lutho lukuvimbele sami sokuba iqhawe sosondonzima.”

“Ngiye eyaziwa Kauffman okwesikhathi eside futhi kahle kakhulu, kodwa uma ikhala bell, sekuyisikhathi sokuya emsebenzini,” Said Arreola. “Ngingumfana isilo lapho ngineminyaka shape enkulu futhi yilokho mina kuyoba kule mpi. Angizange balwa San Antonio kodwa ngibheke phambili ekulweni phambi abaqotho-Mexican-American boxing fans.”

“Lena mpi bengilokhu ngilangazelela,” wathi Kauffman. “Ngiyazi ukuthi ezinzima Chris nendlela isifiso sakhe ukunqoba mkhulu. Lokhu test yami ezinzima kuze kube manje, kodwa sekuyisikhathi yami kukhanye. Ngikholelwa ukuthi ngibe iqhawe emhlabeni futhi ukwenza lokho enginakho ukunqoba le mpi.”

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Figueroa wenza 140-ganda yakhe DEBUT on May 9 lapho wathatha phansi zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Ricky Burns in a uzwane-to-uzwane empini obukhazimulayo obufana ukuthi iyavela isenzo esikhulu kulo. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala wawina 135-iphawundi isihloko emhlabeni e 2013 lapho outslugged Nihito Arakawa in onesihluku “Fight of the Year” empini sivikele igama lakhe ngokumelene Jerry Belmontes and Daniel Estrada. Wazalelwa Weslaco, Texas, ufuna ukuqhubeka rise yakhe umxhwele phezulu division 140-ganda.

Owabe wezwe iqhawe in the division engasindi, the DeMarcosteps engu-29 ubudala emuva zingene ring e San Antonio on December 12. Ukulwa out of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, anakho banqobe John Molina Jr. futhi Jorge Linares. Usebheke ukusizakala elinye shot at omunye the best in the game njengoba ethatha Figueroa Ezingakanqotshwa.

Kusukela emelela U.S. at the 2012 Olympics, Breazealehas waba cishe ephelele e ukuqoshwa knockouts njengoba pro, sebezivumisile kuphela gone ibanga ukulwa ezimbili, kuhlanganise umncintiswano wakhe wokugcina lapho embona anqobe nzima kakhulu Fred Kassi kwenye NBC empini emini. The oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala quarterback wadlala eNyuvesi Northern Colorado ngaphambi waqala isibhakela ubheka ukugcina irekhodi lakhe Ezingakanqotshwa abephule on December 12 lapho ubhekene nenselelo eziqine umsebenzi wakhe ngendlela esikanye Ezingakanqotshwa American. In 2015 the Glendale, California native aqoshiwe kume phezu Victor Brisbal futhi Yasmany Consuegra ngaphambi kokuthatha phansi Kassi.

Wazalelwa e St. Louis, Missouri, kodwa ukulwa out of Carson, California, Martin uye wayeka wakhe wokugcina 11 ababephikisana ngaphakathi ibanga. Umsolwa oneminyaka engu-29 ubudala bavimba Vicente Sandez in September, ibheka azikanqotshwa ngokumelene Breazeale.

Ukwenza ukubukeka kwakhe okokuqala ngo San Antonio, Arreola lwa phambi inkanuko Texas isibhakela abalandeli for the okwesibili iqonde emva abahola draw ngokumelene Fred Kassi onJuly 18 e El Paso. On March 13 yena wanqoba ngokumelene Curtis Harper e an slugfest esiphawulekayo iyavela omuhle emuva-and-naphambili isinyathelo kulo. Njengoba ayezalelwe Riverside, Calif., Arreola waphikisa heavyweights phezulu eminyakeni eyishumi edlule futhi kuthathwa njengenye yezinto punchers babemesaba kakhulu ekwehlukanisweni.

An fighter abanolwazi elinomlando nomndeni in the sport, the Kauffman engu-30 ubudala izinyathelo up and ubhekene abaphikisi esisongela kakhulu umsebenzi wakhe phezu December 12. Kauffman wawina lokuqala 18 ukulwa umsebenzi wakhe ngemuva turning pro e 2006.

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