美国VS. MEXICO IN PRIMETIME DUELS ON FOX!
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Live in Primetime on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, 得克萨斯州
星期六, 二月 17 在 8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. PT
STEP, TX (一月 8, 2018) – “恶性” 维克托·奥尔蒂斯 和 德文亚历山大 “最棒的” headline a show topped by two USA vs. Mexico battles as the former welterweight champions meet in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes 星期六, 二月. 17 来自埃尔帕索 UTEP 校园的 Don Haskins 中心, Texas with televised coverage starting at 8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. PT.
In the co-main event unbeaten contender 迦勒 “Sweethands” 厂 将争夺 罗赫利奥 “腴” 梅迪纳 in a 12-round 168-pound world title eliminator.
门票活动, 这是由TGB促销推广, 售价为 $200, $100, $60, $40, $25 并且将上市销售 星期五. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
也对卡, 托尼·哈里森 (25-2, 20 科斯) 发生在 豪尔赫·科塔 (27-2, 24 科斯) in a super welterweight showdown and 卡洛斯Balderas, 一 2016 中美. 奥林匹亚, will appear in a lightweight special attraction.
“This is a classic crossroads match in the truest sense. Both Devon Alexander and Victor Ortiz are battle-tested in one of the toughest, deepest divisions in boxing,” 说汤姆·布朗, TGB促销总统. “Alexander has overcome some serious health issues and is looking to regain the welterweight championship. 奥尔蒂斯, also a former champion, has always come to fight and doesn’t back down from anyone. It promises to be an entertaining match for the fans in attendance at Don Haskins Center and those who tune in on FOX and FOX Deportes.”
奥尔蒂斯 (32-6-2, 25 科斯), a former 147-pound champion, has split time between boxing and acting throughout his recent career and brings a certain flare every time he steps into the ring. The 30-year-old native of Garden City, Kansas who now lives in Ventura, 加利福尼亚州, has faced some of the top names in the 147-pound division during his career. Ortiz won the welterweight title with unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto on April 16, 2011. Five months later he lost the title to Floyd Mayweather, JR. 淘汰赛. 奥尔蒂斯, 30, suffered a knockout loss to Andre Berto in 2016 on FOX and bounced back with a knockout victory over Saul Corral in his last fight on 七月 30 在 FS1 上.
“I’m ready to give all I have to defeat Devon Alexander and get my crown back,” 奥尔蒂斯说. “My priority is to make a strong comeback and putting myself in a position to have my straps once again. I demonstrated what I was made of and did what I said I was going to do in my last fight. I’m facing a great fighter in Devon Alexander and someone I’ve known since we were kids. I don’t hate him, but I will not be his friend on fight night and he won’t be mine. I’m ready to prove everyone wrong starting on 二月. 17.”
亚历山大 (27-4, 14 科斯) emerged on the scene with a unanimous decision victory over Randall Bailey for the welterweight title in 2012. He defended the title once before losing it to Shawn Porter in 2013. 自那以后, the 30-year-old Alexander of St. 圣路易斯, Missouri has been on a mission to regain the title. After losing to Amir Khan and Aaron Martinez, Alexander suffered another setback when he sought treatment for an addiction to painkillers. Fully healthy for the first time 三年, Alexander returned to the ring with a unanimous decision victory over Walter Castillo on FS1 on十一月. 21.
“I’m excited to get back in there against a fighter like Victor Ortiz,” 亚历山大说. “We’ve known each other a long time but never fought in the amateurs, so this should be interesting. My speed, quickness and smarts will win me this fight. Victor checks out sometimes when he can’t hit you, so my skills will be the difference. I’m ready for any challenge that’s brought my way. When I’m 100 百分, nobody can beat me.”
厂 (16-0, 10 科斯) won eight of his first nine fights by knockout, demonstrating power in both hands to go along with his boxing abilities. The 25-year-old climbed into the top ten of the 168-pound rankings with his last victory – a unanimous decision over Andrew Hernandez in Las Vegas on 七. 8. Medina represents a major step up for Plant and will give him an indication of just where the Ashland, Tennessee native stands in the division as he looks to become a mandatory challenger for the IBF title.
The 29-year-old Medina (38-8, 32 科斯) has squared off against some of the toughest boxers in the division, including current champion David Benavidez and former champions James DeGale and Badou Jack. Fighting out of Hermosillo, 索诺拉, Mexico lost by knockout to Benavidez on 五月 20, and bounced back with a knockout victory over Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio on 七. 1.
The FOX prime time broadcast will kick off a full night of boxing, leading into a doubleheader on SHOWTIME that features two-division world champion Danny Garcia versus Brandon Rios and 168-pound champion David Benavidez defending his title in a rematch against Ronald Gavril from Las Vegas.
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