trono de boxeo PRESENTADO POR ROC NATION SPORTS Y CORONA EXTRA TELEVISED LIVE ON BET
HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT DARMANI ROCK TO MAKE HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
NUEVA YORK, Nueva York (Marzo 30, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports is pleased to announce that undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) de Washington, D.C. regresará al ring el Viernes, Mayo 13 when he takes on Bakersfield, Mike de California "The Silent Assassin" Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) en una pelea de peso welter de 10 asaltos en el DC Armory en Washington, D.C. The fight will headline a throne boxing event that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. Y/PT.
Boletos a un precio de $75, $50 y $35, sin incluir cargos e impuestos aplicables de servicio, a la venta el Miércoles, Marzo 30 en 3:00 p.m. ET and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, en línea en Ticketmaster.com (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15005069CFC435E1) y cargar por teléfono al (800) 745-3000.
“I am really excited that my 30º fight will take place in Southeast D.C., donde nací y crecí,", Dijo Hernández-Harrison. “It will be great to be back in D.C. where I haven’t fought since 2014, and I can’t wait to put on a show for all the fans in attendance and watching across the nation on BET. Dallas presents an interesting challenge that I am ready to face. I will be getting world class sparring for this bout and will be more than ready for anything he brings to the table on May 13.”
“I’ve heard Dusty is pretty good, but I will be the biggest step up for him by far,” said Dallas Jr. "A 147 libra, Me siento muy fuerte. I’m more mature and more focused. I’m back.”
“All of us at Roc Nation Sports look forward to bringing Dusty Hernandez-Harrison back to fight in front of his hometown fans against Mike Dallas Jr. in the midst of the professional boxing resurgence that is taking place in Washington, D.C.,” said David Itskowitch COO of Boxing for Roc Nation Sports. “Fans in attendance at the DC Armory and those watching across the country on BET have a great night of boxing and entertainment in store for them.”
“BET is excited to once again partner with Roc Nation Sports on our second throne boxing event, positioning BET Networks as a go-to destination for premier live boxing events,” said Stephen G. Colina, President of Programming, BET Networks. “Roc Nation Sports has proven to be an innovator in the entertainment space and as we continue to grow and expand our partnership, BET is thrilled to offer content as diverse as our audience.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Roc Nation Sports and BET to the historic DC Armory” said Erik A. Moses, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Events DC. “It is certainly another capital moment in D.C., considering the rich history of professional boxing. The nation’s capital is still a fight town and to have the opportunity to showcase that again in the DC Armory is a prodigious honor.”
Mayo 13 will also feature the professional debut of highly touted Philadelphia heavyweight prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock against an opponent to be determined.
“I’m thrilled to be making my pro debut on Mayo 13 en la Armería de DC,” said Rock. “My team and I have worked hard and it has all been building up to this moment. I’m looking forward to my rise to the top of the heavyweight division which begins on Mayo 13."
Provenientes de Washington, D.C., Dusty Hernandez-Harrison has been touted as the city’s “best boxing prospect since Sugar Ray Leonard” by the Washingtonian Magazine. He began fighting at the age of six at the boxing exhibition at the Ritz Nightclub in Northwest D.C. and became a sanctioned amateur at the age of 8. En el momento de su primera pelea profesional a la edad de 17, Hernandez-Harrison compiled an amateur record of 167-30, ganando varios campeonatos del mundo Ringside, Campeonato Nacional Guantes de Plata y tres rectas Nacional Guantes de Oro Campeonato de 2007-09. En Junio 11, 2011, as the youngest licensed professional fighter at the time, Hernandez-Harrison made his pro debut defeating Alphonso Alexander via a unanimous decision at the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, Misisipí. Seis meses después in his third pro fight, Hernandez-Harrison made his hometown debut on the undercard of the HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast of Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson and dazzled with a first round technical knockout of Terrell Davis. On his way to being crowned WBC Youth Welterweight World Champion in November 2013, Hernandez-Harrison stopped former National Golden Gloves Champion Kelly Wright in the fourth round in February of that year and two weeks later defeated Aaron Anderson via a six-round unanimous decision. En abril 2013 at Dover Downs Casino and Resort in Dover, Delaware, he won a unanimous decision against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Garcia and on Mayo 18 in front of a raucous hometown crowd of 3,000 at the University of the District of Colombia, he knocked out Eddie Soto with a right hand in the fifth round. Hernandez-Harrison proceeded to earn the “2013 Knockout of the Year” for the Soto fight and the “2013 Fighter of the Year” from Go Fight Live (GFL.TV). En noviembre 2, 2013 en el Madison Square Garden, Hernandez-Harrison became the WBC Youth World Champion, winning a ten-round, unanimous decision over Josh “Pit Bull” Torres. Dos meses más tarde, in his first nationally televised fight on ESPN’s Viernes Night Fights, Hernandez-Harrison outlasted Tim Witherspoon Jr. via an eighth round unanimous decision victory, after which actor and director Mark Wahlberg tweeted that Hernandez-Harrison is “the truth.” Featured again on ESPN’s Viernes Night Fights on March 7, 2014, Hernandez-Harrison faced southpaw Mike Balasi and came back to drop Balasi to the canvas twice en route to a six-round unanimous decision victory. En enero 9, 2015, soon after signing a promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, Hernandez-Harrison headlined the promoter’s inaugural event at The Theater at Madison Square in a fight televised by Fox Sports 1. In a battle for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Championship against New Yorker Tommy “The Razor” Rainone, Hernandez-Harrison scored a dominant ten-round unanimous decision victory. In his most recent fight on January 29, 2016, Hernandez-Harrison scored a decisive win over Angel Hernandez via a third round technical knockout at The Belvedere in Elk Grove, Illinois. Hernandez-Harrison recently entered into agreements with FILA and GEICO to be a brand ambassador for both companies. He is the only professional boxer to represent each prestigious brand.
Mike Dallas Jr.. was born into a boxing family and tabbed by experts during his teen years as a future professional star. A la edad 29, he’s in the midst of a comeback that lands him in Washington, D.C. against local unbeaten favorite Dusty Hernandez-Harrison that may be the most important fight of his life. Como amateur, Dallas shared a ring with current world champions Terence Crawford (whom Dallas claims he beat three times) and Danny Garcia as well as three-time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren. He won multiple national amateur titles and qualified for the 2004 y 2008 Pruebas olímpicas. Dallas turned professional on March 20, 2008 against Alejandro Valladares in San Jose, California and won by unanimous decision. He would go unbeaten in his next 17 peleas. When he faced Josesito Lopez for the vacant NABF super lightweight title on January 28, 2011 in his national television debut on ESPN at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, he was shockingly stopped in the seventh round.Five months later, Dallas met fellow rising contender Mauricio Herrera. In an excellent fight, again at Pechanga Resort and Casino, Dallas lost by a razor thin majority decision. Despite the setback, Dallas’ performance showed boxing experts he was back to contender status. In his next two fights, Dallas dominated former Miguel Angel Gonzales on February 17, 2012 and knocked out Javier Castro on June 22, 2012 to capture the WBO Latino light welterweight title. Those wins brought Dallas to his biggest opportunity to date, an WBC super lightweight interim world title fight against Lucas Matthysse, en enero 26, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Just after negotiations for the fight were finalized, Dallas learned that his father, Mike Dallas Sr., who introduced his son to boxing at age six, passed away suddenly at just 45 año de edad. Dallas Jr., sin embargo, did not pull out of the Matthysee fight. En la noche del combate, Dallas Jr.. was all there physically, but mentally a fight of that magnitude was too much under the circumstances and Matthysee, probably the hardest puncher in boxing, imposed his will on Dallas, scoring a first round knockout. He then took the break he should have taken before the Matthysee fight, spending two years away from the ring. When Dallas felt the urge to fight again, he contacted his trainer Ben Bautista and the pair ventured to Tijuana, México, where Dallas picked up two quick wins against Alejandro Alonso on November 20, 2015 and most recently on December 19 against Odillon Rivera. He now returns to fight in the spotlight again on Mayo 13 in a true crossroads fight against Hernandez-Harrison.
A la edad de diecinueve, Darmani Rock ya está haciendo comparaciones con los ex grandes pesos pesados del pasado. Rock ha recibido grandes elogios por su poderoso jab y ambidestreza.. De pie en 6'4”, se mueve con una ligereza y velocidad sin precedentes para un caza de su tamaño. Roca ganó elogios en todo el país después de un año de la bandera de 2014 cuando se llevó a casa el EE.UU. Boxeo Juvenil y Open Juvenil, títulos de gran gramaje Continental juventud y mundial de la juventud. Durante el 2014 Junior y juvenil abierto en Reno, Nevada, Roca cerró el 2013 Campeón Nacional Juvenil, Juan Luna, 3-0. Este impresionante rendimiento fue seguido por otro título súper peso pesado en el Campeonato Continental de marzo de Jóvenes en 2014 en Quito, Ecuador donde venció a Argentina de Kervin Espinola 3-0. Roca continuación, se llevó a casa la medalla de oro en el prestigioso Campeonato Mundial Juvenil en Bulgaria en abril 2014 por una 2-1 por decisión sobre Peter Kadiru de Alemania. Rock también se llevó a casa el 2014 Campeonato Mundial Juvenil Amateur y culminó 2014 al ser nombrado de Filadelfia Amateur Boxeador del Año en los premios anuales Briscoe. Su victoria más notable, sin embargo, se produjo en mayo 2015 cuando venció a Cam Awesome, un aficionado de carrera que ha sido llamado el próximo Chris Byrd, en Las Vegas por el título National Golden Gloves. Rock también capturó el 2015 U.S. Amateur del campeonato nacional de gran gramaje. Él terminó su carrera amateur como el súper peso pesado número uno clasificado en los Estados Unidos (y el número cinco clasificar Super peso pesado en el mundo) ir 19-5 en torneos nacionales. En febrero 2016, Rock firmó un acuerdo promocional exclusivo con Roc Nation Sports.
Hernández-Harrison vs.. Dallas, a 10-round welterweight fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports takes place Viernes, Mayo 13, 2016 en el Armory en Washington DC, D.C. Esta pelea encabeza un evento de boxeo en el trono presentado por Corona Extra y será televisado en vivo por BET a partir de 10:00 p.m. Y/PT.
Además de la gran acción dentro del ring, la Mayo 13 edition of throne boxing on BET will feature several notable Roc Nation Sports touches that offer a unique fan experience, including a live musical performance as well as a host and a name DJ to keep the energy at a high level throughout the event.
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