Trio of Unbeaten Prospects Also in Action as George Kambosos, Jr., Desmond Jarmon & Destyne Butler All Enter the Ring
LAS VEGAS (Enero 7, 2019) – Welter hombre Jaya y peso mosca Genisis Libranza hacer su U.S. debuts on the big stage as part of the non-televised undercard headlined their fellow Filipino countryman Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, Enero 19 en el MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas.
humano (18-1, 12 KOs) will battle in an eight-round welterweight match, while Libranza (17-1, 10 KOs) takes on Nicaragua’sCarlos Buitrago (30-4-1, 17 KOs) in an eight-round flyweight match as the two fighters from Davao City, Philippines look to continue their respective win streaks.
En el evento principal, Pacquiao, boxing’s only eight-division world champion, will end his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring when he returns to Las Vegas to defend his World Boxing Association Welterweight World Title against former four-division world champion and must-see attraction Adrien “El Problema” Broner on SHOWTIME PPV®.
Three unbeaten prospects will also do battle in non-televised action as Australia’s George Kambosos, Jr. (15-0, 9 KOs) adquiereRolando Chinea(15-2-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match, De CincinnatiDesmond Jarmon (7-0, 4 KOs) clashes with St. Louis-nativeCantón Miller (3-1-1, 1 KOs) in a six-round super featherweight bout and Chicago’sDestyne Butler(4-0, 3 KOs) fights in a four-round welterweight match.
Las entradas para el evento, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with About Billions Promotions, están a la venta ahora y comienzan en $100, not including applicable service charges, and can be purchased on line through AXS.com, cobrar por teléfono al 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.
The pay-per-view undercard will see two-division world champion Badou Jack will battle unbeaten top-rated contender Marcus Browne for the WBA Interim Light Heavyweight Title and former world champion Rau’shee Warren taking on France’s Nordine Oubaali for the vacant WBC Bantamweight World Championship in a rematch of their 2012 Olympic matchup that was edged by Oubaali. In the opening bout of the four-fight PPV telecast, unbeaten Jhack Tepora will take on former world champion Hugo Ruiz in a 12-round featherweight clash.