 PARK CITY, Kansas ( Nóvember 20, 2017) – USA Olympian and hometown hero nico Hernandez and Hungarian flyweight champion Jozsef “Little Red” Ajtai took completely different paths into the professional ranks. Hernandez vs, Ajtai is the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Americas flyweight title fight, Laugardagur nótt, Desember 2, á “KO Night Boxing: Gold & Dýrð” kort, á Hartman Arena í Park City, Kansas.
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The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 Kos), berjast út Wichita, was a decorated amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 123-12 met, highlighted by his bronze-medal winning performance at the 2016 Ólympíuleikarnir í Brasilíu. Hernandez made his pro debut last March. All his fights have been at home, each has been in the main event, and on national television. His fight against Ajtai, þó, will be his first title fight, coming in only his fourth pro bout.
Ajtai, sem er eitt ár og sex dögum yngri en Hernandez, made his professional debut 2 ½ years ago, and he’s already fought in five title fights.
Hernandez’ amateur pedigree versus Ajtai’s pro experience?
“I feel like I’m already at the level of a lot of top pro fighters,” Hernandez said. The only advantage he has is he’s used to fighting more rounds than I (this is Nico’s first scheduled 8-rounder), but I don’t plan on letting it go the distance anyways.
“I feel blessed to have this IBA title fight opportunity so early in my pro career. It honestly couldn’t come any faster. I do believe it will be special and open a tot of opportunities to fight bigger names once I win this fight. A win should open-up additional title fight opportunities, both overseas and, hopefully, back here at home to help us continue building Wichita into a fight town.”
Ajtai (19-9, 12 Kos) has already had 28 atvinnumaður berst, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year at Madison Square Garden in New York City to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, fyrrum Veröld Boxing Organization (WBO) Flyweight heimsmeistari. The Hungarian has fought at home in Hungary, as well as on the road in the United Kingdom, Spánn, Þýskaland, Úkraína og Slóvakía. A trip to America’s heartland doesn’t faze him in the least.
“He will be at home, where everybody wants to fight, but this isn’t a problem for me,” Ajtai explained. “I know he is a good boxer, but I will try to be a bit better December 2ND. When my condition is good, as it is for this fight, nobody likes to fight me.
“Þetta er stórt tækifæri fyrir mig. It’s always difficult to beat a good fighter but doing so is real success. Fighting Shiming Zou in only my fourth fight was very nice for me. I want that feeling again in this fight against Nico.”
Hernandez realizes that this fight could be his last at home for a while, due to the lack of quality American flyweights, and that most world-class fighters in his weight class are from Central America, Thailand and Japan.
“I don’t think I’ll have many more fights at home,” Hernandez admits. “I don’t think that will matter too much because I feel more pressure fighting at home than elsewhere. I will miss everyone cheering my name like they do at home. I think I’ll be traveling more to fight bigger names to work my way up the ladder until I’m at the top.
“I think the early rounds in this fight (vs. Ajtai) will be a chess match because, from what I’ve seen, he runs a lot. I feel that once I start landing my body shots, he’ll slowdown in the latter rounds. og, like I’ve said, I don’t plan on this fight going the distance.”
Ajtai, Auðvitað, isn’t traveling all the way to Kansas to visit Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, Hann kemur til að vinna!
“Nico vilja ekki vita hvar ég mun vera í hringnum,” Ajtai spáð. “Þegar hann lítur til vinstri fyrir mig, Ég ætla að fara til hægri; þegar hann reynir að finna mig á hægri, Ég mun vera á vinstri. Þegar hann vill að hvíla, Ég mun koma fram gata; þegar hann vill að kýla, hann mun ekki finna mig.
“Ég er með áætlun fyrir þessari baráttu og ég er viss um að hann gerir eins vel. En, í hringnum, Aðeins áætlun einn bardagamaður getur náð árangri. Það er að fara til vera a góður bardagi, en ég get ekki lofað almenningi að Nico verður sigurvegari.”
The full “Gold & Dýrð” card will be announced later this week. Öll berst og bardagamenn eru háð breytingum.
Miðar fara í sölu á morgun (Þriðjudagur, Október. 24 @ 10 a.m. CT) á Hartman Arena aðgöngumiðasala og HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/vettvangur / 50551?Tegund = Hartman. verð eru $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $50.00, $35.00, $25.00 og $20.00 (Verð innihalda ekki þjónustugjalda). Student tickets are available – Leikskólar í gegnum háskóla – fyrir $15.00 dollara en eru aðeins seld á vettvangi. Student Identification er geldur. Þetta er allur-aldur sýna. Húsið opnar kl 5:00 p.m. CT með opnun bardaga tímaáætlun á 6:00 p.m. CT.
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