TIAJ UA SI NROOG, Kansas (Cuaj hlis 19, 2017) — 2016
Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandezrov qab los rau lub nplhaib
no hnub vas xaum night for his third professional fight, headlining “KO Hmo ntuj Boxing:
Step Up!”, ntawm Hartman Arena nyob rau hauv chaw ua si Lub nroog, Kansas.
“KO Hmo ntuj Boxing: Step Up!” yog ib tug kev nthuav qhia ntawm KO Hmo ntuj Boxing LLC., nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Hartman Arena, Mort’s Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. Qhov kev txiav txim yuav tsum muaj kev sib tw nyob rau yav tom ntej airing on CBS Cov kev ua si Network.
Hernandez (2-0, 2 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Wichita, has a new opponent in the six-round main event, Kyrgyzstan flyweight Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2).
Nico Hernandez (R)
is in action no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj
(picture courtesy of Tony Schock, GS Memory Maker)
Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Philadelphia, Baratov has had some tough luck, in terms of scoring, with two draws and a loss by split decision. His pro record could easily be 5-0.
A pair of undefeated Roc Nation Sports fighters, New Haven (I) featherweight Tramaine “The Mighty Midget” Williams (12-0, 5 Kos) and Chinese heavyweight Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang(17-0, 13 Kos), will be showcased.
USBA No. 2-rated Williams faces Derrick Murray (13-2 (5 Kos), ntawm St. Louis (MO), nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, Nevada, Zhang meets Missouri veteran Byron “Lub Xyooj” Polley (30-21-1, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Also fighting on the televised portion of the card is a 10-round welterweight match pitting undefeated rising star Armando “Cov zoo” Alvarez (16-0, 11 Kos), fighting out of Key West, Florida, against Hungarian champion Gabor “Squirrel” Gorbics (23-7, 14 Kos).
In an eight-round battle of heavyweights, Los Angeles’ Scott Alexander (12-2-2, 6 Kos) ntsej muagRichard “Silverback” Carmack (15-1-1, 12 Kos), ntawm Kansas City (MO).
The already loaded undercard continues to provide a boxing platform for local fighters in four-round fights: Kansas City (MO) junior middleweight Marcus Neal (2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Akeem Dub(2-1, 1 KO), ntawm Milwaukee, Wichita’s pro-debuting light heavyweight Jeff Sturm vs. Chris Ortega(3-0-1), ntawm Topeka (KS), and Topeka’s Brian Clements (0-0-1) vs. Liberian junior welterweightArchie Weah, fighting out of Ohio.
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.
Qhov no yog ib tug tag nrho-hnub nyoog qhia. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:00 p.m. I with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. I.
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