Park OBODO, Kansas (September 19, 2017) — 2016
Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandezna-alaghachikwuru mgbanaka
a Saturday night for his third professional fight, headlining “Ko Night Boxing:
Step Up!”, na Hartman Arena na Park City, Kansas.
“Ko Night Boxing: Step Up!” bụ a ngosi nke ko Night Boxing LLC., na-akpakọrịta na Hartman Arena, Mort’s Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. The edinam ga taped ndụ ga-eme n'ọdịnihu airing na CBS Sports Network.
Hernandez (2-0, 2 Kos), na-alụ ọgụ nke Wichita, has a new opponent in the six-round main event, Kyrgyzstan flyweight Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2).
Nico Hernandez (R)
is in action a Saturday n'abalị
(picture courtesy of Tony Schock, GS Memory Maker)
Alụ ọgụ nke 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 (CT) 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), nke St. Louis (Knife), na 10-gburugburu ngalaba-atụmatụ. Alụ ọgụ nke Las Vegas, Nevada, Zhang meets Missouri veteran Byron “Bear” Polley (30-21-1, 13 Kos) na a 10 gburugburu n'obi.
Also fighting on the televised portion of the card is a 10-round welterweight match pitting undefeated rising star Armando “The Gentleman” 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) ihuRichard “Silverback” Carmack (15-1-1, 12 Kos), nke Kansas City (Knife).
The already loaded undercard continues to provide a boxing platform for local fighters in four-round fights: Kansas City (Knife) keobere middleweight Marcus Neal (2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Akeem Black(2-1, 1 Ko), nke Milwaukee, Wichita’s pro-debuting light heavyweight Jeff Sturm vs. Chris Ortega(3-0-1), nke Topeka (KS), and Topeka’s Brian Clements (0-0-1) vs. Liberian junior welterweightArchie Weah, fighting out of Ohio.
All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.
Nke a bụ ihe niile na-afọ-egosi. Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6:00 p.m. CT with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Ozi:
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