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Nico Hernandez
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PARK CITY, KANSAS (Oktober 23, 2017) – 2016 Olympischer Bronzemedaillengewinner Nico Hernandez will be fighting for his first professional title on Samstag, Dezember 2, when he takes on Hungarian invaderJozsef “Bisschen rot” Ajtai in the eight-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Flyweight Championship, Headliner “KO Night Boxing: Gold & Herrlichkeit” bei Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boxing: Gold & Herrlichkeit” ist eine Präsentation von KO Night Boxing LLC., in Verbindung mit Hartman Arena, und teilweise gefördert durch Twister Stadt Harley-Davidson Metro pcs, Mort’s Cigar Bar und Jimmy Egg.
Die Aktion wird auf CBS Sports Network für zukünftige Ausstrahlung aufgezeichnet werden Live.
The 21-year-old Hernandez (3-0, 2 KOs), aus Wichita kämpfen, will be fighting in a scheduled eight-round bout for the first time. His three pro fights to date were all scheduled for six rounds and each was held in Kansas, the last two in his second home, Hartman Arena.
In his last fight this past September 23rd, Hernandez was forced to fight late replacement Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman who outweighed the celebrated American Olympian by more than 10 Pfund. Hernandez won a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 und 59-55 zweimal.
Despite being younger than Hernandez by almost a year to the day, Ajtai (19-9, 12 KOs) has already had 28 Profi Kämpfe, including a full 10-round distance loss by decision last year to two-time Olympic gold medalist Shiming Zou, der ehemalige World Boxing Organization (WBO-) Fliegengewicht Weltmeister.
“By far, Nico is fighting the toughest opponent of his pro career,” Hernandez’ Promoter John Andersen (“KO Night Boxing LLC) sagte,. “Ajtai has much more experience as a pro than Nico, plus he went the distance against a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Zou. Ajtai is a busy fighter with a good knockout ratio (63%). This fight is going to tell us a lot about Nico, especially his power at 112 Pfund.
“Nico fighting for a title in only his fourth pro fight proves that all our hard efforts of KO Night Boxing and Team Nico has paid off quickly and we’re grateful that the IBA has given him this great opportunity. I didn’t realize the high quality of champions the IBA has had in the past and we’re proud that Nico can someday join this group. Im Fliegengewicht, Nico may enter world title fight shot discussions earlier than I had originally thought, which was in his third year as a pro. An impressive performance against Ajtai could position him for a world title fight next year with less than 10 fights under his belt.”
“We’re excited to have an American Olympian fighting for our first Americas title,” IBA PresidentJ.C. Courreges zusätzlich. “Nico Hernandez is an Olympic bronze medalist and we’re hopeful that he will develop into an IBA world champion in the not too distant future. His amateur pedigree speaks for itself and we’re very happy to have this young man fighting for the IBA Americas title.”
IBA world champions during the past quarter-century include Hall-of-Famers Oscar de la Hoya,George Foreman, Roberto Duran und Arturo Gatti, as well as stars such as Roy Jones, Jr.,Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, James Toney, Mikkel Kessler, Eric Morales, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Glen Johnson und Antonio Tarver.
Andere Kämpfe auf der “Gold & Herrlichkeit” card will soon be announced. Alle Kämpfe und Kämpfer sind Änderungen vorbehalten.
Dies ist ein All-Alter zeigen. Die Türen öffnen um offen 5:00 p.m. CT mit der Öffnung an Bout geplant 6:00 p.m. CT.
INFORMATIONEN:
Zwitschern: @KONightBoxing, @IBABoxing
Facebook: /NeonStar, /IBABoxing
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