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Sobota, Marzec 3
Barclays Center na Brooklynie
BROOKLYN (Luty 21, 2018) – The undercard for the heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz ustawiony Sobota, Marzec 3, z Barclays Center, dom Brooklyn BOXING, will now feature an outstanding 10-round women’s world title clash between Long Island’s Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon (8-1, 5 KO) i niepokonany Femke Hermans (6-0, 3 KO), of Londerzeel, Belgia, for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting at Barclays Center for this world title,” said Napoleon. “This means so much to me and for women’s boxing in the United States. I’ve worked very hard for many years and dreamed of becoming a world champion and to have my Long Island fans see me challenge for the title makes it even more special.”
“DiBella Rozrywka, Premier Boxing Mistrzów, Brooklyn Boxing and SHOWTIME remain committed to women’s boxing and together we have staged, or at least scheduled, a women’s fight of significance on every card we’ve worked on at Barclays Center,” powiedział Lou DiBella, Prezes Dibella Entertainment. “Napoleon is a very charismatic and popular fighter from Long Island and, na Marzec 3, she will have a chance to achieve her dream of becoming a world champion in front of her hometown fans.”
Owner of the two popular Overthrow boxing gyms in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Napoleon made her professional debut in August 2015 winning her first seven fights, including five by stoppage.
Following her first loss on December 10, 2016, to world ranked contender Tori Nelson, Napoleon bounced back to defeat Nikolett Papp, listopada 18, 2017, in Queens, Nowy Jork.
Victorious three times in 2017, Hermans will be leaving Belgium for the first time in her professional career for the world title fight with Napoleon. W swojej ostatniej walce, the 28-year-old won a unanimous decision against Ester Koneca, września 30, 2017.
Bilety na wydarzenia na żywo, który jest promowany przez DiBella rozrywki i TGB Promotions, zaczynają się $50 i są już w sprzedaży. Aby kupić bilety, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, lub zadzwoń 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo podjąć się Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell bezkompromisowej walki Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the interim IBF168-pound world title.
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