Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Battles WBA Super Welterweight Titlist Brian Castaño in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Main Event
Brooklyn (February 25, 2019) – Ka thata-ho otla Bryan De Gracia will face once-beaten contender Eduardo Ramirez in a 12-round featherweight match live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 2 ho tloha Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, le hlahisa ka ho Premier Boxing Champions.
Bryan DeGracia, Eduardo Ramirez, Edner Cherry, Ricardo Nunez,
De Gracia vs. Ramirez replaces the previously scheduled Ricardo Núñez vs. Edner Cherry match after Cherry was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue. The winner of De Garcia vs. Ramirez will capture the WBA Gold Featherweight Championship and be in line to face WBA (Regular) Featherweight World Champion Can Xu.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader begins at 9 p.m. Et / 6 p.m. PT 'me o headlined ka pele e neng e lefatše' mampoli Erislandy Lara challenging undefeated WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño and also features Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz loantšanang le Christian Hammer.
Tickets bakeng sa ketsahalo, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com,barclayscenter.com, kapa ka bitsa 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group litheolelo di a fumaneha ka bitsa 844-BKLYN-GP.
The Panamanian De Gracia (24-1-1, 20 Kos) will be fighting for the first time in the United States on March 2. The 25-year-old has knocked out seven of his last eight opponents and scored four straight stoppage victories since his one loss to Jorge Sanchez in 2017. De Gracia, ea Thailand Ranked Ha ho. 2 by the WBA at 126 lik'hilograma tse, picked up two victories in 2018, including most recently stopping previously unbeaten Edinso Torres Jr. ka August.
Ramírez (21-1-3, 8 Kos) suffered the only loss of his career when he dropped a unanimous decision to then-featherweight champion Lee Selby in December 2017. The 26-year-old southpaw from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico had fought unbeaten Leduan Barthelemy to a draw prior to the Selby fight and most recently bounced back from that loss with a TKO victory over Carlos Jacobo in November.
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