Young Stars Complement Epic Welterweight Championship Showdown
Between Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao

LAS VEGAS (Abril 27, 2015) – A full lineup of present and future boxing stars is set to entertain the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd in pay-per-view and non-televised action before the history-making welterweight showdown between Floyd “Dinheiro” Mayweather e Manny “PAC Man” Pacquiao em Sábado, Maio 2.

The pay-per-view undercard is topped by a pair of fights featuring two of boxing’s most talented and exciting stars as WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leão “Terremoto” Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) faces Mexican brawler José Cayetano (17-3, 8 KOs) and WBO Featherweight World Champion Vasyl Lomachenko (3-1, 1 KO) takes on Puerto Rican contender Gamalier Rodríguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs).

The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View^® e SHOWTIME PPV^® começando no9 p.m. E/ 6 p.m. PT.

Exciting non-televised bouts round out the action in the arena as top undefeated prospects look to keep their perfect records intact.

The slick and undefeated Chris “Doce” Pearson (11-0, 9 KOs) atenda Disse El Harrak (12-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout and heavy-fisted Jesse Hart (16-0, 13 KOs) takes on fellow unbeaten Mike Jimenez (17-0, 11 KOs) in a 10-rounder or the NABO, títulos USBA e NABF Super Middleweight.

An undefeated knockout artist looking to make it 10-for-10, Andrew “The Beast” Tabiti (9-0, 9 KOs) rostos Anthony Caputo Smith (15-4, 10 KOs) in an eight- rounds cruiserweight match.

Kicking off the night of fights is undefeated contender Brad Salomão (24-0, 9 KOs), que vai ser impugnada por Adrian René Granados (13-3, 9 KOs) em um 10 rodada super-médios luta.

“Mayweather Promotions is looking forward to bringing some of boxing’s most exciting current and future stars to the fans on the biggest night in our sport’s history,” disse Leonard Ellerbe, CEO de Promoções Mayweather. “Whether you are watching on pay-per-view or in the arena, you are in store for an electric night of fights.”

“Each undercard match could be a main event on another card,” disse Hall of Fame promotor Bob Arum da Top Rank. “Fans can watch the exciting action as a warm-up to the most anticipated fight in decades.”

Conforme anunciado anteriormente, 26-anos Santa Cruz will be making his second appearance on a Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view undercard. The fan-friendly two-division world champion has defended his super bantamweight title numerous times in impressive fashion on his way to earning a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the world. Born in Huetamo, Michoaca de Ocampo, Mexico but fighting out of Los Angeles, Santa Cruz won his first world title in 2012. Em 2013 he won his super bantamweight title.

Fighting out of Tijuana, Baja California, México, Cayetano tornou-se profissional em 2009 and sprinted to a 10-0 record before dropping a narrow split decision to Ruben Tamayo in 2011. He most recently dropped a decision to Enrique Bernache in February after defeating Dennis Contreras and Eden Marquez in his previous two starts. He hopes to make a grand impression in his U.S. estrear noMaio 2.

Arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, with two Olympic gold medals and two Amateur National Championships, 27-anos Lomachenko has already made a great impact in the professional ranks. He won his world title with a majority decision over Gary Russell Jr. ano passado. Making the second defense of his 126-pound title, the fighter out of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine will be going for his third straight win overall when he battles Rodriguez.

An accomplished veteran from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Rodriguez gets an opportunity on boxing’s biggest stage when he battles Lomachenko. The 28-year-old has not lost a fight since 2009 e tem 17 consecutive victories since a technical draw in 2010. He won twice in 2014, picking up a unanimous decision victory over Orlando Cruz and a second round TKO over Martin Cardona.

Lutando fora de Filadélfia, Veado was an accomplished amateur who was a 2012 U.S. Olympic alternate after earning a U.S. National Championship and a National Golden Gloves Championship. The 25-year-old will fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time since his professional debut in 2005 when he stopped Manuel Eastman in the first round. Desta vez, he will look to remain undefeated and catapult himself to contender status.

Undefeated and facing the biggest challenge of his career, a 27-year-old Jimenez will make his Las Vegas debut on Maio 2. Having already delivered a second round knockout over Kevin Engel in 2015 the fighter out of Chicago will look to impress on the biggest stage of his career against Hart.

A three-time National Golden Gloves Champion, Salomão fights out of Lafayette, Louisiana and is aiming to maintain his perfect record.. The 31-year-old picked up victories in 2014 over Eduardo Flores, Freddy Hernandez and Arman Ovsepyan. Solomon takes on the 25-year-old Granados out of Cicero, Illinois.

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao é uma luta de unificação do campeonato mundial dos meio-médios de 12 rounds promovida pela Mayweather Promotions e Top Rank Inc., e é patrocinado pela Tecate con caracter, Paramount Pictures e Skydance Productions -Exterminador do Futuro Genisys, nos cinemas julho 1^st, filmes Paramount & Skydance Productions apresenta MISSÃO IMPOSSÍVEL: NAÇÃO REBELDE, nos teatros & IMAX julho 31^st, The Weinstein Company e o novo filme Southpaw, estrelado por Jake Gyllenhaal, nos cinemas em todos os lugares Julho 24e México, Vive ao Acredite. The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View^® e SHOWTIME PPV^® começando no 9 p.m. E/ 6 p.m. PT.

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