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Las Vegas (March 7, 2016) – Canadian welterweight champion Steve kekana “The Dragon” Claggett e nka Veteran Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan in an 8-round Special Attraction, providing chief undercard support ena Moqebelo for the inaugural event kicking-off “Knockout Night at the D”, airing (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. LE) phela ka ho CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC).
Hlahisa ka le D Las Vegas and promoted Englebrecht Promotions, ea “Knockout Night at the D” letoto’ inaugural event Leoatle. 12 will take place inside the DLVEC’s tent, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3 rd St.). Tse hlano nako, tse peli karohano lefatše 'mampoli Zab “Super” Juda (42-9, 29 Kos) lifahleho tsa halefisa sekametseng linthong tsa Josh “Hrithik” Torres (15-4-2, 7 Kos) in the 10-round main event of the “Knockout Night at D” new monthly pro boxing series,
Rising star lightweight star Chuy “El Huracan” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 Kos) lifahleho Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 Kos) in the 8-round co-feature.
Claggett (23-3-1, 16 Kos), 26, is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight titles. As an amateur in Calgary, he captured four Alberta Championships and three Golden Gloves titles, all prior to his 18go th letsatsi la tsoalo.
At the famous Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles, Claggett gained invaluable experience working with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. He also benefitted from working out at Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas, where he learned from trainer Roger Mayweather, and sparred there with two-division world champion Jesse Vargas. During his 7 ½ year career, Claggett has also sparred with great fighters such as Judah and Alfonso Gomez, moho le Urbano Antillon during training camp in preparation for his world title fight against Humberto Soto.
An outstanding U.S. tsenwe Boxer, Bryan (17-6, 7 Kos), of Patterson, NJ, has been a gatekeeper of the welterweight division the past few years. O ile a e ne e le 2004 le 2005 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion, hammoho le 2004 Under-19 and 2005 National PAL 139-pound class gold medalist. A le 2008 US Olympic Trials, he was eliminated by future professional world champion Danny Garcia, who Bryan had defeated in the opening round.
During his pro career, Bryan has pulled off several upsets, including an eighth-round decisions in 2013 ho Yuri Ramananau (22-2) in Miami and Mohlomong issouf (16-1) a New York City. Bryan has also taken top contenders and promising prospects the full distance, albeit in losing efforts, such as Amir ke, Sadam Ali, Mikael Zewski le Raymond Serrano.
 The remainder of the undercard showcases promising prospects in four-round bouts: Las Vegas junior featherweight Salvador Perez (2-0) vs. . Fabian Naranjo (3-2-1, 1 KO), of Mexico, Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 Kos) vs.. Jason Gavino (3-1, 2 Kos), of Mexico, and New Jersey heavyweight Dakota Walker (1-0, 1 KO) vs.. Cashton Young (1-0, 1 KO), ea Los Angeles. Nichols (tšoantšetsoang ka ho le letšehali) gained invaluable experience as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Refresh. for his mega-fight versus Manny Pacquiao. Tsohle lintoa le bahlabani ba sehlooho ho fetola.
Limited letenky, turu ka $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, remain on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com kapa www.DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, ho fihlela ho 10 baeti, and includes a beverage package. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Mamati a butsweng ka 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:30 p.m. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video le telco bafani ba le ka tsela sathelaete ka DirecTV Channel 221 le Dish Network Channel 158. Bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e, ho akarelletsa le e tletseng a lenaneo la kemiso le kamoo ho ka fumana CBS Sports Network, ea ho www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D”
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Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII, @SDragonClaggett, @RealTeamBryan
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