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LAS VEGAS (Mars 7, 2016) – Canadian welterweight champion Steve “The Dragon” Claggett takes on veteran Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan in an 8-round Special Attraction, providing chief undercard support denna lördag for the inaugural event kicking-off “Knockout Night at the D”, vädring (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. OCH) leva på CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC).
Presenteras av D Las Vegas and promoted Englebrecht Promotions, den “Knockout Night at the D” serie’ inaugural event Hav. 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.). Five-tid, mästare två division världen Zab “Super” Juda (42-9, 29 Kos) ansikten upprörd sinnade Josh “Pitbull” 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) ansikten 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 18th födelsedag.
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, samt Urbano Antillon during training camp in preparation for his world title fight against Humberto Soto.
An outstanding U.S. amatör boxare, Bryan (17-6, 7 Kos), of Patterson, NJ, has been a gatekeeper of the welterweight division the past few years. Han var en 2004 och 2005 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion, samt 2004 Under-19 and 2005 National PAL 139-pound class gold medalist. På 2008 USA: s olympiska försök, 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 till Yuri Ramananau (22-2) in Miami and Kinda issouf (16-1) i New York City. Bryan has also taken top contenders and promising prospects the full distance, albeit in losing efforts, such as Amir I, Sadam Ali, Mikael Zewski och 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), av Mexiko, Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 Kos) vs. Jason Gavino (3-1, 2 Kos), av Mexiko, and New Jersey heavyweight Dakota Walker (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Cashton Young (1-0, 1 KO), Los Angeles. Nichols (bilden till vänster) gained invaluable experience as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for his mega-fight versus Manny Pacquiao. Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.
Begränsade biljetter, kostar $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, remain on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com eller www.DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, upp till 10 gäster, and includes a beverage package. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets. Insläpp på 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:30 p.m. PT.
Den “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 och telekomleverantörer och via satellit på DirecTV Channel 221 och skålen nätverk Channel 158. För mer information, inklusive en fullständig programtablå och hur man får CBS Sports Network, gå till www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D”
serie.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII, @SDragonClaggett, @RealTeamBryan
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