JAVIER FORTUNA TAKES ON BRYAN VASQUEZ IN TELEVISED OPENER FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE ON FRIDAY, MEY 29

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BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. SY/6:00 P.M. PT

Bebe Kokoa, Undercard Action Featuring

Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White

& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques

Brooklyn (Mey 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) ary Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Premier Boxing Champions amin'ny Spike telecast taking place Zoma, Mey 29 amin'ny Barclays Center.

 

The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan ary Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. SY/6 p.m. PT.

 

Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 U.S. Olympian “Sir” Marcus Browne (14-0, 11 Kos) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Kos) ao amin'ny 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “The Heat” Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) tarehy Noemi Ala (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.

 

Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Kos) naka amin'ny Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Kos) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) miady Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 Kos) squaring eny manohitra Ytalo Pere (5-1-1, 3 Kos) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Kos) ary Leo Pla (5-4-2, 2 Kos).

 

Rounding out the action is the professional debut of Chris Colbert as he battles Marquis Pierce (1-5) in a four round featherweight bout and Luis Franco (12-1-1, 8 Kos) naka amin'ny Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Kos).

 

Tapakila ho an'ny velona hetsika, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, dia priced amin'ny $250, $150, $75, ary $45, tsy ao anatin'izany ny asa fanompoana azo ampiharina fiampangana sy ny hetra, ary amin'ny amidy ankehitriny. Tapakila dia hita ao amin'ny www.barclayscenter.com, WWW.ticketmaster.com ary ao amin'ny American Express Box Office amin'ny Barclays Center. Handidy an-telefaonina, miantso Ticketmaster amin'ny (800) 745-3000. Ny vondrona tapakila, mba hantsoina 800-GROUP-BK.

 

An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, ny 25 taona Fortune (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio sy Patrick Hyland. The undefeated rising star out of La Romana, Dominican Republic holds four knockouts over his last six fights as he looks to put on another great show on Mey 29.

 

Ilay 27 taona Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) is quickly becoming known as the preeminent pugilist from Costa Rica. The San Jose-native is the winner of his last five fights, including a stoppage of Sergio Thompson in Dec. 2014. Vasquez does not shy from any competition and will not back down when he faces his toughest test to date in Javier Fortuna on Spike TV.

 

As he approaches his record ninth appearance at Barclays Center, ny 2012 U.S. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 Kos) dia lasa mitovy dika amin'ny ady totohondry ny vaovao Mecca. Unbeaten toy ny matihanina, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, Staten Island ny teratany nampiseho fa tena tia ady tao amin'ny tokotany, most recently scoring a sixth round stoppage over Aaron Pryor Jr. at Barclays Center in April. The 24-year-old faces the 34-year-old White (21-3, 16 Kos) from Houston.

 

Efa ny mpandresy ny voalohany indrindra vehivavy matihanina amin'ny Barclays lalao ady totohondry Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) hiverina amin'ny Mey 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on Aprily 11. Ny fandresena teo aloha tao Barclays Center tonga ny volana Jona 2014 rehefa nahazo fanapahan-kevitra ny Jackie fisarahana Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Dia mijery hatrany izay mitranga bahana Mey 29 when she faces the 32-year-old Bosques out of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

 

An accomplished amateur out of Brooklyn, Ferrer owns a 2012 New York Amateur Boxing Championship and a 2013 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Championship. The 22-year-old has already won twice in 2015, scoring a second round TKO over Bryan Timmons in April. He prepares to face the 27-year-old Castro out of Carolina, Puerto Rico.

 

A 20-year-old prospect out of Woodlawn, New York, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Mey 29miady Black out of Las Vegas.

 

Originally from Lomza, Polonina, fa miady avy any Brooklyn, Kownacki dia 2006 ary 2009 New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champion. The 26-year-old delivered a first round knockout in April over Randy Easton and returns to the ring in his adopted hometown looking for his 10faha- professional victory. He faces the 21-year-old 2012 Olympian Pereafrom Ecuador.

 

An undefeated prospect from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Tapia aims to build on his previous two outings, which both ended in first round knockouts. The 24-year-old will battle with the 33-year-old Pla avy Wichita, Kansas.

 

Making his professional debut on Mey 29, Brooklyn ihany Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.

 

An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Lalao Olaimpika, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. Ilay 33 taona, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, New York.

 

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