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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. LE/6:00 P.M. PT
Hape, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
Brooklyn (Ka 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Fortuna (27-0-1, 20 Kos) le Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 Kos) will open up the Tonakgolo Boxing Champions ka Spike telecast taking place Labohlano, Ka 29 ka Bongo Center.
The 12-round junior lightweight bout between Fortuna and Vasquez will lead into the highly anticipated contest between former world champions Amir Khan le Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. LE/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 Mohapatra (14-0, 11 Kos) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 Kos) ka 10 round light heavyweight bout while Heather “The Heat” Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) lifahleho Noemi Meru e (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 Kos) ho jara Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 Kos) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) loantšanang le Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adama Kownacki (9-0, 9 Kos) squaring tima khahlanong le Ytalo Perea (5-1-1, 3 Kos) in an eight round heavyweight fight and the eight round cruiserweight battle between Keith Tapia (14-0, 9 Kos) le 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) ho jara Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 Kos).
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, ba turu ka $250, $150, $75, le $45, ke ke ho akarelletsa le ho tshwanetseng tšebeletso liqoso le lekhetho, 'me li ka Sale hona joale. Tickets ba fumaneha ho www.barclayscenter.com, www e.ticketmaster.com 'me ka ea Amerika Express Box Office ka Bongo Center. Ho laela ka ka fono, bitsa Ticketmaster ka (800) 745-3000. Setlhopha a letenky, ka kōpo bitsa 800 GROUP-BK.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, tse 25 ea lilemo li Leruo (27-0-1, 20 Kos) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio le 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 Ka 29.
The 27-year-old 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, ea 2012 U.S. Olympian Mohapatra (13-0, 10 Kos) se tšoanelang ho tsoana le ho papading ya ditebele tsa oa Newest Mecca. Unbeaten e le setsebi, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, ea Staten Island habo o bontšitse kamoo a bego a ratang loantša a hae a mor'a ntlo, 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.
Se e le mofenyi wa pele leha e le neng setsebi basali papading ya ditebele tsa a bapisoa ka Bongo Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 Kos) o khutlela ka Ka 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Hae fetileng tlhōlo Bongo Center o ile a tla ka June 2014 ha a ne a hlōla ba le karohano qeto ka Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. O ile a o sheba ho boloka hore botsitso etsahalang Ka 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 Ka 29ho loantša Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Poland, empa ho loantša ho tsoa Brooklyn, Kownacki ke 2006 le 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 10go th 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 tsoa Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Ka 29, Brooklyn ka boeena Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.
An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Liolimpiki, Franco won a Junior World Championship in 2003. The 33-year-old, who now fights out of Miami, will take on the 26-year-old Sanchez out of Buffalo, New York.
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