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LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER
BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. AND/6:00 P.M. PT
Tambih Deui, Undercard Action Featuring
Staten Island’s 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne Battling Cornelius White
& Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Facing Noemi Bosques
BROOKLYN (Mei 21, 2015) – An electric showdown between Javier Citatah (27-0-1, 20 KOs) jeung Bryan Vasquez (35-1, 18 KOs) will open up the Premier tinju Champions dina Spike telecast taking place Jumaah, Mei 29 di 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 jeung Chris Algieri. The Spike telecast begins at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.
Undercard action will also feature a slew of exciting local prospects competing in tough fights. 2012 AS. Olympian “Sir” Raka Browne (14-0, 11 KOs) of Staten Island will take on the experienced Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KOs) dina 10 round light heavyweight bout while Samah “Nu Panas” Hardy (12-0, 2 KOs) rupa Leuweung Noemi (8-2-2) in eight rounds of featherweight action.
Also on the card are Wesley Ferrer (8-0, 5 KOs) nyokot dina Jose Miguel Castro (4-2, 2 KOs) in a six round lightweight attraction, Noel Murphy (1-0) battling Michael Black(0-1) in four rounds of welterweight action, Adam Kownacki (9-0, 9 KOs) squaring off ngalawan 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) jeung 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) nyokot dina Guillermo Sanchez (15-15-1, 6 KOs).
Tiket eta kanggo kajadian nu hirup, promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Star Boxing, nu dibanderol di $250, $150, $75, jeung $45, teu kaasup ongkos layanan lumaku jeung pajeg, jeung nu diobral ayeuna. Tiket disadiakeun di www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com jeung di Box Kantor American Express di Barclays Center. Pikeun ngeusi batre ku telepon, nelepon Ticketmaster di (800) 745-3000. Pikeun tiket group, mangga nelepon 800-Grup-BK.
An amateur standout who participated in the first Pan American Junior Championships in 2003, nu umurna 25 taun Pakaya (27-0-1, 20 KOs) owns victories over Abner Cotto, Miguel Zamudio jeung 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 Mei 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, nu 2012 AS. Olympian Browne (13-0, 10 KOs) ieu jadi sinonim jeung newest Mekah tinju sacara. Unbeaten salaku panarjamah, with six knockouts at Barclays Center, nu asli Staten Island geus nembongkeun sabaraha manéhna mikanyaah ka pajoang dina backyard-Na, 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.
Geus nu meunangna patandingan tinju bikangna kahiji-kungsi profésional dina Barclays Center,Hardy (12-0, 2 KOs) mulih deui dina Mei 29 looking to bounce back from a frustrating no contest on April 11. Meunangna nya saméméhna di Barclays Center datang dina Juni 2014 lamun manéhna meunang kaputusan pamisah leuwih Jackie Trivilino. Her most recent victory was a dominant unanimous decision against Elizabeth Anderson in December 2014. Manéhna kasampak pikeun tetep moméntum nu jalan dina Mei 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, York Énggal, Murphy turned pro in November of last year with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith. He returns to the ring on Mei 29tarung Black out of Las Vegas.
Originally from Lomza, Polandia, tapi pajoang kaluar ti Brooklyn, Kownacki nyaeta 2006 jeung 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 10th 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 kaluar ti Wichita, Kansas.
Making his professional debut on Mei 29, Brooklyn sorangan Colbert will face off against the 25-year-old Pierce out of Newark, New Jersey.
An accomplished amateur who represented Cuba in the 2004 Olimpiade, 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, York Énggal.
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