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(L-R) — Chuy Gutierrez, Zab Judah, Derek Stevens, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman, Josh Torres and Leon Spinks III (see photo gallery below)

Las Vegas (Lub ob hlis ntuj 25, 2016) — lub D Las Vegas thiab Downtown Las Vegas Txheej xwm Center (DLVEC), along with Neon Star Media and Roy Englebrecht Promotions, hosted a press conference this past Tuesday afternoon to promote its new monthly boxing series, “Knockout Night at the D”.

The inaugural event, teem rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, will be held inside the DLVEC’s 20,000-square-foot tent.

Guest speakers included Derek Stevens, Owner & CEO, lub D Las Vegas; Carolyn G. Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas; pab txhawb Roy Englebrecht, Hiav txwv. 12^th main event fighters Zab “Super” Judah (42-9, 29 Kos) thiab Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-4-2, 7 Kos), co-feature boxers Chuy “El Huacan” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 Kos) thiab Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 Kos).

“We’re thrilled that the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center is going to showcase outdoor boxing and play a role in bringing it back to Las Vegas,” said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman. “The series will impact Las Vegas in a new and exciting way by bringing boxing fans from all over the world to the heart of the city in a state-of-the-art venue, presenting a wonderful new way to experience Las Vegas.”

Lub “Knockout Night at the D” presser was streamed live and is still available to watch athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUimxhSX14k. Media and fans from around the boxing world emailed questions that were asked at the press conference and answered by the participants.

Zab Judah: “It’s been a little bit of a long road for me on my comeback. I want to give a shout out to Derek Stevens and the D Las Vegas for putting on this beautiful event March 12^th. You won’t want to miss this fight! I also want to thank CBS Sports Network, Team Judah and my manager, who is my brother, Bill Halkias. He’s got us back to where we should be. And I want to thank the City of Las Vegas.”

Josh Torres: “To be on the first series show is a dream come true. I’m fighting a legend, Zab ‘Super’ Judah. But I’m also fighting for New Mexico boxers. I want to inspire youth, that’s what it’s all about. Never give up, dreams do come true.”

Chuy Gutierrez: “I’d like to thank the D Las Vegas for having me on this CBS Sports Network show. Here we go again, let’s get it on!”

Leon Spinks III: “This is a very, heev, very big event for me. I’m grateful and honored to be part of the first ‘Knockout Night at the D’ event on CBS Sports Network. My family will be here. My grandfather, Pops, is Leon Spinks. It’s going down at the D.”

Daim pib, luv nqi ntawm $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, mus txog 10 qhua, and includes a beverage package. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.

Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. PT.

Lub “Knockout 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 thiab telco mob thiab ntawm satellite rau DirecTV Channel 221 thiab Tais Network Channel 158. Yog xav paub ntxiv, nrog rau ib tug tag nrho programming sij hawm thiab yuav ua li cas kom tau CBS kev ua si Network, mus rau www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

Lub vas sab: www.dlvec.com, www.thed.com

Twitter: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens

Instagram: @downtownlasvegaseventscenter, @thedlasvegas

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/dlvec, www.Facebook.com/thedlasvegas

Follow these fighters and our broadcasters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII

(L-R) – Zab Judah, Derek Stevens & Josh Torres

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman

(L-R) – Derek Stevens & Zab Judah