Seven Undefeated Local Favorites Featured in Separate Bouts
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (April 11, 2019) The fifth installment of the popular Rommel op de Rots series will be held on Vrijdag, Mei 10, bij 7 p.m. bij Hard Rock Event Center bijSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Georganiseerd door Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory, the event, entitled “Night of the Undefeated,” will feature no less than seven undefeated local favorites in separate bouts.
In the 10-round main event will be undefeated, WBA No. 7-rated featherweight contender Hairon “El Maja” Socarras (21-0-3, 13 KO) of Miami via Marianao, Cuba. Socarras, 26, was last seen scoring a unanimous eight-round decision over Mexico’s Carlos Ruiz in March at Hard Rock Event Center.
Also scheduled for action is Miami via Havana undefeated welterweight Livan “The Machine Gun Kid” Navarro (10-0, 7 KO). Navarro, 28, scored a KO 4 over Barranquilla, Colombia’s Wilfrido Buelvas last November.
Back in action will be undefeated 20-year-old boxing prodigy Logan “The Korican Kid” Yoon (15-0, 12 KO). The Hawaii-based welterweight Yoon is coming off a TKO 5 over Africa’s Hamza Sempewo in Atlantic City last November.
Two-time Olympic medalist and undefeated heavyweight KO artist Ivan “The Kazakh Giant” Dychko (7-0, 7 KO) van Hollywood, Fla., via Kazakhstan, will be back, looking to keep his perfect record intact in an eight-round test. The 28-year-old scored a one-punch demolition of once-promising Maurice Harris last July.
Riding the momentum of impressive victories over established veterans Breidis Prescott and Ed Paredes in his last two fights, popular Puerto Rican sensation Derrieck Cuevas(20-0-1, 14 KO) will be back for his next step up the welterweight ladder. Cuevas, 24, is the hard-punching prospect Florida fans have rallied behind faithfully.
Back for another appearance is the rugged, made-for-TV Cuban super middleweightIrosvani Duvergel (5-0, 3 KO). Duvergel, 27, will be participating in his fourth straight fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood and his exciting style has made him a fan favorite.
Also in action will be cruiserweight “Bad” Blake Davis (1-0) from Cooper City, looking for his second win in a four-round showdown.
Tickets for “Rumble at the Rock V” cost $250, $150, $100 en $60 and are available through ticketmaster.com.
“This series of shows has produced several future champions for South Florida and I’m proud to be part of it,” said Henry Rivalta, Director of Boxing Operations for The Heavyweight Factory. “Every one of our undefeated prospects will be matched up in challenging tests to continue their development.”
Opponents and rounds will be announced shortly. Op Fight Night, the Hard Rock Event Center doors open at 6 p.m., en de actie begint bij 7 p.m. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino bevindt zich op 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, Fla.
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Over Hard Rock Event Center
Hard Rock Event Center is the newly constructed 3,600-seat venue located in the northwest corner of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood. Als onderdeel van de $1.5 miljard uitbreiding van vastgoed, de voormalige Hard Rock Live-arena zal worden gesloopt en vervangen door een ultramoderne locatie met meer dan 6.500 zitplaatsen in theaterstijl, gepland om binnen te openen 2019. In de tussentijd, een volledig concertschema, comedyshows en andere evenementen vinden plaats in het Hard Rock Event Center. Seminole Hard Rock heeft enkele van de populairste muzikale acts gehost, zoals John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Erik Clapton, Marc Antonius, Billy Joel, Andrea Bocelli, Tim McGraw en Carlos Santana; topkomieken, waaronder Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rots, George Lopez en wijlen Robin Williams; evenals grote sportevenementen en evenementen van grote sportsterren, van UFC-wedstrijden tot liefdadigheidsgala's voor Jason Taylor, Alonzo Rouw, Dwyane Wade en meer. Voor meer informatie, kunt u terecht op www.myhrl.com.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Hollywood Casino
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship casino resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It is a world-renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination that features a AAA Four Diamond-rated luxury hotel; expansive gaming offerings including first-in-class slots, high-stakes table games and South Florida’s premier poker room; spa and fitness center; award-winning dining and nightlife; and the popular Hard Rock Event Center which hosts A-list entertainers, comedy and sporting events. Een $1.5 billion expansion slated to open in fall 2019 zal brengen 638 luxury guestrooms to a first-ever, iconic, guitar-shaped hotel and 168 upscale guest accommodations in an adjacent hotel tower overlooking a lush, “Bora Bora” style, private cabana environment; een 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa®; een 13.5 acre recreational water-focused experience for sunbathing, swimming, kayaking, sailing and paddle boarding; 21 distinctive restaurants, bars and lounges; an expanded gaming floor featuring 3,100 slots, 193 table games and a 45-table poker room; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; en 26,000 square feet of new retail space. The highly anticipated 6,500 seat Hard Rock Live theater-style concert venue will feature headline performances and live broadcast capabilities. The resort is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7, (U.S. Highway 441). The resort is 10 minutes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. Voor meer informatie, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com, telefoontje 800-937-0010 or follow us:
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