ON HARI SABTU, Agustus 6 AT ORACLE ARENA DI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE
ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
AWAL AT 10:35 p.m. DAN/PT
NEW YORK, NY (Bulan Juli 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Biaya) akan kembali ke ring pada Hari Sabtu, Bulan Agustus 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Biaya) di Oracle Arena di Oakland, California. Acara, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. DAN/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.
The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel "Twitch" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. dan Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock. Roc Nation Sports’ sparkplug Maurice "Perkasa Mo" Hooker also looks to ignite Oracle Arena as the card’s co-feature in a 10-round NABO Junior Welterweight Title clash against Tyrone Barnett.
Maurice "Perkasa Mo" Hooker (20-0-2, 15 Biaya) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. bakat alaminya segera melihat sehingga dia bersaing sebagai amatir, selama waktu yang dia berpartisipasi dalam lebih dari 100 perkelahian, kompilasi catatan 97 kemenangan dan hanya 7 kerugian, dengan 67 kemenangan datang dengan cara KO. Hooker berbalik profesional pada April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. Setelah empat putaran, hakim melihat pertarungan 40-36, 37-39 dan 38-38, membuat pertarungan imbang perpecahan. Tidak terpengaruh, di pertarungan berikutnya pada tanggal 24, 2014, Hooker mencetak kemenangan profesional pertamanya, merobohkan Wilbert Mitchell di babak pertama di Dr. Lada Arena di Frisco, Texas. sebelas menang (delapan dengan KO) kemudian, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 dalam pertarungan yang ditampilkan di ShoBox dari Konvensi Masak Pusat di Memphis. Setelah delapan dekat, putaran berjuang keras, hakim melihat pertarungan imbang. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 di Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center di Dallas untuk Nabo SMP kelas menengah Championship kosong. “Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. Pada Oktober 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, SEPERTI, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker looks to advance his undefeated record when he takes on Tyrone Barnett (23-4-1, 15 Biaya) pada tanggal Bulan Agustus 6 di Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.
Berasal dari Riverside, California dan berjuang keluar dari sarang tinju dari Oxnard, terkalahkan junior ringan Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Biaya) mulai tinju pada usia delapan, mengumpulkan catatan amatir 67-15, memenangkan Kejuaraan Oxnard PAL di 2006 dan California State Perak Sarung tangan Championship di 2007 sepanjang jalan. Selama debut profesional Franco pada tanggal 18, 2010, ia mengalahkan Emanuel Machorro di Club 401 di Ontario, California melalui TKO ronde ketiga. Franco terkesan di awal karirnya, kompilasi catatan tak terkalahkan dengan dua kali seri di tempat-tempat di seluruh California pada akhir 2013. Salah satu hasil imbang saat melawan Alejandro Ochoa di Cannon tenang di Montebello, California pada September 20, 2013, tetapi dalam pertandingan ulang tiga bulan kemudian, Franco outmatched Ochoa mencetak enam putaran kemenangan keputusan bulat di Westin Bonaventure Hotel di Los Angeles. Pada tanggal 20, 2015, selama kembali Ward untuk cincin di Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 di Oracle Arena di Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.Bulan Agustus 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 Biaya). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.
Setelah dikompilasi catatan amatir luar biasa 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. Jr. (8-0, 7 Biaya), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, mencetak putaran kemenangan TKO keempat lebih Raul Talamontes di Kompleks Olahraga di kampung halamannya. Kembali cincin kurang dari dua bulan kemudian, Puga Jr.. mengangkat rekornya menjadi 2-0 dengan TKO ronde pertama Jose Yesus Hurtado di Sherwood Inn di Salinas. Pada bulan Juni 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Setelah sedikit lebih dari satu tahun jauh dari ring, ia mendedikasikan dirinya untuk "ilmu manis" dengan sepenuh hati dan Februari 17, 2014, Puga Jr.. membuat comeback berhenti Charon Spanyol di babak ketiga dengan tembakan tubuh kuat di Salinas Badai Rumah di Salinas asalnya. Puga Jr.. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. Pada Tanggal Februari 12, Puga Jr.. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 di Oracle Arena di Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr.. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on Bulan Agustus 6 to face an opponent to be announced.
Brooklyn’s undefeated Junior "The Young Allah" Younan (9-0, 7 Biaya) dianggap sebagai salah satu prospek tinju terbaik New York City. Younan, dilatih oleh ayahnya Sherif, mantan petinju profesional sendiri, mulai berjuang kompetitif pada usia delapan dan hanya dua tahun kemudian disebut "tinju ajaib" oleh New York Times. Dia menyusun catatan amatir 90-5, racking seri mengesankan judul sepanjang jalan termasuk sembilan kejuaraan SMP Olimpiade, sembilan kejuaraan Metro SMP, delapan New York State Perak Sarung tangan kejuaraan dan lima perak Sarung tangan kejuaraan Regional. Di 2011, ia dinobatkan Nasional SMP Emas juara Sarung tangan dan USA. Tinju nomor satu dinilai petinju junior di kelas berat badannya. Kurang dari sebulan setelah itu 18th ulang tahun, Younan membuat debut profesional pada November 9, 2013, di Pusat Aviator Olahraga dan Acara di Brooklyn, New York, berhenti Kenneth Schmitz di babak pertama. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 Biaya) pada tanggal Bulan Agustus 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.
Pada usia 20, Darmani Rock (3-0, 3 Biaya) is already drawing comparisons to former heavyweight greats of the past. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rock was brought to a local boxing ring by his father at age twelve after he lost a street fight to neighborhood bullies. Standing at 6’4”, he moves with an unparalleled lightness and speed for a fighter his size. Rock earned nation-wide accolades following a banner year in 2014 when he took home the USA Boxing Junior and Youth Open, Youth Continental and Youth World super heavyweight titles. During the 2014 Junior and Youth Open in Reno, Nevada, Rock shut out the 2013 National Youth Champion, John Luna, 3-0. This impressive performance was followed by another super heavyweight title at the Youth Continental Championships in March 2014 in Quito, Ecuador where he defeated Argentina’s Kervin Espinola 3-0. Rock then took home the gold medal at the prestigious World Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April 2014 oleh a 2-1 decision over Germany’s Peter Kadiru. Rock also took home the 2014 World Junior Amateur Championship and capped off 2014 by being named Philadelphia’s Amateur Boxer of the Year at the annual Briscoe Awards. His most noteworthy win, akan tetapi, came in May 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock also captured the 2015 DIRI KITA. National Amateur super heavyweight championship. He ended his amateur career as the number one rated super heavyweight in the United States (and the number five rated super heavyweight in the world) akan 19-5 in national tournaments. Rock made his highly anticipated professional debut, after signing an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, against Rockville, Maryland’s Carlos Black on May 13, 2016, as the co-feature of Roc Nation’s throne boxing card at the Armory in Washington, D.C. Following a devastating left hook, Rock brought his opponent to the floor with a right-left combination at the 1:54 tanda babak pertama. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on Bulan Agustus 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.
Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. Pada November 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 pada 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Biaya) pada tanggal Bulan Agustus 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.
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