LAS VEGAS (Gruodis 1, 2016) – A super flyweight twin-title fight between undefeated Oscar Cantu ir “Mighty” Aston Palicte headlines the final 2016 installment of the popular “Knockout Night at the D” serija šeštadienį naktis, Gruodis 17, pasivaikščiojimas gyvai (7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. IR) apie CBS Sports Network from inside the Downtown Las Vegasas Renginių centras indoor facility, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3rd St.).
FloBoxing.tv will live stream the Dec. 17oji “Knockout Night at the D” undercard worldwide, pradedant 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. IR), in addition to three main card TV bouts – excluding North America – pradedant nuo 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. IR).
Cantu will defend his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title against Palicite. The vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental super flyweight championship will also be contested in the 10-round main event.
“The Cantu-Palicte fight is a classic match-up between a boxer and puncher,” Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions co-founder/CEO Keith Veltre sakė. “It’s for two title belts and the winner will be positioned for a possible world title shot in 2017. Our final event of the year promises to be our best yet with evenly matched, entertaining fights that our ‘Knockout Night at the D’ series is known for with rytojaus stars up-and-down the card.”
The “Knockout Night at the D” serija, presented by D Las Vegasas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, yra reklamuojamas Roy Jones Jr.. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
Jim “J.R.” Ross ir Joey Varner will call the action live from ringside, o Jeff Huston will be the ring announcer and fight week master of ceremonies.
The 25-year-old Cantu (14-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Kingsville, Teksasas, is a pure boxer who is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) čempionas, užėmė Nr. 3 by the WBO North American Boxing Organization (KAIMYNAS) ir Nr. 6 by the NABA. He is a belt collector having been the former NABF Junior super flyweight, Pasaulio bokso taryba (WBC) Youth Intercontinental bantamweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) United States super flyweight title holder.
Savo paskutiniame kovos, this past May at home in Kingsville, Cantu captured the vacant NABF flyweight title with a 10-round split decision victory over Samuel Gutierrez. Cantu’s most notable win to date is a 10-round split decision against previously undefeated Juan Antonio Lopez (10-0) į 2014 for the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental bantamweight crown.
Palicte, who will be making his US debut Dec. 17 having resettled in Los Angeles, where he’s training at the famed Wild Card Gym, to enhance his boxing career. Palicte has fought only once outside of his native Philippines as a professional. He has an experience advantage over Cantu in terms of fighting higher quality opponents. World rated at No. 11 Tarptautinės bokso federacijos (IBF) ir Nr. 15 pagal WBO, Palicte captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific super flyweight championship this past June in his most recent fight, sustabdymas Vergilio Silvano (21-6-1) in the seventh round of their rematch, which was also won by Palicte via a 12-round unanimous decision a year ago for the vacant WBO Oriental super flyweight title.
The heavy-handed Palicte, who has knocked out 18 nuo jo 21 victims, yra įvertintas Nr. 5 by the NABF and No. 15 by the NABA. Palicte, 25, also owns his share of title belts, including the IBF Youth super flyweight strap. In Palicte’s only pro fight outside of his native Philippines, he lost a highly disputed 10-round split decision (97-94, 93-97, 94-97) last March to local favorite Junior Granados (14-4-1) Meksikoje.
Chilean junior middleweight champion Angelo Baez (15-0-1, 11 Kos) takes on Jamaican-native Nathaniel Gallimore (15-1-1, 12 Kos), fighting out of Evanston, Ilinojus, in the eight-round co-feature.
Nenugalėtas pusvidutinis svoris Flavio Rodriguez (5-0, 4 Kos) faces Mexican invader Dilan “Siaubingi” Loza (5-0, 3 Kos) in the six-round television opener.
Las Vegasas’ terrific trio of undefeated promising prospects – 20-year-old junior lightweight Randy “Matador” Moreno (7-0, 6 Kos), 26-year-old welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (7-0, 2 Kos) and 18-year-old bantamweight Max “Kūdikio žudikas” Ornelas (6-0, 3 Kos) – are all scheduled to be on action Gruodis. 17oji.
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Bilietai, kaina $1,000.00 VIP booth (apima 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 ir $15.00 Apskritai priėmimas, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com arba www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
Durys atviros ne 4:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 5:00 p.m. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Neon Star Media.
INFORMACIJA:
"Twitter": @thedlasvegas, @dlvEventsCenter, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJrBoxing
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @AstonPalicte, @_RandyMoreno, @JFlashGang, @Ornelas_Max
RIVAL BOXING GEAR & EQUIPMENT is the official gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” serija. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
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