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LAS VEGAS (Marts 7, 2016) – Canadian welterweight champion Steve “Dragen” Claggett takes on veteran Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan in an 8-round Special Attraction, providing chief undercard support denne lørdag for the inaugural event kicking-off “Knockout Night at the D”, luftning (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. OG) lever videre CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC).
Præsenteret af D Las Vegas and promoted Englebrecht Promotions, den “Knockout Night at the D” serie’ åbningsarrangement Hav. 12 will take place inside the DLVEC’s tent, located in the heart of the downtown Las Vegas casino district, one block away from the world famous Fremont Street (200 S. 3 rd St.). Fem-tid, to division verdensmester Zab “Super” Juda (42-9, 29 KOS) ansigter ked-minded Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-4-2, 7 KOS) in the 10-round main event of the “Knockout Night at D” new monthly pro boxing series,
Rising star lightweight star Chuy “El Huracan” Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 KOS) ansigter Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 KOS) i 8-rundens co-feature.
Claggett (23-3-1, 16 KOS), 26, is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight titles. As an amateur in Calgary, he captured four Alberta Championships and three Golden Gloves titles, all prior to his 18th fødselsdag.
At the famous Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles, Claggett gained invaluable experience working with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. He also benefitted from working out at Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas, where he learned from trainer Roger Mayweather, and sparred there with two-division world champion Jesse Vargas. During his 7 ½ year career, Claggett has also sparred with great fighters such as Judah and Alfonso Gomez, samt Urbano Antillon during training camp in preparation for his world title fight against Humberto Soto.
An outstanding U.S. amatør bokser, Bryan (17-6, 7 KOS), of Patterson, NJ, has been a gatekeeper of the welterweight division the past few years. Han var en 2004 og 2005 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion, samt 2004 Under-19 and 2005 National PAL 139-pound class gold medalist. På 2008 US Olympic Trials, he was eliminated by future professional world champion Danny Garcia, who Bryan had defeated in the opening round.
During his pro career, Bryan has pulled off several upsets, including an eighth-round decisions in 2013 til Yuri Ramananau (22-2) in Miami and Kinda issouf (16-1) i New York City. Bryan has also taken top contenders and promising prospects the full distance, albeit in losing efforts, such as Amir I, Sadam Ali, Mikael Zewski og Raymond Serrano.
 The remainder of the undercard showcases promising prospects in four-round bouts: Las Vegas junior featherweight Salvador Perez (2-0) vs . Fabian Naranjo (3-2-1, 1 KO), Golf, Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KOS) vs. Jason Gavino (3-1, 2 KOS), Golf, and New Jersey heavyweight Dakota Walker (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Cashton Young (1-0, 1 KO), Los Angeles. Nichols (afbilledet til venstre) gained invaluable experience as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for his mega-fight versus Manny Pacquiao. Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.
Begrænsede billetter, prissat til $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, remain on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com eller www.DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, op til 10 gæster, and includes a beverage package. Skatter og afgifter gælder for alle solgte billetter. Døre åbne på 5:00 p.m. PT med åbningen Bout planlagt på 6:30 p.m. PT.
Den “Knockout Night at the D” serien er udviklet i samarbejde med DLVEC og Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network er tilgængeligt over hele landet via lokalt kabel, video og Telco udbyder og via satellit på DirecTV Channel 221 og parabol nettet Channel 158. For mere information, herunder en fuld programflade og hvordan får CBS Sports Network, gå til www.cbssportsnetwork.com. TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D”
serie.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SuperJudah, @PitbullTorres, @ElHuracan88, @LeonSpinksIII, @SDragonClaggett, @RealTeamBryan
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