LAS VEGAS (Maart 7, 2016) – Canadian welterweight champion Steve “De draak” Claggett takes on veteran Jeremy “Hollywood” Bryan in an 8-round Special Attraction, providing chief undercard support deze zaterdag for the inaugural event kicking-off “Knockout Night at the D”, luchten (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. EN) live op CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC).
Georganiseerd door het D Las Vegas and promoted Englebrecht Promotions, de “Knockout Night at the D” serie’ eerste manifestatie Zee. 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.).
Vijfvoudig, twee divisie wereldkampioen Zab “Super” Juda (42-9, 29 KO) gezichten overstuur-minded Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-4-2, 7 KO) 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 KO) gezichten Leon “The Third Generation” Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 KO) in the 8-round co-feature.
Claggett (23-3-1, 16 KO), 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 verjaardag.
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, evenals Urbano Antillon during training camp in preparation for his world title fight against Humberto Soto.
An outstanding U.S. amateur-bokser, Bryan (17-6, 7 KO), of Patterson, NJ, has been a gatekeeper of the welterweight division the past few years. Hij was een 2004 en 2005 National Golden Gloves light welterweight champion, alsmede de 2004 Under-19 and 2005 National PAL 139-pound class gold medalist. Bij de 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 naar Yuri Ramananau (22-2) in Miami and Kinda Issouf (16-1) in 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 en 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), van Mexico, Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KO) vs. Jason Gavino (3-1, 2 KO), van Mexico, and New Jersey heavyweight Dakota Walker (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Cashton Young (1-0, 1 KO), Los Angeles. Nichols (afgebeeld aan de linkerzijde) gained invaluable experience as a sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for his mega-fight versus Manny Pacquiao.
Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.
Limited tickets, geprijsd op $65.00 ringside and $20.00 seated general admission, remain on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com of www.DLVEC.com. Suites are $1000.00, tot 10 gasten, and includes a beverage package. Op alle verkochte tickets zijn belastingen en toeslagen van toepassing.
Deuren open om 5:00 p.m. PT de opening aanval gepland op 6:30 p.m. PT.
De “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is in het hele land beschikbaar via lokale kabel, video en telco providers en via de satelliet op DirecTV Channel 221 en Dish Network Channel 158. Voor meer informatie, waaronder een volledige programmaschema en hoe CBS Sports Network krijgen, ga naar www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D”
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