WBA Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis Battles Former Champion Hugo Ruiz In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Main Event Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
CARSON, Calif. (Feabhra 4, 2019) – Unbeaten Super Featherweight Xavier Martinez will clash with Colombia’s Deivi Bassa and lightweight contender Ladarius Miller is set to battle Daulius Prescott in non-televised undercard action on Saturday, Feabhra 9 ó Pháirc Spóirt Dignity Health, Ionad StubHub roimhe seo, i Carson, California.
The main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader features unbeaten WBA Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis defending his title against former world champion Hugo Ruiz in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The unbeaten Martinez (12-0, 8 Kos) has stopped his last four opponents, including a technical knockout victory over Oscar Bravo in his last fight in September. The 21-year-old from Sacramento, Calif. will be looking to do the same when he steps in for a 10-round bout against Bassa (20-7, 12 Kos), a 37-year-old southpaw from Monteira, Colombia. Bassa is looking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Jonathan Oquendo in his last fight in December.
Miller (18-1, 5 Kos) has used his boxing ability to make a steady climb up the lightweight ladder with impressive victories over Jamel Herring and Dennis Galarza. The 25-year-old, a southpaw who was born in Memphis and now lives in Las Vegas, is coming off a majority decision victory over Ricardo Garcia in his last fight in December. He is catching Barranquilla, Colombia’s Prescott (32-10, 24 Kos) as he is trying to rebound from a decision loss to Matt Conway in December.
In other non-televised undercard action undefeated featherweight Angelo Leo (15-0, 8 Kos) Buaileann Alberto Torres (11-1-3, 4 Kos) i bout ocht-bhabhta, unbeaten Jose Balderas (5-0) competes in a six-round super bantamweight fight against Jerrod Miner(1-3-2, 1 KO), flyweight Ava Knight (17-2-4, 5 Kos) Bíonn ar Luna del Mar Torroba(12-9-2, 2 Kos) i gcluiche ocht-bhabhta, Mexican lightweight Francisco Ochoa (13-0, 8 Kos) steps in against Luis May (21-11-1, 8 Kos) for a six-round bout and Maurice Lee(9-1-1, 5 Kos) aghaidheanna Lennard Davis (4-1-4, 3 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight bout.
The fights continue with undefeated welterweight Emmanuel Medina (15-0, 9 Kos) aghaidh Carlos Velasquez (26-33-2, 16 Kos) i bout ocht-bhabhta, Lorenzo Simpson(1-0, 1 KO) cruinniú Jonell Christmas (0-1) in a four-round super middleweight bout and Genisis Libranza (17-1, 10 Kos) ag cur ar Gilberto Mendoza (11-6-2, 4 Kos) in an eight-round super flyweight match.
Rounding out the night of action is undefeated Israel Luna ag cur ar Angel Carvajal in a four-round super bantamweight match.
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FAOI DÁVIS VS. RUIZ
Gervonta Davis vs. Casfaidh Hugo Ruiz an Sár-Chluiche Domhanda Meáchan Cleite Davis i gcoinne iar-churaidh an domhain Ruiz i bpríomhimeacht SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BoxING Dé Sathairn, Feabhra 9 ó Pháirc Spóirt Dignity Health, Ionad StubHub roimhe seo, i Carson, California agus curtha i láthair ag Premier Boxing Champions.
Cuirfear tús le clúdach dornálaíochta Craobhchomórtais Taispeántais ag 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT agus tá Mario Barrios sár-éadrom gan sárú ag tabhairt aghaidh ar Richard Zamora ó Mheicsiceo agus iar-churadh an domhain Javier Fortuna ag troid leis an iomaitheoir éadrom Sharif Bogere.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing and tickets are sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.
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