Unbeaten Prospect Stephen Fulton & Welterweight Contender Miguel Cruz Enter The Ring In Separate Undercard Attractions Saturday, Janeiro 26 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Undefeated Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman Makes Long Awaited Ring Return to Defend His Title Against Battle-Hardened Veteran Josesito Lopez in PBC on FOX & FOX Deportes Main Event
BROOKLYN (Janeiro 22, 2019) – Perspectiva de ascensão imbatível Stephen Fulton and welterweight contender Miguel Cruz will step into action in separate undercard attractions on Saturday, Janeiro 26 as part of an exciting night presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center, a casa de BROOKLYN BOXE ™.
Cruz (17-1, 11 KOs) will take on Colombia’s Luis Florez (24-11, 20 KOs) in a six or eight round welterweight attraction while Fulton (14-0, 6 KOs) faces Colombia’sMarlon Olea (13-3, 12 KOs) in an eight-round super bantamweight showdown.
The event is headlined by the return of WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman defending his title against veteran contender Josesito Lopez in PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes action that begins at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, que é promovido por promoções TGB em associação com a Dibella Entertainment, begin at $50 e pode ser comprado em ticketmaster.com,barclayscenter.com, ou pelo telefone 800-745-3000. Os ingressos também podem ser adquiridos na bilheteria American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos estão disponíveis pelo telefone 844-BKLYN-GP.
Rounding out the card are a trio of unbeaten prospects as Clarksburg, Maryland deMark Duncan competes in a four-round middleweight fight against Daniel Flores, Landover, Maryland de Tyrek Irby (5-0, 2 KOs) assume Jonathan Figueroa in a four-round welterweight attraction and Cerceta Mychal fora do St. Petersburg, Florida steps into the ring for a four-round battle against Jacob Landin.
The 24-year-old Fulton fights out of Philadelphia and will be making his Barclays Center debut when he steps into the ring Saturday night. Fulton has defeated previously unbeaten fighters in five of his last eight contests and most recently vanquished his most experienced opponent to date in German Meraz last September.
Fighting out of Lake Mary, Florida, Cruz returns to action after losing an exciting duel against Josesito Lopez last April. A member of the Puerto Rican national team as an amateur, the 28-year-old owns victories over then unbeaten fighters in Alex Martin and Samuel Figueroa.
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ABOUT PBC ON FOX & Fox Sports: THURMAN VS. LOPEZ
Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes is headlined by the return of WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman defending his title against veteran contender Josesito Lopez on Saturday, Janeiro 26 live from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and the East Coast home of PBC. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment.
A transmissão começa às 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and features rising unbeaten Polish heavyweight Adam Kownacki taking on former title challenger Gerald Washington, plus a 12-round featherweight showdown between Tugstsogt Nyambayar and Claudio Marrero.
PBC Prelims on FS1 and FOX Deportes begin at 6 p.m. E / 15h. PT and will feature junior lightweight prospect Chris Colbert taking on once-beaten Josh Hernandez in an eight-round bout, mais 2016 U.S. Olympian Antuanne Russell facing Roberto Almazán in a six/eight round super lightweight attraction, and super welterweight prospect Chordale Booker meeting Juan De Ángel for eight-rounds of action.
Fans can live stream the fights on the FOX Sports app, disponível em inglês ou espanhol através dos feeds FOX ou FOX Deportes. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store, ou dispositivos conectados, incluindo Apple TV, AndroidTV, TV de incêndio, Xbox One e Roku.
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