SAN ANTONIO (September 12, 2017) – An action-packed night of rising stars and local talent will be featured as part of an exciting undercard lineup on Saturday, September 23 from the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Mexican Olympian and 2016 bronze medalist Misael Rodriguez (2-0, 1 KO) will compete in a six-round middleweight bout while 2016 Litauisk olympier Eimantas Stanionis (2-0, 2 KOs) enters the ring for six rounds of welterweight action.

The September 23 event is headlined by the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final showdown between yunier Dorticos og Dmitry Kudryashov and also features a reserve match between once-beaten cruiserweights Keith Tapia og Lateef Kayode,while former world champion Nonito Donaire returns to take on Mexico’s Ruben Garcia Hernandez. *Media credential information below.

Additional action will see unbeaten prospect Penger Powell IV (3-0, 2 KOs) møteAntonio Urista (9-2, 2 KOs) in a six-round super welterweight contest, Nigerian heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba (1-0, 1 KO) facing unbeaten Daniel Gallemore (5-0, 2 KOs) in a six-round fight and Nigerian prospect Wesley Apochi (1-0, 1 KO) in a six-round cruiserweight matchup against Leo Pla (5-7-2, 2 KOs).

A host of talented local fighters from San Antonio will round out the undercard asDaniel Balcer (9-1, 5 KOs) competes in super welterweight action, Kendo Castaneda(10-0, 4 KOs) enters the ring for a six round welterweight fight, welterweight prospectJoseph Rodriguez (12-0-1, 2 KOs) fights in a four-round attraction and middleweightDagoberto Nevarez (1-0, 1 KO) steps in for a four-round bout.

At last year’s Rio games, the 23-year-old Rodriguez overcame incredible odds to win the first Olympic boxing medal for Mexico since Christian Bejerano in 2000. The Chihuahua native and his teammates had to resort to begging on public buses and streets in Mexico to raise money to compete in international boxing tournaments. He completed his road to the medal stand by defeating Egypt’s Hosam Bakr Abdin to clinch a medal in the middleweight division. Rodriguez made his pro debut in April with a dominant decision victory over Brian True and followed it up knockout of Jose David Mosquera in July.

En dyktig amatør som representerer Kaunas, Litauen, Stanionis ser etter å bli den neste østeuropeiske jagerflyen som slår til i U.S.A. 23-åringen hadde en 141-19 rekord som amatør og tjente fire senior nasjonale mesterskap før han vant gull i den europeiske olympiske kvalifiseringen for å vinne turen til 2016 Spill. En gullmedaljevinner i weltervekt på 2015 EM i amatørboksing, Stanionis has impressed with knockouts in his first two starts since turning pro in April.

Født i Tyskland, hvor hans tidligere bokserfar var stasjonert i militæret, Powell IV dedikerte seg til boksing for godt da familien flyttet tilbake til USA. i 2011. 19-åringen har raskt gjort seg bemerket siden den gang, vinne 2016 Youth Welterweight National Championship for å oppnå topprangeringen i 152-pund-divisjonen av USA Boxing. Slags ut av Fort Mitchell, på delstatslinjen Alabama og Georgia, Powell scored stoppage victories in his first two starts before a dominant decision victory to pick up his third win in July.

Den 23-årige Ajagba er satt til å bli proff etter å ha slått oddsen og gjort 2016 Rio-OL for å representere hjemlandet Nigeria. Selv om han tapte i kvartfinalen, Ajagba slo til ved å levere en knockout på topp i åpningskampen mot Trinidad og Tobago. Fighter kjent som “King Kong” vant også en gullmedalje for afrikanske spill i løpet av sin imponerende amatørkarriere og leverte en knockout i første runde i sin proffdebut i juli.

Orogun, Nigeria’s Apochi was once the captain of his country’s national boxing team, a testament to how far he came since a surprising second place finish in the 2011 Africa Games. The 29-year-old represented Nigeria at the 2013 World Championships and earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games before turning pro in July and delivering a knockout in his debut.