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 LAS VEGAS (Abril 5, 2016) – a abril 16th10-round main event between Canadian welterweight Steve “O dragão” Claggett and South Africa-native Chris “The Heat” Van Heerden embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.
O “Knockout Night at the D” série, apresentado por o D Las Vegas eDowntown Las Vegas Events Center(DLVEC), é promovida pela Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
a abril. 16th “Knockout Night at the D” event will air Sábado noite, Abril 16 (8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. E), viver CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
The broadcast team includes Jim “JR” Ross, Sean Wheelock e ex-campeão do mundo Kevin “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Joe Martinez is the ring announcer.
Claggett vs. Van Heerden is a crossroads fight for both boxers with critical consequences, especially for the winner who will use it as an invaluable springboard for his boxing career.
The 26-year-old Claggett (23-3-1, 16 KOs), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “É um sonho tornado realidade,” ele explicou. “I’ve trained in Las Vegas often but now it’s time to show what I can do there in a fight. A win will open many doors for me and could potentially lead to a path that will set up the rest of my boxing life. Needless to say, I am focused and prepared for the opportunity.”
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Claggett, as well as Van Heerden, are known as high-action fighters, throwing punches in bunches, and something eventually has to give. Van Heerden (23-1-1, 12 KOs), fighting out of Santa Monica (TAL COMO), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) e Federação Internacional de Boxe (IBF) campeão dos médios.
“Van Heerden is a rangy, quick and active fighter,” Claggett disse. “I have an action style but, for many years, I was strictly a pressure fighter with a good body shot. Hoje em dia, embora, I have a couple of more tricks up my sleeve. His heart and durability have been shown and is to be respected. This match-up is sure to produce some good exchanges. I expect this to be a high-action fight between two hungry fighters with him coming off a loss (to unbeaten rising star Errol Spence Jr. setembro passado) and me coming off more than one fight falling through. This is a great match up. He is similar to the style of (Konstantin)Ponomarev (who Claggett lost an 8-round decision to last year) with range and movement. And that motivates me!”
 Undefeated Lancaster, California welterweight Neeco “Rooster” Macias (11-0, 4 KOs) atenda Limberth “Relâmpago” Ponce, Jr. (10-2, 8 KOs), of Rock Island, Illinois, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect Malik “Sorveteiro” Hawkins(6-0, 5 KOs) rostos Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 KOs), de Nova Orleães, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.
The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: welterweight Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 KOs), pluma Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
Todas as lutas e os lutadores estão sujeitos a alteração.
Ingressos, preço de $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 ringue, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, estão à venda na www.Ticketmaster.com ou www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
As portas abrem às 5:00 p.m. PT com a luta de abertura prevista na 6:00 p.m. PT.
O “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
A CBS Sports Network está disponível em todo o país através do cabo local, vídeo e provedores de telecomunicações e via satélite no canal DirecTV 221 e Dish Canal Rede 158. Para obter mais informações, incluindo um calendário de programação completa e como obter CBS Sports Network, ir a www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” série.
INFORMAÇÕES:
Chilro: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (Van Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins)
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