Mares Yuav kom Fim Arturo Santos Reyes Los Ntawm Tus MGM Grand vaj Arena Nyob rau hauv Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Feb. 12, 2015) – Yav tas los peb-division lub ntiaj teb champion Hlob Abner mares (28-1-1, 15 Kos) rov qab rau lub nplhaib rau lub ntsej muag 2008 Mexican Olympian Arturo Santos Reyes (18-4, 5 Kos) rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 7 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in the primetime debut of the Premier Boxing Champions series on NBC and NBCSN.
Lub sib ntaus yog ib feem ntawm lub blockbuster card nce los ntawm Goossen Promotions featuring Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero thiab Adrien Broner vs. John Molina, Jr. uas yuav pa ya nyob rau NBC (8:30 p.m. THIAB/5:30 p.m. PT).
The Mares-Reyes bout will be televised live on Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 7, nyob rau hauv lub NBC qhia (8:30 – 11 p.m. THIAB) los yog nyob rau hauv lub NBCSN telecast (11 p.m. THIAB).
Marv Albert will call the fights in primetime on NBC alongside analyst “Qab Zib” Ray Leonard, rau-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej thiab 1976 Olympic kub medalist. Al Michaels will host.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to fight in Las Vegas on Lub peb hlis ntuj 7,” hais tias mares. “This is a fantastic card that is great for me and great for the sport of boxing. I look forward to putting on a show for the fans and winning impressively.”
“Nws yog ib tug loj yawm kom tau no sib ntaus tawm tsam hlob Abner mares thiab yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau ntawm lub MGM Grand nyob rau hauv Las Vegas,” Hais Reyes. “Mares yog ib tug zoo fighter. Kuv paub tias dab tsi nws coj mus rau lub rooj. But I’m going to give it my all on Lub peb hlis ntuj 7 and shock the boxing world.”
The 29-year-old Mares looks to stay at the top of the featherweight division when he steps into the ring on Lub peb hlis ntuj 7. Yug nyob rau hauv Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico thiab sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Downey, California., Mares thawj tsis tau ntiaj teb no championship kub nyob rau hauv 2011 thaum nws yeej Yauxej Agbeko los yeej muaj bantamweight ntiaj teb no title. Nws hais ntxiv nws sawv mus rau ntawm lub phaus-rau-phaus daim ntawv teev nrog yeej tshaj Anselmo Moreno thiab Daniel Ponce De Leon los yeej lub ntiaj teb no lub npe nyob rau ntawm lub super bantamweight thiab featherweight feem. Nws raug kev txom nyem nws tsuas yeej nyob rau hauv ib tug shocking tsis mus Jhonny Gonzalez tab sis tau rebounded zoo nrog back-to-back yeej thiab tam sim no zoo rau rov qab mus rau sab saum toj ntawm lub ua si nawv.
Ib tug pib xyaum ua accomplished los ntawm Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Reyes ua rau nws U.S. debut rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 7 with a chance to immediately make a name for himself stateside. The 29-year-old was a silver medalist at the Junior World Championships in 2004 thiab nws yuav mus nyob rau hauv los sawv cev rau nws lub teb chaws nyob rau ntawm lub 2008 Olympics nyob rau hauv Beijing. Reyes muab pro nyob rau hauv 2009 thiab racked li victories nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj tsib lub outings. Sib ntaus sib tua yuav luag heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Mexico, Khabir nws Sulejmanov nyob rau hauv yeej 2012 rau lub super bantamweight title. Uas nyuam qhuav Reyes mus rau hauv txoj kev thiab poob rau Simpiwe Vetyeka nyob rau hauv nws ib txwm nyob South Africa rau lub tsis muaj thoob ntiaj teb featherweight title. Nws rov qab los rau lub nplhaib nrhiav kom ib tug tam sim ntawd feem nyob rau hauv nws US. debut.
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