NEW YORK – February 24, 2020 – Undefeated rising prospect Keith “The Bounty” Hunter will face talented Sanjarbek “War” Rakhmanov in a rematch in the 10-round super lightweight ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie main event Friday, Februarie 28 woon op Showtime (10:45 namiddag. ET / PT) from Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas. Rakhmanov steps in to replace previously scheduled opponent Malik Hawkins who was forced to withdraw for medical reasons.
Hunter (11-0, 7 Uitklophoue) and Rakhmanov (12-2-1, 6 Uitklophoue) first met on February 5, 2019, in an eight-round welterweight contest that resulted in a narrow-split decision victory for Hunter. Although Hunter controlled the action in the early rounds and scored a knockdown in the second, Rakhmanov recovered and landed some heavy blows in the later rounds. The scorecards read 77-74, 76-75 en 75-76.
Rakhmanov, who fought to a draw with Alfonso Olvera on ShoBox in May of 2016, will be making his second appearance on the prospect developmental series and his ninth start at Sam’s Town Live. In his most recent performance on September 20, 2019, he broke down Andre Byrd, delivering punishment to the body for four straight rounds, leading to Byrd taking a knee and ending the fight. He currently trains with Chris Ben-Tchavtchavadze at the Mayweather Boxing Club.
The 30-year-old Rakhmanov, who was born in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, was a top amateur with more than 140 eindig, including a Gold Medal win at the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship. In 2013, he became the national champion of Uzbekistan. After signing with Mayweather Promotions in 2014, he turned pro with an impressive 1:21 first-round knockout over Brett Simmons in June of 2015.
In die ShoBox mede-hoofren, 2016 Olympian and undefeated super lightweight prospect Richardson Hitchins (10-0, 5 Uitklophoue) takes on Rhode Island’s Nick DeLomba (16-2, 5 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-ronde bout. Once-beaten Las Vegas native Kevin Newman II (11-1-1, 6 Uitklophoue) faces Albania’s Genc Pllana (7-1-1, 4 Uitklophoue) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup to open the telecast.
Barry Tompkins sal die aksie van die eerste kant af noem met die bokshistorikus Steve Farhood en die voormalige wêreldkampioen Raul Marquez wat as kundige ontleders dien. Die uitvoerende vervaardiger is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughan vervaardiging en Rick Phillips regie.
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