
Las Vegas and Boston (Mai 6, 2019):
UFC FIGHT Pass®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, today announced a new multi-year partnership with popular Boston based promotion,Murphys Boxing. The promotion will make it’s FIGHT PASS debut Fredag, May 10th, fra Springfield, Massachusetts ved MGM Springfield ved 9:30 pm. E.T. / 6:30 pm. P.T. and will feature a 10 round main event, headlined by undefeated NABA Super Featherweight Champion, Abraham Nova vs. Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano.
“Murphys Boxing is one of the top promotions in New England, and I am excited to have them on FIGHT PASS,” UFC President, Dana White sa. “In just five years, Ken Casey has done incredible things with this promotion. I am looking forward to showcasing these exciting fighters to our subscribers.”
“We’re incredibly excited to join forces with FIGHT PASS,"Sa Ken Casey, founder of Murphys Boxing. “UFC is providing a platform for us to highlight New England’s thriving boxing scene to combat sports fans. We will introduce the world to our incredible roster that includes future champions, such as Nova.”
Recently entering the WBA’s Top 10 Rankings, ubeseiret Abraham Nova (14-0, 10 KOs) will make his highly anticipated 2019 debut under the Murphys Boxing banner. Nova’s opponent, Argentinian prospect Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano (18-2-1, 9 KOs), will be the 12th fighter in the past two years to try and take the “Den” from the current NABA Super Featherweight Champion.
Entering the ring for the second time this year, Jr. NABF Super Featherweight Champion,William Foster III (9-0, 6 KOs) vil konfrontere Ramon Esperanza (22-15-1, 11 KOs) i en 8 round bout. Foster’s rare ability to combine both power and speed has led him to become one of New England’s most talked about prospects.
In an 8 rund mellomvektskamp, power punching prospect Carlos Gongora (15-0, 12 KOs) will take on Argentina’s Damien Ezequiel Bonelli (23-6, 20 KOs). Gongora, a former Olympian from Ecuador, vant WBC South American Middleweight Title in February after defeating Jesus Aviles.
Luis Arcon Diaz (6-0, 6 KOs), an undefeated Olympian from Venezuela, and a recent Murphys Boxing signing, will return to action in a 6 round welterweight bout against Argentina’s Jose Aubel (8-3, 7 KOs).
Representing the Boston area, James Perella (2-0, 2 KOs) will look for his third consecutive knockout in a 4 round welterweight bout against an opponent to be named.
Ray Jay Bermudez (6-0, 4 KOs) who hails from nearby Albany, New York will make a quick return to the ring after a KO victory last month when he takes on an opponent to be named in a 6 round welterweight contest.
Rounding out the card will be two of Springfield’s own – power punching welterweightAnthony Velazquez (5-0, 5 KOs), who will take on an opponent to be named, og weltervekt DJ Whitley (4-1-1), who will take on the always dangerous Bryan Goldsby(5-10) in separate 4 round contests.
The first four undercard fights will stream live at 8:00 pm. E.T. / 5:00 pm. P.T. på www.facebook.com/dropkickmurphys before the main card starts live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS at 9:30 pm. E.T. / 6:30 pm. P.T. To start your 7-day free trial, vennligst besøk: www.ufc.tv/page/fightpass
Billetter er i salg nå på: www.murphysboxing.com og
www.mgmspringfield.com/entertainment
OM MURPHYS-BOKSING
Murphys Boxing ble grunnlagt av Dropkick Murphys’ frontmann, Ken Casey inn 2014. I akkurat 5 korte år, Murphys Boxing har blitt den fremste boksepromotøren i New England-området og en av de heteste unge kampanjene i landet. 2018 var et breakout-år for Murphys Boxing da de tok sin første fighter til en verdenstittel. Sammen med opprykkets første mester, flere Murphys Boxing-krigere sikret seg verdenstittelmuligheter og nasjonalt TV-kamper inn 2018. Murphys Boxing avsluttet banneråret sitt ved å co-promotere WBO mellomvektmesterskap-kampen mellom Demetrius Andrade og Walter Kautondokwa foran over 10,000 fans på TD Garden, det legendariske hjemmet til Boston Celtics, som ble sendt internasjonalt på DAZN. Murphys Boxings nåværende liste inneholder verdensrangerte utfordrere som Mark DeLuca, Charles Foster, Abraham Nova, Gary 'Spike’ O'Sullivan, Greg Vendetti and prospects like Niall Kennedy, Carlos Gongora, William Foster III, Mike Ohan Jr., Luis Arcon Diaz and more.
For mer informasjon besøk: www.murphysboxing.com
OM UFC FIGHT PASS
UFC FIGHT PASS® er verdens ledende digitale abonnementstjeneste for kampsport. Siden lansering i 2013, FIGHT PASS er nå tilgjengelig i mer enn 200 land og territorier. FIGHT PASS gir sine medlemmer ubegrenset tilgang til live UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims; live blandet kampsport og kampsport fra hele verden; originalserier og historisk programmering; spesielle funksjoner; innhold bak kulissene; dybdeintervjuer; og oppdaterte rapporter om kampsportens verden. FIGHT PASS-abonnenter har også 24/7 tilgang til verdens største kampbibliotek, med mer enn 17,000 kamper fra dusinvis av kampidrettsorganisasjoner, så vel som hver kamp i UFCs historie. Fight-fans kan få tilgang til FIGHT PASS på personlige datamaskiner, iOS og Android mobile enheter, Apple TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Chrome, År, Samsung Smart-TVer, LG Smart-TVer, og Sony TV-er med Android TV.
For mer informasjon besøk: www.ufc.tv/page/fightpass