ANAHEIM, California. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 12, 2016) – Unbeaten 2012 U.S. Olympian Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 Kos), middleweight contender Paul Mendez (20-2-2, 10 Kos) and exciting featherweight contender Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (19-1, 14 Kos) will compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Tsov ntxhuav “Av qeeg” Raug Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.In the co-feature bout, Mexican warriors Lub Xya hli ntuj Ceja thiab Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, heavyweights Gerald “Cov Dub Lau qaib” Washington thiab Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas will put their unblemished records on the line in a 10-round matchup. The telecast will air live on SHOWTIME^® (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $27, $54, $104 thiab $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office.

Hunter will compete in an eight-round cruiserweight bout while Mendez will enter the ring in a 10-round middleweight affair against Yausua Okine (22-4, 15 Kos). Marrero takes on Jonathan Arellano (16-6-2, 4 Kos) in a 10-round featherweight attraction.

The action continues with 27-year-old Ceferino Rodriguez (20-1, 11 Kos) of Spain in an eight-round welterweight bout against Mexico’s Ernesto Ortiz (10-3, 7 Kos) plus 29-year-old South Korean brawler Min Wook Kim (14-1, 11 Kos) in a super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 Kos).

Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flores (9-0, 5 Kos) in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Daniel Nava (7-3-2, 3 Kos) while Leo Santa Cruz’s cousin,Antonio Santa Cruz (1-2, 1 KO) enters the ring in a four-round bantamweight fight against California’s Jorge Perez (2-0, 1 KO) and undefeated Mexican King Vargas (25-0, 20 Kos) nyob rau hauv featherweight txiav txim.

Vim txoj siav kev rau hauv thaum ntxov 2013 nram qab no rau London Olympic ua si, 27-xyoo-laus saib xyuas, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, NV, tau txuas ntxiv mus ci. With four victories in 2015, the last three by knockout, he will be looking to march again into the win column to kick off his 2016 phiaj los nqis tes.

Fighting out of Delano, California, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Lub ob hlis ntuj 27. Nws los rau hauv no sib ntaus tawm ntawm yeej tshaj David alonso Lopez, Santiago Perez, Raul Casarez, Andrik Saralegui and Ernesto Berrospe twice. He takes on the experienced Okine, who was born in Ghana but who fights out of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Tom qab winning ib tug silver laiv nyob rau hauv lub 2007 Yias American ua si, nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau ob peb lwm yam kev pib xyaum ua accolades, cov koom pheej Dominican lub Marrero yeej thawj 14 outings ntawm nws pro hauj lwm. The 26-year-old brings a five-fight winning streak to the ring and in his most recent bout he delivered a sensational one-punch knockout victory over former world champion Rico Ramos. Marrero takes on the 28-year-old Arrellano out of Commerce, California.

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