HARTFORD (Gegužė 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Luis “KO karalius” Rosa (19-0, 9 Kos) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender šį penktadienį (Gegužė 15) apie ESPN PenktadienisNaktiniai Kovų, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions ir DiBella Pramogos, kartu su Universal Promotions, close to his New Haven home at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

 

A native of Puerto Rico, the 24-year-old Rosa takes on Colombian veteran Jonathanas “Popajus” Perez (33-10, 17 Kos) in the 8-round ESPN2 co-feature.

 

Headlining the card will be undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 Kos) against longtime contender Monty Meza Molis (36-4, 22 Kos) į 10-apvalios pagrindinį renginį.

 

Tiesioginė transliacija prasidės 9 p.m. IR nuo ESPN2 taip pat bus prieinama per WatchESPN kompiuteriuose, smartphonach, tabletės, "Amazon" Ugnies televizija ir ugnis TV Stick, "Apple TV", Chromecast, Metai, "Xbox" 360 ir "Xbox Vienas per dukterinė vaizdo teikėjas. Papildomai, ESPN’ Naktiniai Kovų will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

 

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 Pasaulio bokso asociacijos (WBA) ir Nr. 16 Pasaulio bokso tarybos (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN Friday Night Kovų viewing audience.

 

“Tai didžiulė kova už mane,” Rosa said. “It’s great fighting on ESPN and I’m going to show the nation what I’m all about. I’m prepared to put on an explosive show. I feel that I’m close to getting a title shot. I want to fight world-class opponents and I plan to prove I’m ready penktadienį naktis.

 

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. Tuo dienos pabaigos, nors, I’m going to get the job done and it doesn’t matter where the fight would be held.”

 

Perez, 28, a professional fighter since 2005, laimėjo 14 iš jo paskutinis 15 galai. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abneras Mares, Jose Lopez, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz ir Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

 

“Perez is a veteran with 44 PRO kovoja,” said Rosa about Perez. “He’s fought a lot of world-class guys and champions. I know he’s coming to fight. He’s going to come forward and he wants to bang. He’s strong, I’m stronger. I’m faster, taip pat, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Tiesioginė transliacija prasidės 9 p.m. IR nuo ESPN2 taip pat bus prieinama per WatchESPN kompiuteriuose, smartphonach, tabletės, "Amazon" Ugnies televizija ir ugnis TV Stick, "Apple TV", Chromecast, Metai, "Xbox" 360 ir "Xbox Vienas per dukterinė vaizdo teikėjas. Papildomai, ESPN’ Naktiniai Kovų will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

 

Fighting on the undercard are a pair of promising foreign boxers who are now living in the United States, as well as several New England and New York City favorites.

 

Undefeated Ukrainian middleweight Ivanas Golub (7-0, 5 Kos), kovoti iš Bruklino, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 Kos) per šešis apvalios bijau. Kazakh super middleweightDaūrai Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, atitinka Kėkštas “JD” Williams (3-6), of Louisiana, in a scheduled six-rounder.

 

Also slated to fight in six-round bouts on the undercard are unbeaten New Haven light heavyweightCharlesas Fosteris (7-0, 3 Kos) facing Woonsocket, R., oponentas Joe Gardner (11-7-1, 1 KO) and undefeated Bronx middleweight Chris Galeano (7-0) taking on Las Vegas’ upset-minded Yosmani Abreu (4-8-2).

 

Three four-round matches are also on tap with Waterbury, KT, Junior Papildsvars Jair ramos (3-2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Harlem s Curtis Morton (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 Kos) vs. Bruklino Ian James (3-11-1, 1 KO), and New Haven junior lightweight Viljamas Fosteris III (1-0) vs. TBA.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $100, $65 ir $35 (plius taikomi mokesčiai). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 arba 1 (203) 627-7472. Durys atviros ne 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IR.