HARTFORD (Maj 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Luis “KO King” Rosa (19-0, 9 Kos) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender ta petek (Maj 15) na ESPN PetekNight Fights, ki ga je predstavila 50 SMS Promocije Cent je in DiBella Entertainment, v povezavi z Univerzalni Promocije, 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 Jonathan “Popeye” 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 Clay (36-4, 22 Kos) v glavni dogodek 10-okrogli.

 

Neposredni prenos se bo začel ob 9 p.m. IN na ESPN2 in bo na voljo tudi preko WatchESPN na računalnikih, pametne telefone, Tablete, Amazon Fire TV in Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecasta, Leto, Xbox 360 in Xbox One prek povezano ponudnik video. Poleg tega, ESPN’ Night Fights bo izvedla boji živeti na širokopasovnem špansko-jezika ESPN Deportes +.

 

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 s Svetovnega združenja Boxing (WBA) in št. 16 s strani Svetovne Boxing Sveta (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN Friday Night Fights viewing audience.

 

“To je velik boj za mene,” 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 v petek noč.

 

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. Ob koncu dneva, čeprav, 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, je osvojila 14 za njegov zadnji 15 Konci. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abner Mares, Jose Lopez, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz in Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

 

“Perez is a veteran with 44 pro pretepi,” 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, preveč, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Neposredni prenos se bo začel ob 9 p.m. IN na ESPN2 in bo na voljo tudi preko WatchESPN na računalnikih, pametne telefone, Tablete, Amazon Fire TV in Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecasta, Leto, Xbox 360 in Xbox One prek povezano ponudnik video. Poleg tega, ESPN’ Night Fights bo izvedla boji živeti na širokopasovnem špansko-jezika 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 Ivan Golub (7-0, 5 Kos), boj iz Brooklyna, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 Kos) v šestih krogu dvoboja z. Kazakh super middleweightDauren Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, sreča Jay “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 heavyweightCharles Foster (7-0, 3 Kos) facing Woonsocket, RI, Nasprotnik 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, CT, junior welterweight Jair Ramos (3-2-1, 2 Kos) vs. Harlem je Curtis Morton (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 Kos) vs. Brooklyn je Ian James (3-11-1, 1 KO), and New Haven junior lightweight William Foster III (1-0) vs. TBA.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $100, $65 in $35 (plus veljavni davki). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 ali 1 (203) 627-7472. Vrata odprta na 6:30 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IN.