Níos mó! Undefeated Heather Hardy Faces Hungary’s Edina Kiss While Unbeaten Prospect Thomas Velasquez, Featherweight Rickey Lopez & 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins
Round Out Exciting Undercard
BROOKLYN (Feabhra 27, 2017) – A pair of exciting matchups highlight undercard action as unbeaten prospect Mario Barrios (17-0, 9 Kos) Bíonn ar Mheicsiceo Yardley Suarez (20-6, 11 Kos) in a super lightweight bout while super lightweight contender Sergey Lipinets (11-0, 9 Kos) aghaidheanna Clarence Booth (14-2, 7 Kos) ar Dé Sathairn, Márta 4 as Barclays Center, baile BROOKLYN BoxING™.
The March 4 event is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight world title unification showdown between Keith Thurman agus Danny Garcia that serves as the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, curtha i láthair ag Dornálaíocht Seaimpíní Premier. Broadcast coverage begins at 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT with undefeated rising star Erickson Lubin battling once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout.
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Additional undercard action will feature popular local star Heather Hardy (18-0, 4 Kos), who will now battle Hungary’s Edina Kiss (13-2, 8 Kos) i bout featherweight 10-bhabhta, while Philadelphia-native Thomas Velasquez (6-0, 4 Kos) enters the ring in a six-round lightweight affair.
Rounding out the night of fights are Colorado’s Rickey Lopez (16-4, 6 Kos) in a six-round featherweight clash against Houston’s Pablo Cruz (14-1, 6 Kos) agus 2016 Haitian sna Cluichí Oilimpeacha Richardson Hitchins, who makes his pro debut in a four-round welterweight contest against Mexico’s Mario Perez (1-0).
A tall fighter for his division at more than six feet, the 21-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he defeated Devis Boschiero in a 12-round bout in July 2016 and followed it up with a second round knockout of Claudio Rosendo Tapia in December. He will be challenged by the 22-year-old Suarez of Sinaloa, Mexico who picked up five wins in 2016 and stopped Christian Valverde in the fifth-round of his last bout.
An accomplished amateur who was born in Kazakhstan but fights out of California, Lipinets turned pro in April of 2014 with a decision victory over Franklin Varela. The 27-year-old recorded six knockouts in a row before stepping up in competition and impressing with a victory over Haskell Lydell Rhodes in March 2015 and a knockout of Levan Ghvamichava in March. He kept the momentum going by stopping established contender Walter Castillo in July and knocking out Lenny Zappavigna in their 140-pound title eliminator in December. He will be challenge by the Keith Thurman stablemate Booth, who fights out of St. Petersburg, Florida and defeated Cesar Soriano in his last bout.
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ABOUT THURMAN vs. GARCIA
Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlinesSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, curtha i láthair ag Dornálaíocht Seaimpíní Premier, Dé Sathairn Márta 4 as Barclays Center, baile BROOKLYN BoxING™. In the co-main event undefeated rising star Erickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT.
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