LAS VEGAS (May 19, 2016) – The official weigh-in for this Saturday evening’s “Knockout Night at the D,” airing (8 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET) live on CBS Sports Network from the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), will be held tomorrow (Friday, May 20) at the Fremont Street Experience, 3rd Street Stage, in Las Vegas. The weigh in is open to the public and will start at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series, presented by the D Las Vegasand DLVEC, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions. The May 21st event is promoted in association with Main Events and Shamo Boxing Promotions.
Undefeated Russian middleweight Arif “The Predator” Magomedov (17-0, 10 KOs) squares off against upset specialist Andrew “Hurricane” Hernandez (11-4-1, 3 KOs), of Phoenix, in the 10-round main event for the vacant USNBC championship. Magomedov is world ranked among the top 15 160-pounders by the four major sanctioning bodies: WBC #2, WBO #3, WBA #5 and IBF #14.
Unbeaten super welterweight John “The Phenom” Vera (12-0, 8 KOs), of Fort Worth, Texas, defends his NABA-USA title belt against challenger Joey “Boxer” Ruelas (10-1-1, 4 KOs), of Phoenix, in the 8-round co-feature
Las Vegas’ 17-year-old boxing prodigy Devin “The Dream” Haney (5-0, 3 KOs) will become the youngest American boxer to box on national television as the 7-time national amateur champion takes on fellow undefeated lightweight prospect Jairo Fernandez (4-0, 3 KOs), of Mexico, in the 6-round television opener.
Former WBC Youth International titlist Tony Lopez (10-1, 3 KOs), of Dallas, meets unbeaten Houston featherweight Jerren “Hardknocks” Cochran (11-0-1, 4 KOs) in an 8-round bout.
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round bouts are Las Vegas junior lightweight Randy Moreno (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Texan Chris Turtun (1-2), and Las Vegas welterweight Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Julio Santos (2-2, 1 KO), from Puerto Rico.
All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, priced at $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 ringside, $24.99 and $14.99 general admission (seated), are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com or www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
FITE will stream all of Saturday night’s “Knockout Night at the D” preliminary matches worldwide. In addition, the entire card may be watched on FITE APP outside of North American from 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.,. ET to 10 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. ET on the FITE APP.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” series.
Idea Design Studio is the main sponsor.
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Weigh-ins for “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II”, will also be held tomorrow, starting at 3 p.m. PT, at the Freemont Street Experience, 3rd Street Stage. Created to support amateur boxing in Nevada, “Battle Born Boxing” also provides a platform for amateur boxers from other states to compete against local clubs and boxers.
The “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II” show will take place this Friday, starting at 7 p.m. PT, outdoors at the DLVEC, FITE will start streaming live at 8:00 p.m. PT / 11:00 p.m. ET.
“Battle Born Boxing: Uprising” tickets, priced at $15.00 for ringside (rows 1 and 2) and $10.00 for general admission, are on sale at www.DLVEC.com. All tickets purchased for “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising” will entitle ticketholders to receive $10.00 off any tickets purchased for the following evening’s “Knockout Night at the D” pro event.
FITE will also stream “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising II,” starting at 8:00 p.m. PT / 11:00 p.m. ET.