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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Returns this Saturday at home in Kansas PhilBoxing.com Thu, 21 Sep 2017 PARK CITY, Kansas (September 19, 2017) -- 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez returns to the ring this Saturday night for his third professional fight, headlining "KO Night Boxing: Step Up!", at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas. "KO Night Boxing: Step Up!" is a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC., in association with Hartman Arena, Mort's Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. The action will be taped live for future airing on CBS Sports Network. Hernandez (2-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Wichita, has a new opponent in the six-round main event, Kyrgyzstan flyweight Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2). Fighting out of Philadelphia, Baratov has had some tough luck, in terms of scoring, with two draws and a loss by split decision. His pro record could easily be 5-0. A pair of undefeated Roc Nation Sports fighters, New Haven (CT) featherweight Tramaine "The Mighty Midget" Williams (12-0, 5 KOs) and Chinese heavyweight Zhilei "Big Bang" Zhang (17-0, 13 KOs), will be showcased. USBA No. 2-rated Williams faces Derrick Murray (13-2 (5 KOs), of St. Louis (MO), in the 10-round co-feature. Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, Zhang meets Missouri veteran Byron "The Bear" Polley (30-21-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round bout. Also fighting on the televised portion of the card is a 10-round welterweight match pitting undefeated rising star Armando "The Gentleman" Alvarez (16-0, 11 KOs), fighting out of Key West, Florida, against Hungarian champion Gabor "Squirrel" Gorbics (23-7, 14 KOs). In an eight-round battle of heavyweights, Los Angeles' Scott Alexander (12-2-2, 6 KOs) faces Richard "Silverback" Carmack (15-1-1, 12 KOs), of Kansas City (MO). The already loaded undercard continues to provide a boxing platform for local fighters in four-round fights: Kansas City (MO) junior middleweight Marcus Neal (2-1, 2 KOs) vs. Akeem Black (2-1, 1 KO), of Milwaukee, Wichita's pro-debuting light heavyweight Jeff Sturm vs. Chris Ortega (3-0-1), of Topeka (KS), and Topeka's Brian Clements (0-0-1) vs. Liberian junior welterweight Archie Weah, fighting out of Ohio. All fights and fighters are subject to change. Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/06005308B32459E5 Prices are $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $75.00, $50.00, $30.00 and $25.00.  |
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