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April 20: Carlos Adames-Frank Galarza Headlines Packed Crawford-Khan Undercard Show on ESPN2 PhilBoxing.com Thu, 04 Apr 2019  Scheduled five-fight broadcast to also include top prospects Edgar Berlanga, Lawrence ?BT? Newton and Vikas ?The Indian Tank? Krishan NEW YORK CITY (April 3, 2019) ? One of the 154-pound division?s biggest punchers ? Dominican sensation Carlos ?El Caballo Bronco? Adames ? is set to make a thunderous statement April 20 at Madison Square Garden. NABF champion Adames will defend his belt against Brooklyn native Frank Galarza in the 10-round featured bout on the Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan undercard broadcast, which will begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and in Spanish on the ESPN app. Adames vs. Galarza will also be contested for the vacant NABO 154-pound belt. Adames vs. Galarza will headline a scheduled five-fight broadcast, which will lead into the Crawford vs. Khan pay-per-view extravaganza at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. Details on how fans will be able to access the pay-per-view event will be announced at a later date. "I am thrilled and proud to fight at Madison Square Garden once again. It is a great honor to be in action on such a big stage and on an important card like this one,? Adames said. ?I have a new trainer, Robert Garcia, and we are working on a lot of new things. This will be the new era of 'Caballo Bronco.' Frank Galarza is a good, experienced fighter. I know he has faced good opposition and that he is training hard for this fight. It will be a very interesting fight because he will be battling against someone that wants to be one of the greats in the sport. I'm coming to make noise in the 154-pound division." ?There is no better place for this fight to be than at The Garden,? Galarza said. ?It?s a dream come true for me. I?m ready to show the world what I?m really made of. Carlos and I both are ranked in the top 15 in the WBO. He is coming to my backyard, and it's going to be a great fight.? Adames (16-0, 13 KOs) is 3-0 since signing with Top Rank in early 2018. He turned pro in 2015 after a nearly 300-fight amateur career and showed he belonged at the world-class level in July 2017, knocking down and scoring a shutout decision over former world champion Carlos Molina. His last two fights have lasted a total of five rounds, and he is coming off a third-round knockout over Juan Ruiz on Jan. 18 in Verona, N.Y. Galarza (20-2-2, 12 KOs), from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, overcame a troubled childhood and a brief 11-fight amateur career to become a longtime contender in the paid ranks. He began his career 17-0-2 before a sixth-round TKO loss to Jarrett Hurd, who is currently the unified 154-pound world champion. A close decision loss to Ishe Smith followed in September 2016, but Galarza has since resurrected his career, winning a trio of fights to set up this opportunity versus Adames. In other action on the ESPN2 broadcast: Former Indian amateur standout Vikas ?The Indian Tank? Krishan (1-0, 1 KO) will take the next step in his professional journey against Noah Kidd (3-1-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round super welterweight fight. Krishan was a two-time Olympian for his home country and is the only Indian fighter to have won both the Asian and Commonwealth Games. ?As I continue my pro journey, it?s an honor to fight on such a significant card,? Krishan said. ?There is a large Indian population in New York and New Jersey, and I can?t wait to see the support from my Indian people. It?s going to be a special night.? Puerto Rican middleweight sensation Edgar Berlanga (9-0, 9 KOs) has scored nine consecutive first-round stoppages to begin his pro career. He will look to make it 10 for 10 versus Brazilian veteran Samir Dos Santos (37-15-3, 26 KOs) in an eight-rounder. The Brooklyn-born Berlanga has fought four times in New York City as a pro and will be making his Top Rank debut. Bantamweight prospect Lawrence ?BT? Newton (11-0, 7 KOs), a stablemate of Crawford?s, will face Jonathan Garza (7-2, 2 KOs), in a six-round showdown. Larry Fryers (9-1, 3 KOs), a native of Ireland who now lives in New York, will look to make it four wins in a row against Dakota Polley (5-2, 2 KOs) in a super lightweight bout scheduled for six or four rounds. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Matchroom Boxing and Khan Promotions, tickets priced at $606, $406, $306, $206, $106, $81, and $56 (including facility fees) are on sale now and can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.MSG.com. Use the hashtag #CrawfordKhan to join the conversation on social media.  |
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