Las Vegas, NV February 9 -Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions and The DownTown Las Vegas Event Center return on Saturday, March 11 with the second season of the most popular boxing series in the sport today, “KnockOut Night at The D”
“KnockOut Night at the DLVEC” has produced some memorable action packed fights, huge upsets and spectacular knockouts in 2016 and provided us with an introduction to some of the fastest-rising young contenders and prospects in the sports today like; WBO #6 Super-Flyweight Aston Palicte (22-0-0),
WBA #10 Super-Welterweight John Vera Jr. (16-0-0) and blue chip prospects Randy Moreno (8-0-0), Max Ornelas (7-0-0) and Flavio Rodriquez (6-0-0)
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Saturday, March 11 will keep up with the “KnockOut Night at the D” tradition as former WBA Super-Bantamweight World Champion Rico Ramos (26-5) from Pico Rivera, CA takes on the WBA #13 Super-Bantamweight Contender Erik Ruiz 916-5) from Oxnard, CA in a 10 rd Super-Bantamweight bout.
Ramos won the WBA Super-Bantamweight World Championship back on July 9, 2011 in Atlantic CIty on HBO with a come from behind KO win over defending champion Akifumi Shimoda (23-2) from Japan. Ramos reign as world champion world be short lived as Ramos would lose his title six-months later in his first defense against Cuban sensation Guillermo Rigondeaux, who at the time was only (8-0). Ramos is currently on a two-fight winning streak defeating African veterans Justin Savi (28-5) and Prosper Ankrah (24-8). Ramos knows that a victory over the world ranked Erik Ruiz will place him right back into world title contingency.
Ruiz on the other is your typical hard nose contender who at one time started his career at 13-1 before suffering back to back losses, one to current WBO Featherweight World Champion Jesse Magdaleno (24-0) and another to world ranked contender Manuel Avila (22-0). Ruiz gained momentum last May in Las Vegas in September when he defeated fringe contender Hanzel Martines (23-2-0) by MD10 for the vacant WBA International Super-Bantamweight Championship on one of the installments of “Knockout Night at the D’.
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Ramos vs. Ruiz will headline a seven-bout fight card presented by Roy Jones Jr, Boxing Promotions at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center (DLVEC) where RJJ will showcase his stable of talent. Co-Main event will be Randy Moreno (8-0) and making his return to Las Vegas after his tremendous win for the vacant WBA-NABA Bantamweight Championship against Tony Lopez (11-2) last September will be Stephon Young (16-0). The under card is fulled with hard hitting, action packed fights, and all are coming to Las Vegas only to leave victorious.
All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, priced at $1000.00 VIP booth, $52.00 ringside, $37.00 seated and $27.00 rear 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.
INFORMATION:
Websites: www.dlvec.com, www.thed.com, www.royjonesjrboxing.com, www.knockoutnightboxing.com
Twitter: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @RoyJonesJRFA
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRBoxing
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/dlvec,www.Facebook.com/thedlasvegas www.Facebook.com/RoyjJonesJr.Boxing
Follow these fighters on Instagram: @_randymoreno, @stephon_showstopper, @f_rod48,
RIVAL BOXING GEAR & EQUIPMENT is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” series. www.rivalboxing.com, @rivalboxinggear
About Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions: Co-founded in 2013 by 10-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. and Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions is on its way to reinventing boxing. Based in Las Vegas, Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions is climbing to the top at a fast pace, adding young talent to its growing stable such as undefeated super welterweight John Vera and former 3-time world super bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko, along with Tony Lopez and Hanzel Martinez, lightweight Demond Brock, super featherweight Bryan Vasquez & Randy Moreno,super flyweight Aston Francis Palicte, super welterweight Daniel Rosario Cruz and Rolando Garza cruiserweight Irsael Duffus, bantamweight Max Ornelas, super lightweight Emanuel Robles, middleweight Rolando Garza and light heavyweight Adrian Taylor.
About Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
Located at the corner of Third St. and Carson Ave. across from the D Las Vegas, the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center can accommodate up to 11,000 guests and features state-of-the-art stage, sound and lighting. The open-air design is inviting to both tourists and locals and offers the perfect spot for concerts, conventions and other large-scale events. Embracing the uninhibited spirit of Downtown Las Vegas, the new venue plays host to a line-up of curated events including premier concerts, food festivals and more. The venue is also the first entertainment arena in Las Vegas to accept Bitcoin as currency. For more information, visit www.dlvec.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @DLVEC.
