Inglewood, California It”s been nearly 5 years since Art of Boxing Promotions and Bash Boxing presented their first show at Hollywood Park Casino in December of 2008. That evening saw two former World Champions, Roman Karmazin and Bronco McKart, square off in a 12 round main event while future ESPN, Showtime, and HBO fighters Ismayl Sillakh, Lateef Kayode , and Willie Nelson rounded out the undercard.
On Saturday, July 13, 2013, Bash Boxing and Art of Boxing return to the Hollywood Park Casino for a show promoted by the country”s premiere boxing promotions company, Top Rank. Similar to the first show at Hollywood Park Casino, the July 13th boxing card will be packed with world-class fighters from all over the world.
World-ranked super featherweight Alejandro “El Alacran” Perez (17-3-1, 11KOs) will headline the Solo Boxeo Tecate boxing show that will be aired on UniMas. In the co-feature, American boxing fans will witness the first fight on U.S. soil for former WBC Feathertweight and Super Featherweight Champion, Japan”s Takahiro Ao (23-3-1, 10KOs).
Perez, born in Jacona, Michoacan, Mexico and raised in Salinas, California, has been a fixture at Freddie Roach”s Wildcard Boxing Club in Hollywood for many years. “El Alacran” is coming off one of his career-best wins, a decision over previously unbeaten Art Hovhannisyan to win the NABO 130-pound title.
Ao, one of Japan”s most decorated boxers, won the WBC Featherweight World Title against Mexican Great Oscar Larios in 2009. The following year, the southpaw from Tokyo stepped up in weight and captured the WBC Super Featherweight title. Ao defended his green belt three times until losing a close decision Mexico”s Gamaliel Diaz in October of last year.
Rounding out the internationally diverse fight card will be a trio of knockout artists. Cuban cruiserweight Yunier Dorticos (14-0, 14KOs) will look to extend his knockout streak to 15 in his first 15 professional fights. Levan Ghvamichava (10-0 8KOs), from the Republic of Georgia, will look to add to his 80% knockout rate. And Ukrainian cruiserweight Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (3-0, 3KOs) will try to continue his streak of early finishes to start his career.
Local prospects Saul Rodriguez (9-0-1, 6KOs), Zachary Wohlman (4-1-1, 1 KO), Erik Ruiz (8-0, 3KOs), and David Clark (6-2, 4KOs) will also appear on the card.
Ticket prices are $25 for general admission, $40 for reserved rows 4 to 6, $75 VIP Ringside rows 2 and 3, and $100 for Front Row. A limited number of VIP table seats with bottle service are also available.
For tickets and information, contact 626-388-8888. Fight fans can also purchase tickets at www.hollywoodfightnight.com
First bell is scheduled for 6 pm PST.
The televised bouts will begin 8 pm.
