NEW YORK, NY (September 26 2012) This Saturday night, SEPTEMBER 29,
undefeated super middleweight prospect Jason "Monstruo" Escalera will
challenge world ranked and fellow undefeated Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez
in the HBO Boxing after Dark, "Road To Glory" televised ten round main
event at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. HBO
Boxing After Dark has a broadcast time this Saturday night of 9:30PM
ET/PT.
The 27-year-old Escalera, 13-0-1 (12KO's), fighting out of
Union City, New Jersey, has become a must-see attraction in the New
York area with his show-stopping knockouts.
Most recently the
heavy-handed Escalera faced Nick Brinson on MAY 18 at the Times Union
Center in Albany, NY. In the ESPN Friday Night Fights eight round
battle, Escalera aggressively pursued and battered Brinson seemingly
winning an easy decision, however the three judges scored the bout a
draw. In his six previous starts, Escalera had won each bout by
knockout.
"Jason is exactly the type of fighter that HBO wants on
their broadcasts. He's exciting, he always comes to fight, and he has
concussive power in both hands" said Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing.
"Jason is prepared to take the fight right to Rodriguez from the opening
bell this Saturday night. This is a great opportunity and he is very
confident and prepared to take advantage of it."
Also
27-years-old, Rodriguez, 21-0-0 (14KO's), of Worcester, Massachusetts,
is coming off his career best win, a ten round unanimous decision over
world ranked contender Donovan "DA Bomb" George on MARCH 17 at Madison
Square Garden which was broadcast on HBO World Championship Boxing as
the co-main event to the Sergio Martinez/Matthew Macklin world
middleweight title bout.
Rodriguez is currently ranked #3 by the WBC, #4 by the IBF and #8 by the WBA.
"Road
to Glory" is the highly anticipated HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader,
featuring some of the brightest young fighters in all of boxing looking
to continue on their paths toward their respective world championships.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Foxwoods box
office by calling 1 (800) 200-2882. Tickets are priced at $45, $75, $100
and $200.
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