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Pascal vs. Gonzalez Added As
Kovalev
vs. Mohammedi July 25 Co-Feature
Main Events, InterBox and Jean Pascal Promotions are proud
to announce Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs) will face Yunieski
Gonzalez (16-0, 12 KOs) in the ten-round co-feature of the
Kovalev-Mohammedi Unified Light Heavyweight World
Championship fight on July 25 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Both fights will be televised live on HBO World
Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Pascal, the former WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion,
looks to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with in
the light heavyweight division by taking on a young
undefeated prospect in Gonzalez. This will be his first
fight outside his adopted home country of Canada since 2008
and his third fight in seven months. The 32-year old is
originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti and currently resides
in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
"I'm eager to get back in the ring," said Pascal. "The years
where I have been very active are the ones that I've
performed the best. Gonzalez is a good fighter and everybody
knows I am not content with fighting just a regular fighter.
I'm already back in the gym and focusing on July 25."
Pascal will face a big challenge from his opponent,
undefeated Cuban prospect Yunieski Gonzalez. Yunieski has a
stellar 75% knockout-to-win ratio and has stopped his last
seven opponents in a row dating all the way back to 2012.
His previous three fights have not lasted past the third
round and two of those were first-round stoppages. The
29-year old is originally from Cuba and now makes his home
in Miami, Florida.
"This is the fight I have been waiting for," said a
confident Gonzalez. "I'm not punching at him, I'm punching
through him and when I'm done with him he won't be any good
for anyone else."
Main Events' CEO, Kathy Duva, is excited to work with Pascal
and InterBox again. She said, "Kovalev and Pascal are both
true warriors in the sense that they are always willing to
face the very best. So putting them on the same card made a
lot of sense for us and for the fans who will get to see
both of them bring their electricity to the same ring again.
With Pascal there is never a dull moment in the ring and, as
proof that he never backs away from a challenge, this time
he steps up to face a talented, hungry undefeated contender
who has the ability to knock out anyone he faces."
"For his third fight in less than a year for Jean Pascal,
this is a great opportunity and challenge for him," said
Jean Bédard, President of InterBox. "Gonzalez had a
phenomenal amateur career and his professional career seems
to follow the same direction. It's always a pleasure to work
with Kathy Duva and Main Events."
Greg Leon, CEO of Jean Pascal Promotions, added, "Jean
Pascal Promotions is thrilled to be back on HBO for the
second time in four months. Yunieski Gonzalez is a talented
fighter and a formidable challenge but I have no doubt Jean
Pascal will be far too much for him."
Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing, Gonzalez's promoter, said "I
am thrilled to be on to such a sensational HBO card filled
with light heavyweight bangers. We are very high on Yunieski
Gonzalez and this is the kind of fight that he needs to
propel him to the top of the light heavyweight division."
Tickets priced at $300, $200, $100, $50 and $25, not
including applicable tax and service fees, are on sale now
and are available at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations
(select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster
at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase
at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Undercard information will be announced shortly.
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