Undefeated Korobov and Uzcategui to co feature Crawford-Gamboa

            OMAHA, NEB. (May 23, 2014) -- Top Rank® announced today that undefeated Top-Five contenders MATT KOROBOV and JOSE UZCATEGUI would battle in a 10-round rumble in the co-main event to World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight champion TERENCE CRAWFORD'S  world title defense homecoming against Cuban sensation and three-division world champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA.  Korobov and Uzcategui will be battling for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title.  Both fights will be televised live from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Saturday, June 28, on HBO Boxing After Dark®, in its first-ever visit to Omaha, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. 

            This exciting all-action doubleheader features four undefeated gladiators with a combined record of 91-0, 63 KOs. 

            Promoted by Top Rank, in association with SMS Promotions, PS4 and Tecate, remaining tickets to the Crawford vs. Gamboa world championship event, priced at $102, $52 and $27, can be purchased at the CenturyLink Center Omaha box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge-by-phone call 800-745-3000.  To order online, visit Ticketmaster.com. 

            Korobov (23-0, 13 KOs), a 2008 Russian Olympian and stellar amateur will be making his long-awaited HBO debut.  Now based in St, Petersburg, Fla., Korobov, a six-year veteran of the pro ranks, enters this fight having won three of his last four fights by knockout, including a sixth-round stoppage of Emil Gonzalez on April 16.  Korobov is currently world-rated No. 3 by the WBO.

            Uzcategui (22-0, 18 KOs), a native of Venezuela who trains in Mexico, will be making his U.S. debut.  A knockout artist who has stopped 10 of the last 11 opponents he has faced, he captured the WBO Latino middleweight title in March, knocking out David Lopez in the sixth round.  He is currently world-rated No. 5 by the WBO.

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