Unbeaten Polish heavyweight star Adam Kownacki and former title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola exchanged words and previewed their upcoming showdown on “PBC Face to Face” ahead of their heavyweight duel Saturday, August 3 that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Unbeaten Polish warrior Adam Kownacki is hungry for a world title shot and his champion of preference is reigning WBC king Deontay Wilder.
Polish star and heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki and former title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola went face to face Tuesday at a press conference in Brooklyn as they previewed their showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, August 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Undefeated Polish star and Brooklyn-native Adam Kownacki will look to thrill in front of a hometown crowd when he steps into the ring against veteran former title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola for a 12-round heavyweight showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, August 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
According to a news bit from ESPN.com, a heavyweight clash between veteran contender Chris Arreola and unbeaten rising contender Adam Kownacki is in the works for August 3rd, the fight headed to Brooklyn, New York on a PBC show on FOX.
One of the sturdiest chins in modern day heavyweight history, against one of the hardest-hitting pair of fists in modern day heavyweight history: Vitali Klitschko, the former two-time WBC heavyweight king, versus Deontay Wilder, the current holder of the coveted green belt.
At age 38, long-time heavyweight contender Chris Arreola showed last night that he has a good deal left to offer. Serious, perhaps as never before due to how the end is not too far away, Arreola was way too strong, powerful and just plain good for unbeaten but previously untested Jean Pierre Augustin of Haiti.
Fan-favorite Chris Arreola (38-5-1, 33 KOs) score a third-round stoppage over previously unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin (17-1-1, 12 KOs).
“Augustin is a hungry kid who tried to make a name off of me,” said Arreola.
It’s a sign of how seriously Chris Arreola has taken tonight’s fight with unbeaten but somewhat unknown, and untested, Jean Pierre Augustin (17-0-1 with 12 KO), that he tipped the scale at a low (for him) 239 pounds.
Mexican/American warrior Chris Arreola, 37-5-1(32) admits the grind of the gym is getting tougher, that he is “sore” on a morning when he never used to be.