Highly regarded heavyweight Charles Shufford of Las Vegas faces Gilbert Martinez of Sacramento, Calif., in the semi-main event.

Defiagabon, originally from Nigeria, has a record of 19-0 with 11 knockouts while Hatcher has a mark of 14-4 with 10 knockouts.

Shufford has a record of 19-4 with nine knockouts while Martinez, a southpaw, has a mark of 15-5-1 with seven knockouts.

Also on the Cedric Kushner Promotions card is heavyweight Jovo Pudar of Queens, N.Y., who has a record of 18-1 with nine knockouts, against Jimmy Lester of San Francisco in a six-round bout.

Other fighters on the card at Caesars Tahoe feature women light flyweights Stephanie Dobbs of Moore, Okla., and Hollie Dunaway of Fort Smith, Ark.; South Lake Tahoe, Calif., welterweight Simon Ruvalcaba of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. against Roman Polak of Reno, Nev.; unbeaten heavyweight prospects Shane Cameron and Paula Mataele; and undefeated super welterweight Daniel Codling.

The Cedric Kushner Promotions card starts at 7 p.m. (Pacific) with doors to the Circus Maximus showroom opening at 6.

Tickets for the card at Caesars Tahoe are priced at $25, $35, $50 and $75 with all seats reserved.

Tickets are available at the Activities Center in the Caesars Tahoe casino from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Tickets also can be obtained by calling either (775) 586-2044 or (800) 648-3353 24 hours daily. And tickets can be purchased at all TicketMaster locations and through ticketmaster.com

The 33-year-old Defiagbon is coming off two unanimous decision wins, over Joe Lenhart April 26 in Las Vegas and over Ramon Hayes on a Cedric Kushner Promotions "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card Sept. 29 in Lemoore, Calif.

The 30-year-old Hatcher is managed by John Johnson, who also trained James "Buster" Douglas to his stunning upset win over Mike Tyson for the undisputed world heavyweight championship.

The 30-year-old Shufford won the International Boxing Association Americas heavyweight championship with a 12-round unanimous decision over Eliecer Castillo on a Cedric Kushner Promotions "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card Oct. 13 in Choctaw, Miss.

This is the fourth Cedric Kushner-promoted card on which the 37-year-old Martinez has appeared.

The 32-year-old Pudar has won 11 straight.

The 34-year-old Lester has a record of 7-12-2 with three knockouts.

The 25-year-old Ruvalcaba has a record of 2-4-1 with no knockouts and has won his past two bouts by decision over Dwayne Pope, April 12 on a Cedric Kushner Promotions "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card at Caesars Tahoe and again May 17 in Reno.

The 25-year-old Polak has a record of 0-1. Before turning pro, Polak was a U.S. Marine and was a member of FAST (Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team).

The 25-year-old Cameron, originally from New Zealand and now living in Las Vegas, has a record of 3-0 with three knockouts.

His opponent in their four-round bout is 34-year-old Vernon Woodward of Shawnee, Okla., who has a record of 3-5 with three knockouts. He stopped Andre Hobbs in the second round on that Cedric Kushner Promotions "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" card at Caesars Tahoe April 12.

The 25-year-old Mataele, also from New Zealand and living in Las Vegas, has a record of 4-0 with three knockout. His opponent will be determined.

The 23-year-old Codling, the third fighter on the card from New Zealand and living in Las Vegas, has a record of 3-0 with two knockouts.

His opponent in their four-round fight is 30-year-old Carlos Leon of Reno, Nev., who has a record of 1-3 with no knockouts.

Cameron, Mataele and Codling are managed and trained by Kevin Barry, who also manages and trains world-ranked heavyweight contender David Tua.

Dobbs has a record of 7-8-2 with five knockouts while Dunaway has a mark of 1-2 with one knockout. Dobbs also appeared on the Cedric Kushner Promotions' card April 12 at Caesars Tahoe, getting a draw with Deidra Hamaguchi.

The Shufford-Martinez fight is scheduled for eight rounds while the bouts involving Ruvalcaba, Cameron and Dobbs-Dunaway are set for four rounds.

Cedric Kushner Promotions, one of the world's premiere boxing promotional firms, presents numerous nationally and internationally televised cards each year. During the past 20 years Cedric Kushner Promotions has presented more than 300 world championship bouts on six continents.

Cedric Kushner Promotions promotes a number of world-class boxers including, heavyweights David Tua and Jameel McCline; super featherweights Joel Casamayor, ranked No. 1 by both the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization, and Steve Forbes, rated No. 1 by the International Boxing Federation; and undefeated welterweight sensation Anthony Thompson.

Everlast, sponsor of Cedric Kushner Promotions' "Heavyweight Explosion" series, has been at the forefront of boxing equipment for almost 100 years.

The card will be televised nationally on HDNet and on tape delay to more than 100 countries on the Cedric Kushner Promotions Sports Network.