New York – Heather “The Heat” Hardy fight with Calista Silgado will be the main event of a five-round game with local fighters when she returns to the much-anticipated boxing ring on Thursday, October 13. The card, which has the tag “New Beginning”, will takes place at Sony Hall, in the heart of Times Square, in downtown Manhattan, and will be live streamed starting at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. To watch the live stream, click> BXINGTV.com
Heather Hardy (22-2, 4 KOs), born and raised in Brooklyn and former World Boxing Organization Featherweight champion, will bring “The Heat” back from a 17-month hiatus as she got one more run at the world championship. Hardy is currently ranked #12 in lightweight by the Women’s International Boxing Association. Heather graduated from John Jay College in Brooklyn, started boxing in the gym at the age of twenty-four, and made her professional debut in 2014 at the age of 28. In 2013, she won the vacancy UBF International super bantamweight title and in 2014 she won the WBC International super bantamweight title, which she successfully defended five times. On October 27, 2018, Heather became world champion, claiming the WBO featherweight belt with a unanimous decision victory over Shelly Vincent at Madison Square Garden. Heather lost the title the following September to Amanda Serrano during a clash with female boxing stars.
Calista Silgado (20-15, 15 KOs) from Santiago de Tolu, Colombia made his professional debut in 2012 and is an eight-time world title challenger. She also fought in an empty-handed match in October 2021.
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