UNBEATEN JERMALL CHARLO RETAINS IBF BELT WITH
FIFTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER NO. 1 朱利安·威廉斯
ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
谢尔盖Lipinets, Erickson Lubin Triumph on SHOWTIME BOXING on FACEBOOK LIVE
IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua Retains Crown
With Third-Round KO over Eric Molina on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
观看重播 星期一, 十二月. 12, 在 10 P.M. AND/PT的SHO EXTREME®
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LOS ANGELES (十二月. 10, 2016) - 押尼珥Mares (30-2-1, 15 科斯) scored an impressive, upset 12-round split decision over defending champion 耶稣奎利亚尔 (28-2, 21 科斯) to capture the WBA Featherweight World Championship and become a four-time boxing titlist 星期六 in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader.
In the co-feature from Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles, Jermall夏洛茨维尔 (25-0, 19 科斯) retained his IBF Junior Middleweight World title with an emphatic fifth-round knockout over previously unbeaten, top-ranked 朱利安“J-Rock”的威廉姆斯 (22-1-1, 14 科斯). (视频集锦: http://s.sho.com/2hqXDr8)
Earlier in the day on SHOWTIME, unbeaten IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 科斯) 淘汰 埃里克·莫利纳 (25-4, 19 科斯), 韦斯拉科的, 得克萨斯州, in the third round in Manchester, 英国. (视频集锦: http://s.sho.com/2hqHTo8)
母亲, 亨廷顿海滩, 加利福尼亚州。, by way of Guadalajara, 墨西哥, 以分数获胜 117-110, 116-111 和 112-115. Judge Kermit Bayless was the lone descender to score the hard-fought match for the Argentine. Mares scored the bout’s lone knockdown in the 11th round. 奎利亚尔, 布宜诺斯艾利斯, had an 11-fight winning streak end. (视频集锦: http://s.sho.com/2hbJayp)
母亲, making his first start 在 16 个月 and first with renowned trainer 罗伯特·加西亚, executed a technically sound game plan and was the more accurate puncher than Cuellar, who was under the tutelage of Hall of Famer 罗奇 在他职业生涯的第一次.
“I feel so good, it’s been a long time. I’m champion, 婴儿,’’ said Mares, 31, a former WBC featherweight and super bantamweight world champion and IBF bantamweight world champion, who became Garcia’s 10日 世界冠军. “We had the perfect game plan.
“I never doubted myself. I felt it in my heart. When I fought 狮子 (圣克鲁斯) I beat myself because I fought the wrong fight. I fought smart 今晚. I thought it would be a unanimous decision, but at the end of the day I’m champion.’’
Cuellar is known as a devastating puncher, but he was unable to land his power shots or cut off the ring against Mares, who seemingly pocketed rounds with accuracy and a solid left hook. Mares floored Cuellar with a straight right in the opening minute of the 11th, sending Cuellar to the canvas for the third time of his career. The onslaught continued, with a resurgent Mares teeing off on Cuellar until he raised his hands following the final bell.
“They said he was a power puncher, they said he was going to knock me out, but I proved that I have some power, 太,’’ said Mares, who dropped a majority 12-round decision to Santa Cruz in his last fight on Aug. 29, 2015. “I want Leo, 我想要 (卡尔) 弗兰普顿, I want anyone. 我是冠军. I’m not afraid of anyone.”
Cuellar stated his case for a rematch afterward.
“I thought the fight was pretty even until he threw me down, and that’s when he took control,“奎利亚尔说, 谁正在第三次卫冕. “He definitely had the boxing skills going today. I would have preferred a rough fight, but Mares had his skills today. 我想复赛. I gave him the opportunity and now I think it’s fair that he gives it to me.”
在合作的主要事件, Charlo dropped Williams three times, once in the second and twice in the fifth. 威廉姆斯, who had not lost a round in 10 consecutive fights, went down for the first time in his career from a strong counter left-hand midway through the second round.
威廉姆斯, who established his counter right early, performed well for the next two rounds in the first title fight between undefeated 154-pound champions since 梅威瑟 拆除 CANELO阿尔瓦雷斯 在 2013.
But Charlo decked him again with a brutal right uppercut midway through the fifth round that sent Williams collapsing face-forward onto the canvas. Williams got up, but he was clearly in trouble. Charlo floored him seconds layer with a left hook, forcing referee Wayne Hedgepath to instantly halt the contest at 2:06.
Charlo was ahead with scores of 38-37 on the three scorecards entering the fifth round in a highly skilled matchup between two fighters in their prime.
Afterward a fracas broke out in the ring between the fighters and their cornermen after Charlo wouldn’t acknowledge Williams’ congratulatory hand shake. Williams immediately stormed from the ring. The fans booed Charlo loudly throughout his post-fight interview with SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray.
“I did what I was supposed to do, 我很高兴我的表现, I listened to my trainer,’’ said Charlo, the identical twin brother of WBC 154-pound titlist Jermell夏洛茨维尔. “I trained hard for this fight, I stayed in the gym the whole time.
“No matter what, people have to respect my accomplishments. He just wasn’t on my level. I told everyone what I was going to do since the fight was announced. I knew I was going to win; he was badly hurt after the knockdown.
“I just want to tell Julian Williams, I’m sorry. Leading up to this fight Julian talked, and I held it in. I did what I had to do to become the champion of the world and I deserve my respect. He disrespected me all the way up to the fight. I made the fight happen; I gave the fans what they wanted to see. I stayed at 154 英镑, although I do want to move up to 160, just to fight someone the world said I couldn’t beat.
“I said I don’t want your congratulations; I want your apology. I don’t care what they say, 我把他打晕了. No matter what they say about me I’m going to continue to work hard. I did what my trainer told me to do, I stayed in there and bang the shot came home. I’m never disrespected this dude, never, until I knocked him out.
“是, 我要统一. I want to prove I’m the best junior middleweight in the world, none of them are on my level.”
Williams offered no excuses. “我只是被抓了,' 他说. “I was fine after the second round and kept going. He just caught me. He wasn’t too big. He just caught me.
“I didn’t care about any of that [post-fight drama]. I just wanted to win.”
Charlo-Williams was the fourth 154-pound title fight on SHOWTIME in 2016.
In one off the fights streamed earlier 星期六 on FACEBOOK LIVE, 谢尔盖Lipinets (11-0, 9 科斯) 淘汰 Lenny Zappavigna(35-3, 25 科斯) to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF Junior Welterweight World Title.
After flooring Zappavigna midway through the fourth, Lipinets finished off the Australian with an overhand right in the eighth in a closely contested and bloody affair.
“是, this was my toughest fight, it’s bloody and rugged but no problem for me,’’ Lipinets said. “This was an eliminator and now I want my next fight to be for the world championship. Julius Indogo has the IBF title and now I’m the mandatory.
“I’m very happy with my performance. We’ve worked on adjusting during fights and that worked very well for me 今晚. I was hoping for the knockout but my trainer said to keep working and the stoppage will come.”
“I left it all in the ring,’’ Zappavigna said. “I fought my heart out and I came here to give it my best. Even though I’m disappointed with the loss, I am at peace with the result because I know I couldn’t have done anything else.
“I wish Sergey all the best in his world title fight.
“I know my fans are behind me and I’m bringing pride back to Australia. I know I was in control of the fight, but my Australian ‘white line fever’ kicked in and I tried to take his head off.”
In the opening bout on Facebook Live, talented undefeated middleweight 埃里克森鲁宾 (17-0, 12 科斯) knocked out previously once-beaten 胡安·乌巴尔多·卡布雷拉 (23-2, 15 科斯) 在 2:09 第二轮.
“He was a little awkward in the first round,’’ Erickson said. “I set him up with my jab and I knew I hurt him in the second. That’s when I knew it was time for him to go.
“I think that fight definitely proves that I’m in the discussion as one of the top up and comers in the sport, but I don’t feel any pressure. I’m back in the gym 周一.
“I want to be undisputed champion. I want all of the belts. Give me the Charlos, 朱利安·威廉姆斯, any of them.
“I’ll take whoever is in front of me next, but those names and put them in bold letters and you know I’ll be front and center for that Charlo-Williams fight.”
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader and SHOWTIME INTERNATIONAL telecast will re-air on Monday, 十二月. 12, 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime EXTREME. The fights were promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions and sponsored by Corona.
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