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Jose Pedraza defends IBF Junior Hnav ntiaj teb Championship
Tiv thaiv Edner Cherry nyob rau hauv Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature
Daim pib YOG RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO!
Cincinnati (Aug. 28, 2015) – Yav tas los peb-division lub ntiaj teb champion Adrien “Qhov teeb meem” Broner (30-2, 22 Kos)rov qab mus rau nws lub hometown tab tom nrhiav rau ib tug thib plaub lub ntiaj teb no title raws li nws ntsej muag khub qub ntiaj teb champion Khabib “Lub Hawk” Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 Kos) rau lub WBA Super Hnav ntiaj teb no npe rau Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 3 nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) los ntawm U.S. Lub tsev txhab nyiaj Arena nyob rau hauv Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nyob rau hauv lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, undefeated IBF Junior Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus Jose “Lub Sniper” Pedraza (20-0, 12 Kos) yuav tiv thaiv nws txoj siv tiv thaiv qub tub rog qub ntiaj teb no title challenger Edner “Cherry foob pob” Cherry (34-6-2, 19 Kos).
“Kuv pog mus yuav tau rov qab nyob rau hauv Cincinnati noj rau ib tug tawv ntiaj teb no hauv chav kawm ntawv fighter uas yog yuav coj nws,” Hais Broner. “Qhov no txhais tau tias kev sib ntaus hauv lub ntiaj teb rau kuv. Nws yog ib tug lossis loj deal muaj lub sij hawm mus yuav ib tug plaub-division lub ntiaj teb champion ntawm 26 xyoo.”
“Broner yog ib tug zoo boxer, nws yog ib tug ceev ceev thiab feemxyuam txiv leej tub, tab sis raws li ib tug txiv neej kuv tsis muaj dab tsi zoo hais txog nws,” hais tias Allakhverdiev. “Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib tug lub ntiaj teb Championship winning kev kawm thiab kuv paub tias yog hais tias nws nws ua tej yam kom tau nyob rau hauv kuv lub taub hau, mus rau txoj kev rau kuv los yog mus nias kuv hais tias kuv yuav tau ua li khi li sai tau thiab txuag kuv txoj kev chim siab rau kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj.”
“I’m very excited to be back on SHOWTIME defending my title,” Hais Pedraza. “Qhov no yog lwm kauj ruam nyob rau hauv cov kev taw qhia ntawm qhov ib tug superstar nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing. I will be victorious and make my island proud.”
“Kuv nyob rau hauv ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 3 tab sis kuv pog heev rau lub sij hawm no,” hais tias Cherry. “Qhov no yog tsis muaj dab tsi tshiab rau kuv. Kuv tsis noj Pedraza maj mam. Nws yog ib tug tau zus ib rau ib tug yog vim li cas. Qhov no yog ib yam dab tsi uas los ib zaug nyob rau hauv ib tug lub neej thiab kuv yuav tag nrho-nyob rau hauv los yeej muaj qhov title.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm Warriors Boxing thiab txog qas txhiab qas vam Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $154, $104, $79, $54, thiab $29 thiab yog rau cov muag khoom TAM SIM NO. Daim pib muaj nyob ntawm cov U.S. Lub tsev txhab nyiaj Arena chaw ua hauj lwm, tag nrho cov Ticketmaster outlets xws li xaiv Kroger khw muag khoom noj, hu 1-800-745-3000, lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.com. Lub 12-round sib ntaus yuav tsum Broner tus thawj vim nws poob ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab rau yav tas los welterweight lub ntiaj teb champion Shawn Porter nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 20. Broner is 8-1 nyob rau hauv lub npe fights thiab tau sau koj cov menyuam rau ntawm 130, 135 thiab 147 phaus, tab sis yeej tsis yeej ib title ntawm 140 phaus. Dropping down in weight, Broner yog tab tom nrhiav kom ntxiv ib tug plaub lub ntiaj teb no title rau nws lub hnab los khaws nyob rau hauv nws rov qab mus rau Cincinnati, qhov twg nws yeejEmmanuel Taylor kawg Cuaj hlis nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws hometown cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv ib tug 2014 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo neeg sib tw.
Allakhverdiev tus (cov lus hais ah-lockh-ver-Dib-ev) tsuas thuam tuaj ntawm muaj teeb meem 12-round cais kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv ib tug title tiv thaiv ces-undefeated Jessie Vargas nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2014. Allakhverdiev, ntawm Moscow, Russia, chiv yeej lub WBA 140-phaus yas nrog ib yim-round kev txiav txim yav tas los lawm unbeaten peb-division lub ntiaj teb champion Joan Guzman nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2012. In his lone defense, lub southpaw qhab nia ob knockdowns nyob rau hauv ib tug ib-mog 11th-puag ncig TKO tshaj yav tas los lub ntiaj teb championSouleymane M'Baye nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2013. This is Allakhverdiev’s first start since the questionable loss to Vargas.
Pedraza, ntawm Caguas, Puerto Rico, yeej lub tsis muaj IBF 130-phaus npe nrog ib tug dominating unanimous kev txiav txim siab dua Andrey Klimov rau Lub rau hli ntuj 13 rau Showtime nyob rau hauv Birmingham, ALA. The switch-hitting former Puerto Rican Olympian backed up his “Lub Sniper” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy. Pedraza earned a shot at the title in his previous bout with a career-best win over former world title challenger Michael Farenas kawg Kaum ib hlis.
Cherry, ntawm Wauchula, Fla., yog ib tug qub ntiaj teb no title challenger uas yog 10-0 nrog 1 NC since 2009. His only blemishes since 2007 yog poob nyiaj txiag rau Timothy Bradley thiab Paulie Malignaggi at 140-pounds. Since the loss to Bradley in a bout for the WBC Super Lightweight World Championship in 2008, Lws suav tau ploj mus undefeated raws li nws ua nws txoj kev nqis los mus rau 135 thiab 130 phaus. Cherry, uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv lub Bahamas, yus tus kheej yeej tshaj Vicente Escobedo, Monte Meza av nplaum thiab Wes Ferguson.
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