OLYMPIC MEDALISTS BATTLE IT OUT ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC COMES TO BOSTON

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BOSTON (აპრილი 21, 2015) – A Memorial Day weekend showdown takes center stage when Olympic stars battle it out as 2004 Bronze medalist for the United States Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 Kos) შეხვდა 2008 Gold medalist for Great Britain ჯეიმს DeGale (20-1, 14 Kos) in a super middleweight bout as პრემიერი Boxing ჩემპიონთა (PBC) on NBC comes to Boston on შაბათი, მაისი 23 live on NBC and NBCSN.

Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 საათამდე. და/1:30 საათამდე. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. და / 3:00 საათამდე. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 საათამდე. და/3:00 საათამდე. PT until 7:00 საათამდე. და/4:00 საათამდე. PT.

“მე მზად ვარ ამ ბრძოლაში,” საიდ Dirrell. “I’m so happy and honored to be fighting on NBC for a world title against a worthy opponent in James DeGale.”

“We are almost there, on მაისი 23 it’s my time to make history as the first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal and a world title,” said DeGale. “I’m excited about coming to the U.S for this fight, Boston is a great city and I will be bringing plenty of support from the UK. It’s been a frustrating period waiting for my shot but now it’s here and no one is taking it away from me.”

“I’m thrilled to bring Premier Boxing Champions to the Agganis Arena at Boston University on მაისი 23,” განაცხადა Lou DiBella, პრეზიდენტი DiBella გართობა. “Holiday fireworks will begin შაბათი afternoon when America’s skilled technician and Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell takes on Britain’s Olympic gold medalist James DeGale for the world super middleweight championship. The card will also feature strong co-featured and undercard bouts, including Boston, New England and Irish title contenders.”

An amateur standout who won two U.S. Amateur მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატზე გარდა ამისა, მისი ოლიმპიური ბრინჯაოს მედალი, the 31-year-old Dirrell looks to keep up his recent win streak when he battles DeGale on მაისი 23. A winner of his last six fights, Dirrell’s only blemish on his record is a split decision loss to Carl Froch in 2009. მოიერიშე გარეთ Flint, Michigan holds victories over Arthur Abraham and Curtis Stevens.

დაიბადა ლონდონში, DeGale won a Commonwealth Championship Bronze medal in 2006 and an Olympic Gold medal in 2008. The 29-year-old turned pro in 2009 და მოიგო პირველი 10 starts while ending eight of those opponents within the distance. მისი ერთადერთი დანაკარგი მოვიდა 2011 when he lost to fellow countryman George Groves by a narrow majority decision. Since then he has won 10-straight bouts including his most recent victory over Marco Antonio Periban.

PBC and DiBella Entertainment are proud to be working in association with Ken Casey and his Murphys Boxing on this event. The Dropkick Murphys front man has been on the front lines of the boxing resurgence in Boston.

“Boston deserves to have big time fight cards like this. We have rabid boxing fans and a ton of talented world class fighters, many of which will be featured on მაისი 23,” said Casey.

ბილეთების ცოცხალი ღონისძიება, რომელიც ხელს უწყობს DiBella გართობა ასოციაცია Murphys კრივი, ფასიანი $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 და $35, არ მათ შორის შესაბამისი მომსახურების ხარჯები და გადასახადები, და იყიდება ახლა. Tickets will be available atwww.ticketmaster.com. დააკისროს ტელეფონით, დარეკეთ Ticketmaster საათზე (800) 745-3000.

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