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Amir Imam Remains Unbeaten
With Unanimous Decision Over Walter Castillo
Unbeaten Moises Flores Outpoints Oscar Escandon To Win
WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Title; Omar Chavez Triumphs
By Decision, Fabian Maidana by Knockout on SHO EXTREME
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Понеділок, Квітня 20, на 10 p.m.ET/PT on SHO EXTREME
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Карсон, Халіф. (Квітня 18, 2015) – Confident and determined, Анджей “The PolishГосудар” Fonfara (27-3, 16 КО) spoiled the ring return of Хуліо Сезар Чавес-молодший. (48-2-1, 32 КО) in resounding fashion Субота ніч, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofSHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС жити на ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОУ.
Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, Польща, dropped Chavez, of Culiacan, Сіналоа, Мексика, with a wide left hook 50 seconds into the ninth round before a boisterous crowd of 8,636 predominately-Chavez fans at StubHub Center. It was the first time in 52 professional fights that Chavez had hit the canvas from a punch.
Upon returning to the corner, Chavez could be heard on the telecast telling trainer Джо Гуссен that he had hurt his right leg and could no longer continue. Через кілька миттєвостей, the fight was halted. The busier and more accurate fighter throughout, Fonfara was comfortably ahead on the three judges’ scorecards by scored of 89-80 і 88-81 twice after nine full rounds.
Offered an ecstatic Fonfara, who had his fair share of Polish fans at the venue: “I knew he was a tough fighter, quick and in good shape but when he hit me for the first time in the first round, I knew I was going to win this fight. He didn’t punch as hard as everybody said he did.
“I saw his punches easily coming in. I know I threw more punches. I was a little surprised that he did not come out for the (10ї) but he was cut, had been getting beat up and had just got knocked down, so he knew what would happen if he came out.
“Chavez said before the fight that he didn’t think I could take his body punches. I think I took them pretty good and passed that test.
“I know there are things I can still work on in training to become a more complete boxer, алесьогодні ввечері was a dream come true. I want a rematch with (Light Heavyweight World Champion) Адоніс Стівенсон.
Said Chavez, the son of legendary Mexican icon, Хуліо Сезар Чавес-Sr. in the ring afterward and before he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, “Може бути 170,172 pounds is too big for me, maybe I’ll go back down. I’m not sure what my future holds. It was a very tough fight. But I congratulate Andrzej.”
Goossen told reporters afterward that he had “stopped the fight. It was my decision. I didn’t like what I saw. ”
In the first half of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader, undefeated world-ranked super lightweight Амір я (17-0, 14 КО), of Davie, Штат Флорида., шляхом Олбані, N.Y., won a lopsided 10-round decision over Walter “Молот” Замок.
The talented, versatile, У мене є, 24, controlled a fight that featured numerous exchanges especially early on with a left jab and straight right hand.
“My combinations were effective the whole night, we stuck to our gameplan and came out victorious,” said Imam. “I want any of the world champions next”.
Замок, who saw a nine-fight winning streak come to an end, сказав “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t get credit for the punches I threw. The judge who scored it 100-90; добре, that gives me no chance to win here. The cut bothered me in the early rounds, but was not a factor after.”
Раніше Субота, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, непереможеним Мойзес “El Chucky” Квіти (23-0, 16 КО), Гвадалахара, Мексика, captured the WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Championship with a thrilling 12-round split decision over defending champion Оскар Escandon (24-2 16 КО), of Tolima, Колумбія.
Квіти, що робить його 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States, перемогла в десятки 116-112 в два рази і 113-115.
An emotional Flores was near tears afterward. “Це мрія – more than a dream come true – for me,” він сказав. “I saw my family on the beach, eating meat. I saw my babies better dressed. For me this is a life-changing victory and, да, I thought it was very, very close but I absolutely feel I won.
“I want to fight the best next, the top guys at 122 pounds and right now the top guy is Лев Санта-Крус. That’s who I’d like to fight next. I really want to thank all my team, зверху вниз, for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We’re very happy that we joined the Al Haymon team. We’re very loyal and we just really appreciate everything they’ve done for us.”
Escandon felt he’d done enough to win despite injuring the right index finger on his right hand in the seventh round.
“I did all that I could, everything was in my reach, but I think I broke or fractured my finger,” він сказав. “In boxing things happen that are out of your control. Because I hurt my hand, I couldn’t throw punches the way I wanted to with my right hand. I tried to do all I could with it. But I didn’t want to injure it further. I’m OK, but I definitely would love a rematch.”
In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, супер напівсередній Омар “El Businessman”Чавес (33-3-1, 22 КО), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, Молодший. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., won an exciting, завзятий, give-and-take eight-round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 КО), of Arjona, Колумбія.
Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 в два рази і 77-74. There were no knockdowns.
Unbeaten Argentine welterweight Фабіан “Тротил” Майдану (6-0, 5 КО), Санта-Фе, Аргентина, the brother of former world champion Маркос Майдана, registered a second-round TKO (32 секунд після початку раунду) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Мити.
SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС Даблхедер буде повторно повітря на цьому тижні наступним чином:
DAY CHANNEL
Понеділок, Квітня 20, 22, 10 вечора. ET/PT SHOWTIME Extreme
Вівторок, Червень 24, на 10 p.m. І/PT SHO Extreme
Суботу two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Неділя, Червень 22 27.
Мауро Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Аль Бернштейна і колишній чемпіон світу Полі Маліньяджі commentating and Джим Грей звітність. Іспанською, Алехандро Місяць called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Рауль Маркес serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins called the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Стів Farhood serving as expert analyst.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Девід Дінкінс молодший. з Bob Dunphy керівництво.
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“Чавес-молодший. проти. Fonfara” was a 12-round bout that took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Халіф. And aired on SHOWTIME.
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