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boxning, Ring 8

Top boxing judge Steve Weisfeld & Popular New York welterweight Johnny Turner Ring 8 Guest Speakers Tuesday, April 18

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NEW YORK (April 7, 2017) – One of the most respected boxing judges, Steve Weisfeld, and popular retired New York welterweight Johnny Turner will be Ring 8’s guest speakers at its April meeting, Tuesday night, April 18 (7 p.m. OCH start) på O'Neill's Restaurant, belägen vid 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378.
“We are delighted to have both Steve Weisfeld and Johnny Turner appear as guest speakers at our next meeting,” Ring 8 president Jack Hirsch sa. “Weisfeld is one of the best judges in the sport having worked some of the biggest fights. With all the controversial decisions we have seen over the years, it will be fascinating to hear Weisfeld’s take on things.
“Johnny Turner was one of the most charismatic boxers on the New York scene in the 1970’s and 80’s. He also had a part in the movie, Raging Bull. It will conjure up a lot of warm memories hearing him reminisce about his career.”
A native of New Jersey, Weisfeld has judged more than 1,200 fights during his 25-yeear-old career, including numerous world championships all over the world. His last was the world middleweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden between Gennadij “GGG” Golovkin och Daniel Jacobs.
Turner (42-6-2, 32 Kos) was a staple on the New York boxing scene from 1979 till 1984. The Brooklyn welterweight fought just about everywhere in New York, including the famed Madison Square Garden and legendary Sunnyside Garden in Queens. His most notable opponent was future Hall of Famer Wilfredo Benitez, who became a three-division world champion.
OM RING 8: Ring 8 blev den åttonde dotterbolag vad var då känt som National Veteran Boxers Association – följaktligen, RING 8 – och idag organisationens motto fortfarande: Boxare hjälpa boxare.
RING 8 är fast besluten att stödja mindre lyckligt lottade människor i boxning samhället som kan behöva hjälp när det gäller att betala hyra, sjukvårdskostnader, eller vad försvar behov.
Gå på linjen till www.Ring8ny.com för mer information om RING 8, den största gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer än 350 medlemmar. Årliga medlemsavgift är endast $30.00 och varje medlem har rätt till en buffé middag på RING 8 månatliga möten, exklusive juli och augusti. Alla aktiva boxare, amatör och professionell, med en aktuell boxning licens eller bok har rätt till en kostnadsfri RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gäster på Ringen 8 medlemmar är välkomna till en kostnad av endast $7.00 per person.
boxning, Showtime, Showtime Boxing

Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. Defends His Belt Against Top Challenger Oscar Escandon Saturday, Maj 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland & Live på SHOWTIME

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Tickets Now on Sale!

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (April 7, 2017) – WBC Fjäder Världsmästare Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon Lördag, Maj 20 in themain event of Showtime MÄSTERSKAP BOXNING from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
The Maryland-native Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 Kos) and the WBC Interim Featherweight Champion Escandon (25-2, 17 Kos) will battle in one of boxing’s most talented divisions that continues to deliver exciting action fight after fight. A lineup of exciting co-featured attractions will be announced next week.
“I’m a gladiator getting ready for a tough battle,” Said Russell Jr. “This is going to be a huge night for my family and I’m glad that the time is here. This will be the first time as pros that I get to fight on the same card as both of my little brothers, (unbeaten bantamweight) Gary Antonio and (2016 US. Olympian) Gary Antuanne, plus my brother Gary Allan will work all of our corners. We’re excited to get in the ring and show the fans what we’re capable of doing in the ring.”
“I’ve had to wait for this opportunity to face Gary Russell Jr. and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” said Escandon. “It’s going to be a great fight and I know the fans are going to get their money’s worth. jag känner 100 percent healthy and now that the fight is here I am ready to knock him out.”
Tickets for the live event promoted by TGB Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100 och $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/. The main event is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. This bout was originally scheduled to take place on March 11 but was rescheduled after Escandon suffered a back injury in training camp. Fans who bought tickets for the March 11 show will have their tickets honored on May 20.
“This is going to be a great night of boxing,” sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. “The featherweight division is very hot right now with the recent wins by Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. There is something very special going on in the division and this will be another memorable fight. Escandon is a tough warrior who has proven time and again that he doesn’t care about going on the road or where he fights. There are great boxing fans in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region and they are in-store for an exciting night on Maj 20.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr, was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Jhonny Gonzalez that earned him the title in March 2015. Den 2008 US. Olympian had scored important victories over Vyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz and Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Den Southpaw, av Capitol Heights, Md., most recently scored a dominant second-round TKO victory over Patrick Hyland in his first title defense in April 2016.
Fighting out of Ibague, Colombia, Escandon turned pro in 2008 and was undefeated in his first 22 professionella bouts. Escandon won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2014 when he defeated Tyson Cave in his U.S. debut. He earned his shot at Russell Jr. last March when he survived an early knockdown to score a knockout victory over Robinson Castellanos in the seventh round of their showdown in Washington, D.C.
För mer information, follow on Twitter @MrGaryRussellJr, TGBPromotions, @MGMNatlHarbor and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing och www.Facebook.com/MGMNationalHarbor. The event is sponsored by Corona, finaste öl.
boxning, Premier Boxning Champions

HALL OF FAME PROMOTER DON KING THOUGHT HE HAD SEEN IT ALL; TOP CONTENDER CHARLES HATLEY SUES KING BEFORE HIS TITLE SHOT

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Deerfield Beach, Fla. (April 7, 2017) – Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King thought he had seen it all in this sport, but this is a first for the legendary sports figure.

 

King found himself being sued by his own fighter, super welterweight number one challenger Charles Hatley two weeks before his title shot on April 22 against the WBC Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo.

 

“I don’t think this has ever happened to me in all the years I’ve been in boxing,” said King. “Charles Hatley comes to me with his lawyer, manager and father and asks me to help him get a title shot. He signs a promoter’s contract and I turn around and land him a mandatory championship fight against Charlo.

 

“Charles is the same fighter that couldn’t get a title shot from his previous promoter and I turn around after he comes to me to help him and I deliver a title shot in his first fight back. Here’s a fighter who has won nine straight fights and has a great lifetime record of 26-1-1. I deliver him a title shot and he delivers me papers.”

 

King made a deal with co-promoter/manager Al Haymon after Hatley signed a promotional agreement and then followed that up by signing bout agreement.

 

“This is the craziest thing I have ever seen. Charles is getting ready for the fight and he changes lawyers and this guy has Charles sue me after all that I have done for him and his father.”

 

Said Hatley’s manager Lee Holliday of Holliday Boxing: “Don King has been very transparent in his negotiations with Charles Hatley. I was and am very disappointed, minst sagt, regarding the lawsuit. This is an unprecedented situation two weeks before the fight. It’s certainly totally unfair to a promoter who has work very hard to get us this world title shot. It’s totally unfair to a fighter who should be thinking about nothing but the fight of his life.”

 

Hatley’s former attorney, La Coulton J. Walls, praised King as a legendary promoter. “Unfortunately, it is easy to get caught up in the caricature and not appreciate the greatness he has achieved,” Walls said. “The Hatleys are hardworking people who have a certain mistrust of boxing institutions.”

boxning, Fox Sports 1, Premier Boxning Champions

Cruiserweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov & Unbeaten Yunier Dorticos Face Off; Mer! Unbeaten Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano Battles Once Beaten Contender Claudio Marrero

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Lördag, April 29 in a Special Lördag Night Edition of
Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Sports
Live from Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (April 7, 2017) – Cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu (17-2, 11 Kos) will meet interim cruiserweight champion yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos) in the main event and WBA Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano (26-0, 11 Kos) defends his title against once-beaten contender Claudio Marrero (21-1, 15 Kos) in a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxning Champions på FS1 och FOX Deportes, April 29 from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
Televised täckning börjar på 10 p.m. OCH/7 p.m. PT as Shumenov and Dorticos will meet to unify their WBA titles in a long-awaited showdown between the former light heavyweight champion, Shumenov, and the unbeaten knockout artist, Dorticós.
“I’ve been in the gym working hard since my last fight,” Said Shumenov. “I have been ready this entire time to defend my belt against anyone who is willing to step up. Denis Lebedev wanted to fight anyone but me and Dorticos disappeared after I signed the bout agreement to fight him February 11th i Miami. I am glad that, after many fight date changes, the fight is finally here on April 29. “
“I have been waiting a long time to reach this level and I’m very excited for this opportunity,” said Dorticos. “I want to thank my team at Caribe Promotions and Warriors Boxing for making this happen. I can’t wait for the whole world to see me in action. I’ve had a great training camp and my whole team has been working very hard. Shumenov is a great champion and I thank him for stepping in the ring with me. I can’t wait for that bell to ring so I can start fighting.”
“Training to defend my title has been intense,” said Zambrano. “We have a great team who put together a plan for me and I am giving everything I have to them. I have to get in the ring and show what I am capable of. There is only one result of this fight, Jag kommer att vinna. Whether it’s by knockout or points, I will leave the ring a champion.”
“I think the fans have been wanting to see this fight for a while, and I am prepared to give the fans an exciting fight,” said Marrero. “I am focused and ready. I’ve been training hard with my team and I only see this fight going one way, and that’s me leaving with the win.”
Biljetter för live-event, som främjas av Mayweather Kampanjer och TGB kampanjer, är prissatta på $75, $50 och $25, och finns det erbjudanden Måndag, April 10 vid 12 p.m. PT. Tickets are available online at www.samstownlv.com/entertain.
“We can’t wait to bring another thrilling night of fights to the great fans in Las Vegas at Sam’s Town Live,” säger Leonard Ellerbe, VD för Mayweather Promotions. “This main event is going to be a scintillating cruiserweight title fight on FS1 and FOX Deportes and we are also looking forward to Carlos Zambrano making his Mayweather Promotions debut against a very tough challenger in Claudio Marrero. There will be an action packed undercard featuring a slew of Mayweather Promotions fighters, so you will want to get there early to enjoy the whole show!”
“This is a true boxing fans show,” säger Tom Brown TGB Promotions. “Beibut Shumenov and Yunier Dorticos are two of the best cruiserweights in the sport and they’re stepping into the ring to prove it. Carlos Zambrano and Claudio Marrero have been circling each other for a while now, which has heightened the anticipation of their finally meeting in the ring. The intensity in both matches means excitement for the fans.”
Han är född i Shymkent, Kazakhstan and fighting out of Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on a strong start to his campaign at cruiserweight after picking up a title against B.J. Flores i juli 2015 and defending the belt with a TKO victory over Junior Wright last year. Den 2004 Olympian for Kazakhstan won a world title at light heavyweight by defeating Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas in 2010.
Fighting out of Miami by way of Havana, Kuba, Dorticos is unbeaten since turning pro in 2009 after a decorated amateur career. Dorticos won a regional cruiserweight title over previously unbeaten Hamilton Ventura in 2014 and continued his ascent to a world title with victories over Edison Miranda, Galen Brown and Fulgencio Zuniga. He won his interim title with a stoppage victory over Youri Kalenga in one of the most exciting fights of 2016.
An unbeaten fighter from Lima, Peru, Zambrano turned pro in 2008 and fought nine of his first 12 bouts in the U.S. He won a South American regional title in 2012 and began moving up the featherweight rankings with a knockout victory over Devis Perez in 2014. He picked up his interim title with a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Ramirez in 2015 and defended the belt successfully against Jose Sanmartin later that year.
A former title challenger who lost a narrow decision to Jesus Cuellar in 2013, Marrero has won seven-straight bouts since then. Senast, the 28-year-old knocked down Luis Hinojosa four times before stopping him in the fourth round in August 2016. A native of Santo Domingo, Dominikanska republiken, Marrero was an accomplished amateur who will be fighting in Las Vegas for the second time in his pro career.
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Dessutom, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 på satellitradio och i SiriusXM-appen.
För mer information: besök www.premierboxingchampions.com, http://www.foxsports.com/presspass / hemsida, www.foxdeportes.com.ochwww.TGBPromotions.com Följ på TwitterPremierBoxing, MayweatherPromo, TGBPromotions, @ FS1, FOXDeportes OchSwanson_Comm och bli ett fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.facebook.com/foxsports, www.facebook.com/foxdeportesend www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions. PBC on FS1 & FOX Deportes is sponsored by Corona Extra, finaste öl.
Fight Network, MMA, MMA, UFC

Fight Network Presents KSW 38 & VEM 38 Live Doubleheader this Friday, April 7, Plus Live UFC® 210 Coverage on April 8

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TORONTO – Fight Network, världens främsta 24/7 multiplattformskanal avsedd för fullständig täckning av kampsporter, presents a thrilling live mixed martial arts doubleheader this Friday, April 7, börjar med NSS 38: Live in Studio from Warsaw, Poland at 3 p.m. ET followed by VEM 38: Ascensionfrån Montreal, Canada at 6 p.m. OCH. Live fight coverage continues on Saturday, April 8 with the live PRE-FIGHT och POST-FIGHT shows for UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2.

NSS 38: Live in Studio will be televised live on Fight Network in Canada, US. och globalt i över 30 länder i Europa, Afrika och Mellanöstern. Under tiden, VEM 38: Ascension airs live on Fight Network in Canada and streams globally on UFCFightPass.com.

Sparkar i 3 p.m. OCH, a pair of top Polish featherweight stars will headline NSS 38: Live in Studio, somArtur Sowinski (17-8) kolliderar med Lukasz Chlewicki (14-5-1). I co-main event, Polish lightweightGrzegorz Szulakowski (7-1) welcomes Brazil’s Renato Gomes (20-9) into enemy territory. In other featured contests, Polish featherweight Roman Szymanski (9-3) meets Brazil’s Denilson Neves (11-4),Lukasz Rajewski (6-2) ansikten Sebastian Romanowski (11-7-1) in a battle of Polish featherweights, Kamil Selwa (10-5) tackles fellow Polish bantamweight prospect Anzor Azhiev (6-2), Antoni Chmiewlewski (32-15) och Lukasz Bienkowski (4-1) square off in a clash of Polish middleweights, mer Kamil Szymuszowski (15-4) och Grajcan Szadzinski (5-1) throw down in an all-Polish lightweight showdown.

VEM 38: Ascension gets underway at 6 p.m. ET and will be headlined by a massive lightweight matchup between Ontario’s Jesse Ronson (16-8) and Montreal’s Derek Gauthier (8-6). The bantamweight co-feature pits Michael Imperato (7-2) mot Xavier Alaoui (7-1). In other marquee bouts, T.J. Laramie (5-1) tar på Alex Morgan (6-2) i en fjäderlätt tävling, Speedy Gym product Dimitri Waardenburg (12-7) meets American bantamweight David Sachs (10-3), once-beaten Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault (6-1) slag frans Yacine Bandaoui (7-5), undefeated Canadian heavyweight Adam Dyczka (4-0) takes on debuting Bobby Sullivan (0-0), mer Tyler Wilson (1-0) ansikten Eric Daigneault (2-2) vid 135 pounds, Charles Jourdain (3-0) ansikten Mathieu Morciano (3-2) vid 145 pounds, Jeremie Capony (5-0) risks his perfect record against Kevin Genereux (2-2) vid 155 pounds and highly touted flyweight prospect Tony Laramie (1-0) pursues his second professional triumph opposite undefeated Derek Falk (2-0).

Dessutom, Fight Network kommer att leverera omfattande täckning av UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2 på lördag, April 8, börjar vid 1 p.m. ET with four hours of Fight Network’s original series UFC IN 60showcasing main event and co-main event stars Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi. Vid 5 p.m. OCH, UFC 210 COUNTDOWN goes inside the lives and gyms of four athletes preparing for pivotal battles.

Fight Network will televise the live UFC® 210 PRE-FIGHT SHOW vid 7 p.m. ET leading into live prelims on TSN2. The show features retired UFC contenders Kenny Florian and Yves Edwards working as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant, along with reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site fighter interviews.

At the conclusion of UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2, den levande UFC® 210 POST-FIGHT SHOWfeatures highlights, analys och intervjuer efter kamp.

För en fullständig lista över Fight Network sändning schema, besök www.fightnetwork.com, Följ oss på Twitterfightnet, bli ett fan på Facebook Besök oss på Instagramfightnet.
boxning, ShoBox, Showtime, Showtime Boxing

UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECTS MALIK HAWKINS AND CARLOS SOTO MEET ON FRIDAY, APRIL 14 IN SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION CO-FEATURE

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Live på SHOWTIME® From The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland

NEW YORK (April 6, 2017) – Undefeated welterweight prospect Malik “Ice Man” Hawkins meets fellow unbeaten Carlos Soto i åtta Ligt samtidig funktion i ShoBox: Den nya generationen på Fredag, April 14 leva på SHOWTIME (10 p.m.ET/PT) från The Theater at MGM National Harbor, MD., just outside Washington, D.C.

 

Malik was originally scheduled to face Venezuelan amateur standout Juan Ruiz, but due to an injury in his right hand, Ruiz was forced to withdraw.

 

I den viktigaste händelsen i den ShoBox tripleheader, former Russian amateur standout Dmitry Bivol defends his interim WBA Light Heavyweight belt against Samuel Clarkson and unbeaten Glenn Dezurn meets two-time national amateur champion Leroy Davila in an eight-round super bantamweight showdown.

 

Biljetter till evenemanget, som stöds av Greg Cohen kampanjer och Banner Kampanjer i association med World of Boxing ochUprising Promotions, är prissatta på $103, $73 och $48 och kan köpas på Ticketmaster.com eller på telefon 800-745-3000.

 

Malik, (10-0, 7 Kos), från Baltimore, Md., amassed a 92-8 record in the amateurs and won the Bronze Medal in the 2012 Junior Olympics. He shares the same trainer –Calvin Ford– with stablemate and IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis.

 

“I’m excited and eager to get in the ring,” said 21-year-old Hawkins, “My new opponent is another reason for me to stay focused and work ever harder. There’s a lot at stake for me. This is the first step to give my child the life I never had.

 

“I don’t know anything about the dude,” he laughed, “But I never really look up at who I’m fighting anyway. Training is going great and I’m in the best shape I have ever been in my career. I can feel it; it’s going to be an epic night for me.”

 

With a new mouth to feed, just before the biggest fight of his career, Hawkins could be excused for feeling some extra pressure. “I’ve fought on TV before, but there’s no doubt this is a bigger stage. I can’t say how I will win, but let’s just say that by the end of the fight, you’ll all know I won.”

 

 

Thicket, (13-0-2, 7 Kos), a seven-year pro from Torreon, Mexico is making his United States and television debut. He’s coming off of a third-round TKO over Alonso Martinez in February following a three-year hiatus due to issues with his promoter. He’s a licensed engineer and a full time, CrossFit-certified personal trainer and.

 

“I’ve been active in the gym and I’m very confident in my abilities,” said the 28-year-old. “I’ve been training for about a year, and I’ve been in fighting shape for about a year. I also ran two marathons during that time.

 

“I see myself as a boxer-puncher. I can box on the outside, but I can also mix it up on the inside. I’m intelligent in the ring and aggressive – I can go forward – but I have the option to either box or punch. I can be effective either way, depending on how the fight goes.

 

“I’ve seen a couple of videos of Malik Hawkins. Han är lång, he’s got good distance. He’s fast and intelligent, but I haven’t seen him put together many punches. I see him more as a passive, tactical type fighter, not someone who’s going to be aggressive like me.

 

“I’m there to fight, I won’t ever quit on my stool. I’ve got a lot of heart and a lot of desire. I’m very proud of my undefeated record, and I’m very motivated to keep my winning streak alive.”

 

Barry Tompkins kommer att kalla den ShoBox action från ringside med Steve Farhood och tidigare världsmästare Raul Marquez portion som expertanalytiker. Den exekutiva producenten är Gordon Hall med Rich Gaughan producera och Rick Phillips riktande.

 

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För mer information besök www.sho.com/sports följ på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, and @GCPBoxing or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.facebook.com/GCPBoxing/ och www.facebook.com/BannerPromotions/.

Om ShoBox: Den nya generationen
Sedan starten i juli 2001, den kritikerrosade SHOWTIME boxning serien, ShoBox: Den nya generationen har presenterat unga talanger matchas tufft. Den ShoBox filosofi är att televise spännande, tränger glädjande och tävlingsmatcher samtidigt som en grund för villiga utsikter bevisar fast besluten att kämpa för en VM-titel. Några av de växande lista av 68 fighters som har dykt upp på ShoBox och avancerad att samla världstitlar innehåller: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams och mer.

boxning, Storbritannien Boxning

Petr Petrov to host Q and A, TOMORROW at 12 PMnoon Eastern time live on Twitter

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WBO World Lightweight Championship Bout streamed LIVE exclusively in the United States on Twitter denna lördag
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WBO number-two ranked lightweight in the world, Petr Petrov kommer vara taking questions from boxing fans live on BannerBoxing vid 12 PM Östlig tid på Fredag. Petrov will take on undefeated WBO world Lightweight champion Terry Flanagan på lördag in a fight that can be streamed exclusively in the United States on Twitter.
Fans can ask Petrov questions on @BannerBoxing by using any of the following hashtags:
#Petrov
#Boxning
#AndNew
#FlanaganPetrov
#BannerPromotions

The live stream of Lördagens Championship fight will be available for free to logged-in and logged-out users exclusively on Twitter and connected devices in the United States. Access to the live stream will be available Lördag natt på boxing.twitter.com and on @BannerBoxing. Follow at @BannerBoxing to find out the exact timing of the live stream in the coming days.
Bellator, kickboxning, MMA, MMA, Spike TV

PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 176 OCH BELLATOR KICKBOXING 5 PRESSKONFERENS

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EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE LÖRDAG IN TORINO, ITALIEN

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TORINO, ITALIEN – Fighters from both Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 och Bellator Kickboxning 5 converged on the historic Comune di Torino for the official press conference for the events taking place at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italien. In addition to the fighters, Bellator VD Scott Coker, along with Okatagon President Carlo DiBlasi and Torino Minister of Sport Roberto Finardi, all spoke about Lördag nights anticipated card.

Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 airs this Lördag, April 8 på Spike på 3 p.m. OCH and will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxning 5, which airs at 5 p.m. OCH. Tickets for the event are available now at www.oktagon.it and include access to an Oktagon Kickboxing event in addition to both Bellator events.

 

Bellator 176 is headlined by a middleweight championship fight pitting Rafael Carvalho (13-1) mot Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC) and also features Russia’s Anastasia Yankova (4-0) kontra Elina Kallionidou (5-1).

Bellator Kickboxning 5 will feature a lightweight bout between “The Doctor” Giorgio Petrosyan (83-2-2, 1NC), who takes on Romanian veteran Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1) and Bellator Kickboxng Women’s Flyweight World Champion Denise Kielholtz (46-3), who is set to defend her belt for the first time against ISKA and WKU World Champion Martine Michieletto (34-12-5).

 

Uppdaterad Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Huvud Card:

Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)

Women’s Catchweight Fight: Anastasia Yankova (4-0) vs. Elina Kallionidou (5-1)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Djamil Chan (12-3) vs. Mircea Valeriu (13-4)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Samba Coulibaly (11-4) vs. Mihail Nica (5-0)

 

Uppdaterad Bellator Kickboxning 5 Huvud Card:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (83-2-2, 1NC) vs. Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1)

Women’s Flyweight World Title Bout: Denise Kielholtz (46-3) vs. Martine Michieletto (34-12-5)

Catchweight Feature Fight: Nando Calzetta (45-9) vs. John Wayne Parr (95-32)

Weltervikt Feature Slagsmål: Mustapha Haida (45-5-2) vs. Enriko Kehl (45-11-1)

Fjäder Feature Slagsmål: Gaston Bolanos (8-1) vs. Luca D’isanto (36-13-4)

 

Amatör MMA, Combate Americas, MMA, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, ARIZONA

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
PÅ TORSDAG, APRIL 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK – April 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. på Torsdag, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. OCH).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 pounds) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) och Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 pounds) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

I bantamvikt (135 pounds) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Uppdrags, Texas.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,”Sade Combate Americas vd Campbell McLaren.

Kostar från $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

Den 6-fot-1, 29-åriga Rodriguez, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on Januari 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) VEM (stansar) på Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 år, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, han gjorde en första omgång (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on Februari 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 pounds), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last Maj 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

I andra åtgärder, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) kommer att träffa Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) i weltervikt.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO eller underkastelse, while Perez of Tucson, 5-fot-9, 28-åriga, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) underkastelse (bakre naked choke) vinna över Anthony Wray på oktober 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) från Sacramento, Calif., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Phoenix, Ariz.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 på Februari 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, bur den Combate Americas.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (bakre naked choke) av Josue Rodriguez vid 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (stansar) av Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Januari 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) av Tempe, Ariz.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Fredag, April 21, vid 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamvikt: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Weltervikt: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Weltervikt: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Fjädervikt: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Weltervikt: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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WBO World Lightweight Championship Bout LIVE on Twitter denna lördag
Below are images from Torsdagens Press conference featuring WBO Lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan and number-2 contender Petr Petrov. Flanagan and Petrov will meet denna lördag, and the fight will be streamed in the United States Live on Twitter.

The live stream of Lördagens Championship fight will be available for free to logged-in and logged-out users exclusively on Twitter and connected devices in the United States. Access to the live stream will be available Lördag natt på boxing.twitter.com and on @BannerBoxing. Follow at @BannerBoxing to find out the exact timing of the live stream in the coming days.
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Photos by Kyte Monroe