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Gervonta Davis Dethrones Jose Pedraza In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-metragem
Catch An Encore Presentation Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Segunda-feira, Janeiro 16 Em 10 p.m. E/PT no Showtime EXTREME
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BROOKLYN (Jan. 15, 2017) – The No. 1 e n. 2-ranked super middleweights in the world met in a unification to determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter Sábado no canal Showtime. After two knockdowns and 12 intense, back-and-forth rounds, the distinction as the world’s best super middleweight is still up for grabs.
WBC champion Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs) and IBF titlist James Degale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) fought to a 12-round majority draw in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 10,128 no Barclays Center, em Brooklyn. The bout was scored 114-112 (DeGale) e 113-113 duas vezes, and the only clear winner was the sport of boxing and its fans.
Britain’s DeGale, making the third defense of his IBF belt, started the drama by flooring Jack with a jab with 30 segundos restantes no primeiro turno. But it was back and forth from there in a highly skilled, closely contested battle between the consensus best in the weight class and in the eighth unification bout in division history.
Tomada, making his third title defense, was more effective on the inside and more active, throwing 745 total punches vs. DeGale’s 617.
The pivotal moment in the fight occurred when Jack floored DeGale for the first time in his career with a left-right combo punch midway through the 12th e última rodada. Without the 10-8 redondo, DeGale would have won a unanimous decision.
“I thought I won the fight. I finished stronger,” Jack said. “His knockdown was a flash knockdown. I won the fight. He was doing a lot of running. He was throwing a lot of shit at my guard.
“Let’s do it again at light heavyweight. It’s time to move to light heavyweight.”
DeGale countered: “I’ve got huge respect for this man, but I thought I won that. I landed the cleanest shots. Let’s do it again. Let’s do it again in London.
“He hit me (no 12th), but I was more off balance. Eu respeito-. He’s a good, all-around lutador. Let’s go again.”
Undefeated 130-pound Floyd Mayweather protégé Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 KOs) dethroned defending IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Jose Pedraza (22-1, 12 KOs) with an impressive seventh round TKO (2:36) in the opening bout of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Davis was supremely accurate from the opening bell, landing an astounding 48 por cento de seus golpes de energia e 40 percent of his total shots. Davis won his first title at just 22 anos de idade, similar to his mentor Mayweather, who picked up his first belt in the same weight class when he was 21.
Pedraza was making the third defense of his belt, but didn’t come out with his traditional “Sniper” game plan of fighting at range and picking apart his opponent. Davis gained confidence as he connected on the inside, landing at an impressive clip and preventing his Puerto Rican opponent from landing with effective lateral and head movement.
The Baltimore native hurt Pedraza with a huge left hook to the body in the opening moments of the sixth round, forcing Pedraza to guard his right side while eating repeated combinations with no answer for the onslaught. Davis landed more than 50 percent of his power shots in the sixth and Pedraza never really recovered. He was floored in the seventh round by a big right hook, falling to the canvas for the first time in his career. Pedraza got up, but referee Ricky Gonzalez sensed Pedraza was defeated and immediately halted the contest.
“I’ve had experience, I was telling you all that and you didn’t believe it,"Disse Davis, who became the youngest reigning world titlist. “I did the hard work, and us coming out on top, it means a lot. Having a great boxer and promoter backing me feels great.
“In this camp, I studied ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd, not ‘Money.’ I learned to stay composed. Ele me pegou com alguns bons tiros. I took it and I came back out. That’s how you show you’re a real dude.
“I felt that he was laying down. I caught him one time in the body and he backed up. My team told me to go back to the body. My team told me to stay under control and go back to the body.”
Said Mayweather: “For this training camp, I didn’t want to be around him. I didn’t want to talk to him. I wanted him to focus so he could go out and be right. Is this the future of boxing? Abso-f***-lutely.”
Pedraza admitted he made a fundamental error in fighting Davis’ game.
“The strategy was to fight him from a distance, but it didn’t work out that way,” Pedraza said. “In spurts I did do it, but in the end I was trying to give too much pressure and that didn’t work.
“There was a moment there when I adjusted to the game plan that I wanted, but I kept trying to fight with him and it didn’t work.
“It’s no excuse, but I was at 135 pounds and coming down to accept this fight maybe wasn’t the right move.”
Amanda Serrano (31-1-1, 23 KOs) capitalized on the opportunity to fight in the first women’s world title fight on English-language national television in nearly a decade, with a dominating performance in victory. Serrano defended her WBO Junior Featherweight World Championship over former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas (35-10-1, 10 KOs) por decisão unânime. Os juízes marcou a luta 97-97, 98-92, 99-91.
Serrano was the busier fighter from the opening bell, and landed nearly the double amount of the punches as her opponent – 206 comparado com 107 – while connecting on an impressive 41 percent of her power punches.
“We knew she was going to come to fight,” Serrano said. “She’s a Mexican fighter who’s very tough and experienced. I had to show her my power and my skills. I was glad to get 10-rounds in and I hope the fans enjoyed the fight.
“We wanted the knockout, but I was ready for 10-rounds. People who think I’m just a brawler saw that I’m a great boxer today. We picked a tough opponent because we wanted to showcase that I can beat good fighters and take a punch if I have to. I can do everything in the ring. We wanted the toughest fighter out there and she came to fight.
“It was a great night for women’s boxing and I hope it keeps getting bigger and bigger. Queremos o melhor. My goal is to drop to 118 pounds and win a title in my fifth division. I want to fight other champions. My goal is to be the first Puerto Rican to hold world titles in five weight classes.”
Rivas disagreed with the decision.
“It was an excellent fight. I followed all of the instructions from my corner and I believe that I won,” Rivas said. “I think the last round was very close, but I think I did well in all the rounds.
“I knew everything was against me and to win I had to knock her out. Unfortunately it didn’t happen today. I believe that after this fight, women will have more opportunities to show their skills on television.”
In an exciting matchup of undefeated middleweights that saw multiple knockdowns and swings of momentum, Immanuel Aleem (17-0-1, 10 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Ievgen Khytrov (14-1, 12 KOs) by sixth-round TKO.
Aleem struck first with a massive overhand right that staggered Khytrov and left him wide-eyed and susceptible to punishment. Aleem pushed forward and continued to land punches, but the Ukrainian was able to stay on his feet to survive the round and return to his corner.
Khytrov recovered brilliantly to win the second round on all three judges’ scorecards, Incluindo 10-8 in the eyes of one judge. The third round saw an early candidate for Round of the Year in which Aleem dropped Khytrov hard with a strong left hook that put Khytrov down for the first time in his career. Khytrov continued to show incredible resolve as he was able stay on his feet and blast Aleem with a late shot that nearly put Aleem out.
The back-and-forth continued with Khytrov seemingly beginning to take control of the bout until the sixth round when Aleem landed a series of overhand right hands that put Khytrov down again. Khytrov beat the count but Aleem continued to push forward and battered a defenseless Khytrov until referee Eddie Claudio halted the bout 1:20 into round six. Aleem landed 50 percent of his power punches in the bout that was scheduled for 10-rounds.
The opening bout of the telecast saw former title challenger Thomas Dulorme (24-2, 16 KOs) earn a sixth-round TKO victory over Brian Jones (13-7, 7 KOs) in their welterweight contest. In his first bout since signing with Mayweather Promotions, the Puerto Rican-fighter dominated and controlled the fight by landing 46 por cento de seus golpes de energia.
Big overhand rights and uppercuts did most of the damage early for Dulorme as he staggered Jones in a dominant third round. Dulorme began to work the body shots in as he wore Jones down but missed low repeatedly in round five and had a point deducted from him by referee Shada Murdaugh. Dulorme was able to recover in the next round and used a strong flurry to force the referee to intervene and stop the fight at 1:49 of round six.
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ABOUT JACK vs. DEGALE
Badou Jack vs. James Degale, a 12-round super middleweight world unification fight, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment and took place Saturday, Janeiro 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME. Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast at 9:30 p.m. E/6:30 p.m. PT were junior lightweight world champion Jose Pedraza and unbeaten contender Gervonta Davis.
Plataforma de programação do Barclays Center BROOKLYN BOXE ™ é apresentado pela AARP. Para mais informações visite www.SHO.com/Sports follow on Twitter @BadouJack, @JamesDegale1, @Sniper_Pedraza, @Gervontaa, @ShowtimeBoxing, MayweatherPromo, LouDiBella, BarclaysCenter, e @Swanson_Comm ou torne-se um fã no Facebook em www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotionswww.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. This event is sponsored by Corona Extra, A cerveja mais fina.
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O FENOM BRUNA ELLEN TAMBÉM ADICIONOU À CARTÃO EMPILHADO
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFÓRNIA. — (Jan. 13, 2017) - Um par de lutas de pesos pesados com perspectivas invictas de blue chip Jarod Trice(1-0) e Tyrell Fortune (1-0) foram adicionados ao cartão preliminar transmitido pelo Bellator.com de Bellator 171 no Kansas Star Arena em janeiro. 27.
Também adicionado à parte preliminar de Bellator 171 é Brown Ellen (2-1), que assumirá Carmella James (Estréia) em um confronto feminino de peso-mosca. As novas adições se juntam a uma undercard competitiva que é destacada por uma luta de médios colocando os invictos Chris Harris (7-0) contra Jordan Young (5-0), juntamente com Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) contra Justin Overton (3-2).
Uma luta catchweight put Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) contra o nocauteador Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC) servirá como o evento principal da noite, enquanto os fãs terão a oportunidade de ver o retorno de "The King of Kansas" David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) em uma luta leve co-evento principal com Aaron Derrow (14-8). Fenômeno invicto A.J. McKee (6-0) vai assumir Brandon Phillips (6-2) em uma luta característica do peso pena e no próprio Kansas Jessica Middleton (1-0) desafios Alice Yauger (4-4) em uma luta peso mosca feminino no card principal transmitido pela SPIKE.
Os ingressos para Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani começa ás $24 e já estão à venda noKansasStarEventCenter.com, bem como Ticketmaster.com. O evento será transmitido ao vivo e gratuitamente pela SPIKE em 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, enquanto a ação preliminar será transmitida no Bellator.com e no aplicativo Bellator Mobile.
Uma perspectiva de luta livre muito elogiada de Detroit, Michigan, Jarod Trice fará sua segunda aparição dentro da jaula do Bellator MMA e está procurando construir a partir de uma estreia profissional impressionante. O destaque de 27 anos foi premiado com três distinções All-American, bem como um Título Nacional em 120 kg e dois títulos nacionais greco-romanos, antes de entrar na briga do Bellator MMA em 2016. Agora Trice busca fazer seu nome no mundo do MMA, depois de apresentar um desempenho excepcional em sua primeira vitória na carreira sobre Tommie Britton em Bellator 167 pouco mais de um mês atrás. Kansas ’ Kevin Woltkamp (1-2) vai desafiar Trice, e tentará desempenhar o papel de spoiler da cidade natal quando competir na frente de milhares de amigos e familiares.
Depois de ganhar campeonatos estaduais em quase todas as faixas etárias nacionais, tanto na luta livre quanto na luta greco-romana durante o ensino médio, A Fortune passou a competir no programa altamente aclamado da Grand Canyon University, onde ele foi nomeado o 2013 Lutador da Divisão II do Ano, levando para casa um campeonato da Divisão II da NCAA no processo. The Portland, Minério. nativo começou sua carreira sob a direção do Bellator MMA no ano passado, ganhando uma vitória sensacional no primeiro round por nocaute em sua estréia em Bellator 163. O jogador de 26 anos agora espera preservar seu recorde imaculado ao entrar na jaula pela segunda vez contra Will Johnson, quem fará sua estreia profissional.
Vindo de São Paulo, Brasil, Ellen entra na luta procurando aproveitar o impulso com que entrou no Bellator depois de assinar com a promoção de propriedade da Viacom no ano passado. A perspectiva peso mosca começou sua carreira profissional com vitórias consecutivas em 2015, incluindo uma vitória após uma vitória por nocaute brilhante na primeira rodada de ação. Agora, a brasileira de 20 anos faz sua segunda aparição na promoção liderada por Scott Coker no mesmo local onde fez sua estreia.
Completo Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani Cartão Principal:
175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)
Luta leve de recursos: Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Luta Característica Pena: A.J. McKee (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Luta de recursos de peso-mosca: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Card preliminar:
Luta preliminar do peso médio: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)
Pena Preliminares Ataque: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)
Peso mundial Luta Preliminar: Will Lavine (Estréia) vs. Domo Garcia (Estréia)
Luta preliminar peso meio-médio: O acaso encontra (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Peso galo - luta preliminar: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Luta preliminar peso meio-médio: Manny meraz (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)
Luta Preliminar Leve: Craig Farley (Estréia) vs. Mike Breeden (Estréia)
Luta preliminar de peso pesado: Jarod Trice (1-0) vs. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Luta preliminar de peso pesado: Tyrell Fortune (1-0) vs. Will Johnson (Estréia)
Luta Preliminar de Peso Mosca: Brown Ellen (2-1) vs. Carmella James (Estréia)
Tom, Tony e Rich passam o programa desta semana atualizando-se sobre as principais notícias da semana em esportes de combate. Também prevemos as próximas lutas de boxe e MMA. Destacamos o processo recente de Mark Hunt sobre uma briga em que Brock Lesnar testou positivo para PEDs e discutimos a avaliação de Ben Rothwell de Travis Browne como um “Homem Puta.” Ouça a transmissão de uma hora abaixo.
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A PRÓPRIA JESSICA MIDDLETON DE KANSAS FAZ SPIKE DEBUT DURANTE O FLYWEIGHT CONTRA ALICE YAUGER
GASTON REYNO ADICIONADO À CARTÃO PRELIMINAR EMPILHADA
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFÓRNIA. - (Jan. 12, 2017) - Um boxe de luta de peso pena A.J. McKee (6-0) contra Brandon Phillips (6-2) foi adicionado à placa principal de televisionada-Spike Bellator 171 no Kansas Star Arena em janeiro. 27.
Além, Do próprio Kansas Jessica Middleton (1-0) vai assumir Alice Yauger (4-4) em um confronto feminino de peso-mosca, enquanto o uruguaio nocauteador Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) destaca um cartão preliminar empilhado quando ele se encontra Justin Overton (3-2).
O evento principal da noite apresenta um confronto de peso catch de 175 libras entre veteranos do MMA Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) e especialista em nocaute Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC). “O Rei do Kansas” David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) também retorna à jaula do Bellator, como ele vai assumir Aaron Derrow (14-8) em uma luta leve de longa metragem.
Os ingressos para Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani começa ás $24 e já estão à venda no KansasStarEventCenter.com, bem como Ticketmaster.com. Lutas adicionais de card principal e preliminar serão anunciadas nas próximas semanas. O evento será transmitido ao vivo e gratuitamente no SPIKE em 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, enquanto a ação preliminar será transmitida no Bellator.com e no aplicativo Bellator Mobile.
McKee entra na jaula do Bellator MMA invicto e continua provando que é uma das jovens promessas do MMA. Com cada uma das seis lutas profissionais de McKee sob a direção do Bellator MMA, o produto Team BodyShop de 21 anos fez seu nome desde o primeiro dia, mostrando poder excepcional e elusividade toda vez que ele pisa na gaiola. Depois de terminar cada um de seus primeiros cinco oponentes com vitórias na primeira rodada, “Mercenary” foi finalmente levado à distância em sua luta mais recente com Ray Madeira, ganhando uma vitória por decisão unânime e árdua emBellator 166. Um nativo de Long Beach, Calif., McKee retornará ao Meio-Oeste em busca de sua primeira vitória no 2017.
Tomando sua nona luta profissional, 27-Brandon Phillips, de um ano, vai participar da ação do card principal pela primeira vez em sua carreira de MMA no Bellator. Phillips começou sua carreira profissional com um estrondo, entregando cinco vitórias consecutivas, com quatro nocautes, e ganhando a atenção merecida da promoção liderada por Scott Coker. Phillips fez sua estreia no Bellator no MMA em 2016, coletando uma vitória por decisão unânime sobre Chuka Willis em Bellator 159. Depois de registrar, termina em cinco das seis vitórias na carreira, o nativo de Oklahoma City fará uma curta viagem ao norte até a Kansas Star Arena, onde ele terá a oportunidade de adicionar a esse total impressionante.
Lutando fora de Wichita, Kansas, 28-Jessica Middleton, de um ano, vai tentar contribuir para sua impressionante estreia profissional, uma vitória embreagem sobre Brown Ellen no ano passado Bellator 159 quando ela competir em janeiro. 27. Seguindo uma carreira amadora invicta, a favorita da cidade agora espera preservar sua marca profissional imaculada em uma luta de peso mosca com Alice Yauger. Um veterano de oito lutas no MMA, Yauger entra na luta tendo vencido cada uma de suas duas últimas competições e três de suas últimas quatro. Vindo de Arlington, Texas, Yauger, de 38 anos, espera usar a vantagem de sua experiência quando fizer sua estréia promocional contra o jovem Middleton.
Fazendo sua quarta participação sob a bandeira do Bellator MMA, Reyno entra na luta em busca de sua terceira vitória na promoção e a segunda consecutiva. Um nativo de Montevidéu, Uruguai, Reyno conseguiu finalizações em cada uma de suas seis vitórias na carreira, incluindo cinco paralisações consecutivas no primeiro turno para iniciar sua carreira profissional. “Tonga” irá agora direcionar sua atenção para o Kansas Star Arena e Jan. 27, onde ele tentará construir uma vitória por nocaute impressionante sobre o L.J. Hermreck em Bellator 159.
Atualizado Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani Cartão Principal:
175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)
Luta leve de recursos: Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Luta Característica Pena: A.J. McKee (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Luta de recursos de peso-mosca: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Cartão Preliminar Atualizado:
Luta preliminar do peso médio: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)
Luta preliminar peso pena: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)
Luta preliminar de peso médio: Will Lavine (Estréia) vs. Domo Garcia (Estréia)
Luta preliminar peso meio-médio: O acaso encontra (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Peso galo - luta preliminar: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Luta preliminar peso meio-médio: Manny meraz (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)
Luta Preliminar Leve: Craig Farley (Estréia) vs. Mike Breeden (Estréia)