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Gervonta Davis Dethrones Jose Pedraza In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® קאָ-שטריך
Catch An Encore Presentation Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
מאָנטיק, יאַנואַר 16 בייַ 10 פּ.ם. און/פּט אויף שאָוטיים עקסטרעם
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ברוקלין (Jan. 15, 2017) – The No. 1 און ניט קיין. 2-ranked super middleweights in the world met in a unification to determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter שבת אויף שאָוטיים. 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 באַדאָו דזשאַק (20-1-3, 12 קאָס) and IBF titlist יעקב דעגאַלע (23-1-1, 14 קאָס) fought to a 12-round majority draw in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 10,128 בייַ באַרקלייַס צענטראַל אין ברוקלין. The bout was scored 114-112 (DeGale) און 113-113 צוויי מאָל, 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 סעקונדעס לינקס אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק. 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.
דזשאַק, making his third title defense, was more effective on the inside and more active, פארווארפן 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 12טה און לעצט קייַלעכיק. Without the 10-8 קייַלעכיק, 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 (אין די 12טה), but I was more off balance. איך רעספּעקט אים. He’s a good, אַלע-אַרום Fighter. Let’s go again.”
Undefeated 130-pound Floyd Mayweather protégé גערוואָנטאַ דייוויס (17-0, 16 קאָס) dethroned defending IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion דזשאָסע פּעדראַזאַ (22-1, 12 קאָס) 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 פּראָצענט פון זייַן מאַכט פּאַנטשיז און 40 percent of his total shots. Davis won his first title at just 22 יאָרן פון עלטער, 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,"האט דייוויס, 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. ער קאַט מיר מיט עטלעכע גוט שאַץ. 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.”
אַמאַנדאַ סערראַנאָ (31-1-1, 23 קאָס) 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 קאָס) דורך יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס. די ריכטער סקאָרד די באַוט 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 compared to 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. מיר ווילן די בעסטער. 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, עמנואל אַלעעם (17-0-1, 10 קאָס) defeated previously unbeaten יעווגען כיטראָוו (14-1, 12 קאָס) 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, אַרייַנגערעכנט 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 טאמעס דולאָרמע (24-2, 16 קאָס) earn a sixth-round TKO victory over ברייאַן דזשאָנעס (13-7, 7 קאָס) 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 פּראָצענט פון זיין מאַכט פּאַנטשיז.
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. יעקב דעגאַלע, a 12-round super middleweight world unification fight, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment and took place Saturday, יאַנואַר 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME. Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast at 9:30 פּ.ם. און/6:30 פּ.ם. PT were junior lightweight world champion דזשאָסע פּעדראַזאַ and unbeaten contender גערוואָנטאַ דייוויס.
באַרקלייַס צענטראַל ס ברוקלין באָקסינג ™ פּראָגראַממינג פּלאַטפאָרמע איז דערלאנגט דורך אַאַרפּ. פֿאַר מער אינפֿאָרמאַציע וויזיט www.SHO.com/Sports follow on Twitter @BadouJack, @JamesDegale1, @Sniper_Pedraza, @Gervontaa, @שאָווטימעבאָקסינג, מייַוועאַטהערפּראָמאָ, לאָודיבעללאַ, באַרקלייַססענטער, and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotionswww.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. This event is sponsored by Corona Extra, פינעסט באר.
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BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD
האָלליוואָאָד, קאַליף. — (Jan. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) און Tyrell Fortune (1-0) have been added to the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card of בעללאַטאָר 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
Also added to the preliminary portion of בעללאַטאָר 171 איז Bruna Ellen (2-1), ווער וועט נעמען אויף Carmella James (דעבוט) in a female flyweight clash. The new additions join a competitive undercard that is highlighted by a middleweight fight pitting the undefeated Chris Harris (7-0) קעגן Jordan Young (5-0), צוזאמען מיט גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) קעגן Justin Overton (3-2).
A catchweight bout putting מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) against knockout artist טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” דוד ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) וועט נעמען אויף Brandon Phillips (6-2) in a featherweight feature fight and Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) challenges Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight bout on the SPIKE-televised main card.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani אָנהייב בייַ $24 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַKansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, מישיגן, Jarod Trice will make his second appearance inside of the Bellator MMA cage and is looking to build off of an impressive professional debut. The 27-year-old standout was awarded three All-American honors, as well as a National Title at 120 kg and two Greco Roman National Titles, prior to joining the Bellator MMA fray in 2016. Now Trice is looking to make a name for himself in the world of MMA, after delivering an exceptional performance in his first career win over Tommie Britton at בעללאַטאָר 167 just over one month ago. Kansas’ Kevin Woltkamp (1-2) will challenge Trice, and will look to play the role hometown spoiler when he competes in front of thousands of friends and family.
After earning state championships in nearly every national age-group in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling during high school, Fortune went on to compete at Grand Canyon University’s highly acclaimed program, where he was named the 2013 Division II Wrestler of the Year, taking home a NCAA Division II championship in the process. The Portland, Ore. native began his career under the direction of Bellator MMA last year, earning a sensational first round knockout victory in his debut at בעללאַטאָר 163. The 26-year-old now hopes to preserve his unblemished record when he enters the cage for the second time against Will Johnson, who will be making his professional debut.
Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ellen enters the bout looking to build off the momentum she came into Bellator with after signing with the Viacom-owned promotion last year. The flyweight prospect began her professional career with back-to-back victories in 2015, including one victory coming after a brilliant knockout win in the opening round of action. איצט, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.
Complete בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani הויפּט קאַרד:
175 לב. Catchweight Main Event: מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) ווס. טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק)
Lightweight Feature Fight: דייוו ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) ווס. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
פעדערווייט שטריך פייט: אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) ווס. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) ווס. Alice Yauger (4-4)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) ווס. Jordan Young (5-0)
פעאַטהערוועיגהט Preliminary באָוט: גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) ווס. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (דעבוט) ווס. Domo Garcia (דעבוט)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) ווס. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) ווס. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) ווס. Scott Heston (4-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Craig Farley (דעבוט) ווס. Mike Breeden (דעבוט)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jarod Trice (1-0) ווס. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (1-0) ווס. Will Johnson (דעבוט)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Bruna Ellen (2-1) ווס. Carmella James (דעבוט)
טאָם, Tony and Rich spend this week’s show catching up on the week’s major news in combat sports. We also preview upcoming fights in boxing and MMA. We highlight Mark Hunt’s recent lawsuit over a fight where Brock Lesnar tested positive for PEDs and discuss Ben Rothwell’s assessment of Travis Browne as a “Man Whore.” Listen to the hour long broadcast below.
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KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER
GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD
האָלליוואָאָד, קאַליף. — (Jan. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) קעגן Brandon Phillips (6-2) האט שוין צוגעלייגט צו די נאָגל-טעלאַווייזד הויפּט קאָרט פון בעללאַטאָר 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
דערצו, Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) וועט נעמען אויף Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) highlights a stacked preliminary card when he meets Justin Overton (3-2).
The evening’s main event features a 175-pound catchweight showdown between MMA veteran מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) and knockout specialist טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק). “The King of Kansas” דוד ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) also returns to the Bellator cage, as he will take on Aaron Derrow (14-8) in a lightweight feature fight.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani אָנהייב בייַ $24 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַ KansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
McKee enters the Bellator MMA cage undefeated and continues to prove that he is one of the top young prospects in the sport of MMA. With each of McKee’s six professional fights coming under the direction of Bellator MMA, the 21-year-old Team BodyShop product has made a name for himself from day one, showing both exceptional power and elusiveness every time he steps into the cage. After finishing each of his first five opponents with opening round victories, “Mercenary” was finally taken the distance in his most recent bout with Ray האלץ, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atבעללאַטאָר 166. A native of Long Beach, קאַליף., McKee will return to the Midwest in search of his first win of 2017.
Taking his ninth professional fight, 27-year-old Brandon Phillips will participate in the main card action for the first time in his Bellator MMA career. Phillips began his professional career with a bang, delivering five consecutive victories, מיט פיר קנאָקקאָוץ, and earning well-deserved attention from the Scott Coker-led promotion. Phillips made his Bellator MMA debut in 2016, collecting a unanimous decision victory over טשוקאַ וויליס בייַ בעללאַטאָר 159. After recording finishes in five of six career wins, the Oklahoma City native will make the short trip up North to Kansas Star Arena, where he will have the opportunity to add to that impressive total.
Fighting out of Wichita, קאַנסאַס, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over Bruna Ellen at last year’s בעללאַטאָר 159 when she competes on Jan. 27. Following an undefeated amateur career, the hometown favorite now hopes to preserve her unblemished professional mark in a flyweight fight with Alice Yauger. An eight-fight veteran of MMA, Yauger enters the bout having won each of her last two contests and three of her past four. Hailing from Arlington, טעקסאַס, the 38-year-old Yauger hopes to use her experience advantage when she makes her promotional debut against the younger Middleton.
Making his fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, Reyno enters the bout in search of his third win under the promotion and second in a row. A native of Montevideo, אורוגוויי, Reyno has delivered finishes in each of his six career victories, including five straight first round stoppages to begin his professional career. “Tonga” will now direct his attention to Kansas Star Arena and Jan. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at בעללאַטאָר 159.
דערהייַנטיקט בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani הויפּט קאַרד:
175 לב. Catchweight Main Event: מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) ווס. טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק)
Lightweight Feature Fight: דייוו ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) ווס. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
פעדערווייט שטריך פייט: אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) ווס. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) ווס. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) ווס. Jordan Young (5-0)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) ווס. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (דעבוט) ווס. Domo Garcia (דעבוט)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) ווס. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) ווס. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) ווס. Scott Heston (4-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Craig Farley (דעבוט) ווס. Mike Breeden (דעבוט)