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SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUE LA CÉLÉBRATION DE 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH PAULIE AYALA-JOHNNY TAPIA I & II, PLUS ISRAEL VAZQUEZ-RAFAEL MARQUEZ I, II & III
UNRIVALED “RIVALRIES”
Cliquez ICI to Watch Round 12 From Ayala-Tapia I & Tune-In Tonight To Re-Live The Full Fight (SHO EXTREME® à 10 p.m. ET/PT)
Crédit photo: Tom Casino / Showtime
NEW YORK (Février. 4, 2016) – Round 2 du Sports Showtime® 12-round celebration commemorating 30 années de Showtime Championship Boxing® continues in February with “Rivalries’’ onSHO EXTREME®.
This month will be highlighted by five of the most exhilarating and memorable fights in boxing history: the two Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapiabattles and the first three Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez wars.
Ayala-Tapia I was 1999 Combat de l'Année; Ayala was 1999 Fighter de l'année.
The initial three Vazquez-Marquez showdowns are universally acknowledged as among the best of all-time and were consensus Fight of the Year winners in 2007 and ’08. En outre, the third round of Vazquez-Marquez II earned Round of the Year honors in ’07 while the fourth of Vazquez-Marquez III was 2008 Round de l'Année.
These epic rivalries will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month long at10 p.m. ET/PT sur SHO EXTREME et sont disponibles sur SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME EN TOUT TEMPS® et via le service de streaming en ligne du réseau. Each fight will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of February:
- Today/Thursday, Février. 4: Ayala vs. Tapia I
- Jeudi, Février. 11: Ayala vs. Tapia II
- Jeudi, Février. 18: Vazquez vs. Marquez I & II
- Jeudi, Février. 25: Vazquez vs. Marquez III
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.
RIVALRIES
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without rivalries would be like elections without debates.
Rivalries are natural, especially in boxing. Who is the best prospect in the neighborhood?
Who is the best bantamweight in Mexico? Who is the best fighter in the entire world?
Fans want to know, and so do the fighters, especially if a one-on-one matchup is likely to provide a definitive answer.
The best example comes from the best rivalry in history, regardless of sport: When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier clashed in their rubber match in Manila, they were fighting for something much greater than the world heavyweight title. They were fighting for the championship of each other.
Ali-Frazier … Robinson-LaMotta … Louis-Schmeling … Barrera-Morales … Mayweather-Pacquiao … Pep-Saddler … Leonard-Duran … Holyfield-Tyson: Boxing history has been told through its juiciest rivalries.
En 30 years of memorable fighters and unforgettable fights, SHOWTIME boxing’s history can largely be told through its rivalries as well.
Sur Showtime EXTREME, we’ll be focusing on two rivalries in particular: Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez and Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapia.
Marquez-Vazquez is the equal of any pairing in recent history. So compelling were the battles, so consuming was the rivalry that many fans can’t tell you what the final scoreboard read. It didn’t matter all that much.
(À juste titre, the fighters split four bouts.)
What made Marquez-Vazquez different from most rivalries: They were defined more by similarities than differences. Most rivalries feature stark contrast. Think Borg-McEnroe. Or Bird-Magic. Or Evert-Navratilova. But Marquez and Vazquez were both classy champions from Mexico who needed each other to raise their profiles and all-time standings.
They gave us no trash-talking, no posturing, no hatred, real or imagined. Plutôt, they punched and bled and fought proudly and at the highest level. And because of the classic ring drama they created, that was more than enough.
Suffice to say that two of their bouts were chosen as Fight of the Year. And Marquez-Vazquez III was surely among the best fights I’ve covered live in my 37 years in boxing.
It was a bit different with Ayala and Tapia. When they first fought, Ayala wasn’t a familiar name. Mur, d'autre part, was an undefeated and long-reigning champion with a unique personality and a distinctive ring persona.
A suitable rival is exactly what Tapia needed to fully realize the potential that we sensed when he soundly defeated New Mexico rival Danny Romero two years before.
A pair of controversial decisions, the contentiousness that marked the negotiations preceding the rematch, and Tapia’s raw emotion made Ayala-Tapia a particularly bitter rivalry.
It was a memorable rivalry as well.
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BELLATOR MMA INKS SERGEI KHARITONOV TO AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRAT
SANTA MONICA (Février 3, 2015) - Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) is the newest free agent by Bellator MMA, with the news that the Russian heavyweight has been signed to an exclusive multi-year, contrat de plusieurs combat. A veteran of both Strikeforce and Pride Fighting Championships, Kharitonov remains on active duty with the Russian Airborne Troops.
Doubling as a kickboxer at different points throughout his combat sports career, “The Paratrooper” has decided to parlay his recent five-fight winning streak and focus purely on mixed martial arts. Kharitonov’s resume is extensive, with the 35-year-old scoring wins against some of the sport’s most notable names including UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Pedro Rizzo, Murilo « Ninja » Rua, et Alistair Overeem.
“I have had the best seat in the house for some of Kharitonov’s heavyweight outings,"Bellator MMA président Scott Coker, “and I know Sergei [Kharitonov] can come in and make an immediate impact on our heavyweight division. He is an extremely skilled and experienced fighter who can end a fight in the blink of an eye, and we look forward to having him do just that inside the Bellator cage. Plus, he’s already competed at one ‘Dynamite’ event before, maybe he could do so again in the future!"
Kharitonov joins a division that is currently championed by fellow Russian fighter Vitaly Minakov, other top names include Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Vinicius Queiroz, Kimbo Slice, Tony Johnson, Justin Wren, Dan Charles, et James Thompson.
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NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA
Lewiston, Maine (Février 3, 2016) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF), Numéro un la promotion de la lutte régionale de l'Amérique, tiendra son prochain événement, “NEF 21: The Immortals” cette Samedi, Février 6, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this Vendredi, Février 5, 2016, à 2:00 pm EST at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center. The Ramada is located at 490 Rue Pleasant à Lewiston, Maine.
Weigh-ins are open to the public and free to attend. All of the fighters competing on Saturday night will be at the weigh-in, including MMA headliners Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “Le Cannon” Baie (10-1) and Tollison Lewis (2-0). Fans and press are encouraged to attend. For those unable to make it to the Ramada on Friday, weigh-ins will be streamed live on the NEF Youtube page at www.Youtube.com/nefmma.
Le “NEF 21” carte de combat:
Boxe professionnelle
149 LIVRES STERLING: Tollison Lewis vs. Brandon Berry
147 LIVRES STERLING: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez
175 LIVRES STERLING: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop
PROFESSIONNEL MMA
155 TITRE DE LA LIVRE: Jon Lemke vs. Bruce Boyington (c)
145 LIVRES STERLING: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange
185 LIVRES STERLING: Zach Elkins vs. Mike Hansen
155 LIVRES STERLING: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ Aiguière
170 LIVRES STERLING: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry
125 LIVRES STERLING: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne
AMATEUR MMA
205 TITRE DE LA LIVRE: Mike Williams vs. Ryan Glover
170 TITRE DE LA LIVRE: Ricky Dexter vs. Caleb Farrington
135 TITRE DE LA LIVRE: Henry Clark vs. Johnny Artisanat
145 LIVRES STERLING: Rafael Velado vs. Mike Pietersen
120 LIVRES STERLING: Erin Lamonte vs. Randi Beth Boyington
140 LIVRES STERLING: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez
265 LIVRES STERLING: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover
155 LIVRES STERLING: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino
265 LIVRES STERLING: Brendan Battles vs. Dave Smith
230 LIVRES STERLING: Zak Bergeron vs. Ras Hylton
170 LIVRES STERLING: Adam Nielsen vs. Ruben Redman
155 LIVRES STERLING: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses
160 LIVRES STERLING: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess
155 LIVRES STERLING: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo
125 LIVRES STERLING: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham
140 LIVRES STERLING: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman
135 LIVRES STERLING: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello
prochain événement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights, "NEF 21: The Immortals,” takes place this Saturday, Février 6, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. Bell time is 7:00 PM EST. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525. Pour plus d'informations sur les mises à jour de cartes événements et de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."
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