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קאַטעגאָריע אַרטשיוועס: באָקסינג
Indongo has star making performance with decision over Burns to unify 140 pound titles
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Lightweight Contenders Ivan Redkach & Argenis Mendez Clash in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, מייַ 2 At Sportsmen’s Lodge Event Center in Studio City, קאַליפאָרניאַ
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FITE TV to stream Kubrat Pulev vs. Kevin Johnson Heavyweight clash Live on PPV, אַפּריל 28, from Bulgaria
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נייַ יארק, ניו יאָרק(
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זשאנסאן, 37, Full card set for this Saturday’s card at The Claridge in Atlantic City
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Super Middleweight Contenders Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Battle for Interim World Title Plus Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy Takes on Former Title Challenger Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator
שבת, מייַ 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland &
לעבן אויף שאָוטיים
Tickets Now on Sale!
NATIONAL HARBOR, מד (אַפּריל 17, 2017) – An exciting night of action will feature super middleweight contenders אַנדרע דיררעלל און Jose Uzcategui in a matchup for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion ראַנסעס באַרטעלאַמי in a WBA 140-pound world title eliminator against קיריל רעליך אויף שבת, מייַ 20 from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and live on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is headlined by WBC Featherweight World Champion גערי רוססעלל דזשוניער. making the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger אָסקאַר עסקאַנדאָן.
Top 168-pound contenders דיררעלל (25-2, 16 קאָס) און וזקאַטעגוי (26-1, 22 קאָס) are set to meet in a 12-round matchup with the winner in line to face IBF champion James DeGale, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in his draw against Badou Jack in January on SHOWTIME.
“This fight is a massive step towards my journey to success in 2017,” האט דיררעלל. “צו מיר, this is my championship fight leading up to the rematch with the current champion, יעקב דעגאַלע. Jose has all of the tools of a champion, so he’s fierce competition for me. But I will show the world that I’m up for the task. This is my year!”
“I’m very excited to be facing a fighter the quality of Andre Dirrell,” האט וזקאַטעגוי. “These are the types of fights that I’ve wanted and I look forward to coming out victorious. This fight will be another step on the way to my dream of becoming a world champion.”
A world champion at 130 and 135-pounds, באַרטעלאַמי (25-0, 13 קאָס) and the former world title challenger Relikh (21-1, 19 קאָס) will battle in 12 rounds of action for the right to be the mandatory challenger for current WBA Super Lightweight Championship held by unified champion Julius Indongo.
“איך בין זייער יקסייטאַד צו זייַן צוריק אין די רינג, especially on SHOWTIME against a top-ranked contender in Kiryl Relikh,” האט באַרטהעלעמי. “This victory will get me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming the first Cuban to win world titles in three different weight classes. I’m very motivated and I will not be denied on May 20.”
“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity in a world title eliminator,” said Relikh. “Rances Barthelemy is a good fighter, but my experience at this weight will help me get the victory. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to get this win and eventually wear that world title belt around my waist.”
טיקקעץ פֿאַר די לעבן געשעעניש, promoted by TGB Promotions, זענען פּרייסט בייַ $200, $150, $100 און $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
Representing his hometown of Flint, מישיגן, דיררעלל looks to take one step closer to a rematch with DeGale after dropping a narrow decision to the current IBF champion inמייַ 2015. The 33-year-old bounced back from the defeat in his last outing by earning a wide unanimous decision over Blake Caparello last April. After a decorated amateur career that saw him win two U.S. Amateur World Championships in addition to an Olympic bronze medal, Dirrell was unbeaten in his first 18 pro fights before losing a split decision to Carl Frosh in 2009.
געבוירן אין ווענעזועלאַ, וזקאַטעגוי now fights out of Baja California, מעקסיקא, where he won two fights last year by knockout. The 26-year-old shot up the rankings in 2015 when he stopped previously unbeaten Julius Jackson in the second round after knocking his opponent down four times. Uzcategui was undefeated in his first 22 pro fights and enters this bout on a four-fight win streak.
א קובאַן ליבהאָבער לאַנדיש מייַסטער, 30-יאָר-אַלט באַרטעלאַמי האט נאָך צו געשמאַק באַזיגן זינט אויסגעדרייט פּראָ אין 2009. געבוירן אין קובאַ אָבער איצט קאַמף פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו. he won a super featherweight world title in July 2014 by defeating Argenis Mendez in impressive fashion, and followed that up with a second round TKO victory over Angino Perez. After dominating former champion Antonio DeMarco in June, he won a world title in a second division when he impressively defeated Denis Shafikov in December. רובֿ לעצטנס, Barthelemy made the lone defense of his lightweight belt with a decision over former champion Mickey Bey last June.
Fighting out of Minsk, Belarus, Relikh returns to the ring after challenging the former champion Burns for the WBA title in October 2016. The 27-year-old was undefeated after turning pro in 2011 leading up to his world title shot. Relikh owns wins over veteran contenders Christian Ariel Lope, Joaquim Carneiro and Lazaro Santos de Jesus.
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Heralded prospects Ruben Villa & Michael Dutchover get stoppage wins in National Harbor, מאַרילאַנד
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Two-Time Welterweight World Champion Battles Former Champion Shawn Porter in Welterweight World Title Eliminator Saturday April 22 פון באַרקלייַס צענטראַל אין ברוקלין & לעבן אויף שאָוטיים
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® UNVEILS FULL SPRING BOXING SCHEDULE, HEADLINED BY LIVE TELECAST OF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: JOSHUA vs. KLITSCHKO
שאָוטיים® To Present Seven World Championship Fights Across Seven Live Telecasts In Eight Weeks
Video/Graphic Credit: שאָוטיים
Watch Joshua-Klitschko launch spot: http://s.sho.com/2ouhMgN
נייַ יארק (אַפּריל 17, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports has unveiled the network’s complete spring 2017 boxing schedule following today’s earlier announcement that the heavyweight boxing event of the year will be televised לעבן אויף שאָוטיים. The stacked lineup includes seven world championship fights across eight live boxing telecasts over an eight-week span.
אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, Anthony Joshua וועט פּנים וולאַדימיר קליצטשקאָ in the most significant heavyweight world championship fight in more than a decade. The event will air live on SHOWTIME בייַ 4:15 פּ.ם. און/1:15 פּ.ם. פּט from a sold-out Wembley Stadium, where a record crowd of more than 90,000 spectators is expected.
Also announced today, SHOWTIME and Premier Boxing Champions will present the rematch between WBC Light Heavyweight Champion אַדאָניס סטיוואַנסאַן און אַנדריי פאָנפאַראַ אויף שבת, יוני 3. This bout is an encore of a 2014 action-packed fight in which Stevenson edged Fonfara to defend his 175-pound crown.
The SHOWTIME boxing lineup also includes two significant welterweight bouts with world title implications: <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/tag/andre-berto/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhjcU3stOmYZK4Hak8DmFcIXu4-hOg" רעל = "קוויטל"> אַנדריי בערטאָ ווס. שאָן פּאָרטער (אַפּריל 22) און קעל ברוק ווס. עראַל ספּענסע דזשוניער. (מייַ 27). Both events are presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions. די אַפּריל 22 Berto vs. Porter event will feature an anticipated 154-pound world title fight between דזשערמעלל טשאַרלאָ און Charles Hatley as well asworld champion אַמאַנדאַ סערראַנאָ attempting to become the first woman—and first fighter of Puerto Rican decent—to win a world title in five different weight classes.
אויף שבת, מייַ 20, SHOWTIME will present a unique twin-bill of world championship fights. ערשטער, boxing’s hottest young star, newly minted world champion גערוואָנטאַ דייוויס, will make his first world title defense against Liam Walsh פון לאָנדאָן. שפעטער אַז אָוונט, featherweight world champion גערי רוססעלל דזשוניער. און פרייַערדיק וועלט מייַסטער אַנדרע דיררעלל will be featured in separate bouts. Start times for both live telecasts are to be determined.
אין אַלע, SHOWTIME Sports will present one live SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast, one live שאָבאָקס: די ניו גענעראַטיאָן טעלאַקאַסט, and five SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, all free to network subscribers. מער, SHOWTIME is in the early stages of planning for the return of four-division world champion אַדריען בראָנער and undefeated star מייקי גאַרסיאַ in separate events this summer.
The spring lineup complements the network’s robust 2017 boxing schedule. In the first 10 weeks of the year, SHOWTIME Sports presented eight world championship fights, including two world title unification bouts (Jack vs. DeGale and Thurman vs. גאַרסיאַ, SHOWTIME Boxing on CBS), two world title rematches (Frampton vs. Santa Cruz II and Linares vs. Crolla II), the live-stream of the first-ever boxing event on Twitter (בראָנער ווס. Granados), the resurgence of women’s boxing (Serrano vs. Rivas) and the first women’s boxing main event in premium television history (Shields vs. Szabados).
“SHOWTIME continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport. There simply is no other network in boxing delivering world-class events on a consistent basis,"האט געזאגט סטעפאנוסן עספּינאָזאַ, Executive וויצע פרעזידענט & אַלגעמיינע מאַנאַגער, שאָוטיים ספורט.
“Our 2017 schedule already includes some 17 live boxing telecasts, 15 world championship fights, with the top-rated fighters squaring off in boxing’s deepest weight divisions. We continue to break the glass ceiling on women’s boxing, deliver the biggest bouts from overseas and see champions take on champions to unify divisions. We are proud to be re-shaping the boxing landscape both in and out of the ring.”
See below for the SHOWTIME boxing spring calendar. This is the network’s third major boxing schedule announcement of the past 13 חדשים.
שבת, אַפּריל 22 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
דערלאנגט דורך פּרעמיער באָקסינג טשאַמפּיאָנס
הויפּט געשעעניש: <אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/tag/andre-berto/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhjcU3stOmYZK4Hak8DmFcIXu4-hOg" רעל = "קוויטל"> אַנדריי בערטאָ (31-4, 24 קאָס) ווס. שאָן פּאָרטער (26-2, 16 קאָס) – WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator
קאָ-שטריך: דזשערמעלל טשאַרלאָ (28-0, 13 קאָס) ווס. Charles Hatley (26-1-1, 18 קאָס) – WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
SHOX: אַמאַנדאַ סערראַנאָ (31-1-1, 23 קאָס) ווס. Dahiana Santana (35-8, 14 קאָ ס) – 10-Rd. WBO Bantamweight World Championship
Start Time: 9:30 פּ.ם. און / 6:30 פּ.ם. פּט (SHO Boxing on SHO EXTREME, 7:30p ET/PT)
ווענוע: Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
Notes: · The winner of Berto-Porter becomes the WBC mandatory challenger to Unified World Champion Keith Thurman.
- Berto-Porter is the fourth welterweight world title/title eliminator fight televised on SHOWTIME/CBS in the last 10 חדשים.
- Charlo-Hatley is the eighth world title/title eliminator in the 154-pound division on SHOWTIME/CBS in the last 13 חדשים
- Serrano attempts to become the first woman to win world titles in five different weight classes
שבת, אַפּריל 29 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
הויפּט געשעעניש: Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 קאָס) ווס. וולאַדימיר קליצטשקאָ (64-4, 53 קאָס) – IBF and vacant (יבער) WBA Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: 4:15 פּ.ם. און/1:15 פּ.ם. פּט, לעבן אויף שאָוטיים
ווענוע: Wembley Stadium, לאָנדאָן
Notes: · Most significant heavyweight world title fight אין 15 יאָרן—since Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson in June, 2002
- Officially sold out more than 90,000 טיקאַץ; set to smash the attendance record at Wembley and join the ranks of the biggest events in boxing history
שבת, מייַ 20 – שאָוטיים באָקסינג INTERNATIONAL
הויפּט געשעעניש: גערוואָנטאַ דייוויס (17-0, 16 קאָס) ווס. Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 קאָס) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: טבד, live from London
ווענוע: Copper Box Arena in London, ענגלאַנד
Notes: · Matchup of undefeated fighters. Champion vs. צי ניט. 1-ראַנגקט קאַנטענדער
- Davis is the youngest reigning American titlist and second youngest in the world (Kosei Tanaka)
שבת, מייַ 20 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
הויפּט געשעעניש: גערי רוססעלל דזשוניער. (21-1, 16 קאָס) ווס. אָסקאַר עסקאַנדאָן (25-2, 17 קאָס) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Features: אַנדרע דיררעלל (25-2, 16 קאָס) ווס. José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 קאָס) – IBF Super Middleweight Interim World Championship
ראַנסעס באַרטעלאַמי (25-0, 13 קאָס) ווס. קיריל רעליך (21-1, 19 קאָס) – WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator
Start Time: טבד
ווענוע: MGM National Harbor in Washington, ד.ק. Metropolitan Area
Notes: · Sixth featherweight title fight on SHOWTIME since Feb. 2016, and second this year.
- The winner of Dirrell-Uzcátegui becomes the mandatory for IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale
- The winner of Barthelemy-Relikh becomes the mandatory challenger to WBA Super Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns
שבת, מייַ 27 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
הויפּט געשעעניש: קעל ברוק (36-1, 25 קאָס) ווס. עראַל ספּענסע דזשוניער. (21-0, 19 קאָס) – IBF Welterweight World Championship
Start Time: טבד, live from England
ווענוע: Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, ענגלאַנד
Notes: · World Champion vs. יבף קיין. 1-ראַנגקט קאַנטענדער
- צי ניט. 3-ranked vs. צי ניט. 5-ranked welterweights (via Transnational Boxing Rankings)
- Six of the consensus top-10 welterweights in the world featured on SHOWTIME/CBS events in the first half of 2017
שבת, יוני 3 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
דערלאנגט דורך פּרעמיער באָקסינג טשאַמפּיאָנס
הויפּט געשעעניש: אַדאָניס סטיוואַנסאַן (28-1, 23 קאָס) ווס. אַנדריי פאָנפאַראַ (29-4, 17 קאָס) II – WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship
Co-Main: עלעידער אַלוואַרעז (22-0, 11 קאָס) ווס. דזשין פּאַסקאַל (31-4-1, 18 קאָס) – WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title
Start Time: טבד
Notes: · Stevenson-Fonfara II is a rematch of 2014 all-action championship bout in which both fighters scored knock downs
פרייַטיק, יוני 9 - שאָבאָקס: די ניו גענעראַטיאָן (Hall of Fame Induction Weekend)
הויפּט געשעעניש: Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 קאָס) ווס. אַבעל ראַמאָס (17-2-2, 12 קאָס) - 10 ראָונד יבער לייטווייט באָוט
Start Time: 10 פּ.ם. און/פּט
ווענוע: Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, נ.י..
Notes: · International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
- The lead announce team for שאָבאָקס, legendary sportscaster Barry Tompkins and boxing historian Steve Farhood, to be inducted to the Hall in nearby Canastota, ניו יאָרק.
Expected This Summer
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia in separate events live on SHOWTIME.
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MATCHROOM SPORT AND KLITSCHKO MANAGEMENT GROUP INK DEAL FOR U.S. TELEVISION RIGHTS TO HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT: ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. וולאַדימיר קליצטשקאָ
American Premium Television Giants SHOWTIME and HBO To Produce Separate Telecasts on שבת, אַפּריל 29 From London’s Wembley Stadium
SHOWTIME Live at 4:15 פּ.ם. און/1:15 פּ.ם. פּט;
HBO Telecast in Primetime at approx. 10:45 פּ.ם. און/פּט
פאָטאָ קרעדיט: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
לאָנדאָן (אַפּריל 17, 2017) – Matchroom Sport, קליצטשקאָ מאַנאַגעמענט גרופע (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion וולאַדימיר קליצטשקאָ from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Showtime is the exclusive U.S. television partner of Joshua, while HBO has an exclusive agreement with Klitschko in the States. Each premium network will produce its own separate telecast of the main event match for the U.S. וילעם. SHOWTIME will televise its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentation לעבן אין 4:15 פּ.ם. און/1:15 פּ.ם. פּט, while HBO will televise its WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING production ביי בעערעך 10:45 פּ.ם. און/פּט.
יהושע (18-0, 18 קאָס) and Klitschko (64-4, 53 קאָס) will meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant IBO and WBA World Championships. The British sensation Joshua has knocked out all 18 of his professional opponents in a meteoric rise to stardom, while the long-reigning world champion from Ukraine, קליצטשקאָ, aims to win back titles he previously held in his 11-year rule as heavyweight world champion. Joshua vs. Klitschko is promoted by Matchroom Boxing, KMG and K2 Promotions and has officially sold out Wembley Stadium with a record-setting 90,000 tickets sold.
“I’m extremely happy and thankful that our respective U.S. TV partners Showtime and HBO reached an agreement,” said Bernd Boente, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group. “This happened before in the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and the Lewis vs. Tyson fights and shows you the magnitude of our event at Wembley Stadium on April 29.”
“I’m delighted to announce this historic deal that will see Britain’s biggest ever fight shown on both HBO and SHOWTIME in the U.S.,” said Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. “It takes a special fight to break down barriers and boundaries but also networks and executives who believe in working with the best interest of fight fans in mind. With the obstacles in place it would have been any easy resolution to not air the fight in the States but I want to thank HBO and Showtime for their perseverance and allowing America to see one hell of a fight at our national stadium in front on 90,000 passionate fans. Joshua vs. Klitschko is a fight for the ages and we look forward to the show!”
“We are thrilled to be delivering Joshua vs. Klitschko to the U.S. audience live on SHOWTIME,"האט געזאגט סטעפאנוסן עספּינאָזאַ, Executive וויצע פּרעזידענט און גענעראַל מאַנאַגער, שאָוטיים ספורט. “On the afternoon of אַפּריל 29, יוז. sports fans will be able to tune in to SHOWTIME to join a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium and a worldwide television audience in witnessing an event that represents not only the contesting of the heavyweight world championship, but potentially the changing of the guard in the most influential division in boxing. We are proud to be Anthony Joshua’s exclusive U.S. television partner as he attempts to establish his legacy against the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, as Showtime continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport.”
Said Peter Nelson, executive vice president, הבאָ ספורט: “Both promoters and both networks have found a solution that enables boxing fans in the U.S. to watch the world heavyweight championship. This agreement ensures that our subscribers have access to same-day primetime coverage of the fight. It will mark Wladimir Klitschko’s 22nd appearance on HBO and the first for Anthony Joshua.”
The 27-year-old Joshua has been perfect since turning professional shortly after winning Gold at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain. יהושע, of Watford, ענגלאַנד, won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship with a second-round knockout of defending champion Charles Martin in April 2016, earning a heavyweight belt in the fewest number of fights in more than 20 יאָרן. He has since successfully defended the title twice—against Dominic Breazeale in June and Eric Molina in December.
Joshua is just the sixth Olympic Gold Medalist at super heavyweight to go on to win a professional heavyweight world title, joining Joe Frazier, דזשארזש Foreman, לענאַקס לויס, Alexander Povetkin and his rival on אַפּריל 29, וולאַדימיר קליצטשקאָ.
HBO has been the long-time home of Klitschko’s professional boxing career in the States. The 41-year-old has been a kingpin in the heavyweight division since winning Gold at the 1996 אָלימפּיק גאַמעס. He turned pro shortly after the Atlanta games and ran an undefeated campaign for 24 fights before suffering his first defeat to experienced veteran Ross Puritty. Klitschko quickly rebounded by winning 10 in a row and captured his first world title (וובאָ) with a unanimous decision victory over Chris Byrd in 2000, a win which avenged a loss by his brother, Vitali, earlier that year.
Klitschko’s most recent reign at heavyweight began in 2006 when he captured the IBF and IBO belts via knockout in a rematch against Chris Byrd. He went on to make 17 consecutive defenses of the IBF and IBO crowns, 13 consecutive defenses of the WBO belt, and eight consecutive defenses of the WBA title. צוזאמען די וועג, he amassed victories over Sultan Ibragimov, Hasim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, David Haye, שמואל פעטרוס, אלעקסאנדער פּאָוועטקין, Kubrat Pulev and more. In total he has fought in 28 total world title fights – a unique record in the history of the heavyweight division – קאַמפּערד צו נאָר 18 total professional fights for Anthony Joshua. He was the longest reigning world champion (2006-2015) after Joe Louis.
This will be Klitschko’s first outing since losing the IBF, יבאָ, WBA and WBO titles to Tyson Fury in 2015, his first defeat אין 11 יאָרן.