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Welterweight Champion David Avanesyan Battles Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson & Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. Dissabte, Febrer 18 En viu per SHOWTIME

WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
&
Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. En
Light Heavyweight Showdown
En viu per SHOWTIME® a 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT
Dissabte, Febrer 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (Gener 24, 2017) -Campió de pes welter de l'AMB David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 KOs) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Dissabte, Febrer 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “Senyor” Marcus Browne (18-0, 13 KOs) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas “Top Dog” Williams Jr. (20-2, 14 KOs) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados.
It is a great pleasure for me to be defending my world title in the U.S. against a very good opponent in Lamont Peterson,” said Avanesyan. “I am the champion and come February 18 I will remain champion. This fight gives me a great opportunity to let the U.S. know what I’m about and put me in a position to fight the top fighters in the division. This will be a difficult defense but I am ready to show everyone how good I am.
I’m extremely excited about getting back in the ring and fighting on SHOWTIME again,” dir Peterson. “I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m ready to give my fans the kind of show they deserve. I know this guy is coming in with a lot of confidence from that belt, but I believe I’m the better fighter and I’ll prove it on Febrer 18.”
I’m ready to go to work and fight,” va dir Browne. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; que així sigui. Let me be the underdog. I just want to beat this guy up. This is who I wanted to fight. I am fired up about this one and I can’t wait until Febrer 18.”
“En Febrer 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” va dir Williams Jr. “I think Marcus has gotten some gifts in the past, so I’m not leaving this up to anyone but myself. I wanted to stay in the mix. I don’t need a tune-up. I’ve been fighting since I was five-years-old. I just need to get in there and fight. I think this is going to be a really good battle.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, tenen un preu de $250, $100, $75, $50 i $30, sense incloure càrrecs aplicables, i estan a la venda. Les entrades es poden comprar en línia a www.ticketmaster.com o trucant al 1-800-745-3000.
Fighting out of Russia, Avanesyan defended his interim world title in his last outing when he defeated former three-division world champion Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last Maig. La 28-year-old is undefeated in his last 22 pro fights since dropping a six-round decision in his second pro fight. Avanesyan picked up his interim belt with a ninth-round stoppage of Charlie Navarro in November of 2015.
Descobert com un nen per l'entrenador Barry Hunter, mentre que persones sense llar al carrer amb el seu germà Anthony, Peterson té una de les millors pobresa a la riquesa històries en l'esport. Un professional des 2004, és amo de victòries sobre Víctor Manuel Cayo, Kendall Holt i Dierry Jean, a més de l'actuació pel títol mundial de la victòria contra Amir Khan, que va defensar amb èxit en tres ocasions. El Washington, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.
The 26-year-old Browne defeated previously unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic in April 2016 after a big 2015 that saw him defeated veteran contenders Gabriel Campillo, Aaron Pryor Jr., Francisco Sierra and Cornelius White. La 2012 U.S. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 U.S. amateur championship at light heavyweight.
The 29-year-old Williams returns to the ring after dropping an exciting contest to light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson in July. Williams earned his title shot after dominant second-round stoppages of Umberto Savigne and former title challenger Edwin Rodriguez. El Fort Washington, Maryland-native was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter and he will look to start his path back to world title contention with a win on Febrer 18.
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Esho Comes from Behind to Stop Abbruzzese In Three Exciting Rounds

Warrior’s Boxing’s revivedWindy City Fight Nightcontinued its growth en dissabte night in Chicago, as the largest crowd yet watched a seven-bout card at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
In the thrilling main event, Chicago junior middleweight Achour Esho (13-0, 8 KOs) had to survive a nearly disastrous first round to stop crosstown rival Anthony Abbruzzese (4-6, 3 KOs) in three.
Abbruzzese came out blazing in the first, culminating in a sustained barrage of punches that could have easily led to a stoppage. To Esho’s credit, he survived and walked wearily to his stool.
The fight changed, però, en la segona ronda, as a miraculously revived Esho bit down on his mouthpiece and started throwing hard shots. One of them dropped a surprised Abbruzzese, who arose on shaky legs, only to be dropped again before round’s end.
Smelling blood, Esho pounced on Abbruzzese in round three, dropping him again with a left hook and for the final time with a right uppercut. The time was :58.
Esho, now the newly formed ABO Junior Middleweight Champion, took the opportunity of his post-fight interview to call out MMA star Connor McGregor.
Two more Warriors Boxing prospects were in action that night, as undefeated Josh Hernandez (5-0, 4 KOs) of Chicago figured out the puzzle that is Thomas Smith (3-3-1, 2 KOs) of Dallas over six calculating featherweight rounds. Finding it difficult to trap the elusive Smith, Hernandez still did enough to win a clear unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 dues vegades i 59-55.
And in another scorching slugfest, Chicago lightweight Jessica McCaskill (3-1, 2 KOs) pounded out an exciting unanimous decision over battle-hardened Puerto Rican Carla Torres (5-4), now fighting out of Cleveland. McCaskill’s advantages in size, strength and power eventually took over the back-and-forth battle. Al final, the scores were 39-37 by all three judges.
In a very impressiveWindy City Fight Night” debut, Chicago bantamweight Shawn Simpson remained undefeated by clearly outclassing Mexico’s Leonardo Reyes (5-12, 2 KOs) over four rounds. Les puntuacions van ser 40-36 dues vegades i 40-35. En aquest nivell, Simpson appears to be one to keep an eye on.
Other Results:
Ruben Schobitz (2-0, 1 KO) UD 4 Joel Blair (1-3)
Scores: 40-35 X 3
Cesar Ruiz (3-4, 2 KOs) QUI 1 Martez McGregor (3-1, 3 KOs)
Temps: 2:59
Yousif Saleh (2-0), 1 KO) QUI 1 Luis Ramos
Temps: 2:16

All Female Boxing Clinic and Show at Gleason’s Gym

Gleason’s Gym will host the seventh Annual All Female Boxing Clinic on Abril 13, 14 i 15, 2017.
There will be two days of boxing basics followed by a sanctioned all female boxing show.
The training will be handled by Gleason’s top female trainers and our female World Champions.
The amateur show will be sanctioned by USABoxingmetro. You will need a book to fight.
If you are interested contact Bruce Silverglade at Gleason’s Gym.
The telephone number is: 718 797 2872 and the email address is: info@gleasonsgym.net.
The cost of the clinic is $369.00.
You do not have to attend the clinic to participate in the boxing show.
Horari
Thursday April 13
Demà serà l'arribada a Nova York.
Orientació serà des 12:00 migdia a 1:30 pm.
El primer entrenament serà a partir de 1:45 a pm 3:45 pm.
A discussion on Female boxing will be from 4:00 a pm 4:30 pm.
Temps lliure després que.
Divendres abril 14
Entrenament de 10:00 am to Noon.
La sessió de la tarda es desenvoluparà del 2:00 a pm 4:00 pm.
Una discussió en la boxa amateur i negre de boxa de coll serà de 4:00 a pm 4:30 pm.
Temps lliure després que.
Dissabte abril 15
La llum de la formació 10:00 am a 12:00 migdia.
Duels per l'espectacle de la nit tindrà lloc del 12:00 migdia a 1:00 pm. Attendance is not required.
El pesatge per al xou serà a partir de 4:00 a pm 6:00 pm.
The sanctioned All Female Boxing Show will begin at 6:00 pm i acabarà per9:00 pm.
All Female Show
Female Boxers

SHOWTIME® TO TELEVISE JORGE LINARES vs. ANTHONY CROLLA LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH ON SATURDAY, MARÇ 25

 

 

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNACIONAL® Presentation of Immediate Rematch Airs Live From Manchester, Anglaterra

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NOVA YORK (Jan. 24, 2017) – SHOWTIME will televise the eagerly anticipated rematch between WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and former champ Anthony Crolla a Dissabte, Març 25 viure TEMPS DE LA FUNCIÓ des Manchester Arena a Manchester, Anglaterra.

 

Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) dethroned Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) in a thrilling battle last Set. 24 a Manchester. It was the first time the three-division titlist Linares was pushed the 12-round distance in his career.

 

Linares-Crolla will be the second lightweight world title bout on SHOWTIME in 2017 and an important fight toward potentially unifying the resurgent 135-pound division. Dejan Zlaticanin will defend his WBC Lightweight World Championship against undefeated two-division world champ Mikey Garcia this Dissabte, Jan. 28 in the co-feature of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®.

 

Linares, of Barinas, Veneçuela, ha guanyat 10 fights in a row, including seven by knockout. He became a three-division titlist when he captured the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship in 2014 with a knockout of Javier Prieto. The 31-year-old defended the belt twice in 2015 with knockouts of Kevin Mitchell and Ivan Cano before being named “Champion in Recess” by the WBC because of inactivity due to injuries. Linares returned following an 11-month layoff to face Crolla in his hometown of Manchester, outpointing the champion 115-114, 117-111 i 115-113 in a back-and-forth and bloody battle. Amb la victòria, Linares also earned the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight belts.

 

Crolla, de Manchester, won the WBA Lightweight Title with a fifth-round KO of Darleys Perez in November of 2015 in an immediate rematch of their 12-round draw earlier that year. The 30-year-old knocked out previously unbeaten Ismael Barroso in his first title defense on May 7, 2016 to set up the showdown with Linares. The close loss to Linares was Crolla’s first defeat in his last 11 baralles.

 

Medallista d'or olímpic & Two-Time French Olympian Tony Yoka Joins Ringstar Sports to Launch His Pro Career

LOS ANGELES (Gener 23, 2017) – Trucar Star Sports has added one of the most exciting prospects to emerge from the 2016 Jocs Olímpics, super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka.
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome our first Olympic gold medalist, Tony Yoka, to Ringstar,” dit Richard Schaefer, President & Director general d'Esports Ringstar. “Tony’s skills in the ring speak for themselves and combined with his tremendous charisma, he will transcend boxing and become a global superstar and ambassador for our sport in short order. I am pleased to work with Tony and his team to make his dream of becoming the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World a reality.
I am very excited to embark on the next chapter in boxing and turn professional with Ringstar,” dit Tony Yoka. “I am committed to hard work and dedicating myself to the sport as I have done in the past and achieve my ultimate goal of becoming undisputed and unified heavyweight world champion. With Ringstar, I have the best promotional company and with Virgil Hunter, Tinc el millor entrenador en la meva cantonada. We will work as a team to get these belts and become the new face of boxing. My first fight will take place in mid-May in France after a three month training camp with Virgil.
Born in Paris, França, Yoka began boxing at six-years-old and was trained by his father Victor, a former professional boxer in the Congo. The 24-year-old stands at 6’7and is coming off a gold-medal-winning performance that saw him defeat Great Britain’s Joe Joyce in the championship showdown in Rio.
Yoka came to the 2016 Olympic Games intent on winning gold and defeated fighters from Croatia, Jordan and the U.S. Virgin Islands on his way to the gold medal match.
Yoka first made a splash by winning the French Junior National Championship in 2008 i 2009 before claiming a silver medal at the 2010 Youth World Championships. He continued his rise to prominence by winning French National Championships in 2012 i 2014 while also defeating current heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker at the 2010 Youth Olympic games.
I am thrilled to be able to work with Tony Yoka,” said world renowned boxing trainer Virgil Hunter. “He truly is a rare talent who has tremendous potential and with only 24 anys d'edat, he has the opportunity to become the future of our sport. The fact that he is moving his training camp from France to California shows how committed he is to boxing and I am committed to helping him fulfill his dream of winning the Heavyweight World Championship.
Added Jerome Abiteboul, President and CEO of French fashion brand Ünkut and CEO of Ringstar France, “I am very pleased to be part of the next chapter of Tony Yoka’s career and help guide him together with Richard and our team from Olympic gold in Rio to the Heavyweight Championship. After evaluating many proposals, we decided to sign with Ringstar because Richard’s track record in business and in boxing is unmatched and we fully share the same philosophy of empowering athletes and entertainers.

A Look Back At The First Carl Frampton & Leo Santa Cruz Fight, And A Look Ahead To TheirJan. 28 Rematch

“Forever Linked”

 

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Carl Frampton-Leo Santa Cruz II Fight Week is officially here and SHOWTIME Sports® kicks it off with this video as both fighters reflect on their thrilling firefight last July and their plans for the eagerly anticipated rematch this Dissabte, Jan. 28, en viu per SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. I/7 p.m. PT) des del MGM Grand de Las Vegas.

 

Frampton, the consensus 2016 Boxejador de l'Any, narrowly outpointed Santa Cruz to become a two-division titleholder last July on SHOWTIME.

 

“You always need a dance partner, and Leo Santa Cruz could be mine,” Frampton said.

 

“Hopefully, that night it goes my way and we get the third fight and we make it a trilogy,” Santa Cruz said.

Anell 8 January Meeting Review

PER PUBLICACIÓ IMMEDIATA
SOBRE ANELL 8: Anell 8 es va convertir en el vuitè subsidiària del que llavors es coneixia com l'Associació de Boxadors Veterans Nacional – per tant, ANELL 8 – i avui el lema de l'organització segueix sent: Els boxejadors Ajudar Boxers.
ANELL 8 està totalment compromès a donar suport als menys afortunats en la comunitat de la boxa que pot requerir assistència en termes de renda que paga, despeses mèdiques, o el que sigui justificable necessitat.
Vagi en línia per www.Ring8ny.com per més informació sobre ANELL 8, el grup més gran del seu tipus als Estats Units amb més de 350 membres. La quota anual de membres és només $30.00 i cada membre té dret a un sopar bufet a ANELL 8 reunions mensuals, excepte juliol i agost. Tots els boxejadors actius, aficionats i professionals, amb una llicència de boxa actual o un llibre, tenen dret a un anell gratuït 8 membres anual. Els clients de l'Anell 8 membres són benvinguts a un cost de només $7.00 per person..
NOVA YORK (Gener 23, 2017) – Boxing journalist Steve Farhood was the special guest speaker at last Tuesday night’s Ring 8 monthly meeting held at O’Neill’s Restaurant in Maspeth, Nova York.
Farhood is being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this June. The popular Brooklynite, is the former editor-and-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine, in addition to being a veteran television commentator, including his current role for Showtime’s ShoBox: La Nova Generació since its inception in 2001. En 2002, he received the prestigious Sam Taub Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
The members of Ring 8 enjoyed what Steve Farhood had to say,” Anell 8 president Jack Hirsch dit. “He enlightened them about facets of the boxing business many were unaware of.
(L-R) – New Ring 8 president Jack Hirsch, guest speaker Steve Farhood and outgoing Ring 8 president Bob Duffy
(Photo courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
Farhood and Duffy are inductees in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), which is sponsored by Ring 8, while Hirsch is past president of the BWAA.

Selina Barrios Scores Spectacular Knockout in Pro Debut

Crèdit de la imatge: Robert ElizandoBoxeo Y Mas
SANT ANTONI, TX (Gener 23, 2017) – Aquest passat Dissabte in her pro debut at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, en el Famoso’s Night of Champions card in San Antonio, TX, hometown native, Selina “reina asteca” Barris (1-0, 1 KO), scored a spectacular first round knockout against, Tammy Franks (2-27-1).
Barrios took charge from the opening bell as she went right at Franks, buscant el nocaut. When the two fighters met in the middle of the ring, punches were exchanged and Selina landed a left hook to the chin of Franks, sending her to the canvas. After the ref gave Franks an eight count, Barrios stormed on and ended the fight with a devastating left hook-straight right combination.
Franks, who went the distance with Mia St. Joan dues vegades, was knocked out for the first time in eight years

. Satisfied with her triumph, Barrios is ready to get back in the ring and keep the momentum going.

I wanted to come out here tonight and give the fans a great show.said Selina Barrios. “After I landed that left hook, I knew she was hurt. My only thought was to go for the kill and end the fight. This was my first fight as a professional and I’m happy with the result.
I want to thank all my family and friends who came out to support me tonight,” Barris continued. “I also want to thank Carlos Famoso Productions for giving me the opportunity to fight in my hometown of San Antonio. My goal is to get back in the ring as soon as possible and make my run toward a world title.
Barris’ entrenador, l'ex campió del món, Carlos “Famoso” Hernández, who also served as promoter for the event, was thrilled with Selina’s performance. He sees a bright future for Barrios.
I really believe Selina can become something special in this sport,” Hernandez said. “She has tremendous power in both hands and her boxing IQ is very high. With hard work, I believe she’ll become a world champion. She stole the show tonight with that mighty knockout.

Brant Stops Hloros with Body Shot and Defends WBA-NABA Championship in Hinckley

El Divendres, Gener 20, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3000+ at the Grand Casino’s Events & Convention Center in Hinckley, Minnesota, AMB #3-, FIB #13- and WBO #5-rated middleweight contender Rob “Bé Fet” Brant stayed busy and defended his WBA-NABA Middleweight Championship by stopping Detroit’s Alexis Hloros.
With a possible title-shot opportunity on the near horizon, the Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Brant (22-0, 15 KOs) wasted no time in dispatching Hloros at2:33 de la primera ronda. A huge body shot dropped Hloros for a count of nine, but he arose still wincing in pain, and was in no condition to continue.
I was happy with the way the night ended up,” said Brant. “When you get a guy last minute like Alexis Hloros, you have to treat them like they have been training to be the best version of themselves. Overlook them and you can get beat. I feel like I am ready for a bigger name now and am ready to showcase myself at the top level.
L'esdeveniment, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions, also featured GCP’s always exciting super welterweight KO artist Skender Halili.
Halili (13-1, 13 KOs) kept his KO percentage at 100% by stopping Wichita’s Romon Barber (7-13, 6 KOs) en la cinquena ronda.
The anvil-fisted Halili landed some bombs early that Barber was able to absorb. No obstant això, Halili’s power eventually wore him down. In the fifth, he caught Barber with an uppercut that staggered him backwards into the ropes where he then pounded him relentlessly until the referee stopped the fight. It was a spectacular show of brutal punching power.
I was very impressed with both our fighters tonight,” va dir Greg Cohen. “Rob Brant is clearly at the top of his game and ready for a big opportunity. Despite the opponent change on short notice, he handled it the way a future champion should. And Skender Halili continued his run as one of the most exciting punchers in boxing with another fan-friendly win. It was a great event in front of a huge crowd of fans. I am proud to have been able to promote it.

DANNY ROMAN STOPS ADAM LOPEZ IN WBA TITLE ELIMINATOR IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION TRIPLEHEADER FROM BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY HOTEL & CASINO

Ronald Ellis and Kenneth Sims Jr. Win By Unanimous Decision

Catch The Replay Dilluns, Jan. 23, a 10 p.m. I/PT per SHO EXTREME®

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Crèdit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME

ATLANTIC CITY (Jan. 21, 2017) – In a stunningly one-sided affair, Danny “Baby Face Assassin” Roman scored an upset ninth-round TKO over previously unbeaten Adam López in a WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator Divendres en l'esdeveniment principal de ShoBox: La Nova Generació on SHOWTIME from Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

 

Lopez’s trainer, renowned Ronnie Shields, decided his boxer shouldn’t take any more punishment and asked the referee to stop the contest after nine completed rounds.

Romà (21-2-1, 8 KOs), who was ranked No. 4 a l'AMB, va guanyar el seu 14º in a row in a career-best performance. He out-boxed and out-slugged the No. 3-rated Lopez (16-1-1, 8 KOs), de Sant Antoni, Texas, from the outset. Roman seized command in the fourth round with two knockdowns, first with a left hook and then, with a left uppercut.

López, who was appearing on ShoBox for a fifth time, tried to fight back, but Roman’s skill and harder pinpoint-punching led to the scheduled 12-round fight being stopped between rounds nine and 10.

Win the victory, Roman is now in position to challenge WBA 122-pound World Champion Nehomar Cermeno.

“The main event was a shocker,", Va dir ShoBox analista expert Steve Farhood. “We didn’t know much about Danny Roman. And he sure earned that title fight against Nehomar Cermeno. It’s a bittersweet for us, for Lopez. We know him well. He’s fought five times on ShoBox but now doesn’t look like he is going to get that title fight since this is the second opportunity he had and he took a real beating. It’s going to take a while for him to come back.”

 

In the final three rounds, Roman out-landed Lopez 107-27, i 84-20 in power punches. In the final session, Roman landed more punches (43) than Lopez threw. It was a merciless beating followed by a merciful stoppage. Roman landed 54 per cent dels seus tirs de l'energia, Incloent 67 percent in the final round.

“Adam Lopez is a great and tough fighter,” said Roman. “He came prepared, but I came out with the victory.

“I started hurting him with uppercuts. I dropped him twice the fourth. I felt I was going to stop him there, but the bell saved him.

“My plan was to break him down little by little, and I felt that was starting to take effect as he was losing his steam in the third round, but he kept on going.

“I knew he would have one last stand, but I knew I would stop him. Even if they didn’t stop it in the corner, I knew I would get him out of there.

"Ara, I am going to go back to the gym. I have to start working on the basics again and begin to prepare for my title shot. I’m very excited.”

López, who left the ring promptly after the stoppage, was not happy with his performance.

“He was the better man aquesta nit,” he said as he sat with his head down in the locker room. “I kept trying to catch him with uppercuts and I got caught every time. I was trying to get on the inside, but it was hard.

“I thought I was clawing my way back into the fight, but my eye started hurting. It was the first uppercut that knocked me down in the fourth that got me right in the eye. It was hard to keep on going with my eye like that.

“When I got back to the corner after the ninth round, Ronnie told me he had seen enough and he stopped the fight.”

In the co-main event of the evening, undefeated super middleweight Ronald “Flatline” Ellis took a unanimous eight-round decision in a messy-grappler-type affair overChristopher “Ice Cold” Brooker amb les puntuacions 79-73 dues vegades i 77-75.

“Ellis-Brooker was an ugly fight,'' Va dir Farhood. “Brooker didn’t really have any answers. Ellis won clearly but he didn’t shine, mostly because of his opponent’s style.”

 

Ellis (14-0-1, 10 KOs), de Lynn, Missa., established the tone of the fight with an explosive first round in which he went 27-of-90 overall—both high totals for the fight—to Brooker’s 8-of-45. Ellis won the body shots battle (64 a 31) and landed sharper combinations during the rare moments the fighters were at distance.

In the final three rounds, Ellis continued applying pressure with accuracy.

“I am back and I want some more,” said Ellis. “That was a good fight. I fought smarter today than in my last ShoBox aparença. I’m not going to lie, he was tough and came at me very hard, but I maneuvered. Estic molt content amb el meu rendiment.

 

“He was big and strong and was holding a lot, but my boxing skills took over in the fight. He was trying to get on my nerves, but I knew that my skills would get me the win.”

 

Brooker (11-3, 5 KOs), who was very unhappy with the judges’ scorecards said, “I don’t know what these judges are looking at. I had the better ring generalship, aggressiveness and I brought all the pressure.

 

“I feel that because he was undefeated, the judges must have put him on a pedestal. Even though I have a couple losses, look who I have fought and defeated. I am an elite-level fighter as well, and I should get that same respect. That’s why SHOWTIME has me on.

 

“At the end of the day, I just fight. It is up to fans who watch, they are the real judges for me.”

In the telecast opener, invicte pes súper lleuger Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr.Emmanuel “Renegade” Robles the second loss of his career in a closer than the scorecards reflected eight-round unanimous decision. It was scored 79-72 dues vegades i 78-73.

“Kenneth Sims Jr. is the typical ShoBox perspectiva,'' Va dir Farhood. “He showed a lot of good skills. He fought a different fight than the one we expected. He was more aggressive than we thought he’d be. With his amateur background and now the exposure on TV, I think he is a potential star.”

 

Sims (11-0, 3 KOs), de Chicago, Ill., who went past the sixth round for the first time in his career, began the fight with an overwhelming high-volume attack highlighted by vicious body shots.

Robles (15-2-1, 5 KOs), de Sant Diego, Qualif., però, picked up the pace and took advantage of Sims slowing his pace in rounds four through six. Robles upped his work rate and out-landed Sims 78-66 total. Referee Bengy Estives took a point way from Sims in round six for dropping his mouthpiece.

Sims gritted his teeth and caught his second wind in the seventh and eighth by out-landing Robles 49-34 overall and 46-24 power to grab a wider-than-expected decision.

“I didn’t have my best performance, but I still got the win,” Sims said. “I was trying too hard for a knockout, and that’s not me. He was a durable opponent, but my performance had nothing to do with that.

“I want to talk to my team about my next fight. My speed and feet were the difference in the fight, but I did not use them as much as I should.”

Robles, who was disappointed with the verdict, acknowledged Sims’ speed.

“He was moving a lot and I couldn’t neutralize that,’’ Robles said. “He was slicker than I thought he was going to be. I was putting on a lot of pressure and wanted to work the body, but he was slick and able to withstand what I was doing.

“I just have to get back to training and get better. You’ll see more of me. I will be back.”

Divendres de three-fight telecast will re-air Dilluns, Gener 23 a 10 p.m. I/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning January 21.

Barry Tompkins va trucar al ShoBox l'acció des del ringside, amb Farhood i l'ex campió del món Raúl Márquez qualitat d'experts analistes. El productor executiu va ser Gordon Hall amb Richard Gaughan produir i Rick Phillips dirigent.

 

 

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Sobre ShoBox: La Nova Generació
Des de la seva creació el juliol 2001, l'aclamada sèrie de boxa de SHOWTIME, ShoBox: La Nova Generació joves talents ha ofert boxístic. La ShoBox la filosofia és per televisar emocionant, multitud-agradable i partits de competició mentre que proporciona un camp de proves per als prospectes en ascens determinats a lluitar per un títol mundial. Algunes de la creixent llista de la 67 combatents que han aparegut en ShoBox i han avançat per guanyar títols mundials inclou: 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, Txad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams i més.