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The wait in the dressing room before a professional boxing match -that last hour- could be enough to strip a man who never boxed before of whatever pride, desire and heart he THOUGHT he had” –Iceman John Scully, Aibreán 2002
“Boxing is a tight-knit fraternity. Everybody knows everybody. But a line in the resin will forever be drawn separating those who step into the square ring and those who DON’T. Many, many people make money on a fight, but when the bell sounds, only two people answer it.” – Randy Smith, Feabhra 2003, Journal Inquirer (Manchain, Conn.) Newspaper
Andrade Knocks Out Willie Nelson: VIDEO:http://s.sho.com/1ZHD8CJ
Zlaticanin KOs Franklin Mamani: VIDEO:http://s.sho.com/28tCoqP
Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht® Tripleheader Replays Dé Luain, Meitheamh 13 ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT Ar Showtime bhfíor®
Cliceáil ANSEO For Images; Creidmheas Amanda Westcott / Showtime
VERONA, N.Y.. (Meitheamh 11, 2016) – John Molina outpunched Ruslan Provodnikov in an all-action fight by revealing a new weapon in his arsenal, a sharp and steady jab. Molina captured a surprising unanimous decision in a 12-round junior welterweight bout that featured fierce exchanges throughout Dé Sathairn on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y..
Sa an comh-gné ar Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíochta, Demetrius Andrade delivered a statement, knockout victory over Willie Nelson, staking his claim as one of the world’s best in the stacked 154-pound division. Sa bout oscailt, Dejan Zlaticanin knocked out Franklin Mamani to earn the vacant 135-pound world title and make history as the first native of Montenegro to win a world championship.
Molina and Provodnikov promised a war, and they delivered. But what surprised many was the volume of punches and effective jabbing from Molina (29-6, 23 Kos), a veteran more known for engaging in brawls than his boxing prowess. Molina threw nearly 1,110 punches iomlán, Lena n-áirítear 643 jabs compared to just 265 for Provodnikov, who failed to close the range on his naturally bigger opponent.
“We knew we had to outwork Provodnikov,” said the 33-year-old Covina, Calif., dhúchais. “It was a fight that we needed. Ruslan Provodnikov is a very notable name. Tá sé ina diana, Guy diana. He kept moving forward.
“People don’t realize I had my amateur career in the pros, and now it’s my time to step out and shine. I have a new trainer. Shadeed (Suluki) showed me how to throw punches and use my power.”
Molina vs. Provodnikov was scored 116-112, 117-111, 115-113.
“I think it (the scorecard) was self-explanatory. A fighter knows when they won a fight. I won that fight and it was going to be hard to take it away from me.”
The judges agreed on nine of the 12 babhtaí, a relatively high percentage according to SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood.
“Today the decision was the right one,” Provnikov said. “Molina won the fight – he was better anocht. Everything was scored the way it should have been.
“We expected that he was going to box, he was going to move. We expected him to do that. Ní raibh sé mo oíche. Maybe I don’t have the same hungriness as before. I’m not going to make excuses, but it was hard for me to find my groove anocht.
“I don’t think it’s that (the layoff). There are no excuses. I lost the fightanocht. I couldn’t find the hungriness. I have to sit down and think of why that happened.
“I’m sorry if I disappointed.”
Undefeated former world champion Demetrius Andrade put on a masterful performance against top-10 ranked Willie Nelson, flooring the former world title challenger four times including once in the opening round and emphatically in the final round to close the show (WHO 12,1:38).
Leis an bua, Nelson, who landed a staggering 57 percent of his power punches in just his second fight in dhá bhliain, moved one step closer to earning another shot at a title fight. Andrade, who never lost his belt in the ring, is now the second mandatory challenger for the WBC Super Welterweight World Title, currently held by Jermell Charlo.
“I’m coming to get those belts,” said the 28-year-old Andrade. “People can’t run no more. The best have to fight the best. I’m coming for them.
“I came back, I’m stronger. Me and my team worked hard. We figured out what we need to do to take it to the next level. I’m ready for the Charlo brothers. I want them.”
Andrade was on his way to pitching a shutout, delivering a statement performance after months of frustration from “boxing politics.” The former WBO 154-pound champion targeted the head and the body of Nelson, relying on a steady diet of combos to floor the 6-foot-3 Nelson in the first, 11ú and twice in the 12ú.
“I’m young enough and my reaction time is still going,” Andrade said. “Willie Nelson is a true champion. He pushed me to the limit where I had to figure out what punches to throw. But I put the pieces of the puzzle together and got the knockout, leanbh.
Nelson, de Cleveland, dropped to 25-3-1 le 15 Kos.
“He was tough,” Nelson said. “I was forcing my shots too much. I felt like I was getting back into the fight, but he was crafty and mobile.
“I am ready for whatever is next and, despite what happened anocht, I am here to stay. My career won’t end like this.”
In the opening bout of the SHOWTIME telecast, Zlaticanin blasted late-replacement Mamani with a third round TKO (:54) to win the vacant WBC Lightweight World Championship.
The 32-year-old Zlaticanin (18-0, 10 Kos) became the first native of the Southeastern European country of Montenegro to capture a world championship.
“I’m very proud. I made Montenegro proud,” Zlaticanin said. “I want to thank my fans that came to support me. I think I made my country proud. I think they will be delighted. I don’t think they know what this means, but in a few days they will know.”
The southpaw Zlaticanin pounced with a powerful straight left that had Mamani in trouble just seconds into the fight. The Bolivian, who was also aiming to become the first native of his homeland to win a title, survived the round but he was in trouble again in the third. Zlaticanin staggered with an overhand left and followed with a series of unanswered blows that forced referee Charlie Fitch to halt the contest with Mamani (21-3-1, 12 Kos) defenseless against the ropes.
“I knew that I would knock him out. He stood too close to me.
Tar éis an troid, Zlaticanin called out Jorge Linares, the WBC Lightweight “Champion in Recess”, who pulled out of a tentatively scheduled match with Zlaticanin due to an injury.
“I want Linares next. He can’t run from me anymore.
In undercard action on SHO EXTREME, Willie Monroe Jr. (20-2, 6 Kos) won a unanimous decision (96-92, 95-93, 99-89) over John Thompson (17-2, 6 Kos) in a 10-round middleweight matchup of former world title challengers. Monroe scored two knockdowns, one in the second and another with a straight right jab in the fifth.
Sa bout oscailt ar Showtime Dornálaíocht ar bhfíor SHO, Russian heavyweight Andrey Fedosov (29-3, 24 Kos) scored four knockdowns en route to a sixth round TKO (1:33) of Mario Heredia (11-2, 9 Kos, 1-2 in WSB).
Dé Sathairn event from Turning Stone Resort Casino was promoted by Banner Promotions and DiBella Entertainment.
Dé Sathairn SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader replaysDé Luain, Meitheamh 13 ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT ar Showtime bhfíor. The SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME telecast replays Tuesday, Meitheamh 14 ag 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHO EXTREME.
Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, with Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray reporting. Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood called. the SHOWTIME EXTREME action. Sa comhchraolacháin Spáinne, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow and former world champion Raul Marquez served as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. le Bob Dunphy ag stiúradh.
(all pictures by Manny “Mitts” Murillo / Arduithe Céime RJJ Dornálaíocht)
LAS VEGAS (Meitheamh 10, 2016) – The heat was on in Las Vegas anocht, temperature-wise as well as the action inside the ring, for the third installment of “Knockout Night at the D” sraith, which aired live on Líonra Spóirt Scoil na mBráithre Críostaí from the outdoorDowntown Las Vegas Imeachtaí Center (DLVEC) i 90+ degree conditions before another capacity crowd.
An old-time Las Vegas grudge match turned into a highly entertaining boxing war as WBC United States (USNBC) curadh lightweight Demond “Body Shot” Brock(12-3-1, 4 Kos) won a hard fought 10-round decision over former USNBC 135-pound titlist and previously unbeaten challenger Chuy “Hurrican” Gutierrez (14-1-1, 4 Kos).
An “Knockout Night at the D” sraith, presented by an D Las Vegasand DLVEC, is promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Arduithe Céime Dornálaíochta.
“What a night we had downtown,” Dúirt Derek Stevens, Owner and CEO of the D Las Vegas and DLVEC. “I want to thank the Nevada Athletic Commission for allowing us to do these fights outdoors. I want to shout out to Chuy and Brock,,,..what fighters! Let’s keep this going downtown.”
Brock, fighting out of New Orleans, learned to box in Louisiana State Penitentiary, where he served nearly 15 bliana, sentenced as an adult at 15 for armed robbery. The determined lightweight controlled the pace and consistently beat hometown favorite Gutierrez to the punch all night. Gutierrez, a tough Mexican who lives in Las Vegas, showed the heart of a champion, albeit in a losing effort to a fresher Brock.
“I think I put on a great performance,” Brock commented after the fight. “I came out to give my best effort. We trained to fight inside to fight Chuy, not box, to make him uncomfortable in a fight he’s not used to. I won this fight on the inside. No backing up for 10 babhtaí crua. We prepared that way because we knew Chuy was going to come in throwing shots. But he’d never fought anybody of my caliber. I was looking to finish him but I didn’t want to get careless.”
In a battle of unbeaten junior middleweight, Mexican invader Rolando “Rola” Garza (9-0, 6 Kos) agus U.S. Marine Corps veteran Erasmo “The Reckoning” Garcia (5-1-1, 3 Kos) put on a show in the televised co-feature. All they really needed was a phone booth as the two warriors pounded each other from the opening bell, although Garza got the much better of the action for the first four rounds, buzzing Garcia at the end of the fourth. The game Garcia came back in the fifth, despite suffering a lot of damage from a relentless attack by Garza, who simply outclassed his overmatched opponent with his technical boxing skills. Garza, who was deducted a point for throwing a low blow in the fifth round, won a unanimous 6-round decision in a firefight.
“We worked the body and, buíochas le Dia, bhuaigh an troid i,” Garza noted. “Tá sé ina diana, unbeaten guy. We came here and did it. Viva Las Vegas!”
In the television opener, Las Vegas welterweight prospect Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (5-0. 2 Kos) dominated previously unbeaten Adam Vasquez (5-1-1). The flashy Nichols dropped Vasquez twice in the final round to win a 4-round unanimous decision by scores of 40-34 trí huaire.
Nichols won his third fight in the last three months, “I can go next week,” Nichols said after the fight. “He was tall fighter who was undefeated. He didn’t come here to lose. I take my hat off to him because I hit him with some great shots. He is a tough guy with a big heart. I had to do the Ali Shuffle in the first round because he was my favorite fighter.”
Los Angeles heavyweight Johnathan “Johnnie” Rice (4-1, 2 Kos), a former Winthrop College (NC) imreoir cispheile, upset 4-time Mexican National amateur champion Edgar “El Chato” Ramirez (1-1, 1 KO), pitching a shutout for a unanimous 4-round decision.
Las Vegas junior featherweight Max “Baby Face Assassin” Ornelas (1-0, 1 KO de an auspices pro debut, one day after his high school graduation ceremony, one day prior to his 18ú lá breithe. Ornelas dropped Robert “Lil’ Rob” Ledesma (1-5) midway through the first round. Ledesma rose but Ornelas hit him with a vicious left hook to the body, hurting Ledesma who turned his back and walked away in pain. Réiteoir Jay Nady stepped in and halted the fight.
Heavyweights Tracey “The Titan” Johnson (4-2-4), de Boston, and Los Angeles’Cashton “Fedia-Tone” Óga (2-1, 1 KO) set the stage in the opening fight of the evening. They stood toe-to-toe for most of the four rounds as Johnson, who has a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Emmanuel College, won a 4-round split decision.
Torthaí Comhlánaigh thíos:
PRÍOMH IMEACHTAÍ
WBC UNITED STATES (USNBC) LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (10) – CBSSN
Demond “Body Shot” Brock (12-3-1, 4 Kos), Champion, New Orleans, LA
WDEC10 (100-90, 98-92, 97-93)
Chuy “El Hurracan” Gutierrez (14-1-1, 4 Kos), Las Vegas, NV
(Brock retained the WBC United States lightweight title)
CO-FEATURE
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS (6) – CBSSN
Rolando “Rola” Garza (9-0, 6 Kos), Cadereyta, Lion Nua, Mexico
WDEC6 (59-54, 59-54, 58-55)
Erasmo “The Reckoning” Garcia (5-1-1, 3 Kos), Little Rock, AK
WELTERWEIGHTS (4) – CBSSN
Jeremy “J-Flash” Nichols (5-0, 2 Kos), Las Vegas, NV
WDEC4 (40-34, 40-34, 40-34)
Adam Vasquez (5-1-1), Las Cruces, NM
Heavyweights (4)
Jonathan “Johnnie” Rice (4-1, 2 Kos), Los Angeles, SIN MAR
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Edgar “El Chato” Ramirez (1-1, 1 KO), Cathair Mheicsiceo, Mexico
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS (4)
Max “Leanbh tabhairt aghaidh Assassin” Ornelas (do tús), Las Vegas, NV lbs.
WTKO1 (2:01)
Robert “Lil’ Rob” Ledesma (1-4), San Antonio, TX lbs.
Heavyweights (4)
Tracey “The Titan” Johnson (4-2-4), Boston, MA
WDEC4 (39-36, 38-37, 36-39)
Cashton “Fedia-Tone” Óga (2-1, 1 KO), Los Angeles, CA lbs.
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Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht® Beo ar Showtime®Amárach From Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.. During International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend
Cliceáil ANSEO For Photos Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT
Junior Welterweight Main Event – 12 Babhtaí
Ruslan Provodnikov – 140 Punt
John Molina – 140 Punt
REFEREE: MARK NELSON; JUDGES: DON ACKERMAN (N.Y.), GLENN FELDMAN (Conn.), JOHN MCKAIE (N.Y.)
WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator – 12 Babhtaí
Demetrius Andrade – 154 Punt
Willie Nelson – 154 Punt
REFEREE: RICHARD PAKOZDI; JUDGES: WYNN KINTZ (N.Y.), JOHN MCKAIE (N.Y.), TOM SCHRECK (N.Y.)
WBC Lightweight World Championship – 12 Babhtaí
Dejan Zlaticanin – 134 Punt
Franklin Mamani – 133 ½ Pounds
REFEREE: CHARLIE FITCH; JUDGES: DON ACKERMAN (N.Y.), GLENN FELDMAN (Conn.), JOHN MCKAIE (N.Y.)
SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME – 7 p.m. AGUS/PT
Middleweights - 10 Babhtaí
Willie Monroe Jr. - 160 Punt
John Thompson – 159 Punt
REFEREE: MARK NELSON; JUDGES: DON ACKERMAN (N.Y.), GLENN FELDMAN (Conn.), WYNN KINTZ (N.Y.)
Heavyweights – 10 Babhtaí
Andrey Fedosov – 225 ½ Pounds
Mario Heredia – 286 Punt
REFEREE: RICHARD PAKOZDI, JUDGES: WYNN KINTZ (N.Y.), JOHN MCKAIE (N.Y.), TOM SCHRECK (N.Y.)
Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid beo, which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Inc., Tá praghas $85, $60, $45 agus $35 agus tá siad ar díol anois. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, nó ar líne ag Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Showtime Spóirt® presents “KINGS OF THE RING: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing” featuring legendary heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey agus Joe Louis. The captivating film-length documentary written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Bud Greenspan, is airing on Showtime Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 10 ag 8 p.m. ET / PT.
“KINGS OF THE RING” explores the lives of four of the greatest heavyweight champions of the 20ú century, who made an impact in history in and out of the ring, advocating for political issues and civil rights. The athletes not only pushed the boundaries by becoming champions, but they also achieved greatness while changing the world in the process.
An encore presentation of “KINGS OF THE RING: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing” will replay on SHOWTIME EXTREME on Saturday, Meitheamh 11 ag 10:30 a.m. ET / PT. It will also be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Meitheamh 15.
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