אחרי אירוע בכורה שנמכר בחודש שעבר שראה 2,300 אנשים אורזים את אולם הנשפים פיקאסו של נמל בוסטון, איגרוף המרפים גאה להודיע על חזרה מיידית לנפתח שזה עתה נפתח 2.6 מיליארד דולר יום שישי, 23 באוגוסט.
הקלף שנערם יציג את החזרתו של המדינה של אחד הלוחמים הפופולריים ביותר של מרפיס אגרוף, למעלה 20 מתמודדת זוטרה במשקל בינוני המדורגת בעולם, גארי 'ספייק’ אוסליבן(30-3, 21 קוס) וטופ 10 מדורגת בעולם, אברהם נובה (15-0, 11 קוס)מי יגן על שלו אליפות NABA במשקל נוצה סופר.
אוסאליבן ייקח על עצמו ותיק ארגנטינאי מכה קשה, דייגו מרוקי (18-4-1, 14 קוס) ב 8 התמודדות עגולה שמבטיחה זיקוקים בין שני לוחמים שלא יודעים לקחת צעד אחורה.
'דָרְבָּן', הלוחם המשופם בכידון מקורק, אירלנד, יש מעקב עצום בבוסטון לאחר שנלחם 10 פעמים באזור ניו אינגלנד, כולל הקרב האחרון שלו בסנט. יום פטריק כשהוא עצר את קיארי גריי במפחידת דם מדממת.
בשיתוף כותרתן, אחד הלוחמים הלוהטים בחטיבת משקל הנוצות העל, האיגרוף של מרפיס, אברהם נובה ייקח על עצמו ותיק מקסיקני מפורסם, מיגל בלטרן ג'וניור.(33-7, 22 קוס) לאליפות NABA במשקל נוצה סופרב 10 התקף עגול.
נובה, הלוחם הצעיר והצעקני הידוע בזקן הבלונדיני מולבן ובכניסות הטבעת המורכבות מדורג כרגע #7 בעולם על ידי WBA ונסגר על תואר עולמי שנורה בחטיבה הלוהטת שמציג אלופים פופולריים כמו Gervonta דייוויס, Tevin פארמר ו אנדרו קנסיו.
האירוע המשותף יראה את אולימפיאדת אקוודור של מרפיס אגרוף עצמו, קרלוס גונגורה(16-0, 12 קוס) במבחן הקשה ביותר שלו עד כה 10 קרב עגול במשקל בינוני נגד 'טחנת הרוח המקסיקנית', אלן זוואלה (15-4, 13 קוס) זה יראה שהזוכה יעבור למעמד פוטנציאלי תום לב.
בכרטיס התחתון יופיע מי מי של לוחמים באזור בוסטון כולל:
לין, מסצ'וסטס’ ח'ארי טוד (8-1, 6 קוס) מי יתמודד עם ברזילאי מבוסס פלורידה,אלכס סנדרו דוארטה (14-7-1, 11 קוס) ב 6 התקף עגול במשקל בינוני.
מנספילד, מסצ'וסטס’ ג'יימס פרלה (4-0, 3 קוס), שנלחם באירוע הבכורה של הדרן בוסטון הארבור החודש. המצטיין החובבני יחזור בעוד א 4 מאבק סביב משקל וולט סביב יריב שייקרא וזה יהיה הקרב החמישי של הלוחם הצעיר תוך חמישה חודשים בלבד כמקצוען.
הכרטיס יעגל עם 6 לוחמים מקומיים שיעלו את מקצוענים שלהם זה נגד זה כשסטונהאם, יליד מסצ'וסטס, ג'יימס פרקינס לוקח על עצמו את בוסטון אהרון טרסל סמית ' ב 4 התקף קרוזר משקל עגול, ווטרטאון, מסצ'וסטס’ גרג בונולוקח על עצמו ויטמן, מסצ'וסטס’ בריאן אורדיי ב 4 קרב סיבובי משקל וולט רזה ובוסטון ג'ונתן דפינה לוקח על עצמו יריב שייקרא ב 4 התקף קל משקל קל.
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"היינו שמחים לראות הצלחה כזו עם אירוע האגרוף המוקדם שלנו של מרפיס,אומררוברט דסאלביו, נשיא הדרן נמל הדרן.
"אנחנו כל כך שמחים להביא את האירועים האלה בסגנון לאס וגאס לאזור בוסטון ואנחנו שמחים לראות את הקהילה מגיבה כל כך טוב. אנו מתכננים להמשיך להציע לילות שלא יכולים לפספס. "
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Yordenis Ugas Tops Omar Figueroa by Unanimous Decision; Sergey Lipinets Stops Jayar Inson in Two Rounds & Luis Nery Knocks Out Juan Carlos Payano in Ninth Round in Pay-Per-View Undercard
CALEB PLANT RETAINS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE WITH THIRD-ROUND KNOCKOUT OF MIKE LEE IN FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT MAIN EVENT PRIOR TO PAY-PER-VIEW
Efe Ajagba Defeats Ali Eren Demirezen by Unanimous Decision in Clash of Unbeaten Heavyweights on FOX
לחץ כאןfor Photos from Stewart Cook/FOX Sports סיסמה: f0xb0x
לחץ כאןfor Pacquiao vs. תורמן & כאןfor Plant vs. Lee Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
לאס וגאס (יולי 21, 2019) – Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Senator Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao ירד קית ' “פעם אחת” תורמן in round one and won a close split decision to earn a welterweight world title in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“It was fun,” סעיד Pacquiao. “My opponent is a good fighter and boxer. הוא היה חזק. I’m not that kind of boxer who talks a lot; we were just promoting the fight. I think he did his best, and I did my best. I think we made the fans happy tonight because it was a good fight.”
The sell-out crowd of 14,356 got treated to great action from the start, as an exciting first round was capped off by Pacquiao dropping Thurman for the first time in his career with a straight right hand late in the round.
“I knew it was too close,” סעיד תורמן. “He got the knockdown so he had momentum in round one.”
Thurman made it into the second round but continued to have trouble with Pacquiao’s right hand, as the future Hall of Famer threw it successfully as a jab and a power punch throughout the fight. Thurman adjusted in the middle rounds and began to try to smother Pacquiao and walk him down, having success when he was able to get his combinations off before his opponent.
Despite blood pouring from his nose from round four on, Thurman was able to land powerful combinations on Pacquiao for much of the second half of the fight, but was never able to hurt Pacquiao or score a knockdown of his own.
“I wish I had a little bit more output to go toe to toe,” סעיד תורמן. “I felt like he was getting a little bit tired, but he did have experience in the ring. My conditioning and my output was just behind Manny Pacquiao’s. I would love the rematch.”
בסיבוב 10, Pacquiao’s landed a strong left hook to the body that clearly hurt Thurman and forced him to spend much of the remainder of the round backpedaling. The CompuBox scores were indicative of the close nature of the fight, with Thurman out landing Pacquiao 210 ל 195, while Pacquiao was busier throwing 686 אגרופים ל 571 from Thurman.
“I really love the fans,” סעיד Pacquiao. “Thank you so much for coming here and witnessing the fight. I’m sure they were happy tonight because they saw a good fight. Even though Thurman lost, he did his best. He’s not an easy opponent. He’s a good boxer and he’s strong. I was just blessed tonight.”
Pacquiao had a large advantage in jabs landed, חיבור על 82 to Thurman’s 18. The 192 power punches landed by Thurman was the most in 43 Pacquiao fights that CompuBox has tracked. Round-by-round, the two fighters were only separated by more than five landed punches in rounds two, seven and nine.
לאחר 12 סיבובים, the judges reached a split decision, with one judge scoring the fight 114-113 for Thurman, overruled by two judges scoring it 115-112 for Pacquiao, who captured the WBA Welterweight World Championship at 40-years-old.
“You get blessings and lessons,” סעיד תורמן. “Tonight was a blessing and a lesson. Thank you everybody, and thank you Manny Pacquiao.”
“אני חושב ש (I will fight) next year,” סעיד Pacquiao. “I will go back to the Philippines and work and then make a decision. I do hope to be at the (ארול) ספנס vs. (שון) Porter fight on September 28.”
The co-main event of the pay-per-view saw top contenderיודניס אוגאס (24-4, 11 קוס) drop previously unbeatenעומר פיגרואה (28-1-1, 19 קוס) on his way to a unanimous decision in their WBC welterweight title eliminator.
Ugas got off to a strong start, connecting on a straight right hand that sent Figueroa into the ropes, which he held onto so he didn’t hit the canvas, but enough that referee Russell Mora ruled it a knockdown.
“The fight played out how I thought it would,” סעיד אוגאס. “I came out strong and Figueroa was tough as well. This was similar to the fight everyone expected. I came out on top.”
Figueroa recovered and was able to make it to round two, where he continued his strategy of coming forward to try to hurt Ugas on the inside. Ugas was able to control that action on the inside, landing numerous uppercuts to stun Figueroa. עם זאת, the inside fighting led to Ugas being deducted a point by the referee in round five for holding.
“Ugas fought a smart fight,” סעיד פיגרואה. “He was smothering me on the inside and holding. I thought the scores were too wide. I was following him and working the whole time. I felt like he only worked the last 30 seconds of the round, but I guess that was all it took.
“I didn’t have any problems with his size. I thought I was able to do my thing, but when he was holding me I couldn’t get my offense going.”
Despite that, and being warned later in the fight for delivering low blows, Ugas dominated the fight according to CompuBox, out landing Figueroa 229 ל 131 and connecting with 28% of his punches, to Figueroa’s 22%.
“I knew Figueroa was a tough guy, so I didn’t want to waste my energy trying to take him out early,” סעיד אוגאס. “I was ready to go 12 rounds.”
לאחר 12 סיבובים, all three judges scored the fight the same, 119-107 in favor of Ugas, who became the mandatory for the winner of the Errol Spence Jr. לעומת. Shawn Porter welterweight title unification.
“I’m extremely happy to be in this position to fight for the WBC title again,” סעיד אוגאס. “I will be ready for the winner of Errol Spence Jr. לעומת. Shawn Porter.”
Additional action saw former world championLipinets סרגיי (16-1, 12 קוס) score a highlight-reel knockout againstJayar Inson(18-3, 12 קוס) in the second round of their welterweight matchup.
Lipinets was originally scheduled to fight John Molina Jr., before Molina pulled out of the fight Friday morning due to a back injury. Inson, who was scheduled to fight on the non-televised undercard, stepped up to the challenge.
“When I first heard the news about Molina, I knew that I wanted to still fight on a show of this magnitude,” סעיד Lipinets. “As far as fighting a southpaw, I’ve had so many amateur fights in my kickboxing career that I had no problem adjusting. זה היה רק עניין של זמן. I also have sparred with great southpaws like Victor Ortiz throughout my career, so I was comfortable with the change in fighter.”
In an exchange early in the second round, Lipinets landed a clean left hook to Inson’s head, which sent the Filipino-fighter to the canvas. Although Inson got to his feet, referee Jay Nady waved off the bout 57 שניות לתוך הסיבוב.
“I got hit and I slipped, that made it look worse,” said Inson. “When I stood up I thought I was fine and tried to raise my hands and show the referee.”
“Joe Goossen is an exceptional trainer and he just told me to work from a different direction facing a southpaw,” סעיד Lipinets. “I just made sure to block his punches with my elbows. That was the only adjustment I had to make and it ended up working just fine.”
The opening pay-per-view bout saw undefeated former championLuis Nery(30-0, 24 קוס) deliver a ninth-round knockout of former bantamweight championחואן קרלוס פייאנו (21-3, 9 קוס).
“I wasn’t really paying attention to how long the fight was going, I was just getting into a rhythm as it went on,” said Nery. “I had to work hard to get to him because he’s a good boxer. The longer it went, the better I felt. I put my punches together well once I got going.”
In a fast-paced duel of former champions, Payano had success early boxing the aggressive Nery, moving back to avoid his attack and landing his own offense against the knockout artist. Payano out landed or was even in punches landed for each of the first six rounds of the bout.
“I’m a warrior and I wanted to keep going and fight back every time he came forward,” said Payano. “My coach wanted me to stay behind my jab a little more.”
As the fight grew into the middle rounds, Nery began to increase the offense and was able to land power shots that slowed Payano’s ability to box from the outside. Nery hurt Payano early in round seven, eventually dominating the round, out landing his opponent 22 ל 7.
“He was a very complicated fighter at the beginning, he’s a veteran, so I had to try to adapt to his style to see how I could get in,” said Nery. “In the fifth or sixth round I started gaining control of the fight and then that left hook came to the body which was devastating.”
“During the exchanges it was Nery’s second shot that was getting in,” said Payano. “We corrected the issue but then that body shot came in from nowhere and hit me in a rib that I had broken years ago against Raushee Warren.”
Round eight saw Nery continue to break Payano down, most notably landing a big left hand midway through the round that caused blood to pour from Payano’s nose. During an exchange in the ninth-round, Payano landed a devastating left hook to the ribs that put Payano down. He was unable to recover and referee Vic Drakulich halted the bout 1:43 לסיבוב.
“I wanted to get him out early,” said Nery. “But this showed that I do have the experience to go into the later rounds and still take out my opponent. I showed that I have good defense and can make adjustments.”
The FOX PBC Fight Night main event on FOX and FOX Deportes saw IBF Super Middleweight World Championכלב “Sweethands” מפעל (19-0, 11 קוס) retain his title with a dominant third-round knockout over previously unbeatenמייק לי (21-1, 11 קוס).
“It went exactly how I planned it would go,” סעיד הצמח. “בהחלט. I’ve been telling you all week it wasn’t going to go 12 rounds and I stuck to my word and I tried to do that. I hope you guys had a good time.”
Plant got off to a fast-start, dropping Lee with a left hook late in the first round. The unbeaten challenger was able to recover and survive the round, but was hard-pressed to make up for the hand speed advantage of Plant.
“I think I have a high boxing IQ and I do this at a really high level,” סעיד הצמח. “So it was just about making adjustments. הוא גדול, strong guy and he just came in here to give it his all.”
Lee looked to charge in hard against Plant and use his size and power to land a big shot and change the momentum of the fight. Plant was sharp and avoided the looping right hands that Lee was attacking with.
“The speed was the difference, he’s fast and very accurate,” אמר לי. “I had some success with my right hands but wasn’t able to be consistent with it.”
בסיבוב שלושה, Plant landed a vicious right hook early in the round that put Lee down for the second time. After a left hook appeared to connect and send Lee down a second time, referee Robert Byrd ruled it had come from a push and continued the fight once Lee got to his feet.
Plant had his opponent hurt and continued to press forward, eventually landing another left hook that put Lee down, this time forcing the referee to wave off the bout 1:29 לסיבוב.
“I had no issue with the stoppage, that’s the referee’s job and I respect it,” אמר לי.
אחרי הקרב, Benavidez was asked about a possible unification fight against the winner of the just announced Anthony Dirrell vs. David Benavidez WBC Super Middleweight Championship fight.
“אה, כן, we can definitely unify,” סעיד הצמח. “I ain’t hard to get a hold of. I ain’t hard to make a fight with. Come see me. You know my advisor.”
The opening bout on FOX and FOX Deportes sawEfe Ajagba(11-0, 9 קוס) להבקיע החלטה פה אחד על Ali Eren Demirezen(11-1, 10 קוס) in a 10-round battle of undefeated heavyweights. It was the first time that two unbeaten fighters from the 2016 Olympics faced off as pros.
Ajagba used his jab and height effectively throughout the fight, נחיתה 10 של 45 jabs per round, doubling the heavyweight average. עם זאת, an elbow injury and the accurate punching of Demirezen forced Ajagba to go the distance for the first time as a pro.
“This was the first fighter to take me the distance,” said Ajagba. “He was strong and could take my punches. My trainer just told me to keep using my jab and stay in the middle of the ring.
“I hurt my elbow early on, so I couldn’t shoot my right hand like I wanted. But I won’t use that as an excuse. As a tall man I had to use the jab and if it went the distance, that was my best way to win.”
Demirezen thought the scorecards should have been closer and believed that his performance should have garnered him more than the decision loss. Demirezen was actually the more accurate puncher, נחיתה 26% of his punches to 22% from Ajagba.
“I don’t agree with the scores, especially 99-91” said Demirezen. “It was much closer. I feel that at minimum, it was a draw. I knew I had to knock him out and that a knockout might be easier than winning by points. I thought it was a good performance but I can do better. I’d like to fight in the U.S. שוב.”
Ajagba’s activity from start to finish was impressive, as he threw 877 אגרופים כולל, נחיתה 191. While Demirezen was not far behind with 149 punches landed, he only out landed Ajagba in three rounds.
לאחר 10 rounds of action all three judges scored the fight in favor of Ajagba, על ידי עשרות רבות של 99-91 פעמיים ו 97-93.
MORE! Two-Time Champion Anthony Dirrell will Defend His WBC Super Middleweight Title Against Undefeated Former Champion David Benavidez in the Co-Feature
כרטיסים למכירה, יום שני, יולי 22 ב 12 p.m. PT!
לוס אנג'לס (יולי 20, 2019) – Welterweight world champions collide when IBF Championארול “האמת” ספנס Jr.clashes with WBC Champion“ההצגה מתחילה” שון פורטרin a massive 147-pound title unification match headlining a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View on Saturday, ספטמבר 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The co-feature of the evening will pit WBC Super Middleweight Championאנתוני “הכלב” Dirrellagainst unbeaten former championדוד “הדגל האדום” בנבידזin an explosive 168-pound showdown.
Tickets for the event go on sale Monday, יולי 22 ב 12 p.m. PT and can be purchased at AXS.com.
“ארול ספנס Jr. versus Shawn Porter in a welterweight unification match brings to mind some of the great 147-pound clashes of the past – שוגר ריי רובינסון vs. הילד Gavilan, Leonard vs. Hearns or Whitaker vs. צ'אבס,” said Tom Brown, נשיא מבצעי TGB. “Both men are in their primes and both like to apply pressure. With that clash of styles, something has to give. בשיתוף התכונה, Anthony Dirrell doesn’t want to give up the title and David Benavidez wants it back. Played out before an electric crowd at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and headlining a PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View, this show has instant classic written all over it.”
ספנס vs. Porter represents a major step forward in the quest to find the best 147-pound boxer on the planet. Spence has declared that anyone who wants to make that claim will have to come through him. Porter has already faced the some of the biggest names in the division, including Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia, and will make Spence back up his boast.
The unbeaten Spence (25-0, 21 קוס) is a young, powerful welterweight who vaulted to the top of the welterweight scene with a punishing 11הround knockout victory over Kell Brook for the IBF championship in front of Brook’s hometown fans in Sheffield, England in 2017. Fighting out of Desoto, טקסס, Spence has successfully defended the title three times. Most recently he scored a unanimous decision victory over three-division world champion Mikey Garcia in a PBC on FOX Pay-Per-View show before a hometown crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on March 16.
“זה הולך להיות קרב מאוד מרגש,” said Spence. “Shawn is never in a boring fight and I always entertain. It will be a ‘Fight of the Year’ type fight because our styles mesh. Shawn Porter is a guy who tries to rough you up. That’s what he’s always done. With Yordenis Ugas he tried to box and he said he didn’t like that style. He said he is going back to his original style. If he brings that style to me, it’s going to be a great fight because I’m going to bring it right back to him.”
The 31-year-old Porter (30-2-1, 17 קוס) is a two-time welterweight champion whose high-pressure style has served him well in his rise in the 147-pound division. Born in Akron, Ohio and now living in Las Vegas, Porter won the IBF welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Devon Alexander in 2013. He lost the title, which Spence now has, to Kell Brook by a majority decision in 2014. Porter moved back into the championship ranks with a unanimous decision victory over Danny Garcia for the vacant WBC title in 2018. He successfully defended the title with a split decision victory over Yordenis Ugas in March on FOX.
“There haven’t been too many fights as a professional that I’ve been this excited about,” אמר פורטר. “I was really excited about the Danny Garcia fight and I’m really excited about this one. Ever since Spence got a belt, I really circled this fight on my calendar. Preparation is the key. I think I have everything it takes to beat Errol Spence. I’m very confident and my team is confident in what I have to do on September 28. We’ll be ready.”
Dirrell לעומת. Benavidez promises to be a hotly contested battle for the WBC Super Middleweight title. Dirrell is a two-time WBC 168-pound world champion and will bring experience, while Benavidez will bring his high-octane style.
The 34-year-old Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 קוס) won the WBC title for the first time with a unanimous decision over Sakio Bika in 2014. The native of Flint, Michigan lost the title the next year to Badou Jack by majority decision. He put together six straight victories after that loss to get back into position to fight for the championship again. He won the title with a technical decision victory over Avni Yildirim in February on FS1. Dirrell is the younger brother of Andre Dirrell, who won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic boxing team in 2004.
“I’m going to work my butt off, putting in extra hours in the gym, because this is one of the toughest opponents I’ve ever fought,” Dirrell said. “He’s young and he’s tough. But I’m more than ready for anything that he can bring. I bring an exciting fight. He knows that. The world knows that. הוא יכול לדבר, but nothing matters but what happens in the ring. I wanted this fight to be out west because I will fight anybody anywhere. It’s only two people in the ring and we’re going to give a good entertaining fight for the fans.”
בנבידז (21-0, 18 קוס) won the WBC title with a split decision victory over Ronald Gavril in 2017. לחימה מתוך הפניקס, אריזונה, Benavidez successfully defended the title with a more convincing unanimous decision over Gavril in the rematch four months later. The 22-year-old returned to the ring to score an impressive knockout victory over veteran J’Leon Love in March on the Spence vs. Garcia PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View.
“I’m looking forward to reclaiming my WBC belt in my next fight against Anthony Dirrell,” סעיד בנבידז. “This fight is overdue and I guarantee I will be ready for whatever he brings to the ring. The fans are really going to enjoy this one.”
אגרוף מרפיס גאה להודיע על חזרתם MGM ספרינגפילד לאירוע מיוחד למתחתנים בחוץ ב יום שבת, נִשׂגָב 17, 2019 שישודר בשידור חי בתאריך UFC Fight Pass.
באירוע המרכזי, אלופת NABA במשקל כבד קל, צ'ארלס פוסטר (18-0, 9 קוס) יגן על תוארו בפעם הרביעית ב 10 קרב עגול נגד אגרוף הכוח הרוסי,דניס גרצ'וב (19-7-1, 10 קוס).
פוסטר, שמגיע מניו הייבן הסמוכה, קונטיקט מדורגת #10 בעולם על ידיtheWBA והוא יוצא מניצחון עצירה מרשים על מנצח פעם של שיקגו, מייק ג'ימינז בחודש המרץ האחרון.
גרצ'ב המכונה 'בנו של דראגו', כרגע נמצא על 3 להילחם רצף ניצחון פנימה 2019 וניצחון מוטרד על פוסטר ידרדר מיד את הרוסי בדירוג העולמי.
“אני נרגש להיות באירוע המרכזי במקום מדהים כמו MGM ספרינגפילד.”, מסביר פוסטר, הסאות'פאו הבטוח העונה לכינוי, 'האמת'.
“אני באמת מרגיש שאני מוכן לקחת על עצמי כל אחד מהטופ 10. אני רוצה להיות במצב של זריקה לתואר עולמי בשנה הבאה. ב -17 באוגוסט, אני מתכוון להצהיר בפני שאר חטיבות המשקל הקל על ידי הגנה על התואר שלי ועצירת גרצ'וב.”
ב 10 אירוע משותף עיקרי אחד הלוחמים הפופולריים ביותר של מרפיס אגרוף, תחושה של משקל כבד אירי, ניאל קנדי (13-0-1, 8 קוס) יעמוד בפני אחד המבחנים הקשים ביותר שלו עד כה, 2014 אולימפי ארה"ב, דווין ורגס (20-5, 8 קוס) בקרב פרשת דרכים שיעמיד את המנצח בתור להזדמנות גדולה בחטיבה האדומה.
'בום בום’ המשמש גם כשוטר בעיר הולדתו גורי, אירלנד צברה מסצ'וסטס נכבדה בעקבות התמודדות כמעט בכל קרבותיו המקצועיים בניו אינגלנד שזכתה בתואר המשקל הכבד של המדינה תוך כדי..
“אני נרגש להילחם ב- MGM ספרינגפילד. זו הפעם הראשונה שלי באזור הזה [של מסצ'וסטס] ובאיזה אירוע להיות, להגיע לחלוק את הצעת החוק עם צ'רלס פוסטר המוכשר.”, אומר המשקל הכבד הצנוע.
“אנחנו מקווים שזה [הקרב] יהיה עבור דירוג עולמי והיריב שלי, אני מאמין, הוא אולימפי לשעבר שהתערבב עם הטבלה העליונה ושאני בטוח שיוציא ממני את המיטב. האימונים עוברים בצורה יוצאת דופן. אני הולך להכניס כל גרם דם וזיעה להכנת הילד הקטן שלי, MJ ואשתי גאים. אני מכובד ומבורך בכך שקן ופאקי מנחים את הקריירה שלי 35, זו השנה בה אני רוצה להכניס את עצמי לראש 20 ולקרבות עצומים וכדי שזה יקרה אני צריך להופיע ב -17 באוגוסט.”
בכרטיס התחתון יופיעו כמה לוחמים מקומיים כולל:
שלי וינסנט (25-2, 1 KO), גאוות ההשגחה, ומתמודד העבר לתואר העולמי לשעבר, יביא אותה לחזור ב- 8 קרב משקל נוצה עגול נגד יריב שייקרא.
אנתוני ולזקז (7-0, 7 קוס), אחד הלוחמים הפופולריים ביותר בספרינגפילד, יופיע ב 6 קרב סביב משקל וולט נגד יריב שייקרא.
דריק וויטלי ג'וניור. (5-1-1), שמגיע ממשפחת ויטלי הלוחמת המפורסמת של ספרינגפילד, יתמודד מול יריב שייקרא א 6 התקף עגול במשקל וולטר.
ריי ג'יי ברמודז (7-0, 5 קוס) שמגיע מאלבני הסמוכה, ניו יורק, יופיע ב 6 התקף סופר קל משקל.
בקרוב יוכרזו על שני קרבות נוספים.
“הקרב הראשון שלנו ב- MGM ספרינגפילד במאי, שהיה גם הופעת הבכורה שלנו ב- UFC Fight Pass, היה לילה מדהים והצלחה מוחלטת.”, מסביר קן קייסי, מייסד מרפיס אגרוף.
“לשובנו ל- MGM ספרינגפילד רצינו לקחת את זה לשלב אחר. שיש עליון 10 לוחם מדורג בעולם כמו צ'רלס פוסטר מגן על התואר בחצר ביתו, הוספת ניאל קנדי בהצגה גבוהה במשקל כבד והופכת אותו למופע בוגרים בחוץ, אנחנו חושבים שמגשים את המטרה הזו. אנחנו לא יכולים לחכות לחזור ב- MGM ספרינגפילד ב -17 באוגוסט.”
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NEW YORK – July 9, 2019 –Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin says he has too many physical advantages, while former world title challenger BJ Flores says he has too much experience to lose their upcoming 10-round clash.
WBA No. 5-ranked Wallin (20-0, 13 קוס) and Flores (34-4-1, 21 קוס) will meet this Friday, יולי 12, in the co-featured bout of aShoBox: הדור החדשtripleheader telecast (חי על ההצגה מתחילה 10 p.m. ET / PT) from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Presented by Salita Promotions and Brian Halquist Productions, “Battle at the Boat 122” will also feature top American heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin (18-0, 13 קוס), from Saginaw, מישיגן., returning for his second consecutiveShoBoxtest against the streaking Jerry Forrest (25-2, 19 קוס), של ניופורט ניוז, Va., in the 10-round headliner and in the opening televised bout, undefeated featherweight Giovanni Mioletti (16-0, 7 קוס) of Chicago will face Ecuador’s Luis Porozo (14-0, 7 קוס).
The 28-year-old Wallin, a southpaw from Sundsvall, שוודיה, says he’s been expanding his horizons working with trainer Joey Gamache at Mendez Boxing in Manhattan.
“Training has been very good. I have been back in New York for six weeks now and I’ve had some great sparring with a lot of different guys and different styles,” said 28-year-old Wallin. “Sparring is the best training you can get. It’s the most like a fight, so just getting in with all these different guys is a great experience.”
Undefeated Wallin says he’s got too much of everything for former cruiserweight Flores in this fight.
“BJ Flores is a guy that’s experienced, but I know what to do,” Wallin said. “I have the tools to beat him. He’s good as a cruiserweight, but this is a heavyweight fight. It’s different than being a good cruiser. I will win because I’m a better boxer with better skills. I’m too big, young and strong for him. I always get nervous before a fight, but that’s part of it. Being nervous makes me sharper. I will eventually break him down.”
It’s been something of a whirlwind career for Wallin, who turned pro as the number one heavyweight on the Swedish National team after just 50 קרבות חובבים. Heavily courted by promoters for his immense natural talent, Wallin now finds himself signed with Salita Promotions and in the top 5 of the WBA ratings after 20 קרבות פרו.
He credits trainer Gamache, himself a popular former fighter, with much of his success.
“Joey used to live in Denmark and so did I,” Wallin said. “That’s where we met six years ago. I followed him back to the US when he came back and I signed with Salita at the beginning of this year. We have a great relationship. I love him as a coach and as a person He’s done a lot for me including bringing me over here and making all these connections. I trust him 100% and he trusts me too.”
Wallin says having a great team behind him means ramping up his quest for a world championship.
“I want to have three or four fights this year. I haven’t had that many fights the last couple years, so it’s important to me to stay busy. השנה הבאה, I’ll be looking for a bigger fight. I’m very excited about everything that is happening.”
The 40-year-old Flores, originally from Arizona, says preparations went surprisingly well for this fight.
“Training couldn’t have gone better,” Flores said. “I had eight good weeks of training and I have zero injuries. אם להיות כנה, I thought camp would be tougher, but everything bounced back nicely. I’ve been sparring for seven weeks. I normally have something nagging on fight week, but I sparred 10 rounds Saturday. I sparred four rounds today. יש לי 22 rounds in since last Wednesday and I feel great.”
פרחים, a two-time world cruiserweight title challenger, says Wallin will be facing a totally different type of opponent than the ones he’s used to.
“He’s never been tested by a guy who thought he could win. Everybody he’s fought came in as an opponent. That’s not to say he’s not good, but I’m the first fighter on his resume coming in expecting to win and I’ve been in with far better opposition.
“I feel like once I get him in the middle rounds and show him he’s in with somebody who is not going anywhere, that’s when we will find out what he’s made of. My experience and game plan are perfect for testing an untested guy. Just because he’s untested doesn’t mean he can’t fight, but we’re going to find out Friday night.”
Contrary to most fighters’ preference, Flores says he’s happy Wallin is a left-handed fighter.
“I’ve been sparring nothing but tall southpaws. למעשה, I haven’t sparred an orthodox fighter in nine weeks. I prefer to fight southpaws. It’s better for my punch selection to fight a southpaw. I’ve never had a problem with it and I’ve never lost to one.”
Now a 16-year pro, Flores says he won’t be worried if the younger fighter comes out with some early aggression.
“If he wants to start fast, that’s OK. I don’t care about the first two or three rounds. The real fight starts after the fourth round. I plan on winning the early rounds, but even if I don’t, it doesn’t matter until we get in the middle rounds. I’m going to attack and be aggressive and go up and down on him. Get him to the middle rounds and see where he’s at. I know where I’m at. I’ve been in with the best heavyweights and cruiserweights in the world over the last 15 שנים. I feel great and I’m ready.”
Barry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. המפיק הוא גורדון הול עם ריצ'רד Gaughan הייצור וריק פיליפס בימוי.
יום שבת, נִשׂגָב 3 מהמרכז ברקליס בברוקלין & מוגש על ידי Premier אגרוף אלופות
Polish Star Adam Kownacki Headlines Against Former Title Challenger Chris Arreola in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event Live on FOX & ספורט FOX – 8 p.m. p.m ET / 5. PT
BROOKLYN (יולי 9, 2019) – An exciting lineup of action-packed undercard attractions will add to the Summer heat on Saturday, נִשׂגָב 3 live from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, באירוע שהציג אלופי הפרמייר באגרוף.
The event is headlined by Polish star and heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki and former title challenger Chris “הסיוט” Arreola meeting in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night live on FOX and FOX Deportes. השידור מתחיל ב 8 p.m. p.m ET / 5. PT and also features two-time world champion Andre Berto and 147-pound contender Miguel Cruz, who meet in a welterweight attraction, and interim WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Marcus Browne and former world champion Jean Pascal, who duel in a 175-pound bout.
Undercard bouts are highlighted by 2008 פורטוריקני אולימפי קרלוס נגרון (20-2, 16 קוס) in a 10-round heavyweight fight against Atlanta’sBrian Howard(14-3, 11 קוס), לשעבר מתמודד התואר קרטיס סטיבנס (30-6, 22 קוס) taking on veteran contenderWale Omotoso (27-4, 21 קוס) in a 10-round super welterweight clash and featherweight world champion and unbeaten local fan-favoriteאַברָשׁ “החום” חֲסִין (22-0, 4 קוס) in her 10הappearance in the ring at Barclays Center.
כרטיסים לאירוע, המקודם על ידי מבצעי TGB, can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
Additional action features a pair of uneaten fighters as Brooklyn’sג'וליאן סוסה (13-0-1, 5 קוס) steps in for an eight-round welterweight showdown versus Texas-nativeבריאן ג'ונס (14-10, 8 קוס), plus Maryland-nativeCobia Breedy(13-0, 4 קוס) takes on Michigan’sRyan Lee Allen(9-3-1, 4 קוס) in a 10-round featherweight attraction.
Rounding out the lineup is Mexico’sIsaac Cruz Gonzalezin a 10-round featherweight fight, סיכוי בלתי מנוצח Keeshawn Williamsבמאבק welterweight שש-עגול, unbeaten New YorkerArnold Gonzalezin a four-round featherweight duel and undefeated New Jersey-nativeKestna Davisin a four-round super welterweight bout against California’sJaime Meza.
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Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
“You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – תורמן
ST. פטרסבורג, FL. (יולי 8, 2019) – קית ' “פעם אחת” Thurman’svictories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, יולי 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.
Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, לחייב בטלפון 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.
Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, תורמן (29-0, 22 קוס), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “ההצגה מתחילה” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “סוויפט” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.
Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.
KO 10 דייגו צ'אבס, יולי 27, 2013, AT&T מרכז, סן אנטוניו:The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 של 22 מתנגדים.
Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10ה סיבוב. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.
“The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” סעיד תורמן. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.”
WHO 9 ישו הסוטה קאראם, דצמבר 14, 2013, Alamodome, סן אנטוניו:Soto Karass’ previous victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.
“Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” סעיד תורמן, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.”
RTD 3 חוליו דיאז, אפריל 26, 2014, הום דיפו סנטר, Carson, קליפורניה:In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.
“That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” סעיד תורמן. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.”
א.ד. 12 Leonard Bundu, דצמבר 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, לאס וגאס:A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 שלוש פעמים) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.
“Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” סעיד תורמן. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.”
א.ד. 12 רוברט גררו, מרץ 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena:Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 קוס), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, ירד “Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.
“Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” סעיד תורמן. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.”
RTD 7 לואיס קולאזו, יולי 11, 2015, USF Sundome, טמפה:Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, שיין מוזלי, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.
“I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” סעיד תורמן. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, פלורידה.”
א.ד. 12 שון פורטר, יוני 25, 2016, ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין, ניו יורק:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 קוס) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, בכל שלושת השופטים’ כרטיסים. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.
“Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” סעיד תורמן. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Year’ contenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.”
SD 12 דני גרסיה, מרץ 4, 2017, ברקליס מרכז: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 קוס), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.
“This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” סעיד תורמן. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.”
MD 12 Josesito לופז, ינואר 26, 2019, ברקליס מרכז:Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 קוס), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.
“I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” סעיד תורמן. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.”
מני Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 קוס), יולי 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena:The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (יולי 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (ינואר).
“Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” סעיד תורמן, rhetorically speaking. “כמובן, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.”
# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
“You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – תורמן
ST. פטרסבורג, FL. (יולי 8, 2019) – קית ' “פעם אחת” Thurman’svictories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, יולי 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.
Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, לחייב בטלפון 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.
Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, תורמן (29-0, 22 קוס), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “ההצגה מתחילה” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “סוויפט” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.
Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.
KO 10 דייגו צ'אבס, יולי 27, 2013, AT&T מרכז, סן אנטוניו:The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 של 22 מתנגדים.
Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10ה סיבוב. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.
“The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” סעיד תורמן. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.”
WHO 9 ישו הסוטה קאראם, דצמבר 14, 2013, Alamodome, סן אנטוניו:Soto Karass’ previous victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.
“Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” סעיד תורמן, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.”
RTD 3 חוליו דיאז, אפריל 26, 2014, הום דיפו סנטר, Carson, קליפורניה:In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.
“That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” סעיד תורמן. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.”
א.ד. 12 Leonard Bundu, דצמבר 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, לאס וגאס:A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 שלוש פעמים) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.
“Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” סעיד תורמן. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.”
א.ד. 12 רוברט גררו, מרץ 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena:Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 קוס), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, ירד “Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.
“Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” סעיד תורמן. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.”
RTD 7 לואיס קולאזו, יולי 11, 2015, USF Sundome, טמפה:Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, שיין מוזלי, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.
“I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” סעיד תורמן. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, פלורידה.”
א.ד. 12 שון פורטר, יוני 25, 2016, ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין, ניו יורק:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 קוס) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, בכל שלושת השופטים’ כרטיסים. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.
“Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” סעיד תורמן. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Year’ contenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.”
SD 12 דני גרסיה, מרץ 4, 2017, ברקליס מרכז: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 קוס), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.
“This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” סעיד תורמן. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.”
MD 12 Josesito לופז, ינואר 26, 2019, ברקליס מרכז:Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 קוס), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.
“I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” סעיד תורמן. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.”
מני Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 קוס), יולי 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena:The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (יולי 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (ינואר).
“Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” סעיד תורמן, rhetorically speaking. “כמובן, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.”
# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
“You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – תורמן
ST. פטרסבורג, FL. (יולי 8, 2019) – קית ' “פעם אחת” Thurman’svictories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, יולי 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.
Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, לחייב בטלפון 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.
Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, תורמן (29-0, 22 קוס), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “ההצגה מתחילה” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “סוויפט” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.
Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.
KO 10 דייגו צ'אבס, יולי 27, 2013, AT&T מרכז, סן אנטוניו:The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 של 22 מתנגדים.
Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10ה סיבוב. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.
“The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” סעיד תורמן. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.”
WHO 9 ישו הסוטה קאראם, דצמבר 14, 2013, Alamodome, סן אנטוניו:Soto Karass’ previous victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.
“Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” סעיד תורמן, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.”
RTD 3 חוליו דיאז, אפריל 26, 2014, הום דיפו סנטר, Carson, קליפורניה:In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.
“That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” סעיד תורמן. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.”
א.ד. 12 Leonard Bundu, דצמבר 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, לאס וגאס:A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 שלוש פעמים) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.
“Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” סעיד תורמן. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.”
א.ד. 12 רוברט גררו, מרץ 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena:Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 קוס), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, ירד “Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.
“Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” סעיד תורמן. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.”
RTD 7 לואיס קולאזו, יולי 11, 2015, USF Sundome, טמפה:Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, שיין מוזלי, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.
“I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” סעיד תורמן. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, פלורידה.”
א.ד. 12 שון פורטר, יוני 25, 2016, ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין, ניו יורק:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 קוס) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, בכל שלושת השופטים’ כרטיסים. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.
“Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” סעיד תורמן. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Year’ contenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.”
SD 12 דני גרסיה, מרץ 4, 2017, ברקליס מרכז: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 קוס), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.
“This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” סעיד תורמן. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.”
MD 12 Josesito לופז, ינואר 26, 2019, ברקליס מרכז:Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 קוס), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.
“I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” סעיד תורמן. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.”
מני Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 קוס), יולי 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena:The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (יולי 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (ינואר).
“Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” סעיד תורמן, rhetorically speaking. “כמובן, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.”
# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
“You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – תורמן
ST. פטרסבורג, FL. (יולי 8, 2019) – קית ' “פעם אחת” Thurman’svictories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, יולי 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.
Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, לחייב בטלפון 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.
Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, תורמן (29-0, 22 קוס), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “ההצגה מתחילה” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “סוויפט” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.
Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.
KO 10 דייגו צ'אבס, יולי 27, 2013, AT&T מרכז, סן אנטוניו:The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 של 22 מתנגדים.
Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10ה סיבוב. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.
“The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” סעיד תורמן. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.”
WHO 9 ישו הסוטה קאראם, דצמבר 14, 2013, Alamodome, סן אנטוניו:Soto Karass’ previous victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.
“Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” סעיד תורמן, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.”
RTD 3 חוליו דיאז, אפריל 26, 2014, הום דיפו סנטר, Carson, קליפורניה:In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.
“That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” סעיד תורמן. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.”
א.ד. 12 Leonard Bundu, דצמבר 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, לאס וגאס:A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 שלוש פעמים) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.
“Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” סעיד תורמן. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.”
א.ד. 12 רוברט גררו, מרץ 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena:Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 קוס), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, ירד “Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.
“Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” סעיד תורמן. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.”
RTD 7 לואיס קולאזו, יולי 11, 2015, USF Sundome, טמפה:Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, שיין מוזלי, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.
“I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” סעיד תורמן. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, פלורידה.”
א.ד. 12 שון פורטר, יוני 25, 2016, ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין, ניו יורק:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 קוס) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, בכל שלושת השופטים’ כרטיסים. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.
“Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” סעיד תורמן. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Year’ contenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.”
SD 12 דני גרסיה, מרץ 4, 2017, ברקליס מרכז: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 קוס), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.
“This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” סעיד תורמן. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.”
MD 12 Josesito לופז, ינואר 26, 2019, ברקליס מרכז:Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 קוס), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.
“I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” סעיד תורמן. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.”
מני Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 קוס), יולי 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena:The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (יולי 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (ינואר).
“Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” סעיד תורמן, rhetorically speaking. “כמובן, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.”
מעיינות קולורדו, Lap. (יולי 8, 2019) – Former boxing prospectLamont Ingramhas survived hell on earth, which included him losing virtually everything in his life, and now he’s giving back to at-risk youths in Jackson, טנסי.
חודש שעבר, Ingram was selected Most Outstanding Referee of USA Boxing’s 2019 National Junior Olympics.
Ingram’s recovery is nothing short of incredible, especially considering he went from being an outstanding amateur boxer, who competed successfully in national amateur tournaments, to homelessness, blindness in both eyes, two failed suicide attempts and, למרבה הצער, much more despair.
“I am no longer ashamed of what I went through because it made me the man I am today,” the 38-year-old Ingram said. “My life had been so hard that I was ashamed to talk about it for so long. I now understand that my struggles are my testimony for the next person to see that he or she can make it if they keep trying.
“Boxing is all I knew, but I couldn’t see out of one eye (cornea injury) that developed at the age of 19. I got mad at God and wanted to retire. I got depressed and didn’t understand why this had happened. ב 2008, I became homeless the first time with nowhere to go. I lost everything, including my family, and then went (legally) blind in the other eye. לאחר מכן, God told me to work with children, and I also opened the non-profit halfway house.
“Boxing taught me how to never give up no matter how hard it gets. ב 2013, I lost everything for the second time: my business, המשפחה שלי, הכל…..and I went homeless again. But I never gave up! The following year, when everyone said it was over for me, God gave me everything back times two. I lost the building I was in, but eventually I found another building. I had no money and I lost that building in 2013. God gave it back to me in 2016, when the man who bought it, gave it back to me. עכשיו, I have the only two Federal and State halfway houses in Tennessee for special and general populations with more than 50 beds. I’m mostly at capacity all the time with men who have done 50 years calendar down to those who have done five years.”
Ingram operates the Second Chance “New Beginning” Halfway House and Homeless Shelter, as well as the Team Ingram Boxing & Mentoring Program.
Lamont started boxing when he was 14, because he used to be severely bullied to the point of having his head smashed into a brick wall, thrown into a garbage can, and jumped on repeatedly by others. Ingram’s mother sent him to a boxing coach, Rayford Collins, which turned out to be arguably the most life-changing moments of his life.
“I liked boxing,” Lamont remembered. “I wasn’t the best boxer, but I did beat some good boxers. I was a very determined young man, למרות ש. הייתי 58-10 עם 35 knockouts as an amateur boxer. I got my special education high school diploma and later I graduated from Kaplan University with a 3.7 GPA in Business and Chemical Dependency.
“Most kids (in the boxing program) can’t afford the fee to our summer camp or boxing program going on right now. We give them a free breakfast and lunch. I really enjoy this, but I would have never thought that I’d be doing what I’m doing.”
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Team Ingram Boxing Club & Mentoring Program was founded in 2017, after Ingram’s long battle associated with him not wanting anything to do with boxing, because he believed God had done him wrong for taking away from what he loved to do and was good at, אגרוף. When his amateur coach, Collins, died in 2016, Lamont decided to take a larger role at the gym, to the point he was there every day.
“For some reason I wanted to be part of it and help like my coach had helped save my life,” Ingram explained. “Boxing helped me. My coach was very firm, strict and very disciplined, but he loved us and wanted only the best for us. We have so many success stories that range from those that nobody could handle, to those who had F’s in school, plus those who had no hope at all. These youths are my world; I see myself and I know that change is possible, because I changed.
“The ultimate goal of my program is to instill life skills that will go with each young person throughout their individual lives like it has for me. I understand that not everyone will be an Olympic champion, or make the USA Olympic Team, become national or world champion. They can be a piece that sows the seed that never departs the one they sowed it to.”
Ingram has been a registered USA Boxing coach and official for three years. After becoming a level 2 רשמי, he was chosen to referee the final day of the 2018 Eastern Qualifier, a rare feat for a relatively inexperienced official, to say the least. ב 2019, he judged at the Western Qualifier and ranked No. 9 מתוך 100, which is an unheard-of accomplishment for a level 2 רשמי.
“Boxing saved my life and it changed my life,” Ingram claimed. “I had a bad anger problem. I wouldn’t listen and I was disrespectful to my parents and authority figures. I stayed in trouble, on intensive probation, or locked up in juvenile detentions centers.
“I am a respectful, humble and dedicated official who loves boxing and watching people achieve their goals. People always told me what I couldn’t do; boxing showed me what I could do.”
And countless young men and women in Tennessee and the mid-South, not just Lamont, are the beneficiaries today of Lamont Ingram’s truly remarkable metamorphosis.
הוליווד, פלורידה. (יולי 8, 2019) – Miami via Cuba prospectLivan “Machine Gun Kid” Navarro’seight-round welterweight showdown against Mexico City veteranDiego “Demoledor” Cruzwill serve as the televised co-main event for the Friday, יולי 12, "Championship Fight Series” boxing event atHard Rock Event Center ב מלון סמינול הארד רוק & קזינוהוליווד.
Former amateur standout and undefeated Navarro(11-0, 7 קוס) וקרוז (19-7-2, 15 קוס) will meet as the chief supporting bout when WBA #13-rated welterweightDerrieck “Pretty Boy” Cuevas(21-0-1, 14 קוס) of Rio Piedras, פורטו ריקו, defends his WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Championship against Los Mochis, מקסיקו של Jesus Alberto “Barretero” Beltran (17-2-2, 10 קוס) in the 10-round “Puerto Rico vs. Mexico” main event.
Championship Fight Series is presented byKris Lawrence ו The Heavyweight Factory, בשיתוף עם All Star Boxing, וwill be televised live on the most popular boxing series on Hispanic television, Boxeo Telemundo, ב 11:35 p.m. EST.
Tickets for “Championship Fight Series” are on sale now and cost $60, $100, $150, $250 ו $500. Tickets are available throughticketmaster.com.
As is custom for these jam-packed events, the exciting undercard features many South Florida and international fighters.
Headlining the undercard, two-time Olympic medalist and undefeated heavyweight KO artist Ivan “The Kazakh Giant” Dychko (8-0, 8 קוס) של בוקה רטון, פלורידה, via Rudniy, קזחסטן, will face former ESPN 2015 Boxcino Tournament Quarterfinalist Nate Heaven (9-2, 7 קוס) of Ocala, פלורידה.
In an eight-round super featherweight battle, Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan’s Mussa “Warrior” Tursyngaliyev (9-0, 6 קוס) will face Panama City, Panama’s Ricardo “El Matematico” Nunez (29-9, 23 קוס). In a four-round light heavyweight contest, Miami via Cuba’s wildly popular Ulysses Diaz (10-1, 9 קוס) will look to return to the win column against Winter Park, Florida’s Mike Sawyer (8-12, 6 קוס).
In a special eight-round super featherweight attraction, Miami via Cuba’s Jessy “Beast Boy” Cruz (16-7-1, 7 קוס) will look to continue his four-fight winning streak in an all-action punch-out with Mexico City’s Isao Gonzalo “Kato” Carranza (15-14-1, 9 קוס).
Also featured will be an eight-round super bantamweight slugfest between Miami’s Jorge De Jesus Romero (14-0, 10 קוס) and Mexico City’s Szilveszter Kanalas (14-8, 9 KO); as well as a four-round light heavyweight matchup featuring popular Fort Lauderdale warrior Blake Davis (2-0, 1 KO) and Jefferson City, Missouri’s Armando Reeves (2-3).
Opening up the action will be a four-round featherweight bout between Miami’s Luis Melendez (4-1, 3 קוס) and Ponce, Puerto Rico’s Eduardo Melendez (5-26, 1 KO).
במוצאי מאבק, the Hard Rock Event Center doors open at 6 אחה"צ, והפעולה מתחילה ב 7 p.m. מלון סמינול הארד רוק & Casino Hollywood is located at 1 Seminole Way in Hollywood, פלורידה.
TWO LIGHTWEIGHT BOUTS ROUNDOUT GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS’ HOMECOMING WORLD TITLE DEFENSE יום שבת, יולי 27 בשידור חי טלוויזיוני® FROM ROYAL FARMS ARENA IN BALTIMORE
Former World Champions Yuriorkis Gamboa & Roman Martínez Square-Off; יותר, Lightweight Contender Ladarius Miller Battles Former World Champion Jezreel Corrales in an Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
BALTIMORE(יולי 2, 2019) – אלופי עולם לשעבר Yuriorkis גמבואה ו רומי “רוקי” מרטינס will battle in a 10-round lightweight attraction while lightweight contenderLadarius “ממפיס” טָחֶן meets former world championJezreel “El Invisible” קוראלס in a 10-round showdown live on SHOWTIME Saturday, יולי 27 from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins at 9 p.m. ET p.m / 6. PT and is headlined by two-time super featherweight champion and Baltimore native Gervonta “טנק” Davis defending his WBA title in a championship homecoming against mandatory challenger Ricardo “Científico” Núñez.
“יום שבת, יולי 27 is going to be something special for the city of Baltimore,” אמרתי ליאונרד Ellerbe, מנכ"ל מבצעי Mayweather. “While we know what the main event brings, both bouts leading up to it have high stakes written all over them as well. Any time you put former world champions and young hungry prospects in the ring, you know these fighters will be looking to get the win and ultimately put themselves in position for a shot at a title. I’m anticipating non-stop action in these bouts from the first bell to the end.”
כרטיסים לאירוע, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with GTD Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or at the Royal Farms Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET ל 5 p.m. ו.
A former titleholder at 126 ו 130 קילו, גמבואה (29-2, 17 קוס) has won his last three fights, including a decision over former world champion Jason Sosa. His last time out, he dropped and defeated Miguel Beltran Jr. על ידי החלטת פה אחד. An Olympic gold medalist for his native Cuba, Gamboa fights out of Miami and will look to get another world title shot with a victory on July 27.
“I’m in a great position in my career and I’m very happy to be back on this big stage again,” said Gamboa. “Rocky Martinez is a very tough and formidable opponent and we will make this a great fight for the fans. I know that I will make it past this challenge and on to more marquee opportunities. I’m looking at facing Gervonta Davis and becoming world champion again.”
Always in exciting and memorable fights, מרטינז (30-3-3, 18 קוס) returned to the ring in March by knocking out William Gonzalez. Fighting out of Vega Baja, פורטו ריקו, Martinez is a three-time 130-pound champion who has faced elite fighters such as Mikey Garcia and Vasiliy Lomachenko throughout a career that has also seen him defeat the likes of Orlando Salido and Diego Magdaleno.
“I’m happy for this opportunity and to have this chance to be near a world title fight again,” אמר מרטינז. “I’m training to win against a good fighter in Yuriorkis Gamboa. It’s a fight that will define my future and I am fully prepared to become world champion again, and this time in another weight division.”
The 25-year-old Miller (19-1, 6 קוס) ניצח 10 קרבות ברציפות, including a victory over current world champion Jamel Herring, as he looks to earn a world title fight. Originally from Memphis and now living in Las Vegas, Miller began 2019 with a first-round knockout over Daulis Prescott in February and now has his sights set on earning a world title fight.
“I’m coming to make a statement on July 27,” said Miller. “That’s the mindset I’ve been training for. I’m facing a former world champion and a win can solidify my name in the 135-pound division. I’ve been working hard and I know that Corrales won’t bring anything that I’m not prepared for. I’m excited to have this opportunity, take advantage of it and get one step closer to a world championship.”
Representing his native Panamá, קוראלס(23-2, 9 קוס) won a 130-pound world title by knocking out Takashi Uchiyama in Japan in 2016, before defeating him by decision in the rematch. The 27-year-old returned to the ring in April to knock out Onalvi Sierra in two rounds.
“I’m very excited to have this opportunity and grateful that I have another chance to fight at the highest level,” said Corrales. “Miller is a very skillful boxer and I respect his abilities. I’m going to test him and see if he can fight off of his back foot. I’m going to prepare so that I have all the tools to get the victory on July 27.”
