Welterweight Prospect Eimantas Stanionis Notches Unanimous Decision Over Thomas Dulorme in WBA Title Eliminator; IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion Jerwin Ancajas Defends Title Against Jonathan Rodríguez in Televised Opener SHOWTIME®in Premier Boxing Champions Event Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME (รูปภาพจะถูกอัปโหลดในไม่ช้า) Click Here to Watch Jaron Ennis’ Sixth-Round Knockout UNCASVILLE, เรือ. – April 10, 2021 - Rising welterweight starJaron“ Boots” Ennisaced the toughest test of his professional career with a sensational sixth-round knockout win over former world championSergey Lipinets in the main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, เรือ, ในการแข่งขัน Premier Boxing Champions.
The win puts Philadelphia’s Ennis (27-0, 25 คอส) one step closer to his first world title opportunity as he dismantled the former 140-pound world champion over six rounds of their welterweight battle. As he has done often throughout his career, the 23-year-old switched effortlessly between an orthodox and southpaw stance and exhibited tremendous power from both sides. Ennis finished the fight with an eye-popping 53% connect rate on his power punches and out-landed Lipinets 91 ไปยัง 48.
“I’ll always be hard on myself when I look back at my performance,” said Ennis. “My goal is to keep getting better, sharper, faster and stronger so I can become world champion. As long as I keep fighting top guys, ฉันมีความสุข. I feel like I will be world champion by the end of this year or beginning of next year. Patience is the key though.”
The 32-year-old Joe Goossen-trained Lipinets (16-2-1, 12 คอส) of Woodland Hills, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, showed determination in weathering the onslaught of combinations from Ennis. An uppercut floored the Kazakhstan-born Lipinets and sent him to the canvas for the second time in his professional career in the fourth round. Prior to tonight, Lipinets had only been down in his other professional loss which came at the hands of four-division world champion Mikey Garcia.
“Lipinets has been in there with the best before, so I wasn’t surprised he held up for a while,” added Ennis. “I knew he’d be durable. That’s why I didn’t jump on the gas right away. I just took my time and broke him down.”
In the sixth round, Ennis poured it on Lipinets from all angles as he beautifully assembled combinations. The budding superstar has yet to go past the sixth round in his professional career as he has amassed a remarkable 89% อัตราส่วนที่น่าพิศวง. Ennis was up 49-45 on two scorecards and 50-44 on the final judges’ card prior to the right hook to left uppercut combination that resulted in the fight being stopped at 2:11 of round six. Saturday night marked Ennis’ first time headlining SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
“I think I graduated tonight,” stated Ennis. “It’s on the up and up now. It’s onto bigger and better fights now.”
ใน SHOWTIME แชมป์มวยร่วมคุณลักษณะ, a pair of hard-hitting welterweights went toe-to-toe asEimantas Stanionis (13-0, 9 คอส) beat former world title challengerโทมัส Dulorme (25-5-1, 16 คอส) via unanimous decision in a WBA Welterweight Title Eliminator. This was the most difficult challenge of the rising 26-year-old’s career as Dulorme took him past the ninth round for the first time. The three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 และ 117-111.
“It’s been a dream since I was a kid watching SHOWTIME to be on this stage,” said Stanionis. “I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. I’ve had a long hard journey to get here, but it’s been worth it.”
The two fighters combined for nearly 1,400 punches in their exciting welterweight battle. Stanionis outlanded the 31-year-old Dulorme 232 ไปยัง 193 and edged his opponent with higher connection percentages across the board. Most notably, Stanionis worked well behind his powerful jab, ท่าเรือ 123 total throughout the 12-round fight.
“Dulorme always threw back at me, even if I hurt him,” stated Stanionis, who is one step closer to becoming Lithuania’s first world champion. “I knew that if I was wild, he could have caught me with a good shot. I have more confidence in myself now because I know I can go 12 rounds with a good fighter. I know how the pressure will hit me now. อะไรจะเกิดขึ้นในกีฬานี้, so I made sure I was prepared coming into this fight.”
ใน 10th รอบ, a nasty cut opened above the left eye of Dulorme which was ruled by referee Harvey Dock to have resulted from a punch. The fight came to a fantastic finish as the Lithuanian prospect went for the knockout in the 12thround but the veteran Dulorme did not subdue to the pressure.
ในตัวเปิด telecast, IBF Junior Bantamweight World ChampionJerwin“ Pretty Boy” Ancajas (31-1-2, 22 คอส) successfully defended his title for the ninth time with a unanimous decision victory overโจนาธานโรดริเกซ (21-2, 16 คอส) in an action-packed 12-round affair. The victory extends Ancajas’ streak of consecutive title defenses to nine, which marks the most of any current world champion. Fighting out of the Philippines, the 29-year-old controlled the pace of the fight with a consistent dedication to the body, where he landed 131 ของเขา 232 เจาะรวม.
“I’m very happy to get the win. I waited a long time for the opportunity to get back in the ring and it’s exciting to win in my first fight on this stage fighting on SHOWTIME,” said Ancajas. “This was my toughest fight so far. It was the hardest of any of my nine defenses and it’s exciting that it was on a big card. I trained hard for this opportunity and it feels great to get the win.”
The title fight featured back-and-forth action with Mexico’s Rodriguez pressuring and baiting the champion to fight him at close distance. At the end of the eighth round, Ancajas finished a flurry of punches with a huge right hand that sent Rodriguez to the canvas for the first time in his career.
“I thought he was going to be stopped because I saw him look at his corner and it didn’t look like he wanted to go on,” continued Ancajas. “But he got up and fought and I respect him for doing that.”
The ringside judges scored the fight 115-112, 116-111 และ 117-110 for Ancajas, while unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood tallied the fight at 114-113. Farhood agreed with the three official judges in giving the final three rounds to Rodriguez. Despite dropping the decision, the 25-year-old Rodriguez impressed fight fans with his tremendous determination and high-level skill in his first world title fight and U.S. เปิดตัวครั้งแรก.
“I don’t think it was a just decision,” ดริเกซกล่าวว่า. “I thought maybe a split decision, and I would accept it a little more. But we knew coming in that the judges were against us in this fight.”
ในคืนวันศุกร์, BELLATOR on SHOWTIME took center stage at Mohegan Sun Arena with the first fight of the BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix that saw current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader avenge his 2012 loss to Lyoto Machida with a dominating unanimous decision to move onto the next round. Bader made an appearance on Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast to reflect on his impressive victory.
“It was very sweet [to get revenge]. It was a gauge to see how far I’ve grown, ตั้งแต่ 2012. And I’ve done a lot, and he’s done a lot. So to go out there and implement my game plan and stick to what we do and go out there and be victorious, it couldn’t be sweeter.”
วันเสาร์SHOWTIME มวยชิงแชมป์telecast will replay Sunday, เมษายน 11 ที่ 9 การพบปะดังกล่าว. ET/PT and Tuesday, เมษายน 13 ที่ 10 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: ringside reporter Jim Gray, boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer, และจิมมี่เลนนอนจูเนียร์ผู้ประกาศข่าวชื่อดังระดับโลก. The executive producer was four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, จูเนียร์. The telecast was produced by Raymond Smaltz and directed by Chuck McKean. Former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
กิจกรรมนี้ได้รับการส่งเสริมโดย TGB Promotions. เอนนิสเทียบกับ. Lipinets was promoted in association with D&D หมวย.
“ แอนดี้แข็งแกร่งและเขามีสมาธิอย่างมาก. ฉันต้องขอแสดงความยินดีกับแอนดี้ในความพยายามและความทุ่มเทของเขาจนถึงตอนนี้. ฉันเชื่อว่าในเดือนพฤษภาคม 1, ทุกคนจะได้เห็น Andy Ruiz Jr ที่แตกต่างและดีขึ้นมาก.
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การจ่ายต่อการดูเริ่มต้นที่ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT และมีอดีตแชมป์โลก Omar“ Panterita” Figueroa, จูเนียร์. ปะทะกับอาเบลรามอสในการแข่งขันหลักรุ่นเวลเตอร์เวท 12 รอบ. Sebastiánนักมวยปล้ำซูเปอร์เวลเตอร์เวทโลดโผน“ The Towering Inferno” ’Fundora เข้าปะทะ Jorge“ El Demonio’ ’Cota ที่หวดหนักในศึก 12 รอบและนักมวยปล้ำดาวรุ่งอย่างJesús Ramos, จูเนียร์. ดวล U.S. Olympian Javier“ El Intocable” Molina สำหรับการแข่งขันรุ่นเวลเตอร์เวท 10 รอบในช่องจ่ายต่อการดู.
Hard-Hitting Welterweights Eimantas Stanionis and Thomas Dulorme Duel in WBA Title Eliminator; IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion Jerwin Ancajas Defends Title Against Jonathan Rodríguez in Televised Opener
NEW YORK – March 17, 2021– Rising welterweight starJaron“ Boots” Ennisfaces his most difficult test in pursuit of a world title shot as he headlines his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® กับอดีตแชมป์โลก Sergey Lipinets. These formidable contenders meet in a 12-round, crossroads fight with welterweight world title implications on Saturday, เมษายน 10 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME ที่ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT จาก Mohegan Sun Arena ใน Uncasville, เรือ. ในการแข่งขัน Premier Boxing Champions.
ใน SHOWTIME แชมป์มวยร่วมคุณลักษณะ, เวลเทอร์เวทที่ตียากคู่หนึ่งออกเป็น Eimantas Stanionistakes another step up in class as he faces former world title challengerโทมัส Dulorme ในการกำจัดตำแหน่งเวลเทอร์เวท WBA 12 รอบ. ที่เปิดออกอากาศมีแชมป์โลกรุ่นจูเนียร์แบนตัมเวต IBF Jerwin“ Pretty Boy” Ancajas ปกป้องชื่อของเขากับ โจนาธานโรดริเกซ ในการแข่งขัน 12 รอบ.
“Ennis vs. Lipinets is a fantastic fight in the welterweight division that pits an ascending force in Ennis against a former world champion in Lipinets,” ทอมบราวน์กล่าว, ประธานของ TGB โปรโมชั่น. “It’s a very competitive fight that presents a fascinating clash of styles and will have big implications on the future of the 147-pound division. Another sensational young welterweight will look for a career best win in the co-feature, as Eimantas Stanionis takes on his toughest test to date in the veteran Thomas Dulorme. Adding in 115-pound champion Jerwin Ancajas seeking an impressive ninth title defense against Mexico’s Jonathan Rodríguez, and all the ingredients are in place for an action-packed night on SHOWTIME April 10.”
Ennis (26-0, 24 คอส) is the latest in the pantheon of outstanding Philadelphia fighters, combining sublime boxing skills with natural power in both hands. After numerous appearances onShoBox: รุ่นใหม่, the 23-year-old Ennis has graduated to headlining his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. Heading into his last bout against Chris van Heerden, Ennis was riding a streak of 16 consecutive knockouts. That streak ended when the fight was stopped after the first round due to an accidental clash of heads that opened a severe cut on the forehead of Van Heerden.
“I’m excited to be back April 10,” said Ennis. “This is the type of fight I’ve been waiting for. I can’t wait to perform and put on a beautiful show. Y’all will see something special out of me come fight night. I’m excited to be the main event. It’s time for me to shine!"
Lipinets อายุ 31 ปี (16-1-1, 12 คอส) established himself as a force at 140 pounds when he won the IBF world title with a victory over Akihiro Kondo in 2017. He lost the title to four-division world champion Mikey Garcia in 2018 and then moved up to welterweight in 2019. He served notice that he would be a contender at welterweight when he scored an impressive stoppage victory over two-division champion Lamont Peterson in 2019. เกิดในคาซัคสถานและเป็นตัวแทนของรัสเซีย, ตอนนี้ Lipinets อาศัยอยู่ใน Woodland Hills, California and is trained by renowned trainer Joe Goossen. Lipinets is coming off a hard-fought majority draw against undefeated Custio Clayton in October 2020.
“Training is grueling and I’m working hard with Joe Goossen to be at my best on fight night,"Lipinets กล่าว. “We have a tough, young fighter in Ennis who thinks I’m a stepping stone for him. But sometimes stepping stones trip you up, and I’ll be doing my best to trip him up on April 10. I’m just doing my best to get prepared for what I expect to be a dog fight. Every fan that knows boxing knows that this is going to be a real war and worth tuning in for. I expect we’ll be fighting in a phone booth at times, but I also expect him to try to use his reach and fight me at a distance at times. But no matter what he does, I’ll be ready for him.”
Stanionis (12-0, 9 คอส) has put together a string of impressive victories as he has climbed up the ranks from prospect to contender. He enters the match against Dulorme with four consecutive knockout victories. The 26-year-old from Lithuania, who now lives and trains in California, looked impressive as he picked up three solid victories in 2019, beating Samuel Figueroa via unanimous decision and scoring early stoppages against Julio Cesar Sanchez and Evincii Dixon. The undefeated welterweight has put the division on notice with back-to-back dominating main event performances in November and December 2020, when he notched ninth-round knockouts over Justin DeLoach and Janer Gonzalez respectively.
“This is my first time fighting on SHOWTIME and it feels like a dream come true,” said Stanionis. “Dulorme is experienced and has been a good fighter for a long time. บนกระดาษ, this is my toughest fight, แต่ฉันพร้อม. I’ll be prepared for whatever he brings. With our styles, มันจะเป็นสงคราม. I’m ready to fight right now. Somebody is going down and no matter what happens, the fans are going to win.”
The 31-year-old Dulorme (25-4-1, 16 คอส) has amassed a solid resume at 140 และ 147 pounds during his career, climbing into the ring with world champions Yordenis Ugas, Jessie Vargas and Terence Crawford. Born in Marigot, Guadeloupe but fighting out of and representing Carolina, เปอร์โตริโก, Dulorme rebounded from a loss to Crawford for a 140-pound title by scoring back-to-back knockouts, followed by a narrow decision loss to top welterweight Yordenis Ugas. The world title challenger is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Jamal James in his last fight in August.
“I’m very excited for this fight on April 10,” said Dulorme. “I came up short in my last fight for the title, but a win against Stanionis will put me right back into the position I want. He’s young and strong, but I have a lot more experience and I will show it in the ring and it will lead me to victory.”
Representing the Philippines, Ancajas (32-1-2, 22 คอส) was only 15 years old when he was spotted by boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. The young fighter blossomed with Pacquiao’s guidance, becoming the first world champion under Pacquiao’s promotional banner when he outpointed McJoe Arroyo for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight title in September 2016. The 29-year-old southpaw hasn’t lost since and will be making the ninth defense of his title when he faces Rodríguez. In his most recent outing in December, Ancajas stopped Miguel Gonzalez in six rounds.
“I am really looking forward to returning to the ring on April 10 for my first fight on SHOWTIME,” said Ancajas. “Everybody knows the great rivalry between the Philippines and Mexico, and I look forward to adding another explosive fight to that history. Fight fans know where all the action fights are right now, and that’s the 115-pound division. I’m thankful for this opportunity and I plan to make the most of it.”
Mexico’s Rodríguez (22-1, 16 คอส) was given the nickname “Titan” because of his prodigious power. Since suffering a disputed split-decision loss to Jose Martin Estrada Garcia in March 2018, the 25-year-old has won six straight, including a first-round knockout victory over Julian Yedras last December. He will be making his U.S. debut against Ancajas.
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime for me,” said Rodríguez. “When I started boxing, it was my dream to fight for the world title and win it. เมษายน 10, all of my dreams and hard work will come true when I hear ‘and the new IBF champion of the world.’”
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosts the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handles blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers round out the telecast team: ringside reporter Jim Gray, boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer, และจิมมี่เลนนอนจูเนียร์ผู้ประกาศข่าวชื่อดังระดับโลก. The executive producer is four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, จูเนียร์. The telecast will be produced by Raymond Smaltz and directed by Chuck McKean. Former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna serve as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
Lightweight Sensation Isaac Cruz Earns Unanimous Decision Against Matias Romero In First Loss; Terrell Gausha Scores Emphatic TKO Victory Over Jamontay Clark in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME® in Premier Boxing Champions Event คลิก ที่นี่ สำหรับภาพถ่ายจาก Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME (รูปภาพจะถูกอัปโหลดในไม่ช้า) Click Here to Watch the Main Event’s Final Moments Click Here to Watch David Benavidez’s Post-Fight Interview UNCASVILLE, เรือ. – March 13, 2021 - อดีตแชมป์โลกครั้งที่สอง เดวิด Benavidez kept his perfect ring record intact with an 11th-round technical knockout victory against veteranโรนัลด์เอลลิสin their WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, เรือ, ในการแข่งขัน Premier Boxing Champions.
Phoenix’s Benavidez (24-0, 21 คอส) flashed brilliant hand speed, accuracy and power as he dominated Ellis (18-2-2, 12 คอส) ลินน์, มวล, มากกว่า 11 rounds before referee Johnny Callas finally waved off the fight at 2:03 of the penultimate round. The 24-year-old star held a significant lead on all three scorecards (99-91, 98-92 x2) ในช่วงเวลาของการหยุด.
“I rate my performance pretty good but I know I could have done better,” said Benavidez, who extended his perfect record to 24-0. “Ronald Ellis is a tough competitor. I just hope the fans like what they saw. I threw a lot of combinations, punches in bunches. There were a lot of times I thought Ellis was going to quit but he didn’t. Hats off to him, he’s a tough guy. It was a little later than I wanted but a stoppage is still a stoppage. I hope the fans got a good show tonight.”
A boxing prodigy turned youngest super middleweight world champion in boxing history, Benavidez turned in a masterful performance as evidenced by his punch stats, ท่าเรือ 289 ของ 532 power punches thrown for an eye-popping connection rate of 54%. Benavidez connected on 50 punches in the 11thround which ultimately led to the stoppage. Both fighters combined to throw 1,403 เจาะ. Following his dominating win on SHOWTIME, Benavidez is one step closer to reclaiming a super middleweight world title.
“I want all the big guys,” Benavidez กล่าวเสริม. “Speaking for the fans too, they would love to see me against all the big guys because as you can see, I love throwing punches. I love stopping people so me versus any big name would be an amazing fight. ฉันต้องการ [Jermall] คาร์, Canelo Alvarez, แม็กเคเล็บพืช, all of them.”
เอลลิส, 31, showed tremendous determination and a very sturdy chin as he absorbed the constant onslaught from the former two-time world champion. Often working off the ropes as Benavidez pressed the action, Ellis landed 89 ของเขา 334 ศัตรู.
“I could have popped the jab and controlled things a little bit more and not let him smother me,” said Ellis. “Hell yeah I wanted to finish. I didn’t want to give him that satisfaction. I could have moved a little bit more and not taken so many shots to the head. Hats off to him. He did what he had to do. เขาไม่เคยทำร้ายฉัน, that’s the funny thing. I took a lot of shots but he didn’t damage me or have me super hurt. I never thought about quitting.”
The sports world lost an icon today as the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler was reported hours before the live telecast began. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Hagler, ผู้ที่เป็น 66 ปี, fought in the first main event ever on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on March 10, 1986. Hagler was honored with a ceremonial 10-count prior to tonight’s main event. Click Here to Watch SHOWTIME’s Tribute to Marvin Hagler
Benavidez reflected on Hagler’s passing after the fight: “I had met Marvin once before and he was a great champion. Someone told me he fought the first fight on SHOWTIME. Someone on my team let me know a few hours before the fight that he had passed. It’s sad and he will be missed. He was a true legend.”
ในกรณีที่ผู้ร่วมหลัก, ไอแซกครูซ (21-1-1, 15 คอส) of Mexico City earned a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’sMatias Romero (24-1, 8 คอส) in a 12-round WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator. It marked the first time that the 22-year-old Cruz went 12 rounds in his professional career. The judges’ scorecards read 114-113, 115-112 และ 118-109. Steve Farhood ผู้ทำประตูอย่างไม่เป็นทางการของ SHOWTIME ทำประตูในการต่อสู้ 115-112, giving rounds 10 ตลอด 12 to the rising star.
“I’m not happy about the style of the fight but I am satisfied I took the victory home and we’ve come to the No. 1 spot in the WBA,"ครูซกล่าวว่า. “I didn’t know what was going to happen [as far as the judges]. We forced the fight at all times and it would have been very impossible for the judges to do something to me when I was the one pushing the fight.”
Throughout the 36-minute affair, Cruz constantly applied pressure against his opponent which led to Romero, the more seasoned professional, to hold excessively in an attempt to stall the pressure. Despite being warned frequently by referee Harvey Dock, the 24-year-old Romero was never penalized. During the rough-and-tumble contest, อย่างไรก็ตาม, Cruz was docked a point in the sixth round for a low blow.
“He was a fighter who didn’t want to exchange punches,” Cruz added, in reference to the persistent clinching. “I was very fed up with the clinches—there was never a warning toward him. I did my best out there. Not the best way I wanted to do it but thank God we won the fight and we’re taking the victory home.”
Romero presented an effective jab throughout the fight, ท่าเรือ 89 ของ 282, but it was Cruz’s power punching that ultimately earned him the victory. ครอส, who is now the No. 1 contender for a world title shot at 135 ปอนด์, เป็นเจ้าของที่ดิน 145 ของ 459 เจาะพลังงาน, รวมไปถึง 91 ภาพร่างกาย.
“Obviously I’m not happy with the decision,” stated Romero following his first professional loss. “I thought maybe it was a draw. Overall I’m happy with my performance. He’s supposed to the be the ‘Pit Bull’ and I went the distance. You have to take the opportunities when they are presented and I wish I would have had more time to get ready for this fight.”
In the evening’s opening bout, Cleveland’sเทอร์เร Gausha (22-2-1, 11 คอส) scored an impressive second-round technical knockout over fellow OhioanJamontay คลาร์ก (15-2-1, 7 คอส) ซินซิน. Gausha, 33, did not land a single power punch in the opening round but worked well behind the jab, winning the round on two of the judges’ scorecards. As the second round neared completion, Gausha beautifully countered a lunging left hand from the southpaw Clark which sent the 26-year-old to the canvas for the first time in his professional career. Clark beat the count but moments later was met by a barrage of unanswered punches in the neutral corner. Referee Arthur Mercante jumped in and called a halt to the bout at 2:44 ของรอบที่สอง.
“I knew Jamontay was a tough kid, I’ve been watching him since Cleveland so I knew about him already,” said Gausha. “I felt like I had a chance to knock him out but I didn’t know how the fight would play out. But I feel I did good, executed the game plan. My coaches had been studying film and we executed.
“I just took my time,” added Gausha. “I was setting traps. I knew he would be open eventually, but I had to be cautious too because he’s a rangy guy, has a good left hand. But I knew there were holes in his game and we executed and when the opportunity presented itself, we landed that big right hand.”
With his emphatic stoppage win, the 2012 Olympian emerges as a contender for a title shot in the super welterweight division. In his first and only world title shot in 2017, Gausha dropped a unanimous decision to current super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara.
“I know I made a statement tonight,” added Gausha. “I put the division on notice. I’m locked and loaded and I’m ready. I want to be a world champion so I’m looking to fight whoever I need to fight to get to the belts.”
วันเสาร์SHOWTIME มวยชิงแชมป์telecast will replay Sunday at 8:55 การพบปะดังกล่าว. ET/PT ใน SHOWTIME และวันจันทร์ เวลา 10 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the telecast. Versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Two Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. การถ่ายทอดสดมีให้บริการในภาษาสเปนผ่านการเขียนโปรแกรมเสียงทุติยภูมิ (SAP) with former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and Alejandro Luna calling the action. The executive producer was four-time Emmy®award winner David Dinkins, จูเนียร์. The director was Bob Dunphy, son of legendary Hall of Famer Don Dunphy.
The event was promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing.
ทีมผู้ผลิตชั้นนำของอุตสาหกรรมและทีมงานประกาศส่งมอบสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวทั้งหมด, เสียงและละครจาก Mohegan Sun Arena. ผู้ประกาศข่าวรุ่นเก๋า Brian Custer เป็นเจ้าภาพในการถ่ายทอดสด. เสียงของกีฬาการต่อสู้ที่หลากหลาย Mauro Ranallo เรียกเสียงการกระทำดังขึ้นข้างนักวิเคราะห์ของ Hall of Fame Al Bernstein และอดีตแชมป์โลกรุ่นมิดเดิ้ลเวทอย่างRaúl“ El Diamante” Marquez ที่ให้การวิเคราะห์โดยผู้เชี่ยวชาญ. สอง Hall of Famers รวมทีมออกอากาศรายการ SHOWTIME - สตีฟฟาร์ฮูดผู้ทำประตูอย่างไม่เป็นทางการและผู้ประกาศข่าวชื่อดังระดับโลกจิมมี่เลนนอนจูเนียร์. การถ่ายทอดสดมีให้บริการในภาษาสเปนผ่านการเขียนโปรแกรมเสียงทุติยภูมิ (SAP) กับอดีตแชมป์โลกอย่างราอูลมาร์เกซและนักแสดงกีฬาอเลฮานโดรลูน่าเป็นผู้เรียกร้องการดำเนินการ. ผู้อำนวยการสร้างคือ David Dinkins, จูเนียร์, ผู้อำนวยการสร้างคือ Ray Smaltz และผู้กำกับคือ Chuck McKean.
“เออร์รอลสเปนซ์จูเนียร์. vs. Danny Garcia เป็นหนึ่งในการต่อสู้ที่น่าสนใจที่สุดของปีนี้และเป็นการต่อสู้ที่จะตัดสินว่าใครคือนักชกแบบปอนด์ต่อปอนด์ที่ดีที่สุดในโลก.
SAN ANTONIO – พฤศจิกายน 1, 2020 – Gervonta “ถัง” Davis delivered a Knockout of the Year candidate over four-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz in the most significant fight of his career, retaining his WBA Lightweight title and picking up the WBA Super Featherweight title Saturday night on SHOWTIME PPV®at the Alamodome in San Antonio in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. It was the first major boxing event with fans in attendance since COVID-19 forced a halt to U.S. sports in March with an announced crowd of 9,024.
It was both fighters’ pay-per-view main event debut, and Davis (24-0, 23 คอส) และซานตาครูซ (37-2-1, 19 คอส) delivered an all-action war that had the fans on their feet from start to finish. การต่อสู้, which was contested at 130 ปอนด์, saw both fighters stand in the pocket and press the action. It was in the sixth round when the defining moment of the night occurred, as Davis found an opening to land his trademark left uppercut, a knockout shot which Santa Cruz never saw coming. Davis proved that he is one of the most powerful punchers in the sport, stunning the crowd. Watch the KOที่นี่.
“The uppercut wasn’t the key coming into the fight, but I adapted to what he was bringing,” said Baltimore’s Davis. “I knew he was taller and crouching down and moving forward. Once he moved forward, I tried to jab and make him run into the shot. He was right there for it. He punches, but he doesn’t try to get out of the way. There was nowhere for him to go on that knockout because I got him into the corner.
The power and body attack of the 25-year-old Davis was the difference as he landed 55 percent of his power punches to 29 percent for Santa Cruz, who was having his best round of the fight in the sixth round prior to the defining punch. The stronger Davis lured the 32-year-old Santa Cruz into a firefight as 34 of Davis’ 84 landed punches were body shots.
“Leo is a tough warrior and a strong Mexican fighter,” เดวิสกล่าวว่า, who is promoted by all-time great Floyd Mayweather. “He came ready for me. I was just the better fighter tonight. I want to maintain both belts. Whatever decision me and my team comes up with, we’ll go with it. I’m not ducking or dodging anybody. I’m a pay-per-view star. Everybody knows I’m number one and I showed it tonight.”
“We didn’t get the win, but I’m okay,” ซานตาครูซกล่าวว่า, who was taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
เดวิส vs. Santa Cruz was a rare clash in boxing history in which world titles in two weight classes were at stake. กรณีที่โดดเด่นอื่น ๆ ในประวัติศาสตร์การชกมวยล่าสุดคือ 1988 ชูการ์เรย์ลีโอนาร์ด vs. Donny Lalonde ต่อสู้เพื่อชิงแชมป์รุ่นไลต์เฮฟวี่เวตและซูเปอร์มิดเดิ้ลเวท, และ 2014 ฟลอยด์ Mayweather ครับ. มาร์กอสไมดาน่ารีแมตช์ชิงแชมป์ซูเปอร์เวลเตอร์เวทและนักมวยปล้ำ.
ในการร่วมคุณลักษณะ, San Antonio’s hometown favorite Mario Barrios (26-0, 17 คอส) kept his unbeaten record intact and retained his WBA Super Lightweight title with a sixth-round KO over a game and bloodied Ryan Karl (18-3, 12 คอส) on Halloween night. Watch the KOที่นี่.
The fight broke open in the sixth round when Barrios landed a straight right hand that sent Karl down for just the third time in his career. Karl’s problems were further exasperated after an accidental clash of heads created a brutal cut on his forehead which proved to be too much to cope with. The 25-year-old Barrios smelled blood and closed the show in emphatic fashion, landing a left hook that sent Karl down and out at 2:23 ของรอบที่หก. ในช่วงเวลาของการสกัดกั้น, Barrios was ahead on all three scorecards (48-47 และ 49-46 สองครั้ง).
In the all-important sixth round, Barrios landed 29 ของเขา 58 power punches against a very tough Karl, ที่โยน 60 punches per round but landed just 18 percent of those punches.
“This fight is for everybody who came out here in San Antonio tonight,” said Barrios following the win. “I told them we’d get this first title defense, and I hope everyone enjoyed it. I was just being patient and picking my shots. I started to really land them and got him out of there. I was ready to go a hard 12 รอบ, but my patience helped me get him out of there. I listened to what Virgil [ผู้ล่า] was telling me in the corner. It was great to get the job done here at home”
“I feel fine but it was a hard shot that I got hit with,” said Milano, เท็กซัส’ “คาวบอย” คาร์ล. “It was a tough, good, close fight. It was a good headbutt. I was bleeding pretty good but overall I feel fine. I’m not a sore loser. ผมมาที่จะต่อสู้, that’s what I expected. So congratulations to Mario on the win. We’ll move on from here.”
Former world champion Regis Prograis (25-1, 21 คอส) took the first step to getting back on top of the 140-pound division, scoring a third-round stoppage of Juan Heraldez (16-1-1, 10 คอส) in the second bout of the night. ดูการหยุด ที่นี่.
ในรอบที่สาม, the fight changed in an instant as Prograis took advantage of Heraldez keeping his hands too low by landing his most dangerous weapon, a dynamite left hook that sent Heraldez sprawling to the canvas. When Heraldez got back to his feet, โปรแกรม, who was born and raised in New Orleans but now fights out of Katy, เท็กซัส, sensed his opponent was in danger and pounced on Heraldez, forcing referee Rafael Ramos to step in and stop the action at 1:23 of round number three.
เมื่อวันศุกร์, โปรแกรม, who lost a 140-pound title unification fight to Josh Taylor last October, weighed in over the 140-pound limit.
“I’ve been out of the ring for a year so I think that had some effect on me not making weight,” said the 31-year-old Prograis. “มีข้อแก้ตัวไม่ได้, but the bubble also had some effect. Mainly it was the layoff though. My body wasn’t adjusted to making the weight again.
ในการสะสมเพื่อการต่อสู้, Prograis repeatedly stated he felt he was still the best in the world at 140 pounds and vowed to get his belt back.
“I still feel like I’m the best at 140,” Prograis reiterated to SHOWTIME’s Mauro Ranallo following the fight. “I’m going to keep proving it every time I fight. Me and Josh Taylor had a close fight, and I think if it had happened in the U.S. I would have won. We know that one day we’ll have to rematch at 140 or 147.”
The Las Vegas-based Heraldez, who is signed to Mayweather Promotions, was disappointed he didn’t get the chance to continue the fight despite landing just 12 total punches landed compared to Prograis’ 35.
“I just thought it was an early stoppage,” เขาพูดว่า. “I was just getting warm, loose. He stunned me, but I don’t think they should’ve stopped the fight.”
In the pay-per-view telecast opener, Mexico City’s Isaac Cruz (20-1-1, 15 คอส) wasted no time in getting the fans on their feet, scoring a stunning first-round knockout of Diego Magdaleno (32-4, 13 คอส) เพียงแค่ 53 seconds into the night’s action. Watch the KOที่นี่.
The diminutive but powerful Cruz came out swinging immediately after hearing the opening bell, using his vicious uppercut to knock down the 34-year-old Magdaleno for the 11thtime in his career inside of 30 วินาที. เพียงแค่ 20 seconds after Magdaleno got to his feet, Cruz again unleashed a barrage of punches with Magdaleno against the ropes, finishing him off with back-to-back right uppercuts. In a short night of work, Cruz managed to land 21 ของ 31 เจาะ, 20 of which were power shots.
With the win in the IBF Title Eliminator, Cruz puts himself in position to challenge lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez down the line.
“The new Mike Tyson from Mexico was born tonight,” said the 22-year-old Cruz. “I thought it would go longer, but my natural instinct is always to go for it in the first round. I have confidence that I could win the world title right now. I thought it was a statement win. From now on, hopefully everyone will know my name and I’ll get the big fights. I would love a Teofimo Lopez fight. I’m very motivated right now. If he’s tough enough to take it, bring it on.”
The announce team for the SHOWTIME PPV telecast was led by the most experienced and decorated boxing team on television. Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer served as host for the evening. Versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and four-time world champion Abner Mares. Two Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer, และจิมมี่เลนนอนจูเนียร์ผู้ประกาศข่าวชื่อดังระดับโลก. นอกจากนี้, former world champion Raúl Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
The executive producer of the SHOWTIME PPV telecast is four-time Emmy award winner David Dinkins, จูเนียร์. The director is Bob Dunphy, son of legendary Hall of Famer Don Dunphy. The pair has been guiding SHOWTIME Sports’ flagship series SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®since its inception in 1986 and has produced the three highest-grossing pay-per-view events of all time (Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-McGregor, Mayweather-Canelo).
เดวิส vs. Santa Cruz was promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB โปรโมชั่น, โปรโมชั่น GTD และสโมสรมวยซานตาครูซ.
“I have to prove that I’m the baddest man in the sportในคืนวันเสาร์," – เดวิส “Everyone has their opinion on this fight. It’s my job to go out there and prove the doubters wrong," – ซานตาครูซ Three-Time World Champion Davis and Four-Division World Champion Santa Cruz To Meet in Halloween Thriller at Alamodome in San Antonio Headlining SHOWTIME PPV® วันเสาร์นี้, ตุลาคม 31 in Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions คลิก ที่นี่ สำหรับภาพถ่ายจากเอสเธอร์หลิน / SHOWTIME® คลิก ที่นี่ สำหรับภาพถ่ายจากฌอนไมเคิลแฮม / โปรโมชั่น Mayweather SAN ANTONIO, เท็กซัส – ตุลาคม 29, 2020 – Three-time world championGervonta“รถถัง” เดวิส and four-division championลีโอ "แผ่นดินไหว" ซานตาครูซsquared off at a final press conference Thursday to preview their highly anticipated SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) main event showdown taking place this Saturday, ตุลาคม 31 from Alamodome in San Antonio in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Two of the sport’s most electrifying fighters, Davis and Santa Cruz will battle for the WBA Super Featherweight and WBA Lightweight Championships in a matchup that pits the prodigious power of Davis against the unrelenting pressure of Santa Cruz.
เดวิส vs. Santa Cruz is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB โปรโมชั่น, โปรโมชั่น GTD และสโมสรมวยซานตาครูซ. ตั๋วมีจำหน่ายแล้วและสามารถซื้อได้ที่ Ticketmaster.com. Alamodome ได้ใช้แผนสุขภาพและความปลอดภัยที่ครอบคลุมเพื่อป้องกันการแพร่กระจายของไวรัสโคโรนา. แฟน ๆ ทุกคนที่เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมจะได้รับการคัดกรองเมื่อเข้าร่วมและต้องสวมหน้ากากและปฏิบัติตามแนวทางการกีดกันทางสังคม. ตั๋วจะถูกแจกจ่ายในบล็อกที่นั่งที่เรียกว่า "พ็อด" เพื่อรักษาระยะห่างระหว่างกลุ่มไม่ให้มาจากปาร์ตี้เดียวกัน. สำหรับข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม, เยือน Alamodome.com.
Here is what the press conference participants had to say Thursday:
GERVONTA DAVIS
“My team and I decided to move our camp to Las Vegas so we could have a perfect camp. We spent 15 weeks in training, so I’m well prepared. Hopefully Leo is well prepared and we give the fans what they want to see.
“We know Leo is going to come with a lot of punches and I’m going to be explosive. It’s all about giving fans a treat. I’m grateful to be in this position and I’m ready. Saturday night is going to be a memorable night.
“Not to take anything from him, Yuriorkis Gamboa was just trying to survive against me. It’s harder to get punches off when someone isn’t trying to bring the fight. I know Leo is going to come to fight. I think this performance is going to put me up to the next level.
“I don’t think I have to knock him out, I just have to go out there and be great. Forget everything else, I just have to go out there and show everyone that I’m the top guy in the boxing world. That’s my main goal.
“Michael Jordan used to read the paper and do what they said he couldn’t do. That’s what I’m doing. I have to prove that I’m the baddest man in the sport on Saturday night.
“Leo is going to come to fight and it’s just about me stepping up and doing what I do best. You can see the potential in a fighter from the outside, but you have to see it actually come out in a fight to believe it. That’s the position I’m in. Everyone knows I’m great, I just have to show it.
“Leo has shown that he’s a top tier fighter, and he’s going up against an explosive, powerful fighter like myself. I think the winner should be in the top 10 of the pound-for-pound list.
“Floyd Mayweather has just told me to stay focused despite everything that comes with pay-per-view week. I have to get the job done first, but also do everything that comes with being the next pay-per-view star.
“I’m one of those fighters that knows how to focus when I have something big in front of me. None of the great fighters before me have frozen up when it’s crunch time. I’ve always been able to focus when big things are on the line. That’s what I did for this training camp.
“I’m not really focused on anyone who isn’t Leo Santa Cruz. I can’t overlook Leo. As far as any other fighter out there, they just don’t matter to me right now. I’ll prove it along the way. This is one step closer to proving the point I want to prove.”
LEO SANTA CRUZ
“This is what I’ve always dreamed of. When I was a little boy, I wanted to be on this stage. I’m living that dream and I’m very happy and excited. I never thought I’d accomplish it. I thought it was like winning the lottery. But thanks to the fans, I’m here where I’m at.
“I’m facing the best fighter in the division. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. I have to go against the best fighter. I wanted to challenge myself. I know this is a dangerous fight for me, but I want to test myself.
“We’ve both suffered and been through a lot to get here. Neither of us wants to go back to where we started. So I know we’re both going to give a great fight to the fans.
“I have the heart of a Mexican warrior. My dad has told me to fight a smart fight, but even though he’s going to say that, there’s a good chance I end up brawling with him at times. ไม่ว่าอะไรก็ตาม, we’re going to find a way to beat him.
“I don’t really worry about being the underdog. Everyone has their opinion. It’s my job to go out there and prove the doubters wrong. I trained hard to go out there and do that Saturday.
“Gervonta is the best opponent I’ve faced. He’s the strongest fighter I’ll have faced. The Abner Mares and Carl Frampton fights were great experience for this kind of fight. I learned a lot from those four fights and since then I’ve learned a lot more.
“It would mean the world to me to become a five-division champion. It would be another dream come true. I would put the Santa Cruz last name right up there with the best.
“Gervonta is a big guy and I know he’s going to come hit hard. But I’ve trained with bigger guys all camp and I’ve been able to take everything thrown at me.
“The fans want you to go and make it a back and forth war. I know against Gervonta I have to fight smart. I’m going to just try as hard as I can to listen to my father’s advice.
“I definitely took this fight to quiet the critics. People said I didn’t want to fight the big names. So I went after the biggest challenge in the division and that’s Gervonta Davis.
“I leave the opinions to the fans and media. My job is to get the win and give the fans a great fight. I’m going to give it my best and leave it all in the ring.”
CALVIN FORD, Davis’ Trainer
“Camp has been great. It was unbelievable. I really appreciate the work that he put in. I can’t wait to see Tank in the ring. I’m looking forward to great performances from both fighters.
“’Tank’ accomplished a lot of things that I’ve asked him to do, but this is the pinnacle of them all right here. Both of these families have walked the same line with different trails. They both have a chance to become greats with this win.
“Every time I look at ‘Tank’ now, I flash back to those younger years in the gym with him as a child. Now he’s the man I’ve always looked at him to be. เขาเป็นคนในครอบครัว, business man and a wonderful fighter. It’s amazing to see one of my boys all grown up.”
JOSÉ SANTA CRUZ, Santa Cruz’s Father and Trainer
“We had a really good training camp and understand the importance of this fight. Leo is fully prepared for this fight on Saturday and I expect him to have a great performance.
“I’m very thankful to be here. I’m so happy to be here with my son for such a big fight and be able to guide him and help him accomplish his dream.
“We know that Davis is a very strong and accomplished fighter. But Leo has just used it to motivate him in the gym every day and you’ll be able to see that on Saturday.”
สตีเฟน ESPINOZA, ประธาน, การเขียนโปรแกรมกีฬาและกิจกรรม, เครือข่ายละคร Inc.
“One of the biggest reasons I love boxing is because we get to witness young men, like ‘Tank’ Davis and Leo Santa Cruz, develop and mature right in front of our eyes. This is our ninth fight with ‘Tank’ and 13thwith Leo. We have seen them mature as fighters and we have seen them mature as young men. We’ve seen them struggle, sweat, and triumph. We’ve seen them become fathers.”
“I remember the first time I met ‘Tank’, it was April 2016 ในกรุงวอชิงตัน, D.C. He was on the non-televised undercard of an Adrien Broner fight. He had already fought, he came over during the telecast and Floyd introduced him. I remember his very words, ‘This is my young fighter. Watch out for this kid.’ And we’ve been watching ever since.
“I remember the first time I met Leo was in June 2012. Shortly before his first world title fight. He was a very humble, quiet, soft spoken, almost shy young men. Very different from the guy that I saw in the ring about 48 hours after that. The point is, we’ve been along for the journey of these young men.
“They have been battling the odds, literally since birth. We were lucky enough to spend time with them duringเข้าถึงทั้งหมด. They opened their hearts, their minds, and themselves to share their stories. The thing I’ve heard most is that the difficulty about this fight is not whether people want to watch it or whether they’re going to buy it, it’s who they’re going to root for. Because if you know these young men’s stories, what they’ve gone through, and what they’ve experienced, it is incredible.
“The bottom line is in these two young men we have two of the most accomplished and popular young fighters in the sport today. Leo has been a champion almost consistently since 2012. ‘Tank’ had sellouts or near sellouts in Los Angeles, Baltimore and Atlanta, just last year. We have got these two accomplished young men fighting on Saturday night. You have to respect their journey, ที่พวกเขามาจาก, and respect the teams that come around him.
“We do know what’s going to happen on Saturday night. Leo is going to come into the ring, throw a lot of punches and show an activity rate that’s unlike just about anybody else in the sport. ‘Tank’ is going to show the power, ความเร็ว, and the athleticism that has made him one of the fastest rising young stars that we’ve seen in sport in some time. นอกเหนือจากนั้น, it will be up to them, just like it’s been up to them for their entire lives.”
เกี่ยวกับ DAVIS VS. ซานต้าครูซ เดวิส vs. ซานตาครูซจะได้เห็นแชมป์โลกสามสมัย Gervonta“รถถัง” เดวิส และแชมป์โลก 4 รุ่น ลีโอ "แผ่นดินไหว" ซานตาครูซ ศึกชิงแชมป์ WBA ซูเปอร์เฟเธอร์เวตและ WBA ไลท์เวตประชันหัว SHOWTIME PPV วันเสาร์, ตุลาคม 31 (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) ในงานที่นำเสนอโดย Premier Boxing Champions จาก Alamodome ในซานอันโตนิโอ, เท็กซัส.
The stacked undercard will feature unbeaten San Antonio native and WBA Super Lightweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios defending his title against hard-hitting Ryan “Cowboy” Karl in the co-main event and former super lightweight world champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis will take on unbeaten contender Juan Heráldez in a 10-round showdown. ในตัวเปิด telecast, ผู้เข้าแข่งขันที่มีน้ำหนักเบา Isaac Cruz และ Diego Magdaleno จะต่อสู้ในการแข่งขันกำจัดตำแหน่ง IBF.
