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Ivan Baranchyk To Meet Fellow-Unbeaten Anthony Yigit In IBF Junior Welterweight Title Eliminator
SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10 p.m. THIAB/PT From Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, South Dakota
TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 6, 2018) – Undefeated 140-pound contender Regis Prograis and former world champion Viktor Postol will face off for the vacant WBC Super Lightweight World Championship on Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 9 in the 12-round main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. THIAB/PT from Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, South Dakota.
PROGRAMS (20-0, 17 Kos), ntawm Houston los ntawm txoj kev ntawm New Orleans, has scored knockouts in 13 ntawm nws lub xeem 14 fights and is a rising star in the wide-open 140-pound division. The aggressive-minded southpaw will face the toughest test of his career in Postol (29-1, 12 Kos), a former WBC Super Lightweight World Champion with only one loss on his record.
In the 12-round co-feature, undefeated 140-pound contenders Ivan Baranchyk (17-0, 10 Kos) and Anthony Yigit (21-0-1, 7 Kos) will square off in a Junior Welterweight World Title Eliminator to become the mandatory challenger for IBF champion Sergey Lipinets. Lipinets will defend his belt the following day, Lub peb hlis ntuj 10, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® against undefeated three-division champion Mikey Garcia.
The event is presented by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Elite Boxing, Fight Promotions Inc., Holden Productions and Sauerland Promotions. Daim pib, luv nqi ntawm $200, $80 thiab $60, mus ntawm kev muag khoom Friday, Feb. 9, and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 907-4726.
“I feel I’m one of the best junior welterweights in the world and this is my chance to display my belief in myself,” Prograis said. “I’m very excited to be fighting Viktor Postol – he’s a very experienced fighter that previously held the WBC world title. I want to become a world champion this year, and I know Viktor Postol wants to reclaim his title, but we have to go through each other first. This is a great fight for boxing because you have two hungry fighters. It’s a can’t-miss fight.”
“My goal is to become a world champion again and I know a win over Regis Prograis will bring me one step closer,” Postol said. “I have been training hard for the past couple of months and I’m very excited for the opportunity to face Prograis on Lub peb hlis ntuj 9."
“My next fight is very important for my career and I am preparing for it very seriously,"Baranchyk Mackenzie. “A few months ago, I moved to Miami, Fla., where I am now being trained by Pedro Diaz. I have strict discipline for everything in my training. I’m working on improving my skills, tactics for the fight, my skill set and physical strength. I’m also maintaining a much stricter diet and eating very healthy. I want every fighter to know if I am in the boxing ring you will never have an easy fight with me.”
“My dream is to become a world champion and I need to defeat Baranchyk to continue on my path,” Yigit said. “This will be my first time fighting in the United States but I’m ready to show the boxing fans that I have what it takes to become a world champion. From Stockholm, Sweden to Deadwood, South Dakota, onward my journey continues.”
“Two excellent super lightweight matchups highlight this SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION on Lub peb hlis ntuj 9. At the Deadwood Mountain Grand in South Dakota, the rising young gun will duel the seasoned ex-champion,” said Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “Regis ‘Rougarou’ Prograis can earn a world championship by beating his toughest foe, the respected and formidable Viktor Postol, with the interim WBC title at stake. Undefeated puncher Ivan Baranchyk is truly ‘The Beast’ in the ring and is determined to blaze a path toward a world title shot in his IBF eliminator, taking on Sweden’s European Champion, former Olympian, Anthony ‘Can You Dig It?’ Yigit.”
“Prograis and Baranchyk have appeared a combined nine times on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam and it’s fulfilling to see their development from talented prospects to legitimate contenders,” said Gordon Hall, ShoBox Executive Producer and SVP Production, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “We view this progression as a validation for the ShoBox series, and we’re thrilled to see their hard work pay off with these potentially career-changing opportunities. These are two tough fights that will determine who is ready to take the next step in this exciting division.”
“We are thrilled that DiBella Entertainment is bringing big time boxing back to South Dakota,” said Susan Kightlinger, General Manager at Deadwood Mountain Grand. “Deadwood is renowned for its rough and tumble past and professional boxing fits that mold perfectly. It’s an amazing card, great fighters and SHOWTIME is the ultimate name in boxing. It’s a perfect fit!”
A consensus top-10 ranked fighter at 140 phaus, the 29-year-old Prograis has beaten three previously undefeated fighters on the SHOWTIME developmental series ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam. Prograis stamped his arrival as a legitimate contender in the 140-pound division on Lub rau hli ntuj 9 scoring four knockdowns of previously undefeated Joel Diaz Jr., en route to a second-round TKO. Following the fight, Prograis called out the top players in the 140-pound division, including Terence Crawford and Adrien Broner, thiab nyob rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 9, he’ll get his first chance to prove he’s ready to face the division’s elite.
Prograis’ nickname “Rougarou” originates from Louisiana folklore and is defined as a werewolf-like creature. Tseem los ntawm Tshiab Orleans, Prograis relocated to Houston following Hurricane Katrina.
Postol won the vacant WBC 140-pound World Championship with a stunning and dominating 10th round knockout of Lucas Matthysse in 2015. The 34-year-old Ukrainian attempted to unify the division in his first defense, losing via unanimous decision to then-WBO champion Terence Crawford in 2016. He has since bounced back with a win over previously unbeaten Jamshidbek Najmiddinov last September in his native Ukraine. A win would move him one step closer to earning back the coveted WBC title he lost.
The co-feature also pits two of the top prospects in the 140-pound division, each with an opportunity to score the biggest win of their respective careers.
The aggressive-minded Baranchyk is a former amateur standout that packs power in both hands. The 25-year-old native of Belarus is currently ranked No. 4 in the IBF at 140 pounds and owns seven wins over previously undefeated fighters. He’s gone the 10-round distance three times and is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision over then-undefeated Keenan Smith last July on ShoBox in his adopted hometown of Miami, Okla.
The 26-year-old Yigit competed in the 2012 Olympics for Sweden, advancing to the second round before losing a very narrow decision to eventual Silver Medalist Denys Berinchyk. The Stockholm native has tallied 21 victories in just four years following the Olympics while campaigning in Europe. The southpaw will make his U.S. debut against Baranchyk as he looks to prove he’s ready to contend on the world stage.
The doors open and first bout begins at 5:30 p.m. More information on the Deadwood Mountain Grand can be found on their website at www.DeadwoodMountainGrand.com.
All Four Heavyweight World Championship Titles At Stake On Industry-Leading 2018 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Lub sij hawm
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NEW YORK – February 5, 2018 – SHOWTIME Sports will present the heavyweight world championship unification between undefeated IBF and WBA World Champion Anthony Joshua and unbeaten WBO World Champion Joseph Parker on Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 31 live on SHOWTIME from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
The British sensation Joshua, who has knocked out all 20 ntawm nws kev tw, burst onto the global scene with a dramatic knockout of long-reigning heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko in the universally acclaimed 2017 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo. In two fights last year, Joshua drew 168,000 spectators combined to massive stadium events in the U.K. Tam sim no, he faces another significant challenge in Parker, a native of New Zealand with 24 yeej, no losses and 18 knockouts. Parker is attempting the third world title defense of his WBO belt.
With the addition of Joshua vs. Parker, all four heavyweight world championship belts will be at stake in the same month on SHOWTIME as undefeated American Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos) will defend his WBC title against unbeaten Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos) rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 3 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn. The four top-rated heavyweights — Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua and Parker — boast a combined record of 111 yeej, zero losses and 100 knockouts.
Both heavyweight championships are cornerstones of a remarkable 2018 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING schedule that now includes 16 undefeated fighters and 13 world titles fights across 11 marquee events through the first six months of the year.
“The heavyweight division is in the midst of a renaissance, and SHOWTIME is delivering all of the pivotal bouts to our subscribers,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Thawj Tswj Hwm, Sports and Event Programing, Showtime tes hauj lwm Inc. “Anthony Joshua is a global superstar, and we’re proud to present his sixth, and perhaps most challenging, world title fight to the U.S. cov neeg tuaj saib. Joshua vs. Parker will be the 12th heavyweight world championship match on SHOWTIME since Deontay Wilder won his title in 2015, an undisputed industry-leading offering in boxing’s preeminent division.”
Joshua vs. Parker is just the second heavyweight championship unification in history between undefeated world titleholders. The only fighter to emerge victorious from a matchup of unbeaten heavyweight world champions was Mike Tyson in 1987.
The event is promoted by Matchroom Boxing in association with Duco Events. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will televise the event live from Principality Stadium where organizers expect a sell-out of 80,000 spectators. The host of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Brian Custer. Mauro Ranallo calls the action from ringside along with International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paul Malignaggi. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSIP BOXING is produced by David Dinkins Jr, and directed by Chuck McKean. The start time for the Lub peb hlis ntuj 31 telecast will be announced.
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Unbeaten Prospects Montana Love and Thomas Mattice Win In Co-Featured Bouts
Watch The Replay Monday, Feb. 5 Ntawm 10 p.m. ET / PT Nyob SHOWTIME huab®
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SLOAN, IOWA (Feb. 3, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight prospects Ronald Ellis and Junior Younan fought to a split draw in the main event of ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam Friday on SHOWTIME from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.
While Ellis was the ShoBox veteran with the stronger resume, Younan entered the fight as a highly touted prospect who had never been tested. He faced his first test on Friday in what was the first scheduled 10-round bout for both fighters.
The fight was fought in flurries, with Younan scoring from the outside and Ellis the aggressor. Except for the eighth round where Brooklyn’s Younan displayed his best work, Ellis seemed to push the action and win the second half of the fight. Ellis had a slight edge in power punch percentage and total punches, but Younan was slightly more accurate. The fighters were even with 96 total connects entering the 10th round, but Ellis (14-0-2, 10 Kos) yeej lub 10th on all three judges’ scorecards by out-landing Younan 21-9.
The 10-round fight was scored 96-94 Ellis, 96-94 Younan, thiab 95-95.
“I thought I pulled it out. I closed the show at the end,” said Ellis, ntawm Lynn, Pawg. “I was pressuring him and the fans know I won. In the eighth, he landed a couple of shots but he wasted his energy. As you saw, he didn’t do anything the rest of that round, and after that round he had nothing left.
“He was running from the start, so I knew I could land shots on him anytime. My only regret is I wish that I got him out of there. It’s all knockouts from here on out. Kuv xav mas nws yeej tua nws dua, but I’ll do whatever my promoter lines up for me.”
Tom qab kev sib ntaus, an emotional Younan (13-0-1, 9 Kos) pleaded his case for a rematch.
“I thought I won the fight, I thought [Ellis] won maybe three rounds,” Younan said. “My best round was the eighth round – I had him in the corner and I really thought they were going to end the fight then. I was surprised they didn’t stop the fight.
“I can improve a little bit, I feel I can finish stronger. I’ve only had one eight-round fight before this so this was a big step up for me. I’m growing and learning every fight.
“I’m heartbroken right now. I wanted to win that fight. I want him in a rematch. I know I would win. I know what to do and what not to do.”
Undefeated lightweight Thomas Mattice rallied from behind to score a seventh round TKO of ShoBox veteran Rolando Chinea in the telecast’s co-feature.
Chinea pushed the action as expected from the opening bell, throwing 90 punches in the first round to set a blistering pace for the scheduled eight-round fight. Chinea, who entered having beaten three previously undefeated fighters in his last four bouts, cut the ring off and pressed forward, keeping Mattice largely against the ropes. Mattice did his best work in the center of the ring, but the undefeated Cleveland native was unable to keep the fight from being contested against the ropes.
Down 59-55 entering the seventh, Mattice (11-0, 9 Kos) caught Chinea with a huge right to the chin and, sensing Chinea was hurt, unloaded with a series of combos to the head. With Chinea seemingly out on his feet and falling sideways to the canvas, referee Adam Pollack stepped in to stop the fight at 1:31 of the seventh.
“It was a rough fight,” Mattice said. “I felt like I was behind and my corner told me I needed a knockout. He buzzed me a few times. I caught him in the seventh and he wobbled. At first I was trying for one shot, then I remembered to start using the one-two. Then I landed a body shot, then a hook, and we got what we came here for, which was a knockout.”
Chinea (15-2-1, 6 Kos) was active, throwing an impressive 678 punches over seven-and-a-half rounds, compared to 414 for Mattice. But while he was aggressive and effective on the inside, his neglect of defense is what ultimately hurt him.
“I think I did well pressuring him and sticking to my game plane,” Chinea said. “I just got carried away and got caught with the right shot and, hmoov tsis, it ended the way it ended.
“I’m a little disappointed it ended the way it did, but that’s boxing and a lot of things can happen in the sport and that’s just the way it went.”
In the opening bout of the three-fight telecast, super lightweight prospect Montana Love kept his unblemished record intact with a majority decision over Sam Teah, tau qhab nia 78-74, 78-74, 76-76.
The southpaw Love (9-0, 4 Kos) pressed the action from the start, utilizing superior speed and polished footwork to dictate the pace. Cleveland’s Love, who took the fight on just four days’ notice, was seemingly talking trash during rounds, telling Teah what was coming next. But even with the advance warning, Teah was unable to get inside or land anything of consequence. Yeah (12-2-1, 5 Kos) seemed to come alive in the sixth but it was too little, too late for the Philadelphia fighter.
“I just kept boxing and pushing him back,” Love said. “I hurt three of my knuckles in my left hand in about the third round. I’m not sure if they’re fractured or not, but if I hadn’t hurt them I would have ended that fight early.
“I felt strong. I just came from a great camp with Robert Easter, which I think helped in this fight tonight. Sparring with Robert and Adrien [Broner], I’ve learned a lot from those guys.
“I give my overall performance a B or a C+. I think I could have done a lot more.”
Teah made no excuses about facing a last-minute opponent.
“He was a crafty southpaw. I knew he was slick, but he was quicker than I expected,” Teah said. “I would ball up to try to come inside and he was sharp with his right hook. Fighting guys on short-notice is the way I expect it. That’s the sport. I was preparing for a southpaw and I got a southpaw. No excuses.”
Cov kev tshwm sim tau nce los ntawm GH3 Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Roc teb chaws kev ua si, Yeej Promotions thiab Ringside Ticket.
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Barry Tompkins hu ua lub ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Cov thawj tsim yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.
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Ob-Division zus Danny Garcia Yuav siv sij hawm Nyob Qub ntiaj teb tau zus ib Brandon Rios nyob rau hauv Main kev tshwm sim & 168-Phaus zus David Benavidez defends Title nyob rau hauv rematch tiv thaiv Top contender Ronald Gavril nyob rau hauv Co-Feature
Las Vegas (Lub ib hlis ntuj 30, 2018) - Welterweight contenders Yordenis Ugas thiab Ray Robinson yuav clash nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round IBF 147-phaus title tshem tawm bout nyob rau Showtime Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 17 los ntawm Mandalay Bay nyob rau hauv Las Vegas nyob rau hauv ib tug kev tshwm sim los ntawm Premier Boxing Champions
Ugas vs. Robinson pib tawm ib Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT uas yog headlined los ntawm ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ob-division yeej Danny Garcia kev noj nyob yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Brandon Rios nyob rau hauv ib tug welterweight title eliminator. Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-feature yuav pom 168-phaus lub ntiaj teb no yeej David Benavidez tiv thaiv nws lub npe nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch tiv thaiv nyob saum super middleweight contender Ronald Gavril.
Qhov no welterweight showdown yuav contested rau lub IBF tus naj npawb ob txoj hauj lwm rau lub npe nyob rau ntawm undefeated yeej Errol Spence Jr.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Mayweather Promotions thiab TGB Promotions, yog ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm AXS.com.
Ntxiv txiav txim hauv lub arena yuav feature 175-phaus contender Lionell Thompson (19-4, 11 Kos) battling nyuaj-los tsoo Edwin Rodriguez (29-2, 20 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round matchup, khaub-ncaws nyias contender Ladarius Miller (14-1, 4 Kos) thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Argenis Mendez (24-5-1, 12 Kos) clashing nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round showdown thiab yav tas los saum toj-ranked pib xyaum ua Joe Spencer will make his pro debut against Uriel Gonzalez (1-2-1, 1 KO) nyob rau hauv ib plaub-round 154-phaus bout.
Ugas (20-3, 9 Kos), uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv teb chaws Cuba thiab tam sim no nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, yog ib tug ntawm cov busiest boxers nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv thiab ib tug fast-riser nyob rau hauv lub welterweight division. Tom qab poob ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab rau Amir Imam nyob rau hauv 2014, 31-xyoo-laus Ugas coj ib lub xyoo tawm los ntawm boxing thiab tuaj rov qab rau ib tug kua muag. Thaum lub sij hawm ib tug 12-lub hlis ncua los ntawm Lub yim hli ntuj 2016 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 2017, Ugas yeej tsib ncaj fights, khob tawm sab saum toj contenders thiab zeem muag xws li Jamal James, Bryant Perrella, Levan Ghvamichava, Thomas Dulorme thiab Nelson Lara, xws li ntau yam yeej rau luv luv daim ntawv ceeb toom ntawv.
Robinson (24-2, 12 Kos) yog lub epitome ntawm ib tug Philadelphia fighter - ib tug muaj kev boxer uas yeej ib txwm los txog rau hnub sib ntaus sib nyiam nyob tibneeg hu tauj coob. Ugas yuav sawv cev rau ib yam ntawm cov toughest kev sib tw ntawm Robinson cov hom hauj lwm. Lub 32-xyoo-laus southpaw tiv thaiv peb lub sij hawm xyoo tas los thiab yog los tawm ib xya round kev txiav txim kov yeej Breidis Prescott nyob rau hauv Atlantic City rau Lub rau hli ntuj 30.
Pub muab kwv yees tawm lub hmo ntuj ntawm fights yog unbeaten Andres Cortes (6-0, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib sib ntaus, undefeated Brian Gallegos (6-0, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv rau ib ncig ntawm super featherweight txiav txim, super Flyweight contender Ava Knight (14-2-4, 5 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau round attraction thiab unbeaten prospect Jonathan Esquivel (6-0, 5 Kos) battling Cameron Burroughs (4-2, 3 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round middleweight sib ntaus.
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