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UNDEFEATED UKRAINIAN WELTERWEIGHT TARAS SHELESTYUK FACES UPSET-MINDED JAIME HERRERA IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION TRIPLEHEADER FRIDAY, November. 4, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
Undefeated Cruiserweights Constantin Bejenaru & Stivens Bujaj Meet In Co-feature; Nephew of Former World Champion Popo Freitas, Vitor Jones Freitas Faces Manuel Mendez
Live på SHOWTIME på 10:30 p.m. OG/PT
From Omega Products International Event Center in Corona, Calif.
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NEW YORK (Oktober. 13, 2016) – Undefeated 2012 Olympic Bronze MedalistTaras "Real Deal" Shelestyuk (14-0, 9 KOS) will face upset-minded Jaime Herrera in the 10-round welterweight main event of a ShoBox: Den nye generation tripleheader on Fredag, November. 4, live på SHOWTIME på 10:30 p.m. OG/PT (forsinket på vestkysten) fra Omega Products International Event Center i Corona, Calif.
Shelestyuk (14-0, 9 KOS), of Los Angeles by way of the Ukraine, was a member of a 2012 Ukrainian Olympic team that included featherweight gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko and heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk. Jaime Herrera (15-3-1, 8 KOS), af Chicago, Ill., has defeated unbeaten prospects in four of last nine fights and is 8-1-1 overall since July 2012.
I co-feature, undefeated cruiserweights Constantin Bejenaru (11-0, 4 KOS, 0-1-1 i World Series of Boxing), of Catskill, N.Y.. by way of Moldova, og Stivens “Superman” Bujaj (16-0-1, 11 KOS), af New York, will collide in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International and WBC Continental Americas titles.
Ved indledningen anfald af telecast, ubesejret letvægts Vitor Jones Freitas (12-0, 1 ND, 6 KOS), of Salvador, Bahia, Brasilien, will be opposed by local fan favorite Manuel Mendez (12-1-2, 8 KOS), af Indio, Calif., i en otte-round Bout. The 23-year-old Freitas is the nephew of popular former two-time lightweight world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas.
Four of the six fighters on the distinctly international tripleheader will risk their unbeaten records against what likely will be their toughest assignments to date. Shelestyuk and Bejanaru will be making their second ShoBox starter. It’s also the second time ShoBox has aired from Omega. The first took place Oct.5, 2007, and featured victories by Yonnhy Perez og Mickey Bey Jr., who would both go on to become world champions, two of the 67 boxers on ShoBox to do so.
Tickets for the event promoted by Banner Kampagner, Thompson Boksning, Hitz Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing er prissat til $100 (Ringside), $70 (reserveret) og $50 (generel optagelse) og kan købes ved at ringe (714) 935-0900.
TARAS SHELESTYUK VS. JAIME HERRERA – 10-Round Welterweight Main Event
Taras Shelestyuk (pronounced “TARE-as SHELL-es-took) gennemsnit 85 punches per round in his ShoBox debut last November, winning an impressive 10-round unanimous decision over Aslanbek Kozak. In his most recent start and lone outing this year last Maj 20, the 5-foot-10, 30-year-old Shelestyuk knocked out Erick Martinez in the third round at Ontario, Calif.
“My training is going great, I am more powerful and my speed is better,” said the former international standout. “Herrera is a rough fighter, but it doesn’t matter to me because I am looking to step up and get into championship level fights.’’
Shelestyuk, who is trained by Eric Brown at Wild Card West, possesses solid skills, bevægelse og stansning magt. Since turning pro in March 2013 he has exclusively campaigned in the United States. Many from the outstanding 2012 Ukrainian Olympic team became immediate prospects as professionals, including Lomachenko, who won a featherweight world championship in just his third fight on SHOWTIME. Nu, it’s Shelestyuk’s turn to step up to the plate.
“I follow the 2012 Ukrainian Olympic team, and all the guys are doing very well and I’m happy for them,’’ said Shelestyuk, der gik 300-15 i amatører. “But I do not compare my results with anybody else because I have my own career and my own path to a championship belt, and I am enjoying this journey.”
Herrera, a pro since December 2009, seems to be a legitimate test for Shelestyuk. Herrera has won three straight, defeated undefeated prospects in four of last nine fights, og 8-1-1 overall since dropping a decision to Adrian Granados i 2012. One of those wins was an upset knockout of one-time highly ranked welterweight and world title challenger Mike “Machine Gun” Jones den aug. 23, 2014.
“Taras is a great fighter and I know I’m the underdog, but I’ve surprised some fighters before and I’m confident and ready to give it my best and win again,” said Herrera. “I’m coming into this fight with the same mentality I had in those fights against the other unbeaten guys. The way I see it, Taras has everything to lose and I fight as I have nothing to lose.’’
“I’ve been training very seriously and I’m excited to be able to showcase my skills on television. I grew up watching ShoBox. There will be more eyes on me and they will see my ability to fight. Getting a win will increase my ranking and open up more doors for my career.”
CONSTANTIN BEJENARU VS. STIVENS BUJAJ – 10-Round Cruiserweight Bout
Bejenaru (pronounced “bay-zhin-nah-ROO”) was an accomplished amateur. The southpaw boxed on the Romanian national team for 10 years and was a nine-time national champion.
I sin ShoBox premiere last April 15, the active and athletic native of Ungheni, Moldova, scored a unanimous eight-round decision over previously unbeatenAlexey Zubov (10-0), a former Russian amateur champion and seven-time European amateur champion.
Bejenaru is anxious to return to ShoBox and continue his winning ways. “Bujaj is a great boxer, we are both undefeated but there can only be one victor, and I do not plan on losing this fight,'' Sagde han. “I entered this fight with the intention of winning. That is what I train to do, that is what I am going to do.
“As a man who has been boxing for over 22 år, I feel extremely grateful to have been given this opportunity. In my previous ShoBox kamp, I was labeled as the underdog. Those who doubted me quickly changed their opinions once they saw me fight, and even more so once the referee raised my hand in victory.’’
Bujaj (pronounced “Boo-ha”) was born in Kelmend, Albania, but relocated to the Bronx, New York at an early age. The unbeaten prospect was a two-time New York Golden Gloves Champion at heavyweight who’s made for good fights every time out and mostly made it look easy. This is Bujaj’s third scheduled 10-round start, while Bejenaru will be making his 10-round debut.
The 26-year-old has won his last four in a row, herunder hans sidste to ved knockout, since boxing a split 10-round draw in a slugfest with then-undefeated three-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion Junior Wright (10-0) i maj 2014.
“I’m getting prepared,’’ said Bujah who’s coming off a first-round TKO over previously undefeated beaten Sergio Ramirez (11-0) på Juni 11. “I’m training like this is a world title fight, and I’m totally ready to win. I know my opponent is undefeated and I can’t overlook him. The way I feel, I’m on my ‘A’ Game. I was training in Las Vegas and now I am back in New York with Sharif Younan and I am ready to do everything I can to win this fight.
“This is the exposure and opportunity I’ve been waiting for. I just want to pick up these WBC titles that we are fighting for and be bumped up the rankings. Once I pick up these belts, I will be in the top 10 and anything is possible.’’
VITOR JONES FREITAS VS. MANUEL MENDEZ – Eight-Round Lightweight Bout
The nephew of popular former two-time lightweight world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas has been victorious in 12 consecutive bouts since fighting a No-Contest in his pro debut in July 2012. He’s coming off a fifth-round TKO over Rodolfo Franz sidste Maj 21.
Two outings ago, Freitas captured the Brazilian lightweight crown with a 10-round decision over Sidney Siquiera. This will Freitas’ sixth U.S. begyndelse; his last five fights were in Brazil.
“My uncle had many great fights on SHOWTIME and on November. 4, I am looking to carry on his legacy,” Freitas said. “This will be another step in following in his footsteps to become a world champion.’’
Mendez, who is trained by the respected Joel Diaz, is coming off a fourth-round knockout over Erick Martinez this past Sept. 23 i Ontario. Mendez used a strong, bruising style in which he mixed his punches well to punish Martinez. The 5-foot-8, 26-year-old Mendez has gone 12-0-2 since getting stopped in his pro debut in October 2010.
“I am excited about this opportunity to fight on ShoBox,’’ said Mendez who is a sparring partner for Ruslan Provodnikov og Timothy Bradley. “I know with a win, my career will escalate to a new level. I am looking to knock out Vitor.”
Barry Tompkins vil kalde ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhoodog tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall med Rich Gaughan produktion og Rick Phillips lede.
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Cirka ShoBox: Den nye generation
Siden starten i juli 2001, den kritikerroste SHOWTIME boksning serie, ShoBox: Den nye generation har budt unge talenter matches hårde. Den ShoBox filosofi er at transmittere spændende, crowd-glædeligt og konkurrencedygtige kampe samtidig give en Proving Ground for villige udsigter fast besluttet på at kæmpe for en verden titel. Nogle af de voksende liste af 67 krigere, der er dukket op på ShoBox og avanceret at samle verden titler inkluderer: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams og mere.
UNBEATEN TREY LIPPE MORRISON STOPS ED LATIMORE IN FIRST; “HOT ROD” KALAJDZIC WINS MAIN EVENT WITH IMPRESSIVE FIFTH-ROUND TKO OVER TRAVIS PETERKIN ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FROM BUFFALO RUN CASINO
Ivan Baranchyk Wins Unanimous Decision over Wang Zhimin
Unbeaten Welterweight Ivan Golub Stops James Stevenson in Third
Watch The Replay Mandag, Syv. 26, på 10 p.m. OG/PT på SHO EXTREME®
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MIAMI, Okla. (Syv. 24, 2016) – On a night when undefeated heavyweight Trey Lippe Morrison won his television debut and Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk og Ivan "The Volk" Golub forblev ubesejret, lys sværvægter Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic regained his winning ways by registering a fifth-round knockout over previously unbeaten Travis Peterkin i de vigtigste tilfælde af en ShoBox: Den nye generation quadrupleheader leve på SHOWTIME Fredag fra Buffalo Run Kasino i Miami, Okla.
Gør hans ShoBox debut and first start since suffering his lone defeat on a disputed decision to Marcus Browne, a motivated Kalajdzic (22-1, 15 KOS) St. Petersburg, Fla., dropped Peterkin (16-1-1, 7 KOS), of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N.Y., two times in the fifth before the fight was stopped at 1:32.
Other televised results: Baranchyk (12-0, 10 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., took a 10-round unanimous decision over Wang Zhimin (7-1, 3 KOS, 7-1 WSB), af Nutley, N.J. i form af Ningbo, Porcelæn, i ShoBox co-feature; immensely popular local favorite and son of the late former world heavyweight champion, Tommy ”The Duke” Morrison, sværvægter Trey Lippe Morrison (12-0, 12 KOS) demolished previously unbeaten Ed Latimore (13-1, 7 KOS), of Pittsburgh, Pa., scoring a 2:19, first-round TKO; and Ukrainian welterweight Golub (13-0, 11 KOS, 5-0 WSB), af Brooklyn, registered a third-round knockout over James Stevenson(23-3, 16 KOS), af Baltimore, Md.
Kalajdzic overwhelmed Peterkin with consistent aggression, superior fighting spirit and better power. Han landede 45 procent af hans magt skud, Herunder 60 percent in the final round. Mere, he led 37-7 in body connects.
“The one-dimensional nature of Travis Peterkin cost him big time because he had no answer for Hot Rod’s right hand, and when he threw his own power shots they were ineffective,'' ShoBox ekspert analytiker Steve Farhood said afterward. “He was exposed i aften, and Kalajdzic rejuvenated his career after the loss with Marcus Browne.”
A 6-foot-2 native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kalajdzic dropped Peterkin the first time with a right-left combination and finished him with a right-left-right combination. Peterkin fell heavily in a neutral corner, prompting the referee to stop it.
“He was a little bit awkward so it took me a little bit to find my range but once I did and I got into a rhythm, I knew he wasn’t going to last,’’ Kalajdzic said. “We have been working on staying patient and finding that range and it showed i aften.
“I wanted to make a statement in this fight and I did. I want the biggest names in the light heavyweight division, but before that I want Marcus Browne again. That is unfinished business for me. If he really thinks he won the fight then let’s do it again. We could fight next week. I’m ready.’’
Baranchyk, despite getting cut for the first time in his career (over his left eye in the fifth), vundet af snesevis af 100-90 to gange og 99-91. Der var ingen knockdowns.
The rounds, particularly in the fight’s second half, were competitive. Both fighters landed a high percentage of power shots, 44 percent for Baranchyk, 41 percent for Zhimin, but the difference was that Baranchyk was busier, crisper and physically stronger.
Going more than four rounds for the first time, he answered questions about his late-round stamina and feels he is now ready to step up again.
“The 140-pound division is loaded with talent,’’ Baranchyk sagde. “There are tons of fighters I would love to fight, but there are two guys in particular I’d like to fight next: Maurice Hooker and Abel Ramos. Hooker is with Roc Nation and is above me in the ratings. He’s undefeated and this would be a great fight to prove I’m one of the best up-and-coming guys in this division. I’d love Ramos to fight Ramos too. We are both promoted by DBE and I have heard he called me out. He’s a come forward guy and those are the type of fights I like and that make for great TV.
“I love the fans here in Miami and I love fighting on ShoBox. This was my first time going 10 rounds and I feel great. Of course I would have liked to get the knockout because I always want to put on a spectacular show, men dette var en stor lærerig oplevelse for mig. He was an extremely tough opponent and I was surprised he was able to take so many big shots. We have been working on being patient and boxing and I was able to show that i aften.''
Wang, who gave his best and never allowed Baranchyk to relax, sagde, “I felt a little tight and I couldn’t get my punches off like I wanted to. He was a little too big for me.’’
In a performance that lit up the arena, Lippe Morrison dropped Latimore two times and was on the verge of knocking him down again when the referee stepped in and halted matters at 2:19. Morrison decked Latimore the first time with a right hand midway through the first. Øjeblikke senere, Latimore went down again from two rights and a left hook. After a series of shots, the referee stopped it.
“You know I have to watch the fight, but I think I did alright,’’ said Morrison after what was supposed to be the most dangerous assignment of his career. “I know I have to be patient and work behind my jab and just take the opening that I see – patiently. Being patient is something I’ve really been working on. I really felt my patience this time.
“I didn’t expect it to end this quick. I knew it might, but I didn’t plan on it. It felt good to drop a guy with my left hand. I never had the accuracy or quickness with the left that I do know. I now feel that I am equally adept with both hands. My left is like my right.
“To win a fight like this is definitely a relief. I was nervous about the fight, but not about fighting on TV. This was supposed to be my toughest fight on paper and I think I did well.
“I feel I may have opened some eyes, but that’s in large part to Freddie Roach. I feel I’m improving thanks to Freddie. I’m throwing quicker, snappier punches and the coordination between my footwork with my hands is way better. All that is because of Freddie.
“I wasn’t going for the KO but I’m glad it happened. I could not have done it without Freddie, der er sikker. I’ll be going back to California in a week and then right to the gym.”
The knockout was Lippe Morrison’s ninth in the first round. He also has two second-round knockouts and one fourth-round KO in a career that began in February 2014.
“We want to see more of Trey Lippe Morrison,'Farhood sagde. “Let’s let Freddie Roach to do a little bit more of work with him. He had a tremendous pressure on him i aften, but he did fantastically and he responded very well. He made a big step up in class i aften and couldn’t have produced a better result: a first-round knockout.”
After a competitive, fast-paced first round, Golub took over as Stevenson appeared to tire. A picturesque right hook to the chin dropped and staggered Stevenson, who still wobbly, got up by the count of five, but Golub continued his two-fisted assault, delivered over 20 unanswered punches and the referee stopped it.
“To me the guy that stole the show was Golub,"Sagde Farhood. “We keep thinking of him as a boxer but he showed tremendous power i aften. He knocked out a very sturdy opponent in Stevenson and Baranchyk will benefit tremendously by going 10 runder. He showed a lot by throwing as many punches as he did late in the fight against an opponent who simply wouldn’t be hurt.’’
“I could see from the first round that he was leaving himself wide open when he was coming in,’’ said Golub after his second ShoBox begyndelse. “I knew it was only a matter of time until I caught him with something really big and I would get him out of there. I’m happy with the performance but know I still have a lot to improve on. Our game plan was to be patient and box and let him come to us. I’m looking forward to getting back in there soon and continuing to climb the ranks of the welterweight division.’’
Fredagens four-fight telecast that was promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions and Roc Nation Sports will re-air Mandag på 10 p.m. OG/PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME og vil være tilgængelig på SHOWTIME On Demand begynder i dag, Lørdag, Syv. 24.
Barry Tompkins kaldet ShoBox handling fra ringside med Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall med Richard Gaughanproduktion og Rick Phillips lede.
AFSLUTTENDE VÆGT, CITATER & FOTOS TIL SHOBOX: DEN NYE GENERATION QUADRUPLEHEADER
I MORGEN/Fredag Live på SHOWTIME® På 10 P.M. OG/PT
”Hot Rod” Kalajdzic Opfylder Travis Peterkin i Main Event,
Ivan Baranchyk tager på Wang Zhimin, Trey Lippe Morrison
Vender Ed Latimore, Ivan Golub Battles James Stevenson
At Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Okla.
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MIAMI, Okla. (Syv. 22, 2016) - De otte kæmpere (kombineret rekord 114-3-1, 78 knockouts) præsenteret på ShoBox: Den nye generation quadrupleheader leve på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten) i morgen, Fredag, Syv. 23, fra Buffalo Run Kasino er sat til at gå.
I ShoBox main event, gang-slået Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOS), St. Petersburg, Fla. vil blive modarbejdet af undefeated Travis Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y.. i en 10-runde lys sværvægter skrot. Junior letvægts fornemmelse Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., opfylder Wang Zhimin (7-0, 3 KOS, 7-1 WSB), af Nutley, N.J. i form af Ningbo, Porcelæn, i 10-runde co-feature. Klik HER at se en video af Baranchyk sidste kamp, en 21 anden KO.
Heavyweight Trey Lippe Morrison (11-0, 11 KOS), af Grove, Okla., søn af den afdøde tidligere verdensmester i sværvægt Tommy ”The Duke” Morrison, vil gøre hans tv-debut mod kolleger ubesejrede Roc Nation udsigten Ed ”Black Magic” Latimore (13-0, 7 KOS), of Pittsburgh, Pa, i en seks-runde kamp og ukrainsk weltervægt Ivan "The Volk" Golub (12-0, 10 KOS, 5-0 WSB), af Brooklyn, N.Y.. ansigter James ”Keep'em Sleepin” Stevenson (23-2, 16 KOS), af Baltimore, Md., i en otte-rounder, der vil åbne fjersynsudsendelse.
vægtene: Kalajdzic vejede 175½ pounds, Peterkin 174; Baranchyk tippes skalaen ved 139¾ pounds, Zhimin 139½, Morrison vejede 221½ pounds, Latimore 219; og Golub vejede 146½ pounds, Stevenson 146.
Billetter til arrangementet fremmes af DiBella Entertainment og Tony Holden Productions i samarbejde med Roc Nation Sports er prissat til $35, $55 og $75 og kan findes på buffalorun.com og ved stubwire.com.
Nedenfor er, hvad krigere havde at sige før Torsdagens indvejningen:
Radivoje KALAJDZIC
”Dette er mit andet 10-runde kamp, og det er mod en anden ubesejret southpaw fra New York. Jeg ser frem til denne kamp, og jeg er ivrig efter at se fremad.
”Jeg var meget ked af efter min sidste kamp [en kontroversiel beslutning tab til ubesejrede Marcus Browne]. Jeg var ikke rigtig gal nødvendigvis på mig selv eller mit team; Det var for det meste dommeren. Derefter, bagefter, da jeg så reaktionen fra fans, der helt booed beslutningen, selv tog deres Marcus Browne T-shirts fra, Jeg følte ikke så dårligt.
"På fredag Jeg ønsker at komme ind og ser godt ud, og forhåbentlig stoppe denne fyr. Jeg ønsker at se bedre og renere end jeg gjorde imod Browne. Jeg kæmpede OK imod Browne, men jeg burde have brugt min jab mere og ikke tillod ham at få fat i og holde mig så meget.
”Jeg ledte for meget at lande min ret. Jeg ved, at jeg skal gøre bedre til at sætte den op ved jabbing først. Og ved stansning i bundter.
”En stor gevinst Fredag vil ikke fjerne den samlede brodden af min sidste kamp; intet kan slette resultatet. Men da Browne ikke ønsker at give mig en omkamp, Jeg har ikke tænkt mig at bare jage ham. Jeg er nødt til at komme videre.
”Mod Peterkin, Jeg ønsker at holde det simpelt - jab, bevæge sig og bruge den højre hånd. Jeg har brug for at holde ham på enden af mine slag. Det ser ud som om han kommer på dig, men jeg har tænkt mig at komme på ham, for, på en smart måde. Jeg vil prøve og komme ind, kvæle ham. Jeg fik aldrig chancen mod Browne på grund af alle bedriftens.
”Peterkin er ubesejret, holdbare og kommer til at vinde. Jeg forventer en meget hård kamp. Men alt går efter planen. Jeg havde om sjette måneders forberedelse. Fejlene jeg lavede i min sidste kamp er blevet rettet. De vil ikke ske igen. Jeg har en mulighed i denne kamp for at slette alle de bitre minder fra min sidste kamp.’’
TRAVIS PETERKIN
”Making 175 pounds er OK. Jeg kan gøre vægten med noget problem. Så vægten er ingen spørgsmål. Hvis der var en vægtklasse på 185, Jeg ville nok være i det, men 175 er fint. Jeg er klar.
”Jeg så’Hot Rod’tæt mod Browne. Det var helt sikkert en god kamp. Jeg føler Marcus kunne have vundet let, hvis han ville have afsluttet arbejdet i nogle af runder. Hvis han bliver uden han vinder nemt, men han ønskede at gøre et punkt ved at gå inde.
”Nu’Hot Rod’får mig, og det er en fantastisk mulighed for mig. Han er en god fighter og bør have en nul der på sine tab. Han har magt og er en anstændig counter-puncher. Men vi har forberedt ham. Vi kommer til at vinde, kasse eller slagsmål. Dette har været en af mine bedste lejre i lang tid. Jeg er sikker på en sejr.
”Nøglen er at kontrollere, hvad der foregår i ringen, være smart og lytte til mit hjørne. Jeg mener, dette er absolut den hårdeste kamp for mig, og for ham, for.
’Jeg ser frem til kampen, og muligheden for at skabe et navn for mig selv 175. Det har været en lang rejse, men hvis jeg kan være mig selv og gøre, hvad jeg kom her for at gøre, Jeg vil være fint.’’
Oy BARANCHYK
”Det er ligesom et andet hjem for mig, kæmper i Miami. Jeg kan lide de mennesker. De synes at lide mig. Fredag bør være en spændende aften for alle.
”Mine sidste to kampe er endt hurtigt, men jeg altid træne og planlægger at gå 10 runder. Jeg har aldrig prøve for én-round knockouts. Jeg ser frem til det tidspunkt, hvor jeg kan vise lidt mere af min boksning og overordnede færdigheder. Jeg har tålmodighed.
”Jeg tror, at min modstander er meget godt og har en masse erfaring. Han er bedre end de sidste to kæmpere jeg kæmpede. Jeg føler denne kamp kunne gå nogle runder. Men jeg har magt, så vi vil se.
”Jeg arbejder meget hårdt i gymnastiksalen. I spar 10 runder hver dag. Jeg fik at sparre et par runder med Danny Garcia for denne kamp. Træning med en verdensmester som ham var en enorm læreproces, og det hjalp mig meget. Jeg håber, at nogle af det viser på fredag.''
WANG Zhimin
”Jeg vil gerne takke alle for denne chance for at kæmpe. Jeg er forberedt på alt. Min modstander er en meget erfaren bokser med et godt omdømme. Dette er absolut et skridt op og min største kamp.
”Jeg kan love dig en ting: Vi vil sætte på en spændende show for dig.
”Mit mål er at i sidste ende skal kæmpe for en verden titel. Det tager en masse tid, tålmodighed og arbejde inde i gymnastiksalen.
”Jeg er kendt for min aggressivitet, men jeg arbejder hele tiden på boksning mere. Jeg føler, at jeg har forbedret meget siden jeg var en amatør.
”Så jeg er klar til denne kamp. Han kan være en stor puncher men jeg ser ikke på hans tal. Dette er en fast matchup, en korsvej kamp og en god mulighed for os begge.’’
TREY LIPPE MORRISON
”Dette er en reel, væsentligt skridt op for mig, men jeg er nødt til at nærme det som jeg altid gør.
”Flytning til Hollywood [Calif.] var en stor forandring for mig, men det betød jeg kunne træne med Freddie Roach. Han boostet min selvtillid lige ved det faktum, at han indvilligede i at tage mig på. Så han må have set noget.
”Der er så mange ting, vi arbejder på: ring generalship, fodarbejde, ting at se til, ting at undgå.
”Dette er en hård kamp for os begge, en farlig test. Latimore er afgjort min hårdeste modstander hidtil.
”Jeg kender en masse mennesker er interesseret i at se mig og se, hvordan jeg gør på grund af min far. Men da jeg går på, de vil se jeg er min egen person,.
”Fighting her igen på Buffalo Run er altid spændende, men en ring er en ring; der er ingen hjemme felt fordel. Jeg helt sikkert sætte pris fans’ støtte, men jeg kan ikke tænke på det.
”En af disse dage vil jeg kæmpe en person, der kan tage min skud. Det kunne være Latimore, men hvis det sker, Jeg vil være klar til det. Som for mig at tage et skud, Jeg har været rystet i sparring, men ikke i en live kamp.
”Såre min højre hånd i min sidste kamp var en virkelig velsignelse. Jeg vidste, at jeg altid havde magt i det, men nu har jeg hurtighed og præcision til at gå sammen med det. Min hånd har ikke givet mig nogen problemer overhovedet i uddannelse. Så jeg tænker ikke over det. Hvis jeg ondt det igen, Jeg vil bare beskæftige sig med det og kæmpe videre.’’
FREDDIE ROACH, Morrisons Trainer
”Jeg skulle være i Filippinerne, men jeg er meget tæt med Manny Pacquiao og jeg fortalte ham, 'Hør efter, Manny, Jeg har tænkt mig at være en uge sent, fordi jeg har en stor kamp med Trey kommer op,’Og han sagde, ’Vi ses i en uge. Få den sejr.’
”Vi er en 100 procent klar. Vi har store sparringspartnere. Vi har gjort store arbejde, og jeg ved, han kommer fra en brækket hånd, og han ikke har kæmpet i et stykke tid, men hans styrke og konditionering går rigtig godt. Dette vil være en stor kamp, og jeg forventer ham til at være på sit bedste. [Ser man på Ed Latimore] Du kommer til at føle sin magt.
”Trey har meget god effekt og bryde hans hånd hjalp ham. Vi fik at udvikle begge hænder, og nu har han knockout magten i begge hænder.
”Ed Latimore er en meget vanskelig modstander, men jeg tror, Trey vil slå ham.’
Latimore ED
”Hele Mit mål er at være helt rolig, afslappet og i kontrol. Det er ikke en fysisk eller psykisk ting.
”Jeg føler, at jeg er kommet en lang vej, og jeg forbedres hele tiden. Der var tidspunkter, hvor jeg var overthinking i ringen, men ikke mere. Jeg arbejder på teknik hver eneste dag; min arbejdsmoral er upåklagelig.
”Jeg er blevet sådan en bedre studerende af boksning. Da jeg først begyndte at se, Jeg troede, det var kedeligt. Så lærte jeg at se, og begyndte at lægge mærke til de subtile ting foregår. Jeg ved nu, hvad jeg kigger på, når jeg se film og jeg ser tingene helt anderledes, end jeg gjorde før. Nu ved jeg, hvad de skal gøre med, hvad jeg lærer.
”Jeg kan være lille for en sværvægter, men jeg aldrig kommer til at være en af de store fyre, så jeg ikke sætte en masse vægt på størrelse. Hvis du kan kæmpe, du kan kæmpe. Jeg arbejder på at udvikle færdigheder. Stansning magt kommer fra teknik og repetition, ikke altid fra størrelse.
”Jeg ser frem til en god kamp. Jeg er nødt til at forblive komponeret. Morrison kan lide at komme helt ud på dig, men jeg har ikke planer om at bare lade ham komme på mig som han gjorde hans andre modstandere. Jeg har noget, jeg har planer om at gøre, som vil give ham noget at tænke over.
”Fighting ham er enorm for mig. Hans navn betyder meget. Han er den hårdeste fyr jeg har kæmpet. Men jeg tænker ikke over mine følelser og kæmpe for hans hjemby. Vi vidste, hvad vi var at komme ind, og der er ikke noget, vi kan gøre ved det. Der er ting, der er uden for din kontrol.
”Jeg er stadig i skole, hovedfag i fysik, men jeg tog et semester off. Derefter, denne lejlighed kom sammen. Ingen måde jeg kunne gøre begge dele lige nu. Jeg nyder, hvor langt jeg er kommet i boksning. Jeg tror det hårde arbejde betaler sig.
”Jeg er overbevist om jeg vil vinde Fredag. Det kommer til at være en stor.’’
IVAN Golub
”Jeg har primært arbejdet på min indvendige spil og indstilling ned på mine slag sidst. Jeg ved Stevenson er en god bokser, en behændig fyr, der ved, hvad gøre for at. Jeg er nødt til at forsøge at holde patienten, arbejde jab, arbejde kroppen og sætte på tryk.
”I de amatører det var mere om point. Winning var OK med point, men i US. du har brug for mere end det.
”Min tankegang går ind i hver kamp er på at gå afstanden. Jeg ser frem til at kæmpe Stevenson. Udover hans boksning evne, han tager et godt skud.
”Dette vil være en reel test for mig, min hårdeste test. Jeg er en naturlig 160 men kan gøre weltervægt nemt. Det har været en god lejr for mig.’’
JAMES STEVENSON
”Jeg tror, at min modstander er sandsynligvis tager mig let. Men han kommer til at se en anden mig. Jeg kigger på dette som et must-win, kan-win kamp. Fødslen af min datter for nylig helt vækkede mig. Det fik mig til at indse det var tid til at rette op, standse gaderne og helt fokusere på mit job. Jeg er nødt til at tage sig af hende. Den ekstra ansvar gjorde mig ændre mine veje.
”Så denne træningslejr har været helt anderledes end nogen jeg har haft før. Jeg er virkelig forberedt. Jeg er ikke kommet her for at køre, Jeg kommer til at vinde. Jeg er bestemt ikke her for at være nogens modstander.
”Det har været vanvittigt i min hjemby. Hele byen Baltimore er bag mig, og det er meget spændende. Fredager den vigtigste kamp nogensinde for mig, og jeg glæder mig til det.
”Jeg er overbevist om jeg kan være den første til at besejre Golub.’’
GORDON HALL, Senior Vice President for Produktion, SHOWTIME Sports & Executive Producer,ShoBox: Den nye generation
"I morgen nat vi har otte kæmpere med en samlet kombineret referat af 114-3-1. Vi har ubesejrede krigere vender mod hinanden. Vi havde 151 krigere kæmpe på ShoBox, og miste det 0. I morgen nat, på den anden matchup af natten, vi har to ubesejrede sværvægtere. Trey Lippe Morrisons far kan have været Tommy, men vi er ikke her, fordi han er Tommys søn. Vi er her, fordi vi mener, at Trey Lippe Morrison kan kæmpe og han tager et stort skridt op i at tage på Ed Latimore. Det er en stor kamp for begge kæmpere og jeg kreditere dem for at tage matchup.
”Ivan Golub havde 300 amatør kampe. Han er en dygtig fighter, Vi havde ham en gang før på ShoBox og han tager på James Stevenson, en veteran kampfly, der kommer ikke her for at tabe.
"Ivan Baranchyk, adoptivsøn af Buffalo Run Casino her i Miami. Han er en af de krigere, du ønsker at betale for at se. Han er al handling. Hans niveau er A-plus og Wang Zhimin kender det, og han er ikke bange.
”Det vigtigste begivenhed, Rod Kalajdzic vs. Travis Peterkin er den ene til at holde øje med. Kalajdzic tab på hans rekord mod Marcus Browne kan diskuteres til dem, der så kampen. Travis Peterkin er ubesejret, så for mig er det en kamp mellem to ubesejrede kæmpere i lyset sværvægter division, som har Adonis Stevenson, Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev. Det er en varm division og leder efter nyt blod og forhåbentlig vil vi se det heri morgen nat. "
Barry Tompkins vil kalde ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall med Richard Gaughan produktion og Rick Phillips lede.
Den nye generation: Lippe-Morrison ready for ShoBox debut
Miami, OK (September 22, 2016) – As the son of popular former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, Trey Lippe-Morrison’s name alone generates attention.
A quick glance at the Oklahoman’s record shows that all 11 of his victories came by knockout, 10 inside of two rounds. Those who dug deeper into Lippe-Morrison’s career will see that he’s trained by legendary Freddie Roach at Wildcard Boxing Club in Los Angeles, F.EKS. On the contrary, his critics note that his name alone generated the buzz rather than his knockouts and many second generation boxers didn’t meet expectations.
På fredag aften på Buffalo Run Casino, Lippe-Morrison looks to make his TV debut a successful one when he battles fellow unbeaten Ed “Black Magic” Latimore. The bout opens a quadrupleheader on Shobox: The New Generation and is scheduled for 6 runder. Latimore, 13-0 (7 KO s), owns amateur wins over former heavyweight champion Charles Martin and 2012 US Olympian Dominic Breazeale. The Pittsburgh, PA native will be Lippe-Morrison’s toughest test to date and he believes the heavy interest in this fight will only elevate his career when he emerges victorious.
“This is a difficult fight for Trey,” said Tony Holden, Lippe-Morrison’s promoter. “Latimore is undefeated and had a good amateur background. He and his team believe this fight will opens doors for him. The interest in this fight is extremely high not just because of whom Trey is but also since there are two unbeaten American heavyweight squaring off early in their careers. The winner is definitely worthy of being considered a top up and coming heavyweight.”
Lippe-Morrison is a member of Holden Productions’ “Four State Franchise” and fought 9 sin 11 fights at the Buffalo Run Casino, a venue he’s helped sell out multiple times. With the hometown advantage and flawless start to his pro career, Lippe-Morrison knows there will be pressure on him but believes he’s ready to handle it.
“There is a little bit of added pressure,” the 26-year-old said of fighting on TV. “There are of course the people that want to see me on the same level at my father but some of it is brought on by me. My team and I believe I’m ready for this. I’ve been getting a lot better and learning every day under Freddie Roach. Freddie says I’m prepared for the step up and he has full confidence in me. Now I’ve got to go out and perform.”
The quadrupleheader airs live on Showtime at 10 PM ET and also features Ivan “The Volk” Golub against James “Keep em’ Sleepin” Stevenson, Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk vs Zhimin Wang and Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic taking on “Notorious” Travis Peterkin.
Tickets are sold out and this excellent evening of boxing is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions Inc. and Roc Nation Sports.
UNBEATEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT TREY LIPPE MORRISON READY FOR TELEVISION DEBUT THIS FRIDAY, September. 23, ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATIONQUADRUPLEHEADER
“Hot Rod” Kalajdzic Faces Undefeated Travis Peterkin in Main Event,
Ivan Baranchyk, Wang Zhimin in Clash of Unbeaten Junior Welterweights, Welterweight Ivan Golub Risks Perfect Record Against James Stevenson
Live på SHOWTIME® på 10 p.m. OG/PT
NEW YORK (Syv. 21, 2016) - Trey Lippe Morrison er 11-0 med 11 knockouts. He is the son of the late former world heavyweight championTommy ”The Duke” Morrison. A Grove, Okla., indfødte, Trey resides in Hollywood, Calif., and is trained by Freddie Roach at Wild Card Gym.
Dette Fredag, Syv. 23, Morrison makes his eagerly awaited television debut when he faces fellow unbeaten and Roc Nation prospect Ed Latimore (13-0, 7 KOS), of Pittsburgh, Pa., in the second bout of a ShoBox: Den nye generation quadrupleheader leve på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten) fra Buffalo Run Kasino i Miami, Okla.
Morrison, der vender 27 på Syv. 27, has recorded eight first-round knockouts, two second-round knockouts and one fourth-round KO in a career that began in February 2014. He bears a striking resemblance to his late father facially, physique-wise and with his fighting style, wears red, white and blue trunks with “TOMMY” written across the belt. He has fought all but one of his fights in Oklahoma; this is his 10th start at Buffalo Run.
A popular member of Holden’s Four State Franchise stable, the 6-foot-2 Morrison is fighting for the first time since he underwent surgery on his right tendon from an injury suffered in his most recent bout, a fourth-round TKO over Thomas Hawkins sidste Jan. 23.
Below is what Morrison and Roach said about Trey’s fight against LatimoreFredag, his up-and-coming career, life outside the ring, remembrances of his father, working with Freddie and more:
“I’m going to approach this fight against Latimore just the same way I approached my first 11 slagsmål,’’ said Morrison ahead of the scheduled six-round bout. “I’ve gained a lot of confidence and a lot of new skills, and I’m just honored to be able to showcase them. Being on SHOWTIME is just a huge bonus.”
Morrison’s thoughts on Ed Latimore …
“I’ve watched a little bit of video. He’s really similar to me. The way he bobs his head all the time and is a real aggressive fighter and always comes forward. It’s almost like I’m fighting a clone of myself. He kind of has that Mike Tyson style, and that’s what I expect to see. If he doesn’t come at me that way, then I’ll have to have a game plan for something else.”
Is Latimore your toughest fight to date? …
“Oh, Ja. Selvfølgelig. 100 procent. His record says it all [13-0, 7 KOS]. He’s athletic. From just what I’ve seen of his past fights, he would be the toughest guy I’ve fought so far.”
On the injury suffered in his last fight …
“I feel like it is 100 percent healed. It was kind of a freak accident. I threw an uppercut and it hit him in the hard part of his head. Since I’ve been able to put my glove on it, it hasn’t been a problem.”
What are the keys to this fight? …
“I think you always find the keys within the first couple rounds of the fight. That’s when you figure someone out. I figure I’m just going to be patient, and wait for my shot and when it comes, take it.”
Tommy was known as a left-hooker, you’re known for a strong right hand? Did you work more on your left when you were sidelined? …
“Oh, ja. Tremendously. I would say me being hurt was a blessing. I think it helped me more than it hurt me. I was really able to develop and sharpen my left hand. So right now I feel like my left hand is just as lethal as my right. I’m confident I can now do everything with my left that I can with my right. I was more of a right-handed fighter before because my left hand wasn’t as developed yet. My timing and my speed wasn’t quite there with my left before, but now I’m good with both.”
On working with Freddie Roach…
“I’ve been working with Freddie for about a year now. I’m living in West Hollywood; right smack dab in the middle of all the craziness. But I stay away from all of it. I’m more of a hermit. If I’m not training, I’m at home. I really don’t go out much. I really just like being alone at times and being at my place. I don’t have many hobbies. I would say I’m a nerd. I like to play video games with my friends online.”
How did you end up with Freddie?
“I originally moved out here to train with Jesse Reid. He decided he wanted to make a move to Las Vegas, and that just wasn’t a move my promoter, Tony Holden, and I were going to make. Since I was already here, Tony had a lunch with Freddie who agreed to look at me. So I had a private session with him and after that he said he’d be willing to work with me.”
How much have you learned under Freddie’s watchful eye? …
“I’ve learned so much — probably everything. And anything I was good at before, he’s sharpened it. I’d probably give him full credit for everything. The guys I’ve sparred with have also taught me a lot. It’s really helped me in every way possible.”
Did you play sports in high school? …
“I played football, basketball and track. I played tight end and defensive end in football and I ran the hurdles and threw the shot and disc. I played four years of college football at the University of Central Arkansas. I played defensive end there. I had a couple of pro teams looking at me, but I screwed up my senior year and ended getting kicked off the team. I made some bad decisions, just being a dumb college kid, and that led to it. When boxing came up, it was like a second chance for me.
“I wasn’t ready for my athletic career to be over. Football ended for me because I made bad decisions. I needed to be told that I wasn’t good enough for me to move on and go out and get a regular job. Around the same time that happened, my dad passed away. My mom told me that Tony Holden had a casino in the next town from where I went to high school. I had never met him before but we went out and had a great time talking about my dad. So I popped the question to him and asked if he’d help me get into boxing. He said absolutely not. I told him I was going to give it a shot because I wasn’t able to give up athletics. He called me back three days later."
Do you feel pressure being the son of Tommy Morrison? …
"Yeah. I think there’s a lot of pressure on me to do well, and I think that really weighed on me the first couple of fights. That’s always going to be there. No matter who I fight, or how good I do, they are always going to compare me to my dad. I just have to deal with it. There definitely is pressure, but I can deal with it better now.
“When I first started, people were comparing my first fight ever with how my dad ended his career…to his best fight. So obviously I wasn’t going to match up that way. I knew that I’d get better and that one day I’d get there.”
How would you describe your relationship with your father? …
“I’d say our relationship was awesome. We were great friends. Du ved, our time got cut short, and we didn’t get to spend a lot of time together. But the time we did have was amazing. And we really cherished it.”
Would you think your dad would be proud of you today, following in his footsteps?
“I think he would be proud of me. I wish he was here because the things he would say would help me a lot. I really do think he’d be proud.”
How much has your promoter Tony Holden meant to you?
“I wouldn’t be where I’m at without him. I can’t even put it into words. Ærligt, if I would have started boxing without him, no one would know who I was. Everything I have in boxing, is because of him. I met him in October of 2013, two or three months before I got into boxing.”
Freddie Roach, a seven-time Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year and 2012 inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, will be in Morrison’s corner Fredag i Miami. He said Trey is dedicated, a joy to work with and has continued to improve. But he remains a work in progress.
“Trey’s a very nice person, a simple guy, real polite like most boxers.’’.
“He inherited his father’s punch. He’s a big puncher. He’s learned how to box and is getting better every day. He tries hard. I like the way he’s progressing. He holds his own with some of the veteran guys here at the gym and is doing very well.
“Once he learns to box a little more, he’s going to make a lot more noise in the division. My thoughts on the heavyweights right now is that it is not all that strong of a division. [Anthony] Joshua may be the best, and there are a couple other big names. But I think the division is mostly wide open for guys who have heart and balls and are ready to take it the distance. Trey’s that kind of kid.’’
It was Roach who wanted this fight. “His manager asked me if he was ready and I said he was 100 procent klar. Latimore is his toughest fight, but it’s time to step up.’’
I Fredagens ShoBox main event, gang-slået Radivoje Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOS), St. Petersburg, Fla. will try and resume his winning ways when he meets undefeated Travis Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y.. i en 10-runde lys sværvægter skrot. I co-feature, super lightweight livewire Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., takes on Roc Nation’s Wang Zhimin (7-0, 3 KOS, 7-1 WSB), af Nutley, N.J. i form af Ningbo, Porcelæn, i en 10-rounder. In a scheduled eight-round bout, ukrainsk weltervægt Ivan "The Volk" Golub (12-0, 10 KOS, 5-0 WSB), af Brooklyn, N.Y.. ansigter James ”Keep'em Sleepin” Stevenson (23-2, 16 KOS), af Baltimore, Md.
The combined record of the eight boxers on the televised card is 114-3-1 med 78 knockouts.
Billetter til arrangementet fremmes af DiBella Entertainment og Tony Holden Productions i samarbejde med Roc Nation Sports er prissat til $35, $55 og $75 og kan findes på buffalorun.com og ved stubwire.com.
Barry Tompkins vil kalde ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhoodog tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall med Rich Gaughan produktion og Rick Phillips lede.
Baranchyk Glade for at imponere Ny Hometown Fans fredag i Miami, OK
Miami, OK (September 19, 2016) - Når junior weltervægt Buzzsaw Ivan ”The Beast” Baranchyk først kæmpede på Buffalo Run Casino i marts, han ikke var kendt af lokalbefolkningen. Mange af de fans pakket spillestedet primært at støtte ”Fire State Franchise” medlemmer Kenzie Morrison, Jesse Cook og Dillon Kog. Ting dog hurtigt ændret.
På denne aften, Baranchyk ødelagt fyr ubesejrede Nicholas Givhan i 21 sekunder med en knusning venstre hook. Præcis tre måneder senere, Baranchyk vendte tilbage til Buffalo Run Casino og havde fansene ser ham nøje. Den eksplosive 23-årige leverede igen, stoppe en anden ubesejret fighter Eliseo Cruz Sesma i mindre end tre runder. En fighter hidtil ukendt til lokalbefolkningen blev hurtigt efterspurgte.
”Fansene her faldt i kærlighed med Ivan,”Sagde Promotor Tony Holden, der har fremmet kæmper for mere end 25 år. ”Han har fået en stor stil, der kan vinde over en menneskemængde, som måske ikke har kendt meget om ham, og det er præcis, hvad han gjorde i sine sidste to kampe.”
I august, Holden underskrevet Baranchyk til en co-salgsfremmende aftale, arbejder sammen med DiBella Entertainment og Fight Kampagner Inc.
Nu medlem af ”Fire State Franchise,”Baranchyk ser ud til at køre hans post til 12-0 med 11 knockouts da han møder 7-0 Zhimin Wang fra Kina i en ti runde konkurrence om USBA junior weltervægt titel Fredag aften på Buffalo Run Casino. Den Branchyk-Wang kamp finder sted på en ShoBox quadrupleheader med tre andre spændende dueller mellem krigere med en samlet oversigt over 96-3-1. Kortet airs live på Showtime på 10 pm ET og billet til kampen er udsolgt.
Med en sejr, Baranchyk vil sandsynligvis blive rangeret i top 15 og gå videre til større slagsmål. Men, Brooklyn, NY baserede russisk udelukkende fokuseret på underholdende hans nyfundne tilhængere.
Baranchyk sagde om hans kommende kamp, ”Jeg er spændt ud over tro til endnu engang at kæmpe på Shobox og i min nye hjemby Miami, OK. Denne gang (min modstander) er langt mere alvorlig, men jeg er parat til at kæmpe nogen. Jeg vil vise en høj grad af boksning og gud villig kampen vil ende tidligt i en knockout.”
EIGHT FIGHTERS WITH A COMBINED RECORD OF 114-3-1 WILL BE FEATURED FRIDAY, September. 23, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
ON SHOBOX: DEN NYE GENERATION QUADRUPLEHEADER
Fra Buffalo RUN CASINO i Miami, OKLA.
Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic Faces Undefeated Travis Peterkin in Main Event,
Unbeatens Ivan Baranchyk, Wang Zhimin Clash for USBA Junior Welter Title,
Welterweight Ivan Golub Risks Perfect Record Against James Stevenson,
Trey Lippe Morrison Meets Ed Latimore in Collision of Unbeaten Heavyweights
Billetter til salg nu
NEW YORK (Syv. 6, 2016) – Light heavyweight Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic will face unbeaten southpaw Travis “The Notorious” Peterkin in the 10-round main event of a stacked ShoBox: Den nye generation quadrupleheader på Fredag, Syv. 23, lever videre SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten) fra Buffalo Run Kasino i Miami, Okla.
The combined record of the eight boxers on the televised card is 114-3-1 med 78 knockouts.
Kalajdzic, 25, St. Petersburg, Fla., og Peterkin, 26, of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N.Y., vil gøre deres ShoBox debuts and initial 10-round starts.
This is Kalajdzic’s first fight since losing a highly controversial and questionable eight-round split decision to unbeaten 2012 Olympian Marcus Browne sidste April 16 i Brooklyn. Kalajdzic is clamoring for a rematch with the world-ranked Browne, but he can’t overlook the strong, athletic Peterkin, who is coming off a shutout decision over Larry Pryor sidste Marts 30 and is looking for a breakout performance.
I ShoBox co-feature, super lightweight powerhouse Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., faces Roc Nation prospect’s Wang Zhimin (7-0, 3 KOS, 7-1 WSB), af Nutley, N.J. i form af Ningbo, Porcelæn, in a 10-rounder for the vacant USBA 140-pound title. In a scheduled eight-round bout, ukrainsk weltervægt Ivan "The Volk" Golub (12-0, 10 KOS, 5-0 WSB), af Brooklyn, tager på James ”Keep'em Sleepin” Stevenson (23-2, 16 KOS), af Baltimore, Md.
Local favorite and son of the late former world heavyweight champion, Tommy ”The Duke” Morrison, sværvægter Trey Lippe Morrison (11-0, 11 KOS) makes his highly anticipated television debut against fellow unbeaten and Roc Nation prospect Ed Latimore (13-0, 7 KOS), of Pittsburgh, Pa., in the six-round telecast opener.
Billetter til arrangementet fremmes af DiBella Entertainment og Tony Holden Productions i samarbejde med Roc Nation Sports er prissat til $35, $55 og $75 og kan findes påbuffalorun.com og ved stubwire.com. (Den $35 tickets are sold out).
Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOS), a 6-foot-2 native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, turned pro in June 2011. Han vandt sin første 21 fights before losing to Browne in a bout in which many felt he won easily. Browne (18-0) landed an occasional hard shot, but Kalajdzic seemed to control the fight with his power and awkward style. Both boxers hit the deck, Kalajdzic (from what appeared to be a slip) in the first, Browne (clearly) in the sixth from a right hand to the head. Receiving credit for a knockdown in which no punch appeared to connect was the difference, and the fans booed when the scores of 76-75, 76-74 og 74-76 were announced.
“I am really excited about this fight and that I am on television again fighting another undefeated southpaw,"Sagde Kalajdzic. “I am continuing where I left off with training camp from my previous fight since it’s another southpaw, so I will be more than prepared. Forhåbentlig, Peterkin comes to fight and not hug like my last opponent did so we can give the fans a good fight.”
Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOS) would still have an unblemished record if not for losing two points in an eight-round majority draw with 2008 Dominikanske Olympian Lenin Castillo (12-0) den aug. 1, 2015 på Barclays center. Peterkin had a point deducted in the fourth for hitting after the break and in the fifth for a low blow. Pointene blev 76-74 og 75-75 to gange.
Despite the draw in his outing before last, Peterkin considered this the most gratifying moment of his life. Fra 2012-14, he stocked and served food in the suites at Barclays. In his most recent effort, Peterkin easily outpointed Pryor by the scores of 80-72 three times in New York. This will be Peterkin’s first fight outside of his home state.
A good boxer with excellent technique, Peterkin was introduced to boxing by his father, Bernard, en 1987 heavyweight Golden Gloves semifinalist, i 2001. Han gik 95-7 i amatører; after winning the 2010 New York Golden Gloves, he went pro in January 2011.
“I was ringside at Hot Rod’s last fight. Jeg respekterer ham, but I saw what his flaws are and will exploit them,” said Peterkin. “I am anticipating a war. Brooklyn is coming to Oklahoma and I will not disappoint. På Syv. 23, greatness beckons.”
Baranchyk, an offensive-minded fighting machine, packs outstanding power in both hands. He’s making his third appearance on ShoBox and third in a row at Buffalo Run. His otherShoBox starter, both first-round knockouts versus undefeated opponents, totaled a combined2:49.
The highly regarded, all-action Baranchyk registered a brutal, two-punch, 21-second stoppage over Nicholas Givhan (16-0-1) sidste Marts 25 på ShoBox at Buffalo Run. He scored a 2:28, første runde knockout løbet Shadi Shehadeh (9-0-2) i sin ShoBox debut last December. 11 i Houston, Texas.
Baranchyk was born in Minsk, Byelorussia and lives in Brooklyn. He’s won eight straight by knockout, including a third-round TKO over previously undefeated Joaquim "Eliseo” Cross (9-0-1) sidste Juni 25 at Buffalo Run. Dominant with his speed and power from the outset, Baranchyk dropped Cruz in the second. Cruz’s corner threw in the towel at 1:07 af den tredje.
Alle 10 of the 5-foot-7, 23-year-old Baranchyk’s knockouts have come inside three full rounds, including six in the first. He’s fought 22 rounds in an 11-fight career. The only time he went the distance was in his third fight, a four-rounder in December 2014. Baranchyk, a former European amateur standout, turned pro in June ‘14 and relocated to the United States a few months later.
“I couldn’t be more excited about returning to ShoBox,” said Baranchyk. “Zhimin is a very skilled fighter and he will be my toughest opponent yet. Men, I intend on ending this bout in devastating fashion. I guarantee you will see Zhimin on his back when the fight is over. I am looking to send a message to the rest of the junior welterweight division that I am someone to be feared.”
Zhimin, 30, turned pro in November 2010 and fought eight times in the WSB through 2011. After a three-year layoff, he relocated to the U.S. and has gone 7-0. He’s coming off an eight-round decision over Matthew Doherty sidste Juni 11. Zhimin had great success in the WSB, winning the gold in 2011 in his native China, defeating Yerzhan Mussafirov of Kazakhstan in the tightly contested lightweight final. Inden da, he reached the final in the Chinese National Boxing Championship in 2010, where he received a silver medal. I 2012, han vandt anden sølvmedalje, denne gang på Erdos International Boxing Competition.
“It’s an honor for me to be a part of this great event,” said Zhimin. “I want to thank the promoters, my team and everyone who gave me this opportunity. My goal is to get that belt. I know it’s a process full of challenges, but I am not afraid of what lies ahead. I know that I will make it. I have faith in myself. I will do whatever I can to prepare myself for this title showdown and give the fans my best performance and bring home the belt.”
Golub, a 27-year-old who, at 6-feet, is tall for a welterweight, turned pro as a middleweight in November 2012. At the outset of his career, Han gik 5-0 in the WSB. He’s gone 12-0 siden, vindende 10 af knockout, including his last six in a row, the last three as a welterweight.
I sin ShoBox debut, he touched the canvas for the first time in his career, but bounced back to blast out Marlon Waters with a series of combinations in the closing seconds of the sixth. He won by TKO.
Golub, a southpaw who’s coming off a second-round TKO over Ernesto Ortiz sidste Juli 21, was an outstanding amateur. Han gik 270-32 som amatør, was a five-time national champion in Ukraine and won bronze at the 2009 World Amateur Championships.
“Stevenson has a lot of experience and I am preparing for a very tough fight,” said Golub. “He is a guy that likes to sit on his punches and trade, which is exactly what I want. Once he feels my power, he is going to be in trouble. This will be an exciting fight for as long as it lasts.”
Stevenson is making his ShoBox debut. En pro da 2008, he won his first 21 scraps until losing by ninth-round TKO to then-undefeated Sammy Vasquez den aug. 8, 2014. The fight was competitive for five rounds before Vasquez took over. Stevenson went down in the ninth.
The 5-foot-11, 33-year-old Stevenson has won two-of-three since, herunder en femte runde TKO i Kevin Womack sidste Maj 14 in his first fight i 13 måneder. A hard-hitting boxer-puncher, Stevenson has feasted on modest opposition and is still seeking a signature victory.
Stevenson has produced a respectable record in spite of his career getting sidetracked by a series of setbacks and tragedies. I 2011, during a routine jog, a dog viciously attacked him, requiring Stevenson to get more than 20 stitches. Kort tid derefter, his father James Stevenson Sr. passed away, as did his mother-in-law.
“I appreciate the opportunity,” said Stevenson. “But they made a big mistake giving me the time to get ready for this fight. I’m training real hard and I’m coming to make a statement. I’m not scared of Golub and I promise it won’t go the distance. I’m putting him to sleep.”
Morrison has registered eight first-round knockouts, two second-round knockouts and one fourth-round KO in a career that began in February 2014. Morrison, who bears a striking resemblance to his late father facially, physique-wise and with his fighting style, turns 27 påSyv. 27. He’s fought all but one of his fights in Oklahoma; this is his 10th start at Buffalo Run.
A popular member of Holden’s Four State Franchise stable, the 6-foot-2 Morrison is fighting for the first time since he underwent surgery on his right tendon from an injury suffered in his most recent bout, a fourth-round TKO over Thomas Hawkins sidste Jan. 23.
“I have worked so hard to get to this point and now this is my chance to show the world who I am. I want to thank SHOWTIME for the opportunity,” said Morrison. “Latimore is a huge step up in class for me, but I am ready for it. Once I hear those Oklahoma fans and feel the energy inside the arena, I flip a switch and it’s go-time. This is going to be my coming-out party.”
Latimore, who majored in physics in college, is a boxer-puncher expected to give Morrison his toughest test. Latimore is making his ShoBox debut and fourth start this year. He’s coming off an eight-round split decision over Juan Goode sidste Juli 15.
Den 6-fods-1, 31-year-old Latimore turned pro in January 2013. Som en amatør, he won the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves, National PAL and Ringside Championships, and was victorious over 2012 Olympian Dominic Breazeale and former IBF Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin.
“Morrison will be a real test for me,” said Latimore. “It’s never easy to fight someone in their backyard. I just fought in my hometown of Pittsburgh so I know the feeling coming into it and the momentum on fight night. I am looking forward to putting on a good show for all the fans in Oklahoma and those watching on ShoBox."
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® IN SEPTEMBER WITH “BRITAIN’S BEST”
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NEW YORK (Syv. 1, 2016) – The most popular and prolific prizefighters in British Boxing history will be highlighted when SHOWTIME Championship Boxing’s 30th anniversary year-long celebration continues in September with “Britain’s Best’’ on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
The featured fighters –Naseem Hamed, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, Chris Eubank og Nigel Benn– were longtime world champions. Each had a distinctive personality inside and outside the ring, and all helped usher in an era of boxers from Great Britain that currently features a record 14 verdensmestre, Herunder Carl Frampton, James Degale, Lee Selby og Anthony Joshua.
Of the eight fighters, all but Eubank and Hatton reached dizzying heights by scoring significant victories against distinguished American fighters. Benn blasted out Iran Barkley i 2:57. In his premium network television debut, Hamed dominated Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson og, 10 months later, stoppetKevin Kelly. Calzaghe destroyed Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy. Froch rallied from the brink of defeat to stop Jermain Taylor, and Hatton crushed perennial 140-pound world champion Kostya Tszyu of Australia.
The rivalry between longtime WBO Middleweight and Super Middleweight champion, Eubank, and Benn, a longtime WBC Super Middleweight boss, may have been the most celebrated in U.K. historie. Eubank took their savage first fight on a ninth-round TKO; the rematch ended in a draw.
Hamed (2015) and Calzaghe (2014) are members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of September:
- Torsdag, Syv. 1: Chris Eubank-Nigel Benn II
- Torsdag, Syv. 8: Naseem Hamed-Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson
- Torsdag, Syv. 15: Ricky Hatton-Kostya Tszyu
- Torsdag, Syv. 22: Joe Calzaghe-Jeff Lacy
- Torsdag, Syv. 29: Carl Froch-Jermain Taylor
All fights will air on “Throwback Thursdays” on SHOWTIME EXTREME (10 p.m. OG/PT) throughout the month of September and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and via the network’s online streaming service.
(Throwback Thursdays/ Fight Synopsis)
Eubank vs. Benn II – Oct. 9, 1993, Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Three years after Eubank rallied to stop defending champion Benn in an intense, fiercely contested battle for the WBO Middleweight Crown that marked the beginning of a great era for British middleweights and super middleweights, the rivals fought to a controversial 12-round draw in a 168-pound unification bout for Eubanks’ WBO and Benn’s WBC titles.
With more than 42,000 fans in attendance roaring their approval, the two legends went at it again from start to finish. There were lots of close rounds with frenzied flourishes at the end of each. The thrilling 12th round is considered a classic as both boxers were told they needed it to win. At the finish, one judge scoring it for Eubank, 115-113, one judge gave it to Benn by the identical score while the third judge had it 114-114.
Hamed vs. Johnson – Feb. 8, 1997, New London Arena, London, England
The undefeated WBO Champion Hamed unified the featherweight division with an eighth-round TKO over respected longtime IBF titlist, Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson. Hamed dominated Johnson, der var at gøre hans 12th defense, from the third round on, scoring the bout’s lone knockdown with a huge uppercut in the eighth. Hamed was ahead by 69-63, 69-64 og 69-65 when it was stopped at2:27 Rundens.
Four starts later, Hamed won his United States debut with a wild fourth-round knockout over Kelly, a former WBC Champion, i Madison Square Garden.
Hatton vs. Tszyu – June 4, 2005, M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
The largely unproven but hungry Hatton scored one of the most sizeable stunners in British history and announced his entry to the upper echelons of the world boxing scene by recording an 11th-round TKO over Tszyu for the unified IBF, Ring and lineal light-welterweight titles.
This is regarded as the signature performance in Hatton’s career; the stamina, aggression and heart he displayed is now legendary. A massive underdog against a dominant, feared champion and one of the world’s top pund-for-pund boksere, Hatton won when Tszyu failed to answer the bell for the 12th round. Efter 11, Hatton was ahead by 107-102, 106-103 og 105-104.
Calzaghe vs. Lacy - Marts 4, 2006, M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
In the most important and anticipated super middleweight match since Roy Jones besejret James Toney i 1994, Calzaghe produced a masterpiece and the performance of his career, thoroughly overwhelming the previously unbeaten IBF kingpin Lacy. It was a Brit Beatdown at its brutal best, a wipeout from the outset. Calzaghe cut Lacy over both eyes and caused blood to flow from Lacy’s nose midway through a fight that could have been stopped several times, and floored him in the 12th.
By impressively prevailing over Lacy, Calzaghe also earned the Den RingChampionship, becoming the first super middleweight to be recognized as world champion by The Ring.
Froch vs. Taylor – April 25, 2009, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Foxwoods, Conn.
Froch registered one of the most dramatic finishes to a world title fight sinceJulio Cesar Chavez, behind on points, stoppet Meldrick Taylor two seconds from the end of the 12th round in 1990.
Froch, making his second U.S. start and initial defense of the WBC title, survived a third-round knockdown – the first of his career, amateur and pro – to finish Taylor with 14 seconds left.
Froch hurt and staggered Taylor with a cracking right hand just over a minute into the 12th. Desperate to get the knockout, he continued to belt Taylor all over the ring. With about 90 seconds left, Taylor went down from a barrage of head shots. He barely arose at nine with 0:29 remaining but had no defense for an ensuing barrage of damaging blows.
(The British Invasion/Boxer Capsules)
Chris Eubank (45-5-2, 23 KOS), of Brighton, England, was one of the top British super middles of all-time; he was responsible for helping British boxing ride a peak of popularity in the 1990s. After winning the WBO 160-pound title by stopping Benn and making three subsequent defenses , Eubank moved up to 168, captured the WBO crown and retained it 14 gange (12-0-2) over a five-year-period. One of the draws came against WBC champion Benn in world title unification in their rematch in October 1993.
Nigel “Dark Destroyer” Benn (42-5-1, 35 KOS), of West Ham, England, went pro in January 1997 og vandt sin første 22 fights by knockout. He took the WBO 160-pound belt with an eighth-round TKO over Doug DeWitt april 29, 1990, i Atlantic City. In his first defense, he stunned the boxing world by scoring a devastating TKO 1 over former middleweight world champion Barkley on Aug. 18, 1990. In his next outing, Benn fought Eubank the first time. He captured the WBC 168-belt in October 1992 and made nine successful defenses.
Naseem Hamed (36-1, 31 KOS), af Sheffield, England, was a global superstar. He was known, loved, despised and acclaimed as one of the greatest British pound for pound boxers of all time. He was known for his marvelous movement and entertaining, albeit unconventional antics. He held multiple world championships at fjervægt and made 16 consecutive featherweight world title defenses. He was considered the linear world champ at 126 pounds for five years (1995-2000) and was The Ring Magazine’s No. 1 Featherweight Fighter from 1997‑2000.
Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton (45-3, 32 KOS) af Manchester, England, is viewed by many as the No. 1 British 140-pounder of all time. Han var den 2005 RingMagazine Fighter of the Year, the first British boxer to receive the award since its inception in 1928. He was also the 2005 ESPN and Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year. During his15-year career (1997-2012), he held various world titles at junior welterweight and one at weltervægt. He reached the pinnacle of his profession in June 2005 when he upset Tszyu to seize the unified IBF, Ring and lineal 140-pound titles.
Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOS) is the longest-reigning super middleweight world champion in history, having held the WBO title for more than 10 years and making 21 successful defenses before relinquishing it to move up to light heavyweight. As his reins at 168 og 175 pounds overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as world champion of any active fighter. Calzaghe annihilated IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy to become world super middleweight champion on March 4, 2006. He held the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring magazine og lineal super mellemvægt titler, as well as The Ring lys sværvægter titel.
Carl “The Cobra” Froch (33-2, 24 KOS), of Nottingham, England, was a four-time super mellemvægt world champion who possessed an aggressive, stil, toughness and granite chin. Froch won the WBC crown twice and was the WBA titleholder from 2013-2015 og IBF champion from 2012-2015. I 2013, den Jeg er en meget smart bokser med hurtige hænder og kraft listed him as the best British pound-for-pound boxer.
One outing after Froch captured the WBC belt with a triumph over Jean Pascali maj 2008, he rattled the boxing world by producing one of the most remarkable comebacks in history. Rallying from an early knockdown and a four-point deficit on two of the scorecards entering the final round, Froch came on to batter former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor senseless and knock him out at 2:46 af 12th april 25, 2009. A few months later, Froch entered the Super Six World Boxing Classic on SHOWTIME, where he got the only two defeats of his career, losing decisions to Mikkel Kessler, ogAndre Ward in the finals.
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Lippe-Morrison to make TV debut against Latimore September 23
Tulsa, OK (August 27, 2016) – Heavyweight sensation Trey Lippe-Morrison makes his highly anticipated TV debut when he faces fellow unbeaten Ed Latimore as part of a quadruple header on ShoBox: Den nye generation Fredag, September 23 på 10 pm ET live from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK.
Living and fighting out of Tulsa, OK, Lippe-Morrison’s 11-0 med alle hans sejre kommer med knockout. A member of Holden Productions’ Four State Franchise, the 26-year-old power punching phenom has been out of the ring since January after suffering a hand injury. Under the watchful eye of 7-time BWAA Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, Lippe-Morrison’s working hard daily towards his goal to become the heavyweight champion of the world like his late father Tommy.
Latimore, 13-0 (7 KO s), is without question the toughest opponent of Lippe-Morrison’s career. Fighting out of the Steel City Pittsburgh, PA, Latimore is fresh off a Juli 15 victory over Juan Goode. Known by his moniker “Black Magic,” Latimore is a former Pennsylvania Golden Gloves, National PAL and Ringside Champion. He also owns amateur victories over 2012 Olympian Dominic Breazeale and former IBF heavyweight kingpin Charles Martin.
"This is a definite step up for Trey but these are the kinds of opponents we need to be fighting on TV,” said Lippe-Morrison’s promoter Tony Holden. “Trey has improved his boxing ability tremendously under Freddie Roach and has dynamic power. Samtidig, Latimore is here to spoil the party and was a very good amateur prior to his current run as an unbeaten professional. The fans at the Buffalo Run, where Trey is a favorite, and everybody watching on Showtime are in for exciting fight between two unbeaten heavyweights on the way up, which is a rarity these days.”
Lippe-Morrison and Latimore meet over six rounds.
Brooklyn-based Russian Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk, 11-0 (10 KO s), puts his perfect record on the line against an opponent to be named in a ten round junior welterweight bout. Baranchyk, who scored back to back first round knockouts on ShoBox at the Buffalo Run, is the newest member of the Four State Franchise.
In a ten round light heavyweight affair, “Notorious” Travis Peterkin, 16-0-1 (7 KO s), travels from Brooklyn, NY to face once-beaten contender Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic, 21-1 (14 KO s), St. Petersburg, FL.
Rounding out the televised portion of the card is fellow Brooklyn-based Russian Ivan “The Volk” Golub, who risks his 12-0 ledger against an opponent TBA over ten rounds in the welterweight division.
The card is promoted by Holden Productions in association with DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc. Billetter starter ved $35 are on sale now by logging onto http://www.stubwire.com/