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Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts
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VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields dominated previously undefeated Tori Nelson en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of ShoBox: Den nye generation Fredag on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Shields controlled from opening to closing bell, sweeping 100-90 on all three judges’ scorecards in the first 10-round distance fight of her career. Den 2012 og 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist out-landed Nelson 225-81 with her total punches, 186-70 in powers shots, and connected at a 44 percent clip with her power shots compared to just 20 percent for Nelson.
“I landed every shot that I thought possible to land,”Shields sagde. “She was tough, she wasn’t a pushover. She put on a good fight.”
Shields advanced to 5-0 with two knockouts in what was likely her final fight in the super middleweight division. The 22-year-old now has her sights set on the middleweight division where she will eventually target undefeated and Unified Women’s Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer, who was ringside Fredag i Verona.
“I have to drop down and see how I feel (første),”Shields sagde. “I think I could make 160 easy, I’m going to be bigger and stronger than any girl.
“Hammer just wants to scope. I think she’s pretty scared to be honest. She is more worried about me than I am about her. I’m going to kick Hammer’s ass. People think Hammer is more skilled than me so I can’t wait to show her that she’s not.”
Hammer, who is expected to fight in a co-featured bout on the next Shields card, was interviewed by SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood and expressed excitement to make her U.S. debut and eventually face the American champion.
“It’s a great combination me and her on the same card,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show the fans who Christina Hammer is. That will be the best fight ever. It will be the game-changer for female boxing. It’s our time to shine.
“I’m long-time world champion and I have more experience. I have longer reach, I’m tall, I have good footwork and better technique than her. I feel the energy, and I can’t wait to fight against her.”
The former world champion Nelson (17-1-3, 2 KOS) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on ShoBox: Den nye generation.
“I’m not happy because I didn’t win, but other than that I thought I executed pretty well,” said the 41-year-old Nelson. “I gave her a better fight than she was expecting.
“No disrespect to Claressa, she doesn’t have great power. She has great speed and she overwhelms you with a lot of punches. My movement threw her off like I knew it would but knowing she was the champion, I needed to just push a little bit more.”
I ShoBox co-feature, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernandez, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernandez.
After a close first round, Garza floored Hernandez with a flush left hand to the nose in the closing moments of the second round. Hernandez recovered, and while the middle rounds featured tremendous back-and-forth action, Hernandez seemingly had no trouble walking down Garza, who’s punches seemed to lack any real power. Garza (9-3, 5 KOS) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10th and final round that featured 178 samlede slag.
Hernandez (11-1, 7 KOS) landet 50 percent of his power punches and connected on 40 percent of his punches compared to just 28 percent for Garza, however he threw just 719 total punches compared to more than 1,000 by Garza.
“I think it should have been a unanimous decision,” Hernandez said. “I’ve always been a slow starter and I feel like I lost the first two rounds, especially with the knockdown. But I won pretty much every round after that, I maybe lost three rounds.
“I’m not completely happy with my performance. I have to control my distance and my range a little bit better. I need to go back to the gym and work on those things. Before the summer comes I hope to have another fight and I hope it’s on SHOWTIME.
“I give Garza a lot of credit for getting in the ring and knocking me down. He hung in there for 10 rounds even after I caught him with some good shots. He was able to withstand those shots, but all that said, I still think it should have been a unanimous decision.”
Garza countered that sentiment.
“I thought it was a bogus decision,” Garza said. “I don’t understand that last judge’s card. I was happy with everything that I did. I executed well and did everything I needed to do to win the fight.
“I’m really disappointed with the outcome. I felt that I won. For mig, I won a majority of the rounds and I knocked him down. I know knocking your opponent down usually leads to you winning the fight.”
Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev handed Sonny Fredrickson the first loss of his career with an impressive third round TKO in the opening bout of the ShoBox fjersynsudsendelse.
The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 med 12 knockouts.
The 26-year-old pressed the action from the beginning, negating Fredrickson’s five-inch reach advantage with a steady diet of well-timed, crisp punches. Ergashev landed a wide left to the head that stumbled Fredrickson in the opening minute of the third and continued to tee-off as his opponent wobbled against the ropes With Fredrickson (18-1, 12 KOS) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 af den tredje.
All of Ergashev’s 61 connects in the bout were power shots, and he connected on 77 percent of his power punches in the third and final round.
“The ref saved him,” Ergashev said. “If he let him stay on his feet any longer I would have knocked him out. He couldn’t handle my power.
“At this stage of my career, I am in the best shape of my life and the best I have felt. This is my time right now, especially because I am training with Rick (Phillips) og (Javan) Sukker (Hill Steward). That’s what leads to all of my knockout power.
“I’m ready for whatever comes next. I’m ready for more fights in the U.S., and I want to keep getting more exposure to show off my skills. I’m ready to fight anybody in America.”
Fredrickson, who became the 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.
Fredagens tripleheader will replay on Mandag, Jan. 15 på 10 p.m. OG/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.
Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Unified verdensmester Til Forsvar titler Against ubesejrede Challenger Tori Nelson fredag, Jan. 12, i Main Event på SHOWTIME
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Flint, mig. (Januar 11, 2018) – Unified Kvinders Super mellemvægt verdensmester Claressa Shields talte til medierne ved en træning session i hendes hjemby Flint, Mich., før hun forlod til Verona, N.Y.. til at forsvare sine 168-pund-titler mod ubesejrede IBF obligatorisk udfordrer Tori Nelson i morgen nat, Fredag, Jan. 12 bor på SHOWTIME.
Shields vil veje i eftermiddag forud for i morgen nats ShoBox: Den nye generation telecast fra Turning Stone Resort Casino. Den telecast begynder ved 10 p.m. OG/PT og funktioner slaget ved to ubesejrede 140-pund udsigter Shakh Ergashev og Sonny Fredrickson og Jesse Hernandez gør hans ShoBox tilbage mod Ernesto Garza.
Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er i øjeblikket til salg for $75 for de første to rækker af ringside, $65 for de resterende ringside sæder og alle andre prissat til $49 og $37, plus eventuelle gældende gebyrer. Billetter kan købes personligt eller ved at kalde Turning Stone Resort Box Office på 800.771.7711 eller online på Ticketmaster.
Her er, hvad den 22-årige Shields havde at sige fra hendes hjemby gym, Den Berston Field House:
Claressa SHIELDS
"Jeg føler stor. Jeg virkelig skubbet mig selv denne lejr. Det var en længere lejr end normalt, så jeg har haft rigelig tid til at blive klar. Tori nelson har gjort en masse trash taler, men jeg har tænkt mig at vise hende, at hun kan være 17-0, men hun har aldrig kæmpet en pige som mig før.
”Jeg kan kun have 4 professionelle kampe til mit navn, men jeg har masser af amatør erfaring. Jeg har kæmpet piger, der er 16-0, Jeg kan ikke se nogen steder på hendes rekord, hvor hun kæmpede en ubesejret fighter af denne kaliber.
”Jeg har forberedt dette kæmpe på samme måde, som jeg altid gør. Jeg har ikke gjort noget særligt. Jeg fokuserer på mig selv, ikke mine modstandere.
”I det 6. eller 7. runde, Nelson går ned.
”Når jeg slog Nelson, Jeg ønsker at kæmpe Christina Hammer, men jeg tager det ene kamp ad gangen. Jeg vil gerne kæmpe mindst én gang på 154 pounds før du tager på Hammer.”
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Om 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 73 krigere, der er dukket op på ShoBox og avanceret at samle verden titler inkluderer: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, 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.
Om Turning Stone Resort Casino
Vært for januar 12 begivenhed, Turning Stone Resort Casino er en prisbelønnet destination udvej, som fortsat skelne sig selv som en førende mødested for kamp-of-the-års niveau boksning. I januar i begivenhed vil markere Turning Stone 24. nationalt tv-transmitteret boksning begivenhed, cementering udvej som en førende destination for nationalt tv-transmitterede kamp sport. Turning Stone har faciliteter i verdensklasse, herunder fire hoteller, mere end 20 signatur restauranter og spisesteder, to spabade, en helt ny 125,000 kvadratfod Las Vegas stil gaming gulv, en kabaret-stil Showroom, en 5,000 sæde arena, fem golfbaner, flere barer, cocktail lounges og natteliv med levende underholdning hver weekend.
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Undefeated sværvægter KO kunstner Apti Davtaev vil gøre sin længe ventede amerikanske debut denne fredag nat på untelevised undercard af to-tiden OL-guldvinder Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 KOS) forsvar af hendes WBC og IBF-titler mod ubesejrede obligatorisk udfordrer Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 KOS) på Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York. En nylig underskrivelsen af Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 KOS), fra Kurchaloi, Rusland, vil tage på Philadelphia-baserede veteran Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (18-13-1, 9 KOS) i en otte-round udstillingsvindue.
Stående en imponerende 6 ’5″ og allerede have vundet WBC slovenske titel i netop hans tiende pro kamp, Davtaev flyttet fra sin uddannelse base i Groznyj til Detroit for at arbejde med højt respekteret Javan Sugarhill Steward på Kronk Gym.
“Jeg elskede træning i Detroit med Sugarhill Steward,” Said Davtaev. “Jeg føler mine evner kommer til et nyt niveau, og jeg ser frem til at vise dem ud i januar 12. Jeg ved Wilson er erfaren og har kæmpet nogle meget gode krigere, men jeg er i god form og klar til at sætte på et show!”
Ikke ønsker at spilde tiden, den 28-årige Davtaev siger, han vil være på udkig efter “navne” i den store mands opdeling af boksning efter denne kamp.
“Mine mål er at forblive aktive og bekæmpe de bedre navne i divisionen i år,” sagde han. “Jeg ser frem til at vise de boksefans mine færdigheder og udfordre de store navne. De fans i New York kan forvente at se en ny udfordrer i den tunge afdeling.”
Steward, nevø af den store Emanuel Steward og hurtigt at opbygge et stærkt ry for sin egen, siger, at Davtaev har det, der skal.
“Apti er en stærk, koordineret, store sværvægter, som vil være klar til at konkurrere meget snart med de øvrige kandidater i divisionen. Jeg er meget imponeret over hans evne til at lære og til at overføre, hvad han har lært i sparring. Jeg er spændt på at se Apti i aktion januar 12 for hans amerikanske debut. Jeg forventer at se et spændende knockout!”
Præsenteret af Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson vil tjene som hovednavn på en tv-transmitteret tripleheader på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/PT).
Også featured på i januar 12 fjersynsudsendelse, Usbekistan power-stansning Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 KOS) vil stå fyr ubesejret og top-10 rangerede Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 KOS) af Toledo, Ohio. I co-feature, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 KOS) vil tage på Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 KOS; 1-3 WSB) i en 10-round super bantamvægt Bout.
Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er i øjeblikket til salg for $75 for de første to rækker af ringside, $65 for de resterende ringside sæder og alle andre prissat til $49 og $37, plus eventuelle gældende gebyrer. Billetter kan købes personligt eller ved at kalde Turning Stone Resort Box Office på800.771.7711 eller online på Ticketmaster.
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