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Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts
Assist o replay Luns En 10 p.m. E/PT no Showtime EXTREME
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VERONA, N.I.. (Xan. 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: A Nova Xeración Venres 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. O 2012 e 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 said. “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 Venres en Verona.
“I have to drop down and see how I feel (primeiro),” Shields said. “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.”
Martelo, 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: A Nova Xeración.
“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.”
No ShoBox co-metragem, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernández, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernández.
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 socos totais.
Hernández (11-1, 7 Kos) desembarcou 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. Para min, 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 televisionar.
The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 con 12 nocautes.
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 do terceiro.
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) e (Javan) Azucre (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.
Venres tripleheader will replay on Luns, Xan. 15 en 10 p.m. E/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.
Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox acción do arena con Steve Farhood e ex-campión mundial Raúl Márquez servindo como analistas especializados. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Unified Campión do Mundo para defender títulos contra o invicto Challenger Tori Nelson venres, Xan. 12, no evento principal na canle Showtime
Prema AQUI para fotos de Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
pederneira, me. (Xaneiro 11, 2018) – Super Campión do Mundo Middleweight unificadas da Muller Claressa Shields falou con a mídia nunha sesión de adestramento na súa cidade natal, Flint, Mich., antes de que partiu para Verona, N.I.. para defender os seus títulos de 168 libras contra o invicto desafiante obrigatorio IBF Tori Nelson mañá noite, Venres, Xan. 12 directo na canle Showtime.
Shields vai pesar esta tarde antes mañá noite de ShoBox: A Nova Xeración transmitido desde Turning Stone Resort Casino. A transmisión comeza ás 10 p.m. E/PT e posúe a batalla de dúas perspectivas de 140 libras invicta Shakh Ergashev e Sonny Fredrickson e Jesse Hernández facendo súa ShoBox volver contra Ernesto Garza.
Os ingresos para o evento, que é promovido pola Promocións Salita, Actualmente á venda por $75 para as dúas primeiras liñas de arena, $65 para o resto asentos arena e os outros ao prezo de $49 e $37, ademais de calquera taxas aplicables. Os billetes pódense mercar en persoa ou chamando ao Turning Stone Resort taquilla en 800.771.7711 ou en liña en Ticketmaster.
Aquí está o que a 22-year old Shields tiña que dicir da súa academia cidade natal, O Berston Field House:
Claressa Shields
"Eu me sinto gran. Realmente empurrou-me este campamento. Era un campamento máis que o normal para que eu tivese tempo para prepararse. Tori Nelson está a facer unha chea de lixo falando, pero eu vou amosar que pode ser 17-0, pero nunca loitou unha rapaza como eu antes.
"Eu só pode ter 4 loitas profesionais para o meu nome, pero eu teño moita experiencia afeccionado. Loitei nenas que son 16-0, Non vexo calquera lugar no seu disco onde loitou un loitador invicto dese calibre.
"Eu preparei para esta loita do mesmo xeito que eu sempre fago. Eu non fixen nada de especial. Concentrar-me en min mesmo, Non meus adversarios.
"Na rolda 6º ou 7º, Nelson descende.
"Unha vez que bater Nelson, Quero loitar Christina Martelo, pero eu estou tomando unha loita de cada vez. Gustaríame loitar, polo menos unha vez na 154 libras antes de asumir Hammer. "
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Sobre ShoBox: A Nova Xeración
Dende a súa creación en xullo 2001, a aclamada serie de boxeo Showtime, ShoBox: A Nova Xeración caracterizou novos talentos combinada difícil. O ShoBox filosofía é para televisionar emocionante, xogos competitivos, proporcionando un campo de probas para as perspectivas dispostos multitude-agradable e determinados a loitar por un título mundial. Algúns da lista crecente de 73 loitadores que xa apareceron en ShoBox e avanzado para recadar títulos mundiais inclúe: 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 López, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams e máis.
Sobre Turning Stone Resort Casino
Anfitrión de xaneiro 12 evento, Turning Stone Resort Casino é un Resort destino premiado, que segue a distinguirse como un lugar privilexiado para a loita-of-the-year nivel de boxeo. O evento xaneiro vai marcar Volvendo evento de boxeo nacionalidade televisada 24 de Stone, cimentando o Resort como un dos principais destinos para deportes de combate nacionalidade televisionados. Turning Stone presenta diversións de clase mundial, incluíndo catro hoteis, máis que 20 restaurantes exclusivos e opcións de comidas, dous Balnearios, un todo-novo 125,000 Piso Veigas estilo de xogo pé cadrado, un showroom de estilo cabaret, un 5,000 área asento, cinco campos de golf, varios bares, bares e vida nocturna con entretemento en vivo todo o fin de semana.
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Undefeated heavyweight KO artist Apti Davtaev will make his long-awaited American debut este venres night on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 Kos) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) no Turning Stone Resort Casino, en Verona, Nova York. A recent signing of Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 Kos), from Kurchaloi, Rusia, will take on Philadelphia-based veteran Garrett “O Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (18-13-1, 9 Kos) in an eight-round showcase.
Standing an imposing 6 ‘5″ and already having won the WBC Slovenian title in just his tenth pro fight, Davtaev moved from his training base in Grozny to Detroit to work with well-respected Javan SugarHill Steward at the Kronk Gym.
“I loved training in Detroit with SugarHill Steward,” said Davtaev. “I feel my skills are going to a new level and I look forward to showing them off on January 12. I know Wilson is experienced and has fought some very good fighters, but I am in great shape and ready to put on a show!”
Not looking to waste any time, the 28-year-old Davtaev says he’ll be looking for “names” in the big man’s division of boxing after this fight.
“My goals are to stay active and fight the better names in the division this year,” el dixo. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans my skills and challenging the big names. The fans in New York can expect to see a new contender in the heavyweight division.”
Steward, nephew of the great Emanuel Steward and quickly building a strong reputation of his own, says that Davtaev has what it takes.
“Apti is a strong, coordinated, big heavyweight who will be ready to compete very soon with the other contenders in the division. I am very impressed with his ability to learn and to transfer what he’s learned into sparring. I am excited to see Apti in action January 12 for his American debut. I expect to see an exciting knockout!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. E/PT).
Also featured on the January 12 televisionar, Uzbekistán poder de perforación Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) afrontará compañeiro invicto e top-10 clasificou Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) de Toledo, Ohio. Na co-metragem, Jesse Hernández (10-1, 7 Kos) vai asumir Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nun 10 redonda super galo loita.
Os ingresos para o evento, que é promovido pola Promocións Salita, Actualmente á venda por $75 para as dúas primeiras liñas de arena, $65 para o resto asentos arena e os outros ao prezo de $49 e $37, ademais de calquera taxas aplicables. Os billetes pódense mercar en persoa ou chamando ao Turning Stone Resort taquilla en800.771.7711 ou en liña en Ticketmaster.
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