Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts

 

趕上重播 星期一 在 10 P.M. AND/PT在SHOWTIME EXTREME

 

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維羅納, 紐約州. (一月. 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 的ShoBox: 新一代 星期五 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. 該 2012 和 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,“希爾茲說. “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 星期五 在維羅納.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (第一),“希爾茲說. “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.”

 

 

 

錘, 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 科斯) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on 的ShoBox: 新一代.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

 

在 的ShoBox 共同特徵, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 埃爾南德斯, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 埃爾南德斯.

 

 

 

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 科斯) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10^日 and final round that featured 178 總拳.

 

 

 

埃爾南德斯 (11-1, 7 科斯) 登陸 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. 對我來說，, 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 的ShoBox 電視節目.

 

 

 

The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 同 12 擊倒.

 

 

 

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 科斯) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 第三節.

 

 

 

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 (菲利普斯) 和 (Javan) 糖 (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.”

 

 

 

弗雷德里克森, 誰成為 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.

 

 

 

週五 tripleheader will replay on 星期一, 一月. 15 在 10 P.M. AND/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND^® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the 的ShoBox 從馬戲團的動作與史蒂夫Farhood和前世界冠軍勞爾·馬爾克斯作為專家分析. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Several entertaining fights highlighted the untelevised undercard for two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields defense of her WBC and IBF titles against mandatory challenger Tori Nelson at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York tonight. In the main supporting bout, Detroit via Kurchaloi, 俄羅斯, heavyweight Apti Davtaev had a successful United States fighting debut by scoring a six-round unanimous decision over Philadelphia’s Garrett “終極戰士” 威爾遜. Wilson didn’t make it easy. Fighting out of a crouch, the heavily muscled, but much shorter Wilson came up with enough wild haymakers to make the entire fight very interesting. Davtaev appears to have a heavy right hand, which he dropped onto the hard head of Wilson often enough to earn the close, but deserved nod. Davtaev warrants credit for going to war whenever one of Wilson’s looping swings connected. Davtaev (現在 14-0-1, 13 科斯) loses his perfect KO percentage, but walks away with a hard-fought victory over a foe who came to win. Wilson is now (18-14-1, 9 科斯). 該得分 58-56 來自三位評委. An accidental headbutt brought an abbreviated end to the six-round super lightweight return of Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov. In against Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 科斯), the exciting slugger Eyubov (13-0, 11 科斯) was advancing behind active head movement and a tight shell when his head collided with the retreating Chalmers’. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 的首輪. In a wild women’s light heavyweight brawl featuring fists flying from every direction, wrestling holds and several MMA-style takedowns, Franchon “The Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews-Dezurn won a unanimous six-round decision over Tiffany “終結者” Woodard. Crews-Dezurn, 現在 3-1, 1 KO, 巴爾的摩, 馬里蘭, had too many weapons for Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (現在 4-10-3, 3 科斯), so Woodard tried and succeeded to make things ugly. What followed was a wild punch-out featuring elbows and headlocks and takedowns that left both on the canvas more than once. Woodard took a lot of hard leather and deserves credit for her toughness. Crews-Dezurn showed class in not taking the bait for most of the fight. She did lose a point in the sixth for a sneaky revenge takedown. 該得分 59-53, 59-54 和 59-54. Detroit via Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “太順利” Capers of Hawley, 賓夕法尼亞, on his way to a six-round majority decision. An entertaining fight between hard-nosed cruiserweights, Zubov was cut over the right eye and took some good punches, but simply outworked the more selective Capers. Zubov showed his often-superior conditioning and worked behind an educated jab, while Capers was content to lay on the ropes and land hard pot shots often enough to keep it interesting. A score of 57-57 draw was over-ruled by scores 59-56 和 58-56 for the tough Russian. 憑藉這場勝利, Zubov moves his record to 17-1, 9 科斯. Capers falls to 8-11-3.

Unified World Champion To Defend Titles Against Undefeated Challenger Tori Nelson Friday, 一月. 12, in Main Event On SHOWTIME

 

 

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燧石, 我. (一月 11, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa盾 spoke to media at a workout session in her hometown of Flint, 密歇根州。, before she departed to Verona, 紐約州. to defend her 168-pound titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson 明天 夜晚, 星期五, 一月. 12 住在Showtime.

 

 

 

Shields will weigh in this afternoon prior to 明天 晚上的 的ShoBox: 新一代 telecast from Turning Stone Resort Casino. 電視節目開始在 10 P.M. AND/PT and features the battle of two undefeated 140-pound prospects Shakh Ergashev 和 桑尼弗雷德里克森 和 Jesse Hernandez 使他 的ShoBox return against Ernesto Garza.

 

 

 

門票活動, 這是由的Salita促銷推廣, are currently on sale for $75 for the first two rows of ringside, $65 for remaining ringside seats and all others priced at $49 和 $37, plus any applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased in person or by calling the Turning Stone Resort Box Office at 800.771.7711 或者在網上特瑪.

 

 

 

Here is what the 22-year old Shields had to say from her hometown gym, The Berston Field House:

 

 

 

Claressa盾

 

 

“我感覺好極了. I really pushed myself this camp. It was a longer camp than usual so I’ve had ample time to get ready. Tori nelson has been doing a lot of trash talking but I’m going to show her that she may be 17-0, but she’s never fought a girl like me before.

 

 

“I may only have 4 professional fights to my name, but I have plenty of amateur experience. I’ve fought girls that are 16-0, I don’t see anywhere on her record where she’s fought an undefeated fighter of that caliber.

 

 

“I’ve prepared for this fight the same way that I always do. I haven’t done anything special. I focus on myself, not my opponents.

 

 

 

“In the 6th or 7th round, Nelson goes down.

 

 

“Once I beat Nelson, I do want to fight Christina Hammer, but I’m taking it one fight at a time. I’d like to fight at least one time at 154 pounds before taking on Hammer.”

 

 

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About Turning Stone Resort Casino

 

 

Host of the January 12 事件, Turning Stone Resort Casino is an award-winning destination resort, which continues to distinguish itself as a premier venue for fight-of-the-year level boxing. The January event will mark Turning Stone’s 24th nationally-televised boxing event, cementing the resort as a leading destination for nationally-televised combat sports. Turning Stone features world-class amenities including four hotels, 多於 20 signature restaurants and dining options, two spas, an all-new 125,000 square foot Las Vegas style gaming floor, a cabaret-style Showroom, 一 5,000 seat arena, five golf courses, several bars, cocktail lounges and nightlife venues with live entertainment every weekend.

Undefeated heavyweight KO artist Apti Davtaev will make his long-awaited American debut 這個星期五 night on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” 希爾茲 (4-0, 2 科斯) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 科斯) 在旋石度假村賭場在維羅納, 紐約. A recent signing of Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 科斯), from Kurchaloi, 俄羅斯, will take on Philadelphia-based veteran Garrett “終極戰士” 威爾遜 (18-13-1, 9 科斯) 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,” 他說. “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, 盾VS. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 P.M. AND/PT). Also featured on the January 12 電視節目, Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 科斯) will face fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 科斯) 托萊多, 俄亥俄. 在共同特徵, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 科斯) will take on Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 科斯; 1-3 WSB) 在10輪超輕量級回合. 門票活動, 這是由的Salita促銷推廣, are currently on sale for $75 for the first two rows of ringside, $65 for remaining ringside seats and all others priced at $49 和 $37, plus any applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased in person or by calling the Turning Stone Resort Box Office at800.771.7711 或者在網上特瑪.