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Yexus Cuellar defends Featherweight Championship Nrog sawv daws pom txiav txim siab Nyob Jonathan Oquendo nyob rau hauv Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Co-Feature
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Brooklyn (Dec. 6, 2015) – WBA Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus Daniel Jacobs ceeb undefeated challenger Peter Quillin nrog ib tug thawj round TKO nyob rau hauv tag nrho-Brooklyn ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING nyob rau hnub Saturday nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm 8,443 kiv cua ntawm Barclays Center.
Brooklyn lub Jacobs (31-1, 28 Kos) yeej lub “Sib ntaus sib tua Rau Brooklyn,” ib tug matchup ntawm sab saum toj middleweights txojkev tawm nyob rau hauv lub prime ntawm lawv cov hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lawv cov hometown.
Ib feeb mus rau hauv lub sib ntaus, Jacobs tsaws ib tug ncaj txoj cai rau Quillin lub tuam tsev thiab pounced nrog ib tug onslaught ntawm punches thaum nws tus nrog sib ntaus yog tawm tsam cov ropes. Quillin dawm rau pem hauv ntej thiab kev sib tw Harvey ntsaws cov kab nrib ntsia nyob rau hauv Quillin lub qhov muag thiab halted qhov kev sib ntaus tsis muaj tus challenger puas tau kov lub hom ntaub khov heev.
Tom qab kev sib ntaus, Ntsaws cov kab nrib hais Showtime kev ua si reporter Jim Gray uas Quillin (32-1-1, 23 Kos) yuav tsis to taub qhov twg nws yog thiab “yog tsis muaj peev xwm mus txuas ntxiv.”
“Kuv vam thiab cia siab nws yog li cas,” Jacobs hais tias. “Kuv yog tus neeg mob thiab thaum kuv tau los nrog ib tug uppercut kuv paub kuv mob nws thiab hais tias thaum kuv mus rau tus tua tau.
“Kuv hais rau nws kuv hlub nws. Kuv thiab Peter mus rov qab mus rau lub Golden hnab looj tes hnub. Kuv hwm nws rau txoj kev tuag, but I knew this fight would be my night. There are no lucky shots in boxing. Obviously kuv ntes tau nws nrog ib tug txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Thaum kuv paub kuv tau nws ua mob rau kuv khaws cia mus.
“Kuv pom nws ob lub qhov muag thiab nws ntsia zoo li nws equilibrium yog tawm. Kuv tsis yog ib tug referee, tab sis hais tias kuv yog kuv tej zaum yuav muaj tseem muab nws lwm lub sijhawm.”
Lub sib ntaus, uas tsuas ntawd kub ntev li 1:25, thov rau lo lus nug ntawm ib tug tej zaum rematch.
“Kuv twv yuav raug hu yuav muab nws ib tug rematch,” Jacobs txuas ntxiv. “Kuv yeej txaus siab mus tua nws tom ntej no yog hais tias yog dab tsi tus kiv cua xav.”
Quillin ciali tsis pom zoo nrog cov stoppage kom txog rau thaum koj saib cov replay thaum lub sij hawm nws Showtime post-sib ntaus sib tham.
“Uas yog txoj cai hauv lub tuam tsev,” Quillin said. “Nyob rau hauv lub caij uas koj tsis paub dab tsi tshwm sim mus txog rau thaum koj saib nws nyob rau hauv lub replay.
“This is a time you sit with your family and figure out what you have to do. I have a lot of options, tej zaum ib tug rematch yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws kev xaiv.
“Kuv yuav tsis xav seb ib tug neeg zoo rau poob rau tshaj Danny Jacobs.”
Yexus Cuellar defended nws WBA Featherweight ntiaj teb Championship nrog ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab dua Jonathan Oquendo nyob rau hauv lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature.
Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) yog tus busier fighter los ntawm cov nyuam, ntuav ze li ntawm 1,000 punches nyob rau hauv lub 12-round championship sib ntaus, piv rau xwb 637 for the challenger. Cuellar initiated the action and pressed forward, tab sis nws Puerto Rican tus nrog sib ntaus yuav tsis koom rau feem ntau ntawm cov bout.
“Peb paub tias lub sib ntaus yuav tsis yooj yim, tiam sis peb ua tiav txhua yam peb xav mus thaum lub sij hawm txoj kev kawm camp,” Cuellar hais tias. “Qhov tshaj plaws xwb uas tshuav yog tus knockout, tab sis vim yog lub zog ntawm nws lub taub hau nws yog tsis yooj yim sua.
Oquendo (26-5, 16 Kos), uas twb txiav tshaj nws sab laug qhov muag los ntawm ib tug lo clash ntawm hau nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib, was knocked down midway through the fourth. Replays showed that Oquendo tangled his feet with his southpaw opponent.
Lub yeej, uas twb tua nkag 116-111 ob zaug, 120-107, yuav teev tau ib tug loj sib ntaus ntawm 126 phaus rau lub Argentine Cuellar nyob rau hauv 2016.
“Ua ntej peb yuav mus so thiab ces peb yuav los mus txiav txim yog dab tsi tom ntej no,” Cuellar hais tias.
“We’ll have two more fights at featherweight and then move up in weight. Hopefully we get Leo Santa Cruz next.”
Tom qab kev sib ntaus, Oquendo muaj leej twg paub hais tias nws tsis zoo siv nws txoj kev npaj kev ua si.
“I have to give credit to Cuellar. I never got to use my game plan and he fought a good fight and he’s a good champion,” Oquendo hais tias. “Kuv yuav tsum tau mus pib ntau nruj tab sis kuv pib boxing. Uas yog kuv yuam kev. Lub taub hau taub qab ua nws nyuaj rau kuv mus saib li zoo.
“Kuv muaj sij hawm rov qab los thiab tau txais ib lub ntiaj teb no title sijhawm. Kuv poob siab, tab sis kuv yuav tsum tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub gym npaj kom tau rov qab mus ua hauj lwm sai sai.”
Ntev kob Chris Algieri yeej Erick Pob Txha ntawm 10-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab (95-94, 97-92 ob zaug) nyob rau hauv ib tug ceev ceev-paced, tag nrho cov-txiav txim tua cov ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Showtime BOXING rau Sho huab.
The back-and-forth fight featured plenty of in-fighting in the center of the ring. Algieri (21-2, 8 Kos), uas tsaws 49 feem pua ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim txhaj tshuaj, floored Pob Txha (16-3, 8 Kos) nrog 20 seconds left in the eighth round. Txawm li cas los, raws li replay, the knockdown looked more like Bone’s foot became tangled with Algieri. The ninth-round featured non-stop action, nrog txhua fighter ntuav tshaj 100 punches, tab sis nws yog tseeb hais tias cov Ecuadorian Pob Txha twb gassed thiab tau me ntsis nyob rau hauv nws punches li kev sib ntaus qhia nws zaj lus kawg.
“Erick hais tias nws twb mus muaj surprises, tab sis kuv muaj ob peb tug kuv tus kheej nyob rau hauv muaj,” Algieri said. “Kuv boxed ib tug me ntsis me ntsis thiab slugged ntau tshaj kuv yuav tsum tau muaj, tab sis kuv twb cia li muaj kev lom zem. He’s got a good punch, nws yog ib tug underestimated fighter thiab koj yuav qhia rau nws yog nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo.
“Qhov no yog loj. Bone is a real tough guy and I felt in control. I thought the fight was mine the whole way. I wanted to get the knockout, tab sis nws yog nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo. I’m looking forward to big fights in 2016.”
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib bout rau Showtime BOXING rau Sho huab, Marcus Browne tua nkag ib tug thib plaub-round TKO tshaj Francisco Sierra.
Browne (17-0, 13 Kos) kom huv si yeej qhov kev sib ntaus los ntawm cov nyuam, tsaws ib tug astronomical 64 feem pua ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim punches. The bout was halted after the third round upon request of ringside physician Dr. Barry Jordan vim tseem ceeb o ib ncig ntawm Sierra tus (27-10-1, 24 Kos) sab laug qhov muag.
“Kuv pom kuv txiav nws thaum ntxov, tab sis kuv yuav tsum tau nyob twj ywm pheej thiab zoo ib yam,” Hais Browne, ntawm Staten Island. “I had to work the jab and keep working it. I felt like I seized this opportunity to put my name out there.
“It is an honor to fight at Barclays Center for the 10th time. It was a nice stoppage – tsis tas lub siab zoo ntawm stoppage tias koj xav, tab sis ib tug stoppage yog ib tug stoppage.”
Nyob rau hauv uas tsis yog-televised undercard txiav txim, Ntev kob Joe Smith Jr. (20-1, 16 Kos) khwv tau ib tug nyuaj tiv thaiv unanimous kev txiav txim siab tshaj Brooklyn firefighter Yuav Rosinsky (19-3, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv lawv cov 10-round lub teeb heavyweight bout. Tus txiv neej sib pauv hwj chim punches thoob plaws hauv lub sib ntaus, tab sis nws yog Smith cuag kom zoo dua uas tso cai rau nws tswj qhov kev txiav txim. Tag nrho peb cov kws txiav txim tau qhab nia rau hauv lub sib ntaus nyob rau hauv dej siab ntawm cov Xamiv los ntawm kev cov qhab nia ntawm 98-92, 97-93 thiab 96-94.
Nrov Brooklyn fighter Heather Hardy (15-0, 3 Kos) tseem undefeated nrog ib tug nkaus packed unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Noemi Forests (10-4-2, 2 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm lawv tej zaum yuav sib ntaus yeej los ntawm Hardy. Lub tsev hais plaub’ tag nrho rau lub yim-round super featherweight bout yog 80-72 ob zaug thiab 79-73.
Yav tas los super welterweight lub ntiaj teb champion Yuri Foreman (33-2, 9 Kos) muaj ib tug kev vam meej rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv nws hometown raws li nws yeej Lenwood Dozier (9-9-1, 4 Kos) 77-75 nyob rau hauv lub qhov muag ntawm tag nrho peb cov txiav txim.
John Hernandez (6-1, 1 KO) shutout Jack Grady (0-2-1) tshaj plaub rounds los yeej 40-36 rau tag nrho peb cov txiav txim’ phaib nyob rau hauv lawv cov welterweight attraction. Cruiserweight Luis Garcia (13-0, 10 Kos) tseem undefeated los ntawm khob tawm Willie Williams (14-11-2, 4 Kos) 1:03 mus rau hauv tus thawj puag ncig.
Nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus uas pom txiv neej ntaus lub hom ntaub khov heev hauv round ib, Titus Williams (4-0, 2 Kos) zoo tu qab tso thiab cruised mus rau ib tug yeej Emmanuel Castro (2-2, 2 Kos) los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 60-53, 60-54 thiab 59-54.
Saturday lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast yuav rov-cua rau Monday, Dec. 7 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT rau Showtime huab thaum lub Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab yuav rov-cua rauWednesday, Dec. 9 ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/PT. Both telecasts will be available On Demand beginning hnub Sunday no.
Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray reporting. Nyob rau hauv lus Mev, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins hu ua lub Showtime huab txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog boxing historian Steve Farhood pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj analyst.
Lub sib ntaus tau nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze. Lub Algieri vs. Pob Txha thiab Rosnisky vs. Smith Jr. fights tau nce nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Star Boxing. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.
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