Gary Russell Jr. Conserve poids plume titre avec TKO Kiko Martinez
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BROOKLYN (Mai 19, 2019) – WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay “Le Bomber Bronze” Wilder délivré le 40e knock-out de sa carrière dans la mode dévastatrice samedi soir, l'envoi de challenger obligatoire Dominic “Difficulté” Breazealeà plat sur le dos avec une marque droite devant une foule bruyante au Barclays Center, la maison de BROOKLYN BOXE ™, dans un événement présenté par Premier Champions de boxe. Avec succès la défense de sa ceinture pour la neuvième fois, Wilder se joint illustre compagnie aux côtés de Hall of Fame Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson et plus et devient le 10e combattant de l'histoire à faire au moins neuf défenses de titre des poids lourds succès consécutifs. Regardez ICI: https://s.sho.com/2Hp0AEh
Dans l'accumulation au combat de championnat du monde de ce soir, Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) a promis à plusieurs reprises que la lutte ne durerait pas longtemps. Le Tuscaloosa dominant, Ala. indigène a tenu sa parole, marquant le 20e KO au premier tour de sa carrière et son 15e effet de choc en tant que champion du monde poids lourd. Breazeale (20-2, 18 KOs) a pu résister à la première attaque au début de Wilder, mais n'a pas pu battre l'arbitre de 10 comptes de Harvey Dock lorsque Wilder connecté au ras plus tard la main droite le plus dangereux de la boxe dans l'ouverture ronde.
“Tout vient de moi ce soir”, Saïd Wilder. “Je sais que ça a été une grande accumulation, il y a eu beaucoup d'animosité et beaucoup de mots qui ont été dit et il vient de sortir de moi ce soir. Ce qui fait de la boxe si grand.
“Je viens de dire que je l'aime Breazeale et bien sûr, je veux le voir rentrer à la maison à sa famille. Je sais que nous disons des choses, but when you can fight a man and then you can hug him and kiss him, I wish the world was like that. We shake hands and we live to see another day and that’s what it’s all about.”
As the attention of the heavyweight division turns to what’s next, Wilder insists that a fight with Tyson Fury, the only man he has faced and not defeated, or Anthony Joshua remains on the table and in the works.
“I understand what Fury did,” Saïd Wilder. “When you get dropped on the canvas like that I understand you have to get yourself back together. But the rematch will happen, like all these other fights will happen. The great thing is all these fights rare in discussion. The big fights will happen. I just want you to have patience.”
Breazeale, whose only two defeats have now come against both Wilder and Joshua, was disappointed he wasn’t allowed to continue the fight.
“I think the ref stopped it a little early because I could hear him saying seven and eight, but that’s boxing,” Saïd Breazeale. “He did his job and kept us safe for our next fight.
“I got on my feet and had my legs under me. It’s the heavyweight division so there’s going to big shots from guys with power. This was a situation where he landed the big right hand before I did. I thought I was going to come on in the later rounds. I’ll be back and go for the heavyweight title again.”
Dans la co-métrage, WBC Champion du monde poids plume Gary Russell Jr. (30-1, 18 KOs) put on yet another professional display to defend his belt for the fourth time against a valiant Kiko Martinez (39-9-2, 28 KOs). Due to a gash that opened up over Martinez’s left eye, referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped the fight in the fifth round upon the advice of the ringside physician, resulting in a technical knockout.
Russell, who was fighting for the first time in a year, showed no signs of ring rust and displayed his full skillset including his trademark lightning quick hands. The 30-year-old Capitol Heights, Md. native was dominant from the opening bell and landed on a remarkable 40% de ses coups de puissance. In an all-action fight with little downtime, Martinez did more than enough to play his part. The Spaniard constantly came forward but Russell continued to target the cut that opened up over his eye after a right hook in the second round. The ringside official called for the stoppage of the fight at 2:52 of round number five.
“I did pretty good,” dit le 2008 U.S.. Olympian Russell to SHOWTIME ringside reporter Jim Gray. “We stayed behind the jab and he couldn’t get past it. We knew that intellect over athleticism would get it done.
“We want [WBA champion poids plume] Leo Santa Cruz,” Russell continued while wearing a shirt that read ‘Leo Next’. “We want to make this fight happen. The fire is all the way hot on this side of the field. You will get burned. I would love for that fight to happen this year. Let’s make it happen.”
“It was a good stoppage for a very tough fight,” said the former world champion Martinez. “I’m definitely a visual fighter so the cut made it tough. Gary was in great physical condition and it was a very hard fight.
“I’m going to rest a little bit now, but I’ll be back. I thought I had some good moments and had a good division. I think I’ll drop back down to 122-pounds to win a world title there.”
Dans l'ouvreur télédiffusé, invaincu perspective Juan Heraldez (16-0-1, 10 KOs) et ancien champion du monde Argenis Mendez (25-5-2, 12 KOs) fought to a highly competitive majority draw. Deux juges ont marqué le combat 95-95, while a third had Mendez winning 97-93.
Fighting in front of his mentor Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas’ Heraldez controlled many of the early rounds by setting the pace and establishing his jab. Heraldez outlanded Mendez 126-108 in total punches and 70-30 in jabs throughout the 10 tours. Falling behind early, Mendez, a seasoned veteran and 2004 Dominican Republic Olympian, used his experience to grow back into the fight. The tempo picked up in the fifth round, as both fighters landed several heavy blows but the momentum shifted towards Mendez. The 32-year-old Mendez, who has fought seven current or former champions, closed out the fight exceptionally strong, winning the final round on all three judges’ tableaux de bord. Without doing so, Mendez would have lost the fight.
“Je pensais que je gagné le combat,” said a disappointed Mendez. “He didn’t do anything to me. How did he win the fight? If I have to prove I beat him in a rematch, Je serai prêt. I won’t leave it up to the judges.
“My speed and my power made it difficult for him. I thought my counterpunching was really good. He tired toward the later rounds and that let me get a little closer to him to get my offense going.”
De même, Heraldez thought he did enough to win the fight which he viewed as a potential coming out party.
“I thought I won a close decision,” Heraldez said. “I didn’t think it was a draw. He didn’t do anything that hurt me at any point.
“He wasn’t really engaging with me. He was just trying to move around and pick his shots, but it wasn’t anything I wasn’t ready for. I’ll either take the rematch with Mendez or move forward toward my goal of a world title.”
Preceding the telecast, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN featured three undercard attractions streamed live on the SHOWTIME Sports social platforms. A battle between heavyweights Robert Alfonso (18-0-1, 8 KOs) et Iago Kiladze (26-4-1, 18 KOs) ended in a split-draw after eight rounds of action. While one judge scored the fight 77-75 for Alfonso, another had it 77-75 pour Kiladze, avec le troisième juge le marquant 76-76, resulting in the draw.
Also entering the ring was 2016 U.S.. Olympien Gary Antuanne Russell (9-0, 9 KOs), the younger brother of the featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr., qui ont abandonnéMarcos Mojica (16-4-2, 12 KOs) twice to earn a stoppage 2:13 dans le troisième tour. Rounding out the action was Brooklyn-native and 2016 Haïtienne olympique Richardson Hitchins (9-0, 5 KOs), who scored a TKO of Alejandro Munera (4-2-3, 4 KOs) after Munera was knocked down in round three and unable to continue despite making it to the final bell of the round.
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À PROPOS DU SAUVAGE VS. BREAZEALE
Wilder vs. Breazeale was a BombZquad event headlined by Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder defending his WBC title against top contender Dominic Breazeale Saturday, Mai 18 en direct sur Showtime de Barclays Centre, la maison de BROOKLYN BOXE ™, et présenté par Premier Champions de boxe.
Showtime Championship Boxing® began at 9 p.m. HE / 6 h, heure. PT and featured WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. la défense de son titre contre l'ancien champion du monde Kiko Martínez, plus unbeaten super lightweight contender Juan Heráldez squaring-off against former world champion Argenis Mendez dans une attraction de 10 tours. The Heraldez vs. Mendez fight was co-promoted with Mayweather Promotions.
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