แกรี่รัสเซลจูเนียร์. Retains Featherweight Title with TKO Over Kiko Martinez
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BROOKLYN (พฤษภาคม 19, 2019) – เฮฟวี่เวท WBC แชมป์โลก Deontay “เครื่องบินทิ้งระเบิดบรอนซ์” ป่า delivered the 40th knockout of his career in devastating fashion Saturday night, sending mandatory challenger โดมินิก “ปัญหา” BREAZEALEflat on his back with a trademark right hand in front of a raucous crowd at Barclays Center, บ้าน BROOKLYN มวย™, ในงานที่นำเสนอโดย Premier Boxing Champions. Successfully defending his belt for the ninth time, Wilder joins illustrious company alongside Hall of Famers Joe Louis, มูฮัมหมัดอาลี, Mike Tyson and more and becomes the 10th fighter in history to make nine or more consecutive successful heavyweight title defenses. Watch HERE: https://s.sho.com/2Hp0AEh
In the buildup to tonight’s world championship bout, ป่า (41-0-1, 40 คอส) repeatedly promised that the fight would not last long. The towering Tuscaloosa, Ala. native kept his word, scoring the 20th first round knockout of his career and his 15th knockdown as heavyweight world champion. BREAZEALE (20-2, 18 คอส) was able to withstand Wilder’s first early onslaught, but could not beat referee Harvey Dock’s 10-count when Wilder connected flush with the most dangerous right hand in boxing later in the opening round.
“Everything just came out of me tonight”, ไวล์เดอกล่าวว่า. “I know it’s been a big buildup, there’s been a lot of animosity and a lot of words that were said and it just came out of me tonight. That’s what makes boxing so great.
“I just told Breazeale I love him and of course I want to see him go home to his family. I know we say some things, 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,” ไวล์เดอกล่าวว่า. “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,” Breazeale กล่าวว่า. “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.”
ในการร่วมคุณลักษณะ, WBC มวยแชมป์โลก แกรี่รัสเซลจูเนียร์. (30-1, 18 คอส) put on yet another professional display to defend his belt for the fourth time against a valiant Kiko Martinez (39-9-2, 28 คอส). 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.
รัสเซล, 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% เจาะอำนาจของเขา. 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,” กล่าว 2008 สหรัฐฯ. 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 แชมป์เฟเธอร์เวท] ลีโอซานตาครูซ,” 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.”
ในตัวเปิด telecast, โอกาสพ่ายแพ้ ฆ Heraldez (16-0-1, 10 คอส) และอดีตแชมป์โลก Argenis เม็นเดส (25-5-2, 12 คอส) fought to a highly competitive majority draw. Two judges scored the fight 95-95, while a third had Mendez winning 97-93.
Fighting in front of his mentor Floyd Mayweather, ลาสเวกัส’ 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 รอบ. Falling behind early, เม็นเดส, 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’ ดัชนีชี้วัด. Without doing so, Mendez would have lost the fight.
“ฉันคิดว่าฉันชนะในการต่อสู้,” 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, ฉันจะมีความพร้อม. 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.”
เหมือนกับ, 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. “ผมไม่ได้คิดว่ามันเป็นผลเสมอ. 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 โรเบิร์ตอัลฟองโซ (18-0-1, 8 คอส) และ เจนนิเฟอร์ Kiladze (26-4-1, 18 คอส) 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 สำหรับ Kiladze, with the third judge scoring it 76-76, resulting in the draw.
Also entering the ring was 2016 สหรัฐฯ. โอลิมเปีย Gary Antuanne Russell (9-0, 9 คอส), the younger brother of the featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr., ที่ปรับตัวลดลงMarcos Mojica (16-4-2, 12 คอส) twice to earn a stoppage 2:13 เข้าสู่รอบที่สาม. Rounding out the action was Brooklyn-native and 2016 เฮติโอลิมเปีย Richardson Hitchins (9-0, 5 คอส), who scored a TKO of Alejandro Munera (4-2-3, 4 คอส) 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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ABOUT WILDER 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, พฤษภาคม 18 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME จาก Barclays ศูนย์, บ้าน BROOKLYN มวย™, และนำเสนอโดยพรีเมียร์มวยแชมเปี้ยนส์.
SHOWTIME มวยชิงแชมป์® began at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and featured WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. ปกป้องชื่อของเขากับอดีตแชมป์โลก Kiko Martínez, plus unbeaten super lightweight contender Juan Heráldez squaring-off against former world champion Argenis Mendez ในสถานที่ 10 รอบ. The Heraldez vs. Mendez fight was co-promoted with Mayweather Promotions.
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