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Daim pib Nyob muag khoom no Monday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 14 Rau Brooklyn Thawj Heavyweight ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv 115 Xyoo
Brooklyn (Dec. 9, 2015) – Undefeated WBC Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus Deontay Wilder yuav ua rau peb tiv thaiv ntawm nws lub npe tiv thaiv brawling Polish contender Arthur Pin rau Saturday,Jan. 16, 2016, ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn, nyob rau SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT).
Lub 12-round SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus Wilder (35-0, 34 Kos), ntawm Tuscaloosa, ALA., thiab Pin (20-1, 15 Kos), ntawm Wieliczka, Poland, yuav ua tau tus thawj heavyweight title sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Brooklyn txij li thaum James Jeffries khob qhov rooj tawm James Corbett nyob rau hauv lub 23rd puag ncig rau Tej zaum 11, 1900, rau Coney Island.
Jeffries tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv tag nrho peb lub Brooklyn heavyweight title fights, uas yog cov plaub, fifth and seventh world heavyweight title fights of the modern gloved era. All three took place on Coney Island, ob nyob rau hauv 1899 thiab qhov kawg nyob rau hauv 1900.
It will be Wilder’s first fight in New York and his ninth overall on Showtime Networks. Wilder is the first United States-born heavyweight champion since 2007.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Warriors Boxing thiab Sferis Knockout Promotions, pib ntawm $25, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag Monday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 14 ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib yuav kuj yuav muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center pib Tuesday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 15 thaum tav su. Yuav ua ntej Lub ib hlis ntuj 1 thiab tau txais ib tug 10% luv nqi. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP. “Kuv zoo siab heev hais txog los rau New York City, Kuv zoo siab heev txog displaying kuv tej txuj ci thiab kuv zoo siab heev hais txog sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Barclays Center,” hais tias Wilder. “I want to thank my opponent Artur Szpilka for accepting this opportunity that I’m giving him. I wish him luck – he’s going to need it. I look forward to winning over the Polish fans after I beat him. I know he’s a southpaw and he tends to give up when things get tough in the ring, going off the fight he had with Bryant Jennings. He doesn’t have heart when it gets tough. I look forward to giving the fans plenty of action and excitement on Jan. 16.”
“Nws pom tau tias amazing tau lub sij hawm los mus sib ntaus sib tua Deontay rau nws heavyweight ntiaj teb no title,” said Szpilka. “I can’t wait to be the first ever Polish heavyweight to win a world title. I’ve dreamed about this many times, and now my time has come. I’ll be ready to put on a show for my fans and take his belt from him on Jan. 16.”
“It should be an exciting night on Jan. 16 thaum lub 'Bronze Bomber’ defends nws title, for the first time at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, tiv thaiv rugged brawler Artur Szpilka,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “Brash thiab outspoken, the Polish fighter looks to derail Deontay and become the first Polish heavyweight champion of the world in boxing history. This is Deontay’s third title defense in 12 lub hlis thiab ib tug yeej yuav ua rau ib tug loj sib tsoo nyob rau hauv nws tom ntej no bout.”
“Kuv pog heev uas Artur Szpilka yog tau txais ib lub sij hawm los ua tus thawj heavyweight zus nyob rau hauv lub keeb kwm ntawm Poland,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing. “Peb nyob nraum tsos uas Artur yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua rau lub title nyob rau hauv ib tug boxing-nplua nuj nroog Brooklyn thiab nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm dab tsi yuav undoubtedly tau ib tug muaj zog qhia ntawm kev pab los ntawm nws Polish cov kiv cua.”
“SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING has been the home of many of the biggest and best heavyweight world title fights of the last 30 xyoo, thiab peb yeej txaus siab mus ntxiv uas legacy nrog Deontay Wilder,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Deontay tau siv nws tsawg blend ntawm nyoos hwj chim, athleticism and charisma to become one of the can’t-miss boxers of this era. Credit Artur Szpilka for accepting the challenge. Szpilka is a young, muaj zog southpaw nrog zoo lub hwj chim thiab ib tug flair rau showmanship, thiab nws yog xav ua kom ua rau feem ntau ntawm nws thawj thawj lub ntiaj teb no title sijhawm. Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 is sure to be an exciting night on SHOWTIME.”
“Nws coj 115 xyoo, tab sis Heavyweight Championship boxing yog rov qab nyob rau hauv Brooklyn,” hais tias Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. “Kuv siv tej lub sij hawm nrog Deontay nyob rau Jacobs-Quillin sib ntaus tas los hnub Saturday thiab nws yuav tsis txhob tos mus tiv thaiv nws lub npe nyob rau ntawm lub Barclays Center, tab sis nws yuav tsis yooj yim. Artur Szpilka yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab yog tseeb los yuav zoo tuaj ntawm lub 'me Poland’ zej zog uas nyob ze Greenpoint. Lub Borough yog npaj txhij rau Heavyweight Championship boxing. Nws yog tus tos.”
Lub 6-taw-7 Wilder yuav tau ua nws lub npe thib peb thiab thib plaub tiv thaiv kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv 364 hnub. Lub 30-xyoo-laus yeej lub WBC siv nrog ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab dua Kub Khob on Jan. 17, 2015 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj kev sib ntaus rau mus dhau los qhov plaub puag ncig.
Wilder ntse defended lub siv tiv thaiv Eric Molina (KO 9) kawg Lub rau hli ntuj 13 thiab tsis ntev los tiv thaiv Johann Duhaupas (LEEJ TWG 11) rau Xya. 26. Both of the title defenses took place in his home state of Alabama.
Lub xeem heavyweight zus mus tua plaub lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 12 lub hlis yog Lennox Lewis nyob rau hauv 2000-01. Lewis was also the last undisputed heavyweight champion.
“Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kuv ua tus tom ntej undisputed heavyweight zus thiab cov tshaj cum heavyweight zus nyob rau hauv keeb kwm,” Wilder said. “I’m also active once I get into the ring. Nyob rau hauv kuv lub xeem sib ntaus, Kuv tsaws ib tug nruab nrab ntawm 30 ntawm lub 53 punches that I threw each round. That was more than double what Tyson Fury thiab Wladimir Klitschko tsaws, ua ke.”
Ua ntej koj tig pro nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2008, Wilder yeej lub bronze medal ntawm heavyweight rau lub US. nyob rau ntawm lub 2008 Olympic ua si. He is the last American male boxer to medal in The Olympics.
Lub txhoj puab heev-minded, 6-ko taw-3 Szpilka tau yeej plaub sib law liag fights vim kev txom nyem lub xwb uas nws plam nws ua hauj lwm rau ces-undefeated Bryant Jennings nyob rau hauv 2014. The 26-year-old rebounded with a 10-round unanimous decision over former cruiserweight world champion Tomasz Adamek nyob rau hauv 2014 thiab stoppage yeej tshaj Consuegra Yasmany, Manuel Quezada thiab Ty Cobb nyob rau hauv 2015.
Ib tug pro txij li thaum 2008, lub southpaw thawj tau daim ntawv ceeb toom thaum nws nres ib zaug-touted Owen Beck nyob rau hauv plaub rounds nyob rau hauv 2011, ces tej yam ua ke outpointed qub ntiaj teb no title challenger Jameel McCline nram qab no xyoo.
Szpilka tau honed nws boxing kev txawj ntse nyob rau hauv lub tutelage ntawm Houston-raws li tus kws qhia Ronnie Shields.Thaum nws yog tseem yooj yim rau lawv brawling thiab los rau pem hauv ntej, Szpilka tau tsim rau hauv ib tug ntau ua tiav fighter nyob rau hauv Shields thiab ib tug uas yuav ua tau lub toughest kev xeem ntawm cov tub ntxhais lub ntiaj teb champion cov hom hauj lwm.
Brooklyn muaj ib tug sib sib zog nqus keeb kwm nyob rau hauv heavyweight boxing, xws li hometown heavyweight championsMike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe, Shannon Briggs thiab Michael Moorer. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Brooklyn-haiv neeg thiab 1984 Olympic kub medalist Mark Breland ua hauj lwm pab raws li ib tug ntawm Wilder lub coaches.
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