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Amathikithi On Sale Lokhu Monday, December 14 Ukuze eBrooklyn First wesibhakela World Championship In 115 Iminyaka
BROOKLYN (Dec. 9, 2015) – Ezingakanqotshwa WBC wesibhakela World Champion Deontay Wilder uyokwenza wesithathu wabamangalelwa yetayitela yakhe ngokumelene brawling Polish Olwa Arthur Pin on Saturday,UJan. 16, 2016, at Barclays Center e Brooklyn, hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO® (9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT).
The-round 12 Showtime Championship Boxing® umcimbi omkhulu phakathi kwamandla-kokushaya Wilder (35-0, 34 Kos), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., futhi Pin (20-1, 15 Kos), of Wieliczka, Poland, Izoba ngeyokuqala sosondonzima isihloko mpi eBrooklyn kusukela James Jeffries akhishwe James Corbett in the 23rd round on May 11, 1900, on Coney Island.
Jeffries walwa kuzo zonke ezintathu the Brooklyn isihloko sosondonzima ukulwa, okwakukhona kulo wesine, fifth and seventh world heavyweight title fights of the modern gloved era. All three took place on Coney Island, ezimbili e 1899 kanye final e 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.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa DiBella Entertainment sikanye Warriors Boxing futhi Sferis Knockout Promotions, ukuqalisa at $25, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa Monday, December 14 at 10 a.m. KANYE. Amathikithi angathengwa online ngokuvakashela www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com noma ngokubiza 1-800-745-3000. Amathikithi izoba khona ngesikhathi American Express Box Office at Barclays Center ekuqaleni Tuesday, December 15 emini. Ukuthengwa ngaphambi January 1 futhi uthola 10% Isaphulelo. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP. “Ngijabulile ngokuza eNew York City, Ngijabulile ngokubonisa ngamakhono ami futhi Ngijabulile mayelana ukulwa at Barclays Center,” Said 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 UJan. 16.”
“It uzizwa amazing ukuze uthole ithuba ukulwa Deontay isihloko sakhe sosondonzima emhlabeni,” 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 UJan. 16.”
“It should be an exciting night on UJan. 16 lapho 'Bronze Bomber’ uvikela isihloko sakhe, for the first time at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, ngokumelene brawler ezimangelengele Artur Szpilka,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “Brash futhi nekhono lokukhuluma, 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 izinyanga ukunqoba kuyoholela clash e iziqubu wakhe olandelayo ezinkulu.”
“Ngijabulile kakhulu ukuthi Artur Szpilka siya ithuba abe iqhawe lokuqala wesibhakela emlandweni Poland,” wathi Leon Margules, President of Warriors Boxing. “Sihlale kakhulu ngokuthi Artur bazokwazi ukulwela isihloko in a emzini wesibhakela-rich like eBrooklyn futhi phambi kuyoba yini Akungabazeki ukuthi ukubonisa eqinile ukwesekwa abalandeli bakhe Polish.”
“SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING has been the home of many of the biggest and best heavyweight world title fights of the last 30 Eminyakeni, futhi siyaziqhenya ukuqhubeka ukuthi legacy kanye Deontay Wilder,” wathi Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and Manager Jikelele, Showtime Sports. “Deontay uye wasebenzisa ingxube yakhe ezingavamile amandla eluhlaza, 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, southpaw strong ngamandla okuhle futhi ukuhlukanisa showmanship, futhi uyakulangazelela basisebenzise yakhe yezwe yokuqala isihloko ithuba. January 16 is sure to be an exciting night on SHOWTIME.”
“Kuthathe 115 Eminyakeni, kodwa wesibhakela Championship boxing kuyinto eBrooklyn,” Said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. “Ngachitha isikhathi esithile nabo Deontay ngesikhathi impi Jacobs-Quillin ngoMgqibelo odlule futhi akakwazi ukulinda ukuvikela isicoco sakhe ngesikhathi Barclays Center, kodwa ngeke kube lula. Artur Szpilka kuyinto fighter omkhulu futhi nakanjani limelelwe kahle 'Poland Little’ ezingomakhelwane Greenpoint eseduze. Leli dolobha lama kwelithi ilungele wesibhakela Championship boxing. Lokhu gade kuwufanele ukulinda.”
The-foot 6-7 Wilder uzobe enza yakhe yesithathu isihloko ukuzivikela futhi mpi wesine e 364 izinsuku. The oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala won ibhande WBC isinqumo ngazwilinye phezu Gold Cup on uJan. 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, empini yakhe yokuqala professional ukuya esedlule nxazonke wesine.
Wilder bavikela ngempumelelo ibhande ngokumelene Eric Molina (KO 9) last June 13 futhi iningi muva ngokumelene UJohann Duhaupas (WHO 11) on Isikhombisa. 26. Both of the title defenses took place in his home state of Alabama.
The last iqhawe wesibhakela ukulwa izikhathi ezine 12 izinyanga kwaba Lennox Lewis in 2000-01. Lewis was also the last undisputed heavyweight champion.
“Ngibheke phambili ekubeni elandelayo ongenambangi iqhawe wesibhakela futhi iningi asebenzayo iqhawe sosondonzima emlandweni,” Wilder said. “I’m also active once I get into the ring. In mpi wami wokugcina, Ngaboshwa-avareji yamaphesende 30 of the 53 punches that I threw each round. That was more than double what Tyson Fury futhi Wladimir Klitschko lawela, kuhlangene.”
Ngaphambi kokuvala pro ngoNovemba 2008, Wilder wawina indondo zethusi at wesibhakela for the US. at the 2008 Olympic Games. He is the last American male boxer to medal in The Olympics.
The nolaka-minded, 6-foot-3 Szpilka unqobile ukulwa ezine zilandelana kusukela ukuhlupheka ukulahlekelwa kuphela umsebenzi wakhe ke-Ezingakanqotshwa Bryant Jennings in 2014. The 26-year-old rebounded with a 10-round unanimous decision over former cruiserweight world champion Tomasz Adamek in 2014 futhi stoppage banqobe Consuegra Yasmany, Manuel Quezada futhi Ty Cobb in 2015.
A pro kusukela 2008, the southpaw lokuqala yazuza isaziso lapho bavimba once-wabonakala Owen Beck emahlandla ezine 2011, ke outpointed ngazwi linye zangaphambili emhlabeni isihloko inselele Jameel McCline ngonyaka olandelayo.
Szpilka uye ayalolongwa yakhe amakhono boxing ngaphansi eqeqeshwa of umqeqeshi Houston-based Ronnie Shields.Nakuba yena namanje beyizidlova brawling futhi iza phambili, Szpilka iye yaba ukulwa more ephelele ngaphansi Shields futhi lowo kungaba test eziqine kwenkonzo the young emhlabeni iqhawe sika.
EBrooklyn inomlando ojulile boxing sosondonzima, kuhlanganise langakubo Champions sosondonzimaMike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe, Shannon Briggs futhi Michael Moorer. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Brooklyn-native futhi 1984 Olympic Gold medalist Mark Breland lamaHholo abaqeqeshi Wilder sika.
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