Tripleheader Nta Undefeated Middleweight Juan Ubaldo Cabrera tiv thaiv Thaum-ntaus Mike Gavronksi
& Samoa lub Natu Visinia tiv tiag Tag nrho-Action Heavyweight Joey Dawejko
Friday, Aug. 28, Nyob rau SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET / PT)
Los ntawm plawv nroog Las Vegas Txheej xwm Center
TSHIAB YORK (Aug. 5, 2015) - Cog lus li-thiab-los heavyweight Trevor Bryan (15-0, 11 Kos) yuav muab nws cov ntaub ntawv unblemished txog tus kab thaum nws ntsib nws tus nrog sib ntaus toughest rau hnub tim, qhov ntau tej Derric Rossy (30-9, 14 Kos), nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tripleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET / PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv). Nce los ntawm Don King Productions, lub bout yuav muab qhov chaw Friday, Aug. 28, ntawm Downtown Las Vegas Txheej xwm Center (DLVEC), thoob plaws los ntawm lub D Las Vegas nyob rau hauv iconic Downtown Las Vegas.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, ob-lub sij hawm Dominican koom pheej Olympian Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (23-0, 16 Kos), yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub ntau yam Mike Gavronski (18-1-1, 12 Kos), ntawm Tacoma, Ntxuav., in a 10-round middleweight match. Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw ntawm cov telecast, Samoa lub 6-taw-2 heavyweight Cov txwj laus Visine (11-1, 9 Kos) ntawm Tacoma, Ntxuav., yuav fim 5-taw-10 Joey Dawejko(14-4-2, 7 Kos), ntawm Philadelphia, nyob rau hauv ib yim-round matchup.
Tag nrho rau boxers yuav ua rau lawv ShoBox debuts nyob rau hauv dab tsi nqi ua-los yog-breakout fights rau txhua. Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $39.50, $59.50, $89.50, $149.50 thiab $500.00 rau VIP Ntxhuav thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com.
"Nws muab kuv yawm Library los pab tub ntxhais hluas thiab cov laus zeem muag, cov txiv neej thiab cov poj niam, chasing lawv tus npau suav, niag rau ib lub sij hawm hloov lawv lub neej mus rau hauv kev muaj tiag nyob,” King said. “Trevor Bryan is such a prospect seeking an opportunity to fulfill his dreams. Zoo, Don King thiab Showtime yuav muab rau nws tias lub sij hawm los ntes lub tswv yim ntawm cov neeg nyob rau hauvShoBox on Aug. 28. Txawm li cas los, Derric Rossy, a great challenger and ‘Dreambreaker’ is blocking the door to greatness. And Trevor Bryan has to fight like hell to get through that door. The fight will be the power of dreams. I urge all fight fans to tune in on ShoBox thiab tsis ntsais muag. ''
"Peb zoo siab heev rau kev koom tes nrog Don King Promotions thiab ShoBox nyob rau hauv sab nraum zoov nqa boxing mus rau plawv nroog Las Vegas,"Hais tias Derek Stevens, CEO / tswv DLVEC thiab cov D Las Vegas. "Lub sib ntaus card nta cog lus txuj ci, uas yuav tsum tau ua rau ib tug unforgettable kev tshwm sim. "
Nrhiav rau tsim nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States heavyweight division, lub feemxyuam tab sis meej Bryan ntawm Pompano Puam, Fla., los ntawm txoj kev Albany, N.Y., yog noj ib tug lossis loj leap nyob rau hauv chav kawm ntawv tiv thaiv Rossy, ntawm Medford, N.Y..
Yog li ntawd yuav ua li cas zoo ntawm ib tug pojniam Bryan, uas puv 26 rau Aug. 23? The former amateur standout
yeej tsib lub teb chaws Championships nyob rau hauv cia li 60 pib xyaum ua bouts. While a close loss in the finals of a 2011 tsim nyog kev sib tw khaws cia nws tawm ntawm lub U.S. Olympic raug kev txom nyem, lub heavyweight tau tseem ceeb kev nyob Northern Michigan University nyob rau hauv lub tutelage cov qub US. Olympic Coach Al Mitchell.
Txij thaum nws debut ntawm 22 nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2011, 6-taw-4 Bryan tau nyob nquag plias thiab sau npe 10 ntawm nws 11 knockout victories nyob rau hauv peb rounds los yog tsawg dua. Bryan, who knocked out outmatched Stacy Frazier nyob rau hauv lub thib ob round kawg Lub rau hli ntuj 20, yog tus pog rau lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj nws tus kheej tawm tsam ib tug qub tub rog heavyweight.
"Nyob rau daim ntawv, nws zoo li nws yuav exciting thiab kuv twv yuav raug hu saib nws raws li ib tug breakout sib ntaus rau kuv,'' Bryan hais tias. "Kuv xav tias kev zoo siab, not pressure. It’s time for people to start mentioning my name with the others. I’ve had a great training camp, Kuv tseem xav tias kev ntseeg siab nrog tus kws qhia Stacey McKinley thiab kuv xav tias muaj zog, mentally clear and confident. I’m ready to roll.”
Bryan tau ncaim yim rounds ib zaug tab sis yog ntse txaus los txhob tso ib tug txaus ntshai qub tub rog xws li Rossy.
"Koj muaj peev xwm tsis coj ib tug txawv txawv, determined txiv leej tub zoo li Rossy maj mam,” Bryan said. “He’s scored a couple of upsets, tiv thaiv ib txhia hais mav nws xav tias nws yeej, has ring experience and he’s been there against all kinds. Like me, Kuv xav tias nws yog zoo ntawm xav ua kom tau nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej txoj kev thiab tus hais mav uas yog cov feem ntau xav ua kom tau yog lub feem ntau txaus ntshai.
"Qhov no txiv leej tub yuav tsis yeej kuv tab sis kuv cia siab tias ib tug tawv, tawv sib ntaus. I know Rossy’s not coming to lie down. Kuv? I’m just a young fighter trying to make his way and looking to showcase my talents. It’s time to fight somebody tough.”
Rossy, 35, yeej tsis muaj kev tswj kom tau yav tas los journeyman / gatekeeper li cas thiab tshaj uas proverbial hump sib ntaus uas catapults koj mus rau qib tom ntej.
Rossy tau nyob rau hauv nrog qub WBO heavyweight yeej Ray Mercer, lub ntiaj teb no-title contenders Eddie Chambers (ob zaug) thiab Fres Oquendo thiab lub ntiaj teb no-kab sab contenders xws li Vyacheslav Glazkov in an 11-year career in which he seldom got the benefit of the doubt in tight fights. In his outing before last, Rossy poob ib tug heev muaj teeb meem 10-round feem ntau txiav txim siab 2008 Olympic bronze medalist thiab IBF Tsis. 2-nyob contender Glazkov (17-0-1) on Aug. 9, 2014.
"Kuv twb tau hais txog ib co tsis muaj hmoo ob txhais tes nyob rau hauv boxing, tau tsis los kuv txoj kev, tab sis kuv tsis zaum thiab nyob rau lawv,'' Rossy hais tias. “The bottom line is I can’t sit around and mope. I’ve got to win and leave no doubt in anybody’s mind. Kuv xav tias zoo li kuv twb ua li ntawd nyob rau hauv ntau fights, tab sis rau ib txhia yog vim li cas lawv xav tias kuv tawm tsis ntseeg. "
Ib tug kos tuaj nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus thaum Rossy sau npe ib tug chim siab nyob rau hauv ib tug unanimous 10-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj yav tas los undefeated, pab Akhor Muralimov (16-0, 13 Kos mus nyob rau hauv). Utilizing smart separation and his considerable height and reach, Rossy triumphed by the scores of 97-93 thiab 96-94 ob zaug.
Rossy yog tab tom nrhiav rau ib tug zoo xws li cov kev kawm tiv thaiv cov undefeated Bryan.
"Bryan, Kuv xav tias nws yog muab tso ua ke zoo,” Rossy said. “He’s a good boxer. It’s going be a good stylistic and action-packed fight. We’ll both try to establish our jabs. I think this is a formidable fight for both of us.
"Bryan muaj lub pedigree rau tej zaum yuav yog ib tug tau zus ib heavyweight muaj ib hnub twg, but not now. In my eyes I feel he’s making a mistake, but anybody that fights me know they are looking at a war. I am a high-risk, low-reward kind of opponent. I’ve fought them all; Bryan yog ib tug me ntsis ntsuab nyob rau hauv cheeb tsam ntawd ces peb mam li saib. "
Ua ntej ib tug pro boxer, Rossy was an All American high school football star who would go on to play at Boston College where he was an outstanding 248-pound defensive end. Hehad ib co pro tryouts tab sis twb pom raws li ib tug “tweener,” loj heev rau linebacker, too small to play end. So he turned to boxing and despite only 10 pib xyaum ua fights yeej lub 2004 New York Golden hnab looj tes kev sib tw, and turned pro in October of that year. Nws mus 15-0 ntawm cov nyuam ntawm nws pro hauj lwm ua ntej poob rau Chambers thawj lub sij hawm.
Juan Ubaldo Cabrera, uas yuav muab rau Mike Gavronski nyob rau hauv lub ShoBox co-feature, sawv cev cov koom pheej Dominican nyob rau hauv lub 2000 thiab 2004 Olympic ua si. The 36-year-oldmay best be known for defeating future world champion Jean Pascal en txoj kev mus rau kev noj lub kub puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub chav kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv lub middleweight 2003 Pan-American Games. During an excellent amateur career, Cabrera kuj coj tsev ib tug silver puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub 2002 Central American thiab Caribbean ua si raws li ib lub teeb middleweight.
Ob xyoos tom qab nws kawg tsos nyob rau hauv lub Olympics, nyob rau ntawm lub hnub nyoog ntawm 26, nws muab pro nyob rau hauv Lub kaum hli ntuj 2005 thiab yeej 13 ntawm nws thawj zaug 15 fights by knockout. Cabrera is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Tim Hall nyob rau hauv lub Deontay Wilder-Eric Molinaundercard kawg Lub rau hli ntuj 13 nyob rau hauv Birmingham, ALA. Cabrera has been inactive recently – the win over Hall was his first fight in a year and only his sixth since July 2009.
Gavronski yog ib tug check, well-conditioned 29-year-old from the Northwest who combines boxing skill with KO power in both hands and also fought in MMA. He’s won four in a row – all in Tacoma – and is 3-0 xyoo no. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, nws kaw ib resounding cuaj-round TKO tshaj yeeb ncuab Tyrell Hendrix rau Tej zaum 30 nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm lawv 2011 kos.
Ib tug Washington xeev nyiam, 6-taw-siab Gavronski muab pro thaum muaj hnub nyoog 24 nyob rau hauv 2010, thiab raug kev txom nyem nws leeg tsis ntawm 10-round kev txiav txim siab rau Tureano Johnson (14-1) nyob rau hauv 2011 nyob rau hauv ib tug bout rau lub WBC Continental teb chaws Amelikas middleweight title.
Qhov qhib bout ntawm lub telecast - Natu Visinia vs. Joey Dawejko - Nta ib tug heavyweight showdown ntawm ib tug txawj ntse prospect thiab ib tug qub standout pib xyaum ua.
Visinia, 30, yog tej zaum cov feem ntau pheej tuaj-thiab-los Neeg Samoan heavyweight txij li thaum yav tas los cov neeg uas coj contender David Tua. A true heavyweight with tremendous knockout power in both hands, ib lub pob zeb-nyuaj lub taub hau thiab granite lub puab tsaig, 6-taw-4 30-xyoo-laus yog los tawm ib tug plaub-round knockout tshaj Yausua Clarke kawg Tej zaum 13. Seven of Visinia’s nine KO victories came in the first round.
Visinia was a former standout high school and college football player at Southern Illinois University. He began his fighting career in MMA, qhov uas nws los ua tus tsis. 2 ranked amateur in the United States before making his pro debut. He then switched to boxing in 2006.
Tom qab nws boxing pro debut nyob rau hauv 2009, Visinia tau invaluable kev sparring nrog cov yam koj nyiam uas Wladimir Klitschko, Evander Holyfield thiab Lamon Brewster. Nws yeej nws thawj 10 pro sib ntaus ua ntej poob los ntawm xya-round TKO rau yav tas los ob-lub sij hawm IBF cruiserweight yeejSteve Cunningham on Oct. 18, 2014. In his first genuine step up in class, Visinia poob Cunningham nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib tab sis Cunningham tus yav dhau los hauv chav kawm ntawv thiab txias muaj pov thawj ntau heev los mus kov yeej.
Dawejko muaj ib tug dai kom zoo nkauj pib xyaum ua hauj lwm uas muaj lub ntiaj teb Junior Amateur Championship nyob rau hauv 2008, lub teb chaws nyob rau hauv-19 yas, thiab ib tug yeej tshaj Bryant Jennings, uas tsis ntev los sib tw heavyweight lub ntiaj teb champion Wladimir Klitschko xeem lub Plaub Hlis.
Lub 25-xyoo-laus Dawejko yog nyob rau hauv ib tug hnyav yob, winning rau sib law liag fights, plaub nyob rau hauv ib tug kab los ntawm thawj-round stoppage ua ntej nws rau-sib ntaus yeej streak tas thaum nws poob ib tug 10-round kev txiav txim siab rau Amir Mansour (21-1) in a Pennsylvania State heavyweight title fight this past May. This will be the third start of the year for the 5-foot-10, rau-xyoo-pro, an all-action heavyweight who owns a victory over Rossy in January 2014. Two outings back, rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 3, Dawejko yuav tsum tau tag nrho cov ntawm 27 vib nas this rau dispatch ntawm Enobong Umohette.
Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Lub executive tsim kom yogGordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.
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