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Welterweight World Title Unification Between
Keith Thurman & Danny Garcia Headlines Action on
America’s Most Watched Network
星期六, 三月 4 巴克莱中心在布鲁克林
布鲁克林 (二月 8, 2017) — 不败的后起之秀 埃里克森 “锤” 鲁宾 will take on once-beaten knockout artist 豪尔赫·科塔 in the co-feature bout of 哥伦比亚广播公司 (CBS) 的 Showtime 冠军拳击赛, presented by 总理拳击冠军, 星期六, 三月 4 巴克莱中心, 布鲁克林拳击™的家, live on CBS from 9-11 P.M. AND/6-8 P.M. PT.
广播, which will be just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 岁月, 是 headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight world title unification between unbeaten stars 基思·瑟曼 和 丹尼·加西亚. 该 broadcast is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for CBS Television, 哥伦比亚广播公司的两个部门.
Lubin and Cota will open the broadcast with an elimination bout for the WBC Super Welterweight World Championship held by undefeated champion Jermell Charlo, 谁将与否进行强制比赛. 1 竞争者查尔斯·海特利. The highly regarded Lubin (17-0, 12 科斯) will face his toughest opponent to date in Cota (25-1, 22 科斯) as both men vie for their first world title shot.
“I’m very excited that I have the opportunity to showcase my skills on CBS, especially on one of the most anticipated fight cards in boxing,” 鲁宾说：. “I’m facing a tough, rugged fighter in Jorge Cota, who I know is coming to fight. He’s got a lot of heart and fans are going to witness a great battle between two warriors who are going to leave everything in the ring. This will be my New York debut at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and I can’t wait to give the fans a great performance.”
“I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for over a year and I am looking forward to becoming the mandatory for the championship on March 4,” 科塔说. “Lubin has never faced a crafty fighter like me. Lubin has some experience, but I will be his first real challenge. Don’t be surprised if I knock him out.”
“Erickson Lubin is one of the hottest prospects in boxing; many consider him to be the top young prospect in the game,” 说娄DiBella, DiBella娱乐总裁. “上 三月 4, he will be tested in front of a national television audience against Jorge Cota in a title elimination bout. If ‘Hammer’ is successful in this tough test, he’ll graduate from prospect to serious championship contender.”
Since bursting onto the scene in 2013 at just 18-years-old, Lubin has impressed with his exciting style, power and ability to finish opponents with both hands. The 21-year-old fights out of Orlando and concluded a big 2016 by being named ESPN’s “年度展望。” Lubin has won nine times in the last two years against increasingly experienced opposition and most recently knocked out then once-beaten Juan Ubaldo Cabrera in the second round of their December matchup on SHOWTIME BOXING on FACEBOOK LIVE.
The 29-year-old Cota scored two knockdowns and won an entertaining 10-round battle with Cuban Olympic silver medalist Yudel Jhonson in his U.S. 在首次亮相 2015. 格斗出来的锡那罗亚州, 墨西哥, Cota enters this bout having won nine bouts in a row, including six that ended inside of the distance. Sporting an 85 敲除率百分比, Cota scored knockout victories in his first 16 亲打架.
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