America’s Youngest Champion Makes First Title Defense On The Road Against No. 1 رقیب & Local Favorite Walsh
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لندن (مه 17, 2017) – Gervonta Davis and Liam Walsh participated in public workouts در روز چهارشنبه at the legendary York Hall in advance of این روز شنبهIBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on SHOWTIME from Copper Box Arena in London.
دیویس بالتیمور (17-0, 16 کوس) was joined in the ring during the workout by his promoter and mentor, فلوید می ودر در تمام دوران عالی. دیویس, who became America’s youngest reigning world champion in January, will make the first defense of his IBF belt on the road against undefeated No. 1 contender and local favorite Walsh (21-0, 14 کوس).
دیویس در مقابل. Walsh is the opening bout of a unique split-site, four-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event این شنبه that begins at 6 p.m. و/3 p.m. PT در SHOWTIME. در رویداد اصلی, گری راسل جونیور. will make the second defense of his WBC Featherweight World Championship against mandatory challenger Oscar Escandon from MGM National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C.
Two world title eliminators will round out the quadrupleheader. Top super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 کوس) and José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 کوس) will face off in an IBF Super Middleweight Eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for champion James DeGale. Undefeated Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 کوس) will meet Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 کوس) in a WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator for unified champ Julius Indongo.
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