America’s Youngest Champion Makes First Title Defense On The Road Against No. 1 יָרִיב & Local Favorite Walsh
ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף® Coverage Begins At 6 p.m. ו/3 p.m. PT
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לונדון (מאי 17, 2017) – Gervonta Davis and Liam Walsh participated in public workouts ביום רביעי at the legendary York Hall in advance of בשבת זוIBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on SHOWTIME from Copper Box Arena in London.
Baltimore’s Davis (17-0, 16 קוס) was joined in the ring during the workout by his promoter and mentor, all-time great Floyd Mayweather. דייויס, 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 קוס).
דייוויס vs. Walsh is the opening bout of a unique split-site, four-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event בשבת קרובה that begins at 6 p.m. ו/3 p.m. PT על ההצגה מתחילה. באירוע המרכזי, גארי ראסל ג'וניור. 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 קוס) and José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 קוס) will face off in an IBF Super Middleweight Eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for champion James DeGale. Undefeated Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 קוס) will meet Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 קוס) in a WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator for unified champ Julius Indongo.
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