Orlando, IBCE (Lub kaum hli ntuj 7, 2015) – Ib tug heavyweight clash ntawm Tony “Tus Tsov” Thompson (40-5, 27 Kos) thiab Malik “Huab tais” Scott (37-2-1, 13 Kos) yuav tawm xov xwm Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) – Tus tom ntej Round rau Thaws TV thiab BounceTV.com rau Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 30 los ntawm Lub Chaw ntawm UCF, nyob qab lub CFE Arena nyob rau hauv Orlando, Fla.

Lub 10-round heavyweight sib ntaus sib tua yuav thauj tog rau nkoj uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi kuj tshwm nyob pib ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB thiab yog tus thib peb phuv ntawm PBC – Tus tom ntej Round rau Thaws TV. Thawj ob PBC rau Thaws TV sib ntaus phaib, nyob rau Lub yim hli ntuj 2 thiab lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 18 feem nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj no Park nyob ze, Fla.

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, undefeated super lightweights Lydell Rhodes (23-0-1, 11 Kos) thiabSergey Lipinets (7-0, 6 Kos) yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round bout. Uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi pib nrog ntau undefeated zeem muag raws li Javontae Starks (13-0, 7 Kos) thiab Samuel “El macho” Figueroa (9-0, 4 Kos) square tawm nyob rau hauv yim rounds ntawm welterweight txiav txim.

“Nws yog zoo yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob PBC rau thaws nyob rau hauv ib tug heavyweight sib ntaus zoo li no,” Hais Thompson. “Kuv yuav tsis nrhiav yav tag los Malik Scott vim hais tias nws yog ib tug tej thiab tswvyim fighter. I think most fighters will stay away from a style like Malik’s but everyone knows I will fight anyone. I’ll be looking to make a statement against him by pressing the action and keeping him out of his comfort zone.”

“Kuv ua tsaug rau lub sij hawm no thiab npaj txhij mus rau muab tso rau ib tug zoo kev kawm rau,” hais tias Scott. “Nws yog raws nraim ib xyoo dhau los nyob rau hnub no, Lub kaum hli ntuj 30, hais tias kuv tau mus rau teb chaws Australia thiab yeej Alex Leapai thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau kom nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab muab ib tug yeeb yam tiv thaiv Tony Thompson. Tony yog ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv fighter thiab ib tug yeej tshaj nws yuav ua rau loj thiab zoo dua tej yam uas rau kuv.”

Ib tug ntawm cov tshaj plaws kev paub neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub heavyweight faib, Thompson, muaj ob zaug sib tw Wladimir Klitschko nyob rau hauv nws 15-xyoo ua hauj lwm. Yug nyob rau hauv Silver Spring, Maryland tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Washington, D.C., Thompson los tawm ntawm ib tug yeej tshaj Odlanier Solis nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj, nws ob tshaj lub heavyweight contender txij li thaum 2014. Nws kuj yog tswv ib tug khub ntawm yeej tshaj heralded heavyweight David nqe, uas nws nres ob zaug sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws tus nrog sib ntaus lub teb chaws.

Ib tug ua tiav heavyweight los ntawm Philadelphia, Scott tau kuj tiv thaiv paub txij li thaum 2000 thiab reeled tawm 35-ncaj yeej yuav tau pib txoj hauj lwm. Nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no yeej yog tej zaum nws feem ntau muaj nqis raws li nws cov kwv tij mus teb chaws Australia thiab yeej Alex Lepeai. Lub 34-xyoo-laus kuj yog tswv ib tug zaum kawg-round stoppage ntawm Bowie Tupou nyob rau hauv 2012 thiab tiv thaiv undefeated Vyacheslav Glazkov mus rau ib tug kos nyob rau hauv 2013.

Ib tug multi-kev ua si nawv kis las uas tau competed nyob rau hauv ob qho tag nrho boxing thiab mixed martial arts tso, Oklahoma City lub Rhodes zoo rau nyob twj ywm unbeaten rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 30. Lub 27-xyoo-laus yog los tawm ntawm ib tug sib tw split-kos nrog Jared Robinson nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj. Ua ntej ntawd sib ntaus, Rhodes kaw plaub victories nyob rau hauv 2014 xws li triumphs tshaj Miguel Angel Huerta thiab John Nater.

Ib accomplished pib xyaum ua uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Kazakhstan tab sis fights tawm ntawm Russia, Lipinets muab pro nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis ntawm xyoo tas los nrog txiav txim siab kov yeej Franklin Varela. Lub 26-xyoo-laus tau sau rau-ncaj knockouts txij thaum ntawd, nrog nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no yeej los tshaj cov qub tub rog Kendal Mena thiab Cosme Rivera. Lipinets yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub U.S. rau plaub lub sij hawm nyob rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 30.

Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Minneapolis, Minnesota, Starks racked li ib tug impressive 98-16 pib xyaum ua cov ntaub ntawv ua ntej txoj siav nyob rau hauv pro 2009. Lub 26-xyoo-laus tau ramped li cov kev ua txij 2014, cov ntaubntawv povthawj siv xya yeej nrog yeej tshaj Carlos Galvan thiab Yelemi Wiggins nyob rau hauv 2015.

Tshiab tawm ib lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj kov yeej yav tas los unbeaten Fernando Paliza, 24-xyoo-laus Figueroa ua ib tug ceev rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib nrhiav los tsim kom tau tawm ntawm tias kev vam meej. Lub Puerto Rican-yug fighter muab pro nyob rau hauv 2011 thiab kaw stoppage yeej nyob rau hauv plaub ntawm nws thawj thawj rau fights.

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