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Quebec City, Kanada (Novembru. 29, 2015) - James DeGale difiżi IBF Super Middleweight Dinja tal-Futbol tiegħu fi Thriller fuq favoriti Hometown u eks champion Lucian Bute nhar is-Sibt fil-każ prinċipali ta 'Showtime kampjonat boxing.
Din kienet l-ewwel difiża titolu għall DeGale, l- 2008 Medalist deheb Olimpika mill-Gran Brittanja li marru fit-triq għall Boston biex tirbaħ il-titolu ta 'qabel din is-sena u għażlu li jiddefendu fit-territorju ostili.
Bute, li kien attentat biex tirbaħ lura l-ċinturin IBF huwa ddefenda disa 'darbiet bejn 2007 u 2012, put on an inspired and gutsy performance in an electric atmosphere to open the new Videotron Centre in Quebec City. But the unbelievable pace, kif ukoll armament ta 'drittijiet overhand, shots tal-ġisem u combos mill-DeGale iżgħar (22-1, 14 Kos) wera li d-differenza bħala DeGale jipprevali 116-112, 117-111 (darbtejn).
"Jien żgħażagħ u jien frisk. Jien quċċata dritt issa,” DeGale said. “I’m ready for the best in the world. Kreditu lill Bute – hu champion kbir u nemmen lili, hu se jkun lura. "
"Bħal Stajt qal fil-passat, huwa qlubija ta 'klassi dinjija. Stajt għadhom kisbu affarijiet biex jaħdmu fuq fit-tliet jew erba 'snin u jien ser tkun aħjar tiegħi. "
Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) didn’t look anything like the fighter that lost to Carl Froch in 2012. But while the 35-year-old stalked the switch-hitting DeGale with a relentless attack, ma setax jagħmel biżżejjed biex overpower l Brit supremely attiva, li threw 524 puntelli enerġija meta mqabbla ma ' 278 għall Bute.
“I think it was a great fight. I did my best tonight,” Bute said. “I think it was a close fight. He’s an Olympic champion, he’s a world champion. If the judges give him the decision I respect that. I’ll be back in the gym to work hard and continue to fight. I think it was a very close fight. I’m happy with my performance and I’ll be back in the gym to get back in the ring one more time.
“The last three years were difficult for me. After I lost to Carl Froch that was a very difficult period for me. I took a break, and now I’m back. Inħoss kbir, Inħoss b'saħħithom u issa I jkollhom waħda aktar ċans li jiġu lura fuq il-quċċata.
“Maybe a few rounds I waited too much and didn’t put the punches together and I let James fight me. When I pushed pressure and pushed back I won the round.”
Fil-bout ftuħ fuq Showtime kampjonat boxing, Eleider Alvarez qalgħu d-dritt li jiffaċċjaw WBC Light Heavyweight Champion tad-Dinja Adonis Stevenson ma 'deċiżjoni b'maġġoranza qrib fuq Isaac Chilemba, skorja 114-114, 118-110, 115-113.
Alvarez, kklassifikati Nru. 2 mill-WBC fil 175 liri, beda malajr u pocketed rawnds kontra l-ebda. 1 ranked contender Chilemba. But Chilemba weathered the storm and fought his way back in the fight as Alvarez couldn’t keep up the pace he established in the earlier rounds.
Iż-żewġ ġellieda ħareġ b'sens ta 'urġenza fil- 12th u li tiddeċiedi stanza u jekk Chilemba kienu rebħu l-fażi finali tal-ġlieda kien ikun eskluż tiġbed.
"Jien kont naf li kelli biex jintemm l-rawnds aktar tard qawwija, imma nemmen jien ma biżżejjed biex tirbaħ il-ġlieda,” Alvarez said. “I’m ready to accept the challenge and face Stevenson. Biex ikunu l-champion tad-dinja, inti għandek li tħabbat il-champion. Allura dan huwa dak I jimmiraw li jagħmlu. "
Mark argumentat li ALVAREZ, li tissielet minn Montreal fil-qrib, kien il-benefiċjarju ta '"deċiżjoni Hometown,"Għalkemm l-imħallef li ddeċidiet il-ġlieda tfassal kien lokali u l-tnejn l-oħra kienu minn territorji newtrali.
"Ħsibt I ma biżżejjed biex jirbaħ dan,” Chilemba said. “But it is what it is. I raden inti tista 'sejħa hija deċiżjoni Hometown. "
Wara l-ġlieda, Brian Custer Showtime Sports ospitanti poġġa bilqiegħda ma 'Stevenson li jiksbu l-ħsibijiet tiegħu fuq Alvarez-Chilemba u futur tiegħu.
"Kienet ġlieda fiżika qrib,” Stevenson said. "Hu (Alvarez) rebaħ din il-ġlieda, iżda kien viċin ħafna. "
"Nitkellmu dwar Kovalev minħabba l-WBC għadha tgħodd lilu l-ebda. 1 konkorrent. Irrid din il-ġlieda iseħħ. The fans want it to happen. I said June is perfect for me. He said ‘OK, Ġunju,"Kathy Duva qal" L-ebda problema, June.’ Then she said on HBO. I said, "Tinsa dwar l-televiżjonijiet, let them talk.’ We want the fight to happen. Let the TVs work together and make it happen.
“I want to fight Kovalev. That’s the best opportunity for me because I want his titles. For sure, this fight will happen in June. I don’t have a problem; my team doesn’t have a problem. I want this fight in June.
Kovalev is scared. I talked to him, saw it in his eyes that he’s scared of me. It will happen, but I know Kovalev is scared. I want Kovalev. I’m very hungry to get his titles.”
Adrian Granados għexu knockdown-ewwel rawnd għal xokk undefeated prospett super ħfief Amir Imam fil-bout ftuħ ta 'ESTREM SHOWTIME boxing FUQ SHO ma' TKO round tmien (2:34).
Kienet telfa tgħaffiġ għall Imam, li daħlu fil-ġlieda bħala l-Nru. 1 isfidant obbligatorju li WBC Super Ħfief World Champion Viktor Postol.
Imam looked like he was going to finish the fight early after a nice left-right combo floored the Chicago native. But after escaping the first, Granados dettata il tempo tal-ġlieda, worked the inside and prevented Imam – considered one of boxing’s most talented young contenders – from establishing his jab. With Imam unable to keep the fight at a distance, Granados picked apart the Don King-promoted fighter. After seven rounds of punishment and Iman gasping for air against the ropes Granados finished his opponent with a series of devastating combo shots.
An Granados elated (15-3-2, 10 Kos), li għandu t-telf għal ġellieda b'rekord kombinat ta 49-0, invokat każ tiegħu biex isiru l-isfidant obbligatorju.
"Nemmen I għandu jkun l-isfidant obbligatorju,” Granados said. “He was in line and I stopped him. Xi tfisser? Come on. I was the underdog, imma I biss daħal biex teħodha. Wasalt biex teħodha.
"Hija tħoss kbir. Ladarba I kellha lilu wobbled I kien simili, "Inti stajt ltqajna biex tikseb lilu issa. This time you’re not taking it from me.’ It was a flash knockdown. Huwa jinqabdu bid-lemin, imma I kien alright. I biss popped dritt up u I kien jaf li kien se jippruvaw u finitura me. Sirna minnha u marru lura d-dritt għax-xogħol. "
Minkejja t-telfa demoralizing, Għandi (18-1, 15 Kos) ma jiddispjaċina tieħu ġlieda li x'aktarx se knock lilu mill allegazzjoni titolu.
"Naf nies jistgħu jgħidu I ma kienx imissha ħadet din il-ġlieda, imma I meħtieġa f'din il-ġlieda bejn bħala intunazzjoni-up għall-ġlieda li jmiss tiegħi minħabba I ma riedx li tistenna l sitta sa tmien xhur għall-isparatura titolu dinja.
"Il-qofol tal-ġlieda kienet jab tiegħi, I biss ma tużah biżżejjed,” Imam said. “But that’s the way it goes and I’m going to definitely come back stronger. I wasn’t thinking anything after that first-round knockdown. I’ve done that many times and didn’t think the fight was over. I wasn’t surprised at all by the way he came out. Naf kif hu tissielet. HES ġellied tajba u li kollox hemm għaliha. "
Fil-bout ftuħ ta 'Showtime boxing FUQ SHO ESTREM, prospett heavyweight undefeated Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos) knocked out veteran Joey Abell (31-9, 29 Kos) fi :46 tat-tieni rawnd.
Sibt Telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP boxing se terġa arja fuqIt-tnejn, Novembru. 30 fi 10 p.m. U/PT fuq Showtime ESTREM filwaqt li l-SHOWTIME boxing FUQ SHO ESTREM se terġa arja nhar l-Erbgħa, Novembru. 2 fi 10 p.m. ET / PT. Both telecasts will be available On Demand beginning dan il-Ħadd.
Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray reporting. Bl-Ispanjol, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins imsejjaħ l-azzjoni SHOWTIME ESTREM minn ringside ma boxing istoriku Steve Farhood jservu bħala analista espert.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.