Eleider Álvarez earns Right nyanghareupan WBC Light Heavyweight Jawara
Adonis Stevenson, Anu Télépon Out Sergey Kovalev Pikeun Juni Ngahijikeun Tatar
Adrian Granados guncangan undefeated Amir Imam On SHO ekstrim
Nyekel Talaga The Senén ieu Di 10 p.m. AND/PT On SHOWTIME ekstrim
Klik IEUH Pikeun Ngundeur Photos Ti Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME
Sukabumi Kota, Kanada (Nov. 29, 2015) - James DeGale salamet IBF Super Middleweight Championship Dunya di Thriller a leuwih paporit kampung halaman jeung urut jawara Lucian Bute dina dinten saptu dina acara utama SHOWTIME Championship tinju.
Ieu mertahankeun judul kahiji pikeun DeGale, nu 2008 Medalist emas Olimpiade ti Britania anu nuluykeun jalan ka Boston meunang judulna saméméhna taun ieu jeung milih pikeun membela dina wewengkon mumusuhan.
Bute, anu ngusahakeun meunang deui beubeur IBF manéhna salamet salapan kali antara 2007 jeung 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, kitu ogé hiji arsenal hak overhand, nembak awak jeung combos ti DeGale ngora (22-1, 14 KOs) kabukti bédana minangka DeGale prevailed 116-112, 117-111 (dua kali).
"Kuring ngora jeung aku seger. Kaula peaking ayeuna,” DeGale said. “I’m ready for the best in the world. Kiridit ka Bute – manéhna hiji jawara gede jeung percaya kuring, manéhna baris jadi deui. "
"Resep mah geus ceuk dina jaman baheula, manéhna téh bajoang-kelas dunya. Kuring geus masih meunang hal pikeun berpungsi dina dina tilu atawa opat taun ka hareup jeung Kaula bade jadi pangalusna mah. "
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, manehna teu bisa ngalakukeun cukup overpower nu Brit supremely aktip, anu threw 524 punches daya dibandingkeun 278 pikeun 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. Kuring ngarasa gede, Kuring ngarasa sehat sarta ayeuna mah geus hiji kasempetan leuwih jadi deui dina luhur.
“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.”
Dina bout pamukaan SHOWTIME Championship tinju, Eleider Álvarez earned hak pikeun nyanghareupan WBC Light Heavyweight Dunya Jawara Adonis Stevenson jeung kaputusan mayoritas deukeut leuwih Isaac Chilemba, ngoleksi 114-114, 118-110, 115-113.
Álvarez, rengking No. 2 ku WBC di 175 kilogram, dimimitian gancang jeung pocketed rounds ngalawan No. 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.
Boh pejuang datang kaluar jeung rasa urgency dina 12th jeung mutuskeun pupuh jeung lamun Chilemba geus meunang babak final tarung bakal geus maréntah draw a.
"Mah emang mah geus nepi ka rengse rounds saterusna kuat, tapi kuring yakin atuh naon cukup meunang tarung,” Alvarez said. “I’m ready to accept the challenge and face Stevenson. Jadi jawara dunya, anjeun kudu ngéléhkeun jawara nu. Jadi éta naon atuh Tujuan anu kudu dipigawé. "
Mark pamadegan yén Álvarez, anu gelut kaluar ti deukeutna Montréal, ieu waris of a "kaputusan kampung halaman,"Sanajan hakim anu maréntah tarung draw a ieu lokal jeung dua éta ti wewengkon nétral.
"Teu sangka atuh naon cukup meunang eta,” Chilemba said. “But it is what it is. Kuring nebak Anjeun bisa nelepon hiji kaputusan kampung halaman. "
Sanggeus tarung, Host SHOWTIME Sports Brian Custer diuk turun jeung Stevenson pikeun meunangkeun pikiran-Na dina Álvarez-Chilemba jeung mangsa nu bakal datang-Na.
"Ieu gelut fisik deukeut,” Stevenson said. "Manéhna (Álvarez) meunang tarung tapi ieu pohara deukeut. "
"Urang obrolan ngeunaan Kovalev sabab WBC masih urutan manéhna No. 1 contender. Kuring hayang ieu tarung lumangsung. The fans want it to happen. I said June is perfect for me. He said ‘OK, Juni,'Ceuk Kathy Duva' Teu aya masalah, June.’ Then she said on HBO. Ieu mah ceuk, 'Poho ngeunaan TV, 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 cageur a kahiji-buleud knockdown ka Manten undefeated prospek super lightweight Amir Imam dina bout bubuka SHOWTIME tinju ON SHO ekstrim kalawan buleud TKO kadalapan (2:34).
Ieu hiji eleh crushing pikeun Imam, anu asup kana fight salaku No. 1 nangtang wajib ka WBC Super Lightweight Dunya Jawara 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 didikte nu tempo tina tarung, 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.
Hiji Granados elated (15-3-2, 10 KOs), anu ngabogaan karugian ka pejuang jeung rékaman digabungkeun tina 49-0, memohon kasus pikeun jadi nangtang wajib.
"Kuring percaya mah kudu nangtang wajib,” Granados said. “He was in line and I stopped him. Naon ari éta hartosna? Come on. I was the underdog, tapi kuring kakara datang pikeun nyokot eta. Kuring datang pikeun nyokot eta.
"Ieu karasaeun gede. Sakali kuring kungsi manéhna wobbled mah kawas, 'Anjeun saena pikeun meunangkeun manéhna ayeuna. This time you’re not taking it from me.’ It was a flash knockdown. Manéhna bray jeung leungeun katuhu, tapi kuring ieu alright. Kuring kakara popped katuhu luhur jeung mah emang manéhna bade coba mun jeung rengse kuring. Urang meunang kaluar ti eta jeung indit katuhu deui ka pagawéan. "
Najan leungitna demoralizing, Kuring geus (18-1, 15 KOs) teu kuciwa nyokot fight nu dipikaresep bakal sambel manéhna kaluar ti judul contention.
"Kuring teu apal urang bisa ngomong mah teu kudu geus nyokot ieu tarung, tapi kuring diperlukeun ieu tarung di antara salaku Ngepaskeun-up for gelut mah saterusna alatan kuring teu hayang ngadagoan genep ka dalapan bulan pikeun shot judul dunya.
"The konci pikeun tarung ieu mah jab, Kuring kakara teu maké éta cukup,"Ceuk Imam. “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. Kuring teu apal kumaha manéhna perkelahian. Manéhna hiji bajoang alus jeung nu sagala aya kitu. "
Dina bout bubuka SHOWTIME tinju ON SHO ekstrim, prospek heavyweight undefeated Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 KOs) knocked kaluar Samaun Angga Abell (31-9, 29 KOs) di :46 tina babak kadua.
Saptu sacara SHOWTIME Championship tinju telecast bakal ulang hawa dinaSenen, Nov. 30 di 10 p.m. AND/PT dina SHOWTIME ekstrim sedengkeun SHOWTIME tinju ON SHO ekstrim bakal ulang hawa Rebo, Nov. 2 di 10 p.m. Et / PT. Both telecasts will be available On Demand beginning Minggu ieu.
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. Dina basa Spanyol, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins disebut action SHOWTIME ekstrim ti ringside jeung sajarah tinju Steve Farhood porsi salaku analis ahli.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.