FROM THE PEARL AT PALMS CASINO Resort rau hauv Las Vegas RAU SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® DOUBLEHEADER

Ntau, Undefeated Rising Star Jermell Charlo Yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Vanes Martirosyan nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Welterweight Showdown

Nyob rau SHOWTIME^® ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT

Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 2, 2015) – Ib lub ntiaj teb-class doubleheader, featuring featherweight ntiaj teb no yeej Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 Kos) tiv thaiv nws 126-phaus title tiv thaiv exciting hluas lub hnub qub Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 Kos)nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Lub Pearl ntawm teg twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Resort Las Vegas, rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT).

Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, undefeated nce hnub qub Jermell “Hlau txiv neej” Charlo (25-0, 11 Kos) ntsej muag ib tug nyuaj xeem thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub tej qub US. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib qho tseem ceeb super Welterweight showdown.

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $100, $75, $50, thiab $25, ntxiv uas siv nqi ntawm kev muag khoom hnub no, Monday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 2, ntawm 12 p.m. PT. Daim pib yuav raug muas los ntawm hu xov tooj Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000 los yog los ntawm txhaj NTAWM NO. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau hauv online ntawm www.ticketmaster.com.

“Kuv pog heev yuav tsum tau rov qab mus rau lub tebchaws United States. Txhua txhua lub sij hawm kuv tau tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv American av, nws tau raug ua hauj lwm-hloov rau kuv,” Hais Gonzalez. “Nyob rau hauv 2012, [Daniel] Ponce De Leon nres kuv nyob rau hauv Las Vegas thiab ua rau kuv rov xyuas tag nrho kuv lub tswv yim. Kuv tuaj rov qab mus rau lub U.S. nyob rau hauv 2013 thiab kuv nres ib undefeated champion, Hlob Abner mares. Tam sim no kuv rov qab thiab ib zaug dua Kuv ntsib ib tug nyuaj tus nrog sib ntaus. Russell tsis yog ib qho yooj yim xeem, tab sis kuv ntseeg kuv yuav mus surprise txhua leej txhua tus ib zaug ntxiv. Tsis muaj leej twg xav tias kuv muaj ib lub caij nyoog nyob rau hauv 2013 thiab kuv stripped mares ntawm nws title. Khoom noj khoom haus rau thought.”

“Kuv foom koob hmoov yuav rov qab rau hauv no theem, sib ntaus sib tua ib zaug dua rau ib lub ntiaj teb title,” Hais Russell Jr. “Kuv tuaj luv luv nyob rau hauv kuv thawj lub sij hawm rau lub title thiab hais tias muaj kuv ntau mob siab dua puas tau tau txoj hauj lwm ua nyob rau hauv Lub peb hlis ntuj 28. Kuv yuav thaum kawg tsa kuv tus kheej heev siv.”

“Kuv nyiam sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv SHOWTIME thiab kuv muaj siab rau muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau rau tus kiv cua nyob rau hauv Las Vegas,” Hais Charlo. “Kuv muaj ib tug nyuaj tus nrog sib ntaus, cov neeg xav hais tias kuv yuav tsis yuav npaj kom txhij, tab sis nyob rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, lawv yuav paub tias kuv tab tom noj cov kev ua si nawv.”

“Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv thiab kuv cia li ua tsaug tau lub sij hawm mus showcase kuv txuj ci,” Hais Martirosyan. “Charlo yog ib tug nyuaj kas, tab sis kuv twb tau nyob ib ncig ntawm no kev ua si nawv ntev thiab kuv yuav los qhia nws tej yam nws yeej tsis tau pom ua ntej. Tus kiv cua zoo dua npaj rau ib qho txaus qhia tau tias.”

“Qhov no tsab ntawm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING yog guaranteed yuav txiav txim-packed,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze, pab txhawb ntawm cov kev tshwm sim. “Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim pib lub classic boxer tiv tiag Puncher matchup, nrog lub slick, feemxyuam qub Olympian Russell nrhiav txhiv dim thiab lub npe tiv thaiv reigning, peb-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej brawler Gonzalez. Lub co-feature ntawm Charlo thiab Martirosyan yog ib co kev sib tw clash ntawm yeej. Ib tug loj sib ntaus yog nyob rau hauv lub neej yav tom ntej rau tus khiav ntawm no sib ntau sib tw.”

“Lub peb hlis ntuj 28 should be a tremendous night of fights ncaws tawm ib stacked khiav ntawm boxing nyob rau hauv SHOWTIME thiab CBS,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Ob bouts nyob rau hauv lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast muaj lub ntiaj teb no title uas siv. Lub ntsiab txheej xwm ntais ntawv rau ib tug-punch knockout hwj chim ntawm lub ntiaj teb tau zus ib Jhonny Gonzalez tiv tiag cov kev ceev ntawm Gary Russell, uas yog ib qho ntawm feem txawj boxers nyob rau hauv tej faib. Thiab nrog Jermell Charlo vs. Vanes Martirosyan, peb muaj ib tug matchup ntawm ob sab saum toj 154-pounder contenders, txhua rau lub verge ntawm ib lub ntiaj teb title lub sij hawm.”

“Boxing tseem yuav ib tug loj kos rau Las Vegas,” hais tias Billy Conn, Vice President ntawm Lom ze thiab Tshwj xeeb Txheej xwm rau Lub Pearl ntawm teg twv txiaj yuam pov Resort. “Lub Pearl yog ib qho ntawm feem intimate venues uas koj yuav ntes cov neeg ntiaj teb kawm ncaws pob nyob rau hauv kev txiav txim.”

Ib tug supremely feemxyuam boxer, Capitol Heights, Maryland lub Russell Jr. yog tab tom nrhiav strike ntiaj teb no championship kub nyob rau hauv nws ob txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ntawm ib tug siv. Lub 2008 U.S. Olympian zoo mus so tawm lub cim xeeb ntawm nws thawj thawj lub caij nyoog, thaum nws poob los ntawm 12-round feem ntau txiav txim siab Vasyl Lomachenko. Nws muaj peev xwm rov qab mus rau nws yeej txoj kev nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2014, thaum nws yeej Christopher Martin rau nws txoj kev mus rau ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab. Tam sim no Russell Jr. tau nws lub qhov muag teev nyob rau Gonzalez’ featherweight yas.

Yau-by-ib-feeb tshaj nws ntxaib Jermall, Charlo yog tseem yog ib tug heev cov tub ntxhais ranked fighter tab tom nrhiav kom tau ib kauj ruam los ze zog mus rau ib tug ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Ib tug siab dav hlau tua rog rau nws faib, Charlo tshaj li nyob rau hauv chav kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv 2014 thiab muab peb ntau unanimous kev txiav txim siab victories tshaj Gabriel Rosado, Charlie OTA thiab Mario Lozano. RauLub peb hlis ntuj 28, nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv lwm nyuaj kev sib tw thaum nws muaj raws li qhov tej Martirosyan.

Yug nyob rau hauv Armenia, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Glendale, California., Martirosyan sawv cev cov U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2004 Olympics thiab tau muab tso ua ke ib stellar pro hauj lwm txij li thaum. Nws yeej nws thawj 32 fights ua ntej sib ntaus sib tua tam sim no lub ntiaj teb no yeej Erislandy Lara mus rau ib tug kos nyob rau hauv 2012. Nws txom nyem ib nqaim yeej los ntawm kev txiav txim siab split nyob rau hauv nws thawj lub ntiaj teb title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv tiv thaiv Demetrius Andrade tab sis tau rebounded nrog zoo yeej tshaj Mario Lozano thiab Willie Nelson.

Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Lub Pearl ntawm teg twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Resort Las Vegas thiab yuav pa ya rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Jermell Charlo yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Vanes Martirosyan nyob rau hauv super Welterweight txiav txim. Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast kuj yuav muaj nyob rau hauv lus Mev ntawm ob suab programming (SAP).

Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus ntsib www.sports.sho.com, raws li nyob rau hauv Twitter ntawmSHOSports, jhonnygbox, mrgaryrusselljr, TwinCharlo, LouDiBella ThiabPearlAtPalms, ua raws li cov kev sib tham siv #GonzalezRussell, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing los yog mus saib lub SHOWTIME Boxing Blog ntawm http://theboxingblog.sho.com.