CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 시부. AND/5:30 시부. PT
사진 by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
뉴욕 - 1월 23, 2016 – WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman will defend his title against former champ “Showtime” Shawn Porter in a blockbuster matchup of two of the world’s best 147-pound fighters on 토요일, 행진 12 에 CBS에 쇼 타임 챔피언 쉽 복싱.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 시이. AND / 5:30 시이. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, 코네티컷. 이벤트, 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트에 의해 추진, is produced by SHOWTIME Sports® CBS의 텔레비전 네트워크에 대한, both divisions of the CBS Corporation. The last primetime boxing event on CBS was Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks on Feb. 15, 1978.
서먼 (26-0, 22 KOS 호텔), 클리어 워터의, 플로리다., 및 포터 (26-1-1, 16 KOS 호텔), of Las Vegas by way of Akron, 오하이오, are both coming off superb 2015 campaigns that solidified the fresh faces among the elite of arguably boxing’s most exciting division. With perennial pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather now retired, the 27-year-old Thurman and the 28-year-old Porter are hungry to stake their claim as the future of boxing.
“Thurman vs. Porter is a marquee matchup of two elite boxers in the prime of their careers, and the winner will establish himself as arguably the No. 1 fighter in boxing’s glamour division,"스티븐 에스피 노자는 말했다, 부사장 겸 제너럴 매니저, 쇼 타임 스포츠. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, 그들은 수행 할 때, they deserve to be on the biggest stage possible. That’s why all of us at SHOWTIME and CBS are so excited to be able to deliver this pivotal matchup to a primetime audience on America’s highest-rated network.”
“Last year was an amazing year for me: I headlined the very first Premier Boxing Champions show and was named PBC Fighter of the Year,"서먼 말했다. “But this is my year to dominate the welterweight division and I’m excited to be getting ready to take out Shawn Porter. I am ready to get back in the ring and bring boxing fans what they’ve been looking for – the top true welterweight champion of the world, the one who is going to take out all competitors one by one. I am Keith ‘One-Time’ Thurman and I’m going to show you what a champion looks like on 행진 12."
“I’m very confident in my ability. That’s why I’ve been looking forward to this fight because I’m someone who can beat Keith Thurman,"포터는 말했다. “Nothing about Keith really makes me nervous. I do know that he’s going to be ready for this fight. He’s a fighter that has the heart of a lion just like I do. I expect this to be a fight to the finish. A win over Keith Thurman is what we’ve been waiting for.”
“Keith Thurman against Shawn Porter is one of the best matchups that can be made in the welterweight division right now and I am thrilled that it is taking place at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.,” 루 디벨 말했다, 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트 회장. “The hard-punching world titleholder Thurman and the highly skilled former champion Porter will have the opportunity to prove that they are the next heir to the throne in the post-Mayweather era of the 147 파운드 부문.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 그의 첫 번째의 20 상대, is considered one of the most avoided fighters in boxing. After unsuccessfully lobbying to fight the best of the division for the past two years, Thurman finally had a breakout 2015.
The hard-hitting Florida native floored former champion and long-time contender Robert Guerrero en route to a convincing 12제 round unanimous last March in Las Vegas. He then dominated and bloodied former champ Luis Collazo on 7월 11, winning via seventh round TKO. Thurman won the Interim WBA belt with a knockout of Diego Chaves in 2013 and scored consecutive knockouts over Jesus Soto Karass (2013) and Julio Diaz (2014) in his first and second title defenses.
반대 포터, Thurman will now get a chance to prove what he’s been claiming for years – that he’s the world’s best welterweight – in the toughest test of his career.
“Showtime” Porter has built one of the most impressive resumes in the division since making his welterweight debut in 2010. 착용, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 파운드), won the IBF crown in 2013 with an impressive unanimous decision over Devon Alexander.
The physically-gifted and offensive-minded Ohio native knocked out former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi with a brutal clean right hand in April of 2014 in the lone defense of his title. Porter lost the IBF belt less than four months after the Malignaggi victory in a close majority decision defeat to undefeated British superstar Kell Brook, but he bounced back with a fifth-round knockout of Erick Bone in March of 2015. Porter scored what many considered an upset victory in his next bout over then three-division world champion Adrien Broner with a clear unanimous decision last 유월 20 라스 베이거스에서.
공격적인, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. 하지만, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
라이브 이벤트 티켓, 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트에 의해 추진되는, 에서 가격이 책정됩니다 $300, $150, $75 과 $35 (플러스 수수료) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; 전화 (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, 1월 23, subject to availability.
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