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PLUS Khaulenias BUNDRAGE siv RAU JERMALL CHARLO
NYOB RAU HAUV A SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE Sib ntaus RAU HNUB SATURDAY, CUAJ HLI 12 AT 4 P.M. ET / 1 P.M. PT
AT FOXWOODS Resort twv txiaj yuam pov HAUV MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no!
MASHANTUCKET, I (Lub yim hli ntuj 10, 2015) – Undefeated middleweight lub hnub qub Peter “Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes” Quillin (31-0-1, 22 Kos) yuav tawm xov xwm nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round middleweight bout tiv thaiv Michael Zerafa (17-1, 9 Kos) while super welterweight world champion Cornelius “K-9” Hauv qab npau taws heev heev (34-5, 19 Kos) defends against undefeated rising star Jermall Charlo (21-0, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug nkaus packed tsab ntawm Premier Boxing Champions rau NBC Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12 nyob ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Connecticut pib ntawm 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m. PT.
“Kuv npaj txhij thiab zoo siab heev rov qab rau lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv NBC rau Cuaj hlis 12,” Hais Quillin. “Kuv twb sib sib zog nqus rau hauv kev kawm pw hav zoov thiab npaj yuav nyob rau hauv qhov zoo tshaj plaws zoo ntawm kuv txoj hauj lwm. I know my opponent is dangerous and he’s coming to make a name for himself. I’m at the top of my game and I plan to stay there.”
“Kuv muaj siab rau hauv no sib ntaus. Qhov no kev ua si nawv yog tag nrho hais txog sib ntaus sib tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab muab tus kiv cua lawv xav li cas rau saib,” hais tias Zerafa. “Qhov no yog ib tug zoo lub sij hawm thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau los tshaj muaj thiab muab rau ib tug qhia tau tias.”
“Nws yog ib txoj koob hmoov yuav tsum tau lub junior middleweight lub ntiaj teb champion,” hais tias Bundrage. “Kuv xav ua tsaug rau kuv tag nrho pab rau ua no sib ntaus tshwm sim. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kuv debut rau PBC thiab ntse tiv thaiv kuv ob lub ntiaj teb no title. Detroit yog qhov chaw uas lub npe no nyob rau, nws yuav tsis mus nyob qhov twg. Kuv yuav tsum npaj kom txhij los mus muab kuv UFW tag nrho cov nyob ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no ib tug zoo kev ua tau zoo, nyob rau hauv yeej.”
Cov kev Charlo no yog ib tug ntev-awaited title koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Nws thiab nws tus tij laug, Jermell, yog ob sab saum toj nyob rau hauv lub zeem muag 154-phaus division.
“Qhov no yog kuv lub sij hawm, Kuv twb tsis tau ntau npaj txhij rau ib tug sib ntaus,” Hais Charlo. “Kuv twb ua npau suav txog kev sib ntaus zoo li no rau ib tug ntev lub sij hawm thiab nws nyob ntawm no nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv. Kuv yuav spectacular thiab kuv yuav tag Cornelius Bundrage.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $85 thiab $45, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com thiab www.foxwoods.com los yog mus saib tau lub Foxwoods’ Box Office. Yuav kom them los ntawm lub xov tooj hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. “Peter Quillin yog los tawm lub toughest sib ntaus ntawm nws cov hauj lwm. Peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau nws tau txais rov qab rau hauv lub nplhaib, nyob rau hauv anticipation ntawm tus ntev-awaited showdown nrog Daniel Jacobs tom qab xyoo no,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “Hluas, tshaib plab Michael Zerafa yog tab tom nrhiav rau chim lub kua cart. Nrog tsis siab thiab tsis muaj dab tsi mus poob, nws yuav sim muab pov ib tug ciaj ntswj mus rau hauv kas Qhob noom xim kasfes tus lofty npaj. Hluas Jermall Charlo zoo rau muab tso rau nws lub npe rau lub 154-phaus daim ntawv qhia los ntawm kev noj ib lub ntiaj teb npe los ntawm qub tub rog yeej thiab Puncher Cornelius 'K9’ Hauv qab npau taws heev heev. We are thrilled to bring this PBC event to DiBella Entertainment’s New England home, Foxwoods.”
“Rau 23 xyoo, Foxwoods tau lub East ntug dej hiav txwv capital rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv kev lom zem thiab kev ua si, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog boxing, uas peb tau privileged los host pua pua ntawm fights featuring qhov zoo tshaj plaws neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no,” hais tias Felix Rappaport, Thawj Tswj Hwm thiab CEO Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov. “Rau Cuaj hlis 12, ntxiv nyob rau hauv uas nplua nuj kev lig kev cai, The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods will be honored to work with the best in the business, Lou DiBella thiab Premier Boxing Champions series, raws li lawv muaj ib tug kev teb chaws televised yav tav su ntawm championship boxing nyob ntug dej hiav txwv-rau-ntug dej hiav txwv nyob rau hauv NBC.”
Quillin rov mus ua nyob rau hauv Cuaj hlis 12 tshiab tawm ntawm ib tug nyuaj-kos tiv thaiv tiv thaiv middleweight lub ntiaj teb champion Andy Lee nrhiav kom nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv lawm. Nws yeej ib middleweight siv nyob rau hauv 2012 nrog nws lub hnub qub-txiav txim siab, rau-knockdown kev kawm tiv thaiv Hassan N'Dam nyob rau hauv thawj boxing card hosted ntawm Barclays Center. Yug nyob rau hauv Chicago tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm New York City, 31-xyoo-laus mus rau tiv thaiv uas title tiv thaiv muaj zog contenders Fernando Guerrero, Gabriel Rosado thiab Lukas Konecny. Tam sim no, “Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes” zoo los qhia tawm nws superstar kev txawj ntse rau network TV rau qhov thib ob lub sij hawm.
Tom qab xa cov pro thaum muaj 18 xyoo-xyoo-laus, Zerafa yeej-thawj 15 pib ntawm nws cov hauj lwm thaum sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nws haiv neeg Australia. Thaum 23-xyoo-laus Zerafa yuav ua kom nws U.S. debut rau Cuaj hlis 12 thaum nws los mus rau Connecticut tau noj nyob rau Quillin. Nws yus tus kheej li yeej tshaj yav tas los unbeaten fighters Bruno Carvalho thiab Lukas Ntse thiab yog los tawm ntawm ib tug thib plaub puag ncig TKO tshaj Yodmongkol Singmanasak nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj.
Bundrage cov hom hauj lwm tau skyrocketed nyob rau hauv xyoo tsis ntev los txij li thaum lub ntiaj teb no title yeej ua tau zoo nyob rau hauv 2010 tshaj Cory Spinks. Lub Detroit-haiv neeg mus rau tiv thaiv lub title tiv thaiv Sechew Powell thiab Spinks. Nws yuav poob lub npe nyob rau hauv 2013 , tiam sis sai sai khwv tau lwm koob tshuaj tivthaiv tiv thaiv Carlos Molina, uas nws yuav defeat los ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab los ua ib tug ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej. Nws defends tiv thaiv cov heev tshaib plab Charlo rau Cuaj hlis 12.
Heev ntshai thiab undefeated,24-xyoo-laus Charlois luam rau nws thawj lub ntiaj teb title sijhawm. Nws tseem undefeated nyob rau hauv 2014 nrog hom victories tshaj Hector Muñoz, Norberto Gonzalez thiab Lenny Bottai thiab pib 2015 los ntawm shutting tawm nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj Michael Finney. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Houston, Charlo yuav tsis muaj tsis ntseeg saib yuav impressive nyob rau hauv nws thawj PBC sijhawm.
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