SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс® - 9 p.m. И/6 p.m. PT
Leo Santa Cruz Defends WBA Featherweight Championship vs. Carl Фрамптън
Two-Division Champ Mikey Garcia Returns Against Former Champion Elio Rojas
Tony Harrison and Sergey Rabchenko Meet in IBF 154-Pound Eliminator
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® - 7 p.m. И/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off
Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout
Билети в продажба сега
BROOKLYN (Юни 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Събота, Юли 30 on an exciting night of boxing on SHOWTIME и SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center в Бруклин.
Garcia, who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, will fight former world champion Елио Рохас in a 10-round bout in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс co-feature of the Лео Santa Cruz срещу. Carl Фрамптън event presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
In the opening bout of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс telecast that begins at 9 p.m. И/6 p.m. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders Тони Harrison и Сергей Rabchenko will meet in a 12-round IBF Junior Middleweight Eliminator. Harrison and Rabchenko will square off for the No. 2 mandatory challenger spot to IBF titlist Jermall Charlo, who successfully defended his crown on Май 21, and undefeated contender Julian Williams, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on Март 5, both on SHOWTIME. Харисън срещу. Rabchenko is the sixth matchup in 2016 between top 154-pound fighters, a lineup showcasing three world title fights and three title elimination matches in one of boxing’s deepest divisions.
The combined record of the six fighters on the SHOWTIME telecast is an impressive 162-4-1 с 113 нокаута.
An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi и Gabriel “Tito” Bracero highlights the undercard action on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHOWTIME EXTREME. The 10-round bout is a matchup between a former two-division world champion, Malignaggi, and a fellow Brooklyn native, Bracero, coming off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Дани О'Конър през октомври миналата година.
A 10-round clash between once-beaten lightweight Иван Redkach and streaking Tevin Farmer, Носител е на 14 straight, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 p.m. И/PT.
The Юли 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between Keith Търман и Shawn Porter, a back-and-forth slugfest that generated the top grossing live gate and second-highest attended boxing event in venue history.
“This is the strongest card from top to bottom that I have promoted at Barclays Center,” said DiBella Entertainment President Lou DiBella. “Every single fight is significant and competitive, and this is a great follow up from the tremendous success that boxing had with Thurman-Porter this past weekend.”
“This will be our 19тата Бокс събитие, but from top to bottom it’s arguably our best card yet,” said Brooklyn Sports & Главен изпълнителен директор на Entertainment Brett Yormark. “We are excited to welcome undefeated Santa Cruz and Frampton to Brooklyn for the first time, a fight that could rival Barclays Center’s epic Thurman-Porter bout for Fight of the Year. It’s also a pleasure to welcome Brooklyn’s own Paulie Malignaggi back to Barclays Center for the fifth time and to host the return of Mikey Garcia after a two and a half year hiatus. Юли 30 is going to be another big night for BROOKLYN BOXING.”
“We are excited to be part of Mikey Garcia’s return to the ring. Before the layoff, he was a two-division world champion and considered one of the top boxers in the world. We know he is determined to reclaim his place among the elite,"Заяви Стивън Еспиноза, Изпълнителен вицепрезидент & Генерален мениджър, Шоу Спорт. “SHOWTIME has distinguished itself by delivering the most compelling matchups and the most important events in boxing all year long. There is no other network as committed to the sport, и Юли 30 събитие, from top-to-bottom, is a prime example.”
Майки срещу GARCIA. ELIO ROJAS
“I expect to pick up right where I left off,” Garcia told SHOWTIME Sports reporter Джим Грей last Saturday on CBS. “I was a world champion, I was undefeated, and I still am. I didn’t leave because I was injured. I think I’ll come back even better. I’m hungrier now than I was before.
“I just have to get one fight in. This first fight with Elio (Rojas) will be somewhere between 135 и 140 паунда, but I want to fight at 135 and win a title there. I want to win a title there and keep going after champion after champion. Now that all that (uncertainty) is behind me I look forward to the next stage of my career. This next stage of my career will be what people remember me for.”
“Mikey Garcia is a great fighter,” Rojas said. “I want to thank him for this opportunity. We are both former WBC World Champions and I expect a great fight. Обаче, all of the talk surrounding this fight has been about Mikey’s comeback and his future plans. I am no tune-up. This is also about me coming back and fighting again. He may be looking past me, but I am fully focused on him and securing the victory. I will do whatever I have to do to win, so I can move on and regain my world championship.”
Garcia (34-0, 28 Нокаута), от Ventura, Калифорния., is 28-years-old and in the prime of his career. Once considered one of the top young boxers pound-for-pound in the world, he will make his first ring appearance since he retained the WBO 130-pound title with a 12-round unanimous decision overХуан Карлос Бургос изображение на резервоар на Jan. 25, 2014. Garcia, the brother of renowned trainer Robert Garcia, has been victorious by knockout in 10 на неговата последна 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, Хуан Мануел Лопес, Orlando Salido и Bernabe Concepcion.
Rojas (24-2, 14 Нокаута), of San Francisco de Macoris, Доминиканската република, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder Такахиро Ао в Япония. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. в 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Джони Гонзалес през април 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, когато той побеждава Robert Osiobe през август 2014.
TONY HARRISON vs. SERGEY RABCHENKO:
“I’m thrilled to return to the ring on this big stage for my first fight in Brooklyn, and I’m ready to put on a show,” said Harrison. “Fighting for a world title is my dream and I know that I have a challenge in front of me. I’m working hard in camp to get another knockout and to make my mark on the division.”
“This is the start of realizing my dream,” Rabchenko said. “America is the Mecca of boxing so it is a huge privilege for me to be asked to fight there. American fans like to see knockouts and I like to knock people out so I think they will like what they see. I think I can build a fan base there. I am hungrier than ever. I have not seen much of Harrison, but I am ready for anyone. People say he is a very good fighter with good power. I’m not worried. I have good power as well and I think I will have too much for him.”
Само на 25-годишна възраст, Harrison (23-1, 19 Нокаута) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 към 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated Сесил МакКала за 10 rounds in October 2015 и спря Fernando Войн in impressive fashion in March.
Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 Нокаута) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. дебютира на Юли 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo през май 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.
SHOWTIME EXTREME:
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. GABRIEL BRACERO:
“I feel truly blessed to have yet another opportunity to fight in Brooklyn,” Malignaggi said. “I have known Tito a long time and I know he always comes to fight. We will give the Brooklyn fans a great appetizer before the terrific main event later that night in Barclays Center.”
“I’m looking to make a statement by winning this fight,” said Bracero. “Paulie and I have been friends since the amateurs and I’m thankful to have this opportunity, but he’s had his run. Now it’s time for me to have mine. This fight is going to change my life.”
Бившият световен шампион по 140 и 147 паунда, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 Нокаута) will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fifth time. He has faced a slew of big names throughout his career and has been victorious over the likes of Zab Юда, Vyacheslav Senchenko и Pablo Cesar Cano. Роден и израснал в квартал Бруклин Bensonhurst, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten Дани Гарсия през август.
Another Brooklyn-native, Bracero (24-2, 5 Нокаута) comes off of a sensational one-punch knockout of rival Дани О'Конър in their rematch last October. The 35-year-old owns victories over Дмитрий Salita и Павел Miranda in addition to his first triumph over the previously unbeaten O’Connor in 2011.
IVAN REDKACH vs. TEVIN FARMER:
“I am extremely happy to be back in the ring on a big show in New York,” Redkach said. “There are so many Ukrainian fans in New York and I am thrilled to have their support and will put on a great show for them. I want to thank Leo Santa Cruz and his team for having me in their camp as we both prepare ourselves to put on tremendous performances come Юли 30."
“I couldn’t be more excited about this fight,” Farmer said. “This is my Barclays Center debut and it is going to be a spectacular performance. I have called out anyone and everyone in the 130- pound division to no avail, so now I’m moving up to 135 to take on Redkach, one of the most feared punchers in the division. Redkach is an aggressive guy and I know he is coming to fight, but there is no way I leave that ring without my hand being raised. This is a fight where I can and I will make a major statement. I’m willing to fight whoever they put in front of me to inch closer to a world title opportunity and Юли 30 is another step in that direction. I tip my hat off to Redkach for giving me this fight, but this is my time to shine.”
Роден е в Украйна, но се биете из Лос Анджелис, REDK (19-1-1, 15 Нокаута) began boxing at the age of six and has put together an impressive career since turning pro in 2009. The 30-year-old owns victories over Тони Luis, Сергей Gulyakevich и Якубу Amidu. Съвсем наскоро, Redkach knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez през октомври 2015 and fought to a draw with Luis Cruz през април.
Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Земеделски производител (24-1-1, 5 Нокаута) спечели 14 bouts in a row since losing to unbeaten world champion Хосе Педраса в 2012. The 25-year-old has come on strong in recent years, upsetting previously unbeaten fighters such as Emmanuel Gonzalez, Ангел Luna и Camilo Perez. Farmer dominated veteran Гамалиил Diaz in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on Юли 30.
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