SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС® - 9 p.m. І/6 p.m. PT
Leo Santa Cruz Defends WBA Featherweight Championship vs. Карл Frampton
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. І/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off
Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout
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Бруклін (Червень 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion Майки Гарсія will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Субота, Липня 30 on an exciting night of boxing on ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОУ і SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center в Брукліні.
Гарсія, who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, will fight former world champion Elio Rojas in a 10-round bout in the SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС co-feature of the Лев Санта-Крус проти. Карл Frampton event presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
In the opening bout of the SHOWTIME ЧЕМПІОНАТ БОКС telecast that begins at 9 p.m. І/6 p.m. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders Тоні Харрісон і Сергій 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 Травня 21, and undefeated contender Джуліан Вільямс, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on Березня 5, both on SHOWTIME. Harrison vs. 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 з 113 нокаути.
An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Полі «Чарівник» Маліньяджі і 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, Маліньяджі, and a fellow Brooklyn native, Брасеро, coming off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Денні О'Коннор в жовтні минулого року.
A 10-round clash between once-beaten lightweight Іван Redkach and streaking Tevin Фермер, переможець 14 straight, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 p.m. І/PT.
The Липня 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between Кіт Турман і Шон Портер, 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 Лу Дібелла. “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 19ї турнір з професійного боксу, but from top to bottom it’s arguably our best card yet,” said Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO Бретт 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. Липня 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,"Сказав Стівен Еспіноза, Виконавчий віце-президент & Головний Керуючий, Showtime спорту. “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, і Липня 30 подія, from top-to-bottom, is a prime example.”
MIKEY GARCIA vs. 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 і 140 фунти, 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. Однак, 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.”
Гарсія (34-0, 28 КО), Вентура, Каліфорнія., 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 overJuan Carlos Burgos Січень. 25, 2014. Гарсія, the brother of renowned trainer Роберт Гарсія, has been victorious by knockout in 10 з його останніх 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, Хуан Мануель Лопес, Орландо Салідо і Bernabe Concepcion.
Rojas (24-2, 14 КО), of San Francisco de Macoris, Домініканська Республіка, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder Takahiro Ao в Японії. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. в 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Джонні Гонсалес у квітні 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, де він переміг Robert Osiobe в серпні 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.”
Якраз в 25-річної, Харрісон (23-1, 19 КО) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 для 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated Сесіл МакКаллен для 10 rounds in October 2015 і зупинився Фернандо Воїн in impressive fashion in March.
Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 КО) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. дебют на Липня 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo в травні 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.
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PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. Габріель 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.”
Колишній чемпіон світу в 140 і 147 фунт-, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 КО) 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 Заб Джуда, Vyacheslav Senchenko і Pablo Cesar Cano. Народився і виріс в Bensonhurst в Брукліні, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten Денні Гарсія в серпні.
Another Brooklyn-native, Брасеро (24-2, 5 КО) comes off of a sensational one-punch knockout of rival Денні О'Коннор in their rematch last October. The 35-year-old owns victories over Дмитро Саліта і Павло Міранда 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 Липня 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 Липня 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.”
Народився в Україні, але бореться з Лос-Анджелеса, REDK (19-1-1, 15 КО) 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 Тоні Луїс, Сергій Гулякевіч і Якубу Amidu. Зовсім недавно, Redkach knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez в жовтні 2015 and fought to a draw with Луїс Крус у квітні.
Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Farmer (24-1-1, 5 КО) виграв 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 Місяць і Каміло Перес. Farmer dominated veteran Гамалиїл Діас in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on Липня 30.
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