精彩表演拳击锦标赛® - 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT
Leo Santa Cruz Defends WBA Featherweight Championship vs. 卡尔·弗兰普顿
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. AND/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off
Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout
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布鲁克林 (六月 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion 米奇·加西亚 will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on 星期六, 七月 30 on an exciting night of boxing on 开演时间 和 SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at 巴克莱中心 布鲁克林.
加西亚, who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, will fight former world champion 埃利奥·罗哈斯 in a 10-round bout in the 精彩表演拳击锦标赛 co-feature of the 狮子座圣克鲁斯 VS. 卡尔·弗兰普顿 event presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
在的开幕回合 精彩表演拳击锦标赛 telecast that begins at 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders 托尼·哈里森 和 谢尔盖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夏洛茨维尔, who successfully defended his crown on 五月 21, and undefeated contender 朱利安·威廉姆斯, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on 三月 5, both on SHOWTIME. 哈里森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 同 113 击倒.
An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Paulie“魔术师”Malignaggi 和 加布里埃尔·“蒂托”·布拉塞罗 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的, and a fellow Brooklyn native, 短工, coming off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out 丹尼·奥康纳 去年十月.
曾经被打败的轻量级选手之间的十回合对决 伊万Redkach 和裸奔 Tevin农民, 得主 14 直的, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 P.M. AND/PT.
该 七月 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between 基思·瑟曼 和 肖恩·波特, 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 娄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 19日 拳击事件, but from top to bottom it’s arguably our best card yet,” said Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO 布雷特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. 七月 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,“说 斯蒂芬·埃斯皮诺萨, 执行副总裁 & 总经理, SHOWTIME体育. “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, 而 七月 30 事件, from top-to-bottom, is a prime example.”
MIKEY GARCIA vs. 埃利奥·罗哈斯
“I expect to pick up right where I left off,” Garcia told SHOWTIME Sports reporter 吉姆·格雷 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 (罗哈斯) will be somewhere between 135 和 140 英镑, 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. 然而, 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.”
加西亚 (34-0, 28 科斯), 文图拉, 加利福尼亚州。, 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 over胡安·卡洛斯·布尔戈斯 上月. 25, 2014. 加西亚, the brother of renowned trainer 罗伯特·加西亚, has been victorious by knockout in 10 他最后的 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, 胡安·曼努埃尔·洛佩斯, 奥兰多萨利多 和 Bernabe Concepcion.
罗哈斯 (24-2, 14 科斯), of San Francisco de Macoris, 多明尼加共和国, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder 通过本隆宏 在日本. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. 在 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Jhonny冈萨雷斯 四月 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, 在那里，他击败了 Robert Osiobe 八月 2014.
TONY HARRISON vs. 谢尔盖·拉布琴科:
“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.”
在只有25岁, 哈里森 (23-1, 19 科斯) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 到 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated 塞西尔McCalla 为 10 rounds in October 2015 停 费尔南多 战士 in impressive fashion in March.
Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 科斯) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. 亮相 七月 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo 在五月 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.
SHOWTIME EXTREME:
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. GABRIEL短工:
“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.”
前世界冠军 140 和147磅, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 科斯) 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 朱达, 维亚切斯拉夫·申琴科 和 Pablo Cesar Cano. 出生在布鲁克林的本森赫斯特附近募集, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten 丹尼·加西亚 八月.
Another Brooklyn-native, 短工 (24-2, 5 科斯) comes off of a sensational one-punch knockout of rival 丹尼·奥康纳 in their rematch last October. The 35-year-old owns victories over 梅德Salita 和 帕维尔·米兰达 in addition to his first triumph over the previously unbeaten O’Connor in 2011.
IVAN REDKACH vs. 泰文·法默:
“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 七月 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 七月 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.”
出生于乌克兰，但战斗了洛杉矶, REDK (19-1-1, 15 科斯) 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 托尼·路易斯, 谢尔盖Gulyakevich和雅库布Amidu. 最近, Redkach knocked out 埃里克·丹尼尔·马丁内斯 十月 2015 and fought to a draw with 路易斯·克鲁兹 四月.
Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Farmer (24-1-1, 5 科斯) 赢了 14 bouts in a row since losing to unbeaten world champion 何塞·佩德拉萨 在 2012. The 25-year-old has come on strong in recent years, upsetting previously unbeaten fighters such as Emmanuel Gonzalez, 天使月神 和 卡米洛·佩雷斯. Farmer dominated veteran 加马迪亚兹 in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on 七月 30.
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