NONITO DONAIRE MAKES HISTORY, CAPTURES WBC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH FOURTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT
Subriel Matias and Gary Antuanne Russell Notch
Big Knockout Wins
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CARSON, CALIF.(Maj 29, 2021) -Nonito Donaire is champion once again. Fourteen years after he won his first world title, the “Filipino Flash” cemented his Hall of Fame credentials with a sensational fourth-round KO win overNordine Oubaalito capture the WBC World Bantamweight title Saturday night in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Kalifornia. w wydarzeniu Premier Boxing Champions.
“The king has returned,” Donaire beamed afterward. “I just love the crowds. All my friends, rodzina, all the boxing fans that came out thank you so much. You guys are wonderful.”
The 38-year-old Donaire (41-6, 27 KO) is now the oldest world champion ever at 118-pounds. He accomplished it with the left hand that has been the calling card of his career as he dropped Oubaali (17-1, 12 KO) three times in total.
“Being at this age is not the question, it’s about my performance,” said Donaire. “About my ability to grow. I believe it matters not what your age is, but how mentally strong you are. What I learned from the [Naoya] Inoue fight is that I’m back. I can still compete at this level. The whole time I was not fighting, I was learning. I’m ready for the next one.”
Following a feel-out first round, Donaire went to work in the second, walking Oubaali down and countering with thudding effect. Donaire scored the first knockdown early in the third, dropping Oubaali with his trademark counter left hook. The Frenchman rose on unsteady legs and Donaire pounced, landing more big shots until another left hook floored Oubaali just a split second before the round ended. Ponownie, Oubaali struggled to his feet, dazed yet willing to fight on.
The end came swiftly in the fourth. Donaire expertly maneuvered Oubaali around the ring, pinning him against the ropes where a left uppercut sent Oubaali crumpling to the canvas for a third and final time. Referee Jack Reiss immediately called it off. The official time of the stoppage was 1:52 czwartej rundy.
“Three decades of being world champion. Nine-time world champion. That’s amazing,” said Donaire. “I came in here and I felt really good. Today I knew exactly what was going to happen. I knew exactly what I was going to do. I think I was just very focused in the gym. I was very, very focused. I just felt really good coming in and I was grateful to get this opportunity.
“Tonight was something that I had to prove to the world that I’m back and I’m stronger than ever. He was a very tough guy. I think ultimately for me, there was a level of should I be more patient? Or should I go for it? Something I learned in the Inoue fight was to go for the kill. And that’s exactly what I did. I was patient, but I knew he was hurt enough that I could take him out.”
W ko-feature, Puerto RicoSubriel Matias (17-1, 17 KO) delivered another power-punching display, breaking down previously-unbeatenBatyr Jukembayev (18-1, 14 KO) until Jukembayev’s corner stopped the bout after eight riveting rounds.
“I think this is what everybody expected. Everybody knew it was going to be a great war,” said Matias. “This was going to end by knockout whether I was going to get knocked out or Jukembayev was going to get knocked out. I’m just glad it was me who knocked him out.”
Matias establishes himself as one of the best in a stacked division, but this latest win wasn’t easy. Kazakhstan’s Jukembayev came out strong, landing a right hook-right uppercut combination upstairs from his southpaw stance that got Matias’ attention in the first.
Jukembayev pushed the pace in the second. Matias began letting his hands go in the third, throwing in combination to the head and body. Both combatants were now fully warmed up, setting the stage for a fourth round that could be a candidate for “Round of the Year.”
It began when a hard left hook staggered Jukembayev and drove him to the canvas. Matias sought to close the show but Jukembayev held on, cleared his head and started landing his own shots. With a minute left in the stanza, Jukembayev stunned Matias with a left cross. Instead of clinching, Matias fought fire with fire, bringing the crowd out of their seats with toe-to-toe action until the bell sounded.
Matias never stopped coming forward. Following a one-sided sixth, Jukembayev returned to his corner with both eyes swelling shut. The back and forth ensued in the seventh as Jukembayev buzzed Matias with two right hooks toward the end of the round.
Matias returned to the driver’s seat in the eighth round, pounding away at Jukembayev with both fists. W sumie, he out-landed Jukembayev by 100 stemple (234/608 do 134 /409) and was more accurate (38.5% do 32.8%). The accumulation of blows was enough to convince Jukembayev’s corner to request the bout be stopped.
“He knew he had nothing to lose. He came in and was doing everything strong,” said Matias. “He knew that all he could do was knock me out to win. I would have done the same thing. That’s a warrior’s heart and he has all my respect.
“After that fourth round, I mean he is a very competitive fighter, so it turned into a war after that point. My hands go up to him as well. To była świetna walka. I definitely have had other opponents that were very good, but this is the one that has given me the hardest test.”
W otwieracza transmitowane, Gary Antuanne Russell (14-0, 14 KO) continued his ascent up the super lightweight ranks. The undefeated Russell became the first to stop the ruggedJovanie santiago (14-2-1, 10 KO), dominating Santiago until referee Sharon Sands halted the contest following the sixth round at the suggestion of Santiago’s corner.
“The objective is to get the man out as soon as possible and come out unscathed,” said Russell. “I just want to say that Santiago was a class-A opponent. A lot of people think he beat Adrien Broner. I want Adrien Broner now.”
With older brother and WBC World Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. pracuje w swoim kącie, Gary Antuanne controlled the action from the opening bell. The 2016 Olympian worked the jab and straight left behind the southpaw stance, snapping Santiago’s head back several times in the first.
Russell, 24, continued to land the left in the second and third. Early in the fourth, he followed up a straight left to the ribs with a short right hook upstairs that dropped Santiago to a knee. Puerto Rico’s Santiago gamely rose to his feet and survived the follow-up onslaught to make it out of the round.
“The importance to me is to execute round-by-round, and round-by-round, I was executing more and more. My father told me to go to the body, right hook upstairs. He was open to that,” said Russell.
Russell showed no signs of slowing despite being extended beyond four rounds for the first time in his pro career. The Capital Heights, Md. product battered Santiago in the sixth, landing punishing combinations throughout the frame. Chwilę później, the bout was stopped.
“It’s definitely important to me to perform so I’m not just known as Gary Russell’s younger brother,” said Russell, który wylądował 146 z 444 stemple (32.9%). “I come from an excellent background of fighters. We’re building a dynasty.
“How soon do I want to get back in the ring? If I could fight on the Deontay Wilder card, that would be great.”
Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will replay Sunday, Maj 30 w 9 a.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Monday, Maj 31 w 10 p.m. ET / PT na SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the SHOWTIME telecast team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. Producentem wykonawczym był David Dinkins, Jr., the Producer was Ray Smaltz and the Director was Chuck McKean. Three-time super bantamweight world champion Israel Vazquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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Light Heavyweight Khalil Coe Scores spectacular 2nd round stoppage in Pro debut
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Składy ustawione dla King’s Promotions Day-Night Doubleheader w sobotę, 5 czerwca w godz 2300 Arena w Filadelfii
Devar Ferhadi zmierzy się z Blakiem Mansfieldem w Popołudniowym Turnieju Głównym Brandon Robinson walczy z Genc Pllana w Nightcap Feature |
Filadelfia, PA (Maj 27, 2021)– Przed nami wielki dzień i noc profesjonalnego boksu Sobota, 5 czerwca z 2300 Arena w Filadelfia. King’s Promotions przedstawi dwa programy, które rozpoczną się o godz 3 PM i 8 PM ET odpowiednio. Główną gwiazdą popołudniowej karty będzie superśrednia Devar Ferhadi (8-0, 7 KO) Fryderyka, Maryland i Blake Mansfield (7-3-1, 4 KO) Burlington, Karolina Północna w walce zaplanowanej na osiem rund. W sześciu okrągłych ataki: Greg Outlaw (8-0, 3 KO) Bowie, Maryland bierze na siebie Andrew Rodgers (4-9-2, 2 KO) firmy Elkhart, Indiana w walce wagi półśredniej juniorów. Joseph Jackson (16-0, 12 KO) z Greensboro, Bitwy NC Terrance Williams(5-4-1, 1 KO) Harrisburg, PA w zawodach juniorów wagi średniej. Edgar torres (8-0-1, 4 KO) Springfield, Wirginia. Walki Keshon Hutchinson (7-5, 1 KO) Reading, PA w zawodach juniorów wagi średniej. W konkursach czterorundowych Lawrence Murtagh będzie jego debiut przeciwko pro Christian Bermudez (2-0, 2 KO) w bitwie juniorów półśrednich z Brooklynu. W bitwie nowicjuszy, Isaac Haynes Albany, Nowy Jork będzie walczył Quadir Albright of Philadelphia w walce wagi półśredniej juniorów. W nocnej akcji odbędzie się długo wyczekiwane starcie na osiem rund wagi super średniej Brandon Robinson (15-2, 10 KO) z Filadelfii i Genc Pllana (8-1-1, 4 KO) z Hagerstown, Maryalnd. W sześciu okrągłych ataki: Będzie to bitwa lekkich wag stanu Keystone Morales Osvaldo (4-0, 2 KO) w Harrisburga, Walki PA James Bernadin (3-0-1, 2 KO) Lancaster, PA Jonathan Rodriguez (8-1, 3 KO) Betlejem, Walki PA Sebastian Baltazar(1-4) Tacoma, Waszyngton w walce wagi koguciej. Rasheed Johnson (7-3, 3 KO) Filadelfii pokrywa się z Rafiq Muhammad (4-0, 2 KO) Richmond, VA w walce wagi półśredniej. Khainell Wheer (4-1, 4 KO) Betlejem, PA zaczyna działać Vincent Baccus (4-2-1, 3 KO) Okmulgee, OK w sprawie super średniej wagi, W czterorundowych walkach. Elijah Morales (7-0, 4 KO) Trenton, Walki NJ Andres Abarco (2-4) Parku Normandzkiego, Waszyngton w zawodach wagi półśredniej. Pro i tych debiutujących Eric Monroe walk w Filadelfii Roudly Lolo (0-0-1) w Harrisburga, PA w walce wagi średniej. Obie karty będą transmitowane na żywo na BXNGTV.com TYLKO OGRANICZONA ILOŚĆ $50 Bilety wstępu pozostają na oba koncerty, i można je nabyć, dzwoniąc 610-587-5950 lub w Pivott Boxing (2807 North 6th Street w Filadelfii, 215-398-5766) |
CHAD JOHNSON TRAINING CAMP QUOTES AND PHOTOS
“I’m transitioning that flair you saw from me on the football field
all into this sport.”
Former NFL Star Wide Receiver Chad Johnson Makes Boxing Debut In an Exhibition Against Versatile Fighter Brian Maxwell on Mayweather vs. Paweł SHOWTIME PPV® Undercard Sunday, Czerwiec 6 z Hard Rock Stadium w Miami Gardens
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HOUSTON- (Maj 26, 2021) – Former NFL star wide receiverChad Johnsonmade a name for himself throughout his storied career by combining elite on-field production with highlight-reel celebrations and an outspokenness that made him a household name. Teraz, he will look to take that same formula into his boxing debut when he steps into the ring for an exhibition against versatile fighterBrian Maxwellw niedzielę, June 6 as part of the Mayweather vs. Paul SHOWTIME PPV na Hard Rock Stadium w Miami Gardens.
Oprócz wprowadzenia swojej marki rozrywki na imprezę, Johnson porównał swój własny styl bokserski do jednego z najbardziej wyjątkowych zawodników tego sportu.
„Przekształcam ten talent, który widziałeś u mnie na boisku piłkarskim, w ten sport,”Powiedział Johnson. "Dla mnie, mój styl jest jak Emanuel Augustus. Kiedyś opanowałem te podstawowe zasady do końca, Mógłbym dodać tę sztuczkę do mojej gry ”.
Wieloletni fan i student słodkiej nauki, Johnson nigdy nie wierzył, że będzie miał okazję boksować na tej scenie. Jednak, Kiedyś otrzymał wiadomość od Mayweathera i wiedział, jak długo będzie musiał się przygotować, skorzystał z nadarzającej się okazji.
„Nigdy nie myślałem o wejściu na ring,”Powiedział Johnson. “I never thought there would be an opportunity to do so. But I love boxing. I’m friends with every boxer out there because I love and study all of it. I didn’t expect anything like this to happen. When Floyd called, the first thing I wanted to know, was how much time I had to prepare. Once I knew that I had enough time that I could look like myself in there, I knew I could pull it off.”
Always pushing the boundaries of what the public expects from athletes, Johnson will add another feather into what has been a remarkable career as an athlete and entertainer with this fight on June 6.
“This is a one-time thing,”Powiedział Johnson. “I’ve done some crazy things in life, and this is one to add and scratch off the bucket list. I’m coming in there to have fun and entertain.”
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O MAYWEATHER VS. LOGAN PAWEŁ
Mayweather vs. Logan Paul to specjalna walka wystawiennicza prezentowana przez Mayweather Promotions, FANMIO i Mavathltcs, które odbędą się w niedzielę, Czerwiec 6 na Hard Rock Stadium w Miami Gardens, Fla. Program telewizyjny, który jest produkowany przez SHOWTIME PPV, zostanie wyemitowany na żywo początek w 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT i można je teraz kupić na SHOWTIME.com iFANMIO.pl. The undercard will feature WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal vs. two-division world champion Badou Jack in a 12-round rematch, plus były zunifikowany mistrz wagi super półśredniej „Swift” Jarrett Hurd przeciwko Luisowi Ariasowi w 10-rundowej walce i w czwartym pojedynku PPV, former NFL star wide receiver Chad Johnson will make his boxing debut in an exhibition match against versatile fighter Brian Maxwell. Bilety są już w sprzedaży na Ticketmaster.com.
Więcej informacji na stroniebit.ly/mayweatherpaul, www.SHO.com/sports, www.FANMIO.pl. Śledź na Twitterze @FloydMayweather, @PawełPaweł, MayweatherPromo,@ShowtimeBoxing i @FANMIO oraz na Instagramie @FloydMayweather, @PawełPaweł, @MayweatherPromotions, @FanMIO i @FANMIO.
Featherweight Sensation Aaron Pico Meets Birmingham’s Aiden Lee During Main Card of BELLATOR 260 Piątek, Czerwiec 11 – Żyją na SHOWTIME
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR BELLATOR’S FIRST FAN-ATTENDED EVENT STATESIDE IN OVER A YEAR
LOS ANGELES — Today, BELLATOR MMA confirmed that No. 6 piórkowej rankinguAaron Pico (7-3) has been added to theBELLATOR MMA 260: Lima vs. Amosovmain card on Friday, Czerwiec 11, where he will oppose grappling aceAiden Lee(9-4), in a 145-pound bout. The fight will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and will be televised live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Bellator 260 will be headlined by welterweight world championDouglas Lima(32-8), who will defend his 170-pound title against the undefeated and top-ranked Yaroslav Amosov(25-0).
The event marks BELLATOR’s first fan-attended event in the United States sinceBellator 239 took place on February 21, 2020. A limited number of tickets starting at $60 are available now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at Bellator.com.
Since his professional MMA debut in 2017, Aaron Pico has widely been considered one of the brightest prospects in the sport. The Jackson Wink fighter has showcased a wrestling acumen that stacks up with the best in the world, coupled with vicious punching power that has earned him stunning KO victories with both his left and right hand. The 24-year-old has shown steady growth each time out in the BELLATOR cage and is currently riding a three-fight winning streak.
Fighting for the first time on American soil, the 26-year-old Lee looks to secure his third straight victory inside the BELLATOR cage. An underrated submission specialist, the Englishman earned his fourth career victory via rear-naked choke against Damian Frankiewicz and a stunning head-kick knockout against Jeremy Petley in the first round of their matchup last September.
Dodatkowo, a welterweight fight between BELLATOR veteranKyle Crutchmer (6-1) and promotional debutantLewan Czokheli(9-0, 1 NC) has been added as a preliminary bout. Crutchmer, who trains out of AKA in San Jose, wrestled at Oklahoma State University, where he became a two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 mistrz. Tymczasem, Chokheli looks to keep his record flawless while making a sound first impression in his BELLATOR debut. The 24-year-old Georgian boasts an impressive 100% finishing rate, having never seen the final bell in all nine of his fights.
Also added to the preliminary card, “The Boogeyman," Lance Wright(5-1) will be making his BELLATOR debut after an impressive showing on the American regional scene. He will be tasked with fightingTaylor „Tombstone” Johnson (6-2), a two-fight veteran of the BELLATOR cage.
All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT na kanale YouTube BELLATOR MMA YouTube, SHOWTIME Sports kanał YouTube i Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below.
BELLATOR MMA 260: Lima vs. AmosovKarta główna:
Piątek, Czerwiec 11 - Żyj dalej SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Welterweight World Title Main Event: c-Douglas Lima(32-8) vs. #1-Yaroslav Amosov(25-0)
175-pound Contract Weight Co-Main Event: #6–Paul Daley (43-17-2) vs. #3-Jason Jackson(14-4)
Piórkowej Bout: #6-Aaron Pico (7-3) vs.Aiden Lee (9-4)
Półśredniej Bout: Demarques Jackson(11-5) vs.Mark Lemminger(11-3)
Karta wstępna:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | Kanał SHOWTIME Sports w YouTube | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Półśredniej Bout: Kyle Crutchmer (6-1) vs.Lewan Czokheli (9-0, 1 NC)
Piórkowej Bout: #9-Tywan Claxton (6-2) vs.Justin Gonzales(11-0)
Lekki Bout: Nick Newell (16-3) vs.Bobby Król (9-3)
Piórkowej Bout: Lucas Brennan (4-0) vs.Mateusz Skibicki(4-3)
Piórkowej Bout: Amanda Bell(7-7) vs.Marina Mokhnatkina (4-2)
Półciężkiej Bout: Alex Polizzi(7-1) vs.Gustavo Trujillo(3-1)
Średniej Bout: Taylor Johnson(6-2) vs.Lance Wright (5-1)
*Karta może ulec zmianie.
Zapraszamy do odwiedzeniaBellator.com o dodatkowe informacje.
Marvin Cordova, Jr. & Robert Daniels, Jr. Join Fighter Locker stable
BOSTON (Maj 25, 2021) – Veteran boxerMarvin “Much Too Much” Cordova, Jr and promising prospectRobert Daniels, Jr. are the latest additions toRyan Roach’s growing Fighter Locker stable.
"Pan. (Jimmy) Burchfield (Cordova’s promoter) linked me up with Marvin,” Roach said. We had a few short conversations on the phone, and it just happened. Marvin is very passionate about the sport, and he’s read to show the worked he still has a lot left in his tank. He truly is a special fighter with a high-caliber resume including opponents likeVictor Ortiz iJoselito Lopez. He has a great team around him now and we are really looking forward to getting him going.
“Robert is a great young man coming from a family just like mine. I am ready to get him going with a great trainer inKevin Cunningham. I am proud to add him to the Fighter Locker team. He is really a talented fighter that had a few bad breaks early on in his career. He had managerial issues and so forth. Look for Daniels Jr. during the next year!"
The 36-year-old Cordova (23-2-1, 12), is a super middleweight from Pueblo, Colorado. A solid amateur who was a bronze medalist at the 2002 Patenty USA. Under-19 and 2003 Police Athletic League, Cordova turned pro in 2014, but his pro career has been interrupted because spent 8 years in prison. He also defeated future pro world championDaniel Jacobs
"Jestem 36 but a young 36,” Cordova said. “I started boxing at 4. I had 242 amateur fights and was chosen as one of the top amateur boxers in the country. I spent 8 years in prison, and it made me a better person and hungrier fighter. I have some unfinished business to take care of. I really beat Joselito Lopez (Lopez won an 8-round decision). I hit him with a big shot in the sixth round, but they let him stay down for 4 protokół, claiming he was hit low.”
In his last fight this past January, Cordova captured the NBA super middleweight title by stopping 56-30-3Hector Velazquez in round four, adding to his awards display case that also includes his Interim WBC Youth World, WBA NABA U.S. lekka półśrednia, and GBU Youth light welterweight title belts.
“Ryan Roach believes in me,” Cordova noted. “I’m stronger and ready for the next step. I had talked with a friend, Jimmy Williams, about signing with a good manager. He told me Ryan was a good manager who loves his fighters and really cares about him. My promoter, ‘Mr. B’ (Jimmy Burchfield), hooked me up with Ryan. He calls to make sure I’m good and he can get me to the elite level once again.”
Daniels (4-0, 4 KO) is the son of former WBA cruiserweight World championRobert “Preacher Man” Daniels (49-10-1, 41 KO), who became world champion in 1989, when he decisioned the future Hall of FamerDwight Muhammad Qawi.
“There’s a little bit of added pressure as the son of a world champion boxer,” southpaw Daniels admitted. I’ve heard things like ‘he’s not going to be like his father, he doesn’t have what it takes to be world champion.’”
Now fighting out of West Palm Beach, Floryda, Miami native Daniels is now trained by Cunningham. Managerial issues resulted in him fighting only four times as a pro during his nearly 5-year career.
“I was introduced to Ryan by my friend, Daniel Bailey (a member of Fighter Locker), and I believe Ryan can get me to a world title,” Daniels remarked. “The main reason I signed with Ryan is I like his personality. He’s easy to talk with and before I even signed with him, he reached out to me to see how things were going. And that’s a big reason why I did sign with him.
“I was supposed to sign with managers are few times, but it never went anywhere, and I wasn’t getting fights. I have this great opportunity now and I’m going to take full advantage of it.”
Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers include California super flyweightRocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (21-1, 6 KO), Troy, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 KO), Toronto, Canada welterweight West Haven, CT superpółśredniej wagiJimmy „Quiet Storm” Williams (17-5-2, 6 KO), Super średniej„Niesamowity” Shawn McCalman(7-0, 4 KO), Patenty USA. Armia super koguciejDaniel Bailey, Jr. (5-0, 4 KO), lekkiLeonel de los Santos(2-0, 2 KO), a 2-time Dominican Republic Olympian, Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), pro-debuting Dominican Republic welterweightJuan Solano, and Salt Lake City, 2016 Srebrny medalista olimpijskiYuberjen Martinez, Utah brothers, Super lekkiIgnacio Chairez (8-0-1, 5 KO) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0-1, 2 KO).
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