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Gabriel Pham looks for 2 in a row when he takes on Chauncey Fields this Saturday at The Claridge in Atlantic City
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“DETROIT CITY GOLD” FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados In First Women’s Boxing Main Event On Premium Television
Friday, March 10 Ku nool SHOWTIME® From MGM Grand Detroit
Guji HALKAN Wixii Sawirro; Credit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
Detroit (March 8, 2017) – All eight fighters participating in “Detroit City Gold”, ka ShoBox: Generation Cusub headlined by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields, participated in a final press conference on Wednesday in advance of Friday ee four-fight telecast from MGM Grand Detroit.
Shields (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Olympics and in the first women’s boxing event in premium television history, ku nool yihiin SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. IYO/PT.
“Detroit City Gold,” which takes place less than an hour from Shields’ hometown of Flint, Michigan ayaa., is promoted by Salita Promotions. Shields vs. Szabados is a six-round middleweight bout.
In ka ShoBox co-feature, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs), ee Cleveland, and Russia’s Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round matchup for the NABO bantamweight belt.
In an eight-round televised bout, welterweight Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 KOs) ee Toledo, Ohio, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 KOs) in a matchup between two former amateur standouts. In furitaanka telefishanka, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, Jr. (11-1-1, 4 KOs) in xumad sideed-wareega ah.
Here’s what the fighters had to say on Wednesday:
Claressa Shields:
“I started boxing at age 11 and all I really wanted was an opportunity. This is one of those big opportunities.
“Her having 124 professional rounds doesn’t mean anything to me. Her being 15-8 la 6 KOs doesn’t scare me either. But I am glad she took the fight and didn’t pull out.
“She’s a challenge and, warqad, she’s not supposed to be someone that I can just walk through. But I’ve been in training camp for three months and I had a great training camp.
I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my family. I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my nephews and cousins and my mom and dad. I just don’t roll like that.
“If she doesn’t have the talent and skill to go six rounds with me, she will not go six rounds. Sidaas, I hope she had a very good training camp. I know I did.
“This is the first time that a woman has been the main event on SHOWTIME and I’m not coming to make women look bad when I get in there on March 10."
Szilvia Szabados:
“I’m ready to fight. I’ve been waiting a long time for this fight. I feel good and I’m in great shape.
“I think everyone has a destiny in life and I’m glad I chose to be a boxer. This is a huge opportunity for me and I plan to take advantage of it.
“I know she has the amateur experience, but I have more experience as a pro. We’ll see what’s more important on Friday."
Antonio Nieves:
“I trained and did everything I have to do. I’m ready for war.
“Coming out of Cleveland, nobody gives us a chance. We have to fight for everything we get.
“I respect Potapov. Waxa uu ku dagaalamaa wanaagsan. He said he’s going to take my belt? He’s going to have to take it from me. I’m here to fight. I’m not going to just give it up. Come try and take it.
“When I get in there Friday, waa ganacsi oo dhan. I respect him – I don’t have any problems with him as a person.
“I’ve fought a lot of Russians and Europeans. They’re straight-up, come forward, and try to put on a lot of pressure. They bring the fight and I’m ready for that. I’m ready for anything he brings to the table.
“Anything can happen in a fight, but I’m focused and ready and I know what I have to do. I’ll be able to adjust to whatever he brings.”
Nikolay Potapov:
“I will be a much more aggressive version of myself for this fight. I trained to be very aggressive. I have a lot of surprises in store for Antonio Nieves.
“I learned a lot training at Kronk and I’m very ready. I had a great training camp and I really enjoyed living here in Detroit.
“In Russia, there is a traditional Russian style. Over here, it’s totally different. The American style is much more aggressive. I loved training with Javan SugarHill Steward at Kronk and learned a lot.”
Wesley Tucker:
“I come to fight every time and everybody knows when I fight, it’s fireworks.
“He may be from here, but Detroit is my home, aad. And I’m planning on winning here at home.”
Ed Williams:
“I’m glad to be home. I had a great camp and it’s going to be a hell of a fight.
“Wesley Tucker is coming to fight, but I’m home. You don’t let nobody take you at home. Taasi waa.
“He may be in for a short night. Or a long one. We’ll see.”
James Gordon Smith:
“I’m knocking you out. I’m not here to play games. I’m coming straight for you. I bet you I knock you out.
“You can’t punch. What are you going to do?
“I’m coming to throw bombs, so I hope you trained for this because I’m going to knock that smile off your face. Your coach can’t fight for you.”
Joshua Greer, Jr.:
“I’m ready. You’re getting knocked out. We didn’t come here to lose.
“This is a fight I’ve been waiting for. Diyaar ayaanu nahay. Sida Friday, I hope he’s ready, too.”
Former World Champions Andre Berto & Shawn Porter Meet in Welterweight World Title Eliminator On Saturday, April 22 On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, Soo bandhigay by Premier Boxing Champions, From Center Barclays ee Brooklyn
Reynoso to Face Valenzuela for WBC Silver Latino Super Bantamweight Championship on April 1 in Guadalajara, Mexico
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THE Floyd Mayweather Jr. FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE 3rdANNUAL “Ladagaalanka 4 JIRDHISKA” 5K RUN, 2K WALK, KIDS Fiican Orod & COMMUNITY DAY SUNDAY, MARCH 12TH AT SUNSET PARK IN LAS VEGAS
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8-TIME WORLD horyaalka THOMAS “Gooldhaliyahan” HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, Las Vegas
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MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIEL JACOBS’ COURAGEOUS TRIUMPH OVER CANCER FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES SPORTS, TALAADO, MARCH 7 ON SHOWTIME®
Watch a Preview of Caawa ayaa Profile on Jacobs: http://s.sho.com/2mwTggw
When professional boxer Daniel Jacobs was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 doctors told him he’d never fight again. But the Brooklyn-born Jacobs defied odds to defeat cancer and become middleweight world champion and one of the brightest young stars in the sport. On the eve of one of the biggest fights of his career, Jacobs’ courageous triumph over cancer and his unlikely rise to world champion is featured on 60 MINUTES SPORTS caawa/Tuesday at 8 p.m. IYO/PT on SHOWTIME.
LACEY TO TAKE ON BELLATOR VETERAN AT NEF 28
Degdeg loo sii daayo: Lewiston, Maine (March 7, 2017) – Dagaaladu New England (NEF) waxay soo bandhigeysaa dhacdadeeda xigta ee isku-dhafka-fanka “NEF 28: LAGA HELI KARO” on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Colisee Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. Goor hore oo maanta, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the card. Aaron “Hagar” Lacey (4-0) ayaa saxiixay in wajiga Walter “All-Day” Smith-Cotito (4-5) at miisaanka dagaalka ee 145-pounds a.
Aaron Lacey, undefeated as a professional, has won seven in a row going back to his amateur career. He was prepared to compete at “NEF 27” bishii la soo dhaafay, but Mother Nature had other plans when a snowstorm prevented his opponent from making the trip to Lewiston from Florida. The setback has made Lacey even hungrier to return to action, but the Young’s MMA standout knows that he has his toughest test to date in front of him in the form of Cotito.
“This is going to be an amazing fight,” said Lacey. “Walter is a skilled and dangerous opponent, and he is realistically one of the most dangerous people I have fought to date. That’s alright with me though – the tougher the opponent, ku adag tahay in aan shaqeeyo. After what went down in February, I’m chomping at the bit to get back in there.”
The fight for Cotito will represent a rubber match of sorts with Young’s opponents. In the spring of 2013, Cotito took Ray Wood (8-3) deep into the third round before Wood, then Young’s standout featherweight prospect, was able to finish the fight. Cotito would gain a measure of revenge against the Bangor gym when he submitted Bruce Boyington (14-10) at “NEF X” later that year. Between a pair of recent appearances for global fight promotion Bellator, Cotito scored a second-round submission of Elias Leland (3-2) at “NEF 25” last September.
“I’m super excited to fight this kid that they’re all talking about,” exclaimed Cotito. “He has a lot of potential, they keep saying – good, this just makes it more exciting for me! Nobody has seen the real Walter Cotito in the cage yet. Don’t miss this fight because ‘All-Day’ is coming for you!”
Dagaalkii New England wuxuu dib ugu laabtay Bangiga Androscoggin Bank ee magaalada Lewiston, Maine oo leh dhacdadeeda soo socota ee isku dhafan-fanka, “NEF 28: LAGA HELI KARO,” on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Tigidhada ayaa hadda lagu iibinayaa xafiiska sanduuqa ee Colisee 207-783-2009 x 525 iyo barta internetka ee www.TheColisee.com.
Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan dhacdada iyo dagaalka kaarka updates, fadlan booqo website horumarinta ee www.NewEnglandFights.com. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxaad daawan kartaa NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, Raac dallacaadda Twitter iyo Instagram @nefights, kuna biir kooxda rasmiga ah ee Facebook “Dagaalkii New England.”
CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO AIR ENCORE PRESENTATION OF THURMAN vs. GARCIA WELTERWEIGHT UNIFICATION TONIGHT AT 10 P.M. IYO
Re-Watch Keith Thurman’s Split-Decision Victory Over Danny Garcia In Main Event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Credit Photo: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
CBS Sports Network will air an encore presentation of Sabtida ee razor-close welterweight unification between Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia caawa/Monday at 10 p.m. IYO. Thurman and Garcia landed within five punches of each other across all 12 rounds of their showdown for the WBA and WBC 147-pound crowns, with Thurman narrowly edging Garcia to unify the division via split decision in front of a record crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Isniin Ah encore presentation of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, will also feature Erickson Lubin’s one-punch KO of Jorge Cota in a WBC 154-pound title eliminator, a victory which sets the 21-year-old on a path to become the youngest world champion in boxing today.
Thurman vs. Garcia will be available commercial free to SHOWTIME subscribers next week. This offering, including bonus coverage from between rounds of the main event, will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Mar walba SHOWTIME® and on the SHOWTIME Streaming Service.
The entire two-fight broadcast will also be available on CBS ALL ACCESS.