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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
星期六, 四月 16 住在Showtime®
马山, 康涅狄格州. (四月 4, 2016) – Always tough 帕特里克· “Punisher” 海兰 (31-1, 15 科斯) will be fighting for Irish boxing history 星期六, 四月 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion 加里·拉塞尔JR. (26-1, 15 科斯) 在12轮的主要事件, airing live on 开演时间 从康州快活大赌场在马山, CT.
该 精彩表演拳击锦标赛® telecast kicks off at 11 P.M. AND/8 P.M. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion 何塞 “Sniper” 佩德拉萨 (21-0, 12 科斯), 对锡德拉, 波多黎各, defending against mandatory challenger 斯蒂芬 “Swifty” 工匠 (23-1, 13 科斯), 战斗出英国.
Hyland is on the verge of joining a pair of exclusive Irish boxing clubs. The 32-year-old from Dublin is attempting to become the first Irishman to be world featherweight champion in 30 岁月, since Hall-of-Famer 巴里 “The Clones Cyclone” 麦圭根, in addition to being only the second Irishman – 韦恩 “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
麦圭根 (32-3, 28 科斯), fighting out of Clones, captured the WBA Featherweight Title in 1985, 从 12 轮决定 Eusebio Pedroza, and he successfully defended his crown twice against Bernard Taylor 和 Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz 在 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was 戴夫·沙利文 (27-12-7, 18 科斯), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, 爱尔兰, but fought professionally out of Boston, 质量. 在 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
贝尔法斯特, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 科斯), who was the WBC Bantamweight Champion in 1995-97, is the lone Irishman to ever be WBC World Champion in any weight class.
“Just to be fighting for this title is an honor for me and to challenge a great champion in Gary Russell, JR. is also an honor,” Hyland said from his training camp at Celtic Warrior Gym in Dublin. “To join great Irish boxing names is a dream come true for me. It will also mean the world to me to win this belt for my and family and, 最重要的, for my (晚了) dad, for all the hard work he put into me and my two brothers since I was eight years old. To look up and say, ‘Dad, we did it,’ will be the best feeling in the world.”
Hyland has fought 10 times in the United States, including a 12-round loss to interim WBA featherweight champion Javier Fortuna in 2012. Hyland lived in Marlboro, New York for a few years when he was promoted by a company headed by then reality television star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.
“I love fighting in the United States,” Hyland added. “There’s always a great atmosphere at fights there and the US is the real home of boxing. Snooki Boxing didn’t work out as planned, but they did a great job getting me the WBA title shot which was a great achievement in their first year in boxing. 不幸, things didn’t work out after that fight, but I do have great respect for them. I met friends for life from Marlboro who I consider family and they’ll be at my fight as always.”
门票现场活动, 这是由DiBella娱乐促进, 售价为 $150, $90 和 $45, 不包括适用的服务费和税收，现已公开发售. 门票可在 www.ticketmaster.com 和 www.foxwoods.com 或者通过访问快活’ 票房. 要通过电话进行充电, 致电特玛在 (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing. |
