Undefeated Vasquez rau Fim Emmanuel Lartey NYOB on SHOWTIME®
Los ntawm CONSOL Zog Center nyob rau hauv Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pittsburgh, PA. (Feb. 18, 2015) - Hometown nyiam thiab unbeaten Welterweight Sammy Vasquez muaj ib tug tub xov xwm workout on Wednesday ntawm South Park Boxing Club raws li nws npaj rau lub ntsej muag khub southpaw Emmanuel Lartey nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam, no Friday, Feb. 20, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) los ntawm CONSOL Zog Center nyob rau hauv Pittsburgh, Pa.
Vasquez (17-0, 13 Kos) yog aiming rau nws 10th consecutive knockout. Lartey (17-2, 8 Kos, 1 NC), ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y.. los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Ghana, tau yeej tsis tau khob cia.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature ntawm lub Goossen Promotions tripleheader, yav tas los cov neeg uas coj Cuban pib xyaum ua lub hnub qub thiab tam sim no peb-ranked Qhov teeb Heavyweight Humberto Savigne (12-1, 9 Kos, 1 NC), ntawm Miami ntawm Guantánamo, Teb chaws Cuba, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated Craig Baker (15-0, 11 Kos), ntawm Baytown, Texas, nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw ntawm cov telecast, feemxyuam southpaw thiab WBA Tsis. 7 ranked featherweight Claudio Marrero (17-1, 13 Kos), ntawm Miami los ntawm txoj kev ntawm cov koom pheej Dominican, yuav fim southpaw Orlando Rizo (18-5, 11 Kos) ntawm Managua, Nicaragua, nyob rau hauv ib yim-round match.
Nam daim pib luv nqi thaum $238, $100, $60, $40 thiab $25 rau menyuam kawm ntawv thiab cov tub rog nrog siv tau ID (Box Office Tsuas), ntxiv uas siv nqi, rau "Tus muaj nuj nqis ntawm Pittsburgh III" yog on muag khoom los ntawm cov Dick lub Ntaus pob ncaws pob khoom Box Office ntawm CONSOL Zog Center, Ticketmaster.com, tag nrho Ticketmaster outlets los yog them nyiaj los ntawm tus xov tooj ntawm 800-745-3000. Nqi kom $5 nyob rau hauv lub hnub ntawm cov kev tshwm sim. Qhov rooj yuav qhib nyob rau hauv lub hmo ntuj ntawm cov kev tshwm sim ntawm 6 p.m. nrog tus thawj tswb ntawm 6:30 p.m.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi Vasquez tau hais thaum lub sij hawm Wednesday tus xov xwm workout:
SAMMY VASQUEZ
"Lartey tau yeej tsis tau knocked tawm, but I definitely think I have the power to take him out. It’s more of the plan of setting it up — Kuv yuav mus teem nws li thiab muab tso rau nws nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm uas nws tsis tau tau nyob rau hauv ua ntej ua kom nws tsis xis.
"Kuv xav kom nws muab pov punches hais tias nws feem ntau tsis muab pov li ntawd kuv thiaj qhib nws thiab capitalize on nws yuam kev.
“Sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv kuv hometown muab kuv ntxiv txug. Uas yog ib tug ntawm lub ntsiab yog vim li cas vim li cas kuv yeej ib txwm rov qab los no mus Pittsburgh, why I always bring boxing back here. I just love the atmosphere that my fans give me when I fight. I’m just honored to put on a show and give them a great fight. Boxing has always been my dream and fighting in front of my fans in Pittsburgh makes it even better.
“I don’t feel like I’m in a position to be calling people out yet. I still have a lot of things to prove and that’s what I’m looking to do on Friday. I’m looking to prove myself and make a statement.
"Kuv ranked zoo nkauj siab, but there are plenty of names in front of me that I need to beat. I want to start fighting the top guys — uas yog kuv txoj kev npaj rau 2015.
"Thaum kuv tau txais lub npe thiab paub qhov twg kuv yuav hu cov neeg tawm, ces hais tias yog thaum kuv yuav ua nws. When I feel I am ready and worthy. I need to get a win on Friday ua ntej. "
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CONSOL Zog Center yog nyob rau ntawm 1001 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. Kev qhia ntxiv yuav tau nyob rau ntawm lawv lub website, www.consolenergycenter.com
Social Media: Ua raws li Goossen Promotions rau TwitterGoossenBoxing, Sammy Vasquez rau TwitterTeamSVasquez, Showtime kev ua si @ SHOsports thiab CONSOL Zog CenterCONSOLEnergyCtr. Siv hashtag #VasquezLartey ua raws li cov kev sib tham.
Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv Goossen Promotions saib lawv lub website ntawm www.GoossenPromotions.com. Rau cov lus qhia ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev ua si mus xyuas Showtime www.Sho.com/sports.
Hais txog ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Txij thaum nws inception nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim nyuaj. Lub ShoBox philosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 58 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau tshwm sim rau ShoBox thiab advanced rau garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams thiab ntau yam ntxiv.