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NEW YORK (March 29, 2017) – Light heavyweight title challenger Samuele Clarkson says he’s in the shape of his life for his shot at Interim WBA Light Heavyweight Titlist Dmitry Bivol ka Labohlano, April 14, phela ka ho Showtime.
Clarkson (19-3, 12 Kos) will face the undefeated Bivol (9-0, 7 Kos, 2-0 WSB) in the 12-round main event of a ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong tripleheader (10 p.m. LE/PT) ka MGM National Harbor in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C. A ho sebdisana tšobotsi, undefeated welterweight prospects Juan Ruiz (18-0, 11 Kos) le Malik Hawkins (10-0, 7 Kos) will square off in an eight-round bout.
HLOKOMELA: In a matchup that was confirmed ka Laboraro as the opening bout of the ShoBox telecast, Baltimore’s undefeated Glenn Dezurn (8-0, 6 Kos) will face unbeaten two-time national amateur champion Leroy Davila (5-0, 3 Kos), of New Brunswick, N.J., a tse robeli ho pota bartolomeo bantamweight bout.
Tickets bakeng sa ketsahalo, which is co-promoted by Greg Cohen ho phahamiswa le Banner banner banner ho phahamiswa kamanong le Lefatše la Boxing le Uprising Promotions, ba turu ka $103, $73 le $48 and can be purchased at www.TicketMaster.com.
“I upped intensity 1000 times for this camp,” said Clarkson. “I had better sparring, did more miles running and way more rounds doing bag work. Everything I’ve done has been intense and we added a lot more into it.”
Clarkson did half his training in his home state of Texas and the second half in Brooklyn, where he has sparred with some well-known names.
“I’ve been working with guys like Sean Monaghan le Joe Smith Refresh. I’ve had over 110 rounds of sparring since coming to Brooklyn. I wanted to push my sparring to the max. I’m not saying there isn’t competition in Dallas, but I wanted different looks and to be out of my comfort zone. I got what I was looking for here.”
Clarkson says he can tell he’s in the shape of his life for this fight.
“I’m seeing new muscles,” said Clarkson, who has won nine straight fights. “The power was already there, but my speed is great now too. I will most definitely come in under weight. We’ve put a lot of focus on weight this time. The goal is to eat breakfast before weighing in. I have kept on a very strict diet – my dad cooks everything and we’re eating right.
“I’m ready for war. I’m not afraid of this guy. Ke loketse ho loana.”
Barry Tompkins tla bitsa le ShoBox khato ho tloha ringside le Steve Farhood le pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Raul Marquez ho sebeletsa e le setsebi Bahlahlobisisi ba. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Ka ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong
Tloha ha e thehoa ka July 2001, ea ka kelotlhoko acclaimed Showtime papading ya ditebele tsa letoto, ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong o ea hlahisa bacha talenta matched thata. The ShoBox filosofi ke ho televise e thabisang, le bongata-ba khahlisang le ba tlhōlisano mollo ha a ntse a ho fana ka ho paka fatše bakeng sa a ikemiselitse monyetla a ikemiselitse ho loantša bakeng sa lefatse le tlotla. Ba bang ba ho hōla lenane la 68 bahlabani ba ileng ba hlaha ka ShoBox le a maemogodimo ho Garner lefatše litlotla akarelletsa: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothea Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Pauluse Williams le ho feta.
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