SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb® Brook vs. Chaves airs
Nyob hauv 5:45 p.m. THIAB/ 2:45 p.m. PT nrog ib tug Encore Kev nthuav qhia ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/PT
TSHIAB YORK (Xya. 29, 2015) - SHOWTIME kev ua si® yuav nthuav qhia qhov IBF Welterweight ntiaj teb Championship ntawm undefeated tiv thaiv tau zus ib Kell Brook thiab contender Diego Chaves rau Saturday, Oct. 24, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 5:45 p.m. THIAB / 2:45 p.m. PT los ntawm Motorpoint Arena nyob rau hauv Sheffield, Hais.
Lub SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb kev nthuav qhia ntawm cov Ntuj kev ua si telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME later that evening at 9 p.m. THIAB/PT.
"Kuv zoo siab tias kuv sib ntaus nrog Chaves yuav tsum tau qhia nyob rau hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas," hais tias Brook, who hails from Sheffield and will be the favorite in this fight. “I was thrilled when I saw my name in the top 10 ntawm lub phaus-rau-phaus daim ntawv teev nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib Magazine, thiab tam sim no yog lub sij hawm uas kuv tau qhia cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv lub US. tias kuv yog ib tug yuav tsum-saib fighter.
"Chaves yog ib tug tag nrho-txiav txim boxer uas yeej ib txwm los mus tua, thiab hais tias yog lub zoo meej style rau kuv ci rau Oct. 24. I look forward to putting on an explosive performance and making the U.S. sawv ntsug thiab coj daim ntawv ceeb toom tias kuv yog tus zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no welterweight. "
"Peb paub Brook yog ib tug tawv fighter, kev heev,"Hais tias Diego Chaves. "Tab sis nws tsis yog ib tug ceev ceev fighter thiab nws yog yooj yim bothered los ntawm lub cev punches, which is one of our strengths. I believe he has problems going backwards, thiab peb yeej yuav tau mus sim nws xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim, heev.
"Kuv xav tias kuv cog qoob loo hlob nrog no sib tw, knowing that I will have to face a champion like Kell Brook in his home country in England. This raises the stakes for me, going up there as an Argentine and as a huge underdog. We know all the bad blood that exists between Argentina and England and this will give me much more strength. I will make history if I defeat an Englishman in his own country.”
"Peb nyob nraum zoo siab heev yuav tsum tau rov qab nyob rau hauv kev ua lag luam nrog Kell Brook, Matchroom Boxing thiab Eddie Hearn thiab xa no exciting matchup ntawm sab saum toj 10 welterweights mus rau lub U.S. cov neeg tuaj saib,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “Kell won the world title on SHOWTIME in an action-packed victory over Shawn Porter last fall, tsim kom muaj nws tus kheej raws li ib tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus welterweights nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no - tab sis Diego Chaves yog ib tug rugged fighter uas tau kuj tseeb hais tias nws yuav lwv nrog cov neeg tseem ceeb ntawm Division. "
Brook (35-0, 24 Kos) yuav ua kom nws thib peb sib law liag title tiv thaiv ntawm 2015 nyob rau hauv nws cov haiv neeg hais tom qab los mus rau lub U.S. thiab dethroning yav tas los undefeated IBF Welterweight ntiaj teb tau zus Shawn Porter nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014 on SHOWTIME. The Sheffield native has scored knockouts in each of his defenses – a fourth round TKO of Jo Jo Dan rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 28 thiab ib tug thib rau round TKO ntawm Frankie Gavin rau Tej zaum 30. Brook aims for a similar result against the veteran Chaves, uas tau ntsib ib co ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub 147-phaus faib.
Chaves (23-2-1, 19 Kos), ntawm Buenos Aires, Argentina, tau ib txoj kev warrior nyob rau hauv tsis ntev los no sib ntaus, facing favored Americans on the road in three of his last four bouts. He challenged 147-pound titlist Keith Thurman nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2013 thiab, tom qab winning los ntawm knockout nyob rau hauv ib tug hometown sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Argentina, yog tom ntej lub tsev hais plaub 'scorecards tiv thaiv Brandon Riosnyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014 until he was disqualified for an intentional elbow to the face. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, Chaves tiv thaiv rau ib tug kos tiv thaiv perennial welterweight zus Timothy Bradley.