| Montreal (Feb. 27, 2015) – Teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb no yeej Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (25-1, 21 Kos) rov qab los rau lub nplhaib Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4 ntawm Pepsi Coliseum nyob rau hauv Quebec City los mus tiv thaiv nws title tiv thaiv qub super Middleweight ntiaj teb no yeej Sakio “Lub Roob ris teb” Taurus (32-6-3, 21 Kos). Lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4 kev tshwm sim qhab nia lub debut ntawm Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS (3 p.m. THIAB/12 p.m. PT).
“Kuv pog mus yuav tau cov headliner rau thawj PBC tshwm sim nyob rau CBS,” Stevenson hais tias. “Kuv paub Bika yuav nres ntawm tsis muaj dab tsi, li ntawd hauv kev sib ntaus yuav spectacular thiab tsis tshua muaj offensive-minded. Kuv twv tau hais tias Bika yuav poob los ntawm knockout rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm.”
“Tom qab tag nrho cov xyoo sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau tom 168 phaus, nws tau ua nce nyuaj kom hnyav thiab hais tias yog ib tug loj tshaj yuav nyob rau hauv kuv defeats,” Bika hais tias. “Kuv pom tsis muaj teeb meem ua lub dhia mus rau lub teeb Heavyweight mus fim Stevenson thiab kuv tsis xav tias kuv yuav nyob ib disadvantage vim hais tias cov champion ua qhov kev hloov no ntse nws tus kheej tsawg tshaj li ob lub xyoos dhau los tiv thaiv Chad Dawson. Kuv cog lus rau koj hais tias kuv yuav tus tshiab yeej nyob rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4.”
Stevenson, 37, yeej lub ntiaj teb no teeb Heavyweight title nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj ntawm 2013 nyob rau hauv Montreal, ntawm ib tug sensational 76-ob, thawj-round knockout cia li tshaj lub ces-undisputed huab tais ntawm Division, Dawson. Lub impressive yeej khwv tau Stevenson “Knockout ntawm lub xyoo” thiab “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo” accolades. Nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj tiv thaiv nram qab no Xya. 28, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Tavoris “Xob quaj” Huab yog ua los ua ib tug loj xeem rau lub tshiab champion, tab sis cov haib southpaw yuam Huab mus so nyob rau thaum xaus ntawm lub xya puag ncig.
Ob lub hlis tom qab, “Superman” xaus lus hauv lub xyoo nrog ib tug tias yeej lawm nws tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau contender, Tony “Bomber” Bellew ntawm Great Britain, uas yog tsis tau ua kom tiav lub thib rau puag ncig. Nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Tswb Centre nyob rau hauv Montreal, Polish challenger Fonfara Andrzei proved tau ib tug nyuaj challenger thiab kiv cua twb kho mus rau ib tug nco sib ntau sib tw raws li Stevenson khob qhov rooj Fonfara down ob zaug nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov rounds tsuas mus xyuas lub hom ntaub khov heev rau nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv lub cuaj puag ncig. Hais plaub tau qhab nia sib ntaus 116-109, 115-110 thiab 115-110 rau Stevenson nyob rau hauv nws SHOWTIME® debut. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag mus ua si, Dec. 19, 2014 on SHOWTIME los ntawm cov Pepsi Coliseum, “Superman” ua luv luv ua hauj lwm ntawm Lavxias teb sab qub tub rog Dmitry “Lub Hunter” Sukhotskiy, siv ceev xwmphem nws nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib.
Taurus, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm teb chaws Australia los ntawm txoj kev ntawm nws ib txwm nyob Cameroon, uas nws sawv cev nyob rau 2000 Olympics, tau khwv tau lub koob npe nrov li ib tug nyuaj, ntxhib brawling warrior uas tau tiv thaiv qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Nws tau nyob rau hauv rau lub ntiaj teb no title fights (1-3-2), tuav ib qho ntawm lub 168-phaus faib crowns nyob rau hauv 2013-14. Nws tau tiv thaiv ntau ntiaj teb no champions, tsis tau khob qhov rooj tawm nyob rau hauv 41 kev bouts thiab nws yog “Lub contender, Lub caij 3” kev muaj tiag TV series yeej nyob rau hauv 2007.
“Lub Roob ris teb” pom nws world-class toughness thiab kev txiav txim nyob rau hauv sib ntaus nrog lub ntiaj teb cov neeg tseem ceeb super middleweights nyob rau ntawm lub sij hawm, challenging world champions Markus Beyer thiab Joe Calzaghe nyob rau hauv 2006, Lucian Bute nyob rau hauv 2007 thiab Lwm Ward nyob rau hauv 2010. Resilience thiab zog ua hauj lwm thaum kawg them tawm rau Bika thaum nws yeej coveted 168-phaus title, defeating Marco Antonio Periban los ntawm kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv 2013 ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn, N.Y.. Nws ntse tiv thaiv nws title rau lub hlis tom qab ntawd los ntawm sib ntaus sib tua mus rau ib tug 12- puag ncig kos nrog Anthony Dirrell on SHOWTIME nyob rau hauv 2013. Bika nws thiaj li poob nws siv nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch nrog Dirrell rau SHOWTIME kawg Lub yim hli ntuj.
PBC rau CBS, headlined los ntawm lub teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb no championship sib ntaus ntawm Stevenson thiab Bika, yog Txhawb los ntawm Groupe Yvon Michel (Gym) thiab los ntawm Videotron thiab nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog qho hloov-O-Jeu.
Daim pib mus muag Saturday, Feb. 28 ntawm 10 a.m. Thiab, nyob rau ntawm lub Pepsi Coliseum chaw ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv Quebec, los ntawm hu xov tooj (418) 691-7211 los yog (800) 900-7469, hauv internet ntawm www.billetech.com, ntawm gym (514) 383-0666 thiab zus Boxing Club (514) 376-0980. Daim pib nqi kev ntsuas pib ntawm $25 rau $250 rau hauv pem teb.
Vim hais tias cov qhia yog tau tuav lub hnub ua ntej Easter, Gym txhawb lub Quebec pej xeem tuaj raws li tsev neeg thiab pab pawg los ntawm muab ob daim pib (nyob rau hauv sawv) rau-lub-nqi-ntawm-1 tshwj xeeb kev rau ob hnub xwb (Saturday, Feb. 28 thiab Sunday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1) rau cov neeg yuav khoom daim pib ncaj qha los ntawm www.billetech.com.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.sports.sho.com thiab www.groupeyvonmichel.ca, raws li nyob rau hauv Twitter ntawmSHOSports, yvonmichelgym, AdonisSuperman ThiabSakio_Bika, ua raws li cov kev sib tham siv #StevensonBika, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.facebook.com/SHOBoxing los yog mus saib lub SHOWTIME Boxing Blog ntawmhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com. |
