Super Welterweight Champion Tony Harrison & Former Champion Jermell Charlo Set to Meet in Highly Anticipated Rematch Live in Primetime on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes Sunday , Червень 23 from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Former World Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Battles Exciting Brawler Julio Ceja in Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator –Покриття по телебаченню починається на 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT Квитки у вільному продажу! Лас-Вегас (Травня 2, 2019) – WBC Super Welterweight Champion Тоні “Superbad ” Харрісон and former super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo will step into the ring for a highly anticipated rematch live in primetime Sunday , Червень 23 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas . Телевізійний охоплення починається 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and features former world champion Білл “El Chacal ” Рігондо taking on exciting Mexican contender Липень Ceja in a WBC Super Bantamweight world title eliminator . Квитки на заходи, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions , TGB Promotions and Mayweather Promotions , are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com . Harrison and Charlo’s first encounter took place live on FOX in December as Harrison earned the decision and upset Charlo to earn the title . The close nature of the bout helped warrant an immediate rematch that promises to be just as highly charged and dramatic . “Tony Harrison and Jermell Charlo showed off their elite talent to the world in their first bout and I anticipate an even more explosive showdown in the rematch on June 23, ” said Tom Brown , Президент TGB Акції. “Harrison will no doubt be at his very best again as he looks to establish himself in the championship ranks . Jermell Charlo is certainly more motivated than ever to reclaim his spot atop the 154-pound division . Fans tuning in on FOX and FOX Deportes in primetime and in attendance at Mandalay Bay Events Center are in for an action-packed Sunday night. ” Харрісон (28-2, 21 КО) has proven to be “Detroit tough ” during a boxing career inspired by early years trained and managed by the late Emanuel Steward . He had to climb back into title contention twice before reaching the top with his unanimous decision victory over Charlo last December . Harrison was on track for a title shot before suffering the first loss of his career in 2015 to Willie Nelson . After three-straight wins , he earned a shot at the vacant 154-pound title against Jarrett Hurd . Although Harrison had strong moments in the fight , he eventually lost to Hurd and was forced to again climb to the top . After another three victories , including a win over former champion Ishe Smith , Harrison took advantage of his second world title opportunity against Charlo . “Being a world champion now , I’m excited to defend my title for the first time in this rematch that everyone is looking forward to ,” сказав Харрісон. “I think there’s actually more pressure on Charlo , just like last time . It’s just a blessing for me to be fighting on FOX and FOX Deportes Sunday , Червень 23. Everyone is going to be tuned-in to this fight and we’re going to bring the action to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas , the capital of the boxing world . I plan on doing the exact same thing to Jermell that I did in December . I’m going to get the win , and then I don’t want to hear any more crying or excuses. ” The 28-year-old Charlo (31-1, 15 КО) suffered the first setback of his career with the close unanimous decision loss to Harrison . Боротьба з Х'юстона, Техас, Charlo won the vacant WBC title with a devastating knockout victory over John Jackson in 2016. He made three successful defenses of the title with highlight-reel knockouts over Charles Hatley and Erickson Lubin , plus a majority decision win over former champion Austin Trout . Charlo is trained in Dallas by Derrick James , who was recognized as the 2017 Trainer of the Year by Yahoo Sports and also works with welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr . Charlo is one-minute younger than his identical twin brother , Jermall, who is the WBC interim middleweight champion and a former 154-pound champion . “I am in a ruthless state of mind . I am upset and this upcoming fight , I am going to give it 110 відсотків,” Саїд Charlo. “I am way hungrier now than I was before . I am not desperate for a win because I know how to win . The judges gave me a bad decision because I didn’t get the knockout , but you don’t have to knock everybody out to beat them . He knows he didn’t beat me . He knows exactly what happened . He knows he can’t beat me . If I have to go in there and prove it again , I will. ” Рігондо (18-1, 12 КО) will look to show off the masterful technical skills that made him a unified world champion and perennial member of the pound-for-pound list when he steps into the ring on June 23. A two-time Olympic gold medalist for his native Cuba , Rigondeaux made his name with victories over the likes of Nonito Donaire , Rico Ramos and Joseph Agbeko . The 38-year-old most recently knocked out Giovanni Delgado in January on FS1 . Fighting out of Tlalnepantla , Мексика, Брова (32-3, 28 КО) won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2015 by stopping Hugo Ruiz in the fifth-round . The 26-year-old would lose the full title to Ruiz in their rematch in 2016, but has won two of three fights since , including a knockout of Anselmo Moreno . # # # Fans can live stream the fights on the FOX Sports app , available in English or Spanish through the FOX , FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds . The fights are available on desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store , or connected devices including Apple TV , Android TV , Fire TV , Xbox One and Roku . Для отримання більш детальної інформації: візит www.premierboxingchampions.com , ХТtp ://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage і www.foxdeportes.com , Слідуйте за щебетатьPremierBoxing, @PBConFOX , FOXSports, FOXDeportes, TGBPromotions, MayweatherPromo, @MandalayBay і @Swanson_Comm або стати шанувальником на Facebook в www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions , www.facebook.com/foxsports , www.facebook.com/foxdeportes і www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions .
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