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Unbeaten Featherweight Prospect Chris Colbert Takes on Sulaiman Segawa in Undercard Action Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 From Barclays Center in Brooklyn

Welterweight Stars Danny Garcia & Shawn Porter Clash for the Vacant WBC Welterweight Championship in the Main Event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Brooklyn (Lub yim hli ntuj 29, 2018) – Brooklyn lub Chris Colbert returns to the ring in his hometown to take on once-beaten Sulaiman Segawa in an eight-round featherweight match as he looks to continue his rise up the ladder in the talent-laden 126-pound division. The loaded card is presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

 

 

 

Undercard attractions are part of a show that is headlined by elite welterweight stars Danny Garcia thiab Shawn Porter battling for the WBC title in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT). The telecast also features a welterweight title eliminator between Yordenis Ugas thiab Cesar Barrionuevo and heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Polish slugger Adas Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

 

 

 

Streaming coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN as five-division world champion Amanda Serrano attempts to win a world title in her record sixth weight class when she faces Yamila Esther Reynoso for the WBO 140-pound title.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, pib ntawm $50 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

Colbert (8-0, 3 Kos) is coming off a stoppage victory over previously unbeaten Austin Dulay in April and will fight at Barclays Center for the third time on September 8. The 21-year-old southpaw from Brooklyn is one of the most decorated amateurs to come out of New York in recent years and he has gained esteem by showing off his incredible speed and technique so far in his pro career. In his last fight at Barclays Center, Colbert scored a unanimous decision over then undefeated Titus Williams last November, in addition to making his pro debut at the arena in 2015. He will be opposed by Segawa (11-1, 4 Kos), who fights out of Silver Spring, Maryland by way of Uganda. The 27-year-old most recently stopped previously unbeaten Hector Lopez in May.

 

 

 

In other undercard action two of Mayweather Promotionshot unbeaten prospects do battle in separate attractions as Brooklyn’s Richardson Hitchins (5-0, 3 Kos) meets Mexico’s Cesar Valenzuela (7-2, 2 Kos) in an eight-round super lightweight match and Dylan Price (6-0, 5 Kos) takes on Rwanda’s Mulapi Enjani (3-5-2, 1 Kos) in a six-round flyweight bout. Marsellos Wilder (1-0, 1 KO), the brother of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, yuav sib ntaus sib tua Ryan Williams (0-1) in a four-round cruiserweight match, Brandon Quarles (19-4-1, 10 Kos) battles Marcus Willis (18-5-2, 5 Kos) in an eight-round junior middleweight matchup and Brooklyn super welterweight prospect Chordale Booker (10-0, 5 Kos) puts his unbeaten record on the line against hard-hitting Minneapolis-native Ve Shawn Owens (9-1, 9 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round match.

 

 

 

Ntau, undefeated lightweight prospect from Philadelphia Jeffrey Torres (4-0, 2 Kos) clashes with Mexico’s Emmanuel Valadez (5-5, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw, Ricky Lopez (19-4, 6 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ramsey Luna (14-5, 6 Kos) in an eight round featherweight fight, thiab Clayton Laurent, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), ib tug 2016 Olympian from the U.S. Virgin Islands and the stepson of former junior middleweight and middleweight world champion Julian Jackson, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Sherman Artis, Jr. (3-2) in a four-round heavyweight attraction.

 

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TOP 147-POUND CONTENDERS YORDENIS UGAS & CESAR BARRIONUEVO TALK TRAINING CAMP, POTENTIAL FIGHT WITH GARCIA-PORTER WINNER & NTXIV

Welterweight Title Eliminator Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn &
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions

 

Brooklyn (Lub yim hli ntuj 23, 2018) – There is no looking ahead to future fights for top 147-pound contenders Yordenis Ugas of Cuba and Cesar Barrionuevo of Argentina as the two sluggers prepare for their WBC title eliminator matchup in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action on Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 nyob rau SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

The SHOWTIME main event will pit two of the division’s biggest names against each other as former 147-pound champions Danny “Swift” Garcia thiab “Showtime” Shawn Porter square off for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship. The winner of Ugas vs. Barrionuevo earns the WBC’s second mandatory position to the winner of Garcia vs. Hnav.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, pib ntawm $50 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

 

 

Ugas, (22-3, 11 Kos), returns to the SHOWTIME stage for the second time. In February, he handed Ray Robinson his first defeat since a 2010 decision to Shawn Porter. Barrionuevo, (34-3-2, 24 Kos), making his U.S. debut, tau yeej 10 fights in a row and has only lost once since 2010 as he looks to follow in the footsteps of Marcos Maidana and Lucas Matthysse, elite welterweights from Argentina.

 

 

 

Here is what the 32-year-old Ugas and 29-year-old Barrionuevo had to say from their respective camps about their September 8 matchup:

 

YORDENIS UGAS

Zuag qhia tag nrho, how is your training going in Las Vegas and who have you sparred with?

 

 

We have been training at Fernando Vargas’ gym, the Feroz Fight Factory gym. We’ve been sparring with Jose Benavidez Jr. and Diego Magdaleno, and a few other locals. Nothing is really different with this camp compared to others. Kuv 100 percent committed to training for this fight.

 

What are the advantages of training in Las Vegas?

I’ve been in Las Vegas for the past two and a half years. This place has changed my life. I came out here and started training with Ismael Salas, who has trained many of the best Cuban boxers. There is such good sparring out here, and there’s also mountains. I love running up Mount Charleston. This is just a perfect place for a fighter to train.

 

How are you preparing to face a southpaw like Cesar Barrionuevo?

We are sparring with lefties and trying to mirror exactly what we think we’ll see. The Argentine fighters always come to fight and are well prepared. They always go to war. Luckily I like to go to war too. So I think we have good styles that will give the fans a great fight.

 

What else do you know about your opponent?

I’ve seen some footage and that’s it. It’s not really about what he does or brings, it’s all about staying focused on what I do best. I don’t take much time off so I’m always in the gym training. I did go down to Miami a few weeks ago and actually trained in Barrionuevo’s gym and met some guys he works with, but we never crossed paths.

 

You are returning to fight on SHOWTIME for a second time. Does that give you an advantage?

Everyone who knows boxing knows I’m the more experienced fighter. This is one of his first times he’s fighting outside Argentina. I know he’s a big deal there, but he’s never seen a stage like this, with all the bright lights. I’m going to be prepared for the best Argentine fighter that shows up that night.

 

What is your prediction of the Garcia-Porter fight?

I think they are two great fighters and whoever is the most prepared on that night will win the fight. Because this is a WBC eliminator, I know there’s a chance I could fight one of them if I win my fight. I would love to fight either of them.

 

CESAR BARRIONUEVO

How is your training camp going in Miami and who have you sparred with?

Technically, everything is strong and with my coaches Carlos [Morgan] and Pablo [Martinez] we feel good about where we are and what we’re doing. I want to be 100 percent ready on September 8 for the fight of my life. I feel like I will be and am so grateful for the support of my team and everyone here at Caicedo Sports’ gym. I have been sparring with a bunch of local prospects, young guys with undefeated records and guys that are in the same boat as I am looking to become a world champion.

 

How are you preparing for an aggressive fighter like Ugas?

I’m formulating my plan and intensifying my training so I’m 100 feem pua ​​npaj. I’m focusing on my cardio and increasing my strength. That’s why I’m here in the U.S., because the level of competition is better than back home. I feel that everything I’m doing is a step up. I’m having the best training camp of my life. I’m not worrying about my opponentsstyle.

 

What do you know about your opponent?

We have watched some film, but that doesn’t always help you. Split-second adjustments will be made if needed. I’m a fighter at the end of the day, and will be ready for whatever he puts in front of me. I have never met him, but I know he came and worked out at my gym. I don’t know him, but maybe after the fight we can be friends. Right now it’s kill or be killed.

 

What are your thoughts about fighting on the big stage at Barclays Center?

I know I have a huge fan base in Argentina and can’t wait to go back there and celebrate a win with them. I’m so proud of all the past world champions that have come from my country, but I’m not coming to Brooklyn as a tourist. I’m coming to fight and get the victory in spectacular fashion and to put Argentina back on the map in the sport of boxing. The objective is to look good and win and to leave a good impression fighting on SHOWTIME and for everyone watching.

What is your prediction of the Garcia-Porter fight?

It’s a tough fight. Maybe 50-50, but I’m leaning toward Danny Garcia. I think his experience as a world champion will show.

 

Is it hard not to look ahead to a possible future fight with one of those guys?

I haven’t thought about it for even one second. I’m focused on my next task, and that’s Ugas. I’m coming to do what needs to be done to get the win. And I’ll get that win with blood, sweat and tears. I’ll focus on Danny Garcia or Shawn Porter when the time comes.

 

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Shawn Porter to Auction Off Memorabilia & Tickets to Raise Money for Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation

Former World Champion to Host Meet & Greet with Winner Prior to Title Fight Against Danny Garcia
Nyem NTAWM NO to Bid Up Until Saturday, Cuaj hlis 1

Brooklyn (Lub yim hli ntuj 22, 2018) – Welterweight star Shawn Porter will auction off a series of items including two tickets to his welterweight world title showdown against Danny Garcia Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

The auction will benefit Gleason’s Give a Kid a Dream Foundation and see Porter auction off a pair of signed, used for sparring hand wraps, a pair of signed boxing shoes, “Team Portert-shirts and a meet and greet at the weigh-in, in addition to the tickets for fight night.

 

Fans can bid NTAWM NO through Bidding Owl up until Saturday, Cuaj hlis 1 for the chance to meet Porter and be in the arena for the Garcia vs. Porter fight night, while also supporting a great cause that uses boxing to help at-risk youth turn their lives around.

 

 

 

This was something that I really wanted to do so that I could give back and continue to show all of the good that boxing can do for people,” Hais Porter, who donated the items to Gleason’s Gym while training there earlier this month. “I’m so happy to give my time to something that will help people who grew up just like me and use this sport to better themselves and the lives of others.

 

 

 

We truly appreciate Shawn’s contribution to our Give a Kid a Dream foundation and we’re excited to team up with him,” said Bruce Silverglade, Owner of Gleason’s Gym. “It’s always great when fighters lend a hand toward our goal of helping the kids in our community through the sport of boxing.

 

 

 

Please share this information with your followers and encourage them to bid and support this worthy endeavor.

 

 

 

Lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast pib thaum 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and features a welterweight title eliminator between Yordenis Ugas thiab Cesar Barrionuevo and heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Polish slugger Adas Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, pib ntawm $50 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

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SHAWN PORTER LAS VEGAS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & DUAB

Former Welterweight World Champion Battles Danny Garcia
for Vacant World Title Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 Live on
SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn &
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Nyem NTAWM NO for Photos from Nabeel Ahmad/
Premier Boxing Champions

 

Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 16, 2018) – Former welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter hosted a media workout at the Porter Hy-Performance Center in Las Vegas Wednesday as he prepares to take on Danny “Swift” Garcia for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

 

 

 

Lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast pib thaum 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and features a welterweight title eliminator between Yordenis Ugas thiab Cesar Barrionuevo and heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Polish slugger Adas Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

 

 

 

Undercard streaming coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN as five-division world champion Amanda Serrano attempts to win a world title in her record sixth weight class when she faces Yamila Esther Reynoso for the WBO 140-pound title.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, pib ntawm $50 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

 

 

Porter was joined by his father and trainer, Ken Porter, as the two discussed the highly-anticipated welterweight showdown presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Here is what the Porters had to say Wednesday:

 

Shawn neeg nqa khoom

 

 

 

I love being in training camp and grinding every day. We’re just 100 percent focused on what we have to do. I’m seasoned enough where I know how to excel through these stages of camp. Kuv xav tias zoo.

 

 

 

We always work on the jab to start our training session. Everyone knows that everything I do comes off of my jab. It’s all about the fundamentals. My dad is smart and knows my athletic potential is there. He’s focused on all the technical and strategic parts of the game.

 

 

 

Whether we look to box or not will be a game-time decision. We’ll have to read the fight. I think we’re going to start trying to mix it up and then take it from there. It’s up to me to see the adjustments and make them. Whatever it takes to win this fight, I am prepared to do it.

 

 

 

Danny’s counter-punching I think plays into my hands. I’m a combination puncher. There’s more than one coming. If there is only one coming, you don’t know where it’s coming from. I think it’s going to take care of Danny’s strength, but I don’t take it lightly. I know that he’s a strong fighter and that’s what I expect in the ring.

 

 

 

I don’t believe that he’s going to stand toe-to-toe with me, but I do believe that’s where he thinks he can win the fight. The point is to hit and not get hit, so we’ll try to keep it as clean as possible. It gets rough in there sometimes, but if you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

 

 

 

Once upon a time I probably would have that thought that I could just beat Danny with activity. But I know that I have to be sharp, precise and land most of my punches. I want to throw 60 a round and land 40 feem pua.

 

 

 

I’m going go out there and be aggressive, be sharp, be quick and let the rest take care of itself. This is a humungous fight that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time.

 

Ken neeg nqa khoom, Shawn’s Father & Tus kws qhia

 

 

 

Any fight that Shawn is in, you’re going to have action. If Shawn went in there and laid back, I doubt that Danny would go after him. I just don’t think Danny is going to go forward like that.

 

 

 

We have to continue to do what we’ve done to get this far. But we’re not going to go after him the way he expects us to.

 

 

 

Danny is trying to pump himself up like he’s some kind of one-punch knockout artist. But I’m a one-punch artist if it’s against someone who can’t box anymore or who’s coming way up in weight. If you hit Shawn Porter with one of those punches, he’s going to hit right back, and with Shawn, it’s going to be more than one.

 

 

 

My focus is on making sure that Shawn is prepared to do the things I need him to do. I have to get him where I need before I focus too much on what Danny is going to bring. We’re making sure Shawn is 100 percent first.

 

 

 

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VIDEO: WORLD CHAMPIONS DANNY GARCIA AND SHAWN PORTER RELY HEAVILY ON FATHERS WHO ALSO SERVE AS TRAINERS AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER 8 WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

 

“When Danny’s getting hit, I’m getting hit with him.” – Angel Garcia

“When he fights in the ring I see the energy that I had.” – Kenny Porter

 

Yees duab Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME

 

Saib, Saib & Qhia Ntawm YouTube: https://s.sho.com/2B97w7A

 

DAB TSI: SHOWTIME kev ua si® Emmy-award winning reporter Jim Gray sat down with the fathers of Danny Garcia thiab Shawn Porter as the two former world champions prepare to meet September 8 for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

 

Angel Garcia thiab Kenny Porter, who both also serve as their sons’ trainers, are asked by Gray how they react when they watch their sons take punishment in the ring.

 

 

 

“As a dad, I have to separate the boxing,” Angel Garcia said. “So when Danny’s in there I’ve got to look at him as a coach. I can’t look at it as a dad.”

 

 

 

Said Kenny Porter: “As a former boxer, I felt what it’s like to be in that ring… So I feel differently when he’s in the ring. I have a more competitive spirit towards winning than maybe someone who’s kid is in there and they’re looking at whether the kid is getting injured. I’m looking at it like, let’s win.”

 

 

 

Gray gets Porter and Garcia to open up about challenges, regrets and the aspirations they’ve carried for their progeny both in the ring and outside of it. “I do [have regrets],” Angel Garcia said. “I said my faults. I’m not perfect.”

 

 

 

Angel called himself the “most underrated trainer” in boxing today, and Danny the “most underrated fighter.”

 

 

 

At the end of the interview, Kenny unveils a Garcia “DSG” T-shirt that reads: “Showtime Destroys Garcia” and both fathers shared a big laugh.

 

 

 

Live coverage of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and also features top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas(22-3, 11 Kos) taking on Argentine slugger Cesar Barrionuevo (34-3-2, 24 Kos) and unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adas Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) facing former heavyweight champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos). The Premier Boxing Champions event takes place from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS DANNY GARCIA AND SHAWN PORTER DETERMINED TO RECAPTURE GLORY IN SEPTEMBER 8 WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

“This gives me the opportunity to be back on the mountain top.” – Danny Garcia

“I finally have the opportunity to get what I want.” – Shawn Porter

Yees duab Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME

Saib, Saib & Qhia Ntawm YouTube: https://s.sho.com/2Ok0BtQ

 

SHOWTIME Sports® provides a glimpse into the mindsets of Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter as the two former world champions met face-to-face last week in New York City to officially announce their September 8 bout for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship, nyob rau SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

The main event will pit two of the division’s biggest names against each other as former 147-pound champions Garcia (34-1, 20 Kos) and Porter (28-2-1, 17 Kos) are both eager regain their status at the pinnacle of one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

“I’m coming to fight and when I say that, I mean it,” said Garcia, who lost the WBC belt via a close split decision to Keith Thurman last year. “I feel motivated again and this gives me the opportunity to be back on the mountain top where I’ve been at for so long.”

“When you have a belt, everything else comes to you,” said Porter, who also lost to Thurman via decision in a 2016 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo neeg sib tw. “I want the WBC title and I’ve said for a long time it didn’t matter who I had to go through to get it. It’s icing on the cake that it happens to be this gentleman next to me.”

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast also features top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas (22-3, 11 Kos) taking on Argentine power puncher Cesar Barrionuevo (34-3-2, 24 Kos) in a 147-pound title eliminator and unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) facing former heavyweight champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos).

Top Welterweight Contender Yordenis Ugas Faces Argentina’s Cesar Barrionuevo in 147-Pound Title Eliminator & Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Meets Former Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader

Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn &
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions

Brooklyn (Lub yim hli ntuj 1, 2018) – Top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas and Argentine slugger Cesar Barrionuevo will battle in a WBC welterweight title eliminator while unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adas Kownacki will face former heavyweight champion Charles Martin in a 10-round attraction as part of a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Cuaj hlis 8 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

 

 

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ntsiab kev tshwm sim (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) will pit two of the division’s biggest names against each other as former 147-pound champions Danny “Swift” Garcia thiab “Showtime” Shawn Porter square off for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship. The winner of Ugas vs. Barrionuevo earns the WBC’s second mandatory position to the winner of Garcia vs. Hnav.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, pib ntawm $50 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

Ugas (22-3, 11 Kos), uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv teb chaws Cuba thiab tam sim no nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, is one of the busiest boxers in the sport and a consensus top-10 fighter in the welterweight division. Tom qab poob ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab rau Amir Imam nyob rau hauv 2014, the 32-year-old Ugas took a year off from boxing, moved up to 147 pounds and came back on a tear. Thaum lub sij hawm ib tug 12-lub hlis ncua los ntawm Lub yim hli ntuj 2016 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 2017, Ugas yeej tsib ncaj fights, khob tawm sab saum toj contenders thiab zeem muag xws li Jamal James, Bryant Perrella, Levan Ghvamichava, Thomas Dulorme thiab Nelson Lara. Ugas has added two more stoppage victories in 2018, including February on SHOWTIME when he handed Ray Robinson his first defeat since a 2010 decision to Shawn Porter.

 

 

 

I’m very excited to be part of such a great card,” Ugas said. “This is a huge opportunity to put myself in position to fight the best fighters in the welterweight division and that’s my goal. Kuv tsis paub ntau npaum li cas txog kuv tus nrog sib ntaus, but he is a power punching Argentine and I have to be 100 percent ready come September 8. This will be my second appearance on SHOWTIME

 

CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and I look forward to making another huge statement. I’m going to close the show in New York like my friend, Yankeescloser Aroldis Chapman.

 

Barrionuevo (34-3-2, 24 Kos) has devastating one-punch power and is wildly popular in his native Argentina, where he has held regional titles while stopping seven of his last nine opponents. Barrionuevo will make his U.S. debut on September 8. The 29-year-old has won 10 fights in a row and has only lost once since 2010 as he looks to follow in the footsteps of Marcos Maidana and Lucas Matthysse, elite welterweights from Argentina. Barrionuevo, uas yog ranked Tsis. 6 los ntawm lub WBC ntawm 147 phaus, was previously scheduled to face Abel Ramos on Aug. 3 in Las Vegas before taking the opportunity to fight Ugas in this title eliminator.

 

 

 

I am proud to be fighting in the United States and fighting on SHOWTIME is a dream come true,” said Barrionuevo. “Argentine boxing has a long history of great champions from Carlos Monzon to Sergio Martinez and most recently Marcos Maidana. I am looking to become one of those great Argentine fighters of this era and it starts on September 8. I bring the power and the heart of my country with me and expect all the Argentine flags to be out at Barclays Center.

 

Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) has become a must-see attraction amongst the large contingent of Polish boxing fans in his hometown of Brooklyn and will return to fight at Barclays Center for the fifth time on September 8. The 29-year-old has steadily climbed up the rankings, having most recently knocked out then once-beaten heavyweight Iago Kiladze in Brooklyn in January. Prior to that win, the undefeated heavyweight scored a dominant stoppage of Artur Szpilka last July on Long Island in a matchup of top Polish heavyweights.

 

 

 

It’s exciting to be back in the ring on SHOWTIME to showcase my skills,” hais tias Kownacki. “It will be another step to reach my goal of becoming the first Polish heavyweight champion. I am training hard in preparation to fight Charles Martin. It will be an amazing night in Barclays Center. I’m hoping Barclays Center will be covered in white and red.

 

 

 

Yug nyob rau hauv St. Louis, Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos) captured the IBF Heavyweight World Championship in January 2016 via a third round TKO against Vyacheslav Glazkov at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME. The 32-year-old scored knockouts in 21 ntawm nws thawj 23 before losing in his first title defense against Anthony Joshua in the UK. Martin trains in Big Bear, California and has since scored two knockout victories on his way towards a matchup with Kownacki that could move him closer to another shot at a belt.

 

 

 

I don’t want to talk about fighting, I just want to get in there and show off my skills,” hais tias Martin. “For this fight I asked for the toughest opponent that I could get. I’m not worried about who is in front of me. I will be ready on September 8.

 

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ERROL Spence JR. RETAINS IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE WITH RESOUNDING TKO VICTORY OVER LAMONT PETERSON SATURDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER

 

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Brooklyn (Jan. 21, 2018) - Undefeated welterweight ntiaj teb no yeej Errol Spence Jr. muab khaws cia tseg nws IBF npe nrog ib tug impressive stoppage ntawm yav tas los ob-division yeej Lamont Peterson nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGSaturday hmo ntuj los ntawm Barclays Center, lub tsev ntawm Brooklyn BOXING®.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj tiv thaiv txij li thaum dethroning Kell Brook rau Showtime kawg May, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) tawm boxed ib tug nyuaj Peterson (35-4-1, 17 Kos) los ntawm pib rau tag, showcasing ib tug dav array ntawm kev txawj ntse, ceev thiab lub hwj chim. Lub sib ntaus raug nres ua ntej qhov pib ntawm lub yim round tom qab Peterson tus kws qhia, Barry Hunter, hu ua rau lub stoppage.

 

 

 

Lub sib ntaus ua si tawm zoo xws li cov yuav ua li cas ob fighters kwv yees, pib nyob rau hauv ib tug cagey tactical yi ua ntej nws muab rau hauv ib tug nruj kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nruab nrab rounds. Ob feeb mus rau puag ncig tsib, Spence siv ib tug blistering tshuav nuv xa Peterson mus rau lub canvas (Nyem NTAWM NOrau highlight). Lub Washington, D.C. haiv neeg rov qab mus rau nws ob txhais taw thiab txuas ntxiv mus sib ntaus sib tua, tab sis Spence muaj pov thawj yuav tsum tau ntau npaum li cas. Lub 2012 U.S. Olympian tawm tsaws Peterson 161-45, thaum txuas rau 49 feem pua ​​ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim punches los cia li 31 feem pua ​​rau cov Peterson.

 

 

 

Tom qab qhov kev sib ntaus Spence hais rau Showtime kev ua si reporter Jim Grey thiab yog ceev kom muab credit rau nws tus nrog sib ntaus. "Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Lamont,"Nws hais tias. "Ib tug ntau ntawm hais mav muab cia rau hauv lub sib ntaus thiab nws coj nws zoo li ib tug tiag tiag warrior thiab kuv muab nws rau cov uas. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click NTAWM NO mus saib cov kev sib tham highlight.

 

 

 

Txawm tias ua haujlwm tau nyiaj lub yeej nyob rau hauv commanding zam, Spence tseem ntseeg hais tias nws muaj chav los txhim kho. "Kuv tseem yuav ua tau kom ib tug ntau rau kuv tiv thaiv,"Hais tias lub unbeaten ntiaj teb no yeej. "Kuv cia li yuav tsum khaws zoo kawg nkaus kuv txawj thiab kom cov neeg kawm txoj. Koj yuav mus ntsib ib tug zoo dua Errol Spence tom ntej no lub sij hawm kuv tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.

 

 

 

"Txhua leej txhua tus paub hais tias kuv twb tau tos rau" Ib txhia lub sij hawm "Thurman,"Hais tias Spence, saib tom hauv ntej mus rau ib tug tau koom ua ke match nrog WBC thiab WBA Welterweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Keith Thurman. "Txij li thaum kuv yog 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Wb tau nws nyob rau hauv. Nws muaj ob tug ntawm rau koj cov menyuam thiab peb ob leeg muaj loj cov npe. Nws yog ib qho yooj yim kev sib ntaus los ua thiab kuv xav kom nws. "

 

 

 

Peterson, uas tiv thaiv nco ntsoov ua tiv thaiv tus hluas Spence, hwm qhov kev txiav txim ntawm nws tus kws qhia los tsis txhob sib ntaus, "Yog hais tias nws nug kuv mus tua ib tug lab cov neeg, Kuv yuav. Yog hais tias nws nug kuv txog qhov. Kuv yuav tsis. Kuv yeej yuav tsis nug nws txiav txim siab. Kuv paub tias nws muaj kuv zoo siab ntawm lub plawv. "

 

 

 

"Nws yog tiag tiag nyuaj, tab sis yog tias koj paub Lamont, koj puas paub nws twb tsis yog yuav mus muab,"Hais tias tus kws qhia Barry Hunter. "Kuv tau mus nres nws. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, qhov no yog kuv tus tub no. Tsis muaj dab tsi ntau nqi tshaj nws zoo. Yog hais tias nws los rau nws los yog yeej, Kuv tuaj tos nws. Kuv yuav tu txog nws. "

 

 

Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Easter (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub Showtime telecast. Lub tsev hais plaub tau qhab nia lub bout 114-113, 113-114 thiab 115-112.

 

 

 

Cov rov-thiab-khuav bout pom ob tug neeg txawj neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub hnab tshos thiab zoo ua puas tsuaj los ntawm lub sab hauv. Ib tug thib ob round point deduction los ntawm fortuna muaj pov thawj kim thaum lub Dominican twb ceeb toom thiab ces nplua rau ntaus Easter qab lub taub hau. Tsis muaj ib tug taw tes txiav, kev sib ntaus yuav tau qhab nia ib tug kos. Thaum Easter Jr. yog ib nyuag busier, Fortuna tsaws cov haib tshaj punches. Easter Jr., uas muaj nyob rau ib tug tseem ceeb qhov siab kom zoo dua, tawm tsaws fortuna, txuas rau 120 ntawm 383 (31 feem pua) hwj chim punches thaum fortuna kev cob cog rua rau 113 ntawm 441 (26 feem pua).

 

 

 

"Nws yog ib tug tawv sib ntaus, nws yog ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb no yeej rau ib tug yog vim li cas,"Easter hais Grey. "Peb ua nws tawv ua rau counter punch. Nws twb tsis ntuav ntau ntau thiab nws ua rau nws nyuaj rau kuv mus caum no txiv leej tub nyob ib ncig ntawm.

 

 

 

“Kuv yuav tsis tau txais cov knockout tab sis peb tau txais lub yeej thiab hais tias yog tag nrho cov uas tseem ceeb. Kuv paub nws twb mus khiav ib zaug nws muaj kuv lub hwj chim. Nws cia li xav mus lob thiab tuav tag nrho lub sib ntaus. "

 

 

 

Nrhiav ua ntej, Easter ua nws intentions kom meej raws li nws thov kev koom ua ke bouts nyob rau hauv lub nyob ze yav tom ntej, "Kuv xav mus tua cov champions thiab koom ua ib lub cov koj cov menyuam. Fights zoo li no yog tsis nyob rau hauv kuv kev ua si txoj kev npaj. Kuv npaj txhij rau Mikey Garcia thiab Jorge Linares kos npe rau daim ntawv cog lus. "

 

 

 

Ib tug disgruntled fortuna kuj hais rau grey, "Cov pej xeem paub dab tsi tshwm sim no. Lawv booed vim hais tias lawv paub hais tias kuv yeej no sib ntaus.

 

 

 

"Yog hais tias nws yog ib tug txiv neej wb sib ntaus sib tua dua nyob rau ntawm lub 135-phaus,"Hais tias fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Friday, uas txhais hais tias Easter tus siv yuav tsis tsum nyob rau hauv txoj kab. "Kuv yuav twv yuav raug hu ua tus luj. Kuv tsis tau muab kuv tus kheej sij hawm txaus los qhia. "

 

 

 

Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) ua ceev ua hauj lwm ntawm Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS txiav txim, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 ntawm cov thawj puag ncig. Sib ntaus sib tua rau nws 12th time at the Barclays Center, lub 27 xyoo-laus Staten Island haiv neeg khaws cia nws unblemished cov ntaub ntawv lawm los siv nws haib sab laug txhais tes nyob rau overmatched Ntetu.

 

 

 

Browne tsa nws lub dominance ntawm qhov pib, tsaws ib tug huv overhand laug uas poob Ntetu halfway los ntawm lub round. lub Montreal, Quebec haiv neeg twb yeej tsis tau rov nws ob txhais taw thiab pom nws tus kheej cornered tiv thaiv cov ropes cia li peb caug vib nas this tom qab. Ib tug barrage haib ob peb ua ke los tsaws rau lub nti Ntetu sab laug lub referee nrog me ntsis kev xaiv tab sis kom tsis txhob sib ntaus nrog 45 vib nas this ntxiv nyob rau hauv round tus naj npawb ib.

 

 

 

“Peb ua hauj lwm rau qhov no yeej. Nws taug kev mus rau hauv ib tug paub tseeb txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv thiab kuv ua rau nws them,"Hais tias Browne. "Lub overhand sab laug ntes tau nws thiab hais tias yog thaum pib ntawm lub kawg rau nws. Kuv paub nws raug mob.

 

 

 

“Kuv xav tau ib tug ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Kuv yuav npaj mus noj nyob rau hauv ib yam ntawm cov champions. Kuv tsis muaj tej nyiam. Kuv zoo siab kuv muab tso ua ke ib lub sijhawm zoo kev kawm no nyob rau hauv Barclays Center. Kuv yuav kom txhim kho kom txog thaum kuv yeej ua Mr. Barclays Center. "

 

 

 

credit, uas tau tsiv mus rau lub teeb heavyweight division rau no sib ntaus, muaj ib tug nyuaj lub sij hawm soj ntsuam nrog Browne lub ua ke ntawm kev ceev thiab lub hwj chim rau nws txoj kev mus rau lub thib ob uas nws plam nws pro hauj lwm.

 

 

 

"[Browne] yog heev heev, congrats rau nws,” hais tias Ntetu. “Nws tseem ceev, nws yog ntse thiab kuv tsis xav tias yuav nws yuav hais tias heev. Nws tau txais kuv nrog nws sab nuv thiab ib tug ncaj sab laug.

 

 

 

"Kuv yog nyob rau hauv txaus zoo sib ntaus rau 10 rounds. Qhov no tsis yog kuv ceeb thawj hoob kawm, tab sis kuv tsis xav kom excuses. "

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib bout ntawm lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS, undefeated Adas Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) ntawm 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, yug los nyob rau hauv Lomza, Poland tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Brooklyn, New York, enjoyed cov nyiaj them yug ntawm nws hometown pawg neeg raws li nws tshee coj qhws Kiladze cia.

 

 

 

Kownacki yog qhov ntau txhoj puab heev thiab muaj tseeb ntawm ob tug neeg tua hluav taws, tsaws 43 feem pua ​​ntawm nws lub hwj chim punches thiab 35 feem pua ​​ntawm nws tag nrho punches, piv rau xwb 30 feem pua ​​thiab 18 feem pua, feem, rau Kiladze. Txawm tias ib tug ntshav ntswg uas Kownacki raug kev txom nyem nyob rau hauv thawj round, lub Polish heavyweight pib ncuav nws nyob rau hauv thiab nruab log Kiladze nrog ib tug series ntawm uppercuts thiab ib-ob peb ua ke nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig. Qhov kev txiav txim-packed bout tuaj mus rau qhov kawg thaum Kownacki kev cob cog rua rau ib tug ua ke ntawm ob uppercuts thiab ib tug sab tes xis hais tias xa Kiladze rau nws rov qab nyob rau hauv lub kawg feeb ntawm lub thib rau puag ncig. Tom qab ib tug stunned Kiladze rov qab mus rau nws ob txhais taw, referee Shada Murdaugh hu ua kev sib ntaus nyob rau suggestion ntawm lub ringside tus kws kho mob.

 

 

 

“Kuv thiaj ua tsaug rau tag nrho kuv Polish kiv cua uas tuaj tawm thiab muab rau kuv hais tias ntxiv kev pab txhawb nqa ", hais tias Kownacki, uas tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm pua ​​pua ntawm nws compatriots. "Kuv yuav mus kom sib ntaus sib tua rau lub kiv cua thiab muab txhua leej txhua tus ib tug zoo qhia.

 

 

 

“Kuv xav tias kuv ua qhov kev sib ntaus ib tug nyuaj heev tshaj li kuv yuav tsum tau muaj. Nws yog ib txoj kev kawm kev thiab kuv tau txais lub yeej. Hais tias yog tag nrho uas tseem ceeb. "

 

 

 

Cov koom pheej ntawm Georgia-yug Kiladze, uas fights tawm ntawm Los Angeles, yog tsis txawj hais lus rau xov xwm raws li nws raug coj mus rau NYU Lutheran tsev kho mob rau precautionary yog vim li cas.

 

 

 

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UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT EASTER JR. OPENS UP TO JIM GRAY ABOUT HIS PAST AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO FEATURE

Easter to Defend IBF Lightweight Title Against Javier Fortuna Tag kis
I’m going to show him why he didn’t want to take this fight.” – Robert Easter
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DAB TSI: SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray sat down with undefeated world champion Robert Easter Jr. at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn ahead of his 135-pound title defense against former world champion Javier Fortuna. The pair discussed Easter’s motivations to enter the sport of boxing, his life outside the ring and future aspirations inside the ring.
The IBF Lightweight World Title Bout serves as the co-feature of the Lub ib hlis ntuj 20 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The event is headlined by IBF Welterweight World Champion and 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. making his first title defense against former two-division world champion Lamont Peterson.
Nothing concerns me about Fortuna”, said Easter. “He hasn’t been in the ring with no one like me with my attributes. I’m going to show him why he didn’t want this fight.
Looking ahead to what a successful title defense nyob rau hnub Saturday night would mean for his career, Easter made it clear his goal was to unify the division. “Mikey Garcia, Jorge Linares – either or, nws tsis. It’s all in these guyshands if they want to face me.
SHOWTIME Sports will stream two live boxing undercard bouts featuring Marcus Browne and Adam Kownacki nyob rau hnub Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS. Browne, an unbeaten 175-pound contender from Staten Island, will face Francy Ntetu in a 10-round fight while undefeated heavyweight Kownacki, fighting out of Brooklyn by way of Poland, will take on Iago Kiladze of Kiev, Ukraine nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round bout.

ERROL Spence JR. vs. LAMONT PETERSON FINAL WEIGHTS, QUOTES, DUAB & COMMISSION OFFICIALS FOR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®

Spence Makes First Title Defense In Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® From Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Presented By Premier Boxing Champions

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT rau SHOWTIME

 

 

IBF Welterweight ntiaj teb Championship

 

 

Errol Spence Jr.: 147 phaus

 

 

Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ phaus

 

 

Referee: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

 

 

IBF Lightweight World Championship

 

 

Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ phaus

 

 

Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**

 

 

Referee: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), John McKaie (N.Y.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.)

 

 

**Fortuna does not make the 135-pound lightweight limit and cannot win IBF title. Fortuna initially weighed 136.8 pounds and measured 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.

 

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS – 7 p.m. THIAB/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube

 

 

Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Ib ncig

 

 

Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ phaus

 

 

Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ phaus

 

 

Heavyweight Bout – 10 Ib ncig

 

 

Adas Kownacki: 260 phaus

 

 

Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ phaus

FLASH QUOTES:

 

 

SPENCE:

 

 

“This is a tough challenge. If you know Lamont, you know he’s a tough fight but I came to dominate the division and it started with Kell Brook. I’m going to get Lamont Peterson and then I’m going to get the other welterweights that are out there.

 

 

“It’s definitely important not just to win the fight, but how I win the fight. I came to dominate the division and I came here to look good. I’m the future of the division and I’m the future of boxing.”

 

 

PETERSON:

 

 

“I wouldn’t say that Errol isn’t the bigger guy, I just believe that it doesn’t matter. It’s all about boxing skills.

 

 

“I think we’ll both make each other look pretty good, but I’m going to win.”

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