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CLARESSA SHIELDS MAKES HISTORY WITH THIRD DIVISION TITLE IN RECORD TIME WITH WIN OVER IVANA HABAZIN FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM OCEAN CASINO RESORT IN ATLANTIC CITY

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Welterweight Sensation Jaron Ennis Continues Knockout Streak; Elin Cederroos Edges Alicia Napoleon Espinosa In Super Middleweight World Championship Unification

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ATLANTIC CITY – January 11, 2020 – Claressa Shields made history yet again by claiming the WBC and WBO 154-pound world championships with a dominating unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin Friday on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

Shields became the fastest fighter in history, muško ili žensko, to win world titles in three different weight divisions, surpassing the record of Vasiliy Lomachenko and Kosei Tanaka, who both accomplished the feat in 12 borbe. The near-shutout was scored 99-89, 100-90, 100-89. 

Štitovi (10-0, 2 Kos) overpowered Habazin from the opening bell, utilizing a strong jab and a steady diet of body shots that left the Croatian mostly in defensive mode throughout the 10-round fight. In the sixth round, a series of body shots forced Habazin to take a knee in the first knockdown of her career. It was also the first knockdown for the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and undisputed middleweight world champion in her professional career.

Following the knockdown, Habazin continued forward but did so without throwing many punches. Habazin (20-4, 7 Kos) threw just 285 compared to 516 for Shields, who also connected on 38 percent of her power shots compared to just 18 percent for Habazin.

U suradnji opremljenog nastup, welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis scored his 15th consecutive knockout with a dominating fourth round TKO over the durable Bakhtiyar Eyubov.

The switch-hitting Philadelphia native came out with a blistering pace in the first, switching from southpaw in the opening minute while displaying his signature power and hand speed. An onslaught of perfectly timed punches floored the normally durable Eyubov for the first time in his career midway through the opening round. Eyubov (14-1-2, 12 Kos) got up but was dropped against just 20 seconds later as the torrid pace continued. Eyubov survived the round and Ennis (25-0, 23 Kos) took his foot off the gas a bit in the second, but the unbeaten welterweight still landed at will against Eyubov, who continued to press forward.

Prior to the fourth round, Commissioner Larry Hazzard warned Eyubov that he would stop the fight if he didn’t see improvement. With Eyubov still pressing forward but eating dozens of punches, referee Earl Brown stepped in to stop the fight at :34 at the instructions of the Hazzard.

Ennis now has 23 knockouts u 25 borbe i 13 knockdowns over his last six fights. Through four rounds the incredibly effective Ennis landed 47 percent of his power shots.

“We knew he was coming to fight and bring pressure so we mixed it up,” Ennis said. “He was a good fighter but he wasn’t really that strong. I was getting hit a little too much but that’s how we did it to get the knockout.

“We were just setting him up for power shots. I just had to calm down, that’s all. I was too hyped. Once I calmed down and got into my rhythm that was it.

“He was taking a lot of punishment. He definitely was a great fighter though. I appreciate him taking the fight because a lot of guys don’t want to fight me.”

With another dominating performance, Ennis now sets his sights on the upper echelon of one of boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.

“We have been wanting all the guys,” Ennis said. “They keep running. They can’t run no more. I’m right here.”

U uvodnom meču na TV prijenos, IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Elin Cederroos edged WBA champion Alicia Napoleon Espinosa to unify the super middleweight division in an all-action slugfest scored 95-94 three times.

Cederroos (7-0, 4 Kos) was more active from the opening bell, bacanje 747 total punches over 10 rounds compared to 432 for the slightly more effective Napoleon Espinosa (12-2, 7 Kos).  But the difference in the close scorecards was a second round knockdown that Cederroos registered with a perfectly timed check left hook in the closing moments of the second. It was the first knockdown of Napoleon Espinosa’s career and ultimately the deciding factor in the scorecards.

“I’m so happy. I showed that I can box and take a war,” Cederroos said. “But when I relaxed the punches just came. It feels so wonderful. Alicia was a great opponent.”

Napoleon Espinosa was game and hurt the Swedish Cederroos multiple times but she was largely unable to get inside against her taller opponent who consistently landed the bigger punches from a distance.

“I didn’t think I lost. I thought that it was fairly close but I thought I was ahead,” Napoleon Espinosa said. “It is what it is, but I don’t think that I lost this fight.

“I know she was strong, but I wanted a tough fight. I know that Elin is an athlete. I don’t feel that I lost. I feel like it was close.”

Napoleon Espinosa had been hoping that a win would position her for a 2020 fight with Claressa Shields at middleweight with all four of Shields’ 160-pound titles on the line.

“Congrats on the fight with Shields because that was what I was looking forward to,” Napoleon Espinosa said.

The event was promoted by Salita Promotions in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS.

Friday’s SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader will replay on Monday at 10 poslije podne. ET / PT na SHOWTIME EXTREME.

An industry leading production team and announce crew delivered all the sights, sounds and drama from Atlantic City. Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer hosted the telecast, versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the SHOWTIME telecast team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The Executive Producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins, Jr., the Producer was Ray Smaltz and the Director was Bob Dunphy.

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CLARESSA SHIELDS DIONICE novogodišnja odluka & Pregledi SLJEDEĆE GLAVA obračun PROTIV IVANA Habazin petak, Siječanj 10

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Undisputed middleweight prvak Shields Bitke Habazin za upražnjena WBC & WBO 154 funti Naslovi uživo na Showtime od

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MIAMI(Siječanj 2, 2020) – Kao kalendar okreće novom desetljeću, neosporno srednjoj prvakClaressa Shieldsdijeli njezin novogodišnji rezoluciju ispred svog nadolazećeg obračun protiv bivšeg prvakaIvana Habazinza upražnjeno WBC i WBO 154 funti naslova odvijaju petak, Siječanj 10 živjeti na Showtime iz Ocean Casino Resort u Atlantic City, NJ.

„Ja stvarno imati samo jedan glavni rezoluciju za novu godinu – nema kompromisa,”Rekao je Shields. „To vrijedi i za moj osobni i profesionalni život. Također želim da se približimo Bogu i boravku neporažena. Htio sam reći prestati psovanje i, Ali to jednostavno ne događa.”

Shields vs. Habazin će otvoriti 2020 godina velikih boksačkih događanja, štit koji žele postati najbrže borac u povijesti boksa, muško ili žensko, postati tri podjela svjetski prvak.

„Ja sam vrlo sretan da započeti 2020. godine”, rekao je Shields. „Gervonta Davis završio 2019 na Showtime a zatim GWOAT dovodi u Novu godinu za Showtime u 2020. To će biti veliki početak godine. Dolazim u s praskom i svetiti za nokaut.

„Jako sam uzbuđen da Jaron Ennis na undercard, previše. Meni, on je sljedeći Roy Jones Jr.. boks. On je gladak, On ima moć, on može kutiju i on je all-around posvećena sportaš. Veselim se dijele karticu s njim kao buduća svjetskog prvaka.”

Shields je trenirao u Miamiju sa svojom trener John David Jackson ispred nje 154-pound debija te je u mogućnosti održavati ju fokusirati i radio da ostanu oštri bez obzira na borbu u dvije odgode.

"Napravio sam 154 funti natrag u listopadu prije otkazivanja,”Rekao je Shields. „Nakon naša borba bila poništena, Ostao sam aktivan i samo staviti na oko 10 funti. Ja sam bio dolje u Floridi u posljednjih šest ili sedam tjedana. To je bio težak posao. Ja sam sebe gurnuo i ja ne uzimajući Habazin olako. Želim nokaut jer Ivana govori previše. Ostajem fokusiran na što je usmjerena, i ne dopuštajući bilo tko baciti me odbija u razgovoru gluposti.

„Ne jedem meso više. Imam ne više od tri mjeseca, tako da moje tijelo je zategnuta sada. Ja sam zapravo imati šest-paket već sa samo malo više gube na težini. Mislim da će ljudi biti iznenađeni na 154 funti verziji mi se. Ja ću biti vrlo jaka i vrlo brzo, jer sam zapravo imala pet mjeseci da se pripreme i da se pripremi za nju posebno.”

Unatoč trening kampu je uzimanje kroz mnoge odmor događaja koji su gluttonously slavi mase, Shields je ostao discipliniran ispred svog priliku da više povijesti.

„Balansiranje oko blagdana je nešto što ste radili godinama,”Rekao je Shields. „Spasio sam mnogo novca ne ide kući za Božić, to je sigurno. Ali ja još uvijek razgovarao sa svim moje obitelji i povezan sa svima. Imam vrlo strogu dijetu u kampu, a ja zapravo trenirao na Božić. Smatram moje prehrane više od plana života u cjelini, i ja imam svoje dane gdje ću razmetanje, ali ja ostati discipliniran.”

Uoči sljedećeg tjedna događaju u Atlantic City, Shields planira osloboditi i napraviti još jednu izjavu na putu u drugu izvedbu prvenstvo-ljubazan.

„Bez obzira na ono što ona kaže, to pobijediti dolazi u listopadu,”Rekao je Shields. „Sve što radim je da ga stavi u Atlantic City. Idem joj nokautirati. Idem polagati cijeli drugačiji ritam dolje na nju zbog razine nepoštivanja ona mi je pokazala. Neću joj dopustiti da bude bez poštovanja prema meni, a ja ću je nokautirati joj šuti.”

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UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT SENSATION JARON ENNIS RETURNS TO FACE HARD-HITTING BAKHTIYAR EYUBOV FRIDAY, Siječanj 10 UŽIVO NA SHOWTIME®

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Ennis-Eyubov Announced As Co-Main Event To Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin On SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION® From Ocean Casino Resort In Atlantic City



NEW YORK - prosinac 17, 2019 – Undefeated welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis will make his 2020 debut against hard-hitting Bakhtiyar Eyubov on Friday, Siječanj 10 live on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.



The 22-year-old Ennis (24-0, 22 Kos) will take on Kazakhstan’s Eyubov (14-1-1, 12 Kos) just an hour away from his hometown of Philadelphia in the 10-round co-main event of a SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader that begins at 9 poslije podne. ET / 6 poslije podne. PT.



Two women’s blockbusters will bookend the welterweight bout. Claressa Shields (9-0, 2 Kos) will take on Ivana Habazin (20-3, 7 Kos) for the WBC and WBO 154-pound World Championships in a long-anticipated main event. U TV prijenos otvarač, WBA Super Middleweight Champion Alicia Napoleon Espinosa (12-1, 7 Kos) meets IBF Champion Elin Cederroos (7-0, 4 Kos) in a 168-pound world title unification.



The event is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS. The Napoleon-Espinosa vs Cederroos fight is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment.



In Eyubov, Ennis will take on his toughest test to date as he looks to continue his rapid ascension in one boxing’s deepest divisions. The switch-hitter has scored 14 consecutive knockouts as has his level opposition has steadily increased since turning professional in 2016. He returned from a nine-month layoff in August of 2019 with a first round TKO of Franklin Mamani and followed that up with a third round TKO of Demian Fernandez on October 5. Against Fernandez, the come-forward and aggressive Ennis landed 43 percent of his power shots as he switched from orthodox to southpaw in a clinical performance in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION.



Widely regarded as one of the top prospects in boxing, Ennis had two emphatic knockout victories on ShoBox: Nova generacija u 2018. The Philadelphia native, tko je vlasnik 10 first round knockouts and has yet to be pushed past the sixth round, was a standout amateur who won the 2015 National Golden Gloves was ranked as the No. 1 amateur at 141 pounds before turning pro.



“I’m coming to make another statement to the welterweight division and the world,” said Ennis. “I’m going to let them know that I’m here and that 2020 će biti moja godina. I’m the future of this division and January 10 is the next step in proving that.”



The 33-year-old Eyubov, from Aktobe, Kazakhstan and currently based in Brooklyn, NY, is known for his relentlessly aggressive fighting style. Quickly making a name for himself in the welterweight division, Eyubov tore through his first ten professional opponents, knocking them all out within the first three rounds including a third-round stoppage of Jared Robinson on ShoBox u 2016. Eyubov also owns impressive wins over Nicholas Givan (21-2-1) and Karim Mayfield (21-5-1) but is winless in his last two outings, including a majority draw with Jose Luis Rodriguez and a unanimous decision loss to undefeated Brian Ceballo. With just 16 professional fights to his name since moving on from the amateur ranks in 2012, Eyubov is eager to turn heads with a career-defining win over the highly regarded Ennis.



„Na siječnja 10, Jaron Ennis is going to be in the hardest fight of his life,” Eyubov said. “He has never faced anyone with my strength, skills and will to win. Bakha Bullet will shoot to do damage in Atlantic City and hand Ennis his first loss.”



“The Ennis vs. Eyubov fight is a classic crossroads fight and a must-win for both fighters,” said Eyubov promoter Dmitriy Salita. “It’s a big test for Ennis, who is a slick, skilled boxer, and a potentially career-changing opportunity for the aggressive, powerful and formerly world-rated contender in Eyubov. We expect fireworks on January 10th.



The previously announced WBA Super Lightweight World Title Eliminator between Shohjahon Ergashev and Keith Hunter has been postponed after Hunter injured his right hand during training. A new date and opponent for Ergashev will be announced in the coming days.



An industry leading production team and announce crew will deliver all the sights, sounds and drama from Atlantic City. Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer will host the telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo will call the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi at ringside. Three Hall of Famers round out the SHOWTIME announce team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The Executive Producer of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION is David Dinkins, Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing. The telecast will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programing (SAP) with Alejandro Luna and former world champion Raul Marquez calling the action.
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WBA WORLD CHAMPION ALICIA NAPOLEON-ESPINOSA TO FACE IBF CHAMP ELIN CEDERROOS IN SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT UNIFICATION FRIDAY, Siječanj 10, UŽIVO NA SHOWTIME®

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Women’s Superfight Added to Blockbuster Shields vs. Habazin Showdown on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION® Live At 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.



NEW YORK - prosinac 13, 2019 – A second women’s superfight has been added to the blockbuster Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin event on Friday, Siječanj 10, at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as WBA Super Middleweight Champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon-Espinosa will face undefeated IBF Champion Elin Cederroos in a 10-round unification live on SHOWTIME.



Napoleon (12-1, 7 Kos), of Lindenhurst, NY. and Cederroos (7-0, 4 Kos), of Vasteraas, Švedska, will meet in the opening bout of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION (9 poslije podne. ET / 6 poslije podne. PT) in support of the long-awaited showdown between undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields and former champion Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBC and WBO 154-pound world titles.



If Shields and Napoleon win their respective bouts on January 10, they are expected to face off for the undisputed middleweight world championship in 2020 with all four of Shields’ 160-pound titles on the line.



The event is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with T-REX BOXING PROMOTIONS. The Napoleon-Espinosa vs Cederroos fight is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment.



Napoleon became IBF Super Middleweight Champion with a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Femke Hermans in March 2018. The 33-year-old successfully defended her belt with another 10-round decision, this time over Scotland’s Hannah Rankin in August 2018. Napoleon was last seen making the second successful defense of her title by stopping Philadelphia’s Schemelle Baldwin in four impressive rounds in August 2019.



“I’m really excited to be unifying with IBF World Champion Elin Cederroos on SHOWTIME,” said Napoleon. “I’m extremely grateful to my promoter Lou DiBella, manager Brian Cohen, coaches Leon Taylor and Delen Parsley and my husband Roberto Espinosa for being the key ingredients to making this dream come true. I have an amazing team of men that stand strong by my side believing in me, preparing me and working hard to open doors for me to thrive. I’m blessed and prepared to win and put on a memorable performance for all the world to see that night. I’m in tremendous spirits and excited and ready for the night to come. Thank you to everyone, my team, family and fans, for making this opportunity materialize into a dream come true.”



The 34-year-old Cederroos claimed her IBF championship in just her sixth fight with a majority decision over Hermans in March of 2019. Fighting as the underdog in her opponent’s backyard, Cederroos was still able to impress the judges enough to pull off the impressive feat. In her last bout, Cederroos defeated Kenya’s Florence Muthoni in a non-title fight in November 2019 by dominant third-round KO.



“Alicia Napoleon is a great champion and she will be my toughest test, but I am ready,” said Cederroos. “It is an honor for me to make my U.S. debut on such a prestigious card and to do so in a world title unification battle. Alicia and I will put on a great show.”



“January 10 just got even more exciting with the addition of the matchup between two champions in the super middleweight division,” said Dmitriy Salita. “Those attending the fight at Ocean Casino Resort and everyone watching it live on SHOWTIME will see the best fighting the best in this very competitive ‘pick-em’ fight. A great start to boxing in 2020.”



“Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa is a world champion who has the whole package. She’s athletic, fierce, physically strong and charismatic,” rekao je Lou DiBella, Predsjednik DiBella Entertainment. “siječnja 10, she gets her biggest opportunity to shine against Elin Cederroos, another world champion. This is the biggest stage to date for both Alicia and Elin and I expect them to bring everything they have. One of them will leave the ring as a unified world champion and an elite rival for Claressa Shields. Alicia is confident that her hand will be raised.”



An industry leading production team and announce crew will deliver all the sights, sounds and drama from Atlantic City. Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer will host the telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo will call the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi at ringside. Three Hall of Famers round out the SHOWTIME announce team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The Executive Producer of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION is David Dinkins, Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing. The telecast will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programing (SAP) with Alejandro Luna and former world champion Raul Marquez calling the action.