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FAN FAVORITES ROBERTO GARCIA & ARTUR SZPILKA SHINE AT UIC PAVILION IN CHICAGO ON FRIDAY, PLAUB HLI 24

NTXIV, UNDEFEATED PROSPECTS & LOCAL FAVORITES ROUND OUT A FULL NIGHT OF UNDERCARD ACTION AS

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE TAKES OVER CHICAGO

Chicago (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 20, 2015) – A slew of local favorites and exciting fighters come to UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 as part of a stacked undercard topped by hard-punching Roberto “Lub Txoj” Garcia (36-3, 23 Kos) battling James Stevenson(22-1, 15 Kos) in the first televised bout and heavyweight bruiser Arthur Pin (17-1, 12 Kos) kev noj nyob Ty Cobb (18-6, 10 Kos).

 

These exciting undercard bouts will precede the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike doubleheader featuring Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 Kos) battling Badou Jack “Lub Ripper” (18-1, 12 Kos) thiab Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (28-1, 25 Kos) kev noj nyob Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 Kos) Lub uas tawm hauv TV txiav txim rau cov ntsia hlau loj TV pib thaum 9 ET/8 CT.

 

Keith Tapia (13-0) will be showcased in an eight-round cruiserweight bout, Ramiro Carrillo (7-0, 4 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ramon Guevara (10-23-2, 6 Kos) in four-rounds of welterweight action, Maciej Suiecki (19-0, 4 Kos)ntsej muag Daryl Cunningham (30-7, 11 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight fight and Semajay Thomas (5-0, 3 Kos) mus tiv thaiv Jose Santiago (3-5, 3 Kos).

 

Remaining undercard fights will pit Alex Martin (7-0, 5 Kos) tiv thaiv Jonathan Garcia(4-12) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round welterweight bout, Ricky Edwards (5-0, 2 Kos) sib ntaus sib tua Javier Garcia (6-8-1, 2 Kos) in six-rounds of junior welterweight action, Joe F. Quezada (5-0, 4 Kos) battling Edgardo Torres (2-3, 2 Kos) in a six-round lightweight attraction andEddie Ramirez (7-0, 5 Kos) txojkev Mario Hermosillo (12-19-4, 2 Kos) in a six-round junior welterweight bout.

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog co-nce los ntawm Warriors Boxing thiab Mayweather Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $151, $101, $51, thiab $31, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj nrog ib tug loj credit card, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000 los yog UIC Pavilion Box Office ntawm (312) 413-5740. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau hauv www.ticketmaster.com los yog mus saib tau lub UIC Pavilion Box Office (Thursday los yog Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).

 

Ib tug qub tub rog ntawm kev ua si nawv rau ze li ntawm 15 xyoo, Garcia is looking for his ninth consecutive victory when he fights at UIC Pavilion for the third time on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. Yug nyob rau hauv Mexico, tab sis muaj tsiv mus rau Weslaco, Texas ntawm ib tug hluas hnub nyoog, Garcia tau teeb txaus yeej mus nws thiaj li khwv tau nws tus kheej txhaj tshuaj ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Antonio Margarito. Thaum nws poob qhov kev txiav txim, Garcia has rebounded nicely on his curreny hot streak, which includes wins over Breidis Prescott and Victor Manuel Cayo. Garcia will take on the 32-year-oldStevenson out of Baltimore.

 

Nrog tsuas yog ib tsis mus rau lub undefeated Bryant Jennings rau nws cov ntaub ntawv, lub 26-xyoo-lausPin will look to build on his most recent victory, ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv Nov. 2014 over heavyweight star Tomas Adamek. Yug nyob rau hauv Wieliczka, Poland, he has made a name for himself in Chicago having fought there twice before and picking up knockout victories each time. He will be challenged by the 39-year-old Cobb, out of Wichita Falls, Texas.

 

An undefeated cruiserweight prospect, the 24-year-old Tapia muab pro nyob rau hauv 2011 and has not lost since. Fighting out of Santurce, Puerto Rico, he will face the 32-year-old Williamswho fights out of Jackson, Michigan.

 

Having fought four times before at UIC Pavilion, the 24-year-old Carrillo will hope to have the home crowd behind him when he goes for his eighth professional win on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. His opponent is the 31-year-old Guevara who was born in the Dominican Republic but fights out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

Eager to make his U.S. debut rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, lub 25-xyoo-laus Sulecki has never lost since turning pro in 2010. Fighting out of Warsaw, Poland he faces Daryl Cunningham out of Detroit.

 

A young undefeated prospect and just 22-years-old, Ramirez makes his fourth straight start at UIC Pavilion on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. He was a Chicago Golden Gloves champion and a National Golden Gloves runner-up. Born in Aurora, Illinois, Ramirez will face the 28-year-old Hermosillo out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

 

Another young, undefeated prospect, Edwards fights for the first time outside of his home state of New Jersey for the first time on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. The 24-year-old from Paterson will take on the 32-year-old Garcia out of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

 

Another staple of UIC Pavilion, all five of Quezada‘s pro victories have come at UIC Pavilion. A 25-year-old out of Alsip, Illinois, he will look to remain undefeated when he takes on the 28-year-old Torres from Vineland, New Jersey.

 

Making his fourth consecutive start at UIC Pavilion in his hometown of Chicago, the highly regarded Thomas will look to start 2015 with his sixth professional win. The 22-year-old was an accomplished amateur who was the 2011 USA Boxing National Champion. His next challenge is Santiago out of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

 

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Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story

Premier Boxing Champions: Dirrell vs Jack – Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 – Live on Spike

 

Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Storyis a compelling half-hour original Spike documentary featuring two of boxing’s true inspiring warriorsDaniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell.

 

Heart is something that every fighter must have to win, to thrive, and to survive. This documentary focuses on the heart and grit displayed by two fighters as they overcome their most deadly opponent yet, cancer. Daniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell refused to go down without a fight, and both made miraculous recoveries en-route to becoming two of the best in their respective divisions.

Never Give Uprecounts the parallel and amazing paths Dirrell and Jacobs have taken. From being teammates during amateurs and their early professional success; to their scary diagnosis and inspiring recovery; all the way until 2014 when they respectively won their first championships one week apart.

Enclosed is the entire half-hour program for you to embed. We are offering this to you prior to premiere on Spike (Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17 ntawm 11:30pm ET/PT.)

Rau Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 LIVE on Spike at 9:00pm ET/PT, rau thawj lub sij hawm, these two CHAMPIONS and SURVIVORS defend their titles on the same card when Jacobs fights Caleb Truax and Dirrell will takes on Floyd Mayweather Jr. protégée Badou Jack.

 

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Undefeated Chicago Prospect Ramiro Carrillo Signs with Warriors Boxing

‘El LobitoWill Make Warriors Debut on Blockbuster Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 Event at UIC Pavilion

 

Warriors Boxing’s newest exclusive promotional signee, Mexican-born, Chicago-based super lightweight RamiroEl LobitoCarrillo, will make his first appearance under his new promotional banner on the Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) “Dirrell vs. Jack” event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

 

Carillo (7-0, 4 Kos) will be part of a jam-packed undercard in support of the Spike TV-broadcast Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 Kos) vs. Badou Jack “Lub Ripper” (18-1, 12 Kos) 12-round super middleweight main event.

 

In the night’s first televised bout, Daniel “Lub Miracle txiv neej” Jacobs (28-1, 25 Kos) will face top contender Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 Kos) in a 12-round middleweight bout.

 

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog co-nce los ntawm Warriors Boxing thiab Mayweather Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $151, $101, $51, thiab $31, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj nrog ib tug loj credit card, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000 los yog UIC Pavilion Box Office ntawm (312) 413-5740. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau hauv www.ticketmaster.com los yog mus saib tau lub UIC Pavilion Box Office (Thursday los yog Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).

 

Lub uas tawm hauv TV txiav txim rau cov ntsia hlau loj TV pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB thiab 8 p.m. PT (ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv).

 

Before getting off to an undefeated professional career, 24-year-old Carrillo was a heavily decorated amateur, mus 215-14. He was a four-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion and a two-time National Silver Gloves Champion. He won the National Blue and Gold Tournament and was the runner up in the Mexican Olympic Trials.

 

Nicknamed “El Lobito”, meaning little wolf, Carrillo is an aggressive boxer/brawler who loves to go to the body. So much so that a high percentage of his professional knockouts have come from body shots.

 

Carrillo is co-trained by his father Antonio and former world champion David Diaz and managed by Ernesto Pedroza.

 

I am very proud to be signing with Warriors,” said Carrillo. “All of the pieces are in place for me now. I have a strong team to help me reach my dreams of winning the world championship. All I have to do is train hard and win.

 

Ramiro makes an excellent addition to our roster,” said Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing. “He is an outstanding young fighter with a bright future. We will be looking to provide him with every opportunity he deserves in boxing. I love that he has the rare gift of being a debilitating body puncher in an age where so few fighters pay attention to the lost art.

 

We are all very excited about this opportunity,” said Ernesto Pedroza. “Ramiro is extremely serious about his career and works very hard. From what I see, competition wise, we feel that signing with Warriors will provide him with the platform to become a world champion soon.

 

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Premier BOXING Champions rov qab los rau ntev TV rau hnub Friday, PLAUB HLI 24 AT UIC pavilion nyob Chicago

SUPER Middleweight zus Anthony DIRRELL battles NYUAJ-ntaus BADOU NKAUS

Middleweight zus Danias Jacobs yuav siv RAU exciting qub tub rog Caleb TRUAX

Daim pib YOG RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO!

Chicago (Lub peb hlis ntuj 16, 2015) – Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ntsia hlau loj TV rov nrog ib tug nkaus packed doubleheader rauFriday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 nyob rau ntawm lub UIC Pavilion nyob rau hauv Chicago li lub zog los tsoo Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 Kos)ntsej muag tawm tiv thaiv challenger Badou Jack “Lub Ripper” (18-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv super Middleweight txiav txim.

 

Thawj lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj yuav pom Daniel “Lub Miracle txiv neej” Jacobs (28-1, 25 Kos) battling nws tawm nrog exciting qub tub rog Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug Middleweight sib ntau sib tw.

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog co-nce los ntawm Warriors Boxing thiab Mayweather Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $151, $101, $51, thiab $31, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj nrog ib tug loj credit card, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000 los yog UIC Pavilion Box Office ntawm (312) 413-5740. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau hauvwww.ticketmaster.com los yog mus saib tau lub UIC Pavilion Box Office (Thursday los yog Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).

 

Lub uas tawm hauv TV txiav txim rau cov ntsia hlau loj TV pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB thiab 8 p.m. PT (ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv).

 

“Kuv tsis tshua siab yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob ntsia hlau loj TV thiab kuv npaj rau ua tus yawg txhua leej txhua tus yog tham txog thaum hmo ntuj lawm,” Hais Dirrell. “Qhov no yog ib tug yawm platform rau kuv thiab kuv xav paub ntau tshaj mob siab dua puas tau mus muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau rau cov kiv cua. Badou Jack yog ib tug nyuaj tus nrog sib ntaus, tiam sis kuv yuav ua kom nws ib tug heev phem hmo ntuj rau nws.”

 

“Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv thiab kuv tsis tau mus cia nws plam ntawm kuv cov ntiv tes,” hais tias Jack. “Kuv paub Anthony Dirrell yog ib tug heev txawj fighter tiam sis nws yog hais txog mus xav tias ib tug txawv hom ntawm lub hwj chim thaum kuv ntaus nws. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau rais los ua tus super Middleweight yeej nyob rau lub Plaub Hlis 24th.””

 

“'Cov Miracle txiv neej’ yog rov qab! Kuv zoo siab heev txog qhov no sib ntaus thiab kuv paub tias nws yuav yog ib lub zoo hmo ntuj rau cov kiv cua thiab kuv xav tias yuav muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau,” Hais Jacobs. “Txhua leej txhua tus nyob rau hauv Chicago thiab txhua leej txhua tus menyuam nyob ntsia hlau loj TV yog mus yuav nyob rau hauv rau ib tug kho.”

 

“Kuv li ntawd tsos yuav tsum tau sib tw nyob rau hauv xws li ib tug loj sib ntaus rau xws li ib tug zoo kawg li theem,” Hais Truax. “Jacobs yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab kuv hwm nws, tab sis nws yeej tsis tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ib tug neeg zoo li kuv. Kuv yuav ua kom nws them yog hais tias nws underestimates kuv.”

 

“Peb pog mus yuav tau nqa Premier Boxing Champions rov qab mus rau ntev TV thiab mus rau lub UIC Pavilion nyob rau hauv Chicago rau cov thawj lub sij hawm,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing, co-neeg pab txhawb ntawm cov kev tshwm sim nrog Mayweather Promotions. “Chicago muaj ib tug zoo sib ntaus keeb kwm thiab nrog ob tug championship fights, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 yuav ib lub sijhawm zoo tshooj nyob rau hauv uas keeb kwm.”

 

“Peb pog yuav tsum tau co-txhawb no kuj zoo kawg hmo ntuj ntawm boxing,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “”Badou Jack yog ib tug nyuaj-ua hauj lwm thiab mob siab fighter uas tau muab nyob rau hauv lub chaw ua hauj lwm mus khwv tau lub ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Kuv cia siab tias ib hmo ntawm foob pob hluav taws thiab nyob rau lub Plaub Hlis 24th. Mayweather Promotions yuav muaj lwm tus yeej.”

 

“Peb zoo siab heev rau xa mus rau peb cov viewers ib tug yuam, nkaus-packed kev tshwm sim showcasing neeg tua hluav taws uas tau nrua ntaus ntiaj teb no hauv chav kawm ntawv tw nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab overwhelming obstacles sab nraum ntawm nws mus rau boxing lub loj theem,” hais tias Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Cov kev ua si, Ntsia hlau loj TV.

 

Dirrell tau pom ntau kev nyuaj siab tshaj feem ntau thoob plaws nws cov hauj lwm raws li nws lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv boxing tau tiag jeopardized ob zaug. Thawj nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2006 thaum nws mob uas tsis yog-Hodgkins kua thiab sidelined rau 20 lub hlis thiab dua nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2012 thaum nws tsoo nws qis rau sab laug ceg thiab sab laug dab teg nyob rau hauv ib maus taus kev huam yuaj. Lub Flint, Michigan-haiv neeg yeej tsis cia hais tias kom nws cia li cas los xij raws li nws khaws cia winning fights thiab ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus rau ntawm lub kev ibyam. Nyob rau hauv 2014 nws yeej nws thawj championship, thaum nws swb lawm Sakio Bika nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm lawv 2013 kos. Tam sim no lub 30-xyoo-laus looks rau muab tso rau hauv lwm qhia rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 nyob rau hauv Chicago.

 

31-xyoo-laus Jack tau rau cov hoob kawm rau ib lub ntiaj teb title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv txij li thaum kos npe nrog Mayweather Promotions nyob rau hauv 2013. Lub zog-ntaus fighter tawm ntawm Las Vegas los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Stockholm, Sweden, kev poob lawm rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2014 tab sis rebounded nyob rau hauv nws tom ntej no sib ntau sib tw nrog ib tug 10-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Jason Escalera nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj thiab txuas ntxiv mus rau impress nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj thaum nws nres Francisco Sierra nyob rau hauv lub thib rau-round. Tam sim no, lub 2008 Gambian Olympian yuav tau txais ib koob tshuaj tivthaiv nyob rau hauv lub loj theem thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Dirrell rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24.

 

Lwm inspirational daim duab uas yuav tsum tau nkag mus rau lub nplhaib, Brooklyn lub Jacobs ua tiav nws txoj kev los ntawm cancer survivor rau champion kawg Lub yim hli ntuj thaum nws yeej Jarrod Fletcher rau nws Middleweight title. Nyob rau hauv 2011, nws yog nyob rau hauv pursuit ntawm ib tug championship thaum cancer hem nws lub neej thiab khaws cia nws tawm ntawm lub nplhaib rau 19 lub hlis. Tab sis thaum nws rov qab, nws tuaj tos nyob qhov twg nws sab laug tawm, muaj tsis poob txij li thaum. Tam sim no, nws zoo nkaus li los tsim kom tau rau nws momentum tawm tsam ib tug nyuaj tus nrog sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24.

 

Yug nyob rau hauv Osseo, Minnesota, Truax is an experienced veteran who has fought professionally since 2007. Sib ntaus sib tua feem ntau yog nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev, 31-xyoo-laus yeej nws thawj 14 fights ua ntej nws thawj ceb rau nws cov ntaub ntawv, ib tug kos nrog Phil Williams nyob rau hauv 2010. Truax yuav yeej plaub ntau fights, xws li ib tug yeej tshaj Williams uas khwv tau nws ib tug 2012 tua nrog Jermain Taylor. Truax poob ib tug nyuaj kev txiav txim siab rau Taylor tab sis tau ploj mus nyob rau hauv undefeated yim fights txij li thaum. Tam sim no, nws nkag mus rau hauv biggest sib ntaus ntawm nws cov hauj lwm rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 nyob rau hauv Chicago.

 

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