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Jose Pedraza Remains Unbeaten With Unanimous Decision Over Stephen Smith In IBF Junior Lightweight Championship
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Mashantucket, Conn. (April. 17, 2016) – WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. retained his title with a remarkable TKO of Irishman Patrick Hyland Lørdagon SHOWTIME from Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. I co-feature, Jose Pedraza defended his IBF Junior Lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Stephen Smith.
Aftens event was a family affair with Russell Jr. working his brother Antonio’s corner during aftenens undercard and boxing’s Smith brothers, including current WBO Super Welterweight World Champion Liam Smith, cheering from the crowd.
A relentless Russell brought the main event to a quick halt by registering three knockdowns in the second round, the last of which forced referee Danny Schiavone to end the contest at 1:33. Fra den første klokke, Washington, D.C. native came out swinging with his trademark hand speed and dangerous power. Russell, a southpaw, successfully broke down—and knocked out—Hyland with multiple vicious right hooks.
“We stuck to the game plan. We stayed sharp,” said Russell Jr., der forbedrer sin post til 27 vinder, one loss, 15 knockouts.
“I’m ready to fight anyone in the division – Santa Cruz, Lee Selby. We are ready. But what I really want is [Vasyl] Lomachenko. I don’t care if he moves up to 147 pounds. I will go anywhere to get that fight,” Russell said.
“There aren’t many fighters who you instantly know are special,” said SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst Steve Farhood. “The combination of Gary Russell’s hand speed and accuracy instantly shows us that he’s special. That was plainly evident i aften and at times his hand speed was frightening.”
Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOS) remained disciplined and came out victorious during his second IBF 130-pound world title defense. A combination of timing, hand speed and good defense allowed the Puerto Rican native to dominate the 12-round championship fight.
“This definitely was a tough fight but the training really came to advantage in this fight,” Pedraza told SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray. “I knew he was a tough fighter so I was always aware.”
“I had better focus i aften. I had a better training camp,” said Pedraza, referring to his controversial split decision win over Edner Cherry two fights ago. “I knew that Stephen Smith was a great fighter and even after the knockdown, we were very cautious not to rush in.”
“Pedraza won i aften with different weapons. Mostly right hands to the head,"Sagde Farhood. “I had the fight even after eight rounds and once Pedraza dropped Smith in the ninth, he gained momentum that he never lost and he pulled away. It was an impressive performance but also an important one because it erased a lot of the negative criticism Pedraza received in his controversial win over Edner Cherry.”
Pedraza was the more accurate fighter, landing 50 percent of his power punches over the 12-round bout. The Sniper was able to pick his spots and pocket rounds once he figured out the distance. Smith had his moments, but wasn’t active enough.
Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, med Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi kommenterer og Jim Gray rapportering. I spansk simulcast, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow and former world champion Raul Marquez served as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. med Bob Dunphy lede.
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Baltimore, MD (Juli 14, 2015) - WBC fjerlette mester Gary "Mr." Russell Jr., ubesejret udsigten Antonio Russell og tidligere weltervægt titlist Vincent Pettway vil alle være til stede for Baltimore Boxing er "Vejen til de verdener" Torsdag aften på Michaels Eighth Avenue i Glen Burnie, MD.
Individuelle billetter starter ved $25, reservekrav tabeller af 10 for $350 og VIP tabeller 10 for $500 er der tilbud via internettet på Baltimoreboxing.com eller ved at ringe 410-375-9175. Døre åbne på 6:30 og den første kamp finder sted ved 8.
Mere end otte olympiske stil anfald er planlagt for "Road to verdener" herunder krigere fra forskellige vægtklasser. Konkurrerende Torsdag Aftenen vil være populær knockout konge Sam Krydset, 2009 Ringside Verdensmester Joey Veazey, hurtigt stigende Donald Wallace, Ernie Hall, Rick Foxwell og Sean Veazey bl.a..
With the Ringside World Championships scheduled August 5-8 i Missouri, Baltimore Boksning donerer 100% af indtægterne fra "Vejen til Worlds" for at hjælpe krigere betale for turneringen og forskellige udgifter, der kommer med at deltage. Dette omfatter, men er ikke begrænset til fly, landtransport, logi og mad. For yderligere at hjælpe med fundraising indsats, en 50/50 tombola vil finde sted i løbet af aftenen.
En elite talent, som mange anser for at have de hurtigste hænder i boksning, Russell Jr. erobrede WBC fjerlette titel efter en karriere bedste ydeevne, hvor han slået ud Jhonny Gonzalez i fjerde runde. The Washington, DC indfødte vandt utallige nationale amatør mesterskaber, før du tænder pro og var en favorit til at fange guld under 2008 OL. Desværre, Han besvimede forsøger at gøre vægt og aldrig fik til at konkurrere. På 26-1 med 15 knockouts, Russell Jr. ser ud til at være en kraft i de kommende år, og er et ansigt, at fans vil blive vant til at se på tv.
Ligesom sin storebror, Antonio Russell kom i pro rækker efter en imponerende amatør karriere. Vinderen af 2013 Nationale Golden Gloves, Russell vandt medaljer tre af de fem år, han konkurrerede i statsborgere, opfange sølv i 2010 og 2014. Som en professionel, Russell kæmper i bantamvægt division og er 3-0 med 2 vinder ved knockout.
Den kæmper stolthed Charm By, Pettway stoppet Gianfranco Rossi i 1994 at blive den IBF junior mellemvægt mester. Hans næste kamp dog fortjent Pettway permanent berømmelse i boksning samfund. Den April 29, 1995, Pettway scorede et dynamisk slag knockout af Simon Brown. Da Brown styrtede til lærredet, kraft af Pettway s slag discombobulated ham til det punkt, at han bogstaveligt talt kastede slag på luft. Knockout er blevet set millioner af gange på internettet og er stadig en af de bedste i boksning historie.
"Jeg ser virkelig frem til at have de Russell Brødre og Vincent på min show,"Sagde Smith. "Gary kæmpede på mit show, da han var en amatør, og jeg bogstaveligt talt havde gåsehud ser ham kamp. Han var den mest talentfulde amatør jeg nogensinde har set, og hans bror var en pokkers af en fighter også. Deres far har været en af mine venner i årevis, og det er forbløffende, hvor mange dygtige kæmpere kom fra husstanden. Vincent har været en stor tilhænger af Baltimore Boxing og byen, så længe jeg kunne huske. At have ham på kampen aften er altid en fornøjelse og fans vise ham en masse kærlighed. Mellem krigere på hånden, boksere planlagt til at konkurrere og forårsage dette kort støtter, Torsdag vil være en stor alle omkring aften. "
De Russell Brødre og Pettway vil være til rådighed for at mødes med alle ticketholders.
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