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Rising Star Julian Williams Aims to Remain Undefeated
Subota, Jun 13 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
NEW YORK (Jun 5, 2015) – With a shot at a lightweight world title on the line, neporažena svjetski rangirani kandidati Jovan “The Terrible” REDK i Dejan “Dinamit” Zlaticanin će square off u 12-okrugli eliminator Subota, Jun 13, u glavnom slučaju SHOWTIME BOXING na SHO EXTREME® (7 poslije podne. I/PT, kasni na zapadnoj obali) u Bartow Arena u Birmingham, Ala.
U co-funkcija, bez poraza top 10-rangirani super velter Julijanski “J Rock” Williams (19-0-1, 11 CIJENE, 1 ND), of Philadelphia, će se protivila Armenije Poor Ovsepyan (14-4, 11 KOs), Glendale, Kalifornija, in a ten-round bout. Time dozvola, teško udaranje light teškaša Ahmed Elbiali (10-0, 9 KOs, 1-1 WSB), Miami, Fla, i Donta Woods (8-4, 7 KOs), Atlanta, will collide in a swing match.
Kasnije te večeri, u SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®Main Event, undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will make the first defense of his title when he faces Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (23-2, 17 KOs), od Raymondville, Teksas, živjeti SHOWTIME® (9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT).
Pobjednik između Redkach (18-0, 1 ND, 14 KOs), Los Angeles, i Zlatičanin (16-0, 9 KOs), Crne Gore, postaje obavezno izazivač Jorge Linares, the WBC 135-pound world champion who registered a 10th-round TKO over then-No. 1 kandidat Kevin Mitchell maja 30. Zlaticanin and Redkach are the second- and third-rated contenders by the WBC at 135 funti.
Redkach and Zlaticanin are talented southpaws who were both accomplished amateurs in Eastern Europe. REDK, a 2008 Olympic Games alternate for his native Ukraine, is known for his aggressive and relentless style. The 29-year-old is coming off a sixth-round knockout over Yakubu Amidu posljednji Jan. 9 na ShoBox: The New Generation and has been angling for a title shot in 2015.
“This is the most important fight of my life,” said Redkach, who made ESPN.com’s “Vrh 20 Prospects to Watch” lists in 2012 i 2013. “I’ve never trained longer or harder for a fight. Moj trener, Robert Garcia, has me totally prepared and in great shape.
“It’s going to be a good action fight. I’ve watched tapes of [Zlaticanin’s] last two fights so I feel I’m familiar with him. He’s very strong and he throws a lot of punches. I thank him [Zlaticanin] for coming to the United States. I’m honored. But this is a good matchup for me. I want to thank my team for giving me this opportunity. This is another step closer to my dream, the world title. I’m confident in myself. I’m going to put on a great show.”
Dejan (izgovara “DAY-han) Zlaticanin (silent “z” – izgovara “la-ti-CAH-nin) is making his U.S. i 2015 debi. Zlaticanin’s most significant victory of his career came two outings ago when, as a prohibitive underdog, he earned a well-deserved 12-round split decision over hometown favorite Ricky Burns, a former two-division world champion.
The 31-year-old Zlaticanin, who moved training camps to the U.S. for his stateside debut, is an offensive-minded fighter who constantly pressures his opponents, outworks them and wears them down. Zlaticanin, of the Southeastern European country of Montenegro, represents the toughest opponent of Redkach’s career, though he’ll be giving away four inches in height to his opponent.
“I think I will knock Ivan Redkach out,” Zlaticanin said. “I don’t like his behavior. Now that I’m training in America, I think I will be stronger and better than I was before.”
The fast-rising Williams, 25, is making his sixth appearance on SHO EXTREME, more than any other boxer. Ranked in the top ten by multiple sanctioning bodies, the undefeated 154-pounder has won six consecutive fights, four by knockout since a bout with still-unbeaten Hugo Centeno Jr., ended in a fourth-round No Decision in September 2013. Williams was up, 3-0 u rundi postigao, when the fight was halted due to an unintentional clash of heads. In his last start he scored one knockdown en route to a shutout 10-round decision over veteran Joey Hernandez na April 4.
“I’ve seen some tape on my opponent,” Williams je rekao. “He seems to be a really good, solid fighter. I’m expecting a tough fight, and I’m prepared. Ja sam spreman.”
The 29-year-old Ovsepyan trains out of the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles and has campaigned for most of his career in California or Russia. The aggressive-minded Ovsepyan has had difficulty getting fights in the past and this will be his first ring assignment in 13 mjeseci.
“I’ve been training for a whole year now,” on je rekao. “They kept telling me that I could get a fight at any minute. I was supposed to have a fight in December, but it was canceled.
“I’ve seen Williams fight a couple of times, but it doesn’t matter to me. I don’t even want to know anything about my opponent. I just want to get back in the ring and get a win. I’m hungry and he better not be taking me lightly.”
U SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKS Co-funkcija, neporažen Jose “The Sniper” Pedraza(19-0, 12 KOs), od Cidra, Portoriko, će se na Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9 KOs), od Klimovski, Rusija, u 12-rounder za upražnjeno IBF Junior Lagane Svjetsko prvenstvo.
Brian Custer will host the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast with Barry Tompkins calling the blow-by-blow at ringside alongside expert analyst Steve Farhood.
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“WILDER vs. MOLINA,” 12-Okrugli borbi za Wilder WBC u teškoj kategoriji Championship, odvijaSubota, Jun 13, at The Bartow Arena u Birminghamu, Ala. DiBella Zabava i Bruno Event Team udružili su snage kako bi ovaj događaj Alabama. U co-co-main event romoted od DiBella u saradnji sa Universal Promocije, Jose Pedraza će se suočiti Andrey Klimov u 12-Okrugli borba za IBF Jr. Lagana World Naslov. To će se emitirati uživo na SHOWTIME® (9 poslije podne. I/ 6 poslije podne. PT). U televizijska emisija će biti dostupna i na španjolskom preko sekundarne audio programiranje (SAP). Preliminarni napade će biti na televiziji uživo na SHOWTIME EXTREME (7 poslije podne. I/PT, kasni na zapadnoj obali).
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