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Rising Star Julian Williams Aims to Remain Undefeated
Saturday, June 13 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
NEW EBORACUM (June 5, 2015) – With a shot at a lightweight world title on the line, inuictus est world-praeferebantur contendencium John “Quod factum” REDK atque Dejan “The Dynamite” Zlaticanin erit quadratum eliminator rotundus velut in XII Saturday, June 13, in casu main On SHOWTIME CAESTUS SHO, cum EXTREME® (7 p.m. ATQUE/PT, moram ad Occidentem Coast) at Arena Bartow Birminghamiae, Ala.
In pluma co-, seriis vertice X-praeferebantur eximius welterweight Julian “J Petra” Williams (19-0-1, 11 Here, 1 ND), ex Philadelphia, obsistent Armenia s Pauperes Ovsepyan (14-4, 11 KOs), de Glendale, Ill., in a ten-round bout. Time permitting, ferreus-hitting lux heavyweights Ahmed Elbiali (10-0, 9 KOs, 1-1 WSB), Miami, Fla, atque Donta Woods (8-4, 7 KOs), Atlantae, will collide in a swing match.
Cum autem sero factum, in VINDICIAE SHOWTIME BOXING®principale eventus, undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “Aeneum imperium!” Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), de Tuscaloosa, Ala., will make the first defense of his title when he faces Eric “Idoneis Boy” Molina (23-2, 17 KOs), of Raymondville, Texas, vivere SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ATQUE/6 p.m. PT).
Victor inter Redkach (18-0, 1 ND, 14 KOs), de Los Angeles, et Zlaticanin (16-0, 9 KOs), of Montenegro, fit mandatorias Aemulator Jorge Linares, the WBC 135-pound world champion who registered a 10th-round TKO over then-No. 1 CONCERTATOR Kevin Mitchell on May 30. Zlaticanin and Redkach are the second- and third-rated contenders by the WBC at 135 libras.
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 Ultima Jan. 9 on 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 “Top 20 Prospects to Watch” lists in 2012 atque 2013. “I’ve never trained longer or harder for a fight. My trainer, Robertus 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 (pronuntiatum “DAY-han) Zlaticanin (silent “z” – pronuntiatum “la-ti-CAH-nin) is making his U.S. atque 2015 debut. 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 Burns Ricky, 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 scissa veste tergum laceratum in rounds, 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 on Aprilis 4.
“I’ve seen some tape on my opponent,” Williams. “He seems to be a really good, solid fighter. I’m expecting a tough fight, and I’m prepared. Paratus sum.”
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 mensibus.
“I’ve been training for a whole year now,” dixit. “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.”
In SHOWTIME VINDICIAE CAESTUS co-pluma, Invictus Jose “Sniper” Pedraza(19-0, 12 KOs), of Cidra, Puerto Rico, capietis Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9 KOs), of Klimovski, Russia, in XII rotundiora vacanti IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship.
Brian Custer will host the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast with Barry Tompkins calling the blow-by-blow at ringside alongside expert analyst Steve Farhood.
Nullam enim eventus, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Bruno Event Team are on sale now. Tickets start at only $25 with the best seats in the house going for $200. VIP packages are also available. To purchase tickets fans should visit alabamatitlefight.com. Tickets are selling fast and a sellout is anticipated.
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“WILDER vs. MOLINA,” a XII-Round pugnam traxere Wilder scriptor WBC Heavyweight Championship, fitSaturday, June 13, at The Bartow Arena Birminghamiae, Ala. DiBella Entertainment et Bruno Event Team concursus inducere Lodharius Alabama. In co-principale eventus co-romoted per DiBella consociatus Universal Promotions, Jose Pedraza subibit Andrey Klimov in XII-circuitu pro IBF Jr. Lightweight World Title. Erit air live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ATQUE/ 6 p.m. PT). The telecast etiam available in Spanish via secundarium audio programming (SUFFODIO). Praevia temporis daret erit televised live on SHOWTIME EXTREME (7 p.m. ATQUE/PT, moram ad Occidentem Coast).
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