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Rising Star Julian Williams Aims to Remain Undefeated
Sâmbătă, Iunie 13 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
NEW YORK (Iunie 5, 2015) – With a shot at a lightweight world title on the line, neînvinsă concurenți clasat lumea Ioan “Groaznic” RedK și Dejan “Dinamita” Zlaticanin va pătrat off într-un eliminator de 12-a rundă Sâmbătă, Iunie 13, în evenimentul principal al SHOWTIME BOX pe SHO EXTREME® (7 p.m. ȘI/PT, întârziat pe Coasta de Vest) la Bartow Arena în Birmingham, Ala.
În co-caracteristica, neînvins top super-semimijlocie 10-clasat Julian “J Rock” Williams (19-0-1, 11 PRETURI, 1 ND), de Philadelphia, se va opune prin a Armenia Săraci Ovsepyan (14-4, 11 KO), de Glendale, Calif., in a ten-round bout. Time permitting, hard-lovirea greii lumină Ahmed Elbiali (10-0, 9 KO, 1-1 WSB), de Miami, Fla, și Woods Recepție (8-4, 7 KO), de Atlanta, will collide in a swing match.
Mai târziu în acea seară, în SHOWTIME Campionatul BOX®main event, undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “Bombardierul bronz” Wilder (33-0, 32 KO), de Tuscaloosa, Ala., will make the first defense of his title when he faces Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (23-2, 17 KO), de Raymondville, Texas, trăi pe ARATĂ TIMPUL® (9 p.m. ȘI/6 p.m. PT).
Câștigătorul dintre Redkach (18-0, 1 ND, 14 KO), de Los Angeles, și Zlaticanin (16-0, 9 KO), Muntenegru, devine challenger obligatoriu la Jorge Linares, the WBC 135-pound world champion who registered a 10lea-round TKO over then-No. 1 pretendent Kevin Mitchell pe data de 30. Zlaticanin and Redkach are the second- and third-rated contenders by the WBC at 135 de lire sterline.
Redkach and Zlaticanin are talented southpaws who were both accomplished amateurs in Eastern Europe. RedK, o 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 ultimul Jan. 9 pe ShoBox: Noua generatie 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 și 2013. “I’ve never trained longer or harder for a fight. Antrenor meu, 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 (pronunțat “DAY-han) Zlaticanin (silent “z” – pronunțat “la-ti-CAH-nin) is making his U.S. și 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 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 în runde marcat, 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 pe Aprilie 4.
“I’ve seen some tape on my opponent,” Williams a spus. “He seems to be a really good, luptator solid. I’m expecting a tough fight, and I’m prepared. Sunt gata.”
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 luni.
“I’ve been training for a whole year now,” el a spus. “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.”
În co-caracteristica SHOWTIME Campionatul BOX, neînvinsă Jose “Sniper” Pedraza(19-0, 12 KO), de Cidra, Puerto Rico, va lua pe Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9 KO), de Klimovski, Rusia, în 12-rounder pentru vacant IBF Junior Lightweight Campionatul Mondial.
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,” o luptă de 12 Round pentru WBC la categoria grea Championship Wilder, are locSâmbătă, Iunie 13, la Bartow Arena din Birmingham, Ala. Dibella Entertainment și Bruno Event echipei s-au unit fortele pentru a aduce acest eveniment la Alabama. În co-Main Event co-romoted de Dibella în asociere cu Universal Promoții, Jose Pedraza va confrunta Andrey Klimov într-un meci de 12 Round pentru IBF Jr. Usoare Lumea Titlu. Acesta va fi difuzat în direct pe SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ȘI/ 6 p.m. PT). Emisiunii va fi de asemenea disponibil în limba spaniolă prin programare audio secundar (SAP). Crize preliminare va fi difuzat în direct pe SHOWTIME EXTREME (7 p.m. ȘI/PT, întârziat pe Coasta de Vest).
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