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Rising Star Julian Williams Aims to Remain Undefeated
Saturday, June 13 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
NEW YORK (June 5, 2015) – With a shot at a lightweight world title on the line, U Tartami adduunka kaalinta badinin John “Cabsadona” REDK iyo Dejan “Miinada ayaa” Zlaticanin Square doonaa in eliminator 12-wareega ah Saturday, June 13, haddii ay dhacdo weyn ee SHOWTIME Boxing Day ee Sho xad dhaaf ah® (7 p.m. IYO/PT, dib u xeebta galbeed) at Bartow Arena ee Birmingham, Ala.
In ka co-feature, laga badin 10-kaalinta welterweight super Julian “J Rock” Williams (19-0-1, 11 QIIMAHA, 1 ND), ee Philadelphia, waxaa lagu soo horjeeda doona Armenia ee Ovsepyan Poor (14-4, 11 KOs), ee Glendale, Message., in a ten-round bout. Time permitting, adag-garaacid muuqday iftiin Ahmed Elbiali (10-0, 9 KOs, 1-1 WSB), ee Miami, Fla, iyo Donta Woods (8-4, 7 KOs), ee Atlanta, will collide in a swing match.
Later fiidkii in, ee SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka®Haddii ay dhacdo ugu weyn, undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The isqarxiyey oo Maarta” Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., ka dhigi doonaa daafaca ugu horeysay ee uu horyaalka marka uu Eric “Durbaan garaace Boy” Molina (23-2, 17 KOs), ee Raymondville, Texas, ku nool yihiin SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT).
Goolka guusha u dhexeeya Redkach (18-0, 1 ND, 14 KOs), ee Los Angeles, iyo Zlaticanin (16-0, 9 KOs), ee Montenegro, noqdo tartame ka khasab ah in Jorge Linares, the WBC 135-pound world champion who registered a 10th-round TKO over then-No. 1 tartamaa Kevin Mitchell on May 30. Zlaticanin and Redkach are the second- and third-rated contenders by the WBC at 135 pounds.
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 ee la soo dhaafay Jan. 9 on ShoBox: Generation Cusub 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 iyo 2013. “I’ve never trained longer or harder for a fight. My Tababaraha, 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 (Xusi “DAY-han) Zlaticanin (silent “z” – Xusi “la-ti-CAH-nin) is making his U.S. iyo 2015 kulankiisii ugu horeysay. 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 in wareeg dhaliyay, 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 April 4.
“I’ve seen some tape on my opponent,” Williams ayaa sheegay in. “He seems to be a really good, solid fighter. I’m expecting a tough fight, and I’m prepared. Diyaar ayaan u ahay.”
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 bilood.
“I’ve been training for a whole year now,” ayuu yiri. “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 ka SHOWTIME horyaalka feerka co-Muuqaal, badinin Jose “Toogte ayaa” Pedraza(19-0, 12 KOs), ee Cidra, Puerto Rico, qaadan on doonaa Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9 KOs), ee Klimovski, Russia, ee ah 12-uriya u bannaanaatay IBF Junior-khafiif 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.
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“Wilder vs. Molina,” a dagaalka 12-wareega ah ee Wilder ee WBC culus Championship, qaadataa meelSaturday, June 13, Arena Bartow ee Birmingham, Ala. DiBella Entertainment iyo Bruno Event Kooxda ayaa isku bahaystay inay soo dhacdadan in ay Alabama. In ka co-weyn ee dhacdo co-romoted by DiBella oo ay weheliyaan dalacaad Universal, Jose Pedraza wajihi doonaa Andrey Klimov in a xumad 12-wareega ah ee Jr IBF ah. Khafiif World Title. On SHOWTIME® Waxaa hawada live doonaa (9 p.m. IYO/ 6 p.m. PT). Telecast ayaa sidoo kale laga heli doonaa Spanish via barnaamijyada audio sare (SAP). Roonaadaan hordhac ah la nool on SHOWTIME Daran telefishanka doonaa (7 p.m. IYO/PT, dib u xeebta galbeed).
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