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Unifikata Dinja Champion Biex Tiddefendi Titoli Kontra Undefeated isfidant Tori Nelson il-ġimgħa, Jan. 12, fil Main Event Fuq Showtime
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Flint, lili. (Jannar 11, 2018) – Unifikata tan-Nisa super Middleweight Champion tad-Dinja Claressa tarki tkellem midja waqt sessjoni workout fil Hometown tagħha ta 'Flint, Mich., qabel hi telqu lejn Verona, N.Y.. li jiddefendu titoli 168-lira tagħha kontra ilu ma jitlef isfidant obbligatorju IBF tori Nelson għada lejl, Il-ġimgħa, Jan. 12 jgħixu fuq Showtime.
Tarki se iżen f'dan wara nofsinhar qabel għada tal-lejl ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida telecast minn Tidwir Stone Resort Casino. Il telecast jibda fil 10 p.m. U/PT u l-karatteristiċi l-battalja ta 'żewġ prospetti undefeated 140 lira Shakh Ergashev u Sonny Fredrickson u Jesse Hernandez teħid tiegħu ShoBox ritorn kontra Ernesto Garza.
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Hawnhekk huwa dak li l tarki 22-il sena qodma kellhom jgħidu minn ġinnasju Hometown tagħha, -Qasam Kamra Berston:
CLARESSA SHIELDS
"Inħoss kbir. I really imbuttat lili nnifsi din kamp. Kienet kamp itwal mis-soltu so I kellna biżżejjed żmien biex jitlesta. Tori Nelson kienet tagħmel ħafna tkellem Trash imma jien ser juru tagħha li hija tista 'tkun 17-0, iżda hi qatt ma ġġieldu tifla bħali qabel.
"Jien jista 'jkollhom biss 4 tissielet professjonali biex insemmu tiegħi, imma jien jkollhom ħafna esperjenza dilettanti. Stajt ġġieldu bniet li huma 16-0, Jiena ma narax kullimkien fuq rekord tagħha fejn hi tal iġġieled ġellied undefeated ta 'dak kalibru.
"Stajt ppreparati għal dan l-ġlieda bl-istess mod li jien dejjem do. I ma jsir xejn speċjali. Jiena niffoka fuq myself, mhux avversarji tiegħi.
"Fil-6 jew 7 round, Nelson jinżel.
"Ladarba I taħbit Nelson, I do jridu ġlieda Christina Hammer, imma jien tieħdu ġlieda wieħed kull darba. Nixtieq li jiġġieldu mill-inqas darba fil 154 liri qabel ma tieħu fuq Hammer. "
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Dwar ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida
Mill-bidu tagħha fl-Lulju 2001, l boxing serje SHOWTIME kritiku milqugħin, ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida talent żagħżugħ għandha tidher mqabbla iebsa. Il ShoBox filosofija huwa li televize eċċitanti, logħbiet kompetittivi filwaqt li jipprovdu bażi ppruvata l-prospetti huma lesti folla pjaċir u determinati li jiġġieldu għal titlu dinja. Uħud mill-lista dejjem jikber ta 'l- 73 ġellieda li jkunu dehru fuq ShoBox u avvanzati biex jaħżnu titoli dinja jinkludi: Errol Spence Jr, Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Ċad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams u aktar.
Dwar Tidwir Stone Resort Casino
Ospitanti tal-Jannar 12 avveniment, Tidwir Stone Resort Casino huwa resort destinazzjoni għotja rebbieħa, li qed tkompli tiddistingwi ruħha bħala post premier għal-ġlieda of-the-sena livell boxing. L-avveniment Jannar se timmarka Tidwir 24 avveniment Stone boksing nazzjonalment televiżiv, tagħqad il-resort bħala destinazzjoni ewlenija għall-isports miġġielda nazzjonalment-televiżjoni. Tidwir Stone karatteristiċi kumditajiet ta 'klassi dinjija inklużi erba' lukandi, aktar minn 20 ristoranti firma u l-għażliet dining, żewġ spas, -ġodda kollha 125,000 pied kwadru art Las Vegas logħob stil, ta Showroom cabaret stil, a 5,000 arena sedil, ħames korsijiet tal-golf, bars diversi, swali cocktail u postijiet nightlife mad-divertiment ħajjin kull weekend.
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Undefeated heavyweight KO artist Apti Davtaev will make his long-awaited American debut din il-ġimgħa night on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Tarki (4-0, 2 Kos) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) fil-Tidwir Stone Resort Casino fil Verona, New York. A recent signing of Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 Kos), from Kurchaloi, Russja, will take on Philadelphia-based veteran Garrett “L-Warrior Ultimate” Wilson (18-13-1, 9 Kos) in an eight-round showcase.
Standing an imposing 6 ‘5″ and already having won the WBC Slovenian title in just his tenth pro fight, Davtaev moved from his training base in Grozny to Detroit to work with well-respected Javan SugarHill Steward at the Kronk Gym.
“I loved training in Detroit with SugarHill Steward,” said Davtaev. “I feel my skills are going to a new level and I look forward to showing them off on January 12. I know Wilson is experienced and has fought some very good fighters, but I am in great shape and ready to put on a show!”
Not looking to waste any time, the 28-year-old Davtaev says he’ll be looking for “names” in the big man’s division of boxing after this fight.
“My goals are to stay active and fight the better names in the division this year,” huwa qal. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans my skills and challenging the big names. The fans in New York can expect to see a new contender in the heavyweight division.”
Steward, nephew of the great Emanuel Steward and quickly building a strong reputation of his own, says that Davtaev has what it takes.
“Apti is a strong, coordinated, big heavyweight who will be ready to compete very soon with the other contenders in the division. I am very impressed with his ability to learn and to transfer what he’s learned into sparring. I am excited to see Apti in action January 12 for his American debut. I expect to see an exciting knockout!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. U/PT).
Also featured on the January 12 telecast, Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) will face fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ta 'Toledo, Ohio. Fil-ko-karatteristika, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) will take on Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) fi 10-round bout bantamweight super.
Biljetti għall-avveniment, li huwa promoss permezz Promozzjonijiet Salita, huma bħalissa fuq bejgħ għall $75 għall-ewwel żewġ ringieli ta 'ringside, $65 għal sedili ringside u oħrajn kollha pprezzati għal jifdal $49 u $37, flimkien ma kwalunkwe miżati applikabbli. Biljetti jistgħu jinxtraw personalment jew billi ċċempel il-Ġebla Resort Uffiċċju Tidwir Kaxxa fi800.771.7711 jew online fuq Ticketmaster.
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Il-Ħadd, April 29 Pranzu induzzjoni
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Ċikkulata Kid, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Bobby & Murray Goodman u Sam Taub ras klassi ġdida
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NEW YORK (Jannar 10, 2018) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 23-member Class of 2018. Is-seba 'pranzu annwali induzzjoni NYSBHOF se ssir Il-Ħadd wara nofsinhar (12:30-5:30 p.m. U), April 29, fi Russo fuq il-Bajja fl Howard Beach, New York.
“This day is for all these inductees who worked so hard for our enjoyment,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said, “and for what they did for New York State boxing.”
boxers Ħajja intestatura fil-NYSBHOF jinkludu (rebbiegħa Valley) IBF Cruiserweight Dinja Champion al “silġ” Cole (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA heavyweight dawl Lou “għasel Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Islip ċentrali) IBF Junior welterweight Champion tad-Dinja Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) dinja titolu ħfief isfidant Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), u (Buffalo) heavyweight ilu ma jitlef klassi dinjija “Baby” joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
parteċipanti postumi qed inducted huma NBA & NYSAC Dinja featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Kuban Bon Bon” ċikkulata (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20th heavyweight seklu James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) Dinja Lightweight Champion Jack “Il Napuljun ta 'L-Ring Premju” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC super irqiq Champion billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (Beacon) NYSAC Dawl Heavyweight Champion tad-Dinja Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) middleweight ta 'klassi dinjija Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) u (port Washington) konkorrent heavyweight Charley “Il Bomber Bayonne” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Premju-rebbieħa sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) għalliem / konsulent Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) istoriku boxing / editur herb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC president / imħallef Melvina Lathan, u (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/
inductees mhux parteċipant postumi huma (Brooklyn) ċirku announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing pubblikaturi Murray Goodman, (New York City) kittieb boxing / istoriku Bert Randolph Zokkor u (Lower East Side) radju & announcer televiżjoni / ġurnalist sam Taub.
Kull inductee jattendu (jew dixxendent dirett ta ') se jirċievu ċinturin mfassla apposta li tfisser induzzjoni tiegħu jew tagħha fil-NYSBHOF.
Il 2017 inductees ġew magħżula mill-membri tal-kumitat li jinnomina NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, u Neil Terens.
boxers kollha meħtieġa biex jkunu inattivi għal mill-inqas tliet snin biex ikunu eliġibbli għall-induzzjoni NYSBHOF, u inductees kollha jridu jkunu residenti fl-Istat ta 'New York għal parti sinifikanti tal-karrieri boxing tagħhom jew waqt il-prim tal-karriera rispettiva tagħhom.
NYSBHOF
KLASSI ta 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Zokkor” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo u Arthur Mercante, Sr.
KLASSI ta 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard u Don Dunphy.
KLASSI TA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr, Lou ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Ħarset D'Amato, William Muldoon u Tom O'Rourke.
KLASSI TA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon u Al Weill.
KLASSI TA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, joe Miceli, ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein u Jimmy Jacobs.
KLASSI TA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Il Bomber Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, jose Torres, “nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan u Dan Parker.
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ABOUT RING 8: Iffurmata fl 1954 permezz ta 'ex-Prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 saret it-tmien sussidjarja ta 'dak li kien imbagħad magħrufa bħala l-Veteran Nazzjonali Boxers Assoċjazzjoni – għalhekk, RING 8 – u llum motto tal-organizzazzjoni tibqa ': Boxers Ngħinu Boxers.
RING 8 hija impenjata bis-sħiħ biex tappoġġa lin-nies inqas ixxurtjati fil-komunità boxing li jistgħu jeħtieġu assistenza f'termini ta 'kera ħlas, spejjeż mediċi, jew kwalunkwe ħtieġa ġustifikabbli.
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Mill-Alamodome f'San Antonio & Ippreżentat minn
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SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 10, 2018) - Unbeaten dinja champion żewġ diviżjoni Rances Barthelemy u ex isfidant titolu Kiryl Relikh kemm se tfittex li kick off sena ġdida tagħhom b'rebħa titolu dinja meta jiltaqgħu fi rematch għal vakanti titlu 140-lira IS-SIBT, Frar. 10 jgħixu fuq Showtime mill-Alamodome f'San Antonio f'avveniment preżentata mill Premier Champions Boxing.
Il telecast Showtime kampjonat boxing jibda fil 10:15 p.m. U/PT and will be headlined by three-division world champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) teħid fuq unbeaten champion tad-dinja 140-lira Lipinets Sergey (13-0, 10 Kos).
"Ovvjament l-għan numru wieħed għal 2018 huwa li jġib dar li ċinturin fuq Frar 10,"Qal Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos). "Imbagħad Irrid li jgħaqqad ma 'l-ċampjins oħra. Riżoluzzjoni tas-Sena tiegħi huwa biex jiċċirkondaw myself ma 'nies tajba u irbaħ titoli dinja multipli. "
"L-ewwel Għandi biex tirbaħ din il-ġlieda fi Frar,"Qal Relikh (21-2, 19 Kos). "Imma mbagħad I jkollhom tamiet ta 'sena kbir tiddefendi ċinturin tiegħi kontra l mandatorja u eventwalment ġlieda unifikazzjoni. Dan se tkun is-sena I jilħqu livell ġdid f'dan l-isport. "
Barthelemy u Relikh se ġlieda għall vakanti Super Ħfief dinja Titolu tal-WBA wara titolu eliminatur bout tagħhom f'Mejju intemm f'deċiżjoni diskutibbli għall Barthelemy. Din id-darba l-ġellieda se tfittex li jħallu l-ebda dubju bit-titolu sħiħ fuq il-linja.
"Dan huwa t-tieni darba tiegħi naħdmu għal titlu dinja u se jkun it-tieni lezzjoni għalija,"Qal Relikh. "Dan huwa żmien tiegħi biex issir champion. I bżonn tagħmel ħafna aktar matul din il-ġlieda.
"Għandi li jkun tajjeb aggressiva mill-bidu. Jien ċert li għandi bżonn eliminatorja biex jiksbu l-rebħa. Huwa jista tipprova tmexxi, imma hu mhux se tkun kapaċi biex jaħbu mill me. "
"Nirbħu dan it-titolu jkun ħolma realtà għalija,"Qal Barthelemy. "I d tkun l-ewwel ġlied Kuban fl-istorja li jirbaħ titolu fi tliet diviżjonijiet differenti. L-aħħar ġlieda kien viċin ħafna u denju ta 'rematch.
"I biss bżonn twaħħal l-pjan logħba tiegħi u juru lil kulħadd li jien l-aqwa ġellied 140-lira fid-dinja. Iċ-ċavetta se jkun li tissospendi shots iebes dixxiplinati u art kollha bil-lejl. "
Iż-żewġ ġellieda jkunu sagrifikati fil kamp tat-taħriġ fit-triq lejn dak li jittamaw se jkun mument festa fuq Frar 10, taħriġ iebes permezz tal-istaġun tal-vaganzi li tibqa 'fuq mira għal lejl ġlieda.
"Tim kollu tiegħi għamel biċċa xogħol meraviljuż s'issa fl kamp,"Qal Barthelemy. "Ismael Salas u Joel Casamayor qed jagħtu me tips kbira u żamma me iffukat fuq l-għan tiegħi. Ħaġa waħda ġdida Stajt miżjud dan kamp huwa Bob Santos għan-nutrizzjoni u s-saħħa u l-kondizzjonament. Huwa magħmul differenza kbira matul il-vaganzi fejn I normalment jieklu wisq. Hu jinżammu lili fuq dieta stretta u t-taħriġ qatt ma kien aħjar. "
"Dawn l-aħħar ftit ġimgħat permezz tal-festi kienu l-agħar ta 'kamp tiegħi, għalhekk ma kienx hemm lok għal distrazzjonijiet,"Qal Relikh. "I jintefqu Sena l-Ġdida mal-familja tiegħi u mbagħad I kien dritt lura fis kamp ta 'taħriġ fil-għodu."
Bil-żewġ ċinturini fid-diviżjoni 140-lira fuq il-linja fl-istess lejl, -rebbieħ bejn Barthelemy u Relikh se tkun f'pożizzjoni kbir biex tibda triq lejn l-unifikazzjoni wara Frar 10.
"I se jkollhom għajn tiegħi fuq l-avveniment ewlieni għall-żgur,"Qal Relikh. "Jien iffukat fuq Barthelemy issa, imma nixtieq li jgħaqqad u jekk dan ifisser ġlied Garcia jew Lipinets, I se tkun lesta. "
"Garcia vs. Lipinets se tkun ġlieda kbira u I definitely jridu li l-rebbieħ,"Qal Barthelemy. "Għalkemm Lipinets huwa l-underdog nidħlu f'din il-ġlieda, Naħseb li huwa għaddej biex jagħti Garcia kull ma jistgħu jimmaniġġjaw. Imma għadni naħseb Garcia se toħroġ fuq nett, twaqqif gwerra bejnietna fil bout unifikazzjoni. "
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New York, New York (Jannar 10, 2018) — Victory Sports & Entertainment’s highly-touted Junior Welterweight fighter Sonny “Boy Pretty” Fredrickson (18-0,12 Kos) is slated to make his SHOWTIME debut on Il-ġimgħa, Jannar 12 when he faces off against Shohjahon Ergashev in the telecast opener of ShoBox: Il-Ġenerazzjoni Ġdida fuq Il-ġimgħa, Jan. 12 jgħixu fuq Showtime (10 p.m. U/PT) minn Tidwir Stone Resort Casino fil Verona, N.Y..
Fredrickson will square off against the Uzbekistani Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) in a telecast headlined by two-time Olympian Gold Medalist Claressa Shields (4-0, 2 Tal-KO) as she defends her WBC and IBF Middleweight World Titles against Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Tal-KO).
Fredrickson, Nru tal-WBA tal. 8 ranked fighter at 140 liri, will take on power-puncher Ergashev in the former’s first fight since claiming the WBA Fedebol Super Lightweight title on Nov. 1, 2017 in Medellin, Kolombja. The highly anticipated fight is part of a tripleheader event promoted by Salita Promotions. And while Ergashev is with Salita Promotions, there is no doubt who the “A-Side” of this fight is as the fast rising Fredrickson looks to solidify his position as one of the top contenders at Junior Welterweight and make himself a television regular.
“I am excited to make my ShoBox debutt, and look forward to putting on a good show for the fans at Turning Stone and everyone watching on TV, especially all my family and fans back in Toledo, Ohio” Fredrickson said. “I know Ergashev is tough and he will be coming to fight, but I’ve trained very hard. I had a great camp and I am looking to make a statement. I’m very appreciative of SHOWTIME for this platform.” I had a number of television opportunities fall through because fighters pulled out so I’m happy my time has finally come. Nisperaw, Ergashev doesn’t get hurt before Il-ġimgħa, but once the fight starts I can’t promise anything.”
Rick Torres, President tal-Vitorja Sports, feels that this fight will give Fredrickson exposure to a wider audience that may not be familiar with him.
“We feel Sonny is one of the best kept secrets in all of boxing and we’re excited that the rest of the world will get to see what we already know – that Sonny Fredrickson is the future of the 140-pound division,” Torres said. “Sonny has not gotten the TV exposure of other fighters, but we know that, given the chance, he will not disappoint. We are very grateful to SHOWTIME and Gordon Hall for making this happen and for the support of Sonny’s promoter Roc Nation Sports.”
Mike Leanardi, COO of Victory Sports, sees an opportunity for Fredrickson to follow in the footsteps of another Victory Sports fighter that started on ShoBox.
“ShoBox is the premier platform today for showcasing and developing young fighters,”Leanardi said. “We’ve seen the impact ShoBox can have firsthand with [former Super Middleweight and Former Light Heavyweight World Champion] Badou Jack. We’re confident that Sonny can achieve great success as well.”
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