Butaev Decisions Gonzales; Fa Hands Latham First Pro Loss;

Cleveland’s Conwell Outclasses Zapata

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CLEVELAND (Лістапада. 11, 2017) – Two Cleveland boxers stole the show Пятніца night in the final ShoBox: Новае пакаленне Тэлеперадача 2017 жыць на ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОЎ.

Once-beaten southpaw Yuandale Evans (20-1, 14 КО) had Cleveland’s fight fans on their feet for the final two dramatic rounds as the East Cleveland boxer earned an exciting, all-action split decision victory over previously undefeated featherweight Луіс Раса (23-1, 11 КО) у галоўнай падзеі 10-раўндавым. Two judges scored the fight in favor of Evans – 96-94 і 97-93 – while the third judge had Rosa winning, 96-94, у пятніцу night at The Masonic at Templelive Cleveland.

It was a night that saw three previously undefeated fighters lose their unbeaten records. Rosa became the 171^вуліца fighter to lose his undefeated record in the 16-year history of ShoBox.

In the telecast’s first fight, heralded Cleveland boxer and 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell made his television debut and improved to 6-0. But it was the Evans-Rosa fight that fans won’t soon forget.

“What a way to end a great year of boxing on SHOWTIME,"Сказаў ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood. “Rosa vs. Evans was one of the best main events we have had in the 16 years of the ShoBox серыя. These were two fighters that understood what was at stake. They both did what they came here to do. У канцы, it was all up to the judges. I thought they got it right. It was a split decision. Great action fight between two very well-conditioned fighters.”

The Evans-Rosa war included 611 total connected punches and 512 landed power shots were exchanged. There were multiples shifts of momentum throughout the fight as Rosa commanded the early rounds with volume and power while Evans rallied in the middle rounds.

“I’m tired but I’m feeling great,” Evans said. “My performance was great. I’ve never felt myself pushed that hard. He’s a tough Puerto Rican. He’s a very tough fighter. The crowd really propelled me to victory tonight, and I’m grateful for that.”

Rosa led 268-267 in total connected punches entering the final round, but Evans summoned a huge rally in the 10th (49 з 103 для 27 з 88 for Rosa) to seize a 316-295 overall lead to earn the split-decision victory.

“I thought I won the fight, he won maybe three or four rounds,” a disappointed Rosa said after the fight. “I won the fight 6-4, 7-3 at least. I won mostly all of the beginning rounds and I gave him a few after the first six. Four rounds is the most I give him, and that’s being nice. I feel like the judges were swayed by the hometown crowd.”

Evans is ready for his next challenge. “I want Gary Russell, Мне трэба [Карл] Фрамптон, Мне трэба [Леў] Санта-Крус,” said Evans, who had famed trained Barry Hunter in his corner. “I’m nothing but a contract killer. I’m a contract killer and I want one of those top five guys.”

У са-галоўную падзею, undefeated Russian standout Radzhab Butaev (8-0, 6 КО; WSB: 9-1) earned a hard-fought unanimous decision over Colombia’s previously unbeaten Janer Gonzalez (18-1-1, 15 КО) у васьмі круглым матчы сярэдняй вагі. The three judges scored the fight, 80-72, 79-73, 77-75, in favor of Butaev.

It was a technically sound fight between two accomplished former amateur standouts. Butaev, who dominated from the early rounds, connected on 41 адсоткаў яго удараў ўлады (66 з 162) у параўнанні з 27 percent for Gonzalez (47 або 173).

“I felt like I controlled the whole fight, but he was more durable than I expected,” said Butaev through a translator. “Gonzalez landed good shots but he couldn’t finish me.”

Farhood said Butaev failed to make some key adjustments during the fight. “[Butaev] didn’t have his trainer here,"Ён сказаў. “Perhaps that is why he failed to make adjustments. He still has a promising future, but this was not his best performance.”

Gonzalez was coached in his corner by noted trainer Ruben Guerrero. “I injured my shoulder in the third round but I stayed in the fight and pushed the fight,"Сказаў Гансалес, “When I injured my shoulder, I couldn’t throw my left jab as well, I couldn’t work the jab. If I hadn’t been injured, I would’ve broken him down more in the later rounds.”

У другім баі на чатыры бою тэлеперадачы, a matchup of undefeated heavyweights, 28-гадоў Junior Fa (13-0, 8 КО) knocked out Pittsburgh’s Freddy Latham (9-1-2, 5 КО), handing him the first defeat of his pro career just 67 seconds into the fight. It was the 169^й time a fighter has lost his undefeated record on the ShoBox серыя.

New Zealand’s Fa sent the former Golden Gloves champion Latham back-pedaling from the opening bell with a barrage of punches as referee Clifford Pinkney jumped in between the fighters. Latham, who had never been stopped, struggled to keep standing as he leaned against the ropes. Націсніце ВОТ to watch video of the stoppage.

“I was actually going to keep on going, continue fighting but then he dropped. He was out of it. The ref pulled me back,” said Fa, who earned a first-round knockout for the sixth time of his career.

Fa landed 59 адсоткаў яго магутнасць стрэлу (17 з 29) while Latham managed to land just one of four power punches.

Farhood was impressed by Fa’s dominating performance. “Every time a heavyweight shows power, you have to pay attention,"Ён сказаў. “I’m sure we’ll see more of him in 2018.”

“I’m hoping for a chance to get in to the top 15,” said Fa, who beat WBO Heavyweight Champion Джозэф Паркер twice in the amateurs. “This fight gave me more confidence in my ability and power, and I think confidence is a great thing.”

У тэлеперадачы нож, 2016 U.S. Olympian and local favorite Charles Conwell (6-0, 5 КО) –buoyed by a huge third round where he scored two knockdowns and another in the fifth – went the six-round distance for the first time in his young career finishing off a game Roque “Rocky” Zapata (4-2-3) with an impressive unanimous decision victory scored 60-51 у два разы і 60-53.

The super welterweight contest was dominated by Cleveland’s 20-year old Conwell, who used effective body shots to do the most of the damage as he accounted for 80 з яго 175 total connects and 75 з яго 150 электрычныя ўдары.

Conwell caught the former MMA fighter Zapata in the third round with a strong right cross. It was the first time Zapata, who came into the fight with a three-bout winning streak, had ever hit the floor in his career. Націсніце ВОТ to watch video of KOs in round 3.

“My game plan was to throw some jabs and go to the body, and I think I accomplished that. My jab was key tonight. I ended up dropping him three times,” said Conwell, who averaged 77 пуансона за адзін раунд, but gave himself just a B-minus. “I would love to keep fighting on television. I want to showcase my skills.”

A left hook by Conwell in the latter stages of the third round dropped Zapata for the second time. Zapata hit the canvas once again in the fifth after a devastating left hook to the body followed by a left hook to the chin. The Culpepper, Уіл. native stood up at the nine-count and finished the stanza.

Zapata was impressed by his opponent’s talent. “I survived, so I’m happy,"Ён сказаў. “I went the distance with an Olympian and that was the plan. I should’ve done better and cut my angles more instead of standing right in front of him, but I’m proud I went the full distance.”

Пятніцы quadrupleheader will replay on Панядзелак, Лістапада. 13 на 10 p.m. І/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND^® і SHOWTIME У ЛЮБОЕ ЧАС^®.

The fights were promoted by DiBella Entertainment.

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox action from ringside with Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

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“I think I can be three or four fights away for the chance на a world heavyweight title.”

– Junior Fa, Undefeated Heavyweight Prospect

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CLEVELAND (Лістапада. 9, 2017) – SHOWTIME Boxing fans will get their first look at eight promising prospects with a combined record of 97-2 – including two undefeated up-and-coming heavyweights and a 2016 Super Welterweight Olympian – as ShoBox: Новае пакаленне адбываецца гэта Пятніца, Лістапада 10 жыць на SHOWTIME (10 p.m. І/PT) from The Masonic at Templelive Cleveland.

Featherweight prospects Луіс Ружа-малодшы. (23-0, 11 КО) and local favorite Yuandale Evans (19-1, 14 КО) will square off in a 10-round main event as all eight fighters made their respective weights у чацвер. The ShoBoxquadrupleheader features undefeated Russian standout Radzhab Butaev (7-0, 6 КО; WSB: 9-1) taking on Colombia’s Janer Gonzalez (18-0-1, 15 КО) у васьмі круглым матчы сярэдняй вагі, and New Zealand’s undefeatedJunior Fa (12-0, 7 КО) facing former Golden Gloves champion Freddy Latham (9-0-2, 5 КО) in an eight-round heavyweight bout. У тэлеперадачы нож, 2016 Алімпіец Charles Conwell (5-0, 5 КО) возьме на сябе Roque “Rocky” Zapata (4-1-3), who is coming off a three-bout winning streak.

Tickets for the DiBella Entertainment event are still available for purchase via the following link ВОТ.

АФІЦЫЙНЫЯ ВАГА, REFS AND JUDGES:

Луіс Ружа-малодшы. супраць. Yuandale Evans – 10-round Featherweight Bout

Rosa Jr.: 125 Вага

Evans: 125 ½ Pounds

Суддзя: Шон Кларк (P.A.); кніга суддзяў: Patrick Casey (P.A.), Larry Hazard Jr. (N.J.), Phil Rogers (Агаё)

Radzhab Butaev vs. Janer Gonzalez – Eight-round Welterweight Bout

Butaev: 146 Вага

Гансалес: 147 Вага

Суддзя: George Nichols (C.A.); кніга суддзяў: Brian Kennedy (Агаё), Patrick Casey (P.A.), Larry Hazard Jr. (N.J.)

Junior Fa vs. Freddy Latham – Eight-round Heavyweight Bout

Fa: 262 Вага

Latham: 261 Вага

Суддзя: Clifford Pinkney (Агаё); кніга суддзяў: Brian Kennedy (Агаё), Phil Rogers (Агаё), Larry Hazard Jr. (N.J.)

Charles Conwell vs. Roque “Rocky” Zapata – Six-round Super Welterweight Bout

Conwell: 153 Вага

Roque Zapata: 155 Вага

Суддзя: George Nichols (Каліфорнія); кніга суддзяў: Patrick Casey (P.A.), Larry Hazard (N.J.), Phil Rogers (Агаё)

Заключны Цытаты:

LUIS ROSA JR.:

“There was a time in my career when I was one fight away from fighting for a world title at 122 фунты, but I’m a natural featherweight. This fight is at 126 but I’ll fight at 126 або 122. Wherever the opportunity is, Я вазьму яго.

“I’m going to show a lot of different things. I have more to show than just my boxing skills. Whatever I have to do to get the win, I will do it.

“My opponent is a southpaw, but he’s not the slickest southpaw I’ve seen. We’ve been training with a lot of southpaws. Fighting southpaws is not a big deal for me. I fought so many of them in the amateurs.

“I don’t think I’m going to have any problem with him. I know his left hook is his favorite punch so I’m going to try and take that away from him.

“I think putting together some timely combinations is going to be the key to this fight.

“After I beat [Хорхе] Diaz and [Луіс] Del Valle in 2015 my opposition dropped. I was knocking on the door but just never got the call. That’s why this fight is so big for me. I’m ready to showcase my skills on national TV. I’m ready for the next step on my career.”

YUANDALE EVANS

“I know all the bigger names are at 126 so I’m going to stay right here. I’ve bounced around from 126 для 130. Лу ДиБелла, my promoter told me to stay ready and that’s what I did; Я гатовы. "

“It took me awhile from me to come back after the loss to Javier Fortuna [у 2012]. But I’ve always stayed sharp and I’ve been in various camps. I’ve trained with guys like Ламонт Пітэрсан, Gervonta Дэвіс і Rau’Shee Warren.

“I’ve been doing this since I was 10 гадоў, but I’m a lot wiser and smarter than in the past. I have knowledge and have been talking to a lot of managers and champions. I’m like an Einstein now. I’m a lot sharper, and craftier. And I have defense now.

“This fight will show the boxing world that I belong. I can be in the top five. This fight means a lot for me and the people of Cleveland.

“I’ve been working with [famed trainer] Бары Хантэр for this fight and he’s taught me so much. My opponent has been spoiled and has never had to travel into enemy territory. Until now.

I’ve been a road warrior my entire career. I know the crowd can win the fight for me. Just the energy and hearing them when I’m tired. It’s a big advantage for me to be fighting at home. I will have a lot of fans here and it’s going to be big. I still got guys’ texting me for ringside seats, but there’s none left.

“I want ShoBox to say, ‘We have to have this guy back. We have to go back to Cleveland.’ ”

"[Ружа] is my height. He’s going to be right in front of me. He’s going to come straight at me. He has to.”

“They call me ‘Money Shot’ and ‘Southpaw Machine’ and the ‘Black Mexican’ in the gyms here in Cleveland.”

JANER GONZALEZ

“I’ve been training with Рубен Герэра for the past couple of weeks, and I like training a lot better here in the United States. I felt like I was mistreated in the past back in Colombia.

“Fellow Colombian Оскар Escandon introduced me to Ruben and here we are. It’s the United States and everyone wants to be over here. The sparring and the training is just so much better here.

"Я 30 years old now and I have a family back home in Colombia to support. This is my shot. I will not fail them. I have Team Guerrero on my side so I’m ready.

“We all know skills pay the bills and I just have to do my job and not get too crazy in there and get the win.

"Я глядзеў Мухамед Алі і Шугар Рэй Леанард when I was younger. I liked how smart and intelligent they fought.”

RADZHAB BUTAEV

“I’ve been in the United States for a year now and really liked training at Wild Card Gym and Wild Card West in Southern California.

“I can punch as hard as [Генадзь] Golovkin and can move better than [Васіль] Ломаченко. I’m very confident and my experience is the reason for that.

"Я праводзіў спарынгі з Деметриус Андрадэ і Шон Портер and I have held my own.

“The welterweight division is the best in boxing, everyone knows that. And I’ll fight anybody.

“It doesn’t matter that there’s no YouTube video on Gonzalez. He’s tough and competitive and a boxer who will come to fight.”

JUNIOR FA

“When I beat Джозэф Паркер [in the amateurs twice] it was my movement and my footwork that was key. He’s such a big puncher I just kept moving because I didn’t want to stand right in front of that.

“I’m a multi-dimensional fighter and my strengths are my mobility.

"Deontay Уайлдэр showed that he has plenty of power. He’s always there from the first bell… I like the guy, he’s got plenty of power and is very explosive.

“I like Anthony Joshua’s boxing brain. He’s got power, but it’s a different kind of power from Wilder. I like the way he sees his punches.

“For myself to be known, I’ll definitely have to fight in America. I don’t think I can make too much of a statement being back home in New Zealand.

“I think I can be three to four fights away for the chance at a world heavyweight title. I have to be entertaining in this fight for the American people to get to know me.

“Boxing used to be the biggest thing in New Zealand, but then rugby blew up.

“I live 40 minutes from Джозэф Паркер but we’ve never sparred. It’s too competitive.”

FREDDY LATHAM

“This is my first time on national TV so I’m excited and nervous.

“He’s taller, but I feel like I’m just as long as he is. I can put my head in his chest and go to war. If it’s going to be a dog fight I’ll get into his chest.

"Так, I’ve watched both the heavyweight world champs. I’d beat Joshua now. Уайлдэр, I would have to get serious sparring in. I’d have to change everything I do in my life – the way I train and my lifestyle and everything. Deontay’s the man right now. Joshua burns out after six rounds and that’s why I’d beat Joshua now. I’m two years away from those guys. Заўтра night is my first step.

“Boxing’s coming back in Pittsburgh and we’ve got two or three other heavyweights there that are popular right now.”

CHARLES CONWELL

“When you have a good crowd around you, you know it hypes you up.

“I was the youngest member of the 2016 Olympic team at age 18. It was cool being in high school and making the Olympic team.

“I’m very tenacious and determined, that’s why I’ve been successful so far in my young pro career.

“There’s no rush for me. People want to see me, sure. But there’s no reason to move fast at this point.

I think the competitiveness of boxing is what drives me. Sure the money and the fame are going to be great, but I just love everything about this sport.”

ROQUE “ROCKY” ZAPATA

“I haven’t surprised myself when I’ve beaten undefeated fighters.

“I’m an awkward fighter, in a good way. My angles I learned when I was fighting in MMA.

“The risk and the reward wasn’t worth it [to continue] у ММА. I was making a couple hundred bucks and getting elbows to the face. It just wasn’t worth it.

“Conwell is good and aggressive and I’ve seen him on YouTube. He comes forward and he looks to put you down.

“I just feel so much more comfortable in a boxing ring. I was good at takedowns.

"Конар Макгрегор пайшоў 10 раўндаў з Флойд [Мэйвезер] and he got paid, so good for him. I’m one of the few guys who have been able to do both MMA and box professionally.”

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Бары Томпкинс будзем называць ShoBox дзеянні з рынга са Стывам Farhood і экс-чэмпіён свету Раўль Маркес, якая выступае ў якасці эксперта аналітыкаў. Выканаўчы прадзюсер з'яўляецца Гордан зала з Рычардам Гоган вытворчасці і Рык Філіпс рэжысуры.

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