ٹیگ آرکائیو: باکسنگ
Boxers needed for Gleason’s Gym Amateur Boxing Show Saturday Evening, April 16th
SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH THROWBACK THURSDAY “FIGHTS OF THE YEAR” IN APRIL
FIGHTS OF THE YEAR
اپریل 7: JORGE CASTRO vs. JOHN DAVID JACKSON I (1994)
اپریل 14: LUCAS MATTHYSEE vs. JOHN مولنا JR. (2014)
اپریل 21: DIEGO CORRALES vs. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO I (2005)
اپریل 28: PAULIE AYALA vs. JOHNNY TAPIA I (1999)
کلک کریں یہاں To Watch The Round Of The Year (9ویں) From 1994’s Fight Of The Year – JORGE CASTRO vs. JOHN DAVID JACKSON I:http://s.sho.com/1SyzVjH
NEW YORK (اپریل 6, 2016) - شو ٹائم کھیلوں® presents its latest installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of شو ٹائم چیمپئن شپ میں باکسنگ® with “Fights of the Year” in April on ایس ایچ او EXTREME®.
The fourth round of a 12-month tribute will be highlighted by four of the most rousing and unforgettable fights in boxing history:
- Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson I - 1994 انگوٹی Magazine Fight of the Year (گول 9 earned Round of the Year honors)
- Paulie Ayala vs. Johnny Tapia میں - 1999 رنگ میگزین سال کی جنگ (Ayala earned Fighter of the Year honors)
- بنام ڈیاگو Corrales کے. Jose Luis Castillo I - 2005 Consensus Fight of the Year (گول 10 earned Round of the Year honors)
- لوکاس Matthysse بنام. جان مولنا جونیئر. - 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year.
The four celebrated battles will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month at 10 بجے. AND/PT on SHO EXTREME and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, شو ٹائم ANYTIME® and via the network’s online streaming service. Each fight will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports ring announcer and International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of April:
- جمعرات, اپریل 7: Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson I
- جمعرات, اپریل 14: Lucas Matthysse vs. جان مولنا جونیئر.
- جمعرات, اپریل 21: بنام ڈیاگو Corrales کے. Jose Luis Castillo I
- جمعرات, اپریل 28: Paulie Ayala vs. Johnny Tapia I
Castro-Jackson I (دسمبر. 10, 1994, Castro KO 9) –Castro, thoroughly battered, bloodied and losing by a wide margin, rallies from the absolute brink of defeat to score three knockdowns in the ninth round to overcome Jackson in one of the most dramatic turnarounds ever.
Ayala-Tapia I (جون 26, 1999, Ayala W 12) – In some of the fiercest two-way action in the history of Las Vegas boxing, southpaw Ayala hands Tapia his first professional loss in 49 fights and captures the WBA bantamweight title by the scores of 115-114 اور 116-113 دو بار. Game On: As the boxers were being announced, Tapia walked across the ring and shoved Ayala causing a momentary skirmish.
Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo I (مئی 7, 2005, Corrales TKO 10) — After nine intense, back-and-forth rounds, Corrales accomplishes the unthinkable, miraculously regrouping from دو knockdowns in the 10ویں to stop Castillo in the same round (2:06) and etch his spot in boxing lore. After managing to beat the count (and lose a point for excessive spitting out of the mouthpiece), Corrales got Castillo on the ropes and connected with a huge right hand. He continued to unload and Castillo got nailed with a bundle of vicious punches. لمحات کے بعد, the ref stopped it.
Lucas Matthysse-John Molina Jr. (اپریل 26, 2014, Matthysse KO 11) — Abloody slugfest, in which both fighters were knocked down multiple times,became an instant classic. Matthysse who went down in the second and fifth rounds, came back with a late-fight onslaught to wear down and drop Molina in the eighth, 10ویں اور 11ویں راؤنڈ. The tremendous brawl was as brutal as it was exciting and more compelling to witness than anyone could have imagined.
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Eric Hunter in London, Ready to Take Selby’s IBF Featherweight Title This Saturday
Upcoming world title challenger Eric “ڈاکو’ Hunter is in London and feeling more motivated now than ever to take the title away from Welsh champion Lee Selby.
A proud Philadelphia fighter, ہنٹر (21-3, 11 کوس) will face Selby (22-1, 8 کوس) in a 12-round battle this ہفتے کے روز, اپریل 9, for Selby’s IBF World Featherweight Championship at The O2 in London. The bout will serve as the featured fight before undefeated IBF Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin defends his belt against fellow unbeaten Anthony Joshua. Extensive highlights of Hunter vs. Selby will be shown on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL®, prior to live coverage of Martin-Joshua (شو ٹائم پر رہتے ہیں® میں 5 بجے. AND/2 بجے. PT).
“I wasn’t invited to the open workout yesterday,” said Hunter. “They had an open workout for Selby and didn’t have one for me. I’m kind of irritated about that. It’s not even fair to the fans, آپ کو پتہ ہے? I’m sure that a lot of fans wanted to see who their man is fighting. I have no choice but to use it as fuel for even more motivation.”
The 29-year-old Hunter, in Europe for the first time, says he doesn’t mind travelling to win this championship. حقیقت میں, despite being an underdog via the odds makers, Hunter says his victory won’t be an upset. “I won’t call it an upset when I win. I’m the better fighter. And it doesn’t bother me to come here. All the great ones had to do it. مجھے بہت اچھا ہونا چاہتے ہیں, so I have to do this. As long as they don’t cheat me with the judges, I’m ok.”
Hunter says his victory will be the culmination of his lifelong dream. “It would mean everything. It would right my wrongs. All those who doubted me. All my failures and letdowns on the way here. It will turn all my negatives into positives.”
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“The Dragon” to be unleashed April 16th Live on CBS Sports Network from DLVEC in Las Vegas
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لاس ویگاس (اپریل 5, 2016) – اپریل 16ویں10-round main event between Canadian welterweight سٹیو “The Dragon” Claggett and South Africa-native کرس “حرارت” وان Heerden embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.
The “Knockout Night at the D” سیریز کے, presented by ڈی لاس ویگاس اورشہر کے مرکز میں لاس ویگاس تقریبات سینٹر(DLVEC), کی طرف سے ترقی دے رہا ہے رائے جونز جونیئر. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
اپریل. 16ویں “Knockout Night at the D” event will air ہفتے کے روز رات, اپریل 16 (8 بجے. PT / 11 بجے. AND), پر رہتے ہیں سی بی ایس کھیل نیٹ ورک from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
The broadcast team includes Jim “JR” Ross, شان Wheelock اور سابق عالمی چیمپئن کیون “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Joe Martinez is the ring announcer.
Claggett vs. Van Heerden is a crossroads fight for both boxers with critical consequences, especially for the winner who will use it as an invaluable springboard for his boxing career.
The 26-year-old Claggett (23-3-1, 16 کوس), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “یہ ایک خواب سچ ہو رہا ہے,” he explained. “I’ve trained in Las Vegas often but now it’s time to show what I can do there in a fight. A win will open many doors for me and could potentially lead to a path that will set up the rest of my boxing life. Needless to say, I am focused and prepared for the opportunity.”
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Claggett, as well as Van Heerden, are known as high-action fighters, throwing punches in bunches, and something eventually has to give. وان Heerden (23-1-1, 12 کوس), fighting out of Santa Monica (جیسے), is a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) اور انٹرنیشنل باکسنگ فیڈریشن (آئی بی ایف) ویلٹر ویٹ چیمپئن.
“Van Heerden is a rangy, quick and active fighter,” Claggett said. “I have an action style but, for many years, I was strictly a pressure fighter with a good body shot. آج کل, اگرچہ, I have a couple of more tricks up my sleeve. His heart and durability have been shown and is to be respected. This match-up is sure to produce some good exchanges. I expect this to be a high-action fight between two hungry fighters with him coming off a loss (to unbeaten rising star Errol اسپینس جونیئر. last September) and me coming off more than one fight falling through. This is a great match up. He is similar to the style of (Konstantin)Ponomarev (who Claggett lost an 8-round decision to last year) with range and movement. And that motivates me!”
Undefeated Lancaster, California welterweight Neeco “Rooster” Macias (11-0, 4 کوس) سے ملاقات Limberth “اسمانی بجلی” Ponce, جونیئر. (10-2, 8 کوس), of Rock Island, ایلی نوائے, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect ملک “Iceman کی” Hawkins(6-0, 5 کوس) چہروں Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 کوس), نیو اورلینز کے, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.
The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: ویلٹر ویٹ Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 کوس), کا ہلکا پھلکا Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 KO).
تمام جھگڑے اور جنگجوؤں کی تبدیلی کے ساتھ مشروط ہیں.
ٹکٹ, قیمت $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 ringside, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, میں فروخت پر ہیں www.Ticketmaster.com یا www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
دروازے پر کھولتے 5:00 بجے. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 بجے. PT.
The “Knockout Night at the D” series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, ویڈیو اور ٹیلکو فراہم کرنے والے اور DirecTV چینل پر مصنوعی سیارہ کے ذریعے 221 اور نیٹ ورک چینل ڈش 158. مزید معلومات کے لئے, ایک مکمل پروگرامنگ شیڈول سمیت اور کس طرح CBS کھیل نیٹ ورک حاصل کرنے کے لئے, کے پاس جاؤ www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” سیریز کے.
معلومات:
ٹویٹر: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
انسٹاگرام: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (وان Heerden), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins)
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BERNARDO AND MENARD READY FOR THEIR CROSSROADS BATTLE ON SHOBOX: نئی نسل, SHOWTIME® پر رہتے ہیں
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5th annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2016 inducted in festive ceremony
کے NYSBHOF کلاس 2016 (ایل پی آر): بیٹھے – Vilomar فرنانڈیج, ڈینس Rappaport, Randy Gordon and Ed Brophy; کھڑے: Aaron Davis and Joe DeGuardia
-پیٹر Frutkoff طرف سے تمام تصاویر-
NEW YORK (اپریل 5, 2016) – سے زیادہ 300 people packed Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY this past اتوار for the fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) تعیناتیوں ڈنر.
ہر ایک inductee کی NYSBHOF میں آنے کی ان کے معنی ایک اپنی مرضی سے ڈیزائن بیلٹ حاصل کریں گے. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
The 2016 inductees NYSBHOF نامزدگی کمیٹی ارکان کی طرف سے منتخب کیا گیا: جیک Hirsch, سٹیو Farhood, بابی Cassidy میں, جونیئر., ڈان Majeski, ہنری Hascup, رون نے McNair, ینجیلو Prospero اور نیل Terens.
ضرورت تمام باکسر NYSBHOF تعیناتیوں کے لئے اہل ہونے کے لئے ترتیب میں کم از کم تین سال کے لئے غیر فعال ہونے کے لئے, اور تمام inductees کی ان کی باکسنگ کے کیریئر کا ایک اہم حصہ کے لئے یا ان کے متعلقہ پیشے کی وزیر دوران ریاست نیویارک میں مقیم ہے ضروری ہے.
(ایل پی آر) – NYSBHOF/Ring 8 صدر باب ڈفی, ڈان Majeski, Ed Brophy and Jill Diamond (WBC)
ایڈ Brophy: “I’d like to thank the committee of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and Ring 8, a wonderful group that sponsors the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. I’m so proud to have been born in New York, in the small town of Canastota, where boxing is in our blood. I’m thrilled to be honored today. My name is attached to the International Boxing Hall of Fame as director, but so many different people help out. I only accept this honor on their behalf. Boxing is the greatest sport. Congratulations to all of the inductees. This is the greatest day of my life.”
(ایل پی آر) – رون نے McNair, Aaron Davis and Bob Duffy
ہارون ڈیوس: شکریہ, انگوٹی 8. Boxing is a hard sport. It was much harder in the gym. I saw گیری Cooney کی, ایران Barkley میں اور رابرٹو Duran کی and wanted to do what those guys did and it made me a fighter I was. I’d like to thank my father and Billy Giles, who was my trainer. I’d also like to thank Joe DeGuardia, who managed me later in my career, and thanks to everybody who supported me.”
(ایل پی آر) — باب ڈفی, Dennis Rappaport and family
ڈینس Rappaport: “It seems like yesterday when a six or seven year old living in Brooklyn watched a fight between جیک LaMotta اور Jim Hairston. This young man was mesmerized. The next month he watchedشوگر رے رابنسن ناک آؤٹ راکی Gratiano میں and that was the start of a love affair that’s lasted 63 سال. باکسنگ, at its best, is poetry in motion. It’s Shapespeare, Picasso, Rembrandt. But it can also be crude. I started in boxing managing three fighters: Ronnie Harris, گیری Cooney کی اور ہاورڈ ڈیوس. جونیئر. Because of the creative marketing of our fighters, one reporter called me and my partner, مائیک جونز, ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ but then the media starting calling us, ‘The Wacko Twins.’ I preferred ‘The Gold Dust Twins.”
(ایل پی آر – جیک Hirsch, Joe DeGuardia and Bob Duffy
جو DeGuardia: It’s a real pleasure, honor and privilege to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. Like many of you here, I live and bleed boxing, which has been a big part of my life. Four months ago, I received the (انگوٹی 8 at its Holiday awards dinner) Promoter of the Year award. I said then that we are truly a family of boxing; it’s a real brotherhood. I also talked about how boxing tied into lire. In that room – not with us now – was my father who passed away three weeks ago. Because of him, I developed this love of boxing that I’ve carried in life: work hard to do the best you can in life. I’m truly honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. In honor of my father and everybody else who loves this sport. I accept on behalf of my father who, میں جانتا ہوں, is watching us now.”
(ایل پی آر) – Charles Murray and Bob Duffy
چارلس مرے: “They called me, ‘The Natural.’ I appreciate this, being honored for my contributions to boxing. Thank you very much.”
(ایل پی آر) – سٹیو Farhood, Vilomar Fernandez and Bob Duffy
Vilomar فرنانڈیج: “It wasn’t easy fighting guys like Roberto Duran and Alexis Arguello. They were the best in the world. I’m thankful for the opportunities to fight them, I’m honored today.”
(ایل پی آر) – ہنری Hascup, رینڈی گورڈن, Melvina Lathan, Bob Duffy and Gerry Cooney
رینڈی گورڈن: “آپ کا شکریہ, ہر کوئی. This amazing event we have every year, I never expected this would happen. My career was born out of the aches of one of boxing’s biggest scandals, the US Championships on ABC, کی طرف سے ترقی ڈان کنگ, and Ring Magazine produced the ratings for the tournament. It turned out the ratings and some of the records were padded and it just about knocked Ring Magazine out of business. برٹ Randolph نے چینی hired me to be its Editor In Chief. ایک ساتھ مل کر کام کر رہے ہیں, we brought Ring Magazine back from the dead. I burst into tears when جیک Hirsch called to tell me I was being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This is an absolute dream. Anybody who has ever or will ever be inducted into any hall of fame, nobody can possibly enjoy this more than me. I love boxing with every ounce of my body. My wife and family drive me back into boxing. This is the greatest honor. I can’t get enough of boxing. I’m truly the luckiest man ever placed on this planet.”
(ایل پی آر) – ایڈ Brophy, ڈان Majeski, Jack Hirsch and Joe DeGuardia
NYSAC Executive Director Dave Berlin and Harold Lederman
(ایل پی آر) – Joe DeGuardia and NYSBHOF/Ring 8 صدر باب ڈفی
کی کلاس 2012: کارمین Basilio کی, مائیک میکیلم, مائک ٹایچون, جیک LaMotta, Riddick Bowe شو, کارلوس Ortiz کی, Vito کی Antuofermo, ایمائل گریفتھ, “شوگر” رے رابنسن, جین Tunney, Benny کی لیونارڈ, ٹونی Canzoneri, ہیرالڈ Lederman, سٹیو Acunto, جمی گلین, گل Clancy میں, رے Arcel, NAT Fleischer میں, بل گیلو اور آرتھر Mercante, SR.
کی کلاس 2013: جیک ڈیمپسی, جانی ڈنڈی, سینڈی Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, جای آرچر, ایران Barkley میں, مارک Breland, بابی Cassidy میں, ڈوگ جونز, جونیئر جونز, جیمز “بڈی” McGirt, ایڈی مصطفی محمد, باب سال پہلے, شیلی Finkel, ٹونی Gratiano میں, لیری مرچنٹ, ٹیڈی برنر, مائیک یاکوب, Tex کی Rickard اور ڈان Dunphy.
کی کلاس 2014: Floyd میں پیٹرسن, ٹریسی حارث پیٹرسن, جب بلی Backus, کیون Kelley کی, جوآن LaPorte, گیری Cooney کی, مصطفی Hamsho, ہاورڈ ڈیوس, جونیئر, لو میں Ambers, جیک Britton, ٹیری McGovern کی, ٹیڈی اٹلس, لو DiBella, سٹیو Farhood, جین مور, ینجیلو Prospero, وہائٹی Bimstein, CUs کے ڈی اماتو, ولیم Muldoon اور ٹام O'Rourke نے.
کی کلاس 2015: ساؤل Mamby, جای Giambra, جانی Persol, ہیرالڈ ویسٹن, سے Lonnie بریڈلی, پال Berlenbach, بلی گراہم, فرینکی Genaro, باب ملر, ٹومی ریان, جمی Slattery کے, باب ڈفی, مائیک کاٹز, ٹومی گیلاگھر, بروس Silverglade, چارلی گولڈمین, جمی جانسن, سڈریک Kushner, ہیری Markson, Damon کے Runyon اور امام وائل.
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Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute Press Conference Quotes & فوٹو
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پیٹرک “سزا دینے والا” Hyland Fighting For Irish Boxing History
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رپورٹ لڑو: Churcher KOs Horvath To Secure WBF title as Herbert Shines In Wales
Lee Churcher pulled out a sensational against the odds victory over Hungarian Balazs Horvath ہفتہ کے روز night to secure the World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Middleweight title, at the Pill Millennium Centre in his hometown of Newport.
Churcher, who was World ranked some two hundred plus places lower than Horvath, dominated the bout right from the off. Working behind a good solid jab, the Newport lad enthralled the local fans with some slick combinations, to both body and head, so much so that the more experienced Hungarian soon had to result to holding tactics whenever Churcher was in close range.
The canny Welshman was having none of it though and just patiently waited for any opportunity that came his way to punish Horvath with vicious body shots.
By midway through the first round Churcher’s confidence really began to grow, after badly shaking Horvath with the aforementioned body shots, so it came as no surprise to anyone when shortly after Churcher sent Horvath to the deck.
Horvath recovered but once again resorted to holding tactics to frustrate Churcher through to the end of the round.
More of the same in round two more or less, except Churcher really started to get into a flow, catching Horvath with more vicious body shots, the Hungarian tried to cover up, before again trying to grab hold of the Welshman, Churcher is canny though and worked behind the jab again before letting rip with yet another huge right hand to send Horvath down for the second time.
The Hungarian made the count and immediately on the restart Churcher went back on the attack, but the Hungarian tried to stifle the Welshman’s attacks by attempting to grab hold again, Churcher though used this to his advantage and let rip with a huge body shot to send the Hungarian back down to the canvas.
Clearly in distress, Horvath made an initial attempt to get back to his feet before settling to be just up on one knee, the pain showing on the Hungarian’s face clear for all to see as he attempted to unsuccessfully beat the count.
Whilst it may not have been a classic, nothing, but nothing can take away from Lee Churcher the artistry of his craft and tactics throughout and of course claiming the third Championship accolade of his career, the World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Middleweight Championship, to add to his British Masters and BBBofC Welsh Area Title.
Main support for the Churcher-Horvath Championship bout, featured a four round Super Welterweight bout between Nottingham duo Carwyn Herbert and Matt Scriven.
What a cracking fight, both combatants going at it hammer and tongs in close combat for the full three minutes of each and every round.
After the full four rounds of non-stop action referee Chris Kelly scored the bout 40-36 to the youngster Carwyn Herbert, however that doesn’t really express the closeness of each round or the full on intent of either competitor throughout.
Supporting the two pro bouts were six Wales versus England exhibition bouts, supervision courtesy of Wales Boxing. Whilst I’m not going to cover these because they were not pro, have to say the final two bouts of the six were excellent and really could have featured on any pro card and nobody would have known the difference.
Have to say plaudits must go to co-promoters Dave Murphy (Acourtier Events) and Steven Fisher (Lights Out Promotions) for digging deep into their pockets to bring both the MBC and the WBF Championship to Wales for the first time, even if it meant there wasn’t enough money in the kitty to justify a full pro show, hopefully the Welsh fans will get behind Lee Churcher so his first defense of the WBF title can also be in Newport or nearby.