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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
אַפּריל 7: JORGE CASTRO vs. JOHN DAVID JACKSON I (1994)
אַפּריל 14: LUCAS MATTHYSEE vs. יוחנן מאָלינאַ דזשוניער. (2014)
אַפּריל 21: DIEGO CORRALES vs. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO I (2005)
אַפּריל 28: PAULIE AYALA vs. JOHNNY TAPIA I (1999)
דריקט דאָ To Watch The Round Of The Year (9טה) From 1994’s Fight Of The Year – JORGE CASTRO vs. JOHN DAVID JACKSON I:http://s.sho.com/1SyzVjH
נייַ יארק (אַפּריל 6, 2016) - שאָוטיים ספורט® presents its latest installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of שאָוטיים טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינג® with “Fights of the Year” in April on שאָ עקסטרעם®.
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 רינג Magazine Fight of the Year (קייַלעכיק 9 earned Round of the Year honors)
- Paulie Ayala vs. דזשאַני טאַפּיאַ איך - 1999 רינג מאַגאַזין פייט פון די יאר (Ayala earned Fighter of the Year honors)
- דיעגאָ קאָרראַלעס ווס. Jose Luis Castillo I - 2005 Consensus Fight of the Year (קייַלעכיק 10 earned Round of the Year honors)
- לוקאַס מאַטטהיססע ווס. יוחנן מאַלינאַ דזשוניער. - 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year.
The four celebrated battles will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month at 10 פּ.ם. און/PT on SHO EXTREME and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, שאָוטיים עניטיים® 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:
- דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 7: Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson I
- דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 14: Lucas Matthysse vs. John Molina Jr.
- דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 21: דיעגאָ קאָרראַלעס ווס. Jose Luis Castillo I
- דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 28: Paulie Ayala vs. Johnny Tapia I
Castro-Jackson I (דעצעמבער. 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 (יוני 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 און 116-113 צוויי מאָל. 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 (מייַ 7, 2005, Corrales TKO 10) — After nine intense, back-and-forth rounds, Corrales accomplishes the unthinkable, miraculously regrouping from צוויי knockdowns in the 10טה 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. רגעס שפּעטער, the ref stopped it.
Lucas Matthysse-John Molina Jr. (אַפּריל 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, 10טה און 11טה ראָונדס. The tremendous brawl was as brutal as it was exciting and more compelling to witness than anyone could have imagined.
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שאָוטיים נעטוואָרקס ינק. (סני), אַ אינגאנצן-אָונד סאַבסידיערי פון CBS קאָרפּאָראַטיאָן, אָונז און אַפּערייץ די פּרעמיע טעלעוויזיע נעטוואָרקס שאָוטיים®, דער פֿילם קאַנאַל ™ און פליקס®, און אויך אָפפערס שאָוטיים אויף מאָנען®, דער פֿילם קאַנאַל ™ אויף פאָדערונג און פליקס אויף מאָנען®, און די נעץ ס אָטענטאַקיישאַן דינסט שאָוטיים עניטיים®. שאָוטיים דיגיטאַל ינק, אַ אינגאנצן-אָונד סאַבסידיערי פון סני, אַפּערייץ די שטיין-אַליין סטרימינג דינסט שאָוטיים®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, דבס און טעלקאָ פּראַוויידערז, און ווי אַ שטיין-אַליין סטרימינג דינסט דורך עפּל®, יאָר®, Amazon and Google. קאָנסומערס קענען אויך אַבאָנירן צו Showtime דורך הולו, סאָני פּלייסטיישאַן® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. סני אויך מאַנידזשיז סמיטהסאָניאַן נעטוואָרקס™, אַ שלאָס פירנעם צווישן סני און די סמיטהסאָניאַן ינסטיטוטיאָן, וואָס אָפפערס סמיטהסאָניאַן טשאַננעל™, און Offers סמיטהסאָניאַן ערד™דורך סן דיגיטאַל ללק. סני מארקפלעצער און דיסטריביוץ ספּאָרט און פֿאַרווייַלונג געשעענישן פֿאַר ויסשטעלונג צו אבאנענטן אויף אַ באַצאָלן-פּער-מיינונג יקער דורך שאָוטיים פּפּוו. פֿאַר מער אינפֿאָרמאַציע, גיין צו www.SHO.com.
Eric Hunter in London, Ready to Take Selby’s IBF Featherweight Title This Saturday
Upcoming world title challenger Eric “די אָוטלאַוו’ 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, הונטער (21-3, 11 קאָס) will face Selby (22-1, 8 קאָס) in a 12-round battle this שבת, אַפּריל 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 (לעבן אויף שאָוטיים® בייַ 5 פּ.ם. און/2 פּ.ם. פּט).
“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, איר וויסן? 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. אין פאַקט, 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. איך ווילן צו זיין גרויס, 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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לאַס וועגאַס (אַפּריל 5, 2016) – די אפריל 16טה10-round main event between Canadian welterweight סטיוו “The Dragon” קלאַגגעטט and South Africa-native קריס “די היץ” וואַן העערדען embodies the “Knockout Night at the D” philosophy in terms of featuring action fighters in evenly matched, entertaining bouts.
די “Knockout Night at the D” סעריע, presented by די ד לאַס וועגאַס אוןונטערשטאָט לאַס וועגאַס עווענץ צענטראַל(דלוועק), איז פּראָמאָטעד דורך רוי דזשאָנעס דזשוניער. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
די אפריל. 16טה “Knockout Night at the D” event will air שבת נאַכט, אַפּריל 16 (8 פּ.ם. פּט / 11 פּ.ם. און), לעבן אויף קבס ספורט נעטוואָרק from under the neon lights at the DLVEC outdoor venue.
The broadcast team includes Jim “דזשוניער” Ross, שאָן כווילאַק און פרייַערדיק וועלט מייַסטער קעווין “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 קאָס), who is the reigning Canadian Professional Boxing Council and Canadian welterweight champion, is thrilled to be fighting in Las Vegas for the first time. “עס ס אַ חלום קומען אמת,” 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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קלאַגגעטט, as well as Van Heerden, are known as high-action fighters, throwing punches in bunches, and something eventually has to give. וואַן העערדען (23-1-1, 12 קאָס), fighting out of Santa Monica (אַזאַ ווי), is a former International Boxing Organization (יבאָ) און ינטערנאַטיאָנאַל באָקסינג Federation (יבף) וועלטערווייט מייַסטער.
“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. נאַואַדייז, כאָטש, 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 עראַל ספּענסע דזשוניער. 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 קאָס) מיץ Limberth “בליץ” Ponce, דזשוניער. (10-2, 8 קאָס), of Rock Island, יללינאָיס, in the 8-round co-feature. Unbeaten Baltimore welterweight prospect מאַליק “ייסמאַן” Hawkins(6-0, 5 קאָס) פנימער Errol Sidney (6-1-2, 2 קאָס), פון ניו אָרלעאַנס, in a 6-round bout to open the television broadcast.
The undercard also features promising Las Vegas-based prospects in four-round bouts: וועלטערוועיגהט Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (2-0, 2 קאָס), פעאַטהערוועיגהט Sal Lopez (2-0) and junior featherweight Randy Moreno (1-0, 1 קאָ).
כל פייץ און פייטערז זענען אונטערטעניק צו טוישן.
טיקקעץ, פּרייסט בייַ $149.99 VIP ringside, $119.00 רינגסידע, $74.99 seated and $29.99 rear seated, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com אָדער www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
דאָאָרס עפענען בייַ 5:00 פּ.ם. פּט with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 פּ.ם. פּט.
די “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, ווידעא און טעלקאָ פּראַוויידערז און דורך סאַטעליט אויף דירעקטוו טשאַננעל 221 און דיש נעטוואָרק טשאַננעל 158. פֿאַר מער אינפֿאָרמאַציע, אַרייַנגערעכנט אַ פול פּראָגראַממינג פּלאַן און ווי צו באַקומען קבס ספורט נעטוואָרק, גיין צו www.cbssportsnetwork.com.
TITLE Boxing is the official apparel and gloves partner for the “Knockout Night at the D” סעריע.
אינפֿאָרמאַציע:
טוויטטער: @thedlasvegas, @dlvec, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV, @RoyJonesJRFA
ינסטאַגראַם: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas, @RoyJonesJRFA
פאַסעבאָאָק: www.Facebook.com/dlvec, www.Facebook.com/thedlasvegas
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @SDragonClaggett, @TheHeat001 (וואַן העערדען), @Limbo_1991 (Ponce), @mhawk0_6 (Hawkins)
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BERNARDO AND MENARD READY FOR THEIR CROSSROADS BATTLE ON SHOBOX: דער נייַ דור, לעבן אויף שאָווטימע®
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5th annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2016 inducted in festive ceremony
ניסבהאָף קלאַס פון 2016 (ל-ר): Seated – ווילאָמאַר Fernandez, דעניס ראַפּפּאַפּאָרט, Randy Gordon and Ed Brophy; Standing: Aaron Davis and Joe DeGuardia
-כל בילדער דורך פעטרוס פרוטקאָפף-
נייַ יארק (אַפּריל 5, 2016) – מער ווי 300 people packed Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY this past זונטיק for the fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (ניסבהאָף) ינדאַקשאַן מיטאָג.
יעדער ינדוקטעע וועט באַקומען אַ מנהג-דיזיינד גאַרטל מרמז זיין ינדאַקשאַן אין די ניסבהאָף. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
די 2016 ינדוקטעעס זענען אויסגעקליבן דורך די ניסבהאָף נאָמינאַטינג קאַמיטי מיטגלידער: דזשאַק הירש, סטיוו פאַרהאָאָד, באַבי Cassidy, דזשוניער., דאָן מייעסקי, הענרי האַסקופּ, ראָן מקנאַיר, אַנגעלאָ פּראָספּעראָ און ניל טערענס.
כל באָקסערס דארף צו זיין ינאַקטיוו פֿאַר לפּחות דרייַ יאר אין סדר צו זיין פּאַסיק פֿאַר ניסבהאָף ינדאַקשאַן, און אַלע ינדוקטעעס מוזן האָבן ריזיידיד אין ניו יארק סטעיט פֿאַר אַ באַטייַטיק חלק פון זייער באַקסינג קערירז אָדער בעשאַס דער הויפּט פון זייער ריספּעקטיוו קאַריערע.
(ל-ר) – NYSBHOF/Ring 8 פּרעזידענט באָב דאַפי, דאָן מייעסקי, Ed Brophy and Jill Diamond (וובק)
עד בראָפי: “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.”
(ל-ר) – ראָן מקנאַיר, Aaron Davis and Bob Duffy
אהרן דייוויס: דאַנק, רינג 8. Boxing is a hard sport. It was much harder in the gym. I saw דזשערי קוני, יראַן באַרקליי און ראָבערטאָ דעראַן 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.”
(ל-ר) — באָב דאַפי, Dennis Rappaport and family
דעניס ראַפּפּאַפּאָרט: “It seems like yesterday when a six or seven year old living in Brooklyn watched a fight between דזשייק לאַמאָטטאַ און Jim Hairston. This young man was mesmerized. The next month he watchedשוגער Ray ראָבינסאָן נאַקאַוט שטיינערדיק גראַזיאַנאָ and that was the start of a love affair that’s lasted 63 יאָרן. באָקסינג, 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, דזשערי קוני און האָוואַרד דייוויס. דזשוניער. Because of the creative marketing of our fighters, one reporter called me and my partner, מייק דזשאָנעס, ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ but then the media starting calling us, ‘The Wacko Twins.’ I preferred ‘The Gold Dust Twins.”
(ל-ר – דזשאַק הירש, Joe DeGuardia and Bob Duffy
דזשאָו דעגואַרדיאַ: 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 (רינג 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, איך וויסן, is watching us now.”
(ל-ר) – Charles Murray and Bob Duffy
טשאַרלעס מערי: “They called me, ‘The Natural.’ I appreciate this, being honored for my contributions to boxing. Thank you very much.”
(ל-ר) – סטיוו פאַרהאָאָד, Vilomar Fernandez and Bob Duffy
ווילאָמאַר Fernandez: “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.”
(ל-ר) – הענרי האַסקופּ, ראַנדי גארדאן, מעלווינאַ לאַטהאַן, Bob Duffy and Gerry Cooney
ראַנדי גארדאן: “אַ דאַנק, יעדער יינער. 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, פּראָמאָטעד דורך דאָן מלך, 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. בערט ראַנדאָלף צוקער hired me to be its Editor In Chief. ארבעטן צוזאַמען, we brought Ring Magazine back from the dead. I burst into tears when דזשאַק הירש 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.”
(ל-ר) – עד בראָפי, דאָן מייעסקי, Jack Hirsch and Joe DeGuardia
NYSAC Executive Director Dave Berlin and Harold Lederman
(ל-ר) – Joe DeGuardia and NYSBHOF/Ring 8 פּרעזידענט באָב דאַפי
קלאַס פון 2012: קאַרמען באַסיליאָו, מייק מקקאַללום, מייק טיסאָן, דזשייק לאַמאָטטאַ, רידדיקק באָו, קאַרלאָס אָרטיז, וויטאָ אַנטואָפערמאָ, עמילע גריפפיטה, “צוקער” Ray ראָבינסאָן, גענע טאַני, בעני לעאָנאַרד, טאני קאַנזאָנערי, האַראָלד לעדערמאַן, סטיוו אַקונטאָ, דזשימי גלען, גיל קלאַנסי, Ray אַרסעל, נאַט פליישער, ביל גאַללאָ און אַרטהור מערקאַנטע, סיסטער.
קלאַס פון 2013: דזשאַק דעמפּסי, דזשאַני דאַנדי, סאַנדי סאַדלער, מאַקסי ראָסענבלאָאָם, דזשאָוי אַרטשער, יראַן באַרקליי, מארק ברעלאַנד, באַבי Cassidy, דאַג דזשאָנעס, יינגער דזשאָנעס, יעקב “באַדי” מקגירט, עדי מוסטאַפאַ מוכאַמאַד, באָב אַרום, שעלי פינקעל, טאני גראַזיאַנאָ, לערי מערטשאַנט, טעדי ברענער, מייק דזשאַקאָבס, טעקס ריקקאַרד און דאָן דונפי.
קלאַס פון 2014: פלויד Patterson, טרייסי האַרריס Patterson, בילי באַקקוס, קעווין קעלי, וואַן לאַפּאָרטע, דזשערי קוני, מוסטאַפאַ האַמשאָ, האָוואַרד דייוויס, קינג, Lou אַמבערס, דזשאַק בריטאַן, טערי מקגאָווערן, טעדי אַטלאַס, Lou דיבעללאַ, סטיוו פאַרהאָאָד, גענע מאָר, אַנגעלאָ פּראָספּעראָ, ווייטי בימסטעין, קאַס D'אַמאַטאָ, וויליאם מולדאָאָן און טאָם אָ'ראָורקע.
קלאַס פון 2015: שאול מאַמבי, דזשאָוי גיאַמבראַ, דזשאַני פּערסאָל, האַראָלד וועסטאָן, לאָני בראַדליי, פאולוס בערלענבאַטש, בילי גראַם, Frankie גענאַראָ, באָב מילער, טאָממי ריאַן, דזשימי סלאַטערי, באָב דאַפי, מייק קאַץ, טאָממי גאַלאַגער, ברוס סילווערגלאַדע, טשאַרלי גאָלדמאַן, דזשימי דזשאָהנסטאָן, סעדריק קושנער, הארי מאַרקסאָן, דאַמאָן רוניאָן און על וועילל.
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פייט באריכט: 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 אויף שבת night to secure the World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Middleweight title, at the Pill Millennium Centre in his hometown of Newport.
טשורטשער, 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.