SHOWTIME Live® Cumartesi, Ekim 24, Headlining a Premier Boxing Champions Event
Undefeated Contender Xavier Martínez Squares Off Against Hard-Hitting Claudio Marrero in WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator in the Co-Main Event
Rising Super Lightweight Malik Hawkins Faces Knockout Artist Subriel Matbenas in Televised Opener at 9 um. ET / 6 p.m. PT
NEW YORK – Ekim 5, 2020 – Eski dünya şampiyonuSergey Lipinetswill take on unbeatenKudratillo Abdukakhorovfor the Interim IBF Welterweight Title headlining action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Ekim 24 Premier Boks Champions tarafından sunulan bir etkinlikte.
The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast will begin at 9 um. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will see undefeated contenderXavier Martbennezbattle hard-hittingClaudio “The Matrix” Marreroin a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator in the co-main event. Rising super lightweightMalik “Iceman” Hawkinswill duel knockout artistSubriel Matbenolarakin a 10-round showdown to kick off the televised action.
Lipinets vs. Abdukakhorov was originally scheduled to take place October 10, but was rescheduled because of a delay in Abdukakhorov receiving his visa. Etkinlik TGB Promosyonları tarafından desteklenmektedir., En Sıra, Inc. ve Mayweather Promosyonlar.
“Sergey Lipinets announced himself last year as a serious contender in the welterweight division and can move closer to the top of the stacked weight class against the tough unbeaten Kudratillo Abdukakhorov on October 24,” said Tom Brown, TGB Promosyonlar Başkanı. “In undercard attractions, unbeaten Xavier Martínez can earn a career-best victory over the always dangerous Claudio Marrero, while talented super lightweight Malik Hawkins and the powerful Subriel Matías will clash with a chance for the winner to propel themselves up the 140-pound rankings. These are three evenly matched bouts that will show us a lot about all of the fighters, while treating fans to great action.”
“Given what Kudratillo has gone through to get this opportunity, the fight seems easier,” said Carl Moretti, Top Rank VP of Boxing Operations. “But everyone knows it won’t be.”
The 31-year-old Lipinets (16-1, 12 KOs) will look to remain unbeaten since moving up to welterweight in 2018 and position himself for further title opportunities in the welterweight division. Born in Kazakhstan and representing Russia, Lipinets now lives in Woodland Hills, California and is trained by renowned coach Joe Goossen. Lipinets has put together three straight victories since losing his 140-pound title to four-division champion Mikey Garcia in March 2018. Lipinets scored two victories in 2019, including a stoppage of two-division champion Lamont Peterson in one of the year’s most exciting fights.
Born in Uzbekistan and fighting out of Kuala, Lumpur, Malezya, Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9 KOs) is the top-rated welterweight contender in the IBF rankings. The 27-year-old made his U.S. debut last March, defeating former title challenger Keita Obara by unanimous decision. Abdukakhorov followed that up with a wide technical decision triumph over former champion Luis Collazo last October.
A Mayweather Promotions prospect from Sacramento, Kaliforniya., Martínez (15-0, 11 KOs) has trained for this fight in Las Vegas, Nev. alongside three-time champion Gervonta Davis. The 22-year-old added three knockout victories to his record last year, and has stopped his last seven opponents heading into October 24. Martínez most recently knocked out Jessie Cris Rosales last November, and will step up in competition to face Marrero, as he seeks to move closer to a title shot.
The former interim featherweight champion Marrero (24-4, 17 KOs) will move up to the 130-pound division after a long run at 126-pounds that saw him face a slew of contenders and rising prospects. Representing Santo Domingo, Dominik Cumhuriyeti, Marrero captured his interim title in April 2017 with a first round knockout over then unbeaten Carlo Zambrano. The 31-year-old also owns a first-round stoppage of then unbeaten Jorge Lara in April 2018 and a decision victory over featherweight contender Eduardo Ramirez last June.
Another rising prospect in the Mayweather Promotions stable, Hawkins (18-0, 11 KOs), fights out of Baltimore, Maryland and is trained by Gervonta Davis’ coach Calvin Ford. The 24-year-old most recently triumphed over then unbeaten Darwin Price in December by fifth-round TKO. Hawkins was busy in 2019, picking up five victories in total following a 2018 campaign that saw him earn his first 10-round decision win by beating Raymond Serrano.
The 28-year-old Matías (15-1, 15 KOs) returns to action looking to bounce back from his first career defeat, a narrow decision loss to Petros Ananyan in February of this year. Bundan önce, Matías had stopped all 15 of his opponents dating back to his pro debut in December 2015. Ekim 24 will be his fourth fight in the U.S.
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