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Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording

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Leonard Ellerbe
Nyob zoo, txhua leej txhua tus. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re very excited. What a great card we have come April the 7th los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, we have Erislandy Lara versus Jarrett Hurd in an outstanding unification fight which will determine supremacy at the 154-weight class.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, we have a great rematch of a fight that saw Caleb Truax wrestle the IBF Super Middleweight Championship away from James DeGale. That’s going to be a terrific fight also.
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw, we have Julian Williams taking on Nathaniel Gallimore in what will be a very, very entertaining fight as an IBF Junior Middleweight Elimination Bout.
Our card is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions. Tickets are still on sale at AXS.com and it starts as cheap as $50. Dua, this will be a terrific card led by none other than – I’m going to introduce the man who’s totally responsible for putting all this together, none other than Stephen Espinoza.
Stephen Espinoza
Ua tsaug, Leonard. Zoo, the hits keep coming here at SHOWTIME, coming off of a huge March schedule highlighted by the two big time heavyweight title fights. April on SHOWTIME will feature two stellar cards from Mayweather Promotions.
The first on April 7 is a high-quality tripleheader, three competitively matched fights with world title implications and our main event, Lara versus Hurd, a unification fight, featuring two of the top three consensus in the world at 154 phaus. Sort of the natural evolution of what has been an unofficial super welterweight tournament over the last year, year and a half on SHOWTIME.
Nyob rau hauv 2017, SHOWTIME televised eight matchups featuring all of the top five ranked super welterweight champions and challengers in that unofficial tournament. Now we get the natural results of that, a unification fight which happens to be only the sixth unification fight in the history of the 154-pound division.
Erislandy Lara, he’s the WBA champ, the longest reigning champion at 154 phaus. He won the WBA title on SHOWTIME in 2014 and he’s now making his sixth defense. With a record of 25-2-2, he could easily make the case that he could be undefeated certainly. The loss to Paul Williams was very controversial and a very close split decision loss to Canelo. So we very well could have an undefeated fighter.
Jarrett Hurd is the IBF champion. He made the first defense of his title on SHOWTIME in October. He has scored seven consecutive KOs as his level of bout position has dramatically increased and, nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, he really has burst on the scene lately. His first televised fight was on SHOBOX in 2015, a KO of Frank Galarza, and he’s been on a roll ever since.
Qhov no sib ntaus, this main event, Lara versus Hurd, is one of five matchups of top five contenders, top five ranked fighters, on the SHOWTIME schedule just in the first half of this year. So we look forward to a great fight, a great card on April 7th.
L. Ellerbe
Ua tsaug rau koj, Stephen. I would like to introduce the IBF world champion. What an outstanding young fighter. He’s from my hometown. He lives and trains out of Accokeek, Maryland. Always in exciting fights and we expect nothing different come April the 7th. He’s undefeated with a record of 21-0, nrog 15 Kos. He’s coming off of career-defining TKO victory over Austin Trout. Ladies and gentlemen, the IBF Junior Middleweight Champion, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd.
Jarrett Hurd
Kev kawm yuav zoo. We’re getting prepared. This is a fight that I wanted just as bad as any and I’m glad we can make it happen. I just can’t wait to put on a show.
L. Ellerbe
Zoo. Cas. Next up, we have Erislandy “American npau suav” Lara with a record of 25 thiab 2 nrog 14 Kos. And again, as Stephen mentioned earlier, Lara is the longest reigning champion at 154. A tremendous boxer, real slick, real smooth. He’s been in there with all the top guys in the weight class and again, he’ll be looking to put on another great performance come April the 7th. Yog li ntawd, tej thiab gentlemen, Erislandy Lara.
Erislandy Lara
First I want to thank everyone on the call. tseem ceeb tshaj, I’d like to thank SHOWTIME for putting on a great fight, thank Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions and my whole team. Come April 7, I’ll be ready to fight and ready to put on a show.
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For Stephen, I’m just wondering if you could give your thought process as to what made you decide to make a matchup between Erislandy Lara and Hurd as opposed to either of those guys against Charlo.
S. Espinoza
I think it was really the style matchup. When we sat down and looked at them, they’re three exciting fighters, three great champions, but the matchup that was really intriguing because of the styles was Lara versus Hurd.
Erislandy has never shied away from any challenge. Jarrett was very vocal about wanting to unify. And the combination of their styles, where they are in their careers, it seemed like an intriguing matchup.
Q
Do you believe that the winner of the fight would then look to fight Charlo?
S. Espinoza
Kiag li. And Jermell is game. He’s on board. He’s on board for it. He was recently on SHOWTIME and he indicated he wants the winner. He wants the winner next.
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Jarrett, what was it about this matchup that made you want it more?
J. Hurd
Zoo, I knew both fights will eventually happen. But I feel like the fight with Erislandy Lara will give me more credibility and will put me in position at number one. I wanted to be top guy in my division and now I feel like I am the top guy in my division.
Qhov no sib ntaus, I want it over the fight with Jermell Charlo, even though the fight with Jermell Charlo is more anticipated and people want – maybe because of our styles, but I wanted this fight because I feel like it will put me to better position in the 154 division.
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Do you feel like at 27 years old you’re now in your prime and that basically whether it’s Erislandy Lara, or anybody else in the weight class that Jarrett Hurd’s punching power can take care of them?
J. Hurd
I feel like my power – I have the power that’s deceptive and it doesn’t look as hard on TV or while you’re in there until you feel it. It’s a total different story.
I feel like my power can stop anyone, put anyone down. But on April 7th, the knockout streak, I’ll stop another guy and I plan on continuing to keep doing.
Q
Are you ready for a much different kind of style in an experienced fighter like Lara? How do you deal with that kind of skill?
J. Hurd
Lara, he’s been the longest reigning champion at 154. Kuv twb tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau tom 154 all my life, so we’ve been watching him since I turned professional and the style Lara presents we’ve been training for this long before this training camp. He’s a great champion but Lara has always been on top and we always study and the game plan we got is perfect and this is why we wanted the fight. It’s no secret how badly I wanted this fight.
Ntawm chav kawm, I’m not going to stay in there and try to box with Lara because Lara is an expert on what he does. Lara is not going to stand there toe-to-toe with me because of my size, inside game and my power. So it’s going to be a cat and mouse game and I just can’t wait to show you guys that outcome.
Q
I wonder if Lara could give me his perspective on where he thinks Jarrett Hurd falls in the weight class and whether or not he feels like he is going to have to outbox him or maybe he can mix it up with him a bit.
Thiab. Lara
I’m ready to go for April 7th. Jarrett Hurd, as everyone knows, he’s a big, strong fighter, but pretty basic. He can try to fight, kind of like a Mexican strong style and those are styles that I’d like to fight.
So come April 7th, we hope he’s prepared. I’m prepared and want to put on a great fight for the fans and for the writers and for everyone else.
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Was this a fight that Erislandy wanted or would he have preferred a Charlo unification?
Thiab. Lara
As everyone knows, I was the one who wanted this fight. He won his title in February, I wanted to fight him in October and his team said he wasn’t ready to fight me in October. They wanted him to be prepared to fight another southpaw and prepare for me.
Yog li ntawd, as the pressure mounted, Jarrett Hurd decided just to fight. So I’m happy he stepped up to the plate but as everyone knows, I want his belt and I want the other belts in this division as well.
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Jarrett, how do you feel Erislandy compares to Trout in the sense of how much better he might be and how much of a step-up in competition it is for you?
J. Hurd
I feel like Lara has a little bit better foot movement than Trout. And one thing about Trout, he took chances in my fight. He stayed there with me. I don’t think Lara is going to take that many chances. He’s a very disciplined fighter.
So whatever works for him, he’s going to stick to exactly what he’s working for. He’s never going to change it no matter how hot on the scorecard he is or not, he’s going to stick to his game plan and I think he’s much more disciplined and a little sharper than Trout.
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How much do you feel that it helped you to fight Trout to get ready for this fight?
J. Hurd
It definitely helped me, not only to fight Trout, but just going to two training camps with southpaws. I only fought three southpaws in my career before Trout. So now I have a lot of experience with them. So going into this fight I wanted to kind of go into two or three camps before I face Lara and I think it helped me.
Q
Erislandy said that you fight like a Mexican. How much of a compliment do you take that as?
J. Hurd
Mexicans are fighters, ib. I take it as a compliment. When you describe a Mexican fighter, you stay toe-to-toe and that’s what the fans like to see. Ntawm chav kawm, that’s not my only style. Everyone sees I can switch it up with my fight with Frank Galarza back in Las Vegas and it all depends on what I have to bring out that night. I can do it all.
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Erislandy, what do you think of how Hurd fought in the Trout fight?
Thiab. Lara
I watched the Trout fight in the locker room and as I was preparing for my fight, so I couldn’t watch that carefully but from what I saw in the fight, I thought Trout was winning the fight and as the fight wore on, obviously, Trout’s legs weren’t there and he hadn’t fought in 17 months and he’s also a fighter who’s on the back-end of his career, and had lost already several times.
But I thought Trout was actually doing a good job in the fight and, like I said, Hurd is a guy who likes to take it up a notch after six, seven rounds and I like to take it up a notch or two after six, seven rounds. Yog li ntawd, qhov no yog yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus. And come April 7, I’m just ready to rumble.
Q
Based on what you just said, do you feel that maybe too much has been made of the Trout win?
Thiab. Lara
People are going to have their take on the Trout fight but, there is no fighter at 154 los yog 160 or anywhere around this weight division that has my style and my boxing ability and my smarts, and that’s the reason I’ve made it this far.
Trout was out 17 lub hlis. He is an older guy. He’s been defeated several times and he is a former world champ but he’s also had a loser mentality.
It’s a lot different when you’re fighting a winner and you’re fighting the guy who also dominated Trout and put him on the deck and let him off the hook in the 12th. It’s an exciting fight and we’re excited to put on a great fight.
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How important is it for you, if you’re able to beat Jarrett Hurd, that you go and fight Jermell Charlo and you in effect clean out the 154-pound division?
Thiab. Lara
I said it before and I’m going to say it again. I’m going to clean out the division and that has been my plan from the beginning and I’m going to stick to my plan. I don’t care who the champions are. I don’t care what their names are or where they’re from. I’m going to clean up the division and it starts April 7.
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Do you view Hurd as a tougher fight than Charlo or vice versa?
Thiab. Lara
I don’t look at them any different. They’re both to me kind of the same fighter. They both come up to the ring with a purpose and they’re trying to win. Tiam sis thaum kawg ntawm lub hnub, I’m the best fighter in this division. It’s been proven over years. So whether it was Hurd first, Charlo first, it didn’t matter. I’m just ready to rumble.
L. Ellerbe
I would also like to touch on that. With all due respect to Trout, Jarrett Hurd ain’t Austin Trout. Kuv txhais li cas, this kid is the real deal. I try to look back in the history of this particular division and I can’t think of a fighter who was as big and physical and applies the kind of pressure — especially mental pressure — that he puts on guys in a very, very long time. Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug zoo kawg li kev sib ntaus, an excellent matchup, contrasting styles and I’m really, really excited to see this bout.
Q
You said before in the past that you start off slow in your fights on purpose even to the point of taking a blow or two from your opponent. What’s your thinking behind strategy like that?
J. Hurd
I’m just feeling my opponent out. You don’t want to go out there and not know what he’s capable of. So you just don’t want to go out there and take that many chances without seeing what the guy’s got. Yog li ntawd, I just use the first round to see what he has and take it from there, make the adjustments.
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Do you think people recognize your size and your power? Do they underestimate your ability to fight inside?
J. Hurd
A hundred percent. I don’t think now, but I think they did before. Me being a taller, longer, rangier guy they expect me to be on the outside and I know I surprised a lot of people when I start to fight inside, that close. I watched a lot of James Toney. So that’s where I kind of get it from.
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Stephen, you said this fight was chosen and put together based on the styles of these fighters. Is it that you recognized the last four opponents that Hurd’s faced were two orthodox fighters and also two southpaw fighters that he put on a great performance against?
S. Espinoza
Zoo, it was more looking for an entertaining fight. It’s sort of the classic matador-and-bull type of fight. You’ve got a really aggressive hard-punching, hluas, strong champion and you’ve got, another champion who’s known as one of the most skilled fighters in any division. So it’s sort of the unstoppable force immovable object coming together; which style is going to win out?
So it really wasn’t as much looking at past opponents as it was, what might be the most exciting fight. And not to say that Jermell isn’t an exciting fighter, heev, vim hais tias, that is definitely something that’s very, very possible in the near future.
So it was just, which one could come first, which one would come next, and I think the clash of styles is what attracted us to this matchup first.
L. Ellerbe
Sometimes when people referred to Lara, they just mostly speak about his boxing skill. But Lara can also crack, heev. So those out there who sleep on Lara’s power are sadly mistaken. I’ve sat ringside, first row a couple of his fights and especially the Canelo fight and I’ve seen firsthand what his power looks like. And if anybody’s sleeping on his power, they are sadly mistaken.
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Jarrett do you think those recent fights are the fights that prepared you going into this fight against Lara?
J. Hurd
Yog, I feel more though that my career period has prepared me for this fight. I didn’t come up the easy route. So I didn’t have a big amateur career. A lot of people didn’t want to give me a chance. I had to go out there and take them. My performances I put on when I got the opportunity each and every time on TV, I went out there and did what I was supposed to.
Yog li ntawd, I feel like just my career, lub sij hawm, and all I’ve been through prepared me for this fight, not just those fights on TV, but those little fights.
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You say that you want to go ahead and walk opponents down and try to get rid of them, put the more pressure on. Is that the case?
Jarrett Hurd:
It depends. Like during the Austin Trout fight. He did lack a little power, so I was willing to take some to get some in. I was willing to take some chances but, it all depends on, zoo li koj hais tias, if they all lack a little power. Are you willing to take those chances?
Like my fight with Oscar Molina, he can crack a little more than Tony Harrison, so I was kind of a little more head movement and little less willing to go into there without being cautious.
It all depends. But like I said man it’s crazy because people define me by my last two fights as that’s my style. I was the guy that always was the kind of puncher and fought from his back foot until guys started to compare me and look at my size. I didn’t even realize I was that big of a fighter until I got on the stage with some of these guys. So my last two fights are the only fights that I have fought that way in my career, coming forward and then pressure, because I knew eventually I would have to come into a fight with a guy like Lara. We’ve been working on it, but I could switch it up. I can do whatever. It all depends on my opponent that night and y’all just going to have to wait and see.
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Erislandy, are there any concerns about him getting stronger as the fight goes on and also how he’s able to take punches from people and actually take their power?
Thiab. Lara
I keep seeing people refer to his height or how big he is, but Williams was taller and bigger than him. Canelo was and is stronger than him, and they couldn’t deal with me.
So I’m not worried about what he has to bring today. I’m worried about what I have to do in that ring. I’m focused. Kuv npaj txhij, and there’s no question in my mind I know I can knock him out. If he gets reckless, he’s going to get knocked down. And if not, then he’s going to get beat up.
He’s going to have to make that decision on April 7 whether he’s willing to go through the fire or if he’s just willing just to lose a decision. It’s up to him. He’s going to have to decide that on April 7.
Q
Do you think that those past fights have given you any kind of preparation or anything for this fight coming? Or do you feel that you’re totally different from when you fought Paul Williams and when you fought Canelo, lub cev?
Thiab. Lara
I don’t look for one specific fight. I don’t look at last fight or the last four fights because my whole life, I’ve been preparing for this, since Cuba.
I didn’t have shoes until I was 5 xyoo. I was preparing for this. I was born to be a fighter. It was during my whole amateur career, 350 plus amateur fights, several world championships across the amateurs. Now my whole pro-career, I fought the top guys, I’ve beat the top guys, and that’s what’s prepared me for this fight and prepared me to fight whoever is available in the division.
So I’m ready to go and I’m ready to fight.
Q
Leonard, with Mayweather Promotions, are you guys planning to put more and more fights together, not just with your own fighters but working with SHOWTIME to put on just top-quality fights, lub sij hawm?
L. Ellerbe
We’re very excited to promote all these big events, working along with SHOWTIME and expect to see more of it in the next couple of months.
We’ve outlined our next few big events that we have and expect more of that in the fall of this year. All we’re looking to do is put on the biggest and best events and make them for the fans.
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What is Erislandy’s take on sometimes people not appreciating the sweet science and his boxing ability?
Thiab. Lara
This is a sport. Boxing is hit and don’t get hit. That’s the way it was taught from the beginning of time. It’s a sweet science and all fights are different. Styles are different. Styles obviously make fights.
Some guys are willing to take more risk than others and that sometimes dictates the action in a fight. My main focus is to win every fight and win clearly. That’s my job.
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Erislandy are you the only fighter in the division that could put Jermell Charlo in his place?
Thiab. Lara
One hundred percent yes. And from my experiences of hundreds of rounds of sparring, Jermell Charlo won’t fight Erislandy Lara next when we get done with Hurd. Only time will tell.
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Jarrett, do you see any weakness in Erislandy Lara?
J. Hurd
Well you all will have to see that on fight night. Not to give away too much of the game plan, tab sis, like I said, Lara’s toughest fights are when guys put pressure on him. And that’s what we’re going to do.
Q
Leonard, you talked about Jarrett’s versatility and how you’ve done some research on this weight class and his size. But in your time, have you seen a guy with his relative inexperience to someone like Lara expressing the confidence that he has done and also just rising so quickly against quality opposition like this?
L. Ellerbe
Ua Tsis, I think it’s a tremendous asset. Confidence is everything in this sport. He has a strong belief in his skill set and his ability to go out there and get it done.
Obviously, this is the biggest and toughest challenge to date with Lara being a great champion who has fought on the big stage and has fought a number of great fighters. But again, those contrasting styles and Jarrett having the ability and the confidence to bring that to the table I think is going to make a big, big difference.
Because it’s one thing with sitting on the outside and watching guys fight on TV, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you got a light heavyweight walking you down and putting that kind of mental pressure on you. But Lara’s built for this kind of thing because he’s seen any and every kind of style out there.
So these are the reasons why I think it’s a great, great matchup because again, I think that Jarrett is going to bring out the best in Lara and I think vice-versa, Lara is going to bring the best out in Jarrett. Period.
When it comes to Lara, we’ve seen him on the big stage before. He’s a tremendous boxer. He’s actually, in my eyes, the best boxer that’s out there. Tremendous foot movement, head movement, coming from that great Cuban school of boxing, he’s a real deal.
But again, you got this young, tough, hungry lion that had the mindset that he doesn’t care what Lara has done in the past because Lara has never fought nobody like Jarrett Hurd, and vice-versa.
That’s what makes this an intriguing matchup. Come April 7, I expect this fight probably might end in a knockout.
Q
What is your assessment of Jarrett Hurd compared to the guys you faced in your career?
Thiab. Lara
I don’t compare fighters. I look at him as a young, hungry kid who’s got desire. He wants to be great. He’s going to come forward and he’s going to come ready to fight. If he doesn’t come forward, then I’ll be ready to fight, heev, however it plays out. But I’m ready for everything he brings to the table.
Q
When was the last time, Erislandy, that someone outright predicted that they were going to knock you out as he has done?
Thiab. Lara
Every fighter wants to knock you out when you get in that ring. Paul Williams wanted to knock me out. Canelo, Vanes, plus he keeps mentioning how it’s going to be Angulo and this and that.
Zoo, Angulo connected on me twice, but don’t forget how that fight finished. I ended Angulo’s career. I ruined his career and I put him out of the top level of boxing.
If Jarrett Hurd thinks he’s going to come like that, I’m going to end his career too, ntawm 27 xyoo. So come April 7, I’m hoping he puts that pressure so I could ruin his career for all the talking that he’s been doing.
Q
Jarrett? What did you think of what he just said?
J. Hurd
Kuv txhais li cas, here’s the thing, we all know that Lara has the experience. He’s seen every style from right-handed to the southpaw. Anything you give him, he’s seen it all. But he has not experienced what I’m about to give him.
It’s not about the styles that you’ve seen; it’s about what you’re about to experience. So this is a whole different ballgame. You get in there to fight with Jarrett Hurd and you’ll see how that all ends.
I speak from the heart and I say what I feel. I’m not just out here talking just to talk. I’m putting in the work. Where my chance is going and where I see this fight playing out, there’s no way that Lara is going to come out of top.
Q
What makes you different from Angulo? Thiab kuj, does it give you a little bit of an edge that he is a little bit older now than he was then?
J. Hurd
Ua Tsis, we never play that old card. You’ve seen Lara’s performances. He’s still in great shape. Age is not factor. I hate guys saying the same thing with Austin Trout. They say age is starting to show.
We’re not going to play the age card. We see that Lara is still a great fighter. He’s the longest reigning champion for a reason and age shouldn’t play a part.
As far as the past Angulo thing, nothing to take away from Angulo. Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter, he’s done great things, but I’m much faster than Angulo, much sharp than Angulo, hit harder than Angulo and I’m a much bigger guy.
So physically, when I’m in there, on him in the ring, he’s going to feel it. He couldn’t take the pressure and the style from Angulo. He’s going to be in long night when he fights me.
L. Ellerbe
Cas. Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve heard from both fighters. Dua, we have a tremendous lineup, great tripleheader live on SHOWTIME, April the 7th, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Lara versus Hurd, Truax versus DeGale, Julian Williams versus Nathaniel Gallimore. What a tremendous tripleheader, nyob rau SHOWTIME.
We want to thank everyone for joining us on the call. Have a wonderful day.
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Top Contenders Julian Williams & Nathaniel Gallimore Clash in 154-Pound Title Eliminator Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7 Live on SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov, Las Vegas

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Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd 154-Pound Title Unification Headlines Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Caleb Truax & James DeGale Square-Off in 168-Pound World Title Rematch in Co-Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader
Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 20, 2018) – Julian “J-pob zeb” Williams thiab Nathaniel Gallimore, two young, skilled contenders in the stacked 154-pound division, will clash in a 12-round world title eliminator on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7 live on SHOWTIME from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event will see Erislandy Lara, the longest reigning world champion at 154-pounds, clash with undefeated champion Jarrett Hurd in a highly anticipated 154-pound world title unification bout. The three-fight telecast begins at 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT and features Caleb Truax making the first defense of his 168-pound title against James DeGale in a rematch of their exciting first bout in December.
Williams and Gallimore will look to put themselves into the mandatory position for the IBF Junior Middleweight World Title currently held by Hurd.
Tickets for the show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, are on sale now and available by visiting AXS.com or the Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov, Las Vegas Box Office.
The epitome of a Philadelphia fighter, Williams (24-1-1, 15 Kos) has won his last two fights after suffering the first loss of his career to Jermall Charlo in his first world title fight in 2016 on SHOWTIME. The 27-year-old Williams rebounded by stopping Joshua Conley last June before picking up a victory over former champion Ishe Smith in his most recent fight in November.
“This is going to be a really good fight on April 7,” Hais Williams “Gallimore has been talking a big game, but I’ve got a big chip on my shoulder, and I’ve been training like it. I think he’s going to bring out something different in me. He’s going to find out that there are different levels to this game. He’s a bit of a stalker in the ring and he’s been knocking people out. He thinks he’s a puncher, but he hasn’t really fought the level of competition that I have. I don’t care if he’s training with Buddy McGirt now, because no one can save him when he’s in that ring.”
The 29-year-old Gallimore (20-1-1, 17 Kos) has stayed active while rising up the ranks at 154-pounds and picking up four knockout victories in 2017. The Jamaican fighter, who now trains in California with Buddy McGirt, impressively stopped previously unbeaten Jeison Rosario and then once-beaten Justin DeLoach in two performances that announced his arrival as 154-pound contender.
“This is going to be my coming out year,” said Gallimore. “This is a huge opportunity to present my skills and my abilities to the world. There’s no mistaking why I’m here, and I’ll make a statement starting with ‘J-Pebbles’ Williams. I call him ‘J-Pebbles’ because he’s not a ‘J-Rock.’ He’s an average fighter. There’s nothing special about him. The best way he can prepare is to do chin pushups, because I’m going to test his chin and that’s the only thing that can protect him. I’m going to dismantle him piece-by-piece, round-by-round, and when that time comes to seek and destroy, Kuv yuav mus coj nws tawm. I’m the one they should be worried about.”
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ERISLANDY LARA AND JARRETT HURD TO CLASH IN 154-POUND TITLE UNIFICATION LIVE ON SHOWTIME ONSATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 7 FROM THE HARD ROCK HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas

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Caleb Truax and James DeGale To Battle in a 168-Pound World Title Rematch in the Co-Main Event of the
Premier Boxing Champions Event
Daim pib rau muag khoom Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 16
Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 9, 2018) – Erislandy Lara, the longest reigning world champion at 154-pounds, will clash with IBF champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd in a highly-anticipated super welterweight title unification live on SHOWTIME (10 pm ET/7 pm PT) as part of an exciting card presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7 from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Caleb Truax will make the first defense of his IBF title against James DeGale in a rematch of one of the biggest upsets of 2017 that saw Truax wrestle the belt from DeGale on his home turf in London last December.
Tickets for the show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, yuav mus rau ntawm kev muag Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 16 and be available by visiting AXS.com or the Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov, Las Vegas Box Office.
“This is an action-packed card from top to bottom. The televised card features boxers who all have something significant to gain with a victory,” said Tom Brown, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm TGB Promotions. “The winner of Lara-Hurd will be one step closer to becoming the undisputed 154-pound world champion. In a rematch, Truax gets to re-affirm his position as champion and DeGale has a chance to regain his world championship status. This is the kind of show that keeps fans on the edge of their seats.”
“We take pride in promoting quality events that our audiences always want to see,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “This card is going to be another line-up that the fans won’t want to miss. With Lara and Hurd looking to unify their titles and guys going head-to-head in rematches on the undercard, this is sure to be a night of non-stop action.
Lara vs. Hurd is a classic contrast in styles that could force each fighter to raise their game to another level. Lara is a crafty southpaw who relies on his superior boxing skills to confound opponents, while Hurd is a pure pressure boxer-puncher that stalks his opponents and isn’t easily frustrated.
Lara, a Cuban whose nickname is “American npau suav”, is coming off a unanimous decision victory on SHOWTIME over Terrell Gausha in October. Hurd was on the same card and defeated former champion Austin Trout when Trout’s corner stopped the fight in the 10th puag ncig. That paved the way for this unification showdown.
The 34-year-old Lara (25-2-2, 14 Kos), who lives and trains in Houston, Texas, won his world title with a TKO victory over Alfredo Angulo in 2013 and has successfully defended it seven times, which includes wins over Trout, Ishe Smith and Vanes Martirosyan.
“I’m very excited and motivated for this fight and to once again be headlining on the best network in boxing on SHOWTIME, is truly a pleasure,” hais tias Lara. “I look forward to adding another belt to my collection on April 7 and to proving that I’m the best 154-pound fighter out there. Everyone tune-in because you don’t want to miss this unification. It’s going to be a legendary night and one for the history books.”
The undefeated Hurd (21-0, 15 Kos) is coming off a career-defining TKO victory over the former champion Trout in his last fight on Oct. 14. It was the first defense of the title for the 27-year Hurd of Accokeek, Maryland, who won the championship with a TKO victory over Tony Harrison on Feb. 25, 2017.
“I plan on being the aggressor for the entire fight, so I’ve been doing some exercises and working on techniques to improve my foot work so that I can stay on top of Erislandy Lara,” hais tias Hurd. “We are not trying to go to the scorecards, so hopefully, I can be the first man to stop him, which I hope to do in the later rounds.
“I called him out, thiab tam sim no, it has come to pass that I get to become a unified champion against the man everyone considers to be the best and most feared in the division, and that’s Erislandy Lara.”
They call 34-year-old Truax “Golden”, and he punched his ticket to world title gold while on a trip to London in December, when he defeated DeGale by majority decision. Truax (29-3-2, 18 Kos) of Osseo, Minnesota was on a two-fight win streak heading into the match against DeGale. Before that his only losses came against former champions Anthony Dirrell, Daniel Jacobs and Jermain Taylor.
“They made the right call on the decision in England, and I expect to be even more dominant this time around,” Truax said. “I am planning to really just beat up James Gale and get the job done in more efficient fashion this time.’
“Fighting in Las Vegas for the first time will be a very cool experience and I expect it to be friendlier than it was in London. There is a lot of pride on the line for me, being that I’m the first boxing world champion from Minnesota in a long time. So there is a lot on the line for me and I plan to keep that going, especially as a means for supporting my family.”
The 32-year-old DeGale (23-2-1, 14 Kos) was the first British boxer to win a Gold Medal in the Olympics (2008 Beijing Games) and a world championship as a professional. He won his world title with a unanimous decision over Andre Dirrell in 2015 and made two successful defenses before fighting to a draw against Badou Jack on Jan. 14, 2017. It was a brutal standoff between two world champions, but neither man had his hand raised in victory. DeGale, who was coming off of an injury, had his home town crowd behind him but couldn’t deliver a win as Truax scored a stunning upset with the majority decision victory.
‘I’m happy to have the opportunity to rematch Truax and regain my IBF title,” said DeGale. “I am not going to make excuses for my poor performance, actions speak louder than words. I am excited to be boxing in Vegas and on SHOWTIME again. The real JD will be back on fight night!”
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** SHOWTIME SPORTS® LIVE STREAM ALERT **

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James DeGale & Lee Selby World Championship Bouts To Be Streamed Live Exclusively To U.S. Audience This Saturday From London Via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube & Facebook

YouTube Link & Embed Code Below – Live Stream Begins At Approximately 2:45 p.m. THIAB/11:45 p.m. PT

DAB TSI: SHOWTIME Sports will live stream two world championship bouts as part of a four-bout card free to the U.S. audience on social media platforms this Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 9. YouTube links and embed codes are below for media via the SHO Sports YouTube channel.

Live coverage from Copper Box Arena in London, provided by BoxNation and BT Sport, will begin at approximately 2:45 p.m. THIAB/11:45 a.m. PT with U.K. sportscasters John Rawling and Richie Woodhall calling all the action.

IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 Kos) will headline as he defends his title against former world title challenger Caleb Truax (28-3-2, 18 Kos) in DeGale’s first fight since a thrilling bout with Badou Jack in a 168-pound world championship unification match last January on SHOWTIME.

In the streaming co-feature, IBF Featherweight World Champion Lee Selby (20-1, 9 Kos) will take on undefeated contender Eduardo Ramirez (20-0-3, 7 Kos), while undefeated light heavyweight Anthony Yarde (13-0, 12 Kos) will face former world title challenger Nikola Sjekloca (32-4-1, 11 Kos). The opening fight of the live stream will feature the U.S. introduction to 20-year-old undefeated heavyweight Daniel Dubois (5-0, 5 Kos) as he takes on former Anthony Joshua foe Dorian Darch (12-5-1, 1 Kos).

YOUTUBE LINK

HNUB SATURDAY LUB FOUR-FIGHT CARD: 2:45 p.m. THIAB / 11:45 a.m. PT (ntawv: start time is approximate)

YouTube Link: http://s.sho.com/2AgHUVi

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO LIVE STREAM JAMES DEGALE & LEE SELBY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 LIVE ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK EXCLUSIVELY TO THE U.S. AUDIENCE

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SHOWTIME Remains The Only Network To Offer Live Boxing On Social Platforms In The U.S.

Live Coverage From London Includes DeGale vs. Caleb Truax And Selby vs. Eduardo Ramirez, Plus 175-Pound Prospect Anthony Yarde And The U.S. Introduction To Unbeaten Heavyweight Daniel Dubois

TSHIAB YORK - Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 29, 2017 – SHOWTIME Sports will live stream a world-class boxing event – including two world championship bouts – free to the U.S. audience on social media platforms Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 9 to close out the network’s industry-leading 2017 boxing schedule. The digital-only offering will be exclusive in the U.S. on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.

IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 Kos) will headline as he defends his title against former world title challenger Caleb Truax (28-3-2, 18 Kos) in DeGale’s first fight since a thrilling bout with Badou Jack in a 168-pound world championship unification match last January on SHOWTIME.

In the streaming co-feature, IBF Featherweight World Champion Lee Selby (20-1, 9 Kos) will take on undefeated contender Eduardo Ramirez (20-0-3, 7 Kos), while undefeated light heavyweight Anthony Yarde (13-0, 12 Kos) will face former world title challenger Nikola Sjekloca (32-4-1, 11 Kos). The opening fight of the live stream will feature the U.S. introduction to 20-year-old undefeated heavyweight Daniel Dubois (5-0, 5 Kos) as he takes on former Anthony Joshua foe Dorian Darch (12-5-1, 1 Kos).

Live coverage, provided by BoxNation and BT Sport, will begin at approximately 2:50 p.m. THIAB/11:50 a.m. PT with U.K. sportscasters John Rawling and Richie Woodhall calling all the action.

SHOWTIME is the only network to offer live streaming coverage of boxing on social media platforms in the U.S., having first done so in 2016 with the presentation of two heavyweight world championship bouts live on YouTube.

Nyob rau hauv 2017, SHOWTIME was the first network to offer live boxing on Twitter with Adrien Broner vs. Adrian Granados (Lub ob hlis ntuj 18). SHOWTIME also live streamed two other boxing events in 2017: super middleweights George Groves vs. Fedor Chudinov on Tej zaum 27 and heavyweights Jarrell Miller vs. Gerald Washington on Lub Xya hli ntuj 29.

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Andre Dirrell Wins Unanimous Decision over Blake Caparello in Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Live from the Taj Mahal Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City

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Anthony Dirrell Scores First Round Knockout Over Caleb Truax
Jonathan Guzman Stops Daniel Rosas in Title Eliminator
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Credit: Dave Nadkarni/Premier Boxing Champions
Atlantic NROOG, NJ (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30, 2016) – Olympic Bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Kos) defeated Australia’s Blake Caparello (22-2-1, 6 Kos) los ntawm sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab (98-91 X 3) in a 10-round super middleweight attraction in the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau Ntsia hlau loj main event from the Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In a bout that started off with a lot of back and forth action, Caparello struck first with a left in the second round that sent Dirrell to the canvas.
“The knockdown I got in the second round felt good,” hais tias Caparello. “I knew I had him hurt, but I wasn’t able to capitalize on it.”
Caparello again got Dirrell against the ropes and seemingly into a bit of trouble with a similar left in round three, but eventually Dirrell settled in and managed to gain control of the fight.
Dirrell said, “My focus, determination and my drive got me the win hmo no. I know I’ve got more work to do, but I never stopped grinding in there hmo no.”
Caparello continued to go to work and battle, but it was clear who the ring general was from the close of the third round and until the final bell rang.
Dirrell exclaimed, “I wanted to send the boxing world and this whole division a message. I’m coming for anyone with a belt. I’ll take on anyone who’s a champion. I know I’ll be a world champion. I have to be a champion. I don’t slow down for anyone. I’m going to keep pushing to get where I’m going.”
On his struggles in the later rounds, Caparello said, “I continued to look for the same left hand all night, it just didn’t come again. Andre has a lot of tricks, he is both good and fast. I am not happy with my performance.”
Dirrell concluded, “Hmo no my brother and I were both able to display our talents in front of a national audience on Spike. Anthony is strong as an ox and got the win quickly hmo no. I got the win on determination and heart. I had to use my toughness in this fight, and I pushed myself as hard as I could to get the win.”
In the second televised bout of the evening, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (29-1-1, 23 Kos) met former world title challenger Caleb “Golden” Truax (26-3-2, 16 Kos) in a 10-round super middleweight affair.
The former 168-pound titleholder Dirrell got off to a quick start, scoring two knockdowns in the first round, causing referee Harvey Dock to stop the fight at just 1:49 mus rau hauv tus thawj puag ncig.
Dirrell said of the dominating performance, “What helped me hmo no was landing my shots early. I was right on top of him with combinations and controlling my jab and that set the tone. Kuv pom hmo no that I work hard in the gym, and it paid off. If I work like I did this time leading up to the fight, then I know nobody can beat me.”
A stunned Truax said, “Everything was great leading up to the fight. I don’t know what happened hmo no. He just caught me early. I think it was an overhand right.”
Reflecting on what the victory means for his struggling hometown of Flint, KUV, Dirrell said, “My work hmo no inside the ring made a big statement for what my brother and I are doing outside of the ring. A lot of people were watching hmo no, and now they know a little bit more about what’s going on with the Flint Water Crisis back home.”
The opening televised bout featured undefeated knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (21-0, 21 Kos) continuing his hot streak in a 12-round super bantamweight title eliminator against Mexico’s Daniel Rosas (20-3, 12 Kos).
Guzman, an unbeaten fighter out of the Dominican Republic and now training in Massachusetts, stabilized early and easily controlled the action in the second half of the fight.
Guzman said, “I used a lot of concentration early and let him make errors so I could see what he was planning to do. Once I saw the mistakes he was making I let my hands go.”
Rosas was stunned in the third round, but Guzman was unable to close on the wobbled fighter. Nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig, Guzman landed a left that knocked Rosas back and followed it with another, dropping Rosas just before the bell.
“I wanted to let him throw some punches early. It helped me gain confidence and learn his tendencies,” said Guzman. “I saw him dropping that right hand, and I knew it would open up the opportunity for me to land my left.”
Rounds six and seven saw Rosas take a pummeling, but miraculously stay on his feet. At the end of the eighth frame, Guzman dropped Rosas for a second time, and again Rosas was saved by the bell.
Txawm li cas los, referee Benjy Esteves had seen enough and stopped the fight following the close of round eight.
When asked about the stoppage, Rosas said, “The ref stopped the fight. I thought the fight should have continued, but he decided to stop it.” Rosas continued, “(Guzman) knocked me down, but I kept on fighting. Kuv yeej tsis tau ua phem rau. Guzman is a strong fighter, but I felt I could have continued and come back in the rest of the rounds.”
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The fight card was promoted by King’s Promotions.
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Andre Dirrell, Blake Caparello, Anthony Dirrell, Caleb Truax, Jonathan Guzman & Daniel Rosas Media Roundtable Quotes

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PBC on Spike Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/PT
From Taj Mahaj Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City
Atlantic NROOG, NJ (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 28, 2016) – With just two days until they enter the ring, Premier Boxing Champions on Spike fighters participated in media roundtables Wednesday in Atlantic City and discussed their respective Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29showdowns taking place at Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City.

The card is headlined by the return of the Dirrell brothers as Olympic Bronze medalist Lwm yam “Cov uas Sawv Rov Los” Dirrell battles Australia’s Blake Caparello thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell takes on Minnesota’s Caleb “Golden” Truax. Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/PT with knockout artist Jonathan Guzman tiv thaiv Mexico lub Daniel Rosas in a 122-pound eliminator.

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Ntawm no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais Wednesday:

ANDRE DIRRELL

“I can tell that Caparello is coming from Australia to prove a point. He’s hungry for a victory and It’s my job to make sure he doesn’t get that. I take this as a championship fight.

“The blessing in having a layoff is that my body is in great shape. I feel 25-years-old not 32.

“I don’t see myself as the smaller man. I suppose he can take a few shots but I am going to display my skill and show that it will lead to a world championship.

“I feel I am at the championship level. I’ll have an eye on the 168-pound title fightsSaturday. I’m looking to get that championship as soon as I can. I am ready and I want DeGale. I don’t care if it’s in his hometown, backyard, basement, living room or kitchen. I want to make sure that fight happens.

“I worked really hard and I can’t wait to get in the ring on Friday hmo ntuj.”

BLAKE CAPARELLO

“It’s good to be back in Atlantic City. I took a lot from my fight against Sergey Kovalev. Being in the ring with him taught me a lot about ring composure. This is my Atlantic City redemption.

“Dirrell is a very difference fighter. Andre is very quick and slick. I can’t afford to make minor mistakes. I didn’t make the 20-hour flight for a loss. I was small for 175 pounds which made the move to 168 very comfortable.

“The plan is to win and fight one of the champions but fighting Andre is a world title for me.

“People don’t think that I can punch, but I’m coming to win and put on a show. I’m looking to bring a victory back to Australia.”

Anthony DIRRELL

“It means a lot to share this card with my brother. We share everything. He is my big brother and this is a great moment for both of us.

“I will be watching the super middleweight title fights Saturday hmo ntuj, but I am not looking past Caleb Truax.

“I know Truax has fought some good competition in Daniel Jacobs and Jermain Taylor. I have my hands full but I prepared to have my hand lifted in Victory.

“I think the loss made me a better fighter because I know what it takes to get there. I am just looking for the next shot. When I get it, I’m going to capitalize and not let the title go.

“I’m going to stick to my game plan and try to get Truax out of there. Then I can start thinking about Badou Jack. I definitely want a rematch.”

CALEB TRUAX

“I have to make the most of this opportunity. Qhov no yog ib tug lossis loj kev sib ntaus rau kuv. I can get another shot at a world title with a win.

“Dirrell is a good fighter. I’ve seen a lot of his fights and we’ve fought on the same card before. You have to respect that he is a former world champion.

“I have to draw from all the experiences I’ve had in my career. I have to use my experience and be on top of my game.

“Most of my fights have been around super middleweight. I don’t have to struggle to make weight as much and I couldn’t turn down this opportunity.”

Jonathan Guzman

“Rosas is a typical Mexican fighter who will come forward and be in great condition. I’m ready for him and I feel I know him well.

“I want a world title and we’re happy that if we get this win we can compete for a belt next time out.

“We are excited to put on a great show Friday hmo ntuj. I will break him in half.”

DANIEL ROSAS

“We know our opponent is very good, but we trained 100 percent to get the victory.

“We’ve been waiting and putting in the work. Yog hais tias tus knockout los, it comes.

“I know this is an elimination bout. We came to win and we’re prepared for anything that comes. I’m ready to be a world champion.”
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Unbeaten Knockout Artist Jonathan Guzman Takes On Mexican Brawler Daniel Rosas in Title Eliminator Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 On Premier Boxing Champions On Spike Live from the Taj Mahal Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City

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Ntau! Top Prospects Eddie Ramirez, Titus Williams & Local Favorites Featured On Loaded Undercard
Atlantic NROOG, NJ (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25, 2016) – Undefeated knockout artist Jonathan Guzman(20-0, 20 Kos) will battle Mexico’s Daniel Rosas (20-2, 12 Kos) in a 12-round super bantamweight title eliminator in the opening bout of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau Ntsia hlau loj on Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 from the Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City.
Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. CT and features the return of the Dirrell brothers as Lwm yam “Cov uas Sawv Rov Los” Dirrell (24-2, 16 Kos) takes on Minnesota’s Caleb “Golden” Truax (26-2-2, 6 Kos) thaum lub sij hawm Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) battles Australia’s Blake Caparello (22-1-1, 6 Kos) in a pair of 10-round super middleweight bouts. Guzman and Rosas will fight for the number two contender spot for the world title currently held by Carl Frampton.
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A trio of exciting prospects highlight the undercard action as unbeaten New York Golden Gloves champion Titus Williams takes on Indiana’s DeWayne Txawj Ntse in a six-round featherweight bout, unbeaten 23-year-old Eddie Ramirez enters the ring in an eight-round super lightweight contest and Brooklyn’s Chordale Booker battles Virginia’s Rogue Zapata in a four-round super welterweight fight.
Addition bouts features New Jersey talent including welterweight Anthony Hluas of Atlantic City against Juan Rodriguez in a six-round battle, Little Egg Harbor’s Brendan Barrett in a four-round heavyweight bout against Alando Pugh, Toms River’s Hafiz Montgomery tiv thaiv khub unbeaten Darnell Pierce in a four-round cruiserweight affair and Atlantic City’s Chris Thomas kev noj nyob Jessie Singletary in a four-round middleweight fight.
Rounding out the action is unbeaten heavyweight Luther Smith in a four-round battle withSolomon Maye, Antonio Magruder in a six-round super lightweight contest againstVictor Vasquez and the pro debut of Abraham Nova raws li nws ntsej muag Weusi Johnson in a four-round super lightweight bout.
An unbeaten fighter out of the Dominican Republic and now training in Massachusetts, Guzman is nearing a world title fight thanks to his extreme power and ability to stop opponents. The 26-year-old has won all of his fight by knockout and since making his U.S. debut nyob rau hauv 2014 he has stopped Ernesto Guerrero, Juan Guzman, Christian Esquivel and most recently Danny Aquino.
An experienced 26-year-old who has fought professionally since 2007, Rosas came up just short in his last title opportunity, when he dropped a decision to Alejandro Hernandez in 2014. Rosas has won his last three fights in a row since then and the Mexico City-native will look to make a splash in his U.S. debut on April 29.
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Dirrell kwv tij Rov qab Raws li Premier Boxing Champions Nyob ntsia hlau loj Hits Atlantic City

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Olympic Bronze medalist Andre Dirrell Battles Australia lub Blake Caparello &
Former World Champion Anthony Dirrell Yuav siv sij hawm Nyob rau qub tub rog Caleb Truax
Thaum Lub Taj Mahal Twv txiaj yuam pov thiab Hotel
Daim pib Nyob muag khoom Tam sim no!
Atlantic NROOG, NJ (Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, 2016) – Olympic Bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 Kos) takes on Australia’s Blake Caparello (22-1-1, 6 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super middleweight attraction li Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rov qab mus Ntsia hlau loj on Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 los ntawm Taj Mahal Twv txiaj yuam pov thiab Hotel nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau tib daim card, Dirrell tus tij laug, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) yuav tau raws li yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Caleb “Golden” Truax (26-2-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super middleweight yi raws li ib feem ntawm ib tug muaj siab hmo ntuj ntawm PBC rau cov ntsia hlau loj txiav txim pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I.
Cov yav tas los 168-phaus titleholder Anthony thiab ob-lub sij hawm title challenger Andre yog ob qho tib si prime rau lwm khiav ntawm championship kub, tiam sis yuav muaj txhav kev sib tw los ntawm tw uas muaj nyuam qhuav tau lawv tus kheej lub npe lub sij hawm.
“Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 yog yuav mus yuav ib tug kev lom zem hmo ntuj ntawm boxing,” hais tias Andre. “Caparello yog tshaib plab ib yam li kuv thiab nws yog sib ntaus sib tua rau nws cov hauj lwm ces kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug heev txaus ntshai txiv neej. Txhua yam nyob rau hauv camp tau zoo meej kom deb li deb. Kuv pog hais tias ob Anthony thiab kuv yuav tau mus rau showcase peb cov kev txawj ntse thiab kis peb tsev neeg lub npe ntau heev tshaj dua nyob rau tib ntsia hlau loj qhia tau tias.”
“Nws yog ib tug yawm yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau tib daim card raws li kuv tus tij laug,” hais tias Anthony. “Nws yuav yog ib lub zoo hmo ntuj ntawm boxing. Truax yog ib tug zoo, rugged fighter uas yuav coj tawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv kuv. Kuv xav tau ib tug neeg thawb kuv mus rau lub max. Kuv twv ua ntej yog ib txwm ib tug knockout.”
Caparello tua nkag ib tug thawj round knockdown nyob rau hauv nws 2014 ntiaj teb no title bout ua ntej poob rau Sergey Kovalev, thaum Caleb Truax battled middleweight yeej Daniel Jacobs nyob rau hauv ib tug PBC rau cov ntsia hlau loj co-feature nyob rau hauv 2015, poob mus rau Jacobs nyob rau hauv lub kawg zaj paj huam.
“Qhov no yog ib tug lossis loj lub sij hawm rau kuv mus qhia lub ntiaj teb no hais tias kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 168-pounders nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm boxing,” hais tias Caparello. “Qhov no yog qhov ceeb thawj hoob kawm qhov twg kuv yuav. Dirrell yog ib tug qub Olympian thiab, zoo li kuv tus kheej, ib lub ntiaj teb title challenger. Kuv cia siab tias ib tug tawv heev sib ntaus rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 17, tab sis kuv paub hais tias kuv yuav kov yeej.”
“Qhov no yog ib tug sib ntaus uas kuv tau coj kom zoo dua thiab yeej,” Hais Truax. “Nws yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv thiab kuv yuav muab txhua yam rau hauv txoj kev kawm. Dirrell yog ib tug zoo, kev ntaus kis las fighter nrog kev txawj ntse. Nws yog ib tug tawv ua hauj lwm tab sis kuv mus txog rau nws. Kuv nqa kuv A-kev ua si kom nws zoo ua tib yam.”
“Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 yuav ua tau ib tug zoo heev hmo ntuj,” hais tias Marshall Kauffman ntawm huab tais lub Promotions. “Muaj cov Dirrell kwv tij nyob rau tib daim card yuav tsum yog ib tug kuj zoo kawg thiab cim hmo ntuj ntawm boxing. Ob leeg yog exceptional tej txuj ci thiab lawv muaj nyob rau hauv nrog ob tug hais mav uas tab tom nrhiav rau kov yeej yeej nyob rau hauv Blake Caparello thiab Caleb Truax.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm huab tais lub Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $100, $75 thiab $50, yog muaj nyob rau ntawm tag nrho cov Ticketmaster outlets thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no.
Ib tug pib xyaum ua standout uas yeej ob U.S. Ntiaj teb Championships nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau nws lub Olympic Bronze puav pheej, lub 32-xyoo-laus Andre Dirrell yog npaj txhij rau rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tom qab ib qho mob ncua nws yav tas los teem bout tiv thaiv Caparello. Lub fighter tawm ntawm Flint, Michigan tuas yeej tshaj Arthur Abraham thiab Curtis Stevens thiab tsuas muaj ob nqaim losses nyob rau hauv nws lub hnab los khaws.
Ib tug tswvyim fighter tawm ntawm Victoria, Australia, Caparello yeej nws thawj 20 kev sib ntaus feem ntau sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nws lub tsev lub teb chaws. Nws yus tus kheej li yeej tshaj Michael Bolling, Jorge Olivera, Allan Ntsuab thiab yav tas los unbeaten Robert Berridge. Lub 29-xyoo-laus feem ntau tsis ntev los no tua nkag ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab tshaj Affif Belghecham nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj thiab tom qab nws teem bout nrog Dirrell tau qeeb, nws yeej Lukas Ntse los ntawm kev txiav txim siab.
Anthony Dirrell tau pom dua kev nyuaj siab tshaj feem ntau thoob plaws nws cov hauj lwm raws li nws lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv boxing tau tiag jeopardized ob zaug, thawj nyob rau hauv Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 2006 thaum nws mob uas tsis yog-Hodgkins kua thiab sidelined rau 20 lub hlis thiab dua nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2012 thaum nws tsoo nws qis rau sab laug ceg thiab sab laug dab teg nyob rau hauv ib maus taus kev huam yuaj. Lub Flint, Michigan-haiv neeg yeej tsis cia uas tuav nws cia li nws khaws cia winning fights thiab ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus rau txoj kev ibyam. Nyob rau hauv 2014 nws yeej muaj nws thawj championship thaum nws yeej tiv thaiv tau zus ib Sakio Bika. Nws txoj kev rov qab mus rau ib tug 168-phaus title pib nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj thaum nws yeej lub txiav txim tawm tsam Marco Antonio Rubio rau nws txoj kev mus rau ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab yeej.
Yug nyob rau hauv Osseo, Minnesota, Truax is an experienced veteran who has fought professionally since 2007. Sib ntaus sib tua feem ntau yog nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev, 31-xyoo-laus yeej nws thawj 14 fights. Nws poob ib tug 2012 showdown rau Jermain Taylor tab sis mus undefeated nyob rau hauv nws tom ntej no yim fights mus khwv tau lub sib ntaus tawm tsam Jacobs. Uas nyuam qhuav, Truax nres qub tub rog Melvin Betancourt nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj.
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Erickson Lubin qhab nias Sixth Round Knockout Nyob Orlando Lora
Wilky Campfort Twg Knockout Yeej Nyob Ronaldo Montes
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CAIJ NTUJ NO COV TIAJ UA SI, Fla (Cuaj hlis 18, 2015) – Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Premier Boxing Champions – Tus tom ntej Round rauThaws TV tauj ib tug neeg coob coob-txaus sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab yeej (96 – 92, 97 – 91, 96 – 92) los ntawm Jamal James (18-0, 9 Kos) raws li nws outmatched Juan Carlos Abreu (18-2-1, 17 Kos) nyob undefeated. James mus cia nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig, tab sis kuj tawm tsam rov qab coj dua lub bout, khob Abreu cia nyob rau hauv lub thib rau lub puag ncig thiab yeej tsis rov ntsia tom qab.
Cov co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim showcased ib tug nkaus packed brawl li Erickson Lubin (12-0, 9 Kos) nres Orlando Lora (31-6-2, 19 Kos) ntawm ib feeb tsib caug yim vib nas this mus rau hauv lub thib rau lub round. Lubin khob qhov rooj Lora mus rau hauv lub ropes nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig rau dab tsi twb kav ib knockdown.
Cov uas tawm hauv TV opener pom Wilky Campfort (21-1, 12 Kos) tsis txhob Ronaldo Montes (16-3, 14 Kos) nrog tsuas yog ib ob seem nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. Campfort twb khob qhov rooj cia nyob rau hauv lub qhib puag ncig, tab sis tiv thaiv rov qab mus khob nram Montes peb lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. Montes’ ces kaum intervened kom tsis txhob sib ntaus li lub thib ob puag ncig tuaj mus rau ib tug nyob ze.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau hauv TV tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais txog lawv cov ua yeeb yam:
Jamal YAKAUNPAU
“Kuv tau txais kuv cov style thiab pib boxing ntau tshaj li qhov kev sib ntaus mus rau. Nws thiaj li kuv twb tau mus hawm nws txoj cai rau thaum nws tuaj rau kuv ces kuv yuav ntaus thawj.
“Nws ntes tau kuv nrog ib txoj cai nyob rau hauv lub plaub uas poob rau kuv, tab sis kuv tsis xav tias ib yam nkaus thiab buzzed.
“Hopefully ib tug yeej zoo li no pushes kuv txawm ntxiv. Kuv xav kom koj qhia kuv kev txawj ntse, tab sis nws yog ib tug formidable fighter. Qhov no yog ib tug ruam-up sib ntaus rau kuv qhia rau cov neeg kuv tsis yog ib daim ntawv fighter.
“Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau ntau lub sij hawm nrog PBC. Qhov no yog ib tug yawm tau mus sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau Thaws TV.
“Kuv mam li sib ntaus sib tua leej twg kuv saib xyuas Al Haymon xav kom kuv mus tua tom ntej no. Kuv yuav tsis tos kom tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub gym thiab mus txuas ntxiv sib kho kom kuv txawj.”
Juan Carlos ABREU
“Kuv poob siab heev nyob rau hauv kuv kev ua tau zoo. Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter. Kuv paub hais tias, tab sis kuv twb xav tsis thoob nws muaj peev xwm ua rau kuv nrog nws punches.
“Kuv tsis tau sib ntaus sib tua txoj kev uas kuv xav. Nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig, Kuv tau taub hau-butted thiab kuv yeej tsis zoo tu qab tso tiag tiag. Kuv twb buzzed tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus tom qab ntawd thiab thaum nws ntaus kuv, nws ua rau kuv mob ntau tshaj qhov ib txwm yuav.”
ERICKSON LUBIN
“Kuv ces kaum pab kuv tag nrho sib ntaus. Txhua lub sij hawm kuv mus rau kuv ces kaum lawv twb pab tau kuv kom txoj cai kev kho me ntsis.
“Kuv cia qhia kuv tus kheej hais tias yog (Lora) throws ob punches ces kuv yuav mus muab pov plaub. Yog hais tias nws tau muab plaub, Kuv xav muab pov yim. Kuv xav ob npaug rau nws dag zog thiab qhia tias kuv muaj ntau yuav tshaj nws. Kuv tsis tau xav qhov no sib ntaus rau mus no deb.
“Sib ntaus sib tua rau PBC rau Thaws TV yog yuav pab tau kuv ua hauj lwm hle. Kuv xav kom ib daim ntawv qhia rau TV li ntawd kuv thiaj yuav pib stepping li kuv kev sib tw. Kuv ua hauj lwm ntawm ib tug lub npe txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv.”
Orlando LORA
“Kuv twb xav tsis thoob thaum nws lub hwj chim. Kuv coj nws punches rau kuv lub taub hau heev zoo, tab sis kuv ob txhais ceg raug tua. Yog li ntawd kuv yuav tsis txav mus thiab yuav tsum tau nyob twj ywm nyob rau hauv lub hnab tshos nrog nws.
“Nws ntes tau kuv nyob rau hauv thaum pib ntawm lub sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub hnub ci plexus thiab hais tias coj kuv ob txhais ceg deb ntawm kuv rau tus so ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus. Nws ntaus kuv li ib qho nyuaj rau lub cev kuv yuav tsis ua pa thiab kuv ob txhais ceg mus loog.
“Lub stoppage yog txoj cai. Kuv yuav hlub kom tas rau lub kaum rounds, tab sis kuv ces kaum paub kuv twb tsis yuav mus ntev npaum li cas.”
WILKY CAMPFORT
“Kuv twb yeej ib txwm tau ib tug qeeb oob khab. Thaum pib ntawm lub thawj round kuv twb tsis mloog kuv lub ces kaum thiab (Montes) ntes tau kuv tawm ceev xwm. Tab sis kuv tau mus txog thiab tsom neeg zoo li cas kuv tuaj no mus li cas.
“(Montes) yog ib tug knockout artist nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej txoj cai, tab sis kuv yog ib tug throwback fighter. Kuv mam li sib ntaus sib tua leej twg lawv muab tso nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tsis muaj teeb meem li cas nyuaj rau lwm cov txiv leej tub yog.
“Sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv no PBC card rau Thaws TV loj loj. Cov no yog cov sib ntaus Kuv yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv, sib ntaus sib tua ib tug tawv tus nrog sib ntaus thiab nyob rau TV. Kuv pom qhov kiv cua kuv lub siab thiab hais tias kuv yuav tshum.
“Kuv xav leej twg lawv qhia kuv mus tua tom ntej no. Qhov no yog ib lub lag luam thiab kuv nyob rau hauv nws kom yeej.”
Ronaldo Montes
“Thaum kuv raug mob nws nrog uas jab kuv xav tias kuv muaj nws, tab sis Campfort yog ib tug heev muaj zog txiv leej tub.
“I got overconfident. My plan was to box him but when I dropped him, Kuv mus nyob rau hauv rau qhov tua thiab tau ntes tau nyob rau hauv ib tug brawl. Hais tias tsis yog kuv txoj kev npaj. Kuv twb mus ua outbox nws. Nws yog kuv cov txhaum.”
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