Encore Presentation At 8 P.M. و/PT در SHOWTIME EXTREME^®

نیویورک (مارس 29, 2016) - SHOWTIME بوکس بین المللی presentation of the IBF Heavyweight World Championship between undefeated American titlist چارلز مارتین and fellow unbeaten British Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua به صورت زنده پخش خواهد شد SHOWTIME در 5 p.m. و/2 p.m. در PTروز شنبه, آوریل 9 از The O2 در لندن.

An encore presentation will air later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8 p.m. و/PT.

The SHOWTIME بوکس بین المللی telecast will be hosted by برایان کاستر with analysis from آل برنشتاین و پائولی Malignaggi. Coverage of the event will be provided by Sky Sports with the play-by-play call from Nick Halling, analysis from Jim Watt و کارل Froch and post-fight interviews from Andy Scott.

The SHOWTIME telecast will include extensive highlights and analysis of the IBF Featherweight World Championship between defending titlist لی سلبی and American challenger اریک شکارچی.

(EDITORS NOTE: Due to a change in the bout order at The O2 in London, SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL is unable to provide live coverage of this bout.)

مارتین در مقابل. Joshua is the third of four heavyweight title bouts in five months در SHOWTIME (see details below). The scheduled 12-round matchup is the toughest test to date for both Martin (23-0-1, 21 کوس) and Joshua (15-0, 15 کوس), two bombers who boast a combined 94 percent knockout ratio.

سلبی (22-1, 8 کوس) در مقابل. شکارچی (21-3, 11 کوس) است دوم از پنج برنامه ریزی حملات عنوان ورزشکار پروزن در 2016 (جزئیات زیر), سیستم نمایش بسیاری از بهترین های جهان 126-pounders در هدف یک وحدت از عمیق ترین بخش بوکس.

“The heavyweight division is experiencing an incredible resurgence, and the featherweight division is rife with compelling matchups,گفت: " استفان اسپینوزا, معاون اجرایی رئیس جمهور & مدیر کل SHOWTIME ورزشی. “Martin vs. Joshua is a can’t-miss showdown between a newly minted American champion and one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars. And Selby vs. Hunter has major implications in the talent-rich division. We are proud to work with Matchroom Sport to deliver these pivotal matchups to the U.S. audience.”

“I’m the Heavyweight Champion of the World, and that’s why I have no problem traveling to England for my first title defense,” Martin said. “I only want to fight the best, and I plan on knocking Anthony Joshua out and taking his fans and the belt back with me.”

“The O2 is going to be rocking on آوریل 9 and the U.S. fans are in for a treat when they see Charles and I clash,” Joshua said. “Credit to him for coming over after calling me out, but he doesn’t know what he’s getting himself in for. I am going to show all my power, all my speed and all my accuracy to put on the best display of my life and become the Heavyweight Champion of the World by knocking him out. I’m delighted that fans in the U.S. will be able to witness it.”

“After a great experience in my first defense in Arizona against فرناندو Montiel در, it’s nice to be back in front of my home fans at The O2 in London,” Selby said. “It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere with a 20,000 person sold-out arena. Hunter has talked a lot of trash and I’m looking forward to showing him what it’s like at the world championship level. He’s in for a shock.”

“He’s got a belt I want, and that’s all I know about him,” Hunter said. “My team knows more about him than I do. It’s their job to come up with a game plan. My job is train and get ready to perform my best. I can adjust to anything in the ring. I’m just here at the gym working my butt off to get the job done. I’m going to be more focused than I ever have been for this fight.”

The 6-foot-5 Martin won the IBF championship on ژان. 16 چه زمانی ویاچسلاو گلازکوف suffered a knee injury in the third round of their vacant world title fight. In capturing the IBF belt, مارتین, سنت. لوئیس, Mo., became just the sixth southpaw heavyweight champion in boxing history and the second current American heavyweight titlist.

While Martin has stopped his last 13 opponents and was the aggressor against Glazkov, the undefeated champ remains virtually untested. His first title defense and initial start outside the U.S., will take place at what is expected to be a pro-Joshua arena in London that sold out in just 90 ثانیه. The 29-year-old Martin, who is trained by U.S. آسمانی هنری تیلمن in Big Bear, کالیفرنیا., will be Joshua’s first professional southpaw opponent.

Joshua had a standout amateur career that culminated with an Olympic Gold Medal at super heavyweight in the 2012 بازی های المپیک در لندن. Since turning professional in July 2013, the 6-foot-6 Joshua has steadily climbed through the ranks.

One of boxing’s most promising prospects, Joshua is coming off consecutive victories over previously undefeated opponents. در آخرین جلسه خود, the 26-year-old was pushed past the third round for the first time in his career. Joshua defeated Dillian Whyte via seventh-round knockout on دسامبر. 12. اکنون, Joshua returns to The O2, the site of his professional debut and five of his 15 حملات حرفه ای, in a bid to join تایسون خشم as the second current reigning British heavyweight champion.

Joshua is also looking to become the sixth super heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist to win a heavyweight world title. If successful, he will join an impressive group that includes جرج فورمن, جو فریزر, لنوکس لوئیس وولادیمیر کلیچکو.

در بری متولد, ولز, Selby won his world title with a dominant technical decision over previously undefeated اوگنی گرادوویچ در ماه مه 2015. The slick boxer made his first title defense in his U.S. debut last October, capturing a unanimous decision over former three-division champ Fernando Montiel.

The 29-year-old owns a slew of victories over previously unblemished fighters including جوئل Brunker, رایان والش, به Viorel سیمون, Corey McConnell واستفان اسمیت. او برنده شده است 18 straight since the lone blemish of his career, and six of his last eight victories came over previously undefeated opponents.

شکارچی, who will take a four-fight win streak into his initial start outside the U.S., has always possessed an abundance of talent. قبل از اینکه طرفدار شوید, the Philadelphia native was an outstanding amateur and an alternate on the U.S. تیم المپیک.

The fast-handed 29-year-old has scored some solid victories as a pro, and his biggest enemy in a nine-year career has been himself – the switch-hitter doesn’t always keep his composure in check and allows his emotions get the best of him. Two of Hunter’s three losses came by disqualification, the last coming via DQ in 2013 در برابر مایک الیور for hitting at the break. The other came againstLuis Franco به 2010, when he had a point deducted in the second and was DQ’d in the eighth after repeated low blows.

If Hunter can keep his hot head from getting him in trouble, he’s confident he can upset Selby and join لئو سانتا کروز و گری راسل جونیور. as U.S.-born world champion at 126 پوند.

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