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CLARESSA SHIELDS DETROIT MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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Unified Women’s Super Middleweight Champ Faces Hanna Gabriels in the Main Event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE Fredag, Juni 22 Live on SHOWTIME®

 

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DETROIT (Maj 10, 2018) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and unified women’s super middleweight champion Claressa Shields worked out for the media and spoke to local youth Wednesday at The Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit. The boxing star is two weeks into training camp ahead of her SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE showdown Friday, Juni 22 på 10 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME from the historic Masonic Temple.

 

 

 

The 23-year-old Shields, who grew up in nearby Flint, will attempt to become a two-division world champion when she faces unified women’s 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Titles.

 

 

 

Ahead of the crucial middleweight world title fight, Shields has altered her preparations significantly. She has changed her diet, switched to renowned trainer John David Jackson and has moved her camp from Michigan to Florida.

 

 

Joining Shields at the workout on Wednesday was Dmitriy Salita, Founder of Salita Promotions. Here is what Shields and Salita had to say.

Claressa Shields:

On fighting in Detroit…

“To fight in Detroit for a world title on SHOWTIME and to be mentioned with great Detroit fighters like Tommy Hearns and James Toney is incredible. Those guys are known worldwide. It shows me that I have a chance to do the same thing and bring attention to women’s boxing. That’s my goal overall – to make sure women’s boxing lives for a long time”

 

On moving camp to Florida…

“You really can’t deal with unnecessary distractions getting ready for big world title fights like I have been having. You want people pushing you to be better and not have people pulling you down.

 

 

 

“I was dealing with everybody who’s around pulling me left and right and calling me at 2, 3 o’clock in the morning. All this negative stuff that goes on in Flint that 23-year-olds are being involved in is something I can’t be involved in. That initially made me do the whole move. I have to stay focused and work hard on my goal of beating Hanna Gabriels and capturing the world title in a second division.

 

On training with John David Jackson…

“We’re on the same page and we’re always talking about the game plan for Hanna and what we’re going to do and what we have to work on. John doesn’t try to change my style, he just makes small adjustments to improve the good things that got me to this level. I feel great about this camp so far and I look forward to putting it all together in June.”

 

On Hanna Gabriels…

“Hanna is a talented world champion. I have a lot of respect for her skills and accomplishments. It takes great, competitive matches to bring women’s boxing to an elite level and that’s what I want to do. I always said that I want to fight the best. Juni 22, I look forward to putting on a special performance for the fans watching the fight on SHOWTIME and those at the Masonic Temple. It’s going to be a special night and I can’t wait to capture my second division world title close to home in front of my hometown fans live on SHOWTIME.”

 

On being an inspiration for kids…

“Kids need to know that everything is possible. I decided to be an Olympic gold medalist at the age of 11. I did it when I was 17. How do you stay focused on one goal all that time? Take one step towards it every day, sometimes small and sometimes bigger. Men, the important thing is to keep focused on your goal. If you persevere and work hard enough, truly everything is possible”

 

Dmitriy Salita, Founder of Salita Promotions

“We had a tremendous media turnout at today’s media workout at Detroit Downtown Boxing Club. It’s very special to see such support for Claressa, who’s story and success transcends boxing and is very much in line with the comeback story of Flint and Detroit – “America’s Greatest Comeback City”.

 

 

 

“It’s very meaningful for kids in Detroit gyms like the Downtown Boxing Club to see someone that came from a similar background and neighborhood that they did and accomplish all the amazing things that Claressa is doing. Claressa makes them see and believe that through hard work, belief and focus everything is possible. Boxing is a tool that she has mastered with which to deliver this very important message.

 

 

 

“June 22 is going to be one of the biggest fights of the year and one of the most meaningful and memorable moments in sports and women’s boxing.”

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TOP SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT FRANCHON CREWS-DEZURN RETURNS ON FRIDAY, Juni 22, IN DETROIT, ON THE UNDERCARD OF CLARESSA SHIELDS VS. HANNA GABRIELS IBF & WBA WOMEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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With her long-time rival, Claressa Shields, moving down to middleweight, Baltimore’s Franchon “The Heavy-Hitting Diva” Crews-Dezurn will finally be getting her own deserved chance to shine.

 

 

 

One of the best female fighters in the world not currently holding a world title, Besætninger-Dezurn (3-1, 1 KO) will return to the ring for a six-round fight on the non-televised undercard of the blockbuster “It’s Our Time to Shine” event featuring two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and current Unified Women’s Super Middleweight Champion Shields attempting to become a two-division world champion against unified 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships.

 

 

 

The main event will be televised live on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE (10 p.m. ET / PT) and will also feature highlights of Unified Women’s Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer as she defends her WBC & WBO Titles in her U.S. debut against former world champion Tori Nelson.

 

Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er tilgængelige på Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 og $35.

 

 

 

Not long ago, Besætninger-Dezurn, an eight-time national amateur champion and two-time medalist at the World Amateur Championships, looked to be the face of American women’s boxing before Shields, a younger boxing prodigy, stole much of her thunder and her spot on the inaugural women’s Olympic boxing team.

 

 

 

The pair faced each other again in their simultaneous pro debuts in late 2016, with Shields winning a decision.

 

 

 

Siden, Crews has signed with Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Word of Word -kampagner, and won three straight fights in impressive fashion.

 

 

 

“Training is going good,” said Crews-Dezurn. “I’ve been helping my husband Glenn get ready for his next fight, so I’m already in great shape. I’m very happy to be getting back in the ring.”

 

 

 

An entrepreneur, sanger, and business student in addition to boxing, the charismatic Crews-Dezurn is as marketable as any fighter could be, but has been forced to live in the sizable shadow cast by the success of Shields.

 

 

 

Men, now that Shields is off chasing a showdown with German counterpart Christina Hammer at middleweight, the super middleweight division has an opening for a new world champion.

 

 

 

“I’d like to be fighting for a title within the next year,” continued Crews-Dezurn. “I know in my heart I’m right there with the best super middleweights in the world. I just need to keep working hard and let things happen like they should.”

 

 

 

Promoter Salita, a champion of women’s boxing and one of the main forces behind its resurgence, says Crews-Dezurn’s day is coming soon.

 

 

 

“Franchon will be world champion in the not-too-distant future,"Sagde han. “She has all the skills and she works very hard to reach her goals. She deserves all the success she will have. I’m happy to be promoting her career. She’s a very special fighter and person.”

 

 

 

Crews-Dezurn’s opponent is currently TBA. “It’s Our Time to Shine” is presented by Salita Promotions.

 

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DETROIT’S UNDEFEATED JA’RICO O’QUINN TO FIGHT FIRST EIGHT-ROUND BOUT IN UNDERCARD ACTION OF CLARESSA SHIELDS VS. HANNA GABRIELS IBF & WBA WOMEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT ON FRIDAY, Juni 22, IN DETROIT

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Popular, undefeated Detroit bantamweight Ja’Rico “Great Lakes King” O’Quinn will continue his climb up the professional boxing ladder in his first eight-round fight, på fredag, Juni 22, at Detroit’s Masonic Temple.

 

 

 

O’Quinn (8-0-1, 5 KOS) will make his next ring appearance (against an opponent TBA as of now) on the non-televised undercard of the blockbuster “It’s Our Time to Shine” event featuring two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and current Unified Women’s Super Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields attempting to become a two-division world champion against unified 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships.

 

 

 

The main event will be televised live on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE (10 p.m. ET / PT) and will also feature highlights of Unified Women’s Middleweight Champion Christina Hammer as she defends her WBC & WBO Titles in her U.S. debut against former world champion Tori Nelson.

 

 

 

Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er tilgængelige på Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 og $35.

 

 

 

The 23-year-old O’Quinn says he’s eager to get in the ring at this historic event.

 

 

 

“I’m excited because this will be my first eight-rounder. I feel good that I’m getting closer to 10- and 12-round fights and a world title shot. I know it will happen, but I have to work my way up to the big fights and get noticed more first. Træning går godt. I was already working out before I found out I was fighting. I was already in good shape, so now we’re stepping it up and getting in serious shape.”

 

 

 

O’Quinn, from the West Side of Detroit in the Plymouth And Greenfield area, enjoys intense popularity among Motown boxing fans, which gives him extra motivation to impress.

 

 

 

“It’s a great feeling hearing my name being chanted by hundreds of people when I come out. It’s what I love and I appreciate that my fans stand behind what I’m doing. I have a great team behind me and great fans.”

 

 

 

A decorated former amateur boxer, O’Quinn won the USA National Championship at bantamweight and the 2013 USA Boxing Youth National Championships. He says it’s that amateur pedigree that gives him his high “boxing IQ” in the ring and makes him so adaptable to any style.

 

 

 

“I have such great management and promoters, I know whoever I fight will be the best for my career, so it doesn’t really matter. Everybody knows I’m always in shape an I’ll be in even greater shape this time. It’s a big show, so I’m doing more of everything to get ready.”

 

 

 

“Ja’Rico O’Quinn is one of the best Bantamweight prospects in the country,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “His speed, skills and exciting style make his fights very entertaining. His fan base grows with each fight and I believe that Ja’Rico has the skills to join the list of fighters that brought glory to the great boxing city of Detroit.”

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CLARESSA SHIELDS TO FIGHT FOR WORLD TITLE IN SECOND WEIGHT DIVISION AS SHE FACES HANNA GABRIELS FOR IBF & WBA WOMEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY, Juni 22 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

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World’s No. 1 Fighter At 168 Pounds Takes On No. 1 Fighter At 154 Pounds In Main Event Middleweight Bout

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NEW YORK (April 24, 2018) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and unified women’s super middleweight Champion Claressa Shields will attempt to become a two-division world champion on Friday, Juni 22 live on SHOWTIME when she faces unified women’s 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships at Masonic Temple in Detroit, mig.

Den SHOWTIME BOKSNING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast begins at 10 p.m. OG/PT and features the No. 1 fighter på 168 pounds facing the No. 1 fighter på 154 pounds as they both attempt to become champions for the first time in the middleweight division.

Shields (5-0, 2 KOS), who grew up in nearby Flint, was the first American boxer in history – male or female – to win consecutive Olympic Gold Medals. The 23-year-old turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and became unified women’s super middleweight world champion in just her fourth professional fight. Shields now begins her first camp with renowned trainer John David Jackson as she attempts to become a two-division champion.

“I can’t wait to get into the ring on Juni 22,”Sagde Shields. “I love the fight against Hanna Gabriels – champion versus champion, exactly the kind of fight that I want every time to take women’s boxing to new heights. I’ve said one of my goals is to win world championships in three weight divisions. I’m proud to be super middleweight champion, og Juni 22 I will add the middleweight championship to my accomplishments. I’m excited to be working with John David Jackson for the next step in my career as I look to conquer another division.”

Two-division champion Gabriels (18-1-1, 11 KOS) is the reigning WBA and WBO World Champion. The native of Costa Rica won her first world title at welterweight in 2009 and has since fought in an astounding 11 consecutive world title fights. The 35-year-old won her first belt in the 154-pound division in 2010 and became unified champion in 2016. In her last bout, Gabriels avenged the only loss on her record, en 2013 defeat to then-undefeated title challenger Oxandia Castillo. She looks to become a three-division world champion on Juni 22.

“I’m really excited and grateful to have the opportunity to showcase my skills against Claressa Shields on SHOWTIME,” said Gabriels. “This will be a great battle of two world champions, a great night for my country, and a great fight for women’s boxing. I only know one thing – the woman in front of me will lose. I take nothing away from Claressa’s accomplishments, men på Juni 22 she is facing a three-time world champion and I will take the ‘0’ in her record and prove I am the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”

“This main event is yet another example of SHOWTIME Boxing’s commitment to delivering the best fighters in the best matchups,”Sagde Gordon Hall, Executive Producent af SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE. “We have two unified champions, the top fighters in their respective divisions, facing off for a championship in a new weight class. Will Claressa Shields be as dominant as a middleweight? Can Hanna Gabriels shock the world and hand Claressa her first loss since she was an amateur in 2012? We’ll find out on Juni 22."

SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE (10 p.m. OG/PT) will also feature extensive highlights of unified women’s middleweight champion Christina Hammer (22-0, 10 KOS) as she defends her WBC & WBO titles in her U.S. debut against former world champion Tori Nelson (17-1-3, 2 KOS).

If both Shields and Hammer are victorious in their 160-pound bouts on Juni 22, they will meet in a fall blockbuster on SHOWTIME to determine the undisputed women’s middleweight world champion.

“I’m glad Christina Hammer will be fighting that night as well. After I beat champion Hanna Gabriels, I want to unify all the middleweight belts against Hammer,”Shields sagde. “I’ve never been so motivated. This will be a great year for women’s boxing. It’s our time!"

Hammer, of Dortmund, Tyskland, has dominated the women’s middleweight division for nearly eight years, having won the WBO title at 160 pounds in 2010. The 27-year-old became unified champion in 2016 with a unanimous decision over WBC titlist Kali Reis and has made two defenses as unified champion. Hammer won the WBO title in 2010 in her eighth professional fight and has dominated the middleweight division since, losing just a handful of rounds in her reign as champion at 160 pounds. Hammer, who also models professionally and was recently featured at Fashion Week in New York City, has campaigned mostly in Germany since turning professional in 2009.

“I have been training intensively for months for my first fight in the U.S.,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show my skills, desire and hunger to America and prove that I am THE middleweight champion of the world. While I have great respect for Tori Nelson, I promise I will defeat her in spectacular fashion on Juni 22 and send a message to Claressa Shields. It’s my time to shine!"

Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, are available at Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 og $35.

“Women’s boxing will shine brightly on Juni 22 in Detroit as the best fight the best,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Claressa Shields, in just her sixth fight as a professional, is once again showing her willingness to take on all challenges when she competes for a second world title against one of the best female fighters in the sport. Hanna Gabriels is a long-reigning world champion and a national hero in Costa Rica. This fight and this card, which features four women’s world champions battling each other, is the definition of world-class boxing. Juni 22 will be their time to shine, live on SHOWTIME in Detroit.”

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Rising Russian Star Elena Gradinar Wins IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Former WBC World Champ Olivia Gerula

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Lørdag night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estland, rising and undefeated Russian female star Elena Gradinar picked up her first professional title, the IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship, with a unanimous decision over Canadian former WBC world champion Olivia Gerula.
Gradinar (9-0, 2 KOS) dominated the more experienced Gerula over the 10-round distance, winning by scores of 99-91, 98-92 og 99-91.
“I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” Said Gradinar, post-kamp. “I want to fight Jennifer Han for the IBF world title. I want to do my part in lifting women’s boxing to the next level and fight the best.”
Her co-promoter, Dmitriy Salita (along with Alexander Nevsky Promotion Group), has made a firm commitment to women’s boxing by signing several current and upcoming female superstars including world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, as well as top prospects Franchon Crews Dezurn, Elena Savelyeva and Gradinar.
Salita says this is just the start of a terrific 2018 for Gradinar. “With the win Elena has cemented herself as one of the best female featherweights in the world. This is going to be a big year for Elena and women’s boxing.”
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Claressa Shields and Mary J Blige Appear as Superheroes in Commercial Aired During Sunday’s Oscars Broadcast

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WBC and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion, and two-time US Olympic gold-medal winner, Claressa Shields, appeared with music legend and fellow female superstar Mary J. Blige in a special 60-second short film that aired during Sunday’s worldwide broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards.
Directed by Dee Rees and sponsored by Walmart, the film was inspired by Walmart delivery boxes and featured Shields and Blige as superheroes.

A world-famous singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress, Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award winner, a three-time Golden Globe nominee and the first woman to receive multiple Academy Award nominations in the same year (for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song). She has sold 75 million records worldwide.
In addition to being the current unified WBC and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion, Flint, Michigan’s Shields won gold at the 2012 og 2016 OL, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. På bare hendes første hele år som professionel, Shields was named USA Today: Kvindelige Fighter of the Year, Yahoo Sports: Kvindelige Fighter of the Year, WBA: Hotteste Rising Star og WBAN: De fleste inspirerende.
Shields (5-0, 2 KOS) is currently hard at work, preparing for her next fight in April on SHOWTIME.
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UNIFIED WOMEN’S SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINATES TORI NELSON IN THE MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO

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Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts

 

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VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields dominated previously undefeated Tori Nelson en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of ShoBox: Den nye generation Fredag on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino.

 

 

 

Shields controlled from opening to closing bell, sweeping 100-90 on all three judges’ scorecards in the first 10-round distance fight of her career. Den 2012 og 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist out-landed Nelson 225-81 with her total punches, 186-70 in powers shots, and connected at a 44 percent clip with her power shots compared to just 20 percent for Nelson.

 

 

 

“I landed every shot that I thought possible to land,”Shields sagde. “She was tough, she wasn’t a pushover. She put on a good fight.”

 

 

 

Shields advanced to 5-0 with two knockouts in what was likely her final fight in the super middleweight division. The 22-year-old now has her sights set on the middleweight division where she will eventually target undefeated and Unified Women’s Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer, who was ringside Fredag i Verona.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (første),”Shields sagde. “I think I could make 160 easy, I’m going to be bigger and stronger than any girl.

 

 

 

“Hammer just wants to scope. I think she’s pretty scared to be honest. She is more worried about me than I am about her. I’m going to kick Hammer’s ass. People think Hammer is more skilled than me so I can’t wait to show her that she’s not.”

 

 

 

Hammer, who is expected to fight in a co-featured bout on the next Shields card, was interviewed by SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood and expressed excitement to make her U.S. debut and eventually face the American champion.

 

 

 

“It’s a great combination me and her on the same card,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show the fans who Christina Hammer is. That will be the best fight ever. It will be the game-changer for female boxing. It’s our time to shine.

 

 

 

“I’m long-time world champion and I have more experience. I have longer reach, I’m tall, I have good footwork and better technique than her. I feel the energy, and I can’t wait to fight against her.”

 

 

 

The former world champion Nelson (17-1-3, 2 KOS) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on ShoBox: Den nye generation.

 

 

 

“I’m not happy because I didn’t win, but other than that I thought I executed pretty well,” said the 41-year-old Nelson. “I gave her a better fight than she was expecting.

 

 

 

“No disrespect to Claressa, she doesn’t have great power. She has great speed and she overwhelms you with a lot of punches. My movement threw her off like I knew it would but knowing she was the champion, I needed to just push a little bit more.”

 

 

 

I ShoBox co-feature, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernandez, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernandez.

 

 

 

After a close first round, Garza floored Hernandez with a flush left hand to the nose in the closing moments of the second round. Hernandez recovered, and while the middle rounds featured tremendous back-and-forth action, Hernandez seemingly had no trouble walking down Garza, who’s punches seemed to lack any real power. Garza (9-3, 5 KOS) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10th and final round that featured 178 samlede slag.

 

 

 

Hernandez (11-1, 7 KOS) landet 50 percent of his power punches and connected on 40 percent of his punches compared to just 28 percent for Garza, however he threw just 719 total punches compared to more than 1,000 by Garza.

 

“I think it should have been a unanimous decision,” Hernandez said. “I’ve always been a slow starter and I feel like I lost the first two rounds, especially with the knockdown. But I won pretty much every round after that, I maybe lost three rounds.

 

 

 

“I’m not completely happy with my performance. I have to control my distance and my range a little bit better. I need to go back to the gym and work on those things. Before the summer comes I hope to have another fight and I hope it’s on SHOWTIME.

 

 

 

“I give Garza a lot of credit for getting in the ring and knocking me down. He hung in there for 10 rounds even after I caught him with some good shots. He was able to withstand those shots, but all that said, I still think it should have been a unanimous decision.”

 

 

 

Garza countered that sentiment.

 

 

 

“I thought it was a bogus decision,” Garza said. “I don’t understand that last judge’s card. I was happy with everything that I did. I executed well and did everything I needed to do to win the fight.

 

 

 

“I’m really disappointed with the outcome. I felt that I won. For mig, I won a majority of the rounds and I knocked him down. I know knocking your opponent down usually leads to you winning the fight.”

 

 

 

Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev handed Sonny Fredrickson the first loss of his career with an impressive third round TKO in the opening bout of the ShoBox fjersynsudsendelse.

 

 

 

The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 med 12 knockouts.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old pressed the action from the beginning, negating Fredrickson’s five-inch reach advantage with a steady diet of well-timed, crisp punches. Ergashev landed a wide left to the head that stumbled Fredrickson in the opening minute of the third and continued to tee-off as his opponent wobbled against the ropes With Fredrickson (18-1, 12 KOS) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 af den tredje.

 

 

 

All of Ergashev’s 61 connects in the bout were power shots, and he connected on 77 percent of his power punches in the third and final round.

 

 

 

“The ref saved him,” Ergashev said. “If he let him stay on his feet any longer I would have knocked him out. He couldn’t handle my power.

 

 

 

“At this stage of my career, I am in the best shape of my life and the best I have felt. This is my time right now, especially because I am training with Rick (Phillips) og (Javan) Sukker (Hill Steward). That’s what leads to all of my knockout power.

 

 

 

“I’m ready for whatever comes next. I’m ready for more fights in the U.S., and I want to keep getting more exposure to show off my skills. I’m ready to fight anybody in America.”

 

 

 

Fredrickson, who became the 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.

 

 

 

Fredagens tripleheader will replay on Mandag, Jan. 15 på 10 p.m. OG/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Russisk Heavyweight Apti Davtaev Remains ubesejrede på Shields vs. Nelson undercard på Turning Stone Resort Casino

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Adskillige underholdende kampe fremhævede untelevised undercard til to-tiden OL-guldvinder Claressa Shields forsvar af hendes WBC og IBF-titler mod obligatorisk udfordrer Tori Nelson på Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York i aften.
I de vigtigste understøttende Bout, Detroit via Kurchaloi, Rusland, sværvægter Apti Davtaev havde en succesfuld USA kæmper debut ved at score en seks-round enstemmig beslutning i Philadelphias Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson.
Wilson gjorde det ikke nemt. Fighting ud af en crouch, den stærkt muskuløs, men meget kortere Wilson kom op med nok vilde haymakers at gøre hele kampen meget interessant. Davtaev synes at have en tung højre hånd, som han faldt over på den hårde leder af Wilson ofte nok til at tjene den tætte, men fortjente nik. Davtaev garanterer kredit for at gå i krig, når et af Wilsons looping gynger tilsluttet.
Davtaev (nu 14-0-1, 13 KOS) mister sin perfekte KO procentdel, men går væk med en hård sejr over en fjende, der kom til at vinde. Wilson er nu (18-14-1, 9 KOS).
Pointene blev 58-56 fra alle tre dommere.
En utilsigtet skalle bragt en forkortet ende til den seks-runde super let tilbagevenden Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
Ind mod Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 KOS), den spændende Slugger Eyubov (13-0, 11 KOS) blev fremrykkende bag aktiv hoved bevægelse og en stram shell, da hans hoved kolliderede med tilbagetog Chalmers’. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 af åbningen runde.
I en vild kvinders lys sværvægter Brawl featuring næver flyver fra alle retninger, brydning besidder og flere MMA-stil takedowns, Franchon “Heavy Hitting Diva” Besætningerne-Dezurn vandt en enstemmig seks-runde beslutning i løbet af Tiffany “The Terminator” Woodard.
Besætninger-Dezurn, nu 3-1, 1 KO, af Baltimore, Maryland, havde for mange våben til Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (nu 4-10-3, 3 KOS), så Woodard forsøgte, og det lykkedes at gøre tingene grim. Hvad fulgte var en vild slag-out med albuer og låsehuse og takedowns, der forlod både på lærredet mere end én gang.
Woodard tog en masse hårdt læder og fortjener ros for sin sejhed. Besætningerne-Dezurn viste klasse ved ikke at tage lokkemaden i det meste af kampen. Hun mistede et punkt i den sjette for en lusket hævn takedown.
Pointene blev 59-53, 59-54 og 59-54.
Detroit via Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “For glat” Kapers af Hawley, Pennsylvania, på vej til en seks-runde flertalsbeslutning.
En underholdende kamp mellem benhård cruiserweights, Zubov blev skåret over højre øje og tog nogle gode slag, men blot outworked de mere selektive Capers. Zubov viste sin ofte superior condition og arbejdede bag en uddannet jab, mens Kapers var tilfreds med at lægge i tovene og jord hårde pot shots ofte nok til at holde det interessant.
En score på 57-57 draw blev over-styret af scores 59-56 og 58-56 for den hårde russiske. Med sejren, Zubov flytter sin post til 17-1, 9 KOS. Kapers falder til 8-11-3.
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Claressa SHIELDS vs. TORI NELSON SHOBOX: Den nye generation slutvægte, CITATER & FOTOS TIL TRIPLEHEADER MORGEN PÅ SHOWTIME®

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Live at 10 p.m. OG/PT fra Turning Stone Resort Casino

”Jeg har tænkt mig at gå efter hende i første runde, og få hende ud derfra.” - Claressa Shields

 

 

”Jeg har tænkt mig at chokere verden.” - Tori Nelson

 

 

Klik HER Til Download indvejningen Billeder; Credit Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME

 

 

 

VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 11, 2018) - Unified Kvinders Super mellemvægt verdensmester Claressa Shields og ubesejrede IBF obligatorisk udfordrer Tori Nelson gjort vægt på torsdag for deres 10-runde WBC og IBF Super mellemvægt VM opgøri morgen/Fredag, Januar 12 i de vigtigste tilfælde af ShoBox: Den nye generation bor på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/PT) fra Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, N.Y..

 

 

 

Den 22-årige to-tiden olympiske guldvinder Shields (4-0, 2 KOS) vil stå over hendes andet træk ubesejret modstander i den tidligere verdensmester Nelson (17-0-3, 2 KOS).

 

 

 

Undefeated Usbekistan power-puncher Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 KOS) vil møde kolleger ubesejret og top-10 rangerede Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 KOS), af Toledo, Ohio, i fjersynsudsendelse åbneren. Den 26-årige Ergashev, en tidligere seks år medlem af den usbekiske landshold, og den nuværende WBA Nej. 9 rangeret Fredrickson vil bestride en otte-runde super letvægts Bout.

 

 

 

I co-feature af ShoBox: Den nye generation tripleheader, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 KOS), der tager plads på bænken i træk sejre over ubesejrede modstandere, vil tage på tidligere National Golden Gloves guldmedaljevinder Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 KOS; 1-3 WSB) i en 10-runde super bantamvægt Bout mellem to all-action krigere.

 

 

 

Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er i øjeblikket til salg for $75 for de første to rækker af ringside, $65 for de resterende ringside sæder og alle andre prissat til $49 og $37, plus eventuelle gældende gebyrer. Billetter kan købes personligt eller ved at kalde Turning Stone Resort Box Office på 800.771.7711 eller online på Ticketmaster.

 

 

OFFICIELLE VÆGTE:

 

 

Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson - 10-runde WBC og IBF Super Mellemvægt verden titel Bout

 

 

Shields: 167 pounds

 

Nelson: 164 ¾ pounds

 

 

Jesse Hernandez vs. Ernesto Garza - 10-runde Super Bantamvægt Bout

 

Hernandez: 122 ½ pounds

 

Garza: 122 ½ pounds

 

 

 

Shakh vs Ergashev. Sonny Fredrickson - Otte-runde Super Letvægts Bout

 

Ergashev: 140 pounds

 

Fredrickson: 141 pounds

 

AFSLUTTENDE citater:

 

 

Claressa SHIELDS:

 

 

”Tori bringer en masse mere aggression, a lot more fight than a lot of my previous opponents. På papiret, hun har den bedste CV for enhver modstander, jeg har konfronteret og kan sætte en bedre kamp.

 

 

 

”Alle undervurderer mig på grund af min størrelse. Min ramme ligner jeg er en 140 men virkelig jeg er en 168. Alle går ind i en kamp tænker de kan vinde, but once that right hand lands everything changes. I’m going to go after her in the first round and get her out of there like Nikki Adler.

 

 

 

”Jeg forventer min modstander til at lægge pres, og at bruge nogle beskidte taktik. Hun har mere erfaring, men ikke så meget, når du taler om hendes amatør erfaring.

 

 

 

“She’s confident and she believes in herself. She thinks I haven’t earned my place yet. She doesn’t think I throw hard punches. Speed is power. She doesn’t get that.

 

 

 

”Det har været en hård lejr, Jeg skubbede mig virkelig. Jeg plejer at gøre seks uger, denne gang jeg gjorde otte uger. Jeg havde ikke kæmpet siden august, så jeg ønskede at give mig selv en ekstra to uger, så jeg vidste, at jeg var i perfekt form.

 

 

 

”Der er ingen tvivl om, at jeg starter året med en sejr, men jeg ser det som en konkurrencedygtig kamp. Jeg har tænkt mig at skulle tjene sejren, men jeg tror, ​​jeg kan KO hende ved den sjette, syvende runde.”

 

 

 

TORI NELSON:

 

 

”Jeg ved, jeg er underdog, men jeg har droppet ni mennesker. Hun har ikke scorede et knockdown endnu som en pro. Når Claressa blev professionel, Jeg vidste, jeg ville have til at stå over for hende til sidst.

 

 

 

”En sejr er, hvad jeg kom efter. I expect nothing different. I hope it would expose female boxing and not only open doors for me, men andre kvindelige boksere kommer op efter mig.

 

 

 

”Jeg føler, at det er mere underholdende at se en kvindelig kamp. Når kvinder bliver droppet, de kommer tilbage op og gå efter det igen. Når mænd bliver slået ned, de begynder at skjule, fordi de ikke ønsker at blive ramt igen. Så jeg synes, vi skal få betalt lige så meget som mændene.

 

 

 

”Jeg er velsignet at være her, but I’m not a winner until I complete what I came here to do. And that’s win. The odds are definitely against me, men jeg har tænkt mig at chokere verden.

 

 

 

“I want to take her into the deep waters. We don’t think she can beat us in a 10-round fight.

 

 

 

”De kommer ikke til at give mig noget. I have to be a dog and go in there and win this fight. I’ve always been aggressive. Why change anything for her?"

 

 

 

JESSE HERNANDEZ

 

 

”Jeg prøver bare at komme tættere på en titel kamp. Flytning op af ranglisten er det vigtigste mål lige nu, og jeg er på rette vej. En sejr her i en 10-runde kamp ville være enorme for min karriere.

 

 

 

”At være en all-around fighter er noget jeg arbejder på. Men man kan ikke blive et godt afrundet fighter, indtil du får den erfaring og de kampe, og det er, hvad jeg arbejder på at gøre lige nu. Jeg ønsker at få flere runder i og fremskridt.

 

 

 

”Fighting en southpaw er ikke et problem for mig. Jeg kan skifte min holdning, men det er ikke noget, jeg tænker over eller plan. Det sker bare naturligt i en kamp.

 

 

 

”Jeg har altid troet på mig selv, selv når jeg tog fri. Jeg troede, at jeg kunne komme tilbage i det og komme til et topniveau. The wins over two undefeated fighters did a lot for my confidence. I knew I could do it, men det viste andre jeg hører, og at jeg kan konkurrere på det øverste niveau.”

 

 

 

ERNESTO GARZA

 

 

”Jeg kan lide at bringe trykket, and he’s a pressure fighter too. We’ll see who backs up once we start throwing punches.

 

 

 

“I like to face fighters who come forward like him so I think everything will work for me. I plan on applying the pressure, få ham træt i de sidste runder, og tage ham ud.

 

 

 

”Han har en tendens til at skifte, but I think that’s when he gets off-balance. He won’t bring anything I haven’t seen before.

 

 

 

“I’m fighting at my natural weight class this time. My last fight on ShoBox (mod undefeated Jon Fernandez) Jeg kæmpede en meget højere vægt.

 

 

 

“I don’t think his height and reach will give me any issues. I’ve been working with a lot of guys in the gym who have similar size and style. We’re ready for anything.

 

 

 

“A win would be a great step for me and my career. All the doors would open up for us.”

 

 

 

Efter Shakh:

 

 

”Jeg elsker at træne her på grund af det faktum, at det er en anden stemning her i staterne. Det er en rigtig professionel opsætning, Jeg føler, at mine evner og min teknik har fået en meget bedre uddannelse her med Sugar Hill.

 

 

 

”Jeg ved, at han er en erfaren fighter. Han er ubesejret og han kommer til at kæmpe. Det er en stor mulighed for os begge.

 

 

 

”Jeg er meget beæret over at være på SHOWTIME og glad for at være at få denne form for national eksponering. En sejr ville cementere mig som en af ​​de bedste junior weltervægt udsigter i verden.

 

 

 

”Jeg har fået en meget bedre uddannelse på Kronk Boxing Gym i Detroit. Sidste træningslejr var en introduktion til den amerikanske form for boksning og denne lejr virkelig forbedret min teknik og taktik med den intense sparring.

 

 

 

"Jeg er 11-0 med 11 knockouts. Jeg er en puncher og jeg ønsker at slå ham ud, men jeg har trænet for afstanden. Jeg har trænet til at slå nogen ud i første runde, og den ottende runde.

 

 

 

”Dette er et stort skridt op i opposition, men jeg har haft i løbet af 200 amatør kampe mod nogle af de bedste amatør boksere i verden. Jeg har slået olympiske medaljevindere og meget dygtig amatør kæmpere.”

 

 

 

SONNY Fredrickson

 

 

”Jeg har ventet på denne eksponering i lang tid. Jeg har prøvet at komme på TV for de sidste to eller tre år, så dette er en stor aftale for mig. Forhåbentlig en win bump mig op i toppen 5 og giver mig en titel skudt i slutningen af ​​dette år eller i begyndelsen af ​​næste år.

 

 

 

”Vi sparre meget med Robert (Påske). It’s back-and-forth action. We grew up together and learn a lot from each other. Jeg giver ham nogle pejlemærker her og der, og han gør det samme for mig.

 

 

 

”Jeg ved ikke alt for meget om min modstander. Jeg ved, han er en lefty, og han har en stærk slag. Han er et godt match for mig. Han ønsker at holde kommer frem og jord big shots, så jeg vil være i stand til at udbakke ham temmelig nemt.

 

 

 

”Jeg tror ikke, at nerverne bliver faktor. Jeg har kæmpet på André Wards kort, Jeg har været i store slagsmål før.

 

 

 

”Jeg har tænkt mig at slå ham ud efter den tredje runde. Jeg har tænkt mig at sige, hey, få ham ud af her.

 

 

 

”Efter denne kamp, fans vil begynde at lære mit navn. Jeg tror, ​​de får lyst til at se mig have et skud på 140 pund titel.”

 

 

 

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Barry Tompkins vil kalde ShoBox handling fra ringside med Steve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytiker. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall med Richard Gaughan producere og Rick Phillips dirigere.

 

 

 

For mere information besøg www.sho.com/sports Følg på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, #ShoBox, eller blive en fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/SHOSports.

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Claressa SHIELDS FINAL WORKOUT citater & FOTOS

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Unified verdensmester Til Forsvar titler Against ubesejrede Challenger Tori Nelson fredag, Jan. 12, i Main Event på SHOWTIME

 

 

Klik HER til Fotos fra Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME

 

 

Flint, mig. (Januar 11, 2018) – Unified Kvinders Super mellemvægt verdensmester Claressa Shields talte til medierne ved en træning session i hendes hjemby Flint, Mich., før hun forlod til Verona, N.Y.. til at forsvare sine 168-pund-titler mod ubesejrede IBF obligatorisk udfordrer Tori Nelson i morgen nat, Fredag, Jan. 12 bor på SHOWTIME.

 

 

 

Shields vil veje i eftermiddag forud for i morgen nats ShoBox: Den nye generation telecast fra Turning Stone Resort Casino. Den telecast begynder ved 10 p.m. OG/PT og funktioner slaget ved to ubesejrede 140-pund udsigter Shakh Ergashev og Sonny Fredrickson og Jesse Hernandez gør hans ShoBox tilbage mod Ernesto Garza.

 

 

 

Billetter til arrangementet, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er i øjeblikket til salg for $75 for de første to rækker af ringside, $65 for de resterende ringside sæder og alle andre prissat til $49 og $37, plus eventuelle gældende gebyrer. Billetter kan købes personligt eller ved at kalde Turning Stone Resort Box Office på 800.771.7711 eller online på Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

Her er, hvad den 22-årige Shields havde at sige fra hendes hjemby gym, Den Berston Field House:

 

 

 

Claressa SHIELDS

 

 

"Jeg føler stor. Jeg virkelig skubbet mig selv denne lejr. Det var en længere lejr end normalt, så jeg har haft rigelig tid til at blive klar. Tori nelson har gjort en masse trash taler, men jeg har tænkt mig at vise hende, at hun kan være 17-0, men hun har aldrig kæmpet en pige som mig før.

 

 

”Jeg kan kun have 4 professionelle kampe til mit navn, men jeg har masser af amatør erfaring. Jeg har kæmpet piger, der er 16-0, Jeg kan ikke se nogen steder på hendes rekord, hvor hun kæmpede en ubesejret fighter af denne kaliber.

 

 

”Jeg har forberedt dette kæmpe på samme måde, som jeg altid gør. Jeg har ikke gjort noget særligt. Jeg fokuserer på mig selv, ikke mine modstandere.

 

 

 

”I det 6. eller 7. runde, Nelson går ned.

 

 

”Når jeg slog Nelson, Jeg ønsker at kæmpe Christina Hammer, men jeg tager det ene kamp ad gangen. Jeg vil gerne kæmpe mindst én gang på 154 pounds før du tager på Hammer.”

 

 

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Om ShoBox: Den nye generation

 

 

Siden starten i juli 2001, den kritikerroste SHOWTIME boksning serie, ShoBox: Den nye generation har budt unge talenter matches hårde. Den ShoBox filosofi er at transmittere spændende, crowd-glædeligt og konkurrencedygtige kampe samtidig give en Proving Ground for villige udsigter fast besluttet på at kæmpe for en verden titel. Nogle af de voksende liste af 73 krigere, der er dukket op på ShoBox og avanceret at samle verden titler inkluderer: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams og mere.

 

 

Om Turning Stone Resort Casino

 

 

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