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CLARESSA SHIELDS DETROIT MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

 

Unified Women’s Super Middleweight Champ Faces Hanna Gabriels in the Main Event of SHOWTIME BOXING: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 22 Live on Showtime®

 

Cliceáil ANSEO for Photos from Terrell Groggins

 

DETROIT (Bealtaine 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: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA showdown Friday, Meitheamh 22 ag 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. Ar Meitheamh 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. Ach, 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.”

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

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, Criúnna-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: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA (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.

 

Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid, a chur chun cinn ag Cur Chun Cinn Salita, tá siad ar fáil ag 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 agus $35.

 

 

 

Not long ago, Criúnna-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.

 

 

 

Ó shin i leith, Crews has signed with Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions, 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, amhránaí, 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.

 

 

 

Mar sin féin, 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,"A dúirt sé. “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, Meitheamh 22, IN DETROIT

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, ar an Aoine, Meitheamh 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: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA (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.

 

 

 

Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid, a chur chun cinn ag Cur Chun Cinn Salita, tá siad ar fáil ag 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 agus $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. Tá oiliúint ag dul go maith. 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.”

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, Meitheamh 22 BEO AR SHOWTIME®

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

Showtime Dornálaíocht: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10 p.m. AGUS/PT

From Masonic Temple In Detroit, Mich.; Ticéid Ar Díol Anois

NUA-EABHRAC (Aibreán 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, Meitheamh 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, me.

An Dornálaíochta Showtime: SPECIAL EDITION telecast begins at 10 p.m. AGUS/PT and features the No. 1 Trodaire ar 168 pounds facing the No. 1 Trodaire ar 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 Meitheamh 22,"A dúirt 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, agus ar Meitheamh 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, a 2013 defeat to then-undefeated title challenger Oxandia Castillo. She looks to become a three-division world champion on Meitheamh 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, ach ar Meitheamh 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,” said Gordon Hall, Léiritheoir Feidhmiúcháin Showtime Dornálaíocht: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA. “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 Meitheamh 22."

Showtime Dornálaíocht: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA (10 p.m. AGUS/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 Meitheamh 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 said. “I’ve never been so motivated. This will be a great year for women’s boxing. It’s our time!"

Casúr, of Dortmund, An Ghearmáin, 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 punt. Casúr, 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 Meitheamh 22 and send a message to Claressa Shields. It’s my time to shine!"

Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid, a chur chun cinn ag Cur Chun Cinn Salita, 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 agus $35.

“Women’s boxing will shine brightly on Meitheamh 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. Meitheamh 22 will be their time to shine, live on SHOWTIME in Detroit.”

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

Dé Sathairn night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, An Eastóin, 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 agus 99-91.
I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” Said Gradinar, iar-troid i. “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.

Claressa Shields and Mary J Blige Appear as Superheroes in Commercial Aired During Sunday’s Oscars Broadcast

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 agus 2016 Cluichí Oilimpeacha, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. I ach a chéad bhliain iomlán mar gairmiúil, Shields was named USA Today: Trodaire baineann na Bliana, Yahoo Spóirt: Trodaire baineann na Bliana, WBA: Teo Éirí Amach Star agus WBAN: An chuid is mó spreagthach.
Shields (5-0, 2 Kos) is currently hard at work, preparing for her next fight in April on SHOWTIME.

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

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

 

Catch An Replay Dé Luain Ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT Ar Showtime bhfíor

 

Cliceáil ANSEO Chun Grianghraif Íosluchtaigh; Creidmheas Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

 

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: An Giniúint Nua Dé hAoine 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. An 2012 agus 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 said. “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 Dé hAoine i Verona.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (ar dtús),” Shields said. “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.”

 

 

 

Casúr, 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: An Giniúint Nua.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

 

Sa ShoBox comh-gné, 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 10ú and final round that featured 178 punches iomlán.

 

 

 

Hernandez (11-1, 7 Kos) i dtír 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. Chun liom, 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 telecast.

 

 

 

The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 le 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 an tríú.

 

 

 

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) agus (Javan) Siúcra (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.

 

 

 

Dé hAoine tripleheader will replay on Dé Luain, Jan. 15 ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox gníomh ó ringside le Steve Farhood agus iar domhain curadh Raul Márquez ag fónamh mar anailísithe saineolaithe. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Sa bout tacaíochta is mó, Detroit via Kurchaloi, Rúis, Bhí trom-mheáchain Apti Davtaev duine Stát Aontaithe ag troid tús trí scór le cinneadh shé-bhabhta d'aon toil thar Garrett Philadelphia ar “An Trodaí deiridh” Wilson.
Ní raibh Wilson dhéanamh éasca. Troid as crouch, an muscled go mór, ach tá Wilson tháinig i bhfad níos giorra suas le haymakers fiáin go leor a dhéanamh leis an gcomhrac ar fad an-suimiúil. Is cosúil Davtaev go bhfuil lámh dheas trom, a thit sé isteach ar an ceann crua de Wilson minic go leor a thuilleamh deireadh, ach tuillte nod. Davtaev barántais creidmheasa chun dul chun cogaidh uair ar cheann de na swings looping Wilson ceangailte.
Davtaev (anois 14-0-1, 13 Kos) chaillfeas a KO céatadán foirfe, ach siúlóidí ar shiúl le bua crua-throid thar foe a tháinig a bhuachan. Is Wilson anois (18-14-1, 9 Kos).
Ba iad na scóir 58-56 ó na triúr breitheamh.
An headbutt thaisme thug deireadh ghiorraithe leis an tuairisceán sé bhabhta Super lightweight de Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
In aghaidh Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 Kos), an Slugger spreagúil Eyubov (13-0, 11 Kos) bhí chun cinn taobh thiar ghluaiseacht ceann gníomhach agus blaosc daingean nuair imbhuail a cheann leis an Chalmers cúlú '. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 an bhabhta oscailte.
I mná fiáin ar trom-mheáchain fists éadrom brawl featuring eitilt ó gach treo, Tá wrestling agus roinnt takedowns MMA-stíl, Franchon “An Trom Diva bualadh” Criúnna-Dezurn bhuaigh d'aon toil cinneadh shé-bhabhta thar Tiffany “An Terminator” Woodard.
Criúnna-Dezurn, anois 3-1, 1 KO, de Baltimore, Maryland, Bhí an iomarca airm do Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (anois 4-10-3, 3 Kos), mar sin Woodard iarracht agus d'éirigh a dhéanamh rudaí gránna. Cad a dhiaidh sin bhí fiáin Punch-amach uillinn agus headlocks agus takedowns a d'fhág an dá ar an chanbhás níos mó ná uair featuring.
Woodard ghlac a lán de leathar crua agus fiú creidmheasa le haghaidh a cuid toughness. Criúnna-Dezurn léirigh rang nuair nár cuireadh bhaoite don chuid is mó de na troid. Rinne sí caillfidh pointe sa séú ar takedown díoltas sneaky.
Ba iad na scóir 59-53, 59-54 agus 59-54.
Detroit via Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “Ró-Smooth” Capers de Hawley, Pennsylvania, ar a bhealach go dtí chinneadh tromlaigh shé-bhabhta.
An comhrac siamsaíocht idir cruiserweights crua-nosed, bhí gearrtha Zubov thar an tsúil ceart agus ghlac roinnt punches maith, ach go simplí outworked na Caprais níos roghnaíche. Léirigh Zubov a riochtú go minic-níos fearr agus d'oibrigh taobh thiar d'jab oilte, cé go raibh capers ábhar a leagan ar na rópaí agus shots pota crua talamh minic go leor a choinneáil suimiúil.
A scór 57-57 tharraingt Bhí ró-rialaigh ag scóir 59-56 agus 58-56 don Rúise diana. Leis an bua, Zubov bogann a thaifead go 17-1, 9 Kos. Capers bheidh le 8-11-3.

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"Tá mé ag dul chun dul i ndiaidh di sa chéad bhabhta agus í a fháil amach ann." - Claressa Shields

 

 

"Tá mé ag dul a turraing an domhain." - Tori Nelson

 

 

Cliceáil ANSEO Chun Íosluchtaigh Meáigh-In Grianghraif; Creidmheas Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

 

 

 

VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 11, 2018) - na mBan Aontuithe Super Middleweight Champion Domhanda Claressa Shields agus undefeated IBF iomaitheoir éigeantach Tori Nelson rinneadh meáchan ar an Déardaoin as a n-10-bhabhta WBC agus IBF Super Middleweight Craobh an Domhain showdownamárach/Dé hAoine, Eanáir 12 i gcás is mó de ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua beo ar Showtime (10 p.m. AGUS/PT) ó casadh Cloch Resort Casino i Verona, N.Y..

 

 

 

An 22-bliain d'aois dhá-am Oilimpeacha bhuaigh bonn Óir Shields (4-0, 2 Kos) Beidh aghaidh a dara comhraic undefeated i ndiaidh a chéile ar fud an domhain curadh iar Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos).

 

 

 

Undefeated Úisbéiceastáin cumhacht-pollaire Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) le chéile eile unbeaten agus barr-10 rangaithe Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos), de Toledo, Ohio, sa opener telecast. An Ergashev 26-bliain d'aois, iarbhall sé bliana an fhoireann náisiúnta Úisbéicis, agus an WBA atá ann faoi láthair No. 9 Rangaithe Beidh Fredrickson san iomaidh i ocht-bhabhta bout Super lightweight.

 

 

 

Sa an comh-ghné den ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua tripleheader, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos), cé atá ag teacht as victories as a chéile thar opponents undefeated, a chur ar iar-Lámhainní Náisiúnta Golden Óir Medallist Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) i 10-bhabhta bout bantamweight Super idir dhá trodaithe uile-gníomh.

 

 

 

Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid, a chur chun cinn ag Cur Chun Cinn Salita, Tá láthair ar díol do $75 don chéad dhá shraith de ringside, $65 do suíochán ringside agus gach duine eile phraghas ag fágtha $49 agus $37, móide aon táillí is infheidhme. Is féidir ticéid a cheannach le go pearsanta nó trí ghlaoch ar an casadh Cloch Resort Box Office ag 800.771.7711 nó ar líne ag Ticketmaster.

 

 

MEÁCHAN OIFIGIÚLA:

 

 

Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson - 10-bhabhta WBC agus IBF Super Middleweight Domhanda Teideal Bout

 

 

Shields: 167 punt

 

Nelson: 164 Punt ¾

 

 

Jesse Hernandez vs. Ernesto Garza - 10-bhabhta Super bantamweight Bout

 

Hernandez: 122 Punt ½

 

Garza: 122 Punt ½

 

 

 

Shakh vs Ergashev. Sonny Fredrickson - Ocht-bhabhta Super Lightweight Bout

 

Ergashev: 140 punt

 

Fredrickson: 141 punt

 

Sleachta FINAL:

 

 

CLARESSA SHIELDS:

 

 

"Tugann Tori a lán níos mó ionsaí, a lot more fight than a lot of my previous opponents. Ar pháipéar, tá sí an atosú fearr ar aon chéile comhraic mé os comhair agus is féidir a chur suas ar an troid níos fearr.

 

 

 

"Meas faoina luach gach duine dom mar gheall ar mo méid. Breathnaíonn mo fráma cosúil mé 140 ach i ndáiríre tá mé a 168. Téann gach duine isteach i gcomhrac ag smaoineamh gur féidir leo a bhuachan, 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.

 

 

 

"Táim ag súil leis mo chéile comhraic brú a chur air, agus a úsáid roinnt tactics salach. Tá taithí níos aici, ach nach bhfuil i bhfad nuair a labhraíonn tú de a taithí amaitéarach.

 

 

 

“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.

 

 

 

"Tá sé seo ina champa crua, Bhrúigh mé i ndáiríre mé féin. Is féidir liom de ghnáth sé seachtaine, an uair seo rinne mé ocht seachtaine. Ní raibh mé throid ó mhí Lúnasa mar sin bhí mé a thabhairt dom féin ar dhá sa bhreis sheachtain sin bhí a fhios agam go raibh mé i gcruth foirfe.

 

 

 

"Níl aon amhras ach go Tús a chur mé an bhliain le bua, ach féach mé seo mar troid iomaíoch. Tá mé ag dul a bheith acu a thuilleamh an bua ach creidim go féidir liom ko di ag an séú, seachtú babhta. "

 

 

 

Tori NELSON:

 

 

"Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil mé an underdog, ach tá mé thit naonúr. Nach bhfuil sí scór knockdown amháin go fóill mar pro. Nuair a Claressa iompaigh pro, Bhí a fhios agam gur mhaith liom a aghaidh a thabhairt di sa deireadh.

 

 

 

"Tá bua méid a tháinig mé as. I expect nothing different. I hope it would expose female boxing and not only open doors for me, ach dhornálaithe mná eile ag teacht suas i mo dhiaidh.

 

 

 

"Is dóigh liom go bhfuil sé níos siamsaíocht chun féachaint troid mná. Nuair mná a fháil a thit, fhaigheann siad ceart ar ais ar bun agus dul i ndiaidh é a dhéanamh arís. Nuair fir fháil knocked síos, dtosaíonn siad i bhfolach toisc nach bhfuil siad ag iarraidh a fháil ar bhuail arís. Mar sin, I mo thuairimse, ba chóir dúinn a fháil a íocadh ach an oiread agus is na fir.

 

 

 

"Tá mé beannaithe a bheith anseo, 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, ach tá mé ag dul le turraing an domhain.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

"Ní bhíonn siad ag dul a thabhairt dom rud ar bith. 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

 

 

"Tá mé ag iarraidh ach a fháil níos gaire don troid teideal. Bogadh suas na rátálacha is é an sprioc is mó ceart anois, agus tá mé ar an gcosán ceart. Bheadh ​​bua anseo i troid 10-babhta a bheith mhór do mo shlí bheatha.

 

 

 

"Is é a bheith ina Trodaire léir ar fud rud éigin Tá mé ag obair ar. Ach ní féidir leat a bheith ina Trodaire dea-chothromú go dtí go bhfaigheann tú an taithí agus na troideanna agus sin an méid mé ag obair ar ag déanamh ceart anois. Ba mhaith liom a fháil babhtaí níos mó i agus dul chun cinn.

 

 

 

"Ní Troid ina southpaw ina fhadhb dom. Is féidir liom a athrú mo sheasamh, ach nach bhfuil sé rud éigin smaoineamh mé faoi nó plean. Tarlaíonn sé ach go nádúrtha i troid.

 

 

 

"Tá mé chreid i gcónaí i mé féin, fiú nuair a thóg mé am saor. Chreid mé go raibh mé in ann a fháil ar ais isteach é agus a fháil chun a leibhéal is fearr. The wins over two undefeated fighters did a lot for my confidence. I knew I could do it, ach léirigh sé cinn eile bhaineann mé agus gur féidir liom dul san iomaíocht ar an leibhéal is airde. "

 

 

 

ERNESTO GARZA

 

 

"Is maith liom a thabhairt ar an mbrú, 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, dul dó tuirseach sna babhtaí deiridh sin, agus ag cur leis amach.

 

 

 

"Is nós le sé a athrú, 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 (in aghaidh undefeated Jon Fernandez) Bhí mé ag troid le meáchan i bhfad níos airde.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

 

Tar éis an Shakh:

 

 

"Is breá liom oiliúint anseo mar gheall ar an bhfíric go bhfuil sé atmaisféar difriúil anseo sna Stáit. Tá sé ina thus fíor gairmiúil, Is dóigh liom go bhfuil mo chuid scileanna agus mo teicníc gotten a lán oiliúna níos fearr anseo le Sugar Hill.

 

 

 

"Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé ina Trodaire taithí. Tá sé undefeated agus tá sé ag teacht chun troid. Is deis mhór do bheirt againn.

 

 

 

"Tá mé an-onóir a bheith ar Showtime agus sásta a bheith ag fáil an gcineál seo de nochtadh náisiúnta. Bheadh ​​bua stroighne dom mar cheann de na hionchais welterweight sóisearach is fearr sa domhan.

 

 

 

"Tá mé gotten oiliúint a lán níos fearr ag an Giomnáisiam Kronk Dornálaíochta i Detroit. Bhí campa traenála seo caite réamhrá ar an stíl Mheiriceánach de dornálaíocht agus an campa níos fearr i ndáiríre mo teicníc agus tactics leis an sparring dian.

 

 

 

"Tá mé 11-0 le 11 knockouts. Tá mé pollaire agus ba mhaith liom a cnag air amach, ach tá mé oilte le haghaidh an t-achar. Tá mé oilte éigin a t-amach sa chéad bhabhta agus an ochtú babhta.

 

 

 

"Is é seo an mór céim-ar bun i gcoinne, ach tá mé go raibh níos mó ná 200 troideanna amaitéarach i gcoinne roinnt de na dhornálaithe amaitéarach is fearr sa domhan. Tá mé fosta medalists Oilimpeacha agus trodaithe amaitéaracha an-i gcrích. "

 

 

 

SONNY Fredrickson

 

 

"Tá mé ag fanacht ar an risíocht ar feadh i bhfad. Tá mé ag iarraidh a fháil ar an teilifís ar feadh dhá nó trí bliana anuas, mar sin tá sé seo le déileáil go mór dom. Táimid dóchasach Buaileann bua mé suas i an barr 5 agus tugann dom lámhaigh teideal ag deireadh na bliana seo nó tús na bliana seo chugainn.

 

 

 

"Táimid ag spar go leor leis Robert (Cásca). It’s back-and-forth action. We grew up together and learn a lot from each other. mé a thabhairt dó roinnt leideanna anseo agus ansiúd agus a dhéanann sé mar an gcéanna do dom.

 

 

 

"Níl a fhios agam an iomarca faoi mo chéile comhraic. Tá a fhios agam tá sé ina lefty agus tá sé ina Punch láidir. Tá sé ar chluiche maith dom. Tá sé ag iarraidh a choinneáil ag teacht ar aghaidh agus talamh shots mór mar sin beidh mé in ann a outbox air go leor go héasca.

 

 

 

"Ní dóigh liom go mbeidh nerves a fhachtóir. Tá mé throid ar chárta Andre Choimircí, Tá mé i troideanna mór roimh.

 

 

 

"Tá mé ag dul chun an t-amach dó i ndiaidh an tríú babhta. Tá mé ag dul a rá, hug, a fháil dó as seo.

 

 

 

"I ndiaidh an troid, Beidh lucht leanúna tús a fhoghlaim ainm dom. mo thuairimse, beidh siad ag iarraidh a fheiceáil dom a bheith lámhaigh ag an 140 title punt. "

 

 

 

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CLARESSA SHIELDS Sleachta workout FINAL & Grianghraif

Aontaithe Domhanda Champion Le Teidil gCoinne Undefeated Challenger Tori Nelson Dé hAoine Cosain, Jan. 12, i Main Imeacht ar Showtime

 

 

Cliceáil ANSEO do Grianghraif ón Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

 

 

Flint, me. (Eanáir 11, 2018) – Women Aontuithe ar Super Middleweight Champion Domhanda Claressa Shields Labhair leis na meáin ag seisiún workout ina bhaile dúchais Flint, Mich., sular imigh sí Verona, N.Y.. a chosaint ar a teidil 168-punt in aghaidh undefeated IBF iomaitheoir éigeantach Tori Nelson amárach oíche, Dé hAoine, Jan. 12 beo ar Showtime.

 

 

 

Beidh Shields meáigh sa tráthnóna roimh amárach oíche ShoBox: An Giniúint Nua telecast as casadh Cloch Resort Casino. Cuirfear tús leis an telecast ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT agus gnéithe an cath dhá hionchais 140-punt undefeated Shakh Ergashev agus Sonny Fredrickson agus Jesse Hernandez ag déanamh a chuid ShoBox ar ais i gcoinne Ernesto Garza.

 

 

 

Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid, a chur chun cinn ag Cur Chun Cinn Salita, Tá láthair ar díol do $75 don chéad dhá shraith de ringside, $65 do suíochán ringside agus gach duine eile phraghas ag fágtha $49 agus $37, móide aon táillí is infheidhme. Is féidir ticéid a cheannach le go pearsanta nó trí ghlaoch ar an casadh Cloch Resort Box Office ag 800.771.7711 nó ar líne ag Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

Seo an méid a bhí an 22-bliain d'aois Shields a rá as a seomra aclaíochta bhaile dúchais, An Teach Field Berston:

 

 

 

CLARESSA SHIELDS

 

 

"Is dóigh liom go hiontach. Bhrúigh mé i ndáiríre mé féin an campa. Bhí sé campa níos faide ná mar is gnách mar sin tá mé go raibh go leor ama a fháil réidh. Tori nelson bhí ag déanamh a lán de caint bruscar ach tá mé ag dul a thaispeáint di go bhféadfadh sí a bheith 17-0, ach ní tá sí throid cailín cosúil liomsa roimh.

 

 

"D'fhéadfadh liom a bheith ach 4 troideanna gairmiúla do m'ainm, ach tá mé neart taithí amaitéarach. Tá mé cailíní go bhfuil throid 16-0, Ní fheicim aon áit ar a thaifead i gcás tá sí throid Trodaire undefeated de sin scoth.

 

 

"Tá mé ullmhaithe le haghaidh an troid ar an mbealach céanna go bhfuil mé i gcónaí. Nach bhfuil mé aon rud ar leith a rinneadh. Mé ag díriú ar féin, Ní mo opponents.

 

 

 

"Sa bhabhta 6ú nó 7ú, Nelson Téann síos.

 

 

"Chomh luath agus buille mé Nelson, Mé ag iarraidh dul i ngleic Christina Hammer, ach tá mé ag á thógáil troid amháin ag an am. Ba mhaith liom dul i ngleic ar a laghad uair amháin ar 154 punt sular ghlac Hammer. "

 

 

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