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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: SPECIAL EDITION Friday, June 22 Live on OGE IHE NKIRI®

 

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Guitar (Ka 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 EDITION showdown Friday, June 22 na 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 ọta:

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. On June 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. Ma, 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, JUN 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 ọta, 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, Mkpocha-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 EDITION (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.

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, dị na 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 na $35.

 

 

 

Not long ago, Mkpocha-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.

 

 

 

Kemgbe ahụ, 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, na-agụ egwú, 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.

 

 

 

Otú ọ dị, 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.”

 

 

 

Okwu Nkwalite, 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,"Ka o kwuru. “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, JUN 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, na Fraịdee, June 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 EDITION (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.

 

 

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, dị na 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 na $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. Ọzụzụ a na-aga nke ọma. 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, JUN 22 Ndụ SHOWTIME®

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

SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10 p.m. NA/Pt

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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, June 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, m.

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

Ọta (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 June 22,” said 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, na na June 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 June 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, ma na June 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, Executive Producer of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION. “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 June 22."

SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION (10 p.m. NA/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 June 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!"

Hammer, of Dortmund, Germany, 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 pound. 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 June 22 and send a message to Claressa Shields. It’s my time to shine!"

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, 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 na $35.

“Women’s boxing will shine brightly on June 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. June 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

Saturday night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estonia, 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 na 99-91.
I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” sị Gradinar, post-agha. “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 ọta, 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, ọmụ, Michigan’s Shields won gold at the 2012 na 2016 Olympics, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. Na nnọọ ya mbụ zuru afọ dị ka a ọkachamara, Shields was named USA Today: Female Agha nke Afọ, Yahoo Sports: Female Agha nke Afọ, WBA: Ekpo ọkụ ugbu esiwanye Star na WBAN: kasị inspirational.
Ọta (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

 

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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: The New Ọgbọ Friday 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. The 2012 na 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 Friday na Verona.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (mbụ),” 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.”

 

 

 

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: The New Ọgbọ.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

 

Na ShoBox ngalaba-mma, 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 10nke and final round that featured 178 ngụkọta punches.

 

 

 

Hernandez (11-1, 7 Kos) rutere 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. Iji m, 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 na 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 nke atọ.

 

 

 

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) na (Javan) Sugar (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.

 

 

 

Friday si tripleheader will replay on Monday, Jan. 15 na 10 p.m. NA/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox edinam si ringside na Steve Farhood na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Raul Marquez eje ozi dị ka ọkachamara nnyocha. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Russian Heavyweight Apti Davtaev fọdụrụ undefeated na ọta vs. Nelson undercard na-agbanye Nkume Resort cha cha

Ọtụtụ ụtọ na-alụ ọgụ mesiri untelevised undercard abụọ-oge Olympic gold Medalist Claressa ọta agbachitere ya WBC na IBF utu aha megide amanyere bụ iwu ịma ya aka Tori Nelson na-agbanye Nkume Resort cha cha na Verona, New York n'abalị.
Ke isi na-akwado n'obi, Detroit via Kurchaloi, Russia, Heavyweight Apti Davtaev nwere ihe ịga nke ọma United States na-alụ ọgụ mpụta mbụ site isi a isii-gburugburu olu mkpebi n'elu Philadelphia si Garrett “Ihe Jisọs Warrior” Wilson.
Wilson emeghị ka ọ dị mfe. Na-alụ ọgụ nke a makpurukwa, na kpamkpam muscled, ma ọtụtụ ihe mkpumkpu Wilson wee na-ezuru anụ haymakers mee dum agha-akpali nnọọ mmasị. Davtaev yiri ka a arọ n'aka nri, nke o ama esịn na na ike isi nke Wilson mgbe ezuru irite nso, ma kwesịrị ikwe. Davtaev ikike otuto maka na-aga agha, mgbe ọ bụla otu n'ime Wilson looping swings ejikọrọ.
Davtaev (ugbu a 14-0-1, 13 Kos) tụfuru ya zuru okè ko pasent, ma na-ejegharị pụọ na a hard-agha mmeri a onye iro bịara iji merie. Wilson bụ ugbu a (18-14-1, 9 Kos).
The scores ndị 58-56 si niile atọ ikpe.
Na mberede headbutt me ihe abbreviated njedebe nke isii-gburugburu super fechaa nloghachi nke Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
Na megide Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 Kos), na-akpali akpali slugger Eyubov (13-0, 11 Kos) E na-aga n'ihu n'azụ n'ọrụ isi ije na a uko shei mgbe isi ya collided na alaghachi azụ Chalmers '. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 nke oghere gburugburu.
Na a ọhịa inyom ìhè Heavyweight brawl featuring ọkpọ na-efe efe si bụla direction, mgba esetịpụ na ọtụtụ Emmanuel-style takedowns, Franchon “The Arọ Ọkụkụ Diva” Mkpocha-Dezurn ndibọhọ a olu isii-gburugburu mkpebi n'elu Tiffany “The Terminator” Woodard.
Mkpocha-Dezurn, ugbu a 3-1, 1 Ko, nke Baltimore, Maryland, nwere ọtụtụ ngwá agha Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (ugbu a 4-10-3, 3 Kos), otú Woodard gbalịrị na n'ọnọdu ime ka ihe jọrọ njọ. Ihe sochiri ya bụ ọhịa ntụmadị-esi egosi elbows na headlocks na takedowns na ekpe ma na kwaaji ihe karịrị otu ugboro.
Woodard were a otutu ike akpụkpọ anụ na kwesịrị otuto maka ya ike. Mkpocha-Dezurn gosiri na klas na-adịghị na-ewere ihe ụrà n'ihi na ọtụtụ nke na-agha. O mere ida a mgbe na nke isii a sneaky ọbọ takedown.
The scores ndị 59-53, 59-54 na 59-54.
Detroit via Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “Kwa Ezigbo” Capers nke Hawley, Pennsylvania, na ụzọ ya a isii-gburugburu ọtụtụ mkpebi.
Ihe ụtọ agha n'etiti ike-nosed cruiserweights, Zubov e bee n'elu anya aka nri wee were mma punches, ma, nanị outworked ndị ọzọ nhọrọ Capers. Zubov gosiri na ya na--elu oyi na-arụ ọrụ na-akpata ihe gụrụ akwụkwọ jab, mgbe Capers afọ ojuju dina n'elu ụdọ na ala ike ite gbaa mgbe iji na-na ọ na-akpali.
A akara nke 57-57 Olee E n'elu-na-achị scores 59-56 na 58-56 maka siri ike Russian. Na mmeri, Zubov akpali ya ndekọ 17-1, 9 Kos. Capers dara 8-11-3.

CLARESSA ọta vs. Tori NELSON SHOBOX: Ọgbọ ọhụrụ ikpeazụ igwe, Kwuru na & Foto IHE TRIPLEHEADER echi ON SHOWTIME®

Ndụ na 10 p.m. NA/Pt si agbanye Nkume Resort cha cha

"M na-aga na-aga mgbe ya na mbụ gburugburu ma na-ya nke ahụ." - Claressa Ọta

 

 

"M na-aga ujo nke ụwa." - Tori Nelson

 

 

Pịa EBE A Iji Download Tụlee-Na Photos; Ebe E Si Nweta Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME

 

 

 

VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 11, 2018) - n'Otu Women Super Middleweight World onye mmeri Claressa ọta na undefeated IBF amanyere bụ iwu ịma ya aka Tori Nelson mere ibu on Thursday ha 10-gburugburu WBC na IBF Super Middleweight World Championship showdownechi/Friday, January 12 na isi ihe omume nke ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ na-na showtime (10 p.m. NA/Pt) si-agbanye Nkume amalite cha cha na Verona, N.Y..

 

 

 

The 22-afọ abụọ oge Olympic Gold Medalist Ọta (4-0, 2 Kos) ga-eche ihu ya nke abụọ consecutive undefeated iro na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos).

 

 

 

Undefeated Uzbekistan ike-puncher Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) ga-izute ibe unbeaten na n'elu-10 họọrọ Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos), nke Toledo, Ohio, na telecast opener. The 26-afọ Ergashev, a mbụ afọ isii so na Uzbek mba otu, na nke ugbu a WBA No. 9 họọrọ Fredrickson ga-eguzogide asatọ-gburugburu super fechaa n'obi.

 

 

 

Na ngalaba-mma nke ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ tripleheader, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos), onye na-abịa anya consecutive nara undefeated emegide, ga na-na mbụ National Golden uwe Gold Medalist Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) na a 10-gburugburu super Bantamweight n'obi n'etiti abụọ niile na-edinam alụso.

 

 

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, nwere ugbu a na-ere ihe $75 nke mbụ ahịrị abụọ nke ringside, $65 maka fọdụrụ ringside oche na ndị niile ọzọ ọnụ na $49 na $37, plus ọ bụla na ọdabara ụgwọ. Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ na onye ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ ndị agbanye Stone Resort Box Office na 800.771.7711 ma ọ bụ online na Ticketmaster.

 

 

Ukara igwe:

 

 

Claressa ọta vs. Tori Nelson - 10-gburugburu WBC na IBF Super Middleweight World Title n'obi

 

 

Ọta: 167 pound

 

Nelson: 164 ¾ pound

 

 

Jesse Hernandez vs. Ernesto Garza - 10-gburugburu Super Bantamweight n'obi

 

Hernandez: 122 ½ pound

 

Garza: 122 ½ pound

 

 

 

Shakh vs Ergashev. Sonny Fredrickson - Eight-gburugburu Super fechaa n'obi

 

Ergashev: 140 pound

 

Fredrickson: 141 pound

 

Ikpeazụ ruturu:

 

 

CLARESSA ọta:

 

 

"Tori eweta a otutu ihe awakpo, a lot more fight than a lot of my previous opponents. Na akwụkwọ, ọ nwere mma malitegharịa nke ọ bụla onye iro m na-eche ihu na ike na-edi a mma agha.

 

 

 

"Onye ọ bụla underestimates m n'ihi m size. My etiti anya dị ka m na a 140 ma n'ezie na m na a 168. Onye ọ bụla na-aga n'ime a agha na-eche echiche na ha nwere ike imeri, 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.

 

 

 

"M na-atụ anya m iro itinye mgbali, na iji ụfọdụ unyi si eme. O nwere ihe na ahụmahụ, ma ọ bụghị na ọtụtụ mgbe ị na-ekwu okwu nke ya na-amu amu ahụmahụ.

 

 

 

“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.

 

 

 

"Nke a a ike mara ụlọikwuu, M n'ezie kewapụrụ onwe m. M na-emekarị-eme ka izu isii, a oge m mere asatọ izu. M na-agha kemgbe August otú ahụ ka m chọrọ inye onwe m ihe mmezi izu abụọ ka m maara na m bụ nke zuru okè udi.

 

 

 

"O doro anya na m na-amalite afọ a mmeri, ma m na-ahụ nke a dị ka a asọmpi ọgụ. M na-aga nwere irite mmeri ma m kwere m nwere ike ko ya site nke isii, asaa gburugburu. "

 

 

 

Tori NELSON:

 

 

"Amaara m na m na-underdog, kama m na-ama esịn itoolu ndị mmadụ. Ọ bụghị gbatara otu knockdown ma dị ka a pro. Mgbe Claressa tụgharịa pro, M maara na m ga-aghaghị iche ihu ya emecha.

 

 

 

"A mmeri bụ ihe m bịara maka. I expect nothing different. I hope it would expose female boxing and not only open doors for me, ma ụmụ nwanyị ọzọ na-eti ọkpọ na-abịa mgbe m.

 

 

 

"M na-eche na ọ bụ ihe ndị ọzọ ụtọ na-ekiri a nwaanyị agha. Mgbe ndị inyom na-ama esịn, ha ga-esi nri azụ elu na-aga mgbe ya ọzọ. Mgbe ndị mmadụ na-kụrụ aka ala, ha na-amalite na-ezo n'ihi na ha achọghị ka kụrụ ọzọ. N'ihi ya, m na-eche na anyị kwesịrị ụgwọ ọnwa dị nnọọ ka ndị ikom.

 

 

 

"M na-agọzi n'ebe a, 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, ma m na-aga ujo ụwa.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

"Ha na-agaghị na-enye m ihe ọ bụla. I have to be a dog and go in there and win this fight. I’ve always been aggressive. Why change anything for her?"

 

 

 

Jesi HERNANDEZ

 

 

"M na-nnọọ na-agbalị ka na-eru nso a aha agha. N'ịga elu rankings na-isi ihe mgbaru ọsọ ugbu a, na m na na na ụzọ nke ziri ezi. A mmeri ebe a na a 10-gburugburu agha ga-ibu ọrụ m.

 

 

 

"Ịbụ ihe niile na-gburugburu fighter bụ ihe m na-arụ ọrụ na. Ma, ị gaghị na-a haziri ahazi fighter ruo mgbe ị ga-esi na ahụmahụ na-akpata ịlụ ọgụ na nke ahụ bụ ihe m na-arụ ọrụ na-eme ugbu a. M chọrọ iji nweta ọzọ agba na na-enwe ọganihu.

 

 

 

"Na-alụ ọgụ a southpaw bụghị a nsogbu n'ihi na m. M nwere ike ịgbanwee m stance, ma ọ bụghị ihe m na-eche banyere ma ọ bụ atụmatụ. Ọ dị ya nnọọ na-eme ndammana a ọgụ.

 

 

 

"M na mgbe kwere na onwe m, ọbụna mgbe m were oge. Na m kweere na m nwere ike na-azụ n'ime ya na-esi a n'elu larịị. The wins over two undefeated fighters did a lot for my confidence. I knew I could do it, ma ọ mere ka ndị ọzọ m bụ nke na m nwere ike mpi na n'elu larịị. "

 

 

 

Ernesto GARZA

 

 

"Na-amasị m na-ewetara nsogbu, 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, na-ya ike gwụrụ na nke ikpeazụ agba, ma na-ewere ya.

 

 

 

"Ọ nēche ka ịgbanwee, 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 (megide undefeated Jon Fernandez) M na-alụ ọgụ a nnọọ elu ibu.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

 

Ịgbaso Shakh:

 

 

"M hụrụ n'anya na-azụ ebe a n'ihi na nke eziokwu na ọ bụ a dị iche iche ikuku ebe a na States. Ọ bụ n'ezie ihe ọkachamara ntọlite, M na-eche na nkà m na m na Usoro nwetara a ọtụtụ mma ọzụzụ ebe a na Sugar Hill.

 

 

 

"Amaara m na ọ bụ ahụmahụ fighter. Ọ bụ undefeated na ọ na-abịa na-alụ ọgụ. Ọ bụ a nnukwu ohere maka anyị abụọ.

 

 

 

"Dị m na-asọpụrụ na-na SHOWTIME na obi ụtọ-na ụdị mba ikpughe. A mmeri ga-ciment m dị ka onye nke kasị mma keobere welterweight atụmanya ụwa.

 

 

 

"M na-nwetara a ọtụtụ mma ọzụzụ na Kronk Boxing mgbatị na Detroit. Ikpeazụ ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu bụ mmalite na American style of ọkpọ na a mara ụlọikwuu n'ezie mma m Usoro na eme na ufiop sparring.

 

 

 

"M 11-0 na 11 knockouts. M a puncher na m chọrọ ịkụ aka ya, kama m na-azụ na anya. M na-azụ ịkụ aka a na mbụ gburugburu na asatọ gburugburu.

 

 

 

"Nke a bụ a nnukwu nzọụkwụ-elu nke na-emegide, kama m na nwere ihe karịrị 200 amu amu-akpata ịlụ ọgụ megide ụfọdụ ndị kasị mma na-amu amu-eti ọkpọ na ụwa. M na-tie Olympic medalists na nnọọ ezu na-amu amu alụso. "

 

 

 

Sonny FREDRICKSON

 

 

"M na a na-eche nke a ikpughe ruo ogologo oge. M na a na-agbalị iji nweta na TV nke ikpeazụ abụọ ma ọ bụ atọ afọ, otú a bụ a nnukwu ndibiat m. Olileanya a mmeri na-akpọ ụkwụ m n'ime n'elu 5 na-enye m a aha shot na njedebe nke afọ a ma ọ bụ na mmalite nke na-esote afọ.

 

 

 

"Anyị spar a ọtụtụ na Robert (Ista). It’s back-and-forth action. We grew up together and learn a lot from each other. M na-enye ya ụfọdụ pointers ebe a na-na ọ na-eme otu ihe ahụ m.

 

 

 

"Amaghị m ukwuu banyere m iro. Amaara m na ọ bụ a Lefty na o nwere ike ịkpatara ndị. Ọ bụ ezigbo egwuregwu n'ihi na m. Ọ chọrọ ịdị na-abịa na-atụ na ala nnukwu gbaa otú ahụ ka m ga-enwe ike outbox ya mara mma mfe.

 

 

 

"Echeghị m na akwara ga-akpata. M na-agha na Andre Ward si kaadị, M na na na na nnukwu ọgụ tupu.

 

 

 

"M na-aga ịkụ aka ya mgbe atọ gburugburu. M na-aga na-ekwu, hey, nweta ya si ebe a.

 

 

 

"Mgbe nke a ọgụ, Fans ga-amalite na-amụta aha m. M na-eche na ha ga-achọ ịhụ ka m nwere a shot na 140 pound aha. "

 

 

 

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Barry Tompkins ga-akpọ ShoBox edinam si ringside na Steve Farhood na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Raul Marquez eje ozi dị ka ọkachamara nyocha. The Executive emeputa bụ Gordon Ụlọ Nzukọ Richard Gaughan amị na Rick Phillips eduzi.

 

 

 

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ nleta www.sho.com/sports na-eso na Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, #ShoBox, ma ọ bụ ghọọ a na-akwado na Facebook na www.Facebook.com/SHOSports.

CLARESSA ọta ikpeazụ mgbatị Quotes & Foto

N'otu World onye mmeri Iji Agbachitere Aha Against undefeated Challenger Tori Nelson Friday, Jan. 12, na Main Omume On SHOWTIME

 

 

Pịa EBE A maka Photos si Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME

 

 

ọmụ, m. (January 11, 2018) – N'Otu Women Super Middleweight World onye mmeri Claressa ọta gwa media na a mgbatị nnọkọ n'obodo ya nkume, Mich., tupu ọ la Verona, N.Y.. iji chebe ya 168-paụnd utu aha megide undefeated IBF amanyere bụ iwu ịma ya aka Tori Nelson echi n'abalị, Friday, Jan. 12 na-na showtime.

 

 

 

Ọta ga itu na a n'ehihie tupu echi n'abalị ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ telecast si agbanye Nkume Resort cha cha. The telecast-amalite mgbe 10 p.m. NA/Pt na atụmatụ agha abụọ undefeated 140-paụnd atụmanya Shakh Ergashev na Sonny Fredrickson na Jesse Hernandez na-eme ka ya ShoBox laghachi megide Ernesto Garza.

 

 

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-akwalite Salita n'ọkwá, nwere ugbu a na-ere ihe $75 nke mbụ ahịrị abụọ nke ringside, $65 maka fọdụrụ ringside oche na ndị niile ọzọ ọnụ na $49 na $37, plus ọ bụla na ọdabara ụgwọ. Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ na onye ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ ndị agbanye Stone Resort Box Office na 800.771.7711 ma ọ bụ online na Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

Ebe a bụ ihe 22-afọ ọta nwere ikwu ya n'obodo mgbatị, The Berston Field House:

 

 

 

CLARESSA ọta

 

 

"M na-eche oké. M n'ezie kewapụrụ onwe m nke a mara ụlọikwuu. Ọ bụ a ogologo mara ụlọikwuu karịa na mbụ ka m na nwere otutu oge iji nweta njikere. Tori Nelson nwere na-eme a otutu ahịhịa okwu ma m na-aga na-egosi ya na ọ nwere ike 17-0, ma ọ ka na-eme agha a girl ka m n'ihu.

 

 

"M nwere ike naanị 4 ọkachamara ọgụ aha m, ma m nwere ọtụtụ na-amu amu ahụmahụ. M na-agha ụmụ agbọghọ ndị na- 16-0, M na-adịghị ahụ n'ebe ọ bụla na ya ndekọ ebe ọ na-agha ihe undefeated fighter nke na caliber.

 

 

"M na-kwadebere maka agha ahụ n'otu ụzọ na mgbe m na-eme. M mere ihe ọ bụla pụrụ iche. M na-eche banyere onwe m, m adịghị emegide.

 

 

 

"Na 6 ma ọ bụ 7 gburugburu, Nelson aga ala.

 

 

"Ozugbo m iti Nelson, M chọrọ ịlụ agha Christina Hammer, ma na m na-ewere ya otu agha na a oge. M ga-amasị na-alụ ọgụ ọ dịkarịa ala otu oge na 154 pound tupu ewere on Hammer. "

 

 

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Maka ozi ndị ọzọ nleta www.sho.com/sports na-eso na Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, #ShoBox, ma ọ bụ ghọọ a na-akwado na Facebook na www.Facebook.com/SHOSports.

 

 

 

Banyere ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ

 

 

Ebe ọ bụ na ya Uru na July 2001, na oké acclaimed showtime ọkpọ usoro, ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ ka na-apụta na-eto eto talent adịkwa siri ike. The ShoBox nkà ihe ọmụma bụ televise na-akpali akpali, ìgwè mmadụ-atọ na mpi ọkụ mgbe inye a na-egosi ala njikere atụmanya kpebisiri ike na-alụ ọgụ maka ụwa aha. Ụfọdụ na-eto eto ndepụta nke 73 alụso ndị pụtara na ShoBox na elu na-garner ụwa utu aha na-agụnye: 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 na ndị ọzọ.

 

 

About agbanye Stone Resort cha cha

 

 

Host nke January 12 omume, Agbanye Stone Resort cha cha bụ ihe na inwe-emeri ebe-eme, nke na-aga n'ihu na ịmata ihe dị iche onwe ya dị ka a Premiya ebe mgbakọ agha-nke na-afọ larịị ọkpọ. The January omume ga-akara agbanye Nkume si 24th mba-televised ọkpọ omume, simenti na-eme dị ka a na-eduga na-aga n'ihi mba-televised ọgụ egwuregwu. Agbanye Stone atụmatụ ụwa-klas eji enyere ndụ aka tinyere anọ hotels, karịrị 20 signature ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ na-eri nhọrọ, abụọ spas, ihe niile na-ọhụrụ 125,000 square ụkwụ Las Vegas style egwu egwuregwu n'ala, a Cabaret-style Showroom, a 5,000 oche arena, ise golf ọmụmụ, ọtụtụ Ogwe, mmanya lounges na nightlife venues na ndụ ntụrụndụ ọ bụla izu ụka.