سينسناتي (يناير 24, 2017) -رابطة الملاكمة العالمية وزن الوسط بطل David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 كوس) will defend his title against former two-time world champion لامونت بيترسون (34-3-1, 17 كوس) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of شوتايم بطولة الملاكمة السبت, فبراير 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

تبدأ التغطية التلفزيونية على SHOWTIME في 9 عصرا. و/6 عصرا. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “سيدي” ماركوس براون (18-0, 13 كوس) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger توماس “لأفضل” وليامز جونيور. (20-2, 14 كوس) في مواجهة من 10 جولات. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion أدريان BRONER taking on hard-hitting contender أدريان غرانادوس.

“It is a great pleasure for me to be defending my world title in the U.S. against a very good opponent in Lamont Peterson,” said Avanesyan. “I am the champion and come February 18 I will remain champion. This fight gives me a great opportunity to let the U.S. know what I’m about and put me in a position to fight the top fighters in the division. This will be a difficult defense but I am ready to show everyone how good I am.”

“I’m extremely excited about getting back in the ring and fighting on SHOWTIME again,” سعيد بيترسون. “I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m ready to give my fans the kind of show they deserve. I know this guy is coming in with a lot of confidence from that belt, but I believe I’m the better fighter and I’ll prove it on فبراير 18.”

“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” وقال براون. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; ليكن. Let me be the underdog. I just want to beat this guy up. This is who I wanted to fight. I am fired up about this one and I can’t wait until فبراير 18.”

“في فبراير 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” وقال وليامز جونيور. “I think Marcus has gotten some gifts in the past, so I’m not leaving this up to anyone but myself. I wanted to stay in the mix. I don’t need a tune-up. I’ve been fighting since I was five-years-old. I just need to get in there and fight. I think this is going to be a really good battle.”

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Fighting out of Russia, Avanesyan defended his interim world title in his last outing when he defeated former three-division world champion Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last مايو. ال 28-year-old is undefeated in his last 22 pro fights since dropping a six-round decision in his second pro fight. Avanesyan picked up his interim belt with a ninth-round stoppage of Charlie Navarro in November of 2015.

اكتشف عندما كان طفلا قبل مدرب باري هنتر في حين لا مأوى لهم في الشارع مع شقيقه أنتوني, بيترسون لديها واحد من أفضل الخرق لثروات القصص في الرياضة. مؤيد منذ 2004, انه يملك انتصارات على فيكتور مانويل كايو, كيندال هولت وDierry جان بالإضافة إلى الأداء لقب بطولة العالم الفوز ضد أمير خان, الذي دافع بنجاح ثلاث مرات. واشنطن, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.

The 29-year-old Williams returns to the ring after dropping an exciting contest to light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson in July. Williams earned his title shot after dominant second-round stoppages of Umberto Savigne and former title challenger Edwin Rodriguez. فورت واشنطن, Maryland-native was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter and he will look to start his path back to world title contention with a win on فبراير 18.

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