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WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
&
Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. 에
Light Heavyweight Showdown
쇼 타임에 라이브® 에 9 시이. AND/6 시이. PT
토요일, 2월 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
신시내티 (1월 24, 2017) -WBA 웰터급 챔피언 데이비드 Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 KOS 호텔) will defend his title against former two-time world champion 라 몬트 피터슨 (34-3-1, 17 KOS 호텔) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of 쇼 타임 챔피언 쉽 복싱 토요일, 2월 18 신시내티의 자비에르 대학의 Cintas 센터.
SHOWTIME의 TV 방송은 다음 시간에 시작됩니다. 9 시이. AND/6 시이. 정복당한 일이없는 라이트 헤비급 도전자와 PT “님” 마커스 브라운 (18-0, 13 KOS 호텔) 회의는 전 타이틀 도전자 충격적인 도마 “이긴 쪽” 윌리엄스 주니어. (20-2, 14 KOS 호텔) 10 라운드의 대결. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion 아드 Broner taking on hard-hitting contender 아드리안 그라나도.
“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,” 사이드 피터슨. “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 2월 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” 사이드 브라운. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; 그러면 그렇게 해. 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 2월 18.”
“에 2월 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” 사이드 윌리엄스 주니어. “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.”
라이브 이벤트 티켓, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, 에서 가격이 책정됩니다 $250, $100, $75, $50 과 $30, 해당 수수료를 포함하지 않음, 지금 판매되고있다. 티켓은 온라인으로 구입하실 수 있습니다 www.ticketmaster.com 또는 호출하여 1-800-745-3000. 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 할 수있다. The 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.
그의 형제 안토니와 거리에 트레이너 배리 헌터 아이로 발견 동안 노숙자, 피터슨은 스포츠에서 이야기를 재물하는 가장 좋은 넝마 중 하나를 가지고. 이후 프로 2004, 그는 빅터 마누엘 카요 이상의 승리를 소유, 아미르 칸에 대한 세계 선수권 우승 성능 외에 켄달 홀트와 Dierry 장, 그는 성공적으로 세 번을 옹호하는. 워싱턴, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.
The 26-year-old Browne defeated previously unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic in April 2016 after a big 2015 that saw him defeated veteran contenders Gabriel Campillo, Aaron Pryor Jr., Francisco Sierra and Cornelius White. The 2012 과 미국의. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 과 미국의. amateur championship at light heavyweight.
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. 포트 워싱턴, 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 2월 18.
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