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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. A
Light Heavyweight Showdown
Phela ka ho Showtime® ka 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT
Moqebelo, February 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (January 24, 2017) -WBA Welterweight Champion David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 Kos) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 Kos) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of Showtime Championship Boxing Moqebelo, February 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “Sir” Marcus Mohapatra (18-0, 13 Kos) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas “Top Dog” Williams Refresh. (20-2, 14 Kos) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados.
“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,” o ile a re Peterson. “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 February 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” o ile a re Mohapatra. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; ho be joalo e. 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 February 18.”
“Ka February 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” re Williams Refresh. “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.”
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, ba turu ka $250, $100, $75, $50 le $30, se ke ua ho akarelletsa le ho hlokehang ditefello, 'me li ka Sale hona joale. Tickets ka rekoa Inthaneteng ho www.ticketmaster.com kapa ka bitsa 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 Ka. 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.
Fumana e sa le ngoana ka mokoetlisi Barry Hunter ha a ntse a se nang bolulo seterateng le mor'abo Anthony, Peterson e 'ngoe ea molemo ka ho fetisisa a nka likatana ho le maruo a lipale tsa a papali. A lan ho tloha 2004, a nang tlhōlo e Victor Manuel Ko, Kendall Holt le Dierry Jean ho phaella ho lefatše tlotla ho hapa tshebetso khahlanong le Amir Khan, eo a neng a ka katleho a sireletsa ka makhetlo a mararo. The Washington, 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 U.S. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 U.S. 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. The Fort Washington, 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 February 18.
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