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WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
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Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. אין
Light Heavyweight Showdown
לעבן אויף שאָוטיים® בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און/6 פּ.ם. פּט
שבת, פעברואַר 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
סינסאַנאַטי (יאַנואַר 24, 2017) -וובאַ וועלטערווייט טשאַמפּיאָן David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 קאָס) will defend his title against former two-time world champion לאַמאָנט פּעטערסאָן (34-3-1, 17 קאָס) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of שאָוטיים טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינג שבת, פעברואַר 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 פּ.ם. און/6 פּ.ם. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “מייַנ הער” מארקוס בראַון (18-0, 13 קאָס) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger טאמעס “Top דאָג” ווילליאַמס דזשוניער. (20-2, 14 קאָס) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion אַדריען בראָנער taking on hard-hitting contender אַדריאַן גראַנאַדאָס.
“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,” האט פּעטערסאָן. “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 פעברואַר 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” האט בראַון. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; אַזוי זייַן עס. 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 פעברואַר 18.”
“אויף פעברואַר 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” האט ווילליאַמס דזשוניער. “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.”
טיקקעץ פֿאַר די לעבן געשעעניש, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, זענען פּרייסט בייַ $250, $100, $75, $50 און $30, ניט כולל אָנווענדלעך פעעס, און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט. טיקיץ קענען זיין קונה אָנליין בייַ www.ticketmaster.com אָדער דורך פאַך 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 מייַ. די 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.
דיסקאַווערד ווי אַ קינד דורך טריינער בערי הונטער בשעת היימלאָז אויף די גאַס מיט זיין ברודער אַנטאַני, פּעטערסאָן האט איינער פון די בעסטער בעבעכעס צו אַשירעס מעשיות אין די ספּאָרט. א פּראָ זינט 2004, ער אָונז וויקטאָריעס איבער וויקטאָר מאַנועל Cayo, קענדאַלל האָלט און דיעררי דזשין אין דערצו צו די וועלט טיטל ווינינג פאָרשטעלונג קעגן אַמיר כאַן, וואָס ער הצלחה דעפענדעד דרייַ מאָל. די וואַשינגטאָן, ד.ק. 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. די 2012 יוז. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 יוז. 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. די Fort וואַשינגטאָן, 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 פעברואַר 18.
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