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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. 在
Light Heavyweight Showdown
住在Showtime® 在 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT
星期六, 二月 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (一月 24, 2017) -WBA次中量級冠軍 David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 科斯) will defend his title against former two-time world champion 拉蒙特彼得森 (34-3-1, 17 科斯) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of 精彩表演拳擊錦標賽 星期六, 二月 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “先生” 馬庫斯·布朗 (18-0, 13 科斯) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger 托馬斯 “頂部狗” 威廉姆斯JR. (20-2, 14 科斯) 在十輪對決中. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion 阿德里安Broner taking on hard-hitting contender 阿德里安·格拉納多斯.
“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,” 彼得森說. “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 二月 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” 布朗說. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; 就這樣吧. 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 二月 18.”
“上 二月 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” Williams說JR. “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.”
門票現場活動, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, 售價為 $250, $100, $75, $50 和 $30, 不包括適用的費用, 與現已公開發售. 門票可網上購買 www.ticketmaster.com 或致電 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 五月. 該 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.
發現小時候被教練巴里·亨特，而在與他的兄弟安東尼街上無家可歸, 彼得森有最好的碎布之一暴富的運動故事. 親自 2004, 他擁有戰勝維克托·曼努埃爾·聖皮埃爾和密克隆, 肯德爾霍爾特和Dierry吉恩除了對阿米爾汗世界冠軍殊榮的性能, 這是他成功衛冕三次. 華盛頓, 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. 該 2012 中美. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 中美. 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. 在華盛頓堡, 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 二月 18.
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