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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Features Top Contenders, Former Heavyweight Champion, Prospect Showdowns & Rising Future Stars Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn

Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
Okuningi! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
BROOKLYN (February 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder futhi Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko ezibhekene Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick Day futhi Kyrone Davis.
A 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 Kos) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12th round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 Kos) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 Kos) lalimelela U.S. at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 Kos) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 Kos) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos) in an eight-round fight, umhlaba owabe isihloko inselele Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) futhi Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 Kos) in a six-round welterweight bout.
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The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo ukuthwala Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT nge
top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell esalwa Okungishaya Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Clash in Rematch for IBF Interim 168-Pound World Title Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn & Kwethulwa ngu Premier Boxing Champions

Heavyweight Champ Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder
Defends His Title Against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz
in Main Event & Undefeated Former 154-Pound Champion
Jermall Charlo Battles Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the Interim WBC
Middleweight Title in the Co-Feature
BROOKLYN (February 12, 2018) – Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder will defend his title against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. The telecast uqala at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo ukuthatha on Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature.
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The hotly contested first match between Dirrell and Uzcategui, which was also for the IBF interim world title, ended in controversy after Uzcategui was disqualified for landing a punch after the bell sounded to end the eighth round. Dirrell was dropped and knocked out by the punch. The referee ruled that the punch was intentional and disqualified Uzcategui. In the IBF mandated rematch, Dirrell and Uzcategui will look to put themselves in position to fight for the super middleweight title that Caleb Truax recently earned via a majority decision over James DeGale.
Dirrell (26-2, 16 Kos), a bronze medal winner for the 2004 U.S. Olympic boxing team, continues his quest for a world championship. The 34-year-old southpaw from Flint, Michigan lost a split decision to Carl Froch in his first attempt in 2009 and dropped a narrow unanimous decision to DeGale in his next attempt in 2015.
I’m extremely excited to be a part of one of the most dynamic tripleheaders this year,” Dirrell said. “This time around I’ll be phenomenal and leave no doubt who the better fighter is. Ngingumfana 100 percent focused on dominating Uzcategui on March 3 and getting another shot at the title.
The 27-year-old Uzcategui (26-2, 22 Kos), who is from Venezuela and now lives in Tijuana, Mexico, worked his way up to the match against Dirrell with a string of four straight stoppage victories, including a stunning upset of Julian Jackson in 2015. Uzcategui dropped Jackson four times on the way to a second round technical knockout victory.
I’m very excited to go get what’s mine,” Said Uzcategui. “I feel I won the last fight. I didn’t feel I did anything wrong. What happened in the last fight is in the past. I’m going to get what belongs to me. The world will see what ‘Bolivitacan do and they’ll want to see more of me.
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AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER CONDUCTS LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT

Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Showtime
Wilder Defends His WBC Title Against Fellow-Unbeaten Luis Ortiz Saturday, March 3 Ngayo Showtime
Chofoza LAPHA Izithombe ku-Esteri Lin / SHOWTIME
Chofoza LAPHA for Photos from Idris Erba/Team Deontay Wilder
I-LOS ANGELES (Feb. 9, 2018) – Just days after the birth of his daughter, American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder met with members of the Southern California media ngoLwesine as he prepares to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz Saturday, March 3 bukhoma ku SHOWTIME kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Wilder and his girlfriend, fellowWAGS Atlantastar Telli Swift welcomed their daughter into the world ngolwesibili before Wilder turned his focus to March 3, climbing in the ring at Team Watson Boxing Club in the San Fernando Valley to work out with his Los Angeles-based trainer Mark Breland, the former U.S. Olympics gold medalist and former WBC Welterweight World Champion.
The 32-year-old Wilder owns a perfect record of 39 kwi, zero losses and 38 knockouts. Fighting out of his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., wayengumuntu 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist and is the only reigning American heavyweight world champion. The 6-foot-7 Wilder faces the toughest opponent of his career in Ortiz, a 6-foot-4 Cuban who owns a professional record of 28-0 kanye 24 knockouts.
Here is what Wilder had to say ngoLwesine:
DEONTAY Wilder:
Once I unify all the titles then line up the mandatories, I’ll easily get to 50-0. I’m not a 12-round fighter, and I don’t get overtime. I’m a knockout artist. So that being said, I don’t take much damage, but I give all the damage. I put people in the hospitals. I put people in stretchers. When you fight me your head is not the same when you leave. When you fight me you’re really signing a death warrant.
This is one of the biggest fights of my career and I’m up for the challenge. I’m going to pass with flying colors.
Ortiz has got that reputation of being the bogeyman but I’ve never been scared of the bogeyman. For that reason, I wanted him. A lot of people have been avoiding him, even champions that are champions to this day have avoided Luis Ortiz. But this champion right here took on the opportunity.
Even when [Ortiz] failed the drug test once, I still blessed him again because I’m very adamant about what I want to do. Ngifuna ukulwa best. I say I’m the best. I say it very proudly, I say it very confidently. I say it so boldly and I want to show the world that I don’t play around. If I say it, I really mean what I say. I don’t have time to waste.
If he fails again then somebody’s going to need to go whoop his ass. The public needs to whoop his ass. All of Miami should get up and do that. The first time, a lot of people spent a lot of time and a lot of money for tickets and he did what he did. A lot of people were enraged. I heard it and a lot of people blamed me, which I don’t know why. Kodwa, with this fight right here and what I did with my last performance, it makes it even better. It intensifies the whole fight. Ngakho, if he [fails his drug test again] then shame on him. I feel sorry for his soul and his life. I don’t think he’s going to do that. I think he has a lot of responsibilities in his hands right now. At this point in time he knows he needs to do the right thing. Three times is not the charm in all instances.
I don’t focus on what these guys are doing. I don’t focus on what their strengths are. I just focus on me. I focus on what I’m capable of doing. I focus on what I’m going to do and when I tell people I’m going to do something, you know I’m going to do it. At the end of the day that’s what my father taught me. There weren’t any contracts back in the day, it was just the shake of a hand. And if you said something and you didn’t abide by it, there’s consequences to your actions, to your words. To this day, I abide by that. Ngakho, if I say I’m going to do something it’s guaranteed to be done.
On his lifestyle outside of boxing:
I just think life itself is just mental. I do a lot of visualization. I do a lot of meditation. It strengthens my mind to go through a lot of the situations that I go through. Having a baby and being on a reality show, all of that is fun stuff. Some people know how to maintain it and some people don’t. I’m just a guy that multitasks a lot of things. I can do a lot of things. Even when I’m talking to you, my mind can be in so many different places right now and still be able to comprehend and interact with you. Ngakho, I think I was meant for a lot of things. Boxing is just not what all I can do. I’m so talented in so many different areas.
I’m a laid back guy. In my personal life I’m just a cool, calm and collected dude that likes to live life and I love peace. Ngeshwa, in what I do in the ring, I turn into the ‘Bronze Bomberand the ‘Bronze Bomberdon’t get caught by none.
On being on reality TV and recognized by non-boxing fans:
I think it’s very important. People need to know who the heavyweight champion of the world is. America got a bad man, an ass-whooper, right in America. I think it’s important and people should understand and should know who that is. That’s why I do the things I do. That’s why I’m so competitive. That’s why I speak the way I speak. Sometimes it may annoy people, it may get on people’s nerves and I never hear it in front of my face, but I understand it. I do it to show people that I’m going to speak it and you’re going to see me deliver it. I think you get the most respect when you say something you’re going to do and you do it. Look at Ali, people hated him. They say he was a big mouth who ran his mouth too much but he proved himself many times and that’s that thing I want to do. I want to speak what I say I’m going to do and you watch me work.
On Anthony Joshua:
I want him just as bad as everybody else wants him. If it was up to me, we would’ve been fighting two years ago. I’ve been calling this man out. When they hyped him up and said he was this, said he was that. I’m the type of person that I get happy for other people. With me and my happiness and me being successful, that’s all up to me. It ain’t up to nobody else. Ngakho, when I see other people doing great things, when I see good things coming to other people, I get happy for other people. It’s a hard thing for people to get happy for other people because things don’t happen for them but I’m not like that because I know my blessings will sure enough come. All I got to do is keep working.
I come in peace all of the time but with him, I don’t think Joshua wants to fight me. His promoters don’t want him to fight me. They’re on the goal of trying to build this resume, saying they want to be the first billionaires, stuff like that. But doing that, the plans all end with me. All roads lead to me. I’m not going nowhere, no time soon. They know black don’t crack. Ngakho, I’m going to be around for a long time. I ain’t the best heavyweight in the division. I’m the best heavyweight on this earth. I’m just waiting on the opportunity to prove it.
Prediction on Joshua-Parker:
I’ve always said ‘later rounds’. I see that fight going later rounds if Joseph Parker is smart in what he does. He has nice movement and is able to execute on all of the opportunities that he sees with Joshua. Because Joshua can’t move his head. He’s a muscle, body-building type of guy. You’ve seen my dance? [chuckles] Ngalokho, if he’s able to calculate what he needs to do in the ringbecause the ring has a lot of secretsif he’s able to do things he needs to do, I see late rounds. Kodwa, like I said before, I think they’re going to have to knock Joshua out because they’re not going to give it to him.
Prediction for March 3:
People ask me the round and I always see threes. This year is a magical year. It’s the year of the 33. Ngakho, I see threes everywhere. I see three rounds or less, maybe shorter than that. It all depends on how I feel when I see him.
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Jermall Charlo Houston Media Workout Quotes & Ama ifotho

Unbeaten Former World Champion Meets Hugo Centeno Jr. Saturday, March 3 in Interim Middleweight Title Showdown Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Kwethulwa by
Premier Boxing Champions
Chofoza LAPHA for Photos from Andrew Hemingway/SHOWTIME
Houston (February 8, 2018) – Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media workout Thursday in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo centeno Jr. Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will be headlined by heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder defending his title against unbeaten contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz.
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Here is what Charlo and his trainer Ronnie Shields had to say Thursday from Charlo Boxing and Fitness Club in Houston:
Charlo JERMALL
It’s going to be a tough fight against Hugo Centeno Jr. If he can stand up to my power, we’re going to fight and it’ll be a brutal war. If he can’t, I’ll take him out in the first round.
We can’t let Houston down now. My brother and I have made it this far. We can’t stop now. It’s my turn to put on a spectacular performance on March 3. I’m trying to one-up my brother’s previous performance each time I step in there.
My goal is to show everybody that I’m the best middleweight in the world. I’m going to keep fighting everyone they put in front of me. I’m going to knock them out one-by-one until Canelo or Golovkin have to face me.
I’ve had the chance to work on some improvements to my game since my last fight. I think having even more patience in the ring is going to help step my game up even higher. I want to be a champion at middleweight more than I did at 154-pounds.
“Hugo centeno Jr. is another fighter who is in my way. I know he’ll come in prepared, but I’m confident I’m going to walk out of there with the victory.
This is going to be a big year for me and my brother. We’re going to keep showing everyone why we’re so feared.
Ronnie izihlangu, Trainer Charlo sika
Jermall looks great in training camp and we expect him to be at his best come March 3. He’s motivated to put on a good show and prove to everyone he’s a force in this division.
Hugo Centeno is a quality fighter. He’s well-trained and has length, so Jermall knows he has to be prepared. Centeno isn’t going to let him win, Jermall is going to have to go in and impose his will on the man.
I believe Jermall has the talent and determination to beat any of the top middleweights out there. We’re going to keep working every day so that when the time comes for one of those fights with a Golovkin or Canelo, he’ll be prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO PRESENT ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. JOSEPH PARKER HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION SATURDAY, MARCH 31 PHILA ON SHOWTIME®

 

All Four Heavyweight World Championship Titles At Stake On Industry-Leading 2018 Showtime Championship Boxing® Schedule

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NEW YORK – February 5, 2018 – SHOWTIME Sports will present the heavyweight world championship unification between undefeated IBF and WBA World Champion Anthony Joshua and unbeaten WBO World Champion Joseph Parker on Saturday, March 31 live on SHOWTIME from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

 

 

 

The British sensation Joshua, who has knocked out all 20 kwabaphikisi bakhe professional, burst onto the global scene with a dramatic knockout of long-reigning heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko in the universally acclaimed 2017 Fight of the Year. In two fights last year, Joshua drew 168,000 spectators combined to massive stadium events in the U.K. Manje, he faces another significant challenge in Parker, a native of New Zealand with 24 kwi, no losses and 18 knockouts. Parker is attempting the third world title defense of his WBO belt.

 

 

 

With the addition of Joshua vs. Parker, all four heavyweight world championship belts will be at stake in the same month on SHOWTIME as undefeated American Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos) will defend his WBC title against unbeaten Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos) on Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn. The four top-rated heavyweights — Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua and Parker — boast a combined record of 111 kwi, zero losses and 100 knockouts.

 

 

 

Both heavyweight championships are cornerstones of a remarkable 2018 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING schedule that now includes 16 undefeated fighters and 13 world titles fights across 11 marquee events through the first six months of the year.

 

 

 

“The heavyweight division is in the midst of a renaissance, and SHOWTIME is delivering all of the pivotal bouts to our subscribers,"Kusho Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programing, Showtime Networks Inc. “Anthony Joshua is a global superstar, and we’re proud to present his sixth, and perhaps most challenging, world title fight to the U.S. izilaleli. Joshua vs. Parker will be the 12th heavyweight world championship match on SHOWTIME since Deontay Wilder won his title in 2015, an undisputed industry-leading offering in boxing’s preeminent division.”

 

 

 

Joshua vs. Parker is just the second heavyweight championship unification in history between undefeated world titleholders. The only fighter to emerge victorious from a matchup of unbeaten heavyweight world champions was Mike Tyson in 1987.

 

 

 

The event is promoted by Matchroom Boxing in association with Duco Events. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will televise the event live from Principality Stadium where organizers expect a sell-out of 80,000 spectators. The host of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Brian Custer. Mauro Ranallo calls the action from ringside along with International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paul Malignaggi. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSIP BOXING is produced by David Dinkins Jr, and directed by Chuck McKean. The start time for the March 31 telecast will be announced.

 

 

 

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® KANYE UNDUNANKULU Boxing ULWELA ukumemezela odonsa phambili, ALL-STAR BOXING SCHEDULE

10 Imicimbi Itende yonkana Okokuqala Isigamu Of 2018
12 Umhlaba Champions; 14 Fighters Ezingakanqotshwa
12 World Championship ayalwa
Danny Garcia * Deontay Wilder * Jermall Charlo * Mikey Garcia * Erislandy Lara
Adrien Broner * Keith Thurman * Leo Santa Cruz * Abner Mares
* Jermell Charlo * Errol Spence Jr.
I-NEW YORK January 24, 2018 SHOWTIME Ezemidlalo noNdunankulu Boxing Champions imemezele uhlelo lwethelevishini i SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® for the first half of the year. Airing 10 bukhoma lomhlaba isibhakela izenzakalo – featuring 12 Amaqhawe emhlabeni futhi 12 Isihloko emhlabeni kulwelwa – PBC futhi SHOWTIME kuthiwa ukumisela umkhakha indinganiso ophezulu kwendiza isibhakela isizini futhi ezingeni yenhlangano angakaze abonwe lo mdlalo.
The schedule features more than two dozen elite fighters competing in boxing’s deepest and most talent-laden weight divisions and boasts the largest collection of stars in the sport today. I slate inikeza matchups eziyisikhombisa amasosha eziphezulu-10 zibalwa, ezine matchups top nanhlanu fighters zibalwa, ezine top-10 iphawundi i-ganda ukalwe emhlabeni Amaqhawe nokukodwa emhlabeni isihloko ubunye iziqubu.
Njengoba siholwa SHOWTIME futhi PBC, isibhakela sihlangabezane ekuvuselelweni e 2017 nge esungulwe ezweni Amaqhawe Mikey Garcia, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Leo Cruz no-Anthony uJoshuwa, eceleni luthela izinkanyezi Gervonta Davis, Errol Spence Jr., Jermell futhi Jermall Charlo noDavide Benavidez. In 2018, bonke ethatha isikhungo isigaba ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngo uFloyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko, Miguel Cotto nabanye.
“Izinkanyezi sezihlangene ngempela, futhi SHOWTIME futhi PBC kuzophinde kube ukusetha ijubane ngoba ngonyaka esiyingqopha isibhakela,” wathi Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports & Izinkundla Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “Ukuze uqhubeke umfutho omuhle, umgomo wethu ukuletha izimpi esingcono kakhulu njalo kuya ebanzi izilaleli kungenzeka. This lineup delivers pivotal bouts with frequency and purpose – bonke ukhululekile ababhalisile zethu. SHOWTIME ikude futhi away Cha. 1 lendawo isibhakela fans lonke.”
The 27 fighters obungagutshuzelwe kule uhlelo odonsa phambili siqu 731 Imininingwane onqobayo, 106 world title victories and a staggering win percentage of .957. Fourteen of the fighters are undefeated and all but four have earned at least one world championship. Also included in this lineup are four of the consensus top-10 ranked welterweights, emibili ukuvumelana phezulu nanhlanu zibalwa featherweights, okungaphambi kwalo ezintathu ukuvumelana phezulu nanhlanu fighters division 154-ganda.
I slate egcwele isibhakela izenzakalo Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma kuwo wonke amapulatifomu SHOWTIME – ithelevishini, zeselula ukusakaza ku-inthanethi service inethiwekhi sika.
In 2017, SHOWTIME Ezemidlalo zilethwe isheduli imboni enkulu kakhulu futhi uhambisane – 25 nights of live boxing featuring 33 izwe ubuqhawe izimpi futhi ezingaphezu kuka 70 bouts in all. Kwaphinda lokho, izinkanyezi ezikhanya iyobhekana njengoba inethiwekhi inikeza schedule kakhulu olunzulu futhi esicindezelayo ekushayeni isibhakela, kukhonjisiwe ngezansi:
2018 SHOWTIME Boxing UHLELO
Kwethulwa ngu Premier Boxing Champions
UJan 20 SPENCE vs. PETERSON Brooklyn
IBF Welterweight World Championship
EASTER JR. vs. Fortuna
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Feb 17 GARCIA vs. RIOS Las Vegas
WBC Welterweight Isihloko Eliminator
BENAVIDEZ vs. Gabriel II
WBC Super middleweight World Championship
Sea 3 Wilder vs. Ortiz Brooklyn
WBC wesibhakela World Championship
CHARLO vs. centeno JR.
WBC sango middleweight Championship
Sea 10 GARCIA vs. LIPINETS San Antonio
IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship
Barthélemy vs. RELIKH II
WBA Super Esilula World Championship
April 7 LARA vs. HURD
154-Pound World Championship Wokwakha Ubunye
April 21 BRONER vs. Figueroa
WBC Super Esilula Isihloko Eliminator
GERVONTA DAVIS
May 19 UKEITH Thurman Brooklyn
WBA / WBC Welterweight World Championship
May 19 Stevenson vs. JACK Canada
WBC Khanyisa wesibhakela World Championship
June 9 SANTA CRUZ vs. MARES II Los Angeles
WBA featherweight World Championship
JERMELL Charlo
WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
June 16 Errol Spence JR. Dallas
IBF Welterweight World Championship
2018 Izinkundla ngu Izinkundla
UJan. 20: Spence vs. Peterson – Barclays Center eBrooklyn
Omunye Champions isibhakela sika abasha ithathwa kakhulu kakhulu, unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 Kos) iqale le schedule nge lwesishiyagalombili-round TKO owayedlalela ezimbili division iqhawe emhlabeni futhi top-10 zibalwa welterweightLamont Peterson (35-3-1, 17 Kos) in Spence first title defense. In the co-feature, Ezingakanqotshwa IBF Esilula World Champion Robert Easter Jr. (20-0, 14 Kos) wawina close, yokuhlukanisa-isinqumo ukumehlula wangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni Javier Fortuna (33-1-1, 23 Kos) i mpi ezimatasa.
Feb. 17: Garcia vs. Rios – EMandalay Bay Imicimbi Centre e-Las Vegas
Two-division iqhawe emhlabeni Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 Kos) returns to the ring to begin his quest toward another welterweight world championship. Garcia’s long reigns at 140 futhi 147 pounds ended last March in a close decision loss to unified champion Keith Thurman. Manje, Garcia ngeke inselelo ezinzima zangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 Kos), i fighter zonke esenzweni oye alwa the best in the ezemidlalo. In the umcimbi co-main, iqhawe emhlabeni omncane engenathi isibhakela sika, 21-umnyaka owodwa David Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos), uzokwenza isihloko sakhe ukuzivikela kuqala kumeshi ngokumelene Olwa phezulu Ronald Gavril (18-2, 14 Kos). I middleweights super balwa impi esivusa amadlingozi September odlule eyaphela ngo isinqumo impikiswano ngoba Benavidez.
March 3: Wilder vs. Ortiz – Kusukela Barclays Center eBrooklyn
Imvuselelo besigaba sosondonzima izwe ubuqhawe uyaqhubeka. Melika Ezingakanqotshwa, Ungenzi. 1 wesibhakela, WBC World Champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos),uzobhekana nabo inselele unbeaten Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos) i matchup okubhekiwe ukuvumelana top-5 zibalwa heavyweights. Wilder uye ebanjwa ayesifuna ngabomvu ibhande eliluhlaza kusukela ngoJanuwari 2015 futhi wenza eziyisithupha yimpumelelo isihloko izivikelo. Manje, Wilder ubhekene onekhono kakhulu pugilist-Cuban ne big amandla isibhakela e Ortiz. Lo mcimbi co-main izoba wangaphambili super welterweight iqhawe futhi phezulu middleweight Olwa Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 Kos) ukuthatha Olwa kanye-washaywa Hugo centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 Kos)I-Wesikhashana WBC middleweight World Championship.
March 10: Garcia vs. Lipinets – Freeman eColiseum San Antonio
Enye phezulu iphawundi i-ganda fighters in isibhakela, Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) izozama ukushaya umlando kunothumba isihloko yezwe wesine ekilasini isisindo. Bemi indlela yakhe yokubusa iyona unbeaten amandla puncher futhi IBF Jr. Welterweight Champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos), owenza isihloko sakhe ukuzivikela lokuqala. Amabili 140-ganda izihloko izoba umugqa njengoba ezimbili division iqhawe Rances Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos)ibukeka babe boxer kuqala-Cuban ukuba unongorwana izihloko izwe e ezahlukene isisindo amakilasi amathathu lapho ebhekene Kirly Relikh (21-2, 9 Kos) e kumeshi futhi ye-impikiswano Meyi iziqubu zabo, lesi-ke singenamuntu WBA Super Esilula isihloko.
April 7: Lara vs. Hurd – Indawo TBD
WBA World Champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 Kos) and IBF World Champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 Kos) uzohlangana ukuhlanganisa ezikulolu ngumzuzu ocacisa kulolu phiko 154-ganda. In 2017, SHOWTIME isiqephu matchups eziyisishiyagalombili obonisa zonke emihlanu top-zibalwa Champions super welterweight futhi Challengers e i midlalo olungekho emthethweni. Lemeshi ubunye ngeke uqhatha i-wizardry lobuchwepheshe Lara Cuba ephikisana amandla nokuzimisela Hurd.
April 21: Broner vs. Figueroa – Kusukela Barclays Center eBrooklyn
Four-division iqhawe emhlabeni Adrien Broner (33-3, 24 Kos) isungule yena hhayi kuphela njengoba omunye enkulu udonsa kuleli mdlalo, kodwa njengoba othanda ukulwa ohlale ezimisele ukubhekana mncintiswano ezinzima kunazo. Lokho uzoqhubeka lapho ethatha Ezingakanqotshwa wangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni Omar Figueroa (27-0-1, 19 Kos), i brawler zonke esenzweni ongalokothi Kusinyatselo emuva, as the former champions meet in a WBC Super Lightweight Final Eliminator. The co-main event will feature one of boxing’s brightest young stars in Gervonta Davis (19-0, 18 Kos) njengoba eneminyaka engu-23 ubudala Ezingakanqotshwa wangaphambili iqhawe ibukeka uphinde uthole isicoco sakhe.
May 19: Thurman uvikela Imihlaba Izihloko – Kusukela Barclays Center eBrooklyn
Keith Thurman uwukuphela esihlanganisiwe 147-ganda iqhawe emhlabeni kanye nokuvumelana Cha. 1-zibalwa wokulwa luvelele isisindo division isibhakela sika. I Ezingakanqotshwa Thurman(28-0, 22 Kos) uye wabambelela isihloko WBA kusukela 2015. Wathi ibhande WBC nge win decisive ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa Danny Garcia Mashi sokugcina iziqubu wabukela kunazo zonke onyakeni, isethulo SHOWTIME Boxing kuyi-CBS. Ngokulandela ukulimala indololwane ukuthi kudingeka ukuhlinzwa, Thurman bayobuyela isinyathelo ngokumelene Umphikisi azimisele.
May 19: Stevenson vs. Jack – Kusukela Canada
WBC Khanyisa wesibhakela World Champion Adonis Stevenson (29-1, 24 Kos) uye kukora knockouts ngo eziyisithupha isihloko sakhe izivikelo eziyisishiyagalombili kanye uzobhekana mhlawumbe inselele yakhe eziqine lapho ulwa ezimbili division iqhawe Badou Jack (22-1-2, 13 Kos).Jack wathumba 175-ganda emhlabeni isihloko ekukhanyeni sosondonzima wakhe DEBUT ngo-August futhi ububusi ibhande ukuze ngokushesha wenze lokhu matchup of heavyweights phezulu nanhlanu zibalwa ukukhanya.
June 9: Santa Cruz vs. mares II – From I-Los Angeles
Ngemva zabo 2015 isihloko Yimpi alethwe isixuku Ukudla Centre emilenteni yalo, WBA featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 Kos) futhi emithathu division iqhawe emhlabeni Abner Mares (31-2-1, 15 Kos) ngeke sibonane emzini wakubo wabe we-Los Angeles. Santa Cruz, naye uye aphethwe iziqu ezigabeni ezintathu eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule, ihlala omunye fighters kwande kakhulu ezemidlalo namuhla. Omama, ezweni iqhawe sangaphambili bantamweight, super bantamweight futhi featherweight, ihlose umthwalo ukuziphindiselela emva eduze iningi isinqumo ukulahlekelwa Santa Cruz e 2015. Lokhu ephezulu ezigxotsheni matchup phakathi ukuvumelana phezulu nanhlanu zibalwa featherweights uyonika ukucaciseleka okwengeziwe ukuze zihlukanise embondelene ebandakanya Gary Russell Jr., Carl Frampton and Lee Selby. The consensus No. 1 fighter ngesikhathi 154 amakhilogremu, Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 Kos) uyovikela yakhe WBC Super Welterweight World Championship e-co-sici yokulwa Umphikisi azimisele.
June 16: Spence uvikela Welterweight Isihloko – Kusukela Dallas
Fresh off ukusebenza ibuse ngokumelene top-10 zangaphambili welterweight iqhawe, iphawundi i-ganda omkhulu u-Errol Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 Kos) ubuyela emzini wakubo Dallas ukuvikela wesibili IBF Welterweight World Championship.
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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MAKES SEVENTH DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY, MARCH 3 KUSUKELA Barclays CENTER eBrooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

OKHUNYE IZENZO! UNDEFEATED FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JERMALL CHARLO BATTLES ONCE-BEATEN HUGO CENTENO JR. FOR INTERIM 160-POUND TITLE
IN CO-FEATURE
BROOKLYN (UJan. 23, 2018) – Ezingakanqotshwa WBC wesibhakela World Champion Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The co-feature of the evening will see the return of undefeated former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo, a powerful knockout artist who is looking to prove that he is a dangerous contender in the star-studded middleweight division. Once-beaten contender Hugo centeno Jr. will test Charlo’s 160-pound credentials when they meet in a 12-round match to determine the WBC interim champion, with the winner immediately stepping into the picture for middleweight supremacy.
Tickets for the show, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, ukuqalisa at $50 futhi ukudayiswa manje. Ukuze ukuthenga amathikithi, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, noma ikholi 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
We’re very excited to bring the heavyweight champion of the world, Deontay Wilder, back to Brooklyn for his seventh title defense and third appearance at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “This fight is happening because Deontay wanted to silence his critics by taking on the biggest challenge available. Deontay has an axe to grind with Ortiz and will swing it on March 3. Former 154-lb. champion Jermall Charlo is already a top player at middleweight and plans to prove he’s carried his power with him by facing one of the division’s best prospects, Hugo Centeno Jr., who is coming off a huge knockout victory in his last fight.
Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz is one of the best fights that can be made in the heavyweight division and itswhat heavyweights are all aboutpower versus power,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Everybody loves the knockout and that’s what Wilder and Ortiz specialize in. In the umcimbi co-main, Jermall Charlo is strictly seek and destroy in the ring. That ferocious spirit made him a force at 154 and he has brought it with him to the 160 pound ranks. Centeno is a rugged competitor and he doesn’t back down from anyone. That makes this a can’t miss fight for the boxing fans.
True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 62 combined knockout victories.
The 32-year-old Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, is a knockout artist with the power to end any fight in spectacular fashion. His only professional match that went the distance was the fight in which he won his world title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. The champion out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama added Stiverne to his list of knockout victims in his last fight with a devastating first round destruction in their rematch at Barclays Center on Nov. 4.
Wilder was originally supposed to fight Ortiz that night, but Ortiz was pulled from the match after he tested positive for a banned substance. Ortiz was later cleared after the WBC determined he had failed to list medication that he was taking on his pre-testing paperwork, which triggered the positive test. He was assessed a fine and allowed to resume boxing.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title six times. This will be his third title defense at Barclays Center. In his first defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016.
I’m looking forward to returning to Barclays Center to defend my title for a seventh time,” Wilder said. “Luis Ortiz is one of the toughest guys around and he’s supposed to be the boogeyman in the heavyweight division. But I’ve never been afraid of the boogeyman and I’ve knocked out every opponent that I’ve faced. I plan on keeping that streak going. Everyone standing in my way of becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion has to go down. It’s Luis Ortiz’s turn.
The 38-year-old Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. The hard-hitting southpaw turned pro seven years ago after defecting from Cuba and has since been steadily climbing the heavyweight ladder. He cemented his standing in the division with victories over veteran contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson and Malik Scott and is the No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC. In impi yakhe yakamuva, Ortiz scored a devastating second-round knockout of Daniel Martz in Miami, Florida on Dec. 15.
If Ortiz wins, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
This really is the best versus the best as far as the heavyweight division, and everyone who knows boxing knows that,” Ortiz said. “There’s been too much talking already. It’s time to fight. All I ask now is that the winner of this fight receives the respect from the other man, from the public, from the media and the fans that they deserve as the best heavyweight in the U.S.
Charlo (26-0, 20 Kos) won his super welterweight title with a dominant knockout of Cornelius Bundrage in 2015 and eventually achieved the distinction of holding a world title in the same weight class (154 amakhilogremu) as his twin brother after Jermell won a title in 2016. After successfully defending his 154-pound title three times, Charlo of Richmond, Texas decided to move up to 160 pounds to win another title in a different weight class. In his debut at 160-pounds the 27-year-old scored a TKO victory over Jorge Sebastian Heiland at Barclays Center on July 29.
I really love fighting in Brooklyn and at Barclays Center,” Said Charlo. “The fans in Brooklyn always show me a lot of love. Since my last fight I’ve had a chance to work on my patience and work on improvements to my game. I’ve got the same feeling that I had before I won my first world title. I want to be a champion at 160 more than I did the first time at 154. More than anything I just want to get back in the ring. Centeno is a tough fighter. He’ll be a hard test for someone who isn’t at my level. Ngithathe bengathathi lutho kude kuye. But he’s just another fighter that’s in my way. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to anyone else in this fight. I’m all about proving things to myself now. In the 160-pound division you’re hearing my name more and more. It’s more than you did when I was at 154 ukushaya.”
The 26-year-old Centeno (26-1, 14 Kos) caught everyone’s attention when he scored a stunning knockout of Immanuwel Aleem in his last fight on Aug. 25. It was enough to springboard Centeno into middleweight title contention. Centeno of Oxnard, California successfully rebounded from a tough TKO loss to Maiej Sulecki on June 18, 2016 with a victory over Ronald Montes before his match against Aleem.
I’m excited for the opportunity,” said Centeno. “I think my last outing had a lot to do with this/ It helped to put me in this position. Charlo is a great fighter with a lot of talent. I feel like we have similar statures. It’s going to be an interesting fight. I think it’s going to come down to who is the smarter fighter that night and who has more left in the tank toward the end. This is a life-changing, career-changing fight for me that could lead to bigger and better things. I’m coming to win.
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FNU Combat Sports Show: Tony, Tom and Rich Discuss All Things Combat Sports

Tom, Tony and Rich are back this week with a great show! We feature lots of engaging discussion about mixed martial arts and boxing, from Connor McGregor’s slapping a Bellator official to Deontay Wilder wanting to end Anthony Joshua’s career. We also chat about Dana White getting into boxing and Bellator’s 8 Man Heavyweight tournament. Again we get back to the nagging question of where are the legends in MMA, and we also cross over to where are the legends in boxing?

 

 

 

 

 

Prince Ranch Boxing Partners up with Pro Fighter Group to Assist in Helping Guide the Career of WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder

Photo Credit – Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
Las Vegas, NV (November 8, 2017)Prince Ranch Boxing (PRB) is happy to announce that they have partnered up with Pro Fighter Group (PFG), the management company that guides the career of undefeated WBC Heavyweight Champion, Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos). PRB will work closely with PFG as Wilder takes his career to new heights.
Deontay Wilder is one of the best heavyweight champions America has seen in decades,” wathi Greg Hannely, president of Prince Ranch Boxing. “Here at Prince Ranch Boxing, our goal is to associate ourselves with the best people in the sport, and the folks at Pro Fighter Group are wonderful to work with. It’s an honor to be allied with such a tremendous fighter like Wilder
After his stunning first round knockout against Gold Cup (25-3-1, 21 Kos), Wilder was adamant about his quest to fight Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 Kos), who holds the WBA, IBF and IBO belts, and unify the titles.

DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH DEVASTATING FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUT OF BERMANE STIVERNE SATURDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER

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BROOKLYN (Nov. 5, 2017) – Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder retained his WBC title in his sixth defense with a dominant first-round knockout of mandatory challenger Gold Cup uma kwenzeka main of SHOWTIME ubuqhawe Boxing Saturday night on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®.
Wilder (39-0, 38 KO sika) knocked Stiverne (25-3-1, 21 Kos) to the ground three times before referee Arthur Mercante halted the bout at 2:59 nxazonke wokuvula. After Stiverne took Wilder the distance in their January 2015 title bout, Wilder has now knocked out every single opponent that he has faced in his career. Watch Wilder knocking out Stiverne LAPHA.
So much frustration, it just seemed like my career, it’s been crazy. So many guys using PED’s”, Said Wilder, the only American heavyweight world champion. “I just want to prove that I am the best. I know I am the best but I want to prove I am the best.
Wilder first knocked Stiverne to the ground with a devastating one-two combination that caught the Haitian challenger on the nose. Seconds after Stiverne got back to his feet, Wilder landed another clean combination with a big left and an overhand right that sent a stunned Stiverne back to the canvas. The final blow came in the waning moments of the opening round as Wilder landed four clean punches to the face of a wobbly Stiverne.
You have to give props to Stiverne for getting in the ring,” Said Wilder. “It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of pride to step in the ring with someone like me. We do what we have to do in the ring and at least he stepped up. He was a clean fighter.
After the brutal knockout, an emotional Wilder was asked by SHOWTIME Sports®reporter Jim Gray about a possible fight with unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
I’ve been waiting on that fight for a long time now,” Said Wilder. “I declare war upon you. Do you accept my challenge? I’ve been waiting for a long time. I know I’m the champion. I know I’m the best. Are you up for the test?
A king doesn’t chase the peasants. A king takes kings. I want Joshua. If he doesn’t give me the fight we have other plans. The world wants Joshua, the world wants Wilder, I want Joshua. Joshua come and see me baby. No more dodging, no more excuses. Make the date, don’t wait.
Former welterweight world champion Shawn Porter (28-2-1, 17 Kos) wanqoba Adrian Granados (18-6-2, 11 Kos) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (amaphuzu 117-111 by all three judges) in an exciting fight between two all-action competitors that served as the co-featured event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. The victory makes Porter the mandatory title challenger for unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s WBC belt.
Gqoka, who injured his left hand in the sixth round, landed the sharper and more accurate punches throughout the fight, okubala 40 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe punches. Both fighters came out aggressive in the early rounds and exchanged several powerful blows.
He gave me a little trouble here and there,” Said Porter. “I hurt my left hand in the sixth round, but I kept using it. I had to use my jab. It took a toll on me and by the 10th round I just couldn’t throw it anymore.
The strategy was to keep working the jab. I knew he’d come at me periodically. I was prepared and dug deep to get the win.
Granados, of Cicero, Ill., fought valiantly and withstood multiple barrages from the powerful Porter and countered with several quick combinations of his own. Granados, who landed just 24 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani, disagreed with the judgesscorecard.
I thought that I was controlling the fight and keeping up with him the whole time,” Granados told Jim Gray. “He was just trying to use his normal tricks. I rocked him multiple times and he never had me in any trouble.
He’s a brute. I thought the referee [Gary Rosato] did a good job breaking up the fight at the right times. It was rough but I definitely thought I did better than the scorecards said.
In the iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast, unbeaten top contender Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos) earned the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship with a unanimous decision victory over Japanese veteran Akihiro Kondo (29-7-1, 16 Kos). The judges scored the fight118-110, 117-111 futhi 117-111.
The back-and-forth 12-round world championship fight saw Lipinets control the early rounds with a diversified, creative attack targeting Kondo’s body. An accidental clash of heads in the sixth round, which opened up a deep cut on the forehead of Lipinets, altered the momentum of the fight as Kondo gained confidence and was able to land some powerful punches to the head and body of Lipinets. The 28-year old Lipinets, who earned the title in just his 13th professional fight, was able to regain control in the later rounds to earn the unanimous win.
I think the scorecards were accurate but it was a good fight,” said Lipinets. “The head-butt really impaired my vision and it led to me walking into some stupid shots.
I’m happy with my performance. I’m just going to keep getting better from here. I’m ready to take any on challenge thrown my way.
Kondo, who was fighting for the first time in the United States, proved a worthy opponent on the night. “It was a fair decision,” said Kondo, through a translater. “He hit me with a lot of hard punches and I felt like I needed at least a knockdown in the last round.
I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to show any pain or fear from his punches. I was determined to keep fighting all night.
NgoMgqibelo telecast ngeke udlale ku, Sunday, November 5 at 9 a.m. ET/PT and Monday, November 6 at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on SHOWTIME obedlulele futhi izotholakala kwi SHOWTIME ON IFUNA® futhi Showtime Anytime®.
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