精彩表演拳擊錦標賽^® Live From Bell Centre In Montreal At 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT

點擊 這裡 對於照片; 信用斯蒂芬妮特拉普/欣欣

 

MONTREAL (六月 2, 2017) – WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara had a tense faceoff during Friday’s weigh-in for their 175-pound rematch 這個星期六 live on SHOWTIME from Bell Centre.

 

Fonfara (29-4, 17 科斯) 權衡在 174 ¼ pounds while Stevenson (28-1, 23 科斯) measured a ready 173 ½ pounds for their rematch of an all-action 2014 showdown in which both fighters scored knockdowns.

 

“I’m as strong as ever,” said the southpaw Stevenson. “I know he’s dangerous, 我知道他很難. He has a new trainer and he’s going to do everything he can to take my title. But I’m going to go for the knockout. I’m going to show him I don’t only have the left, I have the right, 也。”

 

Fonfara promised he’s improved since their first meeting both physically and mentally under new trainer Virgil Hunter.

 

“I’m the smarter guy now, and I have more experience,” Fonfara said. “I’m ready mentally and physically to take his belt. I’m here to put Stevenson down and become the new light heavyweight champion.”

 

WBC Light Heavyweight No. 1 contender Eleider Alvarez and former 175-pound champ Jean Pascal both measured 174 ½ pounds for their co-featured bout that opens the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast live at 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT.

 

Both Alvarez (22-0, 11 科斯), the mandatory challenger for Stevenson’s WBC belt, and Pascal (31-4-1, 18 科斯) are aiming for a shot at the winner of 週六 主要事件.

 

Final Weights & Commission Officials:

WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship – 12 發

阿多尼斯史蒂文森: 173 ½磅

安傑伊Fonfara: 174 ¼磅

裁判: Michael Griffin; Judges: Nicolas Esnault (加拿大), Omar Mintun (墨西哥), Humberto Olivares (墨西哥)

 

Light Heavyweight Bout – 12 Rounds for WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Championship

Eleider阿爾瓦雷斯: 174 ½磅

讓·帕斯卡爾: 174 ½磅

裁判: Alain Villeneuve; Judges: Richard DeCarufel (加拿大), Rodolfo Ramirez (墨西哥), Jack Woodburn (加拿大)

 

 

 

“I expect a knockout.” – Adonis Stevenson

“I’m ready to take the title. My time has come.” – Andrzej Fonfara

 

WBC No. 1 Contender Eleider Alvarez Faces Former Champ Jean Pascal In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® Co-Feature At 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT

 

點擊 這裡 對於照片; 信用斯蒂芬妮特拉普/欣欣

 

MONTREAL (五月 30, 2017) – WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara sounded off at the final press conference 週二 at Montreal Casino for their 175-pound rematch 這個星期六 live on SHOWTIME from Bell Centre.

 

WBC Light Heavyweight No. 1 contender Eleider Alvarez and former 175-pound champ Jean Pascal also faced off for their co-featured bout that opens the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast live at 9 P.M. AND/6 P.M. PT.

 

Both Stevenson (28-1, 23 科斯) and Fonfara (29-4, 17 科斯) scored knockdowns in their all-action meeting in 2014, the only time Stevenson has been down in his eight world title fights since winning the WBC belt in 2013. While the local Montreal favorite was pushed the distance in his first bout with Fonfara, he has scored knockouts in five of his seven title defenses and stated 週二 that he expects a knockout in the rematch.

 

Since the close loss to Stevenson in 2014, Fonfara has picked up wins against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Nathan Cleverly and Chad Dawson, and enters the rematch with a new trainer, the renowned Virgil Hunter.

 

阿爾瓦雷斯 (22-0, 11 科斯) is undefeated and the mandatory challenger for Stevenson’s WBC belt, but he’ll face the toughest test of his career in Pascal (31-4-1, 18 科斯), a former WBC 175-pound champion who has faced some of the world’s best light heavyweights over the past decade.

 

Here’s what the fighters had to say 週二:

 

阿多尼斯·史蒂文森

“I’m ready because I know Fonfara is dangerous. We’re not underestimating him. 我已經一切就緒, everything he brings in the ring I’ll be ready for it.

 

“I’m training for the knockout. Emanuel Steward always told me ‘knockouts sell.’ When I get in the ring I’m going for a knockout. It’s not an option for me to go 12 發.

 

“I train for 12 發, and if it goes 12 rounds he’s going to get punishment the whole time, but I definitely am going for the knockout.

 

“I see some things I can exploit in the ring.

 

“I won the first fight, and I know him very well. I know what he can do. I know he changed trainers. Virgil Hunter brings a lot of experience, I know he trains Andre Ward, and I know he’s very intelligent.

 

“I know Andrzej Fonfara from 12 rounds in the ring. He can’t change his style right now. He may show some improved defense, but after a couple of rounds it will be the old Fonfara.

 

“This fight will be different. I expect a knockout. I hurt my hand in our first fight, but now I’m fully healthy and I expect to knock him out.

 

“I know Fonfara is training hard to take my belt. I know he’s a tough fighter, and I know it’s not going to be easy for me.

 

“My goal is to unify the titles with the winner of (謝爾蓋) Kovalev and (其他) 病房. I want the unification, but if not I’ll make my mandatory. If Ward wins I want to fight him, if Kovalev wins I want to fight him. 我準備好了。“

 

安傑伊Fonfara

“I’m a much smarter fighter now. 精神上, I’m much strong and smarter.

 

“I bettered myself. 維吉爾 (獵人) has taught me a lot of new stuff. Some things worked in my last fight with Chad Dawson, some things didn’t. But that was our first fight together. Now I’m ready to show everything in this fight.

 

“I’ve had a lot of success against southpaws. I like fighting them. Chad Dawson was a southpaw, so the last two fights, the last four months, we prepared only for southpaws.

 

“I’m ready for the best Stevenson.

 

“My camp went well. Sparring was great. It’s my second full camp with Virgil Hunter and we’ve improved a lot since the first fight.

 

“I can’t make the same mistakes I did in our first fight. I must fight much smarter.

 

“Stevenson only has a good left hand. He’s the champ and he’s a good fighter, but his boxing isn’t amazing. He’s not easy, but he only has basic boxing skills. We must cut his left hand and be ready to throw my right. We need to control him.

 

“I must start good in the first round and let him know that I’m here to win the fight. And I’ll be the new champion.

 

“I’m always a fighter that goes forward and pushes guys back, but I am now ready to fight backwards if I need to. I’ll show the best Andrzej Fonfara this time.

 

“I’m going to win the fight. A world title is the only thing I’ve never had. I’ve imagined raising my hand after the fight and becoming the new WBC champion.”

 

“I’m ready to take the title. 我的時間到了.

 

“I’m ready to be the new world champion and I’ll do that 星期六 夜晚. He wants the KO, and I want the KO, 太.

 

“I respect him because he’s the champ. I came here to show that, 這次, I’m the better fighter.”

 

ELEIDER ALVAREZ

“He has a lot of experience, but experience can be negative sometimes. 他經歷, but he has negative experiences and losses, 太. I don’t think it will be a factor 星期六 夜晚.

 

“My style will be an advantage. I’m taller, I have a longer reach, and a better jab. My footwork is better, 太. So I think my style is my advantage.

 

“I’m fully ready for my title shot. I’ve been ready for 18 個月, but for some reason it didn’t happen. I’m ready to face everybody. I’m probably in the toughest division in boxing right now, but once Stevenson comes I’ll be ready.

 

“I didn’t wait 18 months to become a world champion for nothing. I won’t give a victory to Pascal. I’ve waited for 18 months for my chance and I won’t give it to Pascal.

 

“Sparring with him (帕斯卡爾) is an advantage, but it was a long time ago and now he’s changed teams. So I don’t know what he’s done in his training camp this time.

 

“Marc (Ramsay) taught me some tricks, but I already know Jean Pascal because I trained with him and sparred with him for a while. It’s an advantage to have Marc, but it can be different and you never know what he’ll bring to the ring this time around.”

 

讓·帕斯卡爾

“Winning is the only option for me.

 

“I’ve been in some battles, but my tank is still full.

 

“I’ve faced way better opposition than him. 我去過那兒, done that on the big stage. This is a big, big fight, and I’ve been here before. That’s the thing with experience – you can’t buy experience. You have to live it, and I’ve lived it many times. I’m ready to be on the big stage once again.

 

“Training camp went really well. I was with Roy Jones Jr. and Stephane Larouche and we stayed in Montreal for the whole camp. We had no injuries and we’re ready to go 週六.

 

“Sparring with Alvarez isn’t really an advantage for me. The last time we sparred was like two or three years ago. I know him, but he knows me also. I actually have two strikes against me – he knows me well, but his coach knows me by heart because he’s my former coach. But none of that matters. I’ve done my homework and I know what to do in the ring.

 

“Right now my focus is on Alvarez. After the referee raises my hand and we’ll see what’s next.”

 

# # #

 

欲了解更多信息，請訪問 www.SHO.com/Sports follow us on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing. To become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.

Light Heavyweight Showdown Between Top Contender Eleider Alvarez and Former World Champion Jean Pascal Featured as Co-Main Event on SHOWTIME

門票現已公開發售!

MONTREAL (四月 21, 2017) – WBC輕重量級世界冠軍 阿多尼斯 “超人” 史蒂文森 will take-on hard-hitting Polish contender 安傑伊Fonfara 在複賽的 2014 slugfest on 星期六, 六月 3 在主要事件 精彩表演拳擊錦標賽, presented by 總理拳擊冠軍, live on SHOWTIME from the Bell Centre in Montreal. Televised coverage will also include a matchup of top light heavyweights as WBC number-one contender Eleider阿爾瓦雷斯 (22-0, 11 科斯) faces former world champion 讓·帕斯卡爾 (31-4-1, 18 科斯) with both men looking to get a shot at the winner of the main event next. 史蒂文森 (28-1, 23 科斯) and Fonfara (29-4, 17 科斯) battled at Bell Centre on May 24, 2014 as Stevenson was able to survive a knockdown late in the fight to win a decision and defend his belt for the third time. Both men threw huge shots all the way until the final bell and will look to pick up where they left off on June 3. “I’m very excited for this rematch with Fonfara, but it is going to be a short night for him because they don’t pay me for overtime,” said Stevenson. “I’m very happy to be back in the ring for my first fight of 2017. I can’t wait to fight in front of my hometown fans at the Bell Centre. The first time I fought Fonfara was at the Bell Centre in 2014 and now we’re back doing it for a second time. I will put on a great, exciting show for the fans in my hometown, and for the fans on SHOWTIME.” “I feel good that I’m back here after three years,” said Fonfara. “I’m ready for revenge. I’m a different fighter physically and mentally. I’ve shown in a couple of fights that I’m a better fighter. It’s a great opportunity to get the rematch and be a world champion. The last fight against Chad Dawson gave me experience because it was very technical. But really all the fights since then – Julio Chavez, 小, Nathan Cleverly and even Joe Smith – have helped me prepare for Stevenson again. I changed my team, got a new coach and a trainer, which makes me physically and mentally where I need to be for this fight. I don’t have a problem fighting in Montreal. I love Montreal. It’s a beautiful city with beautiful people. It will be a great night of boxing and I’m sure that I will be victorious on the night of 六月 3.” 門票現場活動, which is promoted by Group Yvon Michel (健身房) in association with Warriors Boxing, 的價格從 $80 到 $350, 與現已公開發售. Tickets can be purchased at the Bell Centre box office, 上 www.evenko.ca, 在GYM (514) 383-0666) or at Champion Boxing Club (514) 376-0980. “This is one of the best shows in Quebec in a long time,” said Yvon Michel, GYM總裁. “It’s the kind of event that will inject some adrenaline into boxing in Quebec. We have two fights that could be main events anywhere in the world and on any network. Adonis will defend his title for the eighth time. To be a world champion for four years is exceptional. Fonfara has a style that can give Adonis some problems.’ “In the co-main event we have a former world champion in Pascal who still believes he can be world champion. He will have a tough assignment with Alvarez, a fighter who just proved he belongs with the best in the world with his win over Lucian Bute. If he beats Pascal he will have beaten two of the best stars that Canada has ever produced in back-to-back fights. He will prove to be a threat to anyone in the future.” “We’re really looking forward to taking on Stevenson at the Bell Centre in Montreal on SHOWTIME,” 說萊昂Margules, 勇士拳擊總統, Fonfara’s promoter. “Andrzej was just 26-years-old when they fought last time and it was a big step up for him. We believe he’s now ready to win because he has gained a significant amount of experience in matches with Julio Cesar Chavez, 小, Nathan Cleverly and Chad Dawson. We’re thrilled to be given the opportunity to fight Stevenson for the world title for a second time.” Stevenson won the world light heavyweight title in June of 2013 在蒙特利爾, 通過聳人聽聞的76秒, first-round knockout over the then-undisputed king of the division Chad Dawson. 令人印象深刻的勝利，贏得了史蒂文森 “年度淘汰賽” 和 “年度戰鬥機” 榮譽. 從那裡, Stevenson went on to record stoppage victories over Tavoris Cloud and Tony Bellew in addition to the decision over Fonfara. 出生於海地, 但戰鬥了魁北克, Stevenson defended his title twice in 2015 before making the seventh defense of his belt in an exciting firefight with Thomas Williams Jr. that ended with a fourth-round knockout for the reigning champion. The lineal 175-pound champion trains out of the late Emanuel Steward’s Kronk Gym with his head trainer Sugar Hill. Now training in Oakland with Virgil Hunter, Fonfara enters this bout coming off of a 10日-round stoppage victory over former world champion Chad Dawson in March at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The fighter out of Warsaw, Poland bounced back from his defeat to Stevenson with a TKO victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and a decision over Nathan Cleverly in a 2015 Fight of the Year contender. 這位29歲的贏得了他的第一次 13 fights after moving up to light heavyweight in 2010 including wins over Gabriel Campillo, Glen Johnson and Tommy Karpency. 一 2008 哥倫比亞奧海戰鬥了蒙特利爾, Alvarez worked his way into the mandatory position for the WBC title with victories over Isidro Ranoni Prieto and Isaac Chilemba in 2015. He followed those up with wins over Robert Berridge and Norbert Dabrowski before his most recent matchup that saw him deliver a sensation fifth round knockout over former world champion Lucian Bute. Originally from Haiti, Pascal and his family moved to Canada when he was a child and began boxing at the age of 13. He would eventually become one of the most accomplished fighters from Montreal. Pascal became a world champion in 2009 when he defeated previously unbeaten Adrian Diaconu. He would go on to defend the title three times, including a victory over Chad Dawson. After losing his title to Bernard Hopkins, Pascal has picked up victories over Lucian Bute, Yuniesky Gonzalez and most recently Ricardo Ramallo in addition to two challenges of former unified world champion Sergey Kovalev. 欲了解更多信息，請訪問 www.SHO.com/Sports 在Twitter上關注@ShowtimeBoxing, AdonisSuperman, @Andrzej_Fonfara and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC由Corona贊助, 最好的啤酒.