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Philadelphia-Native & Two-Division World Champion Danny Garcia Talks Underdog Mentality for Hometown Philadelphia Eagles & Spáir sigur í Super Bowl lii

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PHILADELPHIA (Janúar 31, 2018) – Philadelphia-innfæddur og tveggja deild heimsmeistari Danny “Swift” Garcia hefur dafnað í lítilmagnanum hlutverki nokkrum sinnum yfir feril sem hefur séð hann vinna bug hellingur af efstu meistarar. Rétt eins og Garcia sigraði Amir Khan og Lucas Matthysse í tveimur af stærstu sigrum hans, heimabæ Garcia Philadelphia Eagles mun líta að styggja líkurnar á sunnudaginn í Super Bowl lii gegn New England Patriots.
“Þegar þú ert underdog, það er allt um að nota þá orku og að reiði að sýna efast um að þú getur gert neitt,” Said Garcia. “Þú þarft bara að hafa þessi algera trú á þér og þú getur unnið neitt.”
Fyrir bardagamaður sem enn lifir og lestir í heimabæ hans, bara eins og svo margir fans á svæðinu, Eagles koma heim Super Bowl sigur væri afrakstur drauma æsku.
“Ég hef verið að horfa á Eagles síðan ég var lítill krakki,” Said Garcia. “Þegar ég var lítil að ég flutti í hverfi þar sem fótbolti var mjög mikilvægt og það hjálpaði mér að falla í ást með the íþrótt.”
Garcia hefur fulltrúa borgina sína í gegnum feril sem hefur sá unnið honum titla á frábær léttur og veltivigtar, en sigra efstu bardagamenn eins og Khan, Matthysse, Lamont Peterson, Zab Júda, Robert Guerrero, Erik Morales og Paulie Malignaggi. Garcia barðist í Philadelphia tveimur berst síðan þegar hann bjargaði knockout sigur fyrir heimabæ aðdáendur sína á Liacouras Center í Temple University.
“Það er hörku til Philly fans,” Said Garcia. “"Rocky’ hjálpaði mold sem svipuð mynd af okkar fólki. Ég nefndi dóttur mína Philly því það þýðir svo mikið að mér til að tákna þessa borg. Allt sem ég geri er að Philly. Ég hef alltaf dreymt um Eagles vann Super Bowl.”
Garcia vonast til að fylgja eftir Super Bowl sigur fyrir heimabæ hans í Philadelphia Eagles með sigri hans eigin þegar hann tekur á fyrrum meistari Brandon Rios í veltivigtar heimsmeistaratitilinn Eliminator Laugardagur, Febrúar 17 lifa á Showtime frá Mandalay Bay Events Center í Las Vegas.
“Þetta er að fara til vera a stór mánuður fyrir Philadelphia,” Said Garcia, “Ég held að við séum að fara að berja New England 28-17. Ég man enn fyrsta Super Bowl gegn New England eins og það var í gær. Að tap fastur við mig og ég veit að það er fyrir liðið og borgina líka. Þetta er tækifæri okkar til Payback.
“Ég get ekki beðið eftir að sjá Eagles vinna Super Bowl og þá ætla ég að fara út til Las Vegas í nokkrar vikur, með Philly á bakinu, að slá Brandon Rios.”
garcia vs. Rios fyrirsagnir Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Hnefaleikar útsending sem einnig lögun the rematch milli ósigraður frábær middleweight heimsmeistari David Benavidez og toppur-hlutfall keppinautur Ronald Gavril. Miðar á viðburð í beinni, sem er kynntur með Mayweather Promotions og TGB Tilboð, eru á sölu núna og eru á AXS.com.
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Yordenis Ugas og Ray Robinson Clash í IBF 147-pund Title Brotthvarf Match Live á Showtime laugardag, Febrúar 17 frá Mandalay Bay í Las Vegas & Kynnt af Premier Boxing Champions

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Tveggja Division Champion Danny Garcia tekur á fyrrverandi heimsmeistari Brandon Rios í Main Event & 168-Pund Champion David Benavidez ver Titill í rematch Against efst keppinautur Ronald Gavril í Co-Lögun

 

 

 

 

 

LAS VEGAS (Janúar 30, 2018) - veltivigtar keppinautur Yordenis Ugas og Ray Robinson verður skellur í 12-umferð IBF 147-pund brotthvarf titil lota beint á Showtime Laugardagur, Febrúar 17 frá Mandalay Bay í Las Vegas í atburði fram af Premier Boxing Champions

 

 

 

 

 

Ugas vs. Robinson ánægja burt Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Hnefaleikar tripleheader á 10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT sem er nafnið af bardaga milli tveggja deild meistari Danny Garcia taka á fyrrverandi heimsmeistari Brandon Rios í veltivigtar titli Eliminator. Co-aðgerð mun sjá 168-pund heimsmeistari David Benavidez verja titil sinn í rematch gegn toppur-hlutfall frábær middleweight keppinautur Ronald Gavril.

 

 

 

 

 

Þetta veltivigtar lokauppgjör verður mótmælt á númer tvö stöðu IBF er um titilinn eigu undefeated meistari Errol Spence Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

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Viðbótarupplýsingar aðgerðir inni á vettvangi vilja lögun 175-pund keppinautur Lionell Thompson (19-4, 11 Kos) orrusta harður-hitting Edwin Rodriguez (29-2, 20 Kos) í 10-umferð matchup, léttur keppinautur Ladarius Miller (14-1, 4 Kos) og fyrrum heimsmeistari Argenis Mendez (24-5-1, 12 Kos) rekst í 10-umferð lokauppgjör og fyrrum efsta sæti áhugamaður Joe Spencer mun gera atvinnumaður frumraun sína gegn Uriel Gonzalez (1-2-1, 1 KO) í fjögurra umferð 154-pund lota.

 

 

 

 

 

Ugas (20-3, 9 Kos), sem fæddist á Kúbu og nú býr í Las Vegas, er einn af the viðskipti Boxer í íþróttinni og fljótur-riser í welterweight skiptingu. Eftir að missa einróma ákvörðun um að Amir Imam í 2014, 31 ára gamall Ugas tók sér árs leyfi frá hnefaleikum og kom aftur á tár. Meðan á 12 mánaða tímabil frá ágúst 2016 ágúst 2017, Ugas vann fimm beint slagsmál, berja burt toppur keppinautur og horfur meðal Jamal James, Bryant Perrella, Levan Ghvamichava, Thomas Dulorme og Nelson Lara, þar á meðal margar vinnur á stuttum verkefnum fyrirvara.

 

 

 

 

 

Robinson (24-2, 12 Kos) er ímynd af Philadelphia bardagamaður - a fullgera Boxer sem alltaf kemur að berjast og finnst gaman að vera upptekinn. Ugas mun tákna eitt af erfiðustu viðfangsefnum feril Robinson. Þessi 32 ára gamli southpaw börðust þrisvar sinnum á síðasta ári og er að koma af stað tæknileg ákvörðun sjöunda umferð sigur Breidis Prescott í Atlantic City á Júní 30.

 

 

 

 

 

Námundun út um nóttina af slagsmálum eru ósigraður andres Cortes (6-0, 4 Kos) í sex umferð léttur baráttunni, undefeated brian Gallegos (6-0, 4 Kos) í sex lotum frábær featherweight aðgerð, frábær Flyweight keppinautur ava Knight (14-2-4, 5 Kos) í sex umferð aðdráttarafl og ósigraður horfur Jonathan Esquivel (6-0, 5 Kos) orrusta Cameron Burroughs (4-2, 3 Kos) í middleweight sex umferð baráttunni.

 

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Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios & David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril Los Angeles Press Conference Quotes & Myndir

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LOS ANGELES (Janúar 9, 2018) – Tveggja deild heimsmeistari Danny “Swift” Garcia og fyrrum heimsmeistari Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios fór augliti til auglitis í fyrsta skipti Þriðjudagur á blaðamannafundi í Los Angeles til að tilkynna helstu viðburði lokauppgjör á sér sinn staðLaugardagur, Febrúar. 17 lifa á Showtime frá Mandalay Bay Events Center í Las Vegas og kynnt Premier Boxing Champions.
Einnig í aðsókn Þriðjudagur voru WBC Super middleweight heimsmeistari David Benavidez og efst keppinautur Ronald Gavril, sem mæta í rematch af spennandi titli heimsins baráttu þeirra frá september í samvinnu lögun af the útsending.
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Hér er það sem bardagamenn þurfti að segja Þriðjudagur frá Conga Room á L.Ã. Live:
DANNY GARCIA
“Mér finnst mjög gott andlega og líkamlega núna. Líkaminn minn er hvíld og tilbúin til að hafa mikil 2018 byrja Febrúar 17.
“Þú þarft að vera einbeitt að ná árangri í baráttunni eins og þetta og ég held Brandon Rios veit að. Ég er að þjálfa harður svo ég vona að hann sé of. Ég ætla aldrei að fara að taka að berjast burt.
“Þetta er klassískt berjast um boxara puncher móti a brawler. Ég ætla að vera við öllu búinn og byrja 2018 burt til hægri. Ég verð að vera bardagamaður sem ég hef alltaf verið.
“Ég er heilbrigð og sterk og tilbúin að berjast. Ég er að setja tap Keith Thurman aftan mig og áfram. Ég verð að leggja áherslu á að vera Danny Garcia á Febrúar 17. Ég get ekki ýtt á og reyna að gera of mikið, Ég er bara að fá sigur.
“Við vorum báðir meistarar á sama tíma á 140 pund og við ekki fengið tækifæri til að berjast þá, en það er allt um tímasetningu í hnefaleikum. Hlutur tilhneigingu til að vinna úr og nú erum við tilbúin til að fara höfuð-til-höfuð.
“Ég baka aldrei niður og ég veit að Brandon Rios sér að mér. Ég kem alltaf til að berjast. Það er að fara til vera a mikill matchup með stíl okkar og ákvörðun okkar.
“Mér finnst að horfa á síðustu þremur berst af andstæðingi mínum. Ég held að það gefur mér góða vísbendingu um hvað hann er að fara að líta út eins og á Fight Night. Ég hef verið að horfa á borði síðustu baráttu mína líka þannig að við getum fengið mikið leikur áætlun saman.
“Mér fannst eins og ég barist góðu baráttunni gegn Thurman. Hann vissi í raun ekki þátt. Ég hélt eftir fjórðu umferð var hann í rauninni skuggaboxi. Ég ásaka hann ekki vegna þess að þú þarft að vera heimsk að standa fyrir framan mig. Við munum gera nokkrar breytingar og bæta við það sem ég geri þegar vel.
“Ég hef ekki verið boðið Shawn Porter baráttunni, en ég held að myndi vera a mikill bardagi. Hann hefur gaman að koma fram og ég er mikill Boxer og gegn puncher. Ég held að stuðningsmennirnir myndu elska það, En Shawn Porter ætti að vera varkár hvað hann er óska ​​eftir.”
BRANDON RIOS
“Allir vita stíl mínum. Ég er ekki hér til að dansa, Ég er að koma til að berjast. Ég ætla í það með hjarta mínu út til að sýna heiminum að ég er enn einn af the bestur út there.
“Mér finnst sterkur og mér finnst yngjast. Líkami minn þarf smá hvíld því öll átök mínum eru stríð. Það tók sinn toll á líkama mínum og nú finnst ég svo gott sem alltaf. Ég er tilbúin til að sýna heiminum annað Brandon Rios.
“Þú þarft að berjast við besta til að reyna að vera bestur. Danny Garcia hefur verið efst á þessari íþrótt í langan tíma. Ég er alltaf tilbúin fyrir próf.
“Ég notaði til að ekki ávallt þjálfun og þyngd mína eins alvarlega og ég ætti að hafa. Ég var ungur og mállaus og ég gerði mistök. Þessir mistök eru í fortíðinni minn og ég er í góðu formi núna.
“Ég hef verið að þjálfa mjög erfitt að hafa fulla gas tankur á Fight Night. Ég gæti hafa dvalið störfum en ég hef samt í mér og það er enn meira sem ég get fengið út úr þessari íþrótt. Ég elska sannarlega box og ég er spenntur að vera kominn aftur í a stór baráttunni eins og þetta.
“Ég er alltaf öruggur þegar ég komast í hringinn. Having Robert Garcia á það er að hafa bróður minn með mér. Það er bara annað símtal sem ég hef notað til og að ég treysti.
“Vera aftur í hringinn var svolítið á taugarnar en ég var ánægður að fá hringinn ryð burt. Ég gerði það sem ég þurfti að gera og var fús til að komast í gegnum þessi reynsla. Ég er mjög þakklátur að vera í þessari stöðu að berjast Danny Garcia.
“Ég hef verið tilbúinn til að berjast einhverju efstu bardagamenn. Ég beið og tók tíma mínum vegna þess að ég vissi að ég myndi berjast hver sem myndi stíga upp. Ég fékk það sem ég vildi og nú er kominn tími til að nýta.”
DAVID BENAVIDEZ
“Ég verð að gera yfirlýsingu um Febrúar 17. Ég er að fara Mandalay Bay með belti á öxlinni. Ég verð að fá knockout og það er það sem ég er að leita að gera.
“Það hefur verið draumur minn síðan ég var lítill krakki að sameina titla og það er það sem ég er að vinna að núna. Ég vil vera einn af the bestur í sögu þyngd bekknum og ég er að vinna mjög erfitt að ná því.
“Ég er yngst frábær middleweight heimsmeistari í sögu og ég ætla að sýna GAVRIL hvers vegna. Ég er mjög áhugasamir að líta jafnvel betur en síðast og fá knockout.
“Ég ólst upp á tímum þar sem allir börðust allir. Það var svo mikil orka og æsingur með hverju baráttunni og það er það sem ég er að leita til að koma til aðdáenda. Þetta er að fara til vera a mikill bardagi sem þú vilt ekki að missa af.
“Mér finnst eins og ég vann fyrsta baráttunni skýrt. Gavril heldur að hann er að fara að koma og knýja mig út núna, En ef hann hefur svo mikla trú, Hann ætti að hafa gert það í fyrsta baráttunni. Ég er að þjálfa mjög erfitt núna að fara í það og rífa hann upp.
“Stefna þessarar baráttu verður svolítið öðruvísi. Við höfum nokkur atriði sem planlagt. En það er samt að fara að vera stríð, vegna þess að ég vil vera aðdáandi vingjarnlegur bardagamaður. Ég er að vonast til að stela sýning.
“Ég er meistari svo mér finnst eins og ég er í aðstöðu til að gera sumir mikill átök í náinni framtíð. Ég vil sigurvegari World Boxing Super Series 168 pund mót. Það er mér heiður að vera í sama dálki og öðrum meistarar og ég get ekki beðið eftir að komast í hringinn með þeim.
“Ég vissi ekki að sjást GAVRIL í fyrsta skipti. Ég vissi að hann var keppinautur og hann kom í sterkur og tilbúinn að berjast. Ég veit stíl sinn núna svo að ég ætla að fara að vinna að fá betri. Það voru fullt af hlutum sem ég ætti að hafa gert í fyrsta baráttunni. Ég ætla að taka kostur í þetta sinn.”
Ronald Gavril
“Ég vissi ekki að hugsa að hann væri svo gott sem fólk sagði að hann var að fara í fyrsta baráttu okkar. Hann hafði ekki barist allir alvöru bardagamenn, svo þú sást hvað gerðist þegar hann fór upp á móti einum.
“Ég er mjög ánægður að vera hér og vera í þessari stöðu fyrir rematch. Ég vil þakka David Benavidez fyrir að samþykkja að berjast við mig. Ég hélt að ég vann fyrsta baráttunni svo ég vissi að ég vildi þetta strax. Ég unnið þetta rematch.
“Ég lærði mikið af fyrsta baráttunni. Ég veit hvað ég þarf að gera betur í þetta sinn. Stefnan verður leiðrétt og ég mun vinna jafnvel erfiðara í búðunum til að vera tilbúin. Ég er að vinna á að vera það besta sem ég get andlega og líkamlega.
“Hann er ungur bardagamaður sem enn hefur a einhver fjöldi af hlutur til að læra. Núna er hann meistari, en hann verður að vera tilbúinn. Þetta mun ekki vera auðvelt berjast fyrir hann. Ég ætla í það að meiða hann og vinna baráttuna.
“Ég get gert margt betri en á fyrsta baráttunni. Ég sannað að ég hef hæfileika í fyrsta leik, og nú vil ég bæta að fá sigur. Ég er hér fyrir ástæðu. Það er ekki að fara að vera auðvelt berjast fyrir hann.
“Ég er bara að hugsa um Davíð Benavidez núna. Ég ætla að setja allt inn í þetta rematch og fá beltið. Þegar ég vinn, restin mun sjá um sig.”
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TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION DANNY GARCIA RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS ON SATURDAY, Febrúar. 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Meira, 168-Pound Champion David Benavidez Makes First World Title Defense in a Rematch with Ronald Gavril in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature
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LAS VEGAS (Desember 21, 2017) – Tveggja deild heimsmeistari Danny “Swift” Garcia returns to the ring to take on former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in a welterweight showdown on Laugardagur, Febrúar 17 lifa á Showtime at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Í samstarfi lögun, Yngsti Heimur Boxing er meistari David “The Red Flag” Benavidez will defend his Super Middleweight World Championship for the first time against Ronald Gavril in a rematch of their thrilling September 2017 bout in which Benavidez won the vacant title by split decision.
The card is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with DSG Promotions. The Benavidez-Gavril rematch is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. Tickets for the live event go on sale Laugardagur, Desember. 23 á 10 a.m. PST and will be available at AXS.com.
“I’m excited just to get back in the ring,” Said Garcia, who was reigning world champion for the better part of six years dating back to his win over Hall of Famer Erik Morales in 2012 í mars 2017. “I needed the time off to recuperate and let my body heal.”
Garcia (33-1, 19 Kos) was a unified world champion at super lightweight and welterweight and has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents in both divisions spanning two generations-Morales, Zab Júda, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among them. Four of his five opponents in the welterweight division were world champions and 10 af síðasta sinn 14 opponents were world champions or former world champions.
“I was the reigning champion for six years, so I needed the rest,” continued the 29-year old Philadelphia fighter. “I’m ready to kick off the year in style and take over the welterweight division.”
Í síðustu baráttu sinni, a welterweight clash of world title holders, Garcia lost via split decision to now unified 147-pound world champion Keith Thurman in a hard-fought, exciting fight that aired live on CBS. The SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS broadcast drew the biggest boxing audience of the year, more than five million viewers which remains the largest audience to witness a primetime boxing broadcast since 1998.
Nú, Garcia looks to re-establish his once dominant position at welterweight, a division that boasts more top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the sport than any other weight class; fighters including world champions Errol Spence Jr., Thurman, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson and more.
“What’s interesting in this fight with Brandon Rios is our styles. We both like to come forward. This kind of matchup will bring out the best in both of us. I’m excited to be back in Las Vegas. I’ve had some of my best performances and some of my biggest fights there. I beat Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan in Vegas. You fight in Las Vegas, you’re a superstar,” added Garcia.
Eins Garcia, Rios has fought many of the top welterweights of this era including world champions Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao. The hard-nosed slugger from Oxnard, Calif., hefur 34 vinnur, 25 með knockout. The 31-year-old Rios always comes prepared to battle. With an aggressive style and granite chin, he is one of the most entertaining boxers in the sport. In his last fight he scored a TKO victory over Aaron Herrera on Júní 11. A victory over Garcia, a top-10 welterweight in his own right, would immediately change the course of Rios’ career and demand that he be placed among the top-ranked in the division.
“I’m excited to prove my critics wrong again,” said Rios. “I’m bring a ‘Bam Bam’ Rios slugfest to my fans. Danny is a great fighter, but I will beat him just like I have beat others in the past. I am focused and will make this a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican battle!”
“SHOWTIME is poised to start the year with two crucial welterweight main event matchups,” sagði Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports®. “Following the January 20th event pitting Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson, garcia vs. Rios features two of the most battle-tested and ferocious 147-pound fighters in the world. Add in the Benavidez vs. Gavril II co-feature, a fight that is guaranteed to deliver dramatic action, and we are picking up right where we left off in 2017 delivering the most compelling and important matchups in boxing’s deepest divisions.”
“We’re looking forward to the action at Mandalay Bay Events Center in February,” Said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “Both Garcia and Rios are seasoned fighters that have faced the toughest competition in the welterweight division and they are both very hungry for a big win. The co-feature rematch between the youngest reigning world champion David Benavidez and challenger Ronald Gavril we already know will be thrilling. All four of these men have proven that they’ll put it all on the line in the boxing ring to leave no doubt about who the better man is. Að auki, we are working on a crowd-pleasing undercard now. Everyone on this card will need to bring their ‘A game’ to Las Vegas in order to be victorious on Febrúar 17.”
“Danny Garcia is one of the most battle-tested, skillful boxers in the sport. What he did in running through the 140-pound division before moving up to welterweight is simply amazing,” said Tom Brown, Forseti TGB Tilboð. “‘Bam Bam’ Rios is a throwback warrior. He never met a fight that he backed down from. Putting Garcia and Rios into the ring against each other promises nothing but fireworks in a match that should provide maximum entertainment for fans. It’s the kind of fight that belongs in Las Vegas, a classic battle that harkens to welterweight wars of the past. The first match between Benavidez and Gavril left enough room for doubt that a rematch should settle any remaining questions. I’d expect both boxers to come in with something to prove and that translates into a fan-friendly match.”
The 21-year-old Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos) became the youngest reigning world champion in boxing and the youngest 168-pound champion in history at 20-years, nine months old when he scored a split decision against Gavril to win the super middleweight title on September 8. The bout featured multiple swings of momentum, thrilling exchanges and a wild 12th umferð. Benavidez and Gavril pushed each other to deliver the best performance of their respective careers thus far.
“I feel I won the fight,” said Gavril immediately after the decision. “I dominated the pace. I can’t say anything else… The only thing I can do is to ask for a rematch.”
Á Febrúar 17, Gavril will get it.
“No excuses this time,” sagði Sampson Lewkowicz Sampson Boxing. “The minute Benavidez finished the fight I requested the rematch-on behalf of the winner-for the sole reason that he needed to win by emphatically and not by split decision. I wanted the public to be able to have the rematch so that everyone will know who the best is. I expect this time Gavril will say that he’s really been beaten. As the youngest reigning champion in the sport today, I want no doubt that Benavidez is the better man. It was a great fight the first time and this time we’ll see who the best truly is. Engin afsökun. No doubt.”
Að berjast frá Phoenix, Arizona., Benavidez had scored 10 straight knockouts leading up to the match against Gavril. His eight-round KO victory over Rogelio Medina put him position for the vacant title.
“This is a fight that my father, my team and I decided to take again to show everybody that I’m really the champion and there’s more to me than just being the youngest world champion,” Benavidez said. “I feel like I’m the better fighter and I’m going to definitely show it this time. I learned from that first fight that he puts on a lot of pressure. He likes to throw at the same time that I’m throwing. There are a couple different approaches to take against that. It’s going to be a great night of fights. Danny Garcia and ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, these are two fighters I look up to in the sport and it’s an honor to fight in their undercard. My training has been going well. We decided to bring in a strength and conditioning coach and I feel really strong. I believe I’ll be very prepared.”
Gavril (18-2, 14 Kos) rose rapidly through the ranks by scoring seven straight victories including four by knockout since 2015. The 31-year-old Gavril was born in Bacau, Romania and now lives and fights out of Las Vegas. He fought a brilliant match against Benavidez, seizing control in the middle rounds and even dropping the young contender in the 12th with less than a minute left in the fight. Á endanum, it wasn’t enough as Gavril lost on two of the three judges’ skorkort.
“I can’t wait to get into the ring again and take that belt,” said Gavril. “I learned his game plan quickly during the first fight, I blocked it well then, and I plan to do the same again. He has fast hands and power, I won’t take that from him, but I am prepared for whatever plan he comes in the ring with. I know I have what it takes to win this time. Preparing for this fight the second time around has been different, training has been more intense, and my team is preparing me to take him out once and for all. I can’t let him win. Some people said I won back in September, and were surprised by my performance. I thought it was close, and I thought the knock down gave me the advantage to win. All I can do is be ready. I don’t think either of us will upset the fans on fight night. I want to thank Floyd Mayweather and Leonard for another opportunity against Benavidez. He’s a great fighter and tough competitor and this will certainly be a great fight.”
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PACQUIAO VS. HORN AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS SATURDAY EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL

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Manny Pacquiao speaks at today’s Final press conference in Australia
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Júní 28, 2017) – The final [press conference was held today forlaugardag nótt er “Battle in Brisbane,” featuring World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos) and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos).
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao vs.. Horn,” presented by Top Rank and Duco Events. vilja loft laugardag kvöld, exclusively in Canada on Super Channel, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Ástralía.
Super Channel subscribers will be able to watch four exciting fights, byrja á 9 p.m. OG / 6 p.m. PT, á “Battle of Brisbane” kort, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn.
PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” á Júlí 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Föstudagur Júní 30byrja á 7 p.m. OG / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desember. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Maí 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel Á Krafa.
Here is a link to Pacquaio’s interview today with official press conference host Ben Damon:
Laugardagur night’s Super Channel telecast will also feature two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane.In the 12-round co-feature,International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Filippseyjar, will defend his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight bout between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), af Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, og David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Ástralía.
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Manny Pacquiao & Freddie Roach Workout quotes from Australia

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PACQUIAO VS. HORN AIRING LIVE IN CANADA ÞETTA Laugardagur Eingöngu á SUPER CHANNEL
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Júní 27, 2017) – Heimur Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos) and his Hall-of-Fame trainer, Freddie Roach, held a media workout today in Australia, preparing for laugardag night’s showdown between Pacquiao and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos).
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao vs.. Horn,” presented by Top Rank and Duco Events. vilja loft laugardag kvöld, exclusively in Canada on Super Channel, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Ástralía.
Super Channel subscribers will be able to watch four exciting fights, byrja á 9 p.m. OG / 6 p.m. PT, á “Battle of Brisbane” kort, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn.

PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” á Júlí 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Föstudagur Júní 30byrja á 7 p.m. OG / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desember. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Maí 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel Á Krafa.
See Pacquiao and Roach quotes below from today’s workout:
MANNY PACQUIAO: “We have a really good plan for this fight. We worked hard in training camp both in Manila and in General Santos City. I’m totally focused for this fight. I am not looking past this fight because at this point in my career, every fight is the most important. There are no tomorrows if I don’t win today.
“Jeff Horn is OK. I’ve watched video of his fights. He brings a lot of action into the ring.
“I know what he is feeling. I remember everything about my first world title fight.
“Being a senator and training for a fight is hard. It takes discipline and time management. Luckily, the Senate has been in recess for the past few weeks and I have been able to focus on training for my world title fight.
“A Senator’s job is to defend his people … to fight for their rights.
“I know Jeff Horn used to be a teacher. Í hringnum, I’m a teacher too.
“I am ready for Jeff to come out and be aggressive. If he does that it will be a great fight for the fans.
“The biggest crowd I ever fought in front of was at Cowboys Stadium against Joshua Clottey. I’m told this could be bigger [51,000+]. I am very excited for doing that, even though they may not be rooting for me. I am also very happy that ESPN will be televising it live.to að bandarískt. Now everyone can see it. It’s good for boxing.”
Freddie Roach: “Manny is a performer. He loves people, loves a big audience. Brisbane has all that for this fight. He’ll be fighting in front of the biggest crowd of his career.
“Not everyone gets the opportunity to fight for a world title. It was always my dream but I never fought for one. Það er stór samningur. Jeff Horn earned this opportunity. He is the WBO’s mandatory challenger.
“Manny gave me 110% in training camp. He always does. No one works harder in the gym. The difference in this camp from recent ones has been his aggression. He’s scored several knockdowns and I haven’t seen that in years. He has kept his foot on the pedal throughout, even when he’s had a sparring partner in trouble. After his ring work he is singing and dancing – not well – but that’s not the point. He is really hungry to make a statement in this fight against Horn. He’s even playing Shakira during his workouts again and he hasn’t done that in years.”
Laugardagur night’s Super Channel telecast will also feature two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane.In the 12-round co-feature,International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Filippseyjar, will defend his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight bout between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), af Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, og David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Ástralía.
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Super Channel to air “Battle of Brisbane” Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn International Card July 1st live from Australia

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(L-R) – Manny Pacquiao & Jeff Horn
(picture courtesy of 7 News Brisbane)
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Júní 26, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to air the July 1St Heimur Boxing Organization (WBO) World Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion, future Hall-of-Famer Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao, og skoraði Jeff Horn, byrja á 9 p.m. OG / 6 p.m. PT, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Ástralía.
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao vs.. Horn” is a presentation of Top Rank and Duco Events. Super Channel will air four exciting fights from this card, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn, eingöngu í Kanada.
“Super Channel is ecstatic to be bringing a non-pay-per-view Pacquiao bout to Canadian fight fans as a follow up to the exciting Brook vs Spence IBF Welterweight Championship we brought them in May” sagði Troy Wassill, Director of Programming, Domestic Distributors and Sports. “We keep hearing from our viewers that they want more boxing on Super Channel and the ‘Battle of Brisbane’ is going to deliver exactly what they are looking for.”
“The world has followed amazing Manny since he burst onto the scene in his U.S. Frumraun í 2001, where he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win his second of a record eight division world titles,” Hall of Fame verkefnisstjóri Bob Arum bætt. “It’s going to be an unbelievable event.”

PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” á Júlí 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Föstudagur Júní 30byrja á 7 p.m. OG / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desember. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Maí 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel Á Krafa.
Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos), a former two-term congressman, was elected to a Philippine Senate seat in May 2016, capturing more than 16 million votes nationally. An international icon, Pacquiao is the only fighter to win eight world titles in as many different weight divisions. A three-time Fighter of the Year and the reigning BWAA “Fighter áratugarins,” Resume Pacquiao er boðið sigra yfir nútíð og framtíð Hall of Famers, Ásamt Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez og Timothy Bradley.
Frá 2008 að 2010, five of his seven victories were in world title fights, in five different weight classes, allt frá 130 að 154 £. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. en Pacquiao, sem er einnig lögð við meira en 18 million domestic pay-per-view buys. After his disappointing unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. maí 2, 2015, a world championship fight that generated a record 4.5 million pay-per-view buys and more than $400 million in television revenue alone, a healthy Pacquiao (he had suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during the fourth round of the Mayweather fight) returned to the winner’s circle on April 9, 2016, winning the rubber match against five-time world champion Bradley. In a battle of Top-10 pound for pound fighters, Pacquiao sent Bradley to the canvas twice en route to a dominant 12-round unanimous decision victory. Á Nóvember. 5, Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title for a third time when he shellacked the once-defeated defending champion Jessie Vargas via another dominant 12-round unanimous decision. Pacquiao has been trained by Hall of Famer Freddie Roach síðan 2001.
Unbeaten hometown-favorite Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos), fighting out of Brisbane (Queensland, Ástralía), enters the fight of his life having won his last three battles — allt í 2016 — gegn Ali Funeka, Rico Mueller og Randall Bailey, inni í fjarlægð. They had a combined record of 105-14-4 when he fought them. The 2012 Australian Olympian’s background belies the warrior he has become inside the ring. Well-schooled inside and outside the ring, Horn received his Bachelor of Education degree from Griffith University and taught high school Physical Education even as he embarked on his professional boxing career.
Horn started boxing at age 18 after being picked on by bullies and he has been an advocate of anti-bullying campaigns. Immensely popular throughout Australia, the 29-year-old Horn has become a national gate attraction in his own right. Selected as the 2015 Australian Boxer of the Year, Horn is trained and managed by Glenn Rushton, the only trainer he has ever had, and assisted by former WBC super welterweight world champion John “The Beast” Mugabi.
The Júlí 1 telecast will also feature Irish Olympic hero Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane, og International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Filippseyjar, defending his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight rumble between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), af Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, og David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Ástralía.
Some of the greatest boxers in history have confirmed they will be ringside, Ásamt Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, og Thomas Hearns.
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THOMAS HEARNS HEADLINES STAR-LADEN CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored Ágúst. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – Fyrrum heimsmeistari Thomas Hearns, sem ásamt Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler og Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrales-Lewis announced Wednesday.
Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada resident boxer category, along with Michael Spinks, Erik Morales, Michael Carbajal, women’s boxing star Lucia Rijker and Salvador Sanchez. Elected in the Nevada resident boxer category was Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Richie Sandoval.
Chosen in the non-boxer category were referee Davey Pearl, public relations specialist Debbie Munch, promoter Mel Greb, trainer/cut man Rafael Garcia and Nevada Athletic Commission chair Dr. Elias Ghanem.
Norton, Sanchez, Greb and Ghanem will be inducted posthumously.
The members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s star-studded fifth-induction class will be honored at a gala dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Laugardagur, Ágúst. 12. Ticket will be released Thursday, February 16th at 12pm on NVBHOF.com .
“We are very proud of this class of inductees, and it contains some of the greatest fighters who ever lived,” Corrales-Lewis said. “I’m looking forward to our gala dinner when we can honor these richly deserving people and allow their fans to say hello.”
Hearns was one of the standouts during the 1980s and participated in a series of great bouts in Las Vegas with Leonard, Hagler and Duran. His 1985 bout with Hagler at Caesars Palace is still regarded by many as the greatest fight in boxing history.
The Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon, become the first set of brothers inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Both won gold medals for the U.S. á að 1976 Olympics in Montreal and then went on to win world titles in the pros.
Norton, known primarily for a series of close bouts with the legendary Muhammad Ali, also competed in one of the great heavyweight title bouts ever. He lost the WBC title by a razor-thin decision to Larry Holmes in 1978, among the finest heavyweight championship fights ever held.
Pearl was among the best referees of all-time and worked more than 70 championship bouts. He was the referee for both Leon Spinks’ átakanlegum 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14th-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta.
Fyrir frekari upplýsingar, phone 702-3NVBHOF, eða 702-368-2463.
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal – Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 million purse, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Known as “Little Hands of Stone” for his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 með 33 Kos.
His rivalry with Humberto “Petite” Gonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. Í 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Hann var 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, frábær welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 með 48 Kos.
He’s most remembered for his savage three-round battle with Hagler in 1985, but he participated in many of the decade’s biggest and most electric bouts. He fought in Las Vegas 16 sinnum, fara 11-4-1 með níu rothöggi.
Erik Morales – One of the most exciting fighters of the early part of the 2000s, Morales is best known for his series of outstanding fights with arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales went 52-9 með 36 knockouts but is best known for his trilogy with Barrera, two of which were named Ring Fight of the year.
Morales won major world titles at super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight and super lightweight, becoming the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four weight classes.
He also engaged in a spectacular trilogy with Manny Pacquiao, beating him in the first and dropping the last two.
Ken Norton – Though he was the heavyweight champion before losing his belt to Larry Holmes in one of the great title bouts ever, Norton was best known for his three fights with the legendary Muhammad Ali. Norton defeated Ali in 1973 in San Diego in their first bout, breaking Ali’s jaw.
Ali won the two subsequent bouts, þar á meðal 1976 match at Yankee Stadium for the title. Some observers believe Norton deserved to win all three fights.
The Holmes fight was sensational and the two men stood in the center of the ring at Caesars and slugged it out in the 15th og endanleg umferð.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 með 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 með 25 knockouts as a kick boxer.
In her boxing career, she scored dominant wins over the likes of Jane Couch, Marcela Acuna and Chevelle Hallback.
She later appeared in the Oscar-winning film, “Million Dollar Baby.“
Salvador Sanchez – Sanchez tragically died in an auto accident in Mexico at just 23 ára, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 með 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Little Red” Lopez, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 með 32 knockouts but was no match for Sanchez.
Richie Sandoval – Sandoval held the bantamweight title for two years, but his career, as great as it was, is a question of what might have been. Hann var aðili að 1980 Bandarískt. Olympic boxing team, but he lost his chance at a medal when President Carter decided to boycott the Games in Moscow.
Sandoval won the first 29 fights of his pro career, racking up 17 knockouts, and beat the great Jeff Chandler for the bantamweight belt.
But tragically, Sandoval suffered serious boxing related injuries in a 1986 bout with Gaby Canizales and was forced to retire.
Leon Spinks – Spinks is most known for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 in just his eighth pro fight to win the heavyweight championship. He lost the title in a rematch and failed in two other attempts to win a title. He was stopped by Larry Holmes in a heavyweight title fight in 1981 and lost a cruiserweight title challenge in Reno to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1986.
A colorful figure known as “Neon” Leon, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 með 133 KOs and the light heavyweight gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
He finished his professional career with a 26-17-3 mark and 14 Kos.
Michael Spinks – Spinks was 31-1 in his career and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. He moved up from light heavyweight to defeat Larry Holmes at the Riviera in 1985, denying Holmes the opportunity to go 49-0 and match Rocky Marciano’s record.
He won the light heavyweight title in his 17th pro fight in 1981 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas when he bested the much more experienced Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Spinks held the light heavyweight title for four years, before giving it up to move to heavyweight to fight Holmes.
A 1976 Olympic gull Minnispeningur, Spinks‘ only pro loss came in his final fight when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in a bout for the undisputed heavyweight title.
NON-BOXER INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael Garcia – Garcia, 87, is best known for his cap he wears festooned with pins and for working as Floyd Mayweather’s hand wrapper. But he had a long career as both a cut man and a trainer and was outstanding at both. He worked with elite fighters such as Mayweather, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Gomez.
Dr. Elias Ghanem – Ghanem as the long-time chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission, and was responsible for helping it to earn the moniker, “The greatest commission in the world.”
Ghanem, a physician whose patients once included Elvis Presley, played a key role in the hearings after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield, and also was instrumental in bringing the Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad bout to Las Vegas in 1999.
Mel Greb – Known as “The father of professional boxing in Southern Nevada,” Greb was a promoter and matchmaker who first brought Muhammad Ali to Nevada. Then known as Cassius Clay, Greb promoted Ali’s seventh pro fight in 1961. That week, he introduced Ali to wrestler “Gorgeous” George, and Ali patterned himself after George in many ways.
Greb died in 1996 á 75 ára.
Debbie Munch – Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was a legendary host for many of boxing’s biggest fights in the 1980s and early 1990s, and Munch, a public relations expert, was instrumental in it.
She was widely respected by promoters, boxers and the media and helped many journalists immeasurably with their boxing coverage.
Davey Pearl – Pearl was small of stature, but was a giant as a referee. He worked more than 70 world title bouts, including Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns.
Pearl was also a highly regarded judge.