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UNIFIED SUPER Canol BYD HYRWYDDWR CLARESSA SHIELDS ADLEWYRCHU AR OLYMPAIDD GLORY ac yn rhagweld LLWYDDIANNUS 2018 YN Showtime SPORTS® FIDEO NODWEDD
“Fe wnes rhywbeth sy'n gwneud hanes ac mae pobl yn eistedd yno yn gweithredu fel nad wyf yn hyd yn oed yn bodoli "- Claressa Shields
Shields Paratoi I Amddiffyn Ei Teitlau Byd yn Erbyn undefeated Tori Nelson hwn Dydd Gwener, Jan. 12 Ar 10 p.m. A/PT Live Ar Showtime®
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BETH: hyrwyddwr Unedig a dwy-amser Enillydd Medal Aur Olympaidd Claressa Shields yn myfyrio ar ei llwyddiant gyrfa amatur a rhagolygon nodedig mewn 2018, gan ddechrau pan fydd yn amddiffyn ei gwregysau yn erbyn cystadleuydd gorfodol undefeated Tori Nelson Dydd Gwener hwn yn 10 p.m. A/PT byw ar Showtime.
"Rydw i eisiau mynd i lawr mewn hanes fel ymladdwr merched gorau erioed, a sut yr ydych yn ei wneud hynny?” Shields ponders as she explains her decision to turn pro. “Fe wnes rhywbeth sy'n gwneud hanes ac mae pobl yn eistedd yno yn gweithredu fel nad wyf yn hyd yn oed yn bodoli. "
Tarianau (4-0, 2 Kos) mynd â gwylwyr drwy ddiwrnod o wersyll hyfforddi yn ei dref enedigol o Fflint, Michigan, lle mae hi'n tyfu i fyny yn trafod yn y ddinas sy'n diffinio hi ac yn rhagweld yrfa broffesiynol dra-arglwyddiaethu mewn dosbarthiadau pwysau lluosog.
"Ar ôl i mi guro [Nelson], Rwy'n galw ar yr holl ferched top. Os ydych chi'n meddwl y gallwch chi guro fi, gadewch i ni wneud iddo ddigwydd. Rwy'n dod o 154 i 168. Ar ôl y frwydr hon, Im 'yn disgyn i lawr i 160 a dwi'n cicio ass pawb yn 160, "meddai Shields. “Ac ar ôl hynny, Rydw i'n mynd i fynd i 154 a phwy yw'r bunt-am-bunt ar hyn o bryd? Cecilia Braekhus? got hi i mi weld hefyd. "
Mae'r 22-mlwydd-oed yn amddiffyn ei deitlau yn erbyn cystadleuydd gorfodol Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) Dydd Gwener hwn ar ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd o droi Stone Resort Casino yn Verona, N.Y..
Claressa Shields Media Workout Quotes & Lluniau
Unified Super Middleweight World Champion To Defend Titles Against Undefeated Challenger Tori Nelson Dydd Gwener, Jan. 12, ym Mhrif Ddigwyddiad Ar Showtime
Cliciwch YMA for Photos from Terrell Groggins / Salita Hyrwyddiadau
DETROIT (Rhagfyr. 13, 2017) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields met with local members of the media and took part in an open-to-the-public workout ar ddydd Mawrth at Kronk Gym, exactly one month away from defending her 168-pound WBC and IBF titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson on Dydd Gwener, Jan. 12 yn byw ar Showtime.
A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Tarianau (4-0, 2 Kos) will face her second consecutive undefeated opponent in the main event of ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd fyw 10 p.m. A/PT from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y..
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad, sy'n cael ei hyrwyddo gan Salita Promotions, ar hyn o bryd ar werth ar gyfer $75 ar gyfer y ddwy res gyntaf o ringside, $65 am weddill seddi ringside a phawb arall costio $49 ac $37, ynghyd ag unrhyw ffioedd sy'n gymwys. Gellir prynu tocynnau yn bersonol neu drwy ffonio'r Swyddfa Docynnau Stone Resort droi at 800.771.7711 neu ar-lein yn Ticketmaster.
Here is what the 22-year-old native of Flint, Mich., roedd yn rhaid i ddweud ar ddydd Mawrth:
CLARESSA SHIELDS
“I am calm – focused – but still hungry like a challenger with the added confidence of being a world champion. I took some time off after my last win but I look forward to getting busy again in 2018.
“This training camp I did eight weeks instead of six. A lot of camp has been extremely hard. But I’m so focused and determined on 2018 and starting great and staying busy. I expect my opponent to apply pressure, ac i ddefnyddio rhai tactegau budr. Mae ganddi fwy o brofiad, ond nid yw llawer pan fyddwch yn siarad am ei phrofiad amatur
“There is no doubt I will start 2018 with a win. Then I just take it one fight at a time. Right now my focus is Nelson.
“I’m excited to be on SHOWTIME as the first fight of the year, and just to be back inside the ring. I feel I have been the face of women’s boxing for some time now. I don’t let it feel like pressure – I just work really hard in the gym.
“In 2018 I expect great fights against the best contenders. I expect to make history again on SHOWTIME and also looking forward to dropping to 160 to fight against [Christina] Hammer mid-2018. January 12th will be the beginning of great things to come
“Training through the holidays is fine. The difference between the amateurs and now is that I was always in other countries competing. Now I get to be home with my family getting ready and I feel good.
“The matchup to me will play out with the first few rounds of me using my jab. Then I’ll add the combinations as the fight goes on. I see it being competitive though. I’m going to earn the win. I believe I can KO her by the sixth, seithfed rownd. "
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UNDEFEATED 140-POUND PROSPECTS SHOHJAHON ERGASHEV & SONNY FREDRICKSON MEET IN JAN. 12 SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATIONTRIPLEHEADER HEADLINED BY CLARESSA SHIELDS-TORI NELSON
Jesse Hernandez Makes ShoBox Return Opposing Ernesto Garza In Co-Feature
Dydd Gwener, Jan. 12 Live On Showtime® yn 10 p.m. A/PT
From Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y..
NEW YORK (Rhagfyr. 12, 2017) – Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev will face the toughest test of his career in fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson in the telecast opener of ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd ar Dydd Gwener, Jan. 12 yn byw ar Showtime (10 p.m. A/PT) o droi Stone Resort Casino yn Verona, N.Y..
In the co-feature of the tripleheader headlined by the Claressa Shields-Tori Nelson Women’s 10-round Super Middleweight World Championship, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) will take on former National Golden Gloves Gold Medalist Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) mewn 10-rownd bout Pwysau Bantam super rhwng dau diffoddwyr gyd-weithredu.
Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos), who has recorded a knockout in each of his first 11 ymladd proffesiynol, and Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) o Toledo, Ohio, will contest an eight-round super lightweight bout.
“This card is a great way to set the tone for competitive fights in the 2018,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “These are two pick’em fights with the winners having a legitimate shot at world title contention in the near future. Egrashev has the power, skills and ambition to be an exciting addition to the already packed junior welterweight division, but he’s facing his toughest test in Sonny Fredrickson. Jessy Hernandez is coming off impressive wins over two undefeated fighters and he’s returning against a very durable challenger with solid pro experience and strong amateur boxing pedigree. I am excited and grateful to SHOWTIME that we were able to put together these fantastic fights as the first show of the year.”
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad, sy'n cael ei hyrwyddo gan Salita Promotions, ar hyn o bryd ar werth ar gyfer $75 ar gyfer y ddwy res gyntaf o ringside, $65 am weddill seddi ringside a phawb arall costio $49 ac $37, ynghyd ag unrhyw ffioedd sy'n gymwys. Gellir prynu tocynnau yn bersonol neu drwy ffonio'r Swyddfa Docynnau Stone Resort droi at 800.771.7711 neu ar-lein yn Ticketmaster.
The 26-year-old Ergashev has been a pro for just over one year and is a former six-year member of the Uzbek national team where he won 202 o'i 216 pyliau amatur. A decorated amateur, Ergashev owns a win over Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov, a silver medalist in the welterweight division at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Ergashev registered a TKO against Marquis Hawthorne at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., in his last fight – and first in the United States – on Tachwedd. 11. He now trains in Detroit under Javan “Sugar” Hill Steward and Rick Phillips at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit.
“I know Sonny is a world-ranked, highly touted fighter,” Ergashev said. “I look forward to continuing my knockout streak and getting my 12fed KO ar Ionawr 12. I am excited to fight on SHOWTIME and show the world what I bring to the ring.”
The 23-year-old Fredrickson is currently ranked No. 9 gan Gymdeithas Bocsio Byd. An active amateur who had 130 amateur bouts with more than 120 ennill, Fredrickson traveled to Medellin, Colombia, in his last fight to face unbeaten Placido Ramirez as part of the annual WBA Convention and looked impressive in a third-round knockout.
Fredrickson competed in both the U.S. Amateur National Championships and National Golden Gloves and has been an active pro with five fights in 2015, four in 2016 and three in 2017. He is represented by Roc Nation Sports and trained by Lamar Wright.
“If you look at Ergashev’s past opponents, he hasn’t fought against anyone that talented, so I’m confident that I’ll stop him in his tracks,” Fredrickson said. “I’m sure he’ll try to come out strong in the beginning of the fight, but I plan to break him down.
“Plenty of boxing stars got their first break on SHOWTIME, so fighting on this network is huge for me. I’m ready to capitalize on this opportunity and showcase my skills on one of the biggest platforms in boxing. My goal is to put on a great performance at Turning Stone and get the victory.”
Hernandez is coming off two consecutive wins over previously undefeated, top-15 ranked fighters – a unanimous decision over Glenn Dezurn on Tachwedd. 11, and fifth-round TKO of Vladimir Tikhonov in his ShoBox ymddangosiad cyntaf ar Awst. 4. The 27-year-old Hernandez, the youngest of 15 plant, Roedd 67-6 as an amateur and took five years off from boxing between 2009 ac 2014 to work construction jobs in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.
“This is going to be a tough fight, but I am putting in the work and feel like I will definitely come out on top,” said Hernandez, who has six brothers that have boxed professionally. “It will be action-packed and a must-watch fight. I feel like my aggressive style is meant for TV. I will fight whoever is put in front of me to prove my worth. Dominance in the 122-pound weight division is my ultimate goal.”
Garza, of Saginaw, Mich., Roedd y 2008 National Golden Gloves Gold Medalist and a 2009 U.S. National Championships Bronze Medalist. The 29-year-old is fighting on ShoBox for the second time having suffered a third-round knockout against Jon Fernandez on Chwefror. 10, yn Miami, Okla. Garza has won his last two fights since the defeat, both coming in Michigan.
“I’ve been training hard for this fight, and I can’t wait to step into the ring to show the world my talent,” Garza said. “I know I’m going to come out on top and bring back this win for my hometown. I’m extremely blessed and grateful for this opportunity. I can’t let it slip away.”
Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Shields will defend her 168-pound titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Nelson. A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Tarianau (4-0, 2 Kos) will face her second consecutive undefeated opponent in the main event on ShoBox.
Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) won a middleweight world championship in 2011 and owns wins over previously unbeaten Alicia Napoleon and Mia St. John. The 41-year-old Ashburn, Va., native looks to capture her second world title in a showdown with the fastest rising star in women’s boxing.
This will be the sixth ShoBox visit to Turning Stone Resort Casino, which hosted its first ShoBox telecast during the 2013 Hall of Fame weekend.
Bydd barry Tompkins ffoniwch y ShoBox gweithredu gan ringside gyda Steve Farhood a chyn bencampwr byd Raul Marquez yn gwasanaethu fel dadansoddwyr arbenigol. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Toka Kahn-Clary stops John Moralde in 7 To capture WBC USNBC Featherweight Title!
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LLUNIAU, DYFYNIADAU — TOKA KAHN-CLARY PROVIDENCE MEDIA WORKOUT!!
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TOKA KAHN-CLARY VS. JOHN VINCENT MORALDE HEADLINE REAL DEAL BOXING FRIDAY DEC. 1 IN PROVIDENCE, RI
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Ivan Baranchyk - Ai ef yw'r Arturo Gatti nesaf?
Miami, OK (Chwefror 14, 2017) – Ar ddydd Gwener, Chwefror 10, cafodd cefnogwyr bocsio bleser o frwydr ymgeisydd y flwyddyn rhwng pwysau welter iau Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk o Brooklyn, NY ac Abel Ramos o Arizona. Digwyddodd y bout yn y Buffalo Run Casino ym mhrif ddigwyddiad ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd. Roedd yn frwydr sylweddol i'r ddau ymladdwr, gyda Baranchyk yn edrych i symud ymhellach i fyny'r ysgol tra bod Ramos yn gobeithio dod yn chwaraewr yn 140 punnoedd trwy dynu ei elyn parchus allan.
Pan gyhoeddwyd y paru, Roedd disgwyl i Baranchyk a Ramos gynnal ymladdfa ddifyr. Roedd yr hyn a ddigwyddodd yn y pen draw yn llawer uwch na'r disgwyliadau.
Am ddeg rownd, Roedd gan Baranchyk a Ramos y dorf gallu ar eu traed yn bloeddio ar y weithred anhygoel. Tarodd y ddau ddyn y cynfas a chael eu brifo'n ddrwg ar wahanol adegau o'r ymladd, masnachu punches ar gyflymder gwyllt. gwaeddasant, ffrwgwd a gadael popeth yn y cylch mewn gornest a oedd ymhlith y mwyaf yn ShoBox's 17 hanes blwyddyn.
Sgorau oedd 99-91, 97-92 ac 97-93 ar gyfer Baranchyk, pwy sy'n 14-0 gyda 10 knockouts. Ramos, cynyddodd ei stoc yn aruthrol wrth drechu, yn 17-2-2 (12 KO yn).
Roedd ystadegau CompuBox yn debyg i'r ornest gyntaf rhwng Arturo Gatti a Mickey Ward. Cyfunodd Baranchyk a Ramos i lanio 664 dyrnod llwyr a 482 ergydion pŵer. Gatti-Ward gwelais gyfanswm o 618 yn cysylltu â 521 bod yn punches pŵer.
“Rwy’n credu bod yn rhaid mai hon yw’r frwydr orau yn hanes ShoBox,” ebychodd hyrwyddwr Baranchyk, Tony Holden, sy'n ei hyrwyddo ynghyd â DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc. “Mae Ivan yn plesio torf naturiol. Mae ganddo'r galon fwyaf mewn bocsio a chyflyru anhygoel. Fel y gwelsom lawer gwaith o'r diweddar, gwych Arturo Gatti, Cafodd Ivan ei brifo, gwaedlyd a chymerodd lawer o ddyrnod ond roedd ei ewyllys yn ei bweru i fuddugoliaeth. Rwy’n credu y gallai fod yr Arturo Gatti nesaf ond mae gwaith i’w wneud o hyd.”
Lou DiBella, oedd yn hyrwyddo y Ward crybwylledig, yn credu mai Baranchyk yw seren y byd bocsio diweddaraf.
“Cawsom ystadegau gan CompuBox ac roedden nhw bron yn union yr un fath â Gatti-Ward 1 a Corrales-Castillo 1, dwy o ornestau mwyaf hanes bocsio. Ymladdodd Baranchyk a Ramos am yr oesoedd a dwi'n meddwl bod y gymhariaeth i Gatti-Ward yn un dda.. Mae meddylfryd sarhaus Ivan a'i barodrwydd i gymryd a rhoi cosb yn atgoffa rhywun o Arturo Gatti. Mae eisoes wedi dangos y gall gael torf y tu ôl iddo a phrofwyd hynny gan ba mor gyflym y mae cefnogwyr Miami, Mabwysiadodd OK ef fel pe bai'n un ohonynt eu hunain. Dwi wir yn meddwl y gall ddod yn Gatti Belarwseg.”
ENCORE PRESENTATION OF IVAN BARANCHYK-ABEL RAMOS SLUGFEST TO AIR TONIGHT AT 10 P.m. ET/PT ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®
Watch Complete Third Round Coverage Including Both Fighters Scoring Knock Downs: YouTube: http://s.sho.com/2kLRB54; Download: https://we.tl/s8TQRRD001
Cliciwch YMA Ar gyfer Lluniau; Credyd Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
An encore presentation of Dydd Gwener thrilling ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd, featuring a potential Fight of the Year slugfest between unbeaten super lightweight Ivan Baranchyk and a game Abel Ramos, Bydd awyr heno/Dydd Llun yn 10 p.m. A/PT ar Showtime EITHAFOL.
Baranchyk and Ramos both landed more than 50 percent of their power punches in the 10-round brawl, well above the super lightweight average of 36.6 y cant. They nearly doubled the divisional average in total punches landed and power punches landed in a bout that featured three total knockdowns.
CompuBox records indicate that Baranchyk (314) & Ramos (350) combined to land 664 cyfanswm punches. As a point of reference, the epic first encounter between Micky Ward (268) and Arturo Gatti (350) featured 618 combined total punches landed. Of the 664 punches landed ar ddydd Gwener nos, 482 were power punches.
The three-fight telecast will re-air in its entirety Dydd Llun. Yn yr ornest agoriadol, undefeated Spanish super featherweight prospect Jon “Johnfer” Fernadez knocked out formerly once-beaten Ernesto Garza with a punishing series of unanswered combinations in the third round. Yn y cyd-nodwedd, undefeated light heavyweight prospect Joseph “Mack” Williams won a close, majority decision over previously undefeated Dominican Olympian Lenin Castillo.
The event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions. Fernandez vs. Garza was promoted in association with MaravillaBox Promotions and Jaafar Promotions.
IVAN BARANCHYK vs. ABEL RAMOS SHOBOX: Y CYNHYRCHU NEWYDD PWYSAU TERFYNOL, DYFYNIADAU & PHOTOS FOR TRIPLEHEADER TOMORROW LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
Dydd Gwener, Mawrth 10 yn 10:05 p.m. A/PT from Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, Okla.
Cliciwch YMA I Download Lluniau Weigh-Mewn; Credyd Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
Cliciwch YMA To Download Press Conference Photos; Credyd Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
MIAMI, OKLA. (Chwefror. 9, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight powerhouse Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk and once-beaten Abel Ramos weighed-in ar ddydd Iau for their 10-round main event yfory/Dydd Gwener ar ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd byw ar Showtime® (10:05 p.m. A/PT, oedi ar Arfordir y Gorllewin) o Buffalo Run Casino & Cyrchfan yn Miami, Okla.
The hard-hitting Baranchyk (13-0, 10 Kos), who trains in Los Angeles and fights out of Miami, has scored 10 KOs inside of three full rounds, while the aggressive-mindedRamos (17-1-2, 12 Kos), of Casa Grande, Ariz., has knocked out three straight and promises to be the toughest test of Baranchyk’s career.
Undefeated former Dominican Republic Olympian Lenin Castillo (15-0-1, 10 Kos) and former national Golden Gloves champion Joeseph “Mack” Williams (10-0, 7 Kos), of Far Rockaway, N.Y., meet in a matchup of undefeated light heavyweights in an eight-round featured bout.
Yn yr ornest agoriadol y telecast, Spain’s up-and-coming unbeaten Jon “Johnfer” Fernandez (10-0, 8 Kos) takes on southpaw Ernesto Garza (7-1, 4 Kos), of Fort Hood, Texas, mewn wyth rownd bout pwysau plu super.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Adloniant ac Tony Holden Productions ar y cyd â Fight Promotions yn costio $35, $55 ac $75 ac maent ar gael ar buffalorun.com ac yn stubwire.com.
PWYSAU SWYDDOGOL:
Ivan Baranchyk: 140 Pounds
Abel Ramos: 139 ½ Pounds
Lenin Castillo: 177 ¼ Pounds
Joseph Williams: 178 ½ ounds
Jon Fernandez: 129 ½ Pounds
Ernesto Garza: 126 ¼ Pounds
DYFYNIADAU TERFYNOL:
IVAN “THE BEAST” BARANCHYK:
“I’m working with a new trainer (Eduard Kravtsov) at Wild Card Gym. We had some mistakes with our old team and it was time for me to move on. It was my decision to move on.
“We have better sparring now, a new coach, new strategy. Wild Card is a different experience. We have tough sparring, tough training. It was a good change.
“I’m still the same aggressive fighter; I come forward and try to stop you. We’re just working on a few new things, more combos, better defense.
“Ramos is my toughest opponent, but we’re ready for everything he brings. We’re ready to fight on the inside, on the outside.
“The game plan is to get the victory. That’s the most important
“The first couple rounds are the most dangerous. We know he’s tough and experienced. We need to make it my fight, style-wise.
“My last two fights went the distance, but it was good to know I can go 10 rowndiau. It was good to get that experience.
“People connect with me here (yn Miami, Okla.). I can’t explain it, it just works.”
ABEL RAMOS:
“Ivan is a different fighter. We know what we’re getting in there with and we’re going to feel out his power. His last two fights went the distance so he must not hit that hard. We’re going to wear him out.
“Ivan is aggressive, and he can be explosive at times, but he makes mistakes. He fights a little wild.
“I think I can start to worry him. We’re going to test his power and decide how I need to fight. He hasn’t fought anyone at my level yet.
“I have to win this fight. This is my third time on SHOWTIME and I have to win. Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud datganiad.
“I’ve been working on pushing the pace. You’ll see some of that yfory nos.
“We sparred with Sergey Lipenets, helping him get ready for his fight in December. That was a good experience for us.
“I’ve learned lot since my loss to Regis (Prograis – ShoBox, 2015). I’m training harder, working in the gym, taking this more seriously.
“I’m here to show that I’m back and ready for the top guys. I’ve had three wins by knockout since the loss. I’m a different fighter.”
LENIN CASTILLO:
“We know Williams is an aggressive fighter that comes forward. I’ve seen some tape. I’m expecting him to come at me. But it’s nothing I’ve never seen before.
“I need to bring the pressure so the judges won’t have any doubt. I need to fight my fight.
“I think I’ve fought the better opponents. I think my experience is going to be the difference.
“The quality of fighters here (in the U.S.) is better than back home (Gweriniaeth Dominica). This is where I want to fight now.”
JOSEPH “MACK” WILLIAMS:
"Mae e'n (Castell) has a few more fights, but mostly in the Dominican Republic, so we don’t know how good he actually is.
“He’s never fought anyone like me. He’s going to come with confidence because he’s 15-0 gyda 10 Kos. He’s confident because he’s Olympian. But he’s never faced anyone like me.
“He may be an Olympian, but look who I fought in the amateurs. Look at the men that I beat. And those guys are mostly cruiserweights now. I’m much stronger at light heavyweight.
“This is the right time and right place for us. This is a huge opportunity.
“I don’t think he’s the best fighter I’ve faced. If I hit him clean I don’t think it will go that far. I’m going to go in there with an open mind and exploit his weakness.
“I’ve gradually moved down in weight. I’m faster at light heavyweight. When I was heavy I took my time. I’m sharper, gyflymach. I’m just a totally different person.
“I always compare myself to James Toney. I can hit hard, I can take a punch, and I’m slick. What you see will depend on my opponent. If I feel he’s weak, I’ll jump early. I can brawl, Gallaf blwch. I’m explosive.”
JON FERNANDEZ:
"Rwy'n sparred gyda (Carl) Frampton in Las Vegas for the (Lion) Santa Cruz fight. It was a great experience sparring with him three times a week. It gave me more confidence knowing I could handle him.
“Garza is basically the same height as Frampton, so that will be an advantage.
“I know he’s going to come at me, and we’re ready for that. I need to keep my rhythm and make it an entertaining fight. I believe my power and speed will be the difference. I throw a lot of punches.
“This fight means a lot to me. We’re both good fighters and the TV exposure means a lot. It’s a good opportunity and I need to take advantage of it.”
ERNESTO GARZA:
“We’re going to give him something he’s never seen before. We’re going to bring the action.
“I’ve always been an aggressive fighter. I like to bring the pressure.
“I’ve faced guys as tall as him before, I fought a guy that was 6-foot-2. I know I need to get inside with a guy like this.
“I’ve seen a lot of his fights, and I don’t think he’s a fast puncher. He always fights the same style, and his opponents are always there for the taking. I’m not going to be there for him to hit like that.
“This is my chance. This is a big opportunity for me.”
The event is promoted by DiBella Adloniant ac Tony Holden Productions ar y cyd â Fight Promotions. Fernandez vs. Garza is promoted in association with MaravillaBox Promotions ac Jaafar Promotions.
Barry Tompkins Bydd galw'r ShoBox gweithredu gan ringside gyda Steve Farhood a chyn bencampwr y byd Raul Marquez gwasanaethu fel dadansoddwyr arbenigol. Mae'r cynhyrchydd gweithredol yn Neuadd Gordon gyda Rich Gaughan cynhyrchu a Rick Phillips cyfarwyddo.
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Ynglŷn ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd
Ers ei sefydlu ym mis Gorffennaf 2001, y gyfres bocsio yn feirniadol o fri Showtime, ShoBox: Y Genhedlaeth Newydd cyfateb talent ifanc wedi ymddangos yn anodd. Y ShoBox hathroniaeth yw darlledu gyffrous, gemau cystadleuol tra'n darparu tir profi ar gyfer rhagolygon parod dorf-ddymunol ac yn benderfynol o ymladd am deitl y byd. Mae rhai o'r rhestr gynyddol y 67 diffoddwyr sydd wedi ymddangos ar ShoBox ac uwch i Garner teitlau byd yn cynnwys: Ward Andre, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Dyfnaint Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams a mwy.