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IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, MIKEY GARCIA FIRST GOES ALL THE WAY BACK

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“There’s a lot more that I’m going to accomplish and there’s going to be a lot more things for him to be proud of.’’ – Mikey Garcia on his father and motivator, Eduardo

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Undefeated Two-Time World Champion Returns to the Ring Against Former Titleholder

Elio Rojas On Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30, Nyob rau SHOWTIME® ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT

On the eve of his long-awaited return to the ring, undefeated two-division world champion Mikey Garciatakes a stroll down memory lane in an enlightening and candid conversation with Sports Emmy® Award-Winning Writer Mark Kriegel. The 28-year-old Garcia openly reflects on his two-and-a-half year hiatus from boxing, the toll of his lengthy legal battle, and the humble family background that drives him to compete and strive for greatness. Check out the latest installment of the SHOWTIME Sports® digital series “THE REVEAL with Mark Kriegel", to get to know Garcia like never before as he embarks on the second chapter of his career.

Garcia returns to face former world champion Elio Rojas in the co-main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® rau Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT. In a battle of unbeatens in the main event, undefeated Leo Santa Cruz will defend his WBA Featherweight World Championship against former 122-pound titlist, unbeaten Irish star Carl Frampton.

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SANTA CRUZ vs. FRAMPTON BY THE NUMBERS: SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE IN VOLATILE MIX OF STYLES BETWEEN TWO OF THE WORLD’S BEST

Santa Cruz’s Volume & Accuracy Battles Frampton’s Superb Jab & Defense
Rau Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30, NYOB rau SHOWTIME
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Brooklyn (Lub Xya hli ntuj 21, 2016) – The featherweight world championship clash between defending titlist Leo Santa Cruz and undefeated former unified super bantamweight champ Carl Frampton features an unpredictable and potentially explosive mix of styles between two of the world’s top fighters.
Raug Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) will make the second defense of his WBA Featherweight Title against Irish superstar Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos), who relinquished two belts at 122 phaus, when they face off in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader on Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30, nyob rau SHOWTIME (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn.
Three-division world champion Santa Cruz ranks as one of the world’s top-three fighters in four key categoriesTotal Punches Thrown, Landed, Connect Percentagethiab Power Punches Landed (all per round, ib CompuBox).
The numbers prove that Santa Cruz is one of the best punchers in the world, toppingGennady Golovkin, Manny Pacquiao and ranking only second by a small margin to pound-for-pound champ Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez nyob rau hauv Power Punches Landed Per Round.
More impressively, Santa Cruz ranks as the world’s best in the Plus/Minus category that was dominated for years by pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather. In that statistical measure, which is determined by subtracting opponents connect percentage from a fighter’s connect percentage, Santa Cruz stands tall at No. 1 (+15.8% per fight), followed by Lwm Ward (+15.3), Golovkin (+15.2), Erislandy Lara (+14.5), Terence Crawford(+13.2), Roman Gonzalez (+12.5) thiab Canelo Alvarez (+12).
While Santa Cruz is a statistical leader in five key categories, defending Santa Cruz’s biggest strength – hwj chim punches – is one of Frampton’s greatest attributes. In his last six fights, Frampton’s opponents landed just 29.2 percent of their power punches. Comparatively, Santa Cruz landed an astonishing 46.9 percent of his power shots over his last eight fights. Can both fighters continue at this impressive rate when they faceoff on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30?
Frampton ranks in the top 10 ntawm Opponents Power Punches Connected, meaning he stops his opponents from landing power shots at a staggering rate. Frampton ranks No. 10 in a group that features Guillermo Rigondeaux, Lara, Wladimir Klitschko, Pawg ntseeg thiab Crawford.
Tsis tas li ntawd, Frampton is the second best in the world in Average Number Of Jabs Thrown Per Round, behind leader Yexus Cuellar and well ahead of Rigondeaux (Ua Tsis. 5), Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 6), Crawford (Ua Tsis. 7) thiab Kell Brook (Ua Tsis. 8). Santa Cruz is also a statistical leader in this category, ranking No. 9 nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no.
Below is the list of categories where Santa Cruz and Frampton excel:
PLUS/MINUS (hit vs. get hit):
Santa Cruz ranks as the world’s best, followed by Andre Ward (Ua Tsis. 2), Gennady Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 3), Erislandy Lara (Ua Tsis. 4), Terence Crawford (Ua Tsis. 5), Roman Gonzalez (Ua Tsis. 6) and Canelo Alvarez (Ua Tsis. 7). The retired Floyd Mayweather had previously held the top spot.
TOTAL PUNCHES THROWN PER ROUND:
Leo Santa Cruz only trails Roman Gonzalez in terms of total punches thrown per round. Raug Cruz (Ua Tsis. 2) tops Jesus Ceullar (Ua Tsis. 3), Juan Francisco Estrada (Ua Tsis. 6), Orlando Salido (Ua Tsis. 7) and Gennady Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 9). Santa Cruz throws 84.6 total punches per round, compared to boxing’s overall average of 55.5.
AVERAGE TOTAL PUNCHES LANDED PER ROUND:
Santa Cruz trails Roman Gonzalez by less than two percent, connecting at a 33.1 percent clip compared to the overall average of 16.9. At No. 2, Santa Cruz tops pound-for-pound mainstays Gennady Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 3) and Juan Francisco Estrada (Ua Tsis. 4). Santa Cruz’s average more than doubles the CompuBox average punches landed per round of 16.9.
TOTAL CONNECT PERCENTAGE:
Santa Cruz ranks in the top three in this important category in which only a few percentage points separate the world’s best. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ranks No. 1, followed by Golovkin, Raug Cruz, Roman Gonzalez, Adrien Broner and Andre Ward respectively. Ntawm 39.2 feem pua, Santa Cruz landed at a nearly 10 percent higher rate than the overall average.
AVERAGE POWER PUNCHES LANDED PER ROUND:
Santa Cruz is second in the world in this category, trailing only Roman Gonzalez by a slim margin and topping Juan Francisco Estrada (Ua Tsis. 3), Hlob Abner mares (Ua Tsis. 5), Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 7) thiab Pacquiao (Ua Tsis. 8) ntawm lwm tus neeg.
AVERAGE JABS THROWN PER ROUND:
Santa Cruz and Frampton both rank in the top 10 in average number of jabs thrown per round.
Frampton, who is second in the world behind leader Jesus Cuellar, tops master jabbers Rigondeaux (Ua Tsis. 5), Golovkin (Ua Tsis. 6), Crawford (Ua Tsis. 7) and Brook (Ua Tsis. 8). Santa Cruz is ninth best in this category. Frampton, who trails Cuellar by just one percentage point, throws 13 more jabs per round than the overall average.
OPPONENTS POWER PUNCHES CONNECTED:
Frampton is amongst the world’s best at preventing his opponent from landing power shots. He ranks at No. 10 in a category that includes Rigondeaux (Ua Tsis. 1), Lara (Ua Tsis. 2), Wladimir Klitschko (Ua Tsis. 3), Pawg ntseeg (Ua Tsis. 4) and Crawford (Ua Tsis. 5). Frampton’s opponents landed just 29.2 percent of their power shots.
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Leo Santa Cruz, Mikey Garcia & Ivan Redkach Los Angeles Media Workout Quotes & Duab

Stacked Night of Fights Takes Place Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30
At Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y..
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LOS ANGELES (Lub Xya hli ntuj 13, 2016) – Two of the most popular Los Angeles-based fighters, featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former two-division champion Mikey Garcia, took part in a media workout rau hnub Tuesday at City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles, California. as they prepare to make a cross-country trip to Brooklyn for their respective Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 showdowns at Barclays Center and live on SHOWTIME®.
Santa Cruz will defend his title against Irish superstar Carl Frampton nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
The undefeated Garciawill return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff to fight former world champion Elio Rojas in a 10-round bout while 154-pound contenders Tony Harrison thiab Sergey Rabchenko meet in a 12 round IBF Jr. Middleweight eliminator in the televised opener. The telecast will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).
Also in attendance at the workout was promising lightweight contender John Redkach, uas yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Tevin Yawg in the opening bout ofSHOWTIME huab (7 p.m. THIAB/PT). Additional action on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 will feature an all-Brooklyn welterweight battle between two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi thiab Gabriel Bracero in the main event of a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader.

Ntawm no yog dab tsi tus neeg koom yuav tsum tau hais Tuesday:
Leo Santa Cruz
My dream is to be the next big thing in boxing. We’re going to work hard every day in the gym, learn from our mistakes and improve so I can be the best fighter out there. With the help of the fans and the media I think I can accomplish that.
He has great skills, great punches and he moves very well. It’s going to be a tough fight for me but I’m going to work hard to defend my belt.
I see Frampton as someone trying to come and take away everything I worked hard for. I can’t let that happen. I’m going to do what I have to do to get the win.
He’s a very skilled fighter. He has great power and I think it’s going to be an exciting fight. These are the kind of guys I want to fight. It gives me even more motivation to get in the gym and train hard.
I’ve known Mikey Garcia from the amateur days and our families have sparred with each other. I’ve even trained with Robert Garcia before. To see another great Mexican fighter go over to New York is very exciting. I’m very happy for him. He’s a great guy and a great fighter.
I think Frampton will keep his power up the weight classes. He couldn’t make 122-pounds anymore and he’s said that he will be even stronger this time. That’s good. That’s what I want. I want him to feel good so it’ll be a tough and entertaining fight.
I can’t let him come over to the U.S. and get this win. We’re going to go out there and see if he can bring the best out of me. I’m going to be one-hundred percent ready.
I’m comfortable at 126-pounds. I want to get this win against Carl Frampton and then unify against Gary Russell Jr., Lee Selby or any of the champions. When my body is ready we’ll move up in weight to seek another world title.
When I first started boxing all I ever thought about was being a world champion one time. Then after I got there I started pushing my goals. If I continue to keep learning and improve as a fighter, I could go all the way up to 140-pounds.
I’m thrilled to be fighting in New York. It’s going to be my first time out there. I’m excited to meet new fans. The people who have wished I would fight in New York will get to see me. There are people that don’t know me and this my opportunity to be impressive and put on a show for them.
Mikey Garcia
I’m a well-rounded fighter. I can adjust to just about any style. I get a lot of diverse sparring so that I can adjust to anything Rojas might bring. Training camp has been going very well and I think it’s going to be a good night for me.
I’ve seen Rojas before. I saw him when he was champion. He’s a good fighter with a lot of experience. He can definitely box and has a good right hand. He lost his title to a great champion. He’s very skilled and experience.
Both of us are boxers and we tend to try to work from a distance. This time I may have to look for the fight a bit more and apply some pressure. If he tries to box around, I’ll find him. I think my power will eventually be the difference and I’ll break him down.
I don’t believe there will be ring rust because I was never really outside of the ring. I’ve been in the gym the whole time, sparring and training. I would spar 10 los yog 12 rounds, just to do it. Not because I had a fight, but just to keep me active. I know it seems like a long time, but I don’t really see it. I feel like I was gone six months.
I want to fight at 135 and fight for a title there. I’m going to see how my body feels after this fight, but that’s the plan as of now. We’re not looking past Elio. I definitely want to get back in the ring soon if everything goes right.
I have no regrets. I’ve got to enjoy myself more than I had in the last 10 xyoo. When you’re in boxing, it’s a year round sport. You don’t have time to yourself, for your family or friends. You miss out on a lot. I learned a lot in my time away about boxing and more.
This will end up being about a seven-week training camp, but even prior to that I’ve been staying in the gym. I don’t feel any different. I feel one-hundred percent. My body is well-rested which makes me hungrier and more motivated.
I’ve fought in New York before and it’s always been a great and very supportive crowd. I was at Barclays Center for the first time on June 25 for Thurman-Porter and it was a great arena. It had great energy and I can’t wait to fight there. I can’t wait to fight at Barclays.
It’s great to be in the gym with all these different types of fighters that my brother trains. I have a lot of very intense sparring. I’ve gotten a chance to really learn from the different styles and it definitely helps me.
Ivan REDKACH
This is an excellent fight for me. I’m closing in to a title shot and I’m going to be ready on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30.
I have a plan for this fight. You’ll see it in the ring. I’m going to make this an exciting fight.
A title fight is my motivation but my focus in fully on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30. Everything I’ve done is to lead up to a world title fight.
I know that my opponent is slick and very fast. He’s a good boxer but we’ll see what he brings to the ring.
This is my first camp with Leo Santa Cruz and his team and it’s been going very well. I feel very prepared to fight.
ANTONIO SANTA CRUZ, Leo’s Brother & Tus kws qhia
This camp feels very close to the same as usual. Kuv txiv (Jose) is usually the one who tells us what to do. I’m in the ring with Leo but he’s still there. He is sick but he is still going to the gym. He wants to be there for Leo.
Frampton is a good fighter. He’s going to give my brother a good fight. Short guys are tougher for Leo so we’re making sure we have sparring with fighters of all heights. Frampton won’t be hard to get inside but his height could pose a problem.
It’s a little bit more pressure on me. I’m trying to show my father that I can learn and help Leo be at his best. I think he’s going to have a great night.
Jose Santa Cruz, Leo’s Father & Tus kws qhia
“Kuv xav tias zoo. Right now I’m going to the gym every day. Leo looks good in the ring and is training very well.
Little by little Antonio is learning and even I’m still learning. We’re both getting better as trainers and that is our goal, to be great. I feel the love from my sons and I love them a lot too. I’m proud of them and I’m proud that they are my sons.
Leo is very calm. I don’t think Leo is going to be affected by traveling to New York. Even if he doesn’t have the majority of the fans, I don’t think it will affect him.
You never know how it’s going to go on fight night. You can prepare in the gym, but sometimes, once you’re up in the ring, a fight can get complicated.
Even if I can’t make it to New York, I’m going to watch the fight. Even if it’s with one eye open, I’m going to watch.
Robert Garcia, Mikey’s Brother & Tus kws qhia
Mikey definitely wants to win a title at 135-pounds. There are some good champions out there but not necessarily a huge name. Eventually Mikey would want to go up to 140-pounds where I believe there are a lot of exciting fights that could be made.
Elio is a fighter that has been off for a while and he’s a former world champion. He’s also trying to come back and make a statement. We have to be prepared for the opponent to be at the top of his game.
Now that he’s got a date and with the training and sparring, Mikey has been looking really good. It’s been a while. We might see a little bit of rust, a little bit of adjustment to timing. But the way he’s been in the gym, against top quality fighters, he’s been looking so good that I wouldn’t be surprised if he put on one of his best performances.
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Carl Frampton Media Workout Quotes & Duab

Undefeated Irish Star Welcomed to America & New York by Brooklyn Star & Former World Champion Paulie Malignaggi At Gleason’s Gym Ahead of Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 Showdown Against
Leo Santa Cruz at Barclays Center
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Brooklyn (Lub Xya hli ntuj 7, 2016) – Undefeated Irish star Carl Frampton was officially welcomed to the United States and New York City Thursday by former world champion and Brooklyn-native Paulie Malignaggi before Frampton held a media workout at Gleason’s Gym as he prepares for his matchup with featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz noj qhov chaw Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.
Frampton was joined by his manager, Hall of Fame former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan, thiab nws tus tub Shane, Frampton’s trainer. Frampton returns for just his second fight stateside aiming to win back the same WBA Featherweight World Championship that Barry McGuigan lost 30 lub xyoos dhau los. McGuigan’s loss to Steve Cruz on June 23, 1986 was his second and final fight in the U.S.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader begins at at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT and features former two division-world champion Mikey Garcia returning to take on former world champion Elio Rojas and rising super welterweight contender Tony Harrison battling once-beaten Sergey Rabchenko in a 154-pound title eliminator.
Malignaggi headlines a SHOWTIME EXTREME doubleheader against fellow Brooklyn-native Gabriel Bracero while a lightweight slugfest between John Redkach thiab Tevin Yawg opens televised coverage at 7 p.m. THIAB/PT.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions and presented by Premier Boxing Champions, pib ntawm $38 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
Frampton and Malignaggi posed for pictures outside of Barclays Center and under the Brooklyn Bridge before heading to Gleason’s Gym, where Malignaggi got his start in the sport, for Frampton’s first workout for New York media.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi tus neeg koom yuav tsum tau hais Thursday:
Carl FRAMPTON
I want to be in exciting fights. From here on in my career, Kuv xav kom ua tau zoo kawg. Who better to face than Leo Santa Cruz? This is a chance to put my name down in history and become a two-weight world champion from Ireland.
I’ve been listening to Barry McGuigan since I turned professional. I just wanted to soak all of it up like a sponge. He’s got so much knowledge and he’s been around for so many years. I just need to be around him and learn. Shane does an amazing job training me, and between the two of them, I feel like I’m benefitting every day.
It’s very nice to be here in Brooklyn, it’s a lovely borough and it’s so great to be here in New York. There are a lot of boxing fans in New York and I really think this is the number one city for boxing.
We’re bringing a lot of lads from back home, and I also hope the Irish-Americans get to know my name, and everyone in Brooklyn as well. I expect about 1,500 traveling fans from Belfast. I think I’ll have more support than Santa Cruz.
This fight is huge for me because I really want to create a legacy. I know how people talk, and I think people will be talking about this for a very long time. I want people to remember me as a great fighter, that’s all.
I train very hard for every fight. No less or no more for Santa Cruz. We’re expecting a very tough fight with a lot of action.
The last time I was an underdog was the Irish championships, when I was an amateur. You could have got me at 11:2, I was a massive underdog. I dropped him pretty early on, so the last time I was an underdog, a lot of people who knew me made a lot of money. It’s going to be the same result this time.
“Tsiv mus 126 pounds was definitely the right decision for me. I’m a big puncher but I lost power coming down to 122 phaus. I’m going to be punching harder and be at my very best.
I’m right on the door step of everything. I’m so excited for fight night, it’s going to be a truly special experience.
It’s important to be recognized in the States. This is where all of the great fighters from around the world end up fighting, and I really want to be recognized as a great fighter.
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI
I think my fight with Bracero is an interesting clash of styles. We have similar styles in that we like to box and counter punch but we’re also both very familiar with each other. I’m sure he’ll have something up his sleeve for me.
Making this kind of all-Brooklyn fight is great for the fans. We both have our own followings so it should make for an electric atmosphere at Barclays Center.
The main event is going to be a great fight. When you look at the styles and the pedigrees of both men, it’s hard to predict what’s going to happen. Both guys have exciting styles so I’m betting on the fans getting their money’s worth.
Barry MCGUIGAN, Frampton tus thawj tswj, Yav tas los ntiaj teb tau zus & Hall ntawm Famer
After Carl defeated Scott Quigg and became a unified champion at 122 phaus, we believe that all of the exciting fights in that division have passed. We want to be involved in exciting fights.
The Quigg fight wasn’t as exciting as we would have liked, but we knew it was going to be like that. We knew he’d come on late in the fight and we had our tactics planned well. This is going to be a much better fight because Santa Cruz is brave and takes chances. He also has underrated boxing skills.
Shane is making Carl a better fighter every day. Every day that you don’t get better is a day you wasted. Carl is in the best physical shape of his career and we will have a plan A, B and C for this fight.
Santa Cruz is a great fighter. He’s low-key, humble and he hasn’t talked trash. This will be Carl’s hardest fight. It feels great to be involved helping Carl reach his maximum potential, it’s the second best thing to being in the ring yourself.
We believe 100 percent in Frampton’s ability to win this fight and that he will be successful on fight night.
There are some great fights out there for Carl. We’re 100 percent committed to Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 but there are lots of great fights in the featherweight division. We will have lots of support on fight night and I have no doubt there will be a large Irish crowd there to support Carl.
Shane MCGUIGAN, Frampton tus kws qhia
Leo Santa Cruz is unbeaten and there aren’t really any weaknesses from my perspective. He’s a phenomenal fighter, but I don’t believe he’s fought a fighter of Carl Frampton’s caliber, as an all-around fighter.
When he meets someone who is as good, or in my opinion, better than him, we’ll see what he’s made of. I think it’s going to make for one of the most exciting fights of the year.
I wouldn’t be taking on this fight it I wasn’t extremely confident in Carl, even though he’s coming in as the underdog. I don’t think Santa Cruz has ever felt the power that Carl brings before. I think Carl can beat him comfortably if he continues to prepare well, and then steps into the ring and does what he’s capable of doing.
We’re finishing up camp now and making sure we’re 100 percent read. We have to be 100 percent to fight Leo Santa Cruz.
Carl is extremely heavy-handed. He’s extremely skillful, a true all-rounder. He really lives the life, and that makes it easy for me. The way he trains, how he eats, how he sleeps: he takes it seriously and takes care of himself.
The transition coming over to New York to finish training camp has been great. We could have waited until closer to fight night but we want every single percent to our advantage.
We’re still acclimatizing to the heat, the jet lag is no problem and we’re going to be ready on fight night.
This fight is history in the making. It’s a fight that can really put Carl on the map. It’s always a huge opportunity when you’re fighting for a title, against someone of Santa Cruz’s caliber.
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MIKEY GARCIA RETURNS ON SATURDAY, LUB XYA HLI 30 FOR STACKED NIGHT OF BOXING ON SHOWTIME® AND SHOWTIME EXTREME®FROM BARCLAYS CENTER PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® - 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT

Leo Santa Cruz Defends WBA Featherweight Championship vs. Carl Frampton

Two-Division Champ Mikey Garcia Returns Against Former Champion Elio Rojas

Tony Harrison and Sergey Rabchenko Meet in IBF 154-Pound Eliminator

 

SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® - 7 p.m. THIAB/PT

Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off

Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout

 

Daim pib Nyob muag khoom Tam sim no

 

Brooklyn (Lub rau hli ntuj 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 on an exciting night of boxing on SHOWTIME thiab SHOWTIME huab that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn.

 

Garcia, who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, will fight former world champion Elio Rojas in a 10-round bout in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature of the Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton event presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).

 

In the opening bout of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders Tony Harrison thiab Sergey Rabchenko will meet in a 12-round IBF Junior Middleweight Eliminator. Harrison and Rabchenko will square off for the No. 2 mandatory challenger spot to IBF titlist Jermall Charlo, who successfully defended his crown on Tej zaum 21, and undefeated contender Julian Williams, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on Lub peb hlis ntuj 5, both on SHOWTIME. Harrison vs. Rabchenko is the sixth matchup in 2016 between top 154-pound fighters, a lineup showcasing three world title fights and three title elimination matches in one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

 

The combined record of the six fighters on the SHOWTIME telecast is an impressive 162-4-1 nrog 113 knockouts.

 

An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi thiab Gabriel “Tito” Bracero highlights the undercard action on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHOWTIME EXTREME. The 10-round bout is a matchup between a former two-division world champion, Malignaggi, and a fellow Brooklyn native, Bracero, coming off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Danny O'Connor lub Kaum Hli Ntuj.

 

A 10-round clash between once-beaten lightweight John Redkach and streaking Tevin Yawg, ib tug khiav ntawm 14 straight, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 p.m. THIAB/PT.

 

Lub Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between Keith Thurman thiab Shawn Porter, a back-and-forth slugfest that generated the top grossing live gate and second-highest attended boxing event in venue history.

 

“This is the strongest card from top to bottom that I have promoted at Barclays Center,” said DiBella Entertainment President Lou DiBella. “Every single fight is significant and competitive, and this is a great follow up from the tremendous success that boxing had with Thurman-Porter this past weekend.”

 

“This will be our 19th boxing kev tshwm sim, but from top to bottom it’s arguably our best card yet,” said Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark. “We are excited to welcome undefeated Santa Cruz and Frampton to Brooklyn for the first time, a fight that could rival Barclays Center’s epic Thurman-Porter bout for Fight of the Year. It’s also a pleasure to welcome Brooklyn’s own Paulie Malignaggi back to Barclays Center for the fifth time and to host the return of Mikey Garcia after a two and a half year hiatus. Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 is going to be another big night for BROOKLYN BOXING.”

 

“We are excited to be part of Mikey Garcia’s return to the ring. Before the layoff, he was a two-division world champion and considered one of the top boxers in the world. We know he is determined to reclaim his place among the elite,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “SHOWTIME has distinguished itself by delivering the most compelling matchups and the most important events in boxing all year long. There is no other network as committed to the sport, thiab cov Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 kev tshwm sim, from top-to-bottom, is a prime example.”

 

MIKEY GARCIA vs. ELIO ROJAS

“I expect to pick up right where I left off,” Garcia told SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray last Saturday on CBS. “I was a world champion, I was undefeated, and I still am. I didn’t leave because I was injured. I think I’ll come back even better. I’m hungrier now than I was before.

 

“I just have to get one fight in. This first fight with Elio (Rojas) will be somewhere between 135 thiab 140 phaus, but I want to fight at 135 and win a title there. I want to win a title there and keep going after champion after champion. Now that all that (uncertainty) is behind me I look forward to the next stage of my career. This next stage of my career will be what people remember me for.”

 

“Mikey Garcia is a great fighter,” Rojas said. “I want to thank him for this opportunity. We are both former WBC World Champions and I expect a great fight. Txawm li cas los, all of the talk surrounding this fight has been about Mikey’s comeback and his future plans. I am no tune-up. This is also about me coming back and fighting again. He may be looking past me, but I am fully focused on him and securing the victory. I will do whatever I have to do to win, so I can move on and regain my world championship.”

 

Garcia (34-0, 28 Kos), ntawm Ventura, California., is 28-years-old and in the prime of his career. Once considered one of the top young boxers pound-for-pound in the world, he will make his first ring appearance since he retained the WBO 130-pound title with a 12-round unanimous decision overJuan Carlos Burgos on Jan. 25, 2014. Garcia, the brother of renowned trainer Robert Garcia, has been victorious by knockout in 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido thiab Bernabe Concepcion.

 

Rojas (24-2, 14 Kos), of San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican koom pheej, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder Takahiro Ao nyob rau hauv Nyiv. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. nyob rau hauv 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Jhonny Gonzalez nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, qhov twg nws yeej Robert Osiobe nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014.

 

TONY HARRISON vs. SERGEY RABCHENKO:

“I’m thrilled to return to the ring on this big stage for my first fight in Brooklyn, and I’m ready to put on a show,” said Harrison. “Fighting for a world title is my dream and I know that I have a challenge in front of me. I’m working hard in camp to get another knockout and to make my mark on the division.”

 

“This is the start of realizing my dream,” Rabchenko said. “America is the Mecca of boxing so it is a huge privilege for me to be asked to fight there. American fans like to see knockouts and I like to knock people out so I think they will like what they see. I think I can build a fan base there. I am hungrier than ever. I have not seen much of Harrison, but I am ready for anyone. People say he is a very good fighter with good power. I’m not worried. I have good power as well and I think I will have too much for him.”

 

Thaum cia li 25-xyoo-laus, Harrison (23-1, 19 Kos) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 rau 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated Cecil McCalla rau 10 rounds in October 2015 thiab nres Fernando Warrior in impressive fashion in March.

 

Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 Kos) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. debut rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo nyob rau hauv Tej zaum 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.

 

SHOWTIME huab:

 

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. Gabriel BRACERO:

“I feel truly blessed to have yet another opportunity to fight in Brooklyn,” Malignaggi said. “I have known Tito a long time and I know he always comes to fight. We will give the Brooklyn fans a great appetizer before the terrific main event later that night in Barclays Center.”

 

“I’m looking to make a statement by winning this fight,” said Bracero. “Paulie and I have been friends since the amateurs and I’m thankful to have this opportunity, but he’s had his run. Now it’s time for me to have mine. This fight is going to change my life.”

 

Ib tug qub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob hauv 140 thiab 147-phaus, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 Kos) will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fifth time. He has faced a slew of big names throughout his career and has been victorious over the likes of Zab Judah, Vyacheslav Senchenko thiab Pablo Cesar Cano. Yug thiab tsa nyob rau hauv lub Bensonhurst zej zog ntawm Brooklyn, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten Danny Garcia nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj.

 

Another Brooklyn-native, Bracero (24-2, 5 Kos) comes off of a sensational one-punch knockout of rival Danny O'Connor in their rematch last October. The 35-year-old owns victories over Dmitry Salita thiab Pavel Miranda in addition to his first triumph over the previously unbeaten O’Connor in 2011.

 

IVAN REDKACH vs. TEVIN FARMER:

“I am extremely happy to be back in the ring on a big show in New York,” Redkach said. “There are so many Ukrainian fans in New York and I am thrilled to have their support and will put on a great show for them. I want to thank Leo Santa Cruz and his team for having me in their camp as we both prepare ourselves to put on tremendous performances come Lub Xya hli ntuj 30."

 

“I couldn’t be more excited about this fight,” Farmer said. “This is my Barclays Center debut and it is going to be a spectacular performance. I have called out anyone and everyone in the 130- pound division to no avail, so now I’m moving up to 135 to take on Redkach, one of the most feared punchers in the division. Redkach is an aggressive guy and I know he is coming to fight, but there is no way I leave that ring without my hand being raised. This is a fight where I can and I will make a major statement. I’m willing to fight whoever they put in front of me to inch closer to a world title opportunity and Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 is another step in that direction. I tip my hat off to Redkach for giving me this fight, but this is my time to shine.”

 

Yug nyob rau hauv Ukraine, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Los Angeles, REDK (19-1-1, 15 Kos) began boxing at the age of six and has put together an impressive career since turning pro in 2009. The 30-year-old owns victories over Tony Luis, Sergey Gulyakevich thiab Yakubu Amidu. Uas nyuam qhuav, Redkach knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez nyob rau hauv Lub kaum hli ntuj 2015 and fought to a draw with Luis Cruz nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis.

 

Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Farmer (24-1-1, 5 Kos) tau yeej 14 bouts in a row since losing to unbeaten world champion Jose Pedraza nyob rau hauv 2012. The 25-year-old has come on strong in recent years, upsetting previously unbeaten fighters such as Emmanuel Gonzalez, Angel Luna thiab Camilo Perez. Farmer dominated veteran Kamalis Diaz in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30.

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions, pib ntawm $38 thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBCSN RESULTS GABRIEL BRACERO KNOCKS OUT DANNY O’CONNOR IN 41 Vib nas this

JONATHAN GUZMAN MAKES IT 20-FOR-20
Ryan KIELCZWESKI TXIAV TXIM SIAB Vazquez TSOV ROG
NYEM NTAWM NO RAU COV DUAB
Yees duab Credit: Ed Diller / DiBella Lom ze
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub kaum hli ntuj, 10 2015) – Brooklyn welterweight Gabriel “Tito” Bracero(24-2, 5 Kos) tuaj mus rau hauv hostile liaj ia tebchaws thiab khob qhov rooj tawm hometown nyiam Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-3, 10 Kos) tsuas 41 vib nas this mus rau hauv thawj puag ncig, headlining hmo no loaded Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBCSN card tom historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium nyob rau hauv Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bracero, uas cev O'Connor nws thawj pro tsis plaub lub xyoos dhau los, siv ib lub overhand txoj cai hais tias O'Connor, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nyob ze Framingham (MA) did not see coming. O’Connor was out cold before he hit the mat.
“Kuv ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas punch rau rau lub lim tiam,” Bracero said after the fight. “Nyob rau hauv kuv lub xeem sib ntaus, I fought a southpaw and made some mistakes. I specifically worked on that punch because Danny’s a southpaw. I slipped to the side and threw the right. This was the first time I went away to camp, deb ntawm kuv tsev neeg.
“Kuv cia li txo hwj chim thiab ua siab. Kuv paub hais tias tuaj nyob rau hauv no tias tag nrho cov siab yog nyob rau hauv nws (O'Connor); cov neeg coob coob yuav sim muab cov tsiaj qus uas tawm ntawm kuv thiab muab tso rau kuv nyob rau hauv kev tiv thaiv.
Txhua yam yog mus ua hauj lwm tawm (hais txog nws tom ntej no kev sib ntaus). I’ll let Tommy Gallagher thiabLou DiBella take care of my next fight. I’m ready to go right back in the gym.”
O'Connor twb npaum li cas los ntawm tsheb thauj neeg mob rau hauv tus nyob ze Lowell General tsev kho mob rau kev soj.
Hometown hero “Irish” Micky Ward thiab National Hockey League Hall-of-Famer NBCSN analyst “Qab Zib” Ray Leonard xa rov qab mus rau tib lub tsev nyob rau hauv uas nws yog tej tug National Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw npe nyob rau hauv 1973.
Undefeated Dominican super bantamweight KO artist Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (20-0, 20 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nyob ze Lawrence (MA), ua nws ib tug zoo meej 20 fights, 20 KO yeej ntawm ib tug cuaj-round stoppage ntawm ib tug kev ua si Danny Aquino (17-3, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature.
Guzman poob Aquino, ib tug Mexican haiv neeg sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Connecticut, nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. The badly hurt Aquino, Txawm li cas los, lasted until the ninth round when Guzman ended the show with a brutal left hook. Aquino, lwm Tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes zus leej twg yeej nws lub npe nyob rau hauv no heev tsev, twb tsis tau tso tseg raws li ib tug kws.
Quincy (MA) featherweight Ryan “Tus Polish tub huabtais” Kielczweski (24-1, 7 Kos), leej twg yeej ob Tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes Championships ntawm Lowell Memorial Auditorium, yeej ib 10-round, nyuaj tiv thaiv kev txiav txim siab tshaj Brooklyn lub Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-2, 13 Kos).
Kielczweski tawm Boxed Vazquez hauv thawj thawj plaub rounds, tab sis Vasquez tuaj them rov qab thiab qhib ib qho kev txiav tshaj Kielczweski txoj cai qhov muag nyob rau hauv lub yim thiab Rocked lub zos fighter nyob rau hauv lub kawg 30 seconds of the fight The judges had Kielczweski winning the entertaining fight by scores of 97-93 ob zaug thiab 96-94.
Fighter QUOTES
Gabriel BRACERO:
“Vajtswv foom koob hmoov rau Danny O'Connor. Nws yog ib tug tau zus ib. Cia li vim hais tias nws poob no hnub no, Kuv tseem yim kuv lub kaus mom tawm rau nws. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug tiag tiag zus tuaj nyob rau hauv no thiab ua li nws puas. Kuv xav nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws.
“Nws yog ib qho amazing lawm. Qhov tseeb yog, Kuv yog ib tug khiav ua ntej kuv taug kev nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Qhov no yog ib tug npau suav tuaj tseeb. Kuv tau ua npau suav txog qhov no hnub rau ib ntev lub sij hawm. Kuv ua ib co yuam kev nyob rau hauv kuv ua ntej sib ntaus, tab sis kuv mus rov qab mus rau lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov nqus, mus rau lub yeej thoj nam, tsau kuv yuam kev thiab tuaj nyob rau ntawm no super focused hnub no.
Nyob rau dab tsi nws hais tias kom O'Connor tom qab qhov kev sib ntaus…
“Kuv zaj lus rau Danny yog, tom qab kuv kawg sib ntaus, tom qab kuv kawg tsis, Kuv yog cia. Kuv mus los ntawm ib tug muaj kev nyuaj siab. Kuv hais rau nws tsis txhob cia uas tshwm sim rau nws. Mus de nws tus kheej rov qab mus, yuav zoo siab ntawm nws tus kheej. Yuav mus tsev rau nws tus poj niam zoo nkauj thiab cov me nyuam thiab txaus siab rau lub neej. Kuv tsis xav tib yam nkaus rau tshwm sim rau nws, uas tau tshwm sim rau kuv.”
Jonathan Guzman:
“Kuv muaj pov thawj tias kuv yuav tua thiab kuv yuav tshum. Qhov no sib ntaus yog ib qho piv txwv ntawm yuav ua li cas.
“Los ntawm lub thib ob puag ncig kuv tiv thaiv nrog ob tug mob ob txhais tes. Nws tsis ua cas rau kuv ob txhais tes, Kuv twb mus nres nws.”
Ryan KIELCZWESKI:
“Ua ntej no kev sib ntaus, Kuv yeej paub hais tias yuav tshum. Kuv xav tias kuv zam nws rau tag nrho lub sib ntaus, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub 10 puag ncig, nws tau txais kuv. Nws muaj zoo zoo nkauj tau Rocked rau thawj lub sij hawm, cia li paub seb nws zoo li.”
“Kuv zoo ntawm pib qeeb, tab sis nyob rau hauv nruab nrab rounds, Kuv pib muab kuv punches ua ke, ntuav plaub, tsib, rau punches ntawm ib lub sij hawm thiab nws tau ua hauj lwm. Tab sis nws tuaj rov qab txhua lub sij hawm thiab pib trading nrog kuv.
(Nyob mus 10 rounds…)
“Nws yog tag nrho cov tib. Koj nyob nraum cia li nkees tom qab ib tug plaub-round sib ntaus li koj yog tom qab rau, eight or 10. You leave it all till the end of the fight. Nws tag nrho cov pom tau tias cov tib.
(Nyob rau raug mob nyob rau hauv lub 10….)
“Kuv tsis paub qhov twg kuv txhais ko taw tau. Nws yog ib tug coj txawv txawv lawm, Kuv twb tsis muaj lub tswv yim li cas uas muaj zoo li. Nws ntes tau kuv thiab kuv pom ncaj, tiam sis kuv xav rau kuv tus kheej yuav laug thiab txoj cai.
He’s a tough guy. I really needed that fight.
We knew he wasn’t much of a volume pincher. It didn’t surprise us when he came on in the middle rounds.
“Cov ntshav yog tsis nyob rau hauv kuv lub qhov muag. Kuv tsis paub tias kuv twb txiav kom txog rau thaum lub referee tuaj.
I like to entertain in the ring. I don’t need to do this. I do it because I like to fight and entertain.
This was my favorite venue to fight in as an amateur. I fought here 10-15 lub sij hawm raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua.”
RAFAEL Vazquez:
“Nws yog ib tug slick fighter, nws tsiv thiab nws muaj hwj huam loj. Nws yog nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo. Nws yog cov tub ntxhais, Kuv yuav 38 xyoo no. Tsis muaj kev zam txim, Kuv tau tsiv mus rau 126 phaus fim nws, Kuv 122 phaus.
“Kuv xav tias kuv yeej kawg peb rounds. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog lub cuaj thiab kaum tau puag ncig. Lub kaum puag ncig yog loj. Nws yog tej zaum kev cob cog rua kaum punches nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov puag ncig. Kuv Rocked nws. Kuv mob nws. Tab sis, peb nyob nraum sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws hometown, thiab kuv thov ua tsaug rau nws muab kuv lub sij hawm.”
Undercard
Polish heavyweight Adas Kownacki (12-0, 10 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Brooklyn, khaws cia nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv lawm, xa nyob rau hauv ib tug workmanlike siab los yeej ib yim-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab (78-73 X 3) tshaj Rodney Hernandez (8-3-1, 1 KO).
Irish junior khaub-ncaws nyias Patrick “Lub Punisher” Hyland (31-1, 14 Kos), ib tug 2012 Interim ntiaj teb no featherweight title challenger, lived up to is nickname. The Dubliner dropped toughDavid “El Finito” Martinez (18-7-1, 3 Kos) ib zaug nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev mus rau ib tug tug-ib tog sib ntaus uas tas 18 vib nas this ntawm lub yim puag ncig thaum Hyland ntes tau Martinez nrog ib tug vicious sab laug sib ntsib.
Irish middleweight zus Gary “Ntsia hlau loj” O'Sullivan (22-1, 15 Kos) outclassed teeb heavyweight qub tub rog David Toribio (21-16, 14 Kos) thiab twb sib ntaus nrog ib tug thib ob-round knockout. Yav tas los nyob sab Europe tau zus ib Stephen “Pob Zeb” Ormond (19-2, 10 Kos) poob yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Michael “Khaub thuas ntshav” Clark ob zaug en txoj kev mus rau kev qhib puag ncig yeej los ntawm knockout.
New York sib zeem muag Titus Williams (3-0, 2 Kos) tseem unbeaten, siv ceev xwmphemArthur Parker (1-14-2, 1 KO) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig, thaum ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no title challengerFernando “Lub Basque” Saucedo (57-6-3, 10 Kos) sau npe ib tug thib ob-round kev knockout tshaj khaub-ncaws nyias Carlos Fulgencio (19-7-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv rau yav tsaus ntuj.
O'Connor vs. Bracero tau nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphy lub Boxing.

NRAM QAB NO LUB puas ntsoog los raug uas nws plam nws TXIV THIAB KWS QHIA Irish contender Patrick HYLAND yog ib tug HNYAV PLAWV AS NWS Zoo li NRHIAV solace HAUV LUB NPLHAIB RAU HNUB SATURDAY Hmo ntuj

Rov qab los rau LUB UNDERCARD NTAWM PBC RAU NBCSN AT Lowell Memorial Auditorium HAUV Lowell, PAWG.
Lowell, Pawg. (10/9/15) – Nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, Irish ntiaj teb no-nyob contender Patrick Hyland (30-1, 14 Kos) faces David Martinez on the undercard of the PBC on NBCSN event from Lowell, Pawg. The fight won’t be shown on television, Hyland views qhov no yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws sib ntaus ntawm nws cov hauj lwm raws li nws tej hauj lwm nws txoj kev rov qab mus rau lub ntiaj teb no title sib cav sib ceg.
Lub bout nyob rau hnub Saturday night will be the first in a career that dates back to his days as a 9-year-old amateur in Ireland where his trainer, father and best friend Patrick Sr. yuav tsis muaj nyob rau hauv nws lub ces kaum. Patrick Sr., zoo li Liaj, tragically dhau mus lawm nyob rau hauv lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav ntawm xyoo no. Tawm cov Irish boxing zej zog xav tsis thoob.
“Kuv hnov ​​nws lub suab nyob rau hauv lub rov qab ntawm kuv lub taub hau txhua txhua hnub. Txhua txhua hnub. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv lub gym tab sis yog thaum kuv yog kev kawm,” said Hyland Jr.
Cov tsis Hyland txiv tuaj xwb lis piam ua ntej Hyland tus poj niam Lorna muab yug mus rau lawv thawj tus me nyuam, Callum, ntxiv ntxiv mus rau qhov tseem ceeb ntawm no kev sib ntaus.
“I challenged Javier Fortuna for the world championship,” said Hyland. “Kuv yeej Irish ntiaj teb no title. Kuv tau tawm tsam ntawm MGM Grand, lub O2 Arena thiab Madison Square Garden. Rau kuv tab sis yog, this is the most important fight of my career. Tsis tsuas yog kuv sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv tus me nyuam mos tub, tab sis kuv sib ntaus sib tua kom kuv txiv tus txojsia ciaj sia. Nws ua rau kuv tus txiv neej uas kuv niaj hnub thiab tus txiv neej uas kuv xav kom kuv tus tub mus rau ib hnub ua. Winning a world title was our dream that we had together. He was always pushing me and my brothers to be the absolute best that we can be, thiab kuv yuav tsis nres mus txog thaum kuv tau txais ib keej ntawm ib lub ntiaj teb title.”
Lub bout nyob rau hnub Saturday night will be Hyland’s fourth since the lone loss of his career, ib tug heev entertaining 12-round txiav txim rau lub nruab nrab featherweight title tiv thaiv tam sim no-reigning super featherweight zus Javier Fortuna. Following the loss to Fortuna, Hyland was out of action for a year and a half, raws li nws txheeb los ntawm promotional teeb meem. Hyland kos npe nrog DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj ntawm 2014 and has since put together three impressive victories. Hyland believes that he will be knocking on the door to challenge for another world title in 2016.
“Kuv muaj ib tug yawm pab neeg tom qab kuv. Kuv saib xyuas Brian Peters thiab pab txhawb Lou DiBella yog ua hauj lwm nyuaj,” txuas ntxiv Hyland. “Raws li ntev raws li kuv pheej mus yeej thiab ua li cas kuv yuav tsum tau ua, Kuv paub hais tias lawv yuav tau txais kuv lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau kuv tus kheej thiab hais tias kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 126-pounders nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. 2016 yog yuav mus yuav ib tug loj xyoo rau kuv thiab kuv cia siab tias tag nrho cov mus ib zaug dua yuav tsis yooj yim rau ib daim ntawm cov featherweight yas.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphys Boxing, yog ntawm kev muag khoom thiab tus nqi ntawm $125, $85, $50 thiab $35, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se. Tshwj xeeb me nyuam kawm ntawv, qub tub rog thiab cov neeg laus pib nqi kuj muaj. Rau daim pib, mus ntsib www.lowellauditorium.com
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Premier BOXING CHAMPIONS RAU NBCSN Fighter MEDIA Workout QUOTES & DUAB

Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab
Credit: Ed Diller / DiBella Lom ze
BOSTON (Lub kaum hli ntuj 8, 2015) – Fighters coj ib feem nyob rau hauv ib tug xov xwm workout hnub no nyob rau Welch lub Gym nyob rau hauv South Boston mus ncaws tawm sib ntaus lub lim tiam rau no hnub vas xaum hmo Premier Boxing Champions rau NBCSN card tom Lowell Memorial Auditorium nyob rau hauv Lowell, MA, headlined los ntawmDanny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-2, 10 Kos) vs. Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (23-2, 4 Kos) nrog triple-header kev pab them nqi pib ntawm 8:00 p.m. THIAB/5:00 p.m. PT.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphys Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $125, $85, $50 thiab $35, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Tshwj xeeb me nyuam kawm ntawv, qub tub rog thiab cov neeg laus pib nqi kuj muaj. Rau daim pib mus xyuas www.lowellauditorium.com
Saib ntawm no li cas lub koom yuav tsum tau hais Wednesday:
Danny O'Connor
“Qhov no yog tag nrho hais txog kuv sib ntaus sib tua hauv tus txheej txheem. Gabriel Bracero beat me but I really beat myself. Just like training for this fight, we had a baby son. Two weeks before our first fight, my first son was born and I didn’t know how to separate sport from such life-changing events. Kuv yog 14-0 thiab sib ntaus sib tua nyob Showtime. We just had a baby boy two weeks before this fight. I want to prove to myself that I can beat this process. Bracero is my redemption!
“Qhov no sib ntaus yog kuv vs. kuv. The time was right for this fight. I was offered this fight five times during the past few years but the time wasn’t right.
“I was a scared little kid with no experience in our first fight. I couldn’t handle the pressure, I didn’t even know it was there. Tam sim no, I’m a mature man who is a husband and father. I’m a totally different person.
This fight could be in my living room. I’m at peace in the ring doing what I love to do. It’s great being back in the ring in Lowell, qhov twg kuv yeej tus tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes title thiab kuv sib ntaus sib tua nyob lub teb chaws TV, tab sis cov kev tshwm sim nruab nrab ntawm plaub ceg kaum thiab hais tias yog dab tsi tiag tiag suav.”
Gabriel BRACERO
“Kuv pog. I’ve trained for this fight like I’ve never fought Danny before. I beat him but that was four years ago. I can’t overlook him. He has obviously made improvements and I did also to get where we are today.
“Kuv ntau txog tej. I moved to train in Orlando and get away from distractions. I hit a few bumps and got incarcerated. Tommy Gallagher (tus kws qhia) saved my lie. He was there when I went to prison and there when I got out. I added a new trainer to our corner, Alexander Lopes, tab sis Tommy thiab kuv txiv, Kiro, are still there. Tommy gives the orders and he likes what Lopez has done with me.
Tommy Gallagher is my guardian angel. He believed in me more than I believed in myself. He had this vision before I did.
“Danny has become a better fighter. Kuv tsis tau noj dab tsi deb ntawm nws, tab sis kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau muab rau ib tug spectacular kev kawm Saturday hmo ntuj.”
Jonathan Guzman
“Kuv yuav mus ua rau nws 20-rau-20, muaj! I’m powerful because I make strong moves. My left hook is my best punch. Kuv yuav muaj lub hwj chim los ntawm kuv lub cev tag nrho thaum kuv ntaus leejtwg txoj cai.
“Kuv tsis txhawj txog kuv tus nrog sib ntaus los yog dab tsi nws yuav ua li cas nyob rau hauv lub yav dhau los.
“Lawrence is my home now. I will go back to the Dominican Republic in December for the holidays. I feel like a Bostonian. This is the sixth fight I’ve trained here for and I love the Boston Red Sox.”
Danny AQUINO
“Kuv lub xeem sib ntaus propelled kuv (chim siab los ntawm kev txiav txim siab tshaj Ryan Kielczweski). It made me more confident in myself. Kuv lub xeem sib ntaus yog nyob rau ESPN thiab qhov no yog ib tug nyob NBCSN.
“I don’t know too much about my opponent other than he has power that I’ll be looking out for. A win over him should put me in the top 10 thiab hais tias yog vim li cas kuv thiaj mob siab rau qhov no sib ntaus.
“Kuv yeej tus tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes Championship nyob rau hauv Lowell Memorial Auditorium nyob rau hauv 2007.
“Kuv qhia ib thiab kuv yeej ib txwm nyob rau hauv zoo txaus puab tuav leej twg.”
Ryan KIELCZWESKI
“I like fighting at home and this is one of my favorite venues. I won the New England Golden Gloves there twice.
“Kuv twb kawm rau qhov no yuav tsum yog tus toughest sib ntaus ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm.
“(Vasquez) is tough with a lot of power. He’s going come forward, tab sis kuv mam li yuav tau tawm-lub thawv rau nws.
“Nws nyob nyob rau hauv lub saum toj 10 ntawm lub ntiaj teb no thiab ib tug yeej yuav tsum muab tso rau kuv rov qab nyob rau hauv lub saum toj 10 sib ntaus sib tua rau ib lub ntiaj teb title nyob rau hauv lub xyoo tom ntej.”
RAFAEL VASQUEZ
“Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv. I think this fight will put me on the map fighting on national TV and showing fans what I’ve got.
“Kuv yog ib tug tshaib plab, small fighter determined to win. I fight for my wife, Sandra, uas muaj theem-plaub cancer thiab kuv muaj yim xyoo xwb-laus tus ntxhais, Kaline, who has autism. It’s not just me fighting in the ring, it’s the Vasquez family. With God’s grace, txhua yam uas yog tau.
“Ryan txav ntau. He uses the ring and boxes. He lost to Aquino and I know he’ll be coming back to prove himself. “
Gary “Ntsia hlau loj” O'SULLIVAN
“Boston is my second home. I love it here. The people are so nice and there are good gyms.
“Kuv yog ib tug exciting, entertaining fighter uas yeej ib txwm los mus tua.
“Tom qab kuv tag tawm Eubanks, Kuv yuav ua tus tsis. 1 contender nyob rau hauv lub WBA thiab Golovkin yuav tsis tau tuav kuv tawm lawm.
“I watched a few clips of my opponent. We have identical records. We both knock people out, so I have to be careful. I’d like to get in a few rounds, tab sis thaum kuv ntaus cov neeg, lawv poob.”
Stephen ORMOND
“My first four fights were here in the US. Boston is like my second home. The people are so nice. Boston is a real fight city. I can’t wait for these people to see me in the ring.
“I saw my opponent fight last year in Boston. He’s an experienced guy with a lot of fights. He fought for a world title a long time ago.
“Nrog Ken Casey qab kuv, an impressive victory will get me a title shot. I’ll take any of them. Kuv yog ib tug sib ntaus deb, losing a qualifier. My grandmother passed away the day of my fight. I’m ready now!”
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Lub Saturday, Oct. 10 tsab ntawm Premier Boxing Champions nyob NBCSN, nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphys Boxing, ntseg ib O'Connor(26-2, 10 Kos) thiab Bracero (23-2, 4 Kos) rematch nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round welterweight super middleweight showdown, Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (19-0, 19 Kos) Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight match up, thiab Ryan “Tus Polish tub huabtais” Kielczweski (23-1, 7 Kos) raws li Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-1, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round featherweight bout mus qhib lub PBC rau NBCSAN tawm ntawm 8:00 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT.
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Danny O'Connor VS. Gabriel BRACERO II, Ryan KIELCZWESKI VS. RAFAEL Vazquez tseem BOSTON VS. NYC NPLHAIB kev ua yeeb ncuab

Premier BOXING CHAMPIONS RAU NBCSN
HNUB SATURDAY, KAUM HLI 10 LOS NTAWM COV Lowell Memorial Auditorium HAUV Lowell, Massachusetts
8 P.M. THIAB/5 P.M. PT
Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO!
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub kaum hli ntuj 6, 2015) – Qhov zoo Boston vs. New York City kev ua si kev ua yeeb ncuab tseem Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 10 nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib rau lub teb chaws TV nrog northeast bragging txoj cai rau txoj kab Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBCSN los txog rau historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium nyob rau hauv Lowell, Massachusetts.
Lub Boston tsev pab neeg xa tawm welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-2, 10 Kos) thiab featherweight Ryan “Tus Polish tub huabtais” Kielczweski (23-1, 7 Kos), feem, tiv thaiv Brooklyn invaders Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (23-2, 4 Kos) thiab Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-1, 13 Kos).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphys Boxing, yog ntawm kev muag khoom thiab tus nqi ntawm $125, $85, $50 thiab $35, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se. Tshwj xeeb me nyuam kawm ntawv, qub tub rog thiab cov neeg laus pib nqi kuj muaj. Rau daim pib, mus ntsib www.lowellauditorium.com.
O'Connorwill tau nrhiav kua zaub ntsuab rau 2011 tsis mus Braceroin lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim, thaum Kielczweski ntsib lub toughest xeem ntawm nws cov hauj lwm tiv tiag Vasquez nyob rau hauv lawv cov 10-round bout mus qhib lub NBCSN tawm ntawm 8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT.
Nyob rau lwm qhov teem tseg uas tawm hauv TV sib ntaus, undefeated Dominican super bantamweight KO artistJonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (19-0, 19 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nyob ze Lawrence (MA), yuav siv sij hawm rau Connecticut tus chim-minded Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature.
Boston vs. New York yog ib tug classic matchup uas muaj hwjchim ua si muaj nuj nqis nyob rau hauv lub northeast rau lub xyoo raws li cov New York Yankees thiab Boston Liab Sox waged countless kev tsov kev rog thaum Tshiab ces Patriots muag New York Giants nyob rau hauv ob Super Tais thiab txuas ntxiv lawv cov neeg uas coj kev ua yeeb ncuab nrog rau cov khoom Tshiab York Dav hlau. Tus nplua nuj kev lig kev cai ntawm no ua yeeb ncuab kuj nchuav rau hauv lub nplhaib raws li ntau sab saum toj neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm txhua cheeb tsam muaj kev nyuaj siab-off ntau lub xyoo.
Cov thawj tseem ceeb Boston vs. NYC sib ntaus mus rov qab mus rau 1927 ntawm Yankee chaw ntau pob, thaum Jack Dempsey nres Jack “Lub Boston Gob” Sharkey nyob rau hauv lub xya puag ncig ntawm lawv heavyweight title eliminator cam lub ntiaj teb champion Noob Tunney. Controversy surrounded this fight as Sharkey, ib tug neeg tsav nkoj nyob rau hauv lub U.S. Navy, tiv thaiv nws boxing mlom, Dempsey, uas nrog rau Babe Ruth ruled Manhattan during America’s Golden Age of Sports in the 1920s. Sharkey out-boxed Dempsey for six rounds until, complaining lub referee txog Dempsey tus uas tsis muaj punches, nws twb khob qhov rooj tawm txias nrog ib daim duab zoo kawg nkaus, sab laug sib ntsib.
Lwm legendary heavyweight zus los ntawm cov Boston cheeb tsam, Rocky Marciano, yuav tsis tau so nrog nws nto moo 49-0 record if one round or another were scored differently against Bronx favorite Roland LaStarza in 1950. Marciano took a questionable 10-round decision from LaStarza at Madison Square Garden. Peb xyoos tom qab ntawm lub Polo Thaj Chaw, Marciano ntse defended nws lub ntiaj teb title, khob tawm LaStarza nyob rau hauv lub 11thpuag ncig ntawm lawv 1953 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo.
Ib tug khub ntawm Hall ntawm koob meej heavyweights los ntawm Brooklyn, Floyd Patterson thiab “Hlau” Mike Tyson, feem, khob qhov rooj tawm Boston lub Tom McNeeley thiab nws tus tub, Peter McNeeley. McNeeley dropped Patterson once but he hit the deck 11 lub sij hawm ua ntej thaum kawg succumbing nyob rau hauv lub plaub puag ncig ntawm lawv 1961 title fight in Toronto. His son, Peter, poob los ntawm thawj-round ntawm kev tsis phim rau Tyson uas twb sib ntaus sib tua rau tus thawj vim raug tso tawm los ntawm tsev lojcuj.
Ib tug neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm Boston nrog nkig ob txhais tes, Paul Pender, ob zaug yeej arguably tus pom zoo Tshaj ntawm Tag nrho cov-lub sij hawm, Harlem lub “Qab Zib” Ray Robinson, tsis tau ib zaug tab sis ob zaug los ntawm 15-round phua kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv 1960 lub ntiaj teb no middleweight title fights nyob rau Boston vaj.
“Zoo kawg nkaus” Marvin Hagler, ib tug transplanted Tshiab Jersey fighter uas nyob rau hauv Marciano lub hometown ntawm Brockton, Loj., muaj ripped thaum nws tau muab ib tug kos nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj lub ntiaj teb no title sib ntaus tawm tsam Brooklyn lub tiv thaiv tau zus ib Vito Antuofermo nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Ob xyoos tom qab nyob rau hauv 1981, Hagler yog tej lub coveted yas nyob rau Boston vaj raws li Antuofermo so tom qab plaub rounds.
Txawm Lowell tus “Irish” Micky Ward muaj ib tug New York City rival nyob rau hauv Brooklyn lub Zab Judah, who he dropped a hard-fought 12-round decision to in 1998. For many years Judah said Ward was the toughest opponent he ever fought.
Ntau tsis ntev los, Irish Olympian Kevin McBride, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm tus Dorchester seem ntawm Boston, twb Tyson cov hom hauj lwm nyob rau hauv 2005 muaj ib thib rau-round TKO yeej hais tias sab laug lub boxing ntiaj teb no nyob rau hauv lub poob siab, thiab Boston heavyweight John Ruiz – lub xwb Latino heavyweight tau zus ib ntawm lub ntiaj teb no – yeej ib 2008 sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Mexico tiv thaiv Harlem lub Jameel McCline los ntawm 12-round kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv ib lub ntiaj teb title eliminator.
Rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 10, O'Connor, Bracero, Kielczweski thiab Vazquez yuav muaj lawv lub sij hawm mus tsis tau tsuas yog sawv cev rau lawv hometowns, tab sis rau kos lawv tus kheej mus rau hauv lub annals ntawm lub ua yeeb ncuab.
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Qab zib duab tshav Leonard rov qab los rau Lowell Memorial Auditorium 42 XYOO TOM QAB WINNING TEB CHAWS GOLDEN hnab looj tes TITLE MUAJ

Danny O'Connor VS. Gabriel BRACERO rematch muaj nuj nqis
Premier BOXING CHAMPIONS RAU NBCSN
HNUB SATURDAY, Oct. 10 LOS NTAWM HAUV Lowell, Massachusetts
Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO!
(Yees duab Credit: Premier Boxing Champions)
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub kaum hli ntuj 1, 2015) – Plaub caug-ob xyoo tom qab nws yuav nws tus thawj National Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw title ntawm Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Hall-of-Famer Qab zib Ray Leonard rov qab Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 10 mus rau tib historic lub tsev raws li ib tug TV analyst rau Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBCSN, nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphys Boxing, airing nyob ntawm Lowell, Massachusetts.
PBC rau NBCSN yog headlined los ntawm ib tug 10-round rematch ntawm Framingham (MA) Welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-2, 10 Kos), uas yog sib ntaus sib tua pauj nws 2011 tsis rau Brooklyn welterweight Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (23-2, 4 Kos). O'Connor thiab Leonard yog ob tug ntawm plaub xwb cov neeg mus puas tau yeej lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes thiab National Amateur Championship nyob rau hauv tib lub xyoo. O'Connor sau ob accolades nyob rau hauv 2008.
Leonard yog tej sab saum toj honors nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib (132 phaus) ntawm lub 1973 Lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw, outpointing Hilmer Kenty nyob rau hauv lub championship kawg ntawm Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Leonard yeej lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw ntawm lub teeb welterweight title nram qab no xyoo, thaum xya xyoo tom qab ntawd Kenty los ua tus thawj kws lub ntiaj teb champion los ntawm Emanuel Steward's sai-rau-ua legendary Kronk Gym nyob rau hauv Detroit.
“Ib tug uas zoo tshaj plaws lub sij hawm ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm tshwm sim nyob rau Lowell, Massachusetts,” Leonard recently said about his aforementioned experience. “Nws yog nuj nqi heev.”
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus Leonard thiab Kenty, tsib lwm yav tom ntej ntiaj teb no champions – Marvin Hagler,Aaron Pryor, Art Frias, Leon thiab Michael Spinks – competed nyob rau hauv lub 1973 Lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw. Leonard, Hagler, Pryor thiab Michael Spinks yog International Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej inductees.
Leonard muaj lwm khi rau Lowell, the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts. Nyob rau hauv 1978, nws yeej ib 10-round kev txiav txim siab dua Dicky Eklund ntawm Hynes Auditorium nyob rau hauv Boston. Eklund yog lub taub hau tus kws qhia txog nws ib nrab-tij laug, “Cov nuj nqis ntawm Lowell” thiab peb-lub sij hawm “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” muab kev koom tes “Irish” Micky Ward, uas ua kev zoo siab nws 50th hnub yug tom ntej no Lub kaum hli ntuj 4.
Tsis tas li ntawd featured rau lub PBC rau NBCSN telecast yog undefeated super bantamweight nce hnub qub Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (19-0, 19 Kos), ib tug Dominican koom pheej haiv neeg uas tam sim no nyob rau hauv cov nyob ze Lawrence (MA), yuav siv sij hawm rau tus kws chim Danny Aquino (17-2, 10 Kos), ntawm Meriden (I), nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature.
Lub tawm pib thaum 8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT thiab yuav showcase Quincy, Pawg. featherweight prospect Ryan “Tus Polish tub huabtais” Kielczweski (23-1, 7 Kos) tiv thaiv Brooklyn lub Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-1, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Lowell Memorial Auditorium, uas kuj tuav lub 1995 Lub teb chaws Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw, nruab nrab yog ib tug Ntseeg rau O'Connor thiab Kielczweski, leej yeej Tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw lub npe muaj.
Daim pib no yog rau cov muag khoom thiab tus nqi ntawm $125, $85, $50 thiab $35, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se. Tshwj xeeb me nyuam kawm ntawv, qub tub rog thiab cov neeg laus pib nqi kuj muaj. Rau daim pib mus xyuas www.lowellauditorium.com.
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