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Pencampwr Pwysau Plu Gary Russell Jr.. Prif Gystadleuydd Di-guro Brwydrau Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz Jr. o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM yn Maryland

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Two Main Events to Air Live on SHOWTIME

in a Split-Site Doubleheader Saturday, Mai 19

Hard-Hitting 175-pound Champion Adonis Stevenson

Defends Title Against Two-Division Champion

Badou Jack From Canada &

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HARBWR CENEDLAETHOL (Ebrill 20, 2018) – Two exciting main events will be presented on the same night, Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 19 live on SHOWTIME as part of a split-site doubleheader telecast.

 

 

 

Pencampwr y byd pwysau plu Gary Russell Jr. will defend his WBC title against undefeated mandatory challenger Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. ar ddydd Sadwrn, Mai 19 in a clash live on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.

 

 

 

The other half of the split-site SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will feature WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson defending his title against two-division world champion Badou Jack in a main event from Canada presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

Tickets for the MGM National Harbor show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Golden Boy Promotions, are on sale now and are available by visitinghttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.

 

 

 

Russell Jr. and Diaz Jr. have both had sensational professional and amateur careers, including representing the U.S. at two different Olympic Games – Russell in 2008 and Diaz in 2012. Russell is noted for having some of the fastest hands in boxing but will be tested by a young, hungry contender in his first world title fight.

 

 

 

“The featherweight division is one of the most talent laden in boxing and Gary Russell, Jr. is at the head of a class of terrific boxers at 126 bunnoedd,” Dywedodd Tom Brown o TGB Promotions. “Joseph Diaz Jr. is young, hungry and undefeated and he’s coming for the title and he’s going to have to beat Russell in front of his hometown crowd to take it. It has the makings of an instant classic. Boxing fans will be the real winners on May 19.”

 

 

“SHOWTIME continues to deliver the most meaningful and action-packed fights in boxing, week after week,” Dywedodd Stephen Espinoza, Llywydd, Sports and Event Programming for SHOWTIME. “Ar Fai 19, we have two events that demand top-billing, with world champions facing their toughest challengers in an international split-site doubleheader. Gary Russell and JoJo Diaz will meet in the latest of what has become a de facto featherweight tournament this spring on SHOWTIME. Over the next two months, SHOWTIME will deliver four pivotal matchups featuring three world champions and seven of the consensus top-10 featherweights in the world. Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack is by far the biggest fight at light heavyweight in 2018, fellow 175-pound champs facing off in what has the makings of a lasting rivalry.”

 

 

 

The 29-year-old Russell (28-1, 17 Kos), who was born in Washington, D.C. and now lives in Capitol Heights, Maryland, will be defending his title before a hometown crowd. This will be Russell’s second straight fight at MGM National Harbor following his knock-out win over Oscar Escondon in his first title defense there on May 20, and second defense overall. It was his third straight knockout victory in a world title fight since dropping a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko in his first world title shot in 2014.

 

 

 

Russell, sydd wedi ei hyfforddi gan ei dad, Gary, Sr, is part of a boxing family. Two of his younger brothers, Gary Antonio and Gary Antuanne, are currently unbeaten professionals, are also trained by their father and will be fighting on their older brother’s undercard on May 19.

 

 

 

“I don’t see this being a long night,” Said Russell Jr. “If he gets reckless, it might end early. I don’t plan on going the distance with anyone I step in the ring with. I know he’s in for a rude awakening. I don’t feel as though he has the punching power, the hand speed or the ring IQ to do anything to me. At the end of the day he’ll have the opportunity to say he got in the ring with Mr. Gary Russell, Jr.

 

 

 

“It will be an early birthday gift for my Dad. Last year I fought on his birthday, Mai 20. Dyna 'n bert oera. I love fighting at the MGM. I love the convenience. I love that all my friends and fans, and the people who honk at me from their cars when I’m running can hop in their cars rather get on a plane to come and see me fight.”

 

 

 

Diaz Jr., who is also trained by his father, Joseph, Sr, was a two-time amateur national champion in the bantamweight division. He represented the U.S. yn y 2012 Olympic games in London. Immediately after, Diaz Jr. signed with Golden Boy Promotions and began a stellar career that has earned him a spot at the pinnacle of the featherweight division.

 

 

 

“I’m happy to be fighting for my first world title against the best 126-pound world champion,” said Diaz Jr. “I’ll prove to everyone that I belong on that featherweight throne come May 19.”

 

 

 

“I will be the bigger man come fight night, and I will break him down physically and mentally. He just better give me the credit I deserve once I beat him, and not blame his inactivity for being a factor in his loss.”

 

 

 

 

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Saul “Canelo” Alvarez & Gennady “GGG” Golovkin Stacked Pay-Per-View Card To be streamed live on RingTV.com, powered by Flipps Media

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NEW YORK, NY(Medi 12, 2017) – RingTV.com and Flipps Media today jointly announced the full “Supremacy” fight week streamed activities, headlined gan dydd Sadwrn nos (Saith. 16) super-fight between two-division, current The Ring magazine and lineal world middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 Kos) and reigning IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 Kos), in the 12-round main event on Mexican Independence Day.
“Canelo vs. Golovkin”, presented by Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions, will air live on www.ringtv.com Pay Per View ($79.99) in the United States and Canada, gan ddechrau am 8 p.m. A / 5 p.m. PT, from an already sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The PPV broadcast will be available to watch in HD, in both English and Spanish.
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RingTV.com will be the online programming apparatus for purchasing and viewing the “Supremacy” PPV with Flipps Media providing technology to drive “Supremacy” programming.
The non-PPV undercard and other fight-week programming, gan gynnwys y “Supremacy” final press conference and official weigh-in, will be streamed live globally, FREE on the FITE TV app, available for iOS and Android devises, as well as on www.FITE.tv (see schedule below).
Tattoo Live and Ring TV Live feature live interviews about the latest from Canelo vs. Golovkin Fight Week from Las Vegas.
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3:00-4:45 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Grand Arrivals
9:00-9:30 p.m. A – Ring TV Live
10:00-10:30 p.m. A – Tattoo Live
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3:00-4:15 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Final Press Conference
6:00-7:30 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Undercard Media Workouts
9:00-9:30 p.m. A – Ring TV Live
10:00-10:30 p.m. A – Tattoo Live
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2:00-3:00 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Undercard Press Conference
6:00-6:30 p.m. A – Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Weigh In
10:00-11:00 p.m. A – Live Between The Ropes
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3:30-4:30 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Official Weigh In
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6:00-8:00 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Undercard
8:00-12:00 p.m. A – Canelo vs. Golovkin Live Pay-Per-View Event
The mythical pound-for-pound title is also at stake in the “Supremacy” main event as the Alvarez vs. Golovkin winner — both fighters are rated among the top 5 in virtually all polls used to rank fighters regardless of weight classes – will become the undisputed world middleweight champion and arguably the world’s best of the best.
RingTV.com, powered by Flipps Media, will live stream four pay-per-view fights and three preliminary bouts. The eight fighters in the four pay-per-view fights have a combined 217.3.3 (147 Kos) cofnod, gan gynnwys y 86-1-1 (67) Canelo-GGG record.
The English language stream will have Golden Boy Promotions blow-by-blow announcer Beto Duran, while veteran boxing reporter and Ringtv.com editor Doug Fischer will serve as color commentator. Yn Sbaeneg, commentary will be supplied by Jorge Milhe ac Ernesto Amador.
Yn y cyd-nodwedd o 10-rownd, unbeaten featherweights Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr.(24-0, 13 Kos) ac Jorge “Pestl” Lara (29-0-2, 21 Kos) battle in the World Boxing Council (CLlC) Title Eliminator to position the winner for a world title shot against WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russel, Jr.
2012 U.S. Olympian Diaz, fighting out of South El Monte, California, is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) and North American Boxing Organization (NABO) featherweight champion. The slick southpaw is rated among the top 10 gan bob un o'r pedwar corff sancsiynau mawr – WBO #1, CLlC #2, IBF #4 a WBA #9 – yn ogystal â No. 7 by The Ring magazine. His Mexican opponent, Lara, is ranked No. 5 ac 6, yn y drefn honno, by the WBC and WBA, in addition to No. 9 by The Ring.
A pair of undefeated super middleweights, former IBF bantamweight world champion Randy “Y Matador” Knight (24-0, 14 Kos) ac Diego “The Golden Kid” De La Hoya (19-0, 9 Kos), will square off in the 10-round NABF super bantamweight title fight.
California-born Caballero, ranked Rhif. 6 gan y Cyngor Llyfrau, will defend his NABF crown against De La Hoya, the WBC Youth World Champion De La Hoya, and cousin of the event’s promoter, Hall-of-Famer Oscar De La Hoya. The young Mexican with the “golden” surname, De La Hoya, is also rated among the among the top 10 by all four major sanctioning organizations – CLlC #4, IBF#6, WBO #7 a WBA #9 – in addition to being ranked No. 9 by The Ring.
In the opening PPV fight, undefeated Tennessee lightweight Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin (19-0, 11 Kos) defends his WBC Continental Americas title against a dangerous, upset-minded Mexican, Francisco “Paquito” Rojo (19-2, 12 Kos), in a scheduled 10-round fight. IBF #9 and WBO #14 Martin faces the stiffest test of his young professional career in WBC #8 Rojo, who earlier this year knocked out WBC No. 1 contender Dante Jordon yn y bumed rownd.
Three undefeated prospects will be showcased in the three preliminary bouts that will be streamed live on Ringtv.com. Ukrainian welterweight Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (4-0, 4 Kos) meets an opponent to soon be determined in a four-round bout, while Dallas super lightweight Vergil Ortiz (6-0, 6 Kos) yn cyfarfod Cesar Valenzuela (7-1, 2 Kos), o Phoenix, mewn gêm chwe rownd. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Marlen Ezparza (2-0), fighting out of Houston, wynebau Aracely Palacios(8-7, 1 KO), Mecsico, in the streaming event opener.
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GARY RUSSELL JR. DEFEATS OSCAR ESCANDON IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN CROWD FROM MGM NATIONAL HARBOR, BYW YN SHOWTIME®

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Andre Dirrell Wins Via Disqualification Stoppage, Rances Barthelemy Earns Hard-Fought Decision Win
Gervonta Davis Stops Liam Walsh to Retain IBF Junior Lightweight Title from Copper Box Arena in London
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National Harbor (Mai 20) – From the MGM National Harbor “Mr.” Gary Russell Jr, (28-1, 17 Kos) had a successful homecoming in front of a nearly sold out crowd as he defended his WBC Featherweight World title with a seventh-round stoppage against the very tough, strong-willed Columbian Oscar ESCANDON (25-3, 17 Kos) yn y prif achos o Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO.
Russell Jr. took control of the action from the outset, peppering the shorter Escandon at will and dropping him in the third.
Fodd bynnag, the brave Escandon fought his way back into the fight in the fourth and fifth stanzas, but Russell stormed into the seventh, battering the hurt Escandon and dropping him early, causing referee Harvey Dock to stop the fight at the 0:59 mark of the round (Cliciwch YMA to watch the TKO).
About the victory, Russell Jr. Dywedodd, “Yn gyntaf ac yn bennaf, I want to say happy birthday to my father. Secondly, I’d like to tell all the fans that came to support me: I love you all. Diolch yn fawr.
“I fought a tough competitor. I knew Escandon wanted to come and bring his best. I knew he was going to come forward. I was ready for him. We are warriors.
“I want Lomachenko [nesaf], that’s a no-brainer. I don’t want to do it for the fans or for the media, I want to do it for myself. And I want to do it twice. I’ll knock him out the first time and then, he’ll want me to fight him again.
“I’d love to unify against all the other guys in the featherweight division. I’d like Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby, Oscar Valdez.”
About the knockout loss, “I was getting my rhythm going and I felt like Gary was getting tired. I didn’t see him coming with the big punch he threw at the end and that was it. I went down and was hoping to get a 10 count, but the referee didn’t give it to me and he stopped the fight.
“I knew that Gary was going to go fast from the first to the fifth round and it was part of my strategy to let him do that and get tired. It didn’t work unfortunately.
“Now we need to go back to the drawing board to rest and see what my manager has planned for me.”
Said trainer and father Gary Russell Sr., “I’m ecstatic. I’m really happy. I got three wins. Three stoppages. It’s my birthday. Rwy'n 15 minutes from home and I can go home and relax.
“We prepared fully for Mr. Escandon. We knew he was going to do what he did – come forward. I don’t want to diminish or take anything away from Mr. Escandon. He really is a hard, rough fighter. Throughout the course of the fight, I instructed Gary to hit him with some good shots. Some hard shots. It is a brutal sport.”
Co-featured on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in a 12-round clash for the IBF Interim Super Middleweight Title, Y Fflint, Michigan’s Andre Dirrell, (26-2, 16 Kos), was declared the winner after round eight as Jose Uzcategui, (26-2, 22 Kos) o Merida, Venezuela, was disqualified for a punch after the bell sounded to end the eighth round.
Uzcategui started fast, battering Dirrell from the opening round, cutting off the ring and slamming away with body and head shot through the first three rounds. Dirrell saw success starting in the fourth round, countering Uzcategui and scoring
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Over the next four rounds, the contenders traded even as the fight became more hotly contested. At the end of the eighth round, with Dirrell backed into a neutral corner, Uzcategui let loose with a three-punch combination, the last left hand hitting the southpaw after the bell as he fell to the combination.
Following a delay to allow medical personnel to attend to Dirrell, referee Bill Clancy declared that Uzcategui was disqualified with Dirrell being declared the winner.
Said referee Bill Clancy about his decision, “The bell rang to stop the round. The round was over and Andre [Dirrell] was knocked out with an illegal punch. So therefore, Dirrell will win this fight by disqualification.
“That’s a blatant foul. Earlier in the fight, I had warned Uzcategui. I warned him. Dirrell wins the fight, he was clearly unable to continue.”
About the ending, Dirrell said, “All I remember was him [Uzcategui] throwing a shot at me at the same time the bell rang. After that everything was blurry. I remember a shot and then all went fuzzy.
“I forgive Uzcategui. I forgive his camp. I don’t want to win a championship like this. I wanted to win fair and square. But I forgive him.
Following the decision, Dirrell’s trainer and uncle Leon Lawson punched Uzcategui in the corner, sparking a brief altercation in the ring that was quelled by MGM National Harbor security and local police.
“I’m sorry for what my coach has done. My coach is my family, my uncle, and he was worried. He cares for me. He loves me. Please forgive him.
“I’m going to stand up like a man. I didn’t win like I wanted to, but I’ll be back. I’m going to come back as soon as they let me.”
Stated a very disappointed Uzcategui, “I felt very good. I was hurting him the entire fight. I felt like I could hurt him anytime I wanted. Nothing he hit me with hurt me.
“I was throwing a three-punch combination and I didn’t hear the bell. I didn’t mean to hit him. The third punch wasn’t that hard of a punch. I was surprised he stayed down.
“He did the same thing against Abraham that he did against me tonight. He quit against me and he quit against him. I deserve to be the winner.”
The live televised fights in The Theater kicked-off with two-division world championRances Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos) winning a 12-round unanimous decision over valiant Kiryl Relikh, (25-3, 16 Kos), of Baranovichi, Byelorussia. Scores in the WBA Super Lightweight eliminator were 116-110, 115-111 ac 117-109.
The opening two rounds of the fight featured excellent action with both fighters attempting to impose their will. In the third round Relikh suffered a low blow resulting in a two-minute delay, Fodd bynnag,, no point deduction was made by referee Kenny Chevalier. Following the low blow, the shorter Relikh became much more aggressive.
With the undefeated, blue-haired Barthelemy switching stances often in the fourth stanza, he was able to score at will against Relikh.
Fodd bynnag, Relikh came out charging in the fifth, battering away against Barthelemy who was caught against the ropes and scoring a knockdown when the ropes held the Cuban up from a barrage of hard punches.
Recovering nicely in the sixth and seventh, Barthelemy badly hurt Relikh with a multitude of body shots from both hands.
In the eight round Barthelemy truly turned the tide for good in the ninth, drilling Relikh to the canvas with a blistering left hook to the body. Through the championship rounds it was all Barthelemy who finished strong against the game but outgunned Relikh.
Said the victorious Barthelemy, “It feels great to be going forward. The 11-month layoff really took a toll on my body and I felt it in the ring.
“I knew it was a close fight but knew I should get a unanimous decision.
“Relikh was a hard hitter. He surprised me with a right hook in the 5th round and I hit the canvas, so I knew I had to be careful going forward. I knew I had lost that round and had to come back stronger.
“I took the sixth round to take a breather and then I came back to work the body. Once I knocked him down, I saw that he was hurt and protecting himself upstairs a lot more so I knew I was going to have to be more strategic to come out victorious.”
Replied a very disappointed Relikh, “Of course I thought I won. Even TV thought I won. The referee did his job when he called it a knockdown in the fifth. I thought it was over.”
“The two low blows definitely affected me. It takes the wind out of you. This is boxing not MMA.”
Hot super bantamweight prospect Gary Antonio Russell gwella i 8-0 with six knockouts with a dominating performance and knockout stoppage of Puerto Rico’s Jovany Fuentes, (7-9, 6 Kos). Following knockdowns in the second and third stanzas, the bout was called to a halt at 0:22 o rownd tri.
Making his pro debut, super ysgafn Gary Antuanne Russell, (1-0 1 KO) wasted no time dropping Joshua Ross, (2-4-4) of Monroe, LA to the canvas three times enroute to a stoppage victory at the 2:25 mark of the initial stanza.
Gervonta Davis went on the road in the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship and made a statement with an emphatic third-round TKO of previously undefeated local favorite Liam Walsh in the opening bout of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from Copper Box Arena in London.
The southpaw Davis (18-0, 17 Kos) set the pace from the opening bell, connecting seemingly at will with a strong left hook. Yn y drydedd rownd, America’s youngest world champion floored Walsh with a strong left after a series of brutal connecting combos on the inside. Walsh got up, but the onslaught continued seconds later and referee Michael Alexander stopped the championship bout at 2:11, with Walsh defenseless and on unsteady legs.
“Tonight we were in the groove,” Davis said. “I think he was hurt pretty bad. The ref did his job and it was just a matter of time. I used my boxing IQ tonight and picked my shots, and when I picked my shots I got him out of there.
“I’m still on the rise. I became a champion super-fast, but I’m still rising and there’s more to come.”
Promoter Floyd Mayweather was ringside in London to support his fighter, who he’s christened “the future of boxing.”
Walsh (21-1, 14 Kos), who entered the bout as the No. 1 challenger and the decided local favorite at Copper Box, was disappointed with the stoppage.
“Mae'n gyflym iawn, very active, but that was too quick,” Walsh said. “He won fair and square, but sometimes they stop the fight too early. I never got an opportunity. I’m not saying the result would be different, but give me a chance.
“I’d love to fight him again. I’d fight him for next to nothing.”
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The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will re-air on Sunday, Mai 21 yn 9 a.m. on SHOWTIME and on Dydd Llun, Mai 22 yn 10 p.m. A/PT ar Showtime EITHAFOL. The telecast will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® a Showtime UNRHYW ADEG®.
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GERVONTA DAVIS & MAE LIAM WALSH YN GWNEUD PWYSAU AM HYFFORDDIANT BYD GOLEUNI GOLEUNI IBF DYDD SADWRN AR SHOWTIME® O LLUNDAIN

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LONDON (Mai 19, 2017) - Pencampwr byd ieuengaf America, Gervonta Davis, a Rhif anniogel. 1 tipiodd y cystadleuydd Liam Walsh y raddfa ar y terfyn o 130 pwys yn ystod Dydd Gwener pwyso a mesur swyddogol yn Theatr 133-mlwydd-oed Royal Stratford East ar gyfer Dydd Sadwrn Pencampwriaeth Byd Pwysau Ysgafn Iau IBF ar SHOWTIME.

Ar ddydd Sadwrn yn yr Arena Blwch Copr sydd wedi'i gwerthu allan yn Llundain, y “Tank” Davis, 22 oed (17-0, 16 Kos) yn ceisio dod yr Americanwr cyntaf i amddiffyn ei deitl ar bridd Prydain yn llwyddiannus mewn bron i ddegawd. Walsh, 30 oed (21-0, 14 Kos) yn anelu at ddadwneud dyn sydd wedi’i labelu gan hyrwyddwr Davis Floyd Mayweather fel “dyfodol bocsio” yn amddiffyniad cyntaf ei goron IBF.

Y dyfarnwr ar gyfer Davis vs.. Walsh yw Michael Alexander, a'r beirniaid yw Howard Foster (Lloegr), Robin Taylor (Unol Daleithiau) a Deon Dwarte (De Affrica).

Gyda chefnogwyr yn llafarganu “Walsh is gonna get you” wrth i Davis gamu ar y raddfa, methodd brodor Baltimore â'r terfyn o 130 pwys o ddwy owns o drwch blewyn. Fesul rheolau IBF, Rhoddwyd dwy awr i Davis daflu'r owns ychwanegol a llwyddo i wneud pwysau 90 munud yn ddiweddarach.

“Rwy’n teimlo’n dda,”Meddai Davis. "Rwy'n barod."

Ar ôl y pwyso i mewn, Fe wnaeth Walsh israddio'r syllu amser llawn amser a chyfnewid geiriau yn ystod yr wyneb.

"Yfory byddwn yn gosod dwylo ar ein gilydd ar gyfer go iawn a bydd y dyn gorau yn dod i'r brig. Rwy'n ennill. Rydw i'n mynd i roi pob owns olaf o'r hyn sydd gen i. ”

Davis vs. Mae Walsh yn rhan o safle hollt, telecast telecast BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP pedair-ymladd SHOWTME sy'n dechrau ymlaen Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20, yn 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT. Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, Gary Russell Jr. Bydd yn gwneud ei ail amddiffyniad teitl pwysau plu a'i gartref hir-ddisgwyliedig yn erbyn yr heriwr gorfodol Oscar Escandon yn fyw o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM ychydig y tu allan i Washington, D.C.

Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i www.SHO.com/Sports dilynwch ar Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing neu dewch yn gefnogwr ar Facebook ynwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing. I ddod yn gefnogwr ar Facebook ynwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.

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Gary Russell Jr. vs. Dyfyniadau Cynhadledd Wasg Olaf Oscar Escandon & Lluniau

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Penawdau Pwysau Pwysau Byd-eang y Byd yn Dangos Penawdau SIOPIONSHIP YN DECHRAU HWN Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM yn Maryland
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HARBWR CENEDLAETHOL (Mai 18, 2017) – Pencampwr y byd pwysau plu Gary Russell Jr. a'r prif heriwr Oscar ESCANDON aeth wyneb yn wyneb Dydd Iau yn y gynhadledd olaf i'r wasg cyn iddynt sgwario ym mhrif ddigwyddiad SIOPIONSHIP SHOWTIME YN BOCSIO hyn Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM yn Maryland.
Hefyd yn bresennol yn Dydd Iau Roedd cynhadledd i'r wasg a chystadlu ar SHOWTIME yn gystadleuwyr pwysau canolig dros ben Andre Dirrell ac JoseUzcategui, sy'n brwydro am Bencampwriaeth Byd Pwysau Canol Canol yr IBF, ynghyd â hyrwyddwr byd dwy adran Rances Barthelemy a chyn Challenger teitl Kiryl Relikh, sy'n cwrdd mewn dilewr teitl 140 pwys. Mae'r telecast yn dechrau am 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT gyda Gervonta Davis yn rhoi ei IBF Jr.. Teitl Pwysau Ysgafn ar y llinell yn erbyn Liam Walsh o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain.
Tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad byw yn Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM, hyrwyddir gan TGB Promotions, yn costio $200, $150, $100 ac $50, ac maent ar werth yn awr. I brynu tocynnau ewch ihttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
Russell Jr. ymunodd ei frodyr ag ef, 2016 U.S. Olympaidd Gary Antuanne Russell a gobaith diguro Gary Antonio Russell, wrth i'r triawd o frodyr geisio codi tric het o fuddugoliaethau yn eu tref enedigol Dydd Sadwrn nos ac ar ben-blwydd eu tad a'u hyfforddwr, Gary Russell Sr.
Dyma beth oedd gan y cyfranogwyr i ddweud Dydd Iau o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM:
GARY RUSSELL JR.
“Dwi byth yn chwyddo digwyddiad, er ei fod gartref. Mae'r amcan terfynol yr un peth o hyd. Ond rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n cŵl bod pawb yn ein cymdogaeth yn cael cyfle i fod yn yr arena a gweld beth rydyn ni'n ei wneud.
“Rwy'n 100 y cant yn barod yn gorfforol ac yn feddyliol ar gyfer yr her ac rydw i ar ben popeth y gallaf fod.
“Pan fyddwch chi'n cael eich dal yn yr hype, mae'n ddiffyg ynoch chi'ch hun. Mae'n rhaid i chi allu canolbwyntio ar yr amcan dros bopeth arall.
“Rwy'n credu yn fy ngallu ond hefyd yng ngallu fy mrodyr. Felly dwi ddim yn nerfus amdanyn nhw. Rwy'n gwybod beth maen nhw wedi'i ddysgu. Maent yn ymddwyn fel dynion ifanc i mewn ac allan o'r cylch.
“Rwyf am gael pwl uno ar ôl hyn. Rwy'n barod ar gyfer unrhyw un o hyrwyddwyr eraill y byd. Gallwn eu leinio i gyd yn yr un noson os ydych chi eisiau. Os na allaf gael yr ymladd hynny, Rydw i'n mynd i symud i fyny mewn pwysau a bwlio o amgylch y dynion mwy hyn.
“Rwy'n edrych ar bob ymladdwr fel eu unigolyn eu hunain. Nid ydym yn paratoi'r un ffordd ar gyfer pob gwrthwynebydd. Mae'n ymladdwr caled sy'n dod ymlaen. Mae'n gorfforol iawn ac rwy'n disgwyl iddo fod ar ei orau ar ddydd Sadwrn. Mae i fyny i mi wrthweithio yr hyn y mae'n ei wneud.
“Rwyf wrth fy modd y gamp hon. Rwyf wrth fy modd yr hyn yr wyf yn ei wneud. Rwyf wrth fy modd yn gallu paratoi ar gyfer neb arall, ond y person ar draws y cylch ac yna ei ddatgymalu.
“Fe wnaethon ni weithio ar amlochredd fwyaf. Rydym yn credu yn y wyddoniaeth felys. Mae llawer o'r dynion hyn yn ennill oherwydd eu bod yn gryfach ac yn gyflymach. Rydyn ni eisiau bod yn fwy technegol gadarn hefyd.”
OSCAR ESCANDON
“Mae hon yn frwydr bwysig iawn ar gyfer fy ngyrfa. Mae hyn yn mynd i fy nyrchafu i'r lle rydw i eisiau bod a rhoi'r llwyfan i mi wneud unrhyw beth yn y gamp. Rwy'n barod iawn ar gyfer hyn.
“Rwy'n teimlo'n gryf ac yn iach ar 126-pwys. Rwy'n canolbwyntio ar yr ymladd hwn Dydd Sadwrn nos. Byddaf yn ymladd yn erbyn unrhyw un ond ar hyn o bryd mae'n rhaid i mi fynd heibio i Gary Russell Jr..
“Yn fy ymladd diwethaf fi oedd yr isdog. Roedd pobl yn fy nghyfrif allan. Mae'r un peth yn berthnasol yma. Rydw i wedi gwneud y gwaith ac rwy'n hyderus fy mod i'n mynd i ennill.
“Nid oedd gen i wersylloedd hyfforddi cyflawn gyda fy nghyn hyfforddwyr, ond nawr rydw i gyda Ruben Guerrero. Rwy'n dysgu cymaint. Gallwch edrych arnaf yn fy ymladd blaenorol a byddwch yn gweld gwelliant enfawr nawr.
“Rydw i eisiau'r gwyrdd hwnnw (CLlC) gwregys llawer. Gwyrdd yw fy hoff liw. Rwyf am fod y gorau ac i mi, mae ennill y teitl hwnnw'n arwydd mai fi yw'r gorau. I wneud hynny mae'n rhaid i mi guro'r gorau, a dyna Gary Russell Jr..
“Nid wyf yn hoffi siarad llawer ond dywedaf fy mod yn dod i ddod â'r teitl byd hwn yn ôl i Colombia. Rwy'n parchu Gary ond fy meddylfryd yw fy mod i'n mynd â'r teitl hwn adref.”
ANDRE DIRRELL
“Mae wedi bod yn daith galed hir i mi. Ond rydw i bob amser wedi llwyddo i ddringo yn ôl ar ei ben. Bydd y gwaith caled rydw i wedi'i wneud yn ei wneud Dydd Sadwrn gwaith hawdd nos.
“Mae fy ngwrthwynebydd yn ymladdwr gwych. Os dylai unrhyw un fod yn unol â theitl, y dyn hwn ydyw. Mae ganddo'r pŵer ac mae ganddo'r sgil. Rwy'n credu ei fod yn erbyn gwrthwynebydd gwell a chaletach.
“Rydw i'n mynd i fynd yn y cylch ac arddangos fy holl alluoedd. Rwy'n hyderus iawn ac yn barod. Mae'n bryd i Andre ddod ar y brig ac aros ar ben.
“Rydw i wedi bod allan o'r cylch ers tro ond yn bwysicaf oll, Rydw i wedi aros yn y gampfa wrth hyfforddi trwy'r amser. Rydw i wedi cadw'n bositif yn feddyliol hefyd. Mae popeth yn mynd i fyny ar hyn o bryd ac rydw i'n mynd i fanteisio.
“Mae gan Uzcategui bopeth sydd ei angen ar bencampwr y byd i gyrraedd y teitl hwnnw, ond mae'n wynebu cystadleuydd mwy medrus Mai 20. Mae'n haeddu'r cyfle a dyna pam y gwnes i hyfforddi mor galed ar gyfer yr ymladd hwn.
“Mae'r teitl yn golygu'r byd i mi. Rydyn ni'n ymladd am y teitlau yn gyntaf. Rydyn ni i gyd yn dod o'r amaturiaid lle cawson ni dlysau. Bydd fy nghariad bob amser yma gyda'r gamp tan y diwrnod y byddaf yn ymddeol.”
JOSE UZCATEGUI
“Nid ydych chi eisiau colli unrhyw un o'r ymladdiadau hyn ar ddydd Sadwrn nos. Mae'n gerdyn gwych ac rydw i'n bwriadu dwyn y sioe.
“Rwy'n hoffi pan fydd fy ngwrthwynebydd yn siarad llawer. Ni all unrhyw un o'r pethau y mae fy ngwrthwynebydd yn eu dweud ei helpu yn y cylch. Dim ond fi, ef a'n dyrnau.
“Mae'n llawer o gyfrifoldeb i fod y prif gystadleuydd ar gyfer y gwregys. Rhaid imi ei gwneud yn glir ein bod yn haeddu hyn fel y gallaf symud ymlaen at bethau mwy a gwell.
“Mae pobl yn mynd i gael gweld fy ngrym yn cael ei arddangos Dydd Sadwrn nos, ond hefyd fy sgiliau eraill. Gallaf wneud y cyfan yn y cylch ac rydw i'n mynd i'w brofi.
“Ar ôl hyn rydw i eisiau cyflogi James DeGale a Gilberto Ramirez. Rwy'n dod i lanhau'r rhaniad cyfan hwn a bod yn ddiamheuol. Mae'n dechrau ar ddydd Sadwrn.”
RANCES Barthélemy
“Rwy'n byw breuddwyd ar hyn o bryd na ddychmygais i fy hun erioed mewn miliwn o flynyddoedd. Bob tro dwi'n cael siarad gyda fy mam yng Nghiwba, Rwy'n dweud wrthi am y freuddwyd hon fy mod i'n byw ar hyn o bryd a sut mae'n dal i fod yn swrrealaidd i mi. Er mwyn gallu ymladd ar y cardiau mawr hyn yn yr Unol Daleithiau. ar ôl y daith hir, wedi'r holl anawsterau, Ni allwn fod yn fwy ddiolchgar.
“Mae bod yn bencampwr y byd mewn dwy adran bwysau wahanol yn rhywbeth afreal i mi o hyd ar ôl i bobl amau ​​a fyddwn i hyd yn oed yn dod yn bencampwr y byd un diwrnod. Ond nid yw'r daith hon yn stopio yma i mi. Mae gen i'r ysfa i ddal ati, creu hanes i'm pobl, ac ymladd yr enwau mawr wrth focsio.
“Mae pawb yn fy nhîm yn cefnogi ac yn cymell ein gilydd oherwydd rydyn ni'n gwybod bod yn rhaid i ni fel Ciwbaiaid weithio ddwywaith mor galed â phawb arall. Mae cynrychiolaeth annheg o focswyr Ciwba ymhlith y wasg a chefnogwyr yma yn America. Rydym yn cael ein camddehongli fel diffoddwyr diflas felly rydym yn benderfynol o ddileu'r stigma hwnnw a phrofi i bawb y gallwn ffrwgwd a chynnal sioe dda lawn cymaint ag y gallwn ni focsio.
“Rwyf wedi bod yn gweithio ar rai pethau newydd a gwahanol i'w hychwanegu at fy arsenal y gwersyll hyfforddi hwn. Mae fy nhîm cyfan wedi bod yn anhygoel ac wedi fy ngwthio bob dydd.
“Peidiwch â cholli'r frwydr hon ar ddydd Sadwrn nos. Bydd yn gyffrous ac yn gyffrous. Rwy'n dod i gael buddugoliaeth ysblennydd.”
KIRYL RELIKH
“Rwy'n hapus iawn i fod yma a bod yn rhan o'r sioe wych hon. Fe wnaf fy ngorau i roi gornest wych ar ddydd Sadwrn.
“Roedd y gwersyll yn berffaith. Mae gen i dîm gwych ac rydw i'n barod am unrhyw beth. Fe wnaethon ni weithio'n galed ac fe fydd yn berfformiad gwych.
“Rwy'n barod am unrhyw arddull y gall Rances Barthelemy ddod â hi i'r cylch. Roeddem yn meddwl ein bod wedi cael y fuddugoliaeth yn yr Alban yn erbyn Ricky Burns, ond mae'n anodd iawn ennill ar bwyntiau ar y ffordd.
“Rwyf bob amser yn ymladd mewn gwahanol wledydd felly dim ond un arall ar fy rhestr yw hwn. Mae'n normal i mi. Rwy'n barod iawn ar gyfer yr her ac rwy'n disgwyl ymladd mawr.
“Gobeithio bod pobl yn hoffi fy steil. Rydw i'n mynd i ddifyrru'r cefnogwyr a chael buddugoliaeth dros Rances Barthelemy ar ddydd Sadwrn nos.”
GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL
“Rwy'n cael codi'n iawn lle gadewais i ffwrdd ar ôl y Gemau Olympaidd. Rwy'n ymladd yr un noson gyda fy mrodyr am y tro cyntaf cyhyd. Roedd yn un o fy ymladd amatur cyntaf pan wnaethon ni ddiwethaf.
“Rwy'n teimlo'n wirioneddol dda. Rydyn ni'n gwneud datganiad ac rydyn ni'n creu hanes. Beth sydd ddim i fod yn gyffrous yn ei gylch?
“Yn feddyliol ac yn emosiynol fe wnaeth y Gemau Olympaidd fy helpu yn fawr ar gyfer y manteision. Mae'n rhaid i chi ddatblygu dros amser. Rydyn ni bob amser yn hyfforddi ac yn hogi ein hoffer. Mae hwn yn gam gwahanol, dyna i gyd.
“Gobeithio bod pawb yn barod amdani Dydd Sadwrn nos. Roedd rhai anffodion yn y Gemau Olympaidd. Mae bywyd yn mynd i daflu lympiau atoch chi i ddod drosodd, a dyna beth dwi'n mynd i wneud. Gwell i bawb gadw eu llygaid ar agor Dydd Sadwrn, oherwydd gallai fod yn gyflym.”
GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL
“Rwy'n gyffrous iawn am yr ymladd hwn ac yn cystadlu ochr yn ochr â'm brodyr. Mae'n teimlo'n dda dod adref ac ymladd. Bydd fy nheulu a ffrindiau yn yr adeilad.
“Ni allaf aros i gyrraedd y cylch a dangos yr hyn yr ydym wedi bod yn gweithio mor galed arno. Mae'r holl oriau yn y gampfa gyda fy nhad a'm brodyr yn mynd i dalu ar ei ganfed ar noson ymladd.
“Rwyf wedi gweld rhywfaint o fideo o fy ngwrthwynebydd. Rwy'n gwybod ei wendidau a'i gryfderau. Rydyn ni'n mynd i ddod i'w ecsbloetio ar noson ymladd.”
SR GARY RUSSELL., Tad a Hyfforddwr y Russells
“Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n galed yn y gampfa. Mae gan bawb gynllun nes iddyn nhw gael eu taro. Rydyn ni'n gwybod ei fod yn mynd i ddod â phwysau a byddwn ni'n barod amdano.
“Rwy'n hapus iawn am y cyfle hwn. Gallwn gyflawni'r cyfan mewn un noson a chynnal sioe wych i bawb.
“Rwy'n bendant yn y modd ymladd. Nid oes unrhyw nerfau ychwanegol o gwbl. Rwyf am wneud hyn a gwneud pethau'n iawn.
“Ni allaf roi Escandon yn yr un categori â'r dynion gorau yr ydym wedi'u hwynebu. Mae'n ymladdwr byr. Mae'r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn y dosbarthiadau pwysau hyn yn dalach na Gary. Ar y maint hwnnw, yr unig ffordd y gallwch ymladd yw yn syml. Dyw e ddim yn mynd allan i focsio ni.”
RUBEN GUERRERO, Hyfforddwr Escandon
“Rydyn ni'n barod yma. Rydyn ni'n mynd i wneud yr hyn sydd ei angen. Rydym yn gwybod beth rydym yn ei erbyn. Mae'n un o'r goreuon. Byddwn yn profi pwy yw'r gorau ar ddydd Sadwrn. Mae hyn yn mynd i ddod i lawr i ryfel. Mae Gary yn gwybod beth mae'n mynd yn ei erbyn.
“Cynorthwyais Escandon i sefydlu gwersyll yn Las Vegas ar gyfer yr ymladd hwn oherwydd roedd hwn yn gyfle enfawr. Roedden ni i fyny yn y mynyddoedd a dyna lle roeddwn i eisiau iddo. Mae'n mynd i fod yn wych ar noson ymladd. Bydd yn barod i fynd. Nid yw'n hawdd hyfforddi yn Vegas.
“Rydyn ni'n dod i ennill. Ni allwn reoli'r beirniaid ond rydym yn gwybod eu bod yn deg. Rydyn ni'n disgwyl ysgwyd teg. Rydyn ni'n mynd i reoli'r hyn y gallwn ni.”
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AM RUSSELL JR. vs. ESCANDON
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar ESCANDON yn ornest pencampwriaeth y byd pwysau plu sy'n arwain BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWTIME ddydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM yn Maryland. Mae darllediadau teledu yn dechrau ar SHOWTIME yn 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT ac mae'n cynnwys cystadleuwyr pwysau canolig gwych Andre Dirrell a Jose Uzcategui mewn matchup ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Byd-eang Pwysau Canol Canol y Byd IBF ynghyd â Rances Barthelemy, pencampwr y byd dwy adran, yn dileuwr teitl byd WBA 140-punt yn erbyn Kiryl Relikh. Yn yr agorwr telecast, o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain, Mae Gervonta Davis yn rhoi ei IBF Jr.. Teitl Pwysau Ysgafn ar y llinell yn erbyn Liam Walsh.
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GERVONTA DAVIS, LIAM WALSH & HYRWYDDO MAYWEATHER FLOYD HYRWYDDO MEWN CYNHADLEDD Y WASG DERFYNOL WEDI GWRTHWYNEBU AR GYFER DIOGELWCH HYRWYDDO 130-POUND DIOGEL AR SHOWTIME® O LLUNDAIN

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Hyrwyddwr Iau America yn Gwneud Amddiffyniad Teitl Cyntaf Ar Y Ffordd yn Erbyn Na. 1 Cystadleuydd & Hoff Walsh Lleol Dydd Sadwrn Ar 6 p.m. ET / PT Ar SIOE

 

“Rydw i ar lefel hollol wahanol…Ar ddydd Sadwrn noson byddwch chi ar eich asyn. ” - Gervonta Davis

 

“Dydw i ddim wedi dychryn un darn bach. Nid gan Floyd, nid gan Tanc, nid gan unrhyw un. ” - Liam Walsh

 

Cliciwch YMA am luniau; Credyd Mark Robinson / SHOWTIME

 

LONDON (Mai 18, 2017) - Pencampwr Byd Pwysau Iau Iau IBF Gervonta Davis, undefeated Dim. 1 cymerodd y cystadleuydd Liam Walsh a'r hyrwyddwr Floyd Mayweather sesiwn jarring yn ystod Dydd Iau cynhadledd i'r wasg olaf yng Ngwesty Landmark yn Llundain ddeuddydd o'r blaen Dydd Sadwrn gwrthdaro teitl y byd ar SHOWTIME o Copper Box Arena.

 

Davis’s “Tank” Davis, Pencampwr byd ieuengaf America, yn ceisio dod yr Americanwr cyntaf i amddiffyn ei deitl ar bridd Prydain yn llwyddiannus mewn bron i ddegawd *, tra Walsh (21-0, 14 Kos) yn anelu at ddadwneud y dyn bod Mayweather wedi bedyddio “dyfodol bocsio.” (*Nodyn: Paulie Malignaggi vs.. Lovemore Ndou i mewn 2008)

 

Davis vs. Mae Walsh yn rhan o safle hollt, telecast BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP pedwar-ymladd SHOWTME sy'n dechrau ddydd Sadwrn, Mai 20, yn 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT. Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, Gary Russell Jr. Bydd yn gwneud ei ail amddiffyniad teitl pwysau plu a'i gartref hir-ddisgwyliedig yn erbyn yr heriwr gorfodol Oscar Escandon yn fyw o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM ychydig y tu allan i Washington, D.C.

 

Davis, 22 oed, sydd wedi ennill trwy guro i mewn 16 o'i 17 ymladd proffesiynol, yn gwneud yr amddiffyniad cyntaf o'r gwregys IBF i ennill trwy KO dros Jose Pedraza a oedd heb ei guro o'r blaen ym mis Ionawr. Mae'r Walsh, sy'n 30 oed, wedi ennill trwy guro mewn tri o'i bedwar pwl olaf a bydd yn ffefryn lleol penderfynol mewn Arena Blwch Copr disgwyliedig sydd wedi'i werthu allan..

 

Trodd yr hyrwyddwr mawr punt-am-bunt Mayweather a dau frawd Walsh, cyd-ymladdwyr proffesiynol Michael a Ryan, arwain y jarring yn ystod Dydd Iau dathliadau gyda Mayweather yn honni “Rydw i 40 mlwydd oed a byddaf yn cicio pob un o'ch tri asyn yn yr un noson. ”

 

Ni chafodd Tîm Walsh “ei ddychryn un darn bach” gan Mayweather na Tank, tra addawodd y depaw Davis “Ar ddydd Sadwrn noson byddwch chi ar eich asyn. Ac yna gall eich brodyr fynd i mewn nesaf. ”

 

Isod mae uchafbwyntiau o'r hyn oedd gan y cyfranogwyr i'w ddweud ar ddydd Iau:

 

GERVONTA DAVIS:

“Rydw i ar lefel hollol wahanol. Rwy'n gwybod eu bod wedi eich adeiladu'n dda, ond rydych chi wedi cael eich gollwng o'r blaen. Maen nhw wedi bod yn eich amddiffyn chi rhag y pŵer, felly dwi'n gwybod nad oes gennych ên. Ar ddydd Sadwrnnoson byddwch chi ar eich asyn. Ac yna gall eich brodyr fynd i mewn nesaf.

 

“Peidiwch â rhedeg Dydd Sadwrn nos.

 

“Rydw i newydd fod yn ceisio aros pennawd gwastad. Mae cael y gwregys hwnnw yn dod â mi gymaint â hynny'n agosach at yr hyn rydw i eisiau ei wneud - i gymryd drosodd y gamp o focsio. Gyda'r perfformiad a roddais ar ddydd Sadwrn nos bydd yn dod â mi gam yn nes at fod yn seren y bocsio ac yn dilyn ar ôl Floyd Mayweather.

 

“Mae cael Floyd yn fy nghornel yn rhoi llawer o hyder i mi. Mae Floyd wedi bod yn eithaf ymarferol gyda mi, mae wedi bod yn codi a hyfforddi a rhedeg gyda mi. Fo oedd fy arwr yn y gamp o focsio yn dod i fyny felly mae ei gael yn fy nghornel nawr yn anhygoel.

 

“Enillais y gwregys a nawr fy ffocws yw cymryd drosodd y gamp.

 

“Yn tyfu i fyny yn Baltimore, mae ganddo gyfradd droseddu uchel. Mae wedi bod yn anodd. Mae'r lle rydw i o'r gampfa yn y cwfl. Oni bai am y gampfa, byddwn i naill ai yn y carchar neu'n farw. Nid dyna'r hyn yr wyf am fod. Fe arbedodd paffio fy mywyd. ”

 

LIAM WALSH:

“Rydw i bob amser yn hyderus. Fel y dywedais lawer gwaith, roedd ei berfformiad yn erbyn Pedraza yn dda iawn. Rwy'n ei gymeradwyo. Tanc yw'r ymladdwr gorau i mi ddod yn ei erbyn yn fy ngyrfa hyd yn hyn, ond fi hefyd yw'r ymladdwr gorau y bydd yn dod yn ei erbyn yn ei yrfa hyd yn hyn. Felly mae'n ymladd mawr.

 

“Mae e’n gorfforol dda iawn. Mae'n gyflym iawn, pwerus iawn. Mae'n dyrnwr da a pherfformiodd y tu hwnt i'w flynyddoedd yn erbyn Pedraza. Ni allwch guro ei berfformiad o gwbl, ond mae yna lawer o gwestiynau o hyd y mae'n rhaid iddo eu hateb.

 

“Nid yw safiad y de yn effeithio gormod arnaf. Gallaf newid rhwng y ddau. Rwy'n gyffyrddus yn y ddau safiad fel nad yw hynny'n fy mhoeni.

 

“Dw i ddim yn credu y galla i ei roi mewn geiriau beth fyddai’n ei olygu i ennill y teitl. Mae wedi bod yn freuddwyd i mi ers pan oeddwn i'n blentyn bach. Y teimlad, yr emosiwn, Ni allaf ei roi mewn geiriau. Dyma noson fwyaf fy mywyd.

 

“Yn bendant mae yna ddiffygion yn ei gêm ac maen nhw yno i mi eu hecsbloetio. Rwy'n bwriadu manteisio ar ei gamgymeriadau. Pan oeddwn yn 22, yn bendant, gwnaethpwyd camgymeriadau na fyddwn yn eu gwneud nawr. Felly efallai mai dyma'r amser perffaith i'w ymladd.

 

“Dydw i ddim wedi dychryn un darn bach. Nid gan Floyd, nid gan Tanc, nid gan unrhyw un.

 

“Rwy’n rhagweld y byddaf yn ennill yr ornest. Ni fyddwn yn synnu pe bawn yn ennill trwy guro, Ni fyddwn yn synnu pe bawn yn ennill ar bwyntiau. Ni fyddwch yn fy ngweld yn dathlu fel dyn gwallgof os byddaf yn bwrw Tank allan oherwydd fy mod yn gwybod fy mod yn gallu. "

 

FLOYD Mayweather:

“Nid un perfformiad yn unig mohono. Mae'n cymryd mwy nag un perfformiad yn unig. Credwn yn wirioneddol y gall fod yn ymladdwr gwych, ond daeth yn ei ornest olaf gyda dim ond 16 ymladd a churo'r pencampwr. Rydyn ni'n gwybod nad yw'n mynd i orwedd. Mae gan y plentyn hwn ddeinameit yn ei ddwy law. Os bydd yn dal i fynd allan yno gan guro diffoddwyr gwych ni ellir ei wadu.

 

“Pan mae ei oleuadau, camera, gweithredu a'r gloch yn canu, 17 amseroedd y daeth allan yn fuddugol a 16 trwy (knockout).

 

“Mae ei dîm yn gwneud gwaith rhyfeddol, ond fy ngwaith i fel ffrind a ffigwr tad yw dweud wrtho am ddod i Vegas i gael y gwaith gorau iddo. Roeddem am iddo gael gwahanol edrychiadau. We want guys that were going to push him, give him different styles.

 

“This kid, he busts his ass day in and day out. We’re going to continue to go out there and do what we do.

 

“I already conquered your country once (with Ricky Hatton) and now we’re going to conquer it again ar ddydd Sadwrn.

 

“I don’t miss being in the gym at all. If I can push this fighter to surpass me and break every record, that’s a goal of mine. That’s what we’re here to do. Mae cofnodion yn cael eu gwneud i gael ei dorri.

 

“I remember when I met Tank on the Canelo (Alvarez) press tour and he asked to take a photo with me. When I took a photo with him I said, ‘there’s something about that kid that looks special.’

 

“He came to my gym and put in some real good work and I reached out to him and said, ‘whatever it takes to work with you and get you to the next level, let’s make it happen.’ I told him, ‘if you listen to me and continue to work hard I truly believe you can be world champion within 24 mis.’ And that’s just one stepping stone. As of right now he’s one of the only fighters in boxing facing back-to-back undefeated fighters.

 

“Frank Warren, Liam Walsh, we just want to commend you guys for stepping up to the plate and making this fight happen and giving the fans what they want to see. The fans want to see blood, sweat and tears.

 

“Tank is always in tremendous fights, he’s a big knockout artist. I truly believe in my man, and I want to work with him until the end of his career.”

 

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GERVONTA DAVIS & LIAM WALSH PUBLIC WORKOUT PHOTOS FOR IBF JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM LONDON

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LONDON (Mai 17, 2017) – Gervonta Davis and Liam Walsh participated in public workouts ar ddydd Mercher at the legendary York Hall in advance of Dydd Sadwrn hwnIBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on SHOWTIME from Copper Box Arena in London.

Baltimore’s Davis (17-0, 16 Kos) was joined in the ring during the workout by his promoter and mentor, gwych erioed Floyd Mayweather. Davis, who became America’s youngest reigning world champion in January, will make the first defense of his IBF belt on the road against undefeated No. 1 contender and local favorite Walsh (21-0, 14 Kos).

Davis vs. Walsh is the opening bout of a unique split-site, four-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event dydd Sadwrn that begins at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT ar Showtime. Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his WBC Featherweight World Championship against mandatory challenger Oscar Escandon from MGM National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C.

Two world title eliminators will round out the quadrupleheader. Top super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Kos) and José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 Kos) will face off in an IBF Super Middleweight Eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for champion James DeGale. Undefeated Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 Kos) will meet Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 Kos) in a WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator for unified champ Julius Indongo.

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MAI 20 IS BOXING BINGE-WATCH DAY WITH SLATE OF TELEVISED BOXING SHOWS FROM U.K. AND U.S.

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Gervonta Davis Defends 130-pound Title Against Liam Walsh From London, England On SHOWTIME
Gary Russell, Jr. Defends 126-pound Title Against Oscar Escandon At MGM National Harbor on SHOWTIME
Rising Star David Benavidez Meets Rogelio “Porky” Medina in 168-pound Title Eliminator From Laredo, Texas on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & Chwaraeon FOX
LAS VEGAS (Mai 17, 2017) – Let the boxing binge watching begin this Saturday, Mai 20 when separate shows on SHOWTIME and FS1 deliver six matches running over six consecutive hours. This boxing extravaganza will present a unique opportunity for fans to watch boxing starting at 6 p.m. A and continue throughout the evening.
“It’s not unusual to spend all day Dydd Sul watching the NFL or to spend the day watching the NBA playoffs,” said Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “But it’s rare for boxing fans to be able to turn on the television in the early evening and binge watch great action until late at night. The slate of shows on May 20 will provide that opportunity for boxing fans.”
Kicking off the day will be an action-packed 130-pound championship match with undefeated young star Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 Kos) defending his title against No. 1 contender Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 Kos) o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain, England with coverage beginning on SHOWTIME at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT.
The 22-year-old Davis is the youngest reigning American world champion in boxing and he will travel to England for his first title defense against Walsh, an undefeated southpaw fighting in his hometown of London.
Immediately following the Davis-Walsh bout, things kick into high gear with three matches originating from MGM National Harbor outside of Washington, D.C. Gary Russell, Jr. (27-1, 16 Kos) defends his 126-pound world title against Oscar ESCANDON (25-2, 17 Kos) yn y prif ddigwyddiad.
A pair of world title eliminators round out the televised portion of the card. Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Kos) ac Jose Uzcategui (26-1, 22 Kos) meet in a 168-pound match with the winner set to fight for the interim IBF title and a shot at current champion James DeGale. Two-division championRances Barthelemy (25-0, 16 Kos) yn cymryd ar Kiryl Relikh(21-1, 19 Kos) in a 140-pound title eliminator with the winner earning an opportunity to fight for a world championship.
Rounding out the night is a pair of Premier Boxing Champions matches on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas that start at 10 p.m. A.
David BENAVIDEZ (17-0, 16 Kos), an ascending star, Bydd yn cyfarfod cyn Challenger teitl y byd ROGELIO “Porky” medina (37-7, 31 Kos) in a 168-pound title eliminator in the main event. Benavidez will face the toughest test of his career against Medina, a veteran who gave DeGale all he could handle last year. The winner will get a shot at the 168-pound world championship.
Unbeaten 126-pound contender Jorge Lara (28-0-2, 20 Kos) takes on hard-hitting brawler Mario Briones (28-5-2, 22 Kos) in a 10-round featherweight match in the co-feature.
Binge Away!
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Oscar Escandon Training Camp Quotes & Lluniau

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Top Featherweight Challenger Battles Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. in Main Event Showdown Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 from MGM National Harbor in Maryland on

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HARBWR CENEDLAETHOL, MD. (Mai 15, 2017) – Top 126-pound challenger Oscar ESCANDON shares his thoughts on training camp and more ahead of his first world title opportunity against WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
Coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT and features super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell ac Jose Uzcategui battling for the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy cymryd ar Kiryl Relikh in a 140-pound world title eliminator. Yn yr agorwr telecast, o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain, Mae Gervonta Davis yn rhoi ei IBF Jr.. Teitl Pwysau Ysgafn ar y llinell yn erbyn Liam Walsh.
Coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT and features super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell ac Jose Uzcategui battling for the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy cymryd ar Kiryl Relikh in a 140-pound world title eliminator. Yn yr agorwr telecast, o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain, Gervonta Davis puts his IBF Jr. Lightweight Title on the line against Liam Walsh.
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Here is what Escandon had to say from Las Vegas before he wraps camp and heads east to headline at MGM National Harbor in Maryland:
On his recent training camp:
“Training camp started off in Gilroy, California where we got a lot of good sparring in the Bay Area. But then we moved camp to Las Vegas where we are training in high elevation. We are running up at Mt. Charleston where the elevation is 8400 feet. Ar y cyfan, it has been a fantastic camp.”
On fighting in his first main event on SHOWTIME:
“It’s a dream come true to be fighting on SHOWTIME, especially in the main event for a world title. I believe the fans watching will enjoy my fighting style. I always bring excitement to the ring. This will be a fan-friendly fight to watch.”
On facing his opponent, champion Gary Russell Jr:
“Gary Russell Jr. is one of the best fighters in the division. I know it’s not going to be an easy task to defeat him but I’m confident in my ability to come out victorious. I will dig deep and impose my will on him.”
On training with head coach Ruben Guerrero:
“Together Ruben and I get along very well. He’s always there for me when I need him. We are doing everything to get better and we’ll be ready to go. We have a nice game plan that we will display on fight night.”
On what a victory will do for his career:
“This is the biggest fight of my career and a win will lead to bigger and better things, like unification bouts. To capture the WBC world title will be an honor for my team and my people of Colombia. I need to win this fight and capture that WBC title. I can see myself in major fights with a victory.”
AM RUSSELL JR. vs. ESCANDON
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar ESCANDON is a featherweight world championship showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM yn Maryland. Mae darllediadau teledu yn dechrau ar SHOWTIME yn 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT ac mae'n cynnwys cystadleuwyr pwysau canolig gwych Andre Dirrell a Jose Uzcategui mewn matchup ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Byd-eang Pwysau Canol Canol y Byd IBF ynghyd â Rances Barthelemy, pencampwr y byd dwy adran, yn dileuwr teitl byd WBA 140-punt yn erbyn Kiryl Relikh. Yn yr agorwr telecast, o Copper Box Arena yn Llundain, Mae Gervonta Davis yn rhoi ei IBF Jr.. Teitl Pwysau Ysgafn ar y llinell yn erbyn Liam Walsh.
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AMERICA’S YOUNGEST CHAMP GERVONTA DAVIS & NO. 1-RANKED CONTENDER LIAM WALSH MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS IN ADVANCE OF MAY 20 WORLD TITLE FIGHT ON SHOWTIME®

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NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis, Pencampwr byd ieuengaf America, a Na. 1-ranked challenger Liam Walsh participated in an international media conference call ar ddydd Mercher in advance of their clash for Davis’ IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 20 on SHOWTIME from Copper Box Arena in London. Davis vs. Mae Walsh yn rhan o safle hollt, four-fight SHOWTME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT. Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, Gary Russell Jr. Bydd yn gwneud ei ail amddiffyniad teitl pwysau plu a'i gartref hir-ddisgwyliedig yn erbyn yr heriwr gorfodol Oscar Escandon yn fyw o Harbwr Cenedlaethol MGM ychydig y tu allan i Washington, D.C.

 

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe and Hall of Fame boxing promoter Frank Warren also joined the call to talk about their fighters.

 

Here is what the principals had to say ar ddydd Mercher:

 

GERVONTA DAVIS

Thoughts on going to London to make his first title defense on foreign soil:

“I believe it was the right business move as far as getting me to the UK in my early career and giving the fans what they want to see. I have a lot of UK fans after the [Jose] Pedraza fight so I think it’s a good change. It’s good for me to fight in the UK. I fought overseas when I was an amateur so now I’m going as a pro and I feel like it’s a great opportunity.

 

“I’m actually excited to fight in the UK. I believe that I will have a crowd over there and I’m excited to put on a show for the UK fans.”

Have you watched Liam Walsh’s tapes? Do you think his style is sort of made to order for a fighter liked you?

"Mae'n yn ymladdwr da; I can’t take that away from him. He’s my mandatory so I’m taking him seriously. I’ve actually looked at a couple of his fights. Mae'n yn ymladdwr gweddus, but I’m just on another level. My mind, my skills, I’m on another level than what he’s saying and what his fans are saying too.”

 

What has it been like since you won the title?

“It’s been pretty good. I’m actually staying level headed, staying focused. Getting the world title is a step closer to where I want to be. Having a belt is cool, but I’m trying to do more in the sport. I want to be the next star of boxing. I want to do more in the sport. This is just one more step to me.”

 

Do you feel like you need to win by knockout?

“Of course. I can’t rely on his mistakes, he’s capable of going down.”

 

On finishing camp with Floyd Mayweather in Vegas:

“When I got back to Vegas, Floyd Mayweather was hands on more than usual, working with me in the gym late nights. I’m working extra hard. Having him back in the gym gives me that extra push and has my mind on another level.

 

“Having him in my corner makes me feel like I have that chance. I have one of the best in the business backing me. It means a lot. It makes me work harder.”

 

How has your experience growing up in inner-city Baltimore influenced you?

“Just growing up in that inner city, it gave me the hunger I have today. My folks struggled. I knew that when it was time for me to turn pro, it was time for me to help feed my family. I’m ready to do big things in the sport of boxing and outside of the sport.

“I believe I have the youth right now. Right now I’m one of the youngest (pencampwyr y byd), and believe I have the youth right now. I believe that as I continue to keep winning and crowning myself, a lot of young kids will look up to me and it will help get them on the right track.”

 

Going into this fight do you think Liam Walsh is your toughest opponent so far?

“I believe so. I’ve fought a world champion. Mae'n diguro. Nid wyf yn gwybod, I have to see when I get in there. On paper he might seem like a tough opponent. I won’t know until I get in there and see what he brings to the table.”

 

Is there pressure to try and make statement against him and knock him out or wait to see if the knockout comes?

“I don’t think I have to make a statement by knocking him out. I would rather beat him in 12 rowndiau. We’re going to look for the knockout and if it comes, it comes. But I would rather go on 12 rowndiau. "

 

Would you like to make a prediction?

“I’m coming out on top and keeping my world title.”

 

LIAM WALSH

Can you tell us what you think of Gervonta Davis?

“He certainly has potential and star quality – that was clear to see when he beat [Jose] Pedraza. But he has to come through me first. I don’t see any other way than me winning. If he’s going to be a star in the future, it’s going to have to be with a loss after fighting me.”

 

Are there advantages to fighting at home?

“I thank Frank Warren for that and giving me that advantage. I think it all depends on his mental capacity. He’s coming to a foreign country. Provided that he adapts to the environment and change of scenery, then we’ll find out that night.”

 

You were Pedraza’s mandatory so were you surprised that Gervonta won that fight and in that dominant a fashion?

“I was to be honest with you. My prediction was Pedraza to win on points. I thought Pedraza had all the attributes and tools to get the job done. But then on the night watching the fight, I was surprised by the way Pedraza went about his work. I thought Gervonta looked brilliant and mature beyond his years. I think he put on a really good show but I thought Pedraza could have gone about it a little bit better.”

 

What are your advantages in the fight against Gervonta Davis?

“First and foremost, I don’t think he’s completely overrated, but I think there are still a lot of questions to be asked of him. He looked very good and brilliant against Pedraza. The only other reputable fighter on his record is Cristobal Cruz. There are a lot of question marks lingering on.

 

“I feel like I’ve been in tougher fights than him. I feel like I’ve been in longer fights. I think I have a better boxing IQ than him. He’s very powerful, very physical and very fast, but we haven’t seen him in a long fight or a dog fight or a grueling fight though. I will certainly ask all these questions. I’ll do it any which way that it has to go. I’m more than confident I’ll get the job done.”

 

Is it key to take the fight into later rounds?

“I think possibly, yeah. I think that could be one angle to look at it. We’re not going to really know until the first bell rings. We all have game plans, but good fighters have to adapt. There’s going to be ebbs and flows in this fight, but I think the better fighter will prevail and I think that’s me.”

Boxing is hot in UK, how much of a benefit do you think will that be for you?

“I think it’s definitely beneficial to be fighting at home. I don’t live far from London so I won’t have to leave my house until a couple of days before the fight and obviously my sons will be there in support for me. It’s definitely beneficial. I want us both to get a fair crack and I’m sure it will be. When you’re the home fighter, you feel more obliged to dig a little bit deeper for your home fans who are cheering for you. So that’s what I’ll do.”

What is your prediction for the fight?

“Like 21 previous times, I’ll always predict I’ll win. So that’s what I’ll predict again. One thing is factually certain, I’ll give my absolute all. My prediction is I’ll come away with victory and the belt, whichever which way I have to. I’ll find a way to come away with that belt.”

 

Over here in the U.S., the sentiment is that Gervonta is the favorite in the fight. Do you think you’re the favorite because of the experience that you bring to the ring?

“I don’t think I’m the favorite but I’m not a 3-1 underdog. When I was told that, I thought I must be fighting three people. I’ve never been a 3-1 underdog. I’m a big underdog apparently, but certainly not in my eyes. In my eyes it won’t be a massive shock if I win this title. The U.S. fans think it will be a walk-over, but that couldn’t be more further from the truth. I can understand him being the favorite with all the hype and Mayweather behind him, but I’m baffled by being that much of an underdog. But we’ll find out.”

 

Is there extra motivation in being the underdog?

“Yes, it’s extra motivation. My friends are betting on me and when I win, they’ll have a great night. This is the first time I’ve been the underdog in my pro career, and I’m really enjoying being the underdog. I’m really thriving on it.”

 

LENOARD ELLERBE, Davis’ promoter and Mayweather Promotions CEO:

“This is going to be an unbelievable fight and we are looking forward to promoting our first event on foreign soil. We expect a sold-out crowd and this is going to be a very, very exciting fight.

 

“We think this is a wonderful opportunity and a tremendous platform for [Gervonta] to be able to showcase his skills across the world. With him being a young champion I think he has an advantage, and working alongside someone like Floyd, someone who can explain to him what it’s like to go into hostile territory and what to expect coming into a big fight. All those intangibles, along with his hard work and preparation he’s done, I think he has a tremendous advantage and has the perfect team in his corner to get the job done.

 

“We are very comfortable with the judges and we expect a very level playing field. Tank just has to go in there and stay focused and do what he does. I think his skills will speak loud and clear. Liam Walsh is a tremendous fighter and he has a tremendous following and he has been in some good fights.

 

“This is similar to back in 2005 when Floyd went into Atlantic City and beat Arturo Gatti. But this is a little different in that, as Tank mentioned, he has a lot of fans in the UK. I don’t think it’s going to be one-side. Because one thing I do love about the UK fans is that they are very, very knowledgeable boxing fans. They can appreciate skill level and fighters that are really, da iawn. Tank has a tremendous social media presence and a tremendous following in the UK. As far as the crowd is concerned, I’m not so sure it’s going to be all Liam Walsh. Tank is going to have a lot of support there. A, eto, when you have the kind of preparation he has had, and you are focused, that’s what it’s going to come down to.

 

“The focus right now is Liam Walsh and Dydd Sadwrn nos. As long as Tank stays focused and does what he does, the sky is the limit. He has a tremendous team and he’s working with the best promoter in all of boxing. We are really excited about this young man’s career and in our eyes he’s the most exciting fighter in all of boxing. And soon he’s going to be the biggest star in all of boxing.”

FRANK WARREN, Neuadd yr Enwogion hyrwyddwr:

“The Copper Box Arena is where they held the boxing for the London Olympics. It’s a fantastic venue with the crowd right on top of the ring. That atmosphere is going to be fantastic and it’s going to be a sellout. This fight is a great opportunity for the American public watching on SHOWTIME, and for those in England, to see a really good quality fight. In some ways this fight reminds me a lot of when Joe Calzaghe fought against Jeff Lacy, who was a big favorite, and Joe took him to school.

 

“I think it’s always best to have the home advantage. You got your fans there and your home support. The British boxing fans are passionate fans, and they are going to get behind their man. Sometimes when you’re away from home, you may not get the best out of you. When you are at home, you have to do your best because those fans are there for you. I much prefer the home advantage and it’s worked well for us in the past, like when we did the fight with Ricky Hatton fight and Kostya Tszyu and he went in as a massive underdog in that fight and he ended up winning. And we’ve done that on numerous occasions. But you have to have a good fighter.

 

“With Liam, he’s been under the radar with some of the problems we’ve mentioned outside the ring. But the fact of the matter is that he’s one of the best British boxers. He’s an excellent fighter. He’s not an old 30, he’s a young 30 oed. If Gervonta Davis is going to be what the people think he’s going to be, well then he will be that if he beats Liam Walsh. And to beat Liam Walsh, you have to be something special.

 

“Everyone is looking for the next big thing. Ydy [Gervonta] overrated? We will find out. I know one thing is for sure, Liam is underrated. And that’s going to be the difference.”

 

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