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ESPN туралы PBC & ESPN Deportes Doubleheader
Бейсенбі, Шілде 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/5 p.m. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Шілде 19, 2016) — Connecticut may not have equal status with New York City or Las Vegas in terms of being a fight capital, but the Nutmeg State has produced five Hall-of-Famers with Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket, CT, hosting many of the sport’s greatest fighters and fights over the past two decades.
The tradition continues on Бейсенбі, Шілде 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Деревянченко (8-0, 6 КО) faces former world champion Am “Патша” Soliman (44-13, 18 КО) 10-тур басты жағдайда Премьер Бокс Чемпиондар бойынша ESPN & ESPN.
Теледидар қамту басталады 8 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Хитров (13-0, 11 КО) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 КО).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 КО), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 мен 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Saddler.
Other Hall-of-Famers from Connecticut are world heavyweight champion (1926-28)Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney (65-1-1, 48 КО), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Джек Демпси екі рет; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) салмақта Louis “Kid” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 КО), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 КО), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Джек “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 КО), who was born in Canada but lived in Bridgeport.
Over the year, many other Connecticut fighters have made an impact on the sport including Hartford’s NBA featherweight champion Battling Battalino (57-26-3, 26 КО), who was the first world champion to lose his title on the scale, Hartford’s two-time world welterweight titlist Марлон “Magic Man” Starling (45-6-12, 27 КО), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 КО), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Жаман” Чад Dawson (33-4, 18 КО) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 КО), Stamford’s world No. 1-ranked welterweight Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 КО), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Балшық-Bey (21-3-1, 16 КО).
The No. 1 Foxwoods fight of all-time, held on April 16, 2011, was also promoted by DiBella Entertainment, and was selected as the 2011 Ring Magazine and BWAA Fight of the Year. Defending champion Андре Berto (27-0) және Challenger Виктор Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 туры, each getting dropped twice, with Ortiz winning a hard-fought decision (114-111, 114-112, 115-110) for the WBC welterweight title.
A close second place is the 2003 BWAA Fight of the Year, in which future Hall-of-FamerДжеймс Тони (65-4-2) won a 12-round decision over reigning IBF cruiserweight champion Василий Жиров. The action started days earlier at the pre-fight press conference when a skirmish erupted as tables were overturned and glasses thrown. The animosity continued between the two fighters and their respective camps right up to the final bell. Previously undefeated, Жиров (31-0) started fast but faded, getting decked in the final round.
Жылы 2004, New England favorite Скотт “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12ші дөңгелек, come-from-behind knockout of always-tough Omar Sheika in a rematch of a previous draw, for a regional super middleweight title.
Two other N.E. fan favorites who fought regularly at Foxwoods were multiple-time world champion Vinny Paz (Pazienza during his boxing career), fighting out of Cranston, RI, and New Bedford’s all-action “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. Paz had a 13-3 record at Foxwoods, highlighted by his 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50шіcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill жылы 2004. Oliveira was only 6-7-1 fighting at Foxwoods, but he faced nothing but iron and he did defeat a world champion, Vince Phillips, оларды 2000 non-title fight that produced the second-most total punches (2,989) recorded at that time.
Brazilian boxing fans always turned out in force when countryman Acelino “Butt” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, жеңіпЗахир Рахим мен Artur Grigorian және жоғалтып Juan Diaz мен Диего Corrales.
Other great fights at Foxwoods include future world middleweight champion Энди Лиcoming back from the brink of possibly getting knocked out to stop Craig McEwan жылы 10ші олардың дөңгелек 2011 төбелес, Карл Фроч‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outДжермейн Тейлор (who was well ahead on the scorecards) жылы 12ші round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Пернелл Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, мен 114-113) оларды 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), мен Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez жылы 1997 (Quartey was originally awarded a win by majority decision, but a scoring error was discovered and the fight was ruled a majority draw).
Two of the greatest boxers in modern boxing history, Флойд Мэйуэзер, Jr. мен Рой Джонс, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Оның жылы 15ші pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10ші-дөңгелек нокаутпен Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Шейн Мосли successfully defended his title against Jesse James Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10ші дөңгелек.
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