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Two-Time World Champion Demetrius Andrade Battles Undefeated Alantez Fox
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‘GODZILLA KILLER’ ANTONIO NIEVES IS NOT AFRAID OF THE MONSTER FROM JAPAN
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Cleveland’s Antonio “Carita” Nieves is going into his first world title fight having grown up watching the kind of damage a movie monster from Japan can inflict.
But he’s not scared.
En Sábado, Setembro 9, Nieves (17-1-2, 9 Kos) will challenge two-time world championo Naoya “Monster” Inoue (13-0, 11 Kos) as the chief supporting televised bout of an HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader (10:15 p.m. E/PT), live from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Entitled “SUPERFLY,” the event will be headlined by the rematch between current WBC World Super Flyweight Champion Wisaksil Wangek of Thailand and Nicaraguan superstar Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Opening the telecast will be a battle of Mexican former world champions, as former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (36-1-1, 27 KO) will take on rival countrymen and former flyweight world champion Juan Francisco “O Galo” Estrada (35-2-0, 25 KO) de Sonora, México.
The fight against Inoue is a dream come true for 30-year-old Nieves, a quick-fisted and determined fighter, who has spent his entire boxing career waiting for this, his first chance at a world championship.
Nieves, who has campaigned until now as a world-class bantamweight, will have the size advantage in Sábado loita, as well as the edge in experience.
Devandito, it will be no easy task. Yokohama’s 24-year-old Inoue is known for his devastating punching power, especially to the body. The Japanese slugger won the WBC Light Flyweight World Championship in his sixth fight and is already making the seventh defense of his WBO World Super Flyweight Title he won the title in his eighth pro fight.
“Training went great,” said Nieves, who prepared for battle with career-long trainer Joseph Delguyd at the Old School Boxing Club in Cleveland. “Making this lower weight was no problem at all. I’m about one or two pounds over with a week to go and I haven’t missed a meal yet. I always knew it wouldn’t be hard to make this weight. I make 118 easily, so a couple pounds more wasn’t going to be that difficult.”
Nieves says unlike Godzilla movies, he will be bigger than his Japanese opponent.
“We have been watching tapes on him. He’s a two-time world champions, quick and strong at the weight. They say he’s a monster from Japan like Godzilla, but we will see. I believe I’ll be stronger bigger guy at this weight. A lot of his fights were at 108 lbs and then he jumped up in weight. The fact that I’m coming down in weight will help me a lot. I am going to be able to push him around like people haven’t done to him before.”
Nieves says he knows what a victory would mean over the streaking Inoue, in a division packed with talent.
“I’m taking this fight as my entrance into this division that is loaded with big fights. After this fight I’ll be in a position for more big fights. To win the world championship means everything to me. That’s why I did all this: to fight the best and now we have that opportunity and that’s what we’re going to do. We have a game plan and Sábado, we’re going to execute it.”
“I am very excited for Antonio to get an opportunity to showcase his skills in a world title on HBO,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Antonio is one of the better-known and most accomplished contenders in the division and I expect a spectacular performance on Setembro 9.”
Tim VanNewhouse, Nieves’ co-manager, says he and his partner couldn’t be happier with their fighter’s achievement. “It’s very rewarding to David McWater and I to see Antonio get to this level. He will be the first under the Split-T family of fighters to fight for a world title.” |
Thomas Dulorme responde aos comentarios feitos por Terence Crawford co-manager / adestrador Brian McIntyre na rolda de prensa de xoves pasado
PUERTO RICO (Marzo 10, 2015) – O pasado xoves, en Arlington, Texas dunha rolda de prensa foi realizada para anunciar a disputa polo título mundial entre Júnior contedor superior medio-medio, Boy francés Thomas '’ Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), e 2014 'Boxer do Ano’ e ex-campión mundial WBO leve, Terence 'Bud’ Crawford (25-0 , 17 Kos) para o seu próximo enfrontamento en Sábado, Abril 18 no Colexio Park Center, situado na Universidade de Texas, Arlington. Crawford-Dulorme será para o WBO vago título mundial medio-medio Júnior. A loita polo campionato mundial será televisado en directo pola HBO Boxing After Dark®, comezando o9:45 p.m. E/PT.
Durante a rolda de prensa, Dulorme foi enfático na súa dedicación loita para a comunidade latina, mencionando, “En Abril 18, Puerto Rico, México, República Dominicana, Colombia e todo latinos en todo o mundo terá un novo campión”, afirmou un Dulorme confiado.
En resposta, Co-manager e adestrador de Terence Crawford, Brian McIntyre comentou, “Os mexicanos, os portorriqueños, os colombianos, os dominicanos, eles non poden axudar a loitar, bro. Eu non estou tentando ser irrespetuoso, pero iso é entre ti e Terence. Terence é un loitador retroceso. Ten mans de pedra, pode loitar no interior e no cadro de saída. El é un vencedor en todo o que fai na vida. Que o mellor venza.”
“Considero os comentarios deste cabaleiro Brian McIntyre moi irrespetuoso cos latinos e para min mesmo. Dedico esta loita para todo Latinos, porque eu son Latino, e eu estou orgulloso del. No anel, é só Crawford, o árbitro e eu, pero o apoio dos Latinos vai estar alí tamén e non se pode ignorar”, dixo Thomas Dulorme, que está aparcado lugar descoñecido en Puerto Rico para a maior loita da súa carreira.
“Día tras día eu represento Latinos en todo o mundo. Na gran nación dos Estados Unidos, ten que sacar proveito de todas as oportunidades. En Abril 18, Vou traballar duro para facer un campión do mundo en Texas, e traer gloria ao meu pobo”, concluíu Thomas Dulorme.
Terence Crawford vs. Ingresos Thomas Dulorme agora á venda
Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Battle for Vacant WBO Jr. Welterweight Championship
Sábado, Abril 18
En College Park Center at University of Texas Arlington
Televisado en directo pola HBO ®
Os ingresos estarán á venda en 10:00 AM CT
ARLINGTON, TX (Marzo 5, 2015) – Invicto Organización Mundial de Boxeo (WBO) campión dos lixeiros, e da Asociación de Escritores de Boxeo de América do (BWAA) Loitador do Ano Terence “Brote” CRAWFORD é movin’ en ata — á división medio-medio Júnior — onde vai asumir THOMAS “Trono” Dulorme, o Non. 2-candidato clasificado mundial, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs. Dulorme terá lugar Sábado, Abril 18, en College Park Centro situado no campus da Universidade de Texas, Arlington in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The world championship fight will be televised as part of a split site doubleheader live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, comezando o 9:45 p.m. E/PT.
Promovido pola Top Rank®, en asociación con Gary Shaw Productions, Foreman Nenos Promocións e Tecate, entradas para o evento Crawford-Dulorme campionato mundial vai On Sale Este venres, Marzo 6 en 10:00 am CT. Ao prezo de $200, $100, $60, $40 e $25, engadida de comisións, os billetes poden ser adquiridos na taquilla College Park Centro, en liña en www.utatickets.com ou www.utacollegpark.com ou por teléfono (817) 272-9595.
“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” dixo Crawford.
“Estou aquí para probar ao mundo que eu son o mellor loitador na división medio-medio Júnior,” Dixo Dulorme. “Crawford ten unha marca invicto, pero el nunca venceu unha loita en 140 lbs. Estou imaxinando unha vitoria suada, aquela que eu vou levar a casa para o meu pobo de Porto Rico.”
“Dulorme é unha boa, boxer ben redondeado. Estamos moi animado porque o 140 división libra vai traer o mellor de Terence,” dixo Brian McIntyre, Co-formador e co-manager de Crawford. “O 140 división é cargado con mellores loitadores. Isto é óptimo para Terence como todo o mundo vai ver en breve.”
“Terence tiña un ano de fuga en 2014 capturando a atención do mundo con tres carreira-mellores vitorias do campionato do mundo de camiño a gañar loitador dos eloxios Ano,” dixo Todd duBoef, presidente da Top Rank. “Estará mirando continuar ese impulso en Abril 18 cando retorna á HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Estou moi satisfeito que eu era capaz de conseguir esa loita feito coa Top Rank,” dixo Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford é considerado un dos mellores pesos lixeiros no boxeo, pero está movendo ata medio-medio Júnior, onde vai afrontar unha moi determinado e talent Thomas Dulorme, que está invicto no 140 libras. I want to thank HBO for showcasing what I perceive is another great fight for the fans. I smell an upset in the making. This will be the start of a great run of fantastic fights for HBO.”
“Coa estrela de Terence Crawford xurdindo en 2014, a cuestión agora é como alta que a estrela sobe ou se o seu adversario Thomas Dulorme vai invertir a traxectoria,” dixo Peter Nelson, vicepresidente de programación, HBO Sports. “Como campión peso lixeiro do ano pasado, Crawford gañou loitador BWAA das honras do ano con negra, vitorias elegante contra principais competidores, a streak which continues in stride up the scale against the hungry Dulorme, who is undefeated at 140-lbs. It will be a split-site doubleheader not to be missed on our late night Boxing After Dark franchise.”
Crawford (25-0, 17 Kos), de Omaha, NE, fai o seu 2015 debut anel mirando para construír no seu proceso de toma de estrela 2014 which featured three world championship victories as well as Fighter of the Year honors from the BWAA and major media alike. He began his career-best year last March 1, só 13 días curtos do sexto aniversario da súa estrea profesional. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, destronando o actual campión Ricky Burns en queimaduras’ casa céspede de Glasgow, Escocia. Marcando unha decisión forte e unánime, Crawford puxo o mundo de boxeo en aviso previo co seu rendemento virtuoso como el tirou todas as paradas no desmantelamento de Queimaduras, balance o campión durante toda a loita, while switching back and forth between orthodox and southpaw stances. He followed that with a dramatic and critically-acclaimed knockout victory of undefeated former world champion and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa on Xuño 28 in a Fight of the Year nominee. It was one of the most-watched fights of the year with over 1.2 millón de espectadores que frean o ao vivo, veiculação de primeira hora da loita, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 en Novembro 29 cun shellacking completa dunha soa vez o título mundial challenger e Non. 1 contendor Ray Beltran, gañador 11 do 12 rounds. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Miúdo” Graves, de Rock Bluff, conquistou a coroa welterweight, nocauteando Johnny Alberts en Brooklyn, en 1914, segundo o Omaha World-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), de Carolina, Puerto Rico, graduado para a valoración profesional en 2008 despois dunha carreira estelar afeccionado que incluíu unha sterling 140-2 rexistro. He has long been a fan-favorite of Puerto Ricans for his slick all-action fighting style. Dulorme enters this fight riding a two-year six-bout winning streak, Co seu mellor carreira Benvido vitorias en back-to-back loitas en 2014 and both televised on HBO. He opened up 2014 with a 10-round unanimous decision victory over undefeated contender Karim Mayfield to capture the NABF super lightweight title and ended the year unifying his NABF title with the NABO junior welterweight title via an exciting 10-round decision over Hank Lundy. A consensus Top-Five contender, Dulorme é clasificado mundial Non. 2 pola Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (WBA), Non. 3 polo Consello Mundial de Boxeo (WBC) e n. 4 pola WBO e da Federación Internacional de Boxeo (IBF).
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