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Maurice Hooker vs. Juan Pablo Lopez Added to Cotto-Kirkland Undercard

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Reigning NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-3, 14 Kos) will face Mexican knockout specialist Juan Pablo “Che Che” Lopez (29-3, 24 Kos) in a 10-round champion defense on the freeview undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland “The Return” on Lördag, Februari 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

 

It comes as no surprise the Dallas-native was on hand when Roc Nation Sports, Miguel Cotto Promotions and the Dallas Cowboys organization officially announced the event in December at the team’s newly minted World Corporate Headquarters.

 

Biljetter kostar $304, $204, $154, $104, $79, $54 och $29 tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, finns till försäljning nu och finns på alla Ticket platser, online på Ticketmaster.com, betalt per telefon (800) 745-3000 and the AT&T Stadium box office.

 

Maurice Hooker and Roc Nation Sports confirmed the card today on their social media handles.

 

MAURICE HOOKER TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mightymohooker/status/819578558905548800

MAURICE HOOKER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPK6oL5DCib/?taken-by=mauricemightymohooker

ROC NATION TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RocNation/status/819580458216411136

ROC NATION INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPK7fJYgEKi/?taken-by=rocnationsports

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FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO VS. JAMES KIRKLAND SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARI 25 AT FORD CENTER AT THE STAR IN FRISCO, TEXAS

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NEW YORK, NY (December 19, 2016) – Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are pleased to announce that Five-Time World Champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 Kos) kommer att återvända till ringen på Lördag, Februari 25, 2017 när han tar på James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 Kos) at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Coming off respective losses to Canelo Alvarez, both fighters will be seeking redemption in a 12-round junior middleweight showdown. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. OCH/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

Cotto and Kirkland will join Roc Nation Sports and the Dallas Cowboys organization on Monday, December 19, 2016 vid 12:00 p.m. CT for a press conference at Ford Center at The Star to officially announce the fight. This will be the first event of its kind to be held at the state-of-the-art, 510,000 square foot indoor athletic facility shared by the Dallas Cowboys, the City of Frisco, and Frisco ISD’s high schools. Ford Center at The Star is also the home to the Dallas Cowboys Football World Corporate Headquarters.

 

Biljetter kostar $304, $204, $154, $104, $79, $54 och $29 tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, släpps Torsdag, December. 22, 2016 vid 10:00 a.m. local time and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com, betalt per telefon (800) 745-3000 and the AT&T Stadium box office.

 

“I’m excited to return to the ring and put on a great show. I can’t wait to start training camp and get ready for February 25,” said Five-Time World Champion Miguel Cotto. “Fighting inside the beautiful Ford Center, Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboy’s newest creation, and headlining the first ever boxing event there pumps me with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.”

 

“I’m very excited to get back into the ring against a legend like Miguel Cotto. I’m going to train like never before so I can show the world that the old James Kirkland is back,” said James Kirkland. “You know the fight will be exciting while it lasts. Februari 25 can’t come soon enough.”

 

“Miguel Cotto is back and ready to put on an exciting show against the always tough James Kirkland,"Sa Hector Soto, Vice ordförande i Miguel Cotto Promotions. “We can’t wait to see Miguel back in the ring on Februari 25 on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

 

“On behalf of Roc Nation Sports, we are so thrilled about Miguel Cotto’s return to the ring and to bring the first public event to Ford Center at The Star,” said Michael Yormark, Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy. “This will undoubtedly be a historic event with an exciting, all-action bout in store for the fans in Frisco and all of North Texas along with those watching from home on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

 

“We are excited to host an incredible matchup for the very first boxing match here at Ford Center at The Star,” said Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager. “This venue was designed with the idea of versatility in mind, and we expect a great crowd in Frisco, Texas to experience a world class fight between Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland.”

 

“Throughout his brilliant ring career, Miguel Cotto has never backed down from a challenge and on Februari 25 he takes on a dangerous knockout specialist in James Kirkland,” said Tony Walker, Vice President, HBO Betala-Per-View. “Fans watching live in Frisco and those tuning in on pay-per-view should not blink in what should be an all-action slugfest.”

 

Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 Kos) is a former WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight world champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes. He previously held the WBO junior welterweight world title, the WBA welterweight world title, the WBO welterweight world title and the WBA super welterweight world title. He also represented Puerto Rico in the 2000 OS i Sydney, Australien. Cotto has competed in 24 world championship fights, compiling a record of 19-5 med 16 knockouts in those bouts. I Puerto Rico, he is hailed as a national hero and the successor of Felix “Tito” Trinidad as the island’s most revered boxer. Cotto is one of the biggest gate attractions in boxing and one of the largest pay-per-view draws among active fighters. I juni 2014, Cotto made history in his first fight as a middleweight by dominating Argentine southpaw and defending WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Sergio “Wonder” Martinez. He is trained by legendary Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and has fought some of the biggest names in the sport including Floyd “Pengar” Mayweather and Manny “Pac” Pacquiao. Cotto owns his own boxing promotional company in Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto kampanjer, and presides over his charity La Fundación El Ángel de Miguel Cotto, a non-profit organization dedicated to combatting childhood obesity. I mars 2015, Cotto and Roc Nation Sports announced that they had entered into a partnership that includes a co-promotional agreement with Miguel Cotto Promotions to promote Cotto’s fights. På Juni 6, 2015, Cotto defended his WBC, Ring Magazine and lineal middleweight world championships against former two-time World Champion Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cotto scored a thunderous knockdown early in the fourth round before finishing matters with a second knockdown midway through the round, which left Geale unable to continue. På November 21, 2015, Cotto cemented his status as one of the biggest pay-per-view draws among active fighters in his much anticipated mega-fight against Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, despite going the distance for a twelve-round unanimous decision loss. The hard-fought bout has been dubbed as the biggest fight in the history of the famed Puerto Rico vs. Mexico boxing rivalry. The Five-Time World Champion is eager to return to the ring against James Kirkland on Februari 25.

 

A Texas titan, representing the city of Austin, 32-year-old southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 Kos) has built his reputation with explosive power. His fists have accounted for 28 knockout victories over the course of his nearly 14-year professional career. A former NABO and WBC Continental Americas Champion, Kirkland bounced back from his lone defeat against Nobuhiro Ishida in 2011 with five consecutive wins, four coming by way of knockout. Kirkland has defeated Brian Vera, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo and Carlos “King” Molina and handed Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia his first professional loss by way of a punishing sixth round technical knockout, prior to taking the stage for a 12-round super welterweight war with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 9, 2015 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

 

Cotto vs. Kirkland is a 12-round junior middleweight fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions and Ford Center at The Star, och sponsras av Corona Extra.

 

För mer information, besök www.throneboxing.com. Follow Roc Nation on Twitter @rocnation and Instagram @rocnationsports and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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SERGEY KOVALEV VS. ANDRE WARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

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NEW YORK, NY (September 6, 2016) – På tisdag, September 6, LÅT BLI. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Kos) och nr. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Kos) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, i förväg November 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. OCH/6:00 p.m. PT. Biljetter börjar på $55 and are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

 

Nedan är vad de stridande, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:

Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion

“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

Andre “S.O.G.” Ward – Two-Time World Champion

“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, den dåliga, the press, allt. Obviously HBO, Peter Nelson, Roc Nation, Huvudevenemang, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.

 

“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”

 

Kathy Duva – CEO, Huvudevenemang

"Slutligen. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.

 

“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, och, enligt min åsikt, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.

 

“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. i 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on November 19th, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.

 

“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on Lördag, November 19th, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, som är 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. Tickets are available now, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.

This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sport, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”

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NEW YORK, NY (September 6, 2016) – På tisdag, September 6, LÅT BLI. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Kos) och nr. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Kos) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, i förväg November 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. OCH/6:00 p.m. PT. Biljetter börjar på $55 and are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

 

Nedan är vad de stridande, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:

Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion

“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

Andre “S.O.G.” Ward – Two-Time World Champion

“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, den dåliga, the press, allt. Obviously HBO, Peter Nelson, Roc Nation, Huvudevenemang, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.

 

“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”

 

Kathy Duva – CEO, Huvudevenemang

"Slutligen. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.

 

“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, och, enligt min åsikt, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.

 

“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. i 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on November 19th, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.

 

“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on Lördag, November 19th, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, som är 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. Tickets are available now, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.

This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sport, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”

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SERGEY KOVALEV VS. ANDRE WARD “POUND FOR POUND” SHOWDOWN OFFICIALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®

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OAKLAND, SÅSOM (Augusti. 6, 2016) – På Lördag, November. 19 the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer will be crowned. Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Kos), the WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion, och Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Kos) Two-Time World Champion, officially announced their long-awaited showdown following Ward’s victory over Alexander Brand at the conclusion of the live HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast Lördag night at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Kovalev vs. Ward will take place Lördag, November. 19. Evenemanget kommer att produceras och distribueras direkt av HBO Pay-Per-View börjar vid 9:00 p.m. OCH/6:00 p.m. PT and is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sport, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions.

Kovalev and Ward are currently ranked the number two and number four pound-for-pound boxers in the world, respektive, by The Ring Magazine, making their hotly anticipated fight only the third bout in the history of The Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list to pit two undefeated top-five ranked pound-for-pound fighters against each other. Odds makers and pundits have this fight evenly matched at 50-50 and it is poised to be a sure-fire 2016 Fight of the Year kandidaten. History will be made on November. 19th!

 

Making the fight even more intriguing, Kovalev and Ward are polar opposites. The Russian Wrecking Ball Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev is an unbeaten knockout artist sitting atop boxing’s light heavyweight division. With his ferocity in the ring and his charisma outside of it, Krusher is on his way to becoming the sport’s next big star. The last American man to win an Olympic Gold Medal in boxing, Andre “S.O.G.” Ward is already a future Hall of Famer. Känd för sin starka karaktär och integritet utanför ringen och hans krigare instinkt inuti, Ward has not lost a fight, amateur or professional, since he was 12-years-old. Kovalev’s seemingly unstoppable offense-first approach stands in stark contrast to Ward’s slick, defensive style that has been an unsolvable riddle for every foe he’s taken on.

 

Neither man has faced an opponent like this before. Who will be the next “Pound for Pound” king? Find out Lördag, November. 19!

 

Live on HBO i kväll, when asked about whether or not Ward is ready to face him Kovalev said, “I think he is ready. I am ready too. The fight against Chilemba was similar to how it is going to be against Andre Ward. He is a really great champion and he proved this today. I just want to say, låt oss göra det November 19 on HBO.”

 

Ward responded, “I am excited, man. I am looking forward to it. I want to be the light heavyweight champion of the world. I got past this step. He got past his step. We will see you in November. I have been doing this for 22 years and if I am not ready to fight the best now then I will never be ready. I have been preparing for these moments since I been a kid. You got to respect Sergey for the way he has gotten to where he has gotten. He didn’t have any soft touches. He wasn’t protected. He wasn’t really pushed by the media. He is a guy who should get a lot more credit than he has. The winner of this fight could possibly be pound-for-pound #1.”

 

Additional details for the event, including ticket information, will be released shortly.

 

*The Ring Magazine began publishing pound-for-pound rankings in 1989.

 

Kovalev, the Russian Wrecking Ball, 33, has been dominating boxing’s light heavyweight division with his aggressive, fan-friendly style since his breakout performance against then-unbeaten Nathan Cleverly in 2013. His rise to boxing stardom has been meteoric, as he has gone from an unknown fighter from Chelyabinsk, Russia to headlining HBO Pay-Per-View in just four years after signing with his first promoter, Huvudevenemang. Out of of Kovalev’s 30 karriärsegrar 26 have come by way of knockout. Dessutom, he has entered into championship rounds only twice in his professional career. Kovalev has always sought to test himself against the best boxing has to offer; he wants to prove in the ring that he deserves that mantle.

Ward, 32, the last American man to win an Olympic Gold Medal in boxing (2004), reigned as the WBA Super Middleweight World Champion from 2009 till 2015 while fighting mostly out of his hometown, Oakland, SÅSOM. He announced his intention to move to up to the light heavyweight division in search of a bigger challenge in 2015, shortly after signing with his current promoter, Roc Nation Sport. He has been a top rated pound-for-pound fighter since 2011. Ward is seeking to assume his place and leave a legacy at the top of the sport.

 

Follow the conversation using #KovalevWard. FÖLJ OSS:

 

 
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www.mainevents.com @Huvudevenemang @Huvudevenemang /MainEventsBoxing /MEBoxingSeries
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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND UNDEFEATED SULLIVAN BARRERA SET FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, MARS 26 AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, KALIFORNIEN

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NEW YORK, NY (Februari 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports är glada att meddela att två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) kommer att återvända till ringen på Lördag, Mars 26, to begin his assault on the light heavyweight division when he takes on undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, Kalifornien. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® börjar vid 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

Biljetter kostar $300, $150, $100, $50 och $25, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, go on sale Tuesday, Februari. 9 vid 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com och laddning via telefon på (800) 745-3000.

 

“I don’t really have much to say other than this. På mars 26, it will be very simple. I’ll be in a new weight class against a tough opponent but I’m coming with the same approach,"Sade Ward. “I’ll be in great shape and ready for battle. Sullivan Barrera has had a lot to say lately and I love it. He’s going to have an opportunity to back up every word that he has spoken. These are the type of challenges I like and on March 26, it’s go time.”

 

“We as a team had a tough choice to make – crash the party by taking out Ward first or wait for the mandatory and take out Kovalev,” said Barrera. “We decided that the time is now. Ward will fall first and then we will go after the belts.”

 

“Having cleaned out the super middleweight division, Andre’s next challenge is to become the best light heavyweight in the world, and that challenge begins with the IBF’s number one rated contender in Sullivan Barrera,"Sade David Itskowitch, COO of Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “With both fighters having their sights set on an eventually showdown with Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev, there’s a lot on the line in this fight, but only one man will move on. Mars 26 is a night of boxing that no fan should miss.”

 

“I’m excited to be on Team Ward as we enter the light heavyweight division. No weapons formed against us shall prosper,” said James Prince, Ward’s manager.

 

På Mars 26, before a hometown crowd, pound for pound star Andre Ward returns to HBO in his light heavyweight debut against undefeated Sullivan Barrera” said Peter Nelson, Vice VD, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 år gammal, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Nu, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”

 

Känd för sin starka karaktär och integritet utanför ringen och hans krigare instinkt inuti, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, kulminerade med en guldmedalj i lätt tungvikt divisionen på 2004 Olympiska spelen i Aten. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward gick med något liknande av Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard och Oscar De La Hoya. Han blev professionell december 18, 2004, scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Chris Molina at Staples Center in a fight that was televised live on HBO. He has gone on to rack up 27 more victories since then, building an ever-growing legion of fans in the process. Efter att ha blivit Ring Magazine och WBA Super mellanvikt världsmästare, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter of the Year Award (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine och Boxning Writers Association of America), meddelades att Ward tecknat ett exklusivt marknadsföringsavtal med Roc Nation Sports i januari 2015, öppna ett nytt kapitel i sin storied boxning karriär. Bay Area produkten återvände till ringen i juni 20, 2015 på Oracle Arena framför hans hemstad fans i Oakland, Kalifornien och gjorde en nionde omgången knockout över Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward klev nyligen i framför kameran för en helt annan roll, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, regissören Ryan Coogler och filmens stjärna Michael B. Jordanien, nått ut till Ward så att han kunde ge sin expertis för filmen. Förutom att arbeta framför kameran med Ward, Jordan tillbringade tid vid Ward hem gym som förberedelse för sin roll som Apollo Creed son. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Mars 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Kuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Som amatör, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Kuba, Venezuela and Central America. During his amateur career he also defeated former Light Heavyweight World Champions Chad Dawson and Beibut Shumenov. Following his defection from Cuba, where he was a member of the country’s national team, Barrera made his professional debut in 2009 with a first round technical knockout win over Anthony Adorno in his adopted hometown of Miami, Florida. He would go on to knockout the first five opponents he faced in his professional career in either the first or second round. Barrera made his television debut in January of 2015 with his appearance on ESPN’sFredag Night Fights, when he scored a fourth round knockout win over former Super Middleweight World Champion Jeff Lacy. Barrera quietly rose through the ratings of the light heavyweight division until he was afforded the opportunity to fight former Light Heavyweight World Title Challenger Karo Murat to become the IBF’s number one rated light heavyweight contender. Barrera seized the opportunity, knocking out Murat in the fifth round on December 12, 2015 in his HBO Latino Boxing debut at the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, Kalifornien. Sullivan is trained by legendary trainer, Abel Sanchez, who is best known for his work with middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. When he is not at The Summit in Big Bear Lake, California training with Sanchez, Barrera resides in Miami, Florida.

 

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, sker Lördag, Mars 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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2015 CLOSES WITH EXPLOSIVE ACTION ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® AND HBO LATINO® BOXING

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HUGE SHOW OPENS AND CLOSES WITH BIG KNOCKOUTS — LUIS ORTIZ MAINTAINS WBA INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSIP; SOSA AND WALTERS BATTLE TO DRAW
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VERONA, NEW YORK (December 19, 2015) – Den 2015 boxing year culminated with a tremendous show at Turning Stone Resort Casino as WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (24-0, 21 Kos) closed the show by maintaining his title with a knockout-of-the-year candidate over Bryant “Av – Av” Jennings (19-2, 10 Kos) in the seventh round of their scheduled bout live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
“Idag, there is a new era in the heavyweight division,” Ortiz, who landed a vicious uppercut to end the fight, sa. “Jennings is fighter who deserves much respect, but he can tell you that I am a force in the heavyweight division. I am going to go out and obtain my objective. “I have been training for a big fight of this magnitude for three years. My strategy was to keep him at a distance and I was able to do that effectively with my reach and my jab. I will fight whoever next, whoever Golden Boy Promotions gives me I will take. Wilder, Fury, Klitschko anyone of them, I am ready to prove that I am the heavyweight world champion. A lot of people say a lot of things about me, but the testing showed that I am a clean fighter.”
“I wasn’t on my game, and he got the best of me,” Jennings said. “I didn’t adjust well and he was the better man.”
The co-main event saw two Super Featherweights – former WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight World Champion Nicolas “Yxa Man” Walters (26-0-1, 21 Kos) and Jason Sosa (18-1-4, 14 Kos) — wage a superb battle with both fighters landing tremendous sharp, accurate shots throughout the fight. While Sosa won the fight on one of the judge’s cards, the fight was ruled a draw as the two other judges had the fight even.
“I am in total shock. I was never in any danger, never hurt,” Walters said. “[Sosa] är en bra fighter — the kind of fight I wanted — but I thought I won all the rounds. So surprised this happened to me.”
“I thought I won and am disappointed it was a draw,” Sosa said. “Jag arbetade hårt, I really thought I won the fight.”
In the HBO Latino Boxing main event light heavyweight Vyacheslav “Lejonhjärta – Chigonsky” Shabranskyy (15-0, 12 Kos) kept his undefeated record intact slugging out a majority decision over Yuneski Gonzalez (16-2, 12 Kos) in an action-packed brawl that saw both fighters land huge shots throughout the fight.
“This fight was the most important and most exciting fight of my career,” said Shabranskyy. I did feel a lot of Gonzalez’ punches but I also feel like I hurt him — especially in the last round, he was beginning to sway. If I had a little more time I feel I would have knocked him out.”
“I knew that this was going to be a war and that is what we delivered tonight,” Gonzalez sa. “We both gave it our all and didn’t let up. I knew that I needed to knock him out to win this fight but he was more resilient than I thought and didn’t open up enough for the knockout to happened. I did know the fight was very close and should have been a draw in my opinion. I would like the opportunity to fight him again and prove that I am the better fighter.”
In the co-main of the HBO Latino broadcast, rising middleweight “Kung” Gabriel Rosado (22-9, 13 Kos) shook off some tough early rounds to earn a hard-fought unanimous victory against former IBF Welterweight World Champion Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey (39-6, 22 Kos).
“It has been more than a year since I have been in the ring so I did feel a little I the rust but I feel like this fight really helped me shake it off,” Rosado said. Clottey is a tough opponent, förre världsmästaren, definitely a challenge for me in my first fight back. I delivered an entertaining fight tonight and I was happy with my performance. I am ready for my next big challenge, I would like a shot at Canelo [Alvarez] next.”
“Gabriel gave everyone a great performance today,” said Fernando Vargas, Rosado’s trainer. This was our first training camp together and I think we are going to keep growing and make great fights together.”
“This was an off night for me,” Clottey said. “I do think that the fans enjoyed the fight –we are both fighters that do not like to back down. Emellertid, I don’t feel comfortable at this weight class, I want to go back down to 154 and continue to fight at junior middleweight.”
Opening the HBO Latino broadcast, former WBA and IBF Featherweight World Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 Kos) had all he could handle after a 13-month layoff, squaring off in a lightweight showdown against Hylon Williams Jr. (16-2-1, 3 Kos) av Houston. Efter 10 rounds of back-and-forth action, the judges awarded Gamboa a hard-fought unanimous decision.
“It feels good to be back in the ring,” Gamboa said. “I trained in Cuba, and I feel that all the hard paid off. I was faster and stronger in the ring. I know I dominated the action tonight, I made sure he knew I was in control from the first round.”
“I felt good about the pace of the fight, I know I hurt him a few times,” Williams sade. “This fight should have gone my way.”
In a light heavyweight battle, rising prospect D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (11-0, 7 Kos) won a shutout unanimous decision against a game Fabiano “Pit Bull” Fjäder (11-4-1, 8 Kos).
“I am glad I secured the victory today,” Ballard said. “[Fjäder] was able to go all six rounds with me, but I felt in complete control the entire fight. I think I am ready to step up to more rounds and bigger opponents. I am ready for the next big step of my career and this fight showed that. I want to thank Oscar and Golden Boy Promotions for the opportunity and I can’t wait for the next fight.”
I öppnings skjutningen av kvällen, middleweight Steven “Hitmanen” Martinez (16-2, 13 Kos) emerged with a second round TKO victory over Jorge “Jagare” Melendez (28-6-1, 26 Kos). Martinez got off numerous combinations in round one and followed it up in round two with a sizzling left hook that floored Menendez. While Mendendez beat the count, Martinez quickly moved in, forcing the referee to wave off the fight at1:33 av den andra omgången.
Jennings vs. Ortiz was a 12-round heavyweight bout fight for the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and is sponsored by Corona, Mexiko – Live It att Belive det! och Carmelita Chorizo. Walters vs. Sosa was a 10-round junior lightweight bout presented by Top Rank in association with Peltz Boxing Promotions and Warriors Boxing Promotions. Insläpp på 6:00 p.m. OCH och första slagsmål börjar vid 6:05 p.m. OCH, och HBO Boxing After Dark Telecast börjar live på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
Gonzalez vs. Shabranskyy, was a 10-round light heavyweight bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Star Boxing. HBO Latino Boxing telecast börjar vid 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning).
Värd av händelsen, Oneida Nation Turning Stone Resort Casino fortsätter att utmärka sig som en ledande destination för storsäljande boxningsmatcher. The December 19 fight will mark Turning Stone Resort Casino’s 16th nationally-televised boxing event i tre år, cemente orten som ett mecka för knockout tv-sända matcher. Beläget i Upstate New York, destinationsorten erbjuder världsklass underhållning och spel, prisbelönta boende, en skiftande blandning av restauranger, två lyxiga spa och flera nattliv alternativ.
Professional media requesting credentials for the December 19 Kampen måste kontakta Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Resort Casino Public Relations Manager på (315) 366.9291 eller kelly.abdo@turningstone.com.
För mer information besök www.goldenboypromotions.com,www.garyshawproductions.com, www.toprank.com, www.hbo.com/boxing,www.starboxing.com och www.turningstone.com. Follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, GaryShawBoxing, TRboxing, StarBoxing, HBOBoxing, TurningStone Och bli ett fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/Gary-Shaw-Produktioner-134758615997 /,www.facebook.com/trboxing, www.facebook.com/StarBoxing,www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing eller www.facebook.com/Turning Toner Black. Besök oss på InstagramGoldenBoyBoxing, StarBoxing, TurningStone. Följ konversationen med hjälp #JenningsOrtiz och #WaltersSosa.
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BRYANT JENNINGS vs. LUIS ORTIZ PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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LIVE FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO IN VERONA, NEW YORK AND BROADCAST ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK®
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VERONA, NEW YORK (December. 17) – Fighters featured on the December 19 HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows shared their final thoughts ahead of Saturdays fights at the final press conference today at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Former heavyweight world title contender Bryant “Av – Av” Jennings (19-1, 10 Kos) of Philadelphia was joined at the final press conference by his opponent Cuban heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (23-0, 20 Kos), who will clash in the main event on the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast på lördag for the WBA Interim Heavyweight World Title.
Jennings and Ortiz were joined by co-main event fighters former WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight World Champion Nicholas “Yxa Man” Walters (26-0, 21 KOs and Jason Sosa (18-1-3, 14 Kos) who will battle Lördag in a 10-round super featherweight fight.
Also at today’s press conference were HBO Latino Boxing main event fightersYuneski Gonzalez (16-1, 12 Kos) och Vyacheslav “Lejonhjärta – Chigonsky” Shabranskyy (14-0, 12 Kos) who will fight a 10-round light heavyweight bout; HBO Latino Boxing co-main event fighters “Kung” Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 Kos) and former IBF Welterweight World Champion Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey (39-5, 22 Kos) who will battle in a 10-round middleweight bout; and former WBA and IBF Featherweight World Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17 Kos) and opponent Hylon Williams Jr. (16-1-1, 3 Kos) who will open up the HBO Latino Boxing broadcast in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Below is what the fighters and their teams had to say at today’s final press conference at Turning Stone Resort Casino:
BRYANT “BY-BY” JENNINGS, Tidigare Tungvikt World titel utmanare:
“Thank everyone for this fight and making this event happen. Preparation went as planned. I moved to Florida and had a great camp; it was a great environment. There will be no surprises på lördag.”
LUIS “Den verkliga kungen KONG” Ortiz, WBA Interim Heavyweight världsmästare:
“I have worked very hard to be here, and I will not waste this opportunity. We will seepå lördag who is the best.
“I am a man of few words and will let my hands to the talking.”
ERIC GOMEZ, Senior Vice President at Golden Boy Promotions:
“To make the best fights you need to have great partners getting together that will make fair deals.
“These fighters are hungry and ready to brawl på lördag. Bryant Jennings had a great performance at Madison Square Garden recently. Luis Ortiz is just as hungry. I want to thank Gary Shaw, HBO, Mario Serrano and everyone that has been part of this promotion. It has truly been a pleasure.”
Bernard Hopkins, Business Partner at Golden Boy Promotions and Future Hall of Famer:
“2015 is the best year I will remember as a promoter. We’ve had excellent fights, competitive match ups this year. This is what boxing needs at this moment, and Golden Boy Promotions has been instrumental in helping deliver these entertaining fights to the fans. Jennings vs. Ortiz will be yet another one of those entertaining, high-action fights the fans want to see.”
MARIO SERRANO, Public Relations Director for Gary Shaw Productions:
“I want to thank HBO, Gary Shaw Productions, Golden Boy Promotions and the WBA. With the WBA Interim title on the line, we at GSP believe Bryant Jennings will be victorious. He has a new coach in John David Jackson and they are working harmoniously together.”
JOHN DAVID JACKSON, Trainer for Bryant Jennings:
“Thank you to Turning Stone Resort casino for hosting this event and to Gary Shaw Productions for making this event happen.
“Thank you to team Jennings, and to Bryant for being part of this team. Lördag, you’ll see. We will prove that we are the best.
“Bryant has worked hard this is what he wants and what he desires. He will be the heavyweight world champion of the world.
HERMAN Caicedo, Trainer for Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz:
“Camp has been going well. We have been in camp for than more than a year. Luis lives in the gym – he doesn’t take a day off.”
“We have prepared well for this fight, and he has been doing his due diligence. I will not be surprised when he wins.”
“Luis has a lot of reasons to win and persevere. Lördag natt, we will have the victory; it’s coming.”
LEE SAMUELS, Director of Public Relations at Top Rank:
“Thank you to HBO for all that they do for boxing. Thank you to Golden Boy Promotions- everyone there is a great person and we have a wonderful relationship.
“This is a big year for Top Rank. Bob Aram is celebrating his 50th year in boxing- Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Herns, Roberto Duran, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, George Forman, and now here we are at Turning Stone Resort Casino for this very meaningful fight for us with Walters vs. Sosa.
“It will be a tough battle with two tough stars and big stakes for the winner.
“Nicholas is very powerful and had a great amateur career. This is his first time at 130 pounds, so we are not sure what we will see på lördag night with him.”
NICHOLAS “AXEMAN” WALTERS, Undefeated Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Fjädervikt världsmästare:
“As they say, 130 Ibs. is his territory. I am willing to fight at whatever weight. I had an excellent training camp in Panama.
“We are going to be OK. I hope he is ready because we are going to put on a good fight. Thanks to HBO and all the promoters. I want to make a big statement for 2016-we are ready.”
JASON “EL CANITO” SOSA, Junior Lätt Conte:
“Thank you to God; thanks to HBO for believing in me; thanks to Top Rank, Russell Peltz, and Golden Boy Promotions. Träningsläger har varit stor, and my game plan is excellent. I’m ready to give the fans what they want.
“Walters is coming in to my territory at 130 Ibs. There is a big difference in this weight division compared to what he is used to. He will find out really quick what I am really all about.”
JOE DEGUARDIA, VD för Star Boxing:
“It is great to be here at Turning Stone Resort Casino and is a pleasure to work with Golden Boy Promotions, looking to go great things together. Thank you to HBO as well. This will be a spectacular show.
“Yuniesky Gonzalez came up from Cuba, Mexiko, and Florida to try and find a manager. He is an accomplished fighter, and I have tremendous high hopes for him. This will be a big fight between two warriors, and he is not going to disappoint.”
Yuniesky Gonzalez, Lätt tungvikt Conte:
“Thank you to God for giving me this moment. Thank you to my promoters, Star Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions and HBO for everything.
“Jag mår bra. I have the reality of Shabranskyy, but I feel very good. He is a good fighter, but I have come a long way and I am going to make a statement.”
Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, Undefeated Light Heavyweight Contender:
“Tack. I am ready and it will be a great fight. I am ready to go.”
JOSHUA “GRAND MASTER” CLOTTEY, Former IBF Welterweight World Champion:
“Thanks to HBO for everything they have done for me. I wouldn’t be where I am in my career without them. I am ready for this opportunity.”
YURIORKIS GAMBOA, Former WBA and IBF Featherweight champion:
“Thank you to God and thanks to HBO for trusting me. That is what I am here for, to give an exciting night. Thanks to SMS Promotions for having me here and to continue my promotional deals.
“Thanks to HBO for the opportunity, and we look forward to working with you in the future.”
HYLON “Kid Cosmo” WILLIAMS JR., Lättviktsconte:
“This going to be a great show på lördag. Jag är glad att vara här. I’ve come to do what I’ve come to do. Thanks to SMS Promotions for having me and for supporting me.”
Biljetter för December. 19 HBO boxning After Dark och HBO Latino Boxing evenemangets start på $25, $35 och $60 för parkett plus tillämpliga avgifter och finns på Turning Stone Resort Box Office genom att ringa 315-361-7469 eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Jennings vs. Ortiz is a 12-round heavyweight bout fight for the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and is sponsored by Corona, Mexiko – Live It att Belive det! och Carmelita Chorizo. Walters vs. Sosa är en 10-runda junior lätt match presenterades av Topp Ranking i samarbete med Peltz Boxning Kampanjer och Warriors Boxning Promotions. Insläpp på 6:00 p.m. OCH och första slagsmål börjar vid 6:05 p.m. OCH, och HBO Boxing After Dark Telecast börjar live på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
Gonzalez vs. Shabranskyy, är en 10-runda lätt tungvikt bout presenteras av Golden pojkePromotions i samband med Star Boxing. HBO Latino Boxing telecast börjar vid 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning).
Värd av händelsen, Oneida Nation Turning Stone Resort Casino fortsätter att utmärka sig som en ledande destination för storsäljande boxningsmatcher. DenDecember 19 fight will mark Turning Stone Resort Casino’s 16th nationally-televised boxing event i tre år, cemente orten som ett mecka för knockout tv-sända matcher. Beläget i Upstate New York, destinationsorten erbjuder världsklass underhållning och spel, prisbelönta boende, en skiftande blandning av restauranger, två lyxiga spa och flera nattliv alternativ.
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FIGHTERS FEATURED ON THE HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® AND HBO LATINO® BOXING TELECASTS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 SHARE FINAL THOUGHTS ON TRAINING CAMP

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LOS ANGELES (December 15) – Fighters featured on the December 19 HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York share their final thoughts on training camp as fight week kicks off. I den viktigaste händelsen i den HBO Boxing After Dark telecast, former heavyweight world title contender Bryant “Bye – Bye” Jennings (19-1, 10 Kos) av Philadelphia, will face the heavy-handed Cuban heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (23-0, 20 Kos) in a 12-round matchup for the WBA Interim Heavyweight World Title. The co-main event of the night features former WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight World Champion from Montego Bay, Jamaica’s Nicolas “Yxa Man” Walters (26-0, 21 Kos) tar på Jason Sosa (18-1-3, 14 Kos) av Camden, New Jersey in a 10-round super featherweight fight. The HBO Boxing After Dark telecast will begin at10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
In the HBO Latino Boxing (12:15 a.m. OCH/PT; tape delayed) main event Yuneski Gonzalez (16-1, 12 Kos) of Del Rio, Cuba will face Los Angeles’ obesegradVyacheslav “Lejonhjärta – Chigonsky” Shabranskyy (14-0, 12 Kos) in a fight scheduled for 10-rounds. The co-main event will feature an exciting 10-round middleweight slugfest as “Kung” Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 Kos) will fight the dangerous former IBF Welterweight World Champion Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey (39-5, 22 Kos). Opening the HBO Latino telecast will be former WBA and IBF Featherweight World Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17 Kos) kvadratur av mot Hylon Williams Jr. (16-1-1, 3 Kos) of Houston in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Off camera, rising light heavyweight prospect, D'Mitrius Ballard (10-0, 7 Kos) Washington, D.C. will take on Brazilian seasoned fighter Fabiano “Pit Bull” Fjäder(11-3-1, 8 Kos) in a six to eight-round light heavyweight fight and opening the night Manati, Puerto Rico Jorge “Jagare” Melendez (28-5-1, 26 Kos) och Steven Martinez (15-2, 12 Kos) av Bayamon, Puerto Rico will clash in a 10-round middleweight fight.
Below is what the fighters had to say about as their training camp comes to a close this week.
BRYANT “BYE BYE” JENNINGS, Former Heavyweight World Title Challenger:
“The weather is warm out here in Florida, and John David Jackson is doing a great job as my new trainer. He’s a man that knows the fight game being that he was a fighter himself, a former world champion to be exact. The little things he’s showing me are making a big difference. I was happy that my promoter Gary Shaw came out to visit and see the progress I have made. We’re out here doing it. I believe I’ve become a better fighter, and it will show come fight night.
“This is a big fight for the heavyweight division. The interim WBA World heavyweight title is on the line. The winner will move on to bigger and better things. Everyone says he has a lot of power but his opposition is suspect. He’s a big slugger and I’m a boxer that gives a lot of movement. I believe I’m the one with the better skills and better pro experience. I’m winning this fight.
“I think it’s great. The sport needs to keep its integrity. Ortiz is a good fighter but he’s already shown that he has some insecurities. When a fighter gets caught cheating while using steroids to get an edge says a lot about that person. He paid his dues and now it’s time to fight. With VADA testing installed for this fight, everyone will be on an even playing field.
“With Klitschko losing to Fury, tungvikt divisionen är vidöppen. There are a lot of hungry fighters out there ready to take charge and I’m one of them. I know I got what it takes to become a world champion. The heavyweight division is mine to be conquered.”
LUIS “Den verkliga kungen KONG” ORTIZ, WBA Interim Heavyweight världsmästare:
“I am ready physically and mentally for this fight, and I am going to come out to destroy my opponent. I have not been able to show off my condition and preparation in my last few fights, and this is my opportunity to show the world that I am the best. I have been ready for a world championship fight for three years and am ready for to go 15 rounds if needed.
“This is the new era of the heavyweight division, and I am in the running to become the best in the world. I feel like I have the conditions to become a world champion; I have the power, speed and intelligence in the ring.
“Jennings will be a difficult fighter, but I am also a difficult fighter. I have been physically prepared for this fight for three years.”
NICHOLAS “AXE MAN” WALTERS, former WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight World Champion:

“My focus is to be the smarter fighter in the ring, to focus, to fire off more combinations, to take control of the fight. We know that Sosa is a hard puncher and he comes to fight.
“This is an important fight for me because it is at 130 pounds, which is a step up for me.”

“Training the right way is the proper way to prepare for such an important fight like this. I know the difference in this fight is will be my speed in the ring.”

JASON SOSA, Super Featherweight Contender:
“I have been working extremely hard on speed and angles because we know that Walters is flat footed and I want to make sure I have an advantage with movement on fight night.
“We know that Walters is a tough fighter with an impressive record. He has beat Donair and Darchinyan which are both strong opponents. But we also believe that we are the bigger fighter being that this is his first fight at 130. He has never felt power like mine and I believe that will be my biggest advantage on December. 19.
“Winning this fight would mean everything that we have been working on for the past five years is starting to pay off and will put me in a good position for a World Title next year.”
YUNIESKI GONZALEZ, Lätt tungvikt Conte:
“Every aspect of my training has been elevated to be able to make a great impression. Shabranskyy applies basic combinations and I am a fighter that is more complex and will bring that advantage with me on fight night.
“En seger på December. 19 will keep me on the right track as I climb to the top of the mountain and establish myself as an elite fighter in the light heavyweight division.
“I have focused on turning my punches over to maximize my power. I’m not going to give up too much information, but the world will see on December. 19.”
VYACHESLAV “LION HEART – CHINGONSKY” SHABRANSKYY, Lätt tungvikt Conte:
“The primary focus of this training camp has been to make sure my power and conditioning are the best they can become December. 19. I will finish camp knowing that I’m in the best shape ever.
“Gonzales is an aggressive come forward fighter. He’s not the typical Cuban boxer, he is more of a ‘banger’ come forward fighter which isn’t typical of Cuban fighters and I have made sure to prepare for that.
“Denna kamp, without question is the biggest fight of my career so far and is step closer to getting a shot at a world title. I’m a smarter fighter now. My team and I have a game plan in place, if I stick to that I believe the fight will be in my favor.
“With every camp there is growth. Everyday I come into the gym the goal is to get better, in every single aspect- fysiskt, emotionally, and spiritually. When there is a well-rounded growth it becomes easier to focus and devote myself to training, to be more willing to learn and to be taught.”
“KUNG” GABRIEL ROSADO, Former Middleweight World Title Contender:
“My primary focus is to do everything Fernando tells me to do. I believe in his information and I’m confident that it will make me a better fighter.
“This fight means a new beginning; it’s the second chapter of my career, and I believe it’s truly my time to shine. I know that Clottey is a defensive-minded fighter and will be looking to counter. Men, I believe that I have the advantage. Jag är yngre, snabbare, starkare, and I believe my ring IQ is better.
“I’ve learned not to rush things, timing is everything. The focus and discipline has to be 100 procent. I believe that will show December. 19.”

JOSHUA “GRAND MASTER” CLOTTEY, Former IBF Welterweight World Champion:

“This is another that and I approach it like all my other fights: I train hard, eat correctly, get my rest properly and win.
“I know Gabe is very tough and always comes to fight so I expect a hard fight from him. I just will need to stay focused and I do what I need to in order to win.
“I want to be a world champion again, and I believe my experience will help me be one again and know I can do that by winning this fight.”
D’MITRUS BALLARD, Lätt tungvikt Prospect:
“My primary focus going into this fight has been to become a better fighter, a more complete boxer. I want to make sure that I show all of my talents, experience and growth in the ring. The focus, the intensity of my training has been stepped up, my entire camp has stepped it up and we are ready.
“Winning this fight and advancing my record to 11-0 just means I’m one step closer to the goal a World Championships and putting people on notice that I am a threat in the light heavyweight division.”
YURIORKIS GAMBOA, Former WBA and IBF Featherweight World Champion:
“My primary focus for every fight is to get in the ring, get the job done in a way that I perform my best as a fighter, and the people paying for tickets go home happy with what they went to see. However for this fight I added another layer to that. I focus on proving to everyone that I still have what it takes to make it to the top.
“Winning means a lot. But the real pudding in the cake is winning this fight the way I know I can win it. Putting up a show for the people and getting the ‘W’ would mean the world to me. I am at a stage in my career that I need to fight as often as I can. I have to win but I also have to put on a good show to bring more and more people in to watch me fight.
“I think my experiences as a fighter are the only advantage I bring to this fight. Other than that, we are two hungry men with two arms waiting for this opportunity to shine.
“I learned that boxing is a lot tougher outside of the ring than inside. I learned that we are not meant to be boxing forever and have to take advantage of every opportunity in front of us as if it were the last one. I am about to put that to use.”
HYLON “KID COSMO” WILLIAMS, Lättviktsconte:
“This training camp my main focus was to put myself in a great state of mind and grind hard as I could stress free. I know my opponents a veteran fighter that’s had a decorated career and he’s been on my boxing radar since 2008 when I became a professional fighter.
“Winning this would be the door opener to the title shot I’ve always dreamed about and of course it’ll not only put a sock in people’s mouth but it’ll open the eyes to all my critics and have them see me in a new light.
“My youth and knowledge of the fight game will carry me through this fight. Having the heart to take on a former world champion shows I have the heart of a lion to protect my record and not duck anyone.”
Biljetter för December. 19 HBO boxning After Dark och HBO Latino Boxing evenemangets start på $25, $35 och $60 för parkett plus tillämpliga avgifter och finns på Turning Stone Resort Box Office genom att ringa 315-361-7469 eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Jennings vs. Ortiz is a 12-round heavyweight bout fight for the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and is sponsored by Corona, Mexiko – Live It att Belive det! och Carmelita Chorizo. Walters vs. Sosa är en 10-runda junior lätt match presenterades av Topp Ranking i samarbete med Peltz Boxning Kampanjer och Warriors Boxning Promotions. Insläpp på 6:00 p.m. OCH och första slagsmål börjar vid 6:05 p.m. OCH, och HBO Boxing After Dark Telecast börjar live på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
Gonzalez vs. Shabranskyy, är en 10-runda lätt tungvikt bout presenteras av Golden pojkePromotions i samband med Star Boxing. HBO Latino Boxing telecast börjar vid 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning).
Värd av händelsen, Oneida Nation Turning Stone Resort Casino fortsätter att utmärka sig som en ledande destination för storsäljande boxningsmatcher. DenDecember 19 fight will mark Turning Stone Resort Casino’s 16th nationally-televised boxing event i tre år, cemente orten som ett mecka för knockout tv-sända matcher. Beläget i Upstate New York, destinationsorten erbjuder världsklass underhållning och spel, prisbelönta boende, en skiftande blandning av restauranger, två lyxiga spa och flera nattliv alternativ.
Professionella medier begär referenser för December 19 Kampen måste kontakta Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Resort Casino Public Relations Manager på (315) 366.9291 eller kelly.abdo@turningstone.com.
För mer information besök www.goldenboypromotions.com,www.grayshawproductions.com, www.toprank.com, www.hbo.com/boxing,www.starboxing.com och www.turningstone.com. Follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, GaryShawBoxing, TRboxing, StarBoxing, HBOBoxing, TurningStone Och bli ett fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/Gary-Shaw-Produktioner-134758615997 /,www.facebook.com/trboxing, www.facebook.com/StarBoxing,www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing eller www.facebook.com/Turning Toner Black. Besök oss på InstagramGoldenBoyBoxing, StarBoxing, TurningStone. Följ konversationen med hjälp #JenningsOrtiz och #WaltersSosa.
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LOS ANGELES (December. 11) – En hel natts handlings väntar fans på Lördag, December 19 som tunga VM-titel utmanare Bryant “Hejdå” Jennings (19-1, 10 Kos) och obesegrad kubanska stjärna Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (23-0, 20 Kos) kampen om WBA interimistiska Heavyweight VM-titel på HBO Boxing After Darkstirrar på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT som lagts fram av Golden Boy Promotions i association med Gray Shaw produktioner. Undercard av händelsen kommer också att se tre stellar undercard skjutningarna en terar returen av kubanska superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17 Kos), som han torg utanför mot Hylon Williams Jr. (16-1-1, 3 Kos) i en 10-runda lätt match på Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, New York på HBO Latino Boxning på 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning) presenteras i association med SMS-kampanjer.
På off-TV skjutningarna kommer att vara obesegrad super mellanvikt D'Mitrius Ballard (10-0, 7 Kos) tar på brasilianska kryddat fighter Fabiano “Pit Bull” Fjäder (11-3-1, 8 Kos) i en 6 till 8 – runda bråk och en allt-i Puerto Rico 10-runda konflikt mellan Manati s Jorge “Jagare” Melendez (28-5-1, 26 Kos) och Bayamon s Steven Martinez (15-2, 12 Kos).
Såsom tidigare nämnts, Nicholas “Yxa Man” Vattnen (26-0, 21 Kos) striderJason “El Canito” Sosa (18-1-3, 14 Kos) i en 10-runda junior lätt matchup som co-viktigaste inslaget i HBO Boxing After Dark del av TV card presenterades av Topp Ranking. I HBO Latino® Boxning parti av den TV-sända natten, Cuban light heavyweight contender Yunieski Gonzalez (16-1, 12 Kos) slåss av Miami, Florida kommer att möta obesegrade power lagare, Vyacheslav “Lejonhjärta – Chigonsky” Shabranskyy (14-0, 12 Kos) Los Angeles i en 10-runda lätt tungvikt main event som presenteras i samband med Star Boxing. Mer, tidigare VM-titel utmanare, “Kung” Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 Kos) Philadelphia gör sin efterlängtade återkomst till ringen mot förre IBF weltervikt världsmästaren Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey (39-4, 22 Kos) Accra, ghana, in a 10-round junior middleweight co-main event. The HBO Latino Boxing event will start at 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning) eller omedelbart efter HBO Boxing After Dark telecast.
Biljetter för December. 19 HBO boxning After Dark och HBO Latino Boxing evenemangets start på $25, $35 och $60 för parkett plus tillämpliga avgifter och finns på Turning Stone Resort Box Office genom att ringa 315-361-7469 eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
EN 2004 OS-guldmedaljören för Kuba, Guantanamo infödda Yuriorkis Gamboa var en av de största kämparna att ta examen från den kubanska amatörboxning program, och han har inte slutat göra historien som en professionell. Nu bor i Miami, 33-årige Gamboa redan har vunnit tre världstitlar, besegra artister som Orlando Salido, Daniel Ponce de Leon och Darleys Perez. Efter lone förlusten av sin karriär i en Fight of the Year kandidaten mot Terence Crawford i juni 2014, Gamboa studsade tillbaka med en teknisk knockout av Joel Montes de Oca fem månader senare, och nu är han gör sin återkomst till ringen på December 19.
Houstons Hylon Williams Jr. var en dekorerad amatör själv, vinnande National PAL och nationella Golden Gloves titlar samtidigt säkra en plats som ett alternativ på 2008 United States Olympic laget. As a pro, “Lil’ Ced” har vunnit alla utom två av hans professionella skjutningarna, med sin senaste oavgjort mot Jason Litzau i augusti kommer efter ett nästan tre år uppsägningar. På December 19, han får en chans att göra ett uttalande till boxning världen om han kan besegra Gamboa.
Sprängning genom alla uppstickare på super mellanvikt, Washington, DC D'Mitrius Ballard är en av de bästa utsikterna från ett område i USA som producerar mer världsklass fighters än någon annan i dessa dagar. Visar sin förmåga att rutan samt bang under de senaste segrar över Josue Ovando och Juan Carlos Rojas, 22-årige Ballard är ute efter att avsluta året med en knockout när han möter en motståndare som ska fastställas i en sex-runda bout.
Fabiano Pena i Los Angeles har samlat ett imponerande rekord av elva segrar sedan hans professionella debut i Balneario Rincao, Santa Catarina, Brasilien i februari 2013, där han fortsatte att hävda den vakanta brasilianska Cruiser titel mot Lourival Luiz Da Silva samma år. Han gjorde sin US. debut i 2014 ståtar med en vinst mot Dave Valykeo på Wheeling Island Casino Racetrack i Wheeling, West Virginia, och slog en stenig lapp med en seger och tre förlorar i 2015. Pena kommer att söka inlösen som han tar på ett jämnt matchade motståndare i D'Mitrius Ballard.
En strömlaget som levererar knockouts puertoricanska kampen fans älskar, 26-årige Jorge “Jagaren” Melendez har vunnit flera regionala titlar genom åren, men efter knäppa en två-kamp förlorande strimma med en 68-sekunders finish Antonio Rodriguez i juni, den Manati infödda är fast inriktad på efterbehandling 2015 med en annan vinst och börjar sitt sökande efter världs titel utmärkelser i 2016.
Ägare av segrar i fyra av sina fem senaste matcher, Steven Martinez förpackningar kamp bromskraft i nävarna, och nio av hans 12 Knockouts kommer i tre omgångar eller mindre, han kommer att hoppas att processen kort med Melendez i denna kamp för Puerto Rican stolthet. Men ännu viktigare, med en seger över denna veteran utmanare, 25-årige Martinez kan börja göra sitt drag upp divisions stege.
Biljetter för December. 19 HBO boxning After Dark och HBO Latino Boxing evenemangets start på $25, $35 och $60 för parkett plus tillämpliga avgifter och finns på Turning Stone Resort Box Office genom att ringa 315-361-7469 eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Jennings vs. Ortiz is a 12-round heavyweight bout fight for the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and is sponsored by Corona, Mexiko – Live It att Belive det! och Carmelita Chorizo. Walters vs. Sosa är en 10-runda junior lätt match presenterades av Topp Ranking i samarbete med Peltz Boxning Kampanjer och Warriors Boxning Promotions. Insläpp på 6:00 p.m. OCH och första slagsmål börjar vid 6:05 p.m. OCH, och HBO Boxing After Dark Telecast börjar live på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
Gonzalez vs. Shabranskyy, är en 10-runda lätt tungvikt bout presenteras av Golden pojkePromotions i samband med Star Boxing. HBO Latino Boxing telecast börjar vid 12:15 a.m. OCH/PT (tejp fördröjning).
Värd av händelsen, Oneida Nation Turning Stone Resort Casino fortsätter att utmärka sig som en ledande destination för storsäljande boxningsmatcher. DenDecember 19 Kampen kommer att markera Turning Stone Resort Casino 16: e nationellt televised boxning händelse i tre år, cemente orten som ett mecka för knockout tv-sända matcher. Beläget i Upstate New York, destinationsorten erbjuder världsklass underhållning och spel, prisbelönta boende, en skiftande blandning av restauranger, två lyxiga spa och flera nattliv alternativ.
Professionella medier begär referenser för December 19 Kampen måste kontakta Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Resort Casino Public Relations Manager på (315) 366.9291 eller kelly.abdo@turningstone.com.
För mer information, besök www.goldenboypromotions.com,www.grayshawproductions.com, www.toprank.com,www.hbo.com/boxningwww.starboxing.com och www.turningstone.com. Follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, GaryShawBoxing, TRboxing, StarBoxing, HBOBoxing, TurningStone Och bli ett fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/Gary-Shaw-Produktioner-134758615997 /,www.facebook.com/trboxing, www.facebook.com/StarBoxing,www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing eller www.facebook.com/Turning Toner Black. Besök oss på InstagramGoldenBoyBoxing, StarBoxing, TurningStone. Följ konversationen med hjälp #JenningsOrtiz och #WaltersSosa
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BRYANT JENNINGS and LUIS ORTIZ QUOTES FROM TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

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Jennings och ORTIZ kommer att kollidera PÅ LÖRDAG, DECEMBER 19 AT Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, NEW YORK OCH TV live på HBO AFTER DARK®
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LOS ANGELES (December. 3, 2015) – Tidigare VM-titel utmanare Bryant “By-By” Jennings(19-1, 10 Kos) och nyligen krönt WBA Interim Heavyweight bälteshållare Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (23-0, 20 Kos) höll en internationell media telefonkonferens idag för att diskutera deras kommande är förväntat 12-runda mästerskapstiteln slåss på December. 19. Evenemanget kommer att äga rum på Turning Stone Resort Casino, i Verona, New York och kommer att sändas i TV live på HBO Boxing After Dark.
Nedan är vad kämparna och deras team hade att säga om dagens telefonkonferens:
BRYANT “BY-BY” JENNINGS, Tidigare Tungvikt World titel utmanare:
“Det här är Ortiz första riktiga slagsmål som professionell. Du kommer att se någon annan person i boxning som ligger nära min resning.
“Utbildningen har varit annorlunda, men inte svårt. Du håller på att bygga en maskin. När personen sätter hjulen och växlar på, de gjort. Sedan kan du polera dem och lägg dem upp för visning. Det är där jag är i min karriär nu. Vi kommer att visa att denna utbildning har dessutom arbetat.
“Han har en lång amatörkarriär, Jag har en lång yrkeskarriär. Din djupa erfarenhet som amatör betyder inte att du kommer att ha en framgångsrik yrkeskarriär. Den här killen (Ortiz) har inte sett en riktig kämpe som jag ännu. Han har steroidanvändning. Varför skulle han behöva göra det? Han måste göra sig tro att han vet vad man ska göra; han måste bevisa det på December 19. Men jag kommer att stänga ner honom den dagen, det är min plan.
“Vi kommer att få en bra kamp. Vi kommer att sätta på en show och någon av oss, win, förlora eller rita, kommer att visa fansen vad vi kan göra. Vi kommer att flytta fokus på tungvikt divisionen till oss.
“Han är övertygad om, men lite för självsäker. Han förstår inte vad han är upp mot. Han har aldrig inför en motståndare som mig. Han måste ödmjuka sig, eftersom det kommer att bli genant. Vad jag gör är, Jag ser till att jag är väl utbildade och beredda att slå ut honom, 100 procent. Fläktarna kommer att älska min 100 procent. Jag står mitt mark. Jag kommer att få honom att gråta i ringen. Det kommer att vara riktigt svårt för honom att komma över detta. Jag kommer att kämpa och ge mitt allt.”
LUIS “Den verkliga kungen KONG” ORTIZ, WBA Interim Heavyweight världsmästare:
“Tack till Golden Boy Promotions laget, HBO och alla som har stöttat mig och gett mig en chans att bevisa mig själv och vad jag förtjänar.
“Folket kommer att veta vem som kommer för antalet en plats. Jag kom inte hit från Kuba att sitta här och göra ingenting. Jag kommer för bandet; Jag kommer att bli mästare tungvikts världen.
“Varje kamp är viktigt, men det är den viktigaste kampen i min karriär hittills. Jag är beredd att stoppa Jennings. Jag är en boxare lagare och kommer att slå ut honom.
“Självklart har jag vad som krävs för att slå konkurrenter som Fury och Wilder. Med utbildning och beslutsamhet, Jag tror att jag kommer att vara ostoppbar.
“Jag är redo och kapabla att göra vad jag har att göra. Jag vill föra banden tillbaka till USA och bli enad mästare tungvikts världen.
“Jag och Klitschko är ingenting likadana; Jag slog mycket hårdare än honom.”
GARY SHAW, VD för Gary Shaw Productions:
“Jag var i lägret igår. Jennings och Jackson har en bra relation. De klickar som tränare och boxare.
“Jennings talar inte smack; vad han kommer att göra, han kommer att göra i ringen påDecember 19.
“Vinnaren av denna kamp kommer att erkännas som nummer ett i boxningsbranschen.
“För denna kamp, vi gör drogtestning. VADA kommer att göra tester. Det är inget problem på vardera änden med testningen.”
ERIC GOMEZ, Senior Vice President för Golden Boy Promotions:
“Tungvikt divisionen i boxning värms upp och det kommande kamp på December 19är en av anledningarna till varför det är.
“Detta kommer att bli en stor kamp om December 19 vid Turning Stone Resort Casino, en underbar destination för boxning, och på HBO Boxing After Dark, det bästa nätet för boxning.”
HERMAN Caicedo, Tränare Luis Ortiz:
“Vi har arbetat mycket hårt det senaste året och ett halvt år för att förbereda sig för detta steg upp kampen. Vi kommer att visa världen varför vi kallar Luiz Ortiz "The Real King Kong.’
“Hans jobb är att kämpa; Detta är vad han gör för en levande. Den som kommer för honom, att ta hans pengar, han kommer att ta ner dem.”
Jennings vs. Ortiz är en 12-runda tungvikt bout kamp för WBA Interim Heavyweight titel presenteras av Golden pojkePromotions tillsammans med Gary Shaw Productions. Insläpp på 6:00 p.m., och HBO Boxing After Dark Telecast börjar live på 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT.
Värd av händelsen, Oneida Nation Turning Stone Resort Casino fortsätter att utmärka sig som en ledande destination för storsäljande boxningsmatcher. Den December 19 Kampen kommer att markera Turning Stone Resort Casinos 16th nationellt televised boxning händelse i mindre än två år, cemente orten som ett mecka för knockout tv-sända matcher. Beläget i Upstate New York, fyra-säsong destination resort erbjuder världsklass underhållning och spel, prisbelönta boende, en skiftande blandning av restauranger, lyxiga spa och flera nattliv alternativ.
Professionella medier begär referenser för December 19 Kampen måste kontakta Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Resort Casino Public Relations Manager på (315) 366.9291 ellerkelly.abdo@turningstone.com.
Biljetter för December. 19 HBO boxning After Dark och HBO Latino Boxing evenemangets start på $25, $35 och $60 för parkett plus tillämpliga avgifter och finns på Turning Stone Resort Box Office genom att ringa 315-361-7469 eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
För mer information, besök www.goldenboypromotions.com,www.grayshawproductions.com, www.hbo.com/boxing och www.turningstone.com. Follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, GaryShawBoxing, HBOBoxing, TurningStone Och bli ett fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,www.facebook.com/Gary-Shaw-Produktioner-134758615997 /,www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing eller www.facebook.com/Turning Toner Black. Besök oss på InstagramGoldenBoyBoxing, turningstone.