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Andre Dirrell Talks Working with New Trainer Virgil Hunter Ahead of Interim Super Middleweight World Title Rematch Saturday, Marts 3 against Jose Uzcategui Live on SHOWTIME From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Præsenteret af Premier Boxing Champions

Read the whole interview with Dirrell HER via PremierBoxingChampions.com
OAKLAND, F.EKS. (Februar 23, 2018) – Super middleweight Andre Dirrell is preparing for his rematch with Jose Uzcategui by working with renowned trainer Virgil Hunter and former pound-for-pound great Andre Ward ahead of his showdown for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight title Lørdag, Marts 3 bor på SHOWTIME (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated matchup between heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder og ubesejrede udfordrer Luis Ortiz.
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Dirrell has moved his training camp out to Oakland to train with Hunter and gain wisdom from being around Ward. Ward for his part, feels Dirrell has not yet reached his potential in the ring.
The way I feel about Andre is the way I’ve always felt, the sky’s the limit,” said the recently retired Ward. “He has the God-given ability and talent to do whatever he wants to do in a boxing ring. Med andre ord, he is blessed with the kind of gifts, that if he’s made up his mind that he won’t allow himself to be beat and if he prepares properly in camp, it’s going to be very hard to beat him.
With a fighter with Andre’s experience and pedigree, it’s less physical and more psychological. Do you want to be a champion and do you want to dominate your division? If the answer is yes, which I believe it is, then go do it. It sounds simple and in many ways it is, but you have to be very intentional to condition your mind to think this way and really believe it. That’s the reason he is training with Virgil in the Bay Area. Physical training, mental preparation & spiritual preparation. It all matters.
Here is part of what Dirrell had to say about training camp with Hunter and Ward. Read the full story HER via PremierBoxingChampions.com.
What are some of the nuances Virgil brings, and will your grandfather, Leon “Bumper” Lawson, remain in your corner?
Virgil is teaching me similarly to the way my grandfather taught me, and I can easily say that he’s picking up where my grandfather left off. My grandfather put my talents in me, making me the fighter Andre Ward had to worry about back in the day.
But my grandfather doesn’t have the ability to coach really anymore because he’s in the beginning stages of dementia, but I still have him in my corner, and I always will. Virgil has taken over, and this is bar-none, the best I’ve felt, mentalt, i min karriere. There are little things about Virgil that I had to adapt to.
Virgil’s sense of humor is raw, playful and serious at the same time. If I stop for one minute, he’ll tell me, ‘It takes one second to get knocked out.He teaches with passion, direction and remains focused on the task at hand, really wanting you to instill how important things are, psychologically.
How beneficial is the atmosphere in Virgil’s gym?
There is a positive aura in the gym, which is a winning environment. When you walk into that gym, it’s time to work. Virgil lets you know that simply by staring at you. You have Andre Ward’s posters all around you, other fightersposters around you. There are a lot of fightersfaces up on those gym walls, including Andre Berto’s.
I’m definitely inspired because the atmosphere has everything to offer as far as training. You have the mountains, the beaches. Og selvfølgelig, ultimately, you have Virgil, who has flair about him and a way to generate that fire within you and bring it out of you. The most important thing with Virgil is listening.
What counsel have you received from Ward?
Andre’s never really showed any hesitation about offering advice and has always been there to give it to me, no problem at all. Andre has always been cordial and honest about wanting to see me hold that championship belt. I believe that he’ll see that this year.
But I can imagine that now that he’s out of the game, he can do it more freely. I recently had a 45-minute conversation over the phone with him about Jesus Christ, men, face-to-face, we’ve spoken quite often. He came down for a few of my sparring sessions and he’ll be coming to a few more.
We’ve always talked and had a good time, and he’s been quite an inspiration, aside from being a boxer. Andre has a confidence about himself in and out of the ring, so he’s one of the top guys in my life as a motivator for life outside of and beyond boxing.
Has Virgil broken down the Uzecategui fight?
Virgil has watched the fight several times, and I’ve watched the fight several times. We both agreed that the mistakes were definitely all mine and both agree that I didn’t use my ring generalship.
Even with the flaws that I was committing, I still found my groove. I heard myself saying that I had gotten his timing down and was taking over leading up to the end of the fight.
Uzecategui is a fighter, but that’s ithe’s no boxer. He has great punching ability but not great skills and he’s not fast, so I expect him to attack me like the first fight. He knows how to put a one-two-three together, and he’s hungry.
As far as boxing goes, I’ll have to teach him a thing or two about how this game is really played. There’s no question I made the first fight harder than it had to be. I look at that first fight with so much confidence.
I know that I fought it incorrectly, but I was still coming back. He won the first, second and possibly third and fourth rounds, but I was coming back. So this time, I plan on frustrating this boy so much that he’ll be completely off of his game.
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HUGO CENTENO JR. SUFFERS RIB INJURYINTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT WITH JERMALL CHARLO RESCHEDULED FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENT SATURDAY, APRIL 21 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

Next Saturday’s Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Doubleheader Will Open With Anticipated Rematch Between Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui
Lørdag, Marts 3 LIVE on SHOWTIME At 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT From Barclays Center In Brooklyn & Presented By
Premier Boxing Champions
BROOKLYN (Februar. 23, 2018) – Mellemvægt udfordrer Hugo Centeno Jr. suffered a rib injury while training and his Interim WBC Middleweight World Championship bout with Jermall Charlo has been rescheduled for a Premier Boxing Champions event on Lørdag, April 21 bor på SHOWTIME.
Den Marts 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast continues as a doubleheader beginning at 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. I main event, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will make the seventh and most difficult defense of his title against fellow-unbeaten heavyweight Luis Ortiz.
In the opening bout of the Marts 3 doubleheader, Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui will meet for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in an immediate rematch of one of 2017’s best and most controversial fights.
Charlo vs. Centeno will now be a featured bout on the previously announced April 21 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face undefeated former champion Omar Figueroa and one of boxing’s brightest young stars, Gervonta Davis, returns to the ring as the 23-year-old undefeated former champion looks to regain a title in the 130-pound class.
While the injury to Centeno is unfortunate, we’re pleased to have the flexibility to keep the Charlo-Centeno fight on our 2018 boxing schedule,” sagde Stephen Espinoza, Præsident, Sport & begivenhed Programmering, Showtime Networks Inc. “Den Marts 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event remains a can’t-miss night for any fight fan, with Deontay Wilder facing the most dangerous opponent of his career in Luis Ortiz, and Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui settling the score in a rematch of one of 2017’s best fights.
I’m devastated.,” Said Centeno. “I’ve been in the gym for a long time. Being so close to a fight and accomplishing my dream of a world title it’s devastating.
It happened during sparring. I tried to work through the pain and as the day progressed and the adrenaline subsided I had to go to the ER and get checked out. It’s a good enough injury that it had to be postponed. Nothing was broken, but it was severe enough to keep me from fighting.
I was just about to peak. Now I have to taper off a bit and cut back to let my body recover and then pick it up and get some momentum back.
“Jeg er klar til at gå,” Said Charlo. “Jeg er 167 pounds lige nu, and this was the best camp I’ve ever had. I’m so disappointed. I’m at a loss for words. When you want something so bad and you don’t get it, you can’t be a kid about it. You just have to deal with it.
I’m hungry and I’m ready to get back in the ring. I’m still coming to the fight though. I’m going be there to support Deontay. I love Barclays Center and all my fans in Brooklyn.
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Includes Long Island’s Alicia Napoleon vs. Femke Hermans for Vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title

Lørdag, Marts 3
Barclays Center i Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (Februar 21, 2018) – The undercard for the heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz indstillet til Lørdag, Marts 3, fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING, will now feature an outstanding 10-round women’s world title clash between Long Island’s Alicia “The EmpressNapoleon (8-1, 5 KOS) og ubesejret Femke Hermans (6-0, 3 KOS), of Londerzeel, Belgien, for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title.
I’m thrilled to be fighting at Barclays Center for this world title,” said Napoleon. “This means so much to me and for women’s boxing in the United States. I’ve worked very hard for many years and dreamed of becoming a world champion and to have my Long Island fans see me challenge for the title makes it even more special.
“DiBella Entertainment, Premier Boxing Champions, Brooklyn Boxing and SHOWTIME remain committed to women’s boxing and together we have staged, or at least scheduled, a women’s fight of significance on every card we’ve worked on at Barclays Center,” sagde Lou DiBella, Formand for DiBella Entertainment. “Napoleon is a very charismatic and popular fighter from Long Island and, på Marts 3, she will have a chance to achieve her dream of becoming a world champion in front of her hometown fans.
Owner of the two popular Overthrow boxing gyms in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Napoleon made her professional debut in August 2015 winning her first seven fights, including five by stoppage.
Following her first loss on December 10, 2016, to world ranked contender Tori Nelson, Napoleon bounced back to defeat Nikolett Papp, på November 18, 2017, in Queens, New York.
Victorious three times in 2017, Hermans will be leaving Belgium for the first time in her professional career for the world title fight with Napoleon. In her last bout, the 28-year-old won a unanimous decision against Ester Koneca, september 30, 2017.
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The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo påtage sig Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell kæmper hårdtslående Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the interim IBF168-pound world title.
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Luis Ortiz Training Camp Notes

Unbeaten Cuban Contender Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Marts 3
fra Barclays Center i Brooklyn & Præsenteret af
Premier Boxing Champions
MIAMI (Februar 16, 2018) – Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz is finally nearing his first world title opportunity as he prepares to take on WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder Lørdag, Marts 3 bor på SHOWTIME fra Barclays Centre, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo påtage sig Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing fjersynsudsendelse begynder ved 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell kæmper hårdtslående Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Ortiz spoke on a variety of topics as he heads into the highly anticipated showdown with Wilder. Here is what Ortiz had to say from training camp in Miami:
On Deontay Wilder
He’s talking too much. He’s going to have to back that up in the ring. He says he’s going to kill ‘King Kong.He’s going to knock me out. I want to watch him try. I’m not like those other guys he fought. Jeg er en rigtig fighter. Tough and with a lot of experience. I’ve been fighting since I was 10 år.
He doesn’t intimidate me. His trash talk makes me laugh. It’s just a lot of noise. Jeg er sulten. I’m doing this for my family. He better take me seriously because he’s going to find himself on the canvas before he knows it. I’m going to show the world who ‘King Kongis.
On his confrontation with Wilder after Ortiz’s last fight
Someone told me Wilder was in the crowd, I smiled. I was glad to see him. I knew what he wanted.
I’m not the kind that likes to trash talk, but I’ve had it with this guy. He talks too much. He has a big mouth. He has insulted me and has said too many dumb things. So when I saw him ringside I told him to get inside the ring and to tell the world once and for all that he was going to fight me. He says he wants to fight the top fighters. I’m a top fighter. Let’s do it.
On testing positive for a banned substance during training for the first scheduled fight against Wilder
A lot of people that believe in me and know me well, know that I would not do anything that can jeopardize my future as a boxer. I have too much at stake: min familie, my children and the possibility to provide for them.
I had been taking that medicine for two years. It was my mistake not to disclose that prescription drug in the paperwork. I never thought a prescription was going to bring me so much trouble. I was taking this medicine to treat high blood pressure, but apparently it’s also used to go to the bathroom a lot and mask other things. I drink two gallons of water per day. I go to the bathroom a lot already. I never put two and two together. I’m clean. The dose they found in my system was too low to mask anything at all. If I would have known this prescription drug was not allowed, I would have told my trainer and my doctor.
I’m a heavyweight I don’t need to make weight. Why am I going to go to the trouble of taking an illegal substance that makes you go to the bathroom a lot? I have no need. I simply didn’t know it was banned. If I would have known, I would have said something to my trainer or to the doctors.
I think the fight was not meant to be at that point in time last year. Destiny played a part. It was supposed to be postponed. Now there are no excuses.
On how important this fight is for him
Every fight I’ve had in my career has been important. The key is always to avoid thinking that it’s win or die because that can put you off center. So the way I see it is that this fight is important for me because I have to win it. And I’m going to. It’s a world championship, but for me it’s just another day at work. My only goal is to win this fight. Vind. Vind. Vind. By winning this fight, everything else unfolds. I get a title and I help my family.
On what’s going to happen on fight night
When I get in the ring, all I will be thinking about is the strategy we put together in the gym. My family is always there. They go to every fight. That was my promise to them when I had to leave them behind in Cuba to come to the United States. They will come with me wherever I go. If I gas out, I look at them and they keep me going. They are my motivation and they will help me achieve this victory.
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Features Top Contenders, Former Heavyweight Champion, Prospect Showdowns & Rising Future Stars Saturday, Marts 3 fra Barclays Center i Brooklyn

Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 US. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
Mere! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
BROOKLYN (Februar 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder og Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Lørdag, Marts 3 fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko vender Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 US. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick Day og Kyrone Davis.
A 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOS) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12th round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 KOS) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 KOS) repræsenterede US. ved 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 KOS) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 KOS) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOS) in an eight-round fight, tidligere verden titel udfordrer Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 KOS) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) og Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 KOS) in a six-round welterweight bout.
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The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo påtage sig Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT med
top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell kæmper hårdtslående Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Clash in Rematch for IBF Interim 168-Pound World Title Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Marts 3 fra Barclays Center i Brooklyn & Præsenteret af Premier Boxing Champions

Heavyweight Champ Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder
Defends His Title Against Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz
in Main Event & Undefeated Former 154-Pound Champion
Jermall Charlo Battles Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the Interim WBC
Middleweight Title in the Co-Feature
BROOKLYN (Februar 12, 2018) – Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Lørdag, Marts 3 fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will defend his title against Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. Den telecast begynder ved 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo at tage på Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature.
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The hotly contested first match between Dirrell and Uzcategui, which was also for the IBF interim world title, ended in controversy after Uzcategui was disqualified for landing a punch after the bell sounded to end the eighth round. Dirrell was dropped and knocked out by the punch. The referee ruled that the punch was intentional and disqualified Uzcategui. In the IBF mandated rematch, Dirrell and Uzcategui will look to put themselves in position to fight for the super middleweight title that Caleb Truax recently earned via a majority decision over James DeGale.
Dirrell (26-2, 16 KOS), a bronze medal winner for the 2004 US. Olympic boxing team, continues his quest for a world championship. The 34-year-old southpaw from Flint, Michigan lost a split decision to Carl Froch in his first attempt in 2009 and dropped a narrow unanimous decision to DeGale in his next attempt in 2015.
I’m extremely excited to be a part of one of the most dynamic tripleheaders this year,” Dirrell said. “This time around I’ll be phenomenal and leave no doubt who the better fighter is. Jeg er 100 percent focused on dominating Uzcategui on March 3 and getting another shot at the title.
The 27-year-old Uzcategui (26-2, 22 KOS), who is from Venezuela and now lives in Tijuana, Mexico, worked his way up to the match against Dirrell with a string of four straight stoppage victories, including a stunning upset of Julian Jackson in 2015. Uzcategui dropped Jackson four times on the way to a second round technical knockout victory.
I’m very excited to go get what’s mine,” Said Uzcategui. “I feel I won the last fight. I didn’t feel I did anything wrong. What happened in the last fight is in the past. I’m going to get what belongs to me. The world will see what ‘Bolivitacan do and they’ll want to see more of me.
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AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER CONDUCTS LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT

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Wilder Defends His WBC Title Against Fellow-Unbeaten Luis Ortiz Lørdag, Marts 3 Live på SHOWTIME
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LOS ANGELES (Februar. 9, 2018) – Just days after the birth of his daughter, American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder met with members of the Southern California media på torsdag as he prepares to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz Lørdag, Marts 3 bor på SHOWTIME fra Barclays Centre, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
Wilder and his girlfriend, fellowWAGS Atlantastar Telli Swift welcomed their daughter into the world tirsdag before Wilder turned his focus to Marts 3, climbing in the ring at Team Watson Boxing Club in the San Fernando Valley to work out with his Los Angeles-based trainer Mark Breland, the former U.S. Olympics gold medalist and former WBC Welterweight World Champion.
The 32-year-old Wilder owns a perfect record of 39 vinder, zero losses and 38 knockouts. Fighting out of his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., han var en 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist and is the only reigning American heavyweight world champion. The 6-foot-7 Wilder faces the toughest opponent of his career in Ortiz, a 6-foot-4 Cuban who owns a professional record of 28-0 med 24 knockouts.
Here is what Wilder had to say på torsdag:
DEONTAY WILDER:
Once I unify all the titles then line up the mandatories, I’ll easily get to 50-0. I’m not a 12-round fighter, and I don’t get overtime. Jeg er en knockout kunstner. So that being said, I don’t take much damage, but I give all the damage. I put people in the hospitals. I put people in stretchers. When you fight me your head is not the same when you leave. When you fight me you’re really signing a death warrant.
This is one of the biggest fights of my career and I’m up for the challenge. I’m going to pass with flying colors.
Ortiz has got that reputation of being the bogeyman but I’ve never been scared of the bogeyman. For that reason, I wanted him. A lot of people have been avoiding him, even champions that are champions to this day have avoided Luis Ortiz. But this champion right here took on the opportunity.
Even when [Ortiz] failed the drug test once, I still blessed him again because I’m very adamant about what I want to do. Jeg ønsker at bekæmpe den bedste. I say I’m the best. I say it very proudly, I say it very confidently. I say it so boldly and I want to show the world that I don’t play around. If I say it, I really mean what I say. I don’t have time to waste.
If he fails again then somebody’s going to need to go whoop his ass. The public needs to whoop his ass. All of Miami should get up and do that. The first time, a lot of people spent a lot of time and a lot of money for tickets and he did what he did. A lot of people were enraged. I heard it and a lot of people blamed me, which I don’t know why. Men, with this fight right here and what I did with my last performance, it makes it even better. It intensifies the whole fight. Så, if he [fails his drug test again] then shame on him. I feel sorry for his soul and his life. I don’t think he’s going to do that. I think he has a lot of responsibilities in his hands right now. At this point in time he knows he needs to do the right thing. Three times is not the charm in all instances.
I don’t focus on what these guys are doing. I don’t focus on what their strengths are. I just focus on me. I focus on what I’m capable of doing. I focus on what I’m going to do and when I tell people I’m going to do something, you know I’m going to do it. At the end of the day that’s what my father taught me. There weren’t any contracts back in the day, it was just the shake of a hand. And if you said something and you didn’t abide by it, there’s consequences to your actions, to your words. Til denne dag, I abide by that. Så, if I say I’m going to do something it’s guaranteed to be done.
On his lifestyle outside of boxing:
I just think life itself is just mental. I do a lot of visualization. I do a lot of meditation. It strengthens my mind to go through a lot of the situations that I go through. Having a baby and being on a reality show, all of that is fun stuff. Some people know how to maintain it and some people don’t. I’m just a guy that multitasks a lot of things. I can do a lot of things. Even when I’m talking to you, my mind can be in so many different places right now and still be able to comprehend and interact with you. Så, I think I was meant for a lot of things. Boxing is just not what all I can do. I’m so talented in so many different areas.
I’m a laid back guy. In my personal life I’m just a cool, calm and collected dude that likes to live life and I love peace. Desværre, in what I do in the ring, I turn into the ‘Bronze Bomberand the ‘Bronze Bomberdon’t get caught by none.
On being on reality TV and recognized by non-boxing fans:
I think it’s very important. People need to know who the heavyweight champion of the world is. America got a bad man, an ass-whooper, right in America. I think it’s important and people should understand and should know who that is. That’s why I do the things I do. That’s why I’m so competitive. That’s why I speak the way I speak. Sometimes it may annoy people, it may get on people’s nerves and I never hear it in front of my face, but I understand it. I do it to show people that I’m going to speak it and you’re going to see me deliver it. I think you get the most respect when you say something you’re going to do and you do it. Look at Ali, people hated him. They say he was a big mouth who ran his mouth too much but he proved himself many times and that’s that thing I want to do. I want to speak what I say I’m going to do and you watch me work.
On Anthony Joshua:
I want him just as bad as everybody else wants him. If it was up to me, we would’ve been fighting two years ago. I’ve been calling this man out. When they hyped him up and said he was this, said he was that. I’m the type of person that I get happy for other people. With me and my happiness and me being successful, that’s all up to me. It ain’t up to nobody else. Så, when I see other people doing great things, when I see good things coming to other people, I get happy for other people. It’s a hard thing for people to get happy for other people because things don’t happen for them but I’m not like that because I know my blessings will sure enough come. All I got to do is keep working.
I come in peace all of the time but with him, I don’t think Joshua wants to fight me. His promoters don’t want him to fight me. They’re on the goal of trying to build this resume, saying they want to be the first billionaires, stuff like that. But doing that, the plans all end with me. All roads lead to me. I’m not going nowhere, no time soon. They know black don’t crack. Så, I’m going to be around for a long time. I ain’t the best heavyweight in the division. I’m the best heavyweight on this earth. I’m just waiting on the opportunity to prove it.
Prediction on Joshua-Parker:
I’ve always said ‘later rounds’. I see that fight going later rounds if Joseph Parker is smart in what he does. He has nice movement and is able to execute on all of the opportunities that he sees with Joshua. Because Joshua can’t move his head. He’s a muscle, body-building type of guy. You’ve seen my dance? [chuckles] Med dette, if he’s able to calculate what he needs to do in the ringbecause the ring has a lot of secretsif he’s able to do things he needs to do, I see late rounds. Men, like I said before, I think they’re going to have to knock Joshua out because they’re not going to give it to him.
Prediction for Marts 3:
People ask me the round and I always see threes. This year is a magical year. It’s the year of the 33. Så, I see threes everywhere. I see three rounds or less, maybe shorter than that. It all depends on how I feel when I see him.
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Jermall Charlo Houston Media Workout Quotes & Billeder

Unbeaten Former World Champion Meets Hugo Centeno Jr. Lørdag, Marts 3 in Interim Middleweight Title Showdown Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Præsenteret af
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HOUSTON (Februar 8, 2018) – Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media workout Torsdag in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo Centeno Jr. Lørdag, Marts 3 fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will be headlined by heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder defending his title against unbeaten contender Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz.
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Here is what Charlo and his trainer Ronnie Shields had to say Torsdag from Charlo Boxing and Fitness Club in Houston:
Charlo JERMALL
It’s going to be a tough fight against Hugo Centeno Jr. If he can stand up to my power, we’re going to fight and it’ll be a brutal war. If he can’t, I’ll take him out in the first round.
We can’t let Houston down now. My brother and I have made it this far. We can’t stop now. It’s my turn to put on a spectacular performance on March 3. I’m trying to one-up my brother’s previous performance each time I step in there.
My goal is to show everybody that I’m the best middleweight in the world. I’m going to keep fighting everyone they put in front of me. I’m going to knock them out one-by-one until Canelo or Golovkin have to face me.
I’ve had the chance to work on some improvements to my game since my last fight. I think having even more patience in the ring is going to help step my game up even higher. I want to be a champion at middleweight more than I did at 154-pounds.
“Hugo Centeno Jr. is another fighter who is in my way. I know he’ll come in prepared, but I’m confident I’m going to walk out of there with the victory.
This is going to be a big year for me and my brother. We’re going to keep showing everyone why we’re so feared.
RONNIE SHIELDS, Charlo træner
Jermall looks great in training camp and we expect him to be at his best come Marts 3. He’s motivated to put on a good show and prove to everyone he’s a force in this division.
Hugo Centeno is a quality fighter. He’s well-trained and has length, so Jermall knows he has to be prepared. Centeno isn’t going to let him win, Jermall is going to have to go in and impose his will on the man.
I believe Jermall has the talent and determination to beat any of the top middleweights out there. We’re going to keep working every day so that when the time comes for one of those fights with a Golovkin or Canelo, he’ll be prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.
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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MAKES SEVENTH DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY, MARTS 3 FRA BARCLAYS CENTER i Brooklyn & PRÆSENTERET AF PREMIER BOKSNING CHAMPIONS

OGSÅ I AKTION! Ubesejret tidligere verdensmester JERMALL Charlo kampe ONCE-slået HUGO Centeno JR. TIL INTERIM 160-pund TITLE
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BROOKLYN (Jan. 23, 2018) – Ubesejret WBC Heavyweight verdensmester Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz Lørdag, Marts 3 fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™ og præsenteret af Premier Boxing Champions.
Den co-funktionen af ​​aftenen vil se tilbagelevering af ubesejrede tidligere 154-pund verdensmester Jermall Charlo, en kraftfuld knockout kunstner, der søger at bevise, at han er en farlig udfordrer i stjernespækket mellemvægt division. Når-slået contender Hugo Centeno Jr. vil teste Charlo s 160-pund legitimationsoplysninger, når de mødes i en 12-runde kamp for at bestemme den WBC midlertidige mester, med vinderen straks træde ind i billedet til mellemvægt overherredømme.
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“Vi er meget glade for at bringe sværvægter mester af verden, Deontay Wilder, tilbage til Brooklyn for hans syvende titel forsvar og tredje optræden ved Barclays Centre, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™,” sagde Lou DiBella, Formand for DiBella Entertainment. “Denne kamp sker fordi Deontay ønskede at lukke munden på sine kritikere ved at tage på den største udfordring til rådighed. Deontay has an axe to grind with Ortiz and will swing it on March 3. Tidligere 154-lb. mester Jermall Charlo er allerede en topspiller i mellemvægt og planer om at bevise, at han har udført sin magt med ham ved over for en af ​​divisionens bedste udsigter, Hugo Centeno Jr., der kommer ud for en enorm knockout sejr i hans sidste kamp.”
“Deontay Wilder og Luis Ortiz er en af ​​de bedste kampe, der kan gøres i den tunge division og dets’ hvad sværvægtere handler om – vs. magt,” sagde Tom Brown, Formand for TGB Promotions. “Alle elsker knockout, og det er, hvad Wilder og Ortiz specialisere sig i. I co-main event, Jermall Charlo er strengt søge og ødelægge i ringen. Det glubsk ånd gjorde ham til en kraft på 154 og han har bragt den med sig til den 160 pund rækker. Centeno er en robust konkurrent, og han ikke bakke ned fra nogen. Det gør denne en kan ikke gå glip kamp for boksning fans.”
Sande sværvægtere i enhver forstand af ordet, 6-mund- 7, 228-pund Wilder og 6-fods-4, 240-pund Ortiz har 62 kombinerede knockout sejre.
Den 32-årige Wilder (39-0, 38 KOS), den eneste regerende amerikanske sværvægter verdensmester, er en knockout kunstner med magt til at afslutte enhver kamp i spektakulær vis. Hans eneste professionelle kamp, ​​der gik afstanden var den kamp, ​​hvor han vandt sin verden titel med en dominerende 12-round enstemmig beslutning i løbet Bermane Stiverne den jan. 17, 2015 -fødselsdag af legendariske sværvægter mester Muhammad Ali. Den mester ud af Tuscaloosa, Alabama tilføjede Stiverne til sin liste af ofre knockout i sin sidste kamp med en ødelæggende første runde ødelæggelse i deres omkamp på Barclays Center på November. 4.
Wilder blev oprindeligt meningen at kæmpe Ortiz den aften, men Ortiz blev rykket op fra kampen efter at han blev testet positiv for et forbudt stof. Ortiz blev senere ryddet efter WBC bestemt han havde undladt at nævne medicin, han tog på sin præ-test papirarbejde, der udløste den positive test. Han blev vurderet en bøde og fik lov til at genoptage boksning.
Wilder, en bronzemedalje vinder for US. Olympisk boksning team på 2008 Beijing Games, har med succes forsvarede titlen seks gange. Dette vil være hans tredje titel forsvar på Barclays Centre. I sit første forsvar på Barclays Centre, Wilder scorede et mindeværdigt niende runde knockout løbet Artur Szpilka tilbage jan. 2016.
“Jeg ser frem til at vende tilbage til Barclays Center for at forsvare min titel til et syvende gang,” Wilder sagde. “Luis Ortiz er en af ​​de hårdeste fyre rundt og han formodes at være den Boogeyman i den tunge afdeling. Men jeg har aldrig været bange for Boogeyman, og jeg har slået ud hver modstander, som jeg har konfronteret. Jeg har planer om at holde denne stribe går. Alle står i min måde at blive den ubestridte sværvægter mester har til at gå ned. Det er Luis Ortiz tur.”
Den 38-årige Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOS), of Camaguey, Cuba via Miami, Fla., vil gøre sin Barclays Centre debut da han møder Wilder for sin første titel skud. Den hårdtslående southpaw blev professionel syv år siden efter defecting fra Cuba og har siden været støt klatring sværvægter stigen. Han cementerede sin status i divisionen med sejre over veteran kandidater Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson og Malik Scott og er Ingen. 1-ranked contender by the WBC. I sin seneste kamp, Ortiz scorede en ødelæggende anden runde knockout af Daniel Martz i Miami, Florida den December. 15.
Hvis Ortiz vinder, vil han blive den første cubanske født fighter for at vinde en sværvægter verdensmesterskab.
“Dette er virkelig den bedste versus den bedste så langt som den tunge division, og alle, der kender boksning ved, at,” Ortiz sagde. “Der har været for meget taler allerede. Det er tid til at kæmpe. Alt jeg beder nu er, at vinderen af ​​denne kamp modtager respekt fra den anden mand, fra det offentlige, fra medierne og fansene, som de fortjener som den bedste sværvægter i USA”
Charlo (26-0, 20 KOS) vandt sin super weltervægt titel med en dominerende knockout af Cornelius Bundrage i 2015 og til sidst opnåede sondringen holde en verden titel i samme vægtklasse (154 pounds) som hans tvillingebror efter Jermell vundet en titel i 2016. Efter en vellykket forsvare sin 154-pund titel tre gange, Charlo af Richmond, Texas besluttede at flytte op til 160 pounds at vinde en anden titel i en anden vægtklasse. I sin debut ved 160-pounds den 27-årige scorede en TKO sejr over Jorge Sebastian Heiland på Barclays Center på Juli 29.
“Jeg elsker virkelig at kæmpe i Brooklyn og på Barclays Centre,” Said Charlo. “Blæserne i Brooklyn vise mig altid en masse kærlighed. Siden min sidste kamp, ​​jeg har haft en chance for at arbejde på min tålmodighed og arbejde på forbedringer til mit spil. Jeg har fået den samme følelse, som jeg havde før jeg vandt min første verden titel. Jeg ønsker at være en mester på 160 mere end jeg gjorde første gang på 154. Mere end noget andet, jeg bare ønsker at komme tilbage i ringen. Centeno er en hård fighter. Han vil være en hård test for en person, der ikke er på mit niveau. Jeg er ikke at tage noget væk fra ham. Men han er bare en anden fighter, der er i min måde. Jeg føler ikke, at jeg har noget at bevise for nogen anden i denne kamp. Jeg alle om at bevise ting til mig selv nu. I 160-pund division du hører mit navn mere og mere. Det er mere, end du gjorde, da jeg var på 154 pounds.”
Den 26-årige Centeno (26-1, 14 KOS) fanget alles opmærksomhed, da han scorede et fantastisk knockout af Immanuwel Aleem i sin sidste kamp på August. 25. Det var nok til at springbræt Centeno i mellemvægt titel påstand. Centeno af Oxnard, Californien med succes steg igen fra en hård TKO tab til Maiej Sulecki juni 18, 2016 med en sejr over Ronald Montes før hans kamp mod Aleem.
“Jeg er spændt for muligheden,” Said Centeno. “Jeg tror, ​​at min sidste udflugt havde meget at gøre med dette / Det hjalp at sætte mig i denne stilling. Charlo er en stor fighter med en masse talent. Jeg mener ligesom vi har lignende statures. Det kommer til at være en interessant kamp. Jeg tror, ​​det kommer til at komme ned til, hvem der er smartere fighter, der natten og som har mere tilbage i tanken mod slutningen. Dette er en livsændrende, karriere skiftende kamp for mig, at kunne føre til større og bedre ting. Jeg kommer til at vinde.”
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Sensational Fan Fest This Saturday October 14 på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. Ahead of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Sports

CARSON, CALIF. (Oktober 10, 2017) – Dette Lørdag, Oktober 14 ahead of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes, numerous world champions and contenders will participate in a ‘Fan Festat the StubHub Center on the main concourse level starting at 1:00 p.m. PT.
Among those meeting fans include Mikey Garcia, Sergio Mora, John Molina Jr., Alfredo Angulo, Chris Arreola, Dominic Breazeale, Josesito Lopez, Victor Ortiz, Hugo Centeno Jr., Robert Guerrero, Karlos Balderas og Lindolfo Delgado. Autograph signing will begin at 1 p.m. PT* leading up to the start of televised fights at 4 p.m. PT.
Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes is headlined by three-division champion Lion “Jordskælv” Santa Cruz defending his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos, while four-time world champion Abner Mares defends his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez. Tv dækning begynder ved 7:30 p.m. OG/4:30 p.m. PT.
If Santa Cruz and Mares win their respective matches, they have both agreed to terms to meet in a highly anticipated rematch for the WBA featherweight title in early 2018. Santa Cruz won a hard-fought, narrow decision against Mares in a 2015 Fight of the Year candidate that saw the two men go toe-to-toe for 12 fast-paced rounds and combine for over 2,000 punches thrown.
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Fans kan leve streame kampene på FOX Sports GO, tilgængelig på engelsk eller spansk via FS1- eller FOX Deportes-feeds. Kampene er tilgængelige på skrivebordet på FOXSportsGO.com og gennem App Store, eller tilsluttede enheder, herunder Apple TV, Android TV, Fire tv, Xbox One og Roku. Desuden, alle programmer er også tilgængelige på FOX Sports på SiriusXM kanal 83 på satellit-radioer og på SiriusXM app.
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