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“Awọn ik Ipe” Saturday, April 2, 2016 TAURON ARENA, Kraków, POLAND LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW

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FINAL PRESSER QUOTES FROM POLAND
Kraków, Polandii (March 31, 2016) — The final press conference for yi Satidee ká “Awọn ik Ipe” pay-per-view event, ti o bere ni 2:00 p.m. ATI / 11:00 a.m. PT, was held today. Below are fighters’ quotes.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute the card in North America for live viewing on USB, satẹlaiti atiInternet san-fun-view nipasẹ ni eletan, DIRECTV, satelaiti Network, ati Vubiquity ni United States, bi daradara bi Rogers TV, Bell TV, Shaw PPV ati SaskTel ni Canada, fun a daba soobu owo ti nikan $29.95. Jọwọ kan si ti agbegbe rẹ USB tabi satẹlaiti olupese fun alaye siwaju sii. Ni afikun, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv ati www.Eversport.TV (Polish commentary only), and via the FITE.TV app (or go to http://www.fite.tv/v/adamekvsmolina fun alaye siwaju sii) for both Android and iOS.
Four are scheduled to air live on PPV from Tauron Arena in Krakow, Polandii. Meji miiran njà le wa ni han, akoko fífàye gba.
“Awọn ik Ipe” is promoted in Poland by Polsat, bi ara ti awọn Polsat Boxing Night jara, in addition to Main Events and Don King Productions.
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK: “I’ve had a great camp, great sparring partners and a great team around me. Kuba (Chycki – Adamek’s physical coach), trainer Roger Bloodworth – these guys did a great job in the last two months. As Eric said, ‘We are not about talking what we will do, we are ready to actually do it.’ Molina likes to mix it up, likes to throw punches, and is not afraid. This has to be a great fight just because of that. There’s no what’s after the Molina fight for me. This is the fight which will decide my future. A win means I’m on track for big fights, losing means I cannot do it anymore. What I know is that for this fight I’m much better prepared than I was for both the Glazkov and Szpilka bouts. Ṣugbọn, dajudaju, what happens in ring will verify our words.”
ERIC “Onilu Boy” Molina: “For the first time in my career I got 70 days to prepare; unprecedented in the heavyweight division. What do I know about Adamek? He’s a warrior and people in Poland expect great things from him because he’s a Polish boxing legend. In me, he will have a chance to fight one of the best heavyweights in the division and we all will know where we stand. Mo wa gan igboya, not only that I will win this war lojo satide, but also of being the first Mexican-American heavyweight in the future. People will get their money worth lojo satide. I can guarantee that. Adamek is highly rated by WBC and IBF, the two most active organizations in boxing. Saturday’s winner will be in the driver’s seat for great fights in the future.”
MICHAL CIESLAK: “I also thought that you’re bigger. And I also hope that everything what you’re saying about how good your training camp was is the truth. I can promise you that I will be ready for everything. I’m in the best shape of my life and I will prove that lojo satide. Palacios, be ready to fight! I cannot wait anymore to put on a big show.”
FRANCISCO “The oso” PALACIOS: “He wants to treat me like a stepping stone but the problem with that is I’m not a stepping stone for anyone. I’m a rock! You want to beat me, you have to kill me. And by the way, I thought that Cieślak is bigger. You cannot judge what I can or cannot do just because I’ve got knocked out by Kudryashov in my last fight. It means nothing. A la koko, it happens in boxing and the more importantly, it has nothing to do with what I’m ready to do now with my new team and “Chill” Wilson on my side. Just watch: The Wizard Time is coming again.”
Akọkọ ti oyan — Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship (12)
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK (50-4, 30 KOs), Former 2-Division World Champion, Jersey City, Awon ara New Jersey, USA
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ERIC “Onilu Boy” Molina (24-3, 18 KOs), World Title Challenger, Raymondville, Texas, USA
Àjọ-Ẹya — Cruiserweights (10)
MICHAL CIESLAK (11-0, 7 KOs), Radom, Polandii
la.
FRANCISCO “The oso” PALACIOS (23-3, 14 KOs), 2-Time World Title Challenger, Bayamon, Puẹto Riko
Heavyweights (10)
ANDRZEJ WAWRZYK (31-1, 17 KOs), World Title Challenger, Krakow, Polandii
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MARCIN REKOWSKI (17-2, 14 KOs), Former Poland Heavyweight Champion, Kaliska Koscierskie, Polandii
Cruiserweights (10)
MATEUSZ “titunto si” MASTERNAK (36-4, 26 KOs), Former European Champion, Wroclaw, Polandii
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ERIC “Ijamba” FIELDS (24-3, 16 KOs), Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Welterweights (10)
RAFAEL “Ogboju” JACKIEWICZ (48-14-2, 22 KOs), World Title Challenger, Minsk Mazowiecki, Polandii
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MICHAL SYROWATKA (13-1, 4 KOs), Elk, Polandii
Female European Boxing Union Lightweight Championship (8)
EWA BRODNICKA (10-0. 2 KOs), Asiwaju, Warsaw, Polandii
la.
ANITA TORTI (9-5, 3 KOs), Challenger, Milan, Italy
PPV ANNOUNCERS: English – Bob Alexander and Glen Johnson, Polish – Andrzej Kostyra/Albert Sosnowski, Mateusz Borek (host & interviews), Przemek Saleta (on-air judge)
ADAMEK & MOLINA VIDEO PROFILES
Akọkọ ti oyan — Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship (12)
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK (50-4, 30 KOs), Former 2-Division World Champion, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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ERIC “Onilu Boy” Molina (24-3, 18 KOs), World Title Challenger, Raymondville, Texas, USA
Fighter profiles courtesy of Boxing World Weekly, a brand new boxing magazine series that is being distributed worldwide by Protocol Sports Marketing
Àjọ-Ẹya — Cruiserweights (10)
MICHAL CIESLAK (11-0, 7 KOs), Radom, Polandii
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FRANCISCO “The oso” PALACIOS (23-3, 14 KOs), 2-Time World Title Challenger, Bayamon, Puẹto Riko
Heavyweights (10)
ANDRZEJ WAWRZYK (31-1, 17 KOs), World Title Challenger, Krakow, Polandii
la.
MARCIN REKOWSKI (17-2, 14 KOs), Former Poland Heavyweight Champion, Kaliska Koscierskie, Polandii
Cruiserweights (10)
MATEUSZ “titunto si” MASTERNAK (36-4, 26 KOs), Former European Champion, Wroclaw, Polandii
la.
ERIC “Ijamba” FIELDS (24-3, 16 KOs), Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Welterweights (10)
RAFAEL “Ogboju” JACKIEWICZ (48-14-2, 22 KOs), World Title Challenger, Minsk Mazowiecki, Polandii
la.
MICHAL SYROWATKA (13-1, 4 KOs), Elk, Polandii
Female European Boxing Union Lightweight Championship (8)
EWA BRODNICKA (10-0. 2 KOs), Asiwaju, Warsaw, Polandii
la.
ANITA TORTI (9-5, 3 KOs), Challenger, Milan, Italy
NIGBAWO: Saturday, April 2, 2016 – 2:00 p.m. ATI / 11:00 a.m. PT
Nibo ni: Tauron Arena, Krakow, Polandii
Olugbeleke: Polsat (in Poland), bi ara ti awọn Polsat Boxing Night jara, Main Events and Don King Productions
PPV: Integrated Sports Media will distribute the card in North America on pay-per-view for live viewing on USB, satẹlaiti ati Internet san-fun-view nipasẹ ni eletan, DIRECTV, satelaiti Network, ati Vubiquity ni United States, bi daradara bi Rogers TV, Bell TV, Shaw PPV ati SaskTel ni Canada, fun a daba soobu owo ti nikan $29.95. Jọwọ kan si ti agbegbe rẹ USB tabi satẹlaiti olupese fun alaye siwaju sii. Ni afikun, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv ati www.Eversport.TV (Polish commentary only), and via the FITE.TV app (or go to http://www.fite.tv/v/adamekvsmolina fun alaye siwaju sii) for both Android and iOS.
PPV ANNOUNCERS: English – Bob Alexander and Glen Johnson, Polish – Andrzej Kostyra/Albert Sosnowski, Mateusz Borek (host & interviews), Przemek Saleta (on-air judge)
Boxing

King’s Promotions signs former world champion Kermit Cintron

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READING, PA (March 28, 2016)–Marshall Kauffman’s Ọba ká ni igbega is proud to announce the signing of of former IBF Welterweight champion Kermit Cintron.
Cintron ti Reading, PA ni o ni a gba ti 35-5-2 pẹlu 28 knockouts.
Cintron won his first twenty-four bout and established himself as one of the most feared welterweight’s in the world.
Of those twenty-four wins were stoppages over Said Ouali (7-0), Omar Davila (12-2), Ian Mackilop (14-1), Elio Ortiz (25-6) and Teddy Reid (22-5-1).
After coming up short against WBO world champion Antonio Margarito, Cintron stopped David Estrada (18-2), which set up a title opportunity against Mark Suarez.
Lori Oṣù 28, 2006, Cintron stopped Suarez in five founds ton win the title in Palm Beach, Florida.
Cintron made two defenses of his crown with stoppages over Walter Matthysse (26-1) and Jesse Feliciano, before losing to Margarito for a second time.
Lati igbanna, Cintron has posted many quality wins over the likes of Lovemore N’dou (46-10-1), Juliano Ramos (15-2), Antwone Smith (20-2-1), Jonathan Batista (14-1) and his last bout, which took place on March 15, 2014,when won a ten round unanimous decision over Ronald Cruz (20-2).
“I am very happy to add Kermit to the King’s Promotions stable,” wi Marshall Kauffman ti King ká ni igbega. “Kermit and I have a long history together and we did some special things when I trained him. I am glad Kermit has come back home and now as a promoter, we feel we can get Kermit back into some big opportunities and get him in position to become world champion again.”
“I am excited to finally sign with a promoter,” Said Cintron. ” I have had some offers but this is more exciting. This is the best thing for me in my career because Marshall trained and managed me. He knows me personally and he knows what I need in my career and I think its a great match. I am focusing on staying busy and getting another crack at a title, and I know Marshall will do the job in getting me the right fights and I will get that title shot.”
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Ri undercard kede fun Apr. 2nd Adamek vs. Molina PPV gbe lati Poland

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Kraków, Polandii (March 23, 2016) – A ri to, idanilaraya undercard ti a ti kede fun “Awọn ik Ipe,” ifihan meji-pipin aye asiwaju Tomasz “Goral” Adamek lodi si tele aye akọle Challenger Eric “Onilu Boy” Molina, airing ifiwe April 2 on sanwo-fun-view ni North America lati Tauron Arena ni Krakow, Polandii.
Adamek (50-4, 30 KOs), ija jade ti Jersey City, Awon ara New Jersey, ati ki o lewu Texan FOE Molina (24-3, 18 KOs) yoo ogun ninu awọn 12-yika akọkọ iṣẹlẹ fun awọn ṣ'ofo International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental heavyweight akọle.
Ese Sports Media yio si kaakiri kaadi ni North America olugbe on sanwo-fun-view fun ifiwe wiwo ni 2 p.m. ATI/ 11 a.m. PT lori USB, satẹlaiti ati Internet san-fun-view nipasẹ ni eletan, DIRECTV, satelaiti Network, ati Vubiquity ni United States, bi daradara bi Rogers TV, Bell TV, Shaw PPV ati SaskTel ni Canada, fun a daba soobu owo ti nikan $29.95. Jọwọ kan si ti agbegbe rẹ USB tabi satẹlaiti olupese fun alaye siwaju sii. Ni afikun, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv and via the FITE.TV app fun awọn mejeeji Android ati iOS. Yi iṣẹlẹ ti wa ni gbekalẹ ninu Poland nipa Polsat, bi ara ti awọn Polsat Boxing Night jara, bi daradara bi Main Events ati Don King Productions.
“Ko nikan yoo kepe pólándì ija alara ni North America ni anfani lati wo awọn diẹ ninu awọn ti Poland ká oke awọn onija, pẹlu ijiyan awọn oniwe-gbogbo-akoko ti o dara ju ni Adamek, ṣugbọn American ati Canadian Boxing egeb, ni Gbogbogbo, yoo ni anfani lati wo awọn kan ni kikun kaadi ifihan ifigagbaga, gíga idanilaraya njà,” Ese Sports Media Aare Doug Jacobs wi. “A ba yiya lati wa ni anfani lati mu yi awqn kaadi to North America ki o si gbagbo awọn oluwo yoo gbadun ohun Friday ti sese Boxing igbese.”
The Apr. 2nd pay-per-view telecast will also include three 10-round bouts showcasing three other world title challengers. The co-feature event matches undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Michael Cieslak (11-0, 7 KOs) lodi si meji-akoko aye akọle Challenger Francisco “The oso” Palacios (23-3, 14 KOs). Palacios, ti o njà jade ti Bayamon, Puẹto Riko, lọ ni pipe ijinna lemeji ninu rẹ bata ti aye akọle njà pẹlu WBC cruiserweight asiwaju Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.
A bata ti pólándì heavyweights square si pa ni a se eto 10-yika baramu bi Andrzej Wawrzyk (31-1, 17 KOs), ti Daduro isonu bi a ọjọgbọn je lati aye asiwaju Alexander Povetkin ni a 2013 aye akọle ija, pàdé tele pólándì asiwaju Marcin Rekowski (17-2, 14 KOs).
Ohun afikun aye-kilasi cruiserweight ija ni lori tẹ ni kia kia bi tele European titlist Mateusz “titunto si” Masternak (36-4, 26 KOs) gba lori Oklahoma ká inu-afe Eric “Ijamba” fields (24-3, 16 KOs). Masternak, miran aye contender lati Poland, wa ni ipo laarin awọn oke 20 nipa gbogbo merin pataki Sanctioning ara (WBA #10, IBF #14, WBO #15 ati WBC #18). A former WBC Youth champion, Masternak sile ni European cruiserweight akọle ni 2012, and WBC International Silver championship a year later. Ni 2014, Masternak nu a 12-yika pipin ipinnu ni ohun adele WBA cruiserweight akọle ija, ṣugbọn odun to koja ti o duro Ailton Carlos Nascimento lati gba awọn ṣ'ofo WBA ti kariaye-Continental ade.
Fields ni a ogun-ni idanwo oniwosan nini ṣẹgun aye asiwaju Kelvin Davis ati ki o ja oke contenders bi Ola Afolabi, yunier Dorticos ati Ilunga Kabu.
Meji miiran njà le wa ni han, akoko fífàye gba. Meji-akoko European asiwaju Rafal “Ogboju” Jackiewicz (48-14-2, 22 KOs) mẹẹta Polish welterweight Mikali Syrowatka (13-1, 4 KOs) ni a 10-yika rematch ti won ija kẹhin Kejìlá ninu eyi ti Jackiewicz, miran pólándì aye akọle Challenger, won by way of a fourth-round technical knockout. In a 10-round European female lightweight title fight, unbeaten gbeja asiwaju Ewa Brodnicka (10-0, 2 KOs), ti Poland, pàdé Italian asiwaju gba Torti (9-5, 3 KOs).
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BELGIAN BOXER ALEX MISKIRTCHIAN GETS FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE SHOT

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PROMOTER SALITA BACKS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER
Brooklyn, NY (March 16, 2016) – Even the very best in the business experience setbacks and get faced with choice time. Can I learn from my mistake and turn a negative into a positive?
Alex Miskirtchian found himself enjoying his momentum up the featherweight ladder before he hit a pothole in the road last summer. The Georgia-born fighter with a 26-4-1 mark got caught by vet Cornelius Lock and had to assess himself.

He did so, and licked his wounds and got back to work. The Belgium resident, who has mostly fought in his home-land, rebounded with a win in December and is being rewarded for his perseverance with an IBF intercontinental championship opportunity.

Miskirtchian, promoted by Brooklyn’s Dmitriy Salita, will fight Vireol Simion on March 18, for a crack at that crown.

“Alex is fighting for a title but more importantly for a chance to come back to the top of the division,” Ọrọ wi.

“He learned from his US experience, against Lock, took a break and came back with extra motivation to again make a world title run. I believe Alex will put on one of his best performances in this upcoming fight. He has a great team with manager Alain Vanackère and I believe the result will be a positive one on March 18th.”

The fight against the 19-1 Romanian Viorel will unfold in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, so Miskirtchian will need to fight his best brand of boxing that evening. His promoter, Ọrọ, has faith in him.

“Salita Promotions boxers are making more and more noise, around the world,” the promoter said. “I am proud of our growth and of the efforts of the fine athletes like Miskirtchian who fight for Salita Promotions!”
Boxing, Showtime Boxing

CARL FRAMPTON UNIFIES THE SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION WITH SPLIT DECISION OVER SCOTT QUIGG SATURDAY ON SHO EXTREME® FROM MANCHESTER, England

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Airs Immediately Following Lalẹ ká Showtime asiwaju Boxing® Telecast

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NIU YOKI (Feb. 27, 2016) – IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.

 

An encore presentation of Saturday ká telecast will re-air later this evening immediately following the live Showtime asiwaju Boxing® telecast headlined by three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz ki o si tele titlist Kiko Martinez. The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 10 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. PT.

 

The long-awaited matchup of unbeaten champions got off to a slow and tactical start, but Belfast native Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) established himself as the aggressor and worked his jab to pocket the early rounds. Quigg didn’t come alive until after the seventh, when trainer Joe Gallagher warned his charge that he was likely down big on the judges’ scorecards.

 

QUIGG (31-1-2) pounded the body and was the aggressor in rounds eight through 11, but it was too little, too late for the Lancashire, England native. Frampton won the 12th and walked away the unified champion by scores of 115-113 for Quigg, ṣugbọn 116-112 twice for Frampton.

 

“I couldn’t believe it was a split,” Frampton said. “I don’t know what that lad was watching, but as long as I got my hand raised at the end of the fight, that’s the main thing.

 

“We have a great rivalry, and it was a great fight at the end. The start wasn’t great, but of course I would do it again. I’m happy to campaign at super bantamweight, but if a big fight comes calling at featherweight – Santa Cruz, Selby, any of these guys – I’m ready for them.”

 

Quigg admitted he should have pushed the action in the early rounds, but still thought he did enough to get the decision.

 

“I felt comfortable,” Quigg said. “The judges must have been counting his punches as scoring, but I thought I was blocking them. I should have started faster. I felt comfortable and I thought I was winning the rounds because he wasn’t winning clear. I’m not going to complain. Mo fẹ a rematch. Maybe next time I’ll start a bit earlier.”

Boxing, Showtime Boxing, UK Boxing

CARL FRAMPTON vs. SCOTT QUIGG FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR 122-POUND UNIFICATION THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHO EXTREME®

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From Manchester Arena In Manchester, England;

Encore Presentation Saturday Evening On SHOWTIME®

 

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Undefeated 122-pound world champions Carl Frampton (IBF) ati Scott QUIGG (WBA) had to be separated at their final press conference on Thursday in Manchester, England, as they faced-off for the long-awaited super bantamweight unification showdown this Saturday, Feb. 27 ni Manchester Arena.

 

The unification between Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs), of Belfast, Ireland, and Quigg (32-0-2, 23 KOs), of Lancashire, United Kingdom will be televised live on Sho awọn iwọn ni 5:30 p.m. ATI/PT.

 

After jarring over who deserves the home dressing room at the sold-out, 21,000 seat Manchester Arena, the 122-pound rivals had to be separated by Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan and promoter Eddie Hearn.

 

“It’s going to be a great fight, one for the ages,"Wi Frampton, the IBF champion. “I’ll win. It doesn’t matter how, KO or clear points decision.”

 

“I’m going to prove I’m the best super bantamweight,” said Quigg, the WBA titlist. “I’m going to win by knockout.”

 

Awọn Showtime Boxing AGBAYE® ẹbọ ti awọn Ọrun idaraya telecast will feature analysis from ASIKO IWORAN Idaraya® hostBarry Tompkins, Oluyanju Steve Farhood and special guest and WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME® immediately following Saturday kágbe Showtime asiwaju Boxing® telecast headlined by three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz ki o si tele titlist Kiko Martinez. The SHOWTIME telecast begins at 10 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. PT.

 

Here’s what Frampton, Quigg and their trainers and promoters had to say in Manchester on Thursday:

Carl FRAMPTON:

“I’m better in every department, itele ati ki o rọrun.

 

“Because of the magnitude of this fight, everything had to be perfect. I’ve done everything right this time,"

 

“This means so much; there is a lot at stake. It’s more than titles – it’s pride and bragging rights. It’s proving who is the best. Reputation is a big deal, so there is so much on the line.

 

“I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to win. I’ve punching power to KO him in any round and I’ve the boxing brain to win on points.

 

“I’ve spent 17 weeks in camp, the longest ever. I missed my son’s first steps and both my kids’ birthdays. I did that because this could be my toughest fight. I’m not going to let Scott Quigg make all that be for nothing.”

 

“It’s going to be a great fight, one for the ages. I’ll win. It doesn’t matter how, KO or clear points decision.

 

On the home-team dressing room:

“I’m contractually the A-side. It’s a question of principle.”

 

SCOTT QUIGG:

“Nobody does what I do in terms of dedication to the sport. I’ll win because of boxing brain and ability.

 

“It’ll mean everything to win. Since the age of 15, all I have done is eat, sleep and train.

 

"Saturday is my moment of destiny and, gba mi gbọ, Mo ti yoo win yi ija. I’ve put in too much for anyone to stop me.”

 

“Tune in for a great fight. I’m going to prove I’m the best super bantamweight. I’m going to win by knockout.

 

On the home-team dressing room:

“It’s my arena, I’m the home fighter. I want the home dressing room.”

 

Shane MCGUIGAN, Frampton ká olukọni:

“They are two legitimate, world class fighters and there is maybe only 2 percent difference at the top level – Carl has that extra percent.

 

“As a trainer you are only as good as your fighters and I’m lucky to have Carl.”

 

JOE GALLAGHER, Quigg’s Trainer

"O si (Shane McGuigan) was a nutritionist a few years ago who asked to help Gerry Storey. He’s only famous because of his dad.

 

“They are underestimating Scott’s boxing brain and being disrespectful throughout the build-up.”

 

Barry MCGUIGAN, Frampton’s Promoter

“There has never been a bigger super bantamweight fight of this magnitude in Europe. It’s got a Barrera-Morales feel to hit and is going to be a magnificent occasion.

 

“I think Carl will have too much for him, but it has the potential to be a great fight.”

 

EDDIE HEARN, Quigg’s Promoter

“It’s bigger than Froch vs. Groves, because it is a global event.

 

“I’m proud to have made the fight happen. This can ignite the sport and keep it alive.

 

“The atmosphere and passion will eclipse all that has gone before. It just doesn’t get any bigger than this.

 

“I can’t see anything other than a great fight. With two fighters this talented, so much on the line and so much passion from teams and fans, you’re going to get something very special.”

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Carl FRAMPTON & SCOTT QUIGG QUOTES & WORKOUT PHOTOS FOR 122-POUND UNIFICATION SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAYLIVE ON SHO EXTREME®

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We’ve been chasing these boys for years… Scott is in for a big, big shock.” – Carl Frampton

 

“I’ve always wanted the chance to prove I’m the best…I can win on points, but I will knock out Carl Frampton. – Scott Quigg

 

 

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Undefeated 122-pound world champions Carl Frampton (IBF) ati Scott QUIGG (WBA) held media workouts lojo tuside ni Manshesita, England, as they finalize preparation for their long-awaited super bantamweight unification showdown this Saturday, Feb. 27 niManchester Arena.

 

The massive unification between Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs), of Belfast, Ireland, and Quigg (32-0-2, 23 KOs), of Lancashire, United Kingdom will be televised live on Sho awọn iwọn ni 5:30 p.m. ATI/PT.

 

Awọn Showtime Boxing AGBAYE® ẹbọ ti awọn Ọrun idaraya telecast will feature analysis from Showtime idaraya®atunnkanka Barry Tompkins, Steve Farhood and guest analyst and WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs.

An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME® immediately following Saturday ká gbe Showtime asiwaju Boxing®telecast headlined by three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruzki o si tele titlist Kiko Martinez.

 

Here’s what Frampton and Quigg had to say as they approachSaturday ká ija:

 

Carl FRAMPTON:

“I have wanted this fight for a long, o to ojo meta. I thrive on the big occasions and there are not many bigger than a domestic super fight.

 

“I won my world title on a massive stage, Scott Quigg was handed his title after a draw. He has fought on big cards but not as a bill-topper and I genuinely don’t know if he will be able to handle this level of pressure. I’m going to use all of my experience to outbox, outfight and outgun Scott Quigg.

 

“We’ve been chasing these boys for years. They didn’t want it, end of story. Then all it took was one below par performance from me to convince his team that they should finally take the fight. If that first round in my last fight is what they’re basing their hopes of victory on then Scott is in for a big, big shock.

 

“I’ve had the best training camp of my career, I’m in the shape of my life and I’m going to become the unified Super Bantamweight World Champion.

 

“First and foremost I’m doing this for my family. I have two beautiful kids and both Christine (Frampton) and I want the best for them, that’s what drives me and makes me so focused on being the best in the world.

 

“I am 100 percent dedicated to the sport of boxing, I spend twelve-weeks in training camp in London away from home, only getting to go home a handful of times and I do this so I can be the best I possibly can.

 

“People have said Quigg trains like a machine. I can tell you I train every bit as hard if not harder, but I’m no machine. I don’t need to be programmed in order to perform.

 

“Shane (McGuigan) is a brilliant coach, I’ve been saying it all along. But now people are sitting up and taking notice. Shane and I work hard on tactics and techniques when we approach every fight, but we both know that if tactics need tweaking mid fight I can think my way through a contest. Scott Quigg can’t.”

 

SCOTT QUIGG:

“This is the perfect time now for this fight. We’re both world champions, we’re both undefeated, and I believe this is the perfect time for me to go out there and do a job on him.

 

“It’s a fight I’ve wanted for a long time. It’s a fight that’s been brewing for a long time. Seeing Carl sign on the dotted line meant that I was one step closer to achieving everything I’ve worked towards; becoming the best.

 

“I’ve always wanted the chance to prove I’m the best. Now the fight’s been made, I’m one million per cent confident that I’m going win in spectacular fashion. I can win on points, but I will knock out Carl Frampton.

 

“No-one expected me to get Kiko out of there early. If I’d have stopped him late or won on points, then Carl had already done that, so the only way I could get credit or show people what I am capable of was KO him early.

 

“With Carl and his performance in the States, they handpicked (Alejandro) Gonzalez from a list of opponents because they thought that he would be the easiest one. They wanted to go over there and look good in his U.S. debut so the Americans would rave about him – and he nearly came unstuck.

 

“We respect each other as fighters. You don’t become a world champion by chance, there’s a lot of hard work and a lot of talent involved. But they are in for a shock because they think I can only fight one way. They don’t think I can’t adapt and I’ll just come steaming forward. Maybe I will do that, but if I do come steaming forward, it’s because I am going to KO him.

 

“People are saying now that because I’ve been knocking guys out quite early that I’ve been going out for the stoppages, but that’s not the case. I’ve been going out and I’ve been boxing.

 

“If I land clean on any super bantamweight or featherweight in the world, I will knock them out. Nítorí, it’s about just making sure I pick the right time and I open the gaps. And when the gaps are there then I’ll take them.

 

“I don’t take any notice of whether I’ve got the crowd behind me or whether it is behind my opponent, but I know for a fact that he takes comfort from having a lot of support. When he’s taken away from that, he shows his vulnerabilities. I think that will affect him.

 

“The Irish are very passionate about the sport and they know their boxing inside-out. They get behind their man and they will create a great atmosphere. The atmosphere is going to go off even more because we’re both at the top of our game and there’s a lot riding on this. There’s a lot of pride at stake – it’s going to be electric.”

 

“I got into boxing to become world champion. I’ve done that and now I’ve set new goals to reach greater heights because I want to challenge myself every day.

 

“Ricky Hatton became a crossover star and was a hit in the US. He took 40,000 Brits to Las Vegas and became a global star. That’s the next goal that I’ve set for myself and I can make it if I keep working hard, maintain my dedication and focus.

 

“Getting this fight now on SHOWTIME in the U.S. is the first step. I’ll go out and do a job on Carl, win in a spectacular fashion and that’s going to give me a boost for my profile in the U.S.

 

“I am not going to give the WBA belt up. Mo fẹ lati ja ti o dara ju. Guillermo Rigondeaux is next because that’s what the WBA have ordered.

 

“My focus is on beating Carl. We’ll look at fighting the best out there after that. I’ve always said, ‘I’m out to fight the best and beat the best.’ So, I’m obviously going to fight Rigondeaux. I’m not scared of fighting him. I’m not shying away from the challenge. I thrive on that sort of task and fighting Rigondeaux – who’s rightly so ranked No. 1 in the division because of what he’s achieved – would be a huge challenge. I honestly believe that if the time comes and we fight, I can beat him.”

 

Shane MCGUIGAN, Frampton ká olukọni:

“There is a lot of debate about who hits harder between Frampton and Quigg. I know Carl Frampton is the hardest punching Super Bantamweight in the world.

 

“One thing you can’t argue about is who has the better pedigree and who has the better boxing brain. Carl wins hands down in both departments and he is going to show this in brutal and clinical fashion.

 

“Carl can box off the back foot, he can fight on the front foot and he has devastating one-punch power.”

 

Barry MCGUIGAN, Frampton’s Promoter:

“Carl is always so cool when the heat is on him, he steps up to the plate and delivers.

 

“Even in his last fight when he didn’t get off to a great start, Carl still managed to pull himself together and do what was needed to get the win.

 

“He’s a natural born winner. I had to work very hard just to be able to compete at world level. I think the same can be said of Scott Quigg, but for Carl it comes more naturally. Couple this with his incredible work ethic and that is why Carl Frampton is the best in the world.”

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND UNDEFEATED SULLIVAN BARRERA SET FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, Oṣù 26 AT-ìmọ gbagede IN Oakland, California

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Televised LIVE ON HBO®

NIU YOKI, NY (Kínní 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports jẹ dùn lati kede pe meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) yoo pada si awọn iwọn lori Saturday, March 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, California. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® bẹrẹ ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT.

 

Tiketi da owole ni $300, $150, $100, $50 ati $25, ko pẹlu wulo iṣẹ owo ati ori, go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 9 ni 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online ni Ticketmaster.com ati idiyele nipa foonu ni (800) 745-3000.

 

“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Lori March 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,"Wi 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,"Wi 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. March 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.

 

Lori March 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, Alase Igbakeji Aare, HBO idaraya. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 ọdun atijọ, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Bayi, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”

 

Mo fun re lagbara ti ohun kikọ silẹ ati otitọ ita awọn iwọn ati ki o rẹ jagunjagun ká instinct inu o, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. O si racked soke gbogbo akọle ninu awọn iwe ohun, wq pẹlu a goolu medal ni awọn ina heavyweight pipin ni awọn 2004 Olympic ere ni Athens. Bi awọn nikan okunrin American afẹṣẹja lati beere Olympic wura niwon 1996, Ward darapo fẹran ti Muhammad Ali, Suga Ray Leonard ati Oscar De La Hoya. O si tan-ọjọgbọn on December 18, 2004, igbelewọn a keji yika imọ knockout gun lori Chris Molina ni Staples Center ni a ija ti a ti televised ifiwe lori HBO. O si ti lọ lori lati agbeko soke 27 diẹ victories niwon ki o si, Ilé ohun lailai-dagba Ẹgbẹ pataki ti egeb ni awọn ilana. Lẹhin ti di Iwọn irohin ati WBA Super Middleweight World asiwaju, nyara lati awọn nọmba meji iranran lori awọn iwon-fun-iwon ati ki o gba awọn akojọ 2011 Onija ti Odun Eye (ESPN, Eré alaworan, Iwọn irohin ati awọn Boxing Writers Association of America), ti o ti kede wipe Ward wole ohun iyasoto ipolowo adehun pẹlu Roc Nation Sports ni January 2015, nsii a titun ipin ninu rẹ storied Boxing ọmọ. The Bay Area ọja pada si awọn iwọn lori June 20, 2015 ni awọn gbagede Ebora ni iwaju ti ilu rẹ egeb ni Oakland, California ati ki o gba wọle a kẹsan-yika knockout lori Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward laipe Witoelar ni iwaju ti awọn kamẹra fun a patapata ti o yatọ ipa, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, director Ryan Coogler ati awọn fiimu ká Star Michael B. Jordani, ami jade lati Ward ki o le pese rẹ ĭrìrĭ fun awọn fiimu. Ni afikun si ṣiṣẹ ni iwaju ti awọn kamẹra pẹlu Ward, Jordani lo akoko ni Ward ká ile-idaraya ni igbaradi fun ipa re bi Apollo igbagbo ká ọmọ. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on March 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Bi ohun magbowo, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Cuba, 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’sFriday Night njà, 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, California. 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, gba ibi Saturday, March 26, 2016 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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Sampson Boxing Wins Right to Promote McJoe Arroyo vs. Jerwin Ancajas IBF Super Flyweight Championship Fight

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A purse bid procedure was held today in the IBF offices in New Jersey and promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing has won the right to promote the IBF Super Flyweight Champion McJoe Arroyo’s first mandatory defense, against Jerwin Ancajas
Sampson Boxing now has 15 days to submit the executed contracts (no later than Kínní 17, 2016) and the fight must take place within 90 ọjọ or by Le 2, 2016. Lewkowicz says Ancajas’ home country of the Philippines is the probable location for the fight.
Arroyo (17-0, 8 KOs), from Fajardo, Puẹto Riko, is a 30-year-old southpaw. He won the championship last July with a 10-round technical decision over Arthur Villanueva. Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 KOs), nicknamed “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” is a 24-year-old southpaw.
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New Heavyweight Champ Charles Martin Says: ‘My Time to Shine Will Come!’

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Brand new IBF Heavyweight Champion “Prince” Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) should be on cloud nine.
In just his seventh year of boxing and slightly over third as a professional, Martin already finds himself the sixth southpaw to have ever won a heavyweight championship after scoring a TKO 3 over Ukrainian top contender Vyacheslav Glazkov last Saturday night, January 16, at the Barclay’s Center in New York.
Winning any world title is an amazing accomplishment that most never reach in decades of boxing. Add in that Martin took out the 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight bronze medalist to become the second current American heavyweight champion in a suddenly rejuvenated division.
“O kan lara ti o dara,” admits Martin. “I wanted to do it fast. I couldn’t wait,” he explains of his quick ascension. “Some things they say take time but when you’re really determined to do something, you’ll do it as soon as possible.”
With his place already assured in the boxing history books and several lucrative possible showdowns on the near horizon, why isn’t Martin the happiest man on the planet?
It was the way he won.
“I have an empty feeling right now,” said the 29-year-old champion. “I was in front of so many people and it was my time to shine on Showtime and show the world my skills. I felt that he had no power and said to myself that he would be easy work. I knew I was going to have a great night. I was going to KO him and then everyone would love me… but it didn’t happen like that.”
Glazkov stopped fighting in round three due to torn ACL in his knee and Martin was declared the winner of the then-vacant title by way of injury-induced TKO.
“I wanted to win the belt my way,” continued the disappointed Martin. “He would have got knocked out eventually. It was coming to him. I never even got to use my uppercut on him, but it’s all good.”
Humble and extremely likeable, Martin remained polite, post-fight and expressed his condolences to the disappointed Glazkov. Sibẹsibẹ, since that night, Glazkov has gone on to say he had “figured Martin out” and that the championship would have certainly been his had he not been injured.
“Oh my goodness, I’m trying to stay humble about the situation, but that’s so crazy what he said,” Said Martin. “If he really thinks that, he’s tripping. Things were about to get a lot worse for him. Mo se ileri fun e, once he started slowing down, my combinations would have started to come out. I was throwing the one/two because he was getting out of the way pretty good in the first few rounds. I was just getting started. I thought I would box him for a while and then start going at him and whip his butt. I promise you I could have. That injury saved him. It broke my heart that I didn’t get to do what I wanted. How does that happen? I was having fun.”
Martin says his team and friends and relatives have been good to remind him the abbreviated ending was out of his control. He also says he’ll take a quick vacation and then get right back to work.
So what comes next for the new American heavyweight champion?
“Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. I want them both. I want all the best. That’s the next move. My time to shine will come. I’m a world champion now and I can say that the belt is in the right hands. I’m not going to sit around. I want to fight.”
Martin also says that is Britain’s world champ, Tyson Ibinu, ever points his taunting antics at him, he won’t mind.
“It’s good for boxing for him to do that kind of stuff. Mo fẹ iyẹn. It’s all business. At the end of the day he has no crazy beef with anybody. Nobody choked anybody’s mother. It’s just boxing. You got to get attention somehow. He makes people want to see a fight. We’re in the entertainment and hurt business. It’s definitely a real fight in the ring though. It’s a non-personal thing that very gets personal once they step in the ring with me. That’s two guys’ livelihood in there. That’s our income for our families.”