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OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK DETHRONES ADONIS STEVENSON TO CAPTURE WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®
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Cathair Québec (Nollaig 1, 2018) – Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half-year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion is over. Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11ú round knockout Saturday in Quebec City in a Showtime Dornálaíocht: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA telecast that immediately preceded the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury SHOWTIME PPV.
Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 Kos) used a powerful multi-punch combination in the penultimate round to put the back-and-forth bout out of question. The former Olympic bronze medalist and amateur teammate of fellow Ukrainians Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk was impressive throughout the entire fight. He executed trainer Teddy Atlas’ game plan to perfection and was the busier of the two fighters. Stevenson (29-2-1, 24 Kos), who was making his 10ú cosaint teideal, was able to land his signature left hand on several occasions, most notably in the tenth round, but never did enough to truly trouble his opponent.
“This win means everything to me. I’ve trained my whole life for this and tonight all of the hard work was worth it,” said Gvozdyk, who was the mandatory challenger for Stevenson. “Having Teddy [Atlas] in my corner was a huge help. He knew exactly what to say to me. We trained so well for this fight and I knew I was going to get the knockout.
“Adonis was a great champion but it’s my time now. He got me with a good shot in the 10ú round but I handled it and finished him. Ceart anois, I just want to rest before I discuss my next step. I definitely want to stay at 175 punt. "
Stevenson was transported to a local hospital as precautionary measure and was unavailable for comment following the fight.
Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Nollaig 3 ag 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. An Dornálaíochta Showtime: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analyst. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Vernalis STEVENSON vs. OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & Grianghraif
Showtime Dornálaíocht: SPECIAL EDITION Begins At 7:45 PM ET/4:45 PM PT Live On SHOWTIME® And SHOWTIME Sports® Social Media Platforms Preceding Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury SHOWTIME PPV® Event.
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Cathair Québec (Samhain 29, 2018) – Boxing’s longest reigning world champion, Vernalis Stevenson, agus undefeated, mandatory challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk faced off Thursday at the final press conference ahead of Stevenson’s 10ú defense of his WBC Light Heavyweight Title in a Showtime Dornálaíocht: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA telecast Saturday, Nollaig 1 from Videotron Center in Quebec City.
Showtime Dornálaíocht: EAGRÁN SPEISIALTA will air live on SHOWTIME and stream for free on the SHO Sports YouTube channel agus an SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page ag tosú ag7:45 p.m. AGUS / 4:45 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury SHOWTIME PPV. Wilder vs. Fury begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and also features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd returning to take on Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz facing-off against Travis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce battling Joe Hanks.
Here is what Stevenson, Gvozdyk and their respective trainers had to say Thursday at Chateau Bonne Entente in Quebec City:
Vernalis STEVENSON:
“Saturday is a big fight. I’m not underestimating Gvozdyk. I know he’s a good fighter and he’s hungry. He’s trained very hard to get my title. But everybody who comes to my home in Canada always wants my title, but it’s never happened and it’s not going to happen now.
“I’m looking for the knockout. That’s just my mentality and the way that I train. Siúcra [Hill Steward] trains me to think that way but I can also go 12 babhtaí, it’s not a problem. I know that if he makes a mistake, I’m going to catch him. He only has to slip up once in 12 babhtaí. One mistake, one punch. That’s all it’s going to take. Tá mé réidh. I know I can punch and it’s 12 babhtaí. I just need one punch. Just one. I’m going to catch him and the night will be over.
“I’ve been pushing myself in training and I’m going to put on another great performance come Saturday and will defend my title once again. In the words of my old trainer, Emanuel Steward, ‘knockouts sell’ and that’s what I’m going for in this fight. I know I’m facing a good boxer who’s coming in very determined. He’ll be ready, but it won’t be enough. Superman is in the building!"
OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK:
“I’m glad to finally be here. Tá mé an-tógtha. I want to thank Top Rank and GYM Promotions for finally making this happen. I respect Adonis Stevenson as a fighter, he’s a great champion. But I am ready to accept this challenge and on Saturday night there will be a new champion.
“I have one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing so I’m very confident. We have a good strategy. We had an excellent training camp and I’m ready. Adonis is a great fighter. He’s a dangerous southpaw and this is a real step-up for me but it’s my time.
“People always ask about Stevenson’s age but George Foreman and Bernard Hopkins performed at a high level when they were 50-years-old. It really just depends on how you maintain your body, your living conditions, how you eat and how you train.
“I’m not worried about what the bookmakers say. It doesn’t mean anything that they think I am the favorite. I try to stay focused on the things that I need to be focused on, not what the bookmakers think. The further this fight goes, the better my chances are. My height, my movement and my patience will win me this fight.”
SUGAR HILL STEWARD, STEVENSON’S TRAINER
“I’m happy to be here once again. This is like a second home for Adonis. This fight is just going to be regular Adonis. Adonis wants to get a knockout. Is breá liom knockouts. This is how we train for every fight. It’s no disrespect to any fighter, but that’s just the mentality that we have. Adonis and I don’t believe in leaving it in the hands of the judges and that’s been working so far. We will continue to do what we’ve been doing.”
“Adonis has been training his whole life for something like this. This is a big world championship fight against a former Olympian. Welcome to big time boxing, this is what it’s all about. Come December 1, Adonis Stevenson is going to get another knockout.”
TEDDY ATLAS, GVOZDYK’S TRAINER
“We knew that this would be a very difficult fight but what we didn’t know was how difficult it would be to get here. That part of the fight is over, thankfully. We spent eight weeks in California preparing for this bout. Preparing for a tremendous champion. I don’t have to speak about how long he’s been a champion, his reign, his experience, how talented and dangerous he is as a puncher. I believe he’s the best or second-best puncher in boxing today. It’s either him or [Deontay] Wilder, whatever you choose.
“Stevenson has all of the qualities a great fighter needs. He has a great heart, he’s gotten off the canvas and showed tremendous heart late in the Badou Jack fight. This is quite a task that’s in front of us. We understand that. The good news is that we know exactly what we’re facing and we’ve prepared the last eight weeks for that. We have not overlooked anything. I have no doubt that although we have a very steep challenge in front of us, that on Saturday night we will have a new Light Heavyweight Champion of the World.”
SPLIT-SITE DOUBLEHEADER FEATURING ADONIS STEVENSON AND JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. KICKS OFF BIG NIGHT OF BOXING ON SATURDAY, Nollaig 1
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NUA-EABHRAC – Samhain 9, 2018 – A split-site doubleheader airing live on SHOWTIME and streaming live on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms will kick off a big night of boxing on Saturday, Nollaig 1, leading into the SHOWTIME PPV presentation of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Adonis Stevenson will make the 10th defense of his WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship against undefeated, mandatory challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk to start the action live from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. The two-fight telecast presented by Premier Boxing Champions continues live from Los Angeles, where Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. will take on Alfredo Angulo in a 10-round super middleweight clash at STAPLES Center.
COMHAIREAMH SÍOS BEO: WILDER VS. FURY Cuirfear tús ar 6:45 p.m. AGUS / 3:45 p.m. PT live on SHOWTIME and on SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel agus Facebook page, preceding the Wilder vs. Fury SHOWTIME PPV event that begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT from STAPLES Center.
The December 1 SHOWTIME PPV and COUNTDOWN LIVE presentations feature two of the most feared knockout punchers in the sport. Le 39 knockouts i 40 troideanna gairmiúla, Wilder’s right hand is widely regarded as the biggest weapon in boxing. The southpaw Stevenson’s left has led to knockouts in six of his nine title defenses. On December 1, the two power-punchers will take on top-rated, undefeated opponents as they make the 10th and eighth defenses of their respective WBC titles.
Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 Kos) is boxing’s longest reigning world champion, having won the WBC 175-pound title in 2013. The Montreal-based southpaw will face his WBC-mandated challenger in Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 Kos), a Ukrainian with 12 knockouts ina 15 professional fights since a standout amateur career that included a bronze medal at the 2012 Cluichí Oilimpeacha.
In Gvozdyk, Stevenson will face his second consensus top-10 light heavyweight of 2018, following his Fight of the Year candidate draw with Badou Jack in May on SHOWTIME. Gvozdyk, an amateur teammate of fellow Ukrainians Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk, earned the mandatory status with a near-shutout decision over Mehdi Amar in March.
“I’ve been pushing myself in training to be ready to put on a great performance December 1 and defend my title once again,” said Stevenson. “My old trainer, the late great Emanuel Steward, used to tell me that ‘knockouts sell’ and that’s what I’m going for in this fight. I know I’m facing a good boxer who’s coming in very determined. He’ll be ready, but it won’t be enough. It’s going to be show time on SHOWTIME and another victory for ‘Superman’.”
“I have been waiting for this title shot for a very long time, and I will take full advantage of the opportunity,” said Gvodzyk. “It doesn’t matter where we fight. I am fully prepared to become the new WBC light heavyweight champion. Canada, ‘The Nail’ is coming to put on a show!”
Chavez, Jr. (50-3-1, 32 Kos) is the son of Mexican boxing legend and Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. The 32-year-old from Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico ripped off 46 straight victories to start his career using a gritty boxing style that denoted his toughness in the ring. Chavez is seeking to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 6, 2017.
The 36-year-old Angulo (24-7, 20 Kos) is a tough brawler who has faced some of the best boxers in the sport. Angulo, who lives in Coachella, California but was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, is coming off a hard-fought split decision loss to former world champion Sergio Mora in April.
“I am excited to be back on December 1 to perform for the great Mexican fans in Los Angeles,” said Chavez Jr. “At my weight I know I can beat anyone. I am focused and feel strong. Angulo will be first, but then I will pursue a belt at 168. I’m putting the division on notice. Chavez is back.”
“I have been training very hard in anticipation of this fight and this is the best I have felt in a long time,” said Angulo. “I am looking forward to defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and getting a title opportunity in the near future. I’m thankful for everyone who has supported me and I promise to surprise a lot of people on December 1.”
FNU Chomhrac Spóirt Taispeáin: Fighter Uprising in the UFC Continues; GSP vs Bisping Cancelled; Canelo vs. GGG takes spotlight From Floyd vs. Conor
An tseachtain Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennady Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.
We also touch on our interview from last year with “THE” James Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Defeats MARCOS REYESSATURDAY AG DON Haskins Center IN EL PASO, TEXAS AR SHOWTIME®
McJoe Arroyo Buann IBF Sóisearach bantamweight Craobh an Domhain & Amir Imam Tuilleann Shot Ag 140-Punt Teideal Ar Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíochta®
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CÉIM, TEXAS (Iúil 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. thuill cinneadh d'aon toil (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) níos mó ná Marcos Reyes i gcás is mó de Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíochta ar an Satharn os comhair 9,245 ag an Haskins Don Ionad i El Paso, Texas.
Reyes was the more active fighter – he doubled Chavez’s output – but simply couldn’t hurt his larger opponent. Following a loss at light heavyweight last April, Chavez chinn chun iarracht a feachtas ar middleweight Super.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 Kos), a bhí ag troid don chéad uair le oiliúnóir Robert Garcia, chuma a bheith in ann talamh a shots cumhachta ag Beidh, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Lean Chavez chun bulldoze ar aghaidh agus throid troid an-chosúil mar a rinne sé i gcoinne Andrezj Fonfara i mí Aibreáin, an uair seo i gcoinne chéile comhraic níos lú.
“I won. This is big for me and Robert,” Chavez said. “I can do it better, but I won and that is the important thing. I’m going to fight at 168 punt. Little by little, I’m going to get down in weight. We know we’re doing much better work in the gym.
“In the third round I hurt my left hand. I think it’s broken, Níl a fhios agam. I’ll see the doctor. With all respect to Reyes, más rud é nach raibh mé Gortaítear mo lámh ba mhaith liom a knocked air amach.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. Ghortaigh mé air, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Sé riamh Gortaítear dom. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Tar éis an troid, Reyes (33-3, 24 Kos) preached a chás go Showtime tuairisceoir Jim Gray agus fios an meáchan difríocht.
“I feel I won the fight. I showed him how I box,” Reyes said. “I made the weight at 168 and he didn’t make weight. He’s like a light heavyweight fighting a middleweight.
"Bhí mé in aghaidh gach odds - an réiteoir, an meáchan, gach rud. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
Sa an comh-gné, Bhuaigh McJoe Arroyo cinneadh teicniúil thar Arthur Villanueva a bhuaigh an folamh IBF Sóisearach bantamweight Craobh an Domhain tar éis an bout stopadh ag 2:10 sa 10ú round due to a deep gash over Villanueva’s right eye. The fight went to the judges’ scorecards and Villanueva was ahead 97-92, 98-91 tar éis na breithiúna a scóráil an 10ú.
An Puerto Rican Arroyo (17-0, 8 Kos) tháinig an tríú Trodaire as an oileán a bhuachan teideal 115-punt.
The lefty-righty matchup was at times highly technical and foul-filled. Referee Rafael Ramos deducted a point against Villanueva (27-1, 14 Kos) for leading with his head in the sixth. In a different clash in the sixth, a deep gash opened up over the right eye of Villanueva that ultimately led to the stoppage. Ramos ruled that the clash that opened the cut was unintentional.
Dr. Brian August inspected the cut midway through the seventh round and again after the eighth. Ramos again signaled for August to inspect the cut in the 10ú and ruled that it was too deep to continue. In an interview with Jim Gray, Dúirt Lúnasa gur stop sé an troid ar mhaithe le leas is fearr ar an Trodaire ach go éiligh Villanueva raibh sé nach bhfuil aon saincheisteanna radharc.
"Nuair a bhí sé ag dul isteach, he was entering low. He was clashing heads a lot,” Arroyo said. “Before the fight, I knew he was a tough fighter. All Philippine fighters come to fight. I knew I had to be ready for 12 babhtaí, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Nuair a iarradh ag Gray má bhí sé deacair a fháil ar a rithim, Fhreagair Arroyo, “That’s a normal thing when a southpaw fights a right hander. We were both trying to be slick and smart. That happens when two boxers with the same style fight.”
Villanueva easaontaigh leis an íoc chuige agus d'iarr ar rematch láithreach.
"Bhí sé troid garbh agus an-dian ar shliocht go dtí mé tar éis an Headbutt,” Villanueva said. “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t want them to stop the fight because it was just getting into the flow. I’m disappointed with the stoppage. Tá a fhios agam gur féidir liom a buille dó agus ba mhaith liom a rematch láithreach. "
I bout oscailt an tráthnóna, undefeated contender 140-punt knocked amach Fernando Angulo le ceart thundering a thuilleamh lámhaigh éigeantach ag an buaiteoir an showdown titim sceidealta idir Viktor Postol agus Lucas Matthysse do folamh WBC Super Lightweight Craobh an Domhain.
Ba chosúil gur troid deacair do Imam (18-0, 15 Kos), ach bhí sé i gcónaí i rialú agus supremely cruinn, tuirlingthe 54 faoin gcéad de chuid punches chumhacht i gcomparáid le díreach 17 do Angulo (28-10, 16 Kos). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, forcing a chéile comhraic le titim duine-ar aghaidh chuig an chanbhás agus an réiteoir stop láithreach an chomórtais, ar :56.
“I take my hat off. He’s a good opponent,"A dúirt Imam. “I just hit him with a big shot on his ear and he was done.
“These guys get the belts and just hold it. I’m going to get the belt and hold it with pride.”
Tionscnóir Imam sin agus Halla na Famer Don Rí, "Bhí sé ina feidhmíocht den scoth - ach cad súil agam agus níos mó. You should never underestimate but pontificate when it comes to the ‘Young Master.’ We will take the belts and anyone that comes in front of us.”
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