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CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 P.M. THIAB/5:30 P.M. PT
DUAB by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – Lub ib hlis ntuj 23, 2016 - WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman will defend his title against former champ “Showtime” Shawn Porter in a blockbuster matchup of two of the world’s best 147-pound fighters on Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 12 rau SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 p.m. THIAB / 5:30 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Cov kev tshwm sim, promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for the CBS Television Network, both divisions of the CBS Corporation. The last primetime boxing event on CBS was Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks on Feb. 15, 1978.
Thurman (26-0, 22 Kos), of Clearwater, Fla., and Porter (26-1-1, 16 Kos), of Las Vegas by way of Akron, Ohio, are both coming off superb 2015 campaigns that solidified the fresh faces among the elite of arguably boxing’s most exciting division. With perennial pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather now retired, the 27-year-old Thurman and the 28-year-old Porter are hungry to stake their claim as the future of boxing.
“Thurman vs. Porter is a marquee matchup of two elite boxers in the prime of their careers, and the winner will establish himself as arguably the No. 1 fighter in boxing’s glamour division,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, thiab thaum twg lawv ua, they deserve to be on the biggest stage possible. That’s why all of us at SHOWTIME and CBS are so excited to be able to deliver this pivotal matchup to a primetime audience on America’s highest-rated network.”
“Last year was an amazing year for me: I headlined the very first Premier Boxing Champions show and was named PBC Fighter of the Year,” Thurman said. “But this is my year to dominate the welterweight division and I’m excited to be getting ready to take out Shawn Porter. I am ready to get back in the ring and bring boxing fans what they’ve been looking for – the top true welterweight champion of the world, the one who is going to take out all competitors one by one. I am Keith ‘One-Time’ Thurman and I’m going to show you what a champion looks like on Lub peb hlis ntuj 12."
“I’m very confident in my ability. That’s why I’ve been looking forward to this fight because I’m someone who can beat Keith Thurman,” Porter said. “Nothing about Keith really makes me nervous. I do know that he’s going to be ready for this fight. He’s a fighter that has the heart of a lion just like I do. I expect this to be a fight to the finish. A win over Keith Thurman is what we’ve been waiting for.”
“Keith Thurman against Shawn Porter is one of the best matchups that can be made in the welterweight division right now and I am thrilled that it is taking place at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “The hard-punching world titleholder Thurman and the highly skilled former champion Porter will have the opportunity to prove that they are the next heir to the throne in the post-Mayweather era of the 147 phaus faib.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 ntawm nws thawj 20 tw, is considered one of the most avoided fighters in boxing. After unsuccessfully lobbying to fight the best of the division for the past two years, Thurman finally had a breakout 2015.
The hard-hitting Florida native floored former champion and long-time contender Robert Guerrero en route to a convincing 12th round unanimous last March in Las Vegas. He then dominated and bloodied former champ Luis Collazo on Lub Xya hli ntuj 11, winning via seventh round TKO. Thurman won the Interim WBA belt with a knockout of Diego Chaves in 2013 and scored consecutive knockouts over Jesus Soto Karass (2013) and Julio Diaz (2014) in his first and second title defenses.
Against Porter, Thurman will now get a chance to prove what he’s been claiming for years – that he’s the world’s best welterweight – in the toughest test of his career.
“Showtime” Porter has built one of the most impressive resumes in the division since making his welterweight debut in 2010. Hnav, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 phaus), won the IBF crown in 2013 with an impressive unanimous decision over Devon Alexander.
The physically-gifted and offensive-minded Ohio native knocked out former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi with a brutal clean right hand in April of 2014 in the lone defense of his title. Porter lost the IBF belt less than four months after the Malignaggi victory in a close majority decision defeat to undefeated British superstar Kell Brook, but he bounced back with a fifth-round knockout of Erick Bone in March of 2015. Porter scored what many considered an upset victory in his next bout over then three-division world champion Adrien Broner with a clear unanimous decision last Lub rau hli ntuj 20 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. Tab sis, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $300, $150, $75 thiab $35 (ntxiv uas siv nqi) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; hu (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 23, subject to availability.
Showtime tes hauj lwm Inc. (SNI), ib tug tawg ntho-uas subsidiary ntawm CBS Corporation, yus tus kheej thiab koomtxoos hauv qhov premium TV tes hauj lwm SHOWTIME®, LUB MOVIE CHANNEL™ thiab FLIX®, thiab kuj muaj Showtime xav tau®, LUB MOVIE CHANNEL™ Xav tau thiab FLIX xav tau®, thiab lub network lub authentication kev pab SHOWTIME txhua lub sij hawm®. Showtime Cov Inc., ib tug tawg ntho-uas subsidiary ntawm SNI, koomtxoos rau hauv lub stand-alone streaming kev pab cuam Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS and telco providers, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Apple®, Xyoo®, Amazon and Google. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI kuj tswj Smithsonian tes hauj lwm™, ib tug sib koom tes mus tom ntej nruab nrab ntawm SNI thiab cov Smithsonian Institution, uas muaj Smithsonian Channel™ and Smithsonian Earth™, through SN Digital LLC. SNI ciaj thiab muab kev ua si thiab kev lom zem txheej xwm rau exhibition rau subscribers nyob rau hauv ib tug them nyiaj-ib-saib lub hauv paus los ntawm SHOWTIME PPV. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus rau www.SHO.com.
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Prospect mus fim Julian Valerio no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv Tampa |
Tampa (Lub Xya hli ntuj 9, 2015) – Junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 Kos), tus tub ntawm tsib-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion Anthony “Magic txiv neej” Tarver, tseem sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nws lub npe nrov txiv lub tus duab ntxoov ntxoo no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv Tampa.
Lub 27-xyoo-laus Tarver ntsib Julian Valerio (2-3) nyob rau hauv ib tug plaub-round bout off-TV nyob rau Premier Boxing Champions nyob rau hauv ESPN qhia tau tias, headlined los ntawm Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Collazo, ntawm USF Tshav Dome.
Tarver Jr. loj hlob-up nyob rau hauv nyob ze Daytona Puam thiab nws nyuam qhuav relocated nyob rau hauv Tampa qhov twg nws txiv kuj nyob. Lawv muaj ob kawm nyob rau hauv Miami nrog Orlando Cuellar. “Qhov no txhais tau tias kev sib ntaus ib tug ntau rau kuv,” Tarver Jr. hais tias. “Kuv yog ib tug hluas, li-thiab-los fighter uas muaj lub cib fim zoo rau tua Saturday hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm tsev neeg thiab cov phooj ywg. Nws yog tsuas ib ob-teev tsav los ntawm Daytona Puam. Kuv xav ua tsaug rau ESPN, Al HAYMON thiab txhua leej txhua tus neeg uas pab tau kuv rau qhov no daim ntawv. Kuv sparred nrog nws (Valerio) ob xyoos dhau los. Nws zaum coj no sib ntaus vim hais tias sparring kev sib kho, tab sis kuv twb tau txais ib tug loj surprise rau nws Saturday hmo ntuj.”
Muaj ntau ntau pros thiab cons muaj “Magic txiv neej” raws li koj tus txiv, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum nws yog tseem yog ib qho active, lub ntiaj teb no-chav kawm fighter. “Kuv kuv tus kheej tus txiv neej,” piav Tarver Jr. uas yog ib tug kawm ntawv qib siab uas ua ntawv basketball kom txog rau thaum nws muaj pov thawj rau nws tus txiv hais tias nws twb siab rau rau siab ua boxing. “Nws yog xav paub ntau xam; Kuv sai vim hais tias kuv yog ib tug junior middleweight thiab nws yog ib tug heavyweight. Nws yog ib tug tiv thaiv ntse thiab kuv ua hauj lwm nyuaj txhua txhua hnub los txhim kho kuv tiv thaiv. Kuv tsis txhob muab tej siab rau kuv tus kheej raws li nws tus tub. Nws yeej ib txwm hais kom kuv ua tau kuv tus npau suav, Kuv twb tau txais mus ua hauj lwm nyuaj, bust kuv taub qab, muab nws tag nrho rau hauv kuv txawj thiab crafts.
“Kuv twb tsuas muaj 10 fights nyob rau hauv tag nrho kuv lub hauj lwm (2 kev, 8 pib xyaum ua) thiab kuv sim mus ntes-up nrog txhua leej txhua tus neeg uas muaj ntau npaum li cas nyob rau hauv kev lub nplhaib. Tab sis kuv muaj kuv txiv tham nyob rau hauv kuv pob ntseg nrog tswv yim ntawm tag nrho cov ntawm nws kev kawm txawj thiab ib tug zoo kws qhia nyob rau hauv Orlando. Cov neeg yuav mus saib loj sib txawv los ntawm kuv cov thawj ob fights. Kuv npaj txhij rau qhov no sib ntaus!”
Antonio txiv yog tus pog txog nws tus tub txoj kev thib peb kev sib ntaus. “Qhov no yog ib qho unbelievable kev xav rau nram qab no kuv tus tub tus pom mus rau hauv lub dav hlau tua rog nws xav ua,” nws txais. “Tsis muaj leej twg ua haujlwm nyuaj tshaj Junior. Nws nplooj siab, teem thiab tag nrho cov uas muab kuv ib tug tiag tiag yooj yim lawm. Txhua yam kuv ua yog hais lus rau nws los pab nws kev. Kuv yuav tsis txhob sib ntaus rau nws, tab sis kuv yuav coj nws, hoping nws yuav siv sij hawm rau hauv txoj cai strides. Nws tau txhua yam mus rau nws – txuj ci thiab nws lub taub hau nyob rau hauv ncaj. Kuv yeej tsis txhawj txog nws tau txais nyob rau hauv cov teeb meem. Nws yog ib tug txawv tsiaj ntawm fighter, kuv loj tshaj qhov ua tau lawm raws li ib tug txiv neej, thiab kuv pog yeej hais txog nws yav tom ntej nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si.
“Nws yog Keith Thurman lub ntsiab sparring khub rau nws sib ntaus thiab muaj ib tug buzz los ntawm lawv cov sparring zaug. Keith yog ib tug ntawm cov kub hluas tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no thiab Junior muab nws txhua yam uas nws yuav lis. Kuv qhia rau Junior tag nrho lub sij hawm uas sparring yog tsis tau tib yam li ib tug sib ntaus. Sparring tsis tau koj them los yog Championships. Junior paub tias nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus nws tau ua dab tsi nws ua hauj lwm li ib qho nyuaj rau nyob rau hauv lub gym. Tej zaj lus qhia uas nws kawm los ntawm sparring nrog Keith ua Junior ntseeg.” Tarver Jr. tau raug qhia nyob rau hauv Tampa los ntawm tib lub tsheb loj thauj neeg, 86-xyoo-laus Jimmy Williams, uas tseem kawm Tarver Sr. thaum nws yog 12.
“Txhua sib ntaus yog ib tug kev sib tw thiab kev xeem raws li Antonio tej hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus txog lub boxing ntaiv,” Cuellar commented. “Nrog nws txwv pib xyaum ua kev, Antonio tau muaj kawm nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm, Cramming rau lub hlwb thiab lub cev nqaij daim tawv uas yuav tsum tau nthuav tawm. Nws yog passionate thiab siab rau ib tug raws li hauv paus. Antonio rau nkawd muaj tag nrho cov cuab yeej ua ib tug zoo khiav. Peb mam qib nws lub Xya hli ntuj 11th kev ua tau zoo thiab mus los yeej muaj.”
Raws li yog Tarver Jr. uas yuav tsum tau lwm yam ntxiv kev tshoov siab, nws muaj li hais tias raws li ib tug txiv uas yuav rau tus thawj lub sij hawm no lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj. “Lub hnub rau kuv tus me nyuam tub yog Cuaj hlis 17,” nws ntxiv. “Uas tau kev mob siab rau kuv ntau heev tshaj dua.”
Nws kuj txhais tau tias 46-xyoo-laus Tarver, Sr. yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua tom qab lub xyoo no raws li ib tug yawg, nyob rau hauv nws hu ua tus hiob ntiaj teb no heavyweight yeej nyob rau hauv boxing keeb kwm.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau Junior tab sis ua ib tug yawg tsis txhob ua rau kuv xav tias qub,” Tarver Sr. xaus lus. “Nws yog ib tug txawv miv. Kuv tiv thaiv nws los ntawm ua yuam kev kuv ua. Nws tau tswm rau tsib lub xyoos nrog nws tus hluas nkauj thiab tam sim no lawv nyob nraum muaj ib tug me nyuam. Kuv yuav tsis yuav happier. Qhov no yog ib lub sij hawm zoo rau kuv. Thaum Kuv txiav txim siab mus retire, Kuv mam li muab lub teeb rau nws, tseem kub, thiab cia saib yuav ua li cas nyob deb nws sau nrog nws.”
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