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CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 P.m. AK/5:30 P.m. PT
PHOTOS by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – Janvye 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 Samdi, Mas 12 sou SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 p.m. AK / 5:30 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Evènman an, 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 Ko), of Clearwater, Fla., and Porter (26-1-1, 16 Ko), 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,"Te di Stephen Espinoza, Vis-Prezidan Egzekitif ak Manadjè Jeneral, Chotim Espò. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, ak yo lè yo fè, 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 Mas 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.,” di Lou DiBella, Prezidan an DiBella Lwazi-. “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 liv divizyon.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 nan premye l ' 20 opozan, 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 Jiyè 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. Mete, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 liv), 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 Jen 20 nan Las Vegas.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. Men,, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
Biyè pou evènman an ap viv, ki se ankouraje pa DiBella Lwazi-, yo pwi a $300, $150, $75 ak $35 (plis frè aplikab) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; apèl (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, Janvye 23, subject to availability.
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Prospect a fas Julian Valerio sa a Samdi lannwit nan Tampa |
TAMPA (Jiyè 9, 2015) – Junior Prospect middleweight Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 Ko), pitit gason senk-tan chanpyon nan lemonn Anthony “Majik Man” TARVER, ap kontinye goumen soti nan lonbraj papa pi popilè l 'nan sa a Samdi lannwit nan Tampa.
Tarver la 27-zan ap fè fas Julian Valerio (2-3) nan yon kat-wonn bout koupe-televizyon sou la Premier boksè chanpyon sou ESPN montre, intitulé pa Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Collazo, nan USF Solèy Dome.
TARVER Jr. te grandi-up nan ki tou pre Daytona Beach ak li te fèk vin tabli nan Tampa kote papa l 'tou ap viv. Yo te tou de ki resevwa fòmasyon nan Miami ak Orlando Cuellar. “Sa a batay vle di yon anpil m ',” TARVER Jr. di. “Mwen se yon jenn ti gason, moute-ak-ap vini avyon de gè ki gen gwo opòtinite pou al goumen Samdi swa nan devan fanmi ak zanmi. Li nan sèlman yon kondwi de-èdtan soti nan Daytona Beach. Mwen ta renmen remèsye ESPN, Al Haymon ak tout lòt moun ki te ede jwenn m 'sou kat sa a. Mwen sparred avè l ' (Valerio) de zan de sa. Li pwobableman te pran sa a batay paske yo te ke sesyon bòks, men mwen te gen yon gwo sipriz pou l ' Samdi lannwit.”
Gen anpil Les ak inconvénients gen “Majik Man” jan Bondye Papa nou, espesyalman lè li se toujou yon aktif, avyon de gè mond-klas. “Mwen se moun pwòp mwen,” eksplike Tarver Jr. ki moun ki te yon jwè baskètbòl kolèj jouk li te pwouve yo papa l 'ke li te konplètman dedye a boksè. “Li nan plis kalkile; Mwen se pi vit paske mwen se yon middleweight jinyò ak li se yon pwa loud. Li se yon jeni defans ak mwen k ap travay di chak jou amelyore defans mwen. Mwen pa mete nenpòt presyon sou tèt mwen tankou pitit gason l '. Li toujou te di m 'reyalize rèv mwen, Mwen te gen travay di, jarèt bou m ', mete l 'tout nan ladrès m' ak atizana.
“Mwen te sèlman te gen 10 batay nan tout karyè mwen (2 pwofesyonèl, 8 amatè) ak mwen ap eseye kenbe-up ak tout lòt moun ki gen pi plis eksperyans nan bag la. Men, mwen gen papa m 'pale nan zòrèy mwen ak konsèy nan men tout nan eksperyans li ak yon gwo antrenè nan Orlando. Moun yo pral wè diferans ki genyen gwo nan de premye batay m '. Mwen se pare pou sa a batay!”
Papa Antonio a se eksite sou twazyèm batay pwofesyonèl pitit gason l 'lan. “Sa a se yon santiman enkwayab sa yo transfòmasyon pitit gason m 'la nan avyon de gè a li vle yo dwe,” li te admèt. “Okenn moun pa ap travay pi rèd pase Junior. Li te dedye, konsantre ak nan tout sa ki ban m 'yon reyèl santi fasil. Tout sa mwen fè se pale ak li ede l 'mantalman. Mwen pa ka goumen pou l ', men mwen ka gid l ', espere li te pran pwogrè yo dwa. Li te tout bagay pral pou l ' – talan ak tèt li sou tou dwat. Mwen pa janm enkyete sou l 'ap resevwa nan pwoblèm. Li nan yon lot diferan nan avyon de gè, akonplisman pi gran mwen kòm yon moun, ak mwen se vrèman eksite sou lavni l 'nan jwèt sa a.
“Li te patnè Keith Thurman nan bòks prensipal pou batay l ', li te gen yon Buzz soti nan sesyon bòks yo. Keith se youn nan pi cho avyon de gè yo jenn nan mond lan ak Junior te ba l 'tout bagay li te kapab okipe. Sa m'ap di Junior tout tan tout tan an ki bòks se pa menm bagay la kòm yon batay. Bòks pa jwenn ou peye oswa chanpyona. Junior konnen ke nan yon batay li te gen yo fè sa li te travay sa difisil sou nan jimnastik la. Leson yo li te aprann soti nan bòks ak Keith fè Junior plis konfyans.” TARVER Jr. ki te anseye nan Tampa pa antrenè a menm, 86-ane-fin vye granmoun Jimmy Williams, ki moun ki tou ki resevwa fòmasyon Tarver Sr. lè li te 12.
“Chak batay se yon defi ak tès kòm Antonio travay wout li moute nechèl la boksè,” Cuellar kòmante. “Ki gen eksperyans limite l 'amatè, Antonio te gen yo aprann nan travay la, bachotaj pou defi yo mantal ak fizik ke yo pral prezante. Li nan pasyone ak dedye sou yon baz ki konsistan. Antonio sanble yo gen tout zouti yo fè yon kouri bon. Nou pral klas jiyè l ' 11th pèfòmans ak ale nan la.”
Kòm si Tarver Jr. bezwen nenpòt ki enspirasyon anplis, li te gen jis ki jan yon papa a-yo la pou premye fwa sa a septanm. “Dat la akòz pou ti gason ti kras mwen an se Septanm 17,” li te ajoute. “Sa te motive m 'menm plis.”
Li vle di tou ke 46-zan Tarver, Sr. pral goumen pita nan ane sa a kòm yon granpapa, sou demand li yo vin chanpyon nan pi ansyen mond pwa loud nan boksè istwa.
“Mwen se konsa kè kontan pou Junior men vin tounen yon granpapa pa fè m 'santi fin vye granmoun,” TARVER Sr. konkli. “Li nan yon chat diferan. Mwen anpeche l 'soti nan fè erè sa yo mwen te fè. Li te te rete pou senk ane ak mennaj li e kounye a, yo ap gen yon ti bebe. Mwen pa ta ka pi kontan. Sa se yon gwo tan pou m '. Lè Mwen deside pran retrèt ou, Mwen pral lage flanbo a l ', toujou cho, e kite yo wè ki jan lwen li kouri ak li.”
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