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CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 P.M. Lan/5:30 P.M. PT
PHOTOS by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – Januari 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 Setu, Maret 12 ing SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 P.M. Lan / 5:30 P.M. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Acara, 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,"Ngendikane Stephen Espinoza, Executive Wakil Presiden lan Manager Umum, BANDILA Sports. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, lan nalika padha nindakake, 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 Maret 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.,” ngandika Lou DiBella, Presiden DiBella Hiburan. “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 divisi pound.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 kang kawitan 20 mungsuh, 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 Juli 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. Nyandhang, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 kilogram), 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 Juni 20 ing Las Vegas.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. Nanging, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
Tiket acara urip, kang disedhiyakake dening DiBella Hiburan, sing diregani ing $300, $150, $75 lan $35 (plus Fees ditrapake) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; telpon (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, Januari 23, subject to availability.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), tambahan wholly-diduweni saka CBS Corporation, ndarbeni lan makaryakke jaringan televisi premium BANDILA®, THE MOVIE KANAL™ lan FLIX®, lan uga nawakake SHOWTIME dikarepake®, THE MOVIE KANAL™ Dikarepake lan Flix dikarepake®, lan jaringan asli layanan BANDILA shathrukkal®. Showtime Digital Inc., tambahan wholly-diduweni saka Muthuam Koduppaya, makaryakke ngadeg-piyambak streaming layanan SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS lan panyedhiya telco, lan minangka layanan streaming ngadeg-piyambak liwat Apple®, Taun®, Amazon and Google. Konsumen uga bisa langganan BANDILA liwat Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI uga saged Smithsonian Networks™, joint venture antarane SNI lan ing Smithsonian Institution, kang nawakake Smithsonian Channel™ and Smithsonian Earth™, liwat SN Digital LLC. SNI pasar lan distributes olahraga lan acara-acara hiburan kanggo pameran kanggo pelanggan ing basis pituwas-per-view liwat BANDILA PPV. Kanggo informasi luwih lengkap, menyang www.SHO.com.
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Prospek kanggo ngadhepi Julian Valerio Setu iki wengi ing Tampa |
Tampa (Juli 9, 2015) – Prospek middleweight Junior Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs), putra juara donya limang wektu Anthony “Magic Man” Tarver, terus perang saking Shadow rama misuwur kang Setu iki wengi ing Tampa.
Ing Tarver 27-taun-lawas lika Julian Valerio (2-3) ing papat-babak bab mati-televisi ing Premier Boxing Champions ing ESPN show, headlined dening Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Ayu, ing USF Sun Dome.
Tarver Jr. tansaya-up ing toko Langkawi banjur bubar pindhah ing Tampa ngendi kang rama uga urip. Padha loro dilatih ing Miami karo Orlando Cuellar. “Perang Iki tegese kathah kanggo kula,” Tarver Jr. ngandika. “Aku enom, fighter sing nduweni kesempatan gedhe kanggo perang munggah-lan-teka Setu wengi ing ngarep saka kulawarga lan kanca-kanca. Iku mung rong jam drive saka Langkawi. Aku ngene kaya kanggo thank ESPN, Al HAYMON lan wong liya sing mbantu njaluk kula ing kertu iki. Aku sparred karo wong (Valerio) setahun kepungkur. Panjenenganipun mbokmenawa njupuk perang iki amarga saka sesi sparring, nanging aku wis tak surprise amba kanggo wong Setu wengi.”
Ana akeh Pros lan cons gadhah “Magic Man” minangka bapakmu, utamané nalika iku isih aktif, -donya kelas fighter. “Aku wong dhewe,” diterangno Tarver Jr. sing ana pemain baskèt College nganti mbuktekaken rama bilih piyambakipun kanthi darmabakti kanggo tinju. “Kang luwih etung; Aku cepet amarga aku middleweight junior lan kang abot a. Dheweke iku sing genius pertahanan lan aku apa hard saben dina kanggo nambah nimbali sandi. Aku ora sijine sembarang meksa ing dhewe minangka putrané. Panjenenganipun tansah marang kula kanggo entuk impen sandi, Aku wis tak bisa hard, dhadha sandi korban, panggolekan iku kabeh menyang skills lan Kerajinan sandi.
“Aku wis mung wis 10 gelut ing kabèh sandi Karir (2 profesional, 8 amatir) lan aku nyoba kanggo nyekel-up karo wong liya sing duwe pengalaman luwih akeh ing dering. Nanging aku duwe bapakku ngomong ing kuping karo saran saka kabeh kang pengalaman lan trainer gedhe di Orlando. Wong sing arep kanggo ndeleng beda amba saka kawitan sandi loro gelut. Aku siap kanggo perang iki!”
Rama Antonio kang bungah bab perang profesional katelu putrané kang. “Iki sing koyo gumun kanggo Dipuntedahaken transformasi anakku menyang fighter kepengin dadi,” kang ngakoni. “Ora dianggo harder saka Junior. Kang darmabakti, fokus lan kabeh sing menehi kula sing koyo nyata gampang. Kabeh aku Dhiskusi marang kanggo bantuan marang mental. Aku ora bisa perang kanggo wong, nanging aku bisa nuntun wong, wus kang njupuk strides tengen. Sampun kabeh arep kanggo wong – bakat lan sirahe ing sakcara. Aku tau padha sumelang ing bab wong njupuk ing alangan. Dheweke iku sing beda jenis saka fighter, kasel paling minangka wong, lan aku bungah tenan bab kang mangsa ing game.
“Panjenenganipun partner sparring utama Keith Thurman kanggo perang lan ana Buzz saka mau sparring sing. Keith salah siji saka pejuang enom monjo ing donya lan Junior marang kabeh kang bisa nangani. Aku pitutur marang Junior kabeh wektu sparring sing ora padha perang. Sparring ora njaluk sampeyan mbayar utawa kompetisi. Junior mangerténi sing ing perang wis nindakake apa makarya supaya hard ing gedung olahraga. Pawulangan piyambakipun sinau saka sparring karo Keith digawe Junior liyane manteb ing ati.” Tarver Jr. wis mulang ing Tampa dening pelatih padha, 86-taun-lawas Jimmy Williams, sing uga dilatih Tarver Sr. nalika iku ana 12.
“Saben perang iki tantangan lan test minangka Antonio dianggo cara kang munggah andha boxing,” Cuellar komentar. “Karo pengalaman amatir kang winates, Antonio wis kanggo sinau ing proyek, cramming kanggo tantangan mental lan fisik sing bakal presented. Kang hasrat lan darmabakti ing basis konsisten. Antonio misale jek duwe kabeh kolom kanggo nggawe roto apik. Kita bakal bahan Juli kang 11th kinerja lan pindhah saka ing kono.”
Kaya Tarver Jr. needed sembarang inspirasi tambahan, wis mung sing minangka ramane-bakal kanggo pisanan September iki. “Tanggal amarga sethitik cah lanang iku September 17,” kang ditambahake. “Sing wis motivasi kula malah liyane.”
Iku uga ateges Tarver 46 taun-lawas, Sr. bakal onomatopia mengko taun iki minangka mbah kakungipun a, ing nggoleki dadi jagad juara abot paling tuwa ing sajarah boxing.
“Aku dadi seneng for Junior nanging dadi mbah kakungipun ora nggawe kula aran lawas,” Tarver Sr. rampung. “Kang cat beda. Aku nyegah wong saka nggawe kesalahane aku digawe. Wong iku wis dienggoni limang taun karo pacare lan saiki lagi gadhah bayi. Aku ora bakal bahagia. Iki wektu sing apik kanggo kula. Nalika Aku arep kanggo pensiun, Aku bakal ngulungake obor kanggo wong, isih panas, lan ayo kang ndeleng carane adoh wong nganggo karo.”
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