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CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 P.M. U/5:30 P.M. PT
RITRATTI by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – Jannar 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 IS-SIBT, Marzu 12 fuq SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 p.m. U / 5:30 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. L-avveniment, 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,"Qal Stephen Espinoza, Viċi-President Eżekuttiv u General Manager, Showtime Sports. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, u meta jagħmlu, 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 Marzu 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.,” qal Lou DiBella, President tal DiBella Entertainment. “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 diviżjoni lira.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 tal-ewwel tiegħu 20 avversarji, 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 Lulju 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. Ilbes, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 liri), 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 Ġunju 20 fil Las Vegas.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. Iżda, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
Biljetti għall-avveniment live, li huwa promoss permezz DiBella Entertainment, huma pprezzati għal $300, $150, $75 u $35 (plus miżati applikabbli) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; sejħa (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, Jannar 23, subject to availability.
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Prospect jiffaċċjaw Julian Valerio din is-Sibt lejl fil tampa |
TAMPA (Lulju 9, 2015) – Prospett middleweight junior Antonio Tarver, Jr. (2-0, 2 Kos), iben champion dinja Ta 'ħin Anthony “Magic Man” Tarver, tkompli għall-ġlieda kontra minn dell missier famużi tiegħu din is-Sibt lejl fil tampa.
Il Tarver 27-il sena qed tiffaċċja Julian Valerio (2-3) ta 'erba' round bout off-televiżjoni fuq il- Premier Champions Boxing fuq ESPN juru, headlined mill Keith Thurmanvs. Luis Collazo, fil USF Sun Dome.
Tarver Jr. kiber-up fil-qrib Daytona Beach u hu reċentement rilokati fl Tampa fejn missieru wkoll jgħix. Li huma tnejn mħarrġa f'Miami ma ' Orlando Cuellar. “Din il-ġlieda ifisser ħafna għalija,” Tarver Jr. qal. “Jien żgħażagħ, ġellied li għandu l-opportunità kbira għall-ġlieda kontra up-u-li ġejjin IS-SIBT lejl quddiem tal-familja u ħbieb. Huwa biss drive sagħtejn minn Daytona Beach. Nixtieq nirringrazzja ESPN, Al HAYMON u kulħadd li għenu jiksbu lili fuq dan il-biljett. I sparred miegħu (Valerio) sentejn ilu. Huwa probabbilment ħa din il-ġlieda minħabba dik is-sessjoni sparring, imma stajt ltqajna sorpriża kbira għalih IS-SIBT lejl.”
Hemm ħafna vantaġġi u liżvantaġġi li jkollhom “Magic Man” kif missierek, speċjalment meta huwa għadu attiv, ta 'klassi dinjija ġlied. “Jien bniedem tiegħi stess,” spjegat Tarver Jr. li kien player kulleġġ basketball sakemm hu ppruvat li missieru li kien kompletament dedikati għall-boxing. “Hu aktar ikkalkulat; Jien aktar malajr minħabba jien middleweight junior u hu tal heavyweight. Hu ġenju difensiva u jien jaħdmu iebes kuljum biex itejbu d-difiża tiegħi. I ma jagħmlu l-ebda pressjoni fuq lili nnifsi bħala ibnu. Hu dejjem told me biex tikseb ħolm tiegħi, Stajt ltqajna biex jaħdmu iebes, bust butt tiegħi, tqegħid kollha fis ħiliet tiegħi u snajja.
“I kellna biss 10 tissielet fil-karriera kollha tiegħi (2 professjonali, 8 dilettanti) u jien jippruvaw jaqbdu-up ma 'kulħadd li jkollu ħafna aktar esperjenza fil-ċirku. Imma jien missier tiegħi jitkellem fil-widnejn tiegħi ma 'parir minn dak kollu esperjenza tiegħu u trainer kbira fil Orlando. In-nies ser tara differenzi kbar mill-ewwel żewġ tissielet tiegħi. Jien lest għal din il-ġlieda!”
Missier Antonio huwa eċċitati dwar ġlieda professjonali tielet tifel tiegħu. “Dan huwa sentiment unbelievable li ġejja trasformazzjoni tifel tiegħi fil-ġlied iridx ikun,” huwa ammetta. “Ħadd ma jaħdem aktar diffiċli milli Junior. Hu ddedikata, iffokat u kollha ta 'li tagħti me sensazzjoni faċli reali. All I tagħmel huwa kellem lilu biex tgħinu mentalment. I ma jistgħux ġlieda għalih, imma I jistgħu jiggwidaw lilu, bit-tama hu jieħu l-passi dritt. Huwa kollox għaddej għalih – talent u l-kap tiegħu fuq straight. I qatt ma joqogħdu jinkwetaw dwar lilu jkollna fl-inkwiet. Hu razza differenti tal-ġlied, tlestija akbar tiegħi bħala bniedem, u jien verament eċċitati dwar il-futur tiegħu f'dan il-logħba.
“Huwa kien sieħeb sparring prinċipali Keith Thurman għall-ġlieda tiegħu u kien hemm buzz minn sessjonijiet sparring tagħhom. Keith huwa wieħed mill-ġellieda żgħażagħ sħun fid-dinja u Junior tah kollox hu tista 'timmaniġġja. I tell Junior il-ħin kollu li sparring mhuwiex l-istess bħal ġlieda. Sparring ma inti tikseb imħallas jew kampjonati. Junior jaf li fil-ġlieda huwa għandu jagħmel dak li tant ħadmu iebes fuq fil-gym. Il-lezzjonijiet li tgħallmu mill sparring ma 'Keith magħmula Junior aktar kunfidenti.” Tarver Jr. ġie mgħallem fil tampa mill-istess coach, 86-il sena qodma Jimmy Williams, li wkoll mħarrġa Tarver Sr. meta kien 12.
“Kull ġlieda hija sfida u test kif Antonio jaħdem mod tiegħu l-sellum boxing,” Cuellar ikkummenta. “Bl-esperjenza dilettanti tiegħu limitat, Antonio kellu jitgħallmu fuq ix-xogħol, cramming għall-isfidi mentali u fiżiċi li se jiġu ppreżentati. Hu passjonat u dedikati fuq bażi konsistenti. Antonio jidher li l-għodda kollha biex tagħmel run tajba. Aħna ser grad Lulju tiegħu 11th prestazzjoni u jmorru minn hemm.”
Peress li jekk Tarver Jr. meħtieġa xi ispirazzjoni addizzjonali, huwa għandu biss li bħala missier iridu jiġu għall-ewwel darba din Settembru. “Id-data dovuta għal ftit boy tiegħi huwa Settembru 17,” żied jgħid. “Li motivati lili saħansitra aktar.”
Dan ifisser ukoll li Tarver 46-il sena, Sr. se jkun ġlieda kontra aktar tard din is-sena bħala grandfather, fuq tfittxija tiegħu biex isiru l-eqdem dinja champion heavyweight fl-istorja boxing.
“Jien hekk kuntenti għall Junior iżda ssir grandfather ma jagħmlu me jħossu qodma,” Tarver Sr. konkluż. “Hu qattus differenti. Jien twaqqfu milli jagħmlu l-iżbalji I magħmula. Hu kien kostanti għal ħames snin ma ħabiba tiegħu u issa dawn qed jkollhom tarbija. I ma setax jiġi kuntenti. Dan huwa żmien tajjeb ħafna għalija. Meta I do jiddeċiedu li jirtiraw, I ser idejn il-torċa lilu, għadu sħun, u ejja ara kemm hu runs magħha.”
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