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CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 P.M. LE/5:30 P.M. PT
PHOTOS by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – January 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 Moqebelo, March 12 ka SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 p.m. LE / 5:30 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Ketsahalo ena e, 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,"A re Stephen Espinoza, Phethahatso Vice Mopresidente le General Manager, Showtime Sports. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, 'me ha ba etsa, 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 March 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.,” a re Lou DiBella, E le mopresidente oa 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 boima ba go arola.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 la hae la pele 20 bahanyetsi ba, 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 12go th round unanimous last March in Las Vegas. He then dominated and bloodied former champ Luis Collazo on July 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. Aamir Khan, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 lik'hilograma tse), 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 June 20 ho la Las Vegas.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. Empa, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, e khothalletsa ka DiBella Entertainment, ba turu ka $300, $150, $75 le $35 (garena ho tshwanetseng ditefello) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; pitso (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, January 23, subject to availability.
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Tebello ho tobana le Julian Valerio ena Moqebelo bosiu a Tampa |
Tampa (July 9, 2015) – Junior middleweight tebello Antonio Tarver, Refresh. (2-0, 2 Kos), mora oa tse hlano nako lefatše 'mampoli Anthony “Magic Man” Tarver, o tsoela pele ho loana tsoa ea hae e tummeng ntate oa moriti ena Moqebelo bosiu a Tampa.
The 27 ea lilemo li Tarver tobaneng le Julian Valerio (2-3) a mane ho pota gia off-thelevishene ka Tonakgolo Boxing Champions ka ESPN bontsha, headlined ka Keith Thurmanvs.. Luis Collazo, kwa USF Sun Dome.
Tarver Refresh. hōla-up a haufi Daytona Beach me o sa tsoa isoa a Tampa moo ntate oa hae boetse lulang. Ba ka bobeli le koetlisitsoeng ka a Miami le Orlando Cuellar. “Ntoeng ena bolela e ngata ho 'na,” Tarver Refresh. a re. “Ke e monyenyane, fihlela-and-tla oke ea nang le monyetla o moholo ho loana Moqebelo bosiu ka pel'a ba lelapa le metsoalle. Ho feela la lihora tse peli koloi ho Daytona Beach. Ke kopa ho leboha ESPN, Al HAYMON le mong le e mong e mong ea ileng a thusa etsa hore ke ka karete ena. Ke sparred le eena (Valerio) pedi tse di fetileng. Mohlomong o o ile a nka ntoeng ena ka lebaka la hore sparring lenaneo, empa Ke na le ho makatsa bakeng sa mo Moqebelo bosiu.”
Na le ba bangata mesola le go go tlhoka mesola ho ba le “Magic Man” e le ntate oa hao, haholo-holo ha o ntse a ka mafolofolo, maemo a lefatshe oke. “Ke ke le mong motho,” o ile a hlalosa Tarver Refresh. eo e neng e ya basketball k'holejeng sebapala ho fihlela a e ile ea e ntate oa hae hore o ne a ka botlalo inehetseng ho Boxing. “O feta balwa; Ke sebetsa ka potlako hobane ke le selemong sa boraro middleweight 'me o' s le heavyweight. O ho itšireletsa le tsusumetso e 'me ke sebetsa ka thata letsatsi le letsatsi ho ntlafatsa itsireletsa ka. Ke se ke ua beha leha e le efe hatella ke e le mora oa hae. Kamehla o ne a o ile a mpolella ho fihlella ke litoro, Ke na le ho sebetsa ka thata, sefuba ke butt ka, beha bohle ka tlung ea ka bokgoni le Crafts.
“Ke 'nile ka feela o ne a 10 lintoa a ea ka eohle mosebetsi (2 setsebi, 8 tsenwe) le Ke leka ho tšoasa-up le mong le e mong e mong ba nang le lintho tse ngata phihlelo ka lesakaneng la litebele. Empa ke na ntate bua a ke tsebe ka keletso ho bohle ba hae phihlelo le e khōlō mokoetlisi a Orlando. Batho ba a ea ho e khōlō se tšoane ho ke tse peli tse qalang lintoa. Ke loketse ho ntoeng ena!”
Antonio Ntate oa thabile ka mora oa hae boraro litsebi loana. “Sena ke e lumela ikutloa ho tse latelang mora oa ka phetoho kena ka oke a ea batlang ho ba,” a o ile a lumela. “Ha ho motho ea ea sebetsang ho thata ho feta Junior. O neheloa, tsepamisa maikutlo 'me kaofela ha hore etsa hore ke sebele bonolo ikutloa. All ke e etsang ke ho bua le eena ka ho mo thusa kelellong. Ke sitoa ho loanela mo, empa ke ka tataisa mo, ka tšepo ea o nka le tokelo ya hatetse pele. O tsohle tla bakeng sa mo – talente le hlooho ea hae ka yone tsela eo. Ha ho mohla ke tšoenyeha ka mo ho a le mathateng. O e fapaneng e bakang sa ntoa, boholo ka ho fetisisa finyelloang e le motho, 'me ke sebele thabile ka bokamoso ba hae ena tai game.
“O ne a Keith Thurman ka sehloohong e sparring molekane bakeng sa a loana 'me ho e ne e le buzz ho bona sparring mananeo. Keith ke o mong oa mongolian bacha bahlabani a lefatše le Junior ile a mo fa tsohle o ne a ka sebetsana le. Kea le bolella Junior ka nako eohle hore sparring ha ho tšoane e le loana. Sparring ha fumana o leshwa kapa litlholisanong. Junior oa tseba hore a ho loana o na le ho etsa se o ile a sebetsa e le ka thata ho a le tlelaseng ea boikoetliso,. The lithuto o ile a ithuta ho sparring le Keith o ile a Junior kholisa le ho feta.” Tarver Refresh. o 'nile a o ile a ruta a Tampa ka e tšoanang mokoetlisi, 86-selemo se le seng Jimmy Williams, eo le eena a le koetlisitsoeng ka Tarver Sr. ha a ne a 12.
“Mong le e mong loana ke e le kgwetlho mme teko e le Antonio ea sebetsang ho tsela ea hae sa nyoloha le ditebele lere,” Cuellar itse. “Le hae feela tsenwe phihlelo, Antonio o ka tlameha ho ithuta le mosebetsing, cramming bakeng sa kelellong le 'meleng mathata hore tla ho fanoa. O labalabela le ho ea neheloa ka la mantsoe a tsoanang motheo. Antonio bonahala eka ho ba le tsohle lisebelisoa ho etsa molemo matha. Re tla sehlopheng sa hae July 11go th tshebetso 'me le tsoele le moo.”
Joalokaha eka Tarver Refresh. ho hlokahala leha e le efe eketsehileng bululeloa, o na le feela hore joalokaha ntate to-ba ka lekhetlo la pele ena September. “The letsatsi le behilweng la ke moshanyana ke September 17,” o ile a phaella. “Hore o ntšusumelletsa hore ke le ho feta.”
Ho boetse ho bolela hore 46 ea lilemo li Tarver, Katha. tla loana hamorao selemong sena e le ntate-moholo oa, ka boluki ya ye hore e be khale ka ho fetisisa lefatše heavyweight 'mampoli mabole histori.
“Ke thabile haholo bakeng sa Junior empa ho ba ntate-moholo oa ha etsa hore hore ke ikutloe ke li,” Tarver Sr. etsa qeto ea. “O e fapaneng katse e. Ke ho thibela mo ho etsa liphoso ke ile ka etsa. O 'nile ba ile ba lula ka lilemo tse hlano le kharebe ea hae' me hona joale ba u ho ba le lesea. Ke ne ke sa thaba haholoanyane. Sena ke e khōlō nako hore ke. Neng Ke etsa qeto ea ho tlohela mosebetsi, Ke tla neha thotjhe ho eena, ntse morena, le a re bone hole hakae a matha le e.”
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