CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME ON CBS WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS BLOCKBUSTER
LIVE ON CBS 8:30 ప్రధానమంత్రి. AND/5:30 ప్రధానమంత్రి. PT
ఫోటోలు by Esther Lin/SHOWTIME:
NEW YORK – జనవరి 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 శనివారం, మార్చి 12 న SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
The welterweight showdown will air live on CBS at 8:30 ప్రధానమంత్రి. AND / 5:30 ప్రధానమంత్రి. PT from Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, కనెక్టికట్. ఈవెంట్, 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.
థుర్మాన్ (26-0, 22 కోస్), of Clearwater, Fla., and Porter (26-1-1, 16 కోస్), 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,"స్టీఫెన్ ఎస్పినోజా చెప్పారు, ఎగ్జిక్యూటివ్ వైస్ ప్రెసిడెంట్ మరియు జనరల్ మేనేజర్, షోటైం క్రీడలు. “Fights of this caliber don’t come along very often, మరియు వారు చేసినప్పుడు, 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 మార్చి 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.,” లౌ DiBella చెప్పారు, DiBella ఎంటర్టైన్మెంట్ అధ్యక్షుడు. “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 పౌండ్ డివిజన్.”
“One Time” Thurman, who owns a better than 80 percent KO ratio and knocked out 18 తన మొదటి 20 ప్రత్యర్థులు, 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 12వ round unanimous last March in Las Vegas. He then dominated and bloodied former champ Luis Collazo on జూలై 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. వేర్, who surprisingly turned professional as a super middleweight (168 పౌండ్ల), 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 జూన్ 20 లాస్ వెగాస్ లో.
The aggressive, come-forward Porter has built his career as a perennial underdog who relishes in the role. కానీ, with the resume he has built, it’s hard to consider him an underdog anymore heading into this crossroads showdown with Thurman.
ప్రత్యక్ష ఈవెంట్ టికెట్లు, DiBella ఎంటర్టైన్మెంట్ ద్వారా ప్రచారం ఇది, ధరకే ఉంటాయి $300, $150, $75 మరియు $35 (ప్లస్ అనువర్తిత ఫీజులు) and Ticketmaster are on sale now. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; కాల్ (800) 745-3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, జనవరి 23, subject to availability.
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