标记档案: Kiryi Relikh

Super Middleweight Contenders Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Battle for Interim World Title Plus Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy Takes on Former Title Challenger Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator

星期六, 五月 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland &
住在Showtime
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国家港口, MD (四月 17, 2017) – An exciting night of action will feature super middleweight contenders 安德烈Dirrell 何塞Uzcategui in a matchup for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion Rances缪 in a WBA 140-pound world title eliminator against Kiryl Relikh 星期六, 五月 20 from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and live on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is headlined by WBC Featherweight World Champion 加里·拉塞尔JR. making the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger 奥斯卡埃斯坎东.
Top 168-pound contenders Dirrell的 (25-2, 16 科斯) 和 Uzcategui (26-1, 22 科斯) are set to meet in a 12-round matchup with the winner in line to face IBF champion James DeGale, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in his draw against Badou Jack in January on SHOWTIME.
This fight is a massive step towards my journey to success in 2017,” 说Dirrell的. “对我来说,, this is my championship fight leading up to the rematch with the current champion, 詹姆斯DeGale. Jose has all of the tools of a champion, so he’s fierce competition for me. But I will show the world that I’m up for the task. This is my year!”
I’m very excited to be facing a fighter the quality of Andre Dirrell,” 说Uzcategui. “These are the types of fights that I’ve wanted and I look forward to coming out victorious. This fight will be another step on the way to my dream of becoming a world champion.
世界冠军在 130 and 135-pounds, (25-0, 13 科斯) and the former world title challenger Relikh (21-1, 19 科斯) will battle in 12 rounds of action for the right to be the mandatory challenger for current WBA Super Lightweight Championship held by unified champion 朱利叶斯·英东戈.
“我很高兴能在环回, especially on SHOWTIME against a top-ranked contender in Kiryl Relikh,” 说缪. “This victory will get me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming the first Cuban to win world titles in three different weight classes. I’m very motivated and I will not be denied on May 20.
I’m thrilled to have this opportunity in a world title eliminator,” said Relikh. “Rances Barthelemy is a good fighter, but my experience at this weight will help me get the victory. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to get this win and eventually wear that world title belt around my waist.
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Representing his hometown of Flint, 密歇根, Dirrell的 looks to take one step closer to a rematch with DeGale after dropping a narrow decision to the current IBF champion in五月 2015. The 33-year-old bounced back from the defeat in his last outing by earning a wide unanimous decision over Blake Caparello last April. After a decorated amateur career that saw him win two U.S. Amateur World Championships in addition to an Olympic bronze medal, Dirrell was unbeaten in his first 18 pro fights before losing a split decision to Carl Frosh in 2009.
出生于委内瑞拉, Uzcategui now fights out of Baja California, 墨西哥, where he won two fights last year by knockout. The 26-year-old shot up the rankings in 2015 when he stopped previously unbeaten Julius Jackson in the second round after knocking his opponent down four times. Uzcategui was undefeated in his first 22 pro fights and enters this bout on a four-fight win streak.
古巴全国业余冠军, 30-岁 还没有品尝到失利自转为职业选手在 2009. 出生于古巴,但现在的战斗拉斯维加斯, 内华达州. he won a super featherweight world title in July 2014 by defeating Argenis Mendez in impressive fashion, and followed that up with a second round TKO victory over Angino Perez. After dominating former champion Antonio DeMarco in June, he won a world title in a second division when he impressively defeated Denis Shafikov in December. 最近, Barthelemy made the lone defense of his lightweight belt with a decision over former champion Mickey Bey last June.
战斗在外面明斯克, 白俄罗斯, Relikh returns to the ring after challenging the former champion Burns for the WBA title in October 2016. The 27-year-old was undefeated after turning pro in 2011 leading up to his world title shot. Relikh owns wins over veteran contenders Christian Ariel Lope, Joaquim Carneiro and Lazaro Santos de Jesus.
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