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Undefeated Puerto Rican Bantamweight Manny Rodriguez Ready for Former World Champion Paul Butler This Saturday at 02 Arena
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Bantamweight contender Emmanuel “Manny” Rodriguez and his team have landed safely and ready to face former world champion Paul “Baby Faced Assassin” Butler for the vacant IBF World Championship, Jumamosi hii, Mei 5, at the O2 Arena in London.
Presented by Matchroom Boxing, Rodriguez (17-0, 12 Kos), ya Pwetoriko, and Butler (26-1, 14 Kos), 29, ya Uingereza, will meet in a 12-round supporting bout to the all-British rematch between former World Heavyweight Champions Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 Kos) and David Haye (28-3, 26 Kos).
Rodriguez almost had his very promising boxing career derailed for a time by an unfortunate car accident in which he burned 66% of his body. After a long rehab, he returned, and went on a, hivi sasa, 17-fight tear through the professional ranks.
The 25-year-old was the mandatory contender to face former champion Ryan Burnett, who chose to relinquish his belts. This allowed for Butler to slide into the fight for the unclaimed belt.
29-year-old Butler previously held the IBF belt, but before defending it, elected to drop down in weight to face then-champion Zolani Tete… and was stopped in the eighth round. He has won nine fights since.
“It has been a long road to this fight, but I am ready to win my first world championship,” said Rodriguez. “Paul Butler is a good fighter, lakini hakuna kitu wanaweza kuacha mimi. I have worked too hard to get here. It doesn’t matter that we’re in his backyard. I’ve done everything right getting ready for this and I look forward to bringing the belt back to my beloved country of Puerto Rico.”
Rodriguez’ co-promoter, Leon Margules ya Warriors Boxing, says a star will be born Saturday night.
“Manny has always been a superstar in the making. I am happy he is finally getting the chance to shine in front of a large audience, worldwide. I have no doubt he will win impressively and set himself up for several big showdowns in the near future.”
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SHOWTIME Sports To Live Stream Katie Taylor vs. Jessica McCaskill Women’s World Title Fight Tomorrow At 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
SHOWTIME Sports will deliver live coverage of women’s boxing sensation Katie Taylor’s first defense of her WBA World Lightweight Title against Jessica McCaskill kesho/Jumatano on social platforms. The full eight-fight card from York Hall in London will be available for free exclusive to the U.S audience on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
Coverage from London will be provided by Sky Sports and also feature Conor Benn, Lawrence Okolie, Josh Kelly and Joe Cordina in separate bouts.
This last-minute opportunity comes in cooperation with Matchroom Boxing and furthers this network’s industry-leading commitment to the resurgence of women’s boxing and to expanding boxing’s penetration on social media. This will be the fourth women’s world championship fight offered live by SHOWTIME in 2017, and the fifth world championship bout that the network has distributed live on its social channels this year.
Picha ya Mikopo: Showtime
ANTHONY JOSHUA KNOCKS OUT WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO TO BECOME UNIFIED HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®
Joshua Overcomes First Professional Knockdown To Score 11th Round TKO In Front Of Record Crowd At London’s Wembley Stadium
Bonyeza HERE Kwa Picha; Mikopo Esther Lin / Showtime
LONDON (Aprili 29, 2017) – Anthony Joshua was crowed the king of the heavyweight division Jumamosi live on SHOWTIME as he unified the division with an 11th round TKO of long-reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko before a record 90,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Joshua, who remains a perfect 19-0 na 19 knockouts, overcame the first knockdown of his career to successfully defend his IBF belt and pick up the vacant WBA title.
Joshua knocked Klitschko down once in the fifth and twice in the 11th before referee David Fields stepped in to protect the defenseless former champion at 2:25 of the penultimate round.
“I’m not perfect but I’m trying,” Joshua said. “I got a bit emotional because I know I have doubters. I’m only going to improve. Sometimes you can be a phenomenal boxer, but boxing is about character. When you go into the trenches that’s when you find out who you really are.
“I came out and I won – that’s how far I had to dig. I came back and I fought my heart out.”
“As boxing states you leave your ego at the door and you respect your opponent. A massive shout out to Wladimir Klitschko for taking the fight. I don’t want to say too much because I don’t know if he wants to come back and fight me. He’s a role model in and out of the ring.”
Baada ya kupambana na, Joshua called out former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who dethroned Klitschko in 2015 but was subsequently forced to vacate his belts due to a number of issues outside the ring.
“Tyson Fury where you at, mtoto,” Joshua said. “Come on – that’s what they want to see. I just want to fight everyone. I’m really enjoying this right now.”
Klitschko floored Joshua in the sixth and was up on Steve Weisfeld’s scorecard at the time of the stoppage 95-93. The other two judges – Don Trella and Nelson Vazquez – had Joshua up 96-93 na 95-93, mtiririko.
“The best man won usiku wa leo and it’s an amazing moment for boxing. Anthony was better today than I. It’s really sad that I didn’t make it usiku wa leo. I was planning to do it. It didn’t work, but all the respect to Anthony.
“Of course we have a rematch in the contract. I need to analyze and see what the heck happened. I wish I could have raised my hands, but congrats to him. He got up, he fought back and he won the titles.”
HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT: ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
Joshua vs. Klitschko | Jumamosi, Aprili 29
LIVE kwenye Showtime® katika 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT
From Sold-Out Wembley Stadium in London
“I’ve prepared since day one for this… Aprili 29 is just another stepping stone towards greatness.” – Anthony Joshua
“I’m the challenger again. I feel young, njaa, humble and totally obsessed with my goal to raise my hands again.” – Wladimir Klitschko
Bonyeza HERE Kwa Picha; Mikopo Esther Lin / Showtime
LONDON (Aprili 27, 2017) – Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko came face-to-face Alhamisi at the sprawling Sky Headquarters in London as the two 6-foot-6 giants participated in a final press conference for Jumamosi blockbuster heavyweight world championship event.
SHOWTIME will televise the fight LIVE at 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT from sold-out Wembley Stadium where a record-setting 90,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.
The 27-year-old Joshua (18-0, 18 Kos), who won the IBF belt in just his 16th professional fight, faces his toughest challenge yet in Klitschko but has “prepared since day one for this” and sees the future Hall of Famer as “just another stepping stone towards greatness.”
The 41-year-old Klitschko (64-4, 54 Kos), who has competed in 28 world title fights and is the second longest reigning world champion in history, is “obsessed” with winning back two belts he held during his 11-year reign as heavyweight champion.
Joshua and Klitschko will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship. The event from Britain’s national stadium will be televised in over 150 countries worldwide.
The ringwalks are set for 4:35 p.m. NA/1:35 p.m. PT with the first bell scheduled for 5 p.m. NA/2 p.m. PT. Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® pre-fight coverage begins live on SHOWTIME at 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT with all the grand pre-fight pageantry from London.
Here’s what the fighters had to say Alhamisi. Bonyeza HERE to watch Sky Sports coverage of the press conference on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/0wYEuEAMW94
JOSHUA:
“Even though this is such a great event, I always try to strip it down to what it really is and just focus that it’s just me and this man coming to blows and the best man will win. I’m not only prepared physically but mentally as well for any battle.
"Aprili 29 is just another stepping stone towards greatness.
“Any fight is the right fight. I’ve never shied away from any fight, any opponent. I started boxing in 2008; katika 2009, ’10, ‘11 I was in the World Championships, na katika 2012 I was representing Great Britain competing to be the best in the world in the Olympics. Haijalishi Mimi kupigana ambao. I just enjoy what I do and I just embrace every opportunity.
“I don’t underestimate any opponent. Through my mistakes I have learned and made myself right.”
Utabiri:
“I win. It’s not complicated. Let’s not overthink it. This isn’t rocket science. This is just a fight. Let’s strip it right back to what it is – a young lion, ferocious, njaa, very determined. I left no stone unturned in training camp. We do talk about experience, but even when I was fighting guys with lesser experience I was preparing for this. I’ve prepared since day one for this.
“Carrying the belt hasn’t changed me as a person. I just want to represent myself the best way because I know behind me are a million people that walk the same path as me and come from the same background. I think I’m a representation of these people.
“This is another stop. You can’t sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. As you sit down on your throne there is always someone knocking on your door to take you down. Kwa maana mimi, it’s just another stepping stone.”
On potentially celebrating after a win:
“You can’t deny it. This is epic. As much as I’m calm, when I look around and see how pumped people are for this fight it gives me energy, it gives me life. So it would be hard for me to hold myself together after such an amazing event.”
On this being a pivotal moment for the sport of boxing:
“Absolutely, this is 110 percent a pivotal moment for boxing.”
KLITSCHKO:
“Can you imagine my next opponent is going to fight a guy whose age is exactly the number of how long he has been in boxing – 27 miaka? Can you imagine that? It’s a pretty amazing task. Is it a degradation that I’m actually a challenger and underdog in this fight after 27 years in the sport? I don’t think so. I think it’s great.
“I’m the challenger again. I feel young, njaa, humble and totally obsessed with my goal to raise my hands again.
“I’m so obsessed with winning. I realized that life is a circle, and I see myself in AJ. I do believe I know how he thinks, how he goes, and how the actual fight is going to be.
“The belts are very important. I’ve been attached to these belts for a very long. I had those belts in my past fight, and I’m fighting for these belts in this fight. The only difference is in my last fight they went to the opposite corner. So my goal and obsession is for those belts to land in my corner, in my hands.
“Obsession is love in extreme shape. I’m in love with my goal.
“Defeat? Nimekuwa huko, I’ve done that. I got up, shook it off and came back stronger. Just a little help (for Joshua) – there’s nothing scary about it.”
HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT: ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO PUBLIC WORKOUT PHOTOS
Joshua vs. Klitschko | Jumamosi, Aprili 29
LIVE kwenye Showtime® katika 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT
From Sold-Out Wembley Stadium in London
Bonyeza HERE Kwa Picha; Mikopo Esther Lin / Showtime
LONDON (Aprili 26, 2017) – Fight Week for hii Jumamosi heavyweight world championship blockbuster began in earnest Jumatanowith a Public Workout in front of an excitable pro-Joshua crowd at London’s Wembley Arena, just steps from sold-out Wembley Stadium where undefeated champion Anthony Joshua and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko will square off in the most significant heavyweight event in more than a decade.
SHOWTIME will televise the fight LIVE at 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT from Britain’s national stadium where a record-setting 90,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.
The British sensation Joshua (18-0, 18 Kos) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 Kos) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship.
IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANTHONY JOSHUA MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT IN ADVANCE OF SATURDAY’S BLOCKBUSTER FIGHT ON SHOWTIME
Undefeated IBF Champion Anthony Joshua hosted a media conference call to give his thoughts Jumamosi ya heavyweight blockbuster between him and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko live on SHOWTIME® (4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT) from sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
The British sensation Joshua (18-0, 18 Kos) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 Kos) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship in front of record-setting 90,000 fans at Britain’s largest stadium.
Here is what Joshua had to say on the call Jumatano:
ANTHONY JOSHUA:
“This is a good era for boxing so I try to live the life. Over the years when I started boxing until now I’ve been at training camp. The whole time I’ve been training it has been pretty beneficial, I’ve learned a lot. I’m not a perfect fighter but what I do do, I try to do well. I’m looking forward to the fight.
“If you’re asking about Jumamosi usiku, all roads have led to this and I’ve been training for a long time, I’ve stayed injury free. I’ve ran, I’ve sparred I’ve done my bag work and it comes to a stage in camp when I’m looking for the buy in now and that’s where I’m at really. Kiakili, I’m excited.”
On how significant this fight is:
“For the sport in general, come on. For what UK-ers are doing supporting boxing globally, it’s massive. I also feel just to sell out the stadium without having to do the traditional entertainment to make a fight it just shows that kids can fight from different backgrounds …Where me and Klitschko are at, we don’t need to be trash talking and we are two half pieces coming together to lay it down on the line. It’s an amazing time for boxing in that sense that it’s mainstream. I’m not going to say win-or-lose, because the focus is to win, but it’s a massive benefit to Klitschko win-or-lose. Either he has another fight in him, or this time he’s done. I wish him all the best. I’m glad we got through training camp and we actually make it happen because as long as my heart was beating I still want to fight. I’m happy to be involved in such a mega showdown.”
Do you feel there is more pressure on you?
“Definitely not. I knew the significance of this fight before I took it. So I would never put that pressure upon myself if I didn’t want to deal with this pressure. I would have taken another route. But I want to fight guys in the division who are good. I don’t want to wait like eight years, nine years, six years before I start making a move on the heavyweight division – let’s get it on now. So if this is what comes with stepping up a level and a division I’m all for it. I’m not going to start saying ‘because I’m champion I’ve got pressure and I don’t think I’m going to perform.’ For me as a champion I don’t feel that pressure but I can relate to where he is coming from. As a champion you’re supposed to throw down like there’s no kesho so I’m not going to say because I’m a champion I’ve got so much pressure on my hands.”
How do you bridge the experience gap between you and Klitschko?
“I think it’s just destiny. I’m meant for this. I’m built for this. Let’s say we strip away what you just said, the excitement, the hype and just put us together. Go at it for 12 raundi, get down and dirty. I have the ability to come out on top and that’s how I take it. I don’t look at it like, ‘Oh my God, I’m fighting a guy who has been through it’, I don’t look at it that way. I just look at it as ‘I’m going to fight this guy called Wladimir Klitschko’ and we’ve got 12 raundi. I simplify it.
I practice boxing. Long range jab, jab to the body. I think I’m very capable of hitting someone continuously until they break down. So I think I’ll keep on plugging away, pande zote 6, 7 and I should have him in a bad place. I just have to take the fight and break it down round by round.”
How will to deal with Kitschko’s reach:
“I’ve never fought him so I can’t say for sure. But what will I do about his reach? I’ve got my right hand to parry a jab, I’ve got my left hand to shield and protect me, to deflect his right hand. It’s no problem if he wants to grab. I can whip in a body shot and that would definitely slow him down. If you keep getting hit to the body at 41 that will take the fight out of anyone. On the outside I have got ways to deal with the majority of his shots. On the inside I just have to keep on swinging to the body and round-by-round I’ll start seeing an effect.”
What motivated him to take such a significant fight so early in his career:
“It was bound to happen. I felt the division needed it. I’m not doing it just for myself. I’m always about the industry. A lot of my friends from the amateur system have a chance to express their skill on the undercard, and it’s a massive platform. Nadhani, as I said, the division needed it … Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, let’s keep it going. Let’s start mixing it up because we’re in the same division, and it’s our era. What type of era are we if we don’t come together and have some trilogies and bring some excitement. So I’m all for it and that’s why I really wanted to take the fight.”
When was the first time you saw Klitschko and thought you could fight him?
“Not until last year. Katika 2015 I wasn’t really focusing on fighting Klitschko. I was moving towards maybe after [Eric] Molina we could have done [Kubrat] Pulev as a mandatory and gone that route of dominating the European market, but the opportunity came up. Ni pambano kubwa, it’s a good challenge and let’s get it cracking. Kama nilivyosema, it’s good for the division and the attention it has brought is phenomenal. I think it benefits everyone so let’s be a part of that, and let’s be at the forefront of this.”
On earning more money than Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
“Not in boxing. I don’t think I could do it in boxing. Outside, if I make the right investments I think I can because I have some highly intelligent people around me but I think in boxing I don’t think I will but I think there will be a boxer who can because Floyd Mayweather has definitely set the benchmark, and records are only there to be broken. So I think someone could definitely achieve that financial status. But for me, that’s not so much my goal to try to be richer than Floyd Mayweather. The heavyweight division is so different from the welterweight division in the sense that all it takes is one shot, it’s a lot tougher, a lot more wear and tear on the body so I think it’ll be interesting. I definitely think we’ll make money, there’s no doubt about that but I’m not trying to put myself on the same pedestal as Mayweather.”
When do you think Klitschko was at his best?
“When he fought Marius Beck. He was a bit of a bigger guy and he controlled him with the jab and the one-twos. Remember he went twelve rounds. So he had to control a bigger man who was potentially heavier and stronger and he controlled his boxing skill and I think that’s when he was at his best. As I studied him that’s when I saw him at his best so I have watched fights around that era.”
Do you feel it’s a miracle you’re here?
“Yes. I was talking about it with my coach today. If you would have told me – I’ve only been in boxing eight or nine years – if you would have told me eight years ago, ‘Listen son, if you walk through that door into the boxing gym you’ll do this, hii, hii, this and this’ I would have been like ‘yeah, right’. It’s been phenomenal and why we do all the promotional stuff and get involved in big fights is for motivational purposes. I know there’s some other kids that are going to come up and be phenomenal because he may have seen myself and my journey and wants to get involved in what we’re creating. I’m all for that. I love it. Today was my last day of training camp and I’m thinking now what am I going to do in my next training camp, how am I going to improve. I’m enjoying the journey. It has been fun, boxing is a good sport.”
What is your history in sparring with Klitschko?
“I’m not a gym fighter so I did not go to try to prove anything with the sparring. I mainly went to go to see how a champion sets up his training camp. While I was sparring, it was good. Wladimir is technical. He will try to maneuver you with his lever hand to put you in a position to throw his right hand. That’s what I got from Klitschko. He is patient, he was just trying to set me up so he could throw his shots and I was just working on moving, jabbing to the body, jabbing to the head and I would go back to the corner and Andy Breshear would say ‘stick it on the champ’ and I would say ‘no I’m not here for that, I’m not here to prove anything.’ I wanted to watch, I wanted to analyze. That’s what I got from sparring with him. To learn how he operates in the ring and I learned how a champion sets up training camp.”
On the strength of Klitschko’s chin:
“He’s got a good chin. How long has he reigned, 10 miaka? Yeah, he’s got a good chin. You can’t be a championship fighter for 10 years if you have a bad chin. That’s the thing about the heavyweight division, it takes one shot. All these fighters that we claim have got good chins are the ones who get knocked out by Wladimir, so he must be doing something right. I remember Samuel Peters had a granite chin but they still end up getting knocked out down the line and they don’t go on to do great things. Hivyo, regardless of the chin, I think he’s got something right that works.”
Opinion of Klitschko’s Career:
“He is underrated. Heavyweight boxing comes with bigger prize money, more attention. To stay that disciplined for that long is a serious task. He and his brother have done well to reign for that long … I would want to go down as one of the greatest because I reigned for so long. No one could beat me for the last 10 miaka. It’s a good achievement and I would want to be recognized for that achievement.”
On potentially fighting in America:
“I think just fight Wilder, Gerald Washington, [Bryant] Jeninngs as well. These are the hotshots in America right now. I’ve made sure I fought some Americans on my way up so we could get a buzz out there. But I think I have to come out there for a fight for sure that’s important.
“America is the mecca of boxing. If we can cross over into the states and keep the fan base in the UK I think we’ve cracked it. That’s mega stuff, that’s global boxing. You’ve got a big guy, heavyweight with a name that’s easy to pronounce and speaks English well. I can relate to the U.S. market. All I have to do is get out there show them what my trade is and hopefully they’ll appreciate it and hopefully we can start talking about setting up major fights and bringing the same attention in the UK to the U.S. That would be phenomenal.”
How much of a concern is Klitschko’s holding?
“The holding is natural. But what do you do when someone is holding? How do you fight them off? You bring in the upper cut, you whip in a right hand to the body until the ref tells you to break. It’s a fight so I can’t prevent the holding but it makes it interesting to see what fighter does when they’re being held. When I’m being held I’m just going to throw the right hand to the body, left hook to the body and that will start taking the wind out of Klitschko.”
On Klitschko’s last fight against a British fighter David Haye:
“I think my fights will be entertaining. It is important for me to be entertaining. It’s not only winning, but it’s about how you win. I’ve always tried to go in there and perform to that level. It would be sweet to go in there and knock Wladimir out, because that’s what heavyweight boxing is about. So that would be sweet. I’m not into the 12-round boxing.
“David Haye was up against it because you had Klitschko, who was a champion. Emanuel Steward, who trained the champion. Then you had David Haye, who wasn’t a champion and Adam Booth, who wasn’t a heavyweight championship trainer. He was up against it and he found it tough. It just showed that the bigger, stronger man would win. He just got the job done and that’s what led him to here. He got the win and I’m happy or we wouldn’t be here right now.”
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MATCHROOM SPORT AND KLITSCHKO MANAGEMENT GROUP INK DEAL FOR U.S. TELEVISION RIGHTS TO HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT: ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. Wladimir Klitschko
American Premium Television Giants SHOWTIME and HBO To Produce Separate Telecasts on Jumamosi, Aprili 29 From London’s Wembley Stadium
SHOWTIME Live at 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT;
HBO Telecast in Primetime at approx. 10:45 p.m. NA/PT
Picha ya Mikopo: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
LONDON (Aprili 17, 2017) – Matchroom Sport, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. On Jumamosi, Aprili 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Showtime is the exclusive U.S. television partner of Joshua, while HBO has an exclusive agreement with Klitschko in the States. Each premium network will produce its own separate telecast of the main event match for the U.S. watazamaji. SHOWTIME will televise its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentation kuishi katika 4:15 p.m. NA/1:15 p.m. PT, while HBO will televise its WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING production takribani 10:45 p.m. NA/PT.
Joshua (18-0, 18 Kos) and Klitschko (64-4, 53 Kos) will meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant IBO and WBA World Championships. The British sensation Joshua has knocked out all 18 of his professional opponents in a meteoric rise to stardom, while the long-reigning world champion from Ukraine, Klitschko, aims to win back titles he previously held in his 11-year rule as heavyweight world champion. Joshua vs. Klitschko is promoted by Matchroom Boxing, KMG and K2 Promotions and has officially sold out Wembley Stadium with a record-setting 90,000 tickets sold.
“I’m extremely happy and thankful that our respective U.S. TV partners Showtime and HBO reached an agreement,” said Bernd Boente, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group. “This happened before in the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and the Lewis vs. Tyson fights and shows you the magnitude of our event at Wembley Stadium on April 29.”
“I’m delighted to announce this historic deal that will see Britain’s biggest ever fight shown on both HBO and SHOWTIME in the U.S.,” said Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. “It takes a special fight to break down barriers and boundaries but also networks and executives who believe in working with the best interest of fight fans in mind. With the obstacles in place it would have been any easy resolution to not air the fight in the States but I want to thank HBO and Showtime for their perseverance and allowing America to see one hell of a fight at our national stadium in front on 90,000 passionate fans. Joshua vs. Klitschko is a fight for the ages and we look forward to the show!”
“We are thrilled to be delivering Joshua vs. Klitschko to the U.S. audience live on SHOWTIME,"Alisema Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji na Meneja Mkuu, Showtime Sports. “On the afternoon of Aprili 29, U.S. sports fans will be able to tune in to SHOWTIME to join a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium and a worldwide television audience in witnessing an event that represents not only the contesting of the heavyweight world championship, but potentially the changing of the guard in the most influential division in boxing. We are proud to be Anthony Joshua’s exclusive U.S. television partner as he attempts to establish his legacy against the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, as Showtime continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport.”
Said Peter Nelson, executive vice president, HBO Sports: “Both promoters and both networks have found a solution that enables boxing fans in the U.S. to watch the world heavyweight championship. This agreement ensures that our subscribers have access to same-day primetime coverage of the fight. It will mark Wladimir Klitschko’s 22nd appearance on HBO and the first for Anthony Joshua.”
The 27-year-old Joshua has been perfect since turning professional shortly after winning Gold at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain. Joshua, of Watford, England, won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship with a second-round knockout of defending champion Charles Martin in April 2016, earning a heavyweight belt in the fewest number of fights in more than 20 miaka. He has since successfully defended the title twice—against Dominic Breazeale in June and Eric Molina in December.
Joshua is just the sixth Olympic Gold Medalist at super heavyweight to go on to win a professional heavyweight world title, joining Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, Alexander Povetkin and his rival on Aprili 29, Wladimir Klitschko.
HBO has been the long-time home of Klitschko’s professional boxing career in the States. The 41-year-old has been a kingpin in the heavyweight division since winning Gold at the 1996 Michezo ya Olimpiki. He turned pro shortly after the Atlanta games and ran an undefeated campaign for 24 fights before suffering his first defeat to experienced veteran Ross Puritty. Klitschko quickly rebounded by winning 10 in a row and captured his first world title (WBO) with a unanimous decision victory over Chris Byrd in 2000, a win which avenged a loss by his brother, Vitali, earlier that year.
Klitschko’s most recent reign at heavyweight began in 2006 when he captured the IBF and IBO belts via knockout in a rematch against Chris Byrd. He went on to make 17 consecutive defenses of the IBF and IBO crowns, 13 consecutive defenses of the WBO belt, and eight consecutive defenses of the WBA title. Njiani, he amassed victories over Sultan Ibragimov, Hasim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, David Haye, Samuel Peter, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev and more. In total he has fought in 28 total world title fights – a unique record in the history of the heavyweight division – ikilinganishwa na tu 18 total professional fights for Anthony Joshua. He was the longest reigning world champion (2006-2015) after Joe Louis.
This will be Klitschko’s first outing since losing the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles to Tyson Fury in 2015, his first defeat katika 11 miaka.
JERMELL CHARLO OUTPOINTS vanes MARTIROSYAN ILIYO DOUBLEHEADER Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Welterweight CHAMP YA BROOK JO JO DAN OBLITERATES
Kuhifadhi TITLE ILIYO Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL®
Watch Replay Of Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi Doubleheader
Kesho/Jumapili katika 9 a.m. NA/PT juu ya Showtime,
Jumanne, Machi 31, katika 10 p.m. NA/PT On SHO SANA
Bonyeza HERE Kwa CHARLO vs. Martirosyan & Gonzalez vs. Russell Jr. Picha
Picha ya Mikopo: Esther Lin / Showtime
Bonyeza HERE Kwa Brook vs. Na Picha
Picha ya Mikopo: Lawrence Lustig
LAS VEGAS (Machi 28, 2015) - Baada ya kuja karibu na utukufu michuano ya dunia katika 2014,
Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos), zamani wa Marekani amateur standout, mikononi ahadi yake kwa mtindo kuvutia Jumamosi usiku, knocking out defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 Kos), ya Mexico City, katika raundi ya nne katika tukio kuu ya Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi doubleheader kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment katika Theater Pearl katika Palms Casino Resort.
Katika ushirikiano kipengele kwenye Showtime®, undefeated Jermell "Iron Man" CHARLO (26-0, 11 Kos) ya Houston, alishinda karibu, usiojulikana raundi 10 uamuzi juu ya Vanes Martirosyan(35-2-1, 21 Kos), ya Glendale, Calif., katika mapigano ya juu tano nafasi super welterweights. Hakukuwa na knockdowns katika bout alifunga 97-93 na 96-94 mara mbili.
vipaji na haraka-fisted southpaw Russell, aliyesimama na kubadilishana na Gonzalez, itatumika kasi yake kwa ujumla kutawala. Yeye imeshuka mkongwe mara tatu, mara moja katika tatu na mara mbili katika nne kabla ya mwamuzi Tony Weeks kutikiswa off kupambana 37 sekunde katika raundi ya (kuangalia mtoano click HERE).
"Hii ni aina ya utendaji mimi daima kutarajia lakini si daima kupata,'' Alisema Russell, ambao walipoteza karibu 12 mzima uamuzi wa Vasyl Lomachenko katika jaribio lake la awali katika 126-pound taji mwisho Juni 21 juu ya Showtime. "Kama watu alijua tu jinsi ngumu sisi kazi kwa hii, wakati sisi kuweka katika mazoezi, mambo ya kiakili na kimwili sisi kazi juu na kuweka wenyewe kupitia kila siku.
"Kuna vikwazo kushinda daima lakini kwa ajili ya kupambana huu nilikuwa 100 asilimia. Ushindi huu ni kwa ajili ya watu wote ambao wamekuwa nami tangu mwanzo. ''
Mkakati Russell alikuwa kuondokana Gonzalez 'iliyotumiwa kushoto ndoano, naye kunyongwa mpango wa ukamilifu karibu.
"Sisi kamwe katika hii kugeuka katika kufuatilia kukutana,'' Russell alisema. "Tulikuwa kwenda kusimama haki katika mfuko. Sisi kujua nini Gonzalez anapenda kufanya, na kwamba kutupa pana kushoto ndoano. Nilijaribu bait naye katika kutupa na alifanya.
"Kusema kweli, Sidhani yeye zinalipwa kutoka knockdown kwanza. ''
Gonzalez, mara mbili WBC featherweight bingwa wa dunia - na mkongwe wa 16 mapambano michuano ya dunia - alishinda taji kwa mara ya kwanza mwezi Aprili 2011 na alifanya nne mafanikio cheo ulinzi kabla ya kupoteza ni katika Septemba 2012. Akapata cheo juu ya kutisha ya kwanza ya raundi ya mtoano juu ya Abner Mares Agosti 2013 juu ya Showtime, na alifanya mafanikio zaidi cheo ulinzi mbili kabla ya kuanguka kwa Russell.
Gonzalez inayotolewa udhuru kabla haraka exiting pete.
"Mimi nina OK,'' Alisema. "Mimi hawakuwa wanatarajia aina hii ya kupambana wakati wote. Tulitarajia naye kukimbia kuzunguka pete na mimi Chasing. Lakini hakufanya hivyo. ''
Katika ushirikiano kipengele, CHARLO kimya wakosoaji wa resume yake kwa kuwashinda mpinzani wake toughest kwa tarehe.
Yeye alishangazwa na njia mechi yake na Martirosyan kucheza nje. "Mimi dhahiri inatarajiwa kupambana kiasi rougher,'' Alisema. "Hii ilikuwa rahisi ikilinganishwa na kile walidhani tulikuwa kwa ajili ya.
"Nilipigana smart na wakati mimi aliambiwa pick it up, Nilijua ni muda gani ulikuwa hivyo sikuwa. Mimi niko tayari kabisa kwa ajili ya risasi katika cheo dunia. ''
Martirosyan, ambaye alikuwa kukata juu ya jicho la kushoto kutoka headbutt ajali katika raundi ya nane, ilikuwa wazi tamaa na matokeo.
"Mimi matumaini kujisikia 100 asilimia kwamba mimi alishinda vita kwamba,'' Alisema. "Nilikuwa mchokozi na kulazimishwa hatua. All hakuwa liliendeshwa. Mimi nanga kukwepa makonde safi. Mimi dhahiri waliona mimi alishinda duru ya mwisho.
"Mimi nilikuwa stunned na headbutt [ambayo ilisababisha bout kuwa halted wakati yeye na ringside daktari kujadiliwa kata]. Sure jicho wangu wa kushoto lilinisumbua baada ya kuwa na ilikuwa blurry. Lakini hiyo ni udhuru.
"Nilihisi nilikuwa kuumiza yake. Yeye kamwe kunidhuru mara moja. Mimi kwa kweli sielewi uamuzi huu. ''
Mapema Jumamosi, juu ya Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL, undefeated IBF welterweight bingwa Kell Brook (34-0, 23 Kos) kuzidiwa lazima mpinzani Jo Jo Dan (34-3, 18 Kos), kuacha Kirumi makao Canada mara nne kabla ya beatdown upande mmoja ilikuwa busara ilisitisha baada ya raundi ya nne katika Motorpoint Arena katika Sheffield, England.
Brook, ya Sheffield, akajitetea ya kwanza ya jina welterweight alichukua kutoka awali undefeated Shawn Porter mwezi Agosti mwaka jana juu ya Showtime na kupambana kwa mara ya kwanza tangu mateso majeraha makubwa wakati yeye aliuawa kwa kupigwa katika mguu wakati wa likizo katika kisiwa cha Tenerife Septemba iliyopita.
welterweight kusisimua ilionyesha hakuna madhara mgonjwa kutoka layoff katika kurudi hisia kwa pete, kusajili knockdowns mbili katika mzunguko wa pili, na mbili zaidi katika nne, na knockdown mwisho kuja saa kufunga kengele. Dan mateso kwanza mtoano ya kushindwa kazi yake (kuangalia mtoano click HERE).
"Mimi nina nyuma, mtoto!"Alisema Brook, utendaji ambao makubwa dhidi ya kawaida muda mrefu Dan umeme mashabiki mji wakati akitengeneza njia kwa showdown kubwa katika siku zijazo.
"Ilikuwa ajabu kweli kutembea nje mbele ya mashabiki wangu wote. Sikudhani mimi ingekuwa milele kutembea tena, much less box again. Hapa mimi kujaza arenas. Siwezi kuweka katika maneno kiasi gani maana ya kuwa nyuma na kutetea ubingwa wa dunia. Ina maana kila kitu kwangu.
"Ilikuwa vigumu kuna kufanya hivyo pamoja. Lakini hii ni mahali ambapo mimi ni. mguu anahisi faini. mguu anahisi nzuri kama mguu mwingine. Hakuna tatizo na mguu.
"Kama wewe ni kuangalia Amir Khan, kisha kupata katika hapa na mimi. Najua wewe ni delicate karibu whiskers. Mimi itabidi kuchukua wewe nje. ''
Doubleheader Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi re-hewa wiki hii kama ifuatavyo:
DAY CHANNEL
Kesho, Jumapili, Machi 29, 9 a.m. ET/PT SHOWTIME
Jumatatu, Machi 30, 10 p.m. NA/PT SHOWTIME EXTREME
Jumamosi two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning kesho, Jumapili, Machi 29.
Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, na Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray taarifa. Katika Kihispania simulcast, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow and former world champion Raul Marquez served as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. na Bob Dunphy kuongoza.
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"Gonzalez vs. Russell Jr. ", ilikuwa 12-mzunguko wa dunia michuano ya bout kwa Gonzalez ya WBC Featherweight Dunia Kichwa na alikuwa kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment. Katika ushirikiano kipengele, Jermell CHARLO alichukua Vanes Martirosyan katika super welterweight hatua. tukio ulifanyika katika Pearl Theater katika Palms Casino Resort katika Las Vegas. tukio kurushwa hewani juu ya Showtime.
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