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Unbeaten New Jersey Prospect Julian Rodriguez Competes in Welterweight Attraction that Highlights Undercard Action Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 at Prudential Center in Newark N.J.

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Ntau! 2016 Olympians Eimantas Stanionis, Efe Ajagba & Unbeaten Prospect Money Powell IV Compete in Separate Bouts
Newark, N.J. (Lub kaum hli ntuj 9, 2017) – Local prospect Julian Rodriguez (16-0, 10 Kos) returns to the ring as the New Jersey-native defends his perfect record in a six-round welterweight bout that highlights an exciting night of undercard attractions on Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Promoted by Ringstar Sports in association with World Boxing Super Series, tickets for the live event are on sale now and are available atTicketmaster.com. Tickets are also available to purchase at the Prudential Center box office.
The October 21 event is headlined by the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarterfinal showdown between IBF Champion Murat Gassievand former cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk live on AUDIENCE Network. Featured bouts also include Polish contender Mateusz Masternak facing once-beaten Stivens Bujaj in a WBSS cruiserweight reserve match and unbeaten Polish contender Maciej Sulecki taking on former title challenger Jack Culcay.
Also competing in undercard bouts are 2016 Lithuanian Olympian Eimantas Stanionis (3-0, 3 Kos), who enters the ring for an eight-round welterweight fight, 2016 Nigerian Olympian Efe Ajaba (1-0, 1 KO) in a six-round heavyweight showdown and rising unbeaten prospect Money Powell IV (4-0, 3 Kos) against Detroit’s Antonio Urista (9-2, 2 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round super welterweight yi.
Rounding out the night of fights is powerful super welterweight Skender Halili(14-2, 13 Kos) of Kosovo in a six-round bout against Xamuyee Amoako (19-15, 16 Kos) and Nigerian cruiserweight Efetobor Apochi (2-0, 2 Kos) in a four-round fight against Lawrence Gabriel (1-1-1).
Representing Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., Rodriguez had a stellar amateur career that included a 2013 National Golden Gloves title, ib tug 2012 U.S. Amateur Championships silver medal and a spot as an alternate on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team. The 22-year-old has continued to impress since turning pro in 2013, delivering knockouts in nine of his first 10 fights. Rodriguez has picked up victories over Jerry Belmontes and Dario Ferman in 2017 and will fight in his home state for the first time since he stopped Peter Oluoch in round one at Prudential Center in May 2015.
An accomplished amateur representing Kaunas, Lithuania, Stanionis is looking to become the next Eastern European fighter to make a splash in the U.S. The 23-year-old had a 141-19 record as an amateur and earned four senior national championships before winning gold at the European Olympic Qualifier to earn his trip to the 2016 Games. A gold medalist at welterweight at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Stanionis has impressed with knockouts in his first three starts since turning pro in April, including a first round destruction of Oscar Valenzuela in September.
Lub 23-xyoo-laus Ajagba is set to turn pro after beating the odds and making the 2016 Rio Olympics to represent his native Nigeria. Although he lost in the quarterfinals, Ajagba made a splash by delivering a highlight reel knockout in his opening bout against Trinidad and Tobago. The fighter known as “King Kong” also won an African games gold medal during his impressive amateur career delivered a first round knockout in his pro debut in July.
Born in Germany, where his former boxer father was stationed in the military, Powell IV dedicated himself to boxing for good when his family moved back to the U.S. nyob rau hauv 2011. The 19-year-old has quickly made a name for himself since then, winning lub 2016 Youth Welterweight National Championship to earn the top ranking in the 152-pound division by USA Boxing. Fighting out of Fort Mitchell, on the state line of Alabama and Georgia, Powell has scored stoppage victories in three of his four pro victories.
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WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES FIXTURES

14/10/17 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
George Groves vs. Jamie Cox (WBA Super)
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

21/10/17 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (IBF World)
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA

27/10/17 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Juergen Braehmer vs. Rob Brant

Kongresshalle in Schwerin, Lub teb chaws yelemees

WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES AT A GLANCE
Number of participants: 16
Number of belts: 7
Number of world champions: 6
Number of former world champions: 3
Number of undefeated fighters: 9
Combined Record of participants: 423 yeej, 17 losses, 294 Kos

ABOUT THE WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES
Organized by Comosa AG, the World Boxing Super Series will kick off in September 2017, featuring the Cruiserweight and Super Middleweight divisions. In each weight class, eight elite boxers will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament, with four quarter-finals (fall 2017), two semi-finals (early 2018) and one final (Tej zaum 2018). This makes for seven top fights per weight class, and a total of 14 fights in Season One to be staged in premier venues around the globe. The winners of the World Boxing Super Series will rightfully receive The Greatest Prize in Boxing, the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Please visit our website WorldBoxingSuperSeries.nrog for more information or follow @WBSuperSeries on Twitter, Facebook, los yog Instagram.
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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Avni Yildirim WBSS super middleweight quarterfinals

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Avni Yildirim
IBO Super Middleweight World Championship
NYOB RAU SUPER CHANNEL hauv Canada
2 p.m. THIAB / 11 a.m. PT
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 * Stuttgart, Lub teb chaws yelemees
Airing NYOB HAUV Canada NO HNUB SATURDAY
Heev dua lwm yam RAU SUPER CHANNEL
(photo courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (Lub kaum hli ntuj 4, 2017) – The spotlight shifts back to the super division for no hnub vas xaum lub Ntiaj teb Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament when International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Chris “Tom ntej no Gen” Eubank Jr. defends his title against undefeated challenger Avni “Mr. Robot” Yildirim in quarterfinals action, airing live in Canada exclusively on Super Channel from Hanns-Martin-Schleyer in Stuttgart, Lub teb chaws yelemees.
Lub “Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirm” card, pib thaum 2 p.m. THIAB / 11 a.m. PT,keeps Canadian boxing fans at ringside during the entire $50-million WBSS tournament, live this weekend from Germany and exclusively on Super Channel, which acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series from MP & Silva, ib tug uas thoob ntiaj teb xov xwm tuam txhab uas muab xov xwm txoj cai, digital, technology thiab cov kev pab cuam sponsorship.
The 28-year-old Eubank Jr. (25-1, 19 Kos), fighting out of the United Kingdom, is managed by his father, Chris “Simply The Best” Eubank (45-5-2, 23 Kos), who is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO super middleweight champion.
Nyob rau hauv 2015, Eubank Jr. nres Tony Jeter (20-4-1) in the second round to capture the Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight crown. Eubank Jr. captured his IBO title this past February, khob tawm Renold Quinlan (11-0) nyob rau hauv lub 10th puag ncig. In his most recent action, the skilled Brit won a 12-round unanimous decision over multiple world champion Arthur Abraham (46-5) in his first and only world title defense to date.
“This is the first fight for me in this tournament and I am here to make a statement,” Eubank Jr. hais tias. “I am the man; I’m the man to beat. There will be no mercy for Yildirim. I am here to win, I am not here to make friends. I am not here to look pretty and be a celebrity, I am here in this tournament to become the champion.
I am very much looking forward to this fight. I think it is a great match-up. Styles make fights and the reason I picked this man at the Draft Gala is that he is a fighter. He comes forward. He is very active, he is very open, he takes risks, which he will pay for this fight. Kuv tsis tau tos!
“I have a goal. I have a challenge that I have to complete and that is to win the Muhammad Ali Trophy and prove that I am the best in the world.”
Upset-minded Yildirim (16-0, 10 Kos). 26, is the reigning World Boxing Council (Qhov) International Silver super middleweight champion, which he originally captured two years ago, taking a 10-round decision from former world champion Glen Johnson (54-20-2). Yidirim has successfully defended his title five times against Janne Forsman(KO1), Walter Sequeira (17-2), Jackson Junior (KO2), Schiller Hyppolite (TKO3),Aliaksandr Sushchyts (KO12) thiab Marco Antonio Periban (DEC12).
“This tournament is a chance for me to fight the best in the world,” Yildirim commented. “It is an honor for me. I am here to destroy everyone in the tournament. I am not an Instagram or Facebook fighter like Eubank Jr. I am Avni Yildirim and I am here to destroy. I will do anything to win this fight and win this tournament. Kuv xav tias zoo. Kuv heev npaj. Let’s fight!”
Five exciting bouts on the “Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirim” card, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel. The Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirim main event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. THIAB / 2 p.m. PT.
In the 10-round co-featured event, Germany’s undefeated prospect Stefan Haertel (14-0, 1 Kos) faces Ukrainian challenger Viktor Polyakov (13-1-1, 6 Kos) in a WBSS super middleweight substitute fight.
Other televised fights on Super Channel includes International Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth super middleweight champion Leon Bauer (12-0, 8 Kos) vs. Atin Karabet (3-1, 2 Kos), ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees, in the six-round televised opener, German super middleweightDenis Radovan (6-0) vs. German Tiran Metz (14-2-4, 6 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round bout, and undefeated British super middleweight Zach Parker (13-0, 10 Kos) vs. Matingu “Zulu King” Kindele (9-6, 3 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round match
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.
WBSS RESULTS & UPCOMING EVENTS ON SUPER CHANNEL
Xya. 9 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in Berlin, Lub teb chaws yelemees
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 Kos), Kiev, Ukraine
WTKO10
Marco Huck (40-5-1, 27 Kos), Berlin, Lub teb chaws yelemees
(Usyk retained WBO cruiserweight title)
Xya. 16 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final in Liverpool, UK
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
WDEC12
Erik Skoglund (26-1, 12 Kos), Nykoping, Sweden
(Smith won WBC Diamond super middleweight title)
Xya. 23 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in San Antonio, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA
yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos), Miami, Florida, USA by way of Cuba
WKO2.
Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1, 21 Kos), Challenger, Volgodonsk, Russia
(Dorticos retained WBA cruiserweight title)
Xya. 30 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in Riga, Latvia
Mairis Mos lwj (23-0, 18 Kos), Yeej, Riga, Latvia
WDEC12
Mike Perez (22-3-1, 14 Kos), Challenger, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
(Briedis retained WBC cruiserweight title)
Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, 2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Saint” George Nyuaj (26-3, 19 Kos), Yeej, Hammersmith, London, UK – Lub nplhaib #3
vs.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 Kos), Swinton, Wiltshire, UK

Lub kaum hli ntuj 21, 2017 — Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA

IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Hlau” Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 Kos), Yeej, Vladikavkaz, Russia – Lub nplhaib #2
vs.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 Kos), Challenger, Piaseczno, Poland – Lub nplhaib 10
Former IBF & WBC Cruiserweight World Champion

Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:

Sport and Kongresshalle in Schwerin, Lub teb chaws yelemees

Juergen Braehmer (48,3 35 Kos), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Lub teb chaws yelemees
Yav tas los WBO & WBA teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus
vs.
Rob “Zoo ua” Brant

(22-0, 15 Kos), Saint Paul, Minnesota, TEB CHAWS USA
SEMIFINALS
Cruiserweights
Usyk vs. Briedis, Dorticos vs. Gassiev/Wlodarczyk winner
Super Middleweights
Smith vs. Eubank/Yildirim winner, Groves/Cox winner vs. Braehmer/Brant winner
All WBSS fights will also be available on Super Channel Nyob Demand.
Super Channel has recently aired major boxing events live like Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga and Crawford vs. Indongo.
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Polish Contender Mateusz Masternak Meets Once-Beaten Stivens Bujaj in World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight Reserve Match Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 ntawm Prudential Center nyob rau hauv Newark, N.J.

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Ntau! Unbeaten Polish Super Welterweight Maciej Sulecki Takes On Former Title Challenger Jack Culcay
Headlined by Cruiserweight Champion Murat Gassiev Battling Former Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
nyob rau hauv WBSS Quarter-final Action
Newark, N.J. (Cuaj hlis 27, 2017) – Hard-hitting Polish contender Mateusz Masternak (39-4, 26 Kos) will battle once-beaten Stivens Bujaj (16-1-1, 11 Kos) in a 10-round World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight reserve match on Saturday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 ntawm Prudential Center nyob rau hauv Newark, N.J.
Additional action will feature a 10-round super welterweight bout between unbeaten Polish contender Maciej Sulecki (25-0, 10 Kos) thiab yav tas los npe challenger Jack Culcay (22-2, 11 Kos).
The October 21 event is headlined by IBF champion Murat “Hlau” Gassiev thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk squaring-off in World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-final action.
“This is going to be a fantastic show for fans to come out and get a night full of action on Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 nyob rau hauv Newark, New Jersey,” said Richard Schaefer, Chairman and CEO of Ringstar Sports. “Polish pride will be in full force as Mateusz Masternak and undefeated Maciej Sulecki take on tough opponents in important matchups as they chase their world title aspirations. This of course will all lead up to the main event and the final World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-final pitting the champion Murat Gassiev against the former champion from Poland,Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.”
Promoted by Ringstar Sports in association with World Boxing Super Series, tickets for the live event are on sale now and are available atTicketmaster.com. Tickets are also available to purchase at the Prudential Center box office.
“In my top form I know that I can beat better fighters than Bujaj,” said Masternak. “I don’t think he can hurt me. Every fight is important, boxing teaches you that every day. But Bujaj is a stepping stone for me to bigger fights. He is saying that he beat me in sparring a few years ago, but how well could it have gone if he departed faster than he arrived? I have no time to make a mistake and lose a fight like this so I will be ready for anything when we enter the ring.”
Fighting out of Wroclaw, Poland, Masternak has fought a slew of top champions and challengers in the cruiserweight division and enters this fight the winner of his last three contests. The 30-year-old has battled Tony Bellew, Grigory Drozd and Youri Kalenga while also picking up the European cruiserweight championship with a victory over Juho Haapoja. Masternak has fought in nine countries throughout his career and returns to the fight the U.S. for the first time since his fourth pro bout in 2006.
“Get ready to see the best Stivens Bujaj ever,” said Bujaj. “I’ve been training two, sometimes three times a day. I’ve been in this sport since I was 15 xyoo, and it all comes down to this moment. This is my world championship. It’s going to be the fight of my life and I’m ready to do whatever it takes. I’ve sparred Masternak before and I dominated for eight rounds and they sent me home. I’m ready to finish what I started onLub kaum hli ntuj 21!”
An Albanian fighter living in New York, Bujaj was a two-time New York Golden Gloves champion before turning pro in 2010 and going unbeaten in his first 18 pro bouts. The 27-year-old won three times in 2016, including a victory over then unbeaten Sergio Ramirez before dropping a bout to undefeated Constantin Bejenaru. Bujaj has been hampered by injuries during his career but returns to the ring healthy and ready to resume his climb to the top of the division.
Representing Warsaw, Poland, Sulecki pulled off his most impressive victory to date last year when he stopped then unbeaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. nyob rau hauv lub 10th and final round of their fight. The 28-year-old has picked up victories over Damiam Bonelli and Michi Munoz since then as he seeks a world title at 154-pounds. Sulecki will return to Prudential Center for the second time after knocking out Jose Miguel Berrio in 2015 at the venue in Newark.
Culcay was originally born in Ecuador but grew up in Germany and in 2008 he represented the Germans at the 2008 Olympics. The 32-year-old was dominant in winning his first 14 pro fights and picking up the WBA inter-continental super welterweight title. Culcay put together another seven-fight winning streak and won the WBA interim super welterweight title before dropping a world title bout to Demetrius Andrade by close split-decision in March.
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WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES FIXTURES

30/09/17 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez (WBC World)
Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia

07/10/17 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Chris Eubank Jr vs. Avni Yildirim (IBO World)
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Lub teb chaws yelemees

14/10/17 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
George Groves vs. Jamie Cox (WBA Super)
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

21/10/17 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (IBF World)
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA

28/10/17 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Juergen Braehmer vs. Rob Brant

Kongresshalle in Schwerin, Lub teb chaws yelemees

WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES AT A GLANCE
Number of participants: 16
Number of belts: 7
Number of world champions: 6
Number of former world champions: 3
Number of undefeated fighters: 9
Combined Record of participants: 423 yeej, 17 losses, 294 Kos
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Former Interim Cruiserweight World Champion Youri Kalenga added to “Battle of Casablanca” card

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World amateur champion Mohammad Rabii
To make pro debut at home in main event
Feb. 18 in Casablanca, Morocco
CASABLANCA, Morocco (Lub ob hlis ntuj 2, 2017) – Former Interim cruiserweight world champion Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga will provide chief support Lub ob hlis ntuj 18 for pro-debuting Moroccan amateur boxing sensation Mohammad Rabii nyob rau hauv lub “Battle of Casablanca” card, presented by Nowhere2Hyde, at Complexe de Sportif Mohammed V Arena in Casablanca, Morocco.
Kalenga (22-3, 15 Kos), fighting out of France by way of The Congo, is currently rated No. 12 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) thiab tsis. 16 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov). The knockout artist takes on Garrett “Lub qhov kawg Warrior” Wilson (17-11-1, 9 Kos), ntawm Philadelphia, who is a former United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) champion.
Nyob rau hauv 2014, Kalenga captured the WBA Interim title with a 12-round split decision over 32-1 Mateusz Masternak in Monaco, followed with a successful title defense in Canada against 12-0 Denton Daley by way of a 12th round technical knockout.
Kalenga has never been in a dull fight. Two of his three career losses have been to current WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (26-2), who Kalenga dropped in the fourth round, by way of a 12-round unanimous decision in Russia, and last June he was stopped for the first time in his seven-year pro career by 20-0 yunier Dorticos in Paris for the Interim WBA strap.
The 23-year-old Rabii defeated 2016 Olympic kub medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov in the welterweight division championship finale of the 2015 AIBA World Amateur Championships to capture a gold for his native Morocco. Rabii won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic ua si nyob rau hauv Brazil, dropping a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzebek boxer Shakhram Giyasov, the eventual silver medalist.
The ultra-charismatic Rabii has reached “rock star” status in Morocco, testament by an average of 6-million Moroccans viewing each of Rabbi’s Olympic matches on Arryadia Television. “We are very excited to work with our television partners, Arryadia, on our February 18th show as the first of five shows in 2017 featuring Mohammed Rabii,” pab txhawb Gary Hyde hais tias. “Rabii has the entire nation of Morocco behind him and he will be challenging for top welterweight honors in no time at all.”
Rabii will take on veteran Hungarian boxer Adas “Phem Tub” Mate (24-10, 17 Kos) in the six-round main event.
Also in action on “Battle of Casablanca” will be former World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) world featherweight champion, Simpiwe Vetyeka (29-3, 17 Kos), who is world ranked No. 4 by lub WBA, Ua Tsis. 6 los ntawm Lub nplhaib magazine, thiab tsis. 7 los ntawm lub Qhov. The gifted South African faces undefeated Hungarian prospect David Nerna (8-0, 8 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
Netherlands light middleweight Gevorg Khatchikian (24-2, 12 Kos) will also be in action against Ugandan Med “Kabona” Sebyala (16-8-1. 13 Kos) in another 10-rounder. Khatchikian, who will be fighting as a 154-pounder for the first time as a professional, has only lost twice as a pro, both to present super middleweight world champions, James Degale (IBF) thiab Gilberto Ramirez (WBO).
Hyde manages Rabii, Kalanga and Vetyeka.
Tickets are now on sale for the Feb. 18 show in Casablanca.
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“Cov ua zaum kawg Hu” Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, 2016 TAURON ARENA, Krakow, POLAND LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW

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FINAL PRESSER QUOTES FROM POLAND
Krakow, Poland (Lub peb hlis ntuj 31, 2016) — The final press conference for no hnub vas xaum lub “Cov ua zaum kawg Hu” pay-per-view event, pib thaum 2:00 p.m. THIAB / 11:00 a.m. PT, was held today. Below are fighters’ quotes.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute the card in North America for live viewing on cable, satellite thiabInternet pay-per-view ntawm nyob rau hauv coob, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, raws li zoo raws li Rogers TV, Tswb TV, Shaw PPV thiab SaskTel nyob rau hauv Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95. Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv thiab www.Eversport.TV (Polish commentary only), and via the FITE.TV app (or go to http://www.fite.tv/v/adamekvsmolina yog xav paub ntxiv) for both Android and iOS.
Four are scheduled to air live on PPV from Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland. Ob tug lwm fights yuav tsum tau qhia, lub sij hawm tso cai.
“Cov ua zaum kawg Hu” is promoted in Poland by Polsat, raws li ib feem ntawm lub Polsat Boxing Hmo ntuj series, in addition to Main Events and Don King Productions.
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK: “I’ve had a great camp, great sparring partners and a great team around me. Kuba (Chycki – Adamek’s physical coach), trainer Roger Bloodworth – these guys did a great job in the last two months. As Eric said, ‘We are not about talking what we will do, we are ready to actually do it.’ Molina likes to mix it up, likes to throw punches, and is not afraid. This has to be a great fight just because of that. There’s no what’s after the Molina fight for me. This is the fight which will decide my future. A win means I’m on track for big fights, losing means I cannot do it anymore. What I know is that for this fight I’m much better prepared than I was for both the Glazkov and Szpilka bouts. Tab sis, ntawm chav kawm, what happens in ring will verify our words.”
ERIC “Nruas Tub” Molina: “For the first time in my career I got 70 days to prepare; unprecedented in the heavyweight division. What do I know about Adamek? He’s a warrior and people in Poland expect great things from him because he’s a Polish boxing legend. In me, he will have a chance to fight one of the best heavyweights in the division and we all will know where we stand. Kuv heev kaj siab lug, not only that I will win this war nyob rau hnub Saturday, but also of being the first Mexican-American heavyweight in the future. People will get their money worth nyob rau hnub Saturday. I can guarantee that. Adamek is highly rated by WBC and IBF, the two most active organizations in boxing. Saturday’s winner will be in the driver’s seat for great fights in the future.”
MICHAL CIESLAK: “I also thought that you’re bigger. And I also hope that everything what you’re saying about how good your training camp was is the truth. I can promise you that I will be ready for everything. I’m in the best shape of my life and I will prove that nyob rau hnub Saturday. Palacios, be ready to fight! I cannot wait anymore to put on a big show.”
FRANCISCO “lub Wizard” PALACIOS: “He wants to treat me like a stepping stone but the problem with that is I’m not a stepping stone for anyone. I’m a rock! You want to beat me, you have to kill me. And by the way, I thought that Cieślak is bigger. You cannot judge what I can or cannot do just because I’ve got knocked out by Kudryashov in my last fight. It means nothing. Thawj ntawm tag nrho, it happens in boxing and the more importantly, it has nothing to do with what I’m ready to do now with my new team and “Chill” Wilson on my side. Just watch: The Wizard Time is coming again.”
Main tshwm sim — Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship (12)
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK (50-4, 30 Kos), Former 2-Division World Champion, Jersey City, NJ, TEB CHAWS USA
vs.
ERIC “Nruas Tub” Molina (24-3, 18 Kos), World Title Challenger, Raymondville, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA
Co-Feature — Cruiserweights (10)
MICHAL CIESLAK (11-0, 7 Kos), Radom, Poland
vs.
FRANCISCO “lub Wizard” PALACIOS (23-3, 14 Kos), 2-Time World Title Challenger, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Heavyweights (10)
ANDRZEJ WAWRZYK (31-1, 17 Kos), World Title Challenger, Krakow, Poland
vs.
MARCIN REKOWSKI (17-2, 14 Kos), Former Poland Heavyweight Champion, Kaliska Koscierskie, Poland
Cruiserweights (10)
MATEUSZ “Master” MASTERNAK (36-4, 26 Kos), Former European Champion, Wroclaw, Poland
vs.
ERIC “Danger” FIELDS (24-3, 16 Kos), Ardmore, Oklahoma, TEB CHAWS USA
Welterweights (10)
RAFAEL “Braveheart” JACKIEWICZ (48-14-2, 22 Kos), World Title Challenger, Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland
vs.
MICHAL SYROWATKA (13-1, 4 Kos), Elk, Poland
Female European Boxing Union Lightweight Championship (8)
EWA BRODNICKA (10-0. 2 Kos), Yeej, Warsaw, Poland
vs.
ANITA TORTI (9-5, 3 Kos), Challenger, Milan, Ltalis
PPV ANNOUNCERS: Lus Askiv – Bob Alexander and Glen Johnson, Polish – Andrzej Kostyra/Albert Sosnowski, Mateusz Borek (party & interviews), Przemek Saleta (on-air judge)
ADAMEK & MOLINA VIDEO PROFILES
Main tshwm sim — Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship (12)
TOMASZ “Goral” ADAMEK (50-4, 30 Kos), Former 2-Division World Champion, Jersey City, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA
vs.
ERIC “Nruas Tub” Molina (24-3, 18 Kos), World Title Challenger, Raymondville, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA
Fighter profiles courtesy of Boxing World Weekly, a brand new boxing magazine series that is being distributed worldwide by Protocol Sports Marketing
Co-Feature — Cruiserweights (10)
MICHAL CIESLAK (11-0, 7 Kos), Radom, Poland
vs.
FRANCISCO “lub Wizard” PALACIOS (23-3, 14 Kos), 2-Time World Title Challenger, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Heavyweights (10)
ANDRZEJ WAWRZYK (31-1, 17 Kos), World Title Challenger, Krakow, Poland
vs.
MARCIN REKOWSKI (17-2, 14 Kos), Former Poland Heavyweight Champion, Kaliska Koscierskie, Poland
Cruiserweights (10)
MATEUSZ “Master” MASTERNAK (36-4, 26 Kos), Former European Champion, Wroclaw, Poland
vs.
ERIC “Danger” FIELDS (24-3, 16 Kos), Ardmore, Oklahoma, TEB CHAWS USA
Welterweights (10)
RAFAEL “Braveheart” JACKIEWICZ (48-14-2, 22 Kos), World Title Challenger, Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland
vs.
MICHAL SYROWATKA (13-1, 4 Kos), Elk, Poland
Female European Boxing Union Lightweight Championship (8)
EWA BRODNICKA (10-0. 2 Kos), Yeej, Warsaw, Poland
vs.
ANITA TORTI (9-5, 3 Kos), Challenger, Milan, Ltalis
THAUM: Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, 2016 – 2:00 p.m. THIAB / 11:00 a.m. PT
QHOV TWG: Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland
Pab txhawb: Polsat (in Poland), raws li ib feem ntawm lub Polsat Boxing Hmo ntuj series, Main Events and Don King Productions
PPV: Integrated Sports Media will distribute the card in North America on pay-per-view for live viewing on cable, satellite thiab Internet pay-per-view ntawm nyob rau hauv coob, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, raws li zoo raws li Rogers TV, Tswb TV, Shaw PPV thiab SaskTel nyob rau hauv Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95. Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv thiab www.Eversport.TV (Polish commentary only), and via the FITE.TV app (or go to http://www.fite.tv/v/adamekvsmolina yog xav paub ntxiv) for both Android and iOS.
PPV ANNOUNCERS: Lus Askiv – Bob Alexander and Glen Johnson, Polish – Andrzej Kostyra/Albert Sosnowski, Mateusz Borek (party & interviews), Przemek Saleta (on-air judge)
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Khoom undercard tshaj tawm rau Apr. 2nd Adamek vs. Molina PPV nyob ntawm Poland

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Krakow, Poland (Lub peb hlis ntuj 23, 2016) – Ib tug khoom, entertaining undercard tau tshaj tawm rau “Cov ua zaum kawg Hu,” featuring ob-division ntiaj teb no yeej Tomasz “Goral” Adamek tiv thaiv yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Eric “Nruas Tub” Molina, airing nyob Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2 rau them nyiaj-per-view nyob rau hauv North America los ntawm Tauron Arena nyob rau hauv Krakow, Poland.
Adamek (50-4, 30 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Jersey City, NJ, thiab txaus ntshai Texan foe Molina (24-3, 18 Kos) yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub 12-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau cov tsis muaj International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Integrated kev ua si Media yuav faib daim card nyob rau hauv North America cov neeg nyob rau them nyiaj-per-view nyob saib ntawm 2 p.m. THIAB/ 11 a.m. PT rau cable, satellite thiab Internet pay-per-view ntawm nyob rau hauv coob, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, raws li zoo raws li Rogers TV, Tswb TV, Shaw PPV thiab SaskTel nyob rau hauv Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95. Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.GFL.tv and via the FITE.TV app rau ob qho tib si Android thiab iOS no. Qhov kev tshwm sim yog hais nyob rau hauv teb chaws Poland los ntawm Polsat, raws li ib feem ntawm lub Polsat Boxing Hmo ntuj series, raws li zoo raws li Main Txheej xwm thiab Don King Productions.
“Tsis tsuas yog yuav mob siab Polish sib ntaus enthusiasts nyob rau hauv North America muaj ib lub sij hawm mus saib ib co ntawm Poland sab saum toj fighters, xws li arguably nws tag nrho-lub sij hawm zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv Adamek, tab sis American thiab Canadian boxing kiv cua, nyob rau hauv general, yuav tsum tau mus saib ib tug tag nrho cov card featuring sib tw, heev entertaining fights,” Integrated kev ua si Media tus thawj tswj hwm Doug Jacobs hais tias. “Peb nyob nraum pog mus yuav tau muaj peev xwm mus coj no zoo kawg li daim card mus rau North America thiab ntseeg hais tias viewers yuav txaus siab rau ib tav su kev ntawm nco boxing kev txiav txim.”
lub Apr. 2nd pay-per-view telecast will also include three 10-round bouts showcasing three other world title challengers. The co-feature event matches undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Michael Cieslak (11-0, 7 Kos) tiv thaiv ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Francisco “lub Wizard” Palacios (23-3, 14 Kos). Palacios, uas fights tawm ntawm Bayamon, Puerto Rico, mus rau tag nrho deb ob zaug nyob rau hauv nws khub ntawm lub ntiaj teb title fights nrog WBC cruiserweight yeej Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.
Ib tug khub ntawm Polish heavyweights square tawm nyob rau hauv ib tug teem 10-round match li Andrzej Wawrzyk (31-1, 17 Kos), uas nws leeg tsis raws li ib tug kev yog rau lub ntiaj teb tau zus ib Alexander Povetkin nyob rau hauv ib tug 2013 ntiaj teb no title sib ntaus, raws li yav tas los Polish yeej Marcin Rekowski (17-2, 14 Kos).
Ib qho ntxiv lub ntiaj teb no-class cruiserweight bout yog nyob rau kais raws li yav tas los European titlist Mateusz “Master” Masternak (36-4, 26 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Oklahoma lub chim-minded Eric “Danger” Liaj teb (24-3, 16 Kos). Masternak, lwm lub ntiaj teb contender los ntawm Poland, yog ranked ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus 20 los ntawm tag nrho plaub loj sanctioning lub cev (WBA #10, IBF #14, WBO #15 thiab Qhov #18). A former WBC Youth champion, Masternak yog tej lub European cruiserweight npe nyob rau hauv 2012, and WBC International Silver championship a year later. Nyob rau hauv 2014, Masternak poob ib tug 12-round cais kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv ib tug Interim WBA cruiserweight title sib ntaus, tab sis xyoo tas los nws nres Ailton Carlos Nascimento mus ntes tus tsis muaj WBA Inter-Continental yas.
Liaj teb yog ib tug sib ntaus sib tua-kuaj qub tub rog muaj yeej lub ntiaj teb no yeej Kelvin Davis thiab tiv thaiv sab saum toj contenders xws li Ola Afolabi, yunier Dorticos thiab Ilunga Kabu.
Ob tug lwm fights yuav tsum tau qhia, lub sij hawm tso cai. Ob-lub sij hawm European yeej Rafal “Braveheart” Jackiewicz (48-14-2, 22 Kos) ntsib Polish welterweight Michal Syrowatka (13-1, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round rematch ntawm lawv sib ntaus tas los Hlis ntuj nqeg nyob rau hauv uas Jackiewicz, lwm Polish ntiaj teb no title challenger, won by way of a fourth-round technical knockout. In a 10-round European female lightweight title fight, unbeaten tiv thaiv tau zus ib Ewa Brodnicka (10-0, 2 Kos), ntawm Poland, raws li Italian tau zus ib Cov ntaub ntawv Torti (9-5, 3 Kos).
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Tomasz Adamek in crossroads PPV fight April 2 live from Poland vs. Eric Molina

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Krakow, Poland (Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 2016) – Arguably the greatest Polish fighter of all-time, ob-faib lub ntiaj teb no yeej Tomasz “Goral” Adamek, will be in a crossroads fight April 2 vs. yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Eric “Nruas Tub” Molina, airing on pay per view in North America, live from Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland.
The 39-year-old Adamek (50-4, 30 Kos) should be inserted into the new heavyweight title mix with an impressive victory over Molina (24-3, 18 Kos), who gave World Boxing Council (Qhov) champion Deontay Wilder a scare last June in the world title fight, in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental heavyweight showdown. Adamek, Txawm li cas los, could possibly hang up his gloves for good if upset-minded Molina ruins the expected Polish celebration.
“I don’t want to cia li yeej,” Adamek said. “Along with my trainer, Roger Bloodworth, we want my fans to see a fighter who is in the ring to battle, not take a paycheck. My career is ending; no point of saving myself for the future. I will be in the ring to give people all I have. It’s a promise.”
North American residents will be able to purchase the fight for pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, raws li zoo raws li Rogers TV, Bell TV and SaskTel in Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95. Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.Eversport.TV and via theFITE.TV app rau ob qho tib si Android thiab iOS no. Qhov kev tshwm sim yog hais nyob rau hauv teb chaws Poland los ntawm Polsat, raws li ib feem ntawm lub Polsat Boxing Hmo ntuj series, raws li zoo raws li Main Txheej xwm thiab Don King Productions.
Adamek has been a fan favorite throughout the boxing world since turning pro in 1999, not only in Poland but in America as well, primarily in Chicago and New Jersey markets, because he’s never in a bad fight. Adamek always gives fans their money’s worth, whether he was fighting as a light heavyweight, cruiserweight or heavyweight.
“I understand that this fight is on pay per view,” Adamek said. “Boxing fans want and deserve a fight they can be excited about. Styles make fights and knowing the way Eric fights, we can be sure that no one will be disappointed.”
Known and admired for his aggressive style and solid chin – Adamek has been stopped only once in 54 pro fights by the great Vitali Klitschko – Adamek fully embodies Polish Power and his passionate fans firmly remain in his corner. Sporting a 6-2 (3 Kos) record in world title fights, Adamek captured his first world title in 2005, taking a 12-round decision from Paul Briggs (23-1) for the vacant WBC light heavyweight crown. Adamek successfully defended his WBC 175-pound division twice, tiv tiag Thomas Ulrich (28-1) and in a rematch with Briggs.
Nyob rau hauv 2008, Adamek won a 12-round decision against defending IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (21-1), followed by back-to-back title defense victories against undefeated challenger Jonathon Banks (20-0) thiab Bobby Gunn (21-3-1), feem, los ntawm 8th thiab 4th-round technical knockouts.
Adamek then decided to move up to fight as a heavyweight, originally stopping fellow Pole and four-time world heavyweight title challenger Andrew Golota (41-7-1) in the 5th round for the vacant IBF International championship. Adamek went on to defeat 2004 US Olympian Jason Estrada (16-2), lub ntiaj teb no title challengers Chris Arreola (28-1) thiab Michael Grant (46-3), tough Vinny Maddalone (33-6) thiab 1992 Irish Olympian Kevin McBride (35-8-1). Adamek, who added the NABO title belt to his collection with his win over Arreola, earned his first world heavyweight title shot September 10, 2011 versus reigning WBC champion Klitschko (42-2), who finished the game Pole in the 11th puag ncig.
Adamek rebounded with wins over quality heavyweight opponents such as Nagy Aguilera (17-6), Eddie Chambers(36-2), Travis Walker (38-7-1), Cunningham (25-4) again andDominick Guinn (34-9-1). Adamek’s last fight was Sept. 26, 2015, in which he forced Przemyslaw Saleta (44-7) to retire after five rounds.
lub Apr. 2nd pay-per-view telecast will also include several key undercard bouts, including a 10-round cruiserweight fights between world top-10 ranked contender and former European titlist Mateusz “Master” Masternak (36-4, 26 Kos) vs. Eric “Danger” Liaj teb (24-3, 16 Kos) thiab Michael Cieslak (11-0, 7 Kos) vs. former two-time world title challenger Francisco “lub Wizard” Palacios (23-3, 14 Kos). Additional PPV bouts will soon be announced.
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Adamek vs. Molina PPV promo video link

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Below please find a promo video link for the April 2nd IBF Intercontinental heavyweight showdown between former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (50-4, 30 Kos), ntawm Poland, thiab Eric “Nruas Tub” Molina (24-3, 18 Kos), ntawm Raymondville, Texas, airing live on pay-per-view from Kraków, Poland. It will be distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 2 p.m. THIAB / 11 a.m. PT on both cable, satellite thiab Internet pay-per-view.
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North American residents will be able to purchase the fight for pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, raws li zoo raws li Rogers TV, Bell TV and SaskTel in Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95. Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the fight is available in North America for purchase on-line at www.Eversport.TV and via the Fite.TV app for both Android and iOS. This event is presented by Polsat, Main Events and Don King Productions.
The pay-per-view telecast will also include several key undercard bouts, including a 10-round cruiserweight fights between former European titlist Mateusz “Master” Masternak (36-4, 26 Kos) vs. Eric “Danger” Liaj teb (24-3, 16 Kos) thiab Michael Cieslak (11-0, 7 Kos) vs. former two-time world title challenger Francisco “lub Wizard” Palacios (23-3, 14 Kos). Other PPV bouts will soon be announced.
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Pay-Per-View Rights Secured for Adamek-Molina in US and Canada for Apr. 2 Showdown in Poland

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Tomasz “Goral” Adamek
Photo by Rich Graessle / Main Events
Kraków, Poland (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 2, 2016) — The upcoming heavyweight showdown between former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (50-4, 30 Kos) of Poland and Eric “Nruas Tub” Molina (24-3, 18 Kos) Raymondville, Texas in Kraków on Apr. 2 at the Kraków Arena for the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title will be distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 2 pm ET/11 am PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view.
In addition to the live pay-per-view telecast in Poland as part of Polsat’s Boxing Night series, North American residents will be able to purchase the fight for pay-per-view on via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TAIS Network, thiab Vubiquity nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States, as well as Rogers TV and SaskTel in Canada, rau ib tug pom tias lub khw muag khoom nqi ntawm xwb $29.95.
Thov hu rau koj lub cable los yog satellite mob yog xav paub ntxiv. This event is presented by Polsat, Main Events and Don King Productions.
The pay-per-view telecast will also include several key undercard bouts: a 10-round cruiserweight fight between Mateusz Masternak vs. Eric Fields, a 10-round cruiserweight fight between Michael Cieslak vs. Francisco Palacios and additional bouts still to be determined.
Kathy Duva, CEO ntawm Main Txheej xwm, Adamek’s promoter said, “Every time Tomasz fights back home in Poland we get numerous requests from his American fans who wish to watch the fight here. We are so excited to be able to provide them with an opportunity to watch this exciting fight here in the US.”
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