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SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH FOUR CLASSIC JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ FIGHTS IN JULY

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Tune In Esta noite En 10 p.m. E/PT no Showtime EXTREME® To Relive Chavez vs. Hector “Macho” Camacho; Watch Round 12 NOW:http://s.sho.com/2996PsP

Máis, Chavez vs. Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, vs.Frankie Randall II and vs. Meldrick Taylor II On “Throwback Thursdays” This Month

 

Nova York (Xullo 7, 2016) – Widely acknowledged as the preeminent Mexican-born fighter in history and one of the greatest prizefighters of all time, Julio Cesar Chavez will be honored as Showtime Sports® airs classic Chavez fights in continuation of its year-long celebration of 30 years of Showtime Championship Boxing.

 

The month will be highlighted by four of the incomparable Chavez’ most memorable fights – against Hector “Macho” Camacho, Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, the second of three fights with Frankie Randall and the rematch with Meldrick Taylor. All four fights will air Thursdays at 10 p.m. E/PT na canle Showtime EXTREME (full schedule below).

 

Por anos, the revered ring legend was considered the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter. In an amazing 25-year-career (1980-2005), Chavez fought 115 veces (107-6-2 con 88 nocautes). At the highest level, he competed in four weight classes – 130 pounds to 147 pounds – and was a six-time world champion in three divisions.

 

He holds records for the most world title successful defenses (27), most title fight victories (31), most title fights (37) and the second-most title defenses won by suprimir (21, despois Joe Louis con 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 con 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Loitador do Ano gañador, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Xoves” during the month of July at 10 p.m. E/PT na canle Showtime EXTREME® and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime Anytime® and via the network’s online streaming service.

 

Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of July:

  • HOXE Á NOITE/Xoves, Xullo 7: Chavez vs. Camacho
  • Xoves, Xullo 14: Chavez vs. Whitaker
  • Xoves, Xullo 21: Chavez Randal II
  • Xoves, Xullo 28: Chavez vs. Taylor II

 

“Throwback Xoves” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, en Las Vegas. JCC turned back a determined bid by “Macho” to take a unanimous 12-round decision.

 

  • Chavez had an 87-fight winning streak end when he and WBC welterweight champion Whitaker fought to a highly controversial 12-round majority draw in Sept. 10, 1993, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. One judge scored it for “Sweet Pea” by 115-113; the others had it 115-115.

 

  • Chavez was dealt his initial defeat on a 12-round split decision to nemesis Randall on Jan. 29, 1994. In the rematch the following Maio 7, Chavez won a razor-thin, split eight-round technical decision after the fight was stopped because of a large cut over Chavez’ eyebrow. Chavez and Randall would fight a third time, with Chavez taking the rubber match on a clear, unanimous 10-round decision on May 22, 2004.

 

  • Chavez went 2-0 against Taylor, winning by eighth-round knockout in a rematch on Sept. 17, 1994. In their initial fight four-and-a-half years earlier, Chavez rallied to win by 12th-round stoppage.

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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2015 anunciou oficialmente

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Ruso, Peter Timothy & Morte Sharnik
Uncasville, Conner. (Setembro 15, 2015) – Promotor Lou DiBella e xestor / promotor Shelly Finkel levar unha clase de sete membros 2015 no Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11ºCea anual CBHOF Gala Indución o venres noite,Novembro 13 no Ballroom Uncas no MOHEGAN Sun.
Os novos socios CBHOF tamén inclúe ex comisario de boxeo Peter Timothy e, postumamente, boxers Carey Mace e George Ruso, escritor de boxeo Morte Sharnik e boxeo avogado Arnie Bayer.
“Nós, no Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame son moi animado para anunciar clase de homenaxeados deste ano,” new CBHOF president John Laudati dito. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Persoalmente, Estou moi pracer de presentar esta clase no meu primeiro ano como presidente desta organización incrible. Estou ansioso para ver todos os fans de boxeo noso Connecticut no MOHEGAN Sun en novembro 13th.”
Con sede en Nova York, DiBella (retratado á esquerda) é o ex Xefe de Boxeo para HBO, crear o gran éxito “Boxing After Dark” serie. A súa empresa de promoción, DiBella Entertainment, has promoted countless boxing events at Mohegan Sun Arena and Foxwoods Resort Casino during the past two decades. DiBella also owned the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team that was based in Norwich. His top fighters have included Sergio Martínez,Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, CBHOF inductee “Irlandés” Micky Ward, e Andre Berto entre os máis notables. A posgrao Harvard Law School, DiBella é tamén un produtor de películas de éxito.
Finkel (retratado a dereita co falecido Emanuel Steward), Tamén desde Nova York, é un Internacional Boxing Hall of Fame, que era un dispositivo eléctrico en Connecticut loita por moitos anos como sexa promotor ou director. He is also a successful manager in the music industry. In the early 1990s, Finkel was arguably the most powerful manager in boxing. His most celebrated clients included Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor e Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (retratado á esquerda con Sugar Ray Leonard) era comisario de boxeo da Comisión Nacional de Mashantucket Pequot Tribal no Foxwoods de 1995 para 2009. He was mentored by the late John Burns, who was the founder of the CBHOF of which he is also an inductee. During his tenure at Foxwoods, Centos Timothy regulamentados de eventos pro, Incluíndo 90 loita polo título. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III para o campionato mundial dos pesos pesados ​​WBA e, quizais, a maior loita da historia do Foxwoods, a loita polo título mundial cruiserweight IBF entre James Toney e Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, JR., Diego Currais, Shane Mosely e Acelino Freitas, xunto con inductees CBHOF Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, JR. e U.S. Olímpico Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Clava (72-18-2), nacido en Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, parando ex campión do mundo Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's estable e foi clasificado nun punto tan alto como Ningunha. 8 welterweight in the world. Clava, cuxa última loita foi unha perda de membro CBHOFGaspar Ortega en 1962, viviu en Manchester cando faleceu á idade de 73 en 2003.
Ruso tivo 85 loitas profesionais entre 1922 e 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, ximnasios operativos como o Salón do Red Man, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. En 1992, el trouxo de volta o boxeo tras unha ausencia de dez anos para a construción PAL vella en Bridgeport. Ruso tamén foi recoñecido como o “Johnny Duke of Southern California.”
Nacido en New Haven, falecido Sharnick viviu case toda a súa vida en Norwalk, antes de volver para a Florida, onde foi elixido para a Florida Boxing Hall of Fame en 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 en anos Sports Illustrated, destacado pola súa cobertura da Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Eu, citado incontrolado por dicir, “Liston ten puños como balas de canón.” He moved on to become the chief for consultant at CBS for nine years and was chief advisor and the lone true believer in George Foreman‘s comeback bid eventually leading to another world heavyweight title. Sharnick also was an advisor for CBHOF member and two-time world champion Marlon Starling, persuadir o futuro campión mundial de engadir Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, Membro CBHOF Freddie Roach, acabaría por adestrar Starling cando se fixo campión mundial dos lixeiros.
Bayer foi amplamente respectado como un verdadeiro defensor do boxeo, sempre rápido para dar unha pequena man, así como a apertura da carteira para axudar academias de boxeo de apoio en cidades como Boys Club Ximnasio de CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke en Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Os billetes para o CBHOF 11th Cea de Gala anual Indución, a prezos razoables no $90.00, xa están á venda por teléfono Kim Baker no MOHEGAN Sun (1.860.862.7377) ou Sherman Cain no Manchester Xornal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). As portas abren ás 5:30 p.m. E, cócteles no 6 p.m. E, seguido de cea.
Go en liña para www.ctboxinghof.org Para obter información adicional sobre o Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, súa 11th Cea de Gala anual Inductee, oportunidades de patrocinio de eventos, ou homenaxeados CBHOF últimos.
Contacto:
Bob Trieger, PRENSA Tribunal Pleno, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
SOBRE CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 para honrar e celebrar a carreira de individuos prominentes implicadas no deporte do boxeo. Súa cerimonia de posesión inaugural & A cea foi realizada en 2005. Rica historia do boxeo Connecticut nunca podería florece se non fose para as realizacións dos consagrados no Hall of Fame.
Como unha organización sen ánimo de lucro, o Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame está profundamente empeñados en manter o espírito de loita de Connecticut próspera a través de varias contribucións de caridade.

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