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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 Kvöld Á 10 p.m. OG/PT On Showtime Extreme® To Relive Chavez vs. Hector “Macho” Camacho; Watch Round 12 NOW:HTTP://s.sho.com/2996PsP

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

 

NEW YORK (Júlí 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 Hnefaleikar.

 

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. OG/PT á Showtime Extreme (full schedule below).

 

Í mörg ár, 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 sinnum (107-6-2 með 88 knockouts). 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 knockout (21, eftir Joe Louis með 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 með 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Fighter ársins sigurvegari, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Fimmtudagur” during the month of July at 10 p.m. OG/PT á Showtime Extreme® and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime hvenær sem® and via the network’s online streaming service.

 

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

  • Í kvöld/Fimmtudagur, Júlí 7: Chavez vs. Camacho
  • Fimmtudagur, Júlí 14: Chavez vs. Whitaker
  • Fimmtudagur, Júlí 21: Chavez Randal II
  • Fimmtudagur, Júlí 28: Chavez vs. Taylor II

 

“Throwback Fimmtudagur” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, í 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 Maí 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 Árgangur 2015 opinberlega tilkynnt

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Death Sharnik
Uncasville, Conn. (September 15, 2015) – Forgöngumaður Lou DiBella og framkvæmdastjóri / forgöngumaður Shelly Finkel leiða sjö fulltrúa Árgangur 2015 í Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THárleg CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner á föstudaginn nótt,Nóvember 13 í Uncas Standard á Mohegan Sun.
Nýju CBHOF inductees einnig fyrrverandi box framkvæmdastjóra Peter Timothy og, posthumously, Boxer Carey Mace og George Russo, box rithöfundur Death Sharnik og box talsmaður Arnie Bayer.
“Við hjá Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame eru mjög spennt að tilkynna bekknum á þessu ári inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati sagði. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Persónulega, Ég er svo ánægð að kynna þennan flokk á fyrsta ári mínu sem forseti af þessum ótrúlega stofnun. Ég hlakka til að sjá allar Connecticut okkar box aðdáendur á Mohegan Sun nóvember 13th.”
Með aðsetur í New York City, DiBella (mynd til vinstri) er fyrrverandi forstöðumaður Boxing fyrir HBO, skapa mjög vel “Boxing After Dark” röð. Kynningar fyrirtæki hans, 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 Martinez,Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, CBHOF inductee “Irish” Micky Ward, og Andre Berto Meðal notables. A Harvard Law School útskrifast, DiBella er einnig vel bíómynd framleiðandi.
Finkel (myndinni til hægri við seint Emanuel Steward), einnig frá New York City, er International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee sem var fastur á Connecticut berst í mörg ár sem annaðhvort verkefnisstjóri eða framkvæmdastjóri. 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 og Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (myndinni til vinstri með Sugar Ray Leonard) var box framkvæmdastjóra þess Mashantucket Pequot Tribal National framkvæmdastjórnarinnar á Foxwoods frá 1995 að 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, Timothy skipulega hundruð atvinnumaður atburðum, Ásamt 90 titill berjast. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III fyrir WBA heiminum þungavigtar titil og, kannski, mesta baráttan í Foxwoods sögu, IBF heimurinn cruiserweight titill baráttan milli James Toney og Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely og Acelino Freitas, ásamt CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. og bandarískt. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Mace (72-18-2), fæddur í Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, hætt fyrrverandi heimsmeistari Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's stöðugt og var raðað á einum stað eins hátt og nr. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, sem síðasta lota var tap að CBHOF félagiGaspar Ortega í 1962, bjó í Manchester þegar hann lést á aldrinum 73 í 2003.
Russo hafði 85 atvinnumaður berst milli 1922 og 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, Rekstrargjöld gyms eins Red Man Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. Í 1992, Hann kom box aftur eftir áratug-löng fjarveru til Old PAL byggingu í Bridgeport. Russo einnig var viðurkennt sem “Johnny Duke of Southern Connecticut.”
Fæddur í New Haven, seint Sharnick bjó nánast alla ævi í Norwalk, áður en aftur til Flórída, þar sem hann var kjörinn í Florida Boxing Hall of Fame 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 ár á Sports Illustrated, auðkenndur með umfjöllun hans Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Ég, vitnað stórlega fyrir að segja, “Liston hefur greipar eins cannonballs.” 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, telja framtíð heimsmeistari að bæta Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF meðlimur Freddie Roach, myndi að lokum þjálfa Starling þegar hann varð heimurinn welterweight meistari.
Bayer var víða virt eins og sönnum talsmaður box, alltaf fljótur að lána hjálparhönd, auk opna veskið til að hjálpa styðja box gyms í borgum eins CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke Boys Club Líkamsrækt í Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Miðar á CBHOF 11th árlega Gala Induction Dinner, á sanngjörnu verði á $90.00, eru á sölu núna með því að hringja Kim Baker á Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) eða Sherman Cain á Manchester Journal fyrirspyrjanda (1.800.237.3606 X321). Húsið opnar kl 5:30 p.m. OG, hanastél á 6 p.m. OG, eftir kvöldmat.
Fara á netinu til að www.ctboxinghof.org fyrir frekari upplýsingar um Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, 11t hennarklst árlega Gala Inductee Dinner, kostun atburður tækifæri, eða fyrri CBHOF inductees.
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Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
UM CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 að heiðra og fagna störf af framúrskarandi einstaklinga sem taka þátt í the íþrótt af box. Stofnfundur Induction Athöfn þess & Kvöldverður var haldin í 2005. Ríkur box Connecticut er sagan gat aldrei hafa blómstrað ef það væri ekki fyrir afrek þeirra bundin í Hall of Fame.
Eins og a non-gróði organization, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er skuldbundinn innilega að halda baráttuanda af Connecticut blómleg í gegnum ýmsar góðgerðarstofnanir.

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