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

 

Tune In I teie pô, I 10 p.m. AND/PT I te SHOWTIME EXTREME® To Relive Chavez vs. Hector “Macho” Camacho; Watch Round 12 NOW:http://s.sho.com/2996PsP

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

 

NEW YORK (Hōngongoi 7, 2016) – Widely acknowledged as the preeminent Mexican-born fighter in history and one of the greatest prizefighters of all time, Julio Hiha 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. AND/PT i te SHOWTIME EXTREME (full schedule below).

 

No te tau, 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 wa (107-6-2 ki 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, i muri i Joe Louis ki 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 ki 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Fighter o te Tau toa, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Rāpare” during the month of July at 10 p.m. AND/PT i te SHOWTIME EXTREME® and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME te Wā® and via the network’s online streaming service.

 

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

  • TONIGHT/Rāpare, Hōngongoi 7: Chavez vs. Camacho
  • Rāpare, Hōngongoi 14: Chavez vs. Whitaker
  • Rāpare, Hōngongoi 21: Chavez Randal II
  • Rāpare, Hōngongoi 28: Chavez vs. Taylor II

 

“Throwback Rāpare” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, i roto i te 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 Kia 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 Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui Class o 2015 mana kauwhautia

Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Pita Timothy & Mate Sharnik
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Mahuru 15, 2015) – Kaiwhakatairanga Lou DiBella me te kaiwhakahaere / kaiwhakatairanga Shelly Finkel arahi i te Class e whitu-melo o 2015 ki te Connecticut Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THā-tau Dinner CBHOF Gala Induction i runga i te Paraire po,Whiringa 13 i roto i te ballroom Uncas i Mohegan Sun.
Ko te inductees CBHOF hou hoki ngā kōmihana mekemeke o mua Pita Timothy a, murimatetia, kaimekemeke Carey Mace a George Russo, kaituhi mekemeke Mate Sharnik me te kaitaunaki mekemeke Arnie Bayer.
“Tatou i te Connecticut Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui e tino fiefia ki te kauwhau piha o tenei tau o inductees,” new CBHOF president John tiketike mea. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Fakatāutaha, Ko ahau na pai ki te whakauru i tenei piha i roto i toku tau tuatahi ei peresideni o tenei whakahaere e whakaponohia. Titiro whakamua ahau ki te kitenga pā mekemeke tatou Connecticut katoa i Mohegan Sun i runga i Noema 13th.”
I roto i te New York City, DiBella (whakaaturia ki te mahue) Ko te Head mua o Mekemeke mo HBO, te hanga i te tino angitu “Mekemeke muri Pōuri” raupapa. Tona kamupene whakatairanga, 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, a Andre Berto i roto i te atu atu rangatira. He Harvard Law School paetahi, Ko te hoki DiBella te kaihanga kiriata angitu.
Finkel (fakatātaa'i ki matau ki te mutunga o Emanuel Steward), hoki i New York City, Ko te inductee International Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui nei ko te whakamaunga i Connecticut whawhai mo nga tau e maha rite rānei te kaiwhakatairanga kaiwhakahaere ranei. 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 a Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (fakatātaa'i ki te mahue ki Sugar Ray Leonard) ko kōmihana mekemeke o te Kōmihana Tribal National Mashantucket Pequot i Foxwoods i 1995 ki 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, Rau Timoti whakaritea o ngā pro, whai wāhi 90 whawhai taitara. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John RuizEvander Holyfield III mo te aito WBA taumahamaha ao, me te, pea, te whawhai nui i roto i te hītori Foxwoods, te whawhai taitara Cruiserweight ao IBF i waenganui i James Toney a Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, JR., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely a Acelino Freitas, me CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Pita Manfredo, JR. ko U.S. Häkinakina Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Mace (72-18-2), whanau i roto i Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, tu toa mua ao Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie pep'S pūmau, a runga i te kotahi ira rite tiketike rite No. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, ko tona a'ee whakamutunga ko te mate ki te mema CBHOFGaspar Ortega i roto i te 1962, noho i roto i te Manchester, ka haere atu ia i te matahiti o 73 i roto i te 2003.
Russo i 85 whawhai pro i waenganui i 1922 a 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, kori whakahaere rite Whero tangata o Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. I roto i te 1992, kawea e ia mekemeke hoki i muri i te ngaro tekau tau-roa ki te whare PAL Old i roto i Bridgeport. Ano i mohio Russo rite te “Johnny Duke o Southern Connecticut.”
Fanauhia i roto i te New Haven, noho te mutunga o Sharnick tata tona ora katoa i roto i Norwalk, mua i te hokinga ki Florida, te wahi ka pōtitia ia ki te Florida Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui i roto i 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 tau i Sports Illustrated, kitea e tona kapinga o Cassius ClaySonny Liston Ahau, faahitihia waihoki hoki i mea, “He ringa ano he cannonballs Liston.” 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, kukume i te toa ao meake nei ki te tāpiri Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, Mema CBHOF Freddie Roach, pae hopea e ako'i Starling ia ia ka toa Welterweight ao.
I whānuitia Bayer i whakaaro hei kaitaunaki mau o te mekemeke, nga wa katoa tere ki te tuku moni i te rima tauturu, me te whakatuwhera putea ki te āwhina i te tautoko kori mekemeke i roto i nga pa, ano Boys Club Faleva'inga CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke o roto i te Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Tikiti mo te CBHOF 11th ā-tau Dinner Gala Induction, āhua utu i $90.00, kei runga i te hoko i te te karanga i teie nei Kim Baker i Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) ranei Sherman Kaina i te Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Doors tuwhera i 5:30 p.m. AND, Molotov i 6 p.m. AND, aru ana i te tina.
Haere ki ipurangi ki www.ctboxinghof.org mō ngā mōhiohio tāpiri e pā ana ki te Connecticut Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui, tona 11th ā-tau Dinner Gala Inductee, whai wāhitanga hui tautoko, ranei inductees CBHOF mua.
WHAKAPĀ:
Bob Trieger, PRESS Full Kooti, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
MŌ CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 ki te whakahōnore me te whakanui i te mahi o te mau taata tino whai wāhi i roto i te hākinakina o te mekemeke. Ko tōna Ceremony Arataki tuatahi & I tū Dinner i roto i 2005. E kore i taea e kua tupu hītori mekemeke taonga o Connecticut ki te kahore i reira mo nga whakatutukitanga o te hunga tohutohu i roto i te Hall o Rongonui.
Ka rite ki te whakahaere pai-kore, Ko te hohonu mahi hoki ki te haapa'oraa i te wairua whawhai o Connecticut ahu i roto i ngā takoha aroha te Connecticut Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui.

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