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

 

NEW YORK (Juli 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 pm. OG/PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME (full schedule below).

 

For år, 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 ganger (107-6-2 med 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, etter Joe Louis med 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 med 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Fighter of the Year vinner, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Torsdag” during the month of July at 10 pm. OG/PT på 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:

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

 

“Throwback Torsdag” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, i 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 Mai 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 Klasse 2015 offisielt annonsert

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Død Sharnik
Uncasville, Conn. (September 15, 2015) – Arrangøren Lou DiBella og manager / promoter Shelly Finkel føre en syv-medlem Klasse 2015 inn i Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THårlig CBHOF Gala Induksjon Middag på fredag natt,November 13 i Uncas Ballroom på Mohegan Sun.
De nye CBHOF inductees inkluderer også tidligere boksing kommisjonær Peter Timothy og, posthumt, boksere Carey Mace og George Russo, boksing forfatter Død Sharnik og boksing talsmann Arnie Bayer.
“Vi i Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er veldig glade for å kunngjøre årets klasse av inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati sa. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Personlig, Jeg er så glad for å innføre denne klassen i mitt første år som president for denne utrolige organisasjon. Jeg ser frem til å se alle våre Connecticut boksing fans på Mohegan Sun november 13th.”
Basert i New York by, DiBella (avbildet til venstre) er den tidligere Head of Boxing for HBO, skape den svært vellykkede “Boxing After Dark” Serien. Hans reklameselskap, 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 Blant de mer kjente som. En Harvard Law School graduate, DiBella er også en vellykket filmprodusent.
Finkel (avbildet til høyre med den avdøde Emanuel Steward), også fra New York by, er en internasjonal Boxing Hall of Fame som var et innslag på Connecticut kjemper i mange år som enten en promotor eller manager. 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 (avbildet til venstre med Sugar Ray Leonard) var boksing kommisjonær for Mashantucket Pequot Tribal National Commission på Foxwoods fra 1995 til 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 regulerte hundrevis av pro hendelser, Inkludert 90 tittelen kampen. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III for WBA verden tungvekt og, kanskje, den største kampen i Foxwoods historie, IBF verden Cruiservekt tittelen kampen mellom 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, sammen med CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. og US-. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Mace (72-18-2), født i Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, stoppe tidligere verdensmester Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's stabil og ble rangert på ett punkt så høyt som Nei. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, hvis siste bout var et tap for CBHOF medlemGaspar Ortega i 1962, bodd i Manchester da han gikk bort i en alder av 73 i 2003.
Russo hadde 85 pro kamper mellom 1922 og 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, driftstreningssentre som Red Man Hallen, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. I 1992, han brakte boksing tilbake etter et tiår lange fravær til gamle PAL bygningen i Bridgeport. Russo også ble anerkjent som “Johnny Duke of Southern Connecticut.”
Født i New Haven, sen Sharnick levde nesten hele sitt liv i Norwalk, før retur til Florida, hvor han ble valgt inn i Florida Boxing Hall of Fame i 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 år på Sports Illustrated, fremhevet av sin dekning av Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Jeg, sitert vilt for å si, “Liston har never som kanonkuler.” 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, tale fremtiden verdensmesteren å legge Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF medlem Freddie Roach, til slutt ville trene Starling da han ble verdensmester weltervekt mester.
Bayer var allment respektert som en sann forkjemper for boksing, alltid rask til å gi en hjelpende hånd, så vel som å åpne lommeboken for å hjelpe kundestøttebokseklubber i byer som CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke Boys Club Gym i Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Billetter til CBHOF 11th årlige galla Induksjon Middag, rimelig på $90.00, er i salg nå ved å ringe Kim Baker på Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) eller Sherman Cain på Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Dørene åpner kl 5:30 pm. OG, cocktailer 6 pm. OG, etterfulgt av middag.
Gå online for å www.ctboxinghof.org for mer informasjon om Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, sin 11th årlige galla inductee Middag, event sponsing muligheter, eller tidligere CBHOF inductees.
KONTAKT:
Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
OM CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 å hedre og feire karrierene til enestående individer involvert i sporten boksing. Sin første Induction Ceremony & Middagen ble holdt i 2005. Connecticut rike boksing historie aldri kunne ha blomstret hvis det ikke var for prestasjonene til de som er nedfelt i Hall of Fame.
Som en non-profit organisasjon, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er svært opptatt av å holde kampvilje av Connecticut blomstrende gjennom ulike veldedige bidrag.

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