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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 Dnes večer Na 10 p.m. A/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME® To Relive Chavez vs. Hector “Macho” Camacho; Watch Round 12 NOW:http://s.sho.com/2996PsP

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

 

NEW YORK (Júl 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. A/PT na SHOWTIME EXTREME (full schedule below).

 

Po celé roky, 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 doba (107-6-2 s 88 priechodky). 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 knokaut (21, po Joe Louis s 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 s 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Fighter roka víťaz, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Štvrtok” during the month of July at 10 p.m. A/PT na 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/Štvrtok, Júl 7: Chavez vs. Camacho
  • Štvrtok, Júl 14: Chavez vs. Whitaker
  • Štvrtok, Júl 21: Chavez Randal II
  • Štvrtok, Júl 28: Chavez vs. Taylor II

 

“Throwback Štvrtok” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, v 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 Máj 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 Trieda 2015 oficiálne oznámila,

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Smrť Sharnik
Uncasville, Conn. (Septembra 15, 2015) – Podporovateľ Lou DiBella a manager / promotér Shelly Finkel viesť sedemčlennej Trieda 2015 do Connecticut boxovej siene slávy (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THRočná CBHOF Gala Indukčné večera v piatok noc,November 13 v Uncas Ballroom v Mohegan Sun.
Nové CBHOF inductees zahŕňa aj bývalú boxu komisár Peter Timothy a, posmrtne, boxerky Carey Mace a George Russo, box spisovateľ Smrť Sharnik box a obhajca Arnie Bayer.
“My v Connecticute boxovej siene slávy sú veľmi radi, že oznámiť tohtoročné triedu inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati povedal. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Osobne, Som tak rád, aby zaviedli túto triedu vo svojom prvom roku vo funkcii prezidenta tejto neuveriteľnej organizácie. Teším sa na stretnutie všetkých fanúšikov boxu naše Connecticut v Mohegan Sun novembri 13th.”
So sídlom v New Yorku, DiBella (na obrázku vľavo) je bývalým riaditeľom Boxing pre HBO, vytváranie vysoko úspešný “Boxing After Dark” séria. Jeho reklamná spoločnosť, DiBella Zábava, 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 “Írsky” Micky Ward, a Andre Berto Medzi viac notables. Harvard Law School absolvent, DiBella je tiež úspešným filmovým producentom.
Finkel (na snímke vpravo s neskorým Emanuel Steward), Tiež z New Yorku, je medzinárodná boxovej siene slávy branec, ktorý bol stálicou na Connecticute bojuje za mnoho rokov ako jeden promótor alebo správcu. 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 (na snímke vľavo s Sugar Ray Leonard) Bol box komisár Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Národnej komisie na Foxwoods z 1995 na 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 regulované stovky profesionálnych udalostí, počítajúc v to 90 boj o majstrovský titul. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III pre WBA svet Heavyweight šampionát a, možná, najväčší boj v histórii Foxwoods, IBF svet titul Cruiserweight boj medzi James Toney a Vassily Jírový. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely a Acelino Freitas, spolu s CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. a U.S.. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Muškátový kvet (72-18-2), narodený v Hartforde, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, zastavenie bývalý majster sveta Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's stabilný a bol zaradený na jednom mieste tak vysoko ako č. 8 welterweight in the world. Muškátový kvet, ktorého posledná záchvat bola strata na CBHOF členoviGaspar Ortega v 1962, žil v Manchestri, keď zomrel vo veku 73 v 2003.
Russo mal 85 profesionálny boje medzi 1922 a 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, Prevádzkové telocvične, ako je radnica Reda Mana, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. V 1992, priviedol späť boxovať po desať rokov trvajúce neprítomnosti na Staré budovy PAL v Bridgeport. Russo tiež bola uznaná ako “Johnny Duke of Southern Connecticut.”
Narodil sa v New Haven, neskoré Sharnick žil takmer celý svoj život v Norwalk, pred návratom na Floridu, kde bol zvolený do Florida boxovej siene slávy v 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 rokov na Sports Illustrated, zdôraznená jeho pokrytím Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Ja, citoval divoko pre porekadlo, “Liston má ruky v päsť, ako delové gule.” 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, presvedčiť budúceho majstra sveta pre pridanie Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF člen Freddie Roach, by nakoniec vlak Starlingová, keď sa stal svetový welterweight majster.
Bayer bol široko rešpektovaný ako skutočný zástanca boxu, Vždy rýchlo podať pomocnú ruku, rovnako ako otvorenie peňaženky na pomoc podporu boxerské telocvične v mestách ako CBHOF inductee Johnny vojvodovho chlapčenského klubu fitness v Bellevue námestí, Hartford.
Vstupenky na CBHOF 11th Ročná Gala Indukčné večera, za rozumnú cenu v $90.00, sú už v predaji na telefónnom čísle Kim Baker na Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) alebo Sherman Cain na Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Dvere otvorené na 5:30 p.m. A, koktaily 6 p.m. A, nasleduje večera.
Choď online www.ctboxinghof.org Ďalšie informácie o Connecticut boxovej siene slávy, jeho 11thod Ročná Gala večera inductee, Udalosť príležitosti sponzorstvo, alebo mimo CBHOF inductees.
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Bob Trieger, Plénum PRESS, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
O CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 ctiť a oslavovať kariéry vynikajúcich jednotlivcov zapojených do športu boxu. Jeho inauguračnej ceremónie prerušenia & Večera sa konala v 2005. Connecticut je bohatá história boxu by nikdy rozkvitalo, keby to nebolo pre úspechy tých, zakotvených v sieni slávy.
Ako nezisková organizácia, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame je pevne odhodlaná udržať bojového ducha Connecticut prosperujúce prostredníctvom rôznych dobročinných príspevkov.

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