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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 Bosiung bona Ka 10 p.m. LE/PT Ka Showtime Extreme® To Relive Chavez vs. Hector “Macho” Camacho; Watch Round 12 NOW:-http://s.sho.com/2996PsP

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

 

NEW YORK (July 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. LE/PT ka Showtime Extreme (full schedule below).

 

Ka lilemo tse ngata, 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 linako tse ling (107-6-2 le 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 kakalatsa (21, ka mor'a hore Joe Louis le 23). Chavez was 31-4-2 le 21 KOs in world title fights. A multiple Ntoa se ea Year mohlodi, Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

 

The fights will air on “Throwback Labone” during the month of July at 10 p.m. LE/PT ka Showtime Extreme® and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime neng kapa neng® and via the network’s online streaming service.

 

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

  • Bosiung bona/Labone, July 7: Chavez vs. Camacho
  • Labone, July 14: Chavez vs. Whitaker
  • Labone, July 21: Chavez Randal II
  • Labone, July 28: Chavez vs. Taylor II

 

“Throwback Labone” Tidbits

  • WBC super featherweight champion Chavez (81-0) and his WBO counterpart, Camacho, fought on Sept. 12, 1992, ho la 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 Ka 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 12go th-round stoppage.

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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Sehlopha sa 2015 ka molao ile a phatlalatsa

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Lefu Sharnik
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (September 15, 2015) – A ntsetsa pele Lou DiBella le mookameli / mohlophisi Shelly Finkel phela ka tsela e litho tse supileng Sehlopha sa 2015 ka Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THselemo le selemo CBHOF Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea ka labohlano bosiu,November 13 ka Uncas Ballroom ka Mohegan Sun.
E ncha e CBHOF inductees e boetse e akarelletsa pele e neng e papali ea litebele khomishenara ya Peter Timothy le, posthumously, boraditebele Carey Mace le George Russo, papali ea litebele mongoli Lefu Sharnik le papali ea litebele ho buella Arnie Bayer.
“Re ka Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ba thabile haholo ho phatlalatsa la selemo sena la sehlopha sa inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati a re. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Le batho ka bomong, Ke thabela ho hlahisang ena sehlopha sa selemong sa pele ke e le mopresidente ena a hlollang mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng. Ke lebeletse ka thabo ho bona 'ohle a rōna Connecticut papali ea litebele Fans ka Mohegan Sun ka November 13go th.”
Thehiloeng a New York City, DiBella (tšoantšetsoang ho tloha) ke pele e neng e Hlooho ea Boxing bakeng sa HBO, ho bōpa haholo atleha “Boxing Ka mor'a Dark” letoto. Hae papatso khampani, 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, le Tse ling tse Berto har'a feta bahlomphehi. A Harvard Molao School fumane lengolo, DiBella ke e boetse e atleha Movie mohlahisi.
Finkel (tšoantšetsoang ho tokelo ya le ho elella bofelong ba Emanuel Motsamaisi ea), le eena a tsoang New York City, ke International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee e neng e le le tsobotsi ka Connecticut ba loanela lilemo tse ngata e e ka ba ka le mohlophisi kapa manejara wa. 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 le Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (tšoantšetsoang ho tloha le Sugar Ray Leonard) e ne e le papali ea litebele khomishenara wa Mashantucket Pequot Tribal National Khomishene ya ka Foxwoods ho tloha 1995 ho 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 laolwa ba makholo ba lan liketsahalo tse, ho akarelletsa le 90 tlotla ntoa. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III bakeng sa WBA lefatše heavyweight mampoli le, mohlomong u ka, khōlō ka ho fetisisa ntoa a Foxwoods histori, le IBF lefatše cruiserweight tlotla ntoa pakeng tsa James Toney le Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Refresh., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely le Acelino Freitas, hammoho le CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Refresh. le U.S. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Mace (72-18-2), a hlaha ka Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, ho emisa ho pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie PEP'S a tsitsitseng le a o ile a Thailand Ranked nako e' ngoe e phahameng ho Ha ho. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, bao ho qetela bout e ne e le ho lahleheloa ke ho CBHOF sethoGaspar Ortega a 1962, ba ne ba lula Manchester ha a ne a fetile a le lilemo li 73 a 2003.
Russo o ne a 85 lan ho tlisa lintoa pakeng tsa 1922 le 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, tshebetso ya ho sebetsa Gym joaloka Red Motho Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. A 1992, o ile a tlisa papali ea litebele khutlela ka mor'a hore lilemo tse leshome tse li le sieo ho ea Khale Pal mohaho o Bridgeport. Russo e boetse e o ile a nkoa e le “Johnny Duke ea Southern Connecticut.”
A hlaha ka New Haven, qetellong ea Sharnick lula hoo e ka bang bophelo bohle ba hae a Norwalk, pele a khutlela Florida, moo a ileng a o ile a khethoa ho Florida Boxing Hall of Fame a 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 lilemo tse Sports ho bontšitsoe, totobatsoa ke hae fana ka kgaso ea Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Ke, qotsitsoeng wildly bakeng sa a re, “Liston o na le litebele joaloka likanonong.” 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 foromane‘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, susumetsa nakong e tlang lefatše 'mampoli ho eketsa Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF setho Freddie Roach, o tla qetella o koetlisa Starling ha a qala ho lefatše welterweight 'mampoli.
Bayer o ile a ho pharaletseng a hlompha e le ba 'nete ho buella ea papali ea litebele, kamehla potlakela ho alima ba thusa, hammoho le se qalong sepache ho thusa tshehetso papali ea litebele Gym metseng e meholo joaloka CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke ea Boys Club Gym a Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Tickets bakeng sa CBHOF 11go th selemo le selemo Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea, ho utloahalang turu ka $90.00, leng Sale hona joale ka bitsa Kim Baker ka Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) kapa Sherman Kaine ka Manchester Journal botsang (1.800.237.3606 X321). Mamati a butsweng ka 5:30 p.m. LE, cocktails ka 6 p.m. LE, lateloa ke lijo tsa mantsiboea.
Ea online translations ho www.ctboxinghof.org tse eketsehileng tlhahisoleseding e mabapi le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, eona 11tH selemo le selemo Gala Inductee lijo tsa mantsiboea, ketsahalo lihlapiso menyetla ea, kapa nakong e fetileng CBHOF inductees.
CONTACT:
Bob Trieger, Full Lekgotla la PRESS, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
ABOUT CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 ho hlompha le ho keteka a mosebetsi a ikhethang batho ka bomong ho akarelletsa papali ea papali ea litebele. Eona kgakolwa Induction Shorts & Lijo tsa mantsiboea e ile ea tšoareloa 2005. Connecticut e enneng ea papali ea litebele histori ka be atleha haeba e ne e se ka diphitlhelelo tsa ba e ngotsweng Molaong wa Hall of Fame.
E le bao e seng phaello mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng, le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ke itlamme ka botebo bakeng ho boloka ntoa e moea oa Connecticut tse hōlang ka tse sa tšoaneng dithuso menehelo.

Link ho CBHOF Website