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BRANDON ADAMS SCORES SENSATIONAL UPSET, STOPS UNDEFEATED SERHII BOHACHUK IN THURSDAY’S RING CITY USA MAIN EVENT

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Bryan Chevalier Scores Impressive Third-Round Knockout in Co-Main Event, 

Danielito Zorrilla Earns Technical Decision in Telecast Opener

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San Juan, PUERTO RICO – March 4, 2021 – Former world title challenger Brandon Adams scored the biggest win of his career with a stunning eighth-round technical knockout to upset blue-chip rising star Serhii Bohachuk in the main event of Ring City USA’s inaugural 2021 event from Felix Pagan Pintor Gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and live on NBC Sports Network.

Despite flashing athleticism and quick hands throughout the fight, Adams (23-3, 15 Kos) was down on all three scorecards (68-64 x2, 69-63) at the time of the stoppage. The 31-year-old lost all three rounds heading into the eighth frame when he unleashed a perfectly placed counterpunch that hurt Bohachuk which set up the opportunity to land a sensational left hook that sent Bohachuk to the canvas for the first time in his professional career.

“He was a tough guy,” said Adams. “He brought another side out of me that I knew was inside. I had to dig in deep tonight and use all the strength that I had to connect with one of those punches from the cannon.”

Adams, who hails from Watts, California, is the first fighter to return to the Ring City USA series on NBC Sports Network since its inception in November 2020. In two outings on the Thursday night boxing series, he has scored two emphatic knockouts in main event performances. Adams’ matchup with Bohachuck was originally scheduled for December but his opponent was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. Adams went on to stop Sonny Duversonne in the second round of that event at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles.

“It was real tough fighting in there tonight,” continued Adams. “The ring was wet; the ref was against me tonight. It was an uphill battle. I am an explosive fighter and I couldn’t take advantage of that because I didn’t have my legs under me because the ring was wet. But even though I was irritated, the show must go on. I am a pro. I have to figure out how to get the W and that’s what I had to do. I am grateful for the win. I loved Puerto Rico, everyone out here embraced me with love.”

Bohachuk, who is originally from Vinitza, Ukraine, and now resides in Los Angeles, entered the fight with a pristine professional record, highlighted by his 100% knockout percentage through 18 fights. The 25-year-old dropped the first round on all three score cards but went on to control the pace against the veteran Adams for most of the fight by cutting off the ring and exhibiting steady body work.

“I thought he was dominating the fight,” said Bohachuk’s head trainer Manny Robles. “I told him to watch out for that left hook. I told him if he took away that left hook then he would control the fight. It takes a couple of rounds for Serhii to get warmed up, but he looked good and his defense was actually really improving until that knockout.”

In the co-main event of the evening, super featherweight prospectBryan Chevalier (15-1-1, 12 Kos) ntawm Bayamon, Puerto Rico, scored an impressive third-round knockout againstCarlos Zambrano (26-2, 11 Kos). Chevalier, 26, returned to the ring following a 15-month layoff yet showed no signs of ring rust as he scored a quick knockdown in the first round. Nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig, he scored back-to-back knockdowns, highlighted by a thudding left hand to the midsection that sent Peru’s Zambrano to the canvas and unable to beat the count.

“I had the height and youth advantage tonight, but he had the experience,” said Chevalier. “I had to figure out what he was going to bring and adapt in order to get the victory. Kuv zoo siab heev nrog kuv kev ua tau zoo. I am the best 126-pounder in all of Puerto Rico.”

Opening the telecast on NBC Sports Network, Puerto Rico tusDanielito Zorrilla (15-0, 11 Kos) and Kazakhstan’sRuslan Madiyev (13-2, 5 Kos) engaged in an exciting back-and-forth battle. The 28-year-old Madiyev brought the fight to Zorilla with relentless pressure while the tactical Zorilla countered well. Nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig, Madiyev was docked a point for a punch behind the head and at 1:16 of the eighth round, referee Janny Gomez called a halt to the bout due to another punch behind the head, which was deemed an accidental foul. The 27-year-old Zorrilla earned a technical decision victory as two of the scorecards favored the Puerto Rican (77-75, 77-74) while the third was tallied in favor of Madiyev (76-73). Ring City’s unofficial scorer Steve Smoger saw the fight 76-75 in favor of Zorrilla.

“Ruslan was just getting his groove,” said head trainer Joel Diaz after the fight. “He was getting stronger after the fifth round and Zorrilla was getting tired. He kept hugging Ruslan during most of the fight. Tus kheej, I think Zorrilla wanted out of the fight.”

Madiyev exited the ring quickly upon the decision being announced but Diaz voiced his opinion about the end of the bout.

“He wasn’t hurt, he’s a good actor,” continued Diaz. “Zorrilla should be a telenovela actor. We were winning that fight, and this isn’t fair for my fighter because he put in the work. But what can you do? We gotta keep moving forward.”

Danielito Zorrilla is currently in stable condition and was taken to the hospital following the bout to receive routine tests.

Earlier in the evening, live in the U.S. and around the world on Twitch, Ring City USA presented three four-round fights. In the main event of the Twitch undercard, Fernando Vargas, Jr.(2-0, 2 Kos) earned his second professional win in impressive fashion, scoring a first-round technical knockout against El Salvador’sSalome Flores Torres (0-3). The 24-year-old Vargas, Jr., under the tutelage of his father – two-time super welterweight world champion Fernando Vargas, Sr., sent Torres to the canvas twice before the fight was waved off.

“With every fight, I will continue to grow and listen to my father,” said Vargas, Jr. “This was just my second pro fight. We were looking for the knockout, but the TKO is OK. I was establishing my jab to get my distance and then unleashed my left hand.”

In his hometown of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Harold Laguna (2-0, 2 KO) worked the body early and often en route to a first-round knockout victory overDarwin Alvarez (0-1). In the first fight of the evening, Puerto Rican prospectJorge Diaz (1-0, 1 KO) picked up his first professional victory againstFelipe Munoz (0-1) via second-round knockout.

Calling all the action ringside in Puerto Rico was former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter joined by NBC Sports blow-by-blow commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell served as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside. The executive producers of tonight’s presentation ofBohachuk vs. Adams on NBC Sports Network were Eric Weinberger, Jeff Huggins & Frank Samuel. The telecast was produced by David Gibson and directed by Matt Celli.

Tonight’s full three-fight telecast will be available to watch on-demand on the NBC Sports App with authenticated sign-in.

Ring City USA returns to NBC Sports Network on March 18 with back-to-back weeks of Thursday night boxing from Puerto Rico. In two weeks, the next chapter in the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry will take center stage when former super featherweight world titlistAlberto Machado(22-2, 18 Kos) ntsib undefeated nce prospect Hector Tanajara(19-0, 5 Kos) in a 10-round lightweight main event. Rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 25, Ring City will highlight one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing between seven-division world champion and future Boxing Hall of FamerAmanda Serrano and current two-division titlistDaniela Bermudez for Serrano’s WBO and WBC featherweight world titles.

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About Ring City USA

Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.

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RING CITY USA RETURNS IN MARCH WITH TWO THURSDAY NIGHT BOXING EVENTS LIVE FROM PUERTO RICO ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK

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SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS SERHII BOHACHUK AND BRANDON ADAMS CLASH IN MARCH 4 MAIN EVENT WHILE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ALBERTO MACHADO TAKES ON HECTOR TANAJARA IN MARCH 18 MAIN kev tshwm sim

Ring City USA Events Will Air Live Thursday Nights at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on NBCSN in the United States and Streaming Around the World on Twitch 

Los Angeles – January 29, 2021 – Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020 on NBC Sports Network, announced today the first two events of 2021 will be held on Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 and Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 18, live from Puerto Rico. Both events will be televised in the United States on NBC Sports Network and the NBC Sports app on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT with undercard action streaming live on Twitch. The full card will be available on Twitch outside of the United States.

The return of Ring City USA features two highly competitive matchups with fighters at unique junctures of their professional boxing careers. Rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 4, undefeated blue-chip rising starSerhii Bohachuk (18-0, 18 Kos) meets former middleweight title challengerBrandon Adams (22-3, 13 Kos) in a 10-round super welterweight main event. Two weeks later on March 18, Ring City presents the next chapter in the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry when former super featherweight world titlistAlberto Machado(22-2, 18 Kos) faces undefeatedrising prospect Hector Tanajara(19-0, 5 Kos) in a 10-round lightweight main event. Ring City’s events in March will be broadcast live from Puerto Rico as the company continues to tap into boxing’s rich historical locations.

The fight between Bohachuk and Adams was originally scheduled to top the December 3 Ring City event at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles but Bohachuk was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19.

“We are thrilled to kick off 2021 with two crossroads main event fights in Puerto Rico,” said Head of Boxing Evan Rutkowski. “Serhii Bohachuk has been chomping at the bit to get back in the ring and on March 4 he will meet the most dangerous opponent of his career in Brandon Adams. Then two weeks later we are right back on NBC Sports Network and Twitch with rising undefeated prospect Hector Tanajara battling former world champion Alberto Machado of Puerto Rico in a classic Mexico vs. Puerto Rico rivalry fight.”

The hard-hitting Bohachuk, who is currently ranked seventh by the WBC and ninth by the IBF at 154 phaus, has steamrolled through opposition on his way to an 18-0 cov ntaub ntawv, all of which have come via knockout. Training with Manny Robles out of Legends Boxing Academy, the 25-year-old proved himself with a knockout win over Tyrone Brunson in October of 2019. Uas nyuam qhuav, he put on an electric performance in September 2020 when he knocked out Alejandro Davila in six rounds. The Ukrainian-born Bohachuk, who is promoted by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions and Ural Boxing, continues to take the Southern California boxing world by storm with his dominant performances in the ring and magnetic personality out of the ring.

“I’m looking forward to defending my title against Brandon Adams on March 4 in Puerto Rico on NBC Sports Network,” said Bohachuk. “I want to thank Ring City and my promoters for this opportunity. This should be a great fight for the fans. I am sorry we couldn’t do it in December, but now people are talking even more about this fight. I will put on another exciting show for the fans.”

Following Bohachuk’s positive COVID-19 result, Adams went on to face Sonny Duversonne in Ring City’s main event on Dec. 3. Adams bested Duversonne just miles away from his hometown of Watts, California., with an impressive second-round knockout victory. The battle-tested Adams who works with accomplished trainer Dub Huntley, challenged WBC Middleweight Titleholder Jermall Charlo for the title in 2019 after defeating Shane Mosley Jr. to win the Epix Television Series “The Contender.” Adams boasts a formidable group of sparring partners, including Shawn Porter and Gennadiy Golovkin. Adams started competitively training at age 19, fought his first amateur fight at age 20 and turned professional at age 21. He is promoted by Banner Promotions and Tournament of Contenders.

“I’m looking forward to returning to Ring City in March and showing more growth when Serhii and I finally get to step into the ring in Puerto Rico,” said Adams.

Machado (22-2, 18 Kos), who hails from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, will fight on the island for the first time since 2017 thiab cov 14th time in his professional career. Nyob rau hauv 2017, Machado captured the WBA super featherweight world title against Jezreel Corrales via eighth-round knockout. Machado successfully defended the world title twice in 2018 before losing the belt to Andrew Cancio in February 2019. Later in 2019, Machado moved up to lightweight and scored a second-round knockout over Luis Porozo. The 30-year-old is currently ranked 12th by both the WBA and WBO. The southpaw made a name for himself on the Puerto Rican amateur circuit, competing in the AIBA Youth World Championships and the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers.

“It has been a sad and forced rest due to the Coronavirus but, for me, my body needed this rest. I am excited that after four years I will return to fight again at home in Puerto Rico,” said Machado. “I thank Miguel Cotto Promotions, H2 Promotions, Golden Boy and Ring City USA for giving me this opportunity to headline this great card. Hector Tanajara, Jr. is a great fighter who seeks to break through in the lightweight division as well. I hope he comes ready and that 135 has my space saved because I belong here and on March 18it will be demonstrated.”

Tanajara (19-0, 5 Kos) will take on the toughest test of his career when he meets Machado on his home turf. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Tanajara (19-0, 5 Kos) is coming off of fighting in his hometown for the first time in his professional career in January 2020 when he took on former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos who he beat convincingly via unanimous decision. The 24-year-old has continued to rise up the lightweight ranks since turning pro in 2015. In Machado, he will face a new challenge by taking on a southpaw fighter for the first time in his 19-fight professional career. Tanajara fights under the tutelage of world-famous trainer Robert Garcia.

“I’m excited to get back in the ring,” said Tanajara. “It has been a little over a year and I’ve been training hard this whole time staying ready for whoever. We finally got an opponent and I’m ready to show the world who I am and what I can do with the top guys in the division.”

Calling all the action ringside in Puerto Rico will be former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter joined by NBC Sports blow-by-blow commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell will serve as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside.

Full card details will be announced at a later date.

About Ring City USA

Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.

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Professional Fighters League Announces Deal With Mark Burnett And MGM Television

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Washington, DC (Lub peb hlis ntuj 29, 2018) — The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the world’s only major mixed martial arts league, announced today that they are partnering with Mark Burnett, President of MGM Television Group & Digital and MGM Television to develop and produce new content and programming for PFL’s upcoming season. MGM and Burnett (Survivor, Lub Suab, Shark Tank, Lub contender) will both join as PFL investors and Burnett has personally been added to the advisory board. The PFL 2018 league season debuts Lub rau hli ntuj 7 and consists of 11 events live on NBC Sports Network and Facebook Watch.

 

 

The Professional Fighters League is the first organization ever to present MMA as a true sport with individual fighters competing in regular season, “win-and-advance” playoffs, and season-ending championship. The new partnership with MGM Television will bring unscripted programming and short-form content to PFL’s multi-platform distribution designed to maximize engagement with MMA’s 300 million fans worldwide. The initial unscripted series will engage fans in the day to day life of the fighters and feature a parallel tournament whose champion will win a spot in the PFL league playoffs.

 

 

“We are thrilled to partner with MGM Television and Mark Burnett,” said Peter Murray, Chief Executive Officer of Professional Fighters League. “Mark’s creative vision for delivering innovative live content is among the absolute best the industry has to offer – and that is exactly what we will bring MMA fans this season.”

 

 

Nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no, PFL announced exclusive multi-platform distribution agreements for the 2018 season with NBC Sports Group and Facebook. NBC Sports Group will establish an exclusive live Thursday night PFL fight franchise, presenting seven regular-season live events in prime time exclusively on NBCSN beginning Lub rau hli ntuj 7 through the end of August.

 

 

“It’s no secret that MMA’s audience is rapidly growing and PFL has an enormous global presence. As an enthusiast for innovation within the television industry, I’m passionate about the growth and vision of PFL and it’s time this sport revolves around a league format,” said Burnett. “They’re elevating the sport in an entirely new way and I’m looking forward to being part of it.”

 

 

In addition to the live events, the development deal will feature PFL’s “What Do you Fight For?” programming that brings viewers short-form digital & social content that will showcase the day-to-day lives and back stories of the fighters, designed to help build online communities of PFL’s fan base and encourage engagement among fans, neeg tua hluav taws, and PFL’s on-air talent. Viewers can follow PFL athletes through an array of short-form original content, such as the “Sab saum toj 10 of The Week, Path to the Finals, 24:7: Life of a Fighter, thiab “Inside the Gym” Cam.

 

 

“PFL is thrilled to partner with Mark Burnett the innovator and icon who invented and perfected unscripted TV,” said Donn Davis, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of the PFL. “The PFL is re-imagining MMA and the start of the 2018 Season Lub rau hli ntuj 7 will bring fans the same excitement and ‘hey, I have never seen that’ reaction they felt when Survivor debuted and ushered in the new age of television.”

 

 

ABOUT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE

 

 

The Professional Fighters League brings the sport format to MMA for the first time with a regular season, post-season, and championship. The PFL is co-founded by Donn Davis, Russ Ramsey, and Mark Leschly and backed by business titans in sports, xov xwm, and technology. The Professional Fighters League purchased the fighting operations and event infrastructure of the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and will launch its first season in June 2018 on NBC Sports Network and Facebook. For more visit www.PFLmma.com.

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Fabian Maidana Battles To Seventh-Round TKO Victory Over Jorge Maysonet in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN Saturday Night from The Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio

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Alan Castano Remains Unbeaten with Unanimous Decision
Over Aaron Garcia
&
Unbeaten Prospect Brandon Figueroa Stops Adalberto Zorrilla
in Round Three
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San Antonio (Lub Xya hli ntuj 23, 2016) – Undefeated prospect Fabian Maidana (10-0, 7 Kos) scored a seventh-round technical knockout victory over Jorge Maysonet Jr. (13-2, 11 Kos) Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions rau NBCSN from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio.
With his brother, former world champion Marcos Maidana, sitting at ringside, the Argentine-slugger overcame a slow start and a first-round bloody nose for a sensational one-sided beat-down of the Puerto Rican brawler Maysonet, who failed to answer the bell for the seventh round of Saturday’s main event.
Referee Rafael Ramos, acting on the advice of Maysonet’s corner, called the fight as Maidana dominated the punch stats with a 60-22 advantage in overall punches, 49-15 in power shots, thiab 11-7 in jabs.
Maysonet came to fight and pressed Maidana from the beginning, eventually, nailing Maidana with a right hand to the nose that opened up a steady flow of blood.
Sensing the urgency, Maidana stormed back in the second, rocking Maysonet with a right hand, left hook combination with just over 10 seconds to go in a round in which he out-landed Maysonet 12-4 in power shots.
Maidana’s kept up a versatile attack in the third round using head movement, stick-and-move tactics and a varied assortment of punches to keep up his advantage over Maysonet.
Maidana turned the match in his favor in the next round, delivering an impressive battering of Maysonet over the final 20 seconds of the round.
The Argentine was even more dominant in the one-sided fifth and sixth rounds, doubling up on his hooks, firing straight rights and landing head-snapping shots that began the demise of a fading Maysonet.
Undefeated Alan Castano (11-0, 7 Kos) failed to earn his third straight knockout despite out-landing his opponent 157-94 in overall punches, winning his middleweight bout by unanimous decision (78-74 peb lub sij hawm) over 22-year-old Aaron Garcia (15-6-1, 10 Kos).
The 23-year-old Castano was accurate early in the first round with clean right hands supporting a stiff jab. The attack caused immediate swelling over Garcia’s left eye entering the second round, where he temporarily was able to trap and hammer away at Garcia with combinations against the ropes.
Garcia dominated the final 45 minutes of the second round with a momentum-swinging right to the head followed by successive combinations from both fighters at the bell.
A third-round clash of heads caused a nasty gash over Garcia’s right eye that increasingly streamed blood, forcing Garcia to go on the offensive, as Castano countered effectively with both hands to the head and body in an action-packed fourth round.
Castano continued to control the fight, establishing angles from behind his jab, follow-up rights and clean left uppercuts while Garcia stayed competitive throughout the round.
Fighting beyond six rounds for the first time in his career, Castano spent the final two rounds on the defensive, jabbing and countering from a distance and staying off the ropes on his way to winning unanimously.
The televised opener saw 19-year-old Brandon Figueroa (9-0, 7 Kos) score a pair of final-round knockdowns on the way to his fifth-straight stoppage victory as he earned a TKO over Adalberto Zorrilla(7-2, 7 Kos) nyob rau ntawm lub 2:44 mark of the third round.
The southpaw Figueroa, brother of former world champion Omar Figueroa, pressed forward with a double-fisted attack from the outset, but Zorrilla landed several uppercuts cleanly up the middle, refusing to back down from the challenge of the unbeaten prospect.
Zorrilla began to out-work the oncoming Figueroa to the head and body through the second round before being penalized for repeated low blows late in the round by referee Rafael Ramos.
The fighters engaged toe-to-toe, at ring center to start the third until a Figueroa left to the head rocked Zorrilla to the ropes. Figueroa saw his opportunity and pounced, flooring him with a left hand near the one-minute mark.
Zorrilla beat the count and engaged immediately, staggering Figueroa with a left jab. Figueroa came back to floor him for good, nrog 18 seconds to go after a left to the body followed by one to the head. The blows sent Zorrilla to his back beneath a bottom rope, where Ramos waved an end to the fight.
Here is what the fighters had to say Saturday night:
FABIAN MAIDANA
“We were very pleased with our performance. He caught me with a good shot that drew blood from my nose in the first round. I just kept calm, listened to my corner and stuck to the game plan. I knew I was the stronger fighter; I just had to remain patient.
“I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get to knock him out, but I sensed that he would eventually quit. He stopped throwing punches and didn’t want to fight back.
“It means everything to have Chino (Marcos Maidana) by my side, supporting my career. It meant a lot to get this win on US TV in the same city where he beat Adrien Broner (nyob rau hauv Dec. '13) and became a star. With each fight, I want to show fans that I’m Fabian Maidana, not just his little brother. I proved that tonight and will do so with more experience. I’m ready to carry the family name in the ring.
“This was only my 10th pro fight. I’m going to keep improving each time. Tom ntej no kev sib ntaus, I will look even better, no matter when it is.”
JORGE MAYSONET
“I had him hurt early, but I couldn’t put my punches together after that. I gave 100% of what I had, but I really only had 50% of my best stuff. I’m a lightweight. They wanted the fight at super lightweight, ces 143. We took the fight because of who he is, really who his brother is.
“Yuav kom ncaj ncees, we don’t think much of him as a fighter. He’s bigger than me and was able to beat me that way. My corner saw that I reached a point where I couldn’t fight the way I wanted to. We didn’t want to disappoint the crowd by going out there and not fighting, so my corner stopped the fight and I respect their decision. This isn’t the last of me, I’m coming back at my natural weight and will go on to achieve great things in this sport.”
ALAN CASTANO
“Kuv zoo siab heev nrog kuv kawm. It was my first time going eight rounds, I had a lot of energy throughout the fight and was able to do everything I wanted in there.
“He was tough, but we knew that going in. I didn’t pay a lot of attention to his fight with Brian (Alan’s older brother, who beat Garcia by eight-round decision last December). I couldn’t tell you if he was any different tonight than when he fought that night. I just know what I wanted to do. He gave me a good test that I needed at this point in my career.
“I’d love to come back as soon as my team can make a fight for me.”
Brandon FIGUEROA
“It was good to get the knockout, but I felt very off tonight, very sluggish. I like the activity I’ve had but this might be the first time in my career where I need a break.
“This was the toughest test to date for me. I knew that going into the fight and he landed a few good shots. This was a night where I needed to be at my best. I wasn’t but fortunate to get the job done.
“I know the left hook landed to his body to end the fight, but I don’t even remember it. I felt a little sick towards the end of training camp. My focus was just trying to get him out of there. I did that, so now it’s time to act like a teenager and enjoy a summer vacation, maybe slow it down just a little.”
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Unbeaten All-Action Prospect Fabian Maidana Battles Puerto Rico’s Jorge Maysonet in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 23 From The Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio

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Ntau! Undefeated Prospect Alan Castano Takes On Hard-Hitting Aaron Garcia in Middleweight Matchup & Unbeaten Prospect Brandon Figueroa in Action
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San Antonio (Lub Xya hli ntuj 14, 2016) – Unbeaten rising prospect Fabian “TNT” Maidana (9-0, 6 Kos) will square-off against Puerto Rico’s Jorge “Machito” Maysonet (13-1, 11 Kos) in eight-rounds of welterweight action that serves as the main event of Premier Boxing Champions rau NBCSN Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 23 from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio.
Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB/10 p.m. PT and will feature unbeaten prospect Alan Castano(10-0, 7 Kos) taking on brawler Aaron Garcia (15-5-1, 10 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight bout and undefeated prospect Brandon Figueroa (8-0, 5 Kos) in a super bantamweight attraction.
“I’m very excited to be facing Jorge Maysonet on July 23 nyob rau hauv San Antonio,” said Maidana. “I’ve been training hard and I’m ready to put my undefeated record on the line and put on a great show. There are great boxing fans down in San Antonio and I look forward to them getting to know me better.”
“I can’t wait for this fight on Lub Xya hli ntuj 23,” said Maysonet. “I know Fabian’s brother was a world champion, but this is my time to shine. Fabian’s never faced anyone like me. I have a lot of pride and I will bring it to the ring.”
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Muaj tib furious style raws li nws tus tij laug Marcos, the 24-year-old Maidana has taken home dominant decisions in his last two bouts after scoring six straight knockouts following his pro debut in 2014. Sawv cev Raug Fe, Argentina, Maidana went eight-rounds in each of his last two bouts as he picked up victories over Peter Oluoch and Andres Amarillla.
The son of Puerto Rican Olympian Jorge Maysonet, the 26-year-old looks for his third straight victory on Lub Xya hli ntuj 23. Ib tug pro txij li thaum 2010, Maysonet was born Catano, Puerto Rico but fights out of Queens, New York and has split his time fighting in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic throughout his career.
A young brawler from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Castano turned pro and won his first eight fights before making his U.S. debut in August of last year with a knockout victory over Tom Howard. The 23-year-old most recently stopped Christoper Degollado in the third round of their November 2015 showdown. He takes on the 22-year-old Garcia who was born in Guadalajara but trains out of Chicago.
The brother of former world champion Omar, the 19-year-old Figueroa turned pro in May of last year by defeating Hector Gutierrez and followed that up by stopping Ricardo Mena, Ramiro Ruiz and Francisco Muro to close out the year. The Weslaco-native has stayed busy in 2016 picking up four more victories via stoppage over Oldier Landin, Harold Reyes, Jahaziel Vazquez and Jonell Nieves.
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PBC on NBCSN in Montreal Final press conference quotes

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Montreal (Lub yim hli ntuj 12, 2015) – Tsuas yog peb hnub ua ntej mus rau lawv Premier Boxing Champions rau NBCSN fights, kev koom tes nrog boxers nyob rau Lub yim hli ntuj 15 card tom Tswb Centre nyob rau hauv Montreal tuav ib tug nias lub rooj sib tham Wednesday nyob rau Montreal Twv txiaj yuam pov.
Televised kev pab them nqi yog headlined los ntawm ib tug 10-round showdown ntawm Lucian “Lub Tombeur“ Bute (31-2, 24 Kos) thiab Andrea Di Luisa (17-2). Also featured on NBCSN is light heavyweight contender Eleider “Cua daj cua dub“ Alvarez (17-0) tiv tiag Isidro Ranoni “Lub Warrior“ Prieto (24-0-3) nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round bout rau lub WBC Nyiaj siv.
LUCIAN BUTE
“Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Andrea Di Luisa rau txais no kev sib tw thiab sib ntaus sib tua kuv nyob rau hauv tsev. Kuv npaj zoo. Nyob rau hauv qhov kawg ob peb xyoos, Kuv muaj cov kev mob uas cuam tshuam kuv ua yeeb yam. Yuav ua li cas kuv muaj peev xwm hais tias tam sim no yog tias kuv siab noj qab nyob zoo. Kuv tau yuav luag 100 rounds ntawm sparring rau no sib ntaus. Kuv rov qab!“
Andrea DI Luisa
“Qhov no bout yog ib tug rematch ntawm ib tug pib xyaum ua kev sib ntaus peb muaj 15 lub xyoos dhau los. Qhov no yog txawv lub sij hawm no vim hais tias Bute yog tam sim no ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb champion thiab ib tug zoo paub lub npe nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Ua tsis muaj yuam kev, Kuv yuav nyob ntawm no tua.“
ELEIDER Alvarez
“Qhov no yog qhov loj tshaj kev sib tw ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm. Prieto cov ntaub ntawv hais tias nws tag nrho cov: nws muaj 20 KO lub nyob rau hauv 24 yeej. Qhov teeb meem yog hais tias nws yuav ntsib ib tug tshiab Alvarez. Txij li thaum kuv lub luj tshib phais, kuv jab, uas yog kuv cov nyiaj punch, yog amazing. Kuv kuj xav kom saib zoo nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tus kivcua ntsawj nyob rau hauv Montreal thiab nyob rau American TV.“
Isidro RANONI PRIETO
“I will do my best to bring back the WBC light heavyweight Silver belt home to Argentina.“
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Groupe Yvon Michel nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog InterBox,
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Lucian Bute rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib!

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Eleider Alvarez thiab Oscar Rivas kuj nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim

Montreal (Lub Xya hli ntuj 14, 2015) – Groupe Yvon Michel (Gym), nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog InterBox, yog zoo siab ncha moo rov qab los rau lub nplhaib ntawm yav tas los IBF ntiaj teb no super middleweight yeej Lucian Bute, Lub yim hli ntuj 15 ntawm Tswb Centre, raws li ib feem ntawm Premier Boxing Champions series, airing nyob rau NBC Cov kev ua si. Nws tus nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum European super middleweight yeej, Andrea Di Luisa, ntawm ltalis.

“Kuv npaj txhij thiab nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv tsis tau poob rau kuv mob siab thiab kuv qhia rau hnub ib lub lim tiam, ob zaug ib hnub twg,” hais tias Bute (31-2, 24 Kos), uas yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj kev sib ntaus vim ntsib Jean Pascal nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm ib tug sellout pawg neeg, Lub ib hlis ntuj 18, 2014 ntawm Tswb Centre.

Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, Luisa (17-2, 13 Kos) yeej nws compatriot, Roberto Cocco, los ntawm 11 puag ncig kev knockout mus ntes tus EBU-EU cov teb chaws Europe title. Di Luisa tau yeej nws plaub sib ntaus.

“Kuv zoo siab heev txog lub sij hawm no,” Luisa commented. “Kuv paub Bute vim hais tias kuv tiv thaiv nws nyob rau hauv lub amateurs. Nws yog zoo heev thiab kuv hwm nws. Tab sis kuv tsis ntshai nws.”

“Peb zoo siab uas Lucian thaum kawg rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib. Qhov no sib ntaus yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau tus so ntawm nws cov hauj lwm,” hais tias InterBox tus thawj tswj hwm Jean Bedard.

“Peb zoo siab heev los qhia rau cov thawj cov kev tshwm sim ntawm lub Premier Boxing Championsseries nyob rau hauv Montreal. Qhov no kuj yuav thawj lub sij hawm uas NBC Cov kev ua si yuav tsum tam sim no nyob rau hauv Montreal rau tshaj tawm hauv xov ib tug boxing kev tshwm sim,” ntxiv gym Thawj Tswj Hwm Yvon Michel. “Kuv kuj zoo siab heev los pab txhawb rau rov qab los ntawm Lucian Bute thiab kuv ua tsaug InterBox rau cov uas peb mus koom.”

Loj xeem rau Alvarez

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd rau Lucian Bute, kiv cua yuav pom unbeaten Colombian Olympians Eleider Alvarez thiab Oscar Rivas, nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim. Lawv yuav ob lub ntsej muag lub biggest kev sib tw ntawm lawv cov tub ntxhais ua hauj lwm.

Alvarez (17-0, 10 Kos) yuav fim ib undefeated, WBO #6 nyob Paraguayan-yug Slugger Isidro “Lub Warrior” Prieto (24-0-3, 20 Kos). Lub Argentina-raws li boxer yog kawm los ntawm tsis muaj lwm yam tshaj li tus neeg cob qhia thiab thawj tsheb loj thauj neeg ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb championSergio Martinez, Raul Paniagua.

“Prieto yog ib tug heev loj tus nrog sib ntaus, undefeated thiab lub ntiaj teb no-kab sab, ” lub taub hau tus kws qhia Marc Ramsey analyzed. “Nws yeej txhua leej txhua tus nyob rau hauv South America, feem ntau los ntawm KO. Nws muaj ib tug muaj zog txoj cai txhais tes, nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus ua tub ntxhais hluas thiab tshaib plab. Nws yuav sim siv Eleider raws li ib tug stepping pob zeb rau tus loj pob.”

Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos) yuav hlua nws hnab looj tes tiv thaiv tsis tau tus nrog sib ntaus tsis tau yuav tsum tau txiav txim.

Alvarez thiab Rivas muaj ob tau impressive nyob rau hauv lawv lub xeem mus ua si no yav dhau los nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj hauv lub tebchaws United States. Lawv feem khob qhov rooj tawm Anatoliy Dudchenko thiab Jason Pettaway.

Lwm yam neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv daim card

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub peb aforementioned featured fights, tsib lwm bouts yuav tsum tau nthuav tawm.

Lavxias teb sab super bantamweight Vislan Dalkhaev (2-0, 0 Kos), Romanian heavyweightBogdan Dinu (12-0, 8 Kos), Montreal super sib Yves Ulysse (8-0, 5 Kos), Sorel-Tracy super sib David Theroux (6-1, 4 Kos) thiab Laval teeb heavyweight Erik Bazinyan (8-0, 5 Kos) yog tag nrho cov sij hawm teem yuav nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim.

Dalkhaev, ib tug phooj ywg ntawm cov khub boxer Artur Beterbiev, yuav sim mus ntxiv ib feem peb yeej nyob rau hauv lub pro ibyam. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag mus ua si, lub Chechen-yug pugilist yeej Frenchman Adel Hadjouis los ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, nyob rau hauv Quebec City.

Dinu, ib tug compatriot ntawm Bute, yuav sib ntaus rau tus thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2015. Nws kawg encounter tshwm sim Hlis ntuj nqeg 6, 2014, thaum nws nres Frenchman Mickael Vieira nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig.

Ulysse, ib tug qub neeg ntawm tus Canadian lub teb chaws Amateur Boxing Team, kaw qhov yooj yim yeej ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 20 ntawm Tswb Centre, thaum Frenchman Renald Garrido tau tsis tsim nyog ua ntej pib ntawm lub confrontation. Lub sij hawm no, tab sis yog, Ulysse yog yuav kom muaj ib tug yeeb ncuab uas yeej xav kom mus tua.

Theroux, cov kev txaus siab ntawm Sorel-Tracy, tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv ib tug tsiv sib ntaus sib tua tiv thaiv qub Mev yeej Ignacio Mendoza, Lub rau hli ntuj 17 nyob rau hauv Sorel-Tracy. Txawm yog cov tsis rau ib tug cia siab rau, lub 21-xyoo-laus nyob rau hauv boxer tsis muaj quitter thiab nws xav rau nws tus kheej nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej txhiv ntawm nws Montreal kiv cua.

Raws li rau Armenian-yug Bazinyan, nws yog kev kawm thiab kev tswj los ntawm Grant cov kwv tij. Lub 20-xyoo-laus fighter yuav dhia mus rau hauv lub nplhaib rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2015. Rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 27 ntawm Olympia Theatre, nws nres Frenchman Morgan Le gal nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig.

Daim pib mus muag Wednesday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 15 ntawm 10:00 a.m. THIAB, nyob rau Tswb Centre chaw ua hauj lwm, rau www.evenko.ca, ntawm gym (514) 383-0666, ntawm InterBox (450) 645-1077 los yog ntawm tus yeej boxing qws (514) 376-0980. Daim pib nqi kev ntsuas pib ntawm $25 rau $250 rau hauv pem teb.
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Canadian STAR LUCIAN BUTE ntsej muag LTALIS LUB Andrea DI Luisa RAU Premier BOXING CHAMPIONS RAU NBCSN

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RAU HNUB SATURDAY, YIM HLI NTUJ 15 LOS NTAWM LUB TSWB CENTRE HAUV montreal

AT 9 P.M. THIAB/6 P.M. PT

Plus Undefeated teeb Heavyweights tsoo Raws li

Eleider Alvarez Raws Isidro Prieto Ranón

Oscar Rivas Tsis tas li ntawd Nyob rau hauv Action!

Daim pib Nyob muag khoom Tag kis!

Montreal (Lub Xya hli ntuj 14, 2015) – Yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 Kos) rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib mus fim Ltalis tus Andrea Di Luisa (17-2, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super middleweight showdown rau Premier Boxing Champions rau NBCSN rau Saturday, Lub yim hli ntuj 15 los ntawm cov Tswb Centre nyob rau hauv Montreal nrog televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.

 

Lwm televised bout yuav pit ib tug khub ntawm undefeated teeb heavyweights tiv thaiv txhua lwm yam raws li 2008 Colombian Olympian Eleider Alvarez (17-0, 10 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Paraguayan knockout artist Isidro Prieto Ranoni (24-0-3, 20 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round sib ntaus sib tua. Tsis tas li ntawd, 2008 Colombian Olympian Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos) yuav lwv rau ntawm daim card.

 

“Kuv npaj txhij thiab nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau rov qab mus nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib,” hais tias Bute. “Kuv tsis tau poob rau kuv mob siab thiab kuv qhia rau hnub ib lub lim tiam, ob zaug ib hnub twg. Kuv pog mus ua rau lub loj theem rau Lub yim hli ntuj 15.”

 

“Peb zoo siab heev los qhia no kuj zoo kawg tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Montreal,” hais tias gym Thawj Tswj Hwm Yvon Michel. “Qhov no kuj yuav thawj lub sij hawm uas NBCSN yuav nyob rau hauv Montreal rau tshaj tawm hauv xov ib tug boxing kev tshwm sim thiab kuv kuj zoo siab los pab txhawb rau rov qab los ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Lucian Bute.”

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, nce Group Yvon Michel (Gym) nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog InterBox, yog luv nqi los ntawm $25 rau $250, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab cov nqi, thiab yog muag Wednesday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 15 ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB. Daim pib yuav raug muas nyob rau tej txee ntawm lub Tswb Centre, rau www.evenko.ca, ntawm gym (514) 383-0666, ntawm InterBox (450) 645-1077 los yog ntawm tus yeej boxing qws (514) 376-0980.

 

Tom qab ib qho kev pib xyaum ua hauj lwm sawv cev rau accomplished nws ib txwm nyob Romania, Bute tsiv mus rau Montreal, Quebec, Canada thiab pib nws pro hauj lwm nyob rau hauv 2003 nrog 30 ncaj victories. Ntawm cov neeg yeej, lub 35-xyoo-laus yeej ib super middleweight ntiaj teb no title tshaj Alejandro Berrio. Bute tswv yeej tshaj Sakio Bika, William Joppy, Edison Miranda thiab Jesse Brinkley thiab yuav tsum rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib rau thawj lub sij hawm txij li thaum Jan. 2014 rau Lub yim hli ntuj 15.

 

Ib tug neeg txij li thaum 2008, Di Luisa yuav tau ua nws North American debut rau Lub yim hli ntuj 15thaum nws mus rau Canada cam Bute. Lub 33-xyoo-laus racked li 12 yeej pib nws cov hauj lwm nrog rau victories tshaj yav tas los unbeaten fighters Alessio Rondelli thiab Giuseppe Brischetto. Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Lazio, nws nkag no sib ntaus rau ib tug plaub-sib ntaus yeej streak, nrog rau nws ob lub los ntawm knockout.

 

A 2008 Colombian Olympian sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Montreal, Alvarez yeej Anatoliy Dudchenko los ntawm ob puag ncig knockout rau Lub rau hli ntuj 12. Uas sib ntaus cim pro debut rau lub 31-xyoo-laus, tom qab cov ntaubntawv povthawj siv 15 victories nyob rau hauv Canada thiab ib tug nyob rau hauv Monaco. Tus tswv ntawm yeej thiab Edison Miranda, Alexander Johnson thiab Ryno Liebenber, nws zoo nkaus li kom nws zoo meej cov ntaub ntawv lawm rau Lub yim hli ntuj 15. .

 

Yug nyob rau hauv Paraguay tab sis ua nws lub tsev nyob rau hauv Buenoas Aires, Argentina, Prieto yeej tsis poob raws li ib tug pro thiab tau yeej nws kawg yim fights mus rau hauv Lub yim hli ntuj 15. Lub 29-xyoo-laus yuav tau ua nws North American debut thiab sib ntaus sib tua raws li ib tug pro sab nraum ntawm South America rau lub thawj lub sij hawm. Tus heavy-fisted fighter tau kaw peb ncaj knockouts nkag mus no sib ntaus.

 

Lwm 2008 Colombian Olympian, Rivas kuj ua nws lub tsev nyob rau hauv Montreal txij li thaum tig pro. Lub exciting 28-xyoo-laus caij ib tug impressive rau-sib ntaus knockout streak mus rau hauv no sib ntaus thiab nws vam kom lawv muaj nyob rau hauv txoj kev vam meej nws muaj nyob rau hauv nws US. debut, ib tug thawj round knockout tshaj Jason Pettaway nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 2015.

 

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