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Premier Boxing Champions Rolls Into May With An Exciting Slate Of Shows

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Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz
Puts On Promoter’s Hat For FS1 & FOX Sports
Toe-to-Toe Tirsdag Show On Mai 2
Unbeaten Rising Star David Benavidez Tests
His Mettle Against Porky Medina In 168-Pound
World Title Eliminator On FS1 & FOX Sports
På Lørdag, Mai 20
Undefeated Welterweight Star Errol Spence
Challenges Kell Brook For 147-pound Championship
In Sheffield, England in Premier Boxing Champions Action
On SHOWTIME, Mai 27
LAS VEGAS (Mai 1, 2017) – Den Premier Boxing Champions series will follow a very busy April with an extremely exciting month of May. The slate of shows will run the weight spectrum from featherweight to super middleweight.
“The Premier Boxing Champions series schedule for May has a slate of shows where several boxers get an opportunity to step up to world title matches,” said Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Sports. “With so much on the line those kinds of challenges typically lead to action-packed, fan-friendly matches.”
Kicking off the month is a thrilling 10-round lightweight clash between John Redkach (20-2-1, 16 KOs) og tidligere verdensmester Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 KOs) på TOE til tå TIRS på FS1 og Boksing Champions on FOX Deportes from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California on Mai 2. TV-dekning begynner på9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.
The show will be staged by featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz’s Last Round Promotions, and will include an 8-round junior featherweight match between Brandon Figueroa og Luis Saavedra and a 6-round bantamweight match between Antonio Santa Cruz og Arturo Torres. The show will be a family affair as Brandon Figueroa is the younger brother of Omar Figueroa and Antonio is the cousin of Leo Santa Cruz.
David Benavidez (17-0, 16 KOs), an ascending star, vil møte tidligere verdensmester tittel utfordrer Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-7, 31 KOs) in a super middleweight title elimination match from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas på Mai 20. Benavidez will face the toughest test of his career against Medina, a veteran who has already fought for a world title. The winner will get a shot at the 168-pound world champion.
TV-dekning vil begynne på 10 pm. OG/7 pm. PT with unbeaten 126-pound contender Jorge Lara (28-0-2, 20 KOs) taking on hard-hitting brawler Mario Briones (28-5-2, 22 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight match.
Unbeaten top welterweight star Errol Spence, Jr. (21-0, 19 KOs) will travel from his home in Desoto, Texas to take on Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) in his hometown at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, England in a Premier Boxing Championship match on SHOWTIME.
In other non-PBC matches of interest to boxing fans in the month of May, Gervonta Davis (17-0, 18 KOs) will defend his 130-pound world title against No. 1 kandidat Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs) from Copper Box Arena in London, England on SHOWTIME on Mai 20.
On the same night Gary Russell, Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will defend his 126-pound world title against Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) at MGM National Harbor outside Washington D.C. på SHOWTIME. I co-feature Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOs) vil møte Jose Uzcategui(26-1, 22 KOs) for the vacant 168-pound championship. Dess,Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KOs) ansikter Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 KOs) in a lightweight world title eliminator.
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Super Middleweight Contenders Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Battle for Interim World Title Plus Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy Takes on Former Title Challenger Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator

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Lørdag, Mai 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland &
Live på SHOWTIME
Tickets Now on Sale!
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (April 17, 2017) – An exciting night of action will feature super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell og Jose Uzcategui in a matchup for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy in a WBA 140-pound world title eliminator against Kiryl Relikh på Lørdag, Mai 20 from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and live on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is headlined by WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. making the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon.
Top 168-pound contenders Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOs) og Uzcategui (26-1, 22 KOs) are set to meet in a 12-round matchup with the winner in line to face IBF champion James DeGale, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in his draw against Badou Jack in January on SHOWTIME.
“This fight is a massive step towards my journey to success in 2017,” Said Dirrell. “Til meg, this is my championship fight leading up to the rematch with the current champion, James DeGale. Jose has all of the tools of a champion, so he’s fierce competition for me. But I will show the world that I’m up for the task. This is my year!”
“I’m very excited to be facing a fighter the quality of Andre Dirrell,” Said Uzcategui. “These are the types of fights that I’ve wanted and I look forward to coming out victorious. This fight will be another step on the way to my dream of becoming a world champion.”
A world champion at 130 and 135-pounds, Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KOs) and the former world title challenger Relikh (21-1, 19 KOs) will battle in 12 rounds of action for the right to be the mandatory challenger for current WBA Super Lightweight Championship held by unified champion Julius Indongo.
“Jeg er veldig glade for å være tilbake i ringen, especially on SHOWTIME against a top-ranked contender in Kiryl Relikh,” Said Barthelemy. “This victory will get me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming the first Cuban to win world titles in three different weight classes. I’m very motivated and I will not be denied on May 20.”
“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity in a world title eliminator,” said Relikh. “Rances Barthelemy is a good fighter, but my experience at this weight will help me get the victory. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to get this win and eventually wear that world title belt around my waist.”
Billetter til direktesendingen, promoted by TGB Promotions, er priset til $200, $150, $100 og $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
Representing his hometown of Flint, Michigan, Dirrell looks to take one step closer to a rematch with DeGale after dropping a narrow decision to the current IBF champion inMai 2015. The 33-year-old bounced back from the defeat in his last outing by earning a wide unanimous decision over Blake Caparello last April. After a decorated amateur career that saw him win two U.S. Amateur World Championships in addition to an Olympic bronze medal, Dirrell was unbeaten in his first 18 pro fights before losing a split decision to Carl Frosh in 2009.
Født i Venezuela, Uzcategui now fights out of Baja California, Mexico, where he won two fights last year by knockout. The 26-year-old shot up the rankings in 2015 when he stopped previously unbeaten Julius Jackson in the second round after knocking his opponent down four times. Uzcategui was undefeated in his first 22 pro fights and enters this bout on a four-fight win streak.
En cubansk amatør nasjonal mester, 30-år gammel Barthelemy har ennå til å smake nederlag siden snu pro i 2009. Født i Cuba, men nå kjemper ut av Las Vegas, Nev. he won a super featherweight world title in July 2014 by defeating Argenis Mendez in impressive fashion, and followed that up with a second round TKO victory over Angino Perez. After dominating former champion Antonio DeMarco in June, he won a world title in a second division when he impressively defeated Denis Shafikov in December. Sist, Barthelemy made the lone defense of his lightweight belt with a decision over former champion Mickey Bey last June.
Fighting out of Minsk, Hviterussland, Relikh returns to the ring after challenging the former champion Burns for the WBA title in October 2016. The 27-year-old was undefeated after turning pro in 2011 leading up to his world title shot. Relikh owns wins over veteran contenders Christian Ariel Lope, Joaquim Carneiro and Lazaro Santos de Jesus.
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Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. Defends His Belt Against Top Challenger Oscar Escandon Saturday, Mai 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland & Live på SHOWTIME

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (April 7, 2017) – WBC Fjær verdensmester Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon Lørdag, Mai 20 in themain event of SHOWTIME Championship Boxing from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
The Maryland-native Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) and the WBC Interim Featherweight Champion Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) will battle in one of boxing’s most talented divisions that continues to deliver exciting action fight after fight. A lineup of exciting co-featured attractions will be announced next week.
“I’m a gladiator getting ready for a tough battle,” Said Russell Jr. “This is going to be a huge night for my family and I’m glad that the time is here. This will be the first time as pros that I get to fight on the same card as both of my little brothers, (unbeaten bantamweight) Gary Antonio and (2016 US-. Olympian) Gary Antuanne, plus my brother Gary Allan will work all of our corners. We’re excited to get in the ring and show the fans what we’re capable of doing in the ring.”
“I’ve had to wait for this opportunity to face Gary Russell Jr. and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” said Escandon. “It’s going to be a great fight and I know the fans are going to get their money’s worth. jeg føler 100 percent healthy and now that the fight is here I am ready to knock him out.”
Tickets for the live event promoted by TGB Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100 og $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/. The main event is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. This bout was originally scheduled to take place on March 11 but was rescheduled after Escandon suffered a back injury in training camp. Fans who bought tickets for the March 11 show will have their tickets honored on May 20.
“This is going to be a great night of boxing,” sa Tom Brown, President av TGB Kampanjer. “The featherweight division is very hot right now with the recent wins by Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. There is something very special going on in the division and this will be another memorable fight. Escandon is a tough warrior who has proven time and again that he doesn’t care about going on the road or where he fights. There are great boxing fans in the Washington, D.C, Maryland and Virginia region and they are in-store for an exciting night on Mai 20.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Jhonny Gonzalez that earned him the title in March 2015. Den 2008 US-. Olympian had scored important victories over Vyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz and Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Den southpaw, av Capitol Heights, Md., most recently scored a dominant second-round TKO victory over Patrick Hyland in his first title defense in April 2016.
Fighting out of Ibague, Colombia, Escandon turned pro in 2008 and was undefeated in his first 22 profesjonelle bouts. Escandon won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2014 when he defeated Tyson Cave in his U.S. debut. He earned his shot at Russell Jr. last March when he survived an early knockdown to score a knockout victory over Robinson Castellanos in the seventh round of their showdown in Washington, Likespenning.
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Gary Russell, Jr.-Oscar Escandon Featherweight Title Match Postponed After Escandon Suffers Injury in Training

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The Card Will Be Rescheduled for A Future Date
LAS VEGAS (Februar 28, 2017) – The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, planlagt for Lørdag, Mars 11 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, has been postponed after Escandon was injured in training, according to Escandon’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz.
“Oscar suffered an injury to his back in training and he’ll be ready to go in April,” Lewkowicz said. “He’s very sorry for the delay in the fight, but these things happen in boxing. He’s really looking forward to facing Gary Russell, Jr., but he wants to be completely healthy when they do meet.”
Escandon, a 32-year-old Colombian with a record of 25-2 med 17 KOs, is the mandatory challenger for Russell’s featherweight championship. Jermell Charlo defending his 154-pound title against Charles Hatley will be the co-feature on the rescheduled card.
“It’s definitely irritating,” Russell said. “But injuries happen especially when you have somebody pushing their body to the limit for a fight that is potentially life changing. It’s disappointing. It might not work out for him because I have a little more time to get ready.”
“We’re working with the venue and the network to find the earliest date that we can reschedule the show,” sa Tom Brown av TGB Kampanjer. “I feel terrible for the fighters who have been training so hard and now have to wait. Gary is really disappointed, but he understands that injuries are all a part of the sport. But Gary will be ready to go on the rescheduled date.”
A new date for the fight will be announced shortly.
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Lewkowicz Congratulates Oscar Escandon for Title-Winning Victory

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Knockout Over Robinson Castellanos Makes Escandon the Second Sampson Boxing World Champion in Two Weeks
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing wishes to congratulate his fighter, Oscar Escandon, for his title-winning victory på lørdag night in at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.
Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs), fra , stepped up a weight class and picked up the interim WBC World Featherweight Championship with a KO 7 over Mexico’s Robinson Castellanos. A powerful uppercut from Escandon ended matters at the 2:59 mark.
Med seieren, Escandon became the second Sampson Boxing fighter to win a world championship in the last two weeks. Mexico’s Hugo Ruiz won the WBC World Super Bantamweight title with a KO 1 over Julio Ceja.
“I did this for my country of Colombia,” said Escandon. “I am proud to be fighting for them and it was their support that helped carry me though this tough fight.”
“Først av alt, my warmest congratulations to Oscar Escandon and his team, Ruben Guerrero and family,” sa Lewkowicz. “Oscar has made his entire country of Colombia proud by winning his second world championship for them.”
Escandon also held the WBA World Super Bantamweight Title in 2014.

“We will let Oscar enjoy his new belt for a little bit, but will soon go to work preparing him to meet the winner of the fight between full WBC Champion Gary Russell Jr. and Ireland’s Patrick Hyland on April 16. We would love for that fight to be in New York City, in front of the huge Colombian community.”
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OSCAR Escandon GIR TRENINGSLEIR UPDATE FØR FEATHERWEIGHT VM showdown mot GARY RUSSELL JR. Lørdag, November 14 Fra HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO i Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (November 2, 2015) – Som han nærmer seg Lørdag, November. 14 showdown mot WBC Fjær verdensmester Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), fjærvekt kandidat Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) is primed and ready for the challenge. Den 12-runde SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® Hoved-arrangementet vil bli sendt direkte på SHOWTIME (10:45 pm. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten), fra Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas. Co-main event av kvelden vil se ubeseiret super welterweights Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs) og Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs) i en 10-runde sammenstøt.
Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av TGB Kampanjer, er priset til $155, $105, $80, $55 og $30, ikke inkludert gjeldende gebyrer, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på Hard Rock Hotel & Casino billettkontoret, ved å ringe 888-9-AXS-TIX, eller elektronisk på www.axs.com.
Mindre enn en måned etter at Russell Jr. og Escandon kvadrat av, Showtime Sports® will present another high-profile matchup between elite 126-pound fighters as WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar defends against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo on Desember. 5 fra Barclays Center i Brooklyn.
Mens han jobbet ute i Las Vegas med Coach Ruben Guerrero, Escandón ga sine tanker om treningsleir, kjemper Gary Russell Jr., og hans forsøk på å bli verdensmester.
På sin matchup med Gary Russell Jr.:
“Gary Russell Jr. is a very skilled fighter but he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in a rugged fight. Everyone knows I come to fight and Russell is going to find out firsthand what it’s like to be in a war. Han bedre være klar til å ta noen klumper.”
På trening i Las Vegas:
“Running in the high elevation here in Las Vegas has been great for my stamina. I’ve adjusted to the atmosphere and my body feels extremely strong. I’ve gotten some great sparring with a lot of different looks, Gutta som beveger seg som Russell. Jeg kunne ikke være mer forberedt da jeg skal være for denne kampen.”
På å jobbe med Ruben Guerrero:
“Ruben and I have been working great together. His knowledge of fighting southpaws is excellent and we have a great game plan going into this fight. Everyone can expect to see me throw a lot of punches.”
På sin søken for å bli verdensmester:
“Becoming a world champion is something I’ve wanted my whole life. I’ve been close a couple of times. In those fights I made the mistake of leaving the decision in the judges’ hender. Denne gangen rundt, Jeg går for knockout, å forsikre meg om seier.”
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Ubeseiret utfordrerne FRANK Galarza & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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Lørdag, November. 14, LIVE PÅ SHOWTIME®
Fra HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO i Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Oktober 28, 2015) – Ubeseiret super welterweights Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs) og Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs) vil møte i en viktig 10-runde sammenstøt som fungerer som co verdig begivenhet for SHOWTIME Championship Boxing (10:45 pm. OG/PT) på Lørdag, November. 14 fra Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
The main event, leve på SHOWTIME®, vil inneholde WBC Fjær verdensmester Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 KOs) i første forsvar av hans verden tittelen mot Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs).
“Jeg har vært her før, men jeg vet at jeg fortsatt har noe å bevise,” Said Galarza. “Jeg er takknemlig for denne muligheten, og jeg er klar for å vise verden at jeg er en av de beste 154-pund jagerfly i alle boksing.”
“Det er bedre å ha mindre torden i munnen og mer lyn i hendene,” Said Hurd. “Jeg er spent på denne kampen og klar til å vise verden min evne kommer November. 14.”
“Galarza og Hurd representerer to av de beste ubeseirede prospekter i super weltervekt divisjon,” sa Tom Brown av TGB Kampanjer. “Det er en høy risiko, høy belønning kamp som vil bringe frem det beste i begge jagerfly for de som ser på SHOWTIME og til stede på Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.”
Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av TGB Kampanjer, er priset til $155, $105, $80, $55 og $30, ikke inkludert gjeldende gebyrer, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på Hard Rock Hotel billettkontoret, ved å ringe 888-9-AXS-TIX, eller elektronisk på www.axs.com.
En utfordrer i 154-pound divisjon, Galarza har vunnet seks strake kamper siden starten av 2014, inkludert en spennende andre-runde knockout i forhold til tidligere ubeseiret John Thompson. En Brooklyn innfødt som ble proff i 2010, den populære Galarza har inspirert mange med sin personlige historie om utholdenhet. I sin siste opptreden på April 10, Galarza scoret et tredje runde knockout av Sheldon Moore i hjembyen Brooklyn på ShoBox: Den nye generasjonen. The 30-year-old will look to make his mark in his first shot on a big stage when he enters the ring on November. 14.
Fighting ut av Accokeek, Md., Hurd har et plettfritt profesjonell rekord siden snu pro i 2012. Den 25-åringen åpnet opp 2015 med en tredje runde stans av veteran Eric Mitchell og fulgte med en syvende-runde stans av tidligere ubeseiret Jeff Lentz i august. Han vil ta et steg opp i konkurransen når han utfordrer Galarza på November. 14.
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GARY RUSSELL JR. MEDIA FOR TRENING BILDER & SITATER som han forbereder for november 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® på November. 14, Live At 10:45 pm. OG/PT på SHOWTIME®Fra Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas
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WASHINGTON, Likespenning. –(Oktober. 28, 2015) -Beltway-området mors Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) holdt en media treningsøkt på The Enigma Boxing Club i Capital Heights, MD på tirsdag som han forbereder seg til sitt mesterskap bout på November 14 på SHOWTIME.
Russell Jr. vil gjøre den første forsvar av sin WBC Fjær VM mot Colombias Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) i hovedturneringen av SHOWTIME Championship Boxing på Lørdag, November. 14, leve på SHOWTIME (10:45 pm. OG/PT) fra Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
Her er hva Russell Jr., Gary Russell Sr. (Garys far og trener) og Gary Antonio Russell(Gary yngre bror og ubeseiret boksing prospektet) hadde å si på tirsdag:

GARY RUSSELL JR.:
“Treningsleir går bra, vi har rett på kurs. Det var en mindre hikke i leiren fordi jeg skulle til å kjempe den okt. 24. Jeg begynte sparring, but once the fight got pushed back to November 14 I cut the sparring off. Jeg hadde ikke lyst til å toppe for tidlig.
“I dag (Tirsdag) var min første dag tilbake sparring igjen. Jeg jobber med min timing, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Oscar Escandon er sterk og holdbar. Han kommer rett frem. Hvis hans hjørne var smarte de ville prøve å ta bort min hånd hastighet som vil være en stor faktor i kampen. Han må lukke avstand, kvele mine punches så fart er ikke en faktor.
“Vi jobber med å bli like komfortabel slåss på utsiden som jeg kjemper på innsiden.
“Mange jagerfly er endimensjonale. Vi prøver å gjøre det diamant skinne på alle sider.
“Jeg vet at jeg vil seire uten tvil. Alle som du får i ringen med disse små, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. Det tar bare ett skudd. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Jeg gleder meg til å kjempe, periode. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. Det tar en viss type mental tøffhet og psykisk styrke til å komme i ringen og utføre. Alle som kommer i ringen mot meg er en mester i mine øyne.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Hvis jeg komme forbi Escandon Jeg ville elske å kjempe Leo Santa Cruz, we fought in the amateurs. But we never underestimate any opponent and we are focused on getting this fight out of the way first. Lee Selby is another guy that we’re looking at. Of course Abner Mares, selv om han tapte, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“Å ha min familie med meg i løpet av treningsleiren betyr alt for meg. Det er der jeg får min energi fra. Mange gutter føler at de må komme bort for treningsleir, men jeg trenger ikke å forlate hjemmet. Min familie er drivkraften bak min treningsleir og hvor finner jeg min styrke og motivasjon. På slutten av dagen, Jeg boksen for min familie.
“Hvis min bror ender opp med å krangle på min undercard det ville være veldig kult for meg. Det blir morsomt fordi hvis han ikke konkurrere, du vil definitivt se meg jobbe hans hjørne før min tittel kamp.”
GARY RUSSELL SR.:
“Jeg vet det er et mesterskap kamp, men vi går inn i hver kamp som om det er en tittel kamp. Vi vet ikke massevis om sin motstander, vi bare trene som vinnere.
“Jeg har seks sønner, alle av dem er krigere. De har alle ulike egenskaper som folk som overs annerledes i hvem de er som mennesker, og i ringen.
“Antonio Russell er 4-0, han har jobbet hardt hele livet. Utsiden av gym, han kan fikse alt. Antoine, som bare kvalifisert for OL-forsøk, er strålende. Jeg er veldig stolt av ham fordi han nettopp uteksaminert som utmerket seg i sin klasse med den høyeste gjennomsnittskarakter på noen i Prince George fylke. Da har du Gary, som er så hardt arbeide, Han er fremtiden patriarken av familien. Han har en gammel ånd.
“Jeg er stolt av alle mine barn, og jeg er stolt over at vi er en sterk familieenheten. Vi lærte mye av Gary tap til Vasyl Lomatsjenko. Vi har et motto på treningsstudioet som henger fra et banner, det står 'suksess er den ultimate hevn’ og vi har levd med det helt siden tapet. Vi lærte en viktig lekse fra den kampen og har flyttet på.
“Boksing er en flyktig ting, du trenger ikke gjøre det for alltid. Vi gjør våre egne ting. Jeg er ikke bekymret for hva andre har gjort.
“Som en far, din farsinstinktet slår inn fordi i denne sporten, alt kan skje. Du ønsker ikke å se din sønn ender opp såret. Så vi trener for noen omstendighet. På grunn av at instinkt, Jeg har vært streng og vanskelig på mine sønner for å prøve å holde dem trygge.”
GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL (Fighting på Fredag, Oktober. 30 non-tv Premier Boksing Champions på Bounce TV undercard og potensielt November 14 undercard.):
“Med måten vi trener og kamp, vårt forsvar setter opp våre angrep og våre krenkelser setter opp vårt forsvar.
“Min jobb er å gå inn der og vinne kamper. Jeg vet at min motstander er en høy fyr, men jeg vet også at han ikke kommer til å vinne. Han har ikke den slagkraft eller ring generalship at jeg har.
“Når jeg vinner, Jeg er på til neste. Jeg opplært til å kjempe konsekvent. Jeg håper jeg får denne fyren ut tidlig, hvis den kommer og presenterer seg. Så jeg vil gjerne kjempe på min eldre brors kort to uker etter.”
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GARY RUSSELL JR. For å forsvare VM-tittel MOT OSCAR ESCANDÓNON lørdag, November. 14 Fra HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO i Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (Oktober. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) vil gjøre den første forsvar av sin WBC Fjær verdensmester tittel når han tar på seg Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 KOs) i SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® main event på Lørdag, November. 14 fra Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas, leve på SHOWTIME (10:45 pm. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten).
Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av TGB Kampanjer, er priset til $155, $105, $80, $55 og $30, ikke inkludert gjeldende gebyrer, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på Hard Rock Hotel & Casino billettkontoret, ved å ringe 888-9-AXS-TIX, eller elektronisk på www.axs.com.
“Det kommer til å ta alle mine ferdigheter og min hele arsenal å forsvare mitt belte på November 14,” Said Russell Jr. “Escandón er en sterk, holdbar fighter med mye makt. Jeg er nødt til å være på min A-spillet, og jeg tror jeg vil være i stand til å vise frem mine ferdigheter når jeg kommer i ringen.”
“Jeg er veldig takknemlig for muligheten til å kjempe Gary Russell Jr. for sin VM-tittel,” Said Oscar Escandon. “I feel strong going into this fight. Moving up to featherweight has given me the added weight to be at my full strength. I’ve been training hard with Ruben Guerrero, who’s been doing a great job preparing me for Russell’s southpaw attack. I guarantee that I’m going to make it a rough fight.”
“Gary Russell Jr. er en av idrettene skarpeste unge stjerner,” sa Tom Brown av TGB Kampanjer. “Winning the featherweight world title against Jhonny Gonzalez was an outstanding feat and he’s chosen a very tough initial defense against the heavy handed Oscar Escandón. We’re very excited to work with the great teams at SHOWTIME and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas på dette kjempefint arrangement.”
Kveldens co-main event vil bli annonsert snart, så vil den fulle undercard av action.
Russell Jr., av Capitol Heights, Md., makes his first start since dethroning defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez via fourth round TKO in March in Las Vegas. The talented and quick-fisted southpaw dropped the veteran Gonzalez three times en route to capturing his first world title. The only blemish on the record of the 2008 US-. Olympian er en nær flertallsvedtak tap Vasyl Lomatsjenko i en bout for en ledig VM i juni 2014 på SHOWTIME.
Escandon, av Ibague, Colombia, er en tidligere midlertidige WBA verden Super bantamvekt titlist – han mistet beltet i april i et nært, delt avgjørelse til Moises Flores at StubHub Center but complained after the loss that a broken finger in his right hand prevented him from throwing any meaningful punches. A former amateur standout who represented his native Colombia in the 2004 OL i Athen, Escandón vant sin US-. debut og den midlertidige WBA beltet med en 12-runde delt avgjørelse i løpet av Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 av hans siste 14 motstandere og blir trent av Ruben Guerrero, far til lang tid weltervekt kandidatRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, som innehar en karriere-beste syvende runde TKO over da-ubeseiret Jesus Cuellar i 2011, vil være å gjøre sitt tredje påfølgende start i USA. som han beveger seg opp i vekt for å 126 pounds å utfordre Russell Jr.
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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER

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CARSON, Calif. (April 18, 2015) – Confident and determined, Andrzej “The PolishPrince” Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) spoiled the ring return of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) in resounding fashion Lørdag natt, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofSHOWTIME Championship Boxing leve på SHOWTIME.

 

Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, Polen, dropped Chavez, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, with a wide left hook 50 seconds into the ninth round before a boisterous crowd of 8,636 predominately-Chavez fans at StubHub Center. It was the first time in 52 professional fights that Chavez had hit the canvas from a punch.

 

Upon returning to the corner, Chavez could be heard on the telecast telling trainer Joe Goossen that he had hurt his right leg and could no longer continue. Øyeblikk senere, the fight was halted. The busier and more accurate fighter throughout, Fonfara was comfortably ahead on the three judges’ scorecards by scored of 89-80 og 88-81 twice after nine full rounds.

 

Offered an ecstatic Fonfara, who had his fair share of Polish fans at the venue: “I knew he was a tough fighter, quick and in good shape but when he hit me for the first time in the first round, I knew I was going to win this fight. He didn’t punch as hard as everybody said he did.

 

“I saw his punches easily coming in. I know I threw more punches. I was a little surprised that he did not come out for the (10th) but he was cut, had been getting beat up and had just got knocked down, so he knew what would happen if he came out.

 

“Chavez said before the fight that he didn’t think I could take his body punches. I think I took them pretty good and passed that test.

 

“I know there are things I can still work on in training to become a more complete boxer, meni kveld was a dream come true. I want a rematch with (Light Heavyweight World Champion) Adonis Stevenson.

 

Said Chavez, the son of legendary Mexican icon, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. in the ring afterward and before he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, “Maybe 170,172 pounds is too big for me, maybe I’ll go back down. I’m not sure what my future holds. It was a very tough fight. But I congratulate Andrzej.”

 

Goossen told reporters afterward that he had “stopped the fight. It was my decision. I didn’t like what I saw. ”

 

In the first half of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader, undefeated world-ranked super lightweight Amir jeg (17-0, 14 KOs), of Davie, Fla., ved hjelp av Albany, N.Y., won a lopsided 10-round decision over Walter “The Hammer” Slott.

 

The talented, versatile, Jeg har, 24, controlled a fight that featured numerous exchanges especially early on with a left jab and straight right hand.

 

“My combinations were effective the whole night, we stuck to our gameplan and came out victorious,” said Imam. “I want any of the world champions next”.

 

Slott, who saw a nine-fight winning streak come to an end, sa “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t get credit for the punches I threw. The judge who scored it 100-90; vel, that gives me no chance to win here. The cut bothered me in the early rounds, but was not a factor after.”

 

Tidligere Lørdag, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, ubeseiret Moises “El Chucky” Blomster (23-0, 16 KOs), av Guadalajara, Mexico, captured the WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Championship with a thrilling 12-round split decision over defending champion Oscar Escandon (24-2 16 KOs), of Tolima, Colombia.

 

Blomster, gjør sin 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States, triumf av resultatet av 116-112 to ganger, og 113-115.

 

An emotional Flores was near tears afterward. “Dette er en drøm som går i oppfyllelse – more than a dream come true – for me,” han sa. “I saw my family on the beach, eating meat. I saw my babies better dressed. For me this is a life-changing victory and, ja, I thought it was very, very close but I absolutely feel I won.

 

“I want to fight the best next, the top guys at 122 pounds and right now the top guy is Leo Santa Cruz. That’s who I’d like to fight next. I really want to thank all my team, from top to bottom, for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We’re very happy that we joined the Al Haymon team. We’re very loyal and we just really appreciate everything they’ve done for us.”

 

Escandon felt he’d done enough to win despite injuring the right index finger on his right hand in the seventh round.

“I did all that I could, everything was in my reach, but I think I broke or fractured my finger,” han sa. “In boxing things happen that are out of your control. Because I hurt my hand, I couldn’t throw punches the way I wanted to with my right hand. I tried to do all I could with it. But I didn’t want to injure it further. I’m OK, but I definitely would love a rematch.”

 

In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, super weltervekt Omar “El Businessman”Chavez (33-3-1, 22 KOs), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, Jr. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., won an exciting, hardt kjempet, give-and-take eight-round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 KOs), of Arjona, Colombia.

Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 to ganger, og 77-74. There were no knockdowns.

 

Unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (6-0, 5 KOs), Santa Fe, Argentina, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, registered a second-round TKO (32 sekunder inn i runde) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Vask.

 

The SHOWTIME Championship Boxing double vil re-luft denne uken som følger:

 

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Lørdagens two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Søndag, Juni 22 27.

 

Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein og tidligere verdensmester Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray rapportering. På spansk, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins called the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.

 

The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. med Bob Dunphy regi.

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara” was a 12-round bout that took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. And aired on SHOWTIME.

 

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