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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 Tuesday Show On May 2
Unbeaten Rising Star David Benavidez Tests
His Mettle Against Porky Medina In 168-Pound
World Title Eliminator On FS1 & FOX Sports
On Saturday, May 20
Undefeated Welterweight Star Errol Spence
Challenges Kell Brook For 147-pound Championship
In Sheffield, England in Premier Boxing Champions Action
On SHOWTIME, May 27
Las Vegas (May 1, 2017) – The 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 Ivan Redkach (20-2-1, 16 Kos) futhi owabe wezwe iqhawe Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 Kos) on Uzwane-TO-uzwane ngoLwesibili on FS1 futhi Boxing Champions on FOX Deportes from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California on May 2. Ukusabalala isiqephu uqala at9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. 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 futhi Luis Saavedra and a 6-round bantamweight match between Antonio Santa Cruz futhi 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, uzohlangana zangaphambili isihloko emhlabeni inselele Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-7, 31 Kos) in a super middleweight title elimination match from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas on May 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.
Ukusabalala yethelevishini uyoqala ekushoneni 10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. 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 Olwa Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 Kos) from Copper Box Arena in London, England on SHOWTIME on May 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. on Showtime. In the co-feature Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Kos) ziyohlangana Jose Uzcategui(26-1, 22 Kos) for the vacant 168-pound championship. Ukwengeza,Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 Kos) ubuso 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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Saturday, May 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland &
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (April 17, 2017) – An exciting night of action will feature super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell futhi 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 on Saturday, May 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) futhi 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. “To me, 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.
“Ngijabulile kakhulu ukuba emuva esiyingini, 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.”
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, promoted by TGB Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $200, $150, $100 futhi $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 inMay 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.
Wazalelwa e 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.
A Cuba amateur iqhawe lesizwe, 30-umnyaka owodwa Barthelemy engakabi ukunambitha ukunqotshwa kusukela turning pro e 2009. Wazalelwa e Cuba kodwa manje ekulweni out of 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. Iningi muva, Barthelemy made the lone defense of his lightweight belt with a decision over former champion Mickey Bey last June.
Fighting out of Minsk, Belarus, 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, May 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland & Ngayo Showtime

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (April 7, 2017) – WBC featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon Saturday, May 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,” URussell wathi 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 U.S. 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. ngizwa 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 futhi $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,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “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 May 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. The 2008 U.S. 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. The southpaw, of 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 iziqubu professional. 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, D.C.
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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 (February 28, 2017) – The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, ihlelelwe Saturday, March 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 kanye 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,” kusho uTom Brown of TGB Promotions. “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 ngomgqibelo night in at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.
Escandon (25-2, 17 Kos), kusukela , 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 uphawu.
With the ukunqoba, 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.”
“Okokuqala nje, my warmest congratulations to Oscar Escandon and his team, Ruben Guerrero and family,” wathi 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 UNIKEZA Training Camp UPDATE NGAPHAMBI featherweight World Championship Yimpi KWABANTU Gary Russell JR. MHLAKA, NOVEMBER 14 KUSUKELA HARD ROCK HOTEL & Ikhasino ku Las Vegas

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Live On SHOWTIME® at 10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT

Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze ifotho From Team Escandon
Las Vegas (November 2, 2015) – Njengoba yena kusondela yakhe Saturday, Nov. 14 Yimpi ngokumelene WBC featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos), featherweight Olwa Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) is primed and ready for the challenge. The-round 12 Showtime Championship Boxing® main-umcimbi uzobe isiqephu bukhoma SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast), Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas. Lo mcimbi co-main kusihlwa uzobona Ezingakanqotshwa super welterweights Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Kos) futhi Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Kos) in a 10-round Ukungqubuzana.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $155, $105, $80, $55 futhi $30, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi angathengwa at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office, ngokubiza 888-9-AXS-TIX, noma online at www.axs.com.
Esingangenyanga emva Russell Jr. futhi Escandon Square off, 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 Dec. 5 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn.
Ngesikhathi nisebenzela e Las Vegas kanye Coach Ruben Guerrero, Escandón wanika imicabango yakhe phezu ekamu lokuqeqeshela, ukulwa Gary Russell Jr., futhi ekufuneni kwakhe ukuba abe iqhawe emhlabeni.
On matchup wakhe kanye 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. Wathi ngcono ukulungele ukuthatha ezinye izigaxa.”
On ukuqeqeshwa in 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, guys ukuthi ukuhambisa like Russell. Angikwazanga izilungiselele ke ngizoba for kule mpi.”
On esebenza 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.”
On ekufuneni kwakhe ukuba abe iqhawe emhlabeni:
“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’ izandla. Lesi sikhathi emhlabeni, Ngiya for the Knockout, eseqinisekisa ngedwa ukunqoba.”
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Ezingakanqotshwa kwabazabalazayo uFrank GALARZA & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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MHLAKA, NOV. 14, PHILA ON Showtime®
KUSUKELA HARD ROCK HOTEL & Ikhasino ku Las Vegas
Las Vegas (October 28, 2015) – Ezingakanqotshwa super welterweights Frank “Notorious” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Kos) futhi Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Kos) uzohlangana e obalulekile 10-round Ukungqubuzana ukuthi ukhonza njengoba kwenzeka co-evezwe SHOWTIME ubuqhawe wesibhakela (10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT) on Saturday, Nov. 14 Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas.
Lo mcimbi main, bephila Showtime®, izoba WBC featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 Kos) ukuzivikela lokuqala isicoco sakhe emhlabeni ngokumelene Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos).
“Ingihlabe lapha phambi kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi ngisenawo into ukufakazela,” Said Galarza. “Ngiyajabula ngoba leli thuba futhi ngikulungele ukukhombisa emhlabeni Ngingomunye the best 154-ganda fighters kuzo zonke isibhakela.”
“Kungcono ube ukuduma kancane emlonyeni futhi umbani ngaphezulu ezandleni,” Said Hurd. “Ngijabulile ngalokhu mpi futhi ukulungele ukukhombisa emhlabeni ikhono lami woza Nov. 14.”
“Galarza futhi Hurd bamele amabili the best amathemba Ezingakanqotshwa in the super welterweight division,” kusho uTom Brown of TGB Promotions. “Kuyinto ingozi okusezingeni, okusezingeni umvuzo mpi oyoletha out the best kakhulu kokubili fighters kulabo ukubukela on SHOWTIME futhi ababekhona ngesikhathi Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.”
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $155, $105, $80, $55 futhi $30, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi angathengwa at Hard Rock Hotel ibhokisi ehhovisi, ngokubiza 888-9-AXS-TIX, noma online at www.axs.com.
A Olwa in the division 154-ganda, Galarza unqobile eziyisithupha ukulwa iqonde kusukela kuqale 2014, kuhlanganise amadlingozi wesibili-round Knockout phezu ngaphambilini unbeaten John Thompson. A Brooklyn native owaphenduka pro e 2010, the Galarza popular ilethe abaningi indaba yakhe siqu sokuphikelela. In ukubukeka kwakhe mhlaka April 10, Galarza amaphuzu yesithathu round Knockout of Sheldon Moore emzini wakubo eBrooklyn ShoBox: The New Generation. The 30-year-old will look to make his mark in his first shot on a big stage when he enters the ring on Nov. 14.
Ukulwa out of Accokeek, Md., Hurd unomlando elingenasici professional kusukela turning pro e 2012. The oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala kwavula 2015 ngengxenye yesithathu-round stoppage isosha Eric Mitchell balandela nge lwesikhombisa-round stoppage ngaphambili unbeaten Jeff Lentz in August. Uyothatha isinyathelo-up in mncintiswano lapho inselele Galarza on Nov. 14.
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Gary Russell JR. MEDIA Amazing IZITHOMBE & OKUCASHUNIWE njengoba ilungiselela NOVEMBA 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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Showtime Championship Boxing® on Nov. 14, Live At 10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT on Showtime®Ibhayisikobho Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –(Oct. 28, 2015) -Beltway-ndawo native Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) nomhlangano Amazing nabezindaba Impicabadala Boxing Club in Capital Heights, MD ngolwesibili njengoba ilungiselela ubuqhawe bakhe iziqubu on November 14 on Showtime.
Russell Jr. uyokwenza ukuzivikela lokuqala WBC yakhe featherweight World Championship Colombia sika Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) kwenzeka main of Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Nov. 14, bephila Showtime (10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT) Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas.
Nakhu Russell Jr., Gary Russell Sr. (Gary uyise kanye nomqeqeshi) futhi Gary Antonio Russell(Umfowabo Gary omncane futhi Ezingakanqotshwa wesibhakela themba) ayezokusho ngolwesibili:

Gary Russell JR.:
“Ikamu Training uya enkulu, thina Uqinisile on course. Kwakukhona ingwici ezincane ekamu ngoba ebengikuthunyiwe ukulwa Oct. 24. Ngaqala sparring, but once the fight got pushed back to November 14 I cut the sparring off. Ngangingafuni ukuba Peak ekuseni kakhulu.
“Namuhla (Tuesday) kwaba usuku lwami lokuqala emuva sparring aphinde. Ngiyasebenza on uyasigcina isikhathi sami, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Oscar Escandon unamandla futhi okuhlala. Uyafika phambili iqonde. Uma ekhoneni lakhe kwaba smart bazozama intende yesandla sami speed lapho kuyoba yisici enkulu ekulweni. Wathi kuyodingeka ukuvala ibanga, futha punches wami ukuze speed akuyona isici.
“Sisebenza ekubeni ukulwa nje ukhululekile ngaphandle njengoba nginawo ukulwa ngaphakathi.
“A lot of fighters simunye-ntathu. Sizama ukwenza ukuthi ukukhanya diamond zonke izinhlangothi.
“Ngiyazi ukuthi mina uyonqoba ngaphandle kokungabaza. Noma ubani ukuthi uthola in the ring nalezi ezincane, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. It kuphela ithatha omunye shot. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Ngijabulile ukulwa, isikhathi. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. Kuthatha uhlobo oluthile ubunzima ngengqondo namandla ngokwengqondo ukuze uthole in the ring and enze. Noma ngubani othola esiyingini ngokumelene nami kuyinto iqhawe emehlweni ami.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Uma ngiba esedlule Escandon Ngingathanda ukulwa 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, nakuba walahlekelwa, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“Ukuba umndeni wami nami ngesikhathi ekamu ukuqeqeshwa kusho konke kimi. Kuba yilapho ngithola amandla ami kusuka. A lot of guys uzizwe sengathi kufanele uthole away for ekamu ukuqeqeshwa, kodwa anginayo ukushiya ikhaya. Umkhaya wakithi onogqozi ekamu ngisaziqeqesha futhi lapho ngithola amandla ami futhi nogqozi. Ekupheleni kosuku, I ebhokisini umndeni wami.
“Uma umfowethu ugcina ukulwa undercard yami kuyoba cool kakhulu kimi. Kuyoba funny ngoba uma engenzi ukuncintisana, nakanjani ungibona ukusebenza ekhoneni lakhe phambi isihloko yami ukulwa.”
Gary Russell SR.:
“Ngiyazi kungcono mpi ubuqhawe, kodwa siye yonke impi like kungcono mpi isihloko. Asazi a ton mayelana abaphikisi bakhe, nje siqeqesha like champions.
“Nginamadodana ayisithupha, sonke singamadoda fighters. Bonke babe izimfanelo ezahlukene njengoba abantu ukuthi ukuhumusha ehlukile ibe bangobani njengoba abantu futhi esiyingini.
“Antonio URussell uneminyaka 4-0, uye wasebenza kanzima ngempela konke ukuphila kwakhe. Ngaphandle ejimini, yena angakwazi alungise lutho. Antoine, ngubani nje ukunikwa izilingo Olympic, kuyinto brilliant. Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngaye ngoba nje iziqu valedictorian ekilasini lakhe kanye GPA esiphezulu ubani esifundazweni Prince George sika. Khona une Gary, ngubani kabuhlungu isebenza, yena impunga umndeni esizayo. Uyala umoya elidala.
“Ngiyaziqhenya zonke izingane zami futhi ngiyaziqhenya ukuthi thina uku a unit bomkhaya obuqinile. Sifunde okuningi ukulahlekelwa uGary ukuba UVasyl Lomachenko. Sine isiqubulo endaweni yokuzivocavoca ukuthi silengela kusukela banner, elikushoyo 'Impumelelo the Revenge Ultimate’ futhi thina usuhlale by ukuthi selokhu ukulahlekelwa. Safunda isifundo esibalulekile ukuthi impi futhi baqhubekela.
“Boxing into iyadlula, ningenzi phakade. Sisenza into yethu siqu. Angikhathazekile ngalokho abanye abantu abakwenzele.
“Njengoba ubaba, isazela yoyise yakho ukhahlela ngoba kulo mdlalo, yini engase yenzeke. Awufuni ukubona indodana yakho bagcina ngomvimbo. Ngakho siqeqesha noma isiphi isimo. Ngenxa ukuthi usinga, Ingihlabe esiqinile futhi kanzima amadodana ami ukuze azame ukugcina kwabo ephephile.”
Gary ANTONIO Russell (Ukulwa on the Friday, Oct. 30 non-ngethelevishini Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV undercard futhi engase the November 14 undercard.):
“With the way thina lokuqeqesha fight, ukuzivikela kwethu ubeka up icala lethu futhi icala lethu ubeka up ukuzivikela kwethu.
“Umsebenzi wami khona futhi ukunqoba ukulwa. Ngiyazi esitheni sami a guy abade, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi ngeke ukunqoba. Akanawo amandla isibhakela noma ring generalship ukuthi enginakho.
“Once Ngiwina, Ngingumfana on the next. Ngithathe aqeqeshelwe ukulwa ngokungaguquki. Ngithemba ukuthola le nsizwa out ekuseni, uma kuziwa futhi iziveza. Khona Ngithanda ukuthatha ukulwa ekhadini umfowethu omdala ngemuva amasonto amabili.”
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Gary Russell JR. UKUVIKELA WORLD ISIHLOKO KWABANTU Oscar ESCANDÓNON MHLAKA, NOV. 14 KUSUKELA HARD ROCK HOTEL & Ikhasino ku Las Vegas

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Amathikithi UKUDAYISWA MANJE
Ngayo Showtime® At 10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT
Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) uyokwenza ukuzivikela lokuqala Title yakhe WBC featherweight World lapho ethatha Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) in the Showtime Championship Boxing® Umcimbi main on Saturday, Nov. 14 Hard Rock Hotel & Ikhasino in Las Vegas, bephila Showtime (10:45 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $155, $105, $80, $55 futhi $30, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi angathengwa at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino box office, ngokubiza 888-9-AXS-TIX, noma online at www.axs.com.
“Kuzoba ukuthatha konke amakhono ami futhi arsenal yami yonke ukuba avikele ibhande lami phezu November 14,” URussell wathi Jr. “Escandón kuyinto eqinile, fighter okuhlala nge eziningi amandla. I kuyodingeka ukuba-game A yami futhi ngikholwa uzokwazi sikhangise amakhono ami lapho ngithola in the ring.”
“Ngikhathazekile kakhulu esibonga ithuba ukulwa Gary Russell Jr. isihloko sakhe emhlabeni,” 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. ingenye yezemidlalo bhá izinkanyezi young,” wathi Tom Brown of TGB Promotions. “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 & Ikhasino e Las Vegas kule mcimbi kakhulu.”
Co-main umcimbi The kusihlwa kuyothathwa umemezele maduzane, njengoba kuthanda the undercard egcwele isinyathelo.
Russell Jr., of 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 U.S. Olympian kuyinto close iningi isinqumo ukulahlekelwa UVasyl Lomachenko in a iziqubu izwe ubuqhawe singenamuntu in June ka 2014 on Showtime.
Escandon, of Ibague, Colombia, kuyinto zangaphambili wesikhashana WBA World Super Bantamweight titlist – walahlekelwa ibhande ngo-Ephreli a close, Isinqumo uqhekeko ku Moisés 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 Olympics ngo Athens, Escandón won U.S yakhe. DEBUT kanye wesikhashana WBA ibhande uqhekeko isinqumo 12-round phezu Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 of wakhe wokugcina 14 baphikisi futhi aqeqeshwe Ruben Guerrero, uyise ka eside isikhathi welterweight OlwaRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, onesitifiketi TKO lwesikhombisa-round umhlabeleli career-phezu ke-Ezingakanqotshwa UJesu Cuellar in 2011, uzobe enza wesithathu isiqalo sakhe elandelana the US. njengoba enaka up nesisindo 126 amakhilogremu inselelo 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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Amir Imam Remains Unbeaten

With Unanimous Decision Over Walter Castillo

Unbeaten Moises Flores Outpoints Oscar Escandon To Win

WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Title; Omar Chavez Triumphs

By Decision, Fabian Maidana by Knockout on SHO EXTREME

Catch SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Replay
Monday, April 20, at 10 p.m.ET/PT on SHO EXTREME

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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 Saturday ebusuku, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofShowtime Championship Boxing hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO.

 

Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, Poland, 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. Ngemva kwesikhashana, 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 futhi 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, kodwatonight 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 “wayeka ukulwa. 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 I (17-0, 14 Kos), of Davie, Fla., ngendlela Albany, N.Y., won a lopsided 10-round decision over Walter “The Hammer” Castle.

 

The talented, versatile, I abe, 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”.

 

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

 

Ngasekuqaleni Saturday, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, Ezingakanqotshwa Moisés “El Chucky” Flowers (23-0, 16 Kos), 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.

 

Flowers, okwenza yakhe 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States, uphakeme by the izikolo 116-112 kabili futhi 113-115.

 

An emotional Flores was near tears afterward. “Lokhu kugcwaliseka iphupho – more than a dream come true – for me,” uthe. “I saw my family on the beach, eating meat. I saw my babies better dressed. For me this is a life-changing victory and, yebo, 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,” uthe. “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 welterweight 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, kanzima ekulweleni, give-and-take eight-round unanimous decision over URichard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 Kos), of Arjona, Colombia.

Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 kabili futhi 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 UMarcos Maidana, registered a second-round TKO (32 seconds singene round) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Geza.

 

The Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader sizophinda-air kuleli sonto ngalendlela:

 

DAY CHANNEL

Monday, April 20, 22, 10 p.m.. ET/PT SHOWTIME Extreme

 

Tuesday, June 24, at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT SHO Extreme

 

NgoMgqibelo two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Sunday, June 22 27.

 

Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein futhi owabe wezwe iqhawe Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray ukubika. In Spanish, 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. kanye Bob Dunphy oqondisa.

 

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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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