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Gary RUSSELL JR. KNOCKS OUT PATRICK HYLAND TO RETAIN WBC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME®

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Jose Pedraza Remains Unbeaten With Unanimous Decision Over Stephen Smith In IBF Junior Lightweight Championship

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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Apr. 17, 2016) – WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. retained his title with a remarkable TKO of Irishman Patrick Hyland Saturdayon SHOWTIME from Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jose Pedraza defended his IBF Junior Lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Stephen Smith.

 

Hmo no lub event was a family affair with Russell Jr. working his brother Antonio’s corner during hmo no lub undercard and boxing’s Smith brothers, including current WBO Super Welterweight World Champion Liam Smith, cheering from the crowd.

 

A relentless Russell brought the main event to a quick halt by registering three knockdowns in the second round, the last of which forced referee Danny Schiavone to end the contest at 1:33. Los ntawm cov thawj tswb, lub Washington, D.C. native came out swinging with his trademark hand speed and dangerous power. Russell, a southpaw, successfully broke down—and knocked out—Hyland with multiple vicious right hooks.

 

“We stuck to the game plan. We stayed sharp,” said Russell Jr., uas pab txoj kev nws cov ntaub ntawv mus 27 yeej, one loss, 15 knockouts.

 

“I’m ready to fight anyone in the division – Santa Cruz, Lee Selby. We are ready. But what I really want is [Vasyl] Lomachenko. I don’t care if he moves up to 147 phaus. I will go anywhere to get that fight,” Russell said.

 

“There aren’t many fighters who you instantly know are special,” said SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst Steve Farhood. “The combination of Gary Russell’s hand speed and accuracy instantly shows us that he’s special. That was plainly evident hmo no and at times his hand speed was frightening.”

 

Pedraza (22-0, 12 Kos) remained disciplined and came out victorious during his second IBF 130-pound world title defense. A combination of timing, hand speed and good defense allowed the Puerto Rican native to dominate the 12-round championship fight.

 

“This definitely was a tough fight but the training really came to advantage in this fight,” Pedraza told SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray. “I knew he was a tough fighter so I was always aware.”

 

“I had better focus hmo no. I had a better training camp,” said Pedraza, referring to his controversial split decision win over Edner Cherry two fights ago. “I knew that Stephen Smith was a great fighter and even after the knockdown, we were very cautious not to rush in.”

 

“Pedraza won hmo no with different weapons. Mostly right hands to the head,"Hais tias Farhood. “I had the fight even after eight rounds and once Pedraza dropped Smith in the ninth, he gained momentum that he never lost and he pulled away. It was an impressive performance but also an important one because it erased a lot of the negative criticism Pedraza received in his controversial win over Edner Cherry.”

 

Pedraza was the more accurate fighter, tsaws 50 percent of his power punches over the 12-round bout. The Sniper was able to pick his spots and pocket rounds once he figured out the distance. Smith had his moments, but wasn’t active enough.

 

Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, nrog Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray qhia. Nyob rau hauv cov lus Mev simulcast, Alejandro nkauj hnub nraug hli called the blow-by-blow and former world champion Raul Marquez served as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. nrog Bob Dunphy directing.

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Gary RUSSELL JR. vs. PATRICK HYLAND, Vs. Jose Pedraza. STEPHEN SMITH FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 16, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

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“Kuv need to maintain control of the fight, close the distance, and maintain the jab. Complete dominance.” –
Gary Russell Jr.
“To fight for the WBC title is everything I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid.”
– Patrick Hyland
“I have been waiting a long time for this day to come and we are going to demonstrate to Smith that I am a weapon.” – Jose Pedraza
“I believe I have what it takes to fight anyone and nothing will keep me from becoming a world champion.” –
Stephen Smith

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TSHIAB YORK (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13, 2016) – Qhov Featherweight zus Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos), ntawm Capitol Heights, Md., and Irish contender Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos), of Dublin, faced off at the final press conference Wednesday at Highline Ballroom in New York, as they approach no hnub vas xaum lub Featherweight World Title fight live on SHOWTIME® from the Fox Theater in Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, I.
Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins live at 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME with IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship clash between unbeaten Puerto Rican Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) and mandatory challenger Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos), of Liverpool, Hais.
Here’s what the fighters had to say at Wednesday tus final press conference.
Gary RUSSELL JR.
(On Patrick Hyland…)
“Thawj thiab foremost, I gotta tip my hat off to him. I heard him say he was being trained by his father. Me and my younger brothers are also trained by my dad. My father is my favorite superhero, so it is very hard to deal with a situation like this and to bounce back and to grind and put all the hard work and effort into it after all the heartache and loss, I gotta tip my hat off to him for that.
I know that anytime you have a fighter that trains for six to eight weeks and prepares for no one else but you, is a dangerous fight. Nws yog siab, he’s long, but we can take him. We’re going to handle it.”
(On returning from injury…)
“Kuv xav tias zoo. Kuv npaj txhij; I put the work in at the gym. Like I said earlier, I got cussed out several times and sometimes I left the gym feeling like the worst fighter ever. Tab sis, txoj cai tam sim no, we’re ready and we’re prepared to invest in my ability.”
(On what it means to have his brother Antonio on the card he’s headlining…)
“It means a lot. I’m looking forward to it. I’m actually more looking forward to watching my brother compete than my own fight. I will definitely be working his corner in that fight. It means a lot for us to be able to pass this information down from generation to generation and watch it grow and watch us build as a family and as a unit. It’s amazing.’
“He definitely has the potential to be the best. Him as well as Antuanne, who is now on the 2016 Olympic team. It’s all information passed down from generation to generation. I feel as though they definitely have the ability to be better than me. I would want them to be anyway.”
(On what he needs to win the fight…)
“I need to maintain control of the fight, close the distance and maintain the jab. Complete dominance; I want to touch the body early. He likes to move a lot, so we’re going to cut all that down.”
(On potential future opponents…)
“God willing, everything goes right come Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16, we would love to unify with Lee Selby. If I had my choice, I would go with Lee Selby first to unify. Immediately after that, I want Leo Santa Cruz and after that I need Lomachenko.
“I don’t care where [Lomachenko] moves. He can lose his next 10 fights, but before my career’s done he has to see me.”
PATRICK HYLAND
(On what gives him the sense of satisfaction in boxing…)
“To fight for the WBC title is everything I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid and all of the hard work that I have put in to get to this position to fight for it. I am happy and I am just living for it now for Saturday hmo ntuj.”
(On being the first Irish boxer since Barry McGuigan to hold a featherweight world title…)
“It’s a whirlwind and it’s great. I’m just a local lad from Johnstown in Dublin and to be fighting on the big stage and to be fighting for a major world title, and again to be named the second featherweight ever to win a world title would be just amazing; a real dream come true for myself.”
(On Gary Russell…)
“I know he’s got fast hands. He’s a great southpaw and a great boxer so I have to be at the best of my ability nyob rau hnub Saturday night for that. I worked on a game plan in the gym to counter his hand speed and it all has to come together on fight night. I can do all this and say all that, but I just have to perform nyob rau hnub Saturday night and put it in by doing everything I’ve worked on to become champion.”
Jose Pedraza
(On training camp…)
“I am feeling really good, we’re in the last stretch of conditioning. It was a very long and intense training camp but we saw improvements in my abilities. I have been waiting a long time for this day to come and we are going to demonstrate to Smith that I am a weapon.
(On Stephen Smith…)
“Smith is a very good boxer, he has a lot of abilities and intelligence. He’s a boxer with very good defense, but we already utilize a variety of strategies to be able to neutralize all of his abilities.”
(On what he plans to demonstrate nyob rau hnub Saturday…)
“With my abilities, xws li Saturday, I will demonstrate that I am above Smith and that I am at the level of what I am, a champion. Zuag qhia tag nrho, I just want to put on a show and I hope that the fan base will enjoy this great card.”
(On what he learned from fighting Edner Cherry…)
“I learned what I have always said and what I have always done to this very day, which is never watching. I never watch too many videos of my opponent because on the day of the fight he could be a completely different fighter and I think that is what occurred then. Aside from that, he utilized a great strategy.”
(On his thoughts on other Puerto Rican boxers…)
“Actually I am a world champion just like Rocky Martinez; there are many Puerto Rican prospects. Like [Felix] Verdejo but I don’t consider him as a world title contender just yet. He hasn’t fought with a boxer of championship caliber but he is currently among the top fighters in Puerto Rico.”
(On other fights he may be interested in at 130 phaus…)
“I have always said that the less Puerto Ricans I fight, zoo. If it is the last option, I will fight with Puerto Ricans too but aside from that Rocky [Martinez] the world champ, there’s Francisco Vargas, [Javier] Fortune, to name a few that are at the top of my list.”
STEPHEN SMITH
(On his first time fighting in the U.S….)
“Kuv pog. If you want to make a name in boxing, then you’re going to do it in the states and that’s what I plan on doing by becoming a world champion Saturday.”
(On what he knows about Pedraza…)
“Zoo, not quite a lot. I know his name from the amateur days. He’s well established, he’s an Olympian and he’s a talented man. To fight somebody consists of winning or not, it goes beyond tactics, beyond style and beyond skillset really. I believe I have what it takes to fight anyone and nothing will keep me from becoming a world champion.”
(On what he needs to do to get the victory…)
“It can be a different type of fight; we know he likes to switch it up and box from different stances. He’s obviously talented so it’s going to take a different set from each way but we know what to expect. I’ve gone over everything with my trainer Joe Gallagher and we’re ready to go.”
(On his brothers Liam and Callum being champions and what it could mean to potentially join them…)
“It’s special. Two weeks ago Liam and Callum won a European world title and it just gives me the confidence, the spirit to hike. I’m in a really good place mentally and I couldn’t be feeling better going into it. After my boot camp going successfully, it just makes you feel better going ahead to become a world champion.”
(On UK champions on the rise in the past year…)
“There’s a lot of history there and for myself and my family, so we do what we’ve always wanted to do and we’re looking to just keep moving forward.”
TRAINER JOE GALLAGHER
(On training camp…)
“It was good. Obviously it boiled up to Callum’s win. There’s a good momentum. Callum and then Stephen has his world title opportunity. It’s been a slow burning rise with Stephen but he’s got, as I call it ‘his World Cup final’ — something that is going to take heart and strength. His strength is going very well. Pedraza is a very good fighter, good orthodox, good southpaw, he can mix it up and we’re prepared for whatever style he wants to bring nyob rau hnub Saturday.”
(On the process of preparing for a fighter like Pedraza…)
“It’s a nightmare. It’s hard enough when you’re fighting a quality orthodox or a quality southpaw, of which he is, but not only that. He can also box on the back foot and on the front foot so we’re varying sparring partners, we’re mixing up the sparring in between the rounds, switching stances, and whichever way Pedraza wants to fight at the end of the night, I’m sure we’ll have an answer for.”
(On how he feels the fight will play out…)
“I think that’s all up to Pedraza, looking back at a few of his fights, he boxes slow and gets off to a good start but then he seems to lose his way a little in rounds. When you watch him against [Andrey] Klimov, he started out very well, put him under manners very quickly and had him nearly beat by the fourth round but [Andrey] managed to stay in very well and boxed really well. He got to the middle rounds, lost his way a little bit, switched southpaw, so either way it’s going to be fascinating. We’ve just got to make sure we don’t get caught to early when he’s quick and he’s sharp and he’s trying to put manners in Stephen Smith and then take him into the deep waters like Edner Cherry.”
(His prediction…)
“Stephen Smith. Possibly by knockout. Ua Tsis, definitely by knockout.”
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Former World Champion Chad Dawson, Featherweight Contender Ryan Kielczweski & Undefeated Prospects Antonio Russell & Carlos Gongora Highlight Undercard Action on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 From Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, I.

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MASHANTUCKET, I (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2016) – A stacked undercard of action featuring former world champion “Phem” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Kos), featherweight contender Ryan Kielczweski (24-1, 7 Kos) and undefeated prospects Antonio Russell (5-0, 4 Kos) thiab Carlos Gongora (4-0, 3 Kos) los mus rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I., rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader of world title fights: Qhov Featherweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Gary Russell Jr. battles Ireland’s Patrick “Lub Punisher” Hyland and IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza takes on top contender Stephen “Swifty” Smith from the UK, nrog uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi pib nyob rau Showtime ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT.
Dawson will face the veteran Cornelius White (23-4, 17 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round lub teeb heavyweight bout, Kielczweski enters the ring for eight rounds of featherweight action, Gongora competes in a super middleweight attraction while Russell takes on Leonardo Reyes (3-9, 1 KO) in a bantamweight fight.
Also entering the ring is popular super bantamweight contender Shelley Vincent (16-0, 1 KO) out of Providence, RI., who will have plenty of support behind her when she takes on New Mexico’s Elizabeth Anderson (4-7, 1 KO) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw.
Rounding out the action are a pair of prospects making their pro debuts as Providence’s Anthony Marsella Jr. fights in a four-round junior welterweight match and Connecticut’s Mykquan Williams in a four-round welterweight contest. Williams is a highly touted local prospect who fought to a 45-13 amateur record including three gold medal performances at the Ringside World Tournament.
Ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb champion ntawm lub teeb heavyweight, Dawson returns to the ring looking for the 34th yeej ntawm nws txoj hauj lwm zoo. Lub 33-xyoo-laus twg yeej tshaj yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no champions Bernard Hopkins, Antonio Tarver and Tomasz Ademek and most recently defeated Shujaa El Amin in December 2015. The veteran owns a 17-1 record in fights in his home state of Connecticut. He takes on the veteran White out of Houston who picked up victories in his last two starts over Marcus Oliveira and William Johnson.
Ib tug khiav-up nyob rau hauv lub 2008 Lub teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes kev sib tw, lub 25-xyoo-laus Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his native New England. Yug thiab tsa nyob rau hauv Quincy, Loj., he bounced back from his first defeat to deliver a first-round knockout over Anthony Napunyi in May 2015 and followed that up with a victory over veteran contender Rafael Vazquez in October of last year. During this camp, Kielczweski served as a chief sparring partner of the 126-pound champion Russell Jr.
Twice a National Golden Gloves runner up, Russell won the national championship in 2013 and he now looks to follow in the footsteps of his older brother and current 126-pound world champion Gary. A 23-year-old fighting out of Washington, D.C., Antonio has won four of his five fights inside of the distance. He faces the 22-year-old Mexican Reyes.
Fighting out of Brooklyn but originally from Esmereldas, Ecuador, Gongora was an Olympian in 2008 thiab 2012. Txij li thaum tig pro nyob rau hauv 2015, the 26-year-old has picked up four victories, including a fourth-round stoppage of Derrick Adkins in his most recent triumph in January.
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PLAUB HLI 16 TRAINING CAMP NOTES: GARY RUSSELL, PATRICK HYLAND, Jose Pedraza, STEPHEN SMITH

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® World Title Doubleheader

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TSHIAB YORK (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7, 2016) – The boxers who will be fighting Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 on aSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® world title doubleheader are deep into their respective training camps as they continue preparation for their bouts at Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, nyob rau SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT), the talented and speedy southpaw Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) makes the first defense of his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos). In the SHOWTIME co-feature, unbeaten sniper Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) risks his IBF 130-pound world title as he defends his title for the second time against a mandatory challenger, Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos).

 

Russell, who won the 126-pound title with a fourth-round knockout over defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez on Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, 2015, trains in Washington, D.C.

 

Hyland, whose only loss suffered was to WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Javier Fortuna, has been training at a gym in Dublin, Ireland, owned and operated by his trainer, Paschal Collins, whose older brother Steve was a former two-time WBO world champion. Paschal Collins also boxed as a pro but is best known for being Irish heavyweight Kevin McBride’s head trainer during his shocking knockout of Mike Tyson.

 

The switch-hitting Pedraza, ib tug 2012 Puerto Rico Olympian, has been working out in his native Puerto Rico. Smith, of Liverpool, Hais, has been training in the UK.

 

Below is what the confident boxers had to say with less than two weeks to go before their major fights:

 

Gary RUSSELL JR., Qhov Featherweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib

(On Training Camp)

“I’ve been in camp in Washington, D.C. for about eight weeks. I suffered the head butt before my November fight but I have been able to train this whole time and returned to sparring eight weeks ago. It’s been a really long training camp but I’m ready to go. This is the hardest part. Fighting is easy, but the preparation before the fight is where the hard work comes in. Being out of the ring so long is difficult, but it’s part of the business. Everything happens for a reason and I’m just really keyed in mentally.”

 

(On fighting Patrick Hyland)

“Hyland is going to come in there to win. You have to have that confidence to get in the ring. He’s preparing himself, but the question is, will it be good enough? I highly doubt it. We don’t take anyone lightly and we prepare to the best of our abilities. Everyone in the ring can pull off the upset. That’s why I have to be prepared to the fullest.”

 

“He’s not really a pressure fighter so I might have to take the fight to him. He’s long and rangy and he tries to keep his distance. He’s not a big puncher but he definitely has the ability to steal a fight.”

 

(On the fighting Russell family)

“My brother Antuanne made the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team in the 141-pound division and he has a chance soon to qualify for the games with a tournament in Azerbaijan. My other brother Antonio is going to be on my undercard as well. Within my family we’re actually the first set of four brothers to all win the National Golden Gloves. That just goes to show the level of coaching we get from our dad, to have a world champion, two Olympians and four National Golden Gloves winners. We’re trying to leave a legacy in this sport. We’re all very similar in temperament and attitude. We all want to be world champions.”

 

(On dealing with injuries)

“I’ve never had a fight where I was 100 feem pua. There’s always been something going on. I have had hand injuries since the beginning of my career but we have creative ways to handle that and preserve my hands. Txoj cai tam sim no, Kuv xav tias zoo. I just have to pick my shots more, but that’s where the speed becomes a factor.”

 

(On possible future opponents)

“If I can get by Hyland, I want to fight the winner of the Lee Selby vs. Eric Hunter fight and unify titles. After that I’d like to see Leo Santa Cruz and take care of that. Then I want another crack at Vasyl Lomachenko. I don’t care what weight Lomachenko is at, I’ll follow him. He has to see me.”
PATRICK HYLAND, Featherweight contender

 

(On Training Camp)

“I’ve been training at Celtic Warriors Gym in Dublin since before Christmas because I had a fight here (Ireland) rau Feb. 6 but pulled out when I got word that I was fighting on March 12 (ntawm Mohegan hnub). When that fight was postponed, I took it easy for two weeks until the Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16show was announced. That’s when I started picking up training again. I’ve been training really hard and putting everything on the line to become WBC champ. We plan to arrive in the U.S. a week prior to the fight.”

(On fighting Gary Russell Jr.)
“To challenge a great champion, Gary Russell, Jr., is an honor for me. I think Gary is an awesome fighter with great hand speed and boxing ability. I’ve been working with Jono Carroll, an unbeaten Irish southpaw with good hand speed and good movement, who is ideal for what I have to work on to beat Russell.”

(On fighting again in the U.S.)
“I love fighting in the U.S. because there’s always a great atmosphere at the fights and it’s the real home of boxing. I’ve met friends for life who I consider family from the Marlboro area (Hyland lived in Marlboro, N.Y., for a couple of years). They’ll be at this fight, as always.”

(On the fighting Hyland brothers)
"My brothers are no longer fighting. Their last fights were on the same show, Jan. 28, 2012 nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, which I headlined in (against Emmanuel Lucero). My older brother, Edward (“Pride of Tallaght”) fought at super featherweight. He runs his own Boxing Club in Dublin. My other brother, Paulie, was a former European and Irish super bantamweight champion. He is back doing a bit of training. No other members of our Hyland family were in professional boxing. I’m hoping we’re not the last, tab sis yog, as I’ve got a few nephews and my own son now. One day they might lace up the gloves.”

Jose Pedraza, IBF Super Featherweight World Champion

 

(On Training Camp)

“I am currently training in the Municipal gym in Cidra, P.R., where I took my first steps in boxing. I decided to train here because it feels like home and I can feel the warmth of my people and I am able to set an example for those who are starting out in boxing as well.”


“My training started in December and it is divided into two sections (morning and evening). During the morning portion we work on all of the specifics of boxing, including gloving up in addition to physical training lasting about three and a half hours. For the evening portion of the training I run. Two days a week it is track training and four days of the week it is distance running for about two hours in the evening, making it a total of about five and a half to six hours of work daily.’’

(On his diet)

“Actually, ua tsaug rau Vajtswv, I do not have a strict diet and can eat all varieties of foods. I am doing really well with weight and I just reduce portions in the evenings during the final stages of the camp to meet the required 130 phaus. That’s why I do not miss any foods. My favorite foods are steak and other grilled foods. After the weigh-in I prefer the pastas my mom makes. She always prepares three different kinds for me.’’

 

(On his team)

“My team is composed of Mr. Luis Espada (trainer-manager), Francisco Flores (conditioning and track trainer), Andres Melendez (lub dag lub zog thiab txias) thiab Dr. Hector Santos (cutman and spiritual director). I’ve been with my trainer, who is my father, rau 14 years ever since I threw my first punch. I haven’t made any major changes since I became champion. I’ve remained the same humble young man from a small town. I just push myself more to reach the bigger fights in the five categories from 130 to 154.”

 

(On his challenger Stephen Smith)

“I have seen some videos with my team of his fights and I can see that he is a boxer with a lot of resources who utilizes hooks to the body just as much as to the head. He is strong but something that works in my favor is that he is a come-forward fighter. He can handle 12 rounds comfortably. I hope on fight night I can neutralize all of his abilities and get the victory. I wouldn’t doubt if the win came by a KO anywhere from the sixth through the eighth round.’’

(Plans for his future in boxing)

“There are conversations about going up to 135. I’ve been at this weight since 2007; my body is demanding for me to go up to 135. Eventually my aspirations as a boxer are to be able to make boxing history not just in Puerto Rico but in the world. I want to go up and be the champion in five categories.”

“First and foremost I would like to face Francisco Vargas; he’s a seasoned boxer and is strong with a lot of rage. He went to the Olympics like I did in 2008 and he became a champion in what could be considered the fight of the year for 2015, very dramatic. It would be the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico rivalry. Another fighter who I would like to face is the champion Javier Fortuna. He is simply just a loud mouth with a poor memory (or selective memory) but I’ll send him a note to look up what happened in boxing history during the Roman Cup 2006 nyob rau hauv cov koom pheej Dominican. I’ll leave it to him as an assignment.’’

 

(On his inspiration and role models)

“My biggest inspiration is my family. It is they who always, hnub tom qab hnub, are there supporting me as my No. 1 fan. I am a pro-family man and my family is my engine with God as my strength. Together they inspire me to carry the responsibility on my shoulders of doing my best in and out of the ring.’’

 

“Floyd Mayweather. He is an intelligent boxer and his abilities distinguish himself. He also works and trains very hard and puts in the gym time. He’s a man of his word and he invests 100 percent to each in his training camps and knows how to manage his fans as well. So many fans would like to see him win and just as many like to see him lose, but people just want to see him.’’

 

STEPHEN SMITH, IBF Tsis. 1 Super Featherweight Contender

 

(On the significance of this matchup)

“All fights are important but this one is especially very important for me to win so that I can get back to where I was in the division.’’

 

(On finally getting a crack at the world title)

“I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity, but the timing couldn’t be better. I’m excited to get the opportunity to win the world title live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in America.’’

 

(His views of the defending champion)

“Pedraza is a good fighter with a good amateur background and he’s not a world champion for nothing. He can box from either stance but I am confident of winning. I wouldn’t expect it to be an easy fight. It’s a world title fight, it’s meant to be tough. I’m preparing for the best of him; I don’t think he was at his best last time out against (Edner) Cherry.

 

“He could have lost that fight, but he got the win and he’s going to look to show he’s better than that. We’ve covered all bases as far as sparring for whatever way he comes out, and I think I have the game plan to beat him.

 

“It’s not like he’s looked at me and thought ‘he’s an easy fight’ – he has no choice if he wants to keep his title. I think this fight has happened at the right time for me. It’s dragged out a bit but I’ve got a good head on my shoulders and I think that everything happens for a reason. My last outing was a career-best performance and I think that this has come at the right time.’’

 

(On his strategy)

"(Tus kws qhia) Joe Gallagher is as meticulous as anyone when it comes to preparing to face someone. Pedraza’s a lot more aggressive from the orthodox stance, but we’ve studied everything and we’re really confident. The gym is still going strong; we were gutted for Scott Quigg as we know how much he gives in the gym for each fight. Spirits were down for a bit but big fights keep coming round, and now I have my fight.”

 

(On answering the critics who said he’d never fight for a title after his 2011 defeat to Selby)

“Because I had such a successful amateur career, I think that big things were expected of me. I had a bit of bad luck with injury, the loss to Selby set me back, but that was more from people writing me off. Lee is world champion now so there’s no disgrace in that, but people were saying after that fight that I wouldn’t fight for a world title. It can be a fickle sport at times but I’ve come back stronger and I think I will prove a lot of people wrong in America.’’

 

(Rau his fighting brothers, Paul, Liam and Callum)

“The family is doing great things, but it’s just something that we all set out to do when we started boxing so it’s not really come as a surprise to us. We work hard every day and we’ve hit the goals we’ve set ourselves; Liam is world champion, Paul has boxed for the world title twice, Callum is on the verge and I box for a world title soon. Four brothers fighting for world titles is a massive achievement but for us, it’s not enough — we want to win them. I think it’s very achievable for us, Paul is back tonight and he’s looking for another shot, so it’s realistic to say that three of us will box for world titles this year.’’

 

(On making his U.S. debut)

“The training is the same but there’s more pressure and more media attention on this one as it’s the big one. I’ve never boxed in the states myself but I’ve been over there with Paul and Callum, and anyone who has brothers that box will tell you it is worse when they are fighting than when it’s your own fight. I know what to expect over there and I’m going to embrace it and soak it all up.”

 

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The event is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. The bout featuring Pedraza and Smith is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.

 

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Patrick “Lub Punisher” Hyland Fighting For Irish Boxing History

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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 Nyob Ntawm Showtime®
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016) – Always tough Patrick “Punisher” Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) will be fighting for Irish boxing history Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) in the 12-round main event, airing live on SHOWTIME los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I.
Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast kicks off at 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos), ntawm Cidra, Puerto Rico, defending against mandatory challenger Stephen “Swifty” Smith (23-1, 13 Kos), fighting out of the United Kingdom.
Hyland is on the verge of joining a pair of exclusive Irish boxing clubs. The 32-year-old from Dublin is attempting to become the first Irishman to be world featherweight champion in 30 xyoo, since Hall-of-Famer Barry “The Clones Cyclone” McGuigan, in addition to being only the second Irishman – Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
McGuigan (32-3, 28 Kos), fighting out of Clones, captured the WBA Featherweight Title in 1985, taking a 12-round decision from Eusebio Pedroza, and he successfully defended his crown twice against Bernard Taylor thiab Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz nyob rau hauv 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was Dave Sullivan (27-12-7, 18 Kos), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, Ireland, but fought professionally out of Boston, Pawg. Nyob rau hauv 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
Belfast, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 Kos), who was the WBC Bantamweight Champion in 1995-97, is the lone Irishman to ever be WBC World Champion in any weight class.
“Just to be fighting for this title is an honor for me and to challenge a great champion in Gary Russell, Jr. is also an honor,” Hyland said from his training camp at Celtic Warrior Gym in Dublin. “To join great Irish boxing names is a dream come true for me. It will also mean the world to me to win this belt for my and family and, tseem ceeb tshaj, for my (lig) dad, for all the hard work he put into me and my two brothers since I was eight years old. To look up and say, ‘Dad, we did it,’ will be the best feeling in the world.”
Hyland has fought 10 times in the United States, including a 12-round loss to interim WBA featherweight champion Javier Fortuna in 2012. Hyland lived in Marlboro, New York for a few years when he was promoted by a company headed by then reality television star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.
“I love fighting in the United States,” Hyland added. “There’s always a great atmosphere at fights there and the US is the real home of boxing. Snooki Boxing didn’t work out as planned, but they did a great job getting me the WBA title shot which was a great achievement in their first year in boxing. Tu siab, things didn’t work out after that fight, but I do have great respect for them. I met friends for life from Marlboro who I consider family and they’ll be at my fight as always.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $90 thiab $45, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com thiab www.foxwoods.com los yog mus saib tau lub Foxwoods’ Box Office. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
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IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH FAMILY AS HE PREPARES FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 16SHOWDOWN WITH FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR.

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Featherweight Title Showdown Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING At 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino In Mashantucket, I.

MASHANTUCKET, I (Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 2016) - Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland spent St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with his family, trading green beer for his son’s green bib, as he prepares for his featherweight world championship showdown against Gary Russell Jr. rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16nyob rau SHOWTIME® los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I.

 

“I spent St. Patrick’s Day with family and friends,” said Hyland. “We just got back from dinner after bringing my son up to the parade in Rathcoole.

 

“It was a lovely, sunny day for the beer garden, but none for me. I’ll have to celebrate Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17. I’m looking to bring that title back to Ireland.”

 

The Irish born and raised Hyland has won four fights in a row as he prepares for his world title opportunity stateside with the expectations of his nation on his shoulders.

 

“This win would be massive for the Irish boxing community,” said Hyland. “I want to become a world champion like Carl Frampton and Andy Lee and this is a prime chance. I’m going to proudly represent the Irish people and leave everything in the ring.”

 

Hyland has extra motivation, along with fighting for his wife, Lorna, and newborn son, Callum, he will be honoring the memory of his late father and longtime trainer who passed away recently.

 

“This fight means the world to me and it’s why I got into boxing,” Hyland said. “I’m dedicating this to my late father and after I win I’ll look up and say ‘Dad, we did it!’ ”

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins at 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedrazadefending against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $90 thiab $45 tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.comthiab www.foxwoods.com or by visiting the Foxwoods’ Box Office. Yuav kom them los ntawm lub xov tooj hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.

 

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WBC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR. DEFENDS AGAINST IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, I

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IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
Nyob Ntawm Showtime® Ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no!
MASHANTUCKET, I (Lub peb hlis ntuj 15, 2016) – Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16, nyob rau SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT) los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I.
Nyob rau hauv lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez in the fourth-round last March. He was set to defend last November, but was forced to withdraw due to a training injury. If he can get by the extremely motivated Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos), Russell Jr. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby, Hlob Abner mares thiab Carl Frampton.
“I’m excited about being back in the ring,” said Russell. “It’s been a year because of an injury, but I’m feeling great and more ready than ever. I’ll be prepared for anything. I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Hyland on the 16th and I’m ready to prove I’m the best featherweight in the world.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity to fight for the WBC title, one of the belts that I’ve always wanted to hold,” said Hyland. “It means the world to me to be fighting for this title against a real champion like Gary Russell Jr. I think he’s a great fighter who does everything well so I have to be at my best on fight night. But I know I can beat him and take that belt home to Ireland. I’m just a lad from Jobstown in Tallaght who works hard and loves the fight game. I’ve been trained all my life by my father, may God rest him, and to win a world title will make all of his hard work and effort worthwhile.”
Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated Andrey Klimovto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner Cherry. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in Smith(23-1, 13 Kos), uas tau yeej 11 straight bouts and may present the toughest challenge of Pedraza’s burgeoning career.
“I am in excellent condition, had an extraordinary training camp and am anxious to demonstrate my skills in the ring on April 16,” Hais Pedraza. “I am truly looking forward to entertaining the fans in attendance and remaining undefeated as I defense my crown against Smith. I am determined to become the next big star out of Puerto Rico.”
“I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity, but the timing couldn’t be better,” said Smith. “I’m excited to get the opportunity to win the world title live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in America. Pedraza is a quality fighter but I know I will do whatever is needed to become world champion on April 16 and I can’t wait.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $90 thiab $45 tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawmwww.ticketmaster.com thiab www.foxwoods.com los yog mus saib tau lub Foxwoods’ Box Office. Yuav kom them los ntawm lub xov tooj hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
“This SHOWTIME doubleheader is a can’t-miss event,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Presidentof DiBella Entertainment. “In Russell-Hyland, you have one of the most gifted fighters in all of boxing defending his title against a hungry and tough-as-nails Irishman in the biggest fight of his career. Pedraza is looking to make a statement against Smith, Britain’s number one contender, and to follow in the footsteps of past Puerto Rican superstars.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. Lub 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, thiab Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Lub southpaw, ntawm Capitol Heights, Md., was able to return to his winning ways with a unanimous decision over Christopher Martin that December prior to his coronation against Gonzalez, whom he dropped three times en route to capturing the title.
Leading into his last fight on Oct. 10, nyob rau hauv Lowell, Loj., Ireland tus Hyland was dealing with heavy emotions following the death of his beloved father and longtime trainer, and the birth of his first son. The 32-year-old remained steadfast, fighting in memory of his father to stop David Martinez nyob rau hauv lub yim puag ncig. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten Javier Fortuna for the interim WBA World Featherweight Title in December 2012. Tam sim no, presented with another world title opportunity, Hyland seeks to honor his father’s legacy by bringing the championship back home.
The switch-hitting former Puerto Rican Olympian Pedraza backed up his “Lub Sniper” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza earned a shot at the title in his previous bout with a career-best win over former world title challenger Michael Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16.
Part of a fighting family, Smith’s brothers Callum, Liam and Paul all fight professionally at a high level and he hopes to join Liam as a fellow world champion on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16. The 30-year-old has fought professionally since 2008 and his only blemish came against featherweight world champion Lee Selby in 2011. Smith earned his title shot with a sixth-round stoppage of Devis Boschiero nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2015 thiab yuav tsum ua nws U.S. debut at Foxwoods.
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AMAZING SHOWTIME SPORTS® SPRING, 2016 BOXING LINEUP

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Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Martin, Jack, DeGale, Russell Jr., Niam, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.

L-R (front row): Yausua, Thurman, Wilder, Hnav, Povetkin.

 

TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.

 

The full slate of programming is free to SHOWTIME subscribers, and the presentation on CBS is the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS television network in decades.

 

Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, also announced a summer blockbuster in the making.

 

“This is an incredibly exciting time in boxing, a time for emerging stars to make their mark, and for established champions to break through to the next level,” Espinoza said.

 

“This schedule features high level matchups with champions taking on the highest-rated contenders available, and top-ranked challengers facing one another. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.

 

“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.

 

“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, thiab cov Lub rau hli ntuj 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.

 

“Again, thanks to the fighters and promoters for not only making these great matches a reality, but for their cooperation in today’s major announcement.”

See below for details on the events that Espinoza, and the principals involved, are in the process of finalizing. Additional details on each individual event will be announced in the coming days.

 

Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Main tshwm sim: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) vs. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) – IBF Featherweight Championship

Start Time: TBD

Chaw: The O2 – London

Pab txhawb: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Kev ua si nawv

 

Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15 - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam

Main tshwm sim: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos) vs. Stephon Hluas (14-0-2, 6 Kos) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 p.m. THIAB/PT

Chaw: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Pab txhawb: Salita Promotions

  • Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.

 

Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main tshwm sim: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) vs. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) vs. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT

Chaw: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze

  • Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
  • Gary Russell Jr. returns to make his first title defense
  • Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.

 

Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main tshwm sim: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 Kos) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Co-Feature: James DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) vs. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT

Chaw: TBD

Pab txhawb: Mayweather Promotions

  • Former champ Bute, fresh off a great fight against DeGale, steps in to replace the injured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
  • Medina is the IBF’s mandated challenger for DeGale.
  • The winners will meet in an immediate unification.

 

Targeting May 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Main tshwm sim: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) vs. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 Kos) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Chaw: TBD

 

Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main tshwm sim: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos) vs. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 Kos) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT

Chaw: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Pab txhawb: Banner Promotions

  • Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year

 

Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC

Main tshwm sim: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 Kos) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Kos) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Yexus Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) vs. Hlob Abner mares (29-2-1, 15 Kos) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Chaw: TBD

Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze

  • Thurman cleared to resume training after minor injury
  • Three-division world champ Mares to now face Jesus Cuellar for featherweight title

 

Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main tshwm sim: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) vs. Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship

  • Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBCSN RESULTS GABRIEL BRACERO KNOCKS OUT DANNY O’CONNOR IN 41 Vib nas this

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JONATHAN GUZMAN MAKES IT 20-FOR-20
Ryan KIELCZWESKI TXIAV TXIM SIAB Vazquez TSOV ROG
NYEM NTAWM NO RAU COV DUAB
Yees duab Credit: Ed Diller / DiBella Lom ze
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub kaum hli ntuj, 10 2015) – Brooklyn welterweight Gabriel “Tito” Bracero(24-2, 5 Kos) tuaj mus rau hauv hostile liaj ia tebchaws thiab khob qhov rooj tawm hometown nyiam Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-3, 10 Kos) tsuas 41 vib nas this mus rau hauv thawj puag ncig, headlining hmo no loaded Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBCSN card tom historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium nyob rau hauv Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bracero, uas cev O'Connor nws thawj pro tsis plaub lub xyoos dhau los, siv ib lub overhand txoj cai hais tias O'Connor, sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nyob ze Framingham (MA) did not see coming. O’Connor was out cold before he hit the mat.
“Kuv ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas punch rau rau lub lim tiam,” Bracero said after the fight. “Nyob rau hauv kuv lub xeem sib ntaus, I fought a southpaw and made some mistakes. I specifically worked on that punch because Danny’s a southpaw. I slipped to the side and threw the right. This was the first time I went away to camp, deb ntawm kuv tsev neeg.
“Kuv cia li txo hwj chim thiab ua siab. Kuv paub hais tias tuaj nyob rau hauv no tias tag nrho cov siab yog nyob rau hauv nws (O'Connor); cov neeg coob coob yuav sim muab cov tsiaj qus uas tawm ntawm kuv thiab muab tso rau kuv nyob rau hauv kev tiv thaiv.
Txhua yam yog mus ua hauj lwm tawm (hais txog nws tom ntej no kev sib ntaus). I’ll let Tommy Gallagher thiabLou DiBella take care of my next fight. I’m ready to go right back in the gym.”
O'Connor twb npaum li cas los ntawm tsheb thauj neeg mob rau hauv tus nyob ze Lowell General tsev kho mob rau kev soj.
Hometown hero “Irish” Micky Ward thiab National Hockey League Hall-of-Famer NBCSN analyst “Qab Zib” Ray Leonard xa rov qab mus rau tib lub tsev nyob rau hauv uas nws yog tej tug National Golden Cov hnab looj tes sib tw npe nyob rau hauv 1973.
Undefeated Dominican super bantamweight KO artist Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (20-0, 20 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm nyob ze Lawrence (MA), ua nws ib tug zoo meej 20 fights, 20 KO yeej ntawm ib tug cuaj-round stoppage ntawm ib tug kev ua si Danny Aquino (17-3, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10-round co-feature.
Guzman poob Aquino, ib tug Mexican haiv neeg sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Connecticut, nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. The badly hurt Aquino, Txawm li cas los, lasted until the ninth round when Guzman ended the show with a brutal left hook. Aquino, lwm Tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes zus leej twg yeej nws lub npe nyob rau hauv no heev tsev, twb tsis tau tso tseg raws li ib tug kws.
Quincy (MA) featherweight Ryan “Tus Polish tub huabtais” Kielczweski (24-1, 7 Kos), leej twg yeej ob Tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes Championships ntawm Lowell Memorial Auditorium, yeej ib 10-round, nyuaj tiv thaiv kev txiav txim siab tshaj Brooklyn lub Rafael “Dynamite” Vazquez (16-2, 13 Kos).
Kielczweski tawm Boxed Vazquez hauv thawj thawj plaub rounds, tab sis Vasquez tuaj them rov qab thiab qhib ib qho kev txiav tshaj Kielczweski txoj cai qhov muag nyob rau hauv lub yim thiab Rocked lub zos fighter nyob rau hauv lub kawg 30 seconds of the fight The judges had Kielczweski winning the entertaining fight by scores of 97-93 ob zaug thiab 96-94.
Fighter QUOTES
Gabriel BRACERO:
“Vajtswv foom koob hmoov rau Danny O'Connor. Nws yog ib tug tau zus ib. Cia li vim hais tias nws poob no hnub no, Kuv tseem yim kuv lub kaus mom tawm rau nws. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug tiag tiag zus tuaj nyob rau hauv no thiab ua li nws puas. Kuv xav nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws.
“Nws yog ib qho amazing lawm. Qhov tseeb yog, Kuv yog ib tug khiav ua ntej kuv taug kev nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Qhov no yog ib tug npau suav tuaj tseeb. Kuv tau ua npau suav txog qhov no hnub rau ib ntev lub sij hawm. Kuv ua ib co yuam kev nyob rau hauv kuv ua ntej sib ntaus, tab sis kuv mus rov qab mus rau lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov nqus, mus rau lub yeej thoj nam, tsau kuv yuam kev thiab tuaj nyob rau ntawm no super focused hnub no.
Nyob rau dab tsi nws hais tias kom O'Connor tom qab qhov kev sib ntaus…
“Kuv zaj lus rau Danny yog, tom qab kuv kawg sib ntaus, tom qab kuv kawg tsis, Kuv yog cia. Kuv mus los ntawm ib tug muaj kev nyuaj siab. Kuv hais rau nws tsis txhob cia uas tshwm sim rau nws. Mus de nws tus kheej rov qab mus, yuav zoo siab ntawm nws tus kheej. Yuav mus tsev rau nws tus poj niam zoo nkauj thiab cov me nyuam thiab txaus siab rau lub neej. Kuv tsis xav tib yam nkaus rau tshwm sim rau nws, uas tau tshwm sim rau kuv.”
Jonathan Guzman:
“Kuv muaj pov thawj tias kuv yuav tua thiab kuv yuav tshum. Qhov no sib ntaus yog ib qho piv txwv ntawm yuav ua li cas.
“Los ntawm lub thib ob puag ncig kuv tiv thaiv nrog ob tug mob ob txhais tes. Nws tsis ua cas rau kuv ob txhais tes, Kuv twb mus nres nws.”
Ryan KIELCZWESKI:
“Ua ntej no kev sib ntaus, Kuv yeej paub hais tias yuav tshum. Kuv xav tias kuv zam nws rau tag nrho lub sib ntaus, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub 10 puag ncig, nws tau txais kuv. Nws muaj zoo zoo nkauj tau Rocked rau thawj lub sij hawm, cia li paub seb nws zoo li.”
“Kuv zoo ntawm pib qeeb, tab sis nyob rau hauv nruab nrab rounds, Kuv pib muab kuv punches ua ke, ntuav plaub, tsib, rau punches ntawm ib lub sij hawm thiab nws tau ua hauj lwm. Tab sis nws tuaj rov qab txhua lub sij hawm thiab pib trading nrog kuv.
(Nyob mus 10 rounds…)
“Nws yog tag nrho cov tib. Koj nyob nraum cia li nkees tom qab ib tug plaub-round sib ntaus li koj yog tom qab rau, eight or 10. You leave it all till the end of the fight. Nws tag nrho cov pom tau tias cov tib.
(Nyob rau raug mob nyob rau hauv lub 10….)
“Kuv tsis paub qhov twg kuv txhais ko taw tau. Nws yog ib tug coj txawv txawv lawm, Kuv twb tsis muaj lub tswv yim li cas uas muaj zoo li. Nws ntes tau kuv thiab kuv pom ncaj, tiam sis kuv xav rau kuv tus kheej yuav laug thiab txoj cai.
“He’s a tough guy. I really needed that fight.
“We knew he wasn’t much of a volume pincher. It didn’t surprise us when he came on in the middle rounds.
“Cov ntshav yog tsis nyob rau hauv kuv lub qhov muag. Kuv tsis paub tias kuv twb txiav kom txog rau thaum lub referee tuaj.
“I like to entertain in the ring. I don’t need to do this. I do it because I like to fight and entertain.
“This was my favorite venue to fight in as an amateur. I fought here 10-15 lub sij hawm raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua.”
RAFAEL Vazquez:
“Nws yog ib tug slick fighter, nws tsiv thiab nws muaj hwj huam loj. Nws yog nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo. Nws yog cov tub ntxhais, Kuv yuav 38 xyoo no. Tsis muaj kev zam txim, Kuv tau tsiv mus rau 126 phaus fim nws, Kuv 122 phaus.
“Kuv xav tias kuv yeej kawg peb rounds. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog lub cuaj thiab kaum tau puag ncig. Lub kaum puag ncig yog loj. Nws yog tej zaum kev cob cog rua kaum punches nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov puag ncig. Kuv Rocked nws. Kuv mob nws. Tab sis, peb nyob nraum sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws hometown, thiab kuv thov ua tsaug rau nws muab kuv lub sij hawm.”
Undercard
Polish heavyweight Adas Kownacki (12-0, 10 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Brooklyn, khaws cia nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv lawm, xa nyob rau hauv ib tug workmanlike siab los yeej ib yim-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab (78-73 X 3) tshaj Rodney Hernandez (8-3-1, 1 KO).
Irish junior khaub-ncaws nyias Patrick “Lub Punisher” Hyland (31-1, 14 Kos), ib tug 2012 Interim ntiaj teb no featherweight title challenger, lived up to is nickname. The Dubliner dropped toughDavid “El Finito” Martinez (18-7-1, 3 Kos) ib zaug nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev mus rau ib tug tug-ib tog sib ntaus uas tas 18 vib nas this ntawm lub yim puag ncig thaum Hyland ntes tau Martinez nrog ib tug vicious sab laug sib ntsib.
Irish middleweight zus Gary “Ntsia hlau loj” O'Sullivan (22-1, 15 Kos) outclassed teeb heavyweight qub tub rog David Toribio (21-16, 14 Kos) thiab twb sib ntaus nrog ib tug thib ob-round knockout. Yav tas los nyob sab Europe tau zus ib Stephen “Pob Zeb” Ormond (19-2, 10 Kos) poob yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Michael “Khaub thuas ntshav” Clark ob zaug en txoj kev mus rau kev qhib puag ncig yeej los ntawm knockout.
New York sib zeem muag Titus Williams (3-0, 2 Kos) tseem unbeaten, siv ceev xwmphemArthur Parker (1-14-2, 1 KO) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig, thaum ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no title challengerFernando “Lub Basque” Saucedo (57-6-3, 10 Kos) sau npe ib tug thib ob-round kev knockout tshaj khaub-ncaws nyias Carlos Fulgencio (19-7-1, 12 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv rau yav tsaus ntuj.
O'Connor vs. Bracero tau nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Murphy lub Boxing.
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NRAM QAB NO LUB puas ntsoog los raug uas nws plam nws TXIV THIAB KWS QHIA Irish contender Patrick HYLAND yog ib tug HNYAV PLAWV AS NWS Zoo li NRHIAV solace HAUV LUB NPLHAIB RAU HNUB SATURDAY Hmo ntuj

Cia ib saib

Rov qab los rau LUB UNDERCARD NTAWM PBC RAU NBCSN AT Lowell Memorial Auditorium HAUV Lowell, PAWG.
Lowell, Pawg. (10/9/15) – Nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, Irish ntiaj teb no-nyob contender Patrick Hyland (30-1, 14 Kos) faces David Martinez on the undercard of the PBC on NBCSN event from Lowell, Pawg. The fight won’t be shown on television, Hyland views qhov no yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws sib ntaus ntawm nws cov hauj lwm raws li nws tej hauj lwm nws txoj kev rov qab mus rau lub ntiaj teb no title sib cav sib ceg.
Lub bout nyob rau hnub Saturday night will be the first in a career that dates back to his days as a 9-year-old amateur in Ireland where his trainer, father and best friend Patrick Sr. yuav tsis muaj nyob rau hauv nws lub ces kaum. Patrick Sr., zoo li Liaj, tragically dhau mus lawm nyob rau hauv lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav ntawm xyoo no. Tawm cov Irish boxing zej zog xav tsis thoob.
“Kuv hnov ​​nws lub suab nyob rau hauv lub rov qab ntawm kuv lub taub hau txhua txhua hnub. Txhua txhua hnub. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv lub gym tab sis yog thaum kuv yog kev kawm,” said Hyland Jr.
Cov tsis Hyland txiv tuaj xwb lis piam ua ntej Hyland tus poj niam Lorna muab yug mus rau lawv thawj tus me nyuam, Callum, ntxiv ntxiv mus rau qhov tseem ceeb ntawm no kev sib ntaus.
“I challenged Javier Fortuna for the world championship,” said Hyland. “Kuv yeej Irish ntiaj teb no title. Kuv tau tawm tsam ntawm MGM Grand, lub O2 Arena thiab Madison Square Garden. Rau kuv tab sis yog, this is the most important fight of my career. Tsis tsuas yog kuv sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv tus me nyuam mos tub, tab sis kuv sib ntaus sib tua kom kuv txiv tus txojsia ciaj sia. Nws ua rau kuv tus txiv neej uas kuv niaj hnub thiab tus txiv neej uas kuv xav kom kuv tus tub mus rau ib hnub ua. Winning a world title was our dream that we had together. He was always pushing me and my brothers to be the absolute best that we can be, thiab kuv yuav tsis nres mus txog thaum kuv tau txais ib keej ntawm ib lub ntiaj teb title.”
Lub bout nyob rau hnub Saturday night will be Hyland’s fourth since the lone loss of his career, ib tug heev entertaining 12-round txiav txim rau lub nruab nrab featherweight title tiv thaiv tam sim no-reigning super featherweight zus Javier Fortuna. Following the loss to Fortuna, Hyland was out of action for a year and a half, raws li nws txheeb los ntawm promotional teeb meem. Hyland kos npe nrog DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj ntawm 2014 and has since put together three impressive victories. Hyland believes that he will be knocking on the door to challenge for another world title in 2016.
“Kuv muaj ib tug yawm pab neeg tom qab kuv. Kuv saib xyuas Brian Peters thiab pab txhawb Lou DiBella yog ua hauj lwm nyuaj,” txuas ntxiv Hyland. “Raws li ntev raws li kuv pheej mus yeej thiab ua li cas kuv yuav tsum tau ua, Kuv paub hais tias lawv yuav tau txais kuv lub sij hawm los ua pov thawj rau kuv tus kheej thiab hais tias kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 126-pounders nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. 2016 yog yuav mus yuav ib tug loj xyoo rau kuv thiab kuv cia siab tias tag nrho cov mus ib zaug dua yuav tsis yooj yim rau ib daim ntawm cov featherweight yas.”
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