ច្រើនទៀត! Rising Lightweight Contender Michel Rivera Faces Mexico’s Marcos Villasana Jr. In WBC Title Eliminator & Interim WBA Super Lightweight Titlist Alberto Puello Takes on Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy
សំបុត្រចូលទស្សនាការលក់ឥឡូវ!
Phoenix – ខែមិនា 9, 2020 – ជើងឯកពិភពលោកទម្ងន់មធ្យមមធ្យម WBC មិនដែលចាញ់ Davíd “ទង់ក្រហម” Benavidez will defend his title on Saturday, ខែមេសា 18 in his hometown of Phoenix, រដ្ឋ Arizona. ប្រឆាំងនឹងអតីតគូប្រជែងពានរង្វាន់ពិភពលោក Roamer Alexis Angulo, live on SHOWTIME from Arizona Federal Theatre headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
ការពន្យាពេលប្រកួតម៉ោងបញ្ចាំង® ចាប់ផ្តើមនៅការ telecast 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and features rising lightweight prospect Michel Rivera ទទួលយកនៅលើម៉ិកស៊ិក Marcos Villasana Jr. in a WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator in the co-main event. Interim WBA Super Lightweight titlist Alberto Puello faces two-division world champion លោករែន្ស៍ Barthelemy in the televised opener.
One of the sport’s brightest young stars, Benavidez kicks off his second reign as WBC Super Middleweight Champion by returning to fight in his native Phoenix for the first time since 2015, when he knocked out Ricardo Campillo in just his 10លើកទី pro fight.
“កាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍, ខែមេសា 18, Phoenix’s own super middleweight world champion Davíd Benavidez will return home looking to thrill his hometown fans at Arizona Federal Theatre and further cement his positioning in the 168-pound division,” said Tom Brown, លោកប្រធានាធិបតីនៃកម្មវិធីផ្តល់ជូន TGB. “Benavidez can expect a strong challenge from the exciting Roamer Alexis Angulo, which should create an action-packed main event live on SHOWTIME. Two more fights with title implications add to the intrigue, with fast-rising Michel Rivera barreling toward a championship and two-division champion Rances Barthelemy hoping to pry the title away from Alberto Puello.”
“From the start of his career, long before he became champion, people have been asking me about Davíd fighting at home,” Sampson បាន Lewkowicz ប្រដាល់របស់ Sampson បាននិយាយថា:. “Now is the perfect time and I’m very happy to help bring this show to Davíd’s hometown. I have no doubt it will not only be a great event; it will also be packed with thousands of fans of ‘El Bandera Roja’ Benavidez.”
“SHOWTIME Sports continues its tradition of featuring the brightest young stars in boxing,” ផ្ទុយមកវិញ Espinoza បានឱ្យដឹងថាលោក Stephen, ប្រធានាធិបតី, កីឡា & Events Programming, ម៉ោងបញ្ចាំងបណ្តាញ Inc បាន. “នៅពេលគ្រាន់តែ 23 អាយុឆ្នាំ, David Benavidez is one of boxing’s most exciting young champions, and he’s facing a dangerous opponent in Roamer Alexis Angulo, who is hungry for another upset victory. នៅក្នុងព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សហមេ, we have yet another boxing prodigy in undefeated 21-year-old rising star Michel Rivera, who is facing his most challenging opponent to date in Marcos Villasana. To round out the card, we will yet another undefeated young rising star in 25-year-old Alberto Puello, who takes on battle-tested veteran Rances Barthelemy.”
សំបុត្រចូលទស្សនាសម្រាប់ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ផ្ទាល់, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing, are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com and at Arizona Federal Theatre box office.
The 23-year-old Benavidez (22-0, 19 លើក) ការពារខ្សែក្រវាត់របស់គេបន្ទាប់ពីបានយកឈ្នះលើម្ចាស់ជើងឯកទម្ងន់មធ្យមកម្រិតមធ្យម ២ លើកគឺ Anthony Dirrell កាលពីខែកញ្ញា, បញ្ឈប់គាត់ជាប្រាំបួនជុំ. Benavidez ត្រូវបានបណ្តុះបណ្តាលដោយឪពុករបស់គាត់ឈ្មោះ Jose Sr., រួមជាមួយបងប្រុសនិងជាអ្នកប្រជែងតំណែងអតីតរបស់គាត់, Jose Jr. នៅ 2017, គាត់បានក្លាយជាជើងឯកទម្ងន់មធ្យមវ័យក្មេងជាងគេបំផុតក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រប្រដាល់ដោយផ្តួលរ៉ូណាល់ហ្គូលនៅម៉ោងបញ្ចាំង 20 អាយុឆ្នាំ. Benavidez went from a 15-year-old prodigy sparring with Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin, ទៅប្រកួតដណ្តើមជើងឯកពិភពលោកជាមួយនឹងការផ្តួលដៃគូ ឲ្យ សន្លប់ ១០ ដង 2015 តាមរយៈការ 2017, including a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch combination that earned him his first championship.
“I’m very excited to be fighting Angulo on SHOWTIME and in front of my hometown crowd,” said Benavidez. “I haven’t fought in Phoenix in five years. It’s exciting to be back. I expect Angulo to come in ready. I know he just pulled an upset in his last fight and he’s not taking any shortcuts, but neither am I. Angulo has never been stopped, so I want to be the first person to stop him. I feel like I’m more motivated with a hungry fighter like him in front of me, and you will see it in my performance.”
កើតនៅអែលប៊រដូ, ប្រទេសកូឡុំប៊ីហើយឥឡូវកំពុងប្រយុទ្ធចេញពីទីក្រុងម៉ៃអាមី, ទីតាំងនៅ Fla ។, Angulo (26-1, 22 លើក) ចាប់យកឱកាសឈ្នះពានរង្វាន់ពិភពលោកជាលើកទី ២ របស់គាត់លើការឈ្នះបីប្រកួត, រួមទាំងជ័យជំនះចំនួនពីរលើអ្នកប្រយុទ្ធដែលមិនស្គាល់ចាញ់កាលពីមុន. Angulo បញ្ឈប់ Reinaldo Gonzalez ចូល 2018 នៅក្នុងការប្រយុទ្ធលើកដំបូងរបស់គាត់ចាប់តាំងពីចាញ់នូវការសម្រេចចិត្តទៅលើម្ចាស់ជើងឯកទម្ងន់មធ្យម Gilberto Ramirez កាលពីដើមឆ្នាំ. គាត់បានទទួលជ័យជម្នះក្នុងការសម្រេចចិត្តនៅខែមករានេះលើលោក Anthony Sims Jr. to put himself in position to again challenge the best in the division.
“I’m very motivated by this great opportunity to fight for the world title again,” said Angulo. “Benavidez is a talented world champion who is clearly one of the best super middleweights in the world. This is going to be a great fight for the fans because of the style I bring to the ring. My Mexican style of fighting will be too much for Benavidez and I will have my hand raised on April 18.”
កើតនៅក្នុង Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and now living in Miami, the 21-year-old Rivera (18-0, 12 លើក) បានធ្វើឱ្យ U.S របស់គាត់. បង្ហាញខ្លួននៅលើ ShoBox នៅក្នុងខែមិថុនា 2019 by scoring an impressive unanimous decision victory against then-unbeaten Rene Tellez Giron, who would go on to upset Karlos Balderas in his next fight. The explosive rising star then followed up by stopping Jose Luis Gallegos in September and scoring a vicious 10លើកទី-round TKO against Fidel Maldonado Jr. in February of 2020.
Villasana (25-6, 14 លើក) is the son of former featherweight champion Marcos Villasana, and fights out of Acapulco, ម៉ិកស៊ិក. The 28-year-old will make his U.S. debut on April 18 riding a 10-fight winning streak that includes five knockouts. He most recently picked up two victories in 2019, defeating then-unbeaten Roman Villa in April before knocking out Javier Franco in August.
Representing his home of San Juan de la Maguana, សាធារណរដ្ឋដូមីនីកែន, Puello (17-0, 9 លើក) នឹងធ្វើឱ្យ U.S របស់គាត់. debut on April 18 when he faces Barthelemy. The 25-year-old has fought professionally since 2015, defeating a slew of regional contenders and prospects. His most recent fight saw him defeat 2012 Olympian and then-unbeaten Jonathan Alonso by 12-round decision to capture his interim 140-pound title.
A decorated Cuban amateur who hails from a boxing family, បាតេឡេម៉ី (27-1-1, 14 លើក) is moving back to super lightweight after fighting former champion Robert Easter Jr. to a draw in their April 2019 lightweight title fight. The 33-year-old now trains in Las Vegas and has won titles in two weight classes, defeating Argenis Mendez for a 130-pound crown in 2014 and Denis Shafikov for a 135-pound belt in 2015. Barthelemy will look to work his way toward a second world title shot at 140 ផោន, which could make him the first three-division champion from Cuba.
Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer will serve as telecast host with versatile combat sportscaster Mauro Ranallo calling the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Rounding out the telecast team are Emmy® award-winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. លោក David Dinkins Jr. serves as Executive Producer with Ray Smaltz producing and Bob Dunphy directing.
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