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Sensational 2016 US. Olympian Karlos Balderas Battles Jorge Rojas Live in Primetime on Premier Boxing Champions On FOX & FOX Deportes from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas in Primetime on Saturday, Februari 17 vid 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MAKES SEVENTH DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY, MARS 3 FRÅN Barclays Center i Brooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS
OCKSÅ I ACTION! UNDEFEATED FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JERMALL CHARLO BATTLES ONCE-BEATEN HUGO CENTENO JR. FOR INTERIM 160-POUND TITLE
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BROOKLYN (Jan. 23, 2018) – Undefeated WBC Heavyweight världsmästare Deontay “Brons Bomber” Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz Lördag, Mars 3 från Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The co-feature of the evening will see the return of undefeated former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo, a powerful knockout artist who is looking to prove that he is a dangerous contender in the star-studded middleweight division. Once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. will test Charlo’s 160-pound credentials when they meet in a 12-round match to determine the WBC interim champion, with the winner immediately stepping into the picture for middleweight supremacy.
Tickets for the show, som främjas av DiBella underhållning och TGB Promotions, börja på $50 och finns det erbjudanden nu. För att köpa biljetter, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, eller samtal 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
“We’re very excited to bring the heavyweight champion of the world, Deontay Wilder, back to Brooklyn for his seventh title defense and third appearance at Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™,” sade Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “This fight is happening because Deontay wanted to silence his critics by taking on the biggest challenge available. Deontay has an axe to grind with Ortiz and will swing it on March 3. Former 154-lb. champion Jermall Charlo is already a top player at middleweight and plans to prove he’s carried his power with him by facing one of the division’s best prospects, Hugo Centeno Jr., who is coming off a huge knockout victory in his last fight.”
“Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz is one of the best fights that can be made in the heavyweight division and its’ what heavyweights are all about – power versus power,” sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. “Everybody loves the knockout and that’s what Wilder and Ortiz specialize in. I co-main event, Jermall Charlo is strictly seek and destroy in the ring. That ferocious spirit made him a force at 154 and he has brought it with him to the 160 pound ranks. Centeno is a rugged competitor and he doesn’t back down from anyone. That makes this a can’t miss fight for the boxing fans.”
True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 62 combined knockout victories.
The 32-year-old Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, is a knockout artist with the power to end any fight in spectacular fashion. His only professional match that went the distance was the fight in which he won his world title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. The champion out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama added Stiverne to his list of knockout victims in his last fight with a devastating first round destruction in their rematch at Barclays Center on November. 4.
Wilder was originally supposed to fight Ortiz that night, but Ortiz was pulled from the match after he tested positive for a banned substance. Ortiz was later cleared after the WBC determined he had failed to list medication that he was taking on his pre-testing paperwork, which triggered the positive test. He was assessed a fine and allowed to resume boxing.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title six times. This will be his third title defense at Barclays Center. In his first defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016.
“I’m looking forward to returning to Barclays Center to defend my title for a seventh time,” Wilder sa. “Luis Ortiz is one of the toughest guys around and he’s supposed to be the boogeyman in the heavyweight division. But I’ve never been afraid of the boogeyman and I’ve knocked out every opponent that I’ve faced. I plan on keeping that streak going. Everyone standing in my way of becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion has to go down. It’s Luis Ortiz’s turn.”
The 38-year-old Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. The hard-hitting southpaw turned pro seven years ago after defecting from Cuba and has since been steadily climbing the heavyweight ladder. He cemented his standing in the division with victories over veteran contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson and Malik Scott and is the No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC. I sin senaste kamp, Ortiz scored a devastating second-round knockout of Daniel Martz in Miami, Florida den December. 15.
If Ortiz wins, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
“This really is the best versus the best as far as the heavyweight division, and everyone who knows boxing knows that,” Ortiz said. “There’s been too much talking already. It’s time to fight. All I ask now is that the winner of this fight receives the respect from the other man, from the public, from the media and the fans that they deserve as the best heavyweight in the U.S.”
Charlo (26-0, 20 Kos) won his super welterweight title with a dominant knockout of Cornelius Bundrage in 2015 and eventually achieved the distinction of holding a world title in the same weight class (154 pounds) as his twin brother after Jermell won a title in 2016. After successfully defending his 154-pound title three times, Charlo of Richmond, Texas decided to move up to 160 pounds to win another title in a different weight class. In his debut at 160-pounds the 27-year-old scored a TKO victory over Jorge Sebastian Heiland at Barclays Center on Juli 29.
“I really love fighting in Brooklyn and at Barclays Center,” Said Charlo. “The fans in Brooklyn always show me a lot of love. Since my last fight I’ve had a chance to work on my patience and work on improvements to my game. I’ve got the same feeling that I had before I won my first world title. I want to be a champion at 160 more than I did the first time at 154. More than anything I just want to get back in the ring. Centeno is a tough fighter. He’ll be a hard test for someone who isn’t at my level. Jag tänker inte ta något ifrån honom. But he’s just another fighter that’s in my way. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to anyone else in this fight. I’m all about proving things to myself now. In the 160-pound division you’re hearing my name more and more. It’s more than you did when I was at 154 pounds.”
The 26-year-old Centeno (26-1, 14 Kos) caught everyone’s attention when he scored a stunning knockout of Immanuwel Aleem in his last fight on Augusti. 25. It was enough to springboard Centeno into middleweight title contention. Centeno of Oxnard, California successfully rebounded from a tough TKO loss to Maiej Sulecki on June 18, 2016 with a victory over Ronald Montes before his match against Aleem.
“I’m excited for the opportunity,” said Centeno. “I think my last outing had a lot to do with this/ It helped to put me in this position. Charlo is a great fighter with a lot of talent. I feel like we have similar statures. It’s going to be an interesting fight. I think it’s going to come down to who is the smarter fighter that night and who has more left in the tank toward the end. This is a life-changing, career-changing fight for me that could lead to bigger and better things. I’m coming to win.”
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MIKEY GARCIA vs. SERGEY LIPINETS WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARS 10 LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT THE FREEMAN COLISEUM IN SAN ANTONIO & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS
Unbeaten Three-Division World Champion Garcia Challenges Unbeaten Junior Welterweight World Champion Lipinets in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Main Event
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Januari 19, 2018) – The highly anticipated showdown between undefeated three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and IBF 140-pound champion Sergey Lipinets has been rescheduled for Saturday, Mars 10th. The Premier Boxing Champions event was set to take place on 10 februari, but Garcia’s quest for a fourth world title had to be rescheduled following a training injury to Lipinets’ handen. The fight will be live on SHOWTIME and will remain in San Antonio but move to the Freeman Coliseum.
Ticket information will be released early next week. Those holding tickets for the original date at the Alamodome will receive priority on seat exchange for the new venue. Biljetterna kostar $250, $150, $75, $50 och $20 and will be available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 210 556-6390. The event is promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions, in association with Leija-Battah Promotions.
The remainder of the card will remain the same including the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, which will see two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy tar på Kiryl Relikh in a rematch of their thrilling fight last May, this time for the vacant WBA 140-pound world title. The doubleheader of title bouts in the wide-open 140-pound division sets the stage for a potential unification match.
The 29-year-old Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos), emphatically returned to pound-for-pound lists in 2017 by scoring a highlight reel knockout of Dejan Zlaticanin to win the WBC Lightweight World Championship in January and then dominating four-division champion Adrien Broner on his way to a unanimous decision in July. Garcia is a member of a renowned boxing family, and is noted for his sportsmanship and his commanding presence in the ring, honed by his brother and acclaimed trainer Robert Garcia.
Garcia, of Moreno Valley by way of Oxnard, Calif., returned to the ring after a two-and-half-year layoff in July 2016 without missing a beat by stopping former champion Elio Rojas. Garcia, who has held world titles at 126, 130 och 135 pounds, has stopped 19 av hans sista 22 opponents including Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido.
With a win, Garcia would become only the third fighter in modern history to become champion at 126, 130, 135 och 140-pounds, joining future Hall of Famers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao*.
The unbeaten Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos) captured a super lightweight world title in just his 13th pro fight by defeating Akihiro Kondo via a unanimous decision on November 4 på Showtime. He is originally from Kazakhstan but moved to Russia when he was six years old. He currently lives in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, Lipinets and is trained by Buddy McGirt.
The 28-year-old moved up the 140-pound rankings with victories over then unbeaten Haskell Rhodes, Levan Ghvamichava and Walter Castillo before knocking out Leonardo Zappavigna in a world title eliminator last December. Lipinets will look to stamp his place as an elite fighter when he takes on the accomplished and dangerous Garcia on March 10.
*Pacquiao won lineal championships at 126 och 140-pounds, although he did not win alphabet titles.
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Rances Barthelemy & Kiryl Relikh Ser fram emot att Big 2018 början lördag, Februari 10 När de möts in140-Pound VM returmatch live på Showtime
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SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 10, 2018) - världsmästare Obesegrad två division Rances Barthelemy och tidigare titel utmanare Kiryl Relikh kommer båda ser att sparka igång sin nya året med en seger VM-titel när de träffas i ett omspel för en ledig 140-pound titeln Lördag, Februari. 10 leva på Showtime från Alamodome i San Antonio i en händelse presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions.
Showtime Championship Boxing telecast börjar vid 10:15 p.m. OCH/PT and will be headlined by three-division world champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) tar på obesegrad mästare 140 pund värld Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos).
”Självklart nummer ett mål för 2018 är att ta hem det bältet på Februari 10,”Sade Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos). ”Då vill jag förena med alla andra mästare. Min nyårslöfte är att omge mig med bra människor och vinna flera världen titlar.”
”Först måste jag vinna denna kamp i februari,”Sade Relikh (21-2, 19 Kos). ”Men då har jag förhoppningar om ett bra år försvara mitt bälte mot den obligatoriska och så småningom en enande kamp. Detta kommer att bli det år jag når en ny nivå i den här sporten.”
Barthelemy och Relikh kommer att kämpa för WBA: s vakanta Super Lightweight World titel efter sin titel eliminator bout maj slutade i ett diskutabelt beslut för Barthelemy. Denna gång de stridande ser att lämna utan tvekan med den fullständiga titeln på linjen.
”Det här är min andra gången kämpar för en VM-titel och det blir en andra lektionen för mig,”Sade Relikh. ”Det här är min tid för att bli mästare. Jag måste göra mycket mer under denna kamp.
”Jag måste vara aggressiv redan från början. Jag är säker på att jag behöver en knockout för att få segern. Han kan försöka köra, men han kommer inte att kunna gömma mig.”
”Att vinna denna titel skulle vara en dröm för mig,”Sade Barthelemy. ”Jag skulle vara den första kubanska fighter i historien att vinna en titel i tre olika divisioner. Den sista kamp var mycket nära och förtjänar ett omspel.
”Jag behöver bara hålla sig till min spelplan och visa alla att jag är den bästa 140-pound fighter i världen. Nyckeln är att hålla disciplinerad och mark hårda skott hela natten.”
Båda fighters har offrat i träningsläger på vägen till vad de hoppas kommer att bli en högtidlig stund på Februari 10, tränar hårt genom julhelgen att stanna på målet för Fight Night.
”Hela mitt team har gjort ett fantastiskt jobb hittills i lägret,”Sade Barthelemy. ”Ismael Salas och Joel Casamayor ger mig bra tips och hålla mig fokuserad på mitt mål. En ny sak som jag har lagt detta läger är Bob Santos för näring och styrka och kondition. Det har gjort en stor skillnad under helgerna där jag brukar äta för mycket. Han har hållit mig på en strikt diet och träning har aldrig varit bättre.”
”De senaste veckorna genom helgdagar har varit det svåraste i mitt läger, så det fanns inget utrymme för distraktioner,”Sade Relikh. ”Jag tillbringade nyårs med min familj och då var jag tillbaka i träningsläger i morgon.”
Med två bälten i 140-pound division på linjen i samma natt, vinnaren mellan Barthelemy och Relikh kommer att vara i en bra position för att påbörja en väg mot återförening efter februari 10.
”Jag kommer att ha mitt öga på den viktigaste händelsen för säker,”Sade Relikh. ”Jag fokuserar på Barthelemy nu, men jag vill förena och om det innebär att kämpa Garcia eller Lipinets, Jag kommer vara redo."
”Garcia vs. Lipinets kommer att bli en stor kamp och jag vill definitivt vinnaren,”Sade Barthelemy. ”Även Lipinets är underdog gå in i denna kamp, Jag tror att han kommer att ge Garcia allt han kan hantera. Men jag tror fortfarande Garcia kommer att komma ut på toppen, inrätta krig mellan oss i en enande skjutningen.”
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USA vs. MEXICO IN PRIMETIME DUELS ON FOX!
“Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander “Den Store” Clash in Battle of Former Welterweight World Champions
Mer! Undefeated Contender Caleb Plant Duels Rogelio “Porky” Medina in Super Middleweight Showdown in Co-Feature
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Lördag, Februari 17 vid 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
STEG, TX (Januari 8, 2018) – “Vicious” Victor Ortiz och Devon Alexander “Den Store”headline a show topped by two USA vs. Mexico battles as the former welterweight champions meet in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Lördag, Februari. 17 from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas with televised coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
In the co-main event unbeaten contender Caleb “Söta Händer” Växt kommer att slåss Rogelio “Porky” Medina in a 12-round 168-pound world title eliminator.
Biljetter till evenemanget, som främjas av TGB Erbjudanden, är prissatta på $200, $100, $60, $40, $25 and will go on sale Fredag. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Även på kortet, Tony Harrison (25-2, 20 Kos) tar på Jorge Cota (27-2, 24 Kos) in a super welterweight showdown and Karlos Balderas, en 2016 US. Olympian, will appear in a lightweight special attraction.
“This is a classic crossroads match in the truest sense. Both Devon Alexander and Victor Ortiz are battle-tested in one of the toughest, deepest divisions in boxing,” sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. “Alexander has overcome some serious health issues and is looking to regain the welterweight championship. Ortiz, also a former champion, has always come to fight and doesn’t back down from anyone. It promises to be an entertaining match for the fans in attendance at Don Haskins Center and those who tune in on FOX and FOX Deportes.”
Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 Kos), a former 147-pound champion, has split time between boxing and acting throughout his recent career and brings a certain flare every time he steps into the ring. The 30-year-old native of Garden City, Kansas who now lives in Ventura, Kalifornien, has faced some of the top names in the 147-pound division during his career. Ortiz won the welterweight title with unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto on April 16, 2011. Five months later he lost the title to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. genom knockout. Ortiz, 30, suffered a knockout loss to Andre Berto in 2016 on FOX and bounced back with a knockout victory over Saul Corral in his last fight on Juli 30 on FS1.
“I’m ready to give all I have to defeat Devon Alexander and get my crown back,” Said Ortiz. “My priority is to make a strong comeback and putting myself in a position to have my straps once again. I demonstrated what I was made of and did what I said I was going to do in my last fight. I’m facing a great fighter in Devon Alexander and someone I’ve known since we were kids. I don’t hate him, but I will not be his friend on fight night and he won’t be mine. I’m ready to prove everyone wrong starting on Februari. 17.”
Alexander (27-4, 14 Kos) emerged on the scene with a unanimous decision victory over Randall Bailey for the welterweight title in 2012. He defended the title once before losing it to Shawn Porter in 2013. Sedan dess, the 30-year-old Alexander of St. Louis, Missouri has been on a mission to regain the title. After losing to Amir Khan and Aaron Martinez, Alexander suffered another setback when he sought treatment for an addiction to painkillers. Fully healthy for the first time i tre år, Alexander returned to the ring with a unanimous decision victory over Walter Castillo on FS1 on November. 21.
“I’m excited to get back in there against a fighter like Victor Ortiz,” säger Alexander. “We’ve known each other a long time but never fought in the amateurs, so this should be interesting. My speed, quickness and smarts will win me this fight. Victor checks out sometimes when he can’t hit you, so my skills will be the difference. I’m ready for any challenge that’s brought my way. When I’m 100 procent, nobody can beat me.”
Växt (16-0, 10 Kos) won eight of his first nine fights by knockout, demonstrating power in both hands to go along with his boxing abilities. The 25-year-old climbed into the top ten of the 168-pound rankings with his last victory – a unanimous decision over Andrew Hernandez in Las Vegas on Sju. 8. Medina represents a major step up for Plant and will give him an indication of just where the Ashland, Tennessee native stands in the division as he looks to become a mandatory challenger for the IBF title.
The 29-year-old Medina (38-8, 32 Kos) has squared off against some of the toughest boxers in the division, including current champion David Benavidez and former champions James DeGale and Badou Jack. Fighting out of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico lost by knockout to Benavidez on Maj 20, and bounced back with a knockout victory over Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio on Sju. 1.
The FOX prime time broadcast will kick off a full night of boxing, leading into a doubleheader on SHOWTIME that features two-division world champion Danny Garcia versus Brandon Rios and 168-pound champion David Benavidez defending his title in a rematch against Ronald Gavril from Las Vegas.
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“Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander “Den Store” Clash in Battle of Former Welterweight World Champions
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