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Pencampwr y Byd Ysgafn Robert Pasg gorchfygu Javier Fortuna
yn Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® Cyd-Nodwedd
Peidiwch â Miss The Ailchwarae Dydd Llun, Ionawr 22 yn
10 p.m. A/PT Ar Showtime EITHAFOL
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Cliciwch YMA i Lluniau o Ed Diller / DiBella Adloniant
BROOKLYN (Jan. 21, 2018) - bencampwr byd pwysau welter diguro Errol Spence Jr. cadw ei deitl IBF gyda stopio trawiadol o gyn bencampwr dwy adran Lamont Peterson yn y prif achos o Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIODydd Sadwrn nos o Barclays Center, cartref BROOKLYN BOCSIO®.
Yn ei amddiffyniad cyntaf ers dethroning Kell Brook ar Showtime Mai diwethaf, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) allan blychau a Peterson anodd (35-4-1, 17 Kos) o'r dechrau i'r diwedd, arddangos amrywiaeth eang o sgiliau, cyflymder a phŵer. Mae'r frwydr yn ei stopio cyn dechrau'r wythfed rownd ar ôl hyfforddwr Peterson, Barry Hunter, galw am y streic.
Mae'r frwydr yn chwarae allan yn debyg i sut mae'r ddau diffoddwyr ragwelir, gan ddechrau mewn perthynas tactegol cagey cyn mae'n troi i mewn i ymladd ymosodol yn y rowndiau canol. Mae dau munud i mewn rownd pump, Defnyddir Spence bachyn chwith pothellu i anfon Peterson at y cynfas (Cliciwch YMAi amlygu). Mae'r Washington, D.C. Dychwelodd frodorol ar ei draed ac yn parhau i frwydro, ond profodd Spence yn ormod. Y 2012 U.S. allan Olympaidd glanio Peterson 161-45, tra'n gysylltu ar 49 cant o'i punches pŵer i ychydig 31 cant ar gyfer Peterson.
Ar ôl y frwydr yn siarad Spence i gohebydd chwaraeon Showtime Jim Gray ac yn gyflym i roi credyd i ei wrthwynebydd. "Hoffwn ddiolch i Lamont,"Meddai. "Mae llawer o guys troi i lawr y frwydr ac aeth ag ef fel rhyfelwr go iawn ac yr wyf yn cymeradwyo'r iddo am hynny. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click YMA i wylio'r cyfweliad uchafbwynt.
Er gwaethaf ennill y fuddugoliaeth wrth orchymyn ffasiwn, Spence dal i gredu ei fod wedi lle i wella. "Rwy'n dal yn gallu gwella llawer ar fy amddiffynfa,"Dywedodd y pencampwr byd ddiguro. "Dim ond rhaid i mi gadw perffeithio fy sgiliau a chadw symud ymlaen. Rydych yn mynd i weld gwell Errol Spence tro nesaf i mi gael yn y cylch.
"Mae pawb yn gwybod fy mod i wedi bod yn aros ar y" Mae rhai Time "Thurman,"Meddai Spence, edrych ymlaen at gêm uno posibl gyda CLlC a WBA Pwysau Welter Byd Pencampwr Keith Thurman. "Ers i mi oedd 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Gadewch i ni ei gael ar. Mae ganddo ddau o gwregysau ac mae'r ddau ohonom yn cael enwau mawr. Mae'n frwydr hawdd i'w wneud ac rwyf am hynny. "
Peterson, a frwydrodd yn ddewr yn erbyn y Spence iau, parchu penderfyniad ei hyfforddwr i atal y frwydr, "Os bydd yn gofyn i mi i ymladd miliwn o bobl, Gwnaf. Os bydd yn gofyn i mi roi'r gorau i. Byddaf yn rhoi'r gorau i. Ni fyddaf byth yn cwestiynu ei benderfyniad. Rwy'n gwybod ei fod wedi fy niddordebau gorau yn y bôn. "
"Roedd yn anodd, ond os ydych yn gwybod Lamont, eich bod yn gwybod nad oedd yn mynd i roi'r gorau i,"Meddai hyfforddwr Barry Hunter. "Roedd rhaid i mi roi'r gorau iddo. Ar ddiwedd y dydd, mae hyn yn fy mab iawn yma. Does dim byd mwy gwerthfawr na'i les. Os daw iddo ef neu buddugol, Dewisaf iddo. Rwy'n poeni am iddo. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Pasg (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) yn y digwyddiad cyd-main y telecast Showtime. Sgoriodd y beirniaid y bout 114-113, 113-114 ac 115-112.
Mae'r bout cefn-a-allan yn gweld dau diffoddwyr medrus yn aros yn y boced ac yn edrych i wneud difrod o'r tu mewn. Mae ail bwynt didynnu rownd o Fortuna profi'n gostus pan oedd yr Dominica rybuddio ac yna cosbi am daro y Pasg y tu ôl i'r pen. Heb y didyniad un pwynt, byddai'r frwydr wedi cael eu sgorio gêm gyfartal. Tra Jr Pasg. ychydig yn brysurach, glaniodd Fortuna y punches yn fwy pwerus. Jr Pasg, a oedd yn dal fantais sylweddol uchder, allan glanio Fortuna, gysylltu ar 120 o 383 (31 y cant) punches pŵer tra Fortuna cysylltu ar 113 o 441 (26 y cant).
"Roedd yn ymladd caled, ei fod yn gyn-bencampwr y byd am reswm,"Dywedodd y Pasg Gray. "Rydym yn ei gwneud yn anodd ceisio atal dyrnu. Nid oedd yn taflu llawer ac mae'n ei gwneud yn anodd i mi fynd ar ôl y boi o gwmpas.
“Nid oeddwn yn gallu cael y knockout ond cawsom y fuddugoliaeth a dyna'r cyfan sy'n bwysig. Roeddwn i'n gwybod ei fod yn mynd i redeg unwaith ei fod yn teimlo fy ngallu. Mae'n dim ond yn awyddus i chrafangia a dal y frwydr yn gyfan. "
Edrych i'r dyfodol, gwneud y Pasg ei fwriadau clir wrth iddo geisio pyliau uno yn y dyfodol agos, "Rwyf am i ymladd yn erbyn y pencampwyr ac uno'r gwregysau hyn. Nid yw ymladd fel y rhain yn fy nghynllun gêm. Rwy'n barod i Mikey Garcia a Jorge Linares i lofnodi'r contract. "
Siaradodd A Fortuna anfodlon i lwyd, "Y cyhoedd yn gwybod beth ddigwyddodd yma. Maent yn hwtio oherwydd eu bod yn gwybod fy mod wedi ennill y frwydr hon.
"Os ei fod yn ddyn gadewch i ni ymladd eto yn 135-bunnoedd,"Meddai Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Dydd Gwener, a oedd yn golygu na fyddai gwregys Pasg fod ar y llinell. "Byddaf yn sicr yn gwneud y pwysau. Doeddwn i ddim yn rhoi digon o amser i hyfforddi fy hun. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) gwneud gwaith cyflym o Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) ar waith Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO rhagbrofion, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 o'r cylch cyntaf. Ymladd am ei 12fed time at the Barclays Center, y 27 mlwydd-oed Staten Island frodorol cadw ei record di-fai yn gyfan drwy ddefnyddio ei law chwith pwerus ar y Ntetu overmatched.
sefydlodd Browne ei goruchafiaeth o'r cychwyn, glanio chwith overhand glân sy'n gollwng Ntetu hanner ffordd drwy'r cylch. Mae'r Montreal, byth yn Québec frodorol yn gallu adennill ei draed a chafodd ei hun cornelu yn erbyn y rhaffau yn unig tri deg eiliad yn ddiweddarach. Mae morglawdd o gyfuniadau pwerus glanio ar y chwith y Ntetu diamddiffyn y dyfarnwr gyda fawr o ddewis ond i atal y frwydr gyda 45 eiliad yn weddill mewn un rhif crwn.
“Rydym yn gweithio i ennill hwn. Cerddodd i mewn i sicr ergyd ac roeddwn yn gwneud iddo dalu,"Meddai Browne. "Mae'r chwith overhand ddal ef a dyna oedd dechrau'r diwedd ar ei gyfer. Roeddwn i'n gwybod ei fod yn brifo.
“Fi angen ergyd teitl y byd. Rwy'n barod i gymryd ar unrhyw un o'r pencampwyr. Nid oes gennyf unrhyw ddewisiadau. Rwy'n falch fy mod rhoi at ei gilydd perfformiad gwych arall yma yn Barclays Center. Rydw i'n mynd i barhau i wella hyd nes Fi 'n sylweddol yn dod i Mr. Barclays Center. "
credyd, a symudodd i fyny at yr adran pwysau trwm ysgafn ar gyfer y frwydr hon, wedi cael amser caled yn delio â chyfuniad Browne o cyflymder a phŵer ar ei ffordd i ail golli ei yrfa pro.
"[Browne] yn ffrwydrol iawn, congrats iddo,” meddai'r Ntetu. “Mae'n gyflym, ei fod yn smart a doeddwn i ddim yn disgwyl iddo fod y ffrwydrol. Cododd fi gyda'i bachyn dde ac i'r chwith yn syth.
"Roeddwn i yn ddigon siâp i ymladd am 10 rowndiau. Nid yw hyn yn fy nosbarth pwysau, ond dydw i ddim eisiau gwneud esgusodion. "
Yn yr ornest agoriadol y Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO rhagbrofion, undefeated Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) yn 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, eni yn Lomza, Gwlad pwyl ond ymladd allan o Brooklyn, Efrog Newydd, mwynhau cefnogaeth ei dorf dref enedigol gan ei fod yn raddol gwisgo Kiladze lawr.
Kownacki oedd y mwyaf ymosodol ac yn gywir o'r ddau diffoddwyr, glanio 43 y cant o'i punches pŵer a 35 y cant o gyfanswm ei punches, o'i gymharu â dim ond 30 y cant a 18 y cant, yn y drefn honno, am Kiladze. Er gwaethaf trwyn gwaedlyd sy'n Kownacki dioddef yn y rownd gyntaf, dechreuodd y pwysau trwm o Wlad Pwyl i arllwys ar a teiars Kiladze gyda chyfres o uppercuts ac un-dau gyfuniad yn y bedwaredd rownd. Daeth y bout llawn gweithgareddau i ben pan cysylltu Kownacki ar gyfuniad o ddau uppercuts a llaw dde a anfonodd Kiladze ar ei gefn yn y funud olaf y rownd chweched. Ar ôl Kiladze syfrdanu dychwelodd at ei draed, enw canolwr Shada Murdaugh y frwydr yn dilyn awgrym y meddyg ringside.
“Rydw i mor ddiolchgar i fy holl gefnogwyr Pwylaidd sy'n dod allan ac yn rhoi'r cymorth ychwanegol i mi ", Dywedodd Kownacki, a fu'n ymladd o flaen cannoedd o'i gydwladwyr. "Rydw i'n mynd i gadw ymladd ar gyfer y cefnogwyr ac yn rhoi sioe wych i bawb.
“Rwy'n credu fy mod wedi gwneud y frwydr yn llawer anoddach nag y dylwn i gael. Mae'n brofiad dysgu arall ac yr wyf yn cael y fuddugoliaeth. Dyna i gyd sy'n bwysig. "
Mae Gweriniaeth Georgia a aned Kiladze, sy'n ymladd allan o Los Angeles, oedd yn gallu siarad â cyfryngau wrth iddo gael ei gymryd i Ysbyty Lutheran NYU am resymau rhagofalus.
Dydd Sadwrn Bydd telecast replay ar Dydd Sul, Ionawr 21 yn 9 a.m. A/PT ar Showtime a Dydd Llun, Ionawr 22 yn 10 p.m. A/PT ar Showtime EITHAFOL a bydd ar gael ar Showtime AR GALW® a Showtime UNRHYW ADEG®.
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Spence Gwneud Cyntaf Teitl Defense Yn Main Achos Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO® O Barclays Center Yn Brooklyn, Cyflwynwyd Gan Hyrwyddwyr Bocsio Premier
Cliciwch YMA Ar gyfer Lluniau; Credyd: Tom Casino / Showtime
Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO - 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT ar Showtime
IBF Pencampwriaeth y Byd Pwysau Welter
Errol Spence Jr: 147 bunnoedd
Lamont Peterson: 146 Bunnoedd ¾
Canolwr: Doc Harvey; beirniaid: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Pencampwriaeth y Byd Ysgafn
Robert Jr. Pasg: 134 Bunnoedd ½
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ bunnoedd **
Canolwr: Ricky Gonzalez; beirniaid: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), John McKaie (N.Y.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.)
**Fortuna does not make the 135-pound lightweight limit and cannot win IBF title. Fortuna initially weighed 136.8 bunnoedd a mesur 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO rhagbrofion - 7 p.m. A/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Golau Pwysau Trwm Bout - 10 Rowndiau
Marcus Browne: 175 Bunnoedd ¾
Francy Ntetu: 174 Bunnoedd ½
Pwysau Trwm Bout - 10 Rowndiau
Adam Kownacki: 260 bunnoedd
Iago Kiladze: 220 Bunnoedd ½
DYFYNIADAU FLASH:
SPENCE:
"Mae hon yn her anodd. Os ydych yn gwybod Lamont, eich bod yn gwybod ei fod yn ymladd caled, ond deuthum i ddominyddu adran ac mae'n dechrau gyda Kell Brook. Rydw i'n mynd i gael Lamont Peterson ac yna dwi'n mynd i gael y welterweights eraill sydd allan yno.
"Mae'n bendant yn bwysig nid yn unig i ennill y frwydr, ond sut yr wyf yn ennill y frwydr. Fe ddes i ddominyddu adran ac fe ddes yma i edrych yn dda. Rwy'n dyfodol y rhanbarth ac rwy'n dyfodol bocsio. "
PETERSON:
"Fyddwn i ddim yn dweud nad Errol yw y dyn mwy, Fi jyst yn credu nad yw o bwys. Mae'n ymwneud â sgiliau bocsio.
"Rwy'n credu y byddwn yn y ddau yn gwneud ei gilydd yn edrych yn eithaf da, ond dw i'n mynd i ennill. "
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Local Prospects George Arias, Kenny Robles & Richardson Hitchins, Plus Australia’s Billy Dib & Unbeaten Alejandro Guerrero, Round Out Action-Packed Card
BROOKLYN (Gorffennaf 6, 2017) – A stacked night of undercard bouts will be highlighted by unbeaten rising Irish stars Katie Taylor ac Noel Murphy in separate showdowns on Dydd Sadwrn, Gorffennaf 29 o Barclays Center, cartref BROOKLYN BOCSIO ™.
The July 29 event is headlined by a super lightweight showdown between four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten three-division world champion Mikey Garcia, in a 12-round bout presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will also feature unbeaten Jermall Charlo facing Argentina’s Jorge Sebastian Heiland plus highlights of the heavyweight matchup between former title challenger Gerald Washington a unbeaten Jarrell Miller.
Taylor will compete in an eight-round lightweight bout while Murphy enters the ring for an eight-round welterweight affair. Additional action will see Australian contender Billy Dib (42-4, 24 Kos) in an eight-round lightweight fight and unbeaten prospect Alejandro Guerrero (3-0, 2 Kos) in a four-round lightweight match.
Rounding out the night will be a trio of unbeaten local prospects as the Bronx’s George Arias (7-0, 3 Kos) steps into the ring for a six-round heavyweight bout, plus Staten Island’s Kenny Robles (2-0, 1 KO) competing in a four-round welterweight attraction and Brooklyn’sRichardson Hitchins (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round junior welterweight matchup.
Tickets to the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, yn costio $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, ac $50 (heb gynnwys ffioedd sy'n gymwys), ar werth yn awr, a gellir ei brynu yn ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com neu drwy ffonio 800-745-3000. Gellir prynu tocynnau hefyd yn Swyddfa Docynnau American Express yng Nghanolfan Barclays. Gostyngiadau grwpiau ar gael drwy ffonio 844-BKLYN-GP.
“Katie is clearly one of the biggest stars in Irish boxing and her presence on this card further evidences the rise in women’s boxing,” Dywedodd Lou DiBella, Llywydd DiBella Adloniant. “She joins five-time, five weight division Puerto Rican world champion Amanda Serrano and US star Heather Hardy in continuing our commitment to include the best women on the best cards at Barclays Center. While Katie will appear on the international telecast, the local Irish community and US-based fans will need to join us at Barclays Center on Gorffennaf 29 to see her in action. Undefeated Noel Murphy, from County Cork, Iwerddon, further bolsters this card for fans of Irish boxing while Australian former world champion Billy Dib and young local talent, such as Bronx heavyweight George Arias and former Golden Gloves champions Kenny Robles and Richardson Hitchins round out the card.”
“I’m so pleased to see Katie make her American debut on such an outstanding card,” said Eddie Hearn, Group Managing Director for Matchroom Sport. “I believe Katie is the most entertaining and dangerous fighter in women’s boxing and has already lit up many venues in her professional journey, most recently Wembley Stadium on the Joshua v Klitschko card in front of 90,000. She is one of the biggest stars in Ireland and we are expecting fantastic support from the Irish community on the east coast for her first US experience.”
A rising star overseas, Bray, Iwerddon Taylor will make her U.S. ymddangosiad cyntaf ar Gorffennaf 29 and conduct her training camp in Vernon, Connecticut after five pro fights in the United Kingdom dating back to her pro debut last November. Taylor has already picked up three victories in 2017, including her most recent triumph over previously unbeaten Nina Meinke in April. Taylor seeks a professional world title after a sensational amateur career that saw her twice represent her country in the Olympics, including a gold medal-winning performance in 2012, in addition to five gold medals in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.
Originally from Cork, Iwerddon, Murphy returned to his home country to fight as a professional for the first time in February when he won an eight-round decision over Avelino Vazquez. The 22-year-old fights out of Woodlawn, NY and will look to pick up his fourth victory this year after most recently earning a decision over Brian Jones in May. Murphy seeks his third professional win at Barclays Center and second this year after beating Maxito Sainvil in January.
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Adrien Broner vs.. Mikey Garcia is a 12-round super lightweight showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Dydd Sadwrn, Gorffennaf 29 yn byw ar Showtime. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, cartref BROOKLYN BOCSIO®.
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Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Charles Hatley In Defense Of WBC 154-Pound Belt In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Cyd-Nodwedd; FIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2ogV2nv
Amanda Serrano Makes History On SHOWTIME EXTREME® As First Female & Puerto Rican Five-Division Champion
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BROOKLYN (Ebrill 23, 2017) - Shawn Porter scored a ninth round stoppage of Andre Berto to become the WBC’s mandatory challenger to unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Dydd Sadwrn night on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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With the convincing victory, Porter potentially earns a rematch with Thurman, who he narrowly lost to last June in a 2016 Fight of the Year candidate at Barclays Center, cartref BROOKLYN BOCSIO ™.
The welterweight matchup was a rough and tumble affair from the opening bell. Gwisgwch (27-2-1, 17 Kos) barreled forward to smother the offense of Berto (31-5, 24 Kos), pounding Berto’s body at close range. A deep gash opened over Porter’s left eye from an accidental headbutt in the second, and another opened over his right eye just two rounds later. Porter’s constant aggressiveness and effective body work seemed to frustrate Berto, who struggled to stay off the ropes.
An odd series of events unfolded in the opening minute of the ninth round. With Berto unsteady on his feet following another clash of heads, Porter pounced and floored the former champ with a left hook for his second knockdown of the fight. Berto got up, but Porter continued to connect with Berto against the ropes and referee Mark Nelson waved off the contest at 1:31. Ar adeg yr atal, Porter had out-landed Berto 60-12 over the final two rounds.
“I have to clean up those head butts,” Porter said. “We tried to use the whole ring, but sometimes in the heat of the battle stuff happens. I’m a fighter and Mr. Berto is a fighter as well, those head butts were just the two of us going in and fighting.
“I thought I fought smart heno. I thought I picked my punches well. There were times where I smothered my shots, but there were also times where I smothered him. He has a dangerous uppercut but we had a great game plan. This was a just very hard fought battle by both of us and I’m blessed to get the victory.”
Ar ôl y frwydr, Berto admitted that Porter’s aggressiveness and the accidental headbutts frustrated him.
“I have to give him credit, but he’s a rough fighter,” Berto said. “He has great skills but, ar yr un pryd, he was trying to be rough and trying to handle me anyway he could. I got a lot of headbutts, and he did too. Shawn’ is a tough competitor. We had a good competitive fight until the headbutts got to be a little too much for me. But I thought it was a really good fight before that.”
Ar ôl y frwydr, SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray asked Thurman, who was ringside for the eliminator, if he would grant Porter a rematch.
“His team was adamant about the rematch and now he’s fought his way to earning that,” Thurman said. “We just need to sit down and talk about. Mae'n llwglyd, you see the way he fights, it could be a great fight again.”
Answered Porter: “I was just up here wishing he said yes – that’s the fight I want next.”
Jermell Charlo defended his WBC Super Welterweight World Championship in dominant fashion with a devastating sixth-round knockout of mandatory challenger Charles Hatley in the co-main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Charlo (29-0, 14 Kos) landed the crisper shots from the opening bell, using a sharp left jab to set up a remarkably efficient straight right. The Houston native Charlo, the younger twin of undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall, floored Hatley (26-2-1, 18 Kos) midway through the third with a textbook left-right combo that stunned his fellow Texan.
Charlo’s striking precision continued in fourth and fifth, before an onslaught of punches and a perfectly timed right to the chin sent Hatley falling face-forward to the canvas. Referee Harvey Dock didn’t hesitate and instantly waved off the fight at :36 with Hatley out cold on the canvas.
The accuracy of Charlo’s jab was telling – he landed his jab at a 31 percent clip to set up his power shots, which connected at an impressive 52 y cant. Ar y cyfan, Charlo landed 42 percent of his total punches over nearly six full rounds of prizefighting.
“I used that jab to set up the right hand,” Charlo said. “I knew Charles Hatley goes down and he gets back up – he’s a warrior – and I knew I had to get in there and be a lion.
“Hatley was moving around a lot. He was trying to engage and I tried to tell him to come fight. When he finally got in there, that’s when I got him out. I’m the champ so I have to continue to fight my mandatory. They got a guy named Jarret Hurd that took my brother’s title – we could unify.”
Amanda Serrano became the first women and the first Puerto Rican to win world titles in five weight divisions with an eighth-round TKO of Dahiana Santana to capture the vacant WBO Women’s Bantamweight World Championship in the featured bout of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME.
Serrano (32-1-1, 24 Kos) was the aggressor from the opening bell, moving forward and attacking with precision as Santana (35-9, 14 Kos) backed up and ate a steady diet of counter shots. Santana was deducted a point for clinching in the fourth, and had visible welts above both eyes following the seventh.
Serrano was connecting at an almost 3-1 power punch ratio when referee Benjy Esteves stepped-in to stop the bout at 1:14 of the eighth round.
“It means everything to me. We worked so hard. We worked hard for this moment,” Serrano said. “To be a five division world champion is amazing. To be the first female and first Puerto Rican is amazing.
“I’m so proud to be a Puerto Rican. I’m so proud to be a SHOWTIME fighter. I’m just so happy for this moment. Just to be a five-division world champion, I could retire today and it’d be the happiest moment of my life. I’m just getting started. I hope I’m back again.”
In the opening bout of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME, Jose Miguel Borrego (12-0, 11 Kos) knocked out a game John Delperdang (10-3, 9 Kos) yn 2:07 of the seventh in a scheduled eight-round welterweight contest.
Borrego, who landed his uppercut at will throughout the bout, glanio 229 power shots at a more than 50 percent clip in the action-packed bout.
Dydd Sadwrn event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will re-air on Dydd Llun, Ebrill 24 yn 10 p.m. A/PT ar Showtime EITHAFOL. Dydd Sadwrn SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME telecast will replay on Tuesday, Ebrill 25 yn 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME. Both telecasts will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® a Showtime UNRHYW ADEG®.
ABOUT BERTO vs. PORTER
Andre Berto yn erbyn. Shawn Porter was a WBC Welterweight World Title eliminator between former 147-pound world champions. The 12-round bout headlined SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Dydd Sadwrn Ebrill 22 gan Barclays Center, cartref BROOKLYN BOCSIO ™. Yn y digwyddiad cyd-main, undefeated super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo battled top rated challenger Charles Hatley, gyda sylw ar y teledu yn dechrau am 9:30 p.m. A / 6:30 p.m. PT.
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