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Ħfief Dinja Champion Robert Għid Defeats Javier Fortuna
fil Showtime kampjonat boxing® Ko-Karatteristika
M'għandekx Miss Il replay It-tnejn, Jannar 22 fi
10 p.m. U/PT Fuq SHOWTIME ESTREM
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BROOKLYN (Jan. 21, 2018) - champion tad-dinja welterweight Undefeated Errol Spence Jr. miżmuma titolu IBF tiegħu ma 'waqfien impressjonanti ta' qabel ċampjin żewġ diviżjoni Lamont Peterson fil-każ prinċipali ta 'Showtime kampjonat boxingIS-SIBT lejl minn Barclays Center, l-dar tal BROOKLYN boxing®.
Fl-ewwel difiża tiegħu peress dethroning Kell Brook fuq Showtime Mejju li għadda, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) l boxed ta Peterson iebsa (35-4-1, 17 Kos) mill-bidu sat, vetrina firxa wiesgħa ta 'ħiliet, veloċità u l-qawwa. Il-ġlieda kienet waqfet qabel il-bidu tat-tmien rawnd wara trainer Peterson tal, Barry Hunter, sejjaħ għall-waqfien.
Il-ġlieda ssirx simili għal kif kemm ġellieda mbassra, li jibdew affari tattika cagey qabel ma jiddawwar ġlieda aggressiva fir-rawnds tan-nofs. fis tond ħamsa żewġ minuti, Spence użat ganċ xellug nfafet li tibgħat Peterson lill-kanvas (Ikklikkja HEREgħall jenfasizzaw). Il Washington, D.C. endemiċi lura lill saqajh u kompliet battalja, iżda Spence wera li wisq. Il 2012 U.S. l Olympian żbarkati Peterson 161-45, filwaqt konnessjoni fuq 49 mija tal puntelli enerġija tiegħu biss 31 mija għall Peterson.
Wara l-ġlieda Spence tkellem Showtime Isport reporter Jim Gray u kien malajr biex jagħtu kreditu lill-avversarju tiegħu. "Nixtieq nirringrazzja Lamont,"Huwa qal. "A lott ta 'guys rrifjutat l-ġlieda u ħa dan bħal gwerriera reali u jien ifaħħru lilu għal dak. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click HERE biex tara l-qofol intervista.
Minkejja jaqilgħu l-rebħa fil kmandant moda, Spence xorta jemmen fih ikollu lok għal titjib. "I għadhom jistgħu jtejbu ħafna dwar id-difiża tiegħi,"Qal il-champion tad-dinja unbeaten. "I biss għandhom iżommu tipperfezzjona ħiliet tiegħi u iżommu progress. Inti qed tmur biex tara aħjar Errol Spence ħin li jmiss I nikseb fil-ċirku.
"Kulħadd jaf Stajt ilhom jistennew fuq" Xi Time "Thurman,"Qal Spence, tħares lejn it taqbila unifikazzjoni possibbli ma WBC u WBA welterweight Champion tad-Dinja Keith Thurman. "Peress I kien 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Ejja ġġibu fuq. Huwa għandu tnejn mill-ċinturini u tnejn irridu ismijiet kbar. Huwa ta 'ġlieda faċli biex jagħmlu u nixtieq. "
Peterson, li ġġieldu valiantly kontra l Spence iżgħar, rispettati d-deċiżjoni tal trejner tiegħu biex iwaqqaf il-ġlieda, "Jekk huwa jitlob lili biex jiġġieldu miljun ruħ, I se. Jekk huwa jitlob lili biex tieqaf. I se tieqaf. I qatt se kwistjoni deċiżjoni tiegħu. Naf huwa għandu l-aħjar interessi tiegħi fil-qalb. "
"Kien verament iebsa, imma jekk taf Lamont, inti taf huwa ma kienx ser jagħti,"Qal trainer Barry Hunter. "Kelli biex jitwaqqaf. Fl-aħħar tal-ġurnata, dan huwa tifel tiegħi dritt hawn. M'hemm xejn aktar importanti minn tiegħu benesseri. Jekk niġu għall lilu jew rebbieħa, I pick lilu. I kura dwar lilu. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Għid (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) fil-każ ko prinċipali tal-telecast Showtime. L-imħallfin skorja l bout 114-113, 113-114 u 115-112.
Il bout-lura u quddiem esperjenzat żewġ ġellieda sengħa jibqgħu fil-but u jfittxu li jagħmlu ħsara minn ġewwa. It-tieni rawnd punt tnaqqis mill Fortuna wera għalja meta l Dominikana kien wissa u mbagħad penalizzati għal laqtu Għid wara l-ras. Mingħajr l-punt wieħed tnaqqis, il-ġlieda kien ikun skorja tiġbed. Filwaqt Għid Jr. kien ftit aktar mimlija, Fortuna ġew żbarkati l-puntelli aktar qawwija. Għid Jr, li kellhom vantaġġ f'għoli sinifikattiv, l żbarkati Fortuna, konnessjoni fuq 120 ta 383 (31 mija) puntelli enerġija filwaqt Fortuna konnessi fuq 113 ta 441 (26 mija).
"Kienet ġlieda iebsa, hu ex champion tad-dinja għal raġuni,"Għid qal Grey. "Aħna għamilha diffiċli jippruvaw biex jilqgħu punch. Hu ma kienx jitfg ħafna u għamilha diffiċli għalija li chase dan Guy madwar.
“I ma setgħux jiksbu l-eliminatorja iżda aħna ltqajna l-rebħa u li kollox li l-kwistjonijiet. Kont naf li kien se jimxu ladarba huwa ħass poter tiegħi. Huwa biss riedu li grab u jżommu l-ġlieda kollu. "
Inħarsu 'l quddiem, Għid magħmula intenzjonijiet tiegħu ċara kif hu jipprova unifikazzjoni bouts fil-futur qarib, "Irrid għall-ġlieda kontra l-champions u unifikati dawn iċ-ċinturini. Tissielet bħal dawn mhumiex fil-pjan logħba tiegħi. Jien lest għall Mikey Garcia u Jorge Linares li tiffirma l-kuntratt. "
A Fortuna disgruntled tkellem ukoll għall-griż, "Il-pubbliku jaf x'ġara hawn. Huma booed għaliex jafu li jien rebaħ din il-ġlieda.
"Jekk hu raġel ejja ġlieda mill-ġdid fil 135-liri,"Qal Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Il-ġimgħa, li fisser li ċinturin Għid ma tkunx fuq il-linja. "I se definittivament tagħmel il-piż. I ma jagħtu myself żmien biżżejjed biex iħarrġu. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) xogħol ta 'malajr magħmula minn Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) fl-azzjoni Showtime kampjonat boxing prelims, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 ta 'l-ewwel rawnd. Ġlieda għan tiegħu 12th time at the Barclays Center, l- 27 sena nattivi Staten Island jinżamm rekord qatt ma ġew kundannati tiegħu intatti billi jiġi utilizzat-xellug tiegħu qawwija fuq il-Ntetu overmatched.
Browne stabbiliti dominanza tiegħu mill-bidu, inżul ta 'overhand nadif xellug niżel Ntetu fin-nofs permezz-rawnd. il Montreal, Québec nattiva qatt ma kien kapaċi terga 'takkwista saqajh u misjuba ruħu cornered kontra l-ħbula biss tletin sekonda wara. A muntanja ta 'kombinazzjonijiet qawwija ġew żbarkati fit-Ntetu difiża ħalla l-perit bi ftit għażla ħlief li twaqqaf il-ġlieda ma 45 sekondi fadal rount wieħed numru.
“Ħdimna għal dan rebħa. Huwa mixi fi sparatura żgur u I magħmula lilu tħallas,"Qal Browne. "Ix-xellug overhand maqbuda lilu u li kien il-bidu tat-tmiem għalih. Kont naf li kien iweġġgħu.
“I bżonn xi sparatura titolu dinja. Jien lest li jieħu fuq kwalunkwe mill-ċampjins. Jien m'għandi l-ebda preferenzi. Ninsab kuntenta I jitpoġġew flimkien rendiment ieħor kbir hawn fuq Barclays Center. Jien ser ikomplu jtejbu sal I verament issir Sur. Barclays Center. "
kreditu, li ressaq sa l-diviżjoni heavyweight dawl għal din il-ġlieda, beda jsibha diffiċli biex jittrattaw ma 'taħlita Browne ta' veloċità u l-qawwa fi triqtu lejn it-tieni telf tal-karriera pro tiegħu.
"[Browne] tkun esplożiva ħafna, congrats lilu,” Said Ntetu. “Hu mgħaġġel, hu intelliġenti u jien ma jistennew lilu tkun dik splussiv. Huwa ltqajna lili ma ganċ dritt tiegħu u xellug dritta.
"I kien fil-forma biżżejjed għall-ġlieda għall 10 rawnds. Dan mhux il-klassi ta 'piż tiegħi, imma jien ma jridux jagħmlu skużi. "
Fil-bout ftuħ tal-Showtime kampjonat boxing prelims, undefeated Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) fi 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, imwieled fl Lomza, Il-Polonja iżda ġlieda kontra minn Brooklyn, New York, jgawdu l-appoġġ ta 'folla Hometown tiegħu kif hu dejjem libes Kiladze isfel.
Kownacki kienet aktar aggressiva u preċiża taż-żewġ ġellieda, inżul 43 mija tal puntelli enerġija tiegħu u 35 mija tal puntelli totali tiegħu, mqabbla ma 'biss 30 mija u 18 mija, rispettivament, għall Kiladze. Minkejja imnieħer imdemmi li Kownacki sofra fl-ewwel rawnd, l heavyweight Pollakk beda ferragħ fuq u tyre Kiladze ma 'serje ta' uppercuts u one-żewġ kombinazzjonijiet fir-raba 'round. Il bout azzjoni ppakkjati ġie fi tmiemu meta Kownacki konnessi fuq taħlita ta 'żewġ uppercuts u lemin li bagħtu Kiladze fuq dahar tiegħu fil-minuta finali tas-sitt rawnd. Wara Kiladze storduti lura lill saqajh, referee Shada Murdaugh imsejjaħ il-ġlieda fuq suġġeriment ta 'l-tabib ringside.
“Jien hekk thankful kollha fannijiet Pollakki tiegħi li toħroġ u jagħtu me li appoġġ addizzjonali ", qal Kownacki, li ġġieldu quddiem ta 'mijiet ta' kompatrijotti tiegħu. "Jien ser jkompli jiġġieled għall-fannijiet u kulħadd jingħata juru kbira.
“I think I għamel l-ġlieda ħafna aktar diffiċli milli I għandu jkollhom. Huwa ieħor esperjenza ta 'tagħlim u sibt l-premju. Li kollox li l-kwistjonijiet. "
Ir-Repubblika tal-Ġeorġja tat-twelid Kiladze, li tissielet barra ta 'Los Angeles, ma setgħetx jkellem lill-midja kif hu kien meħuda biex NYU Isptar Luterana għal raġunijiet ta 'prekawzjoni.
Sibt telecast se replay fuq Il-Ħadd, Jannar 21 fi 9 a.m. U/PT fuq Showtime u It-tnejn, Jannar 22 fi 10 p.m. U/PT fuq Showtime ESTREM u se jkun disponibbli fuq talba Showtime FUQ® u ghaċ SHOWTIME®.
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Spence Makes First Title Defense In Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® From Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
Ikklikkja HERE Għal Ritratti; Kreditu: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. U/6 p.m. PT fuq Showtime
IBF Kampjonat Dinji welterweight
Errol Spence Jr: 147 liri
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ £
Referee: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ £
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Referee: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: 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 pounds and measured 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS – 7 p.m. U/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rawnds
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ £
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ £
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rawnds
Adam Kownacki: 260 liri
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ £
FLASH QUOTES:
SPENCE:
“This is a tough challenge. If you know Lamont, you know he’s a tough fight but I came to dominate the division and it started with Kell Brook. I’m going to get Lamont Peterson and then I’m going to get the other welterweights that are out there.
“It’s definitely important not just to win the fight, but how I win the fight. I came to dominate the division and I came here to look good. I’m the future of the division and I’m the future of boxing.”
PETERSON:
“I wouldn’t say that Errol isn’t the bigger guy, I just believe that it doesn’t matter. It’s all about boxing skills.
“I think we’ll both make each other look pretty good, but I’m going to win.”
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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 (Lulju 6, 2017) – A stacked night of undercard bouts will be highlighted by unbeaten rising Irish stars Katie Taylor u Noel Murphy in separate showdowns on IS-SIBT, Lulju 29 minn Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
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 u 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, huma pprezzati għal $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, u $50 (li ma jinkludux miżati applikabbli), huma fuq bejgħ issa, and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com jew billi ċċempel 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Iskontijiet grupp huma disponibbli billi ċċempel 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,” qal Lou DiBella, President tal DiBella Entertainment. “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 Lulju 29 to see her in action. Undefeated Noel Murphy, from County Cork, Irlanda, 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, Tal-Irlanda Taylor will make her U.S. debutt fuq Lulju 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, Irlanda, 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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Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Charles Hatley In Defense Of WBC 154-Pound Belt In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Ko-Karatteristika; VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2ogV2nv
Amanda Serrano Makes History On SHOWTIME EXTREME® As First Female & Puerto Rican Five-Division Champion
Catch The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Replay It-tnejn, April 24 Fil
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BROOKLYN (April 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, IS-SIBT night on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2pS68zi
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, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The welterweight matchup was a rough and tumble affair from the opening bell. Ilbes (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. Fil-ħin ta 'l-waqfien, 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 tonight. 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.”
Wara l-ġlieda, 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, fl-istess ħin, 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.”
Wara l-ġlieda, 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. Hu bil-ġuħ, 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 mija. B'mod ġenerali, 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) fi 2:07 of the seventh in a scheduled eight-round welterweight contest.
Borrego, who landed his uppercut at will throughout the bout, żbarkati 229 power shots at a more than 50 percent clip in the action-packed bout.
Sibt event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will re-air on It-tnejn, April 24 fi 10 p.m. U/PT fuq Showtime ESTREM. Sibt SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME telecast will replay on Tuesday, April 25 fi 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME. Both telecasts will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® u ghaċ SHOWTIME®.
ABOUT BERTO vs. PORTER
Andre Berto vs. 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, IS-SIBT April 22 minn Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, undefeated super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo battled top rated challenger Charles Hatley, b'kopertura fuq it-televiżjoni li tibda fl- 9:30 p.m. U / 6:30 p.m. PT.
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