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Khafiifa World Champion Robert Easter Ka Guulaystay Javier Fortuna
in SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka® Co-Feature
Ha Ku Cayaarin ku celiska Monday, January 22 at
10 p.m. IYO/PT On SHOWTIME Daran
Guji HALKAN waayo, Photos ka Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME
Guji HALKAN waayo, Photos ka Ed Diller / DiBella Entertainment
Brooklyn (Jan. 21, 2018) - horyaalka adduunka welterweight Beyer Errol Spence Jr. ceshan uu horyaalka IBF la dhamaadkii ciyaarta cajiib ah horyaalka hore ee labada-qaybinta Lamont Peterson haddii ay dhacdo weyn ee SHOWTIME horyaalka feerkaSaturday Habeen Center Barclays, guriga ee Brooklyn feerka®.
In uu difaaco ugu horeysay tan iyo ridisi Kell Brook on SHOWTIME ugu danbeysay May, Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) baxay xerad adag Peterson a (35-4-1, 17 KOs) ka bilow ilaa iyo dhamaad, bandhigaya isugu soo balaadhan oo ah xirfadaha, xawaaraha iyo awooda. dagaalka ayaa la joojiyay ka hor bilowga wareega sideedaad ka dib markii tababaraha Peterson ee, Barry Hunter, ku baaqay in dhamaadkii ciyaarta ka.
Dagaalka looga soo ciyaaray baxay la mid ah sidii labada Xarakada saadaaliyay, laga bilaabo a amarkooda taatikada Cagey ka hor inta beddelay dagaal xooggan ee wareeg dhexe. Laba daqiiqo wareega shan, Spence isticmaalo qatar jillaab ku tagay si Peterson in shiraac ku soo diri (Guji HALKANwaayo, highlight). Washington ayaa, D.C. hooyo ku soo laabtay cagihiisa iyo sii waday in ay dagaal, laakiin Spence cadeeyay inuu aad u badan noqon. The 2012 Laga xoreeyo. soo baxay Olympic degay Peterson 161-45, halka xira on 49 boqolkiiba gacan qaad xoog uu kaliya 31 boqolkiiba Peterson.
Ka dib markii la dagaalanka Spence hadlay reporter SHOWTIME Sports Jim Gray oo ahaa deg deg ah in la siiyo credit uu soo horjeeda. "Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo Lamont,"Ayuu yiri. "Dad badan oo guys diiday dagaalka oo uu ka qaaday sida nin xoog badan oo dhab ah, oo waxaan isaga ku amaanayaa waayo,. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click HALKAN si ay u daawadaan highlight waraysiga.
Inkastoo muteystay guushii ay ku amrayo fashion, Spence weli aaminsan in uu leeyahay qolka si loo hagaajiyo. "Weli waxaan hagaajin kartaa wax badan oo ku saabsan munaaraddayda,"Ayuu yiri horyaalka adduunka laga badinin. "Waxaan kaliya u leeyihiin in ay sii xirfadaha aan kaamilayna oo sii horumar. Aad ku socoto si aad u aragto waqti fiican Bishooda Spence soo socda ayaan ka heli in giraanta.
"Qof walba waa ogyahay Waxaan ku sugaya" Time Qaar ka mid ah "Thurman,"Ayuu yiri Spence, ka hor ku heynaa kulanka macquulka ah midoobidda la WBC oo Brom Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman. "Tan iyo markii aan ahaa 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Aynu aad u hesho on. Waxa uu leeyahay laba ka mid ah suumanka, waxaana labada leeyihiin magacyo waa weyn. Waa dagaal fudud in la sameeyo oo aan dooneyn. "
Peterson, kuwaas oo xoog leh la diriray Spence yaraa, ixtiraamo go'aanka uu tababare si ay u joojiyaan dagaalka, "Haddii uu i weydiiyo si ay ula dagaalamaan hal milyan oo qof, Waan. Haddii uu i weydiiyo si ay u joojiyaan. Waxaan joojin doonaa. Weligay warsanaynaa go'aankiisa. Waan ogahay in danaha ugu fiican ee wadnaha. "
"Waxa uu ahaa xaqiiqdii adag, laakiin haddii aad ogtahay Lamont, aad u ogaato uu ma in la siiyo ilaa,"Ayuu yiri tababaraha Barry Hunter. "Waxaan u lahaa in la joojiyo. Dhammaadka maalinta, Kanu waa Wiilkayga aan halkan. Ma jiraan wax ka qiimo badan uu fayo-qabka ay. Haddii ay timaado isaga ama guul, Oo waxaan isaga ku qaado. Waxaan isaga ku saabsan. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Easter (21-0, 14 KOs) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 KOs) haddii ay dhacdo co-weyn ee telecast SHOWTIME ah. Garsoorayaasha ayaa dhaliyay madfac ayaa 114-113, 113-114 iyo 115-112.
xumad dib-iyo-soo arkay laba ka tirsan xirfad joogaan jeebka iyo eegto in la sameeyo dhaawac gudaha. A jaro labaad dhibic wareegsan oo ka Fortuna cadaato qaali ah marka Dominican waxaa u digay isaga oo markaas ganaax garaacid Easter ka danbeeya madaxa. Haddii aan laga jaro hal dhibic ka, dagaalka ayaa la iska dhaliyay lahaa barbaro. Iyadoo Easter Jr. waxay wax yar ka soocay kuwii, Fortuna degay ku gacan qaad oo awood badan. Easter Jr., kuwaas oo lagu qabtay faa'iido height weyn, ka soo degay Fortuna, xira on 120 of 383 (31 boqolkiiba) gacan qaad xoog halka Fortuna ku xiran on 113 of 441 (26 boqolkiiba).
"Waxa ay aheyd dagaal adag,, uu horyaalka adduunka hore sabab ah,"Easter sheegay Gray. "Waxaan ka dhigtay in ay adag oo isku dayaya in ay ka hortagaan feer. Waxa uu ahaa ma tuurin badan oo wuxuu ka dhigay waxa ay igu adag tahay inaan eryan ninkaan agagaarka.
“Anigu ma heli karo knockout, laakiin waxaan ka helay guul iyo in ay in arrimaha oo dhan. Waan ogaa inuu u sii socotay inay u ordaan marka uu dareemay inaan xooggayga. kaliya uu doonayo in ay la wareegaan oo ay qabtaan dagaalka oo dhan. "
Raadinta ka hor, Easter sameeyey ujeedooyinka uu cad isagoo raadinaya roonaadaan midoobidda mustaqbalka dhow, "Waxaan doonayaa inaan si ay ula dagaalamaan kooxda heysata horyaalka iyo mideeyo suumanka kuwan. Dagaal kuwan oo kale ah ma aha in qorshe kulan aan. Waxaan diyaar u ahay, waayo, Mikey Garcia iyo Jorge Linares inuu saxiixo heshiiska. "
A cadhaysan Fortuna sidoo kale ka hadlay in Gray, "Dadweynaha ogyahay waxa halkan dhacay. Waxay ku ooriyay maxaa yeelay, iyagu ogaadaan inaan anigu ku guuleystay dagaalka this.
"Haddii uu nin mar kale dirirto at 135-pounds,"Ayuu yiri Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Friday, taas oo macnaheedu yahay in Easter-xidhkiisii ma noqon doono on line ah. "Xaqiiqdii waxaan ka dhigi doonaa miisaankiisu. Anigu ma aniga qudhaydu aan siiyo waqti ku filan si ay u tababaraan. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 KOs) sameeyey shaqo degdeg ah ee Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 KOs) in tallaabo SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka PRELIMS, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 wareegga koowaad. Dagaalka oo uu ku 12th time at the Barclays Center, ka 27 sano jir ah hooyo Staten Island dhawray rikoorkiisa iin dhawrsan by on Ntetu ku overmatched isticmaalka gacantiisa bidix awood.
Browne xukunkiisa laga bilaabo aasaasay, caga bidix nadiif ah overhand in hoos Ntetu kalabadh wareega. Montreal The, Kubeek hooyo marna ahaa awoodaan cagihiisa in ay dib oo laga helay isaga qudhiisa ku hareereeyay ka dhanka ah xadhkihii kaliya soddon ilbiriqsi ka dib. daba jog ah oo isku awood ku degay Ntetu ku difaaci tagay garsooraha iyadoo ay xulashada yar laakiin si ay u joojiyaan dagaalka la 45 seconds haray hal lambar oo ku wareegsanaa.
“Waxaan soo shaqeeyay guushii this. Oo wuxuu ku socday galay shot la hubo oo aan u sameeyey in isaga bixiso,"Ayuu yiri Browne. "Bidix The overhand isaga qabteen iyo in ay ahayd bilowga dhamaadka isaga u. Waan ogaa inuu ahaa mid.
“Waxaan u baahanahay shot horyaalka adduunka ah. Waxaan diyaar u ah inay qaataan on mid ka mid ah kooxda heysata horyaalka ahay. Ma ahan in aan wax door bidayso. Waan ku faraxsanahay waxaan halkan isugu qaab kale oo weyn Xarunta Barclays. Waxaan doonayaa inaan sii wanaajinta ilaa aan run ahaantii noqon Mr. Xarunta Barclays. "
credit, kuwaas oo u dhaqaaqay horyaalka iftiin la saadaalinayaa in dagaal this, waqti adag ka qabashada Browne ee isku darka ah ee xawaaraha iyo awooda uu ku khasaare labaad ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed pro.
"[Browne] waa mid aad u qarxa, hambalyaynayaa isaga u,” ayuu sheegay Ntetu. “Waxa uu si degdeg ah, uu smart oo aanan filaneyn isaga u noqon qarxa in. Wuxuu i helay ayuu jillaab ku Midig iyo Bidix Toosan.
"Waxaan ku jiray qaab ku filan si ay u dagaalamaan 10 wareeg. Tani ma aha fasalka miisaanka aan, laakiin ma doonayaan in ay ku marmarsiiyoodaan. "
In xumad furitaanka oo ka mid ah SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka PRELIMS ah, badinin Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 KOs) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 KOs) at 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, dhashay Lomza, Poland laakiin dagaal ka mid ah Brooklyn, New York, riyaaqay taageero ee uu dadkii badnaa magaaladiisa sidii uu si tartiib ah hoos u soo xirtay Kiladze.
Kownacki u sii dagaal badan oo sax ah oo ka mid ah laba ka tirsan, degtey 43 boqolkiiba awooda gacan qaad iyo 35 boqolkiiba wadarta qaad uu, marka la barbar dhigo oo kaliya 30 boqolkiiba iyo 18 boqolkiiba, siday u kala horreeyaan, waayo, Kiladze. Inkastoo ay sanka dhiig in Kownacki soo gaaray wareega hore, feerka ee Polish bilaabay inuu ku dul shuba kana noogin Kiladze la taxane ah oo uppercuts iyo mid ka mid ah laba-gaynta ee wareega afaraad. xumad tallaabo-buuxiyey oo soo gabagaboobey yimid markii Kownacki ku xiran on isku dhafan ee labada uppercuts iyo gacan xaq u diray Kiladze uu dib daqiiqadii ugu danbeeyay ee wareega lixaad. Ka dib markii yaabayaan Kiladze laabtay cagihiisa ku, Garsooraha Shada Murdaugh yeedhay dagaalka ugu talo dhakhtarka ringside ah.
“sidaas u mahad oo dhan taageerayaasha aan Polish kuwaas oo ka soo bax oo i siiya in taageero dheeraad ah Waxaan ahay ", ayaa sheegay in Kownacki, kuwaas oo u diriray hore ee boqolaal ka mid ah isku wadanka yihiin uu. "Waxaan doonayaa inaan sii dagaalka taageerayaasha iyo qof kasta siin show weyn.
“Waxaan qabaa in aan u sameeyey dagaalka ka badan oo dhib badan, waa in aan ku leeyihiin. Waa waayo aragnimo kale waxbarashada iyo waxaan ka helay kulankii ay. Taasi oo dhan in arrimaha. "
The Republic of Georgia dhashay Kiladze, dagaallamaya out of Los Angeles, ayaa awoodi waayay inuu warbaahinta hadlo sida uu qaaday Isbitaalka NYU Lutheran sababo taxaddar.
Sabtida ee telecast tiraa doonaa Sunday, January 21 at 9 a.m. IYO/PT on SHOWTIME iyo Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. IYO/PT on SHOWTIME xad dhaaf ah oo la heli karo oo ku saabsan baahida SHOWTIME ON doonaa® iyo SHOWTIME wakhti kasta®.
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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
Guji HALKAN Wixii Sawirro; Credit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. IYO/6 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME
IBF Welterweight World Championship
Bishooda Spence Jr.: 147 pounds
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ pounds
Garsoore: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ pounds
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Garsoore: 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. IYO/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Wareeg
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ pounds
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ pounds
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Wareeg
Adam Kownacki: 260 pounds
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ pounds
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 (July 6, 2017) – A stacked night of undercard bouts will be highlighted by unbeaten rising Irish stars Katie Taylor iyo Noel Murphy in separate showdowns on Saturday, July 29 ka 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 oo aan laga badin 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, waxaa la qiime jaban ah $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, iyo $50 (aan ay ka mid yihiin lacagta lagu dabaqi), waa on sale hadda, and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com ama adiga oo wacaya 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Dhimis Group waxaa laga heli karaa adigoo wacaya 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,” ayaa sheegay in Lou DiBella, Madaxweynaha 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 July 29 to see her in action. Undefeated Noel Murphy, from County Cork, Ireland, 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, Ireland ee Taylor will make her U.S. kulankiisii ugu horeeyay ee July 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, Ireland, 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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ABOUT BRONER vs. GARCIA
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia is a 12-round super lightweight showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29 ku nool yihiin SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, guriga ee Brooklyn feerka®.
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Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Charles Hatley In Defense Of WBC 154-Pound Belt In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature; 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 Monday, April 24 Ugu
10 p.m. IYO/PT on SHOWTIME Daran
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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, Saturday 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. Xiro (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. Waqtiga dheeriga ah, 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 caawa. 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.”
Ka dib markii la dagaallanka, 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, waqti isku mid ah, 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.”
Ka dib markii la dagaallanka, 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. Waxa uu gaajaysan, 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 boqolkiiba. Guud ahaan, 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 wareegsan siddeedaad.
“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) at 2:07 of the seventh in a scheduled eight-round welterweight contest.
Borrego, who landed his uppercut at will throughout the bout, degay 229 power shots at a more than 50 percent clip in the action-packed bout.
Sabtida ee event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will re-air on Monday, April 24 at 10 p.m. IYO/PT on SHOWTIME Daran. Sabtida ee SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME telecast will replay on Tuesday, April 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME. Both telecasts will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® iyo SHOWTIME wakhti kasta®.
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, Saturday April 22 ka Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, undefeated super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo battled top rated challenger Charles Hatley, la gaarsiiyo telefishanka laga bilaabo 9:30 p.m. IYO / 6:30 p.m. PT.
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