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Luis Ortiz Training Camp Notes

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Unbeaten Cuban Contender Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3
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Miami (February 16, 2018) – Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz is finally nearing his first world title opportunity as he prepares to take on WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder Saturday, March 3 bukhoma ku SHOWTIME kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo ukuthwala Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. I SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast kuthoma ngesikhathi 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell esalwa Okungishaya Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Ortiz spoke on a variety of topics as he heads into the highly anticipated showdown with Wilder. Here is what Ortiz had to say from training camp in Miami:
On Deontay Wilder…
“He’s talking too much. He’s going to have to back that up in the ring. He says he’s going to kill ‘King Kong.’ He’s going to knock me out. I want to watch him try. I’m not like those other guys he fought. Ngingumfana walilwela ngempela. Tough and with a lot of experience. I’ve been fighting since I was 10 ubudala.
“He doesn’t intimidate me. His trash talk makes me laugh. It’s just a lot of noise. Ngilambile. I’m doing this for my family. He better take me seriously because he’s going to find himself on the canvas before he knows it. I’m going to show the world who ‘King Kong’ is.”
On his confrontation with Wilder after Ortiz’s last fight…
“Someone told me Wilder was in the crowd, I smiled. I was glad to see him. I knew what he wanted.
“I’m not the kind that likes to trash talk, but I’ve had it with this guy. He talks too much. He has a big mouth. He has insulted me and has said too many dumb things. So when I saw him ringside I told him to get inside the ring and to tell the world once and for all that he was going to fight me. He says he wants to fight the top fighters. I’m a top fighter. Let’s do it.”
On testing positive for a banned substance during training for the first scheduled fight against Wilder…
“A lot of people that believe in me and know me well, know that I would not do anything that can jeopardize my future as a boxer. I have too much at stake: umkhaya wami, my children and the possibility to provide for them.
“I had been taking that medicine for two years. It was my mistake not to disclose that prescription drug in the paperwork. I never thought a prescription was going to bring me so much trouble. I was taking this medicine to treat high blood pressure, but apparently it’s also used to go to the bathroom a lot and mask other things. I drink two gallons of water per day. I go to the bathroom a lot already. I never put two and two together. I’m clean. The dose they found in my system was too low to mask anything at all. If I would have known this prescription drug was not allowed, I would have told my trainer and my doctor.
“I’m a heavyweight I don’t need to make weight. Why am I going to go to the trouble of taking an illegal substance that makes you go to the bathroom a lot? I have no need. I simply didn’t know it was banned. If I would have known, I would have said something to my trainer or to the doctors.
“I think the fight was not meant to be at that point in time last year. Destiny played a part. It was supposed to be postponed. Now there are no excuses.”
On how important this fight is for him…
“Every fight I’ve had in my career has been important. The key is always to avoid thinking that it’s win or die because that can put you off center. So the way I see it is that this fight is important for me because I have to win it. And I’m going to. It’s a world championship, but for me it’s just another day at work. My only goal is to win this fight. Win. Win. Win. By winning this fight, everything else unfolds. I get a title and I help my family.”
On what’s going to happen on fight night…
“When I get in the ring, all I will be thinking about is the strategy we put together in the gym. My family is always there. They go to every fight. That was my promise to them when I had to leave them behind in Cuba to come to the United States. They will come with me wherever I go. If I gas out, I look at them and they keep me going. They are my motivation and they will help me achieve this victory.”
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Features Top Contenders, Former Heavyweight Champion, Prospect Showdowns & Rising Future Stars Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn

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Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
Okuningi! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
BROOKLYN (February 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder futhi Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Saturday, March 3 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko ezibhekene Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick Day futhi Kyrone Davis.
A 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 Kos) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12th round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 Kos) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 Kos) lalimelela U.S. at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 Kos) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 Kos) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 Kos) in an eight-round fight, umhlaba owabe isihloko inselele Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) futhi Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 Kos) in a six-round welterweight bout.
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Errol Spence JR. RETAINS IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE WITH RESOUNDING TKO VICTORY OVER LAMONT PETERSON SATURDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER

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UHlelo World Champion Robert Easter unqoba Javier Fortuna

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BROOKLYN (UJan. 21, 2018) - welterweight Ezingakanqotshwa iqhawe emhlabeni Errol Spence Jr. agcinwayo isihloko sakhe IBF ne-umisiwe umxhwele wangaphambili ezimbili division iqhawe Lamont Peterson uma kwenzeka main of SHOWTIME ubuqhawe BoxingSaturday ebusuku kusukela Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®.

 

 

 

Lapho eziphendulela okokuqala kusukela dethroning Kell Brook ku SHOWTIME ngoMeyi ngonyaka odlule, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) phandle Boxed a Peterson ezinzima (35-4-1, 17 Kos) kusukela ekuqaleni kuze uqede, sibonisa ukubhekana nezinto eziningi amakhono, isivinini namandla. Le mpi samiswa ngaphambi kokuqala round lwesishiyagalombili ngemva Umqeqeshi Peterson sika, Barry Hunter, wabiza umisiwe.

 

 

 

Le mpi zenzeka uyofana nendlela kokubili fighters ezibikezelwe, kusukela ngo indaba cagey Tactical ngaphambi liphendulwe mpi nabanolaka imizuliswano phakathi. imizuzu emibili ku round amahlanu, Spence wasebenzisa amashashazi hook kwesokunxele ukuthumela Peterson ukuze canvas (Chofoza LAPHAi-gqamisa). The Washington, D.C. bomdabu wabuyela izinyawo zakhe baqhubeka empini, kodwa Spence wazibonakalisa kakhulu. The 2012 U.S. phandle Olympian lawela Peterson 161-45, ngenkathi ixhuma ku 49 amaphesenti amandla akhe punches ukuze nje 31 kwephesentheji Peterson.

 

 

 

Ngemva ukulwa Spence wakhuluma SHOWTIME Ezemidlalo intatheli Jim Grey yashesha adumisa imbangi yakhe. "Ngifuna ukubonga Lamont,"Uthe. "Kuningi guys yasenqaba lesi lokulwa Wakuthatha ngilichawe yangempela futhi mina ukumncoma ukuthi. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click LAPHA ukubukela gqamisa ingxoxo.

 

 

 

Naphezu wabongwa ukuwina ngawo imfashini, Spence namanje ukholelwa ukuthi igumbi ukuthuthukisa. "Mina namanje angathuthukisa kakhulu ngiziphendulele,"Kusho unbeaten iqhawe emhlabeni. "Mina nje ukugcina siphelelisa amakhono ami siqhubeke sithuthuka. Uya ubone kangcono Errol Spence ngokuzayo ngithola esiyingini.

 

 

 

"Wonke umuntu uyazi ebengilindele ku" Abanye Isikhathi "Thurman,"Kusho Spence, ebheka phambili kungenzeka ukuhlanganisa umdlalo nge WBC futhi WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman. "Kusukela ngineminyaka engu- 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Ake sithathe it on. Anakho ezimbili amabhande futhi sobabili zinamagama enkulu. Kuba mpi lula ukwenza futhi ngifuna ke. "

 

 

 

Peterson, owalwela ngobuqhawe ngokumelene Spence abasebasha, wasihlonipha isinqumo of Umqeqeshi wakhe ayeke ukulwa, "Uma engibuza ukulwa kwesigidi abantu, Ngizo. Uma ebuza ngiyeke. Ngizoyeka. Angisoze embuzweni isinqumo sakhe. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukufunela yami okuhle kodwa. "

 

 

 

"Kwakunzima ngempela, kodwa uma wazi Lamont, wazi wayengeke akwazi ukuba bangayeki,"Kusho umqeqeshi Barry Hunter. "Kwadingeka ukuba ayeke ke. Ekupheleni kosuku, lo uyindodana yami khona lapha. Akunalutho esiyigugu ukwedlula inhlalakahle yakhe. Uma kuziwa kuye noma ngokuwina, I pick kuye. Mina obakhathalelayo kuye. "

 

 

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) uma kwenzeka co-main we SHOWTIME telecast. Abahluleli igoli iziqubu 114-113, 113-114 futhi 115-112.

 

 

 

I iziqubu emuva-naphambili wabona fighters ezimbili onekhono uhlale ephaketheni bese ubheka ukwenza umonakalo kusuka ngaphakathi. A yesibili round iphuzu ebanjwayo kusukela Fortuna esamlahlekisela lapho Dominican Waxwayiswa bese azohlawuliswa ukushaya Easter ngemuva ekhanda. Ngaphandle ebanjwayo iphuzu elilodwa, ukulwa ngabe kukora draw. Nakuba Easter Jr. kwaba kancane matasa nakakhulu, Fortuna ifike le punches elinamandla kakhulu. Easter Jr., eyayinesikhundla abalulekile ukuphakama inzuzo, phandle lawela Fortuna, yokuxhuma ku 120 of 383 (31 Amaphesenti angu) amandla punches ngenkathi Fortuna uxhumekile 113 of 441 (26 Amaphesenti angu).

 

 

 

"Kwakungumkhuleko abasebasha mpi ezinzima, yena a wangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni isizathu,"Easter watshela Mpunga. "Thina kwenza ukuthi kube nzima ngokuzama yokulwisana Punch. Wayengahlezi uphonsa kakhulu futhi wenza kwaba nzima ngami ukuxosha lokhu umfana emhlabeni.

 

 

 

“Angikwazanga ukuthola Knockout kodwa sifika win futhi yilokho okubalulekile. Ngangazi wayezomvusa ukusebenza uma wafikelwa amandla ami. Wavele wafuna ubambe bese ubamba wonke lokulwa. "

 

 

 

Ebheka phambili, Easter wenza izinhloso zakhe ezicacile njengoba efuna ukuhlanganisa izikhathi esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, "Ngifuna ukulwa Champions futhi sabahlanganisa lezi amabhande. Ayalwa ezifana nalezi abekho umdlalo uhlelo lwami. Sengikulungele Mikey Garcia futhi Jorge Linares ukuze asayine inkontilaka. "

 

 

 

A Fortuna abebengeneme futhi wakhuluma Gray, "Umphakathi wazi ukuthi kwenzekani lapha. Bona booed ngoba bayazi ukuthi I won le mpi.

 

 

 

"Uma ekhona umuntu ake siphinde silwe at 135-amakhilogremu,"Kusho Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Friday, okwakusho ukuthi ibhande Easter kuyoba emgqeni. "Mina nakanjani ukwenza isisindo. Angiyekanga ngokwami ​​isikhathi esanele ukuqeqesha. "

 

 

 

Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) wenza umsebenzi okusheshayo of Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) e SHOWTIME Championship Boxing PRELIMS isenzo, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 of the emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Ukulwa for wakhe 12th time at the Barclays Center, the 27 EStaten Island bomdabu oneminyaka engu-igcinwe irekhodi lakhe singenasici yayinjalo sisebenzisa isandla sakhe esinamandla langakwesobunxele Ntetu overmatched.

 

 

 

Browne esungulwe ukubusa kwakhe kusukela ekuqaleni, kokufika overhand kwesokunxele ehlanzekile ukuthi uphonse Ntetu sekuphakathi round. I-Montreal, Quebec bomdabu wayengalokothi ukwazi izinyawo zakhe wazithola ekhoneni ngokumelene izindophi imizuzwana amathathu nje kamuva. A ithala inhlanganisela yamandla lawela phezu Ntetu ukuzilwela kwesokunxele unompempe ne nenye indlela ngaphandle ayeke ukulwa ne 45 asele ngesibalo round eyodwa.

 

 

 

“Sasisebenza kulolu win. Wahamba ku shot eliqinisekile Ngimnike ukukhokha,"Kusho Browne. "I-overhand kwesokunxele wambamba nokuthi kwaba ukuqala kwenkathi yokuphela kwezwe kuye. Ngangazi yalimala.

 

 

 

“Ngidinga shot isihloko emhlabeni. Ngikulungele ukuthatha noma yiziphi Amaqhawe. Anginayo yimuphi izintandokazi. Ngiyajabula ehlanganiswe omunye ukusebenza enkulu lapha e Barclays Center. Ngizofika ukugcina ukuthuthukisa ngize ngempela babe Mr. Barclays Center. "

 

 

 

credit, owathuthela kuze kube ukukhanya division sosondonzima for le mpi, bekubudisi ekubhekaneni inhlanganisela Browne sika isivinini namandla esendleleni eya ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe pro yesibili.

 

 

 

"[Browne] inhlekelele kakhulu, Halala kuye,” Said Ntetu. “Muhle okusheshayo, yena smart futhi angizange lilindele ukuba kube ukuthi alufakwa. Wathola kimi nehhuku sakhe sokunene iqonde kwesokunxele.

 

 

 

"Ngangisemzini ukuma okwanele ukulwa ngoba 10 emahlandla. Lena akuyona yami ekilasini isisindo, kodwa angifuni ukwenza izaba. "

 

 

 

Esikhathini iziqubu emcimbini wokuvulwa SHOWTIME Championship Boxing PRELIMS, Ezingakanqotshwa 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, owazalwa ngo Lomza, Poland kodwa elwa eBrooklyn, I-New York, wajabulela ukusekelwa langakubo isixuku njengoba kancane kancane egqoka Kiladze phansi.

 

 

 

Kownacki kwaba kakhulu ngobudlova futhi olunembile fighters ezimbili, kokwehla 43 amaphesenti kwamandla akhe punches and 35 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani, kuqhathaniswa nje 30 amaphesenti futhi 18 Amaphesenti angu, ngokulandelana, i-Kiladze. Naphezu ekhaleni nokuchitheka kwegazi Kownacki wahlupheka ngomzuliswano wokuqala, le esigabeni sosondonzima basePoland baqala uwathele bese siphelelwa Kiladze nge uchungechunge uppercuts futhi eyodwa nambili inhlanganisela e round wesine. I iziqubu ezimatasa yaphela lapho Kownacki uxhumekile inhlanganisela uppercuts emibili ngakwesokunene ukuthi wathumela Kiladze emhlane wakhe ngomzuzu wokugcina lo mjikelezo lesithupha. Ngemva Kiladze ethukile wabuyela izinyawo zakhe, unompempe Shada Murdaugh ngokuthi ukulwa ngokusikisela udokotela ringside.

 

 

 

“Ngiyabonga ngakho bonke abalandeli bami Polish abaphuma ningiphe ukuthi ukusekelwa extra ", wathi Kownacki, owalwa phambi kwamakhulu Bakwethu lwakhe. "Ngizofika siqhubeke silwele abalandeli futhi ukunika wonke umbukiso omkhulu.

 

 

 

“Ngicabanga ngenza ukulwa okuningi kunalokho engangikucabanga kufanele abe. Kuyinto omunye lwekufundza mina ngikwazile win. Yilokho okubalulekile. "

 

 

 

EGeorgia owazalelwa Kiladze, olwela aphume Los Angeles, ayikwazanga ukhulume nabezindaba njengoba wayiswa NYU Lutheran Hospital ngenxa yezizathu zokuqapha.

 

 

 

NgoMgqibelo telecast ngeke udlale ku Sunday, January 21 at 9 a.m. KANYE/PT ku SHOWTIME futhi Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on SHOWTIME obedlulele futhi izotholakala kwi SHOWTIME ON IFUNA® futhi Showtime Anytime®.

 

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UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT EASTER JR. OPENS UP TO JIM GRAY ABOUT HIS PAST AND FUTURE ASPIRATIONS IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO FEATURE

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Easter to Defend IBF Lightweight Title Against Javier Fortuna Kusasa
“I’m going to show him why he didn’t want to take this fight.” – Robert Easter
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INI: SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray sat down with undefeated world champion Robert Easter Jr. at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn ahead of his 135-pound title defense against former world champion Javier Fortuna. The pair discussed Easter’s motivations to enter the sport of boxing, his life outside the ring and future aspirations inside the ring.
The IBF Lightweight World Title Bout serves as the co-feature of the January 20 Showtime Championship Boxing, a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT) kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The event is headlined by IBF Welterweight World Champion and 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. making his first title defense against former two-division world champion Lamont Peterson.
“Nothing concerns me about Fortuna”, said Easter. “He hasn’t been in the ring with no one like me with my attributes. I’m going to show him why he didn’t want this fight.”
Looking ahead to what a successful title defense ngomgqibelo night would mean for his career, Easter made it clear his goal was to unify the division. “Mikey Garcia, Jorge Linares – either or, akunandaba. It’s all in these guys’ hands if they want to face me.”
SHOWTIME Sports will stream two live boxing undercard bouts featuring Marcus Browne and Adam Kownacki ngomgqibelo on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS. Browne, an unbeaten 175-pound contender from Staten Island, will face Francy Ntetu in a 10-round fight while undefeated heavyweight Kownacki, fighting out of Brooklyn by way of Poland, will take on Iago Kiladze of Kiev, Ukraine ngo-10-round iziqubu.
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Errol Spence JR. vs. LAMONT PETERSON FINAL WEIGHTS, Egroundini, IZITHOMBE & COMMISSION OFFICIALS FOR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON 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

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT on Showtime

 

 

IBF Welterweight World Championship

 

 

Errol Spence Jr.: 147 amakhilogremu

 

 

Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ amakhilogremu

 

 

Referee: IHarvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

 

 

IBF Lightweight World Championship

 

 

Robert Easter Jr.: 134 Amakhilogremu 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. KANYE/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube

 

 

Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Emahlandla

 

 

Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ amakhilogremu

 

 

Francy Ntetu: 174 Amakhilogremu ½

 

 

Heavyweight Bout – 10 Emahlandla

 

 

Adam Kownacki: 260 amakhilogremu

 

 

IAGO Kiladze: 220 Amakhilogremu ½

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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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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson Final Press Conference Quotes & Ama ifotho

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Welterweight World Title Showdown Headlines Saturday, January 20 Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Kwethulwa ngu Premier Boxing Champions
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BROOKLYN (January 18, 2018) – Undefeated welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and two-division world champion Lamont Peterson faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring Saturday, January 20 in the main event live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®, futhi eyethulwe Premier Boxing Champions.
I SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast kuthoma ngesikhathi 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT and features unbeaten lightweight world champion Robert Easter futhi owabe wezwe iqhawe Javier Fortuna, who met face to face for the first time on Thursday.
Competing in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS ngomgqibelo will be unbeaten light heavyweight Marcus Browne and once-beaten Francy Ntetu, who meet in a 10-round bout, plus undefeated heavyweight Adam Kownacki and once-beaten IAGO Kiladze, who step into the ring for a 10-round affair.
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Errol Spence JR.
“Le mpi kusho konke kimi. I still have a chip on my shoulder. I want to be the last man standing. I want to beat the top fighters in my division. Lamont is the one standing in front of me, so it’s fight time.
“I think it’s going to turn into a war. A lot of people have thought this would be an easy fight for me. But if you follow Lamont Peterson, you know this will be tough. He’s always in great shape and has a lot of skills. IT might be a dog fight and that’s what I wanted. He’s the guy who wanted to fight and I said of course. It’s going to be a rugged fight. Later on in the fights, he always gets rough and stands toe-to-toe.
“There might not be a lot of talking and bad blood between us, but you know that the two of us always give a great fight for the fans.
“I had to wait for my title defense and then I had a lot of guys not answer the call for this fight. I have a belt and I still have to call these other guys out. Lamont Peterson answered the call like a real fighter.
“In a perfect world I’d be unifying with Keith Thurman this year. I’m going to fight three times this year though. You don’t get time back. I’m ready to strike now.
“I’m just excited to fight. Ngithanda ukulwa. I can’t wait to be in front of those bright lights in front of the fans. Brooklyn is a great place to fight and my family from the area can come see me live. I can’t wait to display my skills.
“A true champion can’t fight everybody who calls them out, it’s still a business. But a true champion fights other champions, especially when they’re available. You can’t avoid questions and try to delay a fight. You fight the next champion that’s available, that’s what a true champion does.”
Lamont Peterson
“When I got into boxing, I had goals. First I wanted to be a National Champion, then a world champion as a professional, but the ultimate goal is to be in the Hall of Fame. With that being my goal, I wouldn’t put myself in that conversation yet. With wins over a guy like Errol Spence and the other top welterweights, I think I’m right there in it. That’s my goal and I’ll give it my all to get there.
“If you left it to me I’d fight every month. That’s how much I love the sport. I know a victory would help me get in the ring even more often. Sometimes if you lose at the top level, other top guys don’t want to take a chance against you. I can fix all of that this weekend
“I don’t worry about any negativity. My resume is written in the history books. All I can do is respect the opinion of others and work hard to get this win.
“I’m excited and looking forward to the skill level that’s going to be displayed this weekend. It’s going to be a rough fight for sure. But I look forward to the technique and skill level. Defense, offense and transitioning between the two. That’s the part of boxing that I love.
“Errol even taking the Kell Brook fight was impressive to me. Most guys in his position take their time leading up to the first title shot, but he ended up fighting someone in his prime in his country. To will himself to that win was very impressive.
“When you get to the big stages and those big fights, you have to win more than you lose. I think if I can win some big fights these next few years my career will be in a good place.”
UROBERT LEPHASIKA
“I have no concerns fighting a southpaw. I made my last fight hard, but this time I’m going to use my reach, my feet and my speed to dominate.
“I’m looking for a great performance. This is going to be the best Robert Easter the fans have ever seen. We prepared to dominate this fight.
“Javier Fortuna is an accomplished fighter but I don’t know too much about him. I know what I came to do. I’m a world champion and everyone knows what I bring to the fight game. I won’t leave without my strap.
“I’m ready to fight the best in this sport. I want to become the man at this weight and I know I have to beat the other champions to do that.
“Boxing is all about showing you’re the best and fighting the best. I just want to fight these other champions in my weight class. I’m looking to stay healthy in 2018 and remain on top.”
Javier Fortuna
“I have no excuses on January 20. I hope he doesn’t either. I will be taking that title to the Dominican Republic for my fans. I’ve been dreaming about it and I will take it.
“I have the style and the skills to beat Robert Easter. I know how to make sure his height does not affect me at all. Everyone will see it on fight night.
“I’ve prepared myself very well. I have a plan to win every round. If he’s able to stand there, I’m going to break him down round by round.
“I am fighting for more than just myself and that is why I’ll be successful. I am going to prove that I’m truly one of the top fighters in the sport.
“Robert Easter is a fighter I respect, but I believe I can defeat anyone in front of me. If he takes me lightly, it will go even worse for him. I’ve been training hard to make sure I’m at my absolute best on fight night.
“A win would be great for my country, my fans and my family. Winning this title is everything for me. That’s why I’m here and I will not be stopped.”
Derrick JAKOBE, Spence sika Umqeqeshi
“I started training Errol about nine years ago but I never really knew just how special he was until about a year or so into our training. I thought Olympics were definitely possible, because I didn’t want to look too far ahead. Now that we’re here, I think he can beat any of the top guys. I want him to be undisputed welterweight champion just like he wants to be.
“I never worry about comparing Errol to other guys in the sport. He’s a hard puncher who breaks ribs and breaks faces. The longer the fight goes, the more pain he inflicts. I’ve never seen anybody who punches that hard.
“I think Lamont knew when he moved up to welterweight that this fight would be a possibility. It’s time for us to go to work because I know Lamont and Barry Hunter are working on a game plan. They have a great team and I know Lamont will be ready for what we bring.”
BARRY Hunter, Trainer Peterson sika
“We stay in the gym all the time. We didn’t have to deal with the weight monster this camp. Weight issue can really derail a camp leading up to a fight of this magnitude. We didn’t have to deal with any of that.
“There are several different things in Errol’s arsenal that I think we can exploit. Errol will make adjustments though, so I think strategy will be a key in this fight.
“Lamont has always been a coach’s dream. He’s the type of athlete that you would love to coach. He does everything a coach asks of him. He will train until he passes out. All he wants is to work hard and compete.”
LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment
“This is a great night for boxing. The first January date of the year drums up a lot of excitement and we expect a great turnout ngomgqibelo ebusuku Barclays Center. It’s going to be a great crowd and an exciting night from top to bottom.
“Errol Spence Jr. is one of the best young fighters in the world testing himself against another great fighter in Lamont Peterson It’s the best fighting the best. Lamont Peterson is a guy with a tremendous resume. If anybody thinks Errol is going to take Lamont lightly, they’re mistaken and he would be too.
“Both of these main event fighters are lucky to have trainers who are real teachers. They are old school and two of the best. Derrick James and Barry Hunter know the game inside and out.
“Robert Easter is a beast, he’s got reach, power and boxing ability. He’s facing a guy in Javier Fortuna who is a confident former world champion. Javier has been talking a big game. He’s talking about knockouts. You want to see a guy come into a fight like this with that kind of confidence.
“This year in boxing is starting out just like last year started, at Barclays Center with a great, even matchup like Badou Jack vs. James DeGale last year.”
USTEFANU Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Umphathi Ovamile, Showtime Sports
“In terms of representing the sport, you don’t get any better than Errol Spence Jr. and Lamont Peterson. The professionalism of these guys is unmatched and they represent the best of the sport. I’m proud to have them on the network.
“You can’t play boxing. You have to be dedicated and passionate. Those values are going to be reflected in the ring ngomgqibelo.
“This is a special fight. These are the best in the sport. They’re both top 10 guys. Errol Spence Jr. has grown up on SHOWTIME.
He made his pro debut on ShoBox and won his first world title on SHOWTIME. This is Lamont’s eighth appearance on SHOWTIME and he has one of the strongest resumes in the sport.
“Robert Easter and Javier Fortuna is another matchup of top 10 guys. What we’re doing here is special. This isn’t just another network doing boxing, this is the cream of the crop.”
UBRETT YORMARK, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment
“I’m really excited about Saturday ebusuku. We’ve been very fortunate to host the first big event of the year. There’s an appetite to get back into the game and we’re happy to be hosting it.
“I want to welcome back Errol and Lamont to Barclays Center. Both have been there before and we’re thrilled to have you back. We’re pleased that Robert has finally decided to take his show to Barclays Center and give the fans a performance. Last time Javier won at Barclays Center he won his world title and we’re happy to have him back.
“We’re going to create something great here in Brooklyn and it continues ngomgqibelo night at Barclays Center.”
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UNBEATEN TOP MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER SERGEY DEREVYANCHENKO HIGHLIGHTS ACTION-PACKED UNDERCARD SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 KUSUKELA Barclays CENTER eBrooklyn

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BROOKLYN (January 12, 2018) – Unbeaten middleweight contender and IBF No. 1 inselele Sergey Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 Kos, WSB: 23-1, 7 Kos) will enter the ring for an eight-round bout as part of an exciting undercard on Saturday, January 20kusukela Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. taking on two-division champion Lamont Peterson hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT). Lightweight world champion Robert Eastersquares up against two-division champion Javier Fortuna.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP telecast will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe, kusukela ngo- $50, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center or by calling 800-745-3000. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP.
Additional action inside of the arena will see the brother of Lamont Peterson, once-washaywa Anthony Peterson (37-1, 24 Kos), ezibhekene Luis Florez (23-7, 19 Kos) in a 10-round super lightweight matchup plus once-beaten welterweight Ivan Golub (13-1, 11 Kos) in an eight-round fight against Colombia’s Fidel Monterrosa (38-14-1, 30 Kos).
Undercard fights continue with undefeated 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins(3-0, 1 KO) entering the ring for a four-round welterweight fight against Preston Wilson(4-2-1, 3 Kos), Philadelphia’s Dylan Price (4-0, 4 Kos) competing in a four-round super flyweight bout against Nestor Ramos (7-7, 3 Kos) and welterweight prospect Keyshawn Williams (1-0, 1 KO) ukuthatha on Denis Okoth (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round matchup.
Rounding out the night is a four-round showdown between unbeaten Desmond Jarmon and Dallas-native Charles Clark plus New Jersey’s Mathewu Gonzalez in a six round middleweight fight against Alexander Serna.
A highly decorated amateur who represented his native Ukraine in the 2008 Olympics, Derevyanchenko now lives and trains in Brooklyn and most recently earned the top spot in the IBF rankings with an impressive 12th round stoppage over Tureano Johnson. The 32-year-old also defeated previously unbeaten Kemahl Russell in 2017 after his 2016 saw him earn a TKO victory over Mike Guy in March before stopping former champion Sam Soliman in the second round of a world title eliminator in July. The unbeaten fighter defeated a slew of experienced contenders in 2015 with wins over Elvin Ayala, Alan Campa, Vladine Biosse and a third-round stoppage of Jessie Nicklow.
Derevyanchenko and Golub make it a pair of Ukrainian sluggers fighting out of Brooklyn who will compete on the undercard looking to put on impressive performances in their adopted hometown.
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Former Title Challenger Tony Harrison Returns to Action to Take on Mexico’s Paul Valenzuela Jr. Saturday, October 14 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn

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Okuningi! Featherweight Champion Cindy Serrano Enters the Ring
& Unbeaten Local Prospects Richardson Hitchins, Julian Sosa & Chordale Booker Feature on Exciting Night of Undercard Attractions
BROOKLYN (September 25, 2017) – Former title challenger Tony Harrison (24-2, 20 Kos) will return to the ring in a 10-round middleweight bout against Paul Valenzuela Jr. (20-5, 14 Kos) as part of an exciting night of undercard bouts on Saturday, October 14 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Additional action will see featherweight world champion Cindy Serrano (26-5-3, 10 Kos) from Brooklyn making her Barclays Center debut in an eight-round special attraction bout.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by Erislandy “The Dream American” Lara defending against undefeated Terrell Gausha uma kwenzeka main of SHOWTIME ubuqhawe Boxing. Coverage on SHOWTIME begins live at 10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT and features hard-hitting unbeaten champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo taking on top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin futhi “Swift” Jarrett Hurd making his first title defense against tough former world champion Austin “Akungatshazwa” Ithrawuthi.
Tickets to the event are on sale now and start at $50 (hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile). Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP.
A trio of exciting local prospects will compete in their hometown as 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins (2-0, 1 KO) fights in a four-round welterweight bout, EBrooklyn Julian Sosa (9-0-1, 3 Kos) enters the ring for a six-round welterweight attraction and unbeaten prospects square-off for eight rounds of super welterweight action as Brooklyn’s Chordale Booker (7-0, 4 Kos) ihlangana Malcolm McCallister (9-0, 8 Kos).
Rounding out the night of fights are Justin Hurd (3-0, 3 Kos), brother of 154-pound champion Jarrett, in a six-round super welterweight bout against Georgia’s Steven Andrade (3-2, 2 Kos) futhi unbeaten Dylan Price (3-0, 3 Kos) in a four-round junior bantamweight affair.
The 27-year-old Harrison scored an explosive ninth-round stoppage of Sergey Rabchenko last July at Barclays Center to earn his world title shot earlier this year in which he lost a spirited contest against Jarrett Hurd. The Detroit-native was unbeaten in his first 21 kuvelaphi ukulwa pro, recording 10-straight knockouts between 2013 futhi 2015 and owns victories over Cecil McCalla, Fernando Guerrero and Tyrone Brunson over his seven-year pro career. He will take on the 30-year-old Valenzuela Jr. out of Baja California Sur, Mexico who has won three of his last four contests.
The older sister of five-division champion Amanda, Cindy became a world champion last year when she defeated Calixta Silgado to capture the WBO Featherweight World Championship. Born in Puerto Rico but raised and fighting out of Brooklyn, she defended her title successfully in May by defeating Paola Torres. Serrano is unbeaten in her last 12 contests dating back to 2012 and will be making her Barclays Center debut on October 14.
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Exciting Night of Undercard Action Highlighted by Irish Stars Katie Taylor & Noel Murphy in Separate Attractions on Saturday, July 29 kusukela Barclays Center e Brooklyn

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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 futhi Noel Murphy in separate showdowns on Saturday, July 29 kusukela 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 futhi 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, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, futhi $50 (hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile), ezisendalini manje, and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 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,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of 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 Taylor will make her U.S. DEBUT on 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 bephila Showtime. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®.

 

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SHAWN PORTER STOPS ANDRE BERTO IN WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ELIMINATOR SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN

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Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Charles Hatley In Defense Of WBC 154-Pound Belt In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Isici; VIDEO: 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 (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. Gqoka (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. Ngaleso sikhathi umisiwe, 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.”

 

Emva fight, 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, ngesikhathi esifanayo, 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.”

 

Emva fight, 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. Muhle elambile, 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 Amaphesenti angu. Overall, 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) at 2:07 of the seventh in a scheduled eight-round welterweight contest.

 

Borrego, who landed his uppercut at will throughout the bout, lawela 229 power shots at a more than 50 percent clip in the action-packed bout.

 

NgoMgqibelo event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment.

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will re-air on Monday, April 24 at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on Showtime obedlulele. NgoMgqibelo 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® futhi Showtime Anytime®.

 

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 kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. In the umcimbi co-main, undefeated super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo battled top rated challenger Charles Hatley, eyamukela isiqephu kuqalwe 9:30 p.m. FUTHI / 6:30 p.m. PT.

 

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