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JOHN RIEL CASIMERO RETAINS WBO BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE WITH SPLIT DECISION VICTORY OVER GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX IN SHOWTIME MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK IN CARSON, CALIF.

Gary Antonio Russell vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez Ends in No-Decision After Accidental Headbutt Injures Rodriguez in Opening Round

Former Champion Rau’shee Warren Scores Dominant Second-Round Stoppage Against Damien Vazquez

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CARSON, CALIF. (Август 14, 2021) – WBO Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero defeated two-division champion Guillermo Rigondeaux to retain his title Saturday night live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Калифорния.

A three-division world champion, Шампионат (31-4, 21 Нокаута) made his second successful title defense at 118-pounds, earning a career-best victory over the longtime 122-pound champion Rigondeaux (20-2, 13 Нокаута), who moved down to bantamweight in 2020.

I’m excited to get the win,” said Casimero. “Rigondeaux is a good boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist. I was worried, because he said he wouldn’t run, but he ran the whole time.”

The bout started with an eventful first round, in which it appeared for a moment that a Casimero left hook to the back of Rigondeaux’s head would lead to a knockdown, but referee Jerry Cantu ruled the moment a slip. During the exchange, Casimero threw several punches while Rigondeaux was on one knee, earning a warning from the referee.

From that point on, Rigondeaux remained steadfast to a defensive strategy that saw Casimero forced to chase his opponent around the ring. Междувременно, Casimero stayed dedicated to pushing forward, looking to slow Rigondeaux down with body shots to set up power shots to the head.

My expectations were for a knockout,” said Casimero. “Me and all my fans wanted that. I did my best to knock him out, but he was just running and not fighting.”

Rigondeaux was content countering his charging opponent, doing a majority of his damage with variations of his dangerous left hand. In a bout with numerous close rounds, Casimero ended the fight with a narrow 47 към 44 edge in punches landed, включително 41-28 tally in power punches.

Those power punches and sustained aggression proved to be enough for Casimero to hold onto his 118-pound title in the eyes of the judges, as scores of 117-111 и 116-112 overruled one judge’s 115-113 card in favor of Rigondeaux. While Rigondeaux disputed the decision, Casimero looked forward to potential unification clashes with WBC champion Nonito Donaire and WBA and IBF titleholder Naoya Inoue.

Nobody wants to fight with me because I frustrate them in the ring,” said Rigondeaux. “I landed the punches that I needed to in order to win the fight tonight. This is how I win. I have these God-given skills and this is the way I display them. I’m a unique fighter. It’s my style and it’s the only one I know. You can see I’m still better than anyone else in the lighter weight classes and I’m going to keep fighting.

I had a three-fight plan,” said Casimero. “First was Rigondeaux, and I beat him. Next is Nonito Donaire and then finally Naoya Inoue.

The co-main event saw rising contender Гари Antonio Russell (18-0, 12 Нокаута) и бивш световен шампион Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-2, 12 Нокаута) fight to a no-decision just 16 seconds into the first round of their 118-pound matchup, after an accidental headbutt injured Rodriguez and ended the fight.

It happens,” said Russell. “I was looking to establish my jab and I tried to set up a hook, and he came in at the same time. It’s very disappointing.”

I feel okay,” said Rodriguez. “I’m a little frustrated after putting in all this work for the fight to end so quickly with nothing happening. With the headbutt, maybe if there was no blood, we would have been able to continue. But once I saw all the blood, I knew it was over.”

The crossroads battle for the Interim WBA Bantamweight Title was meant to offer Russell a chance to establish himself as a true title contender and give Rodriguez an opportunity to move one step closer to becoming a two-division champion. Rodriguez attempted to counter an incoming Russell attack, which led to the two southpaws clashing heads.

I was actually in camp for about four months,” said Russell. “I prepared great for this fight. I was really looking to broadcast my talents and show everyone what’s in my arsenal. За съжаление, the headbutt happened.”

Rodriguez fell to the canvas immediately and was bleeding from his nose, prompting referee Sharon Sands to wave off the bout, which was ruled a no-decision.

“Разбира се, I would like to come right back,” said Russell. “If he can do it, I want to get right back in there with Rodriguez.”

I don’t want to lose the condition that I’m in,” said Rodriguez. “I prepared really hard for this fight. As soon as the injury is fixed, I’ll be back in the ring and I’d like to fight Russell again.

В схватката за откриване на процедурата, Бившият световен шампион Rau'shee Warren (19-3, 5 Нокаута) доминиран Деймиън Васкес (16-3-1, 12 Нокаута) on his way to a second-round stoppage in their bantamweight showdown. Warren scored his first knockout victory since 2015, after going the distance in his previous eight fights.

“I was trying to show them something different this time around,” said Warren. “I have always had the power, but this training camp was very different. I was sitting on my punches and working on something different. It worked in the ring.

“I always knew I had that power and I always knew I had that speed. It’s just about taking your time in the ring and letting them come. When I saw the opportunity, I went for it.”

A three-time U.S. Олимпиец, Warren came out fast in the first round, using his speed advantage to beat Vazquez to the punch, connecting with a right hand midway through the frame that scored the fight’s first knockdown. Vazquez was able to rise to his feet, but was sent to the canvas for a second time moments later by another sharp right hand from Warren.

Cincinnati’s Warren landed an astounding 22 на 39 power punches in that first round, and continued his dominance into the second. Warren perfectly timed a straight left hand that badly rocked Vazquez, forcing referee Ray Corona to jump in and halt the bout at 2:18 във втория кръг.

“Next fight is a title fight,” said Warren. “I am the number one contender for the WBA. I want to thank my team for putting me in this position and pushing me. They know what kind of fighter I am. I am going to be champion. Next fight I am grabbing that title. Maybe I will fight the winner of the main event tonight (Rigondeaux срещу. Шампионат)."

SHOWTIME featured highlights from a non-televised fight that saw undefeated rising prospect Brandun Lee (23-0, 21 Нокаута) keep his perfect record intact, as he notched his 13тата career first-round knockout with a sensational performance against Ezequiel Fernandez (28-5-1, 3 Нокаута).

“Моето представяне беше добро,” said Lee. “It could have been better. There’s always room for improvement. В края на деня, we got the job done. I’m definitely ready for the next level. It’s only right for me to step up the competition. I’ll take on anybody who’s ready.

Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will replay Sunday, Август 15 при 9 А.М. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Tuesday, Август 17 при 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME Extreme.

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the SHOWTIME telecast teamEmmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The executive producer was four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, Jr. The telecast was produced by Ray Smaltz III and was directed by Chuck McKean. Former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Márquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).

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ABOUT RIGONDEAUX VS. CASIMERO
Rigondeaux срещу. Casimero saw two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux face bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero for his WBO belt Saturday, Август 14 live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Калифорния.

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast began at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and also saw rising unbeaten contender Гари Antonio Russell battle former world champion Emmanuel Rodríguez for the WBA Interim Bantamweight Title in the co-main event. Kicking off the telecast, Бившият световен шампион Rau'shee Warren dueled Damien Vázquez in a 10-round bantamweight bout. The event was promoted by TGB Promotions.

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GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX TRAINING CAMP QUOTES AND PHOTOS

Two-Division World Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Takes Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero Saturday, Август 14 Live on SHOWTIME Headlining a Premier Boxing Champions Event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Калифорния

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STAFFORD, TX. (Август 5, 2021) – Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux gave insight into his training camp as he prepares to take on WBO Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero в събота, Август 14 in the main event live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California in a Premier Boxing Champions event.

Събитието се популяризира от TGB Promotions. Билетите се продават сега и могат да бъдат закупени на AXS.com. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will begin at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and will see Cuba’s two-time Olympic gold medalist Rigondeaux, who has earned pound-for-pound recognition at various points in his career, return to action against the Philippine’s Casimero, a three-division world champion looking for a career-best victory in his second 118-pound title defense.

Here is what Rigondeaux had to say about training camp with Ronnie Shields and more:

On his upcoming matchup with John Riel Casimero: “It has been a very focused camp, and I have found inspiration watching the Olympics, and it has lit a spark in me. Winning two gold medals in my early years gives me added incentive to win this fight. I want to prove to the world that I am one of the best boxers ever, and that I have a lot left to give in this sport. I am confident that I am going to do that against the most avoided fighter in my weight class. Casimero is a dangerous fighter and a very powerful puncher, but I’m going to tame him with great boxing skills.”

On his recent training camp with coach Ronnie Shields: “Training in Texas with Ronnie Shields has been great and our energy working together is fantastic. Ronnie has had a lot of world champions, and has a very professional boxing gym, with a lot of world champions and fighters who are competing at the highest level of the sport. I am motivated to work hard, not just to reach my own goals, but by all the young fighters in the gym who are driven and focused. The atmosphere has brought something new out of me. I’m revived and feeling young again.”

On fighting for WBO world title: “It always feels good fighting for a world title, and I have had the WBO title before after I beat Nonito Donaire, but this time I’m going up against a hungry young lion. I am looking to capture another world title, and give another great fight that fans will talk about for years.”

On returning to the ring after a year-long layoff: “I feel good. I think at this point in my career, all the time away from the ring helps. I know how to fight and I know how to train, the big thing is knowing how to recover, and not damage my body. I am doing a good job at staying sharp in the gym, but not over training. A win against Casimero will do wonders for my career.”

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ABOUT RIGONDEAUX VS. CASIMERO
Rigondeaux срещу. Casimero will see two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux face bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero for his WBO belt on Saturday, Август 14 live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Калифорния.

телевизията на SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс започва в 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and will also see rising unbeaten contender Antonio Russell battle former world champion Emmanuel Rodríguez as they vie for the WBA Interim Bantamweight Title in the co-main event.

Kicking off the telecast, Бившият световен шампион Rau'shee Warren duels Damien Vázquez in a 10-round bantamweight bout.
За повече информация

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Брандън Адамс доказва, че принадлежи на световната сцена

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PHILADELPHIA / Лос Анджелис – Юли 1, 2019 -Миналата събота вечер, Брандън Адамс се обяви за най-добър претендент, докато показа смело представяне срещу непобедения световен шампион в средна категория на WBC Джърмал Чарло в родния град на Чарло Хюстън.


Двубоят беше основното събитие, което беше излъчено по телевизията на живо по SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, в който Адамс даде силна сметка за себе си.


Адамс направи едни от най-добрите удари, които силният удар Чарло можеше да хвърли, и не само, че Адамс никога не е бил наранен в битката, в по-късните кръгове, той започна да отвежда битката до шампиона на родния град.


“Бях готов да рискувам всичко. Влязох в битката, търсейки да доминира и да спечеля победата със спиране. Знаех, че влизайки в битката, това е, което трябва да направя, влизайки в родния му град,” Саид Adams.


Адамс не беше ни най-малко уплашен от навлизането на вражеска територия, но имаше няколко неща, които се случиха по време на битката, които той не очакваше, което попречи на неговия план за игра.


“Реферът не ми позволи да падна. Както видяхте по време на битката, Приклекнах, за да вляза вътре, но съдията ме предупреди за това. Трябваше да измисля различен начин да вляза там, без да се разкривам,” — продължи Адамс.


Въпреки че, телевизионните диктори и мнозина в социалните медии изглеждаха изненадани от смелите усилия на Адамс, ватовете, Калифорнийският роден беше много уверен в способностите си, когато излезе на ринга в събота вечер.


“Чувствам се добре. Знаех, че съм способен да бъда на това ниво. Извадих от битката е, че има няколко малки неща, върху които мога да работя и които можех да направя там. Не знаех, че реферът няма да ми позволи да падна или дори да ни позволи да се бием отблизо, колкото искам. Усетих, че ще ни счупи малко бързо. Няколко пъти ме удариха и в тила. Битката в родния му град беше тежка.”


“Знам, че тази битка ще ми помогне да подобря. Излиза от The Contender, целта ми беше да се бия 154 паунда, но това беше възможност за световна титла. Доказах, че съм на това ниво 160, и сега ще търся най-добрите възможности и в двете 154 и 160.”


“Много се гордеем с Брандън. Той се бори много упорито и показа страхотно представяне,” каза Арти Пелуло от Banner Promotions. “Брандън доказа, че е боец ​​от световна класа, и сега светът видя това, което вече знаехме, че е на елитно ниво. Ще има много врати, които ще бъдат отворени за него, за да осигури още големи битки.”


“Бях впечатлен от представянето на Брандън,” каза Джеф Уолд, Съ-създател и съизпълнителен продуцент на Турнира на претендентите. “Предстои му голяма кариера и в двете 154 и 160 паунда.”

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Роденият в Хюстън Мигел Флорес се бие в родния град срещу мексиканеца Луис Мей в събота, Юни 29 от NRG Arena като част от Jam-Packed Charlo vs. Адамс Андеркард

С участието и на непобедими перспективи Омар Хуарес, Майкъл Тийл & | Повече ▼!

Непобеденият шампион в средна категория Джърмал Чарло се завръща в родния си град в битката с Брандън Адамс в главното събитие на Premier Boxing Champions на живо по SHOWTIME®

HOUSTON (Юни 11, 2019) – Роден в Хюстън Miguel Flores ще се върне на ринга, за да се бие в родния си град срещу Мексико Луис май Събота, Юни 29 в 10-рундова битка в супер полулегка категория, която подчертава изпълнена с екшън вечер на атракциите от NRG Arena в Хюстън.

Събитието е оглавено от друг роден в Хюстън, непобедения временен шампион на WBC в средна категория Jermall Charlo, който ще се изправи срещу претендента в средна категория Brandon Adams в главното събитие на живо по SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT).

Билети за събитието на живо, който се популяризира от Lions Only Promotions и TGB Promotions, са в продажба сега и могат да бъдат закупени чрез Ticketmaster. Charlo срещу. Адамс се популяризира във връзка с Banner Promotions и The Tournament of Contenders.

Двубоите в ъндъркарда включват и непобеден Браунсвил, Роден в Тексас Омар Хуарес в четири рунда в полусредна категория срещу Пенсилвания Seifullah Wise, непобеденМайкъл Тийл Св. Petersburg, Флорида поема Марк Беуке за афера в средна категория в четири рунда и непобеден роден в Сан Антонио Реймънд Гуахардо с лице към Комптън, Калифорния Хайме Меза в двубой в средна категория от четири рунда.

Завършва действието непобеденият Weslaco, Роден в Тексас Сезар Кантусе намесва в четири рунда в суперлегка категория срещу Северна Каролина Пейте Боуенс, двубой в лека категория от шест рунда между Макалън, Роден в Тексас Нелсън Хамптън и Западна Вирджиния Дакота Лингер и професионалният дебют на Зами Лари в двубой в супер средна категория от четири рунда срещу този на Северна Каролина Карлос Уманзор.

Роден в Мичоакан де Окампо, Мексико и живее в Хюстън, Цветя (23-2, 11 Нокаута) ще се завърне на ринга за първи път от април 2018, когато спря Раул Кирино в два рунда. 26-годишният футболист трябваше да предизвика Лео Санта Круз за световната си титла в полулегка категория през февруари, преди да получи контузия на глезена по време на тренировка. Той гледа да се приближи една крачка по-близо до възвръщането на възможността за титла, когато се изправи срещу 35-годишната Мей (21-14-1, 8 Нокаута) от Юкатан, Мексико.

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ДЖЕРМАЛ ЧАРЛО VS.. ЦИТАТИ ОТ ПРЕСКОНФЕРЕНЦИЯТА НА БРАНДЪН АДАМС ХЮСЪН & СНИМКИ

ДЖЕРМАЛ ЧАРЛО VS.. ЦИТАТИ ОТ ПРЕСКОНФЕРЕНЦИЯТА НА БРАНДЪН АДАМС ХЮСЪН & СНИМКИ



„Ще завърша тази битка…Може да сте претендент, но друго е да си шампион,“ Чарло



„Не очаквах пътят ми да бъде лесен, защото никога не е бил лесен за мен… Най-добрият ще спечели на 29 юни“, Адамс



Непобеденият топ средна категория Джърмал Чарло се завръща в родния град в битката с Брандън Адамс в събота, Юни 29 живеят на SHOWTIME® от NRG Arena в Хюстън и представена от Premier Boxing Champions



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HOUSTON (Май 30, 2019) – Непобеден временен шампион на WBC в средна категория и роден в Хюстън Jermall Charlo се изправи лице в лице с претендент в средна категория Брандън АдамсЧетвъртък на пресконференция в родния град на Чарло, за да прегледаме тяхното разкриване в събота, Юни 29 живеят на SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) от NRG Arena и представена от Premier Boxing Champions.



Билети за събитието на живо, който се популяризира от Lions Only Promotions и TGB Promotions, са в продажба сега и могат да бъдат закупени чрез Ticketmaster. Charlo срещу. Адамс се популяризира във връзка с Banner Promotions и The Tournament of Contenders.



В SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс® Main Event, Чарло ще се бие в Хюстън за първи път оттогава 2012, тъй като той иска допълнително да затвърди мястото си сред елита в средната категория срещу Адамс, който се изкачи нагоре в ранглистата от 160 паунда, като спечели 2018 рестартиране на The Contender.



Ето какво казаха участниците в пресконференцията в четвъртък от хотел ZaZa Museum District в Хюстън:



Charlo JERMALL



„Аз и брат ми Джърмел преминахме през толкова много в бокса. Правим го от осемгодишна възраст. Да стигнем до това ниво от световна класа и да го направя за Хюстън, чувства се страхотно.



„Ще бъде фойерверк. Идвам за нокаут всеки път. В Хюстън е горещо и жегата ще има бойна нощ. Ще направя това, което правя обикновено и ще вдъхна вълнението на публиката.



„Рони Шийлдс ме промени от дете, за да осъзная кой съм като мъж в спорта бокс. Той имаше световни шампиони преди мен, така че знам, че може да прецени напредъка ми. Той ще се погрижи да остана на това ниво.



„Излизам на ринга и се справям с бизнеса си. Това определено е стъпка напред за Брандън Адамс, но се притеснявам само за това, което трябва да направя. Просто ще се подготвя, за да бъда най-добрият. И двамата ще дадем всичко от себе си и аз ще победя.



„Боксът е опит и аз все още се уча. Ще имам своите възходи и падения, защото нито един боец ​​не е перфектен. Но винаги ще се подготвям добре и затова все още съм непобеден. Имах нужда от битка като последната ми, за да стана още по-добър.



„Ще завърша тази битка. Целта ми е да направя бърза работа с Брандън и да му покажа, че има нива в това. Може да сте претендент, но друго е да си шампион.



„Получавам много сок от публиката в родния град. Само да имам семейството си само там, е това, от което наистина се нуждая, за да събера нервите и вълнението там, където имам нужда от тях. Ще ми е удобно и ще се придържам към моя план за игра. Не съм тук, за да правя грешки.



„Досега лагерът беше страхотен. Чувствам се страхотно и съм добре подготвен. Невероятно е чувството да се бия в родния си град. Това е почти сбъдната мечта за мен. Да имам собствена карта на това ниво и на този етап, това показва подкрепата, която Хюстън има за мен."



БРАНДЪН АДАМС



„Оценявам възможността, която имам да изляза на ринга с този мъж срещу мен. Много съм развълнуван от това и нямам търпение. Това са двама топ бойци, които излизат на ринга и ние ще дадем шоу на феновете.



„Това не е само това, което виждам в Джърмал, това е, в което вярвам в себе си. Комбинацията от работа с Dub Huntley и Freddie Roach е перфектна. И двамата са опитни ветеринари и всеки ден ме учат на нещо ново.



„Не очаквах пътят ми да бъде лесен, защото никога не е бил лесен за мен. На път съм и го разбирам. Готов съм да опаковам багажа си и да отида където трябва, за да мога да стана това, което трябва да стана. Най-добрият ще спечели на юни 29.



"Преди The Contender Усетих, че нямам възможност да покажа колко съм добър. През цялата серия ставаше дума за връщане на ринга и отърсване на ръждата, после да покажа кой съм.



„Печеля The Contender ми помогна да стигна тук, но винаги имах увереност и вярвах в себе си от първия ден. Избирайки да приемем предизвикателството на Чарло, Имах наум, че принадлежа тук.



„Беше натиск всеки път, когато се биех The Contender. Всеки рунд бяха качествени противници, водещи до финала и всичко това ще ме подготви за Чарло. Той заслужава всичко, което е получил и аз го уважавам като мъж, но ще се възползвам от тази възможност.



„Неговият отбор не трябваше да се бие с мен, но те избраха. Оценявам феновете му, които излизат да го подкрепят, защото ще ни видят и двамата. Надявам се да успея да спечеля някои от тях.”



РОНИ SHIELDS, Trainer Charlo си



„Направихме много изучаване на Брандън Адамс и той е наистина добър боец. Спечелване The Contender не е лесен подвиг. Той наистина е претендент, така че трябва да сме сигурни, че работим усилено всеки ден.



„Не седим и чакаме някой да се бие с нас. Трябва да продължим да сме заети. Все още трябва да водите тежки битки, когато сте на върха и това е, което правим. Подготвяме се по правилния начин.



„Много съм щастлив, че всички излязоха да подкрепят Jermall, защото той чакаше да се върне у дома и това е всичко. Важно е да видите всеки на негова страна."



ДЪБ ХЪНТЛИ, Треньор на Адамс



„Надявам се всички да се явят за това, защото ще бъде страхотна битка. Аз съм с Брандън от дълго време и знам, че той ще спечели тази битка и ще направи запомнящо се представяне. Чарло е страхотен боец, но Брандън разполага с всички необходими инструменти, за да дойде в родния си град и да спечели победата."



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ЗА Charlo VS. АДАМС

Charlo срещу. Адамс ще изправи непобедения временен шампион в средна категория на WBC и родения в Хюстън Джърмал Чарло срещу претендента в средна категория Брандън Адамс в завръщането в родния град на Чарло в събота, Юни 29 на живо по SHOWTIME от NRG Arena в Хюстън и представено от Premier Boxing Champions.



SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс започва 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT и включва силния удар в суперсредна категория Ериксън „Hammer“ Lubin срещу френския претендент Закария Ату в 12-рундов елиминационен двубой за титлата на WBC в съ-главното събитие. Откриването на телевизионното предаване е елиминатор на титлата в полулегка категория на WBA между лъскавия мексикански левша Едуардо Рамирес и мощния доминиканец Клаудио Мареро.



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ЛАРА ИСКА СЛЕДВАЩА КАНЕЛО ИЛИ GGG

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HOUSTON, TX (Септември 17, 2018) – Бивш световен шампион на WBA в супер полусредна категория Erislandy “Американската мечта” Lara (25-3-2, 14 Нокаута), чувствах се вдъхновен от състоянието на бокса, след като гледах основното събитие миналата събота вечер между Саул “Canelo” Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 Нокаута) и Генадий “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 Нокаута) в Лас Вегас, Nevada.

 

 

 

“Канело Алварес и Генадий Головкин се бориха невероятно, беше истинска класика.” Саид Lara. “Искам да поздравя и двамата за това, че положиха толкова огромни усилия, за да върнат светлината на прожекторите върху бокса. Би било голяма чест да се бия с един от двамата бойци, и бих искал да се предизвикам срещу тях.”

 

 

 

Ерисланди Лара тренира в Хюстън, Тексас за следващата му битка с треньор Ronnie Shields, тъй като работи усилено във фитнеса, подготвя се за следващата си битка.

 

 

 

“Готов съм да направя изявление и да предизвикам всеки от бойците в средна категория, дали ще е Генадий Головкин или Канело Алварес в реванш…Готов съм!”

Nigerian Amateur Standouts Efe Ajagba and Efetobor Apochi Become Latest Fighters to Join Ringstar Sports Roster of Fighters

Лос Анджелис (Юли 27, 2017) – Accomplished Super Heavyweight amateur and 2016 Олимпиец карикатура Ajagba and fellow Nigerian Heavyweight amateur standout Efetobor Apochi have signed-on to become the latest promising young fighters to join the Обадете Star Sportsразписание. Both fighters will make their professional debuts on the Premier Boxing Champions event headlined by Victor Ortiz vs. Saul Corral this Неделя, Юли 30 live from Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, Калифорния.
We couldn’t be more excited to add these two outstanding young men to the growing Ringstar roster of fighters,” - каза Ричард Шефер, Председател и главен изпълнителен директор на Ringstar Sports. “I’ve seen these guys in action and I think boxing fans are in for a real treat. These are two of the biggest hitters I’ve seen and we expect them to rise quickly and make a name for themselves in their respective divisions.
Бойците, who will be managed by Hall of Famer Shelly Finkel, have moved to Houston, TX to work with renowned trainer Ronnie Shields.
Both young men have the potential to be world champions,” said Finkel. “I’m very proud to be working with both of them.
I feel so blessed to have signed with Ringstar Sports and Richard Schaefer,” said Efe Ajagba. “I have dreamed of this day for many years and yet it is bigger than I could have ever imagined! My time has come! I will show I am a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division.
It is a big pleasure to become a part of Ringstar Sports,” said Efetobor Apochi. “I have never wished for anything more. I am so grateful for this opportunity and promise to give the fans a show!
Born and raised in Ughelli Delta State, Nigeria, Efe Ajagba began boxing in 2011 at the age of seventeen and quickly discovered his craft on this way to a 41-2 (30 Нокаута) любителски запис. В 2014, the 6’6 fighter was selected to compete in the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow and went home with the bronze medal. Малко след това, Ajagba took gold in the 2015 All African Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. В 2016, he went on to win gold at the African Olympic Qualification event in Yaounde, Cameroon, landing him a spot on the 2016 Nigerian Olympic team. На Неделя, Юли 30, Ajagba will make his professional debut against Tyrell Herndon (6-1-0, 2 Нокаута) in a 6-round Heavyweight clash.
Also born and raised in Ughelli Delta State, Nigeria, Efetobor Apochi began his boxing career in 2007 and racked up an impressive record of 55-6 (54 Нокаута). The 5’11 cruiserweight captained the 2014 Commonwealth Games and took home the bronze after knocking out his first opponent in the first round, upsetting his second foe in the quarterfinals and losing to the eventual gold medalist in the semifinals. Apochi looks forward to the start of very promising professional career as he takes on Cruiserweight Daniel Mejia in a 4-rounds of action.

ABNER MARES OUTPOINTS JESUS CUELLAR TO WIN FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

UNBEATEN JERMALL CHARLO RETAINS IBF BELT WITH
FIFTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER NO. 1 JULIAN WILLIAMS
ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
®

Сергей Lipinets, Erickson Lubin Triumph on SHOWTIME BOXING on FACEBOOK LIVE

IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua Retains Crown

With Third-Round KO over Eric Molina on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Гледайте преиграването Понеделник, Декември. 12, при 10 p.m. И/PT на SHO EXTREME®

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Photo Credit: Стефани Trapp / SHOWTIME®

Лос Анджелис (Декември. 10, 2016) - Авенировите Mares (30-2-1, 15 Нокаута) scored an impressive, upset 12-round split decision over defending champion Исус Куеляр (28-2, 21 Нокаута) to capture the WBA Featherweight World Championship and become a four-time boxing titlist Събота in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader.

 

In the co-feature from Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles, Jermall Charlo (25-0, 19 Нокаута) retained his IBF Junior Middleweight World title with an emphatic fifth-round knockout over previously unbeaten, top-ranked Julian "J-Rock" Уилямс (22-1-1, 14 Нокаута). (ВИДЕО АКТУАЛНО: http://s.sho.com/2hqXDr8)

 

Earlier in the day on SHOWTIME, unbeaten IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 Нокаута) нокаутиран Ерик Молина (25-4, 19 Нокаута), на Weslaco, Texas, in the third round in Manchester, Англия. (ВИДЕО АКТУАЛНО: http://s.sho.com/2hqHTo8)

 

Майки, на Хънтингтън Бийч, Калифорния., by way of Guadalajara, Мексико, беше победител по десетките 117-110, 116-111 и 112-115. Judge Kermit Bayless was the lone descender to score the hard-fought match for the Argentine. Mares scored the bout’s lone knockdown in the 11th round. Куеляр, Буенос Айрес, had an 11-fight winning streak end. (ВИДЕО АКТУАЛНО: http://s.sho.com/2hbJayp)

 

Майки, making his first start в 16 месеца and first with renowned trainer Robert Garcia, executed a technically sound game plan and was the more accurate puncher than Cuellar, who was under the tutelage of Hall of Famer Фреди Роуч за първи път в кариерата си.

 

“I feel so good, it’s been a long time. I’m champion, бебе,’’ said Mares, 31, a former WBC featherweight and super bantamweight world champion and IBF bantamweight world champion, who became Garcia’s 10тата световен шампион. “We had the perfect game plan.

 

“I never doubted myself. I felt it in my heart. When I fought Лъв (Santa Cruz) I beat myself because I fought the wrong fight. I fought smart тази вечер. I thought it would be a unanimous decision, but at the end of the day I’m champion.’’

 

Cuellar is known as a devastating puncher, but he was unable to land his power shots or cut off the ring against Mares, who seemingly pocketed rounds with accuracy and a solid left hook. Mares floored Cuellar with a straight right in the opening minute of the 11th, sending Cuellar to the canvas for the third time of his career. The onslaught continued, with a resurgent Mares teeing off on Cuellar until he raised his hands following the final bell.

“They said he was a power puncher, they said he was going to knock me out, but I proved that I have some power, твърде,’’ said Mares, who dropped a majority 12-round decision to Santa Cruz in his last fight on Aug. 29, 2015. “I want Leo, Искам (Carl) Фрамптън, I want anyone. I’m a champion. I’m not afraid of anyone.”

 

Cuellar stated his case for a rematch afterward.

 

“I thought the fight was pretty even until he threw me down, and that’s when he took control,", Каза Куеляр, who was making his third title defense. “He definitely had the boxing skills going today. I would have preferred a rough fight, but Mares had his skills today. Искам реванш. I gave him the opportunity and now I think it’s fair that he gives it to me.”

 

В съвместно основното събитие, Charlo dropped Williams three times, once in the second and twice in the fifth. Williams, who had not lost a round in 10 consecutive fights, went down for the first time in his career from a strong counter left-hand midway through the second round.

 

Williams, who established his counter right early, performed well for the next two rounds in the first title fight between undefeated 154-pound champions since Флойд Мейуедър dismantled Canelo Alvarez в 2013.

 

But Charlo decked him again with a brutal right uppercut midway through the fifth round that sent Williams collapsing face-forward onto the canvas. Williams got up, but he was clearly in trouble. Charlo floored him seconds layer with a left hook, forcing referee Wayne Hedgepath to instantly halt the contest at 2:06.

 

Charlo was ahead with scores of 38-37 on the three scorecards entering the fifth round in a highly skilled matchup between two fighters in their prime.

 

Afterward a fracas broke out in the ring between the fighters and their cornermen after Charlo wouldn’t acknowledge Williams’ congratulatory hand shake. Williams immediately stormed from the ring. The fans booed Charlo loudly throughout his post-fight interview with SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray.

 

“I did what I was supposed to do, Аз съм много доволен от представянето ми, I listened to my trainer,’’ said Charlo, the identical twin brother of WBC 154-pound titlist Jermell Charlo. “I trained hard for this fight, I stayed in the gym the whole time.

 

“No matter what, people have to respect my accomplishments. He just wasn’t on my level. I told everyone what I was going to do since the fight was announced. I knew I was going to win; he was badly hurt after the knockdown.

“I just want to tell Julian Williams, Съжалявам. Leading up to this fight Julian talked, and I held it in. I did what I had to do to become the champion of the world and I deserve my respect. He disrespected me all the way up to the fight. I made the fight happen; I gave the fans what they wanted to see. I stayed at 154 паунда, although I do want to move up to 160, just to fight someone the world said I couldn’t beat.

 

“I said I don’t want your congratulations; I want your apology. I don’t care what they say, Нокаутирах го. No matter what they say about me I’m going to continue to work hard. I did what my trainer told me to do, I stayed in there and bang the shot came home. I’m never disrespected this dude, never, until I knocked him out.

 

"Да, I want to unify. I want to prove I’m the best junior middleweight in the world, none of them are on my level.

Williams offered no excuses. “Аз просто имам уловени,’ he said. “I was fine after the second round and kept going. He just caught me. He wasn’t too big. He just caught me.

“I didn’t care about any of that [post-fight drama]. I just wanted to win.”

 

Charlo-Williams was the fourth 154-pound title fight on SHOWTIME in 2016.

In one off the fights streamed earlier Събота on FACEBOOK LIVE, Сергей Lipinets (11-0, 9 Нокаута) нокаутиран Lenny Zappavigna(35-3, 25 Нокаута) to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF Junior Welterweight World Title.

 

After flooring Zappavigna midway through the fourth, Lipinets finished off the Australian with an overhand right in the eighth in a closely contested and bloody affair.

 

"Да, this was my toughest fight, it’s bloody and rugged but no problem for me,’’ Lipinets said. “This was an eliminator and now I want my next fight to be for the world championship. Julius Indogo has the IBF title and now I’m the mandatory.

“I’m very happy with my performance. We’ve worked on adjusting during fights and that worked very well for me тази вечер. I was hoping for the knockout but my trainer said to keep working and the stoppage will come.”

“I left it all in the ring,’’ Zappavigna said. “I fought my heart out and I came here to give it my best. Even though I’m disappointed with the loss, I am at peace with the result because I know I couldn’t have done anything else.

“I wish Sergey all the best in his world title fight.

“I know my fans are behind me and I’m bringing pride back to Australia. I know I was in control of the fight, but my Australian ‘white line feverkicked in and I tried to take his head off.”

In the opening bout on Facebook Live, talented undefeated middleweight Erickson Lubin (17-0, 12 Нокаута) knocked out previously once-beaten Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (23-2, 15 Нокаута) при 2:09 на втория кръг.

 

“He was a little awkward in the first round,’’ Erickson said. “I set him up with my jab and I knew I hurt him in the second. That’s when I knew it was time for him to go.

 

I think that fight definitely proves that I’m in the discussion as one of the top up and comers in the sport, but I don’t feel any pressure. I’m back in the gym в понеделник.

 

I want to be undisputed champion. I want all of the belts. Give me the Charlos, Julian Williams, Всеки от тях.

 

I’ll take whoever is in front of me next, but those names and put them in bold letters and you know I’ll be front and center for that Charlo-Williams fight.

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader and SHOWTIME INTERNATIONAL telecast will re-air on Monday, Декември. 12, 10 p.m. ET / PT на SHOWTIME EXTREME. The fights were promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions and sponsored by Corona.

 

 

 

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За повече информация посетете www.SHO.com/Sports и www.premierboxingchampions.com, следват по Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, @PremierBoxing, JesusCuellarBOX, @AbnerMares, FutureOfBoxing, JRockBoxing, @TGBPromotions и @Swanson_Comm или станете почитател във Facebook най- www.Facebook.com/SHOSports и www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions.PBC е спонсориран от Corona, Finest Beer.

JESUS CUELLAR vs. Авенир MARES, JERMALL CHARLO vs. JULIAN WILLIAMS WEIGHTS, СНИМКИ & COMMISSION OFFICIALS

 

 

Утре/Събота Живей SHOWTIME®

From Galen Center On The Campus Of USC In Los Angeles

 

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс® - 10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT

 

WBA Featherweight World Championship – 12 Уикенд

Jesus Cuellar – 124 Pounds

Abner Mares – 126 Pounds

Рефер: Jack Reiss; съдии: Kermit Bayless (Калифорния.), Max DeLuca (Калифорния.), Дейв Морети (Nev.)

 

IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship – 12 Уикенд

Jermall Charlo – 153 ½ Pounds

Julian Williams – 154 Pounds

Рефер: Wayne Hedgepeth; съдии: Eddie Hernandez (Калифорния.), Patrick Russell (Калифорния.), Zachary Young (Калифорния.)

 

SHOWTIME BOXING ON FACEBOOK LIVE - 8 p.m. И/5 p.m. PT

 

IBF Junior Welterweight World Title Eliminator – 12 Уикенд

Sergey Lipinets – 139 ¾ Pounds

Lenny Zappavigna – 139 ½ Pounds

Middleweight Bout – 10 Уикенд

Erickson Lubin – 157 Pounds

Juan Ubaldo Cabrera – 159 Pounds

 

Билети за събитието на живо, , която е възложена Ringstar Спорт и TGB Промоции, are on sale and are priced at $35, $50, $75, $150 и $200. To purchase tickets go to www.galentix.com.

 

За повече информация посетете www.SHO.com/Sports и www.premierboxingchampions.com, следват по Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, @PremierBoxing, JesusCuellarBOX, @AbnerMares, FutureOfBoxing, JRockBoxing, @TGBPromotions и @Swanson_Comm или станете почитател във Facebook най- www.Facebook.com/SHOSports и www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions. PBC е спонсориран от Corona, Finest Beer.

 

Исус Куеляр срещу. Авенировите Mares & Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams Trainer Media Roundtables Quotes & Снимки

Top Trainers Freddie Roach, Robert Garcia, Ronnie Shields & Stephen Edwards Discussing SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Doubleheader Събота, Декември 10 от
Galen Center

at USC in Los Angeles
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Лос Анджелис (Декември 7, 2016) – Four of the top trainers in the sport, Фреди Роуч, Robert Garcia, Ronnie Shields и Stephen Edwards met with media in Los Angeles to discuss their fightersrespective showdowns this Saturday, Декември 10 from Galen Center at USC and live on SHOWTIME®.
Събота event is headlined by featherweight world champion Исус Куелярdefending againstformer three-division world champion Авенировите Mares in a long-awaited showdown. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс® телевизията започва в 10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT with junior middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo and top-rated challenger Julian Williams in a world championship battle of undefeated rising stars in their prime.
Билети за събитието на живо, , която е възложена Ringstar Спорт и TGB Промоции, are on sale and are priced at $35, $50, $75, $150 и $200. To purchase tickets go towww.galentix.com.
Хлебарка (Куеляр), Garcia (Майки), Шийлдс (Charlo) и Edwards (Williams) spoke to media at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown about their fighters and the highly anticipated matchups taking place this weekend in Los Angeles.
Ето какво участниците трябваше да се каже, сряда:
FREDDIE ROACH, Cuellar’s Trainer
How has your relationship with Cuellar developed?
I’ve gotten to know Cuellar quite well and have spent a lot of time with him. I think he’s learned a lot and I think he’ll carry that into the fight with him. He’s prepared and he won’t go out there just trying to look for a knockout. He’s a good puncher and everybody thinks he’s looking for the KO, but I told him to just let it happen. If you force it, it will never happen.
He’s going in there with a good opponent, an experienced fighter with a lot of good fights under his belt. He’s caught punches before and knows how to handle it. And if [Майки] moves, we’ll cut the ring off to make it smaller and set traps for him. If he tries to come forward, I want my guy to show his power either way and show him who the boss is.
On Garcia having the upper hand by having trained Cuellar:
I don’t really know how their relationship is and I don’t really know how long they’ve been together. I heard that during his training camps that he had gone to Florida for another trainer so I don’t know how great they’re really getting along but again, I don’t really worry about the other side so much. I know my guy is ready for a hard 12-round fight.
He does know my fighter well and I’ve tried to improve my fighter a lot and he said he never learned anything over there, but every day he learns in my gym. I just don’t think he’s the same guy that Robert is used to seeing and I think he’s improved a lot in a lot of different areas and I think he’ll show it in the fight.
What are you predicting for Cuellar?
I’m predicting better angles, not so wide with the punches, not so big with them. He goes out there looking for knockouts so many times and I’ve told him to just let it happen. He needs to get behind his jab a little bit. He has a good jab but he just doesn’t throw it that much because he’s always looking for the home run. Така, we’ve worked a lot on not only looking for the home run right away and going out there and breaking this guy down.
What’s the game plan if Abner comes to box?
I think he’s going to try to box us, да, so we have to put pressure on him and we have to keep him close to the ropes. We have to set traps on the ropes and into the corners and we’re well prepared for that. We did prepare for [Майки] coming at us also, trying to maybe catch him early and I want Cuellar to show his power right away because I think if we can get him to box and move, he can’t win the fight by moving away.
ROBERT GARCIA, Майки’ Треньор
Cuellar is very strong and hits really hard. He has tremendous power. He’s very strong physically and mentally. He has that warrior mentality that just goes out there looking for the knockout.
I don’t have the secret recipe. It’s just that I know Abner is in great shape and we’ve had a year to prepare for this fight. And I know Cuellar very well. I know how he thinks and that could be a plus. I think facing a guy I used to train can be an advantage for us.
I know Jesus and how he is in locker room. And I can use that against him. Even though he’s with a great trainer in Freddie Roach, he has never walked out to the arena with him. I did it for five fights and for two years. But I don’t think I need those advantages.
If Abner does everything that he needs to do, there’s no doubt he will walk out of there a world champion. But this is my first fight with him so I don’t know if during the fight he will forget all I told him, and do what he is used to doing. He’s picked up a lot of good things from me, so I think he’ll stick to the game plan.
What has impressed you most about Abner this camp?
For a full year training and having dates and then the dates being cancelled, отложено, changed. It’s been four dates. They were scheduled to fight in March, then June. Then we were supposed to fight in October and now December. He never showed any signs of frustration or being upset. He always thought like I think: Things happen for a reason and this just gives us more time to work together and to learn from each other. Така, I think it was the best thing that happened.
Did you always have aspirations of becoming a trainer?
Never did. It’s funny how it happened. When I had my last fight at 26, my plans were to forget about boxing. I hated boxing. The last couple of fights I had I didn’t want to be in the ring. I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. But then I started to come around my Dad’s gym in Oxnard (Калифорния.). The thing that I loved the most was the travelbecause I traveled around the world during the amateurs and the pros. My first three fights were in Japan. But we didn’t enjoy it. I was always trying to make weight. And I never got to enjoy it. But I never thought I’d be in this position to train nine world champions.
I will have my 10тата световен шампион, and I’m hoping it’s тази събота. I’m very confident about it. One day I’ll have 15 or maybe 20, but that’s one thing I hate to do is predict it. But I do feel really good we can pull this one off.
Who is your pick for Trainer of the Year?
Manny Robles had two world champions and has two really good fighters. And Freddie Roach had a great year with Pacquiao. Така, I think they would be good picks. I believe Manny Robles deserves it.
Have you gotten the credit you are due?
It’s mostly politics and who you know. Will I get it again? I really don’t care. My fighters are happy and my family is happy. I get the love from you reporters and the fans. And that’s all that’s important to me and my team.
РОНИ SHIELDS, Trainer Charlo си
All I hear is Charlo is scared. Jermall isn’t scared to fight anyone. Why would a guy who is champion of the world be scared of fighting [Williams]?
Jermall and Julian ran into each other a few times as amateurs, but not as professionals. I think they both realized they would meet in the ring and that it would happen.
I’m not really surprised this fight happened this early in their careers, because both guys are great fighters. And they are both deserving to be at the top.
On Charlo calling Williams anundefeated nobody”:
That’s just Jermall [смях]. All fighters are confident in their ability, and he just feels like he’s the better guy. And I’m glad he feels that way, because I don’t have to do anything extra to motivate him. He’s highly motivated, and ready to go.
How do you think this fight will end?
I don’t look at the ends, I only look at the beginnings. If you go in looking to knock the guy out in the early rounds and don’t get it, what’s going to happen in the later rounds? I think I’ve got Jermall to the point where he can go 12 rounds with anyone. He doesn’t care who it is.
What does Julian Williams do well?
I think Julian does a lot of things well. You have to have the simple fundamentals in boxing, which I think carries a lot of fighters a long way. Трябва да имате добър удар, combination of punches. And Jermall has the same thing. I think it will come down to who has the biggest will to win this fight. My guy has a huge will to win this fight.
What is underrated about Jermall that fight fans might now know?
I think that a lot of people don’t know how smart an individual he is. Извън пръстена, and inside of the ring. He’s so different than he appears in public. He’s a really quiet guy and does not really boast a lot.
These days you see a lot of fighters using different guys, and not just the same guys [in terms of trainers]. I think a lot of fighters are trusting different people, and not just the same guy.
I’ve known Jermall since he was eight-years-old and I know what type of guy he is, and what his will is. I just don’t see anybody beating him. He just has such a strong will to win, and he does everything right. And that’s hard to say about the other guy.
This could be Jermall’s last fight at 154 паунда. But he will make weight в петък. If there was a chance he wasn’t going to make weight, I wouldn’t let him [fight at 154 паунда] because I realize it’s too dangerous, and I’m not going to take that chance with my guys.
STEPHEN EDWARDS, Williams’ Треньор
We were ready for this fight, maybe a year and a half ago but unfortunately it took a bit longer than we thought to come into fruition. But he’s had a great camp. I know Jermall is a formidable fighter, he has a great coach and I’m expecting a great fight. I think it’s really, really difficult to beat an undefeated fighter that does not know how to lose.
We have a big task in front of us but he’ll be the third undefeated guy that Julian has fought. Така, he’s used to being up under that kind of stress.
On knowing Julian’s past life on the streets:
I knew him but I wasn’t training him at the time. По ирония на съдбата, I knew Julian in 2007 and I used to work at the shelter that he was at. За съжаление, due to the circumstances I didn’t meet him until I was having a fight party for the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton fight and we became pretty good friends and then later I started training him in 2010. When he came to the party I knew who he was from attending some of his amateur fights and when he was ready to turn pro, he asked me for some help. We have a relationship outside of boxing and then I started working with him and here we are.
Did he open up to you about his story shortly after you knew him?
I kind of already knew it so it wasn’t a revelation. It kind of happened organically, Знаете ли, че, as you get to know somebody and you’re around them, I kind of started to learn different things about him and we started talking more about it. Всъщност, a lot of things came up through boxing because I would ask him ‘How do you not win Nationals as good as you are?’ I thought he was the best amateur in the city. I would say: ‘How long do you run?’ and ‘What kind of diet do you do?’ and he would say ‘I just lose weight by taking laxatives.I thought he was killing himself and that’s when I wanted to take him on in training. I said man, if he was 77-10 as an amateur taking laxatives to lose weight, he is ruining the lining of his stomach and decreasing his energy level too. Така, I said to myself ‘this kid has a big upside.
If I could just get him to buy into a diet, buy into doing things the right way, he could be a world champion. I think that I believed that he was going to be a world champion before he did. That’s how the stories started to unravel about his homelessness, that he didn’t have anything to eat, that he would work at McDonalds and other places and that would be his diet.
This is a national level fighter, Не е класиран. 3 in the country on a McDonald’s diet. So I always just kept in the back of my mind that he had an unbelievable upside and regardless of what was going on or what people were saying, I trust my eyes more than I trust anybody else’s and that’s what I believe.
How much do you think his past goes into the way he fights?
I definitely think that he has a hint of anger. He’s a little introverted and I’m very similar in certain things that we don’t talk about. Getting him ready for the Hugo Centenofight when his mom passed away, we never talked about it. It’s the weirdest thing in the world. I hugged him, I told him I would help him with the funeral arrangements because he’s a young guy and he didn’t know how to handle those things.
What can you say about Jermall?
He’s not better than Julian at anything. I’m not trying to concede anything. He doesn’t punch harder, he’s not faster and you all can quote me when I say he’s not better than him at nothing. And determination. If it comes down to a point of who’s really willing to lose his life in the ring, I already know who’s willing to lose his life in the ring. But he’s not better at him at anything. Nothing. Not just determination, Julian is just the more skilled fighter and he has more on the inside and he’s going to show everyone в събота нощ.”
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