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Salita Promotions Adds to World-Class Women’s Boxing Roster, Signs Top Female Prospect Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a Promotional Contract

Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of Baltimore-based female super middleweight prospect and former amateur world standout Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a promotional contract.
Crews-Dezurn joins a Salita Promotions women’s boxing roster that includes superstar Claressa Shields, European star Christina Hammer, and Russian future champion Elena Savelyeva.

30-year-old Crews-Dezurn, 2-1, 1 KO as a professional, is a former highly decorated, elite amateur boxer. Among her many championships, she was an eight-time US Open National Champion, a four-time National Female Golden Gloves Champion, a four-time Pan Am Continental Champion, a two-time National PAL Champion, and a two-time US Olympic Team Alternate.

She also represented Team USA in numerous international competitions, i en 2011, Crews-Dezurn made history by becoming the first of three women in the United States to qualify and compete in the debut of women’s boxing at the Pan American Games.

Since stepping up on short notice and losing a decision in an exciting fight to women’s superstar and former amateur rival Claressa Shields in her pro debut in November 2016, Crews-Dezurn spent 2017 beating Louisiana-based contenders Latashia Burton (QUI 1) in March and Sydney LeBlanc (UD 4) a l'agost.

She will make her debut fighting under the Salita Promotions banner against North Carolina’s Tiffany Woodard on Divendres, Gener 12, on the untelevised undercard of WBC/IBF World Champion Claressa Shields’ 168-pound title defense versus mandatory challenger Tori Nelson, en viu per SHOWTIME (10 p.m. I/PT) des del Turning Stone Casino Resort a Verona, Nova York.

I’m very excited and grateful for the opportunity to have such a great platform for me and for women’s boxing,” said Crews-Dezurn. “There’s a lot of excitement in the Super Middleweight and Middleweight divisions and I can’t wait to be right in the thick of it.

Crews-Dezurn says she’ll be looking to rise in the rankings on her way to high-profile showdowns, including a possible rematch with Shields.
I love what Dmitriy has done with Claressa and he just signed Christina Hammer. Sóc un lluitador. I’d like to fight a few six- and eight-rounders, build myself up inside and outside the ring through hard work. There are some great fights out there. Estic emocionat. There’s Claressa, Martell, Cornejo, Nikki Adler, Tori Nelson. I want to fight for a world title before the end of the year, but my competitive side says let’s do it right now.
Crews-Dezurn trains at the Headbangers Boxing Gym in Washington, Corrent continu, under well-regarded trainer Barry Hunter, as well as PatriceBoogie” Harris, Jamie Harris and her husband Glenn Dezurn Jr.

I’ve been training there for the last three years. The whole team is amazing. You’re in there with world champs and title contenders. The level of intensity is always very high. And it’s a family atmosphere I love it there.

Women’s boxing is suddenly flooded with great talent and Franchon, as a pioneering woman of the modern boxing age, deserves to be part of that group,” va dir Dmitriy Saleta. “I’m happy to have reached an agreement with her. With her tremendous skill and marketable personality, Franchon has the potential to become another women’s superstar in a golden age for the sport.

També figuren en el Gener 12 transmissió per televisió, Uzbekistan poder de pegada Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 KOs) s'enfrontarà a companys invicte i classificat entre els 10 Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 KOs) de Toledo, Ohio. En la baralla co-estel·lar, Jesse Hernández (10-1, 7 KOs) s'enfrontarà a Ernesto Garsa (9-2, 5 KOs; 1-3 WSB) en un 10 assalts pes súper gall baralla.

Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment, el qual és promogut per Saleta, Actualment a la venda per $75 per a les dues primeres files de primera fila, $65 per a seients de primera fila i tots els altres, amb els preus en el restant $49 i $37, més les taxes aplicables. Les entrades poden adquirir-se en persona o trucant a la taquilla Turning Stone Resort a 800.771.7711 o en línia a Ticketmaster.

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Promocions Saleta Felicita escuts en 2017 Premis de Cap d'Any

Promotor Dmitriy Saleta de Promocions Saleta vol felicitar el seu caça, superestrella femenina, El dues vegades medallista d'or olímpic i el CMB i la FIB campió súper mitjà Mundial, Claressa “T Rex” Escuts, per la seva impressionant llista de victòries en el 2017 premis de final d'any.
En tot just el seu primer any complet com a professional, pedra foguera, Escuts de Michigan va ser nomenat EUA Avui en dia: Dona Boxejador de l'Any, Yahoo Sports: Dona Boxejador de l'Any, AMB: Més calenta Rising Star i WBAN: La major part inspirada, així com Prospecte de l'Any del Ciència Dolç.
Escuts també està nominat per al combatent Christy Martin de les dones de la BWAA de l'any d'adjudicació i Bill Crawford per Premis al Valor en superar l'adversitat, que serà presentat al febrer.
Després que es va fer professional al novembre 2016, Escuts va aparèixer tres vegades en 2017, fer la història de la boxa per SHOWTIME a convertir-se en la primera dona a encapçalar un esdeveniment de boxa a la televisió d'alta qualitat. A l'agost, Escuts va guanyar el CMB i la FIB Campionat vacant súper mitjà d'invicte i altament considerat campió Nikki Adler de manera dominant. I al març, També per SHOWTIME, va deixar d'Hongria Szilvia Szabados en quatre rondes.
Escuts també va guanyar el títol del CMB de Plata súper mitjà en només la seva tercera baralla professional a l'anotar una àmplia decisió unànime sobre accidentat Sydney LeBlanc de Louisiana enfront dels seus admiradors a Michigan al juny.
“2017 Va ser un any molt satisfactori per a mi,” va dir Shields. “Es va convertir en professional i guanyar els meus dos primers títols mundials van ser grans emocions. Però estic més content per ser la primera dona en encapçalar un esdeveniment principal a la televisió i que té dos dels meus baralles en viu per Showtime, ja que és el meu objectiu per dirigir la boxa femenina a noves altures.”
Saleta promotor diu que el cel és el límit per als 22 anys d'edat Escuts, com la seva fama segueix reprendre un nou impuls amb cada baralla que passa.
“Claressa és un fenomen en la boxa; un lluitador estrella ressuscitar tot l'esport de la boxa femenina amb el seu increïble talent,” Said Paraula. “Aquests premis són ben merescut i només el primer de molts, mentre es fa la història al llarg del que serà la seva carrera llegendària. Estic orgullós de treballar amb aquesta jove increïble i li expresso la meva més sincera felicitació.”
Escuts se li podrà veure Divendres, Gener 12, mentre defensa els seus títols de les 168 lliures en ShoBox: La nova generació de la FIB contra l'invicte retador obligatori Tori Nelson en viu per SHOWTIME (10 p.m. I/PT) des del Turning Stone Casino Resort a Verona, Nova York.
“No puc esperar per continuar el viatge en 2018, beginning with my Gener 12 lluitar contra Tori Nelson per SHOWTIME,” continuació Escuts. “Espero una baralla d'unificació amb Christina Hammer a l'estiu. Dono gràcies a Déu, meus fans, els mitjans de comunicació, Promocions Saleta, i el meu equip per tot el suport.”
També figuren en el Gener 12 transmissió per televisió, Uzbekistan poder de pegada Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 KOs) s'enfrontarà a companys invicte i classificat entre els 10 Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 KOs) de Toledo, Ohio. En la baralla co-estel·lar, Jesse Hernández (10-1, 7 KOs) s'enfrontarà a Ernesto Garsa (9-2, 5 KOs; 1-3 WSB) en un 10 assalts pes súper gall baralla.
Aspectes destacats de la lluita contra el debut de l'actual campió del CMB i OMB de les dones d'Estats Units, i el futur oponent Escuts, Christina “senyora Hammer” Martell (22-0, 10 KOs) se li apareixen també.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment, el qual és promogut per Saleta, Actualment a la venda per $75 per a les dues primeres files de primera fila, $65 per a seients de primera fila i tots els altres, amb els preus en el restant $49 i $37, més les taxes aplicables. Les entrades poden adquirir-se en persona o trucant a la taquilla Turning Stone Resort a800.771.7711 o en línia a Ticketmaster.

Artista KO de pes welter júnior invicte Shoh Ergashev Afegit a Jacobs vs.. Arias Undercard

 

El de mirar, 25-sensació de knockout d’anys Shohjahon “Descendent de Tamerlà” Ergashev s'ha afegit a la targeta inferior no classificada del Dissabte, Novembre 11, Danny Jacobs vs.. Luis Arias i Jarrell Miller vs.. Esdeveniment de boxa de Mariusz Wach al NYCB LIVE: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum a Uniondale, Nova York.
Jacobs vs. Arias i Miller vs.. Wach són presentats per Matchroom Boxing USA, en associació amb Brooklyn Sports & Entreteniment, Promocions Salita i Roc Nation Sports. Es transmetrà en directe a la Boxa del Campionat Mundial de HBO a partir de les 10:00 p.m. I/PT. Les entrades es poden comprar a ticketmaster.com, NYCBLIVE.com, trucant 800-745-3000 o a la taquilla del Ticketmaster del Coliseum.
Considerada una de les millors perspectives actuals que surten d’Àsia Central, el popular Ergashev (9-0, 9 KOs) és quatre vegades campió nacional al seu país d'origen. Com a professional, el perillós sud ha guanyat els seus últims cinc combats a la primera ronda.
“Vaig venir als Estats Units per demostrar que sóc el millor lluitador del món,” va dir Ergashev. “Busco la eliminatòria en cada baralla i Novembre 11 no és diferent. És el meu escenari més gran i muntaré un espectacle!”
Per preparar el seu enfrontament de sis rondes, Ergashev s’està entrenant al gimnàs Kronk de Detroit amb el conegut Javan SugarHill Steward, qui diu que es veu temible en combats.
“És un gran puncher, amb bon atletisme i gran potencial,” va dir Steward. “Tinc moltes ganes de treballar amb ell i veure’l desenvolupar-se a la divisió júnior de pes welter, rica en talent.”
El promotor Dmitriy Salita diu que tot i que Ergashev és un nom nou als Estats Units, ja és conegut a la seva comunitat uzbeka.
“Shoh té el poder, habilitats i carisma per ser una estrella de la boxa,” Said Paraula. “També té una base de fans molt fidel. Tot i que és la seva primera baralla als EUA, tindrà centenars de persones de la seva comunitat a la ciutat de Nova York i de tot el país, i fins i tot de Rússia, venint a donar-li suport Novembre 11.”
En la seva última aparició, al juny a la Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy de Zhukovka, Rússia, Ergashev va necessitar menys d’un minut per enderrocar dues vegades l’oponent Sunatollo Rakhmatulloev i aturar-lo 0:50 de la primera ronda.

En una altra acció d’aquella nit, invicte oficial de policia de la ciutat de Nova York, Dimash “Llampec” Niyazov (12-0, 5 KOs) nascut a Shymkent, Kazakhstan, ara resideix a Staten Island, Nova York, també lluitarà en un combat lleuger de sis rondes a la part no televisada de la targeta inferior.

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Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, a la venda ara, es poden adquirir a ticketmaster.com,NYCBLIVE.com o trucant al 800-745-3000. Les entrades també es poden comprar a la taquilla del Ticketmaster del Coliseum.

Promocions Salita Lleuger Dimash Niyazov torna a l'acció dissabte a Kazakhstan

En Dissabte, Setembre 9, lleuger invicte Dimash Niyazov, Promocions Saleta’ propi policia de Nova York que lluita, tornarà al seu lloc de naixement de Kazakhstan per enfrontar-se al brasiler Eduardo Pereira dos Reis a l’esgotament, 12000-seient Saryarka Velodrome a Astana.
Niyazov (11-0-3, 5 KOs), resident a Staten Island, i Pereira dos Reis (22-4, 18 KOs) de Sao Paolo es reunirà en sis rondes en el marc de la Astana EXPO 2017 esdeveniment encapçalat per una batalla de 12 rondes pels Campionats Super Welter WBO NABO i WBA Inter-Continental Super Welterweight entre l’invenc Kanat Islam de Kazakhstan (24-0, 19 KOs) i també invicte Brandon Cook (18-0, 11 KOs) del Canadà.
La lluita serà la primera fora dels Estats Units per a Niyazov, de kazakh, de 28 anys. I amb 12,000 dels seus paisans esperant grans coses d’ell, Niyazov diu que sent la pressió.
Estàs nerviós, lluitant fora dels EUA i davant de tanta gent?
Em sento una mica nerviós perquè és la primera vegada que lluito aquí i he de tenir un bon rendiment. Molta gent, meus fans, vénen només a veure’m, així que sento la pressió de fer-ho molt bé. davant de 12,000 gent. Tots em coneixen. He de quedar bé.
Per què vas portar aquesta baralla tan lluny d’on has viscut durant molts anys??
Visc als EUA, Treballo als EUA. Tinc la meva família als EUA, així que tots els meus moviments que faig pel que fa a la boxa tindran lloc als Estats Units. Aquesta va ser només una oportunitat que vaig veure que pot millorar la meva carrera de boxa.
Com va anar el camp d’entrenament per a aquesta baralla??
El camp d’entrenament amb el meu pare va anar bé. Estic preparat per interpretar i deixar fora del noi. No busco cap eliminatòria. Vaig a boxar el noi que el superi i el nocaut vindrà per si sol.
Com vas obtenir el sobrenom de Lightning?
Els fans em van posar aquest nom. És per les meves mans ràpides. De vegades, quan veuen un knockout o un knockdown, passa tan ràpid que no saben què va passar.
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Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and NABF Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields Announces Deal with Salita Promotions

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields announced today that she has signed a promotional agreement with promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions.

Already a national sports figure and role model for women everywhere, the Flint, Michigan native is in position to realize her dreams as a professional boxer.
En Divendres, Juny 16, Shields will fight at Detroit’s Masonic Temple, in her home state of Michigan, as part of Salita’s Detroit Brawl series.
Escuts (2-0, 1 KO), of Flint, Michigan, is the only American boxer, mascle o femella, to ever win back-to-back Olympic boxing gold medals (2012 i 2016). In only her second bout as a professional, Shields won the NABF Middleweight Championship on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation in the first-ever women’s bout to headline a premium cable telecast. L'esdeveniment, held at MGM Grand Detroit, was presented by Salita Promotions.
I thank Salita Promotions for the commitment they have shown to me,” said Claressa Shields. “I promise all boxing fans that I will dedicate myself to being not only the world’s #1 female boxer and #1 lliura per lliura, but also a torch-bearer for boxing and women the world over. I can’t wait to get in the ring on Juny 16 to continue the journey.
Salita Promotions is to be commended for their commitment to Claressa Shields,” said Mark Taffet, Escuts’ co-manager. “Dmitriy’s knowledge and expertise in Claressa’s home-base market of Detroit provides the perfect complements to Claressa’s once-in-a-century talent and determination to advance women’s boxing and change the sport of boxing forever.
Claressa is an outstanding world-class athlete, who has the ability to transcend sports like Michael Jordan and Serena Williams,” va dir Dmitriy Saleta. “She also has the charisma to appeal to a broad new generation of fans, who will tune in to watch her fights and will want to come to arenas to experience her performance live. Every one of her fights is a unique experience that is memorable and transcends boxing. Claressa is a rare combination of the great fighter and a sports icon that come along in every generation. The state of Michigan has been home to many, like Joe Louis, Tommy Hearns, Floyd Mayweather and now Claressa Shields. I look forward to working with Claressa on her already historic career. A només 22 years old I believe Claressa will continue to break records, set new limits and break boundaries in and out the ring.
Les entrades per “Detroit Brawlare priced at VIP $200, Box Seats are $100 i $55, Seating is $40, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.
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CLARESSA SHIELDS KNOCKS OUT SZILVIA SZABADOS IN FIRST WOMEN’S MAIN EVENT IN PREMIUM TELEVISION HISTORY FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME®

Nikolay Potapov Outpoints Antonio Nieves, Wesley Tucker Defeats Ed Williams & Joshua Greer Jr. Knocks Out James Gordon-Smith On ShoBox: The New Generation From MGM Grand Detroit

No es perdi el Replay Dimarts, Març 14 En 10 p.m. I/PT per SHOWTIME EXTREME®

Feu clic a AQUÍ Per a les fotos; Credit Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

DETROIT (Març 11, 2017) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields shined in her television debut, knocking out the durable Szilvia Szabados in the fourth round (1:30) to advance to 2-0 as a professional in the main event on ShoBox: La Nova Generació Divendres on SHOWTIME at MGM Grand Detroit.

Escuts (2-0, 1 KOs) put on a show less than an hour from her hometown of Flint, Mich., landing nearly 50 percent of her power shots in the first women’s boxing main event in premium television history.

Szabados (15-9, 6 KOs), of Hungary, didn’t touch the canvas but never really stood a shot against an opponent that has been billed as the future of women’s boxing. Shields came out blazing in the opening round, backing up Szabados with crisp, clean punches as she out-landed her opponent 31-4 in the first.

Shields was a bit more patient and settled in the second and third, but the onslaught continued against a relatively defenseless Szabados. After a flush right hand, left hook combo in the fourth, referee Harvey Dock had seen enough and stepped in to halt the contest with Szabados still on her feet.

“It was about respect,” Shields said of her performance. “I wanted to go out there and show I had power and I wasn’t scared of her. I knew she was tough coming in. That’s why I started going to the body. I was going to get the clean shot in one round and she was going to go, but the ref stopped it in the fourth. A knock out is a knockout. It was exciting.

“I’m glad everyone came. I took advantage of this great opportunity once again. It’s another step toward winning a world title.”

Szabados said she was disappointed with Dock’s decision to stop the fight when he did. “I’m very sad and heartbroken right now because it only went four rounds and I could have kept going,” she said. “Her hits were not painful. Her right hook got me a lot, Ho sé. I could feel that one.”

Al ShoBox co-estel·lar, Nikolay Potapov narrowly edged Antonio Nieves in a close, 10-round split decision scored 96-94 Potapov twice, 96-94 Nieves.

The technical match between undefeated top-10 bantamweight prospects was close from the opening bell. Nieves was the more active fighter, aterratge 64 punches per round to Potapov’s 50, but the round-by-round breakdowns reveal that Potapov prevailed in total connects as well as in landed power shots.

“Vaig pensar que era una baralla tancada, but I came on strong at the end,” Potapov said. “I had more and finished stronger. That made the difference. I am much more aggressive now and I sit down on my shots. That’s the difference training at Kronk has done for me.

I knew I won the fight. I wasn’t surprised when I got it. I wasn’t happy about the judging in my last big fight, but I thought this time I had done more than enough to win.”

Nieves did impressive work to the body, de connexió a 59 total body shots compared to just 14 for Potapov, but it wasn’t enough to earn him the decision.

“Vaig pensar que havia guanyat. I thought it was a bad decision,” Nieves said. “I don’t even think it should have been a spilt decision. I thought I was up clearly. He didn’t really score like he wanted to. I was making him miss and landing all the sharper punches. Everything he was hitting me with I was blocking and coming back.

I don’t know why close fights don’t go my way. From here I go back to the drawing board. My whole team and a lot of the crowd felt like I won. I would love to fight him again.”

In a featured matchup between undefeated welterweights, Wesley Tucker (14-0, 8 KOs) edged Ed Williams in an eight-round unanimous decision scored 77-73, 79-71, 78-72 Tucker.

The foul-filled fight featured little action. Toledo’s Tucker landed 31 per cent dels seus tirs de l'energia en comparació amb només 19 percent for Detroit’s Williams (12-2-1, 4 KOs), who was deducted two points for hitting to the back of the head on separate occasions. Tucker (14-0, 8 KOs) didn’t land a jab the entire fight, but his heavier shots and accuracy with his power shots seemed to be more impressive to the judges.

He was an awkward, long fighter, who knew how to move very well,” Tucker said. “I’m not disappointed it turned out like that. Not every fight can be pretty, so I came out with the win and that’s what matters most.

I was really frustrated in there, but I’m an action kind of fighter, so when he was running it kind of was pissing me off. He was all over the place. He ran the whole fight.”

Williams landed only 17 per cent del seu total de ponches.

He didn’t show me anything I didn’t expect,” Williams said. “This week was a great experience for me, but you want to come out with a win and I wasn’t able to get it done.”

En el primer partit televisat, Joshua Greer Jr. handed bantamweight prospect James Gordon-Smith his firstloss with a brutal one-punch sixth-round knockout (2:06).

After a blazing first round that saw over 50 power shots landed, Greer pepped his opponent with a steady diet of counter rights as Gordon-Smith continued to charge forward and fight largely off-balance. Chicago’s Greer floored Gordon-Smith with a perfectly timed right uppercut in the opening seconds of the fifth and, despite looking dazed, Gordon-Smith rallied to survive the back-and-forth round.

In the sixth, Greer (12-1-1, 5 KOs) knocked Gordon-Smith out cold with a huge straight right that sent the Detroit native falling face forward as referee Harvey Dock immediately waved off the bout.

“I guess he blinked. That was the problem,” Greer said. “I told everyone when I got here I didn’t have that pillow for no reason. I said don’t blink and I wasn’t playing. I knew I was going to get him. The pillow is just my trademark. It’s nothing personal. You have to stand out somehow. That’s just what I do. Nothing personal to him.

“I knew what I came to do. I’m excited but I’m not shocked. My team knew what would happen and they had confidence in me. I knew it was only a matter of time.”

Gordon-Smith (11-1, 6 KOs) va ser el 160º fighter to suffer his first defeat on the prospect developmental series. And Nieves would later become the 161st.

Divendres de quadrupleheader will replay on Dimarts, Març 14 a 10 p.m. I/PT per SHOWTIME EXTREME. The telecast will also be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® i SHOWTIME EN QUALSEVOL MOMENT®.

“Detroit City Gold,” was promoted by Salita Promotions.

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox acció des del ringside, amb Steve Farhood i l'ex campió mundial Raúl Márquez qualitat d'experts analistes. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

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ABOUT SALITA PROMOTIONS

Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 per Dmitriy Saleta, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe.

“DETROIT CITY GOLD” FINAL WEIGHTS, CITES & FOTOS

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados In First Women’s Boxing Main Event On Premium Television

Divendres, Març 10 En viu per SHOWTIME® From MGM Grand Detroit

Feu clic a AQUÍ Per descarregar fotos pesatge de; Credit Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

 

DETROIT (Març 9, 2017) – All eight fighters participating in “Detroit City Gold”, la ShoBox: La Nova Generacióquadrupleheader which includes headliner and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Escuts, va fer el pes dijous in advance of Divendres de telecast from MGM Grand Detroit.

 

Escuts (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Olympics and in the first women’s boxing event in premium television history, viure TEMPS DE LA FUNCIÓ a 10 p.m. I/PT.

 

“Detroit City Gold,” which takes place less than an hour from Shields’ hometown of Flint, Mich., is promoted by Salita Promotions. escuts vs. Szabados is a six-round middleweight bout.

 

Al ShoBox co-estel·lar, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs), de Cleveland, i la Rússia de Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round matchup for the NABO bantamweight belt.

 

In an eight-round televised bout, welter Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 KOs) de Toledo, Ohio, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 KOs) in a matchup between two former amateur standouts. En el primer partit televisat, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, Jr. (11-1-1, 4 KOs) en una baralla de vuit assalts.

 

PESOS OFICIALS:

Claressa Escuts: 159 ½ Pounds

Szilvia Szabados: 158 Lliures

Antonio Nieves: 116 ½ Pounds

Nikolay Potapov: 117 ½ Pounds

Wesley Tucker: 147 Lliures

Ed Williams: 146 ¼ Pounds

James Gordon Smith: 116 ¾ Pounds

Joshua Greer, Jr.: 116 ¾ Pounds

CITES FINALS:

 

Claressa ESCUTS:

“I know about Laila Ali, and Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker, and I don’t box like any of them. I have my own unique style. I’ve never seen a female fighter like myself. I want to carry the sport.

 

“The boxers I like and study are Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis and Floyd Mayweather. Those are my favorites. And you can even throw Sugar Ray Leonard in there, massa.

 

“I’m going to be aggressive. I’m not going to be nervous and I’m not going to freeze up. I’m going to go right out there and hit her in the face with a right hand.

 

“This is my hometown fight. I last fought in Michigan three years ago. I’m going to showcase my skills on SHOWTIME.

 

“I’m embracing all of this. I grew up and heard when I was young that women can’t fight. I’m ready to show everyone just how wrong that is el divendres nit ".

 

SZILVIA SZABADOS:

 

“I know Claressa is popular because of the two gold medals, and she’s young and 21. This is her hometown so I know the fans will be cheering for her. Congratulations to her. But I just have to worry about fighting my fight and staying focused.

 

“I know she’s a come-forward fighter like me. Always go, go, go. I don’t know what she’ll bring. It’ll be a surprise. Everyone always has a plan and I have a plan, també. But I’m willing to change and improvise.

 

“I’ve been sparring with men mostly. It’s hard to find girls who can spar with me, especially in Hungary.”

 

ANTONIO NIEVES:

“I’m ready to go. I’m ready to show that night [a draw against Alejandro Santiago] was a fluke. There are no distractions this time.

 

“I’m ready to show people that I’m a contender at this weight. I’m here to prove that I deserve to fight for a world title.”

 

NIKOLAY POTAPOV:

“I’ve improved a lot working with Javan [Javan SugarHill Steward]. The sky’s the limit for me and I know I can be a legitimate contender in my division.

 

“There are going to be a lot of eyes on this fight so it’s important that I look good and get the victory. We’re both undefeated, and we’re both ranked, so there is a lot on the line in this fight.”

 

WESLEY TUCKER:

“I’m going to be the next world champion from Toledo. I’m a lefty and have power in both hands and I’m a pressure fighter.

 

“My right hook is my best punch and that’s rare for a lefty.

 

“I live 45 miles from here and I come here a lot so, si, it’s like a home fight for me.

 

“I know Ed Williams. He’s a nice little boxer, long and rangy. That’s about it.

 

“I’m going for the knockout and it may come early, or it may not. No importa que, I always put on a good show.”

 

ED WILLIAMS:

“This is one of the fights that will determine whether I continue and move up, or I do something different. Això és el. That’s what ShoBox has always been about for fighters like me.

 

“I took a break from boxing and got my college degree in industrial engineering. But I got the bug and came back. Things would have been much different if I would have stayed with it. I’m not doing anything with my degree yet, but will once I’m finished with boxing.

 

“I’m older but I don’t have many miles. I’m well-preserved. It’s going to be exciting and I’m looking forward to an exciting fight.”

 

JAMES GORDON SMITH:

“I’ve never lost to anyone from Chicago, i Divendres night will be no different.

 

“I’ve been around boxing forever and all the talking doesn’t bother me. I would expect nothing else. He’s coming into my backyard and should be confident. He’s coming in with an eight-fight winning streak. It don’t bother me. It just gives me the extra motivation to make sure no one comes into my backyard and beats me.”

 

JOSHUA GREER, JR.:

“It’s not my first undefeated fighter I’ve fought so it’s no big deal. Jo sé el que he de fer.

És clar Amb Gust, we were going at it pretty good at the press conference. You can say it’s a Chicago-Detroit thing. Of course there’s a rivalry there.

 

“I’m fast, but people underestimate my power. My power is a bigger strength than my speed. It’s something not a lot of people expect of me.

 

“You will see fireworks from round one.”

 

Barry Tompkins dirà al ShoBox acció des del ringside, amb Steve Farhood i l'ex campió del món Raúl Márquez qualitat d'experts analistes. El productor executiu és Gordon Hall amb Rich Gaughan produir i Rick Phillips dirigent.

 

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TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CLARESSA SHIELDS DISCUSSES HER LEGACY AND BRINGING EQUALITY TO WOMEN’S BOXING IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO

 

“I want my legacy to be that I’m the best female fighter to ever put on gloves.” – Claressa Shields

 

Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados Divendres per SHOWTIME® In First Women’s Boxing Main Event In Premium Television History

 

VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2m3ZobR

 

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields opens up about how growing up in Flint, Mich., shaped her career, bringing equality to women’s boxing, and her growing legacy in this SHOWTIME Sports video feature: http://s.sho.com/2m3ZobR

 

Escuts (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) demà/Divendres en l'esdeveniment principal de ShoBox: La Nova Generació in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Jocs Olímpics. The six-round middleweight bout, which will air live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. I/PT), is the first women’s boxing event in premium television history.

 

L'esdeveniment, labeled “Detroit City Gold,” is promoted by Salita Promotions from MGM Grand Detroit. Al ShoBox co-estel·lar, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs) and Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round bantamweight bout.

 

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“DETROIT CITY GOLD” FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTOS

 

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados In First Women’s Boxing Main Event On Premium Television

Divendres, Març 10 En viu per SHOWTIME® From MGM Grand Detroit

 

Feu clic a AQUÍ Per a les fotos; Crèdit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME

 

DETROIT (Març 8, 2017) – All eight fighters participating in “Detroit City Gold”, la ShoBox: La Nova Generació headlined by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields, participated in a final press conference Dimecres in advance of Divendres de four-fight telecast from MGM Grand Detroit.

 

Escuts (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Olympics and in the first women’s boxing event in premium television history, en viu per SHOWTIME a 10 p.m. I/PT.

 

“Detroit City Gold,” which takes place less than an hour from Shields’ hometown of Flint, Mich., is promoted by Salita Promotions. escuts vs. Szabados is a six-round middleweight bout.

 

Al ShoBox co-estel·lar, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs), de Cleveland, and Russia’s Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round matchup for the NABO bantamweight belt.

 

In an eight-round televised bout, welterweight Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 KOs) de Toledo, Ohio, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 KOs) in a matchup between two former amateur standouts. En el primer partit televisat, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, Jr. (11-1-1, 4 KOs) en una baralla de vuit assalts.

 

Here’s what the fighters had to say Dimecres:

 

Claressa Escuts:

“I started boxing at age 11 and all I really wanted was an opportunity. This is one of those big opportunities.

 

“Her having 124 professional rounds doesn’t mean anything to me. Her being 15-8 amb 6 KOs doesn’t scare me either. But I am glad she took the fight and didn’t pull out.

 

“She’s a challenge and, en el paper, she’s not supposed to be someone that I can just walk through. But I’ve been in training camp for three months and I had a great training camp.

I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my family. I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my nephews and cousins and my mom and dad. I just don’t roll like that.

 

“If she doesn’t have the talent and skill to go six rounds with me, she will not go six rounds. Així, I hope she had a very good training camp. I know I did.

 

“This is the first time that a woman has been the main event on SHOWTIME and I’m not coming to make women look bad when I get in there on Març 10."

 

Szilvia Szabados:

“I’m ready to fight. I’ve been waiting a long time for this fight. I feel good and I’m in great shape.

 

“I think everyone has a destiny in life and I’m glad I chose to be a boxer. This is a huge opportunity for me and I plan to take advantage of it.

 

“I know she has the amateur experience, but I have more experience as a pro. We’ll see what’s more important el divendres."

 

Antonio Nieves:

“I trained and did everything I have to do. I’m ready for war.

 

“Coming out of Cleveland, nobody gives us a chance. We have to fight for everything we get.

 

“I respect Potapov. Ell és un bon boxejador. He said he’s going to take my belt? He’s going to have to take it from me. I’m here to fight. I’m not going to just give it up. Come try and take it.

 

“When I get in there Friday, tot és negoci. I respect him – I don’t have any problems with him as a person.

 

“I’ve fought a lot of Russians and Europeans. They’re straight-up, come forward, and try to put on a lot of pressure. They bring the fight and I’m ready for that. I’m ready for anything he brings to the table.

 

“Anything can happen in a fight, but I’m focused and ready and I know what I have to do. I’ll be able to adjust to whatever he brings.”

 

Nikolay Potapov:

“I will be a much more aggressive version of myself for this fight. I trained to be very aggressive. I have a lot of surprises in store for Antonio Nieves.

 

“I learned a lot training at Kronk and I’m very ready. I had a great training camp and I really enjoyed living here in Detroit.

 

“In Russia, there is a traditional Russian style. Over here, it’s totally different. The American style is much more aggressive. I loved training with Javan SugarHill Steward at Kronk and learned a lot.”

 

Wesley Tucker:

“I come to fight every time and everybody knows when I fight, it’s fireworks.

 

“He may be from here, but Detroit is my home, massa. And I’m planning on winning here at home.”

 

Ed Williams:

“I’m glad to be home. I had a great camp and it’s going to be a hell of a fight.

 

“Wesley Tucker is coming to fight, but I’m home. You don’t let nobody take you at home. Això és.

 

“He may be in for a short night. Or a long one. We’ll see.”

 

James Gordon Smith:

“I’m knocking you out. I’m not here to play games. I’m coming straight for you. I bet you I knock you out.

 

“You can’t punch. What are you going to do?

 

“I’m coming to throw bombs, so I hope you trained for this because I’m going to knock that smile off your face. Your coach can’t fight for you.”

 

Joshua Greer, Jr.:

“I’m ready. You’re getting knocked out. We didn’t come here to lose.

 

“This is a fight I’ve been waiting for. Estem preparats. Tal Com Divendres, I hope he’s ready, too.”

UNDEFEATED BANTAMWEIGHTS NIEVES AND POTAPOV READY FOR MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT OF THEIR CAREERS ATDETROIT CITY GOLDTHIS FRIDAY AT MGM GRAND DETROIT LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

DETROIT, MI (Març 6) – With a potential world title shot on the near horizon for the winner, undefeated bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves i Nikolay Potapov both agree their NABO Bantamweight Championship confrontació aquest divendres is the most important of both their careers.
Defending champion Nieves (17-0-2, 9 KOs) of Cleveland and Russia’s Potapov (16-0-1, 8 KOs) will meet in the co-main event this Friday, Març 10, of Salita Promotionshistory-making quadrupleheader of fights entitled Detroit City Golda MGM Grand Detroit a ShoBox: La Nova Generació en viu per SHOWTIME (10 p.m. I/PT).
In the night’s main event, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Escuts (1-0) of Flint, Mich., will face Hungary’s SzilviaSunsetSzabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in a six-round battle for the Women’s NABF Middleweight Championship. Their fight will be the first women’s boxing main event to be featured on premium television in history.
In the eight-round televised bantamweight opener, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect James Smith (11-0, 6 KOs) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, Jr. (11-1-1, 4 KOs). In the other eight-round televised bout of the exciting quadrupleheader, welter Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 KOs) Toledo, Ohio, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 KOs).
Les entrades per “Detroit City Gold” tenen un preu de $250, $150, $100 i $50, i estan disponibles a Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800.745.3000.
Here’s what they both had to say:
Antonio Nieves
Everything went well in training. Potapov is a solid fighter but I believe giving him some movement and coming in from the side is really going to help me get the victory in this fight. Estic 100 cent llest. I’ve been focused on one guy the entire camp and I’m ready to get in there and get the win.
We tried to get sparring partners that imitate him as much as possible, so when I get in there with him, there’s no surprises, but basically, I’m just going to stick to what I know.
A victory means a lot. We’re two undefeated fighters on the verge of a world title shot. A victory over this guy would put me to the stage of being in line to fight for a world title, so this win means a lot.
Nikolay Potapov
I had a great training camp in Detroit at Kronk gym with Javan SugarHill Steward. It’s been a great learning experience for me. La formació, intensity, combat, living conditions have been superb.
This is the most important fight of my career. Antonio Nieves is a very skilled, high-level fighter. I am focused on making a statement on Març 10, and showing that I am one of the best bantamweights in the world.