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SHOWTIME® AND PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS UNVEIL LOADED FIVE-MONTH BOXING SCHEDULE FEATURING ELITE FIGHTERS AND MATCHUPS ACROSS NINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

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Star-Studded Lineup Highlighted by Dynamic Twins Jermell Charlo and Jermall Charlo Each Headlining Separate World Championship Events Live on SHOWTIME

Dazzling Star Gervonta Davis Headlines A Spectacular Summer SHOWTIME PPV® Event

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NEW YORK – April 15, 2021 – SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today unveiled a loaded five-month boxing schedule of nine high-stakes world championship events beginning Saturday, Le 15, gbe lori Showtime. The schedule delivers two events per month through August. Thirteen matchups have been announced thus far with no less than seven world title fights, ati 12 fighters defending undefeated records. The lineup features many of boxing’s best young fighters taking on career-defining challenges in their primes. All fights on the schedule will take place before a live audience, keeping with applicable local COVID-19 safety protocols.

The sizzling summer run features the dynamic Charlo twins as undefeated electrifying champion Jermall Charlo defends his WBC middleweight world title against Juan Macias Montiel in a special Juneteenth homecoming in Houston on Saturday, June 19, gbe lori Showtime.

The following Saturday, June 26, unbeaten Mayweather Promotions star Gervonta “Tank” Davis moves up two weight classes for a chance to become a three-division world champion when he takes on fellow undefeated champion Mario Barrios for his super lightweight world title in what will be Davis’ second pay-per-view showdown.

The next month, WBC, WBA and IBF 154-pound charismatic world champion Jermell Charlo looks to make boxing history when he takes on WBO junior middleweight world champion Brian Castaño in a mega-fight to crown the first four-belt 154-pound world champion. The World Championship Unification bout takes place on Saturday, July 17, gbe lori Showtime.

The SHOWTIME boxing schedule features eight editions of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and one premier SHOWTIME PPV event, all presented by Premier Boxing Champions:

  • May 15 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Luis Nery vs. Brandon Figueroa, WBC Super Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Danny Roman vs. Ricardo Espinoza Franco, Super Bantamweight Fight
    • Xavier Martinez vs. Abraham Montoya, WBA Super Featherweight Fight
  • May 29 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Nordine Oubaali vs. Nonito Donaire, WBC Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Subriel Matias vs. Batyrzhan Jukembayev, IBF Super Lightweight Title Eliminator
  • Oṣù 19 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Jermall Charlo vs. Juan Macias Montiel, WBC Middleweight World Title Fight
  • Oṣù 26 – SHOWTIME PPV
    • Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios, WBA Super Lightweight World Title Fight
    • Erickson Lubin vs. Jeison Rosario, WBC Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator
  • Keje 3 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Chris Colbert vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa, WBA Super Featherweight Interim Title Fight
  • Keje 17 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño, Undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Junior Middleweight World Title Unification Fight
  • Oṣù 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero, WBO Bantamweight World Title Fight
  • AUGUST 28– SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui, WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator
  • Kẹsán 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
    • Stephen Fulton, Jr. la. winner of Nery-Figueroa, Super Bantamweight World Title Unification Fight

“High-impact, meaningful fights amongst many of the biggest names and brightest stars in combat sports. That is what SHOWTIME promises and that is what we are delivering,"Wi Stephen Espinoza, Aare, Showtime idaraya. “With an opportunity to crown an undisputed world champion at 154 poun, a highly anticipated super bantamweight title unification, a stacked pay-per-view showdown and more than a dozen fights between 118-168 poun, SHOWTIME is presenting boxing’s best young fighters, all daring to be great by putting their world titles and undefeated records on the line. This schedule’s caliber and volume – the deepest and most consistent of any network or platform – exemplifies our commitment to the sport. Between this incredible lineup of boxing events and our new partnership with BELLATOR MMA, with a live event nearly every week, there is no better value proposition in combat sports.”

The boxing action begins on SHOWTIME on Saturday, Le 15 with the highly anticipated WBC super bantamweight world championship fight between Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa. The battle of two unbeaten champions who have been on a collision course for supremacy in the 122-pound division headlines a three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. Rounding out the May 15 ìṣẹlẹ, former unified super bantamweight world champion Danny Roman faces the tough, hard-hitting Ricardo Espinoza and super featherweight rising contender Xavier Martinez takes on the experienced Abraham Montoya.

Two weeks later on Saturday, Le 29, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present the long-awaited title tilt between Nordine Oubaali and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire for the WBC bantamweight world championship. The undercard will feature Subriel Matias taking on undefeated Batyrzhan Jukembayev in the stiffest test of their professional careers as they meet in an IBF super lightweight title eliminator.

This summer, the thrilling Charlo twins will headline separate SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING events to defend their titles.

In a Juneteenth Day celebration on Saturday, June 19, in his hometown of Houston, unbeaten WBC middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo takes on the power-punching Juan Macias Montiel. After claiming a championship in the 154-pound division, Charlo moved up in weight and has been just as dominant. The battle against Montiel will be Charlo’s fifth defense of his 160-pound title. Charlo is coming off a career-defining victory over Sergey Derevyanchenko in September.

Lojo Satide, June 26, current two-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis looks to become a three-division world champion when he returns to headline his second SHOWTIME PPV event. Davis, 26, will jump up two weight classes from his last contest to face unbeaten super lightweight world champion Mario Barrios. Davis is coming off a career-best victory over world champion Leo Santa Cruz. The co-main event that evening will feature a high-stakes WBC junior middleweight world title eliminator between Erickson Lubin and former unified 154-pound world champion Jeison Rosario.

Nigbana ni, lojo satide, July 17, one month after his brother’s fight, Jermell Charlo looks to make boxing history when he defends his WBC, WBA and IBF junior middleweight world titles against undefeated WBO world champion Brian Castaño in one of the most highly anticipated and important matches of the year. Charlo aims to achieve something that has never been done in boxing history by becoming the first fighter to be undisputed champion at 154 pounds in the four-belt era. Charlo has held the WBC title since 2019 and added the WBA and IBF titles with a stunning knockout victory over Jeison Rosario in his last fight in September.

Also in July, undefeated rising star Chris Colbert of Brooklyn, N.Y.. will defend his WBA super featherweight interim title against three-division world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa in a crossroads bout on Saturday, July 3. The 24-year old Colbert is coming off a career best victory, a knockout win over Jaime Arboleda in December 2020. The Cuban-born Gamboa seeks to reassert himself by moving back down to super featherweight where he has excelled throughout his career.

August will feature another pair of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING events. Lojo Satide, August 14, two of the best bantamweights in the world will meet when former unified world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux faces John Riel Casimero for Casimero’s WBO bantamweight world title.

Two weeks later, lojo satide, August 28, undefeated two-time former super middleweight world champion David Benavidez will face former super middle champion Jose Uzcategui in a fight that will put the winner one step closer to a world championship opportunity. Benavidez, 24, made boxing history when he became the youngest super middleweight world champion at age 20 with a victory over Ronald Gavril in 2017.

Lojo Satide, Kẹsán 11, the red-hot 122-pound division will take center stage once again on SHOWTIME as the WBO junior featherweight world champion Stephen Fulton, Jr. will make the first defense of his title against the winner of the May 15 clash between undefeated champions Nery and Figueroa. The unification fight will be the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

Earlier this month, SHOWTIME doubled its live combat sports schedule with the start of a partnership with BELLATOR MMA that delivers two world class mixed martial arts events per month to SHOWTIME subscribers. Coupled with live world championship boxing events, SHOWTIME will now deliver upwards of 40 live sports events per year and has established itself as the premier combat sports destination for fight fans. As part of the launch, which continues this Friday with the next two Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix opening round fights, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months.

For more information and future fight announcements visitwww.SHO.com/sports, www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, tẹle lori Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing and @TGBPromotions on Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing and @TGBPromotions or become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.

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RISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT BRANDUN LE FACES SAMUEL TEAH ON THE Next TITUN TI SHOBOX: ÌR NEWNT® ỌJỌ́ ỌJỌ́, Oṣù 10 YÈ ON SHOWTIME®

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ShoBox Tẹsiwaju Ayẹyẹ 20th Odun Aseye Pẹlu Telecast Ifihan Awọn Asesewa Mẹjọ Pẹlu Lapapọ Igbasilẹ ti 102-4-2

NEW YORK - Oṣu Kẹsan 1, 2021 -Ọkan ninu awọn ireti iyara ti afẹṣẹja Brandun Lee yoo pada si “Ayika Ija” ni Mohegan Sun ni Uncasville, Conn., fun igba kẹta nigbati o ba gba Samuel Teah ni Ọjọ Ọjọru, March 10 gbe lori Showtime ni 9 p.m. ATI / PT ni Super lightweight iṣẹlẹ akọkọ ti aShoBox: The New generation telecast.

Lee la. Awọn akọle Teah kaadi ija mẹrin ti o ni awọn ireti ireti mẹjọ pẹlu igbasilẹ idapọ ti 102-4-2.

Ọmọbinrin 21 ọdun atijọ knockout olorin Lee (21-0, 19 KOs) ti La Quinta, Calif., yoo wo lati faagun ṣiṣan iwunilori KO rẹ si 13 nigbati o bi mẹẹtaShoBox oniwosan Samuel Teah (17-3-1, 7 KOs) ni a 10-yika Super lightweight ija. Iṣẹ-ajọ akọkọ yoo rii ireti apọju iwuwo pupọ julọ Misael Lopez (11-0, 5 KOs) ogun lẹẹkan-lu Jordan White (10-1, 8 KOs) ni ija yika mẹjọ ati awọn asesewa ailagbara lile meji yoo figagbaga ni ija keji alẹ bi Philadelphia ti Steven Ortiz (11-0, 3 KOs) awọn oju Jeremy Hill (14-0, 9 KOs) ninu ẹya mẹjọ-yika lightweight ija. Ninu aṣii tẹlifisiọnu, 22-odun-atijọ agbara-punching afojusọna Victor Padilla (8-0, 7 KOs) ki asopọ rẹShoBoxUncomfortable lodi si ilu abinibi miiran ti ko ni ifigagbaga ti Philadelphia, Thomas Velásquez (10-0-1, 6 KOs), ninu idije idije featherweight Super-yika.

Telecast ija mẹrin ni igbega nipasẹ DiBella Idanilaraya ati D.&D Boxing.

“Oṣu Kẹta Ọjọ 10 waShoBox ìṣẹlẹ, lati oke de isalẹ, daradara duro fun imoye ti jara ti ṣeto siwaju lati ṣaṣepari lakoko tiwa 20 years ni Boxing,”Gordon Hall sọ, alase o nse funShoBox: The New generation. “Oju iwoye kikun ti awọn asesewa yoo wa ni ifihan ninu iṣẹlẹ yii lati awọn tuntun ti n bọ ti ọjọ-ori si onija ni ẹnu-ọna ija agbaye kan. Ninu ija ti nsii a ni Alakoso agba orilẹ-mẹta mẹta kan ni Victor Padilla, tani o wa ni ikoko ti iṣẹ ọjọgbọn rẹ ti o ni ileri ni 8-0, ṣiṣe reShoBox Uncomfortable, lakoko atokọ owo naa jẹ Brandun Lee, ọkan ninu awọn ireti ti o ni ileri julọ ninu idije, mu lori rẹ toughest ipenija lodi si kanShoBox oniwosan Samuel Teah.ShoBox jẹ ilẹ ti o ni idide to ga julọ fun awọn asesewa ati pe a yoo kọ ẹkọ pupọ nipa gbogbo awọn onija wọnyi ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ni asiko IWỌN. ”

“Gbogbo awọn onija mẹjọ ti n dije ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ni Mohegan Sun yoo ni idanwo, ati awọn ti o jẹ gangan ohun ti awọnShoBox jara jẹ gbogbo nipa. Mo ni igberaga lati ṣe igbega iru iṣẹlẹ deede ti o baamu lati oke de isalẹ,”Lou DiBella sọ, Aare ti DiBella Idanilaraya. “Puerto Rican lightweight Victor Padilla jẹ olorin knockout pẹlu ọwọ ọwọ gbigbona ati pe oun yoo dojuko alailẹgbẹ Philadelphian Thomas Velasquez. Iwọn fẹẹrẹ kekere Misael Lopez pada siShoBox tẹle atẹle akọkọ rẹ, ohun inu lori ayanfẹ touted James Wilkins, bayi mu lori eru-hitter Jordan White. Philadelphia fẹẹrẹ fẹẹrẹ Steven Ortiz tun pada si jara, lẹhin ti iṣafihan pẹlu iṣẹgun lodi si Wesley Ferrer ti ko ṣẹgun, figagbaga lodi si undefeated New Orleans afojusọna Jeremy Hill. Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, sonu agbara-puncher Brandun Lee awọn onigun mẹrin ni pipa lodi si oniwosan amọdaju Samuel Teah, ninu idanwo nla re titi di oni.”

Lee la. Teah - 10-Round Super Lightweight Akọkọ Iṣẹlẹ Bout

Lee ti a ṣe akiyesi pupọ ṣe iṣẹ iyara ti awọn alatako meji iṣaaju ti o dojuko ni Mohegan Sun Arena ni 2020, Ifimaaki a saami-agba akọkọ-yika KO ti Jimmy Williams loriShoBox ni Oṣu Kẹwa ati idaduro iyipo kẹta ti Dakota Linger ni Oṣu kejila. Lee ti lu gbogbo rẹ ṣugbọn meji ninu awọn alatako alamọdaju ati ti o ni 12 akọkọ knockouts. Ti kọwe nipasẹ baba rẹ Bobby, Lee ja ni igba mẹrin ni 2020, pẹlu TKO ẹẹta lori Camilo Prieto ninu ọkan ninu awọn iṣẹlẹ ere idaraya laaye ti o gbẹhin lati waye ṣaaju ajakaye COVID-19 ti pa aye ere idaraya mọ fun ọpọlọpọ awọn oṣu ni Oṣu Kẹta.

Lee ni iṣẹ magbowo ti a ṣe ọṣọ pẹlu igbasilẹ ifoju ti 196-5. O si wà ni 2015 U.S. Junior National Asiwaju, mu ile goolu medal ni 145 poun. Pẹlu ọwọ ọwọ manamana ti o di agbara, igbadun Lee ti wa pẹlu awọn ayanfẹ Mikey Garcia, Devin Haney, Mauricio Herrera, Timothy Bradley Jr., ati Thomas Dulorme.

“Mo ṣẹṣẹ ṣe ikẹkọ ni La Quinta, duro lailewu ati ni ilera ati idojukọ lori ohun ti Mo nilo lati ṣe lati ni iṣẹ ṣiṣe iyalẹnu miiran,”Lee sọ. “Mo rii pe Teah jẹ puncher ti o dara ninu inu ati pe o ni iyara to dara. O jẹ olulu iwọn didun ṣugbọn miiran ju iyẹn lọ, Emi ko rii pupọ pe Emi ko le ni anfani lati mu. Mo ni igbadun pupọ lati pada siShoBox ninu iṣẹlẹ akọkọ ki awọn ololufẹ mi le rii mi n gbe lori TV, nitori awọn onijakidijagan fẹ lati rii awọn kolu nitori iyẹn ni ohun ti Emi yoo fun wọn. ”

Yeah, ti a bi ni Liberia ati ija kuro ni Philadelphia, ti ní adalu orire loriShoBox. Oniwosan ija mẹta ti jara idagbasoke, Teah ti gba ipinnu iṣọkan kan lẹhinna-ti ko bori O’Shaquie Foster ni 2015 ṣugbọn silẹ ipinnu to poju si Montana Love ni 2018. Laipẹ julọ loriShoBox, Teah ti gba ipinnu iṣọkan kan lori Kenneth Sims Jr.. ni Kọkànlá Oṣù 2018. Ọdun 33 Yeah, ti ko bẹrẹ afẹṣẹja titi di ọdun ti 19, tun ni igbadun ti iyalẹnu lori Sonny Fredrickson ati lu Dieumerci Nzau akoko ikẹhin rẹ ni Oṣu Kẹta 2020.

“Emi ko lokan lati jẹ abẹ abẹ ati pe kii yoo jẹ akoko akọkọ fun mi,”Teah sọ. “Mo niShoBox bori lodi si O'Shaquie Foster ati Kenneth Sims, Jr., ati pe Mo dabi nigbagbogbo lati ṣe dara julọ nigbati awọn ina ati awọn kamẹra ba dojukọ mi. Mo n nireti ipenija naa. ”

Lopez vs.. Funfun - Ija Super Featherweight Mẹjọ-Mẹjọ

Bi ni Sonora, Mexico, o si dide ni Denver, Colo., Lopez ni iṣẹ magbowo aṣeyọri ṣaaju titan ọjọgbọn ni 2016. O ṣajọ igbasilẹ magbowo kan ti 50-5, gba goolu ni 2010 Figagbaga Awọn ibọwọ fadaka ti Ipinle Colorado ati Ere-idije ibọwọ ibọwọ goolu ti Ipinle Colorado ni 2009 ati 2015. Lopez ti iṣẹ-ti o dara julọ pro win wa loriShoBox ni September 2018 nigbati o jade ni agbara fifun-agbara James Wilkins ni ija igbesẹ kan. Ti kọwe nipasẹ baba rẹ Evenezer, Lopez ti ṣafikun awọn iṣẹgun meji lati igba naa lẹhinna, pẹlu TKO akọkọ-yika lori Richard Flores.

“Emi ko le sọ fun ọ bi inu mi ṣe dun lati pada siShoBox ati, ni akoko yi, pẹlu iru ẹgbẹ to lagbara lẹhin mi,”Lopez ọmọ ọdun 24 sọ. “Mo bọwọ fun olupolowo mi, Lou DiBella, pupọ ati pe ko ni iyemeji pe o le fi mi si ipo lati di aṣaju-ija. Mo ṣetan fun ipenija ati pe ko le duro de Oṣu Kẹta Ọjọ 10.”

The Washington, D.C. abinibi White jẹ ogbologbo Bẹẹkọ. 1-ipo magbowo, amassing a 145-16 gba. O jẹ awọn ẹlẹgbẹ pẹlu awọn aṣaju-aye agbaye iwaju Devin Haney ati Shakur Stevenson lori ẹgbẹ irin-ajo Junior National, ti njijadu ni Junior World Championships ni Kiev, Ukraine ni 2013. White wa ni ọjọgbọn ni 18, bori awọn idije mẹrin akọkọ rẹ, mẹta nipa ọna ti knockout, ṣaaju pipadanu ipinnu kan si ọta ti ko ṣẹgun Adam Lopez. Funfun ti tun ti pada sẹhin nipa bori awọn ija mẹfa ni ọna kan, pẹlu TKO keje kan lori ireti ainidaniloju tẹlẹ Ronaldo Solis. funfun, 23, ni ibatan ti 2000 U.S. Olympian Clarence Vinson.

“Mo ni ọla fun aye yii lati jagun ni SHOWTIME lodi si Misael Lopez ti ko ṣẹgun,”White sọ. “Mo bọwọ fun ere ija rẹ, ṣugbọn Mo n reti siwaju si iṣafihan ogbon imọ-giga mi. Lori March 10, awọn imọlẹ yoo wa, awọn kamẹra, ati opolopo igbese.”

Ortiz vs.. Hill - Ija Ina fẹẹrẹ Mẹjọ

Ortiz ti o jẹ ọmọ ọdun 27 ti ṣe agbekalẹ ẹgbẹ-tẹle ti o tẹle ni agbegbe ilu abinibi rẹ, ija ni igba meje ni agbegbe nla Philadelphia. Ortiz kojọpọ ni awọn ayọta taara marun ni “Ilu Ifẹ Arakunrin” ṣaaju ṣiṣe tirẹShoBoxakọkọ ni Oṣu Kẹsan 2018, ipinnu ipinnu ti o poju lori lẹhinna-unbeaten Wesley Ferrer ni Shawnee, Okla. Ortiz mu awọn bori meji wọle 2019, pẹlu ipinnu iṣọkan lori Philadelphian Jeremy Cuevas ti ko ṣẹgun tẹlẹ, ṣugbọn ko ja ni 2020. Ohun se àseparí magbowo, Ortiz jẹ Aṣogo Pennsylvania Awọn ibọwọ goolu marun-un ti Pennsylvania, oṣere idẹ ni National Gloves Gloves ati goolu goolu kan ni National Gloves Gloves.

“Ajakale-arun naa jẹ ipadanu nla fun mi ati awọn iṣẹ ti ọpọlọpọ awọn onija miiran, dajudaju, ṣugbọn o pa mi mọ,”Ortiz sọ. “Mo duro ni ibi idaraya ti n mura silẹ fun nigbati aye ba de, ati pe o wa nibi. Hill jẹ giga, àìrọrùn Onija, sugbon mo wa fun ipenija naa. Ko ṣe pataki ẹni ti o wa niwaju mi, Emi ni nibi lati ja. Eyi yoo jẹ ija mi keji ni IWỌN ỌMỌ ati pe Mo lero pe, ni akoko yi, Emi yoo pada wa ni okun sii, l’okan ati l’ara. Awọn olugbo yoo rii dara julọ ti emi. ”

New Orleans ’Jeremy Hill awọn idapọmọra iwọn alailẹgbẹ rẹ, išedede ati agbara ni ọwọ mejeeji inu iwọn pẹlu ifihan agbara ati charisma ni ita rẹ. Oṣere aṣeyọri ti o dide ni gbogbo ọna si Bẹẹkọ. 4 ni ipo AMẸRIKA. magbowo fẹẹrẹ, Hill gba Asiwaju Gbajumo Ọkunrin ni Ringside World Championships ni 2017 ati pe o di ọjọgbọn ni Oṣu Kẹrin 2018 lẹhin ifiweranṣẹ a 55-10 igbasilẹ ni awọn ipo ti a ko sanwo. Hill, 28, n bọ TKO kan lori Travis Castellon ni Oṣu kọkanla ṣugbọn yoo dojukọ alatako akọkọ ti ko ṣẹgun ni Ortiz lati igba ti o lu 1-0 Lashawn Alcocks ni ija kẹrin pro rẹ. O tun ni ipinnu ipinnu kan lori lẹhinna-lu lẹẹkan Xavier Wilson ni Oṣu Keje, ọkan ninu awọn bori mẹrin ti Hill ni 2020.

“Mo ni igbadun ati dupe fun aye,”Hill sọ. “Mo ti ṣiṣẹ takuntakun ati lilọ fun aye bi eyi. Mo lero pe Mo ti pẹ fun iru ija yii ati iru ifihan yii, nitorina Mo ṣetan lati fihan gbogbo eniyan ohun ti Mo le ṣe. Mo ti fẹrẹ ge lori TV ti orilẹ-ede.”

Padilla vs.. Velasquez - Ija Super Featherweight Ikẹjọ Mẹjọ

Padilla, 22, ni a bi ni Vieques, Puẹto Riko, ati lọwọlọwọ ngbe ati awọn ija kuro ni ilu Berlin, N.J. Gbogbo igbese naa, agbara-lilu guusu ti da gbogbo rẹ duro ṣugbọn ọkan ninu awọn alatakoja amọdaju rẹ, pẹlu awọn alatako mẹfa ti o kuna lati ṣe jade ni iyipo akọkọ. Akoko ti o kẹhin rẹ ni Oṣu Kini 2020, Padilla nilo nikan 2:46 lati da Israeli Suarez-Olmeda duro. Padilla di ọjọgbọn ni Oṣu kejila 2016 lẹhin iṣẹ oṣere irawọ ti o wa pẹlu Awọn aṣaju-ija Orilẹ-ede mẹta ati igbasilẹ ti 90-7. O nkọ pẹlu lẹgbẹẹ aṣaju agbaye tẹlẹ Tevin Farmer ati Jason Sosa labẹ olukọni Raul “Chino” Rivas.

“First ati ṣaaju, Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun, idile mi ati ẹgbẹ mi fun mimu mi daadaa nipasẹ awọn akoko lile wọnyi,”Ni Padilla sọ. “Mo ni igbadun pupọ fun aye yii lati ṣe afihan awọn ọgbọn mi niwaju awọn olugbo orilẹ-ede kan. Mo ti rubọ pupọ lati de ipo yii ninu iṣẹ mi. O gba ifisilẹ pupọ si ere idaraya ati pe Mo ni igboya pe yoo san. O ti jẹ bẹ 13 awọn ọdun pipẹ ti ṣiṣẹ takuntakun lati fihan agbaye tani Victor Padilla jẹ ati, lori March 10, ori tuntun yoo bẹrẹ. Thomas Velasquez jẹ onija to dara ati pe eyi jẹ ibaramu to dara, ṣugbọn le ọkunrin ti o dara julọ ṣẹgun.”

Velásquez, miiran abinibi Philadelphia, ṣe rẹ Uncomfortable ọjọgbọn ni 2015 ati pe o wa ni iyara nyara nipasẹ awọn ipo, bori awọn ija mẹsan akọkọ rẹ pẹlu marun nipasẹ ọna ti knockout. A fa pẹlu Tyrome Jones ni Oṣu Kẹsan 2017 da iṣẹ rẹ duro si iduro to sunmọ, bi ko se tun ja titi 2020 nigbati o gba ami-ẹẹta kẹta KO lori oniwosan Gustavo Molina ni ija ipadabọ rẹ. Ọdun 25 yoo wo lati tun ri ipa ti o ti ni iṣaaju ninu iṣẹ rẹ pẹlu iṣẹgun lori Padilla ti o gbaju pupọ. Bi ohun magbowo, Velasquez ni a 30-3 ṣe igbasilẹ ati gba Awọn ibọwọ goolu ti Ipinle Pennsylvania. O jẹ oṣiṣẹ nipasẹ Hamza Muhammad, ti o tun kọ ikẹkọ tuntun WBO Junior Featherweight World Championship Stephen Fulton Jr..

“Emi ko le ni idunnu lati ni aye yii lati fihan ohun ti MO le ṣe fun araye,”Velasquez sọ. “Ko ṣe pataki ẹniti o duro ni igun idakeji, Mo ja lati pese igbesi aye to dara julọ fun awọn ọmọbinrin ibeji mi. Mo nireti fifi si iṣẹ iyanu kan ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ati fifi oruka yẹn silẹ pẹlu igbasilẹ mi ti ko ṣẹgun.”

Hall Boxing International ti Famer Barry Tompkins yoo pe iṣẹ lati ringide pẹlu Hall of Famer ẹlẹgbẹ ati akọọlẹ akọọlẹ afẹṣẹja Steve Farhood ati aṣaju-ija agbaye tẹlẹ Raul Marquez ṣiṣẹ bi awọn atunnkanwo amoye. Awọn adari to o nse ni Gordon Hall pẹlu Richard Gaughan producing ati Rick Phillips darí.

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Adrien Broner vs. JOVANIE SANTIAGO FIFI apero apero apero & Awọn fọto

Fi kan ọrọìwòye
“Emi ko mọ bi ara rẹ ṣe ri, ṣugbọn Mo ṣetan lati ku ninu iwọn. Mo ṣetan lati fi ẹmi mi si ori ila. ” – Broner

“Emi ko ni nkankan lati padanu, nitorinaa AB dara julọ mu A-ere rẹ si mi. ” – Santiago

Adrien Broner ti o jẹ Alakoso Agba-Mẹrin ti Pada tẹlẹ Pada si Oruka lati dojuko Jovanie Santiago Live ti a ko gba laaye ni SHOWTIME® Satidee, Kínní 20 ni Iṣẹlẹ Awọn aṣaju-ija Boxing Premier kan

Tẹ NIBI fun Awọn fọto lati
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*Akọsilẹ Olootu: Ni akọkọ ìṣẹlẹ, tẹlẹ kede bi Super lightweight ija, yoo dije bayi ni opin welterweight (147 lbs.) lẹhin ipinnu ipinnu lati ọdọ awọn onija mejeeji.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Kínní 18, 2021 - Aṣoju agbaye pipin mẹrin tẹlẹ ati gbọdọ-wo ifamọra Adrien “Iṣoro naa” Broner ati Jovanie Santiago pade ni oju lati dojukọ Ọjọbọ ni apejọ apero ikẹhin lati ṣe awotẹlẹ ifamọra iṣẹlẹ akọkọ wọn ti o waye ni Satidee yii, Kínní 20 gbe lori Showtime (9 p.m. Et / 6 fi aidunnu. PT) ni iṣẹlẹ Awọn aṣaju-ija Boxing Premier kan lati Mohegan Sun Arena ni Uncasville, Conn.

Broner olokiki (33-4-1, 24 KOs), tani nipasẹ ọjọ-ori ti 26 ti gba awọn akọle agbaye ni 130, 135, 140 ati 147 poun, yoo pari hiatus rẹ ọdun meji lati afẹṣẹja ati tẹsiwaju ibere rẹ fun akọle karun karun nipa ipadabọ lati dojukọ Santiago ti ko ṣẹgun (14-0-1, 10 KOs) ni ija ogun welterweight 12-yika.

Apejọ apero naa tun ṣe ifihan alatako akọle agbaye ti o wuwo tẹlẹ Dominic Breazeale ati oludije touted giga Otto Wallin, tani yoo gbe kuro ni ẹya-ara yika-yika ti ẹya tẹlifisiọnu SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, ati aṣaju-ija agbaye tẹlẹ Robert Easter Jr.. ati oludije Ryan Martin ti yoo pade ni ija-iwuwo iwuwo fẹẹrẹ-yika 12 lati ṣii tẹlifisiọnu naa.

Iṣẹlẹ naa ni igbega nipasẹ Awọn igbega TGB. Breazeale vs.. Wallin ni igbega ni ajọṣepọ pẹlu Awọn igbega Salita.

Eyi ni ohun ti awọn alabaṣepọ apejọ apejọ ni lati sọ ni Ọjọbọ:

Adrien BRONER

“Mo ti ni ọpọlọpọ awọn iṣẹ ṣiṣe nla ati pe Mo n reti siwaju si iṣẹ nla miiran ni alẹ Satidee. Mo mọ pe on bọ lati ja, undefeated ati pe ebi n pa oun. Ẹnikẹni ti o ba ja orukọ kan bi Adrien Broner yoo ma ṣe ikẹkọ nigbagbogbo si agbara wọn ti o dara julọ nitorinaa Emi ko wo eleyi bi ija nibi ti mo ti wọle ati run eniyan yii. Mo n lọ lati ṣe ohun ti Mo ni lati ṣe lati gba iṣẹgun - dara dara inu ati lode oruka.

“Mo lero pe Emi yoo di aṣaju-aye lẹẹkansii, lẹẹkansi, lẹẹkansi ati lẹẹkansi. Titi emi o fi pari pẹlu Boxing. Bẹẹni, Mo gba ọdun meji kuro ni afẹṣẹja, feyinti o si jẹ ki ara mi larada ki o si sinmi. I just feel like I’ve got what it takes to win more championships in different weight classes so that’s what I’m going to do.

“At the end of the day, he’s here because of me and everybody in this room is here because of me, so that’s special. Saturday night, the only thing that’s going to be special is this whooping I’m giving out. He’ll know then. Santiago hasn’t been punched yet. When you punch somebody, they talk different. He ain’t going to be talking like that after Saturday.

“I went through a lot of things, nitootọ. Lọjọ kan, I just woke and said, ‘I’m done.’ In order to change, you’ve got to make change or you’ll steady get caught up doing the same thing. I cut a lot of stuff, Mo dawọ ṣiṣe nkan pupọ ati pe Mo ni ara mi pọ. O jẹ ọna pipẹ lati de ibi ti Mo wa loni ati bayi Mo wa nibi.

"Gbọ, ti o ba ni igbanu, kan di i mu mu. Mo n bọ lati gba gbogbo rẹ; WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF. Mo n bọ lati gba gbogbo wọn.

“O kan reti apaadi ti iṣafihan kan. Mo mọ pe on bọ lati ja, O wa lati Puerto Rico, nwọn wá lati ja. Ṣugbọn Emi ko ṣe gbogbo ikẹkọ yii lati lọ si iwọn ati ki o ma ja. Nitorina o ti mọ pe ti o ba de si ogun kan, oun yoo wa ninu ogun paapaa. O dara julọ lati wa pẹlu ọpọlọpọ awọn ohun elo nitori Mo ti ni ọpọlọpọ awọn ẹrọ ti n bọ pẹlu mi. Mo ṣetan lati fi gbogbo rẹ si ori ila. Emi ko mọ bi o ṣe rilara, ṣugbọn Mo ṣetan lati ku ninu iwọn. Mo setan lati fi igbesi aye mi si ori ila. Emi ko mọ bi o ṣe fẹ lati lọ. O le bẹrẹ ronu nipa awọn ọmọ wẹwẹ rẹ, awọn baba-nla, awọn anti, omo iya, Emi ko mọ.

“Lati igba ti mo ti wa ni omo odun mefa, Emi ko gba isinmi kuro ni afẹṣẹja. Nitorina iyẹn ni mo ṣe. Bayi, Mo tun padanu afẹṣẹja lẹẹkansii, Mo pada si inu rẹ ati pe a pada si ọdọ rẹ ni alẹ Ọjọ Satidee.

“O ti jẹ apaadi ti ibudo ikẹkọ kan. Boya ọkan ninu awọn ti o nira julọ nitori pe mo ni lati pada si ilu, bọ pada ati padanu gbogbo iwuwo yẹn ati ṣiṣẹ bi lile bi emi ṣe. Emi ko fẹ ija ti o rọrun nitorina ni mo ṣe yan eniyan bi Jovanie Santiago nitori Mo mọ pe oun yoo ti mi ki o mu ohun ti o dara julọ lati inu mi. Iyẹn ni ohun ti Mo mọ nipa rẹ. O si ni kan ti o dara Onija, onija ti ko bori, ati pe ko wa nibi lati padanu.

“I know a lot of people don’t know these guys, but guys like Jovanie can be very dangerous because a lot of people don’t know him. I know better, he’s coming to fight, he’s a good fighter and undefeated, so I have to stay on my A-game. I’m going in to get the victory – whatever presents itself. If the knockout presents itself, I’m taking it. You don’t get paid for overtime but I’m definitely coming to get my win.

“The overall goal is to get past this fight first. In boxing, you can’t look past no opponent. I don’t care how everything looks on paper. In boxing, you’re only one punch away from a knockout and that’s on both ends. So what I’ve got to do is go in, get my victory, gba ọwọ mi ni akọkọ, ati lẹhinna a yoo lọ si igbimọ iyaworan. Nitorinaa ero fun mi ni lati ni iṣẹgun mi ni alẹ Satidee.

“Ohun gbogbo n ṣẹlẹ fun idi kan ati pe Mo ro pe eyi yoo jẹ ibẹrẹ nla. Bi mo ti sọ tẹlẹ, Emi ko fẹ jade rọrun. Mo ti le ti mu ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ kan, ṣugbọn emi ko ṣe eyi. Mo ni ife idije. Mo fe ki enikan dan mi wo, mu eyi ti o dara julọ wa ninu mi, ati idi idi ti Mo fi mu Jovanie Santiago. Oru Satide yoo jẹ ija nla. ”

JOVANIE SANTIAGO

“Eyi jẹ aye nla fun mi. Saturday night, Emi yoo fi ẹni ti emi jẹ hàn. Emi yoo fi han Adrien Broner pe Mo ṣetan lati jagun.

“Ohunkohun ti Broner mu wa si tabili, Emi yoo lu u ni alẹ Ọjọ Satidee. Mo setan fun yi ija. Ni ibi bayi, Broner le ro pe o ni ija ti o rọrun, ṣugbọn o wa ninu aṣiṣe. Mo wa nibi lati ja, Mo wa nibi lati bori. A ba ṣetan.

“Ni alẹ Satide yii yoo jẹ ogun ati pe yoo jẹ iṣẹgun fun Puerto Rico. Mo ṣetan lati ku ninu laini bi a ṣe sọ ni Puerto Rico.

“Mo mọ pe eyi ni ija nla julọ ti iṣẹ mi. Oun ni orukọ nla kan ati pe Emi yoo gbiyanju ati ṣẹgun fun Puerto Rico. Gbigba ija yii yoo jẹ ohun ti o dara julọ ti o ṣẹlẹ ni iṣẹ mi ati pe orukọ mi yoo tobi pupọ ni agbaye afẹṣẹja.

“Emi ko ni nkankan lati padanu. Adrien Broner ni ohun gbogbo lati padanu alẹ Satidee nitorinaa o dara mu ere A rẹ si mi. A win fun mi yoo catapult mi sinu aye akọle shot.

“AB nigbagbogbo n ṣe ifihan nitori ni Ọjọ Satidee Mo ni lati ṣetan lati fi ifihan ti ara mi si AB. O jẹ aṣaju ti o dara ṣugbọn Mo ti kọ ikẹkọ gan ni idaraya ati pe emi yoo fi han ni Ọjọ Satidee.

“Mo ro pe Adrien Broner ro pe Emi jẹ ija rọrun fun u, ṣugbọn o ṣe aṣiṣe nipa eyi. Mo ro pe Broner yoo jẹ ki awọn ọwọ rẹ lọ nitori o rii mi bi alatako alailagbara. O daju pe o n foju wo mi.

“Ohunkohun ti Broner mu wa si tabili, Emi yoo ṣetan fun rẹ. Ti o ba gbe, Mo n lilọ lati gbe pẹlu rẹ. Ti o ba fẹ ṣe ataburo, Emi yoo ja. Ohunkohun ti o ba ṣe, Emi yoo ṣe o dara julọ ju oun lọ. ”

Dominic BREAZEALE

“O jẹ otitọ o dara nikan bi ija ikẹhin rẹ, ṣugbọn ni akoko kanna Mo lero pe eyi ni ayẹyẹ mi ti n jade. O kan lara bi iṣafihan pro mi. Mo ti lọ kuro fun igba pipẹ ati ni ibudó ikẹkọ nla nitorina Mo ṣetan fun alẹ Satidee.

“Lẹhin ija mi kẹhin si (Deontay) Wilder Mo mu awọn ọjọ diẹ lati ṣe ikaro pipadanu naa lẹhinna o pada si ibi idaraya nipa 10 ọjọ nigbamii. Emi ko fẹ ṣe duru lori rẹ tabi jẹ ki o yọ mi lẹnu. Nibẹ je ko gan a ori ti ijakadi, ṣugbọn Mo mọ pe awọn ayipada yoo wa ati pe Mo mọ pe wọn ni lati ṣe ni awọn ọsẹ meji to nbo. Mo ṣojukọ si jijẹ mi ati ikẹkọ mi ati, dajudaju, iyipada ti o tobi julọ ninu gbogbo ni iyipada olukọni mi lati Virgil Hunter si Abel Sanchez.

“Yipada si Abeli ​​ati ikẹkọ ni Big Bear ti tobi pupọ ati nkan ti Mo fẹ pe Emi iba ti ṣe ni awọn ọdun sẹhin. Abẹli ni ohun kan ti a kọ si ara ogiri ti o sọ, ‘Foju inu wo kini ti.’ Ati pe Mo fojuinu ‘kini ti o ba’ ni gbogbo alẹ. Bi mo ti sọ, Mo fẹ Emi yoo ti ṣe eyi ni ọdun kan sẹhin, ṣugbọn iṣeduro mi ati igboya mi wa ni giga-giga.

“Diẹ ninu awọn eniyan le ti ro pe emi iba fẹ lati pada si nibẹ pẹlu titari, ṣugbọn Mo ti fẹ nigbagbogbo ja awọn eniyan ti o ga julọ. Mo rii ija Otto Wallin ati iṣẹ ti o fun lodi si Tyson Ibinu ati lẹhinna Travis Kauffman. Nigbati won mu oruko na wa si akiyesi mi, Mo fo gbogbo re. Mo mọ pe aye afẹṣẹja yoo bọwọ fun ija si emi ati Otto.

“Emi ko ro pe Otto ti wa nibẹ pẹlu nla kan, lagbara, elere idaraya bi ara mi. Mike Tyson sọ pe o dara julọ: ‘Gbogbo eniyan ni eto ere titi ti o fi lu ni ẹnu.’ ”

OTTO WALLIN

“Gbogbo eniyan fẹ lati beere nipa ija mi pẹlu Tyson Fury ati pe wọn gbagbe pe Mo ti ṣe pupọ diẹ sii ju iyẹn lọ. Ṣugbọn o jẹ iṣẹ nla kan ati pe Mo loye pe ọpọlọpọ awọn eniyan ko ti ri mi ja tẹlẹ, ija nla ni ati pe o dara ju ohun ti ọpọlọpọ eniyan ro. Mo jẹ iru ti ju bayi. Mo fẹ lati lọ siwaju. O dara lati lọ siwaju. O dara lati wa lori Ija SHOWTIME pẹlu Breazeale, eni ti o ni oruko rere. Nitorina ni ireti pẹlu ija yii, I beat him and move on so people can see I’m able to beat good guys.

“I think I’m more well-rounded than Breazeale. Bakannaa, you can’t forget that I’m actually 6’ 6”, 240, so I’m not that small. I know a lot of people look at me like I’m smaller but I’m not that small. Pẹlu ti a wi, Mo wa ijafafa, got a great team, we’ve had a great camp and I’m really good too. I’m faster than Dominic, I have better footwork, better defense, and better defense. So I’ve got to bring all of that in there, do what I’m good at and I’ll be fine.

“I think a win will hopefully help me move past Fury. But also it will put my name up there, to solidify my spot there. I don’t think this fight will get me a title shot but it will be a good shot on the way.

“I think you can expect a good fight, two good fighters. Dominic probably feels he has a point to prove and probably going to come out and be aggressive and try to come after me. I’m sure I won’t have to look for him and I’m ready for that. People can expect an exciting fight and a good night of boxing.

“Dominic is an aggressive guy so I have to be smart. I have to be who I am and set him up and I think I will be able to do that.

“I don’t feel a lot of pressure. I just have to be myself and I have to do what I do, what I’m good at. This is a big opportunity for me so I try to be positive. Mo duro de igba pipẹ lati de ipele yii, Mo wa nibi nikẹhin emi ko ni pada. ”

Robert Ajinde, JR.

“Mo ti wa ninu awọn ija diẹ, ṣugbọn Emi ko tii ṣe afihan awọn ipa Boxing mi gangan. Me, Mike Stafford ati baba mi (Robert ajinde, Sr.) o kan ṣiṣẹ lori Boxing ati jijẹ ara mi.

“Lakoko COVID o sọ mi di ẹni gidi ati pipa fun gbogbo akoko yẹn ati pe ko mọ gangan nigbati Emi yoo gba ipe yẹn lati pada si oruka. Nitorinaa Mo ni lati ni idojukọ gaan ati pe MO ni lati ṣetan nigbakugba ti a fun mi ni ipe foonu naa. O ṣe iwuri fun mi. Die, Mo ni lati wo ọmọ mi ki o rii daju pe o wa dara. Nitorinaa o fi awakọ oriṣiriṣi si mi. Aarun ajakale-arun yii ṣeto ohun gbogbo pada, ṣugbọn awa ti ni imurasilẹ ju.

“140 jẹ dajudaju aaye fun mi lati wa ni bayi. That’s the future. We’re worried about present right and capturing this title at 140.

“I’m just worried about me and showing my skills and everything we’ve worked on in training and this camp.”

RYAN MARTIN

“We fought in the amateurs and he beat me so there’s definitely a little chip on my shoulder there. I want to get back at him and let him know that I’m not a 16-year-old kid anymore.

“This fight is going to put me right back up there to be in a position to fight any of the champions or top contenders in the division. This fight is definitely going to steal the show.

“I’m focused. My mind is clear. This fight right here gets me excited. We’re two Ohio fighters with history – I’ve got a chip on my shoulder. It’s going to be an action-packed fight and I’m going to bring it. I’m not really surprised that Easter says he doesn’t see much difficulty in fighting me. I kind of expected him to say that. Easter is Easter.

“It’s going to be very important that I let my hands go against Easter. I feel that this fight is going to have so much action. I’m clear minded. Mo setan. Saturday night, we’re going to get in there and let it fly.

“Words can’t explain how excited and anxious I am for this, to tell you the truth. I’m just so ready for Saturday night. I’m ready to get the weigh-in over with, get under the lights on Saturday night and put on a show. It’s going to be an entertaining fight. A lot of people are saying a lot of things about me based on the Josh Taylor fight. Nítorí, it’s kind of like I’m battling two things.

“Easter just needs to come with it on Saturday night. I always knew this fight with Robert Easter was going to happen. I don’t know why, but I just always knew that we would meet again in the ring. I think it’s because we were both in Ohio – he was in Toledo and I was in Cleveland – and I just always thought I’d get this fight. I just didn’t think it would happen like this in a bubble.”

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ABOUT BRONER VS. SANTIAGO:
Broner vs. Santiago will see former four-division world champion Adrien Broner return to the ring to face undefeated Puerto Rican Jovanie Santiago in a 12-round welterweight bout in the main event Saturday, Kínní 20 gbe lori Showtime ni 9 p.m. Et / 6 fi aidunnu. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will also pit former heavyweight world title challenger Dominic Breazeale against highly touted contender Otto Wallin in the 12-round co-feature. The telecast opener features former world champion Robert Easter Jr. facing off against contender Ryan Martin in a 12-round super lightweight bout. Iṣẹlẹ naa ni igbega nipasẹ Awọn igbega TGB. Breazeale vs.. Wallin ni igbega ni ajọṣepọ pẹlu Awọn igbega Salita.

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ShoBox: THE NEW GENERATION RETURNS WITH EXCITING 154-POUND PROSPECT CHARLES CONWELL FACING FELLOW UNBEATEN WENDY TOUSSAINT ON WEDNESDAY, Oṣù 7

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Quadrupleheader Features Total of Six Fighters with Undefeated Records

NIU YOKI– September 19, 2020 -ShoBox: The New generationreturns for the first time since March with a four-fight card headlined by exciting, undefeated super welterweight prospectsCharles Conwell atiWendyToussaint in a 10-round main-event bout on Wednesday, October 7 gbe lori Showtime ® (9 p.m. Et / PT) from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.

The four-fight telecast will feature eight prospects who boast a combined record of 109-4-3, including six boxers who have yet to taste defeat at the professional level. The lastShoBox event was held March 13 in Hinckley, Lati., and was one of the final live sporting events to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months.

A decorated amateur and U.S. representative at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the 22-year-old Conwell (12-0, 9 KOs) hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and will make his secondShoBox appearance – and first in nearly three years – when he takes on up-and-comingToussaint (12-0, 5 KOs) ni 154 poun.

The co-feature is another bout of unbeatens as Conwell’s half-brotherIsaiah Steen (14-0, 11 KOs) matches up againstKalvin Henderson (12-0-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super middleweight bout. AwọnShoBox event will open with two eight-round welterweight showdowns as Detroit’sJanelson Bocachica (15-0, 10 KOs) takes on fellow Puerto Rico nativeNicklaus Flaz (9-1, 7 KOs) ati lile-kọluBrandun Lee (19-0, 17 KOs) padà si ShoBox in the telecast opener againstJimmy Williams(16-3-2, 5 KOs).

“Charles Conwell is the quintessentialShoBox fighter,”Gordon Hall sọ, alase o nse funShoBox: The New generation since its inception in 2001. “He had a successful amateur career and he has shown real promise in his pro campaign. Bayi, he’ll face his first undefeated opponent in Haitian-born Wendy Toussaint who should be a tough test. In the co-feature another battle of unbeatens in Steen vs. Henderson and rounded out by promising prospect Janelson Bocachica and rising star Brandun Lee. These are the type of fight cards that make this series unique and important for the development of young fighters on both sides of the bout sheet.”

The event is promoted by Tony Holden Productions.

Charles Conwell vs. Wendy Toussaint – 10-round Super Welterweight Main Event

Known for his lightning quick fast hands and power, the rising prospect Conwell is currently ranked No. 9 by the IBF in one of boxing’s deepest divisions at 154 pounds led by Jermell Charlo, Jeison Rosario, Tony Harrison, Erickson Lubin, Julian Williams, Terrell Gausha and Jarrett Hurd.

Conwell was 116-14 as an amateur and was the National Golden Gloves Champion in 2015. In his last fight in February, Conwell scored a fifth-round stoppage over Ramses Agaton. He is co-promoted by Tony Holden of Holden Productions and Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment. He is managed by Dave McWater at Split-T Management.

Fighting in front of his hometown fans in Cleveland in his ShoBox Uncomfortable ni 2017, Conwell went the six-round distance for the first time in his young career beating a game Roque “Rocky” Zapata with an impressive unanimous decision.

“I am happy to be back onShoBox, and I am going to put in a good performance and do what I do best,” said Conwell. “My opponent is undefeated, and he will come to win, but I think that I am just better overall and all around. I am a very smart boxer with fast hands and power. When people see me, they will see Aaron Pryor, Mike Tyson and Andre Ward rolled up into one! I am happy to be headliningShoBox and being able to show my talent to the whole world.”

Nicknamed “Haitian Fire”, Toussaint, 28, was born in Haiti and currently trains in Huntington, New York where eight of his 12 pro fights have taken place. He is promoted by Hall of Fame New York promoter Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

Toussaint fled Haiti for France in 2010 following the devastating earthquake and currently works as a firefighter on Long Island. He is the main sparring partner of No. 1-ni ipo (WBO) light heavyweight world title contender Joe Smith Jr. Toussaint has won his last five of seven fights by knockout. Fighting on the undercard of the Eleider Alvarez-Joe Smith card August 22 ni Las fegasi, Toussaint won an eight-round decision over Isiah Jones.

“I would like to thank my trainer Frankie Globuschutz, my promoter Joe DeGuardia and Star Boxing for this great opportunity to shine in aShoBox akọkọ ìṣẹlẹ,” Toussaint said. “I am ready to fight. I have always been ready to fight. Nothing changes for me, and I am bringing the Haitian Fire.”

Isaiah Steen vs. Kalvin Henderson – 8-round Super Middleweight Co-Feature

Like his half-brother Conwell, the 24-year-old Steen of Cleveland also had a successful amateur career with a record of 85-15. Fighting on the same card as Conwell back in February, Steen needed less than a round to stop Kenneth Council in Hammond, Ind., in his last fight. Steen is co-promoted by Holden and DiBella and managed by McWater.

“This is my first fight on TV so it’s going to be a big one,” said Steen. “This is a big stage to show everybody what I am coming for and I am very excited to be fighting on SHOWTIME. This is a major step-up fight. I am just going to keep to my game plan and keep my distance. It’s amazing to be able to be on a television card with my brother.”

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Henderson currently resides and trains out of Fayetteville, Ark., where he was a six-time Arkansas state champion in the amateurs. Following high school, Henderson got a full-ride music scholarship to the University of Arkansas as a percussionist graduating with his bachelor’s degree in Music Education in 2012. The 30-year-old Henderson is promoted by Marshall Kauffman’s Kings Promotions.

“I am ready to get back to what I do great,” said Henderson, who is married with four children and a fifth on the way. “My opponent is undefeated, but on October 7th, he will have his hands full. I am excited to finally showcase by skill-set on a national level as the co-main event.”

Janelson Bocachica vs. Nicklaus Flaz – 8-round Welterweight Bout

A native of Puerto Rico and fighting out of Detroit, Mich., Bocachica is just 21 years old and already has four years of pro experience. He began boxing at age eight, won four consecutive Ringside Championships (2011-14), the National PAL Championships and the 2015 Detroit Golden Gloves. He boasts an amateur record of 55-5. He is trained by his father, Nelson Figueroa. Bocachica is managed by McWater of Split T-Management and promoted by King’s Promotions.

“I am fighting another Puerto Rican fighter which will surely produce fireworks and an exciting, all-action fight,” Bocachica said. “He is a power puncher and a brawler. He seems to be very confident, and I like fighting guys like that. If he wants a brawl, he will get a brawl, but if he wants to box, I will outbox him. I am versatile like that.”

Puerto Rico’s Flaz is part of current WBA and IBF 154-pound World Champion Jesion Rosario’s camp under the guidance of Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing. Flaz has knocked out his last two opponents and competed in two 10-round bouts during his pro career, which has included six wins against fighters who had winning records.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to showcase my skills,” Flaz said. “I know he’s an undefeated guy and a good opponent but I’m going to put some punching power on him. You can expect me to come in and be explosive. It’s going to be a great fight.”

Brandun Lee vs. Jimmy Williams – 8-round Welterweight Bout

O kan 21 ọdun atijọ, the knockout artist Lee from La Quinta, Calif., has KO’d all but two of his opponents (89.5 ogorun), pẹlu 11 ni akọkọ yika, four in the second and two in the third. The third-year pro is making his thirdShoBox irisi. Ni Oṣù, Lee scored an impressive third-round TKO over 33-year-old challenger Camilo Prieto. This is Lee’s third fight of 2020 as he knocked out Miguel Zamudio in a non-televised January 17 bout in Sloan, Iowa.

Lee ni iṣẹ magbowo ti a ṣe ọṣọ pẹlu igbasilẹ ifoju ti 196-5. O si wà ni 2015 U.S. Junior National Asiwaju, mu ile goolu medal ni 145 poun. Pẹlu ọwọ ọwọ manamana ti o di agbara, the exciting Lee has sparred with Mikey Garcia, Devin Haney, Mauricio Herrera, Timothy Bradley Jr., Thomas Dulorme, lati lorukọ kan diẹ.

“I am ready to go,”Lee sọ, a full-time college student who is trained by his father Bobby Lee and managed by Cameron Dunkin of D&D Boxing. “I was supposed to fight on September 19th, and now I have an extra three weeks of training, so that will be great for me. My opponent is bigger and has fought at higher weights, and he was ranked in the top-15. This is a step up and it is exactly what I need for my career. I am looking forward to being back onShoBox and I will come to perform. The audience wants knockouts, and that is what I am here for.”

A pro niwon 2013, Williams is a former college football standout who has yet to fight in 2020. Williams grew up in Plainfield, N.J., before moving to New Haven, Conn., and played wide receiver at Southern Connecticut State University.

Promoted by Jimmy Burchfield of CES Boxing, the 34-year-old Williams has battled adversity as his father passed away from cancer, and his mother was murdered in what is still an unsolved case.

International Boxing Hall ti FamerBarry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer and boxing historianSteve Farhood ki o si tele aye asiwajuRaul Márquez sìn bi iwé atunnkanka. Awọn executive o nse niGordon Hall pẹluRichard Gaughanproducing atiRick Phillips directing.

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DANNY ROMAN TRAINING CAMP QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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Former Unified Champion Danny Roman Previews Showdown Against Juan Carlos Payano and More Ahead of SHOWTIME PPV® Doubleheader on Saturday, Kẹsán 26, Gbekalẹ nipasẹ Ijoba Boxing Awọn aṣaju


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NIU YOKI, – Kẹsán 9, 2020 – Former unified super bantamweight champion Danny Roman anticipates an action packed showdown as he previewed his upcoming WBC super bantamweight title eliminator bout against former world champion Juan Carlos Payano taking place Saturday, Kẹsán 26 in part two of a first-of-its-kind SHOWTIME PPV doubleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.


“Payano is one of the toughest and roughest fighters in the division,” said Roman. “His only losses are to elite fighters. This fight will be all action because Payano likes to mix it up, bi mo ti ṣe. The fans will get to see two warriors going at it as I’m fully prepared for a grueling fight. This will be an explosive twelve-round battle, and that’s if it goes the distance, which I highly doubt.”


Roman and his longtime trainer Eddie Gonzalez have prepared for the Payano fight at the Fundamentals Gym in Los Angeles, studying their opponent and aiming to put on an impressive performance on September 26.


“It’s been a very productive training camp thus far,” said Roman. “We’ve been going strong, but smart, since early August. Coach Eddie has been studying Payano and we see some flaws in his game that we feel we can capitalize on. I’m in great shape and its full steam ahead for Payano showdown.”


The Los Angeles-native Roman will return to the ring for the first time since dropping a narrow split-decision, and his super bantamweight titles, to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in January. Roman knows that with a win in this title eliminator, he will be in a prime position to regain his status in the division.


“A victory will put me right back on the doorstep for a world title,” said Roman. “I feel that I’m still one of the best fighters at super bantamweight, but I must get past Payano. There are so many big fights at super bantamweight, because this division is one of the deepest in boxing. My mind is set on becoming a world champion again, and a victory against Payano will bring me closer to that goal.”

The Kẹsán 26 doubleheader is stacked with champions and top talent in the 122-pound division, presenting an abundance of opportunities for Roman should he emerge victorious. The 30-year-old relishes the opportunities in front of him to fight for the top spot at super bantamweight.

“I’m excited about this next chapter of my career with PBC and fighting on SHOWTIME®,” said Roman. “I know there will be a lot of big fights that can be made, and I want to thank my promoter Thompson Boxing for always believing in me. Ni opin ti awọn ọjọ, I’m an entertainer and I want to give the fans great fights.”

The unprecedented pay-per-view twin bill features six compelling fights in all, five of which are world title fights, on the same night for one price. Part one of the SHOWTIME PPV telecast begins live at a special time of 7 p.m. Et / 4 fi aidunnu. PT with the three-fight card topped by unbeaten WBC Champion Jermall Charlo facing top contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko. WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon Figueroa will defend his title against 122-pound contender Damien Vázquez in the co-featured bout, while WBO Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero faces off against unbeaten Duke Micah in the pay-per-view opener.


Following a 30-minute intermission, the second three-fight card, headlined by the historic unification matchup between WBC Super Welterweight ChampionJermell Charlo and IBF and WBA 154-pound champion Jeison Rosario, will begin. Unbeaten former champion Luis Nery will battle undefeatedAaron Alameda for the vacant WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship in the co-feature, while former unified champion Román faces off against former champion Payano in a WBC Super Bantamweight title eliminator bout to open the second installment of the pay-per-view.


The event is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions. The Jermell Charlo vs. Jeison Rosario match is co-promoted with Sampson Boxing.


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ANGELO LEO BECOMES NEW WBO JR. FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION IN DOMINATING UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER TRAMAINE WILLIAMS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA IN UNCASVILLE, CONN.

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Ra’eese Aleem Wins WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator & Joe George Scores KO of the Year Candidate in Rematch with Marcos Escudero

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Oṣù, 2, 2020 – Angelo Leo is the new WBO Jr. Featherweight World Champion. The 26-year-old Mayweather Promotions fighter dominated Tramaine Williams en route to a unanimous decision live on SHOWTIME Saturday night from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in the network’s first live boxing event since March 13. Leo won by scores of 117-111 ati 118-110 lemeji.

Kinniun (20-0, 9 KOs), who was originally scheduled to face Stephen Fulton, Jr. in the main event of Saturday’s card presented by Premier Boxing Champions before Fulton tested positive for COVID-19, used a dominant body attack and consistent pressure to overwhelm Williams (19-1, 6 KOs), who stepped up from the co-main event to face Leo. Albuquerque’s Leo had a 248-196 edge in punches landed while landing 39 ogorun ti agbara rẹ punches. 102 ti re 248 connects were body punches.

Kinniun, who was ranked WBO’s No. 2 junior featherweight going into the fight, is now expected to defend his title against Fulton, ni ipo No. 1 nipasẹ awọn WBO, within the next 180 ọjọ.

“It still hasn’t sunk in yet, it just feels surreal,” said Leo. “The first few rounds I was just feeling him out, getting his timing, getting the feel of him. I felt him kind of loosening up and breaking down, and that’s when I started putting the pressure on him a little more.

“That was the key factor in this fight, the body work and the pressure. I’m pretty sure Albuquerque is celebrating tonight. I think they have four world champions, because you can’t exclude Holly Holm. You have Johnny [Tapia], Danny [Romero], Holly and now me. There’s four champions in that city and I think I’ve made history there.”

Fulton, who watched the fight on television while quarantining following his positive test, was interviewed following the fight by SHOWTIME host Brian Custer.

“Congratulations to Leo, he did it,” said the Philadelphia native. “But listen, I’m ready for him. I’ve been ready. Just be ready to face me when it’s time. That’s all I’ve got to say.”

Ni awọn àjọ-ifihan ija, a WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator, 122-pound contender Ra’eese Aleem (17-0, 11 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact via TKO over late replacement Marcus Bates (11-2-1, 8 KOs). Aleem was originally scheduled to face Williams before Fulton’s positive test. This was a rematch of a 2018 bout in which Aleem won by unanimous decision.

The 26-year-old Bates suffered an injured right wrist and battled through the pain for several rounds. Prior to the start of the 10th yika, Bates’ corner and referee Gary Rosato warned the fighter that the bout was in danger of being stopped. Ni 2:18 ti yika 10, Bates grimaced in pain and turned his back on the action, causing the fight to be stopped. Aleem dominated from the opening bell, out-landing Bates 193-86 in total punches, pẹlu 71 landed body shots.

Pẹlu awọn win, Aleem sets himself up for an opportunity for a 122-pound title fight.

“I would love to fight either the winner of the main event or any current world champion – Akhmadaliev has two of the belts,” said the Las Vegas-based Aleem who was born and raised in Muskegon, mi. “Brandon Figueroa, King Vargas, or the winner of this one. It doesn’t really matter who but I want the strap.

“I didn’t know his hand was hurt, I thought he was just shaking it just to try to get me to look at it and distract me. I didn’t worry about it.”

Ni awọn šiši ija ni telecast, undefeated light heavyweight Joe George (11-0, 7 KOs) scored a stunning ninth-round stoppage of Marco Escudero (10-2, 9 KOs) in a rematch of their November ShoBox showdown that saw George win a heavily-debated split decision. Watch KO HERE: https://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1289744838745882624.

Ni akoko yi, George left no room for a controversial decision. Ni 3:00 of round number nine, George caught Escudero with a vicious left uppercut that sent Escudero flat on his back in a candidate for KO of the Year. Ni akoko ti awọn stoppage, George was behind on two of the judges’ scorecards, 79-73 ati 77-75, and ahead on one judge’s card, 79-73. Prior to the one-punch KO, George was getting out-landed 127-89 by Escudero, and Escudero held a 2-1 edge in punches thrown.

“I was setting him up with the jab to the body, I had him leaning over a little,” said Houston’s George, ti o wa ni tan- 31 on Friday. “I was shooting the right uppercut, some landed and some didn’t. I wanted him to get comfortable and relaxed, and that’s exactly what he did. He was relaxed and I slipped over and just shot it. He gave it to me and I had to take it. It put him down.

“The result is self-explanatory. I don’t have to say nothing. I’m willing to fight whoever next. One fight at a time and I’ll be prepared for whatever’s on the way.”

Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, the first of a nine-event television lineup taking place over the next five months, will replay on Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

Saturday’s fights were presented by Premier Boxing Champions and promoted by TGB and Mayweather Promotions in association with Kings Promotions. The main event was promoted in association with New World Sports and Warriors Boxing.

An industry leading production team and announce crew delivered all the sights, sounds and drama from Mohegan Sun Arena. Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer hosted the telecast, versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion and Olympian Abner Mares providing expert analysis for the first time on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Two Hall of Famers rounded out the SHOWTIME telecast team – unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The Executive Producer was David Dinkins, Jr. and the Director was Bob Dunphy.

The telecast was available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programing (SAP) with Alejandro Luna and former world champion Raul Marquez calling the action.
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Keith “The Bounty” Hunter Recovered from Hand Injury Ready to Face Top Contenders

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Las fegasi, NV (Le 15, 2020) - Prince Ranch Boxing’s undefeated super lightweight contender, Keith “The Bounty” Hunter (12-0, 7 KOs), has fully recovered from a hand injury suffered in his last fight with Sanjarbek Rakhmanov (12-3-1, 6 KOs), a 10-round bout that headlined on ShoBox back in February of this year.


Hunter, a Las Vegas native, is eager to face all top contenders when boxing returns. The super lightweight contender is currently ranked #13 nipasẹ awọn WBA, meaning his shot at the top of the division is coming soon.

“I am ready to face the best in the division and I feel even better since my hand has fully healed with this time off,” explained Hunter, who ready to prove himself once again. “I was supposed to fight Shonjahon Ergashev ati Malik Hawkins, so I’d like to fight them first, sugbon nitootọ, a fight with any of the world champions is a challenge I’m ready for now. I willing and ready to face the best!”

Hunter, ti o ti wa ni itọju rẹ nipa Greg Hannley, is staying ready as he awaits a phone call that boxing is back.


“Keith Hunter is ready for his shot at the best in the division,” said manager Greg Hannley, CEO ti Prince ọsin Boxing. “Keith has defeated two fighters signed by Mayweather Promotions in his last three consecutive bouts. He is getting national attention and his ranking in the WBA gets him closer to a world title shot. Now is Keith Hunter’s time.”

“I just know that I am gifted and want to win a world title to further my father’s legacy,” Hunter continued. “I am so focused, I just want to bring great entertainment to people who are in need of things to do, and if I can fight for a title, that’d even be better.”


Keith Hunter is promoted by Greg Cohen, founder, and CEO of Greg Cohen ni igbega.
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SHOWTIME BOXING WITH ERIC RASKIN AND KIERAN MULVANEY PODCAST FEATURES PROMOTER DMITRIY SALITA AND HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER OTTO WALLIN AS HE DISCUSSES HIS BOUT WITH COVID-19

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Die, Steve Farhood Breaks Down Some Of The Fiercest Rematches In Boxing History

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NEW YORK – April 14, 2020 – This week’s installment of the digital podcast seriesSHOWTIME BOXING WITH ERIC RASKIN AND KIERAN MULVANEY features heavyweight contender Otto Wallin, who recently recovered from COVID-19, and promoter Dmitriy Salita in an interview about life in quarantine and the effect the virus has had on the sport of boxing. Die, Hall of Fame analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood joins this week’sRevenge: The Rematchessegment to discuss Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija II, Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson II, and Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Frankie Randall II. Click the following link to listen to the full episode, https://s.sho.com/3bkvFp1.

Excerpts from the episode:

On COVID-19 and its effect on the sport of boxing…

Ọrọ – “It’s a really unpredictable environment right now. Boxing is an international sport. Now more than ever, fighters come to the U.S. from all over to train and fight. It’s really important that the whole world heals so that things can go back to normal.”

Wallin – “This virus is very serious. People are dying – people from the gym have died. I didn’t have many symptoms when I had it, but it spread to my mother’s boyfriend who is a diabetic and he was very ill. When you are home, don’t just stay on the couch. You have to come up with ideas to keep yourself busy and do something.”

On staying in shape during quarantine…

Wallin – “I am trying to make the best of the situation, and I can do a lot with what I have now. It’s working alright. I do some boxing punching on the wall and lots of shadow boxing.”

On Salita Promotions’ Train Like a Boxer YouTube Series…

Ọrọ – “We were thinking of ways to keep connections between the fighters and the fans. Everyone is stuck at home, no one can go to work and it’s important to stay healthy and active. We thought we could let the fans know about what the fighters are doing at home and keep communication between everyone going.”

On what’s next for Wallin…

Ọrọ – “In the fight with [Tyson] Fury you can see how amazing his performance was. Numbers don’t lie, Otto landed more punches against Fury than any opponent including [Vladimir] Klitschko and [Deontay] Wilder –in the first fight. Otto is a world-class fighter, and hopefully we get back to business and he can show that he is one of the best heavyweights in the world.”

On Chavez vs. Randall II…

Farhood – “I think it was a sign Chavez was getting to the end, he was only 31 but he had 90 fights and I think Randall got him at the right time. Watching Randall in both fights boxing so well reminded me a bit of Buster Douglas against [Mike] Tyson. This guy didn’t give you anything to think he could do something like this – just boxing beautifully. I thought Randall probably deserved the rematch decision by a point, but it was a very close fight.”

The weekly SHOWTIME BOXING podcast features Raskin and Mulvaney diving deep into the world of boxing and SHOWTIME boxing events. New episodes are released on all major podcast platforms every Monday, including Radio.com.

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO PRESENT SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS, INCLUDING THREE FIGHT OF THE YEAR WINNERS, BEGINNING APRIL 10 ON SHOWTIME®

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April 10: DIEGO CORRALES vs. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO I & II
April 17: PAULIE AYALA vs. JOHNNY TAPIA I & II
April 24: LUCAS MATTHYSSE vs. JOHN MOLINA, MICKEY BEY vs. JOHN MOLINA

NEW YORK – April 6, 2020 - SHOWTIME Sports will continue to serve boxing fans during the current hiatus from live sports, announcing today SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS with regularly scheduled replays of legendary bouts from the network’s deep archive of world championship boxing. SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will air on three consecutive Friday nights beginning April 10, ni 10 p.m. ATI / PT on SHOWTIME. The telecasts will also be available via the SHOWTIME streaming service and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

The April slate of SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will be highlighted by three Fight of the Year winners, which include some of the most heart-pounding and unforgettable fights in boxing history.

Friday, April 10:
Diego Corrales la. Jose Luis Castillo I - 2005 Consensus Fight of the Year (also featuring the Round of the Year and later named Fight of the Decade)
Diego Corrales la. Jose Luis Castillo II
Friday, April 17:
Paulie Ayala vs. Johnny Tapia Mo - 1999 Iwọn irohin Ija ti Odun (Ayala earned Fighter of the Year honors)
Paulie Ayala vs. Johnny Tapia II
Friday, April 24:
Lucas Matthysse vs. John Molina - 2014 Consensus Fight of the Year
Mickey Bey vs. John Molina

During each SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS telecast, Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, the network’s versatile combat sports analysts, will host a live companion episode of their digital talk show MORNING KOMBAT lori awọn Morning Kombat YouTube Channel. Thomas and Campbell will watch the SHOWTIME replay and react to the fights in real time, feature special guest interviews with principal participants from the bouts (awọn onija, oluko, referees and promoters) and take questions from fans while the bouts replay on the network.

“The greatest fight I’ve ever covered,” said Al Bernstein, the International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst. In a career that spans more than 40 years, including calling Hagler-Hearns, Bowe-Holyfield I and the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy, Bernstein says the first Corrales-Castillo war was the best. “This was Hagler-Hearns times three because it lasted so much longer. It was fought at a such an extraordinary skill level and to me that is what made it so special.”

The fights scheduled to air in April include:

Corrales-Castillo I (Le 7, 2005, Corrales TKO 10) – After nine intense, back-and-forth rounds in a WBC and WBO lightweight unification bout, Corrales accomplishes the unthinkable, miraculously regrouping from meji knockdowns in the 10th to stop Castillo and etch his name in boxing lore. After managing to beat the count (and losing a point for spitting the mouthpiece), Corrales got Castillo on the ropes and connected with a huge right hand. Corrales continued to unload on a defenseless Castillo, forcing referee Tony Weeks to halt the blazing action.

Corrales-Castillo II (October 8, 2005, Castillo KO 4) – Castillo, who did not make the 135-pound weight limit, making the contest a non-title bout, avenges an earlier loss to the WBC and WBO Lightweight World Champion Corrales with a one-punch, fourth-round knockout. Castillo consistently outworks Corrales and lands the harder punches in a more one-sided bout than their first affair. Castillo staggers his opponent with a right hand in the third round that sends him stumbling backward across the ring. He then scores a finishing knockdown with a left hook in the fourth that puts Corrales flat on his back.

Ayala-Tapia I (June 26, 1999, Ayala W 12) – In some of the fiercest two-way action in the history of Las Vegas boxing, southpaw Ayala hands Tapia his first professional loss in 49 fights and captures the WBA Bantamweight Title by the scores of 115-114 ati 116-113 lemeji. As the boxers were being announced, Tapia walked across the ring and shoved Ayala, causing a momentary skirmish.

Ayala-Tapia II (October 7, 2000, Ayala W 12) – In a rematch of 1999’s Fight of the Year, the action between the heated rivals does not disappoint. Sibẹsibẹ, the outcome is the same as their first meeting, with Ayala winning via controversial unanimous decision. Mayhem ensues as the decision is announced and an incensed Tapia is ushered from the ring by security.

Matthysse-Molina (April 26, 2014, Matthysse KO 11) – Fighting in the night’s co-main event, Matthysse steals the show with a spectacular 11th-round knockout over Molina in 2014’s Fight of the Year. The Argentine, then ranked No. 1 in the world at 140 poun, is hurt in the first and dropped in the second and fifth rounds. But Matthysse comes back with knockdowns in the eighth, 10th ati 11th rounds to turn back a determined bid by Molina.

Bey-Molina (July 19, 2013, Molina KO 10) – In one of ShoBox: The New Generation’s most unforgettable rounds, Molina comes back from the brink of certain defeat to dramatically knockout then-unbeaten Mickey Bey. Heading into the 10th ati ik yika, Molina was trailing on the three judges’ scorecards by 90-81, 89-82 ati 88-83.

New customers who sign up on SHOWTIME.com and the SHOWTIME app before May 3 can take advantage of a recently announced 30-day free trial for the SHOWTIME streaming service, available on SHOWTIME.com and the SHOWTIME app on all supported devices.
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO RE-AIR HISTORIC ISRAEL VAZQUEZ vs. RAFAEL MARQUEZ TRILOGY SATURDAY, Oṣù 28 ON SHOWTIME®

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NEW YORK - Oṣu Kẹsan 26, 2020 - SHOWTIME Sports will delve into its rich archive of historic boxing events to re-air the epic Israel Vázquez vs. Rafael Márquez trilogy this Saturday, March 28 ni 10 p.m. ATI / PT on SHOWTIME. The telecasts will also be available via the SHOWTIME streaming service and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.



The fierce Mexican rivals squared off in three consecutive award-winning fights which aired live on SHOWTIME in 2007 ati 2008 before meeting for a fourth and final time in 2010. The first three bouts were all contested with the WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship on the line.



Described by the network’s Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood as, "Ohun bugbamu ti iṣẹ ọna iroro,” Vázquez-Márquez I was a unanimous selection for 2007 Fight of the Year and left the fans and fighters clamouring for a rematch. The two warriors delivered yet again in their second meeting just five months later in another bloody slugfest that produced a Round of the Year winner and a result that demanded a rubber match. Vázquez-Márquez III, contested o kan 363 ọjọ lati wọn akọkọ ipade, was the only match in the rivalry to go the distance and was named the 2008 Ija ti Odun.



During Saturday night’s re-airing of the trilogy, combat sports analysts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell will host a live episode of the duo’s popular digital talk show, MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL lori awọn Morning Kombat YouTube Channel. Thomas and Campbell will watch and react to the fights in real time and conduct a Q&A session with fans.



The Vazquez-Marquez series was called by the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® announce team, all four members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame: host and play-by-play from Steve Albert, popular ringside analyst Al Bernstein, Emmy Award winning reporter Jim Gray and world renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.



“We all knew the first fight would be great, and it more than lived up to expectations,” said Bernstein, who called all four fights. “The second fight was exciting, and when fight three came, I didn’t think they could top Nos. 1 ati 2, but they did just that. It’s one of the top five fights I’ve ever announced or seen. The ebb and flow was tremendous, and you almost felt it didn’t matter who ended up getting the decision because they both had been so great. I can’t admire two boxers more than these two men.”



Fans new to SHOWTIME® who sign up through the recently announced 30-day free trial before May 3 can watch these fights, the network’s original series, documentaries, specials and movies online via the SHOWTIME streaming service on SHOWTIME.com or the SHOWTIME app, available on all supported devices.