Devastating Accidental Head-Butt Ends J’Leon Love-Abie Han Fight in Technical Majority Draw;

Caleb Plant Stays Unbeaten With Shutout Decision Over Andrew Hernandez

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LAS VEGAS (七. 8, 2017) – At 20 岁月, 9 months old, 大卫Benavidez became boxing’s youngest world champion – and the youngest ever in the super middleweight division – with a split decision victory over 罗纳德Gavril 在周五 night on an exciting night of 168-pound action on 欣欣拳击: 特别版本 从在Hard Rock酒店联合 & 赌场. See the video of the decision via Twitter link 这里.

Benavidez (19-0, 17 科斯) placed the previously vacated WBC Super Middleweight belt around his waist after winning the title against former European amateur standout Gavril (18-2, 14 科斯) in what Benavidez later described as quite possibly the “Fight of the Year.” One scorecard had Gavril winning 116-111, with Benavidez winning on the other two scorecards, 116-111 和 117-111 in the event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

“It feels amazing to win this title,” said the Phoenix resident Benavidez. “It’s everything I’ve dreamed about since I was a little kid. It’s everything I’ve dedicated myself to and I’ve worked hard for. It finally paid off.”

The 31-year-old Romanian Gavril, who trains at Mayweather’s Gym in Las Vegas by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, sent Benavidez to the canvas with a left hook with just 50 seconds left in the wild 12^日 而最后一轮.

“我觉得我赢得了战斗. I dominated the pace. I can’t say anything else other than it was up to the judges,” Gavril said, who was watched by his promoter all-time great Floyd Mayweather from ringside. “The only thing I can do is to ask for a rematch.”

Benavidez, who turned pro at age 16 and only had 15 业余打架, took control of the fight early on, but Gavril seemed to gain steam mid-fight, out-boxing and being more active than Benavidez in the seventh, 第八和第九轮. In rounds 11 和 12, Benavidez out-landed Gavril 66-35 整体和 53-14 with power punches.

“I felt my performance was good except for the last round when I got too anxious and wanted to knock him out,贝纳维德斯说. “I let my young side takeover and I wanted to give the fans a great fight. I didn’t really feel hurt but it was a shock knockdown. I know to be careful and more cautious. It was a learning experience.”

In another super middleweight contest, 艾比韩 suffered a devastating accidental head-butt againstJ'Leon爱 在 1:02 into the eighth round and the fight went to the scorecards. One judge had Las Vegas’ Love winning 79-73, and the other two 76-76 making the decision a technical majority draw.

Following an exchange of punches, 爱 (23-1-1, 13 科斯) leaned in and the two fighter banged heads in violent fashion. 他 (26-3-1, 16 科斯) 埃尔帕索, 得克萨斯州, was left stunned and fell to the floor as blood gushed from his forehead above his left eye and he was immediately checked on by referee Kenny Bayless.

他, who left the arena sitting up on a stretcher before hearing the decision, won the statistical battle in the ring. Han landed more blows (78-47 总体, 20-12 刺戳, 58-35 动力) and did so more accurately (24 ％至 17 percent overall, 16 percent to eight percent jabs and 30 ％至 27 percent power).

SHOWTIME boxing analyst Al Bernstein had Han winning by one point at the time of the stoppage.

“I can’t rate my performance as great because I didn’t get a victory, I got a draw,” said Love, who once trained at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit under Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward.

The 29-year-old Love ended nearly a one-year layoff with his return to the ring. “I’m kind of rusty but I feel like I pressed the action and tried to take it to him,“他说，. “Other than that I feel like I landed the cleaner shots.”

在转播的开幕回合, unbeaten super middleweight prospect 迦勒厂 (16-0, 10 科斯) recorded a 10-round shutout decision against a tough 安德鲁·埃尔南德斯 (19-7-1, 9 科斯), 100-90 三次.

厂, who resides in Las Vegas by way of Ashland City, 天恩, was the more active fighter against the 31-year-old switch-hitting journeyman Hernandez, who took the fight on just eight days’ notice after Alan Campa dropped out. Plant jabbed effectively (81 的 271, 30 百分) while neutralizing Hernandez’s usually effective jab (46 的 325, 14 百分). Plant was also sharp with his power shots landing 44 percent to Hernandez’s 19 百分.

“I’m very pleased with my performance,” Plant said. “I boxed well and I dictated the pace. I pressed when I needed to press and boxed when I needed to box. I felt I put on a great show for the fans. I want to be star in boxing. I know with hard work I can accomplish anything.

“Hernandez is tough, I sent him with everything and he stood tall and my hats off to him. He’s a tough competitor.”

埃尔南德斯, 从凤凰城, 亚利桑那州。, suffered a cut under his left eye in the third and it caused him problems throughout the fight, opening up and bleeding over the final two rounds.

“All respect to Caleb Plant on his performance tonight,”埃尔南德斯说. “He put on a solid fight and he’s got a great future. I was happy I was able to stay in there and last the entire 10 发.

“I felt Caleb won, but I don’t think it was 10 rounds to none. But that’s not for me to decide. It’s all up to the judges at the end of the day it only matters what they think.”

Plant added: “I’m ready to step up in competition and fight anybody in the top 10 of the super middleweight division. I got my eye on Benavidez and all the other world champions. 我来了!”

周五 tripleheader will replay on Sunday, 七. 10, 在 9 A.M. AND/PT, 和 星期一, 七. 11, 在 10 P.M. AND/PT在Showtime极端，将可在SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^® 和SHOWTIME ANYTIME^®.

Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with Bernstein and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. 执行制片人戈登·霍尔与理查德·高根生产和里克·菲利普斯导演.

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Unbeaten Rising Contender David Benavidez & Former European Amateur Star Ronald Gavril Battle for Vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Title

in Main Event of SHOWTIME BOXING: 特别版本^® 星期五, 七. 8住在Showtime在 10:05 P.M. AND/PT

LAS VEGAS (七. 5, 2017) – Fight Week is here for the six boxers competing in 本周五的 欣欣拳击: 特别版本 电视节目, headlined by unbeaten rising star 大卫Benavidez 与竞争者 罗纳德Gavril 谁 will battle for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship live on SHOWTIME (10:05 P.M. AND/PT) 从在Hard Rock酒店联合 & 赌场, 拉斯维加斯.

本次活动, 由总理拳击冠军提出, will feature two additional showdowns in the super middleweight division. 曾经被打过 J'Leon爱 (23-1, 13 科斯) 将与德克萨斯州本地人战斗 亚伯拉罕·汉 (26-3, 16 科斯) in a 10-round bout while unbeaten prospect 迦勒厂 (15-0, 10 科斯) takes on 31-year-old Phoenix, 亚利桑那州。, switch-hitter 安德鲁·埃尔南德斯 (19-6-1, 9 科斯), who steps in for Alan Campa for the 10-round attraction.

门票现场活动, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Sampson Boxing, 售价为 $100, $50 和 $25, and are on sale Tuesday, 八月. 22. To purchase tickets visit AXS.com or the Hard Rock Hotel & 赌场, Las Vegas Box Office.

The following is a training camp update from each of the fighters on 本周五的 tripleheader.

David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez

• He trains out of The Summit Gym in Big Bear, 加利福尼亚州.
• His trainer is his father, Jose Benavidez Sr.
• 用一场胜利, Benavidez (年龄 20) would become the youngest Super Middleweight to ever win a world title and the youngest current world champion.
• He’s very familiar with the gym because his brother Jose Benavidez Jr. (former WBA interim super lightweight champion) used to train there when he was active.

Benavidez on training camp:

“My training camps are always fairly long. I only take a week off after every fight and go back into training. For the first couple weeks, it’s just moving around, then we slowly work into the hard training. For this one, I probably had like a month and a half, two months.”

他的对手:

“I feel like he [罗纳德Gavril] has a really good style for me to showcase my skills, like how I did against Rogelio Medina. With our sparring partners, we have brawlers and we have boxers, 还有. Whatever style he fights on that night, I’m going to be prepared for it.”

Ronald “The Thrill” Gavril

• He trains at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.
• He is a former European amateur standout.
• His trainer is Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (65 岁; former WBA light heavyweight world champion, retired in 1988 以创纪录 50-8-1, 39 科斯).

Gavril on training camp:

“I feel really sharp and I’m really happy with how everything has gone during training. This is the opportunity that I’ve worked so hard to get to and I’m definitely not letting it slip by. I know that everything needs to be 100 percent on fight night so I’m pushing myself to be ready to do whatever it takes to leave with the belt.”

他的对手:

“Benavidez is a strong guy who’s coming in with a lot of support behind him, but I’m not going to let any of that distract me from my preparation. Me and my trainer are going to have a great game plan for him. I know he wants to be active and smother me and we’re going to show him all of the parts of my game.”

埃迪·穆斯塔法·穆罕默德:

“I got Ronald sparring with the IBF’s number-one super middleweight contender, 何塞Uzcategui. He’s giving us good work, too—he can fight. We also sparred Badou Jack for a couple rounds. We’ve got an abundance of guys that we’re working with.

“The way they’re talking about Benavidez, it’s like he’s King Kong. But it’s good—perfect! Ronald is a boxer-puncher, he can adapt. That’s the whole key. He has a wealth of amateur experience. This is our opportunity. We’ve talked about this for a while now, and Ronald is at a point where he’s ready right now…It’s going to be a great fight.”

J'Leon爱

• He trains at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.
• His trainer is Theo Chambers.
• He’s been in training camp for about five months

Love on training camp:

“My training camp—it’s been months! I started training in April. Being that we had fights fall out, I always stayed in the gym. That’s the hardest part, because I feel like I’ve had bad luck with fights falling out. But one thing I can say—we train our ass off! I just want to go on vacation after this.”

“We’ve had a lot of good sparring—Lionell Thompson and Denis Douglin have been in here working. We’ve had so many sparring partners throughout this camp, and we’ve just been working, 工作, 工作.

他的对手:

“I remember Abie Han from the amateurs. He’s always been a tough fighter. You can’t look past anybody. Everybody comes in that ring to fight. Everybody comes in with a different mode or a different drive, so this may be the drive he has to really come out and explode on the scene and beat me. 所以, I’m taking him absolutely, positively serious, like he’s a world championship fighter and we’re fighting for the world title.”

Abraham “The Sun City Warrior” Han

• Trains out of his father’s martial arts studio in El Paso, 得克萨斯州 (Han’s Martial Arts).
• He is trained by Louie Burke — 56 岁; former pro junior lightweight, retired in 1985 以创纪录 19-3, 12 科斯; won the “ESPN Junior Lightweight Title” on Apr. 14, 1983, with a 12-round unanimous decision against Freddie Roach; also won a 10-round decision against Roach in the rematch on Nov. 10, 1983.
• He has sparred with former world champion Austin Trout.

Han on training camp:

“I train at my dad’s martial arts studio in El Paso – Han’s Martial Arts. I’m sparring mostly with local people from El Paso, and I also sparred with Austin Trout.

“I’ve been working hard and working with Austin (鳟鱼) and that makes a big difference. Austin makes me so much better. He’s been a world champion and he will be a world champion again. His expertise and his knowledge is amazing. He’s been in those situations and he tells me little things along the way and I think that will make all the difference in this fight.”

Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant

• Moved to Las Vegas from Nashville about a year ago to train
• He is trained by Justin Gamber and his father Richie Plant.

Plant on training camp:

“I’ve been living in Las Vegas for more than a year now – since August 24th, 2016. I’ve been in the gym consistently this whole time since my last fight, but my ‘official’ training camp will be seven or eight weeks. We bounce around to a couple of different gyms for sparring. I’ve had good work this camp – great sparring, good strength and conditioning, good gym work, and I’ve had good rest. I have a good diet.

“I know every boxer says, '哦, this is my best camp,’ and a lot of times they don’t mean it. But this has literally been my best camp. Things are very smooth.”

安德鲁·埃尔南德斯

• He is managed by his wife Jacquie Hernandez and trained by Alan Beirs.
• Alfred Quintana serves as his cut man and strength and conditioning coach.
• A late replacement, Hernandez got the call on Aug. 29 and accepted the fight; contract signed the next day.
• Trains at Gents Gym in Arrowhead, 亚利桑那州.

What Hernandez has to say:

“I’ve known my trainer, Alan Beirs, 一阵子. He actually helped me with my last couple of fights – we’ve only been together maybe six months or so. He worked my corner in February, but we weren’t working completely together. Then when I got back in the gym in March, that’s when we really started working together.

“I train at a place called Gents Gym in Arrowhead, 亚利桑那州. I trained there with the Busted Knuckles Boxing crew – that’s Alan Beirs’ crew. We’re all pushing each other to get better and I know they’ll have me ready for fight night.”

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