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DOUBLEHEADER OF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTS SET FOR SATURDAY, Април 30 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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WBC Champion Badou Jack vs. Former World Champion Lucian Bute
IBF Champion James DeGale vs. Top Contender Rogelio Medina
Winners Set To Meet In Unification Bout
Later This Year On SHOWTIME
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NEW YORK (Март 28, 2016)- A three-fight series to crown a unified divisional champion will begin on Събота, Април 30, when WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Бют, and IBF Champion James DeGale risks his belt against mandated challenger Rogelio medina в SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс doubleheader live onSHOWTIME (10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT) от DC Armory във Вашингтон D.C.
The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.
Крик (20-1-1, 12 Нокаута) will make his second title defense after a breakthrough 2015 campaign in which he won the WBC belt from Anthony Dirrell and successfully defended against Джордж Гроувс. The southpaw Bute (32-3, 25 Нокаута), a former IBF champion with nine defenses between 2007 и 2012, revived his career last November with a gutsy and inspired performance against DeGale.
“I’ve been training really hard for this fight and I’m excited to get in the ring,” каза Джак. “I can’t wait to defend my title once again on Април 30. The fans can expect to see an explosive and skillful performance from me come fight night. I believe I’m the best super middleweight in the world and that I have the skills to beat anyone I get in the ring with. I’m fully focused on Lucian Bute, but I know that a win can set up a massive fight against James DeGale and I’m going to deliver.”
“I’m thrilled to have this tremendous opportunity,” Саид Бют. “I was ringside for Badou Jack’s last two fights — well deserved world title wins. He is a great champion. I plan to train hard and be in the best shape of my career on Април 30. It’s my chance to win the WBC belt and become two-time world champion. I will win and give boxing fans a spectacular fight.”
DeGale (22-1, 14 Нокаута) will make his second title defense after an impressive 2015 in which he defeated Andre Dirrell to win the vacant IBF belt and topped Bute in a Fight of the Year candidate. The hard-hitting Medina (35-6, 29 Нокаута), the IBF’s mandatory challenger, has knocked out three consecutive opponents.
“I am delighted to be defending my world title on another great show in the United States,” said DeGale. “I won my belt in style in Boston and I’m looking forward to moving down the East Coast to the great city of Washington, D.C. It’s going to be a defining night in the super middleweight division as Badou Jack and myself look to set up a huge fight later in the year. I’m fully focused on Rogelio Medina. He’s a tough Mexican who earned his title shot. Но повярвайте ми, no one is getting my world title.”
“This is such a great opportunity for me and I can’t wait to get in the ring,” said Medina. “I’ve worked so hard for this and I am going to make the most of it. Everyone who has seen me fight knows I leave it all in the ring and you can expect to see an all-out battle on Април 30. Аз ще бъде новият световен шампион.”
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“Mayweather Promotions is proud to bring another exciting night of boxing to the great boxing fans in my hometown of Washington, D.C.,” заяви Леонард Ellerbe, Главен изпълнителен директор на Мейуедър Промоции. “I’m really excited about the Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute fight. Това ще бъде голяма борба. We know Bute is tough as nails and he’s coming to take the title away from Badou. Badou is going to have to be at his best to be able to beat Bute that night. The winner of that fight will set up a spectacular unification fight with the winner of the fight between British champion James DeGale and Mexican brawler ‘Porky’ Медина. DeGale can’t take Medina lightly if he wants the unification bout. It’s going to be a thrilling night of action at the DC Armory and on SHOWTIME.”
Badou Jack “Изкормвача”, of Las Vegas by way of Stockholm, Швеция, captured the WBC 168-pound crown with a 12-round majority decision over previously unbeaten defending champion Anthony Dirrelllast Април 24. A former amateur standout who represented Gambia in the 2008 Олимпиада, Jack retained his belt against former world title challenger George Groves last Седем. 12 on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s final fight. Крик, who fights under the Mayweather Promotions banner, was an underdog against both Dirrell and Groves. В 6-крак-1, 32-year-old has won four in a row since a shocking first-round knockout loss to Derek Edwards in February 2014.
Бют, на Монреал, Canada by way of Romania, has been a super middleweight mainstay for the last decade. He has competed in 12 title fights since 2007, scoring seven knockouts in nine consecutive defenses of the IBF belt he won in 2007 in his adopted hometown of Montreal. During his title reign, the 36-year-old defeated the likes of Glen Johnson, Librado Andrade and Jean-Paul Mendy, but he lost the belt to Carl Froch in 2012 and a string of injuries kept him largely inactive over the next three years. Bute returned from a 19-month absence in August 2015 under new trainer Howard Grant, knocking out Andrea Di Luisa to set up the title shot against DeGale for the crown he once held. Bute stalked the switch-hitting DeGale with a relentless attack, turning in his most impressive performance in years in a close decision loss.
James “Chunky” DeGale, лондонски, Англия, won the vacant IBF belt in his U.S. debut last May by dropping Andre Dirrell twice on his way to a unanimous decision. The 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist then successfully defended it last November in a thrilling shootout with hometown favorite and former titlist Lucian Bute. The 30-year-old, who’s only blemish came in a majority decision in his 11тата bout against then-unbeaten George Groves, will make his third consecutive start outside his native England as he looks to become a global power at 168 паунда.
Рохелио “тлъст” Medina is a hard-hitting veteran with 30 нокаута в неговата 36 кариерата печели. He’s knocked out three consecutive opponents, including a shocking third-round knockout of then-undefeated J’Leon Love in August, 2014. Медина, 27, has suffered six losses in 42 битки, although those defeats came against opponents with a combined record of 187-16-3, including four previously undefeated fighters.
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IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH FAMILY AS HE PREPARES FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 16SHOWDOWN WITH FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR.

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Featherweight Title Showdown Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING At 11 p.m. И/8 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino In Mashantucket, CT.

Машантукет, CT (Март 17, 2016) - Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland spent St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with his family, trading green beer for his son’s green bib, as he prepares for his featherweight world championship showdown against Гари Ръсел Jr. на Събота, Април 16на живо по SHOWTIME® от Foxwoods Resort Casino в Машантукет, CT.

 

“I spent St. Patrick’s Day with family and friends,” said Hyland. “We just got back from dinner after bringing my son up to the parade in Rathcoole.

 

“It was a lovely, sunny day for the beer garden, but none for me. I’ll have to celebrate Април 17. I’m looking to bring that title back to Ireland.”

 

The Irish born and raised Hyland has won four fights in a row as he prepares for his world title opportunity stateside with the expectations of his nation on his shoulders.

 

“This win would be massive for the Irish boxing community,” said Hyland. “I want to become a world champion like Carl Frampton and Andy Lee and this is a prime chance. I’m going to proudly represent the Irish people and leave everything in the ring.”

 

Hyland has extra motivation, along with fighting for his wife, Lorna, and newborn son, Калъм, he will be honoring the memory of his late father and longtime trainer who passed away recently.

 

“This fight means the world to me and it’s why I got into boxing,” Hyland said. “I’m dedicating this to my late father and after I win I’ll look up and say ‘Dad, we did it!’ ”

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс започва в 11 p.m. И/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Хосе Педрасаdefending against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.

 

Билети за събитието на живо, която се насърчава от DiBella Entertainment, са с цени $150, $90 и $45 Не включително приложими такси и данъци за услуги и са в продажба сега. Билетите са на разположение в www.ticketmaster.comи www.foxwoods.com or by visiting the Foxwoods’ Box Office. За зареждане от телефонно обаждане Ticketmaster в (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.

 

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WBC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR. DEFENDS AGAINST IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Април 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, CT

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IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
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Машантукет, CT (Март 15, 2016) – Гари Ръсел Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland на Събота, Април 16, на живо по SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. И/8 p.m. PT) от Foxwoods Resort Casino в Машантукет, CT.
В съвместно функцията SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Хосе Педраса will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Нокаута) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion Джони Гонзалес in the fourth-round last March. He was set to defend last November, but was forced to withdraw due to a training injury. If he can get by the extremely motivated Hyland (31-1, 15 Нокаута), Russell Jr. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Лео Santa Cruz, Lee Селби, Авенировите Mares и Carl Фрамптън.
“I’m excited about being back in the ring,” said Russell. “It’s been a year because of an injury, but I’m feeling great and more ready than ever. I’ll be prepared for anything. I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Hyland on the 16th and I’m ready to prove I’m the best featherweight in the world.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity to fight for the WBC title, one of the belts that I’ve always wanted to hold,” said Hyland. “It means the world to me to be fighting for this title against a real champion like Gary Russell Jr. I think he’s a great fighter who does everything well so I have to be at my best on fight night. But I know I can beat him and take that belt home to Ireland. I’m just a lad from Jobstown in Tallaght who works hard and loves the fight game. I’ve been trained all my life by my father, may God rest him, and to win a world title will make all of his hard work and effort worthwhile.”
Педраса (21-0, 12 Нокаута) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated Андрей Климовto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner Cherry. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in Ковач(23-1, 13 Нокаута), който е спечелил 11 straight bouts and may present the toughest challenge of Pedraza’s burgeoning career.
“I am in excellent condition, had an extraordinary training camp and am anxious to demonstrate my skills in the ring on April 16,” Саид Педраса. “I am truly looking forward to entertaining the fans in attendance and remaining undefeated as I defense my crown against Smith. I am determined to become the next big star out of Puerto Rico.”
“I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity, but the timing couldn’t be better,” Саид Smith. “I’m excited to get the opportunity to win the world title live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in America. Pedraza is a quality fighter but I know I will do whatever is needed to become world champion on April 16 and I can’t wait.”
Билети за събитието на живо, която се насърчава от DiBella Entertainment, са с цени $150, $90 и $45 Не включително приложими такси и данъци за услуги и са в продажба сега. Билетите са на разположение вwww.ticketmaster.com и www.foxwoods.com или като посетите Foxwoods’ Класация. За зареждане от телефонно обаждане Ticketmaster в (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
“This SHOWTIME doubleheader is a can’t-miss event,” каза Лу DiBella, Presidentof DiBella Entertainment. “In Russell-Hyland, you have one of the most gifted fighters in all of boxing defending his title against a hungry and tough-as-nails Irishman in the biggest fight of his career. Pedraza is looking to make a statement against Smith, Britain’s number one contender, and to follow in the footsteps of past Puerto Rican superstars.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. The 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Хуан Руиз, и Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Васил Ломаченко for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. The левичар, на Capitol Heights, Md., was able to return to his winning ways with a unanimous decision over Christopher Martin that December prior to his coronation against Gonzalez, whom he dropped three times en route to capturing the title.
Leading into his last fight on Октомври. 10, в Lowell, Mass., Ирландия Hyland was dealing with heavy emotions following the death of his beloved father and longtime trainer, and the birth of his first son. The 32-year-old remained steadfast, fighting in memory of his father to stop David Martinez в осмия кръг. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten Javier Fortuna for the interim WBA World Featherweight Title in December 2012. Сега, presented with another world title opportunity, Hyland seeks to honor his father’s legacy by bringing the championship back home.
The switch-hitting former Puerto Rican Olympian Педраса backed up his “Снайперист” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza earned a shot at the title in his previous bout with a career-best win over former world title challenger Michael Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on Април 16.
Part of a fighting family, Smith’s brothers Callum, Liam and Paul all fight professionally at a high level and he hopes to join Liam as a fellow world champion on Април 16. The 30-year-old has fought professionally since 2008 and his only blemish came against featherweight world champion Lee Selby in 2011. Smith earned his title shot with a sixth-round stoppage of Девис Босчиеро през септември 2015 и ще направи своя U.S. debut at Foxwoods.
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AMAZING SHOWTIME SPORTS® SPRING, 2016 BOXING LINEUP

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Caption: L-R (back row): Бют; Лястовица, Крик, DeGale, Russell Jr., Майки, Селби, Provodnikov, Quellar, Педраса.

L-R (front row): Joshua, Търман, Обърквам, Износване, Povetkin.

 

NEW YORK (Март 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports в петък announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.

 

The full slate of programming is free to SHOWTIME subscribers, and the presentation on CBS is the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS television network in decades.

 

Стивън Еспиноза, Изпълнителен вицепрезидент & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, also announced a summer blockbuster in the making.

 

“This is an incredibly exciting time in boxing, a time for emerging stars to make their mark, and for established champions to break through to the next level,” Espinoza said.

 

“This schedule features high level matchups with champions taking on the highest-rated contenders available, and top-ranked challengers facing one another. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.

 

“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.

 

“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, и Юни 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.

 

“Again, thanks to the fighters and promoters for not only making these great matches a reality, but for their cooperation in today’s major announcement.”

See below for details on the events that Espinoza, and the principals involved, are in the process of finalizing. Additional details on each individual event will be announced in the coming days.

 

Събота, Април 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Main Event: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Нокаута) срещу. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Нокаута) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

Co-feature: Lee Селби (22-1, 8 Нокаута) срещу. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 Нокаута) – IBF Featherweight Championship

Start Time: TBD

Място на провеждане: The O2 – London

Промотор: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Sport

 

Петък, Април 15 - ShoBox: Новото поколение

Main Event: Николай Потапов (14-0, 6 Нокаута) срещу. Стефон Young (14-0-2, 6 Нокаута) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 p.m. И/PT

Място на провеждане: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Промотор: Salita Промоции

  • Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.

 

Събота, Април 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main Event: Гари Ръсел Jr. (26-1, 15 Нокаута) срещу. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Нокаута) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Хосе Педраса (21-0, 12 Нокаута) срещу. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Нокаута) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 p.m. И/8 p.m. PT

Място на провеждане: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Промотор: DiBella Entertainment

  • Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
  • Гари Ръсел Jr. returns to make his first title defense
  • Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.

 

Събота, Април 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main Event: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 Нокаута) срещу. Lucian Бют (32-3, 25 Нокаута) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Co-Feature: James DeGale (22-1, 14 Нокаута) срещу. Rogelio medina (35-6, 29 Нокаута) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT

Място на провеждане: TBD

Промотор: Мейуедър Промоции

  • Former champ Bute, fresh off a great fight against DeGale, steps in to replace the injured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
  • Medina is the IBF’s mandated challenger for DeGale.
  • The winners will meet in an immediate unification.

 

Targeting May 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Main Event: Дионтей Уайлдър (36-0, 35 Нокаута) срещу. Александър Поветкин (30-1, 22 Нокаута) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Място на провеждане: TBD

 

Събота, Юни 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main Event: Руслан Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Нокаута) срещу. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 Нокаута) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 p.m. И/6 p.m. PT

Място на провеждане: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Промотор: Банер Промоции

  • Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
  • Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year

 

Събота, Юни 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC

Main Event: Keith Търман (26-0, 1 ND, 22 Нокаута) срещу. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Нокаута) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Исус Куеляр (28-1, 21 Нокаута) срещу. Авенировите Mares (29-2-1, 15 Нокаута) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Място на провеждане: TBD

Промотор: DiBella Entertainment

  • Thurman cleared to resume training after minor injury
  • Three-division world champ Mares to now face Jesus Cuellar for featherweight title

 

Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Main Event: Лео Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Нокаута) срещу. Carl Фрамптън (22-0, 14 Нокаута) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship

  • Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
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ЛЕГЕНДАРЕН МАРТ ПРЕЗ ДЕКАДАДИТЕ - SHOWTIME SPORTS® ПРОДЪЛЖАВА СЪЗДАВАНЕТО НА 30 ГОДИНИ НА ШОМИРНОТО ШАМПИОНСКО БОКСИРАНЕ®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Феликс Тринидад, Рикардо Лопес, George Foreman & Още витрина през март

 

Кликнете ТУК За поглед назад към някои от легендарните моменти по ШОТИВНОТО ШАМПИОНСКО БОКСИРАНЕ: HTTP://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Март 2, 2016) - Шоу Спорт представя третата си част от поздрав в продължение на една година 30 години на SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс през март с „Легенди“.

 

Този месец ще бъде подчертан от легендите Захар Рей Леонард, Прекрасни Marvin Hagler, Феликс Тринидад, Рикардо “Финито” Лопес и Джордж Форман. Седем от най-незабравимите и важни двубои от тези легенди - някои от които рядко са били излъчвани повторно след представянето си на живо - вече са достъпни в платформите на мрежата при поискване и ще излъчат въздух на „Хвърли четвъртък“през март в 10 p.m. И/PT на SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

The Четвъртък, Март 10 представяне на Marvin Hagler vs. Джон Мугаби излъчва точно 30 години след окончателната победа на кариерата на Залата на славата на Хаглер на март 10, 1986. Хаглер срещу. Mugabi беше първото главно събитие, излъчвано някога в SHOWTIME®.

 

Класическите боеве, които също са налични в SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ВСЯКО ВРЕМЕ® и чрез самостоятелната услуга за стрийминг на мрежата, ще бъде обгърнат с кратък контекст и коментар от домакина на спорта SHOWTIME Брайън Къстър.

 

По-долу е графикът на премиерите на SHO EXTREME за месец март:

  • Утре, Четвъртък, Март 3: Тери Норис срещу. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Четвъртък, Март 10: Марвин Хаглер срещу. Джон Мугаби
  • Четвъртък, Март 17: Феликс Тринидад срещу. Дейвид Рийд
  • Четвъртък, Март 24: Рикардо Лопес срещу. Розендо Алварес II
  • Четвъртък, Март 31: Иран Баркли срещу. Томас Хърнс I, Джордж Форман срещу. Gerry Куни (10:15 p.m. И/PT), Джералд Маккелън срещу. Джулиан Джаксън I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)

 

В чест на най-добрите съперничество в ШОУТИМ, вижте по-долу специална колона от SHOWTIME Sports експерт анализатор и историк по бокс Стив Farhood.

 

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Боксът без легенди би бил като религия без светци.

Няма формула за боец, който да премине от звезда в суперзвезда до легенда. Процесът зависи от времето, обстоятелство, а понякога само точка или две върху съдиите’ карти.

И о, да: Помага, ако човек наистина може да се бори.

Докато празнуваме 30 години бокс на SHOWTIME, ние се фокусираме върху различна тема всеки месец. През целия март, темата ще бъде Легенди.

В 130 години от Джон Л. Съливан до Флойд Мейуедър, боксът ни даде това, което другите спортове не могат да осигурят. Обмисли:

  • Асошиейтед прес обяви ударната атака на Луис Фирпо на Джак Демпси за най-великия спортен момент от първата половина на 20-ти век.
  • The Frazier-Ali "Fight Of The Century" през 1971 беше лесно най-очакваното спортно събитие в историята.
  • Миналата година битката Мейуедър-Пакиао генерира повече от половин милиард долара — за една нощ!

Легендите са създадени от големи моменти … и как реагират на тези моменти.

На SHOWTIME, представихме легенди на стойност три десетилетия. Ето поглед върху тези, които ще споделят прожекторите през март.

МАРВИН ХАГЛЕР: Тъй като Винс Ломбарди не каза точно, „Времето не е всичко, това е единственото нещо,„Хаглер трябва да го каже.

Хаглер беше страхотен боец ​​много преди да стане суперзвезда, но той не беше, докато не се бори с Роберто Дюран, Thomas Hearns, и Захар Рей Леонард (три от последните шест двубоя на Хаглер) че Марвин стана чуден.

Един вид на Хаглер в SHOWTIME, което се случи като първата битка, излъчена в мрежата (Март 1986), беше окончателната победа в кариерата му. Непобеден над 10 години, Хаглер се бе утвърдил като една от най-големите средни тежести в историята. И макар да може да се спори по заден план, че на възраст 31, крайният боец ​​със сини якички беше малко над премиера, голяма част от онова, което направи Хаглер специален, беше на показ по време на неговата жестока защита срещу неговия непобеден и свиреп съперник, Джон Мугаби.

Почти три десетилетия след пенсионирането му, Hagler остава средно тегло на днешните 160 килограма.

Шугър Рей Леонард: Ако Хаглер цъфти късно, Леонард беше суперзвезда, преди да хвърли един удар като професионалист.

Още в средата на 70-те, това е магнетична усмивка, олимпийски златен медал, и многократното излагане на телевизия за първи път може да направи за млад боец.

Иронично е, че Леонард първоначално е бил разглеждан от някои като тълкувано творение на медиите. Фактически, той беше толкова здрав, колкото всеки боец ​​от звездоносците в началото на 80-те. Още по-добре, той остава най-добрият боец, в който съм се покрил 38 години на боксовия бит.

Появата на Леонард в SHOWTIME беше предпоследният бой в кариерата му. В избора да приключи още един продължителен уволнение, Sugar Ray, 34, избра изключителен 23-годишен супер титуляр на тежка категория Тери Норис за свой опонент. Леонард отпадна от 160 към 154 килограми и се бие в Madison Square Garden за първи път.

Сблъсъкът послужи като напомняне, че поне в свят преди Бернар Хопкинс, боксът беше игра на младеж.

FELIX TRINIDAD: Има само трима испански бойци, които станаха суперзвезди в САЩ, без да говорят английски. Първият беше Панама Роберто Дюран. Вторият беше Мексико Хулио Сезар Чавес.

Третият беше Тринидадът на Пуерто Рико.

Мотото на Тринидад също може би е било, „Ако не можеш да си от Америка, след това победи Америка. "

Класически перфоратор с усмивка на момче-разузнавач и приветлива фенска личност, Тринидад направи името си, като победи четири САЩ. Олимпийци, Pernell Уитакър, Oscar De La Hoya (макар и с ужасно решение), Дейвид Рийд, и Фернандо Варгас.

Освен това, Уитакър, De La Hoya, и Рейд всички бяха златни медалисти.

Битката, в която ще участваме Март 17 на SHO EXTREME, Тринидад срещу. Reid, беше 14-ти и последен изява на Тринидад на SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING и SHOWTIME pay-per-view.

От каядото му в полутежка категория на Морис Блокър в средна категория 1993 чрез защитата си срещу Махенге Зулу в 1998, 13 на Тринидад 14 излъчвания бяха излъчени в SHOWTIME. Дванадесет от тези двубои бяха с нокаут.

Там, където Тринидад се нарежда с Уилфредо Гомес, Мигел Кото, Карлос Ортис, Уилфред Бенитес, а останалите легенди от Пуерто Рико са спорни. Несъмнено е, че „Тито“ предизвика толкова вълнение, колкото всеки борец на своята епоха.

RICARDO LOPEZ: Кое е по-малко: шансът да е в тежка категория (105 паунда) става американска телевизионна звезда или самият боец?

Никога не е имало американски световен шампион в слаба категория (или минимално тегло). Просто не отглеждаме бойци с такъв размер. Фактически, до появата на Мексико Лопес в началото на 90-те, повечето американски фенове на бокса не биха могли да идентифицират нито една слаба категория, ако бъдат въоръжени с карта на света и набор от рейтинги на WBC.

Лопес беше толкова пълен, толкова доминиращо, толкова технически съвършен, това от 1994 до ’99, той беше основна програма за програмиране на бокс в SHOWTIME. Той се бори 13 последователни печалби за SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING или SHOWTIME Pay-per-View, и първата 11 от тези състезания бяха защити на слабата титла.

И ако мислите, че малките не могат да пробият, добре, имаше някакви еднократни кайота, поръсени вътре.

Lopez, който се пенсионира с марка от 51-0-1, е всепризнат като велик за всички времена. Жалко, че никога не се е борил с американския Майкъл Карбаджал в леки тегло. Дали беше спечелил този двубой, той вероятно ще бъде признат за един от двата или тримата най-големи мексикански бойци някога.

Което говори много за боец, който никога не се е сблъсквал с опонент, признат от американската зрителска публика.

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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), изцяло притежавано дъщерно дружество на CBS Corporation, притежава и експлоатира премия телевизионни мрежи Showtime®, Филмовия канал ™ и FLIX®, и също така предлага SHOWTIME по поръчка®, Филмовия канал ™ върху търсенето и FLIX по поръчка®, и Authentication Service SHOWTIME ВСЯКО ВРЕМЕ на мрежата®. Showtime Digital Inc., изцяло притежавано дъщерно дружество на SNI, експлоатира самостоятелно стрийминг услугата SHOWTIME®. В момента SHOWTIME е на разположение на абонатите по кабел, DBS и доставчици на телекомуникационни, и като самостоятелна услуга за стрийминг чрез Apple®, Година®, Amazon и Google. Потребителите могат също така да се абонирате за SHOWTIME чрез Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue и Amazon Prime Video. SNI управлява Smithsonian Networks™, джойнт венчър между SNI и Смитсъновия институт, която предлага Smithsonian Канал™, и предлага Смитсониън Земята™чрез SN Digital LLC. SNI пазари и разпространение на спортни и развлекателни събития за изложба на абонатите на база заплащане-на-виж чрез SHOWTIME PPV. За повече информация, отидете www.SHO.com.

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LEO SANTA CRUZ RETAINS WBA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH FIFTH-ROUND TKO WIN OVER KIKO MARTINEZ

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HUGO RUIZ REGAINS WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH DEVASTATING FIRST-ROUND KO OVER JULIO CEJA
Watch The Replay Of The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® DoubleheaderУтре/Неделя при 9 А.М. И/PT На SHOWTIME®,
Понеделник, Февруари. 29, при 10 p.m. И/PT На SHO EXTREME®
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ANAHEIM, Халиф. (Февруари. 27, 2016) – Лъв “Земетресение” Santa Cruz defended his WBA Featherweight World Championship in convincing fashion в събота нощ, knocking down Kiko “Sensación” Martinez twice in the first round, then ending it on a barrage of punches as the fight was called at 2:09 in the fifth round in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс doubleheader at Honda Center in Anaheim, Халиф.
В съвместно функцията на SHOWTIME, 29-годишният Hugo Ruiz (36-3, 31 Нокаута), Los Mochis, Синалоа, Мексико, regained his WBC Super Bantamweight World Title with a devastating early knockdown with just 51 seconds into the 12-round fight against 23-year-old Юли Ceja (30-2, 27 Нокаута) of Atizapan De Zaragoza, Мексико, in a highly anticipated rematch of their August fight won by Ceja.
Fighting just 10 miles west of his hometown of La Habra and before 7,780 enthusiastic fans, the 27-year-old Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Нокаута) continued to establish himself as the King of Southern California as he punished the game 29-year-old Martinez (35-7, 26 Нокаута) of Alicante, Валенсия, Испания, с 570 total punches in just five rounds. Имаше 1,038 total punches thrown during the fight.
“The fans love it when two fighters go toe-to-toe,” Santa Cruz told SHOWTIME’s Джим Грей after the fight. “I wanted to give the fans a great fight. I knew I could hurt him with a right hand. He’s a fighter and when he’s knocked down, he’s going to come back. In the fifth round I knew I had to finish him off and I did.”
Santa Cruz continued, “We were going toe-to-toe from the beginning. He’s was throwing good punches I was throwing out good punches and the crowd was loving it. Then my dad told me to slow down and be smarter so we started boxing.”
Santa Cruz wasted no time getting the upper hand as the opening bell rung. He knocked Martinez out twice in the first round; the first just 23 seconds into the fight and the second on a devastating right hand at two minutes into the round prompting SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo to tell expert analyst Al Bernstein: “We may be able to get to Disneyland before the end of the night.”
Martinez fell into a groove in the third and fourth rounds, but got into trouble two minutes into the fifth round as Santa Cruz had him up against the ropes connecting on numerous body shots, uppercuts and combinations before referee Raul Caiz Sr. signaled the end of the fight for Santa Cruz’s second straight world title defense in Southern California.
Martinez said that Santa Cruz, “started to move a lot and he broke my strategy and he fought a great fight. The second round I was getting looser and I was starting to feel much better.
“He was like a bull coming forward really strong,” Santa Cruz added. “He has definitely been one of the strongest fighters I’ve been in the ring with yet.
“Towards the end I said, ‘this is it, this is my opportunity to take him down. If I don’t finish him right here, it’s going to make it a really tough fight.’ So I said I was going at it with my all and thankfully it turned out the way that it did.”
Santa Cruz, making his second defense after capturing the world title from Авенировите Mares back in August, said someday he wants to break the records for most punches thrown in a fight. “I wanted to throw as many punches as I can so the fans could get a good show.”
Santa Cruz is now eyeing a future potential matchup with IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Фрамптън при 126 pounds or Гари Ръсел. “I’m up for anyone,” той каза. “I want the rematch with (Авенир) Майки. Since Frampton won, if he’s ready to go up in weight, I’m ready for him. I challenge him to a fight whenever he’s ready.”
In a rematch of the WBC Super Bantamweight World Title he lost last August, the new 122-pound champion Ruiz improved his record to 5-0 in rematches (с нокаута) as he delivered a stunning first-round knockout against Ceja, who injured his right ankle on a powerful clean right just seconds into the fight sending him to the canvas.
Ceja got up slowly but was battered with a fury of punches and knocked out again with just 51 seconds into the fight ending the affair.
“I was very prepared to knock him out, but I was prepared to go 12 кръга тази вечер also if I had to,” - каза Руиз, who was teary and emotional following the victory. “I was happy to knock him out in the first round. I’m looking for the best fighters and the best money out there.”
Said SHOWTIME analyst Поли Malignaggi: “I’ve never seen a first-round KO that soon in a fight of this much importance.” Added SHOWTIME’s Bernstein: “The right hand was the weapon of choice for Ruiz, and he got the job done. What a moment of redemption for Ruiz!”
Вежда, who beat Ruiz on a fifth-round knockout last August to win the world title, was hurt from the first series of Ruiz punches and never recovered in the intense first round.
Ceja was taken to nearby UC Irvine Hospital and diagnosed with a fractured right ankle.
“I saw that he got hurt with the first punch and I saw his leg wobbling and so I said, ‘Let’s finish’,” Ruiz каза. “And I did in that round.”
По-рано Събота от Манчестър, Англия, на SHOWTIME Бокс INTERNATIONAL, IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Фрамптън unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott QUIGG.
The long-awaited matchup of unbeaten champions got off to a slow and tactical start, but Belfast native Frampton (22-0, 14 Нокаута) established himself as the aggressor and worked his jab to pocket the early rounds. Quigg didn’t come alive until after the seventh, when trainer Joe Gallagher warned his charge that he was likely down big on the judges’ скоркарти.
QUIGG (31-1-2) pounded the body and was the aggressor in rounds eight through 11, but it was too little, too late for the Lancashire, England native. Frampton won the 12тата and walked away the unified champion by scores of 115-113 for Quigg, но 116-112 twice for Frampton.
The doubleheader SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс отново ще въздуха тази седмица, както следва:
ДЕН CHANNEL
Утре, Неделя, Февруари. 28, 3 А.М. И/12 А.М. PT SHOW EXTREME
Утре, Неделя, Февруари. 28, 9 сутрин ET/PT SHOWTIME
Понеделник, Февруари. 29, 10 p.m. И/PT SHOWTIME EXTREME
Събота две борбата телевизията ще бъде на разположение на SHOWTIME по поръчка начало утре, Неделя, Февруари. 28.
Brian Къстър бе домакин на телевизията SHOWTIME, с Mauro Ranallo наричайки действията, Зала на славата анализатор Al Bernstein и бивш двукратен световен шампион Поли Malignaggicommentating и Джим Грей докладване. В испанския симулкаст, Alejandro Luna наречено удара по-удар и бивш световен шампион Раул Маркес служил като цвят коментатор. Изпълнителният продуцент на SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс беше Дейвид Динкинс Jr. с Боб Дънфи режисура.
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Santa Cruz срещу. Martinez, was 12-round bout for Santa Cruz’s WBA Featherweight Title taking place on Saturday, Февруари. 27 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Калифорния., promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Sampson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona. В съвместно функцията, Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz met in a super bantamweight world title rematch for the WBC belt. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast aired live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT) and was available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. KIKO MARTINEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS FOR THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY AT THE HONDA CENTER

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Февруари 25, 2016) - Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruzи Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez отиде лице в лице Четвъртък at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Февруари. 27 живеят на SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Халиф.

 

Също така в посещаемостта Четвъртък бяха Юли Ceja и Hugo Ruiz, who will enter the ring in a super bantamweight world title rematch as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast beginning at 10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT.

 

The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Нокаута) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Нокаута) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.

 

Билети за събитието на живо, which is promoted by TGB promotions, са с цени $27, $54, $104 и $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, като се обадите 800-745-3000 of by stopping by the Honda Center Box Office.

 

All of the televised fighters in the now doubleheader have promised to live up to their all-action styles and will provide great drama for fans в събота night at Honda Center. Santa Cruz will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title while Ceja puts his 122-pound title on the line after earning the vacant belt with a fifth round stoppage of Ruiz in an exciting back-and-forth fight in August.

 

Ето какво борците трябваше да каже Четвъртък:

 

LEO Санта Круз

 

“Headlining a televised card has been my childhood dream. I could have never imagined I was going to get this far. And Here I am, on my second main event, defending my title on a premium network. I’m so psyched. I cannot believe it.

 

“The first time I put the gloves on, I knew that I had found my craft, and I also knew that it was not going to be an easy road. I knew that I had to work hard to become a champion. Така, I trained the hardest and I fought the hardest, and with my father by my side I got here, where I’m at today. I owe him everything.

 

“I remember watching all the great Mexican Champions and day dreaming about being like them one day. It felt unreachable. I thought it was impossible to get where they were. But I worked hard, really hard from the beginning.

 

“The most important thing is that the fans leave happy and get their money’s worth. I’m glad that Kiko has come prepared because we’re ready for a great fight.

 

“People are saying that I should walk through Kiko Martinez, but I don’t listen to that. I look at Kiko the same way I look at any other opponent. When we step inside the ring, we are equals.

 

"В края на деня, the winner will be the fighter who has prepared more and who has imposed his will on the other man.

 

 

КИКО MARTINEZ

 

“I have faced much stronger boxers than Leo and come Събота, all of those who did bet on me for this fight, I am going to make you a lot of money.

 

“I am excited and proud to know that Sergio Martinez will be present в събота supporting me. His guidance and presence

 

“My trainer could not be here, but we have not taken one day off in training camp and I have been pushed to my limit to prepare me for this fight. I’m thankful to Robert Garcia for being in my corner в събота.

 

“I know this is a great opportunity to fight Leo Santa Cruz and I will make the most of it. I’m going to leave everything inside the ring so that the fight fans enjoy a great championship matchup.

 

“I feel that Leo Santa Cruz is a great fighter, he has beat some incredible fighters. He’s a great athlete and boxer. Sometimes people will try to make him out to be more than he actually is but they are mistaken with what they see in me. I am not to be mistaken as the underdog here.

 

 

JULIO CEJA

 

“As Hugo mentioned, we have both trained even harder than last time and we’re more prepared physically and mentally.

 

“I’m going to give everybody a great fight just like last time. I’m walking into the ring knowing my opponent very well. We’ve been to war. I know what to expect from him. I know about his punch and I know how to counter it.

 

“I’m going to be alert and ready. I’ll be a little more intelligent, because I know that he’s coming well prepared and he’s coming for the world title, but he’s not going to get it.

“There are going to be no surprises in this fight. Hugo Ruiz said that he was training harder this time. But I am too. I’ve trained very hard.

 

“The key for me to win this fight is to keep my hands up and to not give him one inch. I cannot be careless. I’ll be strategic and use my wisdom. I cannot come in with my hands down because I know I’ll pay for it. But nothing to worry about, we have rectified those issues in training camp. Аз съм готов. He’s not taking my belt away from me.

 

“I’m glad that he says he is better prepared this time because I am better than ever. My team has been instrumental in preparing me for this matchup.

 

“The winner will be the man who is more prepared physically and mentally. But the real winner will be the fans at Honda Center because this is an amazing card and we’re going to put on an amazing fight.”

 

 

HUGO RUIZ

 

“If you liked the first fight between us, then you are going to love this one.

 

“I’m excited to be fighting once again in Southern California. I’ve trained very hard and I have prepared myself for this world title opportunity.

 

“I’m looking forward to putting on a grand show for all my fans в събота нощ. "

 

 

JOSE Санта Круз, Santa Cruz’ Father & Треньор

 

“I hear Kiko has a great trainer on his corner. Robert Garcia is really good, but I have news for Kiko, his trainer is not going to fight for him.

“Once a fighter steps into the ring, he’s alone in there. There are no trainers and no great promoters that can fight for him.”

 

“Kiko speaks about this prestigious trainer and thinks that by mentioning him, he is going to intimidate us. He has something else coming. The trainer won’t fight for Kiko. Roberto Garcia has trained my son and knows Leo very well but that does not give Kiko the upper hand.”

 

TOM BROWN, Head of TGB Promotions

 

“Southern California favorite Leo Santa Cruz returns to bring his action style to the ring. He will be opposed by a tough former world champion in Kiko Martinez who is sure to make this a tremendous fight.

 

“The first fight between Ceja and Ruiz was a true back and forth war. Should this pick up right where it left off, we will have a great fight to start the telecast.

 

“I’m looking forward to a great night в събота night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”

 

 

TIM RYAN, CEO & President of Honda Center

 

“I’m so thankful to everyone for helping to bring boxing back to Orange County. It’s hard to believe that Julio Cesar Chavez fought here in 1996, because it seems like yesterday.

 

“We have a great arena and a great fan base that loves boxing here in Orange County. Картата в събота is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27тата.

 

Крис Deblasio, Вицепрезидент, Sports Communication Showtime Networks

 

“This is a fight fan’s fight card and we are looking forward to some explosive action. I think everyone knows that the lighter weight classes, especially at the championship level, produce exciting fights. My favorite examples include the epic series between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, which are available on SHOWTIME platforms and should wet your appetite for what we will see в събота нощ. "

 

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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT AND SPIRIT OF NAVAL ACADEMY BOXING ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ANNAPOLIS TRADITION, Вторник, МАРТ 1 ON SHOWTIME®

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Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship Този петък Нощ

NEW YORK (Февруари. 25, 2016) - 60 MINUTES SPORTS will offer a window into one of the most time-honored traditions in America’s military when it presents a segment on the U.S. Naval Academy’s boxing program and its annual Brigade Boxing Championship. The feature builds up to the 75тата championship this Friday, Февруари. 26, in Annapolis, Md., and correspondent Jack Ford and 60 MINUTES SPORTS will be in the arena to record the action for the men’s and women’s bouts. The report will appear on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, Вторник, Март 1 при 9 p.m. И/PT, на SHOWTIME.

 

Boxing has been practiced at the nation’s second oldest military institution for 150 години, and midshipmen have vied for the Brigade Boxing Championship since 1941. Along the way to this year’s 75татаanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. Военноморска академия.

 

The man who teaches the “sweet science” to midshipmen – male and female – is Head Boxing Coach Jim McNally. It’s about future leaders facing fear. “We use boxing…as a laboratory…an environment of controlled stress, physical fear,” says McNally. “We want them to learn a lot about themselves and how they’re going to react to those situations,” he tells Ford.

 

60 MINUTES SPORTS shot the story in Annapolis in the fall and last January to show the process and tell the stories of three midshipmen who will be in the ring този петък fighting for a championship. One of them, Samantha Glaeser, has a chance to make academy history. There have been only 19 at Annapolis to win the crown all four years at the Naval Academy, and none was a woman. Glaeser has a chance Петък нощ.

 

Ford also speaks with Glaeser’s foe, Stephanie Simon, another midshipmen with pugilistic talents who has a National Collegiate Boxing championship under her belt. She has not been able to defeat Glaeser, обаче, in their two previous meetings for the brigade championship.

 

Ford also talks to Midshipman Jourdan Looney, whose two brigade championship titles are testament to what boxing means to the Academy. He had no boxing experience before he entered the Naval Academy. “Boxing…fighting is one of my biggest fears. I conquer that one fear, I’ve conquered any other fear that I could possibly have.” He’ll be in contention for his third brigade title Петък нощ.

 

Съединените Щати. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Walter Carter, sums up the importance of boxing to America’s future naval officers for Ford. "[Бокс] is that moment where no matter how well you think you have planned out your couple minutes in the ring, you’re going to learn something new, because that plan is going to have to be different….”

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КИКО MARTINEZ, JULIO CEJA & GERALD WASHINGTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT “

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Лос Анджелис (Февруари. 24, 2016) – Бившият световен шампион Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez (35-6-0, 26 Нокаута) participated in a media workout Wednesday at the City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles as he prepares to face undefeated WBA Featherweight World Champion Лео Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 Нокаута) в събота, Февруари. 27 живеят на SHOWTIME® (7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. И) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Халиф.
In the co-feature Mexican warrior Julio Ceja (30-1, 27 Нокаута) meets Hugo Ruiz 35-3, 31 Нокаута) in a long-awaited Super Bantamweight World Title rematch and undefeated heavyweight Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Нокаута) will face unbeaten Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Нокаута). Both Ceja and Washington joined Martinez to give the media a preview of what’s to come в събота.
Martinez spoke about the adjustments he’s made as his trainer Gabriel Sarmiento was unable to obtain a Visa in time to travel to the United States and will not be able to serve in his corner come Събота. Martinez is confident that renowned Southern California trainer Robert García will be able to lead him to a world title в съботанощ.
Билети за събитието на живо, which is promoted by TGB promotions, са с цени $27, $54, $104 и $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, като се обадите 800-745-3000 of by stopping by the Honda Center Box Office.
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КИКО MARTINEZ
“I’m very happy to have Robert Garcia in my corner. He has led so many fighters to world titles. I’m excited and I’m anxious to get things going. I’m ready to collaborate and I think we’ll do great things Събота.
“The people who doubt that I will take this title only make me stronger and more dangerous.
“Training camp has been extremely tough with lots of demands due to facing a champion like Leo Santa Cruz because he’s an excellent boxer who I admire. I have completely devoted myself to training for this fight.
“В събота everyone will get to see the best Kiko Martinez. I am going to be bringing the pressure and giving you all a great fight with power punches to disarm Santa Cruz and take the title.
“I hope that fans will change their mindset of seeing me as the underdog and support me because I am here to show something else.
“I am very happy to be here and have the opportunity to fight in the United States again.
“I love this California weather, it reminds me of the weather of El Canario where I was training and I am feeling great.
“Готов съм. Now all there is left is to wait. We’ve got the weigh-in ahead of us and I’ve already made weight. I will be working up a sweat just to remain active and distracted because I am ready to jump in the ring and start the best fight of my life.
“I have won a world title in the United States and became a world champ here and I am expecting to become the world champ here once again. That fight was how I became known here, now this fight will be the biggest fight of my career.
“I’ve been studying [Santa Cruz] for quite some time now, since I’ve been waiting to fight him previously, now it has come to this point in this time of my life. I have grown and learned so much since then that I truly feel that I have learned from my mistakes and grown to the best of my life yet.”
“За щастие [trainer Gabriel Sarmiento] has been training me up until this point. We’re on the same team and we have each other’s backs and he is still fully supportive. I have him in my heart and I know that he will be supporting me all the way.
“I am not worried about what anyone is saying. All I want is to get in the ring comeСъбота and demonstrate that Leo and I will put on a huge fight and the audience will not be bored for a single minute.”
JULIO CEJA
“We have had a long and very intense camp. We are prepared and know what is on the line here because we know that Hugo comes at it with everything he’s got. This is a prestigious opportunity that I have been presented with and we can forecast that it will be an all-or-nothing fight.
“This will be a toe-to-toe fight because we both know each other’s strengths and having fought before we know this rematch will be explosive.
“From the second we knew there would be a rematch, we immediately started training. We knew going in to this again that it will be a tough fight and this one will be better than the first. It will be more dangerous and more of a fight than the last because of what the rematch represents.
“I have trained very hard because I know what is on the line and I am not going to allow Ruiz to take that title from be so easily. It is going to be an all-out battle.
“Hugo has reach and height on me but all I know is that once I hear that bell, none of that matters. There’s a reason why they call me the champ and I am confident in my skill to show that.
“I am looking to show up and give the fans an entertaining show. I will be looking for a fight all throughout and keep it exciting for the fans who are coming out to see a good fight.
“I devoted my life to becoming the champion and my life dream was always to be a champ, so this is something that I will fight to the end for.
“I became a champ here in the United States and now that I am blessed with the opportunity to get a rematch here. I’m ready to take full advantage of this chance to give it 100 percent.”
GERALD WASHINGTON
“I grew up boxing and boxing was always my passion as a kid. I used to go to the local Boys & Girls Club as a kid and I’ve been in love with it since. It’s always been a part of me and I’m glad I can do it again and take over this division.
“There are lot’s similarities in football and boxing. You watch film, break your opponent down. We take everything from sparring and practice and take them out to the game.
“Това ще е голяма борба. It’s always a good battle when you have two undefeated fighters. It’s going to be a night full of action. I look forward to the action. I love stepping up and facing top-flight competition.
“Rivas has an extensive amateur background. Той е голям, strong guy who likes the knockout. He’s going to go for it. I’m prepared for a fight like that. I know the pressure is coming. We’ve worked hard since my last fight.
“The jab is the key for everything. It opens up all the other shots and keeps the opponent off balance. I’m going to hammer him with it. It’s a major tool.
“It’s a great honor to be fighting here in Los Angeles. My whole life has taken place in this state and everyone who has supported me is coming together в събота to see it all in action.
“Heavyweight boxing is always exciting. We’re the hardest hitters in the game. I can’t wait to show everyone the hard work I’ve put in and give a great performance.
“I’m going to be smart and disciplined in the ring. But you also have to have a strong will and have the determination to keep moving forward. You have to step to the guy and apply the pressure.
“My height and reach is always to my advantage but it’s not that. It’s the legs, the mind, the combinations. It’s everything.
“You will see a smart and aggressive style from me в събота and I’m going to take that into the next level of my career.”
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Santa Cruz срещу. Martinez, a 12-round bout for Santa Cruz’s WBA Featherweight Title taking place on Saturday, Февруари. 27 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Калифорния., is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Sampson Boxing Promotions. В съвместно функцията, Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz will meet in super bantamweight world title rematch for the WBC belt and opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, Gerald Washington will face Oscar Rivas in a 10-round heavyweight bout. The tripleheader will air live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. И/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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МАРТ 12 BOXING EVENT CANCELLATION NOTICE

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NEW YORK (Февруари. 24, 2016)—After extensive discussions between DiBella Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Mohegan Sun, на Март 12 boxing event has been canceled.

 

Following the injury to Keith Thurman and the postponement of the Thurman vs. Porter bout, we evaluated several options for salvaging the card, but various factors, including scheduling and programming issues, prevented the parties involved from doing so.

 

The featherweight bout between fellow three-division world champions Abner Mares and Fernando Montiel will remain paired with the Thurman vs. Porter welterweight world championship event, which is being rescheduled for a later date on CBS. The other bouts on the card will be rescheduled on a date or dates to be announced.

 

“Every effort was made to move forward with the remainder of this excellent card, despite the tight time frame,” каза Лу DiBella, Президентът на DiBella Entertainment. “Обаче, scheduling conflicts and other factors forced us to make the unfortunate decision to cancel the entire event. There are a number of attractive fights on the table and we look forward to presenting all of them to the fans as soon as possible.”

 

Tickets purchased for the Март 12 event will be refunded at the point of purchase.