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תג ארכיון: ההצגה מתחילה
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.
Featherweight Title Showdown Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING At 11 p.m. ו/8 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino In Mashantucket, CT.
Mashantucket, CT (מרץ 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 גארי ראסל ג'וניור. ב יום שבת, אפריל 16לחיות ב ההצגה מתחילה® מFoxwoods נופש הקזינו בMashantucket, 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 אפריל 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, קאלום, 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 BOXING begins at 11 p.m. ו/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion ז'וזה Pedrazadefending against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
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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, אפריל 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, CT
IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
לחיות על שואוטיים® ב 11 p.m. ו/8 p.m. PT
כרטיסים למכירה עכשיו!
Mashantucket, CT (מרץ 15, 2016) – גארי ראסל ג'וניור. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender פטריק Hyland ב יום שבת, אפריל 16, לחיות ב ההצגה מתחילה® (11 p.m. ו/8 p.m. PT) מFoxwoods נופש הקזינו בMashantucket, CT.
בשיתוף תכונת ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion ז'וזה Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
ראסל ג 'וניור. (26-1, 15 קוס) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion ג'וני גונזלס 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 קוס), ראסל ג 'וניור. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as ליאו סנטה קרוז, לי סלבי, סוסות אבנר ו קרל פרמפטון.
“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,” אמר הילנד. “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.”
Pedraza (21-0, 12 קוס) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated אנדריי קלימובto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner דובדבן. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in נַפָּח(23-1, 13 קוס), מי ניצח 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,” סעיד Pedraza. “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,” אמר סמית '. “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.”
כרטיסים לאירוע בשידור חי, המקודם על ידי DiBella בידור, מתומחרים ב $150, $90 ו $45 לא כולל דמי שירות החלים ומסים ועל מכירת החברה. כרטיסים ניתן לרכוש בwww.ticketmaster.com ו www.foxwoods.com או על ידי ביקור בפוקסווד’ קופה. לחייב על ידי שיחת טלפון Ticketmaster ב (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,” אמר לו 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, ראסל ג 'וניור, was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. The 2008 מתגורר בארה"ב. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, ו מיגל טמאיו before losing a majority decision to אסיל ומצ'נקו for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. אִטֵר, של Capitol Heights, מרילנד., was able to return to his winning ways with a unanimous decision over כריסטופר מרטין 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 אוקטובר. 10, בואל, מסה., אירלנד של 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 בסיבוב השמיני. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten חבייר פורטונה for the interim WBA World Featherweight Title in December 2012. עכשיו, 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 Pedraza backed up his “הצלף” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza הרוויח ירה לעבר התואר בהתקף הקודם שלו עם נצחון-הטובה ביותר בקריירה על מתמודד תואר עולמי לשעבר מיכאל Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on אפריל 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 אפריל 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 Boschiero ציטוט בחודש ספטמבר 2015 ויהיה מה שהופך אותו U.S. debut at Foxwoods.
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AMAZING SHOWTIME SPORTS® SPRING, 2016 BOXING LINEUP
כּוֹתֶרֶת: L-R (back row): ביוט; סְנוּנִית, ג'ק, דגאל, ראסל ג 'וניור, אמהות, סלבי, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): יהושע, תורמן, ויילדר, תלבש, Povetkin.
NEW YORK (מרץ 11, 2016)ספורט -SHOWTIME ביום שישי 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.
סטיבן אספינוזה, סגן נשיא בכיר & 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, ו יוני 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.
יום שבת, אפריל 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
אירוע מרכזי: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 קוס) לעומת. אנתוני יהושע (15-0, 15 קוס) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: לי סלבי (22-1, 8 קוס) לעומת. אריק האנטר (21-3, 11 קוס) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
מקום: The O2 – London
אמרגן: לוחמי אגרוף & Matchroom ספורט
יום שישי, אפריל 15 - ShoBox: הדור החדש
אירוע מרכזי: ניקולאי פוטאפוב (14-0, 6 קוס) לעומת. Stephon צעיר (14-0-2, 6 קוס) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. ו/PT
מקום: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, ניו יורק
אמרגן: מבצעי סליטה
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
יום שבת, אפריל 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
אירוע מרכזי: גארי ראסל ג'וניור. (26-1, 15 קוס) לעומת. פטריק Hyland (31-1, 15 קוס) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-תכונה: ז'וזה Pedraza (21-0, 12 קוס) לעומת. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 קוס) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 p.m. ו/8 p.m. PT
מקום: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
אמרגן: DiBella בידור
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- גארי ראסל ג'וניור. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
יום שבת, אפריל 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
אירוע מרכזי: אדואו ג'ק (20-1-1, 12 קוס) לעומת. לוסיאן ביוט (32-3, 25 קוס) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Co-תכונה: ג'יימס דה גאל (22-1, 14 קוס) לעומת. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 קוס) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 p.m. ו/7 p.m. PT
מקום: TBD
אמרגן: מבצעי Mayweather
- 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 – ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף – PENDING CONFIRMATION
אירוע מרכזי: דאונטיי ויילדר (36-0, 35 קוס) לעומת. אלכסנדר Povetkin (30-1, 22 קוס) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
מקום: TBD
יום שבת, יוני 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
אירוע מרכזי: רוסלן Provodnikov (25-4, 18 קוס) לעומת. ג'ון מולינה Jr. (28-6, 23 קוס) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT
מקום: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, ניו יורק
אמרגן: מבצעים באנר
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
יום שבת, יוני 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
אירוע מרכזי: קית 'תורמן (26-0, 1 ND, 22 קוס) לעומת. שון פורטר (26-1-1, 16 קוס) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Co-תכונה: ישו Cuellar (28-1, 21 קוס) לעומת. סוסות אבנר (29-2-1, 15 קוס) – WBA (reg.) אליפות העולם במשקל נוצה
Start Time: TBD
מקום: TBD
אמרגן: DiBella בידור
- 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
אירוע מרכזי: ליאו סנטה קרוז (32-0-1, 18 קוס) לעומת. קרל פרמפטון (22-0, 14 קוס) – WBA (super) אליפות העולם במשקל נוצה
- Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) אליפות העולם במשקל נוצה
A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
ריי לאונרד, מרווין Hagler, תומאס Hearns, פליקס טרינידד, ריקרדו לופז, ג'ורג 'פורמן & More Showcased In March
לחץ כאן For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE
NEW YORK (מרץ 2, 2016) - ספורט ואוטיים rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 שנים של ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף in March with “Legends’’.
This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, נפלא מרווין Hagler, פליקס טרינידד, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. ו/PT על ההצגה מתחילה EXTREME.
The יום חמישי, מרץ 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.
The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, בכל עת שואוטיים® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:
- מחר, יום חמישי, מרץ 3: Terry Norris vs. שוגר ריי לאונרד
- יום חמישי, מרץ 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
- יום חמישי, מרץ 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
- יום חמישי, מרץ 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
- יום חמישי, מרץ 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. ג'רי קוני (10:15 p.m. ו/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian סטיב הפרהוד.
LEGENDS
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.
There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ כרטיסים.
And oh, כן: It helps if a guy can really fight.
As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.
ב 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:
- The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
- The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
- Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!
Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.
ב- SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.
MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.
Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, תומאס Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.
Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (מרץ 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 שנים, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.
Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.
השוגר ריי לאונרד: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.
Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.
It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. למעשה, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.
Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, השוגר ריי, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 ל 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.
The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.
FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.
The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.
Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”
A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. אולימפיים, פרנל ויטאקר, אוסקר דה לה הויה (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.
יתר על כן, ויטאקר, דה לה הויה, and Reid had all been gold medalists.
The fight we’ll feature on מרץ 17 על SHO EXTREME, Trinidad vs. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.
From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.
Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, מיגל קוטו, קרלוס אורטיס, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.
RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 קילו) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?
There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. למעשה, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.
Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.
And if you think the little guys can’t punch, גם, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.
לופז, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.
Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.
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LEO SANTA CRUZ RETAINS WBA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH FIFTH-ROUND TKO WIN OVER KIKO MARTINEZ
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ליאו סנטה קרוז VS. KIKO MARTINEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS FOR THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY AT THE HONDA CENTER
לחיות על שואוטיים® ב 10 p.m. ו/7 p.m. PT
לחץ כאן לתמונות
אשראי: סטפני טראפ / Showtime
ANAHEIM, קליפורניה. (פבואר 25, 2016) - ליאו "רעידת האדמה" סנטה קרוזו Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face יום חמישי at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, פבואר. 27 חי על ההצגה מתחילה® (10 p.m. ו/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, קליפורניה.
בטכס השתתף גם יום חמישי היו יולי Ceja ו הוגו רואיז, 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. ו/7 p.m. PT.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 קוס) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 קוס) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
כרטיסים לאירוע בשידור חי, which is promoted by TGB promotions, מתומחרים ב $27, $54, $104 ו $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, על ידי התקשרות 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 ביום שבת 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.
הנה מה שהיו לי הלוחמים לומר יום חמישי:
LEO סנטה קרוז
“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. אז, 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.
"בסופו של היום, the winner will be the fighter who has prepared more and who has imposed his will on the other man.
KIKO MARTINEZ
“I have faced much stronger boxers than Leo and come יום שבת, 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 ביום שבת 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 ביום שבת.
“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. אני מוכן. 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 רואיז
“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 ביום שבת הלילה. "
חוזה סנטה קרוז, Santa Cruz’ Father & מאמן
“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 ביום שבת night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, מנכ"ל & 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. הכרטיס ביום שבת is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27ה.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, סגן נשיא, 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 ביום שבת הלילה. "
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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT AND SPIRIT OF NAVAL ACADEMY BOXING ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ANNAPOLIS TRADITION, יום שלישי, במרס 1 ב- SHOWTIME®
Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship ביום שישי לילה
NEW YORK (פבואר. 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 75ה championship this Friday, פבואר. 26, in Annapolis, מרילנד., 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 דקות ספורט, יום שלישי, מרץ 1 ב 9 p.m. ו/PT, על ההצגה מתחילה.
Boxing has been practiced at the nation’s second oldest military institution for 150 שנים, and midshipmen have vied for the Brigade Boxing Championship since 1941. Along the way to this year’s 75הanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. האקדמיה הימית.
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 ביום שישי הקרוב 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 יום שישי לילה.
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, עם זאת, 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 יום שישי לילה.
ארצות הברית. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Walter Carter, sums up the importance of boxing to America’s future naval officers for Ford. "[אגרוף] 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….”
KIKO 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 p.m / 7. PT “
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במרס 12 BOXING EVENT CANCELLATION NOTICE
NEW YORK (פבואר. 24, 2016)—After extensive discussions between DiBella Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Mohegan Sun, the מרץ 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,” אמר לו DiBella, נשיא DiBella בידור. “עם זאת, 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 מרץ 12 event will be refunded at the point of purchase.