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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.
Featherweight Title Showdown Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING At 11 вечер. И/8 вечер. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino In Mashantucket, КТ.
MASHANTUCKET, КТ (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 Гери Расел Џуниор. на Сабота, Април 16во живо на Showtime® од Foxwoods одморалиште казино во Mashantucket, КТ.
“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, Callum, 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 вечер. И/8 вечер. PT with undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Жозе 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, Април 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, КТ
IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
Во живо на Showtime® На 11 вечер. И/8 вечер. Португалија
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MASHANTUCKET, КТ (Март 15, 2016) – Гери Расел Џуниор. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Патрик Хајленд на Сабота, Април 16, во живо на Showtime® (11 вечер. И/8 вечер. Португалија) од Foxwoods одморалиште казино во Mashantucket, КТ.
Во ко-функција Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО бокс, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Жозе Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Расел Џуниор. (26-1, 15 КО) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion Jhonny 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 Хајленд (31-1, 15 КО), Расел Џуниор. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Лео Санта Круз, Ли Селби, Авенир кобили и Карл Frampton.
“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.”
Pedraza (21-0, 12 КО) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated Андреј Климовto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner цреша. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in Смит(23-1, 13 КО), кој има освоено 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 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,” рече Смит. “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 настан во живо, кој е промовиран од страна DiBella Забава, се по цена од $150, $90 и $45 не вклучувајќи ги применуваат давачки и такси услуги и се во продажба сега. Билетите се достапни воwww.ticketmaster.com и www.foxwoods.com или со посета на Foxwoods’ Box Office. Да се наплаќаат од страна на телефонски повик Ticketmaster на (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,” рече 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, Расел Јуниор, was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. На 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, и Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. На southpaw, на Капитол висови, 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, во Lowell, Маса., Ирска Хајленд 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 во осмата рунда. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten Хавиер Фортуна 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 Pedraza backed up his “Снајперистот” 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 Мајкл 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 Бошиеро во септември 2015 и ќе биде со правење на U.S. debut at Foxwoods.
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AMAZING SHOWTIME SPORTS® SPRING, 2016 BOXING LINEUP
Caption: L-R (back row): BUTE; Мартин, Џек, DeGale, Расел Јуниор, Мајките, Селби, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Џошуа, Турман, Wilder, Носете, Povetkin.
ЊУЈОРК (Март 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports во петокот 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.
Стивен Espinoza, Извршен потпретседател & 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 Јуни 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.
Сабота, Април 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Главниот настан: Чарлс Мартин (23-0-1, 21 КО) наспроти. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 КО) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: Ли Селби (22-1, 8 КО) наспроти. Ерик Хантер (21-3, 11 КО) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
Место: The O2 – London
Промотор: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Спорт
Петок, Април 15 - ShoBox: Новата генерација
Главниот настан: Николај Potapov (14-0, 6 КО) наспроти. Stephon Јанг (14-0-2, 6 КО) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 вечер. И/Португалија
Место: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Њујорк
Промотор: зборот Промоции
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
Сабота, Април 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Главниот настан: Гери Расел Џуниор. (26-1, 15 КО) наспроти. Патрик Хајленд (31-1, 15 КО) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Ко-Функција: Жозе Pedraza (21-0, 12 КО) наспроти. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 КО) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 вечер. И/8 вечер. Португалија
Место: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Промотор: DiBella Забава
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- Гери Расел Џуниор. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
Сабота, Април 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Главниот настан: Badou Џек (20-1-1, 12 КО) наспроти. Лукијан BUTE (32-3, 25 КО) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Ко-Функција: Џејмс DeGale (22-1, 14 КО) наспроти. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 КО) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија
Место: TBD
Промотор: Mayweather 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 ПРВЕНСТВО бокс – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Главниот настан: Deontay Вајлдер (36-0, 35 КО) наспроти. Александар Povetkin (30-1, 22 КО) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Место: TBD
Сабота, Јуни 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Главниот настан: Руслан Provodnikov (25-4, 18 КО) наспроти. Џон Молина Џуниор. (28-6, 23 КО) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 вечер. И/6 вечер. Португалија
Место: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Њујорк
Промотор: Банер Промоции
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
Сабота, Јуни 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Главниот настан: Кит Турман (26-0, 1 НД, 22 КО) наспроти. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 КО) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Ко-Функција: Исус Cuellar (28-1, 21 КО) наспроти. Авенир кобили (29-2-1, 15 КО) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Место: TBD
Промотор: DiBella Забава
- 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
Главниот настан: Лео Санта Круз (32-0-1, 18 КО) наспроти. Карл Frampton (22-0, 14 КО) – 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
A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Реј Леонард, Марвин Hagler, Томас Хернс, Феликс Тринидад, Рикардо Лопез, Џорџ Форман & More Showcased In March
Кликнете ТУКА For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE
ЊУЈОРК (Март 2, 2016) - Showtime Спорт rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of Showtime ПРВЕНСТВО бокс in March with “Legends’’.
This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Прекрасни Марвин Hagler, Феликс Тринидад, 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 вечер. И/PT на Showtime EXTREME.
На Четврток, Март 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®, Showtime секое време® 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:
- Утре, Четврток, Март 3: Terry Norris vs. Шугар Реј Леонард
- Четврток, Март 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
- Четврток, Март 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
- Четврток, Март 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
- Четврток, Март 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Гери Куни (10:15 вечер. И/Португалија), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 вечер. ЕТ / PT)
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Стив Farhood.
ЛЕГЕНДИ
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’ картички.
And oh, Да: 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.
Во 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.
On 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, Томас Хернс, 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 (Март 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 години, 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.
Шугар Реј Леонард: 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. Всушност, 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, Шугар Реј, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 на 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. Олимпијци, PERNELL Витакер, Оскар де ла Хоја (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.
Покрај тоа, Витакер, Де Ла Хоја, and Reid had all been gold medalists.
The fight we’ll feature on Март 17 on 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, Мигел Cotto, Карлос Ортиз, 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 фунти) 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. Всушност, 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, добро, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.
Лопез, 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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ЛАВ SANTA CRUZ В.С.. KIKO MARTINEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS FOR THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY AT THE HONDA CENTER
Во живо на Showtime® На 10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија
Кликнете ТУКА За Галерија
Кредитни: Стефани Trapp / Showtime
ANAHEIM, Калифорнија. (Февруари 25, 2016) - Лав „Земјотресот“ Санта Крузи Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face Четврток at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Февруари. 27 во живо на Showtime® (10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Калифорнија.
Исто така, во присуство Четврток се Јули Ceja и Хуго Руиз, who will enter the ring in a super bantamweight world title rematch as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast beginning at 10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 КО) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 КО) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
Билети за настан во живо, which is promoted by TGB promotions, се по цена од $27, $54, $104 и $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, со повик 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 во саботата 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.
Овде е она што на борци имаше да каже Четврток:
ЛАВ SANTA CRUZ
“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. Значи, 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.
“At the end of the day, 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 Сабота, 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 во саботата 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 во саботата.
“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. Јас сум подготвен. 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 во саботата ноќ. "
JOSE SANTA CRUZ, Santa Cruz’ Father & Обучувач
“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.”
Том Браун, 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 во саботата night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, Извршен директор & 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. картичката во саботата is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27та.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, Заменик-претседателот, 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 во саботата ноќ. "
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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, МАРШ 1 ON SHOWTIME®
Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship Овој петок Ноќен
ЊУЈОРК (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 75та 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 на 9 вечер. И/Португалија, 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 75таanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy.
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 овој петок 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 Петок ноќ.
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, Меѓутоа, 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 Петок ноќ.
САД. 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….”
KIKO MARTINEZ, JULIO CEJA & GERALD WASHINGTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 вечер. ЕТ / 7 вечер. Португалија “
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МАРШ 12 BOXING EVENT CANCELLATION NOTICE
ЊУЈОРК (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,” рече Лу DiBella, Претседателот на DiBella Забава. “Меѓутоа, 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.