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Steve Farhood Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night
 NEW YORK (Januarie 16, 2017) – Award-winning boxing journalist Steve Farhood will be Ring 8’s guest speaker tomorrow night (Dinsdagaand, Jan., 17) at its monthly meeting, begin by 7 namiddag. EN, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rd Drive) in Maspeth, New York.“Ring 8 is excited to have Steve Farhood as our featured speaker” said newly appointed Ring 8 president Jack Hirsch. “Steve is one of the most respected media members in the sport and well deserving of the recent announcement that he will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Internationally respected throughout boxing as an analyst, historian and writer/editor, Farhood is also a New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) inductee. Ring 8 sponsors the NYSBHOF.
Farhood, van Brooklyn, is the former editor-and-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine, in addition to being a veteran television commentator, including his current role for Showtime’s ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie since its inception in 2001. In 2002, he received the prestigious Sam Taub Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
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BARRY TOMPKINS AND STEVE FARHOOD ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME
Longtime SHOWTIME Sports® Announcers Join 2017 Class Headlined
By Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia
NEW YORK (Desember. 6, 2016) – Longtime SHOWTIME Sports announcers Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood were elected into the 2017 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame as first-time nominees, it was announced on Tuesday.
Tompkins and Farhood earned induction in the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and media journalists, publishers, skrywers, historians, photographers and artists. They join a 2017 class headlined by boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia. In the non-participant category is world-renowned ring announcer, the late Jimmy Lennon, Sr, who will posthumously join his son, the all-time SHOWTIME Sports ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., in the Hall. The induction ceremony will take place during International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend in Canastota, NY, Junie 8-11, when Farhood and Tompkins will join fellow SHOWTIME Sports Hall of Famers Al Bernstein (2012) and Lennon, Jr. (2013) in Canastota.
Tompkins and Farhood are the one-two punch behind the prospect-orientated SHOWTIME Sports series ShoBox: The NewGeneration, for which Tompkins calls the blow-by-blow action and Farhood serves as expert analyst alongside former world champion Raul Marquez. Tompkins and Farhood, who have both been in the boxing business for decades, are also the voice of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME.
“Steve and Barry are pillars of the SHOWTIME boxing announce team,"Sê Stephen Espinoza, Uitvoerende vise-president en Algemene Bestuurder, Showtime Sport. “Both men are as dedicated and committed to the sport and to their craft as anyone in television. Verder, they are supportive colleagues and dear friends to many of us in boxing. On behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME, congratulations on this great and well-deserved honor.”
The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Tompkins and Farhood.
Before joining SHOWTIME in 2012, Tompkins was the No. 1 voice of boxing at NBC (1974-1979), HBO (1979-88), ESPN (1988-1996) en Fox Sports (1996-2011). He has called hundreds of boxing matches, insluitend meer as 200 wêreld titel gevegte; among them legendary battles Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello I — his personal favorite — Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson-Trevor Berbick and countless others.
Tompkins, who has deservedly earned a reputation as one of boxing’s ‘good guys’, is in the midst of a career spanning 40 jaar. In addition to boxing, his countless credits include play-by-play commentary of the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, eight Olympic Games, tennis majors and more.
Farhood has been involved in boxing for 38 jaar, during which he’s become universally respected for his integrity, honesty and expertise. In his distinguished career, he has served as announcer, skrywer, researcher and author. A former editor-in-chief of Die Ring en KO magazines, Farhood has been the voice of ShoBox since its inception in 2001. Farhood is the “ironman” of the acclaimed series, having served all but one of 228 ShoBox telecasts.
A regular contributor to SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® and Premier Boxing Champions telecasts, Farhood is a four-category winner of awards by the Boxing Writers Association of America (Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, Fleischer Award for Excellence in Print Journalism, Good Guy Award and Walker Award for Long and Meritorious Service).
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), 'n volfiliaal van CBS Corporation, besit en bedryf die premie TV-netwerke Showtime®, DIE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ en Flix®, en bied ook Showtime ON DEMAND®, DIE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ op aanvraag en Flix op versoek®, en die netwerk se verifikasie diens Showtime enige tyd®. Showtime Digitale Inc., 'n volfiliaal van SNI, bedryf die stand-alone streaming diens Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS en telco verskaffers, en as 'n stand-alone streaming diens deur Apple®, Jaar®, Amazon and Google. Verbruikers kan ook inteken op Showtime via Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Channels. SNI bestuur ook Smithsonian netwerke™, 'n gesamentlike onderneming tussen SNI en die Smithsonian Institution, wat bied Smithsonian Channel™, en bied Smithsonian Aarde™ deur SN Digitale LLC. SNI bemark en versprei sport en vermaak gebeure vir uitstalling aan intekenare op 'n betaal-per-view basis deur Showtime PPV. Vir meer inligting, gaan www.SHO.com.
PAUL WILLIAMS INTERVIEW TO AIR TONIGHT ON SHOWTIME® AT 10:30 Namiddag. ET / PT
“I never thought 2012 would be my last time stepping in and out of the ring…And now I have an opportunity to help somebody else.” – Paul Williams
ShoBox Analyst Steve Farhood & The Former Champ
Discuss His Return To Train Prospect Justin DeLoach; VIDEO CLIP
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Klik HIER For Images Of Williams & DeLoach; Krediet Amanda Westcott / Showtime
Paul Williams returns to the ring vanaand in his first stint as a trainer since a motorcycle accident ended his fighting career in 2012. The former two-time world champion will train prospect Justin DeLoach in the opening bout of ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie, woon op Showtime (10:30 namiddag. EN/PT) van Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla. Tune-invanaand to see the full interview between ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood and Williams. Klik HIER for a preview of the interview.
A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March
Klik HIER For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE
NEW YORK (Maart 2, 2016) - Showtime Sport rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks in March with “Legends’’.
This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Wonderlike Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, 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 namiddag. EN/PT op Showtime EXTREME.
Die Donderdag, Maart 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 enige tyd® 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:
- Môre, Donderdag, Maart 3: Terry Norris vs. Ray Leonard suiker
- Donderdag, Maart 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
- Donderdag, Maart 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
- Donderdag, Maart 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
- Donderdag, Maart 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 namiddag. EN/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 namiddag. ET / PT)
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.
LEGENDES
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’ kaarte.
And oh, ja: 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.
In die 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, Thomas 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 (Maart 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 jaar, 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.
Sugar Ray LEONARD: 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. In werklikheid, 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, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 te 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. Olympians, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.
Verder, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.
The fight we’ll feature on Maart 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, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, 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 pond) 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. In werklikheid, 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, goed, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.
Lopez, 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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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), 'n volfiliaal van CBS Corporation, besit en bedryf die premie TV-netwerke Showtime®, DIE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ en Flix®, en bied ook Showtime ON DEMAND®, DIE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ op aanvraag en Flix op versoek®, en die netwerk se verifikasie diens Showtime enige tyd®. Showtime Digitale Inc., 'n volfiliaal van SNI, bedryf die stand-alone streaming diens Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS en telco verskaffers, en as 'n stand-alone streaming diens deur Apple®, Jaar®, Amazon and Google. Verbruikers kan ook inteken op Showtime via Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI bestuur ook Smithsonian netwerke™, 'n gesamentlike onderneming tussen SNI en die Smithsonian Institution, wat bied Smithsonian Channel™, en bied Smithsonian Aarde™deur SN Digitale LLC. SNI bemark en versprei sport en vermaak gebeure vir uitstalling aan intekenare op 'n betaal-per-view basis deur Showtime PPV. Vir meer inligting, gaan www.SHO.com.
UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT ROB BRANT SCORES IMPRESSIVE KO OF DECARLO PEREZ IN NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS FRIDAY ONSHOBOX: Die nuwe generasie
Onoorwonne Swaargewig Jarrell Miller roep Swaargewig Champs Na Brutal KO: VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1Vfnk7K
Vang Die Replay Dit Maandag by 10 namiddag. EN/PT Op SHO EXTREME®
Klik HIER Vir Fotos Credit Ester Lin / Showtime
TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 22, 2016) - onoorwonne middelgewigtitel vooruitsig Rob Brant behaal die mees indrukwekkende oorwinning van sy loopbaan met 'n vierde ronde knockout van Decarlo Perez in die hoofren van ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie, woon op Showtime Vrydag vanaf Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: http://s.sho.com/1QqySWm
meer bekend vir sy boks bekwaamheid, Brant (19-0, 12 Uitklophoue) vertoon 'n indrukwekkende krag. Na 'n groot eerste ronde, waarin gooi hy 97 stoot en meer van dieselfde in die tweede, Brant vloer Perez met 'n reguit-regte skoot halfpad deur die derde.
Die Minnesota moedertaal gehou op die gas in die vierde en geland ander reguit reg dat Perez gedeeltelik gestuur val reguit terug deur die toue. Perez (15-4-1, 5 Uitklophoue) ongemaklik geland terug in die ring en skeidsregter Rocky Burke onmiddellik die einde van die stryd teen :39.
"Die wedstryd plan was aggressief te wees,"Brant gesê. "Ons het geweet ons wou hom vroeg wys ons krag en maak hom ons respekteer dadelik. Toe ek hom gevang met die reg op die tempel in die derde het ek geweet ons moes hom. En dan wanneer ek in die vierde verbind was dit ligte uit, spel verby. Ek wil net om terug te kry in die ring so gou as moontlik en gaan voort om aan die gang. "
Perez, wat die stryd kom uit 'n indrukwekkende oorwinning oor voorheen onoorwonne Juan Ubaldo Cabrera in Augustus verlede jaar op aangegaan ShoBox, sê hy net gevang het met 'n goeie skoot.
"Ek het net gevang het,"Perez gesê. Dit is alles wat gebeur het. Ek het nie gesien die skoot kom en hy was vinniger as wat ek gedink. Hy is vinnig en hy het my met iets wat ek was nie gereed vir. "
Showtime ontleder Steve Farhood was verras deur prestasie Brant se.
"Brant het 'n dimensie wat ons het nie voorheen gesien,"Farhood gesê. "Hy dink vegter man se wat 'n kwaai stryd gestry. En, as gevolg van wat, jy moet hom naby die top van die lys van middelgewigtitel vooruitsigte sit. "
Onoorwonne swaargewig vooruitsig Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller vloer Donovan Dennis twee keer in 'n deeglik oorheers sewende ronde TKO (2:31) in die ShoBox mede-funksie.
Miller (16-0-1, 14 Uitklophoue), wat verby die sesde ronde vir die eerste keer in sy loopbaan het, geland 52 persent van sy krag skote. Die Brooklyn moedertaal het twee knockdowns in die eerste ronde - die eerste met 'n verwoestende herhaling reg, die tweede met 'n reguit na die bors - en het Dennis byna uit op sy voete in wat lyk soos 'n sekere eerste ronde afwerking.
Die hotklou Dennis (14-4, 11 Uitklophoue) een of ander manier oorleef die ronde en eintlik gestoot Miller in onbekende waters. Dennis het 'n paar oomblikke waar hy uit doos sy opponent, maar mag Miller en grootte - 'n 56 pond gewig voordeel - was die beslissende verskil. Dennis is om asem te haal deur sy mond en snak na asem toe skeidsregter Tony Zaino verstandig die wedstryd as "Big Baby" afgeslaan-off op sy weerlose teenstander gestop.
"Ek het hom in die eerste ronde, maar ek gooi my skouer uit te gooi 'n links haak,"Miller het gesê. "Ek was op soek na die uitklopfase so erg begin hy vang my met 'n paar skote. So toe besluit ek om 'n bietjie boks en dit is wat ek gedoen het tot die uitklopfase het.
"Ek is bly dat dit het sewe rondes. Dit het my geleer om te gaan na Plan B. Ek kan pragtig boks wanneer ek wil en ek het 'n paar van daardie vanaand. Dit was 'n goeie ervaring. My krag was daar; my wind was goed. Ek is asemhaling goed en sien die skote. "
Na afloop van die stryd, Miller uitgeroep die twee Amerikaanse swaargewig wêreldkampioene.
"Charles Martin, Ek kom vir jou. Deontay Wilder, Ek kom vir jou Alabama braai. "
In die kleedkamer ná die bout, Dennis het erken dat hy was verras deur Miller se boks vermoë: "Hy is 'n beter bokser as wat ek gedink het hy sou wees. Wat my verras. "
In die opening bout van die beeldsending, onoorwonne weltergewig vooruitsig Bakhtiyar Eyubov beïndruk met 'n dominerende sloping van die duursame Jared Robinson met 'n derde ronde TKO (:56).
Yeyubov (10-0, 10 Uitklophoue), wat het drie knockdowns in drie rondes, aangeteken sy 10ste knockout in sy 10ste loopbaan professionele stryd. The hard-throwing Eyubov landed a staggering 57 percent of his power shots while throwing only three jabs in the fight. The Kazakhstan native scored two knockdowns in the first and one in the third over the veteran Robinson (17-3-1, 17 Uitklophoue), who was only the second opponent to push Eyubov into the third round.
“Was I surprised at how easy it was? Moenie, I can’t believe he made it to round three,” Eyubov said. “The ref should have stopped it earlier. I am much smarter than I was before. I expect more of myself now. It was another step forward and I promise everyone all my fights will be like that. I am like (Arturo) Cats.
“My trainers are teaching me to move my head, and I’m confident that no one can hurt me. I will never ever be knocked down.”
Yeyubov, wat die ring aangegaan met 'n "papakha,"Verduidelik sy kulturele dans na aanleiding van die uitklophou wen.
"Die dans en die hoed is tradisionele Kazakhstan tradisies,"Eyobov gesê. "Ek is ter ere van my landgenote met wat dans. En die hoed is 'n simbool van my eer. Niemand kan dit hoed van my wegneem. "
Die ShoBox tripleheader sal weer lug op Maandag, Jan. 25 by 10 namiddag. EN/PT op Showtime EXTREME en sal beskikbaar wees op Showtime op aanvraag® begin Saterdag, Jan. 23.
Barry Tompkins genoem die ShoBox optrede van ringside met Farhood en voormalige wêreldkampioen Raul Marquez dien as deskundige ontleders. Die uitvoerende vervaardiger was Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughanvervaardiging en Rick Phillips regie.
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Oor ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie
Sedert sy ontstaan in Julie 2001, die krities bekroonde Showtime boks reeks, ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie featured jong talent wat ooreenstem taai. Die ShoBox filosofie is om die beeldradio opwindende, skare-verblydend en mededingende wedstryde, terwyl die verskaffing van 'n bewys grond vir gewillig vooruitsigte vasbeslote om te veg vir 'n wêreld titel. Sommige van die groeiende lys van die 65 vegters wat verskyn op ShoBox en gevorderde wêreld titels te skuur sluit: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.
SHOBOX: Die nuwe generasie skop af 2016 MET QUADRUPLEHEADER VAN CASINO DEL SOL in Tucson, Ariz.
Onoorwonne Middelgewig Rob Brant Faces Decarlo Perez in Main Event; Harmonito Dela Torre, Jarrell Miller & Bakhtiyar Eyubov
Risiko hul onbevlekte Records In Ander Televisie Veg
Vrydag, Jan. 22 Op 10:35 namiddag. EN/PT
Woon op Showtime®
NEW YORK (Desember. 28, 2015) - ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie begin sy 15ste jaar op Showtime® met 'n plofbare quadrupleheader op Vrydag, Jan. 22, 2016 live vanaf Sun Casino in Tucson, Ariz. (10:35 namiddag. EN/PT, vertraag op die Weskus).
In die belangrikste gebeurtenis van die aand, onoorwonne middelgewigtitel Rob "Bravo" Brant (18-0, 11 Uitklophoue, 0-3 in World Series of Boxing) van St. Paul, Van., maatreëls teen Atlantic City se Decarlo Perez (15-3-1, 5 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-ronde matchup.
In mede featured aanvalle, onoorwonne Harmonito "Hammer" Dela Torre (17-0, 12 Uitklophoue), van Las Vegas deur middel van die Filippyne, makes his United States debut against Rafael Guzman (16-1-1, 10 Uitklophoue), van Ensenada, Mexico in an eight-round super featherweight bout and undefeated heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (15-0-1, 13 Uitklophoue) van Brooklyn, N.Y.. faces southpaw Donovan Dennis (14-3, 11 Uitklophoue, 2-1 in WSB) van Cleveland, Ohio in an eight-round scrap.
Die opening van die ShoBox uitsending, hard-hitting Bakhtiyar Eyubov (9-0, 9 Uitklophoue), van Brooklyn, N.Y.. by way of Kazakhstan, voldoen aan Jared Robinson(16-2-1, 7 Uitklophoue), of Sumter, S.C. in an eight-round super lightweight tiff.
The event is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions.
Boxing historian and expert ring analyst Steve Farhood has called every fight on ShoBox since it premiered in 2001. He anticipates another year of excellent, competitive matchups in 2016.
“In 2015, we had eight fighters who appeared on ShoBox en hy het op die wêreld titels te wen. That means the average number of shows in which you’ll see a future world champion is one out of four,"Sê Farhood.
“We saw some fantastic prospects last year, insluitend Erickson Lubin en Regis Prograis and fresh faces like Jarrett Hurd, Rob Brant—and a fighter who almost seems ready to fight for a title now—SergeyDerevyanchenko. Given Shobox’s 15-year history, I’m fully expecting that we will have more of the same in 2016.’’
Brant, Perez and Miller will be making their second consecutive appearances on ShoBox. Brant and Miller were victorious last Oktober. 23, Perez last Augustus. 28. Robinson will also be making his second ShoBox start; the four other boxers will be making their debuts.
“Both Brant and Perez won their most recent appearances on ShoBoxand both were impressive,'' Farhood gesê. “Brant took a big step up and outpointed Louis Rose in October and Perez pulled off the upset over the previously unbeaten Juan Ubaldo Cabrera in Augustus. So it makes all the sense in the world to match them against each other. On Jan. 22, we’re going to find out just how hot Rob Brant is.’’
Twenty-six-year-old Brant will be headlining his second consecutiveShoBox. In his first, he captured a hard-fought 10-round majority decision over Rose. Gaan 10 rondes vir die eerste keer, Brant triumphed in an entertaining tight fight.
Voor die draai pro in November 2010, Brant was a 2010 Nasionale Golden Gloves Kampioen 178 pond en 'n lid van die U.S. national boxing team pro. He currently trains in Dallas alongside top prospect Errol Spence Jr.
“I’m really excited about this fight and I’ve been training hard for several weeks now,’’ Brant said. “I’ve got a very serious opponent in front of me. He rates about a 7.7 at everything, which doesn’t leave a whole lot of weaknesses. I’ve got to go back to pure boxing for this one. I have to be better in every department. It’s my second time headlining ShoBox and I plan on improving from the first time, so viewers can chart my progress. This is my time to show my growth.’’
Perez, who hails from a fighting family, het vier reguit en nege van sy laaste gewen 10. Hy het 'n verrassende, omgekrap, 'n 10-ronde eenparige besluit oor Cabrera (23-0 gaan in) in sy laaste uitstappie. Perez, wat die stryd op 'n week kennis geneem, outpointed die tweemalige Dominikaanse Republiek Olimpiese deur die tellings van 98-91 twee keer en 97-92.
"Ek is so opgewonde ek is die belangrikste gebeurtenis op nasionale televisie,'' Perez gesê. "Ek weet nie baie oor my opponent, maar ek is goed voorbereid, beide geestelik en fisies. Ek is van plan op te gee die ondersteuners 'n opwindende aand.
"Camp is baie goed gaan. My bestuurspan gebring in top sparring met al onoorwonne boksers, een wese Julian Williams. Ek is opgewonde dat my afrigter is die feit dat ek die meerderheid veg, indien nie almal van hierdie stryd, in die hotklou houding. Ek is regtig 'n hotklou, maar ek het geveg regshandige meeste van my loopbaan. "
Perez se laaste verlies kom op 'n split agt-ronde besluit om wêreldtitel uitdager Wilky Campfort in Januarie 2014. Buite die ring, Perez is 'n apteek tegnikus by 'n Atlantic City hospitaal.
Miller, 'n voormalige New York Golden Gloves-finalis wat pro draai in Julie 2009, is 'n selfversekerde, power-pons swaargewig wat kom by jou uit te klop. Hy het sy ShoBox debuut, stop Akhror Muralimov met 'n verwoestende regterhand na die ken op 1:03 in die derde ronde.
"Ek voel asof ek hier twee jaar gelede moes gewees het,'' Miller het gesê. "Ek is nie kom om vriende te maak. Ek is hier om uit te wis en vernietig die hele swaargewig-afdeling. On Jan. 22, Ek gaan Donovan Dennis sit om te slaap. Ek is nie op die oomblik hoor, so ek het myself bekend te maak. Na hierdie stryd en wat doen ek aan Dennis, Dinge sal regtig, werklik begin om af te haal. Ek is gereed om te vernietig. ''
Behalwe dat 'n harde slaner, Miller het 'n goeie algehele vaardighede en beweging vir 'n groot man wie se gewig wissel van stryd om stryd. Hy het sy laaste vier deur uitklophou, al binne drie rondes.
Bekend vir 'n aggressiewe styl, Miller is nou ten volle gefokus op 'n fistic loopbaan, maar hy kom van 'n MMA en skopboks agtergrond. Vir 'n paar jaar, Hy het deelgeneem aan K-1, histories die wêreld se voorste skopboks organisasie, en twee keer geveg die legendariese Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.
"Dit lyk of daar 'n nuwe energie en entoesiasme op die Amerikaanse swaargewig toneel wees,'' Farhood gesê. "Deel van wat verklaar word deur die val van 'n dominante kampioen in Wladimir Klitschko en 'n deel van dit word verklaar deur die opkoms van Deontay Wilder, en selfs Travis Kauffman. So vir 'n jong swaargewig soos Jarrell Miller, die tyd blyk te ideaal om veilige TV blootstelling wees en maak 'n naam vir homself. ''
Dennis, 28, gebore en getoë in Davenport, Iowa. Voordat hy pro in Junie 2010, Hy was 'n top-vlak amateur: 11-tyd Iowa State Kampioen, 2011 Nasionale Golden Gloves naaswenner in en 2012 Die. S. Olimpiese Spele Proewe deelnemer.
Die 6-voet-4 Dennis beskik goeie vaardighede, beweging en pons krag om te gaan met sy sterk amateur agtergrond. Sy swakheid is duursaamheid; hy is uitgeskakel in al sy verliese.
"Ek is gereed om te veg,'' Dennis gesê. "Ek het al die opleiding baie hard en ek sien daarna uit om die stryd. Ek wil net hierdie oorwinning te kry en aan te beweeg as ek 'n groot jaar sal in 2016 ''
Dela Torre, beskou as een van die top jong talente in die Filippyne, sal veg buite Asië vir die eerste keer. 'N Groot ponser en wenner van sewe reguit deur uitklophou, die 5-voet-8, 21-jaar-oue kom af athird-ronde TKO oor Ricard Betos laaste November. 14.
"Dit is droom elke bokser se om te veg op groot kaarte in Verenigde State van Amerika. Dit is die volgende stap in my pad na besig om wêreldkampioen,'' Dela Torre sê. "Ek kan nie wag. Dit is 'n geleentheid wat ek sal voordeel te trek uit en wys almal ek is gereed om te stap tot. Ek laat my span konsentreer op my teenstanders en slaag my instruksies. Ek weet net ek sal gereed en in staat is om enige teenstander te stop nie. ''
Voordat hy professioneel op 17, Dela Torre was 'n top lid op die Filippynse Nasionale Amateur Boxing Team. As a pro, Hy het 'n "naam" vir homself gemaak nadat 'n indrukwekkende oorwinning oor Jason Butar-Butar op die undercard van 'n Manny Pacquiao-opskrif stryd in November 2013.
Guzman, 'n 5-voet-8½-duim 20-jarige, sal wees om sy VS. debut and initial start outside of Mexico since turning pro at 16 in Julie 2011. In Dela Torre, Guzman will be taking a significant step up in class. Hy behaal 'n derde ronde TKO oor Pedro Lopez on his last start in Oktober. 9.
“I’m feeling very strong and ready for the challenge of this fight,’’ Guzman said. “Fighting on SHOWTIME is a huge opportunity for me. I hear my opponent is a good fighter, but I am ready for anything he can throw. Everybody is going to be talking about me after this fight.”
Yeyubov, 29, who could be on the fast track to stardom, is regarded by many to be the second-hardest Kazakh hitter in boxing, ranked only behind Gennadi Golovkin. Since his days as an amateur when he won more than 150 gevegte, a vast majority by knockout, Eyubov geleef het tot sy reputasie as 'n vreesaanjaende hollander wat lyk na die regters van die vergelyking te verwyder.
Hy is oorweldig sy eerste nege teenstanders as 'n pro, wen ses deur uitklophou in die eerste ronde en twee deur uitklophou in die tweede. Die verste hy weg in 'n geveg het in sy tweede begin toe hy 'n drie gedruk derde ronde TKO (2:57) oor Jhaquis Davis. In sy laaste uitstappie op Oktober. 29, Hy behaal 'n 1:27, eerste ronde TKO oor Antonio Chaves Fernandes in Brooklyn.
Robinson, 'n pro sedert Augustus 2009, veg uit Charlotte, N.C. 'N veteraan van verskeie geskeduleer 10-ronde gevegte, hy onteenseglik die mees ervare bokser Eyubov is ooit die gesig gestaar. 'N Natuurlike 140-blok,Robinson het sy aanvanklike 14 begin voordat verloor op 'n vierde ronde TKO om destydse onoorwonne Amir Ek op ShoBox in 'n bout het hy op kort kennisgewing op Februarie. 21, 2014.
Twee begin gelede, Robinson geveg om 'n betwiste agt-ronde split gelykop uitslag teen die destydse onoorwonne Haskell Rhodes (23-0 gaan in) Junie 21, 2015. 'N uitstekende bokser met 'n goeie vaardighede en beweging, die 5-voet-9-duim Robinson, 33, kom af 'n eensydige 10-ronde besluit oorChristen Dominguez laaste Sewe. 26. Buite die ring, Robinson is amassage terapeut.
Barry Tompkins roep die ShoBox optrede van ringside met Farhood en voormalige wêreldkampioen Raul Marquez dien as deskundige ontleders. Die uitvoerende vervaardiger is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughanvervaardiging en Rick Phillips regie.
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