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SUGAR RAY LEONARD TO JOIN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON CBS BROADCAST TEAM FOR DANNY GARCIA vs. KEITH THURMAN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION EVENT ON SATURDAY, MARÇ 4

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Former Undisputed Welterweight Champion to Provide Unique Insight as Garcia and Thurman Join Boxing Royalty in 147-Pound Unification

 

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NOVA YORK (Febrer. 28, 2017) – Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed welterweight world champion Sugar Ray Leonard will join the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS broadcast team on Saturday, Març 4 for GARCIA vs. Thurman. The event will be headlined by the welterweight world championship unification bout between undefeated champions Danny García i Keith Thurman. GARCIA vs. THURMAN is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, home of BROOKLYN BOXING.

 

The live broadcast will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for the CBS Television Network and will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. I / 6-8 p.m. PT. García vs. Thurman will be the first world title unification bout in any weight division on live network television in over two decades and just the second primetime boxing presentation on CBS in nearly 40 any. The first was headlined by a thrilling welterweight world championship fight between Thurman and Shawn Porter, 1 2016 Fight of the Year candidate and one of the most watched boxing events of the year.

 

With SHOWTIME boxing analyst and active prizefighter Paul Malignaggi scheduled to fight in London that evening, the broadcast seat opened up for Leonard. He will join SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING host Brian Custer, play-by-play voice Mauro Ranallo, International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst En Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray en dissabte.

 

Leonard made his professional boxing debut on CBS in 1977, less than one year after he won gold at the ‘76 Olympics in Montreal as part of what is considered the greatest American boxing team in Olympic history. He served as a boxing analyst for the network in the early 1980s during a temporary retirement, calling fights alongside CBS boxing announcer Tim Ryan and Hall of Fame trainer and analyst Gil Clancy, before eventually resuming his professional boxing career. La Març 4event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer David Dinkins Jr.., and director Bob Dunphy, the son of legendary boxing broadcaster Don Dunphy.

 

A five-division titlist and one of the most decorated boxers of all-time, Leonard brings unique perspective to the broadcast booth having been in a similar situation to Thurman and Garcia more than 35 fa anys que. García, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, and Thurman, his WBA counterpart, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (CMB) and fellow Hall of Famer Thomas Hearns (AMB) unified in their classic 1981 Baralla de l'Any.

 

Direcció cap al Març 4 unification, Garcia and Thurman own similar records to those of Leonard and Hearns prior to their ‘81 showdown. Thurman is 27-0 and Garcia is 33-0, while Leonard was 30-1 and Hearns was 32-0. And like Leonard and Hearns, Thurman and Garcia are in their 20’s and their respective primes as they approach the career-defining fight.

 

“I’m thrilled to be working with the SHOWTIME team and to be part of the CBS broadcast of this great event,” said Leonard. “I’ve watched Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman develop as young men and mature both inside and outside of the ring. Now they are both champions facing their biggest test to determine the man to beat in the welterweight division. This fight reminds me of my incredible bout against Tommy Hearns. There’s nothing better in boxing than when champions meet to unify a division, and I truly believe this fight could go either way. I’m so excited and I can’t wait to be ringside aquest dissabte at Barclay’s Center.”

 

“When Ray and I last spoke in January, we’d reminisced briefly about our work in boxing together and we’d promised to get together soon,” said Dinkins. “Who knew it would be to work on the biggest fight scheduled for 2017? I’m thrilled that Ray is available to join our SHOWTIME broadcast team on Març 4. His experience in fighting on the big stage for high-stakes will help put Garcia vs. Thurman into its proper context.

 

"García vs. Thurman is a battle of undefeated champions,” Dinkins continued. “The winner of this fight will be the No. 1 welterweight in the world. Ray has been there. His classic battles with Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns at welterweight made him a legend. It is only fitting that he will be ringside when a new star is born.”

 

Leonard was down on the scorecards when he knocked out Hearns in the 14º round of the 1981 lluita. It was only the second world championship unification match in welterweight history. Garcia and Thurman will face off in the 10º unification in division history, and only the third between undefeated world champions.

 

After the Hearns fight, Leonard made one more defense of his welterweight belts before eventually moving up to challenge Marvin Hagler en el pes mig. Leonard has served as a TV personality and boxing analyst since retiring from the ring in 1997, including a stint on CBS.

 

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ABOUT GARCIA vs. Thurman

Danny García vs. Keith Thurman is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Lliga de Campions de Boxa,Dissabte, Març 4 del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™. En l'esdeveniment co-principal, invicte estrella en ascens Erickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT.

 

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THOMAS HEARNS HEADLINES STAR-LADEN CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored Agost. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – L'ex campió del món Thomas Hearns, qui juntament amb Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler i Roberto Durán dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrals-Lewis announced Wednesday.
Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada resident boxer category, along with Michael Spinks, Erik Morales, Michael Carbajal, women’s boxing star Lucia Rijker and Salvador Sanchez. Elected in the Nevada resident boxer category was Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Richie Sandoval.
Chosen in the non-boxer category were referee Davey Pearl, public relations specialist Debbie Munch, promoter Mel Greb, trainer/cut man Rafael Garcia and Nevada Athletic Commission chair Dr. Elias Ghanem.
Norton, Sánchez, Greb and Ghanem will be inducted posthumously.
The members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s star-studded fifth-induction class will be honored at a gala dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Dissabte, Agost. 12. Ticket will be released Thursday, February 16th at 12pm on NVBHOF.com .
“We are very proud of this class of inductees, and it contains some of the greatest fighters who ever lived,” Corrales-Lewis said. “I’m looking forward to our gala dinner when we can honor these richly deserving people and allow their fans to say hello.”
Hearns was one of the standouts during the 1980s and participated in a series of great bouts in Las Vegas with Leonard, Hagler and Duran. His 1985 bout with Hagler at Caesars Palace is still regarded by many as the greatest fight in boxing history.
The Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon, become the first set of brothers inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Both won gold medals for the U.S. al 1976 Olympics in Montreal and then went on to win world titles in the pros.
Norton, known primarily for a series of close bouts with the legendary Muhammad Ali, also competed in one of the great heavyweight title bouts ever. He lost the WBC title by a razor-thin decision to Larry Holmes in 1978, among the finest heavyweight championship fights ever held.
Pearl was among the best referees of all-time and worked more than 70 championship bouts. He was the referee for both Leon Spinks’ xocant 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14º-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta.
Per obtenir més informació, phone 702-3NVBHOF, o 702-368-2463.
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal – Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 million purse, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Known as “Little Hands of Stone” for his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 amb 33 KOs.
His rivalry with Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. En 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Era 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Corea del Sud.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, súper welter, de pes mitjà, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 amb 48 KOs.
He’s most remembered for his savage three-round battle with Hagler in 1985, but he participated in many of the decade’s biggest and most electric bouts. He fought in Las Vegas 16 vegades, anant 11-4-1 amb nou nocauts.
Erik Morales – One of the most exciting fighters of the early part of the 2000s, Morales is best known for his series of outstanding fights with arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales went 52-9 amb 36 knockouts but is best known for his trilogy with Barrera, two of which were named Ring Fight of the year.
Morales won major world titles at super bantamweight, pes ploma, super featherweight and super lightweight, becoming the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four weight classes.
He also engaged in a spectacular trilogy with Manny Pacquiao, beating him in the first and dropping the last two.
Ken Norton – Though he was the heavyweight champion before losing his belt to Larry Holmes in one of the great title bouts ever, Norton was best known for his three fights with the legendary Muhammad Ali. Norton defeated Ali in 1973 in San Diego in their first bout, breaking Ali’s jaw.
Ali won the two subsequent bouts, incloent una 1976 match at Yankee Stadium for the title. Some observers believe Norton deserved to win all three fights.
The Holmes fight was sensational and the two men stood in the center of the ring at Caesars and slugged it out in the 15º i ronda final.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 amb 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 amb 25 knockouts as a kick boxer.
In her boxing career, she scored dominant wins over the likes of Jane Couch, Marcela Acuna and Chevelle Hallback.
She later appeared in the Oscar-winning film, “Million Dollar Baby.“
Salvador Sanchez – Sanchez tragically died in an auto accident in Mexico at just 23 anys, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 amb 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Little Xarxa” López, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 amb 32 knockouts but was no match for Sanchez.
Richie Sandoval – Sandoval held the bantamweight title for two years, but his career, as great as it was, is a question of what might have been. Ell era un membre de la 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team, but he lost his chance at a medal when President Carter decided to boycott the Games in Moscow.
Sandoval won the first 29 fights of his pro career, acumulant 17 nocauts, and beat the great Jeff Chandler for the bantamweight belt.
But tragically, Sandoval suffered serious boxing related injuries in a 1986 bout with Gaby Canizales and was forced to retire.
Leon Spinks – Spinks is most known for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 in just his eighth pro fight to win the heavyweight championship. He lost the title in a rematch and failed in two other attempts to win a title. He was stopped by Larry Holmes in a heavyweight title fight in 1981 and lost a cruiserweight title challenge in Reno to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1986.
A colorful figure known as “Neon” Lleó, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 amb 133 KOs and the light heavyweight gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
He finished his professional career with a 26-17-3 mark and 14 KOs.
Michael Spinks – Spinks was 31-1 in his career and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. He moved up from light heavyweight to defeat Larry Holmes at the Riviera in 1985, denying Holmes the opportunity to go 49-0 and match Rocky Marciano’s record.
He won the light heavyweight title in his 17º pro fight in 1981 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas when he bested the much more experienced Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Spinks held the light heavyweight title for four years, before giving it up to move to heavyweight to fight Holmes.
La 1976 Medallista d'or olímpic, Spinks‘ only pro loss came in his final fight when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in a bout for the undisputed heavyweight title.
NON-BOXER INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael Garcia – García, 87, is best known for his cap he wears festooned with pins and for working as Floyd Mayweather’s hand wrapper. But he had a long career as both a cut man and a trainer and was outstanding at both. He worked with elite fighters such as Mayweather, Roberto Durán, Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Gomez.
Dr. Elias Ghanem – Ghanem as the long-time chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission, and was responsible for helping it to earn the moniker, “The greatest commission in the world.”
Ghanem, a physician whose patients once included Elvis Presley, played a key role in the hearings after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield, and also was instrumental in bringing the Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad bout to Las Vegas in 1999.
Mel Greb – Known as “The father of professional boxing in Southern Nevada,” Greb was a promoter and matchmaker who first brought Muhammad Ali to Nevada. Then known as Cassius Clay, Greb promoted Ali’s seventh pro fight in 1961. That week, he introduced Ali to wrestler “Gorgeous” George, and Ali patterned himself after George in many ways.
Greb died in 1996 a 75 anys.
Debbie Munch – Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was a legendary host for many of boxing’s biggest fights in the 1980s and early 1990s, and Munch, a public relations expert, was instrumental in it.
She was widely respected by promoters, boxers and the media and helped many journalists immeasurably with their boxing coverage.
Davey Pearl – Pearl was small of stature, but was a giant as a referee. He worked more than 70 world title bouts, including Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns.
Pearl was also a highly regarded judge.
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NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME TO ANNOUNCE FIFTH CLASS OF INDUCTEES ON FEB. 15 A LAS VEGAS

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CEO/President Michelle Corrales-Lewis to welcome “exceptional” new class
LAS VEGAS (Febrer 13, 2017) – La Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will announce its fifth class of inductees on Dimecres, Febrer. 15, a 11 a.m. PST, Hall CEO/ president Michelle Corrals-Lewis anunciat. La 2017 class of nine boxers and five contributors will be revealed at Real Boxing, 5137 La. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89118. Lunch will be provide by TC’s Rib Crib.
The honorees will be formally inducted at the popular gala dinner on Dissabte, Agost. 12 at Caesars Palace. Ticket information will be released shortly.
“We have elected yet another exceptional class of inductees and I can’t wait to introduce them,” said Corrales-Lewis, el difunt marit, Diego Corrales, was a member of the NVBHOF’s inaugural class in 2013. “We have some of the best boxers ever in this group and I know fans are going to be excited to have the opportunity to meet them.
“Our class of contributors is very strong as well and all have made a significant imprint upon boxing in Nevada.”
Past inductees include some of the greatest fighters who have ever lived, Incloent Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Durán, Juli Cèsar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis i més.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.

The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta. Per obtenir més informació, telèfon 702-3NVBHOF, o 702-368-2463.
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Media Coordinator Jon Hait Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis
Telèfon: (702) 277-1020 Telèfon: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463)
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TOP WELTERWEIGHTS: THURMAN-PORTER WINNER TOO CLOSE TO CALL

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Aquest Dissabte, Juny 25, Live in Primetime at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT a la CBS
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NOVA YORK (Juny 22, 2016) – Their peers in the welterweight division – campions del món, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith “Una Vegada” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) i l'ex campió del món “Temps De La Funció” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).
The majority of the fighters polled – some of whom are potential opponents down the line for the winner – lean toward Thurman, but most all concede that Dissabte de eagerly awaited main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions (9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT) at Barclays Center is going to be an intense, emocionant, tight fight from start to finish that could go either way.
Here’s how the boxers see “Thurman vs. Desgast”:
Danny García (WBC Welterweight Champion): “I think this is a great matchup. Thurman has the boxing ability and the movement while Shawn Porter is the aggressor and he’s going to bring the heat. To be honest with you it’s a 50-50 lluita, but I would give the edge to Keith Thurman by a very close decision.”
Kell Brook (IBF Welterweight Champion):”This is a great fight, one I can’t wait to watch. If Shawn can stick to his boxing I think he can become world champion again on points, but Keith is heavy-handed and he could walk Shawn onto one – it’s really a pick ’em fight for me.”
Errol Spence Jr. (El invicte contendent de pes welter): “I think this is a great fight between young fighters with good skill. Shawn throws a lot of punches while Thurman is a boxer who can punch too. I know Shawn will be aggressive and it should make for a great fight. If Keith can box and keep Shawn Porter on the outside I see Keith Thurman winning. If Shawn stays on the inside and stays in the chest of Keith, I see him winning.”
Andre Berto (Former Welterweight Champion): “Shawn is going to come, but I think Keith will be on his toes and box but also drop hard shots as well when Shawn comes in. Keith can be very versatile in there and has a lot of great skills, while Shawn is more like a bull. Keith will hurt or knock Shawn down but will keep coming all night.”
Sammy Vazquez (El invicte contendent de pes welter): “Shawn is a pressure fighter and Thurman used to be a pressure fighter but now he boxes. It’s really hard for me to decide who is going to come out on top. Thurman has good power. It all depends on how Shawn is able to take Thurman’s punches. I think Thurman because of the power but Shawn will bring it for 12 rounds.”
Robert Guerrero (Former Welterweight Champion): “This is a fight the fans are going to love watching. Both Thurman and Porter bring exciting styles to the ring. I think if Porter can keep the fight on the inside he’ll have a better chance to come out victorious. But Keith Thurman is a very smart and powerful fighter and will make the right adjustments. I just think Thurman is going to outbox Porter. I’m picking Thurman to win by decision in a very tough fight.”
Luis Collazo (Former Welterweight Champion): “I’m not sure who the favorite is, but I’m going with Porter. I like his style and I think it’s going to be interesting to see how Thurman holds up with the pressure Porter is going to bring.”
Devon Alexander (Former Welterweight Champion): “És una baralla molt emocionant. Both fighters are come forward type fighters and they swing for the fences when they throw. I don’t know who will come out on top because they have similar styles. Shawn Porter has decent power, but out of the two Keith has the more power. We’ll see. This is boxing.”
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The live CBS telecast with open with a 10-round matchup between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd iOscar Molina
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Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Undercard Complete

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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsDissabte Barclays Center a Brooklyn
Més! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Juny 21, 2016) – The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Bruc “El Heat” Resistent (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 KOs) in an eight-round contest on Dissabte, Juny 25des Barclays Center.
La Juny 25 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman i l'excampió Shawn Porter. La cobertura televisada comença a 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd i Oscar Molina.
Additional undercard action features unbeaten prospect Jonathan Alonso taking on Los Angeles native Brian Jones in a junior welterweight match, Bronx native Josue Vargas opposing Oklahoma’s David Nelson in a four-round welterweight bout and a recent addition to the card, Port Ric de Nicklaus Flaz, in a four-round junior middleweight battle against Brooklyn’s Mack Babb.
Completed matchups that were previously announced include fast-rising prospect David Benavidez (14-0, 13 KOs) tenint en Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KOs) versus Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KOs) en un combat a 10 assalts.
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A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy s'ha convertit en un element bàsic en la sorra des. En Juny 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A poc més de dos anys després del seu debut professional, Hardy va guanyar un cinturó de campió internacional en la divisió de pes súper gall a l'octubre 2014. En 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 lluita, she stopped Anna Donatella Hultin in the fourth round. She will be opposed by Aurora, Colorado’s Simmons who has won nine fights in a row after losing her pro debut.
A two-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Polònia, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. His 2016 campaign began in January at Barclays Center when he defeated Danny Kelly in front of a raucous Polish crowd. He will take on Barboza out of Hyannis, Massachusetts. The 29-year-old Barboza was a three-time New England Heavyweight Golden Gloves champion.
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Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns, Two Hall of Fame Welterweight Champions, Weigh-In on the Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter 147-Pound Championship Battle at Barclays Center on Saturday, Juny 25 Live on CBS

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“The winner of Thurman-Porter will immediately move into the
welterweight penthouse.” – Leonard
“I know that Porter and Thurman both have the ability to get each other out of there. It’s going to be a matter of who gets to who first.” –Hearns
NOVA YORK (Juny 20, 2016) – Sugar Ray Leonard i Thomas “Sicario” Hearns might be uniquely qualified to talk about what WBA welterweight champion Keith “Una Vegada” Thurman i “Temps De La Funció” Shawn Porter are thinking and feeling heading into their battle that pits two men against each other who are in their primes in a highly charged battle for supremacy in the talent-laden welterweight division.
The highly anticipated showdown headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® a CBS presented by Lliga de Campions de Boxa (PBC) with televised coverage starting at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT.
Leonard had a record of 30-1 amb 21 KOs and held the WBC welterweight title when he took on Hearns, qui va ser 32-0 amb 30 KOs and held the WBA title, in a 15-round title unification match in Las Vegas on September 16, 1981. The match was billed as “The Showdown” and had a worldwide television audience of 300 milió.
The fight was a pitched back-and-forth battle, but Hearns appeared to be in control having won rounds nine through 12 en els tres jutges’ quadres de comandament. It was between rounds 12 i 13 that Leonard’s trainer, the late Angelo Dundee, famously screamed at Leonard: “You’re blowing it now, son! You’re blowing it!”
Leonard, with his left eye badly swollen, turned the tide in the 14º round by staggering Hearns with an overhand right and then pinning Hearns on the ropes and unleashing a barrage of punches, which prompted referee Davey Pearl to stop the fight, giving Leonard the victory and making him the undisputed welterweight champion and king of the division. At the time of the stoppage Hearns was leading on all three scorecards – 124-122, 125-122 i 125-121.
“It was the toughest fight of my life. It took every ounce of will and strength to beat Tommy Hearns. I couldn’t have taken that many of those in my career,” Leonard said. “The Tommy Hearns fight was the one that propelled me to the penthouse.”
Leonard felt like the victory over Hearns launched him into superstardom. He believes the same thing awaits the winner of Thurman-Porter.
Hearns on the fight: “I wanted to show my world my boxing ability. They knew I could knock people out, but they didn’t know that I could box very well.”
Both Leonard and Hearns said they are anxiously awaiting the match between Thurman and Porter because they believe it will hold just as much drama as their match 35 fa anys que.
“Sí, you can make the comparison,” Leonard said. “Both guys are at the top of the welterweight division. The only thing that’s different is that me and Tommy were so well known by sports fans. We were on TV a lot, and that’s what built our names and gave people the chance to see us so much. And that’s what they’re doing now with the PBC and the shows being on network TV. This could be a fight like ours. Qui sap? But I do know that the fans are waiting on this fight.”
HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO FACE THE BEST MAN IN YOUR DIVISION?
HEARNS: “It’s always hard to get prepared for someone like that because you think about what the outcome is going to be and what are your chances of winning the fight. I never thought about losing, but I thought about what my chances were.
I knew if I went out and boxed the way I knew I could box, I would beat Ray. Just the thought of fighting Ray brought a lot of questions to my mind. Some I had answers to and some I didn’t have. Most other guys I knew I could go out there and knock them out.”
WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THIS MATCHUP?
LEONARD: “Just the heart of Keith and Shawn. Both of these guys have heart and both have that will. That composure. You can’t teach composure. It’s something that you either have or you don’t. You can’t learn that. That deep, deep composure when your left eye is closed and your liver is busted and you got to get up on the canvas.”
HEARNS: “I know Thurman and Porter have the ability to get each other out of there. It’s going to be a matter of who gets to who first. I’m definitely watching. I hope to be there in person.”
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE MENTAL ASPECT OF THIS MATCH?
HEARNS: “I know what it’s like to go against somebody that people don’t think you can beat. You have to prepare for that. It’s a mental stage that you go through, how you prepare your mind. If you can control your mind and tell your body what you’re going to do, then you can do it. You can’t worry about how good the other guy can punch. Just stay out of the way. Keep on laying that stick on him and he won’t be able to punch you.”
WHAT WAS YOUR MENTALITY GOING INTO THE MATCH AGAINST LEONARD?
HEARNS: “I didn’t come to go 12 o 15 rondes. I came to whip your butt and go home. I had no desire to go 15 rondes. I trained for it, but I was never going 15 rounds.”
WHAT WAS YOUR MENTALITY GOING INTO THE MATCH AGAINST HEARNS?
LEONARD: “I felt that I could beat anyone. My brother Roger didn’t think I could beat Tommy. He didn’t tell me that until it was over. In training camp I used to box Roger and he would land a lot of right hands. He figured if Tommy’s right hand landed on me it would be over. My brother didn’t have much confidence in me.”
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Marvin Hagler Jr. to take on Ray Leonard Jr. d'abril 8, 2017 a Atlantic City

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30 years to the day of their Fathers’ memorable fight
Atlantic City, Nova Jersey (Maig 13, 2015) – Elsn April 8, 2017, Feldman Brothers, Ritesh Parikh and former Heavyweight champion of the world, Larry Holmes will present a special night that will feature a bout 30 anys en la fabricació.
Marvin Hagler Jr. and Ray Leonard Jr. will square off in a battle for legacy in a contest that will come exactly 30 years after the Father’s squared off in a memorable fight.
The third man in the ring will be the same referee that officiated Leonard Sr’s win over Hagler Sr. That being Richard Steele.

The event will distributed worldwide live on Pay-Per-View.
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A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Félix Trinitat, Ricardo López, George Foreman & More Showcased In March

 

Feu clic a AQUÍ For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NOVA YORK (Març 2, 2016) - SHOWTIME Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in March with “Legends’’.

 

This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Félix Trinitat, 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. I/PT per SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

La Dijous, Març 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 EN QUALSEVOL MOMENT® 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:

  • Demà, Dijous, Març 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Dijous, Març 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Dijous, Març 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Dijous, Març 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Dijous, Març 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. I/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 Steve Farhood.

 

LLEGENDES

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’ targetes.

And oh, si: 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.

Al 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 (Març 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 any, 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. De fet, 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 a 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. Olímpics, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.

D'altra banda, Whitaker, De la Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Març 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 lliura) 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. De fet, 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, bé, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.

López, 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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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBCSN RESULTS GABRIEL BRACERO KNOCKS OUT DANNY O’CONNOR IN 41 SEGONS

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JONATHAN GUZMAN MAKES IT 20-FOR-20
DECISIONS RYAN KIELCZWESKI VAZQUEZ EN GUERRA
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LOWELL, Missa. (Octubre, 10 2015) – Brooklyn pes welter Gabriel “Tito” Bracero(24-2, 5 KOs) va entrar en territori hostil i noquejat favorit local Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-3, 10 KOs) només 41 segons en la primera ronda, cap de cartell d'aquesta nit carregada Lliga de Campions de Boxa (PBC) a NBCSN targeta en l'històric Lowell Memorial Auditorium a Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bracero, que va lliurar O'Connor seva primera derrota professional fa quatre anys, utilitzat un volat de dreta que O'Connor, lluitant fora dels voltants de Framingham (Massachusetts) did not see coming. O’Connor was out cold before he hit the mat.
“Vaig treballar en aquest cop durant sis setmanes,” Bracero said after the fight. “En la meva última baralla, I fought a southpaw and made some mistakes. I specifically worked on that punch because Danny’s a southpaw. I slipped to the side and threw the right. This was the first time I went away to camp, lluny de la meva família.
“Estic molt honrat i agraït. Jo sabia que venia aquí que tota la pressió estava sobre ell (O'Connor); la multitud tractava de prendre la bèstia fora de mi i em va posar en la defensa.
Tot funcionarà (pel que fa a la seva pròxima baralla). I’ll let Tommy Gallagher iLou DiBella take care of my next fight. I’m ready to go right back in the gym.”
O'Connor va ser traslladat en ambulància a l'pròxim Hospital de Lowell General d'observació.
Heroi local “Irlandès” Micky Ward i analista de Lliga nacional d'hoquei del Saló de la Fama NBCSN “Sucre” Ray Leonard tornat al mateix edifici en què es va capturar un títol Nacional Guants d'Or del torneig a 1973.
El invicte dominicà supergallo artista KO Jonathan “Salomon Rei” Guzmán (20-0, 20 KOs), lluitant fora de la propera Lawrence (Massachusetts), convertit en un perfecte 20 baralles, 20 KO guanya a través d'una aturada en el novè assalt d'un joc Danny Aquino (17-3, 10 KOs) en la baralla co-estel·lar de 10 assalts.
Guzmán va caure Aquino, una lluita nativa mexicana de Connecticut, en la segona ronda. The badly hurt Aquino, però, lasted until the ninth round when Guzman ended the show with a brutal left hook. Aquino, un altre de Nova Anglaterra campió dels Guants d'Or que va guanyar el seu títol en aquest mateix edifici, mai havia estat detingut com a professional.
Quincy (Massachusetts) pes ploma Ryan “El príncep polonès” Kielczweski (24-1, 7 KOs), que va guanyar dos campionats Guants d'Or de Nova Anglaterra a Lowell Memorial Auditorium, guanyat un 10 assalts, decisió molt renyida sobre Brooklyn Rafael “Dinamita” Vázquez (16-2, 13 KOs).
Kielczweski terme en caixa Vázquez en les primeres quatre rondes, però Vásquez va arribar càrrega cap enrere i va obrir un tall sobre l'ull dret de Kielczweski en el vuitè i va sacsejar el lluitador local a la final 30 seconds of the fight The judges had Kielczweski winning the entertaining fight by scores of 97-93 dues vegades i 96-94.
CITES DE COMBAT
GABRIEL BRACERO:
“Déu beneeixi a Danny O'Connor. Ell és un campió. El fet que ell va perdre avui, Encara em trec el barret davant seu. Es necessita un veritable campió de venir aquí i fer el que fa. Li desitjo la millor.
“És una sensació increïble. La veritat és, Jo era un guanyador abans que jo vaig entrar al ring. Això és un somni fet realitat. He somiat amb aquest dia durant molt de temps. Vaig cometre alguns errors en els meus baralles anteriors, però em vaig anar de nou al tauler de dibuix, se'n va anar al campament, fix meus errors i va arribar aquí avui súper enfocada.
Pel que va dir O'Connor després de la baralla…
“El meu missatge a Danny era, després de la meva última baralla, després de la meva última derrota, Jo era a baix. Vaig passar per una depressió. Li vaig dir que no a deixar que això passi a ell. Per recollir-se a si mateix una còpia de seguretat, estar orgullós de si mateix. Per anar a casa la seva bella dona i fills i gaudir de la vida. No volia que el mateix passi amb ell, que em va passar a mi.”
JONATHAN GUZMAN:
“He demostrat que puc lluitar i puc colpejar. Aquesta baralla va ser un exemple del que puc fer.
“A partir de la segona volta he lluitat amb les dues mans lastimadas. No importava a les meves mans, Jo anava a aturar-lo.”
RYAN KIELCZWESKI:
“Abans d'aquesta lluita, Jo sabia que podia perforar. Vaig pensar que vaig evitar durant tota la baralla, però en el desè round, ell em va aconseguir. Se sentia prou bo per ser sacsejat per primera vegada, només per saber el que se sent.”
“Jo com que vaig començar lent, però en els assalts intermedis, Vaig començar a posar els meus cops junts, tirar de quatre, de cinc, 06:00 cops a la vegada i que estava treballant. Però va tornar cada vegada i va començar a negociar amb mi.
(En anar 10 rondes…)
“Tot és el mateix. Ets tan cansat després d'una baralla a quatre assalts com vostè és després de les sis, eight or 10. You leave it all till the end of the fight. Tot se sent la mateixa.
(Per fer-se mal en el desè….)
“Jo no sabia on tenia els peus. Era una sensació estranya, No tenia ni idea del que se sentia com. Ell em va trucar i jo podia veure directament, però vaig sentir que em va esquerra i dreta.
“He’s a tough guy. I really needed that fight.
“We knew he wasn’t much of a volume pincher. It didn’t surprise us when he came on in the middle rounds.
“La sang no estava en el meu ull. Jo no sabia que estava tallat fins que l'àrbitre es va acostar.
“I like to entertain in the ring. I don’t need to do this. I do it because I like to fight and entertain.
“This was my favorite venue to fight in as an amateur. I fought here 10-15 vegades com un aficionat.”
RAFAEL VAZQUEZ:
“Era un lluitador slick, que mogut i tenia un gran poder. Ell estava en bon estat. És jove, Seré 38 aquest any. Sense excuses, Em vaig traslladar fins 126 lliures per enfrontar-s'hi, Estic 122 lliura.
“Vaig pensar que havia guanyat les tres últimes rondes. Especialment la ronda novè i desè. La desena ronda era gran. Ell potser connectat 10 cops en tota la ronda. Li va sacsejar. El llastimar. Però, estem lluitant a la seva ciutat natal, i estic agraït per donar-me l'oportunitat.”
Cartellera
Pes pesat polonès Adam Kownacki (12-0, 10 KOs), lluitant des de Brooklyn, va mantenir el seu rècord invicte intacte, convertint en un esforç raonable per guanyar una decisió unànime de vuit assalts (78-73 X 3) sobre Rodney Hernández (8-3-1, 1 KO).
Irlanda pes lleuger júnior Patricio “El castigador” Hyland (31-1, 14 KOs), 1 2012 Mundial interí de pes ploma retador al títol, lived up to is nickname. The Dubliner dropped toughDavid “El Finito” Martínez (18-7-1, 3 KOs) un cop en el seu camí a una baralla d'un sol costat que va acabar a les 18 segons del vuitè round quan Hyland atrapats Martínez amb un ganxo d'esquerra viciós.
Campió de pes mitjà irlandès Gary “Espiga” O'Sullivan (22-1, 15 KOs) superat el veterà de pes semipesado David Toribio (21-16, 14 KOs) i va acabar la baralla amb un nocaut en el segon round. L'ex campió d'Europa Stephen “The Rock” Ormond (19-2, 10 KOs) caigut l'ex retador mundial Michael “Cold Blood” Clark dues vegades en ruta a una victòria de primera ronda per nocaut.
Nova York prospecte de pes lleuger Tito Williams (3-0, 2 KOs) romàs invicte, paradaArthur Parker (1-14-2, 1 KO) en la segona ronda, mentre que el dues vegades retador al títol mundialFernando “El Basc” Saucedo (57-6-3, 10 KOs) registrar un nocaut tècnic en el segon assalt sobre lleuger Carlos Fulgencio (19-7-1, 12 KOs) en la primera baralla de la nit.
O'Connor vs. Bracero va ser promoguda per DiBella Entertainment en associació amb Boxa de Murphy.