Tag Archives: Sugar Ray Leonard

boxeo, CBS Boxing, Premier Boxeo League, Altura De Comezar, Showtime Boxing

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, MARZO 4

Leave a comment

image1.JPG

 

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

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Live on CBS from 9 - 11 p.m. E / 6 - 8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center In Brooklyn

 

Nova York (Febreiro. 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, Marzo 4 for GARCIA vs. Thurman. The event will be headlined by the welterweight world championship unification bout between undefeated champions Danny Garcia e 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. E / 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 anos. The first was headlined by a thrilling welterweight world championship fight between Thurman and Shawn Porter, un 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 Al Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray o sábado.

 

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. O Marzo 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 anos. Garcia, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, and Thurman, his WBA counterpart, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and fellow Hall of Famer Thomas Hearns (WBA) unified in their classic 1981 Loita do Ano.

 

Heading into the Marzo 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 este sábado 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 Marzo 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 14th round of the 1981 loita. It was only the second world championship unification match in welterweight history. Garcia and Thurman will face off in the 10th 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 no peso medio. Leonard has served as a TV personality and boxing analyst since retiring from the ring in 1997, including a stint on CBS.

 

Os ingresos para o evento en directo, que é promovido pola DiBella Entertainment, comeza ás $50 (non incluíndo taxas aplicables) e xa están á venda. Os billetes pódense mercar en liña, a visitar www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou por teléfono 1-800-745-3000. Os ingresos tamén están dispoñibles na taquilla American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos están dispoñibles por teléfono 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

ABOUT GARCIA vs. Thurman

Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presentado por Premier Boxeo League,Sábado, Marzo 4 do Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. No co-main event, invicto estrela en ascenso Erickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT.

 

Para máis información visite www.SHO.com/Sports, siga no TwitterSHOSports, @ShowtimeBoxing, DannySwift, KeithFThurmanJr, LouDiBella, BarclaysCenter ESwanson_Comm ou chegar a ser un fan en Facebook enwww.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC is sponsored by Corona, Finest Beer.

boxeo

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

Leave a comment
Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View on Instagram

Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored Agosto. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – O ex campión do mundo Thomas Hearns, que xunto con Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler e Roberto Duran 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 Currais-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 Sábado, Agosto. 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. no 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’ chocante 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14th-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.
Para obter máis información, phone 702-3NVBHOF, ou 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 con 33 Kos.
His rivalry with Humberto “Petite” 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 Do Sur.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, welterweight super, medios, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 con 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 veces, ida 11-4-1 con nove knockouts.
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 con 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, pluma, 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, incluíndo un 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 15th e última rolda.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 con 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 con 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 anos, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 con 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Little Red” López, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 con 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. Era un membro da 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, racking up 17 nocautes, 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” Leon, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 con 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 17th 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.
A 1976 Medalhista de ouro olímpico, 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 – Garcia, 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 Duran, 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 en 75 anos.
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.
boxeo

NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME TO ANNOUNCE FIFTH CLASS OF INDUCTEES ON FEB. 15 EN LAS VEGAS

Leave a comment
CEO/President Michelle Corrales-Lewis to welcome “exceptional” new class
LAS VEGAS (Febreiro 13, 2017) – O Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will announce its fifth class of inductees on Mércores, Febreiro. 15, en 11 a.m. PST, Hall CEO/ president Michelle Currais-Lewis anunciado. O 2017 class of nine boxers and five contributors will be revealed at Real Boxing, 5137 O. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89118. Lunch will be provide by TC’s Rib Crib.
The honorees will be formally inducted at the popular gala dinner on Sábado, Agosto. 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, cuxo falecido marido, Diego Currais, 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, Incluíndo Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis e máis.
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. Para obter máis información, teléfono 702-3NVBHOF, ou 702-368-2463.
For Media Credentials Contact: For Information And Sponsorship Opportunities Contact:
Media Coordinator Jon Hait Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis
Teléfono: (702) 277-1020 Teléfono: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463)
boxeo, Premier Boxeo League, Altura De Comezar, Showtime Boxing

TOP WELTERWEIGHTS: THURMAN-PORTER WINNER TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Leave a comment

Este Sábado, Xuño 25, Live in Primetime at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT na CBS
Prema AQUI For PBC Fighter Prediction Video
Nova York (Xuño 22, 2016) – Their peers in the welterweight division – campións do mundo, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith “Unha Vez” Thurman (26-0, 22 Kos) e ex-campión do mundo “Altura De Comezar” 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 Sábado eagerly awaited main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on CBS event, presented by Premier Boxing Champions (9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT) at Barclays Center is going to be an intense, emocionante, tight fight from start to finish that could go either way.
Here’s how the boxers see “Thurman vs. Desgaste”:
Danny Garcia (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 loita, 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. (Invicto Welterweight Contender): “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 (Invicto Welterweight Contender): “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.”
Luís 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): “É unha loita moi emocionante. 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.”
# # #
The live CBS telecast with open with a 10-round matchup between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd eOscar Molina
Os ingresos para o evento en directo, que é promovido pola DiBella Entertainment, comeza ás $49 e xa están á venda. Os billetes pódense mercar en liña, a visitar www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou por teléfono 1-800-745-3000. Os ingresos tamén están dispoñibles na taquilla American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos están dispoñibles por teléfono 844-BKLYN-GP. Plataforma de programación do Barclays Center BROOKLYN boxeo ™ é presentado pola AARP. PBC is sponsored by Corona, Finest Beer.
Para máis información visite www.SHO.com/Sports e enww.premierboxingchampions.com, siga no TwitterSHOSports, @PremierBoxing @KeithFThurmanJr, ShowtimeShawnP, LouDiBella, @BarclaysCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebookat www.Facebook.com/SHOSports,www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment e www.facebook.com/BarclaysCenter.
boxeo, Premier Boxeo League, Altura De Comezar, Showtime Boxing

Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Undercard Complete

Leave a comment
Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSábado no Barclays Center, en Brooklyn
Máis! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Xuño 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 Urce “The Heat” Ousado (16-0, 4 Kos) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmons (8-1, 2 Kos) in an eight-round contest on Sábado, Xuño 25a partir de Barclays Centro.
O Xuño 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 e ex-campión Shawn Porter. Cobertura televisada comeza en 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd e 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, Puerto Rico 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) asumindo Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 Kos) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 Kos) contra Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 Kos) nun ataque 10-round.
Os ingresos para o evento en directo, que é promovido pola DiBella Entertainment, comeza ás $49 e xa están á venda. Os billetes pódense mercar en liña, a visitar www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou por teléfono 1-800-745-3000. Os ingresos tamén están dispoñibles na taquilla American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos están dispoñibles por teléfono 844-BKLYN-GP.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Hardy tornouse un grampo na área desde. En Xuño 25, she will be making her seventh appearance at Barclays Center. A pouco máis de dous anos despois da súa estrea profesional, Hardy gañou un cinto de campión internacional na división super galo en outubro 2014. En 2015, she defeated Noemi Bosques and Renata Domsodi twice. In her lone 2016 loita, 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, Polonia, 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.
# # #
Plataforma de programación do Barclays Center BROOKLYN boxeo ™ é presentado pola AARP. PBC is sponsored by Corona, Finest Beer.
Para máis información visite www.SHO.com/Sports e enww.premierboxingchampions.com, siga no TwitterSHOSports, @PremierBoxing @KeithFThurmanJr, ShowtimeShawnP, LouDiBella, BarclaysCenter ESwanson_Comm ou chegar a ser un fan en Facebook en www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment e www.facebook.com/BarclaysCenter.
boxeo, CBS Boxing, Premier Boxeo League, Altura De Comezar, Showtime Boxing

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, Xuño 25 Live on CBS

Leave a comment

“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 (Xuño 20, 2016) – Sugar Ray Leonard e Thomas “Sicário” Hearns might be uniquely qualified to talk about what WBA welterweight champion Keith “Unha Vez” Thurman e “Altura De Comezar” 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® en CBS presentado por Premier Boxeo League (PBC) with televised coverage starting at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT.
Leonard had a record of 30-1 con 21 KOs and held the WBC welterweight title when he took on Hearns, que era 32-0 con 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 millón.
The fight was a pitched back-and-forth battle, but Hearns appeared to be in control having won rounds nine through 12 en todos os tres xuíces’ scorecards. It was between rounds 12 e 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 14th 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 e 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 anos.
“Si, 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. Quen sabe? 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 ou 15 rounds. I came to whip your butt and go home. I had no desire to go 15 rounds. 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.”
Os ingresos para o evento en directo, que é promovido pola DiBella Entertainment, comeza ás $49 e xa están á venda. Os billetes pódense mercar en liña, a visitar www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com ou por teléfono 1-800-745-3000. Os ingresos tamén están dispoñibles na taquilla American Express no Barclays Center. Grupo descontos están dispoñibles por teléfono 844-BKLYN-GP.
boxeo

Marvin Hagler Jr. to take on Ray Leonard Jr. en abril 8, 2017 en Atlantic City

Leave a comment

30 years to the day of their Fathers’ memorable fight
Atlantic City, NJ (Maio 13, 2015) – On 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 anos na factura.
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.
boxeo, Altura De Comezar, Showtime Boxing

A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

Leave a comment

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

 

Prema AQUI For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

Nova York (Marzo 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, Felix Trindade, 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. E/PT na canle Showtime EXTREME.

 

O Xoves, Marzo 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 Anytime® 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:

  • Mañá, Xoves, Marzo 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Xoves, Marzo 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Xoves, Marzo 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Xoves, Marzo 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Xoves, Marzo 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. E/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / ES)

 

In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.

 

Legends

By Steve Farhood

 

Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.

There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ tarxetas.

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.

No 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 (Marzo 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 anos, 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 feito, 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 para 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.

Ademais, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Marzo 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 Cotta, 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 libras) 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 feito, 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, ben, 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.

# # #

 

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), unha subsidiaria integral da CBS Corporación, posúe e opera as cadeas de televisión Showtime premio®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL ™ e Flix®, e tamén ofrece Showtime carta®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL demanda ™ e Flix carta®, e identificación servizo Showtime Anytime da rede®. Showtime Dixital Inc, unha subsidiaria integral do SNI, opera o servizo de streaming de stand-alone canle Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS e provedores de telecomunicacións, e como un servizo de streaming de stand-alone través de Apple®, Ano®, Amazon and Google. Os consumidores poden rexistrar a Showtime vía Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI tamén xestiona Smithsonian Networks™, unha común entre SNI e do Smithsonian Institution, que ofrece Smithsonian Canle™, e ofrece Smithsonian Terra™mediante SN Dixital LLC. SNI comercializa e distribúe eventos deportivos e de entretemento para exposición aos abonados nunha base de pay-per-view través da canle Showtime PPV. Para obter máis información, ir a www.SHO.com.

boxeo, NBC, Premier Boxeo League

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

Leave a comment
JONATHAN GUZMAN MAKES IT 20-FOR-20
RYAN KIELCZWESKI DECISIÓNS VAZQUEZ na guerra
Prema AQUI PARA World
Crédito da foto: Ed Diller / DiBella Entertainment
LOWELL, Masa. (Outubro, 10 2015) – Brooklyn welterweight Gabriel “Perico” Bracero(24-2, 5 Kos) entrou en territorio hostil e bateu a fóra da cidade natal favorito Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor (26-3, 10 Kos) unicamente 41 segundos do primeiro round, a atracción principal desta noite loaded Premier Boxeo League (PBC) en NBCSN tarxeta no historial Lowell Memorial Auditorium en Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bracero, que entregou O'Connor súa primeira derrota pro catro anos, utilizar un dereito overhand que O'Connor, loitando fóra de preto Framingham (MA) did not see coming. O’Connor was out cold before he hit the mat.
“Eu traballei en que zócolo por seis semanas,” Bracero said after the fight. “Na miña última loita, 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, lonxe da miña familia.
“Estou tan humilde e agradecido. Sabía que está aquí que toda a presión estaba sobre el (O'Connor); a multitude ía tentar levar o animal para fóra de min e me puxo na defensa.
Todo vai traballar para fóra (sobre a súa próxima loita). I’ll let Tommy Gallagher eLou DiBella take care of my next fight. I’m ready to go right back in the gym.”
O'Connor foi levado de ambulancia para o veciño Hospital Xeral Lowell para observación.
Heroe da cidade “Irlandés” Micky Ward e analista National Hockey League Salón da Fama NBCSN “Azucre” Ray Leonard volveu ao mesmo edificio no que capturou un título nacional Golden Gloves torneo en 1973.
Invicto Dominicana super galo artista KO Jonathan “Salomon Rei” Guzman (20-0, 20 Kos), loitando fóra de Lawrence preto (MA), fixo del un perfecto 20 loitas, 20 KO gaña a través dunha paralización novena rolda dun xogo Danny Aquino (17-3, 10 Kos) na co-metragem de 10 rolda.
Guzman caeu Aquino, unha loita nativa mexicana de Connecticut, na segunda rolda. The badly hurt Aquino, con todo, lasted until the ninth round when Guzman ended the show with a brutal left hook. Aquino, outra New England Golden Gloves campión que gañou o seu título, este mesmo edificio, nunca fora parado como un profesional.
Quincy (MA) pluma Ryan “O príncipe polaco” Kielczweski (24-1, 7 Kos), que gañou dous New England Golden Gloves campionatos en Lowell Memorial Auditorium, venceu a 10 rolda, decisión moi disputada ao longo do Brooklyn Rafael “Dinamita” Vázquez (16-2, 13 Kos).
Kielczweski fóra casetonado Vázquez nas catro primeiras roldas, pero Vasquez veu cobrando de volta e abriu un corte enriba do ollo dereito de Kielczweski no oitavo e abalou o loitador local ao final, 30 seconds of the fight The judges had Kielczweski winning the entertaining fight by scores of 97-93 dúas veces e 96-94.
Cita o militante
GABRIEL bracero:
“Deus bendiga Danny O'Connor. El é un campión. Só porque perdeu aquí hoxe, Eu tiro o meu sombreiro para el. É preciso un verdadeiro campión para vir aquí e facer o que fai. Quero-lle o mellor.
“É unha sensación incrible. O certo é, Eu era un gañador antes de eu entrei no arena. Isto é un soño feito realidade. Eu soñei con este día por un longo tempo. Eu cometín algúns erros nas miñas loitas anteriores, pero eu volvín para a prancheta, foi ao campamento, fixa os meus erros e entrou aquí super centrado hoxe.
Sobre o que dixo O'Connor tras a loita…
“Miña mensaxe a Danny foi, despois da miña última loita, despois da miña última derrota, Eu estaba abaixo. Eu pasei por unha depresión. Eu dixen a el para non deixar que isto ocorre con el. Para levantarse back up, estar orgulloso de si mesmo. Para ir a casa para a súa linda esposa e fillos e aproveitar a vida. Eu non quería o mesmo ocorrerá con el, que me pasou.”
JONATHAN GUZMAN:
“Eu probei que podo loitar e podo socar. Esta loita foi un exemplo do que podo facer.
“A partir da segunda rolda eu loitei coas dúas mans feridos. Non importaba para as miñas mans, Eu estaba indo para detelo.”
RYAN KIELCZWESKI:
“Antes desa loita, Sabía que podería perforar. Eu penso que eu evitado por toda a loita, pero na 10ª rolda, me pegou. Sentinme moi boa para se abalou por primeira vez, só para ver o que se sente.”
“Eu medio que comezou lento, pero nas roldas de medio, Eu comecei a poñer os meus golpes xuntos, xogando catro, cinco, seis golpes nun tempo e estaba funcionando. Pero volveu cada vez e comezou a ser negociado comigo.
(En ir 10 rounds…)
“Todo é o mesmo. Vostede é tan canso despois dunha loita de catro rolda como está despois de seis, eight or 10. You leave it all till the end of the fight. Todo parece o mesmo.
(En machucar o día 10….)
“Non sabía onde meus pés estaban. Era unha sensación estraña, Eu non tiña idea do que iso me sentín como. Me pegou e eu puiden ver en liña recta, pero eu sentinme ir esquerda e dereita.
“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.
“O sangue non estaba no meu ollo. Eu non sabía que eu estaba cortado ata que o árbitro se achegou.
“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 veces como afeccionado.”
RAFAEL VAZQUEZ:
“Era un loitador habilidoso, el trasladouse e tiña gran poder. Estaba en gran forma. El é novo, Eu vou ser 38 este ano. Sen escusa, Eu me mudei ata 126 libras para afrontalo lo, Eu son 122 libras.
“Eu penso que gañou as últimas tres roldas. Especialmente a rolda noveno e décimo. A décima rolda foi grande. El quizais ligada dez golpes en toda a rolda. Eu embalou. Eu ferídelo. Pero, estamos loitando na súa cidade natal, e eu son grata a el por ter me deu a oportunidade.”
Undercard
Peso pesado polaco Adam Kownacki (12-0, 10 Kos), loitando fóra de Brooklyn, mantivo a súa invencibilidade intacta, converter nun esforzo de perfeccionamento para gañar unha decisión unánime de oito rolda (78-73 X 3) sobre Rodney Hernández (8-3-1, 1 KO).
Irish Júnior leve Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland (31-1, 14 Kos), un 2012 Mundial interino desafiante ao título dos penas, lived up to is nickname. The Dubliner dropped toughDavid “El Finito” Martinez (18-7-1, 3 Kos) xa no seu camiño para unha loita unilateral que rematou ás 18 segundos da oitava rolda, cando Hyland pego Martínez cun gancho de esquerda vicioso.
Campión dos medios irlandesa Gary “Espigão” O'Sullivan (22-1, 15 Kos) superado veterano medio-pesados David Toribio (21-16, 14 Kos) e rematou a loita cun nocaute segunda rolda. O ex campión europeo Stephen “The Rock” Ormond (19-2, 10 Kos) caeu ex desafiante ao título mundial Michael “Cold Blood” Clark dúas veces a camiño dunha vitoria por KO rolda de apertura.
Nova York leve perspectiva Titus Williams (3-0, 2 Kos) permaneceu invicto, paradaArthur Parker (1-14-2, 1 KO) na segunda rolda, mentres dúas veces desafiante ao título mundialFernando “O Basque” Saucedo (57-6-3, 10 Kos) rexistrou un nocaute técnico no segundo round sobre leve Carlos Fulgencio (19-7-1, 12 Kos) na loita de apertura da noite.
O'Connor vs. Bracero foi promovido pola DiBella Entertainment en asociación con Boxeo de Murphy.