Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Agha maka ohere iputa WBO Obere. Welterweight Asọmpi Onye Mmeri
Saturday, April 18
Mgbe College Park Center na University nke Texas Arlington
Televised Live na HBO®
Tiketi Gaa On Sale Taa ke 10:00 AM CT
ARLINGTON, TX (March 5, 2015) – Undefeated World Boxing Òtù (WBO) fechaa onye mmeri na Boxing Dere Association nke America (BWAA) Agha nke Year Terence “Bud” Crawford bụ movin’ na elu — ka keobere welterweight nkewa — ebe ọ ga na-na Thomas “Égbè Eluigwe” DULORME, na Ọ dịghị. 2-ụwa na-gosiri contender, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs. Dulorme ga-ebe Saturday, April 18, na College Park Center emi odude ke campus nke University nke Texas Arlington in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The world championship fight will be televised as part of a split site doubleheader live on HBO Boxing Mgbe Dark®, na-amalite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt.
Akwalite Top Rank®, na mkpakọrịta na Gary Shaw nwetara, Onyeisi ọrụ Boys n'ọkwá na Tecate, tiketi ka Crawford-Dulorme ụwa egwuregwu omume ga-aga On Sale Nke a Friday, March 6 na 10:00 am CT. Ọnụ na $200, $100, $60, $40 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụgwọ, tiketi ike zụrụ na College Park Center igbe ọrụ, online na www.utatickets.com ma ọ bụ www.utacollegpark.com ma ọ bụ site na ekwentị na (817) 272-9595.
“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” Kwurula Crawford.
“M ebe a iji gosi ụwa na m ndị kasị mma fighter na keobere welterweight nkewa,” Kwurula Dulorme. “Crawford nwere undefeated ndekọ ma ọ na-mgbe ndibọhọ a ọgụ na 140 lbs. M envisioning a ike-agha mmeri, otu na m ga-eme ka azụ n'ụlọ ndị m nke Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme bụ ezigbo, ọma mechie oku okpu. Anyị na-enwe obi ụtọ n'ihi na 140 paụnd nkewa ga-eme ihe kasị mma Terence,” kwuru Brian McIntyre, Crawford si ngalaba-ọzụzụ ma ngalaba-njikwa. “The 140 nkewa na n'elu top alụso. Nke a bụ oké ihe Terence dị ka onye ọ bụla ga-ahụ.”
“Terence nwere a breakout afọ na 2014 akada ụwa anya na atọ ọrụ-kasị mma n'ụwa egwuregwu mmeri en-aga ịkpata Agha nke Year accolades,” kwuru Todd duBoef, president nke Top efehek. “Ọ ga-achọ ịnọgide na-na ọkụ na April 18 mgbe ọ na-alaghachikwuru HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Dị m ụtọ na m bụ ike ina ọgụ a mere na Top efehek,” kwuru Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford a na-ewere otu nke kasị mma Lightweights ọkpọ, ma ọ na-akpụ akpụ ruo keobere welterweight ebe ọ ga na-enwe nnọọ ike na nkà Thomas Dulorme, onye na-undefeated na 140 pound. I want to thank HBO for showcasing what I perceive is another great fight for the fans. I smell an upset in the making. This will be the start of a great run of fantastic fights for HBO.”
“Na Terence Crawford kpakpando ọ pụta na- 2014, ajụjụ ugbu a bụ otú elu na kpakpando ọdọk ma ọ bụ ma ọ bụrụ na ya onye iro Thomas Dulorme ga invert na trajectory,” kwuru Peter Nelson, osote onyeisi oche nke ihe omume, HBO Egwuregwu. “Dị ka fechaa onye mmeri afọ ikpeazụ, Crawford akwụ ya BWAA Agha nke Year ukpono na obi ike, nkecha mmeri megide top asọmpi, a streak which continues in stride up the scale against the hungry Dulorme, who is undefeated at 140-lbs. It will be a split-site doubleheader not to be missed on our late night Boxing After Dark franchise.”
Crawford (25-0, 17 Kos), nke Omaha, Ne, na-eme ka ya 2015 mgbanaka mpụta mbụ na-achọ na-ewu ya na kpakpando na-eme 2014 which featured three world championship victories as well as Fighter of the Year honors from the BWAA and major media alike. He began his career-best year last March 1, dị nnọọ 13 ụbọchị mkpụmkpụ nke isii ncheta nke ya ọkachamara mpụta mbụ. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, dethroning ịgbachitere onye mmeri Ricky Burns na Burns’ n'ụlọ turf nke Glasgow, Scotland. Isi a dị ike na-etebe, Crawford etinye ọkpọ ụwa na mara ya virtuoso arụmọrụ ka ọ wetara niile na-akwụsị na dismantling Burns, mkpatụ n'ikwado onye mmeri ofụri agha, while switching back and forth between orthodox and southpaw stances. He followed that with a dramatic and critically-acclaimed knockout victory of undefeated former world champion and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa on June 28 in a Fight of the Year nominee. It was one of the most-watched fights of the year with over 1.2 nde ndị na-ekiri ini enye okụtde ndụ, mbụ oge airing nke agha, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 na November 29 na a ọma shellacking nke otu oge ụwa aha ịma ya aka na Ọ dịghị. 1 contender Ray Beltran, na-emeri 11 nke 12 agba. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Eyen” Ili, si Rock Bluff, ewegharawo welterweight okpueze, na-akụ aka si Johnny Alberts na Brooklyn, na 1914, dị ka Omaha World-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), nke Carolina, Puerto Rico, akwụkwọ ka ndị ọkachamara n'ohu na 2008 mgbe a stellar amu amu oru nke gụnyere a sterling 140-2 ndekọ. He has long been a fan-favorite of Puerto Ricans for his slick all-action fighting style. Dulorme enters this fight riding a two-year six-bout winning streak, na ọrụ ya-kasị mma mmeri na-abịa azụ na-azụ ịlụ ọgụ na 2014 and both televised on HBO. He opened up 2014 with a 10-round unanimous decision victory over undefeated contender Karim Mayfield to capture the NABF super lightweight title and ended the year unifying his NABF title with the NABO junior welterweight title via an exciting 10-round decision over Hank Lundy. A consensus Top-Five contender, Dulorme bụ ụwa na-gosiri Ọ dịghị. 2 site World Boxing Association (WBA), Emela. 3 site World Boxing Council (WBC) na Ọ dịghị. 4 site WBO na International Boxing Federation (IBF).
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