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TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION DANNY GARCIA RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Ntau, 168-Pound Champion David Benavidez Makes First World Title Defense in a Rematch with Ronald Gavril in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature
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Las Vegas (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 21, 2017) – Ob-division ntiaj teb no yeej Danny “Swift” Garcia returns to the ring to take on former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in a welterweight showdown on Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 17 nyob rau SHOWTIME at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, boxing tus yau ntiaj teb no yeej David “Tus liab Flag” Benavidez will defend his Super Middleweight World Championship for the first time against Ronald Gavril in a rematch of their thrilling September 2017 bout in which Benavidez won the vacant title by split decision.
The card is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with DSG Promotions. The Benavidez-Gavril rematch is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. Tickets for the live event go on sale Saturday, Dec. 23 ntawm 10 a.m. PST and will be available at AXS.com.
“I’m excited just to get back in the ring,” Hais Garcia, who was reigning world champion for the better part of six years dating back to his win over Hall of Famer Erik Morales in 2012 los ntawm Lub peb hlis ntuj 2017. “I needed the time off to recuperate and let my body heal.”
Garcia (33-1, 19 Kos) was a unified world champion at super lightweight and welterweight and has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents in both divisions spanning two generations-Morales, Zab Judah, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among them. Four of his five opponents in the welterweight division were world champions and 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 14 opponents were world champions or former world champions.
“I was the reigning champion for six years, so I needed the rest,” continued the 29-year old Philadelphia fighter. “I’m ready to kick off the year in style and take over the welterweight division.”
Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, a welterweight clash of world title holders, Garcia lost via split decision to now unified 147-pound world champion Keith Thurman in a hard-fought, exciting fight that aired live on CBS. The SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS broadcast drew the biggest boxing audience of the year, more than five million viewers which remains the largest audience to witness a primetime boxing broadcast since 1998.
Tam sim no, Garcia looks to re-establish his once dominant position at welterweight, a division that boasts more top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the sport than any other weight class; fighters including world champions Errol Spence Jr., Thurman, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson and more.
“What’s interesting in this fight with Brandon Rios is our styles. We both like to come forward. This kind of matchup will bring out the best in both of us. I’m excited to be back in Las Vegas. I’ve had some of my best performances and some of my biggest fights there. I beat Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan in Vegas. You fight in Las Vegas, you’re a superstar,” added Garcia.
Zoo li Garcia, Rios has fought many of the top welterweights of this era including world champions Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao. The hard-nosed slugger from Oxnard, California., muaj 34 yeej, 25 los ntawm knockout. The 31-year-old Rios always comes prepared to battle. With an aggressive style and granite chin, he is one of the most entertaining boxers in the sport. In his last fight he scored a TKO victory over Aaron Herrera on Lub rau hli ntuj 11. A victory over Garcia, a top-10 welterweight in his own right, would immediately change the course of Rios’ career and demand that he be placed among the top-ranked in the division.
“I’m excited to prove my critics wrong again,” said Rios. “I’m bring a ‘Bam Bam’ Rios slugfest to my fans. Danny is a great fighter, but I will beat him just like I have beat others in the past. I am focused and will make this a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican battle!”
“SHOWTIME is poised to start the year with two crucial welterweight main event matchups,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports®. “Following the January 20th event pitting Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson, Garcia vs. Rios features two of the most battle-tested and ferocious 147-pound fighters in the world. Add in the Benavidez vs. Gavril II co-feature, a fight that is guaranteed to deliver dramatic action, and we are picking up right where we left off in 2017 delivering the most compelling and important matchups in boxing’s deepest divisions.”
“We’re looking forward to the action at Mandalay Bay Events Center in February,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “Both Garcia and Rios are seasoned fighters that have faced the toughest competition in the welterweight division and they are both very hungry for a big win. The co-feature rematch between the youngest reigning world champion David Benavidez and challenger Ronald Gavril we already know will be thrilling. All four of these men have proven that they’ll put it all on the line in the boxing ring to leave no doubt about who the better man is. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, we are working on a crowd-pleasing undercard now. Everyone on this card will need to bring their ‘A game’ to Las Vegas in order to be victorious on Lub ob hlis ntuj 17.”
“Danny Garcia is one of the most battle-tested, skillful boxers in the sport. What he did in running through the 140-pound division before moving up to welterweight is simply amazing,” said Tom Brown, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm TGB Promotions. “‘Bam Bam’ Rios is a throwback warrior. He never met a fight that he backed down from. Putting Garcia and Rios into the ring against each other promises nothing but fireworks in a match that should provide maximum entertainment for fans. It’s the kind of fight that belongs in Las Vegas, a classic battle that harkens to welterweight wars of the past. The first match between Benavidez and Gavril left enough room for doubt that a rematch should settle any remaining questions. I’d expect both boxers to come in with something to prove and that translates into a fan-friendly match.”
The 21-year-old Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos) became the youngest reigning world champion in boxing and the youngest 168-pound champion in history at 20-years, nine months old when he scored a split decision against Gavril to win the super middleweight title on Cuaj hlis 8. The bout featured multiple swings of momentum, thrilling exchanges and a wild 12th puag ncig. Benavidez and Gavril pushed each other to deliver the best performance of their respective careers thus far.
“I feel I won the fight,” said Gavril immediately after the decision. “I dominated the pace. I can’t say anything else… The only thing I can do is to ask for a rematch.”
Rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 17, Gavril will get it.
“No excuses this time,” hais tias Sampson Lewkowicz ntawm Sampson Boxing. “The minute Benavidez finished the fight I requested the rematch-on behalf of the winner-for the sole reason that he needed to win by emphatically and not by split decision. I wanted the public to be able to have the rematch so that everyone will know who the best is. I expect this time Gavril will say that he’s really been beaten. As the youngest reigning champion in the sport today, I want no doubt that Benavidez is the better man. It was a great fight the first time and this time we’ll see who the best truly is. Tsis excuses. No doubt.”
Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., Benavidez had scored 10 straight knockouts leading up to the match against Gavril. His eight-round KO victory over Rogelio Medina put him position for the vacant title.
“This is a fight that my father, my team and I decided to take again to show everybody that I’m really the champion and there’s more to me than just being the youngest world champion,” Benavidez said. “I feel like I’m the better fighter and I’m going to definitely show it this time. I learned from that first fight that he puts on a lot of pressure. He likes to throw at the same time that I’m throwing. There are a couple different approaches to take against that. It’s going to be a great night of fights. Danny Garcia and ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, these are two fighters I look up to in the sport and it’s an honor to fight in their undercard. My training has been going well. We decided to bring in a strength and conditioning coach and I feel really strong. I believe I’ll be very prepared.”
Gavril (18-2, 14 Kos) rose rapidly through the ranks by scoring seven straight victories including four by knockout since 2015. The 31-year-old Gavril was born in Bacau, Romania and now lives and fights out of Las Vegas. He fought a brilliant match against Benavidez, seizing control in the middle rounds and even dropping the young contender in the 12th with less than a minute left in the fight. Thaum kawg, it wasn’t enough as Gavril lost on two of the three judges’ scorecards.
“I can’t wait to get into the ring again and take that belt,” said Gavril. “I learned his game plan quickly during the first fight, I blocked it well then, and I plan to do the same again. He has fast hands and power, I won’t take that from him, but I am prepared for whatever plan he comes in the ring with. I know I have what it takes to win this time. Preparing for this fight the second time around has been different, training has been more intense, and my team is preparing me to take him out once and for all. I can’t let him win. Some people said I won back in September, and were surprised by my performance. Kuv xav tias nws yog nyob ze, and I thought the knock down gave me the advantage to win. All I can do is be ready. I don’t think either of us will upset the fans on fight night. I want to thank Floyd Mayweather and Leonard for another opportunity against Benavidez. He’s a great fighter and tough competitor and this will certainly be a great fight.”
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Former World Champion Ishe Smith Clashes With Top 154-Pound Contender Julian “J-pob zeb” Williams In Super Welterweight Showdown Headlining Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce Live from The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 18

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Lionell Thompson Duels Earl Newman In Light Heavyweight Co-Featured Attraction & Tugstsogt Nyambayar Meets Xavier Martinez in Battle of
Unbeaten Prospects
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Las Vegas (Lub kaum hli ntuj 23, 2017) – Yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Ishe Smith battles top 154-pound contender Julian “J-pob zeb” Williams in a 10-round super welterweight clash that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce live from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 18.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Lionell Thompson clashes with unbeaten prospect Earl Newman nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round lub teeb heavyweight bout. Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten prospects Tugstsogt Nyambayar thiab Xavier Martinez going head-to-head in a 10-round featherweight fight.
“This card is going to bring it,” said Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe. “The fans will be presented with variety; veterans and prospects going head-to-head and tough fighting styles meshing come fight night. The main event between Ishe Smith and Julian Williams is going to be an exciting battle! I think Ishe and Julian are going to put on a great show. Both fighters are very tough competitors and fight with everything they have. We also have a great undercard line-up. This is going to be an all-around exciting night of boxing for the fans.”
“This is the kind of show that presents something for every boxing fan,” said Tom Brown, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm TGB Promotions. “Ishe Smith is a former champion who still has title aspirations. He’s going up against a young hungry contender on the comeback trail in Julian Williams. Earl Newman will be taking a major step up when he takes on Lionell Thompson in the co-feature and both Tugstsogt Nyambayar and Xavier Martinez will be looking to keep their undefeated records intact. It all adds up to a fun night for boxing fans.”
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The 39-year-old Smith (29-8, 12 Kos) won his world championship with a majority decision over Cornelius Bundrage on Feb. 23, 2013 to become the first Las Vegas-native to win a world title. He has also challenged top fighters such as Erislandy Lara and Daniel Jacobs and most recently defeated Tommy Rainone and Frank Galarza in his last two bouts.
“I took this fight just like I’ve taken every tough fight over the years,” said Smith. “I constantly challenge myself to the best and I believe Julian Williams is one of the best in the division. If you look at my resume, all I’ve done is fight the best guys, in their prime, so this is nothing new to me. I’ve reached the point where I’ve seen it all. This fight will get me exactly where I need to be, closer to a world title shot.”
Williams (23-1-1, 15 Kos), one of the top young contenders in the 154-pound division, is working his way back into title contention by taking on a tough former world champion in Smith. The 27-year-old Williams of Philadelphia suffered a KO loss to Jermall Charlo in his first title shot in 2016 and returned to the ring with a TKO victory over Joshua Conley in his last fight on Lub rau hli ntuj 30.
“We’ve been working hard for months and I’m ready to get back in the ring,” Hais Williams. “I could fight tag kis. I know this is an important fight for my career. Ishe is a veteran and he is going to bring his ‘A’ game to try to prove he’s still got it. I’m not going to give him that opportunity. I will be victorious and show that I’m ready to fight the best in the world.”
Lionell Thompson (18-4, 11 Kos) is on the trail of a 175-pound world championship and he hasn’t taken the easy road, having challenge the likes of Sergey Kovalev and Radivoje Kalajdzic in his pro career. The 32-year-old out of Buffalo, N.Y.. is coming off a knockout victory over Steve Lovett in his last fight on Feb. 24. The last time he fought at the Cosmopolitan, he defeated Donovan George by unanimous decision on Sept. 16, 2016.
Unbeaten prospect Earl Newman (10-0-1, 7 Kos) will be taking a big step forward in taking on his toughest competition to date in Thompson. The 26-year-old Brooklyn-native is coming off a split draw against Paul Parker on Xya. 19 after winning his first 10 pro sib ntaus.
A 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from Mongoloa, Tugstsogt Nyambayar (8-0, 8 Kos) now fights out of Carson, California. The 25-year-old turned pro in March of 2015 with a first round knockout of Gabriel Braxton. Txij thaum ntawd los, Nyambayar has stopped every opponent in his path, including most recently scoring a 10thround TKO over Jhon Gemino in February.
The unbeaten 19-year-old prospect Xavier Martinez (9-0, 5 Kos) will face his toughest test as a pro when he enters the ring on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 18. Representing Sacramento, Martinez has scored two victories in 2017 having stopped Jesus Aguinaga in September after earning a decision over then unbeaten Prince Smalls in June.
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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER DEFENDS AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ LIVE ON SHOWTIME® SATURDAY, Nov. 4 LOS NTAWM Barclays CENTER rau hauv Brooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Brooklyn (Xya. 20, 2017) – Undefeated WBC Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus Deontay “Lub Bronze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Qhov tiag King Kong” Ortiz rau SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions rau Saturday, Nov. 4 nyob rau SHOWTIME (9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT) los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm DiBella Lom ze thiab TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 60 combined knockout victories.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time and I’m excited that the time has come to meet Luis Ortiz,” hais tias Wilder. “Ortiz is considered the boogeyman of the sport and I am the hardest hitter in boxing. When you put us together in a ring, you will get one of the best heavyweight fights in a long time. I will unify the division. This I promise. This is the first step towards unifying. Any heavyweight that gets in my way is getting knocked out.”
“Wilder has been doing a lot of talking about me and this fight,” hais tias Ortiz. “I’m tired of hearing it. I’m not that big on talking. I like to do all my talking in the ring and that’s what I plan to do. Kuv hwm nws. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Nws yuav yog ib lub zoo sib ntaus. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4,” said Tom Brown, president of TGB Promotions. “Deontay is facing his toughest challenge yet in the undefeated Cuban, giving him the opportunity to really prove himself. We are thrilled to be a part of the action and can’t wait until fight night.”
“Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz is one of the highlights of what has been an exceptional year for boxing on SHOWTIME,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Nov. 4 features two dynamic punchers with a 92-percent knockout ratio between them. It will be the 21st world championship fight on SHOWTIME this year and the 16th time we’ve seen undefeated fighters going head-to-head. It is clear that no other network is more committed to delivering the most significant bouts directly to its subscribers than SHOWTIME.”
“Rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” hais tias Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “Deontay has made his mark in Brooklyn, and I am thrilled to welcome him back to our ring alongside a tough competitor in Luis Ortiz, who will be fighting here for the first time.”
The 31-year-old Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, ntawm Tuscaloosa, ALA. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Feb. 25.
The 38-year-old Ortiz (27-0, 23 Kos), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. The hard-hitting southpaw turned pro seven years ago after defecting from Cuba and has since been steadily climbing the heavyweight ladder. He cemented his standing in the division with victories over veteran contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson and Malik Scott and is the No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
If Ortiz wins, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
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Gary Russell, Jr.-Oscar Escandon Featherweight Title Match Postponed After Escandon Suffers Injury in Training

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The Card Will Be Rescheduled for A Future Date
Las Vegas (Lub ob hlis ntuj 28, 2017) – The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, teem rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 11 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, has been postponed after Escandon was injured in training, according to Escandon’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz.
“Oscar suffered an injury to his back in training and he’ll be ready to go in April,” Lewkowicz said. “He’s very sorry for the delay in the fight, but these things happen in boxing. He’s really looking forward to facing Gary Russell, Jr., but he wants to be completely healthy when they do meet.”
Escandon, a 32-year-old Colombian with a record of 25-2 nrog 17 Kos, is the mandatory challenger for Russell’s featherweight championship. Jermell Charlo defending his 154-pound title against Charles Hatley will be the co-feature on the rescheduled card.
“It’s definitely irritating,” Russell said. “But injuries happen especially when you have somebody pushing their body to the limit for a fight that is potentially life changing. It’s disappointing. It might not work out for him because I have a little more time to get ready.”
“We’re working with the venue and the network to find the earliest date that we can reschedule the show,” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm TGB Promotions. “I feel terrible for the fighters who have been training so hard and now have to wait. Gary is really disappointed, but he understands that injuries are all a part of the sport. But Gary will be ready to go on the rescheduled date.”
A new date for the fight will be announced shortly.
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Caribe Promotions loses rights to Shumenov-Dorticos WBA cruiserweight title fight; TGB Promotions awarded rights

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Las Vegas (Lub ib hlis ntuj 31, 2017) – The World Boxing Association (WBA) has notified WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu and WBA Interim cruiserweight title-holder yunier Dorticos, as well as their representatives, that Caribe Promotions has lost its rights to promote the WBA mandated Shumenov vs. Dorticos title fight.
Dorticós’ pab txhawb, Caribe Promotions, originally won the Shumenov vs. Dorticos title fight rights last November with a winning purse bid of $350,001, which required a fight date hauv 90 hnub. Although rumored to be held in mid-February in either Miami or Las Vegas, Caribe’s ability and willingness to actually promote the fight came into question in January, 2017. The WBA demanded that Caribe confirm its intentions and even granted Caribe additional time to respond, but Caribe failed to file confirmation of a fight date with the WBA. Because Caribe was unable to confirm its intentions, the WBA had little choice but to award rights to the second-highest purse bidder, Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions.
“I last fought Tej zaum 21 and I have been in the gym since June because I was supposed to fight Lebedev in September,” said a terribly frustrated Shumenov. “But he backed out of the fight with me once again and I have been ready to fight since then. I signed a bout agreement to fight Dorticos on February 11thnyob rau hauv Miami, but Dorticos and his promoter disappeared after I signed. They’re full of it; all they do is talk. I can’t wait to knock him out. I am waiting on my manager to call me right now to tell me the new fight date with TGB.”
Caribe Promotions has been forced to also forfeit its $35,000 purse bid deposit with 10-percent off the top going to the WBA and remainder ($31,500) distributed to Shumenov and Dorticos, feem, on a 75-25 percent basis due to its failure to promote the fight.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Kazakhstan, fought last Tej zaum 21, thaum nws nres 15-1-1 Junior Wright nyob rau hauv lub 10th round of their Las Vegas fight for the vacant WBA World cruiserweight title. The WBA had ruled that the Shumenov-Wright winner would be the mandatory challenger for its “Super” champion, Lebedev, hauv 90 hnub, Txawm li cas los, it later allowed unified cruiserweight titlist Lebedev (against Shumenov’s strong objections) to fight his International Boxing Federation (IBF) mandatory defense against challenger Murat Gassiev, effectively mandating an eliminator between Shumenov and Dorticos with that winner to fight the winner of Lebedev-Gassiev. Only days prior to the Lebedev-Gassiev title fight, Lebedev was inexplicably allowed to fight Gassiev without defending his WBA title, as only his IBF belt was on the line. Gassiev (24-0) defeated Lebedev (29-3) by way of a 12-round split decision in Moscow to become the IBF cruiserweight world champion and Lebedev remains the WBA Super cruiserweight world champion, at least for now. The WBA is expected to rule on Shumenov’s objections to Lebedev’s fight against Gassiev, Lebedev’s status and whether Lebedev will remain champion having lost his last fight.
Dorticos has made false claims in the media that Shumenov, who had been waiting for the WBA to rule on his petitions to force Lebedev to fight him without further delay, had been avoiding him. It is ironic now that Dorticos’ own promoter first sought to delay and has now defaulted on the long-awaited confrontation by failing to promote the Shumenov-Dorticos title fight within the WBA deadline.
A former WBA Super light heavyweight world champion, the 33-year-old Shumenov is the first two-division world champion from a Soviet-bloc country.
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Oscar ESCANDON muab KEV KAWM HAUJ LWM CAMP Hloov tshiab UA NTEJ FEATHERWEIGHT NTIAJ TEB CHAMPIONSHIP showdown TIV THAIV Gary RUSSELL JR. HNUB SATURDAY, KAUM-IB HLI 14 LOS NTAWM ZOG POB ZEB HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 2, 2015) – Raws li nws nears nws Saturday, Nov. 14 showdown tiv thaiv WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb tau zus Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos), featherweight contender Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) is primed and ready for the challenge. Lub 12-round SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ntsiab-kev tshwm sim yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob rau Showtime (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv), los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Cov co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj yuav pom undefeated super welterweights Frank “Hais tsis zoo” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Kos) thiab Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round clash.
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Tsawg tshaj li ib lub hlis tom qab Russell Jr. thiab Escandon square tawm, SHOWTIME kev ua si® will present another high-profile matchup between elite 126-pound fighters as WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar defends against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo on Dec. 5 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn.
Thaum ua hauj lwm tawm nyob rau hauv Las Vegas nrog Tsheb loj thauj neeg Ruben Guerrero, Escandón muab nws xav txog kev kawm camp, sib ntaus sib tua Gary Russell Jr., thiab nws hu los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no zus.
Rau nws matchup nrog Gary Russell Jr.:
“Gary Russell Jr. is a very skilled fighter but he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in a rugged fight. Everyone knows I come to fight and Russell is going to find out firsthand what it’s like to be in a war. Nws zoo dua yuav npaj mus noj ib co lumps.”
Nyob rau kev kawm nyob rau hauv Las Vegas:
“Running in the high elevation here in Las Vegas has been great for my stamina. I’ve adjusted to the atmosphere and my body feels extremely strong. I’ve gotten some great sparring with a lot of different looks, hais mav uas tsiv zoo li Russell. Kuv yuav tsis yuav npaj tau ces kuv mam li yuav rau no sib ntaus.”
Ua hauj lwm nrog Ruben Guerrero:
“Ruben and I have been working great together. His knowledge of fighting southpaws is excellent and we have a great game plan going into this fight. Everyone can expect to see me throw a lot of punches.”
Rau nws quest los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no zus:
“Becoming a world champion is something I’ve wanted my whole life. I’ve been close a couple of times. In those fights I made the mistake of leaving the decision in the judges’ ob txhais tes. This time around, Kuv yuav rau lub knockout, kom paub tseeb tias kuv tus kheej yeej.”
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UNDEFEATED contenders Frank GALARZA & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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HNUB SATURDAY, Nov. 14, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®
LOS NTAWM ZOG POB ZEB HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Lub kaum hli ntuj 28, 2015) – Undefeated super welterweights Frank “Hais tsis zoo” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Kos) thiab Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Kos) yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv ib qho tseem ceeb 10-round clash uas ua hauj lwm pab raws li lub co-featured kev tshwm sim rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT) rau Saturday, Nov. 14 los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Cov ntsiab kev tshwm sim, nyob rau SHOWTIME®, yuav feature WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb tau zus Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 Kos) nyob rau hauv thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws lub ntiaj teb title tiv thaiv Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos).
“Kuv twb tau nyob ntawm no ua ntej tab sis kuv paub hais tias kuv tseem muaj ib yam dab tsi los ua pov thawj,” Hais Galarza. “Kuv zoo siab heev rau lub sij hawm no thiab kuv yuav npaj mus qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 154-phaus fighters nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm boxing.”
“Nws yog zoo dua kom muaj tsawg xob quaj nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj thiab ntau hluav taws xob nyob rau hauv lub ob txhais tes,” hais tias Hurd. “Kuv zoo siab heev txog qhov no sib ntaus thiab npaj los qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv muaj peev xwm tuaj Nov. 14.”
“Galarza thiab Hurd sawv cev rau ob ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws undefeated zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub super welterweight faib,” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm TGB Promotions. “Nws yog ib tug kis, siab nqi zog sib ntaus uas yuav coj tau txuj kev zoo nyob rau hauv ob qho tag nrho neeg tua hluav taws rau cov neeg saib rau Showtime thiab nyob rau hauv txoj kev tuaj koom lub pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $155, $105, $80, $55 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel chaw ua hauj lwm, los ntawm kev hu mus rau 888-9-AXS-TIX, lossis hauv online ntawm www.axs.com.
Ib tug contender nyob rau hauv lub 154-phaus faib, Galarza tau yeej rau ncaj fights txij li thaum pib ntawm 2014, xws li ib tug thrilling thib ob-round knockout tshaj yav tas los unbeaten John Thompson. Ib tug Brooklyn haiv neeg uas muab pro nyob rau hauv 2010, qhov nrov Galarza tau tshwm sim muaj ntau yam nrog nws tus kheej zaj dab neeg ntawm kev rau siab. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag tsos rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10, Galarza tua nkag ib tug thib peb puag ncig knockout ntawm Sheldon Moore nyob rau hauv nws hometown ntawm Brooklyn rau ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam. The 30-year-old will look to make his mark in his first shot on a big stage when he enters the ring on Nov. 14.
Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Accokeek, Md., Hurd muaj ib tug unblemished kev cov ntaub ntawv txij li thaum txoj siav nyob rau hauv pro 2012. Lub 25-xyoo-laus qhib 2015 nrog ib tug thib peb-round stoppage ntawm qub tub rog Eric Mitchell thiab ua raws li nrog ib tug xya-round stoppage ntawm yav tas los unbeaten Jeff Lentz nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib kauj ruam-up nyob rau hauv kev sib tw thaum nws txoj kev sib tw Galarza rau Nov. 14.
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Gary RUSSELL JR. MEDIA Workout DUAB & QUOTES AS Nws npaj RAU KAUM IB HLIS 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® rau Nov. 14, Nyob Ntawm 10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT rau SHOWTIME®Los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –(Oct. 28, 2015) -Kev ncig zos-cheeb tsam haiv neeg Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) muaj ib tug xov xwm workout thaum Lub Enigma Boxing Club nyob rau hauv Capital Heights, MD rau hnub Tuesday raws li nws npaj rau nws championship bout rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 on SHOWTIME.
Russell Jr. yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb Championship tiv thaiv Colombia tus Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING rau Saturday, Nov. 14, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi Russell Jr., Gary Russell Sr. (Gary tus txiv thiab tus kws qhia) thiab Gary Antonio Russell(Gary tus kwv yau thiab undefeated boxing prospect) yuav tsum tau hais rau hnub Tuesday:

Gary RUSSELL JR.:
“Kev cob qhia camp yog yuav zoo, peb nyob nraum txoj nyob rau thaum kawg. Muaj ib tug me nyuam ntsos nyob rau hauv lub camp vim hais tias kuv twb yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua nyob Oct. 24. Kuv pib sparring, but once the fight got pushed back to Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 I cut the sparring off. Kuv yeej tsis xav kom ncov heev thaum ntxov.
“Hnub no (Tuesday) twb yog kuv thawj thawj hnub rov qab sparring dua. Kuv ua hauj lwm rau kuv cov sij hawm poob, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Oscar Escandon yog muaj zog thiab check. Nws los ncaj rau pem hauv ntej. Yog hais tias nws ces kaum yog ntse lawv yuav sim noj tam sim ntawd kuv txhais tes ceev uas yuav muaj ib tug loj tshaj nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus. Nws yuav tsum tau kaw qhov kev ncua deb, npog kuv punches kom ceev tsis yog ib tug zoo tshaj.
“Peb yog ua hauj lwm rau ua cia li nyiam sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau sab nraum raws li kuv sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv.
“Ib tug ntau ntawm neeg tua hluav taws yog ib tug-dimensional. Peb yog sim ua kom uas pob zeb diamond ci rau tag nrho cov sab.
“Kuv paub hais tias kuv yuav kov yeej tsis muaj ib tug tsis ntseeg. Leej twg uas koj tau txais nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog rau cov me me, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv xwb. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau sib ntaus sib tua, lub sij hawm. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug tej hom ntawm kev puas hlwb toughness thiab puas siab puas ntsws lub dag lub zog kom tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab ua. Leej twg uas tau txais nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tiv thaiv kuv yog ib tug tau zus ib nyob rau hauv kuv ob lub qhov muag.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Yog hais tias kuv tau txais yav tas Escandon Kuv yuav hlub kom sib ntaus sib tua Leo Santa Cruz, we fought in the amateurs. But we never underestimate any opponent and we are focused on getting this fight out of the way first. Lee Selby is another guy that we’re looking at. Of course Abner Mares, txawm tias nws poob, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“Muaj kuv tsev neeg nrog kuv thaum lub sij hawm txoj kev kawm camp txhais tau tias txhua yam rau kuv. Nws yog qhov chaw uas kuv tau kuv lub zog los ntawm. Ib tug ntau ntawm mav xav tias zoo li lawv yuav tsum tau tam sim ntawd rau kev kawm camp, tab sis kuv tsis tau tawm hauv tsev. Kuv tsev neeg yog cov tsav tsheb quab yuam qab kuv kawm pw hav zoov thiab nyob qhov twg kuv nrhiav tau kuv lub hwj chim thiab xav. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, Kuv lub thawv rau kuv tsev neeg.
“Yog hais tias kuv tus tij laug xaus li sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv undercard nws yuav txias heev rau kuv. Nws yuav ua tau funny vim hais tias yog hais tias nws tsis lwv, koj yuav twv yuav raug hu saib kuv ua hauj lwm nws ces kaum ua ntej kuv lub npe sib ntaus.”
Gary RUSSELL SR.:
“Kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug championship sib ntaus, tab sis peb yuav mus rau hauv txhua txhua sib ntaus ib yam li nws yog ib tug title sib ntaus. Peb tsis paub ib tug tuj txog nws tus nrog sib ntaus, peb cia li cob qhia zoo li champions.
“Kuv muaj rau tub, tag nrho cov ntawm lawv yog cov neeg tua hluav taws. Lawv tag nrho cov muaj muab sib txawv raws li tus neeg ntawd pab txhais lus txawv mus rau hauv lawv yog leej twg li cov neeg thiab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
“Antonio Russell yog 4-0, nws ua hauj lwm tiag tiag nyuab tag nrho ntawm nws lub neej. Sab nraum lub gym, nws muaj peev xwm kho tej yam. Antoine, uas cia li tsim nyog rau lub Olympic tej kev txom nyem, yog ci ntsa iab. Kuv zoo siab heev ntawm nws vim hais tias nws cia li kawm tiav valedictorian ntawm nws chav kawm ntawv nrog lub siab tshaj plaws GPA ntawm leej twg nyob rau hauv tub huabtais George lub county. Ces koj muaj Gary, uas yog li ntawd zog ua hauj lwm, nws yog lub neej tom ntej yawg suab ntawm ntawm tsev neeg. Nws muaj ib tug laus ntsuj plig.
“Kuv zoo siab tag nrho kuv cov me nyuam thiab kuv zoo siab hais tias peb yuav yog ib tug muaj zog tsev neeg unit. Peb kawm tau ntau yam los ntawm Gary tus tsis mus Vasyl Lomachenko. Peb muaj ib tug motto ntawm lub gym hangs los ntawm ib tug chij, nws hais tias 'zoo yog qhov kawg kua zaub ntsuab’ thiab peb twb tau nyob los ntawm tias puas tau txij li thaum tsis tau. Peb kawm tau ib zaj lus tseem ceeb los ntawm hais tias kev sib ntaus thiab tau tsiv nyob.
“Boxing yog ib tug fleeting tshaj plaws, koj tsis ua li nws mus ib txhis. Peb nyob nraum ua peb tus kheej tshaj plaws. Kuv tsis txhawj xeeb txog dab tsi lwm tus neeg tau ua li cas.
“Raws li ib tug leej txiv, koj txiv xav pib nyob rau hauv vim hais tias nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv, dab tsi yuav tshwm sim. Koj tsis xav pom koj tus tub mus mob. Yog li ntawd peb qhia rau tej teeb meem. Vim hais tias ntawm cov uas xav, Kuv twb tau nruj thiab nyuaj rau kuv tub nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav tau sim kom lawv muaj kev nyab xeeb.”
Gary Antonio RUSSELL (Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub Friday, Oct. 30 uas tsis yog-uas tawm hauv TV Premier Boxing Champions nyob Thaws TV undercard thiab cov uas tus Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 undercard.):
“Nrog rau txoj kev uas peb cob qhia thiab sib ntaus, peb tiv thaiv teev li peb ua txhaum thiab peb ua txhaum teev li peb tiv thaiv.
“Kuv txoj hauj lwm yog kom mus nyob rau hauv muaj thiab yeej sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias kuv tus nrog sib ntaus yog ib tug siab txiv leej tub, tab sis kuv kuj paub hais tias nws tsis yog yuav mus los yeej. Nws tsis muaj lub hwj chim los yog xuas nrig ntaus nplhaib generalship hais tias kuv muaj.
“Thaum kuv yeej, Kuv mus rau lub tom ntej no. Kuv tabtom kawm los sib ntaus sib tua li qhia siv kuj. Kuv vam thiab cia siab kuv tau txais no txiv leej tub tawm thaum ntxov, yog hais tias nws los thiab pib nws tus kheej. Ces kuv yuav hlub kom sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv tus tij laug tus card ob lub lis piam tom qab.”
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Gary RUSSELL JR. Tiv thaiv NTIAJ TEB TITLE TIV THAIV Oscar ESCANDÓNON HNUB SATURDAY, Nov. 14 LOS NTAWM ZOG POB ZEB HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas

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Nyob rau SHOWTIME® Ntawm 10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT
Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb Title thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm rau Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau Saturday, Nov. 14 los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $155, $105, $80, $55 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas ntawm lub pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov thawv chaw ua hauj lwm, los ntawm kev hu mus rau 888-9-AXS-TIX, lossis hauv online ntawm www.axs.com.
“Nws tseem yuav mus coj tag nrho ntawm kuv kev txawj ntse thiab tag nrho kuv lub arsenal los mus tiv thaiv kuv siv rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14,” Hais Russell Jr. “Escandón yog ib tug muaj zog, check fighter nrog ib tug ntau ntawm lub hwj chim. Kuv yuav tau ua rau kuv A-kev ua si thiab kuv ntseeg tias kuv yuav muaj peev xwm mus showcase kuv txawj thaum kuv tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.”
“Kuv ua tsaug rau lub sij hawm mus tua Gary Russell Jr. rau nws lub ntiaj teb title,” Hais Oscar Escandon. “I feel strong going into this fight. Moving up to featherweight has given me the added weight to be at my full strength. I’ve been training hard with Ruben Guerrero, who’s been doing a great job preparing me for Russell’s southpaw attack. I guarantee that I’m going to make it a rough fight.”
“Gary Russell Jr. yog ib tug ntawm cov kev ua si brightest hnub qub hluas,” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm TGB Promotions. “Winning the featherweight world title against Jhonny Gonzalez was an outstanding feat and he’s chosen a very tough initial defense against the heavy handed Oscar Escandón. We’re very excited to work with the great teams at SHOWTIME and Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas nyob rau hauv no zoo kawg li tshwm sim.”
Cov yav tsaus ntuj tus co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai sai no, raws li yuav tag nrho undercard ntawm txiav txim.
Russell Jr., ntawm Capitol Heights, Md., makes his first start since dethroning defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez via fourth round TKO in March in Las Vegas. The talented and quick-fisted southpaw dropped the veteran Gonzalez three times en route to capturing his first world title. The only blemish on the record of the 2008 U.S. Olympian yog ib tug nyob ze feem ntau txiav txim tsis mus Vasyl Lomachenko nyob rau hauv ib tug bout rau ib tug tsis muaj lub ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj ntawm 2014 on SHOWTIME.
Escandon, ntawm Ibague, Colombia, yog ib tug qub nruab nrab WBA ntiaj teb Super Bantamweight titlist – nws poob lub siv nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis nyob rau hauv ib tug nyob ze, cais kev txiav txim siab rau Moises Flores at StubHub Center but complained after the loss that a broken finger in his right hand prevented him from throwing any meaningful punches. A former amateur standout who represented his native Colombia in the 2004 Olympics nyob rau hauv Athens, Escandón yeej nws U.S. debut thiab lub nruab nrab WBA siv nrog ib tug 12-round cais kev txiav txim siab dua Tyson tsua last December. He has knocked out 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 14 tw thiab yog kawm los ntawm Ruben Guerrero, leej txiv ntawm ntev-lub sij hawm welterweight contenderRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, uas tuas ib txoj hauj lwm zoo tshaj plaws-xya-round TKO tshaj ces-undefeated Yexus Cuellar nyob rau hauv 2011, yuav tau ua nws thib peb sib law liag pib nyob rau hauv lub US. raws li nws tsiv mus nyob rau hauv hnyav rau 126 phaus cam Russell Jr.
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