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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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Ētahi atu, 168-Pound Champion David Benavidez Makes First World Title Defense in a Rematch with Ronald Gavril in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Āhuahira
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Las Vegas (Hakihea 21, 2017) – toa e rua-wehenga te ao Danny “Swift” Garcia returns to the ring to take on former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in a welterweight showdown on Rāhoroi, February 17 ora i runga i SHOWTIME at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions.
I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, toa whakaotinga o te mekemeke te ao Rawiri “Ko te Kara Whero” 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 Rāhoroi, Dec. 23 i 10 a.m. PST and will be available at AXS.com.
“I’m excited just to get back in the ring,” Said 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 i roto i March 2017. “I needed the time off to recuperate and let my body heal.”
Garcia (33-1, 19 Koó) 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 Hura, 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 o tona whakamutunga 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.”
I roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga, 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.
Na, 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, Brook Kell, 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.
Ka rite ki 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, Calif., e 34 toa, 25 i te 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 Pipiri 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,” Na ka mea a Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice peresideni me Kaiwhakahaere General o 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,” Said 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. I tua atu, 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 February 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, Peresideni o TGB Whakatairanga. “‘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 Koó) 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 Mahuru 8. The bout featured multiple swings of momentum, thrilling exchanges and a wild 12th tawhio. 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.”
I February 17, Gavril will get it.
“No excuses this time,” Na ka mea a Sampson Lewkowicz o 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. Kāore he ngatahi. 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 Koó) 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. I te pae hopea, 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. I thought it was close, 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-Rock” 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
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Las Vegas (October 23, 2017) – Toa o mua te ao Ishe Smith battles top 154-pound contender Julian “J-Rock” 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 Rāhoroi, Whiringa 18.
I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Lionell Thompson clashes with unbeaten prospect Earl Newman i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa a'ee taumahamaha o te marama. Haamata kapinga teata i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten prospects Tugstsogt Nyambayar a 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, Peresideni o TGB Whakatairanga. “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 Koó) 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 Koó), 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 Pipiri 30.
“We’ve been working hard for months and I’m ready to get back in the ring,” Said Williams. “I could fight apopo. 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 Koó) 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 Koó) 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 E whitu. 19 after winning his first 10 pro whawhai.
A 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from Mongoloa, Tugstsogt Nyambayar (8-0, 8 Koó) now fights out of Carson, California. The 25-year-old turned pro in March of 2015 with a first round knockout of Gabriel Braxton. Mai i reira, 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 Koó) will face his toughest test as a pro when he enters the ring on Whiringa 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 MEI Barclays CENTER i Brooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Brooklyn (E whitu. 20, 2017) – Tūturu WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “Ko te rererangi Bronze” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Ko te Real Kingi Kong” Ortiz i runga i SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 4 ora i runga i SHOWTIME (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT) i Pokapū Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
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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,” Said 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,” Said 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. Faatura e ahau ki a ia. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Te haere ki te waiho i te whawhai nui. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Whiringa 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” Na ka mea a Lou DiBella, Peresideni o DiBella Entertainment. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Whiringa 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Whiringa 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,” Na ka mea a Stephen Espinoza, Matua Vice te peresideni me Kaiwhakahaere General, SHOWTIME Sports. “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.”
“I Whiringa 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” Na ka mea a Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment. “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 Koó), 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, o 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 Koó), 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 (February 28, 2017) – The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, whakaritea hoki Rāhoroi, March 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 ki 17 Koó, 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,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “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 (January 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’ kaiwhakatairanga, 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 within 90 ra. 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 May 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 11thi roto i te 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, aua, on a 75-25 percent basis due to its failure to promote the fight.
Shumenov (17-2, 11 Koó), fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Kazakhstan, fought last Kia 21, ka mutu ia 15-1-1 Junior Wright i roto i te 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” toa, Lebedev, within 90 ra, Heoi, 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 HOROA TRAINING CAMP WHAKAHOU MUA mā whitu WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP pupūtanga AGAINST GARY RUSSELL JR. SATURDAY, NOVEMA 14 MAI PUAI ROCK Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Whiringa 2, 2015) – Ka rite ki ia fatata tona Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 pupūtanga ki WBC mā whitu World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó), mā nguha Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) is primed and ready for the challenge. Ko te 12-a tawhio noa SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Ka teata matua-hui ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru), i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas. Ko te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi, ka kite Welterweights super tūturu Frank “Ka kati” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Koó) a Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Koó) i roto i te taupatupatunga 10-a tawhio noa.
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Marama Iti iho i te kotahi i muri i Russell Jr. a Escandon Square atu, SHOWTIME Sports® 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 i Center Barclays i Brooklyn.
I te mahi i roto i roto i Las Vegas ki kaiako Ruben Guerrero, Ka hoatu e Escandón ona whakaaro i runga i te puni whakangungu, whawhai Gary Russell Jr., a ki tona titauraa riro i te toa ao.
I tona matchup ki 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. Ia pai kia rite ki te tango i te tahi mau kapia.”
I te whakangungu i roto i 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, takatu e neke rite Russell. Kihai i taea e ahau hei mateuteu atu ka e ahau ka waiho hoki tenei whawhai.”
I te mahi ki a Reupena 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.”
I tona titauraa ki te riro i te toa ao:
“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’ ringa. This time around, Kei te haere ahau mo te knockout, ki te haapapû ahau wikitoria.”
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Tūturu contenders FRANK GALARZA & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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SATURDAY, NOV. 14, Te noho i SHOWTIME®
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Las Vegas (October 28, 2015) – Welterweights super tūturu Frank “Ka kati” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Koó) a Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Koó) ka whakatau i roto i te tukinga 10-a tawhio nui e te kaimahi rite te hui tahi-ngā hei SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10:45 p.m. AND/PT) i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
Ko te hui matua, ora i runga i SHOWTIME®, Ka ngā WBC mā whitu World Champion Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 Koó) i roto i te korero tuatahi o tona taitara ao ki Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó).
“Kua ahau i konei i mua i engari e mohio ana ahau e tonu i ahau te tahi mea ki te whakamatau,” Said Galarza. “Ua mauruuru vau no te tenei faingamālie me ahau rite ki te whakaatu i te ao Ahau tetahi te pai whawhai 154-pauna i roto i te katoa o te mekemeke o.”
“Ko te pai i ki iti iho whatitiri i roto i te mangai me te ake uira i roto i te ringa,” Said Hurd. “Au oaoa e pā ana ki tenei whawhai, me te rite ki te whakaatu i te ao mai toku aravihi ahau Nov. 14.”
“Galarza ko Hurd tohu e rua o te pai opuaraa tūturu i roto i te wehenga Welterweight super,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “Ko te he tūpono tiketike, whawhai te utu nui e ka kawea i roto i te pai rawa i roto i te whawhai e rua mo te hunga e whanga i runga i SHOWTIME me i roto i te haereraa i te Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.”
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He nguha i roto i te wehenga 154-pauna, Kua riro Galarza ono whawhai tika mai i te tīmatanga o 2014, tae atu ki te knockout tuarua-a tawhio noa oaoa i runga mua hinga kore John Thompson. He Brooklyn Māori nei tahuri pro i roto i 2010, kua faauruhia te rongonui Galarza maha ki tona kōrero whaiaro o te manawanui. I roto i tona ahua whakamutunga i runga i April 10, Piro Galarza he knockout a tawhio toru o Sheldon Moore i tona whenua o Brooklyn i runga i ShoBox: Ko te Generation New. 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.
Whawhai i roto i Accokeek, MD., Hurd he kohakore record ngaio mai i tahuri pro i roto i 2012. Whakatuwheratia te 25-tau-tawhito ake 2015 ki te mutu a te toru-a tawhio noa o te hōia Eric Mitchell, a aru ki te mutu a te whitu-a tawhio noa o mua hinga kore Jeff Lentz i August. Ka tangohia ano e ia i te taahiraa-ake i roto i te whakataetae, ka wero ia ia Galarza i runga i Nov. 14.
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GARY RUSSELL JR. Whakaahua MEDIA workout & Korukī AS TEUTEU'I IA FOR NOVEMA 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® i runga i Nov. 14, Ora I 10:45 p.m. AND/PT i te SHOWTIME®Mai i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas
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Washington, D.C. –(Oketopa. 28, 2015) -Māori Beltway-rohe Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) tū te īngoa pāpāho i te Enigma Mekemeke Club i Capital Heights, MD i runga i Rātū rite faaineine ia mo tona a'ee aito i runga i Whiringa 14 i runga i SHOWTIME.
Russell Jr. ka meinga e te korero tuatahi o tona WBC mā whitu World Championship ki Colombia o Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te hui matua o SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT) i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
Tenei te ta Russell Jr., Gary Russell Kaumātua. (Papa o Gary me te kaiwhakangungu) a Gary Antonio Russell(Teina o Gary me amanaki mekemeke tūturu) i ki te mea i runga i Rātū:

GARY RUSSELL JR.:
“Puni whakangungu kei te haere nui, kei tika i runga i te akoranga tatou. Tera tetahi koho iti i roto i te puni no te mea i mahara ahau ki te whawhai ki runga ki Oct. 24. Tīmata ahau mākutu, but once the fight got pushed back to Whiringa 14 I cut the sparring off. Kihai ahau i hiahia ki te tihi wawe rawa.
“I teie mahana, (Rātū) I toku ra tuatahi hoki mākutu ano. Ahau e mahi i runga i toku wā, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Ko te kaha me te roa Oscar Escandon. Mai ia whakamua tonu. Ki te ko atamai tona kokonga e tamata ratou ki te tangohia atu e tere toku ringa e waiho he take nui i roto i te whawhai. Ka hiahia ia ki te kati i te tawhiti, tāmi oku nifó kia kore he tere te tauwehe.
“Kei te mahi tatou i runga i hoko whawhai rite tonu whakamarie i runga i te waho rite ki ahau whawhai ahau i runga i te roto.
“He rota o te whawhai e tetahi-ahu. Te tamata nei tatou ki te hanga i taua taimana tiaho i runga i taha katoa.
“E mohio ana ahau e, e te wikitoria ahau, kahore he feaa. Tangata e i roto i te whakakai koutou tiki ki enei iti, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. Te reira e anake kotahi pere. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Oaoa vau ki te whawhai ahau, wā. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. E te reira tetahi momo o te taikaha hinengaro me te hinengaro kaha ki te tiki i roto i te whakakai me te mahi. Ko te tangata i roto i te whakakai ki ahau ko te toa i roto i oku kanohi.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Ki te whiwhi ahau mua Escandon e aroha ahau ki te whawhai 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, ahakoa ngaro ia, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“He toku hapu ki ahau i roto i te puni whakangungu tikanga katoa ki ahau. Ko te wahi e whiwhi ahau toku pūngao i. He rota o te takatu ongo'i rite to ratou ki te haere atu i te puni whakangungu, otiia e kore ahau e whai ki te waiho te kāinga. Toku hapu ko te kaikōkiri i toku puni whakangungu me te kitea e ahau te wahi i toku kaha, me te hihiri. I te mutunga o te ra, E kuru ana ahau mo toku utuafare.
“Ki te mutu ake toku teina whawhai i runga i toku undercard e te mea tino matao hoki ahau. Ka riro te reira rerekē no te mea e whakataetae ia, tino koutou e kite i te mahi i ahau tona kokonga i te aroaro o toku whawhai taitara.”
GARY RUSSELL SR.:
“E mohio ana ahau ki te mea i te whawhai taitara, engari haere matou ki nga whawhai, ano te reira i te whawhai taitara. E kore matou e mohio ki te ton e pā ana ki te hoariri i tana, tatou whakangungu tika ano he toa.
“Kua ahau tama ono, He toa katoa o ratou. E ratou katoa huanga rerekē rite te iwi e iriti i rerekē ki te hunga e rite te iwi ratou, ka i roto i te whakakai.
“Antonio Russell he 4-0, ngā katoa o tona ora mahi ia tino pakeke. Waho o te omaoma, Ka taea e ia te whakatika tetahi mea. Antoine, ko wai tika taau mo nga tamataraa Olympic, he ngingila. Au rawa whakakake o ia ahau, no te mea ia tika tuite kapiteni o tona piha ki te GPA rawa o te tangata i roto i te mataeinaa Prince George o. Na ka whai a koutou Gary, Kei te pera pakeke mahi nei, te ia te patereareha o te utuafare a muri a'e. Kei a ia he wairua tawhito.
“Ahau whakakake o katoa o toku kuao, me au whakakake e kei tatou he'iuniti utuafare kaha ahau. Ua haapii mai matou i te rota i mate a Gary ki Vasyl Lomachenko. To tatou he moto i te omaoma e iri i te kara, te reira 'e ai ta Angitu ko te Revenge Ultimate’ a kua ora tatou i taua ake mai i te mate. Ua haapii mai matou i te hoê haapiiraa faufaa rahi i taua whawhai, a kua neke i runga i.
“Mekemeke Ko te mea memeha noa, e kore e meatia e koutou te reira ake ake. E tatou te mahi i to tatou mea ake. E kore ahau māharahara e pā ana mea i mea ai te tahi atu taata.
“Ka rite ki te papa, whana koutou parapara metua i roto i te mea i roto i tenei hākinakina, Ka taea e tetahi mea tupu. E kore koe e hiahia ki te kite i to koutou tama mutu ake mamae. Na ako'i tatou mo tetahi tūkunga. No te mea o taua parapara, Kua tino me pakeke kua ahau i runga i aku tama i roto i te tikanga ki te ngana ki te pupuri haumaru ratou.”
GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL (Fighting i runga i te Rāmere, Oketopa. 30 -teata kore Pirimia Mekemeke Champions i runga i Patupatu TV undercard me pea te Whiringa 14 undercard.):
“Ki te ara whakangungu tatou me te whawhai, whakatakoto ake to tatou korero tatou he, me te whakatakoto to tatou he ake to tatou korero.
“Ko taku mahi he ki te haere i roto i reira, ka riro whawhai. E matau ana ahau ki toku hoa tauwhainga ko te taata roroa, engari e mohio ana ahau ano hoki e kore e haere ana ia ki te riro. E kore e whai ia i te mana ki pahaki mowhiti generalship ranei e whai ahau.
“Kia riro ai i ahau, Ahau i runga i ki te muri. Au whakangungua e ahau ki te whawhai i ngā wā katoa. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau te tiki e ahau i tenei taata i roto i te tīmatanga o, ki te haere mai te reira, me te hakari iho. Katahi Hiahia aroha ahau ki te whawhai ki runga ki te kāri o toku tuakana e rua wiki i muri i.”
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GARY RUSSELL JR. KE TAUKAPO'I AO INGOA AGAINST OSCAR ESCANDÓNON MAA, NOV. 14 MAI PUAI ROCK Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas

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E ora i runga i SHOWTIME® I 10:45 p.m. AND/PT
Las Vegas (Oketopa. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) ka meinga e te korero tuatahi o tona Ingoa WBC mā World, ina e ia i runga i Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® hui matua i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru).
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“Te haere ki te tango i katoa o toku pūkenga me toku mata katoa ki te paruru i toku whitiki i runga i Whiringa 14,” Said Russell Jr. “Ko te kaha Escandón, toa roa ki te rota o te kaha. Ka whai ki te hei i runga i toku He-kēmu ahau, kia whakapono ai ahau e taea e ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i ahau te tiki i roto i te whakakai ahau.”
“Ahau rawa mauruuru mo te whai wāhi ki te whawhai Gary Russell Jr. mo tona taitara ao,” Said 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. Ko tetahi o nga hākinakina kānapanapa taitamariki whetu,” mea Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “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 & Casino i Las Vegas i runga i tenei hui faahiahia.”
Kia ka kauwhautia hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi tata, rite e te undercard ki tonu i te mahi.
Russell Jr., o 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. Häkinakina he tata te mate nuinga whakatau ki Vasyl Lomachenko i roto i te a'ee mo te taitara ao wātea i roto i te Pipiri o 2014 i runga i SHOWTIME.
Escandon, o Ibague, Colombia, Ko te titlist WBA World Super whā wā o mua – ngaro ia te whitiki i roto i te April i roto i te tata, whakatau wahia ki Mohi 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 i Atene, Escandón riro ana U.S. tuatahi, me te whitiki wā WBA ki te afa whakatau 12-a tawhio noa ki runga Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 o tona whakamutunga 14 hoariri, me te whakangungua e Ruben Guerrero, papa o-te wa roa Welterweight nguhaRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, tei mau i te TKO mahi-pai te whitu-a tawhio noa ki runga ka-tūturu Ihu Cuellar i roto i te 2011, hanga e tona tīmatanga karapīpiti tuatoru i roto i te US. rite neke ake ia i roto i te taimaha ki 126 pauna ki te wero Russell Jr.
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