Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Battalja għall Vakanti WBO Jr. Welterweight Kampjonat
IS-SIBT, April 18
Fl Kulleġġ Park Center fl-Università ta 'Texas Arlington
Televiżjoni Live fuq HBO®
Biljetti jmorru għall-bejgħ Illum fi 10:00 AM CT
ARLINGTON, TX (Marzu 5, 2015) – Undefeated Organizzazzjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBO) champion ħfief u l-Boxing Kittieba Assoċjazzjoni ta 'l-Amerika (BWAA) Fighter tas-Sena Terence “Bud” CRAWFORD huwa movin’ fuq up — id-diviżjoni welterweight junior — fejn hu ser jieħu fuq THOMAS “Thunder” DULORME, l-ebda. 2-konkorrent rated dinja, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs. Dulorme se sseħħ IS-SIBT, April 18, fi Kulleġġ Park Center li jinsabu fuq il-kampus ta 'l- Università ta '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 Wara Dark®, li tibda fl 9:45 p.m. U/PT.
Promossi Billi Top Rank®, f'assoċjazzjoni ma Productions Shaw Gary, Promozzjonijiet Foreman Subien u Tecate, biljetti għall-avveniment Crawford-Dulorme kampjonat dinji se jmorru Fit-Bejgħ Dan il-ġimgħa, Marzu 6 fi 10:00 am CT. Pprezzati għal $200, $100, $60, $40 u $25, plus miżati applikabbli, biljetti jistgħu jinxtraw fl-uffiċċju kaxxa Kulleġġ Park Center, online fuq www.utatickets.com jew www.utacollegpark.com jew bit-telefon fi (817) 272-9595.
“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” Said Crawford.
“Ninsab hawn biex jagħti prova lill-dinja li jiena l-aqwa ġellied fid-diviżjoni welterweight junior,” Said Dulorme. “Crawford għandu rekord undefeated imma hu qatt ma rebaħ ġlieda fi 140 lbs. Jien jaħseb rebħa hard-ġġieldu, wieħed li jien se jġib lura d-dar għal nies tiegħi ta 'Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme huwa tajjeb, Boxer ukoll l-eqreb. Aħna eċċitati għax l- 140 diviżjoni lira se jġibu l-aħjar ta Terence,” qal Brian McIntyre, Ko-trainer u ko-manager Crawford. “Il 140 diviżjoni hi mgħobbija bil-ġellieda top. Dan huwa kbir għall Terence kif kulħadd dalwaqt se tara.”
“Terence kellhom tbegħid sena 2014 jinqabad attenzjoni tad-dinja bi tliet karriera-aqwa rebħiet kampjonat dinja en route għal jaqilgħu Fighter tas-accolades Sena,” qal Todd duBoef, president tal Top Rank. “Huwa se tkun qed tfittex jissuktaw dik momentum fuq April 18 meta huwa jirritorna għall HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Ninsab kuntent ħafna li I kienet f'pożizzjoni li tikseb f'din il-ġlieda jsir ma Top Rank,” qal Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford huwa kkunsidrat bħala wieħed mill-lightweights aħjar fil boxing, iżda huwa miexja sa welterweight junior fejn hu ser jaffaċċja ferm determinata u ta 'talent Thomas Dulorme, Min hu ilu ma jitlef fil 140 liri. 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.”
“Bil star Terence Crawford li ħarġu fl 2014, il-kwistjoni issa hija kif għolja li star ascends jew jekk l-avversarju tiegħu Thomas Dulorme se invertit-trajettorja,” qal Peter Nelson, viċi president tal-programmazzjoni, HBO Sports. “Champion Kif ħfief aħħar sena, Crawford qala BWAA Fighter tiegħu tas-sena unuri bil bold, rebħiet stylish kontra l-kompetituri top, 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), tal Omaha, NE, jagħmel tiegħu 2015 ring debutt ifittxu li jibnu fuq it-teħid star tiegħu 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, biss 13 ġranet qosra tas-sitt anniversarju tal-debutt professjonali tiegħu. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, dethroning tiddefendi champion Ricky Burns fuq Burns’ turf dar ta 'Glasgow, Iskozja. Scoring deċiżjoni qawwija u unanima, Crawford tpoġġi l-dinja boxing fuq avviż bil-prestazzjoni virtuoso tiegħu kif hu miġbud 'il barra waqfiet kollha żarmar Burns, tbandil l champion tiddefendi matul il-ġlieda, 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 Ġunju 28 in a Fight of the Year nominee. It was one of the most-watched fights of the year with over 1.2 miljun telespettaturi qbid l-live, ventilazzjoni għall-ewwel darba tal-ġlieda, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 fuq Novembru 29 bi shellacking bir-reqqa ta 'one-time isfidant titolu dinja u Nru. 1 konkorrent Ray Beltran, rebbieħa 11 ta 'l- 12 rawnds. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Kid” Graves, minn Rock Bluff, jinqabad il-kuruna welterweight, iħabbtu out Johnny Alberts fi Brooklyn, fil 1914, skond il-Omaha World-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), tal Carolina, Puerto Rico, gradwat għall-gradi professjonali fl 2008 wara karriera dilettanti stellari li inkludew sterlina 140-2 rekord. 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, bil rebħiet karriera aħjar tiegħu li ġejjin fil back-to-back tissielet fil 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 hija ratata dinja Nru. 2 mill-Assoċjazzjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBA), Do Mhux. 3 mill-Kunsill Boxing Dinja (WBC) u Nru. 4 mill-WBO u l-Federazzjoni Internazzjonali Boxing (IBF).
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