Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Battle for Vacant WBO Jr. Welterweight Championship
Saturday, April 18
At College Park Center at University of Texas Arlington
Yethelevishini Live on HBO®
Amathikithi Go On Sale Today at 10:00 AM CT
Arlington, TX (March 5, 2015) – Ezingakanqotshwa World Boxing Organization (WBO) iqhawe engasindi futhi Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year NOTERENCE “Bud” Crawford kuba Movin’ on up — to the junior welterweight division — lapho akuthathe on THOMAS “Thunder” DULORME, the No. 2-Olwa emhlabeni-ukalwe, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs. Dulorme kuyokwenzeka Saturday, April 18, at College Park Center esisogwini campus of the University of 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 After Dark®, isiqala at 9:45 p.m. KANYE/PT.
Wasekela By Top Rank®, ebuhlotsheni Gary Shaw Productions, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate, amathikithi umcimbi Crawford-Dulorme emhlabeni ubuqhawe uzohamba On Sale This Friday, March 6 at 10:00 am CT. Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $200, $100, $60, $40 futhi $25, plus izimali ezifanele, amathikithi angathengwa at College Park Center box office, online at www.utatickets.com noma www.utacollegpark.com noma ngocingo at (817) 272-9595.
“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” Said Crawford.
“Ngilapha ukuba abonise iphasi ukuthi nginguJehova fighter best in the junior welterweight division,” Said Dulorme. “Crawford unomlando Ezingakanqotshwa kodwa akakaze wawina fight at 140 lbs. Ngithathe benombono ukunqoba kanzima, lowo Ngizabuyisela ekhaya abantu bami of Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme kuyinto enhle, boxer okahle. Sijabula ngoba 140 ganda division uyoletha the best aphume Terence,” wathi Brian McIntyre, Co-trainer and co-manager Crawford sika. “The 140 division layisha amasosha top. Lokhu esikhulu Terence ngokushesha bonke uzobona.”
“Terence unyaka Breakout in 2014 akhombise siqashelwe yizwe abathathu career-best ubuqhawe emhlabeni ngokunqoba endleleni eya abahola Fighter of the Year accolades,” wathi Todd duBoef, umongameli we Top Rank. “Uzobe ebheke uqhubeke ukuthi nomfutho on April 18 lapho ebuyela HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Kuyangithokozisa kakhulu ukuthi ngakwazi get kule mpi yenziwa nge Top Rank,” wathi Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford ubhekwa the best in Lightweights boxing, kodwa ezihamba kuze welterweight junior lapho eyobhekana ezimisele kakhulu futhi abanamakhono Thomas Dulorme, ubani Ezingakanqotshwa at 140 amakhilogremu. 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.”
“With star Terence Crawford kokuba kwavela 2014, umbuzo manje uphakeme kangakanani leyo nkanyezi sinyuka noma uma nje umphikisi wakhe Thomas Dulorme ngeke untshintshe trajectory,” wathi Peter Nelson, iphini likamongameli lwezinhlelo, HBO Sports. “Iqhawe Njengoba engasindi ngonyaka odlule, Crawford isetshenzwa BWAA wakhe Fighter of the Year idumisa ngesibindi, kunqoba stylish ngokumelene encintisana 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), of Omaha, NE, kwenza kwakhe 2015 ring DEBUT looking ukwakha sakhe star-making 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, nje 13 izinsuku short wokugubha yesithupha DEBUT yakhe professional. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, dethroning sivikele iqhawe Ricky Burns on Burns’ ekhaya Turf of Glasgow, Scotland. Beshaya isinqumo enamandla futhi ngazwilinye, Crawford benze umhlaba boxing isaziso nge Virtuoso wakhe ukusebenza njengoba wakhipha yonke iziteshi in ukuqaqa Burns, uzamazamisa iqhawe ngivikela kulo ukulwa, 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 million ababukeli yokubamba bukhoma, okokuqala angabiki of the fight, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 on November 29 nge shellacking olunzulu-isikhathi esisodwa isihloko emhlabeni inselele and No. 1 Olwa Ray Beltran, ngokuwina 11 of the 12 emahlandla. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Kid” Graves, kusukela Rock Bluff, ethumba umqhele welterweight, kokungqongqoza out Johnny Alberts eBrooklyn, in 1914, ngokusho Omaha World-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), of Carolina, E-Puerto Rico, iziqu ukuba professional amanani 2008 ngemuva career lezinkanyezi amateur ezazihlanganisa zezinga 140-2 irekhodi. 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, nge career-umhlabeleli wakhe ngokunqoba iza emuva-to-back in ukulwa 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 umhlaba ukalwe No. 2 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), Ungenzi. 3 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) futhi No. 4 by the WBO and the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
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