BROOKLYN (10월 25, 2018) – 쌍둥이 형제와 세계 챔피언 Jermall Charlo 과 Jermell Charlo will kick off the new season of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes 토요일 황금 시간대에 살고, 12월 22 바클레이 센터, BROOKLYN 권투 ™의 집. The Charlos are two of the hottest young rising stars in boxing today and they made history in 2016 when they became the first twin boxers to ever hold titles simultaneously in the same weight class.
Jermall Charlo will defend his WBC interim middleweight title against top-rated contender 윌리 몬로, 주니어, while Jermell Charlo makes the fourth defense of his WBC super welterweight championship against hard-hitting former title challenger 토니 해리슨. Jermall’s fight will serve as the main event of the show after he won the coin toss at today’s press conference to determine which Charlo twin will close the show.
The exciting night of action will also see WBC mandatory challenger and 2012 과 미국의. 올림포스 산의 도미닉 “수고” BREAZEALE 전투 카를로스 네 그론, a member of the Puerto Rican boxing team at the 2008 Bejing Olympics, in a 10-round heavyweight attraction that opens the FOX and FOX Deportes broadcast at 8 시이. 동부 / 5 시이. PT.
공연 티켓, 라이온스 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트와 공동으로 만 프로모션 및 TGB 프로모션에 의해 추진되고있는, 금요일 판매가 시작, 10월 26 에 10 시에 남긴. AND. 티켓은 구입하실 수 있습니다 ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, 또는 호출하여 800-745-3000. 티켓은 또한 토요일부터 바클레이 센터에서 아메리칸 익스프레스 박스 오피스에서 구입할 수 있습니다, 10월 27 정오 ET에서. 그룹 할인은 844-BKLYN-GP를 호출하여 사용할 수 있습니다.
“The Charlo twins at the top of a boxing card always brings excitement and entertainment,” 톰 브라운은 말했다, TGB 프로모션의 대통령. “In recent memory there haven’t been any twin world champion boxers to have the ring presence of the Charlos. Jermall will be tested by the slick southpaw skills of Willie Monroe, 주니어. and Jermell will face a tough challenge from Tony Harrison, who also has his eye on winning a world championship. Heavyweight Dominic Breazeale is a throw-back battler who is never out of any fight, but he’ll have his hands full against Carlos Negron, who has an Olympic pedigree. It’s going to be a special night for those at Barclays Center and those tuning into the primetime broadcast on FOX and FOX Deportes.”
“FOX Sports is excited to be kicking off this new deal with the PBC on Saturday, 12월 22 with these exceptional fights,” said Mark Silverman, 대통령, 내셔널 네트워크, FOX 스포츠. “Over the next four years, we’re looking forward to highlighting the PBC’s stellar lineup of boxers and telling their amazing stories.”
“It’s fitting for Barclays Center to close out its strong year of BROOKLYN BOXING programming with a major fight night televised in primetime on FOX,” 브렛 Yormark 말했다, BSE 글로벌의 CEO. “As a twin myself, I understand how special it is to achieve career milestones alongside your brother, and I am looking forward to seeing Jermell and Jermall bring their unique brand of excitement to boxing fans in Brooklyn. With the inclusion of a top heavyweight bout in Breazeale vs. 네 그론, the card will deliver on the BROOKLYN BOXING guarantee of competitive matchups, 특징 50/50 fights and the sport’s best personalities.”
This will be the third fight for each Charlo twin at Barclays Center, as they enter December 22 a combined 4-0 with four knockouts at the venue.
The 28-year-old Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 KOS 호텔) is one-minute older than his identical twin brother and won his first world title a year earlier than Jermell when he scored a devastating third round knockout of Cornelius Bundrage to win the IBF 154-pound title in 2015. Born in Richmond, Texas and growing up in Houston with Jermell, Jermall still trains in Houston with renowned coach Ronnie Shields. He successfully defended his 154-pound title three times, including a devastating knockout of top contender Julian Williams, before moving up in weight to campaign at middleweight.
Jermall proved to be just as dominant at 160 그가 있었다 파운드 154 pounds when he made his middleweight debut by stopping Jorge Sebastian Heiland in the fourth round of their July 2017 끝. Jermall became the interim WBC middleweight champion with a second round knockout victory over Hugo Centeno, 주니어. in his last fight on March 3.
“I’m very excited and the fire is lit to be back in Brooklyn,” said Jermall Charlo. “It’s great to be headlining a big show with my twin brother in Brooklyn. It’s going to be an exciting night of boxing. Willie Monroe is one of those fighters that will get me to the level I need to for all those great fights. And believe me, we’ll get them. This is a fight that he’s been asking for and it makes it special to know he’s keying in on me. Everybody knows what I come for. 나는 그를 제압거야. I’m going to be as explosive as I can and close the show. The journey begins now in Brooklyn.”
The 31-year-old Willie Monroe, 주니어. (23-3. 6 KOS 호텔) has shown the skills to compete at the elite level, but the slick southpaw will face a tough challenge when he goes up against the hard-hitting Charlo. Fighting out of Rochester, 뉴욕 주, Monroe will be fighting for the second time in his career at Barclays Center after he scored a unanimous decision over Carlos Galvan on March 3. He followed that up by beating Javier Francisco Maciel by unanimous decision on Aug. 24 and has faced top middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Billy Joe Saunders throughout his career.
“I’ve been in this position before and it won’t faze me on December 22,” 몬로. “This is my third shot at a title, I’m the third Willie Monroe from my family in the line, and having already fought twice for the title, I know that the third time is going to be the charm. There’s a job to be done and nothing about it will be easy. Jermall Charlo is right up there with my past opponents Gennady Golovkin and Billy Joe Saunders, so it’s another tough outing. But it’s definitely a challenge that I’m up for and a challenge that I think I can conquer.”
Jermell Charlo (31-0, 15 KOS 호텔) joined his brother as a 154-pound world champion when he scored an eighth-round knockout over John Jackson in 2016 on the same night his brother defended his own 154-pound title. The 28-year-old had previously had previously picked up wins over Vanes Martirosyan, Joachim Alcine and Gabriel Rosado before securing the world title opportunity. The world title fight against Jackson was also Jermell’s first fight training in Dallas with Derrick James, where he will be training for this fight.
Since earning the title, Jermell has successfully defended three times, He delivered sensational highlights-reel knockouts of Charles Hatley and Erickson Lubin in 2017 before putting Austin Trout on the canvas three times in June on his way to a decision victory. This fight represents Charlo’s opportunity to tighten his grip on the 154-pound division.
“This is a super fight for me, bigger than any fight, because I get to be on a big show with my brother and we get to showcase our talents together,” said Jermell Charlo. “12 월 22, there’s nothing on after us. After we fight the fans go home and we’ll have put on a great show. I’m working with my trainer Derrick James and we’re getting ready to be built up and not just for Tony Harrison. We’re trying to unify. We’re coming for everybody in the division. I’m super stoked to be with my brother and opening this first show on the new deal between PBC and FOX.”
The 28-year-old Harrison (27-2, 21 KOS 호텔) is a top contender in the 154-pound division who looks to make the most of his second shot a world title. 디트로이트의 싸움, Harrison has strung together three straight victories since losing to unified 154-pound champion Jarrett Hurd in 2017 FOX에. Harrison’s most recent performance saw him pick up a decision victory over former world champion Ishe Smith in Smith’s hometown of Las Vegas. Harrison owns knockout victories over Sergei Rabchenko and Fernando Guerrero and hopes to emerge with a world title in his toughest test since facing Hurd.
“Based on my last performance against Ishe Smith, I feel like I’ve earned this opportunity,” 사이드 해리슨. “Jermell Charlo is a terrific fighter. I like his attitude toward the sport and his skills in the ring, and I expect to face him at his best. But that just gets my competitive juices flowing. It’s going to be skill-for-skill, and there will be a lot of back-and-forth rounds from round one on. It’s going come down to who is best at sticking to their game plan. It’s hard to get opportunities in this division so I’m going to go in there and leave it in the ring and make it an exciting fight.”
의 회원 2012 과 미국의. Olympic team at the London games, BREAZEALE (19-1, 17 KOS 호텔) has fought his way into the mandatory contender’s slot in the WBC rankings with impressive knockout victories in his last two fights. After losing a heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua in 2016, the 33-year-old knocked out then unbeaten Izu Ugonoh in a February 2017 war before stopping former title challenger Eric Molina in November that year. The Glendale, California-native also owns victories over Amir Mansour, Fred Kassi and Yasmany Consuegra.
“This will my first time back at the Barclays Center in the 13 months since I beat Eric Molina and I’m excited to show the fans that I’m here to stay,” 사이드 Breazeale. “Carlos Negron is a big guy and a fellow Olympian. I want to show that I don’t have any ring rust. I’ve been out of the ring, but I’ve lived in the gym and I can box, press the pedal to the metal and get the knockout when the opportunity arises.”
Fighting out of San Juan, 푸에르토 리코, 네 그론 (20-1, 16 KOS 호텔) 처음 그의 우승 13 에 프로 전환 후 프로 싸움 2009 following his stint at the 2008 올림픽 게임. The 30-year-old has won seven straight fights by knockout including a December 2016 stoppage of then unbeaten Cristian Galvez and a dominant performance in June 2017 where he dropped Derric Rossy twice on his way to the TKO victory.
“I’m thankful to have this opportunity and for my team that always been there for me,” 사이드 네 그론. “Anyone who knows this sport knows how hard a task it is and I’m working hard every day to win this fight. When I was offered Breazeale I said yes right away. I want to be the first born and raised Puerto Rican heavyweight champion and on December 22 I will fight with honor, heart and pride. I’m going to announce a new heavyweight in the mix.”
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