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ACTION-PACKED NIGHT OF UNDERCARD ATTRACTIONS COME TO BARCLAYS CENTER ON SATURDAY, IB HLIS NTUJ TIM 16

BROOKLYN’S AMANDA SERRANO FIGHTS FOR A WORLD TITLE
PLUS UNBEATEN NOTRE DAME ALUM MIKE LEE &
BROOKLYN HEAVYWEIGHT ADAM KOWNACKI IN SEPARATE BOUTS
Exciting Night Headlined By Two Heavyweight World Title Fights!
Brooklyn (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 30, 2015) – A full night of hard-hitting preliminary action comes to Barclays Center onSaturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 in an event headlined by two heavyweight world title fights live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. THIAB).
The stacked undercard features popular former world champion Amanda Serrano (26-1-1, 19 Kos) fighting in her hometown against Ghana’s Helen Joseph (12-3-1, 7 Kos) in a 10-round bout for the WBO Featherweight World Championship while unbeaten Notre Dame alum Mike Lee (15-0, 9 Kos) enters the ringin an eight-round cruiserweight fight against an opponent to be announced and unbeaten Polish heavyweight Adas Kownacki (12-0, 10 Kos) ntsej muag Danny Kelly (9-1-1, 8 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round bout.
Undefeated WBC Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus Deontay “Lub Bronze Bomber” Wilder makes the third defense of his title against Polish brawling contender Arthur Pin in the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGdoubleheader. Ntau, undefeated challengers Charles Martin thiab Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle in the co-feature for the vacant IBF World Championship in the first heavyweight title fights in Brooklyn in 115 xyoo.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Warriors Boxing thiab Sferis Knockout Promotions, pib ntawm $25, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.comlos yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Yuav ua ntej Lub ib hlis ntuj 1thiab tau txais ib tug 10 percent discount. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
In a card already stacked with international talent with Szpilka and Glazkov, unbeaten Polish middleweight
Maciec Sulecki (21-0, 6 Kos) takes on Ghana’s Isaac Tordjro Selom (21-5-1, 14 Kos) in a 10-round bout while Brooklyn-based Ukrainian prospect Ivan Golub (9-0, 7 Kos) competes in an eight-round welterweight attraction and fellow Ukrainian Ramil Gadzhiev (1-0, 1 KO), now living in Boca Raton, Fla., and training with John David Jackson, ntsej muag Botirsher Obidov (3-0-1, 1 KO)of Kissimmee, Fla., in a four-round middleweight scrap.
Adding to the local flavor and rounding out the card are a pair of Brooklyn natives. Twenty-six-year old Carlos Gongora (3-0, 2 Kos) from Ecuador competes in a six-round light heavyweight battle and 19-year-old Mexican Julian Sosa (3-0-1, 1 KO) will be featured in a four-round junior welterweight affair.
A former world champion in the junior lightweight and lightweight divisions, Serrano will look to add a third world title belt to the legacy that has already made her a popular fighter in her native Brooklyn. A New York Golden Gloves champion, she turned pro in 2009 and was undefeated in her first 15 fights. The 27-year-old traveled to Argentina in 2014 to win her lightweight world title via a sixth-round knockout of Maria Elena Maderna. Lub sij hawm no, she will have the advantage of fighting at home as she hopes to make it 13 wins in a row on Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 when she takes on the 26-year-old Joseph.
A proud graduate of Notre Dame’s esteemed Mendoza College of Business, Lee took a less traveled road when he began his pro boxing career in 2010. The Chicago-native has galvanized the enormous Fighting Irish alumni network and has been a popular draw throughout the country. He has been as good in the ring as he was in the classroom, sporting a perfect 15-0 record including two stoppage victories in 2015. The 28-year-old looks to put on a show for his faithful supporters in his Barclays Center debut.
A two-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Kownacki had a big 2015, notching four victories including knockouts of Maurenzo Smith and Randy Easton. Born in Lomza, Poland, the 26-year-old now calls Brooklyn home. He is opposed by the 24-year-old D.C.-native Kelly, who has won three fights in a row.
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TWO HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ONE NIGHT; CHARLES MARTIN vs. VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV ADDED TO DEONTAY WILDER vs. ARTUR SZPILKA FOR HISTORIC HEAVYWEIGHT EVENT AT BARCLAYS CENTER; NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

Brooklyn (Dec. 22, 2015) – Four heavyweights will meet in two world title fights for one history-making night in Brooklyn.

Undefeated heavyweight challengers Charles Martin thiab Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF World Championship on Saturday, Jan. 16, ntawm Barclays Center, nyob rau SHOWTIME®. Glazkov vs. Martin joins the previously announced main event featuring undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 Kos), ntawm Tuscaloosa, ALA., making the third defense of his title against confident Arthur Pin (20-1, 15 Kos), ntawm Wieliczka, Poland.
There has not been a heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 xyoo. Rau Jan. 16, there will be two,” said Promoter Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Warriors Boxing thiab Sferis Knockout Promotions, pib ntawm $25, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.comlos yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Yuav ua ntej Lub ib hlis ntuj 1 thiab tau txais ib tug 10 percent discount. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
I’m feeling really blessed to get this opportunity,” hais tias Martin. “I want to become world champion so I can go down in history as a top heavyweight. Glazkov is a great fighter. Nws yog undefeated, li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias nws yuav ua tau ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus, but I’m coming to be victorious. I’m getting ready and training hard so I can go out there and get that win.
I am looking forward to getting back in the ring and finally getting my opportunity to fight for a world title,” said Glazkov. “I want to thank everyone who helped me get to this place in my career.
It’s an honor to promote a dynamic young champion like Deontay Wilder against a tough threatening opponent like Szpilka. What would have been the first heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 years is now one of the first two. Martin versus Glazkov should be an extremely competitive fight and fans will be treated to the rarity of being able to see two world heavyweight championship fights on the same card.
“I am excited to be involved in this historic event involving two heavyweight world titles fights, contested on the same evening,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing. “Having worked with Artur Szpilka since he began his career, I know he is more than ready for this challenge. Artur and Charles Martin both have all the tools necessary to win heavyweight world title in Brooklyn onLub ib hlis ntuj 16.”
Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 will be our best card yet,” hais tias Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “We’re excited to host two heavyweight world title fights in one night and continue to make Brooklyn the center of boxing.”
Martin (22-0-1, 20 Kos), of Carson, California., by way of St. Louis, yog 22-0-1 nrog 20 KOs and is rated fourth by the IBF. The Ukrainian Glazkov, Tsis. 1-ranked IBF contender, yog 21-0-1 nrog 13 knockouts.
The unbeaten Martin has stopped his last 12 tw. The 6-foot-5, 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a third round TKO of Vicente Sandez nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj. Martin, a top-level amateur, has maintained a busy schedule since turning professional – he fought four times in 2015 and five times in 2014. Martin is trained by U.S. Olympian Henry Tillman in Big Bear, California.
Lub txhoj puab heev-minded, 6-foot-3 Glazkov has won seven consecutive fights, including both his outings in 2015. Glazkov, uas tau yeej tsis tau khob qhov rooj cia, owns victories over former champions Steve Cunningham thiab Tomasz Adamek. The win over Cunningham this past March earned him the No. 1 spot in the IBF. Before turning pro in July 2009, Glazkov was an amateur standout in the Ukraine – he won the bronze medal at super heavyweight at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was a silver medalist at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. The 31-year-old will make his U.S. debut fighting for the IBF belt that was recently vacated by Tyson Fury.
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Two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham signs with Al Haymon

Philadelphia (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015)Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender, Steve “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
I’m looking forward to working with Al, he’s a genius at what he does. I’ve been watching him for several years and seeing all that he accomplishes for his fighters but have always been on the outside looking in due to contractual obligations. It finally lined up to where we can work together and it’s going to great. I believe my best fights have yet to be seen,”Hais Cunningham
Cunningham has a record of 28-7 nrog 13 knockouts. He won the IBF Cruiserweight championship when he traveled to Poland and defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 26, 2007. He defended the title by stopping Marco Huck via 12th round stoppage in Bielfield, Germany on December 29, 2007. Cunningham became a two-time champion on June 5, 2010 when he stopped Troy Ross in five rounds.
Cunningham is coming off a controversial split decision defeat to Vyacheslav Glazkov on Lub peb hlis ntuj 14 nyob rau hauv Montreal.
Steve and his wife/manager Livvy will be honored no hnub Friday night at the 90th annual BWAA Awards dinner as they will receive the Bill Crawford Courage Award for their perseverance while their 9-year old daughter Kennedy went through a life saving heart transplant last December.
The awards dinner will take place at Capitale in New York City.

Steve “USS” Cunningham chimes nyob rau hauv on teeb meem kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv Glazkov sib ntaus

Philadelphia (Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 2015)–Nyob rau hauv lub aftermath ntawm nws IBF tshem tawm sib ntau sib tw no yav dhau los Saturday nyob rau ntawm lub Tswb Centre nyob rau hauv Montreal, yav tas los ob-lub sij hawm cruiserweight ntiaj teb no yeej thiab tam sim no Heavyweight contender Steve “USS” Cunningham xav qhia nws cov ntaub ntawv mus rau dab tsi lub boxing ntiaj teb no pom, thiab hais tias yog cov tsis ncaj ncees lawm tus txiv neej tau nws txhais tes tsa.
Lub saib pej xeem pom tau hais tias Cunningham tswj lub sib ntau sib tw thiab tawm tsaws Vyacheslav Glazkov nyob rau hauv yim ntawm lub kaum ob rounds nrog jabs ua zoo txawm thiab Cunningham tsaws ntau hwj chim txhaj tshuaj rau lub suab nkauj 123-84.
Nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov, Cunningham tawm txawb Glazkov los ntawm 208 punches thiab tawm tsaws nws 180-144 tshaj lub kaum ob puag ncig sib ntaus sib tua.
“Cov zauv, lub xaav, cov kev yees duab, tsis muaj leej twg ntawm nws cov lus dag,” Hais Cunningham.
“Saib cov stats. Saib nws lub ntsej muag. Tus txiv neej nti tawm nws ncauj npog ncig sab peb lub sij hawm vim hais tias nws yeej twb tsis muaj lus teb rau dab tsi kuv ua rau nws. Kuv twb ua phem rau nws rau hauv lub cev. Nws ces kaum txawm thov nrog nws hais tias nws xav tau ib tug knockout nyob rau hauv lub kawg puag ncig tuav kuv. Cas ob hais plaub muab nws yim rounds thiab lwm muab nws xya. Yog vim li cas thab sib ntaus sib tua yog cov khoom no yuav tshwm sim? Kuv outworked nws, tawm tsaws nws thiab ntaus nws txhua txhua txoj kev uas tau. Nws suav hais tias yog Puncher tuaj mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus tab sis raws li kev sib ntaus loj hlob nws yog kuv taug kev nws down ua kom nws sib ntaus.”
“Thaum yuav tus kiv cua tau nkees ntawm tag nrho cov kev txiav txim siab phem? What can the fighters do about that? It has to be the fans that pay the money. Look at my rematch with Tomasz Adamek and now this fight. Txoj cai tam sim no, Kuv yuav tsum tau ib tug yuav tsum challenger sib ntaus rau Heavyweight championship ntawm lub ntiaj teb no tab sis vim yog cov phem cov txiav txim, Kuv puas yuav tau xav txog kuv tom ntej no txav.”