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Live on PPV in North America izi Friday night from Videotron Centre of Quebec City
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(L-R) – Lucian Bute & Eleider ALVAREZ
MONTREAL (February 21, 2017) – The “BUTE VS ALVAREZ” press conference was held today in Quebec City for izi Friday night’s championship fight between undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Namondwe” Alvarez and wakale wapamwamba middleweight dziko ngwazi Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 Ko) at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
“BUTE VS. ALVAREZ”, promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel (KOLIMBITSIRA THUPI) and Gestev, is a presentation of Videotron and Mise-O-Jeu,
Integrated Sports Media will distribute “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” live in the United States, kuyambira pa 8 p.m. AND / 5 p.m. PT, on cable, satellite and internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH and the FITE app for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
In Canada, “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” will be available to watch, in English or French, on Canal Indigo, Shaw TV and Bell TV; English-only on Rodgers PPV, as well as in many of the top Canadian sports bars.
Outside of North America, “BUTE VS ALVAREZ” is being distributed by leading boxing television rights distribution firm, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd.
The 12-round Bute vs. Alvarez main event will also be the final WBC eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for the winner’s GYM stablemate, reigning WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis “Chitsulo” Stevenson (28-1-0, 23 Ko).
Matikiti “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” are on sale and available to purchase by going on line to www.Videotron.
Atolankhani Quotes
Lucian Bute: ”I am really, really confident going into this fight. I respect Alvarez; he is the WBC No. 1 ranked contender in the light heavyweight division. He is undefeated but my best moments as a professional boxer came here in Quebec City and I am sure it will be another one of those moments Friday usiku. And it will be a spectacular fight for the fans!”
Eleider ALVAREZ: ”I have to win for my future and for my family. I will give everything Friday usiku. My time has come and I will make the best of it.”
Yvon Michel, promoter of show and both fighters: ”It is going to be an exciting fight and card. Eleider Alvarez said that he is ready to die in the ring and he means it. Lucian also is ready to do whatever it takes to win Friday. We have two fighters, two true competitors, who will give everything and leave everything in the ring Friday.”
Howard Grant, Bute’s trainer: ”Lucian had the best camp of his career. He had more energy in this camp than in the ones for James DeGale and Badou Jack. He had good sparring also and he will be ready Friday usiku.”
Marc Ramsay, Alvarez trainer: ”This is the third time in his career that Alvarez has been called out after a sparring session. First it was Andrew Gardiner…and he was stunned by Eleider in the ninth round of the fight. He was never the same after that, got knocked out by an unknown fighter, and retired. Than it was Nicholson Poulard. He was KO’ed in the third round and he retired after that. Lucian asked Eleider for a fight after seeing a sparring between Alvarez and a fighter from the Grant Brothers Gym. He intends to deliver the goods Friday. They asked for Alvarez, they will have Alvarez.”
ZAMBIRI:
Twitter: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Tsatirani omenyerawa pa Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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Miami, CHABWINO (February 14, 2017) – Pa Lachisanu, February 10, boxing fans were treated to a fight of the year candidate between junior welterweights Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk of Brooklyn, NY and Arizona’s Abel Ramos. The bout took place at the Buffalo Run Casino in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation. It was a significant fight for both combatants, with Baranchyk looking to move further up the ladder while Ramos hoped to become a player at 140 pounds by taking out his highly regarded foe.
When the matchup was announced, Baranchyk and Ramos were expected to put on an entertaining fight. What ultimately transpired however far exceeded expectations.
For ten rounds, Baranchyk and Ramos had the capacity crowd on their feet cheering on the incredible action. Both men hit the canvas and were badly hurt at different points of the fight, trading punches at a frenetic pace. They bled, brawled and left everything in the ring in a fight that was among the greatest in ShoBox’s 17 year history.
Ambiri anali 99-91, 97-92 ndipo 97-93 for Baranchyk, amene 14-0 ndi 10 knockouts. Ramos, whose stock went up tremendously in defeat, ndi 17-2-2 (12 KO a).
The CompuBox stats were similar to the first showdown between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward. Baranchyk and Ramos combined to land 664 total punches and 482 power shots. Gatti-Ward I saw a total of 618 connects with 521 being power punches.
“I believe this has to be the best fight in ShoBox history,” exclaimed Baranchyk’s promoter Tony Holden, who promotes him along with DiBella Entertainment and Fight Promotions Inc. “Ivan is a natural crowd pleaser. He has the biggest heart in boxing and incredible conditioning. Like we saw many times from the late, great Arturo Gatti, Ivan was hurt, bloodied and took a lot of punches but his will powered him to victory. I believe he could become the next Arturo Gatti but there’s still work to do.”
Lou DiBella, who promoted the aforementioned Ward, believes Baranchyk is boxing’s newest action star.
“We got stats from CompuBox and they were almost identical to Gatti-Ward 1 and Corrales-Castillo 1, two of the greatest fights in boxing history. Baranchyk and Ramos put on a fight for the ages and I think the comparison to Gatti-Ward is a good one. Ivan’s offensive mindedness and willingness to take and give punishment is reminiscent of Arturo Gatti. He’s already shown he can get a crowd behind him and that was proven by how quickly the fans in Miami, OK adopted him as if he were one of their own. I really think he can become the Belarusian Gatti.”
Watch Complete Third Round Coverage Including Both Fighters Scoring Knock Downs: YouTube: HTTP://s.sho.com/2kLRB54; Download: https://we.tl/s8TQRRD001
Dinani PANO Pakuti Photos; Credit Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME
An encore presentation of Lachisanu thrilling ShoBox: The New Generation, featuring a potential Fight of the Year slugfest between unbeaten super lightweight Ivan Baranchyk and a game Abel Ramos, adzakhala ofalitsa usikuuno/Monday pa 10 p.m. AND/PT pa Showtime kwambiri.
Baranchyk and Ramos both landed more than 50 percent of their power punches in the 10-round brawl, well above the super lightweight average of 36.6 peresenti. They nearly doubled the divisional average in total punches landed and power punches landed in a bout that featured three total knockdowns.
CompuBox records indicate that Baranchyk (314) & Ramos (350) combined to land 664 okwana nkhonya. As a point of reference, the epic first encounter between Micky Ward (268) and Arturo Gatti (350) featured 618 combined total punches landed. Of the 664 punches landed pa Lachisanu usiku, 482 were power punches.
The three-fight telecast will re-air in its entirety Monday. Mu kutsegula bout, undefeated Spanish super featherweight prospect Jon “Johnfer” Fernadez knocked out formerly once-beaten Ernesto Garza with a punishing series of unanswered combinations in the third round. Mu Co-Mbali, undefeated light heavyweight prospect Joseph “Mack” Williams won a close, majority decision over previously undefeated Dominican Olympian Lenin Castillo.
The event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions. Fernandez vs. Garza was promoted in association with MaravillaBox Promotions and Jaafar Promotions.
Friday, March 10 pa 10:05 p.m. AND/PT from Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, Okla.
Dinani PANO To Download Weigh-In Photos; Credit Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME
Dinani PANO To Download Press Conference Photos; Credit Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME
Miami, OKLA. (Feb. 9, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight powerhouse Ivan "Chirombo" Baranchyk and once-beaten Abel Ramos weighed-in Lachinayi for their 10-round main event mawa/Friday pa ShoBox: The New Generation padziko NTHAWI YACHIWONETSERO® (10:05 p.m. AND/PT, anachedwa pa West Coast) kuchokera Buffalo Run Casino & Amachita mu Miami, Okla.
The hard-hitting Baranchyk (13-0, 10 Ko), who trains in Los Angeles and fights out of Miami, has scored 10 KOs inside of three full rounds, while the aggressive-mindedRamos (17-1-2, 12 Ko), of Casa Grande, Ariz., has knocked out three straight and promises to be the toughest test of Baranchyk’s career.
Undefeated former Dominican Republic Olympian Lenin CASTILLO (15-0-1, 10 Ko) and former national Golden Gloves champion Joeseph “Mack” Williams (10-0, 7 Ko), of Far Rockaway, N.Y., meet in a matchup of undefeated light heavyweights in an eight-round featured bout.
Mu kutsegula bout wa telecast, Spain’s up-and-coming unbeaten Jon “Johnfer” Fernandez (10-0, 8 Ko) takes on southpaw Ernesto Garza (7-1, 4 Ko), of Fort Hood, Texas, mu asanu ndi atatu kuzungulira wapamwamba featherweight podwala.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment ndipo Tony Holden Productions limodzi ndi Fight Promotions ndi wogulira pa $35, $55 ndipo $75 ndipo akupezeka pa buffalorun.com ndi pa stubwire.com.
Yovomerezeka zolemera:
Ivan Baranchyk: 140 Mapaundi
Abel Ramos: 139 ½ Pounds
Lenin CASTILLO: 177 ¼ Pounds
Joseph Williams: 178 ½ ounds
Jon Fernandez: 129 ½ Pounds
Ernesto Garza: 126 ¼ Pounds
LOTSIRIZA Quotes:
IVAN “THE BEAST” BARANCHYK:
“I’m working with a new trainer (Eduard Kravtsov) at Wild Card Gym. We had some mistakes with our old team and it was time for me to move on. It was my decision to move on.
“We have better sparring now, a new coach, new strategy. Wild Card is a different experience. We have tough sparring, tough training. It was a good change.
“I’m still the same aggressive fighter; I come forward and try to stop you. We’re just working on a few new things, more combos, better defense.
“Ramos is my toughest opponent, but we’re ready for everything he brings. We’re ready to fight on the inside, on the outside.
“The game plan is to get the victory. That’s the most important
“The first couple rounds are the most dangerous. We know he’s tough and experienced. We need to make it my fight, style-wise.
“My last two fights went the distance, but it was good to know I can go 10 zipolopolo. It was good to get that experience.
“People connect with me here (mu Miami, Okla.). I can’t explain it, it just works.”
ABELE RAMOS:
“Ivan is a different fighter. We know what we’re getting in there with and we’re going to feel out his power. His last two fights went the distance so he must not hit that hard. We’re going to wear him out.
“Ivan is aggressive, and he can be explosive at times, but he makes mistakes. He fights a little wild.
“I think I can start to worry him. We’re going to test his power and decide how I need to fight. He hasn’t fought anyone at my level yet.
“I have to win this fight. This is my third time on SHOWTIME and I have to win. I have to make a statement.
“I’ve been working on pushing the pace. You’ll see some of that mawa usiku.
“We sparred with Sergey Lipenets, helping him get ready for his fight in December. That was a good experience for us.
“I’ve learned lot since my loss to Regis (Prograis – ShoBox, 2015). I’m training harder, working in the gym, taking this more seriously.
“I’m here to show that I’m back and ready for the top guys. I’ve had three wins by knockout since the loss. I’m a different fighter.”
LENIN CASTILLO:
“We know Williams is an aggressive fighter that comes forward. I’ve seen some tape. I’m expecting him to come at me. But it’s nothing I’ve never seen before.
“I need to bring the pressure so the judges won’t have any doubt. I need to fight my fight.
“I think I’ve fought the better opponents. I think my experience is going to be the difference.
“The quality of fighters here (in the U.S.) is better than back home (Dominican Republic). This is where I want to fight now.”
JOSEPH “MACK” WILLIAMS:
"Iye (Castle) has a few more fights, but mostly in the Dominican Republic, so we don’t know how good he actually is.
“He’s never fought anyone like me. He’s going to come with confidence because he’s 15-0 ndi 10 Ko. He’s confident because he’s Olympian. But he’s never faced anyone like me.
“He may be an Olympian, but look who I fought in the amateurs. Look at the men that I beat. And those guys are mostly cruiserweights now. I’m much stronger at light heavyweight.
“This is the right time and right place for us. This is a huge opportunity.
“I don’t think he’s the best fighter I’ve faced. If I hit him clean I don’t think it will go that far. I’m going to go in there with an open mind and exploit his weakness.
“I’ve gradually moved down in weight. I’m faster at light heavyweight. When I was heavy I took my time. I’m sharper, Mofulumirirako. I’m just a totally different person.
“I always compare myself to James Toney. I can hit hard, I can take a punch, and I’m slick. What you see will depend on my opponent. If I feel he’s weak, I’ll jump early. I can brawl, Ine nkhonya. I’m explosive.”
JON FERNANDEZ:
"Ine ndi sparred (Carl) Frampton in Las Vegas for the (Mkango) Santa Cruz fight. It was a great experience sparring with him three times a week. It gave me more confidence knowing I could handle him.
“Garza is basically the same height as Frampton, so that will be an advantage.
“I know he’s going to come at me, and we’re ready for that. I need to keep my rhythm and make it an entertaining fight. I believe my power and speed will be the difference. I throw a lot of punches.
“This fight means a lot to me. We’re both good fighters and the TV exposure means a lot. It’s a good opportunity and I need to take advantage of it.”
ERNESTO GARZA:
“We’re going to give him something he’s never seen before. We’re going to bring the action.
“I’ve always been an aggressive fighter. I like to bring the pressure.
“I’ve faced guys as tall as him before, I fought a guy that was 6-foot-2. I know I need to get inside with a guy like this.
“I’ve seen a lot of his fights, and I don’t think he’s a fast puncher. He always fights the same style, and his opponents are always there for the taking. I’m not going to be there for him to hit like that.
“This is my chance. This is a big opportunity for me.”
The event is promoted by DiBella Entertainment ndipo Tony Holden Productions limodzi ndi Fight Promotions. Fernandez vs. Garza is promoted in association with MaravillaBox Promotions ndipo Jaafar Promotions.
Barry Tompkins adzaimba ShoBox kanthu kwa ringside ndi Steve Farhood ndi kale lonse ngwazi Raul Marquez akutumikira monga katswiri ofufuza za. Nthambi Yolamula sewerolo ndi Gordon Hall ndi Wolemera Gaughan kukonza ndi Rick Phillips kutsogolera.
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About ShoBox: The New Generation
Kuchokera pomwe linayamba mu July 2001, ndi otsutsa lofunika Showtime nkhonya zino, ShoBox: The New Generation wakhala nkhani achinyamata luso chikufanana ndinavutika. The ShoBox nzeru ndi televise zosangalatsa, khamu zokondweretsa ndi mpikisano machesi pamene kupereka kutsimikizira pansi wofunitsitsa chiyembekezo kuyesetsa kuthetsa dziko udindo. Ena mwa kukula mndandanda wa 67 omenyana amene anaonekera pa ShoBox ndi zipangizo kuti nkhokwe dziko maudindo zikuphatikizapo: Andre Ward, Deontay olandiridwa, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams ndi zambiri.
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ShoBox Telecast Continues As Tripleheader Beginning at 10:05 p.m. AND/PT
NEW YORK (Feb. 1, 2017) — Undefeated katswiri woposa onse Trey Lippe Morrison suffered a cut over his left eye while sparring lachiwiri at Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles and is unavailable to fight on next Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation telecast.
“I’m very disappointed for Trey because this is the best camp that we’ve had together,” said trainer Freddie Roach, who was in his sixth camp with the undefeated heavyweight. “Trey should be healed and back in the gym in three or four weeks to come back stronger than ever.”
Lippe Morrison (13-0, 13 Ko) was set to make his second ShoBox start in an eight-round heavyweight bout against Daniel Martz pa Feb. 10 at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., near his hometown of Vinita. (See attached for photo of Lippe Morrison’s cut)
“This is a small setback for Trey,"Anati Tony atagwidwa of Tony Holden Productions. “You can’t prevent these injuries, they are just part of the sport. I can’t wait to get him back in the gym with Freddie to continue his path toward becoming a world title contender.”
The Feb. 10 ShoBox will continue as a tripleheader live on NTHAWI YACHIWONETSERO kuyambira 10:05 p.m. AND/PT. Mu 10 chonse chachikulu chochitika, undefeated super lightweight powerhouse Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk (13-0, 10 Ko) will face aggressive-minded once-beaten Abel Ramos (17-1-2, 12 Ko).
Mu eyiti chonse Co-Mbali, former Dominican Republic Olympian Lenin CASTILLO (15-0-1, 10 Ko) and former national Golden Gloves champion Joe “Mack” Williams(10-0, 7 Ko), of Far Rockaway, N.Y., clash in matchup of undefeated light heavyweights. Mu kutsegula bout wa telecast, Spain’s up-and-coming unbeaten Jon “Johnfer” Fernandez (10-0, 8 Ko) takes on southpaw Ernesto Garza (7-1, 4 Ko), of Fort Hood, Texas, the eight-round super featherweight scrap.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions in association with Fight Promotions are priced at $35, $55 ndipo $75 ndipo akupezeka pa buffalorun.com ndi pa stubwire.com.
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