|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
Rugged Veteran Josesito Lopez Battles Unbeaten 147
Pound Contender Miguel Cruz in Welterweight Showdown
Former World Champion Anthony Dirrell Takes On El Paso’s Abraham Han in 168-pound Matchup
&
Unbeaten Jorge Lara Squares-Off Against Claudio Marrero
In a Featherweight Clash
Tickets on Sale Today at 10 sati. MT!
KORAK, TX (Mart 28, 2018) – Action will be the order of the evening as a trio of hotly-contested showdowns will highlight an exciting night Saturday, April 28 live in primetime on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Teksas.
Josesito Lopez, known as “The Riverside Rocky”, will battle rising contender Miguel Cruz in a 10-round welterweight showdown. Former super middleweight world champion Anthony Dirrell takes on El Paso’s Abraham Han in a 10-round 168-pound skirmish. The night also features unbeaten Mexican featherweight contenderJorge Lara clashing with Dominican brawler Claudio Marrero in the 10-round opening bout that kicks off coverage at 8:30 poslije podne. I / 5:30 poslije podne. PT.
Ulaznice za predstavu, koja se promovira TGB Promocije, are on sale today, Mart 28 u 10 sati. MT and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
“This is an all-action show that has all of the elements that boxing fans have come to love,” rekao je Tom Brown, Predsjednik TGB Promocije. “Miguel Cruz is a talented rising contender who will be taking a major step up against a hardened veteran in Josesito Lopez. Anthony Dirrell is a former world champion who is anxious to get back into the title picture and El Paso’s own Abraham Han has title aspirations of his own. And Jorge Lara and Claudio Marrero are two of the biggest punchers in the featherweight division. It promises to be a very entertaining show for boxing fans.”
Lopez (35-7, 19 KOs) is a battle-tested veteran who has been in the ring with some of the top boxers in the sport, including Marcos Maidana, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Jessie Vargas. The 33-year-old Lopez of Riverside, California scored one of the biggest wins of his career when he stopped Victor Ortiz by TKO in 2012. He has been on a two-fight win streak since losing to Andre Berto and in his last fight he defeated Saul Corral by a unanimous decision on April 9, 2017 live on FS1.
“Miguel Cruz has not faced a fighter on my level,” Said Lopez. “I’m the most experienced fighter that Cruz will have fought. I’m confident in my abilities and the fact that I will come out with a victory. I’m ready to go straight through Miguel Cruz and prove I’m one of the best welterweights in the world.”
Cross (17-0, 11 KOs) will be taking a major step forward in his career when he takes on Lopez. The 27-year-old Cruz of Lake Mary, Florida was a member of the Puerto Rican national team as an amateur and picked up four victories in 2017. In his last fight he battled adversity by overcoming two cuts to score a unanimous decision over David Grayton on Nov. 21 on FS1 and also defeated then unbeaten Alex Martin twice in 2017 in a pair of exciting contests on FS1.
“I am incredibly excited to have a fight of this magnitude because this is what I’ve always worked for,” said Cruz. “I’m so ready to test my skills against somebody like Josesito Lopez. I belong to a new era in boxing, and I’m going to shine for the world on April 28. This is going to be an amazing fight for the fans and I’m ready for everyone to enjoy my performance.”
Dirrell (31-1-1, 24 KOs), a former super middleweight world champion from Flint, Mičigen, is coming off a technical decision victory over Denis Douglin in November on FS1. The 33-year-old Dirrell won the title with a unanimous decision over Sakio Bika in 2015 before dropping a majority decision in 2016 to Badou Jack. Since that loss, Dirrell has won four straight, including a TKO victory over current 168-pound world champion Caleb Truax in 2016.
“Abraham Han is a good fighter coming off of a tough draw with J’Leon Love, and a guy you can’t look past,” Said Dirrell. “Caleb Truax proved that by beating James DeGale for the title, so I’m truly focused on this fight right now. He’s a tall, switch-hitter who comes straight forward, but that’s nothing I can’t handle because I’m always ready and in shape to stick to my game plan and execute. I’m always looking for the knockout, and if it comes, then it comes, and I’ll get him out of there.”
Han (26-3-1, 16 KOs) returns to fight in his hometown of El Paso for the ninth time, including a victory he picked up at Don Haskins Center in his fifth pro fight. The 33-year-old is looking to rebound from a technical draw against J’Leon Love last September, in a fight many thought Han was winning before the referee stopped the fight due to a cut caused by an accidental headbutt. He had won three fights in a row heading into that bout against Love.
“Anthony Dirrell probably sees me as someone that he can beat while he waits for a title shot, but I’m looking to mess up his plans,” said Han. “I felt like I won my last fight with J’Leon and would have easily beat him if it wasn’t stopped. This is another great opportunity to fight in my hometown of El Paso. I’ll focus on winning round-by-round and putting on a great show for my fans. I know everyone is going to come out and support me and help carry me to this victory.”
Lara (29-0-1, 21 KOs) has scored two victories, including a knockout against former champion Fernando Montiel, since he had a technical draw against Jesus Rojas in 2015. He knocked down Montiel four times on the way to the first round stoppage in their April 2016 showdown on FOX. The 27-year-old southpaw from Guadalajara, Mexico has shown heavy hands for a featherweight and is coming off a TKO victory over Mario Briones in his last fight on May 20 na FS1.
“I have been training with former champion Alejandro Gonzalez, and four weeks out from the fight, I am already in excellent condition and in tremendous fighting shape,” Said Lara. “I know that this is a very important fight, and that Marrero is a very tough opponent, but I am going to be the winner because I am determined to continue on my road toward winning a world title. Nakon toga, we’ll see which champion will be ready to give me the opportunity.”
Marrero (22-2, 16 KOs) was riding an eight-fight win streak before losing by knockout to Jesus Rojas in his last fight. Inside of that eight-fight win streak the 29-year-old Dominican southpaw scored a sensational knockout victory over Carlos Zambrano to earn an interim featherweight title on FS1. The only other blemish on Marrero’s record was a unanimous decision loss to former world champion Jesus Cuellar in 2013.
“I’m excited to be fighting on April 28 on this great show in El Paso,” said Marrero. “I’m fighting an undefeated tough Mexican fighter, but this is the type of fight I wanted to put myself back into title contention. I’m really excited to get in there. Come fight night, you will see ‘The Matrix’ in full effect. Don’t miss it because it’s going to be a great fight.”
# # #
Fanovi mogu live stream borbi na FOX Sports GO, dostupan na engleskom ili španski kroz feed FOX ili FOX Deportes. Borbe dostupna na radnoj površini su na FOXSportsGO.com i kroz App Store, ili povezanih uređaja, uključujući Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One i Roku. Dodatno, svi programi su dostupni na FOX Sports na SiriusXM kanalu 83 na satelitu radio i na SiriusXM aplikaciju.
Za više informacija posjetite www.premierboxingchampions.com,www.tgbpromotions.com, http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage iwww.foxdeportes.com. Pratite na TwitteruPremierBoxing, TGBPromotions, @FOXTV, FOXDeportes ISwanson_Comm i postati obožavatelj na Facebooku u www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions i www.facebook.com/foxdeportes. Izdvajamo dostupan na www.youtube.com/premierboxingchampions. PBC na FOX & FOX Deportes se održava pod pokroviteljstvom Corona Extra, Finest Beer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lagan Svjetski prvak Robert Uskrs Defeats Javier Fortuna
u SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO BOKS® Co-Feature
Ne propustite Replay Ponedjeljak, Siječanj 22 u
10 poslije podne. I/PT Na SHOWTIME EXTREME
Kliknite OVDJE za Fotografije iz Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME
Kliknite OVDJE za Fotografije iz Ed Diller / DiBella Zabava
BROOKLYN (Jan. 21, 2018) - Neporaženi velter svjetski prvak Errol Spence Jr. zadržao svoju IBF naslov sa impresivnim prekid bivši šampion dva-divizije Lamont Peterson u glavni događaj SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKSSubota noć iz Barclays Center, dom BROOKLYN BOKS®.
U svom prvom odbranu od svrgavanje Kell Brook na SHOWTIME u maju prošle godine, Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) od boksovao težak Peterson (35-4-1, 17 KOs) od početka do kraja, prikazati širok spektar vještina, brzinom i snagom. Borba je zaustavljena prije početka osmog kola nakon Peterson trener, Barry Hunter, pozvao na prekid.
Borba odigrala sličan način oba borca predvidio, počevši u lukav taktički aferu prije nego što se pretvorio u agresivnu borbu u sredini kruga. Dva minuta u pet okruglih, Spence koristi žestok ostavio kukom za slanje Peterson na platnu (Kliknite OVDJEHighlight). The Washington, D.C. native vratio na noge i nastavio da se bori, ali Spence pokazala previše. The 2012 U.S. Olympian out sletio Peterson 161-45, dok povezivanje na 49 posto njegove moći udaraca samo 31 posto za Peterson.
Nakon što je borba Spence razgovarao sa SHOWTIME sportski novinar Jim Gray i bio je brzo dati kredit za svog protivnika. "Želim da se zahvalim Lamont,"Rekao je. "Mnogi momci odbio borbu i on je to kao pravi ratnik i ja sam ga pohvaliti za to. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click OVDJE gledati vrhunac intervjua.
Uprkos zaradi pobjedu u komandovanje modi, Spence i dalje smatra da ima prostora za poboljšanje. "I dalje ne mogu poboljšati puno na moju odbranu,", Rekao je neporaženi svjetski prvak. "Samo moram držati usavršavanju moje sposobnosti i zadržati napreduje. Ti ćeš vidjeti bolje Errol Spence sledeći put kad ulazi u ring.
"Svi znaju da sam čekao na" nekad "Thurman,", Rekao je Spence, gleda u budućnost na mogući ujedinjenje meč sa WBC i WBA velter kategoriji svjetski prvak Keith Thurman. "Pošto sam bio 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Hajde da ga. On ima dva traka i oboje imamo velikih imena. To je laka borba da se i ja želim. "
Peterson, koji hrabro borio protiv mlađi Spence, poštuje odluku svog trenera da zaustavi borbu, "Ako me pita da se bori milion ljudi, Hoću. Ako me pita da se zaustavi. Ja ću prestati. Nikada neću u pitanje njegovu odluku. Znam da ima moj najbolji interes u srcu. "
"Bilo je jako teško, ali ako znate Lamont, znate da neće odustati,", Rekao je trener Barry Hunter. "Morao sam da ga zaustavim. Na kraju dana, ovo je moj sin ovde. Nema ništa vrednije od njegove dobrobiti. Ako dođe do njega ili osvajanje, Ja sam ga pokupiti. Mi je stalo do njega. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Uskrs (21-0, 14 KOs) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 KOs) u ko-glavni događaj SHOWTIME TV prijenos. Sudije postigao bout 114-113, 113-114 i 115-112.
Leđa-i-dalje borbu vidio dva vješti borci ostati u džepu i tražiti da naprave štetu iznutra. Druga odbitak krug bod iz Fortuna pokazala skupe kada Dominikanske je upozoren, a onda kažnjen za udaranje Uskrs iza glave. Bez umanjenja za jedan poen, borba bi se postigao neriješeno. Dok Uskrs Jr. bio je malo više posla, Fortuna sletio moćniji udarce. Easter Jr., koji je održao značajnoj visini prednost, out sletio Fortuna, povezivanje na 120 od 383 (31 posto) snaga udaraca dok je Fortuna spojen na 113 od 441 (26 posto).
"Bila je to teška borba, on je bivši svjetski prvak iz nekog razloga,", Rekao je Uskrs Gray. "Napravili smo to teško pokušava da se suprotstavi Punch. On nije bio baca mnogo i to je bilo teško za mene da juri ovog tipa oko.
“Nisam mogao dobiti nokaut, ali dobili smo pobjedu i to je sve što je bitno. Znao sam da će se pokrenuti jednom osetio mojoj moći. On je samo želio da zgrabi i drži cijelu borbu. "
gledajući u budućnost, Uskrs je njegova namjera jasna kao on traži ujedinjenje napade u bliskoj budućnosti, "Želim da se bore protiv prvaka i ujediniti ove trake. Tuče poput ovih nisu u mojoj plan igre. Spreman sam za Mikey Garcia i Jorge Linares da potpiše ugovor. "
A nezadovoljnih Fortuna je takođe govorio u sivo, "Javnost zna što se dogodilo ovdje. Oni su zviždali jer znaju da sam dobio ovu borbu.
"Ako je čovjek hajde da se ponovo boriti na 135 funti,"Rekao je Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Petak, što je značilo da je Uskrs pojas ne bi bilo na liniji. "Ja ću definitivno težinu. Nisam dao sebi dovoljno vremena za trening. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 KOs) je brzo rad Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 KOs) u SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO BOKS kvalifikacije akciji, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 od prvog kruga. Borba za njegov 12th time at the Barclays Center, u 27 godišnji Staten Island native držao neokaljan rekord netaknuta koristeći svojim moćnim lijevu ruku na overmatched Ntetu.
Browne osnovao svoju dominaciju od samog početka, slijetanje čist prstima lijeve strane pala Ntetu pola okruglom. Montrealskog, Québec native nikada nije bio u stanju da povrati noge i našao se stjeran u odnosu na konopce samo trideset sekundi kasnije. A baraž moćnih kombinacija pala na bespomoćnim Ntetu napustio sudija sa malo izbora nego da se zaustavi borbu sa 45 preostalih sekundi u broj jedan krug.
“Radili smo za ovu pobjedu. On je ušao u siguran šut i napravila sam ga da plati,"Rekao je Browne. "Na prstima lijevo ga uhvatili i to je bio početak kraja za njega. Znao sam da je ozlijeđen.
“Treba mi svijet titulu. Ja sam spreman da se na bilo kojem od šampiona. Ja nemam nikakve preferencije. Drago mi je što sam stavio zajedno još jedan odličan nastup ovdje u Barclays Center. Ja ću zadržati poboljšanje dok ja stvarno postao Mr. Barclays Center ".
kredit, koji su se preselili do svjetlo teškoj kategoriji za ovu borbu, imao je teško bavi Browne je kombinaciju brzine i snage na putu do drugog gubitak njegove profesionalnoj karijeri.
"[Browne] je vrlo eksplozivan, Čestitamo mu,” Said Ntetu. “On je brz, On je pametan i nisam očekivao da će biti toliko eksplozivna. On me je sa svojom desnicom i ravan lijevo.
"Bio sam u dovoljno stanju da se bore za 10 kruga. Ovo nije moj weight class, ali ne želim da se izgovore. "
Na otvaranju meča u SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKS kvalifikacije, neporažen Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 KOs) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 KOs) u 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, rođen u Lomza, Poljska, ali bori se Brooklyn, Njujork, uživao podršku svom rodnom gradu publici jer je stalno nosio Kiladze dole.
Kownacki je bio agresivniji i precizno od dva borca, slijetanje 43 posto njegove moći udaraca i 35 posto svog ukupnog punches, u odnosu na samo 30 posto, a 18 posto, odnosno, za Kiladze. Uprkos krvavog nosa koji Kownacki pretrpio u prvom kolu, poljski teškoj počeo da sipa na i guma Kiladze serijom aperkate i jedan-dva kombinacija u četvrtom kolu. Meč prepun akcije došao kraj kada Kownacki povezan na kombinaciju dva aperkate i desna ruka koja je poslala Kiladze na leđima u finalu minutu šestog kola. Nakon zapanjena Kiladze vratio na noge, Sudija Shada Murdaugh zove borba na prijedlog ringa doktora.
“Tako sam zahvalan svim mojim poljski navijači koji dolaze iz i daj mi da dodatnu podršku ", rekao Kownacki, koji su se borili pred stotinama svojih sunarodnika. "Idem da nastavimo da se borimo za fanove i dati svima veliki show.
“Mislim da sam u borbi mnogo teže nego što sam trebao. To je još jedno iskustvo učenja i dobio sam pobedu. To je sve što je važno. "
Republici Gruziji rođen Kiladze, koji se bori Los Angeles, nije bio u stanju da govori u medijima je odveden u NYU Luteranska bolnici za predostrožnosti.
Subotu TV prijenos će replay na Nedjelja, Siječanj 21 u 9 sati. I/PT na SHOWTIME i Ponedjeljak, Siječanj 22 u 10 poslije podne. I/PT o SHOWTIME EXTREME i da će biti dostupan na SHOWTIME NA UPIT® i SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.
# # #
Za više informacija posjetite www.sho.com/sports , www.premierboxingchampions.com, Pratite nas na Twitteru @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, LouDiBella, TGBPromotions, @BarclaysCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter,
i www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment. PBC je pod pokroviteljstvom Corona Extra, Finest Beer. This event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions.
|
Spence čini prvu titulu odbrane u Main Event SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKS® Iz Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Predstavio Premier Boks prvaka
Kliknite OVDJE Za Fotografije; Kredit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO BOKS - 9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT na SHOWTIME
IBF Welterweight Svjetsko prvenstvo
Errol Spence Jr.: 147 funti
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ funti
Sudija: Harvey Dock; sudije: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), don Trella (Konektikat), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lagan Svjetsko prvenstvo
Robert Uskrs Jr.: 134 ½ kilograma
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ funti **
Sudija: Ricky Gonzalez; sudije: Glenn Feldman (Konektikat), john McKaie (N.Y.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.)
**Fortuna does not make the 135-pound lightweight limit and cannot win IBF title. Fortuna initially weighed 136.8 kilograma i mjeriti 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO BOKS kvalifikacije - 7 poslije podne. I/4 poslije podne. PT Na Facebook Live &YouTube
Poluteškoj Bout - 10 Kola
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ funti
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ kilograma
Heavyweight Bout - 10 Kola
Adam Kownacki: 260 funti
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ kilograma
FLASH CITATI:
SPENCE:
"Ovo je težak izazov. Ako znate Lamont, znaš da je teška borba, ali došao sam da dominiraju podjele i to je počeo sa Kell Brook. Ja ću dobiti Lamont Peterson i onda ću dobiti drugi welterweights koji postoje.
"To je definitivno važno ne samo za osvajanje borbu, ali kako sam pobijediti u borbi. Došao sam da dominiraju podjele i sam došao da izgledaju dobro. Ja sam budućnost podjele i ja sam budućnost boksa. "
PETERSON:
"Ne bih rekao da je Errol nije veći momak, Ja samo vjerujem da to nije važno. To je sve o boksu vještine.
"Mislim da ćemo oboje da jedno drugo izgledaju prilično dobro, ali ja ću pobijediti. "
# # #
Za više informacija posjetite www.sho.com/sports , www
Pratite nas na Twitteru @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, LouDiBella, TGBPromotions, @BarclaysCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing,
i www.Facebook.com/
|
|