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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
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Unbeaten Jorge Lara Squares-Off Against Claudio Marrero
In a Featherweight Clash
Tickets on Sale Today at 10 a.m. MT!
PASO, TX (Marzo 28, 2018) – Action will be the order of the evening as a trio of hotly-contested showdowns will highlight an exciting night Saturday, Abril 28 live in primetime on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Josesito López, 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 p.m. E / 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, que é promovido pola TGB Promocións, are on sale today, Marzo 28 en 10 a.m. 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,” said Tom Brown, Presidente da TGB Promocións. “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.”
López (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,” dixo López. “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.”
Cruz (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, Michigan, 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,” Dixo 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 on 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,” Dixo 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. Despois diso, 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.”
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FOX or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Alén, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Leve Campión do Mundo Robert Pascua Derrotas Javier Fortuna
na canle Showtime Championship Boxing® Co-metragem
Non perda a repetición Luns, Xaneiro 22 en
10 p.m. E/PT no Showtime EXTREME
Prema AQUI para fotos de Amanda Westcott / Showtime
Prema AQUI para fotos de Ed Diller / DiBella Lecer
BROOKLYN (Xan. 21, 2018) - campión do mundo welterweight invicto Errol Spence Jr. mantivo o seu título IBF cunha paralización impresionante do ex-campión de dúas divisións Lamont Peterson no evento principal da canle Showtime Championship BoxingSábado noite do Barclays Center, a casa de BROOKLYN Boxing®.
Na súa primeira defensa desde destronando Kell Brook na canle Showtime en maio pasado, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) fóra casetonado nun Peterson difícil (35-4-1, 17 Kos) do principio ao final, presentando unha gran variedade de habilidades, velocidade e poder. A loita foi interrompida antes do inicio da oitava rolda tras o adestrador de Peterson, Barry Hunter, pediu a paralización.
A loita vai fóra semellante á forma como os dous loitadores previsto, a partir dun caso táctico cauteloso antes de que se converteu nunha loita agresiva nas roldas intermediarias. Dous minutos rodada cinco, Spence utilizado un gancho de esquerda empolando para enviar Peterson para a pantalla (Prema AQUIpara destaque). O Washington, D.C. nativo volveu para os seus pés e continuou a batalla, pero Spence demostrou ser demasiado. O 2012 U.S. fóra Olympian desembarcou Peterson 161-45, durante a conexión en 49 por cento dos seus golpes de enerxía só 31 por cento a Peterson.
Tras a loita Spence falou ao reporteiro Showtime Sports Jim Gray e foi rápido para dar crédito ao seu adversario. "Quero agradecer Lamont,"Dixo. "Unha morea de caras rexeitou a loita e tomou isto como un verdadeiro guerreiro e felicito o por iso. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click AQUI para ver o destaque entrevista.
A pesar de gañar a vitoria ao mando de moda, Spence aínda cre que ten espazo para mellorar. "Eu aínda pode mellorar moito na miña defensa,", Dixo o campión mundial invicto. "Eu só teño que manter perfeccionando as miñas habilidades e seguir progresando. Vai ver un mellor Errol Spence próxima vez que entrar no arena.
"Todo o mundo sabe que eu estiven esperando em'Some Time'Thurman,", Dixo Spence, mirando adiante para unha posible unificación partido con WBC e WBA Welterweight Campión do Mundo Keith Thurman. "Dende que eu era 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Imos busca-la en. Ten dous dos cintos e ambos temos grandes nomes. É unha loita fácil de facer e que quero. "
Peterson, que loitou bravamente contra o Spence máis novo, respectada a decisión do seu adestrador para deter a loita, "Se me pide para combater un millón de persoas, Vou. Se me pide para deixar. vou deixar. Eu nunca vou cuestionar a súa decisión. Sei que ten os meus mellores intereses no corazón. "
"Foi moi difícil, pero se sabe Lamont, vostede sabe que el non ía desistir,"Dixo o adestrador Barry Hunter. "Tiven que paralo. Ao final do día, este é o meu fillo aquí. Non hai nada máis valioso do que o seu benestar. Se se trata de el ou gañar, Eu pegalo. Eu me preocupo con el. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Pascua (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) no evento co-principal da cerimonia Showtime. Os xuíces marcou a loita 114-113, 113-114 e 115-112.
A loita vai-e-vén viu dous loitadores cualificados estar no peto e mirar para danar a partir do interior. Un segundo punto dedución rolda da Fortuna probou caro cando o dominicano foi avisado e despois penalizado por bater Pascua detrás da cabeza. Sen a dedución dun punto, a loita sería marcado un empate. Mentres Jr Pascua. era lixeiramente máis movida, Fortuna desembarcou os golpes máis poderosos. Jr Pascua, que realizou unha vantaxe de altura significativa, fóra desembarcou Fortuna, conectando en 120 de 383 (31 por cento) golpes de enerxía mentres Fortuna conectados en 113 de 441 (26 por cento).
"Foi unha loita dura, é un ex-campión mundial por unha razón,"Pascua dixo Grey. "Fixemos isto difícil tentar contrarrestar zócolo. Non estaba xogando moito e fixo difícil para min para perseguir este cara en torno a.
“Eu non podería obter o KO, pero conseguimos a vitoria e iso é todo o que importa. Eu sabía que estaba indo a executar xa que sentía o meu poder. El só quería coller e prender toda a loita. "
Mirando cara o futuro, Pascua fixo as súas intencións claras, mentres el busca ataques unificación nun futuro próximo, "Eu quero loitar contra os campións e unificar eses cintos. Loitas como estes non están no meu plan de xogo. Estou preparado para Mikey García e Jorge Linares para asinar o contrato. "
A Fortuna descontento tamén falou para Gris, "O público sabe o que pasou aquí. Eles vaiaram porque saben que eu gañei esa loita.
"Se el é un home imos loitar de novo en 135 libras,", Dixo Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Venres, o que significaba que o cinto de Pascua non sería na liña. "En definitiva vou facer o peso. Non me dar tempo suficiente para adestrar. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) traballo rápido feito de Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) en acción Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Boxing Prelims, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 da primeira quenda. Loitando pola súa 12th time at the Barclays Center, o 27 year-old nativa Staten Island mantivo súa marca sen mácula intacta, utilizando a súa potente man esquerda no Ntetu overmatched.
Browne estableceu o seu dominio desde o inicio, o desembarco dunha esquerda overhand limpa que caeu Ntetu a través da rolda. o Montreal, Québec nativa nunca foi capaz de recuperar os seus pés e viu-se acurralado contra as cordas só trinta segundos máis tarde. A presa de combinacións poderosas aterrou no Ntetu indefenso deixou o árbitro con pouca opción senón deixar a loita con 45 segundos restantes na rolda número un.
“Traballamos por esta vitoria. Andou nun tiro seguro e eu fíxenlle pagar,", Dixo Browne. "A esquerda overhand o colleu e ese foi o comezo do fin para el. Eu sabía que estaba ferido.
“Necesito un tiro título mundial. Estou preparado para asumir calquera dos campións. Non teño ningunha preferencias. Estou contento por unirse outro gran actuación aquí no Barclays Center. Vou continuar a mellorar ata que realmente facer-se o Sr. Barclays Center ".
crédito, que subiu a división dos medio-pesados para esta loita, tivo un tempo difícil xestionar combinación de velocidade e poder de Browne no seu camiño para a segunda derrota da súa carreira profesional.
"[Browne] é moi explosivo, Parabéns para el,” dixo Ntetu. “El é rápido, é intelixente e eu non esperaba que fose que explosivo. El me colleu co seu gancho de dereita e un directo de esquerda.
"Eu estaba en forma suficiente para loitar por 10 rounds. Esta non é a miña categoría de peso, pero eu non quero dar desculpas. "
Na loita do Showtime campionatos de boxeo Prelims apertura, invicto Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) en 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, nado en Lomza, Polonia, pero loitando fóra de Brooklyn, Nova York, contou co apoio do seu público local como constantemente usaba Kiladze baixo.
Kownacki foi o máis agresivo e que dos dous loitadores, aterraxe 43 por cento dos seus golpes de enerxía e 35 por cento do seu total de socos, en comparación con só 30 por cento 18 por cento, respectivamente, para Kiladze. A pesar de un nariz sangrando que Kownacki sufriu na primeira rolda, o peso pesado polaco comezou a derramar-lo e pneumático Kiladze cunha serie de uppercuts e un-dous combinacións na cuarta rolda. A loita cheo de acción chegou ao fin cando Kownacki conectado nunha combinación de dous uppercuts e unha man dereita que enviou Kiladze de costas no minuto final da sexta rolda. Despois dun Kiladze atordoado volveu aos seus pés, árbitro Shada Murdaugh chamado a loita por suxestión do médico do arena.
“Eu son moi grata a todos os meus fans polacos que saír e me dan ese apoio extra ", dixo Kownacki, que loitou na fronte de centos dos seus compatriotas. "Vou seguir a loitar para os fans e dar a todos un gran concerto.
“Creo que fixen a loita moito máis difícil do que debería. É outra experiencia de aprendizaxe e eu conseguiu a vitoria. Isto é todo o que importa. "
A República de Georgia nado Kiladze, que loita fóra dos Ánxeles, non foi capaz de falar cos medios como foi levado a NYU Hospital Luterano por motivos de precaución.
Sábado transmisión vai repetir en Domingo, Xaneiro 21 en 9 a.m. E/PT no Showtime e Luns, Xaneiro 22 en 10 p.m. E/PT EXTREME na canle Showtime, e estará dispoñible na canle Showtime carta® e Showtime Anytime®.
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Spence Makes First Title Defense In Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® From Barclays Center In Brooklyn, Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
Prema AQUI Para fotos; Crédito: Tom Casino / Showtime
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT na canle Showtime
Campionato do Mundo de Welterweight IBF
Errol Spence Jr: 147 libras
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ libras
Árbitro: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.I.), Don Trella (Conner.), Steve Weisfeld (NJ)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ quilos
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Árbitro: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conner.), John McKaie (N.I.), Kevin Morgan (N.I.)
**Fortuna does not make the 135-pound lightweight limit and cannot win IBF title. Fortuna initially weighed 136.8 pounds and measured 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS – 7 p.m. E/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ libras
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ quilos
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Adam Kownacki: 260 libras
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ quilos
FLASH QUOTES:
SPENCE:
“This is a tough challenge. If you know Lamont, you know he’s a tough fight but I came to dominate the division and it started with Kell Brook. I’m going to get Lamont Peterson and then I’m going to get the other welterweights that are out there.
“It’s definitely important not just to win the fight, but how I win the fight. I came to dominate the division and I came here to look good. I’m the future of the division and I’m the future of boxing.”
PETERSON:
“I wouldn’t say that Errol isn’t the bigger guy, I just believe that it doesn’t matter. It’s all about boxing skills.
“I think we’ll both make each other look pretty good, but I’m going to win.”
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