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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!
PASS, TX (Marzu 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, Texas.
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 p.m. U / 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, li hija promossa mill Promozzjonijiet TGB, are on sale today, Marzu 28 fi 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, President tal Promozzjonijiet TGB. “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, 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,” 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 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,” 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. Wara, 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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Ħfief Dinja Champion Robert Għid Defeats Javier Fortuna
fil Showtime kampjonat boxing® Ko-Karatteristika
M'għandekx Miss Il replay It-tnejn, Jannar 22 fi
10 p.m. U/PT Fuq SHOWTIME ESTREM
Ikklikkja HERE għal Ritratti mill Amanda Westcott / Showtime
Ikklikkja HERE għal Ritratti mill Ed Diller / DiBella Entertainment
BROOKLYN (Jan. 21, 2018) - champion tad-dinja welterweight Undefeated Errol Spence Jr. miżmuma titolu IBF tiegħu ma 'waqfien impressjonanti ta' qabel ċampjin żewġ diviżjoni Lamont Peterson fil-każ prinċipali ta 'Showtime kampjonat boxingIS-SIBT lejl minn Barclays Center, l-dar tal BROOKLYN boxing®.
Fl-ewwel difiża tiegħu peress dethroning Kell Brook fuq Showtime Mejju li għadda, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) l boxed ta Peterson iebsa (35-4-1, 17 Kos) mill-bidu sat, vetrina firxa wiesgħa ta 'ħiliet, veloċità u l-qawwa. Il-ġlieda kienet waqfet qabel il-bidu tat-tmien rawnd wara trainer Peterson tal, Barry Hunter, sejjaħ għall-waqfien.
Il-ġlieda ssirx simili għal kif kemm ġellieda mbassra, li jibdew affari tattika cagey qabel ma jiddawwar ġlieda aggressiva fir-rawnds tan-nofs. fis tond ħamsa żewġ minuti, Spence użat ganċ xellug nfafet li tibgħat Peterson lill-kanvas (Ikklikkja HEREgħall jenfasizzaw). Il Washington, D.C. endemiċi lura lill saqajh u kompliet battalja, iżda Spence wera li wisq. Il 2012 U.S. l Olympian żbarkati Peterson 161-45, filwaqt konnessjoni fuq 49 mija tal puntelli enerġija tiegħu biss 31 mija għall Peterson.
Wara l-ġlieda Spence tkellem Showtime Isport reporter Jim Gray u kien malajr biex jagħtu kreditu lill-avversarju tiegħu. "Nixtieq nirringrazzja Lamont,"Huwa qal. "A lott ta 'guys rrifjutat l-ġlieda u ħa dan bħal gwerriera reali u jien ifaħħru lilu għal dak. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click HERE biex tara l-qofol intervista.
Minkejja jaqilgħu l-rebħa fil kmandant moda, Spence xorta jemmen fih ikollu lok għal titjib. "I għadhom jistgħu jtejbu ħafna dwar id-difiża tiegħi,"Qal il-champion tad-dinja unbeaten. "I biss għandhom iżommu tipperfezzjona ħiliet tiegħi u iżommu progress. Inti qed tmur biex tara aħjar Errol Spence ħin li jmiss I nikseb fil-ċirku.
"Kulħadd jaf Stajt ilhom jistennew fuq" Xi Time "Thurman,"Qal Spence, tħares lejn it taqbila unifikazzjoni possibbli ma WBC u WBA welterweight Champion tad-Dinja Keith Thurman. "Peress I kien 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Ejja ġġibu fuq. Huwa għandu tnejn mill-ċinturini u tnejn irridu ismijiet kbar. Huwa ta 'ġlieda faċli biex jagħmlu u nixtieq. "
Peterson, li ġġieldu valiantly kontra l Spence iżgħar, rispettati d-deċiżjoni tal trejner tiegħu biex iwaqqaf il-ġlieda, "Jekk huwa jitlob lili biex jiġġieldu miljun ruħ, I se. Jekk huwa jitlob lili biex tieqaf. I se tieqaf. I qatt se kwistjoni deċiżjoni tiegħu. Naf huwa għandu l-aħjar interessi tiegħi fil-qalb. "
"Kien verament iebsa, imma jekk taf Lamont, inti taf huwa ma kienx ser jagħti,"Qal trainer Barry Hunter. "Kelli biex jitwaqqaf. Fl-aħħar tal-ġurnata, dan huwa tifel tiegħi dritt hawn. M'hemm xejn aktar importanti minn tiegħu benesseri. Jekk niġu għall lilu jew rebbieħa, I pick lilu. I kura dwar lilu. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Għid (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) fil-każ ko prinċipali tal-telecast Showtime. L-imħallfin skorja l bout 114-113, 113-114 u 115-112.
Il bout-lura u quddiem esperjenzat żewġ ġellieda sengħa jibqgħu fil-but u jfittxu li jagħmlu ħsara minn ġewwa. It-tieni rawnd punt tnaqqis mill Fortuna wera għalja meta l Dominikana kien wissa u mbagħad penalizzati għal laqtu Għid wara l-ras. Mingħajr l-punt wieħed tnaqqis, il-ġlieda kien ikun skorja tiġbed. Filwaqt Għid Jr. kien ftit aktar mimlija, Fortuna ġew żbarkati l-puntelli aktar qawwija. Għid Jr, li kellhom vantaġġ f'għoli sinifikattiv, l żbarkati Fortuna, konnessjoni fuq 120 ta 383 (31 mija) puntelli enerġija filwaqt Fortuna konnessi fuq 113 ta 441 (26 mija).
"Kienet ġlieda iebsa, hu ex champion tad-dinja għal raġuni,"Għid qal Grey. "Aħna għamilha diffiċli jippruvaw biex jilqgħu punch. Hu ma kienx jitfg ħafna u għamilha diffiċli għalija li chase dan Guy madwar.
“I ma setgħux jiksbu l-eliminatorja iżda aħna ltqajna l-rebħa u li kollox li l-kwistjonijiet. Kont naf li kien se jimxu ladarba huwa ħass poter tiegħi. Huwa biss riedu li grab u jżommu l-ġlieda kollu. "
Inħarsu 'l quddiem, Għid magħmula intenzjonijiet tiegħu ċara kif hu jipprova unifikazzjoni bouts fil-futur qarib, "Irrid għall-ġlieda kontra l-champions u unifikati dawn iċ-ċinturini. Tissielet bħal dawn mhumiex fil-pjan logħba tiegħi. Jien lest għall Mikey Garcia u Jorge Linares li tiffirma l-kuntratt. "
A Fortuna disgruntled tkellem ukoll għall-griż, "Il-pubbliku jaf x'ġara hawn. Huma booed għaliex jafu li jien rebaħ din il-ġlieda.
"Jekk hu raġel ejja ġlieda mill-ġdid fil 135-liri,"Qal Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Il-ġimgħa, li fisser li ċinturin Għid ma tkunx fuq il-linja. "I se definittivament tagħmel il-piż. I ma jagħtu myself żmien biżżejjed biex iħarrġu. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) xogħol ta 'malajr magħmula minn Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) fl-azzjoni Showtime kampjonat boxing prelims, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 ta 'l-ewwel rawnd. Ġlieda għan tiegħu 12th time at the Barclays Center, l- 27 sena nattivi Staten Island jinżamm rekord qatt ma ġew kundannati tiegħu intatti billi jiġi utilizzat-xellug tiegħu qawwija fuq il-Ntetu overmatched.
Browne stabbiliti dominanza tiegħu mill-bidu, inżul ta 'overhand nadif xellug niżel Ntetu fin-nofs permezz-rawnd. il Montreal, Québec nattiva qatt ma kien kapaċi terga 'takkwista saqajh u misjuba ruħu cornered kontra l-ħbula biss tletin sekonda wara. A muntanja ta 'kombinazzjonijiet qawwija ġew żbarkati fit-Ntetu difiża ħalla l-perit bi ftit għażla ħlief li twaqqaf il-ġlieda ma 45 sekondi fadal rount wieħed numru.
“Ħdimna għal dan rebħa. Huwa mixi fi sparatura żgur u I magħmula lilu tħallas,"Qal Browne. "Ix-xellug overhand maqbuda lilu u li kien il-bidu tat-tmiem għalih. Kont naf li kien iweġġgħu.
“I bżonn xi sparatura titolu dinja. Jien lest li jieħu fuq kwalunkwe mill-ċampjins. Jien m'għandi l-ebda preferenzi. Ninsab kuntenta I jitpoġġew flimkien rendiment ieħor kbir hawn fuq Barclays Center. Jien ser ikomplu jtejbu sal I verament issir Sur. Barclays Center. "
kreditu, li ressaq sa l-diviżjoni heavyweight dawl għal din il-ġlieda, beda jsibha diffiċli biex jittrattaw ma 'taħlita Browne ta' veloċità u l-qawwa fi triqtu lejn it-tieni telf tal-karriera pro tiegħu.
"[Browne] tkun esplożiva ħafna, congrats lilu,” Said Ntetu. “Hu mgħaġġel, hu intelliġenti u jien ma jistennew lilu tkun dik splussiv. Huwa ltqajna lili ma ganċ dritt tiegħu u xellug dritta.
"I kien fil-forma biżżejjed għall-ġlieda għall 10 rawnds. Dan mhux il-klassi ta 'piż tiegħi, imma jien ma jridux jagħmlu skużi. "
Fil-bout ftuħ tal-Showtime kampjonat boxing prelims, undefeated Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) fi 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, imwieled fl Lomza, Il-Polonja iżda ġlieda kontra minn Brooklyn, New York, jgawdu l-appoġġ ta 'folla Hometown tiegħu kif hu dejjem libes Kiladze isfel.
Kownacki kienet aktar aggressiva u preċiża taż-żewġ ġellieda, inżul 43 mija tal puntelli enerġija tiegħu u 35 mija tal puntelli totali tiegħu, mqabbla ma 'biss 30 mija u 18 mija, rispettivament, għall Kiladze. Minkejja imnieħer imdemmi li Kownacki sofra fl-ewwel rawnd, l heavyweight Pollakk beda ferragħ fuq u tyre Kiladze ma 'serje ta' uppercuts u one-żewġ kombinazzjonijiet fir-raba 'round. Il bout azzjoni ppakkjati ġie fi tmiemu meta Kownacki konnessi fuq taħlita ta 'żewġ uppercuts u lemin li bagħtu Kiladze fuq dahar tiegħu fil-minuta finali tas-sitt rawnd. Wara Kiladze storduti lura lill saqajh, referee Shada Murdaugh imsejjaħ il-ġlieda fuq suġġeriment ta 'l-tabib ringside.
“Jien hekk thankful kollha fannijiet Pollakki tiegħi li toħroġ u jagħtu me li appoġġ addizzjonali ", qal Kownacki, li ġġieldu quddiem ta 'mijiet ta' kompatrijotti tiegħu. "Jien ser jkompli jiġġieled għall-fannijiet u kulħadd jingħata juru kbira.
“I think I għamel l-ġlieda ħafna aktar diffiċli milli I għandu jkollhom. Huwa ieħor esperjenza ta 'tagħlim u sibt l-premju. Li kollox li l-kwistjonijiet. "
Ir-Repubblika tal-Ġeorġja tat-twelid Kiladze, li tissielet barra ta 'Los Angeles, ma setgħetx jkellem lill-midja kif hu kien meħuda biex NYU Isptar Luterana għal raġunijiet ta 'prekawzjoni.
Sibt telecast se replay fuq Il-Ħadd, Jannar 21 fi 9 a.m. U/PT fuq Showtime u It-tnejn, Jannar 22 fi 10 p.m. U/PT fuq Showtime ESTREM u se jkun disponibbli fuq talba Showtime FUQ® u ghaċ SHOWTIME®.
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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
Ikklikkja HERE Għal Ritratti; Kreditu: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. U/6 p.m. PT fuq Showtime
IBF Kampjonat Dinji welterweight
Errol Spence Jr: 147 liri
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ £
Referee: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ £
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Referee: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), 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 pounds and measured 136.4 pounds after the two-hour allowance.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS – 7 p.m. U/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rawnds
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ £
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ £
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rawnds
Adam Kownacki: 260 liri
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ £
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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