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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!
STEP, TX (Marec 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. IN / 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, ki ga spodbuja TGB Promocije, are on sale today, Marec 28 pri 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,” je dejal Tom Brown, Predsednik 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, 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. Od te izgube, 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. Po tem, 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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Lahka svetovni prvak Robert Velikonočni Porazi Javier Fortuna
v Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boks® Co-Feature
Ne zamudite posnetka Ponedeljek, Januar 22 pri
10 p.m. IN/PT Na Showtime EXTREME
Kliknite TUKAJ Za Fotografije iz Amanda Westcott / Showtime
Kliknite TUKAJ Za Fotografije iz Ed Diller / Dibella Entertainment
BROOKLYN (Jan. 21, 2018) - Undefeated welterweight svetovni prvak Errol Spence Jr. obdrži svoj naslov IBF z impresivno zaustavitvi nekdanje dva oddelka prvaka Lamont Peterson v glavnem primeru Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boksSobota noč iz Barclays Center, dom BROOKLYN boks®.
V svojem prvem obrambe, saj dethroning Kell Brook na Showtime maja lani, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) iz škatlaste težka Peterson (35-4-1, 17 Kos) od začetka do konca, predstavili široko paleto znanj, hitrost in moč. Boj se je ustavil pred začetkom osmem krogu po Peterson je trener, Barry Hunter, pozval k zaustavitvi.
Boj odigrala podobno, kako oba borci napovedati, začenši v Prepreden taktično afero, preden se je izkazalo v agresivni boju v srednjem krogih. Dve minuti krogu pet, Spence uporablja mehurji levo kljuko za pošiljanje Peterson na platnu (Kliknite TUKAJza vrhunec). Washington, Enosmerno. materni vrnil na noge in nadaljevala boj, ampak Spence je izkazalo, da je preveč. The 2012 U.S.. Olympian ven pristal Peterson 161-45, medtem ko povezovanje na 49 odstotkov svojih moči udarcev samo 31 odstotkov za Peterson.
Po boju Spence govoril Showtime Športni novinar Jim Gray in je hitro dati kredit za svojega nasprotnika. "Rad bi se zahvalil Lamont,"Je dejal. "Veliko fantov obrnil navzdol boja in ga je vzel kot pravi bojevnik in sem ga pohvalil za to. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click TUKAJ gledati intervju vrhunec.
Kljub zaslužil zmago v poveljujoči moda, Spence še vedno verjame, da je prostora za izboljšanje. "Še vedno lahko izboljša veliko za svojo obrambo,"Je dejal neporažen svetovni prvak. "Pravkar sem imel, da izpopolnjuje svoje znanje in da napreduje. Ti boš videti bolje Errol Spence naslednjič, ko sem dobil v ringu.
"Vsi vedo, da sem čakal na" nekaj časa "Thurman,"Je dejal Spence, razmišljanju morebitnega združevanja tekmo z WBC in WBA welterweight svetovni prvak Keith Thurman. "Ker sem bil 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Naj ga dobite na. Ima dva od pasov in imamo tako velika imena. To je enostavno boj, da bi jaz to želijo. "
Peterson, ki se hrabro borili proti mlajši Spence, spoštuje odločitev svojega trenerja ustaviti boj, "Če me vpraša za boj proti milijon ljudi, Bom. Če me prosi, naj ustavi. Bom ustavi. Nikoli ne bom vprašaj njegovo odločitev. Vem, da je moj najboljši interesi pri srcu. "
"Bilo je zelo težko, ampak če veš Lamont, ste vedeli, da je ne bo dal gor,"Je dejal trener Barry Hunter. "Moral sem se ustaviti. Ob koncu dneva, to je moj sin tukaj. Nič ni bolj pomembno kot njegovo dobro počutje. Če gre za njim zmago, Sem ga izbral. Sem mar zanj. "
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Easter (21-0, 14 Kos) earned a split decision victory over former world champion Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 Kos) v sodelovanju, glavni primeru Showtime televizijska oddaja. Sodniki dosegel dvoboj 114-113, 113-114 in 115-112.
back-in-tja dvoboj žage dve usposobljeni borci ostanejo v žep in si narediti škodo od znotraj. Druga odbitek krog točka iz Fortuna izkazala za drago, ko je bila Dominikanska opozoril in nato kaznovan za hitting za glavo noč. Brez odbitka za eno točko, boj bi se dosegel remi. Medtem ko je velikonočno Jr.. je bila nekoliko širša, Fortuna pristal močnejši udarcev. Velikonočni Jr., ki so imeli pomembno višina prednost, iz pristal Fortuna, priključitev na 120 od 383 (31 odstotkov) moč udarcev, medtem ko Fortuna priključene na 113 od 441 (26 odstotkov).
"To je bila težka borba, da je nekdanji svetovni prvak z razlogom,"Velika noč je povedal Gray. "Naredili smo to težko poskuša boj udarec. Bil je ne meče veliko in ga je bilo težko za mene, da lovil tega tipa okrog.
“Nisem mogel dobiti Knockout, vendar smo dobili zmago, in to je vse, kar je pomembno. Vedel sem, da je bil tekoč teči, ko je čutil svojo moč. Je hotel, da zgrabite in imajo celotno borbo. "
Pogled naprej, Velikonočni so njegovi nameni jasno, saj je namen poenotenja Deluje v bližnji prihodnosti, "Želim se boriti za prvake in poenotenje teh pasov. Bori se, kot ti niso v mojem načrtu igre. Pripravljen sem Mikey Garcia in Jorge Linares za podpis pogodbe. "
Nezadovoljen Fortuna tudi govoril siva, "Javnost ve, kaj se je zgodilo tukaj. So izžvižgali, ker vedo, da sem dobil to bitko.
"Če je človek, kaj je spet boj na 135-funtov,"Je dejal Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Petek, kar je pomenilo, da je velikonočni pas ne bi bilo na progi. "Jaz bom zagotovo težo. Nisem dam dovolj časa za usposabljanje. "
Nepremagani tekmec v poltežki kategoriji Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) je hitro delo Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) v akciji SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO boks predtekmovanja, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 prvega kroga. Boj za njegovega 12th time at the Barclays Center, the 27 year-old Staten Island materni držal neoporečnega rekord nedotaknjen z uporabo svojega močno levo roko na deponirani Ntetu.
Browne ustanovil svojo prevlado od začetka, pristanek čisto levo Zgornji da padla Ntetu sredi krogu. Montreal, Québec doma ni bilo nikoli lahko ponovno noge in znašel v kot proti vrvi le trideset sekund kasneje. Jeza močnih kombinacij pristal na nemočnih Ntetu zapustil sodnika z malo možnosti, kot da ustaviti boj s 45 sekundami ostanejo v krogu številka ena.
“Delali smo za to zmago. Hodil je v varen strel in sem mu plačal,"Je povedal Browne. "The Zgornji levi ga ujeli in da je bil začetek konca za njim. Vedel sem, da je bil poškodovan.
“Rabim svet naslovno strel. Pripravljen sem prevzeti katero od prvakov. Nimam nobene želje. Vesel sem, da sem dal skupaj še veliko zmogljivost tu v Barclays Centru. Jaz bom še naprej izboljšujejo, dokler res postal g. Barclays Center. "
kredit, ki je podal do svetlo težji delitev za ta boj, imeli težko čas, ki se ukvarjajo s kombinacijo Browne v hitrosti in moči na poti do drugega izgubi pro kariere.
»[Browne] je zelo eksploziven, Čestitke njemu,” Said Ntetu. “On je hitro, on je pameten in nisem pričakoval, da bi bil, da eksploziv. On me je s svojo desno kljuko in ravno levi.
"Bil sem v zadostni formi, da se borijo za 10 krogi. To ni moja teža razred, ampak jaz ne želim iskati izgovorov. "
V uvodnem dvoboju na Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boks predtekmovanja, neporažen Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) pri 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, rojen v Lomza, Poljska ampak boj iz Brooklyna, New York, užival podporo svoji domačen množice, ko je stalno nosil Kiladze navzdol.
Kownacki je bil bolj agresiven in natančen dveh borcev, pristanek 43 odstotkov svojih moči udarcev in 35 odstotkov svojih skupnih luknjači, v primerjavi s samo 30 odstotkov in 18 odstotkov, zaporedju, za Kiladze. Kljub krvavim nosom, ki Kownacki utrpela v prvem krogu, poljski težka začel jo vlijemo na in pnevmatike Kiladze z vrsto uppercuts in enkratnih dveh kombinacijah v četrtem krogu. Borba akcijski zapakirane prišel do konca, ko Kownacki priključen na kombinaciji dveh uppercuts in desno roko, ki je poslala Kiladze na hrbtu v zadnji minuti šestega kroga. Po osupli Kiladze vrnil na noge, Sodnik Shada Murdaugh imenuje boj na predlog v ringu zdravnika.
“Zelo sem hvaležen vsem mojim poljskih navijačev, ki so prišli ven in dajejo mi to dodatno podporo ", je dejal Kownacki, ki so se borili pred sto njegovih rojakov. "Jaz bom, da se borijo za ljubitelje in vsakomur odlično predstavo.
“Mislim, da je boj veliko težje, kot bi moral imeti. To je še ena učna izkušnja in sem dobil zmago. To je vse, kar je pomembno. "
Republika Gruziji rojeni Kiladze, ki se bori iz Los Angelesa, ni mogla govoriti z mediji, kot so ga odpeljali na NYU luteranski bolnišnici previdnostnih razlogov.
Sobota televizijska oddaja bo Replay na Nedelja, Januar 21 pri 9 a.m. IN/PT na Showtime in Ponedeljek, Januar 22 pri 10 p.m. IN/PT na Showtime EXTREME in bo na voljo na SHOWTIME na zahtevo® in SHOWTIME KADARKOLI®.
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in www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment. PBC je potekala pod pokroviteljstvom Corona Extra, Finest Beer. This event was promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions.
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Spence Makes First Title Defense In Main Event Of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Iz centra Barclays v Brooklynu, Presented By Premier Boxing Champions
Kliknite TUKAJ Za Fotografije; Credit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. IN/6 p.m. PT na Showtime
IBF Velterska kategorija Svetovno prvenstvo
Errol Spence Jr.: 147 funtov
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ funtov
Sodnik: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (NY), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 Pol funtov
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Sodnik: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), John McKaie (NY), Kevin Morgan (NY)
**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. IN/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ funtov
Francy Ntetu: 174 Pol funtov
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Adam Kownacki: 260 funtov
Iago Kiladze: 220 Pol funtov
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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