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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!
Mehato ea, TX (March 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. LE / 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, e khothalletsa ka TGB ho phahamiswa, are on sale today, March 28 ka 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, Le mopresidente oa TGB ho phahamiswa. “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, Saule “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,” o ile a re 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.”
Sefapano (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,” o ile a re 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 ho 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,” re 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. Ka mor'a moo, 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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Bobebe World Champion Robert Easter hlōla Javier Fortuna
ka Showtime Championship Boxing® Co-Feature
U se ke ua Lahleheloa The Replay Mantaha, January 22 ka
10 p.m. LE/PT Ka Showtime Extreme
Click MONA bakeng sa Photos ho tloha Amanda Westcott / Showtime
Click MONA bakeng sa Photos ho tloha Ed Diller / DiBella Boithabiso
Brooklyn (Jan. 21, 2018) - Krrish welterweight lefatše mampoli Errol Spence Refresh. bolokoa sehlooho hae IBF ka stoppage e hlollang ea pele e neng e le 'mampoli peli karohano Lamont Peterson e kholo ea ho ketsahalo e Showtime Championship papali ea litebeleMoqebelo bosiu tloha Barclays Center, lapeng la Brooklyn Boxing®.
Boitšireletsong ba ka lekhetlo la pele ho tloha dethroning Kell Brook ka Showtime May ho qetela, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) tsoa koa ya dibokose tsa ka thata Peterson (35-4-1, 17 Kos) ho qala hore ke qete, showcasing ka drive tšoaneng ea bokgoni ba, lebelo le matla. Ntoa e ile ile a khaotsa ho pele ho ho qala ha ho potoloha borobeli ka mor'a mokoetlisi Peterson e, Barry Hunter, bitsa stoppage ho.
Ntoa e bapala ka ntle tšoanang le kamoo bo-ralitima bobeli a bolela esale pele, qalang ka cagey etsoang ka maqiti taba pele e ile ea fetoha e ntoa e mabifi ka garela bohareng. metsotso e 'meli ka ho potoloha e mehlano, Spence sebelisa bataoloa ke setse hakising ho romela Peterson ho seile ea (Click MONAbakeng sa fagahlelwago). The Washington, D.C. letsoalloa khutlela maoto a hae 'me a tsoela pele ho loana, empa Spence ea e-ba e ngata haholo. The 2012 U.S. Olympian tsoa lula Peterson 161-45, ha o tlohang ka 49 etsang liphesente tse matla punches hae ho tsoa 31 lekholong bakeng Peterson.
Ka mor'a ntoa Spence bua le Showtime Sports moqolotsi Jim Gray 'me a potlakela ho fana ka mokitlane ho lireng hae. "Ke batla ho leboha Lamont,"O ile a re. "A mangata bashanyana hana ntoeng 'me o ile a nka e joaloka mohlabani oa sebele le ke babatsa eena bakeng sa hore. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click MONA ho shebella hlahlobeloa fagahlelwago.
Ho sa tsotellehe ho fumana le win ka laelang feshene, Spence ntse lumela hore o na le kamore ea ho ntlafatsa. "Ke ntse ke le ka ntlafatsa haholo ho itšireletsa ka,"O ile a re ho lefatše unbeaten mampoli. "Ke feela lokela ho lula re phethahatse tsebo ea ka 'me u boloke hatela. U tlil'o bona molemo Errol Spence Nakong e tlang ha ke fumana ka lesale la.
"Mong le e mong ea tsebang ke 'nile letela" Ba bang ba Nako "Thurman,"O ile a re Spence, batla pele ho khoneha kopanngoa papali le WBC le WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman. "Kaha ke ne ke 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. A re ke re e fumana ka. O na le tse peli tsa mabanta 'me bobeli ba rōna re na le mabitso a kholo. Ho e bonolo ho loanela ho etsa 'me ke batla ho eona. "
Peterson, ea neng a loanela valiantly khahlanong le Spence e monyenyane, hlompha qeto mokoetlisi hae hore ba khaotse ho loana le, "Ha a botsa hore na ho loantša batho ba limilione tse ka, Ke tla. Haeba a kōpa hore ke khaotse. Ke tla emisa. Ke tla mohla belaella qeto ea hae. Kea tseba hore o na le lintho tse amanang le ka ho fetisisa ka pelo. "
"E ne e hlile e thata, empa haeba u tseba Lamont, u tseba o ne a ke ke a tela,"O ile a re mokoetlisi Barry Hunter. "Ke tlameha ho khaotsa ho e. Ha a le qetellong ea letsatsi le, ena ke mora oa ka le letona mona. Ho na le ha ho letho le bohlokoa ho feta ea hae boiketlo. Ha e tluoa tabeng ea ho eena kapa ho hapa, Ke nka mo. Ke tsotella ka eena. "
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) ka ketsahalo sebedisana khōlō ea Showtime telecast. baahloli a recu le bout 114-113, 113-114 le 115-112.
Ka morao-and-hlahisa bout bone ralitima ba nang le tsebo ba babeli lula ka pokothong e 'me u shebe ho etsa tšenyo e ka hare. A bobeli potoloha ntlha theolelo tloha Fortuna ipakile e theko e boima ha Dominican ile a lemosa ebe otlhaiwa mme wa tseelwa bakeng sa otla Easter ka mor'a hlooho. Ntle ea ntlha theolelo, ntoa e ka be a ile a recu e hohelle. Ha a ntse a Easter Refresh. e ne e le hanyenyane busier, Fortuna lula le punches matla le ho feta. Easter Jr., ea neng a le bohlokoa bophahamo Molemo, tsoa lula Fortuna, o tlohang ka 120 ea 383 (31 lekholong) punches matla ha Fortuna amana ka 113 ea 441 (26 lekholong).
"E ne e le ntoa e thata, a le eo e neng e le 'mampoli lefatše ka lebaka le,"Easter ile a re ho Gray. "Re ile ra etsa sona thata leka ho loantša litebele. O ne a sa lahlele ba tse ngata 'me ho entse hore ho be thata hore' na ho lelekisa Guy ena ho pota.
“Ke ne ke sa fumana knockout empa re fumana win le hore 's tsohle hore bohlokoa. Ke ne ke tseba o ne a tla tsamaisa hang o ne a ikutloa matla a ka. O ne a batla feela ho tšoara le ho tshwara ntoa e lohle. "
sheba pele, Easter entse boikemisetso ba hae e hlakileng joaloka o batla kopanngoa linako haufinyane, "Ke batla ho lwantsha baemeli le momahanya mabanta tsena. Lintoa tse kang tsena ha li ka papali na mwango ya ka. Ke loketse ho Mikey Garcia le Jorge Linares ho ho saena konteraka. "
A Fortuna khotsofalle ntlha a boela a bua ho Gray, "Sechaba o tseba se etsahetseng mona. Ba booed hobane baa tseba hore ke ile ka hlōla ntoeng ena.
"Ha a le monna e mong a re ke re loana hape ka 135-liponto,"O ile a re Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Labohlano, eo ho ne ho bolela hore lebanta Easter e ne e ke ke ka mohala. "Ke tla sebele etsa boima ba 'mele ho. Ke ne ke sa fana ka ke nako e lekaneng ea ho koetlisa. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Mohapatra (21-0, 16 Kos) ile a etsa ka potlako mosebetsi oa Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) ka Showtime Championship Boxing PRELIMS bohato, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 ea pele ea ho pota-pota. Loanela hae 12go th time at the Barclays Center, ea 27 ea lilemo li Staten Island letsoalloa bolokwa botumo ba hae e se nang sekoli senyeha ke ts'ebelisong letsoho a hae a matla ka ho le letšehali ka overmatched Ntetu.
Mohapatra thehilwe busa hae ho tloha qalong, Landing e hloekileng overhand letšehali hore akhetse Ntetu bohareng ka ho potoloha ho. The Montreal, Quebec letsoalloa ne mohla kgona ho boele maoto a hae 'me a fumana ka boeena o cornered khahlanong liropo metsotsoana mashome a mararo feela hamorao. A barrage tsa tlhakantsuke e matla lula ka mokhoa oa ho itšireletsa Ntetu tlohetse moletsaphala le khetho haese ho thibela ntoa le 45 metsotsoana e setseng ka ho potoloha nomoro e 'ngoe.
“Re ile ra sebetsa bakeng sa win ena. O ile a tsamaea ka enta bonnete 'me ke ile a mo lefa,"O ile a re Mohapatra. "The letšehali overhand tšoaroa eena le hore e ne e le qalo ea bofelo ho mo. Ke ne ke tseba o ne a utloa bohloko.
“Ke hloka sehlooho lefatše thunngoa. Ke loketse ho nka ka e 'ngoe ea' mampoli le. Ha ke na boikgethelo efe kapa efe. Ke thabela Ke beha hammoho tshebetso e mong e moholo mona ho Barclays Center. Ke il'o tsoela ntlafatsa ho fihlela ke hlile ba Mr. Barclays Center. "
mokitlane, ea ileng a fallela ho fihlela ho e-ba le karohano khanya heavyweight bakeng ntoeng ena, ne ke thatafalloa ke ho sebetsana le motswako Browne oa lebelo le matla a le tseleng e eang ho lahleheloa ke ea bobeli ea mosebetsi oa hae oa lan.
"[Mohapatra] e phatlohile haholo, congrats ho eena,” o itse: Ntetu. “O itima lijo, a le bohlale 'me ke ne ke sa lebella hore a ka etsahala hore ebe ho phatloha. O ile a 'na le hakisi la hae le letona le ka ho le letšehali ka kotloloho.
"Ke ne ke le sebopeho lekane ho loanela 10 o garela. Sena ha se boima ba 'mele oa ka sehlopha sa, empa ha ke batle ho etsa ikemela. "
Ka qalang bout tsa Showtime Championship Boxing PRELIMS, Krrish Adama Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of Iago Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) ka 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, a hlaha ka Lomza, Poland empa loana tsoa Brooklyn, New York, o ile a thabela tšehetso ea motseng oa bongata ba hae ha a ntse a lula e ntse roala Kiladze fatše.
Kownacki e neng e le mabifi haholo 'me e nepahetseng ea bo-ralitima-ho tse peli, lulisa 43 etsang liphesente tse matla a hae punches le 35 etsang liphesente tse hae kakaretso punches, bapisoa le feela 30 liphesente tse le 18 lekholong, ka ho latellana, bakeng sa Kiladze. Ho sa tsotellehe sa nko tšollang mali hore Kownacki ile a utloa bohloko ka ho potoloha pele, le heavyweight Poland ba ile ba qala ho tšela e ka le lebili Kiladze le letoto la uppercuts and-e 'ngoe e' meli tlhakantsuke ka ho potoloha bone. The le maphatha-phathe bout e ile ea fela ha Kownacki amana ka motsoako oa uppercuts peli le letsohong le letona la hore o ile a romela Kiladze ka khutlela hae ka motsotso ho qetela la ho potoloha la botšelela. Ka mor'a tsielehile Kiladze khutlela maoto a hae, moletsaphala Shada Murdaugh bitsoa ntoa ka tlhahiso ea ngaka ringside.
“Ke kahoo leboha Fans ea ka eohle Poland ba tla tsoa 'me a mphe hore tšehetso e eketsehileng ", itse Kownacki, ea neng a loanela ka pel'a tse makholo compatriots hae. "Ke il'o tsoela ntoa bakeng sa Fans le fa mong le e mong e bontša moholo.
“Ke nahana hore ke entse ntoa tse ngata e thata ho feta ke lokela ho ba le. Ho e mong boiphihlelo ho ithuta le ke ile ka win. Ke sohle seo sa bohlokoa. "
Rephabliking ea Georgia ea hlahetseng Kiladze, ba loanela ho tsoa Los Angeles, ne a sa khone ho bua le mecha ea litaba ha a ntse a ile ka isoa Lutere Hospital NYU ka mabaka a precautionary.
Moqebelo oa telecast tla replay ka Sontaha, January 21 ka 9 a.m. LE/PT ka Showtime le Mantaha, January 22 ka 10 p.m. LE/PT ka Showtime a feteletseng le tla fumaneha ka Showtime ON tlhokeho ya® le Showtime neng kapa neng®.
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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
Click MONA Bakeng sa Photos; Mokitlane: Tom Casino / Showtime
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT ka Showtime
IBF Welterweight Championship World
Errol Spence Jr.: 147 lik'hilograma tse
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ ka boima ba lik'hilograma tse
Moletsaphala: Harvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 ½ o lik'hilograma tse
Javier Fortuna: 136 ½ pounds**
Moletsaphala: 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. LE/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 O garela
Marcus Mohapatra: 175 ¾ ka boima ba lik'hilograma tse
Francy Ntetu: 174 ½ o lik'hilograma tse
Heavyweight Bout – 10 O garela
Adama Kownacki: 260 lik'hilograma tse
Iago Kiladze: 220 ½ o lik'hilograma tse
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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