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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!
ISINYATHELO, 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. KANYE / 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the show, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, are on sale today, March 28 at 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 of TGB Promotions. “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, USawule “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. Ngemva kwalokho, 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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UHlelo World Champion Robert Easter unqoba Javier Fortuna
e SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® Co-Isici
Ungaphuthelwa I Replay Monday, January 22 at
10 p.m. KANYE/PT On Showtime obedlulele
Chofoza LAPHA Izithombe kusuka Amanda F. Westcott / SHOWTIME
Chofoza LAPHA Izithombe kusukela Ed Diller / DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa
BROOKLYN (UJan. 21, 2018) - welterweight Ezingakanqotshwa iqhawe emhlabeni Errol Spence Jr. agcinwayo isihloko sakhe IBF ne-umisiwe umxhwele wangaphambili ezimbili division iqhawe Lamont Peterson uma kwenzeka main of SHOWTIME ubuqhawe BoxingSaturday ebusuku kusukela Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®.
Lapho eziphendulela okokuqala kusukela dethroning Kell Brook ku SHOWTIME ngoMeyi ngonyaka odlule, Spence (23-0, 20 Kos) phandle Boxed a Peterson ezinzima (35-4-1, 17 Kos) kusukela ekuqaleni kuze uqede, sibonisa ukubhekana nezinto eziningi amakhono, isivinini namandla. Le mpi samiswa ngaphambi kokuqala round lwesishiyagalombili ngemva Umqeqeshi Peterson sika, Barry Hunter, wabiza umisiwe.
Le mpi zenzeka uyofana nendlela kokubili fighters ezibikezelwe, kusukela ngo indaba cagey Tactical ngaphambi liphendulwe mpi nabanolaka imizuliswano phakathi. imizuzu emibili ku round amahlanu, Spence wasebenzisa amashashazi hook kwesokunxele ukuthumela Peterson ukuze canvas (Chofoza LAPHAi-gqamisa). The Washington, D.C. bomdabu wabuyela izinyawo zakhe baqhubeka empini, kodwa Spence wazibonakalisa kakhulu. The 2012 U.S. phandle Olympian lawela Peterson 161-45, ngenkathi ixhuma ku 49 amaphesenti amandla akhe punches ukuze nje 31 kwephesentheji Peterson.
Ngemva ukulwa Spence wakhuluma SHOWTIME Ezemidlalo intatheli Jim Grey yashesha adumisa imbangi yakhe. "Ngifuna ukubonga Lamont,"Uthe. "Kuningi guys yasenqaba lesi lokulwa Wakuthatha ngilichawe yangempela futhi mina ukumncoma ukuthi. He’s a tough fighter. He’s willing to die in there.” Click LAPHA ukubukela gqamisa ingxoxo.
Naphezu wabongwa ukuwina ngawo imfashini, Spence namanje ukholelwa ukuthi igumbi ukuthuthukisa. "Mina namanje angathuthukisa kakhulu ngiziphendulele,"Kusho unbeaten iqhawe emhlabeni. "Mina nje ukugcina siphelelisa amakhono ami siqhubeke sithuthuka. Uya ubone kangcono Errol Spence ngokuzayo ngithola esiyingini.
"Wonke umuntu uyazi ebengilindele ku" Abanye Isikhathi "Thurman,"Kusho Spence, ebheka phambili kungenzeka ukuhlanganisa umdlalo nge WBC futhi WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith Thurman. "Kusukela ngineminyaka engu- 15-0 I’ve been calling this guy out and he keeps making excuses. Ake sithathe it on. Anakho ezimbili amabhande futhi sobabili zinamagama enkulu. Kuba mpi lula ukwenza futhi ngifuna ke. "
Peterson, owalwela ngobuqhawe ngokumelene Spence abasebasha, wasihlonipha isinqumo of Umqeqeshi wakhe ayeke ukulwa, "Uma engibuza ukulwa kwesigidi abantu, Ngizo. Uma ebuza ngiyeke. Ngizoyeka. Angisoze embuzweni isinqumo sakhe. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukufunela yami okuhle kodwa. "
"Kwakunzima ngempela, kodwa uma wazi Lamont, wazi wayengeke akwazi ukuba bangayeki,"Kusho umqeqeshi Barry Hunter. "Kwadingeka ukuba ayeke ke. Ekupheleni kosuku, lo uyindodana yami khona lapha. Akunalutho esiyigugu ukwedlula inhlalakahle yakhe. Uma kuziwa kuye noma ngokuwina, I pick kuye. Mina obakhathalelayo kuye. "
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) uma kwenzeka co-main we SHOWTIME telecast. Abahluleli igoli iziqubu 114-113, 113-114 futhi 115-112.
I iziqubu emuva-naphambili wabona fighters ezimbili onekhono uhlale ephaketheni bese ubheka ukwenza umonakalo kusuka ngaphakathi. A yesibili round iphuzu ebanjwayo kusukela Fortuna esamlahlekisela lapho Dominican Waxwayiswa bese azohlawuliswa ukushaya Easter ngemuva ekhanda. Ngaphandle ebanjwayo iphuzu elilodwa, ukulwa ngabe kukora draw. Nakuba Easter Jr. kwaba kancane matasa nakakhulu, Fortuna ifike le punches elinamandla kakhulu. Easter Jr., eyayinesikhundla abalulekile ukuphakama inzuzo, phandle lawela Fortuna, yokuxhuma ku 120 of 383 (31 Amaphesenti angu) amandla punches ngenkathi Fortuna uxhumekile 113 of 441 (26 Amaphesenti angu).
"Kwakungumkhuleko abasebasha mpi ezinzima, yena a wangaphambili iqhawe emhlabeni isizathu,"Easter watshela Mpunga. "Thina kwenza ukuthi kube nzima ngokuzama yokulwisana Punch. Wayengahlezi uphonsa kakhulu futhi wenza kwaba nzima ngami ukuxosha lokhu umfana emhlabeni.
“Angikwazanga ukuthola Knockout kodwa sifika win futhi yilokho okubalulekile. Ngangazi wayezomvusa ukusebenza uma wafikelwa amandla ami. Wavele wafuna ubambe bese ubamba wonke lokulwa. "
Ebheka phambili, Easter wenza izinhloso zakhe ezicacile njengoba efuna ukuhlanganisa izikhathi esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, "Ngifuna ukulwa Champions futhi sabahlanganisa lezi amabhande. Ayalwa ezifana nalezi abekho umdlalo uhlelo lwami. Sengikulungele Mikey Garcia futhi Jorge Linares ukuze asayine inkontilaka. "
A Fortuna abebengeneme futhi wakhuluma Gray, "Umphakathi wazi ukuthi kwenzekani lapha. Bona booed ngoba bayazi ukuthi I won le mpi.
"Uma ekhona umuntu ake siphinde silwe at 135-amakhilogremu,"Kusho Fortuna, who failed to make weight on two attempts Friday, okwakusho ukuthi ibhande Easter kuyoba emgqeni. "Mina nakanjani ukwenza isisindo. Angiyekanga ngokwami isikhathi esanele ukuqeqesha. "
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 Kos) wenza umsebenzi okusheshayo of Francy Ntetu (17-2, 4 Kos) e SHOWTIME Championship Boxing PRELIMS isenzo, as he dropped and battered his opponent early to force referee Arthur Mercante to stop the bout at just 2:15 of the emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Ukulwa for wakhe 12th time at the Barclays Center, the 27 EStaten Island bomdabu oneminyaka engu-igcinwe irekhodi lakhe singenasici yayinjalo sisebenzisa isandla sakhe esinamandla langakwesobunxele Ntetu overmatched.
Browne esungulwe ukubusa kwakhe kusukela ekuqaleni, kokufika overhand kwesokunxele ehlanzekile ukuthi uphonse Ntetu sekuphakathi round. I-Montreal, Quebec bomdabu wayengalokothi ukwazi izinyawo zakhe wazithola ekhoneni ngokumelene izindophi imizuzwana amathathu nje kamuva. A ithala inhlanganisela yamandla lawela phezu Ntetu ukuzilwela kwesokunxele unompempe ne nenye indlela ngaphandle ayeke ukulwa ne 45 asele ngesibalo round eyodwa.
“Sasisebenza kulolu win. Wahamba ku shot eliqinisekile Ngimnike ukukhokha,"Kusho Browne. "I-overhand kwesokunxele wambamba nokuthi kwaba ukuqala kwenkathi yokuphela kwezwe kuye. Ngangazi yalimala.
“Ngidinga shot isihloko emhlabeni. Ngikulungele ukuthatha noma yiziphi Amaqhawe. Anginayo yimuphi izintandokazi. Ngiyajabula ehlanganiswe omunye ukusebenza enkulu lapha e Barclays Center. Ngizofika ukugcina ukuthuthukisa ngize ngempela babe Mr. Barclays Center. "
credit, owathuthela kuze kube ukukhanya division sosondonzima for le mpi, bekubudisi ekubhekaneni inhlanganisela Browne sika isivinini namandla esendleleni eya ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe pro yesibili.
"[Browne] inhlekelele kakhulu, Halala kuye,” Said Ntetu. “Muhle okusheshayo, yena smart futhi angizange lilindele ukuba kube ukuthi alufakwa. Wathola kimi nehhuku sakhe sokunene iqonde kwesokunxele.
"Ngangisemzini ukuma okwanele ukulwa ngoba 10 emahlandla. Lena akuyona yami ekilasini isisindo, kodwa angifuni ukwenza izaba. "
Esikhathini iziqubu emcimbini wokuvulwa SHOWTIME Championship Boxing PRELIMS, Ezingakanqotshwa Adam Kownacki (17-0, 14 Kos) delivered a brutal knockout of IAGO Kiladze (26-2, 18 Kos) at 2:08 of the sixth round of their heavyweight matchup. Kownacki, owazalwa ngo Lomza, Poland kodwa elwa eBrooklyn, I-New York, wajabulela ukusekelwa langakubo isixuku njengoba kancane kancane egqoka Kiladze phansi.
Kownacki kwaba kakhulu ngobudlova futhi olunembile fighters ezimbili, kokwehla 43 amaphesenti kwamandla akhe punches and 35 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani, kuqhathaniswa nje 30 amaphesenti futhi 18 Amaphesenti angu, ngokulandelana, i-Kiladze. Naphezu ekhaleni nokuchitheka kwegazi Kownacki wahlupheka ngomzuliswano wokuqala, le esigabeni sosondonzima basePoland baqala uwathele bese siphelelwa Kiladze nge uchungechunge uppercuts futhi eyodwa nambili inhlanganisela e round wesine. I iziqubu ezimatasa yaphela lapho Kownacki uxhumekile inhlanganisela uppercuts emibili ngakwesokunene ukuthi wathumela Kiladze emhlane wakhe ngomzuzu wokugcina lo mjikelezo lesithupha. Ngemva Kiladze ethukile wabuyela izinyawo zakhe, unompempe Shada Murdaugh ngokuthi ukulwa ngokusikisela udokotela ringside.
“Ngiyabonga ngakho bonke abalandeli bami Polish abaphuma ningiphe ukuthi ukusekelwa extra ", wathi Kownacki, owalwa phambi kwamakhulu Bakwethu lwakhe. "Ngizofika siqhubeke silwele abalandeli futhi ukunika wonke umbukiso omkhulu.
“Ngicabanga ngenza ukulwa okuningi kunalokho engangikucabanga kufanele abe. Kuyinto omunye lwekufundza mina ngikwazile win. Yilokho okubalulekile. "
EGeorgia owazalelwa Kiladze, olwela aphume Los Angeles, ayikwazanga ukhulume nabezindaba njengoba wayiswa NYU Lutheran Hospital ngenxa yezizathu zokuqapha.
NgoMgqibelo telecast ngeke udlale ku Sunday, January 21 at 9 a.m. KANYE/PT ku SHOWTIME futhi Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on SHOWTIME obedlulele futhi izotholakala kwi SHOWTIME ON IFUNA® futhi 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
Chofoza LAPHA For ifotho; Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT on Showtime
IBF Welterweight World Championship
Errol Spence Jr.: 147 amakhilogremu
Lamont Peterson: 146 ¾ amakhilogremu
Referee: IHarvey Dock; Judges: Julie Lederman (N.Y.), Don Trella (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Robert Easter Jr.: 134 Amakhilogremu 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. KANYE/4 p.m. PT On Facebook Live &YouTube
Light Heavyweight Bout – 10 Emahlandla
Marcus Browne: 175 ¾ amakhilogremu
Francy Ntetu: 174 Amakhilogremu ½
Heavyweight Bout – 10 Emahlandla
Adam Kownacki: 260 amakhilogremu
IAGO Kiladze: 220 Amakhilogremu 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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