Yordenis Ugas Dominates Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo in
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Adam Kownacki Remains Undefeated with Decision Win Over
查尔斯·马丁
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布鲁克林 (九月 9, 2018) – 肖恩·波特 became WBC Welterweight World Champion Saturday night as he earned a narrow unanimous decision victory over 丹尼·加西亚 in a hotly contested fight live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, 布鲁克林拳击™的家, 由总理拳击冠军呈现事件.
All three judges scored the fight in favor of Porter (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) in an electrifying fight in front of 13,058 fans at the 30日 professional boxing event at Barclays Center. (Video highlights here: HTTPS://s.sho.com/2MWXfRj)
Porter earned the belt that Keith Thurman, who previously defeated Porter and Garcia, was forced to vacate due to an injury.
In an anticipated title fight that was widely regarded as a 50-50 contest in boxing’s deepest division, 加西亚VS. Porter played out as advertised. The difference in total power punches landed throughout the 12-round battle was just five, with Garcia holding the narrow advantage.
In a matchup of accuracy vs. activity, Porter looked to outworked Garcia. He was relentless in his attack and threw 742 总拳和 544 权力拳, 着陆 25 百分. 加西亚, 另一方面, was the more precise fighter, landing the higher percentage and more meaningful punches. He connected on 46 percent of the 304 他扔出的强力拳. Due to the contrasting styles, the three judges were only able to all agree on four rounds.
“I made a prediction and a hard one to live up to,” 波特说. “I said I wasn’t leaving New York without this belt and I’m not leaving New York without this belt. I knew he was going to be accurate. The game plan for me was to be accurate from the outside and show I could beat him without roughing him up on the ropes.”
A disappointed Garcia clearly disagreed with the judges’ 记分卡.
“He was throwing a lot,” 加西亚说, who falls to 7-2 在世界冠军战斗. “I had my defense tight, so I wasn’t feeling his punches. I thought I landed the clearer shots and won this fight.
“I have to sit back, relax and see what’s next for me.”
Following the announcement of the decision, IBF welterweight champion and consensus top-five pound-for-pound fighter 埃罗尔·斯彭斯JR. entered the ring to challenge the newly crowned WBC champion to what would be a blockbuster unification bout.
“The same way that you called Danny out, I’m going to call you out”, 斯彭斯说：. “I think I’m the best welterweight in the division. I’m ‘The Truth’ and I guarantee you I come home as unified champion. I definitely want that fight against Porter.”
It was a star-studded night at Barclays as current and former world champions attended the fights, including Spence, 米奇·加西亚, 贾勒特赫德, Gervonta戴维斯, 阿德里安Broner, 其他叶贝, Claressa盾, Keith Thurman and Jermell and Jermall Charlo.
在 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING 的联合特色活动中, consensus top-10 welterweight Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 科斯) out boxed Argentina’s 塞萨尔米格尔·巴里奥努埃沃 (34-4-2, 24 科斯) on his way to a dominating unanimous decision victory (119-109, 120-108, 120-108). With the win in the WBC title eliminator, Ugas earns the WBC’s second mandatory position to fight Porter.
In a tactical performance, Ugas dictated the pace from the opening bell and looked comfortable throughout the 12 发. He was the more effective fighter from the outset, 着陆 55 他的权力拳％，而 35 他的总拳％的. 巴里奥努埃沃, who was facing a big step-up in competition, was never able to trouble the former Olympic bronze medalist out of Cuba, despite throwing more punches.
Barrionuevo connected on just 26 他的权力拳％，而 19 他的总拳％的. Ugas was the far more accurate puncher connecting on 55 他的权力拳％，而 35 他的总拳％的, including a wild multi-punch assault on Barrionuevo in the eighth round.
“We won today and I think I showed everybody my talent,” 赛义德·乌加斯, 谁提高到 8-0 在 147 英镑. “I’m happy with my performance. I showed enough, now I’m ready for a championship fight.
“I want the winner of Danny Garcia vs. 肖恩·波特. I’m here to compete with the top-level guys in the sport.”
“I just didn’t have the right distance tonight,” 说巴里奥努埃沃, 谁是他中美. 登场. “It was hard to catch him and attack. He countered well and attacked the body. I showed my heart but he was the better fighter tonight.”
在转播揭幕战, heavyweight slugger 亚当Kownacki (18-0, 14 科斯) remained undefeated by scoring a unanimous decision victory over former world champion 查尔斯·马丁 (25-2-1, 23 科斯) in a sensational action-packed fight. Each of the judges scored the fight 96-94 in favor of the hometown favorite Kownacki, who was fighting in front of a boisterous contingent of Polish fans.
Both fighters were incredibly active, 拥有近 1400 total punches thrown throughout the 10 发. Kownacki and Martin, the former IBF heavyweight champion, each threw over 500 power punches and landed 37 percent of them.
Kownacki, who was fighting at Barclays Center for the seventh time in his pro career, started the fight on the front foot, backing up his opponent and wearing him out on his way to winning the early rounds. Martin began to claw his way back into the fight and caught a second win in the seventh round, landing several powerful left-handed blows to the head of Kownacki.
In a contender for the 2018 整年的, 该 10日 and final round saw tremendous back-and-forth action with both fighters trading devastating exchanges while doing their best to stay on their feet. The two fighters combined to land 62 punches in the round, 57 of which were power punches.
“I think I proved tonight that I’m a top 10 战斗机,” Kownacki told SHOWTIME Sports® reporter Jim Gray. “I think I need one or two more fights before I go for a title fight. 我有我身后一支伟大的球队. Whatever they decide, that’s the route we are going to take.
“I thought I won the decision a little wider than the cards, but Charles came to fight all night. He was in shape and coming forward and I had to dig deep.”
马丁, who was punished by a slow start, was gracious in defeat and gave credit to Kownacki.
“I’m a late starter, but he was the better man tonight,” 他说，. “Looks are very deceiving, but it’s boxing. I put up a hell of a fight and went the 10 发. I just came up short.”
In streaming coverage of live undercard fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN, 阿曼达·塞拉诺 (35-1-1, 26 科斯) became the first six-division world champion in women’s boxing history, joining Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya as the only boxers, 男女不限, to reach the mark. The Brooklyn native defeated an aggressive and determined Yamila埃丝特·雷诺索 (11-5-3, 8 科斯) to earn the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship via unanimous decision (all three judges scored the fight 99-91).
“This means everything to me,” 塞拉诺说. “I work so hard and I hope this fight shows the fans that girls can fight and we can give it our all just like the men do. We deserve to have this platform and we deserve to be shown.”
Also on the live stream, Brooklyn fan-favorite 克里斯·科尔伯特 (9-0, 3 科斯) cruised to a unanimous decision win over 法蒂乌·法西努 (28-11-3, 15 科斯) 和梅威瑟促销’ 不败前景 理查德森Hitchins (6-0, 3 科斯) dominated Mexico’s 塞萨尔·瓦伦苏埃拉 (7-3, 2 科斯) en route to a unanimous decision victory.
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