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WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
&
Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. Nyob rau hauv
Light Heavyweight Showdown
Nyob rau SHOWTIME® ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
Cincinnati (Lub ib hlis ntuj 24, 2017) -WBA Welterweight zus David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 Kos) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 Kos) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “Sir” Marcus Browne (18-0, 13 Kos) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas “Sab saum toj Aub” Williams Jr. (20-2, 14 Kos) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados.
“It is a great pleasure for me to be defending my world title in the U.S. against a very good opponent in Lamont Peterson,” said Avanesyan. “I am the champion and come February 18 I will remain champion. This fight gives me a great opportunity to let the U.S. know what I’m about and put me in a position to fight the top fighters in the division. This will be a difficult defense but I am ready to show everyone how good I am.”
“I’m extremely excited about getting back in the ring and fighting on SHOWTIME again,” Hais Peterson. “I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m ready to give my fans the kind of show they deserve. I know this guy is coming in with a lot of confidence from that belt, but I believe I’m the better fighter and I’ll prove it on Lub ob hlis ntuj 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” Hais Browne. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; yog li yuav nws. Let me be the underdog. I just want to beat this guy up. This is who I wanted to fight. I am fired up about this one and I can’t wait until Lub ob hlis ntuj 18.”
“Rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” hais tias Williams Jr. “I think Marcus has gotten some gifts in the past, so I’m not leaving this up to anyone but myself. I wanted to stay in the mix. I don’t need a tune-up. I’ve been fighting since I was five-years-old. I just need to get in there and fight. I think this is going to be a really good battle.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $250, $100, $75, $50 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet ntawm www.ticketmaster.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Fighting out of Russia, Avanesyan defended his interim world title in his last outing when he defeated former three-division world champion Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last Tej zaum. Lub 28-year-old is undefeated in his last 22 pro fights since dropping a six-round decision in his second pro fight. Avanesyan picked up his interim belt with a ninth-round stoppage of Charlie Navarro in November of 2015.
Sab raws li ib tug me nyuam los ntawm tus kws qhia Barry Hunter thaum tsis muaj tsev nyob rau hauv txoj kev nrog nws tus tij laug Anthony, Peterson muaj ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws rags riches dab neeg nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Ib tug pro txij li thaum 2004, nws yus tus kheej yeej tshaj Victor Manuel Cayo, Kendall Holt thiab Dierry Jean nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub ntiaj teb no title winning kev kawm tiv thaiv Amir Khan, uas nws ntse defended peb lub sij hawm. Lub Washington, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.
The 26-year-old Browne defeated previously unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic in April 2016 after a big 2015 that saw him defeated veteran contenders Gabriel Campillo, Aaron Pryor Jr., Francisco Sierra and Cornelius White. Lub 2012 U.S. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 U.S. amateur championship at light heavyweight.
The 29-year-old Williams returns to the ring after dropping an exciting contest to light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson in July. Williams earned his title shot after dominant second-round stoppages of Umberto Savigne and former title challenger Edwin Rodriguez. Lub Fort Washington, Maryland-native was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter and he will look to start his path back to world title contention with a win on Lub ob hlis ntuj 18.
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