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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. میں
Light Heavyweight Showdown
شو ٹائم پر رہتے ہیں® میں 9 بجے. AND/6 بجے. PT
ہفتے کے روز, فروری 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
سنسناٹی (جنوری 24, 2017) -ڈبلیو بی اے ویلٹر ویٹ چیمپیئن David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 کوس) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont کی پیٹرسن (34-3-1, 17 کوس) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of شو ٹائم چیمپئن شپ میں باکسنگ ہفتے کے روز, فروری 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 بجے. AND/6 بجے. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “مہاشی” مارکس براؤن (18-0, 13 کوس) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger تھامس “سب سے اوپر کتا” Williams Jr کی. (20-2, 14 کوس) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender ایڈرین 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,” سید پیٹرسن. “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 فروری 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” سید براؤن. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; تو یہ ہو جائے. 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 فروری 18.”
“پر فروری 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” سعید Williams Jr کی. “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.”
لائیو ایونٹ کے لئے ٹکٹ, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, قیمت کر رہے ہیں $250, $100, $75, $50 اور $30, قابل اطلاق فیس شامل نہیں, اور اب فروخت پر ہیں. ٹکٹ آن لائن خریدا جا سکتا ہے www.ticketmaster.com یا فون کر 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 مئی. The 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.
اپنے بھائی انتھونی کے ساتھ سڑک پر ٹرینر بیری ہنٹر کی طرف سے ایک بچے کے طور پر دریافت کیا جبکہ بے گھر, پیٹرسن کھیل میں کہانیاں دولت چیتھڑوں بہترین میں سے ایک ہے. کے بعد سے ایک حامی 2004, وہ وکٹر مینوئل ہیں Cayo زیادہ فتوحات کا مالک ہے, عامر خان کے خلاف دنیا ٹائٹل جیتنے کارکردگی کے علاوہ کینڈل ہولٹ اور Dierry جین, انہوں نے کامیابی سے تین بار دفاع جس. واشنگٹن, 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. The 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. فورٹ واشنگٹن, 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 فروری 18.
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