SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 16, 2019) – Undefeated NABF Women’s lightweight champion, Selina “Aztec dronning” Kvarterer (5-0, 2 KOS), returns to the ring April 27, 2019, mod tidligere verdensmester, Melissa “The Shark” Hernandez (22-7-3, 7 KOS). The six-round bout will take place at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA, as a special feature attraction on the WBSS super-lightweight semi-final card, hovednavn ved Regis Prograis (23-0, 19 KOS) vs. Kiryl Relikh (23-2, 19 KOS).
Kvarterer, who has defeated three undefeated fighters in a row, last fought in September of 2018. She is eager to get back in the ring against a game opponent like Hernandez, who has been in the ring with many of the best female boxers in the world.
“I have a lot of respect for Melissa Hernandez, who has been a big part of growing women’s boxing over the years,” Said Barrios, who resides in San Antonio, Texas. “This fight is going to be a classic Mexican vs. Purto Rican war. No disrespect to her, but I’m coming with straight heat, with the mindset of beating her down. This is the hurt game and that’s what I plan to do to Hernandez when she steps in the ring with me. None of these girls want to see me.”
“We know Melissa Hernandez is a dangerous fighter with a lot of experience,” Said Barrios’ advisorKerry Daigle. “Once DAZN sees this fight we feel it will be the swing bout on TV. Barrios is extremely TV friendly.”
“We believe Selina is the best female fighter in the world,” stated co-mangerColin Campbell. “Med det er sagt, a win against a crafty veteran like Hernandez will surly give us the momentum we need going into our next fight.”
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ATLANTIC CITY(April 13, 2019) - Claressa Shields er den ubestridte mellemvægt mester af verden. Den 24-årige Flint, mig. indfødte leverede den bedste ydeevne af sin karriere og cruisede til en enstemmig beslutning i Tysklands Christina Hammer lørdag på SHOWTIME i velsagtens de mest betydningsfulde kvinder boksekamp i historien. Dommerne scorede kampen 98-92 og 98-91 to gange.
De to-time olympiske guld-medaljevinder Shields (9-0, 2 KOS), der kom ind i kampen holder IBF, WBA og WBC 160-pund titler, fremviste hendes komplet arsenal af færdigheder i dominerende ydelse og nu slutter sig til Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk og kvinders weltervægt Cecilia Brækhus som de eneste krigere for at have forenet alle fire store verden titler i enhver vægtklasse.
Christina Hammer (24-0, 11 KOS), der ejede WBO bælte ind i kampen, havde hende jab stort set neutraliseret og hendes forsvar udnyttet fra start til slut. Shields landede en bemærkelsesværdig 44% af hendes magt slag og landede på 112 samlede slag i forhold til netop 49 af Hammer. Som imponerende som hendes forbrydelse var, Shields’ forsvar og hoved bevægelse var pletfri Hammer var i stand til at forbinde på bare 13% af hendes samlede slag, 11% af hendes jabs og 18% af hendes magt skud.
Tale til SHOWTIME Hall of Fame analytiker Steve Farhood efter den historiske nat for kvinders boksning, den frimodige og følelsesmæssige Shields holdt intet tilbage.
”Jeg er den største kvinde af hele tiden,”Sagde Shields, som næsten fortjent et stop i løbet af en spærreild i de afsluttende øjeblikke af den ottende runde. "Jeg gjorde det. Hun vandt ikke en enkelt runde. Jeg næsten bankede hende ud. Jeg sværger, jeg føler, at jeg drømmer lige nu. Tak til Christina Hammer og hendes team. De sagde, at hun havde en hård jab og de var ikke lyve. Hendes jab er slukket kæden.
”Jeg var bare beregne i første runde, og efter at jeg begyndte at plukke hende fra hinanden,”Fortsatte hun. ”Jeg vidste, at jeg kunne såre hende. Jeg troede, jeg færdig med sin runde otte. Jeg troede kampen skulle have været stoppet. Hun holder fast mig. Jeg fortalte bare mig selv, hold hovedet koldt, hold hovedet koldt. Jeg forsøgte at få den perfekte punch til få hende ud derfra.”
Frisk fra den største sejr i sin professionelle karriere, den nyligt kronede ubestridte verdensmester allerede har sine seværdigheder indstillet på en anden modstander.
”Kvinders boksning, vi er i brand. Jeg kan ikke vente med at se den næste super kamp. Give me Cecilia Brækhus at 154 pounds. Det er der jeg vil næste. Enten hende eller Savannah Marshall.”
”Jeg kæmpede ikke meget god eller hurtig,”Sagde en dæmpet Hammer. ”Det er boksning, alt kan ske. Jeg ønskede denne kamp. Hun vandt, respekt for hende. Hun er en sej, stærk kvinde, og det er alt, jeg kan sige.
”Hun er hurtigt, hun kommer frem. Hun har hurtige hænder. Jeg kunne ikke lande min jab så god som jeg havde forventet. Jeg kommer tilbage, og jeg vil være tilbage stærkere.”
“Jeg tror aftenens kamp vil gå over i historiebøgerne som en episk kamp med folk som Ali-Frazier, Leonard-Hearns og De La Hoya-Trinidad,” Said Dmitriy Salita, Formand for Salita Promotions.“Med denne dominerende og fængslende præstation at blive kronet ubestridte mellemvægt mester sammen med sin liste over rekordstort resultater, Claressa Shields er godt på vej til at blive som æres som Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, Pele og andre på toppen af deres spil.”
I co-featured Bout, Jermaine Franklin (18-0, 13 KOS), bredt anerkendt som den øverste amerikanske sværvægter udsigten, holdt sin ubesejrede rekord intakt med en 10-round enstemmig beslutning i løbet af tidligere Nej. 1-rangeret US. amatør Rydell Booker (25-2, 12 KOS). Dommerne scorede kampen 99-91 og 98-91 to gange.
Den 25-årige Franklin dikterede tempoet hele og var langt mere aktiv og aggressiv end sin 38-årige modstykke. Booker havde sine øjeblikke, især i de tidlige runder, da han landede flere flush magt skud, men den ungdommelige Franklin trukket væk i anden halvdel af kampen som Booker træt og Franklin målrettede kroppen. Franklin gennemsnit 54 slag per runde til Booker s 35 og førte 146-94 i de samlede slag landede.
”Jeg tror, jeg havde en anstændig ydelse,”Sagde Saginaw, mig. indfødte. ”Der er nogle ting, jeg kunne arbejde på. Jeg overfyldte mig en lille smule, og jeg var lidt over-ivrig. Han havde meget mere erfaring end mig og brugte den til sin fordel. Han kunne se, hvad jeg gjorde.
”Jeg lærte at blive mere tålmodig, fordi jeg havde ham ondt et par gange, men når jeg fik over-ivrig, min hele slagplan gik ud af vinduet. Jeg begyndte at rode op og gøre skøre fejl Jeg skulle ikke have. Nu er det tilbage til tegnebrættet for at arbejde på mine fejl og komme ud større og badder næste gang.”
”Jeg følte, at han ud-hustled mig, men det var meget tættere end hvordan dommerne scoret det,”Sagde Booker. ”Han manglede mig meget mere end det så. Jeg gled en masse skud og ramte ham rent.
”Jeg vidste, at han ville bringe trykket, men han har brug for en masse arbejde. Han forbliver også centreret med hovedet. Han er i orden. Hvad han har på sin side er ungdom. Jeg vil bedømme min forestilling om en syv. Jeg havde en træningslejr skade jeg havde at gøre med. Jeg har tænkt mig at forblive aktive og komme tilbage stærkere end nogensinde.”
I fjersynsudsendelse åbneren, ubesejret top-fem rangeret sværvægter udsigten Otto Wallin (20-0, 13 KOS, 1 ND) og Baltimore Nick Kisner (21-4-1, 6 KOS, 1 ND) havde deres 10-round Bout afbrudt, da de to sværvægtere stødte sammen hoveder i åbningen runde. Wallin lidt en flænge på siden af hovedet, mens Kisner lidt et snit over hans højre øje, hindre hans evne til at se. På råd fra ringside læge i mellem runder et og to, dommer Earl Brown stoppet kampen, hvilket resulterer i en no-beslutning.
På tidspunktet for standsningen, Wallin del 14-3 i de samlede slag landede, 7-1 i jabs og 7-2 i power stempler.
"For mig, hans klip ikke ser så slemt,”Sagde en skuffet Wallin, der var at gøre hans U.S. debut. ”Det er en skam, fordi jeg trænet virkelig hårdt for denne kamp og var på udkig til at sætte på et show for fans i Amerika. Jeg havde bare ikke tid til at komme i gang.
”Jeg vil gerne komme tilbage i der snart og vise, hvad jeg kan gøre. Jeg har tænkt mig at tage dette som en lærerig oplevelse.”
”Jeg fangede en skalle og dommeren kom til mig,”Sagde Kisner. ”Han så mig aflæse på mit øje og sagde’kan du se?' Jeg sagde, ’Snart jeg får blod ud af mit øje, jo da.'
”Jeg føler forfærdeligt efter træning så hårdt. Jeg følte mig godt i første runde. Dommerne formentlig gav ham den første runde, men jeg altid tage ud i første runde. Jeg var følelse som jeg kunne komme til ham i sidste ende. Du så mig lander min overhånd rigtigt.”
Aftens levende begivenhed blev fremmet af Salita Promotions.
En ekstranummer præsentation af aftenens tripleheader vil luft mandag kl 10 p.m. ET / PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME og vil være tilgængelig via netværkets On Demand-platforme.
Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins kaldte handlingen sammen fyr Hall of Fame analytiker Steve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez. Verdenskendte ring announcer og Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr.. afrundet ud telecast. Den Executive Producer af SHOWTIME BOKSNING: SPECIAL EDITION var Gordon Hall med Richard Gaughan producerer og Rick Phillips dirigere.
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INFO SHIELDS vs. HAMMER Shields vs. Hammer vil pit ubesejrede mellemvægt verdensmestre Claressa Shields og Christina Hammer mod hinanden i en kamp at krone ubestridt 160-pund verdensmester, i, hvad der er velsagtens den mest betydningsfulde kvinder boksning begivenhed i historien. Den co-funktion vil pit Jermaine Franklin tage på Rydell Booker i en spændende 10-runde sværvægter kamp og i telecast åbneren, sværvægterne Otto Wallin og Nick Kisner vilje kamp i 10-runde sammenstød. Den SHOWTIME BOKSNING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader vil luft live på SHOWTIME på 9 p.m. ET / PT fra Boardwalk Hall i Atlantic City, N.J.
“Christina doesn’t know what’s coming for her. I’m going to break that Hammer in half” – Shields
Klik HERfor Photos from Jose Pineiro/SHOWTIME WBC, WBA & IBF Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields Prepares for Undisputed Middleweight Championship Showdown Against Christina Hammer Saturday, April 13 Live på SHOWTIME®
MIAMI(April 4, 2019) – WBA, WBC and IBF Middleweight World ChampionClaressa Shieldshosted a media workout at 5thStreet Gym in Miami Thursday as she nears her showdown against WBO Middleweight World ChampionChristina Hammerfor the undisputed middleweight world championship Saturday April 13 live på SHOWTIME fra Boardwalk Hall i Atlantic City, N.J.
The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Shields and unbeaten Hammer will look to become the sixth fighter in history to unify all four major world titles in the main event of a SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE (9 p.m. ET / PT).
Billetter til live event, som fremmes af Salita Promotions, er prissat til $150, $100, $55 og $35 og kan købes via Ticketmaster og påboardwalkhall.com.
Shields has been training in Florida for the last week with her trainer John David Jackson, after spending the previous five weeks at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Here is what Shields had to say Thursday:
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“Christina doesn’t know what’s coming for her. I’m going to break that Hammer in half.
“When we’re in there, it’s about who punches harder. Dette er en reel kamp. Just because she has height, doesn’t mean she’s going to dictate what happens. She’s going to have to do a lot to keep me off of her.
“I have two Olympic Gold Medals, three belts and more coming. I’ll have all the titles at the end of the night on April 13.
“I work hard, really hard. If I was a man, I would probably be one of the most famous boxers out there. There is a gender gap. We all know it. I’m working towards changing that. We work hard, we get less money and less recognition, but the world is changing. We are changing it.
“Hammer has been talking smack but I’m not worried about her. I’m just ready for a fight. She talks about a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with boxing. I’m waiting for her to say she’s going to hit me with an uppercut or something, but it’s more of the same.
“Being here in Florida to finish up camp has really been ideal. I’ve still been working extremely hard, but here I have a little extra space and sunshine. It was time for some new scenery in camp and I think this was the perfect move to take me into fight week.
“I’ve been working on my ‘Ali shuffle,’ this gym inspired me. Don’t be surprised if you see me break it out during the fight. I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve. At the press conference there will be some surprises too — I have an outfit picked that is going to steal the show.”
“This fight is long overdue and I’m just glad I’m going to get my chance to show her what a real champion is. Someone is going down on April 13 and I promise it’s not going to be me.
“People can say they’re not paying attention to you and not studying you, but they’re lying. I’m glad she’s looking at me closely though. Hammer flew one of my friends out there to be a sparring partner, not even knowing that she hasn’t sparred me in years and knows nothing about me. It makes me know I’m on her mind. She can spar with Ann Wolfe and she still isn’t going to beat me.”
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INFO SHIELDS vs. HAMMER
Shields vs. Hammer vil pit ubesejrede mellemvægt verdensmestre Claressa Shields og Christina Hammer mod hinanden i en kamp at krone ubestridt 160-pund verdensmester, i, hvad der er velsagtens den mest betydningsfulde kvinder boksning begivenhed i historien. Den co-funktion vil pit Jermaine Franklin tage på Rydell Booker i en spændende 10-runde sværvægter kamp og i telecast åbneren, sværvægterne Otto Wallin og Nick Kisner vilje kamp i 10-runde sammenstød. Den SHOWTIME BOKSNING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader vil luft live på SHOWTIME på 9 p.m. ET / PT fra Boardwalk Hall i Atlantic City, N.J.
SAN FRANCISCO, F.EKS (Marts 26, 2019) – Last night at the Okada Manila Hotel and Casino in Paranaque City, Filippinerne, Prince Ranch Boxing’s female flyweightCasey “Lady Hawaiian Punch” Morton (8-1-3, 1 KO), retained her WBO Asia Pacific title with a split decision victory over Japan’sChie Higano (8-8-1, 2 KOS). Scorecards read 94-96 for Higano and 97-93, 96-94 for Morton.
“I felt good to come back down to flyweight,” sagde Casey Morton, “I feel this is the weight where I can make my run toward a world title. Higano was a very tough opponent and I have a lot of respect for her. It’s very difficult to get a win overseas but I was able to do it. Now my goal is to capture the WBO world title. I’m hoping to get my shot by the end of the year.”
“Casey is a natural flyweight and she is best when fighting at this weigh,” sagde lederen Greg Hannley afPrins Ranch Boksning. “For her to go to the Philippines and pull off another monumental win is just amazing. A world title shot in 2019 is something I can see happening. I know she is ready to become a world champion.”
Morton, who is trained byNonito Donaire Sr., feels she has the perfect team in place to take her career to the next level.
“With Nonito Donaire Sr. as my coach, I feel he’s the right person to make me into a world champion as a trainer,” Morton Continued. “Desuden, my manager Greg Hannley is providing everything I need for these big fights, samt Victor Contewho has my back every step of the way. The team I have in place now is the best in boxing and I’m grateful for all their support. Sammen vil vi gå til toppen.”
IBF, WBA And WBC Champion Shields To Meet WBO & WBC Champion In Recess Hammer In Arguably The Most Significant Women’s Boxing Event In History
SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE® Live At 9 p.m. ET / PT
NEW YORK – februar 12, 2019 - Undefeated middleweight world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer will meet on Saturday, April 13 live på SHOWTIME for at krone kvindernes ubestridte verdensmester på 160 pund. Blockbuster-foreningen fra Boardwalk Hall i Atlantic City, N.J. bliver hovedbegivenheden i SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE live at 9 p.m. ET/PT og er uden tvivl den mest betydningsfulde kvindeboksebegivenhed i historien.
Shields vs. Hammer features two of the consensus top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world squaring off to crown only the second undisputed champion in female boxing history.The fight, originally scheduled for November 2018, was postponed due to a now-resolved medical issue suffered by Hammer.
The 23-year-old Shields (8-0, 2 KOS) is a two-division champion who holds the IBF, WBA og WBC 160-pund titler. The 28-year-old Hammer (24-0, 11 KOS) owns the WBO belt, is the WBC Champion in Recess, and has dominated the women’s middleweight division for more than eight years. Shields and Hammer fought on the same card last June on SHOWTIME, with both fighters winning impressively to set up the first undisputed showdown in the women’s 160-pound division.
The winner of Shields vs. Hammer will join Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, Oleksandr Usyk og kvinders weltervægt Cecilia Brækhus som de eneste krigere for at have forenet alle fire store verden titler i enhver vægtklasse.
Shields vs. Hammer is promoted by Salita Promotions. Ticket prices and on-sale date will be announced next week by Boardwalk Hall.
“I always seek the biggest challenges and set the highest goals. I will be ready like never before and will defeat Christina Hammer on April 13,” said Shields. “Nothing will stop me from becoming undisputed champion and continuing my journey to carry women’s boxing to never-before-seen heights. I want to be the greatest of all time and change the game forever for all women in sports, and April 13 is an important step on that road to history.”
“I have waited a long time for this moment,” said Hammer. “I am bigger, stronger and more experienced than Claressa Shields. I am undefeated and have been a champion for over eight years. I can’t wait to show the world that I am the best and undisputed middleweight champion of the world.”
“SHOWTIME Sports has a long history of featuring the best in women’s combat sports, whether it was with Laila Ali and Christy Martin in boxing, or Gina Carano, Cris Cyborg og Ronda Rousey i MMA,”Sagde Gordon Hall, Executive Producer af SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL UDGAVE. "For nylig, siden 2016 we have featured today’s elite with Claressa Shields, Christina Hammer, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano appearing in an industry-leading 10 presentations of women’s boxing. Male or female, SHOWTIME has delivered the best fighters in their toughest matchups, and April 13 bliver ikke anderledes. We have two of the best pound-for-pound female fighters in the world facing each other with all four middleweight titles at stake. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
“The biggest women’s fight of all time is set to take place on April 13 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, begge champions, both in their prime, are not only taking on the biggest challenge in their respective careers by meeting each other in the ring, but are breaking barriers for boxing and for women in sports. April 13 is destined to be an electric and historic night of boxing live on SHOWTIME.”
“Shields vs. Hammer is the biggest and most important fight in women’s boxing history – two undefeated unified champions in their prime battling for the undisputed middleweight championship of the world,” said Shields’ manager Mark Taffet. “Christina Hammer is indeed a very good fighter and champion, but Claressa Shields is once-in-a-lifetime. The same intense focus and determination that got Claressa through life, earned her two Olympic gold medals, and won her five world titles in eight pro fights will carry her to victory on April 13.”
“We are very excited to bring world-class championship boxing back to Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall,” said Matt Doherty, Executive Director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. “This reinforces the CRDA’s commitment to attract world-class sporting events and increase visitors to our destination.”
Shields was the first American boxer in history – male or female – to win consecutive Olympic gold medals. The Flint, Mich., native turned professional following the 2016 Olympics and became unified women’s super middleweight world champion in just her fourth professional fight. Shields moved down to middleweight for her June 22 headliner on SHOWTIME, defeating Hanna Gabriels to win the IBF and WBA titles and become a two-division champion in just her sixth professional contest. After Hammer was named WBC Champion in Recess due to her medical issue, Shields picked up the vacant WBC title last November with a unanimous decision over Hannah Rankin. She most recently defended all three titles in December against Femke Hermans.
Hammer, of Dortmund, Tyskland, has been the dominant force in the women’s middleweight division since winning the WBO title in 2010. Hammer became unified champion in 2016 with a unanimous decision over WBC titlist Kali Reis and made four defenses as unified champion. In her eight years as champion, Hammer has lost just a handful of rounds across 16 verden titel slagsmål. Hammer, who also models professionally and was recently featured at Fashion Week in New York City, made her U.S. debut on June 22 after campaigning mostly in Germany since turning professional in 2009. After being forced to withdraw from the November unification due to the health issue, Hammer won a non-title fight via second round knockout last Saturday, Februar 9 i Tyskland.
The undercard for the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast will be announced in the coming weeks.
NEW YORK (Februar. 1, 2019) – Having eclipsed the four-million views mark to close out the 2018 calendar year, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Drevet af Everlastopens the first quarter of 2019 with an outstanding six-card lineup featuring six different promotions and spanning five cities, beginning on Friday, Februar. 8 in South Philadelphia.
The free and interactive Facebook series rings its opening bell next Friday at 2300 Arena in South Philly by showcasing an exceptional, standing-room-only card put together byRaging Babe. Partnering with forward-thinking promoterMichelle Rosadoon next week’s “Philly Special” featuring several undefeated prospects – including bantamweightChristian Carto (17-0, 11 KOS) og sværvægterDarmani Rock (13-0, 8 KOS) – FIGHTNIGHT LIVE is sure to get its 2019 schedule off to a hot start.
“We’re excited to partner with FIGHTNIGHT LIVE for our debut Philly event,” sagde Rosado. “The fights on the card and the fighters themselves have captured the attention of fight fans all over, even outside of the Philadelphia area, so we’re thrilled to give people the opportunity to see the fights live.”
Carto meets veteran southpawVictor Ruiz (22-10, 15 KOS) i main event, as the 22-year-old prospect looks to continue to make his case as a contender.Rock will fight in the card’s co-feature, while undefeatedMarcel Rivers (6-0, 4 KOS) of North Philadelphia meetsDerrick Whitley (4-0-1) af Springfield, Masse. in a special welterweight attraction. Amateur heavyweight standoutSonny Contoof South Philadelphia – a recent signee of monolithic promotion Top Rank – will also be featured in his pro debut as part of a seven-bout card.
“We couldn’t be happier to begin our New Year at 2300 Arena with the outstanding lineup that Raging Babe has assembled for the Feb. 8 ‘Philly Special,'” said Mark Fratto, Principal og direktør for Business Development, Linacre medier. “We’ve been able to showcase nearly 500 up-and-comers on our platform, and Christian Carto is special prospect who we’re really pleased to feature on Facebook. Darmani Rock always brings the thunder, and watch out for the pro debut of Top Rank signee Sonny Conto as well.”
Nu i sin anden sæson, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Drevet af Everlast er fan-venlige Facebook platform, der – blandt andre aspekter – bryster sig af real-time samtaler sted mellem kampen kommentatorer og det ser publikum. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE har fremvist mere end 450 krigere og 15 kampagner i løbet 26 live event udsendelser fra 18 forskellige byer siden maj 2017, og dermed, den interaktive platform har genereret den loyale interesse fight fans fra hele USA og rundt om i verden, herunder væsentlige publikum i Mexico, Det Forenede Kongerige og andre dele af Europa, og selv fans i Sydamerika, Asia and Australia.
Siden maj 2017, the numbers on the 26-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of166,508 views per event ogmere end 4.3 million visninger i alt for franchisen. Siden september. 2018,Season II shows have averaged almost 323,000 visninger.
Sept. 2018 “Kings Boksning Tirsdag Night Fights” (594,447) fra Sands i Bethlehem, Dec. 2018 “Dronninger og konger af Queens Card” (379,758) i New York, Nov. 2018 “Hårdtslående Showtime Collaboration” (372,662), Dec. 2018 “Roy Jones Jr. Texas Throwdown” (318,886), OLT. 2018 “Hård Hitting Philly Special” (297,545), OLT. 2018 timelange Bareknuckle “dVB-T” (292,253), Nov. 2018 “Titans i hovedstaden” (256,871), Sept. 2017 “Real Deal Kampagner: Empire State” fra Resorts World Casino (225,000), og august 2017 CES “Super lørdag” fra Foxwoods (203,000) alle logget 200,000 eller flere visninger, and collectively the 26-show series has seen a total of more than4,329,206 synspunkter på tværs af alle enheder.
Ud over de rå seertallet numre, det fuldt interaktiv, fan-venlige produktioner har setmere end 377,000 kollektive levende indlæg engagementer (mere end 14,500 per show), herunder mere end 293,000 “kan lide” eller “elsker,” mere end 46,000 comments and almost 16,000 aktier.
Sept. 2018 “Kings Boksning Tirsdag Night Fights” fra Sands i Bethlehem sat en ny bar med594,447 visningerand the Sept. 2017 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. Sept. 2017 DiBella kort savmere end 40,000 viewer interaktioner herunder næsten 39,000 “kan lide” eller “elsker” og marts 17, 2018, Murphys “St. Patricks Day Clash” sætte en ny højvandsmærke tilaktier med 2,182.
Den FIGHTNIGHT LIVE side på Facebook har mere end 86,000 fans og mere end92,000 tilhængere.
Lavet og produceret af Linacre medier ud af New York City, den FIGHTNIGHT LIVE serien er udstyret med professionelle announcers, flere kameravinkler, tv-grafik, replays og bag-kulisserne adgang og interviews. De streamede shows er tilgængelige globalt, hvor Facebook er tilgængelig. Initiativet ikke alene gør det muligt for fans fra hele verden for at stille ind, men også giver up-and-coming krigere en global platform til at fremvise deres evner, giver initiativtagere en tilgængelig “broadcast” løsning og giver sponsorer mulighed for at nå et bredt publikum via branded content.
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Januar 27, 2019PORTLAND, OR – (Januar 27, 2019) WBAN is proud to announce the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF), klasse af 2019.
This sixth annual induction represents a record breaking number of honorees in the history of this signal institution which has recognized and honored those individuals who have, over the history of the sport of Women’s Boxing, contributed to, advocated for and brought esteem and distinction to the sport in and out of the ring.
Included in this year’s class are seven former boxers: Terri Cruz, Melissa Fiorentino, Lisa Holewyne, Carina Moreno, Bridgett Riley, Wendy Rodriquez og Martha Salazar. The Non-Boxer category includesDavid Avila, Stephen Blea og blanca gutierrez. Pat Emerick and Patricia [Sandy] Martinez-Pino are recipients in the Pioneer Female Boxer and the Posthumous categories, henholdsvis.
FORMER BOXERS
Terri Cruzcompiled a 17-7-2 rekord, over a nine-year career (1999-2008), highlighted by winning the IFBA bantamweight crown over highly regarded Heather Percival in 2005. Cruz’s love of and dedication to the sport brought her out of retirement in 2009 to challenge top ranked Alesia Graf for WIBA Flyweight title, losing a close decision and again in 2011 for another bout with unbeaten Susie Ramadan.
Melissa Fiorentino, a 5’1″ dynamo, imbued with the appropriate sobriquet “Fury”, put up a sterling 17-2 record over a seven-year (2001-08) career during which she stepped in with the top ranked fighters in the featherweight class, including wins over Belinda Laracuente, Esther Schouten, Jaime Clampitt and Cindy Serrano. She capped her career, i januar, 2008, winning the IWBF super featherweight title.
Lisa Holewynefought to a 25-17-2 record over almost eight years (1998-2006) som en professionel bokser. A common boxing dictum states, “you are what your record is” and Holewyne is exactly that. Coming to the ring after a four year stint as a pentathlete at the University of Texas, Holewyne quickly established herself as an “anyone/anywhere” lightweight boxer, fighting Sumya Anani twice (when very few ranked fighters would come within a couple of time zones of that matchup), unbeaten Mary Jo Sanders twice, splitting two fights with the formidable Sunshine Fettkether to mention only some of the top opposition Holewyne sought out during a career that should serve as a signpost for any boxer seeking to do the sport the right way.
Carina Morenowas a standout in the flyweight ranks, kampene, over her ten year career (2003-13), 203 rounds while compiling glittering 23-6 record against the best boxers in this competitive weight class. In addition to wins over Eileen Olszewski, Yessica Bopp and Holly Dunaway, she held the WBC and WIBA minimumweight titles for several years. She finished her career still competing against the best in her class, winning the WBA flyweight title against Susi Kentikian in Germany in December ’12, before losing a close decision to Kentikian seven months later in the same country.
Bridgett Rileyfought in the ring, for nine years (1994-03), udarbejdelse af et 15-3 rekord, exactly how she lived life, in perpetual motion. “Busy fighter” might be an understatement, since from the opening bell, Riley had one gear, full speed ahead. She held the IFBA bantamweight title beating Yvonne Trevino over ten rounds in February ’98 and, in possibly her most remembered bout, Riley KO’d Englishwoman, Alicia Lahsen, in June ’98, after surviving an early knockdown. It was her first defense of the IFBA title. Among Riley’s other pursuits in her active life range from martial arts champion to movie stunt person.
Wendy Rodriguezis another of the West Coast fighters who brought the female bantamweight division to the attention of the boxing public. Along with her co-2019 IWBHF inductee, Carina Moreno, Rodriquez set a standard of competitive excellence in the ring that raised the public perception and appreciation of the division. Rodriquez, in her seven year (1999-08) career put up an exemplary 19-4-3. Early on, (Oktober. 2000) she fought an 8 round draw with Margaret Sidoroff and in her penultimate bout, she stepped in with Regina Halmich, (Regina was inducted into the Inaugural Class of the IWBHF in 2014) . Rodriquez finished her career on a high note, revenging an earlier loss to Holly Dunaway in the process of winning the vacant IBA minimum weight crown.
Martha Salazarcompeted as a professional boxer for 15 (2001-16) år, kampene 18 times and winning 13 of those bouts. It is an unfortunate reflection of the dearth of competition at the female heavyweight level. But for those athletes who posses persistence, combined with a don’t quit attitude, sammen med, vigtigst, ring talent, the top rung of this division is attainable. Martha Salazar has those qualities in world class supply. Salazar won the WIBF heavyweight title via TKO over Pamela London in November ’04 and finished her career winning the WBC crown in a November ’14 by decision over Tanzee Daniel, before relinquishing the title via a close decision to Alejandra Jimenez in the final bout of her career in March of 2018.
NON-BOXERS
David Avilais a prominent and widely followed West Coast boxing writer. His linage to the sport comes from his father who fought a number of times at the Olympic Auditorium in the 1950s. Avila began his journalism career as a writer for the LA Times in the 1990s and is currently working for the Riverside (F.EKS) Press Enterprise and La Prensa newspapers. Men, unquestionably, it is Avila’s longtime support for and advocacy of the sport of Women’s boxing and it’s athletes that has earned him this well deserved IWBHF honor.
Stephen Blea, Blea’s reputation as a boxing official has been well documented and has led him to be ranked among the finest in the sport. But it is his myriad additional contributions to the benefit to the sport and it’s athletes that makes Blea singular in the sport. He has been a coach at USA Boxing along with providing his referring and judging skill to that organization. He has coached boxing at the Denver Police department. He has managed WBC Cares for the state of Colorado and overlaid those efforts with a long time, full throated support of the sport of Women’s boxing whenever the opportunity arises.
blanca gutierrez is proof positive that the promotion of the sport of boxing begins with whole-hearted empathy, and few promoters in the sport of Women’s boxing can match the personal connection and caring that Gutierrez brings to the sport and it’s athletes. Her father, Javier, was a professional boxer in Mexico and and Gutierrez’s interest and love for the sport came early and fervent. She is the driving force behind Beautiful Brawlers, a West Coast promotional powerhouse, that continues as a prime force behind the recent resurgence in the sport of female boxing.
David Avila and Stephen Blea are the second and third males to be inducted into the IWBHF.
PIONEER FEMALE BOXER
Pat Emerickreduces her outlook on the sport of boxing to it’s most basic, “put one foot in front of the other and be prepared.” If only getting a chance to climb through the ropes was that easy for a female in the middle of the previous century. It wasn’t. Emerick’s opportunities were essentially limited to her hometown, South Bend, IN, hvor, at 5’4″, 123lbs, after losing her first bout, she reeled off 18 lige vinder, highlighted by a TKO win over Jo Ann Hagan in November ’54 before 4,000 fans in Council Bluffs, IA., winning the Ladies World Boxing Association Championship. Emerick becomes the second oldest living IWBHF Pioneer Boxer inductee, born five months after Year 1 honoree Barbara Buttrick.
POSTHUMOUS 2019 INDUCTEE
Patricia “Sandy” Martinez-Pino, who passed away in September of last year, was a longtime leading advocate for the sport of Women’s boxing in this country. She worked tirelessly within the sport, with the AIBA to open up opportunities for females as referees and judges and served with U S Boxing as President (Hispanic), as well as terms as Vice President and Secretary. Her untiring efforts in support of and improving conditions and opportunities for women in the sport will be well remembered and sorely missed and are best described by her co-inductee, Stephen Blea, “Sandy broke down barriers and achieved accolades no woman had achieved in this sport.”
As previously noted, den 2019 IWBHF Class of Inductees is the largest, and quite possibly, the most diverse, in the six year history of the Hall, conceived and formulated in 2014 by Sue Fox, founder and publisher of Women’s Boxing Archive Network (WBA). Fox envisioned the Hall as a needed addition to the boxing community, a way of honoring those, ind og ud af ringen, upon whose athleticism, support and advocacy for the sport of Women’s Boxing continues to stand on and progress.
An induction ceremony for the 2019 inductee class is being discussed and details will be announced forthcoming.
Reading, PA (Januar 3, 2019) – Lørdag aften, 26th januar, championship boxing returns to theSantander Arena i Reading, Pennsylvaniaas Phoenix Promotions stages a big Pro-AM card.
I main event, it will be a 10-round battle for the UBA Bantamweight title asRosalinda Rodriguez tager på Liliana Martinez.
Rodriguez of Miami has a record of 8-0 med to knockouts.
Den 32 year-old Rodriguez is a four-year professional who has wins over two undefeated fighters in Frederica Blanco and Samantha Salazar.
In her last bout, Rodriguez won an eight-round unanimous decision over Crystal Hoy on December 8th in Louisville, Kentucky.
Martinez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic has a record of 21-18 med 13 knockouts.
Den 35 year-old Martinez is a 19 year-professional is coming off a decision loss to Sandra Atanassow on February 3rd in Germany.
I otte-round co-feature, Hector Camacho, Jr.returns to the ring when he takes onVladimir Hernandezin an middleweight bout scheduled for eight-rounds.
Camacho, Jr. af New York, has a record of 58-7-1 med 32 knockouts.
Camacho, 40 år gammel, er en 23 year veteran of the squared circle.
Camacho went undefeated in his first 34 slagsmål, which included wins over Freddy Curiel (14-3-1), Roberto Nunez (15-3), Miguel Angel Ruiz (21-5-1), Menard Reed (20-1), former world champion Phillip Holliday (36-3-1), Joe Hutchinson (18-1-2), Rocky Martinez (34-4-1), former world title challenger Larry LaCoursiere, Arturo Urena (19-3), Fredd Ladd (45-9), Nelson Estupinan (12-1), Kenny Kost (14-3), Israel Cardona (36-9) & Former world champion Yory Boy Campus(92-14-1).
Hernandez of Denver, Colorado has a record of 10-3 med seks knockouts.
Den 29 year-old Hernandez is a 10 year-professional has two wins over Danny Valdivia (14-0 & 14-1).
I seks-runde anfald:
Nicholas Hernandez (9-3-1, 2 KOS) of Reading takes on Jauvan John (3-7-1) af Brooklyn, NY in a junior middleweight ende.
Frank Trader (11-2-1, 3 KOS) af Philadelphia slagsmål Zack Ramsey (8-5, 4 KOS) af Springfield, MA in a junior lightweight bout.
I fire-runde anfald:
Harold Lopez (4-0-1, 1 KO) af Allentown, PA fights pro debutingRondarius Hunterin a flyweight bout.
Rakym Dyerwill make his pro debut against fellow first-timerEarvin Young Milwaukee, WI in a welterweight ende.
Martino Jules (5-0) af Allentown, PA will take on an opponent to be named in a featherweight contest.
There will be an amateur show that begins at 4 om aftenen, og tickets that that portion of the show only are $25.
Ticket Prices are as follows for Pro Show, that begins at 8 PM
1) $1,500.00 VIP Tables. 2) $150.00 Ring Side Seats. 3) $75.00 Silver Seating. 4) $50.00 Bronze Seating. 5) $25.00 General Admission.
All Tickets can be purchased at At The Santander Arena’s Box Office -700 Penn Street Reading Pa. 19602; Ticketmaster.com and at The Reading Extreme Boxing Club placeret på 1419 N. 5th Street Reading Pa. 19602.
Having solidified herself as a legitimate women’s star in her own right with her gallant performance against Claressa Shields last June, world champion Hanna Gabriels (18-2-1, 11 KOS) will return to her homeland to face Australia’s Sarah Dwyer on Saturday, Januar 26, at the Avenida Escazu in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The 10-round battle will be in defense of Gabriels’ WBA Super Welterweight Championship.
Dwyer (3-4-2, 1 KO) is coming off a draw for the Australian Championship against undefeated Tayla Harris in November.
This will be Gabriels’ first fight since the impressive showing against Shields, where she had the women’s superstar down in the first round before losing an exciting and close decision. The fight is being called the Women’s Fight of the Year for 2018.
“I’m feeling amazing training with my husband and just ready to get back,” said Gabriels. “She’s (Dwyer) a warrior will try to come and chop my head off, but we will send her back to Australia quick enough.”
Gabriels’ manager, Hector Cordova, says Dwyer is the first stop of a comeback that includes a return go with Shields and some other big names in women’s boxing.
“I am really proud of Hanna and everything she does for the community in Costa Rica. She is a hero inside and outside the ring; a real-life world success story. Our goal is to unify the 154-lb. division. We want to raise women’s boxing to new heights and eventually rematch Claressa and fight (women’s unified welterweight champion) Cecilia Brækhus. Hanna is the best 154-lb fighter in the world: a point we look forward to proving once again on January 26.”
Promoter Dmitriy Salita says that Gabriels’ name belongs among the best names in the sport. “Hanna is one of the best female fighters in the world. Her world-class skills make her one of the biggest names in all of women’s boxing. Januar 26 is going to be a great night and will open a door of exciting new opportunities for Hanna.”
“I want to thank all of my fans for supporting me always and showing me love even in defeat,” said the always gracious Gabriels. “That’s what makes me want it more and more. I want to fight Claressa and Cecilia and give my fans all I can before I leave the sport. I also want to thank my team because they’re amazing. Bryan Vasquez, min mand, Hector Fernandez de Cordova, min manager, Pedro Gonzalez and Esteban Quesada, my co-trainers and Dmitriy Salita for lending a hand when needed. I won’t disappoint you.”
In a pivotal year for women’s boxing that saw the sport reach more people than ever before, two-time United States Olympic gold medal winner Claressa Shields continued to soar, as she successfully defended her two world middleweight titles, then added three super middleweight belts before the end of a campaign that earned her the 2018 Christy Martin Award, which is given to the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Female Fighter of the Year.
“I am thrilled and honored to receive the Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America. It is a dream come true, and it furthers my goal to lift women’s boxing to new levels,” Shields said.
“I 2019 my goals are to become undisputed champion, to be ranked in the top 10 pound-for-pound list regardless of gender, and to continue the march of women’s boxing toward equality with men.”
The 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan becomes the second winner of the award, which was established in 2017. She will be honored at the BWAA’s annual award dinner, which will take place in 2019 at a site and date to be determined.
“In such a big year for women’s boxing, it wasn’t a surprise that there were so many worthy nominees for this award, but in 2018, Claressa Shields took things to a new level by becoming a two-division world champion and successfully defending her titles at both 168 og 160 pounds in Showtime and HBO-televised bouts,” said Thomas Gerbasi, chairman of the BWAA’s women’s boxing committee. “That’s impressive in its own right, but the fact that she’s done this all before her tenth pro fight and under the glare of the spotlight that comes with being the face of the sport in the United States made her a unanimous choice for this year’s Christy Martin Award.”
Joining Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward and the late Emanuel Steward as members of the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Shields began the year on a collision course with middleweight champion Christina Hammer, but first she finished up her business at 168 pounds by successfully defending her IBF and WBC titles with a shutout victory over Tori Nelson in January.
Next was Shields’ middleweight debut against Hanna Gabriels in June, and what followed was a Fight of the Year candidate that saw Shields rebound from the first knockdown of her career to win a clear-cut decision and the IBF and WBA belts. Soon after, the news came that Hammer had to withdraw from her November clash with Shields due to injury, men “T-Rex” didn’t slow down, as she defeated Hannah Rankin and Femke Hermans to successfully defend her middleweight titles while adding the WBC crown to her trophy case.
