Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme
Sib ntaus sib tua rau Tsis Muaj WBO Jr. Welterweight Championship
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18
Ntawm College Park Center ntawm University of Texas Arlington
Uas tawm hauv TV nyob rau HBO®
Daim pib mus muag khoom Nyob rau Niaj hnub no nyob 10:00 AM i
Arlington, TX (Lub peb hlis ntuj 5, 2015) – Undefeated ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) sib champion thiab cov Boxing sau ntawv Association of America lub (BWAA) Fighter ntawm lub xyoo Terence “Bud” Crawford yog movin’ on li — mus rau lub junior Welterweight faib — qhov chaw uas nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Thomas “Xob quaj” DULORME, Tsis. 2-lub ntiaj teb no-nyob contender, rau cov tsis muaj WBO junior Welterweight ntiaj teb no title. Crawford vs. Dulorme yuav muab qhov chaw Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18, ntawm Kawm ntawv qib siab Park Center nyob rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm cov University of Texas Arlington nyob rau hauv lub Dallas / Fort Worth cheeb tsam. Lub ntiaj teb no championship sib ntaus yuav tsum tawm hauv TV raws li ib feem ntawm ib tug split site doubleheader nyob rau HBO Boxing Tom qab Dark®, pib thaum 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT.
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“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” Hais Crawford.
“Kuv nyob ntawm no los ua pov thawj rau lub ntiaj teb tias kuv yog tus zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub dav hlau tua rog junior Welterweight faib,” Hais Dulorme. “Crawford muaj ib tug undefeated cov ntaub ntawv tab sis nws yeej tsis yeej ib tug sib ntaus ntawm 140 phaus. Kuv envisioning ib tug nyuaj-tiv thaiv yeej, ib tug uas kuv yuav coj rov qab mus tsev rau kuv cov neeg ntawm Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme yog ib tug zoo, zoo-npawv boxer. Peb zoo siab heev vim hais tias cov 140 phaus faib yuav coj qhov zoo tshaj plaws tawm ntawm Terence,” hais tias Brian McIntyre, Crawford lub co-tus kws qhia thiab co-neeg saib xyuas. “Lub 140 faib yog loaded nrog sab saum toj neeg tua hluav taws. Qhov no yog zoo rau Terence li txhua leej txhua tus yuav sai sai no saib.”
“Terence muaj ib tug breakout xyoo nyob rau hauv 2014 capturing lub ntiaj teb mloog nrog peb ua hauj lwm-zoo tshaj plaws ntiaj teb no championship victories en txoj kev mus rau ua haujlwm tau nyiaj Fighter ntawm lub xyoo accolades,” hais tias Todd duBoef, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm sab saum toj nyob qib. “Nws yuav tau nrhiav ntxiv uas momentum on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18 thaum nws rov qab los rau HBO, nyob rau hauv lub Hunt rau lwm lub ntiaj teb no title tiv thaiv Thomas Dulorme ntawm Puerto Rico.”
“Kuv txaus siab heev hais tias kuv muaj peev xwm tau no sib ntaus ua nrog rau sab saum toj nyob qib,” hais tias Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford yog xam yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv Lightweights boxing, tab sis nws yuav tsiv mus junior Welterweight qhov chaw uas nws yuav fim ib tug heev txiav txim siab thiab txawj ntse Thomas Dulorme, uas yog undefeated ntawm 140 phaus. Kuv xav ua tsaug rau HBO rau showcasing li cas kuv perceive yog ib lub sijhawm zoo sib ntaus rau lub kiv cua. Kuv tsw ib chim nyob rau hauv lub siab. Qhov no yuav tsum yog pib ntawm ib tug zoo khiav ntawm zoo heev fights rau HBO.”
“Nrog Terence Crawford lub hnub qub muaj nyob rau hauv sawv 2014, rau lo lus nug tam sim no yog yuav ua li cas siab uas hnub qub ascends los yog yog hais tias nws tus nrog sib ntaus Thomas Dulorme yuav invert lub trajectory,” hais tias Peter Nelson, tus lwm thawj ntawm programming, HBO kev ua si. “Raws li sib champion xyoo tas los, Crawford khwv tau nws BWAA Fighter ntawm lub xyoo honors nrog bold, stylish victories tiv thaiv sab saum toj competitors, ib tug streak uas tseem nyob rau hauv stride mus rau ntawm lub scale tiv thaiv rau cov tshaib plab Dulorme, uas yog undefeated ntawm 140-phaus. Nws yuav yog ib split-site doubleheader tsis txhob yuav tsis nyob rau ntawm peb lig hmo ntuj Boxing Tom qab Tsaus franchise.”
Crawford (25-0, 17 Kos), ntawm Omaha, NE, ua rau nws 2015 nplhaib debut nrhiav los tsim kom tau rau nws lub hnub qub-txiav txim siab 2014 uas featured peb lub ntiaj teb no championship victories raws li Fighter ntawm lub xyoo honors los ntawm lub BWAA thiab loj xov xwm xwm yeem. Nws pib nws cov hauj lwm zoo tshaj plaws-xyoo tas los lub peb hlis ntuj 1, cia li 13 hnub luv luv ntawm lub thib rau hnub tseem ceeb ntawm nws kev taw qhia. Crawford tej tus WBO sib title, dethroning tiv thaiv yeej Ricky Burns rau Burns’ tsev turf ntawm Glasgow, Scotland. Xeem tau ib tug haib thiab unanimous kev txiav txim siab, Crawford muab tso rau lub boxing ntiaj teb no nyob rau hauv daim ntawv ceeb toom nrog nws virtuoso kev kawm raws li nws rub tawm tag nrho lawm nyob rau hauv dismantling Burns, co ntxias lis lub tiv thaiv yeej thoob plaws hauv lub sib ntaus, thaum lub sij hawm hloov mus mus los los ntawm orthodox thiab southpaw stances. Nws ua raws li uas nrog ib tug ua txoj thiab critically-acclaimed knockout yeej ntawm undefeated qub ntiaj teb no yeej thiab Cuban Olympic kub medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa rau Lub rau hli ntuj 28 nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo neeg tuaj sib tw. Nws yog ib qho ntawm feem-saib fights ntawm lub xyoo nrog nyob 1.2 lab cas txais lub nyob, thawj-lub sij hawm airing ntawm kev sib ntaus, raws li Nielsen Media kev tshawb fawb. Nws xaus lus 2014 rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 29 nrog ib tug meej shellacking ntawm ib-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no title challenger thiab tsis. 1 contender Ray Beltran, winning 11 ntawm lub 12 rounds. Crawford tsuas yog lub thib ob Nebraska haiv neeg yuav tsum tau pom zoo raws li ib tug boxing ntiaj teb no yeej. Perry “Kid” Graves, los ntawm Pob Zeb Bluff, tej tus Welterweight yas, khob tawm Johnny Alberts nyob rau hauv Brooklyn, nyob rau hauv 1914, raws li lub ntiaj teb Omaha-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), ntawm Carolina, Puerto Rico, kawm tiav rau txoj kev ibyam nyob rau hauv 2008 tom qab ib tug stellar pib xyaum ua hauj lwm uas muaj ib tug sterling 140-2 cov ntaub ntawv. Nws tau ntev lawm ib tug kiv cua-nyiam ntawm Puerto Ricans rau nws slick tag nrho-txiav txim sib ntaus sib tua style. Dulorme nkag hauv no sib ntaus caij ib tug ob-xyoo rau-sib ntau sib tw yeej streak, nrog nws cov hauj lwm zoo tshaj plaws-yeej tuaj nyob rau hauv rov qab-mus-rov qab sib ntaus nyob rau hauv 2014 thiab ob uas tawm hauv TV rau HBO. Nws qhib li 2014 nrog ib tug 10-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej undefeated contender Karim Mayfield mus ntes tus NABF super sib title thiab thiaj yuav ploj hauv lub xyoo unifying nws NABF title nrog rau NABO junior Welterweight title ntawm ib tug muaj siab 10-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj Hank Lundy. Ib tug kev pom zoo Top-Tsib contender, Dulorme yog lub ntiaj teb no-nyob Tsis. 2 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA), Ua Tsis. 3 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov) thiab tsis. 4 los ntawm lub WBO thiab cov International Boxing Federation (IBF).
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