Three World Title Fights Including Lara vs. Martirosyan Rematch & The Charlo Twins Attempting To Make History In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader
ہفتے کے روز, مئی 21 Live On SHOWTIME At 9 بجے. AND/6 بجے. PT
NEW YORK (اپریل 9, 2016) – The 154-pound division will take center stage on ہفتے کے روز, مئی 21 in a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring three world title fights in the same division. In a rare showcase of the division’s elite, five of the top-six super welterweights* will square off live on SHOWTIME at 9 بجے. AND/6 بجے. PT. Venue and ticket information are forthcoming.
(*via Transnational Boxing Rankings)
اہم ایونٹ میں, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara—the consensus No. 1 میں لڑاکا 154 pounds—will defend his WBA Super Welterweight World Championship against U.S. Olympian and top contender Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan کی ایک rematch میں ان 2012 bout that ended in a technical draw.
Brothers Jermall اور Jermell Charlo will look to make history in co-featured bouts as the first twins to hold world titles in the same division. Unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight World Champion Jermall faces his toughest test when he makes the second defense of his belt against former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout. Jermell will take on exciting contender جان جیکسن in a bout for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight World Championship.
The event is being promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions.
With five of the top-six ranked fighters on the telecast, the مئی 21matchups join an already stellar slate of recently announced boxing events on SHOWTIME. The super welterweights join the top fighters at featherweight, ویلٹر ویٹ, super middleweight and heavyweight in a series of fights that features accomplished champions and young stars facing each other in the most significant divisional matches that can be made.
“This is yet another example of SHOWTIME Sports’ commitment to delivering the best lineup in boxing,"اسٹیفن Espinoza نے کہا کہ, ایگزیکٹو نائب صدر & جنرل منیجر, شو ٹائم کھیلوں. “We’re featuring three important championship fights in one of boxing’s most intriguing young divisions – a tripleheader that will bring our 2016 tally of world title bouts to 14 – all free to SHOWTIME subscribers. We’re excited to offer this rare opportunity to see the top fighters in a division all on the same telecast.”
“Mayweather Promotions is thrilled to bring this fantastic tripleheader of super welterweight world champions to fight fans,” سید لیونارڈ Ellerbe, سے Mayweather پروموشنز کے سی ای او. “The best of the 154-pound division will be on display on مئی 21 and we expect an action-packed night of drama.”
“We’re very excited to work with SHOWTIME on this action-packed tripleheader,” said Tom Brown of TGB Promotions. “Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan have a huge score to settle from their 2012 آخر, and Jermall and Jermell Charlo are in high-stakes matchups against Austin Trout and John Jackson, بالترتیب, in what promises to be a highly entertaining evening of boxing.”
A technical master, Lara is considered one of the toughest men to beat in the sport and will look to continue his reign at 154 pounds against the always-game Martirosyan, who is set on becoming a world champion on his second try.
The 25-year-old Charlos are aiming for history against stiff opposition from a former champion in Trout and the Olympian from the Virgin Islands in Jackson.
32 سالہ لارا بدلے میں اس کا بہت کم رکھتے ہوئے سزا کو فراہم کرنے کے لئے کی صلاحیت کے ساتھ ایک ہوشیار باکسر ہے. لارا الفریڈو Angulo سے زیادہ فتوحات کٹاؤ دار کیا ہے, آسٹن ٹراؤٹ, Ishe Smith and Freddy Hernandez. ایک شوکیا کے طور پر, لارا ویلٹر ویٹ میں ایک قومی چیمپئن شپ سمیت متعدد عنوان جیت لیا ہے اور ان میں بھی حصہ لیا 2007 پان ایم کے کھیل. گوانتانامو سے اصل لڑاکا, Cuba dominated Delvin Rodriguez in June of last year and followed that up with a third-round stoppage of former champion Jan Zaveck.
آرمینیا میں پیدا ہوئے, لیکن Glendale کے کی وجہ سے لڑنے, کیلیفورنیا., martirosyan کیU.S نمائندگی. میں 2004 اولمپکس. ایک پیشہ ور کے طور پر, he won his first 32 fights before fighting Lara to a draw in 2012. The 29-year-old suffered a narrow defeat by split decision in his first world title shot against Demetrius Andrade, but has rebounded with solid victories over Mario Lozano, Willie Nelson and most recently Ishe Smith.
A newly crowned champion at 25-years-old, Charlo grabbed his title with a dominant third-round stoppage of Cornelius Bundrage in September 2015. ہیوسٹن میں مقیم, Charlo میں اپنے تجربے کی فہرست کی تعمیر 2014 with dominant triumphs over Hector Munoz, Norberto Gonzale, Lenny Bottai and Michael Finney. ان کی سب سے حال ہی میں باہر میں, he successfully defended his title with a fourth-round stoppage of Wilky Campfort in November.
میں 2004, ٹراؤٹ won the U.S. قومی شوقین چیمپئن شپ ویلٹر ویٹ اور ایک اشرافیہ نواز باکسر کے طور پر نمبر پر چڑھنے کے بعد, وہ میں ایک سپر ویلٹر ویٹ ورلڈ چیمپئن شپ جیت لی 2011 Rigoberto Alvarez میں شکست دے کر. He went on to make four successful defenses, including a career-best, dominant victory over Miguel Cotto in New York. He is currently on a four-fight win streak after knocking out Joey Hernandez in September to set up his world title opportunity.
Younger-by-one-minute than Jermall, Jermell Charlo is a highly ranked young fighter looking to get one step closer to a world title shot. ان کی تقسیم کے لئے ایک لمبا لڑاکا, the 25-year-old earned his shot at a world title with victories over Gabriel Rosado, Charlie Ota and Mario Lozano in 2014 and Martirosyan and former world champion Joachim Alcine in 2015. He impressed last time out by disposing of Alcine in the sixth-round of their fight in Houston in October.
Since representing his native Virgin Islands in the 2008 اولمپکس,جیکسن has put together an impressive pro career. سینٹ. Thomas-born fighter won his initial 13 fights after making his debut in January 2009. The 27-year-old earned the No. 1 spot and the title shot with a shutout victory over Dennis Laurente in August. Jackson comes from a fighting family; his father John David Jackson was a world champion and feared power-puncher while his brother, جولیس, is a contender in the 168-pound weight class.
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