Brooklyn (Dec. 22, 2015) – Four heavyweights will meet in two world title fights for one history-making night in Brooklyn.
Undefeated heavyweight challengers Charles Martin thiab Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF World Championship on Saturday, Jan. 16, ntawm Barclays Center, nyob rau SHOWTIME®. Glazkov vs. Martin joins the previously announced main event featuring undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 Kos), ntawm Tuscaloosa, ALA., making the third defense of his title against confident Arthur Pin (20-1, 15 Kos), ntawm Wieliczka, Poland.
“There has not been a heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 xyoo. Rau Jan. 16, there will be two,” said Promoter Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment.
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“I’m feeling really blessed to get this opportunity,” hais tias Martin. “I want to become world champion so I can go down in history as a top heavyweight. Glazkov is a great fighter. Nws yog undefeated, li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias nws yuav ua tau ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus, but I’m coming to be victorious. I’m getting ready and training hard so I can go out there and get that win.”
“I am looking forward to getting back in the ring and finally getting my opportunity to fight for a world title,” said Glazkov. “I want to thank everyone who helped me get to this place in my career.”
“It’s an honor to promote a dynamic young champion like Deontay Wilder against a tough threatening opponent like Szpilka. What would have been the first heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn in 115 years is now one of the first two. Martin versus Glazkov should be an extremely competitive fight and fans will be treated to the rarity of being able to see two world heavyweight championship fights on the same card.”
“I am excited to be involved in this historic event involving two heavyweight world titles fights, contested on the same evening,” hais tias Leon Margules, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Warriors Boxing. “Having worked with Artur Szpilka since he began his career, I know he is more than ready for this challenge. Artur and Charles Martin both have all the tools necessary to win heavyweight world title in Brooklyn onLub ib hlis ntuj 16.”
“Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 will be our best card yet,” hais tias Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “We’re excited to host two heavyweight world title fights in one night and continue to make Brooklyn the center of boxing.”
Martin (22-0-1, 20 Kos), of Carson, California., by way of St. Louis, yog 22-0-1 nrog 20 KOs and is rated fourth by the IBF. The Ukrainian Glazkov, Tsis. 1-ranked IBF contender, yog 21-0-1 nrog 13 knockouts.
The unbeaten Martin has stopped his last 12 tw. The 6-foot-5, 29-year-old southpaw is coming off a third round TKO of Vicente Sandez nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj. Martin, a top-level amateur, has maintained a busy schedule since turning professional – he fought four times in 2015 and five times in 2014. Martin is trained by U.S. Olympian Henry Tillman in Big Bear, California.
Lub txhoj puab heev-minded, 6-foot-3 Glazkov has won seven consecutive fights, including both his outings in 2015. Glazkov, uas tau yeej tsis tau khob qhov rooj cia, owns victories over former champions Steve Cunningham thiab Tomasz Adamek. The win over Cunningham this past March earned him the No. 1 spot in the IBF. Before turning pro in July 2009, Glazkov was an amateur standout in the Ukraine – he won the bronze medal at super heavyweight at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was a silver medalist at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. The 31-year-old will make his U.S. debut fighting for the IBF belt that was recently vacated by Tyson Fury.
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