Sobota, Duben 18, LIVE na SHOWTIME^® (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT)

Od The Home Depot Center V Carson, Kalif.

NEW YORK (Duben 8, 2015) – Top 10 ranked super lightweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KO) cílem bude pohybovat o krok blíž k titulu světového příležitost, když mu dělá jeho druhý start 2015 proti kolega zapnutí děrování Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KO) in the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na Sobota, Duben 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT)

In the main event from The Home Depot Center v Carson, Calif., Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez(48-1-1, 32 KO) faces exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KO), of Chicago by way of Poland, v 12 kole světla heavyweight záchvat.

Jedna z nejrychleji rostoucích vyhlídky Boxing je, 24-letý imám byl vyrazen 14 z jeho 16 Profesionální soupeři od roku stal profesionálem v 2011. The Albany, New York, native is coming off a fifth-round TKO of Fidel Maldonado Jr., in a brawl on Leden. 17 on SHOWTIME that featured five total knockdowns. Mám, currently ranked No. 4 in the WBA and No. 7 v WBC, touched the canvas for the first time in his career but bounced back and relied on his power to floor Maldonado a total of four times.

“I know Walter is a tough fighter, he comes forward and throws a lot of punches,” Imám řekl. “But I will figure him out quickly once I get inside the ring. I’m working on a lot of different things for this training camp, lots of tricky moves that are going to excite the fans. It’s great to fight outdoors at StubHub Center and to showcase my talents on SHOWTIME. I’m here to entertain and prove I’m ready for that title shot.”

Zámek (25-2, 18 KO), Managua, Nikaragua, has won nine straight and KO’d six of his last seven opponents. The 26-year-old has fought mostly in Nicaragua and the only blemishes on his record are a split-decision loss in his pro debut and a controversial 2008 split decision on the road against former world champ Vicente Mosquera v Panamě. Zámek, who has knocked out his last four opponents inside of four rounds, will make his second start in the U.S. after winning his American debut via first round TKO last October.

“Jsem velmi nadšený pro tento boj. I’ve been training hard for months now and can’t wait for the bell to ring,” Castillo said. “Where I’m from we have a history of great warriors like Alexis Arguello and Rosendo Alvarez and on Duben 18 I’m looking to moving one step closer to adding my name to that list. Imam may be undefeated but I’m ready for a war.”

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Chavez Jr. proti. Fonfara, je 12-dokola záchvat, který se koná v The Home Depot Center v Carson, Kalif. a bude vysílat na SHOWTIME (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT). SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING televizní vysílání bude také k dispozici ve španělštině prostřednictvím sekundárního audia programování (SAP).

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