RAU HNUB SATURDAY, LUB XYA HLI 18, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME^®

Peb-sib ntaus Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Telecast Headlined By

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marcos Reyes Los Ntawm Tus Don Haskins Center Nyob rau hauv El Paso, Texas

STEP, Texas (Lub Xya hli ntuj 10, 2015) – Undefeated 140-phaus contender Amir “Hluas Tswv” Kuv muaj(17-0, 14 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv tub rog qub ntiaj teb no title challenger Fernando “”Lub Fair” Angulo (29-9, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round WBC super sib title eliminator nyob rau hauv lub qhib bout ntawm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® rau Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 18, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) los ntawm cov Don Haskins Center nyob rau hauv El Paso, Texas.

Tus khiav ntawm lub Imam vs. Angulo seem yuav tsum yog tus WBC tus tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau challenger rau tus khiav ntawm cov nyuam qhuav kom Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol bout rau lub tsis muaj WBC Super Hnav ntiaj teb Title.

Ib tug ntawm boxing tus ceev tshaj-nce zeem muag, 24-xyoo-laus Imam tau khob qhov rooj tawm 14 ntawm nws 17 professional opponents since turning pro in 2011. The Albany, N.Y., haiv neeg yog los tawm ib tug lopsided 10-round kov yeej Walter Castillo rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18 nyob rau hauv ib tug televised bout rau Showtime.

“Kuv pog rau lub sib ntaus. Kuv npau suav yog thaum kawg los yeej muaj tseeb,” Imam hais tias. “Qhov no yog cia li kuv title txhaj tshuaj no. This is the biggest fight of my career and I know I can’t mess it up. Not everyone gets to make it here, tab sis kuv tau mus qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv txuj ci dua ib zaug.”

Ib tug neeg txij li thaum 1999, Angulo yog tam sim no caij ib tug tsib-sib ntaus yeej streak, nrog nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no yeej tuaj nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2014 via a 10-round decision over Pedro Verdu. The native of Caracas, Venezuela ntawm Ecuador ua nws U.S. debut nyob rau hauv 2006 nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus televised rau Showtime, poob ib tug 12-round txiav txim rau lub WBA Hnav Title tiv thaiv Juan Diaz nyob rau hauv Arizona.

“Kuv pog mus fim Amir Imam rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 18,” Angulo said. “Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv mus tau ib tug lossis loj yeej nyob rau hauv thiab nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej Showtime ntawm tus poj boxing kiv cua nyob rau hauv El Paso. Kuv yuav tsis mus yuav nkim sij hawm no.”

Imam vs. Angulo koom ib tug tsawg tav su yav tsaus ntuj-doubleheader li CBS kev ua si thiab Showtime muab televise tsis muaj tsawg tshaj li tsib fights los ntawm lub Don Haskins Center nyob rau hauv West Texas.

Premier Boxing Champions nyob rau hauv CBS yuav ncaws-off qhov kev txiav txim nrog ib tug doubleheader featuring tus US. debut ntawm Irish yeej Carl Frampton (20-0, 14 Kos), uas yuav tiv thaiv nws Junior Featherweight ntiaj teb Championship tiv thaiv Mexican contender Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. (25-1-2, 15 Kos) in the 12-round main event. In the PBC on CBS co-main event, heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 Kos) yuav rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tiv thaiv Cameroonian heavyweight Fred Kassi (18-3, 10 Kos).

Tom qab ntawd yav tsaus ntuj, Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob ntev li Mexican superstarJulio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 Kos) aims for redemption against fellow Mexican brawler Marcos Reyes (33-2, 24 Kos) nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj kev sib ntaus nrog renowned tus kws qhia Robert Garcia nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super middleweight bout. In the evening’s co-feature, ib tug khub ntawm sab saum toj bantamweights yuav muab lawv undefeated cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv txoj kab Puerto Rico Olympian McJoe Arroyo (16-0, 8 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Arthur Villanueva (27-0, 14 Kos) rau cov tsis muaj IBF Bantamweight ntiaj teb Championship.

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