Rising Contender Rolando Romero Takes on Fellow Unbeaten Jackson Maríñez for WBA Interim Lightweight Title
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Heavyweights Go Toe-to-Toe as Otto Wallin Battles Travis Kauffman
On Telecast Beginning at 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT
紐約– 八月 5, 2020 – 不敗的WBC超中量級世界冠軍Dav我d “El Bandera Roja” Benav在dez將針對前世界冠軍挑戰者衛冕Alexis Anguloin a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday, August 15 live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
欣欣拳擊錦標賽® 電視節目開始在 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT and also features rising lightweightRolando “Rolly” Romero承擔同胞不敗Jackson Maríñezin a 12-round battle for the interim WBA Lightweight Title, while heavyweight contenders奧托沃林和特拉維斯考夫曼square off in a 10-round showdown.
“David Benavídez will look to keep his perfect record intact, continue to display his superstar potential and further cement his positioning in the stacked 168-pound division,“湯姆·布朗說, TGB促銷總統. “As an undefeated world champ, Benavídez can expect a strong challenge from Alexis Angulo, which should create an action-packed main event on SHOWTIME. Combined with a battle of hungry unbeaten lightweights in ‘Rolly’ Romero and Jackson Maríñez, plus a heavyweight slugfest between Otto Wallin and Travis Kauffman, this shapes up to be another can’t miss night of high-stakes action.”
“It’s going to be great to be in the corner of David ‘El Bandera Roja’ Benavídez on fight night,” said Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, who is recovering from a recent surgery. “I feel so good and so strong and I truly can’t wait to be there to support the youngest super middleweight champion in history.”
The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing. The Romero vs. Maríñez bout is co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions.
The 23-year-old Benavídez (22-0, 19 科斯) 在九月擊敗兩屆超中量級冠軍安東尼Dirrell後辯護，他帶, 阻止他在九發. Benavidez是由他的父親何塞高級訓練的, 沿著他的兄弟和前冠軍挑戰者, 約瑟夫·JR. 在 2017, 他通過在剛上精彩表演擊敗羅納德·加弗里爾成為拳擊歷史上最年輕的超中量級冠軍 20 歲. Representing his native Phoenix, 亞利桑那州. Benavídez went from a 15-year-old prodigy sparring with Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin, 與來自10戰鬥淘汰賽連勝世界冠軍爭奪 2015 通過 2017, including a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch combination that earned him his first championship fight.
“It’s been almost a year since the last time I fought, so I’m very eager to get back in the ring and give the fans a great fight,” said Benavídez. “Training camp has been amazing. 幸好, my dad opened his own gym just before the pandemic, so we’ve had private training and been able to safely bring in sparring partners to help me work. I’m facing a very tricky and rugged fighter, so I’m taking him very seriously. I feel like I can take advantage of some openings in his defense and look for the knockout like I do every fight.”
Born in El Bordo, Colombia and now fighting out of Miami, 佛羅里達州。, 安古洛 (26-1, 22 科斯) enters his second world title opportunity on a three-fight winning streak, including two triumphs over previously unbeaten fighters. Angulo stopped Reinaldo Gonzalez in 2018 自從在今年早些時候失去了一個決定，當時的超中量級冠軍吉爾伯托·拉米雷斯他的第一次戰鬥. 他打進了決定勝利的今年一月在安東尼西姆斯JR. to put himself in position to again challenge the best in the division.
“I’m ready for anything that happens in the ring on August 15,” said Angulo. “This is going to be a great fight for the fans because of the style I bring to the ring. Benavidez is a strong champion, but my style will be too much for him and I will have my hand raised on fight night.”
戰鬥在外面拉斯維加斯, Nev., Romero(11-0, 10 科斯) added three knockout victories to his tally in 2019 before his 2020 debut saw him stop previously unbeaten Arturs Ahmetovs in February. A fast-rising prospect in the Mayweather Promotions stable, the 24-year-old is ranked No. 10 by the WBA and will look to extend his six-fight knockout streak on August 15.
“It feels great to return to the ring and to be fighting for such a great opportunity,“羅梅羅說. “This has been the best camp of my career, and I’ll just say this, if a pandemic is holding you back from training, then you don’t want it bad enough. I already believe I should be here with the top guys, but the world will actually get to see that I am who I say I am. I’m confident in my abilities as a fighter and I have the best in the business, 梅威瑟, behind me. I think this fight will end fairly quickly, but you will get to see the growth in me as a fighter. This is another fight that will further prove I’m here to stay. Sign up for KO’s!”
“This is a big step up for Rolando, and he’s been waiting for the opportunity to showcase his talent,”倫納德·埃勒比（Leonard Ellerbe）說, 梅威瑟促銷的CEO. “He has a big test ahead to prove himself. This is going to be another one that you don’t want to miss, so tune-in to SHOWTIME on Saturday, August 15.”
The 29-year-old Maríñez (19-0, 7 科斯) holds the WBA’s No. 6 排行, which he earned with victories over Rolando Giono and Kenin Betancourt while picking up eight wins between 2018 和 2019. Representing his native Santo Domingo, 多明尼加共和國, Maríñez was successful in his U.S. debut in December of last year, stopping Yardley Armenta Cruz in two rounds.
“I’ve had a great training camp for this fight,” said Maríñez. “I’ve been sparring with Vergil Ortiz and Jose Ramirez, plus other fighters in Robert Garcia’s gym, and it’s gotten me ready to step into the ring. I know that Romero is a tough and durable fighter, so it won’t be easy, but I’m going to do anything I can to bring the title back home.”
沃林 (20-1, 13 科斯) will return to the ring for the first time since he nearly defeated Tyson Fury in September 2019, 當他以合法的拳打將Fury的右眼割破後幾乎使戰鬥停止時. While the 29-year-old lost a decision, 他證明了自己是潛在的未來重量級冠軍的勇氣. 代表他的祖國松茲瓦爾, 瑞典, Wallin與前冠軍Joey Gamache在紐約訓練.
“I’m very happy to finally be back in the ring,“沃林說. “It’s been a long and crazy year in many ways and it feels great to be getting ready to step back into the ring. I’ve been training steady since the Fury fight and I feel like I’ve developed my game in a lot of ways. Kauffman is a tough veteran that can both come forward or box if he wants to. He’s a fan friendly fighter and I have to be ready at all times. We have a great game plan as always and I’m in excellent shape. I know I have all the tools to beat Kauffman.”
A veteran of the heavyweight landscape, 考夫曼 (32-3, 23 科斯) owns a ledger that includes challenges of top heavyweights including Luis Ortiz, Chris Arreola and Amir Mansour, 除其他. The Reading, Pennsylvania native lost his most recent bout to Ortiz, 跟隨一個 2018 triumph over Scott Alexander.
“This is my first training camp in seven years without Brother Naazim Richardson, but I know that he wouldn’t want me to leave camp and he’d want me to stay focused,” said Kauffman. “Having him pass away while I was in camp was one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with, but there’s adversity in every camp I’ve had. I wouldn’t feel right if there wasn’t adversity to overcome. 我的父親, Marshall, stepped back in as my head trainer. We know we’re facing a young, hungry fighter, but I have more experience than him and I don’t think he can last 10 rounds with me when I’m at 100% like I’ll be on August 15.”
Additional non-televised action will include super middleweight contenderAlantez福克斯(26-2-1, 12 科斯) battling Ghana’s哈比卜·艾哈邁德(27-1-1, 18 科斯) 在八輪的吸引力.
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