ज्यादा! Rising Lightweight Contender Michel Rivera Faces Mexico’s Marcos Villasana Jr. In WBC Title Eliminator & Interim WBA Super Lightweight Titlist Alberto Puello Takes on Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy
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फीनिक्स – मार्च 9, 2020 – अनिर्धारित डब्ल्यूबीसी सुपर मिडिलवेट विश्व चैंपियन Davíd “रेड फ्लैग” Benavidez will defend his title on Saturday, अप्रैल 18 in his hometown of Phoenix, एरिजोना आदि. पूर्व विश्व खिताब चैलेंजर के खिलाफ Roamer Alexis Angulo, live on SHOWTIME from Arizona Federal Theatre headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP बॉक्सिंग® प्रसारण में शुरू होता है 10 बजे. ईटी / 7 बजे. PT and features rising lightweight prospect Michel Rivera मेक्सिको के पर ले जा रही है Marcos Villasana Jr. in a WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator in the co-main event. Interim WBA Super Lightweight titlist अल्बर्टो पुएलो faces two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy in the televised opener.
One of the sport’s brightest young stars, Benavidez kicks off his second reign as WBC Super Middleweight Champion by returning to fight in his native Phoenix for the first time since 2015, when he knocked out Ricardo Campillo in just his 10वें pro fight.
“शनिवार को, अप्रैल 18, Phoenix’s own super middleweight world champion Davíd Benavidez will return home looking to thrill his hometown fans at Arizona Federal Theatre and further cement his positioning in the 168-pound division,” टॉम ब्राउन ने कहा, TGB प्रचार के राष्ट्रपति. “Benavidez can expect a strong challenge from the exciting Roamer Alexis Angulo, which should create an action-packed main event live on SHOWTIME. Two more fights with title implications add to the intrigue, with fast-rising Michel Rivera barreling toward a championship and two-division champion Rances Barthelemy hoping to pry the title away from Alberto Puello.”
“From the start of his career, long before he became champion, people have been asking me about Davíd fighting at home,” सैम्पसन मुक्केबाजी के सैम्पसन Lewkowicz कहा. “Now is the perfect time and I’m very happy to help bring this show to Davíd’s hometown. I have no doubt it will not only be a great event; it will also be packed with thousands of fans of ‘El Bandera Roja’ Benavidez.”
“SHOWTIME Sports continues its tradition of featuring the brightest young stars in boxing,” स्टीफन एस्पिनोज़ा कहा, राष्ट्रपति, स्पोर्ट्स & Events Programming, शोटाइम नेटवर्क इंक. “पर सिर्फ 23 वर्षों पुराना, David Benavidez is one of boxing’s most exciting young champions, and he’s facing a dangerous opponent in Roamer Alexis Angulo, who is hungry for another upset victory. सह-मुख्य घटना में, we have yet another boxing prodigy in undefeated 21-year-old rising star Michel Rivera, who is facing his most challenging opponent to date in Marcos Villasana. To round out the card, we will yet another undefeated young rising star in 25-year-old Alberto Puello, who takes on battle-tested veteran Rances Barthelemy.”
जीना घटना के लिए टिकट, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing, are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com and at Arizona Federal Theatre box office.
The 23-year-old Benavidez (22-0, 19 KOs) सितंबर में दो बार के सुपर मिडिलवेट चैंपियन एंथनी डेरेल को हराने के बाद अपनी बेल्ट का बचाव किया, उसे नौ राउंड में रोकना. Benavidez को उनके पिता जोस सीनियर ने प्रशिक्षित किया है।, अपने भाई और पूर्व शीर्षक चैलेंजर के साथ, जोस जूनियर. में 2017, वह बॉक्सिंग के इतिहास में सबसे कम उम्र के सुपर मिडिलवेट चैंपियन बन गए, उन्होंने रोनाल्ड गवरिल को शोटाइम पर ही हरा दिया 20 वर्षों पुराना. Benavidez went from a 15-year-old prodigy sparring with Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin, से 10-नॉकआउट लकीर के साथ विश्व खिताब के दावेदार 2015 के माध्यम से 2017, including a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch combination that earned him his first championship.
“I’m very excited to be fighting Angulo on SHOWTIME and in front of my hometown crowd,” said Benavidez. “I haven’t fought in Phoenix in five years. It’s exciting to be back. I expect Angulo to come in ready. I know he just pulled an upset in his last fight and he’s not taking any shortcuts, but neither am I. Angulo has never been stopped, so I want to be the first person to stop him. I feel like I’m more motivated with a hungry fighter like him in front of me, and you will see it in my performance.”
एल बोर्डो में पैदा हुए, कोलंबिया और अब मियामी से लड़ रहा है, Fla।, एंगुलो (26-1, 22 KOs) तीन-जीतने वाली लकीर पर अपने दूसरे विश्व खिताब के अवसर में प्रवेश करता है, पहले से नाबाद सेनानियों पर दो जीत सहित. अंगुलो ने रीनाल्डो गोंजालेज को अंदर रोक दिया 2018 उस वर्ष के तत्कालीन सुपर मिडिलवेट चैंपियन गिल्बर्टो रामिरेज़ से हारने के बाद से अपनी पहली लड़ाई में. उन्होंने एंथनी सिम्स जूनियर पर इस जनवरी में निर्णय जीत हासिल की. to put himself in position to again challenge the best in the division.
“I’m very motivated by this great opportunity to fight for the world title again,” said Angulo. “Benavidez is a talented world champion who is clearly one of the best super middleweights in the world. This is going to be a great fight for the fans because of the style I bring to the ring. My Mexican style of fighting will be too much for Benavidez and I will have my hand raised on April 18.”
सेंटो डोमिंगो में जन्मे, Dominican Republic and now living in Miami, the 21-year-old Rivera (18-0, 12 KOs) उसकी यू.एस बनाया. पर पहली फिल्म ShoBox जून में 2019 by scoring an impressive unanimous decision victory against then-unbeaten Rene Tellez Giron, who would go on to upset Karlos Balderas in his next fight. The explosive rising star then followed up by stopping Jose Luis Gallegos in September and scoring a vicious 10वें-round TKO against Fidel Maldonado Jr. in February of 2020.
Villasana (25-6, 14 KOs) is the son of former featherweight champion Marcos Villasana, and fights out of Acapulco, मेक्सिको. The 28-year-old will make his U.S. debut on April 18 riding a 10-fight winning streak that includes five knockouts. He most recently picked up two victories in 2019, defeating then-unbeaten Roman Villa in April before knocking out Javier Franco in August.
Representing his home of San Juan de la Maguana, डोमिनिकन गणराज्य, Puello (17-0, 9 KOs) उसकी यू.एस कर देगा. debut on April 18 when he faces Barthelemy. The 25-year-old has fought professionally since 2015, defeating a slew of regional contenders and prospects. His most recent fight saw him defeat 2012 Olympian and then-unbeaten Jonathan Alonso by 12-round decision to capture his interim 140-pound title.
A decorated Cuban amateur who hails from a boxing family, बार्थेलेमी (27-1-1, 14 KOs) is moving back to super lightweight after fighting former champion Robert Easter Jr. to a draw in their April 2019 lightweight title fight. The 33-year-old now trains in Las Vegas and has won titles in two weight classes, defeating Argenis Mendez for a 130-pound crown in 2014 and Denis Shafikov for a 135-pound belt in 2015. Barthelemy will look to work his way toward a second world title shot at 140 पाउंड, which could make him the first three-division champion from Cuba.
Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer will serve as telecast host with versatile combat sportscaster Mauro Ranallo calling the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Rounding out the telecast team are Emmy® award-winning reporter Jim Gray, unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. डेविड Dinkins जूनियर. serves as Executive Producer with Ray Smaltz producing and Bob Dunphy directing.
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