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WBA Champion David Avanesyan Battles
Former Two-Time World Champion Lamont Peterson
in Welterweight Title Defense
&
Unbeaten Contender Marcus Browne Takes On
Former Title Challenger Thomas Williams Jr. Em
Light Heavyweight Showdown
Vivo no canal Showtime® em 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT
Sábado, Fevereiro 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (Janeiro 24, 2017) -WBA Welterweight David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 KOs) will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs) in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of Showtime Championship Boxing Sábado, Fevereiro 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender “Senhor” Marcus Browne (18-0, 13 KOs) meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas “Melhor cachorro” Williams Jr. (20-2, 14 KOs) in a 10-round showdown. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Adrien Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados.
“It is a great pleasure for me to be defending my world title in the U.S. against a very good opponent in Lamont Peterson,” said Avanesyan. “I am the champion and come February 18 I will remain champion. This fight gives me a great opportunity to let the U.S. know what I’m about and put me in a position to fight the top fighters in the division. This will be a difficult defense but I am ready to show everyone how good I am.”
“I’m extremely excited about getting back in the ring and fighting on SHOWTIME again,” Peterson disse. “I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m ready to give my fans the kind of show they deserve. I know this guy is coming in with a lot of confidence from that belt, but I believe I’m the better fighter and I’ll prove it on Fevereiro 18.”
“I’m ready to go to work and fight,” Disse Browne. “It doesn’t matter if I am the underdog; assim seja. Let me be the underdog. I just want to beat this guy up. This is who I wanted to fight. I am fired up about this one and I can’t wait until Fevereiro 18.”
“Em Fevereiro 18, I’m not leaving anything up to the judges,” disse Williams Jr. “I think Marcus has gotten some gifts in the past, so I’m not leaving this up to anyone but myself. I wanted to stay in the mix. I don’t need a tune-up. I’ve been fighting since I was five-years-old. I just need to get in there and fight. I think this is going to be a really good battle.”
Os ingressos para o evento ao vivo, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Boxing, custam $250, $100, $75, $50 e $30, não incluindo taxas aplicáveis, e já estão à venda. Os ingressos podem ser adquiridos online em www.ticketmaster.com ou pelo telefone 1-800-745-3000. Fighting out of Russia, Avanesyan defended his interim world title in his last outing when he defeated former three-division world champion Shane Mosley by unanimous decision last Maio. O 28-year-old is undefeated in his last 22 pro fights since dropping a six-round decision in his second pro fight. Avanesyan picked up his interim belt with a ninth-round stoppage of Charlie Navarro in November of 2015.
Descoberto como uma criança pelo treinador Barry Hunter enquanto sem-abrigo na rua com seu irmão Anthony, Peterson tem um dos melhores trapos de riquezas histórias no esporte. Profissional desde 2004, ele possui vitórias sobre Victor Manuel Cayo, Kendall Holt e Dierry Jean, além do desempenho do título mundial da vitória contra Amir Khan, que defendeu com sucesso três vezes. O Washington, D.C. native defeated previously unbeaten Felix Diaz in his last outing in October 2015.
The 26-year-old Browne defeated previously unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic in April 2016 after a big 2015 that saw him defeated veteran contenders Gabriel Campillo, Aaron Pryor Jr., Francisco Sierra and Cornelius White. O 2012 U.S. Olympian fights out of Staten Island, New York after an exceptional amateur career that saw him win the 2012 U.S. amateur championship at light heavyweight.
The 29-year-old Williams returns to the ring after dropping an exciting contest to light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson in July. Williams earned his title shot after dominant second-round stoppages of Umberto Savigne and former title challenger Edwin Rodriguez. O Fort Washington, Maryland-native was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter and he will look to start his path back to world title contention with a win on Fevereiro 18.
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