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安卡斯维尔, 康涅狄格州. 日 - 8月, 2, 2020 – Angelo Leo is the new WBO Jr. 羽量级世界冠军. The 26-year-old Mayweather Promotions fighter dominated Tramaine Williams en route to a unanimous decision live on SHOWTIME Saturday night from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州. in the network’s first live boxing event since March 13. Leo won by scores of 117-111 和 118-110 两次.
狮子 (20-0, 9 科斯), who was originally scheduled to face Stephen Fulton, JR. in the main event of Saturday’s card presented by Premier Boxing Champions before Fulton tested positive for COVID-19, used a dominant body attack and consistent pressure to overwhelm Williams (19-1, 6 科斯), who stepped up from the co-main event to face Leo. Albuquerque’s Leo had a 248-196 edge in punches landed while landing 39 他的权力拳％的. 102 他 248 connects were body punches.
狮子, who was ranked WBO’s No. 2 junior featherweight going into the fight, is now expected to defend his title against Fulton, 排名第. 1 由WBO, within the next 180 天.
“It still hasn’t sunk in yet, it just feels surreal,” said Leo. “The first few rounds I was just feeling him out, getting his timing, getting the feel of him. I felt him kind of loosening up and breaking down, and that’s when I started putting the pressure on him a little more.
“That was the key factor in this fight, the body work and the pressure. I’m pretty sure Albuquerque is celebrating tonight. I think they have four world champions, because you can’t exclude Holly Holm. You have Johnny [塔皮亚], 丹尼 [罗梅罗], Holly and now me. There’s four champions in that city and I think I’ve made history there.”
富尔顿, who watched the fight on television while quarantining following his positive test, was interviewed following the fight by SHOWTIME host Brian Custer.
“Congratulations to Leo, he did it,” said the Philadelphia native. “But listen, 我已经为他做好了准备. I’ve been ready. Just be ready to face me when it’s time. That’s all I’ve got to say.”
在协调功能回合, a WBA Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator, 122-pound contender Ra’eese Aleem (17-0, 11 科斯) kept his undefeated record intact via TKO over late replacement Marcus Bates (11-2-1, 8 科斯). Aleem was originally scheduled to face Williams before Fulton’s positive test. This was a rematch of a 2018 bout in which Aleem won by unanimous decision.
The 26-year-old Bates suffered an injured right wrist and battled through the pain for several rounds. Prior to the start of the 10日 圆, Bates’ corner and referee Gary Rosato warned the fighter that the bout was in danger of being stopped. 在 2:18 圆 10, Bates grimaced in pain and turned his back on the action, causing the fight to be stopped. Aleem dominated from the opening bell, out-landing Bates 193-86 总拳数, 含 71 landed body shots.
同赢, Aleem sets himself up for an opportunity for a 122-pound title fight.
“I would love to fight either the winner of the main event or any current world champion – Akhmadaliev has two of the belts,” said the Las Vegas-based Aleem who was born and raised in Muskegon, 我. “Brandon Figueroa, 王巴尔加斯, or the winner of this one. It doesn’t really matter who but I want the strap.
“I didn’t know his hand was hurt, I thought he was just shaking it just to try to get me to look at it and distract me. I didn’t worry about it.”
在转播的开幕回合, undefeated light heavyweight Joe George (11-0, 7 科斯) scored a stunning ninth-round stoppage of Marco Escudero (10-2, 9 科斯) in a rematch of their November 的ShoBox showdown that saw George win a heavily-debated split decision. Watch KO HERE: HTTPS://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1289744838745882624.
这次, George left no room for a controversial decision. 在 3:00 of round number nine, George caught Escudero with a vicious left uppercut that sent Escudero flat on his back in a candidate for KO of the Year. 在停止时, George was behind on two of the judges’ scorecards, 79-73 和 77-75, and ahead on one judge’s card, 79-73. Prior to the one-punch KO, George was getting out-landed 127-89 by Escudero, and Escudero held a 2-1 edge in punches thrown.
“I was setting him up with the jab to the body, I had him leaning over a little,” said Houston’s George, 谁把 31 在周五. “I was shooting the right uppercut, some landed and some didn’t. I wanted him to get comfortable and relaxed, and that’s exactly what he did. He was relaxed and I slipped over and just shot it. He gave it to me and I had to take it. It put him down.
“The result is self-explanatory. I don’t have to say nothing. I’m willing to fight whoever next. One fight at a time and I’ll be prepared for whatever’s on the way.”
星期六的SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING电视转播, the first of a nine-event television lineup taking place over the next five months, 将于周一在 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime EXTREME.
Saturday’s fights were presented by Premier Boxing Champions and promoted by TGB and Mayweather Promotions in association with Kings Promotions. The main event was promoted in association with New World Sports and Warriors Boxing.
行业领先的制作团队和剧组宣布交付的所有景点, Mohegan Sun Arena的声音和戏剧. 资深广播人布赖恩·卡斯特主持电视节目, versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion and Olympian Abner Mares providing expert analysis for the first time on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. 两位名人堂成员扩大了SHOWTIME电视转播团队的实力-非官方的马戏团得分手史蒂夫·法罗德（Steve Farhood）和举世闻名的电视台播音员吉米·列侬（Jimmy Lennon Jr）. 执行制片人是戴维·丁金斯（David Dinkins）, JR. 和主任鲍勃·邓菲.
该电视节目通过辅助音频编程在西班牙语中是可用 (SAP) 亚历杭德罗·与月亮和前世界冠军劳尔·马尔克斯调用动作.