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Live Coverage of Broner vs. Garcia Undercard Plus Carl Frampton Homecoming Bout Available On Digital Platforms Preceding SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
NEW YORK (Juli 25, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports will offer three separate boxing presentations on Zaterdag, Juli 29, delivering two digital live streams preceding the evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING televised doubleheader. The digital-only offerings will be available on Facebook Levende en YouTube prior to the live SHOWTIME® uitzending op 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT, as the network continues its unrivaled commitment to boxing.
The full day of high-stakes boxing will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. EN/2:30 p.m. PT with streaming coverage from Belfast, Ireland as 2016 Fighter van het Jaar Carl Frampton makes his long-awaited homecoming. The former two-division titlist Frampton (23-1, 14 KO) zal worden geconfronteerd eenmaal geslagen Andres Gutierrez (35-1-1, 25 KO) in a 12-round featherweight bout, his first since splitting a par of slugfests with three-division world titlist Leo Santa Cruz. Coverage of Frampton vs. Gutierrez will be provided by Channel 5, a television station in Northern Ireland.
SHOWTIME Sports will then deliver live coverage from Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning at 7:15 p.m. EN/4:15 p.m. PT with “SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Prelims”. The two-fight live stream will feature former world title challenger Gerald Washington (18-1-1, 12 KO) against Brooklyn native Jarrell Miller (18-0-1, 16 KO), plus the U.S. debut of female boxing star and Irish Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Taylor (5-0, 3 KO). Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins will call the live streaming fights from Brooklyn alongside former world champion Daniel Jacobs.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Prelims and Frampton vs. Gutierrez will be available to U.S. audiences only.
De Juli 29 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is headlined by a blockbuster matchup between two of boxing’s biggest stars as three-division world champion Mikey Garcia moves up to 140 pounds to face four-division champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner. Televised coverage begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT as unbeaten former world champion Jermall Charlo returns to face Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a middleweight world title eliminator. The event is presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Prelims is an extension of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHOWTIME EXTREME, which is the first premium television series to offer live undercard coverage. Both offerings provide bonus bouts to viewers at home, delivering an experience that was previously available only to fans in arena. Via SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Prelims, viewers are afforded the unique opportunity to interact with the boxing community during the event in real time.
SHOWTIME Sports also will live stream the Broner vs. Garcia final press conference op donderdag and the official weigh-in op vrijdag across digital platforms, including Facebook Live and YouTube.
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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy strijdgemeenschap (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will continue its tradition of MMA excellence in South Dakota at LFA 19. This is a rich and exciting history that began three years ago at RFA 17, which served as the state’s first sanctioned MMA event.
The main event of LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Vrijdag, 18 augustus In het Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. De gehele belangrijkste kaart zal live worden uitgezonden en de landelijke op AXS TV bij 9 p.m. EN / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Opgegeven Soares. “We brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state at RFA 17, we hosted the first MMA world title fight in the state, and ten of the fighters that competed for us in South Dakota have gone on to fight in the UFC.”
Tickets for LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com. You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets at CombatTickets.com.
Michaud (11-3) is one of the most beloved and successful fighters to hail from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the western side of the state, Michaud won a state title in wrestling for Pine Ridge High School during his senior season. He went on to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level for South Dakota State University (SDSU) before crossing over into MMA. The man known as “Bulldawg” has competed at the highest level of MMA as well. Michaud was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 16) and fought three times for the UFC. Since leaving the UFC, Michaud has earned dominant wins for the RFA and LFA. The MMA LAB product now returns to his home state in the main event of LFA 19.
Rodrigues (20-7) has run roughshod over the MMA scene in Brazil for the past 11 jaar. The Brazilian known as “Bad Boy” made his professional MMA debut when he was only 17-years-old. He has since made an indelible mark on the fight scene in his home country. The Nova União trained fighter won one of Brazil’s most prestigious titles, when he captured the Jungle Fight world title in 2015. That win came during an impressive streak, which has seen Rodrigues win seven of his last eight fights over the past four years. Rodrigues is now looking to make his name known on a global scale when makes his highly-anticipated international debut on 18 augustus. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
LFA 19 will continue a rich and fascinating history of MMA greatness in the state of South Dakota. This history began three summers ago at RFA 17. That event was the first sanctioned MMA event in the state’s history. RFA 17 hosted the first two world title fights in South Dakota history and also served as the first MMA event in the state that was televised worldwide. RFA 37 was the final RFA event in the state of South Dakota and it was featured on UFC President Dana White’s hit reality show Dana White: Kijk in’ For A Fight. Five fighters from that event were signed to the UFC and another two signed with Bellator. That includes every fighter that won on the main card and another fighter that won on the undercard.
RFA visited South Dakota a total of four times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those four events. Ten fighters went on to compete for the UFC and five more would go on to fight for Bellator. Christos Giagos, Luke Sanders, Devin Clark, Geane Herrera, Khalil Rountree, Matthew Lopez, Terrion goederen, Jordan Johnson, Joe Gigliotti, and Brian Camozzi are the ten fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with the UFC. Justin Lawrence, Mark Dickman, Francisco France, Leandro Higo, and Logan Storley are the five fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with Bellator.
Currently Announced Main Card (Uitgezonden op AXS TV op 9 p.m. EN / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Weltergewicht Bout (170 pond)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Feature Bout | Weltergewicht Bout (170 pond)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
In September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) vanaf januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 atleten die het toppunt van MMA hebben bereikt door deel te nemen aan de UFC.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “De Mount Rushmore State” four times before the merger. That includes RFA 17, which was the first sanctioned MMA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. Meer informatie over LFA 19 zal binnenkort worden aangekondigd. De volledige hoofdkaart van LFA 19 zal live worden uitgezonden en de landelijke op AXS TV bij 9 p.m. EN / 6 p.m. PT.
Kunt u terecht op LFAfighting.com voor bout updates en informatie. LFA is op Facebook op Legacy strijdgemeenschap. LFA staat ook op Instagram op @LFAvechten en Twitter op @LFAvechten.
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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Bangor, Maine (Juli 21, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) keert terug naar de Cross Insurance Center op zaterdag nacht, Augustus 5, 2017 met de strijd promotie's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Eerder vandaag, NEF kondigde de volledige strijd kaart voor het evenement.
In het main event van de avond, Bangor eigen CJ Ewer (2-0) ontmoet Mike Hansen (5-5) van Rumford, Maine in een vijf-round wedstrijd om een nieuwe NEF MMA Pro kampioen middengewicht kroon. Ewer is een lid van de lokale sportschool Young's MMA terwijl Hansen staat Berserkers MMA in de regio gevestigd River Valley van de staat. Ewer had een hoogtepunt-reel knock-out over Ruben Redman (0-1) in zijn laatste gevecht op het Kruis – precies een jaar naar de dag dat hij zal voldoen aan Hansen.
De co-main event van de avond zal Ewer's Young's teamgenoot zien, ongeslagen Bangor vooruitzicht Aaron Lacey (4-0) nemen over Bellator veteraan Bryan Goldsby (17-16). Goldsby zal Lacey's meest doorgewinterde uitdaging tot nu toe te vertegenwoordigen. Lacey is niets minder dan geweest “Meedogenloos” – zijn bijnaam – sinds pro het draaien. Hij heeft drie van zijn vier tegenstanders ingediend in de eerste ronde. Alleen John Santos (3-5) was in staat om te overleven drie volle ronden met Lacey afgelopen zomer in Bangor. Lacey won die strijd via split decision in een robuuste, heen en weer, “bestrijden van de nacht” prestatie.
Afronding van de pro-kaart zal een andere Young's hoeksteen zijn, “De” Ryan Sanders (14-8), die zal voldoen aan Milwaukee, Wisconsin veteraan Jay Ellis (14-68) in een weltergewicht wedstrijd. Sanders is de regerend NEF MMA Pro lichtgewicht kampioen, met versloeg Jon Lemke (6-8) in een toernooi finale april vorig jaar om de titel te claimen. Het gevecht met Ellis zal een niet-titel affaire. Sanders is het berijden van een vier-fight win streak, die een jaar geleden begon de dag op het kruis.
Hoofdact van de amateur deel van de strijd kaart zal een NEF MMA Amateur bantamgewicht titel gevecht. Fred Lear (5-2) van Bangor zal de strijd met Jefferson doen, Maine Walt Shea (2-0) voor de vacante 135-pond kampioenschap. Lear en Shea zal een concurrentiestrijd die in de amateur-rangen heeft ontwikkeld in de afgelopen jaren tussen Lear's kamp van Young's MMA en Shea's team van First Class MMA gevestigd in Brunswick doorgaan, Maine.
Het openen van de avond zal de strijd van een vrouwen tussen zijn Angela Young (2-2), echtgenote van Young's MMA oprichter en hoofdtrainer Chris Young, en Florida's Jessica “De zwarte weduwe” pay (5-2). Het schroot wordt verwacht dat zij een spannende te zijn. Jong, een Registered Nurse het Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), op diverse heeft gezet “bestrijden van de nacht” voorstellingen die het publiek in een razernij hebben gestuurd. Borga zal haar derde reis naar Maine maken in het afgelopen jaar om te concurreren in de NEF kooi.
De volledige “NEF 30” strijd kaart (aan verandering onderhevig):
PROFESSIONAL MMA
185*TITEL C.J. Lampetkan 2-0 (Young's MMA) vs Mike Hansen 5-5 (Berserkers MMA)
170 Ryan Sanders 14-8 (Young's MMA) vs Jay Ellis 14-68 (team Knockout)
145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Young's MMA) vs Bryan Goldsby 17-16 (Jorge Gurgel)
AMATEUR MMA
135*TITEL Fred Lear 5-2 (Young's MMA) vs Walt Shea 2-0 (First Class MMA)
265 Roger Ewer 0-0 (Young's MMA) vs Dustin Freeman 0-0 (Onafhankelijk)
185 Josh Jones 2-0 (First Class MMA) vs Carlton Charles 0-0 (Charles Family Fighting / Fire&Iron Atletiek)
170 Anthony Lapointe 0-1 (Titan Atletiek) vs Jesse Hutchinson 0-0 (CMBJJ)
160 Zachary Faulkner 0-0 (Titan Atletiek) vs David Hart 0-0 (Kenney OK)
145 Robbie Kiah 1-0 (Young's MMA) vs Robert H. Norris III (Onafhankelijk)
135 Nate Boucher 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Onafhankelijk)
135 Angela Young 2-2 (Young's MMA) vs Jessica Borga 5-3 (Champions MMA)
"NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor”zal worden gehouden op Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine op zaterdag, Augustus 5, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bijwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitter @nefights en lid van de officiële Facebook-groep “New England Fights."
Over New England Fights
New England Fights ("NEF") is een strijd gebeurtenissen promoties bedrijf. Missie NEF's is om de hoogste kwaliteit van evenementen voor vechters en fans van Maine alike creëren. Executive team NEF's heeft een ruime ervaring in de strijd sportmanagement, evenementen productie, mediarelaties, verkoop, juridische en reclame.