This Friday showdown vs. unbeaten NABO champion Yomar “The Magic” Alamo
LAS VEGAS (กุมภาพันธ์ 27, 2020) – Undefeated super lightweightKendo "Tremendo" Castaneda (17-0, 8 คอส) flew into Orlando from his native San Antonio this past Tuesday night on his first visit to Florida.
Unlike millions of people who go to Orlando for Disneyworld, แม้, Castaneda’s initial look at palm trees is simply part of his business trip. Castaneda challenges North American Boxing Organization (ด้วย) แชมป์Yomar “The Magic” Alamo (17-0-1, 12 คอส) in this Friday night’s 10-round main event, airing live on Boxeo Telemundo, เริ่มต้นที่ 11:30 p.m. และ / 8:30 p.m. PT, from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, ฟลอริด้า.
Alamo vs. Castanedais co-promoted by All-Star Boxing, which promotes Alamo and the event, and Castaneda’s promoter, รอยโจนส์จูเนียร์. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.
“It’s pretty cool here,” Castaneda shared his first impressions of Florida. “A guy working for the promoter met us at the airport to film my arrival and interview me, so it’s been a welcoming experience, and people in Florida know I’m in the house. I like it here. It’s nice and in a way, I feel like I’m at home. I’m going to put on a show for fans, I’m going to be like their Disney World. I’m ready for the big ride and to put on a great show for the people.”
Castaneda captured the vacant North American Boxing Association (ด้วย) crown a year ago, taking a 10-round decision from previously undefeatedGilbert Venegas, จูเนียร์(10-0), and followed that with an impressive 10-round unanimous decision over Dominican veteranEudy Berbardo (24-3).
Last October in Reno, เนวาดา, Castaneda stoppedรัฐ Martyniouk (20-3) ในรอบที่หก, after which he was installed by the World Boxing Organization as its No. 15 rated super lightweight in the world.
WBO No. 8 ranked Alamo, fighting out of Puerto Rico, is coming off the only blemish on either fighter’s pro record, fighting to a draw withAntonio Moran (24-4-1).
Alamo, 24, is the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World and FECARBOX super lightweight champion, who has made three successful NABO title defenses.
“After this fight,” Castaneda concluded, “people are going to forget this Alamo (not the famous Alamo in Castaneda’s hometown) and remember me, The Tremendous One. I expect the fight t to end in a spectacular knockout in my favor, late in the fight, because I like to punish my opponent.”
Rakhmanov Replaces Malik Hawkins Who Was Forced To Withdraw For Medical Reasons
นิวยอร์ก – กุมภาพันธ์ 24, 2020 – Undefeated rising prospect Keith “The Bounty” Hunter will face talented Sanjarbek “War” Rakhmanov in a rematch in the 10-round super lightweightShoBox: รุ่นใหม่main event Friday, กุมภาพันธ์ 28 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET / PT) from Sam’s Town Casino in Las Vegas. Rakhmanov steps in to replace previously scheduled opponent Malik Hawkins who was forced to withdraw for medical reasons.
ผู้ล่า (11-0, 7 คอส) and Rakhmanov (12-2-1, 6 คอส) first met on February 5, 2019, in an eight-round welterweight contest that resulted in a narrow-split decision victory for Hunter. Although Hunter controlled the action in the early rounds and scored a knockdown in the second, Rakhmanov recovered and landed some heavy blows in the later rounds. The scorecards read 77-74, 76-75 และ 75-76.
Rakhmanov, who fought to a draw with Alfonso Olvera onShoBox in May of 2016, will be making his second appearance on the prospect developmental series and his ninth start at Sam’s Town Live. In his most recent performance on September 20, 2019, he broke down Andre Byrd, delivering punishment to the body for four straight rounds, leading to Byrd taking a knee and ending the fight. He currently trains with Chris Ben-Tchavtchavadze at the Mayweather Boxing Club.
The 30-year-old Rakhmanov, who was born in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, was a top amateur with more than 140 ปลาย, including a Gold Medal win at the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship. ใน 2013, he became the national champion of Uzbekistan. After signing with Mayweather Promotions in 2014, he turned pro with an impressive 1:21 first-round knockout over Brett Simmons in June of 2015.
ใน ShoBox เหตุการณ์ร่วมหลัก, 2016 Olympian and undefeated super lightweight prospect Richardson Hitchins (10-0, 5 คอส) takes on Rhode Island’s Nick DeLomba (16-2, 5 คอส) ในการแข่งขัน 10 รอบ. Once-beaten Las Vegas native Kevin Newman II (11-1-1, 6 คอส) faces Albania’s Genc Pllana (7-1-1, 4 คอส) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup to open the telecast.
Barry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. ผู้ผลิตคือกอร์ดอนริชาร์ดฮอลล์ที่มีการผลิตและการ Gaughan ริกกำกับฟิลลิป.
ลาสเวกัส (กุมภาพันธ์ 20, 2020) – Two-division world champion Michael Spinks has confirmed that he will appear at the sixth annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday, พฤษภาคม 2, 2020, at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas from 10 การพบปะดังกล่าว. ไปยัง 5 p.m.
Spinks will hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at his booth during the fan event held over the Cinco De Mayo weekend.
The Box Fan Expo is an annual fan event that coincides with some of the sports’ ปรัมปรา, classic fights in Las Vegas, including Mayweather vs. Maidana ครั้งที่สอง, Mayweather vs. Berto, Canelo VS. ชาเวซจูเนียร์, Canelo VS. GGG II, and Canelo vs. จาคอบส์. Centered in boxing’s longtime home – ลาสเวกัส – this year’s Expo is a must-do for fight fans coming in for this legendary weekend, with dozens of professional fighters, โปรโมเตอร์, and companies involved in the boxing industry. The Expo is the largest and only Boxing Fan Expo held in the United States. http://boxfanexpo.com– @BoxFanExpo
Spinks will make his second appearance at this years’ Expo and will be signing gloves, ภาพถ่าย, personal items and memorabilia. Spinks will also have merchandise on sale at his booth, and fans will also have an opportunity to take pictures with this boxing legend also known as “Jinx.”
About Michael Spinks Spinks is a two-division world champion, having held the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 ไปยัง 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 ไปยัง 1988. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 การแข่งขันกีฬาโอลิมปิกฤดูร้อน.
Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light middleweight champion. Spinks went undefeated in his first 31 การต่อสู้มืออาชีพ, beating such opponents as Dwight Muhammad Qawi, เอ็ดดี้มุสตาฟามูฮัมหมัด, Marvin Johnson and Eddie Davis en route to becoming the undisputed light heavyweight champion. Following ten successful title defenses, Spinks moved up to heavyweight, and as an underdog defeated long-reigning IBF heavyweight champion Larry Holmes; ในการทำเช่นนั้น, Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight world champion to win the heavyweight title. Spinks only defeat in his professional career came to the hands of Mike Tyson on June 27, 1988. The International Boxing Research Organization and BoxRec rank Spinks among the ten greatest light heavyweights of all time.
เกี่ยวกับ Box Fan Expo Box Fan Expo เป็นงานประสบการณ์แฟนมวยที่ดีที่สุด, which allows fans to meet the stars of boxing that represent the past, present and future of the sport. With hosted autograph signings, meet-and-greets with current and former boxing world champions, limited edition merchandise for sale, giveaways and more, this is the ultimate event for fans of the sport.
Exhibitors include boxing promoters, gear, เครื่องนุ่งห่ม, equipment, เครื่องดื่มชูกำลัง, ผลิตภัณฑ์เสริมอาหาร, สื่อกระจายเสียง, sanctioning bodies, and other companies who showcase their brand to fans and the boxing industry as a whole.
Hunter Faces Fellow Unbeaten Malik Hawkins in Main Event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, กุมภาพันธ์ 28 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME®
คลิก ที่นี่for Hunter Photos; เครดิต: Team Prince Ranch Boxing
LAS VEGAS - กุมภาพันธ์ 19, 2020 – Undefeated super lightweight sensation and Las Vegas native, Keith “The Bounty” Hunter (11-0, 7 คอส), talks about training camp in advance of his upcoming showdown against fellow undefeated prospect Malik Hawkins (18-0, 11คอส) ในกรณีที่หลักของ ShoBox: รุ่นใหม่ ในวันศุกร์ที่, กุมภาพันธ์ 28 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET / PT) จาก Sam’s Town Live ในลาสเวกัส.
ในกรณีที่ผู้ร่วมหลัก, 2016 Olympian and undefeated super lightweight prospect Richardson Hitchins (10-0, 5 คอส) takes on Rhode Island’s Nick DeLomba (16-2, 5คอส) in a 10-round bout and once-beaten Las Vegas native Kevin Newman II (11-1-1, 6 คอส) faces Albania’s Genc Pllana (7-1-1, 4 คอส) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup that opens the telecast.
ผู้ล่า, 27, ผลตอบแทนที่ได้ Sam’s Town Liveafter an impressive 2019, in which he won a decisive 10-round unanimous decision against Cameron Krael and scored an upset victory over former amateur standout Sanjarbek Rakhmanov. He comes from a family of fighters, he’s the younger brother of heavyweight contender Michael Hunter and his father was a well-respected boxer who sparred with Mike Tyson. Hunter has spent the entirety of his training camp at Prince Ranch Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, where he trains alongside undefeated welterweight Blair Cobbs.
Here is what Hunter had to say about his recent training camp and upcoming battle with Hawkins:
On his opponent…
“This is my time to shine. Hawkins is a good fighter, he is talented, but he stands in my way. I am not just fighting for myself, but for my family. ถ้าคุณดูที่บันทึกของฉัน, I’ve fought some very tough guys. I know I’m battle ready to take my career to the next level. Hawkins is going down. I am going to make people respect the Hunter name once again
“I have nothing bad to say about Malik Hawkins. He is a hard-working fighter. I just feel that I am better. นี่คือเวลาของฉัน, and no one can take this opportunity away from me. The problem for Hawkins is, I have trained harder than ever to get the win. I am more focused than ever.”
On training camp…
“I wanted this camp to be very specific. I get good sparring at Bones Adams’ gym and a lot of top pros have come through there like Shakur Stevenson, Manny Pacquiao, และอื่น ๆ อีกมากมาย. I have watched how they trained, and I have used that same work ethic and principles for this camp with the supervision of my coaches.”
On his status as a contender…
“I’m now ranked 13 โดยอัลเบียน, which makes me a contender. I must get past Hawkins, so believe me when I tell you I’m going to leave everything in the ring. I’m looking at this fight like it’s a world title. Losing is not an option.”
On making his SHOWTIME debut…
“I am excited to headline onShoBox: รุ่นใหม่. It’s a platform that launches fighters’ careers, and SHOWTIME has a fantastic and professional production crew. One goal from the beginning was to showcase my talent on a big stage like this, now I’m here. This is a very big opportunity for me, I’m not going to let it slip away.”
Hunter is managed by Greg Hannley of Prince Ranch Boxing, advised by former two-time heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman promoted by Greg Cohen, Founder and CEO of Greg Cohen Promotions.
Heavyweight Contender Otto Wallin Meets Lucas Browne In Co-Main Event And Light Heavyweight Prospects Joseph George And Marcos Escudero Battle In Rematch In Telecast Opener
Tickets On Sale Thursday, กุมภาพันธ์ 13 At Noon PT!
LAS VEGAS-กุมภาพันธ์ 11, 2020 – Unbeaten former bantamweight world championลุยส์เนรีwill face undefeated contenderAaron Alamedain a WBC Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator headlining live action on SHOWTIME Saturday, มีนาคม 28 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
TheSHOWTIME BOXING: ฉบับพิเศษ® TripleHeader เริ่มต้นที่ 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and features heavyweight contenders squaring off asOtto WallinและLucas Brownebattle in a 10-round attraction in the co-main event, plus rising light heavyweights go toe-to-toe asJoseph Georgeใบหน้าMarcos Escuderoin a 10-round rematch of their November showdown onShoBox: รุ่นใหม่that saw George win a narrow split decision.
ตั๋วสำหรับการถ่ายทอดสด, ซึ่งจะส่งเสริมโดย TGB โปรโมชั่นและ Mayweather โปรโมชั่น, are on saleวันพฤหัสบดี, กุมภาพันธ์ 13 ในเวลาเที่ยงวัน และสามารถซื้อได้ที่ticketmaster.com. Wallin vs. Browne is promoted in association with Salita Promotions.
“Saturday, มีนาคม 28 is going to be a night full of exciting action headlined by Mexican knockout artist Luis Nery beginning his path toward a world title at super bantamweight against an undefeated Mexican contender in Aaron Alameda,” ทอมบราวน์กล่าว, ประธานของ TGB โปรโมชั่น. “Adding in the heavyweight showdown between Otto Wallin and Lucas Browne, plus a rematch of young light heavyweights Joseph George and Marcos Escudero, fight night at Park MGM in Las Vegas is sure to deliver explosive battles from start to finish.”
Nery (30-0, 24 คอส) is a power puncher who has stopped his last 11 opponents and 15 ครั้งสุดท้ายของเขา 16. The 25-year-old southpaw from Tijuana, Mexico scored a dominant stoppage victory over former champion McJoe Arroyo in March and returned in July to stop former champion Juan Carlos Payano. He scored a TKO victory over Shinsuke Yamanaka to win the bantamweight world title in 2018 and will now move up to 122 pounds to seek a world title in a second weight class.
“I’m excited to fight on SHOWTIME and I’m planning on another knockout victory to prove to everyone that I’m one of the kings of the super bantamweight division,” said Nery. “I know that I can knock out any fighter at 118 หรือ 122 ปอนด์, and I’m hungrier than ever to prove that I’m one of boxing’s great Mexican champions. My goal is to continue to put on great performances for the fans and I’m ready to fight anyone who is willing to step up to the challenge.”
Representing Sonora, เม็กซิโก, Alameda (25-0, 13 คอส) is unbeaten since turning pro in 2014 after a strong amateur career, and will step up in competition as he faces Nery for a shot at a world title bout. The 26-year-old is ranked No. 12 by the WBC and most recently knocked out Jordan Escobar in April 2019, after three victories in 2018. Alameda will fight in the U.S. for the second time when he enters the ring on March 28, after scoring a body shot knockout over Andre Wilson in a January 2016 bout in Los Angeles.
“I’m very excited to be making my SHOWTIME debut in the main event against a great fighter,” said Alameda. “All of the years of training and fighting have brought me to this fight on March 28. Nery is a Mexican warrior like myself and I can’t wait to lock horns with him and give the fans great action all the way until the final bell.”
วอลลินวัย 29 ปี (20-1, 13 คอส) will return to the ring in Las Vegas, where he nearly defeated former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in September, when he opened up a gruesome cut over Fury’s right eye with a legal punch that nearly halted the fight. While Wallin dropped the decision, he proved his mettle as a potential future heavyweight champion. Representing his native Sundsvall, สวีเดน, Wallin trains in New York with former champion Joey Gamache. Wallin’s last fight in Las Vegas was his second in the U.S., after his debut on SHOWTIME in April ended in a no contest because of a cut suffered by his opponent in the first round.
Fighting out of New South Wales, ออสเตรเลีย, บราวน์ (29-2, 25 คอส) most recently scored a knockout victory over John Hopoate in November, his second win of 2019. He’s won four of his last five bouts, with his only career losses coming to Dillian Whyte and David Allen in the U.K. Browne won his first 25 การต่อสู้โปร, including a stoppage of Ruslan Chagaev in 2016 to capture a WBA Heavyweight Championship. He will be making his U.S. เปิดตัวครั้งแรก.
จอร์จ (10-0, 6 คอส) emerged victorious in a battle of then unbeaten fighters when he faced Escudero on SHOWTIME in November, taking a split-decision victory. The 30-year-old didn’t start boxing until he was 19 and is managed by Washington Redskins All-Pro offensive lineman Trent Williams, and trained in Houston by NFL All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson and James Cooper. George will look to transition from prospect to contender by defeating Escudero again on March 28.
Escudero (10-1, 9 คอส) will look to bounce back and even the score against George, and in turn bolster his own position in the light heavyweight division. The 26-year-old from Buenos Aires, Argentina has fought primarily in the U.S. since turning pro in 2017. His amateur career saw him become a national champion in Argentina in 2014 and represent his country in the Pan-Am Games in 2015. Escudero currently trains in Miami and scored three stoppage wins in 2019 before facing George for the first time.
LAS VEGAS, NV (กุมภาพันธ์ 10, 2020) – Undefeated NABF Welterweight Championแบลร์“ The Flair” Cobbs (14-0-1, 10 คอส) hosted a Las Vegas media workout Saturday in preparation for his upcoming bout againstSamuel Kotey(23-2, 16 คอส) which takes place Friday, กุมภาพันธ์ 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, แคลิฟอร์เนีย.
Cobbs, ที่มีการจัดการโดย เกร็ก Hannely ของ เจ้าชายไร่มวย และส่งเสริมโดย โกลเด้นบอยโปรโมชั่น, จะทำให้เขา 2020 debut as part of the ofRyan Garcia กับ Francisco Fonseca บัตร, which will air live onDAZN ที่ 7 p.m. และ / 4 p.m. PT.
Here is what Cobbs had to say Saturday from theเนวาดาหอเกียรติยศมวย ในลาสเวกัส:
BLAIR COBBS
“This camp has been amazing. I’ve had nothing but the greatest sparring partners to get prepared for this upcoming bout. ครูฝึกของฉัน Brandon Woodshas been sharpening up my tools and I’m ready to preform at my best on fight night. Everyone can expect to see the best Blair “The Flair” Cobbs possible. This is a sport filled with entertainment and I call myself “The most exciting man in Boxing”.
“On Valentines Day, I’m going to steal the show and all the fans watching on DAZN will see an amazing performance from me. ฝ่ายตรงข้ามของฉัน, Samuel Kotey, is a tough hombre who is coming to win, but I have other plans for him. There is nothing he can do that will outmatch my skill and desire to win this fight.”
“It’s been a wonderful experience having the Mexican fans behind me being that they know that’s where I first learned how to box when I fled to Guadalajara, เม็กซิโก. It’s been a hell of a journey coming back to the United States from Mexico, where I learned to fight the Mexican style, always throwing big shots to entertain the fans. Fighting in the amateurs in Mexico, is like fighting in the pros. Sometimes we didn’t use headgear. It was crazy, but it made me the fighter I am today.”
Davis And Gamboa Face Off For WBA Lightweight World Championship In Atlanta’s First World Title Fight In More Than 20 Years Next Saturday, ธันวาคม 28 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME®From State Farm Arena
แอตแลนต้า – ธันวาคม 18, 2019 – เมื่อ Gervonta เดวิส และ Yuriorkis Gamboaclash for the vacant WBA Lightweight World Championship on December 28 at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta,they’ll be making history in a long-underserved boxing hotbed that has hosted monumental fights featuring Hall of Famers Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield.
“Just to be mentioned with those Hall of Famers is amazing,” เดวิสกล่าวว่า. “ฉันหลงคำ. It’s not only big for me, it’s big for boxing in the city and all the other fighters that have the opportunity to fight on the card.”
The Davis vs. Gamboa SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast features two world title bouts and will be the first world championship event in Atlanta in more than 20 ปี. Jean Pascal will defend his WBA Light Heavyweight World Championship against former two-division champion Badou Jack in the co-feature of the Premier Boxing Champions event.
Prior to December 28, the last world title fight in Atlanta was unified heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield’s IBF and WBA defenses against Vaughn Bean on September 19, 1998. SHOWTIME televised that bout live from the since-demolished Georgia Dome where 41,357 fans in attendance saw the Atlanta resident floor Bean in the 10thround en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Despite the strong turnout and festive atmosphere for Holyfield vs. Bean, the Hall of Famer Holyfield fought just four times in Atlanta in his 57 professional bouts spanning nearly three decades. The city did host Holyfield’s first title fight, a bout that is widely considered the best cruiserweight fight in history and one of the last great 15 การต่อสู้รอบ. กรกฏาคม 12, 1986, Holyfield challenged WBA Cruiserweight Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi in a back-and-forth bout that Holyfield won by split decision to capture his first world title.
While Holyfield vs. Qawi is considered the best fight in Atlanta boxing history, the most significant and biggest event in the city was Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight in 1970. Ali had been stripped of his heavyweight title and exiled from boxing after being controversially convicted of draft evasion in 1967. While his case was still under appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court, Ali received a license to fight in Georgia for his first bout in more than three-and-a-half years. Ali stopped Jerry Quarry in the third round on October 26, 1970 at City Auditorium in an event that would mark his triumphant return. Ali’s conviction was overturned the following year in June of 1971, just three months after the “Fight of the Century” with Joe Frazier.
While Georgia has been home to a number of recent world champions, none have fought in Atlanta as titlists. The late two-division world champion Vernon Forrest was born in nearby Augusta and lived in Atlanta, however he never fought as a champion in the state’s capital. เหมือนกับ, former two-division champion Paul Williams, also of Augusta, fought just once in Atlanta in 2001 before he became champion.
เดวิส, who is on-track to sell out his third consecutive venue of the year in three different cities, is hoping to make big time boxing in Atlanta a permanent fixture.
“The spotlight will be on Atlanta,” เดวิสกล่าวว่า. “They haven’t had a big fight there in many years. So it’s a dream to bring big time boxing back just like I did in Baltimore. Atlanta welcomed me with open arms for so many years. I always knew I had a fan base and I always wanted to fight here. Now is the perfect time in my career for it to happen.
“ฉันขับไล่, but I’m also a fan. So I’m looking forward to it as much as everyone else. I’ll give it my all, I know Gamboa will give it his all. It’s going to be a great night on December 28.”
ตั๋วสำหรับเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น, ซึ่งจะส่งเสริมโดย Mayweather โปรโมชั่น, โปรโมชั่นและ GTD TGB โปรโมชั่น, มีการขายและการให้บริการผ่าน Ticketmaster.com. ตั๋วที่ดียังคงมีอยู่. ตั๋วทั้งหมดเริ่มต้นที่ $54 และ $104. เกี่ยวกับ DAVIS VS. Gamboa เดวิส vs. Gamboa will see two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta “ถัง” เดวิส, Mayweather โปรโมชั่น’ top rising star and boxing’s hottest attraction, ในขณะที่เขาใช้เวลาในอดีตแชมป์โลกแบบครบวงจร Yuriorkis Gamboa สำหรับอัลเบียนน้ำหนักเบาชื่ออยู่บน SHOWTIME เสาร์, ธันวาคม 28 ที่ได้รับรางวัล State Farm Arena ในแอตแลนตาในเหตุการณ์พรีเมียร์มวยแชมเปี้ยนส์.
Lionell Thompson Makes Super Middleweight Debut Against Former Champion Jose Uzcategui Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, ธันวาคม 28 from State Farm Arena in Atlanta
LAS VEGAS (ธันวาคม 13, 2019) – Veteran contenderLionell “Lonnie B” Thompsonpreviewed his upcoming showdown from his training camp as he prepares to take on former championโฮเซ Uzcategui live on SHOWTIME Saturday, ธันวาคม 28 from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by boxing’s hottest attractionGervonta“รถถัง” เดวิส as he moves up in weight to take on former unified championYuriorkis Gamboa for the vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
โชว์มวยชิงแชมป์ telecast เริ่มต้นที่ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and also featuresฌองปาสกาล defending his WBA Light Heavyweight Title against two-division championBadou แจ็ค ในคุณลักษณะร่วม.
For Thompson, it will be his debut fight at 168 ปอนด์, after fighting in the light heavyweight division throughout his career. Here is what Thompson had to say about his new division, his December 28 opponent and more, from training camp at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas:
Lionell THOMPSON
“I’m not worried about his power. I’ve been in there with big punchers my whole career. I’m just ready to perform. I’m not worried about what he can do. I’m just concentrating on what I can do. Everyone can punch in the pros. One punch from anyone can hurt you. I’m fully focused on being excellent on December 28.
“We’re working hard. It’s a new weight class for me and that’s motivating me even more to be my best. This win is going to do wonders for my life and career. I believe I’ll be victorious in Atlanta. อย่ากระพริบตา.
“All of my fights are important to me. Uzcategui is just another fighter. I don’t focus on what the perception of Uzcategui is. People say he’s a big puncher, but how do you know if he’s never hit you before? It’s someone’s job to pump their fighter up, but I’m only focused on what I can control.
“This is a huge opportunity for me and I’m definitely thankful to the Mayweather Promotions team for putting me in this position. When I saw that Uzcategui was looking for an opponent, I told (Mayweather โปรโมชั่นซีอีโอ) Leonard Ellerbe that I wanted to fight him and he made it happen.
“I know it’s rare for someone at my age to go down in weight. I feel fresh for my age though. I’m making weight the right way and the healthy way. I think with my training camp and the challenge that Uzcategui presents, it will bring out the best of me on December 28.”
Two-Division World Champion Jack Faces WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Pascal in Co-Main Event Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, ธันวาคม 28 from State Farm Arena in Atlanta
LAS VEGAS (ธันวาคม 10, 2019) – สองส่วนแชมป์โลก Badou แจ็ค showed off his skills and previewed his upcoming title fight at a Las Vegas media workout Tuesday as he prepares to take on WBA Light Heavyweight Championฌองปาสกาล เสาร์, ธันวาคม 28 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME จากที่ได้รับรางวัล State Farm Arena ในแอตแลนตาในเหตุการณ์พรีเมียร์มวยแชมเปี้ยนส์.
SHOWTIME มวยชิงแชมป์® เริ่มต้นที่ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and is headlined by boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis as he takes on former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA Lightweight Title.
Jack hit the ring and talked to media at Mayweather Boxing Club as he prepares to face Pascal in a bid to become a three-time champion and capture his second title at light heavyweight. Here is what the workout participants had to say Tuesday:
JACK Badou
“Mentally I’m better than I’ve ever been. I’m hungrier and I feel like I did the first time I fought for the title. I’m always hungry, but I’m really excited for this fight.
“Sometimes losses make you better. My first loss was an accident, and I became better because of it. The loss to Marcus Browne, it wasn’t the fairest loss, but it’s made me even hungrier. I’m going to go out there and win the fight no matter what.
“People have written Pascal off a couple of times and he always came back. He’s a throwback fighter who definitely knows how to fight. He brings it every time. He’s got more mileage than me, but I can’t overlook a guy like him.
“I’m ready to do whatever it takes to win the fight. ฉันรู้สึก 100% ทางร่างกาย. The cut was cleared in March, and we’re way past that. I’ve been ready physically and this camp has proved that to me and my whole team.
“Pascal and I sparred before but it was a long time ago and sparring is way different than a real fight. I’ve fought bigger punchers, but you have to respect the power of anyone in the ring. อะไรจะเกิดขึ้น. You can get caught by someone who’s not a puncher.
“I know that I have a lot left to give this sport. I feel like I’m young for my age. The break between fights and bouncing back from a loss have made me more motivated than ever. I’m ready to go in and give the best performance of my career.”
LEONARD ELLERBE, ซีอีโอของ Mayweather โปรโมชั่น
“Badou has a glow about him, just like the old Badou. He looks super-fast in the ring and everything is what we would want to see.
“Badou Jack has shown time and time again that he wants to fight the best and he’s not going to back down no matter what the challenge is. We’ve never had to think twice about it and one setback wasn’t going to stop him from having that mentality.
“Badou is a fighter who always uses his platform to make the world better for those less fortunate. He’s done wonderful things and is really so much more than a champion boxer. It’s an honor to work with him and always a pleasure to watch him perform.”
