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ANTHONY JOSHUA KNOCKOUT VIDEO COMPILATION

Undefeated heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua has 15 knockouts nyob rau hauv nws 15 kev sib ntaus. Check out this video compilation from SHOWTIME Sports showcasing all of Joshua’s KOs. And tune in no hnub vas xaum to watch the 2012 British Olympic Gold Medalist challenge undefeated American titlist Charles Martin for the IBF Heavyweight World Championship, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 5 p.m. THIAB/2 p.m. PT from The O2 in London.

Lee Selby & ERIC HUNTER QUOTES & LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE PHOTOS

Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab; Credit Matchroom Kev ua si nawv

 

Nyob (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 6, 2016) – IBF Featherweight World Champion Lee Selby and American challenger Eric Hunter participated in a final undercard press conference on Wednesday at Trinity House as they prepare to faceoff no hnub vas xaum at The O2 in London.

 

Highlight coverage of Selby vs. Hunter will air on no hnub vas xaum lubSHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb® telecast, preceding the live presentation of the IBF Heavyweight World Championship between unbeaten American titlist Charles Martin and fellow unbeaten British Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua. Martin vs. Joshua air live on SHOWTIME® ntawm 5 p.m. THIAB/2 p.m. PT.

 

Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) is the second of five scheduled featherweight title bouts in 2016 (details below), a lineup showcasing many of the world’s best 126-pounders aiming to unifying one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

 

Here’s what Selby and Hunter had to say during fight week:

 

Lee Selby:

 

“I will put on a devastating and clinical performance. I am going to take the fight to him. You are going to see spiteful punches and hurtful shots, so Hunter better be ready.

 

“I will show why I am the IBF World Champion and show people what I can do. If he wants to stand and fight, we can fight. If he wants to box, we’ll box. I haven’t needed to show how tough I am yet and that I can grit it out, because I’ve out-boxed everyone I’ve faced. Txawm li cas los, he wants it I don’t mind. If you see me sparring every day in the gym, I just want to have a tear-up.

 

“You don’t win fights like that – or at least, I’m instructed not to. I’m told to box all the time but when it comes down to it, I’d love to have a tear-up.

 

“I’ve never had the trash talking and at weigh-ins I’ve never had anyone in my face, but it won’t affect me at all. It doesn’t change my mindset one bit.

 

“I’ve had a little look at him, seen his style. Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter, he’s awkward, switch hits, has power, so it’s going to be a tough fight.

 

“Eric is my No. 1 challenger and he’s there for a reason. He’s going to give me a real test but that’s what I need.

 

“Fighting in front of British fans is the best atmosphere in boxing. It was a dream to go out to America to defend a World title, but it’s a dream to defend it on home soil in front of 20,000.

 

“There have been some great fighters calling me out. Carl Frampton was talking about me after his last fight, Josh Warrington has called me out a lot of times and Leo Santa Cruz has mentioned me, heev. There are plenty of options but I’ve got to come through this one.

 

“Warrington will never get to my level. He’s done everything asked of him and won all the titles I vacated, and it’s a fight that could be made straight away if he comes through his next fight and I come through mine. Warrington talks about me a lot, and it’s a fight I would definitely be interested in and if we both win our next fights. Maybe it will happen, and it would be a big fight.”

 

ERIC HUNTER:

 

“Selby is a runner, we know he’s a runner, he boxes and runs away. He hasn’t really fought anyone yet. He beat Evgeny Gradovich, who has not really been the same since he fought Billy Dib. He just walked forward with his hands up.

 

“I was rated by the IBF for the longest time. I was rated higher than Lee Selby when he fought Fernando Montiel and when he got Gradovich.

 

“Not to be smart or cocky, but I’d never seen him fight. I never heard of him until the Gradovich fight. And with that fight, I think Gradovich was winning but Selby got the hometown decision. He boxed well. He runs pretty well too.

 

“I can adjust. Kuv yuav tua tau. Kuv yuav lub thawv. I got better footwork. I can bang. I can do a few things that he probably can’t.

 

“I’m excited about fighting in front of all these people. It gives me the chance to show off my skills. They are going to see a new IBF champion.

 

“I don’t need to win a war of words, I’m going to show what I can do on the night. I love the London fans, I’m looking forward to coming over there and showing them what I can do.”

 

2016 Featherweight Title Bouts (All on SHOWTIME with the exception of Lub rau hli ntuj 25 “SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS”)

  • Feb. 27 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez
  • Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 IBF Featherweight World Championship Lee Selby vs. Eric Hunter (Highlights)
  • Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 WBC Featherweight World Championship Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland
  • Lub rau hli ntuj 25 WBA (Regular) Featherweight World Championship Jesus Cuellar vs. Hlob Abner mares
  • Summer 2016 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton

 

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BERNARDO AND MENARD READY FOR THEIR CROSSROADS BATTLE ON SHOBOX: TUS TSHIAB TIAM, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

Brooklyn, N.Y.. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 5, 2016) – Dominican lightweight EudyAK47Bernardo and his opponent, Louisiana’s Mason “Pob zeb Hard Mighty” Menard are nearing the peak of their training for their Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15, showdown on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam.
The eight-round Bernardo vs. Menard fight will serve as the co-main event on a quadrupleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) los ntawm lub siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New York.
Nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15, 10-round main event, IBF Tsis. 10-ranked bantamweight Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos), of Podolsk, Russia, will take on Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 Kos), ntawm St. Louis, Hli. In the other televised bouts, Russian cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (10-0, 6 Kos) will face Constantin Bejenaru (10-0, 4 Kos, WSB: 0-1-1) of Mandilesti, Moldova, tshaj yim rounds; and in the eight-round junior welterweight telecast opener, Kazakhstan’s BakhtiyarBakha Bullet” Yeyubov (10-0, 10 Kos), ntawm Brooklyn, takes on also undefeated Courtney Jackson (8-0, 6 Kos) ntawm Homestead, Fla.
Tickets for the event presented by Salita Promotions in association with AASHA Record Breakers are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. They are priced at $60 rau ringside rooj, $35 thiab $25.
The 29-year-old Bernardo (21-0, 15 Kos) ntawm Santo Domingo, is hard at work at Hank’s Gym in Houston, with his trainer, former IBF World Middleweight Champion Frank Tate.
“Kuv nyob rau hauv zoo zoo. Kuv xav tias muaj zog,” said Bernardo via translator. “I’ve learned so much from Frank Tate and I’m proud to be working with him. He’s a great trainer. I’m learning to throw better combinations and I’ve improved my defense, kuv jab, and my foot movement since we teamed up.”
Bernardo says he still doesn’t know much about opponent Menard, but isn’t worried about it. “I watched a few of his fights on YouTube, but I’m training for anything that comes my way. Everything is going to go great for me that night. It’s my ring that night and I will have my way. I will win.
This is opportunity is a long-time coming for the 29-year-old and he says he plans on making the most of it. “I’m very excited about fighting on ShoBox and I look forward to putting on a show. I’ve been waiting for long time for this opportunity and want to thank Dmitriy Salita for making it happen.
The 27-year-old Menard (30-1-0, 22 Kos), los ntawm Rayne, Lub., yog rated tsis muaj. 15 by the WBA at 135 phaus. He’s training at Red Lerille’s Health & Racquet Club in Lafayette with trainer and former fighter “Phem” Chad Broussard.
I’ve learned how to be a better person in and out of the ring from Chad,” said Menard. “I’ve been with him for nine years. I’ve learned how to put punches together better and sit on my shots more. I’ve learned how to cut angles. I’ve learned so much from Chad.
Menard says despite the usual aches and pain experienced in camp he is 100 percent and training is going well. The only adjustments he’s made is to bring in taller sparring partners.
This is huge for me,” he continued. “This is the ‘get up or lay downtype of fight. If I get up, then the sky is the limit. If I fall, then maybe it’s time to look for a job. I’m going to get in there and do what I have to do. Hopefully I get the KO, but if it goes to the scorecards, I just want the win. No matter which way it goes.
Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Steve Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Lub executive tsim kom yogGordon Hall nrog Rich Gaughan ua thiab Rick Phillips directing.
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Hais txog ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Txij thaum nws inception nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series,ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim nyuaj. Lub ShoBoxphilosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 65 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau tshwm sim rau ShoBox thiab advanced rau garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams thiab ntau yam ntxiv.
Hais txog Salita Promotions
Kev txhawb nqa Salita tau tsim tsa hauv 2010 los ntawm Dmitriy Salita, cov kws tshaj lij kev tshaj lij thiab cov neeg sib tw ntiaj teb uas pom qhov xav tau ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas tshaj tawm thiab tsim cov kev sib cav hauv North America thiab thoob ntiaj teb. Cov neeg saib xyuas saib cov neeg tua neeg ntawm cov xov xwm thoob ntiaj teb cov xov xwm suav nrog cov showtime, ESPN, Ntsia hlau loj TV, Universal Kev Ua Si Network thiab MSG tau nyiam salita kev tshaj tawm kev tshaj tawm kev sib tw ua haujlwm hauv xyoo tsis ntev los no. Peb muaj txiaj ntsig peb tus kheej txog muab peb cov neeg sib ntaus sib tua sab hauv thiab sab nraud. Kev txhawb nqa Salita tos ntsoov txuas ntxiv kom loj hlob thiab muab cov kev xav tau ntawm kev sib ntaus kiv cua ncig lub ntiaj teb.

Badou Jack VS. Lucian Bute Xovxwm Lub Rooj Sab Laj Quotes & Duab

Jack Vs. Bute & James DeGale vs. Rogelio Medina ob chav ntawm World cov npe sib ntaus nyob rau ntawm showtime® Rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30
Los ntawm DC armory hauv Washington, D.C.
Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab ntawm
Stephanie Trapp / Mayweather Promotions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016) – WBC Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Badou Jack thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Lucian Bute Hosted A Media Loverntable on Friday Hmo ntuj los tham txog lawv txoj kev sib tw ua yeeb yam Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 los ntawm cov DC Armory nyob rau hauv Washington, D.C. thiab nyob SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. Pt nrog ibF super nruab nrab txoj kev sib tw ntiaj teb James DeGale Tiv thaiv nws lub npe tiv thaiv sab saum toj contender thiab Mev Brawler Rogelio Medina.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in association with Matchroom Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $100, $50 thiab $25, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus yuav daim pib mus xyuas www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster qhov chaw, los yog hu rau (800) 745-3000.
Cov neeg sib ntaus sib tua tau koom nrog los ntawm cov ntawv cog lus mayweathers’ Floyd Mayweather thiab Leonard Ellerbe, Interbox's Pierre duc thiab showdtime Stephen Espinoza Raws li lawv tau hais lus rau kev tshaj xov xwm txog qhov kev tshaj lij kev ua tiav ob chav kev ua haujlwm hauv lub tebchaws peev.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi tus neeg koom yuav tsum tau hais Friday:
Nkaus BADOU
“Kuv yuav npaj rau qhov kev sib ntaus no. Bute yog ib tus nrog sib ntaus heev. Kuv yuav tsum nqa kuv 'a’ Kev ua si kom yeej. Ntau hwm nws, Tab sis nws tsis tawm nrog kuv txoj siv. Absolutely not. Koj tuaj yeem cia siab tias muaj kev sib ntaus heev.
“Bute yog ntau, Ntau cov neeg sib tw nruj heev uas Julio Cesar Chavez JR., but I’m ready for him.
“Bute sib ntaus tawm tsam Degale yog ib qho ntawm kev sib ntaus zoo tshaj plaws xyoo tas los. Ntawd yog tib qho laj thawj nws tau txhaj tshuaj no. He lost, Tab sis nws ntsia zoo. Nws yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus. Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 yuav yog lwm qhov kev sib ntaus. Thiab lwm qhov kev poob rau butees.”
LUCIAN BUTE
“Nov yog lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv tawm tsam dua rau lub npe. Kuv xav tias zoo, Kuv pib camp rau lub lis piam dhau los. tseem ceeb tshaj, Kuv zoo heev. Siab ntsws, Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom dhau los ua neeg sib tw ntiaj teb Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.
“Kuv hwm Badou Jack. Nws yog tus yeej loj, ib tug zoo fighter, tab sis nyob rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30, Kuv yuav dhau los ua tus yeej ntiaj teb dua. I’m looking forward to it.
“Kuv yuav yog tus yeej tshiab. Kuv yog cov ntseeg siab heev. Kuv xav kom nws yuav ib tug heev nyuaj sib ntaus, Tab sis kuv tuaj ntawm no los yeej.
“Kuv muaj ib pab neeg tshiab. Lawv tab tom hloov qee yam hauv kuv txoj haujlwm. Kuv txoj kev ntseeg siab yog 100 feem pua. Kuv ua haujlwm txhua hnub tawv heev thiab kuv ntseeg tau tias txhua yam yuav zoo rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.”
Floyd MAYWEATHER, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Mayweather Promotions
“Qhov kev sib ntaus no yog hais txog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Kuv tau pom Bute tawm tsam ntau lub sijhawm thiab nws yog ib tug heev zoo siab heev thiab tawv heev. Txhua zaus nws tawm mus rau ntawd thiab ua nws muab 100 feem pua.
“Kev tshaj tawm niam txiv yog hais txog muab cov neeg ua tau zoo tshaj plaws thiab muaj kev lom zem tshaj plaws.
“Kuv qhuas Badou Jack rau txoj kev uas nws nqa nws tus kheej. Nws yog ib tug txiv neej zoo thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov kev ua kis las no yog txhua yam. Nws tseem yuav mus txuas ntxiv mus ua ib lub npe rau nws tus kheej hauv kev ua si nawv no.”
Pierre duc, Vp ntawm interbox
“Peb zoo siab heev txog kev sib ntaus no. Rau cov ntawm koj uas tsis tau raug lucian bute ua ntej, nws yog ib tug zoo fighter. Nws tau ua haujlwm hnyav heev rau lub sijhawm kawg 6-12 lub hlis tau npaj txhij rau lub sijhawm zoo li no.
“Bute muaj keeb kwm ntev heev ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua zoo thiab kev sib tw ua rog. Lucian yuav npaj rau qhov no.
“Camp Camp tab tom yuav xav tsis thoob. Lucian feem ntau yog ntau dua ntawm cov txiv neej, yog li ntawd nws yuav hais tias nws xav ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws uas nws muaj peev xwm, Tab sis kuv qhia koj tias Lucian yuav mus taug kev deb nrog txoj siv no. Nws yuav yog qhov zoo heev thiab zoo siab heev. LUCIA yuav rub lub chim rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.”
Stephen ESPINOZA, Tus Thawj Coj VP & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si
“Ib tus lus pom kuv yuav ua txog qhov kev tshwm sim no, lwm yam tshaj li taw tes tawm nws nta plaub ntawm cov neeg sib tua zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev sib faib, is that it was quite possibly the easiest event to make out of all the events we made this spring and summer. That’s a credit to the promoters and especially a credit to all four fighters.
“We didn’t just make two fights here. We’ve got the winners of these fights fighting later in the year in a unification match. To be able to make two fights very quickly and to get everyone on board with fighting the winners in a unification match with no mess, no politics, no arguments and no hesitation is an accomplishment.
“These are four real fighters here and they were not afraid of a challenge, they didn’t hesitate at all. This is what the sport of boxing is all about. I personally can’t wait for April 30th and for a unification later in the year.”
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Patrick “Lub Punisher” Hyland Fighting For Irish Boxing History

Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 Nyob Ntawm Showtime®
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016) – Always tough Patrick “Punisher” Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) will be fighting for Irish boxing history Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) Hauv 12-puag ncig tseem ceeb, airing nyob rau SHOWTIME los ntawm Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, I.
Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast kicks off at 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos), ntawm Cidra, Puerto Rico, defending against mandatory challenger Stephen “Swifty” Smith (23-1, 13 Kos), Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Tebchaws Askiv.
Hyland is on the verge of joining a pair of exclusive Irish boxing clubs. The 32-year-old from Dublin is attempting to become the first Irishman to be world featherweight champion in 30 xyoo, since Hall-of-Famer Barry “The Clones Cyclone” McGuigan, in addition to being only the second IrishmanWayneThe Pocket Rocket” McCullough stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
McGuigan (32-3, 28 Kos), fighting out of Clones, captured the WBA Featherweight Title in 1985, taking a 12-round decision from Eusebio Pedroza, and he successfully defended his crown twice against Bernard Taylor thiab Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz nyob rau hauv 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was Dave Sullivan (27-12-7, 18 Kos), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, Ireland, but fought professionally out of Boston, Pawg. Nyob rau hauv 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
Belfast, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 Kos), who was the WBC Bantamweight Champion in 1995-97, is the lone Irishman to ever be WBC World Champion in any weight class.
“Just to be fighting for this title is an honor for me and to challenge a great champion in Gary Russell, Jr. is also an honor,” Hyland said from his training camp at Celtic Warrior Gym in Dublin. “To join great Irish boxing names is a dream come true for me. It will also mean the world to me to win this belt for my and family and, tseem ceeb tshaj, for my (lig) dad, for all the hard work he put into me and my two brothers since I was eight years old. To look up and say, ‘Dad, we did it,’ will be the best feeling in the world.
Hyland has fought 10 times in the United States, including a 12-round loss to interim WBA featherweight champion Javier Fortuna in 2012. Hyland lived in Marlboro, New York for a few years when he was promoted by a company headed by then reality television star NicoleSnookiPolizzi.
I love fighting in the United States,” Hyland added. “There’s always a great atmosphere at fights there and the US is the real home of boxing. Snooki Boxing didn’t work out as planned, but they did a great job getting me the WBA title shot which was a great achievement in their first year in boxing. Tu siab, things didn’t work out after that fight, but I do have great respect for them. I met friends for life from Marlboro who I consider family and they’ll be at my fight as always.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog nce los ntawm DiBella Lom ze, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $90 thiab $45, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com thiab www.foxwoods.com los yog mus saib tau lub Foxwoods’ Box Office. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus ntsib www.SHO.com/Sports, raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, MrGaryRussellJr, @PajPunisher, @Sniper_Pedraza, @SwiftySmith, LouDiBella, @FoxwoodsCT and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, thiab www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment.

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® CHARLES MARTIN vs. ANTHONY JOSHUA IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO AIR LIVE ON SHOWTIME® AT 5 P.M. ET/2 P.M. PT ONSATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 9 FROM THE O2 IN LONDON

Encore Presentation At 8 P.M. THIAB/PT Nyob SHOWTIME huab®

TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 29, 2016) - Cov SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb presentation of the IBF Heavyweight World Championship between undefeated American titlist Charles Martin and fellow unbeaten British Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua will air live on SHOWTIME ntawm 5 p.m. THIAB/2 p.m. PT rauSaturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 los ntawm The O2 nyob rau hauv London.

An encore presentation will air later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8 p.m. THIAB/PT.

Lub SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb telecast will be hosted by Brian Custer with analysis from Al Bernstein thiab Paulie Malignaggi. Coverage of the event will be provided by Sky Sports with the play-by-play call from Nick Halling, analysis from Jim Watt thiab Carl Froch and post-fight interviews from Andy Scott.

The SHOWTIME telecast will include extensive highlights and analysis of the IBF Featherweight World Championship between defending titlist Lee Selby and American challenger Eric Hunter.

(EDITORS NOTE: Due to a change in the bout order at The O2 in London, SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL is unable to provide live coverage of this bout.)

Martin vs. Joshua is the third of four heavyweight title bouts in five months on SHOWTIME (see details below). The scheduled 12-round matchup is the toughest test to date for both Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) and Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos), two bombers who boast a combined 94 percent knockout ratio.

Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) is the second of five scheduled featherweight title bouts in 2016 (details below), a lineup showcasing many of the world’s best 126-pounders aiming to unifying one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

“The heavyweight division is experiencing an incredible resurgence, and the featherweight division is rife with compelling matchups,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “Martin vs. Joshua is a can’t-miss showdown between a newly minted American champion and one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars. And Selby vs. Hunter has major implications in the talent-rich division. We are proud to work with Matchroom Sport to deliver these pivotal matchups to the U.S. audience.”

“I’m the Heavyweight Champion of the World, and that’s why I have no problem traveling to England for my first title defense,” Martin said. “I only want to fight the best, and I plan on knocking Anthony Joshua out and taking his fans and the belt back with me.”

“The O2 is going to be rocking on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 and the U.S. fans are in for a treat when they see Charles and I clash,” Joshua said. “Credit to him for coming over after calling me out, but he doesn’t know what he’s getting himself in for. I am going to show all my power, all my speed and all my accuracy to put on the best display of my life and become the Heavyweight Champion of the World by knocking him out. I’m delighted that fans in the U.S. will be able to witness it.”

“After a great experience in my first defense in Arizona against Fernando Montiel, it’s nice to be back in front of my home fans at The O2 in London,” Selby said. “It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere with a 20,000 person sold-out arena. Hunter has talked a lot of trash and I’m looking forward to showing him what it’s like at the world championship level. He’s in for a shock.”

“He’s got a belt I want, and that’s all I know about him,” Hunter said. “My team knows more about him than I do. It’s their job to come up with a game plan. My job is train and get ready to perform my best. I can adjust to anything in the ring. I’m just here at the gym working my butt off to get the job done. I’m going to be more focused than I ever have been for this fight.”

The 6-foot-5 Martin won the IBF championship on Jan. 16 thaum Vyacheslav Glazkov suffered a knee injury in the third round of their vacant world title fight. In capturing the IBF belt, Martin, ntawm St. Louis, Hli, became just the sixth southpaw heavyweight champion in boxing history and the second current American heavyweight titlist.

While Martin has stopped his last 13 opponents and was the aggressor against Glazkov, the undefeated champ remains virtually untested. His first title defense and initial start outside the U.S., will take place at what is expected to be a pro-Joshua arena in London that sold out in just 90 vib nas this. The 29-year-old Martin, who is trained by U.S. Olympian Henry Tillman in Big Bear, California., will be Joshua’s first professional southpaw opponent.

Joshua had a standout amateur career that culminated with an Olympic Gold Medal at super heavyweight in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Since turning professional in July 2013, the 6-foot-6 Joshua has steadily climbed through the ranks.

One of boxing’s most promising prospects, Joshua is coming off consecutive victories over previously undefeated opponents. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, the 26-year-old was pushed past the third round for the first time in his career. Joshua defeated Dillian Whyte via seventh-round knockout on Dec. 12. Tam sim no, Joshua returns to The O2, the site of his professional debut and five of his 15 kev bouts, in a bid to join Tyson Fury as the second current reigning British heavyweight champion.

Joshua is also looking to become the sixth super heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist to win a heavyweight world title. If successful, he will join an impressive group that includes George foreman, Joe Frazier, Lennox Lewis thiabWladimir Klitschko.

Yug nyob rau hauv Barry, Wales, Selby won his world title with a dominant technical decision over previously undefeated Evgeny Gradovich nyob rau hauv Tej zaum 2015. The slick boxer made his first title defense in his U.S. debut last October, capturing a unanimous decision over former three-division champ Fernando Montiel.

The 29-year-old owns a slew of victories over previously unblemished fighters including Joel Brunker, Ryan Walsh, Viorel Simon, Corey McConnell thiabStephen Smith. He has won 18 straight since the lone blemish of his career, and six of his last eight victories came over previously undefeated opponents.

Hunter, who will take a four-fight win streak into his initial start outside the U.S., has always possessed an abundance of talent. Before turning pro, the Philadelphia native was an outstanding amateur and an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team.

The fast-handed 29-year-old has scored some solid victories as a pro, and his biggest enemy in a nine-year career has been himself – the switch-hitter doesn’t always keep his composure in check and allows his emotions get the best of him. Two of Hunter’s three losses came by disqualification, the last coming via DQ in 2013 tiv thaiv Mike Oliver for hitting at the break. The other came againstLuis Franco nyob rau hauv 2010, when he had a point deducted in the second and was DQ’d in the eighth after repeated low blows.

If Hunter can keep his hot head from getting him in trouble, he’s confident he can upset Selby and join Leo Santa Cruz thiab Gary Russell Jr. as U.S.-born world champion at 126 phaus.

2016 Heavyweight Title Bouts (CEEB TOOM: all on SHOWTIME))

· Jan. 16 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Arthur Pin

· Jan. 16 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov

· Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua

· Tej zaum 21 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin

2016 Featherweight Title Bouts (All on SHOWTIME with the exception ofLub rau hli ntuj 25 “SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS”)

· Feb. 27 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez

· Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 IBF Featherweight World Championship Lee Selby vs. Eric Hunter

· Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 WBC Featherweight World Championship Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland

· Lub rau hli ntuj 25 WBA (Regular) Featherweight World Championship Jesus Cuellar vs. Hlob Abner mares

· Summer 2016 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton

JAMES DEGALE LONDON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS AHEAD OF IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN WITH ROGELIO MEDINA ON SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 30, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Doubleheader at 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT
From The DC Armory in Washington, D.C.
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Nyob (Lub peb hlis ntuj 29, 2016) – IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus James DeGale held an open media workout rau hnub Tuesday in London as he prepares to make the second defense of his title against mandatory challenger Rogelio Medina rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30, nyob rau SHOWTIME los ntawm cov DC Armory nyob rau hauv Washington, D.C.
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT), WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Bute. The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in association with Matchroom Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $100, $50 thiab $25, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus yuav daim pib mus xyuas www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster locations or call (800) 745-3000.
See below for quotes from DeGale as he prepares to face Medina:
“I’ve never disrespected an opponent yet in the ring and I’m not going to start now. Medina has a very good record and that means he is as dangerous and the next man. This is boxing and unless you prepare properly you get found out. I’m not going down that avenue. I’m a winner and what I do is get in the ring and win. That’s what Medina is up against – a world champion and a winner.
“I’m too good for him, ceev heev, muaj zog heev, too quick. I’ll beat him and it is just a question of how. I don’t care how it comes as long as I look good and I give the fans what they want, another winning performance and a reminder that I am the best super middleweight out there operating today.
“I respect Medina, but I belong in a different level and I will show that on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.
“I’m looking forward to it because this is another chance to show what I can do in America and it is also a mini-tournament. The winner of my fight faces the winner of Badou Jack and Lucian Bute and that means a world unification clash. I want to clean up the division and I have the opportunity to do that.
“I think Jack will win, but I’ve been in the ring with Bute and I know how strong he is. He is a proper fighter and I would always give him a chance against anyone. I think Jack will be too good for him, but who knows? I hope it is Jack as I’ve already taken care of business against Bute, but I want to unify the titles and that means I will fight whoever is put in front of me.
“I’ve no trouble fighting in the U.S. thiab yeej tsis yuav. Kuv yuav nyiam kom yeej dua thiab coj mus rau tus yeej ntawm Jack thiab Bute hauv London, Tab sis hais tias yog nqes kab. Dab tsi kuv mloog zoo tam sim no yog tus neeg txuas ntxiv uas sawv hauv kuv txoj kev thiab uas yog Medina.
“Kuv tsis tuaj yeem tos kom tau rov qab rau hauv kev nqis tes vim tias kuv nyob rau kev sib ntaus. Nws yog nyob rau hauv kuv cov ntshav thiab kuv paub tias yeej tshaj Medina txhais tau tias yog kev sib ntaus sib tua nrog Jack lossis Bute. Kuv nyob hauv qhov no ua rau kuv muaj nyiaj txiag rau kuv lub neej tab sis saum toj no, Kuv nyob hauv nws rau lub yeeb koob.
“Hnub kuv tau ua tus yeej ntiaj teb yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kuv lub neej, nrog rau cov yeej olympic kub, thiab kuv tsis xav ua tus yeej hauv ntiaj teb no rau ob peb hlis. Kuv xav tau lees paub tias yog ib qho ntawm cov neeg zoo nyob hauv SuperSweight sib faib. That means win a title and defend it against all-comers, anywhere and everywhere.”
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.mayweatherpromotions.com thiab www.SHO.com/Sports and follow on Twitter at: BadouJack, @ButeLucian, @JamesDeGale1, @PorkyMedina @MayweatherPromo, SHOSports ThiabSwanson_Comm los yog ua ib cov kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions thiab www.facebook.com/SHOsports.

DOUBLEHEADER OF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTS SET FOR SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 30 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

WBC Champion Badou Jack vs. Former World Champion Lucian Bute
IBF Champion James DeGale vs. Top Contender Rogelio Medina
Winners Set To Meet In Unification Bout
Later This Year On SHOWTIME
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no
TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, 2016)- A three-fight series to crown a unified divisional champion will begin on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30, when WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Bute, and IBF Champion James DeGale risks his belt against mandated challenger Rogelio Medina nyob rau hauv ib tug SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader live onSHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) los ntawm cov DC Armory nyob rau hauv Washington D.C.
The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.
Jack (20-1-1, 12 Kos) will make his second title defense after a breakthrough 2015 campaign in which he won the WBC belt from Anthony Dirrell and successfully defended against George Nyuaj. The southpaw Bute (32-3, 25 Kos), ib tug qub ibf tus yeej nrog cuaj kev tiv thaiv nruab nrab ntawm 2007 thiab 2012, rov qab nws txoj haujlwm lub Kaum Ib Hlis lub Kaum Ib Hlis nrog lub pob zeb thiab kev ua tau zoo tiv thaiv Degale.
“Kuv tau kawm tiag tiag nyuaj rau kev sib ntaus no thiab kuv zoo siab tau txais hauv lub nplhaib,” hais tias Jack. “Kuv tos tsis tau tiv thaiv kuv lub npe ib zaug ntxiv Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30. Cov kiv cua tuaj yeem xav pom qhov ua tau zoo thiab txawj los ntawm kuv tuaj sib ntaus sib tua. Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yog tus zoo nkauj superweight nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb thiab tias kuv muaj cov kev txawj ntse kom yeej ib tus neeg uas kuv tau txais hauv lub nplhaib nrog. Kuv tsom mus rau Lucian Bute, Tab sis kuv paub tias ib qho yeej tuaj yeem teeb tsa kev sib ntaus loj heev tiv thaiv James Degale thiab kuv yuav xa.”
“Kuv zoo siab rau muaj qhov xwm txheej zoo kawg nkaus,” hais tias Bute. “Kuv tau ringside rau Badou ob txoj kev sib ntaus sib tua — Zoo tsim nyog ntiaj teb cov npe yeej. Nws yog tus yeej loj. Kuv npaj yuav cob qhia nyuaj thiab ua kom zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm ntawm Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30. Nws yog kuv lub caij nyoog los yeej WBC txoj siv thiab ua ob-lub ntiaj teb tus yeej. Kuv yuav yeej thiab muab cov kiv cua boxing ib qho kev sib ntaus sib tua.”
DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) yuav ua nws lub npe muaj kev tiv thaiv thib ob tom qab kev pom zoo 2015 Nyob rau hauv uas nws swb thiab dirrell kom yeej cov kev siv ibFagp thiab topped rau kev sib ntaus ntawm cov neeg sib tw xyoo. Lub zog-hitting Medina (35-6, 29 Kos), Qhov IBF tus neeg sib tw, tau khob tawm peb cov neeg sib txuas lus.
“Kuv zoo siab tias yuav tiv thaiv kuv lub npe ntiaj teb rau lwm cov yeeb yam zoo hauv Tebchaws Meskas,” Hais Degale. “Kuv yeej kuv txoj hlua hauv cov style hauv Boston thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom txav mus rau ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv sab hnub tuaj rau lub nroog Washington, D.C. Nws yuav tau txhais tau hmo ntuj hauv Super Under UndereStight Faib raws li Badou Jack thiab kuv tus kheej saib kom teeb tsa ib qho kev sib ntaus loj tom qab hauv lub xyoo. Kuv tau tsom rau Rogelio Medina. Nws yog ib qho nyuaj Mev leej twg khwv tau nws lub npe foob. Tab sis cia siab rau kuv, Tsis muaj ib tus tau txais kuv lub npe ntiaj teb.”
“Qhov no yog lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv thiab kuv tsis tuaj yeem tos kom tau txais hauv lub nplhaib,” Hais Medina. “Kuv tau ua haujlwm nyuaj rau qhov no thiab kuv yuav ua rau nws feem ntau. Txhua tus neeg uas tau pom kuv sib tua paub kuv tawm nws txhua tus nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab koj tuaj yeem cia siab pom ib qho kev sib ntaus sib tua tag nrho ntawm Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30. Kuv yuav lub tshiab lub ntiaj teb no tus yeej.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in association with Matchroom Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $100, $50 thiab $25, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus yuav daim pib mus xyuas www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster qhov chaw, los yog hu rau (800) 745-3000.
“Kev tshaj tawm tej zaum yuav zoo siab tau txais lwm hmo ntuj zoo siab ntawm kev ntaus cov kiv cua loj hauv kuv lub hometown ntawm Washington, D.c.,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “Kuv zoo siab heev txog tus badou jack vs. LUCIAN Bute Sib Ntaus. Nws yuav yog ib lub zoo sib ntaus. Peb paub Bute yog tawv npaum li cov ntsia hlau thiab nws yuav los coj lub npe ntawm Ballou. BADOU yuav tau yuav tsum tau nyob ntawm nws qhov zoo tshaj plaws kom muaj peev xwm ntaus tab sis hmo ntawd. Tus yeej ntawm cov kev sib ntaus uas yuav teeb tsa kev sib koom tes zoo sib ntaus nrog tus yeej ntawm kev sib ntaus ntawm British Champion James Degale thiab Mev Brawler 'Porky’ Nruab nrab. Degale tsis tuaj yeem noj tshuaj Medina maj mam yog tias nws xav tau kev sib sau ua ke. Nws tseem yuav yog ib hmo zoo siab ntawm kev nqis tes ua ntawm DC Armory thiab ntawm Shoudtime.”
Badou Jack “Lub Ripper”, ntawm Las Vegas los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Stockholm, Sweden, ntes tau WBC 168-phaus yas nrog 12-puag ncig kev txiav txim siab dhau los ntawm unbeaten tiv thaiv anthony docrelllast Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. Ib qho kev lom zem yav dhau los uas sawv cev Gambia hauv 2008 Olympics, Jack Retained nws txoj siv sia tawm tsam yav dhau los ntiaj teb daim ntawv sib tw geade groves kawg Xya. 12 nyob rau hauv qab ntawm floyd mayweather kev sib ntaus zaum kawg. Jack, Leej twg sib ntaus nyob hauv qab cov ntawv txhawb nqa Mayweather Banner, yog ib qho underdog tiv thaiv ob qho tib si dirrell thiab wroves. Lub 6-taw-1, 32-Xyoo-laus tau yeej plaub hauv kab txij li kev poob siab ua ntej-puag ncig knockout poob rau derek edwards nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 2014.
Bute, ntawm Montreal, Canada los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Romania, tau yog ib tug super nruab nrab ntawm cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb rau kaum xyoo dhau los. Nws tau sib tw nyob rau hauv 12 Cov npe sib ntaus txij li 2007, qhab nia xya khob knockouts hauv cuaj kev sib ntaus sib tua ntawm IBF siv txoj siv ntawm IBF siv nws yeej hauv 2007 Nyob rau hauv nws tau txais lub hometown ntawm montreal. Thaum nws lub npe kav, Lub 36-xyoo-laus swb qhov kev nyiam ntawm Glen Johnson, Librado Andrade thiab Jean-Paul Mendy, Tab sis nws plam txoj siv sia rau Carl froch hauv 2012 thiab txoj hlua ntawm kev raug mob kom nws cia nws ua tsis tau peb lub xyoos tom ntej. Bute rov qab los ntawm 19 lub hlis qhaj ntawv thaum lub Yim Hli 2015 Nyob rau hauv cov neeg qhia tshiab Howard nyiaj pab, knocking tawm Andrea Di Luisa kom teeb tsa lub npe txhaj tiv thaiv Degale rau lub crown nws ib zaug tuav. Bute stalked tus hloov-ntaus-hitting degale nrog ib qho kev tawm tsam, Tig hauv nws txoj kev ua tau zoo tshaj plaws hauv xyoo nyob rau hauv kev txiav txim siab ze.
James “Chunky” DeGale, ntawm London, Hais, yeej qhov chaw seem. Dumut kawg yuav los ntawm kev poob Andre dirrell ob zaug ntawm nws txoj kev mus rau kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo. Lub 2008 Olympic Kub Medalist Tom qab ntawd ua tiav nws lub Kaum Ib Hlis uas zoo siab nrog hometown nyiam thiab yav dhau los cov npe Lucian bute. Lub 30-xyoo-laus, leej twg tsuas yog blemish tuaj hauv kev txiav txim siab feem ntau hauv nws 11th Bout tawm tsam tom qab ntawd unbeaten George nyuaj, yuav ua nws thib peb thib peb pib nyob sab nraum nws haiv neeg Askiv thaum nws zoo li ua lub zog thoob ntiaj teb ntawm 168 phaus.
Rogelio “Lub ncuav” Medina yog ib qho nyuaj-ntaus qub tub rog nrog 30 knockouts nyob rau hauv nws 36 career wins. Nws tau khob tawm peb cov neeg sib txuas, suav nrog kev poob siab thib peb-round knockout ntawm ces-undefeed j'leon hlub nyob rau lub Yim Hli, 2014. Nruab nrab, 27, tau raug mob rau passes hauv 42 fights, Txawm hais tias cov swb no tuaj tawm tsam cov neeg sib tw nrog cov ntaub ntawv sib txuas ntawm 187-16-3, suav nrog plaub yav dhau los undefeed tua.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.mayweatherpromotions.com thiab www.SHO.com/Sports and follow on Twitter at: BadouJack, @ButeLucian, @JamesDeGale1, @PorkyMedina @MayweatherPromo, SHOSports ThiabSwanson_Comm los yog ua ib cov kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions thiab www.facebook.com/SHOsports.

Friday’s Knockout-Filled ShoBox: The New Generation To Re-Air TONIGHT At 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®

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Friday tus knockout-filled ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam telecast will re-airhmo no ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT (ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

Tune-in to watch Paul Williams pupil Justin DeLoach stop previously undefeated Dillon Cook in a KO of the Year contender (VIDEO:http://s.sho.com/22LV0i0), Ivan Golub shine in his ShoBox debut, can’t-miss prospect Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk finish Nick Givhan in just 21 vib nas this (VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1TakSkM), and emerging star Regis “Rougarou” Prograis make quick work of veteran Aaron Herrera.

 

Friday tus quadrupleheader is also available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® thiab SHOWTIME txhua lub sij hawm®.

REGIS PROGRAIS SCORES FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER AARON HERRERA IN THE MAIN EVENT ON SHOBOX: TUS TSHIAB TIAM

 

FROM BUFFALO RUN CASINO IN MIAMI, Oklahoma

Ivan Baranchyk Knocks Out Nick Givhan in 21 Seconds
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Ivan Golub Finishes Marlon Aguas in the Sixth,
Paul Williams-Trained Justin DeLoach Stops Dillon Cook in Fourth
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Catch The Replay Monday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT rau Sho huab®

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Miami, Okla. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2016) – On a night of knockouts, unbeaten super lightweight Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMS (17-0, 14 Kos), ntawm Houston, scored his third consecutive dominant victory on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam, knocking out Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (21-5-1, 12 Kos) ntawm 2:17 ntawm cov thawj puag ncig Friday nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim rauSHOWTIME los ntawm Twm Khiav Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Miami, Okla.

 

In scheduled eight-round bouts that all ended early, Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (10-0, 9 Kos), ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y., registered a 21-second, thawj-round knockout tshaj Nick Givhan (16-1-1, 10 Kos), ntawm Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap, Ukrainian welterweight Ivan "Lub Volk" Golub (16-0, 10 Kos, 5-0 nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Boxing), ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y., scored a sixth-round TKO over Marlon Aguas (9-1, 6 Kos), ntawm Quito, Ecuador, thiab Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 Kos), of Augusta, Ga., who is trained by former world champion Paul Williams, registered a fourth-round knockout over undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon “White Lightning” Cook (16-1, 6 Kos).

 

All but Prograis and Baranchyk were making their ShoBox debuts. Ua noj, Aguas and Givhan became the 143rd, 144th thiab 145th boxers to suffer their first pro loss on the prospect developmental series.

 

“I can’t remember nyob rau hauv 15 xyoo of working ShoBox a show with such emphatic knockouts – and two of them being spectacular knockout of the year candidates,'' Hais tias ShoBox cov kws muaj txuj analyst Steve Farhood.

 

PROGRAMS, ib tug 5-taw-9, 27-year-old originally from New Orleans, was fighting in his second consecutive ShoBox main event and second scheduled 10-rounder. The aggressive-minded southpaw pounded Herrera’s body from the opening bell; five of his six power punches were targeted to the Mexican’s midsection. A left hook to the body downed Herrera, who crumpled to the canvas and wasn’t able to beat the count.

“I was prepared to go 10 tag nrho rounds, the last thing I was expecting was a first-round knockout,’’ said Prograis, uas yog ua nws 2016 debut. “I’m making hard fights look easy but they’re really not. It’s all the daily work in the gym all day every day that is paying off for me. Tonight was fun. I’m very satisfied.

“I want all the fighters in my division to know one thing: I’m coming after all of you.’’

“He just got me with a great shot, it was simple as that,’’ said Herrera, who making his second start in the United States. “There’s really not that much that I can say.’’

 

The highly regarded Baranchyk – making his second eight-round start and second in a row on ShoBox – knocked out Givhan with a huge left hand with the first power punch of the fight. He required only two punches to finish the 17-fight veteran. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the quickest professional KO for the Belarus native. Baranchyk owns a three-second KO over Angel Figueroa los ntawm 2015.

 

“I’m very happy,’’ Baranchyk said. “I was expecting a much longer fight. I was focused on a full fight. But knockouts are good. I know fans like knockouts.

 

“I’ll take a week off and then go back to the drawing board. I’m looking ahead to fighting again soon and on ShoBox again.’’

 

Givhan was shocked with the result.

 

“I’m good but I am very, very disappointed,” Givhan said. “This is the lowlight of my life. For me to get knocked out by someone I know I can beat is just the worst feeling. And there’s nothing worse than for it to happen on national television.

 

“No one expects 20-second fights. I just got caught, that’s all.”

Golub, a former standout amateur from Ukraine, had to rally from the first knockdown of his career. “This was a little tougher than I expected,'' Nws hais tias. “But it’s all about learning. I had to go through some adversity to win. You don’t know adversity until it hits you in the face.”

Golub was the more active fighter against the awkward Aguas, who was at his best when matters turned ugly. In a bizarre second round, southpaw Golub scored a questionable knockdown as Aguas hit the canvas while clinching and off-balance. Aguas bounced back seconds later to knock down Golub with a short right, sending the Ukrainian to the canvas for the first time in his career.

“I was surprised that I got knocked down, but he caught me off-balance,’’ Golub said. “Overall, I am very happy with my performance.”

Golub resumed control after the second and a series of combinations in the sixth sent a gassed Aguas falling back through the ropes in the closing seconds of the round. Aguas somehow rose to his feet to beat the count, but his trainer quickly waved off the bout when the Ecuadorian returned to the corner.

Aguas said an injury, not fatigue, was the reason his corner stopped the fight at the end of the sixth. “I hurt my right bicep in the fifth round,'' Nws hais tias. “That’s the reason we stopped it. I wasn’t that tired.”

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev sib ntaus ntawm cov telecast, DeLoach made Williams a winner in his training debut. With Williams looking on from his wheelchair in the corner, DeLoach, a winner of four in a row, dropped Cook with a devastating, counter-overhand right at 2:47 of the fourth that sent Cook awkwardly to the canvas in a knockout of the year candidate.

 

“I’m happy with my performance,’’ said DeLoach, who was the more active fighter, ntuav ze li ntawm 100 more punches over the four rounds. “This was a great experience fighting a guy like this in his backyard. I enjoyed the crowd and their enthusiasm. It motivated me. I got a little lazy in parts of the second and third rounds, but I listened to my corner and picked it up on offense and got my punch count up and going again.

 

“Dillon was a good fighter who moved a lot. I know I have to do better cutting off the ring. He landed with a left a second before I landed that big right. This was a great win for all of us. I’m ready to do this again.’’

 

“Look at me, look at my shirt. It feels like I was sweating worse than when I fought,’’ said Williams, who’s pro career came to a sudden and tragic end when he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in May 2012. “I am very relieved to get this one out of the way. I’m very happy for Justin and Mr. Pete (Paul’s longtime manager and trainer and DeLoach’s assistant trainer, George Williams)

 

"Kuv OK, all things considered,’’ said Cook. “He was a tough guy. I’ve never been knocked out before so I don’t exactly know how to act. I felt I was in the fight until I was caught. It’s disappointing, but this was a great learning experience for me. It can only help me in the long run.’’

 

A taped interview with Williams and ShoBox analyst Steve Farhood aired prior to the bout. In the discussion, Farhood asked the former two-time champ why he chose to return as a trainer for the first time since the 2012 motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Full Interview:http://s.sho.com/1WPrJ28

 

Friday tus four-fight telecast will re-air Monday ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning today, Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.

 

Barry Tompkins hu ua lub ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Cov thawj tsim yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughanua thiab Rick Phillips directing.

 

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