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Andre Dirrell Talks Working with New Trainer Virgil Hunter Ahead of Interim Super Middleweight World Title Rematch Saturday, Maart 3 against Jose Uzcategui Live on SHOWTIME From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Georganiseerd door Premier Boxing Champions

Read the whole interview with Dirrell HIER via PremierBoxingChampions.com
OAKLAND, ZOALS. (Februari 23, 2018) – Super middengewicht Andre Dirrell is preparing for his rematch with Jose Uzcategui by working with renowned trainer Virgil Hunter and former pound-for-pound great Andre Ward ahead of his showdown for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight title Zaterdag, Maart 3 live op Showtime (9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT) van Barclays Center, het huis van BROOKLYN BOKSEN ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated matchup between heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder en ongeslagen challenger Luis Ortiz.
Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment en TGB Promotions, beginnen $50 en zijn nu te koop. Om kaartjes te kopen, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, of bel 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
Dirrell has moved his training camp out to Oakland to train with Hunter and gain wisdom from being around Ward. Ward for his part, feels Dirrell has not yet reached his potential in the ring.
The way I feel about Andre is the way I’ve always felt, the sky’s the limit,” said the recently retired Ward. “He has the God-given ability and talent to do whatever he wants to do in a boxing ring. Met andere woorden, he is blessed with the kind of gifts, that if he’s made up his mind that he won’t allow himself to be beat and if he prepares properly in camp, it’s going to be very hard to beat him.
With a fighter with Andre’s experience and pedigree, it’s less physical and more psychological. Do you want to be a champion and do you want to dominate your division? If the answer is yes, which I believe it is, then go do it. It sounds simple and in many ways it is, but you have to be very intentional to condition your mind to think this way and really believe it. That’s the reason he is training with Virgil in the Bay Area. Physical training, mental preparation & spiritual preparation. It all matters.
Here is part of what Dirrell had to say about training camp with Hunter and Ward. Read the full story HIER via PremierBoxingChampions.com.
What are some of the nuances Virgil brings, and will your grandfather, Leon “Bumper” Lawson, remain in your corner?
Virgil is teaching me similarly to the way my grandfather taught me, and I can easily say that he’s picking up where my grandfather left off. My grandfather put my talents in me, making me the fighter Andre Ward had to worry about back in the day.
But my grandfather doesn’t have the ability to coach really anymore because he’s in the beginning stages of dementia, but I still have him in my corner, and I always will. Virgil has taken over, and this is bar-none, the best I’ve felt, geestelijk, in my career. There are little things about Virgil that I had to adapt to.
Virgil’s sense of humor is raw, playful and serious at the same time. If I stop for one minute, he’ll tell me, ‘It takes one second to get knocked out.He teaches with passion, direction and remains focused on the task at hand, really wanting you to instill how important things are, psychologically.
How beneficial is the atmosphere in Virgil’s gym?
There is a positive aura in the gym, which is a winning environment. When you walk into that gym, it’s time to work. Virgil lets you know that simply by staring at you. You have Andre Ward’s posters all around you, other fightersposters around you. There are a lot of fightersfaces up on those gym walls, including Andre Berto’s.
I’m definitely inspired because the atmosphere has everything to offer as far as training. You have the mountains, the beaches. En natuurlijk, uiteindelijk, you have Virgil, who has flair about him and a way to generate that fire within you and bring it out of you. The most important thing with Virgil is listening.
What counsel have you received from Ward?
Andre’s never really showed any hesitation about offering advice and has always been there to give it to me, no problem at all. Andre has always been cordial and honest about wanting to see me hold that championship belt. I believe that he’ll see that this year.
But I can imagine that now that he’s out of the game, he can do it more freely. I recently had a 45-minute conversation over the phone with him about Jesus Christ, maar, face-to-face, we’ve spoken quite often. He came down for a few of my sparring sessions and he’ll be coming to a few more.
We’ve always talked and had a good time, and he’s been quite an inspiration, aside from being a boxer. Andre has a confidence about himself in and out of the ring, so he’s one of the top guys in my life as a motivator for life outside of and beyond boxing.
Has Virgil broken down the Uzecategui fight?
Virgil has watched the fight several times, and I’ve watched the fight several times. We both agreed that the mistakes were definitely all mine and both agree that I didn’t use my ring generalship.
Even with the flaws that I was committing, I still found my groove. I heard myself saying that I had gotten his timing down and was taking over leading up to the end of the fight.
Uzecategui is a fighter, but that’s ithe’s no boxer. He has great punching ability but not great skills and he’s not fast, so I expect him to attack me like the first fight. He knows how to put a one-two-three together, and he’s hungry.
As far as boxing goes, I’ll have to teach him a thing or two about how this game is really played. There’s no question I made the first fight harder than it had to be. I look at that first fight with so much confidence.
I know that I fought it incorrectly, but I was still coming back. He won the first, second and possibly third and fourth rounds, but I was coming back. So this time, I plan on frustrating this boy so much that he’ll be completely off of his game.
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HUGO CENTENO JR. SUFFERS RIB INJURYINTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT WITH JERMALL CHARLO RESCHEDULED FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENT SATURDAY, April 21 LEVEN OP Showtime

Next Saturday’s Deontay Wilder tegen. Luis Ortiz SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Doubleheader Will Open With Anticipated Rematch Between Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui
Zaterdag, Maart 3 LIVE on SHOWTIME At 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT From Barclays Center In Brooklyn & Gepresenteerd door
Premier Boxing Champions
BROOKLYN (Februari. 23, 2018) – Middengewicht mededinger Hugo Centeno Jr. suffered a rib injury while training and his Interim WBC Middleweight World Championship bout with Jermall Charlo has been rescheduled for a Premier Boxing Champions event on Zaterdag, April 21 live op Showtime.
De Maart 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast continues as a doubleheader beginning at 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In het main event, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will make the seventh and most difficult defense of his title against fellow-unbeaten heavyweight Luis Ortiz.
In the opening bout of the Maart 3 doubleheader, Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui will meet for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in an immediate rematch of one of 2017’s best and most controversial fights.
Charlo tegen. Centeno will now be a featured bout on the previously announced April 21 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face undefeated former champion Omar Figueroa and one of boxing’s brightest young stars, Gervonta Davis, returns to the ring as the 23-year-old undefeated former champion looks to regain a title in the 130-pound class.
While the injury to Centeno is unfortunate, we’re pleased to have the flexibility to keep the Charlo-Centeno fight on our 2018 boxing schedule,” zei Stephen Espinoza, President, Sport- & event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “De Maart 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event remains a can’t-miss night for any fight fan, with Deontay Wilder facing the most dangerous opponent of his career in Luis Ortiz, and Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui settling the score in a rematch of one of 2017’s best fights.
I’m devastated.,said Centeno. “I’ve been in the gym for a long time. Being so close to a fight and accomplishing my dream of a world title it’s devastating.
It happened during sparring. I tried to work through the pain and as the day progressed and the adrenaline subsided I had to go to the ER and get checked out. It’s a good enough injury that it had to be postponed. Nothing was broken, but it was severe enough to keep me from fighting.
I was just about to peak. Now I have to taper off a bit and cut back to let my body recover and then pick it up and get some momentum back.
“Ik ben klaar om te gaan,” Said Charlo. “Ik ben 167 pond nu, and this was the best camp I’ve ever had. I’m so disappointed. I’m at a loss for words. When you want something so bad and you don’t get it, you can’t be a kid about it. You just have to deal with it.
I’m hungry and I’m ready to get back in the ring. I’m still coming to the fight though. I’m going be there to support Deontay. I love Barclays Center and all my fans in Brooklyn.
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Includes Long Island’s Alicia Napoleon vs. Femke Hermans for Vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title

Zaterdag, Maart 3
Barclays Center in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (Februari 21, 2018) – The undercard for the heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz voor Zaterdag, Maart 3, van Barclays Center, het huis van BROOKLYN BOKSEN, will now feature an outstanding 10-round women’s world title clash between Long Island’s Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon (8-1, 5 KO) en ongeslagen Femke Hermans (6-0, 3 KO), of Londerzeel, België, for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title.
I’m thrilled to be fighting at Barclays Center for this world title,” said Napoleon. “This means so much to me and for women’s boxing in the United States. I’ve worked very hard for many years and dreamed of becoming a world champion and to have my Long Island fans see me challenge for the title makes it even more special.
“DiBella Entertainment, Premier Boxing Champions, Brooklyn Boxing and SHOWTIME remain committed to women’s boxing and together we have staged, or at least scheduled, a women’s fight of significance on every card we’ve worked on at Barclays Center,” zei Lou DiBella, Voorzitter van DiBella Entertainment. “Napoleon is a very charismatic and popular fighter from Long Island and, op Maart 3, she will have a chance to achieve her dream of becoming a world champion in front of her hometown fans.
Owner of the two popular Overthrow boxing gyms in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Napoleon made her professional debut in August 2015 winning her first seven fights, including five by stoppage.
Following her first loss on December 10, 2016, to world ranked contender Tori Nelson, Napoleon bounced back to defeat Nikolett Papp, on november 18, 2017, in Queens, New York.
Victorious three times in 2017, Hermans will be leaving Belgium for the first time in her professional career for the world title fight with Napoleon. In haar laatste gevecht, the 28-year-old won a unanimous decision against Ester Koneca, Op september 30, 2017.
Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment en TGB Promotions, beginnen $50 en zijn nu te koop. Om kaartjes te kopen, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, of bel 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo op zich nemen Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. EN/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell vechten hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the interim IBF168-pound world title.
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Streaking Russian Female Star Elena Savelyeva to Fight 10 Rounds in Fourth Pro Fight

In just her fourth professional fight, rising female flyweight prospect Elena Savelyeva will take the leap to 10-rounders.
Formerly one of the most decorated female amateur boxers in the world and a 2012 Olympiër, Savelyeva (3-0, 3 KO), van Pushkino, Rusland, will face former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia on Zaterdag, Februari 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Rusland.
“Ik voel me geweldig,” said Savelyeva, “Everything has gone completely according to plan. The fight itself will show what great shape I’m in. My training is always very intense, and I always have planned-out goals in mind.
Co-promoted by Salita Promotions and Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, Savelyeva went 134-15-1 als amateur, winning the world, Europese (2X) en Russisch (6X) championships She represented her homeland in the 2012 Summer Olympics and competed in the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing match in history.
She has been preparing for her first 10-round fight between gyms in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
I haven’t experienced any difficulties at all so far,” said Savelyeva of the transition to the professional ranks. “My opponents allowed me to develop and progress properly. I have an extensive amateur background, fighting and beating the best in the world. I expect to do the same in the pros and win a professional world title, hopefully by the end of this year.
Elena is progressing quickly, as any fighter with her amateur experience would,” said co-promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Na deze strijd, she will be looking for world-title fight, especially if its against her former amateur rival, (UK-based) Nicola Adams.
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Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 door Dmitriy Salita, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe. Voor meer informatie, bezoek salitapromotions.com.

Rising Star Elena Gradinar to Face Olivia Gerula voor IBF Intercontinental Championship in Narva, Estland, maart 24

Stijgende vrouwelijke ster, Elena Gradinar van Sint-Petersburg, Rusland, zullen strijden om de eerste kampioenschap riem van haar professionele carrière toen ze neemt voormalig wereldkampioen Olivia “Het roofdier” Gerula voor de IBF Intercontinental vedergewicht Championship.
De 10-round Gradinar vs. Gerula strijd zal plaatsvinden op Zaterdag, Maart 24, bij de Energia Sport Hall in Narva, Estland.
De ongeslagen 27-jarige Gradinar (8-0, 2 KO) ging 73-8 als amateur, het winnen van vele nationale en internationale amateur toernooien. Gradinar heeft ook bereikt de aanwijzing van Sport Master of Rusland.
Een gerespecteerde en ervaren professional, Gerula, van Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is de voormalige WBC Wereld vrouwelijke super vedergewicht kampioen en maakte twee succesvolle verdediging. Ze heeft ook hield de gerespecteerde WIBA World Championship.
“Ik ben erg blij om te vechten voor IBF Intercontinental riem tegen voormalig WBC wereldkampioen Olivia Gerula,” Said Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Ik ben erg trots dat ik mijn land Rusland zal vertegenwoordigen en ik hoop dat IBF Intercontinental riem woonplaats vindt in de glorieuze Russische stad St. Petersburg!”
“Ik ben erg enthousiast over wat er komen. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” waarbij Olivia Gerula. “Ik weet dat Elena heeft een indrukwekkende amateur-record en een ongeslagen professionele record, maar ik geloof niet dat zij ooit in de ring met een vechter van mijn kwaliteit en ervaring, dus ik verwacht om dingen te schudden.”
Gerula's co-promotor Dmitriy Salita, samen met de Russisch-gebaseerde Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, zegt dat de Gerula strijd zal veel over de overgang Gradinar bewijzen aan de professionele gelederen.
“Dit zal de zwaarste test van Elena jonge carrière,” Said Word. “Olivia Gerula heeft gevochten en geslagen veel top-level vrouwelijke vechters in de divisie. Ik kijk uit naar een geweldig gevecht en, met een overwinning, de verdere ontwikkeling van onze toekomstige wereldkampioen.”

“VECHT NITE BIJ DE SCHOTSE RITE” DANIEL “DA BEEST” BIAZ scoort een unaniem besluit

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SAN ANTONIO, TX (Januari 20, 2018) – Vanavond TMB & PRB Entertainment gepresenteerd “Vecht tegen Nite bij de Scottish Rite”, een evenement van acht wedstrijden dat plaatsvond in het Scottish Rite Theatre in San Antonio, TX. In het hoofdevenement van vier ronden, Daniel “Da Beast” Biaz (11-1, 5 KO) scoorde een unanieme beslissing, Straal “De Krijger” Trujillo (3-4-1, 2 KO).
Biaz, een linkshandige die wordt beheerd door Prince Ranch Boxing, wiebelde Trujillo in elke ronde, met harde schoten op het hoofd. Trujillo probeerde zich gedurende het gevecht een weg te banen in de borst van Biaz, maar was niet succesvol omdat hij werd tegengewerkt door nauwkeurige stoten. Trujillo, die een last-minute vervanger was, toonde veel hart maar werd overtroffen door Biaz, wie landde de schoonmaker klappen. Scorekaarten lezen 40-36 over de hele linie, allemaal in het voordeel van Biaz.
In het zes ronde co-main event, vrouwelijke krielgewichten, Brianna “Bijenkoningin” Gonzalez (3-1, 1 KO) en Brittny “Mijn gekke leven” Ordonez (2-2, 1 KO) ging teen-tot-teen voor zes zwaar bevochten ronden. Beide vechters gingen voor de knock-out van de openingsbel. Gonzalez versloeg Ordonez in elke ronde terwijl ze meer power shots landde. Ordonez gaf alles, maar het was Gonzalez die de unanieme overwinning behaalde. Scorekaarten lezen 58-56, 60-54, 59-55 allemaal in het voordeel van Gonzalez.

UNDERCARD RESULTATEN
6-ronde bantamgewicht wedstrijd
“Boosaardig” Vic Pasillas (12-0, 5 KO) vs. Alejandro Moreno (24-39-3, 11 KO)
Na een ontslag van twee jaar, Victor Pasillas van Prince Ranch Boxing, schudde de roest van zich af met een spectaculaire prestatie. Pasillas gebruikte zijn superieure bokskwaliteiten om zijn schoten te landen. Moreno ondersteunde het hele gevecht terwijl Pasillas in de aanval was. Een linker uppercut naar het lichaam stuurde Moreno in ronde twee naar het canvas. Pasillas bleef druk uitoefenen toen hij Moreno dwong een knie te nemen in de vierde ronde. Moreno stond op maar kwam niet uit voor de vijfde ronde. Pasillas scoort op TKO.
4-ronde middengewicht wedstrijd
“Woest” Luis Villarreal (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Adam “Geest” Kasteel (1-6-1)
Lokale vechter Luis Villarreal, gooide het hele duel met Adam Castillo in een gevecht van vier ronden. Beide vechters voelden elkaar in de vroege rondes, maar het was Villarreal die de actievere jager was. Villarreal kwam sterk in de laatste ronde en landde met harde body shots, Castillo dwingt om in overlevingsmodus te gaan. Villarreal won met eenparigheid van stemmen.
Scorekaarten worden over de hele linie gelezen 40-36.

4-rond vedergewicht gevecht
Ignacio “De Alacran” Holgiun (5-0, 5 KO) vs. Santiago Bayardo (0-1)
Bayardo, die pro-debuut maakte, werd neergeschoten door de meer ervaren Holgiun. Bayardo kwam naar buiten en gooide wilde stoten, terwijl Holgiun kalm bleef. Holgiun landde een paar harde rechtse haken voordat hij Bayardo liet vallen met een verwoestende uppercut. Bayardo stond op maar wilde niet verder. Het gevecht werd gestopt bij de 1:45 mark van de eerste ronde.
4-ronde zwaargewicht wedstrijd
Tyrell “Te echt” Herndon (7-2, 5 KO) vs. Armando Herrera (2-6, 1 KO)
Lokale inheemse Tyrell “Te echt” Herndon trok ten strijde met zijn staatsman Armando Herrera. Herndon gebruikte goed voetenwerk om zijn power shots op te zetten. Herndon landde twee krachtige lichaamsschoten gevolgd door een rechtse hoek die Herrera aan het einde van de eerste ronde naar het canvas stuurde. In de tweede ronde, Herrera toonde veel hart toen hij steeds naar voren kwam en probeerde zijn eigen power shots te maken, maar was niet succesvol. In het begin van ronde drie, Herndon landde een counter right cross flush op het gezicht van Herrera, hem neerzetten. Herndon landde toen een overvloed aan stoten op het hoofd en lichaam van Herrera nadat hij opstond. Eindelijk, Herndon beëindigde het gevecht met nog een vlaag van slagen op de 1:06 teken van ronde drie.
4-ronde bantamgewicht wedstrijd
Gregory “Goyo” Morales (3-0, 3 KO) vs. Ben krijger (0-1)
Ben krijger, die op zijn leeftijd zijn profdebuut maakte 51, was geen partij voor de jonge leeuw, Gregory “Goyo” Morales. Guerrero kwam met vuurwapens tevoorschijn bij de openingsbel, maar kwam een ​​cirkelzaag tegen, terwijl Morales enkele stroperige tegenslagen kreeg. Een dubbele linkse hoek-rechte rechter-combo schoot Guerrero, die overeind stond, kapot, dwingt de scheidsrechter om de wedstrijd te stoppen bij de .46 tweede teken van de eerste ronde.
4-ronde lichtgewicht wedstrijd
Openhartig “Bloedhond” Bruin (2-1-1, 1 KO) vs. Daniel Sanchez
In een strijd tussen lokale lichtgewichten, Openhartig “Bloedhond” Brown domineerde Daniel Sanchez vanaf de openingsbel. Brown vertoonde een vicieuze lichaamsaanval terwijl hij naar believen landde op het hoofd van Sanchez. Een linkse hoek naar het hoofd zette Sanchez op het dek in het begin van ronde twee voordat de scheidsrechter het gevecht stopte na een spervuur ​​van stoten. De strijd werd gestopt bij de2:22 teken van ronde twee.
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UNIFIED WOMEN’S SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINATES TORI NELSON IN THE MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO

Shohjahon Ergashev Shines While Jesse Hernandez Edges Ernesto Garza In Co-Featured Bouts

 

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VERONA, N.Y.. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields dominated previously undefeated Tori Nelson en route to a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Vrijdag on SHOWTIME from Turning Stone Resort Casino.

 

 

 

Shields controlled from opening to closing bell, sweeping 100-90 on all three judges’ scorecards in the first 10-round distance fight of her career. De 2012 en 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist out-landed Nelson 225-81 with her total punches, 186-70 in powers shots, and connected at a 44 percent clip with her power shots compared to just 20 percent for Nelson.

 

 

 

“I landed every shot that I thought possible to land,” Shields said. “She was tough, she wasn’t a pushover. She put on a good fight.”

 

 

 

Shields advanced to 5-0 with two knockouts in what was likely her final fight in the super middleweight division. The 22-year-old now has her sights set on the middleweight division where she will eventually target undefeated and Unified Women’s Middleweight World Champion Christina Hammer, who was ringside Vrijdag in Verona.

 

 

 

“I have to drop down and see how I feel (eerste),” Shields said. “I think I could make 160 easy, I’m going to be bigger and stronger than any girl.

 

 

 

“Hammer just wants to scope. I think she’s pretty scared to be honest. She is more worried about me than I am about her. I’m going to kick Hammer’s ass. People think Hammer is more skilled than me so I can’t wait to show her that she’s not.”

 

 

 

Hamer, who is expected to fight in a co-featured bout on the next Shields card, was interviewed by SHOWTIME analyst Steve Farhood and expressed excitement to make her U.S. debut and eventually face the American champion.

 

 

 

“It’s a great combination me and her on the same card,” Hammer said. “I can’t wait to show the fans who Christina Hammer is. That will be the best fight ever. It will be the game-changer for female boxing. It’s our time to shine.

 

 

 

“I’m long-time world champion and I have more experience. I have longer reach, I’m tall, I have good footwork and better technique than her. I feel the energy, and I can’t wait to fight against her.”

 

 

 

The former world champion Nelson (17-1-3, 2 KO) became the 173rd undefeated fighter to suffer their first professional loss on ShoBox: The New Generation.

 

 

 

“I’m not happy because I didn’t win, but other than that I thought I executed pretty well,” said the 41-year-old Nelson. “I gave her a better fight than she was expecting.

 

 

 

“No disrespect to Claressa, she doesn’t have great power. She has great speed and she overwhelms you with a lot of punches. My movement threw her off like I knew it would but knowing she was the champion, I needed to just push a little bit more.”

 

 

 

In de ShoBox co-feature, Jesse Hernandez narrowly defeated Ernesto Garza via split-decision in an action-packed fight that was scored 95-94 Hernandez, 95-93 Garza, 97-93 Hernandez.

 

 

 

After a close first round, Garza floored Hernandez with a flush left hand to the nose in the closing moments of the second round. Hernandez recovered, and while the middle rounds featured tremendous back-and-forth action, Hernandez seemingly had no trouble walking down Garza, who’s punches seemed to lack any real power. Garza (9-3, 5 KO) found a second wind and seemed to pick up the eighth and ninth rounds until Hernandez roared back in an excellent 10th and final round that featured 178 totaal stoten.

 

 

 

Hernandez (11-1, 7 KO) geland 50 percent of his power punches and connected on 40 percent of his punches compared to just 28 percent for Garza, however he threw just 719 total punches compared to more than 1,000 by Garza.

 

“I think it should have been a unanimous decision,” Hernandez said. “I’ve always been a slow starter and I feel like I lost the first two rounds, especially with the knockdown. But I won pretty much every round after that, I maybe lost three rounds.

 

 

 

“I’m not completely happy with my performance. I have to control my distance and my range a little bit better. I need to go back to the gym and work on those things. Before the summer comes I hope to have another fight and I hope it’s on SHOWTIME.

 

 

 

“I give Garza a lot of credit for getting in the ring and knocking me down. He hung in there for 10 rounds even after I caught him with some good shots. He was able to withstand those shots, but all that said, I still think it should have been a unanimous decision.”

 

 

 

Garza countered that sentiment.

 

 

 

“I thought it was a bogus decision,” Garza said. “I don’t understand that last judge’s card. I was happy with everything that I did. I executed well and did everything I needed to do to win the fight.

 

 

 

“I’m really disappointed with the outcome. I felt that I won. Naar mij, I won a majority of the rounds and I knocked him down. I know knocking your opponent down usually leads to you winning the fight.”

 

 

 

Undefeated Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev handed Sonny Fredrickson the first loss of his career with an impressive third round TKO in the opening bout of the ShoBox uitzending.

 

 

 

The win over the top-10 ranked Fredrickson extended Ergashev’s perfect record to 12-0 met 12 knock-outs.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old pressed the action from the beginning, negating Fredrickson’s five-inch reach advantage with a steady diet of well-timed, crisp punches. Ergashev landed a wide left to the head that stumbled Fredrickson in the opening minute of the third and continued to tee-off as his opponent wobbled against the ropes With Fredrickson (18-1, 12 KO) unable to defend himself and eating a series of brutal lefts, referee Benjy Esteves stepped in to stop the bout at 1:58 van de derde.

 

 

 

All of Ergashev’s 61 connects in the bout were power shots, and he connected on 77 percent of his power punches in the third and final round.

 

 

 

“The ref saved him,” Ergashev said. “If he let him stay on his feet any longer I would have knocked him out. He couldn’t handle my power.

 

 

 

“At this stage of my career, I am in the best shape of my life and the best I have felt. This is my time right now, especially because I am training with Rick (Phillips) en (Javan) Suiker (Hill Steward). That’s what leads to all of my knockout power.

 

 

 

“I’m ready for whatever comes next. I’m ready for more fights in the U.S., and I want to keep getting more exposure to show off my skills. I’m ready to fight anybody in America.”

 

 

 

Fredrickson, who became the 172 fighter to suffer his professional loss on the prospect developmental series, suffered a jaw injury in the bout and was unavailable for comment.

 

 

 

Vrijdag tripleheader will replay on Maandag, Jan. 15 bij 10 p.m. EN/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME on DEMAND® and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

 

 

 

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox actie van ringside met Steve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez die als deskundige analisten. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

 

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Russian Heavyweight Apti Davtaev Remains Undefeated on Shields vs. Nelson Undercard at the Turning Stone Resort Casino

Several entertaining fights highlighted the untelevised undercard for two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields defense of her WBC and IBF titles against mandatory challenger Tori Nelson at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York tonight.
In the main supporting bout, Detroit via Kurchaloi, Rusland, heavyweight Apti Davtaev had a successful United States fighting debut by scoring a six-round unanimous decision over Philadelphia’s Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson.
Wilson didn’t make it easy. Fighting out of a crouch, the heavily muscled, but much shorter Wilson came up with enough wild haymakers to make the entire fight very interesting. Davtaev appears to have a heavy right hand, which he dropped onto the hard head of Wilson often enough to earn the close, but deserved nod. Davtaev warrants credit for going to war whenever one of Wilson’s looping swings connected.
Davtaev (nu 14-0-1, 13 KO) loses his perfect KO percentage, but walks away with a hard-fought victory over a foe who came to win. Wilson is now (18-14-1, 9 KO).
De scores waren 58-56 van alle drie de juryleden.
An accidental headbutt brought an abbreviated end to the six-round super lightweight return of Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
In against Lynchburg, Virginia’s Maurice Chalmers (14-13-1, 8 KO), the exciting slugger Eyubov (13-0, 11 KO) was advancing behind active head movement and a tight shell when his head collided with the retreating Chalmers’. The cut that resulted was ruled too severe and the fight was ruled a No Decision at 1:59 van de openingsronde.
In a wild women’s light heavyweight brawl featuring fists flying from every direction, wrestling holds and several MMA-style takedowns, FranchonThe Heavy Hitting DivaCrews-Dezurn won a unanimous six-round decision over Tiffany “De terminator” Woodard.
Crews-Dezurn, nu 3-1, 1 KO, Baltimore, Maryland, had too many weapons for Wilson, North Carolina’s Woodard (nu 4-10-3, 3 KO), so Woodard tried and succeeded to make things ugly. What followed was a wild punch-out featuring elbows and headlocks and takedowns that left both on the canvas more than once.
Woodard took a lot of hard leather and deserves credit for her toughness. Crews-Dezurn showed class in not taking the bait for most of the fight. She did lose a point in the sixth for a sneaky revenge takedown.
De scores waren 59-53, 59-54 en 59-54.
Detroit via Magnitogorsk, Russia’s Alexey Zubov outworked a determined Lamont “Te glad” Capers of Hawley, Pennsylvania, on his way to a six-round majority decision.
An entertaining fight between hard-nosed cruiserweights, Zubov was cut over the right eye and took some good punches, but simply outworked the more selective Capers. Zubov showed his often-superior conditioning and worked behind an educated jab, while Capers was content to lay on the ropes and land hard pot shots often enough to keep it interesting.
A score of 57-57 draw was over-ruled by scores 59-56 en 58-56 for the tough Russian. Met de overwinning, Zubov moves his record to 17-1, 9 KO. Capers falls to 8-11-3.

Combate AMERICAS SIGNS allereerste, Vijf-afdeling wereldkampioen boksen AMANDA SERRANO

Vijf-afdeling wereldkampioen boksen Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano heeft een exclusieve ondertekend, meerjarige promotie-overeenkomst met Combate Americas, en is slated om haar MMA debuut maart.

Pound-for-pound boksen Phenom ingesteld om haar langverwachte
MMA debut for world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise

 

NEW YORK - Januari 11, 2018 - Combate Amerika kondigde vandaag de ondertekening van vijf-afdeling wereldkampioen boksen, waaronder regerend World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamgewicht (118 pond) kampioen, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (Boksen: 34-1-1, 26 KO's; MMA: 0-0) een exclusieve, meerjarige promotie-overeenkomst.

 

 

De enige vrouwelijke vechter in de geschiedenis als de enige Puerto Ricaanse concurrent ooit vijf wereldtitels te winnen in vijf verschillende gewichtsklassen, de 29-jarige Serrano, die werd geboren in Carolina, Puerto Rico en vecht uit Brooklyn, N.Y., zal haar Mixed Martial Arts te maken (MMA) debuut in La Jaula, de Combate Amerika kooi, op een Maart datum binnenkort bekend gemaakt.

 

 

“We zijn verheugd om Amanda Serrano brengen, één van de meest opwindende supersterren boksen in de Combate Americas familia, en kijk uit naar het plaatsen van haar op een internationaal podium dat eigendom is premier sport in 21 Spaanssprekende landen wereldwijd,”Zei Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, een top 10 pound-for-pond vechter, zal haar ontluikende boksen carrière voort te zetten in het kader van de bevordering van DiBella Entertainment, en proberen om de eerste atleet in de geschiedenis geworden om gelijktijdig wereldtitels te houden in MMA en boksen.

 

 

Serrano veroverde haar eerste grote wereld titel, de International Boxing Federation (IBF) super vedergewicht kroon, bij enkel 22 jaar oud, met brute, tweede ronde knock-out van Kimberly Connor Op september 10, 2011.

 

 

Ze is sindsdien verscheurd door de gelederen van de strijders in vier andere gewichtsklassen, variërend van bantamgewicht lichtgewicht (135 pond), en het meest recent scoorde een eerste ronde TKO op Marilyn Hernandez on november 4, 2017.

 

 

Serrano werd geïnspireerd om over te steken naar de wereld van de MMA door gepensioneerde wereldkampioen Miesha Tate, die is sindsdien uitgegroeid tot Serrano's co-manager.

 

 

Combate Americas komt uit een banner jaar, produceren opmerkelijke kijkcijfers in de Verenigde Staten, Mexico en Spanje, waaronder de eerste twee Telemundo MMA gebeurtenissen in de geschiedenis dat de hoogste ratings van de Spaanse taal MMA gegenereerd toont in de U.S. in de zomer en herfst van 2017, en maar liefst 6.9 miljoen kijkers voor een aflevering van de wekelijkse tv-serie op TV Azteca in Mexico.

Claressa SHIELDS LAATSTE TRAINING QUOTES & FOTO'S

Unified wereldkampioen titels tegen de ongeslagen Challenger Tori Nelson vrijdag Verdedig, Jan. 12, in Main Event op Showtime

 

 

Klik HIER Voor foto's van Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

 

 

Vuursteen, me. (Januari 11, 2018) – Unified Women's Super middengewicht wereldkampioen Claressa Shields sprak met de media op een training sessie in haar geboortestad Flint, Mich., voordat ze vertrokken naar Verona, N.Y.. haar 168-pond titels te verdedigen tegen ongeslagen IBF verplichte uitdager Tori Nelson morgen nacht, Vrijdag, Jan. 12 live op Showtime.

 

 

 

Shields zal wegen in vanmiddag voorafgaand aan morgen overnachting ShoBox: The New Generation uitzending van Turning Stone Resort Casino. De uitzending begint om 10 p.m. EN/PT en is voorzien van de strijd van twee ongeslagen 140-pond vooruitzichten Shakh Ergashev en Sonny Fredrickson en Jesse Hernandez maken van zijn ShoBox terug te keren tegen Ernesto Garza.

 

 

 

Tickets voor het evenement, die wordt bevorderd door Salita Promotions, zijn te koop voor $75 de eerste twee rijen van eerste rang, $65 voor de resterende eerste rang zitplaatsen en alle anderen geprijsd op $49 en $37, plus eventuele kosten. Tickets kunnen gekocht worden in persoon of door te bellen naar het Turning Stone Resort Box Office op 800.771.7711 of online op Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

Hier is wat de 22-jarige Shields te zeggen had uit haar geboortestad sportschool, De Berston Field House:

 

 

 

Claressa SHIELDS

 

 

"Ik voel me geweldig. Ik duwde mezelf dit kamp. Het was een langere camp dan normaal, dus ik ruim de tijd om klaar te zijn heb gehad. Tori Nelson heeft gedaan een hoop troep te praten, maar ik ga haar laten zien dat ze kunnen zijn 17-0, maar ze is nog nooit gevochten een meisje als ik vóór.

 

 

“Ik mag slechts 4 professionele gevechten om mijn naam, maar ik heb veel amateur-ervaring. Ik heb meisjes die vochten 16-0, Ik heb nergens te zien op haar plaat waar ze vochten een ongeslagen vechter van dat kaliber.

 

 

“Ik heb voorbereid voor deze strijd op dezelfde manier als ik altijd doe. Ik heb niets bijzonders gedaan. Richt ik me op mezelf, niet mijn tegenstanders.

 

 

 

“In de 6e of 7e ronde, Nelson daalt.

 

 

“Zodra ik sloeg Nelson, Ik wil vechten Christina Hammer, maar ik neem het een gevecht op een moment. Ik wil graag minstens één keer vechten op 154 pond alvorens op Hammer.”

 

 

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Over ShoBox: The New Generation

 

 

Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, de veelgeprezen SHOWTIME boksen serie, ShoBox: The New Generation heeft aanbevolen jong talent geëvenaard stoere. De ShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 73 strijders die zijn verschenen op ShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, 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 en meer.

 

 

Over Turning Stone Resort Casino

 

 

Host van de in januari 12 evenement, Turning Stone Resort Casino is een award-winnende bestemming resort, die blijft zich onderscheiden als een van de beste locatie voor vecht-of-the-jaar niveau boksen. Het evenement januari zal in het teken Turning Stone's 24ste nationaal-televisie boks, cementeren van het resort als een toonaangevende bestemming voor nationaal-televisie vechtsporten. Turning Stone is voorzien van voorzieningen van wereldklasse, waaronder vier hotels, meer dan 20 handtekening restaurants en eetgelegenheden, twee kuuroorden, een geheel nieuwe 125,000 vierkante voet Las Vegas-stijl gaming vloer, een cabaret-stijl Showroom, een 5,000 zetelarena, vijf golfbanen, diverse bars, cocktail lounges en uitgaansgelegenheden met live entertainment elk weekend.