Shields Headlines First Women’s Boxing Bout On Premium Television On 星期五, 三月 10 住在Showtime® 从底特律米高梅大酒店
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底特律, MY (二月 28) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa盾 (1-0) 弗林特, 密歇根州。, and bantamweight contender 尼古拉·波塔波夫 (16-0-1, 8 科斯) 波多利斯克的, 俄罗斯, 制定了媒体 周二 提前的其 的ShoBox: 新一代 televised bouts for Salita Promotions’ “Detroit City Gold” 上 星期五, 三月 10, 在 底特律米高梅大酒店, 和住在 开演时间 (10 P.M. AND/PT).
The first women’s boxing main event to be featured on premium television, Shields’ history making fight will be a six-round battle againstHungary’s Szilvia “Sunset” Szabados (15-8, 6 科斯) 为 Women’s NABF Middleweight Championship.
在协调功能回合, 波塔波夫, currently training at the Kronk Gym, will challenge Cleveland’s 安东尼奥·涅韦斯 (17-0-2, 9 科斯) in a 10-round fight for his NABO Bantamweight Championship.
In the eight-round televised bantamweight opener, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect 詹姆斯·史密斯 (11-0, 6 科斯) will take on Chicago’s 约书亚·格里尔, JR. (11-1-1, 4 科斯). In the other eight-round televised bout of the exciting quadrupleheader, 次中量级 Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 科斯) 托莱多, 俄亥俄, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 科斯).
Tickets for “Detroit City Gold” are priced at $250, $150, $100 和 $50, 和可在 Ticketmaster.com, 所有Ticketmaster地点或通过电话联系 800.745.3000.
下面是什么战士不得不说:
Claressa盾:
“I made history in the amateurs, so it’s very special to me to be making history in the pros too and also doing it so close to home in Detroit.
“为了这场战斗, I did more road work and also worked hard on my fundamentals. With my coach, Jason Crutchfield, in my corner he knows my weaknesses and strong points, so we are strengthening all weaknesses.
“I know that Szabados has a lot of body endurance and a ‘no quit’ mindset in the ring. She has a lot more professional experience than me and is a huge step up for me, as it is only my second professional fight.
“With my reputation and name steady rising and me getting a lot of notoriety, I have really just been handling it by taking a few deep breaths and just not allowing myself to get too excited. When I think about 三月 10, I just wanna jump up and down!
“When I was an amateur, I followed women’s professional boxing the best I could. I thought a lot of women weren’t given equal opportunity. I told myself that for women’s boxing to grow, I’d have to go pro after winning the Olympics again. I felt in my heart that I would be respected and given a chance. I take advantage of every opportunity, so as of now, I feel women’s boxing is a sport that is going to be around for a long time.”
尼古拉·波塔波夫:
“Nieves is good fighter, and he’s ranked in the top 10. I want to fight the best available in my division. A win over Nieves would be huge for my career and would hopefully lead to a shot at a title in the near future. I can’t lose on 三月 10.
“I trained hard to go the distance of 10 发, but Kronk’s philosophy is not to leave it in the hands of the judges.
“I am thankful to Showtime and Salita Promotions for giving me another opportunity to fight on such a prestigious network. I am focused on bringing home the victory after spending time in Detroit training at the legendary Kronk Gym. “