SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Zítra/Sobota na 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT
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LONDÝN (Květen 19, 2017) – nejmladší mistr světa Ameriky, Gervonta Davis, and undefeated No. 1 contender Liam Walsh both tipped the scale at the 130-pound limit during Páteční official weigh-in at the 133-year-old Theatre Royal Stratford East for Sobotní IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on SHOWTIME.
V sobotu at the sold-out Copper Box Arena in London, the 22-year-old “Tank” Davis (17-0, 16 KO) will attempt to become the first American to successfully defend his title on British soil in nearly a decade. The 30-year-old Walsh (21-0, 14 KO) will aim to dethrone a man labeled by Davis promoter Floyd Mayweather as “the future of boxing” in the first defense of his IBF crown.
The referee for Davis vs. Walsh is Michael Alexander, and the judges are Howard Foster (Anglie), Robin Taylor (Spojené státy americké) and Deon Dwarte (Jižní Afrika).
With fans chanting “Walsh is gonna get you” as Davis stepped on the scale, the Baltimore native narrowly missed the 130-pound limit by two ounces. Per IBF rules, Davis was given two hours to shed the extra ounces and successfully made weight approximately 90 minut později.
"Cítím se dobře,” Davis said. “I’m ready.”
After the weigh-in, Walsh downplayed the tense stare down and words exchanged during the faceoff.
"Zítra we’ll lay hands on each other for real and the best man will come on top. I’m gonna win. I’m going to give every last ounce of what I’ve got.”
Davis vs. Walsh je součástí split-site, four-fight SHOWTME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins on Sobota, Květen 20, na 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT. V hlavní události, Gary Russell Jr. uskuteční svou druhou obhajobu titulu v pérové váze a dlouho očekávaný návrat domů proti povinnému vyzyvateli Oscaru Escandonovi živě z MGM National Harbor kousek od Washingtonu, D.C..
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