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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
토요일, 4월 16 쇼 타임에서 방송®
Mashantucket의, 코네티컷. (4월 4, 2016) – Always tough 패트릭 “Punisher” 하이랜드 (31-1, 15 KOS 호텔) will be fighting for Irish boxing history 토요일, 4월 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion 게리 러셀 주니어. (26-1, 15 KOS 호텔) 12 라운드 메인 이벤트에서, 에 살고 방송 쇼 타임 Mashantucket의에서 폭스 리조트 카지노에서, CT.
The 쇼 타임 챔피언 쉽 복싱® 방송 시작 11 시이. AND/8 시이. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion 호세 “Sniper” 라자 (21-0, 12 KOS 호텔), Cidra의, 푸에르토 리코, defending against mandatory challenger 스티븐 “Swifty” 스미스 (23-1, 13 KOS 호텔), 영국 밖으로 싸우고.
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 년, since Hall-of-Famer 배리 “The Clones Cyclone” 맥기, in addition to being only the second Irishman – 웨인 “The Pocket Rocket” 맥 컬러 stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
맥기 (32-3, 28 KOS 호텔), fighting out of Clones, captured the WBA Featherweight Title in 1985, 에서 12 라운드 결정을 복용 Eusebio Pedroza, and he successfully defended his crown twice against Bernard Taylor 과 Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz 에 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was 데이브 설리반 (27-12-7, 18 KOS 호텔), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, 아일랜드, but fought professionally out of Boston, 질량. 에 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
벨파스트, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 KOS 호텔), 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, 주니어. 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, 가장 중요한 것은, for my (늦게) 아빠, 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 Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.
“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. 불행하게도, 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.”
라이브 이벤트 티켓, 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트에 의해 추진되는, 에서 가격이 책정됩니다 $150, $90 과 $45, 적용 서비스 요금 및 세금을 포함하고 현재 판매되고 있지. 티켓은에서 구할 수 있습니다 www.ticketmaster.com 과 www.foxwoods.com 또는 폭스를 방문하여’ 박스 오피스. 전화로 충전하려면, 에 티켓 마스터 (Ticketmaster)를 호출 (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing. |
