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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
เสาร์, เมษายน 16 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME®
Mashantucket, เรือ. (เมษายน 4, 2016) – Always tough แพทริค “Punisher” ไฮแลนด์ (31-1, 15 คอส) will be fighting for Irish boxing history เสาร์, เมษายน 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion แกรี่รัสเซลจูเนียร์. (26-1, 15 คอส) ในเหตุการณ์ 12 รอบ, สนทนาอยู่บน SHOWTIME จากรีสอร์ท Foxwoods คาสิโนใน Mashantucket, CT.
The SHOWTIME มวยชิงแชมป์® telecast kicks off at 11 p.m. และ/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion โฮเซ “Sniper” Pedraza (21-0, 12 คอส), ของ Cidra, เปอร์โตริโก, defending against mandatory challenger สตีเฟ่น “Swifty” ช่างเหล็ก (23-1, 13 คอส), ต่อสู้กับสหราชอาณาจักร.
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 ปี, since Hall-of-Famer แบร์รี่ “The Clones Cyclone” McGuigan, in addition to being only the second Irishman – Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
McGuigan (32-3, 28 คอส), 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 และ Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz ใน 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was Dave Sullivan (27-12-7, 18 คอส), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, ไอร์แลนด์, but fought professionally out of Boston, มวล. ใน 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
เบลฟาส, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 คอส), 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, จูเนียร์. 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, ที่สำคัญที่สุดคือ, for my (ปลาย) 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 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. อับ, 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.”
ตั๋วสำหรับการถ่ายทอดสด, ซึ่งได้รับการสนับสนุนโดย DiBella บันเทิง, มีราคาอยู่ที่ $150, $90 และ $45, ไม่รวมค่าบริการและภาษีที่ใช้บังคับและมีการขายในขณะนี้. ซื้อบัตรได้ที่ www.ticketmaster.com และ www.foxwoods.com หรือโดยการเยี่ยมชม Foxwoods’ บ็อกซ์ออฟฟิศ. การชาร์จโทรศัพท์, โทรทิที่ (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing. |
