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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
שבת, אַפּריל 16 לעבן אויף שאָוטיים®
מאַשאַנטאַקאַט, קאַן. (אַפּריל 4, 2016) – Always tough פּאַטריק “Punisher” הילאַנד (31-1, 15 קאָס) will be fighting for Irish boxing history שבת, אַפּריל 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion גערי רוססעלל דזשוניער. (26-1, 15 קאָס) in the 12-round main event, airing live on שאָוטיים פֿון פאָקסוואָאָדס רעסאָרט קאַסינאָ אין מאַשאַנטוקקעט, קאָרט.
די שאָוטיים טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינג® telecast kicks off at 11 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion דזשאָסע “Sniper” פּעדראַזאַ (21-0, 12 קאָס), פון סידראַ, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, defending against mandatory challenger סטיווען “Swifty” סמיט (23-1, 13 קאָס), fighting out of the United Kingdom.
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 יאָרן, since Hall-of-Famer בערי “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 קאָס), 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 און Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz אין 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was Dave Sullivan (27-12-7, 18 קאָס), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, ירעלאַנד, but fought professionally out of Boston, מאַסע. אין 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
Belfast, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 קאָס), 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, דזשוניער. 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, רובֿ ימפּאָרטאַנטלי, for my (שפּעט) 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. צומ באַדויערן, 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.”
טיקקעץ פֿאַר די לעבן געשעעניש, וואָס איז פּראָמאָטעד דורך דיבעללאַ פֿאַרווייַלונג, זענען פּרייסט בייַ $150, $90 און $45, ניט כולל אָנווענדלעך דינען טשאַרדזשאַז און טאַקסיז און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט. טיקקעץ זענען בנימצא אין www.ticketmaster.com און www.foxwoods.com אָדער דורך באזוכן די פאָקסוואָאָדס’ Box Office. צו אָפּצאָל דורך טעלעפאָנירן, רופן טיקקעטמאַסטער בייַ (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing. |
