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NEW YORK (Maart 29, 2017) – Light heavyweight title challenger Samuel Clarkson says he’s in the shape of his life for his shot at Interim WBA Light Heavyweight Titlist Dmitry Bivol op Vrijdag, April 14, live op Showtime.
Clarkson (19-3, 12 KO) will face the undefeated Bivol (9-0, 7 KO, 2-0 WSB) in the 12-round main event of a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader (10 p.m. EN/PT) bij MGM National Harbor in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C. In de co-functie, undefeated welterweight prospects Juan Ruiz (18-0, 11 KO) en Malik Hawkins (10-0, 7 KO) will square off in an eight-round bout.
NOTE: In a matchup that was confirmed op woensdag as the opening bout of the ShoBox uitzending, Baltimore’s undefeated Glenn Dezurn (8-0, 6 KO) will face unbeaten two-time national amateur champion Leroy Davila (5-0, 3 KO), of New Brunswick, N.J., in een acht-ronde super bantamgewicht Bout.
Tickets voor het evenement, which is co-promoted by Greg Cohen Promoties en Banner Promotions in samenwerking met World of Boxing en Uprising Promotions, zijn geprijsd op $103, $73 en $48 en kunnen worden gekocht bij www.TicketMaster.com.
“I upped intensity 1000 times for this camp,” said Clarkson. “I had better sparring, did more miles running and way more rounds doing bag work. Everything I’ve done has been intense and we added a lot more into it.”
Clarkson did half his training in his home state of Texas and the second half in Brooklyn, where he has sparred with some well-known names.
“I’ve been working with guys like Sean Monaghan en Joe Smith Jr. I’ve had over 110 rounds of sparring since coming to Brooklyn. I wanted to push my sparring to the max. I’m not saying there isn’t competition in Dallas, but I wanted different looks and to be out of my comfort zone. I got what I was looking for here.”
Clarkson says he can tell he’s in the shape of his life for this fight.
“I’m seeing new muscles,” said Clarkson, who has won nine straight fights. “The power was already there, but my speed is great now too. I will most definitely come in under weight. We’ve put a lot of focus on weight this time. The goal is to eat breakfast before weighing in. I have kept on a very strict diet – my dad cooks everything and we’re eating right.
“I’m ready for war. I’m not afraid of this guy. Ik ben klaar om te vechten.”
Barry Tompkins zal roepen de ShoBox actie van ringside met Steve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez die als deskundige analisten. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Rich Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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Over ShoBox: The New Generation
Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, de veelgeprezen SHOWTIME boksen serie, ShoBox: The New Generation heeft aanbevolen jong talent geëvenaard stoere. De ShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 68 strijders die zijn verschenen op ShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams en meer.
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