It’s an early installment of the FNU Combat Sports Show this week since Co-host “Tornado” Tony Penecale will be busy in his role as the Phillies Superphan tomorrow night at the NFL Draft. We discuss “Raging” Al Iaquinta’s tirade against the UFC and Dana White, recap Bellator 178 a UFC Fight Night 108, and preview the big heavyweight boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua on Saturday. We also discuss the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter and last week’s boxing events.
Joshua vs. Klitschko | Sobota, Duben 29
LIVE na SHOWTIME® na 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT
From Sold-Out Wembley Stadium in London
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LONDÝN (Duben 26, 2017) – Fight Week for tuto sobotu je heavyweight world championship blockbuster began in earnest ve středuwith a Public Workout in front of an excitable pro-Joshua crowd at London’s Wembley Arena, just steps from sold-out Wembley Stadium where undefeated champion Anthony Joshua and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko will square off in the most significant heavyweight event in more than a decade.
SHOWTIME will televise the fight LIVE at 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT from Britain’s national stadium where a record-setting 90,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.
Britská senzace Joshua (18-0, 18 KO) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 KO) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship.
Undefeated IBF Champion Anthony Joshua hosted a media conference call to give his thoughts Na sobotní heavyweight blockbuster between him and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko live on SHOWTIME® (4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT) from sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Britská senzace Joshua (18-0, 18 KO) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 KO) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship in front of record-setting 90,000 fans at Britain’s largest stadium.
Here is what Joshua had to say on the call ve středu:
ANTHONY JOSHUA:
“This is a good era for boxing so I try to live the life. Over the years when I started boxing until now I’ve been at training camp. The whole time I’ve been training it has been pretty beneficial, I’ve learned a lot. I’m not a perfect fighter but what I do do, I try to do well. těším se na souboj.
“If you’re asking about Sobota noc, all roads have led to this and I’ve been training for a long time, I’ve stayed injury free. I’ve ran, I’ve sparred I’ve done my bag work and it comes to a stage in camp when I’m looking for the buy in now and that’s where I’m at really. Mentálně, I’m excited.”
On how significant this fight is:
“For the sport in general, come on. For what UK-ers are doing supporting boxing globally, it’s massive. I also feel just to sell out the stadium without having to do the traditional entertainment to make a fight it just shows that kids can fight from different backgrounds …Where me and Klitschko are at, we don’t need to be trash talking and we are two half pieces coming together to lay it down on the line. It’s an amazing time for boxing in that sense that it’s mainstream. I’m not going to say win-or-lose, because the focus is to win, but it’s a massive benefit to Klitschko win-or-lose. Either he has another fight in him, or this time he’s done. I wish him all the best. I’m glad we got through training camp and we actually make it happen because as long as my heart was beating I still want to fight. I’m happy to be involved in such a mega showdown.”
Do you feel there is more pressure on you?
“Definitely not. I knew the significance of this fight before I took it. So I would never put that pressure upon myself if I didn’t want to deal with this pressure. I would have taken another route. But I want to fight guys in the division who are good. I don’t want to wait like eight years, nine years, six years before I start making a move on the heavyweight division – let’s get it on now. So if this is what comes with stepping up a level and a division I’m all for it. I’m not going to start saying ‘because I’m champion I’ve got pressure and I don’t think I’m going to perform.’ For me as a champion I don’t feel that pressure but I can relate to where he is coming from. As a champion you’re supposed to throw down like there’s no zítra so I’m not going to say because I’m a champion I’ve got so much pressure on my hands.”
How do you bridge the experience gap between you and Klitschko?
“I think it’s just destiny. I’m meant for this. I’m built for this. Let’s say we strip away what you just said, vzrušení, the hype and just put us together. Go at it for 12 kola, get down and dirty. I have the ability to come out on top and that’s how I take it. I don’t look at it like, ‘Oh my God, I’m fighting a guy who has been through it’, I don’t look at it that way. I just look at it as ‘I’m going to fight this guy called Wladimir Klitschko’ and we’ve got 12 kola. I simplify it.
I practice boxing. Long range jab, jab to the body. I think I’m very capable of hitting someone continuously until they break down. So I think I’ll keep on plugging away, kolo 6, 7 and I should have him in a bad place. I just have to take the fight and break it down round by round.”
How will to deal with Kitschko’s reach:
“I’ve never fought him so I can’t say for sure. But what will I do about his reach? I’ve got my right hand to parry a jab, I’ve got my left hand to shield and protect me, to deflect his right hand. It’s no problem if he wants to grab. I can whip in a body shot and that would definitely slow him down. If you keep getting hit to the body at 41 that will take the fight out of anyone. On the outside I have got ways to deal with the majority of his shots. On the inside I just have to keep on swinging to the body and round-by-round I’ll start seeing an effect.”
What motivated him to take such a significant fight so early in his career:
“It was bound to happen. I felt the division needed it. I’m not doing it just for myself. I’m always about the industry. A lot of my friends from the amateur system have a chance to express their skill on the undercard, and it’s a massive platform. Myslím si, že, as I said, the division needed it … Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, let’s keep it going. Let’s start mixing it up because we’re in the same division, and it’s our era. What type of era are we if we don’t come together and have some trilogies and bring some excitement. So I’m all for it and that’s why I really wanted to take the fight.”
When was the first time you saw Klitschko and thought you could fight him?
“Not until last year. V 2015 I wasn’t really focusing on fighting Klitschko. I was moving towards maybe after [Eric] Molina we could have done [Kubrat] Pulev as a mandatory and gone that route of dominating the European market, but the opportunity came up. Je to velký boj, it’s a good challenge and let’s get it cracking. Jak jsem řekl, it’s good for the division and the attention it has brought is phenomenal. I think it benefits everyone so let’s be a part of that, and let’s be at the forefront of this.”
On earning more money than Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
“Not in boxing. I don’t think I could do it in boxing. Outside, if I make the right investments I think I can because I have some highly intelligent people around me but I think in boxing I don’t think I will but I think there will be a boxer who can because Floyd Mayweather has definitely set the benchmark, and records are only there to be broken. So I think someone could definitely achieve that financial status. But for me, that’s not so much my goal to try to be richer than Floyd Mayweather. The heavyweight division is so different from the welterweight division in the sense that all it takes is one shot, it’s a lot tougher, a lot more wear and tear on the body so I think it’ll be interesting. I definitely think we’ll make money, there’s no doubt about that but I’m not trying to put myself on the same pedestal as Mayweather.”
When do you think Klitschko was at his best?
“When he fought Marius Beck. He was a bit of a bigger guy and he controlled him with the jab and the one-twos. Remember he went twelve rounds. So he had to control a bigger man who was potentially heavier and stronger and he controlled his boxing skill and I think that’s when he was at his best. As I studied him that’s when I saw him at his best so I have watched fights around that era.”
Do you feel it’s a miracle you’re here?
"Ano. I was talking about it with my coach today. If you would have told me – I’ve only been in boxing eight or nine years – if you would have told me eight years ago, ‘Listen son, if you walk through that door into the boxing gym you’ll do this, to, to, this and this’ I would have been like ‘yeah, right’. It’s been phenomenal and why we do all the promotional stuff and get involved in big fights is for motivational purposes. I know there’s some other kids that are going to come up and be phenomenal because he may have seen myself and my journey and wants to get involved in what we’re creating. I’m all for that. Miluji to. Today was my last day of training camp and I’m thinking now what am I going to do in my next training camp, how am I going to improve. I’m enjoying the journey. It has been fun, boxing is a good sport.”
What is your history in sparring with Klitschko?
“I’m not a gym fighter so I did not go to try to prove anything with the sparring. I mainly went to go to see how a champion sets up his training camp. While I was sparring, it was good. Wladimir is technical. He will try to maneuver you with his lever hand to put you in a position to throw his right hand. That’s what I got from Klitschko. He is patient, he was just trying to set me up so he could throw his shots and I was just working on moving, jabbing to the body, jabbing to the head and I would go back to the corner and Andy Breshear would say ‘stick it on the champ’ and I would say ‘no I’m not here for that, I’m not here to prove anything.’ I wanted to watch, I wanted to analyze. That’s what I got from sparring with him. To learn how he operates in the ring and I learned how a champion sets up training camp.”
On the strength of Klitschko’s chin:
“He’s got a good chin. How long has he reigned, 10 léta? Jo, he’s got a good chin. You can’t be a championship fighter for 10 years if you have a bad chin. That’s the thing about the heavyweight division, it takes one shot. All these fighters that we claim have got good chins are the ones who get knocked out by Wladimir, so he must be doing something right. I remember Samuel Peters had a granite chin but they still end up getting knocked out down the line and they don’t go on to do great things. Tak, regardless of the chin, I think he’s got something right that works.”
Opinion of Klitschko’s Career:
“He is underrated. Heavyweight boxing comes with bigger prize money, more attention. To stay that disciplined for that long is a serious task. He and his brother have done well to reign for that long … I would want to go down as one of the greatest because I reigned for so long. No one could beat me for the last 10 léta. It’s a good achievement and I would want to be recognized for that achievement.”
On potentially fighting in America:
“I think just fight Wilder, Gerald Washington, [Bryant] Jeninngs as well. These are the hotshots in America right now. I’ve made sure I fought some Americans on my way up so we could get a buzz out there. But I think I have to come out there for a fight for sure that’s important.
“America is the mecca of boxing. If we can cross over into the states and keep the fan base in the UK I think we’ve cracked it. That’s mega stuff, that’s global boxing. You’ve got a big guy, heavyweight with a name that’s easy to pronounce and speaks English well. I can relate to the U.S. market. All I have to do is get out there show them what my trade is and hopefully they’ll appreciate it and hopefully we can start talking about setting up major fights and bringing the same attention in the UK to the U.S. That would be phenomenal.”
How much of a concern is Klitschko’s holding?
“The holding is natural. But what do you do when someone is holding? How do you fight them off? You bring in the upper cut, you whip in a right hand to the body until the ref tells you to break. It’s a fight so I can’t prevent the holding but it makes it interesting to see what fighter does when they’re being held. When I’m being held I’m just going to throw the right hand to the body, left hook to the body and that will start taking the wind out of Klitschko.”
On Klitschko’s last fight against a British fighter David Haye:
“I think my fights will be entertaining. It is important for me to be entertaining. It’s not only winning, but it’s about how you win. I’ve always tried to go in there and perform to that level. It would be sweet to go in there and knock Wladimir out, because that’s what heavyweight boxing is about. So that would be sweet. I’m not into the 12-round boxing.
“David Haye was up against it because you had Klitschko, who was a champion. Emanuel Steward, who trained the champion. Then you had David Haye, who wasn’t a champion and Adam Booth, who wasn’t a heavyweight championship trainer. He was up against it and he found it tough. It just showed that the bigger, stronger man would win. He just got the job done and that’s what led him to here. He got the win and I’m happy or we wouldn’t be here right now.”
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American Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder hosted a media conference call to give his thoughts Na sobotní heavyweight blockbuster between undefeated IBF Champion Anthony Joshua and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko live on SHOWTIME® (4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT) from sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Wilder (38-0, 37 KO), who won his WBC belt in January 2015 on SHOWTIME and has since made five defenses, will serve as an analyst for Sky Sports Box Office for Joshua vs. Klitschko.
Britská senzace Joshua (18-0, 18 KO) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 KO) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship in front of record-setting 90,000 fans at Britain’s largest stadium.
Here is what Wilder had to say on the call v pondělí:
DEONTAY Wilder:
“I love this fight for these guys. I love it for the sport of boxing. The fans seem to be well in-tune with it and I think this is a super fight for the heavyweight division.
“I can’t wait for it. I can’t wait to see what happens and hopefully those guys go in healthy and come out the same way. This is a very dangerous sport, especially when you’re trying to perform and put on a show.”
On what Wilder sees as vulnerabilities in Joshua…
“There’s a lot of flaws that Joshua has, but Joshua is still young in the game as well. A lot of people look at Joshua and they’re going off of his physique and they’re going off of the hype that their countryman has brought to them.
“If you really look deep down and soul search and look at his resume, with all of the guys he’s fought … that sometimes makes a person look busier than what he is. There’s a lot of flaws in all of us though, abych byl upřímný. Nobody will ever be perfect in the ring. We only try to be our best and that’s the only thing you should go off of.
“I am looking forward to this fight and I can’t wait. I want Klitschko to come in and fight. You can always be hyped for a big fight but it’s all going to boil down to what fighter is going to bring what to the fight. I think he’s ready and he’s going to show a lot of things. He’s going to teach Joshua a lot of different things in the ring, také, and we’ll see if Joshua has any flaws or not.”
On potentially fighting the winner later this year…
“Hopefully. There are a lot of people that are involved in this. If it were just solely up to me then I’d be 1,000 percent confident, but it’s not just me. That’s what the fans want. I’ve been wanting to give the fans what they want my entire career. Bohužel, I am one of those fighters that’s always getting the short end of the stick. I only can work with what I can work with.
“I am very confident that I am the best in this division. I am very confident that I will unify this division. I am very confident that I will retire on top, undefeated as well. I’m just waiting for my moment. I’ve been sitting patiently all of this time, even in the start of my career and I’m sitting patient now. I’m just looking forward to my turn.”
On why it’s important for him to be ringside in London…
“When you have guys that are competing against each other at the top, it’s only right for me to be there. I’m not just going out there to be on Sky Sports, I am for sure going there to scout. All the other heavyweights come to my fights. They’re not just there to be a fan. They’re there to scout and look for different openings and certain signs.
“I am definitely going over to scout. And maybe we can make a mega-unification bout.
“I want to go get [Joseph] Parker. Parker doesn’t have an opponent right now. I’m fresh. I’m ready and what would be better than me and Parker fighting for the unification and then have another unification where winner takes all at the end of the year? Pak, 2018 you can start off the year with nothing but mandatories.
“The heavyweight division is getting exciting. This is the heavyweight division, and we’re already coming out of that dark place and we finally got light. Don’t take it back. Don’t go backwards when we’re moving so freshly forward. S tím, I want to move it more forward. I want to give the fans what they want, and they want a unification. They want one champion and I’m trying to make that happen. So here I am Joseph Parker.”
On breaking down Joshua-Klitschko…
“With Klitschko I definitely feel that the teachings of Emanuel Steward are lacking a little bit, but he’s not to blame. Steward was a very, very smart trainer. The things that he could see and the things that he can get in the heads of the fighters, that was unbelievable. He wasn’t a great trainer for no reason and that’s when I thought Klitschko was the best when he had Emanuel in his corner. Not only when he’s inside of the ring but when he’s on the outside too. Nyní, I just feel since he’s gone, it’s more about what Wladimir wants to do, not what his trainers see.
“With Joshua, he’s got the height and he’s got the power. V těžké váze divize, you don’t need skills. As long as you have the power, that’s what makes up the heavyweight division. You’re in the game once you’ve got that power….They’re going to have to play a forward fight to feel a little bit of each other out.
“If Joshua wants to be successful, he’s definitely going to have to move and take angles and be smart with Klitschko. Because Klitschko is very smart, he’s been around the block, he’s got an excellent jab, and he’s going to set Joshua up. His smartness is going to play in a lot.
“Joshua is not as flexible. I don’t think he’s super athletic and doesn’t have that much coordination because of the stiffness. But he definitely has a great shot in this fight and I’d love to see what happens, and hopefully everything comes through with having a mega-fight at the end of the year.”
On Klitschko’s loss to Fury…
"Klitschko didn’t lose by not being able to compete with Tyson Fury, or do the things he had to do. He lost because he didn’t throw no damn punches. I want him to fight in this fight. I don’t want him to hold back, because Fury was bigger than him or this and that. Forget all of that. You got to go in there and fight. You’re the champ. You don’t care about nobody being bigger than you. You go in there and you forget all of that and defend your title because you’re the king and you’re not going to let nobody take it… And that’s how he should come in there.
“There’s a time and a place to be nice. You can’t always be nice. You’ve got to go in there and let them know ‘I’m still a monster, I’m still a beast, I’m still that lion and I’ll eat you up alive when I get you in there.’ And that’s just what he has to come to bring to the table.
“I’m so ready for this fight. I’m looking forward to what’s after this to come. I’m looking forward to unifying this division and bringing it back to America – where it once was and where it’s always going to remain once I bring all the belts. It’s going to be back, Slibuji vám, že.
“Age is only but a number and if you feel like you still have it in you and have confidence in yourself, then that’s what you’re going to do. The mind is a powerful thing to lose. And when you lose your mind, you lose your body.
“With Klitschko, he feels like he’s dedicated himself back to the sport and that’s why he says he’s obsessed. He’s obsessed with retaining his titles, he’s obsessed with rising in boxing again. He’s like a new fighter. He needed that loss to Tyson Fury because he forgot to be humble. He forgot about that.
“Now that he’s rebuilt himself, he’s got that hunger, that fire. Konec konců, all that matters is on the night of the fight. He can come to us with another Tyson Fury fight, talking about height and weight, or he can bring that Klitschko like we’ve always seen with the jabs and setting up with the right hands… We’ll see what happens.”
On his prediction for the winner and why…
“I’m going to continue with my statement as I’ve been saying it. My heart is for Joshua, but my mind is for Klitschko. My heart is for Joshua because I would love to fight him – I think that would be a mega-fight. Even though Joshua is fighting Klitschko, people are still talking to this day about a Wilder and Joshua fight. It’s almost demanded. If this kid beats Klitschko it’s like the only fight he can have is me, because it’s been so demanded.
“My mind goes to Klitschko, because he’s very smart. People talk about age, but like I said, age can play an advantage too. Klitschko has seen every style there is…And when you see it again, you know how to handle it and adapt to it. You know what you got to do.
“He knew what he had to do against Fury, he just didn’t pull the trigger because he was scared of being punished. That was his fault. Now that’s a shame on him. Now he’s coming back for a second time for a title, so if he does it again, he’s going to need to give it up. For those reasons, my heart goes to Joshua but my mind goes to Klitschko.”
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NEW YORK (Duben 17, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports odhalilo kompletní jaro sítě 2017 rozpis boxu po dnešním dřívějším oznámení, že box roku v těžké váze bude vysílán v televizi žít na SHOWTIME. Naskládaná sestava zahrnuje sedm zápasů mistrovství světa v osmi živých boxerských televizních přenosech po dobu osmi týdnů.
Na Sobota, Duben 29, Anthony Joshua bude čelit Wladimir Klitschko v nejvýznamnějším zápase mistrovství světa v těžké váze za více než deset let. Událost bude vysílána živě na SHOWTIME na 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT z vyprodaného stadionu ve Wembley, kde rekordní dav více než 90,000 se očekává diváků.
Dnes také oznámeno, SHOWTIME a Premier Boxing Champions představí odvetný zápas mezi šampionem WBC v lehké těžké váze Adonis Stevenson a Andrzej Fonfara na Sobota, Červen 3. Tento zápas je přídavkem a 2014 akční boj, ve kterém Stevenson překonal Fonfaru, aby obhájil svou 175librovou korunu.
Boxerská sestava SHOWTIME také zahrnuje dva významné zápasy welterové váhy s implikacemi o titul mistra světa: Ostatní Berto proti. Shawn Porter (Duben 22) a Kell Brook proti. Errol Spence Jr. (Květen 27). Obě akce se konají ve spojení s Premier Boxing Champions. The Duben 22 Berto vs. Porter event bude obsahovat očekávaný souboj o titul mistra světa ve váze 154 liber Jermell Charlo a Charles Hatley stejně jako mistr světa Amanda Serrano pokoušet se stát první ženou – a první bojovnicí portorického slušného stylu – která vyhrála světový titul v pěti různých váhových kategoriích.
Na Sobota, Květen 20, SHOWTIME představí unikátní dvojčet zápasů mistrovství světa. První, nejžhavější mladá hvězda boxu, nově vyražený mistr světa Gervonta Davis, udělá svou první obhajobu světového titulu proti Liam Walsh z Londýna. Později večer, mistr světa v pérové váze Gary Russell Jr. a bývalý mistr světa Andre Dirrell se objeví v samostatných zápasech. Časy zahájení obou živých televizních přenosů budou určeny.
Ve všech, SHOWTIME Sports uvede jedno živé vysílání SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL, jeden žije ShoBox: Nová generace televizní vysílání, a pět televizních přenosů SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, vše zdarma pro předplatitele sítě. Více, SHOWTIME je v rané fázi plánování návratu čtyřdivizního mistra světa Adrien Broner a neporažená hvězda Mikey Garcia na samostatných akcích tohoto léta.
Jarní řada doplňuje robustnost sítě 2017 rozpis boxu. Zaprvé 10 týdnů v roce, SHOWTIME Sports představilo osm zápasů mistrovství světa, včetně dvou soubojů o titul mistra světa (Jack vs. DeGale a Thurman vs. Garcia, SHOWTIME Box na CBS), dvě odvety o titul mistra světa (Frampton vs. Santa Cruz II a Linares vs. Crolla II), živý přenos vůbec první boxerské akce na Twitteru (Broner vs. Granados), oživení ženského boxu (Serrano vs. Rivas) a první hlavní událost ženského boxu v historii prémiové televize (Shields vs. Je volný).
„SHOWTIME pokračuje ve své bezkonkurenční oddanosti tomuto sportu. V boxu prostě neexistuje žádná jiná síť, která by konzistentně poskytovala události světové úrovně,"Řekl Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Generální ředitel, Showtime Sports.
"Náš 2017 rozvrh již některé obsahuje 17 živé přenosy boxu, 15 boje mistrovství světa, s nejlépe hodnocenými bojovníky v nejhlubších váhových kategoriích boxu. Pokračujeme v rozbíjení skleněného stropu na ženském boxu, předveďte největší zápasy ze zámoří a uvidíte, jak se šampioni postaví šampionům, aby sjednotili divize. Jsme hrdí na to, že přetváříme boxerskou krajinu v ringu i mimo něj."
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Sobota, Duben 22 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Představovaný Premier mistrů v boxu
Main Event: Ostatní Berto (31-4, 24 KO) proti. Shawn Porter (26-2, 16 KO) – Eliminátor světového titulu ve welterové váze organizace WBC
Co-Feature: Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 KO) proti. Charles Hatley (26-1-1, 18 KO) – Mistrovství světa WBC v super welterové váze
SHOX: Amanda Serrano (31-1-1, 23 KO) proti. Dahiana Santana (35-8, 14 KO) – 10-Rd. Mistrovství světa v bantamové váze WBO
Čas zahájení: 9:30 p.m. A / 6:30 p.m. PT (SHO Box na SHO EXTREME, 7:30p ET/PT)
Místo konání: Brooklynské centrum Barclays
Poznámky: · Vítěz Berto-Porter se stává povinným vyzyvatelem WBC sjednoceného mistra světa Keitha Thurmana.
Sobota, Duben 29 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KO) proti. Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KO) – IBF a neobsazeno (Super) Mistrovství světa v těžké váze WBA
Čas zahájení: 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT, žít na SHOWTIME
Místo konání: Stadion Wembley, Londýn
Poznámky: · Nejvýznamnější zápas o titul mistra světa v těžké váze v 15 léta– protože Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson v červnu, 2002
Sobota, Květen 20 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Main Event: Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 KO) proti. Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KO) – Mistrovství světa IBF v super pérové váze
Čas zahájení: TBD, živě z Londýna
Místo konání: Copper Box Arena v Londýně, Anglie
Poznámky: · Zápas neporažených bojovníků. Šampion vs. Do Not. 1-zařadil uchazeč
Sobota, Květen 20 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Gary Russell Jr. (21-1, 16 KO) proti. Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KO) – Mistrovství světa WBC v pérové váze
Společné funkce: Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 KO) proti. José Uzcategui (26-1, 22 KO) – IBF prozatímní mistrovství světa v super střední váze
Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KO) proti. Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 KO) – WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator
Čas zahájení: TBD
Místo konání: MGM National Harbor ve Washingtonu, D.C.. Metropolitní oblast
Poznámky: · Šestý zápas o titul v pérové váze na SHOWTIME od února. 2016, a letos druhý.
Sobota, Květen 27 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KO) proti. Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 19 KO) – Mistrovství světa ve welterové váze IBF
Čas zahájení: TBD, žít z Anglie
Místo konání: Fotbalové hřiště Bramall Lane v Sheffieldu, Anglie
Poznámky: · Mistr světa vs. IBF Žádné. 1-zařadil uchazeč
Sobota, Červen 3 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Představovaný Premier mistrů v boxu
Main Event: Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KO) proti. Andrzej Fonfara (29-4, 17 KO) II – Mistrovství světa WBC v lehké těžké váze
Co-Main: Eleider Alvarez (22-0, 11 KO) proti. Jean Pascal (31-4-1, 18 KO) – Stříbrný titul WBC v lehké těžké váze
Čas zahájení: TBD
Poznámky: · Stevenson-Fonfara II je odvetou 2014 akční mistrovský zápas, ve kterém oba borci skórovali knock-downy
Pátek, Červen 9 - ShoBox: Nová generace (Víkend uvedení do Síně slávy)
Main Event: Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 KO) proti. Abel Ramos (17-2-2, 12 KO) - 10 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Čas zahájení: 10 p.m. A/PT
Místo konání: Zapnutí kámen Resort & Kasino ve Veroně, New York.
Poznámky: · Víkend uvedení do Mezinárodní boxerské síně slávy
Očekáváno letos v létě
Čtyřdivizní mistr světa Adrien Broner a mistr světa WBC v lehké váze Mikey Garcia v samostatných událostech živě na SHOWTIME.
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American Premium Television Giants SHOWTIME and HBO To Produce Separate Telecasts on Sobota, Duben 29 From London’s Wembley Stadium
SHOWTIME Live at 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT;
HBO Telecast in Primetime at approx. 10:45 p.m. A/PT
Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime
LONDÝN (Duben 17, 2017) – Matchroom Sport, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. Na Sobota, Duben 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Showtime is the exclusive U.S. televizní partner Joshuy, while HBO has an exclusive agreement with Klitschko in the States. Each premium network will produce its own separate telecast of the main event match for the U.S. publikum. SHOWTIME will televise its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentation live at 4:15 p.m. A/1:15 p.m. PT, while HBO will televise its WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING production na přibližně 10:45 p.m. A/PT.
Joshua (18-0, 18 KO) and Klitschko (64-4, 53 KO) will meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant IBO and WBA World Championships. The British sensation Joshua has knocked out all 18 of his professional opponents in a meteoric rise to stardom, while the long-reigning world champion from Ukraine, Klitschko, aims to win back titles he previously held in his 11-year rule as heavyweight world champion. Joshua vs. Klitschko is promoted by Matchroom Boxing, KMG and K2 Promotions and has officially sold out Wembley Stadium with a record-setting 90,000 tickets sold.
“I’m extremely happy and thankful that our respective U.S. TV partners Showtime and HBO reached an agreement,” said Bernd Boente, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group. “This happened before in the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and the Lewis vs. Tyson fights and shows you the magnitude of our event at Wembley Stadium on April 29.”
“I’m delighted to announce this historic deal that will see Britain’s biggest ever fight shown on both HBO and SHOWTIME in the U.S.,” said Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. “It takes a special fight to break down barriers and boundaries but also networks and executives who believe in working with the best interest of fight fans in mind. With the obstacles in place it would have been any easy resolution to not air the fight in the States but I want to thank HBO and Showtime for their perseverance and allowing America to see one hell of a fight at our national stadium in front on 90,000 passionate fans. Joshua vs. Klitschko is a fight for the ages and we look forward to the show!”
“We are thrilled to be delivering Joshua vs. Klitschko to the U.S. audience live on SHOWTIME,"Řekl Stephen Espinoza, Vice President a výkonný ředitel, Showtime Sports. “On the afternoon of Duben 29, U.S.. sports fans will be able to tune in to SHOWTIME to join a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium and a worldwide television audience in witnessing an event that represents not only the contesting of the heavyweight world championship, but potentially the changing of the guard in the most influential division in boxing. We are proud to be Anthony Joshua’s exclusive U.S. television partner as he attempts to establish his legacy against the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, as Showtime continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport.”
Said Peter Nelson, executive vice president, HBO Sports: “Both promoters and both networks have found a solution that enables boxing fans in the U.S. to watch the world heavyweight championship. This agreement ensures that our subscribers have access to same-day primetime coverage of the fight. It will mark Wladimir Klitschko’s 22nd appearance on HBO and the first for Anthony Joshua.”
The 27-year-old Joshua has been perfect since turning professional shortly after winning Gold at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain. Joshua, of Watford, Anglie, won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship with a second-round knockout of defending champion Charles Martin in April 2016, získání pásu těžké váhy v nejmenším počtu zápasů za více než 20 léta. He has since successfully defended the title twice—against Dominic Breazeale in June and Eric Molina in December.
Joshua is just the sixth Olympic Gold Medalist at super heavyweight to go on to win a professional heavyweight world title, joining Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, Alexander Povetkin and his rival on Duben 29, Wladimir Klitschko.
HBO has been the long-time home of Klitschko’s professional boxing career in the States. The 41-year-old has been a kingpin in the heavyweight division since winning Gold at the 1996 Olympijské hry. He turned pro shortly after the Atlanta games and ran an undefeated campaign for 24 fights before suffering his first defeat to experienced veteran Ross Puritty. Klitschko quickly rebounded by winning 10 in a row and captured his first world title (WBO) with a unanimous decision victory over Chris Byrd in 2000, a win which avenged a loss by his brother, Vitali, earlier that year.
Klitschko’s most recent reign at heavyweight began in 2006 when he captured the IBF and IBO belts via knockout in a rematch against Chris Byrd. He went on to make 17 consecutive defenses of the IBF and IBO crowns, 13 consecutive defenses of the WBO belt, and eight consecutive defenses of the WBA title. Cestou, he amassed victories over Sultan Ibragimov, Hashim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, David Haye, Samuel Peter, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev and more. In total he has fought in 28 total world title fights – a unique record in the history of the heavyweight division – ve srovnání s jen 18 total professional fights for Anthony Joshua. He was the longest reigning world champion (2006-2015) after Joe Louis.
This will be Klitschko’s first outing since losing the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles to Tyson Fury in 2015, svou první porážku v 11 léta.
Rich, Tony and Tom discuss last week’s busy boxing and MMA schedule and look forward to some incredible match-ups this weekend in combat sports. We also briefly discuss Jose Aldo refusing to believe the hype behind Bjorn Rebney and Georges St. Pierre uniting some other UFC stars to start the MMAAA.
Matchroom Sport Announces Joshua To Defend Against Long-Reigning Heavyweight Kingpin Wladimir Klitschko Duben 29 At Wembley Stadium
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Anthony Joshua extended his perfect record to 18-0 s 18 knockouts in a dominating defense of his IBF Heavyweight World Championship over American challenger Eric Molina Sobota on SHOWTIME from Manchester Arena in Manchester, Anglie. VIDEO UDÁLOSTI: http://s.sho.com/2hqHTo8.
Joshua floored Molina with a huge left in the third, leaving the Texas native crumpled in the corner. Molina looked dazed and barely beat the count, but he was again in trouble and defenseless seconds later, nutit rozhodčího zastavit soutěž na 2:02.
Po boji, Matchroom Sport managing direction Eddie Hearn announced that Joshua will make the third defense of his title on Duben 29 against long-reining heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko at London’s Wembley Stadium.
“Disaster avoided dnes večer,” Joshua said. “He started off teeing off with some haymakers early on. There are not too many tactics he can do. It’s hard for him to come in and fight when you aren’t giving him any options. Someone who is boxing with you can give you options, but someone who is boxing on his back feet cannot.”
“This is the start of my story and there will be many more things to come when I step into this ring. I’m not one to talk and I’m not one to mess around, but if I did start talking I think people would find out what I’m all about. I’ve stayed consistent and I’ve stayed patient and I’m still undefeated.”
“We are moving into a huge arena (Wembley). He’s a very respectful man outside of the ring, and he’s very competitive in the ring. This is the step up people have wanted. Klitschko wants his belts back and may the best man win.”
Said Klitschko: “He is the best man in the heavyweight division and his record speaks for itself. This is the fight that the fans want and that is why this fight will happen.”
“Do you want to see a big fight? Do you want to see a fight where two Olympic champs are involved? Do you want to see the fight between A.J. and W.K.? You got it.”
SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Airs at 5:30 p.m. A/2:30 p.m. PT
Live Na SHOWTIME; Encore Presentation During Sobotní SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Televizní vysílání
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IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua weighed in at 249 liber and American challenger Eric Molinaměřeno 237 ½ kg for their heavyweight showdown zítra/Sobota at Manchester Arena live on SHOWTIME®(5:30 p.m. A/2:30 p.m. PT).
The SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® presentation originates from Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles, site of that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. WBC v těžké váze mistr světa Deontay Wilder will join host Brian Custer and analysts Al Bernstein a Paulie Malignaggi as part of the SHOWTIME announce team for Joshua vs. Molina.
Undefeated sensation and 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Joshua (17-0, 17 KO) will make the second defense of his title against Molina (25-3 19 KO), a Texas native getting his second shot at a belt in his quest to become the first Mexican-American heavyweight world champion.
An encore presentation of Joshua vs. Molina will air as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast later that evening, following the main event showdown between WBA Featherweight World Champion Ježíš Cuellar and three-division former champ Abner Mares. Ve spolupráci funkce, Jermall Charlo will defend his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Julian Williams.
