Christina Hammer Defann senti WBC ak WBO Middleweight ak desizyon inanim kont Tori Nelson

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DETROIT (Jen 23, 2018) - Claressa Shields te vin yon chanpyon mondyal de divizyon, ak Christina Hammer te kenbe de sentiwon tit mondyal li yo kòm tou de te bay viktwa desizyon inanim nan Vandredi swa sou SHOWTIME BOXING: EDISYON ESPESYAL soti nan tanp masonik nan Detroit, m '.

 

 

 

Epi kounyeya yo gen je yo fikse youn sou lòt.

 

 

 

Shields yo de fwa Olympic Gold Medalis nan Flint ki tou pre, Mich., te frape atè pou premye fwa nan karyè li 53 segonn nan premye tou an, men li te kapab tounen ak genyen chak wonn apre sa yo vin yon chanpyon mondyal de divizyon kaptire chanpyona mondyal IBF ak WBA Middleweight kont Hanna Gabriels.. Jij yo te fè nòt batay la 98-91, 97-92 de fwa.

 

 

 

Hammer te antre nan bag la apre batay Shields yo, ak yon Shields emosyonèl bourade nan direksyon Hammer ak kèk pouse ak bousonnen swiv. (gade videyo HERE)

 

 

 

"Mwen jis fatige ak Hammer derespekte m 'tout tan tout tan an,” Boukliye yo (6-0, 2 Ko) di. "Li vini nan ring la apre tout dwa mwen yo, pale fatra, epi apre li antre la epi li sanble [krap] kont Nelson. Mwen malad de li. Men, mwen fè l konnen mwen plis pase pare pou yon batay kont li. Li te vle m pèdi aswè a, men mwen te vle li genyen paske mwen vle goumen ak li. Nou dwe inifye kounye a."

 

 

 

Shields ak Gabriels te kòmanse batay la balanse kòlè, men se te Gabriels (18-2-1, 11 Ko) ki moun ki konekte sou yon uppercut dwat voye Shields nan twal la. (gade videyo knockdown la HERE)

 

 

 

"Yon fwa mwen desann, Mwen te pran yon gwo souf epi mwen sonje mwen te panse ak tèt mwen, ‘Mwen pral fwe ti fi sa a’” Shields te di. "Mwen jis sonje mwen te panse ann sèvi ak jab la epi yo dwe entelijan."

 

 

 

Gabriels Kosta Rika, yon detantè inifye 154-liv, te vini nan pwa epi eseye vin yon chanpyon mondyal twa divizyon. (wè Shields-Gabriels en HERE).

 

 

 

“Mwen te antrene pou ale distans men kè m te trayi m, paske apre sa premye frape desann, Mwen t ap chèche yon lòt,” di Gabriels, chanpyon WBA ak WBO ki t ap goumen nan li 12^th dwat batay tit mondyal depi genyen tit la welterweight nan 2009. "Mwen te vle montre tout moun mwen te gen yon kè vanyan sòlda.

 

 

 

"Mwen pa t 'santi mwen te gen yon avantaj apre debat la. Mwen te santi mwen te oblije travay wonn apre tou pou menm gen yon posibilite pou genyen."

 

 

 

Te ajoute Gabriels: "Li gen anpil pouvwa. Se te yon gwo batay epi ou dwe aksepte desizyon jij yo. Li pwisan e pou fanatik yo mwen panse ke li ale byen.

 

 

 

Shields soufri yon koupe sou machwè gòch la nan wonn 10, epi tou li simonte yon bou tèt. Li te raple li te blese pa kout pwen Gabriels nan tèt jis twa fwa nan batay la. "Premye tou an, katriyèm tou ak wityèm tou, Anplis de sa, li pa t frape m san bal nan tèt.

 

 

 

Shields - nan premye batay li ak nouvo antrenè John David Jackson - te di ke li te aprann yon bagay sou tèt li apre batay la.. "Mwen ka mete sou bourik mwen, leve epi tounen vin genyen,” li te di. "Aswè a se te lannwit mwen an e mwen dwe montre mond lan mwen se pi gran nan tout tan. Mwen te montre kiyès mwen ye. Koulye a,, Mwen vrèman danjere paske ou ka menm mete m atè, epi mwen pral toujou tounen pou genyen."

 

 

 

Diferans nan batay la te Shields’ presizyon, espesyalman an tèm de vaksen pouvwa li kòm li konekte sou 42 pousan konpare ak Gabriels ' 26 pousan.

 

 

 

Shields te mande apre batay la lè li ta renmen fè fas a Hammer. "Èspere ke li nan pwochen,” li te di. "Mwen pa bezwen repo. Mwen te ka fwete li aswè a. Mwen jis tèlman malad ak li ak tout ekip li a."

 

 

 

 

 

Nan yon viktwa dezagreyab nan li trè antisipe U.S. premye, Hammer (23-0, 10 Ko) te rete enfèt ak yon desizyon inanim kont Tori Nelson (17-2-3, 2 Ko). Nòt yo te 100-90, 99-91 de fwa, pou kenbe senti WBC ak WBO Middleweight World Title li yo. (gade pwen enpòtan Hammer-Nelson HERE).

 

 

 

"Li ta pi bon pou w jwenn yon KO,” di Hammer, ki moun ki se 27 ane fin vye granmoun ak soti nan Dortmund, Almay. "Mwen te eseye tout sa mwen te kapab pou jwenn knockout la. Li te difisil. Mwen espere ke USA a bon ak sa a epi mwen toujou chanpyon an."

 

 

 

"Mwen vrèman ap tann pou m goumen ak Claressa. Li pral eseye goumen ak mwen sou anndan an men travay pye mwen ak rive mwen pral fè diferans lan. Batay la ak Claressa pral yon chanjman jwèt. Li pral pi gwo batay fanm yo tout tan. Mwen ta renmen goumen ak li nan yon sit net.”

 

 

 

"Mwen trè desi nan pèfòmans mwen aswè a,” di yon Nelson emosyonèl apre batay la. "Se yon pèt, nan kou li nan enèvan. Mwen pa t okipe ase, Mwen devine.”

 

 

 

Nan dènye batay li, Nelson te pèdi yon desizyon inanim devan Shields nan mwa janvye. "Claressa pi bon,” Nelson te di. "Shields gen yon jab epi li sèvi ak bag la. Claressa kanpe la epi li vle goumen. Li gen tout kout pwen. Hammer sèlman gen youn."

 

 

 

Nan louvri televizyon an, Oma Salamov (21-1, 16 Ko) konekte sou yon men dwat letal nan frape soti Brian Howard (13-2, 10 Ko) 53 segonn nan nevyèm wonn nan yon batay 10-wonn ki pwograme nan pwa loud.

 

 

 

Salamov, soti nan Alkhan-Kala, Larisi, t ap fè premye Etazini ak antrene nan Kronk Gym nan Detroit ak Javan "Sugar" Hill Steward.. Nan yon batay ant de konbatan long ak lanky, Salamov te ateri 34 pousan nan pwenson pouvwa li konpare ak 27 pousan pou Howard e li te devan sou tout twa jij yo nan moman knockout la.

 

 

 

"Mwen te blese yon ti kras nan dezyèm tou nan youn nan vaksen li yo, men mwen pa t kite li deranje m paske sa a se peyi Etazini mwen an. premye,di Salamov, yon pro sis ane ki se 24 ane fin vye granmoun. "Mwen jis kontinye goumen. Apre mwen te frape ak kout pwen sa a, Mwen te kòmanse vini pi devan epi le pli vit ke mwen te fè sa, batay la chanje."

 

 

 

Salamov te di ke li te konnen yon fwa li te konekte sou premye dwa ke Howard te blese. "Mwen te konnen le pli vit ke mwen te ateri kout pyen an ke li ta blese anpil,"Li te di. "Mwen te santi li jiska koud mwen. Mwen pa t vle frape l apre sa paske mwen te konnen li te fini."

 

 

 

Ansyen pwa kwazyè Howard la te gen yon koup nan en e li te kapab efektivman ateri men dwat li nan plizyè okazyon, ki gen ladan yon sèl pwisan kwa dwat nan setyèm wonn lan ki te sanble toudi Salamov.

 

 

 

"Mwen ta di mwen te fè jis, Mwen te fè OK,” di Howard, yon ansyen jwè foutbòl lig minè ki abite andeyò Atlanta e ki t ap fè premye SHOWTIME li. "Mwen te gen chans jwenn apèl la pa ekip Salamov la ak pa SHOWTIME. Mwen pral tounen."

 

 

 

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SHOWTIME BOXING: EDITION ESPESYAL - 10 p.m. AK/PT

 

IBF and WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championship

Claressa Shields – 159 ½ liv.

Hanna Gabriels – 159 ½ liv.

Abit: Gerard White (California); Judges: Michael Ancona (Ohio), Jeremy Hayes (Toronto, Kanada), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

 

WBC and WBO Women’s Middleweight World Championship

Christina Hammer – 159 ½ liv.

Tori Nelson – 157 ½ liv.

Abit: Frank Garza (Michigan); Judges: Katealia Chambers (Michigan), Benoit Roussel (Montreal), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

Light Heavyweight 10-Round Bout

Umar Salamov – 174 ½ liv.

Brian Howard – 174 ½ liv.

Abit: Sam Williams (Michigan); Judges: Ansel Stewart (Michigan), Michael Ancona (Ohio), Pasquale Procopio (Montreal, Kanada)

REMAK: see PDF email attachment for bout sheet and all weights.

FLASH QUOTES:

 

CLARESSA SHIELDS:

“I have John David Jackson now and I’ve learned so much from him since we got together back in February. I’ve had coaches in the past who tried to change my style and game, but at the end of the day I just have to go in there and fight like I know how to.

 

 

 

“Being in Flint for my last camp, you wouldn’t believe all the things I had to deal with. Just stuff that shouldn’t be happening to a world champion. It was stressful, and I was stressed even the week of the fight [nan mwa janvye]. I had to get out. I was able to train in Florida this time around.

 

 

 

"[Hanna’s] a good fighter. She has skills and just the way she carries herself. She’s very calm and her facial expressions never change. I watched the fight where she got knocked out, and even then her facial expressions didn’t change. I think she’s tough, but not as tough as I am. I know I’m the better fighter.

 

 

 

“Tori underestimated my power. I think Tori has a punchers’ chance [against Hammer]. I don’t wrap my career around Hammer. Our lives don’t intertwine. I have to worry about what’s in front of me. I’m not going to watch that fight.

 

 

 

“I was focused on my diet for this fight. I don’t have much family in Florida and didn’t have any distractions.”

 

HANNA GABRIELS:

 

 

“We need to step up to the plate and make sure our game plan is on point and we give the fans what they want to see, which is a great fight. You have to overcome a lot and sacrifice to get to this point, and my team has done that.

 

 

 

“I’ve never feared anyone. Words don’t do anything. When I get in the ring I’m going to be a beast.

 

 

 

“I’m OK with whatever comes, win or loss. I’m a champion and that’s my mentality in the ring. We’re going for the victory, and I’m appreciating everything that’s happening preparing for this fight.

 

 

 

“I don’t underestimate her power. But boxing isn’t just about power, there’s so much more. You can be powerful, but can you land the punch? Can it be precise? There are so many things going on in the ring that you have to worry about.”

 

CHRISTINA HAMMER:

 

 

“I was very disappointed that I wasn’t able to fight back in January because of my visa issues.

 

 

 

“I was at the Claressa Shields-Tori Nelson fight and now it’s my turn to get in the ring. I like to go forward and be aggressive. When you can finish, you finish. The American people will like my style.

 

 

 

“Boxing is my passion and my job, and I’m prepared and looking forward to this. Now the day is here and it’s on SHOWTIME. We aren’t thinking about Claressa Shields. Out of respect to Tori Nelson, I’m focused on this fight only.”

 

Tori NELSON:

 

 

“I’m a power puncher and I’ve been using my legs more in camp so this camp has been so much different than what I’m used to.

 

 

 

“They say lighting strikes only once, but I got another chance. I am so grateful I got the call for this fight. This is my second chance. A lot of people don’t get second chances.

 

 

 

‘I really have something to prove. A lot of people have believed in me and I’ve got to show what I can do in the ring.

 

 

 

“I think Christina is overlooking me. It’s disrespectful but I’m glad. It’s better for me that she does overlook me.”

 

UMAR SALAMOV:

 

 

“This fight is going to be a good test. I know I can make it into the top 10, and this is my start.

 

 

 

“There’s a big difference living here in Detroit, but it’s a lot like Moscow, a big city.

 

 

 

“I love to fight, and this is a dream come true coming to America. Brian Howard is a tough opponent. It will not be an easy fight but I’m confident I can beat him.”

 

BRIAN HOWARD:

 

 

“I have a little bit of ring rust, but I’m going to be sharp. I’ve prepared well and I’m in shape. I have great metabolism, and can lose weight easily.

 

 

 

“I took my first loss in 2012 and after I took that loss I didn’t have the support I needed. I got back into it and it was just tough getting a fight. I got a lot of nos.

 

 

 

“I’ve seen some tape of my opponent. But you don’t know if he will change or bring something else.

 

 

 

“I box better than I play football. My nickname is MVP – Most Vicious Puncher.

 

 

 

“I don’t look at it that I’m the B-side fighter. This is a real opportunity for me, and I’m going to take full advantage of it.”

 

 

 

Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ankouraje pa Salita Pwomosyon, yo disponib nan Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 ak $35.

 

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Christina Hammer Battles Tori Nelson in Co-Feature

Umar Salamov Takes On Brian Howard In Opening Bout

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“When somebody says that they’re going to beat me, it angers me. I get mad and I punch the bag until it falls.” – Claressa Shields

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Shields To Fight for World Title in Second Weight Division as She Faces Gabriels for IBF & WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships Vandredi, Jen 22 On SHOWTIME^®

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DETROIT (Jen 19, 2018) – Super Middleweight Mondyal Champion Inifye Fanm Claressa Shields and unified 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels spoke to the media at a workout session in Detroit just days before the two clash to decide the IBF & WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships this Friday on SHOWTIME.

 

 

 

The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT and features the No. 1 avyon de gè nan 168 pounds facing the No. 1 avyon de gè nan 154 pounds as they both attempt to become champions for the first time in the middleweight division. The telecast also features unified women’s middleweight champion Sou entènèt jwèt Christina Hammer defending her WBC & WBO titles in her U.S. debut against former world champion Tori Nelson. Epitou, light heavyweight prospects Oma Salamov ak Brian Howard will meet in a 10-round matchup that will open the tripleheader from Masonic Temple in Detroit.

 

 

 

Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ankouraje pa Salita Pwomosyon, yo disponib nan Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 ak $35.

 

 

 

Here is what Shields and Gabriels had to say today at the Downtown Boxing Gym in Detroit:

 

CLARESSA SHIELDS

 

“It’s been seven weeks of really hard work. A lot of people don’t know and I really don’t like to be open about it, but I got to 183 pounds after my last fight in January and now I’m 160. Sa a 23 liv. I was in camp running and getting ready for the fight and having to focus on weight was very different for me.

 

 

“I feel good and ready to go. I’m happy that she made it in safe and all that but now I’m just excited. You all know how I get before fights. The champ is here.

 

 

 

 

“So much has changed since I first turned pro. In my first fight, I was frustrated against Franchon (Crews Dezurn) during our fight. I was frustrated throughout camp and I really couldn’t handle everything that was going on. Now I know how to handle the media, the workouts, the interviews and still remain disciplined. The fact that I had to lose so much weight this camp only added more discipline.

 

 

 

“It makes me so happy and it just touches my heart to see four female fighters on the main fight poster. I was so happy that they decided to put them on TV. They have put me on before but it’s always been my goal to put other women on so when they decided to put Tori Nelson and Christina Hammer on I was so excited because this has never been done before. Women’s boxing is going somewhere.

 

 

 

“I always knew that it would take me to turn professional for women’s boxing to go to a higher level. That’s why I waited to win a second Gold Medal before I turned professional. To be the one to be the leader is special. I feel like I go out there every fight and give my best and show that I can box better than 90 percent of the men that box. If you have a choice to make a man the main event or me the main event, I always want them to choose me.

 

 

 

“There’s always mutual respect between me and my opponents. I’m thankful for them because I can’t do this by myself. I thank Hanna for stepping up and it’s mutual respect until Friday. I start getting really mean on Thursday,Friday is the fight and then after that we can exchange numbers and be friends.

 

 

 

“I expect her to use her gifts. She’s really good on her legs and she’s strong up top. I think she lacks in speed so I expect her to try to counter me and try to force me to make mistakes with her movement. I think she underrates my power.

 

 

 

“I never said that I wanted to get more knockouts. I’m perfectly fine being 5-0 ak de debouchur. Nan fen jounen an, I’m fine with that. The longer I’m in the ring boxing, the better. The more they get to see me on TV, that’s fine. Of course I would love to get the big knockout but look how disappointed Errol Spence Jr. was to get such a quick knockout of Ocampo. That didn’t please his fans. Si pentch a vini, li rive.

 

 

 

“This will be my toughest fight. She’s the most skilled and has the most experience. She’s a three-time world champion. I’ve fought former world champions but she’s a three-time world champion to date. The girl that beat her, Hanna avenged that loss. I’m looking forward to her coming out and putting 100 percent in and I hope for us to have a great fight.

 

“I’m always confident going into fights. I’m not leaving the ring without having two new belts.”

 

HANNA GABRIELS

 

“I think that this is a time right now where women can have this type of platform. Claressa is a great champion and I have faced great women’s champions. I think it’s a great time for boxing fans to enjoy a quality fight. She’s a champion. I’m a champion. This will be a great matchup.

 

 

 

“You are going to see a very technical and aggressive fighter. That’s the only way that you can fight Claressa because she’s so aggressive herself and so tough, you can’t go in the ring passive against her. You have to put your life on the line in there and that’s what I’m planning to do.

 

 

 

“I feel honored to be on such a great card. This is a great opportunity and I just hope everybody sees this the way that I do. We trained hard. In my case, I wanted to bring the very best out of myself so the fans could leave the arena feeling great. Sa a se sa boksè se tout sou. Bringing entertainment and emotions that most other sports don’t bring to people.

 

 

 

“This fight means a lot to me. Every person that I love is going through a hard time right now, including my family. I just want to lead by example and show everybody that all odds are nothing. You can still fight the battle with as many resources or as little resources as you have. I’m dedicating this fight to all my loved ones because I promise there will be better times for us.

 

 

 

“When I was five years old I was sexually abused so my teenage years were tough. Sports always took me away from that. When I got an injury and I had to stop competing in track, I thought my life was over. For the next five or six years, I was very destructive and felt like I didn’t have a purpose. When I turned 24, I started a different passage and learned that everything that happened to me just made me the person I am today.

 

 

 

“We don’t really focus on anybody’s weaknesses because we believe if you’re a good professional and you are dedicating your life to this, you are supposed to get better at your weaknesses. So we focus on her strengths and I think we have a great plan. They say that she’s been underestimating me a lot but I think it’s part of her game and part of what she does.

 

 

 

“I think her strengths are pretty obvious. She has great feet. I don’t know if she punches hard but she’s very explosive. She must have a lot of power and she’s very defensive. She keeps her distance and she’s so big and I’m so small that we will have to risk a lot of things. Her confidence is one of her biggest strengths.

 

 

 

“This will probably be my toughest fight so far. I never had an amateur career, I had just one fight. Claressa has fought 80-something times so my schooling has been in the professional environment and I have had to learn in the process. Every fight has been a hard fight because I have to solve problems and I think she is definitely the toughest opponent because she’s so tall and so fast. She must walk around normally at 185 pounds and I’m not as big so we were a little worried at the beginning at how we would reach her body but we finally were able to figure that out in training and I’m confident that my game is going to surprise her a lot.

 

 

 

“Hopefully we can bring a surprise and people will get to see me and let everybody know that there are more great boxers out there that aren’t getting the same exposure or marketing that Claressa is getting. I don’t feel disrespected, I see this is an opportunity to show what I’ve been working on. Let them plan. Maybe those plans will fall.

 

 

 

“It’s going to be a great fight. She’s coming for the victory and I’m coming for the victory as well. She’s in for a big surprise.”

 

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Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson in the Co-Feature

All Four Women’s Middleweight Titles To Be Contested on Vandredi, Jen 22 LIVE On SHOWTIME^®

NEW YORK (Jen 13, 2018) – Light Heavyweight prospects Oma Salamov ak Brian Howard will meet in a 10-round matchup that will open the SHOWTIME BOXING: EDISYON ESPESYAL tripleheader Vandredi, Jen 22 viv sou chotim^® (10 p.m. AK/PT) from Masonic Temple in Detroit.

 

 

 

Nan evènman an prensipal, unified champions from different divisions will meet in the middle. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Unified Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields ap fè fas a Unified Jr. Middleweight Mondyal Champion Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships. Both fighters have a lot at stake when they meet as Shields will look to become a two-division champion and Gabriels will seek to win titles on a third weight class. In the co-feature bout, women’s unified WBC and WBO Middleweight World Champion Sou entènèt jwèt Christina Hammer will defend against former world champion Tori Nelson as all four women’s middleweight world titles will be at stake.

 

 

 

Salamov (20-1, 15 Ko), of Alkhan-Kala, Larisi, will be making his United States debut and is currently in training at Kronk Gym in Detroit with famed Javan “Sugar” Hill Steward. In his six-year career, the 23-year-old has already won the IBO Youth and World Light Heavyweight, WBO Youth World, European and International, and the IBF East/West Europe Light Heavyweight Championships.

 

 

 

Howard (13-1, 10 Ko) of Bartow Fla., currently resides in Loganville, Ga., outside of Atlanta. He started boxing 12 years ago at the age of 26, after playing three years in minor league football for the Polk County War Eagles. Despite being 38, Howard has shown natural talent and has knocked out previously undefeated fighters in two of his last three appearances.

 

 

 

“I waited a long time to make my U.S. debut and I am thrilled that it’s going to be on SHOWTIME,” said Salamov. “Training at the Kronk Gym in Detroit has been a phenomenal experience. I look forward to putting my skills and experience together to make a powerful statement. Howard is an accomplished and skilled boxer. I am coming in ready and know that it will be an exciting fight for the fans at Masonic Temple. This is my opportunity to show that I belong at the top of the light heavyweight division.”

 

 

 

Howard is also excited to be making his SHOWTIME debut. “It’s one of the opportunities that every fighter hopes to get,"Li te di. “I want to thank team Salamov for giving me the chance to take part in this event. I look forward to future opportunities and putting on a great show on fight night. I know he’s a champion, which I respect. He’s a skilled fighter who handles himself well in the ring, but I predict I will get him out of there between the fifth and 10^thround.”

 

 

 

“I believe Umar has the skills, experience and hunger to be the best light heavyweight in the world,” said event promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “Umar will have a chance to prove a point against a big puncher and spoiler in Brian Howard. It will be an exciting fight with both fighters needing a win to get into world title contention.”

 

 

 

Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ankouraje pa Salita Pwomosyon, yo disponib nan Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 ak $35.