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Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht® - 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT
Leo Santa Cruz Defends WBA Featherweight Championship vs. Carl Frampton
Two-Division Champ Mikey Garcia Returns Against Former Champion Elio Rojas
Tony Harrison and Sergey Rabchenko Meet in IBF 154-Pound Eliminator
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® - 7 p.m. AGUS/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off
Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout
Ticéid Ar Díol Anois
BROOKLYN (Meitheamh 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Dé Sathairn, Iúil 30 on an exciting night of boxing on Showtime agus Showtime bhfíor that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center i Brooklyn.
Garcia, who won world titles at featherweight and super featherweight, will fight former world champion Elio Rojas in a 10-round bout in the Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht co-feature of the Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton event presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
In the opening bout of the Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht telecast that begins at 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders Tony Harrison agus Sergey Rabchenko will meet in a 12-round IBF Junior Middleweight Eliminator. Harrison and Rabchenko will square off for the No. 2 mandatory challenger spot to IBF titlist Jermall CHARLO, who successfully defended his crown on Bealtaine 21, and undefeated contender Julian Williams, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on Márta 5, both on SHOWTIME. Harrison vs.. Rabchenko is the sixth matchup in 2016 between top 154-pound fighters, a lineup showcasing three world title fights and three title elimination matches in one of boxing’s deepest divisions.
The combined record of the six fighters on the SHOWTIME telecast is an impressive 162-4-1 le 113 knockouts.
An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi agus Gabriel “Tito” Bracero highlights the undercard action on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHOWTIME EXTREME. The 10-round bout is a matchup between a former two-division world champion, Malignaggi, and a fellow Brooklyn native, Bracero, coming off the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Danny O'Connor Dheireadh Fómhair seo caite.
A 10-round clash between once-beaten lightweight Ivan Redkach and streaking Tevin Feirmeoir, buaiteoir de 14 straight, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 p.m. AGUS/PT.
An Iúil 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between Keith Thurman agus Shawn Porter, a back-and-forth slugfest that generated the top grossing live gate and second-highest attended boxing event in venue history.
“This is the strongest card from top to bottom that I have promoted at Barclays Center,” said DiBella Entertainment President Lou DiBella. “Every single fight is significant and competitive, and this is a great follow up from the tremendous success that boxing had with Thurman-Porter this past weekend.”
“This will be our 19ú imeacht dornálaíochta, but from top to bottom it’s arguably our best card yet,” said Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark. “We are excited to welcome undefeated Santa Cruz and Frampton to Brooklyn for the first time, a fight that could rival Barclays Center’s epic Thurman-Porter bout for Fight of the Year. It’s also a pleasure to welcome Brooklyn’s own Paulie Malignaggi back to Barclays Center for the fifth time and to host the return of Mikey Garcia after a two and a half year hiatus. Iúil 30 is going to be another big night for BROOKLYN BOXING.”
“We are excited to be part of Mikey Garcia’s return to the ring. Before the layoff, he was a two-division world champion and considered one of the top boxers in the world. We know he is determined to reclaim his place among the elite,"A dúirt Stephen Espinoza, Leas-Uachtarán & Bainisteoir Ginearálta, Showtime Spóirt. “SHOWTIME has distinguished itself by delivering the most compelling matchups and the most important events in boxing all year long. There is no other network as committed to the sport, agus an Iúil 30 imeacht, from top-to-bottom, is a prime example.”
Mikey GARCIA vs. ELIO ROJAS
“I expect to pick up right where I left off,” Garcia told SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray last Saturday on CBS. “I was a world champion, I was undefeated, and I still am. I didn’t leave because I was injured. I think I’ll come back even better. I’m hungrier now than I was before.
“I just have to get one fight in. This first fight with Elio (Rojas) will be somewhere between 135 agus 140 punt, but I want to fight at 135 and win a title there. I want to win a title there and keep going after champion after champion. Now that all that (uncertainty) is behind me I look forward to the next stage of my career. This next stage of my career will be what people remember me for.”
“Mikey Garcia is a great fighter,” Rojas said. “I want to thank him for this opportunity. We are both former WBC World Champions and I expect a great fight. Mar sin féin, all of the talk surrounding this fight has been about Mikey’s comeback and his future plans. I am no tune-up. This is also about me coming back and fighting again. He may be looking past me, but I am fully focused on him and securing the victory. I will do whatever I have to do to win, so I can move on and regain my world championship.”
Garcia (34-0, 28 Kos), de Ventura, Calif., is 28-years-old and in the prime of his career. Once considered one of the top young boxers pound-for-pound in the world, he will make his first ring appearance since he retained the WBO 130-pound title with a 12-round unanimous decision overJuan Carlos Burgos ar Jan. 25, 2014. Garcia, the brother of renowned trainer Robert Garcia, has been victorious by knockout in 10 de chuid caite 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido agus Bernabe Concepcion.
Rojas (24-2, 14 Kos), of San Francisco de Macoris, An Phoblacht Dhoiminiceach, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder Takahiro Ao sa tSeapáin. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. i 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Jhonny Gonzalez i mí Aibreáin 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, áit bhris Robert Osiobe i mí Lúnasa 2014.
TONY HARRISON vs. SERGEY RABCHENKO:
“I’m thrilled to return to the ring on this big stage for my first fight in Brooklyn, and I’m ready to put on a show,” said Harrison. “Fighting for a world title is my dream and I know that I have a challenge in front of me. I’m working hard in camp to get another knockout and to make my mark on the division.”
“This is the start of realizing my dream,” Rabchenko said. “America is the Mecca of boxing so it is a huge privilege for me to be asked to fight there. American fans like to see knockouts and I like to knock people out so I think they will like what they see. I think I can build a fan base there. I am hungrier than ever. I have not seen much of Harrison, but I am ready for anyone. People say he is a very good fighter with good power. I’m not worried. I have good power as well and I think I will have too much for him.”
Ag díreach 25-bliain d'aois, Harrison (23-1, 19 Kos) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 go 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated Cecil McCalla do 10 rounds in October 2015 agus iad a stopadh Fernando Trodaí in impressive fashion in March.
Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 Kos) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. den chéad uair ar Iúil 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo Bealtaine 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.
Showtime bhfíor:
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI vs. GABRIEL BRACERO:
“I feel truly blessed to have yet another opportunity to fight in Brooklyn,” Malignaggi said. “I have known Tito a long time and I know he always comes to fight. We will give the Brooklyn fans a great appetizer before the terrific main event later that night in Barclays Center.”
“I’m looking to make a statement by winning this fight,” said Bracero. “Paulie and I have been friends since the amateurs and I’m thankful to have this opportunity, but he’s had his run. Now it’s time for me to have mine. This fight is going to change my life.”
Is iar-curadh domhanda ag 140 agus 147-punt, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 Kos) will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fifth time. He has faced a slew of big names throughout his career and has been victorious over the likes of Zab Judah, Vyacheslav Senchenko agus Pablo Cesar Cano. Rugadh agus tógadh sa chomharsanacht Bensonhurst Brooklyn, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten Danny Garcia i mí Lúnasa.
Another Brooklyn-native, Bracero (24-2, 5 Kos) comes off of a sensational one-punch knockout of rival Danny O'Connor in their rematch last October. The 35-year-old owns victories over Dmitry Salita agus Pavel Miranda in addition to his first triumph over the previously unbeaten O’Connor in 2011.
IVAN REDKACH vs. TEVIN FARMER:
“I am extremely happy to be back in the ring on a big show in New York,” Redkach said. “There are so many Ukrainian fans in New York and I am thrilled to have their support and will put on a great show for them. I want to thank Leo Santa Cruz and his team for having me in their camp as we both prepare ourselves to put on tremendous performances come Iúil 30."
“I couldn’t be more excited about this fight,” Farmer said. “This is my Barclays Center debut and it is going to be a spectacular performance. I have called out anyone and everyone in the 130- pound division to no avail, so now I’m moving up to 135 to take on Redkach, one of the most feared punchers in the division. Redkach is an aggressive guy and I know he is coming to fight, but there is no way I leave that ring without my hand being raised. This is a fight where I can and I will make a major statement. I’m willing to fight whoever they put in front of me to inch closer to a world title opportunity and Iúil 30 is another step in that direction. I tip my hat off to Redkach for giving me this fight, but this is my time to shine.”
Rugadh é san Úcráin, ach ag troid as Los Angeles, REDK (19-1-1, 15 Kos) began boxing at the age of six and has put together an impressive career since turning pro in 2009. The 30-year-old owns victories over Tony Luis, Sergey Gulyakevich agus Yakubu Amidu. An chuid is mó le déanaí, Redkach knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015 and fought to a draw with Luis Cruz i mí Aibreáin.
Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Farmer (24-1-1, 5 Kos) bhuaigh 14 bouts in a row since losing to unbeaten world champion Jose Pedraza i 2012. The 25-year-old has come on strong in recent years, upsetting previously unbeaten fighters such as Emmanuel Gonzalez, Angel Luna agus Camilo Perez. Farmer dominated veteran Gamaliel Diaz in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on Iúil 30.
Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid beo, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions, tosú ag $38 agus is féidir a cheannach ar líne trí chuairt a thabhairt www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nó trí ghlaoch ar 1-800-745-3000. Tá ticéid ar fáil freisin ag an Oifig na dTicéad American Express ag Barclays Ionad. Tá lascainí grúpa ar fáil trí ghlaoch 844-BKLYN-GP.
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Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht® Telecast Tosaíonn ag
9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT
Ticéid ar Díol Amárach, Meitheamh 15 ag 10 rn!
BROOKLYN (Meitheamh 14, 2016) – Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl "An Jackal" Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Dé Sathairn, Iúil 30 i gcás is mó de Dornálaíocht Seaimpíní Premier event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. An Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht® telecast begins live on Showtime® ag 9 p.m. AGUS/6 p.m. PT.
Ticéid le haghaidh an ócáid beo, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions, tosú ag $38 agus dul ar díol amárach, Meitheamh 15 ag 10 a.m. Is féidir ticéid a cheannach ar líne trí chuairt a thabhairt www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nó trí ghlaoch ar 1-800-745-3000. Tá ticéid ar fáil freisin ag an Oifig na dTicéad American Express ag Barclays Ionad. Tá lascainí grúpa ar fáil trí ghlaoch 844-BKLYN-GP.
Santa Cruz and Frampton collide in a battle of world champions who mix dizzying speed with incredible output that produces exciting fight after exciting fight. This fight will be the fifth featherweight world title fight presented by SHOWTIME in 2016. Frampton, a unified world champion at 122 punt, a weight class Santa Cruz previously held a title at, will move up a notch in weight and challenge at 126 punt.
“I’ve never been to New York before and I’m looking forward to this big opportunity to put on a show for new fans in a new city,” said Santa Cruz. “I always fight for the fans and I’m excited to be able to do that somewhere I haven’t been before. Frampton is a good fighter. He has power and skills and he moves when he has to, but he has a weak chin. When he gets caught with a good punch, he goes down. He doesn’t like pressure and I have that. I’m looking forward to putting on an exciting show at Barclays Center and I hope I leave with lots of new fans.”
“I am in terrific shape, I feel fantastic in the gym and I am ready for the biggest fight of my career,"A dúirt Frampton. "Ar Iúil 30 I will become a two weight world champion. I respect Leo Santa Cruz, he is a great fighter and person, but I am preparing meticulously to overcome any challenge he brings on Iúil 30. I cannot wait to hear the crowd at Barclays Center. It is my first time boxing in New York, where some of the greatest fights have taken place. I know there will be a large number of fans traveling from the UK and Ireland but there is also a huge Irish-American audience and I am eager to show them all what I can do. Faigh do ticéid anois, it’s going to be a great fight!"
“Santa Cruz vs. Frampton is not only the best fight that can be made in the featherweight division, it truly is one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing,” said Lou DiBella, Uachtarán na DiBella Siamsaíocht. “Boxing fans can expect nonstop action in this can’t-miss matchup of aggressive styles. There’s no better way for Santa Cruz and Frampton to make their New York debuts than at Barclays Center, i Brooklyn, against each other.”
“The competitive matchup of Santa Cruz vs. Frampton shines an international spotlight on BROOKLYN BOXING at Barclays Center,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Siamsaíocht. “We’re especially excited to host two of the best featherweight boxers in the sport today as they fight in New York for the first time.”
The popular Mexican-American Santa Cruz fights out of Los Angeles and won the 126-pound title in a “Fight of the Year” candidate against former three-division champ Láracha Abner last August at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. It was just the third fight in the featherweight division for Santa Cruz, who has won belts at 118 agus 122 pounds while earning a reputation as one of boxing’s most active and exciting fighters. The 27-year-old also holds victories over Cristian Mijares agus Eric Morel. He has competed in world title bouts in 11 de chuid caite 13 fights since 2012. After stopping former world champion Kiko Martinez in the fifth round last Feabhra. 27, Santa Cruz makes his second world title defense in his East Coast debut.
After defeating rival Scott QUIGG in their 122-pound unification bout last Feabhra. 27, Frampton will attempt to capture a world title in a second weight class. Fighting out of Belfast, Tuaisceart Éireann, the Irish national amateur champion in 2005 agus 2009 expects to bring some of his rabid fans stateside come Iúil 30. The 29-year-old became a world champion in 2014 when he defeatedKiko Martinez to earn a super bantamweight title. Rinne sé a chuid U.S. debut in July 2015 when he defeated Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. in Texas before unifying the title against Quigg.
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Curadh Trommheáchain IBF úrnua “Prince” Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) chóir a bheith ar scamall a naoi.
Ina sheachtú bliain de dornálaíocht agus beagán sa tríú háit mar ghairmí, Tá Martin ar an séú cos ó dheas le craobh meáchain trom a bhuachan riamh tar éis dó TKO a scóráil 3 thar barr-iomaitheoir na hÚcráine Vyacheslav Glazkov oíche Dé Sathairn seo caite, Eanáir 16, ag Ionad Barclay i Nua Eabhrac.
Is éacht iontach é aon teideal domhanda a bhuachan nach sroicheann an chuid is mó riamh le blianta fada de dornálaíocht. Cuir leis gur thóg Martin amach an 2008 Buaiteoir bonn cré-umha Sár-mheáchain Oilimpeach le bheith ar an dara curadh trom-mheáchain Mheiriceá i rannán a athnuachan go tobann.
“Mothaíonn sé go maith,” admhaíonn Máirtín. “Bhí mé ag iarraidh é a dhéanamh go tapa. Ní raibh mé in ann fanacht,” míníonn sé faoina ardú céime tapa. “Tógann roinnt rudaí a deir siad am ach nuair a bhíonn tú i ndáiríre meáite ar rud éigin a dhéanamh, déanfaidh tú é chomh luath agus is féidir.”
Agus a áit cinnte cheana féin sna leabhair staire dornálaíochta agus roinnt imeachtaí brabúsaí féideartha ar an léaslíne, cén fáth nach é Máirtín an fear is sona ar domhan?
Ba é an bealach a bhuaigh sé.
“Tá mothú folamh agam faoi láthair,” arsa an curadh 29 bliain d'aois. “Bhí mé os comhair an oiread sin daoine agus bhí sé in am agam a bheith ag taitneamh ar Showtime agus mo scileanna a thaispeáint don domhan. Mhothaigh mé nach raibh aon chumhacht aige agus dúirt sé liom féin gur obair éasca a bheadh ann. Bhí a fhios agam go raibh oíche iontach agam. Bhí mé ag dul go dtí KO dó agus ansin bheadh grá ag gach duine dom… ach níor tharla sé mar sin.”
Stop Glazkov ag troid i mbabhta a trí mar gheall ar ACL stróicthe ar a ghlúine agus dearbhaíodh Martin mar bhuaiteoir an teidil a bhí folamh ag an am mar gheall ar TKO de bharr díobhála..
“Theastaigh uaim an crios a bhuachan mo bhealach,” lean an díomá Martin. “Bheadh sé bainte amach sa deireadh. Bhí sé ag teacht chuige. Ní bhfuair mé fiú mo chuid uachtair a úsáid air, ach tá sé go maith ar fad.”
Humble agus thar a bheith taitneamhach, D’fhan Máirtín dea-bhéasach, iar-troid agus chuir sé a chomhbhrón in iúl do Glazkov díomách. Mar sin féin, ón oíche sin, Tá Glazkov tar éis a rá go raibh “rinne Martin amach” agus gur cinnte go mbeadh an chraobh aige murar gortaíodh é.
“Ó mo bheannacht, Tá mé ag iarraidh a bheith humhal faoin scéal, ach tá sé sin craiceáilte a dúirt sé,” dúirt Máirtín. “Má cheapann sé sin i ndáiríre, tá sé ag tuisliú. Bhí rudaí ar tí dul i bhfad níos measa dó. Geallaim duit, uair amháin thosaigh sé ag moilliú, bheadh mo chomhcheangail tar éis tosú ag teacht amach. Bhí an ceann/dó á chaitheamh agam mar bhí sé ag éirí go maith as an mbealach sa chéad chúpla babhta. Bhí mé díreach ag tosú. Shíl mé go gcuirfinn sa bhosca dó ar feadh tamaill agus ansin tosú ag dul air agus a chuid putóige a fhuip. Geallaim duit go raibh mé in ann. Shábháil an díobháil sin é. Bhris sé mo chroí nach raibh mé in ann an rud a theastaigh uaim a dhéanamh. Conas a tharlaíonn sé sin? Bhí spraoi agam.”
Deir Martin go raibh an-mhaith ag a fhoireann agus a chairde agus a ghaolta a mheabhrú dó go raibh an deireadh giorraithe as a smacht. Deir sé freisin go dtógfaidh sé saoire sciobtha agus go dtiocfaidh sé ar ais ag obair ansin.
Mar sin, cad a tharlóidh don chraobh nua trom-mheáchain Mheiriceá?
“Tyson Fury nó Deontay Wilder. Ba mhaith liom iad araon. Ba mhaith liom go léir is fearr. Sin an chéad bheart eile. Tiocfaidh mo chuid ama chun solais. Is curadh domhanda mé anois agus is féidir liom a rá go bhfuil an crios sna lámha cearta. Níl mé chun suí thart. Ba mhaith liom troid.”
Deir Martin freisin gurb é sin craobh domhanda na Breataine, Tyson Fury, cuireann sé a chuid antics magadh in iúl dó riamh, ní miste leis.
“Is maith an dornálaíocht dó rudaí den chineál sin a dhéanamh. Is maith liom go. Is gnó ar fad é. Ag deireadh an lae níl aon mhairteoil craiceáilte aige le haon duine. Níor chonnaic éinne máthair duine ar bith. Níl ann ach dornálaíocht. Bhí ort aird a fháil ar bhealach éigin. Déanann sé daoine ag iarraidh troid a fheiceáil. Táimid sa ghnó siamsaíochta agus gortaithe. Is cinnte gur troid cheart é sa fáinne áfach. Is rud neamhphearsanta é a éiríonn an-phearsanta nuair a théann siad i bhfáinne liom. Sin beirt fhear’ slí bheatha ann. Sin é ár n-ioncam dár dteaghlaigh.”
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