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Showtime Championship Boxing® - 9 p.m. E/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. E/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Gabriel Bracero Square Off
Ivan Redkach Faces Tevin Farmer in Lightweight Bout
Biglietti in vendita ora
BROOKLYN (Giugno 28, 2016)—Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Sabato, Luglio 30 on an exciting night of boxing on ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO e SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center in 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 Boxing 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 Boxing telecast that begins at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT, once-beaten 154-pound contenders Tony Harrison e 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 Maggio 21, and undefeated contender Julian Williams, who earned the No. 1 mandatory position on Marzo 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 con 113 ko.
An all-Brooklyn showdown between welterweight technicians Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi e 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 lo scorso ottobre.
A 10-round clash between once-beaten lightweight Ivan Redkach and streaking Tevin Farmer, un vincitore di 14 dritto, will open the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast live at 7 p.m. E/PT.
Il Luglio 30 event at Barclays Center comes on the heels of last Saturday’s potential Fight of the Year thriller between Keith Thurman e 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 19th evento di boxe, 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. Luglio 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,"Ha detto Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Direttore Generale, SHOWTIME Sports. “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, e la Luglio 30 evento, 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 e 140 libbre, 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. Tuttavia, 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 KO), di 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 overImmagine segnaposto Juan Carlos Burgos gen. 25, 2014. Garcia, the brother of renowned trainer Robert Garcia, has been victorious by knockout in 10 del suo ultimo 12 fights and holds impressive victories overRoman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido e Bernabe Concepcion.
Rojas (24-2, 14 KO), of San Francisco de Macoris, Repubblica Dominicana, won the WBC featherweight world championship in 2009 with a 12-round unanimous decision over defending titleholder Takahiro Ao in Giappone. The 33-year-old successfully defended the title against Guty Espadas Jr. in 2010, before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Jhonny Gonzalez nel mese di aprile 2012. Since the loss to Gonzalez, Rojas moved up to lightweight, dove ha sconfitto Robert Osiobe nel mese di agosto 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," disse 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.”
A soli 25 anni di età, Harrison (23-1, 19 KO) has showed tremendous promise. He manufactured a 10-fight knockout streak from 2013 a 2015 and proved he could recover from a loss when he dominated Cecil McCalla per 10 rounds in October 2015 e si fermò Fernando Guerriero in impressive fashion in March.
Fighting out of Belaraus, Rabchenko (27-1, 20 KO) is looking to put himself squarely into world title contention when he makes his U.S. debutto su Luglio 30. The 30-year-old is coming off stoppage victories over Walter Calvo a maggio 2015 and Miguel Aguilar in February.
SHOWTIME EXTREME:
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.”
Un ex campione del mondo 140 e 147-libbre, the 35-year-old Malignaggi (35-7, 7 KO) 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 e Pablo Cesar Cano. Nato e cresciuto nel quartiere di Bensonhurst Brooklyn, “The Magic Man” was victorious twice fighting in his birth country of Italy last year after unsuccessfully challenging unbeaten Danny Garcia nel mese di agosto.
Another Brooklyn-native, Bracero (24-2, 5 KO) 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 e 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 Luglio 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 Luglio 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.”
Nato in Ucraina, ma combattimento da Los Angeles, RedK (19-1-1, 15 KO) 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 e Yakubu Amidu. Più di recente, Redkach knocked out Erick Daniel Martinez nel mese di ottobre 2015 and fought to a draw with Luis Cruz nel mese di aprile.
Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Contadino (24-1-1, 5 KO) ha vinto 14 bouts in a row since losing to unbeaten world champion Jose Pedraza in 2012. The 25-year-old has come on strong in recent years, upsetting previously unbeaten fighters such as Emmanuel Gonzalez, Angelo Luna e Camilo Perez. Farmer dominated veteran Gamaliel Diaz in March and will make his Barclays Center debut on Luglio 30.
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promosso da DiBella Entertainment in associazione con Cyclone Promotions, inizio alle $38 e può essere acquistato on-line visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o chiamando 1-800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso l'American Express Box Office presso Barclays Center. Sconti di gruppo sono disponibili chiamando il 844-BKLYN-GP.
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Piattaforma di programmazione BROOKLYN PUGILATO ™ di Barclays Center è presentato da AARP. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare www.SHO.com/Sports seguire su TwitterSHOSports, @LeoSantaCruz2, RealCFrampton, BarclaysCenter, e @Swanson_Comm o diventare un fan su Facebook awww.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC è sponsorizzato da Corona, Finest Beer.
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BROOKLYN (Giugno 14, 2016) – Campione mondiale imbattuto dei pesi piuma Leo "The Earthquake" Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KO) e altra stella irlandese imbattuta Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (22-0, 14 KO) incontrerà un titolo mondiale e due record perfetti in palio Sabato, Luglio 30 in caso principale di un Premier Boxing Champions evento dal Barclays Center di Brooklyn. Il Showtime Championship Boxing® la trasmissione televisiva inizia in diretta ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO® a 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT.
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promosso da DiBella Entertainment in associazione con Cyclone Promotions, inizio alle $38 e in vendita domani, Giugno 15 a 10 a.m. I biglietti possono essere acquistati on-line visitando www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com o chiamando 1-800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso l'American Express Box Office presso Barclays Center. Sconti di gruppo sono disponibili chiamando il 844-BKLYN-GP.
Santa Cruz e Frampton si scontrano in una battaglia tra campioni del mondo che mescolano velocità vertiginosa con risultati incredibili che danno vita ad un combattimento emozionante dopo l'altro.. Questo incontro sarà il quinto incontro per il titolo mondiale dei pesi piuma presentato da SHOWTIME in 2016. Frampton, un campione del mondo unificato a 122 libbre, una classe di peso in cui Santa Cruz aveva precedentemente detenuto un titolo, aumenterà di peso e sfiderà 126 libbre.
“Non sono mai stato a New York prima e non vedo l'ora di avere questa grande opportunità di mettere su uno spettacolo per nuovi fan in una nuova città,", ha detto Santa Cruz. “Lotto sempre per i fan e sono entusiasta di poterlo fare in un posto dove non sono mai stato prima. Frampton è un buon combattente. Ha potere e abilità e si muove quando deve, ma ha il mento debole. Quando viene preso con un bel pugno, va giù. Non gli piace la pressione e io ce l'ho. Non vedo l’ora di mettere in piedi uno spettacolo entusiasmante al Barclays Center e spero di partire con tanti nuovi fan.”
“Sono in ottima forma, Mi sento benissimo in palestra e sono pronto per il più grande incontro della mia carriera,"Ha detto Frampton. "On Luglio 30 Diventerò un campione del mondo di due pesi. Rispetto Leo Santa Cruz, è un grande combattente e una persona, ma mi sto preparando meticolosamente per superare qualsiasi sfida che porterà Luglio 30. Non vedo l'ora di sentire la folla al Barclays Center. È la prima volta che faccio boxe a New York, dove hanno avuto luogo alcuni dei più grandi combattimenti. So che ci sarà un gran numero di fan provenienti dal Regno Unito e dall'Irlanda, ma c'è anche un enorme pubblico irlandese-americano e non vedo l'ora di mostrare loro cosa posso fare. Ottenere i biglietti adesso, che sta per essere una grande lotta!"
"Santa Cruz contro. Frampton non è solo il miglior combattimento che si possa fare nella divisione dei pesi piuma, è davvero uno dei combattimenti più attesi di tutta la boxe,"Ha detto Lou DiBella, Presidente di DiBella Entertainment. “Gli appassionati di boxe possono aspettarsi un’azione senza sosta in questo imperdibile incontro di stili aggressivi. Non c'è modo migliore per Santa Cruz e Frampton di fare il loro debutto a New York se non al Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, l'uno contro l'altro."
“L’incontro competitivo di Santa Cruz vs. Frampton punta i riflettori internazionali sulla BROOKLYN BOXING al Barclays Center,", ha detto Brett Yormark, CEO di Brooklyn Sports & Divertimento. “Siamo particolarmente entusiasti di ospitare oggi due dei migliori pugili dei pesi piuma di questo sport mentre combattono a New York per la prima volta”.
Il popolare messicano-americano Santa Cruz combatte da Los Angeles e ha vinto il titolo di 126 libbre in un candidato "Fight of the Year" contro l'ex campione di tre divisioni Abner Mares lo scorso agosto allo STAPLES Center di Los Angeles. Era solo il terzo incontro nella divisione dei pesi piuma per Santa Cruz, a chi ha vinto le cinture 118 e 122 sterline guadagnandosi la reputazione di uno dei combattenti più attivi ed emozionanti della boxe. Anche il 27enne detiene vittorie Cristian Mijares e Eric Morel. Ha gareggiato in incontri per il titolo mondiale 11 del suo ultimo 13 combatte da allora 2012. Dopo aver fermato l'ex campione del mondo Kiko Martinez nel quinto round ultimo Febbraio. 27, Santa Cruz fa la sua seconda difesa del titolo mondiale al suo debutto sulla East Coast.
Dopo aver sconfitto il rivale Scott Quigg nel loro ultimo incontro di unificazione di 122 libbre Febbraio. 27, Frampton tenterà di conquistare un titolo mondiale in una seconda classe di peso. Combattimenti fuori Belfast, Irlanda del Nord, il campione nazionale amatoriale irlandese 2005 e 2009 si aspetta di portare alcuni dei suoi fan accaniti negli Stati Uniti Luglio 30. Il 29enne è diventato campione del mondo 2014 quando ha sconfittoKiko Martinez per guadagnare un titolo super gallo. Ha fatto il suo U.S. debutto a luglio 2015 quando ha sconfitto Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. in Texas prima di unificare il titolo contro Quigg.
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Piattaforma di programmazione BROOKLYN PUGILATO ™ di Barclays Center è presentato da AARP. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare www.SHO.com/Sports seguire su TwitterSHOSports, @LeoSantaCruz2, RealCFrampton, BarclaysCenter, e @Swanson_Comm o diventare un fan su Facebook awww.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment,www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC è sponsorizzato da Corona, Finest Beer.
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Brand new IBF Heavyweight Champion “Principe” Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KO) should be on cloud nine.
In just his seventh year of boxing and slightly over third as a professional, Martin already finds himself the sixth southpaw to have ever won a heavyweight championship after scoring a TKO 3 over Ukrainian top contender Vyacheslav Glazkov last Saturday night, Gennaio 16, at the Barclay’s Center in New York.
Winning any world title is an amazing accomplishment that most never reach in decades of boxing. Add in that Martin took out the 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight bronze medalist to become the second current American heavyweight champion in a suddenly rejuvenated division.
“Si sente bene,” admits Martin. “I wanted to do it fast. I couldn’t wait,” he explains of his quick ascension. “Some things they say take time but when you’re really determined to do something, you’ll do it as soon as possible.”
With his place already assured in the boxing history books and several lucrative possible showdowns on the near horizon, why isn’t Martin the happiest man on the planet?
It was the way he won.
“I have an empty feeling right now,” said the 29-year-old champion. “I was in front of so many people and it was my time to shine on Showtime and show the world my skills. I felt that he had no power and said to myself that he would be easy work. I knew I was going to have a great night. I was going to KO him and then everyone would love me… but it didn’t happen like that.”
Glazkov stopped fighting in round three due to torn ACL in his knee and Martin was declared the winner of the then-vacant title by way of injury-induced TKO.
“I wanted to win the belt my way,” continued the disappointed Martin. “He would have got knocked out eventually. It was coming to him. I never even got to use my uppercut on him, but it’s all good.”
Humble and extremely likeable, Martin remained polite, post-fight and expressed his condolences to the disappointed Glazkov. Tuttavia, since that night, Glazkov has gone on to say he had “figured Martin out” and that the championship would have certainly been his had he not been injured.
“Oh my goodness, I’m trying to stay humble about the situation, but that’s so crazy what he said,” ha detto Martin. “If he really thinks that, he’s tripping. Things were about to get a lot worse for him. Te lo prometto, once he started slowing down, my combinations would have started to come out. I was throwing the one/two because he was getting out of the way pretty good in the first few rounds. I was just getting started. I thought I would box him for a while and then start going at him and whip his butt. I promise you I could have. That injury saved him. It broke my heart that I didn’t get to do what I wanted. How does that happen? I was having fun.”
Martin says his team and friends and relatives have been good to remind him the abbreviated ending was out of his control. He also says he’ll take a quick vacation and then get right back to work.
So what comes next for the new American heavyweight champion?
“Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. I want them both. I want all the best. That’s the next move. My time to shine will come. I’m a world champion now and I can say that the belt is in the right hands. I’m not going to sit around. I want to fight.”
Martin also says that is Britain’s world champ, Tyson Fury, ever points his taunting antics at him, he won’t mind.
“It’s good for boxing for him to do that kind of stuff. Mi piace che. It’s all business. At the end of the day he has no crazy beef with anybody. Nobody choked anybody’s mother. It’s just boxing. You got to get attention somehow. He makes people want to see a fight. We’re in the entertainment and hurt business. It’s definitely a real fight in the ring though. It’s a non-personal thing that very gets personal once they step in the ring with me. That’s two guys’ livelihood in there. That’s our income for our families.”
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