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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER OPENS UP ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN SHOWTIME SPORTS® VIDEO FEATURE

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“I want to be the savior of heavyweight boxing.” – Deontay Wilder

Wilder Shares His Thoughts With Brendan Schaub As He Prepares To Face Bermane Stiverne on Nov. 4 Live On SHOWTIME®

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INI: SHOWTIME Sports correspondent Brendan Schaub sits down with undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder for an intimate conversation on the pressures of being a world champion in boxing’s highest profiled division.

 

Wilder faces former heavyweight champion Gold Cup on Showtime Championship Boxing® phakathi ku November 4 rematch that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT) kusukela Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

 

“Even when people see me out and posting [on social media], it doesn’t mean I’m resting,” Wilder told Schaub. “I’m just taking a little bit of time off and relaxing my mind. In this sport there are a lot of things that I want to do, and things that have to be done. I want to be the savior of heavyweight boxing.”

 

Schaub asked Wilder as the only American heavyweight champion, why he hasn’t received the notoriety yet that he deserves in the U.S. “I don’t get it either,” Wilder said. “It’s mind boggling to see Americans support others before they support their own.”

 

He added: “I like to joke around. I like to laugh. I like to get corny sometimes. I like to get silly. Uyazi, I just like to live life … I’m neutral when it comes to a lot of things. I’m an open-minded person. So whether it’s religion or whether it’s race or whether it’s sexuality; I’m not the person to judge. It’s not my place because if I judge you, then God is going to judge me the same way.”

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DEONTAY Wilder, UKEITH Thurman & Errol Spence JR. DISCUSS UPCOMING BOUTS AND 2018 BOXING CAMPAIGNS

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Spence Announces He Will Defend IBF Welterweight World Championship Against Lamont Peterson
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BROOKLYN (Oct. 14, 2017) – Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and Welterweight World Champions Keith Thurman and Errol Spence Jr. met with the media on Saturday at Barclays Center to discuss their upcoming bouts and expected 2018 campaigns.
Wilder will defend his WBC belt on Nov. 4 against mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Thurman announced he expects to return in early 2018 in his first bout since unifying the division and subsequent surgery.
In news on Saturday, IBF Welterweight Champion Spence announced that he will make the first defense of his belt against former world champion Lamont Peterson in January 2018 on SHOWTIME on a date and site to be determined.
Below are flash quotes from the three fighters:
Deontay Wilder
“What other heavyweight is doing what I do? What other heavyweight has power like me? I don’t have to put you out in punches in bunches. I don’t have to do that. One punch. Goodnight.
“I’m happy that I’ve had time to calm down and think about things. I’m happy that I’m fighting Stiverne because he’s my mandatory. I can finally get him out the way so I’ll be a free man.
“This is the story of my life. Every situation that I’m put in, I try to be optimistic about. It’s easy to appreciate the good. But when the bad comes, some people don’t know how to manage that.
“I’m the most frustrated guy around. Angiqondi. The best are supposed to fight the best, kwesokudla? I’ve always done that. I called (Wladimir) Klitschko out years ago.
“People make so many excuses for my career. The one who is actually trying to make a legacy out of their career, he’s the only one that’s not complaining. The people who don’t have to get in the ring and endure this suffering are the ones that complaining.”
Keith Thurman
“I’m in the bounce-back stage. It won’t be long before I get back into the ring and hopefully my arm will be better than ever. We’re estimating I’ll be ready for a fight the first quarter of next year.
“I look forward to continuing my legacy and dominating the welterweight division.
“Everything happens for a reason. I’m 28-years-old and it doesn’t feel good to not be an active fighter while you’re in your prime.
“I don’t think that I will take that level of a fight [against Shawn Porter] coming off my injury. I think we’re going to just get a welcome back fight. Throw the arm around, test it out, have an injury-free camp, take the momentum from that and we can possibly get in the ring with Shawn after that.
“I look forward to that [potential] fight against Errol. I look forward to great competition and Errol is that. This is a fight that you guys have been talking about, you won’t stop talking about, and you should keep talking about it because when it goes down it will be one of the best fights of this generation.
“Everybody knows there’s no Floyd Mayweather. There’s no Manny Pacquiao. Everybody thinks they know who the real champion is. But real talk is that the king of the welterweight division will manifest within one to two years.
“[Terence] Crawford has whacked up a lot of people, but he hasn’t whacked up a welterweight yet. He still needs to make himself relevant in this division. He’s a 140 iqhawe ongenambangi. He can come up to this weight division and fight anybody in the top 10 and he deserves that. But we are so flooded with talent he is going to have to make himself relevant at 147 before he gets his hands on us.”
Errol Spence Jr.
“Ngiyajabula ukuba lapha, it’s been awhile. It’s finally time to defend my title, capture more titles and become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. That’s what I’m ready to do next year.
“[Peterson] is somebody that I looked up to as an amateur. I sparred with him as an amateur and learned a lot from him. He’s one of my favorite fighters and is a guy that will fight anybody. I’ve never known him to duck a fight.
“Lamont is a tricky fighter. He’s been around the block. He does a lot of cagey, veteran things. I’m looking to get experience in this fight. I’m still a young fighter.
“Since I was 5-0, I’ve said I’d fight Keith Thurman or anybody in the top 5. He’s got to go through rehab, but I’m ready when he is. I’m always ready to fight the best.”
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Top Heavyweight Contender Dominic Breazeale Will Take on Eric Molina on the Undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs. Bermane Stiverne Heavyweight Championship Showdown at Barclays Center on Nov. 4

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Okuningi! Five-Division World Champion, Top Pound-for-Pound Fighter Amanda Serrano Battles Marilyn Hernandez; Long Island’s Seanie Monaghan Returns; Undefeated Prospects Chris Colbert and Titus Williams Clash In Featherweight Battle
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BROOKLYN (October 12, 2017) – Top heavyweight title contender Dominic Breazeale will take on Eric Molina in a 12-round WBC title elimination match on the undercard of the showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Bermane Stiverne live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, Nov. 4. The event is presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The stacked card will also feature former welterweight champion Shawn Porter taking on Adrian Granados and Sergey Lipinets battling Akihiro Kondo for the vacant junior welterweight title in televised bouts. The live three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT.
Okuningi, five-time world champion Amanda Serrano of Brooklyn takes on Marilyn Hernandez, Long Island’s Seanie Monaghan (28-1-0, 17 Kos) makes his ring return to face Evert Bravo (23-6-1, 17 Kos), from Arboletes, Colombia, and Brooklyn’s Chris Colbert (6-0, 2 Kos) battles Long Island’s Titus Williams (7-0, 2 Kos) in an eight-round featherweight bout.
New prices have been set for tickets to see the event live at Barclays Center, giving fans an unprecedented opportunity to see the heavyweight champion of the world in a rematch against the only contender who has taken him a full 12 emahlandla.
Amathikithi for the event, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP.
“We’ve recognized that Deontay’s opponent has changed, and we’ve restructured ticket prices to encourage as many fans as possible to attend a great night of fights, and the Heavyweight Championship of the world,” said Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment, the promoter of the card. “Stiverne is thrilled for this second chance and he has nothing to lose. Bermane Stiverne is the only opponent that Deontay hasn’t knocked out among his professional opponents. Deontay wants to fix that and Stiverne is looking to throw a wrench into Wilder’s dream of heavyweight unification.”
Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos) dethroned defending champion Stiverne in January 2015 via unanimous decision in what was the promising challenger’s toughest fight to date. With the win, Wilder became the first American heavyweight champion in nearly a decade and he has gone on to defend the title five times. Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 Kos) remains the only Wilder opponent to go the distance with the hard-hitting Tuscaloosa, Ala., native who has knocked out every other professional opponent on his long resume.
Dominic Breazeale (18-1, 16 Kos), who lives in Eastvale, California, is coming off a KO victory over Izu Ugonoh on Feb. 25. The 32-year-old Breazeale suffered the only loss of career in a heavyweight championship match against Anthony Joshua in London on June 25, 2016.
Eric Molina (26-4, 19 Kos) has twice fought for the heavyweight world championship. In his first title shot the 35-year-old from Weslaco, Texas was knocked out by Deontay Wilder on June 13, 2015. Molina lost via TKO to Anthony Joshua in his next opportunity on Dec. 10, 2016. Molina bounced back with a majority decision victory against Jamal Woods in his last fight on Isikhombisa. 2.
Five-division world champion Amanda Serrano (33-1-1, 25 Kos) will be making her fourth appearance at Barclays Center when she defends her super bantamweight world title against Marilyn Hernandez (26-10, 17 Kos). Serrano, who was born in Puerto Rico and lives in Brooklyn, successfully defended her title with a TKO victory over Edina Kiss in her last fight on July 21. Hernandez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic scored a TKO victory over Maria Hernandez in her last fight on UJan. 10.
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DEONTAY WILDER TO DEFEND WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST MANDATORY CHALLENGER BERMANE STIVERNE LIVE ON SHOWTIME® ON SATURDAY, NOV. 4 AT Barclays CENTER eBrooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Wilder vs. Stiverne World Title Rematch Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Beginning Live At 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT
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BROOKLYN (Oct. 5, 2017) – WBC esigabeni sosondonzima World Champion Deontay Wilder will defend his title against mandatory challenger Gold Cup ngomgqibelo, Nov. 4 live on SHOWTIME in a rematch of their 2015 Isihloko emhlabeni mpi. The event is presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos) dethroned defending champion Stiverne in January 2015 via unanimous decision in what was the promising challenger’s toughest fight to date. With the win, Wilder became the first American heavyweight champion in nearly a decade and he has gone on to defend the title five times. Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 Kos) remains the only Wilder opponent to go the distance with the hard-hitting Tuscaloosa, Ala., native who has knocked out every other professional opponent on his long resume.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP.
The Nov. 4 main event will be the second heavyweight world championship bout to air live on SHOWTIME on back-to-back Saturdays. On Oct. 28 unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will meet Kubrat Pulev for Joshua’s IBF and WBA world titles in the main event of a fight card from Cardiff, Wales.
After Wilder vs. Stiverne I, Stiverne was hospitalized at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for severe dehydration and muscle damage, which he claimed affected his performance in his first title defense. Stiverne bounced back with a win over Derric Rossy and has been advocating for a rematch since.
“Stiverne asked for it, so he’s going to get it,” Wilder said. “Whatever happens happens. Ask and you shall receive. I’m relieved to be getting my mandatory out of the way. At least now I won’t have to deal with that down the road.
“In the first fight, I broke my hand in the third round, and I still dominated. That was a lot of the reason why it went the distance. This time it’s a different day, different time and different fight. This time it won’t end well for him.
“Despite all of these obstacles that are thrown in my path, it still will not stop me from reaching my ultimate goal, which is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.”
Stiverne replaces Luis Ortiz, who was pulled from the fight by the WBC ngolwesithathu after he failed a VADA anti-doping test.
“Stiverne will pay for Luis Ortiz screwing up,” Wilder concluded.
Stiverne was in camp preparing to fight Dominic Breazeale in a heavyweight attraction on the Nov. 4 undercard. Now the Haitian-born Las Vegas resident gets a shot at winning back the heavyweight crown he first won with a knockout of Chris Arreola in 2014.
“Sengikulungele, willing and able to seize back my title from Wilder,” Stiverne Dirita. “We all know that Wilder dodged a bullet in the first fight, kodwa hhayi lesi sikhathi. It was my fault, but I learn from my mistakes. On November 4, Wilder will feel my pain.”
After defeating Stiverne, Wilder went on to knockout each of his next five challengers including twice as the headliner on SHOWTIME. Wilder-Stiverne II will be the 10th heavyweight world championship fight to air live on SHOWTIME in the last two years as the heavyweight division continues its resurgence.
“The show must go on, njengoba besho, and Deontay Wilder still plans to put on a show for New York City,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment and promoter of the stacked Nov. 4 umcimbi. “Considering Stiverne’s status as mandatory challenger, he was always going to be a roadblock in Deontay’s quest for heavyweight unification. Now it’s time to see if Deontay can clear that roadblock and continue on his path to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion and the most recognizable and dominant force in boxing.”
In the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing co-feature, former welterweight world champion Shawn Porter will battle perennial contender Adrian Granados in a matchup of two all-action fighters. In the opening bout of the three-fight telecast beginning at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT, unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets will take on Akihiro Kondo for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship.
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“Isikhathi Sombukiso” Shawn Porter vs. Adrian Granados Highlights Stacked Undercard for Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Event On Saturday, Nov. 4 at Barclays Center e Brooklyn, Kwethulwa ngu Premier Boxing Champions

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Undefeated Contender Sergey Lipinets Faces Akihiro Kondo for Vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Title in Opening Bout of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®Tripleheader Ngayo Showtime® at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT
Okuningi, Heavyweights Bermane Stiverne and Dominic Breazeale to Meet in 10-Round Attraction Streaming Live Online via SHOWTIME Sports®
BROOKLYN– (September 28, 2017) – Former welterweight world champion “Isikhathi Sombukiso” Shawn Porter ayokulwa Adrian Granados in the featured bout of a stacked undercard for Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets kuzothatha on Akihiro Kondo for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship to open the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader beginning live at 9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT.
Okuningi, former heavyweight champion Gold Cup ngaleso sikhathi nalabo bangaphambili isihloko inselele Dominic Breazeale will meet in a 10-round heavyweight attraction that will stream live on line via SHOWTIME Sports.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP.
“Deontay Wilder versus Luis Ortiz on November 4 is the best heavyweight championship fight that was makeable this year, and it will be supported by a tremendous action-packed undercard, televised on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “Shawn Porter versus Adrian Granados is an all-action, fan-pleasing fight that will once again have fans at Barclays Center cheering. Sergey Lipinets is a knockout artist and up-and-coming star, attempting to secure his first world title. Ukwengeza, SHOWTIME will stream other undercard bouts, including what should be a competitive heavyweight title eliminator between top contenders Bermane Stiverne and Dominic Breazeale.”
“Adrian Granados is as tough as they come and while he may lack the name recognition of Porter, he should not be overlooked,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “You look at his record and he has five losses, but those five losses are three split decisions and two majority decisions and the two draws that are split draws. This is another huge opportunity for him. Adrian feels he’s paid his dues and belongs in a fight of this magnitude.”
The 10-round welterweight match against Granados will be Porter’s fourth fight at Barclays Center. Porter won the welterweight title in his debut at the arena with a unanimous decision over Devon Alexander on Dec. 7, 2013. He lost a narrow decision to unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman in a 2016 Fight of the Year candidate in Brooklyn, and scored a TKO victory against former welterweight champion Andre Berto in his last fight on April 22 in front of the Barclays Center faithful.
The 29-year-old Porter (27-2-1, 17 Kos), who was born in Akron, Ohio and now lives in Las Vegas, remains one of the top welterweights in the division and aims to secure another title shot with a strong performance against Granados.
“To be fighting on an undercard for a Deontay Wilder fight is nothing short of excellent,” Said Porter. “I’m excited and looking forward to this opportunity. Against Granados I’m getting into the ring with someone who is very established as an amateur and a professional, has great skills and isn’t going to go in there and lay down. That’s always going to bring out the best in me, and that’s always going to create a very exciting match-up. I know that when I do what I’m planning to do, it’s going to be exciting, entertaining and fill the seats.”
Adrian Granados (18-5-2, 12 Kos), of Chicago, is accustomed to tough assignments and is known for delivering exciting toe-to-toe action. The 28-year-old has been in with Felix Diaz, losing a close majority decision in 2014, and then unbeaten Amir Imam, whom he defeated by TKO in 2015 when Imam was the top contender at 140-pounds. Granados went punch for punch with Adrien Broner in his last match, but came up just short, losing a split decision in Broner’s hometown of Cincinnati on Feb. 18.
“I’m very excited to be fighting one of the best welterweights in the world in Shawn Porter,” said Granados. “With our styles it’s going to be fireworks from the opening bell. I was getting ready for a fight in October but when this opportunity arose I jumped at it. It’s a tremendous card to be fighting on with the whole world watching and I’m looking to
put on a great performance.”
The 28-year-old Sergey Lipinets (12-0, 10 Kos) is a former kickboxer from Russia who has been waiting nearly a year for his opportunity to fight for a world championship. Lipinets has only been the distance twice in his pro career and he earned his title shot with an eighth-round knockout of Lenny Zappavigna in a title eliminator last December. In isiqalo sakhe yakamuva, Lipinets stopped Clarence Booth via third-round TKO in March at Barclays Center.
“I feel very privileged to be in the position to fight for this world title,” said Lipinets. “I will prepare to face the best possible fighter on that night and I promise that I will not disappoint. The lights will be bright but I have trained too hard not to leave the ring as a world champion.”
Akihiro Kondo (29-6-1, 16 Kos) will be making his U.S. debut and fighting for a world championship for the first time when he meets Lipinets for the 140-pound title. The 32-year-old Kondo, of Kazo, Saitama, Japan, has won eight straight matches, including five by stoppage. This will be his third fight this year after he stopped Komsan Polsan in March and defeated Yuya Okazaki by TKO in May.
Former world champion Bermane Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 Kos) is coming off a two-year absence from the ring. Stiverne, 38, became the first Haitian-born boxer to win the heavyweight title when he defeated Chris Arreola in May of 2014. He lost the title to Wilder by decision on January of 2015 in Las Vegas. In his last fight Stiverne, who moved from Canada and now resides in Las Vegas, Nev., defeated Derric Rossy via decision.
The 32-year-old Dominic Breazeale (18-1, 16 Kos) kwaba ilungu 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team and won his first 17 pro fights before suffering the only loss of his career when he fell short vying for a title against now-unified champion Anthony Joshua in June of 2016. In his last match, the fighter from of Alhambra, Calif. scored a fifth-round TKO victory over Polish heavyweight contender Izu Ugonoh on Feb. 25 in a memorable slugfest.
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PROMOTER DON KING HOPES WBC WILL DECLARE BERMANE STIVERNE WBC INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP

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Las Vegas (Dec. 17, 2016) – In the aftermath of Saturday’s news that the WBC Interim heavyweight title fight in Russia between former heavyweight champion Gold Cup and top-ranked Alexander Povetkin had been cancelled because Povetkin tested positive for drugs again, Hall of Fame umgqugquzeli Don “Only In America” King offered a simple solution:

 

Declare his fighter, Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 Kos), of Las Vegas, the interim champion.

 

“I’ve had a long-standing respect with the WBC, beginning with Jose Sulaiman and now with his son, Mauricio, who has done an incredible job filling his father’s shoes as WBC president and just got re-elected for four more years. I stand with them and with the WBC for trying to do things the right way and with their organization’s safety procedures in regard to the boxers and the sport.

 

“It’s sad but this guy, Povetkin, has become a total embarrassment. He’s now tested positive in two WBC heavyweight title fights in a row. I’m all for winning and losing fights in the ring, but it’s time for justice to prevail. I don’t know what’s going on over there with so many Russian athletes in so many sports testing positive for drugs, but it has to stop. They cannot be allowed to continue to do things the way they are.

 

“The WBC should declare Stiverne world champion, make him the mandatory for (WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay) Wilder, and let’s move on with it. There are a lot of great heavyweight fights that can be made with willing boxers who don’t break the rules every fight.

 

“I’m very disappointed for Bermane, who’s now gone through two training camps with nothing to show for it. Why put up all that money for travel and expenses and then have no fight. He was ready to beat Povetkin and regain a part of the WBC title.

 

“And then – worse yet — for them to try and put it on Bermane for not fighting is just ludicrous. They’re taking the victim and trying to set him up as the criminal in this.’’

 

Stiverne pulled out after the WBC withdrew its sanction because Poverkin tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman revealed the positive test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on Saturday morning. Bese, the WBC withdrew its recognition of the fight.

“There’s no reason to fight if the WBC won’t sanction the bout,” said Stiverne, who could have gone through with the bout but without the sanction opted not to. “I’m very disappointed in the actions of Povetkin. I’ve been training for months to be victorious.

“To wake up the day of the fight, have breakfast, take a nap and then find out he tested positive is the worst possible situation.”

This is the second time in seven months Povetkin (30-1-0, 22 Kos) has tested positive for a banned substance. He tested positive for Meldonium ahead of a scheduled May bout with Wilder, cancelling that fight.

If it had transpired, the winner of the fight for the WBC interim heavyweight title would have become the mandatory challenger to Wilder. Stiverne lost the WBC title to Wilder on a 12-round decision on Jan. 15, 2015. He’s the only fighter to go the distance with Wilder.

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KONKE ACCESS: DEONTAY WILDER VIDEO ALERT

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KONKE ACCESS: DEONTAY WILDER PREMIERES ULWESITHATHU NIGHT AT 10 p.m. KANYE/PT

 

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“We answered every question tonight.” – Deontay Wilder

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Relive the thrilling battle for the WBC Heavyweight Championship through the award-winning lens ofKONKE ACCESS as Deontay Wilder answers the critics with a dominant, 12-round decision over defending champ Bermane Stiverne. KONKE ACCESS: Deontay Wilder reveals the depth of character within the new champion and a selfless nature to go along with his monster punching power and surprising boxing acumen. KONKE ACCESS: Deontay Wilder Premieres lokhu ngoLwesithathu at 10 p.m. KANYE/PT on Showtime®.

 

Wilder makes the first defense of his WBC Heavyweight title against Eric Molina on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, olandelayo Saturday, June 13 on Showtime.

 

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Wilder vs. Molina, 12-round ekulweni Wilder sika WBC Heavyweight Championship, ithatha indawoSaturday, June 13, at The Bartow Arena eBirmingham, Ala. DiBella Entertainment and Bruno Indawo Team ziye zazibandakanya ukuletha lo mcimbi ukuze Alabama. Kuyoba baveze bukhoma SHOWTIME (9 p.m. KANYE/ 6 p.m. PT). The telecast izoba khona ngeSpanishi nge izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary uzobe isiqephu bukhoma Showtime obedlulele (7 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).
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Showtime Championship BOXING®: Gold Cup vs.. DEONTAY Wilder udonsa RECORD ukubukwa

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Indawo Main Uba The akalwe Bout On Any Network Premium In The Year Past;

The Three Telecast-Fight Udvweba The Isilinganiselwa Highest on Showtime®In Years More Than Two;

All Three ayalwa On The Live Telecast Rank In The Top-20 iziqubu Waqapha Iningi On Record For The Network

I-NEW YORK (UJan. 21, 2015)-SHOWTIME Sports lakwazi izilaleli irekhodi for NgoMgqibelo2015 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING premiere telecast headlined by newly minted WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder in his breakout win over Bermane Stiverne. The main event ranks as the highest-rated fight on any premium network in the past 12 months while the entire three-fight telecast becomes the highest rated on SHOWTIME in more than two years. The Jan. 17 telecast ekhangwa izilaleli ngobukhulu kusukela 2004* ngemuva Miguel Cotto vs. Austin Trout isenzakalo Dec. 2012. (*kusukela Nielsen waqala ngokwehlukana ukukala ithelevishini premium amashaneli Multiplex)

 

Win Wilder umxhwele ethumba nezilaleli isilinganiso of 1.24 million ababukeli, zibalwa njengomsolwa wesine fight esiphezulu-ukalwe umlando for the inethiwekhi, nezithameli peak of 1.34 million ababukeli.

 

The average individual audiences for each of the three fights on the telecast now rank in the top-20 of the most watched bouts on SHOWTIME since 2009. WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz’s eighth-round TKO of Jesus Ruiz ranks 12th esiphezulu kanti ngikwazi ukuqala telecast, super engasindi Amir Imam wesihlanu-round TKO of Fidel Maldonado Jr. gaba 20th.

 

Lo mcimbi co-ogqugquzelwa Don King Productions and Golden Boy Promotions wathatha indawo MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

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"Buyelani INKAZIMULO": STIVERNE VS. Wilder, a 12-round fight for Stiverne sika WBC esigabeni sosondonzima Championship zenzeka ngoMgqibelo, UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, futhi kuxhaswe ngu Corona and Mexico - Live It To Believe It!. In the 12-round co-feature, unbeaten WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruzbavikela ngokumelene UJesu Ruiz futhi Ezingakanqotshwa Amir I bebhekene Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi for the WBC Continental Americas Title Super Esilula. Lesi senzakalo senzeka ngesikhathi MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., futhi ngeke senza live on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10:00 p.m. KANYE/ 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast zazitholakala nangesi Spanish via izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary abangu isiqephu live onShowtime obedlulele® (8:00 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).

 

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OwayeyiMeya WBC wesibhakela Champion Gold Cup, HALL OF FAME PROMOTER DON KING, TRAINER DON HOUSE MEET THE MEDIA TO DISCUSS BOXER’S CONDITION, FUTURE FOLLOWING HIS LOSS TO DONTAY WILDER ON SATURDAY NIGHT

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Press Conference Quotes; Monday, UJan. 19, at MGM Grand

Las Vegas (UJan. 19, 2015) - Two nights ngemuva kokuba esibhedlela kulandela ukulahlekelwa kwakhe ukuba inselele unbeaten Deontay Wilder on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO® ukusuka MGM Grand Garden Arena, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Gold Cup, Hall yakhe Fame umgqugquzeli, Don King, nomqeqeshi wakhe, Don House, sabamba sabezindaba sekwephuzile namuhla at the MGM Grand.

 

Nakhu engayisho:

 

UMGQUGQUZELI DON KING

 

"Sibize le sabezindaba ngoba Bermane sabona ngomgqibelo ebusuku wayengeyena Bermane sonke siyazi. Deontay Wilder wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu; lokhu akuyona sabezindaba for izaba, kungenxa eqinisweni. Odokotela esibhedlela of the UMC wathi nesimo esinzima amanzi emzimbeni. Imisipha yakhe babengavunyelwe ukusebenza futhi babecabanga ayenakho igazi umchamo wakhe, kanjalo bathatha abanye izivivinyo futhi agcinwe esibhedlela kuze kube sekuseni.

"Sifuna zokuhalalisa Deontay Wilder ngokwenza umsebenzi wakhe, kodwa umuntu phambi kwakhe kwaba abagula futhi engakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe, kodwa lokho akufanele bathathe lutho kude ukunqoba kwakhe. Deontay eyenziwa futhi wenza umsebenzi omkhulu. Kuyishwa, kodwa Bermane kuyodingeka ukukwenza olunye usuku. Ukwazi ingqwele esinabo Deontay uye ukuze ngobuciko washo ukuthi uzothatha on muntu, Nginesiqiniseko ngaphandle equivocation wayebenza a rematch ne Bermane wangempela kunokuba umuntu owayebizwa abagula esiyingini, bengathathi away the ukunqoba ayenakho nendlela shined.

"Sidumisa Deontay futhi sethemba angaba iqhawe eside ngokwanele ukuba lapho singaba rematch of the 'Buyelani Glory.'

"Just like wezempi wethu omkhulu, lapho get angqongqoze phansi, bebuya up aphinde. Ngisho olunzima amanzi emzimbeni Bermane namanje ngema 12 emahlandla.

"Sifuna ukunibonga Richard Sturm, President of MGM Grand ukuzijabulisa and Stephen Espinoza with Showtime Boxing for ukudlala ingxenye enkulu ekutholeni lolu hlelo ndawonye. Sibonga kokubili abasebenzi bethu kanye nabasebenzi MGM ngokwenza umsebenzi kuncomeka ngokwenza lokhu kwenzeke. Umoya for 'Buyela Glory' laliphezulu. Thina ikhadi enkulu nge Amir Imam empini of the night, ukuthola abhidliza futhi bebuyela up. Zonke ukulwa zazingavamile. KwakungoLwesihlanu ebusuku ezinhle isibhakela for the abalandeli futhi yilokho esiyikho ngempela mayelana.

"Don House kangaka ngobuciko washo impilo Bermane kubaluleke kangaka kangaka lapho ngathola yena usesibhedlela, Ngaya ukuhlala usuku lapho naye ngoba sasivame nje uyithumele esibhedlela ukuze get ngahlola, kodwa banquma ukuba naye. Uma banquma ukuba naye, Kwadingeka ukuba ukuthanda khona futhi ubone fighter yami. Abasebenzi sasisihle kakhulu nomusa kakhulu kimi futhi esichazayo kakhulu ngalokho kungaba okungalungile nokuphenya zonke izici. Bathi yena enempilo futhi kufanele athathe off inyanga noma ukuthola ukuphumula bese asebenze ukuze alungiselele ukubuya kwakhe enkazimulweni futhi baphinde babe umqhele sosondonzima ukuthi njengamanje aphethwe iqhawe elikhulu okuthiwa Deontay Wilder. "

Gold Cup

 

"Ngifuna ukuxolisa hhayi ekwenzeni post-fight press conference. Ngeshwa angikwazanga ukwenza empini like ngangifuna ngenxa amanzi emzimbeni obukhulu futhi umonakalo muscle. Bengingazi kwaba ukuthi sína baze wangitshela. I wayengase bafa kulo. Ngiyajabula nje mina, walk and talk again. Thank God for this, lokho ngempela lokho okubalulekile kimi ukuba babe abaphilile okwamanje.

"Bengingazi kobukhulu kwalo Saturday ebusuku. Ngakwazi ukunikeza abantu a show omuhle, 12 nezinhlamvu ezingu boxing. Uma kwadingeka akwenze futhi ngingathanda ngiphinde. Lokhu akusona ukuphela kwami. I uzolinikela amasonto mbhangqwana bese uthole emuva emsebenzini. Nginombono for lokhu, kodwa manje kungcono nje ikhefu. It nje indaba isikhathi ngaphambi kokuba I uzothola emuva ezinyaweni zami ukutotoba. Uma kuziwa empilweni yami, I baye bakhululwa esibhedlela. Ayengeke Ake ngishiye ngaze ngokwanele amanzi amaningi. Ngiyambonga. Siyabonga ukuba umgqugquzeli yami nomqeqeshi, wonke umuntu oye ngemfudumalo.

"To fans yami, Ngiyaxolisa ngeke ukukwazi ukwenza like Bermane ngokuvamile enza. Ngiyazi ukuthi abantu abamazi ngempela mina, wazi kanjani ukuthi ngilwa. Fight My wokugcina Chris Arreola, I epha you show omuhle. Kuyishwa ukuthi ngangingakwazi ukwenza lokho Ngangifuna ukwenza nokulwa yami nge Deontay Wilder. Ngifisa ukuhalalisela kuye, walwa a ukulwa okuhle. Sethemba endaweni ethile esikhathini esizayo siyophinde sibonane.

"Thanks for everyone ephuma eya sabezindaba, I am back on izinyawo zami 100 Amaphesenti angu okwamanje. Ngidinga amasonto ambalwa noma inyanga lokuphumula ukuba emuva lapho ngashiya off. "

DON HOUSE, Trainer Stiverne sika

"Ngiyabonga guys for ephuma. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi Bermane KULUNGILE. Lokho Uyinto engiyikhathalela main. Ngaqaphela endaweni ethile fight, Cishe emhlabeni round lesithathu noma lesine, kukhona okungahambi kahle. Nakuba wangitshela kwaba OK, sonke siyazi Bermane. Angikhathazeki ukulahlekelwa a fight, kodwa ngangazi kukhona okungahambi kahle, kanjalo I wayekhathazeke kakhulu. Emhlabeni round lesishiyagalolunye noma 10 Bengicabanga ukuba ayeke ukulwa ngoba ungenawo ukuqhubeka, kodwa wayefuna ukuba balwe.

"Awuzange ukubona Bermane, wena wabona mhlawumbe 10-15 Amaphesenti angu Bermane. Ngikholelwa ngempela futhi ngazizwa lokhu kwakufanele balwe ohloniphekile Bermane, kodwa kwakuzoba eyeminyaka emahlandla lamane noma ngaphansi ngoba amandla akhe kanye nesivinini. Asikaze ibukelwe phansi him. Thina oqeqeshwe sengathi wayelwa King Kong. I aqeqeshe zonke fighter like ukuthi, okuyithinta muntu. Kodwa Saturdayebusuku, sasiba mayelana 15 Amaphesenti angu Bermane.

"Siya ukubheka emuva, bheka lokho esakwenza okungalungile, indlela esingakwenza ngayo izinto kangcono, lokho kufanele okwenzile. Sizothatha a look at kungenzeka kwamanzi emzimbeni kwenzeka kanjani. Sizothatha a look at the lwa kanye ezinye izinto esakwenza ekuqeqesheni ukuthola lokho esakwenza okungalungile. "

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"Buyelani INKAZIMULO": STIVERNE VS. Wilder, a 12-round fight for Stiverne sika WBC esigabeni sosondonzima Championship zenzeka ngoMgqibelo, UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, futhi co-kugqugquzelwa Don King Productions futhi Golden Boy Promotions futhi kuxhaswe ngu Corona and Mexico - Live It To Believe It!. In the 12-round co-feature, unbeaten WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruzbavikela ngokumelene UJesu Ruiz futhi Ezingakanqotshwa Amir I bebhekene Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi for the WBC Continental Americas Title Super Esilula. Lesi senzakalo senzeka ngesikhathi MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., futhi ngeke senza live on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10:00 p.m. KANYE/ 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast zazitholakala nangesi Spanish via izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary abangu isiqephu live onShowtime obedlulele® (8:00 p.m. ET / PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).

 

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DEONTAY Wilder KULETHA wesibhakela Championship BACK TO AMERICA WITH isinqumo abavumelene ANGAPHEZU WBC Champion BERMANE STIVERNE

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Las Vegas (UJan. 17, 2015) – Futhi entsha WBC sosondonzima World Champion…

 

America ekugcineni has iqhawe layo emhlabeni sosondonzima njengoba Alabama sika Deontay Wilder kwasusa champion sivikele Gold Cup nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (118-109, 119-108, 120-107) Saturday on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO® ukusuka MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

Wilder (33-0, 32 Kos), ababengakaze balwa odlule round lesine futhi base akhishwe konke 32 kwabaphikisi bakhe professional, boxed brilliantly behind a stellar jab to become the first U.S.-born heavyweight champion in nearly a decade. The towering 6-foot-7 Tuscaloosa native capitalized on his reach advantage, jabbing consistently ukumisa ilungelo enamandla iqonde.

 

Ukulwa on Hall of Famer Muhammad Ali 73rd birthday, Wilder waba Ezingakanqotshwa American iqhawe lokuqala wesibhakela kusukela Riddick Bowe in 1992 futhi iqhawe lokuqala American kusukela Shannon Briggs won umqhele 2006.

 

“Angive ejabulile futhi happy ukuletha lo ibhande emuva America,” Wilder said. “It uya kusho okuningi. I think I answered a lot of questions tonight. We knew we could go 12 emahlandla. We knew we could take a punch. We knew we could do it.”

 

Ulibangise wokuqala esigabeni sosondonzima ubuqhawe fight at MGM Grand kusukela elidumile Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield indlebe bite in 1997, kwakukhona imibuzo kusuka boxing wangaphakathi uma Wilder, ababengakaze ihlolwe ngempela, bangawenza lo amandla wesibhakela weqiniso futhi last in the emahlandla kamuva. But Wilder answered those questions with a disciplined game plan, kokufika ngaphezu kabili punches inani uphonsa 420 limgwaza to Stiverne sika 139.

 

“When I saw he could take a great punch we knew we were in for the long run. Twelve rounds is nothing. I want to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division. Whoever is ready, Ngikulungele.”

 

Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 Kos) wakwazi siyendayende Wilder nge isibhamu ezimbalwa, but he did not throw enough jabs or cut off the ring effectively. Wilder was allowed to circle the ring and pop his jab at will. Stiverne landed just 39 limgwaza kuqhathaniswa Wilder sika 120.

 

“Kwakungekhona ebusuku yami,” Stiverne Dirita. “Ngazizwa 100 Amaphesenti angu ngaphambi ukulwa kodwa uma ngifika e ring ngangingakwazi ukusika ring, I couldn’t move my head like I usually do. Yini ngithi? Congrats to him.

 

“I knew I was trying to throw combos of four or five punches and I could only throw two of them. I just felt like I was flat in the ring. What I know I could do I didn’t do. I just have to go back and learn from my mistakes and find out what happened tonight.”

 

WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz bavikela umqhele wakhe for the okwesine nge an yesishiyagalombili-round TKO uJesu Ruiz futhi wamagama avela ngemuva wamemeza izingqwele nabo Abner Mares no Guillermo Rigondeaux in the co-feature of Showtime Championship Boxing.

 

The emahlandla okuqala ayengabantu close wokuncintisana kanye Ruiz, a isinamumva esindayo, seemed to be a tougher test than he looked on paper. But it was clear that Santa Cruz was landing the cleaner shaper punches. The former bantamweight world champion landed some meaningful shots and had Ruiz in trouble in the seventh and, okokuqala, kubonakala sengathi aqedele Ruiz.

 

Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 Kos) waphuma bhe in the yesishiyagalombili, landed a big right cross to kick off the round and continued to tee-off on the challenger. In trouble against the ropes and not fighting back, unompempe Kenny Bayless wagxuma futhi wayeka the iziqubu nge Ruiz (32-6-5, 21 Kos) namanje ngezinyawo zakhe at :29 of the eighth round. The champion landed 43 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani cishe 50 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe punches, ngesikhathi kokufika an umxhwele 73 amandla isibhamu umzimba.

 

“Like I kulindeleke, kwaba impi,” Santa Cruz said. “He came prepared. We hurt him and we didn’t let the chance go away. We kept going after him and we stopped him. I hurt him with the right hand. I knew he was hurt so I went after him. I knew Kenny Bayless would stop it because he wasn’t throwing punches.

 

“I want the best and I want to please the fans. Ngifuna (Abner) Omama, Ngifuna (Bill) Rigondeaux. Sethemba fight esilandelayo kuphambene omunye the best.”

 

Ruiz, ngubani kuphela esesifundazweni 22 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani, awavumelani stoppage.

 

“Ngifuna a rematch,” Ruiz wathi. “Angizizwa kufanele baye bayeka ukulwa, but I have to accept it. But I’m fine. Ngibheke – Angikho ukusika. Akazange ngisho ukulahla kwami.”

 

In the iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast Showtime Championship Boxing, Ezingakanqotshwa super engasindi Amir I ngamangala kabi Fidel Maldonado Jr. izikhathi ezine futhi amaphuzu okwesihlanu-round TKO sekusuke isidumo ukuthi iyavela knockdowns ezinhlanu inani.

 

Maldonado kwaba matasa nakakhulu fighter, kodwa Imam ngamangala kabi the Albuquerque ohlala for the okwesine emsebenzini wakhe nge short ilungelo nje isikhashana ngaphambi insimbi ukuqeda yesibili. Bese, in ikhandidethi ekuseni for Round of the Year ukuthi iyavela knockdowns ezintathu, Maldonado waphendula yikutsheyelela phansi Imam ngokokuqala emsebenzini wakhe 30 seconds into the third with a solid straight left. Imam bounced back and sent Maldonado to the canvas with a huge right with 20 seconds kwesokunxele in the lesithathu bese aphinde nge ngqo njengengxenye ukuhlaselwa ngonya nge esingaphansi 10 seconds kwesokunxele in the round.

 

Isenzo waqhubeka futhi Imam (16-0, 14 Kos) floored Maldonado for the fourth time in the fight with a short right followed by a left hook just seconds before the bell to close the fifth. Maldonado (19-3, 16 Kos) wasukuma kodwa kwaba Ukuzamazama futhi unompempe uRobert Byrd wakumisa emncintiswaneni at 2:59. Imam’s power was the difference, kokwehla 50 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe isibhamu.

 

“Kwaba a knockdown ezinzima, kodwa Champions vuka aqedele ukulwa kanzima futhi yilokho Ngenza,” Imam wathi. “I just had to stay composed and do what I had to do. “I started timing him. When I hit him with that good shot he was out. I could see it. That was the rope-a-dope. I was swinging for the fences and that was it, baby.

 

“I’m ready for the title shot right now. I just want to fight for the title.”

 

Abane knockdowns amahlanu kwenzeka esingaphansi 30 seconds left in each round. Emva fight, Maldonado uvumile ukuthi umane wehluleka ukuvikela ngokwakhe lapho imizuliswano base ezehlela.

 

“I nje wabambeka nabaningana punches,” Maldonado said. “Wagcina ezolile futhi waphuma kanye W. I just got caught. I got lazy in there and he capitalized. He was the better man tonight. I got kind of bored at the end of the rounds and I paid for it.”

 

In the umcimbi main of Showtime Boxing on SHO obedlulele, Ezingakanqotshwa ukukhanya ithemba sosondonzimaVyacheslav Shabranskyy (12-0, 10 Kos) wagcina irekhodi lakhe ephelele abephule nge obukholisayo baphenyisise TKO yokunqoba Garrett Wilson (13-9-1, 7 Kos).

 

Shabranskyy wagcina ibanga lakhe futhi wawuphumelela kakhulu; kokwehla 48 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe shot futhi waphonsa ngaphezu 60 punches in each round. The Ukrainian prospect scored a knockdown with a right in the closing seconds of the second and another with a clean right in the final 10 seconds of the yesishiyagalombili, sending Wilson face first to the canvas. Wilson beat the count but was saved by the bell as Shabranskyy unloaded more than a dozen consecutive punches.

 

The Wilson okuhlala wathatha eshaywe okukhulu eyesishiyagalolunye futhi ebonakala akazange nomhlaba a Punch, ukuphoqa unompempe Jay Nady ukunqanda iziqubu emva yesishiyagalolunye phezu kwama- udokotela ringside.

 

In the iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast SHO obedlulele, wesibhakela Eric Molina (23-2, 17 Kos) wanqoba Raphael Zumbano (32-9-1, 25 Kos) via yesishiyagalombili round TKO in a indaba eyodwa emaceleni.

 

Molina, abafika 76 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe isibhamu futhi ngaphezu 50 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani, kwaba oxhumanisa at intando lapho unompempe Russell Mora wakumisa emncintiswaneni at 1:28 wesishiyagalombili.

 

In a non-isiqephu swing iziqubu, Cesar Quinonez (1-0, 1 KO), ungowokuzalwa Las Vegas kanye fighter lokuqala ukuya professional kusukela Fernando Vargas’ gym Feroz Fight Factory, wenza DEBUT yakhe professional futhi amaphuzu win Knockout phezu Chula Vista sika Joan Valenzuela (1-2) in the round yesibili at 2:13.

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“KUNGABUYELA INKAZIMULO”: STIVERNE VS. Wilder, a 12-round fight for Stiverne sika WBC esigabeni sosondonzima Championship zenzeka ngoMgqibelo, UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, futhi co-kugqugquzelwa Don King Productions futhi Golden Boy Promotions futhi kuxhaswe ngu Corona and Mexico – Live It To Believe It!. In the 12-round co-feature, unbeaten WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz bavikela ngokumelene UJesu Ruiz futhi Ezingakanqotshwa Amir I bebhekene Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi for the WBC Continental Americas Title Super Esilula. Lesi senzakalo senzeka ngesikhathi MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., futhi ngeke senza live on ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10:00 p.m. KANYE / 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast zazitholakala nangesi Spanish via izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary abangu isiqephu live on Showtime obedlulele® (8:00 p.m. ET / PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).

 

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