Heavyweight Slugger Luis Ortiz Earns Unanimous Decision
Over Christian Hammer
Eduardo Ramirez Scores Ninth-Round TKO of Bryan De Gracia
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ברוקלין (מאַרץ 3, 2019) – Former 154-pound world champion עריסלאַנדי לאַראַ and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño fought to a highly competitive split-draw Saturday at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. With the draw, Castaño retains the WBA belt in what was the toughest test of his career against the longtime top 154-pounder in Lara. The judges scored the fight 115-113 (Castaño), 115-113 (לאַראַ) און 114-114.
Castaño (15-0-1, 11 קאָס), who was fighting in his first U.S. הויפּט געשעעניש, held a large advantage in power connects (181-103) while Lara (25-3-3, 14 קאָס) found success landing his left hand down the middle on his way to a 34 percent to 27 percent advantage in power accuracy.
In the close, difficult-to-score fight, five of the rounds were separated by three or fewer connects and three of those rounds favored Lara. In the final two rounds, Castaño ramped up the pressure and connected on 44 פּאַנטשיז, while Lara landed only 24 punches across the championship rounds. Castaño won the final three rounds on all three judges’ scorecards. Without doing so, the Argentine would have lost his belt.
After the hotly contested fight, both fighters have options, including a rematch, in the talent-rich super welterweight division.
“I know I won the fight. I feel I was robbed,” a disappointed Castaño told SHOWTIME’s Jim Gray. “If he wants the rematch, I’ll give him the rematch. I waited for him this time so I can wait for him again if he wants the rematch. I would give him the rematch if he wants. I can also go ahead and fight any other champion that wants to fight me. I’m ready for whoever they put in front of me. Hurd or anyone else.”
לאַראַ, אויף די אנדערע האַנט, felt he did enough to claim the belt: “I thought I won the fight by landing the more accurate and effective punches. Castaño came to fight but he never hurt me and I hurt him. All I can do is give the fans great fights and that’s what I’ll continue to do. I have a lot of fight left in me and I’m not going anywhere.
“If we have to fight him again, I’ll fight him. Hurd or Castaño. Anybody, I’ll have the rematch with both.”
אין די גלויבנס-שטריך, Cuban heavyweight slugger לויס אָרטיז (31-1, 26 קאָס) earned a unanimous decision victory over a game קריסטלעך האַממער (24-6, 14 קאָס). Although the judges scored the fight 100-90 און 99-91 צוויי מאָל, both men fought through bloody noses at different points in the fight and both were stunned in a back-and-forth second round.
אָרטיז, who earned his third consecutive victory since dropping a thrilling slugfest with WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder one year ago, is now looking for another world title shot.
“The fight wasn’t what I was expecting,” said Ortiz. “It was a hard fight and my corner really had to work with me. After I got the rhythm, I heated up a little bit. Every heavyweight out there should know that I still have it at 40-years-old. Anthony Joshua, דעאָנטייַ ווילדער, איך בין גרייט. "
Although Hammer fought with more energy and with more resolve than in previous fights with other top-tier heavyweights Tyson Fury and Alexander Povetkin, Ortiz used his superior technique and skills to eventually cruise to the lopsided decision. Ortiz averaged 45 jabs thrown per round and landed 61 jabs to just 20 for Hammer, while also connecting on 49 פּראָצענט פון זיין מאַכט פּאַנטשיז. Ortiz made a conscious effort to attack Hammer’s body with 33.6% of his total connects (45 פון 140) coming via body shots.
“I fought a fight that I hadn’t for years, which is box and work,” said Ortiz. “So I’m not disappointed I didn’t knock him out because I showed some of my boxing skills tonight.”
“Ortiz is a very good and experienced fighter,” said the 31-year-old Hammer, who was making his American debut. “He’s technical and smart but he’s not as intimidating as people say he is. I respect Ortiz but I don’t think he’s the best fighter I’ve ever faced.
“I’m very confident going forward. I know that I can go the distance with anyone and I’m willing to fight anyone. People thought I’d get knocked out but I proved them wrong.”
In the telecast opener, Eduardo Ramirez (22-1-3, 9 קאָס) caught Bryan De Gracia (24-2-1, 20 קאָס) with a vicious right uppercut in the ninth, stunning his opponent and suddenly breaking open a close fight. Ramirez pounced on the dazed De Gracia and unleashed a wave of punches which forced referee Benjy Esteves to call the fight at 2:10 of round nine.
The southpaw Ramirez, פון לאס מאָטשיס, Sinaloa, מעקסיקא, was trailing on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage according to two out of three judges (the third had it even). ראַמירעז, known to grow stronger in the later rounds, connected on 36 punches in round number nine, by far his highest connect total on the night. Although De Gracia was the more aggressive fighter, the Panamanian failed to consistently land punches. De Gracia was accurate on just 27 פּראָצענט פון זיין מאַכט פּאַנטשיז, while Ramirez landed 38 פּראָצענט פון זייַן.
“I definitely knew it was close but my corner kept telling me to keep going and going, and that’s when I caught him,” said Ramirez, who was fighting with a heavy heart following the passing of his grandfather. “I didn’t just come here to fight. I came here to do something and I did it.”
מיט די געווינען, Ramirez is now in line to face WBA (Regular) Featherweight World Champion Can Xu and will be looking to challenge for a world title fight in the deep featherweight division.
In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN action that streamed live on theSHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page, עדווין ראַדריגעז (31-2, 20 קאָס) won a 10-round cruiserweight fight via unanimous decision overMitch Williams (16-7-3, 11 קאָס) דורך סקאָרז פון 96-94 צוויי מאָל און 98-92. Coverage on social media also saw אַנטאָניאָ רוססעלל (13-0, 11 קאָס), younger brother of WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr., stop Jose Maria Cardenas (16-4, 13 קאָס) 22 seconds into the sixth round of their bantamweight fight. In the opening bout of the digital presentation, לעדואַן באַרטהעלעמי (14-0-1, 7 קאָס) remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Aispuro (11-7-2, 7 קאָס) דורך סקאָרז פון 80-72 צוויי מאָל און 79-73 in their eight-round super featherweight attraction.
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ווילליאַמס וועט זייַן מלחמה אין זיין אַכט פאַרשידענע מדינה קעגן האַממער, די ערשטע וועלט באָקסינג אָרגאַניזירונג (וובאָ) עוראָפּעאַן כעוויווייט מייַסטער. “איך בין אַ באַהאַמיאַן וואָריער,” ווילליאַמס דערקלערט וואָס ער פיגהץ אַזוי פילע קעגנערס אין זייער באַקיאַרד. “דורך נאַטור, אין די קאַריבבעאַן, מיר זענען באקאנט ווי פּייראַץ. איך ווע טראַוועלעד אַלע מיין לעבן. מיר האָבן קיין גרענעצן, נאָר וואסערן צו קרייַז. וואו איך קעמפן, איך פילן ווי עס ס מיין כאָומטאַון פון Nassau. דאס איז די זעקסט פאַרשידענע קעמפן פֿאַר מיר דעם יאָר אָבער די בלויז איין אַז ס טאַקע געשעעניש. די אנדערע אַראָפאַקן באַזונדער פֿאַר איינער סיבה אָדער אנדערן. איך בין געגאנגען צו נעמען מייַלע פון דעם געלעגנהייט. איך וועט פּנים ומגליק מלחמה אין רומעניע פֿאַר די ערשטער מאָל אָבער איך בין געגאנגען דאָרט מיט די כוונה פון בעלטינג אים פון זייַל צו פּאָסטן. איך בין געגאנגען צו נעמען אים אויס. איך בין געבראכט מיין קאַנגק זעץ (גרויס אָווערהאַנד רעכט), וואָס איז סאַנאַנאַמאַס מיט די באַהאַמאַס, און מען אומעטום ליבע עס.”
ופּשאַוו ס מערסט פריש קעמפן ריזאַלטיד אין אַ דיסאַפּוינינג אָנווער, דורך וועג פון אַ קאָנטראָווערסיאַל אַכט-קייַלעכיק באַשלוס, לעצטע יוני צו כאָומטאַון באַליבט לאַנעלל בעללאָווס (12-1-1) אין לאַס וועגאַס. “איך דאַמאַנייטאַד אַז קעמפן און נאָך פאַרפאַלן,” ופּשאַוו קאַמענטאַד. “איך בין קוקן בייַ באָקסינג דיפפערענטלי זינט מיין קעמפן אין לאַס וועגאַס. איך איז געווען ראַבד אָבער געלערנט אַז איך קענען ניט לאָזן אַרויף ביז מיין קעגנער איז נאַקט אויס. איך קענען ניט פאַרגינענ זיך צו גיין די דיסטאַנסע אין דעם קאַמף (ווס. אָענער).”