Christina Rauj Rauj tiv thaiv WBC thiab WBO Cov Neeg Tsis Txaus Siab nrog kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo tiv thaiv Tori Nelson

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DETROIT (Lub rau hli ntuj 23, 2018) - Claressa cov ntaub thaiv hau tau los ua ob-kev sib tw hauv ntiaj teb, Thiab Christina Rauj Rauj tuav nws ob txoj siv sia ob lub ntiaj teb raws li ob qho tib si tau txiav txim siab txiav txim siab rau hmo Friday SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Los ntawm lub tuam tsev Masonic hauv Detroit, kuv.

Thiab tam sim no lawv muaj lawv cov sights teeb tsa ib leeg.

Ob-lub sij hawm Olympic kub Medalist cov ntaub thaiv ntawm Flint ze, Mich., tau khob rau thawj zaug hauv nws txoj haujlwm 53 vib nas this mus rau hauv thawj puag ncig, Tab sis nws muaj peev xwm rov qab los thiab yeej txhua puag tom qab uas los ua tus neeg tsis muaj ob togf ibF thiab WBA nruab nrab Kev sib tw hauv ntiaj teb kev sib tw tiv thaiv Hanna Gabriels. Cov kws txiav txim plaub 'tau qhab nia sib ntaus 98-91, 97-92 ob zaug.

Rauj nkag mus rau lub nplhaib tom qab cov thaiv kev sib ntaus, thiab ib qho kev xav ntawm lub nkoj nias nias nias rau rauj thiab qee qhov thawb thiab shoving ensued. (Saib daim video NTAWM NO)

"Kuv tsuas yog nkees ntawm halmer tsis saib kuv txhua lub sijhawm,"Cov thaiv (6-0, 2 Kos) hais tias. "Nws los rau hauv lub nplhaib tom qab tag nrho kuv cov cai, tham thoob khib nyiab, Thiab tom qab ntawd nws mus nyob rau ntawd thiab zoo li [tseg] against Nelson. Kuv mob ntawm nws. Tab sis kuv qhia nws paub tias kuv ntau dua li npaj rau kev sib ntaus tawm tsam nws. Nws xav kom kuv poob hmo no, Tab sis kuv xav kom nws yeej vim kuv xav tawm tsam nws. Peb yuav tsum koom siab rau tam sim no. "

Cov ntaub thaiv thiab Gabriels pib sib ntaus ua viav vias npau taws, Tab sis nws yog gabriels (18-2-1, 11 Kos) Leej twg txuas rau ntawm txoj cai sab saud xa cov ntaub thaiv cov ntaub thaiv rau cov canvas. (Pom qhov Knockdown video NTAWM NO)

"Thaum kuv mus lawm, Kuv sib sib zog nqus pa thiab kuv nco qab txog kuv tus kheej, 'Kuv yuav cuam tshuam nrog tus ntxhais no' "Shields hais. "Kuv tsuas yog nco ntsoov cia peb siv lub jab thiab ntse."

Costa Rica's Gabriels, Ib tug koom ua ke 154-phaus tus thawj, tau los txog hauv qhov hnyav thiab sim ua peb-faib txoj kev sib tw hauv ntiaj teb. (Pom Shields-Gabriels Cov Tseem Ceeb NTAWM NO).

"Kuv kawm mus deb tab sis kuv lub siab ntxeev kuv, Vim tias tom qab uas xub thawj khob, Kuv tau nrhiav lwm tus,"Hais Gabriels, Tus reigning WBA thiab WBO tus yeej uas tau sib ntaus sib tua hauv nws 12^th Ncaj ntiaj teb cov npe sib ntaus sib tua txij li Wining lub tswv yim Welterweight hauv 2009. "Kuv xav qhia txhua tus neeg kuv muaj tus tub rog lub siab.

"Kuv tsis xav tias kuv muaj qhov zoo dua tom qab knockdown. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsum tau ua haujlwm puag ncig tom qab ib puag ncig kom muaj yeej tau yeej. "

Ntxiv Gabriels: "Nws muaj ntau lub zog. Nws yog kev sib ntaus zoo thiab koj yuav tsum tau txais cov kws txiav txim plaub kev txiav txim siab. Nws muaj zog thiab rau cov kiv cua Kuv xav tias nws mus zoo.

Cov thaiv cov ntaub ntawv raug txiav tawm ntawm sab laug sab laug hauv puag ncig 10, thiab kuj tau hla dhau lub taub hau taub hau. Nws rov ua kom raug mob los ntawm gabriels 'punches rau lub taub hau tsuas yog peb zaug hauv kev sib ntaus. "Thawj puag ncig, Plaub ncig thiab yim puag ncig, lwm yam tshaj li tias nws tsis tau ntaus kuv uas tsis muaj kev txhaj tshuaj rau lub taub hau. "

Daim thaiv - nyob rau hauv nws thawj sib ntaus nrog tus kws qhia tshiab nrog cov kws tshaj lij tshiab ntawm David Jackson - hais tias nws tau kawm qee yam txog nws tus kheej tom qab kev sib ntaus. "Kuv tuaj yeem tau muab tso rau ntawm kuv lub nroog Yeiuxalees, tau sawv thiab rov qab los thiab yeej,"Nws tau hais. "Hmo no yog kuv hmo ntuj thiab kuv yuav tsum qhia lub ntiaj teb Kuv yog tus tshaj plaws ntawm txhua lub sijhawm. Kuv pom tias kuv yog leej twg. Tam sim no, Kuv yog qhov txaus ntshai heev vim tias koj tuaj yeem tso kuv mus, Thiab kuv yuav tseem rov los yeej. "

Qhov sib txawv hauv kev sib ntaus sib tua’ kev ua yog, Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog hais tias nws lub zog txhaj tshuaj thaum nws txuas nrog 42 feem pua ​​piv rau Gabriels ' 26 feem pua.

Cov ntaub thaiv tau thov tom qab kev sib ntaus thaum nws xav tau lub rauj. "Vam tias nws yog tom ntej,"Nws tau hais. "Kuv tsis xav tau so. Kuv tuaj yeem tau nplawm nws hmo no. Kuv nyuam qhuav mob nws thiab tag nrho pab pawg. "

Nyob rau hauv lub lopsided yeej hauv nws heev xav tau U.S. debut, Rauj (23-0, 10 Kos) tseem nyob rau hauv undefeated nrog kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo tiv thaiv Tori Nelson (17-2-3, 2 Kos). Cov paj xyeem tau 100-90, 99-91 ob zaug, Txhawm rau kom nws WBC thiab WBO Underweight ntiaj teb cov npe. (Saib Rauj-Nelson cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb NTAWM NO).

"Nws yuav tau zoo dua kom tau txais ko,"Said, uas yog 27 xyoo laus thiab los ntawm Dortmund, Lub teb chaws yelemees. "Kuv tau sim txhua yam kuv tuaj yeem tau txais lub khob knockout. Nws tawv. Kuv vam tias USA yog qhov zoo nrog qhov no thiab kuv tseem yog tus champ. "

"Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom tawm tsam claressa. Nws yuav sim thiab tawm tsam kuv sab hauv tab sis kuv footwork thiab kuv ncav cuag yuav ua kom qhov sib txawv. Kev sib ntaus nrog Claressa yuav yog cov kev ua si-hloov pauv. Nws yuav yog tus poj niam loj tshaj plaws sib ntaus puas tau. Kuv xav tawm tsam nws ntawm ib qho chaw nruab nrab. "

"Kuv poob siab heev hauv kuv qhov kev ua yeeb yam hmo no,"Tau hais tias ib qho kev xav Nelson tom qab kev sib ntaus. "Nws yog poob, Ntawm chav kawm nws yog qhov poob siab. Kuv tsis khoom txaus, Kuv twv. "

Hauv nws txoj kev sib ntaus kawg, Nelson poob ib qho kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev txiav txim siab rau lub Ib Hlis. "Claressa zoo dua,"Nelson tau hais. "Cov ntaub thaiv muaj ib lub jab thiab siv lub nplhaib. Saressa sawv muaj thiab xav tawm tsam. Nws muaj tag nrho cov punches. Rauj tsuas muaj ib qho xwb. "

Hauv kev hu xov tooj cua, UMAR Salamov (21-1, 16 Kos) txuas nrog lub cev tes sab tes xis hauv knocking tawm Brian Howard (13-2, 10 Kos) 53 vib nas this mus rau cuaj ncig lub sijhawm teem 10-hloov lub teeb ci ntsa iab.

Salamov, Los ntawm Alkhan-Kala, Russia, tab tom ua nws lub Tebchaws Asmeskas Lebut thiab tsheb ciav hlau ntawm kev ua si Kronk hauv Detroit nrog Javan "Qab Zib" Hand Steward. Nyob rau hauv kev sib ntaus ntawm ob ntev thiab lanky cov neeg sib ntaus, Salamov tsaws 34 feem pua ​​ntawm nws lub hwj huam punches piv rau 27 feem pua ​​rau Howard thiab tau ua ntej ntawm tag nrho peb cov neeg txiav txim 'Clockecard thaum lub sijhawm knockout.

"Kuv raug mob me ntsis nyob rau hauv ob puag ncig los ntawm ib qho ntawm nws txhaj tshuaj, Tab sis kuv tsis cia nws thab kuv vim qhov no yog kuv U.S. debut,hais tias Salamov, ib tug rau-xyoo pro uas yog 24 xyoo. "Kuv nyuam qhuav sib ntaus sib tua. Tom qab kuv tau tsoo nrog punch ntawd, Kuv pib tuaj tom ntej thiab sai li sai tau kuv tau ua ntawd, kev sib ntaus hloov. "

Salamov tau hais tias nws paub thaum nws txuas rau thawj txoj cai uas Howard raug mob. "Kuv paub sai li sai tau kuv tsaws cov punch uas nws yuav raug mob heev,"Nws hais tias. "Kuv tau hnov ​​txog kuv lub luj tshib. Kuv tsis xav ntaus nws tom qab ntawd vim kuv paub tias nws ua tiav lawm. "

Tus qub lub nkoj lub npe Howard tau txais ob peb lub ntsiab lus tseem ceeb thiab muaj peev xwm tsaws nws sab tes xis nyob rau ntau lub sijhawm, suav nrog ib qho kev sib tw muaj zog nyob rau hauv lub xya ncig uas zoo li rau stun salamov.

"Kuv xav hais tias kuv tau ua ncaj ncees, Kuv puas tau ok,"Hais tias Howard, Tus Qub Pab Koomtes Pab Koomtes Football uas nyob sab nraud Atlanta thiab tau ua nws lub sijhawm ua yeeb yam. "Kuv muaj hmoo tau txais tus hu los ntawm Salamov pab pawg thiab los ntawm showtime. Kuv yuav rov qab los. "

Hnub Friday's Tripleheader yuav replay rau hnub Monday, Lub rau hli ntuj 25 ntawm 10 p.m. ET / PT ntawm shoudtime heev thiab yuav muaj nyob rau ntawm lub sijhawm ua haujlwm txhua lub sijhawm^® thiab showtime ntawm kev thov^®.

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Los ntawm Masonic Tuam Tsev hauv Detroit, kuv.

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SHOWTIME BOXING: Tshwj xeeb Tsab - 10 p.m. THIAB/PT

IBF thiab WBA Poj Niam Kev Sib Tw Nruab Nrab Ntiaj Teb Championship

Claressa Shields - 159 ½ phaus.

Hanna Gabriels - 159 ½ phaus.

Referee: Gerard dawb (California); Tus txiav txim: Michael Ancona (Ohio), Jeremy Hayes (Toronto, Canada), Pasquale Spcopio (Montreal, Canada)

WBC thiab WBO Cov Poj Niam Txoj Kev Sib Tw Nruab Nrab Ntiaj Teb

Christina Rauj Dej - 159 ½ phaus.

Tori Nelson - 157 ½ phaus.

Referee: Frank Garza (Michigan); Tus txiav txim: Katealia Chambers (Michigan), Benoit Roussel (Montreal), Pasquale Spcopio (Montreal, Canada)

Lub teeb hnyav hnyav 10-puag ncig

UMAR Salamov - 174 ½ phaus.

Brian Howard - 174 ½ phaus.

Referee: Sam Williams (Michigan); Tus txiav txim: Ansel Stewart (Michigan), Michael Ancona (Ohio), Pasquale Spcopio (Montreal, Canada)

CEEB TOOM: Saib PDF Email Txuas Rau Cov Ntawv Cuam Tshuam thiab txhua qhov hnyav.

Flash Quotes:

CLARESSA shields:

"Kuv muaj ob Yauhas David Jackson tam sim no thiab kuv tau kawm tau ntau yam los ntawm peb txij li peb tau txais ua ke rov qab rau lub Ob Hlis. Kuv tau muaj cov pab qhia yav dhau los uas tau sim hloov kuv cov style thiab kev ua si, Tab sis thaum kawg ntawm hnub kuv tsuas yog yuav tsum mus rau ntawd thiab sib ntaus zoo li kuv paub yuav ua li cas.

"Nyob hauv Flint rau kuv lub yeej, Koj yuav tsis ntseeg txhua yam uas kuv yuav tsum tau nrog. Tsuas yog cov khoom uas yuav tsum tsis txhob tshwm sim rau tus yeej hauv ntiaj teb. Nws tau ntxhov siab, thiab kuv tau ntxhov siab txawm tias lub lim tiam ntawm kev sib ntaus [nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj]. Kuv yuav tsum tau tawm. Kuv muaj peev xwm cob qhia nyob rau Florida lub sijhawm no ib puag ncig.

"[Hanna yog] ib tug neeg tua neeg zoo. Nws muaj kev txawj ntse thiab tsuas yog txoj kev uas nws nqa nws tus kheej. Nws yog tus neeg siab heev thiab nws lub ntsej muag hais tsis hloov. Kuv tau saib qhov sib ntaus uas nws tau khob tawm, thiab txawm tias tom qab ntawd nws lub ntsej muag hais lus tsis hloov. Kuv xav tias nws nyuaj, tab sis tsis nyuaj li kuv. Kuv paub tias kuv yog tus sib ntaus sib tua zoo.

"Tori underestimated kuv lub hwj chim. Kuv xav tias Tori muaj lub punchers 'lub caij nyoog [tawm tsam rauj]. Kuv tsis qhwv kuv txoj haujlwm ncig rauj. Peb lub neej tsis cuam tshuam. Kuv yuav tsum txhawj xeeb txog dab tsi pem lub taub hau kuv. Kuv yuav tsis saib qhov kev sib ntaus.

"Kuv tau tsom ntsoov rau kuv cov zaub mov noj rau kev sib ntaus no. Kuv tsis muaj tsev neeg ntau nyob hauv Florida thiab tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam. "

Hannah Gabriels:

"Peb yuav tsum nqis mus rau lub phaj thiab nco ntsoov peb txoj kev npaj ua si tau nyob rau ntawm taw tes thiab peb muab cov kiv cua uas lawv xav pom, uas yog ib qho kev sib ntaus zoo. Koj yuav tsum tau kov yeej ntau thiab kev txi kom tau mus rau qhov no, thiab kuv pab neeg tau ua li ntawd.

"Kuv yeej tsis ntshai leej twg. Lo lus tsis ua dab tsi. Thaum kuv tau txais hauv lub nplhaib kuv yuav mus ua tsiaj nyaum.

"Kuv ok nrog dab tsi los, yeej los yog poob. Kuv yog ib tus yeej thiab tus ntawd yog kuv lub siab nyob hauv lub nplhaib. Peb mus rau kev yeej, Thiab kuv txaus siab txhua yam uas tau tshwm sim npaj rau kev sib ntaus no.

"Kuv tsis xav txog nws lub hwj chim. Tab sis kev ua pob tsis yog tsuas yog hais txog lub hwj chim, Muaj ntau yam ntxiv. Koj tuaj yeem muaj zog, Tab sis koj tuaj yeem tsaws cov punch? Nws tuaj yeem ua kom meej meej? Muaj ntau yam tshwm sim hauv lub nplhaib uas koj yuav tsum txhawj txog. "

Christina Rauj:

"Kuv poob siab heev uas kuv tsis tuaj yeem tawm tsam rov qab thaum Lub Ib Hlis vim yog kuv cov teeb meem vixaj.

"Kuv tau nyob ntawm Claressa Shields-Tori Kev Sib Ntaus thiab tam sim no nws yog kuv thib mus tau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv nyiam mus rau pem hauv ntej thiab txhoj puab heev. Thaum koj tuaj yeem ua tiav, koj ua tiav. Cov neeg Asmeskas yuav nyiam kuv cov style.

"Boxing yog kuv txoj kev mob siab thiab kuv txoj haujlwm, thiab kuv npaj thiab nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau qhov no. Tam sim no hnub nyob ntawm no thiab nws yog ntawm showtime. Peb tsis xav txog txog Claressa Shields. Tawm ntawm kev hwm rau Tori Nelson, Kuv tsom rau kev sib ntaus sib tua no xwb. "

Tori Nelson:

"Kuv yog lub zog puncher thiab kuv tau siv kuv txhais ceg ntau dua hauv chaw pw hav zoov yog li qhov chaw pw no tau sib txawv ntau dua li qhov kuv tau siv.

"Lawv hais teeb pom kev ua ib zaug xwb, Tab sis kuv tau txais lwm lub caij nyoog. Kuv zoo siab ua tsaug Kuv tau txais kev hu rau kev sib ntaus no. Nov yog kuv lub sijhawm thib ob. Ntau tus neeg tsis tau txais ob txoj kev sib tw thib ob.

'Kuv yeej muaj qee yam los ua pov thawj. Ntau tus neeg tau ntseeg hauv kuv thiab kuv tau txais los qhia qhov kuv tuaj yeem ua tau hauv lub nplhaib.

"Kuv xav tias Christina tab tom saib kuv. Nws tsis hwm tab sis kuv zoo siab. Nws zoo dua rau kuv tias nws tau saib kuv. "

UMAR Salamov:

"Qhov kev sib ntaus no yuav yog qhov kev sim siab zoo. Kuv paub tias kuv tuaj yeem ua rau nws mus rau sab saum toj 10, Thiab qhov no yog kuv pib.

"Muaj qhov sib txawv loj nyob ntawm no hauv Detroit, Tab sis nws muaj ntau zoo li Moscow, lub nroog loj.

"Kuv nyiam sib ntaus, Thiab qhov no yog npau suav tuaj tiag los rau Asmeskas. Brian Howard yog ib tus nrog sib ntaus tawv tawv. Nws yuav tsis yooj yim sib ntaus tab sis kuv ntseeg siab Kuv tuaj yeem ntaus nws. "

Brian Howard:

"Kuv muaj lub nplhaib sib nrug, Tab sis kuv yuav mus ua ntse. Kuv tau npaj zoo thiab kuv nyob rau hauv puab. Kuv muaj cov metabolism zoo, thiab tuaj yeem poob phaus yooj yim.

"Kuv coj kuv thawj zaug poob rau hauv 2012 thiab tom qab kuv coj ntawd kev ploj uas kuv tsis muaj kev txhawb nqa Kuv xav tau. Kuv tau rov qab rau hauv nws thiab nws tsuas yog tawv tau sib ntaus. Kuv tau txais ntau ntawm nos.

"Kuv tau pom ib daim kab xev ntawm kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Tab sis koj tsis paub yog tias nws yuav hloov lossis coj lwm yam.

"Kuv lub thawv zoo dua li kuv ncaws pob. Kuv lub npe menyuam yaus yog MVP - feem ntau punicer puncher.

"Kuv tsis saib nws uas kuv yog B-sab Fighter. Nov yog lub sijhawm tiag tiag rau kuv, Thiab kuv yuav mus siv tag nrho ntawm nws. "

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Christina Rauj Tsov Rog Tori Nelson hauv Co-Feature

Umar Salamov siv sijhawm los ntawm Brian Howard hauv qhib kev sib tw

Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 22 Nyob Ntawm Showtime^®

"Thaum muaj neeg hais tias lawv yuav tau ntaus kuv, nws ua rau kuv. Kuv tau chim thiab kuv punch lub hnab kom txog thaum nws poob. " - Claressa Shields

Nyem NTAWM NO rau cov duab los ntawm Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

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

Nyem NTAWM NO rau cov duab los ntawm Stephanie Trapp / Showtime

DETROIT (Lub rau hli ntuj 19, 2018) – Unified poj niam Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Claressa Shields and unified 154-pound champion Hanna Gabriels spoke to the media at a workout session in Detroit just days before the two clash to decide the IBF & WBA Women’s Middleweight World Championships this Friday on SHOWTIME.

Lub ShowTime Boxing: SPECIAL EDITION telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT and features the No. 1 fighter at 168 pounds facing the No. 1 fighter at 154 pounds as they both attempt to become champions for the first time in the middleweight division. The telecast also features unified women’s middleweight champion Christina Rauj defending her WBC & WBO titles in her U.S. debut against former world champion Tori Nelson. Tsis tas li ntawd, light heavyweight prospects UMAR Salamov thiab Brian Howard will meet in a 10-round matchup that will open the tripleheader from Masonic Temple in Detroit.

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog muaj nyob rau ntawm Ticketmaster.com lossis ntawm Masonic lub tuam tsev Box Office ntawm (313) 832-7100. VIP daim pib yog tus nqi ntawm $300, Ringside daim pib ntawm $125, thiab daim pib tseem tshuav $75, $50 thiab $35.

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

CLARESSA shields

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“I never said that I wanted to get more knockouts. I’m perfectly fine being 5-0 nrog ob tug knockouts. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, I’m fine with that. The longer I’m in the ring boxing, zoo. The more they get to see me on TV, that’s fine. Of course I would love to get the big knockout but look how disappointed Errol Spence Jr. was to get such a quick knockout of Ocampo. That didn’t please his fans. Yog hais tias tus knockout los, it comes.

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

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

Hannah Gabriels

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

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

“I feel honored to be on such a great card. This is a great opportunity and I just hope everybody sees this the way that I do. We trained hard. In my case, I wanted to bring the very best out of myself so the fans could leave the arena feeling great. Qhov no yog dab tsi boxing yog tag nrho hais txog. Bringing entertainment and emotions that most other sports don’t bring to people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson in the Co-Feature

All Four Women’s Middleweight Titles To Be Contested on Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 22 LIVE On SHOWTIME^®

TSHIAB YORK (Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2018) – Light Heavyweight prospects UMAR Salamov thiab Brian Howard will meet in a 10-round matchup that will open the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 22 nyob rau SHOWTIME^® (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) from Masonic Temple in Detroit.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, unified champions from different divisions will meet in the middle. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Unified Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields yuav fim Unified Jr. Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships. Both fighters have a lot at stake when they meet as Shields will look to become a two-division champion and Gabriels will seek to win titles on a third weight class. In the co-feature bout, women’s unified WBC and WBO Middleweight World Champion Christina Rauj will defend against former world champion Tori Nelson as all four women’s middleweight world titles will be at stake.

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

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

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

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

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

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog muaj nyob rau ntawm Ticketmaster.com lossis ntawm Masonic lub tuam tsev Box Office ntawm (313) 832-7100. VIP daim pib yog tus nqi ntawm $300, Ringside daim pib ntawm $125, thiab daim pib tseem tshuav $75, $50 thiab $35.