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Philadelphia-Native & Two-Division World Champion Danny Garcia Talks Underdog Mentality for Hometown Philadelphia Eagles & Predicts Victory in Super Bowl LII

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Garcia Takes on Former Champion Brandon Rios in Welterweight World Title Eliminator Jumamosi, Februari 17 Live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
PHILADELPHIA (Januari 31, 2018) – Philadelphia-native and two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia has thrived in the underdog role several times throughout a career that has seen him defeat a slew of top champions. Just like Garcia triumphed over Amir Khan and Lucas Matthysse in two of his greatest wins, Garcia’s hometown Philadelphia Eagles will look to upset the odds this Sunday in Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots.
“When you’re an underdog, it’s all about using that energy and that anger to show the doubters that you can do anything,” ulisema Garcia. “You just have to have that absolute belief in yourself and you can win anything.”
For the fighter who still lives and trains in his hometown, just like so many sports fans in the area, the Eagles bringing home a Super Bowl victory would be the culmination of childhood dreams.
“I’ve been watching the Eagles since I was a little kid,” ulisema Garcia. “When I was little I moved to a neighborhood where football was really important and that helped me fall in love with the sport.”
Garcia has represented his city throughout a career that has saw him win titles at super lightweight and welterweight, while defeating top fighters such as Khan, Matthysse, Lamont Peterson, Zab Yuda, Robert Guerrero, Erik Morales and Paulie Malignaggi. Garcia fought in Philadelphia two fights ago when he delivered a knockout victory for his hometown fans at Liacouras Center at Temple University.
“There’s a toughness to Philly sports fans,” ulisema Garcia. “'Rocky’ helped mold that similar image of our people. I named my daughter Philly because it means so much to me to represent this city. Everything I do is for Philly. I’ve always dreamed about the Eagles winning the Super Bowl.”
Garcia hopes to be following up a Super Bowl victory for his hometown Philadelphia Eagles with a win of his own when he takes on former champion Brandon Rios in a welterweight world title eliminator Jumamosi, Februari 17 moja kwa moja kwenye Showtime kutoka Mandalay Bay Events Center katika Las Vegas.
“This is going to be a big month for Philadelphia,” ulisema Garcia, “I think we’re going to beat New England 28-17. I still remember the first Super Bowl against New England like it was yesterday. That loss stuck with me and I know it has for the team and city too. This is our chance for payback.
“I can’t wait to see the Eagles win the Super Bowl and then I’m going to go out to Las Vegas in a couple of weeks, with Philly on my back, to beat Brandon Rios.”
Garcia vs. Rios headlines the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that also features the rematch between unbeaten super middleweight world champion David Benavidez and top-rated contender Ronald Gavril. Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na Mayweather Promotions na TGB Promotions, ni juu ya kuuza sasa na zinapatikana kwenye AXS.com.
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Yordenis Ugas na Ray Robinson Clash katika IBF 147-Pound Title Kutokomeza mechi moja kwenye Showtime Jumamosi, Februari 17 kutoka Mandalay Bay katika Las Vegas & Imesomwa na Premier Boxing Mabingwa

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Barua ya Idara Champion Danny Garcia Inachukua On zamani bingwa wa dunia Brandon Rios katika Tukio Kuu & 168-Pauni Champion David Benavidez inatetea Title katika Mchezo unaorudiwa dhidi Top Contender Ronald GAVRIL katika Co-Kipengele

 

 

 

 

 

LAS VEGAS (Januari 30, 2018) - Welterweight wagombea Yordenis Ugas na Ray Robinson watapambana katika 12 mzima IBF 147-pound kichwa kuondoa bout kwa moja kwenye Showtime Jumamosi, Februari 17 kutoka Mandalay Bay katika Las Vegas katika tukio yaliyowasilishwa na Ligi ya Mabingwa Boxing

 

 

 

 

 

Ugas vs. Robinson linaanza Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi tripleheader saa 10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. PT kwamba ni kichwa na vita kati ya mbili mgawanyiko bingwa Danny Garcia kuchukua zamani bingwa wa dunia Brandon Rios katika welterweight title eliminator. ushirikiano kipengele utaona 168-pound bingwa wa dunia David Benavidez kutetea taji lake katika kucheza tena dhidi ya juu-rated super middleweight mgombea Ronald Gavril.

 

 

 

 

 

showdown Hii welterweight itakuwa aligombea kwa nafasi ya pili IBF kutwaa taji uliofanyika kwa kuepuka kushindwa bingwa Errol Spence Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

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hatua ya ziada ndani ya uwanja wa mapenzi kipengele 175-pound mgombea Lionell Thompson (19-4, 11 Kos) wakipambana ngumu kupiga Edwin Rodriguez (29-2, 20 Kos) katika 10 mzima matchup, nyepesi mgombea Ladarius Miller (14-1, 4 Kos) na aliyekuwa bingwa wa dunia Argenis Mendez (24-5-1, 12 Kos) clashing katika raundi 10 showdown na aliyekuwa Amateur lenye nafasi Joe Spencer kufanya mechi yake ya kwanza dhidi ya pro Uriel Gonzalez (1-2-1, 1 KO) katika nne mzima 154-pound bout.

 

 

 

 

 

Ugas (20-3, 9 Kos), aliyezaliwa Cuba na sasa anaishi katika Las Vegas, ni moja ya mabondia shughuli nyingi zaidi katika michezo na haraka-riser katika divisheni welterweight. Baada ya kupoteza uamuzi wa pamoja kwa Amir Imam katika 2014, Ugas 31 mwenye umri wa miaka alichukua mwaka mbali na ndondi na akaja nyuma machozi. Wakati wa miezi 12 kuanzia Agosti span 2016 hadi Agosti 2017, Ugas alishinda tano vita moja kwa moja, kugonga off washindani wakuu na matarajio pamoja Jamal James, Bryant Perrella, LEVAN Ghvamichava, Thomas Dulorme na Nelson Lara, ikiwa ni pamoja na ushindi wengi kwenye kazi taarifa fupi.

 

 

 

 

 

Robinson (24-2, 12 Kos) ni mfano wa Philadelphia mpiganaji - msiazimie bondia ambaye siku zote suala la kupambana na anapenda kukaa busy. Ugas itakuwakilisha moja ya changamoto ngumu ya kazi Robinson ya. southpaw 32 mwenye umri wa miaka walipigana mara tatu mwaka jana na ni kuja mbali ya saba pande zote uamuzi kiufundi dhidi ya Breidis Prescott katika Atlantic City tarehe Juni 30.

 

 

 

 

 

Rounding nje usiku wa mapambano ni unbeaten Andres Cortes (6-0, 4 Kos) katika sita mzima nyepesi kupambana, undefeated Brian Gallegos (6-0, 4 Kos) katika raundi ya sita ya super featherweight hatua, super flyweight mgombea Ava Knight (14-2-4, 5 Kos) katika kivutio sita mzima na unbeaten matarajio Jonathan Esquivel (6-0, 5 Kos) wakipambana Cameron Burroughs (4-2, 3 Kos) katika sita mzima middleweight mapambano.

 

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Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios & David Benavidez vs. Nukuu Ronald GAVRIL Los Angeles Press Conference & Picha

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Garcia vs. Rios & Benavidez vs. Gavril 2 inachukua Nafasi Jumamosi, Februari 17 moja kwa moja kwenye Showtime kutoka Mandalay Bay Events Center katika Las Vegas & Imesomwa na Premier Boxing Mabingwa
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LOS ANGELES (Januari 9, 2018) – Mbili mgawanyiko bingwa wa dunia Danny “Swift” Garcia na aliyekuwa bingwa wa dunia Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios akaenda uso kwa uso kwa mara ya kwanza Jumanne katika mkutano wa waandishi wa habari katika Los Angeles kutangaza kuu zao tukio showdown unafanyikaJumamosi, Februari. 17 moja kwa moja kwenye Showtime kutoka Mandalay Bay Events Center katika Las Vegas na kuwasilishwa na Waziri Boxing Champions.
Pia katika mahudhurio Jumanne walikuwa WBC Super Middleweight bingwa wa dunia David Benavidez na mgombea juu Ronald Gavril, ambao kukutana katika kucheza tena kusisimua vita ubingwa wa dunia kuanzia Septemba kwa ushirikiano hulka ya matangazo.
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Hapa ni nini wapiganaji alikuwa na kusema Jumanne kutoka chumba Conga katika L.A. Live:
DANNY GARCIA
“Najisikia mzuri kiakili na kimwili sasa hivi. Mwili wangu ni ulipatikana na tayari kuwa na kubwa 2018 kuanzia Februari 17.
“Wewe kuwa ililenga kufanikiwa katika mapambano kama hii na nadhani Brandon Rios anajua kwamba. Mimi mafunzo kwa bidii hivyo natumaini yeye ni pia. Mimi kamwe kwenda kuchukua kupambana off.
“Hii ni vita classic ya bondia puncher dhidi huleta ugomvi. Mimi nina kwenda kuwa tayari kwa kila kitu na kuanza 2018 off haki. Mimi kuwa mpiganaji Kila mara nimekuwa.
“Mimi ni afya na nguvu na tayari kupigana. Mimi nina kuweka hasara kwa Keith Thurman nyuma yangu na kusonga mbele. Nina kuzingatia kuwa Danny Garcia juu Februari 17. Siwezi waandishi na kujaribu kufanya sana, Mimi tu kupata ushindi.
“Tulikuwa mabingwa wote kwa wakati mmoja katika 140-paundi na hatukuwa kupata nafasi ya kupambana kisha, lakini ni wote kuhusu muda katika ndondi. Mambo huwa na kazi nje na sasa tuko tayari kwenda kichwa-kwa-kichwa.
“Mimi kamwe nyuma chini na najua kwamba Brandon Rios anaona kuwa ndani yangu. Mimi daima kuja kupigana. Ni itakuwa matchup bora mitindo yetu na dhamira yetu.
“Mimi kama kuangalia mwisho vita tatu za mpinzani wangu. Nadhani mimi inanipa dalili nzuri ya yale ya kwenda kwa kuangalia kama kwenye mapambano usiku. Nimekuwa kuangalia mkanda wa vita yangu ya mwisho pia ili tuweze kupata kubwa mpango wa mchezo pamoja.
“Nilihisi kama mimi vita vita vizuri dhidi Thurman. Hakuwa kushirikisha. Nilidhani baada ya duru ya nne alikuwa kimsingi kivuli ndondi. Mimi si lawama yake kwa sababu una kuwa bubu kusimama mbele yangu. Tutaweza kufanya baadhi ya marekebisho na kuongeza kile tayari kufanya vizuri.
“Mimi si inayotolewa Shawn Porter vita lakini nadhani kuwa itakuwa ni mashindano makubwa. Yeye anapenda kuja mbele na mimi nina kubwa bondia na kukabiliana puncher. Nadhani mashabiki ingekuwa na upendo ni, lakini Shawn Porter lazima kuwa makini yale ya wanaotaka kwa.”
BRANDON RIOS
“Kila mtu anajua mtindo wangu. Niko hapa si ngoma, Mimi kuja kupambana. Mimi nina kwenda huko kwa moyo wangu nje kuonyesha dunia kwamba bado ni mmoja wa bora huko nje.
“Najisikia nguvu na Najisikia rejuvenated. mwili wangu zinahitajika baadhi ya mapumziko kwa sababu wote wa vita wangu vita. Ilichukua toll juu ya mwili wangu na sasa Najisikia vizuri kama vile milele. Mimi niko tayari kuonyesha dunia tofauti Brandon Rios.
“Una kupambana bora kujaribu kuwa bora. Danny Garcia imekuwa juu kwa juu ya mchezo huu kwa muda mrefu. Mimi siku zote tayari kwa ajili ya mtihani.
“Nilikuwa daima kuchukua mafunzo na uzito wangu kama umakini kama ni lazima kuwa na. Nilikuwa mdogo na bubu na nilifanya makosa. makosa hayo ni katika siku za nyuma yangu na mimi nina katika sura kubwa sasa hivi.
“Nimekuwa mafunzo ngumu kweli kweli na gesi tank kamili kwenye mapambano usiku. Mimi nilikuwa na walikaa wastaafu lakini bado kuwa ni katika mimi na bado zaidi naweza kutoka nje ya mchezo huu ni. Mimi kweli upendo ndondi na Nimefurahi kuwa nyuma katika mapambano kubwa kama hii.
“Mimi ni ujasiri wakati mimi kupata katika pete. Baada ya Robert Garcia huko ni kuwa ndugu yangu na mimi. Ni tu sauti nyingine ambayo mimi kutumika na kwamba naamini.
“Kuwa nyuma katika pete mara kidogo ujasiri-wracking lakini mimi nilikuwa na furaha ya kupata pete kutu off. Nilifanya kile alikuwa na kufanya na nilikuwa na furaha ya kupata kupitia uzoefu kwamba. Najisikia kushukuru kuwa katika nafasi hii ya kupambana Danny Garcia.
“Nimekuwa tayari kupambana yoyote ya wapiganaji juu. Nilisubiri na kuchukua muda wangu kwa sababu nilijua kupambana yeyote bila hatua ya juu. I got nini nilitaka na sasa ni wakati wa kuchukua faida.”
DAVID BENAVIDEZ
“Nina kutoa taarifa juu ya Februari 17. Mimi kuacha Mandalay Bay na mkanda juu ya bega langu. Nina kupata Knockout na hiyo ni nini mimi kuangalia kufanya.
“Imekuwa ndoto yangu tangu nikiwa mtoto mdogo kuunganisha majina na kwamba ni nini mimi kufanya kazi kwa sasa. Nataka kuwa moja ya bora katika historia ya darasa uzito na mimi nina kazi ngumu sana kukamilisha kwamba.
“Mimi ni mdogo super middleweight bingwa wa dunia katika historia na mimi nina kwenda kuonyesha GAVRIL nini. Mimi ni motisha sana kuonekana bora zaidi kuliko mara ya mwisho na kupata Knockout.
“Nililelewa katika zama ambapo kila mtu alipigana kila mtu. Kulikuwa na nguvu nyingi na msisimko na kupambana na kila na hiyo ni nini mimi nina kuangalia kuleta kwa mashabiki. Hii itakuwa mashindano makubwa kwamba hawataki kukosa.
“Najisikia kama mimi alishinda vita ya kwanza ni wazi. GAVRIL anadhani yeye atakuja na kubisha yangu nje sasa, lakini kama ana imani sana, yeye lazima kufanya hayo katika mapambano ya kwanza. Mimi mafunzo kwa bidii sana hivi sasa kwenda huko na machozi yake juu.
“mkakati wa vita hii itakuwa tofauti kidogo. Tuna baadhi ya mambo ambayo sisi ni mipango. Lakini bado kwenda kuwa vita, kwa sababu mimi nataka kuwa shabiki wa kirafiki mpiganaji. Nina matumaini ya kuiba show.
“Mimi ni bingwa hivyo mimi kuhisi kama mimi nina katika nafasi ya kufanya baadhi ya vita kubwa katika siku chache zijazo. Nataka mshindi wa World Boxing Super Series michuano 168-pound. Mimi ni fahari kwa kuwa katika safu moja kama mabingwa wengine na siwezi kusubiri kupata katika pete pamoja nao.
“Sikuweza waache GAVRIL mara ya kwanza. Nilijua alikuwa mgombea na yeye alikuja katika mgumu na tayari kupambana. Najua mtindo wake sasa hivyo mimi nina kwenda kufanya kazi kuwa bora. Kulikuwa na mambo mengi ni lazima kuwa na kufanyika katika mapambano ya kwanza. Mimi nina kwenda kuchukua faida wakati huu.”
Ronald GAVRIL
“Sikuweza kufikiri yeye ni vizuri kama vile watu alisema alikuwa kwenda katika vita yetu ya kwanza. Alikuwa si walipigana wapiganaji yoyote halisi, hivyo aliona kile kilichotokea wakati alipanda juu ya moja.
“Najisikia furaha kuwa hapa na kuwa katika nafasi hii kwa kucheza tena. Nataka kuwashukuru David Benavidez kwa kukubali kupambana na mimi. Nilidhani kwamba mimi alishinda vita ya kwanza hivyo nilijua alitaka hii mara moja. Mimi chuma kucheza tena hii.
“Nilijifunza mengi kutoka kupambana kwanza. Naam, najua la kufanya bora wakati huu. mkakati itakuwa kubadilishwa na mimi itabidi kazi hata ngumu katika kambi kuwa tayari. Mimi nina kazi ya kuwa bora naweza kiakili na kimwili.
“Yeye ni mpiganaji kijana ambaye bado ana mambo mengi ya kujifunza. Hivi sasa yeye ni bingwa, lakini atakuwa na kuwa tayari. Hii haitakuwa rahisi kupambana kwa ajili yake. Mimi nina kwenda huko kumdhuru na kushinda vita.
“Naweza kufanya mambo mengi zaidi kuliko katika mapambano ya kwanza. I imeonekana kuwa nina ujuzi katika mechi ya kwanza, na sasa mimi kuboresha na kupata ushindi. Mimi niko hapa kwa sababu. Siyo kwenda kuwa mapambano rahisi kwa ajili yake.
“Mimi tu kufikiria David Benavidez sasa hivi. Mimi nina kuweka kila kitu katika kucheza tena hii na kupata ukanda. Wakati mimi kushinda, wengine itachukua huduma ya yenyewe.”
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TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION DANNY GARCIA RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS ON SATURDAY, Februari. 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Zaidi, 168-Pound Champion David Benavidez Makes First World Title Defense in a Rematch with Ronald Gavril in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature
Tiketi ya Sale Jumamosi, Desemba 23 katika 10 a.m. PST!
LAS VEGAS (Desemba 21, 2017) – Mbili mgawanyiko bingwa wa dunia Danny “Swift” Garcia anarudi kwa pete kuchukua bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in a welterweight showdown on Jumamosi, Februari 17 kuishi juu ya Showtime at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Mabingwa.
Katika ushirikiano kipengele, ndondi mdogo bingwa wa dunia David “Red Bendera” Benavidez will defend his Super Middleweight World Championship for the first time against Ronald Gavril in a rematch of their thrilling September 2017 bout in which Benavidez won the vacant title by split decision.
The card is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with DSG Promotions. The Benavidez-Gavril rematch is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. Tickets for the live event go on sale Jumamosi, Desemba. 23 katika 10 a.m. PST and will be available at AXS.com.
“I’m excited just to get back in the ring,” ulisema Garcia, who was reigning world champion for the better part of six years dating back to his win over Hall of Famer Erik Morales in 2012 hadi Machi 2017. “I needed the time off to recuperate and let my body heal.”
Garcia (33-1, 19 Kos) was a unified world champion at super lightweight and welterweight and has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents in both divisions spanning two generations-Morales, Zab Yuda, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among them. Four of his five opponents in the welterweight division were world champions and 10 ya mwisho wake 14 opponents were world champions or former world champions.
“I was the reigning champion for six years, so I needed the rest,” continued the 29-year old Philadelphia fighter. “I’m ready to kick off the year in style and take over the welterweight division.”
Katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, a welterweight clash of world title holders, Garcia lost via split decision to now unified 147-pound world champion Keith Thurman in a hard-fought, exciting fight that aired live on CBS. The SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS broadcast drew the biggest boxing audience of the year, more than five million viewers which remains the largest audience to witness a primetime boxing broadcast since 1998.
Sasa, Garcia looks to re-establish his once dominant position at welterweight, a division that boasts more top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the sport than any other weight class; fighters including world champions Errol Spence Jr., Thurman, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson and more.
“What’s interesting in this fight with Brandon Rios is our styles. We both like to come forward. This kind of matchup will bring out the best in both of us. I’m excited to be back in Las Vegas. I’ve had some of my best performances and some of my biggest fights there. I beat Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan in Vegas. You fight in Las Vegas, you’re a superstar,” added Garcia.
Kama Garcia, Rios has fought many of the top welterweights of this era including world champions Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao. The hard-nosed slugger from Oxnard, Calif., Ina 34 mafanikio, 25 na mtoano. The 31-year-old Rios always comes prepared to battle. With an aggressive style and granite chin, he is one of the most entertaining boxers in the sport. In his last fight he scored a TKO victory over Aaron Herrera on Juni 11. A victory over Garcia, a top-10 welterweight in his own right, would immediately change the course of Rios’ career and demand that he be placed among the top-ranked in the division.
“I’m excited to prove my critics wrong again,” said Rios. “I’m bring a ‘Bam Bam’ Rios slugfest to my fans. Danny is a great fighter, but I will beat him just like I have beat others in the past. I am focused and will make this a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican battle!”
“SHOWTIME is poised to start the year with two crucial welterweight main event matchups,” alisema Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports®. “Following the January 20th event pitting Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson, Garcia vs. Rios features two of the most battle-tested and ferocious 147-pound fighters in the world. Add in the Benavidez vs. Gavril II co-feature, a fight that is guaranteed to deliver dramatic action, and we are picking up right where we left off in 2017 delivering the most compelling and important matchups in boxing’s deepest divisions.”
“We’re looking forward to the action at Mandalay Bay Events Center in February,” ulisema Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “Both Garcia and Rios are seasoned fighters that have faced the toughest competition in the welterweight division and they are both very hungry for a big win. The co-feature rematch between the youngest reigning world champion David Benavidez and challenger Ronald Gavril we already know will be thrilling. All four of these men have proven that they’ll put it all on the line in the boxing ring to leave no doubt about who the better man is. Aidha, we are working on a crowd-pleasing undercard now. Everyone on this card will need to bring their ‘A game’ to Las Vegas in order to be victorious on Februari 17.”
“Danny Garcia is one of the most battle-tested, skillful boxers in the sport. What he did in running through the 140-pound division before moving up to welterweight is simply amazing,” said Tom Brown, Rais wa TGB Promotions. “‘Bam Bam’ Rios is a throwback warrior. He never met a fight that he backed down from. Putting Garcia and Rios into the ring against each other promises nothing but fireworks in a match that should provide maximum entertainment for fans. It’s the kind of fight that belongs in Las Vegas, a classic battle that harkens to welterweight wars of the past. The first match between Benavidez and Gavril left enough room for doubt that a rematch should settle any remaining questions. I’d expect both boxers to come in with something to prove and that translates into a fan-friendly match.”
The 21-year-old Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos) became the youngest reigning world champion in boxing and the youngest 168-pound champion in history at 20-years, nine months old when he scored a split decision against Gavril to win the super middleweight title on Septemba 8. The bout featured multiple swings of momentum, thrilling exchanges and a wild 12th pande zote. Benavidez and Gavril pushed each other to deliver the best performance of their respective careers thus far.
“I feel I won the fight,” said Gavril immediately after the decision. “I dominated the pace. I can’t say anything else… The only thing I can do is to ask for a rematch.”
On Februari 17, Gavril will get it.
“No excuses this time,” alisema Sampson Lewkowicz ya Sampson Boxing. “The minute Benavidez finished the fight I requested the rematch-on behalf of the winner-for the sole reason that he needed to win by emphatically and not by split decision. I wanted the public to be able to have the rematch so that everyone will know who the best is. I expect this time Gavril will say that he’s really been beaten. As the youngest reigning champion in the sport today, I want no doubt that Benavidez is the better man. It was a great fight the first time and this time we’ll see who the best truly is. Hakuna udhuru. No doubt.”
Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., Benavidez had scored 10 straight knockouts leading up to the match against Gavril. His eight-round KO victory over Rogelio Medina put him position for the vacant title.
“This is a fight that my father, my team and I decided to take again to show everybody that I’m really the champion and there’s more to me than just being the youngest world champion,” Benavidez said. “I feel like I’m the better fighter and I’m going to definitely show it this time. I learned from that first fight that he puts on a lot of pressure. He likes to throw at the same time that I’m throwing. There are a couple different approaches to take against that. It’s going to be a great night of fights. Danny Garcia and ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, these are two fighters I look up to in the sport and it’s an honor to fight in their undercard. My training has been going well. We decided to bring in a strength and conditioning coach and I feel really strong. I believe I’ll be very prepared.”
Gavril (18-2, 14 Kos) rose rapidly through the ranks by scoring seven straight victories including four by knockout since 2015. The 31-year-old Gavril was born in Bacau, Romania and now lives and fights out of Las Vegas. He fought a brilliant match against Benavidez, seizing control in the middle rounds and even dropping the young contender in the 12th with less than a minute left in the fight. Hatimaye, it wasn’t enough as Gavril lost on two of the three judges’ scorecards.
“I can’t wait to get into the ring again and take that belt,” said Gavril. “I learned his game plan quickly during the first fight, I blocked it well then, and I plan to do the same again. He has fast hands and power, I won’t take that from him, but I am prepared for whatever plan he comes in the ring with. I know I have what it takes to win this time. Preparing for this fight the second time around has been different, training has been more intense, and my team is preparing me to take him out once and for all. I can’t let him win. Some people said I won back in September, and were surprised by my performance. I thought it was close, and I thought the knock down gave me the advantage to win. All I can do is be ready. I don’t think either of us will upset the fans on fight night. I want to thank Floyd Mayweather and Leonard for another opportunity against Benavidez. He’s a great fighter and tough competitor and this will certainly be a great fight.”
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PACQUIAO VS. HORN AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS SATURDAY EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL

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Manny Pacquiao speaks at today’s Final press conference in Australia
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Juni 28, 2017) – The final [press conference was held today forJumamosi hii usiku “Battle in Brisbane,” featuring World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos) and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos).
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao dhidi ya. Horn,” presented by Top Rank and Duco Events. itakuwa hewa Jumamosi hii jioni, exclusively in Canada on Super Channel, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
Super Channel subscribers will be able to watch four exciting fights, kuanzia saa 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT, juu ya “Battle of Brisbane” kadi, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn.
PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” juu ya Julai 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Ijumaa Juni 30kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desemba. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Mei 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
Here is a link to Pacquaio’s interview today with official press conference host Ben Damon:
Jumamosi night’s Super Channel telecast will also feature two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane.In the 12-round co-feature,Kimataifa Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Philippines, will defend his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight bout between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), ya Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, na David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Australia.
All mapambano na wapiganaji ni chini ya mabadiliko.
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Manny Pacquiao & Freddie Roach Workout quotes from Australia

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PACQUIAO VS. HORN AIRING LIVE IN CANADA Jumamosi hii Peke juu CHANNEL SUPER
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Juni 27, 2017) – World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos) and his Hall-of-Fame trainer, Freddie Roach, held a media workout today in Australia, preparing for Jumamosi hii night’s showdown between Pacquiao and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos).
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao dhidi ya. Horn,” presented by Top Rank and Duco Events. itakuwa hewa Jumamosi hii jioni, exclusively in Canada on Super Channel, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
Super Channel subscribers will be able to watch four exciting fights, kuanzia saa 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT, juu ya “Battle of Brisbane” kadi, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn.

PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” juu ya Julai 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Ijumaa Juni 30kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desemba. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Mei 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
See Pacquiao and Roach quotes below from today’s workout:
MANNY PACQUIAO: “We have a really good plan for this fight. We worked hard in training camp both in Manila and in General Santos City. I’m totally focused for this fight. I am not looking past this fight because at this point in my career, every fight is the most important. There are no tomorrows if I don’t win today.
“Jeff Horn is OK. I’ve watched video of his fights. He brings a lot of action into the ring.
“I know what he is feeling. I remember everything about my first world title fight.
“Being a senator and training for a fight is hard. It takes discipline and time management. Luckily, the Senate has been in recess for the past few weeks and I have been able to focus on training for my world title fight.
“A Senator’s job is to defend his people … to fight for their rights.
“I know Jeff Horn used to be a teacher. Katika pete, I’m a teacher too.
“I am ready for Jeff to come out and be aggressive. If he does that it will be a great fight for the fans.
“The biggest crowd I ever fought in front of was at Cowboys Stadium against Joshua Clottey. I’m told this could be bigger [51,000+]. I am very excited for doing that, even though they may not be rooting for me. I am also very happy that ESPN will be televising it live.to U.S. Now everyone can see it. It’s good for boxing.”
FREDDIE ROACH: “Manny is a performer. He loves people, loves a big audience. Brisbane has all that for this fight. He’ll be fighting in front of the biggest crowd of his career.
“Not everyone gets the opportunity to fight for a world title. It was always my dream but I never fought for one. Ni mpango kubwa. Jeff Horn earned this opportunity. He is the WBO’s mandatory challenger.
“Manny gave me 110% in training camp. He always does. No one works harder in the gym. The difference in this camp from recent ones has been his aggression. He’s scored several knockdowns and I haven’t seen that in years. He has kept his foot on the pedal throughout, even when he’s had a sparring partner in trouble. After his ring work he is singing and dancing – not well – but that’s not the point. He is really hungry to make a statement in this fight against Horn. He’s even playing Shakira during his workouts again and he hasn’t done that in years.”
Jumamosi night’s Super Channel telecast will also feature two-time Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane.In the 12-round co-feature,Kimataifa Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Philippines, will defend his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight bout between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), ya Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, na David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Australia.
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Super Channel to air “Battle of Brisbane” Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn International Card July 1st live from Australia

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(L-R) – Manny Pacquiao & Jeff Horn
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Juni 26, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to air the July 1st World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion, future Hall-of-Famer Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao, na mpinzani Jeff Horn, kuanzia saa 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao dhidi ya. Horn” is a presentation of Top Rank and Duco Events. Super Channel will air four exciting fights from this card, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn, peke katika Canada.
“Super Channel is ecstatic to be bringing a non-pay-per-view Pacquiao bout to Canadian fight fans as a follow up to the exciting Brook vs Spence IBF Welterweight Championship we brought them in May” alisema Troy Wassill, Director of Programming, Domestic Distributors and Sports. “We keep hearing from our viewers that they want more boxing on Super Channel and the ‘Battle of Brisbane’ is going to deliver exactly what they are looking for.”
“The world has followed amazing Manny since he burst onto the scene in his U.S. kwanza katika 2001, where he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win his second of a record eight division world titles,” Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum aliongeza. “It’s going to be an unbelievable event.”

PACQUIAO VS. DE LA HOYA & HATTON REPLAYS ON SC1
As a warm-up to the “Battle of Brisbane” juu ya Julai 1, Super Channel will present two replays of previous Pacquiao bouts on Ijumaa Juni 30kuanzia saa 7 p.m. NA / 4 p.m. PT on SC1:

Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar de la Hoya– Desemba. 6, 2008

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton– Mei 2, 2009 (IBO World super lightweight title)
These fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 Kos), a former two-term congressman, was elected to a Philippine Senate seat in May 2016, capturing more than 16 million votes nationally. An international icon, Pacquiao is the only fighter to win eight world titles in as many different weight divisions. A three-time Fighter of the Year and the reigning BWAA “Fighter wa Muongo,” Kuendelea na Pacquiao wa makala ushindi juu ya sasa na ya baadaye Hall ya famers, Ikiwa ni pamoja na Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez na Timothy Bradley.
Kutoka 2008 kwa 2010, five of his seven victories were in world title fights, in five different weight classes, kuanzia 130 kwa 154 paundi. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. kuliko Pacquiao, ambaye pia ni sifa kwa zaidi ya 18 million domestic pay-per-view buys. After his disappointing unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Mei 2, 2015, a world championship fight that generated a record 4.5 million pay-per-view buys and more than $400 million in television revenue alone, a healthy Pacquiao (he had suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during the fourth round of the Mayweather fight) returned to the winner’s circle on April 9, 2016, winning the rubber match against five-time world champion Bradley. In a battle of Top-10 pound for pound fighters, Pacquiao sent Bradley to the canvas twice en route to a dominant 12-round unanimous decision victory. On Novemba. 5, Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title for a third time when he shellacked the once-defeated defending champion Jessie Vargas via another dominant 12-round unanimous decision. Pacquiao has been trained by Hall of Famer Freddie Roach tangu 2001.
Unbeaten hometown-favorite Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos), fighting out of Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), enters the fight of his life having won his last three battles — wote katika 2016 — dhidi ya Ali Funeka, Rico Mueller na Randall Bailey, ndani ya umbali. They had a combined record of 105-14-4 when he fought them. The 2012 Australian Olympian’s background belies the warrior he has become inside the ring. Well-schooled inside and outside the ring, Horn received his Bachelor of Education degree from Griffith University and taught high school Physical Education even as he embarked on his professional boxing career.
Horn started boxing at age 18 after being picked on by bullies and he has been an advocate of anti-bullying campaigns. Immensely popular throughout Australia, the 29-year-old Horn has become a national gate attraction in his own right. Selected as the 2015 Australian Boxer of the Year, Horn is trained and managed by Glenn Rushton, the only trainer he has ever had, and assisted by former WBC super welterweight world champion John “Mnyama” Mugabi.
The Julai 1 telecast will also feature Irish Olympic hero Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane, na International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Philippines, defending his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japan. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight rumble between Shane Mosley, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), ya Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, na David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Australia.
Some of the greatest boxers in history have confirmed they will be ringside, Ikiwa ni pamoja na Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, na Thomas Hearns.
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THOMAS HEARNS HEADLINES STAR-LADEN CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored Agosti. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – Bingwa wa dunia wa zamani Thomas Hearns, ambaye pamoja na Sugar Ray Leonard, Ajabu Marvin Hagler na Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrales-Lewis announced Wednesday.
Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada resident boxer category, along with Michael Spinks, Erik Morales, Michael Carbajal, women’s boxing star Lucia Rijker and Salvador Sanchez. Elected in the Nevada resident boxer category was Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Richie Sandoval.
Chosen in the non-boxer category were referee Davey Pearl, public relations specialist Debbie Munch, promoter Mel Greb, trainer/cut man Rafael Garcia and Nevada Athletic Commission chair Dr. Elias Ghanem.
Norton, Sanchez, Greb and Ghanem will be inducted posthumously.
The members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s star-studded fifth-induction class will be honored at a gala dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Jumamosi, Agosti. 12. Ticket will be released Thursday, February 16th at 12pm on NVBHOF.com .
“We are very proud of this class of inductees, and it contains some of the greatest fighters who ever lived,” Corrales-Lewis said. “I’m looking forward to our gala dinner when we can honor these richly deserving people and allow their fans to say hello.”
Hearns was one of the standouts during the 1980s and participated in a series of great bouts in Las Vegas with Leonard, Hagler and Duran. His 1985 bout with Hagler at Caesars Palace is still regarded by many as the greatest fight in boxing history.
The Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon, become the first set of brothers inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Both won gold medals for the U.S. katika 1976 Olympics in Montreal and then went on to win world titles in the pros.
Norton, known primarily for a series of close bouts with the legendary Muhammad Ali, also competed in one of the great heavyweight title bouts ever. He lost the WBC title by a razor-thin decision to Larry Holmes in 1978, among the finest heavyweight championship fights ever held.
Pearl was among the best referees of all-time and worked more than 70 championship bouts. He was the referee for both Leon Spinks’ kutisha 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14th-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta.
Kwa habari zaidi, phone 702-3NVBHOF, au 702-368-2463.
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal – Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 million purse, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Inayojulikana kama “Little Hands of Stone” for his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 na 33 Kos.
His rivalry with Humberto “Petite” Gonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. Katika 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Alikuwa 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea ya Kusini.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, super welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 na 48 Kos.
He’s most remembered for his savage three-round battle with Hagler in 1985, but he participated in many of the decade’s biggest and most electric bouts. He fought in Las Vegas 16 mara, kwenda 11-4-1 na knockouts tisa.
Erik Morales – One of the most exciting fighters of the early part of the 2000s, Morales is best known for his series of outstanding fights with arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales went 52-9 na 36 knockouts but is best known for his trilogy with Barrera, two of which were named Ring Fight of the year.
Morales won major world titles at super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight and super lightweight, becoming the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four weight classes.
He also engaged in a spectacular trilogy with Manny Pacquiao, beating him in the first and dropping the last two.
Ken Norton – Though he was the heavyweight champion before losing his belt to Larry Holmes in one of the great title bouts ever, Norton was best known for his three fights with the legendary Muhammad Ali. Norton defeated Ali in 1973 in San Diego in their first bout, breaking Ali’s jaw.
Ali won the two subsequent bouts, ikiwa ni pamoja na 1976 match at Yankee Stadium for the title. Some observers believe Norton deserved to win all three fights.
The Holmes fight was sensational and the two men stood in the center of the ring at Caesars and slugged it out in the 15th na mzunguko wa mwisho.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 na 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 na 25 knockouts as a kick boxer.
In her boxing career, she scored dominant wins over the likes of Jane Couch, Marcela Acuna and Chevelle Hallback.
She later appeared in the Oscar-winning film, “Million Dollar Baby.“
Salvador Sanchez – Sanchez tragically died in an auto accident in Mexico at just 23 umri wa miaka, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 na 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Little Red” Lopez, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 na 32 knockouts but was no match for Sanchez.
Richie Sandoval – Sandoval held the bantamweight title for two years, but his career, as great as it was, is a question of what might have been. Alikuwa mwanachama wa 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team, but he lost his chance at a medal when President Carter decided to boycott the Games in Moscow.
Sandoval won the first 29 fights of his pro career, racking up 17 knockouts, and beat the great Jeff Chandler for the bantamweight belt.
But tragically, Sandoval suffered serious boxing related injuries in a 1986 bout with Gaby Canizales and was forced to retire.
Leon Spinks – Spinks is most known for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 in just his eighth pro fight to win the heavyweight championship. He lost the title in a rematch and failed in two other attempts to win a title. He was stopped by Larry Holmes in a heavyweight title fight in 1981 and lost a cruiserweight title challenge in Reno to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1986.
A colorful figure known as “Neon” Leon, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 na 133 KOs and the light heavyweight gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
He finished his professional career with a 26-17-3 mark and 14 Kos.
Michael Spinks – Spinks was 31-1 in his career and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. He moved up from light heavyweight to defeat Larry Holmes at the Riviera in 1985, denying Holmes the opportunity to go 49-0 and match Rocky Marciano’s record.
He won the light heavyweight title in his 17th pro fight in 1981 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas when he bested the much more experienced Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Spinks held the light heavyweight title for four years, before giving it up to move to heavyweight to fight Holmes.
A 1976 Olympic medali ya dhahabu, Spinks‘ only pro loss came in his final fight when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in a bout for the undisputed heavyweight title.
NON-BOXER INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael Garcia – Garcia, 87, is best known for his cap he wears festooned with pins and for working as Floyd Mayweather’s hand wrapper. But he had a long career as both a cut man and a trainer and was outstanding at both. He worked with elite fighters such as Mayweather, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Gomez.
Dr. Elias Ghanem – Ghanem as the long-time chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission, and was responsible for helping it to earn the moniker, “The greatest commission in the world.”
Ghanem, a physician whose patients once included Elvis Presley, played a key role in the hearings after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield, and also was instrumental in bringing the Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad bout to Las Vegas in 1999.
Mel Greb – Inayojulikana kama “The father of professional boxing in Southern Nevada,” Greb was a promoter and matchmaker who first brought Muhammad Ali to Nevada. Then known as Cassius Clay, Greb promoted Ali’s seventh pro fight in 1961. That week, he introduced Ali to wrestler “Gorgeous” George, and Ali patterned himself after George in many ways.
Greb died in 1996 katika 75 umri wa miaka.
Debbie Munch – Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was a legendary host for many of boxing’s biggest fights in the 1980s and early 1990s, and Munch, a public relations expert, was instrumental in it.
She was widely respected by promoters, boxers and the media and helped many journalists immeasurably with their boxing coverage.
Davey Pearl – Pearl was small of stature, but was a giant as a referee. He worked more than 70 world title bouts, including Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns.
Pearl was also a highly regarded judge.