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Exciting Night of Undercard Action Highlighted by Irish Stars Katie Taylor & Noel Murphy in Separate Attractions on Saturday, Juli 29 från Barclays Center i Brooklyn

 

 

Local Prospects George Arias, Kenny Robles & Richardson Hitchins, Plus Australia’s Billy Dib & Unbeaten Alejandro Guerrero, Round Out Action-Packed Card

BROOKLYN (Juli 6, 2017) – A stacked night of undercard bouts will be highlighted by unbeaten rising Irish stars Katie Taylor och Noel Murphy in separate showdowns on Lördag, Juli 29 från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™.

 

The July 29 event is headlined by a super lightweight showdown between four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten three-division world champion Mikey Garcia, in a 12-round bout presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will also feature unbeaten Jermall Charlo facing Argentina’s Jorge Sebastian Heiland plus highlights of the heavyweight matchup between former title challenger Gerald Washington och obesegrad Jarrell Miller.

 

Taylor will compete in an eight-round lightweight bout while Murphy enters the ring for an eight-round welterweight affair. Additional action will see Australian contender Billy Dib (42-4, 24 Kos) in an eight-round lightweight fight and unbeaten prospect Alejandro Guerrero (3-0, 2 Kos) in a four-round lightweight match.

 

Rounding out the night will be a trio of unbeaten local prospects as the Bronx’s George Arias (7-0, 3 Kos) steps into the ring for a six-round heavyweight bout, plus Staten Island’s Kenny Robles (2-0, 1 KO) competing in a four-round welterweight attraction and Brooklyn’sRichardson Hitchins (2-0, 1 KO) in a four-round junior welterweight matchup.

 

Biljetter till evenemanget, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, är prissatta på $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, och $50 (exklusive tillämpliga avgifter), finns det erbjudanden nu, och kan köpas på ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com eller genom att ringa 800-745-3000. Biljetter kan också köpas på American Express Box Office i Barclays Center. Grupprabatter finns genom att ringa 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

Katie is clearly one of the biggest stars in Irish boxing and her presence on this card further evidences the rise in women’s boxing,” sade Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “She joins five-time, five weight division Puerto Rican world champion Amanda Serrano and US star Heather Hardy in continuing our commitment to include the best women on the best cards at Barclays Center. While Katie will appear on the international telecast, the local Irish community and US-based fans will need to join us at Barclays Center on Juli 29 to see her in action. Undefeated Noel Murphy, from County Cork, Irland, further bolsters this card for fans of Irish boxing while Australian former world champion Billy Dib and young local talent, such as Bronx heavyweight George Arias and former Golden Gloves champions Kenny Robles and Richardson Hitchins round out the card.

 

I’m so pleased to see Katie make her American debut on such an outstanding card,” said Eddie Hearn, Group Managing Director for Matchroom Sport. “I believe Katie is the most entertaining and dangerous fighter in women’s boxing and has already lit up many venues in her professional journey, most recently Wembley Stadium on the Joshua v Klitschko card in front of 90,000. She is one of the biggest stars in Ireland and we are expecting fantastic support from the Irish community on the east coast for her first US experience.

 

A rising star overseas, Bray, Irlands Taylor will make her U.S. debut den Juli 29 and conduct her training camp in Vernon, Connecticut after five pro fights in the United Kingdom dating back to her pro debut last November. Taylor has already picked up three victories in 2017, including her most recent triumph over previously unbeaten Nina Meinke in April. Taylor seeks a professional world title after a sensational amateur career that saw her twice represent her country in the Olympics, including a gold medal-winning performance in 2012, in addition to five gold medals in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

 

Originally from Cork, Irland, Murphy returned to his home country to fight as a professional for the first time in February when he won an eight-round decision over Avelino Vazquez. The 22-year-old fights out of Woodlawn, NY and will look to pick up his fourth victory this year after most recently earning a decision over Brian Jones in May. Murphy seeks his third professional win at Barclays Center and second this year after beating Maxito Sainvil in January.

 

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OM BRONER vs. GARCIA

Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia är en 12-rund superlättviktsuppgörelse som rubricerar SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Lördag, Juli 29 leva på SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions på Barclays Center, hem BROOKLYN BOXNING®.

 

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JARRELL “BIG BABY’ MILLER RETURNS TO NATIVE BROOKLYN TO FACE FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER GERALD WASHINGTON ON BRONER vs. GARCIA UNDERCARD AT BARCLAYS CENTER ON JULY 29

 

HOMECOMING MARKS END OF NEARLY ONE-YEAR HIATUS FOR UNDEFEATED CONSENSUS TOP-10 HEAVYWEIGHT

Miller vs. Washington Highlights Will Be Featured on

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NEW YORK (Juli 6, 2017) – Consensus top-10 heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller will make his hometown debut just down the block from where he was born when he faces former world title challenger Gerald Washington at Barclays Center, hem BROOKLYN BOXNING, after an 11-month hiatus.

 

The 6-foot-4, 285-pound undefeated Miller (18-0-1, 16 Kos) will meet dangerous heavyweight contender and former college football player, Washington (18-1-1, 12 Kos) in a 10-round showdown on Lördag, Juli 29. Highlights of Miller vs. Washington will air on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT), part of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader headlined by Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia.

 

Jarrell Miller is promoted by Salita Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Big Baby Promotions.

 

The confident and hard-hitting Miller has knocked out seven consecutive opponents since his pro debut in 2009. Following a voluntary layoff due to contractual disputes, the 28-year-old former professional kickboxer will take a step up in opposition when he faces Washington, en US. Navy veteran who challenged heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder earlier this year in a hard-fought bout.

 

“The day has been set and it can’t come soon enough,” said Miller. “Fighting is my life and being able to make my debut at Barclays Center is beyond monumental. This will be a night to remember for me, my family and for the fans.”

 

Jarrell Miller is the heir to the heavyweight championship throne,"Said Dmitriy Salita, VD för Salita Promotions. “Like the great American heavyweights from Brooklyn, Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe, Jarrell has the skills and charisma to be the face of the heavyweight division. Following in their footsteps I believe he is the next boxing superstar from the world famous borough.

 

Ranked No. 5 av WBO och nr. 7 by the WBA and IBF, Miller earned three stoppage victories in 2016, including a third-round TKO over veteran Fred Kassi in his 2016 headlining fight on ShoBox: Den nya generationen, där han landade 57 procent av hans makt skott.

 

“I’m a born, bred fighter,” Miller continued. “I’ve been fighting since Day 1. I’m good at everything – damn good at everything. Jag kan rutan, I can slug, and I bring the pain. Every time I go into a fight, I look for the knockout. I’m fast, I’m powerful, and I’ve got a big damn mouth.”

 

Charismatic and eloquent with an outspoken affinity for cheeseburgers, Miller doesn’t hesitate to dole out trash talk, especially when it comes to his opinion on the state of the heavyweight division and its big names.

 

The heavyweight division is gaining momentum overseas but it’s still wide open,” Miller continued. “Big Baby Miller has arrived to stay. I will shake up the division by turning it upside down and I will put not just my beloved hometown of Brooklyn on the map, but the entire United States of America.”

 

The 6-foot-6 Washington, 35, is a well-rounded athlete from Vallejo, Calif. who turned to pro boxing in 2012. He played football under Pete Carroll and Steve Sarkisian at University of Southern California and was part of the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks practice squads before turning to boxing. Washington holds victories over experienced one-time Wladimir Klitschko foe Eddie Chambers and veteran Ray Austin. He will be making his East Coast debut on Juli 29.

 

I’d like to take this opportunity to personally welcome Big Baby Miller to big-time boxing,” nämnda Washington. “Big Baby Miller has done a lot of talking, I’ll be looking to stop that talking from the moment the bell to start the fight rings.

 

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OM BRONER vs. GARCIA

Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia, a 12-round super lightweight bout that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGLördag, Juli 29. I co-funktionen, Jermall Charlo meets Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a 12-round middleweight world title eliminator bout. The doubleheader will take place at Barclays Center, home of BROOKLYN BOXING® and will be televised live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT). In the undercard, Jarrell Miller meets Gerald Washington in a 10-round heavyweight bout. The event is promoted by promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Charlo vs. Heiland bout is promoted in association with TGB Promotions.

 

Biljetter till evenemanget, är prissatta på $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, och $50 (exklusive tillämpliga avgifter), finns det erbjudanden nu, och kan köpas på ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com eller genom att ringa 800-745-3000. Biljetter kan också köpas på American Express Box Office i Barclays Center. Grupprabatter finns genom att ringa 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

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Den obesegrade tidigare världsmästaren Jermall Charlo möter mellanviktsutmanaren Jorge Sebastian Heiland i World Title Eliminator presenterad av Premier Boxing Champions på lördag, Juli 29 från Barclays Center i Brooklyn

Charlo vs. Heiland med i SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Live på SHOWTIME®
Mer! Tungviktsattraktion slår före detta titelutmanaren Gerald Washington mot obesegrade Jarrell Miller i Undercard Showdown
BROOKLYN (Juni 27, 2017) – Obeslagen före detta världsmästare Jermall Charlo återvänder för att möta Argentinas Jorge Sebastian Heiland i en världsmästartitel i mellanvikt som presenterades i SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Lördag, Juli 29 leva på SHOWTIME på 9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT. Charlo vs. Heiland presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions live från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™.
Televised coverage is headlined by a 12-round super lightweight showdown between four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten three-division champion Mikey Garcia. Additional undercard action will see former title challenger Gerald Washington (18-1-1, 12 Kos) take on unbeaten Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Kos) in a 10-round heavyweight matchup. Highlights from Washington vs. Miller will be featured on the SHOWTIME telecast.
Charlo (25-0, 19 Kos) and Heiland (29-4-2, 16 Kos) will meet in a 12-round eliminator to become the mandatory challenger for the WBC 160-pound championship. Charlo will make his middleweight debut after successfully defending his 154-pound belt three times, including a highlight reel knockout of then unbeaten Julian Williams last December on SHOWTIME.
I’ve been training since end of January to prepare myself for the move up to middleweight,” Said Charlo. “I’m feeling stronger, I’m feeling smarter and overall, jag mår bättre. Heiland är en tuff fighter och jag vet att han planerar att ta sitt A-spel i juli 29. Han är lika hungrig som jag. Vi vill båda vara på en plats för att slåss de bästa i divisionen, men jag förbiser aldrig motståndaren framför mig. Det har varit ett fantastiskt läger hittills och jag är redo för den här kampen. Det är dags att sätta mitt märke så jag kan bli världsmästare i två divisioner. Jag planerar att ta hand om affärer kl 160 precis som jag gjorde vid 154.”
“Jag är stolt över att möta en fantastisk fighter som Jermall Charlo,” sa Heiland. “Jag har väntat länge på en sådan här chans, så jag ska ge allt. Jag är orädd och jag lovar att den här matchen kommer att bli ett fullständigt krig eftersom min karriär och försörjning står på spel.”
Biljetter till evenemanget, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, är prissatta på $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, och $50 (exklusive tillämpliga avgifter), finns det erbjudanden nu, och kan köpas på ticketmaster.com,barclayscenter.com eller genom att ringa 800-745-3000. Biljetter kan också köpas på American Express Box Office i Barclays Center. Grupprabatter finns genom att ringa 844-BKLYN-GP. The Charlo vs. Heiland bout is promoted in association with TGB Promotions.
The Charlo vs. Heiland and Washington vs. Miller matchups are fantastic additions to night of action that is already eagerly anticipated by boxing fans,” säger Leonard Ellerbe, VD för Mayweather Promotions. “Jermall Charlo is a star on the rise, but he’ll have a stiff challenge against Jorge Sebastian Heiland as he seeks a path to becoming a two-division world champion. The heavyweight matchup is a very intriguing showdown with Gerald Washington hoping to prove that he deserves another opportunity at the belt and Jarrell Miller fighting in his hometown and looking to earn his first world title shot. You’re not going to want to miss this night of fights at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and on SHOWTIME.
This is a great opportunity for SHOWTIME viewers to witness Jermall Charlo’s ascent in the middleweight division in an ordered title elimination bout,” sade Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “Huge fights could be ahead for him. Washington and Miller is a significant heavyweight match up. SHOWTIME viewers will see highlights of someone establishing themselves as an immediate player. Fans at Barclays Center are in-store for a terrific tripleheader.
Jermall Charlo was a powerful force as a 154-pound world champion and everyone is curious to see if he can bring the same ferocity to the middleweight division,” sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. “Heiland has been waiting for his chance at a middleweight world title and now he’s one step closer, but Charlo is standing in his way. This will be two fearless boxers, with something to prove and everything to gain, går på varandra. Det faktum att det är på kortet med en av de bästa matcherna inom boxning i år – Broner mot Garcia – skapar en fantastisk natt med boxning på Barclays Center i Brooklyn och på SHOWTIME på Juli 29.”
Tvillingbror till obesegrade 154-pundsmästaren Jermell, Charlos blev de första tvillingarna att hålla världstitlar i samma viktklass samtidigt när Jermell vann sin titel i maj 2016 medan Jermall försvarade sitt bälte samma natt med en seger över Austin Trout. 27-åringen kommer att gå upp i vikt när han försöker bli världsmästare i två divisioner efter att ha levererat en knockout of the Year-kandidat mot Williams i december. Slåss ut från Houston och tränar med Ronnie Shields, Charlo vann sin titel i 2015 genom att stoppa Cornelius Bundrage innan han gjorde sina tre försvar.
Slåss av Buenos Aires, Argentina, Heiland går in i den här matchen på en vinstsvit på åtta matcher inklusive sju på knockout. 30-åringen blev proffs 2007 med 16 raka segrar innan man utmanar om en interimstitel i 2010. Heilands nuvarande segersvit inkluderade en knockoutseger i Irland över den irländska stjärnan Matthew Macklin i 2014. Heiland kommer att slåss i U.S.A. för andra gången som proffs efter att ha gjort sitt U.S. debut i september förra året med ett stopp för Angel Hernandez.
Washington, en US. Navy veteran som också spelade tight end och defensiv slut på University of Southern California, återvänder till ringen efter att ha utmanat tungviktsmästaren Deontay Wilder i februari i en match som var nästan jämn på resultatkorten innan Wilder förtjänade stoppsegern. Slåss ut från Vallejo, Kalifornien, Washington hade tidigare tagit segrar över veteraner som Ray Austin, Eddie Chambers Nagy Aguilera och Jason Gavern på väg mot sin världsmästartitel.
Obesegrad sedan vrida pro i 2009, Brooklyns Miller kommer att göra sin Barclays Center-debut på Juli 29 när han går in i ringen. 28-åringen tog tre stoppsegrar in 2016, inklusive hans senaste triumf över Fred Kassi på ShoBox: Den nya generationen som såg honom pensionera veteranen i omgång tre. Miller har vunnit sina senaste sju matcher på knockout och han kommer att se till att fortsätta den serien när han kliver in mot sin hittills tuffaste proffsmotståndare.
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OM BRONER vs. GARCIA
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia är en 12-rund superlättviktsuppgörelse som rubricerar SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Lördag, Juli 29 leva på SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions på Barclays Center, hem BROOKLYN BOXNING®.
För mer information besök www.SHO.com/Sports,www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, följ på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @MikeyGarcia, AdrienBroner, MayweatherPromo, LouDiBella, eller bli ett fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing, , www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotionsoch www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment. PBC sponsras av Corona, finaste öl.