|
|
|
|
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® - 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Leo Santa Cruz tiv thaiv WBA Featherweight Vs. Carl Frampton
Ob-Division Champ Mikey Garcia Rov qab tawm tsam cov yeej yav dhau los Elio Rojas
Tony Harrison thiab Sergey Rabchenko tau sib ntsib hauv IBF 154-Phaw Eliminator
ShowTime Boxing ntawm Shoudtime Huab® - 7 p.m. THIAB/PT
Brooklyn Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi thiab Gabriel Brracero tawm
Ivan Redkach Ntsej Muag Tevin Farmer hauv Hnav Cov Ncaws Pob
Daim pib Nyob muag khoom Tam sim no
Brooklyn (Lub rau hli ntuj 28, 2016)-Defeated qub ob-faib sib tw ntiaj teb Mikey Garcia yuav rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tom qab ob-thiab-ib nrab-xyoo nteg rau Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 ntawm kev lom zem hmo ntuj ntawm boxing SHOWTIME thiab SHOWTIME huab uas yog ib daim npav muaj zog tshaj plaws tau sib sau ua ke ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn.
Garcia, Leej twg yeej cov npe ntiaj teb nyob ntawm featherweight thiab super featherweight, yuav ntaus yeej qub ntiaj teb tus yeej Elio Rojas hauv 10-puag ncig kev sib tw hauv SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature ntawm cov Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton Kev tshwm sim nthuav tawm los ntawm Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
Hauv kev qhib kev sib tw ntawm lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Telecast uas pib ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT, Ib zaug-ntaus 154-phaus sib cav Tony Harrison thiab Sergey Rabchenko yuav ntsib nyob rau hauv 12-round ibf junior nruab nrab jearninator. Harrison thiab Rabchenko yuav square tawm rau qhov tsis muaj. 2 Cov neeg sib tw uas yuav tsum tau mus rau IBF Titlist Jermall Charlo, uas ua tiav nws lub mom Tej zaum 21, thiab undefeed contender Julian Williams, Leej twg khwv tau qhov tsis muaj. 1 Yuav tsum tau ua hauj lwm rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 5, ob qho tib si ntawm shoudtime. Harrison VS. Rabchenko yog qhov thib rau matchup nyob rau hauv 2016 nruab nrab ntawm Top 154-phaus sib ntaus, Ib tug lineup showcasing Peb Cov Lus Qhia World World thiab peb lub npe kev tshem tawm kev sib tw hauv ib qho ntawm kev faib sib txawv ntawm kev sib cais.
Cov ntaub ntawv sib dhos ntawm cov neeg tua hluav taws ntawm lub suab hu xov tooj yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws 162-4-1 nrog 113 knockouts.
Ib tug tagnrho-Brooklyn showdown ntawm welterweight technians Paulie "khawv koob txiv neej" Malignaggi thiab Gabriel "Tito" Bracero Cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm kev txiav txim siab rau kev ua yeeb yam hauv lub sijhawm suplete huab. Lub ntsej muag 10-puag ncig yog qhov sib phim ntawm ib tus qub ob-faib thoob ntiaj teb tus yeej, Malignaggi, thiab cov khub Brooklyn haiv neeg, Bracero, Tuaj tawm ntawm txoj kev yeej loj tshaj plaws ntawm nws txoj haujlwm thaum nws khob tawm Danny O'Connor lub Kaum Hli Ntuj.
Ib tug 10-puag ncig clash ntawm ib zaug-ntaus lub teeb yuag John Redkach thiab streaking Tevin Yawg, ib tug khiav ntawm 14 straight, yuav qhib lub showtime huab telecast nyob ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB/PT.
Lub Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 kev tshwm sim ntawm Barls Center los ntawm lub Heels ntawm Hnub Saturday kawg ntawm kev sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo thriller ntawm Keith Thurman thiab Shawn Porter, Ib qho rov qab-thiab-ntiv tes slugfest uas tau tsim cov kev sib tw tshaj plaws nyob thiab thib ob-siab tshaj plaws tau mus koom kev ua si hauv qhov chaw keeb kwm.
"Qhov no yog daim npav muaj zog tshaj plaws los ntawm sab saum toj mus rau hauv qab uas kuv tau nce qib ntawm Barclay Center,"Hais tias Dibella kev lom zem Thawj Tswj Hwm Lou DiBella. "Txhua txoj kev sib ntaus yog qhov tseem ceeb thiab kev sib tw, Thiab qhov no yog ib qho zoo ua raws li qhov zoo kawg li kev ua tiav uas tau muaj nrog thurman-fairter lub limkiab yav dhau los no. "
"Qhov no yuav yog peb 19th boxing kev tshwm sim, Tab sis los ntawm sab saum toj mus rau hauv qab nws yog kev sib cav yog peb daim npav zoo tshaj plaws,"Cov ntaus pob ncaws pob Brooklyn & Lom Zem CEO Brett Yormark. "Peb zoo siab tau txais tos unsefeed Santa Cruz thiab Frampton rau Brooklyn thawj zaug, kev sib ntaus uas tuaj yeem sib tw barclays chaw center's epic thurman-fanter bout rau kev sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo. Nws tseem yog kev zoo siab los txais tos Brooklyn tus kheej Paulaggi rov qab mus Bardays County rau lub cim thib tsib thiab tuav rov qab ntawm Mikis Garcia tom qab ob xyoos hiatus. Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 yuav yog mus rau lwm lub hmo ntuj loj rau brooklyn boxing. "
"Peb zoo siab tau koom nrog Miky Garcia rov qab los rau lub nplhaib. Ua ntej kev poob lawm, nws yog ob-faib thoob ntiaj teb tus yeej thiab suav hais tias yog ib ntawm cov thawv saum toj hauv ntiaj teb. Peb paub tias nws txiav txim siab kom rov qab nws qhov chaw ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. "Showtime tau txawv nws tus kheej los ntawm kev xa cov kev sib txuam zoo tshaj plaws thiab cov xwm txheej tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv kev npog txhua xyoo. Nws tsis muaj lwm lub network ua tau cog lus rau kev ua si nawv, thiab cov Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 kev tshwm sim, los ntawm sab saum toj-to-hauv qab, yog tus piv txwv ua piv txwv. "
Mikey Garcia vs. Elio Rojas
"Kuv cia siab tias yuav khaws sab xis uas kuv tawm,"Garcia hais qhia cov neeg tshaj tawm kev ntaus pob Jim Gray Hnub Saturday kawg ntawm CBS. "Kuv yog ib tus yeej ntiaj teb, Kuv twb tsis tau, Thiab kuv tseem yog. Kuv tsis tau tawm vim kuv tau raug mob. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav rov qab los txawm tias zoo dua. Kuv tshaib plab tam sim no tshaj li kuv tau ua ntej.
"Kuv tsuas yog yuav tsum tau txais ib qho kev sib ntaus hauv. Qhov no sib ntaus nrog Elio (Roj) yuav yog ib qho chaw nruab nrab ntawm 135 thiab 140 phaus, Tab sis kuv xav tawm tsam ntawm 135 thiab yeej ib lub npe muaj. Kuv xav kom yeej ib lub npe muaj thiab cia mus tom qab tus yeej tom qab tus yeej. Tam sim no txhua yam ntawd (Qhov tsis paub tseeb) yog qab kuv Kuv tos ntsoov rau theem tom ntej ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm. Cov theem tom ntej ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm no yuav yog qhov uas neeg nco txog kuv. "
"Mikey Garcia yog ib lub dav hlau tua rog,"Rojas tau hais. "Kuv xav ua tsaug rau nws rau lub sijhawm no. Peb yog ob qho tib si qub WBC Ntiaj Teb Champions thiab kuv cia siab tias muaj kev sib ntaus zoo. Txawm li cas los, Tag nrho cov lus hais nyob ib puag ncig kev sib ntaus no tau hais txog Mikey cov kev rov qab los thiab nws cov phiaj xwm yav tom ntej. Kuv tsis muaj suab nrov. Qhov no kuj hais txog kuv rov qab los sib ntaus. Nws yuav saib yav dhau los kuv, Tab sis kuv yog tsom rau nws thiab kev nyab xeeb txoj kev yeej. Kuv yuav ua txhua yam uas kuv yuav tsum ua kom yeej, Yog li kuv tuaj yeem txav mus los thiab rov qab ua kuv txoj kev sib tw ntiaj teb. "
Garcia (34-0, 28 Kos), ntawm Ventura, California., yog 28-xyoo thiab nyob rau hauv lub prime ntawm nws txoj haujlwm. Ib zaug suav tau ib qho ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas boxers saum toj-rau-phaus hauv lub ntiaj teb, Nws yuav ua nws thawj lub nplhaib pom txij li nws tuav rawv WBO 130 phaus npe nrog kev txiav txim siab 12-puag ncigJuan Carlos Burgos on Jan. 25, 2014. Garcia, Tus tij laug ntawm cov kws qhia npe nrov Robert Garcia, tau muaj yeej los ntawm knockout nyob rau hauv 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 12 sib ntaus thiab tuas zoo nkauj yeej dhauRoman "Rocky" Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido thiab Bernabe concepcion.
Roj (24-2, 14 Kos), ntawm San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican koom pheej, yeej WBC Featherweight Ntiaj Teb Championship hauv 2009 Nrog rau 12-puag ncig txiav txim siab rau kev tiv thaiv cov thawj Takahiro Ao nyob rau hauv Nyiv. Lub 33-xyoo-laus tau ua tiav cov npe tiv thaiv Lub Plawv Guty ESpadas Jr. nyob rau hauv 2010, ua ntej poob txoj siv ntawm kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev txiav txim siab Jhonny Gonzalez nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2012. Txij li thaum poob mus rau gonzalez, Rojas tau hloov mus rau lub teeb, qhov twg nws yeej Robert Osiobe nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014.
Tony Harrison VS. Sergey Rabchenko:
"Kuv zoo siab rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib rau ntawm qhov loj rau kuv thawj zaug sib ntaus hauv Brooklyn, thiab kuv npaj tau muab tso rau,"Said Harrison. "Kev sib ntaus rau lub ntiaj teb cov npe yog kuv tus npau suav thiab kuv paub tias kuv muaj kev sib tw pem lub taub hau kuv. Kuv tabtom ua haujlwm hnyav nyob rau hauv chaw pw hav zoov kom tau txais lwm khob thiab ua rau kuv lub cim ntawm kev sib faib. "
"Qhov no yog qhov pib ntawm kev paub txog kuv tus npau suav,"Rabchenko tau hais. "America yog Mecca ntawm Boxing yog li nws yog lub meej mom loj loj rau kuv kom tau hais kom tawm tsam muaj. Asmeskas cov kiv cua nyiam pom knockouts thiab kuv nyiam khob cov neeg tawm yog li kuv xav tias lawv yuav nyiam qhov lawv pom. Kuv xav tias kuv tuaj yeem tsim lub hauv paus kiv cua muaj. Kuv tau dai kom zoo dua li puas tau. Kuv tsis tau pom ntau ntawm Harrison, Tab sis kuv npaj rau leej twg. Cov neeg hais tias nws yog tus neeg tua neeg zoo heev nrog lub zog zoo. Kuv tsis txhawj xeeb. Kuv muaj lub zog zoo thiab kuv xav tias kuv yuav muaj ntau dhau rau nws. "
Thaum cia li 25-xyoo-laus, Harrison (23-1, 19 Kos) tau pom muaj kev cog lus zoo kawg nkaus. Nws tsim 10-sib ntaus knockout streak los ntawm 2013 rau 2015 thiab ua pov thawj tias nws tuaj yeem rov qab los ntawm kev poob thaum nws ua haujlwm Cecil McCalla rau 10 Rounds thaum Lub Kaum Hli 2015 thiab nres Fernando Warrior Hauv kev hnav khaub ncaws zoo nkauj hauv lub Peb Hlis.
Sib ntaus tawm ntawm Belaraus, RabCHENKO (27-1, 20 Kos) tab tom nrhiav nws tus kheej tawm tsam rau hauv ntiaj teb cov lus sib cav thaum nws ua nws cov U.S. debut rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 30. Lub 30-xyoo-laus yog tawm ntawm kev ua yeeb yam nres nres Pas dej calvo nyob rau hauv Tej zaum 2015 thiab miguel Aguilar thaum Lub Ob Hlis.
SHOWTIME huab:
Paulie Malignaggi vs. Gabriel BRACERO:
"Kuv xav tias kuv tau txais koob hmoov tiag tiag los tseem muaj lwm lub sijhawm los sib ntaus hauv Brooklyn,"Malignaggi tau hais. "Kuv muaj lub npe Tito ntev thiab kuv paub tias nws ib txwm los tawm tsam. Peb yuav muab cov kiv cua Brooklyn ib qho zoo tshaj plaws appetizer ua ntej qhov kev tshwm sim tseem ceeb tom qab hmo ntawd hauv Barclay Center. "
"Kuv tab tom nrhiav kom tau nqe lus los ntawm kev yeej ntawm kev sib ntaus no,"Sud Bracero. "Paulie thiab kuv tau ua phooj ywg txij li cov amateurs thiab kuv ua tsaug rau lub sijhawm no, Tab sis nws tau nws khiav. Tam sim no nws yog lub sijhawm rau kuv muaj kuv li. Qhov kev sib ntaus no yuav hloov kuv lub neej. "
Ib tug qub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob hauv 140 thiab 147-phaus, 35-xyoo-laus malignaggi (35-7, 7 Kos) yuav rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib sib ntaus ntawm Barclay Center rau lub sijhawm tsib. Nws tau ntsib ib lub npe nrov ntawm cov npe loj thoob plaws nws txoj haujlwm thiab tau yeej dhau ntawm qhov nyiam ntawm Zab Judah, Vyacheslav senchenko thiab Pablo Cesar Cano. Yug thiab tsa nyob rau hauv lub Bensonhurst zej zog ntawm Brooklyn, "Tus txiv neej Khayag" tau yeej ob zaug sib ntaus hauv nws lub nkoj tshav ntuj ntawm Ltalis xyoo tas los tom qab ua tsis tiav qhov tsis muaj tseeb Danny Garcia nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj.
Lwm Brooklyn-haiv neeg, Bracero (24-2, 5 Kos) tawm ntawm ib qho kev xav-punch knockout ntawm rival Danny O'Connor Hauv lawv txoj kev rompatch lub Kaum Hlis. 35-xyoo-laus tus tswv yeej dhau Dmitry Salita thiab Pavel Miranda Ntxiv nrog rau nws thawj qhov kev kovyeej hla yav dhau los unbeaten o'connor hauv 2011.
Ivan Redkach vs. Tevin Farmer:
"Kuv zoo siab tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib ntawm kev qhia loj hauv New York,"RedKach tau hais. "Muaj ntau ntau Ukrainian kiv cua hauv New York thiab kuv zoo siab rau lawv cov kev txhawb nqa thiab yuav muab tso rau lawv. Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Leo Santa Cruz thiab nws pab neeg kom muaj kuv nyob hauv lawv txoj kev ua si thaum peb npaj peb tus kheej kom muab cov yeeb yam zoo kawg nkaus los Lub Xya hli ntuj 30."
"Kuv tsis tau zoo siab tshaj plaws txog kev sib ntaus no,"Yawg tau hais. "Nov yog kuv lub chaw barclays chaw pib thiab nws yuav yog kev ua tau zoo heev. Kuv tau hu tawm ib tus neeg thiab txhua tus neeg hauv lub 130- phaus sib cais los tsis muaj avail, Yog li tam sim no kuv tabtom txav mus 135 coj mus rau redkach, Ib qho ntawm cov kev ntshai tshaj plaws hauv kev sib faib. Redkach yog tus txiv neej txhoj puab heev thiab kuv paub tias nws tab tom tawm tsam, Tab sis tsis muaj txoj kev uas kuv tawm uas tsis muaj kuv txhais tes tau tsa. Qhov no yog kev sib ntaus uas kuv muaj peev xwm thiab kuv yuav ua ib nqe lus tseem ceeb. Kuv txaus siab tawm tsam leej twg lawv muab tso rau pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv mus rau nti los ze zog rau lub sijhawm hauv ntiaj teb thiab Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 yog lwm kauj ruam nyob rau hauv cov kev taw qhia ntawd. Kuv qhia kuv lub kaus mom rau redkach rau muab rau kuv qhov kev sib ntaus no, Tab sis qhov no yog kuv lub sijhawm ci. "
Yug nyob rau hauv Ukraine, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Los Angeles, REDK (19-1-1, 15 Kos) pib kev ua si thaum lub hnub nyoog ntawm rau thiab tau muab tso ua ke ib qho kev ua haujlwm zoo heev txij li tig pro hauv 2009. 30-xyoo-laus tus tswv yeej dhau Tony Luis, Sergey Gulyakevich thiab Yakubu Amidu. Uas nyuam qhuav, Redkach khob tawm Erick Daniel Martinez nyob rau hauv Lub kaum hli ntuj 2015 thiab tawm tsam rau ib qho kos nrog Luis Cruz nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis.
Sawv cev rau lub nroog sib ntaus ntawm Philadelphia, Tus ua teb (24-1-1, 5 Kos) tau yeej 14 bouts nyob rau hauv kab txij li poob rau unbeaten ntiaj teb tus yeej Jose Pedraza nyob rau hauv 2012. Lub 25-xyoo-laus tau los muaj zog nyob rau xyoo tsis ntev los no, chim siab yav dhau los unbeaten fighters xws li Emmanuel gonzalez, Angel Luna thiab Camilo Perez. Firmer Dominated Veteran Kamalis Diaz Nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj thiab yuav ua nws lub chaw barclays chaw debut rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 30.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas tau txhawb nqa los ntawm Dibella kev lom zem hauv kev koom tes nrog kev tshaj lij cyclone, pib ntawm $38 thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
# # #
Barclays Center lub Brooklyn BOXING ™ cajmeem platform yog hais los ntawm AARP. Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, Yog @ Leosantacruz2, RealCFrampton, BarclaysCenter, Thiab @Swanson_Comm lossis dhau los ua tus kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment, www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC yog txhawb nqa los ntawm Corona, finest Beer.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast pib ntawm
9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tag kis, Lub rau hli ntuj 15 ntawm 10 a.m.!
Brooklyn (Lub rau hli ntuj 14, 2016) – Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl "Tus hma" Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins live on SHOWTIME® ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas tau txhawb nqa los ntawm Dibella kev lom zem hauv kev koom tes nrog kev tshaj lij cyclone, pib ntawm $38 thiab mus rau ntawm kev muag tag kis, Lub rau hli ntuj 15 ntawm 10 a.m. Daim pib yuav raug muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
Santa Cruz and Frampton collide in a battle of world champions who mix dizzying speed with incredible output that produces exciting fight after exciting fight. This fight will be the fifth featherweight world title fight presented by SHOWTIME in 2016. Frampton, a unified world champion at 122 phaus, a weight class Santa Cruz previously held a title at, will move up a notch in weight and challenge at 126 phaus.
“I’ve never been to New York before and I’m looking forward to this big opportunity to put on a show for new fans in a new city,” said Santa Cruz. “I always fight for the fans and I’m excited to be able to do that somewhere I haven’t been before. Frampton yog ib tus neeg tua neeg zoo. He has power and skills and he moves when he has to, but he has a weak chin. When he gets caught with a good punch, he goes down. He doesn’t like pressure and I have that. I’m looking forward to putting on an exciting show at Barclays Center and I hope I leave with lots of new fans.”
“I am in terrific shape, I feel fantastic in the gym and I am ready for the biggest fight of my career,"Hais tias Frampton. "Nyob rau Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 I will become a two weight world champion. I respect Leo Santa Cruz, he is a great fighter and person, but I am preparing meticulously to overcome any challenge he brings on Lub Xya hli ntuj 30. I cannot wait to hear the crowd at Barclays Center. It is my first time boxing in New York, where some of the greatest fights have taken place. I know there will be a large number of fans traveling from the UK and Ireland but there is also a huge Irish-American audience and I am eager to show them all what I can do. Tau koj daim pib tam sim no, it’s going to be a great fight!"
“Santa Cruz vs. Frampton is not only the best fight that can be made in the featherweight division, it truly is one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing,” said Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “Boxing fans can expect nonstop action in this can’t-miss matchup of aggressive styles. There’s no better way for Santa Cruz and Frampton to make their New York debuts than at Barclays Center, nyob rau hauv Brooklyn, against each other.”
“The competitive matchup of Santa Cruz vs. Frampton shines an international spotlight on BROOKLYN BOXING at Barclays Center,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “We’re especially excited to host two of the best featherweight boxers in the sport today as they fight in New York for the first time.”
The popular Mexican-American Santa Cruz fights out of Los Angeles and won the 126-pound title in a “Fight of the Year” candidate against former three-division champ Hlob Abner mares last August at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. It was just the third fight in the featherweight division for Santa Cruz, who has won belts at 118 thiab 122 phaus thaum khwv tau lub koob npe nrov raws li ib qho ntawm kev ntaus kis las tshaj plaws thiab zoo siab fighters. The 27-year-old also holds victories over Cristian Mijares thiab Eric Morel. He has competed in world title bouts in 11 ntawm nws lub xeem 13 sib ntaus txij li thaum 2012. After stopping former world champion Kiko Martinez in the fifth round last Feb. 27, Santa Cruz makes his second world title defense in his East Coast debut.
After defeating rival Scott QUIGG in their 122-pound unification bout last Feb. 27, Frampton will attempt to capture a world title in a second weight class. Fighting out of Belfast, Sab qaum teb Ireland, the Irish national amateur champion in 2005 thiab 2009 expects to bring some of his rabid fans stateside come Lub Xya hli ntuj 30. The 29-year-old became a world champion in 2014 Thaum nws swbKiko Martinez to earn a super bantamweight title. Nws ua nws U.S. debut in July 2015 Thaum nws swb Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. in Texas before unifying the title against Quigg.
# # #
Barclays Center lub Brooklyn BOXING ™ cajmeem platform yog hais los ntawm AARP. Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, Yog @ Leosantacruz2, RealCFrampton, BarclaysCenter, Thiab @Swanson_Comm lossis dhau los ua tus kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment,www.Facebook.com/barclayscenter. PBC yog txhawb nqa los ntawm Corona, finest Beer.
Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Martin, Jack, DeGale, Russell Jr., Niam, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Yausua, Thurman, Wilder, Hnav, Povetkin.
TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, ib qho kev sib tw pawg uas muaj cuaj lub ntiaj teb sib tw sib ntaus thiab 14 Zuag qhia tag nrho cov ntais ntawv hauv Boxing qhov sib sib zog nqus thiab muaj kev sib zog tshaj plaws.
Tag nrho cov kab sib dhos ntawm lub cajmeem yog pub dawb rau cov neeg xa khoom, thiab kev nthuav qhia nyob rau hauv CBS yog thawj zaug tseem ceeb lub sij hawm Boxing kev tshwm sim ntawm CBS TV network hauv kaum xyoo.
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, kuj tau tshaj tawm lub caij ntuj sov blockbuster hauv kev ua.
"Nov yog lub sijhawm zoo kawg nkaus hauv kev ntaus pob, Lub sijhawm rau cov hnub qub tawm los ua lawv lub cim, thiab rau tsim txoj kev sib tw kom tawg mus rau qib tom ntej,"Espinoza tau hais.
"Cov sijhawm no ua rau muaj kev sib tw siab nrog cov kev sib tw nrog cov kev sib cav sib ceg muaj, thiab cov kev sib tw saum toj kawg nkaus tig mus ib leeg. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.
“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.
“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, thiab cov Lub rau hli ntuj 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.
“Again, Ua tsaug rau cov neeg sib ntaus thiab txhawb nqa rau tsis yog ua rau cov kev sib tw zoo no qhov kev muaj tiag, Tab sis rau lawv txoj kev koom tes hauv kev tshaj tawm no. "
Saib hauv qab no rau cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov xwm txheej uas espinoza, thiab tus thawj xibfwb koom tes nrog, yog nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm kawg. Cov ntsiab lus ntxiv ntawm txhua qhov xwm txheej yuav tshaj tawm hauv cov hnub tom ntej.
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 - ShowTime boxing thoob ntiaj teb
Main tshwm sim: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) vs. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos) - IBF HEYWEIGHERIGHER NTIAJ TEB LUB NPE CHAMPHIP
Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) - IBF Featherweight Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: O2 - London
Pab txhawb: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Kev ua si nawv
Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15 - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Main tshwm sim: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos) vs. Stephon Hluas (14-0-2, 6 Kos) - 10-RD bantamweight bout
Pib lub sijhawm: 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Chaw: Xa Pob Zeb Twv txiaj yuam pov - Verona, NY
Pab txhawb: Salita Promotions
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) vs. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Feature: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) vs. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT
Chaw: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 Kos) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Co-Feature: James DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) vs. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT
Chaw: TBD
Pab txhawb: Mayweather Promotions
Targeting May 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Main tshwm sim: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) vs. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 Kos) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: TBD
Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos) vs. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 Kos) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Pib lub sijhawm: 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Chaw: Xa Pob Zeb Twv txiaj yuam pov - Verona, NY
Pab txhawb: Banner Promotions
Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Main tshwm sim: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 Kos) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Kos) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Co-Feature: Yexus Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) vs. Hlob Abner mares (29-2-1, 15 Kos) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: TBD
Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze
Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) vs. Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
|
|||||
|
Nyob Ntawm Showtime® Ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT
Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab
Credit: Stephanie Trapp / Showtime
ANAHEIM, California. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 25, 2016) - Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruzthiab Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez mus tim ntsej tim muag Thursday at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Feb. 27 nyob rau SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv Thursday twb Lub Xya hli ntuj Ceja thiab Hugo Ruiz, who will enter the ring in a super bantamweight world title rematch as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast beginning at 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Kos) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $27, $54, $104 thiab $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000 of by stopping by the Honda Center Box Office.
All of the televised fighters in the now doubleheader have promised to live up to their all-action styles and will provide great drama for fans nyob rau hnub Saturday night at Honda Center. Santa Cruz will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title while Ceja puts his 122-pound title on the line after earning the vacant belt with a fifth round stoppage of Ruiz in an exciting back-and-forth fight in August.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais Thursday:
Leo Santa Cruz
“Headlining a televised card has been my childhood dream. I could have never imagined I was going to get this far. And Here I am, on my second main event, defending my title on a premium network. I’m so psyched. I cannot believe it.
“The first time I put the gloves on, I knew that I had found my craft, and I also knew that it was not going to be an easy road. I knew that I had to work hard to become a champion. Yog li ntawd, I trained the hardest and I fought the hardest, and with my father by my side I got here, where I’m at today. I owe him everything.
“I remember watching all the great Mexican Champions and day dreaming about being like them one day. It felt unreachable. I thought it was impossible to get where they were. But I worked hard, really hard from the beginning.
“The most important thing is that the fans leave happy and get their money’s worth. I’m glad that Kiko has come prepared because we’re ready for a great fight.
“People are saying that I should walk through Kiko Martinez, but I don’t listen to that. I look at Kiko the same way I look at any other opponent. When we step inside the ring, we are equals.
"Thaum lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, the winner will be the fighter who has prepared more and who has imposed his will on the other man.
KIKO MARTINEZ
“I have faced much stronger boxers than Leo and come Saturday, all of those who did bet on me for this fight, I am going to make you a lot of money.
“I am excited and proud to know that Sergio Martinez will be present nyob rau hnub Saturday supporting me. His guidance and presence
“My trainer could not be here, but we have not taken one day off in training camp and I have been pushed to my limit to prepare me for this fight. I’m thankful to Robert Garcia for being in my corner nyob rau hnub Saturday.
“I know this is a great opportunity to fight Leo Santa Cruz and I will make the most of it. I’m going to leave everything inside the ring so that the fight fans enjoy a great championship matchup.
“I feel that Leo Santa Cruz is a great fighter, he has beat some incredible fighters. He’s a great athlete and boxer. Sometimes people will try to make him out to be more than he actually is but they are mistaken with what they see in me. I am not to be mistaken as the underdog here.
JULIO CEJA
“As Hugo mentioned, we have both trained even harder than last time and we’re more prepared physically and mentally.
“I’m going to give everybody a great fight just like last time. I’m walking into the ring knowing my opponent very well. We’ve been to war. I know what to expect from him. I know about his punch and I know how to counter it.
“I’m going to be alert and ready. I’ll be a little more intelligent, because I know that he’s coming well prepared and he’s coming for the world title, but he’s not going to get it.
“There are going to be no surprises in this fight. Hugo Ruiz said that he was training harder this time. But I am too. I’ve trained very hard.
“The key for me to win this fight is to keep my hands up and to not give him one inch. I cannot be careless. I’ll be strategic and use my wisdom. I cannot come in with my hands down because I know I’ll pay for it. But nothing to worry about, we have rectified those issues in training camp. Kuv npaj txhij. He’s not taking my belt away from me.
“I’m glad that he says he is better prepared this time because I am better than ever. My team has been instrumental in preparing me for this matchup.
“The winner will be the man who is more prepared physically and mentally. But the real winner will be the fans at Honda Center because this is an amazing card and we’re going to put on an amazing fight.”
Hugo Ruiz
“If you liked the first fight between us, then you are going to love this one.
“I’m excited to be fighting once again in Southern California. I’ve trained very hard and I have prepared myself for this world title opportunity.
“I’m looking forward to putting on a grand show for all my fans nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "
Jose Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz’ Father & Tus kws qhia
“I hear Kiko has a great trainer on his corner. Robert Garcia is really good, but I have news for Kiko, his trainer is not going to fight for him.
“Once a fighter steps into the ring, he’s alone in there. There are no trainers and no great promoters that can fight for him.”
“Kiko speaks about this prestigious trainer and thinks that by mentioning him, he is going to intimidate us. He has something else coming. The trainer won’t fight for Kiko. Roberto Garcia has trained my son and knows Leo very well but that does not give Kiko the upper hand.”
NTUAG Xim av, Head of TGB Promotions
“Southern California favorite Leo Santa Cruz returns to bring his action style to the ring. He will be opposed by a tough former world champion in Kiko Martinez who is sure to make this a tremendous fight.
“The first fight between Ceja and Ruiz was a true back and forth war. Should this pick up right where it left off, we will have a great fight to start the telecast.
“I’m looking forward to a great night nyob rau hnub Saturday night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, CEO & President of Honda Center
“I’m so thankful to everyone for helping to bring boxing back to Orange County. It’s hard to believe that Julio Cesar Chavez fought here in 1996, because it seems like yesterday.
“We have a great arena and a great fan base that loves boxing here in Orange County. The card nyob rau hnub Saturday is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27th.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm, Sports Communication Showtime Networks
“This is a fight fan’s fight card and we are looking forward to some explosive action. I think everyone knows that the lighter weight classes, especially at the championship level, produce exciting fights. My favorite examples include the epic series between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, which are available on SHOWTIME platforms and should wet your appetite for what we will see nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, Yog @ Leosantacruz2, @MartinezKiko, TGBPromotions, @HondaCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
Challenger Vows To Take Advantage Of Unexpected Opportunity, Ceja-Ruiz II In Co-Main Saturday, Feb. 27, Nyob Ntawm Showtime® From Honda Center In Anaheim, California.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Begins With
Unbeaten Heavyweights Gerald Washington vs. Oscar Rivas
Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO!
Nyem NTAWM NO For Martinez Training Photos From Sampson Boxing Promotions
ANAHEIM, California. (Feb. 16, 2016) – Spain’s Kiko “Sensación” Martinez is a soft-spoken, hard-hitting former IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion and a three-time European champion at 122 phaus. He’s a come-forward, comes-to-win, aggressive-minded slugger who makes for exciting fights and has been in with excellent opposition.
The ultimate road warrior, the 5-foot-5, 29-year-old Martinez has fought more than one-third of his fights outside his native Spain, where he has tussled 26 lub sij hawm. He’s also fought four times in Ireland, three times in England, three times in Northern Ireland and one time each in Japan, Argentina, France and South Africa.
So don’t expect Martinez (35-6, 26 Kos) to be in awe of the surroundings in his second start in the United States when he challenges unbeaten, defending featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 Kos) rau Saturday, Feb. 27, nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Martinez won his U.S. debut and the IBF 122-pound crown with a sixth-round TKO overJhonatan Romero on Aug. 17, 2013. “That was a great night for me,’’ Martinez said. “I’m confident of another great performance on Feb. 27.''
A winner of three in a row in his homeland, including a fourth-round TKO over Miguel Gonzalez kawg Dec. 12, Martinez aims to make amends after losing three high-profile fights in recent years to super bantamweight world champions – twice to Carl Frampton(IBF) and once to Scott QUIGG (WBA).
Martinez gets an opportunity against Santa Cruz in a fight he never saw coming.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting Leo Santa Cruz, but getting this fight was a total surprise because I already had a fight scheduled,’’ said Martinez, who trains at his friend and manager, former world super middleweight champion Sergio Martinez’ gym in Spain. “I had been scheduled to fight for the European title. When this opportunity came up, I decided to give up the European title to come to America.
“I was very happy and very emotional when I heard about this fight. It was one of the best days of my life when I agreed to fight Santa Cruz. Tam sim no, more boxing fans will get to see me. I will not take one step back. I will come forward the whole fight.
“I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and I’m excited for the challenge. It’s a huge fight in the United States and a great opportunity. Some people don’t think I can fight because I lost to those guys [Frampton and Quigg], but they are wrong. I am as determined as ever. I’m going to fight a great fight and come out with a victory.’’
While respectful of the champion, Martinez is no stranger to fighting on foreign soil and is poised to pull off a stunner.
“I will surprise many people who don’t believe in me,'' Nws hais tias. “I’m working so hard for this fight. People doubting me has me even more motivated. They will see on Feb. 27 and everyone will change their minds.
“I love fighting in my opponent’s backyard. That is not a problem for me at all. People who know boxing know I will give everything to this sport. I want to give great shows and entertain people. I’m coming forward and throwing punches and I don’t give up.
“I’m going to give 100 percent and it’s going to be a tremendous fight. I have a ton of respect for Leo Santa Cruz. He’s a world champion and a great fighter who’s clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world and a Top 10 phaus-rau-phaus fighter. I am very conscious of that point.
“Leo and I are true warriors so this will be a brutal war. But I have what it takes. I’ve been working very hard with my longtime trainer, Gaby Sarmiento, and I will be victorious.’’
A lifelong resident of Spain, Martinez was born in Granada, Spain, and resides in Alicante. He has two sisters and two brothers but is the only one in the family who boxes professionally. He turned to boxing as a young teenager.
“I started in boxing because when I was about 13 I was smaller and other kids bullied me all the time. So I began looking for a way to learn to defend myself,'' Nws hais tias. “Once I decided to start boxing and dedicated myself to it I fell in love with the sport.’’
Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, Martinez went 47-2 and won a Spanish national amateur championship, but he had no international amateur experience. “I had a good amateur career but never thought about the Olympics,'' Nws hais tias. “My mind was always on being a pro fighter.’’
A dangerous puncher who’s at his best when he pressures his opponents and wears them down, Martinez turned pro in June 2004. He was victorious in his initial 17 fights, winning all but three by knockout.
Martinez met Sergio Martinez [no relation] about nine years ago. “I met Sergio in the gym in Spain that he used to train himself in and we became good friends. When I started boxing I looked up to Julio Cesar Chavez and I am now a big fan of Marcos Maidana. I like to fight like him.
“But I’ve always had a special relationship with Sergio, who inspired me because he came from poverty like me. He has taught me so much. It’s like looking into a mirror because he knows where I came from. He’s taught me so much inside and outside the ring. We were very poor growing up and my father worked very hard.’’
Yog hais tias triumphant, Kiko Martinez says “I would like to stay at this weight because I feel much stronger. But I would definitely love a rematch with Frampton or Quigg.’’
Regarding the Frampton-Quigg 122-pound world title unification that also takes place onFeb. 27 (nyob rau hauv Manchester, Hais, nyob rau SHOWTIME huab®), Martinez didn’t hesitate when picking a winner.
“Frampton will win against Quigg,’’ Martinez said. “He’s the more complete boxer. He is stronger as well.”
Nyob rau hauv lub Feb. 27 co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, hard-hitting Mexican warriors Lub Xya hli ntuj Ceja (30-1, 27 Kos) thiab Hugo Ruiz (35-3, 31 Kos) will box in a rematch of an exciting, two-way slugfest for the WBC 122-pound world title that Ceja won from Ruiz on a fifth-round knockout last August
Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Kos) of Vallejo, California., and Montreal-based Colombian Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $27, $54, $104 thiab $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Daim pib cov khw muag khoom muag lossis hu rau 800-745-3000. Daim pib kuj muaj nyob ntawm Honda Center Box Office.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, Yog @ Leosantacruz2, @MartinezKiko, TGBPromotions, @HondaCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports
|
|||||
|