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Andre Dirrell Talks Working with New Trainer Virgil Hunter Ahead of Interim Super Middleweight World Title Rematch Saturday, Març 3 against Jose Uzcategui Live on SHOWTIME From Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presentat per Premier campions de boxa

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Read the whole interview with Dirrell AQUÍ via PremierBoxingChampions.com
OAKLAND, TAL COM. (Febrer 23, 2018) – Super Mitjà Andre Dirrell is preparing for his rematch with Jose UzCategi by working with renowned trainer Virgil Hunter and former pound-for-pound great Andre Ward ahead of his showdown for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight title Dissabte, Març 3 en viu per SHOWTIME (9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT) del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated matchup between heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder i el retador invicte Luis Ortiz.
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Dirrell has moved his training camp out to Oakland to train with Hunter and gain wisdom from being around Ward. Ward for his part, feels Dirrell has not yet reached his potential in the ring.
“The way I feel about Andre is the way I’ve always felt, the sky’s the limit,” said the recently retired Ward. “He has the God-given ability and talent to do whatever he wants to do in a boxing ring. En altres paraules, he is blessed with the kind of gifts, that if he’s made up his mind that he won’t allow himself to be beat and if he prepares properly in camp, it’s going to be very hard to beat him.
“With a fighter with Andre’s experience and pedigree, it’s less physical and more psychological. Do you want to be a champion and do you want to dominate your division? If the answer is yes, which I believe it is, then go do it. It sounds simple and in many ways it is, but you have to be very intentional to condition your mind to think this way and really believe it. That’s the reason he is training with Virgil in the Bay Area. Physical training, mental preparation & spiritual preparation. It all matters.”
Here is part of what Dirrell had to say about training camp with Hunter and Ward. Read the full story AQUÍ via PremierBoxingChampions.com.
What are some of the nuances Virgil brings, and will your grandfather, Lleó “Bumper” Lawson, remain in your corner?
“Virgil is teaching me similarly to the way my grandfather taught me, and I can easily say that he’s picking up where my grandfather left off. My grandfather put my talents in me, making me the fighter Andre Ward had to worry about back in the day.
“But my grandfather doesn’t have the ability to coach really anymore because he’s in the beginning stages of dementia, but I still have him in my corner, and I always will. Virgil has taken over, and this is bar-none, the best I’ve felt, mentalment, en la meva carrera. There are little things about Virgil that I had to adapt to.
“Virgil’s sense of humor is raw, playful and serious at the same time. If I stop for one minute, he’ll tell me, ‘It takes one second to get knocked out.’ He teaches with passion, direction and remains focused on the task at hand, really wanting you to instill how important things are, psychologically.”
How beneficial is the atmosphere in Virgil’s gym?
“There is a positive aura in the gym, which is a winning environment. When you walk into that gym, it’s time to work. Virgil lets you know that simply by staring at you. You have Andre Ward’s posters all around you, other fighters’ posters around you. There are a lot of fighters’ faces up on those gym walls, including Andre Berto’s.
“I’m definitely inspired because the atmosphere has everything to offer as far as training. You have the mountains, the beaches. I, per descomptat, en definitiva, you have Virgil, who has flair about him and a way to generate that fire within you and bring it out of you. The most important thing with Virgil is listening.”
What counsel have you received from Ward?
“Andre’s never really showed any hesitation about offering advice and has always been there to give it to me, no problem at all. Andre has always been cordial and honest about wanting to see me hold that championship belt. I believe that he’ll see that this year.
“But I can imagine that now that he’s out of the game, he can do it more freely. I recently had a 45-minute conversation over the phone with him about Jesus Christ, però, face-to-face, we’ve spoken quite often. He came down for a few of my sparring sessions and he’ll be coming to a few more.
“We’ve always talked and had a good time, and he’s been quite an inspiration, aside from being a boxer. Andre has a confidence about himself in and out of the ring, so he’s one of the top guys in my life as a motivator for life outside of and beyond boxing.”
Has Virgil broken down the Uzecategui fight?
“Virgil has watched the fight several times, and I’ve watched the fight several times. We both agreed that the mistakes were definitely all mine and both agree that I didn’t use my ring generalship.
“Even with the flaws that I was committing, I still found my groove. I heard myself saying that I had gotten his timing down and was taking over leading up to the end of the fight.
“Uzecategui is a fighter, but that’s it – he’s no boxer. He has great punching ability but not great skills and he’s not fast, so I expect him to attack me like the first fight. He knows how to put a one-two-three together, and he’s hungry.
“Pel que fa a la boxa, I’ll have to teach him a thing or two about how this game is really played. There’s no question I made the first fight harder than it had to be. I look at that first fight with so much confidence.
“I know that I fought it incorrectly, but I was still coming back. He won the first, second and possibly third and fourth rounds, but I was coming back. So this time, I plan on frustrating this boy so much that he’ll be completely off of his game.”
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HUGO CENTENO JR. SUFFERS RIB INJURY – INTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT WITH JERMALL CHARLO RESCHEDULED FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENT SATURDAY, Abril 21 VIURE A SHOWTIME

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Next Saturday’s Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Doubleheader Will Open With Anticipated Rematch Between Andre Dirrell & Jose UzCategi
Dissabte, Març 3 LIVE on SHOWTIME At 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT From Barclays Center In Brooklyn & Presentat per
Lliga de Campions de Boxa
BROOKLYN (Febrer. 23, 2018) – Contendent de pes mitjà Hugo Centeno Jr. suffered a rib injury while training and his Interim WBC Middleweight World Championship bout with Jermall Charlo has been rescheduled for a Premier Boxing Champions event on Dissabte, Abril 21 en viu per SHOWTIME.
La Març 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast continues as a doubleheader beginning at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. En l'esdeveniment principal, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will make the seventh and most difficult defense of his title against fellow-unbeaten heavyweight Luis Ortiz.
In the opening bout of the Març 3 doble cartellera, Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui will meet for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in an immediate rematch of one of 2017’s best and most controversial fights.
Charlo vs. Centeno will now be a featured bout on the previously announced Abril 21 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face undefeated former champion Omar Figueroa and one of boxing’s brightest young stars, Gervonta Davis, returns to the ring as the 23-year-old undefeated former champion looks to regain a title in the 130-pound class.
“While the injury to Centeno is unfortunate, we’re pleased to have the flexibility to keep the Charlo-Centeno fight on our 2018 Programació de boxa,” va dir Stephen Espinoza, President, Esports & Programació d'esdeveniments, Showtime Networks Inc. “La Març 3 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event remains a can’t-miss night for any fight fan, with Deontay Wilder facing the most dangerous opponent of his career in Luis Ortiz, and Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui settling the score in a rematch of one of 2017’s best fights.”
“I’m devastated.,” Said Centeno. “I’ve been in the gym for a long time. Being so close to a fight and accomplishing my dream of a world title it’s devastating.
“It happened during sparring. I tried to work through the pain and as the day progressed and the adrenaline subsided I had to go to the ER and get checked out. It’s a good enough injury that it had to be postponed. Nothing was broken, but it was severe enough to keep me from fighting.
“I was just about to peak. Now I have to taper off a bit and cut back to let my body recover and then pick it up and get some momentum back.”
“Estic llest per anar,” Said Charlo. “Estic 167 lliura a hores d'ara, and this was the best camp I’ve ever had. I’m so disappointed. Estic sense paraules. When you want something so bad and you don’t get it, you can’t be a kid about it. You just have to deal with it.
“I’m hungry and I’m ready to get back in the ring. I’m still coming to the fight though. I’m going be there to support Deontay. I love Barclays Center and all my fans in Brooklyn.”
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Includes Long Island’s Alicia Napoleon vs. Femke Hermans for Vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title

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Dissabte, Març 3
Barclays Center a Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (Febrer 21, 2018) – The undercard for the heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz fixat per Dissabte, Març 3, del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA, will now feature an outstanding 10-round women’s world title clash between Long Island’s Alícia “The Empress” Napoleó (8-1, 5 KOs) i l'invicte Femke Hermans (6-0, 3 KOs), of Londerzeel, Bèlgica, for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight World Title.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting at Barclays Center for this world title,” said Napoleon. “This means so much to me and for women’s boxing in the United States. I’ve worked very hard for many years and dreamed of becoming a world champion and to have my Long Island fans see me challenge for the title makes it even more special.”
“DiBella Entertainment, Lliga de Campions de Boxa, Brooklyn Boxing and SHOWTIME remain committed to women’s boxing and together we have staged, or at least scheduled, a women’s fight of significance on every card we’ve worked on at Barclays Center,” va dir Lou DiBella, El president de DiBella Entertainment. “Napoleon is a very charismatic and popular fighter from Long Island and, a Març 3, she will have a chance to achieve her dream of becoming a world champion in front of her hometown fans.”
Owner of the two popular Overthrow boxing gyms in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Napoleon made her professional debut in August 2015 winning her first seven fights, including five by stoppage.
Following her first loss on December 10, 2016, to world ranked contender Tori Nelson, Napoleon bounced back to defeat Nikolett Papp, de novembre 18, 2017, in Queens, Nova York.
Victorious three times in 2017, Hermans will be leaving Belgium for the first time in her professional career for the world title fight with Napoleon. En el seu darrer combat, the 28-year-old won a unanimous decision against Ester Koneca, al setembre 30, 2017.
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The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo assumir Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell lluita contundent Jose UzCategi in a rematch for the interim IBF168-pound world title.
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Luis Ortiz Training Camp Notes

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Unbeaten Cuban Contender Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Març 3
del Barclays Center a Brooklyn & Presentat per
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MIAMI (Febrer 16, 2018) – Contenent invicte de pes pesat Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz is finally nearing his first world title opportunity as he prepares to take on WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder Dissabte, Març 3 en viu per SHOWTIME a Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo assumir Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. La transmissió de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING comença a les 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT with top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell lluita contundent Jose UzCategi in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Ortiz spoke on a variety of topics as he heads into the highly anticipated showdown with Wilder. Here is what Ortiz had to say from training camp in Miami:
On Deontay Wilder…
“He’s talking too much. He’s going to have to back that up in the ring. He says he’s going to kill ‘King Kong.’ He’s going to knock me out. I want to watch him try. I’m not like those other guys he fought. Sóc un veritable lluitador. Tough and with a lot of experience. I’ve been fighting since I was 10 anys.
“He doesn’t intimidate me. His trash talk makes me laugh. It’s just a lot of noise. Tinc gana. I’m doing this for my family. He better take me seriously because he’s going to find himself on the canvas before he knows it. I’m going to show the world who ‘King Kong’ is.”
On his confrontation with Wilder after Ortiz’s last fight…
“Someone told me Wilder was in the crowd, I smiled. I was glad to see him. I knew what he wanted.
“I’m not the kind that likes to trash talk, but I’ve had it with this guy. He talks too much. He has a big mouth. He has insulted me and has said too many dumb things. So when I saw him ringside I told him to get inside the ring and to tell the world once and for all that he was going to fight me. He says he wants to fight the top fighters. I’m a top fighter. Let’s do it.”
On testing positive for a banned substance during training for the first scheduled fight against Wilder…
“A lot of people that believe in me and know me well, know that I would not do anything that can jeopardize my future as a boxer. I have too much at stake: la meva família, my children and the possibility to provide for them.
“I had been taking that medicine for two years. It was my mistake not to disclose that prescription drug in the paperwork. I never thought a prescription was going to bring me so much trouble. I was taking this medicine to treat high blood pressure, but apparently it’s also used to go to the bathroom a lot and mask other things. I drink two gallons of water per day. I go to the bathroom a lot already. I never put two and two together. I’m clean. The dose they found in my system was too low to mask anything at all. If I would have known this prescription drug was not allowed, I would have told my trainer and my doctor.
“I’m a heavyweight I don’t need to make weight. Why am I going to go to the trouble of taking an illegal substance that makes you go to the bathroom a lot? I have no need. I simply didn’t know it was banned. If I would have known, I would have said something to my trainer or to the doctors.
“I think the fight was not meant to be at that point in time last year. Destiny played a part. It was supposed to be postponed. Now there are no excuses.”
On how important this fight is for him…
“Every fight I’ve had in my career has been important. The key is always to avoid thinking that it’s win or die because that can put you off center. So the way I see it is that this fight is important for me because I have to win it. And I’m going to. It’s a world championship, but for me it’s just another day at work. My only goal is to win this fight. Victòria. Victòria. Victòria. By winning this fight, everything else unfolds. I get a title and I help my family.”
On what’s going to happen on fight night…
“When I get in the ring, all I will be thinking about is the strategy we put together in the gym. My family is always there. They go to every fight. That was my promise to them when I had to leave them behind in Cuba to come to the United States. They will come with me wherever I go. If I gas out, I look at them and they keep me going. They are my motivation and they will help me achieve this victory.”
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Action-Packed Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Undercard Features Top Contenders, Former Heavyweight Champion, Prospect Showdowns & Rising Future Stars Saturday, Març 3 del Barclays Center a Brooklyn

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Middleweight Contender Sergey Derevyanchenko Makes Barclays Center Debut; 2016 U.S. Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell in a Super Lightweight Attraction; Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis – 10 Rounds Super Welterweights
Més! Former Heavyweight World Champion Charles Martin, Middleweight Willie Monroe & Rising Local Prospect Richardson Hitchins All Enter the Ring!
BROOKLYN (Febrer 14, 2018) – The heavyweight world title showdown between Deontay Wilder i Luis Ortiz will feature a stacked undercard of exciting attractions that includes top contenders, a former heavyweight champion, exciting prospects and more all entering the ring on Dissabte, Març 3 del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
Action inside the arena includes top middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko enfront de Dashon Johnson in an eight-round fight, 2016 U.S. Olímpic Gary Antuanne Russell in a six-round super lightweight showdown, and a 10-round matchup between super welterweight prospects Patrick Dia i Kyrone Davis.
La 2008 Ukrainian Olympian now fighting out of Brooklyn, Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) earned his top contender status in the IBF by stopping Tureano Johnson in the 12º round of their August 2017 showdown and will face California’s Johnson (22-22-3, 7 KOs) as he awaits his title shot.
One of featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr.’s younger brothers, the 21-year-old Russell (3-0, 3 KOs) representar al U.S. al 2016 Olympic games in Rio and made it to the quarterfinal round. He turned pro in May of last year and has scored three first round stoppages as a pro.
The 25-year-old Day (14-2-1, 6 KOs) fights out of Freeport, New York and most recently won an exciting contest over then unbeaten Eric Walker last July to seize the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight Title. He takes on another prospect looking to leap to contender status in the 23-year-old Davis (13-1, 5 KOs) from Delaware who enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak.
The card continues with former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOs) in an eight-round fight, l'ex retador al títol mundial Willie Monroe Jr.. (21-3, 6 KOs) in an eight-round middleweight affair and a pair of local welterweight prospects fighting at Barclays Center for the fourth time as Richardson Hitchins (3-0, 1 KO) i Kenny Robles (2-1, 1 KO) compete in separate six-round attractions. Rounding out the action is unbeaten prospectShynggyskhan Tazhibay (5-0, 2 KOs) en un combat de sis rondes de pes welter.
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The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by the highly anticipated Wilder vs. Ortiz matchup and will see undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo assumir Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT amb
top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell lluita contundent Jose UzCategi in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title.
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Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Clash in Rematch for IBF Interim 168-Pound World Title Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Març 3 del Barclays Center a Brooklyn & Presentat per Premier campions de boxa

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Heavyweight Champ Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder
Defends His Title Against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz
en l'esdeveniment principal & Undefeated Former 154-Pound Champion
Jermall Charlo Battles Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the Interim WBC
Middleweight Title in the Co-Feature
BROOKLYN (Febrer 12, 2018) – Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose UzCategi in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Dissabte, Març 3 del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Heavyweight champion Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder will defend his title against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. La transmissió comença a les 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo tenint en Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature.
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The hotly contested first match between Dirrell and Uzcategui, which was also for the IBF interim world title, ended in controversy after Uzcategui was disqualified for landing a punch after the bell sounded to end the eighth round. Dirrell was dropped and knocked out by the punch. The referee ruled that the punch was intentional and disqualified Uzcategui. In the IBF mandated rematch, Dirrell and Uzcategui will look to put themselves in position to fight for the super middleweight title that Caleb Truax recently earned via a majority decision over James DeGale.
Dirrell (26-2, 16 KOs), a bronze medal winner for the 2004 U.S. Equip olímpic de boxa, continues his quest for a world championship. The 34-year-old southpaw from Flint, Michigan lost a split decision to Carl Froch in his first attempt in 2009 and dropped a narrow unanimous decision to DeGale in his next attempt in 2015.
“I’m extremely excited to be a part of one of the most dynamic tripleheaders this year,” Dirrell said. “This time around I’ll be phenomenal and leave no doubt who the better fighter is. Estic 100 percent focused on dominating Uzcategui on March 3 and getting another shot at the title.”
The 27-year-old Uzcategui (26-2, 22 KOs), who is from Venezuela and now lives in Tijuana, Mèxic, worked his way up to the match against Dirrell with a string of four straight stoppage victories, including a stunning upset of Julian Jackson in 2015. Uzcategui dropped Jackson four times on the way to a second round technical knockout victory.
“I’m very excited to go get what’s mine,” Said Uzcátegui. “I feel I won the last fight. I didn’t feel I did anything wrong. What happened in the last fight is in the past. I’m going to get what belongs to me. The world will see what ‘Bolivita’ can do and they’ll want to see more of me.”
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AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER CONDUCTS LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT

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Wilder Defends His WBC Title Against Fellow-Unbeaten Luis Ortiz Dissabte, Març 3 En viu per SHOWTIME
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LOS ANGELES (Febrer. 9, 2018) – Just days after the birth of his daughter, American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder met with members of the Southern California media dijous as he prepares to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz Dissabte, Març 3 en viu per SHOWTIME a Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
Wilder and his girlfriend, fellow “WAGS Atlanta” star Telli Swift welcomed their daughter into the world el dimarts before Wilder turned his focus to Març 3, climbing in the ring at Team Watson Boxing Club in the San Fernando Valley to work out with his Los Angeles-based trainer Mark Breland, the former U.S. Olympics gold medalist and former WBC Welterweight World Champion.
The 32-year-old Wilder owns a perfect record of 39 victòries, zero pèrdues i 38 nocauts. Fighting out of his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., ell era un 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist and is the only reigning American heavyweight world champion. The 6-foot-7 Wilder faces the toughest opponent of his career in Ortiz, a 6-foot-4 Cuban who owns a professional record of 28-0 amb 24 nocauts.
Here is what Wilder had to say dijous:
Deontay WILDER:
“Once I unify all the titles then line up the mandatories, I’ll easily get to 50-0. I’m not a 12-round fighter, and I don’t get overtime. Sóc un artista nocaut. Dit això, I don’t take much damage, but I give all the damage. I put people in the hospitals. I put people in stretchers. When you fight me your head is not the same when you leave. When you fight me you’re really signing a death warrant.
“This is one of the biggest fights of my career and I’m up for the challenge. I’m going to pass with flying colors.
“Ortiz has got that reputation of being the bogeyman but I’ve never been scared of the bogeyman. Per això, I wanted him. A lot of people have been avoiding him, even champions that are champions to this day have avoided Luis Ortiz. But this champion right here took on the opportunity.
Even when [Ortiz] failed the drug test once, I still blessed him again because I’m very adamant about what I want to do. Vull lluitar amb els millors. I say I’m the best. I say it very proudly, I say it very confidently. I say it so boldly and I want to show the world that I don’t play around. If I say it, I really mean what I say. I don’t have time to waste.
“If he fails again then somebody’s going to need to go whoop his ass. The public needs to whoop his ass. All of Miami should get up and do that. The first time, a lot of people spent a lot of time and a lot of money for tickets and he did what he did. A lot of people were enraged. I heard it and a lot of people blamed me, which I don’t know why. Però, with this fight right here and what I did with my last performance, it makes it even better. It intensifies the whole fight. Així, if he [fails his drug test again] then shame on him. I feel sorry for his soul and his life. I don’t think he’s going to do that. I think he has a lot of responsibilities in his hands right now. At this point in time he knows he needs to do the right thing. Three times is not the charm in all instances.”
“I don’t focus on what these guys are doing. I don’t focus on what their strengths are. I just focus on me. I focus on what I’m capable of doing. I focus on what I’m going to do and when I tell people I’m going to do something, you know I’m going to do it. At the end of the day that’s what my father taught me. There weren’t any contracts back in the day, it was just the shake of a hand. And if you said something and you didn’t abide by it, there’s consequences to your actions, to your words. To this day, I abide by that. Així, if I say I’m going to do something it’s guaranteed to be done.”
On his lifestyle outside of boxing:
“I just think life itself is just mental. I do a lot of visualization. I do a lot of meditation. It strengthens my mind to go through a lot of the situations that I go through. Having a baby and being on a reality show, all of that is fun stuff. Some people know how to maintain it and some people don’t. I’m just a guy that multitasks a lot of things. I can do a lot of things. Even when I’m talking to you, my mind can be in so many different places right now and still be able to comprehend and interact with you. Així, I think I was meant for a lot of things. Boxing is just not what all I can do. I’m so talented in so many different areas.
“I’m a laid back guy. In my personal life I’m just a cool, calm and collected dude that likes to live life and I love peace. Desafortunadament, in what I do in the ring, I turn into the ‘Bronze Bomber’ and the ‘Bronze Bomber’ don’t get caught by none.”
On being on reality TV and recognized by non-boxing fans:
“I think it’s very important. People need to know who the heavyweight champion of the world is. America got a bad man, an ass-whooper, right in America. I think it’s important and people should understand and should know who that is. That’s why I do the things I do. That’s why I’m so competitive. That’s why I speak the way I speak. Sometimes it may annoy people, it may get on people’s nerves and I never hear it in front of my face, but I understand it. I do it to show people that I’m going to speak it and you’re going to see me deliver it. I think you get the most respect when you say something you’re going to do and you do it. Look at Ali, people hated him. They say he was a big mouth who ran his mouth too much but he proved himself many times and that’s that thing I want to do. I want to speak what I say I’m going to do and you watch me work.”
On Anthony Joshua:
“I want him just as bad as everybody else wants him. If it was up to me, we would’ve been fighting two years ago. I’ve been calling this man out. When they hyped him up and said he was this, said he was that. I’m the type of person that I get happy for other people. With me and my happiness and me being successful, that’s all up to me. It ain’t up to nobody else. Així, when I see other people doing great things, when I see good things coming to other people, I get happy for other people. It’s a hard thing for people to get happy for other people because things don’t happen for them but I’m not like that because I know my blessings will sure enough come. All I got to do is keep working.
“I come in peace all of the time but with him, I don’t think Joshua wants to fight me. His promoters don’t want him to fight me. They’re on the goal of trying to build this resume, saying they want to be the first billionaires, stuff like that. But doing that, the plans all end with me. All roads lead to me. I’m not going nowhere, no time soon. They know black don’t crack. Així, I’m going to be around for a long time. I ain’t the best heavyweight in the division. I’m the best heavyweight on this earth. I’m just waiting on the opportunity to prove it.”
Prediction on Joshua-Parker:
“I’ve always said ‘later rounds’. I see that fight going later rounds if Joseph Parker is smart in what he does. He has nice movement and is able to execute on all of the opportunities that he sees with Joshua. Because Joshua can’t move his head. He’s a muscle, body-building type of guy. You’ve seen my dance? [chuckles] Amb això, if he’s able to calculate what he needs to do in the ring – because the ring has a lot of secrets – if he’s able to do things he needs to do, I see late rounds. Però, like I said before, I think they’re going to have to knock Joshua out because they’re not going to give it to him.”
Prediction for Març 3:
“People ask me the round and I always see threes. This year is a magical year. It’s the year of the 33. Així, I see threes everywhere. I see three rounds or less, maybe shorter than that. It all depends on how I feel when I see him.”
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Jermall Charlo Houston Media Workout Quotes & Fotos

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Unbeaten Former World Champion Meets Hugo Centeno Jr. Dissabte, Març 3 in Interim Middleweight Title Showdown Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presentat per
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HOUSTON (Febrer 8, 2018) – Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo va allotjar un entrenament als mitjans Dijous in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo Centeno Jr. Dissabte, Març 3 del Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will be headlined by heavyweight champion Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder defending his title against unbeaten contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, el qual és promogut per DiBella Entertainment i TGB Promocions, comença a $50 i estan a la venda. Per comprar bitllets, visitar Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, o truqui al 800-745-3000. Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment també es poden comprar a la taquilla del American Express al Barclays Center.
Here is what Charlo and his trainer Ronnie Shields had to say Dijous from Charlo Boxing and Fitness Club in Houston:
Charlo JERMALL
“It’s going to be a tough fight against Hugo Centeno Jr. If he can stand up to my power, we’re going to fight and it’ll be a brutal war. Si no pot, I’ll take him out in the first round.
“We can’t let Houston down now. My brother and I have made it this far. We can’t stop now. It’s my turn to put on a spectacular performance on March 3. I’m trying to one-up my brother’s previous performance each time I step in there.
“My goal is to show everybody that I’m the best middleweight in the world. I’m going to keep fighting everyone they put in front of me. I’m going to knock them out one-by-one until Canelo or Golovkin have to face me.
“I’ve had the chance to work on some improvements to my game since my last fight. I think having even more patience in the ring is going to help step my game up even higher. I want to be a champion at middleweight more than I did at 154-pounds.
“Hugo Centeno Jr. is another fighter who is in my way. I know he’ll come in prepared, but I’m confident I’m going to walk out of there with the victory.
“This is going to be a big year for me and my brother. We’re going to keep showing everyone why we’re so feared.”
Ronnie Shields, Entrenador de Charlo
“Jermall looks great in training camp and we expect him to be at his best come Març 3. He’s motivated to put on a good show and prove to everyone he’s a force in this division.
“Hugo Centeno is a quality fighter. He’s well-trained and has length, so Jermall knows he has to be prepared. Centeno isn’t going to let him win, Jermall is going to have to go in and impose his will on the man.
“I believe Jermall has the talent and determination to beat any of the top middleweights out there. We’re going to keep working every day so that when the time comes for one of those fights with a Golovkin or Canelo, he’ll be prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.”
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® PRESENTA ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. DISSABTE UNIFICACIÓ DEL CAMPIONAT DEL MÓN DE PES PESANT JOSEPH PARKER, MARÇ 31 VIURE A SHOWTIME

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Els quatre títols del Campionat del Món de pes pesat estan en joc en el lideratge de la indústria 2018 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Horari

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NOVA YORK – febrer 5, 2018 - SHOWTIME Sports presentarà la unificació del campionat mundial de pes pesat entre el campió mundial invicte de la FIB i l'AMB Anthony Joshua i el campió del món de l'OMB invicte Joseph Parker. Dissabte, Març 31 en directe a SHOWTIME des del Principality Stadium de Cardiff, Gal·les.

 

 

 

La sensació britànica Joshua, qui ho ha noquejat a tots 20 dels seus oponents professionals, va irrompre a l'escena mundial amb un nocaut dramàtic del cap de pes pesat que va regnar durant molt de temps Wladimir Klitschko a l'aclamat 2017 Baralla de l'Any. En dues baralles l'any passat, Joshua va dibuixar 168,000 espectadors combinats amb esdeveniments massius de l'estadi al Regne Unit. Ara, s'enfronta a un altre repte important a Parker, originari de Nova Zelanda amb 24 victòries, sense pèrdues i 18 nocauts. Parker està intentant la defensa del tercer títol mundial del seu cinturó de l'OMB.

 

 

 

Amb l'addició de Joshua vs. Parker, els quatre cinturons del campionat mundial de pes pesat estaran en joc el mateix mes a SHOWTIME com l'invicte nord-americà Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) defensarà el seu títol del CMB davant l'invicte Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) a Dissabte, Març 3 del Barclays Center a Brooklyn. Els quatre pesos pesats més ben valorats: Wilder, Ortiz, Joshua i Parker: compten amb un rècord combinat de 111 victòries, zero pèrdues i 100 nocauts.

 

 

 

Tots dos campionats de pes pesat són pedres angulars d'un notable 2018 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING horari que ara inclou 16 lluitadors invictes i 13 lluites pels títols mundials 11 esdeveniments de carpa durant els primers sis mesos de l'any.

 

 

 

"La divisió de pes pesat està enmig d'un renaixement, i SHOWTIME ofereix tots els combats fonamentals als nostres subscriptors,"Va dir Stephen Espinoza, President, Programació d'esports i esdeveniments, Showtime Networks Inc. "Anthony Joshua és una superestrella mundial, i estem orgullosos de presentar el seu sisè, i potser el més desafiant, lluita pel títol mundial als EUA. audiència. Joshua vs. Parker serà el 12º Partit del campionat mundial de pes pesat a SHOWTIME des que Deontay Wilder va guanyar el seu títol 2015, una oferta líder indiscutible del sector a la divisió preeminent de la boxa".

 

 

 

Joshua vs. Parker és només la segona unificació del campionat de pes pesat de la història entre els invictes titulars mundials. L'únic lluitador que va sortir victoriós d'un enfrontament de campions del món invictes de pes pesat va ser Mike Tyson. 1987.

 

 

 

L'esdeveniment està promogut per Matchroom Boxing en associació amb Duco Events. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING retransmetrà l'esdeveniment en directe des del Principat Stadium, on els organitzadors esperen una exhaurida de 80,000 espectadors. L'amfitrió de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING és Brian Custer. Mauro Ranallo convoca l'acció des del ring juntament amb l'analista del Saló de la Fama de la Boxa Internacional Al Bernstein i l'excampió del món de dues divisions Paul Malignaggi. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSIP BOXING està produït per David Dinkins Jr, i dirigida per Chuck McKean. L'hora d'inici de la Març 31 s'anunciarà la transmissió.

 

 

 

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), una subsidiària de propietat total de CBS Corporation, posseeix i opera les cadenes de televisió premium SHOWTIME®, LA PEL·LÍCULA DE CANAL ™ i FLIX®, i també ofereix SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, LA PEL·LÍCULA DE CANAL ON DEMAND ™ i FLIX ON DEMAND®, i l'autenticació del servei SHOWTIME QUALSEVOL MOMENT de la xarxa®. Showtime Digital Inc., una subsidiària de propietat total de SNI, opera el servei de streaming independent SHOWTIME®. Showtime està disponible actualment per als subscriptors mitjançant cable, DBS i proveïdors de telecomunicacions, i com un servei de streaming independent a través d'Apple®, Any®, Amazones, Google, Xbox One i Samsung. Els consumidors també poden subscriure a través de SHOWTIME Hulu, YouTube TV, TV Sling, Ara DirecTV, Sony PlayStation® Canals de Vue i Amazon. SNI també maneja Smithsonian Xarxes™, una aliança d'empreses entre SNI i la Institució Smithsonian, que ofereix Smithsonian Channel™, i ofereix Smithsonian Terra™ a través SN Digital LLC. SNI comercialitza i distribueix esdeveniments esportius i d'entreteniment per als subscriptors sobre una base de pagament per visió a través de SHOWTIME PPV®. Per obtenir més informació, anar a www.SHO.com

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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MAKES SEVENTH DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY, MARÇ 3 CENTRE DE BARCLAYS A BROOKLYN & PRESENTADA PER PREMIER DE BOXA DE CAMPIONS

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TAMBÉ EN ACCIÓ! El invicte ex WORLD CHAMPION Jermall Charlo BATALLES un cop derrotat Hugo Centeno JR. Per interí TÍTOL 160 lliures
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BROOKLYN (Jan. 23, 2018) – El invicte campió del món de pes pesat del CMB Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz Dissabte, Març 3 des Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™ i presentat per Premier campions de boxa.
El co-estel·lar de la nit serà el retorn de l'ex campió mundial de les 154 lliures invicte Jermall Charlo, un poderós noqueador que està mirant per provar que ell és un competidor perillós en la divisió de pes mig ple d'estrelles. Un cop derrotat contendiente- Hugo Centeno Jr. posarà a prova les credencials de les 160 lliures de Charlo quan es reuneixin en un partit de 12 assalts per determinar el campió interí del CMB, amb el guanyador trepitjar immediatament a sobre per la supremacia de pes mitjà.
Les entrades per a l'espectacle, el qual és promogut per DiBella Entertainment i TGB Promocions, comença a $50 i estan a la venda. Per comprar bitllets, visitar Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, o truqui al 800-745-3000. Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment també es poden comprar a la taquilla del American Express al Barclays Center.
“Estem molt contents de portar el campió mundial de pes pesat, Deontay Wilder, de nou a Brooklyn per la seva setena defensa del títol i la tercera aparició en Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™,” va dir Lou DiBella, El president de DiBella Entertainment. “Aquesta lluita està succeint perquè Deontay volia silenciar els seus crítics a l'assumir el repte més gran disponible. Deontay has an axe to grind with Ortiz and will swing it on March 3. Ex 154-lb. campió Jermall Charlo ja és un gran jugador al pes mitjà i planeja demostrar que és portada al seu poder amb ell plantant cara a un dels millors prospectes de la divisió, Hugo Centeno Jr., qui ve d'una gran victòria per nocaut en la seva última baralla.”
“Deontay Wilder i Luis Ortiz és una de les millors baralles que es poden fer a la divisió de pes pesat i la seva’ ho són tots sobre els pesos pesats – el poder enfront del poder,” va dir Tom Brown, President de Promocions TGB. “Tothom estima els vuitens de final i això és el més salvatge i Ortiz s'especialitzen en. En l'esdeveniment co-principal, Jermall Charlo es busquen i destrueixen estrictament al ring. Aquest esperit ferotge ho va fer en una força 154 i ha portat amb ell a les 160 files lliura. Sègol és un competidor resistent i que no fa marxa enrere a ningú. Això fa d'això una no pot faltar lluita pels fanàtics de la boxa.”
pesos pesats cert en tots els sentits de la paraula, el 6-peus juliol, 228-lliura Wilder i la 6-peus-4, 240-Ortiz té lliura 62 victòries per nocaut combinats.
El jugador de 32 anys d'edat, Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs), l'únic campió mundial de pes pesat nord-americà, és un artista del nocaut amb el poder per posar fi a qualsevol baralla de manera espectacular. El seu únic partit com a professional que va anar a la distància va ser la baralla en la qual va guanyar el seu títol mundial amb un 12 assalts per decisió unànime dominant sobre Bermane Stiverne al gener. 17, 2015 -l'aniversari del llegendari campió de pes pesat Muhammad Ali. El campió de Tuscaloosa, Alabama va afegir Stiverne a la seva llista de víctimes de final en la seva última baralla amb una primera ronda de la destrucció devastadora en la seva revenja al Barclays Center a Novembre. 4.
Wilder se suposava inicialment per lluitar contra aquesta nit Ortiz, però Ortiz va ser tret del partit després que va donar positiu per una substància prohibida. Ortiz es va aclarir més tard després que el CMB va determinar que no havia pogut fer una llista de medicaments que estava prenent en el seu paperassa pre-prova, que va desencadenar la prova positiva. Ell es va avaluar una multa i se li permet reprendre el combat.
Wilder, una medalla de bronze per al U.S. equip olímpic de boxa en el 2008 Jocs de Pequín, ha defensat amb èxit el títol sis vegades. Aquesta serà la seva tercera defensa del títol a Barclays Center. En la seva primera defensa al Barclays Center, Wilder va anotar un nocaut en el novè assalt memorable sobre Artur Szpilka enrere en Gen. 2016.
“Estic amb ganes de tornar a Barclays Center per defensar el meu títol per setena vegada,” Wilder va dir. “Luis Ortiz és un dels tipus més durs de tot i se suposa que ha de ser l'home del sac en la divisió de pes. Però mai he tingut por de l'home del sac i he noquejat a tots els rivals que m'he enfrontat. El meu pla és mantenir aquesta ratxa. Tothom de peu en el meu camí de convertir-se en el campió indiscutible de pes pesat ha de baixar. És el torn de Luis Ortiz.”
Els 38 anys d'edat, Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs), de Camagüey, Cuba a través de Miami, Fla., farà el seu debut a Barclays Center quan coneix Wilder per a la seva primera oportunitat pel títol. L'esquerrà de contundent es va convertir en professional fa set anys després de desertar de Cuba i des de llavors ha deixat de pujar en l'escala de pes pesat. Es va consolidar la seva posició en la divisió amb victòries sobre contendents veterans Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson i Malik Scott i és el n. 1-candidat classificat pel WBC. En la seva baralla més recent, Ortiz va anotar un devastador nocaut en el segon assalt de Daniel Martz a Miami, Florida el Desembre. 15.
Si guanya Ortiz, es convertirà en el primer boxejador nascut cubà a guanyar un campionat mundial de pes pesat.
“Aquest és realment el millor en comparació amb el millor pel que fa a la divisió de pes, i tothom sap que la boxa sap que,” Ortiz ha dit. “Hi ha hagut massa parlar ja. És hora de lluitar. Tot el que demano ara és que el guanyador d'aquesta baralla rep el respecte de l'altre home, per part del públic, a partir dels mitjans de comunicació i els aficionats que es mereixen com el millor pes pesat en els EUA”
Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) va guanyar el seu títol súper welter amb un nocaut dominant de Cornelius Bundrage a 2015 i, finalment assolit la distinció de la celebració d'un títol mundial en la mateixa categoria de pes (154 lliura) com el seu germà bessó després Jermell va guanyar un títol en 2016. Després de defensar amb èxit el seu títol de les 154 lliures en tres ocasions, Charlo de Richmond, Texas, va decidir traslladar-se fins 160 lliures per guanyar un altre títol en una categoria de pes diferent. En el seu debut a 160 lliures de 27 anys d'edat, es va anotar una victòria per TKO sobre Jorge Sebastià Heiland a Barclays Center el Juliol 29.
“M'agrada molt lluitar a Brooklyn i en el Barclays Center,” Said Charlo. “Els aficionats a Brooklyn sempre em mostren molt d'amor. Des de la darrera baralla que he tingut l'oportunitat de treballar en la meva paciència i treballar en millores al meu joc. Tinc la mateixa sensació que tenia abans que jo vaig guanyar el meu primer títol mundial. Vull ser un campió en 160 més del que vaig fer la primera vegada en 154. Més que res Només vull tornar a entrar en l'anell. Sègol és un lluitador dur. Estarà una prova difícil per a algú que no està en el meu nivell. No estic prenent res lluny d'ell. Però ell és només un altre lluitador que està en el meu camí. No em sento com si tingués res a demostrar a ningú més en aquesta lluita. Sóc tot per demostrar coses a mi mateix ara. En la divisió de les 160 lliures que està escoltant el meu nom cada vegada més. És més del que va fer quan era a 154 lliures.”
Els 26 anys d'edat, Sègol (26-1, 14 KOs) va cridar l'atenció de tot el món quan es va anotar un impressionant knockout de Immanuwel Aleem en la seva última baralla el Agost. 25. Això va ser suficient per a trampolí Centeno en el títol de pes mitjà de contenció. Centeno de Oxnard, Califòrnia es va recuperar amb èxit d'una derrota per TKO difícil d'Maiej Sulecki de juny 18, 2016 amb una victòria sobre Ronald Muntanyes abans del seu partit contra Aleem.
“Estic emocionat per l'oportunitat,” Said Centeno. “Crec que la meva última baralla va tenir molt a veure amb això / Em va ajudar a posar-me en aquesta posició. Charlo és un gran lluitador amb molt talent. Sento que tenim alçades similars. Serà una baralla interessant. Crec que vindrà baix a qui és el lluitador més intel·ligent aquella nit i que té més en el tanc cap al final. Es tracta d'un canvi de vida, carrera que canvia la baralla per a mi que podria portar a coses més grans i millors. Vaig a anar a guanyar.”
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