SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN Begins Live at 6:30 p.m. ЖӘНЕ / 3:30 p.m. PT On SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page
BROOKLYN (Ақпан 27, 2019) – SHOWTIME Sports will provide live streaming coverage of three undercard fights on the network’s social media platforms as part of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN бастап 6:30 p.m. ЖӘНЕ / 3:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, Наурыз 2 Barclays орталығының, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, және Премьер Бокс Чемпиондар ұсынған.
Streaming action will see hard-hitting contender Эдвин Родригес шайқас Mitch Williams in a 10-round cruiserweight fight, unbeaten prospect Антонио Russell square off against Mexico’s Jose Maria Cardenas in an eight-round bantamweight showdown and Leduan Бартелеми step in for an eight-round super featherweight matchup with Mexico’s Miguel Angel Aispuro,
The social media presentation will stream on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel мен SHOWTIME Бокс Facebook бет leading up to the evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event. The three-fight SHOWTIME telecast begins live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and is headlined by former world champion Erislandy Lara challenging undefeated WBA Super Welterweight Champion BrianCastaño.
Іс-шара үшін Билеттер, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com,barclayscenter.com, немесе қоңырау шалу арқылы 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group жеңілдіктер 844-BKLYN-GP қоңырау шалу арқылы қол жетімді болады.
Rodriguez (30-2, 20 КО) has demonstrated his power-punching ability throughout numerous memorable contests in his career. The 33-year-old was born in Moca, Dominican Republic before moving to Worcester, Массачусетс. In his last fight he scored a unanimous decision over Lionell Thompson last February. He will battle Jackson, Michigan’s Williams (16-6-3, 11 КО) who most recently scored a stoppage victory over Michael Sunkett in December.
Антонио Russell (12-0, 10 КО) sits between Antuanne and WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell in the lineage of the Russell family dynasty, and will look to remain unbeaten when he steps into the ring March 2. The 26-year-old scored two knockout victories in 2018 and has stopped his last five opponents from lasting the distance. He will be opposed by the 22-year-old Cardenas (16-3, 13 КО) from Tijuana, Baja California, Мексика.
The younger brother of two-division champion Rances and Olympic gold medalist Yan, Barthelemy (13-0-1, 7 КО) most recently fought to a split draw against then-unbeaten Eduardo Ramirez in September 2017. The 29-year-old from Cuba now lives and trains in Las Vegas and adds another top Cuban fighter to a card already including Lara and heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz. He prepares to take on the 28-year-old Aispuro (11-6-2, 7 КО), who enters this contest with a three-fight winning streak.
Non-televised action will feature 2016 Haitian Olympian and Brooklyn-nativeRichardson Hitchins (7-0, 3 КО) taking on Nicaragua’s David Morales (13-9, 13 КО) in an eight-round super lightweight showdown, непобедимый супер жеңілTyrek Irby (6-0, 2 КО) facing Kenya’s Dennis Okoth (2-1-1) for six rounds of action and unbeaten Aaron Anderson (3-0, 3 КО)in a four-round middleweight fight against Atlanta’s Chukka Willis (4-9, 2 КО).
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ABOUT LARA VS. CASTAÑO
Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castaño pits former super welterweight world champion Lara against the WBA Super Welterweight Champion Castaño on Saturday, Наурыз 2 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, және Премьер Бокс Чемпиондар ұсынған.
SHOWTIME coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will see Cuban heavyweight contender Луис Ortiz қабылдауға Кристиан Hammer 10-дөңгелек ауыр салмақтағы тартуға, plus hard-hitting Bryan De Graciabattling rugged veteran Eduardo Ramirez in a 12-round featherweight clash that opens the telecast.
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