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Premier Boxing Champions Rolls Into May With An Exciting Slate Of Shows

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Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz
Puts On Promoter’s Hat For FS1 & FOX Sports
Toe-to-Toe Rātū Show On Kia 2
Unbeaten Rising Star David Benavidez Tests
His Mettle Against Porky Medina In 168-Pound
World Title Eliminator On FS1 & FOX Sports
I Rāhoroi, Kia 20
Undefeated Welterweight Star Errol Spence
Challenges Kell Brook For 147-pound Championship
In Sheffield, England in Premier Boxing Champions Action
I SHOWTIME, Kia 27
Las Vegas (Kia 1, 2017) – Te Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions series will follow a very busy April with an extremely exciting month of May. The slate of shows will run the weight spectrum from featherweight to super middleweight.
“The Premier Boxing Champions series schedule for May has a slate of shows where several boxers get an opportunity to step up to world title matches,” ka mea a Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Sports. “With so much on the line those kinds of challenges typically lead to action-packed, fan-friendly matches.”
Kicking off the month is a thrilling 10-round lightweight clash between Ivan Redkach (20-2-1, 16 Koó) me te toa o mua ao Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 Koó) i runga i Rātū TOE-TO-TOE i runga i FS1 me Mekemeke Champions on FOX Deportes from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California on Kia 2. Haamata kapinga teata i9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.
The show will be staged by featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz’s Last Round Promotions, and will include an 8-round junior featherweight match between Brandon Figueroa a Luis Saavedra and a 6-round bantamweight match between Antonio Santa Cruz a Arturo Torres. The show will be a family affair as Brandon Figueroa is the younger brother of Omar Figueroa and Antonio is the cousin of Leo Santa Cruz.
Rawiri Benavidez (17-0, 16 Koó), an ascending star, ka whakatau mua kaiwero taitara ao Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-7, 31 Koó) in a super middleweight title elimination match from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas i runga i Kia 20. Benavidez will face the toughest test of his career against Medina, a veteran who has already fought for a world title. The winner will get a shot at the 168-pound world champion.
Kapinga teata ka timata i 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT with unbeaten 126-pound contender Jorge Lara (28-0-2, 20 Koó) taking on hard-hitting brawler Mario Briones (28-5-2, 22 Koó) in a 10-round featherweight match.
Unbeaten top welterweight star Errol Spence, JR. (21-0, 19 Koó) will travel from his home in Desoto, Texas to take on Brook Kell (36-1, 25 Koó) in his hometown at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, England in a Premier Boxing Championship match on SHOWTIME.
In other non-PBC matches of interest to boxing fans in the month of May, Gervonta Davis (17-0, 18 Koó) will defend his 130-pound world title against No. 1 nguha Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 Koó) from Copper Box Arena in London, England on SHOWTIME on Kia 20.
On the same night Gary Russell, JR. (21-1, 16 Koó) will defend his 126-pound world title against Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 Koó) at MGM National Harbor outside Washington D.C. i runga i SHOWTIME. I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Koó) ka tutaki Jose Uzcategui(26-1, 22 Koó) for the vacant 168-pound championship. I tua atu,Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 Koó) kanohi Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 Koó) in a lightweight world title eliminator.
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Super Middleweight Contenders Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Battle for Interim World Title Plus Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy Takes on Former Title Challenger Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator

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Rāhoroi, Kia 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland &
E ora i runga i SHOWTIME
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (April 17, 2017) – An exciting night of action will feature super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell a Jose Uzcategui in a matchup for the Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship plus two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy in a WBA 140-pound world title eliminator against Kiryl Relikh i runga i Rāhoroi, Kia 20 from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland and live on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is headlined by WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. making the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon.
Top 168-pound contenders Dirrell (25-2, 16 Koó) a Uzcategui (26-1, 22 Koó) are set to meet in a 12-round matchup with the winner in line to face IBF champion James DeGale, who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in his draw against Badou Jack in January on SHOWTIME.
“This fight is a massive step towards my journey to success in 2017,” Said Dirrell. “Ki ahau, this is my championship fight leading up to the rematch with the current champion, James DeGale. Jose has all of the tools of a champion, so he’s fierce competition for me. But I will show the world that I’m up for the task. This is my year!”
“I’m very excited to be facing a fighter the quality of Andre Dirrell,” Said Uzcategui. “These are the types of fights that I’ve wanted and I look forward to coming out victorious. This fight will be another step on the way to my dream of becoming a world champion.”
A world champion at 130 and 135-pounds, Barthelemy (25-0, 13 Koó) and the former world title challenger Relikh (21-1, 19 Koó) will battle in 12 rounds of action for the right to be the mandatory challenger for current WBA Super Lightweight Championship held by unified champion Julius Indongo.
“Ahau rawa fiefia ki kia hoki i roto i te whakakai, especially on SHOWTIME against a top-ranked contender in Kiryl Relikh,” Said Barthelemy. “This victory will get me one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming the first Cuban to win world titles in three different weight classes. I’m very motivated and I will not be denied on May 20.”
“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity in a world title eliminator,” said Relikh. “Rances Barthelemy is a good fighter, but my experience at this weight will help me get the victory. I’m ready to do whatever it takes to get this win and eventually wear that world title belt around my waist.”
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, promoted by TGB Promotions, E utu i $200, $150, $100 a $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
Representing his hometown of Flint, Michigan, Dirrell looks to take one step closer to a rematch with DeGale after dropping a narrow decision to the current IBF champion inKia 2015. The 33-year-old bounced back from the defeat in his last outing by earning a wide unanimous decision over Blake Caparello last April. After a decorated amateur career that saw him win two U.S. Amateur World Championships in addition to an Olympic bronze medal, Dirrell was unbeaten in his first 18 pro fights before losing a split decision to Carl Frosh in 2009.
Fanauhia i roto i Venezuela, Uzcategui now fights out of Baja California, Mexico, where he won two fights last year by knockout. The 26-year-old shot up the rankings in 2015 when he stopped previously unbeaten Julius Jackson in the second round after knocking his opponent down four times. Uzcategui was undefeated in his first 22 pro fights and enters this bout on a four-fight win streak.
He toa motu runaruna Cuban, 30-tau-tau Barthelemy Kua ano ki te pangia e hinga mai i tahuri pro i roto i 2009. Fanauhia i roto i te Cuba engari whawhai inaianei i roto i Las Vegas, Nev. he won a super featherweight world title in July 2014 by defeating Argenis Mendez in impressive fashion, and followed that up with a second round TKO victory over Angino Perez. After dominating former champion Antonio DeMarco in June, he won a world title in a second division when he impressively defeated Denis Shafikov in December. Te nuinga tata, Barthelemy made the lone defense of his lightweight belt with a decision over former champion Mickey Bey last June.
Fighting out of Minsk, Peraruhia, Relikh returns to the ring after challenging the former champion Burns for the WBA title in October 2016. The 27-year-old was undefeated after turning pro in 2011 leading up to his world title shot. Relikh owns wins over veteran contenders Christian Ariel Lope, Joaquim Carneiro and Lazaro Santos de Jesus.
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Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. Defends His Belt Against Top Challenger Oscar Escandon Saturday, Kia 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland & E ora i runga i SHOWTIME

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (April 7, 2017) – WBC mā whitu World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will make the second defense of his title when he faces top challenger Oscar Escandon Rāhoroi, Kia 20 in themain event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from the recently opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland live on SHOWTIME.
The Maryland-native Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 Koó) and the WBC Interim Featherweight Champion Escandon (25-2, 17 Koó) will battle in one of boxing’s most talented divisions that continues to deliver exciting action fight after fight. A lineup of exciting co-featured attractions will be announced next week.
“I’m a gladiator getting ready for a tough battle,” Said Russell Jr. “This is going to be a huge night for my family and I’m glad that the time is here. This will be the first time as pros that I get to fight on the same card as both of my little brothers, (unbeaten bantamweight) Gary Antonio and (2016 U.S. Häkinakina) Gary Antuanne, plus my brother Gary Allan will work all of our corners. We’re excited to get in the ring and show the fans what we’re capable of doing in the ring.”
“I’ve had to wait for this opportunity to face Gary Russell Jr. and I’m going to take full advantage of it,” said Escandon. “It’s going to be a great fight and I know the fans are going to get their money’s worth. Ite ahau 100 percent healthy and now that the fight is here I am ready to knock him out.”
Tickets for the live event promoted by TGB Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100 a $50, and are now on sale. To purchase tickets go tohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/. The main event is co-promoted by Sampson Boxing. This bout was originally scheduled to take place on March 11 but was rescheduled after Escandon suffered a back injury in training camp. Fans who bought tickets for the March 11 show will have their tickets honored on May 20.
“This is going to be a great night of boxing,” said Tom Brown, Peresideni o TGB Whakatairanga. “The featherweight division is very hot right now with the recent wins by Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares. There is something very special going on in the division and this will be another memorable fight. Escandon is a tough warrior who has proven time and again that he doesn’t care about going on the road or where he fights. There are great boxing fans in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region and they are in-store for an exciting night on Kia 20.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Jhonny Gonzalez that earned him the title in March 2015. Te 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories over Vyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz and Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Ko te southpaw, o Capitol Heights, MD., most recently scored a dominant second-round TKO victory over Patrick Hyland in his first title defense in April 2016.
Fighting out of Ibague, Colombia, Escandon turned pro in 2008 and was undefeated in his first 22 pāngia ngaio. Escandon won an interim world title at super bantamweight in 2014 when he defeated Tyson Cave in his U.S. tuatahi. He earned his shot at Russell Jr. last March when he survived an early knockdown to score a knockout victory over Robinson Castellanos in the seventh round of their showdown in Washington, D.C.
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Gary Russell, Jr.-Oscar Escandon Featherweight Title Match Postponed After Escandon Suffers Injury in Training

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The Card Will Be Rescheduled for A Future Date
Las Vegas (February 28, 2017) – The featherweight championship match between Gary Russell Jr. and Oscar Escandon, whakaritea hoki Rāhoroi, March 11 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland, has been postponed after Escandon was injured in training, according to Escandon’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz.
“Oscar suffered an injury to his back in training and he’ll be ready to go in April,” Lewkowicz said. “He’s very sorry for the delay in the fight, but these things happen in boxing. He’s really looking forward to facing Gary Russell, Jr., but he wants to be completely healthy when they do meet.”
Escandon, a 32-year-old Colombian with a record of 25-2 ki 17 Koó, is the mandatory challenger for Russell’s featherweight championship. Jermell Charlo defending his 154-pound title against Charles Hatley will be the co-feature on the rescheduled card.
“It’s definitely irritating,” Russell said. “But injuries happen especially when you have somebody pushing their body to the limit for a fight that is potentially life changing. It’s disappointing. It might not work out for him because I have a little more time to get ready.”
“We’re working with the venue and the network to find the earliest date that we can reschedule the show,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “I feel terrible for the fighters who have been training so hard and now have to wait. Gary is really disappointed, but he understands that injuries are all a part of the sport. But Gary will be ready to go on the rescheduled date.”
A new date for the fight will be announced shortly.
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Lewkowicz Congratulates Oscar Escandon for Title-Winning Victory

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Knockout Over Robinson Castellanos Makes Escandon the Second Sampson Boxing World Champion in Two Weeks
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing wishes to congratulate his fighter, Oscar Escandon, for his title-winning victory i runga i Rāhoroi night in at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.
Escandon (25-2, 17 Koó), i , stepped up a weight class and picked up the interim WBC World Featherweight Championship with a KO 7 over Mexico’s Robinson Castellanos. A powerful uppercut from Escandon ended matters at the 2:59 tohu.
Ki te te wikitoria, Escandon became the second Sampson Boxing fighter to win a world championship in the last two weeks. Mexico’s Hugo Ruiz won the WBC World Super Bantamweight title with a KO 1 over Julio Ceja.
“I did this for my country of Colombia,” said Escandon. “I am proud to be fighting for them and it was their support that helped carry me though this tough fight.”
“Tuatahi o nga mea katoa, my warmest congratulations to Oscar Escandon and his team, Ruben Guerrero and family,” Na ka mea a Lewkowicz. “Oscar has made his entire country of Colombia proud by winning his second world championship for them.”
Escandon also held the WBA World Super Bantamweight Title in 2014.

“We will let Oscar enjoy his new belt for a little bit, but will soon go to work preparing him to meet the winner of the fight between full WBC Champion Gary Russell Jr. and Ireland’s Patrick Hyland on April 16. We would love for that fight to be in New York City, in front of the huge Colombian community.”
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OSCAR ESCANDON HOROA TRAINING CAMP WHAKAHOU MUA mā whitu WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP pupūtanga AGAINST GARY RUSSELL JR. SATURDAY, NOVEMA 14 MAI PUAI ROCK Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas

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Ora i te SHOWTIME® i 10:45 p.m. AND/PT

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Las Vegas (Whiringa 2, 2015) – Ka rite ki ia fatata tona Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 pupūtanga ki WBC mā whitu World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó), mā nguha Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) is primed and ready for the challenge. Ko te 12-a tawhio noa SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Ka teata matua-hui ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru), i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas. Ko te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi, ka kite Welterweights super tūturu Frank “Ka kati” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Koó) a Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Koó) i roto i te taupatupatunga 10-a tawhio noa.
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Marama Iti iho i te kotahi i muri i Russell Jr. a Escandon Square atu, SHOWTIME Sports® will present another high-profile matchup between elite 126-pound fighters as WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar defends against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo on Dec. 5 i Center Barclays i Brooklyn.
I te mahi i roto i roto i Las Vegas ki kaiako Ruben Guerrero, Ka hoatu e Escandón ona whakaaro i runga i te puni whakangungu, whawhai Gary Russell Jr., a ki tona titauraa riro i te toa ao.
I tona matchup ki Gary Russell Jr.:
“Gary Russell Jr. is a very skilled fighter but he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in a rugged fight. Everyone knows I come to fight and Russell is going to find out firsthand what it’s like to be in a war. Ia pai kia rite ki te tango i te tahi mau kapia.”
I te whakangungu i roto i Las Vegas:
“Running in the high elevation here in Las Vegas has been great for my stamina. I’ve adjusted to the atmosphere and my body feels extremely strong. I’ve gotten some great sparring with a lot of different looks, takatu e neke rite Russell. Kihai i taea e ahau hei mateuteu atu ka e ahau ka waiho hoki tenei whawhai.”
I te mahi ki a Reupena Guerrero:
“Ruben and I have been working great together. His knowledge of fighting southpaws is excellent and we have a great game plan going into this fight. Everyone can expect to see me throw a lot of punches.”
I tona titauraa ki te riro i te toa ao:
“Becoming a world champion is something I’ve wanted my whole life. I’ve been close a couple of times. In those fights I made the mistake of leaving the decision in the judges’ ringa. This time around, Kei te haere ahau mo te knockout, ki te haapapû ahau wikitoria.”
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Tūturu contenders FRANK GALARZA & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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SATURDAY, NOV. 14, Te noho i SHOWTIME®
MAI PUAI ROCK Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas
Las Vegas (October 28, 2015) – Welterweights super tūturu Frank “Ka kati” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Koó) a Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Koó) ka whakatau i roto i te tukinga 10-a tawhio nui e te kaimahi rite te hui tahi-ngā hei SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10:45 p.m. AND/PT) i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
Ko te hui matua, ora i runga i SHOWTIME®, Ka ngā WBC mā whitu World Champion Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 Koó) i roto i te korero tuatahi o tona taitara ao ki Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó).
“Kua ahau i konei i mua i engari e mohio ana ahau e tonu i ahau te tahi mea ki te whakamatau,” Said Galarza. “Ua mauruuru vau no te tenei faingamālie me ahau rite ki te whakaatu i te ao Ahau tetahi te pai whawhai 154-pauna i roto i te katoa o te mekemeke o.”
“Ko te pai i ki iti iho whatitiri i roto i te mangai me te ake uira i roto i te ringa,” Said Hurd. “Au oaoa e pā ana ki tenei whawhai, me te rite ki te whakaatu i te ao mai toku aravihi ahau Nov. 14.”
“Galarza ko Hurd tohu e rua o te pai opuaraa tūturu i roto i te wehenga Welterweight super,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “Ko te he tūpono tiketike, whawhai te utu nui e ka kawea i roto i te pai rawa i roto i te whawhai e rua mo te hunga e whanga i runga i SHOWTIME me i roto i te haereraa i te Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.”
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He nguha i roto i te wehenga 154-pauna, Kua riro Galarza ono whawhai tika mai i te tīmatanga o 2014, tae atu ki te knockout tuarua-a tawhio noa oaoa i runga mua hinga kore John Thompson. He Brooklyn Māori nei tahuri pro i roto i 2010, kua faauruhia te rongonui Galarza maha ki tona kōrero whaiaro o te manawanui. I roto i tona ahua whakamutunga i runga i April 10, Piro Galarza he knockout a tawhio toru o Sheldon Moore i tona whenua o Brooklyn i runga i ShoBox: Ko te Generation New. The 30-year-old will look to make his mark in his first shot on a big stage when he enters the ring on Nov. 14.
Whawhai i roto i Accokeek, MD., Hurd he kohakore record ngaio mai i tahuri pro i roto i 2012. Whakatuwheratia te 25-tau-tawhito ake 2015 ki te mutu a te toru-a tawhio noa o te hōia Eric Mitchell, a aru ki te mutu a te whitu-a tawhio noa o mua hinga kore Jeff Lentz i August. Ka tangohia ano e ia i te taahiraa-ake i roto i te whakataetae, ka wero ia ia Galarza i runga i Nov. 14.
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GARY RUSSELL JR. Whakaahua MEDIA workout & Korukī AS TEUTEU'I IA FOR NOVEMA 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® i runga i Nov. 14, Ora I 10:45 p.m. AND/PT i te SHOWTIME®Mai i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas
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Washington, D.C. –(Oketopa. 28, 2015) -Māori Beltway-rohe Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) tū te īngoa pāpāho i te Enigma Mekemeke Club i Capital Heights, MD i runga i Rātū rite faaineine ia mo tona a'ee aito i runga i Whiringa 14 i runga i SHOWTIME.
Russell Jr. ka meinga e te korero tuatahi o tona WBC mā whitu World Championship ki Colombia o Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te hui matua o SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT) i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas.
Tenei te ta Russell Jr., Gary Russell Kaumātua. (Papa o Gary me te kaiwhakangungu) a Gary Antonio Russell(Teina o Gary me amanaki mekemeke tūturu) i ki te mea i runga i Rātū:

GARY RUSSELL JR.:
“Puni whakangungu kei te haere nui, kei tika i runga i te akoranga tatou. Tera tetahi koho iti i roto i te puni no te mea i mahara ahau ki te whawhai ki runga ki Oct. 24. Tīmata ahau mākutu, but once the fight got pushed back to Whiringa 14 I cut the sparring off. Kihai ahau i hiahia ki te tihi wawe rawa.
“I teie mahana, (Rātū) I toku ra tuatahi hoki mākutu ano. Ahau e mahi i runga i toku wā, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Ko te kaha me te roa Oscar Escandon. Mai ia whakamua tonu. Ki te ko atamai tona kokonga e tamata ratou ki te tangohia atu e tere toku ringa e waiho he take nui i roto i te whawhai. Ka hiahia ia ki te kati i te tawhiti, tāmi oku nifó kia kore he tere te tauwehe.
“Kei te mahi tatou i runga i hoko whawhai rite tonu whakamarie i runga i te waho rite ki ahau whawhai ahau i runga i te roto.
“He rota o te whawhai e tetahi-ahu. Te tamata nei tatou ki te hanga i taua taimana tiaho i runga i taha katoa.
“E mohio ana ahau e, e te wikitoria ahau, kahore he feaa. Tangata e i roto i te whakakai koutou tiki ki enei iti, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. Te reira e anake kotahi pere. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Oaoa vau ki te whawhai ahau, wā. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. E te reira tetahi momo o te taikaha hinengaro me te hinengaro kaha ki te tiki i roto i te whakakai me te mahi. Ko te tangata i roto i te whakakai ki ahau ko te toa i roto i oku kanohi.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Ki te whiwhi ahau mua Escandon e aroha ahau ki te whawhai Leo Santa Cruz, we fought in the amateurs. But we never underestimate any opponent and we are focused on getting this fight out of the way first. Lee Selby is another guy that we’re looking at. Of course Abner Mares, ahakoa ngaro ia, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“He toku hapu ki ahau i roto i te puni whakangungu tikanga katoa ki ahau. Ko te wahi e whiwhi ahau toku pūngao i. He rota o te takatu ongo'i rite to ratou ki te haere atu i te puni whakangungu, otiia e kore ahau e whai ki te waiho te kāinga. Toku hapu ko te kaikōkiri i toku puni whakangungu me te kitea e ahau te wahi i toku kaha, me te hihiri. I te mutunga o te ra, E kuru ana ahau mo toku utuafare.
“Ki te mutu ake toku teina whawhai i runga i toku undercard e te mea tino matao hoki ahau. Ka riro te reira rerekē no te mea e whakataetae ia, tino koutou e kite i te mahi i ahau tona kokonga i te aroaro o toku whawhai taitara.”
GARY RUSSELL SR.:
“E mohio ana ahau ki te mea i te whawhai taitara, engari haere matou ki nga whawhai, ano te reira i te whawhai taitara. E kore matou e mohio ki te ton e pā ana ki te hoariri i tana, tatou whakangungu tika ano he toa.
“Kua ahau tama ono, He toa katoa o ratou. E ratou katoa huanga rerekē rite te iwi e iriti i rerekē ki te hunga e rite te iwi ratou, ka i roto i te whakakai.
“Antonio Russell he 4-0, ngā katoa o tona ora mahi ia tino pakeke. Waho o te omaoma, Ka taea e ia te whakatika tetahi mea. Antoine, ko wai tika taau mo nga tamataraa Olympic, he ngingila. Au rawa whakakake o ia ahau, no te mea ia tika tuite kapiteni o tona piha ki te GPA rawa o te tangata i roto i te mataeinaa Prince George o. Na ka whai a koutou Gary, Kei te pera pakeke mahi nei, te ia te patereareha o te utuafare a muri a'e. Kei a ia he wairua tawhito.
“Ahau whakakake o katoa o toku kuao, me au whakakake e kei tatou he'iuniti utuafare kaha ahau. Ua haapii mai matou i te rota i mate a Gary ki Vasyl Lomachenko. To tatou he moto i te omaoma e iri i te kara, te reira 'e ai ta Angitu ko te Revenge Ultimate’ a kua ora tatou i taua ake mai i te mate. Ua haapii mai matou i te hoê haapiiraa faufaa rahi i taua whawhai, a kua neke i runga i.
“Mekemeke Ko te mea memeha noa, e kore e meatia e koutou te reira ake ake. E tatou te mahi i to tatou mea ake. E kore ahau māharahara e pā ana mea i mea ai te tahi atu taata.
“Ka rite ki te papa, whana koutou parapara metua i roto i te mea i roto i tenei hākinakina, Ka taea e tetahi mea tupu. E kore koe e hiahia ki te kite i to koutou tama mutu ake mamae. Na ako'i tatou mo tetahi tūkunga. No te mea o taua parapara, Kua tino me pakeke kua ahau i runga i aku tama i roto i te tikanga ki te ngana ki te pupuri haumaru ratou.”
GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL (Fighting i runga i te Rāmere, Oketopa. 30 -teata kore Pirimia Mekemeke Champions i runga i Patupatu TV undercard me pea te Whiringa 14 undercard.):
“Ki te ara whakangungu tatou me te whawhai, whakatakoto ake to tatou korero tatou he, me te whakatakoto to tatou he ake to tatou korero.
“Ko taku mahi he ki te haere i roto i reira, ka riro whawhai. E matau ana ahau ki toku hoa tauwhainga ko te taata roroa, engari e mohio ana ahau ano hoki e kore e haere ana ia ki te riro. E kore e whai ia i te mana ki pahaki mowhiti generalship ranei e whai ahau.
“Kia riro ai i ahau, Ahau i runga i ki te muri. Au whakangungua e ahau ki te whawhai i ngā wā katoa. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau te tiki e ahau i tenei taata i roto i te tīmatanga o, ki te haere mai te reira, me te hakari iho. Katahi Hiahia aroha ahau ki te whawhai ki runga ki te kāri o toku tuakana e rua wiki i muri i.”
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GARY RUSSELL JR. KE TAUKAPO'I AO INGOA AGAINST OSCAR ESCANDÓNON MAA, NOV. 14 MAI PUAI ROCK Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Oketopa. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) ka meinga e te korero tuatahi o tona Ingoa WBC mā World, ina e ia i runga i Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Koó) i roto i te SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® hui matua i runga i Rāhoroi, Nov. 14 i Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru).
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“Te haere ki te tango i katoa o toku pūkenga me toku mata katoa ki te paruru i toku whitiki i runga i Whiringa 14,” Said Russell Jr. “Ko te kaha Escandón, toa roa ki te rota o te kaha. Ka whai ki te hei i runga i toku He-kēmu ahau, kia whakapono ai ahau e taea e ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i ahau te tiki i roto i te whakakai ahau.”
“Ahau rawa mauruuru mo te whai wāhi ki te whawhai Gary Russell Jr. mo tona taitara ao,” Said Oscar Escandon. “I feel strong going into this fight. Moving up to featherweight has given me the added weight to be at my full strength. I’ve been training hard with Ruben Guerrero, who’s been doing a great job preparing me for Russell’s southpaw attack. I guarantee that I’m going to make it a rough fight.”
“Gary Russell Jr. Ko tetahi o nga hākinakina kānapanapa taitamariki whetu,” mea Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “Winning the featherweight world title against Jhonny Gonzalez was an outstanding feat and he’s chosen a very tough initial defense against the heavy handed Oscar Escandón. We’re very excited to work with the great teams at SHOWTIME and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i Las Vegas i runga i tenei hui faahiahia.”
Kia ka kauwhautia hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi tata, rite e te undercard ki tonu i te mahi.
Russell Jr., o Capitol Heights, MD., makes his first start since dethroning defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez via fourth round TKO in March in Las Vegas. The talented and quick-fisted southpaw dropped the veteran Gonzalez three times en route to capturing his first world title. The only blemish on the record of the 2008 U.S. Häkinakina he tata te mate nuinga whakatau ki Vasyl Lomachenko i roto i te a'ee mo te taitara ao wātea i roto i te Pipiri o 2014 i runga i SHOWTIME.
Escandon, o Ibague, Colombia, Ko te titlist WBA World Super whā wā o mua – ngaro ia te whitiki i roto i te April i roto i te tata, whakatau wahia ki Mohi Flores at StubHub Center but complained after the loss that a broken finger in his right hand prevented him from throwing any meaningful punches. A former amateur standout who represented his native Colombia in the 2004 Olympics i Atene, Escandón riro ana U.S. tuatahi, me te whitiki wā WBA ki te afa whakatau 12-a tawhio noa ki runga Tyson Cave last December. He has knocked out 10 o tona whakamutunga 14 hoariri, me te whakangungua e Ruben Guerrero, papa o-te wa roa Welterweight nguhaRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, tei mau i te TKO mahi-pai te whitu-a tawhio noa ki runga ka-tūturu Ihu Cuellar i roto i te 2011, hanga e tona tīmatanga karapīpiti tuatoru i roto i te US. rite neke ake ia i roto i te taimaha ki 126 pauna ki te wero Russell Jr.
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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER

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Amir Imam Remains Unbeaten

With Unanimous Decision Over Walter Castillo

Unbeaten Moises Flores Outpoints Oscar Escandon To Win

WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Title; Omar Chavez Triumphs

By Decision, Fabian Maidana by Knockout on SHO EXTREME

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Carson, Calif. (April 18, 2015) – Confident and determined, Andrzej “The PolishPrince” Fonfara (27-3, 16 Koó) spoiled the ring return of Julio Hiha Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 Koó) in resounding fashion Rāhoroi po, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ora i runga i SHOWTIME.

 

Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, Poland, dropped Chavez, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, with a wide left hook 50 seconds into the ninth round before a boisterous crowd of 8,636 predominately-Chavez fans at StubHub Center. It was the first time in 52 professional fights that Chavez had hit the canvas from a punch.

 

Upon returning to the corner, Chavez could be heard on the telecast telling trainer Joe Goossen that he had hurt his right leg and could no longer continue. Moments i muri mai, the fight was halted. The busier and more accurate fighter throughout, Fonfara was comfortably ahead on the three judges’ scorecards by scored of 89-80 a 88-81 twice after nine full rounds.

 

Offered an ecstatic Fonfara, who had his fair share of Polish fans at the venue: “I knew he was a tough fighter, quick and in good shape but when he hit me for the first time in the first round, I knew I was going to win this fight. He didn’t punch as hard as everybody said he did.

 

“I saw his punches easily coming in. I know I threw more punches. I was a little surprised that he did not come out for the (10th) but he was cut, had been getting beat up and had just got knocked down, so he knew what would happen if he came out.

 

“Chavez said before the fight that he didn’t think I could take his body punches. I think I took them pretty good and passed that test.

 

“I know there are things I can still work on in training to become a more complete boxer, engarite po nei was a dream come true. I want a rematch with (Light Heavyweight World Champion) A Tamutu Stevenson.

 

Said Chavez, the son of legendary Mexican icon, Julio Hiha Chavez Sr. in the ring afterward and before he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, “Maybe 170,172 pounds is too big for me, maybe I’ll go back down. I’m not sure what my future holds. It was a very tough fight. But I congratulate Andrzej.”

 

Goossen told reporters afterward that he had “stopped the fight. It was my decision. I didn’t like what I saw. ”

 

In the first half of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader, undefeated world-ranked super lightweight Amir ahau (17-0, 14 Koó), of Davie, Fla., i te ara o Albany, N.Y., won a lopsided 10-round decision over Walter “Ko te Hammer” Castle.

 

The talented, versatile, E ahau, 24, controlled a fight that featured numerous exchanges especially early on with a left jab and straight right hand.

 

“My combinations were effective the whole night, we stuck to our gameplan and came out victorious,” said Imam. “I want any of the world champions next”.

 

Castle, who saw a nine-fight winning streak come to an end, mea “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t get credit for the punches I threw. The judge who scored it 100-90; pai, that gives me no chance to win here. The cut bothered me in the early rounds, but was not a factor after.”

 

I mua Rāhoroi, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, tūturu Mohi “El Chucky” Flowers (23-0, 16 Koó), o Kuatalahala, Mexico, captured the WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Championship with a thrilling 12-round split decision over defending champion Oscar Escandon (24-2 16 Koó), of Tolima, Colombia.

 

Flowers, hanga ana 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States, hira e nga kaute o 116-112 rua me te 113-115.

 

An emotional Flores was near tears afterward. “Kei te tae mai pono tenei te moe – more than a dream come true – for me,” ka mea ia. “I saw my family on the beach, eating meat. I saw my babies better dressed. For me this is a life-changing victory and, ae, I thought it was very, very close but I absolutely feel I won.

 

“I want to fight the best next, the top guys at 122 pounds and right now the top guy is Leo Santa Cruz. That’s who I’d like to fight next. I really want to thank all my team, from top to bottom, for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We’re very happy that we joined the Al Haymon team. We’re very loyal and we just really appreciate everything they’ve done for us.”

 

Escandon felt he’d done enough to win despite injuring the right index finger on his right hand in the seventh round.

“I did all that I could, everything was in my reach, but I think I broke or fractured my finger,” ka mea ia. “In boxing things happen that are out of your control. Because I hurt my hand, I couldn’t throw punches the way I wanted to with my right hand. I tried to do all I could with it. But I didn’t want to injure it further. I’m OK, but I definitely would love a rematch.”

 

In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, Welterweight super Omar “El Businessman”Chavez (33-3-1, 22 Koó), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, JR. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., won an exciting, pakeke-whawhai, give-and-take eight-round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 Koó), of Arjona, Colombia.

Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 rua me te 77-74. There were no knockdowns.

 

Unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (6-0, 5 Koó), o Santa Fe, Argentina, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, registered a second-round TKO (32 hēkona ki te a tawhio) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Horoi.

 

Ko te doubleheader SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ka anō-hau i tenei wiki e whai ake:

 

DAY CHANNEL

Rāhina, April 20, 22, 10 te ahiahi. ET/PT SHOWTIME Extreme

 

Rātū, Pipiri 24, i 10 p.m. AND/PT SHO Extreme

 

Rāhoroi o two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Rātapu, Pipiri 22 27.

 

Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein me te toa o mua ao Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray pūrongo. I roto i Spanish, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins called the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.

 

The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Rawiri Dinkins Jr. ki Bob Dunphy aratai.

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara” was a 12-round bout that took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. And aired on SHOWTIME.

 

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