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UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER & SAN ANTONIO NATIVE MARIO BARRIOS TO FACE EUDY BERNARDO ON SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME® SATURDAY, MARS 10 FROM FREEMAN COLISEUM

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Undefeated Lightweight Alejandro Luna To Face Former World Title Challenger Richard Commey In IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator In
Opening Bout On SHOWTIME EXTREME Live At 8 p.m. OCH/PT
Mer! Unbeaten Prospect Brandon Figueroa Takes On Jonathan Aguilar
in Super Bantamweight Attraction
SAN ANTONIO (Februari. 12, 2018) – Undefeated 140-pound contender and San Antonio-native Mario Barrios kommer att möta Eudy Bernardo in a 10-round bout on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME Lördag, Mars 10 from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.
The SHO EXTREME telecast begins live at 8 p.m. OCH/PT and features undefeated Alejandro Luna facing former world title challenger Richard Commey in a 12-round IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator. The IBF champion is Robert Easter, who Commey fought to close-split decision for the vacant IBF belt in 2016.
Also in undercard action at Freeman Coliseum, unbeaten prospect Brandon Figueroa tar på Mexikos Jonathan Aguilar in an eight-round super bantamweight bout that, tiden tillåter, will round out the SHO EXTREME telecast.
Biljetter för live-event, which is promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions in association with Leija-Battah Promotions, är prissatta på $250, $150, $75, $50 och $20 och finns det erbjudanden nu. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000 eller 210 556-7390.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by a showdown between three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and unbeaten IBF 140-pound champion Sergey Lipinets and also features two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy tar på Kiryl Relikh in a rematch of their thrilling fight last May, this time for the vacant WBA 140-pound world title.
Stadsdelar (20-0 12 Kos), who is trained by Virgil Hunter, returns for his first professional bout in San Antonio since he scored a 2015 knockout over Manuel Vides at AT&T Center in 2015. The 22-year-old has won three straight fights by stoppage since moving up to the 140-pound division last year.
“I haven’t been back home in a while, and I’m looking forward to putting on a tremendous performance in front of my family and hometown fans,” Barrios sa. “Om knockout kommer, early or late, Jag tar det. Om inte, we’re going in there to do what we do best, and that’s win. I’m trying to show that I’m on the level where I can get one of those titles either later this year or early next year.”
Fighting out of Santo Domingo, Dominikanska republiken, Bernardo (23-2, 17 Kos) enters this fight having scored knockout victories in his last two contests. The 31-year-old, who appeared onShoBox: Den nya generationen i April 2016, har kämpat professionellt sedan dess 2009 and was unbeaten in his first 21 pro slagsmål.
“I hope that Barrios isn’t underestimating me, because I am full of confidence and positive that I’m going to win,” said Bernardo. “I have a great plan that I’m going to use to catch him by surprise. I don’t care if it’s by knockout or decision, I will win.”
Luna (22-0, 15 Kos) and Commey (25-2, 22 Kos) enter this fight ranked 11th och 3rd respectively by the IBF. The 26-year-old Luna, fighting out of Bellflower, Ca., most recently dominated Andrey Klimov on his way to a unanimous decision last April and faces his toughest competition to date on March 10. Commey rebounded from the narrow defeat to Easter and a subsequent close loss to Denis Shafikov with a unanimous decision victory last March in his native Ghana.
“Commey’s a tough competitor whose losses were very close, disputable fights that could have gone either way, so I’ll go in being smart, using my jab and sticking to our game plan,” said Luna. “We’re both boxer-punchers who like to mix it up, throw bombs and brawl if we have to. There’s going to be a lot of action and we might steal the show. We’ll give the fans their money’s worth, either way.”
“I think this is a good fight where neither of us are the favorite,” said Commey. “After losing two close decisions there is natural pressure to go for the knockout. But I believe that the judges will be fair and reward me if it goes the distance so I can earn another shot at the title. This is my first fight with Andre Rozier and I’m inspired working in his gym with guys like Daniel Jacobs and Sadam Ali. Jag är 100 percent focused on clearly beating Luna and earning my rematch with Robert Easter Jr.”
Figueroa (14-0, 9 Kos), the younger brother of former lightweight champion Omar Figueroa, kommer att göra sitt 2018 debut against the 24-year-old Aguilar (20-7, 17 Kos), after picking up four wins in 2017.
“I’m happy to be on such a big card. San Antonio is like my second home,” Said Figueroa, som är 5-0 with four knockouts in San Antonio. “I’m getting a lot of exposure fighting on this world class event that is headlined by Mikey Garcia. It’s the kind of step-up I need. Little by little I’m becoming well-known, not only in the United States, but by people from around the world.”
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Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Clash in Rematch for IBF Interim 168-Pound World Title Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Mars 3 från Barclays Center i Brooklyn & Presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions

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Heavyweight Champ Deontay “Brons Bomber” Wilder
Defends His Title Against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz
in Main Event & Undefeated Former 154-Pound Champion
Jermall Charlo Battles Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the Interim WBC
Middleweight Title in the Co-Feature
BROOKLYN (Februari 12, 2018) – Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Lördag, Mars 3 från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Heavyweight champion Deontay “Brons Bomber” Wilder will defend his title against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. Den telecast börjar vid 9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo tar på Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature.
Biljetter för live-event, som främjas av DiBella underhållning och TGB Promotions, börja på $50 och finns det erbjudanden nu. För att köpa biljetter, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, eller samtal 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
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 US. Olympic boxing team, 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. Jag är 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, Mexiko, 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 Uzcategui. “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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Foto Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME
Wilder Defends His WBC Title Against Fellow-Unbeaten Luis Ortiz Lördag, Mars 3 Live på SHOWTIME
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LOS ANGELES (Februari. 9, 2018) – Just days after the birth of his daughter, American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder met with members of the Southern California media på torsdag as he prepares to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz Lördag, Mars 3 leva på Showtime från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™.
Wilder and his girlfriend, fellow “WAGS Atlanta” star Telli Swift welcomed their daughter into the world på tisdag before Wilder turned his focus to Mars 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 vinner, zero losses and 38 knockouts. Fighting out of his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., han var en 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 med 24 knockouts.
Here is what Wilder had to say på torsdag:
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. I’m a knockout artist. So that being said, 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. Av den anledningen, 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. Jag vill slåss bäst. 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. Men, with this fight right here and what I did with my last performance, it makes it even better. It intensifies the whole fight. Så, 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. Så, 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. Så, 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. Olyckligtvis, 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. Så, 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. Så, 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] Med det, 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. Men, 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 Mars 3:
“People ask me the round and I always see threes. This year is a magical year. It’s the year of the 33. Så, 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 & Bilder

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Unbeaten Former World Champion Meets Hugo Centeno Jr. Lördag, Mars 3 in Interim Middleweight Title Showdown Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presenteras av
Premier Boxning Champions
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HOUSTON (Februari 8, 2018) – Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media workout Torsdag in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo Centeno Jr. Lördag, Mars 3 från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™.
The Premier Boxing Champions event will be headlined by heavyweight champion Deontay “Brons Bomber” Wilder defending his title against unbeaten contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz.
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Here is what Charlo and his trainer Ronnie Shields had to say Torsdag 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. If he can’t, 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, Charlo s Trainer
“Jermall looks great in training camp and we expect him to be at his best come Mars 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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Sensational 2016 US. Olympian Karlos Balderas Battles Jorge Rojas Live in Primetime on Premier Boxing Champions On FOX & FOX Deportes from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas in Primetime on Saturday, Februari 17 vid 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT

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Former Champions Victor Ortiz & Devon Alexander Clash
In Headlining Welterweight Showdown & Undefeated
Contender Caleb Plant Meets Rogelio “Porky” Medina In IBF
Super Middleweight Title Elimination in Co-Feature
STEG, TX. (Februari 8, 2018) – Mycket omskrutna 2016 US. Olympian Karlos Balderas kommer att slåss Jorge Rojas in a six-round matchup live in primetime on Saturday, Februari 17 in Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes action from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas with television covered starting at 8 p.m. OCH/5 p.m. PT.
Balderas vs. Rojas will be featured on fight night coverage, which is headlined by a 12-round duel between former welterweight world champions Victor Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 Kos) och Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 Kos) in the main event and an a 12-round IBF super middleweight title elimination bout between undefeated contender Caleb “Sweethands” Växt (16-0, 10 Kos) och Rogelio “Porky” Medina (38-8, 32 Kos) i co-funktionen.
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“It’s just speaks to who Karlos is that he has a televised spot on national TV,” said Richard Schaefer, Chairman and CEO of Ringstar Sports, Balderas’ promotor. “He’s one of those once in a generation talents that combines power, style and grace. From his ring walk and how easily he dispatches opponents you can see this young man has star written all over him. He has that “it” factor. He engages people and gets them all fired up. He has an amazing aura. He’s fun to watch and engaging. I’m expecting a great performance from him.”
The 21-year-old Balderas (3-0, 3 Kos), a first-generation Mexican-American, competed on the U.S. Olympic boxing team in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien. Balderas of Santa Maria, California turned pro last year and fought three times in 2017. He scored a knockout victory over Carlos Flores in his last fight on December. 15.
“I’m very happy to be fighting on this card on FOX and FOX Deportes in primetime,” said Balderas. “It means more people can see that I’m here and I’m ready and I’m in great shape. We’ve been doing a bunch of different things in my training camp, like biking and swimming that I know will help me. My first three fights have finished very fast, so people haven’t seen my true speed and power. I have an explosiveness that I’d like to showcase more. I’ll look to show more of my speed and my boxing skill in this fight. I need more rounds and experience to progress. I want to box and move more, use my feet more in this fight. I’d like to do that, but we’ll see what happens.”
Rojas (4-2-1, 2 Kos) fought four times last year and is coming off a loss to Cesar Soriano in his last fight on Oktober. 17. The 27-year-old Rojas of Puebla, Mexico will be fighting in the U.S. for the first time in his career.
“I’ve been given a great opportunity,” said Rojas. Jag ska gå ut där, fight my heart out and try to do my best. Let the best man win. I’m going to do everything I can to represent my team and my city of Cholula. I’ve been training really hard to make the most of this chance. This is really big for me and I want to leave a good impression on the fans, no matter the result.”
Also featured on this exciting night of fights is former 154-pound champion Austin Trout (30-4, 17 Kos), som tar på Juan De Angel (20-7-1, 18 Kos) in a junior middleweight affair, former title challenger Thomas Williams Jr. (20-3, 14 Kos), som slåss Humberto Velazco Torres (18-1-1, 12 Kos) i en 10-runda super mellanvikt bout, Mark Anthony Hernandez(11-1, 3 Kos), som tar på Jeison Rosario (14-1, 11 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight fight and 154-pound contender Tony Harrison (25-2, 20 Kos), who enters the ring looking to pick up a victory on his way to a second world title shot.
Rounding out the action is IBF Female Featherweight World Champion Jennifer Han (16-3-1, 1 KO), who fights out of El Paso and will defend her title against Bolivia’s Lizbeth Crespo (11-3, 3 Kos), plus Argentina’s Jonathan Pachado (1-0, 1 KO) mot Josh Ross (3-6-4) in a four-round lightweight fight, obesegrad Wesley Diana (1-0, 1 KO) in four rounds of lightweight action and Karlos’ bror Jose Balderas (2-0) in a four round bantamweight affair.
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Caleb Plant Las Vegas Media Workout Quotes & Bilder

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Undefeated Contender Plant Battles Rogelio Medina in Super Middleweight World Title Eliminator Saturday, Februari 17 in Primetime on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
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LAS VEGAS (Februari 7, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight contender Caleb “Sweethands” Växt hosted a media workout in Las Vegas Onsdag as he prepares for his world title eliminator showdown against Rogelio “Porky” Medina Lördag, Februari 17 as part of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas.
Televised täckning börjar på 8 p.m. OCH/5 p.m. PT and is headlined by a 12-round duel between former welterweight world champions Victor Ortiz och Devon Alexander. Biljetter till evenemanget, som främjas av TGB Erbjudanden, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Here is what Plant had to say Torsdag from City Boxing Gym in Las Vegas:
CALEB PLANT
“Medina is a rough, tough competitor who comes to win every time. He puts it all on the line, so I expect it to be a great fight. He’s going to fight to the very end so I have to be ready.
“Träningsläger har varit utmärkt. A lot of fighters say this, but this truly has been my best camp. My sparring and my strength training has been on point. My weight is on point and I’m ready to put it all together on February 17.
“My team has done a great job putting me in a position to be at my best on fight night. We’re going to keep working so that everything finishes with me putting on a great performance in El Paso.
“It’s great to be fighting in primetime on FOX and FOX Deportes. I know I’ll have a lot of eyes on me but I’m not going to let it affect what I do. I’m going to stay under control and execute the game plan we worked on.
“Caleb Truax just won the IBF title and after this fight I’ll be number two in that division. That’s definitely a fight that we want and will look to make happen after this one. David Benavidez is the fight I would want first after I win the IBF title.
“This is going to be a fun USA vs. Mexico fight and I’m looking to represent for my country. I think the competitiveness will be extremely high on fight night.
“I’m thankful to everyone who has supported me and I’m going to keep giving them great performances on Februari 17.”
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SHOWTIME Sports® och Premier BOXING CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCE branschledande, ALL-STAR BOXING SCHEDULE

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10 Marquee evenemang i hela första halvan av 2018
12 Världsmästare; 14 undefeated Fighters
12 VM Fights
Danny Garcia * Deontay Wilder * Jermall Charlo * Mikey Garcia * Erislandy Lara
Adrien Broner * Keith Thurman * Leo Santa Cruz * Abner Mares
* Jermell Charlo * Errol Spence Jr.
NEW YORK – Januari 24, 2018 – Showtime Sport och Premier Boxing Champions har meddelat tv lineup för SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® for the first half of the year. Airing 10 levande världsklass boxning händelser – terar 12 världsmästare och 12 VM-titel slagsmål – PBC och Showtime etablerar en branschstandard för en topp flygning boxning säsongen och en förmåga att hålla aldrig tidigare sett i sporten.
The schedule features more than two dozen elite fighters competing in boxing’s deepest and most talent-laden weight divisions and boasts the largest collection of stars in the sport today. Skiffer erbjuder sju matchups av topp-10 efter fighters, fyra matchups av topp fem rang fighters, fyra topp-10 pund-for-pound rankade världsmästare och en VM-titel enande skjutningen.
Ledda av Showtime och PBC, boxning upplevt en renässans i 2017 med etablerade världsmästarna Mikey Garcia, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Leo Santa Cruz och Anthony Joshua, tillsammans spirande stjärnor Gervonta Davis, Errol Spence Jr., Jermell och Jermall Charlo och David Benavidez. I 2018, alla tar centrum i kölvattnet av pension från Floyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko, Miguel Cotto och andra.
“Stjärnorna har verkligen inriktade, och Showtime och PBC kommer återigen ange takten för en milstolpe i boxning,” säger Stephen Espinoza, President, Sport & händelse Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “För att fortsätta med den positiva momentum, Vårt mål är att leverera de allra bästa slagsmål på ett konsekvent sätt till bredast möjliga publik. This lineup delivers pivotal bouts with frequency and purpose – alla fria att våra prenumeranter. Showtime är överlägset No. 1 destination för boxning fans landet.”
Den 27 fighters avslöjades i denna branschledande lineup egen 731 totala vinster, 106 world title victories and a staggering win percentage of .957. Fourteen of the fighters are undefeated and all but four have earned at least one world championship. Also included in this lineup are four of the consensus top-10 ranked welterweights, två av konsensus top-fem rankas featherweights, och tre av konsensustopp fem fighters i 154-pound division.
Den fullständiga skiffer boxningsevenemang sänds live på alla Showtime plattformar – tv, mobil och nätverkets internet streamingtjänst.
I 2017, Showtime Sports levererade branschens mest betydande och konsekvent schema – 25 nights of live boxing featuring 33 VM slagsmål och mer än 70 bouts in all. Än en gång, de ljusstarkaste stjärnorna kommer att möta ut som nätverket presenterar den mest omfattande och övertygande schema i boxning, visas nedan:
2018 SHOWTIME BOXNING SCHEMA
Presenteras av Premier Boxing Champions
Jan 20 SPENCE vs. PETERSON Brooklyn
IBF weltervikt VM
EASTER JR. vs. FORTUNA
IBF Lightweight World Championship
Februari 17 GARCIA vs. RIOS Las Vegas
WBC weltervikt titel Eliminator
Benavidez vs. GABRIEL II
WBC Super mellanvikt VM
Hav 3 WILDER vs. ORTIZ Brooklyn
WBC Heavy VM
Charlo vs. Centeno JR.
WBC Interim mellanvikt Championship
Hav 10 GARCIA vs. LIPINETS San Antonio
IBF Junior Weltervikt VM
BARTHELEMY vs. RELIKH II
WBA Super Lätt VM
April 7 LARA vs. HURD
154-Pound VM Unification
April 21 BRONER vs. FIGUEROA
WBC Super Lightweight Titel Eliminator
GERVONTA DAVIS
Maj 19 KEITH THURMAN Brooklyn
WBA / WBC weltervikt VM
Maj 19 STEVENSON vs. JACK Canada
WBC ljus Heavyweight VM
Juni 9 SANTA CRUZ vs. MARES II Los Angeles
WBA Fjäder VM
Jermell Charlo
WBC Super weltervikt VM
Juni 16 ERROL SPENCE JR. Dallas
IBF weltervikt VM
2018 Händelse By Händelse
Jan. 20: Spence vs. Peterson – Barclays Center i Brooklyn
En av boxning mest ansedda unga mästare, obesegrad IBF weltervikt världsmästare Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 Kos) avspark schemat med en åttonde omgången TKO av tidigare mästare två division världen och top-10 rankade welterviktLamont Peterson (35-3-1, 17 Kos) in Spence first title defense. I co-funktionen, obesegrad IBF Lätt världsmästare Robert påsk Jr. (20-0, 14 Kos) vann en nära, split-beslut seger över förre världsmästaren Javier Fortuna (33-1-1, 23 Kos) i en fartfylld kamp.
Februari. 17: Garcia vs. Rios – Mandalay Bay Events Center i Las Vegas
mästare två division världen Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 Kos) returns to the ring to begin his quest toward another welterweight world championship. Garcia’s long reigns at 140 och 147 pounds ended last March in a close decision loss to unified champion Keith Thurman. Nu, Garcia utmanar tuff förre världsmästaren Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 Kos), en all-action fighter som har kämpat bäst i sporten. I co-main event, boxning yngsta världsmästare, 21-åriga David Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos), kommer att göra sin första titel försvar i en returmatch mot utmanare Ronald Gavril (18-2, 14 Kos). Super middle kämpade en spännande kamp i september förra året som slutade i ett kontroversiellt beslut för Benavidez.
Mars 3: Wilder vs. Ortiz – Från Barclays Center i Brooklyn
Återupplivandet av den tunga VM division fortsätter. USA: s obesegrad, LÅT BLI. 1 tungvikt, WBC världsmästaren Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos),kommer att möta kolleger obesegrad utmanare Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos) i en förväntad matchup av konsensus top-5 rang tungviktare. Wilder har haft den eftertraktade gröna bältet sedan januari 2015 och gjorde sex framgångsrika titel försvar. Nu, Wilder står inför en mycket skicklig kubanska pugilist med stor slagstyrka i Ortiz. Co-main event kommer att innehålla tidigare super weltervikt mästare och topp mellanvikt utmanare Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 Kos) ta på gång slagen utmanare Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 Kos)för Interim WBC Mellanvikt VM.
Mars 10: Garcia vs. Lipinets – Freeman Coliseum i San Antonio
En av de bästa pound-for-pound fighters i boxning, Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) kommer att försöka göra historia genom att fånga en VM-titel i en fjärde viktklass. Stående i hans väg är obesegrad power lagare och IBF Jr. weltervikt mästare Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos), som gör sin första titel försvar. Två 140-pund titlar kommer att vara på linjen som två-division mästare Rances Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos)ser ut att bli den första kubanska boxare någonsin vinna världen titlar i tre olika viktklasser när han möter Kirly Relikh (21-2, 9 Kos) i ett omspel av deras kontroversiella maj bout, denna gång för den vakanta WBA Super lätta titeln.
April 7: Lara vs. Hurd – Plats TBD
WBA världsmästaren Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 Kos) and IBF World Champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 Kos) kommer att träffas för att förena titlar i ett avgörande ögonblick för 154 pund division. I 2017, SHOWTIME TV åtta matchups som presenterar alla de top-fem rankad super weltervikt mästare och utmanare i en inofficiell turnering. Detta enande match kommer grop tekniska trolldom av Kubas Lara mot styrkan och fastställandet av Hurd.
April 21: Broner vs. Figueroa – Från Barclays Center i Brooklyn
mästare fyra division världen Adrien Broner (33-3, 24 Kos) har etablerat sig inte bara som en av de största drar i sporten, utan som en kämpe som alltid är villig att möta de tuffaste konkurrens. Som kommer att fortsätta när han tar på obesegrad förre världsmästaren Omar Figueroa (27-0-1, 19 Kos), en all-action fightingspel som aldrig tar ett steg bakåt, as the former champions meet in a WBC Super Lightweight Final Eliminator. The co-main event will feature one of boxing’s brightest young stars in Gervonta Davis (19-0, 18 Kos) som 23-åriga obesegrad tidigare mästare ser ut att återfå sin titel.
Maj 19: Thurman försvarar världar Titlar – Från Barclays Center i Brooklyn
Keith Thurman är den enda enhetlig 147-pound världsmästare och konsensus Nej. 1-rang fighter i boxning mest framstående viktfördelning. Den obesegrade Thurman(28-0, 22 Kos) har haft WBA titel sedan 2015. Han hävdade WBC bälte med en avgörande seger över tidigare obesegrade Danny Garcia mars förra året i den mest sedda matchen av året, en presentation av SHOWTIME boxning på CBS. Efter en armbåge skada som krävde operation, Thurman återvänder till handling mot en motståndare som skall fastställas.
Maj 19: Stevenson vs. Domkraft – Från Kanada
WBC ljus Heavyweight världsmästare Adonis Stevenson (29-1, 24 Kos) har gjort knockouts i sex av sina åtta titel försvar och kommer att möta kanske hans tuffaste utmaning när han slåss två division mästare Badou Jack (22-1-2, 13 Kos).Jack fångade en 175-pound VM-titel i hans lätt tungvikt debut i augusti och avstod bältet för att omedelbart göra denna matchup av top-fem rang lätta tungviktare.
Juni 9: Santa Cruz vs. Mares II – Från Los Angeles
efter deras 2015 titel uppgörelse förde Staples Center publiken fötter, WBA fjäderlätta mästaren Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 Kos) och tre-division världsmästare Abner Mares (31-2-1, 15 Kos) kommer att mötas igen i deras gemensamma hemstad Los Angeles. Santa Cruz, som också har haft titlar i tre divisioner under de senaste sex åren, fortfarande en av de mest produktiva fighters i sporten idag. Mödrar, en före detta världsmästare i bantamvikt, super bantamvikt och fjäder, syftar till att hämnas efter utgången majoritetsbeslut förlust för Santa Cruz i 2015. Denna höga insatser matchup mellan konsensus top-fem rangfeatherweights kommer att ge ytterligare klarhet till en staplad division som inkluderar Gary Russell jr, Carl Frampton and Lee Selby. The consensus No. 1 jaktplan vid 154 pounds, Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 Kos) kommer att försvara sin WBC Super weltervikt VM i co-funktionen mot en motståndare som skall fastställas.
Juni 16: Spence försvarar weltervikt titel – från Dallas
Färska från en dominerande prestanda mot en topp-10 tidigare weltervikt mästare, pound-for-pound stora Errol Spence Jr. (23-0, 20 Kos) återvänder till sin hemstad Dallas för den andra försvar av weltervikt VM IBF.
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HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MAKES SEVENTH DEFENSE AGAINST UNDEFEATED CONTENDER LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY, MARS 3 FRÅN Barclays Center i Brooklyn & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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OCKSÅ I ACTION! UNDEFEATED FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JERMALL CHARLO BATTLES ONCE-BEATEN HUGO CENTENO JR. FOR INTERIM 160-POUND TITLE
IN CO-FEATURE
BROOKLYN (Jan. 23, 2018) – Undefeated WBC Heavyweight världsmästare Deontay “Brons Bomber” Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz Lördag, Mars 3 från Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The co-feature of the evening will see the return of undefeated former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo, a powerful knockout artist who is looking to prove that he is a dangerous contender in the star-studded middleweight division. Once-beaten contender Hugo Centeno Jr. will test Charlo’s 160-pound credentials when they meet in a 12-round match to determine the WBC interim champion, with the winner immediately stepping into the picture for middleweight supremacy.
Tickets for the show, som främjas av DiBella underhållning och TGB Promotions, börja på $50 och finns det erbjudanden nu. För att köpa biljetter, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, eller samtal 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
“We’re very excited to bring the heavyweight champion of the world, Deontay Wilder, back to Brooklyn for his seventh title defense and third appearance at Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™,” sade Lou DiBella, VD för DiBella Entertainment. “This fight is happening because Deontay wanted to silence his critics by taking on the biggest challenge available. Deontay has an axe to grind with Ortiz and will swing it on March 3. Former 154-lb. champion Jermall Charlo is already a top player at middleweight and plans to prove he’s carried his power with him by facing one of the division’s best prospects, Hugo Centeno Jr., who is coming off a huge knockout victory in his last fight.”
“Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz is one of the best fights that can be made in the heavyweight division and its’ what heavyweights are all about – power versus power,” sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. “Everybody loves the knockout and that’s what Wilder and Ortiz specialize in. I co-main event, Jermall Charlo is strictly seek and destroy in the ring. That ferocious spirit made him a force at 154 and he has brought it with him to the 160 pound ranks. Centeno is a rugged competitor and he doesn’t back down from anyone. That makes this a can’t miss fight for the boxing fans.”
True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 62 combined knockout victories.
The 32-year-old Wilder (39-0, 38 Kos), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, is a knockout artist with the power to end any fight in spectacular fashion. His only professional match that went the distance was the fight in which he won his world title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. The champion out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama added Stiverne to his list of knockout victims in his last fight with a devastating first round destruction in their rematch at Barclays Center on November. 4.
Wilder was originally supposed to fight Ortiz that night, but Ortiz was pulled from the match after he tested positive for a banned substance. Ortiz was later cleared after the WBC determined he had failed to list medication that he was taking on his pre-testing paperwork, which triggered the positive test. He was assessed a fine and allowed to resume boxing.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title six times. This will be his third title defense at Barclays Center. In his first defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016.
“I’m looking forward to returning to Barclays Center to defend my title for a seventh time,” Wilder sa. “Luis Ortiz is one of the toughest guys around and he’s supposed to be the boogeyman in the heavyweight division. But I’ve never been afraid of the boogeyman and I’ve knocked out every opponent that I’ve faced. I plan on keeping that streak going. Everyone standing in my way of becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion has to go down. It’s Luis Ortiz’s turn.”
The 38-year-old Ortiz (28-0, 24 Kos), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. The hard-hitting southpaw turned pro seven years ago after defecting from Cuba and has since been steadily climbing the heavyweight ladder. He cemented his standing in the division with victories over veteran contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson and Malik Scott and is the No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC. I sin senaste kamp, Ortiz scored a devastating second-round knockout of Daniel Martz in Miami, Florida den December. 15.
If Ortiz wins, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
“This really is the best versus the best as far as the heavyweight division, and everyone who knows boxing knows that,” Ortiz said. “There’s been too much talking already. It’s time to fight. All I ask now is that the winner of this fight receives the respect from the other man, from the public, from the media and the fans that they deserve as the best heavyweight in the U.S.”
Charlo (26-0, 20 Kos) won his super welterweight title with a dominant knockout of Cornelius Bundrage in 2015 and eventually achieved the distinction of holding a world title in the same weight class (154 pounds) as his twin brother after Jermell won a title in 2016. After successfully defending his 154-pound title three times, Charlo of Richmond, Texas decided to move up to 160 pounds to win another title in a different weight class. In his debut at 160-pounds the 27-year-old scored a TKO victory over Jorge Sebastian Heiland at Barclays Center on Juli 29.
“I really love fighting in Brooklyn and at Barclays Center,” Said Charlo. “The fans in Brooklyn always show me a lot of love. Since my last fight I’ve had a chance to work on my patience and work on improvements to my game. I’ve got the same feeling that I had before I won my first world title. I want to be a champion at 160 more than I did the first time at 154. More than anything I just want to get back in the ring. Centeno is a tough fighter. He’ll be a hard test for someone who isn’t at my level. Jag tänker inte ta något ifrån honom. But he’s just another fighter that’s in my way. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to anyone else in this fight. I’m all about proving things to myself now. In the 160-pound division you’re hearing my name more and more. It’s more than you did when I was at 154 pounds.”
The 26-year-old Centeno (26-1, 14 Kos) caught everyone’s attention when he scored a stunning knockout of Immanuwel Aleem in his last fight on Augusti. 25. It was enough to springboard Centeno into middleweight title contention. Centeno of Oxnard, California successfully rebounded from a tough TKO loss to Maiej Sulecki on June 18, 2016 with a victory over Ronald Montes before his match against Aleem.
“I’m excited for the opportunity,” said Centeno. “I think my last outing had a lot to do with this/ It helped to put me in this position. Charlo is a great fighter with a lot of talent. I feel like we have similar statures. It’s going to be an interesting fight. I think it’s going to come down to who is the smarter fighter that night and who has more left in the tank toward the end. This is a life-changing, career-changing fight for me that could lead to bigger and better things. I’m coming to win.”
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MIKEY GARCIA vs. SERGEY LIPINETS WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARS 10 LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT THE FREEMAN COLISEUM IN SAN ANTONIO & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS

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Unbeaten Three-Division World Champion Garcia Challenges Unbeaten Junior Welterweight World Champion Lipinets in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Main Event
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Januari 19, 2018) – The highly anticipated showdown between undefeated three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and IBF 140-pound champion Sergey Lipinets has been rescheduled for Saturday, Mars 10th. The Premier Boxing Champions event was set to take place on 10 februari, but Garcia’s quest for a fourth world title had to be rescheduled following a training injury to Lipinets’ handen. The fight will be live on SHOWTIME and will remain in San Antonio but move to the Freeman Coliseum.
Ticket information will be released early next week. Those holding tickets for the original date at the Alamodome will receive priority on seat exchange for the new venue. Biljetterna kostar $250, $150, $75, $50 och $20 and will be available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 210 556-6390. The event is promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions, in association with Leija-Battah Promotions.
The remainder of the card will remain the same including the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, which will see two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy tar på Kiryl Relikh in a rematch of their thrilling fight last May, this time for the vacant WBA 140-pound world title. The doubleheader of title bouts in the wide-open 140-pound division sets the stage for a potential unification match.
The 29-year-old Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos), emphatically returned to pound-for-pound lists in 2017 by scoring a highlight reel knockout of Dejan Zlaticanin to win the WBC Lightweight World Championship in January and then dominating four-division champion Adrien Broner on his way to a unanimous decision in July. Garcia is a member of a renowned boxing family, and is noted for his sportsmanship and his commanding presence in the ring, honed by his brother and acclaimed trainer Robert Garcia.
Garcia, of Moreno Valley by way of Oxnard, Calif., returned to the ring after a two-and-half-year layoff in July 2016 without missing a beat by stopping former champion Elio Rojas. Garcia, who has held world titles at 126, 130 och 135 pounds, has stopped 19 av hans sista 22 opponents including Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido.
With a win, Garcia would become only the third fighter in modern history to become champion at 126, 130, 135 och 140-pounds, joining future Hall of Famers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao*.
The unbeaten Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos) captured a super lightweight world title in just his 13th pro fight by defeating Akihiro Kondo via a unanimous decision on November 4 på Showtime. He is originally from Kazakhstan but moved to Russia when he was six years old. He currently lives in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, Lipinets and is trained by Buddy McGirt.
The 28-year-old moved up the 140-pound rankings with victories over then unbeaten Haskell Rhodes, Levan Ghvamichava and Walter Castillo before knocking out Leonardo Zappavigna in a world title eliminator last December. Lipinets will look to stamp his place as an elite fighter when he takes on the accomplished and dangerous Garcia on March 10.
*Pacquiao won lineal championships at 126 och 140-pounds, although he did not win alphabet titles.
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Victor Ortiz vs. Devon Alexander El Paso, Texas Press Conference Quotes & Bilder

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Primetime Matchup of Former Welterweight Champions Headlines
Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Sports Lördag,
Februari 17 from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas
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STEG, TX. (Januari 10, 2018) – Tidigare weltervikt världsmästare “Vicious” Victor Ortiz och Devon Alexander “Den Store” went face-to-face for the first time Wednesday at a press conference in El Paso, Texas to discuss their showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Lördag, Februari. 17 from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso.
Televised täckning börjar på 8 p.m. OCH/5 p.m. PT and features unbeaten contender Caleb “Sweethands” Växt slåss Rogelio “Porky” Medina in a 12-round 168-pound world title eliminator.
Biljetter till evenemanget, som främjas av TGB Erbjudanden, är prissatta på $200, $100, $60, $40, $25 and will go on sale Fredag. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Also in attendance at Thursday’s press conference was former world champion Austin “OTVIVELAKTIGT” Forell and women’s featherweight world champion Jennifer Han from El Paso, who will both compete in undercard attractions on Februari. 17.
Here is what the participants had to say Wednesday from the Wyndham El Paso Hotel:
VICTOR ORTIZ
“We’re warriors up here. Devon is not going to like me much come Februari 17 and I know I won’t like him much. This is business, because I’m here for the victory.
“I’ve been counted out many times in this sport. I’m not going to take any shortcuts in training, I’m just going to keep listening to what my coach wants me to do so I can be at my best.
“Being on this stage is very significant for me. Thankfully I have people who don’t stop believing in me. I’ve seen both sides and been in the middle. At this point, the only place I’m focused on going is up. It’s all in front of me.
“We have mutual respect for each other. He’s a tremendous fighter just like me. Everyone knows it will be two warriors stepping into the ring on Februari 17. We’re going to go all out. I’m going for a victory just like him.
“I’m going to keep coming forward until my hand is raised in victory. One day I will be the champion again and it starts Februari 17 in El Paso.”
DEVON ALEXANDER
“Both of us are very good, skillful boxers and that should make for a great matchup. Everyone knows we both come to fight and have been world champions so it’s going to be exciting on fight night.
“This is going to be an excellent fight. I’ve known Victor for a long time, but this is going to be business on Februari 17. I think I’m the best fighter in the world, and I have to go prove that.
“Boxing is what I love to do. This is what I was born to do. I’m so thankful to my coach, Kevin Cunningham, for sticking by me these last few years and helping get me back to this point.
“I’m excited about this fight and I know Victor is too. The fans in Texas are always fantastic and they should expect an action packed night. It’s an awesome feeling to be able to showcase my talent. This is what I’ve been working hard for.
“I’m an all-around good fighter and I think my speed and quickness will be the difference. No one can hit me when I’m at the top of my game.
“I don’t see this one going the distance. We’re both very hungry. We know that a loss puts us at the back of the line and neither of us can afford that.
“I’m really thankful to El Paso for hosting this fight. It’s going to be a great night and I’m happy to be the main event. Everyone should come out for a great show. It’s going to be lots of fire and fury. Victor and I are really coming to fight.”
AUSTIN TROUT
“I’m looking forward to fighting close to home. Many of you know I was born here in El Paso and grew up right across the road in Las Cruces, New Mexico. To be here again is surreal and it’s even more special being on a great card like this.
“This is where it all started for me. I’m going back to the roots of where I won a championship. It feels good to bring everything full circle. I’m blessed to be a part of this event.
“I’m really proud to be part of this card and this great night of boxing. I can’t wait to fight next to “The El Paso Sweetheart” Jennifer Han. I’ll be the “Las Cruces Tough Guy” on fight night and give everyone a great show.”
JENNIFER HAN
“I’m so excited to be part of this card. There is so much talent and it’s going to be an amazing show. We’re going to make El Paso extremely proud on Februari 17.
“I’ve been training very hard to fight my mandatory. She’s coming from Argentina to take my title so I need everyone to come out and support me on fight night.
“I’m a professional fighter and I love what I do. This is what I was born to do. I’m so excited to do this in front of my friends and my family and peers. Without the support of the El Paso community, Jag skulle inte vara här.
“Women’s boxing is growing and growing and I’m proud to be a part of it. Come out and support us and we won’t let you down. It’s going to be a great show.”
JOSEPH JANIK, Ortiz’s Trainer
“I know that there is a great boxing community here in El Paso. Boxing is a part of the culture here and we’re glad to be a part of it.
“One of these fighters is about to take a big step forward in their career, but it doesn’t happen without a win on Februari 17. We’ve been in camp training hard and Victor will be ready.
“Victor is never in a bad fight and I expect this will be another great one. We have some new things coming and Victor is going to show you something you’ve never seen before. We plan on being victorious on Februari 17.”
KEVIN CUNNINGHAM, Alexander’s Trainer
“This is definitely a crossroads fight for both guys. We’ve known Victor since he was like nine-years-old, fighting in the same region as him. This is business, because this is a crossroads fight for both guys in their careers and their lives.
“The winner of this fight will go on to bigger and better things and the loser has to get back at the end of the line. That’s not the plan for Devon, and Victor is in the way right now. Devon is going to be well prepared and I expect it will be an action packed fight.”
Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions
“It’s great to be back in El Paso with a big fight like this. It is truly a great fight town. I’m really looking forward to this card and I think the fans here are going to love it.
“Our main event is a true crossroads fight. Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander are battle-tested in one of the toughest and deepest divisions in boxing. The winner of this fight will be back on the path to a world title.
“Victor Ortiz brings an exciting, aggressive style and he always comes to fight. That’s why he’s one of the most entertaining fighters in the sport today. Devon Alexander has overcome some health issues and is back in the ring with one thing on his mind, to regain a world title.”
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