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תג ארכיון: ריצ'רדסון היצ'ינס
SUGAR RAY LEONARD TO JOIN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON CBS BROADCAST TEAM FOR DANNY GARCIA vs. KEITH THURMAN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION EVENT ON SATURDAY, במרס 4
Former Undisputed Welterweight Champion to Provide Unique Insight as Garcia and Thurman Join Boxing Royalty in 147-Pound Unification
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWTIME ב- CBS, מוגש על ידי אלופי פרמייר באגרוף, Live on CBS from 9 - 11 p.m. ו / 6 - 8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (פבואר. 28, 2017) – Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed welterweight world champion שוגר ריי לאונרד will join the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS broadcast team on Saturday, מרץ 4 for GARCIA vs. תורמן. The event will be headlined by the welterweight world championship unification bout between undefeated champions דני גרסיה ו קית 'תורמן. GARCIA vs. THURMAN is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, home of BROOKLYN BOXING.
The live broadcast will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for the CBS Television Network and will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. ו / 6-8 p.m. PT. גרסיה vs. Thurman will be the first world title unification bout in any weight division on live network television in over two decades and just the second primetime boxing presentation on CBS in nearly 40 שנים. The first was headlined by a thrilling welterweight world championship fight between Thurman and Shawn Porter, a 2016 Fight of the Year candidate and one of the most watched boxing events of the year.
With SHOWTIME boxing analyst and active prizefighter פול Malignaggi scheduled to fight in London that evening, the broadcast seat opened up for Leonard. He will join SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING host בריאן קאסטר, play-by-play voice מאורו Ranallo, International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst אל ברנשטיין and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter ג'ים גריי ביום שבת.
Leonard made his professional boxing debut on CBS in 1977, less than one year after he won gold at the ‘76 Olympics in Montreal as part of what is considered the greatest American boxing team in Olympic history. He served as a boxing analyst for the network in the early 1980s during a temporary retirement, calling fights alongside CBS boxing announcer Tim Ryan and Hall of Fame trainer and analyst גיל קלנסי, before eventually resuming his professional boxing career. The מרץ 4event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer דייוויד דינקינס, ג 'וניור., and director בוב Dunphy, the son of legendary boxing broadcaster Don Dunphy.
A five-division titlist and one of the most decorated boxers of all-time, Leonard brings unique perspective to the broadcast booth having been in a similar situation to Thurman and Garcia more than 35 לפני שנים. גרסיה, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, and Thurman, his WBA counterpart, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and fellow Hall of Famer תומאס Hearns (WBA) unified in their classic 1981 מאבק של השנה.
Heading into the מרץ 4 unification, Garcia and Thurman own similar records to those of Leonard and Hearns prior to their ‘81 showdown. Thurman is 27-0 and Garcia is 33-0, while Leonard was 30-1 and Hearns was 32-0. And like Leonard and Hearns, Thurman and Garcia are in their 20’s and their respective primes as they approach the career-defining fight.
“I’m thrilled to be working with the SHOWTIME team and to be part of the CBS broadcast of this great event,” said Leonard. “I’ve watched Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman develop as young men and mature both inside and outside of the ring. Now they are both champions facing their biggest test to determine the man to beat in the welterweight division. This fight reminds me of my incredible bout against Tommy Hearns. There’s nothing better in boxing than when champions meet to unify a division, and I truly believe this fight could go either way. I’m so excited and I can’t wait to be ringside בשבת קרובה at Barclay’s Center.”
“When Ray and I last spoke in January, we’d reminisced briefly about our work in boxing together and we’d promised to get together soon,” said Dinkins. “Who knew it would be to work on the biggest fight scheduled for 2017? I’m thrilled that Ray is available to join our SHOWTIME broadcast team on מרץ 4. His experience in fighting on the big stage for high-stakes will help put Garcia vs. Thurman into its proper context.
"גרסיה vs. Thurman is a battle of undefeated champions,” Dinkins continued. “The winner of this fight will be the No. 1 משקל חצי כבד בעולם. Ray has been there. His classic battles with Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns at welterweight made him a legend. It is only fitting that he will be ringside when a new star is born.”
Leonard was down on the scorecards when he knocked out Hearns in the 14ה round of the 1981 מאבק. It was only the second world championship unification match in welterweight history. Garcia and Thurman will face off in the 10ה unification in division history, and only the third between undefeated world champions.
After the Hearns fight, Leonard made one more defense of his welterweight belts before eventually moving up to challenge מרווין Hagler במשקל בינוני. Leonard has served as a TV personality and boxing analyst since retiring from the ring in 1997, including a stint on CBS.
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ABOUT GARCIA vs. תורמן
דני גרסיה vs. Keith Thurman is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlines BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWTIME ב- CBS, שהוצג על ידי אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,,יום שבת, מרץ 4 מרקליס המרכז, ביתו של ברוקלין אגרוף ™. במקרה שיתוף ראשי, כוכב עולה בלתי מנוצח אריקסון לובין battles once-beaten knockout artist חורחה קוטה in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT.
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Undefeated Prospect Mario Barrios Battles Mexico’s Yardley Suarez While Super Lightweight Contender Sergey Lipinets Faces Clarence Booth in Undercard Action Saturday, מרץ 4 מ ברקליס מרכז בברוקלין
יותר! Undefeated Heather Hardy Faces Hungary’s Edina Kiss While Unbeaten Prospect Thomas Velasquez, Featherweight Rickey Lopez & 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins
Round Out Exciting Undercard
BROOKLYN (פבואר 27, 2017) – A pair of exciting matchups highlight undercard action as unbeaten prospect מריו באריוס (17-0, 9 קוס) לוקח על מקסיקו של Yardley Suarez (20-6, 11 קוס) in a super lightweight bout while super lightweight contender Lipinets סרגיי (11-0, 9 קוס) פרצופים Clarence Booth (14-2, 7 קוס) ב יום שבת, מרץ 4 מרקליס המרכז, ביתו של ברוקלין אגרוף ™.
The March 4 event is headlined by the highly anticipated welterweight world title unification showdown between קית 'תורמן ו דני גרסיה that serves as the main event of BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWTIME ב- CBS, שהוצג על ידי אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,. Broadcast coverage begins at 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT with undefeated rising star אריקסון לובין battling once-beaten knockout artist חורחה קוטה in a super welterweight title eliminator bout.
כרטיסים לאירוע בשידור חי, המקודם על ידי DiBella בידור, מתחיל ב $50 (לא כולל תשלומים החלים) והם מוצעים עתה למכירה. ניתן לרכוש כרטיסים באינטרנט על ידי ביקור www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com או על ידי התקשרות 1-800-745-3000. כרטיסים זמינים גם בקופת אמריקן אקספרס ברקליס המרכז. הנחות קבוצה זמינות על ידי קורא 844-BKLYN-GP.
Additional undercard action will feature popular local star הת'ר הארדי (18-0, 4 קוס), who will now battle Hungary’s Edina Kiss (13-2, 8 קוס) בהתקף נוצה 10-עגול, while Philadelphia-native תומאס ולאסקז (6-0, 4 קוס) enters the ring in a six-round lightweight affair.
Rounding out the night of fights are Colorado’s Rickey Lopez (16-4, 6 קוס) in a six-round featherweight clash against Houston’s פבלו קרוז (14-1, 6 קוס) ו 2016 האיטי אולימפי ריצ'רדסון היצ'ינס, who makes his pro debut in a four-round welterweight contest against Mexico’s מריו פרז (1-0).
A tall fighter for his division at more than six feet, the 21-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he defeated Devis Boschiero in a 12-round bout in July 2016 and followed it up with a second round knockout of Claudio Rosendo Tapia in December. He will be challenged by the 22-year-old Suarez of Sinaloa, Mexico who picked up five wins in 2016 and stopped Christian Valverde in the fifth-round of his last bout.
An accomplished amateur who was born in Kazakhstan but fights out of California, Lipinets turned pro in April of 2014 with a decision victory over Franklin Varela. The 27-year-old recorded six knockouts in a row before stepping up in competition and impressing with a victory over Haskell Lydell Rhodes in March 2015 and a knockout of Levan Ghvamichava in March. He kept the momentum going by stopping established contender Walter Castillo in July and knocking out Lenny Zappavigna in their 140-pound title eliminator in December. He will be challenge by the Keith Thurman stablemate Booth, מי נלחם מחוץ ל-St. פטרסבורג, Florida and defeated Cesar Soriano in his last bout.
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ABOUT THURMAN vs. GARCIA
Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlinesBOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWTIME ב- CBS, שהוצג על ידי אלופי אגרוף לראש הממשלה,, יום שבת במרץ 4 מרקליס המרכז, ביתו של ברוקלין אגרוף ™. In the co-main event undefeated rising star אריקסון לובין battles once-beaten knockout artist חורחה קוטה in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. ו/6 p.m. PT.
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