Ton, Tony and Rich discuss the week in combat sports, recap a stacked UFC 225 tarxeta (and CM Punk’s failure to launch his MMA career), and go over the results of a wild weekend for boxing. We begin by highlighting two high profile mentions of death in the UFC Octagon. Dana White and Tyron Woodley are both in the news this week for raising the topic. Listen to the full broadcast below:
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Maurice Hooker Scores Split-Decision Upset Victory Over Terry Flanagan For WBO 140-Pound World Championship Belt
LOS ANGELES (Xuño 9, 2018) – Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury scored a fourth-round TKO over Sefer Seferi at Manchester Arena in Manchester, Inglaterra, on Saturday in a bout that was streamed live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.
The 6-foot-9, 275-plus pound Fury, who outweighed Seferi by more than 65 pounds following Friday’s weigh-in, looked rusty in the scheduled 10-rounder, his first bout in more than 31 meses. Seferi sat on his stool after four completed rounds and did not answer the bell for round five.
Furia (26-0, 19 Kos) playfully bounced around for the first few rounds, and was even warned for a lack of activity in the second round against a severely undermanned Seferi (23-2, 21 Kos). Fury is likely to face a tougher opponent in his next fight set for September in a division currently ruled by world title holders Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
Fury’s return to the ring came after 924 days of inactivity due to bouts of depression and admitted drug use following an upset victory over Wladimir Klitschko to take Klitschko’s WBA, IBF and WBO world titles.
In a fight that preceded Fury-Seferi, undefeated American Maurice Hooker won a split-decision upset victory over hometown favorite Terry Flanagan to capture the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship belt. Os correas foron 117-111, 115-113 for Hooker, e 117-111 for Flanagan.
With blood streaming down his face, the former lightweight title holder Flanagan (33-1, 13 Kos), who suffered a deep cut on the forehead after an accidental head butt in the seventh round, couldn’t overcome the aggressive Hooker (24-0-3, 16 Kos), who just like training partner Errol Spence Jr., had to travel overseas to win his first world title.
Hooker, a 28-years-old Dallas native, was fighting for the first time outside of the United States against Flanagan, who was a 135-pound champion for three years with five defenses before moving up to the 140-pound class.
Coa vitoria, Hooker became the 76th ShoBox: A Nova Xeración alum to win a world title, joining the likes of Spence and Wilder.
Boxing broadcaster Ray Flores and analyst Chris Mannix delivered pre and post-fight analysis from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.
Later on Saturday night, WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz will rematch former three-division world champion Abner Mares en Showtime Championship Boxing® (10 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the West Coast) from Staples Center in Los Angeles. Na apertura da transmisión, Houston’s Jermell Charlo will defend his WBC Super Welterweight World Title against former world champion Austin Trout.
Flanagan-Hooker serve como apoio principal para o esperado regreso de Tyson Fury no Manchester Arena
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MANCHESTER, Reino Unido (Xuño 7, 2018) - Os aspirantes invictos de 140 libras Terry Flanagan e Maurice Hooker enfrontáronse o xoves só dous días antes de enfrontarse o sábado ao vacante Campionato Mundial de peso wélter da OMB no Manchester Arena..
Flanagan vs. Hooker é o principal apoio para o tan esperado regreso do antigo campión mundial de peso pesado unificado Tyson Fury.. Ambos combates transmitiranse en directo exclusivamente a EE. audiencias na Páxina de Facebook de SHOWTIME Boxing e canle de YouTube de SHOWTIME Sports a partir das 4:30 p.m. E/1:30 p.m. PT.
A cobertura en directo do evento promovido por Frank Warren será proporcionada por BT Sport con U.K. locutores deportivos John Rawling proporcionando o golpe a golpe e Richie Woodhall a análise. Emisora de boxeo Ray Flores e analista Chris Mannix ofrecerá análises previas e posteriores ao combate do STAPLES Center de Los Ángeles para o público de SHOWTIME Sports.
A transmisión en directo de Fury vs. Seferi precederá ao SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP DE BOXEO desa noite® dupla que presenta ao campión mundial peso pluma da AMB Leo Santa Cruz nunha esperada revancha contra o ex campión mundial Abner Mares en directo en SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET / ES, atrasado na Costa Oeste) do Staples Center. Na co-metragem, Jermell Charlo enfrontarase a Austin Trout polo Campionato Mundial de peso superwelter do CMB.
Isto é o que Flanagan e Hooker tiveron que dicir o xoves:
Terry Flanagan
"Estou máis que preparado. Prepareino ben, e espero unha boa noite".
"Por suposto que cre en si mesmo, como os últimos americanos que se achegaron. É só outro estadounidense que vou engadir á lista".
"Estou seguro. Son máis forte e son máis grande, encaixador."
"Estou máis que preparado. Sei o que vai traer, e estou preparado para o mellor Maurice Hooker. … Creo que teño que dar un paso máis agora e mostrarlle á xente o que estou facendo”.
(Ao subir unha clase de peso) "Son cinco libras, non é nada. Son o suficientemente grande como para subir de novo. Eu teño 5 pés 10. son grande, Eu son forte, Estou preparado para este peso. Este é o meu peso natural. … Vou conseguir un título con este peso e despois veré o que pasa a partir de aí”.
"Non hai nada que poida facer nin que eu poida facer agora para cambiar como vai ser a loita. Todo é entrar alí e estar 100 por cento acendido listo, e imos pelexar o sábado pola noite".
Maurice Hooker
"Encántame ser o desfavorecido: fun o desfavorecido toda a miña vida, e mira onde estou agora. Estou preparado para loitar o sábado, e Terry está listo para loitar. Vou darlle un puñetazo na boca, e espero que me dea un puñetazo, se non, está en problemas".
"Imos facer un bo espectáculo o sábado pola noite. Está en boa forma, e estou en boa forma. Podemos ir 12 roldas moi duras, ou pode ser unha noite cedo para Terry.
"Estou de volta agora e mellor que nunca. Estou preparado para mostrarlle ao mundo enteiro quen son. Antes desa pelexa con Darleys Pérez, todo o mundo tiña medo de loitar contra min. Sigo sendo ese monstro, Eu aínda son ese can. Veña o sábado pola noite, Vou darlle un puñetazo na boca e pode que noqueo na primeira volta".
"Veña o sábado pola noite, Rezo por el, porque me refiro aos negocios cando entro nese ring".
"É o meu mellor contra o seu mellor. Temos unha pelexa o sábado pola noite, así que non parpadees".
Sábado, Xuño 9 - 4:30 p.m. E / 1:30 p.m. PT
Furia vs. Sefari do Manchester Arena
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MANCHESTER, Reino Unido (Xuño 6, 2018) – Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury took one more step toward ending his 31-month exile from the sport as he met face-to-face with Expedición Expedición at the final press conference Wednesday at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.
SHOWTIME Sports will live stream the long-awaited return of Fury (25-0, 18 Kos), a former WBA, WBO and IBF Heavyweight World Champion, este Sábado, Xuño 9 from Manchester Arena when he faces Expedición Expedición in a 10-round heavyweight bout from Manchester Arena. O Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL® social media offering will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiencias na Páxina de Facebook de SHOWTIME Boxing e canle de YouTube de SHOWTIME Sports a partir das 4:30 p.m. E/1:30 p.m. PT.
Here’s what Fury had to say on Wednesday:
“If he has knocked out 21 men before, if he gets it on my chin he will knock me out too.
“I look at Sefer like I look at Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, anybody. He’s a dangerous puncher.
“I could have picked someone a lot easier than Sefer; someone to knock out in a round. But I need rounds.”
On his Heavyweight rivals: “They know the message – I’m back. I don’t ever remember feeling any better than I do now.
“I feel sharper now, máis poder. I fell out of love with the game but now the love is thriving, we are back on fire for one another.
“You’re going to be the best Tyson Fury you have ever seen.”
“There are no nerves at all. I feel like I have been a goldfish in a tank, trapped and now I am getting released back into the river where I belong. So just put me there and watch me swim.”
“I don’t ever remember feeling any better than I do now. I feel shaper now, faster than I’ve ever been, máis poder, I just want it more.
“It was a lost relationship, it was like I was married to the game too long and we sort of fell out of love with each other.”
In the opening bout of the live stream, o heroe local Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KO) will look to become a two-division world champion when he clashes with unbeaten American Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16 KO) for the vacant WBO Super Lightweight crown. This will be the third live streaming boxing event this year on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.
Live coverage for the Frank Warren promoted event will be provided by BT Sport with U.K. locutores deportivos John Rawlingproporcionando o golpe a golpe e Richie Woodhall a análise. Emisora de boxeo Ray Flores e analista Chris Mannix will deliver pre and post-fight analysis from Staples Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.
A transmisión en directo de Fury vs. Seferi precederá ao SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP DE BOXEO desa noite® dupla que presenta ao campión mundial peso pluma da AMB Leo Santa Cruz nunha esperada revancha contra o ex campión mundial Abner Mares en directo en SHOWTIME (10 p.m. E/PT, atrasada na costa oeste) do Staples Center. Na co-metragem, Jermell Charlo enfrontarase a Austin Trout polo Campionato Mundial de peso superwelter do CMB.
Sábado, Xuño 9 - 4:30 p.m. E / 1:30 p.m. PT
Furia vs. Sefari do Manchester Arena
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Páxina de eventos de YouTube SHOWTIME Sports: https://s.sho.com/2M0rsek
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Fury To Face Sefer Seferi; Terry Flanagan To Face Maurice Hooker For Vacant 140-Pound World Title
Sábado, Xuño 9 Live on SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page
Nova York (Xuño 4, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports has secured the U.S. rights to stream the long-awaited return of former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, que afrontará Expedición Expedición in a 10-round heavyweight bout Saturday, Xuño 9 de Manchester Arena. Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL® will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel beginning at 4:30 p.m. E/1:30 p.m. PT.
Na loita de apertura, o heroe local Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KO) will look to become a two-division world champion when he clashes with unbeaten American Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16 KO) for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight crown. This will be the fourth live streaming boxing event this year on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.
Live coverage for the Frank Warren promoted event will be provided by BT Sport and BoxNation with U.K. locutores deportivos John Rawling proporcionando o golpe a golpe e Richie Woodhall a análise. Emisora de boxeo Ray Flores e analista Chris Mannix will deliver pre-fight and post-fight analysis from Staples Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.
A transmisión en directo de Fury vs. Seferi precederá ao SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP DE BOXEO desa noite® doubleheader that features WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz in a rematch against fellow three-division world champion Abner Mares live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET / ES, atrasada na costa oeste) do Staples Center. Na co-metragem, Jermell Charlo enfrontarase a Austin Trout polo Campionato Mundial de peso superwelter do CMB.
Furia (25-0, 18 Kos), a former WBA, WBO and IBF Heavyweight World Champion will end a two-years-and-seven-months exile from the sport on June 9. Fury has been inactive since outpointing Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf in November 2015 due to an injury, personal problems and a doping ban.
“I’m the fittest I’ve ever been,", dixo Fury, who has teamed up with new trainer Ben Davison. “Timing, reflexes, everything is better than it’s ever been. I kid you not. Eu son 29 anos, coming into the prime of my life, I’m stronger and faster, holding more muscle mass than ever. I’m more confident looking at the competition.”
Albania’s Seferi (23-1, 21 Kos) is a 39-year-old Switzerland-based cruiserweight who is stepping up in weight and opposition when he faces the 6-foot-9 Fury. Seferi’s sole loss came in 2016 in a heavyweight bout against now-secondary WBA heavyweight champ Manuel Charr.
“This is going to be a hard fight for Fury,” said Seferi. “Two-and-a-half years out of the ring is a long time and nobody knows if he is still the same fighter that dethroned Wladimir Klitschko.”
Flanagan, the first Englishman to earn a lightweight world title, will seek to capture a title in a second weight class just days away from his 29th aniversario. Hooker, a southpaw from Dallas, Texas and ShoBox alum, has been training with Terence Crawford. Hooker will look to follow in the footsteps of fellow Dallas resident Errol Spence Jr., who went to Kell Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England to capture his first world championship.
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