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Wilder vs. Stiverne World Title Rematch Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Beginning Live At 9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT
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BROOKLYN (Listopada. 5, 2017) – WBC u teškoj kategoriji svjetski prvak Deontay Wilder will defend his title against mandatory challenger Gold Cup u subotu, Studeni. 4 live on SHOWTIME in a rematch of their 2015 naslov svjetskog prvaka boriti. Događaj predstavljaju Premier Boxing Champions iz Barclays Centra, dom BROOKLYN Boks ™.
Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos) u siječnju svrgnuo s prijestolja branitelja naslova Stivernea 2015 jednoglasnom odlukom u najtežoj borbi dosadasnjeg izazivača. S pobjedom, Wilder je postao prvi američki prvak u teškoj kategoriji u gotovo desetljeću i pet je puta branio naslov. Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 Kos) ostaje jedini Wilder-ov protivnik koji se udaljio s teško pogađanjem Tuscaloose, Alabama, domaći koji je nokautirao svakog drugog profesionalnog protivnika u svom dugom životopisu.
Ulaznice za događaj uživo, koji promovira DiBella Zabava i TGB Promocije, su u prodaji i mogu se kupiti na ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com ili pozivom 800-745-3000. Ulaznice se mogu kupiti i u American Express Box Officeu u Barclays Centru. Grupni popusti su dostupni pozivom 844-BKLYN-GP. The Nov. 4 main event will be the second heavyweight world championship bout to air live on SHOWTIME on back-to-back Saturdays. Na Listopada. 28 unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will meet Kubrat Pulev for Joshua’s IBF and WBA world titles in the main event of a fight card from Cardiff, Vels.
After Wilder vs. Stiverne I, Stiverne was hospitalized at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for severe dehydration and muscle damage, which he claimed affected his performance in his first title defense. Stiverne bounced back with a win over Derric Rossy and has been advocating for a rematch since.
“Stiverne asked for it, so he’s going to get it,” Wilder je rekao. “Whatever happens happens. Ask and you shall receive. I’m relieved to be getting my mandatory out of the way. At least now I won’t have to deal with that down the road.
“In the first fight, I broke my hand in the third round, and I still dominated. That was a lot of the reason why it went the distance. This time it’s a different day, different time and different fight. This time it won’t end well for him.
“Despite all of these obstacles that are thrown in my path, it still will not stop me from reaching my ultimate goal, which is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.”
Stiverne replaces Luis Ortiz, who was pulled from the fight by the WBC u srijedu after he failed a VADA anti-doping test.
“Stiverne will pay for Luis Ortiz screwing up,” Wilder concluded.
Stiverne was in camp preparing to fight Dominic Breazeale in a heavyweight attraction on the Studeni. 4 undercard. Now the Haitian-born Las Vegas resident gets a shot at winning back the heavyweight crown he first won with a knockout of Chris Arreola in 2014.
“Spreman sam, willing and able to seize back my title from Wilder,” Stiverne Dirita. “We all know that Wilder dodged a bullet in the first fight, ali ne i ovaj put. It was my fault, but I learn from my mistakes. Na Studeni 4, Wilder will feel my pain.”
After defeating Stiverne, Wilder went on to knockout each of his next five challengers including twice as the headliner on SHOWTIME. Wilder-Stiverne II will be the 10th heavyweight world championship fight to air live on SHOWTIME in the last two years as the heavyweight division continues its resurgence.
“The show must go on, kao što kažu, and Deontay Wilder still plans to put on a show for New York City,” rekao je Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment and promoter of the stacked Studeni. 4 događaj. “Considering Stiverne’s status as mandatory challenger, he was always going to be a roadblock in Deontay’s quest for heavyweight unification. Now it’s time to see if Deontay can clear that roadblock and continue on his path to becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion and the most recognizable and dominant force in boxing.”
U SHOWTIME PRVENSTVO boks ko-obilježje, former welterweight world champion Shawn Porter will battle perennial contender Adrian Granados in a matchup of two all-action fighters. In the opening bout of the three-fight telecast beginning at 9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT, unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets will take on Akihiro Kondo for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship.
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