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UNDEFEATED contenders Frank GALARZA & JARRETT HURD MEET IN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® CO-FEATURED EVENT

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HNUB SATURDAY, Nov. 14, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®
LOS NTAWM ZOG POB ZEB HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Lub kaum hli ntuj 28, 2015) – Undefeated super welterweights Frank “Hais tsis zoo” Galarza (17-0-2, 11 Kos) thiab Jarrett “Swift” Hurd (16-0, 10 Kos) yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv ib qho tseem ceeb 10-round clash uas ua hauj lwm pab raws li lub co-featured kev tshwm sim rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT) rau Saturday, Nov. 14 los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Cov ntsiab kev tshwm sim, nyob rau SHOWTIME®, yuav feature WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb tau zus Gary Russell Jr.(26-1, 15 Kos) nyob rau hauv thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws lub ntiaj teb title tiv thaiv Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos).
“Kuv twb tau nyob ntawm no ua ntej tab sis kuv paub hais tias kuv tseem muaj ib yam dab tsi los ua pov thawj,” Hais Galarza. “Kuv zoo siab heev rau lub sij hawm no thiab kuv yuav npaj mus qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 154-phaus fighters nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm boxing.”
“Nws yog zoo dua kom muaj tsawg xob quaj nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj thiab ntau hluav taws xob nyob rau hauv lub ob txhais tes,” hais tias Hurd. “Kuv zoo siab heev txog qhov no sib ntaus thiab npaj los qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv muaj peev xwm tuaj Nov. 14.”
“Galarza thiab Hurd sawv cev rau ob ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws undefeated zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub super welterweight faib,” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm TGB Promotions. “Nws yog ib tug kis, siab nqi zog sib ntaus uas yuav coj tau txuj kev zoo nyob rau hauv ob qho tag nrho neeg tua hluav taws rau cov neeg saib rau Showtime thiab nyob rau hauv txoj kev tuaj koom lub pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $155, $105, $80, $55 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel chaw ua hauj lwm, los ntawm kev hu mus rau 888-9-AXS-TIX, lossis hauv online ntawm www.axs.com.
Ib tug contender nyob rau hauv lub 154-phaus faib, Galarza tau yeej rau ncaj fights txij li thaum pib ntawm 2014, xws li ib tug thrilling thib ob-round knockout tshaj yav tas los unbeaten John Thompson. Ib tug Brooklyn haiv neeg uas muab pro nyob rau hauv 2010, qhov nrov Galarza tau tshwm sim muaj ntau yam nrog nws tus kheej zaj dab neeg ntawm kev rau siab. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag tsos rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10, Galarza tua nkag ib tug thib peb puag ncig knockout ntawm Sheldon Moore nyob rau hauv nws hometown ntawm Brooklyn rau ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam. 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.
Sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Accokeek, Md., Hurd muaj ib tug unblemished kev cov ntaub ntawv txij li thaum txoj siav nyob rau hauv pro 2012. Lub 25-xyoo-laus qhib 2015 nrog ib tug thib peb-round stoppage ntawm qub tub rog Eric Mitchell thiab ua raws li nrog ib tug xya-round stoppage ntawm yav tas los unbeaten Jeff Lentz nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib kauj ruam-up nyob rau hauv kev sib tw thaum nws txoj kev sib tw Galarza rau Nov. 14.
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Gary RUSSELL JR. MEDIA Workout DUAB & QUOTES AS Nws npaj RAU KAUM IB HLIS 14 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® rau Nov. 14, Nyob Ntawm 10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT rau SHOWTIME®Los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –(Oct. 28, 2015) -Kev ncig zos-cheeb tsam haiv neeg Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) muaj ib tug xov xwm workout thaum Lub Enigma Boxing Club nyob rau hauv Capital Heights, MD rau hnub Tuesday raws li nws npaj rau nws championship bout rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 on SHOWTIME.
Russell Jr. yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb Championship tiv thaiv Colombia tus Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING rau Saturday, Nov. 14, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi Russell Jr., Gary Russell Sr. (Gary tus txiv thiab tus kws qhia) thiab Gary Antonio Russell(Gary tus kwv yau thiab undefeated boxing prospect) yuav tsum tau hais rau hnub Tuesday:

Gary RUSSELL JR.:
“Kev cob qhia camp yog yuav zoo, peb nyob nraum txoj nyob rau thaum kawg. Muaj ib tug me nyuam ntsos nyob rau hauv lub camp vim hais tias kuv twb yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua nyob Oct. 24. Kuv pib sparring, but once the fight got pushed back to Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 I cut the sparring off. Kuv yeej tsis xav kom ncov heev thaum ntxov.
“Hnub no (Tuesday) twb yog kuv thawj thawj hnub rov qab sparring dua. Kuv ua hauj lwm rau kuv cov sij hawm poob, ring generalship and lateral movement. We’re right on course.
“Oscar Escandon yog muaj zog thiab check. Nws los ncaj rau pem hauv ntej. Yog hais tias nws ces kaum yog ntse lawv yuav sim noj tam sim ntawd kuv txhais tes ceev uas yuav muaj ib tug loj tshaj nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus. Nws yuav tsum tau kaw qhov kev ncua deb, npog kuv punches kom ceev tsis yog ib tug zoo tshaj.
“Peb yog ua hauj lwm rau ua cia li nyiam sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau sab nraum raws li kuv sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv.
“Ib tug ntau ntawm neeg tua hluav taws yog ib tug-dimensional. Peb yog sim ua kom uas pob zeb diamond ci rau tag nrho cov sab.
“Kuv paub hais tias kuv yuav kov yeej tsis muaj ib tug tsis ntseeg. Leej twg uas koj tau txais nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog rau cov me me, 8-ounce gloves always has a possibility of creating an upset whether he’s a big puncher or not. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv xwb. It’s the fighters’ job to take away that opportunity.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau sib ntaus sib tua, lub sij hawm. I don’t even think about this fight being a title defense. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ib tug tej hom ntawm kev puas hlwb toughness thiab puas siab puas ntsws lub dag lub zog kom tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab ua. Leej twg uas tau txais nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tiv thaiv kuv yog ib tug tau zus ib nyob rau hauv kuv ob lub qhov muag.
“It’s been about seven months since I fought. I’m always anxious to get back in the ring.
“Yog hais tias kuv tau txais yav tas Escandon Kuv yuav hlub kom sib ntaus sib tua 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, txawm tias nws poob, would be a great fight. These are the type of guys that we’d like to fight.
“Muaj kuv tsev neeg nrog kuv thaum lub sij hawm txoj kev kawm camp txhais tau tias txhua yam rau kuv. Nws yog qhov chaw uas kuv tau kuv lub zog los ntawm. Ib tug ntau ntawm mav xav tias zoo li lawv yuav tsum tau tam sim ntawd rau kev kawm camp, tab sis kuv tsis tau tawm hauv tsev. Kuv tsev neeg yog cov tsav tsheb quab yuam qab kuv kawm pw hav zoov thiab nyob qhov twg kuv nrhiav tau kuv lub hwj chim thiab xav. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, Kuv lub thawv rau kuv tsev neeg.
“Yog hais tias kuv tus tij laug xaus li sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv undercard nws yuav txias heev rau kuv. Nws yuav ua tau funny vim hais tias yog hais tias nws tsis lwv, koj yuav twv yuav raug hu saib kuv ua hauj lwm nws ces kaum ua ntej kuv lub npe sib ntaus.”
Gary RUSSELL SR.:
“Kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug championship sib ntaus, tab sis peb yuav mus rau hauv txhua txhua sib ntaus ib yam li nws yog ib tug title sib ntaus. Peb tsis paub ib tug tuj txog nws tus nrog sib ntaus, peb cia li cob qhia zoo li champions.
“Kuv muaj rau tub, tag nrho cov ntawm lawv yog cov neeg tua hluav taws. Lawv tag nrho cov muaj muab sib txawv raws li tus neeg ntawd pab txhais lus txawv mus rau hauv lawv yog leej twg li cov neeg thiab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
“Antonio Russell yog 4-0, nws ua hauj lwm tiag tiag nyuab tag nrho ntawm nws lub neej. Sab nraum lub gym, nws muaj peev xwm kho tej yam. Antoine, uas cia li tsim nyog rau lub Olympic tej kev txom nyem, yog ci ntsa iab. Kuv zoo siab heev ntawm nws vim hais tias nws cia li kawm tiav valedictorian ntawm nws chav kawm ntawv nrog lub siab tshaj plaws GPA ntawm leej twg nyob rau hauv tub huabtais George lub county. Ces koj muaj Gary, uas yog li ntawd zog ua hauj lwm, nws yog lub neej tom ntej yawg suab ntawm ntawm tsev neeg. Nws muaj ib tug laus ntsuj plig.
“Kuv zoo siab tag nrho kuv cov me nyuam thiab kuv zoo siab hais tias peb yuav yog ib tug muaj zog tsev neeg unit. Peb kawm tau ntau yam los ntawm Gary tus tsis mus Vasyl Lomachenko. Peb muaj ib tug motto ntawm lub gym hangs los ntawm ib tug chij, nws hais tias 'zoo yog qhov kawg kua zaub ntsuab’ thiab peb twb tau nyob los ntawm tias puas tau txij li thaum tsis tau. Peb kawm tau ib zaj lus tseem ceeb los ntawm hais tias kev sib ntaus thiab tau tsiv nyob.
“Boxing yog ib tug fleeting tshaj plaws, koj tsis ua li nws mus ib txhis. Peb nyob nraum ua peb tus kheej tshaj plaws. Kuv tsis txhawj xeeb txog dab tsi lwm tus neeg tau ua li cas.
“Raws li ib tug leej txiv, koj txiv xav pib nyob rau hauv vim hais tias nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv, dab tsi yuav tshwm sim. Koj tsis xav pom koj tus tub mus mob. Yog li ntawd peb qhia rau tej teeb meem. Vim hais tias ntawm cov uas xav, Kuv twb tau nruj thiab nyuaj rau kuv tub nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav tau sim kom lawv muaj kev nyab xeeb.”
Gary Antonio RUSSELL (Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub Friday, Oct. 30 uas tsis yog-uas tawm hauv TV Premier Boxing Champions nyob Thaws TV undercard thiab cov uas tus Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14 undercard.):
“Nrog rau txoj kev uas peb cob qhia thiab sib ntaus, peb tiv thaiv teev li peb ua txhaum thiab peb ua txhaum teev li peb tiv thaiv.
“Kuv txoj hauj lwm yog kom mus nyob rau hauv muaj thiab yeej sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias kuv tus nrog sib ntaus yog ib tug siab txiv leej tub, tab sis kuv kuj paub hais tias nws tsis yog yuav mus los yeej. Nws tsis muaj lub hwj chim los yog xuas nrig ntaus nplhaib generalship hais tias kuv muaj.
“Thaum kuv yeej, Kuv mus rau lub tom ntej no. Kuv tabtom kawm los sib ntaus sib tua li qhia siv kuj. Kuv vam thiab cia siab kuv tau txais no txiv leej tub tawm thaum ntxov, yog hais tias nws los thiab pib nws tus kheej. Ces kuv yuav hlub kom sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv tus tij laug tus card ob lub lis piam tom qab.”
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Gary RUSSELL JR. Tiv thaiv NTIAJ TEB TITLE TIV THAIV Oscar ESCANDÓNON HNUB SATURDAY, Nov. 14 LOS NTAWM ZOG POB ZEB HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Las Vegas

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Las Vegas (Oct. 21, 2015) – Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC Featherweight ntiaj teb Title thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm rau Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau Saturday, Nov. 14 los ntawm cov pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $155, $105, $80, $55 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov nqi, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas ntawm lub pob zeb Hard Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov thawv chaw ua hauj lwm, los ntawm kev hu mus rau 888-9-AXS-TIX, lossis hauv online ntawm www.axs.com.
“Nws tseem yuav mus coj tag nrho ntawm kuv kev txawj ntse thiab tag nrho kuv lub arsenal los mus tiv thaiv kuv siv rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 14,” Hais Russell Jr. “Escandón yog ib tug muaj zog, check fighter nrog ib tug ntau ntawm lub hwj chim. Kuv yuav tau ua rau kuv A-kev ua si thiab kuv ntseeg tias kuv yuav muaj peev xwm mus showcase kuv txawj thaum kuv tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.”
“Kuv ua tsaug rau lub sij hawm mus tua Gary Russell Jr. rau nws lub ntiaj teb title,” Hais 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. yog ib tug ntawm cov kev ua si brightest hnub qub hluas,” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm TGB Promotions. “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 & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Las Vegas nyob rau hauv no zoo kawg li tshwm sim.”
Cov yav tsaus ntuj tus co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav muab tshaj tawm sai sai no, raws li yuav tag nrho undercard ntawm txiav txim.
Russell Jr., ntawm 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. Olympian yog ib tug nyob ze feem ntau txiav txim tsis mus Vasyl Lomachenko nyob rau hauv ib tug bout rau ib tug tsis muaj lub ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj ntawm 2014 on SHOWTIME.
Escandon, ntawm Ibague, Colombia, yog ib tug qub nruab nrab WBA ntiaj teb Super Bantamweight titlist – nws poob lub siv nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis nyob rau hauv ib tug nyob ze, cais kev txiav txim siab rau Moises 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 nyob rau hauv Athens, Escandón yeej nws U.S. debut thiab lub nruab nrab WBA siv nrog ib tug 12-round cais kev txiav txim siab dua Tyson tsua last December. He has knocked out 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 14 tw thiab yog kawm los ntawm Ruben Guerrero, leej txiv ntawm ntev-lub sij hawm welterweight contenderRobert Guerrero.
Escandon, uas tuas ib txoj hauj lwm zoo tshaj plaws-xya-round TKO tshaj ces-undefeated Yexus Cuellar nyob rau hauv 2011, yuav tau ua nws thib peb sib law liag pib nyob rau hauv lub US. raws li nws tsiv mus nyob rau hauv hnyav rau 126 phaus cam Russell Jr.
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