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IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH FAMILY AS HE PREPARES FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 16SHOWDOWN WITH FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR.
Featherweight Title Showdown Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING At 11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT from Foxwoods Resort Casino In Mashantucket, CT.
Mashantucket, CT (Březen 17, 2016) - Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland spent St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with his family, trading green beer for his son’s green bib, as he prepares for his featherweight world championship showdown against Gary Russell Jr. na Sobota, Duben 16žít SHOWTIME® od Foxwoods Resort Casino v Mashantucket, CT.
“I spent St. Patrick’s Day with family and friends,” said Hyland. “We just got back from dinner after bringing my son up to the parade in Rathcoole.
“It was a lovely, sunny day for the beer garden, but none for me. I’ll have to celebrate Duben 17. I’m looking to bring that title back to Ireland.”
The Irish born and raised Hyland has won four fights in a row as he prepares for his world title opportunity stateside with the expectations of his nation on his shoulders.
“This win would be massive for the Irish boxing community,” said Hyland. “I want to become a world champion like Carl Frampton and Andy Lee and this is a prime chance. I’m going to proudly represent the Irish people and leave everything in the ring.”
Hyland has extra motivation, along with fighting for his wife, Lorna, and newborn son, Callum, he will be honoring the memory of his late father and longtime trainer who passed away recently.
“This fight means the world to me and it’s why I got into boxing,” Hyland said. “I’m dedicating this to my late father and after I win I’ll look up and say ‘Dad, we did it!’ ”
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins at 11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT with undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedrazadefending against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, jsou ceny na $150, $90 a $45 bez platných poplatků za služby a daní, a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici na adrese www.ticketmaster.coma www.foxwoods.com or by visiting the Foxwoods’ Box Office. Chcete-li účtovat telefonního hovoru Ticketmaster na (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
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WBC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR. DEFENDS AGAINST IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, Dubna 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, CT
IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
Live Na SHOWTIME® Na 11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT
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Mashantucket, CT (Březen 15, 2016) – Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland na Sobota, Duben 16, žít SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT) od Foxwoods Resort Casino v Mashantucket, CT.
V SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ko-funkce, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KO) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez in the fourth-round last March. He was set to defend last November, but was forced to withdraw due to a training injury. If he can get by the extremely motivated Hyland (31-1, 15 KO), Russell Jr. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby, Abner Mares a Carl Frampton.
“I’m excited about being back in the ring,” said Russell. “It’s been a year because of an injury, but I’m feeling great and more ready than ever. I’ll be prepared for anything. I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Hyland on the 16th and I’m ready to prove I’m the best featherweight in the world.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity to fight for the WBC title, one of the belts that I’ve always wanted to hold,” said Hyland. “It means the world to me to be fighting for this title against a real champion like Gary Russell Jr. I think he’s a great fighter who does everything well so I have to be at my best on fight night. But I know I can beat him and take that belt home to Ireland. I’m just a lad from Jobstown in Tallaght who works hard and loves the fight game. I’ve been trained all my life by my father, may God rest him, and to win a world title will make all of his hard work and effort worthwhile.”
Pedraza (21-0, 12 KO) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated Andrey Klimovto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner Cherry. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in Kovář(23-1, 13 KO), kdo vyhrál 11 straight bouts and may present the toughest challenge of Pedraza’s burgeoning career.
“I am in excellent condition, had an extraordinary training camp and am anxious to demonstrate my skills in the ring on April 16,” Said Pedraza. “I am truly looking forward to entertaining the fans in attendance and remaining undefeated as I defense my crown against Smith. I am determined to become the next big star out of Puerto Rico.”
“I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity, but the timing couldn’t be better,” řekl Smith. “I’m excited to get the opportunity to win the world title live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in America. Pedraza is a quality fighter but I know I will do whatever is needed to become world champion on April 16 and I can’t wait.”
Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, jsou ceny na $150, $90 a $45 bez platných poplatků za služby a daní, a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici na adresewww.ticketmaster.com a www.foxwoods.com nebo návštěvou Foxwoods’ Pokladna. Chcete-li účtovat telefonního hovoru Ticketmaster na (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
“This SHOWTIME doubleheader is a can’t-miss event,” řekl Lou DiBella, Presidentof DiBella Entertainment. “In Russell-Hyland, you have one of the most gifted fighters in all of boxing defending his title against a hungry and tough-as-nails Irishman in the biggest fight of his career. Pedraza is looking to make a statement against Smith, Britain’s number one contender, and to follow in the footsteps of past Puerto Rican superstars.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. The 2008 U.S.. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, a Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomačenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Southpaw, Capitol Heights, Md., was able to return to his winning ways with a unanimous decision over Christopher Martin that December prior to his coronation against Gonzalez, whom he dropped three times en route to capturing the title.
Leading into his last fight on Říjen. 10, v Lowellu, Mass., Irsko je Hyland was dealing with heavy emotions following the death of his beloved father and longtime trainer, and the birth of his first son. The 32-year-old remained steadfast, fighting in memory of his father to stop David Martinez V osmém kole. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten Javier Fortuna for the interim WBA World Featherweight Title in December 2012. Nyní, presented with another world title opportunity, Hyland seeks to honor his father’s legacy by bringing the championship back home.
The switch-hitting former Puerto Rican Olympian Pedraza zálohoval jeho “Sniper” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza si ve svém předchozím zápase vysloužil šanci na titul nejlepším vítězstvím v kariéře nad bývalým vyzyvatelem titulu mistra světa Michael Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on Duben 16.
Part of a fighting family, Smith’s brothers Callum, Liam and Paul all fight professionally at a high level and he hopes to join Liam as a fellow world champion on Duben 16. The 30-year-old has fought professionally since 2008 and his only blemish came against featherweight world champion Lee Selby in 2011. Smith earned his title shot with a sixth-round stoppage of Boschiero quote v září 2015 a bude dělat jeho U.S.. debut at Foxwoods.
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ÚŽASNÉ SHOWTIME SPORTS® JARO, 2016 SESTAVA BOXU
Titulek: L-R (zadní řada): Bute; Martin, Zvedák, DeGale, Russell Jr., Matky, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (přední řada): Joshua, Thurman, Wilder, Oblečení, Povětkin.
NEW YORK (Březen 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sport v pátek oznámila sedm živých boxerských přenosů v průběhu 12 týdnů, složená sestava obsahující devět zápasů mistrovství světa a 14 celkové zápasy v nejhlubších a nejvíce vzrušujících divizích boxu.
Úplný program je pro předplatitele SHOWTIME zdarma, a prezentace na CBS je první boxerskou událostí v hlavním vysílacím čase na televizní síti CBS za několik desetiletí.
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Generální ředitel SHOWTIME Sports, také oznámil připravovaný letní blockbuster.
„Toto je neuvěřitelně vzrušující období v boxu, čas pro vycházející hvězdy, aby se prosadily, a pro zavedené šampiony prorazit na další úroveň,“ řekl Espinoza.
„Tento plán obsahuje zápasy na vysoké úrovni, ve kterých se šampioni utkají s nejlépe hodnocenými dostupnými uchazeči, a nejvýše postavení vyzyvatelé proti sobě. Jsme nadšení a vděční promotérům a samotným bojovníkům, kteří s námi v posledních týdnech spolupracovali na sestavení tak působivé sestavy pro SHOWTIME Boxing. Musí to být jedno z nejlepších, co jsme kdy sestavili.
„Máme sedm živých televizních přenosů v průběhu 12 týdnů, které pokrývají celou škálu naší boxerské série SHOWTIME. Zahrnuje devět zápasů o titul mistra světa, a to nepočítá velký boj, který se právě dnes schází, jak Leo Santa Cruz, tak Carl Frampton nyní souhlasili s mistrovským zápasem, který je naplánován na pozdní léto.
„Všechny tyto akce jsou pro předplatitele SHOWTIME zdarma, a Červen 25 událost je první boxerskou prezentací v hlavním vysílacím čase na televizní síti CBS po desetiletích.
"Znovu, děkujeme bojovníkům a promotérům za to, že nejen tyto skvělé zápasy proměnili ve skutečnost, ale za jejich spolupráci na dnešním velkém oznámení."
Níže naleznete podrobnosti o událostech, které Espinoza, a zúčastnění ředitelé, jsou v procesu finalizace. Další podrobnosti ke každé jednotlivé akci budou zveřejněny v následujících dnech.
Sobota, Duben 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Main Event: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KO) proti. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KO) – Mistrovství světa v těžké váze IBF
Společná funkce: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 KO) proti. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 KO) – Mistrovství IBF v pérové váze
Čas zahájení: TBD
Místo konání: O2 – Londýn
Podporovatel: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Sport
Pátek, Duben 15 - ShoBox: Nová generace
Main Event: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 KO) proti. Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 KO) – Souboj bantamové váhy o 10 kolech
Čas zahájení: 10 p.m. A/PT
Místo konání: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Podporovatel: Salita Promotions
- Čtyřbojové televizní vysílání s nejméně šesti neporaženými bojovníky.
Sobota, Duben 16 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KO) proti. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 KO) – Mistrovství světa WBC v pérové váze
Co-Feature: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KO) proti. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KO) – Mistrovství světa IBF v super pérové váze
Čas zahájení: 11 p.m. A/8 p.m. PT
Místo konání: Fox Theatre v kasinu Foxwoods Resort
Podporovatel: DiBella Zábava
- Zápasy o titul mistra světa v pérové váze v po sobě jdoucích týdnech.
- Gary Russell Jr. se vrací, aby obhájil svůj první titul
- Zásadní zápas v super pérové váze mezi obhájcem titulu Josem Pedrazou a No. 1 vyzyvatel Stephen Smith.
Sobota, Duben 30 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KO) proti. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KO) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Co-Feature: James DeGale (22-1, 14 KO) proti. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 KO) – Mistrovství světa IBF v super střední váze
Čas zahájení: 10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT
Místo konání: TBD
Podporovatel: Mayweather Promotions
- Bývalý šampion Bute, čerstvě za sebou skvělý boj proti DeGale, nastoupí, aby nahradil zraněného Julia Cesara Chaveze Jr.
- Medina je pověřeným vyzyvatelem IBF pro DeGale.
- Vítězové se sejdou v okamžitém sjednocení.
Cílení na květen 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – ČEKÁ NA POTVRZENÍ
Main Event: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KO) proti. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KO) – Mistrovství světa WBC v těžké váze
Čas zahájení: TBD
Místo konání: TBD
Sobota, Červen 11 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KO) proti. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 KO) – 12-Rd Super lehký zápas
Čas zahájení: 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT
Místo konání: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Podporovatel: Banner Promotions
- Úvodní víkend do Mezinárodní boxerské síně slávy.
- Hlavní událost představuje dva bojovníky zapojené do Fights of Year
Sobota, Červen 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS Uvádí PBC
Main Event: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 KO) proti. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO) – Mistrovství světa WBA ve velterové váze
Co-Feature: Ježíš Cuellar (28-1, 21 KO) proti. Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KO) – WBA (reg.) Mistrovství světa v pérové váze
Čas zahájení: TBD
Místo konání: TBD
Podporovatel: DiBella Zábava
- Thurman po lehkém zranění mohl pokračovat v tréninku
- Třídivizní mistr světa Mares se nyní utká s Jesusem Cuellarem o titul v pérové váze
Pozdní léto 2016 – SHOWTIME MISTROVSTVÍ BOXU
Main Event: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KO) proti. Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KO) – WBA (super) Mistrovství světa v pérové váze
- Frampton sjednocený 122-librový seznam titulků, postoupí proti Santa Cruz pro WBA (super) Mistrovství světa v pérové váze
A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March
Klepněte na tlačítko ZDE For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE
NEW YORK (Březen 2, 2016) - Showtime Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in March with “Legends’’.
This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. A/PT na SHOWTIME EXTREME.
The Čtvrtek, Březen 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.
The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:
- Zítra, Čtvrtek, Březen 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
- Čtvrtek, Březen 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
- Čtvrtek, Březen 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
- Čtvrtek, Březen 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
- Čtvrtek, Březen 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. A/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.
LEGENDY
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.
There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ karty.
And oh, jo: It helps if a guy can really fight.
As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.
V 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:
- The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
- The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
- Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!
Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.
Na SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.
MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.
Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.
Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (Březen 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 léta, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.
Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.
Sugar Ray Leonard: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.
Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.
It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. Vlastně, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.
Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 na 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.
The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.
FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.
The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.
Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”
A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. Olympionici, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.
Navíc, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.
The fight we’ll feature on Březen 17 Na SHO EXTREME, Trojice vs.. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.
From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.
Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.
RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 liber) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?
There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. Vlastně, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.
Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.
And if you think the little guys can’t punch, dobře, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.
Lopez, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.
Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.
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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), plně vlastněná dceřiná společnost CBS Corporation, vlastní a provozuje Nejlepší televizní sítě Showtime®, Filmový kanál ™ a Flix®, a rovněž nabízí Showtime ON DEMAND®, MOVIE CHANNEL ™ na vyžádání a Flix na vyžádání®, a síť je autentizace služba SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., plně vlastněná dceřiná společnost SNI, provozuje samostatný streamovací službu Showtime®. SHOWTIME je v současné době k dispozici předplatitelům prostřednictvím kabelu, DBS a poskytovatelé telco, a jako stand-alone streamování přes Apple®, Rok®, Amazon a Google. Spotřebitelé mohou také přihlásit k odběru SHOWTIME přes Hulu, Sony PlayStation® Vue a Amazon Prime Video. SNI také řídí Smithsonian sítě™, joint venture mezi SNI a Smithsonian Institution, který nabízí Smithsonian kanál™, K dispozici jsou Smithsonian Zemi™přes SN Digital LLC. SNI prodává a distribuuje sportovní a zábavní akce na výstavu pro předplatitele na základě prostřednictvím SHOWTIME PPV pay-per-view. Pro více informací, přejít na www.SHO.com.
LEO SANTA CRUZ RETAINS WBA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH FIFTH-ROUND TKO WIN OVER KIKO MARTINEZ
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LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. KIKO MARTINEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS FOR THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY AT THE HONDA CENTER
Live Na SHOWTIME® Na 10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT
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Úvěr: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME
ANAHEIM, KALIFORNIE. (Únor 25, 2016) - Leo „Zemětřesení“ Santa Cruza Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez šel tváří v tvář Čtvrtek at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Únor. 27 žít na SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT) z Honda Center v Anaheimu, Kalif.
Také v návštěvnosti Čtvrtek byly Července Ceja a Hugo Ruiz, who will enter the ring in a super bantamweight world title rematch as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast beginning at 10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 KO) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 KO) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
Vstupenky na koncertě, which is promoted by TGB promotions, jsou ceny na $27, $54, $104 a $199 a jsou nyní v prodeji přes ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, na telefonním čísle 800-745-3000 of by stopping by the Honda Center Box Office.
All of the televised fighters in the now doubleheader have promised to live up to their all-action styles and will provide great drama for fans v sobotu night at Honda Center. Santa Cruz will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title while Ceja puts his 122-pound title on the line after earning the vacant belt with a fifth round stoppage of Ruiz in an exciting back-and-forth fight in August.
Zde je to, co bojovníci museli říkat Čtvrtek:
LEO SANTA CRUZ
“Headlining a televised card has been my childhood dream. I could have never imagined I was going to get this far. And Here I am, on my second main event, defending my title on a premium network. I’m so psyched. I cannot believe it.
“The first time I put the gloves on, I knew that I had found my craft, and I also knew that it was not going to be an easy road. I knew that I had to work hard to become a champion. Tak, I trained the hardest and I fought the hardest, and with my father by my side I got here, where I’m at today. I owe him everything.
“I remember watching all the great Mexican Champions and day dreaming about being like them one day. It felt unreachable. I thought it was impossible to get where they were. But I worked hard, really hard from the beginning.
“The most important thing is that the fans leave happy and get their money’s worth. I’m glad that Kiko has come prepared because we’re ready for a great fight.
“People are saying that I should walk through Kiko Martinez, but I don’t listen to that. I look at Kiko the same way I look at any other opponent. When we step inside the ring, we are equals.
“At the end of the day, the winner will be the fighter who has prepared more and who has imposed his will on the other man.
KIKO MARTINEZ
“I have faced much stronger boxers than Leo and come Sobota, all of those who did bet on me for this fight, I am going to make you a lot of money.
“I am excited and proud to know that Sergio Martinez will be present v sobotu supporting me. His guidance and presence
“My trainer could not be here, but we have not taken one day off in training camp and I have been pushed to my limit to prepare me for this fight. I’m thankful to Robert Garcia for being in my corner v sobotu.
“I know this is a great opportunity to fight Leo Santa Cruz and I will make the most of it. I’m going to leave everything inside the ring so that the fight fans enjoy a great championship matchup.
“I feel that Leo Santa Cruz is a great fighter, he has beat some incredible fighters. He’s a great athlete and boxer. Sometimes people will try to make him out to be more than he actually is but they are mistaken with what they see in me. I am not to be mistaken as the underdog here.
JULIO CEJA
“As Hugo mentioned, we have both trained even harder than last time and we’re more prepared physically and mentally.
“I’m going to give everybody a great fight just like last time. I’m walking into the ring knowing my opponent very well. We’ve been to war. I know what to expect from him. I know about his punch and I know how to counter it.
“I’m going to be alert and ready. I’ll be a little more intelligent, because I know that he’s coming well prepared and he’s coming for the world title, but he’s not going to get it.
“There are going to be no surprises in this fight. Hugo Ruiz said that he was training harder this time. But I am too. I’ve trained very hard.
“The key for me to win this fight is to keep my hands up and to not give him one inch. I cannot be careless. I’ll be strategic and use my wisdom. I cannot come in with my hands down because I know I’ll pay for it. But nothing to worry about, we have rectified those issues in training camp. Jsem připraven. He’s not taking my belt away from me.
“I’m glad that he says he is better prepared this time because I am better than ever. My team has been instrumental in preparing me for this matchup.
“The winner will be the man who is more prepared physically and mentally. But the real winner will be the fans at Honda Center because this is an amazing card and we’re going to put on an amazing fight.”
HUGO RUIZ
“If you liked the first fight between us, then you are going to love this one.
“I’m excited to be fighting once again in Southern California. I’ve trained very hard and I have prepared myself for this world title opportunity.
“I’m looking forward to putting on a grand show for all my fans v sobotu v noci. "
JOSE SANTA CRUZ, Santa Cruz’ Father & Trenér
“I hear Kiko has a great trainer on his corner. Robert Garcia is really good, but I have news for Kiko, his trainer is not going to fight for him.
“Once a fighter steps into the ring, he’s alone in there. There are no trainers and no great promoters that can fight for him.”
“Kiko speaks about this prestigious trainer and thinks that by mentioning him, he is going to intimidate us. He has something else coming. The trainer won’t fight for Kiko. Roberto Garcia has trained my son and knows Leo very well but that does not give Kiko the upper hand.”
TOM BROWN, Head of TGB Promotions
“Southern California favorite Leo Santa Cruz returns to bring his action style to the ring. He will be opposed by a tough former world champion in Kiko Martinez who is sure to make this a tremendous fight.
“The first fight between Ceja and Ruiz was a true back and forth war. Should this pick up right where it left off, we will have a great fight to start the telecast.
“I’m looking forward to a great night v sobotu night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, výkonný ředitel & President of Honda Center
“I’m so thankful to everyone for helping to bring boxing back to Orange County. It’s hard to believe that Julio Cesar Chavez fought here in 1996, because it seems like yesterday.
“We have a great arena and a great fan base that loves boxing here in Orange County. Karta v sobotu is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27th.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, Vice President, Sports Communication Showtime Networks
“This is a fight fan’s fight card and we are looking forward to some explosive action. I think everyone knows that the lighter weight classes, especially at the championship level, produce exciting fights. My favorite examples include the epic series between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, which are available on SHOWTIME platforms and should wet your appetite for what we will see v sobotu v noci. "
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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT AND SPIRIT OF NAVAL ACADEMY BOXING ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ANNAPOLIS TRADITION, Úterý, BŘEZEN 1 ON SHOWTIME®
Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship Tento pátek Noc
NEW YORK (Únor. 25, 2016) - 60 MINUTES SPORTS will offer a window into one of the most time-honored traditions in America’s military when it presents a segment on the U.S. Naval Academy’s boxing program and its annual Brigade Boxing Championship. The feature builds up to the 75th championship this Friday, Únor. 26, in Annapolis, Md., and correspondent Jack Ford and 60 MINUTES SPORTS will be in the arena to record the action for the men’s and women’s bouts. The report will appear on the next edition of 60 MINUTOVÉ SPORTY, Úterý, Březen 1 na 9 p.m. A/PT, na SHOWTIME.
Boxing has been practiced at the nation’s second oldest military institution for 150 léta, and midshipmen have vied for the Brigade Boxing Championship since 1941. Along the way to this year’s 75thanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy.
The man who teaches the “sweet science” to midshipmen – male and female – is Head Boxing Coach Jim McNally. It’s about future leaders facing fear. “We use boxing…as a laboratory…an environment of controlled stress, physical fear,” says McNally. “We want them to learn a lot about themselves and how they’re going to react to those situations,” he tells Ford.
60 MINUTES SPORTS shot the story in Annapolis in the fall and last January to show the process and tell the stories of three midshipmen who will be in the ring tento pátek fighting for a championship. One of them, Samantha Glaeser, has a chance to make academy history. There have been only 19 at Annapolis to win the crown all four years at the Naval Academy, and none was a woman. Glaeser has a chance Pátek noc.
Ford also speaks with Glaeser’s foe, Stephanie Simon, another midshipmen with pugilistic talents who has a National Collegiate Boxing championship under her belt. She has not been able to defeat Glaeser, nicméně, in their two previous meetings for the brigade championship.
Ford also talks to Midshipman Jourdan Looney, whose two brigade championship titles are testament to what boxing means to the Academy. He had no boxing experience before he entered the Naval Academy. “Boxing…fighting is one of my biggest fears. I conquer that one fear, I’ve conquered any other fear that I could possibly have.” He’ll be in contention for his third brigade title Pátek noc.
USA. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Walter Carter, sums up the importance of boxing to America’s future naval officers for Ford. "[Box] is that moment where no matter how well you think you have planned out your couple minutes in the ring, you’re going to learn something new, because that plan is going to have to be different….”
KIKO MARTINEZ, JULIO CEJA & GERALD WASHINGTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT “
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BŘEZEN 12 OZNÁMENÍ O ZRUŠENÍ AKCE BOXU
NEW YORK (Únor. 24, 2016)—Po rozsáhlých diskusích mezi DiBella Entertainment, Showtime Networks a Mohegan Sun, the Březen 12 boxerská akce byla zrušena.
Po zranění Keitha Thurmana a odložení zápasu Thurman vs. Nosit zadek, vyhodnocovali jsme několik možností, jak kartu zachránit, ale různé faktory, včetně problémů s plánováním a programováním, zabránil v tom zúčastněným stranám.
Zápas v pérové váze mezi ostatními mistry světa ze tří divizí Abnerem Maresem a Fernandem Montielem zůstane spojen s Thurman vs.. Událost mistrovství světa velterové váhy Porter, který je na CBS přeplánován na pozdější datum. Ostatní zápasy na kartě budou přeplánovány na datum nebo data, která budou oznámena.
“Bylo vynaloženo veškeré úsilí, abychom se posunuli vpřed se zbytkem této vynikající karty, i přes napjatý časový rámec,” řekl Lou DiBella, Prezident DiBella Entertainment. “Nicméně, konflikty v plánování a další faktory nás donutily k nešťastnému rozhodnutí celou akci zrušit. Na stole je řada atraktivních soubojů a my se těšíme, že všechny co nejdříve fanouškům představíme.”
Vstupenky zakoupené na Březen 12 akce bude vrácena v místě nákupu.