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DETROIT (Agost 8, 2017) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields became the unified WBC and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion last Friday night with a dominant fifth-round TKO of now former champion Nikki Adler.
Fighting in front of her home state fans at MGM Grand Detroit and in the main event of a nationally televised ShoBox: La Nova Generació, Shields put on a display of skills and power seldom seen by a first-time world-title challenger. Without any answers to the level of talent in front of her, Adler was forced to cover up and withstand the blazing speed of Shields’ fists for five one-sided rounds.
A driven competitor, Shields is on a mission to become the GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time) and the performance against Adler has the entire world watching. Four fights into her professional career and Shields is already the face of women’s boxing.
“It was a dream come true to win two world title belts in one night!” va dir Shields. “I was very proud of my performance, and I can’t wait to defend my belts and then give Christina Hammer her first defeat.”
For Team Shields, the victory was more than could ever be asked for from their young fighter.
“Congratulations to a unified world champion Claressa Shields!” va dir el promotor Dmitriy Salita. “In less than a year as a pro, she has already achieved what no other woman has done in the sport. America’s first two-time Olympic Gold Medalist has become a professional unified world champion in just her fourth professional fight! Congratulations also to the great team behind her: long-time trainer Jason Crutchfield, Berston Field House, and to her managers who work diligently behind the scenes Mark Taffet and Jamie Fritz. I and everyone at SP is proud and excited to be part of this exciting journey of a lady who is on a quest to be GWOAT!”
Shields co-manager, Mark Taffet, a long-time TV exec in boxing, says he’s never seen a performance like the one Shields turned in against Adler. “Claressa Escuts’ win over Nikki Adler was the most dominant performance I have ever seen in a championship fight, mascle o femella. She is staking her claim to be GWOAT in spectacular fashion. Claressa is carrying women’s boxing forward on her broad shoulders.”
Having fought three times this year already, winning two regional and two world title belts along the way, Shields says she will take some time to enjoy her historic accomplishments before plotting the next move with her team.
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NIKKI ADLER vs. CLARESSA SHIELDS FINAL WEIGHTS, CITES & PHOTOS FOR TOMORROW/FRIDAY, Agost. 4 SHOBOX DOUBLEHEADER
En viu per SHOWTIME® a 10:30 p.m. I/PT de MGM Grand Detroit
“The game plan is simple: Win the fight.” – Nikki Adler
“I think I can get her out in six rounds.” – Claressa Shields
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DETROIT (Agost. 3, 2017) – WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler and hometown favorite, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Escuts officially made weight dijous, one day before they headline a doubleheader demà/Divendres, Agost. 4 a ShoBox: La Nova Generació viure TEMPS DE LA FUNCIÓ® (10:30 p.m. I/PT, en diferit a la Costa Oest) des MGM Grand Detroit.
Escuts (3-0, 1 KO) inclinar la balança en 165 ¼ pounds with the champion Adler (16-0, 9 KOs) of Germany coming in at 166 lliures encara. Al ShoBox co-estel·lar, super gallo classificat mundialment Vladimir Tikhonov (15-0, 9 KOs) of Russia will face Jesse Hernández (8-1, 6 KOs) de Fort Worth, Texas, en una baralla de vuit assalts. Both fighters weighed in at 123 ¼ de lliura.
Shields’ good friend and newly crowned UFC Featherweight World ChampionCris “Cyborg” Justino was on hand Dijous and will walk Shields into the ringel divendres. Also in attendance at the weigh-in was a potential future Shields’ opponent, five-time world champion Christina Hammer, who is undefeated at 21-0 and currently holds the WBC and WBO Middleweight titles.
Justino and Hammer met with the media in a forum moderated by Shields’ co-manager Mark Taffet before the weigh-in.
“I never thought it would happen, that the sports of MMA and boxing would come together like it has with the upcoming Mayweather-McGregor fight,” said Justino, the former Strikeforce and Invicta FC champion. “I think it’s great and incredible and could possibly open the door for other fights between the sports.”
“I’m looking forward to watching Claressa win the fight demà nit,", va dir Hammer. “I want to see her keep winning so we can fight one day. I only want to fight the best and she seems to be one of the best.”
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment promogut per Salita Promotions ja estan a la venda i tenen un preu de $350, $250, $125 i $60. Estaran disponibles awww.ticketmaster.com.
Programming Note: Episodi 2 de ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. McGregor will air Divendres night before the ShoBox transmissió per televisió en 10 p.m. I/PT. To watch an exclusive clip of the episode, clica aquí: http://s.sho.com/2u8OxWK.
PESOS OFICIALS:
Nikki Adler: 166 Lliures
Claressa Escuts: 165¼ Pounds
Vladimir Tikhonov: 123¼ Pounds
Jesse Angel Hernández: 123¼ Pounds
CITES FINALS:
NIKKI ADLER:
“This fight is very big in Germany, and I know there will be a lot of eye on me. Serà 4:30 al matí, but there will be live streaming and viewing parties.
“I’m going to be defensive in the early going and know that Claressa is going to come forward. I want to get the fight into the later rounds. Són les 10 rounds of boxing and there will be lots of action.
“I know I will be tough to knock out and have no plans of going down. Claressa has gotten all the hype so far and she wants to put on a show for her fans. I’m going to do everything I can to send those fans home upset after I beat her and carry those belts out of the ring.
“This is my second fight with my trainer Rene [Friese]. I wanted to train with the best and I need a trainer who had worked with the top fighters.
“My trainer has really been stressing strategies. We have a lot of them. The game plan is simple: Win the fight.
“Fighting for the first time in the United States is going to be amazing. I’ve only fought in Russia and Germany, so to be here in a main event on SHOWTIME is really special.”
Claressa ESCUTS:
“I feel like I’m a lot healthier and hydrated than I did fighting at 160. I’m not sluggish. I used a chef who prepared my meals for the first time and I feel great.
“I’ve known about Nikki Adler and Christina Hammer for a long time. I like both of the girls, but when it comes to getting in the ring it’s all about business.
“Technically I see that [Nikki] is very poised and calm. She’s patient, but not too patient.
“Even though she may be the bigger fighter, I know I’m the aggressor. I think I can get her out in six rounds.
“Of course everyone wants to get the big knockout, but I haven’t found the right punch that gets the girls knocked out. I’m young so I know it will come.
“I’m glad Cyborg is here to support me. She hits hard and we’ve sparred. She’s strong and she is fast. She’s picked up a lot from me, and I’ve learned from her. She’s the most feared MMA fighter, and I’m most feared in boxing. So it’s great for both women’s sports.”
VLADIMIR TIKHONOV:
“This is my first time ever in America. I’m pretty impressed with it. There’s so much to do and see, but I can’t let distractions get in the way.
“I’ve been here for about a month training at Kronk Gym. Russian fighters are known for being very disciplined, and we know the opportunity that is in front of us. There is no room for slip ups and to get lazy. This is my big shot and I’m going to take advantage of it.
“The sparring has been the biggest thing. I’ve been sparring with pros and amateurs. It’s so much more powerful here and the variety is something I would never get at home.
“I can box and I can brawl. Whatever I have to do to get the win.”
JESSE HERNANDEZ:
“I had a layoff of about five years and worked construction jobs because I had to pay the bills, but now I’m back and focused on boxing.
“In the past I’ve been known to be too aggressive, so I’m going to try and slow things down and be a more tactical boxer.
“I have six brothers who were professional boxers and I’ve learned from them. My nickname is ‘The One’ because now I’m the only left fighting.
“I’m the youngest of 15 nens, all with the same parents. We are a very close family.
“I’m a natural right-hander and I’m ready to fight a lefty like Tikhonov. I’ve fought some southpaws and I’ve been sparring with lefties.
“He’s undefeated for a reason. I don’t think he’s been in there with someone as tough as I am; as aggressive as I am.”
RENE FRIESE, Adler’s trainer
“We came all the way over here to bring home the belts back to Germany.
“We have our plan and our strategy in place. We are ready for this fight.”
JASON CRUTCHFIELD, Shields’ trainer
“There hasn’t been much smack talking for this fight. I told her you need to let your fists do your talking. Your mouth can’t help you in the ring.
“We are ready for 10 rondes. I’m not going to say it’s hard; it’s doable. It’s her first time doing it. We’ve trained for it and she’s been 10 rounds in training three or four times.”
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Q&A WITH CLARESSA SHIELDS
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DETROIT’S DOMONIQUE DOLTON RETURNING TO ACTION NEXT FRIDAY, Agost 4 AL MGM GRAND DETROIT
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TWO-TIME GOLD MEDALLIST CLARESSA SHIELDS NAMED #28 OF SPORTING WORLD’S TOP 50 MOST DOMINANT ATHLETES BY AOL
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CLARESSA SHIELS ASCENS METÒRIC A L'ESTARDOM EN LA BOIXA PROFESSIONAL UN ALTRE CAPÍTOL DEL SEU VIATGE HISTÒRIC
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LA CAMPIONA DEL CMB NIKKI ADLER TREBALLA DE FORMA PER DEFENSAR EL SEU CINTUR CONTRA CLARESSA SHIELDS A SHOBOX: LA NOVA GENERACIÓ EL DIVENDRES, Agost 4 AL MGM GRAND DETROIT
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BAKHTIYAR EYUBOV DE 140 LLIURES INVENDUT & SONNY FREDRICKSON ES TROBARÀ EN COFUNCIÓ A NIKKI ADLER vs. CLARESSA ESCUTS DIVENDRES, Agost. 4 En ShoBox: LA NOVA GENERACIÓ
L'invicte pes súper gallo Vladimir Tikhonov s'enfrontarà a Jesse Angel Hernández en el primer partit en directe a SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET / PT) Des del MGM Grand Detroit
DETROIT (Juliol 19, 2017) - Artista eliminatori de pes welter júnior Bakhtiyar "Bakha Bullet" Eyubov (13-0, 11 KOs) s'enfrontarà a un altre prospecte invicte Sonny "Pretty Boi" Fredrickson (17-0, 11 KOs) en una ronda de 10 ShoBox: La Nova Generació combat co-protagonitzat Divendres, Agost. 4 en directe a SHOWTIME de MGM Grand Detroit.
L'enfrontament servirà com a principal combat de suport a la "BATALLA DEL MILLOR" de Salita Promotions: una unificació femenina de 10 rondes de pes súper mitjà entre la doble medallista d'or olímpica Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. (3-0, 1 KO) i la campiona del món de pes súper mitjà del CMB Nikki Adler (16-0, 9 KOs). Adler vs. Shields també és per al títol vacant de pes súper mitjà de l'IBF.
En l'inici de la retransmissió a les 10:30 p.m. I/PT, Consens invicte, Vladimir Tikhonov, entre els 10 millors classificats del pes súper gallo (15-0, 9 KOs), de Rússia, s'enfrontarà al slugger de Texas Jesse Angel Hernández (8-1, 6 KOs) en un partit de vuit rondes de companys zurts.
Nota: La retransmissió de ShoBox començarà ara a les 10:30 p.m. I/PT immediatament després de l'estrena de l'episodi 1 de ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. McGregor. L'hora d'inici es va anunciar prèviament com 10 p.m. I/PT.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment promogut per Salita Promotions ja estan a la venda i tenen un preu de $350, $250, $125 i $60. Estaran disponibles a www.ticketmaster.com. Eyubov vs. Fredrickson es promociona en associació amb Roc Nation.
L'Eyubov, de 30 anys, és originari d'Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan. Un showman carismàtic, Eyubov és una perspectiva en ascens ràpid: la seva lluita contra Fredrickson serà la tercera d'Eyubov a ShoBox: La Nova Generació. Aleshores es va aturar 16-2-1 Jared Robinson en tres rondes al gener 2016 i va prendre una emocionant decisió dividida en 10 rondes del veterà Karim Mayfield a l'agost 2016.
"Simplement vull lluitar contra el millor,Va dir Eyubov. "En Sonny és un lluitador hàbil que sé que vindrà a lluitar. Espero oferir un gran espectacle per als fans a MGM Detroit i els que miren a SHOWTIME. Espereu una actuació especial Agost 4.”
Fredrickson, de 22 anys, és de Toledo, Ohio. Alt i llarg pel pes, Fredrickson té un imponent 6 peus de 2 i té poder a les dues mans. Va compilar un record d'aficionats excepcional 120-8 (60 KOs) i va recollir nombrosos reconeixements, incloent el 2013 Medalla de Bronze Nacional PAL (141 lliures.), la 2013 Guants d'Or Nacionals Final Eight (141 lliures.), cinc campionats de guants d'or de Toledo i dos campionats olímpics juvenils de l'estat d'Ohio.
va dir Fredrickson, "Enfrontar-me a un altre lluitador invicte serà una gran oportunitat per a mi per mostrar les meves habilitats davant del món personalment., Sento que tinc molt a demostrar i tinc ganes de fer una declaració contundent contra un dur, lluitador de qualitat. He estat entrenant dur per tenir aquesta oportunitat i tinc ganes de fer una gran actuació".
Tikhonov, de 27 anys, va néixer a Grozni i ara viu a Sant Petersburg, Rússia. Un antic boxejador amateur condecorat, Tikhonov va acabar amb un rècord de 85-15 i està designat com a "Màster esportiu de Rússia,” un prestigiós honor concedit als millors atletes del país. Actualment classificat núm. 9 per l'AMB i No. 10 per l'IBF i l'OMB, el zurd ha fet el seu entrenament a Detroit per a aquesta lluita.
Va dir Tikhonov, "Vaig venir a Detroit i estic entrenant al Kronk Gym per completar el meu campament. Rússia té una gran escola de boxa i em sento molt preparat. Amb aquesta màgia del Kronk Gym, el cel és el límit. No puc esperar per mostrar les meves habilitats al mónAgost 4."
Jesse Angel Hernández, de 26 anys, de Fort Worth, Texas, compilat a 68-6 registre com a amateur a Texas abans de convertir-se en professional 2009. El zurd va estar inactiu durant cinc anys per problemes de gestió i per l'escassetat de gimnasos locals, però ha tornat a dedicar la seva carrera des que va tornar 2014 i des de llavors s'ha mantingut actiu. Hernández de 5 peus de 8 prové d'una família de boxes i n'és un 16 germans i germanes. Nou dels nois eren boxejadors i sis es van convertir en professionals, inclòs José “El boig” Hernández, que va anotar un empat contra l'excampió del món Mickey Bey, i Rodrigo Hernández, que va lluitar fins a l'únic empat amb Leo Santa Cruz.
Va dir Hernandez, "Faré tot el possible per entretenir i fer que la gent que em doni aquesta oportunitat estigui orgullosa de la seva decisió de donar-me aquest focus. He estat fent això des que era petit. La boxa corre per la sang de la meva família, i vinc a fer girar el cap a la gent, mostrar el meu talent, i demostrar que sóc una força a tenir en compte. Atrapa'm tirant bombes Agost 4.”
Dmitriy Salita, responsable de Salita Promotions, dit, "Ambdues baralles són entre els principals contendents amb aspiracions reals per als títols mundials aviat. Això és el que ShoBox es tracta de, la millor lluita contra els millors. Agost 4 serà un esdeveniment memorable, de dalt a baix, amb el naixement de noves estrelles en diverses classes de pes. Detroit, Mich., el lloc de naixement de nombrosos grans de la boxa, és el lloc perfecte per a aquesta nit d'emocionant campionat de boxa de classe mundial".
Sobre ShoBox: La Nova Generació
Des de la seva creació el juliol 2001, l'aclamada sèrie de boxa de SHOWTIME, ShoBox: La nova generació ha ofert a joves talents boxístico. La filosofia de ShoBox és per televisar emocionant, multitud-agradable i partits de competició mentre que proporciona un camp de proves per als prospectes en ascens determinats a lluitar per un títol mundial. Algunes de la creixent llista de la 69 combatents que han aparegut per ShoBox i han avançat per guanyar títols mundials inclou: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Txad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams, Errol Spence Jr. i més.
World Ranked Super Lightweight Sonny Fredrickson vs. Daniel Montoya
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Maig 13, 2017 at the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center
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Toledo, Ohio (Maig 9, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight prospect Sonny Fredrickson (16-0, 10 KOs) will be back in action when he takes on Daniel Montoya (11-5, 8 KOs) en dissabte, Maig 13 al Eastern Michigan Convocation Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University a Ypsilanti, Michigan
The Toledo, Ohio-native, who is now ranked 11th by the WBA, will face Montoya of Reynosa, Mèxic, on the heels of his Març 4 TKO victory over Osumanu Akaba in a sold-out show at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio
“Everything is going well. I have been training hard for this fight. Després de la meva última baralla, I only took a couple days off, got right back in the gym and this opportunity came up,” said Fredrickson. “I have seen a few videos on Montoya. He has been knocked out in 4 de la seva 5 losses and I plan on stopping him too. He seems to know what he is doing in there but I don’t know if he has a strong chin. I am training and getting ready for the bigger fights as they come up. Esperem, I can break into the top 10 and be around 20-0 by the end of 2017.”
Fredrickson’s management team, led by Rick Torres and Mike Leanardi of Victory Sports & Entreteniment, are also confident of his chances in the fight. Torres stated:
“Sonny has been developing steadily and continues to improve with each fight. We have very high expectations for Sonny and he continues to exceed those expectations. Now that he is world ranked, we are looking forward to bigger and better opportunities and hope to have increased exposure for him in the next few fights. We see nothing less than a world championship in his future”.
Sobre els esports de la victòria & ENTRETENIMENT
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Sergey Kovalev vs. Vídeo de pesatge d'Andre Ward, CITES & FOTOS
Kovalev-Ward "lliura per lliura"
Establert per a dissabte, Novembre 19
A T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas, Nevada
PRESENTAT viu per HBO Pay-Per-View®
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Sergey Kovalev vs. El funcionari d'Andre Ward pesa (Feu clic per veure)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Novembre 19, 2016) - Davant d’una multitud plena a MGM Grand Garden Arena, OMB, WBA i IBF Lightweight World Campió Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) i dues vegades campió mundial Andre "S.O.G." Sala (30-0, 15 KOs) Dissabte es va enfrontar al pes oficial abans del seu últim enfocament, Novembre. 19 a T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas, Nevada. Unir -los a l'esdeveniment públic es van trobar tots els combatents de la subcara.
Kovalev vs. Sala “Lliura Per Lliura”, Un mega-lluita de 12 rodons per al títol de pes pesat de WBO/IBF/WBA a T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas, es presenta per esdeveniments principals, Roc Nation Esports, Promocions de Krusher i Andre Ward Promocions i està patrocinat pel MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona extra, Productes monstres, Jetlux, Zappos, Jordan Brand i Shoe Palace. L’esdeveniment del campionat es produirà i distribuirà en directe per HBO Pay-Per-View® que comença a 9:00 p.m. I/6:00 p.m. PT. Les entrades estan disponibles a axs.com i la taquilla T-Mobile Arena.



