Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson in the Co-Feature
All Four Women’s Middleweight Titles To Be Contested on วันศุกร์, มิถุนายน 22 LIVE On SHOWTIME®
นิวยอร์ก (มิถุนายน 13, 2018) – Light Heavyweight prospects Umar Salamov และ Brian Howard will meet in a 10-round matchup that will open the SHOWTIME BOXING: ฉบับพิเศษ tripleheader วันศุกร์, มิถุนายน 22 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. และ/PT) from Masonic Temple in Detroit.
ในเหตุการณ์, unified champions from different divisions will meet in the middle. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Unified Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa โล่ จะต้องเผชิญ Unified Jr. มิดเดิ้ลแชมป์โลก Hanna Gabriels for the vacant IBF and WBA Middleweight World Championships. Both fighters have a lot at stake when they meet as Shields will look to become a two-division champion and Gabriels will seek to win titles on a third weight class. In the co-feature bout, women’s unified WBC and WBO Middleweight World Champion คริสติน่า แฮมเมอร์ will defend against former world champion Tori เนลสัน as all four women’s middleweight world titles will be at stake.
ซาลามอฟ (20-1, 15 คอส), of Alkhan-Kala, รัสเซีย, will be making his United States debut and is currently in training at Kronk Gym in Detroit with famed Javan “Sugar” Hill Steward. In his six-year career, the 23-year-old has already won the IBO Youth and World Light Heavyweight, โลกเยาวชน WBO, ยุโรปและนานาชาติ, and the IBF East/West Europe Light Heavyweight Championships.
Howard (13-1, 10 คอส) of Bartow Fla., currently resides in Loganville, Ga., outside of Atlanta. He started boxing 12 ปีที่แล้วตอนอายุ 26, after playing three years in minor league football for the Polk County War Eagles. Despite being 38, Howard has shown natural talent and has knocked out previously undefeated fighters in two of his last three appearances.
“I waited a long time to make my U.S. debut and I am thrilled that it’s going to be on SHOWTIME,” Salamov กล่าว. “Training at the Kronk Gym in Detroit has been a phenomenal experience. I look forward to putting my skills and experience together to make a powerful statement. Howard is an accomplished and skilled boxer. I am coming in ready and know that it will be an exciting fight for the fans at Masonic Temple. This is my opportunity to show that I belong at the top of the light heavyweight division.”
Howard is also excited to be making his SHOWTIME debut. “It’s one of the opportunities that every fighter hopes to get,"เขากล่าว. “I want to thank team Salamov for giving me the chance to take part in this event. I look forward to future opportunities and putting on a great show on fight night. I know he’s a champion, which I respect. He’s a skilled fighter who handles himself well in the ring, but I predict I will get him out of there between the fifth and 10thround.”
“I believe Umar has the skills, experience and hunger to be the best light heavyweight in the world,” said event promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “Umar will have a chance to prove a point against a big puncher and spoiler in Brian Howard. It will be an exciting fight with both fighters needing a win to get into world title contention.”
ตั๋วสำหรับเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น, ซึ่งจะส่งเสริมโดย Salita โปรโมชั่น, สามารถดูได้ที่ Ticketmaster.com or at the Masonic Temple Box Office at (313) 832-7100. VIP tickets are priced at $300, ringside tickets at $125, and remaining tickets at $75, $50 และ $35.
