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Amir Imam Remains Unbeaten
With Unanimous Decision Over Walter Castillo
Unbeaten Moises Flores Outpoints Oscar Escandon To Win
WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Title; Omar Chavez Triumphs
By Decision, Fabian Maidana by Knockout on SHO EXTREME
Catch SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Replay
Dé Luain, Aibreán 20, ag 10 p.m.ET/PT on SHO EXTREME
Cliceáil ANSEO Chun Grianghraif Íosluchtaigh
Photo Creidmheasa: Esther Lín / Showtime
CARSON, Calif. (Aibreán 18, 2015) – Confident and determined, Andrzej “The PolishPrince” Fonfara (27-3, 16 Kos) spoiled the ring return of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 Kos) in resounding fashion Dé Sathairn oíche, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofShowtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht beo ar Showtime.
Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, An Pholainn, dropped Chavez, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, with a wide left hook 50 seconds into the ninth round before a boisterous crowd of 8,636 predominately-Chavez fans at StubHub Center. It was the first time in 52 professional fights that Chavez had hit the canvas from a punch.
Upon returning to the corner, Chavez could be heard on the telecast telling trainer Joe Goossen that he had hurt his right leg and could no longer continue. Chuimhneacháin ina dhiaidh sin, the fight was halted. The busier and more accurate fighter throughout, Fonfara was comfortably ahead on the three judges’ scorecards by scored of 89-80 agus 88-81 twice after nine full rounds.
Offered an ecstatic Fonfara, who had his fair share of Polish fans at the venue: “I knew he was a tough fighter, quick and in good shape but when he hit me for the first time in the first round, I knew I was going to win this fight. He didn’t punch as hard as everybody said he did.
“I saw his punches easily coming in. I know I threw more punches. I was a little surprised that he did not come out for the (10ú) but he was cut, had been getting beat up and had just got knocked down, so he knew what would happen if he came out.
“Chavez said before the fight that he didn’t think I could take his body punches. I think I took them pretty good and passed that test.
“I know there are things I can still work on in training to become a more complete boxer, achanocht was a dream come true. I want a rematch with (Light Heavyweight World Champion) Vernalis Stevenson.
Said Chavez, the son of legendary Mexican icon, Julio Cesar Chavez tSiúr. in the ring afterward and before he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, “Maybe 170,172 pounds is too big for me, maybe I’ll go back down. I’m not sure what my future holds. It was a very tough fight. But I congratulate Andrzej.”
Dúirt Goossen le tuairisceoirí ina dhiaidh sin go raibh “stop an troid. Ba é mo chinneadh. Níor thaitin an méid a chonaic mé liom. ”
Sa chéad leath de cheannteideal dornálaíochta Seaimpíní SHOWTIME, meáchan éadrom sár-éadrom den scoth gan sárú Amir I (17-0, 14 Kos), de David, Fla., trí Albany, N.Y., bhuaigh cinneadh 10 mbabhta lopsided thar Walter “An Casúr” Caisleán.
An cumasach, ildánach, Tá mé, 24, rialaíodh troid ina raibh go leor malartuithe go háirithe go luath ar aghaidh le jab chlé agus lámh dheas díreach.
“Bhí mo chomhcheangail éifeachtach ar feadh na hoíche ar fad, chloímis lenár bplean cluiche agus tháinig an bua amach,” arsa Imam. “Ba mhaith liom aon cheann de na Seaimpíní an domhain seo chugainn”.
Caisleán, a chonaic stríoc a bhuaigh naoi dtroid ag teacht chun deiridh, Dúirt “Shíl mé gur bhuaigh mé an troid. Ní bhfuair mé creidmheas as na punches a chaith mé. An breitheamh a scóráil é 100-90; go maith, ní thugann sé sin deis dom bua anseo. Chuir an gearradh isteach orm sna babhtaí tosaigh, ach ní raibh sé ina fhachtóir i ndiaidh.”
Níos luaithe Dé Sathairn, ar SHOWTIME EXTREME, undefeated Moises “Chucky” Bláthanna (23-0, 16 Kos), de Guadalajara, Mexico, bhuaigh Sár-Chraobhchomórtas Domhanda Eatramhach Super Bantam WBA le cinneadh scoilte 12-bhabhta spreagúil i gcoinne an chraobh a chosaint Oscar ESCANDON (24-2 16 Kos), de Tolima, Colombia.
Bláthanna, ag déanamh a chuid 2015 tús agus an tríú tús as a chéile sna Stáit Aontaithe, triumphed ag na scóir de 116-112 faoi dhó agus 113-115.
Bhí Flores mhothúchánach gar deora ina dhiaidh sin. “Tá sé seo ina bhrionglóid fíor – níos mó ná aisling a thagann fíor – go dtí mé,” a dúirt sé. “Chonaic mé mo chlann ar an trá, ag ithe feola. Chonaic mé mo leanaí gléasta níos fearr. Maidir liom féin is bua atá ag athrú an tsaoil é seo agus, yes, Shíl mé go raibh sé an-, an-ghar ach is dóigh liom gur bhuaigh mé.
“Ba mhaith liom troid leis an chéad cheann eile, na guys barr ag 122 punt agus ceart anois tá an Guy barr Leo Santa Cruz. Sin an té ba mhaith liom troid ina dhiaidh. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo fhoireann ar fad, ó bhun go barr, as an deis iontach seo a thabhairt dom. Táimid an-sásta gur chuamar isteach ar fhoireann Al Haymon. Táimid an-dílis agus táimid fíor-bhuíoch as gach rud atá déanta acu dúinn.”
Mhothaigh Escandon go raibh a dhóthain déanta aige chun an bua a fháil in ainneoin gortaíodh an corrmhéarr ar a lámh dheas sa seachtú babhta.
“Rinne mé gach a raibh mé in ann, bhí gach rud i mo bhaint amach, ach is dóigh liom gur bhris nó gur bhris mé mo mhéar,” a dúirt sé. “Sa dornálaíocht tarlaíonn rudaí nach bhfuil faoi do smacht. Mar gheall ar ghortaigh mé mo lámh, Ní raibh mé in ann punches a chaitheamh mar a theastaigh uaim le mo lámh dheas. Rinne mé gach iarracht a dhéanamh leis. Ach ní raibh mé ag iarraidh é a ghortú a thuilleadh. Tá mé ceart go leor, ach cinnte ba bhreá liom athmheaitseáil.”
Sa chomh-ghné SHOWTIME EXTREME, welterweight Super Omar “Fear Gnó El”Chavez (33-3-1, 22 Kos), of Culiacan, deartháir níos óige Chavez, Jr. agus mac an finscéal Julio Cesar Sr., bhuaigh spreagúil, crua-throid, cinneadh d'aon toil ocht mbabhta a thabhairt agus a ghlacadh Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 Kos), of Arjona, Colombia.
Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 faoi dhó agus 77-74. There were no knockdowns.
Unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (6-0, 5 Kos), de Santa Fe, An Airgintín, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, registered a second-round TKO (32 soicind isteach an babhta) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Nigh.
Beidh an doubleheader Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht ath-aer an tseachtain seo mar seo a leanas:
DAY CHANNEL
Dé Luain, Aibreán 20, 22, 10 p.m.. ET/PT SHOWTIME Extreme
Dé Máirt, Meitheamh 24, ag 10 p.m. AGUS/PT SHO Extreme
Dé Sathairn two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Dé Domhnaigh, Meitheamh 22 27.
Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein agus iar curadh domhanda Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray tuairisciú. I Spáinnis, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Márquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins called the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. le Bob Dunphy stiúradh.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara” was a 12-round bout that took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. And aired on SHOWTIME.
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