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UNBEATEN SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT VICTOR PASILLAS TALKS SPARRING WITH VASYL LOMACHENKO


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Las Vegas, NV (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 6, 2017)Tub fuabtais Ranch Boxing's undefeated featherweight prospect, Victor Pasillas (11-0, 4 Kos), shares his thoughts on sparring with WBO Super-Featherweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 Kos), as he prepares for his showdown with WBA Super World Super Bantamweight champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux(17-0, 11 Kos).
Pasillas, a southpaw from East Los Angeles, marveled at the speed and quickness of Lomachenko, the Ukrainian star who trains in Oxnard, XWS LI.
Sparring with Lomachenko was a great experience,” said Victor Pasillas, who trains in Northern California with coach Brian Schwartz. “He has extraordinary speed and precise accuracy with his punches. Being in the ring with a fighter like Lomachenko, you learn a lot. Moving forward, I’m going to take this experience and apply what I’ve picked up to better my game. I feel Vasyl will be to big and powerful for the smaller Rigondeaux who is moving up in weight.
Victor, who has been out of the ring for over two years, will look to get back in the ring in early 2018.
“Tu siab, I had a few fights fall out,” Pasillas continued. “That happens in boxing sometimes, so I just have to deal with it. I’m looking forward to a fresh new start in 2018. I’m happy to be part of the Prince Ranch Boxing team and I can see myself in some big fights in the upcoming year. I’m just going to keep working hard and and take advantage of my opportunity when it presents itself.
Victor Pasillas has a lot of talent and we plan to keep him busy in 2018,” hais Greg Hannely, president of Prince Ranch Boxing. “We will be announcing his next fight shortly. He definitely has a bright future.

Jessica McCaskill Gets Her Wish to Face Katie Taylor: Social Media Challenges Turn to Women’s Super Fight on December 13 nyob rau hauv London

Christmas comes a little early this year for hard-punching Warriors Boxing lightweight Jessica ‘CasKILLAMcCaskill.

All year, she and manager/trainer Rick Ramos have been expressing their wish, via social media, to face Irish gold medalist turned professional world champion Katie Taylor.
Rau Wednesday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 13, they will get their wish, as Chicago-based McCaskill (5-1, 3 Kos) will challenge Taylor (7-0, 4 Kos) for her WBA Lightweight Championship at York Hall in London, Hais, and live before a massive audience on Sky Sports.
I’m relieved. I’ve been working toward this fight for a long time,” said McCaskill, Rated #2 in the world at 135 lbs and #1 in the United States in women’s boxing. “We have been training for this fight since my last fight because we knew it was coming and we’ve definitely bumped up the intensity.
Before turning professional a year ago, the popular Taylor, from Bray, won lightweight gold at the 2012 London Olympics, as well as an impressive assortment of world and European amateur championships. Known as the Irish athlete of her entire generation, Taylor is regarded as a superstar in the UK because of her aggressive and crowd-pleasing style.
I’ve never watched a full fight of hers,” professed McCaskill. “I’ve seen some highlights. I see mistakes she makes, but it’s not so much what I see in her. It’s what I see in all her opponents. They’ve all been scared of her. I am not. You won’t see any fear in me. Everybody else was terrified to engage her. They just showed up. I’ll be fighting to the last bell.
Much of the credit for landing the fight must go to Ramos, who doggedly pursued Taylor and her promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, on social media.
I felt like offended about comments Katie and Eddie made about how no one wants to fight her,” explained Ramos. “I remember thinking, 'Zoo, NO ONE called Jessica. We would love to fight Katie!’ That kind of started everything. Eddie Hearn finally did contact me via Instagram and things started getting real. I was happy that my social-media tactic worked!”
McCaskill, who also works full-time in Regulatory and Reporting at R.J. O’Brien & Associates investment bank in Chicago, says she’s not intimidated about stepping into Taylor’s home field for this fight. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, she’s expecting a number of her fans to be there as well.
It’s funny because of my job and my previous investment banking job, I have a lot of contacts and friends over there who are excited to show up for me. My company I work for has a branch that is three miles from the venue. I’ll be expecting a lot of fans there for me as well that night. It would be incredible to headline over there and to break her undefeated record and get my first world title in one night in front of them. Kuv tsis tau tos!”
Hais txog Warriors Boxing
Launched nyob rau hauv 2003, Warriors Boxing hauj nyob rau hauv ib tug yooj yim philosophy-coj qhov zoo tshaj plaws boxers nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no mus tua cov kiv cua, phim lawv nyob rau hauv kev sib tw bouts, thiab nyob rau hauv ua li ntawd pab re-tsim kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing rau ib tug tshiab tiam.
Nrog ib tug series ntawm zoo Them-Ib-View qhia thiab tau ntim lub tsev rau nws cov credit, lub Warriors ua lag ua luam qauv ua hauj lwm cov kev xav nyob rau hauv ib tug kev ua si nawv uas yog sorely nyob rau hauv kev xav tau ntawm lub innovation thiab lub zog uas lub tuam txhab coj mus rau lub rooj.
Thaum nws los mus rau nws tab sis yog, ib tug promotional lub tuam txhab tsuas yog raws li zoo li cov neeg tua hluav taws thiab fights nws yeej txhawb. Warriors Boxing tau muab rau tag nrho cov fronts, nrog koj bouts xws li Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda kuv thiab II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana thiab Ibragimov-Holyfield.
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GH3 Promotions News and Notes

Nutley, NJ (Cuaj hlis 21, 2017)–Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions is gearing up for a busy fall schedule.
Middleweight Antoine Douglas (22-1-1, 16 KO lub) has won three in a row since his lone defeat, and that has catapulted him to world rankings of number-8 by the WBC, Number-9 by the WBA and Number-8 by the WBO. Douglas will be back in action onNovember 11th in Atlanta.
Undefeated Super Middleweight Ronald Ellis (14-0-1, 10 Kos) will meet Taneal Goyco on Lub Kaum Ib Hlis 4th nyob rau hauv Springfield, Virginia.
Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez (16-1-2, 8 Kos) will take place on November 18th, and will be announced in the next week.
Newly signed lightweight Thomas Mattice (9-0, 7 KO lub) will make his GH3 Promotions debut on November 11th in Atlanta on the same card as Douglas.

Two-time world champion Beibut Shumenov Retires due to severe eye injury

Tam sim TSO TAWM
Las Vegas (Lub rau hli ntuj 26, 2017) – Ob-division ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) ntiaj teb tau zus ib Shumenov Beibu has relinquished his WBA cruiserweight world title, due to his career-ending eye injury, and he has announced his retirement from the ring.
I have regrettably relinquished my WBA cruiserweight title and retired from boxing because of a traumatic eye injury suffered the week before my last scheduled fight,” Shumenov said from his Las Vegas home. “I’m extremely disappointed my boxing career has ended like this but, hmoov tsis, injuries are part of this sport and there’s nothing I can do about it. I still have blurred vision and I need to have an additional surgery next month to try to further repair so I don’t risk blindness in my (txoj cai) eye.

I’d like to thank my family, my team throughout the years, friends and fans for their continued support all these years. I was proud to wear the WBA championship belt for many years as a two-division champion. I’m grateful to WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, nws txiv, and all those in my WBA family. It was quite a ride and I look forward with great anticipation to the next chapter of my life with my son and future endeavors.

Shumenov (17-2, 11 Kos), ib tug 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, was scheduled to face Interim WBA champion yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos) in the April 29th main event of Premier Boxing Champions rau FS1 thiab hma liab Deportes, from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.

During his last slated sparring sessions, Shumenov suffered an eye injury that required immediate surgery, forcing him to withdraw from his Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 fight against Dorticos.

Earlier this month, the WBA received a letter from Shumenov’s eye surgeon, Dr. Kent L. Wellish, who wrote the following: “Mr. Beibut Shumenov has a serious ocular issue, a recurrent corneal erosion of his right eye, that with continued fighting, puts him at risk for permanently losing his eyesight.

It is my medical opinion that he should permanently refrain from sparring, training and boxing due to the severity of damage to his eye and the high risk of further damage of vision impairment, including the possibility of permanent vision loss.
The WBA accepted Shumenov’s relinquishment of his championship, noting that it expressed its gratitude and pride for his professional career with the WBA.

The last three years of Shumenov’s career was marred by inactivity, in which he fought only three times due to lack of managerial support, despite him training daily, in top shape and always being ready to fight. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, he sparred almost 400 rounds since his last fight (Tej zaum 21, 2016) in anticipation of, thawj, a unification fight with Denis Lebedevand then for his fight versus Dorticos. Neither happened, Txawm li cas los, as boxing politics enabled Lebedev to avoid fighting Shumenov, who defeated BJ Flores thiab cesJunior Anthony Wright in back-to-back WBA elimination fights to be Lebedev’s mandatory challenger.

Even Shumenov’s mandatory fight against Dorticos was unnecessarily delayed because Dorticos’ pab txhawb, Caribe Promotions, defaulted its right to promote the fight it had won by purse bid, followed by continuous and numerous date changes from February to March until finally landing on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29.

The 33-year-old Shumenov retires as the first and only two-division world champion to date from Kazakhstan, as well as the record-holder for fewest fights needed to win the world light heavyweight championship, 10.

During his 9 1/2 -year pro career, Shumenov defeated four world championsGabriel Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy thiab Montell Griffinas well as world title challengers Epifanio Mendoza, Vlacheslav Uzelkov, Danny Santiago, Enrique Ornelas, Tamas Kovacs, BJ Flores thiab Junior Wright.
SOCIAL MEDIA:Twitter @Beibut_Shumenov, Instagram – @BeightShumenov, Facebook – BeibutShumenov / fanpage.

BURNETT: I WANT TO EMULATE FRAMPTON IN BELFAST

Unbeaten talent can become Northern Ireland’s latest World champion nyob rau hnub Saturday

SAN DIEGO (RAU HLI 8, 2017) – Ryan hlawv says he can follow in Carl Frampton’s footsteps and become a huge star in Belfast as he challenges Lee Haskins for the IBF World Bantamweight title at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday, NYOB rau AWE- Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze ntawm 3 PM ET / 12 PM Tav su PT.

Burnett tackles his first World title fights in his first fight on home-turf in nearly three years, while the Bristolian puts his crown on the line for the third time.
If Burnett can rip the IBF crown from Haskins, he’ll become the latest World champion from Belfast, following in the footsteps of Carl Frampton. ‘The Jackalalso made the red belt his first World title in the Titanic Quarter back in September 2014, and Burnett hopes that Saturday is the first step on emulating the former two-weight World champion.
People keep saying that I am the second coming of Carl Framptonthat’s a big statement,” said Burnett. “I do believe that I can emulate his success and be a big hit in Belfast. I’ve drawn a lot of inspiration from Carl and seeing a Belfast lad become a World champion.
He’s taken the steps that I am taking now and seeing the level that he’s got to and what he’s achievedand what he can still achieveis massive. He’s done so much for boxing in Belfast, and I want to have the same impact.
Burnett’s clash with Haskins is part of a huge night of action in Belfast where Paul Hyland Jr faces Adam Dingsdale for his first pro title with the IBF European Lightweight strap on the line.
James Tennyson Tackles Ryan Doyle rau WBA International Super-Featherweight, Ian Tims thiab Lukas Watkins tau ntsib rau Irish Cruiseight Title, Muaj qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws kev txiav txim siab ntawm Mike Perez, thiab cov nyiam hauv zos nyiam Paddy Gallager, Matthew Wilton, NTSEEG McCrory thiab Tyrone McCullagh.
Cov duab los ntawm : Lawrence Lustig
Hais txog AWE NYOB BOXING

AWE NYOB Boxing nta nyob ntiaj teb no title championship thiab ntaus bouts showcasing hnub no lub feem ntau exciting neeg tua hluav taws. Txij thaum lub inception ntawm AWE tus nyob boxing nyob rau hauv cov txheej xwm 2011, Awe tau nthuav tawm dhau 50 lub ntiaj teb no title fights.

Awe tau coj cov kiv cua boxing ib co ntawm cov kev lom zem tshaj plaws thiab kev sib cav sib ceg, suav nrog kev sib dhos ntawm Ricky hlawv tawm tsam Ray Beltran rau cov npe ntiaj teb. Awe featured nyob thiab tsuas yog crowning ntawm Asmeskas terence crawford tshaj ricky hlawv. AWE kiv cua tau pom cov nplaum tawg hwj chim ntawm undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury ntau lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub network, xws li Fury kov yeej Txoj Kev Hlub Johnson. Nyob rau hauv 2017, Awe yog United United cov koom haum ntawm cov keeb kwm pharocisup ntawm cov lus dab neeg British Hnyav David Haye thiab Tony Bellew.

Hais txog AWE – Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze

Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze (“AWE”) nta ib tug ntau ntawm lifestyles thiab kev lom zem lub cajmeem ntawm txawv txawv tebchaws thiab outrageous tsev nyob lub ntiaj teb Championship boxing. Awe muaj nyob rau ntawm ntau pua cable tshuab, xws li AT&T U-Verse, ch 147 thiab 1147 nyob rau hauv HD, Verizon FiOS TV, ch 169 thiab 669 nyob rau hauv HD. thiab DirectV, ch 387.

Haskins caij nkoj mus rau hauv cov dej hiav txwv hauv plab

IbF champ porting rau Belfast ntawm ferry hnub no

SAN DIEGO (RAU HLI 7, 2017) –Lee Haskins Tau txais dhau nws thawj qhov loj heev hauv kev tiv thaiv nws lub IBF Bantamweight Lub Npe Ryan hlawv hauv Belfast rau Saturday – Los ntawm kev noj lub ferry hnub no vim nws ntshai ntawm ya.
Haskins tso nws lub mom rau ntawm txoj kab rau zaum peb ntawm SEs Arena Belfast, nyob rau APeb–Ib txoj kev lom zem ntawm kev lom zem ntawm 3 PM ET / 12 PM Tav su PT thiab Bristolian paub nws yog nyob rau hauv rau lub siab nyiam txais thaum nws sim tes hlawv nws thawj cov profeat nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm tus siab nyiam belfast.
'Playboy’ hais tias lub hometown txhawb yuav tsis muaj teeb meem vim nws tsis muaj dab tsi nws tsis tau muaj dua ua ntej – Tab sis paub txog kev sib ntaus yuav nyob deb ntawm kev caij nkoj tawm tsam lub hnub qub tsis muaj lub hometown.
“Kuv tsis yog qhov loj tshaj plaws ntawm cov dav hlau yog li peb tau xaiv kom tau txais lub ferry dua,” hais tias hakins. “Kuv tsev neeg thiab kuv txiav txim siab mus ua ntej me ntsis thiab ua kom muaj kev mus ncig ua si txog nws.
“Nws tsis dhau deb yog li nws muab rau kuv thiab cov menyuam me ntsis ntawm lub sijhawm mus ntes thiab nws yog ib yam dab tsi txawv, es tsis txhob dhia tawm ntawm lub dav hlau ncaj rau hauv lub tsev so. Tam sim no peb tau txais kom muaj kev ntsuas me ntsis thiab muaj kev lom zem me ntsis.
“Nws yuav yog tus neeg coob heev tab sis qhia qhov tseeb nws tsis thab kuv. Kuv tau lub sij hawm tam sim ntawd thiab sijhawm dua yog li kuv paub tias muaj dab tsi los. Kuv tau boxed hauv monaco, Belgium thiab Morocco thiab hauv ntau lub tiaj nyom hauv tebchaws Askiv. Nws tsis thab kuv, Lub nplhaib yog lub nplhaib.
“Kuv vam tias cov kiv cua Belfast tsis txhob muab rau kuv ntau dhau ntawm lub sijhawm nyuaj! Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm xws li ib tug kws paub pawg neeg muaj kev paub thiab txog kuv tus kiv cua, Kuv yeej zoo siab rau koj txoj kev txuas ntxiv rov qab.
“I am very excited – Kuv zoo siab rau qhov no ib yam li kuv tau ntev, lub sij hawm ntev. Kuv zoo siab thiab cov ntsiab lus yuav mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus no thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom mus xyuas plab.”
Rab phom’ clash nrog Burash nrog Burleett yog ib feem ntawm ib hnub loj ntawm kev ua nyob rau hauv Belfast uas Paul Dingslale rau nws thawj lub npe nrog rau IBF Europeight Pluaj ntawm kab.
James Tennyson Tackles Ryan Doyle rau WBA International Super-Featherweight, Ian Tims thiab Lukas Watkins tau ntsib rau Irish Cruiseight Title, Muaj qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws kev txiav txim siab ntawm Mike Perez, thiab cov nyiam hauv zos nyiam Paddy Gallager, Matthew Wilton, NTSEEG McCrory thiab Tyrone McCullagh.
Cov duab los ntawm : Jamie Mcphiltimey

Tennyson ntsib Doyle rau WBA Strawb thoob ntiaj teb

Belfast Ace zoo siab txais tos Manchester tus txiv neej nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj

SAN DIEGO (RAU HLI 6, 2017) James Tennyson Yim nws nyob saum qib domestic – thiab hais tias nws yuav ua pov thawj tias nyob rau Saturday thaum nws ntsej muag Ryan Doyle rau WBA International Super-Featherweight lub npe ntawm lub Cov Art Arena Belfast, nyob rau AWE- Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze ntawm 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT.
Tennyson tus clash nrog Doyle yog ib feem ntawm kev ua hmo ntuj loj ntawm Belfast li Ryan Burm Nyom Cov Lee Haskins rau lub npe IBF Ntiaj Teb Bantamweight.
Tennyson tau yeej Celtic Featherweight thiab Irish Super-Featherweight Cov npe tab sis poob qis thaum nws ntsib Ryan Walsh rau cov British Featherweight crown.
Lub 23 xyoo ntseeg ntseeg tias nws tau zoo dua npaj rau ntau cov npe ua phem tam sim no, Thiab xav qhia tau tias nyob rau hauv dab tsi nws ntseeg yuav yog kev tawg tawm tsam cov lus Askiv featherwe ntawm Manchester.
“Kuv pog heev, tau hais tias tennyson. “Kuv zoo siab yog ib feem ntawm kev ua yeeb yam thiab cia siab tias Ryan Burn Burchett ua Ireland tom ntej no tus yeej thiab cov hmo loj no tuaj yeem rov qab mus rau Belfast.
“Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yog dhau Iry Title Npe. Kuv tsis tau nce lossis kawm ntau yam ntxiv nyob rau theem ntawd lossis los ntawm Boxing Wenessman. Kuv tau mus dhau qhov ntawd tam sim no. Qhov no yog kev sib ntaus uas kuv xav tau thiab pab coj kuv txoj haujlwm mus rau qib tom ntej.
“Kuv tau saib Ryan thiab qhov no yuav muaj kev lom zem tiag tiag. Nrog WBA cov npe thoob ntiaj teb ntawm txoj kab, Nws muab nws me ntsis ntxiv spice.
“Feem ntau kuv tsis saib ntau dhau rau hauv kuv cov tw, Kuv tau nyob ntawd thiab coj nws raws li nws los. Kuv ntseeg tau kuv lub peev xwm kom tau txoj haujlwm tiav. Kuv pab neeg twb paub me ntsis txog tus tub hluas yog li lawv tau qhia kuv cov phiaj xwm uas peb yuav tau txais yuav hmo ntuj.
“Kuv tau npaj rau kev sib ntaus nyuaj txawm li cas los xij hloov pauv ntawm tus nrog sib tw tsis tshua hloov txhua yam uas kuv npaj.
“Nws yog txhua yam haujlwm hauv kev nce qib. Kuv xav tau mus rau hauv ntiaj teb theem. Qhov no yog lub pob zeb loj heev los pab kom tau qhov chaw uas kuv xav tau.
“Kuv tsis tshua xav mus rau hauv kev xav 'Kuv yuav mus khob tus txiv neej no tawm', Kuv nyiam lub thawv. Nws yuav yog kev sib ntaus zoo rau cov kiv cua saib. Kuv yog ib tug txhoj puab heev, tuaj rau pem hauv ib tug ntaus rog.
“Camp tau mus zoo. Kuv zoo nkauj zoo nkauj mus rau ob peb hnub dhau los. Tam sim no nws yog txhua yam txog tau txais qhov hnyav, Txhua yam haujlwm ua haujlwm tau ua tiav tam sim no. Kuv tsuas yog nrhiav kom tau txais cov yeeb yam no ntawm txoj kev tam sim no.”
Paul Hylland Jr ntsib Adas dingsdale rau nws thawj zaug Profents nrog rau IBF Europeight Pluaj ntawm txoj kab, Ian Tims thiab Lukas Watkins tau ntsib rau Irish Cruiseight Title, Muaj qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws kev txiav txim siab ntawm Mike Perez, thiab cov nyiam hauv zos nyiam Paddy Gallager, Matthew Wilton, NTSEEG McCrory thiab Tyrone McCullagh.
Hais txog AWE NYOB BOXING

AWE NYOB Boxing nta nyob ntiaj teb no title championship thiab ntaus bouts showcasing hnub no lub feem ntau exciting neeg tua hluav taws. Txij thaum lub inception ntawm AWE tus nyob boxing nyob rau hauv cov txheej xwm 2011, Awe tau nthuav tawm dhau 50 lub ntiaj teb no title fights.

Awe tau coj cov kiv cua boxing ib co ntawm cov kev lom zem tshaj plaws thiab kev sib cav sib ceg, suav nrog kev sib dhos ntawm Ricky hlawv tawm tsam Ray Beltran rau cov npe ntiaj teb. Awe featured nyob thiab tsuas yog crowning ntawm Asmeskas terence crawford tshaj ricky hlawv. AWE kiv cua tau pom cov nplaum tawg hwj chim ntawm undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury ntau lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub network, xws li Fury kov yeej Txoj Kev Hlub Johnson. Nyob rau hauv 2017, Awe yog United United cov koom haum ntawm cov keeb kwm pharocisup ntawm cov lus dab neeg British Hnyav David Haye thiab Tony Bellew.

Hais txog AWE – Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze

Ib tug Wealth ntawm Lom ze (“AWE”) nta ib tug ntau ntawm lifestyles thiab kev lom zem lub cajmeem ntawm txawv txawv tebchaws thiab outrageous tsev nyob lub ntiaj teb Championship boxing. Awe muaj nyob rau ntawm ntau pua cable tshuab, xws li AT&T U-Verse, ch 147 thiab 1147 nyob rau hauv HD, Verizon FiOS TV, ch 169 thiab 669 nyob rau hauv HD. thiab DirectV, ch 387.
Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib www.awetv.com.

SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO OFFER FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM OF GROVES vs. CHUDINOV WORLD TITLE FIGHT THIS SATURDAY AS PRELUDE TO BROOK vs. Kev tshaj plaws

Kick off a great day of action-packed championship boxing nyob rau hnub Saturday (tag kis) by streaming the action of George Groves vs. Fedor Chudinov Super Middleweight World Championship live via Showtime Sports’ YouTube and Facebook platforms. Groves vs. Chudinov will serve as a prelude to the long-awaited SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®main event—the welterweight championship bout between British World Champion Kell Brook and undefeated American challenger Errol Spence Jr., which will air live on SHOWTIME at 5:15 p.m. THIAB/2:15 p.m. PT.

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George Groves vs. Fedor Chudinov

Vacant WBA Super Middleweight World Championship

To Stream Live Exclusively in the U.S. Via Facebook nyob thiab YouTube

At Approximately 4:30 p.m. THIAB/1:30 p.m. PT

Kell Brook Defends IBF Welterweight World Championship Against Errol Spence Jr. Nyob rau SHOWTIME® Ntawm 5:15 p.m. THIAB/2:15 p.m. PT

TSHIAB YORK (Tej zaum 25, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports will offer a fully-produced Facebook and YouTube live stream of George Groves vs. Fedor Chudinov Super Middleweight World Championship bout this Saturday, Tej zaum 27 from Sheffield, Hais. Groves vs. Chudinov will serve as a prelude to the long-awaited SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event—the welterweight championship bout between British World Champion Kell Brook and undefeated American challenger Errol Spence Jr., which will air live on SHOWTIME at 5:15 p.m. THIAB/2:15 p.m. PT.

Live coverage of Groves vs. Chudinov will be provided by Sky Sports Box Office with sportscasters Adam Smith and Carl Froch and will begin at approximately 4:30 p.m. THIAB/1:30 p.m. PT exclusively in the U.S. nyob rau hauv lub SHOWTIME Sports Facebookpage and the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel. Fans can follow all SHOWTIME Sports social accounts (SHOsports) nyob rau hnub Saturday afternoon for the precise start time to Groves vs. Chudinov following undercard action from Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, Hais. These platforms will be geo-blocked for U.S. tsuas.

“When we saw the opportunity to deliver this great super middleweight championship fight to the U.S. cov neeg tuaj saib, we jumped at it,” said Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, Stephen Espinoza. “We thank Matchroom Sport for making it possible for us to carry this bonus coverage to the U.S. Doing so compliments our robust digital and social media content plan serving boxing fans online and attracting new ones. This further demonstrates our unrivaled commitment to the sport. No one is making a more significant and impactful contribution to boxing’s momentum than SHOWTIME.”

Former three-time title challenger Groves and former champ Chudinov (14-1, 10 Kos) will meet for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight World Championship in a matchup of the WBA’s No. 1 thiab tsis. 2 challengers in a co-featured bout at Bramall Lane.

Nyuaj (25-3, 18 Kos) has won four straight since teaming up with 2016 Trainer of the Year Shane McGuigan following a close split-decision loss to then-WBC Champion Badou Jack in 2015. The only other blemishes on his record came in title challenges to long-time 168-pound champ Carl Froch.

“I believe this is the best opportunity for me to achieve my dream and become world champion,” Groves said earlier this week. “Time is on my side. I had a good year last year, and I’m in a good place. I’ve put in the work, thiab tam sim no, I need to make this count.

“Everything that’s happened in the past has just made me more determined. I know the pressure is on, and I can’t afford to make any more mistakes. This might be my best chance to win a world title, but it could also be my last.”

Chudinov (14-1, 10 Kos) originally won the WBA Super Middleweight Title with a split-decision victory over Felix Sturm in 2015 and made one successful defense before losing via controversial majority decision in a rematch with Sturm in 2016. Sturm later vacated the belt due to injury, opening up the opportunity for Chudinov to win back his title no hnub vas xaum against Groves. Chudinov is ranked No. 1 by the WBA while Groves is ranked No. 2.

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WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS IN ADVANCE OF ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. Wladimir Klitschko

American Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder hosted a media conference call to give his thoughts nyob rau hnub Saturday lub heavyweight blockbuster between undefeated IBF Champion Anthony Joshua and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko live on SHOWTIME® (4:15 p.m. THIAB/1:15 p.m. PT) from sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.

Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos), who won his WBC belt in January 2015 on SHOWTIME and has since made five defenses, will serve as an analyst for Sky Sports Box Office for Joshua vs. Klitschko.

Lub British ensation Yaushua (18-0, 18 Kos) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 Kos) will unify the heavyweight division as they meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant WBA World Championship in front of record-setting 90,000 fans at Britain’s largest stadium.

Here is what Wilder had to say on the call rau hnub Monday:

DEONTAY Wilder:

“I love this fight for these guys. I love it for the sport of boxing. The fans seem to be well in-tune with it and I think this is a super fight for the heavyweight division.

“I can’t wait for it. I can’t wait to see what happens and hopefully those guys go in healthy and come out the same way. This is a very dangerous sport, especially when you’re trying to perform and put on a show.”

On what Wilder sees as vulnerabilities in Joshua…

“There’s a lot of flaws that Joshua has, but Joshua is still young in the game as well. A lot of people look at Joshua and they’re going off of his physique and they’re going off of the hype that their countryman has brought to them.

“If you really look deep down and soul search and look at his resume, with all of the guys he’s fought … that sometimes makes a person look busier than what he is. There’s a lot of flaws in all of us though, to be honest. Nobody will ever be perfect in the ring. We only try to be our best and that’s the only thing you should go off of.

“I am looking forward to this fight and I can’t wait. I want Klitschko to come in and fight. You can always be hyped for a big fight but it’s all going to boil down to what fighter is going to bring what to the fight. I think he’s ready and he’s going to show a lot of things. He’s going to teach Joshua a lot of different things in the ring, raws li zoo, and we’ll see if Joshua has any flaws or not.”

On potentially fighting the winner later this year…

"Vam tias. There are a lot of people that are involved in this. If it were just solely up to me then I’d be 1,000 percent confident, but it’s not just me. That’s what the fans want. I’ve been wanting to give the fans what they want my entire career. Tu siab, I am one of those fighters that’s always getting the short end of the stick. I only can work with what I can work with.

“I am very confident that I am the best in this division. I am very confident that I will unify this division. I am very confident that I will retire on top, undefeated as well. I’m just waiting for my moment. I’ve been sitting patiently all of this time, even in the start of my career and I’m sitting patient now. I’m just looking forward to my turn.”

On why it’s important for him to be ringside in London…

“When you have guys that are competing against each other at the top, it’s only right for me to be there. I’m not just going out there to be on Sky Sports, I am for sure going there to scout. All the other heavyweights come to my fights. They’re not just there to be a fan. They’re there to scout and look for different openings and certain signs.

“I am definitely going over to scout. And maybe we can make a mega-unification bout.

“I want to go get [Yauxej] Parker. Parker doesn’t have an opponent right now. I’m fresh. I’m ready and what would be better than me and Parker fighting for the unification and then have another unification where winner takes all at the end of the year? Ces, 2018 you can start off the year with nothing but mandatories.

“The heavyweight division is getting exciting. This is the heavyweight division, and we’re already coming out of that dark place and we finally got light. Don’t take it back. Don’t go backwards when we’re moving so freshly forward. Nrog cov uas, I want to move it more forward. I want to give the fans what they want, and they want a unification. They want one champion and I’m trying to make that happen. So here I am Joseph Parker.”

On breaking down Joshua-Klitschko…

“With Klitschko I definitely feel that the teachings of Emanuel Steward are lacking a little bit, but he’s not to blame. Steward was a very, very smart trainer. The things that he could see and the things that he can get in the heads of the fighters, that was unbelievable. He wasn’t a great trainer for no reason and that’s when I thought Klitschko was the best when he had Emanuel in his corner. Not only when he’s inside of the ring but when he’s on the outside too. Tam sim no, I just feel since he’s gone, it’s more about what Wladimir wants to do, not what his trainers see.

“With Joshua, he’s got the height and he’s got the power. Nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib, you don’t need skills. As long as you have the power, that’s what makes up the heavyweight division. You’re in the game once you’ve got that power….They’re going to have to play a forward fight to feel a little bit of each other out.

“If Joshua wants to be successful, he’s definitely going to have to move and take angles and be smart with Klitschko. Because Klitschko is very smart, he’s been around the block, he’s got an excellent jab, and he’s going to set Joshua up. His smartness is going to play in a lot.

“Joshua is not as flexible. I don’t think he’s super athletic and doesn’t have that much coordination because of the stiffness. But he definitely has a great shot in this fight and I’d love to see what happens, and hopefully everything comes through with having a mega-fight at the end of the year.”

On Klitschko’s loss to Fury…

"Klitschko didn’t lose by not being able to compete with Tyson Fury, or do the things he had to do. He lost because he didn’t throw no damn punches. I want him to fight in this fight. I don’t want him to hold back, because Fury was bigger than him or this and that. Forget all of that. You got to go in there and fight. You’re the champ. You don’t care about nobody being bigger than you. You go in there and you forget all of that and defend your title because you’re the king and you’re not going to let nobody take it… And that’s how he should come in there.

“There’s a time and a place to be nice. You can’t always be nice. You’ve got to go in there and let them know ‘I’m still a monster, I’m still a beast, I’m still that lion and I’ll eat you up alive when I get you in there.’ And that’s just what he has to come to bring to the table.

“I’m so ready for this fight. I’m looking forward to what’s after this to come. I’m looking forward to unifying this division and bringing it back to America – where it once was and where it’s always going to remain once I bring all the belts. It’s going to be back, Kuv cog lus rau koj tias.

“Age is only but a number and if you feel like you still have it in you and have confidence in yourself, then that’s what you’re going to do. The mind is a powerful thing to lose. And when you lose your mind, you lose your body.

“With Klitschko, he feels like he’s dedicated himself back to the sport and that’s why he says he’s obsessed. He’s obsessed with retaining his titles, he’s obsessed with rising in boxing again. He’s like a new fighter. He needed that loss to Tyson Fury because he forgot to be humble. He forgot about that.

“Now that he’s rebuilt himself, he’s got that hunger, that fire. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, all that matters is on the night of the fight. He can come to us with another Tyson Fury fight, talking about height and weight, or he can bring that Klitschko like we’ve always seen with the jabs and setting up with the right hands… We’ll see what happens.”

On his prediction for the winner and why…

“I’m going to continue with my statement as I’ve been saying it. My heart is for Joshua, but my mind is for Klitschko. My heart is for Joshua because I would love to fight him – I think that would be a mega-fight. Even though Joshua is fighting Klitschko, people are still talking to this day about a Wilder and Joshua fight. It’s almost demanded. If this kid beats Klitschko it’s like the only fight he can have is me, because it’s been so demanded.

“My mind goes to Klitschko, because he’s very smart. People talk about age, but like I said, age can play an advantage too. Klitschko has seen every style there is…And when you see it again, you know how to handle it and adapt to it. You know what you got to do.

“He knew what he had to do against Fury, he just didn’t pull the trigger because he was scared of being punished. That was his fault. Now that’s a shame on him. Now he’s coming back for a second time for a title, so if he does it again, he’s going to need to give it up. For those reasons, my heart goes to Joshua but my mind goes to Klitschko.”

Cruiserweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov Injured, Unable to Defend Title Against Yunier Dorticos In Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions Show on FS1 & FOX Deportes on April 29

Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano
Will Defend Title Against Claudio Marrero in
Main Event While Unbeaten Jeison Rosario Meets Nathaniel Gallimore in Co-Main Event Live from Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 20, 2017) – Cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu (17-2, 11 Kos) suffered an eye injury in training on Wednesday and will not be able to defend his title against yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos) in the main event of a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions rau FS1 thiab hma liab Deportes, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas.
Shumenov-Dorticos has been postponed until Shumenov has completely healed from his injury. It will be rescheduled as soon as Shumenov is healthy enough to return to training. There is no timetable yet on when he is expected to return from the injury.
WBA Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano (26-0, Kos) defending his title against once-beaten contender Claudio Marrero (21-1, 15 Kos) has been elevated to the main event.
Uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi yuav pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT and will feature undefeated Jeison Rosario (12-0, 9 Kos) taking on once-beaten Nathaniel Gallimore (17-1-1, 14 Kos) in a 10-round middleweight attraction.
It is disappointing that Shumenov suffered an eye injury in training. Tu siab, that’s the nature of boxing,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “We were looking forward to seeing him defend his cruiserweight world title against Dorticos. I hope he makes a full recovery and we can reschedule the match.
“Tam sim no, we’re looking forward to Carlos Zambrano making his Mayweather Promotions debut in a scintillating match against a very tough challenger in Claudio Marrero on FS1 and FOX Deportes.
An unbeaten fighter from Lima, Peru, Zambrano turned pro in 2008 and fought nine of his first 12 bouts in the U.S. He won a South American regional title in 2012 and began moving up the featherweight rankings with a knockout victory over Devis Perez in 2014. He picked up his interim title with a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Ramirez in 2015 and defended the belt successfully against Jose Sanmartin later that year.
A former title challenger who lost a narrow decision to Jesus Cuellar in 2013, Marrero has won seven-straight bouts since then. Uas nyuam qhuav, the 28-year-old knocked down Luis Hinojosa four times before stopping him in the fourth round in August 2016. A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican koom pheej, Marrero was an accomplished amateur who will be fighting in Las Vegas for the second time in his pro career.
An unbeaten fighter out of Santo Domingo, Dominican koom pheej, Rosario will make his U.S. debut when he enters the ring on Tej zaum 16. Ib tug pro txij li thaum 2013, the 22-year-old scored knockouts in his first three starts and won a Domincan welterweight title with a second round stoppage of Jose Vidal Soto in 2014. Rosario’s last three starts have seen him score TKO victories over Euro Gonzalez plus previously unbeaten fighters Carlos Jairo Cruz and Rafael Lorenzo.
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica and fighting out of Evanston, Illinois, Gallimore enters this fight having won his last four bouts, tag nrho cov los ntawm knockout. The 28-year-old has fought professionally since 2014 and was unbeaten in his first 14 outings before losing a narrow split-decision last June. He began his 2017 with a third round stoppage of Angel Hernandez in early April.
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