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Tus “LADY HAWAIIAN PUNCH” MORTON RETAINS WBO ASIA PACIFIC FLYWEIGHT TITLE WITH SPLIT DECISION

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San Francisco, XWS LI (Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2019) – Last night at the Okada Manila Hotel and Casino in Paranaque City, Philippines, Prince Ranch Boxing’s female flyweight Tus “Lady Hawaiian Punch” Morton (8-1-3, 1 KO), retained her WBO Asia Pacific title with a split decision victory over Japan’s Chie Higano (8-8-1, 2 Kos). Scorecards nyeem 94-96 for Higano and 97-93, 96-94 for Morton.

“I felt good to come back down to flyweight,” hais tias Casey morton, “I feel this is the weight where I can make my run toward a world title. Higano was a very tough opponent and I have a lot of respect for her. It’s very difficult to get a win overseas but I was able to do it. Now my goal is to capture the WBO world title. I’m hoping to get my shot by the end of the year.”

“Casey is a natural flyweight and she is best when fighting at this weigh,” Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Greg Hannley ntawmTub huabtais Ranch Boxing. “For her to go to the Philippines and pull off another monumental win is just amazing. A world title shot in 2019 is something I can see happening. I know she is ready to become a world champion.”

Morton, who is trained by Noninito donaire sr., feels she has the perfect team in place to take her career to the next level.

“With Nonito Donaire Sr. as my coach, I feel he’s the right person to make me into a world champion as a trainer,” Morton Continued. “Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, my manager Greg Hannley is providing everything I need for these big fights, raws li zoo raws li Victor suav who has my back every step of the way. The team I have in place now is the best in boxing and I’m grateful for all their support. Together we will go to the top.”


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Claressa Shield VS. Christina Rauj Rauj uas tsis yog xov tooj hauv xov xwm rau cov poj niam featherweight lub npe sib ntaus, Cov Kev Pom Zoo Tsis Tau Los & NTXIV!

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Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 los ntawm boardwalk nrog hauv Atlantic City Headlined los ntawm Shoother vs. Rauj tuag rau undisputed nruab nrab kev sib tw nyob rau showtime®

Atlantic NROOG, N.J. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2019) – Undercard ua rau hnub Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 ntawm boardwalk nrog hauv lub nroog Atlantic yuav ua rau muaj cov kev zoo siab, suav nrog poj niam tus poj niam featherweight ntiaj teb cov npe matchup thiab unbeaten cov kev cia siab cuam tshuam rau hauv lub nplhaib, ua rau cov showtime boxing: Tshwj xeeb muab Tripleheader headlined los ntawm cov ntaub thaiv claressa vs. Christina Rauj Rauj Storown rau qhov tsis muaj 160-phaus ntiaj teb kev sib tw.

Cov kab hauv qab yog qhov tseem ceeb los ntawm kev tsis tau txais Lavxias Elena gardener (9-0, 2 Kos) vying rau nws thawj zaug ntiaj teb cov npe thaum nws siv sijhawm yav dhau los ob-lub npe npe sau BRENDA KAREN Carabaj (15-4-1, 9 Kos) Rau cov neeg tsis muaj npe.

“Cov poj niam lub thawv muaj kev loj hlob monumalal loj hlob thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb thiab ua ib feem ntawm zaj keeb kwm no hmo ntuj, Peb xav tau qhia lub peev xwm saum toj kawg nkaus hauv kev sib ntaus tseem ceeb,” Hais Dmitriy Salita, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Salita txhawb nqa. “Kuv zoo siab tau txais ob lub ntsiab lus saum toj kawg nkaus sib ntaus rau ntawm qhov chaw tsis txaus ntseeg thiab tsis tau lees paub txog tus txiv neej sib tw. Sab saum toj mus rau hauv qab, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 Yuav ua ib qho kev nco txog hmo ntuj rau Boxing cov kiv cua thoob ntiaj teb.”

Hauv super flyweight nkaus xwb, 23-Xyoo-laus Detroit-neeg Ja'rico o'quinn (11-0, 8 Kos) zoo nkaus li nyob twj ywm unbeaten nyob rau yim-puag ncig sib ntaus tawm tsam sab qaum teb, Minnesota's Vicente Alfaro Martinez (9-4, 3 Kos).

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $55 thiab $35 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib tuaj yeem yuav los ntawm cov zuam hnav thiab ntawm boardwalkhall.com.

Qhov kev txiav txim yuav tseem suav nrog kev sib tw hnyav Xamuy (37-6, 30 Kos) kev noj nyob Mexico lub Mario Heredia (15-6-1, 13 Kos) nyob rau hauv yim-puag ncig matchup thiab Jesse Angel Hernandez (12-2, 7 Kos) ntawm fort muaj nqis, Texas stepping nyob rau hauv yim round super bantamweight contest tawm tsam cov jersey tshiab Edgar Joe Cortes (6-4-1). Flint, Michigan-Haiv Neeg Darrion Lawna yuav saib nws tus lej thib ob uas muaj ntau kev sib ntaus thaum nws ntsej muag Xa-u Almeida nyob rau hauv ib tug super middleweight bout.

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Shield Vs. Rauj yuav pawv undefeight ntiaj teb champions Claressa cov ntaub thaiv thiab Christina Rauj tawm tsam ib leeg hauv kev sib ntaus sib tua 160-phaus ntiaj teb tus yeej, Hauv dab tsi yog sib cav txog cov poj niam tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm. Qhov Co-Feature yuav ua rau Jermaine Franklin noj ntawm Rydell phau ntawv sau nyob rau hauv ib qho kev zoo siab tshaj 10-round hnyav sib tw thiab nyob rau hauv tus xov tooj ntawm telecast, Hnyav Hnyav Otto Wallin thiab Nick Kisner yuav sib ntaus sib tua hauv 10-round clash. Lub ShowTime Boxing: Tshwj xeeb muab tripleheader yuav cua nyob rau showtime ntawm 9 p.m. ET / PT ntawm Boardwalk nrog hauv lub nroog Atlantic, N.J.
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Undefely Hnyav HeavweSe Jermaine Prospin thiab Otto Wallin Ligete Hauv Co-Featured khoom Hnub Saturday, PLAUB HLI 13 Nyob ntawm ShowdTime® los ntawm Boardwalk Hall hauv lub nroog Atlantic

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Claressa daim ntaub thaiv thiab Christina Rauj sib ntsib
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Rau tus poj niam undisputed poj niam txoj kev sib tw nruab nrab

TSHIAB YORK – Lub peb hlis ntuj 7, 2019 – Ob qho kev cia siab hnyav yuav muab lawv cov ntaub ntawv ua haujlwm tsis muaj zog ntawm txoj kab thaum lawv sib ntaus sib tua hauv kev sib cais rau hnub Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 nyob ntawm showtime ntawm boardwalk nrog hauv lub nroog Atlantic, N.J ntawm cov kab hauv qab ntawm lub claressa shebessa shields-Christina Rauj Earmer Teb Kev Lom Zem. Sab saum toj Asmeskas Hnyav Hnyav Jermaine Franklin yuav siv rau yav dhau los tsis muaj. 1-Ranked U.S. pib xyaum ua Rydell booker Nyob rau hauv 10-puag ncig cov bout thaum undefeet Swedish hnyav Otto Wallin yuav sib ntaus sib tua amixed amateur Nick Kisner Nyob rau hauv 10-puag ncig clash uas yuav qhib lub showtime Boxing: Tshwj xeeb muab tripleheader ntawm 9 p.m. ET / PT.


Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, undefeathed nruab nrab ntiaj teb cov nkoj thiab rauj yuav tau sib ntsib rau cov poj niam tsis muaj tseeb 160-phaus ntiaj teb kev tshwm sim tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm.

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $55 thiab $35 thiab yog muag tam sim no. Daim pib tuaj yeem yuav los ntawm cov zuam hnav thiab ntawm boardwalkhall.com.

“Kev faib hnyav hnyav yog cov peev xwm thiab zoo siab li ib txwm muaj,Thiab peb zoo siab ntxiv rau ob qho tsis muaj kev ua yeeb yaj kiab 13 telecast,” hais tias promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Peb muaj cov kev xav zoo tshaj plaws Asmeskas hauv Jermaine Franklin thiab ib qho ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws European hnyav sib ceg nyob rau hauv otlo wallin. Cov kev sib ntaus no yuav zoo kawg nkaus-INS mus rau keeb kwm ntawm daim thaiv nkoj vs. Rauj lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim thiab yuav tsim ib hmos kom nco ntsoov rau boxing kiv cua thoob ntiaj teb.”

Lub 25-xyoo-laus Franklin (17-0, 13 Kos), los ntawm saginaw, Mich., yog ib qho kev lom zem yav dhau los thiab a 2014 National Golden Gloves Champion. Tus neeg sib tw los sawv cev rau U.S. nyob rau ntawm lub 2016 Olympic ua si, Franklin muab lub sijhawm los sib tw rau ib qho chaw ntawm pab neeg thiab xaiv tau pib ua haujlwm hauv 2015. Dav tsam raws li sab saum toj Asmeskas Hnyav Hnyav, Franklin tau txhim tsa nws cov ntaub ntawv tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam nrog kev txheeb ze thaum tig Pro, knocking tawm cuaj ntawm nws thawj zaug 10 Kev Txawj. Los ntawm lub lopsed 10-hloov kev txiav txim siab dhau craig Lewis thaum Lub Xya Hli, Franklin lub hom phiaj kom txuas ntxiv txav cov qib ntawm cov kev sib cais hnyav hnyav hauv 2019 thiab muab nws tus kheej rau lub npe txhaj tshuaj.

“Kuv tsis tau tos – Kuv npaj tau los qhia tias kuv yog tus txiv neej tshiab hauv kev sib cais hnyav,” hais tias Franklin. “Rydell yog lub dav hlau tua neeg loj kawg nkaus tab sis nws yog txoj hauv kev ntawm kuv lub hom phiaj ntawm yeej cov ntiaj teb hnyav lub npe. Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 Yuav yog kuv tus neeg tawm los thiab kuv tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo kom muaj lub sijhawm no rau kev qhia ntawv.”

Booker (25-1, 12 Kos), los ntawm Detroit, Mich., yog yav dhau los tsis muaj.1-ranked U.S. amateur uas yog ib zaug nce kev loj hlob hnyav nrog a 22-0 cov ntaub ntawv. Nws raug kev txom nyem nws tus swb swb rau yav dhau los peb-faib thoob ntiaj teb tus yeej James Kev Tuey, Leej twg tuaj tawm yeej yeej ntau tshaj li vassiliy jirov thiab evand Sam Thiaj, nyob rau hauv 2004. Tom qab pab pawg neeg hauv tsev kaw neeg 12 xyoos, Booker tau rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib saib kom tau nws lub neej rov qab taug thiab ua kom tau nws ib zaug cog lus, Tso cai peb qhov kev txiav txim siab tsis pom zoo hauv 2018 Nyob rau hauv lub tsev kawm ntawv qib siab ntawm yav dhau los ntiaj teb tus yeej Jimmy Paul.

“Nws txhais tau ntau heev kom muaj lub sijhawm no los tawm tsam ntawm Shoudome,” hais tias 38-xyoo-laus booker, Leej twg sparred nrog hnyav ntiaj teb kev yeej anthony Joshua hauv kev npaj rau nws lub Cuaj Hli 2018 Bout nrog Alexander Povetkin. “Kuv npaj tau los qhia kuv cov txuj ci rau theem hauv tebchaws yog li txhua tus yuav paub tias leej twg rydell booker yog ib zaug ntxiv. Kuv xav tias Jermaine Franklin yog ib tus neeg tua neeg zoo nkauj heev tab sis nws tsis tau tawm tsam leej twg nrog kuv kev paub, Kev paub hauv lub nplhaib lossis kuv lub nplhaib sib npaug. Kuv yuav qhia nws qee cov lus qhia tshiab rau lub Plaub Hlis 13. Kuv muaj ib lub hnab uas muaj cov khoom zoo thiab cov kev qhia tawm ntawm kuv qhov kev pov tseg uas kuv yuav qhia tus hluas nraug hluas nraugshrers.”

Phab ntsa (20-0, 13 Kos), uas yuav tau ua nws U.S. debut, muab pro nyob rau hauv 2013 thiab tau maj mam nce nyob rau hauv cov qeb duas los ntawm kev kaw 20 sib law liag yeej. 28-xyoo-laus southerpaw, leej keeb kwm ua si hauv izey thiab ncaws pob hauv nws haiv neeg Sweden ua ntej nrhiav kev tshawb fawb qab zib, yeej lub Swedish Boxing Championship ntawm 16-xyoo-laus, tawm tsam Yaushua ob zaug ua ib tus neeg pib xyaum ua thiab yog ib tus tswv cuab ntawm Swedish national Boxing Pab Pawg. Tam sim no qeb tsis tau. 5 los ntawm ob lub wba thiab ibf, Wallin tsis ntev los no tsis ntev los no yeej 12-puag ncig txiav txim siab tshaj Adrian granat nyob rau lub Plaub Hlis 2018 Thiab tam sim no muaj nws cov kev pom ntawm nws lub teb chaws thawj tus yeej hnyav txij li italemar Johansson nyob rau hauv 1960.

“Kuv zoo siab heev txog kev ua kuv u.s. Debut ntawm Showtime,” hais wallin, Leej twg tau siv ob xyoos dhau los ua kev cob qhia kev cob qhia hauv New York nrog nws tus kws qhia thiab yav dhau los ob-sib tw joey game. “Kom sib ntaus sib tua ntawm cov npav loj yog kev txhawb zog heev. Kuv tau npau suav txog lub sijhawm no txij li thaum kuv thawj zaug pib ntaus pob thaum lub hnub nyoog 15. Kuv yuav muab tso rau ib qho kev ua tau zoo thaum lub Plaub Hlis 13 thiab qhia kuv tus kheej rau Asmeskas cov kiv cua. Kuv yuav yog ib kauj ruam los ze rau kuv lub hom phiaj ntawm kev yeej lub ntiaj teb hnyav. Zoo li kuv tau hais ua ntej, Kuv yog ib tug menyuam yaus los ntawm ib lub nroog me me hauv Sweden thiab kuv txaus siab rau qhov twg kuv yog los ntawm thiab dab tsi kuv tau ua tiav kom deb li deb, Tab sis kuv xav li no yog thaum txhua yam kev lom zem pib.”

28-xyoo-laus KISner (21-4-1, 6 Kos) tau sib tw ntawm ob qho tib si cruiserweight thiab hnyav txij thaum tig kev ua haujlwm hauv 2010 Tom qab ua tiav kev ua haujlwm zoo amateur. Ntawm Kisner cov kev lees paub ntau kauj ruam, Lub Baltimore, Md. Haiv neeg yog peb-lub sijhawm hauv lub tebchaws Lij Choj, Ob-lub sij hawm Junior National Golden hnab looj tes thiab Ringside ntiaj teb tus yeej. Nws tuav qhov sib txawv ntawm kev ua tus tub ntxhais hluas uas hluas tshaj plaws hauv tebchaws Asmeskas puas tau yeej ib tug txiv neej lub npe hauv kev sib cais hauv lub neej hauv 17 xyoo. As a pro, Peb ntawm Kisner plaub qhov kev poob tau tawm tsam cov neeg sib tw uas tau khav theeb cov ntaub ntawv uas tsis muaj kev sib tua ntawm kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, KISner tiv thaiv nws WBA U.S. Lub npe uas muaj neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam nrog kev txiav txim siab feem ntau yeej dhau Scott Sigmon.

“Kuv tau ua npau suav kuv lub neej tag nrho ntawm ib hnub sib ntaus hauv lub TV hauv tebchaws thiab tam sim no lub sijhawm nyob ntawm no, Kuv yuav mus ua feem ntau ntawm nws,” hais kisner. “Phab ntsa yog qhov zoo heev tab sis kuv mus ua pov thawj Kuv yog ib qho ntawm cov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub ntiaj chaw. Kuv tau ua pov thawj kuv lub peev xwm los ntaus qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb ntawm ob qho kev pib xyaum ua thiab qib kev ua haujlwm thiab kuv yuav ua nws dua thaum Lub Plaub Hlis 13.”

Barry Tompkins yuav hu rau lub suab hu ua: Tshwj xeeb tsab kev ua los ntawm Ringside nrog Boxing keeb kwm Steve Clev thiab yav dhau los ntiaj teb Champion Riv Marquez ua haujlwm raws li cov kws tshaj lij. Tus Thawj Coj Ua Haujlwm ntawm ShowTime Boxing: Cov Qauv Tshwj Xeeb yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Patoshan Ua Thiab Rick Phillips coj.
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Claressa Shield VS. Christina Rauj New York Xovxwm Xovxwm Cov Lus Sib Tham & DUAB

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Nruab Nrab Champions Daim Duab & Rauj kev sib ntaus sib tua rau cov poj niam tsis muaj kev sib tw hauv ntiaj teb txoj kev sib tw nruab nrab, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 Nyob rau SHOWTIME® los ntawm boardwalk
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SHOWTIME kev ua si® Tshaj tawm ob feem TXHUA ACCESS: Shield Vs. Rab rauj Nrog rau kev teeb tsa ntawm Social Media Platforms Lub Peb Hlis 29 and April 5

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TSHIAB YORK (Lub ob hlis ntuj 26, 2019) – Ob lub ntsej muag undefeathweight mus rau hnub Tuesday raws li Claressa Shields thiab Christina Rauj tau ntsib nyob rau hauv New York ntawm cov rooj sib tham hauv caug ua ntej ntawm lawv cov kev sib ntaus sib tua rau cov poj niam tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 nyob ntawm showtime ntawm boardwalk nrog hauv lub nroog Atlantic, N.J.

Lub SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION pib thaum 9 p.m. ET / PT thiab yuav ua tau zoo rau kev koom ua ke ntev hauv dab tsi yog kev sib cav sib ceg tshaj plaws hauv poj niam lub keeb kwm. Ntxiv rau cov npe ntiaj teb los ntawm tag nrho plaub lub cev, Kev sib ntaus sib tua no yuav yog rau lub nplhaib Magazine Cov Poj Niam Nruab Nrab Championship, Thawj thawj zaug lub nplhaib faib cov npe tau los ntawm cov poj niam cov poj niam kev sib tw.

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $55 thiab $35 thiab yog muag rau hnub Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1 ntawm 11 a.m. THIAB. Daim pib tuaj yeem yuav los ntawm cov zuam hnav thiab ntawm boardwalkhall.com. Daim pib ua ntej muag yog muaj tam sim no nyob rau ntawm qhov txuas NTAWM NO Los ntawm kev siv cov code kem.

Kuj rau hnub Tuesday, Kev ua yeeb yaj kiab pom kev no tau tshaj tawm tias nws yuav ua yeeb yam uas cov neeg tsim lub tswv yim vs. Rauj nrog ib ob-ntu digital phuv ntawm cov kev ua si emmy® Cov Txiaj Ntsim Sib Tw TXHUA ACCESS. TXHUA ACCESS: Shield Vs. Rab rauj yuav premiere rau lub peb hlis ntuj 29 Nrog lub thib ob phuv rau lub Plaub Hlis 5 ntawm cov showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab Showtime Thawv Facebook Page thiab coj cov neeg saib mus rau hauv cov chaw kawm. Cov koob yees duab yuav tau kos nrog daim ntaub thaiv ntawm U.S. Olympic Kev cob qhia hauv Colorado Springs, Colo., thiab nrog rauj nyob rau hauv lub nroog Supfeld hauv Austrian Alps raws li Undefeated Rivals npaj rau qhov kev sib ntaus tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm lawv cov haujlwm.

Nov yog yam uas cov xov tooj sib tham tau hais tias cov neeg tuaj koom yuav tsum tau hais hnub Tuesday los ntawm Npau suav Hotel Downtown hauv Manhattan:



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“Qhov no tau ntev dhau lawm. Kuv tsuas yog zoo siab tias rauj yog nyob ntawm no thiab kev sib ntaus yog teeb tsa. Nws tau nyob ntawm kuv kev sib ntaus ua ntej tab sis kuv tsis tuaj yeem tos kom tau sab hauv lub nplhaib thiab qhia nws Kuv yog tus yeej tiag tiag.

“Kuv tau mus rau ntau lub teb chaws sib txawv thiab rethroned Champions thoob ntiaj teb. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, Kuv tabtom los tawm tsam thiab kuv paub tias nws yog tus yeej loj. Ua ib tus yeej rau txhua xyoo tau qhia tias nws yog tus tua neeg zoo. Tab sis kuv kuj saib rov pib dua, thiab nws tus kheej rov qab tsis zoo li kuv li.

“Kuv tsis yog ib tug neeg tuaj pw. Kuv tsis ntshai nws. Koj tsis yeej cov menyuam yaus los ntawm kev hais lus. Koj yuav tsum tawm tsam. Kuv tau hais ob xyoos dhau los kuv xav tawm tsam Christina Rauj hauv kuv cov rauj. Nws yuav tau yog tias nws tsis yog rau nws qhov teeb meem kho mob. Tab sis tam sim no peb tau npaj rau lub Plaub Hlis 13.

“Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 Koj yuav pom ib tug neeg quav. Kuv cog lus rau koj, Nws yuav tsis yog kuv. Nco ntsoov tias koj txhua tus tune-in.

“Kuv xav tias rau poj niam lub thawv Qhov no yog qhov kev sib ntaus super tiag uas peb tsis tau pom dua ua ntej. Peb tsis tau muaj kev sib ntaus zoo li no hauv poj niam lub thawv. Nws yog qhov zoo heev kom ua qhov no tshwm sim thiab peb tau los ntawm ob ntu ntawm lub ntiaj teb no ua rau kev sib ntaus no tau zoo dua.

“Nws tsis yog tus hluas nkauj siab tshaj plaws uas kuv tau tawm tsam. Kuv muaj zog tshaj nws thiab kuv paub nws. Kuv tau sawv ntawm qhov knockdown thiab yeej. Nws tsis tuaj yeem ua qhov ntawd. Kuv tsis ntseeg tias nws paub yuav ua li cas tawm tsam sab hauv, Tab sis nws zoo kawm.

“Kuv xav kom nws tawm. Kuv tsis xav kom nws tsuas yog paub tias kuv yog ib tug neeg tua neeg zoo, Kuv xav kom nws paub tias kuv zoo kawg. Kuv vam tias peb yuav mus 12 rounds, Tab sis kuv yuav npaj rau txhua tus 10 rounds.”

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“Kuv zoo siab tau nyob ntawm no thiab ua kev sib ntaus no tshwm sim. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau lub Plaub Hlis 13. Kuv xav qhia lub ntiaj teb uas kuv yog.

“Qhov no yog kev pheej hmoo loj los ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees mus rau U.S., Tab sis kuv ntseeg tias qhov zoo tshaj plaws yuav tsum tau tawm tsam qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab kuv tau ua qhov kuv tau ua kom koj tau ua kom qhov no tuaj yeem tshwm sim. Qhov kev sib ntaus no tuaj yeem yog ib qho kev ua si hloov rau peb kev ua si nawv.

“Kuv yuav muab txhua yam kom tawm ntawm lub nplhaib yog tus yeej. Kuv paub Claressa cov hlau kuj tseem yog ib tus yeej loj. Nws tsis tau xav zoo li kuv thiab yog vim li cas cov neeg xav pom kev sib ntaus thiab vim li cas peb ua rau nws tshwm sim.

“Kuv xav ua tsaug rau txhua tus neeg uas ua qhov kev sib ntaus sib tua no thiab coj peb mus rau theem no. Nws yog qhov loj rau kuv nyob ntawm no york thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav kom yeej rau lub Plaub Hlis 13.

“Qhov kev sib ntaus no yog qhov tseem ceeb. Qhov no yog mus ua ib qho kev ua si hloov pauv rau cov poj niam lub thawv. Kuv xav tias peb yuav tau txhawb ntau tus poj niam ncaws pob uas xav nyob lawv txoj kev npau suav. Nws yog kev txhawb zog rau txhua tus.

“Kuv muaj lub npe rau lub sijhawm ntev. Kuv ib txwm thawb kuv tus kheej. Qhov no yog kev sib ntaus Kuv xav qhia txhua tus neeg uas yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Kuv yuav yog tus yeej tsis muaj txiaj ntsig.

“Cov thaiv cov thaiv tau. Hanna Gabriels ntes tau nws nyob rau thawj ncig ntawm lawv kev sib ntaus thiab kuv siab dua thiab muaj zog dua gabriels. Kuv xav kom ua tiav txoj haujlwm yog tias kuv tau txais txoj hmoo.

“Txhua yam tuaj yeem tshwm sim hauv kev ntaus pob. Kuv npaj mus deb. Knockout yog lub hom phiaj tab sis tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, Kuv xav yeej.”

Dmitriy Cov Lus, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Salita txhawb nqa

“Kuv tau zoo siab coj mus rau cov kiv cua thawj zaug sib ntaus hauv poj niam cov poj niam keeb kwm. Ntau cov lus nug puag ncig qhov kev sib ntaus no. Qhov no yuav yog ib qho classic zoo li leonard vs. Hearns, Qhov twg tus kub khoom plig ua haujlwm cov prof, lossis zoo li moshlow vs. De La Hoya, qhov twg boxing pro coj tus xov tooj kub. Qhov kev sib ntaus no yuav yog rau txhua txoj siv sia thiab qhov no cim tau tus nqi thiab cuam tshuam ntawm kev sib ntaus no.

“Christina Rauj tau txog kev sib tw thoob ntiaj teb tau txais cuaj xyoos thiab tau yeej cov npe hauv ob pawg. Nws yog charismatic thiab ib tug superstar nyob hauv lub teb chaws Yelemees thiab Europe. Ua ib tus yeej uas nws yog, nws tau mus rau lwm sab ntawm lub ntiaj teb los ua pov thawj tias nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

“Claressa ua cov pab pawg Olympic thaum nws tau 17 xyoo, yeej peb tsuas yog boxing Ecal ntawm lub 2012 Olympic ua si. Nws yog lub boxer nkaus xwb hauv u.s. Keeb kwm kom yeej ob qho kub olympic kub hauv kev ntaus pob. Nws tau muaj ib qho kev ua haujlwm zoo heev, ntaus ntiaj teb cov yeej thiab cov kev sib cav saum toj kawg nkaus hauv txhua txoj kev sib ntaus. Nws nyob ntawm nws txoj kev taug mus ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab kev sib ntaus no yog ib ruam loj rau cementing nws tus kheej li gwoat (Tus poj niam zoo tshaj plaws ntawm txhua lub sijhawm).

“Qhov no yuav yog ib qho keeb kwm hmo ntuj ntawm kev ntaus pob. Yog tias koj saib qhov kev sib ntaus no nyob thiab tus neeg, Koj yuav xav tuav koj daim pib raws li kev memento.”

KOS CIM TAFFET, Claressa Shields’ Manager

“Cov xov xwm tshaj tawm rau kev sib ntaus no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Nov yog lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb heev. Qhov kev sib ntaus no yog ib qho tseem ceeb tshaj plaws uas kuv tau ua haujlwm hauv kuv txoj haujlwm, Vim tias qhov chaw nws yuav tuav hauv keeb kwm.

“Ob xyoos dhau los kuv tau ntsib Claressa Shields thiab peb tau tham txog nws tig Pro. Peb tau ua cov npe npau suav thiab kuv tau cog lus hais meej Kuv yuav ua txhua yam hauv kuv lub zog ua kom tiav txhua tus ntawm lawv. Peb tau muaj kev taug kev zoo ua ke. Ib qho ntawm cov kev npau suav yog ua qhov kev sib tw tsis muaj kev sib tw sib tw tshwm sim. Peb yuav mus ua kom npau suav tshwm sim.”

Tom Leeteroiler, Christina Rauj Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim

“Yog tsis muaj cov neeg tua neeg xav tau kev sib ntaus no, cov xwm txheej zoo li no yuav tsis tshwm sim. Christina Rauj xav qhov kev sib tw no thiab nws xav ua pov thawj nws yog qhov kev sib tw zoo tshaj plaws uas muaj.

“Cov ob tus neeg sib ntaus no tuaj yeem ua piv txwv rau ntau tus txiv neej boxers. Cov no yog ob tug neeg tua neeg hauv lawv cov prime muab nws tag nrho rau ntawm kab kom pom leej twg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Koj tsis pom tias ntau zaus no.

“Qhov no yuav yog kev lom zem nce qib. Qhov no yog kev sib ntaus uas yog qhov tiag 50-50 sib ntaus. Claressa yuav tuaj rau pem hauv ntej nrog nws tus qauv thiab tenacity, Mus tawm tsam Christina txoj kev paub. Nws yog rau txhua lub moj bis”

Stephen ESPINOZA, Thawj Tswj Hwm & Cov kev tshwm sim Programming, Showtime tes hauj lwm Inc.

“Cia peb tau txais ib yam ncaj qha ntawm no. Qhov no tsis yog ib qho tseem ceeb poj niam sib ntaus. Qhov no tsis yog ib qho kev ua kom zoo rau poj niam lub thawv phim. Qhov no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws boxing ntais ntawv. Nov yog kev sib ntaus tseem ceeb. Yog li peb muaj ob tus poj niam txawj ntse, Peb tsis yog yuav tsis quav ntsej qhov tseeb. Tab sis qhov no yog ib qho ntawm kev sib ntaus zoo tshaj plaws uas tuaj yeem ua hauv kev ua si nawv no. Ob phaus-rau-phaus Boxers, qhov zoo tshaj plaws sib ntaus sib tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Yog tias koj tsis txaus siab rau kev sib ntaus no, Tom qab ntawd candidly, Koj tsis yog tus kiv cua boxing. Qhov no zoo li kev ua si nawv tau txais.

“Peb ntawm showtime muaj keeb kwm yav dhau los qhia qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv poj niam lub thawv thiab MMA. Lub npe nyob rau hauv lub turtable, Christy Martin, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Tus carano gina, Cis cylav.; Cov no yog txhua tus neeg sib ntaus uas ua lawv qhov kev debuts thiab uas tau ua cov hnub qub ua rau. Qhov no tau ua haujlwm ntev ntev.

“Thawj qhov kev tshwm sim hauv lub tebchaws hauv lub tebchaws MMA txoj kev tshwm sim ntawm MMA yog nyob rau Showtime. Thawj lub tsev xov tooj mma cov poj niam tseem ceeb yog nyob rau showtime. Thawj tus poj niam kev sib tw ntaus pob uas tau nyob hauv xov tooj cua hauv xov tooj yog nyob ntawm Shoudtime. Thawj tus poj niam lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim boxing yog tseem nyob rau shoudtime, Thiab qhov tseeb yog todessa tsuas yog ob peb xyoos dhau los.

“Yog li ntawm no nyob ntawm theem no koj tau txais ob qho ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb ncaws pob hauv kev ua si nawv. Tsis yog ob ntawm cov poj niam elite cov neeg sib tua hauv kev ua si nawv, Tab sis ob ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb ncaws pob nyob hauv qhov kev ua si nawv no. Ob-lub sij hawm kub Medalist, Tsuas yog Asmeskas ua qhov kev sib txuas lus ntawd, thiab ob txoj siv sia hauv ntiaj teb no piv tiag tiag ib tug Longweight Champow uas tau ua rau cov kev faib no rau ze li kaum xyoo.

“Nov yog ib qho kev sib ntaus zoo uas tuaj yeem ua tau hauv kev ua kis las tag nrho. Peb muaj ob ntawm cov neeg tseem ceeb ncaws pob hauv kev ntaus pob thiab lawv tsim nyog tau txhua yam uas los nrog Marquee kev tshwm sim ntawm Shoudtime, suav nrog peb Emmy Awect-yeej txhua qhov kev nkag tau.”

Koj wish khw, General Manager, Boardwalk Hall

“Peb zoo siab heev uas muaj qhov kev sib ntaus zoo no los rau Boardwalk. Nws yuav yog peb thawj txoj kev sib tw sib tw hauv ob peb xyoos thiab peb tsis tuaj yeem tos.

“Muaj keeb kwm ntawm Boxing ntawm Boardwalk nrog hauv lub nroog Atlantic thiab peb tos ntsoov sau lwm tshooj nyob rau lub Plaub Hlis 13.”

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WBO Belted Yomar Álamo in Puerto Rico

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Aguas Buenas – In an emotional activity held at the Aguas Buenas Urban High School, the World Boxing Organization (WBO), together with its president, Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, Esq., delivered the WBO North America (NABO) Jr. Welterweight title to boxer Yomar “The Magic” Álamo which he won last Friday in Florida, after defeating Mexican Manuel Méndez by unanimous decision in an event promoted by All Star Boxing.

“When Yomar fought the previously, we were not pleased, Yomar’s people made the decision for him to train with Iván Calderón so that he learned some techniques that Iván had already used very well. Iván is the architect of this and I recognize his work as a coach who charge of polishing this diamond. As a fighter, Iván made 18 world title defenses in the 105 thiab 108 pounds of the WBO and will be a safe bet for the Hall of Fame”, Varcárcel said.

An excited Álamo said: “I am very happy with this tribute. This fight was for my people of Aguas Buenas and Puerto Rico, who so need moments of happiness. Everything can be done in life, just set some goals and fight for them, no matter how strong the winds are. If you are at the hands of Jesus Christ, our savior, nothing will be missing and I know that many young people will achieve it”.

Álamo’s trainer Iván Calderón said: “I want to thank Ángel Cotto, who was the one who physically prepared Yomar Álamo for the fight and without that work, you can’t do what you did. Thanks to Efraín Román and Armando for giving me the confidence to join the team. The discipline that Yomar had to represent Aguas Buenas with a lot of pride, knowing that his people are behind him, motivated him a lot”.

“From the Cagüitas neighborhood, we have a young man who, since he was a child, trained in the municipal gym of Aguas Buenas with Efraín Román and his father Armando Álamo. His dedication is remarkable throughout the town. Always running at 4:00 in the morning and that fills us with pride. His title is well deserved and thanks to the WBO for this great activity”, said the Aguas Buenas mayor Javier García Pérez, who was joined by the representative Jorge Navarro, on behalf of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

For the WBO, other from Valcárcel, Treasurer Adolfo Flores, Vice-Chairman of the Championship Committee Enrique Mendoza, Esq, Ratings Committee Chairman Edgardo López Sasso, Esq, and adviser Gustavo Olivieri, Esq, kuj nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv. ��7D���z5üH

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Espinoza vs. Nuñez Main Event Added to “Rumble at the Rock IV” on Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov hauv Hollywood, Fla. and Live on Boxeo Telemundo

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A second main event has been added to the professional boxing kev tshwm sim rau Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1, nyob rau ntawm lub Hard Rock Event Center ntawm Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov hauv Hollywood, Fla., thiab nyob Telemundo Boxing (11:35 PM ET/PT).

Los ntawm Kris Lawrence thiab HeavWeight Hoobkas, nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog All Star Boxing, Rumble at the Rock IV will now also feature highly touted WBO No.1-ranked and WBO Bantamweight Latin Champion Ricardo “Hindu” Espinoza (22-2-19 Kos) ntawm Tijuana, Mexico, defending his title against Panama’s rugged veteran Ricardo “El Matematico” Nuñez (29-8-23 Kos).


In the 10-round welterweight co-main event, Miami via Puerto Rico’s Derrieck Cuevas(18-0-1, 14 Kos) will face fellow Floridian Ed “The Lion” Paredes (38-7-1, 25 Kos) of Pembroke Pines, Fla.


Tickets for “Rumble at the Rock IV” cost $60, $100, $150, $250 thiab $500 thiab muaj nyob hauv ticketmaster.com.

Nuñez, ib tug qub ntiaj teb no title challenger, is looking to test his young opponent by bringing him into deep waters and kickstarting his boxing career for one last shot at a world title. Rau lwm cov tes, Espinoza is coming off a second-round stoppage of then undefeated Colombian prospect Yeison Vargas (17-1-12 Kos).


“My opponents tend to underestimate me because of my young age,” said Espinoza.“They soon realize my power once in the ring. I never underestimate anyone who has two hands.”


“I’ve seen that Espinoza has never fought into later rounds,” said Nuñez. “I’m looking to take him into uncharted waters to see if he still has the power he claims when we get into rounds 8, 9 and 10.”


Rau kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj, the Hard Rock Event Center doors open at 6 p.m., thiab qhov kev txiav txim pib ntawm 7 p.m. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob ntawm 1 Txoj kev hauv nruab nrab hauv Hollywood, Fla.
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CLARESSA Shields vs. CHRISTINA HAMMER UNDISPUTED WOMEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 13 Nyob ntawm ShowdTime® los ntawm Boardwalk Hall hauv lub nroog Atlantic

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IBF, WBA And WBC Champion Shields To Meet WBO & WBC Champion In Recess Hammer In Arguably The Most Significant Women’s Boxing Event In History



SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION® Nyob Ntawm 9 p.m. ET / PT



New York - Lub Ob Hlis 12, 2019 - Undefeated middleweight world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer will meet on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 live on SHOWTIME to crown the women’s undisputed 160-pound world champion. The blockbuster unification from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. will be the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION nyob ntawm 9 p.m. ET/PT and is arguably the most significant women’s boxing event in history.



Shield Vs. Hammer features two of the consensus top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world squaring off to crown only the second undisputed champion in female boxing history.The fight, originally scheduled for November 2018, was postponed due to a now-resolved medical issue suffered by Hammer.



Lub 23-xyoo-laus cov ntaub thaiv (8-0, 2 Kos) is a two-division champion who holds the IBF, WBA thiab WBC 160 Cov Npe. 28-xyoo-laus rauj (24-0, 11 Kos) owns the WBO belt, is the WBC Champion in Recess, and has dominated the women’s middleweight division for more than eight years. Shields and Hammer fought on the same card last June on SHOWTIME, Nrog rau ob tus neeg sib ntaus yeej kev xav ua kom zoo dua los teeb tsa thawj qhov kev ua yeeb yam hauv cov poj niam 160-phaus sib faib.



Tus yeej ntawm Shields vs. Hammer yuav koom nrog Terrence Crawford, Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, OleksandR USYK thiab cov poj niam Pawg Neeg pab pawg Cecilweight Cechus ua raws li cov neeg sib ntaus sib tua tau txhua lub sijhawm hnyav hauv txhua chav.



Shield Vs. Hammer is promoted by Salita Promotions. Ticket prices and on-sale date will be announced next week by Boardwalk Hall.



“I always seek the biggest challenges and set the highest goals. I will be ready like never before and will defeat Christina Hammer on April 13,” said Shields. “Nothing will stop me from becoming undisputed champion and continuing my journey to carry women’s boxing to never-before-seen heights. I want to be the greatest of all time and change the game forever for all women in sports, and April 13 is an important step on that road to history.”



“I have waited a long time for this moment,"Said. “I am bigger, stronger and more experienced than Claressa Shields. I am undefeated and have been a champion for over eight years. I can’t wait to show the world that I am the best and undisputed middleweight champion of the world.”



“SHOWTIME Sports has a long history of featuring the best in women’s combat sports, Seb nws yog nrog Laila Ali thiab Christy Martin hauv Boxing, lossis gina carano, Cris cylandg thiab ronda rousey hauv mma,"Halled Gordon Hall, Executive tsim ntawm SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION. “More recently, txij li thaum 2016 Peb tau tshaj tawm cov neeg tseem ceeb niaj hnub no nrog Claressa Shields, Christina Rauj, Katie Taylor thiab Amanda Serrano tshwm sim hauv kev lag luam kev lag luam 10 Kev nthuav qhia ntawm cov poj niam lub thawv. Txiv neej los poj niam, ShowTime tau xa cov kev sib ntaus zoo tshaj plaws hauv lawv cov kev sib tw nyuaj tshaj plaws, and April 13 yuav tsum tsis muaj ntau. We have two of the best pound-for-pound female fighters in the world facing each other with all four middleweight titles at stake. It doesn’t get much better than that.”



“The biggest women’s fight of all time is set to take place on April 13 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, ob champions, both in their prime, are not only taking on the biggest challenge in their respective careers by meeting each other in the ring, but are breaking barriers for boxing and for women in sports. Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13 is destined to be an electric and historic night of boxing live on SHOWTIME.”



“Shields vs. Hammer is the biggest and most important fight in women’s boxing history – two undefeated unified champions in their prime battling for the undisputed middleweight championship of the world,” said Shields’ manager Mark Taffet. “Christina Hammer is indeed a very good fighter and champion, but Claressa Shields is once-in-a-lifetime. The same intense focus and determination that got Claressa through life, earned her two Olympic gold medals, and won her five world titles in eight pro fights will carry her to victory on April 13.”



“We are very excited to bring world-class championship boxing back to Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall,” said Matt Doherty, Executive Director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. “This reinforces the CRDA’s commitment to attract world-class sporting events and increase visitors to our destination.”



Shields was the first American boxer in history – male or female – to win consecutive Olympic gold medals. Lub Flint, Mich., haiv neeg tig kev ua raws li 2016 Olympics thiab tau los ua poj niam Unified tus poj niam nruab nrab txoj kev sib tw hauv ntiaj teb tsuas yog nws txoj kev sib ntaus. Cov duab thaiv tau nce mus rau sab nruab nrab rau nws lub Rau Hli 22 Headliner ntawm Showtime, Swb Hanna Gabriels los yeej IBF thiab WBA lub npe thiab dhau los ua tus thawj ua haujlwm thib ob hauv tsuas yog nws txoj kev tshaj lij. After Hammer was named WBC Champion in Recess due to her medical issue, Shields picked up the vacant WBC title last November with a unanimous decision over Hannah Rankin. She most recently defended all three titles in December against Femke Hermans.



Rauj, ntawm Dortmund, Lub teb chaws yelemees, tau ua lub zog tseem ceeb hauv cov poj niam txoj kev cais sib thooj txij li yeej WBO cov npe WBO hauv 2010. Rauj tau los ua kev sib tw hauv 2016 with a unanimous decision over WBC titlist Kali Reis and made four defenses as unified champion. Nyob rau hauv nws yim xyoo li yeej, Hammer tau ploj mus tsuas yog ib txhais tes ntawm rounds hla 16 lub ntiaj teb no title fights. Rauj, Leej twg kuj tau ua qauv tshaj lij thiab tau nyuam qhuav raug tshwj xeeb ntawm lub lis piam zam hauv New York City, ua nws u.s. Debut rau Lub Rau Hli 22 tom qab kev tawm tsam feem ntau hauv lub teb chaws Yelemees txij li tig kev ua haujlwm hauv 2009. After being forced to withdraw from the November unification due to the health issue, Hammer won a non-title fight via second round knockout last Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 9 nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws Yelemees.



Cov hauv qab cov lus qhia txog kev ua yeeb yam: Cov xov tooj tshwj xeeb yuav tshaj tawm hauv lub lim tiam tom ntej.

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The WBO Kids Drug Free Program Continues To Impact Puerto Rican Children

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In a festive family atmosphere, the World Boxing Organization (WBO), through its successful WBO Kids Drug Free program, delivered bicycles, school supplies and sporting goods to the children of Cubuy in the town of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.

The event was led by the WBO President Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, Esq, coach Jesús ‘Chuito’ Ayala, and referee José H. Rivera.

“Every day we work with children to be world champions in the ring or, more importantly, in life. We work to be disciplined for life. We thank the WBO for helping in this process with their activities for the children, who are the future”, said coach Ayala.

WBO President Valcárcel told everyone present that “the work everyone is doing here is tremendous. Thanks to people like ‘Chuito’, who work very hard and unselfishly for the benefit of the children, that are our priority. Here we give them some gifts they can take home because they behaved well. If they respect their elders, behave well, and respect their parents, the Three Kings will arrive”.

Participating in the event were interim Latino WBO Heavyweight champion Víctor Bisbal, WBO Latino Jr. Welterweight champion Jean Carlos “Lobo” Torres, WBO/NABO Jr. Flyweight champion Wilfredo “Bimbito” Méndez, WBO Latino Jr. Bantamweight Champion Yenifel Vicente, and WBO Latino Featherweight Champion Luis “Popeye” Lebrón. Other boxers who were present included Alberto Mercado and David Reyes and amateur boxer Armani “The Legacy” Alméstica.

Also in the event were managers Raúl Pastrana, Margaro Cruz and José Ortíz; coaches Jesís “Tongui” Ortiz, Yoel “Yowy” González, and Oro Lebrón. The referee Roberto Ramírez,Jr., physical trainer and nutritionist DJ, and the Vice President of Spartan Boxing Club Mayra Pastrana also attended the event. For the WBO, Executive Director of the NABO / Intercontinental Diana Meléndez, the Treasurer Adolfo Flores, Vice-Chairman of the Championship Committee Enrique Mendoza, Esq, and Ratings Committee Chairman Edgardo López Sasso were present.

WBO Kids Drug Free is an international program aimed at children and young people in order to carry a message of drug prevention and motivate them to continue studying, using sports as a tool to stay on the right path, as well that support causes directed to those in need in order to ensure a better quality of life.

Video by Victor Planas / WBO

Video for download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R-pZoGSAtiwQaJusX19XcHjxOPjicon0/view?usp=sharing p

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Aston Palicte vs. Jose Martinez WBO Jr. Bantamweight World Title Eliminator

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Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 * Viejas Casino & Resort * Alpine, XWS LI

Las Vegas (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 20, 2019) – Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions will co-promote a potential early candidate for the 2019 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo, when world title challenger “Mighty”
Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 Kos) takes on unbeaten Jose “Chiquiro”
Martinez (20-0-2, 13 Kos) in a World Boxing Organization (WBO)
junior bantamweight title eliminator on Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 31, at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California.



Palicte vs.Martinez will headline a soon-to-be-announced card in the 12-round main event, held on the Thursday night of Super Bowl week, in the Oak Ballroom. Viejas Casino & Resort is located 35 miles outside of San Diego.



Tus khiav ntawm lub Palicte vs. Martinez title eliminator will become the
mandatory challenger for the winner of the New Year’s Eve match in
China for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championship,
between No. 1 contender Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 Kos) thiab tsis. 3
Rated Kazuito Ioka (23-1, 13 Kos).



Palicte and Martinez will continue a Philippines-Puerto Rico boxing
rivalry that dates back many years, tej zaum, tseem ceeb los ntawm lub 2009
showdown ntawm Manny Pacquiao thiab Miguel Cotto, in which the
fabulous Filipino defeated the Puerto Rican warrior by way of a 12th
round technical knockout. It marks the first time Jones and Cotto, ob
of the greatest boxers of all-time, will be in opposite corners, in terms of competing fighters they promote, feem, Palicte and Martinez.



“Having our new partnership with Viejas Casino & Resort allows us to
host these great fights,” Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions
CEO/Co-founder Keith Veltre remarked. “Having a Roy Jones Jr. thiab
Miguel Cotto fighter face-off makes this fight even more exciting. 2019 is going to be the biggest and most active year for RJJ Boxing.”



“This is the type of fight that changes your career,” Hall of
Famer/promoter Cotto said. “We know ‘Chiquiro’ Martinez is ready for
the challenge and it will be an exciting fight. Promoting this fight,
together with Roy Jones, Jr., will be great for boxing. We really look
forward to start 2019 with a great fight like Martinez vs. Palicte.”



“All of us at Viejas are excited to be working with Roy Jones, Jr. and look forward to this amazing event,” ntxiv Jimmy Wild, GM Viejas Casino & Resort.







Palicte (WBO No. 2) heads the latest wave of world-class Filipino boxers, who is coming off a controversial 12-round split draw with his fellow
countryman, 3-division world champion Nietes, for the vacant WBO
Junior bantamweight title this past September in Inglewood, California. Many at ringside felt that Palicte should have won the Filipino showdown, based on his relentless pressure and considerably higher activity rate, throwing 300-plus more punches than Nietes.



Palicte is also ranked No. 9 in independent world ratings by Lub nplhaib
tsab ntawv.







Martinez (WBO No, 4), who captured the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) Championship on November 16, 2017,
khob tawm Jesus Martinez (23-2-1, 11 Kos) in Cancun Mexico, muaj
also held the World Boxing Council Latino and WBC USNBC Silver
crowns.



“I want to thank God for this great opportunity,” Martinez commented. “Ua tsaug rau koj, Miguel Cotto and the WBO. I feel excited because this is
the most important fight of my career with a high-level boxer as Palicte. I will train really hard to be in the best condition. We are really focusing on getting the big win on January 31st.”



Luv nqi ntawm $65.00, $55.00 thiab $45.00, tickets go on sale tomorrow (Fri., Dec. 21), and are available to purchase by going online at
www.viejas.com.



NTAUB NTAWV:



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Twitter: @RoyjonesJRfa, @CottoPromotions, @viejascasino, @AstonPalicte


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WBO Cov Me Me Cov Kev Siv Tshuaj Muaj Nqis Cov Kev Pab Cuam Dawb cuam tshuam rau cov me nyuam ntawm Aguas Buenas

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Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico – With its consistent social commitment, the World Boxing Organization (WBO), chaired by Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, Esq, and through the program WBO Kids Drug Free, brought joy and gifts for the children of the ‘Educational Center: Play, Explore & Learn’ and ‘Hacienda Don Antonio’. Both centers are located in the city of Aguas Buenas.

During the busy event that took place in the municipal boxing gym of Aguas Buenas, the children received backpacks with school supplies and sporting goods. Tsis tas li ntawd, motivational speeches were given, bicycles were raffled, and lunch was served for them.

“We have no words for what the WBO did for our city. It was the second time this year our children saw the WBO visiting and helping us. In the future, this will reflect on their lives. Our gratitude is infinite. Thanks Paco, for this gesture of love”, said the mayor of Aguas Buenas, Javier García Pérez.

“Thanks to the mayor for putting the sport of his city first. These activities serve to motivate, but the most important thing is that we have to be consistent in maintaining that. This isn’t done overnight; this is a process that we work with a lot of love and in the long term, we see extraordinary results”, Valcárcel said.

The WBO Interim Latino Heavyweight champion Víctor Bisbal, WBO Latino Jr. Welter Champion Jean Carlos “Lobo” Torres, WBO/NABO Flyweight Champion Jonathan “Bomba” González, and WBA World Featherweight Champion Jesús Rojas participated as volunteers, along with prospects Yomar Álamo, Emmanuel “Tito” Morales, Alfredo “El Salsero” Cruz, Patrick Cora and John Karl Sosa. Amateur boxing was represented with the presence of Alexamil Cotto, Tatiana Ortiz, Ryan Montes, Ramón Montes, Kenneth Molina, Ivan Silva, Yadel Hernández, Gabriel Menard, Joshua Carrión, Carlos Rivera, Carlos Díaz, Ángel Javier, Christian Rivera and Adrián Ortiz.

Also in attendance was manager Orlando Piñero, trainers Álex Caraballo, Jesús “Tongui” Ortiz, Yoel “Yowy” González, Felix Pagan Pintor, Armando Álamo, Efraín Román, Eliezer González and Edwin Delgado. The professional boxing referees Luis Pabón, José Hiram Rivera, Melva Santos and Roberto Ramírez,Jr were also present, as well as professional boxing judge Luis Ruiz. From the WBO, other than Valcárcel, legal advisor Gustavo Olivieri,Esq, treasurer Adolfo Flores, and the Vice Chairman of the Championship Committee Enrique Mendoza, Esq were also in the activity.

WBO Kids Drug Free is an international program aimed at children and young people in order to carry a message of prevention of drug use and to motivate them to continue studying and using sports as a tool to stay on the right path, as well that support causes directed to those in need in order to contribute to a better quality of life.

Photos and video by Victor Planas / WBO

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