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Ukrainian legend Wladimir Klitschko backs World Boxing in its bid to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement

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RENES, Lausanne, Switzerland (Lub kaum hli ntuj 16, 2024) – Former multiple world heavyweight champion and Atlanta 1996 gold medalist, Wladimir Klitschko, has backed World Boxing and its President, Boris van der Vorst, in their bid to ensure that boxing remains a part of the Olympic Movement.

Speaking in a specially recorded 39-second video clip, the Ukrainian legend explained why he believes boxing should remain part of the Olympic Games and expressed confidence in World Boxing and its President to deliver this.

Klitschko said: “Boxing is one of the most spectacular and oldest sports in the Olympic program. Speaking as the 1996 Olympic Champion I want to advocate that boxing must be safe for LA2028.

“Boxing stands as a brilliant sport and is so good at delivering on the values of the Olympic Charter through the diversity of the athletes and in the number of countries taking part.

“I support World Boxing, and its President Boris van der Vorst in their efforts to achieve this goal and believe they can keep the Olympic dreams of boxers alive.”

Wladimir Klitschko represented Ukraine at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta where he won a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division. Los ntawm 1996 rau 2017 he competed as a professional boxer where he held multiple versions of the world heavyweight title.

Boris van der Vorst added: “Wladimir Klitschko is one of the most widely admired boxers in the recent history of the sport, who has achieved an enormous amount both inside and outside of the ring, so it is great for World Boxing to have the support of such a hugely respected and knowledgeable figure.

“As someone who achieved great success in both Olympic-style and professional boxing, Wladimir completely understands the pivotal importance of the Olympic Games to boxing and the way it provides inspiration and opportunities for boxers to pursue their dreams at all levels in every part of the world. “That Wladimir has chosen to express his public support for World Boxing is a clear signal of the widespread recognition amongst people that care about the sport of the need for change in international boxing and the critical importance of ensuring that boxing is restored to the program for Los Angeles 2028 and continues to remain a part of the Olympic Movement.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to keep Boxing in the Olympic Games. Rau 7 Tej zaum 2024, it held the first formal meeting with the IOC which signaled the start of formal collaboration aimed at establishing a pathway for boxing to remain in the Olympic Games.

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1988 Olympic gold medalist “Merciless” Ray Mercer Looks back at his Olympic experience

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2020) – Thirty-two years after he captured an Olympic gold medal, “Merciless” Ray Mercer fondly remembers his Olympic experience like it was last month. Mercer, who is the only American heavyweight champion to knock out all of his Olympic opponents, went on to become world heavyweight champion as a professional for our “heavyweight double.”

For Mercer, it all started in Germany, where his U.S. Army unit was based. Offered a chance to avoid a 30-day field exercise, Mercer accepted an offer to serve as a sparring partner for the post’s heavyweight boxing champion. Despite never having put on a pair of gloves before, Mercer was a quick learner who was naturally strong, and he rapidly developed into the 1985 U.S. Army and Inter-service heavyweight champion.

The World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), in which qualified athletes have an opportunity to train fulltime for the Olympics, didn’t exist back then, nor the Olympic qualifier rules of today. Mercer defeated future world heavyweight championTommy Morrison in the opening round of the 1988 Olympic Trials and another future world heavyweight titlist, Michael Bentt (5-0) in the championship final. At the 1988 USA Olympic Box-offs at famed Caesars Pala

ce in Las Vegas, Mercer won a split decision (3-2) over Bentt, but Mercer had already qualified to fight in the Olympic Games by being the U.S. Armed Forces champion.

“When I was in the Army, I had to win in the service, maintain things, and go to the next step,” Mercer remembered. “I had to beat some good fighters on my way to the Olympics, and I was in the best shape of my life. There was more discipline in the amateurs than the professional ranks. The final year before the Olympics, I left my home unit, traveled a lot to fight, and stayed in my trainer’s house instead of living in the barracks.

Mercer made history at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Kauslim, when he became and remains the only Olympic heavyweight champion from the United States to knockout all four of his opponents:  Rudolf Gavenciak (Czechoslovakia – RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italy – KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Netherlands – RSC2) thiabBaik Hyun-Man (South Korean – KO1).

“I knew I had to knockout the South Korean in the final,” Mercer admitted. “I just wanted to do what I could to be the Olympic gold medalist. I don’t think I used a jab.

“Winning the Olympic gold medal resulted in some big-time changes for me. I became a celebrity, a household name, and it allowed me to make money as a professional. The best thing that ever happened to me was winning the Olympic gold medal, even more than winning the world title as a pro. Nothing compared to becoming an Olympic gold medalist. I accomplished my dream. I had never dreamed of going pro, until after I won the gold medal.

“It was really important to win that gold medal. I fought with my heart; no money was involved, celebrated so hard that night (after winning the gold medal) that I lost my medal for a few hours. My dream had come true, my hands were shaking, and I lost my medal. What a night!"

Mercer offers members of the 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team one bit of advice, “Keep fighting, follow your dream and take that last step.”

Mercer, who was born in Jacksonville, Florida, made his much-anticipated pro debut in 1989, siv ceev xwmphemJesse McGhee in the third round of their fight in Atlantic City. “Merciless” won his first 18 pro sib ntaus, including a ninth-round knockout ofFrancisco Damiani, followed by a successful defense against Morrison, who was stopped in the fifth round.

During his 19-year pro career, Mercer compiled a 36-7-1 (26 Kos) cov ntaub ntawv, defeating four world champions in Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon thiabOssie Ocasio.  Five of his eight career losses were to world champions: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield thiabShannon Briggs. 

“Ray represents everything that makes USA Boxing proud,"Hais tiasChris cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “As an Army veteran, Olympic kub medalist, and heavyweight champion of the world, he has demonstrated excellence and professionalism that reflects the best of what USA Boxing has to offer.”

Tebchaws USA Boxing Alumni Koom Tes

Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, cov nom, Cov qhia thiab Boxing kiv cua — Lub Koom Haum Alumni txuas ntau tiam kev sib tw, Kev tshoov siab thiab muab rov qab rau USA Boxing lub neej tom ntej champions, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

Txhawm rau koom nrog lub koom haum Alumni, Tsuas sau npe ntawmalumni@usaboxing.org rau a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, Keychain thiab e-hnab nyiaj.

Mercer’s outstanding amateur boxing career also included a classic match-up against Cuban great and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Felix Savon, at USA vs. Cuba dual match, in which Mercer twice staggered Savon, who survived without suffering additional damage only because the Cuban referee made a questionable intervention that gave his fellow countryman time to recover and a controversial 2-1 yeej.

“And he gave me a standing eight-count for no reason,” Mercer added. “I beat that guy and he knows it. We’re still in touch even though he doesn’t speak English. He has a friend translate and we’re in touch on Facebook. We like each other.”

Hnub no, Mercer is founding a charity at home in North Carolina, which will include free boxing clinics, tab sis, more importantly, give back to the community and teach youths, especially those who are bullied, the skills they’ll need to go out into the real world.

Ray Mercer has reached the zenith twice in boxing as an Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion as a professional. Not too shabby for somebody who never really wanted to box.

“Boxing saved my life,” Mercer concluded. “I can’t imagine my life without boxing, it certainly wouldn’t be the same.

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Tus Tsov Tus Neeg Tshis Boxing….. Emanuel Steward

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Tebchaws USA Boxing Alumni Koom Tes, Class of 2018 Tus hauv inductee
(L-R) – Tus poj tombony hnov & Tus tub qhe lig

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19, 2018) – Lig Emanuel Steward, Arguably tus kws qhia loj tshaj plaws ntawm txhua lub sijhawm, yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm chav kawm ntawm 2018 Tau txais inducted mus rau Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Alumni Association Hall ntawm lub koob meej.

 

 

 

Qhov thib ob USA USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall ntawm Fame Txais Tos, tuav hauv kev sib txuas nrog cov 2018 USA Boxing Elite thiab Cov Hluas Kev Sib Tw Tsoom Fwv thiab Junior thiab Prep qhib, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2-8, yuav tau ua lub Kaum Ob Hlis 7, ntawm Radisson Hotel (215 S. Tuam tsev kawm ntawv) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

 

Tus tub ceev xwm yog boxer, Tus kws qhia tshwj xeeb, thiab HBO cov lus qhuab qhia kom txog thaum nws tuag tsis tau tuag 2012 nyob rau ntawm lub hnub nyoog ntawm 68. Nws cov hauj lwm ua hauj lwm culminated nrog nws induction mus rau hauv lub pob hauv ntiaj teb thoob ntiaj teb 1996.

 

 

 

Thaum muaj hnub nyoog 12, Manny tau txav nrog nws niam los ntawm sab hnub poob Virginia rau Detroit, qhov twg nws lub neej ntev tig mus rau boxing. Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua boxer, nws sau a 94-3 cov ntaub ntawv, tseem ceeb los ntawm ib tug kub-puav pheej kev ua tau zoo nyob rau 1963 Lub teb chaws golden looj hnab looj tes ua bantamweight, Tab sis nws txiav txim siab tawm tsam sim rau Asmeskas Olympic Boxing Team.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv 1971, Tus tub ceev xwm tau dhau los ua ib nrab tus kws qhia ntawm Kronchk Gym, Qhov uas nws thaum kawg coj tau ntau ntawm lub teb chaws lub teb chaws tus amateur boxers. Kronk Gym tom qab dhau los ua cov khoom ntiag tug ntawm tus kheej thiab nws tau tsim nws mus rau ib qho kev ua tau zoo tshaj plaws thiab nrov tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb.

 

 

 

 

 

Tus tub ceev xwm kuj tau ua haujlwm raws li tus thawj coj hauv lub teb chaws ntawm kev qhia rau USA Boxing thaum ntxov 2000's.

 

 

 

Thoob plaws nws txoj haujlwm zoo kawg, Tus tub ceev xwm tshaj tawm kev kawm 41 lub ntiaj teb no champions, tej zaum, Cov tsis tau tshaj tawm tau Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis thiab Wladimir Klitschko. Nws kuj tau kawm Julio Cesar Chavez, Miguel Cotto, Oscar tsib la Hoya, Naseem hubed, Evander Holyfield, thiab Mike McCallum. Manny tseem kawm ib tug tub hluas Detroit rapper, Eminem, Yuav Ua Li Cas Box ntawm Kronkk Gym.

 

 

 

Lub Neej Ntiaj Teb Chaws Ntxub Ntxaug Matny Tiav yog Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, Leej twg tseem tus reigning ntiaj teb boxing Council (Qhov) Ntiaj teb lub teeb hnyav sib tw txij li 2013.

 

 

 

“Emanuel yuav ib txwm hais, knockouts muag!” Stevenson fondly nco ntsoov. “Nws kuj yog thawj zaug qhia rau kuv, 'Koj yuav yog ib tug superstar thiab tus yeej ntiaj teb. Tsuas yog xyuas kom koj tsis mloog cov neeg uas tsis zoo vim tias koj tau txais txuj ci ntuj.’ Nws ntseeg kuv txawm tias qee tus neeg tsis xav tias kuv yuav ua tau ib tus yeej hauv ntiaj teb.”

 

 

 

“Emanuel tus tub luag haujlwm cuam tshuam lub neej ntawm coob leej uas tau taug kev los ntawm lub qhov rooj ntawm Kronchk Gym,” hais tias Chris cugliari, Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Cov Koom Haum Laus Alumni Cov Thawj Coj. “Thaum nws tau lees paub tshaj plaws rau nws txoj kev ua tiav ntawm qib kev tshaj lij, nws cuam tshuam tau tseem ceeb hauv cov amateurs. Manny ua tus qhia qauv rau USA Boxing hnub no, thiab nws qhov kev cuam tshuam yuav muaj kev xav rau lub sijhawm ntev. Teb chaws USA Boxing Onging AlumnielMingly txhawb kev txhawb nqa nws induction kom zoo rau nws ua ib feem ntawm lub xyoo no cov cuab yeej ntawm Fame Team.”

 

Tebchaws USA Boxing Alumni Koom Tes

 

 

 

Tsim los rau tus yeej ib lub neej, Kev muaj kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev sib raug zoo ntawm Asmeskas Boxing thiab nws cov alumni, –boxers, cov nom, Cov qhia thiab Boxing kiv cua — Lub Koom Haum Alumni txuas ntau tiam kev sib tw, Kev tshoov siab thiab muab rov qab rau USA Boxing lub neej tom ntej champions, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib.

 

 

 

Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Kev Koom Tes Qhib tau rau txhua tus neeg uas muaj kev hlub rau kev ntaus pob thiab xav kom nyob nrog kev ua si lom zem. Cov tswv cuab tau txais kev nkag mus rau ntau yam tshwj xeeb cov xwm txheej tus tswv tsev ntawm Alumni Association, suav nrog Tebchaws Asmeskas Boxing Alumni Association Hall ntawm Fame Txais Tos.

 

 

 

Txhawm rau koom nrog lub koom haum Alumni, Tsuas sau npe ntawm alumni@usaboxing.org rau a $40.00 Ib Xyoos Tus Nqi. Cov tswvcuab tshiab yuav tau txais lub tsho t-shirt, Keychain thiab e-hnab nyiaj.

 

 

 

 

“Rau xyoo nws yuav tuaj rau kuv lub ntiaj teb cov hnab looj tes sib tw uas kuv tau txais kev txhawb nqa thiab muab tso rau hauv Kansa City tsuas yog qhia nws txhawb nws txoj haujlwm,” Txuas ntxiv rau cov neeg Asmeskas Boxing John Brown ntxiv. “Txhua xyoo kuv yuav qhia nws kom kuv paub yog tias nws tuaj, yog li kuv tuaj yeem vip nws, Thiab txhua xyoo nws yuav tsis quav ntsej kuv thiab tsuas yog ntsiag to. Kuv yuav pom nws hauv pawg neeg. Kuv yuav tau pob nws tawm thiab tom qab ntawd peb tau ua tib yam li xyoo tom ntej.

 

 

 

“Kuv kuj tau pom nws ntawm kev sib ntaus loj thiab nws yuav ib txwm ua rau kuv muaj kev tshwj xeeb los ntawm kev hais tias kuv lub tuam txhab tau txais kev cawmdim Boxing hauv lub Kaum Hli thiab yim caum los ntawm kev muab kev nyab xeeb, Ua zoo, Cov Khoom Siv Ncaj Ncees Ncaj Ncees Boxing rau Kev Ua Si Nawv. Tsis muaj leej twg tau muab rau kuv tias kev lees paub. Nws raug txo hwj chim thiab tsis yog lub tshuab, kuv tus txiv leej tub.”

 

 

 

Emanuel tus txiv neej sab laug nws lub cim hauv ntiaj teb, Tsis yog tsuas yog ib tug cwm pwm ntau hauv kev ntaus pob, Tab sis nws kuj tseem nco txog nws txoj kev siab hlub tshua tau ua haujlwm hauv Detroit, uas nws pab cov hluas hauv lawv txoj kev kawm.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv luv luv, tab sis yog, nws tau qhia boxing, Thiab tsis muaj leej twg tau ua nws ib qho zoo dua.

 

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TYSON FURY SUCCESSFUL IN HIS RETURN TO BOXING WITH TKO OVER SEFER SEFERI ON SHOWTIME SPORTS SOCIAL PLATFORMS FROM MANCHESTER, Hais

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Maurice Hooker Scores Split-Decision Upset Victory Over Terry Flanagan For WBO 140-Pound World Championship Belt

LOS ANGELES (Lub rau hli ntuj 9, 2018) – Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury scored a fourth-round TKO over Sefer Seferi at Manchester Arena in Manchester, Hais, on Saturday in a bout that was streamed live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.

 

 

 

The 6-foot-9, 275-plus pound Fury, who outweighed Seferi by more than 65 pounds following Friday’s weigh-in, looked rusty in the scheduled 10-rounder, his first bout in more than 31 lub hlis. Seferi sat on his stool after four completed rounds and did not answer the bell for round five.

 

 

 

Fury (26-0, 19 Kos) playfully bounced around for the first few rounds, and was even warned for a lack of activity in the second round against a severely undermanned Seferi (23-2, 21 Kos). Fury is likely to face a tougher opponent in his next fight set for September in a division currently ruled by world title holders Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

 

 

 

Fury’s return to the ring came after 924 days of inactivity due to bouts of depression and admitted drug use following an upset victory over Wladimir Klitschko to take Klitschko’s WBA, IBF and WBO world titles.

 

 

 

In a fight that preceded Fury-Seferi, undefeated American Maurice Hooker won a split-decision upset victory over hometown favorite Terry Flanagan to capture the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship belt. Cov paj xyeem tau 117-111, 115-113 for Hooker, thiab 117-111 for Flanagan.

 

 

 

With blood streaming down his face, the former lightweight title holder Flanagan (33-1, 13 Kos), who suffered a deep cut on the forehead after an accidental head butt in the seventh round, couldn’t overcome the aggressive Hooker (24-0-3, 16 Kos), who just like training partner Errol Spence Jr., had to travel overseas to win his first world title.

 

 

 

Hooker, a 28-years-old Dallas native, was fighting for the first time outside of the United States against Flanagan, who was a 135-pound champion for three years with five defenses before moving up to the 140-pound class.

 

 

 

Nrog lub yeej, Hooker became the 76th ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam alum to win a world title, joining the likes of Spence and Wilder.

 

 

 

Boxing broadcaster Ray Flores and analyst Chris Mannix delivered pre and post-fight analysis from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.

 

 

 

Later on Saturday night, WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz will rematch former three-division world champion Hlob Abner mares rau SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® (10 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the West Coast) from Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hauv kev hu xov tooj cua, Houston’s Jermell Charlo will defend his WBC Super Welterweight World Title against former world champion Austin trout.

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TYSON FURY FACES OFF WITH SEFER SEFERI AT FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR LONG-AWAITED RETURN THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME SPORTS® SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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Nyem NTAWM NO For Photos By Stacey Verbeek / Frank Warren

 

Yees duab Credit: Stacey Verbeek/Frank Warren

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Lub rau hli ntuj 6, 2018) – Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury took one more step toward ending his 31-month exile from the sport as he met face-to-face with Sefer Seferi at the final press conference Wednesday at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.

 

SHOWTIME Sports will live stream the long-awaited return of Fury (25-0, 18 Kos), a former WBA, WBO and IBF Heavyweight World Champion, no Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 9 from Manchester Arena when he faces Sefer Seferi in a 10-round heavyweight bout from Manchester Arena. Lub SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb® social media offering will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel beginning at 4:30 p.m. THIAB/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

Here’s what Fury had to say on Wednesday:

 

“If he has knocked out 21 men before, if he gets it on my chin he will knock me out too.

 

“I look at Sefer like I look at Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, anybody. He’s a dangerous puncher.

 

“I could have picked someone a lot easier than Sefer; someone to knock out in a round. But I need rounds.”

 

On his Heavyweight rivals: “They know the message – I’m back. I don’t ever remember feeling any better than I do now.

 

“I feel sharper now, more power. I fell out of love with the game but now the love is thriving, we are back on fire for one another.

 

“You’re going to be the best Tyson Fury you have ever seen.”

 

“There are no nerves at all. I feel like I have been a goldfish in a tank, trapped and now I am getting released back into the river where I belong. So just put me there and watch me swim.”

 

“I don’t ever remember feeling any better than I do now. I feel shaper now, faster than I’ve ever been, more power, I just want it more.

 

“It was a lost relationship, it was like I was married to the game too long and we sort of fell out of love with each other.”

 

In the opening bout of the live stream, lub zos hero Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KO lub) will look to become a two-division world champion when he clashes with unbeaten American Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16 KO lub) for the vacant WBO Super Lightweight crown. This will be the third live streaming boxing event this year on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.

 

Live coverage for the Frank Warren promoted event will be provided by BT Sport with U.K. sportscasters John Rawlingproviding the blow-by-blow and Richie Woodhall the analysis. Boxing broadcaster Ray Flores thiab analyst Chris Mannix will deliver pre and post-fight analysis from Staples Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.

 

The live stream of Fury vs. Seferi will precede that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® doubleheader that features WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz in a highly anticipated rematch against former world champion Abner Mares live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, delayed in the West Coast) from Staples Center. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jermell Charlo will face Austin Trout for the WBC Super Welterweight World Championship.

 

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Fury vs. Sefari From Manchester Arena

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Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury launches comeback after 2 ½ years off vs. Sefer Seferi

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AIRING LIVE NO HNUB SATURDAY
EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL IN CANADA
2:00 p.m. THIAB / 11:00 a.m. PT
“Nws yog Rov qab!”
Ntau, Terry Flanagan-Maurice Hooker
WBO Super Lightweight world title fight
Airing NYOB HAUV Canada NO HNUB SATURDAY
Heev dua lwm yam RAU SUPER CHANNEL
(all pictures courtesy of Queensbury Promotions)
Edmonton, Canada (Lub rau hli ntuj 5, 2018) – Canadian boxing fans will have the opportunity to watch the long-awaited return of the“Gypsy King,” undefeated former unified heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury no hnub vas xaum tiv thaiv Sefer “Qhov tiag Deal” Seferi nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim, airing in Canada exclusively on Super Channel, live from Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Nws yog Rov qab: Fury vs. Seferi, presented by Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions, will air exclusively on Super Channel across Canada, pib thaum 2:00 p.m. THIAB / 11:00 a.m. PT.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be bringing this highly anticipated bout marking the return of Tyson Fury to the boxing world, to our viewers,” said Don McDonald, Thawj tswj hwm thiab CEO, Super Channel. “This is exactly the type of exclusive content that Canadian boxing fans have come to expect from Super Channel Sports and is a welcome addition to our growing catalogue of marquee boxing events.”
Perhaps boxing’s most polarizing figure, Fury (25-0, 15 Kos) has been sidelined with mental health issues for the past 2 ½ xyoo, after shocking the boxing world November 28, 2015, when he defeated future Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 Kos) los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 10-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab (116-111, 115-112, 115-112).
Lub 6′ 9″ Fury became the undisputed world heavyweight champion, securing the IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO and Lub nplhaib Championships, only to be stripped and/or relinquish his title belts without a single defense.
(L-R) – Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, Tyson Fury upset Wladimir Klitschko
Canadian boxing fans are more than familiar with Fury, who held his extended training camp in Canada, at Hotel Lac Leamy in Gatineau, prior to his April 20, 2013 fight at famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, in which he stopped multiple world champion Steve Cunningham in the seventh round.
“I can’t wait to get in there and prove that I’m a better fighter than I’ve ever been,” the charismatic Fury said. “I’m coming into the prime of my career now and I’ve never felt better. I’m fitter, stronger and faster than the Fury of 2015.
“It’s going to be a huge night for the City of Manchester (where Fury was born). I’m delighted to be fighting at the iconic Manchester Arena for the first time in my career. I’m promising the fans a special performance to thank them for their loyal support.”
Seferi, fighting out of Albania, has suffered only one loss during his otherwise perfect 11-year pro boxing career, losing a 10-round decision in 2016 to future WBA heavyweight world champion Manuel Charr (29-4) for the vacant WBA International crown.
“This is going to be a hard fight for Fury,” Seferi predicted. “I’m very disciplined and always ready to take on everyone and anyone. This will not be an easy night for him. I’m coming to Manchester to beat one of the boxing legends of the 21st century.
“He is tall and strong, but he won’t be ready for the pressure that I will bring. Two-and-one-half years out of the ring is a long time and nobody knows if he is still the same fighter that dethroned Wladimir Klitschko. I am going to seize the opportunity with both hands.”
The 12-round co-feature features local hero, undefeated Brit Terry “Turbo” Flanagan (33-0, 13 Kos), in his bid to become a two-division world champion, versus unbeaten American Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (23-0-3, 16 Kos) for the vacant WBO super-lightweight world title.
Three other exciting fights on the “Nws yog Rov qab: Fury vs. Seferi” card, in addition to the previously mentioned main event and co-feature, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel.
Undefeated prospect Kos “Kid Dynamite” Heffron (19-0, 15 Kos) takes on fellow countryman Andrew “D’Animal” Robinson (21-3, 6 Kos) in a 12-round British battle for the vacant WBC International Silver middleweight title, unbeaten Brit J.j. “Kid Shamrock” Metcalf(17-0, 9 Kos) and Spanish champion Aitor Nieto (22,5 9 Kos) square off in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBC International super welterweight crown, and British heavyweight Nathan Gorman (12-0, 10 Kos) raws li Seag “Tau ntxim hlub loj” Tu (12-2, 8 Kos), of Ireland, in a 10-round match.
Super Channel aired loj boxing txheej xwm nyob rau hauv 2017 zoo li Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao vs. Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton Vs. Donaire, and the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) quarterfinals and semifinals.
Saib “Nws yog Rov qab: Fury vs. Seferi” nyob, as well as more exciting boxing to come in 2018, sib ntaus sib tua cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv Canada yuav hu mus rau lawv lub zos cable muab kev pab kom sau npe yuav ua rau Super Channel thiab txhua yam uas nws muaj, xws li hwm series, movies thiab ntau npaum li cas, rau raws li tsawg li $9.95 tauj ib lub hlis.
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Super Channel lub luag haujlwm yog kev lom zem thiab koom nrog cov neeg tuaj yeem Canadian los ntawm kev muab cov kev lom zem tshwj xeeb thiab tshwj xeeb rau kev lom zem. Nrog cov tub ntxhais tseem ceeb ntawm kev ncaj ncees thiab kev lav ris, Peb muab peb tus kheej coj los siv cov tswv yim ua haujlwm tshiab thiab cov pab pawg tsis muaj kev ua haujlwm uas muab cov neeg saib xyuas tshwj xeeb thiab ntau yam.
Super Channel yog muaj los ntawm Allarco Kev Lom Zem 2008 Inc., edmonton-based media tuam txhab.
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO LIVE STREAM THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION TYSON FURY ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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Fury To Face Sefer Seferi; Terry Flanagan To Face Maurice Hooker For Vacant 140-Pound World Title

Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 9 Live on SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page

 

TSHIAB YORK (Lub rau hli ntuj 4, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports has secured the U.S. rights to stream the long-awaited return of former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, uas yuav fim Sefer Seferi in a 10-round heavyweight bout Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 9 from Manchester Arena. SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb® will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel beginning at 4:30 p.m. THIAB/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw, lub zos hero Terry Flanagan (33-0, 13 KO lub) will look to become a two-division world champion when he clashes with unbeaten American Maurice Hooker (23-0-3, 16 KO lub) for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight crown. This will be the fourth live streaming boxing event this year on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms.

 

 

 

Live coverage for the Frank Warren promoted event will be provided by BT Sport and BoxNation with U.K. sportscasters John Rawling providing the blow-by-blow and Richie Woodhall the analysis. Boxing broadcaster Ray Flores thiab analyst Chris Mannix will deliver pre-fight and post-fight analysis from Staples Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.

 

 

 

The live stream of Fury vs. Seferi will precede that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® doubleheader that features WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz in a rematch against fellow three-division world champion Abner Mares live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET / PT, delayed in the West Coast) from Staples Center. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jermell Charlo will face Austin Trout for the WBC Super Welterweight World Championship.

 

 

 

Fury (25-0, 18 Kos), a former WBA, WBO and IBF Heavyweight World Champion will end a two-years-and-seven-months exile from the sport on June 9. Fury has been inactive since outpointing Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf in November 2015 due to an injury, personal problems and a doping ban.

 

 

 

“I’m the fittest I’ve ever been,"Hais tias faus, who has teamed up with new trainer Ben Davison. “Timing, reflexes, everything is better than it’s ever been. I kid you not. Kuv 29 xyoo, coming into the prime of my life, I’m stronger and faster, holding more muscle mass than ever. I’m more confident looking at the competition.”

 

 

 

Albania’s Seferi (23-1, 21 Kos) is a 39-year-old Switzerland-based cruiserweight who is stepping up in weight and opposition when he faces the 6-foot-9 Fury. Seferi’s sole loss came in 2016 in a heavyweight bout against now-secondary WBA heavyweight champ Manuel Charr.

 

 

 

“This is going to be a hard fight for Fury,” said Seferi. “Two-and-a-half years out of the ring is a long time and nobody knows if he is still the same fighter that dethroned Wladimir Klitschko.”

 

 

 

Flanagan, the first Englishman to earn a lightweight world title, will seek to capture a title in a second weight class just days away from his 29th hnub yug. Hooker, a southpaw from Dallas, Texas and ShoBox alum, has been training with Terence Crawford. Hooker will look to follow in the footsteps of fellow Dallas resident Errol Spence Jr., who went to Kell Brook’s hometown of Sheffield, England to capture his first world championship.

 

 

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports, subscribe to the ShowTime Kev Ua Si YouTube channel, follow on Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.

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FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia “Fast” Eddie Chambers sib tham

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Qhov no lub lim tiam Tom, Tony and Rich catch up with Professional Boxer “Fast” Eddie Chambers. Tu siab, ib cov ntaubntawv povthawj glitch tshuav peb tsis muaj tus thawj ib nrab ntawm cov tshaj tawm hauv xov hmo no qhov twg peb muaj ib tug yawm sib tham txog dab tsi Chambers tiav nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm kom deb li deb. Peb puas tau txuag tag nrho Eddie kev sib tham, tab sis yog. Rich thov txim rau plaub lub co-party (Tom lub miv) rau nws qhov kev cuam tshuam nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov mus. Ua siab ntev, tab sis yog, folks. Qhov no yog ib qho ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws kev sib tham peb twb ua nyob rau hauv ib tug ntev lub sij hawm, thiab Eddie yog ib tug tiag tiag hauv chav kawm ntawv txoj cai. Nws yog tsim nyog lub mloog thiab yuav tej zaum yuav yog thawj ntawm ntau chats nrog Chambers peb yuav muaj nyob rau hauv lub neej yav tom ntej.

 

Eddie lag kev sib tham

 

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Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej Class of 2017 Induction caps Judging career of Clark Sammartino

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Oct. 28 ntawm Mohegan hnub

Clark Sammartino

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Lub kaum hli ntuj 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, Lub kaum hli ntuj 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino ntawm 13TH txhua xyoo CBHOF Gala Induction noj nyob rau hauv lub Uncas Ballroom ntawm Mohegan hnub.
The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician Dr. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, boxing txawj sau ntawv Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, Sr.
A graduate of Brown University, the now 80-year-old Sammartino has enjoyed two other careers as an oral surgeon and investment advisor at Blue Fin in Providence, in addition to his role as an international boxing judge since 1985.
“I first got into boxing because Joey Angelo married my cousin,” Sammartino explained. “He fought back in the early forties. Joey fought Willie Pep twice and Sandy Saddler. That’s what got me started. We used to have the great Monday Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “Tsov” Ted Lowry there.”
Because he was a successful oral surgeon, Clark could take long weekends to judge fights all over the world. His first and most memorable world title fight was Vinny Paz-Greg Haughn I. Through his long career, Sammartino judged more than 400 pro sib ntaus, kuj muaj 50 major world title fights.
The list of boxers whose fights Sammartino judged reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing during the past 32 xyoo: Mike Tyson, Oscar tsib la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem hubed, Chris Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Johnson, Wayne McCullough, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Lopez, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, Ivan Calderon, Felix Trinidad, Tommy Morrison and many more.
Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 xyoo, has decided to retire, although he’ll remain a boxing fans for the rest of his life. “I started slowing down at my age, doing local shows and maybe three or four world title fights a year, mostly WBO and IBF,” Sammartino remarked. “I had a tough bout with pneumonia the past 5-6 months and that made working difficult.”
His CBHOF induction is a fitting ending and tremendous tribute to Sammartino and his career in boxing. “I’m humbled to be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame,” nws hais tias. “This is a great way to end my career.”
Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13th txhua xyoo Gala Induction noj, tubntxhais luv nqi tom $90.00, are still available to purchase by calling Kim neeg ua mov ci ntawm Mohegan hnub(1.860.862.7377) los yog Sherman Ka-ees nyob rau Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 5:30 p.m. THIAB, cocktails from 6:00- p.m. THIAB (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.
Mus online rau www.ctboxinghof.org rau cov lus qhia ntxiv txog lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej, its 13th txhua xyoo Gala Inductee noj, kev tshwm sim lub sij hawm sponsorship, los yog yav dhau los CBHOF inductees.
HAIS TXOG CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 kom ua raws li kev zoo siab thiab lub hauj lwm kav ntev ntawm koj tus neeg muab kev koom tes nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing. Nws inaugural Induction Ceremony & Noj hmo twb muaj nyob rau hauv 2005. Connecticut tus nplua nuj boxing keeb kwm yuav tsis tau flourished yog hais tias nws twb tsis yog rau lub achievements ntawm cov enshrined nyob rau hauv lub Hall ntawm koob meej. The CBHOF’s new location is in the Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun.
Raws li ib tug uas tsis yog-profit cov koom haum, lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej yog heev ua mus coj sib ntaus sib tua ntsuj plig ntawm Connecticut thriving los ntawm ntau yam kev siab hlub kev pab.
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FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia: UFC 214 breakdown, Nobody Likes Dana White, Tom and Tony break down Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga

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This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.

Tom and Tony Talk Shop:

Rich Wraps it Up: