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Aufstrebende Stars und Spitzenkonkurrenten bereiten sich auf Matchups mit hohen Einsätzen im Stacked Canelo vs. CHARLO SHOWTIME PPV UNDERCARD SAMSTAG, SEPTEMBER 30

Plus All-Action Rising Middleweights Elijah Garcia und

Armando Reséndiz trifft sich im Pay-per-View-Auftakt

Canelo Promotions präsentiert einen Premier Boxing Champions

Pay-per-View aus der T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – August 25, 2023 -Drei Matchups mit aufstrebenden Stars, Top-Anwärter und ehemalige Weltmeister aus 147 bis 160 Pfund werden im Vorfeld eine robuste Pay-per-View-Unterkarte hervorhebenCanelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlounbestrittener Meisterschaftskampf im Supermittelgewicht am Samstag, September 30 live auf SHOWTIME PPV aus der T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions präsentiert die Premier Boxing Champions Pay-per-View.

Im Co-Main Event, ungeschlagene SensationJesus „Mono“ Ramos Jr.,wird es mit einem schlagkräftigen Top-Anwärter aufnehmenErickson "Hammer" Lubinin einer 12-Runden-Spezialattraktion im Superweltergewicht. Im Pay-per-View sind auch ehemalige Weltmeister vertretenYordenis UgásundMario "The Aztec" Barriosim Kampf um den vorläufigen WBC-Titel im Weltergewicht. Eröffnung der Aktion unter 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT sind aufstrebende MittelgewichtlerElijah GarciaundArmando Reséndiz in einer 10-Runden-Attraktion gegeneinander antreten.

Karten für das Live-Event, die von Canelo Promotions und TGB Promotions beworben wird, sind über AXS.com erhältlich.

„Diese drei Matchups bieten alles, was Boxfans von einer Pay-per-View-Karte erwarten können, und sind dem historischen Hauptkampfduell, zu dem sie führen werden, würdig.“,Sagte Tom Brown, Präsident der TGB Promotions. „Jeder Kämpfer, der in den Ring steigt, hat die Chance, sich mit einem Sieg im September an die Spitze seiner jeweiligen Division zu katapultieren 30. Fans können damit rechnen, dass alle diese Teilnehmer alles geben, um beim SHOWTIME PPV in der T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas als Sieger hervorzugehen.“

Ein starker Rechtsausleger, der bei 22 hat als Kämpfer noch nicht einmal annähernd seine Grenzen erreicht, Ramos (20-0, 16 KOs) besiegte im März den damals noch ungeschlagenen Joey Spencer, Er ließ ihn in Runde eins fallen, bevor er ihn in Runde sieben stoppte, um sich den TKO in seinem sensationellen Sieg zu sichern 2023 Debüt auf der Undercard von David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant auf SHOWTIME PPV. Ein Eingeborener von Casa Grande, Ariz., Ramos hat auch in 10 Runden in Folge einstimmige Entscheidungen über Brian Mendoza und Javier Molina getroffen 2021, Anschließend besiegte er Luke Santamaria und Vladimir Hernandez 2022. Insgesamt, Der junge Ramos hat sich mit KOs auf Highlight-Rollen einen Namen gemacht, stoppte sieben seiner letzten 10 Gegner, Er stellte sein Können und seine Fähigkeit unter Beweis, seine Kämpfe frühzeitig zu beenden.

“Ich freue mich, am 30. September Teil dieser großen Karte gegen einen starken Gegner zu sein“, sagte Ramos. „Ich weiß, dass Lubin hart trainiert und auf den Sieg hofft, was für einen unterhaltsamen Kampf sorgen wird. Diese ganze Karte ist gestapelt und wir möchten nicht enttäuschen, Den Fans steht also ein toller Boxabend bevor.”

Der 27-jährige Lubin (25-2, 18 KOs) kehrte im Juni in den Ring zurück, um den Veteranen Luis Arias in der fünften Runde eindrucksvoll zu stoppen, die noch nie zuvor gestoppt worden waren. Bei Lubins letztem Auftritt lieferte er sich einen der besten Kämpfe des Jahres 2022, als er sich im April bei SHOWTIME mit seinem Konkurrenten Sebastian Fundora Schläge lieferte 2022. Auf dem Weg zum Fundora-Kampf, Lubin hatte eine beeindruckende Siegesserie von sechs Kämpfen hingelegt, seit er im Jahr 2011 gegen den damals vereinten und nun unangefochtenen 154-Pfund-Champion Jermell Charlo verloren hatte 2017, ein Lauf, der Triumphe über Jeison Rosario beinhaltete, Terrell Gausha und Ishe Smith. Ein gebürtiger Orlando, Fla., Lubin wurde Profi bei 18 Jahre alt in 2013 und wurde einer der jüngsten Kandidaten, die jemals in der Entwicklungsserie auftratenShoBox: Die neue Generation®,Er erhielt die Auszeichnung „Prospect Of The Year“ von ESPN und dem Ring Magazine 2016.

„Ich weiß, dass die Welt im September zuschauen wird 30 und ich habe vor, im großen Stil zu gewinnen,“, sagte Lubin. „Wir haben einen jungen und talentierten Kämpfer vor uns, aber ich bin auch jung und talentiert. Der Unterschied besteht darin, dass ich gegen die Besten der 154-Pfund-Klasse gekämpft habe. Es spielt keine Rolle, ob es sich um Olympioniken handelt, Top-Aussichten, Konkurrenten oder Champions, Ich habe sie übernommen. Ich habe einen großen Chip auf meiner Schulter und das weiß ich mit diesem Sieg, Ich werde in einem Mega-Kampf sein. Ich trainiere extrem hart und die ganze Welt wird sehen, dass es sich auszahlt.“

ugas (27-5, 12 KOs) wird im September wieder in Aktion treten 30 Zum ersten Mal seit einem April 2022 Vereinigungskampf gegen Errol Spence Jr. auf SHOWTIME PPV. Nach seiner Rückkehr von einer mehr als zweijährigen Pause im Jahr 2016 etablierte er sich als Elite-Weltergewichtler 2016 nach aufeinanderfolgenden Verlusten in 2014. Im Januar löste er sein Ticket als Weltmeister 2021 nachdem er im September durch einen Sieg über Abel Ramos einen WBA-Gürtel gewonnen hatte 2020. Im August festigte er seinen Weltmeisterstatus 2021, als er für den verletzten Spence einsprang und den legendären zukünftigen Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao einstimmig besiegte. Komme aus Santiago, Kuba und lebe jetzt in Miami, Florida, Der olympische Bronzemedaillengewinner trainiert in Las Vegas mit dem renommierten Trainer Ismael Salas und verbucht Siege über den damals ungeschlagenen Kämpfer Jamal James, Omar Figueroa Jr. und Bryant Perrella, plus die erfahrenen Kandidaten Thomas Dulorme und Ray Robinson.

„Sowohl ich als auch Mario Barrios haben mit einem Sieg im September viel zu gewinnen 30, Deshalb weiß ich, dass dieser Kampf unvergesslich sein wird,“, sagte Ugas. „Ich habe großen Respekt vor Barrios. Er ist ein wahrer Krieger, der mit den Besten im Ring war, aber ich bin zuversichtlich, dass ich siegen werde. Ich habe noch viel Kampfeskraft in mir und in diesem Kampf werde ich meine besten Fähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen. Heimat und Leben, Ich kämpfe für mein Volk.“

Der 28-jährige Barrios (27-2, 18 KOs) Zuletzt erzielte er im Februar einen sensationellen Knockout gegen Jovanie Santiago und stoppte Santiago in der achten Runde. Barrios‘ vorheriger Kampf war sein Debüt im Weltergewicht, als er im Februar eine hart erkämpfte Entscheidung dem ehemaligen Unified-Champion Keith Thurman überließ 2022. Das San Antonio-Produkt, der jetzt mit Top-Trainer Bob Santos in Las Vegas trainiert, wurde im September 140-Pfund-Weltmeister 2019, Er nutzte seinen aggressiven Stil, um Batyr Achmedow zu verdrängen und eine einstimmige Entscheidung zu erreichen. Barrios verlor den Titel im Superleichtgewicht in einem weiteren actiongeladenen Rennen, hart umkämpfter Kampf, als er im Juni von der dreifachen und fünfmaligen Weltmeisterin Gervonta Davis besiegt wurde 2021.

„Dieser Kampf wird ein Krieg sein, Weil wir beide mit viel Herzblut kämpfen und keiner von uns jemals einen Rückzieher macht,“, sagte Barrios. „Ich kann es kaum erwarten, an einem Match wie diesem mit einem der größten Karten des Jahres teilzunehmen. Das wird von Anfang bis Ende ein großartiger Boxabend und die mexikanischen Fans können sich auf eine explosive Leistung von „El Azteca“ freuen.!"

Die Bekämpfung von Phoenix, Arizona, Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) ist einer der größten Breakout-Stars des Jahres 2023. Er betrat im März die Bühne, indem er in der vierten Runde den bisher ungeschlagenen Amilcar Vidal ausschaltete und damit seine Anwesenheit bei 160 Pfund ankündigte. Der 20-Jährige setzte seine Leistung fort und dominierte den Veteranen Kevin Salgado auf seinem Weg zu einer einstimmigen Entscheidung im April bei der SHOWTIME PPV-Unterkarte von Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia. Der frühreife Garcia hat sich schnell weiterentwickelt, seit er Profi geworden ist 2020 und hat sechs seiner letzten acht Gegner ausgeschaltet.

„Dies ist mein zweiter Kampf in diesem Jahr mit einer riesigen Pay-per-View-Karte und ich bin super aufgeregt und noch besser vorbereitet als beim ersten Mal,“, Sagte Garcia. „Reséndiz ist ein hungriger Kämpfer, genau wie ich, Daher habe ich keinen Zweifel daran, dass wir allen Fans eine Wahnsinnsshow bieten werden.“

Der 24-jährige Reséndiz(14-1, 10 KOs) errang in seinem letzten Einsatz den besten Sieg seiner Karriere, als er den ehemaligen vereinten Champion Jarrett Hurd im Rennen stoppte 10th und letzte Runde ihres März-Showdowns auf SHOWTIME. Reséndiz führte mit allen drei Karten, als der Kampf wegen einer schweren Platzwunde an Hurds Lippe abgebrochen wurde. Ein Eingeborener von Nayarit, Mexiko, Er kämpft nun außerhalb von Los Angeles und wird versuchen, seit der knappen Entscheidungsniederlage gegen Marcos Hernandez im September drei Siege in Folge zu erzielen 2021. Reséndiz wurde im Februar Profi 2018 und machte eine erfolgreiche U.S. Debüt im April 2021 mit einem Entscheidungssieg über Quilisto Wood.

„Ich freue mich sehr über diese großartige Gelegenheit, an einer so wichtigen Kampfkarte teilzunehmen,“, sagte Reséndiz. „Ich freue mich darauf, meinen Traum vom Kämpfen in Las Vegas zu verwirklichen, Genau wie meine Box-Idole, die ich im Fernsehen gesehen habe. Ich hatte ein fantastisches Trainingslager, das mir helfen wird, im September mein Bestes zu geben 30 und eine Leistung erbringen, die den Boxlegenden, die mich inspirieren, würdig ist.“

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DREI SENSATIONELLE UNDERCARD MATCHUPS HIGHLIGHT ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. YORDENIS UGAS SHOWTIME PPV® AM SAMSTAG, APRIL 16

Lightweight-Anwärter Isaac Cruz kämpft gegen den ehemaligen Weltmeister Yuriorkis Gamboa im Premier Boxing Champions Co-Main Event von AT&T-Stadion in Arlington, Texas

Der aufstrebende ungeschlagene Jose Valenzuela tritt im Leichtgewichtsduell gegen den ehemaligen Weltmeister Francisco Vargas an

Der ungeschlagene Cody Crowley trifft auf den erfahrenen Konkurrenten Josesito Lopez
in Battle of All-Action-Weltergewichte Kick Off
Pay-per-View bei 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Der Ticket-Verkauf jetzt!

ARLINGTON, T.X. – März 17, 2022 - Drei sensationelle Matchups wurden der SHOWTIME PPV-Aufstellung hinzugefügt, angeführt von WBC- und IBF-Weltmeistern Errol „Die Wahrheit“ Spence Jr. und WBA-Weltmeister Yordenis Ugás am Samstag in einem Titelkampf im Weltergewicht gegeneinander anzutreten, April 16 live aus AT&T-Stadion in Arlington, Texas in einem Premier Boxing Champions-Event.

Die Pay-per-View-Sendung beginnt um 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT und verfügt über einen aufregenden leichten Konkurrenten Isaac „Pitbull“ Cruz tritt gegen einen erfahrenen ehemaligen Weltmeister an Yuriorkis Gamboa im 10-Runden-Co-Main Event.

Die Aufstellung umfasst auch ungeschlagen José Valenzuela Kampf gegen Ex-Weltmeister Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas in einem leichten 10-Runden-Kampf, außerdem ungeschlagen Cody Crowley trifft auf einen erfahrenen Herausforderer Josesito Lopez in einem 10-Runden-Duell von All-Action-Weltergewichten, das die Fernsehsendung einleitet.

Karten für das Live-Event, die von TGB Promotions und Man Down Promotions gefördert wird, sind jetzt im Angebot und können bei SeatGeek.com erworben werden, der offizielle Ticketing-Anbieter von AT&T-Stadion.

„Eines der größten Events des Jahres wird ein verdientes Pay-per-View-Undercard-Lineup bieten, das mit konsequenten Matchups gefüllt ist, die darauf vorbereitet sind, Drama und Action zu liefern,Sagte Tom Brown, Präsident der TGB Promotions. „Isaac Cruz hat gegen Gervonta Davis gezeigt, dass er ein Star im Entstehen ist, und er wird versuchen, diese Talente erneut gegen einen versierten Gegner in Yuriorkis Gamboa unter Beweis zu stellen. Mehr, Mit Jose Valenzuela wird ein weiterer aufstrebender Star gegen den ehemaligen Champion Francisco Vargas antreten, während Cody Crowley und Josesito Lopez beide ihre hochkarätigen Stile in den Ring bringen werden, was zu einem Showdown führt, den man nicht verpassen darf, um das geladene SHOWTIME PPV zu eröffnen.“

Der 23-jährige Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) wird in den Ring zurückkehren, nachdem sie im Dezember bei SHOWTIME PPV eine Wettbewerbsentscheidung gegen die dreifache Meisterin Gervonta Davis fallen gelassen hat. Ein Eingeborener aus Mexiko-Stadt, Cruz schoss in der Leichtgewichts-Rangliste nach oben 2020, Er kündigte seine Anwesenheit mit einem elektrisierenden KO in der ersten Runde gegen den Veteranen Diego Magdaleno im Oktober an. Cruz folgte dem nach 2021 indem er im März eine einstimmige Entscheidung über den zuvor ungeschlagenen Matías Romero gewann und im Juni den ehemaligen Champion Francisco Vargas durch Entscheidung besiegte. Nachdem er seinen U.S. Debüt im Dezember 2019, Cruz blieb in seinen nächsten vier Kämpfen ungeschlagen, erscheint auf SHOWTIME® dreimal, zusätzlich zum Sieg über Magdaleno im Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz SHOWTIME PPV undercard.

„Ich kann es kaum erwarten, wieder im Ring zu stehen und bei AT zu kämpfen&T-Stadion,", Sagte Cruz. „Ich liebe die Fans in Texas, Sie geben mir immer enorme Unterstützung. Mein Promoter, Manny Pacquiao, hat bei AT gekämpft&T Stadium zuvor und gewann beide Male. Ich freue mich darauf, in Gamboa gegen einen sehr versierten ehemaligen Champion in seine Fußstapfen zu treten. Ich komme, um den Fans zu zeigen, warum ich einer der besten Leichtgewichte der Welt bin, und um Gamboa am 16. April in den Ruhestand zu treiben.“

Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs) ist ein ehemaliger vereinter Weltmeister im Federgewicht, zwischen den IBF- und WBA-126-Pfund-Titeln 2009 und 2011. Ein Eingeborener von Guantánamo, Kuba, er lebt und trainiert jetzt in Miami, Fla. Er verlor einen Showdown gegen Terence Crawford in einem 2014 Kampf des Jahres, bevor er sich erholte, um sieben von acht Kämpfen zu gewinnen. Dieser Lauf beinhaltete Siege über die ehemaligen Weltmeister Jason Sosa und Roman Martinez, Gamboa zurück in den WM-Titelkampf bringen. In seinen letzten beiden Kämpfen, Gamboa hat Wettbewerbe gegen aktuelle Weltmeister im Leichtgewicht eingestellt, über verlieren 12th-Runde TKO zu Gervonta Davis herein 2019 und durch Entscheidung gegen Devin Haney im November 2020.

„Ich komme immer zum Ring, um meine Talente und April zu zeigen 16 wird es nicht anders,Sagte Gamboa. „Es ist sehr motivierend, auf einen Jungen zu treffen, starker Gegner wie Isaac Cruz. Ich werde ihn testen und sehen, ob er meiner Macht standhalten kann. Ich komme, um zu gewinnen und ein großes Statement abzugeben, dass ich immer noch das Zeug dazu habe, wieder Champion zu werden.“

Der 22-jährige Valenzuela (11-0, 7 KOs) trainiert jetzt als Stallkamerad des ungeschlagenen zweifachen Weltmeisters David Benavidez, der versucht, vom Interessenten zum Anwärter zu werden 2022. Geboren in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexiko, Valenzuela wurde Profi 2018 und fuhr eine Fünf-Kämpfe-K.O.-Serie, bevor er im September seine erste 10-Runden-Entscheidung bei einem Sieg über Deiner Berrio errang 2021. Valenzuela krönte seinen Ausbruch 2021 im Dezember, Dominieren Austin Dulay auf seinem Weg zu einem TKO in Runde vier.

„Es ist ein wahr gewordener Traum, auf hohen Einsätzen zu stehen, gestapelte Karte wie diese,“, sagte Valenzuela. „Ich habe Spence lange Zeit bewundert und studiert, Vor allem, weil wir beide Linkshänder sind. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, in den Ring zu steigen. Ich übersehe oder unterschätze Francisco Vargas in keiner Weise. Ich erwarte ein Feuerwerk. Es kommt immer zu einem großen Kampf, wenn zwei mexikanische Krieger gegeneinander antreten, Ich weiß also, dass die Fans von dem, was sie am 16. April sehen, begeistert sein werden.“

Kampf aus Mexiko-Stadt, Vargas (27-3-2, 19 KOs) gewann einen 130-Pfund-Titel in 2015 durch den Sieg über Takashi Miura in einem der besten Kämpfe des Jahres. Der 37-Jährige kämpfte anschließend gegen Orlando Salido um ein actiongeladenes Unentschieden, bevor er seinen Titel in einer weiteren denkwürdigen Angelegenheit an Miguel Berchelt verlor. Vargas besiegte später Stephen Smith und Rod Salka, bevor er in seinem Rückkampf mit Berchelt verlor 2019. Zuletzt, Vargas begann im Leichtgewicht zu werben, erzielte zwei aufeinanderfolgende Siege über Ezequiel Aviles in 2019 und Otto Gamez in 2020, bevor er in seinem letzten Kampf im Juni eine Entscheidung gegen Isaac Cruz fallen ließ 2021.

„Es ist eine Ehre, mit so vielen großartigen Kämpfern auf einer so großen Karte zu stehen,Sagte Vargas. „Ich werde mich auf diesen Kampf vorbereiten und bereit sein, den Ring mit einem Sieg zu verlassen. Ich weiß, dass Valenzuela versuchen wird, eine Erklärung abzugeben, aber ich komme, um dasselbe zu tun. Wie immer, Die Fans können von Anfang bis Ende einen gewaltigen Kampf erwarten.“

Stellvertretend für seine Heimat Ontario, Kanada, Crowley (20-0, 9 KOs) kehrt nach einem sensationellen SHOWTIME-Debüt im Dezember in den Ring zurück 2021 Damit schlug er den zuvor Ungeschlagenen Kudratillo Abdukakhorov durch einstimmigen Beschluss. Crowley hatte zuvor Josh Torres im September besiegt 2020 nach a 2019 Lauf, bei dem er im Februar einen kanadischen Titel im Superweltergewicht mit einer 12-Runden-Entscheidung über Stuart McLellan gewann, bevor er diesen Titel im Oktober mit einer dominanten Entscheidung über Mian Hussain erfolgreich verteidigte. Der 28-Jährige kehrte zurück, um in den USA zu kämpfen. für seine letzten beiden Kämpfe, nachdem sieben seiner ersten acht Profikämpfe in den USA stattfanden.

„Nach meinem Sieg im Dezember bei SHOWTIME, Ich bin bereit, die nächste Herausforderung auf meinem Weg zum Weltmeister im Weltergewicht anzunehmen,“, sagte Crowley. „Josesito Lopez ist immer hart und bringt einen aufregenden Stil auf den Tisch. Leider für ihn, Er wird herausfinden, was 20 Kämpfer vor ihm haben gelernt, Das heißt, dass ich nicht daran gehindert werde, mein Schicksal zu erreichen. Ich möchte meinem Team für diese Gelegenheit danken, meine Fähigkeiten unter Beweis zu stellen, Herz und Unerbittlichkeit auf dieser großartigen Karte im Heim der Dallas Cowboys.“

Lopez (38-8, 21 KOs) erhielt den Spitznamen „The Riverside Rocky“ wegen seines Go-for-Broke-Stils im Ring. Er ist einigen der besten Boxer des Sports gegenübergetreten, darunter Meister Canelo Alvarez, Marcos Maidana, André Berto und Victor Ortiz. Der 37-Jährige aus Riverside, Kalifornien ist immer ein harter Gegner im Ring, wie seine knappe Mehrheitsniederlage gegen den damaligen Champion Keith Thurman zeigt 2019. Seit diesem Verlust, Lopez hat aufeinanderfolgende Siege erzielt, Sieg über John Molina, Jr. und Francisco Santana.

„Ich bin gespannt und sehr motiviert, wieder in den Ring zu steigen und mich als einer der besten Kämpfer der Welt zu beweisen,", Sagte Lopez. „Ich erwarte eine harte Herausforderung von Crowley und die Fans können erwarten, mich in Bestform zu sehen. Ich bin topfit und bereit, alles aufs Spiel zu setzen. Sie sollten auf jeden Fall sicherstellen, dass Sie meinen Kampf am 16. April nicht verpassen.“

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YORDENIS UGAS DEFEATS MANNY PACQUIAO BY UNANIMOUS DECISION TO RETAIN WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE IN FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN EVENT FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

YORDENIS UGAS STUNS MANNY PACQUIAO, WINS UNANIMOUS DECISION TO RETAIN WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE IN FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Robert Guerrero, Mark Magsayo & Carlos Castro Victorious In Pay-Per-View Undercard Action
& Frank Martin, Steven Torres & Jose Valenzuela Score Impressive Wins in PBC Action Live on FOX

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LAS VEGAS (August 22, 2021) – In a career-defining fight, Yordenis Ugás shone bright on the biggest of stages.

A boisterous crowd of 17,438 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas watched the underdog Ugas outbox and out-fight the great Manny Pacquiao to win a 12-round unanimous decision and retain his WBA Welterweight World title in the main event of FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view.

“I’m very excited but, most of all, I want to thank Manny Pacquiao for giving me this moment in the ring today,” Ugas said afterward. “I told you, I am the champion of the WBA and I showed it tonight.”

“I’m very emotional. A lot of people say Cubans can’t win the big fight. So, I’m very proud that I got this win for Cuba and showed what we are all about.”

Pacquiao, wie immer, war in der Niederlage gnädig.

“Congratulations to Ugas and his team,” said Pacquiao. “Thank you to all of you. I want to thank all my fans and the media. For many decades, the press, media and boxing fans were always behind us, supporting us. That’s why we’re here, why we became popular and why we accomplished our dreams as a fighter.

“I am a fighter outside and inside the ring. I look forward to returning to the Philippines and helping them during this pandemic.”

Ugas used his size, strength and length to keep Pacquiao guessing, slowly wearing down boxing’s only eight-division champ to win in decisive fashion.

Pacquiao, 42 (67-8-2, 39 KOs), promised a fast start and lived up to his word in the first, darting in and out with combinations. Unfazed, the 35-year-old Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) maintained a tight guard. In der zweiten, he unveiled his long left jab, alternating it up and downstairs as Pacquiao struggled to get inside.

Pacquiao began the third with a short left but Ugas silenced the crowd with power shots of his own. The Cuban began landing a looping right in the fourth, a punch Pacquiao struggled with the entire night.

Following a close fifth, Ugas regained the upper hand in the sixth, working the jab and delivering well-placed punches to the body. Two-way action brought the crowd to their feet in the seventh as they shouted “Manny! Manny! Manny!” Ugas remained poised, pushing the Philippine Senator back with more rights.

“My trainer, Ismael Salas, and I had a plan,“, sagte Ugas. “We were going to move him around; we were going to use the jab and keep him off balance. That was the whole game plan.”

Ugas controlled the eighth, and the raucous audience responded to more punishing rights by Ugas. Sensing the fight slipping away, Pacquiao picked up the pace in the ninth. Immer noch, the harder shots came from Ugas.

Early in the 10th, a Pacquiao left forced Ugas to clinch. The momentum was short-lived. Ugas had now found a home for his right and was throwing it with regularity. Die 12th was particularly one-sided. Ugas repeatedly landed the right, hurting Pacquiao on several occasions and opening a cut near his left eye.

“The right hand was a shot I had planned to use on Manny,“, sagte Ugas. “It kept working so I kept using it.”

The triumphant Ugas raised in his arms in victory as the bell sounded. Augenblicke später, three judges scored the bout in his favor, one turning in a 115-113 card while the other two had it 116-112.

“In the future, you may not see Manny Pacquiao in the ring,” Pacquiao said. “I don’t know. Let me rest first, relax and make a decision if I’ll continue to fight or not.”

“He’s a legend, one of the greatest fighters that ever lived,” Ugas said of his opponent. “I’ll always respect him not only as a great fighter but outside the ring. I also admire that he fights for his country, as I do. I want to free Cuba.”

Im Co-Main Event, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs) battled his way to a 10-round unanimous decision over “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs).

Alle drei Richter erzielten den Kampf 96-94.

“It felt good to be back in the ring with fans and I definitely fed off of their energy,” said Guerrero. “I knew this was going to be an all-out war. Victor Ortiz brought the best out of me tonight. It was back and forth action the entire fight and I came out on top as I predicted.”

Much of the action was fought on the inside where Guerrero landed the cleaner shots. After a feel-out opener, Guerrero came alive in the second, stunning Ortiz with a series of power shots.

Round after round, the two former world champions unloaded short shots in close quarters with each refusing to take a backward step. Guerrero capped off his performance with a strong 10th Rahmen, which proved to be the difference on the cards.

“Ich dachte, ich gewann. Es ist was es ist,Sagte Ortiz. “It was a close fight. He didn’t hurt me. A couple times I got caught off balance but that was it. I should have boxed a little better, but hey, he did what he had to do.”

Now I’m ready to step up and fight anyone they put in front of me,” said Guerrero. “I have a lot left in me and I’m in this sport to win another world title. I dedicate this fight to my family and I give all the glory to my lord and savior Jesus Christ.”

In a star-making performance, Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs) of the Philippines scored a spectacular knockout of Juli Ceja (32-5-1, 28 KOs), putting the former world champion away in the 10th round of their WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator.

“I just worked a lot on the straight punches,” said Magsayo. “I kept working it round after round and when I saw he was hurt, I followed up.

“I’m so glad for the outcome. I expected his style to make it happen and I expected a knockout tonight.”

It looked like it might be an early night when a counter left hook from Magsayo floored Ceja in the first. Mexico’s Ceja gamely rose and worked his way back into the fight, slowing Magsayo down with combinations to the ribs.

Ceja’s work paid off late in the fifth when a left uppercut introduced Magsayo to the canvas. The 26-year-old slugger made it to his feet. The bell sounded moments later.

Ceja attacked the body with abandon in the sixth and seventh but it was Magsayo who found his second wind late. His fast hands and feet allowed him to dictate the action in the eighth. He enjoyed an even better ninth, flashing his left in the forms of jabs and hooks.

With the fight seemingly hanging in the balance, Magsayo let it all hang out in the tenth. As Ceja sought refuge along the ropes, Magsayo uncorked a picture-perfect one-two flush on the Mexican’s jaw. Ceja sagged to the mat, helped along the way by another right. No count was needed. Referee Kenny Bayless ended the bout at 0:50 von der 10th Runde.

“I got knocked down and was surprised, but I focused my mind on what I wanted, a world championship shot,” said Magsayo. “It’s my dream today and now it’s coming true. Hopefully my next fight is a world title shot.”

Im Pay-per-View-Opener, Carlos Castro (27-0, 11 KOs) turned in the finest performance of his career, ehemaligen WM-Herausforderer stoppen Óscar Escandón (26-6, 18 KOs) in der 10th round of their back-and-forth featherweight encounter.

“Escandón has been in there with the best. He’s gone a lot of rounds with world champions,” said Castro. “But it was just a matter of time, picking our punches. I sat down a little more on my shots. I’ve been with Manny Robles for only four months. With a little more time, I think we’ll be able to dominate the division.”

Castro used his height and reach to keep Escandón at bay early on. Escandón was game throughout. Late in the first, he pinned Castro against the ropes and buckled him with a hard left hook.

“I knew it was going to be a slow start,” Castro said. “Manny Robles taught me a lot, but a year and a half out of the ring, a new coach—it’s always different. Sparring and training is always different from fights, so I feel great and happy for the opportunity. I have to keep progressing.”

By the start of the second, Castro was back to using his jab and timely footwork. His punch output increased with each passing round.


Escandón began to show signs of wear in the fifth. Castro was now landing to head and body with regularity. Early in the seventh, Escandón was badly wobbled by a right hand. Castro pounced, unloading a series of power shots. Escandón countered with a wild left hook that missed. The force of the blow drove Escandón to the canvas. Referee Celestino Ruiz improperly ruled it a knockdown, which was later overturned and ruled a slip.

Castro sought to close the show but Escandón showed incredible heart, fighting him off until Castro was forced to retreat. The crowd roared their approval at round’s end.

Castro continued to dominate in the ninth. He closed the show in the tenth, landing another big right followed by a volley that floored Castro. Ruiz mercifully waved it off at 1:08 von der 10th Runde.

“I fought my heart out and gave my best effort, but it just wasn’t my night tonight,” said Castro. “I had him hurt in the first round, but I didn’t have enough time to finish him off. I give Castro a lot of respect, he’s a great fighter and showed great sportsmanship. I’m not done and I will be back.”

“What’s next is up to my promoters,” Castro said. “I’m going to take some time off to spend time with my family, thank my coaches and enjoy the victory.”

Vor dem Pay-per-View, rising lightweight sensation Frank “The Ghost” Martin (14-0, 10 KOs) impressed again, pitching a 10-round shutout over Ryan Kielczweski (30-6, 11 KOs) in the main event on PBC action live on FOX and FOX Deportes.

Alle drei Richter erzielten den Kampf 100-90.

The 26-year-old Martin dictated the pace from the opening bell, working behind a southpaw jab and stepping in with combinations. Kielczewski was game but had no answer for Martin’s speed, power and athleticism.

Im Co-Main Event auf FOX, Schwergewicht Aussicht Steven Torres (5-0, 5 KOs) machte kurzen Prozess mit Justin Rolfe (6-3-1, 4 KOs), pounding Rolfe until referee Robert Hoyle stepped in at 2:33 of the first round of their scheduled four-round bout.

In the FOX televised opener, touted lightweight José Valenzuela verbessert 9-0 (6 KOs) with a fourth-round stoppage over Donte Strayhorn (12-4, 4 KOs).

The 22-year-old Valenzuela scored a knockdown early in the first when an overhand left sent Strayhorn staggering back. Referee Raul Caiz Jr. ruled that the ropes held Strayhorn up and administered a standing eight count.

In der zweiten, Valenzuela showed poise as he pressed the attack behind his lefty stance. Strayhorn had his moments in the third round. Jedoch, the heavier blows came from Valenzuela, who poured it on until the bout’s end at 1:29 of the fourth round.

ROBERT GUERRERO TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & FOTOS

“Victor Ortiz and I are both exciting fighters…everyone knows this is going to be a fan-friendly dog fight," – Krieger

Former World Champions Robert Guerrero & Victor Ortiz Meet In Clash of All-Action Welterweights Saturday, August 21 on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Undercard from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (August 13, 2021) – Former multiple-division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero previewed his upcoming showdown against fellow all-action brawler “Vicious” Victor Ortiz before they square off on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View undercard Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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The two former world champions are known for their aggressive styles and have been in numerous Fight of the Year candidates throughout their storied careers. August 21 they meet looking to score a victory that will put them back in position to vie for a world title once again.

Here is what Guerrero had to say about the matchup, Trainingslager und mehr:

On his upcoming matchup with Victor Ortiz:

“This fight has been a long-time coming, as I remember it was mentioned years ago, but never happened. I am excited for this bout since we both need a win, and the fans are very familiar with both of our styles. Victor Ortiz and I are both exciting fighters, and everyone knows this is going to be a fan friendly dog fight. Fighting Victor is the type of bout that got me excited to have a full professional training camp. I’m grateful to be fighting on this huge FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View card, and I’m going to give it my all.”

On his recent training camp with coach and father Ruben Guerrero:

“I have been working very hard for this camp, tatsächlich, my father Ruben and I took camp to Las Vegas and brought along some young fighters to keep me motivated. I’ve been getting good sparring with DJ Zamora III, who is very fast. I’m feeding off all the young fighters that are training with me, and that is what keeps me fresh. You need to be around hungry fighters who are motivated to stay at this level, because it is easy to lose focus if it’s just you in the gym.

On returning to the ring after a long layoff:

"An diesem Punkt in meiner Karriere, it is about getting the best fights. I got the rust off and now it’s about getting fights that get me and the fans excited. Everyone knows that when I fight, I bring it, and Victor Ortiz is an exciting fighter as well. I am at a point where I have done a lot in the sport, so I am not going to be fighting every other month like when I was a prospect. When you know how to fight, a layoff isn’t always a bad thing.

Was ein Sieg für seine Karriere bedeuten wird:

“A win here puts me in a position to get in contention for a world title, and that should be the goal of everyone who is fighting, to win a world title. If you’re not fighting to win a world title, you shouldn’t be in the sport. I want to win at least one more world title before it’s all said and done. It’s a lofty goal, but I believe in myself.”




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ABOUT PACQUIAO VS. UGÁS
Pacquiao vs. Ugás will see eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao taking on WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugás in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Der Pay-per-View beginnt bei 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will see former world champions and all-action brawlers Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero und “Vicious” Víctor Ortiz meet in a 10-round welterweight duel, unbeaten featherweight contender Mark Magsayo Kampf gegen den ehemaligen Weltmeister Juli Ceja in a WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator, plus undefeated contender Carlos Castro will take on former title challenger Óscar Escandón in a 10-round featherweight attraction that kicks off the pay-per-view.

How to Watch the Saturday, August 21, FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Fight
Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás
Hauptkarte: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Fernseher: Available on all major U.S. & Canadian PPV providers, einschließlich
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sowie Rogers, Glocke, Shaw, SaskTel and TELUS (Kanada)

Streaming: FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com

Suggested retail price: $74.99 (U.S.. & Kanada)

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MANNY PACQUIAO VS. YORDENIS UGÁS VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

“Ugás is a champion because they gave him my belt. Jetzt, we have to settle it inside of the ring,” – Pacquiao

“I’m fighting for my legacy, and for my country. Dies ist der wichtigste Kampf meines Lebens," – Ugás

Eight-Division Champion Manny Pacquiao Takes on WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugás Headlining FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (August 11, 2021) – Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugás previewed their championship showdown during a virtual press conference on Wednesday before they meet in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ugás steps up to replace Errol Spence Jr. im Main Event, as Spence recovers from an eye injury. Ugás had been preparing to make his first title defense in the co-main event and will now face the boxing legend Pacquiao in a career-defining fight, defending the same title that Pacquiao won when he defeated Keith Thurman in his last fight July 2019.

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Hier ist, was die Kämpfer bis Mittwoch zu sagen hatte:

Manny Pacquiao

“I want to say that I’m praying for Errol to make a fast recovery from his injury. Health is always the priority and the most important thing. I did my best in training and in preparation for this fight, so I wanted to make sure my hard work was not wasted.

“Ugás was ready to fight and challenge me on August 21. So it’s a great thing that I can show off my hard work in the gym when we face each other on fight night.

“I’m not disappointed at all in what happened because my hard work will not be wasted. Ugás stepped up and is bringing his WBA championship into the fight, which I’m excited to fight for.

“I always consider myself a bipartisan boxer. I am happy to fight either right-handed or southpaw fighters. It’s no problem for me at all to switch the styles that I’m going to face.

“What I can say to the fans is that this is definitely not an easy fight. Ugás is a champion because they gave him my belt. Jetzt, we have to settle it inside of the ring. I cannot take him lightly, because he’s the kind of fighter who will take advantage of that.

“I have a lot of people around me that motivate me to win this fight, especially for my family. I’m also very motivated to give the fans a great fight that they’re going to enjoy in the arena or watching on pay-per-view.

“In the end, I want to win the belts. I’m so excited for this championship fight and I don’t care if I’m the challenger or champion coming into it. We’ll see who is the champion after August 21.

“I know that Ugás is also very prepared for his fight because he was going to be on the undercard. If there was no Ugás on the undercard, it’s possible we would have cancelled the fight. It’s a good thing we had another welterweight champion on the card for this scenario that happened.

“The only danger for this fight is the change in stance. Both Spence and Ugás are aggressive fighters, die Ich mag. We can create a lot of great action in the ring that the fans will love.

“I would tell the fans not to miss this fight. This is going to be a really good one. I’m sure that me and Ugás are going to give a fight full of action. I’m excited to see everyone in Las Vegas on August 21.”

YORDENIS UGÁS

“I’m feeling great and super excited to fight on this big stage. I’m ready to go get in the ring on August 21. I couldn’t be more excited for this fight.

“When I got the call that I was going to face one of the best fighters in history, it just pushed my excitement to new highs. I can’t wait to show everyone what I’m capable of.

“I also want to wish Errol Spence Jr. a safe and fast recovery. I hope he gets healthy soon and we see him back in the ring.

“I’m used to taking fights at the last minute. It’s really nothing new to me. Once I knew I was fighting Pacquiao, I got right back to work, because I’m always ready to fight anyone they put in front of me.

“I got elevated to being the WBA champion in January, but now we can say that whoever wins on August 21 is the true WBA Welterweight World Champion.

“It’s all about making adjustments at this point. I’ve had a lot of experience doing this before fights. It’s happened multiple times, so I’m truly prepared at all times to adjust to whatever comes my way.

“Fighting Manny Pacquiao is very significant to me. It means the world to me. I’m not fighting for the money, I’m fighting for my legacy, and for my country. Dies ist der wichtigste Kampf meines Lebens.

“I’m well-aware that Pacquiao is the favorite. But at the same time, Ich bin ein Champion. Since I came back five years ago, I’ve overcome so much. I’ve faced so many strong opponents in order to get to where I am today. I have full confidence in myself and my ability to get a victory.

“When I went away from boxing, I was focused on family and spending time with my son. At that time, I never thought I would be defending a title against Manny Pacquiao. But for the past five years I’ve been one of the most active and successful boxers out there and I’m ready to prove myself once again.

“I’m a fighter not only inside of the ring, but outside of the ring I fight for the freedom of my people. That’s the most important thing to me. I hope everyone fighting for freedom in Cuba is safe and knows that I’ll be fighting for them on Saturday, August 21.

“Underestimating Manny Pacquiao is out of the question. He’s going to be ready. I have prepared to face the best so that I can become the best.

“This is going to be a great fight for all the fans. I’m planning on leaving everything in the ring. I can guarantee an amazing fight. We’re going to give a big gift to the fans on August 21. I’m leaving my heart out there for all my fans.”

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MANNY PACQUIAO EDGES KEITH THURMAN BY SPLIT DECISION TO CAPTURE WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON FOX SPORTS PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

Yordenis Ugas Tops Omar Figueroa by Unanimous Decision; Sergey Lipinets Stops Jayar Inson in Two Rounds & Luis Nery Knocks Out Juan Carlos Payano in Ninth Round in Pay-Per-View Undercard

CALEB PLANT RETAINS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE WITH THIRD-ROUND KNOCKOUT OF MIKE LEE IN FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT MAIN EVENT PRIOR TO PAY-PER-VIEW

Efe Ajagba Defeats Ali Eren Demirezen by Unanimous Decision in Clash of Unbeaten Heavyweights on FOX

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LAS VEGAS (Juli 21, 2019) – Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Senator MannyPacMan” Pacquiao gesunken Keith “Einmal” Thurman in round one and won a close split decision to earn a welterweight world title in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

It was fun,” said Pacquiao. “My opponent is a good fighter and boxer. Er war stark. I’m not that kind of boxer who talks a lot; we were just promoting the fight. I think he did his best, and I did my best. I think we made the fans happy tonight because it was a good fight.

The sell-out crowd of 14,356 got treated to great action from the start, as an exciting first round was capped off by Pacquiao dropping Thurman for the first time in his career with a straight right hand late in the round.

I knew it was too close,” Said Thurman. “He got the knockdown so he had momentum in round one.

Thurman made it into the second round but continued to have trouble with Pacquiao’s right hand, as the future Hall of Famer threw it successfully as a jab and a power punch throughout the fight. Thurman adjusted in the middle rounds and began to try to smother Pacquiao and walk him down, having success when he was able to get his combinations off before his opponent.

Despite blood pouring from his nose from round four on, Thurman was able to land powerful combinations on Pacquiao for much of the second half of the fight, but was never able to hurt Pacquiao or score a knockdown of his own.

I wish I had a little bit more output to go toe to toe,” Said Thurman. “I felt like he was getting a little bit tired, but he did have experience in the ring. My conditioning and my output was just behind Manny Pacquiao’s. I would love the rematch.

In Runde 10, Pacquiao’s landed a strong left hook to the body that clearly hurt Thurman and forced him to spend much of the remainder of the round backpedaling. The CompuBox scores were indicative of the close nature of the fight, with Thurman out landing Pacquiao 210 bis 195, while Pacquiao was busier throwing 686 Schläge auf 571 from Thurman.

I really love the fans,” said Pacquiao. “Thank you so much for coming here and witnessing the fight. I’m sure they were happy tonight because they saw a good fight. Even though Thurman lost, he did his best. He’s not an easy opponent. He’s a good boxer and he’s strong. I was just blessed tonight.


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Pacquiao had a large advantage in jabs landed, Anschluss an 82 to Thurman’s 18. Die 192 power punches landed by Thurman was the most in 43 Pacquiao fights that CompuBox has tracked. Round-by-round, the two fighters were only separated by more than five landed punches in rounds two, seven and nine.

Nach 12 Runde, the judges reached a split decision, with one judge scoring the fight 114-113 for Thurman, overruled by two judges scoring it 115-112 for Pacquiao, who captured the WBA Welterweight World Championship at 40-years-old.

You get blessings and lessons,” Said Thurman. “Tonight was a blessing and a lesson. Thank you everybody, and thank you Manny Pacquiao.

“Ich denke (I will fight) next year,” said Pacquiao. “I will go back to the Philippines and work and then make a decision. I do hope to be at the (Errol) Spence vs. (Shawn) Porter fight on September 28.

The co-main event of the pay-per-view saw top contender Yordenis Ugás (24-4, 11 KOs) drop previously unbeaten Omar Figueroa (28-1-1, 19 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision in their WBC welterweight title eliminator.

Ugas got off to a strong start, connecting on a straight right hand that sent Figueroa into the ropes, which he held onto so he didn’t hit the canvas, but enough that referee Russell Mora ruled it a knockdown.

The fight played out how I thought it would,” Said Ugas. “I came out strong and Figueroa was tough as well. This was similar to the fight everyone expected. I came out on top.

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Figueroa recovered and was able to make it to round two, where he continued his strategy of coming forward to try to hurt Ugas on the inside. Ugas was able to control that action on the inside, landing numerous uppercuts to stun Figueroa. Jedoch, the inside fighting led to Ugas being deducted a point by the referee in round five for holding.

Ugas fought a smart fight,” sagte Figueroa. “He was smothering me on the inside and holding. I thought the scores were too wide. I was following him and working the whole time. I felt like he only worked the last 30 seconds of the round, but I guess that was all it took.

I didn’t have any problems with his size. I thought I was able to do my thing, but when he was holding me I couldn’t get my offense going.

Despite that, and being warned later in the fight for delivering low blows, Ugas dominated the fight according to CompuBox, out landing Figueroa 229 bis 131 and connecting with 28% of his punches, to Figueroa’s 22%.

I knew Figueroa was a tough guy, so I didn’t want to waste my energy trying to take him out early,” Said Ugas. “I was ready to go 12 rounds.

Nach 12 Runde, all three judges scored the fight the same, 119-107 in favor of Ugas, who became the mandatory for the winner of the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter welterweight title unification.

I’m extremely happy to be in this position to fight for the WBC title again,” Said Ugas. “I will be ready for the winner of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter.

Additional action saw former world champion Sergey Lipinets (16-1, 12 KOs) score a highlight-reel knockout against Jayar Inson (18-3, 12 KOs) in the second round of their welterweight matchup.

Lipinets was originally scheduled to fight John Molina Jr., before Molina pulled out of the fight Friday morning due to a back injury. Inson, who was scheduled to fight on the non-televised undercard, stepped up to the challenge.

When I first heard the news about Molina, I knew that I wanted to still fight on a show of this magnitude,” Said Lipinets. “As far as fighting a southpaw, I’ve had so many amateur fights in my kickboxing career that I had no problem adjusting. Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit. I also have sparred with great southpaws like Victor Ortiz throughout my career, so I was comfortable with the change in fighter.

In an exchange early in the second round, Lipinets landed a clean left hook to Inson’s head, which sent the Filipino-fighter to the canvas. Although Inson got to his feet, referee Jay Nady waved off the bout 57 Sekunden in die Runde.

I got hit and I slipped, that made it look worse,” said Inson. “When I stood up I thought I was fine and tried to raise my hands and show the referee.

Joe Goossen is an exceptional trainer and he just told me to work from a different direction facing a southpaw,” Said Lipinets. “I just made sure to block his punches with my elbows. That was the only adjustment I had to make and it ended up working just fine.

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The opening pay-per-view bout saw undefeated former champion Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) deliver a ninth-round knockout of former bantamweight champion Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9 KOs).

I wasn’t really paying attention to how long the fight was going, I was just getting into a rhythm as it went on,” Said Nery. “I had to work hard to get to him because he’s a good boxer. The longer it went, the better I felt. I put my punches together well once I got going.

In a fast-paced duel of former champions, Payano had success early boxing the aggressive Nery, moving back to avoid his attack and landing his own offense against the knockout artist. Payano out landed or was even in punches landed for each of the first six rounds of the bout.

I’m a warrior and I wanted to keep going and fight back every time he came forward,” said Payano. “My coach wanted me to stay behind my jab a little more.

As the fight grew into the middle rounds, Nery began to increase the offense and was able to land power shots that slowed Payano’s ability to box from the outside. Nery hurt Payano early in round seven, eventually dominating the round, out landing his opponent 22 bis 7.

He was a very complicated fighter at the beginning, he’s a veteran, so I had to try to adapt to his style to see how I could get in,” Said Nery. “In the fifth or sixth round I started gaining control of the fight and then that left hook came to the body which was devastating.

During the exchanges it was Nery’s second shot that was getting in,” said Payano. “We corrected the issue but then that body shot came in from nowhere and hit me in a rib that I had broken years ago against Raushee Warren.

Round eight saw Nery continue to break Payano down, most notably landing a big left hand midway through the round that caused blood to pour from Payano’s nose. During an exchange in the ninth-round, Payano landed a devastating left hook to the ribs that put Payano down. He was unable to recover and referee Vic Drakulich halted the bout 1:43 in die Runde.

I wanted to get him out early,” Said Nery. “But this showed that I do have the experience to go into the later rounds and still take out my opponent. I showed that I have good defense and can make adjustments.

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The FOX PBC Fight Night main event on FOX and FOX Deportes saw IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Pflanze (19-0, 11 KOs) retain his title with a dominant third-round knockout over previously unbeaten Mike Lee (21-1, 11 KOs).

It went exactly how I planned it would go,” wobei die Anlage. “Absolut. I’ve been telling you all week it wasn’t going to go 12 rounds and I stuck to my word and I tried to do that. I hope you guys had a good time.

Plant got off to a fast-start, dropping Lee with a left hook late in the first round. The unbeaten challenger was able to recover and survive the round, but was hard-pressed to make up for the hand speed advantage of Plant.

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I think I have a high boxing IQ and I do this at a really high level,” wobei die Anlage. “So it was just about making adjustments. Er ist ein großer, strong guy and he just came in here to give it his all.

Lee looked to charge in hard against Plant and use his size and power to land a big shot and change the momentum of the fight. Plant was sharp and avoided the looping right hands that Lee was attacking with.

The speed was the difference, he’s fast and very accurate,” sagte Lee. “I had some success with my right hands but wasn’t able to be consistent with it.

In Runde drei, Plant landed a vicious right hook early in the round that put Lee down for the second time. After a left hook appeared to connect and send Lee down a second time, referee Robert Byrd ruled it had come from a push and continued the fight once Lee got to his feet.

Plant had his opponent hurt and continued to press forward, eventually landing another left hook that put Lee down, this time forcing the referee to wave off the bout 1:29 in die Runde.

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I had no issue with the stoppage, that’s the referee’s job and I respect it,” sagte Lee.

Nach dem Kampf, Benavidez was asked about a possible unification fight against the winner of the just announced Anthony Dirrell vs. David Benavidez WBC Super Middleweight Championship fight.

“Oh ja, we can definitely unify,” wobei die Anlage. “I ain’t hard to get a hold of. I ain’t hard to make a fight with. Come see me. You know my advisor.

The opening bout on FOX and FOX Deportes saw Cartoon Ajagba (11-0, 9 KOs) score a unanimous decision over Ali Eren Demirezen (11-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round battle of undefeated heavyweights. It was the first time that two unbeaten fighters from the 2016 Olympics faced off as pros.

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Ajagba used his jab and height effectively throughout the fight, Landung 10 von 45 jabs per round, doubling the heavyweight average. Jedoch, an elbow injury and the accurate punching of Demirezen forced Ajagba to go the distance for the first time as a pro.

This was the first fighter to take me the distance,” Said Ajagba. “He was strong and could take my punches. My trainer just told me to keep using my jab and stay in the middle of the ring.

I hurt my elbow early on, so I couldn’t shoot my right hand like I wanted. But I won’t use that as an excuse. As a tall man I had to use the jab and if it went the distance, that was my best way to win.

Demirezen thought the scorecards should have been closer and believed that his performance should have garnered him more than the decision loss. Demirezen was actually the more accurate puncher, Landung 26% of his punches to 22% from Ajagba.

I don’t agree with the scores, especially 99-91said Demirezen. “It was much closer. I feel that at minimum, it was a draw. I knew I had to knock him out and that a knockout might be easier than winning by points. I thought it was a good performance but I can do better. I’d like to fight in the U.S. erneut.”

Ajagba’s activity from start to finish was impressive, as he threw 877 Gesamt Schläge, Landung 191. While Demirezen was not far behind with 149 punches landed, he only out landed Ajagba in three rounds.

Nach 10 rounds of action all three judges scored the fight in favor of Ajagba, von Partituren von 99-91 zweimal und 97-93.

KEITH ‘ONE TIMETHURMAN BREAKS DOWN HIS NINE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS AND EIGHT TITLE DEFENSES IN ADVANCE OF SATURDAY, Juli 20 SHOWDOWN AGAINST MANNY PACQUIAO

Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – Thurman

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (Juli 8, 2019) – Keith “Einmal” Thurman’s victories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, Juli 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.

Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator MannyPacManPacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, Aufladen per Telefon unter 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.

Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “Show Time” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “Schnell” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.

Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.

KO 10 Diego Chaves, Juli 27, 2013, AT&T Center, San Antonio: The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 von 22 Gegner.

Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10th Runde. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.

The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” Said Thurman. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.

DIE 9 Jesus Soto Karass, Dezember 14, 2013, Alamodome, San Antonio:Soto Karassprevious victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.

Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” Said Thurman, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.


RTD 3 Julio Diaz, April 26, 2014, StubHub Center, Carson, Calif: In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.

That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” Said Thurman. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.

UD 12 Leonard Bundu, Dezember 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas: A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 drei Mal) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.


Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” Said Thurman. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.

UD 12 Robert Guerrero, März 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena: Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, gesunken “The Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.

Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” Said Thurman. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.

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RTD 7 Luis Collazo, Juli 11, 2015, USF Sundome, Tampa: Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.

I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” Said Thurman. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, Florida.”

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

UD 12 Shawn Porter, Juni 25, 2016, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, auf allen drei Richtern’ Karten. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.

Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” Said Thurman. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Yearcontenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.

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SD 12 Danny Garcia, März 4, 2017, Barclays Center: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.

This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” Said Thurman. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.

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MD 12 Josesito Lopez, Januar 26, 2019, Barclays Center: Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 KOs), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.

I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” Said Thurman. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), Juli 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena: The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (Juli 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (Januar).

Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One TimeThurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” Said Thurman, rhetorically speaking. “Natürlich, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.

# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – Thurman

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (Juli 8, 2019) – Keith “Einmal” Thurman’s victories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, Juli 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.

Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator MannyPacManPacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, Aufladen per Telefon unter 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.

Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “Show Time” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “Schnell” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.

Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.

KO 10 Diego Chaves, Juli 27, 2013, AT&T Center, San Antonio: The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 von 22 Gegner.

Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10th Runde. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.

The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” Said Thurman. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.

DIE 9 Jesus Soto Karass, Dezember 14, 2013, Alamodome, San Antonio:Soto Karassprevious victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.

Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” Said Thurman, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.


RTD 3 Julio Diaz, April 26, 2014, StubHub Center, Carson, Calif: In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.

That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” Said Thurman. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.

UD 12 Leonard Bundu, Dezember 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas: A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 drei Mal) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.


Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” Said Thurman. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.

UD 12 Robert Guerrero, März 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena: Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, gesunken “The Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.

Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” Said Thurman. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.

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RTD 7 Luis Collazo, Juli 11, 2015, USF Sundome, Tampa: Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.

I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” Said Thurman. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, Florida.”

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

UD 12 Shawn Porter, Juni 25, 2016, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, auf allen drei Richtern’ Karten. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.

Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” Said Thurman. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Yearcontenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.

WATCH FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS HIER FROM PBC

SD 12 Danny Garcia, März 4, 2017, Barclays Center: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.

This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” Said Thurman. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.

WATCH FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS HIER FROM PBC


MD 12 Josesito Lopez, Januar 26, 2019, Barclays Center: Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 KOs), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.

I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” Said Thurman. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), Juli 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena: The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (Juli 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (Januar).

Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One TimeThurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” Said Thurman, rhetorically speaking. “Natürlich, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.

# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – Thurman

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (Juli 8, 2019) – Keith “Einmal” Thurman’s victories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, Juli 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.

Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator MannyPacManPacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, Aufladen per Telefon unter 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.

Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “Show Time” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “Schnell” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.

Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.

KO 10 Diego Chaves, Juli 27, 2013, AT&T Center, San Antonio: The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 von 22 Gegner.

Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10th Runde. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.

The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” Said Thurman. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.

DIE 9 Jesus Soto Karass, Dezember 14, 2013, Alamodome, San Antonio:Soto Karassprevious victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.

Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” Said Thurman, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.


RTD 3 Julio Diaz, April 26, 2014, StubHub Center, Carson, Calif: In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.

That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” Said Thurman. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.

UD 12 Leonard Bundu, Dezember 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas: A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 drei Mal) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.


Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” Said Thurman. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.

UD 12 Robert Guerrero, März 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena: Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, gesunken “The Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.

Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” Said Thurman. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

RTD 7 Luis Collazo, Juli 11, 2015, USF Sundome, Tampa: Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.

I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” Said Thurman. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, Florida.”

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

UD 12 Shawn Porter, Juni 25, 2016, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, auf allen drei Richtern’ Karten. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.

Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” Said Thurman. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Yearcontenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.

WATCH FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS HIER FROM PBC

SD 12 Danny Garcia, März 4, 2017, Barclays Center: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.

This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” Said Thurman. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.

WATCH FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS HIER FROM PBC


MD 12 Josesito Lopez, Januar 26, 2019, Barclays Center: Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 KOs), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.

I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” Said Thurman. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.

WATCH FULL FIGHT HIER FROM PBC

Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), Juli 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena: The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (Juli 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (Januar).

Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One TimeThurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” Said Thurman, rhetorically speaking. “Natürlich, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.

# # # Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines Premier Boxing Champions FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

You’re going to see a world class performance on July 20 that has me standing alone on top of the division.” – Thurman

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (Juli 8, 2019) – Keith “Einmal” Thurman’s victories have always been the center of conversation. Even with nine championship fights and eight title defenses already under his belt, his Saturday, Juli 20 fight against Manny Pacquaio could prove to be the most significant, as he steps onto boxing’s biggest stage looking to capture a momentous victory.

Pacquiao vs. Thurman will pit the undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Thurman against boxing’s only eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator MannyPacManPacquiao in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The FOX pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and tickets for the event, which is promoted by MP Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased online through AXS.com, Aufladen per Telefon unter 866-740-7711 or in person at any MGM Resorts International box office.

Coming off a majority decision over Josesito Lopez that ended a 22-month ring absence in January, Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), 30, had won a close unanimous decision over former title holder “Show Time” Shawn Porter in June 2016 and a split-decision over two-division title winner Danny “Schnell” Garcia in March 2017, adding Garcia’s WBC crown to his WBA version, before he vacated the WBC title due to injury.

Thurman broke down all of his title performances in anticipation of the fight that could cement his place amongst boxing’s best of this era.

KO 10 Diego Chaves, Juli 27, 2013, AT&T Center, San Antonio: The 24-year-old Thurman came off a near-shutout unanimous decision over former champion Jan Zaveck in March 2013 and faced an unbeaten Argentine interim WBA champion who was after his fifth consecutive stoppage win and had knocked out 18 von 22 Gegner.

Thurman traded early power shots, controlled tempo with his athleticism and boxing ability and floored Chaves with a ninth round left hook to the liver before dropping him for the final time with a right hand in the 10th Runde. Chaves failed to beat the count as Thurman became a 147-pound titleholder.

The Diego Chaves fight was the biggest fight of my career, elevating me to the WBA interim champion,” Said Thurman. “I broke him down round by round and landed a beautiful body shot in the ninth round and after that it was a matter of time. That was a fight that earned me worldwide respect and was the start of everything for me.

DIE 9 Jesus Soto Karass, Dezember 14, 2013, Alamodome, San Antonio:Soto Karassprevious victory was a 12th-round stoppage of two-time belt holder Andre Berto in a fight that saw him rise from an 11th-round knockdown. Hurt by a hard right in the first round, Thurman recovered, flooring Soto Karass with a left uppercut in the fifth and again from a powerful combination in the ninth as the referee ended matters.

Soto Karass was coming off a victory over Andre Berto which made it an important measuring stick fight for me,” Said Thurman, “He did open the fight by tagging me in the first round, but I dropped him in the fifth and again in the ninth and was able to finish him off for my first title defense.


RTD 3 Julio Diaz, April 26, 2014, StubHub Center, Carson, Calif: In a one-sided beat-down, former champion Diaz took a knee from a left to the temple the second round and retired prior to the fourth from a body shot that caused rib damage. Diaz never fought again.

That was a tremendous fight for me as the headliner in my first main event,” Said Thurman. “Diaz was coming off of good showings against Shawn Porter, fighting Porter to a draw once, and Amir Khan, whom he dropped in their fight. I also had the opportunity to make a statement. I did that by stopping him in only three rounds.

UD 12 Leonard Bundu, Dezember 13, 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas: A previously unbeaten 40-year-old switch-hitting veteran, Bundu (31-1-2, 11 KO) was dropped by a first-round right hand in a shutout victory (120-107 drei Mal) for Thurman who ended an eight-month ring absence and was recovering from an injured left shoulder.


Bundu was a switch-hitting awkward fighter. I switched [to southpaw] on him in the first round and dropped him with a right hand,” Said Thurman. “I out boxed him and really gave the world a taste of how good of a boxer I am. It was an easy blowout.

UD 12 Robert Guerrero, März 7, 2015, the MGM Grand Grand Garden Arena: Thurman entered this bout after having been elevated to the full champion before facing Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs), a two-division title winner. He overcame a grotesque hematoma above his left eye from an accidental clash of heads, gesunken “The Ghost” in the ninth-round, and lost a combined four rounds in PBC’s first ever main event.

Guerrero had fought Floyd Mayweather and I was happy to have a common opponent with Floyd, so that I could prove to the world that I deserved a shot at Mayweather,” Said Thurman. “I had to overcome that adversity of having that hematoma by knocking him down in the ninth round. That fight really raised my stock to another level.

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RTD 7 Luis Collazo, Juli 11, 2015, USF Sundome, Tampa: Thurman overcame a crippling left hand to the liver in the fifth round to become only the man to stop Collazo, a former champion who had gone the distance in losses to Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. In a homecoming fight, Thurman opened a deep gash over Collazo’s right eye with his own left hook, eventually resulting in the southpaw’s retiring on his stool after the seventh round.

I was able to survive that body shot to perform in the next round. The fight was taking its toll on him though. I was becoming more comfortable and accurate as I physically broke him down,” Said Thurman. “The arena was electric, and the love was amazing. It was a great homecoming to defend my world title near where I grew up in Clearwater, Florida.”

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UD 12 Shawn Porter, Juni 25, 2016, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York:Thurman overcame a bullish former champion in Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) before an electric crowd, winning a give-and-take, blood-and-guts brawl by scores of 115-113, auf allen drei Richtern’ Karten. Highlights were Thurman’s clean right hand-left hook combination that buckled Porter’s knees late in the third round, a 10th-round left hook that did the same, and an even more vicious head-swiveling hook in Round 11 of a Fight of The Year standout from 2016.

Our fight was tough, back and forth, but by no means was Shawn Porter going to take my title,” Said Thurman. “I pushed myself over the final rounds to make sure I’d be victorious in what was one of the ‘Fight of The Yearcontenders that year. That fight proved to everyone that I can win any type of fight, against any type of fighter.

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SD 12 Danny Garcia, März 4, 2017, Barclays Center: Thurman won a clash of 28-year-olds over the then unbeaten Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs), along with the WBC’s crown in just the 10th title unification in division history and only the third between a pair of unbeaten fighters. The crowd of 16,533 represented the highest attended boxing match at Barclays Center to date. Thurman’s movement disrupted the timing of Garcia, a Philadelphia-based fighter who was a unified champion at 140-pounds.

This was two undefeated welterweights going toe-to-toe in the prime of their careers. Danny Garcia’s a sharp puncher who won the WBC’s vacant title that Floyd Mayweather gave up for retirement,” Said Thurman. “But after beating Shawn Porter, I knew Danny would be an easy fight. This was my first chance to beat an undefeated world champion, and I came out swinging on him in round one to make a statement that his world title was about to be mine.

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MD 12 Josesito Lopez, Januar 26, 2019, Barclays Center: Thurman ended an injury-hampered 22-month ring absence against Lopez (36-8, 19 KOs), scoring a second-round knockdown with a left hook, being hurt by a right hand in the seventh, and using his mobility and athleticism down the stretch for the victory.

I was really nervous about making weight after walking around at 182 for the past two years,” Said Thurman. “But even though I got hit and hurt in the seventh round, I knew my boxing ability would get me through. It was a relief to make it through that fight feeling strong and healthy and I’ve taken those feelings right into this training camp.

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Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), Juli 20, 2019, the MGM Grand Garden Arena: The 40-year-old Pacquiao has earned back-to-back victories over former champions by seventh-round TKO over Lucas Matthysse (Juli 2018) and unanimous decision Adrien Broner (Januar).

Does Manny belong in the ring with a fighter in his prime? Is Keith Thurman still Keith ‘One TimeThurman after some vulnerability against Josesito Lopez?” Said Thurman, rhetorically speaking. “Natürlich, I’d like to get the knockout or TKO, but either way, you’re going to see a world class performance that has me standing alone on top of a division that has so many great fighters. I’m trying to be that great, devastating champion once again, and come July 20, I will prove that I am.

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Mehrfach-Weltmeister Robert Guerrero & Der frühere Weltmeister im Federgewicht Jesus Cuellar betritt den Ring in separaten Spielen, um am Samstag eine gepackte Undercard anzuführen, März 9 im Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Kalifornien


WBC-Weltmeister im Weltergewicht Shawn Porter verteidigt seine erste Titelverteidigung gegen den obligatorischen Herausforderer Yordenis Ugas in Premier Boxing Champions auf FOX & FOX Deportes Main Event

CARSON, Calif. (März 4, 2019) – Mehrfacher Weltmeister Robert Guerrero kehrt in den Ring zurück, um Kolumbiens zu bekämpfen Hevinson Herrera in einem 10-Runden-Kampf im Weltergewicht, während der ehemalige Weltmeister im Federgewicht Jesus Cuellar Duelle Kolumbiens Carlos Padilla in einem Acht-Runden-Leichtgewichtskampf, um am Samstag eine volle Undercard anzuführen, März 9 im Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Kalifornien.


Die Veranstaltung wird von PBC in der Show FOX und FOX Deportes angeführt, in der der WBC-Weltmeister im Weltergewicht auftreten wird Shawn Porter seine erste Titelverteidigung in der Primetime gegen Pflichtherausforderer Yordenis Ugás im Hauptereignis der Sendung ab 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Im Fernsehen übertragene Vorrunden zu FS1 zeigen ungeschlagene Aussichten im Bantamgewicht Damien Vazquez kämpft gegen den ehemaligen Weltmeister Juan Carlos Payano in einer Attraktion mit acht oder zehn Runden, während ungeschlagene Aussichten im Weltergewicht und 2016 Litauischer Olympiateilnehmer Eimantas Stanionis wird das Gesicht einmal geschlagen Sammy Figueroa in einem acht Runden Showdown in der Fernsehsendung ab 6:30 p.m. UND / 3:30 p.m. PT.

Mit anderen undercard Aktion, ungeschlagen leichte Rolando Romero (7-0, 6 KOs) erfüllt Nicolas A. Velazquez (10-4, 3 KOs) in einem Vier- oder Sechsrunden-Match, das der TV-Swing-Kampf in der FOX-Sendung sein wird und ungeschlagen im Federgewicht Isaac avelar(15-0, 10 KOs) Auseinandersetzungen mit Platzhalterbild für Juan Antonio Lopez (12-5, 4 KOs) in einem Spiel mit sechs oder acht Runden, das der TV-Swing-Kampf der FS1-Vorrundenübertragung sein wird.

Karten für das Live-Event, die von TGB Promotions gefördert wird, sind jetzt im Verkauf. Tickets können an AXS.com erworben werden.

Der 35-jährige Guerrero (34-6-1, 19 KOs) hat eine reiche Karriere voller faszinierender Matches gegen einige der besten Boxer dieser Generation – Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia – und hat Titel im Federgewicht gewonnen, Superfedergewicht, leicht und welterleicht. Kampf aus Gilroy, Kalifornien, er wird es mit Herrera aufnehmen (24-16-1, 18 KOs) nach einem KO-Sieg über Adam Mates im Dezember.

Cuellar (28-3, 21 KOs), wer kommt aus Buenos Aires, Argentinien, gewann einen vorläufigen Titel im Federgewicht, indem er Claudio Marrero besiegte 2013 das wurde schließlich zum regulären Titel, da er fünf erfolgreiche Verteidigungen machte. Er verlor den Titel im nächsten Jahr mit einer Split-Decision-Niederlage gegen Abner Mares und folgte im letzten April mit einem TKO-Verlust in einem Junioren-Leichtgewichts-Meisterschaftsspiel gegen Gervonta Davis. Der 33-jährige Cuellar versucht, wieder in die Weltmeisterschaft einzusteigen, muss aber zuerst an Padilla vorbeikommen (16-9-1, 10 KOs).

In anderen Undercard-Kämpfen ungeschlagen im Superfedergewicht Viktor Slavinskyi (7-0-1, 4 KOs) nimmt Mexikos Engel Morrell (11-11-2, 4 KOs) in einem Sechs-Runden-Match, Super Federgewicht Aussicht Jose Perez (6-1, 2 KOs) Schlachten Carlos Trevino (6-13-1, 1 KO) in einem Vier-Runden-Kampf, ungeschlagener Superleichtgewichtler Ruben Rodriguez (4-0, 2 KOs) erfüllt Jeremia de Los Santos von Brownsville, Texas, der sein Profidebüt im Vierrunden-Kampf geben wird.

Abgerundet wird die Aktion durch eine ungeschlagene superleichte Aussicht Justin Cardonaduellieren Phillip Grenzen in einer Vier-Runden-Affäre, und ein Paar Leichtgewichte werden ihre Profi-Debüts geben als David Gomez von Huntington Park, Kalifornische Schlachten George Carranza in einem Vier-Runden-Kampf und Gabriel Muratalla von Fontana, Kalifornien springt ein für einen Vier-Runden-Leichtgewichtskampf gegen Bryann Perez.

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Der ungeschlagene Damien Vazquez im Bantamgewicht trifft auf den ehemaligen Champion Juan Carlos Payano & Steigende Aussichten im Weltergewicht & 2016 Der litauische Olympiateilnehmer Eimantas Stanionis kämpft am Samstag gegen den einst geschlagenen Sammy Figueroa, März 9 in Premier Boxing Champions Prelims auf FS1


Beginnend an 6:30 p.m. UND / 3:30 p.m. PT Von
Dignity Health Sportpark in Carson, Calif.

WBC-Weltmeister im Weltergewicht Shawn Porter macht den ersten Platz
Titelverteidigung gegen Pflichtherausforderer Yordenis Ugas in
Premier Boxing Champions auf FOX & FOX Deportes Main Event

CARSON, Calif. (Februar 19, 2019) – Unbesiegt Bantamgewicht Aussicht Damien Vazquez kämpft gegen den ehemaligen Weltmeister Juan Carlos Payano in einer Acht- oder Zehn-Runden-Attraktion während ungeschlagener Aussichten im Weltergewicht und 2016 Litauischer OlympiateilnehmerEimantas Stanionis wird das Gesicht einmal geschlagen Sammy Figueroa in einem Acht-Runden-Kampf bei den Premier Boxing Champions Prelims am FS1 Samstag, März 9 live aus dem Dignity Health Sports Park, ehemals StubHub Center, in Carson, Kalifornien.

Vorrunden beginnen um 6:30 p.m. UND / 3:30 p.m. PT und führen in eine PBC auf FOX und FOX Deportes Show, die vom WBC Weltergewicht Weltmeister angeführt wird Shawn Porter seine erste Titelverteidigung in der Primetime gegen PflichtherausfordererYordenis Ugás.

Karten für das Live-Event, die von TGB Promotions gefördert wird, sind jetzt im Verkauf. Tickets können an AXS.com erworben werden.

Geboren in Colorado und Ausbildung in Las Vegas, Vazquez (14-0, 7 KOs) ist der jüngere Bruder des ehemaligen dreimaligen Meisters Israel Vazquez. Der 21-Jährige kämpft seither professionell 2013 und holte zwei Siege in 2018. Zuletzt gewann er seinen ersten 10-Runden-Kampf mit einer einstimmigen Entscheidung über den damals ungeschlagenen Luis Gollindano im vergangenen April.

Payano (20-2, 9 KOs) wurde Weltmeister in 2014 als er Anselmo Moreno durch technische Entscheidung besiegte, bevor er verteidigte und dann den Titel in zwei aufregenden Kämpfen gegen Rau’shee Warren verlor. Ursprünglich aus der Dominikanischen Republik, aber Training in Miami, Payano erzielte drei Siege in Folge, bevor er im vergangenen Oktober eine Titelherausforderung gegen die ungeschlagene Naoya Inoue verlor.

Nachdem er seine Heimat Litauen bei der 2016 Olympiade, Stanionis (7-0, 5 KOs) nach Südkalifornien umgezogen, wo er trainiert hat, während er seinen ungeschlagenen Rekord zusammenstellte. Der 24-Jährige hat sich beim letzten Mal im Wettbewerb verbessert und dominierte den harten Veteranen Levan Ghvamichava, um im vergangenen August eine einstimmige Entscheidung über acht Runden auf FS1 zu erhalten.

Der 28-jährige Figueroa (11-1, 4 KOs) kehrt zum ersten Mal seit dem Sieg über Ismay Eynullayev im März wieder in Aktion 2017. Der puerto-ricanische Kämpfer hatte Siege gegen die zuvor ungeschlagenen Gegner Javontae Starks und Fernando Paliza eingefahren, bevor er im Mai seine einzige Niederlage gegen Miguel Cruz erlitt 2016.

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FRANCISCO ‘CHIASANTANA TO MAKE PBC DEBUT


WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER ADDED TO THE TELEVISED UNDERCARD OF PORTER VS. UGASLIVE ON FOXMARCH 9TH



Ventura, Kalifornien: Februar 18, 2019


Francisco ‘Chia’ Santana (25-6-1, 12 KOs) wird seine PBC debut on the televised undercard of the WBC Welterweight World Championship Fight zwischen Shawn Porter und Yordenis Ugás weiterleben Fuchs auf March 9th im Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Kalifornien.


Santana will face Arizona’s Abel Ramos (23-3-2, 18 KOs) in what promises to be an action packed battle between two aggressive fighters both coming off victories, with the winner in line to face an opponent from PBC’s deep welterweight stable later this year.


Santana, who is coming off one of the biggest upsets of 2018 wenn er besiegt Olympiasieger und WM-Herausforderer, Felix Diaz, is currently ranked #14 in der WBC.


It’s crazy how much can change in a year.” erklärt, Santana.


Last year at this time I was coming off back to back controversial losses that I felt I had won. My promoter had dropped me. I couldn’t find a fight. I had been out of the ring for a year. It looked like my career was over. I actually landed the Diaz fight because a friend entered me in an online contest to be an alternate fighter for a WBC tournament. The fans voted me in and when a fighter was injured, I was bumped up into the main tournament. I knew no one was giving me a chance to beat Diaz who was the favorite to win the whole tournament but when I’m overlooked that’s when I’m the most dangerous. The win landed me in the WBC’s Top 15 rankings allowing me to now be able to fight for their world title. I believe I am only one or two fights away from that opportunity and no one is going to stand in my way.


Having worked with several promoters throughout his 14 jährigen beruflichen Laufbahn, Santana is happy to be featured on a major Premier Boxing Champions Ereignis.


The amount of world class welterweights that PBC has is unreal, einschließlich 4 von der 5 current world champions. It’s literally a who’s who of the division. I’m beyond excited to be able to make my PBC debut on Fox in primetime on the undercard of the WBC welterweight title fight. I have nothing but respect for a fellow hard working fighter like Ramos and I expect a war but I intend to make a statement on March 9th and come out victorious.


Santana, a Santa Barbara native who lives and trains in Ventura, California atKnuckleHeadz Boxing Gym with trainer, Joseph “HossJanik, is a favorite amongst hardcore boxing fans for his relentless in ring style and his fight anyone, irgendwo, anytime attitude that has seen him give multiple future world champions all they could handle. Außerdem, he’s widely considered one of the friendliest fighters in the entire sport.


I follow the golden rule. Treat others how you want to be treated. I’m a boxer but I’m a also massive boxing fan. Nothing is better than going to the fights and talking boxing with other fans. I’m no different than them. I wake up and run. I go to work all day with an hour commute back and forth. I hit the gym at night. I spend what little time I have left with my family. Then I go to sleep exhausted. I haven’t caught many breaks in this sport but I still haven’t given up on my dream of being a world champion. In life or in boxing, my motto is train, Kampf, Sieg. I think that’s something everyone can relate to.
FRANCISCO ‘CHIASANTANA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS


Former WBA International Champion
Has wins over 4 former world champions and challengers
Has a draw against world title challenger, Julian Williams
Has gone the distance with world champions like Jermell Charlo
Has taken the “Die” von 3 different prospects including Eddie Gomez
His 1st round KO of undefeated Kendal Mena was ESPN’s #2 Play of the Day