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NEW YORK – March 2, 2021 – Two-time world champion David Benavídez faces dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC super-middleweight title eliminator Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
® telecast also features two under-25 lightweight contenders Isaac Cruz and Matías Romero in a 12-round co-main event bout. A 10-round super welterweight affair between Terrell Gausha and Jamontay Clark will open the telecast on SHOWTIME. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing.
“The super middleweight division has quickly become red hot with so much talent bubbling to the top. David Benavídez is one of the most talented boxers at 168 pounds, which is proven by the fact that he’s an undefeated two-time 168-pound world champion,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “Benavídez is fighting to reclaim his wo
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We’ve known about it for a while, but less than two weeks out from fight night, it’s finally official. Former two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez will headline a March 13th Showtime tripleheader against Ronald Ellis at Uncasville, CN’s Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino.
“I’ve had an amazing camp in Big Bear and this is the strongest I have ever felt so I’m looking to get an early stoppage against Ellis,” said Benavidez. “I’m glad this is a title eliminator and it’s going to be another step to being a world champion once again.”
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Erickson Lubin has been waiting patiently for the dust to settle so he can get his next assignment.
Check that maybe it’s more accurate to say he’s waiting for the dust to kick up, iso it can then settle, and the lay of the land at junior middleweight will be more clear.
Lubin’s trainer Kevin Cunningham told Bad Left Hook he has a solid idea for a meaningful “next” for Lubin (23-1, 16 KO).
“If Jermell Charlo decides to go in another direction, we’d love a match up with ‘J Rock’ (Julian Williams). Fans are not interested in watching the top guys fight bums,” Cunningham said. “Both guys are looking for an opponent and a date, let’s make it happen. I’m hearing Charlo wants to fight for the WBO to become undisputed. Who knows, he’s in position to do whatever he wants.”
Posted on 01/01/2021
By: Hans Themistode
The big fights are easy to identify. Even the most casual fans will tune into matchups headlined by Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr. or Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua. While those fights are undoubtedly huge, discussing them has become incredibly repetitive.
The sport of boxing doesn’t revolve around those obvious big fights, and more times than not, those marquee matchups either take years to materialize or fail to happen at all. The anticipation would go through the roof if Canelo Alvarez agreed to take on Jermall Charlo or if Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford came to a bout agreement. But there are a ton of other possible matches that are floating under the radar. One’s that would make fight fans and even casuals run to their television screens. Let’s take a look a look at some of them now.