FIGHTERS GIVE THANKS AS THEY
PREPARE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE BOUTS ON SATURDAY, DEC. 7 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN
BROOKLYN AND SATURDAY, DEC. 14 AT THE ALAMODOME IN SAN ANTONIO
LIVE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP
BOXING®
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 25, 2013) - As the
Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaches, the boxers participating in the
back-to-back quadruple headers on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 14 live on
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING took time out of their training camps to share some
of the things they are thankful for this holiday season. While turkey, stuffing
and yams may not be on their Thanksgiving menus, they are all in agreement that
there is much to be thankful for.
PAULIE "THE MAGIC MAN" MALIGNAGGI,
Former Two-Time, Two-Division World Champion (Training in Brooklyn,
NY)
"[I am thankful for] My family and my
true friends, especially those that have stuck with me from the
start."
"SUPER" ZAB JUDAH, Former Five-Time,
Two-Division World Champion (Training in Las Vegas, NV)
"I am thankful for this time and that I
get to be together with my family."
DEVON "THE GREAT" ALEXANDER, IBF
Welterweight World Champion (Training in St. Louis, MO)
"I am very thankful just to be living and
in the position I'm in to help a lot of kids and inspire them too. I'm really
thankful for so many things in my life, but I can't mention them all because
then the list would go on and on. I do want to say that I am thankful for my
team and Golden Boy Promotions for getting me the best opportunity possible.
Many peoplewant to be in the position that I am in and I am glad that I am one
of them!"
SHAWN "SHOWTIME" PORTER, Top
Welterweight Contender (Training in Las Vegas, NV)
"I am most thankful for family because
they are the most important thing to me.
ERISLANDY "EL ORO DE
GUANTANAMO" LARA, WBA Interim Super Welterweight World Champion (Training
in Houston, TX)
"I am most thankful for being in the
United State of America and for the freedom I have been given."
AUSTIN "NO DOUBT" TROUT, Former WBA
Super Welterweight World Champion (Training in Houston, TX)
"First and foremost I am most thankful
for God, the Son of Jesus. Also, I am thankful for the love from my family,
friends and fans. I have so much that I am grateful for including my health and
career that allows me to provide for family."
SAKIO "THE SCORPION" BIKA, WBC Super
Middleweight World Champion (Training in St. Louis, MO)
"I am most grateful to have my family.
Also, I am thankful that I have my health and a roof over my head because in
this world there are a lot of disabled and homeless people."
ANTHONY "THE DOG" DIRRELL, Super
Middleweight Contender (Training in Del Rey, FL)
"I am most thankful for my family and
getting this world championship title opportunity. What I have been through has
been amazing with the cancer (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) and the motorcycle
accident. Having the opportunity to recover and fight for the title means a lot
to me."
ADRIEN "THE PROBLEM" BRONER,
Undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion (Training in Colorado Springs,
CO)
"I am thankful to God for giving me the
ability to take care of family, friends and children."
MARCOS "EL CHINO" MAIDANA, Former WBA
Intercontinental Welterweight Champion (Training in Oxnard, CA)
"I'm thankful for this opportunity that
Golden Boy Promotions is giving me. I'm really excited about this fight because
of the many more opportunities that will come my way if I win. I'm also grateful
to the fans, all the Mexican fans that are showing me their support."
KEITH "ONE TIME" THURMAN, Undefeated
WBA Interim Welterweight World Champion (Training in Clearwater,
FL)
"I am most thankful for my career in
boxing. Boxing is the only job that I have ever had and the only job I have ever
wanted and I am truly grateful for that."
JESUS "EL RENUENTE" SOTO KARASS, Top
Welterweight Contender (Training in Los Angeles, CA)
"I am most thankful for my life and my
family. I am grateful to have the love of my wife, kids, parents and siblings. I
have the best in life with them. I am also grateful for my health."
LEO "EL TERREMOTO" SANTA CRUZ,
Undefeated WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion (Training in Los Angeles,
Calif.)
"I am most thankful for my family,
especially my brother. He still suffers from his illness [lupus], but he is
doing much better. I am also thankful for my promoter Golden Boy Promotions, my
manager Al Haymon and his hard working staff and my fans for supporting me in
becoming a champion. Without any of them I wouldn't be where I am at
today."
CESAR SEDA, Super Bantamweight Title
Challenger (Training in Salinas, Puerto Rico)
"I am thankful to God for my health and
all of the good things in life that have happened to me and my beautiful family.
I know that this Thanksgiving I won't be able to be with my wife, kids, mother
or my grandparents and the rest of my family, but they understand the sacrifice
that I am making for their good. This Thanksgiving I pray that God blesses the
whole world and that he brings a lot of peace. I am so grateful for the new
opportunity he gave me to fight for a world title again."
BEIBUT SHUMENOV, WBA Light Heavyweight
World Champion (Training in Las Vegas, NV)
"As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches,
I am most thankful for my family. My father and mother raised me to be the
person I am today and the continuous love and support from my brother,
Chingis."
TAMAS "TOMI KID" KOVACS, Top Light
Heavyweight Contender (Training in Budapest, Hungary)
"I am very thankful for my family and
feel very grateful every day to see my kids and my wife. When I am preparing for
a fight my family is always on my mind and in my heart. In my career I am very
grateful for the opportunity that I can fight for the WBA title.
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ABOUT "MALIGNAGGI VS.
JUDAH":
Malignaggi vs. Judah is a 12-round fight for the NABF and NABO
Welterweight titles taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at Barclays Center in
Brooklyn, New York. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with Super Judah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T,
Casamigos Tequila and Grudge Match. In the co-featured bout, Devon Alexander
puts his IBF welterweight title on the line in a 12-round bout against Shawn
Porter, Erislandy Lara defends his interim WBA Super Welterweight title in a
12-round fight against Austin Trout and Sakio Bika defends his WBC Super
Middleweight title against Anthony Dirrell in a 12-round bout. The SHOWTIME
telecast begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT immediately following ALL ACCESS:
Broner vs. Maidana which begins at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT. The telecast will
be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).
Tickets priced at
$250, $125, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes and service charges,
available at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at the American Express Box Office. For group
tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.
ABOUT "DANGER ZONE:
BRONER VS. MAIDANA"
"DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana,"
a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking
place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted
by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona,
AT&T, Casamigos Tequila and Grudge Match. In the 12-round co-featured
attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World
Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super
Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and
Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super
& IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using
secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME
EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Tickets priced at
$250, $200, $150, $100, $75, $50, $25, $20 and $10, plus applicable taxes, fees
and services charges, went on sale today, Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. CT and
are available at the Alamodome box office, or through Leija*Battah Promotions by
calling (210) 979-3302 or emailing m@leijabattahpromo.com or online at
www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (800)
745-3000.
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