LAS VEGAS (11 de mayo de 2021) - Antes de que José Ramírez y Josh Taylor se enfrenten por el campeonato mundial indiscutible de peso junior welter el sábado 22 de mayo en The Theatre de Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, dos interesantes choques de peso pluma pondrán en marcha la acción.
En una batalla a ocho asaltos, el dos-veces medallista de oro olímpico cubano Robeisy Ramírez se enfrentará a Juan Tapia, el orgullo de Brownsville, Texas.
Además, el contendiente mexicano José Enrique Vivas se medirá a Louie Coria, quien es entrenado por Robert García, en una batalla programada a ocho asaltos.
Los combates Ramírez-Tapia y Vivas-Coria formarán parte de las peleas preliminares programadas para transmitirse en vivo y exclusivamente por ESPN+ a las 5:15 p.m. ET / 2:15 p.m. PT.
El combate unificatorio Ramírez-Taylor encabeza una triple cartelera de peso junior welter a partir de las 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT por ESPN, ESPN Deportes y ESPN+. La cartelera principal también mostrará al contendiente mexicano José “Chon” Zepeda en un combate a 10 asaltos contra “Hammerin” Hank Lundy, y el sensaciona; contendiente dominicano Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodríguez contra la ex estrella amateur estadounidense Kenneth "Bossman" Sims Jr. en un combate a ocho asaltos.
Vivas (20-1, 11 KOs) se fue 2-0 el año pasado dentro de "La Burbuja" del MGM Grand Las Vegas, superando a Carlos Jackson en un choque contendiente a "Pelea del Año" y noqueando a John Vincent Moralde en la primera ronda. Un ex destacado aficionado mexicano, Vivas ha ganado tres combates consecutivos desde que perdió puntos ante Rubén Villa. Coria (12-4, 7 KOs), de Moreno Valley, California, espera romper una racha perdedora de dos peleas, aunque ambas derrotas se produjeron en peleas que fácilmente podrían haberse ido para cualquier lado. En junio pasado, dejó caer una decisión mayoritaria ante Adam López, y cuatro meses después, derribó al medallista de oro olímpico del 2016 Robson Conceicao en camino a una cerrada derrota por decisión unánime.
Ramírez (6-1, 4 KOs) cambió su carrera luego de una sorpresiva derrota por decisión ante Adan Gonzáles en su debut profesional. Se vengó de esa derrota en julio pasado por decisión de blanqueada y más recientemente noqueó a Brandon Valdés (13-1 en ese momento) en el sexto asalto. Ramírez hace su debut del 2021 contra Tapia (10-3, 3 KOs), un profesional de siete años que ha llegado a la distancia contra el medallista de bronce olímpico del 2016 Vladimir Nikitin y el destacado libra por libra Shakur Stevenson.
En otra acción de cartelera:
• El nativo de Las Vegas, Andrés Cortés (13-0, 7 KOs) hará su undécima aparición consecutiva en su ciudad natal, esta vez contra Eduardo "Thunder" Garza (15-3-1, 8 KOs) en una pelea a ocho asaltos en peso junior ligero. Cortés causó una impresión memorable dentro del MGM Grand Las Vegas en julio pasado, recuperándose de una caída en el cuarto asalto para superar a Alejandro Salinas.
• Raymond "Danger" Muratalla (11-0, 9 KOs), el prospecto de peso ligero entrenado por Robert García de Fontana, California, peleará contra José Luis Gallegos (20-10, 15 KOs) en un combate a ocho asaltos. Muratalla viene de una victoria por detención en el tercer asalto sobre Luis Porozo en noviembre pasado en la cartelera Terence Crawford-Kell Brook, su sexta victoria consecutiva por nocaut.
• El prospecto de peso mediano Javier "Milwaukee Made" Martínez (3-0, 1 KO), quien una vez fue el aficionado estadounidense mejor clasificado en las 165 libras, peleará contra el veterano Calvin Metcalf (10-5-1, 3 KOs) en una pelea a seis asaltos. Martínez peleó por última vez el 20 de febrero y noqueó a Billy Wagner en el primer asalto.
Sobre Ramírez vs.Taylor
En una promoción de Top Rank, Ramírez vs.Taylor es un enfrentamiento de 12 asaltos por el campeonato mundial indiscutible de peso junior welter, que se llevará a cabo el sábado 22 de mayo en The Theatre en Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. El evento se transmitirá en vivo por ESPN y ESPN Deportes (y se transmitirá simultáneamente en ESPN+) a las 8:30 p.m. ET / 5: 30 p.m. PT. Los combates de la cartelera se transmitirán en vivo y exclusivamente por ESPN+ a las 5:15 p.m. ET / 2:15 p.m. PT.
La transmisión también contará con una batalla de peso junior welter a 10 asaltos entre José "Chon" Zepeda y "Hammerin" Hank Lundy, además de un choque junior welter de ocho asaltos entre el artista dominicano del nocaut Elvis "The Dominican Kid" Rodríguez y Kenneth "Bossman". Sims Jr.
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UFC® 263: ADESANYA vs. VETTORI 2 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 14 FEATURED BOUTS: (C) ISRAEL ADESANYA vs (#3) MARVIN VETTORI (C) DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO vs (#1) BRANDON MORENO (#3) LEON EDWARDS vs NATE DIAZ Las Vegas – For the first time in over two years, UFC® returns to Arizona and welcomes fans back at full capacity with a pair of highly anticipated championship rematches. Headlining the event will be middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, as he looks to fend off No. 3 ranked contender Marvin Vettori. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and No. 1 contender Brandon Moreno seek to settle the score following their thrilling majority draw in December. UFC 263: ADESANYA vs. VETTORI 2 will take place Saturday, June 12 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. All bouts will be streamed on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The early prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. The prelims will be distributed on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The UFC 263 main card will stream exclusively on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. UFC 263: ADESANYA vs. VETTORI 2 tickets will go on sale Friday, May 14 at 10 a.m. PT and are available for purchase at ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets Wednesday, May 12 at 12 p.m. PT via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, May 13 starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (20-1, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) returns to his natural weight class looking to successfully defend his title for the third time. Since joining the UFC roster in 2018, Adesanya has developed into one of the top ranked pound-for-pound fighters in the world, a distinction he earned with impressive victories over Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker and Anderson Silva. He now intends improve on his 2018 win over Vettori and continue his quest to become the greatest middleweight in UFC history. Vettori (17-4-1, fighting out of Huntington Beach, Calif. by way of Mezzocorona, Italy) plans to make the most of his first UFC title shot by becoming the first middleweight to defeat Adesanya. Undefeated since his split decision loss to the current middleweight champion in 2018, Vettori climbed through the ranks with dominant wins over Karl Roberson, Jack Hermansson and Kevin Holland. He now seeks to show off his evolution as a fighter and secure the biggest win of his career. UFC flyweight champion Figueiredo (20-1-1, fighting out of Condor Belem, Para, Brazil) returns to action aiming to make a statement and show that he is the best 125-pounder in the world. A renowned finisher, he is currently tied for the most stoppages in UFC flyweight history with seven, a number he accumulated with victories over Alex Perez, Joseph Benavidez (twice) and Tim Elliott. Figueiredo now looks to continue his title reign with a record-breaking performance. Top ranked Moreno (18-5-2, fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico) has his sights set on shocking the world in his second chance at UFC gold. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Moreno secured his first shot at Figueiredo following notable wins over contenders Kai Kara-France, Jussier Formiga and Brandon Royval. He now hopes to leave no doubt that he is the true flyweight champion and begin building his own legacy at the top of the 125-pound ladder.
Additional bouts on the card include: - In a historic first non-main event, five-round fight, No. 3 ranked welterweight Leon Edwards (18-3, 1 NC, fighting out of Birmingham, England) welcomes back fan favorite Nate Diaz (21-12, fighting out of Stockton, Calif.)
- Ranked light heavyweights collide as No. 14 Paul Craig (14-4-1, fighting out of Coatbridge, Scotland) and No. 15 Jamahal Hill (8-0, fighting out of Kentwood, Mich.) vie to break into the top 10
- In a battle of welterweight contenders, No. 8 ranked Demian Maia (28-10, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) locks horns with No. 12 Belal Muhammad (18-3, 1 NC, fighting out of Chicago, Ill.)
- Drew Dober (23-10, 1 NC, fighting out of Denver, Colo.) and Brad Riddell (9-1, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) face off in an action-packed lightweight bout
- In a light heavyweight bout, Eryk Anders (13-5, 1 NC, fighting out of Birmingham, Ala.) meets Darren Stewart (12-6, fighting out of London, England)
- No. 3 ranked women’s flyweight Lauren Murphy (14-4, fighting out of Houston, Texas) seeks to secure her first UFC title shot by taking out No. 6 Joanne Calderwood (15-5, fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland)
- An intriguing featherweight bout sees undefeated No. 14 ranked Movsar Evloev (14-0, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla. by way of Ingushetia, Russia) take on No. 15 Hakeem Dawodu (12-1-1, fighting out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- No. 11 ranked women’s bantamweight contender Pannie Kianzad (15-5, fighting out of Helsingborg, Skane County, Sweden) goes for the biggest win in her career against former title challenger Alexis Davis (20-10, fighting out of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada)
- Frank Camacho (22-9, fighting out of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) and Matt Frevola (8-2-1, fighting out of Long Island, N.Y.) clash in a lightweight bout all but guaranteed to entertain
- No. 14 ranked women’s bantamweight Sijara Eubanks (7-6, fighting out of Toms River, N.J.) duels with No. 14 Karol Rosa (14-3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Featherweight prospect Chase Hooper (10-1-1, fighting out of Enumclaw, Wash.) plans to show off his evolving skillset when he battles veteran Steven Peterson (18-9, fighting out of Dallas, Texas)
- Fares Ziam (11-3, fighting out of Givors, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France) and Luigi Vendramini (9-1, fighting out of Brasilia, Brazil) compete in an exciting lightweight bout
- Heavyweights Carlos Felipe (10-1, fighting out of State of Bahia, Brazil) and Jake Collier (12-5, fighting out of Cuba, Mo.) look to steal the show and climb the ranks
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EL CAMPEÓN MUNDIAL SÚPER GALLO DE LA CMB LUIS NERY SE ENFRENTA AL INVICTO BRANDON FIGUEROA EL SÁBADO, 15 DE MAYO EN VIVO POR SHOWTIME® DURANTE UN EVENTO DE PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS CALENDARIO DE PRENSA DE LA SEMANA DE LA PELEA *Todos los Horarios son del Pacífico* Jueves, 13 de Mayo 1:00 p.m. PT CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA FINAL* Sede: Ballroom Regency 1 at Hyatt Regency at LAX Link de Zoom: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SwQ5FO2xRqKcSrbtc9K5eg *Regístrense con este link para participar de forma virtual, por favor Viernes, 14 de Mayo 1:00 p.m. PT PESAJE OFICIAL* Sede: Ballroom Regency 1 at Hyatt Regency at LAX *El evento será transmitido en vivo por el Canal de YouTube de Showtime. La prensa será provista de los pesos oficiales y fotos tras el pesaje. Link de Transmisión En Vivo por YT: https://s.sho.com/3vTDvAa Código de Embed de YT: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Nxw0TYYpvM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Sábado, 15 de Mayo 7:00 p.m. PT COMIENZA LA TRANSMISIÓN DE SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® * *Disponible en Español por Programación de Audio Secundario (SAP) 7:30 p.m. PT ENTREVISTAS DE BOXEADORES TRAS CADA PELEA* Link de Zoom: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gHnnnSqERbS3DUaElVMo2g *Por favor, regístrense utilizando al link de aquí arriba para participar en entrevistas posteriores a cada pelea y recibir citas, fotos, puntajes y estadísticas durante la noche de la velada. Recibirán un email automático con una contraseña para acceder al Webinar. SOBRE NERY VS. FIGUEROA Nery vs. Figueroa verá a dos campeones invictos de élite de la división de las 122 libras cuando Luis Nery defienda su Campeonato Mundial del Peso Súper Gallo de la CMB contra Brandon Figueroa en una pelea a 12 rounds el Sábado, 15 de Mayo desde el Dignity Health Sports Park en Carson, California en un evento de Premier Boxing Champions. El co-evento destacado de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING verá al ex campeón unificado del peso súper gallo Danny Roman midiéndose ante el potente Ricardo Espinoza Franco en una batalla de las 122 libras a 10 asaltos, y la pelea inaugural de la noche será del contendiente y estrella en ascenso Xavier Martínez enfrentando al ex aspirante al título mundial Juan Carlos Burgos en una Pelea Eliminatoria por el Título Súper Pluma de la AMB a 12 rounds . Este evento es promovido por TGB Promotions. Martínez vs. Burgos es promovido en sociedad con Mayweather Promotions. Las entradas ya están a la venta y pueden ser adquiridas ingresando a AXS.com. Dignity Health Sports Park estará abierto para los aficionados con capacidad limitada de concurrencia. Todos aquellos que estén presentes se mantendrán socialmente distanciados y sujetos a las normas de salud locales y estatales durante la duración del evento. Para más información, visita www.SHO.com/sports, www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, síguenos por Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @TGBPromotions, @MayweatherPromo, por Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, @TGBPromotions, y Facebook @MayweatherPromotions or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.
RANKINGS OFICIALES ACTUALIZADOS DE BELLATOR MMA™ EL NUEVO CAMPEÓN SÚPER GALLO SERGIO PETTIS SE UNE A LOS RANKINGS LIBRA-POR-LIBRA MIENTRAS QUE ANTHONY JOHNSON Y PETER QUEALLY HACEN SUS PRIMERAS APARICIONES EN EL TOP-10 TRAS MAGNÍFICAS VICTORIAS EN BELLATOR 258 LOS ÁNGELES - BELLATOR MMA regresa a la acción el viernes, 21 de mayo en BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 con el regreso destacado de la reina del peso pluma femenino Cris Cyborg (23-2-1 NC) poniendo su título de campeona en juego contra la #4 del ranking del peso pluma Leslie Smith (12-8-1). Además, el ex campeón del peso gallo Darrion Caldwell (15-4) regresa a la división que él alguna vez supo dominar cuando se enfrente al peso gallo No. 6 Leandro Higo (20-5) en el co-evento principal. Bellator 259 saldrá al aire en vivo y en directo por SHOWTIME a las 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Haz click aquí para obtener información adicional sobre la elegibilidad de los peleadores y el criterio de votación. LIBRA POR LIBRA MASCULINO 1. Patricio Pitbull (32-4) 2. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) 4. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) 5. Douglas Lima (32-8) ∆1 5. AJ McKee (17-0) ∆2 7. Sergio Pettis (21-5) NR 8. Juan Archuleta (25-3) ∇3 9. Corey Anderson (15-5) ∇1 10. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) | LIBRA POR LIBRA FEMENINO 1. Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) 2. Juliana Velásquez (11-0) 3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 4. Julia Budd (15-3) 5. Liz Carmouche (15-7) ∆1 6. Arlene Blencowe (13-8) ∇1 7. Denise Kielholtz (6-2) 8. Cat Zingano (12-4) 9. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) 10. Leslie Smith (12-8-1) | PESO PESADO MASCULINO C. Ryan Bader (28-6) 1. Timothy Johnson (15-6) 2. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) 3. Valentin Moldavsky (10-1) 4. Linton Vassell (20-8) 5. Tyrell Fortune (10-1) 6. Steven Mowry (9-0) 7. Matt Mitrione (13-8) 8. Javy Ayala (11-8) 9. Davion Franklin (2-0) 10. Jake Hager (3-0) | PESO SEMI PESADO MASCULINO C. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 1. Ryan Bader (28-6) 2. Corey Anderson (15-5) 3. Phil Davis (22-6) 4. Anthony Johnson (23-6) NR 5. Julius Anglickas (10-1) ∇1 6. Lyoto Machida (26-11) ∇1 7. Grant Neal (5-0) ∇1 8. Tyree Fortune (5-0) ∇1 9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1) 9. Christian Edwards (4-0) ∇1 | PESO MEDIANO MASCULINO C. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) 1. John Salter (18-4) 2. Anatoly Tokov (29-2) 3. Austin Vanderford (10-0) 4. Fabian Edwards (9-1) 5. Costello van Steenis (13-2) 6. Johnny Eblen (8-0) 7. Charlie Ward (9-4) 8. Mike Shipman (14-3) 9. Ed Ruth (8-3) ∆1 10. Romero Cotton (5-0) ∇1 | PESO WELTER MASCULINO C. Douglas Lima (32-8) 1. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) 2. Michael Page (19-1) 3. Jason Jackson (14-4) 4. Neiman Gracie (10-2) 5. Logan Storley (11-1) 6. Derek Anderson (17-4) 7. Joey Davis (8-0) 8. Paul Daley (43-17-2) 9. Sabah Homasi (15-9) 10. Oliver Enkamp (10-2) | PESO LIGERO MASCULINO C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4) 1. Brent Primus (10-1) 2. Patricky Pitbull (23-10) 3. Goiti Yamauchi (25-5) 3. Benson Henderson (28-10) ∆1 5. Myles Jury (19-5) 6. Peter Queally (13-5-1) NR 7. Sidney Outlaw (15-4) ∇1 8. Adam Piccolotti (12-4) ∇1 9. Alfie Davis (14-3) 10. Dan Moret (5-0) ∇2 | PESO PLUMA MASCULINO C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4) 1. AJ McKee (17-0) 2. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5) 3. Adam Borics (17-1) 4. Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) 5. Daniel Weichel (40-12) 6. Aaron Pico (7-3) 7. Pedro Carvalho (11-5) 8. Mads Burnell (15-3) 9. Tywan Claxton (6-2) 10. Jeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC) | PESO GALLO MASCULINO C. Sergio Pettis (21-5) 1. Juan Archuleta (25-3) ∇1 2. Patchy Mix (14-1) 3. Magomed Magomedov (18-1) 4. Raufeon Stots (16-1) 5. James Gallagher (11-1) 6. Leandro Higo (20-5) 7. Josh Hill (20-4) 8. Jornel Lugo (6-0) 9. Cass Bell (5-2) 10. Brian Moore (13-7) | PESO PLUMA FEMENINO C. Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) 1. Julia Budd (15-3) 2. Arlene Blencowe (13-8) 3. Cat Zingano (12-4) 4. Leslie Smith (12-8-1) 5. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4) 6. Janay Harding (6-4) 7. Leah McCourt (4-1) 8. Amanda Bell (7-7) 9. Jessy Miele (9-5) 10.Talita Nogueira (8-2) | PESO MOSCA FEMENINO C. Juliana Velásquez (11-0) 1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 2. Liz Carmouche (15-7) 3. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) 4. Denise Kielholtz (6-2) 5. Alejandra Lara (9-4) 6. Veta Arteaga (6-4) 7. Kate Jackson (11-5-1) 8. Valerie Loureda (3-0) ∆1 9. Vanessa Porto (22-9) ∆1 10. Diana Avsaragova (3-0) NR | 
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING WILL BE AVAILABLE GLOBALLY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS BEGINNING MAY 20
Trailer https://youtu.be/EFxal1yIVZc
Stills https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L9FhT2BJM-n-eOESBoDdwV0LJSHR1ECY?usp=sharing
Poster https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NnyOFOPYaKl2GMCR1GPbOswFooy3pzSJ/view?usp=sharing
The gripping and poignant documentary The Other Side of the Ring releases On Digital platforms May 20.
This fascinating film showcases four women within the male dominated world of professional wrestling.
Katarina Leigh Waters, Keta Meggett, Delilah Doom and Shelly Martinez star in a Jeremy Norrie film.
The Other Side of the Ring will be available on Tubi TV (Where Available), Vimeo on Demand and Google Play on May 20, with other platforms to follow.
Distributor : Indie Rights
Duration : 81 Minutes
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