"Four Warned" Final Press Conference and Photos
CARSON, Calif. (May 31, 2012) – All eight fighters participating in Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING “Four Warned” event and the SHOWTIME EXTREME fighters participated in a final press conference on Thursday, just two days before the highly anticipated June 2 Quadrupleheader which will be telecast live on SHOWTIME® (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
TARVER:
“Sometimes when you sign for a fight you never know how it will turn out, but this event took a life of its own. It wasn’t until the kickoff (press conference) when I realized what I was really in for. Everything had to take a back seat to my training. The passion and love for the sport still lives inside.
“Age is nothing but a number. I know this is the fight that will bring the best out of me because I know he will press hard all night long looking for that lightning in the bottle that I know won’t come. You’ll see on Saturday.”
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Gary Shaw Productions wins purse bid to promote Franco vs. Russell, Jr.
May 31, 2012 - Today a purse bid took place at the IBF convention in Honolulu Hawaii and Gary Shaw Productions has outbid Golden Boy Promotions garnering the right to promote an IBF elimination bout between # 3 Luis Franco (11-0, 7 KOs) vs. #12 Gary Russell Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs). The winner will be the mandatory to fight current belt holder, Australian, Billy "The Kid" Dibb (34-1, 21 KOs) for the IBF featherweight championship of the world. The winning bid was $220,000.
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Daniel Geale and Felix Sturm put titles on the line in unification world title bout
May 31, 2012 - Gary Shaw Productions, Sturm Box Promotion, Grange Old
School Boxing and UFA Sports are happy to announce a world title
unification bout featuring IBF middleweight champion Daniel "The Real
Deal" Geale (27-1, 15 KOs) and WBA Super World champ, Felix Sturm
(37-2-2, 16 KOs). The 12-round 160-pound main event will take place in
Germany on Sept. 1, 2012, at a location to be announced, with television
network SAT1 broadcasting the event to millions around the world.
Said Promoter Gary Shaw, "This event is what boxing is all about. When you get two world champions agreeing to fight each other with no hesitation, you know the fans are going to be witnessing an unbelievable bout. Both guys are hungry to keep their titles and they're going to leave everything in the ring. Words can't describe how excited I am about this event. Geale and Sturm are true warriors who are going to "Bring It" come fight night. It's going to be an incredible night of boxing. The true winners will be the fans.
Said Promoter Gary Shaw, "This event is what boxing is all about. When you get two world champions agreeing to fight each other with no hesitation, you know the fans are going to be witnessing an unbelievable bout. Both guys are hungry to keep their titles and they're going to leave everything in the ring. Words can't describe how excited I am about this event. Geale and Sturm are true warriors who are going to "Bring It" come fight night. It's going to be an incredible night of boxing. The true winners will be the fans.
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Sneak Peak Video: Saturday in-show feature detailing the events leading up to Antonio Tarver vs. Lateef Kayode
Rarely in sports are athletes afforded the opportunity to take their critics to task on the field of battle.
After receiving some words of advice following his appearances on ShoBox: The New Generation,
Unbeaten Lateef Kayode felt slighted by IBO Cruiserweight Champion and SHOWTIME Analyst Antonio Tarver.
This Saturday, June 2, Tarver and Kayode will settle the score in the ring.
Take a sneak peek at Saturday’s in-show feature segment
to witness what transpired leading up to this compelling matchup of teacher vs. student.
