David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis: date, time, how to watch, background.
FORMER TWO-TIME SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER dAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME.
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DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis: date, time, how to watch, background.
FORMER TWO-TIME SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER dAVID BENAVIDEZ RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST KYRONE DAVIS SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME.
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DAVID BENAVIDEZ (24-0, 21 KOs) VS. KYRONE DAVIS (16-2-1, 6 KOs)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 13
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: NA
Also on the card: Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Francisco Emanuel Torres, junior middleweights
Prediction: Benavidez KO 7
Background: Benavidez was supposed to have fought rugged Jose Uzcategui in front of his hometown fans but the Venezuelan was pulled from the card after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance. Davis stepped in two weeks before the fight. Benavidez saw his second reign as a 168-pound titleholder end on the scale before his meeting with Roamer Alexis Angulo in August of last year, a fight he won by 10th-round stoppage. He followed that with an 11th-round knockout of Ronald Ellis in March, his fourth consecutive stoppage. He is a candidate to challenge Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship next May if he can win on Saturday. Davis, once an amateur standout, is a good boxer with limited punching power. The Delawarean enhanced his reputation by drawing with former two-time super middleweight titleholder Anthony Dirrell this past February, which made him a credible potential opponent for the top 168-pounders. He followed up with a unanimous eight-round decision over Martez McGregor in September, a fight in which Davis struggled.
“Your whole jawline is going to shift — that long jawline.”
Former 4-time UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and YouTube star Jake Paul are set to go head to head in the boxing ring on Sunday for a big event on Showtime.
But, clearly, Woodley wasn’t waiting until the two got in the ring on Sunday to get things popping.
Showtime had the two fighters sitting across from one another in a promotional interview leading up to the fight, as they normally would for a big event.
But what happened here was absolutely magical. Woodley just completely and utterly roasted Paul.
He did it to the point where Paul just clearly had no idea what to say. It was phenomenal. Amazing. Chef’s kiss material.
Warning: There is some NSFW language in this video
“How many people in your neighborhood dress like you? How many rap videos have you watched?”
Here was Paul’s absolutely incredible, fantastic, thought-provoking and eloquent answer.
That man was stuck, fam. WHEW. Woodley wasn’t done, though. “Exactly. Culture. I lived it…they’re wrapping about my lifestyle. You a [expletive] joke.” Sheesh.
He had one last bar to finish him off, though.
“And come Sunday, you know what’s going to happen? You’re going to get hit with a whole bunch of culture. And your whole jawline going to shift, that long jawline — probably from PEDs.”
Yooooooooo. Wow. Just one of the best examples of a complete and thorough roast session. It was textbook. He froze the man, pounced on the moment and just kept digging deeper and deeper until he was finished.
Salute, man. I don’t even think I need to see the fight at this point. In my eyes, Woodley already won.
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Isaiah Steen outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision Friday in Grand Island, Nev., on ShoBox: The Next Generation.
Isaiah Steen made a nice statement on a big stage Friday night.
The super middleweight prospect from Cleveland outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision on ShoBox: The Next Generation’s 20th-anniversary show Friday in Grand Island, Neb.
The athletic Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) spent most of the fight moving about the ring, firing off his long jab and landing enough power shots to win rounds.
Henderson (14-1-1, 10 KOs) pursued Steen but the Arkansas fighter was unable to cut off the ring with any consistency and he didn’t throw enough punches to win the fight, although he had good moments periodically.
The judges scored it 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Steen. Boxing Junkie also had 97-93 for the winner.
In other fights on the card, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) and Shinard Bunch (15-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a controversial split draw in a 10-round welterweight fight.
Bunch seemed to outbox Bocachica and land more eye-catching blows but the judges saw something else. One had Bunch winning 97-93, a second had it 96-94 for Bocachica and the third scored it 95-95.
And Martino Jules (11-0, 2 KOs) defeated Aram Avagyan (10-1-2, 4 KOs) by a unanimous decision in an eight-round featherweight fight.
Isaiah Steen outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision Friday in Grand Island, Nev., on ShoBox: The Next Generation.
Isaiah Steen made a nice statement on a big stage Friday night.
The super middleweight prospect from Cleveland outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision on ShoBox: The Next Generation’s 20th-anniversary show Friday in Grand Island, Neb.
The athletic Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) spent most of the fight moving about the ring, firing off his long jab and landing enough power shots to win rounds.
Henderson (14-1-1, 10 KOs) pursued Steen but the Arkansas fighter was unable to cut off the ring with any consistency and he didn’t throw enough punches to win the fight, although he had good moments periodically.
The judges scored it 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Steen. Boxing Junkie also had 97-93 for the winner.
In other fights on the card, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) and Shinard Bunch (15-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a controversial split draw in a 10-round welterweight fight.
Bunch seemed to outbox Bocachica and land more eye-catching blows but the judges saw something else. One had Bunch winning 97-93, a second had it 96-94 for Bocachica and the third scored it 95-95.
And Martino Jules (11-0, 2 KOs) defeated Aram Avagyan (10-1-2, 4 KOs) by a unanimous decision in an eight-round featherweight fight.
Kalvin Henderson (left) and Isaiah Steen on Friday made weight for their super middleweight fight Saturday in Grand Island, Neb. Esther Lin / Showtime
Date: Friday, July 24
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Where: Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Neb.
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight (168 pounds)
Weights (from Thursday): Steen 166, Henderson 168
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: Not available
Also on the card: Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (146.5) vs. Shinard Bunch (146.5), welterweights
Prediction: Steen UD
Background: This card is as much about the 20th anniversary of Showtime’s popular ShoBox: The New Generation series as any of the fights that will be televised. The series has showcased 84 fighters who have gone on to win world titles. Could Steen or Henderson be next in line? Steen is the half brother of U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell. The 24-year-old product of Cleveland also has a solid amateur foundation — he reportedly was 85-15 in the unpaid ranks — and has power, as his record indicates. He last fought in November, when he stopped Juan De Angel in five rounds. Henderson, a 31-year-old from Arkansas, is also a boxer-puncher. He reportedly had 70 amateur fights and has a high KO percentage, including stoppages in his last two fights. Both principals will fighting in their first scheduled 10-rounder. They were scheduled to meet in October but Henderson pulled out of the fight because he was ill.
Kalvin Henderson (left) and Isaiah Steen on Friday made weight for their super middleweight fight Saturday in Grand Island, Neb. Esther Lin / Showtime
Date: Friday, July 24
Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Where: Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Neb.
TV/Stream: Showtime
Division: Super middleweight (168 pounds)
Weights (from Thursday): Steen 166, Henderson 168
At stake: No titles
Pound-for-pound ranking: None
Odds: Not available
Also on the card: Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (146.5) vs. Shinard Bunch (146.5), welterweights
Prediction: Steen UD
Background: This card is as much about the 20th anniversary of Showtime’s popular ShoBox: The New Generation series as any of the fights that will be televised. The series has showcased 84 fighters who have gone on to win world titles. Could Steen or Henderson be next in line? Steen is the half brother of U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell. The 24-year-old product of Cleveland also has a solid amateur foundation — he reportedly was 85-15 in the unpaid ranks — and has power, as his record indicates. He last fought in November, when he stopped Juan De Angel in five rounds. Henderson, a 31-year-old from Arkansas, is also a boxer-puncher. He reportedly had 70 amateur fights and has a high KO percentage, including stoppages in his last two fights. Both principals will fighting in their first scheduled 10-rounder. They were scheduled to meet in October but Henderson pulled out of the fight because he was ill.
Showtime announced that a documentary on Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Ray Leonard, “The Kings,” will premiere in June.
Those who witnessed it treasure the memories.
The “Four Kings” – Hall of Famers Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard – took part in a series of fights that thrilled fans worldwide and defined a generation of boxing.
And we’ll all have a chance to relive it in June. Showtime Sports Documentary Films has announced that “The Kings,” a four-part series chronicling the era, will premiere on June 6.
Here’s how the premium channel described the project in a news release:
“’The Kings’ spotlights boxing’s evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali’s era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the seismic political and socio-economic shifts taking place in the United States.
“The Four Kings rose to fame as the presidency of Jimmy Carter and economic recession gave way to the boon of 1980s capitalism and excess harnessed by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
“Through in-depth interviews and archival footage, the series also examines the very personal battles that each man waged on his unique journey to the center of the sports world.”
Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime Sports, said the series goes bell beyond the action in the ring.
“These four men defined an era in boxing,” he said. “Their individual stories, forever linked by the spectacular battles they waged, reflect a tumultuous period in American culture and history.
“’The Kings’ takes the viewer beyond the glorious action of some of history’s most memorable prizefights to illuminate each man’s dramatic journey and the societal context that made them stars of sports and popular culture.”
The news release went on:
“Following a brief fallow period in the wake of Ali’s retirement, boxing was revitalized when Leonard became a world champion in 1979 and waged his first battle with Duran in 1980. From that point, the Four Kings engaged in a decade-long run of riveting fights that far outperformed any other sport in attention and revenue. They were the most popular stars of sports and American culture.
“From 1979 through 1985, as a mark of their incredible achievements, the Boxing Writers Association of America bestowed these men the coveted title of “Fighter of the Year” annually with the lone exception of 1982 – with Leonard, Hagler and Hearns each winning twice.
“In the nine world title fights between them, there were four knockouts and three of the bouts were recognized by The Ring Magazine as “Fight of the Year.” The Ring magazine “Round of the Year” (and to many, the round of all time) from Round One of Hagler-Hearns is, perhaps, the most iconic single round of boxing of all time.
“Fittingly, ‘The Kings’ premieres in the 45th anniversary year of Leonard winning an Olympic gold medal and the 40th anniversary year of the welterweight world title unification battle between Leonard and Hearns, widely considered their greatest fight and a symbol of the era.”
Showtime announced that a documentary on Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Ray Leonard, “The Kings,” will premiere in June.
Those who witnessed it treasure the memories.
The “Four Kings” – Hall of Famers Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard – took part in a series of fights that thrilled fans worldwide and defined a generation of boxing.
And we’ll all have a chance to relive it in June. Showtime Sports Documentary Films has announced that “The Kings,” a four-part series chronicling the era, will premiere on June 6.
Here’s how the premium channel described the project in a news release:
“’The Kings’ spotlights boxing’s evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali’s era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the seismic political and socio-economic shifts taking place in the United States.
“The Four Kings rose to fame as the presidency of Jimmy Carter and economic recession gave way to the boon of 1980s capitalism and excess harnessed by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
“Through in-depth interviews and archival footage, the series also examines the very personal battles that each man waged on his unique journey to the center of the sports world.”
Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime Sports, said the series goes bell beyond the action in the ring.
“These four men defined an era in boxing,” he said. “Their individual stories, forever linked by the spectacular battles they waged, reflect a tumultuous period in American culture and history.
“’The Kings’ takes the viewer beyond the glorious action of some of history’s most memorable prizefights to illuminate each man’s dramatic journey and the societal context that made them stars of sports and popular culture.”
The news release went on:
“Following a brief fallow period in the wake of Ali’s retirement, boxing was revitalized when Leonard became a world champion in 1979 and waged his first battle with Duran in 1980. From that point, the Four Kings engaged in a decade-long run of riveting fights that far outperformed any other sport in attention and revenue. They were the most popular stars of sports and American culture.
“From 1979 through 1985, as a mark of their incredible achievements, the Boxing Writers Association of America bestowed these men the coveted title of “Fighter of the Year” annually with the lone exception of 1982 – with Leonard, Hagler and Hearns each winning twice.
“In the nine world title fights between them, there were four knockouts and three of the bouts were recognized by The Ring Magazine as “Fight of the Year.” The Ring magazine “Round of the Year” (and to many, the round of all time) from Round One of Hagler-Hearns is, perhaps, the most iconic single round of boxing of all time.
“Fittingly, ‘The Kings’ premieres in the 45th anniversary year of Leonard winning an Olympic gold medal and the 40th anniversary year of the welterweight world title unification battle between Leonard and Hearns, widely considered their greatest fight and a symbol of the era.”
The Showtime documentary ‘Macho: The Hector Camacho Story’ is a brilliant tale of smiles and tears.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on SportingNews.com.
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Too often in sports, we hear about an athlete who rose to incredible heights only to experience a tragic fall from grace once they were past their prime.
In many ways, the Showtime documentary “Macho: The Hector Camacho Story,” which premiered Friday, is a great example of that story arc. But Camacho’s demise began while he was still in his prime, as was shown in a story brilliantly told by filmmaker Eric Drath.
In 1984, Sugar Ray Leonard was in the midst of one of his many retirements and Mike Tyson hadn’t yet to burst into people’s consciousness. Seemingly out of nowhere, there came a flamboyant 130-pound Puerto Rican from the Spanish Harlem section of New York with a bubbly personality, stylish ring attire and exceptional boxing ability. He soon became “The Man” in boxing.
“Macho Camacho’s charisma, boxing prowess, and flamboyant style made him a Puerto Rican sports icon and, for a time, the biggest star in boxing,” said Stephen Espinoza, Showtime’s president of sports and event programming. “When he stepped into the ring, everyone knew it was ‘Macho Time.'”
But Camacho’s time ended too soon.
He was shot while looking at his cell phone in a parked car on Nov. 20, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The three-division world champion was declared dead four days later at the age of 50. Puerto Rico police later said that several bags of cocaine were found in the vehicle. The murder remains unsolved.
“Macho” lived life in the fast lane; ultimately, he died as he lived.
Camacho began his professional boxing career in 1980 after going 96-4 in the amateur ranks and winning the Golden Gloves championship in New York at 118 pounds. He viewed boxing as a way to keep himself out of trouble and out of jail. The boxing ability was identifiable right away. He possessed unusual speed and a jab that rivaled the best of all time.
By 1983, it was only a matter of time before Camacho would become a world champion. But that’s when things started to unravel.
Broadcaster Tim Ryan recalled a phone conversation he had with Camacho the day before the fighter’s Feb.12, 1983, bout in Alaska against John Montes on CBS. According to Ryan, Camacho was “completely out of his mind drug-wise” and threatened to jump out of his hotel room window. The next day, Camacho stepped into the ring as if nothing occurred and blasted Montes in a first-round knockout.
Camacho (79-6-3, 38 KOs) won his first world title later that year, stopping Rafael Limon in the fifth round to capture the WBC super featherweight crown. Three years later, after winning the WBC lightweight title, he defeated Edwin Rosario by a split decision to run his record to 29-0 (15 KOs) and establish himself as the biggest name in boxing.
At the time, Camacho was everywhere. He was featured in every major publication and had even met then-President Ronald Reagan.
“He was definitely a lucky guy in the sense that he was born with all the talent in the world,” Drath said. “He was a natural showman and was blessed with that gene for showmanship that so few fighters ever have. You had Muhammad Ali, of course. Sugar Ray Leonard to an extent. Tyson had that ability that people just marveled at.
“Camacho had this authenticity. He was different, and he just didn’t care. Who he was inside of the ring was who he was outside of the ring. That charm and charisma helped him in the beginning as people perhaps enabled him a little more than they might have another person who committed the crimes he did. But his talent saved his butt, too. He had that wonderful combination of talent and charisma and showmanship [which] made him just a remarkable fighter and a remarkable story.”
Camacho appeared to have it all. He had a wife, a son, a great family and money to last him for many lifetimes. But one thing plagued him, and it ended up being his downfall: cocaine.
Long after his prime, Camacho’s team was approached for a fight with Roy Jones Jr. in which their fighter would make a reported $7 million. Camacho was out of shape and needed to shave off weight. He started training, but it didn’t last long. He told his childhood friend and bodyguard Rudy Gonzalez that he couldn’t do it anymore and would rather do drugs.
“I can’t do this fight,” Gonzalez said Camacho told him. “I appreciate what you guys are doing, but I just want to get high. I don’t want to do this.
“I’m a champion, but I’m a junkie first.”
Hector “Macho” Camacho was taken way too soon from the world. He was well ahead of his time as a fighter. This documentary tugs at the viewer’s heartstrings and makes them wish that Camacho would have been able to control his demons, because who knows what could have been?
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