Tony Harrison vs. Jermell Charlo II - December 21, 2019

[oogiebe]

i scored the first fight a wide decision for Jermell.

So Jermell by decision, Harrison too shifty to be KOed by Harrison.

Same except I think Charlo can stop him.

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i scored the first fight a wide decision for Jermell.

So Jermell by decision, Harrison too shifty to be KOed by Harrison.

He gonna KO himself?

[siablo14]

i scored the first fight a wide decision for Jermell.

So Jermell by decision, Harrison too shifty to be KOed by Harrison.

He gonna KO himself?

my bad but you know what i me.

[oogiebe]

He gonna KO himself?

my bad but you know what i me.

I knew what you meant.

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i scored the first fight a wide decision for Jermell.

So Jermell by decision, Harrison too shifty to be KOed by Harrison.

Same except I think Charlo can stop him.

Nah. Charlo won't be able to hit him cleanly.

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Can't wait for Jermell vs J-Rock. Good storyline to sell.

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i scored the first fight a wide decision for Jermell.

So Jermell by decision, Harrison too shifty to be KOed by Harrison.

He gonna KO himself?

Nah hes too shifty

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Press Release

Former world champions Guillermo Rigondeaux and Liborio Solis will battle for the vacant WBA Bantamweight World title Saturday, December 21 in the FOX PBC Fight Night co-main event and on FOX Deportes live in primetime from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will see rising heavyweight sensation Efe Ajagba taking on Iago Kiladze in a 10-round opening attraction. The event is is headlined by the highly anticipated WBC Super Welterweight Title rematch between Tony “Superbad” Harrison and Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

“With two world title fights and one of boxing’s most exciting prospects entering the ring, Saturday, December 21 is going to be a night of action that fans in Southern California won’t want to miss,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “In addition to the main event, one of boxing’s most skilled fighters, Guillermo Rigondeaux, will look to become a two-division world champion against a battle tested former champion in Liborio Solis. Plus, hard-hitting phenom Efe Ajagba hopes to pass another test with flying colors against Iago Kiladze to round out a tremendous lineup on FOX and FOX Deportes.”

Rigondeaux (19-1, 13 KOs) will look to move down and capture a title in a second weight class while showing off the masterful technical skills that made him a unified 122-pound world champion and perennial member of the pound-for-pound list. A two-time Olympic gold medalist for his native Cuba, Rigondeaux made his name with victories over the likes of Nonito Donaire, Rico Ramos and Joseph Agbeko. Most recently, Rigondeaux scored an exciting eighth-round stoppage of former champion Julio Ceja in June on FOX.

Born in Venezuela and fighting out of Panama, Solis (30-5-1, 14 KOs) will make his U.S. debut on December 21 while riding a five-fight winning streak. Solis captured a super flyweight world title in 2013 amidst a 14-bout unbeaten run. He has lost by decision in his two previous attempts at 118-pound title, including a controversial loss to Jamie McDonnell, which he has bounced back from on his current win streak.

Nigeria’s Ajagba (11-0, 9 KOs) most recently passed the toughest test of his professional career when he defeated fellow 2016 Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen by 10-round unanimous decision in July. The 25-year-old Ajagba gained widespread notoriety in August 2018 when his opponent, Curtis Harper, walked out of the ring after touching gloves to start the first round. Ajagba won the fight without throwing a punch as Harper was disqualified. Living in Stafford, Texas and training with Ronnie Shields, Ajagba has steadily increased his competition and added knockouts wins over Amir Mansour and Michael Wallisch this year.

The 33-year-old Kiladze (26-4-1, 18 KOs) broke a three-fight losing streak by fighting to a split draw in May against undefeated heavyweight Robert Alfonso. Kiladze’s losses had come against top heavyweight Adam Kownacki, Michael Hunter and Joe Joyce, who own a combined 34-1 record. Originally from Georgia and now fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiladze won six straight fights between 2014 and 2018.

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Former super middleweight titlist Jose Uzcategui will face an opponent to be determined in a 10-round bout on the undercard of the Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by the junior middleweight title rematch between Tony Harrison and Jermell Charlo on Dec. 21 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, Sean Gibbons, Uzcategui’s adviser, told ESPN. Uzcategui lost his 168-pound by decision to Caleb Plant in January and has won his only fight since by first-round KO of Roberto Valdez in September.

Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer

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FOX Sports Offer Extensive Preview Programming

PBC FACE TO FACE and PBC COUNTDOWN Premiere Saturday, Dec. 7 on FOX, RUN IT BACK: JERMELL CHARLO VS. TONY HARRISON Airs Saturday, Dec. 14

LOS ANGELES – Today, FOX Sports announces an exciting programming lineup in advance of the highly anticipated WBC Super Welterweight Title rematch between Tony “Superbad” Harrison and Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo that headlines FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT on Saturday, Dec. 21.

The premiere of the half-hour PBC FACE TO FACE: TONY HARRISON VS. JERMELL CHARLO II airs on FOX on Saturday, Dec. 7 (2:00 PM ET), as the two bitter rivals discuss how the rematch will be different from the first fight.

“I’m going to dominate that man,” Harrison says. “As long as he’s walking this earth, there’s nothing he can do to beat me.”

Charlo replies: “I don’t like ‘Phony’ Harrison. How is the rematch going to be different? I’m going to knock his ass out!”

The one-hour PBC COUNTDOWN: TONY HARRISON VS. JERMELL CHARLO II follows Saturday on FOX at 2:30 PM ET, as cameras go behind the scenes and inside the lives of both men as they prepare for their long-awaited rematch. The PBC COUNTDOWN series is produced by Five Films, the multi-Emmy Award winning production company founded by Scott Boggins and Craig Jenest that established the popular “athlete-follow” and “team-follow” formats in sports television.

Then FOX Sports original RUN IT BACK: JERMELL CHARLO VS. TONY HARRISON debuts on FOX Saturday, Dec. 14 (3:00 PM ET), as Charlo and Harrison re-watch their controversial first fight that took place nearly a year ago and comment on what they believe was happening round by round. That show is followed by INSIDE PBC BOXING on FOX at 3:30 PM ET, as analysts Shawn Porter and Abner Mares join host Kate Abdo to preview the rematch and interview the fighters.

Below is programming information leading up to the FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT: TONY HARRISON VS. JERMELL CHARLO II:

PBC FACE TO FACE: TONY HARRISON VS. JERMELL CHARLO II
Network/Date/Time: FOX, Saturday, Dec. 7 (2:00 PM ET)

PBC COUNTDOWN: TONY HARRISON VS. JERMELL CHARLO II
Network/Date/Time: FOX, Saturday, Dec. 7 (2:30 PM ET)

RUN IT BACK: JERMELL CHARLO VS. TONY HARRISON
Network/Date/Time: FOX, Saturday, Dec. 14 (3:00 PM ET)

INSIDE PBC BOXING
Network/Date/Time: FOX, Saturday, Dec. 14 (3:30 PM ET)

Viewers can live stream the PBC shows on the FOX Sports and FOX NOW apps or at FOXSports.com.

For more information, visit FOX Sports Press Pass and FiveFilmsInc.

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Hugo Centeno Jr. vs Juan Macías Montiel features on Harrison vs Charlo 2

Top middleweight contender Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. will battle Mexico’s Juan Macías Montiel in a 10-round clash that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 21 from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

The FS1 telecast begins at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and will feature 2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas taking on Mexico’s René Téllez Giron in an eight-round lightweight duel and unbeaten prospect Raymond Guajardo battling New Orleans-native Donnis Reed in a super welterweight bout.

FS1 PBC Fight Night precedes the FOX PBC Fight Night broadcast headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between WBC Super Welterweight Champion Tony Harrison and former champion Jermell Charlo with coverage beginning on FOX and FOX Deportes at 8 p.m./5 p.m. PT.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Toyota Arena box office and Ticketmaster.com.

Fighting out of his hometown of Oxnard, California, Centeno (27-3, 14 KOs) will look to bounce back after he lost a close decision to Willie Monroe Jr. on FS1 in June.

The 28-year-old had won three out of four fights heading into the Monroe fight, including a highlight-reel knockout of then unbeaten Immanuwel Aleem on FS1 in August 2017.

He will step into the ring for the third time in 2019 on December 21, having also defeated Oscar Cortes in February.

The 25-year-old Montiel (21-4-1, 21 KOs) has fought professionally since 2009 and most recently stopped longtime contender Marcos Reyes in February by fourth-round TKO.

Representing Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Montiel will make his U.S. debut on December 21, in a career that has seen him knockout then unbeaten Ivan Montero and drop a 2017 contest to eventual world champion Jaime Munguia.

One of the most highly regarded prospects from the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, Balderas (9-0, 8 KOs) returns for an eight-round lightweight affair to close out 2019.

The 23-year-old from Santa Maria, California has won his last five fights by stoppage, including three in 2019. His most recent outing saw him stop Robert Frankel in July.

He will be opposed by the 20-year-old Giron (13-1, 7 KOs), who fights out of Queretaro, Mexico and is looking to rebound from a decision loss to unbeaten Michel Rivera in June.

Guajardo (4-0, 3 KOs) turned pro one week after his 19th birthday this March and kicked off his career with a second-round knockout of Leonardo Mendez in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

Guajardo will enter the ring on December 21 in a four or six-round contest seeking his fifth win of 2019. He most recently defeated Brian Urday by first-round knockout in October and will be opposed by the 34-year-old Reed (3-4, 2 KOs) as he steps into the ring for his third fight of 2019.

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Fight week

[hulkmaniac]

Harrison is going to dissect little Charlo.

[Onetimeonly]

Harrison is going to dissect little Charlo.

[Best Coast]

I've got Charlo by clearcut but competitive decision.

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Harrison-Charlo II: Visa Issues Force Solis To Withdraw From Rigondeaux Clash

Guillermo Rigondeaux’s hopes of a second divisional title and his most active ring campaign in seven years are put on hold.

The reigning lineal junior featherweight titlist will be limited to a spectator this weekend, as his scheduled bout versus Venezuela’s Liborio Solis has been postponed. Visa issues prevented Solis from entering the United States in time to fight this Saturday’s edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox, as the two were due to collide for a bantamweight title in the chief support at Toyota Center in Ontario, California.

Representatives from Premier Boxing Champions confirmed the development to BS.com, although not yet in a position to confirm how the balance of the broadcast will play out. El Nuevo Herald’s Jorge Ebro was the first to break the news of the postponement.

Rigondeaux (19-1, 13KOs) hoped to get in a third fight in 2019, which would’ve marked the first time since 2012—his first year as a major titlist—he would have accomplished the feat. The 39-year old southpaw also sought to drop down to the bantamweight division for the first time since capturing the second of two Olympic Gold medals for his native Cuba, in hopes of capturing a second divisional crown.

PBC brass are currently working on plans to restore that dream for the 1st quarter of 2020.

Solis (30-5-1, 14KOs)—a former junior bantamweight titlist now based out of Panama—believed to have all of his travel documentation in order, but ran into an unavoidable delay which prevented the 37-year old from traveling to the United States, where he would have fought for the first time in his 19-year career.

Rigondeaux will now end 2019 on the heels of a pair of knockout wins, including a come-from-behind 8th round stoppage of former 122-pound titlist Julio Ceja this past June in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout came five months after a 1st round knockout of Giovanni Delgado, a bout which ended a 13-month hiatus while also marking his PBC debut.

The Cuban southpaw—who has been based out of Miami since turning pro in 2009—has reigned as the lineal junior featherweight champion since an April 2013 win over Nonito Donaire. Seven defenses have followed, along with two fights outside the division—including a one-sided stoppage at the hands of Vasiliy Lomachenko in their Dec. 2017 clash in which Rigondeaux moved up two weight classes for a fight marking the first time ever a pair of two-time Olympic Gold medalists met in the pro ranks.

Two wins have followed before deciding to drop down in weight in hopes of adding another belt to his collection, though it will now have to kick off his 2020 campaign,

The remainder of Saturday’s Fox card remains intact. The main event pits bitter rivals Tony Harrison and Jermell Charlo in a rematch to their Fox headliner on this weekend one year ago, when Harrison scored an upset points win to end Charlo’s 154-pound title reign along with his days as an unbeaten boxer.

Their rematch was due to headline the same June card on which Rigondeaux last fought, only for Harrison (28-2, 21KOs) to suffer an injury in forcing a postponement. Charlo (32-1, 16KOs) went through with a fight with late replacement Jorge Cota, whom he knocked out in three rounds.

Four more bouts are currently scheduled for TV between Fox prime and the preceding FS1 telecast. Efe Ajagba (11-0, 9KOs) faces Iago Kiladze (26-4-1, 18KOs) in a scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout which is due to open the Fox telecast.

The current FS1 lineup pits Hugo Centeno, Jr. (27-3, 14 KOs) and Juan Macías Montiel (21-4, 21 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout. Karlos Balderas (9-0, 8KOs), a 2016 U.S. Olympian and current lightweight prosect faces René Téllez­­­ Giron (13-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout, while Raymond Guajardo (4-0, 3 KOs) meets ­­Donnis Reed (3-4, 2 KOs) in a junior middleweight swing bout.

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Harrison-Charlo II Undercard

A jam-packed lineup of undercard attractions will give fans excitement from beginning to end on Saturday, December 21 as part of the Premier Boxing Champions event headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between WBC Super Welterweight Champion Tony Harrison and former champion Jermell Charlo all from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

The Harrison vs. Charlo rematch serves as the main event of FOX PBC Fight night beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Preceding the fights on FOX, FS1 PBC Fight Night will feature a tripleheader of action beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and headlined by top middleweight contender Hugo Centeno Jr. battling Juan Macías Montiel.

Non-televised undercard attractions will feature Andre Dirrell in a 10-round super middleweight bout against the Dominican Republic's Juan Ubaldo Cabrera and2016 Lithuanian Olympian Eimantas Stanionis in a welterweight fight against the Dominican Republic's Julio César Sanchez.

The action will also see Detroit prospect Anthony Flagg (4-0, 3 KOs) battling Tyler, Texas-native Jamarcus Warren (2-1-1, 1 KO) in a six-round super middleweight affair, Dallas heavyweight Adrian Taylor (10-1, 4 KOs) in a six-round fight against Tijuana, Mexico's German Pérez (11-6-3, 3 KOs) and Russian prospect Petr Khamukov (4-0, 1 KO) taking on Massachusetts native Maceo Crowder (2-3, 1 KO) in a six-round middleweight bout. Bantamweight José Balderas (8-0, 2 KOs), the brother of Karlos Balderas, will battle in a six round match.

Rounding out the lineup is undefeated super lightweight prospect Justin Cardona in a four-round fight against Liberia's Archie Weah, Glendale, California's Yovani Rodarte battling Mexico's Eduardo Reyes in a six-round lightweight affair and unbeaten Oak Hills, California native Jerry Pérez in a six-round featherweight affair against New Jersey's Tyrone Luckey.

An accomplished veteran contender in the 168-pound division, Dirrell (33-2-1, 24 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since March 2018, when he lost his interim super middleweight title in a slugfest against Jose Uzcategui. The Flint, Michigan native and brother of two-time champion Anthony, Dirrell won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and lost narrow decisions in world title fights against Carl Froch and James DeGale. He will be opposed by Cabrera (24-2, 16 KOs), who fights out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and was unbeaten in his first 24 pro fights.

A native of Lithuania who now live and trains in the U.S., Stanionis (9-0, 6 KOs) is one of the most promising fighters to come out of the 2016 Olympic games. The 25-year-old has picked up two victories so far this year and will look to close out the year against the 26-year-old Sanchez(11-2, 6 KOs), who was born in the Dominican Republic but now fights out of New York.

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Harrison-Charlo TV Card Shuffled After Rigo-Solis Cancelation

Sensational 2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas takes on Mexico's Rene Tellez Giron in an eight-round lightweight match as the opener of FOX PBC Fight Night live in primetime and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, December 21 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET.

Former champion Guillermo Rigondeaux was scheduled to take on Liborio Solis in the co-feature of the FOX PBC Fight Night card, but that match has been postponed until a later date.

Balderas vs. Giron will serve as the opening attraction to the show that is headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between WBC Super Welterweight Champion Tony Harrison and former champion Jermell Charlo that also features Efe Ajagba taking on Iago Kiladze in a 10-round heavyweight showdown in the co-feature.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Toyota Arena box office and Ticketmaster.com.

One of the most highly regarded prospects from the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, Balderas (9-0, 8 KOs) returns for an eight-round lightweight affair to close out 2019. The 23-year-old from Santa Maria, California has won his last five fights by stoppage, including three already in 2019. His most recent outing saw him stop Robert Frankel in July. He will be opposed by the 20-year-old Giron (13-1, 7 KOs), who fights out of Queretaro, Mexico and is looking to rebound from a decision loss to unbeaten Michel Rivera in June.

Preceding FOX PBC Fight Night, undefeated Filipino featherweight contender Jhack Tepora will battle rugged former title challenger Oscar Escandon in a 10-round bout in the co-feature of FS1 PBC Fight Night at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET. Hugo Centeno, Jr. will take on Juan Macias Montiel in a 10-round middleweight main event of the telecast that also features super welterweight prospect Raymond Guajardo facing Donnis Reed in a four-rounder in the televised opener.

Fighting out of Cebu City, Philippines, Tepora (23-0, 17 KOs) will enter the ring for the second time in the U.S. on December 21, after making a successful U.S. debut against Jose Luis Gallegos in June. The 24-year-old will take on Colombia's Escandon (25-5, 17 KOs), who fights for the first time since a loss to Brandon Figueroa last year at the same arena in Ontario. Escandon is a former interim titlist at featherweight and challenged Gary Russell Jr. for the featherweight championship in 2017.

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Hurd reckons if this goes 12 rounds, it’s Harrison’s fight.

Thoughts

Will it go the distance.

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Hurd reckons if this goes 12 rounds, it’s Harrison’s fight.

Thoughts

Will it go the distance.

Charlo punches harder then his record would suggest - think he stops him early he is too emotional which will help

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