12/17 PBC on SHO: Michel Rivera vs Frank Martin

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Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will meet in a battle of unbeaten lightweights

Unbeaten lightweights Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will meet on Showtime in a 135 lb eliminator on Saturday, Dec. 17, it was announced during tonight’s Morrell vs Yerbossynuly card in the network.

Rivera (24-0, 14 KO) and Martin (16-0, 12 KO) are both undefeated and hungry, and want to make a mark in a division that gets a lot of attention. They’re also two lightweights actually taking a challenging matchup now that they’re facing one another.

Rivera, a 24-year-old Dominican based in Miami, bears a passing resemblance to Muhammad Ali that he leans into with his haircut and trunks, and he’s made steady progress over the last couple of years, emerging as a rising contender in the division.

Rivera was last in the ring on Oct. 15, winning an eight-round decision in a stay-busy fight against Jerry Perez on the Wilder vs Helenius card in Brooklyn.

Martin, 27, is a part of Errol Spence Jr’s crew, nicknamed “The Ghost.” He’s slightly old for where his career is, but he’s one of those guys who may have just slipped under the radar, born in Detroit and living, according to the internet, in Indianapolis. Neither of these are exactly boxing hotbeds unless you’re living 40 years ago.
Martin was last out on July 9, where he stopped Jackson Marinez in the 10th round, and was winning the fight pretty handily.
It should be a good test for both fighters.

This fight being made official also has two other noteworthy things attached:

1. Since this is a PBC card, it pretty much shuts down any rumors/reports of Errol Spence Jr vs Keith Thurman happening on Dec. 17.
2. With Rivera booked, that’s a fighter that Gervonta Davis won’t be fighting, which at least slightly raises the chances of Davis vs Ryan Garcia getting done.

 

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Uzcategui-Shishkin, Potapov-Astrolabio In IBF Eliminators on Martin-Rivera Showtime Card​

BY KEITH IDEC
Published Thu Nov 17, 2022, 02:50 PM EST
A pair of IBF elimination matches will round out Showtime’s tripleheader December 17 in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the network will televise a 12-round, 168-pound eliminator between Jose Uzcategui and Vladimir Shishkin as its co-feature before unbeaten lightweights Frank Martin and Michel Rivera square off in the main event at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. In the opener of Showtime’s three-bout broadcast, bantamweight contenders Nikolai Potapov and Vincent Astrolabio have agreed to meet in a 12-round, 118-pound eliminator.
Uzcategui is the IBF’s seventh-ranked contender for one of Canelo Alvarez’s four super middleweight titles. The Venezuelan veteran initially thought his fight against WBC interim champion David Benavidez would be rescheduled for some point in January, but Benavidez instead will face rival Caleb Plant, a former IBF champ, at some point in March in a pay-per-view main event.
The 31-year-old Uzcategui (32-4, 27 KOs) has won three bouts by knockout or technical knockout since American Lionel Thompson (22-5, 12 KOs) upset him by 10-round unanimous decision in December 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Tijuana’s Uzcategui was supposed to battle Benavidez in a “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event last November 13 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, but he tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO), which is on the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association’s list of banned substances.
Uzcategui was replaced by Kyrone Davis (16-3-1, 6 KOs), whom Benavidez beat by seventh-round technical knockout.
Shishkin (13-0, 8 KOs), a 31-year-old Russian contender, is ranked ninth by the IBF in the super middleweight division.
Russia’s Potapov (23-2-1, 11 KOs) is the IBF’s third-ranked contender for its bantamweight champ, Japanese star Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs). Potapov, 32, has won three straight fights since he suffered a controversial 12-round, majority-decision defeat to Chicago’s Joshua Greer Jr. (22-3-2, 12 KOs) in July 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark.
The Philippines’ Astrolabio (17-3, 12 KOs) upset former super bantamweight and bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (20-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision in their 10-rounder February 26 in Dubai. Astrolabio, 25, is the IBF’s sixth-ranked contender in the bantamweight division.
Indianapolis’ Martin (16-0, 12 KOs) and the Dominican Republic’s Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs) will square off in a WBA lightweight elimination match in the main event.

 

[Bigblackted4]

Really good main event

 

[Apollo Creed]

Is this confirmed to be in MN?

 

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Uzcategui-Shishkin, Potapov-Astrolabio In IBF Eliminators on Martin-Rivera Showtime Card​

BY KEITH IDEC
Published Thu Nov 17, 2022, 02:50 PM EST
A pair of IBF elimination matches will round out Showtime’s tripleheader December 17 in Las Vegas.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the network will televise a 12-round, 168-pound eliminator between Jose Uzcategui and Vladimir Shishkin as its co-feature before unbeaten lightweights Frank Martin and Michel Rivera square off in the main event at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. In the opener of Showtime’s three-bout broadcast, bantamweight contenders Nikolai Potapov and Vincent Astrolabio have agreed to meet in a 12-round, 118-pound eliminator.
Uzcategui is the IBF’s seventh-ranked contender for one of Canelo Alvarez’s four super middleweight titles. The Venezuelan veteran initially thought his fight against WBC interim champion David Benavidez would be rescheduled for some point in January, but Benavidez instead will face rival Caleb Plant, a former IBF champ, at some point in March in a pay-per-view main event.
The 31-year-old Uzcategui (32-4, 27 KOs) has won three bouts by knockout or technical knockout since American Lionel Thompson (22-5, 12 KOs) upset him by 10-round unanimous decision in December 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Tijuana’s Uzcategui was supposed to battle Benavidez in a “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event last November 13 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, but he tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO), which is on the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association’s list of banned substances.
Uzcategui was replaced by Kyrone Davis (16-3-1, 6 KOs), whom Benavidez beat by seventh-round technical knockout.
Shishkin (13-0, 8 KOs), a 31-year-old Russian contender, is ranked ninth by the IBF in the super middleweight division.
Russia’s Potapov (23-2-1, 11 KOs) is the IBF’s third-ranked contender for its bantamweight champ, Japanese star Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs). Potapov, 32, has won three straight fights since he suffered a controversial 12-round, majority-decision defeat to Chicago’s Joshua Greer Jr. (22-3-2, 12 KOs) in July 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark.
The Philippines’ Astrolabio (17-3, 12 KOs) upset former super bantamweight and bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (20-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision in their 10-rounder February 26 in Dubai. Astrolabio, 25, is the IBF’s sixth-ranked contender in the bantamweight division.
Indianapolis’ Martin (16-0, 12 KOs) and the Dominican Republic’s Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs) will square off in a WBA lightweight elimination match in the main event.

the undercard for what it is is good....that potapov vs astrolabio is a sleeper...i still feel for potapov when he was robbed some time back against greer..i remember all of us in the media row thought potapov should have won that

 

[Bigblackted4]

Is this confirmed to be in MN?

Moved to vegas

 

[Electric Ladyland]

i think this is the fight where Rivera makes a name for himself

i got him taking this

 

[reservoirdogs]

Intriguing fight.
I'm not sold on Rivera as an elite guy but based on what I've seen he can get a title in his career if the stars align, I'm always suspicious of guys who have a fanboy gimmick though like how Rivera is obsessed with Ali.
Martin falls in this same category to me for now. Good fighter, questionable ceiling after his last fight though. Anyone can have tough fights and the guy is still relatively young but I remember how Commey washed Marinez, it makes me wonder...

 

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[aceboon]

Intriguing fight.
I'm not sold on Rivera as an elite guy but based on what I've seen he can get a title in his career if the stars align, I'm always suspicious of guys who have a fanboy gimmick though like how Rivera is obsessed with Ali.
Martin falls in this same category to me for now. Good fighter, questionable ceiling after his last fight though. Anyone can have tough fights and the guy is still relatively young but I remember how Commey washed Marinez, it makes me wonder...

to be fair to Martin the Marinez fight was like on 3-4 day notice, and Martin did eventually grind him down

 

[Rain]

Just watched the weigh in. Like the energy between these two

 

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Juarez vs. Dulay, Garcia vs. Stewart To Streamed by Showtime

BY RANDOM HITS
Published Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:19 PM EST
A pair of action-packed bouts will highlight live streaming action on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page this Saturday, December 17 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The SHOWTIME BOXING COUNTDOWN show, hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live digital talk show hosts, Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will feature all action rising contender Omar “El Relámpago” Juarez battling veteran Austin Dulay in a 10-round super lightweight attraction, and unbeaten teenage prospect Elijah Garcia in an eight-round middleweight duel facing Cruse Stewart.

The live streaming presentation will precede a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT live on SHOWTIME headlined by rising undefeated lightweight contenders Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera and Frank “The Ghost” Martin clashing in an intriguing 12-round WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Man Down Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com.

The 23-year-old Juarez (13-1, 5 KOs) enters the ring propelled by momentum gained from his efforts inside and outside the ring. The only blemish on his record came from a narrow majority decision loss to All Rivera in a thrilling bout in June 2021. Since then, the former standout amateur has won his last two fights, most recently earning a 10-round decision victory over Ryan Karl in February. A native of Brownsville, Texas, Juarez has achieved recognition in his community by uplifting the state’s youth through motivational speaking, receiving commendations from the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives for his altruism.

Dulay (15-3, 11 KOs) will also step into the ring having won his most previous outing, as he scored a first round TKO of Anthony Michael Linenfelser in April. The 27-year-old had lost two of his previous three bouts, dropping bouts against veteran contender Diego Magdaleno in February 2020 and rising lightweight Jose Valenzuela in December 2021. Fighting out of his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, Dulay won his first 11 pro bouts, with his only other letdown coming against super featherweight contender Chris Colbert.

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, Garcia (12-0, 10 KOs) will look to close out 2022 with his fourth victory of the year, having most recently knocked out Edgar Valenzuela in October to establish himself as a prospect to keep an eye on. The 19-year-old has moved fast since turning pro in 2020, knocking out his first six opponents and four of his last five. He will face the 33-year-old Stewart (8-1, 6 KOs), who was born in Illinois but now resides in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Stewart steps back into the ring after dropping a decision against the unbeaten Hakim Lopez in his previous bout in June.

The non-televised undercard will also include Cuban bantamweight Joahnys Argilagos (8-1, 4 KOs) in a six-round bout against Mario Hernandez (10-3-1, 3 KOs) and welterweight Kenneth Sims Jr. dueling Los Angeles-native Rock Myrthil in an eight-round showdown.

Rounding out the lineup is the pro debut of super bantamweight prospect Ray Robinson against Los Angeles-native Victor Saravia (1-3-1, 1 KO) over four-rounds of action, plus unbeaten super welterweight Bakhram Murtazaliev (20-0, 15 KOs) facing Mexico’s Roberto Valenzuela Jr. (20-3, 19 KOs) in an eight-round scrap.

 

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[Apollo Creed]

What time we expect the main event to be?

 

[TheNig]

What time we expect the main event to be?

Why muhthafukka? Watch the entire card.