"Sundays are for worship and for boxing" PBC on CBS 6/21 Fight Thread

[patscorpio]

The Main Event​

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The bout will mark the Premier Boxing Champions debut for both fighters, and will air on CBS at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

“I’m excited for this big opportunity and I can’t wait to show the world what I’m capable of,” Barthelemy said. “A big fight like this is what I want. I know it will be very difficult, but I’m going to train hard to put on a show for the fans.”

Undefeated following a stellar amateur career in his native Cuba, Barthelemy (22-0, 13 KOs) continues to build upon the rich boxing legacy of his homeland with his blend of speed and ring savvy. He won a 130-pound world championship in July by earning a unanimous decision over Argenis Mendez in Miami, but vacated his title in February to move up to 135 pounds.

In Mexico’s DeMarco (31-4-1, 23 KOs), he faces a tough, battle-tested veteran who’s earned action-packed wins over the likes of John Molina Jr. and Jorge Linares.

“This is a huge fight for me. I’m going to leave everything I have in that ring,” DeMarco said. “The chance to fight on network television is once in a lifetime and I’m going to make the most of it.”

Undercard

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Also on the televised portion of the card, scintillating 147-pound prospect Sammy Vasquez (18-0, 13 KOs) puts his unblemished record on the line against Nigerian knockout artist Wale Omotoso (25-1, 21 KOs).

Vasquez served two tours in Iraq as a member of the National Guard before turning pro in 2012, winning gold at the 2010 and 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships.

Now, he takes on the brick-fisted Omotoso, who’s earned eight of his last 10 wins by way of knockout.

Possible Swing Bout

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New Jersey-based super middleweight Jason Escalera will face J’Leon Love in a 10-round bout, possibly on the Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on June 20 – or the day after that, per their contract, according to Escalera’s manager/trainer, Joe Botti.

Botti says they’ve signed their contract to face the 27-year-old Mayweather Promotions boxer but the actual date of the fight remains open.

“I’ve never seen that written in a contract before,” says Botti. “Maybe they have two shows back-to-back.”

The Broner vs. Porter non-title fight will headline a Premier Boxing Chapions show on NBC; a PBC spokesperson has not yet been reached for comment.

Love (19-1, 10 knockouts) of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, confirmed to RingTV that Escalera would be his next opponent and also said that he had been told he’ll fight on the Broner-Porter card. The 27-year-old is coming off an eight-round decision victory over Scott Sigmon in March, which buffered his only career defeat, to Rogelio Medina last August.

Escalera (15-3-1, 12 KOs) of Union City, New Jersey, lost a 10-round decision to Love’s stablemate, Badou Jack, in his most recent fight on the same card as Love-Medina. That made the 30-year-old Escalera 2-3 in his last five fights, having lost to Edwin Rodriguez on HBO and a fighter named Lekan Byfield, who entered with a 4-5-2 record.

“Love is going to try to box and move. No surprise there. Jason just has to cut off the ring and force him to mix it up,” says Botti.

“We’ve come within a fight or two of a title twice before, against Badou Jack and Edwin Rodriguez. I think [Escalera] knows that he may not get another chance on the world stage if he doesn’t pull this one out. Like all fighters Jay has fought through injuries but we don’t use that as excuses. We need this win to get closer to the prize.”

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

 

[Mook]

Undercard fight looks fire. Rances can eat a dikk.

 

[patscorpio]

yeah i dont see how that vasquez-omotoso fight disappoints.

 

[Axum Ezana]

yeah i dont see how that vasquez-omotoso fight disappoints.

no thread for ndam vs Lemieux?

 

[TheNig]

Either way we get some Struggle Team action.

 

[patscorpio]

http://www.boxingscene.com/photos-barthelemy-demarco-vasquez-omotoso-weighin--92585

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The weights are in for the Premier Boxing Champions on CBS card taking place on Sunday afternoon from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

In the main event, former champions Rances Barthelemy takes on Antonio DeMarco in the junior welterweight main event while undefeated rising prospect Sammy Vasquez battles gritty Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso in a welterweight contest. Coverage beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

Demarco and Barthelemy both weighed in at 139.4-pounds. Vasquez was 146.2-pounds, while Omotoso was pretty light at 144.8.

 

[FaTaL]

another fight for pbc?

haymon is spoiling us

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Post your face when #Steakhouse was the last clan standing at 140

 

[L68]

something to watch with no nba or nfl now..i wont complain

 

[XII]

Demarco needs to take that loss for the team. Too many nikkas been getting their asses kicked lately

 

[GzUp]

In

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

another fight for pbc?

haymon is spoiling us

ALL PRAISES DUE TO AL HAYMON

 

[patscorpio]

wale should be undefeated...he beat jessie vargas man..knocked him down and everything..it was a damn good opener for the havoc that was ruslan-bradley fight

 

[XII]

Wale looking a little slow out there