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8/1 PBC on SHO: Tramaine Williams vs Angelo Leo (Vacant WBO Super Bantamweight Title)
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this isnt bad at all...ill be looking at tramaine williams...that dude is from around my area...i personally dont know him and no one i know knows him like that..although im sure theres a degree of separation there
Fought on a couple of Andre Ward undercards, I never knew he was from CT, certainly doesn't get talked about like Chad Dawson did but then again bigger weights=more pub.
def doesnt get talked about like chad and he is not a big puncher either...he can box though
now PBC about to experience what TR went through this summer..oh man this stinks for fulton
same here...but if a cat from the Havens is going to be put on for a world title shot, I cant complain...CT needs a new homegrown world champion its been about 8 years now
Angelo Leo-Tramaine Williams Set For WBO Title, Fulton Out Due To COVID-19
By Keith Idec
Published On Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:33 PM EST
Stephen Fulton was the only one of the six fighters scheduled to fight on Showtime’s three-bout broadcast Saturday night that didn’t participate in a virtual press conference Wednesday.
He won’t fight Saturday night, either.
BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Philadelphia’s Fulton and two members of his team tested positive for COVID-19. Fulton (18-0, 8 KOs) therefore has been removed from Showtime’s main event – a 12-round, 122-pound fight against Albuquerque’s Angelo Leo (19-0, 9 KOs) for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Tramaine Williams (19-0, 6 KOs, 1 NC), who was scheduled to square off against Raeese Aleem (16-0, 10 KOs) in the co-feature of Showtime’s tripleheader, will replace Fulton in the main event. The WBO has agreed to sanction the Leo-Williams fight for its vacant WBO 122-pound championship.
Fulton is ranked number one by the WBO in the junior featherweight division. Leo is ranked second, four spots atop the sixth-ranked Williams.
“Extensive protocols have been put in place to catch this very possibility and they’ve proven so far to be effective,” said Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions. “We are supporting Stephen and his team as they self-quarantine off property and we will help with any medical assistance if needed.
“Fortunately, Williams was ready to move into the spot in the main event, which remains a battle of unbeaten young super bantamweights. In addition, Marcus Bates was in excellent shape and answered the call to face Aleem in a title eliminator. He is an aggressive super bantamweight who will make the most of this opportunity. I expect him to be on everyone’s radar after Saturday night.”
Jonathan Leir, host of The Ring Walk podcast, first reported on Twitter that Fulton tested positive for COVID-19.
Las Vegas’ Aleem will now square off against Marcus Bates in a 10-round, 122-pound co-feature immediately before Leo and Williams meet. Bates, of Washington, D.C., will attempt to avenge his lone loss against Aleem, who beat him by eight-round unanimous decision two years ago in Philadelphia.
Fulton and Leo were supposed to fight for the vacant WBO junior featherweight championship Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete relinquished recently to move up to the featherweight division.
Showtime’s three-fight telecast is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with a 10-round light heavyweight rematch between Houston’s Joseph George (10-0, 6 KOs) and Argentina’s Marcos Escudero (10-1, 9 KOs). George edged Escudero by split decision in their 10-rounder November 15 at WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.
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Tramaine Williams-Angelo Leo Weigh-In Results From Mohegan Sun
By Keith Idec
Published On Fri Jul 31, 2020, 02:24 PM EST
Angelo Leo and Tramaine Williams have one last hurdle to overcome now that they have made weight for their 12-round, 122-pound title fight.
Leo, Williams and the four other boxers scheduled to compete in fights Showtime will televise are awaiting the results of the final COVID-19 tests they took before their weigh-in Friday afternoon at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The results of those tests should become available by Friday night.
If each of those six fighters have tested negative for COVID-19, Showtime’s altered three-fight card will proceed as planned Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Leo (19-0, 9 KOs), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, officially weighed 121 pounds when he stepped on the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation’s scale Friday. Williams (19-0, 6 KOs, 1 NC), of New Haven, Connecticut, weighed in at 121½ pounds for Showtime’s main event.
Leo, 26, and Williams, 27, will fight for the unclaimed WBO junior featherweight championship Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete vacated recently to move up to the 126-pound division.
Leo, who is ranked second by the WBO, was supposed to face Stephen Fulton for that title Saturday night. Philadelphia’s Fulton (18-0, 8 KOs), the WBO’s number one contender, tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the main event Wednesday.
Williams was scheduled to face Raeese Aleem in a 12-round, 122-pound WBA elimination match. The 30-year-old Aleem, of Muskegon, Michigan, instead will battle late replacement Marcus Bates, of Washington, D.C.
Aleem and Bates made weight before Leo and Williams weighed in Friday.
Aleem (16-0, 10 KOs) came in at 121¼ pounds. Bates (11-1-1, 8 KOs) also weighed 121¼ pounds.
The 26-year-old Bates will attempt to avenge his lone loss against Aleem, who beat him by unanimous decision in their eight-rounder in April 2018 at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Earlier Friday, light heavyweights Joseph George and Marcos Escudero made weight for their own rematch Saturday night.
Houston’s George got on the scale at 174¼ pounds. Argentina’s Escudero weighed in at 173½ pounds.
George (10-0, 6 KOs) defeated Escudero (10-1, 9 KOs) by split decision in their 10-round encounter November 15 at WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa. George won their fight on two scorecards (97-94, 97-93), but he lost on the other card (96-94).
Showtime’s telecast, its first boxing broadcast since March 13, is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.