Boxing's Most Talented Rising Star Adrien Broner And WBC Champ Antonio DeMarco To Battle
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Oct 10, 2012)
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NEW
YORK, October 10 - On Saturday, November 17 boxing's most electrifying
young star, Adrien "The Problem" Broner will step up in weight to
challenge the hard-hitting WBC Lightweight World Champion Antonio DeMarco at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the main event of HBO World Championship Boxing®.
In
the co-main event, two of the United States' top hopes for heavyweight
world championship glory will clash when undefeated Seth "Mayhem"
Mitchell takes on once-beaten Johnathon Banks in a 12-round bout for
Mitchell's NABO heavyweight title. The fight was originally scheduled
for July 14, but was rescheduled when Mitchell suffered a hand injury
forcing him to withdraw from the original date.
"I'm
not coming just to win this fight, I'm coming to knock DeMarco out,"
said Broner. "This fight is speed vs. power and it's going to be just
another day in the ring for me. Going up in weight is going to be
different and I know he can hit, but you can't hit what you can't see
and I'm too fast and furious for him. Power is nothing if you can't
connect; it's like moving a sack of rocks."
"This
is another tough fight that has been presented to me and I'm going to
do everything to keep my WBC title," said DeMarco. "Broner talks a big
game but he's never been in the ring with a hungry Mexican fighter like
me. I wanted this fight from the moment it was offered to me because I
know I'll be the first person to beat Broner and put him in his place.
When I put my hands on him, he'll regret his decision to move up to my
division."
"It's
taken a while, but I'm happy to finally be back in action and fighting a
great opponent like Johnathon Banks," said Mitchell. "I love fighting
in Atlantic City because I know my fans from Maryland and the D.C. area
will be out in force cheering me on. I am going to give them all a
great fight."
"I'm
looking to steal the show on November 17" said Banks. "I'll prove what
a true boxer at the highest level can do against a football player. The
winner of our fight should be next in line for a title shot. I plan on
making sure that winner is me."
"This
is the perfect doubleheader the week before the Thanksgiving holiday
because I guarantee that when it's over, you'll be thanking these four
boxers for two great fights," said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden
Boy Promotions. "Broner vs. DeMarco is a great mix of styles and we'll
see how Adrien handles the move up to lightweight against a hard and
accurate puncher like DeMarco. The heavyweight fight between Mitchell
and Banks should produce an American heavyweight ready to fight for a
world title, and I can't wait to see who prevails."
"I
applaud HBO for making this fight a reality because this is the type of
fight that boxing fans around the world can appreciate," said New
Jersey based promoter, Gary Shaw. "My fighter, world champion Antonio
DeMarco, is a warrior and a proud champion who brings nothing but pure
excitement to the ring. Broner has never face a fighter like DeMarco or
his level of competition. For Antonio it's
another fight in which the challenger talks about upsetting the
champion, but DeMarco knows what he needs to do to retain his title."
"Atlantic
City's reputation was built on hosting boxing's most talented and
feared fighters competing in mega-championship bouts that are still
talked about to this very day," said Don Marrandino, Eastern Division
President for Caesars Entertainment. "Boardwalk Hall is synonymous with
legendary names like De La Hoya, Hopkins, Gatti, Holyfield, Tyson, and
on November 17th Broner, DeMarco, Mitchell and Banks will add to that
traditional."
"Fight
fans from coast-to-coast should circle November 17 on their calendars
because we have a terrific night of boxing programming lined up," said
Kery Davis, Senior Vice President, Programming, HBO Sports. "A lot of
questions will get answered, including will Seth Mitchell continue to
fast-track through the heavyweight division and can Adrien Broner move
up in weight to the 135-pound division and capture a world title belt?
The competition in Johnathon Banks and Antonio DeMarco, respectively,
will be formidable and we look forward to an exciting night at Boardwalk
Hall in Atlantic City."
Broner
vs. DeMarco, a 12-round fight for DeMarco's WBC Lightweight World
Championship will take place Saturday, November 17 at Boardwalk Hall in
Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event is promoted by Golden Boy
Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions, sponsored by
Corona, AT&T and Caesars Atlantic City and will be televised live on
HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets
priced at, $200, $100, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes and service
charges, go on sale on Thursday, October 11 at 12:00 p.m. ET and will be
available for purchase at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling
Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
Unbeaten,
charismatic and getting better with each fight, 23-year-old Adrien "The
Problem" Broner (24-0, 20 KO's) has already won a world championship at
130 pounds, knocking out Vicente Martin Rodriguez in three rounds in
November of 2011. He then defended his belt with a fourth round
technical knockout victory over then undefeated of Eloy Perez in
February and stopped Vicente Escobedo in July. Now, the Cincinnati
phenom looks to close out an exciting year on November 17 when he will
introduce his improved speed, power and dynamic style to the lightweight
division staring with Antonio DeMarco.
Despite
Broner's fast start in the fight game, Tijuana southpaw Antonio DeMarco
(28-2-1, 21 KO's) believes he will be the first man to solve "The
Problem" in the ring. A professional for over eight years, the
26-year-old banger first won the WBC Interim Lightweight World Title in
2009, but lost the belt to Edwin Valero in 2010. Since then, he has
looked unstoppable, winning the WBC crown in October of 2011 with an
11th round stoppage of Jorge "El Nino De Oro" Linares and then defending
the title twice, knocking out Miguel Roman in five rounds and John
Molina in just 44 seconds.
A
former standout linebacker for Michigan State University, Seth "Mayhem"
Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KO's) found his true calling in the prize ring and
he has quickly built a reputation as the kind of fighter that can
reinvigorate the heavyweight division. The 30-year-old is soft spoken
outside the ring, but a ferocious competitor between the ropes, and the
Maryland resident has blasted through top contenders Timur Ibragimov and
Chazz Witherspoon in a combined five rounds, with the latter bout
showing that Mitchell not only has the power to succeed, but the heart
as well.
Three-time
national amateur champion Johnathon Banks (28-1-1, 18 KO's) has earned a
PhD in the ring thanks to his work with Emanuel Steward and Wladimir
Klitschko over the years and now he's ready to make his run for the
heavyweight title. A professional since 2004, Banks' only loss came in a
cruiserweight title fight against Tomasz Adamek in 2009 and after that
fight, the 30-year-old from Detroit has put together an 8-0-1 record,
the perfect way to lead into the biggest fight of his nine-year career. .
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