SHO's Farhood: Pedraza Used Different Weapons To Beat Smith
MASHANTUCKET, Conn.– From the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Jose Pedraza defended his IBF Junior Lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Stephen Smith.
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Jose Pedraza Drops, Decisions Stephen Smith To Retain IBF Title
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut - In a mandatory title showdown, Puerto Rico's Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over challenger Stephen Smith (23-2, 13 KOs) of Liverpool to retain the IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship. The scores were 117-110, 116-111, 116-111.
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Jose Pedraza-Stephen Smith: LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins live at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME with IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship clash between unbeaten Puerto Rican Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) and mandatory challenger Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs), of Liverpool, England.
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Photos/Weights: Russell vs. Hyland, Pedraza vs. Smith
Russell Jr. vs. Hyland, a 12-round bout for Russell’s Jr.’s WBC Featherweight Title taking place on Saturday, April 16 at the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. In the co-feature, Jose Pedraza and Stephen Smith will meet in a junior lightweight world title bout for the IBF belt. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader will air live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP). Photos by Stephanie Trapp.
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Gallagher: We're Going To Take Jose Pedraza Into Deep Waters!
Joe Gallagher admits that preparing Stephen Smith to challenge Jose Pedraza for the IBF World Super-Featherweight title has been a nightmare – but believes the Liverpool man has the tools to land the title in Connecticut on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports.
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Photos: Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Final Press Conference
NEW YORK – WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Md., and Irish contender Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 KOs), of Dublin, faced off at the final press conference Wednesday at Highline Ballroom in New York, as they approach this Saturday’s Featherweight World Title fight live on SHOWTIME® from the Fox Theater in Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
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Gary Russell: I Want Selby-Hunter Winner, Santa Cruz, Loma
NEW YORK (– The boxers who will be fighting Saturday, April 16 on a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® world title doubleheader are deep into their respective training camps as they continue preparation for their bouts at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
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Jose Pedaza Talks Smith Defense, Gives Take on Felix Verdejo
Due to the delays in securing a date and place for the IBF super featherweight clash between Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) and Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs), there was speculation in the UK among some fans as to whether the Puerto Rican wanted to go ahead with the fight. Speaking to BoxingScene.com recently, Cidra-based Pedraza laughed at suggestions that he was evading the Liverpool man.
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Jose Pedraza: I Will Find Smith's Defects When We Are in The Ring
After months of speculation about when the fight would take place, Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) and Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) finally know that they will square off on April 16 in Connecticut, screened on Showtime in the United States for Pedraza’s IBF super featherweight title.
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NBC, Showtime Cards in Likely Cross Promotion on Busy 4/16
It's not often that NBC and CBS-affiliated networks will offer cross-promotion for programming on the same night, but could very well become the case on a busy night of boxing on April 16. As previously announced, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC makes its return with a loaded bill from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The primetime telecast - beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET - is topped by a welterweight crossroads bout between unbeaten contender Errol Spence (19-0, 16KOs) and Long Island-bred former 140 lb. titlist Chris Algieri (21-2, 8KOs).
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