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-(From left)
IBO champion
Antonio Tarver,
WBC light heavyweight champion
Chad Dawson,
former world champion
Glen Johnson and
IBF
175-pound titleholder
Clinton Woods-
-Photo Credit: Tom Casino/Showtime-
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES ANTONIO TARVER & CLINTON WOODS, CHAD
DAWSON & GLEN JOHNSON
IBO champion and former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin
Antonio Tarver (26-4, 19 KOs), of Tampa, Fla., will challenge
IBF 175-pound titleholder Clinton Woods (41-3-1, 24 KOs), of
Sheffield, England, and undefeated WBC light heavyweight
champion Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KOs), of New Haven, Conn., will
defend against former world champion Glen Johnson (47-11-2, 37
KOs) of Miami, by way of Jamaica, this Saturday, April 12, at
the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on SHOWTIME (9 p.m.
ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
-Photo Credit: Tom Casino/Showtime-
OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT PHOTOS AND QUOTES: DAWSON-JOHNSON, TARVER-WOODS
ANTONIO TARVER
“I’ve fought the best, beat the best and look forward to showing everybody that
I am currently the best light heavyweight in the world. People keep looking back
at my fight against (Bernard) Hopkins, but that wasn’t me in there. I was in
shape, but, coming off the movie and having to lose all the weight, I wasn’t in
fighting shape. But I’m in fighting shape for this one.
CLINTON WOODS
“I can’t wait for Saturday. I’ve had a fantastic camp and am in tremendous
shape. I’m really looking forward to fighting in America again. There is a
massive difference between the fighter fans saw the first time and the type of
fighter I am now. I was just a baby then. Not so anymore.
WOODS vs TARVER: A FASCINATING
CONTEST... by Mark Urban
With the IBF Light Heavyweight title showdown between Clinton
Woods and Antonio Tarver just around the corner, I realized that
this is a world title fight with a difference. The challenger is
a lot more well known than the champion. While it is not the
first time this scenario has happened and you could understand
this being the case in America, it is also a similar story
in Woods' home country of England. While well known stars Ricky
Hatton and Joe Calzaghe get their fair share of media coverage in
the British tabloids, Sheffield's Clinton Woods just quietly goes
about his business without too much being written about him.
TARVER-WOODS, DAWSON-JOHNSON CONFERENCE QUOTES
Former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin and current IBO
champion Antonio Tarver will face IBF champion Clinton Woods
and WBC 175-pound titleholder Chad Dawson will defend against
former world champion Glen Johnson Saturday, April 12, on
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (live at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Tickets are on sale at the McDonald's Box Office at the St
Pete Times Forum and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone
at 813-287-8844 or 727-898-2100 or log onto ticketmaster.com.
Tickets are priced at $27.75, $52.75, $102.75, $202.75,
$302.75. Limited ringside seats are available at $602.75.
Limited VIP Packages are available at $1002.75. Prices do not
include service charges. For dinner reservations, the night of
the event, call 813-301-6926 or log on to ticketmaster.com.
Parking passes are available at ticketmaster.com.
YAN BARTHELEMY BACK IN ACTION ON APRIL
12 - CUBAN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST ADDED TO UNDERCARD OF TARVER
vs WOODS / DAWSON vs JOHNSON WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER
Undefeated
bantamweight phenomenon YAN BARTHELEMY, Cuba’s 2004 Olympic gold
medalist, will be back in action on Saturday, April 12, against the rugged veteran Pedro Rincon Miranda (30-16, 25 KOs),
from Colombia in a six-round bout. Promoted by ARENA Box-
Promotion, Barthelemy, 28, is looking to score his sixth win in
as many professional fights. The Barthelemy-Miranda bout will be
featured on the undercard of the light heavyweight world
championship doubleheader headlined by the Antonio Tarver-Clinton
Woods IBO-IBF title unification fight and Chad Dawson’s WBC title
defence against former world champion Glen Johnson at the St.
Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.
IBF AND WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLES ON THE LINE APRIL 12,
LIVE ON SHOWTIME
A second light heavyweight world title fight has been added to the April 12 edition of
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Ken Hershman, senior vice
president and general manager, Sports & Event Programming,
SHOWTIME announced today. IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton
Woods will defend his title against IBO titleholder and former
undisputed 175-pound kingpin Antonio Tarver at the St. Pete
Times Forum in Tampa, Fla.
Tarver vs. Woods, an intriguing
match-up in its own right, joins the already highly anticipated
light heavyweight championship fight between WBC world title
holder Chad Dawson and former world champ Glen Johnson, making
April 12 an important night for boxing on SHOWTIME.
WOODS WILL DEFEND IBF
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST TARVER IN TAMPA ON APRIL 12
"It is a fight I have been longing for," added Woods. "He told me he would beat me years ago - well now he has got the chance. He
can't run any longer because the deal has been made.
"He lost to old man Bernard Hopkins on points but I am going
to knock him out and then my status as the best
light-heavyweight in the world will be convinced..."
04/11/2008
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