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Showtime Championship Boxing® Live At 10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT on Showtime®
Ibhayisikobho U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio
Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze Thwebula Ama ifotho Ibhayisikobho Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME Cincinnati, Ohio — (Isikhombisa. 30, 2015) – Adrien Broner (30-2, 22 Kos) futhi Khabib Allakhverdiev(19-1, 9 Kos) nomhlangano Amazing nabezindaba The Punch House in Cincinnati ngolwesithathu njengoba belungiselela lokhu ngoMgqibelo WBA Super Esilula World Championship, hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT) kusukela U.S. Bank Arena.
In the Showtime Championship Boxing co-feature, Ezingakanqotshwa IBF Junior Esilula World Champion Jose Pedraza (20-0, 12 Kos) uyovikela isihloko sakhe ngokumelene wangaphambili isihloko emhlabeni inseleleEdner Cherry (24-6-2, 19 Kos).
SHOWTIME obedlulele fighters namathemba Ezingakanqotshwa Robert Easter Jr. futhi Jamel Herringfuthi bahlanganyela NgoLwesithathu Zivocavoce. Easter Jr. (15-0, 12 Kos) kuzothatha on Juan Ramon Solis(20-9, 9 Kos) ngenkathi Herring (13-0, 8 Kos) abayobhekana NoYakubu Amido (19-7-2, 17 Kos) e ahlukene 10-round iziqubu engasindi lokhu ngoMgqibelo. NOTE: Solis kuyinto esikhundleni sekwephuzile ngaphambilini yamemezela Miguel Acosta njengoba Umphikisi for Easter Jr.
Nakuba Broner waqhubeka isithembiso sakhe uthule nabezindaba, the three-division emhlabeni iqhawe “ake ezandleni zakhe njalo bakhulume” in a Amazing eligabavulayo okwaphela cishe 90 amaminithi.
Nakhu lonke fighters SHOWTIME ayezokusho ngolwesithathu:
KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV:
“Ngilindele Broner ukuzama ukudlala umdlalo wakhe, kodwa thina izodlala umdlalo wethu.
“Okuhlangenwe nakho ngazuza emva kokulahlekelwa isihloko empini wami wokugcina [ngokumelene Jesse Vargas] wukuthi I ngempela ukuqonda ithuba engikuyala kokunikwa kokuya le mpi.
“I am hhayi ukhathazekile ekulweni edolobheni Broner sika. I have fought many fighters in their own cities and it doesn’t bother me.
“Ngomgqibelo ebusuku, Ngizobonisa abalandeli empini enkulu futhi baphume kanye ukunqoba.”
Jose Pedraza:
“We ukuqeqesha kanzima sonke isikhathi, esiyikho shape enkulu futhi silungiselela yonke impi like abaphikisi unguMvikeli.
“Edner Cherry kuyinto fighter kakhulu abanolwazi. He is a strong guy and good puncher.
“I am in shape enkulu futhi Ngikulungele ukulwa 12 emahlandla.
“This could very well be the toughest fight of my career. He hasn’t lost in seven years. But we are very prepared, watadisha kahle mpi futhi ukulungele ukuya ukuza Saturday.
“Intsha My izodlala ingxenye enkulu kule mpi. Ngingumfana omncane kakhulu kunawe naye futhi, ngaphandle kokungabaza, I uyosibonisa le mpi.
“Angikwazi ukulinda abalandeli ukubukela le mpi futhi uma abakwazi lapha kunalokho Ngiyathemba bona ubuke SHOWTIME. It will be a great fight.”
Edner Cherry:
“Lokhu kuyoba fight onzima kakhulu. We’ve been training hard and had a great camp.
“Ngithathe bengathathi lutho kude kuye, yena a fighter ezinzima. Muhle a iqhawe ngesizathu. Kodwa ngomgqibelo ebusuku ngiseza for ukuthi isihloko, ukuthi umsebenzi wami.
“We aqeqeshelwe 12 emahlandla kanzima, kodwa uma Knockout eza, sengizakuba kakhulu. All I’m looking for is a very hard 12-round fight.
“Selokhu isihloko ukulahlekelwa yami uThimothewu Bradley e 2008, I’ve pushed myself to get back into this position and to give myself the opportunity for a title shot at the right weight class. I’m finally in the right weight class for me.
“Bradley kwaba fighter ezinkulu okuningi lapho salwa [in 2008]. Lokho kwaba iphutha ekugcineni yethu. Wavele kwaba guy ezinkudlwana, kodwa NgangikuMoya indandatho omunye fighters ubhedu emhlabeni futhi ngempela engiyifundile kusukela ukuthi impi.
“Ngitshela abantu ukuthi Angive ngijabula ngokuthi angizange ukunqoba ukuthi isihloko ngokumelene Bradley ngoba, engqondweni yami, Ngingathanda uke ubelwa 140, kodwa akubanga yami ekilasini isisindo. Ngingathanda bengilokhu kokubanga ukuphila kwami ukulwa at 140. I glad I didn’t win it, kodwa Ngiyazithanda thokozani I hung khona futhi nginani emuva empini enkulu.
“Bengilokhu balungiselela le mpi ngoba 15 Eminyakeni, futhi kuzoba ukukhombisa ngomgqibelo.”
ROBERT LEPHASIKA JR.
“I Ziningi abantu abeza kusukela Toledo ezongibona. Ubathola konke kakhulu ngalokhu.
“Lesi yisikhathi sami sesibili ukulwa SHOWTIME obedlulele mina nginengu sibusiswe. It’s a good opportunity to showcase my skills on national television.
“Angazi lutho esitheni sami, kodwa ngenza lokho ngamabomu. It’s been the same thing as the rest of my 15 izimbangi. Angizange sitadishe nabo ngaso sonke. Whoever they put in front of me, lelo test kumele ukunqoba futhi kude kangaka bengilokhu ukwenza omuhle futhi wadlula kubo bonke.”
Jamel herring:
“Muhle esitheni sami umhlabeleli kodwa. He’s a tough guy, okuhlala kakhulu. He’s a lot more durable than my last few opponents.
“I ngithathe lutho kunoma kuye, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ekhuthazekile futhi ngabomvu baphokophelele ngedwa ngaphezu kwanoma yini. It’s going to be a great step up and people are going to see a lot more than they’ve seen from me in the past.
“Ngingumfana shape enkulu. I just had a fight back at the end of August. I took literally three days off instead of a whole week and came right back, kanjalo Ingihlabe in shape for the zinyanga ezintathu ukuthola le date.
“Kuyisibusiso ukuba bakwazi nokubonisa ithalente lami phezu yesehlakalo esikhundleni izindawo wendawo kazwelonke noma zokuba cards big kodwa hhayi ukuthola yiluphi uhlobo exposure TV. Now I’m part of the big show.
“I don’t take anything for granted or let it get to my head. To me it’s another fight and I take every fight seriously. Akunandaba ukuthi nginobani in with, zonke impi itshe sandise kwisihloko, kanjalo njalo mpi kubalulekile.”
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