都柏林, 爱尔兰. (十二月. 15, 2016) – The official weigh-ins for both“Bellator 169: 莫王 vs. 石井” 和 “BAMMA 27”took place this afternoon at the 1878 club inside 3Arena in Dublin, 爱尔兰. 参赛者们现在已准备好行动 明天at 3Arena, with the event airing on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT.
Spike 电视转播的主卡将通过重量级主赛事进站来凸显 “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) 对阵奥运会柔道金牌得主 石井敏 (14-6-1). 此外, 安东尼·泰勒 (1-1) will look to quite the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s own詹姆斯·加拉格尔 (4-0) in a featherweight co-main clash.
除了Bellator动作的全卡, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. 最轻量级腰带将于“BAMMA 27”上线，因为 汤姆·杜克斯诺伊 (13-1, 1 NC) 和 艾伦·菲尔波特 (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold.
“Bellator 169: 莫王 vs. 石井” takes place inside 3Arena in Dublin, 爱尔兰, and will air free on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT.
“Bellator 169: 莫王 vs. Ishii” Card: (SPIKE TV –9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT)
重量级的主要事件: 石井敏 (236.6 磅。) VS. 穆罕默德“王莫”拉瓦尔 (213 磅。)
轻量级联赛: 安东尼·泰勒 (145.8 磅。) VS. 詹姆斯·加拉格尔 (145.6 磅。)
羽特征回合: 布莱恩·摩尔 (146 磅。) VS. 丹尼尔Weichel (145.6 磅。)
轻量级特征回合: 埃琳娜·卡利奥尼杜 (135.8 磅。) VS. 西尼德·卡瓦纳 (135.2 磅。)
轻量级特征回合: Cameron Else (145.2 磅。) VS. 迪伦·图克 (144.6 磅。)
路易斯顿, 缅因 (十二月 15, 2016) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 返回安德罗斯科金银行体育馆 二月 11, 2017 其未来的混合武术事件, “NEF 27: 再起。” 今天早些时候，, the fight promotion announced the addition of two amateur bouts to the card. 瑞恩·伯吉斯 (2-1) 将争夺 贾斯汀威瑟姆 (2-4) in a flyweight contest while his sister, 妮可·伯吉斯 (0-1), 发生在 莎拉·齐姆 (0-0) in the strawweight division.
This will not be the first time the Burgess siblings have competed on an NEF card together. Last June at “新EF 24，” Ryan and Nicole would taste defeat at the hands of Dustin Veinott (5-4) 和亚历克斯·沃克 (2-1), 分别. They will look to redeem themselves on二月 11.
“I’m super excited to get my sister back in the cage on the same card as me,” said Ryan Burgess. “She has always been a competitor and being able to train side by side with her throughout this fight camp will help me as much as it will help her. She is tough as nails and everything I will be helping her learn over the next two months will just reinforce the knowledge I have already obtained from my coaches. Her debut was against a seasoned fighter in Alex Walker and I can’t wait to see her take home her first win on2月11日.”
Ryan and Nicole are based out of the Berserkers MMA camp in Rumford, 缅因. They grew up in neighboring Mexico, 缅因. Ryan was a three-time state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School, while Nicole, a multi-sport athlete, also wrestled and excelled in field hockey. She has continued her field hockey career at Plymouth State University. Ryan captured the NEF MMA Flyweight Title last year. Both siblings are confident that Nicole can replicate his success in the cage.
“Training with my brother is both a challenge and a blessing,” said Nicole. “We’ll get on each other’s nerves, but at the end of the day we want each other to succeed. 更多, he’s a good partner to have on your team.”
Ryan’s bout at “NEF 27” will be a rematch. In their first meeting, he defeated Justin Witham via unanimous decision at “NEF 18” 在夏天 2015.
“Rematching Witham will be a perfect opportunity for me to showcase the huge strides I have made over the last year and a half since the beginning of my MMA career. He is a really tough dude and I know he will show up for a war, but I have made huge improvements in all aspects of my game since adding Jason Bell to my corner and I will be the one to decide the outcome of this fight. I will control the pace of the fight and whether I want to take it to him on the feet or take him down and submit him, there is nothing he will be able to do to stop me. This fight will not go three rounds.”
Justin Witham is a member of the Shatterproof Combat Club. Since his loss to Burgess, Witham has gone 2-1 including an impressive submission win over Conner Murphy (1-1) 在他最近的郊游. Witham is certain that he can defeat Burgess in the rematch.
“I’ve been wanting this fight since the second our first fight was over,” exclaimed Witham. “I can and will win!”
As for Nicole, she will be taking on the debuting Sarah Ziehm. Ziehm is a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) based in nearby Auburn, 缅因.
“I’m looking forward to getting back into the cage,” said Nicole. “I think my first fight was a good learning experience and I got out all my nerves that I didn’t expect to have. 现在, it’s my turn to come out with a ‘W’ for my team.”
NEF的下一个活动, “NEF 27: 再起” 发生在 星期六, 二月 11, 2017 在 7 P.M. Tickets start at $25 而在销售现在 www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, 延期 525.
LOS ANGELES, 例如 (十二月 14, 2016) – Filipino fighters迈克尔· “Hammer Fist” Farenas (41-5-4, 33 科斯) 和 Marc “El Gwapo” Pagcaliwangan (9-0-1, 7 科斯) have signed promotional contracts with乔DeGuardia的星拳击. Both fighters, who are managed bySMG 和 铂金计时 (owned and operated byGermaine Gillies), are scheduled to make their Star Boxing debuts in early 2017.
前世界冠军争夺者, Farenas, who started his career as a bantamweight, will now be campaigning at lightweight. Trained by Marvin Somodio atFreddie Roach’sWild Card gym, Farenas is a stablemate of superstar帕奎奥. Having won his last two fights, the Philippine born fighter has not been in the ring since October of 2015. With his new management team and promoter, his goal is to get back into world title contention with the possibility of fighting for a world title by the end of 2017.
“I’m very pleased to be fighting under the Star Boxing banner,” said Michael Farenas. “I want to thank my co-mangers, Bill and Germaine, 对我的信任. I know I have a lot of fight left in me and I know that I’m fighting at lightweight (135 磅。). I’m a stronger fighter today and I’m looking forward to a new beginning with my new team in place.”
Pagcaliwangan, who is of Philippine decent, but born in Ontario, 加拿大, will be campaigning at super-bantamweight. His last fight was in April of 2015, so he too will be looking to stay busy in the upcoming year.
“With all my fights, having been fought in Canada, I’m really looking forward to making my USA debut with Star Boxing,” said Marc Pagcaliwangan. “I have a solid management team now so I know I’ll have all the proper support to make my march toward a world title. I plan to relocate to Oxnard, 例如, in the beginning of 2017 and start training with my new coach罗伯特·加西亚. I can’t wait to get back in the in the ring.”
“SMG is very proud to have two hard hitters, in Farenas and Pagcaliwangan, join our team,” said SMG’sBill Halkias. “Both fighters possess the power, speed and skills to become world champions.”
都柏林 (十二月 14, 2016) – Two of the top MMA promotions in the world, Bellator and BAMMA have joined forces to deliver an early Christmas gift for MMA fans everywhere with a unique doubleheader event at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland this星期五, 十二月. 16.
Despite the cold and rainy weather in Dublin, the main and co-main event fighters turned up the heat at the Official Fight Week Press Conference for the co-promoted event inside the Gibson Hotel. Bellator MMA总裁 斯科特·科克尔took center stage alongside BAMMA CEODavid Green, and the two were flanked by“Bellator 169”combatants莫景(19-5, 1 NC) 和 石井敏 (14-6-1) 随着 詹姆斯·加拉格尔 (4-0), 和 安东尼·泰勒 (14-2), as well as BAMMA main eventers汤姆·杜克斯诺伊 (13-1, 1 NC) 和 艾伦·菲尔波特 (16-8), 一 克里斯·菲尔兹 (11-7-1), 谁需要对 Andrew Clamp (8-1, 1 NC).
Below are several transcribed quotes from the press conference.
莫景:
“The cold weather (在爱尔兰) gets me, you know what I’m saying. But it’s gonna be hot in the venue, because I’m gonna bring the heat.” It’s gonna be action packed. I’m ready to scrap.”
“I’m shocked (by the support from the Irish fans). I came here to do PR last time and everyone was cool, but this time around its been even better. I went to Nandos (chicken restaurant) and got hooked up with like $70 worth of food. If y’all haven’t eaten at Nandos yet I suggest you try it out because that place is good.”
(To Ishii)
“Don’t run around the cage. Fight me square, entertain the fans, and put on a good show.”
“All the people out there, ya’ll better tune in and watch me kick and beat Ishii’s a** out the cage.”
石井敏:
“It’s an honor to fight in Dublin. I’m looking forward to the fight, 我很兴奋, and I will do my best.”
詹姆斯·加拉格尔:
“At the end of the day I can say whatever I want and he can say whatever he wants, 但, you step in there and none of that means jack s***. It’s a fight between me and him, 那是最重要的, and I’ll come out the winner.
“I literally do not care about him. I just care about me and what I’m going to do. I’m just going to go in there and smash his face in and that’s that. Simple answer.”
“Everything he is saying is a load of old bullsh**. 收听 在周五night and you’ll see who’s going to the hospital after.”
“It’s amazing to fight in your own country and right here in the 3Arena. Walking out into that crowd, that feeling of pride is something you will always remember for the rest of your life.”
安东尼·泰勒:
“Oh man, everything is going my way. The fact that I’ve got him, one-on-one, with the pretty one, it’s going tremendously fine. The atmosphere in Ireland is so beautiful. The weather, the women…oh my gosh the women! This is cuddling season
and I’m on Tinder just swiping right.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to showcase my skills. Everyone is looking at me as the underdog and saying this is a test. This ain’t no test, this is finals, and guess what? He’s going to fail.”
“I’m going to shock the world在周五, and let them know who the hell is Anthony Pretty Boy Taylor, the most electrifying man in Bellator MMA. That’s what’s up, and I’m going to put on a show for all the people out there.”
“I get a lot of criticism, but I’ve also got a lot of Irish fans, just as much as he’s got, so it doesn’t matter to me. I don’t have the pressure, it’s on him. I’m coming here to do my thing. 如果我输了, I suck it up like a man. But if I win, I’m gonna be a superstar. I already know I’m going to win, he can’t stop me.”
斯科特·科克尔
“We’ve been on the road quite a bit this year with 25 打架, 28 if you include kickboxing. This is something that David and I started talking about a year ago. It’s been seamless and a lot of fun. David’s been a great partner to work with, BAMMA’s been great.”
“We’ve been following this league for a couple years now. We know that they’re the powerhouse here in the UK and were happy to team up with them and bring our top fighters.”
“This is going to be a great show that is going to be televised all over the world. It will be on SPIKE UK, which airs here in Ireland as well周六 在 11 P.M. 当地时间, as well as on SPIKE in the United States at9 P.M. AND. It will also air in 140 世界各国, so this is an event that brings worldwide recognition to this event here in Ireland, and we’re very proud to be here.”
(Is this somewhat of a scouting mission for you在周五?)
“The mission statement of the company is to bring the best fighters in the world to Bellator. So we’re going to be watching very closely I know there is some great talent here, and I’m excited to watch it and see what the future holds.”
(On the event coming together)
“David (绿色) and I became friends a little more than a year ago, and has a big television producing background, and he’s done stuff for Spike and Viacom in the past. He’s a very big producer here in the United Kingdom. But as far as coming together, if you look at the background of Strikeforce or even before that in kickboxing, we were never opposed to having fighters in one organization against fighters in another organization. In the earliest parts of the Strikeforce career in MMA, we sent Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson (等等) to Pride against some of the Japanese fighters and they sent over (Shinya) Aoki, (Tatsuya) Kawajiri and some of the best fighters they had. 对我来说，, this is what martial arts is all about. We should have more events like this where top guys from different leagues compete against each other to find out who the best is. We’re not going to be opposed to that. That’s always been our philosophy
(On doing it again)
“That’s something David and I will talk about once this is over. We both individually have a big schedule for next year. We (Bellator) are going to go to more international events and more cities across the world. We are going to go to Latin America next year with shows on Mexico and Brazil.
“So we are going to have an exciting schedule to announce soon. 此 (Dublin event) is something that has worked out fantastic. The schedule and the timing was perfect. The door is always going to be open, these guys are a great partner and have been fantastic to work with and we look forward to doing more events.”
EVENT INFO
BAMMA and Bellator MMA will hold a unique doubleheader event in Dublin, Ireland this星期五, 十二月. 16, which will feature multiple BAMMA world title bouts and an incredible Bellator MMA heavyweight main event rematch pitting“King Mo” 针对 石井敏. But before our‘Bellator 169’ 和 ‘BAMMA 27’competitors meet inside the cage, join us for an afternoon of verbal submissions at the official press conference inside The Gibson Hotel in Dublin.
还 在周五 夜晚, 安东尼·泰勒enters enemy territory with a featherweight bout against Northern Ireland’s own詹姆斯·加拉格尔. Also hailing from Ireland, 布莱恩·摩尔will look to take advantage of the home crowd when he faces off against丹尼尔Weichel. The BAMMA bantamweight belt will be on the line at“BAMMA 27,” 如 汤姆·杜克斯诺伊challenges艾伦·菲尔波特 for the division gold. 最后, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors罗尼·曼 针对 马丁·斯特普尔顿.
上 星期六, 一月 21, 2017, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Warriors Boxing Promotions returns to action with another instalment of the “Windy City Fight Nights” series of boxing shows.
Designed to showcase the best of Chicago’s up-and-coming talent, this WCFN will feature undefeated super welterweight Achour Esho taking on the always tough Anthony Abbruzzese for the ABO Regional Jr. Middleweight Championship in the night’s eight-round main event.
“I’m super excited to fight again and showcase my talent,” said Achour Esho. “I love fighting and I’m stoked I’m in the main event again. Who wouldn’t be? My opponent is a hometown fighter whom I respect very much and am not taking lightly. He’s fought several undefeated fighters and gone the distance. He also knows me and is going to come out and try to prove himself. Let’s do this! Winner goes home with the title and belt!”
“我真的很期待战斗. I know I’m fighting a tough guy who’s going to come at me, 准备,” said Anthony Abbruzzese. “I’m coming to fight too. I have never said no to a fight in my whole career and I don’t plan on doing that now. I have nothing but respect for him and we are going to put on a show.”
In the night’s six-round co-main event will be super featherweight knockout artist Josh Hernandez (4-0, 4 科斯) 芝加哥; as well as four-round bouts featuring undefeated Chicago lightweight Yousif Saleh (1-0); super middleweight Ruben Schobitz (1-0, 1 KO) of Miami via Spain; Warriors Boxing’s first-ever female fighter, Chicago lightweight Jessica McCaskill (2-1, 2 科斯); East Chicago, 印地安那, super bantamweight Francisco Saldana (2-0, 1 KO); and Palatine, 伊利诺伊, flyweight Javier Rivera (3-0, 1 KO).
Tickets for Windy City Fight Night are priced at $101, $76, $51 和 $36 and are available at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com; 通过调用 1-800-745-3000, or the Warriors Offices: 312-226-5800or the UIC Pavilion Box Office: 312-413-5740or the UIC Box Office (星期四 或 星期五9:00 调幅 – 4:00 PM) or can be Purchased the night of the event.
Warriors Boxing Vice President Dominic Pesoli created the Windy City Fight Night series to introduce and develop local and international boxing talent, many of whom went on to become world champions and top contenders, including Andrzej Fonfara and Adrian Granados from Chicago, as well as international imports such as current light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev.
“This show we are looking to surpass the success of the last one and that’s saying a lot,” said Warriors Boxing President Leon Margules. “I am proud of my team at Warriors for helping keep the Chicago boxing scene alive with this series and for developing young talent for the top of the boxing world of明天.”
“We have a great group of talented fighters who will be in tough match-ups that help advance their skills,” said Dominic Pesoli. “The fans in this city know that Windy City Fight Nights are always an entertaining night of back-and-forth action.”
LAS VEGAS (十二月 14, 2016) – The sixth and final 2016 edition of the “Battle Born Boxing” amateur boxing series returns这个星期五 晚 (十二月. 16), 开始 7 P.M. PT, 在 拉斯韦加斯市中心活动中心indoor facility.
“Battle Born Boxing” is an amateur boxing series created by Neon Star Media on behalf of its client, 对D拉斯维加斯, to support amateur boxing in Nevada, as well as provide a platform for amateur boxers from other states to compete against local clubs and boxers.
Las Vegas-based boxing clubs represented at “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising VI” include Barry’s Boxing, Richard Steel Boxing Club and Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Boxing.
“Battle Born Boxing” was successfully launched April 15, 2016, and it serves as a prelude the night before for the “Knockout Night at the D” professional boxing series events, which have aired throughout 2016 在CBS体育网, live from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
“Battle Born Boxing: Uprising VI” 门票, 售价 $15.00 for ringside (行 1 和 2) 和 $10.00 一般入学, are on sale at www.DLVEC.com. All tickets purchased for “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising VI” will entitle ticketholders to receive $10.00 off any tickets purchased for the following evening’s (十二月. 17) “Knockout Night at the D” pro event. Those tickets, 售价 $1,000.00 VIP booth (包括 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 和 $15.00 一般取, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com 或 www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
门 星期六 晚上的 “Knockout Night at the D” 在开放 4:00 P.M. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 5:00 P.M. PT.
路易斯顿, 缅因 (十二月 14, 2016) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 返回安德罗斯科金银行体育馆 二月 11, 2017 其未来的混合武术事件, “NEF 27: 再起。” 今天早些时候，, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s bout to the card. 亚历克斯·沃克 (2-1) makes her return to Lewiston to take on the debutingKatie Baker (0-0) in a strawweight matchup.
24-year-old Alex Walker has appeared twice previously in the NEF cage. Walker debuted in the spring of 2015 在 “NEF 17” against Randi Beth Boyington (1-3). She returned earlier this year to defeat Nicole Burgess (0-1) with a third-round armbar. This past summer, she captured her first regional title on a fight card in Vermont. Walker is a member of Team Kaze based in Lancaster, 新罕布什尔州.
“I can’t wait to get back to work in the NEF cage,” exclaimed Walker. “2017 is going to be a good year and I am looking forward to entertaining the great fans in Maine! I can’t think of a better way to start the year. The two times I have fought in Maine, they were both FOTN, looking to Threepeat!”
Katie Baker, an 18-year-old from Gardiner, 缅因, might be new to the NEF cage, but she is well-known within martial arts circles in the Pine Tree State. Baker began training in combat sports at the age of five. She won the Isshinryu World Karate Championship in 2009 和 2013, and has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for seven years, regularly taking part in local tournaments. 今年早些时候，, Baker began competing in amateur boxing. She currently trains with Young’s MMA in Bangor, 缅因.
“I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to square off against Alex Walker at ‘NEF 27,'” 贝克说. “I have a high level of respect for Alex and her accomplishments. We’re not taking her lightly, and this is going to be a hell of a fight for my debut.”
NEF的下一个活动, “NEF 27: 再起” 发生在 星期六, 二月 11, 2017 在 7 P.M. Tickets start at $25 而在销售现在 www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, 延期 525.
在两场预定的六回合比赛中, 华丽的26岁尼科尔斯遇到了另一个不败的对手, 圣地亚哥的凯文 “KO” 奥特利 (3-0, 2 科斯), 在一场有趣的比赛中，不败的前景应该会推动获胜者进入次中量级的下一个级别, 不断进步的 21 岁莫雷诺对阵密尔沃基雄鹿队的迈克·福勒 (5-3, 2 科斯) 这是前者自 3 月 20 日转为职业选手以来的第八场比赛. 粉丝最爱的奥内拉斯, 18, will square off in his seventh the eighth fight of his six-month pro career against California bantamweight Jorge Perez (6-4-1, 3 科斯) 在四圆.
FT. 值得, Texas junior featherweight Jessie Hernandez (7-1, 6 科斯) is also fighting on the undercard against Sharone Carter (6-1, 2 科斯) 在六轮比赛.
更多的战斗即将公布. 所有战斗和战士都受到变革.
门票, 售价 $1,000.00 VIP booth (包括 15 admissions), $50.00 VIP ringside, $25.00 和 $15.00 一般取, are on sale at www.Ticketmaster.com or www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
门开处 4:00 P.M. PT与回合定于开幕 5:00 P.M. PT.
该 “Knockout Night at the D” 系列在合作开发与拉斯韦加斯市中心活动中心和霓虹灯星传媒.
路易斯顿, 缅因 (十二月 13, 2016) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 返回安德罗斯科金银行体育馆 二月 11, 2017 其未来的混合武术事件, “NEF 27: 再起。” 今天早些时候，, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s bout to the card. 安吉拉年轻 (1-2) returns to the NEF cage to take onChristine Brothwell(0-2) 在轻量级师.
年轻, the wife of Young’s MMA founder and head coach Chris Young, made her MMA debut in the fall of 2015. Somehow finding the time to fight while being a fulltime mother and working overnight as a registered nurse, Young would compete three times in just an eight-month period. 输赢, she has been known to put on “夜战” performances, including Young’s last bout with Kylie O’Hearn (1-2) 在 “NEF 23” in Hyannis, Massachusetts this past May.
“I’ve taken some time off from the cage since my last fight, but I’ve never stopped training,” said Young when reached for comment. “Young’s is growing, and team training has been elevated to a higher standard because of the new talent. I’m looking forward to stepping back in the NEF cage in February. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while, and you better believe I’m coming for a win.”
就像她的对手, Brothwell is a registered nurse. She is based in New Hampshire and is a member of team Bucket Brigade in Nashua. While she will be making her NEF debut on二月 11, Brothwell is no stranger to the MMA cage. She has competed twice previously and she promises a memorable fight for both Young and the fans in Lewiston.
“I fully respect my opponent, her abilities and training, but I train with the best in New England,” stated Brothwell. “输赢, you will always remember the time you fought me. This won’t just be the best female fight on the card, it’s going to be fight of the night.”
NEF的下一个活动, “NEF 27: 再起” 发生在 星期六, 二月 11, 2017 在 7 P.M. Tickets start at $25 而在销售现在 www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, 延期 525.
DeGale Faces Badou Jack in Super Middleweight World Championship Unification Showdown星期六, 一月 14 巴克莱中心布鲁克林 & 住在Showtime
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伦敦 (十二月 13, 2016) – IBF超中量级世界冠军 詹姆斯DeGale hosted a media workout in his hometown of London Tuesday as he prepares to face WBC Super Middleweight World Champion八斗杰克 in a 168-pound world title unification showdown that headlines action on星期六, 一月 14from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on开演时间.
该 精彩表演拳击锦标赛 电视节目开始在 9:30 P.M. AND/6:30 P.M. PT with with super featherweight world champion何塞·佩德拉萨 承担不败的竞争者 Gervonta戴维斯.
DeGale worked out and answered questions for media at the Stonebridge Boxing Club as he nears his third straight fight in the United States, this time looking to return to the UK as a unified world champion.
Here is what DeGale had to say周二:
詹姆斯DeGale
“This is the best fighting the best and this fight will prove who’s the best in the division — and I believe I am the number one super middleweight on the planet.
“Unification fights like this are still rare, never mind the best fighting the best, and me and Jack both wanted the fight. We both want to prove who is the best and everyone is in for a treat on一月 14.
“I’ve got the best trainer in the world in Jim McDonnell; together we won the world title and now we’re going to unify the title. I’m going to win in style and do the business in the big New York City and come away with both belts to bring back to London.
“Jack’s a serious fighter, 他是世界冠军, he has something I want. The winner of this will be the number in the division.
“成长, 卡尔扎合, and Prince Naseem Hamed, they’re the ones I used to watch and I’d think, ‘I can’t wait to do that.’ Calzaghe’s one of my favorite fighters. He’s a bit similar to me. He’s a southpaw, 抛出了很多拳. He’s another one who didn’t get the full credit he was due until after he retired. But that’s how boxing is.
“I’ve got to perform. My last couple of performances haven’t been vintage James DeGale. 这是最好的战斗最好的, the champ fighting the champ: this is proper.
“I don’t get the respect. I made a bit of history. If I unify the division, going across the pond, no one’s ever done that from Britain.
“This is the one. I get love and support, I do have my fans, but it just feels like I look around at different fighters who haven’t done half what I’ve done and they get so much more recognition.
“I don’t get the credit: the full recognition, I don’t. But after this fight, people will start respecting me and knowing I’m the best.”
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