Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab – Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME
Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab – Credit: Idris Erba / Mayweather Promotions
Las Vegas (Xya. 13, 2015) – Floyd “Nyiaj” Mayweather ua ib tug tas masterpiece nyob rau hnub Saturday nyob rau Showtime PPV® nyob rau hauv dab tsi nws insists yog zaum kawg sib ntaus ntawm nws distinguished 19-xyoo ua hauj lwm.
Ua ntej 13,395 kiv cua ntawm lub MGM Grand vaj Arena, Mayweather kho kom 49-0 (26 Kos), txuam cov ntaub ntawv ntawm lub lig heavyweight zus Rocky Marciano nrog ib tug 12-round kev txiav txim siab tshaj yav tas los ob-lub sij hawm welterweight lub ntiaj teb champion Lwm yam Berto (30-4, 23 Kos). Nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov tswj los ntawm cov nyuam, Mayweather yog yeej los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 120-108, 118-110 thiab 117-111.
Tom qab qhov kawg tswb, Mayweather tshem tawm mus rau nws lub hauv caug nyob rau hauv thiaj yuav nws kawg ua.
“Koj yuav tsum paub tias thaum twg mus dai nws li,” nws hais rau Showtime tus Jim Gray nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tom qab ntawd. “Kuv tabtom khob ntawm lub qhov rooj; Kuv nyob ze rau 40 xyoo.
“Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv 19 xyoo, tau ib tug tau zus ib lub ntiaj teb no 18 xyoo, tsoo tag nrho cov ntaub. Muaj tsis muaj dab tsi lwm tus los ua pov thawj nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing.
“Kuv 49-0 cov ntaub ntawv yog ib feem ntawm boxing. Cov ntaub ntawv no yog ua los yuav tsum tau tawg. Hopefully muaj ib hnub twg peb yuav nrhiav tau cov tom ntej no Floyd Mayweather.
“Tam sim no nws yog lub sij hawm mus siv lub sij hawm nrog kuv tsev neeg thiab cov me nyuam, nco ntsoov lawv tau zoo kev kawm ntawv. Kuv kuj xav pab kom cov neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub Mayweather Promotions banner.
“Kuv tabtom tawm hauv lub ua si nawv nrog tag nrho kuv faculties; Kuv tseem ntse thiab ntse. Kuv twb tiav txhua yam nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv, muaj yog tsis muaj dab tsi lwm tus yuav ua kom tiav.
“Nyiaj tsis ua rau kuv. Kuv ua tau cov nyiaj.
“Kuv tsis xav rank kuv tus kheej, tab sis kuv yog tus zoo tshaj plaws hauv boxing.
“Kuv xav ua tsaug rau tag nrho cov kiv cua uas tuaj tawm los pab txhawb qhov kev tshwm sim. Rau 19 xyoo kuv yuav tsis tau ua nws tsis muaj cov kiv cua.
“Andre Berto muaj lub plawv, ib tug zoo kawg li lub puab tsaig. Nws yuav tsis pw, nws yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus. Nws yog ib tug tawv competitor, tab sis kev ua si ib tug loj luag hauj lwm hmo no. Kuv yuav hais? I was the better man tonight. Nws tsis yog hais tias kuv ua rau kuv sab laug los yog kuv sab tes xis, kuv ua hauj lwm lawm. Nws yog official.”
Berto twb txaus siab nrog nws ua tau zoo, tab sis conceded nws yog tsis nyob rau hauv Mayweather theem.
“Kev ua si ib tug loj ib feem nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus,” nws hais tias. “Kuv xav ua tsaug rau kuv tag nrho pab, kuv tsev neeg thiab tag nrho cov ntawm Hiati tuaj uas yog saib.
“Kuv yog nyob rau hauv zoo rau qhov no sib ntaus; nws yog ib qhov nyuaj los tuav on mus rau. Nws yog nplua. Kuv siv ib tug ntau ntawm cov ceev tab sis nws yog tiag tiag tswvyim. Nws twb siv tej yam me me kom tau kuv tawm kuv lub suab.
“Ib tug txiv leej tub zoo li kuv muaj ib tug ntau ntawm cov nuj nqis. I told him that every time I caught him with a good shot that I was here to stay. I put on a great performance, thawb nws mus rau cov kev txwv. Tab sis, peb poob luv luv.”
Nyob rau hauv lub thib ob ntawm ob ntiaj teb no title fights rau lub them nyiaj-per-view undercard, Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 Kos) muab khaws cia tseg nws WBO Junior Hnav npe nrog ib tug thrilling 12-round feem ntau kos nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch tiv thaiv plaub-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion Orlando “Siri” Ncaim(42-13-3, 29 Kos).
Tos qhov twg lawv tshuav tawm thaum lawv tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo sib tw xeem lub Plaub Hlis, yeej los ntawm Martinez, ob fighters exchanged punches rau 36 feeb ntawm ferocious txiav txim. Txhua mus cia nyob rau hauv lub thib peb puag ncig. Thaum kawg ntawm ib slugfest, nyob rau hauv uas ntau tshaj 1,700 punches tau ces muab pov tseg, ib tug kws txiav txim plaub qhab nia nws rau Martinez (115-113), TAU ib Salido (115-113) nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej thiab lwm yam hu ua nws txawm (114-114).
Ob leeg Martinez thiab Salido xav tias lawv yuav tsum tau txais qhov kev txiav txim thiab yog nyob rau hauv favour ntawm ib tug thib peb sib ntaus.
“Kuv twv yuav raug hu yeej qhov kev sib ntaus,” hais tias Martinez, uas ua kom tus thawj tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv nws thib peb stint li WBO Junior Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus. “Lawv tau suav ib tug knockdown hais tias tsis yog tiag tiag ib tug knockdown.
“Nws cuam ib tug ntau ntawm cov punches tiam sis feem ntau ntawm lawv tsis txuas, lawv tsaws rau kuv txhais tes. Nyob qhov twg koj xav tias peb kev sib ntaus ntawm peb, Kuv yuav coj nws.”
Hais Salido, ib tug ob-lub sij hawm featherweight lub ntiaj teb champion uas yog tus tus tsim txom thoob plaws thiab muab ntau tshaj 1,000 punches, “Kuv puas tau tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm thiab kuv xav tias kuv yeej qhov kev sib ntaus. Kuv xav tias cov thawj ob peb rounds twb txawm tab sis, ces kuv coj tswj ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus tom qab.
“Kuv twb twv yuav raug hu tom nrhiav rau lub championship. Raws li koj tag nrho pom kuv txawb ntau tshaj ntawm cov punches thiab kuv xav tias kuv yeej qhov kev sib ntaus.
“Kuv nplooj siab npaum li cas rau qhov no sib ntaus, rau lawv coj nws deb ntawm kuv yog tsis ncaj ncees. Twv yuav raug hu, Kuv npaj txhij rau ib tug peb sib ntaus.”
Nyob rau hauv lwm lub ntiaj teb title sib ntaus, Badou Jack “Lub Ripper” (20-1-1, 12 Kos) ntse defended nws WBC Super Middleweight ntiaj teb npe nrog ib tug nyuaj-tiv thaiv, neeg coob coob-txaus 12-round feem ntau txiav txim dua yuav tsum tau challenger “Saint” George Nyuaj (21-3, 16 Kos). Jack, uas poob Nyuaj lig nyob rau hauv thawj round, triumphed los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 116-111, 115-112 thiab 113-114. Lub zog-koob hmoov Nyuaj, uas dheev tau khiav lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv disbelief tom qab cov ntawv tshaj tawm, poob rau 0-3 nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no title fights.
Jack yog impressive nyob rau hauv dab tsi yuav tau nws toughest sib ntaus rau hnub tim.
“Nyuaj muaj ib tug ntau ntawm lub plawv,” hais tias Jack, uas ua kom tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm lub WBC siv nws coj los ntawm Anthony Dirrell nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis.
“Cev ua hauj lwm yog ua kuv kos npe. Kuv twb tsis zoo txaus vim hais tias kuv yuav tsis khob nws tawm. Kuv zoo li ib tom qab thawj zaug puag ncig kuv yuav, tab sis kuv cia li tsis. Kuv tsis tau mus rau hauv lub cev txaus.
“Kuv tsis tau xav txog kuv tom ntej no kev sib ntaus tsis tau, tab sis muaj ib tug ntau ntawm loj sib ntaus rau kuv. Kuv hnov Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. xav tua kuv. Kuv xav kom txaus siab rau yeej tab sis kuv yuav tua leej twg.”
Lub yeej yog Jack tus plaub nyob rau hauv ib tug kab txij thaum raug kev txom nyem cov leeg uas nws plam nws cov hauj lwm rau ib tug shocking thawj-round knockout tsis mus Derek Edwards nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 2014.
Nyuaj, uas nws nkaus xwb lwm yam losses nyob rau hauv rov qab-mus-rov qab fights tiv thaiv ces lub ntiaj teb tau zus ibCarl Froch, tsis hais tsis sib haum cov knockdown tab sis muaj ib qho teeb meem nrog qhov kev txiav txim.
“Kuv xav tias kuv yeej qhov kev sib ntaus decisively,” nws hais tias. “Kuv xav tias kuv tswj qhov kev sib ntaus nrog kuv jab thiab hais tias kuv yog nyob rau hauv kev tswj thoob plaws, tab sis yog, it appeared closer to the judges.
“Nws yog ib tug legit knockdown nyob rau hauv thawj round. Nws tsaws txoj cai tes rau saum tus sab saum toj, tab sis kuv muaj zoo qoj thiab kuv xav tias kuv tau txais rov qab rau hauv kev tswj ntawm uas round. Tiam sis tag nrho credit rau nws tab sis yog xeem lub knockdown nyob rau hauv thawj round.
“Congrats rau Badou. Kuv vam thiab cia siab nws muaj ib tug kev vam meej reign li tau zus ib. Kuv yuav hlub kom sib ntaus sib tua nws dua thiab hopefully kuv yuav ua zoo dua tom ntej no lub sij hawm. Kuv yuav mus noj ib co sij hawm mus ua hauj lwm tawm dab tsi yog tom ntej no. Poob ib lub ntiaj teb title sib ntaus yog cov phem tshaj lawm nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no.”
Puerto Rico tus Jonathan “Plua plav” Oquendo (26-4, 16 Kos) overcame ib tug thawj-round knockdown, tua nkag ib tug knockdown ntawm nws tus kheej thiab chim siab qub ob-division lub ntiaj teb championJhonny Gonzalez (58-10, 49 Kos). Oquendo won a 10-round majority decision in a good action fight that opened the pay-per-view telecast. Oquendo yeej lub biggest kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv nws cov hauj lwm los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 95-93, ib tug tawm-of-kab 98-90 thiab 94-94.
Rau Oquendo, lub yeej nyob rau hauv nws thib rau tsos ntawm MGM Grand vaj Arena yog lub 12th nyob rau hauv nws cov nag 14 fights.
“Kuv zoo siab heev,” hais tias Oquendo, uas twb poob los ntawm ib tug tshuav nuv nrog txog ib feeb tshuav nyob rau hauv thawj. “Jhonny Gonzalez yog ib tug tau zus ib yawm. I knew I had to throw a lot of punches and work to get inside to get the victory. I was able to implement that game plan tonight.”
Gonzalez, ib tug qub ob-lub sij hawm WBC featherweight thiab WBO Bantamweight ntiaj teb tau zus, twb ua tsis haum nrog lub kos raws li zoo raws li tag nrho cov nce headbutts. Nws twb poob los ntawm ib tug ncaj sab tes xis nyob txog lub 2:00 cim ntawm lub thib ob.
“Lub tsev hais plaub favored nws heev npaum li cas,” Gonzalez hais tias. “Nws khaws cia lub taub hau butting kuv. Nws cia li tsis mus zoo. Sai li sai tau raws li nws khob qhov rooj kuv cia, tsis muaj dab tsi tshwm sim. Kuv nyuam qhuav tau txais txoj cai rov qab mus.”
Nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus Saturday uas aired thaum lub sij hawm “Countdown NYOB” rau Showtime ua ntej lub them nyiaj-per-view telecast, cov neeg uas coj junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 Kos), ntawm Glendale, California., qhab nia ob knockdowns en txoj kev mus rau yeej ib 10-round feem ntau txiav txim dua qub IBF 154-phaus zus Ishe Smith (27-8, 12 Kos) ntawm Las Vegas, los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 97-91 ob zaug thiab 95-95.
“I feel awesome. I worked hard and it paid off. I hadn’t seen my family in 10 weeks. I was in training in the Bay Area,” Martirosyan hais tias. “Twb tau noj 100 jabs ib puag ncig. I knew he was a Mayweather fighter and I was going into the fight already down five rounds.
“Kuv paub tias kuv los yeej. Kuv ces kaum hais kom kuv mus nyob rau hauv thiab muaj kev lom zem, tab sis kuv xav mus khob nws tawm.
“Kuv paub sai li sai tau raws li kuv tsaws thawj knockdown tias kuv yuav tsum tau kom mus. Kuv tsis xav hais tias nws yuav tau mus txog ntawm lub thib ob knockdown. Nws yeej tsis tau poob ua ntej. Nws tau tiv thaiv ib tug ntau ntawm kuj zoo kawg tua hluav taws thiab kuv poob nws ob zaug.”
Smith, thawj haiv neeg Las Vegan mus ntes ib tug ntiaj teb no title, muaj kev sib ntaus yog npaum li cas tighter.
“Tus thawj knockdown yog tsis loj. Nws cia li ntes tau kuv nyob rau hauv lub rov qab ntawm lub taub hau. Qhov thib ob ib tug yog legit, tab sis kuv tau mus txog npaj rov qab los ntawm nws,” Xamiv tau hais tias.
“Rau cov ntsiab lus yog tsis. Kuv xav tias nws yog los ze zog mus 95-95 los yog 95-94. Kuv cia li xav tias nws yog ib tug ntau los ze zog tshaj li cov neeg ob txiav txim, thiab kuv ces kaum khaws cia qhia nws yog tiag tiag ze. Tab sis peb yuav tsum ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus tawm ntawm (Martirosyan). Nws yog ntev, rangy thiab ib tug zoo Puncher, tab sis hais tias yog vim li cas kuv xav tau hauv thiab tua nws muaj.
“Kuv cia li tiv thaiv lub ntuj raug txim ntawm ib tug sib ntaus tawm tsam cov tsis. 3-ranked fighter hauv peb faib. Kuv muaj ib tug ntau tshuav. Kuv tabtom thawb no hais mav rau cov kev txwv. Kuv yuav tsis muaj dab tsi deb ntawm nws. Nws yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no thiab kuv ib tug qub lub ntiaj teb champion. Peb tau muab cov kiv cua zoo kawg thiab sib ntaus hmo no thiab kuv mam li tau rov qab dua sai sai no.”
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob “Countdown NYOB,” pheej unbeaten khaub-ncaws nyias Gervonta Davis ntawm Baltimore kho kom 12-0 nrog 11 knockouts los ntawm kev sau npe ib tug 1:34, thawj-round TKO tshajRecky Dulay (8-2, 5 Kos), ntawm Manila, Philippines.
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“HIGH tej ceg txheem ntseeg: Mayweather vs. Berto,” ib tug 12-round welterweight ntiaj teb Championship bout rau Mayweather tus WBC thiab WBA 147-phaus lub npe, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions LLC. The event took place Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was televised by SHOWTIME PPV. The undercard featured a WBO Junior Lightweight World Championship fight, uas yog ib tug rematch ntawm Roman Martinez thiab Orlando Salido. Also featured on the PPV telecast was a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, uas tau nce nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog pab neeg Sauerland. Qhov qhib PPV bout laws ntawv tau cov qub ntiaj teb no zus Jhonny Gonzalez tiv thaiv Puerto Rico lub Jonathan Oquendo nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super featherweight bout. SHOWTIME “Countdown nyob” muaj ib tug 10-round super welterweight showdown ntawm Ishe Smith thiab Vanes Martirosyan.
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