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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 23, 2015) – Ob heavyweight titans yuav kaw tawm lub 2015 boxing xyoo nrog ib tug Bang rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 19, raws li yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title contender Bryant “By-By” Jennings (19-1, 10 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob nyuam qhuav crowned WBA Interim Heavyweight siv yas dhos Luis “Qhov tiag King Kong” Ortiz(23-0, 20 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round championship sib ntaus. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav muab qhov chaw thaum siav pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov, nyob rau hauv Verona, New York thiab yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob rau HBO Boxing Tom qab Tsaus.
“Yuav kom tawm xov xwm ib qho HBO kev tshwm sim thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug qub ntiaj teb no title contender zoo li Jennings yog li cas kuv twb tau npaj tag nrho kuv lub hauj lwm rau,” hais tias Luis Ortiz. “Kuv paub tias tom qab no sib ntaus cov neeg yuav paub tias kuv tsim nyog ib tug tua rau kab 'Heavyweight tau zus ib ntawm lub ntiaj teb.’ Kuv xav hais tias Jennings tsis txawm paub li cas nws yog stepping rau hauv rau lub 19, Kuv los mus ua ib daim ntawv qhia. Qhov no sib ntaus yog yuav mus yuav ib exciting stepping pob zeb mus cuag kuv tus npau suav.”
“Nrog ib tug mix ntawm ceev, lub hwj chim thiab pib xyaum ua pedigree uas yog ob-rau-tsis muaj leej twg, Luis Ortiz tau sai sai tsim nws tus kheej raws li ib tug quab yuam nyob rau hauv lub heavyweight faib,” hais tias Oscar tsib La Hoya, Thawj Tswj Hwm thiab CEO ntawm Golden tub Promotions. “Luis yog li ntawd tshaib plab mus ntxiv nws sawv nyob rau hauv lub division hais tias nws tau pom zoo rau sib ntaus sib tua ib tug enormously feemxyuam nrog sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Bryant Jennings cia li ob lub hlis tom qab Luis’ kev puas tsuaj ntawm Matias Vidondo los yeej muaj cov WBA Interim title. Boxing kiv cua tab tom nrhiav rau ib tug khoos heavyweight sib ntaus yuav tsum nco ntsoov mus mloog rau hauv HBO lub Boxing Tom qab Tsaus rau Hlis ntuj nqeg puv 19.”
“It’s my pleasure to bring another great heavyweight showdown to the boxing fans with Bryant Jennings taking on an undefeated fighter like Luis Ortiz. The fans know that I have always, thiab yuav ua ntxiv mus, muab tso rau hauv tiag tiag kev sib tw ntaus,” hais tias Gary Shaw.
Shaw txuas ntxiv, “Jennings is a true professional who remains in phenomenal shape throughout the year. He showed in his last fight versus Klitschko that he belongs with the elite heavyweights and understands the challenges that lie ahead. Ortiz, uas coj tau ib tug siab knockout piv rau lub nplhaib, yuav muaj nws ob txhais tes tag nrho, thiab Jennings yog tsis muaj dab tsi zoo li lub dav hlau tua rog nws cia li tiv thaiv, whom he knocked out in the third round. Ortiz has never faced a challenge of a Philadelphia fighter like Bryant Jennings and he’s going to find out real quick that this is another level. Jennings is ready to continue his quest to become heavyweight champion with VADA testing agreed to by both promotional companies for this fight.”
“Kuv pog mus yuav tau txais rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tiv thaiv Luis Ortiz, lwm loj heavyweight,” hais tias Bryant Jennings. “He’s coming off an impressive win and he thinks he’s at the top of his game. These are the typical type of opponents I like to showcase my skills against. I’ve come a long way since my last fight against Klitschko, and I have continued to train with a fierce intensity. When you suffer defeat for the first time you learn things about yourself you never knew. I’ve improved a great deal on all aspects of my game both mentally and physically. The world will see a great fight when I square off against Ortiz, hais tias kuv yuav tau lees tias koj. Kuv mam li yuav tau tsav tsheb lub WBA siv rov qab mus tsev Philly.”
“Qhov no sib ntaus yog ntawm ob tusyees matched heavyweights, thiab hais tias yeej ib txwm muaj ib tug kev coj dawb huv rau nws mystique,” hais tias Peter Nelson, vice president of programming for HBO Sports. “Jennings has proven to have heart in equal scale to what Ortiz has shown in power. Rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 19, peb yuav pom ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm wills.”
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Luis “Qhov tiag King Kong” Ortiz tau amassed ze li ntawm 350 yeej ua ntej ua nws txoj kev mus rau lub tebchaws United States chase championship kub raws li ib tug kws. Unbeaten nyob rau hauv 25 xaus, lub 36-xyoo-laus southpaw tuav ib tug knockout yeej tshaj Monte Barrett thiab nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj yuav tsum tau tsawg tshaj li ib puag ncig mus rau tso Byron Polley. Ortiz twb kawg tau pom nyob rau hauv cov undercard ntawm Golovkin vs. Lemieux raws li ib feem ntawm cov kev them nyiaj-per-view nyob telecast defeating Matias Ariel Vivdondo los ntawm peb puag ncig knockout thiab nkag mus rau hauv WBA Interim Heavyweight ntiaj teb Title.
Hailed raws li ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws heavyweight boxers nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, Bryant Jennings has faced some of the most feared fighters in the sport. Nyob rau hauv 2014 nyob ib leeg, Jennings yeej Mike Perez ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj thiab Artur Szpilka ntawm kev knockout nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj. Nyob rau hauv 2013, Jennings dhau nws thawj hauj lwm mus soj ntsuam thaum nws yeej Andrey Fedosov ntawm thib rau-round knockout nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj. Uas nyuam qhuav, Jennings twb pom nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tiv thaiv cov heavyweight zus Wladimir Klitschko nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis, suffering his first defeat since his professional debut in 2010. Tam sim no, lub titan yog tab tom nrhiav rau kev txhiv dim thiab ib koob tshuaj hauv ntiaj teb no title stardom thaum nws ntsej muag Ortiz rau lub WBA Interim Heavyweight Title.
Jennings vs. Ortiz yog ib tug 12-round heavyweight bout sib ntaus rau lub WBA Interim Heavyweight Title nthuav qhia los ntawm Golden tub Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Gary Shaw Productions. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:00 p.m., thiab lub HBO Boxing Tom qab Tsaus telecast pib nyob rau hauv 10:15 p.m. THIAB/PT.
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