CHRIS ARREOLA RECOVERS FROM EARLY KNOCKDOWN TO TAKE HOME SPLIT-DECISION OVER TRAVIS KAUFFMAN IN Heavyweight brawl
Victor Ortiz, TERRELL GAUSHA & Mario Barrios bulie mmeri NA PBC NA NBCSN ACTION
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San Antonio (December 13, 2015) – Undefeated Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 Kos) ndibọhọ onye na-ufiop slugfest n'elu mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Antonio DeMarco(31-6-1, 23 Kos) na primetime Saturday okoneyo Premier Boxing agbachitere (PBC) naNBC si AT&T Center na San Antonio.
Figueroa akwụ ndị etebe na rụsiri agha na hụrụ n'ebe ndịda Texas-ala otutu n'elu 1000 punches gafee 12 agba. Figueroa adịkwaghị isii mbụ agba nke agha, atụba ọtụtụ n'ịgwa na-ewere di ntakiri mmebi si ya onye iro.
The Mexico vetiran DeMarco zọpụta ya kasị mma maka nkera nke abụọ nke ndị agha bụ ma nwee ike ugboro ugboro adaa ọcha ike punches megide mkparị-kpọrọ Figueroa. Na 11nke-gburugburu, DeMarco daara Figueroa na a usoro nke headshots na pụtara inwe ya nọ ná nnukwu nsogbu. Figueroa natara ezu iji lanarị gburugburu ma merie ikpeazụ stanza n'anya atọ nile ikpe.
Jikọtara alụso tụbara 1160 ike punches megide dị nnọọ 519 jabs. Figueroa rutere 48 percent nke ike ya gbaa mgbe DeMarco ejikọrọ na 45 percent nke ya. The 1092 ka 587 ntụmadị mmepụta uru n'ihi Figueroa nwere ike aghọworo ihe dị iche dị ka o si-rutere ya onye iro 414 ka 225.
Ikpeazụ ikpe’ scores ndị 116-112 na 115-113 ugboro abụọ.
Na co-apụta ihe omume, Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (37-4-1, 31 Kos) akwụ a gbawara n'etiti-mkpebi mmeri Travis “My Time” Kauffman (30-2, 22 Kos) na a 12-gburugburu Heavyweight showdown na bie ndụ ruo tupu agha ahịhịa okwu n'etiti mbụ sparring mmekọ.
Arreola malitere ike, emeri mbụ na nke abụọ agba na atọ nile ikpe’ scorecards. Na nke atọ gburugburu, Kauffman napụtara a na-akpali akpali Nchikota ka isi na aru ahụ na-etinye Arreola na ute.
The knockdown slowed Arreola ala dị ka Kauffman ndibọhọ ise agba n'etiti agba atọ na itoolu mgbe egosipụta magburu onwe footwork na aru punching. Mgbe a ala igbu site Kauffman na gburugburu itoolu, Arreola were ọtụtụ minit naghachi tupu refirii wee ihe. Mmezi oge pụtara inye Arreola a abụọ ifufe o kwusịrị ike ma na-emechi ndị agha na otu nnukwu arụmọrụ ke akpatre atọ agba.
The gbawara n'etiti mkpebi bụ ihe dị warara dị ka ọ pụrụ ịbụ na abụọ ikpe’ isi na tuanu 114-113 maka Arreola na ndị ọzọ na ikpe na otu akara maka Kauffman. Arreola si-rutere Kauffman 216-206 na ngụkọta punches na ejikọrọ na 57 percent nke ike ya gbaa.
Headlining na NBCSN telecast tupu, mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri “Ajọ” Victor Ortiz (31-5-2, 24 Kos) si a yearlong layoff kwụsị Gilberto Sánchez-Leon (31-15-2, 13 Kos) nke asatọ gburugburu nke ha welterweight tuanu.
Ortiz na-abịa azụ a gbajiri nkwojiaka ahụhụ na njedebe nke ikpeazụ ya tuanu na December 2014 bụ ma nwee ike adaa 50 percent nke ike ya punches. The stoppage wee na 2:57 n'ime nke asatọ gburugburu na a tuanu ndokwa maka 10.
San Antonio-ala Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 Kos) masịrị n'ihu n'obodo ya Fans na ụzọ ya ịkwụsị Manuel Vides (18-5, 11 Kos) 31 sekọnd n'ime isii gburugburu. Barrios gosiri na-egbu egbu ziri ezi, ọdịda 54 percent nke ike ya punches na 46 percent nke ya ngụkọta punches.
Na NBCSN edinam na soro primetime na agbasa ozi n'ikuku, 2012 U.S. Olympia Terrell Gausha (17-0, 8 Kos) wee na-ya zuru okè ndekọ emebibeghị, ndikan Kwuru El Harrak (12-4-2, 7 Kos) na a 10-gburugburu Middleweight agha. Gausha dere a knockdown na abụọ gbaa gburugburu na cruised ka a 100-89 mkpebi dị ka ihe niile atọ ikpe.
Omar FIGUEROA
“Ndị a bụ ụdị ndị ịlụ ọgụ na m hụrụ n'anya ka ọ na-. A obere rougher karịa m gaara mmasị na ihu m na-egosi ya. Ọ bụ ezi ọgụ. M chọrọ ka m mere mma ma mgbe m na-eme ihe kasị mma m nwere ike.
“My mkpebi siri ike bụ ihe nyeere m aka merie a ọgụ. M gaghị ida a ọgụ. M na-adịghị na m. M na nwere ọ bụla mmerụ. M nwere ike a efu ogwe aka ma m ka na-aga ịhụ a ụzọ imeri n'ọgụ ahụ.
“Ọ bụ oké ikuku. M nwere ike ịnụ Fans cheering m na na ọ bụ a oké mmetụta. M mara ndị mmadụ ebe a na-akwado m ma Achọrọ m nnọọ inye ya m niile.
“Ọ bụ ihe niile obi na ikike idi si n'ebe. Nke ahụ bụ ihe m na-adabere mgbe niile ọzọ ada ada. Anyị na-eme ihe kasị mma anyị na-abịa na mmeri.
“M chọrọ ibuso ya agha na 140-paụnd arọ òtù. Ihe ụfọdụ mere ndị na-nke anyị akara na anyị dị nnọọ chọrọ na-etinye na a show maka Fans. My, ahụ na-na-ibu ma m chọrọ ime ihe ụfọdụ na 140-pound tupu m akpali elu. Anyị na-eme ihe kasị mma anyị, anyị na-amụta otú e si na-eme ihe ziri ezi. Anyị na-na mmụta usoro.
“Aka m na-eche n'ezie ezi. Ha anya dị ka aka. Nke bụ mma. My ihu anya dị ka a ihu, dị nnọọ a tikasịkwara ihu.
“Antonio nyere m a otutu ùgwù mgbe ọgụ na ọ gwara m na 'ezinụlọ bụ ihe kasị mkpa.’ Anyị niile na àjà ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu na na anyị nnọọ otú ekele na anyị na-enweta na-alụ ọgụ.
“Enweghị m kwụsịrị na m. M na agha na unan na ihe isi. Ọ bụ naanị bụghị na m ka m kwụsị.”
Antonio DEMARCO
“Echere m na m nwetara a Kuputanu nke agha, ma ọ bụ ebe a n'ụlọ ya ala, na n'ụlọ ya ìgwè mmadụ, na m na-akwanyere mkpebi.
“Ọ bụ nnọọ nnukwu. Ọ dịghị ngọpụ, ma m maara na bụ ya mere na ọ bụ ike adịru zuru agha na m.
“Ọ nọ nnọọ na pushing m na-atụ, pushing m na-atụ na iji ya ahu arọ, ma ọ dịghị mgbe imerụ m n'oge ọ bụla.”
CHRIS ARREOLA
“M na-afụ ụfụ si knockdown, ọ bụ ihe nke a flash knockdown.”
“M wetara ya na egwuregwu agba. M nọ na oké udi na na ọ bụ ihe dị iche na m emeri.
“I had to show him a little different look tonight and not just bull rush him. Ọ bịara m, nke mere ka ọ dịkwuoro m mfe. Conditioning was the deciding factor tonight.”
“Ee, M ga-enye Travis Kauffman a rematch. Oge ọ bụla, anyị nwere ike ime ya ọzọ.
“M nwere irite a ụwa aha ọgụ na nwere iji merie kwenye. Ọ bụrụ na m na-alụ ọgụ Deontay Wilder, M ga-abụ na oké udi.
“M na-aga iri obere ezumike na ezinụlọ mgbe ahụ, m na-eme atụmatụ na ịbụ azụ na mgbatị nri mgbe New Afọ.”
TRAVIS KAUFFMAN
“M abụghị nanị onye na chere na m merie ndị agha, dum ìgwè mmadụ chere na m merie ndị agha. M agha a oké agha. M bịara ebe a iji merie. M a slouch, M a fighter. M na a na-eme nke a ndụ m nile.
“I didn’t get the victory that I deserved tonight, ma m bụ ike iji merie ihe karịrị ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na m merie n'elu America.
“Ìgwè mmadụ ahụ wee na cheering maka Chris. Ha hapụrụ cheering maka m.”
Victor Ortiz
“Ọ bụ n'ezie siri ike fighter. Ọ nwetara ụfọdụ ezi gbaa na. M na-adịghị amasị eme ngọpụ. N'ime afọ atọ, M na naanị agha ugboro abụọ. E nwere ọtụtụ nke nchara. Ma m nnọọ obi ụtọ na-azụ na mgbanaka.
“M na-eche ihe mgbu ọ bụla bụla. Obi dị m ụtọ n'ihi na na njikere ịga n'ihu.
“My gara aga bụ na m gara aga. Achọrọ m ịga n'ihi na ọ. Ọ bụla nke na top welterweights, Achọrọ m ka ha.
“Nke a n'ogige ahụ ịrịba. Ọ bụghị naanị Joel Diaz, ma dum otu kemgbe na m 24/7 na ha na na na egwu. Ọ bụ oké akpan owo ka nwere ndị a ụdị ndị na m akuku.
“N'oge gara aga, Mgbe m na-chọpụtara na m na-amapụ egbe. Ndị a na-azụ m enyerela m akwụsịlata. Nke a bụ maa a nzọụkwụ atụ.
“M onwe m kasị njọ critic. E nwere ihe a otutu ka mma na. My-aghọ nkọ ndị ọma, ma m usoro iheomume bụ anya. Eleghị anya n'ihi na ịnọ nkịtị. M nnọọ ekele maka nke a ohere na m nwere dum ọhụrụ ohere iru ihe mgbaru ọsọ m.”
Mario Barrios
“M nnọọ obi ụtọ na-enwewo ike na-etinye na a oké show maka ezinụlọ m na ndị enyi. Right now mmetụta m oké. M nwere ike ịbụ ihe ọ bụla ọzọ obi ụtọ.
“Anyị na-amalite na a egwuregwu atụmatụ na kwụnyeere na-arụ ọrụ anya anyị jab na buru anyị gbaa. Ọ nāzù na-arụ ọrụ elu n'etiti na nke ahụ bụ otú anyị hụrụ oghere.
“Mgbe ọ bụla mgbe m dị njikere nọdụ ala n'ebe na brawl na ya, ma nke ahụ abụghị atụmatụ maka ọgụ a. The atụmatụ bụ na-echeta na nke ahụ bụ ihe anyị mere.
“My elu na size bụ ihe anyị na-arụ ọrụ na-eji anyị uru.”
TERRELL GAUSHA
“I’m very happy with my performance but I still have a lot of improvements to make in the gym.”
“M jidere ya na ezi ihe ụfọdụ ahu gbaa na na ọ bụ ihe dị iche.
“Anyị na-adịghị onye ọ bụla nwaa, but I’m ready for someone in the top 10. Ga-amasị m na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ na February ma ọ bụrụ na o kwere omume.”
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