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"Kuv yuav mus tom qab nws nyob rau hauv thawj round thiab tau nws tawm ntawm muaj." - Claressa Shields
"Kuv yuav mus poob siab lub ntiaj teb no." - Tori Nelson
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Verona, N.Y.. (Jan. 11, 2018) - Unified poj niam Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Claressa Shields thiab undefeated IBF yuav tsum tau challenger Tori Nelson ua hnyav rau hnub Thursday rau lawv 10-round WBC thiab IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb Championship showdowntag kis/Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 12 nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm Txoj siav pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, N.Y..
Lub 22-xyoo-laus ob-lub sij hawm Olympic kub medalist Shields (4-0, 2 Kos) yuav fim nws ob sib law liag undefeated tus nrog sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos).
Undefeated Uzbekistan hwj chim-Puncher Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) yuav ua tau raws li cov khub unbeaten thiab sab saum toj-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos), ntawm Toledo, Ohio, nyob rau hauv lub telecast opener. Lub 26-xyoo-laus Ergashev, ib tug qub rau lub xyoo mej zeej ntawm lub Uzbek teb chaws pab neeg, thiab tam sim no WBA Tsis. 9 Ranked Fredrickson yuav contest ib yim-round super sib bout.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature ntawm lub ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tripleheader, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos), uas yog los tawm sib law liag yeej tshaj undefeated tw, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv yav tas los National Golden Hnab Looj Tes Kub medalist Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight bout ntawm ob tag nrho-txiav txim fighters.
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RAWS NTAUB NTAWV tes taw hnyav li:
Claressa Shields vs. Tori Nelson - 10-round WBC thiab IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb Title Bout
Shields: 167 phaus
Nelson: 164 ¾ phaus
Jesse Hernandez vs. Ernesto Garza - 10-round Super Bantamweight Bout
Hernandez: 122 ½ phaus
Garza: 122 ½ phaus
Shakh vs Ergashev. Sonny Fredrickson - Yim-round Super Hnav Bout
Ergashev: 140 phaus
Fredrickson: 141 phaus
FINAL QUOTES:
CLARESSA shields:
"Tori coj ib tug ntau heev aggression, a lot more fight than a lot of my previous opponents. Rau ntawm daim ntawv, nws muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub hnab los khaws tej yam uas tus nrog sib ntaus kuv twb ntsib thiab yuav muab tso rau ib tug zoo dua sib ntaus.
"Txhua leej txhua tus underestimates kuv vim hais tias ntawm kuv loj. Kuv lub cev zoo li kuv yog ib tug 140 tab sis tiag tiag kuv yog ib tug 168. Txhua leej txhua tus mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus xav lawv yuav yeej, but once that right hand lands everything changes. I’m going to go after her in the first round and get her out of there like Nikki Adler.
"Kuv xav kom kuv tus nrog sib ntaus mus thov siab, thiab siv ib co qias neeg tactics. Nws muaj ntau kev, tab sis tsis yog hais tias ntau npaum li cas thaum koj hais lus ntawm nws pib xyaum ua kev.
“She’s confident and she believes in herself. She thinks I haven’t earned my place yet. She doesn’t think I throw hard punches. Speed is power. She doesn’t get that.
"Qhov no nws kuj yog ib qho nyuaj camp, Kuv yeej raug thawb kuv tus kheej. Kuv feem ntau yog ua rau lub lis piam, lub sij hawm no kuv puas tau yim lub lis piam. Kuv twb tsis tiv thaiv txij li thaum lub yim hli ntuj ces kuv xav kom muab kuv tus kheej ib tug ntxiv ob lub lis piam li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias kuv yog nyob rau hauv zoo meej zoo.
"Muaj tsis muaj tsis ntseeg tias kuv pib lub xyoo uas ib tug yeej, tiam sis kuv pom qhov no raws li ib tug sib tw sib ntaus. Kuv yuav tau mus khwv tau lub yeej tab sis kuv ntseeg tias kuv tau KO nws los ntawm lub thib rau, xya puag ncig. "
Tori Nelson:
"Kuv paub tias kuv yog tus underdog, tab sis kuv twb poob cuaj neeg. Nws tsis tau qhab nia ib knockdown tsis tau raws li ib tug pro. Thaum Claressa muab pro, Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tau mus fim nws nws thiaj li.
"Ib tug yeej yog li cas kuv tuaj rau. I expect nothing different. I hope it would expose female boxing and not only open doors for me, tab sis lwm tus poj niam boxers los txog tom qab kuv.
"Kuv xav tias nws yog ntau entertaining mus saib ib tug poj niam sib ntaus. Thaum cov poj niam tau poob, lawv tau txoj cai rov qab thiab mus tom qab nws dua. Thaum tus txiv neej tau khob qhov rooj cia, lawv pib nkaum vim hais tias lawv tsis xav kom tau ntaus dua. Yog li ntawd kuv xav hais tias peb yuav tsum tau them nyiaj li ntau li ntau cov txiv neej.
"Kuv foom koob hmoov rau yuav nyob ntawm no, but I’m not a winner until I complete what I came here to do. And that’s win. The odds are definitely against me, tab sis kuv yuav mus poob siab lub ntiaj teb no.
“I want to take her into the deep waters. We don’t think she can beat us in a 10-round fight.
"Lawv nyob nraum tsis yuav muab kuv dab tsi. I have to be a dog and go in there and win this fight. I’ve always been aggressive. Why change anything for her?"
Jesse Hernandez
"Kuv yuav cia li sim tau los ze zog mus rau ib tug lub npe sib ntaus. Tsiv mus lub rankings yog lub ntsiab lub hom phiaj txoj cai tam sim no, thiab kuv nyob rau txoj kev. Ib tug yeej no nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus yuav loj loj rau kuv ua hauj lwm.
"Yog ib tug tag nrho cov-nyob ib ncig ntawm fighter yog ib yam dab tsi kuv tab tom ua hauj lwm rau. Tab sis koj muaj peev xwm tsis ua ib tug zoo sib npaug fighter kom txog rau thaum koj tau txais cov kev kawm txawj thiab cov fights thiab hais tias yog dab tsi kuv tab tom ua hauj lwm rau ua txoj cai tam sim no. Kuv xav tau ntau rounds nyob rau hauv thiab cov kev kawm.
"Sib ntaus sib tua ib tug southpaw yog tsis muaj teeb meem rau kuv. Kuv yuav hloov kuv stance, tab sis nws tsis yog ib yam dab tsi kuv xav hais tias txog los yog txoj kev npaj. Nws nyuam qhuav tshwm sim lawm nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus.
"Kuv twb yeej ib txwm ntseeg nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej, txawm tias thaum kuv coj lub sij hawm tawm. Kuv ntseeg hais tias kuv yuav tau rov qab mus rau hauv nws thiab tau mus rau ib tug sab saum toj theem. The wins over two undefeated fighters did a lot for my confidence. I knew I could do it, tab sis nws tsom lwm tus kuv yuav thiab hais tias kuv muaj peev xwm sib tw nyob rau sab saum toj theem. "
Ernesto GARZA
"Kuv nyiam coj lub siab, and he’s a pressure fighter too. We’ll see who backs up once we start throwing punches.
“I like to face fighters who come forward like him so I think everything will work for me. I plan on applying the pressure, tau txais nws nkees nyob rau hauv lub caij nyoog kawg no rounds, thiab noj nws tawm.
"Nws nyhav hloov, but I think that’s when he gets off-balance. He won’t bring anything I haven’t seen before.
“I’m fighting at my natural weight class this time. My last fight on ShoBox (tiv thaiv undefeated Jon Fernandez) Kuv twb sib ntaus sib tua ib tug ntau dua hnyav.
“I don’t think his height and reach will give me any issues. I’ve been working with a lot of guys in the gym who have similar size and style. We’re ready for anything.
“A win would be a great step for me and my career. All the doors would open up for us.”
Ua raws li cov Shakh:
"Kuv nyiam kev kawm no vim hais tias ntawm qhov tseeb hais tias nws yog ib tug txawv cua no nyob rau hauv lub xeev. Nws yog ib tug tiag tiag kev teeb, Kuv xav hais tias kuv txawj thiab kuv cov txheej txheem tau pom ib tug zoo heev kev kawm no nrog Qab Zib Hill.
"Kuv paub hais tias nws yog ib txog tej fighter. Nws yog undefeated thiab nws yog los mus sib ntaus sib tua. Nws yog ib tug loj lub sij hawm rau ob peb.
"Kuv heev honored mus yuav tau nyob rau hauv Showtime thiab zoo siab rau tau txais qhov no zoo ntawm lub teb chaws raug. Ib tug yeej yuav Maas kuv raws li ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws junior welterweight zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no.
"Kuv twb pom ib tug zoo heev kawm cov Kronk Boxing Gym nyob rau hauv Detroit. Xeem kev kawm camp yog ib qho taw qhia mus rau lub American style ntawm boxing thiab qhov no yeej tiag tiag zoo kuv cov txheej txheem thiab tactics nrog rau cov qhov khaus sparring.
"Kuv 11-0 nrog 11 knockouts. Kuv yog ib tug Puncher thiab kuv xav mus khob nws tawm, tab sis kuv twb kawm rau qhov kev ncua deb. Kuv twb kawm mus khob leej twg tawm nyob rau hauv thawj round thiab lub yim round.
"Qhov no yog ib kauj ruam loj loj-up nyob rau hauv lus tsis sib xws, tab sis kuv twb tau tshaj 200 amateur fights tiv thaiv ib txhia ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws pib xyaum ua boxers nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Kuv twb raug ntaus Olympic medalists thiab heev accomplished amateur fighters. "
Sonny FREDRICKSON
"Kuv twb tau tos rau no raug rau ib tug ntev lub sij hawm. Kuv twb tau tau sim kom tau rau TV rau lub xeem ob los yog peb lub xyoos, yog li no yog ib tug lossis loj deal rau kuv. Hopefully ib tug yeej ua pob kuv mus rau hauv lub saum toj 5 thiab muab kuv lub npe txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ntawm tus kawg ntawm lub xyoo los yog thaum pib ntawm lub xyoo tom ntej.
"Peb spar heev nrog Robert (Easter). It’s back-and-forth action. We grew up together and learn a lot from each other. Kuv muab nws ib co pointers no thiab muaj thiab nws tsis zoo li qub rau kuv.
"Kuv tsis paub ntau npaum li cas txog kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias nws yog ib tug lefty thiab nws muaj ib tug muaj zog punch. Nws yog ib tug zoo phim rau kuv. Nws xav kom los rau pem hauv ntej thiab av loj txhaj tshuaj li ntawd kuv thiaj mam li yuav tau outbox nws zoo nkauj yooj yim.
"Kuv tsis xav hais tias qab haus huv yuav tsum yog qhov zoo tshaj yuav. Kuv twb tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv Andre Ward lub card, Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv loj fights ua ntej.
"Kuv yuav mus khob nws tawm tom qab lub thib peb puag ncig. Kuv yuav mus hais, hav, tau nws tawm ntawm no.
"Tom qab no sib ntaus, kiv cua yuav pib kawm kuv lub npe. Kuv xav hais tias lawv mam li xav kom pom kuv muaj ib tug txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ntawm lub 140 phaus title. "
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