Unbeaten Super Welterweight Opens Up On The 154-Pound Division, Pros In The Olympics & Muhammad Ali As He Prepares To Face Willie Nelson In WBC Title Eliminator Sabtu ini, Live pada SHOWTIME®
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Bulan Juni 7, 2016) – A Team Promotions hosted an open media workout pada hari Senin at Bix Six Academy in Providence for undefeated former world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade(22-0, 15 Biaya). Itu 2008 DIRI KITA. Olimpiade, dari Providence, R.I., is finalizing preparations for Sabtu ini 12-round WBC Super Welterweight eliminator against Willie “The Great” Nelson (25-2-1, 15 Biaya) dari Cleveland, Ohio, in one of three fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® hidup SHOWTIME (9 p.m. DAN/6 p.m. PT) dari Turning Stone Resort Casino di Verona, N.Y..
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Here’s what Andrade, who’ll also be risking his WBO International title, tersebut Hari Senin:
Demetrius ANDRADE
Reflections of Muhammad Ali:
“Muhammad Ali certainly shook the world, and not only in boxing. He was colorful; nobody talked like him. He helped boxers, terlalu. Ali is the reason Floyd (Mayweather, Jr.) is who he is because Ali set the bar high.
“As an entertaining boxer, Ali brought blacks and whites together and later he spread the word about religion, culture and his other diverse interests.
“What young boxer didn’t do the Ali Shuffle? I know I did, and taunted my opponents like him, juga."
About Pros in the Olympics:
“I’m for pros in the Olympics as long as an amateur, who has a few Olympic trials, has the first opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. Coming up in the amateurs, I fought grown men, some who had been Olympians a few times. Tadi saya 21 and some of the opponents were 34-35 and had already been Olympians one or two times. They had advantages in experience, kekuatan dan keterampilan. Sayangnya, Americans only have Olympic opportunities when they’re young amateurs.
“Would I go the Olympics now? Iya Nih! The Olympics is the biggest thing on the planet. To represent the United States again, ya, I’d do it now for the chance to win gold. But I do think headgear should be applied in amateur boxing, including the Olympics.”
On the 154-pound division:
“I’m putting myself in the best position to fight for the WBO or WBC title. There are rumors of Canelo fighting (WBO champion Liam) Pandai besi. Let me fight Smith and the winner gets Canelo. Or let me fight Canelo with the winner getting Smith.
“I’m going to knock out the Charlo twins. Both guys have fought on SHOWTIME, so those fights shouldn’t be too difficult to make. Once I take care of business with the Charlo twins, I’ll fight Lara (Juara WBA) to clean up the division.”
On Gennady Golovkin:
“I definitely want to fight Golovkin. Let me build myself up first, by cleaning out the 154-division, and then we’ll have a mega-fight with two different styles. GGG is known for his knockouts. I knock out people, terlalu, but I’m a better boxer than him. It’ll be one of the biggest fights in the sport of boxing. I’m going to clean up the 154-division, make my reputation and then it’s a go with GGG.”
Relationship with his opponent Willie Nelson:
“We were in the U.S. amateurs together, but because we were in two different weight classes – he was 140-147 dan aku 152 – there were no problems between us. We used to watch each other fight and watch other Americans box.
“Nelson is experienced having gone through the amateurs. Dia berkelahi (Baling-baling) Martirosyan, who I beat (for the vacant WBO title by 12-round unanimous decision). He’s fought at this level. I know he’s tall, but I’m 6-foot-1, so our height difference isn’t serious.”
On returning to the ring:
“I’m pleased that we have this opportunity. SHOWTIME has given me this chance and now it’s up to me to prove I can backup what we said.”
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