Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Faces Szilvia Szabados In First Women’s Boxing Main Event On Premium Television
วันศุกร์, มีนาคม 10 อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME® From MGM Grand Detroit
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ดีทรอยต์ (มีนาคม 8, 2017) – All eight fighters participating in “Detroit City Gold”, the ShoBox: รุ่นใหม่ headlined by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields, participated in a final press conference ในวันพุธที่ in advance of วันศุกร์ four-fight telecast from MGM Grand Detroit.
โล่ (1-0) will face former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 คอส) in just her second fight since winning gold at the 2016 Olympics and in the first women’s boxing event in premium television history, อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME ที่ 10 p.m. และ/PT.
“Detroit City Gold,” which takes place less than an hour from Shields’ hometown of Flint, มิชิแกน, is promoted by Salita Promotions. โล่ VS. Szabados is a six-round middleweight bout.
ใน ShoBox ร่วมคุณลักษณะ, top-10 ranked bantamweight contenders Antonio Nieves (17-0-2, 9 คอส), คลีฟแลนด์, and Russia’s Nikolay Potapov (16-0-1, 8 คอส) will put their undefeated records on the line in a 10-round matchup for the NABO bantamweight belt.
In an eight-round televised bout, welterweight Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 คอส) โทเลโด, โอไฮโอ, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 คอส) in a matchup between two former amateur standouts. ในการเปิดการถ่ายทอดสด, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 คอส) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, จูเนียร์. (11-1-1, 4 คอส) ในการแข่งขันรอบแปด.
Here’s what the fighters had to say ในวันพุธที่:
Claressa โล่:
“I started boxing at age 11 and all I really wanted was an opportunity. This is one of those big opportunities.
“Her having 124 professional rounds doesn’t mean anything to me. Her being 15-8 กับ 6 KOs doesn’t scare me either. But I am glad she took the fight and didn’t pull out.
“She’s a challenge and, บนกระดาษ, she’s not supposed to be someone that I can just walk through. But I’ve been in training camp for three months and I had a great training camp.
I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my family. I’m not going to let her beat me in front of my nephews and cousins and my mom and dad. I just don’t roll like that.
“If she doesn’t have the talent and skill to go six rounds with me, she will not go six rounds. ดังนั้น, I hope she had a very good training camp. I know I did.
“This is the first time that a woman has been the main event on SHOWTIME and I’m not coming to make women look bad when I get in there on มีนาคม 10."
Szilvia Szabados:
“I’m ready to fight. I’ve been waiting a long time for this fight. I feel good and I’m in great shape.
“I think everyone has a destiny in life and I’m glad I chose to be a boxer. This is a huge opportunity for me and I plan to take advantage of it.
“I know she has the amateur experience, but I have more experience as a pro. We’ll see what’s more important ในวันศุกร์ที่."
อันโตนิโอเวส:
“I trained and did everything I have to do. I’m ready for war.
“Coming out of Cleveland, nobody gives us a chance. We have to fight for everything we get.
“I respect Potapov. เขาเป็นนักมวยที่ดี. He said he’s going to take my belt? He’s going to have to take it from me. I’m here to fight. I’m not going to just give it up. Come try and take it.
“When I get in there Friday, มันเป็นธุรกิจ. I respect him – I don’t have any problems with him as a person.
“I’ve fought a lot of Russians and Europeans. They’re straight-up, come forward, and try to put on a lot of pressure. They bring the fight and I’m ready for that. I’m ready for anything he brings to the table.
“Anything can happen in a fight, but I’m focused and ready and I know what I have to do. I’ll be able to adjust to whatever he brings.”
นิโค Potapov:
“I will be a much more aggressive version of myself for this fight. I trained to be very aggressive. I have a lot of surprises in store for Antonio Nieves.
“I learned a lot training at Kronk and I’m very ready. I had a great training camp and I really enjoyed living here in Detroit.
“In Russia, there is a traditional Russian style. Over here, it’s totally different. The American style is much more aggressive. I loved training with Javan SugarHill Steward at Kronk and learned a lot.”
Wesley Tucker:
“I come to fight every time and everybody knows when I fight, it’s fireworks.
“He may be from here, but Detroit is my home, เกินไป. And I’m planning on winning here at home.”
Ed Williams:
“I’m glad to be home. I had a great camp and it’s going to be a hell of a fight.
“Wesley Tucker is coming to fight, but I’m home. You don’t let nobody take you at home. แค่นั้นแหละ.
“He may be in for a short night. Or a long one. We’ll see.”
เจมส์กอร์ดอนสมิ ธ:
“I’m knocking you out. I’m not here to play games. I’m coming straight for you. I bet you I knock you out.
“You can’t punch. What are you going to do?
“I’m coming to throw bombs, so I hope you trained for this because I’m going to knock that smile off your face. Your coach can’t fight for you.”
Joshua Greer, จูเนียร์:
"ฉันพร้อมแล้ว. You’re getting knocked out. We didn’t come here to lose.
“This is a fight I’ve been waiting for. เราพร้อม. เช่น วันศุกร์, I hope he’s ready, เกินไป. "