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LOS ANGELES – (March 13, 2015) – N'akwụkwọ na-enwetụbeghị ụdị uwa nke a Mega-agha, a n'obi na-atụ anya na-abụ onye kasị baa ọgaranya ọkpọ akụkọ ihe mere eme, Floyd Mayweather na Manny Pacquiao e nyere ndị eze ọgwụgwọ Wednesday na a gala pịa ogbako Nokia Ụlọ ihe nkiri na LA Live.
A glitzy, Hollywood–ịke red kapeeti-yiri nke Hollywood kasịnụ award egosi-na-akpọrepu ịnabata alụso na imeli ohere karịa 700 credentialed media members from around the world. Among the formidable press core were dozens of television and radio crews and literally hundreds of newspaper columnists, ọkpọ dere, na ozi ọma, entertainment and sports reporters. Even the Goodyear Blimp flew above to mark the occasion as the top-two fighters of this generation, Mayweather na Pacquiao, wee ihu na-ahụ ihu na nke mbụ tupu ha The Epic welterweight ụwa egwuregwu ịdị n'otu n'obi Saturday, Ka 2, na MGM Ukwu Ogige Arena na Las Vegas.
Akwalite Mayweather n'ọkwá na Top efehek Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® na HBO ụgwọ elekere-View® na-amalite na 9:00 p.m. NA/ 6:00 p.m. Pt.
Ebe a na-ihe sonyere na Wednesday si pịa ogbako nwere ikwu:
Floyd Mayweather
“Nke a na-agha nwere ike na-na na mere ogologo oge gara aga, ma ọ bụ nri oge ugbu a. Ọ bụ ihe na-apụghị ikweta matchup na m maara Fans ike na-eche maka nke a. The oge bụ ezi ihe na oge dị ugbu a.
“Anyị mesịrị ka ọ eme. Ihe niile bụ ihe banyere usoro iheomume.
“E nweghị iwe kwupụta (mbụ ume) Bob arum, M bụ nnọọ obi ụtọ na-aka m onyeisi mgbe afọ nke na-arụ ọrụ siri ike na ịrara onwe m ịkụ ọkpọ na na-na-amụta na ndị azụmahịa n'akụkụ ya. Oge na-aga, M mechara aghaghị ịghọ m onyeisi. E nweghị ndị na ike mmetụta kwupụta Bob arum mgbe nile.
“Ọ bụ mgbe ezi ịhụ ndị kasị mma agha kacha mma, nke ahụ bụ ihe na-akpali akpali bụ otú banyere nke a matchup.
“M na-eche na anyị na-ezute mgbe Miami Okpomọkụ basketball egwuregwu, nzukọ n'otu-na-otu, M na-eche na nke ahụ bụ ihe mere nke a agha mere.
“Ọ bụ n'ezie gbadata m otu na otu ya nọdụrụ ala na-ekwurịta okwu, na-na otu peeji nke ihu ọma.
“E nwere mba uche nke enyemaka na ndị agha na-mere. My na-elekwasị anya bụ nnọọ ndụ m kwa ụbọchị ndụ na ilekwasị anya na ihe m ga-eme. Apụghị m ndụ m onye ọ bụla ọzọ.
“Anyị chere ihu niile n'elu ụmụ okorobịa na nke a egwuregwu na-amia niile n'elu ụmụ okorobịa. Mgbe nke a ọgụ, nke m kwere m ga-emeri, mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-akpali on ọzọ Ihọd.
“Ka 2 anyị nwere a siri ike ọrụ n'ihu m. Manny Pacquaio bụ ezigbo fighter, ma oge ikpeazụ m enyocha m chere ihu asatọ southpaws ma merie ugboro asatọ, otú m nchegbu.
“Ị kasị mma kwere na m ga-top udi na-kacha mma Floyd Mayweather m nwere ike omume na-.
“Ọ bụ mgbe oké na-azụ obodo ukwu nke Las Vegas. Ọkụ, igwefoto, edinam. The MGM Ukwu bụ ihe kasị mma na nkwari akụ n'ụwa. Ọ bụ ihe mgbaru ọsọ m ga-alụ ọgụ e. The mbụ ahụ m gara n'ebe a ọgụ ahụ mgbe m bụ 17, M hụrụ James Toney na Roy Jones.
“M nwere ihe na-apụghị ikweta ọrụ. Ọ malitere na nna m. Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ maka ya ka m ga-abụ ebe m taa. Mgbe ị na-etinye ndị niile iberibe ka mgbaghoju anya ọnụ, M nnọọ na-eche ka m dị n'etiti ibe. Kwa ụbọchị mgbe m na-eche banyere ọrụ m anaghị m akwa ụta ọ bụla. Anyị ga-aga na akụkọ ihe mere eme dị ka ụfọdụ n'ime ndị kasị mma alụso, na-alụ ọgụ Mayweathers.
“Enwere m olileanya na agha na-ezukọ na mama. All anyị nwere ike ime ka alụso bụ na-aga si n'ebe na ịrụ na-eme ihe anyị na-eme ihe kasị mma.
“M nwere ihe ọ bụla iji gosi na Ka 2. M maara banyere nkà m, Ama m ihe m nwere ike ime na m maara ihe m na-eme ka egwuregwu nke ọkpọ. M n'ezie gọzie ka agbajikwa niile ndekọ ọkpọ. Right now na anaghị m ahụ ihe ọ bụla akpan akpan fighter agbasa ihe ọ bụla nke m na ndekọ.
“M na-eche na na uwe-eme ka ịlụ ọgụ, m na-eche na anyị abụọ dị iche iche na-eme ihe na-akpali akpali ọgụ.
“Ọ bụla fighter dị ize ndụ. Mgbe m na-eche ihu dị iche iche na-emegide, M nwere ike chepụta a Ihọd si n'otu ntabi. M mara ihe ọ na-eme nke ọma na ihe ọ na-adịghị eme nke ọma. My ọrụ bụ iji chọpụta ihe ọ na-eme nke ọma.
“Ọ bụrụ na a fighter furu efu tupu, na-apụghị imeri bụ na azụ nke uche ya. Maka m, niile m na mere m ọrụ bụ mmeri, otú emeri bụ mgbe m n'obi.
“Ego ole m na-eme n'ezie bụ m adịghị na-elekwasị anya. M ga-enwe ebe m na taa ma ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị ihe niile na-edemede na media outlets. M ekele maka onye ọ bụla, ma ọ bụ ezi akụkọ ma ọ bụ ihe ọjọọ akụkọ. N'ihi na 19 afọ, unu nọ na-m mkpa. Dị ka ego persona, ọ n'ezie reinvented onwe ya. M bụ 'Mara Nwa Floyd’ na mgbe ahụ, m na-abịa azụ dị ka Floyd 'Ego’ Mayweather. Ọ bụ ihe niile banyere reinventing onwe gị. M chọrọ ịnọgide na-eme smart investments ya mere m grandkids bụ OK.
” M mgbe niile nwere usọbọ ime ihe m ga-eme ga-apụta n'elu.
“M mara mma n'aka nna m nwere oké egwuregwu atụmatụ otú anyị nwere ike na-aga si n'ebe ma na-eme ihe anyị na-eme ihe kasị mma. Anyị egwuregwu atụmatụ bụ na-smart, na-akpa, na-oge anyị na-enweta ọrụ mere.
“M na-eche na Manny Pacquaio bụ a-akpali nnọọ mmasị fighter. N'ihi ya na-esi ebe ọ bụ ugbu a, o doro anya na o nwere na-eme ihe ziri ezi.
“Ọ dịghị onye kwesịrị e echere ruo mgbe m ghọrọ 47-0 ka nzọ na m, ha kwesịrị na a na-ịkụ nzọ m site ná mmalite.”
Manny Pacquiao:
“M nnọọ obi ụtọ na nke a agha e mere, na m maara na ịkụ ọkpọ Fans otú ahụ.
“Na Miami anyị na-ekwu banyere ọgụ na m na-aghọta na ọ bụ m B n'akụkụ ma ọ bụ A n'akụkụ.
“M kwere na nke a agha kemgbe ruru anwu. More ndị mmadụ maara anyị dị ka alụso, ọbụna ndị na-adịghị Fans nke ọkpọ maara banyere nke a ọgụ.
“Niile Filipino ndị na-aga ekiri ihe a na agha.
“Ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu na-aga nke ọma. Anyị nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ. M na-emelite ọzụzụ m kwa ụbọchị na m Instagram.
“Na-amasị m ịbụ underdog na-aga n'ime a ọgụ. Ọ nọwo na-a mgbe ebe m na otu. Nke a na oge gburugburu ya na-enye m ihe mkpali na m kpebisiri ike na-egosi na m nwere ike imeri.
“Nke a na-agha dị ezigbo mkpa ka m na-ọkpọ akụkọ ihe mere eme. Anyị achọghị ịhapụ a ajụjụ akara ke uche nke ọkpọ Fans. Boxing Fans ndidi ọkụ n'obi ahụ nke a ọgụ ruo afọ ise. Ha a na-arịọ m otu ajụjụ na ọ na-akpatre na-eme.
“M na-alụ ọgụ n'ihi na ọkpọ bụ m ahuhu, M hụrụ n'anya ọkpọ. Enwewo m ike inyere ndị ezinụlọ m site ọkpọ.
“The Filipino ndị dị nnọọ obi ụtọ maka nke a ọgụ na m nwere ike na-eche na-eme ka a mmeri mba.
“Achọghị m ka m na-ekpe ikpe, ma m na m nnọọ obi ike banyere nke a agha. M bụ ihe nchegbu banyere m ịlụ ọgụ megide [Oscar] De La Hoya, [Anthony] Margarito na [Miguel] Esie, m ka m na-alụ ọgụ Floyd Mayweather.
“Ime Fans bụ ihe kasị mkpa m; Achọrọ m ka ha na-enwe obi ụtọ. M ga-esi n'ụzọ mmetụta uche mgbe ụfọdụ na mgbanaka n'ihi na m dị nnọọ chọrọ na-eme ka ha nwee obi ụtọ.
“Adịghị m inwe nkụda mmụọ ọzọ na ọnwụ ọkpọ. Ọ bụ akụkụ nke egwuregwu na m ebutewo losses na emewo m onwe a mma fighter. Ọ bụ ihe na-ewu onwe gị elu ma na-atụgharị onwe gị a mma fighter.
“M ga-emeri Ka 2.”
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO nke Mayweather n'ọkwá:
“Anyị nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ na-eme ka akụkọ ihe mere eme taa site eze ezikwa nnukwu agha na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke ịkụ ọkpọ na otu n'ime ndị kasị ihe ndị mere na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke egwuregwu.
“Ga-amasị m na-aghọta na ọrụ na Floyd na Manny nwere na-eme nke a agha. Nzukọ na ha nwere na Miami bụ isi milestone na m ga-onwe amasị na-ekele Floyd nke na-eme ya eme.
“N'ime afọ Floyd mere MGM Ukwu ụlọ ya na ha esiwo karịa iji hụ na ndị kasị mma n'ihi na ọ bụla Floyd omume. Nke a ga-Floyd si 11nke consecutive agha na MGM Ukwu na 14nke oge ọ ga-Alụwo n'ebe ya ọrụ.
“Mayweather vs. Pacquiao bụ ezigbo agha n'etiti abụọ oké mmeri na-na abụọ oké mmadụ. Ka 2 ga-a n'ahụ ịhụ n'adịghị ihe ọ bụla na Las Vegas rụtụrụla n'ihu.”
Bob arum, Nchoputa na CEO nke Top efehek:
“Ọ malitere mgbe Les Moonves [onyeisi oche nke CBS] wee ụlọ m. Ọ gara na m na di na nwunye nke oge ịgwa m na ọ chọrọ ime ka a agha-eme. Ọ chọrọ ka m gaa Manny [Pacquiao] ma na-atụle ya pọọsụ ahụ ga-anabata.
“Anyị nwere Ugboro mkparịta ụka. M nwere obi ike na ọ ga-eme n'ihi na Moonves ga-eme ihe ọ bụla o nwere ike ime ka nke a mee.
“Ọ bụ ruo mgbe basketball egwuregwu na Miami ebe Manny kwenyesiri ike na Floyd chọrọ agha.
“Ọ bụ eleghị anya ndị kasị sie ike ọgụ na-eme ka m na e a akụkụ nke. Ọ na-ada afọ ise na-eme ka.
“Otu ihe doro anya; ọ bụ nnukwu ọgụ nke narị afọ a.
“Enweghị m iro na Floyd Mayweather. Floyd mgbe nọgidere a ezi enyi; M nwere ihe ọ bụla bụla ọjọọ na-ekwu banyere Floyd dị ka onye.
“M hụrụ n'anya Manny Pacquiao na Freddie Roach. Mgbe Manny-enweta nkwanye on Ka 2, nke m ji n'aka na ọ ga-, M ga-a ukwuu nke afọ ojuju n'ihi na ha abụọ. Ha ga-mere ọrụ iji mee ka ọ eme.
“Floyd ụdị bụ n'ezie ihe kwesịrị ekwesị na-alụ ọgụ a nri-aka fighter. The southpaws na ọ lụrụ ọgụ nyere ya nsogbu na ọ bilitere n'elu, ma southpaws ọ lụrụ n'oge gara aga na-adịghị Manny Pacquiao.
“Nke a na-agha na-aga-eme ka ezigbo revenue niile nke Las Vegas. M ga-na a na-etinye na a egwu ọnọdụ ma ọ bụrụ na m ga-na-na na na-agbalị ime ka a agha nke Las Vegas, ka m na a bi. N'ezie, agha bụ na Las Vegas. Ọtụtụ puku na puku nke ndị mmadụ ga-enubanye Las Vegas dị nnọọ ịbụ akụkụ nke idaha. Nke a ga-nnukwu omume na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Las Vegas.”
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao si ịzu:
“M na-eche na Floyd nwere ohere ka mma na-eti Manny Pacquiao afọ ise gara aga karịa ka o na-eme ugbu a. Floyd na ụkwụ na ndị ọzọ ogbugba ugbu a na ọ kwụsịlata nnọọ a bit. Echere m na anyị nwere ike iri uru nke.
“Floyd na-ekwu na ọ chọrọ agbanweta na alụso ihe ugbu a iji mee ka ọ na a ọzọ na-akpali akpali ọgụ, ma m na-eche na ọ bụghị eziokwu. Ọ naghị eche banyere Fans mgbe nile na nanị ihe mere o nwere agbanweta ọzọ bụ n'ihi na ya ụkwụ agaghị ya nke agha.
“Ọ bụrụ na Floyd nwere agbanweta na Manny Pacquiao m na-eche na nke ahụ bụ anyị mma na nke ahụ bụ ihe mere m ji na-eche na anyị na-aga na-emeri nke a agha.
“Echere m na nke a agha ga-agbanwe egwuregwu ọkpọ.
“Manny na-akpọ m na m gwara m na ọ na-apụghị ịzụ ke Philippines n'ihi na ọ bụ kwa crazy na ndị niile Fans e, ọ pụghị anya.
“M nwere a na-achị na ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu oge a na ọ bụrụ na ị na-adịghị arụpụta ihe mgbatị ahụ maka ọzụzụ, mgbe ahụ, ị nwere ike ịbụ na. The atụmatụ nke a agha dị ezigbo mkpa ma dị iche na n'oge gara aga ịlụ ọgụ. Anyị nwere ike na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla nledo na mgbatị; anyị na-dị nnọọ na-arụ ọrụ na egwuregwu atụmatụ na ilekwasị anya ihe Floyd na-eme. M maara otú Floyd esetịpụrụ ndị mmadụ na-eme ka ha na-eje ije n'ime gbaa.
“Manny bụ nnọọ kpaliri nke a ọgụ. Ị ga-ewere Floyd si ya nke obi ike mpaghara. Manny maara otú iti ya. Anyị ga-eme ka nri aga tupu anyị ọgụ ya.
“Achọrọ m ka na-eto eto, na-abịa alụso dị ka sparring mmekọ maka Manny. E nwere na-eto eto alụso si Chicago, Massachusetts na Finland na-abịa na-spar na Manny. Ha na uwe zuru okè ọkụ maka Manny. Ha nwere ike ina-kụrụ aka na zitere obibi, ma anyị Aga ahụ. M niile sparring mmekọ agbakọta.
“Anyị egwuregwu atụmatụ bụ iji merie ọ bụla gburugburu. Ọ bụrụ na anyị na-knockout, mgbe ahụ ka bụ nnọọ a ego. Floyd ga-arụnye n'ime Manny ike. Nke ahụ bụ ndudue na onye ga-eme ka megide a southpaw. Anyị nwere iji merie mbụ gburugburu ma na-Floyd ya nkasi obi mpaghara.”
Richard Sturm, President Entertainment & Egwuregwu MGM ntụrụndụ International:
“Anyị nwere obi ụtọ na nke a agha abịawo buuru nakwa na ọ ga-ẹkenịmde ke MGM Ukwu. The resort is home to the biggest names in sports and entertainment and on Ka 2 we will host one of the greatest fights the sport will have ever seen.
“N'ime afọ, ma Floyd na Manny mesoo Fans n'ime MGM Ukwu Ogige Arena na ndị na-ekiri na PPV ka a na-akpali akpali ọgụ ahụmahụ. Ezie na ha gara aga ịlụ ọgụ ndidi nnọọ na-akpali akpali, we believe there is nothing that can compare to the spectacle these two champions will deliver on Ka 2.”
Ken Hershman, President HBO Egwuregwu:
“N'ime ọnwa ole na ole ọzọ, Fans, pundits na dere ga-agbaji ala akụkụ nile nke a agha.
“Ga-amasị m anya azụ ma na-aghọta otú anyị ebe a. Ọ bụ 2001 mgbe a na-eto eto eyen nke Philippines aha ya bụ Manny Pacquaio mere ya HBO mpụta mbụ. Coincidentally, na headliner nke ọgụ ahụ Floyd Mayweather. Floyd mere ya HBO mpụta mbụ ke 1997 na ebe ọ bụ na ọ bụ na ọ lụrụ ọgụ na HBO ma ọ bụ HBO PPV 26 ugboro.
“Ezie na abụọ ndị a mgbe na-akọrọ a kaadị ọzọ tupu Ka 2, ha na onye ọ bụla na-arahụ na nwere Ụlọ Nzukọ nke Maara Aha ọrụ na aghọwo abụọ nnukwu alụso ha ọgbọ. Floyd ka headlined itoolu HBO PPV ihe na Manny 17 HBO PPV ihe. Ndị 26 ihe na-weere n'elu 21 nde PPV aka ekedep na ihe karịrị otu ijeri dollar na revenue.
“On Ka 2, abụọ ndị a superstars ga-ekere òkè na ihe anyị nile maara ga-otu kasị ọkpọ omume niile oge.
“Anyị na-mpako onye ọzọ ga-eme ka akụkọ ihe mere eme na Ka 2 na Mayweather na Pacquiao.”
Stephen Espinoza, Executive osoje President & Onye Isi Njikwa, Showtime Egwuregwu:
“Mgbe Floyd Mayweather aka ya akụkọ ihe mere eme ndibiat showtime afọ abụọ gara aga, o kwere nkwa anyị ihe abụọ: otu, ọ ga-alụ ọgụ mgbe na; abụọ, onye ọ bụla nke isii ịlụ ọgụ n'okpuru ya ndibiat ga-nnukwu ihe kwere omume megide ndị kasị mma na-emegide ga-ekwe omume. Fast atụ afọ abụọ, na Floyd nọ okwu nile ọ bụla nke nkwa ya.
“Ugbu a maka naanị nke abụọ oge ise ịlụ ọgụ na showtime, Floyd na-alụ na-iro na ọtụtụ ndị chere na ọ ga-amasị esetụbeghị. Showtime PPV na Floyd ka a PPV ndekọ mbụ omume na September 2013 na anyị na-atụ anya ọzọ ndekọ-na-agbasa arụmọrụ on Ka 2.
“Showtime e abuana ke ụfọdụ n'ime nnukwu PPV ihe n'akụkọ ihe mere eme gụnyere Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson na 2002 na Mayweather vs. Canelo [Alvarez] na 2013. Ma ihe ndị ahụ merenụ na-eme ụdị nke na olilee anya na media anya na ọkụ na-nchiyo na ọgụ a esesịn eme.
“Nke a bụ ihe mere na anyị nile na showtime na CBS bụ otú mpako na-eweta nke a agha ọnụ. Obi tọrọ ya ụtọ, mpako, obi ụtọ, ndị bụ ụfọdụ n'ime ọtụtụ adjectives na-akọwa otú obi dị anyị banyere ihe a merenụ, ma anyaabụghị otu n'ime ha. Ozugbo anyị emechi anyị ndibiat Floyd na 2013, na Pacquiao ọgụ ahụ a kacha ma Floyd na anyị.
“Mgbe ọ bụla ọ bụ oge kwesịrị iji kwurịta a Mayweather iro, Manny Pacquiao mgbe niile bụ elu na Floyd depụtara.
“Dị ka CEO nke CBS na a nọteworo aka ọkpọ akwado, Leslie Moonves bụ akwọ ụgbọala odudu n'azụ a ndibiat na isi ihe mere nke a agha e mere.
“Anyị maara na Floyd bụ otutu mmadu kwenyere na ọtụtụ onye fighter na egwuregwu, anyị maara na Floyd bụ ihe kasị ekwu banyere na-eme egwuregwu na niile nke egwuregwu na ya na Floyd Mayweather, Showtime aghọwo nọmba onye PPV distributer na telivishọn. Anyị na-atụ anya na-agbasa ihe ndekọ na-eme ihe akụkọ ihe mere eme na Ka 2.”
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