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D.C.-Native Battles WBA Champion David Avanesyan
Събота, Февруари 18 From the Cintas Center
at Xavier University in Cincinnati & Живей SHOWTIME
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Февруари 7, 2017) – Former two-time world champion Ламонт Питърсън бе домакин на медии тренировка в родния си град на Вашингтон, D.C. as he prepares to take on WBA Welterweight Champion David Avanesyan in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс Събота, Февруари 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
Televised coverage on SHOWTIME begins at 9 p.m. И/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten light heavyweight contender Маркъс Браун meeting hard-hitting former title challenger Thomas Williams Jr. в 10-кръгово показване. The event is headlined by former four-division world champion Ейдриън Broner taking on hard-hitting contender Adrian Гранадос.
Билети за събитието на живо, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with TGB Promotions and K1 Promotions, са с цени $250, $100, $75, $50 и $30, Не включително приложими такси, и са в продажба сега. Билети могат да бъдат закупени онлайн на www.ticketmaster.com или като се обадите 1-800-745-3000. Here is what Peterson and his longtime trainer Barry Hunter трябваше да се каже Вторник from the Bald Eagle Recreation Center:
LAMONT PETERSON
“I’m going through a full-blown training camp and I’ve had a lot of energy. I think the strength will be there too but I’m an energy fighter. I like to put pressure and use my energy. Look for an improved Lamont Peterson.
“People are going to talk a lot about my layoff but honestly that only affects people who aren’t always in the gym. I have been in the gym working hard this entire time. I’ve been working on my craft. I got better and you’ll see on Февруари 18.
“Avanesyan is a good fighter. He keeps his hands up high, so even though he’s there to be hit, it doesn’t mean I’m going to get good clean shots. It should be a good entertaining fight and a good first step at welterweight for me.
“Big fights are what matters to me. When you’re coming up it’s all about winning a title. Having fought for 12 години, it doesn’t matter to me as much. The way I’m looking at is, if I get this win then I’m the No. 1 contender for the belt.
“I have no concern about ring rust. It’s not even a thought in my head. I would be shocked if that was a problem for me.
“You never know what the right time is to move up in weight, but the time is now for me to move up to welterweight and I’m happy about it. Making 140 pounds was getting tough. I think it hampered my performances a bit and that let us know it was time.
“I’ve been wanting to move up but it seemed like my opportunities were down in weight. Now I’m ready to mix it up with the best guys here.
“За мен, it’s all about the joy of getting in the ring and competing. I want to do it at the highest level and I’m looking forward to getting big fights.”
BARRY HUNTER, Trainer Питърсън
“Sometimes having time off like Lamont had is not a bad thing. It gives you space and time to work on your mental game, shore up some things you could be weak at and of course it lets you heal up. It’s served us well and I’m happy with what I see from Lamont so far.
“We always approach an opponent, no matter the record, like they are a world champion. We prepare for war. If anything less than that takes place, така да бъде. We’re going to be ready. To me Avanesyan is a guy who is an obstacle in our way. If we can’t go around him, we’ll go right through him.
“We want all of the top 147-pounders. I always thought Lamont and Danny Garcia was a fight that warranted a rematch. Because it was a great fight that had a little bit of controversy around it. I still would like to see the rematch.”
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