"Lawv xav hais tias nws yuav ua tau ib tug boxing match, tab sis nws yuav ua tau ib tug kev puas tsuaj.
It will be explosive. Three rounds – place your bets. Trust me.”
- James DeGale
"Kuv muaj lub hwj chim mus khob nws tawm thiab txawj ntse los mus thawv nws.
Kuv cia li npaj mus ua lub ntiaj teb champion dua. "
- Lucian Bute
Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab ntawm Amanda Westcott / Showtime
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® No Saturday, Nov. 28,
Nyob Ntawm Showtime® ntawm 11 p.m. THIAB/PT
Los ntawm vidnws yogotron Centre nyob rau hauv Quebec nroog, Canada
Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab nyob ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/PT
Quebec NROOG, Canada (Nov. 25, 2015) - Ua siab loj cua tsawg kawg yog ib thib rau-round finish tiv thaiv hometown nyiam Lucian Bute, ib tug ntseeg James DeGale tuav nws IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb Championship siv siab saum nws lub taub hau thaum lub sij hawm lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim xovxwm rooj sab laj nyob rau hauv ua ntej ntawm hnub Saturday lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING kev tshwm sim.
"Yuav ua tau rau rounds, tab sis nws tej zaum yuav ua tau peb,” DeGale repeated over and over as the fighters concluded their final shots for a packed room of media members on Wednesday at the Le Bonne Entente Hotel. DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos), los ntawm London, Hais, defends tiv thaiv lub nrov yav tas los 168-phaus lub ntiaj teb champion Bute (32-2, 25 Kos), ntawm Montreal, no hnub Saturday los ntawm lub Vidéotron Centre nyob rau hauv Quebec nroog, nyob rau SHOWTIME ntawm 11 p.m. ET / PT.
Also participating in the press conference were the two top ranked light heavyweights facing off in the co-feature. WBC’s No. 1-ranked 175-phaus fighterIsaac Mark (24-2-2, 10 Kos), ntawm Montreal, raws li unbeaten, Ua Tsis. 2-rankedEleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos), ntawm Johannesburg, South Africa, nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight ntiaj teb no title eliminator. Tus khiav khwv txoj cai los ua rau kev yuavtsum challenger rau WBC teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Adonis Stevenson, uas yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv ntawv nyob rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj.
CEEB TOOM: Ib tug tshiab tus nrog sib ntaus twb tshaj tawm nyob rau hnub Wednesday rau heavyweight Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos), ntawm Montreal. Joey Abell (31-8, 29 Kos), ntawm Champlin, From., will square off with the undefeated heavyweight in the 10-round opening bout of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING koom yuav tsum tau hais nyob rau hnub Wednesday:
YAKAUNPAU DeGALE
“It’s on – fight time is finally here. I feel like a beast.
"Lawv xav hais tias nws yuav ua tau ib tug boxing match, tab sis nws yuav ua tau ib tug kev puas tsuaj. It will be explosive. Three rounds – place your bets. Cia siab rau kuv.
"Kuv tiv thaiv qhov zoo tshaj plaws super middleweight southpaw tawm muaj nyob rau hauv Andre Dirrell thiab saib seb kuv puas tau rau nws. Once he feels my power that will be it. I’m going to start fast and throw loads of punches.
"Kuv saib nws tiv thaiv Carl Froch, saib nws tiv thaiv (Tshem) Andrade. He’s great in the center of the ring, but I’m not going to stand there. It won’t be a chess match. I’ll start fast and we’ll see how he takes it.
"Carl raug nws thiab kuv mam li tiav nws. But I don’t care about Carl Froch – he’s old. I’m the new champion. If he wants this belt, nws mam li tau tuaj tau nws.
“I’m an old school fighter – I don’t mind travelling to fight in my opponents’ hometown.
"Nws yog ib tug zoo zus uas tau tiv thaiv ib co zoo kawg fighters li ntawd kuv thiaj yuav tsum tau Kudos thaum kuv ntaus nws."
LUCIAN BUTE
“It’s a great opportunity to fight for my old belt in front of my hometown fans. I think they’ll push me toward the victory. I’m looking forward to becoming world champion again.
"Kuv xav tias nws yog ib qhov zoo tshaj plaws super middleweight nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no txoj cai tam sim no, tab sis kuv heev nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej ntseeg.
“I had a great camp. I’m just ready to become world champion again.
"Kuv noj qab nyob zoo, I feel great physically. I have the power to knock him out and the skills to box him.
"Tam sim no kuv muaj ib lub caij nyoog yuav coj rov qab kuv siv tawm tsam lwm tus ua lus Askiv fighter."
Jim McDonnell, DeGale tus kws qhia
"Kuv twb sim rov qab los thiab ua li cas Lucian tau ua li cas thiab nws yuav tsis yooj yim. Qhib rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj vim li cas kuv twb tau txais yog tshwj xeeb, thiab koj yuav txaus siab rau yam uas koj pom.
“It’s tough to win your world title back. I respect Lucian for trying, tab sis James yog lub ntiaj teb kawm fighter. Nws yog npaj txhij rau txhua yam. "
Howard nyiaj pab, Bute tus kws qhia
“We did everything we had to do. Lucian is 100 percent prepared to surprise everyone on Saturday. Lucian knows what wearing that belt is all about – he wore it for about five years and he’s coming on Saturday to take it back to where it belongs.”
ELEIDER Alvarez
"Qhov no yog kuv lub caij nyoog tam sim no. Kuv tshaib plab thiab kuv twb ua txhua yam kuv tau ua li cas los muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub yeej ua tau rau qhov no sib ntaus. Kuv tabtom ntsib ib tug heev ntse boxer uas yog technically zoo heev. Tab sis kuv twb yeej ib txwm hais tias yog hais tias kuv tsis fim qhov zoo tshaj plaws, ces kuv yuav nyob twj ywm ib tug dog dig boxer. Yog li ntawd kuv yuav tsum fim qhov zoo tshaj plaws, yuav tsum tau qhov zoo tshaj plaws.
"Thaum kuv sawv hnub Sunday sawv ntxov, Kuv yuav mus yuav tus yuav tsum tau challenger rau lub title. "
Mark Ixaj
"Kuv muaj ib tug yawm camp nyob rau hauv Burbank, California., kawm muaj rau los sis xya lub lim piam. Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yuav tsum tau muaj ib tug tua rau Stevenson, thiab yog hais tias qhov no yog dab tsi nws yuav siv sij hawm los tau muaj kuv yuav ua txhua yam tau rau kom nws tshwm sim. Kuv mus txog rau cov kev sib tw.
"Kuv sib ntaus sib tua ib tug zoo fighter thiab nws yog undefeated rau ib tug yog vim li cas. Tab sis kuv nyob ntawm no los ua pov thawj hais tias kuv yog tus zoo tshaj plaws lub teeb heavyweight nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Kuv yuav muab tso rau hauv ib tug zoo qhia rau hnub Saturday tsaus ntuj thiab txhua leej txhua tus yuav pom.
"Kuv muaj ib tug ntau ntawm tej kev txom nyem nyob rau hauv kuv lub neej, tab sis kuv xav hais tias yog dab tsi ua rau kuv muaj zog thiab tau ua rau kuv kuv yog dab tsi hnub no. Kuv tsis saib rov qab rau dab tsi tau tshwm sim thiab kuv txaus siab li cas lub neej tau muab rau kuv.
“He is a great fighter and I know it won’t be an easy fight. But I’ve put in the work and I’m ready.”
Marc RAMSAY, Alvarez tus kws qhia
"Qhov no yog lub loj pob cai tam sim no. Cov ob yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub teeb heavyweights nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Kuv twb muaj lub sij hawm mus ua hauj lwm nrog Isaac vim hais tias nws tau sparred nyob rau hauv Montreal nrog Artur Beterbiev ob lub lis piam. Yog li ntawd kuv paub nws zoo. Nws yog ib tug heev kom tiav thiab txoj boxer. Tab sis kuv tso siab rau tag nrho kuv fighter los yeej muaj qhov kev sib ntaus. Nws yog nws lub caij nyoog. "
Buddy McGIRT, Lub Mark'S kws qhia
"Kuv cia li xav mus hais tias nws yog qhov zoo rau yuav tau ib feem ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim. Mr. DeGale yog tus tau zus ib thiab nws tuaj rau koj. Bute lub teb chaws mus tua nws. Tias yog dab tsi boxing xav tau kev pab. Nws yuav tsum tau ntau fights zoo li no kom nws nyob rau hauv sawv.
"Raws li deb raws li peb cov kev sib ntaus mus nrog Mr. Alvarez, Kuv ntseeg hais tias dhau li ntawm (Sergey) Kovalev, no ob yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub teeb heavyweights nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Thiab kuv xav hais tias lawv yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua rau lub npe thiab tsis yog ib eliminator saib leej twg fights tus tau zus ib. "
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