HOUSTON (Whiringa 1, 2015) – Ko te po haapurororaa Halloween o Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i NBCSN ka mau Houston o NRG Arena na roto i te tupuhi rite whetū maranga tūturuJermell “Iron te tangata” Charlo (27-0, 12 Koó) toa ao o mua pule'i Joachim Alcine (35-8-2, 21 Koó) i roto i te hui matua i te ono o knockout a tawhio.

Whana kapinga teata atu ki te pupūtanga oaoa rite Tony Harrison (22-1, 18 Koó) ka te whakatau loto ki runga Cecil McCalla (20-3, 7 Koó).

Kite te whawhai teata whakamutunga o te ahiahi amanaki whitu tūturu Karepe “Ringa Sweet” Plant (12-0, 8 Koó) hopu te whakatau loto mo Tyrone Bruson (22-6-1, 21 Koó).

Tenei ko te aha te whawhai teata i ki te mea e pā ana ki o ratou mahi i te po nei:

“Whakapumautia e ahau taku werohanga wawe, a kotahi ko ahau whakamarie ki toku werohanga tīmata te ringa matau taunga.

“Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te uta i runga, me te whakaatu e whai ahau mana. I mohio ahau i ahau e whiwhi ki a ia, me te mau ia ia ki raro. Ua ite te reira nui ki te tiki i te knockout.

“I mohio ahau i muri i te knockdown i roto i te ono o nga taka noa ko reira ki runga, engari ko ia he toa kaha.

“Fighting i mua o toku mano oire ränei ahau. Hoatu te reira ahau pūngao.

“Ahau i te toa tino rerekē inaianei ki toku kaiwhakangungu hou. Toku teina ite te reira rawa ka korerotia ki ahau te mea ano.

“Au te kimi ahau pakeke, pai, whakaaro me te whakapai ake ki nga whawhai. I kite te iwi katoa i te po nei ko te hua o te mahi pakeke i roto i te whakangungu.

“Tūmanako e taea whawhai ano ahau i roto i te Hakihea, a ahau e hiahia ana ko Hoani Jackson muri.”

“I mahi pai toku ringa matau hoki ahau, engari mutu ahau i whiua reira, ka tīmata arotahi rawa nui i runga i toku werohanga.

“Kihai i whawhai ahau mo te tau me te hawhe, a ka ahau peke tika ki te mowhiti ki te matekai, kuao raiona. Ua hinaaro e ahau te whawhai, engari i ētahi wā whakapehapeha e ona’ takoha taonga.

“Whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC hoatu ahau he faingamālie nui ki te whakaatu i te ao ta ahau e nehenehe e rave. Ko (Charlo) Ko kaha atu i te whakaaro ahau Hiahia kia ia.

“E kore ahau e mohio ki te mea te muri. Ka kōrero ahau ki taku wahine tuatahi. Tonu i ahau te hiahia kaha ki te tiki i roto i te whakakai, engari au e ahau 39 i teie nei. Ko te tino nui ki ahau toku hauora. E hiahia ana ahau ki te waiho ki reira mo taku utuafare me taku tamahine. Na ka whai ia tatou ki te tatari me te kite.”

“Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te noho arotahi, me te whiwhi i roto i toku manawataki. Ko te wāhi katoa ko te ki te patua a kahore kia patua, a whakaaro ahau i ahau he mahi nui o taua roto i waru rauna. Ahau noa e titauhia ki te noho arotahi mō te whawhai katoa.

“Ka e ahau ahua o maharakore i roto i te iwa o tawhio noa, me tupu te mea ano i te po nei e tupu ki a Willie Nelson, engari whakawhetai i ahau te wheako tenei wa ki te wahia te reira i roto i.

“Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te whakaatu i te pā e taea te tango ahau i te tokua, a whakakitea tino ahau e te po nei.

“Au hoki e ahau! Te wā i muri e hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai tangata e te he iti ake piro. (McCalla) I whiua e na torutoru nifó e ko te reira mau uaua ki te tiki i raro i te wā ki a ia.

“Hiahia aroha ahau ki te whawhai hoki ki te kāinga i roto i Detroit muri, a hinaaro nei e ahau ki te kanohi i te toa o te hui matua o te po. Ahau rite. E hiahia ana hoki ahau Willie Nelson ano ahakoa. Ki te taea rua e meatia e ia i te reira ka meinga ahau e te whakapono ia.”

“I rongoatia ki rapu ahau mo te taime tika. Haere mai ahau ki te whawhai e ngana ana ki te outwork ia, otiia kihai i taea e tika wawahia e ahau i te reira atu.

“A, no te ahau mau ia ki te tika overhand hiahia ahau te knockout, heoi kihai i haere mai te reira.

“Werohanga a Harrison te whakatangihanga a te wahi nui i roto i a ia whiwhi i te win tenei po.

“Ahau e hiahia ana wawe tonu i tetahi faingamālie a ka meinga e ahau mohio ki te hanga i te nuinga o te reira.

“E hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai Ishe (Smith) ano.”

“Ko te mahere te po ko ki te noho tito, me te māhorahora. I rearua ahau ake toku werohanga, me te taunga ngā ake a raro tona tinana whawhai katoa.

“Kitea ia tīmata ahau ki te wahia iho i muri i te tuarua, me te toru o nga rauna, heoi kihai ahau i pai ki te pakeke rawa pana. Hei utu mo hinaaro ahau ki te noho i roto i te mana, tango ia ia ki nga wai hohonu, , me te nuinga te whawhai. Ko te mea i mea ai ahau.

“Hiahia aroha ahau ki te whawhai ano tenei tau, pea i roto i te mutunga o Hakihea. Au e kore tango ahau tetahi whiu, a e tatou noho i roto i te āhua me te rite tonu. Na rite te roa rite ahau hauora ahau ka whawhai ahau i nga wa e taea e ahau ki te tangata i hoatu e ratou i roto i mua o ahau.”

“Whakaaro ahau i te mahi pai toku kaha hoki ahau i te po nei. I korero ahau toku kokonga ki te maka i te maui ki te tinana, a ū te reira.

“Karepe mau kotahi ahau i roto i toku kanohi maui i roto i te toru o tawhio noa, me i te kitenga rua mo te wa iti ahau e ia, heoi kihai i muri i te reira i tua atu i taua tawhio.

“Au fakanatula ahau he whitu teina. Ko te wahi e ahau te nuinga whakamarie. Ka taea e ahau whakataetae ki tetahi i 154 lbs.”

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