Mun gode, kowa da kowa, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, magana kadan game da wannan wasan har, Zan je gabatar da Chris DeBlasio, Mataimakin shugaban kasar Sports Communications ga Showtime.

Chris DeBlasio

Mun gode, Kelly. I’m going to keep this brief. I know we want to talk to the fighters on this card. But I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t represent for Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be on the call today, yadda sosai m mun ga halarta a karon na Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. a kan hanyar sadarwa a kan Asabar, Afrilu 18, mu Showtime gasar dambe doubleheader. Shi ke faruwa na zama mai girma dare. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. a wannan daren ne Andrzej Fonfara, a man that we know that really comes to fight. He brought it on his first fight on SHOWTIME last year when he fought Adonis Stevenson. And that was a thrilling affair. And we’re looking forward to a real test and a great challenge for Chavez Jr. And we’re excited to have him on behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME. We welcome both of you guys and, i mana, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Na gode, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Na gode, kowa da kowa. Lafiya. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Tsohon middleweight duniya zakara, Andrzej Fonfara, tsohon duniya take mai takala, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. — mun san wanda shi mai, kuma lalle daga game da babban labari cewa shi, mu maraba da shi zuwa ga kira — Joe Goossen, wanda shi ne Julio ta horo, da kuma Sam Colonna, wanda shi ne Fonfara ta horo.

Don haka, a wannan lokaci, abin da na so in yi shi ne ka tambayi Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. don yin bude jawabinsa game da wannan yaki da kadan game da abin da ya ke yi yanzu a sansanin horo da kuma yadda ya ji game da yaki.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

I’m training very well. I’m training (a yanayi) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (kuma zan shawo kusa da) nauyin 172 fam. And I think I’m in great shape, ka sani? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.

K. Swanson

Lafiya. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, za ku yi magana kadan kuma gaya mana yadda kake ji game da yaki da Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. ne mai girma jirgin saman soja, Zakaran duniya. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Yanzu, we start a sparring session. Ka sani, ta nauyi ne mai kyau. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, ma. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–ka sani, Ina a shirye domin sadu da Chavez a cikin zobe Afrilu 18da kuma nuna masa ba ni da mafi alhẽri ɗan dambe.

K. Swanson

Lafiya. Excellent. Na gode sosai. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Don haka, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, kuke so ku yi kamar wata comments?

Joe Goossen

Na gode. Lamba daya, I want to thank SHOWTIME because we’re very excited about performing for SHOWTIME on Julio’s debut fight with SHOWTIME. And that being said, ka sani, Julio sosai, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Kuma yanzu, kuna a cikin Lake Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — Ina iya kawai gaya muku wannan — sosai kwazo ga wannan yaki, wajen tunani, jiki, and spiritually. He’s shown me that he’s willing to work very hard for this fight, which always works out well when a fighter cooperates in training. And he’s doing that 110 kashi. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, lamba daya, da za a aiki tare da Julio Jr. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Kuma ba shakka, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til Afrilu 18 to display all of Julio’s talents and to go there. And we’ve got one objective. And that’s to win the fight. With the way Julio’s training, I’m very confident in what we’re doing right now. Don haka, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Da cewa ana ce, na gode.

K. Swanson

Na gode. Yanzu, Sam Colonna, idan ka iya ba mu a comment, sa'an nan kuma za mu bude shi ga tambayoyi.

Sam Colonna

Da kyau, na farko, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Amma, ka sani, kafin su tsince Julio Cesar Chavez ya yi yãƙi,, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Me game da Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Na ce, ‘That’s the fight we want.’ The style is perfect for us. He comes right at us. And it’s going to be a great fight for Andrzej to show what the power and the dedication he has towards it. He knows that this fight here is going to bring him to the top. And it’s an honor to fight Julio Cesar Chavez. It’s somebody I wanted him to fight for years. But the weight was never the same. Andrzej moved up. And then now, it’s perfect. Don haka, it’s going to be a great fight. I think we’re going to bring a lot of action to this fight. And it’s going to be a jammed action fight. I’m glad that this fight happened. And I can’t wait for Afrilu 18.

K. Swanson

Lafiya. Na gode. Kuma yanzu, karshe amma ba ko kadan, Ina so don samun kamar wata comments daga Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Yuli?

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

I didn’t want this fight. Na san cewa, ga dana, I know it’s a hard fight. It’s a difficult fight. And I didn’t want it. Fonfara is very strong. But my son wanted this fight. He wanted fighters that have a high category. He wanted a hard fight. And he believed that winning this fight will give him more credibility. And that’s why he chose Fonfara.

Tambaya

This is for Chavez Jr. Yuli, yadda kake ji zuwan kashe a shekara layoff?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Ina jin mai kyau. Na san yana da wuya lokacin da kun kashe. Yana da wuya a sake samu your lokaci. Amma Na jima ina horo, working at my skills. And I think, ka sani, Ina sosai m, domin na ɓatar na dũkiya duk rayuwata, a dambe. Ina a cikin 13th shekara da ta sana'a aiki. Sabõda haka, bã ni zaton wannan wata matsala saboda wannan yaki ne a 172 fam. I don’t need to have a problem with weight. And at 172, I feel good in sparring. I feel good in training. And I think I’m ready for this fight and ready to win another world title.

Tambaya

Da yake jawabi ga abin da ke duniya take, yaya aka yi ka ji game da mutane kamar Adonis Stevenson da Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, bayan wannan yaki, Zan je ƙasa don 168 da kuma zama a cikin wannan nauyi na ajin masu. Daya ko shekaru biyu da suka wuce na koma 175 Kuma wannan shi da yawa ne a gare jikina. Yanzu, Ba ni da 168. Amma, ga shekara guda a kashe, wannan yaki ne a 172.

Tambaya

Andrzej, yaya aka yi ka ji jiki zuwa kashe Adonis Stevenson yaki?

A. Fonfara

Ina ganin zan nuna againstStevenson da na wani jirgin saman soja. Jiki, Ina jin mai kyau a yanzu. Tun wannan yaki, I’ve been training much harder. Ina tsammani, saboda cewa yaki, Ni mafi alhẽri ɗan dambe saboda, ka sani, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Na horar da wuya domin wannan yaki, kamar, ka sani, Chavez says. He’s trained hard for this fight. But I always train hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s Chavez or whoever else, Ina ko da yaushe horar wuya.

Tambaya

Wannan shi ne duka biyu Julio Jr. and Sr. For Jr., a fili, akwai wani amfãni, kuma watakila wani drawback, ma, to having such a famous name. Benefit is that everybody knows your father and what he accomplished. And that brings you attention early in your career as it has. The possible drawback is that you’re always going to be compared to him, wanda wasu za su ce shi ne kusan ba zai yiwu ba wani, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, abin da game da wannan, nauyin da amfanin da ciwon irin wannan shahara da sunan?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Amma, ka sani, Ina ganin wannan wani amfani. Amma wannan ba ya taimake ni a cikin zobe. Ina tabbatar a cikin zobe. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, lambar biyu, lambar uku da kuma lambarta hudu a 168 fam. Kuma Na nuna kowa da kowa, mutane, cewa zan iya yãƙi, ma. Ni mai kyau jirgin saman soja da kuma (Na sa a kan mai kyau ta faɗa). Kuma mutane kamar gani nake ta faɗa. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, ma, da style of Fonfara shi ne ya zo ku yi yãƙi, he’s a fighter with a great heart and great chin. And both of us will make a great fight.

J. Cesar Chavez Sr..

The name has helped. Babu shakka, shi ke taimaka samun da hankali, but we are very different. Ya — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Jiki, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Don haka, da akwai mai kyau da kuma mummuna, and we understand that. Amma, da ya ke nasa jirgin saman soja kawai son da nake.

Tambaya

Ni, you mentioned earlier that you had a lot of names mentioned for Andrzej before you finally settled on Chavez. Are you willing to reveal some of those names?

S. Shafi

Ka san abin da? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Amma, akwai a kalla uku, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, Na je, 'Wannan shi ne Guy muna so,’ saboda, kamar na ce a baya, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, ka sani? He’s going to be right there for us. Don haka, da style ne sosai, gaske mixed kyau.

Tambaya

Andrzej, ka yi yaƙi a middleweight, Super middleweight, boxing. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, ko kuwa kada ka ji kana mai gaskiya boxing?

A. Fonfara

Ni dan boxing jirgin saman soja. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. Yawancin lokaci ina yi yãƙi a 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, kamar, biyu, uku fam saukar sabõda, ka sani, lokacin da na yi yaƙi Stevenson a bara a watan Mayu, Na yi 173 to,. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, ka sani? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

Tambaya

Yuli Jr., nawa wani taimako ne a gare ka ka a karshe yãƙi bayan shekara? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Don haka, yadda yake ji a gare ka ka san ka a karshe da yaki har gaba?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Ina jin mai kyau. Ina jin mai girma, ka sani, because this problem offended me a lot mentally more than physically. But I’m really happy that this problem is better now. I have a fight in front of me. And you know, I’m not remembering anything about that. I’m just focusing on the fight Afrilu 18 domin Fonfara. Ina jin mai kyau, Ina jin mai girma. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Amma ba ni da sosai m ya zama ya dawo) ga zobe.

Tambaya

Joe Goossen, wanda daga cikin dabarun na Julio Cesar an fassara mafi kyau ga boxing division?

J. Goossen

Da kyau, na farko kashe, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Ina nufin, we’ve seen him box before. And we’ve seen him pressure before. I don’t want to tip my hand on what we’re going to do but we have studied the films. We’ve talked about the films of Andrzej. Kuma ba shakka, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — m, 172 is very close to 68. It’s a weight he’s fought at before. So I don’t think the weight is going to be a problem at all. The way he’s working right now and the weight he’s at right now, Ina ganin za mu iya buga 172 mark quite easily. Amma, kuma, as far as what skills he has that we’re going to bring to the table is something that I think is private to us. But Julio Jr. is a multi-talented fighter. Just watching him spar yesterday, idan muka bukata kwalin, he did it beautifully. And when we needed pressure in a few rounds, he pulled it off exactly how I like it. So I’m very confident that whatever style we bring and game plan we bring, za mu ci nasara da shi.

Tambaya

Za a iya sa nauyi?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

A. Sure. I’ll make 172 domin na biya $100,000 da laban (idan na yi ba). Ba zan iya biya irin wannan kudi. Ban taba auna fiye da 172 a cikin wani yaki. Iyakar abin da na yi yãƙi, 172 yana tare da Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, a dukan gasar bouts (Ban taba ba sa nauyi). Ban sani ba me ya sa ka tambaye ni cewa,. Lafiya. Maybe, Ni girma jirgin saman soja, ka sani? I know I am a bigger fighter. Amma, Ba ni da matsala. Da kuma (idan ya aikata) ba sa nauyi, watakila zan lashe $100,000 kara.

Tambaya

Don haka, Yuli, kana yanã fãtan $100,000 daga Andrzej Fonfara, amma kana cewa ya kamata ba fãtan $100,000 daga gare ku,?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Kar Ka, kar ka. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, ka sani, saboda (Na zo a cikin m). Ka sani, da nauyin da ake kyawawan mai kyau Ina ganin duka biyu mayakan.

Tambaya

Za ku iya magana game da yanke shawarar da Joe Goossen a cikin kusurwa, ka ji, a sakamakon da Vera yaki, cewa ka bashi magoya baya a yi?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Da kyau, I’ve known Joe Goossen for a long time. He’s a great trainer. He’s a great person. He’s somebody that motivates fighters. And we have a true connection. We’ve connected again. And I like him a lot. I like that he’s a hard worker, just like me. And I think, tare, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, Zan iya gaya maka cewa, this show is for the people. Shi ke faruwa na zama mai girma yaki. It’s going to be a better fight. Kuma yanzu, tare da sabon gabatarwa kamfanin kuma da sanin wanda ta abokin gaba zã ya zama a gaba, Ina ganin da ke faruwa na zama mai girma dare.

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Don haka, kuma, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. da Andrzej Fonfara a kan Asabar, Afrilu 18, daga StubHub Cibiyar a Carson, Calif., zauna a Showtime a 10:00 p.m. DA, 7:00 p.m. Santa. Thank you so much for joining us.

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