Mèsi, tout moun, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, yo pale yon ti kras sou ki matche ak moute, Mwen pral prezante Chris DeBlasio, Vis Prezidan an Espò kominikasyon pou chotim.

Chris DeBlasio

Mèsi, 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, ki jan trè eksite nou yo se pou premye an nan Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. sou rezo nou an sou Samdi, Avril 18, pou doubleheader chotim chanpyona boksè nou an. Li nan ale nan gen yon gwo lannwit. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. sou Jou lannwit sa a se 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, nan kou, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Mèsi poutèt ou, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Mèsi poutèt ou, tout moun. Okay. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., ansyen chanpyon nan lemonn middleweight, Andrzej Fonfara, ansyen pwovokatè nan tit mond, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. — nou tout konnen ki moun li ye, ak sètènman soti nan respè nan gwo lejand nan ke li se, nou akeyi l 'nan apèl la — Joe Goossen, ki moun ki se antrenè Julio a, ak Sam Okolona, ki moun ki se antrenè Fonfara a.

Se konsa,, nan moman sa a, ki sa mwen ta renmen fè se mande Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fè ouvèti remak sou sa a batay ak yon ti kras sou sa l ap fè kounye a nan kan fòmasyon ak jis ki jan li santi l sou batay la.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

I’m training very well. I’m training (nan yon pi wo) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (ak Mwen ap resevwa pi pre nan) pwa nan 172 liv. And I think I’m in great shape, ou konnen? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.

K. Swanson

Okay. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, ou te kapab pale yon ti kras epi di nou ki jan ou santi ou sou goumen Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. se yon avyon de gè gwo, chanpyon nan lemonn. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Koulye a,, we start a sparring session. Ou konnen, pwa mwen an se bon. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, twò. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–ou konnen, Mwen pare pou rankontre Chavez nan bag la Avril 18epi montre l 'mwen se pi bon boxer.

K. Swanson

Okay. Excellent. Mèsi anpil. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Se konsa,, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, ou ta renmen fè kòmantè yon koup?

Joe Goossen

Mèsi poutèt ou. Nimewo yon sèl, 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, ou konnen, Julio se trè, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Epi, koulye a, nou ap moute nan Lake Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — Mwen ka jis di ou sa a — se trè dedye a sa a batay, mantalman, fizikman, 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 pousan. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, nimewo yon sèl, yo dwe ap travay ak Julio Jr. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Ak nan kou, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til Avril 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. Se konsa,, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Avèk ki yo te di, di ou mèsi.

K. Swanson

Mèsi poutèt ou. Koulye a,, Sam Okolona, si ou ta ka ban nou yon kòmantè, ak Lè sa a, nou pral louvri l 'pou kesyon.

Sam Okolona

Oke, premye, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Men,, ou konnen, yo anvan yo pran Julio Cesar Chavez nan batay, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Ki sa ki sou Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Mwen te di, ‘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. Se konsa,, 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 Avril 18.

K. Swanson

Okay. Mèsi poutèt ou. Epi, koulye a, dènye men pa piti, Mwen ta renmen yo ka resevwa yon kòmantè koup soti nan Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Jiyè?

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

I didn’t want this fight. Mwen konnen ke, pou pitit gason m, 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.

Q

This is for Chavez Jr. Jiyè, kijan ou santi ou vini sou yon konpresyon ane?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Mwen santi bon. Mwen konnen li difisil lè w ap koupe. Li trè difisil yo reprann reglaj ou. Men, mwen te fòmasyon, working at my skills. And I think, ou konnen, Mwen trè konfyans paske mwen te pase tout lavi m 'nan boksè. Mwen se nan ane a 13th nan karyè pwofesyonèl mwen. Se konsa, mwen pa panse ke sa a se yon pwoblèm paske sa a batay se nan 172 liv. 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.

Q

Pale de ki tit mond, ki jan ou santi ou sou nèg tankou Adonis Stevenson ak Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, apre sa a batay, Mwen pral desann nan 168 epi rete nan klas pwa sa a. Youn oswa de ane de sa mwen demenaje ale rete nan 175 men sa ki te twòp pou kò mwen an. Koulye a,, Mwen se 168. Men,, pou yon ane nan koupe, sa a batay se nan 172.

Q

Andrzej, ki jan ou santi ou fizikman vini sou batay la Adonis Stevenson?

Yon. Fonfara

Mwen panse ke mwen te montre againstStevenson ke mwen te yon avyon de gè. Fizikman, Mwen santi bon kounye a. Depi ki te goumen kont, I’ve been training much harder. Mwen panse ke, paske nan ki te goumen kont, Mwen se yon boxer pi bon paske, ou konnen, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Mwen te resevwa fòmasyon difisil pou sa a batay, tankou, ou konnen, 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, Mwen toujou fòmasyon difisil.

Q

Sa a se pou tou de Julio Jr. ak Sr. For Jr., evidamman, gen nan yon benefis e petèt yon dezavantaj, twò, 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, ki kèk ta ka di te prèske yon enposib, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, sa ki sou ki, chay la ak benefis nan gen tankou yon non pi popilè?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Men,, ou konnen, Mwen panse ke sa a se yon avantaj. Men, sa pa ede m 'nan bag la. Mwen pwouve nan bag la. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, nimewo de, nimewo twa ak nimewo kat nan 168 liv. Apre sa, mwen te te montre tout moun, moun yo, ke mwen ka goumen, twò. Mwen se yon avyon de gè bon ak (Mwen mete yo sou bon batay). Ak moun tankou wè batay mwen. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, twò, style la nan Fonfara se pou yo vini nan goumen, 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. Li evidan, li nan te ede jwenn atansyon, but we are very different. Li — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Fizikman, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Se konsa,, gen nan bon ak move, and we understand that. Men,, li se avyon de gè pwòp tèt li jis renmen mwen te.

Q

Am, 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. Kolòn

Ou konnen ki sa? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Men,, te gen omwen twa, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, M 'ale, 'Sa a nèg la nou vle,’ paske, tankou mwen te di pi bonè, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, ou konnen? He’s going to be right there for us. Se konsa,, style la se vrèman, bon vrèman melanje.

Q

Andrzej, ou te goumen nan middleweight, super middleweight, pwa loud limyè. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, oswa ou santi ou ou se yon pwa loud limyè vre?

Yon. Fonfara

Mwen se yon avyon de gè pwa loud limyè. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. Mwen konn goumen nan 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, tankou, de, twa liv desann paske, ou konnen, lè m 'te goumen Stevenson ane pase a nan mwa me, Mwen te 173 Lè sa a,. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, ou konnen? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

Q

Jiyè Jr., ki jan anpil nan yon soulajman se li pou ou pou w finalman goumen apre yon ane? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Se konsa,, li montre kouman li santi pou ou pou w konnen ou finalman gen yon batay moute devan?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Mwen santi bon. Mwen santi mwen gwo, ou konnen, 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 Avril 18 pou Fonfara. Mwen santi bon, Mwen santi mwen gwo. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Men, mwen trè eksite yo dwe retounen) nan bag la.

Q

Joe Goossen, ki nan konpetans yo nan Julio Cesar yo tradui pi bon an pou divizyon an limyè pwa loud?

J. Goossen

Oke, premye koupe, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Mwen vle di, 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. Ak nan kou, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — fondamantalman, 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, Mwen panse ke nou ap ale nan dwe kapab frape nan 172 mark quite easily. Men,, ankò, 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, lè nou bezwen yon bwat, 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, nou ap ale nan gen siksè ak li.

Q

Èske ou ka fè pwa a?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Wi. Sure. I’ll make 172 paske mwen peye $100,000 pou chak yon liv (si mwen pa fè sa). Mwen pa ka peye ki kalite lajan. Mwen pa janm te peze plis pase 172 nan yon batay. Batay la sèlman mwen te fè 172 se ak Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, nan tout epizod chanpyona mwen (Mwen pa janm pa t 'fè pwa). Mwen pa konnen poukisa ou mande m 'ki. Okay. Maybe, Mwen se yon avyon de gè pi gwo, ou konnen? I know I am a bigger fighter. Men,, Mwen pa gen pwoblèm. Epi (si li fè sa ki) pa fè pwa a, petèt mwen pral genyen $100,000 plis.

Q

Se konsa,, Jiyè, w ap tann pou $100,000 soti nan Andrzej Fonfara, men ou ap di ke li pa ta dwe espere pou $100,000 nan men ou?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Èske Pa, pa fè sa. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, ou konnen, paske (Mwen vini nan pi lejè). Ou konnen, pwa a se trè bon mwen panse ke pou tou de avyon de gè.

Q

Èske ou ka pale sou desizyon ou pran ki gen Joe Goossen nan kwen ou, ou santi ou, kòm yon rezilta nan batay la Vera, ke ou dwe fanatik yo yon pèfòmans?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oke, 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, ansanm, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, Mwen ka di ou ke, this show is for the people. Li nan ale nan gen yon gwo batay. It’s going to be a better fight. Epi, koulye a, ak nouvo konpayi pwomosyon mwen ak konnen ki moun ki opozan mwen a pwal nan avanse, Mwen panse ke li nan pral fè yon gwo lannwit.

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Se konsa,, ankò, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ak Andrzej Fonfara sou Samdi, Avril 18, soti nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni., viv sou chotim nan 10:00 p.m. AK, 7:00 p.m. PT. Thank you so much for joining us.

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