Grazzi, kulħadd, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, biex jitkellmu ftit dwar dak jaqblu, Jien ser jintroduċu Chris DeBlasio, Viċi President tal-Komunikazzjonijiet Sports għall SHOWTIME.

Chris DeBlasio

Grazzi, 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, kif ħafna eċċitati aħna għal l-debutt ta 'Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fuq in-netwerk tagħna fuq IS-SIBT, April 18, għall tagħna doubleheader SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP boxing. Huwa ser tkun lejl kbira. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. fuq dik lejl huwa 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, tal-kors, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Grazzi, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Grazzi, kulħadd. Okay. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., eks champion tad-dinja middleweight, Andrzej Fonfara, l-eks isfidant titolu dinja, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. — nafu lkoll min hu, u ċertament out ta 'rispett għall-leġġenda kbira li hu, aħna nilqgħu lilu għas-sejħa — Joe Goossen, min hu trainer Julio ta, u Sam Colonna, min hu trainer Fonfara ta.

Allura, f'dan il-ħin, dak I tixtieq tagħmel hu li jistaqsu Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. biex jagħmlu ftuħ rimarki dwar din il-ġlieda u ftit dwar dak li qed jagħmel issa kamp tat-taħriġ u kemm hu jħoss dwar il-ġlieda.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

I’m training very well. I’m training (f'livell ogħla) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (u jien jkollna eqreb lejn il-) piż ta ' 172 liri. And I think I’m in great shape, inti taf? 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, inti tista 'tkellem ftit u jgħidulna kif tħossok dwar ġlied Jr?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. huwa ġellied kbir, champion dinja. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Issa, we start a sparring session. You know, piż tiegħi hija tajba. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, wisq. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–inti taf, Jien lest għall jiltaqgħu Chavez fil-ċirku April 18u juri lilu jien boxer aħjar.

K. Swanson

Okay. Excellent. Grazzi tant. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Allura, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, kieku inti tixtieq li tagħmel kummenti koppja?

Joe Goossen

Grazzi. Numru wieħed, 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, inti taf, Julio huwa ferm, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. U issa, aħna qed up fil-Lag Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — I tista 'biss jgħidlek dan — huwa dedikat ħafna li din il-ġlieda, mentalment, fiżikament, 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 mija. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, numru wieħed, li tkun ħidma mal Julio Jr. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. U ovvjament, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til April 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. Allura, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Ma 'dak being said, nirringrazzjak.

K. Swanson

Grazzi. Issa, Sam Colonna, jekk inti tista 'tagħtina xi kumment, u allura aħna ser tiftaħ it up għall-mistoqsijiet.

Sam Colonna

Well, ewwel, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Iżda, inti taf, qabel ma qabad Julio Cesar Chavez biex ġlieda, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, "What about Julio Cesar Chavez,’ I said, ‘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. Allura, li għaddej biex tkun ġlieda kbira. 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 April 18.

K. Swanson

Okay. Grazzi. U issa, l-aħħar iżda mhux l-inqas, Nixtieq nikseb xi kummenti koppja minn Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Lulju?

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

I didn’t want this fight. Naf li, għat-tifel tiegħi, 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. Lulju, kif tħoss ġejjin off sensja sena?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I jħossuhom tajjeb. Naf huwa diffiċli meta int off. Huwa diffiċli li terga timing tiegħek. Imma stajt ġiet taħriġ, working at my skills. And I think, inti taf, Ninsab kunfidenti ħafna minħabba I jkunu qattgħu ħajja kollha tiegħi fil-boxing. Jien fil-13 sena tal-karriera professjonali tiegħi. So I ma naħsibx li din hija problema għaliex din il-ġlieda huwa fil 172 liri. 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

Taħdit ta 'dak it-titolu dinja, kif tħoss dwar guys simili Adonis Stevenson u Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, wara din il-ġlieda, Jien ser isfel sa 168 u jibqgħu f'din il-klassi ta 'piż. Wieħed jew sentejn ilu mort 175 iżda li kien wisq għall-ġisem tiegħi. Issa, Jien 168. Iżda, għas-sena off, din il-ġlieda huwa fuq 172.

Q

Andrzej, Kif tħoss fiżikament ġejjin off-battalja Adonis Stevenson?

A. Fonfara

I think I wera againstStevenson li I kien ġellied. Fiżikament, I jħossuhom tajjeb issa. Peress li ġlieda, I’ve been training much harder. I think, minħabba din il-ġlieda, Jien Boxer aħjar għaliex, inti taf, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Stajt mħarrġa iebes għal din il-ġlieda, bħal, inti taf, 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, Jien dejjem taħriġ hard.

Q

Dan huwa għal żewġ Julio Jr. and Sr. For Jr., ovvjament, hemm benefiċċju u forsi drawback, wisq, 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, li xi ngħid kien kważi impossibbli, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, dak dwar dik, il-piż u l-benefiċċju ta 'wara' tali isem famuż?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Iżda, inti taf, Naħseb li dan huwa ta 'vantaġġ. Iżda dan ma għinni fil-ċirku. Jien ppruvata fil-ċirku. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, numru tnejn, numru tlieta u n-numru erbgħa fi 168 liri. U stajt wera kulħadd, il-poplu, li nista ġlieda, wisq. I am ġellied tajba u (Nressaq fuq tissielet tajba). U n-nies bħal tara tissielet tiegħi. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, wisq, l-istil ta 'Fonfara huwa li ġejjin għall-ġlieda kontra, 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. Ovvjament, huwa għen tikseb l-attenzjoni, but we are very different. Huwa — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Fiżikament, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Allura, hemm tajba u ħżiena, and we understand that. Iżda, hu ġellied tiegħu stess bħad I kien.

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. Kolonna

Inti taf liema? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Iżda, kien hemm talanqas tliet, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, Mmur, "Dik hija l-Guy li rridu,’ għaliex, bħal I said qabel, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, inti taf? He’s going to be right there for us. Allura, l-istil huwa verament, tajba verament mħallta.

Q

Andrzej, inti stajt iġġieled fil middleweight, middleweight super, heavyweight dawl. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, jew tħoss int heavyweight dawl veru?

A. Fonfara

Jien ġellied heavyweight dawl. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. I normalment ġlieda fi 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, bħal, tnejn, 3 £ isfel minħabba, inti taf, meta I iġġieled Stevenson aħħar sena Mejju, I kien 173 imbagħad. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, inti taf? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

Q

Lulju Jr, kemm ta 'eżenzjoni huwa għalik biex finalment ġlieda wara sena? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Allura, kif tħossok għalik li tkun taf li inti finalment ikollhom ġlieda sa l quddiem?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I jħossuhom tajjeb. Inħoss kbir, inti taf, 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 April 18 għall Fonfara. I jħossuhom tajjeb, Inħoss kbir. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Imma jien eċċitati ħafna li tkun jirritornaw) għall-ċirku.

Q

Joe Goossen, liema mill-ħiliet ta 'Julio Cesar huma traduzzjoni tal-aħjar għall-diviżjoni heavyweight dawl?

J. Goossen

Well, ewwel darba, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. I tfisser, 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. U ovvjament, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — bażikament, 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, I think we qed tmur biex tkun tista 'taħbat l- 172 mark quite easily. Iżda, darb'oħra, 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, meta għandna bżonn kaxxa, 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, aħna qed tmur biex tkun suċċess magħha.

Q

Inti tista 'tagħmel l-piż?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Iva. Sure. I’ll make 172 minħabba I tħallas $100,000 kull lira (jekk jien ma). I ma jistgħux iħallsu dik it-tip ta 'flus. Stajt qatt miżun aktar minn 172 fil-ġlieda. L-unika ġlieda I magħmula 172 huwa ma Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, kollha bouts kampjonat tiegħi (I qatt ma tagħmel piż). I do not know għaliex inti ssaqsi lili li. Okay. Maybe, Jien ġellied akbar, inti taf? I know I am a bigger fighter. Iżda, I ma jkollhomx problemi. U (jekk hu ma) M'għandekx tagħmel l-piż, forsi I ser tirbaħ $100,000 aktar.

Q

Allura, Lulju, int bit-tama għall- $100,000 minn Andrzej Fonfara, imma int tgħid li huwa m'għandux tama għall $100,000 mill inti?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Do Mhux, ma. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, inti taf, għaliex (I jaqgħu fil lighter). You know, il-piż huwa pjuttost tajba naħseb kemm għall-ġellieda.

Q

Inti tista 'tkellem dwar id-deċiżjoni tiegħek li jkollhom Joe Goossen fil-kantuniera tiegħek, tħossok, bħala riżultat tal-ġlieda Vera, li inti nirrispettaw l-fannijiet prestazzjoni?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Well, 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, flimkien, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, I jista 'jgħidlek li, this show is for the people. Huwa ser tkun ġlieda kbira. It’s going to be a better fight. U issa, mal-kumpanija tiegħi promozzjoni ġdida u ma jafu min avversarju tiegħi se tkun bil-quddiem, Naħseb li għaddej biex tkun lejl kbira.

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Allura, darb'oħra, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. u Andrzej Fonfara fuq IS-SIBT, April 18, minn StubHub Center fil Carson, Calif., jgħixu fuq Showtime fil 10:00 p.m. U, 7:00 p.m. PT. Thank you so much for joining us.

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