Shukrani, kila mtu, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, kuzungumza kidogo juu ya kwamba match up, Mimi nina kwenda kuanzisha Chris DeBlasio, Makamu wa Rais wa Sports Communications katikaShowtime.

Chris DeBlasio

Shukrani, 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, jinsi sana msisimko sisi ni kwa ajili ya kwanza ya Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. kwenye mtandao wetu juu ya Jumamosi, Aprili 18, kwa ajili yetu Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi doubleheader. Ni kwenda kuwa usiku kubwa. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. usiku huo ni 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, bila shaka, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Asante, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Asante, kila mtu. Okay. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., zamani middleweight bingwa wa dunia, Andrzej Fonfara, zamani cheo dunia mpinzani, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. — sisi wote tunajua kuwa yeye ni nani, na kwa hakika nje ya heshima na hadithi kubwa kwamba yeye ni, sisi kumkaribisha mwito — Joe Goossen, ambaye ni Julio mkufunzi, na Sam Colonna, ambaye ni Fonfara mkufunzi.

Hivyo, wakati huu, nini Ningependa kufanya ni kuuliza Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. kufanya kufungua hotuba kuhusu vita hii na kidogo kuhusu anachokifanya sasa katika kambi ya mafunzo na tu jinsi anahisi juu ya mapambano.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

I’m training very well. I’m training (katika juu) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (na mimi nina kupata karibu na) uzito wa 172 paundi. And I think I’m in great shape, unajua? 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, unaweza kuzungumza kidogo na kutuambia jinsi kujisikia kuhusu mapigano Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. ni mpiganaji kubwa, bingwa wa dunia. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Sasa, we start a sparring session. Unajua, uzito wangu ni nzuri. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, pia. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–unajua, Mimi niko tayari kwa ajili ya kukutana na Chavez katika pete Aprili 18na show yake mimi nina bora boxer.

K. Swanson

Okay. Excellent. Asante sana. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Hivyo, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, ungependa kufanya maoni wanandoa?

Joe Goossen

Asante. Namba moja, 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, unajua, Julio ni sana, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Na sasa, tuko up katika Ziwa Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — Naweza tu kukuambia hili — ni kujitolea sana vita hii, kiakili, kimwili, 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 asilimia. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, namba moja, kufanya kazi na Julio Jr. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Na bila shaka, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til Aprili 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. Hivyo, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Pamoja na kwamba kuwa alisema, asante.

K. Swanson

Asante. Sasa, Sam Colonna, kama unaweza kutupatia maoni, na kisha tutaweza kufungua it up kwa ajili ya maswali.

Sam Colonna

Naam, kwanza, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Lakini, unajua, kabla ya ilichukua Julio Cesar Chavez na mapambano, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Je kuhusu Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Nikasema, ‘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. Hivyo, ni kwenda kuwa mashindano makubwa. 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 Aprili 18.

K. Swanson

Okay. Asante. Na sasa, mwisho lakini si uchache, Ningependa kupata michache maoni kutoka Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Julai?

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

I didn’t want this fight. Najua kwamba, kwa ajili ya mwanangu, 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. Julai, unajisikiaje kuja mbali mwaka layoff?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Najisikia vizuri. Najua ni vigumu wakati uko mbali. Ni vigumu kurejesha muda wako. Lakini nimekuwa mafunzo, working at my skills. And I think, unajua, Mimi nina uhakika sana kwa sababu nimetumia maisha yangu yote katika ndondi. Mimi niko katika mwaka 13 ya kazi yangu ya kitaaluma. Hivyo sidhani hili ni tatizo kwa sababu vita hii ni katika 172 paundi. 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

Akizungumza ya cheo dunia kwamba, jinsi gani unaweza kuhisi kuhusu guys kama Adonis Stevenson na Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, baada ya vita hii, Mimi nina kwenda chini ya 168 na kukaa katika darasa hili uzito. Mmoja au miaka miwili iliyopita mimi wakiongozwa na 175 lakini kwamba alikuwa sana kwa mwili wangu. Sasa, Mimi nina 168. Lakini, kwa mwaka mmoja off, vita hii ni katika 172.

Q

Andrzej, jinsi gani unaweza kuhisi kimwili kuja mbali Adonis Stevenson vita?

A. Fonfara

Nadhani ilionyesha againstStevenson kwamba mimi alikuwa mpiganaji. Kimwili, Najisikia vizuri sasa. Tangu kupambana na kwamba, I’ve been training much harder. Nadhani, kwa sababu ya kupambana na kwamba, Mimi nina boxer bora kwa sababu, unajua, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Nimekuwa mafunzo kwa bidii kwa ajili ya vita hii, kama, unajua, 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, Mimi nina daima mafunzo kwa bidii.

Q

Hii ni kwa ajili ya wote Julio Jr. and Sr. For Jr., wazi, kuna faida na labda drawback, pia, 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, ambayo baadhi ya kusema ilikuwa vigumu, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, nini kuhusu kwamba, mzigo na faida ya kuwa na jina kama maarufu?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Lakini, unajua, Nadhani hii ni faida. Lakini hii haina msaada kwangu katika pete. Mimi nina kuthibitika katika pete. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, namba mbili, namba tatu na la nne katika 168 paundi. Na nimepata ilionyesha kila mtu, watu, kwamba naweza kupambana, pia. Mimi ni mpiganaji mzuri na (Mimi kuweka juu ya mapambano nzuri). Na watu kama kuona mapambano yangu. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, pia, mtindo wa Fonfara ni kuja kupambana, 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. Ni wazi, ni kusaidiwa kupata mawazo, but we are very different. Yeye — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Kimwili, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Hivyo, kuna mazuri na mabaya, and we understand that. Lakini, yeye ni mpiganaji yake mwenyewe tu kama nilikuwa.

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. Column

Unajua nini? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Lakini, kulikuwa na angalau tatu, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, Mimi kwenda, 'Hiyo ni guy tunataka,’ kwa sababu, kama nilivyosema awali, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, unajua? He’s going to be right there for us. Hivyo, style ni kweli, kweli mchanganyiko mzuri.

Q

Andrzej, umefanya vita katika middleweight, super middleweight, mwanga Heavyweight. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, au kufanya wewe kujisikia wewe ni kweli mwanga Heavyweight?

A. Fonfara

Mimi nina mwanga Heavyweight fighter. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. Mimi kawaida kupambana katika 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, kama, mbili, £ 3 chini kwa sababu, unajua, wakati mimi vita Stevenson mwaka wa Mei, Mimi nilikuwa 173 basi. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, unajua? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

Q

Julai Jr., ni kiasi gani cha misaada ni kwa ajili ya wewe hatimaye kupambana baada ya mwaka? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Hivyo, jinsi gani kuhisi kwa wewe kujua wewe hatimaye kuwa na vita up mbele?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Najisikia vizuri. Najisikia kubwa, unajua, 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 Aprili 18 kwa Fonfara. Najisikia vizuri, Najisikia kubwa. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Lakini mimi nina msisimko sana kuwa kurudi) na pete.

Q

Joe Goossen, ambayo ya ujuzi wa Julio Cesar ni kutafsiri bora kwa ajili ya mwanga Heavyweight mgawanyiko?

J. Goossen

Naam, kwanza mbali, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. I mean, 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. Na bila shaka, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — kimsingi, 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, Nadhani sisi ni kwenda kuwa na uwezo wa hit 172 mark quite easily. Lakini, tena, 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, wakati sisi zinahitajika sanduku, 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, tunakwenda kuwa na mafanikio na ni.

Q

Je, unaweza kufanya uzito?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Ndiyo. Sure. I’ll make 172 kwa sababu mimi kulipa $100,000 kwa kilo (Kama sifanyi). Siwezi kulipa kiasi hicho cha pesa. Sijawahi vunja zaidi ya 172 katika mapambano. mapambano tu mimi alifanya 172 ni pamoja na Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, katika michuano wangu wote kikohozi (Mimi kamwe hakufanya uzito). Mimi sijui ni kwa nini unaniuliza kwamba. Okay. Maybe, Mimi nina fighter kubwa, unajua? I know I am a bigger fighter. Lakini, Sina matatizo. Na (kama yeye hana) si kufanya uzito, labda mimi itabidi kushinda $100,000 zaidi.

Q

Hivyo, Julai, wewe ni matumaini kwa $100,000 kutoka Andrzej Fonfara, lakini wewe ni kusema kwamba anapaswa matumaini kwa $100,000 kutoka kwenu?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Je Si, hawana. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, unajua, kwa sababu (Mimi kuja katika nyepesi). Unajua, uzito ni nzuri nadhani kwa wapiganaji wote.

Q

Unaweza kuzungumzia kuhusu uamuzi wako kuwa na Joe Goossen katika kona yako, kujisikia, kama matokeo ya Vera kupambana, kwamba wewe deni mashabiki utendaji?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Naam, 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, pamoja, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, Naweza kukuambia kwamba, this show is for the people. Ni kwenda kuwa mapambano kubwa. It’s going to be a better fight. Na sasa, na kukuza yangu mpya kampuni na kwa kujua nani mpinzani wangu ni kwenda kuwa mapema, Nadhani ni kwenda kuwa usiku kubwa.

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Hivyo, tena, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. na Andrzej Fonfara juu ya Jumamosi, Aprili 18, kutoka Center StubHub katika Carson, Calif., kuishi juu ya Showtime katika 10:00 p.m. NA, 7:00 p.m. PT. Thank you so much for joining us.

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Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, ni 12 mzima bout ambayo hufanyika katika Kituo cha StubHub katika Carson, Calif. na hewa juu ya Showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. PT). Matangazo Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi pia inapatikana katika lugha ya Kihispaniola kupitia sekondari audio programu (SAP).

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