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(Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Showtime)
Three-Division World Champion Garcia Faces 140-Pound World Champion Lipinets Saturday, Feb. 10 bephila Showtime® Kusukela Alamodome e-San Antonio, Texas &
Kwethulwa ngu Premier Boxing Champions
Chofoza LAPHA Izithombe ku-Esteri Lin / SHOWTIME
San Antonio (December 19, 2017) – Ezingakanqotshwa emithathu division iqhawe emhlabeniMikey Garcia futhi unbeaten IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Sergey Lipinets babe ubuso nobuso usuku lwesibili ngqo ngoLwesibili esithangamini sabezindaba e-San Antonio ukuxoxa indawo yabo eyinhloko umcimbi Yimpi ukuthatha Saturday, Feb. 10bephila Showtime (10:15 p.m. KANYE/PT). I matchup top-5 zibalwa junior welterweights uvezwa nguNdunankulu Boxing Champions ngesikhathi Alamodome e-San Antonio, Texas.
SHOWTIME Championship Boxing Ukusabalala uyophinde isici ezimbili division iqhawe emhlabeni Rances Barthelemy e kumeshi ngokumelene Kiryl Relikh ngokuba singenamuntu WBA 140-ganda isihloko emhlabeni.
Amathikithi for the event, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa Ringstar Ezemidlalo TGB Amaphromoshini, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $250, $150, $75, $50 futhi $20. Amathikithi ku-ukudayiswa manje iyatholakala Ticketmaster.com.
Nakhu okushiwo press conference abahlanganyeli ayezokusho ngoLwesibili kusukela kaRuthe Chris Steak House Grand Hyatt e-San Antonio:
Mikey Garcia
“Silindele mpi ezinzima yokuncintisana. Lipinets kuyinto fighter ngubani kuyingozi njalo. Unamandla izandla zombili futhi akuyena bayesaba ukuvumela izandla zakhe uye. Muhle futhi uzimisele ukuba hit, ukuze hit ukubuyisele. Yilokho okwenza kuye esiyingozi.
“Lokhu ithuba lokuwina isihloko division wesine sasisikhulu kakhulu ukudlulisela. Kunzima uvikelekile izimpi kanje. Ngithathe ujabule konke lwabuthana ukuze sikwazi ukunikeza abalandeli umbukiso omkhulu.
“Ngonyaka odlule kwaba unyaka omuhle ukubuya kwami. Zabangelwa win isihloko emhlabeni ukwabiwa isihloko sesithathu bese kwadingeka ukunqoba enkulu phezu Adrien Broner ehlobo. Ngifuna izinto ngisho ezinkulu 2018 futhi kulo nyaka odlule kwavula ngempela indlela ukuthi.
“Winning isihloko wesine draw enkulu kimi ekwenzeni le mpi kwenzeke. Ukuze wenze umlando enjalo into oshukumisa ngempela kimi. Ngiyazi ukuthi kufanele okuningi ukufeza in the mdlalo, kodwa lokhu esihle. Lona isiqondiso ngifuna ukuya e.
“Kuningi ithalente nomlando ekushayeni isibhakela e-San Antonio. Umfowethu has a ejimini lapha sinawo eningi fighters siqeqeshe kusukela endaweni. Yize Angikaze balwa lapha, Ngiye ayithole ngokungafanele ukwesekwa umphakathi. Lapho .Njengoba sasibuka zemicimbi ngoba impi, lokhu kwaba yinto Ngangijabule ukwenza.
“Ngikulwile ezindaweni ezahlukene Texas futhi njalo wathola eziningi uthando, kodwa ngangingakaze ngibe ikwazi ukulwa e-San Antonio. Sanquma ukuletha impi lapha ukuze ubuyisele okuthile isimo Texas. Akukho idolobha kangcono ukusingatha it kuka-San Antonio.”
USERGEY LIPINETS
“I abalandeli e-San Antonio bangalindela idrama. It kuzoba umbukiso. Kuzoba abe punches enkulu, knockdowns nakho konke ungathanda ukubona ayolwa.
“Lena yiyona nselelo enkulu ukuthi Sengike ngezwa emsebenzini wami. Mikey liyinkanyezi enkulu, kodwa nginesiqiniseko ukuhlulwa futhi ngifuna ukukhombisa izwe ukuthi ngingenzani.
“Umoya wami ezingakwazi ukufaniswa yinoma yimuphi fighter, kodwa nami nginomoya ijubane namandla ukunqoba. Ngizokwenza ngibonise amandla ami ngawe elonakalisayo February 10.
“Mikey kuyinto chess umdlali omuhle kakhulu. Abantu siwathathe kancane amandla akhe ukucabanga esiyingini. Ngakho angikwazi nje khona nge style ukuthi omunye umuntu esetshenziswa ngokumelene naye. Sizoba zikhandle best game plan for lokho engingakwenza.
“Lokhu kuzoba mpi enzima. Ngithathe kuhloswe uthole win nganoma iyiphi indlela engingakwenza. Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi uya ibukeke, kodwa mina uzolunga ulutho iringi.
“Ngiyeza ukunqoba. Ngifuna siyibonakalise ukuthi Mikey ifinyelele kulo mdlalo. Ngiye ngasebenza kanzima ukuze ngifinyelele kuleli isikhashana bese Ngizofika lona yami yonke ukusizakala.
“Uma Bengingacabangi ukuthi ngikulungele yini le mpi bese bengingeke sesithethwe. Sine kwepulani sizosebenzisa wonke nakho nginokuthula ezifundweni zami ezokhipha ke.”
RICHARD Schaefer, Usihlalo & CEO Ringstar Ezemidlalo
“Boxing kwenzekani ku 2018 ngejubane elikhulu futhi kuqala nge izenzakalo ezinkulu kanje. Wena Champions amabili Ezingakanqotshwa kokuthola esiyingini ukulwa nomunye. These kind of fights are going to continue to elevate the sport to great heights.
“Lesi kwakuyisikhathi sokuba impi lula ukwenza ngoba une fighters ezimbili abafuna bazikala ngokumelene okungcono. Lena impi ukuthi safike usheshe. Ngiphakathi fighter kwadingeka ukuba sikholelwe. Bobabili abafana bazizwe inganqoba futhi uye empini onaleso simo sengqondo i fighter Ezingakanqotshwa.
“Ngiphakathi omunye lezi guys uneminye ukucabanga ukuthi angase alahlekelwe. Kunjalo 100 amaphesenti eqiniseka ukuthi bazobambisana ahambe aphume khona ngesandla ephakanyiswe. Yilokho okwenzekayo ukwenza lokhu matchup okukhulu.”
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