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FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO, Үнийн санал & PHOTOS KOVALEV-WARD “POUND FOR POUND” SET FOR SATURDAY, Арваннэгдүгээр 19 AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®
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Фото Credit: Main Events/David Spagnolo
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Фото Credit: Roc Nation Sports/Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Final Press Conference (Click to Watch)
Las Vegas, NV (Арваннэгдүгээр 18, 2016) – Пүрэв гаригт, Эцсийн. 17, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Kos) and Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Kos) participated in the final press conference for their Nov. 19 “Pound For Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The final press conference was hosted by renowned ring announcer Michael Buffer. үйл явдал үйлдвэрлэсэн болон HBO Pay Нэг харах эхлэн тус амьд тараана 9:00 p.m. БОЛОН/6:00 p.m. PT.
Доор нь юу сөнөөгч байна, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the final press conference:
Сергей Ковалев, WBO, WBA & IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion:
“Hi everybody, I am very glad to be here. It is very nice. Maybe like two, three years ago, I can never imagine that I can get this level and fight Andre Ward, undefeated boxer and Olympic Gold Medalist. I have very big respect for him, for his success in the pro and amateur career. It is really great success but now we are facing each other and I should prove that I am better. Thanks a lot to HBO and personally to Peter Nelson, my promoter Kathy Duva and Main Events promotions, Egis Klimas and to my sponsor Hublot. I really hope that our fight will be very clear and honest. I am very excited for this fight and a little nervous because I never was on this level. HBO Pay-Per-View is the highest level in pro boxing and I am very happy to be here. Welcome to the TV screens on Nov. 19 and T-Mobile Arena where you will see very great fight. Thank you very much.”
Андре Тойргийн, Two-Time World Champion:
“I want to thank everyone who is here today – the media, all my sponsors, MGM Grand, the great team that put this fight together and HBO. I was off to the side trying to mind my own business when Kathy Duva woke me up. She started talking, I don’t know why she keeps doing that, but it’s interesting that the ones that are not getting in that ring are the ones that are doing the most talking. They’re not feeling those punches, so she can keep doing what she’s doing. Би хайртай, that’s what a big promotion is all about, what a big fight is all about; we’re not supposed to like each other. His side has been doing a lot of talking, and that’s fine, we love it. It’s not our first rodeo, we’ve been down this road before. We don’t always respond right away. Sometimes our silence is misinterpreted as us not getting it. We watch, we take notes, but in the meantime we keep working and we produce come fight night. That’s what we specialize in. So all the talking is great, Би хайртай, but know one thing – I’m not taking no mess come Бямба гариг Шөнийн. Ima be there. Thank you very much”.
Кэти Duva, Гүйцэтгэх захирал, Main Events:
“Welcome everyone to the best, most significant and most anticipated fight of the year. Main Events’ journey with Sergey Kovalev began just four years ago. In the Fall of 2012, he made his first appearance in a U.S. televised co-feature on NBCSN. It was the first time he was ever on television in the United States. Тэр үед, he told me he had three goals: 1. win title, 2. unify title, 3. become Pay-Per-View fighter. He made it very clear that this is what he wanted and that he would win fights. He made his first appearance on HBO less than a year later when he won the WBO title. His first appearance on HBO happened less than a year later, and he’s fought on HBO nine times гурван жилийн хугацаанд and now his first Pay-Per-View is finally here. I’m bringing this up now because there’s a storyline out there about what a shame it is that this fight isn’t as big as Mayweather-Pacquiao. As I tend to do when I try and solve problems, I did some research to try and gain some perspective. Floyd Mayweather fought on HBO nine times just like Sergey, and of course the four-year period where he headlined his first HBO PPV versus Arturo Gatti in June of 2005, Gatti was the big draw of that fight. Manny Pacquiao fought on HBO for two years before headlining his first HBO gig in January of 2005 with Eric Morales. Those events sold in hundreds of thousands of buys, it wasn’t until Floyd and Manny got the opportunity to defeat the already well-established superstar Oscar De La Hoya that they reached that million buy benchmark. They fought on parallel paths for 10 years on PPV to get to the place where they arrived last year, and that of course is where every fighter wants to be and that is where Kovalev and Ward want to go. And so they have to start somewhere. The fact that Manny’s first PPV opponent Morales had been on PPV before and had already attained legendary status with his trilogy with Mickey Ward and was well known to casual sports fans.
“Very few fighters ever get the chance to fight consistently in the rarified world of Pay-Per-View, and those are typically the same fighters who get to earn pound for pound status in the ring. In the past few months, I have watched Sergey work so far to promote this spectacular event. Sergey has shown me he has the chops to be the kind of star that has that rare ability to connect with each and every one of his fans, make new ones every time he’s out, and works very hard to convince them he’s worth paying to see. His boxing ability, his concussive punching power, his electrifying presence in the ring.
“Among Sergey’s goals, one that I added in was to be a big fighter in Las Vegas, so this is big. This is huge, we are so happy. I want to thank Bob Bennett of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, it’s such a pleasure to work with such professional people and you make our job a whole lot easier. I want to thank all of our sponsors. Эцэст нь, want to thank all of you for being here, and I just can’t wait until the bell rings.
“Our co-featured fight is NABF light heavyweight champion Alexander “The Nail” Roddick, who’s undefeated and making a lot of noise in the light heavyweight division, he’s from Ukraine. He’s going to be fighting Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba, who’s originally from Malawi and fighting out of Johannesburg, Өмнөд Африк. They’re going to take part in a ten-round light heavyweight fight. A true crossroad-fight where I honestly have no idea who’s going to win. Мэдээж хэрэг, Main Events is with Isaac, who put up a tremendous fight against Sergey a few months ago, I think he simply never gets the credit he deserves. He is quite possibly the second-best light heavyweight in the world, and I know Isaac has his eyes on coming back strong and impressing everyone Бямба гариг Шөнийн.
“Also opening the televised undercard, WBA continental middleweight champion, Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stephens of Brownsville, Brooklyn. One of the most fun fighters in the whole business. Куртис, you brighten up our day, өдөр бүр. He’s going to be facing James “The King” De La Rosa, 23-4 of San Benito, Texas in a ten-round middleweight bout. This has all the earmarks of a train wreck, but Curtis has his sight set on bigger and better things and I know he and James are going to be working very hard to impress because the middleweight division is hot, and there’s a lot of opportunity there.
“I don’t think I have to tell anybody in this room why this is a great fight or why you should be interested in it or why you should want to see it. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t already know that but we do need you to go out and carry the word out to the rest of the world. This is the fight that you bring your friend over, the one who likes boxing a little bit but isn’t sure. This is the fight that you tell your friend, the one who says MMA is better than boxing. Get them to come over your house to see this one because Kovalev-Ward is going to make big fans out of a lot of people, Бямба гариг Шөнийн, and I’m looking forward to that and seeing all of you there.”
Майкл Yormark, Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy:
“Honesty is the best policy. So I’m going to start this off with a giant dose of honesty. For the next 48 цаг, you’re probably going to hear a lot of respect and admiration between these two undefeated fighters. The simple fact is, we are just two days away from the biggest fight of the year, and I don’t expect them to admire one another. But who can blame them? The only thing standing between an undefeated record and boxing immortality is each other. That adds a layer of distaste and a very sharp edge to a fight that is already set to be an absolute classic. My perspective on this fight is pretty simple. Бямба гариг night is going to be a tough night for Sergey, when he is systematically picked apart by the world’s best pound for pound boxer, Андре Тойргийн.
“I’ve known Andre for quite a few years, and I’ve never seen him more focused, more determined, more motivated and more prepared for the biggest fight in his career. These moments are the ones that generational athletes live for and they dream about. This is an opportunity to make history, to write the latest chapter in Andre’s legend, and frankly, close the book on Sergey’s. Make no mistake about it, Team Ward has come to Vegas to win, and to walk out of Sin City with three—I repeat, three—new championship belts. Boxing needs a fight like this, two undefeated fighters in their prime. Edges sharpened by natural competitiveness, as well as an utter dislike. Fighting on the world’s biggest stage at T-Mobile Arena, and on HBO Pay-Per-View. It doesn’t get any better or bigger. Epic is the only word to describe it, and as a life-long boxing fan, I am thrilled to be a first-hand witness.
“I’d like to recognize the official fight partners we have secured for this event. Our presenting partner Corona as well as Monster Products, JetLux, Zappos, Jordan Brand and Shoe Palace. I’d also like to thank Andre’s fighting partners, including ProSupps and Lyft, Monster Products, BODYARMOUR and JetLux, as well as his long-standing partners Jordan Brand, POWERHANDZ and Shoe Palace. This support and the support from fans and media is a stark recognition of Andre as a true once-in-a-generation-athlete. His skill is matched only by his commitment to family and community. His competitiveness equal only by his charisma. At Roc Nation, we are honored to represent this man, an Olympic gold medalist, undefeated since he was 13 Хуучин жил, the pride of Oakland, and of course, the next light heavyweight champion of the world.
“While our main event looks to be a fight for the ages, it is a deep and talented undercard that will make Бямба-ийн event a truly special one. Roc Nation is proud to work with a number of talented fighters on the card, starting with Dallas-native Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker, who is putting his undefeated record and NABO Junior Welterweight title on the line against Darleys Perez on HBO Pay-Per-View. We will also feature rising heavyweight superstar Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock of Philadelphia, as he looks to improve to 6-0 against Brice Ritani-Coe during his Las Vegas debut. Opening up the freeview telecast on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, will be an eight-round junior welterweight bout featuring undefeated rising prospect Sonny “Pretty Boi” Frederickson of Toledo, Охайо. The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel. Frederickson will take on Gabriel Deluc of Boston, Массачусетсийн. Another Toledo, Ohio native, with an unblemished record, Tyler “Golden Child” McCreary will go toe-to-toe with Vincent “Pooh Bear” Jennings of Grand Rapids, Michigan in an eight-round featherweight bout. Fans will be able to catch the matchup on the freeview portion of Kovalev-Ward as well. Энэ хооронд, National hero and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields will make her much anticipated professional debut on the freeview broadcast. She will be taking on longtime rival Franchon Crews who will also be making her pro debut in a four-round middleweight bout. Simply put, boxing fans are in for a treat Бямба гарагт evening and we are ecstatic to be a part of it.
“We’ve heard a lot of honesty today. But clearly Бямба гариг is going to be an epic night. Kovalev-Ward is without a doubt going to be the fight of the year in boxing, we all know that. Roc Nation is proud to be a part of it, it’s in our DNA to promote big global events, and we are honored after working on this fight for the better part of last year, we have finally arrived at the moment of truth. There are a lot of organizations and people that have helped this event, and I’d like to thank all of them. Юуны өмнө, Team Ward, including James Prince, Josh Dubin and Virgil Hunter. Peter Nelson and Tony Walker from HBO for bringing this fight to a global audience. Richard Sturm and Sid Greenfeig from MGM, as well as T-Mobile Arena GM Dan Quinn for hosting this event at a world class facility. Kathy Duva and her team at Main Events, who have been our partners on this fight from the very beginning. Last but certainly not least, the city of Las Vegas, the spiritual home of the biggest events in boxing, and the rightful setting for a fight that will change the face of the sport for many years to come.”
Жон Дэвид Жексон, Trainer of Sergey Kovalev:
“Thank you to all the press for being here. I want to thank two different groups. Эхлээд, I want to thank Main Events promotions. These women at Main Events plus my man, Joe Rotonda, are truly some of the greatest people in the world. If you want to find a promotional company that will treat you fairly to all fighters and across the board and give you what you deserve in boxing, then go see them. Number two, I would like to thank all the press that is out here at this event. It is truly wonderful to see some of the people who, with their words, can help boxing swim or sink. Your words help a lot. Sometimes you don’t help us as much as we would like to be helped but I am so grateful to see all of you out here because we need this to keep boxing striving. This is a wonderful, beautiful sport that sometimes can get funky but all in all it is a wonderful, beautiful fight. I thank all of you that came out to support and write your words down for this wonderful sport.
“One fight does not define a fighter’s career. That last fight for both fighters it is what it truly was: a tune-up. They did what they were supposed to do. They both won convincingly in order to make this fight happen here. I don’t remember what reporter asked that but that is the answer to your question. One fight does not define a fighter’s career.
“Some of the things I say are to get into someone’s head but what it boils down to is that I do respect these people; they are very good people. The whole team is very good. They are very professional. To answer [Virgil’s] question which was a two-part question. He said in the last fight I was there for a week. I would love to tell you that wherever you got your information from was bad information. I was there longer than two weeks or three weeks. Whoever said I was there for a week I am glad they said that. It makes it look like we are a bad team. Би хайртай. To answer your questions about the cohesiveness of our team, whatever goes on in camp, whatever disagreements that we may have or people say we have, I want you to remember this, all the writers out here, come fight night we will leave the same way that we came in – undefeated. Sergey wins every fight. He wins the way he is supposed to win and he did everything that I asked of him. Гэж хэлсэн нь, I look forward to Nov. 19 and I will see you all there. Thank you very much.”
Egis уур амьсгал, Manager of Sergey Kovalev:
“Thank you everybody for being here. Media, without you nobody will know where we’re going or what we’re doing, so thank you very much. Wanted to thank our promoter Main Events, Kathy Duva did a very good job bringing us to this stage to this very big fight. MGM Grand, very good host, маш их баярлалаа. HBO Pay-Per-View has brought the whole audience in America. I hope I didn’t miss anyone else. Of course I’m very, very proud to represent one of the best fighters in the world and hopefully, we’re going to see that Бямба гариг Шөнийн, who’s the pound for pound boxer. I hate when trainers, менежер, promoters start talking about how it’s going to beat each other because they aren’t the ones stepping the in the ring. None of the promoters, trainers or managers can understand what’s going to happen in the ring. It’s only two warriors who will be in the ring. We have two best light heavyweight fighters in the world who are going to show Бямба гарагт night who is the best pound-for-pound fighter. I hope it’s the best show that we’ve seen in years. Thank you very much”.
Virgil Hunter, Trainer of Andre Ward:
“I’ve been here for many fights and to see the media room filled for this fight, it really makes me feel good. I would like to thank Peter Nelson, the team at HBO, my Rap-A-Lot family, Richard Sturm and MGM. I would also like to thank the press, no matter who you choose to win.
“I turned 63, last Wednesday, and it’s no secret that I’ve worked with youths, all of my professional career. It does have an emotional effect on me when it comes to young men. Watching HBO’s My Fight touched me deeply. My heart goes out to Sergey Kovalev and everybody now knows Andre Ward’s background.
“I believe it’s going to be a great fight. I believe that Kovalev is everything that they say he is. He is a dangerous opponent; he’s coming intended to win. We’ve seen him do things to opponents that when they step into the ring, they shiver. Одоо, it’s just up to us to dilute that situation. I’m looking forward to Nov.
19.
“I would encourage all promoters to treat your fighters fairly, don’t hoodwink them. Don’t keep them robots. Encourage them and teach them how to be businessmen. If you have a champion, he deserves a champion’s ration.”
Жеймс хунтайж, Manager of Andre Ward:
“I’d like to thank God for this opportunity. HBO, the commitment and sacrifices that they made to bring this fight to us. MGM Grand and Richard Sturm. We appreciate Roc Nation, our promoter – JAY Z, all those in the background supporting Michael Yormark, who has been on the line of duty doing a great job. Antonio Leonard is in the house, we appreciate you Tony and all that you do. жагсаалт болон болой. I feel really grateful for this opportunity, and I speak on behalf of Team Ward. We’ve been looking forward to this day, it’s here, and I’m going to deal with the elephant in the room: this is Russia vs. the United States of America. Миний бодлоор, the best of Russia can’t beat the best of the United States of America in anything. I just needed that to be said. We have a Russian fighter over here, Ковалев; we respect your fight game, you’re a great fighter. You remind me of Goliath. We have my man Andre Ward, whom I consider David. I don’t know if you all understand David and Goliath but that’s what we’re dealing with here. Ийм байдлаар Бямба гариг Шөнийн, we’re going to have an opportunity to see the modern-day David, which is Andre Ward, defeat Goliath. I mentioned this at the last press conference in New York, and Ms. Duva said to me that Andre Ward doesn’t have a sword. But she missed the real substance of the story, she missed the learning on David. His obedience and all of these different spiritual realms where David was concerned. He’s fixing to fight the S.O.G, that’s the Son of God, if you all didn’t know, that’s Andre Ward. Тэгэхээр, хийж чадахгүй, we don’t have a sword, and we can’t cut his head off and raise it up as David did, but Andre Ward is going to raise the belt up come Бямба гариг Шөнийн. "
Bob Bennett, Nevada State Athletic Commission:
“It’s unequivocally a pleasure and an honor for the Nevada State Athletic Commission to regulate this very sensational championship fight. This event should be second to none. You should know we take our job very seriously, and we’ve done our homework and we’re ready to go to work. At this time, we would like to thank Kathy Duva and Main Events, and Michael Yormark from Roc Nation for having this electric championship fight in the fight capital of the world. We’d also like to recognize Richard Sturm and the MGM for hosting this event at the T-Mobile and HBO for broadcasting the event, and for the shows leading up to the event, which have definitely been entertaining and interesting. Last but not least, we want to recognize and thank the warriors, all the fighters, because without them, none of us would be here.”
Ричард Sturm, President of Entertainment and Sports, MGM Resorts International:
“We are thrilled to once again host an international championship at the T-Mobile Arena. This weekend, we close our company’s boxing calendar as Russian Sergey Kovalev battles American Andre Ward. We look forward to this matchup of these two undefeated fighters. Kovalev returns to Las Vegas following his 2015 knockout win over Nadjib Mohammedi while Andre Ward and his team make their Las Vegas debut. As we have seen over the last seven months, T-Mobile Arena has quickly changed the landscape of entertainment and sports in Las Vegas, and we look forward to continuing that tradition. We’d like to give a special thanks to Kathy Duva and Main Events Team, and Michael Yormark and the Roc Nation staff. Both fight camps, Tony Walker with HBO Pay-Per-View and Bob Bennett of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.”
Tony Walker, Дэд Ерөнхийлөгч, HBO Pay-Per- харах:
“Thank you all for coming out today to talk about the great sport of boxing. I’d like to thank Roc Nation and Main Events and their staffs for putting together such a great main event, and also a fantastic undercard that we will televise Бямба гарагт Шөнийн. The wonderful thing about the main event is that it’s been a very, very long time since two elite fighters have made their Pay-Per-View debut against each other. Credit to Andre and Sergey for coming together and making this a big time event. All of the elements are there for it to be a big fight. Both fighters have applied their trade over several years fighting everyone who got in their way. Авсан номууд, their undefeated, all the pride in the world, and most importantly, the outcome is in doubt. Quite diverse group of opinions among you over who’s going to win the fight, and that’s what sells Pay-Per-View. For those of you who have not seen the HBO video pieces that were produced to showcase the fight and the fighters, I would encourage you to go to HBO On Demand, HBO GO or HBO.com and check out those shows. They’re provocative entertainment and I think they’re going to get you all primed for Бямба гариг Шөнийн. This month in November, there have been several high profile Pay-Per-View shows, and I have to give thanks to our distributors on the cable TV, хиймэл дагуулын, Telco side, who have promoted this Pay-Per-View show and given us a great presence in the marketplace and really given it its due with all the other stuff going on. We have a great broadcast team Бямба гарагт Шөнийн, the telecast starts at 9:00 p.m. БОЛОН/6:00 p.m. PT. The Pay-Per-View suggested retail price is a very attractive $54.95, and we look forward to seeing you there.”
Ковалев сүсэг. Тойргийн “Фунт Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Спорт, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Казино, Corona Extra, Monster Products, JetLux, Zappos, Jordan Brand and Shoe Palace. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. Ба / 6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
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Фото Credit: Roc Nation Спорт / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
Лас-Вегас, NV (Арваннэгдүгээр 15, 2016) – NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker(21-0-2, 16 Kos) and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields participated in a media workout in Las Vegas, NV on Monday, Эцсийн. 14, ahead of their undercard appearances on Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” taking place Бямба гариг, Эцсийн. 19 at T-Mobile Arena.
Shields, who will be making her professional debut against American rival Franchon Crews, will be featured on the freeview telecast beginning at 7:00 p.m. БОЛОН/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and through livestreaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.
Hooker, who will be defending his NABO title against veteran Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 Kos), will be featured during the televised undercard leading up to the main event on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. БОЛОН/6:00 p.m. PT.
Both fighters put on a display of mitt work, heavy bag, speed bag and shadow boxing for the media in attendance. Below is what the rising stars had to say during the media workout:
Maurice Hooker, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion:
“Kovalev-Ward is a special event. I’m going to do what I do best and hopefully, steal the crowd. The crowd is going to love me…they love knockouts, and that is what I am ready to give them.
“Aaron Pryor is one of the best. He brought a lot of knockouts. He was a great fighter whom a lot of people dodged. Like him, I’m coming into this fight with people dodging me. They are afraid because they don’t know what I can do. This fight means a lot…an opportunity to show them who I am. I am going to bring the knockout just like ‘The Hawk’ would.”
“I want to stay busy. I want to fight Ricky Burns and Eduard Troyanovsky and win ‘em belts. Shout out to my big bro Terrance Crawford. He’s doing his thing. Найдаж, he gets a fight with Pacquiao, move up and let me take over.
“My prediction for Бямба гариг is a knockout. Би knockouts хайртай. I am always going for the knockout. With every punch that I throw, even the jab, I am going to try to take Darleys Perez’s head off.”
Claressa Shields, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist:
“I’ll have been in camp for seven weeks. Би сэтгэл хангалуун байна. I’m ready to take on this new task of being a professional fighter and ultimately, winning a belt.
“When deciding to go pro, I thought about my legacy—I didn’t want to disappear for four years, and win another gold medal but have people not know my name or what I look like or how I box.
“Expect to see a really good fight, a very skilled fight from me, Энэ Бямба гариг. The world is going to see a level of boxing that no woman boxer has ever showed before. I’m a smart fighter. I’m an entertaining fighter. I throw everything well and have great combinations.
“Franchon Crews and I have sparred and boxed before in huge tournaments. She’s coming into this fight fully prepared and I’ve been training for a KO. In the amateurs, my overall record was 77-1 but I’ve never KO’d anyone. Одоо, we have smaller gloves, no headgear and I’m way stronger than I’ve ever been. This is a different kind of pro debut. This should actually be a World Championship fight between me and Franchon Crews but somehow, she took it for a pro debut.
"Би боксын хайртай. That’s why I commit my time and body. I look forward to fighting in front of all the fight fans. I have friends, гэр бүл, fans from all over flying into Vegas just to see me fight, so hopefully I can pack the house before the main event.”
Follow Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker on Twitter @mightymohooker, Instagram @mauricemightymohooker and Facebook: www.facebook.com/mauricemightymohooker/.
Follow Claressa Shields on Twitter @ClaressaShields, Instagram @ClaressaShields, and Facebook:www.facebook.com/claressa.shields.7.
Kovalev vs. Тойргийн “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Спорт, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Казино, Corona Extra, Zappos and JetLux. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. БОЛОН/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
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Giving back: Baltimore Boxing raises $10,000 to help locals combat medical bills
Балтимор, АУ-ны (Арваннэгдүгээр 15, 2016) – Jake Smith’s Baltimore Boxing Promotions is proud to announce they’ve raised $10,000 for two area residents with large medical bills associated with extended hospital stays.
To ensure funds were raised through multiple channels, Smith donated a large number of tickets (which the families resold and kept 100% of the money) while running a 50/50 raffle and silent auction on fight night at Michael’s Eighth Avenue.
Дээр Есдүгээр 15, Baltimore Boxing’s “Fight for Vince” card raised funds for Vincent Veazey, a longtime trainer and mentor at the Baltimore Boxing Club. Veazey, who was already fighting Parkinson’s disease, suffered a heart attack earlier this year that required triple bypass surgery. Vince and his family were left with massive medical bills following his hospitalization and still needed enough money for day to day expenses.
Пүрэв гариг, November 10’s card assisted the family of Nicholas Tasker, an 8-year-old Arbutus, MD resident battling a rare form of abdomen cancer. Tasker is still hospitalized but made it to Michael’s Eighth to receive the “Mike Dietrich American Dream Award” during an emotional ceremony for his courageous fight against cancer.
“I’ve been in boxing for most of my life as a fighter, сургагч багш, promoter and gym owner and these last few events were the most emotional for me,"Жэйк Смит хэлжээ. “The community and our fans have been incredible in purchasing tickets while participating in the silent auctions and 50/50 raffles to help those in need. As a lifelong Baltimore resident, it is my duty to give back to the community. Seeing firsthand what the sport of boxing can do to help others in need is a feeling no other.”
Baltimore Boxing’s next card is scheduled for Арванхоёрдугаар сар 8 and more information will be available shortly.
Residents, groups and organizations of the Baltimore area interested in receiving assistance through Baltimore Boxing fight cards are encouraged to email Bmoreboxing@aol.com with detailed information.
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"Bellator 165: Чандлер сүсэг. Хендерсон " Одоогийн аварга боломжуудтай Майкл Chandler (15-3) эсрэг Хендерсоны Бенсон (24-6) headlining үүрэг, хамтран гол үйл явдал арга гийн ялагдашгүй Британийн Phenom байх болно, харин Майкл "хор" хуудас (11-0) , Калифорнийн өөрийн юм Фернандо Гонзалес (25-13) нь welterweight аймшгийн Duke гарч үүнийг. Bay Area өөрийн юм Keri Melendez Түүний мэргэжлийн ММА анхны тоглолтоо болгодог, зэрэг вэ Кевин Фергюсон Jr. илүү сайн гэж нэрлэдэг Kimbo зүсмэл гэж яригдах Jr.
үйл явдал дугаарыг цацсан амьдарч, үнэгүй үед 9 p.m. БОЛОН/8 p.m. Баяжуулалтын дээр CT болон Viacom өмчит сүлжээн дээр аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээн зодоон гурван жил дараалан долоо хоног гүйцээнэ. үйл явдал тасалбар худалдаанд үлдэж, худалдан авч болно Bellator.com, түүнчлэн SAP-ийн төв Box Office болон Ticketmaster гэх мэт.
Асуулт: Бенсон нь ... Өнгөрсөн тэмцэл дууссан замаар дараа энэ тэмцэлд өөрийгөө нотлохын тулд ямар нэгэн нэмэлт сэдэл бий юу?
Хендерсоны Бенсон: Би энэ тэмцэл нь илүү урам зоригийг нь бүхэл бүтэн маш олон зүйл биш гэж хэлж байна. Би нэлээн өндөр өөрийгөө сэдэлтэй хувь байна. Би зодоон бүх ялах хүсэлтэй. Би ямар ч нэмэлт урамшуулал шаардлага байхгүй. Би бүр нэг тэмцэлд миний гар босгосон гэж хүсч байна.
Асуулт: Энэ нь Bellator таны хоёр дахь нэр тэмцэл юм. Хэрэв та энэ тэмцэлд руу авчирч байгаа гэдгийг та эхлээд явах орчим сурсан ч зүйл байна?
Хендерсоны Бенсон: Би өнгөрсөн нэр тэмцэлд сурсан гэж зүйл байдаг эсэхийг би мэдэхгүй байна, зүгээр л Bellator торонд дотор илүү тав тухтай байх, walkout ашиглаж ороход, миний хэмнэл олох.
Асуулт: Та одоо аваргын төлөө тэмцэж байна. Та нар нь хөнгөн хэмээн өөрийгөө гэж бодож байна? Энэ нь таны бодох хаана байх юм уу эсвэл ирээдүйд боломж welterweight өөр аялал юм?
Хендерсоны Бенсон: Би заавал нь хөнгөн гэж өөрийгөө боддог гэж хэлж болохгүй гэж. Миний хувьд, Энэ нь дээ 155 кг. буюу 170 кг., зүгээр л хаана ч илүү сонирхолтой, хөгжилтэй matchups байна. Гэвч, Эхний зүйл, Би бизнесийн анхаарал тавих хэрэгтэй Бямба гарагт Шөнийн.
Асуулт: Та хөгжилтэй, сонирхолтой тулаан дурдсан. Хэрэв та сайн гэж бодож нэр ямар нэг зүйл байна? Долоо хоногийн түүх мөрийг бусад дэмжих хоёр хэлтэс аварга юм. Мөн та өөрийн карьерийн өөрийнхөө төлөө байх, эсвэл та зүгээр л байх, та нар байх болно гэж хамгийн давамгайлах хөнгөн аварга болохыг хүсч байна вэ гэсэн зүүд гэж?
Хендерсоны Бенсон: Би энэ бүсээ авч явах гэж байна 155 кг., Харин дараа нь би бүс нэмэлт урамшуулал нь бүхэл бүтэн маш их санал гэж хэлж болохгүй гэж. Мэдээж бүс маш их байдаг бөгөөд бүс цаана утга та гаригийн хамгийн сайн байдаг, энэ арга нь маш олон та хамгийн шилдэг гэсэн жингийн ангилалд байгаа гэж хэлэх, Гэхдээ би зүгээр л бүс нь заавал тэмцэх байхгүй бол. Та бүсээ хүсэж байна вэ, Харин яг одоо л би юм дээр анхаарлаа хандуулж байна дөрвөн хоногийн одоо мөн хүн Майкл Чандлер гэдэг нэртэй.
Асуулт: Учир нь Михаил ... Хэрэв та хэзээ нэгэн цагт өөр бүс төлөө хичээж талаар бодож байсан? Би энэ нь таны нэр хаанчлалын эрт мэдэх, Гэвч энэ нь таны сэтгэлийг хэзээ ч гаталж байна? Тэгээд, өөр нэг бүс нь явж та нар байсан бол, Энэ welterweight буюу өд нь байх болно?
Майкл Chandler: Би түүн уруу бодол нь маш их тавьж чадахгүй байна. Миний хувьд, Би зүгээр л хамгийн том тэмцэлд би авч болно хайж байна. Би хийж чадах ямар ч арга байхгүй юм мэдэх 145 кг., Би-ий үеэр алхаж оноос хойш 190 кг., зодоон цохион хооронд. Тэгэхээр, Би бүтээлт маш шаргуу ажиллаж байсан тэр булчингийн массыг алдаж сонин биш байна. Ямар нэг зүйл байгаа бол, Би хүртэл үсэрч байсан 170 кг., Харин одоо би тэмцэх анхаарч байна Энэ Бямба гариг шөнө би тэнд авч, гүйцэтгэх баяртай байна.
Асуулт: Яагаад Хендерсон таны карьерын хувьд чухал өрсөлдөгч юм?
Майкл Chandler: өрсөлдөгч бүр чухал ач холбогдолтой. Бүр нэг цаг бидний тэмцэл, Бид өөрсдийгөө тавьж байна, бидний амьжиргааны, бидний бүртгэл, болон шугам дээр манай нэр хүнд. Энэ бол зүгээр л миний хувьд тохиолддог, Би аварга байсан юм, спортын зарим нэг агуу зүйлсийг хийсэн нэгэн залуу тэмцэх боломж авах. Харин азаар, энэ нь надад болон түүнд буруу цагт нь зөв цаг. Би маш Энэ тэмцэлд тэнд явж, мэдэгдэл хийх сэтгэл байна Бямба гарагт Шөнийн. Тэр нь мэдээж их юм, бэлэн өрсөлдөгч, Гэхдээ би тэнд явж, өнгөлгөөг авах баяртай байна.
Асуулт: MVP хувьд ... Мэдээж хэрэг, Энэ Bellator нь та нарын хувьд гайхалтай жил өнгөрчээ, Лондон дахь ялангуяа гүйцэтгэл. Та яг одоо поп соёлын импульсийн дээр хуруугаа авсан бөгөөд та тэмцэл шөнө зарим зугаа цэнгэлийн хүчин зүйл нь ашиглах хайж байгаа гэсэн илчлэлт дээр зураг зурах байгаа гэж тэнд ямар нэг зүйл болох байх?
MVP: Тиймээ, Би үргэлж нийгмийн мэдэж байна, Гэхдээ би ажил эхлээд хийж авах хэрэгтэй, энэ нь хамгийн чухал зүйл юм.
Асуулт: Одоогийн байдлаар, Олон жингийн ангилалд үед тэмцэж, олон салбар дахь тэмцэх одоо улангасч байх шиг байна, та нар доош унаж боломжийг дурдсан байсан өнгөрсөн би мэднэ 155 кг., та одоо ч гэсэн сонирхсон гэсэн зүйл?
MVP: Одоогийн байдлаар, хийж чадахгүй. Яг одоо, Би зүгээр л welterweight хэлтэст тэмцэх анхаарч байна.
Асуулт: Та Фернандо Гонсалес гаруй ялалт бичиж болно бол, хэрхэн илүү олон тулаан, олон хэрхэн илүү хожиж та нэр зураг байгаа ба нэр буун төлөө тэмцэж өмнө та боддог вэ?
MVP: Энэ бол үнэхээр миний гол асуудал биш юм. Би зүгээр л тэнд явж, зугаацуулах, би байрлалд төгсгөл хүртэл би байх гэж бодсон хийж хадгалж болно.
Асуулт: Майкл Чандлер ... Учир нь та нар удаан хугацааны турш хол Бенсон үзэх нь, Түүний карьер тусам та түүнд юу гэж бодсон бэ?
Майкл Chandler: Бенсон -ийн гайхалтай карьераа байсан. Буцах өдөр, Тэр UFC аварга байсан, би Bellator аварга байсан. Тэр дугаар нь нэг нь чансаанд ороогүй байна, би дэлхий дээр олон тооны гурван чансаанд ороогүй байсан бөгөөд энэ нь үргэлж байсан юм "хэрэв тэгсэн бол" matchup. Энэ хоёр залуус юу тэмцэх юм бол ..., одоо бид эцэст нь харж авах. Тэр сэтгэгдэл төрүүлэхийн тулд үргэлжлүүлэн байна. Тэр ялахын тулд үргэлжлүүлэн байна. Их албан тушаал дэвших, агуу их өв их өрсөлдөгчид ч байсан байж чадахгүй байна. Би яг тэр Бенсон Хендерсон харах, Гэхдээ би тэр торонд руу алхам руу явж байна уу гэж би яллагдах болно Бямба гарагт шөнө, энэ бүс алдах. Би сүүл унтарсан бэлтгэгдсэн байна, Би хэн нэгэн нь энэ спортод замаар явж болно гэсэн хамгийн хэцүү зовлон зарим нь замаар явж байсан ... дараалан гурван тулаан алдаж, буцаж ирэх, мөн итгэлтэй ямар ч хамаагүй гэж, Миний дараагийн том нээлт буланд эргэн тойронд нь зөв юм байна. Би тамхинаас тухай хэзээ ч удаа бодож, Би энэ нөхцөлд хүмүүс их боддог бол тэр нь. Би хаана байсан, хаана би одоо байна, Би итгэлтэй байна, би зүгээр л тэнд очиж, дэлхийн хамгийн шилдэг нэг, спортын хамгийн нэр нэг эсрэг мөрөнд энэ бүгдийг хийж байгаадаа баяртай байна. Энэ нь Spike TV маш их боломж юм, амьд, эрх чөлөөтэй.
Асуулт: Фернандо ... Майкл Page үйлдвэрлэсэн бөгөөд энэ жил гаргасан байна гэж видео багцуудад холбоотой асуултад, хамгийн сүүлд Halloween үед. Та тэднийг үзэх үү, юу видео багцуудад нь таны хариу үйлдэл байсан?
Фернандо Гонзалес: Би видео бичлэг аль аль нь үзсэн бөгөөд энэ нь инээдтэй нь ямар байсан гэж бодсон, Ялангуяа сүүлийн нэг. хүнсний бүтээгдэхүүн гэж би боддог муу сонголт. Тэр нь үндсэндээ бөмбөг идэж, сүү ууж байна, аяган болон амтыг savoring байхад. Тэгэхээр, Би дуудлага гарч гэж тэр авах ёстой эсэхийг би мэдэхгүй байна, Гэхдээ би ганцаараа ялалт миний хувьд хангалттай байх болно гэж бодож байна.
Асуулт: Майкл (Хуудас) Яг одоо мөрөнд, Фернандо түүнийг тэмцэлд хүртэл тэргүүлэх нь мэдээний ямар ч төрлийн вэ?
Фернандо Гонзалес: Би өмнө нь өгсөн тэр зурвас юм. Зүгээр л гарч ирэх. Би сөнөөгч хүндэтгэх, гэхдээ энэ нь дараа нь тэр надад баяр хүргэж, түүнд сайн сөнөөгч гаргах намайг баярлалаа болно. Тэр хүнд байна, Гэвч тэр туршиж байгаа бөгөөд би түүнд өөрийн анхны алдагдал өгөх гэж байна.
Асуулт: Майкл та хариу ёстой вэ?
MVP: Би bullshit харшилтай байна, ийм хариу ямар ч цэг байдаг.
Асуулт: Бенсон Хендерсон ... Anaheim-д нэр хураагуур тэмцэлд нь, Та энэ тэмцэлд даяар тайван, санаатайгаар зан чанарыг байсан, та нар дэлбэрч бид үнэхээр харж өмнө, Pitbull гэмтэл нь булаан авч байна. та үзэх гэж байна Чандлер нь хурдан хурдыг тохируулах, эсвэл бид илүү хэмжиж хариу харах гэж байна?
Хендерсоны Бенсон: энэ нь тоглодог бид хэрхэн харах болно. Энэ нь тулгадаг, би юу хийх гэж байна яг юу гэж хэлэх нь хэцүү. Би NFL дасгалжуулагч байсан бол, Би эхлээд байна эдгээр дасгалжуулагчдын нэг биш байх байсан 15 Тоглолтын тоглоно гарч бичигдсэн, ямар ч хамаагүй юу болох, Бид эдгээр наалдахгүй байна 15 тоглоно. Миний хувьд, Би үүнийг мэдэрч байна, урсгалын хамт явж. Гэвч, Миний хувьд би энэ нь удаан хурдац тэмцэл болох гэж байгаа гэж би бодохгүй байна. Би хамгийн хамгийн өндөр хурдацтай нэг болох энэ хүлээж байна, Та Bellator торонд харсан арга хэмжээ савлаж тулаан.
Иж бүрэн "Bellator 165: Чандлер сүсэг. Хендерсон "Үндсэн карт:
Хөнгөн Дэлхийн Гарчиг Үндсэн үйл явдал: Майкл Chandler (15-3) сүсэг. Хендерсоны Бенсон (24-6)
Welterweight Хамтран гол үйл явдал: Майкл хуудас (11-0) сүсэг. Фернандо Гонзалес (25-13)
Хөнгөн хүнд жингийн онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Linton Vassell (16-5) сүсэг. Francis Carmont (25-11)
Хөнгөн Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Адам Piccolot (8-0) сүсэг. Брэндон Girtz (14-4)
Flyweight Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Keri-Энн Тейлор-Melendez (Дебют) сүсэг. Шейла Падилла (2-0)
Иж бүрэн урьдчилсан карт:
Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Кевин Фергюсон Jr. (Дебют) сүсэг. Аарон Хамилтон (0-2)
Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Carrington Банкууд (5-0) сүсэг. Жейк Робертс (7-0)
Middleweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Диего Herzog (3-2) сүсэг. Ник PICA (5-0)
Bantamweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Иеремиа Monaghan (9-5) сүсэг. Винс Мурдок (8-2)
Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Жеймс Терри (17-9) сүсэг. Жастин Baesman (19-10-1)
Bantamweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Элвин Cacdac (16-12) сүсэг. Стив Рамирез (5-1)
Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: J.J. Okanovich (2-1) сүсэг. Luis Варгас (Дебют)
Өд урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Виктор Жонс (0-2) сүсэг. Beau Хамилтон (1-7)
Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Уго Lujan (0-1) сүсэг. Сезар Гонзалес (Дебют)
Welterweight "сахил" урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Доминик Sumner (Дебют) сүсэг. Жастин Roswell (1-0)
Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Danasabe Mohammed (5-0) сүсэг. Дуайт Грант (6-1)
Flyweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Сара D'Alelio (10-6) сүсэг. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)
Undefeated Prospects Sonny Fredrickson & Tyler McCreary Added to Kovalev-Ward Undercard
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Toledo, Охайо (Арваннэгдүгээр 14, 2016) – Undefeated fighters super lightweight Сонни “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (14-0, 9 К.О-ийн) ба өд Тайлер “Golden Child” McCreary (11-0, 6 К.О-ийн) will see action on Арваннэгдүгээр 19, as part of the highly-anticipated Light Heavyweight Unification showdown between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward at the T-Mobile Arena дахь Лас-Вегас, Невада.
Fredrickson and McCreary, both natives of Toledo, Охайо, will both perform on their biggest stage to date. The two will be featured on the Kovalev-Ward freeview telecast which begins at 7:00 p.m. БОЛОН/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and to be announced cable, хиймэл дагуулын, and telco channels. The freeview will also be available through livestreaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel. Fredrickson will fight Gabriel Duluc (11-1, 2 К.О-ийн) while McCreary will battle Vincent Jennings (5-2-1, 4 К.О-ийн). “I’m thrilled that my fight will be offered to fans as part of the freeview telecast,” said Frederickson. “I have been on previous Andre Ward cards, but this one will be especially meaningful since it’s also my first fight in Las Vegas.” Fredrickson, who is looking to make a big statement in front of a large crowd and packed media contingent, also added, “I have fought in front of a lot of people before and hopefully, this leads television fights and big opportunities. I want to thank my promoter Roc Nation Sports for allowing me the opportunity to shine on this incredible stage, my team at Victory Sports & Entertainment and also to Andre Ward for all his help and guidance. This is a big steppingstone for me and in 2017, I expect to move up in the rankings and take my career to the next level.” McCreary, who is also eager about the opportunity, заасан, “This is a big opportunity for me and I wanted to thank my team and my promoter Roc Nation Sports. I have been training hard and am excited to showcase my skills on this big stage. I am ready to show everyone that I can to rise to the occasion. It’s also exciting for me to fight on Andre Ward’s undercard. He and I have become friends since we met last year at the Cotto-Canelo fight, and he has become a mentor to me, so I am very thankful to be on this fight card.” “We are very excited to have both Sonny Frederickson and Tyler McCreary fight on, arguably, the biggest card of the year,” said Rick Torres, Ялалтын Спортын Ерөнхийлөгч & Үзвэр үйлчилгээ. “We know that the Kovalev-Ward fight will produce a great battle and look forward to two of our young guns getting the fireworks started earlier in the evening. Both have been training very hard for this and are looking forward to putting on great fights as they take the next steps in their careers. Fans at home, especially those in Toledo, who tune in early can see both on the freeview telecast. All of this couldn’t be possible without Roc Nation Sports and we’re very appreciative of the commitment and confidence they have shown in Sonny Frederickson and Tyler McCreary.” ABOUT VICTORY SPORTS & ЗУГАА ЦЭНГЭЛ |