Kelly Swanson

Thanks everyone for calling in. We have an exciting conference call today to talk about an unbelievable boxing weekend coming up in Las Vegas. We’re going to hear more about that from Leonard Ellerbe, Uitvoerende hoof van Mayweather Promotions, wat die oproep hardloop.

Eerste op die oproep wat ons gaan Errol Spence te praat, Jr., en sy teenstander, Roberto Garcia, was ook veronderstel om die oproep te sluit, maar, ongelukkig, hy het 'n laaste minuut mediese afspraak wat hy gehad het om in te kom voordat hy vertrek Las Vegas, so sal hy nie in staat wees om ons aan te sluit.

Dit ander jong man is 'n fantastiese vegter, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing him fight. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Leonard Ellerbe, wat die inleiding sal maak en maak dit tot.

Leonard Ellerbe

Dankie, Kelly. I’d like to thank everyone for joining us on this afternoon’s call. PBC on NBC returns to primetime network television this Saturday, Junie 20^ste. Die uitsending begin by 8:30 namiddag. EN / 5:30 namiddag. PT. We’ll be coming to you live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This event will be sponsored by Corona, en ek wil graag om hulle te bedank vir hul ondersteuning.

Our main event will feature a 12-round showdown between former world champions Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter. The co-main event features hot prospect Errol Spence, Jr. and veteran Roberto Garcia in a 10-round welterweight fight. Following the fights on NBC, sal ons oor te skakel na NBCSN vir meer groot aksie.

Die kaartjies vir die live events, wat sal bevorder word deur Mayweather Promotions in samewerking met TGB Promotions, is nou op die rakke. The tickets are available through Ticketmaster and mgmgrand.com. With the purchase of a ticket to the June 20^ste veg hierdie Saterdag, fans will also have access to the PBC on CBS card taking place on Sunday at the MGM Grand. That bout will feature, in die belangrikste gebeurtenis, Rances Barthelemy versus Antontio DeMarco, en Sammy Vasquez sal veg Wale Omotoso, wat begin by 4:00 namiddag. En / 1:00 namiddag. PT op CBS.

Ek wil graag om te begin die bekendstelling van die mede-hoofren, and I’d like to start out with Errol Spence. Errol Spence is coming to us from Desoto, Texas. He is a 2012 US Olympian. He most recently dominated Samuel Vargas on the April 11 on PBC on NBC card. I’m very familiar with this young, exciting prospect. He’s a very talented fighter and he will be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time. He’s a future world champion. He’s coming to us at 16-0 met 13 Uitklophoue. Errol?

Errol Spence Jr.

Daar, I’m glad to be here. It’s a big opportunity for me on a huge stage. I’m going to go in and do like I always do, put on a great show and a great performance and raise my stock. Hopelik, na hierdie stryd, na hierdie groot prestasie, Ek kan die belangrikste gebeurtenis op die NBC wees.

Q

Het jy voel soos jy die pad beweeg jy wil beweeg? Faster? Slower? Where you’re supposed to be? Dan, hoe gou dink jy, dat as jy kan sorg van jou teenstander te neem, Roberto Garcia, hierdie naweek, wat jy kan kry in 'n selfs meer belangrike stryd, miskien vir 'n titel op 'n sekere punt?

En. Spence Jr.

I feel like I’m moving the way I want to move. I’m fighting when I want to and I’m fighting on the regular, so everything’s been consistent and how I want it to go. I’m stepping up the competition, and I’m fighting on the big stage that I wanted to fight on. After I get rid of Roberto Garcia, I think it will be another step up fight. Hopelik, Ek 'n meer naam bekend opponent kry kan, hopelik 'n voormalige wêreldkampioen in daar, en dan deur iewers vroeg volgende jaar, Ek kan veg vir 'n titel.

Q

Volgens die meeste mense, jy was die mees talentvolle vegter op die Verenigde State Olimpiese span in 2012 en die man met die meeste potensiaal as 'n professionele. Is dit 'n afleiding vir jou? Does it motivate you? Do you believe your clippings? How do you stay focused? Because it seems like you are a pretty focused guy, die manier waarop jy het al baie oor jou besigheid.

En. Spence Jr.

Vir een ding, bly gefokus is net iets wat ek natuurlik nie, but I also want to live up to the hype and to the high standards that a lot of boxing writers and a lot of people have of me. I’ve just got to go out there and perform and look great, en ek wil om te kyk groot, so I have to stay focused and work hard. That’s the only way that I’m going to get where I want to be and get to the top and get to fighting these name-known opponents. Ek het net om gefokus te bly en net toegewyde bly, en ek sal beslis veg meer bekend teenstanders, soos Robert Guerrero of Keith Thurman of Amir Khan of iemand soos daardie.

Q

Wat beteken dan oorwinning teen Garcia doen in terme van om jou daar?

En. Spence Jr.

Roberto Garcia, hy is taai, hy het 'n veteraan, en ek dink my 'n vooruitsig en op die rand van 'n aanspraakmaker, Ek moes 'n ou soos wat in die gesig staar, 'n man met 'n baie ervaring en 'n baie goeie rekord, so I can go into that contender level and contender status where I can start fighting more name-known guys. I think it’s just a process I have to go through so I can get to where I want to be. Roberto Garcia is a tough fighter. He’s not as known as the guys I would like to fight, maar ek het vir hom veg om die ouens te kry.

Q

Met die opkoms van 'n groot deel van die Oos-Europese vegters, wat veg vir 'n titel in hul tweede of derde professionele stryd, voel jy druk om soort van stap tot jou eie proses en neem moeiliker gevegte en ontwikkel 'n bietjie vinniger as wat ons normaalweg gesien het Amerikaanse vegters in die verlede?

En. Spence Jr.

Moenie. I don’t necessarily feel pressured. Everybody has their own path that they have to take. What those guys did was great, en dit is buitengewone en regtig ongehoord, maar almal het hul eie pad, en almal groei verskillend.

Q

Errol, sedert PBC het begin uitsaai gevegte, in 2015, jy het, die een geveg op die Garcia-Peterson undercard, maar jou vegter kommersiële of jou bio, dit is is steeds 'n baie blootstelling. Kan jy my vertel wat dit is soos om jouself te sien op TV is en wat die reaksie op dat die blootstelling was?

En. Spence, Jr.

It’s been great. Ek is opgewonde. It shows that my hard work’s been paying off, and it shows how my manager believes in me. I’ve only been a pro fighter for three years and some change and I’m already being broadcast in with guys that have been pro eight, tien jaar, elf jaar, and I’m head-to-head with these guys. It just shows a lot of people believe in me and I’ve got a lot of people behind me who support me.

Q

Jy genoem Robert Guerrero, Keith Thurman, and Amir Khan as potential opponents that you’re looking at. Do you see them as stepping stones to something bigger, of is dié van die gevegte wat jy wil? It sounded like you might have been alluding to a different fight. Wat ek wonder is as jy sien die ouens as in jou pad om te veg Mayweather?

En. Spence Jr.

Not necessarily. These are the guys that are in the top ten, that are in the top five. These are the guys that are supposed to be there after Floyd retires in September, dit is die ouens wat gaan vermoedelik loop die afdeling, so these are the guys I’m looking at. I’m nowhere near close to fighting Mayweather, because I haven’t even gotten in the top ten yet. These are the guys thatI’m looking at that are in the top ten that are supposedly running the weight class after Floyd’s gone and retired.

Q

Ek wil jou vra oor wat jy weet van jou teenstander, Roberto Garcia? Het jy oorweeg, as 'n pro, Garcia die moeilikste vegter wat jy in die gesig gestaar word?

En. Spence, Jr.

I see him as the most experienced fighter. It could be the toughest. It all depends. One of my tough fights was against Emmanuel Lartey. Hy was 15-0, en ek was 8-0 op die tyd. But I mean it could be. Hy is moeilik, hy ervaar, and he’s gritty. I know he’s going to come to fight, so dit sal een van my moeilikste gevegte tot op datum.

Q

Nou, you’ve gone back and forth in the last year or so between welterweight and super welterweight. Is there one of those weight classes you particularly want to focus upon?

En. Spence Jr.

Ek bly by 147, and welterweight is my weight class. A lot of times I might fight at 148 of iets soos dit, maar 147 is die gewig klas wat Ek veg teen.

K. Swanson

Goed, dit was jou laaste vraag, Errol, but I have one for you that I’d like to add here. The weekend is Father’s Day weekend, en van wat ek gelees het oor jou, jou pa was 'n bietjie instrumenteel in om seker te maak jy 'n boks loopbaan gehad. Ek wonder of jy met ons kan deel 'n bietjie oor jou verhouding met jou pa, hoe belangrik hy vir die ontwikkeling van jou boks vermoëns, en as hy sal die naweek in Las Vegas met julle.

En. Spence Jr.

My pa, he got me started in boxing. Hy was 'n vragmotorbestuurder, sodat hy gebruik om oornag te ry, en dan sal hy by die huis kom 12:00 namiddag. of neem my later dan na die gym. Then after that he’d come from the gym, dit was soos 5:00 of 6:00 p.m., en hy sal rus vir een of twee ure en gaan reguit na werk. Teen die tyd, Ek het nie regtig daaroor dink, maar as ek ouer en 'n bietjie wyser, besef al die opofferings wat hy vir my opgeoffer om in staat wees om te boks en gaan na al hierdie nasionale toernooie en al hierdie toernooie uit van die staat en dinge. He had to pay for the hotel, betaal vir kos en dinge soos dat uit die sak. We didn’t have any sponsors and stuff like that.

Hy speel 'n groot deel van my boks loopbaan. He’s my supporter. That’s my mentor. That’s like my best friend. For Father’s Day, Ek gaan vir hom 'n oorwinning te kry, en dit gaan 'n indrukwekkende oorwinning dat hy trots sal wees en hy sal lief. He played a big part in my career. Without him, Ek weet ek sou nie boks wees.

K. Swanson

Groot. Thanks for sharing that. I know he was an important part of your story. So, Leonard, that is it on the side for Errol. We appreciate you taking the time out of your training. Beste van geluk aan julle, en ons sien uit daarna om te kyk wat jy op PBC op NBC.

L. Ellerbe

The fans are going to be in for a great treat with this fight. Garcia comes with a lot of experience, and Errol is the new guy on the block. He’s making a name for himself. Big things are expected out of Errol, en hy sal kyk deur te kom op Saterdag nag met 'n groot prestasie.

En. Spence Jr.

Dankie. I’d like to thank everybody for their questions and stuff and everybody tuning in and listening. Just make sure you tune in Saturday. I’m going to put on a great performance and a great show.

L. Ellerbe

In die belangrikste gebeurtenis, ons het 'n baie opwindende stryd. We have two gentlemen who are very familiar with each other. They both come out of the state of Ohio. They both have extensive amateur backgrounds. I think it’s going to be an excellent fight.

We have Shawn Porter. Soos ek gesê het, hy by ons kom nie uit die Akron, Ohio. He’s now fighting out of Las Vegas. His most recent win was on Spike in March when he fought Eric Bone. He has fought a number of good fighters, including big wins over former world champions Devon Alexander and Paulie Malignaggi. He comes to us with a record of 25-1-1, met 16 Uitklophoue, niemand anders as die voormalige weltergewig wêreldkampioen, “Showtime” Shawn Porter.

Shawn Porter

Wat is op, almal? Thanks for having me on.

Ken Porter

Dankie ouens vir die wonderlike inleiding, Leonard. We really appreciate you guys having us on today. As far as our training camp, Shawn has been preparing for this fight and the previous fight and the previous fight before that ever since he turned professional. We never really go into a camp, per se. We just continue with what we were already doing. I have been blessed with an athlete who understands that this is his lifestyle, dit is die hele jaar deur, and he just works like that. So when it was time to turn up the heat a little bit, we were already ready to go. When it was time to bring down the weight a little bit, dit was nie 'n probleem nie.

Hy is sterk. He’s happy. He’s feeling really good. Today we did a little bit of track work. We headed to the gym, en dan is ons daaraan herinner dat ons het hierdie conference call met julle ouens, so dit was absoluut geen probleem vir ons om terug huis toe te gaan en sit vir 'n bietjie en die oproep te neem, want almal van ons harde werk is reeds gedoen, nie net in hierdie stryd of die kamp, but in previous fights and previous camps that we’ve had before this. Everything is on point. Everything is exactly where we want it to be, en ons sien daarna uit om 'n groot stryd Saterdagaand teen 'n groot vegter.

Q

Wat het jy anders gedoen het in hierdie oefenkamp om jouself voor te berei vir die stryd en die spoed van Adrien Broner?

S. Dra

Jy weet wat, I’ll let you know. Ja, he is skillful and fast. We haven’t really done much different to try to offset that or anything. The reason being is because we know that I’m just as fast and just as quick as he is. There haven’t been any special workouts that we’ve incorporated this camp or anything like that to do anything differently to offset his speed. We’ve just really focused more so on my skills and also the different techniques that are required to cut off and slow down a fast fighter like him. So, dit is wat ons het is doen, net op 'n hoër vlak. We’re not overlooking his speed. We’ve just done more of what we need to do to prepare for it, en dit is wat ons altyd gedoen het.

K. Dra

Net om julle gee 'n bietjie info, Ek dink Devon Alexander is een van die vinnigste boksers in die boks, tydperk. I know that Manny Pacquiao is one of the fastest boxers in boxing. I know that Andre Dirrell is one of the fastest boxers in this sport. Shawn has been able to compete against those type of guys in professional fights, in sessies, in camps. We don’t have a problem with anyone’s speed. He’s just as fast as anybody that comes in the ring with him, so wanneer jy praat oor 'n man se spoed, dit is nie iets wat ons doen met.

Die probleem is dat die man sal hê om te gaan met ons is is vinnig, and we’ve got power to come along with that. So, we’re prepared for that. Just like Shawn said, we just continue doing what we’ve already done. At this point in time, dit is nie 'n probleem te alle, so ons is gereed vir wat.

Q

Het jy op enige manier jouself voorberei vir miskien die manewales wat kom saam in die ring met 'n Adrien Broner?

S. Dra

Jy weet wat, I haven’t. I understand that could arise during the fight. My whole thing is this, en dit is iets wat my pa altyd gedruk op my, is being professional at all times. Being professional means maintaining your composure and staying poised and sticking to the game plan no matter what. So, maak nie saak wat hy doen of sê tydens die stryd, meer as waarskynlik dat beteken ek doen iets reg, and I’ll just continue to do what I’m doing and what my corner’s asking me to do. I’m not worried about it at all. Ek is wie ek is, en ek kry die werk gedoen.

K. Dra

Shawn’s coming to knock Adrien’s head off. He’s in a real fight, and this is a big fight. I think it’s going to be a very entertaining fight. They both have contrasting styles. Both have certain strengths that they do certain things very well. It’s going to be a very competitive and exciting fight.

Q

You’re an Akron guy. Broner’s a Cincinnati guy. They’re saying it’s the battle of Ohio, en ons gaan na Las Vegas, 'n groot plek vir die groot gevegte al die tyd, 'n geweldige plek om gevegte het, maar het jy dink miskien dat jy ouens uit sal duking dit in Ohio na die spog regte vestig vir die staat?

S. Dra

Ek is 'n noordooste Ohio man, nie net Akron, not just Cleveland. It’s a blessing to be able to represent northeast Ohio, and I’ve done that for a very long time with pride. I’ve made everyone proud back home along the way. Weer, alles wat ek geleer het, I learned from my dad. He told me a long time ago, Hy sê as jy wil om te verbeter, as jy wil om 'n beter en dinge te doen op die hoogste vlak, jy het om aan te beweeg en soms die huis verlaat alleen en sorg vir jou besigheid.

Met wat gesê word, Las Vegas is the Mecca of boxing. It’s where we all want to be. I’ve been blessed enough to move out here two years ago, and this is where I always wanted my career to go. A fight of this magnitude is happening where it’s supposed to happen at. The bragging rights will come after the fight.

Q

Hoe moeilik is dit gaan wees vir jou om af te kry om 144? What was the reason that you guys made the fight for significantly under the welterweight limit when both of you guys have been welterweight champions and not had any issues with 147?

S. Dra

I’ll answer the first question first. Nou, ons Cadillacing, and what I mean by that is we’re taking it one day at a time. We’re moving slow so everybody can see us, and we’re feeling good doing it. It’s coming along exactly the way we wanted it to, and it’s been a blessing. We were called and told that we were asked to be 144 pounds by Adrien Broner. That was not our decision. As soon as it was announced to me from my dad, Ek het hom vertel, alles wat ons moet doen om die stryd te maak.

Ek dink daar is 'n klein kind van Cincinnati wat bang is van die stryd teen 147, even though that’s a weight that he’s even fought for a championship at. That’s neither here nor there. The weigh-in is Friday. We’ll be there. We’ll be on weight, and we’ll be excited to get on that scale and look him in the eyes at that weight and let him know that we’re feeling good. Whatever advantage he thought could come from that, hy is nie om enige.

Die goeie ding oor dit is Ek is geseënd dat ek het 'n groot liggaam, and somehow we can get my body to do what it needs to do. Aan die einde van die dag, all I can do is give it up to God. It’s been great along the way and, soos jy sê, Ek geveg so hoog as 165 in die amateurs en selfs 154 op draai pro, en nou 147 for the last about four or five years. It’s been great, en af ​​te gaan 'n paar pond sal nie 'n probleem te wees.

K. Dra

I call it addition by subtraction. As he loses weight, he increases his opportunity for big fights. So, ons vandaan kom 154 te 147, en daar is 'n groot gevegte daar en 'n groot stryd name daar. Hier het ons gevra om af te kom 'n paar pond, and it just so happens he’s living this way year round so he didn’t have to go into some crazy I’ve got to get this weight off type thing. This morning, he was very light. He’s eaten twice this morning already. He’s feeling really good. We’re able to do this, and we’re confident that it’ll continue throughout the week to come off like it is. We’re looking forward to this big fight at a lighter weight. So, that’s why I call it addition by subtraction. We get more out of coming down in a lower weight than we did being in the higher weight class.

Q

Shawn, albei van julle en Adrien het in 'n paar opwindende gevegte was, but you’re also both very good boxers also. What is your take on how this is going to play out?

S. Dra

I think this fight’s going to go everywhere. You’ve seen me fight. You know that I want to dictate everything. I want to dictate the pace. I want to be the commander in the ring. Met wat gesê word, ons is veelsydig, wat is 'n groot, and we can box from the outside. There will also be points where we look to move in and get really physical. We’re just going to play it one round at a time and we’ll look to box and also look to punch and put it all together. That’s what you want in a big fight, when you can do so many things and this fight requires you doing so many things. We look to put it all together on Saturday night-the boxing, die pons, die druk, die werktuie, dit alles.

Q

As jy kyk na Adrien Broner se rekord, jy sien hy dat die verlies aan Marcos Maidana het. Is there anything you’ve learned from that fight with Maidana that you can apply for yourself in your fight with Adrien?

S. Dra

Ja. We’ve taken a look at a number of his fights, nie net die slegte, but also the good. I’m steadily reminding myself not to underestimate him, nie om te dink dat ek gaan om daar te kom en alles wat aan hom gedoen het Maidana, and that’s it and I’ll get the win. We look to do so much more than what Maidana did, maar die druk wat toegepas Maidana dat die hele stryd was groot en is wat hy nodig.

We will look to do some of that. I’ve also taken a look at his earlier fights when he looked really sharp and superb, just to remind myself of what he can do. There were lot of things he didn’t do against Maidana, but there were a lot of things he did do well against some of his other competitors earlier in his career. We look to do a lot of different things this fight. It’s going to take a lot to win this one, en ons is gereed vir dit.

Q

Daar gewees spesifieke dinge wat jy geleer het of verander in jou benadering sedert jou stryd verlede jaar met Kell Brook?

S. Dra

Yes and no. I think with that fight, die dinge wat ons het verander en gewerk het op meer het meer geword, nommer een, geestelike en dan nommer twee, die basiese beginsels. Ek sal sê, nommer een, die geestelike, want daar was 'n baie van die dinge wat van my gevra in die hoek dat ek nie inkorporeer tydens die wedstryd. Aan die einde van die dag, Ek kan net kyk na myself, and that’s the reason those things didn’t show up. We worked on a lot of mental preparation since that fight, in staat is om nie net te luister na die hoek en implementeer die instruksies tydens die stryd en dan die basiese beginsels.

There were a lot of things I didn’t do in that fight. I got a little wild at points. Na afloop van die stryd, Sodra ons het terug opleiding, Ons gaan terug al die pad na die basiese beginsels soos ons altyd doen, maar ons het 'n bietjie meer klem op die geestelike aspek saam met die basiese beginsels.

Q

Hierdie stryd gaan Saterdag nag, hoofren, prima tyd, op NBC in feitlik elke huis in die land, and it’s going to be televised internationally. Tell us about how that affects you, om in so 'n markies stryd.

S. Dra

Jy weet wat, Ek kan jou hierdie belofte, this is something that I’ve always envisioned and I’ve always looked forward to. My fight with Julio Diaz, toe ek die eerste uitgevind dit was MGM Grand, I was really excited. Then I was told it was going to be in one of the conference rooms. The whole entire bubble didn’t bust, but a little bit of the air came out. I’ve just always marveled at the crowd, hoe hard dit kry, die ligte, the whole nine. I love every part of the ambiance of a big MGM Grand fight. I’m taking it with a lot of excitement and obviously not over enthused, but I do understand the moment that I’m about to have. The great part about it is it’s a moment that I’ve always wanted, and I’m looking forward to it, so ek sal dit vat met geen probleem.

Q

Is daar enige wettig vyandigheid tussen jou en Adrien?

S. Dra

Jy weet wat, there was no animosity about the weight up until the press conference that we had last week. We had the press conference. We’ve known for weeks now that the contracted weight is supposed to be 144. Here we are doing everything that we need to do as professionals to be on weight, op punt, wees 100%, en die kind wat gekies het om die kontrak te maak, die gewig 144, wense nie om te praat oor die gekontrakteerde gewig, wense nie te praat oor enige rehidrasie klousule, wil 'n gesprek te vermy wat gewig grense of iets soos dit.

Die meer en meer ons daaroor praat, the more and more the animosity starts to set in because I’m a professional doing what I do. I’ve done it at this high level for so long, en my gewig klas 147 for so long. You want to move up into my weight, then move up. Don’t be scared. Don’t be worried. Don’t be afraid. Put your skill on the line along with your record. Put everything on the line. Put it all on the line at 147. Don’t put it at 144 en dan nie wil praat oor dit.

I’m not going to worry about it. We still maintain our professionalism and come into this fight and this weigh-in the way we’re supposed to. No personal animosity towards Adrien Broner. I know him, maar ek ken hom van 'n afstand.

Met wat gesê word, dit is altyd meer van 'n nie, “Hey, hoe doen jy?” tipe van 'n verhouding, nie 'n “Kom ons gaan na die klub vanaand” tipe verhouding en ook, nie 'n “Hoekom is jy praat met my jy? Ek kon iewers veg jy,” relationship. So, we’re cool. The night of the fight, sal ons vyande vir 12 rondes, or however many rounds it lasts. Na dit, Ek sal wees wie ek is en wees professionele en laat die boks sorg van homself.

Q

Is dit die gewig voel goed, of sien jy jouself beweeg terug tot welterweight na hierdie?

S. Dra

Dit is duidelik dat ons het hierdie skuif vir 'n rede, and that was to fight the kid. Na dit, I don’t think there’ll be any other reason for me to move any lower than 147. It’s not going to be a problem this fight, but it’s not something that I want to entertain in the future. I’m a 147-pound fighter, simple as that. Anyone I fight will be a strong 147-pound fighter, not a blown-up 140-pound fighter and not a took-down 154-pounder. We look to fight everyone at their best, en my beste gaan wees 144 Saterdag.

K. Swanson

Goed. That actually was your last media question, maar ek gaan vir jou 'n vraag vra myself, something that I actually shared with Errol Spence too. It’s Father’s Day weekend for the big boxing weekend in Las Vegas. Ek dink almal in die boks weet oor die noue, intimate relationship that the Porters have. I’d like, Shawn, vir jou om te deel met ons wat jou pa vir jou beteken en wat jy beplan vir Vadersdag ná Saterdag nag.

S. Dra

Eerlik, I’m happy that this fight has come at this time. My dad and I have worked extremely hard together for a very long time doing this sport. What better way to celebrate or wake up and just be proud of what we’ve done the night before, as 'n familie, as 'n span? Ek is opgewonde oor wat hierdie stryd is die aand voor Vadersdag, en ek sien uit daarna om te kan wakker word en gaan oor na die volgende kamer en wakker my pa en net verwonder aan wat ons gedoen het, natuurlik, nie net in die ring, maar wat ons nou as 'n gesin en as 'n span.

Hy beteken die wêreld vir my, en hy weet dat. I definitely know I mean the world to him. I’ve said this before, die liefde wat ons het, dat ons deel, ons dat dra na die ring met mekaar, and it’s unparalleled. You can’t match it. Dit beteken 'n baie. That makes a difference during the fight.

K. Swanson

Leonard, Ek wil graag om dit te draai om jou vir die laaste kommentaar.

L. Ellerbe

Goed. I just want to clear up this whole weight issue. It seems that there’s a lot of back and forth about the weight. Both fighters have agreed to fight this fight Saturday at 144 pounds max. I want to be clear with that, 144 pounds max. Both fighters agree upon that. The fans are expecting a great fight, and I think that both fighters will be at their best come Saturday night. Both fighters have had an excellent camp and have prepared to fight at the weight, and both fighters know what to expect from each other. They know each other very well. They both have great strengths, en ek dink dit gaan 'n baie opwindende stryd kom Saterdag nag.

Ek is baie beïndruk met Shawn Porter, with what he’s been able to do as a professional. What I like the most about Shawn is his confidence. As a young veteran, he’s willing to get in there with anybody and those are the things that are a rare attribute when what you see with young fighters. A lot of fighters talk the talk, but they’re not willing to step up. Soos ek gesê het, one of the most impressive things that I personally admire about Shawn is that he’s willing to get in there with anybody. He’s even called out Floyd Mayweather. He’s willing to get in there with Floyd, and that’s what I like. The guy’s willing to put it on the line, lê dit op die lyn, doen wat dit neem om hul gesin te voed en aan die ondersteuners te gee wat hulle wil hê.

Ons sien uit na Saterdag nag, 'n groot stryd vir die ondersteuners. Dankie aan almal vir tuning in.

K. Dra

Jy man se het 'n groot vergadering is daar, good questions. We’re feeling good, so we’re looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday. Thanks for having us.

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