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Lisa Milner
Daalụ, ọrụ. Thanks everyone for calling in. We have a great call today to talk about the debut of PBC on CBS taking place next Saturday, April 4th, si Pepsi Egwuregwu nke dị n'Ogige Quebec City, Canada. We are going to start with the main event guys it’s Adonis Stevenson, ìhè heavyweight n'ụwa onye mmeri; na-enye ọzụzụ, “Sugar” Hill; Saki Taurus, mbụ ibu middleweight n'ụwa onye mmeri; na-enye ọzụzụ, Kevin Cunningham. We will also have Artur Beterbiev later. His opponent is training in Spain. Ya mere, he will not be joining us. Ma, first let’s get some opening comments from the fighters and their trainers. Adonis, ị ga-enye anyị a ntakịrị ihe ọmụma banyere otú ọzụzụ na-aga na-eduga n'ime ọzọ izu agha izu?
Adonis Stevenson
N'ihi niile media. Achọrọ m ekele Al Haymon, m njikwa, great job. This is a good person for me and fight on CBS since like ’80 like Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali. Ị mara, this is amazing. And the first championship they want to start in Canada, Quebec City. This is amazing. And I’m very glad to be part of that.
L. Milner
Great. “Sugar” Hill, i nwere ike tinye ihe ọ bụla iji na ihe ọzụzụ ma ọ bụ na-ekwu banyere otú Adonis na-eme na ha mara ụlọikwuu?
“Sugar” Hill
The training camp is going fantastic. We are here in his hometown of Montreal training at his gym. His gym is just opening. Ya mere, this would be the first training camp held at this gym and for such a fight of this magnitude where Adonis is defending his world championship for the fifth time. I’ve only been here for one week any other time, but Montreal is a great place and a great place for training as well. The city has been so good and warm welcoming me here, m na-ahụ ihe mere Adonis hụrụ Montreal, m na-ahụ ihe mere Montreal hụrụ Adonis nakwa.
L. Milner
Great. Daalụ. Sakio, i nwere ike na-enye anyị a ngwa ngwa oghere kwuru banyere ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu?
Saki Taurus
Ọ dị mma, na mbụ, I want to thank everybody for giving me this big opportunity at the world title. . My training camp is going really well. Achọrọ m na-ekele Chineke, ị mara, to give me this opportunity. Ọzọ, we have a good training camp here. Everyone is happy. Obi dị m anụrị, and my coach is happy. All my kingdom is happy. I’m just looking for on April 4th, na-atọ oge n'ụwa onye mmeri.
L. Milner
Awesome. Daalụ. Mr. Cunningham, ị nọ ebe ahụ? Could you add anything to that?
Kevin Cunningham
Ee. To piggyback on what Sakio has just said, anyị na-na nwere ezigbo ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu, great sparing. Everything is going well. Sakio understands the opportunity that’s before him, and we look to come to Canada and Montreal. And we’re going to into Adonis’ hometown. Ya mere, M na e nwere, mere na. You got to go into the lion’s den and take the title. So that’s what we’re working on doing and that’s what we plan on doing.
L. Milner
Great. Daalụ. Na na na, we’re going to go ahead and open it up for questions from the media. Operator, ị pụrụ biko mee na?
Ẹdọhọ
Adonis, so much talk about you fighting the other light heavyweight champions and who the real light heavyweight champion of the world is. What are your thoughts about these other guys and it is interfering with your concentration for your fight with Sakio on April 4th na CBS?
A. Stevenson
Yeah, M na ha nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-ekwu banyere na, ma m nnọọ lekwasịrị anya Bika now, because Bika is in my face now. I don’t see anybody. I don’t see anybody in my face now. It’s Bika. And I don’t underestimate him, na m nnọọ njikere maka ya. M ga-adị njikere maka ya April 4th. Ya mere, m elekwasị anya bụ na Bika. Na m maara na ha nwere ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwu okwu m banyere otú ọgụ a, kama m na nnọọ uche na nke a Ihọd.
Ẹdọhọ
Gịnị bụ usoro maka ọgwụ ule tupu April 4th?
A. Stevenson
Atọ oge na ọzụzụ na otu oge bụ elekere isii in the morning. Ya mere, they come into the condo and to do a drug test and two times in the training after sparing. I think it’s good for the boxers, to protect them. I’m very glad about that. And when I got to fight, Mgbe m na-eme ule, ị mara? Ya mere, ọ bụghị nke mbụ m na-eme ule, but I always to do it. This is fantastic, M hụrụ n'anya na.
Ẹdọhọ
Ì chere na ọ dị mkpa ka ọkpọ nwere ụdị ule?
A. Stevenson
N'ezie ọ dị mkpa n'ihi na, bụ-enyere gị aka. Ya mere, ọ dị oké mkpa iji jide n'aka na ihe niile na-aga nke ọma. Ma nke ahụ bụ akụkụ nke ịkụ ọkpọ na nke ahụ bụ mmalite. Dị m obi ụtọ ma na-enwe obi ụtọ ma na-akwado na.
Ẹdọhọ
Sakio, gịnị ka i chere banyere nke ahụ?
S. Taurus
M na-eche na ọ bụ nnọọ, dị nnọọ mma n'ihi na m nwere [unintelligible] since I’ve been here. I think it’s good for the new generation. It goes for this sport. Maka m, Echere m na ọ bụ nke zuru okè. Ọ bụ zuru okè n'ihi, mere ọtụtụ ndị [unintelligible] ịla ezumike nká [unintelligible] drug and they never get tested. And now with new generation, Echere m na ọ bụ ihe dị nnọọ mma, ị mara, for younger kids to try to see if they want to win. Once you come in this sport you have to have been clean. Ọ bụ a zuru okè nzukọ ka ndị mmadụ aka ma na-ele ha ule. Ọ bụ zuru okè ihe ime.
Ẹdọhọ
Ya mere, ma ndị ị ga-anwale ugboro atọ, ugboro abụọ n'oge ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu, otu oge tupu agha? Is that correct, ụmụ okorobịa?
A. Stevenson
Amaghị m ihe m maka ya, but for me it’s three time. And we do a piss test, na anyị na-eme a ọbara ule, kwa.
S. Taurus
Yeah, for me it was three time. Then two blood test–like blood test and piss test. This is the third time them testing me since I was here.
Ẹdọhọ
The ajụjụ mbụ na a gwara ya ka Adonis banyere ya nkwadebe maka na-abịa ọgụ ma na-ihe ndọpụ uche gburugburu niile ga-eme n'ọdịnihu nwere ndị na-emegide, Ga-amasị m na-esi tinye otu ajụjụ na-Adonis ọzọ.
A. Stevenson
Ị mara, ụdị stof ka Bika bụ nke ọhịa na egosiwo ọ bịa–ị mara, he just keep coming. The kind of stuff like that, I love this kind of stuff because he’s large and keep pressuring. And so, ọ na-egosi ma ọ bụrụ na ị na-eme a ndudue dị ka na mgbe ahụ ọ ga-abụ a knockout nnọọ anya ke agha.
Ẹdọhọ
My ajụjụ bụ n'ihi na “Sugar” Hill. “Sugar”, M nnọọ chọrọ ịmata ma ọ bụrụ na ị na-masịrị ẹbọ na a họọrọ n'ihi na nke a na-abịa ọgụ, ma ọ bụrụ na nke a bụ ụdị nke ule na ị na-achọ ka a na-enye ọzụzụ.
S. Hill
Dị ka na-achọ a kwaa Adonis ọgụ–and actually it doesn’t really matter to me. I’m happy with the selection of Sakio Bika. I have no problem with his style. I actually like the style because he’s coming forward. He wants to fight, and Adonis loves to fight. Adonis likes to go to toe-to-toe, and he likes to box. This is important for the maturity and, n'ihi na Adonis ịmụtakwu ihe banyere ọkpọ ga-enwe ike ịbụ na ya na a fighter ka Sakio Bika, onye bụ onye a siri ike, kpebisiri na siri ike vetiran ndị nwere ike idi. He can take a punch. He’s never been knocked out or anything like that. Ya mere, nke a bụ ohere Adonis ka ma eleghị anya na-aga 12 agba ma ọ bụ n'ime ka e mesịrị agba, nke nwere ike iru ma tinye ya ọrụ dị ka na-alụ ọgụ mgbe e mesịrị agba, nke o nwere ike ime. Nke a na-agha ebe a na Bika bụ a ule, na Adonis hụrụ n'anya na-na-na-anwale. I love for him to be tested as well. This is the only thing that’s going to make him grow and become more of a talented fighter and become a bigger superstar.
Ẹdọhọ
Adonis, ị na-achọ na a siri ike 12 gburugburu agha ma ọ bụ ka ị na-ahụ ya dị ka na-akpali dị ka ịbụ ndị mbụ ga-akụ aka a Ihọd ma ọ bụrụ na na ohere ọnọde onwe ya?
A. Stevenson
It is motivation for me. That’s why I train very hard. I know he’s large as well in his punch. And he wants to keep me pressured. I love this kind of style. And if he goes for 12 agba m njikere maka 12 agba. I fight and spar. My fight is, n'idebem na-azụ n'ihi na 12 rounds.When m ga-esi na mgbanaka, M na-achọ na-knockout. I don’t look for the 12 gburugburu. If he goes the distance or 12 agba, this is not a problem. M nwere ike igbe. I’m beautiful. I got a good skill. I’m a Superman. Ya mere, it’s not a problem for me. Ma, first I’m looking for a knockout. And I think any boxer going in the ring to fight always looks for a knockout. Mgbe ụfọdụ, it’s not like that. Ma, m, M na-achọ na-knockout. And Emanuel said knockouts sell.
Ẹdọhọ
You said that you weren’t impressed with Kovalev’s performance over Jean Pascal. Do you want to put on a better performance? Do you feel pressure to put on a better performance since you said that? What do you think about that?
A. Stevenson
I’m not going to put pressure on myself. “Superman” na-adịghị mgbali. M na-aga iji m ọkpọ nkà, ma m na-aga iji isi m mgbanaka. I don’t have to put pressure on something like that. I don’t feel like that. I’m the man. I’m the guy to get beat.
Ẹdọhọ
Ndi Sakio Bika mbụ iro ha kwuru na ha na ị?
A. Stevenson
Yeah, it was the first. He was the first to open. We’re happy, and we don’t have a problem. And I know Sakio he was light–emela, super middleweight champion. It’s very good, n'ihi na ọ bụ ezi oku okpu. He was champion last two fights. That’s a good opportunity for him, kwa, aga site na ìhè a heavyweight m ọgụ. And it’s a good opportunity for me, kwa.
Ẹdọhọ
M chọrọ ịjụ gị ihe mgbe ka ị na-agwa onwe gị, “M na-alụ ọgụ,” ma ọ bụ “M chọrọ ịlụ agha Sergey Kovalev ka jikota niile eriri na nkewa.” At what point did you say that in your career?
A. Stevenson
I don’t think about Kovalev now. I think about Bika. It doesn’t matter what I said now because I have a fight coming up with Bika. Ma, n'aka na m chọrọ ịlụ agha n'ihi na utu aha, ma ugbu a,–n'ihi na ugbu a, m na-na na nwetara Bika na ihu m.
Ẹdọhọ
Ị na-adịghị ahụ masịrị ya n'ụzọ na Kovalev anya ke agha ndị ọzọ izu megide onwa. Gịnị mere?
A. Stevenson
I’m not impressed by it because this is the first big fight Pascal had since Bernard and he fights one time a year before Bernard Hopkins. Ya mere, in four years he fights one time. Ya mere, na ihe mere na abụghị m masịrị banyere na, n'ihi na onwa bụghị ifịk oku okpu dị ka o ji na-azụ na ụbọchị.
Ẹdọhọ
Ị maara na Kovalev, because of the WBC is going to be mandatory. I want to know how hard will you press for that mandatory if you’re successful again.
A. Stevenson
N'ezie, Ama m. I’m ready to fight a title. Ma, M ka m otu, Al HAYMON, na-eche banyere na. Then after that Kovalev we can unify the title. It’s not a problem for me because the two titles he gets now he gets Bernard Hopkins’ aha, na m ga na-alụ ọgụ Bernard Hopkins.
Ẹdọhọ
Nke a bụ a ọgụ na-aga na-na telivishọn mba ke United States, free TV. Have you given any thought about the fact that you’ll be performing in front of an audience probably bigger than has ever seen you fight ever?
A. Stevenson
N'ezie. This is a good opportunity for that. And first of all, Achọrọ m ekele Al Haymon n'ihi na, kwa, n'ihi na, that’s him putting on the show. And since Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, back in the day it was free. Ugbu a, we offer the public the fight for free and that’s a great opportunity for me. Ya mere, I have a good performance for Sakio Bika. Ma, I know Sakio Bika is a tough opponent and he’s very awkward and tough. We’ll prepare for that, anyị na-njikere. Ọ bụ na-nnọọ mma maka na-eto eto na ụmụaka, na-ekiri ndị agha. Ọ bụ ezigbo ohere maka mmadụ nile.
Ẹdọhọ
Na na nnukwu nwere na-ege ntị na-ekiri agaghị na-etinye gị na a ọnọdụ ebe ị na-achọ a knockout?
A. Stevenson
N'ezie. That gives me a lot of motivation. That’s why I train really hard for this fight and watch–ya mere ndị mmadụ na-ekiri m. Since Muhammad Ali, I’m the first to be poor and the projects. Ya mere, M nke ukwuu, nnọọ obi ụtọ, and I’m going to put a good performance. Like Emanuel said, knockouts ere.
Ẹdọhọ
Adonis, ebe ị na-azụ nke a izu? Ọzọkwa, mgbe ị na-n'ezie aga Quebec City?
A. Stevenson
You know I opened a new gym in Quebec City. This is a good opportunity for me to train in my hometown. This is the first time since 2011. M nwere ike ịhụ m nwa ewu, kwa. Ya mere, M hụrụ n'anya na. And we train very hard, m na m na-enye ọzụzụ. We put the hard work pay off. This is different. This is a good opportunity for me, na m hụrụ n'anya na.
Ẹdọhọ
Ya mere, ị na Quebec City now ahụ?
A. Stevenson
I’m in Montreal now. Quebec City, M na-aga na nke a izu.
Ẹdọhọ
Ya mere, mgbe ị ga-n'ezie gaa Quebec City?
A. Stevenson
Sunday.
Ẹdọhọ
Ọzọ, my question goes to Adonis. I just want to know if a knockout is the result that you absolutely need or would you be disappointed if you didn’t win by a knockout against Bika?
A. Stevenson
I know Bika is a tough opponent. Ya mere, M njikere maka 12 agba. Ọ bụrụ na ndị knockout bụ n'ebe, it’s there. If it’s not, it’s not. Ma, na mgbanaka, M na-achọ na-knockout. Ya mere, ọ dịghị mkpa ka m, but I’m always looking for the knockout. That’s a Kronk. The Kronk Gym and my team we’re looking for that. Since the Kronk it’s been a while. They’re always looking for the knockout. If you’re training in the Kronk Gym and any fighter is looking for the knockout.
Ẹdọhọ
Ma, ọ pụrụ ịdị ize ndụ mgbe niile na-achọ a knockout n'ihi na mgbe ahụ ma ọ bụrụ na ị na-adịghị na ya dị ka ngwa ngwa dị ka ị chọrọ mgbe ahụ, ị nwere ike nweta pụọ gị ịke nke ọkpọ. Is that something that worries you?
A. Stevenson
Anyị nwere ike na-aga 12 gburugburu. It’s not a problem for me. We train for that. We train for that. I can go 12 gburugburu. And I’m from Kronk Gym, Detroit. And this place, anyị nwere ezi, ezi ọzụzụ dị ka Emanuel “Sugar” Hill. They know boxing. They teach me very well my skill and everything and my balance. They know boxing. And so, ha maara na ọ bụrụ na knockout bụ n'ebe, ma anyị na-aga na-arụ ọrụ. We’re going to use the good ability to go for 12 agba. It’s not a problem.
Ẹdọhọ
Sakio, M nnọọ chọrọ ịmata, otú ọ na-adị gị na ọzụzụ a mara ụlọikwuu na-azụ n'ihi na a ìhè heavyweight agha mgbe ọ nọrọ mara mma nke ukwuu gị dum ọrụ na a ibu middleweight?
S. Taurus
M na-eche na ọ bụ ihe ịma aka ọhụrụ gbagoo ma na-agbalị na-alụ ọgụ na nnukwu ehi. Mgbe ị na-ahụ m na Usoro, ọ dịghị onye na mgbe chọrọ m ọgụ. Ọ bụ mgbe niile a ntakịrị siri ike n'ihi na ndị mmadụ na-achọghị m ọgụ. N'ihi na m na ọ bụ nnukwu ihe ịma aka n'ihi na Stevenson, Adonis bụ oké mmeri na m chọrọ ịghọ ụwa onye mmeri na ndụ. Dị m n'aka na m nwere ike ijikwa ya. Na-abịa April 4, n'ihi na m na-enwe ezi nkwadebe, , a oké na-agabiga na onye, M nnọọ na-achọ gị aka ịhụ otú m nwere ike ijikwa nnukwu ehi. Adonis bụ onye mbụ m na a arọ, but I just feel confident, M na-eche mma. Adịla m njikere, ị mara, na-aga n'ebe ahụ ma na-egosi ndị mmadụ na ụwa m nwere ike iti Adonis Stevenson on April 4. I want to tell the big bull. I want to move up in light heavyweight division, naApril 4 ndị mmadụ na-aga na-ahụ ya.
Ẹdọhọ
Ndi arọ obi mma n'ihi na ị? Do you see yourself staying at light heavyweight?
S. Taurus
M na-ahụ m, dị ka a ìhè heavyweight. M na-ahụ onwe m na ìhè heavyweight n'ihi na ị na-ahụ ọtụtụ ụwa akaebe. For me just it’s just a challenge. I want to challenge myself. M nwere ike ime ìhè arọ mfe. It would be a struggle to do super middleweight. Ị mara, M nwere ike ime ìhè heavyweight n'ezie mfe. M ike ijikwa nnukwu ehi, n'ihi na m na aka na onye ọ bụla. This is a big opportunity for me to try to see if can I handle the big bull. I can handle Adonis. dị ka April 4, I will try to test myself. You all ready? Adịla m njikere. M ihe m nkwadebe,. Anyị na-akụziri nnọọ ike maka nke a ọgụ. M dị na-achọ na-abịa Quebec na-elekọta azụmahịa.
Ẹdọhọ
N'otu oge ahụ na ị bụ na Sergey Kovalev / Jean onwa agha, i wee ruo HBO nkọwa n'oge, Bernard Hopkins, and you told him that you guarantee that you will fight Sergey Kovalev. I wanted to see what your answer was to what you think of Sergey Kovalev and his performance na satọden'abalị a di na nwunye nke ngwụsị izu gara aga.
A. Stevenson
Onwa dịghị mkpa ugbu a n'ihi na anyị na-ekwu okwu banyere Bika. M na-aga na-alụ ọgụ April 4 na Bika. Ọ bụ nnọọ ihe siri ike na ihe banyere Bika na Kovalev abụghị onye ugbu a, mgbe m na-eche banyere agha na Kovalev na onwa na mgbe ahụ, mgbe m kwuru, “Ọfọn, yeah, M na-aga agha.” He’s not a person for me now. The person now is Bika.
Ẹdọhọ
Ị na-ekwe nkwa na gị ọzọ agha ga-emegide Kovalev azụ na May nke afọ gara aga mgbe 12 rounds against Fonfara. You beat Fonfara.
A. Stevenson
You can’t guarantee. It’s not working like that. It’s not football. It’s not hockey. And one punch can change anything. So now I got Bika in my face, na m nnọọ anya na Bika, because I know this guy gives problems to all the champions. He was champion. And I know this fighter is tough.
L. Milner
Na na na. Gentlemen, thank you so much for your time. I think this call really set in motion a great week and a half heading into the fight. Ya mere, thank you so much. We’re going to switch over to Mr. Beterbiev.
Artur Beterbiev
Na-amasị m ọzụzụ m, and I am training hard. And it was all planned. Ya mere, ya niile wee dị ka atụmatụ. Ọ bụ a dị oké njọ iro. M nwere ike na-eche na nwere na agha.
Ẹdọhọ
Artur, you defeated Sergey Kovalev in the amateurs. What do you think of him as far as a professional opponent right now?
A. Beterbiev
Ichebara ya niile okwu na ọ dịbeghị anya na-emepụta, Ga-amasị m na ya na-etinye ya azụ ya ebe ke ọkachamara.
Ẹdọhọ
Gịnị ka ị na-echeta banyere ya dị ka a Ihọd onye na-alụ ọgụ ị? What do you remember?
A. Beterbiev
M nwere a dị nnọọ mma na ebe nchekwa. Ya mere, M na-eti ya ugboro abụọ na-amu amu n'ohu, kama m na ihe na-elekwasị anya ga-eme n'ọdịnihu ugbu a. Ga-amasị m na-eti ya ọzọ.
Ẹdọhọ
Artur, nwere ike ị na-akọwa otú obi dị gị gị ọrụ a na-aga ruo n'ebe a?
A. Beterbiev
Na-amasị m na otú m na a na-ada m ọkachamara n'ọrụ. M na-azụ-adị kwa ụbọchị na-arụ ọrụ kwa ụbọchị na mgbe na-eche echiche banyere nke ahụ. Ana m agbalị mgbe ka mma ma melite m bụghị na ike akụkụ, as part of my preparation.I’m not a future teller. Ya mere, I’m ready to meet all the solid opponents. And I’m ready for the championship of the world, na m njikere maka ihe ọ bụla ikpe dịruru ná njọ.
Ẹdọhọ
Nke ọ bụla nwere mmasị n'ebe ị na-alụ ọgụ-eto eto nke Stevenson / Bika?
A. Beterbiev
M nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ onye.
Ẹdọhọ
Gịnị ka i chere nke Campillo na ihe ụdị nsogbu adịghị Campillo ọnọde gị n'ihi na o nwere nnọọ ihe ọkachamara ahụmahụ karịa ka o nwere?
A. Beterbiev
Ee, I have a lot of respect for Campillo because he’s very experienced. For sure he has more experience than I do. He has experience winning and losing, na ọ bụ a siri ike iro, ma ọgụ na-aga na-egosi ma ọ bụrụ na ya ọkachamara asụsụ pụrụ inyere ya aka na nke a agha.
Ẹdọhọ
Gịnị ka ị na-amụta site a knockdown?
A Beterbiev
I don’t think that was a knockdown. I just lost my balance for an instant. I recovered right away instantly. But I still think that this is a good lesson for me for this not to happen in the future. And I’m going to try to avoid any dangerous situations in my future.
Ẹdọhọ
Olee otú ị na-ahụ Campillo, ihe ụdị a fighter ọ bụ, ma ọ bụ n'ebe ọ bụla nke ya ịke–ọ bụla ọcha nke ya ịke na ike worrisome?
A. Beterbiev
Nke a bụ a siri ike opponent.He si na-arụ ọrụ nke ọma, very experienced at attack. He’s very experienced at defense. The agha na-aga na-egosi ihe na-aga ime.
L. Milner
Na na na, oké. Daalụ. Daalụ, Artur. Thanks everybody for being on. A special thanks to the media. This is a great show April 4th na mgbe nile CBS, PBC on CBS right from Quebec City. Ya mere, ekele gị nke ukwuu na-enwe oké ụbọchị.
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