| Kelly Swanson
Hatur nuhun, everybody, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, rék diajak saeutik saeutik ngeunaan nu cocog nepi, Kaula bade ngawanohkeun Chris DeBlasio, Wawakil Présidén Olahraga Communications pikeun SHOWTIME.
Chris DeBlasio
Hatur nuhun, Kelly. I’m going to keep this brief. I know we want to talk to the fighters on this card. But I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t represent for Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be on the call today, kumaha bungah kacida urang pikeun debut tina Julio Cesar Chavez JR. dina jaringan kami dina Saptu, April 18, pikeun urang doubleheader SHOWTIME Championship tinju. Eta nu keur jalan jadi peuting gede. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. dina peuting nu Andrzej Fonfara, a man that we know that really comes to fight. He brought it on his first fight on SHOWTIME last year when he fought Adonis Stevenson. And that was a thrilling affair. And we’re looking forward to a real test and a great challenge for Chavez Jr. And we’re excited to have him on behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME. We welcome both of you guys and, tangtosna, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Hatur nuhun, Kelly.
K. Swanson
Hatur nuhun, everybody. Oké. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., urut jawara dunya middleweight, Andrzej Fonfara, urut nu nangtang judul dunya, Julio Cesar Chavez SR. — urang kabéh apal saha anjeunna, jeung pasti keur nembongkeun hormat ka legenda gede yén manéhna téh, urang ngabagéakeun manéhna keur nélépon — Joe Goossen, anu palatih Julio sacara, jeung Sam Colonna, anu palatih Fonfara sacara.
Janten, dina waktos ayeuna, naon atuh nu remen sugan aya ménta Julio Cesar Chavez JR. nyieun muka qur'an ngeunaan ieu tarung jeung saeutik saeutik ngeunaan naon nu keur manéhna ngalakonan ayeuna di camp latihan jeung kumaha euy manéhna karasaeun ngeunaan tarung.
Julio Cesar Chavez JR.
I’m training very well. I’m training (dina luhur) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (jeung Abdi sia ngadeukeutan ka) beurat 172 kilogram. And I think I’m in great shape, anjeun terang? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.
K. Swanson
Oké. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, bisa ngobrol saeutik saeutik jeung ngabejaan urang kumaha ngarasa ngeunaan pajoang Jr?
Andrzej Fonfara
I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. nyaeta nu bajoang gede, jawara dunya. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Ayeuna, we start a sparring session. Anjeun terang, beurat mah alus. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, oge. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–anjeun terang, Aku siap for papanggih Chavez di ring April 18tur pintonkeun manehna mah ngaraos petinju leuwih alus.
K. Swanson
Oké. Alus teuing. Hatur nuhun pisan. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Janten, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, Rék nyieun pasangan hiji koméntar?
Joe Goossen
Hatur nuhun. Nomer hiji, I want to thank SHOWTIME because we’re very excited about performing for SHOWTIME on Julio’s debut fight with SHOWTIME. And that being said, anjeun terang, Julio pisan, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Jeung ayeuna, urang geus nepi di Tasik Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — Kuring saukur bisa ngabejaan ka maneh ieu — pisan dedicated ka ieu tarung, mental, fisik, and spiritually. He’s shown me that he’s willing to work very hard for this fight, which always works out well when a fighter cooperates in training. And he’s doing that 110 persen. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, nomer hiji, jadi gawé bareng Julio JR. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Sarta tangtu, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til April 18 to display all of Julio’s talents and to go there. And we’ve got one objective. And that’s to win the fight. With the way Julio’s training, I’m very confident in what we’re doing right now. Janten, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Jeung nu keur ceuk, hatur nuhun.
K. Swanson
Hatur nuhun. Ayeuna, Sam Colonna, lamun bisa méré urang comment hiji, terus urang gé muka up for patarosan.
Sam Colonna
Sumur, kahiji, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Tapi, anjeun terang, saméméh maranéhna meunang Julio Cesar Chavez ka fight, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Naon ngeunaan Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Ieu mah ceuk, ‘That’s the fight we want.’ The style is perfect for us. He comes right at us. And it’s going to be a great fight for Andrzej to show what the power and the dedication he has towards it. He knows that this fight here is going to bring him to the top. And it’s an honor to fight Julio Cesar Chavez. It’s somebody I wanted him to fight for years. But the weight was never the same. Andrzej moved up. And then now, it’s perfect. Janten, eta nu keur jalan jadi gelut gede. I think we’re going to bring a lot of action to this fight. And it’s going to be a jammed action fight. I’m glad that this fight happened. And I can’t wait for April 18.
K. Swanson
Oké. Hatur nuhun. Jeung ayeuna, paneuri tapi sanés panutup, Kuring remen pikeun meunangkeun pasangan komentar ti Julio Cesar Chavez SR. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Juli?
Julio Cesar Chavez SR.
I didn’t want this fight. Abdi terang éta, pikeun putra mah, I know it’s a hard fight. It’s a difficult fight. And I didn’t want it. Fonfara is very strong. But my son wanted this fight. He wanted fighters that have a high category. He wanted a hard fight. And he believed that winning this fight will give him more credibility. And that’s why he chose Fonfara.
Q
This is for Chavez Jr. Juli, kumaha Anjeun ngarasa datang off hiji layoff taun?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Abdi ngaraos séhat. Saha deui atuh nu hésé basa Anjeun keur off. Ieu hésé meunangkeun deui timing Anjeun. Tapi kuring geus geus latihan, working at my skills. And I think, anjeun terang, Aku yakin pisan sabab kuring geus spent sadaya nu hirup mah dina tinju. Aku dina taun 13th tina karir professional mah. Jadi kuring teu mikir ieu masalah sabab ieu tarung aya dina 172 kilogram. I don’t need to have a problem with weight. And at 172, I feel good in sparring. I feel good in training. And I think I’m ready for this fight and ready to win another world title.
Q
Diomongkeun éta judul dunya, kumaha Anjeun ngarasa ngeunaan guys kawas Adonis Stevenson jeung Sergey Kovalev?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, sanggeus ieu tarung, Kaula bade ka handap pikeun 168 jeung mondok di kelas beurat ieu. Hiji atawa dua taun ka tukang kuring pindah ka 175 tapi nu ieu teuing pikeun awak mah. Ayeuna, Aku 168. Tapi, pikeun sataun off, ieu tarung aya dina 172.
Q
Andrzej, kumaha Anjeun ngarasa fisik datang off perangna Adonis Stevenson?
A. Fonfara
Jigana mah némbongkeun againstStevenson nu ieu nu bajoang hiji. Fisik, Kuring ngarasa alus ayeuna. Saprak fight nu, I’ve been training much harder. Émutan abdi, alatan perang nu, Aku hiji petinju leuwih alus sabab, anjeun terang, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Kuring geus dilatih teuas for gelut ieu, siga, anjeun terang, Chavez says. He’s trained hard for this fight. But I always train hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s Chavez or whoever else, Mah sok ngaraos latihan teuas.
Q
Ieu boh Julio JR. and Sr. For Jr., kalawan nyata, aya hiji benefit jeung meureun aral hiji, oge, to having such a famous name. Benefit is that everybody knows your father and what he accomplished. And that brings you attention early in your career as it has. The possible drawback is that you’re always going to be compared to him, aya sababaraha bakal disebut ieu ampir hiji mungkin, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, kumaha upami nu, beungbeurat jeung kapentingan ngabogaan saperti ngaran kawentar?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Tapi, anjeun terang, Jigana ieu téh léngkah mangpaatkeun. Tapi ieu henteu mantuan kuring di ring. Kaula dibuktikeun dina ring. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, jumlah dua, jumlah tilu jeung nomer opat di 168 kilogram. Sarta kuring geus némbongkeun everybody, jelema, mah bisa ngalawan, oge. Kami hiji bajoang alus sarta (Kuring ditunda gelut alus). Jeung jelema siga tempo gelut mah. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, oge, gaya Fonfara nyaéta datang tarung, he’s a fighter with a great heart and great chin. And both of us will make a great fight.
J. Cesar Chavez Sr..
The name has helped. Kalawan atra, ayeuna teh mantuan meunangkeun perhatian, but we are very different. Manehna — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Fisik, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Janten, aya nu alus jeung goréng, and we understand that. Tapi, manéhna bajoang sorangan saukur kawas ieu.
Q
Am, you mentioned earlier that you had a lot of names mentioned for Andrzej before you finally settled on Chavez. Are you willing to reveal some of those names?
S. Tihang
Anjeun terang teu? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Tapi, aya saeutikna tilu, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, Kuring rék, 'Tuh nu bodo urang hayang,’ margi, kawas mah ceuk tadi, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, anjeun terang? He’s going to be right there for us. Janten, gaya nu bener, bener dicampur alus.
Q
Andrzej, Anjeun geus perang di middleweight, super middleweight, heavyweight cahaya. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, atawa Anjeun ngarasa anjeun lampu heavyweight bener?
A. Fonfara
Aku hiji bajoang heavyweight cahya. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. Mah biasana ngalawan di 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, siga, dua, tilu ratus dinar turun sabab, anjeun terang, basa kuring perang Stevenson taun ka tukang di Méi, Mah ieu 173 terus. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, anjeun terang? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.
Q
Juli Jr, sabaraha lega nyaeta eta kanggo Anjeun pikeun pamustunganana ngalawan sanggeus sataun? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Janten, kumaha teu eta ngarasa for nyaho ka tungtungna geus perang nepi ka payun?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Abdi ngaraos séhat. Kuring ngarasa gede, anjeun terang, because this problem offended me a lot mentally more than physically. But I’m really happy that this problem is better now. I have a fight in front of me. And you know, I’m not remembering anything about that. I’m just focusing on the fight April 18 pikeun Fonfara. Abdi ngaraos séhat, Kuring ngarasa gede. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Tapi kuring ngaraos bungah kacida jadi balik) ka ring.
Q
Joe Goossen, nu kaahlian ti Julio Cesar nu narjamahkeun anu pangalusna pikeun division heavyweight cahya?
J. Goossen
Sumur, kahiji off, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Maksad abdi, we’ve seen him box before. And we’ve seen him pressure before. I don’t want to tip my hand on what we’re going to do but we have studied the films. We’ve talked about the films of Andrzej. Sarta tangtu, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — dasarna, 172 is very close to 68. It’s a weight he’s fought at before. So I don’t think the weight is going to be a problem at all. The way he’s working right now and the weight he’s at right now, Jigana urang nuju bade bisa baé 172 mark quite easily. Tapi, deui, as far as what skills he has that we’re going to bring to the table is something that I think is private to us. But Julio Jr. is a multi-talented fighter. Just watching him spar yesterday, lamun urang diperlukeun kotak, he did it beautifully. And when we needed pressure in a few rounds, he pulled it off exactly how I like it. So I’m very confident that whatever style we bring and game plan we bring, urang geus bade suksés jeung éta.
Q
Dupi anjeun tiasa nyieun berat?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Nuhun. Sure. I’ll make 172 alatan kuring mayar $100,000 per hiji pound (lamun kuring teu ngalakukeun). Kuring teu bisa mayar nu jenis duit. Kuring geus kungsi ditimbang leuwih ti 172 dina perang. Hiji-hijina fight mah dijieun 172 téh mibanda Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, dina sagala bouts kajawaraan mah (Kuring pernah teu make beurat). Kuring henteu weruh naha Anjeun ménta kuring. Oké. Tiasa waé, Aku hiji bajoang leuwih badag, anjeun terang? I know I am a bigger fighter. Tapi, Kuring mah teu boga masalah. Jeung (lamun manéhna teu) teu nyieun berat, meureun kuring gé meunang $100,000 tambih deui.
Q
Janten, Juli, Anjeun geus hoping pikeun $100,000 ti Andrzej Fonfara, tapi nu nuju nyebutkeun yén anjeunna teu kudu asa $100,000 ti Anjeun?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Entong, entong. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, anjeun terang, margi (Kuring datang di korek api). Anjeun terang, beurat kasebut cukup alus Jigana boh pejuang.
Q
Bisa ngobrol ngeunaan kaputusan Anjeun boga Joe Goossen di sudut Anjeun, Anjeun ngarasa, salaku hasil gelut Vera, nu ngahutang fans kinerja hiji?
J. Cesar Chavez JR.
Sumur, I’ve known Joe Goossen for a long time. He’s a great trainer. He’s a great person. He’s somebody that motivates fighters. And we have a true connection. We’ve connected again. And I like him a lot. I like that he’s a hard worker, just like me. And I think, bareng, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, Kuring bisa nyaritakeun yén, this show is for the people. Eta nu keur jalan jadi gelut gede. It’s going to be a better fight. Jeung ayeuna, jeung pausahaan promotion anyar mah jeung nyaho nu lawan mah bade jadi sateuacanna, Jigana eta nu keur jalan jadi peuting gede.
K. Swanson
That was our last question. Janten, deui, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. jeung Andrzej Fonfara dina Saptu, April 18, ti StubHub Center di Carson, Calif., hirup dina SHOWTIME di 10:00 p.m. AND, 7:00 p.m. PT. Thank you so much for joining us.
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Tiket acara, nu CO-diwanohkeun ku Goossen promosi jeung Chavez promosi, nu dibanderol di $200, $150, $100, $50 jeung $25, ditambah pajeg lumaku, waragad jeung ongkos layanan, anu diobral ayeuna jeung sadia keur meuli online di AXS.com.
Chavez JR. vs. Fonfara, nyaeta bout 12-buleud nu lumangsung di StubHub Center di Carson, Calif. jeung bakal hawa dina SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT). Nu SHOWTIME Championship tinju telecast oge bakal sadia di Spanyol via programming audio sekundér (SAP).
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