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Pittsburgh, PA. (Feb. 19, 2015) - Pittsburgh nyiam thiab undefeated Welterweight Sammy Vasquez tipped lub teev ntawm 147 ¼ phaus thiab Emmanuel Lartey ntsuas 146 ½ phaus thaum lub sij hawm Thursday lub hauj lwm hnyav-nyob rau hauv rau tag kis tus ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tripleheader.
Vasquez (17-0, 13 Kos), uas tau khob qhov rooj tawm cuaj ncaj tw, thiab Lartey (17-2, 8 Kos, 1 NC), ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y.. los ntawm txoj kev ntawm Ghana, uas tau yeej tsis tau khob qhov rooj cia, yuav ua tau raws li nyob rau hauv lub 10-round Welterweight ntsiab kev tshwm sim, nyob rauSHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT, ncua nyob rau hauv lub sab hnub poob ntug dej hiav txwv) los ntawm CONSOL Zog Center nyob rau hauv Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature ntawm lub Goossen Promotions tripleheader, yav tas los cov neeg uas coj Cuban pib xyaum ua lub hnub qub thiab tam sim no peb-ranked Qhov teeb HeavyweightHumberto Savigne (12-1, 9 Kos, 1 NC), ntawm Miami ntawm Guantánamo, Teb chaws Cuba, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated Craig Baker (15-0, 11 Kos), ntawm Baytown, Texas, nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw. Savigne measured 176 phaus thiab Neeg ua mov ci tiv kev txom nyem-nyob rau hauv 174 phaus.
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw ntawm cov telecast, feemxyuam southpaw thiab WBA Tsis. 7 ranked featherweight Claudio Marrero (17-1, 13 Kos), ntawm Miami los ntawm txoj kev ntawm cov koom pheej Dominican, yuav fim southpaw Orlando Rizo (18-5, 11 Kos) ntawm Managua, Nicaragua, nyob rau hauv ib yim-round match. Marrero stepped-in at 126 ¼ phaus thaum lub sij hawm Rizo yog nyob rau ntawm 126 phaus.
Nam daim pib luv nqi thaum $238, $100, $60, $40 thiab $25 rau menyuam kawm ntawv thiab cov tub rog nrog siv tau ID (Box Office Tsuas), ntxiv uas siv nqi, rau "Tus muaj nuj nqis ntawm Pittsburgh III" yog on muag khoom los ntawm cov Dick lub Ntaus pob ncaws pob khoom Box Office ntawm CONSOL Zog Center, Ticketmaster.com, tag nrho Ticketmaster outlets los yog them nyiaj los ntawm tus xov tooj ntawm 800-745-3000. Nqi kom $5 nyob rau hauv lub hnub ntawm cov kev tshwm sim. Qhov rooj yuav qhib nyob rau hauv lub hmo ntuj ntawm cov kev tshwm sim ntawm 6 p.m. nrog tus thawj tswb ntawm 6:30 p.m.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi lub tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais ua ntej Thursday lub luj-nyob rau hauv:
SAMMY VASQUEZ
“This fight is definitely going to be exciting. I can’t talk trash about Emmanuel – he’s a tough guy who has faced two U.S. Olympians and never been dropped. So there’s not much I can say about him.
“I’m looking to open up some flaws. I’ve seen a couple of things I can do to maybe make him hit that canvas.
“I hope everybody tunes in. We’ve trained hard and this is just the beginning. It’s the start of 2015 and by the end of the year I hope to be a top contender or get a title shot. But I have to get past Emmanuel first and that won’t be easy.”
Emmanuel Lartey:
"Nws tsis tau ntsib hom mav hais tias kuv twb ntsib; he hasn’t faced the opposition that I have. He’s going to be surprised when he steps in the ring with me.
"Ua Tsis, I’m not worried about fighting in his hometown. I can win with a decision, tab sis kuv yuav nrhiav tus knockout kom ib tug hneev taw thiab ua ib daim ntawv qhia.
“He’s definitely underestimating me. Sammy has built up his record with cupcakes.
“This is going to be a good test for him and a good test for me. I’m going to be the one walking out with a W.”
HUMBERTO SAVIGNE:
"Kuv tsis txhob noj tej tus nrog sib ntaus maj mam. Kuv paub Baker yuav sim mus ua txhaum rau kuv, tab sis kuv twb kawm nyuaj heev thiab, nyob rau hauv tag nrho ua siab ncaj, Kuv zoo dua nws yog. Tsis txhob noj kuv tsis ncaj ncees lawm, I’m not overlooking him. I’m just determined to win, thiab kuv yuav, los ntawm kev txiav txim siab los yog knockout.
"Kuv paub tias kuv tab tom sib ntaus sib tua ib tug nyuaj txiv leej tub, but I’ve trained hard and this is my year. I’m lucky to be surrounded by such of great team.
"Kuv xav hais tias 2015 yog kuv xyoo. Kuv ranked thib peb nyob rau hauv lub Qhov, thiab hais tias tsuas yog vim hais tias kuv muaj rau lub hlis ntawm inactivity, txwv tsis pub kuv yuav ob. Tom qab Baker, Kuv xav [Adonis] Stevenson.
"Kuv xav kiv cua yuav tau npaj, sit back and enjoy because I’m going to give them a real show. I’m going to make Baker see fireworks.”
Craig neeg ua mov ci:
“This is the fight I’ve been waiting for. I’m finally getting an opportunity to make a statement and surprise some people. I know I’m the underdog, but that doesn’t bother me. I’m undefeated for a reason. He’s the one with a loss on his record.
“A win would do wonders for my career. It would open up the door to some great opportunities.
“It will be an interesting fight. I’ll play it by ear, tab sis kuv yuav npaj mus yuav tus tus tsim txom thiab kuv npaj txhij mus 10 rounds. "
Claudio MARRERO:
“I’m not intimidated by Rizo’s amateur accomplishments. If he says he trained hard, zoo, Kuv kawm puas tau nyuaj tshaj nws. Kuv xav tias nws yog ib tug uas tsis paub dab tsi nws yog nyob rau hauv rau. Cia siab rau kuv - qhov no yog tsis mus yuav ib hnub twg nyob rau hauv lub tiaj ua si. Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug tsov rog.
"Kuv xav Orlando Rizo hmoov zoo. Nws yuav tsum tau nws tsis tau khob qhov rooj cia.
"Kuv tsis yog ib tug thoob khib nyiab talker. Nws yog tsuas tsis yog kuv style. Kuv ua tag nrho cov tham kuv yuav tsum tau ua li cas rau kuv ruaj ruaj rau hauv lub nplhaib. "
Orlando curl:
"Kuv paub tias qhov no yog tsis mus ua tau ib tug yooj yim sib ntaus. Kuv paub Claudio Marrero yog tawv, but I’m ready for him. I’ve been training very hard for him. Nws zoo dua yuav npaj txhij, vim hais tias kuv paub tias kuv yog.
"Kuv tsis xav hais tias nws tau tiv thaiv leej twg zoo li kuv. Kuv pib xyaum ua ntawv yog neeg ncaj. Kuv yog ib tug plaub-lub sij hawm cov tub rog boxing yeej, peb-lub sij hawm Central American yeej thiab yav tas los Nicaraguan thiab FECARBOX zus. Kuv kuj tau txais ib tug Bronze puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub 2007 Yias-American ua si nyob rau hauv Brazil. Yog li ntawd nws zoo dua yuav npaj txhij rau ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus, vim hais tias kuv tsis mus ua rau nws yooj yim rau nws.
"Claudio Marrero zoo dua muaj nws A-kev ua si rau, vim hais tias kuv tab tom tuaj mus coj nws down. "
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Hais txog ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Txij thaum nws inception nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2001, lub critically acclaimed SHOWTIME boxing series, ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tau featured hluas txuj ci sib phim nyuaj. Lub ShoBox philosophy yog televise exciting, neeg coob coob-pleasing thiab sib tw ntais thaum npaj ib qhov tseeb hauv av rau kam zeem muag txiav txim sib ntaus rau ib lub ntiaj teb title. Ib co ntawm cov loj hlob daim ntawv teev cov 58 neeg tua hluav taws uas tau tshwm sim rau ShoBox thiab advanced rau garner ntiaj teb no lub npe muaj xws li: Lwm Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams thiab ntau yam ntxiv.