SHOWTIME BOXING NAZIOARTEKO® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs Live At 5 p.m. ETA/PT SHO EXTEME on
NEW YORK (Abendu. 1, 2015) - SHOWTIME Kirolak® defendatzeko titlist arteko WBO Middleweight Munduko Txapelketa aurkeztuko du Andy Lee eta unbeaten CHALLENGER Billy Joe Saunders on Saturdaeta, Abendu. 19, bizi SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. ETA/PT) Manchesterreko, Ingalaterra.
The SHOWTIME BOXING NAZIOARTEKO eskaintza Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein eta Paulie Malignaggi before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. ETA/PT.
"Ilusioa goi middleweights of matchup garrantzitsu hori emateko AEBetara joan gara. Ikusleek,"Esan Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, eta borroka honetan irabazle berak eraman beharko zenuke Showdown edo bateratze nagusietako bat 2016. egiteko "
Irlandako Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) hutsik WBO titulua irabazi seigarren integrala gero-boladan of TKO batekin Matt Korbov abenduan 2014. The 6-oinez-2, 31-Urte zahar sei-borroka irabazi marra bat zegoen boxeo split 12-borobil bat boladan txapeldun ohia batekin marraztu aurretik Peter Quillin apirilean 11, 2015, Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 Quillin for, 113-112 Lee eta 113-113.
Pasatu baino lehen pro Lee goi amateur bat zen eta Irlandako irudikatzen batean 2004 Olinpiar Jokoak Atenasen.
"Handia da U.S nire zale. me eta Saunders arteko borroka ikusi ahal izango eta nik zirraragarria izango da bermatzen dut,"Lee esan.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Erresuma Batua, WBO en No da. 1 middleweight contender. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer azken Uztailaren 24 Londresen.
Duela bi hasten, ohar-merezi, bere ibilbideko garaipen gehien, 5-oinez-11, Saunders 12-txandan split erabaki bat hartu baino Chris Eubank Jr.. Aza on. 29, 2014, Londresen. Guztiak Saunders 'borroka bat baizik lekua hartu dute Ingalaterran; bestea Ipar Irlandan izan da.
Saunders ere bazen lortzen amateurra; Ingalaterra irudikatzen zuen ere 2008 Olinpiar Jokoetan urterekin welterweight gisa 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom beeney.
"Hau gau masibo bat da niretzat eta ilusioa hori atera zuzenean joan Ameriketara naiz,” Saunders said. “The U.S. viewers will get to see just what I can do when I face Lee and become world champion. It’s a big boost for me and takes the fight to another level when American TV comes on board and then you know it’s a big fight on the world stage. I hope that (Gennady) Golovkin eta (Miguel) Cotto bai behaketa egingo du Dut azkar beraien mailara hurbildu eta jasoko dute, zer naiz buruzko ikusteko. "
Sustatzailea Frank Warren esan, "Pozik Showtime hori da orain, telebista Lee vs naiz. Saunders U.S bizi dira. as it confirms the importance of this fight on the world scene. My relationship with the network goes back many years with fights like Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu, Frank Bruno vs. Oliver McCall, plus Naseem Hamed and Nigel Benn fights. I believe that Lee vs. Saunders will be another great fight to add to that list because of what’s at stake for both fighters. What lies ahead for the winner will make them fight to their very best.”