SHOWTIME dambe INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs Live At 5 p.m. DA/Santa a kan Sho EXTEME
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - Showtime Wasanni® Za gabatar da WBO Middleweight Duniya Championship tsakanin kare titlist Andy Lee da unbeaten mai takala Billy Joe Saunders a kan Saturdada kuma, Dec. 19, zauna a Sho matsananci (5 p.m. DA/Santa) daga Manchester, Ingila.
A Showtime dambe INTERNATIONAL hadaya daga cikin Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein da kuma 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. DA/Santa.
"Muna m ya sadar da wannan muhimmin matchup na saman middleweights zuwa Amurka. masu sauraro,"Ya ce 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, kuma da lashe wannan yaki ya kamata matsayi kansa ga manyan showdown ko daidaituwa a 2016. "
Ireland ta Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) ya lashe wõfintattu WBO take da shida-zagaye TKO na sai-undefeated Matt Korbov a watan Disamba 2014. The 6-ƙafa-2, 31-shekara daya yana kan wani shida yaki nasara gudana kafin dambe a tsaga 12-zagaye kusantar da undefeated tsohon zakaran Bitrus Quillin a kan Afrilu 11, 2015, a Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 don Quillin, 113-112 don Lee da 113-113.
Kafin juya pro Lee ya kai mai son da ya wakilci Ireland a cikin 2004 Wasannin Olympics a Athens.
"Yana da babban cewa ta magoya a cikin U.S. za ka samu ganin yaki a tsakãnina da Saunders kuma na tabbatar da shi ke faruwa a da farin ciki,"Lee ce.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), na Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, shi ne WBO ta No. 1 middleweight contender. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer karshe Yuli 24 a London.
Biyu da suka wuce fara, a cikin mafi bayanin kula-da daraja nasarar aiki, 5-ƙafa-11, Saunders ya ɗauki 12-zagaye tsaga yanke shawara a kan Chris Eubank Jr. a Nov. 29, 2014, a London. Duk amma daya daga Saunders 'ta faɗa sun faru a Ingila; da sauran da aka Ireland ta Arewa.
Saunders shi ma an kammala mai son; ya wakilta Ingila a 2008 Wasannin Olympics a matsayin welterweight yana da shekaru 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absalom Beeney.
"Wannan shi ne mai kauri dare a gare ni kuma ba ni da m cewa shi ke fita live zuwa Amurka,” 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 da (Miguel) Cotto za su kasance da kallon saboda ina azumi na gabatowa su matakin da suke son samun su ga abin da ba ni da duk game da. "
Mai kiran kasuwa Frank Warren ce, "Ina farin ciki cewa Showtime za a yanzu za a televising Lee vs. Saunders rayuwa a cikin U.S. 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.”