SHOWTIME boksè INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Difuze Live Nan 5 p.m. AK/PT sou SHO EXTEME
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - Chotim Espò® pral prezante WBO Middleweight Chanpyona Mondyal la ant defann titlist Andy Lee ak envenku pwovokatè Billy Joe Saunders sou Saturdaak, Dec. 19, ap viv sou SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. AK/PT) soti nan Manchester, Angletè.
Nan Chotim boksè INTERNATIONAL ofrann nan la PO Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein ak 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. AK/PT.
"Nou ap eksite yo delivre matchup enpòtan sa a nan middleweights tèt nan peyi Etazini an. odyans,"Te di 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, ak gayan an nan sa a batay ta dwe pozisyon tèt li pou yon gwo konfwontasyon oswa inifikasyon an 2016. "
Lee Iland a (34-2-1, 24 Ko) te genyen WBO tit la vid ak yon TKO sizyèm-wonn nan Lè sa a, undefeated Matt Korbov nan mwa desanm 2014. 6 nan-pye-2, 31-ane fin vye granmoun te sou yon sis-batay genyen tras anvan boksè yon dezinyon 12-wonn tire dlo undefeated ansyen chanpyon Pyè Quillin sou Avril 11, 2015, nan Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 pou Quillin, 113-112 pou Lee ak 113-113.
Anvan vire pro Lee te yon amatè tèt ak reprezante Iland nan la 2004 Jwèt Olympic nan Atèn.
"Li nan gwo ke fanatik mwen an U.S lan. pral jwenn yo wè batay la ant mwen menm ak Saunders ak mwen garanti li nan pral fè enteresan,"Lee te di.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Ko), a Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Wayòm Ini, se WBO nan Pa gen. 1 middleweight contender. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer dènye Jiyè 24 nan London.
De kòmanse de sa, nan pifò nòt-vo genyen batay la nan karyè li, 5-nan pye-11, Saunders te pran yon desizyon fann 12-wonn sou Chris Eubank Jr. sou Nov. 29, 2014, nan London. Tout men se yon sèl nan batay Saunders 'te pwan plas nan England; lòt la te Northern Ireland.
Saunders te tou yon amatè akonpli; li reprezante England nan la 2008 Olympic jwèt kòm yon wèltèr a laj de 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absalon Beeney.
"Sa a se yon jou lannwit masiv pou m 'ak mwen se eksite ke li nan pral soti viv nan Amerik,” 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 ak (Miguel) Cotto yo pral tou de gade paske mwen vit apwoche nivo yo epi yo pral jwenn yo wè sa ki mwen se tout sou. "
Pwomotè Frank Warren di, "Mwen sepandan trè kontan ke chotim pral kounye a dwe televize Lee vs. Saunders ap viv nan U.S lan. 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.”