SHOWTIME ọkpọ Mba® Lee vs. Saunders
Onwe Live Mgbe 5 p.m. NA/Pt on SHO EXTEME
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - Showtime Egwuregwu® ga-ewetara ndị WBO Middleweight World Championship n'etiti ịgbachitere titlist Andy Lee na unbeaten ịma ya aka Billy Joe Saunders na Saturdana, Dec. 19, na-na SHO Oke (5 p.m. NA/Pt) si Manchester, England.
The Showtime ọkpọ Mba àjà nke Igbe Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein na 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. NA/Pt.
"Anyị na-enwe obi ụtọ ịnapụta a dị mkpa matchup nke n'elu middleweights ka US. na-ege ntị,"Kwuru 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, na-eto eto nke a agha kwesịrị egosiputa onwe ya maka a isi showdown ma ọ bụ ịdị n'otu na 2016. "
Ireland si Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) ndibọhọ ohere iputa WBO aha na a isii-gburugburu TKO nke ahụ-undefeated Mat Korbov na December 2014. The 6-ụkwụ-2, 31-afọ bụ na a na isii-agha mmeri streak tupu ọkpọ a gbawara n'etiti 12-gburugburu isere undefeated mbụ onye mmeri Peter Quillin on April 11, 2015, na Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 maka Quillin, 113-112 maka Lee na 113-113.
Tupu mbịne pro Lee bụ a top amu amu na-anọchi anya Ireland na 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
"Ọ bụ oké na m Fans na U.S. ga-esi na-ahụ na-agha n'etiti mụ na Saunders na m ekwe nkwa na ọ na-aga na-akpali akpali,"Lee kwuru.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), nke Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, bụ WBO si No. 1 middleweight mgba. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer ikpeazụ July 24 na London.
Abụọ amalite gara aga, na ihe ndị kasị dee uru mmeri nke ya ọrụ, 5-ụkwụ-11, Saunders were a 12-gburugburu gbawara n'etiti mkpebi n'elu Chris Eubank Obere. on Nov. 29, 2014, na London. All ma otu n'ime Saunders 'ịlụ ọgụ adade itie ke England; nke ọzọ dị Northern Ireland.
Saunders nwekwara ihe ruzuru amu amu; ọ nọchitere anya England na 2008 Olympic Games dị ka a welterweight na afọ 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absalom Beeney.
"Nke a bụ a oke n'abalị n'ihi na m na m obi ụtọ nke na ọ na-aga si ndụ ka America,” 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 na (Miguel) Cotto ga-abụ ma na-ekiri n'ihi na m na ọsọ na-abịa ha larịị na ha ga-esi na-ahụ ihe m niile banyere. "
Akwalite Frank Warren kwuru, "M na obi ụtọ na SHOWTIME ga ugbu a televising Lee vs. Saunders ebi na 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.”