SHOWTIME Ady Totohondry INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Hiseho hahalala Live amin'ny 5 p.m. SY/PT amin'ny sho EXTEME
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - SHOWTIME Sports® dia hanolotra ny WBO Middleweight World Championship eo amin'ny fiarovana ny titlist Andy Lee ary unbeaten nihantsy ady Billy Joe Saunders amin'ny Saturdaary, Dec. 19, velona Sho Extreme (5 p.m. SY/PT) avy any Manchester, Angletera.
The SHOWTIME ady totohondry INTERNATIONAL fanatitra avy amin'ny Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein ary 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. SY/PT.
"Faly be izahay mba hanafaka manan-danja ity matchup ny ambony middleweights any Etazonia. mpihaino,"Hoy 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, ary ny mpandresy amin'ny ady ity dia tokony manome alalana ny tenany ho lehibe na ny fanakambanana ho fifandonana tamin'ny 2016. "
Irlandy ny Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) nahazo ny banga WBO anaram-boninahitra miaraka amin'ny fahenina-manodidina tko ny dia-Tsy Mety Resy Matt Korbov tamin'ny volana Desambra 2014. Ny 6-tongotra-2, 31-taona dia amin'ny Win ady enina-Streak alohan'ny ady totohondry mivaky 12-manodidina hifandray amin'ny tompon-daka teo aloha Tsy Mety Resy Peter Quillin tamin'ny Aprily 11, 2015, any Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 for Quillin, 113-112 for Lee sy ny 113-113.
Alohan'ny nitodika mpomba Lee dia ambony mpankafy, ary nisolo tena Irlandy ao amin'ny 2004 Lalao Olaimpika tany Atena.
"Tena be fa ny mpankafy ao amin'ny U.S. hahazo mba hahita ny ady amiko sy Saunders ary miantoka azy aho mitranga ho mampientam-po,"Lee hoe:.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), ny Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Fanjakana Mitambatra, dia ny WBO ny No. 1 middleweight contender. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer farany Jolay 24 tany Londres.
Manomboka roa lasa izay, ao amin'ny fanamarihana-danja indrindra fandresena ny asa, ny 5-tongotra-11, Saunders naka 12-manodidina raraka fanapahan-kevitra ny Chris Eubank Jr. tamin'ny Nov. 29, 2014, tany Londres. Rehetra fa ny iray amin'ireo Saunders 'ady no nitranga tany Angletera; ny hafa i Irlandy Avaratra.
Saunders dia tanteraka ihany koa ny mpankafy; dia nisolo tena Angletera ao amin'ny 2008 Lalao Olaimpika toy ny welterweight teo amin'ny taona 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"Izany dia goavana alina ho ahy ary faly aho fa velona mitranga avy any Amerika,” 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 sy (Miguel) Cotto dia ho samy mijery satria manatona haingana aho ary ny ambaratonga Ho tantaraiko hahita izay rehetra aho mikasika ny. "
Mampiroborobo Frank hoy Warren, "Faly aho fa dia izao Showtime ho televising Lee vs. Saunders monina ao an-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.”