SHOWTIME boxing INTERNAZZJONALI® Lee vs. Saunders
Arijiet Live Fuq 5 p.m. U/PT fuq SHO EXTEME
NEW YORK (Diċembru. 1, 2015) - Showtime Sports® se tippreżenta l-Kampjonat Dinji WBO Middleweight bejn jiddefendu titlist Andy Lee u isfidant unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders fuq Saturdau, Diċembru. 19, jgħixu fuq SHO ESTREM (5 p.m. U/PT) minn Manchester, England.
Il SHOWTIME boxing INTERNAZZJONALI offerta ta 'l- Kaxxa Nazzjon telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein u 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. U/PT.
"Aħna eċċitati biex twassal dan matchup importanti ta middleweights top biex l-Istati Uniti. udjenza,"Qal 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, u r-rebbieħ ta 'din il-ġlieda għandha joqgħod għal Showdown maġġuri jew unifikazzjoni fl-2016 "
Lee Irlanda (34-2-1, 24 Kos) rebaħ it-titlu WBO vakanti bi TKO sitt round ta mbagħad-undefeated Matt Korbov f'Diċembru 2014. Il 6-marda ta '2, 31-sena kien fuq sitt ġlieda win Streak qabel boxing qasma 12-round tiġbed bl champion ex undefeated Peter Quillin dwar April 11, 2015, fi Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 għall Quillin, 113-112 għall Lee u 113-113.
Qabel ma ddawwar pro Lee kien dilettant fuq u rappreżentati Irlanda fil- 2004 Logħob Olimpiku f'Ateni.
"Hija xi ħaġa kbira li s-sapporters tiegħi fil-U.S. se tingħata biex tara l-ġlieda bejni u Saunders u I garanzija li għaddej biex tkun eċċitanti,"Lee qal.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), tal Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Ir-Renju Unit, huwa Nru tal-WBO tal. 1 konkorrent middleweight. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer aħħar Lulju 24 f'Londra.
Żewġ jibda ilu, fl-aktar nota jiswew rebħa tal-karriera tiegħu, l 5--marda ta 11, Saunders ħadet deċiżjoni qasma 12-round fuq Chris EUBANK Jr. fuq Novembru. 29, 2014, f'Londra. Kollha ħlief wieħed ġlied Saunders "seħħew fl-Ingilterra; l-oħra kienet Irlanda ta 'Fuq.
Saunders kien ukoll dilettant mwettqa; huwa rrappreżenta Ingilterra fil- 2008 Logħob Olimpiku bħala welterweight fl-età ta 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"Dan huwa lejl enormi għalija u jien eċċitati li huwa ser jispiċċaw jgħixu l-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 u (Miguel) Cotto se jkun kemm jaraw għaliex jien toqrob malajr livell tagħhom u dawn ser tingħata biex tara dak li jien kollha madwar. "
Promotur Frank Warren qal, "Ninsab kuntent li SHOWTIME issa se jkun jixxandru Lee vs. Saunders jgħixu fil-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.”