SHOWTIME nkhonya INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Akudzitukumula Live Pa 5 p.m. AND/PT pa SHO EXTEME
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - Showtime Sports® azipereka WBO Middleweight World Championship pakati pa kuteteza titlist Andy Lee ndipo unbeaten akunyoza Billy Joe Saunders pa Saturdandi, Dec. 19, padziko SHO kwambiri (5 p.m. AND/PT) ku Manchester, England.
The Showtime nkhonya INTERNATIONAL nsembe Bokosi Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein ndipo 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. AND/PT.
"Ndife okondwa kupulumutsa yofunikayi matchup a pamwamba middleweights ku US. omvera,"Anati 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, ndi wopambana wa nkhondoyi ayenera ndimaika yekha chifukwa yaikulu chiwonetsero kapena kugwirizana mu 2016. "
Ireland a Lee (34-2-1, 24 Ko) anapambana wopanda WBO mutu ndi chimodzi chonse TKO wa ndiye-undefeated Mat Korbov mu December 2014. The 6 mapazi-2, 31-chaka chimodzi chinali pa zisanu ndi nkhondo Nkhata dzenje pamaso nkhonya yogawikana 12 chonse chotungira undefeated kale ngwazi Peter Quillin pa April 11, 2015, ku Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 pakuti Quillin, 113-112 pakuti Lee ndi 113-113.
Pamaso kutembenukira ovomereza Lee anali pamwamba ankachita masewera ndi ankaimira Ireland mu 2004 Olympic Games ku Athens.
"Ndi wamkulu anga mafani mu U.S. apeza kuona nkhondo pakati pa ine ndi Saunders ndi ndikukutsimikizirani kuti izo zikhala zosangalatsa,"Lee anati.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Ko), wa Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ndi WBO a No. 1 middleweight Woyesana. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer otsiriza July 24 mu London.
Ziwiri zapitazo kumayamba, kwambiri cholemba-ofunika chigonjetso ntchito yake, 5-phazi 11, Saunders anatenga 12 chonse kugawanika zochita pa Chris Eubank JR. pa Nov. 29, 2014, mu London. Onse koma mmodzi wa Saunders 'ndewu zachitika mu England; winayo anali Northern Ireland.
Saunders analinso katswiri pochita ankachita masewera; iye ankaimira England mu 2008 Olympic Games monga welterweight ali ndi zaka 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"Ichi ndi chachikulu usiku kwa ine ndipo ine ndiri okondwa kuti mukupita moyo kwa 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 ndi (Miguel) Cotto kudzakhala kuonera chifukwa ine lili pafupi msinkhu wawo ndi iwo kuona chimene ine ndiri zonse. "
Kulimbikitsa Frank Warren anati, "Ndine wosangalala kwambiri kuti Showtime tsopano televising Lee vs. Saunders moyo mu 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.”