SHOWTIME BOKS INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs živo Na 5 p.m. IN/PT na sho EXTEME
NEW YORK (December. 1, 2015) - Showtime Šport® bo predstavila WBO v srednji Svetovno prvenstvo med brani titlist Andy Lee in neporažen challenger Billy Joe Saunders na Saturdain, December. 19, živeti SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. IN/PT) Manchester, Anglija.
The SHOWTIME BOKS INTERNATIONAL daritvijo Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein in 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. IN/PT.
"Navdušeni smo, da poda to pomembno vžigalica vrhunskih middleweights v ZDA. občinstvo,"Je dejal Stephen Espinoza, Izvršni podpredsednik in generalni direktor Showtime šport. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, in zmagovalec tega boja se je treba postaviti za večjo showdown ali združitvi leta 2016. "
Irska Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) osvojil prostega naslov WBO s šesto okroglo TKO od takrat nepremagani Matt Korbov v decembru 2014. 6-foot-2, 31-letnik je bil na šest boj win streak pred boks split 12-round pripraviti s undefeated nekdanji prvak Peter Quillin aprila 11, 2015, v Brooklynu. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 za Quillin, 113-112 za Lee in 113-113.
Preden vklopite bil pro Lee top amaterski in zastopa Irsko v 2004 Olimpijske igre v Atenah.
"To je super, da moji navijačev v U.S. boste dobili za prikaz boja med mano in Saunders in jamčim, da se dogaja, da je razburljivo,"Je dejal Lee.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), od Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Združeno kraljestvo, je WBO je Ne. 1 srednji bojevnik. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer Zadnja Julij 24 v Londonu.
Dve začne ago, v večini note vredno zmago kariere, 5-foot-11, Saunders je odločitev o 12-okrogel split več Chris Eubank Jr. na november. 29, 2014, v Londonu. Vsi razen enega Saunders 'bojev so se zgodile v Angliji; druga je bila Severna Irska.
Saunders je bil tudi uresničen amaterski; je predstavljal Anglijo v 2008 Olimpijske igre kot welterweight v starosti 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"To je velik večer za mene in sem navdušena, da je šel ven v živo v Ameriko,” 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 in (Miguel) Cotto bo tako gledal, ker sem hitro približuje njihovo raven in jih bomo dobili, da vidim, kaj sem vse okoli. "
Promotor Frank Warren je dejal, "Vesel sem, da SHOWTIME bo sedaj televising Lee vs. Saunders živi v 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.”