SHOWTIME ndondi INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs ya kuishi Wakati 5 p.m. NA/PT juu ya sho EXTEME
NEW YORK (Desemba. 1, 2015) - Showtime Sports® sasa itakuwa michuano ya Dunia WBO Middleweight kati ya kutetea titlist Andy Lee na kutofungwa mpinzani Billy Joe Saunders juu ya Saturdana, Desemba. 19, kuishi juu ya Sho SANA (5 p.m. NA/PT) kutoka Manchester, England.
The Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL sadaka ya Box Taifa 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.
"Sisi ni msisimko na kutoa matchup hii muhimu ya middleweights juu ya Marekani. watazamaji,"Alisema 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 mshindi wa vita hii lazima nafasi yake kwa mapambano makubwa ya au kuungana katika 2016. "
Ireland ya Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) mshindi wa wazi WBO cheo na TKO sita mzima wa basi-undefeated Mathayo Korbov Desemba 2014. 6-mguu-2, 31-umri wa miaka alikuwa kwenye sita kupambana kushinda streak kabla ndondi mgawanyiko 12 mzima kuteka na undefeated bingwa wa zamani wa Peter Quillin Aprili 11, 2015, katika Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 kwa Quillin, 113-112 kwa Lee na 113-113.
Kabla ya kugeuka pro Lee alikuwa Amateur juu na kuwakilishwa Ireland katika 2004 Michezo ya Olimpiki mjini Athens.
"Ni kubwa kwamba mashabiki wangu katika U.S. kupata kuona mapambano kati ya mimi na Saunders na mimi kuhakikisha ni kwenda kuwa kusisimua,"Lee alisema.
Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), Hatfield ya, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ni WBO ya No. 1 Middleweight mgombea. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer mwisho Julai 24 katika London.
Mbili kuanza iliyopita, katika zaidi kumbuka-yenye thamani ya ushindi wa kazi yake, 5-mguu-11, Saunders alichukua 12 mzima mgawanyiko uamuzi juu ya Chris Eubank Jr. juu ya Novemba. 29, 2014, katika London. Wote lakini moja ya mapambano Saunders 'yamefanyika nchini Uingereza; mwingine alikuwa Ireland ya Kaskazini.
Saunders pia alikuwa yametimia Amateur; yeye kuwakilishwa katika Uingereza 2008 Michezo ya Olimpiki kama welterweight akiwa na umri wa 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"Hii ni usiku mkubwa kwa ajili yangu na mimi nina msisimko kwamba ni kwenda nje kuishi kwa Marekani,” 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 itakuwa wote kuangalia kwa sababu mimi nina kufunga inakaribia kiwango chao na wao itabidi kupata kuona nini mimi nina yote juu. "
Promoter Frank Warren alisema, "Nina furaha kwamba Showtime sasa kuwa televising Lee vs. Saunders kuishi katika 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.”