SHOWTIME Boxing AGBAYE® Lee la. Saunders
Airs Live Ni 5 p.m. ATI/PT on SHO EXTEME
NIU YOKI (Oṣu kejila. 1, 2015) - Showtime idaraya® yoo mu awọn WBO Middleweight World asiwaju laarin gbeja titlist Andy Lee ati unbeaten Challenger Billy Joe Saunders lori Saturdaati, Oṣu kejila. 19, gbe lori Sho awọn iwọn (5 p.m. ATI/PT) lati Manchester, England.
Awọn Showtime Boxing AGBAYE ẹbọ ti awọn Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein ati 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. ATI/PT.
"A ba yiya lati fi yi pataki matchup ti oke middleweights si awọn US. jepe,"Wi Stephen Espinoza, Alase Igbakeji Aare ati Gbogbogbo Manager ti SHOWTIME Sports. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, ati awọn Winner ti yi ija yẹ ki o si ipo ara rẹ fun a pataki showdown tabi unification ni 2016. "
Ireland ká Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) gba awọn ṣ'ofo WBO akọle pẹlu a kẹfà-yika TKO ti lẹhinna-undefeated Matt Korbov ni December 2014. Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-2, 31-odun atijọ wà lori a mefa-ija win ṣiṣan ṣaaju ki o to Boxing a pipin 12-yika fa pẹlu undefeated tele asiwaju Peter Quillin lori April 11, 2015, in Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 fun Quillin, 113-112 fun Lee ati 113-113.
Ṣaaju titan pro Lee je a oke magbowo ati ki o ni ipoduduro ninu awọn Ireland 2004 Olympic ere ni Athens.
"O ni nla ti mi egeb ni U.S. yoo gba lati ri ija laarin mi ati Saunders ati ki o Mo ẹri ti o ti n lilọ si jẹ moriwu,"Lee wi.
Saunders (22-0, 12 KOs), ti Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Apapọ Ijọba Gẹẹsi, ni awọn WBO ká Ko si. 1 middleweight contender. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer kẹhin July 24 ni London.
Meji seyin bere, ninu awọn julọ akọsilẹ-tọ gun ti re ọmọ, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-11, Saunders si mu a 12-yika pipin ipinnu lori Chris Eubank Jr. on Nov. 29, 2014, ni London. Gbogbo sugbon ọkan ninu Saunders 'njà ti ya ibi ni England; awọn miiran wà Northern Ireland.
Saunders je tun ẹya se àseparí magbowo; ti o ni ipoduduro ninu awọn England 2008 Olympic ere bi a welterweight ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.
"Eleyi jẹ a lowo night fun mi ati ki o Mo wa yiya wipe o ti n lọ jade ifiwe lati 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 ati (Miguel) Cotto yoo jẹ mejeeji wiwo nitori ti mo n sare approaching wọn ipele ati ki nwọn yoo gba lati ri ohun ti Mo wa gbogbo nipa. "
Olugbeleke Frank Warren wi, "Mo wa inudidun pe SHOWTIME yoo bayi wa ni televising Lee vs. Saunders gbe ni awọn 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.”