Westbury, N.Y.. (March 9, 2015) – Undefeated middleweight
Antoine Douglas(16-0-1, 10 Kos) bụ otu n'ime ọkpọ kasị-ebili atụmanya. Dị nnọọ 23 afọ, na ike na-akpali akpali Washington, D.C., ala ga-eme ka ya 2015 mpụta mbụ a
Friday, March 13 megide ibe unbeaten
Thomas LaManna (16-0, 7 Kos) na isi ihe omume nke
ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ, na-na
OGE IHE NKIRI (
10 p.m. NA/Pt, egbu oge na West Coast).
Douglas, bụ onye 1-0-1 abụọ ShoBox anya, na-achọ igosi na ya na-akwụ ndị moniker “Action” mgbe ọ chere ihu ihe iro na- – ka ya onwe ya – mgbe furu efu ma ọ metụrụ kwaaji. More ihe, ọ na-aiming-anọgide na-ihichapu abụọ ọ bụla banyere ya n'ọdịnihu dị ka a contender na 160 pound. Douglas meriwo abụọ na esepu ebe ọkpọ a ike-agha 10-gburugburu ọtụtụ Olee na mbụ ụwa aha ịma ya akaMichel Soro (23-1-1 na-aga na) ikpeazụ July 25 na ShoBox.
A bụ ihe Douglas nwere ikwu dị ka ọ na-akwadebe maka a breakout 2015:
Olee otú ị ga-asị gị ọrụ a na-aga?
“My ọrụ a na-aga oké nnọọ. M nnọọ afọ ojuju na ijeụkwụ ọrụ m. M nri ebe anyị chọrọ ịbụ na ọkwá a nnukwu afọ.”
Ma otu onye n'ime unu na e kụrụ aka ala dị ka a ọkachamara. Ị na-atụ anya na-agbanwe March 13?
“M n'ezie adịghị atụ anya na ihe ọ bụla na-aga n'ime a ọgụ. M nnọọ na-etinye na a oké show na-etinye na a oké agha. Nye ya m niile.”
Ị na-eche ihu siri ike karị mmegide dị ka a pro. Olee otú ị na-anọ-elekwasị anya na adịghị anya gara aga na-iro?
“Nke a bụ egwuregwu nke ịkụ ọkpọ na otu ntụmadị nwere ike ịgbanwe ihe ọ bụla ọgụ. Ọ bụla fighter nwere ike nke na-emejọ m otú ahụ ka m na-adịghị anya na onye ọ bụla. LaManna bụ undefeated. Ọ ka na-efu, otú m nwere ike adịghị anya gara aga ya. Ihe ọ bụla nwere ike ime na ya.”
Gịnị ka ị maara banyere LaManna na ihe ụdị agha ị na-atụ anya?
“Na m maara na ọ bụ ogologo na nwere ogologo iru. M n'ezie amaghị ihe na-atụ anya. Amaara m na ọ nēche igbachi elu na-agbalị ịnọgide na a iji chebe onwe ọnọdụ. M mkpa iri uru nke na site na ịga na na iwe.”
Mgbe ihe ị na imeri dị ka a na-eto eto, ka ị na-ele onwe gị a ndụ? Ndi ọkpọ zọpụta unu?
“M ga-atụle onwe m dị nnọọ a ndụ. M ga-atụle onwe m a fighter. M nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-alụ ọgụ n'ihi na m na-eto eto. Boxing nyeere m aka site na m mbipụta. Ọ nyere m ntụziaka na ịdọ aka ná ntị. Gburugburu afọ 14 M n'ezie were akara nke ndụ m ma ghọọ nwoke. Dị m ka m dị m mkpa iji na-emeso onwe m dị ka otu nwoke.
“Mgbe m nọ na a nkuchi n'ụlọ 14, m abụọ ẹkekpemede kewaa na m nọ na a ọnọdụ ebe m mkpa iji mee ka a mkpebi na-ahọrọ nke ụzọ na-aga ala. M ga-enwe na ọnọdụ m nọ taa ma ọ bụrụ na m emeghị ka mkpebi m mere. E nwere ndị bụghị ndị mmadụ gburugburu m ka m na-ezo m na ziri ezi, M na m nwere. Ọ bụrụ na e nwere ndị na-m nkwado, M na-agaghị atụ anya na ya. M nọ na ọnọdụ m na m na-eme mkpebi ahụ maka nanị onwe m.”
Inweta oké njọ ebe a – gị na nne gị nọ na-nke ndụ gị na-eto eto. Gịnị na-eme gị-eguzosi ike n'ihe ka ya mgbe niile ị na na na na site?
“M na-aghọta eziokwu na onye ọ bụla na-aga ebe ihe na ndu ha. Ọ dị mfe na-agwa ha ihe ha kwesịrị ime. Ọ na-ewe ọtụtụ ihe na-etinye gị na nganga gewe-echebara ihe ndị mmadụ na-aga site. Ọtụtụ mmadụ na-etinye onwe ha mbụ ndị ọzọ. M wee a nzọụkwụ azụ na ghọtara na ihe niile na-eme ihe na anya otú m tụgharịa si taa. Mụ na nne m nwere oké mmekọrịta ugbu a n'ihi na m bụ nghọta nke ọnọdụ ya ma ọ bụghị ihe ọ bụla o mere ụma ma ọ bụ na-eche na ọ na-eduzi kwupụta m.”
Gịnị ka ị na-amụta site ikpeazụ gị ShoBox agha vesos Soro)?. Ị na-ele ya dị ka a ebughi?
“M na-ele ndị agha na Soro dị ka a mma. Na na agha m nwetara ala arọ, ndị kasị nta na m anọwo na a mgbe. M bụ na 155 kama m na-emebu arọ nke 160. Ibe ndị pound n'ezie nwere nnukwu mmetụta na agha na m ghọtara na m a middleweight na ahụ na-eru na 160.”
Na Soro agha a na-akpọ a ọtụtụ Olee — bụ na a ndakpọ olileanya n'ihi na ị? Olee otú ị na-amụta site na?
“Ọ bụ oké ndakpọ olileanya ka m a Olee, ma anyị maara ugbu a ọ bụghị ịga na ihe ọ bụla dị nta karịa 160. Nke ahụ bụ isi ihe anyị mụtara na agha. E nwere ihe dị otú ahụ dị ka a na-kwa ahụhụ. Ndị mmadụ na-hụrụ otú taa m bụ n'ihi na agha, ma ịbụ a dọọ aka ná ntị fighter m kpebisiri ike ime ka ibu. A otutu emegide agaghị ahụ na agha ma ọ bụ ohere na m chọrọ iri uru nke. M chere na ọ bụ ezigbo mkpebi n'oge, ma m mụtara ihe bara uru.”
Ị kụrụ aka a Ihọd ezé na gị na mbụ ShoBox agha (Jan. 17, 2014, vesos Marquis Davis) na mama gị zuru show na ikpeazụ gị anya. Olee ihe i nwere na-echere na-ekiri na March 13?
“Echere m, M dị na-eme atụmatụ maka otu nnukwu agha. Nke ahụ bụ ihe m nwere ike na-ekwe nkwa. M otu maka nkwenkwe ụgha [Friday The 13]. M nwere ike dị nnọọ na-ekwe nkwa ya ga-abụ oké agha.”
Gịnị bụ gị nnukwu ike? Ị na-achọ na-knockout ma ọ bụ na-eme na i kweere, i nwere ike na-aga 10 agba na-esi na mmeri na ụzọ?
“M kwere m nwere ike Bang maka 10 agba, ma na niile na-adabere na iro. Ụfọdụ ụmụ okorobịa na-na-ike zuru ezu ndị nwere ike na-aga zuru 10 agba. M na-aga na-agbalị na-akpatara ndị kasị ego nke mmebi si mmeghe mgbịrịgba.
“My nnukwu ike bụ uche m na mkpebi siri ike. E nwere bụ mgbe a oge ebe m na-enye. Ọbụna ma ọ bụrụ na m na-afụ ụfụ na mgbanaka, M ga-ghara ịdaba fighter. Ndị bụ echiche na-aga site m na isi m.”
Jerry Odom bụkwa a kaadị na ị ma ndị si DC ebe. I kwuru na unu abụọ dị ka bi. Gịnị ka ọ pụtara inwe ya na kaadị na gị?
“Ọ pụtara a nza maka m. Anyị na-abịa site yiri umeala n'obi mmalite na ka anyị na-na otu kaadị bụ akụkọ ihe mere anyị. Anyị abụọ na-ebu otu ihe mgbaru ọsọ na anyị nwere ọtụtụ na anyị na-alụ ọgụ maka. Inwe ike ime nke a dị otú ahụ a nnukwu ogbo on showtime ma gosi niile naysayers ọjọọ pụtara ụwa anyị. Ọ na-eme ya na ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ bara uru na ya ma na-emezu ihe anyị, karịsịa ma ọ bụrụ na anyị abụọ na-mmeri.”
Gị amụma?
“M ịkọ a mmeri. M zụrụ ma rụsiri nnọọ ọrụ ike maka nke a ma m njikere itinye on a show.”
Na ngalaba-mma, unbeaten southpaw
Ismael Barroso (16-0-2, 15 Kos), nke El Tigre, Venezuela, ga-agba ya 13 consecutive mmeri mgbe ọ chere ihu
Issouf “Ugwu mgbawa” Ọ dị ka (17-2, 7 Kos), nke Bronx, N.Y., na a 10 gburugburu scrap maka NABO Kedu otu m ga Mbụ. Na asatọ gbaa gburugburu agba n'obi, ugboro-amia
Jerry “Eze Ọkpara” Odom (12-1, 1 NC, 11 Kos), nke Washington D.C., ga-agbalị na-abọ ọbọ ya nanị ọnwụ mgbe ọ na-undefeated
Andrew “Ajọ Ifufe” Hernandez (8-0-1, 1 Nd, 1 Ko) nke Phoenix, Ariz., na a ibu middleweight rematch. Na oghere n'obi,
Adam Lopez (9-0, 4 Kos), nke San Antonio, na Houston
Pablo Cruz (11-0, 3 Kos) nsogbu na-asatọ gbaa gburugburu agha azụ Star State ibu bantamweights.
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