Providence (July 21, 2015) – Impi yamazwi kuqhubeke phakathi abamele Ezingakanqotshwa World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight iqhaweUDemetriyu “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) futhi owabe-time ezimbili super middleweight titlist Anthony “Indoda” Mundine (47-7, 27 Kos).
Team Andrade wakhipha ukukhululwa press last ngoMgqibelo ebusuku mayelana isivumelwano Kuthiwa Team Mundine usehoxile for a impi phakathi fighters ezimbili esesikhulume ngazo ukhetho esilandelayo ngenyanga in Australia. Team Mundine wakhipha isitatimende izolo, kuwo ibike ukuthi akakaze wavuma okuningi, ikakhulukazi ngenxa sasihlanganisa kukho ezintathu mpi Mundine.
Namuhla, Team Andrade nokubuza amazwi wayo ukuze acacise kulesi simo ezingabazisayo. “Ake wenze lokhu cwatha,” Imenenja Andrade sika Futhi Farris wathi. “Side Mundine sika eguqa amaqiniso bese sifihla iqiniso ngoba sizama ukuba ahlukane aphume impi. Their recent press release about our side asking for three options on Anthony Mundine isn’t true. I just discussed this with Demetrius’ abagqugquzeli (Joe DeGuardia, Star Boxing & Artie Pelullo, Banner Promotions) and there was never a three-fight option on Mundine in the proposed contract. There was simply a rematch option clause, lapho ekuqondeni kwami, okuqinisekisiwe Anthony Mundine isamba semali ngesandla bokugcina.Ama ephawulekayo. Zonke izivumelwano ehlongozwayo wanika abantu Mundine amaphesenti 100-ithelevishini emakethe Australian, okuyinto a ithuba elikhulu ukuze uthole elinye iholo beyond esikhwameni sakhe. Ibhola enkantolo yabo futhi sekungamakhulu isonto manje. Awakwazanga wasithumelela counter-sipho nokuthi, ngeshwa, kungitshela ukuthi kwekamu lakhe umane akafuni ukulwa kwenzeke.”
Farris zanezela, “Ngokwazi ashiwo imenenja Mundine sika (Ben Thompson) ukuthi Anthony wathenjiswa 'dollar ongaphakeme’ ukulwa UDemetriyu, Umxhaka Anthony Mundine sika esakhokhwa umgqugquzeli LAKHE, NOT abagqugquzeli yethu. We have absolutely nothing to do with that. I can tell you this, noma, Anthony Mundine wathenjiswa imali engaphezu kuka uDemetriyu Andrade for kule mpi. Mundine kuzodingeka ithuba ukulwela isihloko emhlabeni ngemva kwegceke lakwakhe ukuze imali kakhulu ngaphezu iqhawe izwe ukuthola. Kakhulu kangakanani ingabe ulindele ukuba anikeze?”
Andrade uhlala sethemba ukuthi Mundine uzowamukela inselele futhi asayine inkontileka ukulwa naye ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. “Ngicabanga abalandeli Australia angathanda ukubona esigcwele ezimbili sabo World Champion ukulwa wamanje World Champion ezweni lakubo,” Andrade amazwana. “Ngifuna le mpi kwenzeke. I don’t care about a rematch clause. Iqiniso liwukuthi, uma Mundine ishaya kimi, ufanelwe ukuya ukulwa loba ngubani afuna. Nginitshelile abagqugquzeli yami ukuba balahle ukhetho rematch futhi wenze kule mpi kwenzeke.
“Ngiye benza amaphutha abanye esikhathini esidlule – UNkulunkulu uyazi wonke umuntu – but I’m doing everything I can to get back in the ring and give fans what they want. They’ve been great to me and they deserve to see fights they really want. Sethemba, bazophatheka ngokushesha bajabulela ukubukela empini enkulu phakathi kwami Mundine.”
