LEMIEUX’S FIRST BOUT UNDER THE GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS BANNER TO AIR ON HBO®
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LAS VEGAS (Jan. 17) – Golden Boy Промоции alongside Окото на управлението на тигритеheld an intimate roundtable at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to discuss the recent signing of David Lemieux (33-2, 31 Нокаута) to Golden Boy Promotions. The impressive middleweight contender Lemieux, Основател и председател на Golden Boy Промоции Oscar De La Hoya, Future Зала на славата и Golden Boy Промоции партньори Бърнард Хопкинс, President of Eye of the Tiger Management Camille Estephan, and Senior Vice President of Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez were all in attendance.
The hard-hitting Montreal native’s next bout was confirmed to be broadcasted on HBO and Lemieux expressed his interest in fighting the best in the middleweight division. Below is what the Montreal native, his promoters and his management had to say:
DAVID LEMIEUX, Middleweight Contender
“I have put in the work. What you saw in Brooklyn was only 50 percent of what I can do and I feel like I can be a lot better. I want to show that in my next fight.
“I fear no man, I want to go after the top of the food chain. Oscar and Bernard came up fighting the best and I am of the same mind.
“Canelo is a younger, hungrier fighter. He is explosive. He is a tough fighter and it would be a good match up.
“Everyone is on the list. Искам да се бори с най-доброто.
“The reason I started so young was because I was a trouble maker. I was fighting in the streets. My neighbor was a boxer and he told me to come fight real fighters. Взех си задника ритна няколко пъти, но аз се влюбих в него.
“Ние искаме да направим добра серия в 160 и след това се мисли за преместването на теглото.
“Винаги съм харесвал мощност Перфоратори и аз уважавам другите’ стилове и други шампиони, но никога не съм ги имитират.”
Оскар Де Ла Оя, Основател и председател на Golden Boy Промоции
“Ние проучваме всяка възможност. Можем да отидем до Монреал, можем да се върнем в Ню Йорк, можем да стигнем до Las Vegas; това е красотата на David. Той може да се бори навсякъде и хората ще излязат да го гледате.
“Той продължава да расте. We haven’t seen his full potential which is very exciting. He has explosiveness and power.
“We will be working hand and hand with Eye of the Tiger Management. We are partners and we want the best fights, the best deals. We will be working together in the best interest for David.
“A future fight with Canelo is possible. Canelo wants to fight the best. Lemieux wants to fight the best. For now we want to focus on 160-pounds weight class and on Cotto, Andy lee and Golovkin.”
BERNARD HOPKINS, Future Зала на славата и Golden Boy Промоции партньори
“We got this guy [Lemieux], he is tough. Знам Gabriel Rosado и той му лесно спасен. Знам, че това, което търся в. Имам око за таланти и той го има.
“Ние ще продължим и ще ви покаже, че ние ще се постави на най-добрите битки и да даде на феновете на качеството. Аз съм в него да вземат най-добрите битки. Рейтингите са красноречиви. Феновете говорят сами за себе си. Ни съди от качеството на мачовете, които виждате и не се хванат в "чувствата’ от него.
“Искам да поставите разговор към всички,, това е начинът, Oscar е възпитан, това е начинът, бях възпитан, fighting the best.
“Three things about David: един, he signed with Golden Boy Promotions; два, he has talent in many ways, not only is he a fan favorite he is a good defensive fighter; три, he has good looks.
“I am seeing now the molding of another legacy, his legacy. But at the end of the day he has an opportunity in the middle weight division, I am glad to be here with a middleweight who I feel already has a lot of respect.
CAMILLE ESTEPHAN, President of Eye of the Tiger Management
“Canelo is on the list. Cotto is on the list. Golovkin is on the list. Andy Lee is on the list. Everyone is on the list.
“I definitely think he is the most popular boxer, the numbers prove it. He has a lot of potential and the sky is the limit.
“I got a call yesterday from someone in the boxing world about how exciting it is to be working with Golden Boy and he said ‘David is like a sunshine that beams on the world of boxing’ and it is very heartwarming. It’s heartwarming to sit down with Oscar, Bernard and Eric, whom I have gotten to know very well since the Rosado fight. This is great group of people and I think that we can build something together that will make a huge impact in the boxing world.
“David is the one guy, that as soon as I saw him the first time in the gym, the first sit-up he did and the last sit-up he did were exactly the same, he doesn’t cheat. He has the ultimate confidence because he doesn’t cheat himself and I have the ultimate respect for him. I am very proud of him as a person.
ERIC GOMEZ, Старши вицепрезидент на Golden Boy Промоции
“След борбата Rosado, Lemieux беше впечатляваща и ние започнахме преговори с Camille. People love David and it made sense. David has an exciting style.
“Ние търсим най HBO, рейтингите срещу Rosado бяха едни от най-добрите през цялата година. Те са много развълнувани от Дейвид.”
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