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Warriors Congratulates ‘KingCarlos Molina for Victory Saturday Night and Sensational 2016

Warriors Boxing sends congratulations out to Former IBF junior middleweight world champion “Konge” Carlos Molina for winning his sixth consecutive (and fifth this year) kamp på lørdag nat.
Fighting at the Gran Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico, Molina (28-6-2, 8 KOS) won a unanimous shutout (80-72 X3) decision over DiegoDemoledor” Cross (17-4-1, 13 KOS). The 33-year-old Molina is currently rated #9 at welterweight by the WBC.
I feel very comfortable at 147; this is my natural weight,” Said Molina, post-kamp. “I am at weight after working out and I feel faster in my fights. For denne kamp, I worked on utilizing my jab and being more effective with it. Over all I am happy about how things came together. I will continue to work hard to get back to a world title fight.
Molina says he likes the hectic schedule he maintained this year, in fighting five times against respectable opposition.
I want to stay busy. The activity I experienced this year was excellent and I want to continue being busy. I want bigger fights with anyone in the top 10 på 147. I want the fights that will lead to a second world title. I am a problem for anyone at 147 og 2017, I want to be challenged with the best the division has to offer.
Carlos was one of the best in the world at 154,said his promoter, Leon Margules af Warriors Boxing. “But at 147, he could very well be the best in the world. He is a true technician with a difficult style to solve for anyone. Now that he’s bigger and stronger than his opponents, he’s in very serious contention for a second world championship once again. He had a great year and I congratulate him.

Fight Network is Destination for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight Week Coverage

TORONTO | NEW YORK (April. 29, 2015) – Fight Network, verdens førende 24/7 tv-kanal dedikeret til fuldstændig dækning af kampsport, is the destination for Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight week coverage for the megafight på lørdag night live on pay-per-view.

 

It kicks off today, Onsdag, April 29 på 4 p.m. ET with a live broadcast of the final Pre-Fight Press Conference from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, including roundtable analysis from Fight Network studios.

 

Derefter, Fight Network’s original Fight Nyheder Nu: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao preview show will debut on Wednesday, April 29 på 7:30 p.m. OG, featuring analysis, previews, funktioner, grand arrivals, workouts and more. Check listings for additional airings throughout the week.

 

Airing exclusively in Canada, Fight Network presents the latest installment of Golden Boy Levende!Torsdag, April 30 på 10 p.m. OG fra Fantasy Springs Resort Casino i Indio, Calif., headlined by former lightweight world title challenger Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (28-1-1, 16 KOS) battling Los Angeles area standout Carlos Molina (17-2-1, 7 KOS). Med andre featured anfald, Puerto Rican rising star Jeffrey Fontanez (14-1, 11 KOS) will take on former WBC Youth super featherweight champion Jose “El Loco” Hernandez (15-9-1, 7 KOS) in an eight-round lightweight brawl, Brazilian standout Yamaguchi Falcao (5-0, 2 KOS) clashes with tough Texan Gerardo Ibarra (14-2, 8 KOS), while fan favorite and Irish power puncher Jason Quigley (5-0, 5 KOS) meets Pennsylvania native Joshua Snyder (9-11-1, 3 KOS).

 

Fight Network Canada is also the destination for classic Mayweather and Pacquiao fight marathons airing throughout the week, featuring some of their most memorable victories, including Mayweather’s triumphs over Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosley, plus Pacquiao’s wins over Marquez, Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera. The fight marathons will air på lørdag morning beginning at 6 a.m. OG. Check listings for additional airings throughout the week.

 

The live coverage continues on Fredag, Maj 1 på 6 p.m. OG with a live broadcast of the official Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Weigh-ins, as the two superstars tip the scales and go face-to-face one last time before squaring off på lørdag nat. The show will include live analysis and roundtable discussion from Fight Network studios.

 

Lørdag aften, Maj 2, Fight Network will present a Live Pre-Show på 7 p.m. OG, featuring exclusive interviews with some of Saturday’s marquee participants, highlights from all the fight week festivities and last-minute previews and predictions for the most anticipated fight in boxing history.

 

Fight Network will televise the Nedtælling Levende på 8 p.m. OG, leading right into the blockbuster pay-per-view that kicks off at 9 p.m. OG.

 

Immediately following the pay-per-view extravaganza, Fight Network is your destination for the Live Post-Show, including fight highlights, reaktioner og live efter kampen pressekonferencen fra Las Vegas.

 

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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPPER JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., VINDER MED 9. RUND TKO PÅ STUBHUB CENTER

Amir Imam forbliver ubesejret

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Ubesejret Moises Flores udsender Oscar Escandon for at vinde

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CARSON, Calif. (April 18, 2015) – Tillidsfuld og beslutsom, Andrzej “Den polskePrince” Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOS) forkælet ringen returnering af Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOS) på rungende måde Lørdag nat, gulv den tidligere mellemvægtmester en gang på vej til en ensidig niende runde TKO i hovedbegivenhedenSHOWTIME Championship Boxing lever videre SHOWTIME.

 

Fonfara, af Chicago ved hjælp af Radon, Polen, faldt Chavez, af Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, med en bred venstre krog 50 sekunder ind i den niende runde før en voldsom skare af 8,636 overvejende Chavez fans på StubHub Center. Det var første gang i 52 professionelle kampe om, at Chavez havde ramt lærredet fra et slag.

 

Når han vender tilbage til hjørnet, Chavez kunne høres på telecast-træner Joe Goossen at han havde såret sit højre ben og ikke længere kunne fortsætte. Øjeblikke senere, kampen blev standset. Den travle og mere præcise fighter hele vejen igennem, Fonfara var komfortabelt foran de tre dommere’ scorecards af scoret af 89-80 og 88-81 to gange efter ni fulde runder.

 

Tilbudt en ekstatisk Fonfara, der havde sin rimelige andel af polske fans på mødestedet: “Jeg vidste, at han var en hård kriger, hurtig og i god form, men da han ramte mig for første gang i første runde, Jeg vidste, at jeg skulle vinde denne kamp. Han slog ikke så hårdt som alle sagde, at han gjorde.

 

“Jeg så hans slag let komme ind. Jeg ved, at jeg kastede flere slag. Jeg var lidt overrasket over, at han ikke kom ud for (10th) men han blev skåret, havde været slået op og var lige blevet slået ned, så han vidste, hvad der ville ske, hvis han kom ud.

 

“Chavez sagde før kampen, at han ikke troede, at jeg kunne tage hans kropsslag. Jeg synes, jeg tog dem ret godt og bestod testen.

 

“Jeg ved, at der er ting, jeg stadig kan arbejde på under træning for at blive en mere komplet bokser, meni aften var en drøm, der blev til virkelighed. Jeg vil have en omkamp med (Let tungvægts verdensmester) Adonis Stevenson.

 

Sagde Chavez, søn af det legendariske mexicanske ikon, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. i ringen bagefter og før han blev ført til hospitalet som en sikkerhedsforanstaltning, “måske 170,172 pund er for stort for mig, måske går jeg ned igen. Jeg er ikke sikker på, hvad min fremtid bringer. Det var en meget hård kamp. Men jeg lykønsker Andrzej.”

 

Goossen fortalte bagefter reportere, at han havde gjort det “stoppede kampen. Det var min beslutning. Jeg kunne ikke lide det, jeg så. ”

 

I første halvdel af en SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING dobbelthoved, ubesejret, verdensrangeret super letvægt Amir I (17-0, 14 KOS), af Davie, Fla., ved hjælp af Albany, N.Y., vandt en skæv beslutning i 10 runde Walter “The Hammer” Slot.

 

Den talentfulde, alsidig, Jeg har, 24, styrede en kamp, ​​der indeholdt adskillige udvekslinger, især tidligt med en venstre jab og lige højre hånd.

 

“Mine kombinationer var effektive hele natten, vi holdt fast ved vores gameplan og kom sejrende ud,” sagde imam. “Jeg vil have nogen af ​​verdensmestrene næste”.

 

Slot, der så en ni-kamps vinderække slutte, sagde “Jeg troede, jeg vandt kampen. Jeg fik ikke kredit for de slag, jeg kastede. Dommeren, der scorede det 100-90; godt, det giver mig ingen chance for at vinde her. Klippet generede mig i de tidlige runder, men var ikke en faktor efter.”

 

Tidligere Lørdag, på SHOWTIME EXTREME, ubesejret Moises “Chucky” Blomster (23-0, 16 KOS), af Guadalajara, Mexico, erobrede WBA Super Bantamweight midlertidigt verdensmesterskab med en spændende 12-runde delt beslutning om forsvarende mester Oscar Escandon (24-2 16 KOS), af Tolima, Colombia.

 

Blomster, gør hans 2015 debut og tredje start i træk i USA, sejrede af snesevis af 116-112 to gange og 113-115.

 

En følelsesladet Flores var tæt på tårer bagefter. “Dette er en drøm – mere end en drøm, der er gået i opfyldelse – for mig,” sagde han. “Jeg så min familie på stranden, spise kød. Jeg så mine babyer bedre klædt på. For mig er dette en livsændrende sejr og, ja, Jeg troede, det var meget, meget tæt, men jeg føler absolut, at jeg vandt.

 

“Jeg vil kæmpe med det bedste næste, de bedste fyre på 122 pund og lige nu er den øverste fyr det Leo Santa Cruz. Det er den, jeg gerne vil kæmpe næste gang. Jeg vil virkelig takke alt mit team, fra top til bund, for at give mig denne vidunderlige mulighed. Vi er meget glade for, at vi blev medlem af Al Haymon-teamet. Vi er meget loyale, og vi sætter virkelig pris på alt, hvad de har gjort for os.”

 

Escandon følte, at han havde gjort nok for at vinde på trods af at han skadede højre pegefinger på sin højre hånd i den syvende runde.

“Jeg gjorde alt, hvad jeg kunne, alt var inden for rækkevidde, men jeg tror jeg brækkede eller brækkede min finger,” sagde han. “I boksning sker der ting, der er uden for din kontrol. Fordi jeg gjorde ondt i min hånd, Jeg kunne ikke kaste slag som jeg ville med min højre hånd. Jeg forsøgte at gøre alt, hvad jeg kunne, med det. Men jeg ville ikke skade det yderligere. Jeg er ok, men jeg ville bestemt elske en omkamp.”

 

I SHOWTIME EXTREME-co-funktionen, super weltervægt Omar “El forretningsmand”Chavez (33-3-1, 22 KOS), af Culiacan, den yngre bror til Chavez, Jr. og søn af legendariske Julio Cesar Sr., vandt en spændende, hård, give-og-tage enstemmig beslutning om otte runde Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 KOS), af Arjona, Colombia.

Chavez vandt med scorerne på 78-75 to gange og 77-74. Der var ingen knockdowns.

 

Ubesejret argentinsk weltervægt Fabian “TNT” Maidana (6-0, 5 KOS), Santa Fe, Argentina, broren til den tidligere verdensmester Marcos Maidana, registreret en anden runde TKO (32 sekunder inde i runde) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), af Vancouver, Vaske.

 

Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing doubleheader vil re-air denne uge som følger:

 

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Mandag, April 20, 22, 10 om aftenen. ET / PT SHOWTIME Ekstrem

 

Tirsdag, Juni 24, på 10 p.m. OG/PT SHO Extreme

 

Lørdagens to-kamp telecast vil være tilgængelig ved SHOWTIME ON DEMAND start Søndag, Juni 22 27.

 

Mauro Ranallo kaldte SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING-handlingen med Hall of Fame-analytikeren Al Bernstein og tidligere verdensmester Paulie Malignaggi kommenterer og Jim Gray rapportering. På spansk, Alejandro Luna kaldte slag for slag med tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som farvekommentator. Barry Tompkins kaldte SHOWTIME EXTREME-handlingen fra ringside med bokshistoriker Steve Farhood tjener som ekspertanalytiker.

 

Den udøvende producent af SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING er David Dinkins Jr. med Bob Dunphy lede.

 

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Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara” var en 12-runde kamp, ​​der fandt sted på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. Og blev sendt på SHOWTIME.

 

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. ANDRZEJ FONFARA AMIR IMAM vs. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & FOTOS

SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® Live på SHOWTIME® Lørdag, April 18, (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT)

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ pund
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ pund

AMIR LOVE: 140 Pounds
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pounds

SHOWTIME BOKSNING ON SHO EXTREME:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds

OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pounds
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ pund

(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ pounds

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Promotions og Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). I co-main event, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

Billetter til arrangementet er prissat til $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, AMIR IMAM VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTOS

I know that this is a new weight class for me. I realize that Fonfara is very tough and bigger than me, but I am up for the challenge.

– Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

I want to show the whole world how good I am when I win this fight på lørdag.” — Andrzej Fonfara

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SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® Dette Lørdag, April 18,

Live på SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT)

Fra StubHub Center i Carson, Calif.

SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. OG/PT

INSIDE Mayweather vs. PACQUIAO Premieres Immediately
Following SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TELECAST

Billetter til Lørdagens StubHub Fights Are On Sale!

LOS ANGELES (April 16, 2015) – Popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara participated in the final the final press conference Torsdag at Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX, just two days before Lørdagens SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKSNING doubleheader.

 

Chavez (48-1-1, 32 KOS) af Culiacan, Mexico, and Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOS) af Chicago ved hjælp af Radon, Polen, will meet in the 12-round light heavyweight main event live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10 p.m. OG/ 7 p.m. PT) fra StubHub center i Carson, Calif. Chavez will make his eagerly awaited return to the ring and first start for new trainer Joe Goossen.

 

Also participating in today’s press conference was undefeated top 10-ranked super lightweight Amir I (16-0, 14 KOS), af Davie, Fla., ved hjælp af Albany, N.Y.. who will put his unblemished record on the line against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KOS) (25-2, 18 KOS), af Managua, Nicaragua, in the 10-round co-feature on SHOWTIME.

På SHOWTIME EXTREME® (8 p.m. OG/PT) denne lørdag, WBA Interim Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 KOS), af Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “Chucky” Blomster (22-0, 1 NC, 16 KOS), af Guadalajara, Mexico.

 

I SHOWTIME EXTREME-co-funktionen, Omar “El forretningsmand” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 KOS), af Culiacan, den yngre bror til Chavez, Jr. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., vil stå over for Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 KOS), af Arjona, Colombia, in an eight-round middleweight fight. Also featured on the telecast, tiden tillader, will be a six-round match between unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana, Santa Fe, Argentina, broren til den tidligere verdensmester Marcos Maidana, der vil være imod af Cory Vom Baur (2-2, 0 KOS), af Vancouver, Vaske.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

What the fighters, trainers and executives said Torsdag:

 

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., Tidligere verdensmester

I had a great training camp. I feel better than ever. I am ready for the fight.

 

I know that this is a new weight class for me. I realize that Fonfara is very tough and bigger than me, but I am up for the challenge.

 

I have worked on my boxing during my one year off, and I am very excited and motivated to get back in the ring.

 

I have worked so hard for this fight because I am fighting in a new weight class. I must punch harder, so I have focused on getting stronger during this training camp.

 

I have a great chin, I know how to take punches and my conditioning is great. A lot of fighters can take a punch, but I can take multiple punches and not be hurt.

 

I think that Andrzej Fonfara is one of the best fighters in the light heavyweight division. Inside of boxing, everyone knows who Fonfara is. He knocked down one of the best boxers in the world in Adonis Stevenson.

 

Fonfara is disciplined in the ring, but he doesn’t vary his punches.

 

I understand that my dad didn’t want me to take this fight. I had bigger names I could’ve fought, but I think that Fonfara is a great challenge for me and I like the challenge.

 

I would like to thank SHOWTIME for making this fight happen.

 

Andrzej Fonfara, World Title Challenger

I’m prepared very well and I’m ready for this fight. It’s been a great camp like always. I train hard for each fight. I’m a tough boxer who is feeling great. The weight is good and everything is perfect.

 

I must put everything into Lørdag night and I will win the fight.

 

I must look even better than I did against Stevenson. Everyone said I looked good, but I lost the fight. I didn’t want congratulations because I did not win the fight. But this time I will win the fight. I’m ready for a decision or for a knockout.

 

I’m ready with a couple of plans. I don’t want to run around the ring, I want to fight tough. I’m going to use my jab and my right hand, which is my best punch.

 

I’m not worried about what his father said about not fighting me. Chavez Jr. wants to fight and I will show him that his father was right.

 

It doesn’t matter how I win, I want to win this fight and get my rematch with Adonis Stevenson.

 

“Chavez Jr. er en stor fighter. He uses a lot of combinations and has a powerful punch that I must be ready for. I want to show the whole world how good I am when I win this fight på lørdag.

 

If I get the chance, Jeg har tænkt mig at slå ham ud. It’s boxing so you never know what will happen. I want to box round-by-round and win this fight.

 

I lost the fight with Stevenson but I showed that I was a good boxer. I’m a much smarter fighter now because of that experience. That was a fight at the top championship level.

 

It doesn’t matter what Chavez Jr. says at a press conference, we’ll be in the ring Lørdagand everything will happen there.

 

Fan’s can expect heavy punches, knockdowns and a great fight.

 

AMIR LOVE, Undefeated Super Letvægts Contender

I’m confident going into this fight because of how I train. I have put my heart and soul into this sport since I moved to Florida three years ago. I left everything behind to better myself.

 

I’m going to stay smart and composed in there and do everything I can to get the win.

 

I don’t feel like I need the knockout to come away with a successful fight. Men, you better believe that if there is an opportunity to knock him out, then I will take advantage of it.

 

“I 2015, Jeg ønsker at blive en verdensmester. This is my breakout year. A lot of people have been buzzing about me. I want to become the WBC world champion, that’s what I’m heading for.

 

“Jeg ved, han er [Slot] a good opponent, he’s got a great resume, and he’s coming to fight. He has a great record, so that alone shows what he’s capable of. Såsom Lørdag night may the better man win.

 

I’ve boxed styles like [hans] plenty of times, but you never know, he could come out different Lørdagnat.

 

I’m ready to put on a great show for the SHOWTIME audience.

 

CASTILLO WALTER, Super Letvægts Contender

I’m coming here to fight. I can tell you one thing, Amir Imam made a big mistake by taking this fight.

 

I’ve fought a lot of tough fighters; my two losses were by decisions where I feel I was robbed. I’ve fought better fighters than Amir has.

 

“Såsom Lørdag, I’m going to announce to the whole world that Walter Castillo is here to stay and he’s going to be a world champion.

SR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ.

Being in Los Angeles is like being in Mexico for me; I have had many great memories. I became the world champion for this first time here and my son also became the world champion for the first time here, for.

 

Julio definitely has a very difficult fight ahead of him.

 

If I was Julio’s manager, I wouldn’t have taken this fight. Fonfara is a difficult and tough fighter.

 

My son wants to fight fighters of quality and wants credibility in boxing.

 

Julio has worked and trained very hard for this fight .He has the capability to win and we expect that it will go very well.

 

JOE GOOSSEN, Chavez’ Trainer

Julio has a window here the next five, six, seven years that he can capitalize on.

 

I think he’s left the childish stuff behind, and we’re all guilty of being childish.

 

I think that Julio has surprised his father with his determination heading into this fight.

He’s got a left hook to the liver that just sends a shock through your body.

 

He’s not soft. He’s a real fighter. I have been around enough fighters to know that he’s a real fighter. Nummer et, he has the never-say- die attitude in there.

 

We’re up against a very well-schooled, blue collar, workmanlike fighter in Fonfara.

 

He is an athletic, improvisational fighter, in that you don’t know where everything’s coming from.

 

I’ve watched a lot of Fonfara tape, and he pretty much repeats what he does, but he repeats it well.

 

This is going to be a battle. You’ve got two contrasting styles and personalities.

 

Julio has 51 fights under his belt. He’s no rookie and he comes from a great bloodline. (In the short time I’ve been with him, it has been) more of an association than a dictatorial effort between the two of us.

 

Based on former camps, he’s never really extracted himself from comfortable surroundings and put himself in a position where he is completely isolated like he was in Lake Tahoe.

 

SAM COLONNA, Fonfara’s Trainer

Fonfara could turn it up whenever. He could be down on the scorecards and one punch he throws could change someone’s world. He’s proven in the past that he has power in both hands.

 

The styles in this fight are perfect for each other. When people ask about the fight I say it could go either way, it depends on who catches the other first.

 

I’m looking for Fonfara to dominate, but Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is a warrior, he comes to fight, he knows how to go to the body like his father used to, so we’ve been working on all of these strategies.

 

A knockout win would be a dream come true to me. That’s what I’ve been looking for all these years. Winning this huge fight would change everything for Fonfara and myself.

 

This camp that Andrzej had was the best we’ve ever had. He worked hard, he had time to train and there’s no excuses.

 

We’re coming to fight a war. Don’t forget that wars are won by strategy.

 

People say to listen to your father. His father told him not to take this fight, but he took it anyway and that was a mistake.

 

I see this fight not going past 10 runder, with us getting the knockout.

 

STACY MCKINLEY, Imamens Trainer

Amir has always trained very hard, but I did see a change in him in this training camp after the last fight. He has stepped up his training by two levels.

 

He learned a lot about his fight against [Fidel Maldonado] under the bright SHOWTIME lights at the MGM Grand.

 

Amir is always confident going into each fight, but he made a mistake in the Maldonado fight. He rolled his right hand and forgot about the left hand and was knocked down. He had to pay for his mistakes but it’s all a learning experience, he still has only 16 professional fights under his belt.

 

Castillo has a great jab and good combinations. A guy like that throws a lot of punches, but there is a technique to breaking down a fighter like that.

 

We can’t spend a lot of time on the ropes, and we must go after his body because his body is weak. Castillo is going to get knocked out på lørdag.

 

I think that Amir is going to open up a lot of eyes på lørdag.”

 

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Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara” er en 12-round Bout, der finder sted på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

 

For mere information besøg www.sports.sho.com, Følg på Twitter påSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter OgSwanson_Comm, følge med i samtalen ved hjælp #ChavezFonfara, Bliv fan på Facebook påwww.facebook.com/SHOBoxing eller besøge SHOWTIME Boxing Blog påhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. LOOKS TO MAKE A RESOUNDING STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18 AT THE STUBHUB CENTER LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS,

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I am fighting [Andrzej] Fonfara now because I like big opponents. I like the challenge of fighting good, hungry fighters.

– Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Julio wants credibility in this sport and that’s why he made the decision to take this fight, even though it’s a dangerous decision.

– Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

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VAN NUYS, Calif.(April 13, 2015) – Tidligere verdensmester Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. afholdt et medie træning på fredag in front of a packed house at Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Calif., as the Mexican superstar prepares to make his SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® debut på Lørdag, April 18, ved StubHub center i Carson, Calif., lever videre SHOWTIME(10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT).

 

I de vigtigste tilfælde af SHOWTIME Championship Boxingdoubleheader, Mexican superstar Chavez, Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOS) meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOS) i en 12-round lys sværvægter Bout.

 

I 10-round co-feature, top 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KOS) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KOS).

 

Julio Cesar Chavez, velsagtens den største mexicanske fighter nogensinde, gjort en udseende i løbet af sin søns træning for at vise sin støtte og tilbyde opmuntrende ord.

 

Her er, hvad Chavez Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez and Joe Goossen (træner) havde at sige Fredag på Los Angeles-området gym:

 

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., Tidligere verdensmester

I am very focused going into this fight. I have changed a lot mentally this past year.

 

I am fighting [Andrzej] Fonfara now because I like big opponents. I like the challenge of fighting good, hungry fighters. Just because Fonfara doesn’t have the name recognition of other fighters, it doesn’t make him an easy fighter. Han er sej.

 

I feel comfortable at light heavyweight. Any time that you can add a couple pounds, you feel better. Although I will be fighting at 175, I feel most comfortable at 168 som en bokser. Since I have had one year off, it was a better choice to fight at this weight so that I could see how my body feels.

 

Since I have added a few pounds, I have become a more physical and stronger boxer. The light heavyweight division has very big and physical contenders.

 

“Joe [Goossen] is a great trainer. He is a great motivator to his fighters and makes them better. I have worked very hard with him for the 35 days we spent together in Lake Tahoe.

 

When I was training with Freddie Roach, it was very different. I think Freddie is a great trainer, but Joe also has a lot of experience and we have made a connection together.

 

I really liked training in Lake Tahoe. The altitude, ringen, everything I needed was there. I felt very comfortable up there and I would like to come back there to train for a fight again.

 

I promise a great fight, this is a very exciting fight. Fonfara isn’t an easy opponent, but he has never seen an opponent like me.

 

 

SR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ.

I am here to support and be with my son. I try to give him good advice. I tell him to train and prepare hard, and fortunately he is doing that well.

 

I think Joe [Goossen] is doing a great job, we are on the same page. We are all focused on him [Chavez Jr.] getting to the fight well prepared. This fight requires great preparation because he is going into the fight at a weight that’s higher than his normal weight and he is facing a very tough opponent.

 

He must go in 100 percent to win this fight.

 

I think there has been a 180 degree turn in his career. I see this as a positive because he can really develop his ability and looks very well prepared.

 

I would’ve liked to have seen him take a tune up fight instead because of his long layoff; I particularly didn’t want this fight.

 

“Juli [Chavez Jr.] wants credibility in this sport and that’s why he made the decision to take this fight, even though it’s a dangerous decision. He must be very prepared for this fight.

 

JOE GOOSSEN, Chavez Jr.s’ Trainer

I’ve been asked over the years who the one fighter was that I would like to work and my answer was always Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

 

I’ve always really admired his style. I had known him as a kid, his father is a legend. It had always seemed like a dream job for me, and out of nowhere I got it.

 

Lake Tahoe was tremendous for training camp. You are isolated and it’s not an easy thing. When you aren’t training you are sitting in a hotel room. You are deprived the comforts of home, but it really gives you that concentration and dedication factor and I think that will interpret into some positive results.

 

I matured over my years, once I had a kid and a family and I think the same has happened with Julio. Life becomes clearer when you put away the immaturity. You realize that you have a future and if you really want to access what’s available to you, then you are going to have to work hard and dedicate yourself to it.

 

Going to Lake Tahoe and really working hard is a sign of maturity and I think that’s what Julio is going through right now. He really showed it by leaving his home and spending an extended period of time up there. To me that is a great indicator that he is mature, dedicated and taking this fight very seriously.

 

Of course I believe Julio is ready to fight Fonfara. The fight was made before I even came on board, but that’s the challenge that I am presented with. You must figure out a good game plan and figure out what you’re up against.

 

Just because Julio has been out a year doesn’t mean that it’s going to be a cake walk for Fonfara. We went up to Lake Tahoe with one thing in mind, and that’s winning this fight and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

 

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Promotions og Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). I co-main event, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

 

Billetter til arrangementet er prissat til $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.

 

For mere information besøg www.sports.sho.com, Følg på Twitter påSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter OgSwanson_Comm, følge med i samtalen ved hjælp #ChavezFonfara, Bliv fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing eller besøge SHOWTIME Boxing Blog på http://theboxingblog.sho.com.

INTERIM 122-POUND WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISKS HIS TITLE AGAINST UNBEATEN MOISES FLORES SATURDAY, APRIL 18 LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®

Younger Brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Will Also Be In Action from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. OG/PT;

And Precedes SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

®

Live på SHOWTIME® AT 10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT

Full Undercard Featuring Mix Of Exciting Veterans & Rising Prospects

Tickets Are On Sale!


CARSON, CALIF. (April 10, 2015) — Interim WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 KOS), af Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “Chucky” Blomster (22-0, 1 NC, 16 KOS), af Guadalajara, Mexico, in the 12-round main event live on SHOWTIME BOKSNING på SHOWTIME EXTREME (8 p.m. OG/PT) på Lørdag, April 18 på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif.

 

Headlining the card, popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOS) vil gøre sin SHOWTIME Championship Boxingdebut when he meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOS) lever videre SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/ 7 p.m. PT).

 

In the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, Top 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KOS) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo(25-2, 18 KOS).

 

Opening the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast, Omar “El forretningsmand” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 KOS), younger brother of Chavez, Jr. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., vil stå over for Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 KOS) in an eight-round super welterweight fight. Time permitting, unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (5-0, 4 KOS), brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana will also be featured in the featured in the telecast against an opponent to be named.

 

The action continues featuring a clash of middleweight contenders when Fernando Guerrero (26-3, 19 KOS) opfylder Abraham Han (23-2, 14 KOS) in a 10-round middleweight match. Mere, young undefeated prospects face tough challenges when Wes Nofire (16-0, 12 KOS) tager på Joell Godfrey (17-13-1, 6 KOS) in six-round heavyweight action, Jordan Shimmell (18-0, 15 KOS) ansigter Carlos Reyes (7-6-1, 5 KOS) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout and Anthony Flores (6-0, 5 KOS) kampe William Hughes (4-2, 3 KOS) in a six-round welterweight contest.

 

Også featured, Jessie Roman (17-2, 9 KOS) og 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from MongoliaTugstogt Nyambayar (1-0, 1 KO) i separate anfald.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

 

Den aggressive-minded, 30-årige Escandon captured the crown in his last start via a 12-round split decision over Canadian southpaw Tyson Cave last December. 11. Escandon was making his United States debut and triumphed in a tight fight by the scores of 117-111, 115-113 og 113-115.

 

Escandon was a top amateur -he represented Colombia in the 2004 Olympiske Lege- before turning professional in June 2006. Twenty of his initial 21 fights took place in his native Colombia while he’s also fought in Argentina and Panama. His lone defeat came in his first attempt at the interim WBA title on a split 12-round decision to Nehomar Cermenoon Aug. 10, 2013, i Panama. .

 

Blomster, 28, gør hans 2015 debut og tredje start i træk i USA. En pro siden august 2008, Blomster’ første 20 fights took place in Mexico. He’s never gone more than seven full rounds although three of his fights have been scheduled for 10.

 

Known in Mexico for his show stopping-knockouts, the heavy-handed Flores registered three devastating knockouts in 2013, the biggest of which was a brutal second-round stoppage of longtime Mexican contender Rodolfo Hernandez in February of that year.

Flores recorded a seventh-round TKO in his last start over Mario Macias last November. 21 i Tulsa.

 

Omar chavez, 25, the youngest son of Julio Sr. and three years younger than Julio Jr., will be making his U.S. og 2015 debut. All his fights have been in Mexico, where he turned pro at the tender age of 16 i december 2006. He was victorious in his first 28 bouts before losing a 10-round split decision to Jorge Paez Jr., the son of popular former world champion, Jorge “MaromeroPaez, i december 2011. Paez also outpointed Chavez across 10 rounds in July 2012, this time unanimously.

 

After the rematch with Paez, the 5-foot-8 Chavez won four consecutive times, including a 10-round decision over Daniel Sandoval i maj 2014 to win the NABO 154-pound crown. But Chavez lost his last fight on a shocking 10-round decision to Ramon Alvarez, brother of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, på Sept. 27, 2014.

 

The 36-year-old Gutierrez is hoping to bounce back after suffering consecutive defeats. Fighting out of Miami by way of Colombia, Gutierrez has been battle-tested over the years having faced the likes ofJoshua Clottey, Vanerne Martirosyan og Luis Carlos Abregu.

 

Maidana, 22, is nine years younger than Marcos. A pro since June 21, 2014, he has won his last four fights by knockout, all within two rounds.

 

An exciting, come-forward crowd-pleaser (like his big brother), Maidana will be making his third start at StubHub. He won a decision his first time out and by a first-round knockout over Phillip Sorianothe second time around.

 

A terrific amateur, Maidana was the Pan American Youth Championships Bronze Medalist and World Youth Championships Silver Medalist in 2010.

 

A former world title contender, Warrior is looking to bounce back from losing to David Lemieux in 2014. With victories over Ishe Smith, Gabriel Rosado and Derrick Findley, the 28-year-old from the Dominican Republic but fighting out of Salisbury, Md. is eager to redeem himself and get back into the hunt for another world title opportunity.

 

A 30-year-old former kickboxing champion, Han, af El Paso, Texas, blev professionel i 2007 and quickly adapted his skills to the boxing ring. Han vandt sin første 19 pro fights before losing a hard-fought bout with Glen Tapia in 2013. He rebounded to win four straight bouts before suffering a split-decision defeat to Sergio Mora his last time out.

 

An undefeated heavyweight prospect fighting out of Miami by way of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Nofiremakes his debut in California when he looks for win number 17. The 28-year-old will battle the 34-year-old Godfrey out of East Saint Louis, Syg.

 

A former amateur standout who became the first heavyweight to win four Michigan Golden Gloves titles, Shimmell will attempt to remain undefeated and entertain the crowd with his seventh straight knockout against Reyes, 37, af Phoenix, Ariz. Senest, the 26-year-old stopped Phil Williams in the fifth round in Dec. 2014.

 

A young prospect fighting out of Santa Ana, Calif., Roman will look to bounce back from losses in two of his last three fights after starting his career with 16 sejre i træk. The 23-year-old will be fighting at StubHub for the first time.

 

A hot welterweight prospect, the 24-year-old Blomster will look to represent his hometown of Los Angeles when he takes on the 37-year-old Hughes out of Tacoma, Vaske. Opening the card is the 22-year-old 2012 Olympic Silver medalist out of Mongolia, Nyambayar who battles an opponent to be determined.

 

Brian Custer will call the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood tjener som ekspertanalytiker.

 

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara er en 12-round Bout, der finder sted på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

 

For mere information besøg www.sports.sho.com, Følg på Twitter påSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter OgSwanson_Comm, følge med i samtalen ved hjælp #ChavezFonfara, Bliv fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing eller besøge SHOWTIME Boxing Blog på http://theboxingblog.sho.com.

UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO IN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

Lørdag, April 18, LIVE på SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT)

From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

NEW YORK (April 8, 2015) – Top 10 ranked super lightweight contender Amir I (16-0, 14 KOS) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 KOS) in the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME Championship BoxingLørdag, April 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT)

 

In the main event from StubHub center i Carson, Calif., Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez(48-1-1, 32 KOS) faces exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOS), of Chicago by way of Poland, i en 12-round lys sværvægter Bout.

 

En af boksning hurtigst stigende udsigter, den 24-årige imam har slået ud 14 sin 16 professional opponents since turning pro in 2011. The Albany, N.Y., native is coming off a fifth-round TKO of Fidel Maldonado Jr., in a brawl on Jan. 17 on SHOWTIME that featured five total knockdowns. Jeg har, currently ranked No. 4 in the WBA and No. 7 i WBC, touched the canvas for the first time in his career but bounced back and relied on his power to floor Maldonado a total of four times.

 

I know Walter is a tough fighter, he comes forward and throws a lot of punches,” Imam sagde. “But I will figure him out quickly once I get inside the ring. I’m working on a lot of different things for this training camp, lots of tricky moves that are going to excite the fans. It’s great to fight outdoors at StubHub Center and to showcase my talents on SHOWTIME. I’m here to entertain and prove I’m ready for that title shot.

 

Slot (25-2, 18 KOS), af Managua, Nicaragua, has won nine straight and KO’d six of his last seven opponents. The 26-year-old has fought mostly in Nicaragua and the only blemishes on his record are a split-decision loss in his pro debut and a controversial 2008 split decision on the road against former world champ Vicente Mosquera i Panama. Slot, who has knocked out his last four opponents inside of four rounds, will make his second start in the U.S. after winning his American debut via first round TKO last October.

 

“Jeg er meget begejstret for denne kamp. I’ve been training hard for months now and can’t wait for the bell to ring,” Castillo said. “Where I’m from we have a history of great warriors like Alexis Arguello and Rosendo Alvarez and on April 18 I’m looking to moving one step closer to adding my name to that list. Imam may be undefeated but I’m ready for a war.

 

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Billetter til arrangementet, som co-fremmes af Goossen Kampagner og Chavez Kampagner, er prissat til $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, er der tilbud nu og kan købes online på AXS.com.

 

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, er en 12-round Bout, der finder sted på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

 

For mere information besøg www.sports.sho.com, Følg på Twitter påSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter OgSwanson_Comm, følge med i samtalen ved hjælp #ChavezFonfara, Bliv fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing eller besøge SHOWTIME Boxing Blog på http://theboxingblog.sho.com.

SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, April 10 on SHOWTIME®

Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, bor på SHOWTIME

 

VIDEO PREVIEW LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ

 

“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.

“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.

 

NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Award-vindende serie Al adgang returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his SHOWTIME Championship Boxing® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej FonfaraLørdag, April 18, lever videre SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/ 7 p.m. PT) fra StubHub center i Carson, Calif.

 

Al adgang: Chavez premierer Fredag, April 10, umiddelbart efter den levende ShoBox: Den nye generation tripleheader at 10 p.m. OG/PT.

 

Al adgang: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.

 

With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, Al adganguncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.

 

No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?

 

Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?

 

“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. Og, Jeg tror, courageous, too.”

 

Med Al adgang cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.

 

Al adgang: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. Al adgang will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® og online påSHO.com/Sports.

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., og vil luft live på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

Billetter til arrangementet, som co-fremmes af Goossen Kampagner og Chavez Kampagner, er prissat til $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, gå på salg i dag på 12 p.m. PT og kan købes online på AXS.com.

Julio César CHAVEZ JR.-ANDRZEJ Fonfara MEDIA TELEFONKONFERENCE UDSKRIFT

Kelly Swanson

Tak, alle, for at slutte sig til os i dag til dette store opkald til officielt at annoncere en meget spændende kamp op. Og uden yderligere ado, at tale lidt om den kamp op, Jeg har tænkt mig at introducere Chris DeBlasio, Vice President for Sport Communications for SHOWTIME.

Chris DeBlasio

Tak, Kelly. Jeg vil holde dette kort. Jeg ved, at vi vil tale med krigerne på dette kort. Men jeg tror, ​​jeg ville være tålmodig, hvis jeg ikke repræsenterede for Stephen Espinoza, der ikke kunne være på opkaldet i dag, hvor meget begejstrede vi er for debut af Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. på vores netværk på Lørdag, April 18, for vores SHOWTIME Championship Boxing doubleheader. Det kommer til at være en stor aften. På opkaldet med os og i ringen overfor Julio Chavez Jr.. om natten er Andrzej Fonfara, en mand, som vi kender, der virkelig kommer til at kæmpe. Han bragte det på sin første kamp på SHOWTIME sidste år, da han kæmpede med Adonis Stevenson. Og det var en spændende affære. Og vi ser frem til en reel test og en stor udfordring for Chavez Jr.. Og vi er glade for at have ham på vegne af os alle på SHOWTIME. Vi byder jer begge velkommen, selvfølgelig, tak til hele pressen for at være ved opkaldet. Tak, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Tak, alle. Okay. Vi vil fortsætte med at introducere krigerne og deres undervisere for dig. Først har vi Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., tidligere mellemvægt verdensmester, Andrzej Fonfara, den tidligere verden titel udfordrer, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. — vi alle ved, hvem han er, og bestemt af hensyn til den store legende, at han er, Vi byder ham velkommen til opkaldet — Joe Goossen, der er Julio træner, og Sam Colonna, der er Fonfara træner.

 

Så, på dette tidspunkt, hvad jeg gerne vil gøre, er at spørge Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at gøre indledende bemærkninger om denne kamp, ​​og en lille smule om, hvad han laver nu i træningslejr og hvordan han føler om kampen.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Jeg træner meget godt. Jeg træner (ved en højere) niveau end det bedste. Jeg træner mere (og jeg komme tættere på) vægt 172 pounds. Og jeg tror, ​​jeg er i god form, du ved? Jeg har meget tid og forbliver ikke i denne form.

K. Swanson

Okay. Lad os nu høre fra Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, kan du tale en lille smule, og fortælle os, hvordan du føler dig om at kæmpe Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

Jeg har det godt. Jeg tror Chavez Jr.. er en stor fighter, verdensmester. Og du ved, det er god kamp for mig. Jeg trænede hårdt til kampen. Vi fik meget god lejr. Nu, vi starter en sparring-session. Du ved, min vægt er godt. Min træning er–alle træninger er gode. Jeg tilbragte to uger i Houston. Jeg er trænet der, for. Så er jeg tilbage til Chicago. Vi er færdige med at lejre her. Og jeg er–du ved, Jeg er klar til mødes Chavez i ringen April 18og vise ham jeg er bedre bokser.

K. Swanson

Okay. Fremragende. Mange tak. Dernæst får vi trænerne til at sige noget meget kort, inden vi afleverer det til medierne til opkald. Så, Joe Goossen, han er Julio Cesar Chavez's træner på dette tidspunkt. Joe, vil du gerne lave et par kommentarer?

Joe Goossen

Tak. Nummer et, Jeg vil takke SHOWTIME, fordi vi er meget begejstrede for at optræde for SHOWTIME i Julios debutkamp med SHOWTIME. Og når det er sagt, du ved, Julio er meget, meget seriøs om denne kamp. Ligesom Fonfara, han trænet i et par uger i Los Angeles. Og nu, vi er oppe i Lake Tahoe, op i den høje højde i bjergene her. Det er meget afsondret. Det er meget koncentreret arbejde. Julio er — Jeg kan bare fortælle dig dette — er meget dedikeret til denne kamp, mentalt, fysisk, og åndeligt. Han har vist mig, at han er villig til at arbejde meget hårdt for denne kamp, hvilket altid fungerer godt, når en fighter samarbejder om træning. Og det gør han 110 procent. Og jeg kan ikke fortælle dig, hvor glad jeg er, nummer et, at arbejde med Julio Jr. Det har været noget, jeg altid har ønsket at gøre. Og selvfølgelig, Jeg kender hans far meget godt. Og jeg er meget beæret over at være en del af holdet. Og jeg kan ikke vente til April 18 at vise alle Julios talenter og gå derhen. Og vi har et mål. Og det er for at vinde kampen. Med den måde, Julio træner på, Jeg er meget sikker på, hvad vi laver lige nu. Så, Jeg er meget tilfreds med det. Og jeg er sikker på, at Andrzej gør det samme, træner meget hårdt. Med det er sagt, tak.

K. Swanson

Tak. Nu, Sam Colonna, hvis du kunne give os en kommentar, og så vil vi åbner det op for spørgsmål.

Sam Colonna

Godt, første, Jeg vil gerne takke alle for at få dette sammen. Det er en ære at være en del af det. Men, du ved, før de plukkes Julio Cesar Chavez til kamp, de kastede navne på os. Og jeg vil sige nej. Og et andet navn kom. Jeg vil sige nej. Så snart de sagde, »Hvad med Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Jeg sagde, 'Det er den kamp, ​​vi ønsker.’ Stilen er perfekt for os. Han kommer lige til os. Og det bliver en stor kamp for Andrzej for at vise, hvilken magt og dedikation han har over for det. Han ved, at denne kamp her vil bringe ham til toppen. Og det er en ære at bekæmpe Julio Cesar Chavez. Det er nogen, jeg ville have ham til at kæmpe i årevis. Men vægten var aldrig den samme. Andrzej rykkede op. Og så nu, det er perfekt. Så, det vil være en stor kamp. Jeg tror, ​​vi vil bringe en masse handling i denne kamp. Og det bliver en fastklemt actionkamp. Jeg er glad for, at denne kamp skete. Og jeg kan ikke vente på April 18.

K. Swanson

Okay. Tak. Og nu, sidst men ikke mindst, Jeg vil gerne få et par kommentarer fra Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. om hans søn, der kæmper mod Fonfara, og hvordan han forventer, at det vil være. Juli?

Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

Jeg ville ikke have denne kamp. Jeg ved, at, for min søn, Jeg ved, det er en hård kamp. Det er en vanskelig kamp. Og jeg ville ikke have det. Fonfara er meget stærk. Men min søn ville have denne kamp. Han ønskede krigere, der har en høj kategori. Han ønskede en hård kamp. Og han troede, at vinde denne kamp vil give ham mere troværdighed. Og det er derfor, han valgte Fonfara.

Q

Dette er for Chavez Jr.. Juli, hvordan har du det kommer fra et år fritstille?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Jeg har det godt. Jeg ved, det er svært, når du er væk. Det er svært at genvinde din timing. Men jeg har været træning, arbejder på mine færdigheder. Og jeg tror, du ved, Jeg er meget sikker, fordi jeg har brugt hele mit liv i boksning. Jeg er i det 13. år af min professionelle karriere. Så jeg tror ikke, det er et problem, fordi denne kamp er på 172 pounds. Jeg behøver ikke have et problem med vægten. Og kl 172, Jeg har det godt med sparring. Jeg har det godt i træningen. Og jeg tror, ​​jeg er klar til denne kamp og klar til at vinde en anden verdensmesterskab.

Q

Apropos denne verden titel, hvordan har du det med fyre som Adonis Stevenson og Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Oh, disse fyre meget stærke. Men jeg synes, efter denne kamp, Jeg har tænkt mig ned til 168 og ophold i denne vægtklasse. En eller to år siden flyttede jeg til 175 men det var for meget for min krop. Nu, Jeg er 168. Men, for den etårige off, denne kamp er på 172.

Q

Andrzej, Hvordan har du det fysisk kommer fra Adonis Stevenson kamp?

 

A. Fonfara

Jeg tror, ​​jeg viste againstStevenson, at jeg var en fighter. Fysisk, Jeg har det godt nu. Da denne kamp, Jeg har trænet meget hårdere. Jeg tror, på grund af denne kamp, Jeg er en bedre bokser, fordi, du ved, Jeg lærer meget i kampe. Jeg er klar til Chavez, Jeg har trænet hårdt for denne kamp, lignende, du ved, Siger Chavez. Han har trænet hårdt til denne kamp. Men jeg træner altid hårdt. Det betyder ikke noget, om det er Chavez eller hvem der ellers, Jeg er altid trænet hårdt.

 

Q

Dette er for både Julio Jr. og Sr. For Jr., naturligvis, der er en fordel og måske en ulempe, for, at have et så berømt navn. Fordelen er, at alle kender din far og hvad han opnåede. Og det bringer dig opmærksomhed tidligt i din karriere, som den har gjort. Den mulige ulempe er, at du altid vil blive sammenlignet med ham, som nogle ville sige, var næsten en umulig, umuligt høj standard at forsøge at leve op til. Fra dit perspektiv og også fra din fars, hvad med at, byrden og fordelen ved at have sådan et berømt navn?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Jeg tror, ​​jeg er respekteret, fordi jeg er verdensmester. Men, du ved, Jeg tror, ​​det er en fordel. Men det hjælper ikke mig i ringen. Jeg bevist i ringen. Jeg slog mestrene. Jeg slog nummer et, nummer to, nummer tre og nummer fire på 168 pounds. Og jeg har vist alle, folket, at jeg kan kæmpe, for. Jeg er en god fighter og (Jeg sætter på gode kampe). Og folk som se mine kampe. Min stil er en god stil for folket. Og jeg tror denne kamp, for, stil Fonfara er at komme til at kæmpe, han er en fighter med et stort hjerte og en stor hage. Og vi begge vil kæmpe meget.

 

J. Cesar Chavez Sr..

 

Navnet har hjulpet. Naturligvis, det har hjulpet få opmærksomhed, men vi er meget forskellige. Han — min søn kæmper med en højere vægt end jeg kæmpede. Og så, der er meget forskel. Fysisk, han er meget større end jeg var. Så, der er gode og dårlige, og vi forstår det. Men, han er sin egen fighter ligesom jeg var.

 

Q

Er, du nævnte tidligere, at du havde mange navne nævnt for Andrzej, før du endelig slog dig ned på Chavez. Er du villig til at afsløre nogle af disse navne?

 

S. Kolonne

Du ved, hvad? Jeg har dem virkelig ikke lige foran mig. Men, der var mindst tre, fire forskellige fyre, de kastede mod os. Og så snart de sagde Chavez, Jeg går, "Det er den fyr, vi ønsker,’ fordi, som jeg sagde tidligere,, stilen er perfekt for os. Og vi behøver ikke at lede efter ham for meget, du ved? Han vil være lige der for os. Så, stilen er virkelig, virkelig blandet godt.

 

Q

Andrzej, du har kæmpet på mellemvægt, super mellemvægt, lys sværvægter. Hvordan føles det at kæmpe for 172? Og ser du dig selv bevæge dig muligvis ned i vægt i den nærmeste fremtid, eller føler du, du er en ægte lys sværvægter?

 

A. Fonfara

Jeg er en lys sværvægter fighter. Det er fordi jeg kæmper med Chavez. Derfor har vi en fangstvægt. Og det er derfor, jeg går ned. Jeg kæmper normalt på 175, mindst i måske to år. Og dette er min vægt. Det er ikke umuligt for mig at gå, lignende, to, three pounds ned, fordi, du ved, da jeg kæmpede Stevenson sidste år i maj, Jeg var 173 derefter. Og jeg følte mig godt dengang. To pund ned er ikke noget problem for mig. Bør være godt, du ved? Bare mere diæt, mere arbejde i den sidste uge. Og jeg burde være god.

 

Q

Juli Jr., hvor meget af en lettelse er det for dig endelig at kæmpe efter et år? Jeg ved, at det har prøvet dig med hele retssagen og alt. Så, hvordan føles det for dig at vide, at du endelig har en kamp forude?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Jeg har det godt. Jeg føler stor, du ved, fordi dette problem fornærmede mig meget mentalt mere end fysisk. Men jeg er virkelig glad for, at dette problem er bedre nu. Jeg har en kamp foran mig. Og du ved, Jeg kan ikke huske noget om det. Jeg fokuserer bare på kampen April 18 for Fonfara. Jeg har det godt, Jeg føler stor. Du ved, jeg kan ikke fortælle dig med ord, hvordan jeg har det, fordi jeg er bedre til at ringe. (Men jeg er meget spændt på at være returnering) til ringen.

 

Q

Joe Goossen, hvilke af de færdigheder af Julio Cesar oversætter det bedste for lyset heavyweight division?

J. Goossen

Godt, første off, Julio er en velafrundet fighter. Jeg mener, vi har set ham kasse før. Og vi har set ham presse før. Jeg vil ikke tipse min hånd på, hvad vi skal gøre, men vi har studeret filmene. Vi har talt om Andrzejs film. Og selvfølgelig, vi udvikler en spilplan. Jeg tror vægten — dybest set, 172 er meget tæt på 68. Det er en vægt, han har kæmpet for før. Så jeg tror slet ikke, at vægten vil være et problem. Den måde, han arbejder på lige nu, og den vægt, han har på lige nu, Jeg tror, ​​vi kommer til at være i stand til at ramme 172 markere ganske let. Men, igen, for så vidt som hvilke færdigheder han har, som vi skal bringe til bordet, er noget, som jeg synes er privat for os. Men Julio Jr.. er en multitalent fighter. Ser bare ham sparke i går, når vi havde brug for en kasse, han gjorde det smukt. Og når vi havde brug for pres om et par runder, han trak det nøjagtigt af, hvordan jeg kunne lide det. Så jeg er meget sikker på, at uanset hvilken stil vi bringer og en spilplan, vi bringer, vi kommer til at få succes med det.

Q

Kan du gøre vægten?

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Ja. Selvfølgelig. Jeg laver 172 fordi jeg betaler $100,000 per et pund (hvis jeg ikke). Jeg kan ikke betale den slags penge. Jeg har aldrig vejet mere end 172 i en kamp. Den eneste kamp jeg lavede 172 er med Brian Vera, den første kamp. Men i resten af ​​min karriere inden for boksning, i alle mine mesterskabet anfald (Jeg har aldrig gjorde ikke vægt). Jeg ved ikke, hvorfor du spørger mig, at. Okay. måske, Jeg er en større fighter, du ved? Jeg ved, at jeg er en større fighter. Men, Jeg har ikke problemer. Og (hvis han gør) ikke vægten, måske vil jeg vinde $100,000 mere.

Q

Så, Juli, du håber på $100,000 fra Andrzej Fonfara, men du siger, at han ikke skulle håbe på $100,000 fra dig?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Do Not, ikke. Jeg tror, ​​at kampen er på den rigtige måde. Og han vil ikke udnytte nogen, du ved, fordi (Jeg kommer i lighter). Du ved, vægten er temmelig godt, jeg tror for begge kæmpere.

 

Q

Kan du fortælle om din beslutning om at få Joe Goossen i dit hjørne, du føler, som et resultat af Vera bekæmpelse, at du skylder fansene en ydeevne?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Jr.

Godt, Jeg har kendt Joe Goossen i lang tid. Han er en god træner. Han er en fantastisk person. Han er en person, der motiverer krigere. Og vi har en ægte forbindelse. Vi har oprettet forbindelse igen. Og jeg kan godt lide ham. Jeg kan godt lide, at han er en hårdtarbejdende, ligesom mig. Og jeg tror, sammen, vi kommer til at klare os rigtig godt. Med hensyn til forestillingen, Jeg kan fortælle dig, at, dette show er for folket. Det kommer til at være en stor kamp. Det bliver en bedre kamp. Og nu, med min nye markedsføring selskab og med at vide, hvem min modstander vil være på forhånd, Jeg tror, ​​det kommer til at være en stor nat.

 

K. Swanson

Det var vores sidste spørgsmål. Så, igen, vi sætter stor pris på, at krigerne tager sig tid til at slutte sig til os. Vi ser frem til denne fantastiske matchup mellem Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. og Andrzej Fonfara om Lørdag, April 18, fra StubHub Center i Carson, Calif., live på SHOWTIME på 10:00 p.m. OG, 7:00 p.m. PT. Mange tak for at du kom med os.

 

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Billetter til arrangementet, som co-fremmes af Goossen Kampagner og Chavez Kampagner, er prissat til $200, $150, $100, $50 og $25, plus gældende afgifter, honorarer og gebyrer, er der tilbud nu og kan købes online på AXS.com.

 

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, er en 12-round Bout, der finder sted på StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. og vil luften på SHOWTIME (10 p.m. OG/7 p.m. PT). Den SHOWTIME Championship Boxing telecast vil også være tilgængelig på spansk via sekundær lyd programmering (SAP).

 

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