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Warriors Congratulates ‘King’ Carlos Molina for Victory Saturday Night and Sensational 2016

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Warriors Boxing sends congratulations out to Former IBF junior middleweight world champion “Eze” Carlos Molina for winning his sixth consecutive (and fifth this year) agha na satọde n'abalị.
Fighting at the Gran Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico, Molina (28-6-2, 8 Kos) won a unanimous shutout (80-72 X3) decision over Diego “Demoledor” 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,” Kwurula Molina, post-agha. “I am at weight after working out and I feel faster in my fights. N'ihi na nke a ọgụ, 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 na 147. I want the fights that will lead to a second world title. I am a problem for anyone at 147 na 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 nke dike 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.”
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Fight Network is Destination for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight Week Coverage

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Toronto | NEW YORK (Apr. 29, 2015) – Ọgụ Network, ụwa Premiya 24/7 telivishọn raara mezue mkpuchi nke ọgụ egwuregwu, is the destination for Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight week coverage for the megafight na satọde night live on pay-per-view.

 

It kicks off today, Wednesday, April 29 na 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.

 

Mgbe ahụ, Fight Network’s original Lụọ News Ugbu a: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao preview show will debut on Wednesday, April 29 na 7:30 p.m. NA, featuring analysis, ọnụọgụgụ, atụmatụ, 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 Nwa Live! naThursday, April 30 na 10 p.m. NA si Fantasy Springs Resort cha cha n'ime Indio, Calif., headlined by former lightweight world title challenger Mercito “Ọ dịghị Ebere” Gesta (28-1-1, 16 Kos) battling Los Angeles area standout Carlos Molina (17-2-1, 7 Kos). Na ndị ọzọ Tụkwasị oké, 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 na satọde morning beginning at 6 a.m. NA. Check listings for additional airings throughout the week.

 

The live coverage continues on Friday, Ka 1 na 6 p.m. NA 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 na satọde n'abalị. The show will include live analysis and roundtable discussion from Fight Network studios.

 

On Saturday n'abalị, Ka 2, Fight Network will present a Live Pre-Show na 7 p.m. NA, 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 Countdown Live na 8 p.m. NA, leading right into the blockbuster pay-per-view that kicks off at 9 p.m. NA.

 

Immediately following the pay-per-view extravaganza, Fight Network is your destination for the Live Post-Show, including fight highlights, Jeremaya mere na ndụ na post-agha pịa ogbako si Las Vegas.

 

N'ihi na a zuru ndepụta nke Ọgụ Network si agbasa ozi n'ikuku oge, biko gaa na tv.fightnetwork.com, Soro anyị na Twitterfightnet, na-na-akwado na Facebook ma na-eleta anyị na Instagramfightnet.
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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER

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Amir Imam Remains Unbeaten

With Unanimous Decision Over Walter Castillo

Unbeaten Moises Flores Outpoints Oscar Escandon To Win

WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Title; Omar Chavez Triumphs

By Decision, Fabian Maidana by Knockout on SHO EXTREME

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Monday, April 20, na 10 p.m.ET/PT on SHO EXTREME

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CARSON, Calif. (April 18, 2015) – Confident and determined, Andrzej “The PolishPrince” Fonfara (27-3, 16 Kos) spoiled the ring return of Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. (48-2-1, 32 Kos) in resounding fashion Saturday n'abalị, flooring the former middleweight champion one time en route to a one-sided ninth-round TKO in the main event ofShowtime egwuregwu ọkpọ na-na OGE IHE NKIRI.

 

Fonfara, of Chicago by way of Radon, Poland, dropped Chavez, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, with a wide left hook 50 seconds into the ninth round before a boisterous crowd of 8,636 predominately-Chavez fans at StubHub Center. It was the first time in 52 professional fights that Chavez had hit the canvas from a punch.

 

Upon returning to the corner, Chavez could be heard on the telecast telling trainer Joe Goossen that he had hurt his right leg and could no longer continue. Obere oge mgbe e mesịrị, the fight was halted. The busier and more accurate fighter throughout, Fonfara was comfortably ahead on the three judges’ scorecards by scored of 89-80 na 88-81 twice after nine full rounds.

 

Offered an ecstatic Fonfara, who had his fair share of Polish fans at the venue: “I knew he was a tough fighter, quick and in good shape but when he hit me for the first time in the first round, I knew I was going to win this fight. He didn’t punch as hard as everybody said he did.

 

“I saw his punches easily coming in. I know I threw more punches. I was a little surprised that he did not come out for the (10nke) but he was cut, had been getting beat up and had just got knocked down, so he knew what would happen if he came out.

 

“Chavez said before the fight that he didn’t think I could take his body punches. I think I took them pretty good and passed that test.

 

“I know there are things I can still work on in training to become a more complete boxer, man'abalị a was a dream come true. I want a rematch with (Light Heavyweight World Champion) Adonis Stevenson.

 

Said Chavez, the son of legendary Mexican icon, Julio Cesar Chavez SR. in the ring afterward and before he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, “Maybe 170,172 pounds is too big for me, maybe I’ll go back down. I’m not sure what my future holds. It was a very tough fight. But I congratulate Andrzej.”

 

Goossen told reporters afterward that he had “stopped the fight. It was my decision. I didn’t like what I saw. ”

 

In the first half of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader, undefeated world-ranked super lightweight Amir m (17-0, 14 Kos), of Davie, Fla., site n'ụzọ nke Albany, N.Y., won a lopsided 10-round decision over Walter “The Hammer” Castle.

 

The talented, versatile, M nwere, 24, controlled a fight that featured numerous exchanges especially early on with a left jab and straight right hand.

 

“My combinations were effective the whole night, we stuck to our gameplan and came out victorious,” said Imam. “I want any of the world champions next”.

 

Castle, who saw a nine-fight winning streak come to an end, kwuru “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t get credit for the punches I threw. The judge who scored it 100-90; ọma, that gives me no chance to win here. The cut bothered me in the early rounds, but was not a factor after.”

 

Tupu mgbe Saturday, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, undefeated Moises “El Chucky” Okooko osisi (23-0, 16 Kos), nke Guadalajara, Mexico, captured the WBA Super Bantamweight Interim World Championship with a thrilling 12-round split decision over defending champion Oscar Escandon (24-2 16 Kos), of Tolima, Colombia.

 

Okooko osisi, na-eme ka ya 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States, meriworo site ọtụtụ ndị 116-112 ugboro abụọ na 113-115.

 

An emotional Flores was near tears afterward. “Nke a na-nrọ-emezu – more than a dream come true – for me,” o kwuru. “I saw my family on the beach, eating meat. I saw my babies better dressed. For me this is a life-changing victory and, ee, I thought it was very, very close but I absolutely feel I won.

 

“I want to fight the best next, the top guys at 122 pounds and right now the top guy is Leo Santa Cruz. That’s who I’d like to fight next. I really want to thank all my team, from top to bottom, for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We’re very happy that we joined the Al Haymon team. We’re very loyal and we just really appreciate everything they’ve done for us.”

 

Escandon felt he’d done enough to win despite injuring the right index finger on his right hand in the seventh round.

“I did all that I could, everything was in my reach, but I think I broke or fractured my finger,” o kwuru. “In boxing things happen that are out of your control. Because I hurt my hand, I couldn’t throw punches the way I wanted to with my right hand. I tried to do all I could with it. But I didn’t want to injure it further. I’m OK, but I definitely would love a rematch.”

 

In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, ibu welterweight Omar “El Businessman”Chavez (33-3-1, 22 Kos), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, Obere. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., won an exciting, ike-agha, give-and-take eight-round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (28-16-1, 17 Kos), of Arjona, Colombia.

Chavez won by the scores of 78-75 ugboro abụọ na 77-74. There were no knockdowns.

 

Unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (6-0, 5 Kos), nke Santa Fe, Argentina, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, registered a second-round TKO (32 sekọnd n'ime gburugburu) over outclassed Cory Vom Baur (2-3), of Vancouver, Saa.

 

The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ doubleheader ga re-ikuku n'izu a dị ka ndị a:

 

DAY CHANNEL

Monday, April 20, 22, 10 abalị. ET/PT SHOWTIME Extreme

 

Tuesday, June 24, na 10 p.m. NA/PT SHO Extreme

 

Saturday si two-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Sunday, June 22 27.

 

Michael Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray akuko. Na Spanish, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins called the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.

 

The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Obere. na Bob Dunphy Iduzi.

 

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“Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara” was a 12-round bout that took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. And aired on SHOWTIME.

 

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ nleta www.sports.sho.com, eso ha na Twitter naSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter NaSwanson_Comm, na-eso mkparịta ụka na-eji #ChavezFonfara, na-na-akwado na Facebook nawww.facebook.com/SHOBoxing ma ọ bụ gaa na showtime Boxing Blog nahttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. vs. ANDRZEJ FONFARA AMIR IMAM vs. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & Foto

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Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ® Ndụ Na SHOWTIME® Saturday, April 18, (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt)

From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / pt

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Julio Cesar Chavez Obere.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds

Amir ỊHỤNANYA: 140 Pound
Castillo Walter: 138 Pound

SHOWTIME ọkpọ NA SHO Oke:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES Flores: 121 ¼ Pounds

OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pound
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds

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

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). Na ngalaba-isi omume, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

Tiketi maka ihe omume na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ nleta www.sports.sho.com, eso ha na Twitter naSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter NaSwanson_Comm, na-eso mkparịta ụka na-eji #ChavezFonfara, na-na-akwado na Facebook na www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing ma ọ bụ gaa na showtime Boxing Blog nahttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir Imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & Foto

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“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 Obere.

“I want to show the whole world how good I am when I win this fight na satọde.” — Andrzej Fonfara

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Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ® Nke a na- Saturday, April 18,

Ndụ Na SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt)

Si StubHub Center na Carson, Calif.

SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. NA/Pt

N'ime MAYWEATHER vs. PACQUIAO Premieres Immediately
Following SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TELECAST

Tiketi maka Saturday si StubHub Fights Are On Sale!

LOS ANGELES (April 16, 2015) – Popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. and dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara participated in the final the final press conference Thursday at Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX, just two days before Saturday si SHOWTIME egwuregwu Ọkpọ doubleheader.

 

Chavez (48-1-1, 32 Kos) of Culiacan, Mexico, and Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) of Chicago by way of Radon, Poland, will meet in the 12-round light heavyweight main event live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10 p.m. NA/ 7 p.m. Pt) site StubHub Center na 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 m (16-0, 14 Kos), of Davie, Fla., site n'ụzọ nke 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), nke Managua, Nicaragua, in the 10-round co-feature on SHOWTIME.

On showtime Oke® (8 p.m. NA/Pt) a Saturday, WBA Interim Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 Kos), of Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “El Chucky” Okooko osisi (22-0, 1 NC, 16 Kos), nke Guadalajara, Mexico.

 

In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, Omar “El Businessman” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 Kos), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, Obere. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., ga na-enwe Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 Kos), of Arjona, Colombia, in an eight-round middleweight fight. Also featured on the telecast, oge ekwe, will be a six-round match between unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana, nke Santa Fe, Argentina, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, who’ll be opposed by Cory Vom Baur (2-2, 0 Kos), of Vancouver, Saa.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

What the fighters, trainers and executives said Thursday:

 

Julio Cesar Chávez JR., Kpụrụ World onye mmeri

“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 Saturday 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 Obere. 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 Obere. bụ oké 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 na satọde.

 

“If I get the chance, M na-aga ịkụ aka ya. 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 Saturdayand everything will happen there.

 

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

 

Amir ỊHỤNANYA, Undefeated Super Kedu otu m ga 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. Ma, you better believe that if there is an opportunity to knock him out, then I will take advantage of it.

 

“Na 2015, M chọrọ ịghọ a n'ụwa onye mmeri. 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.

 

“Amaara m na ọ bụ [Castle] 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. Dị Ka Saturday night may the better man win.

 

“I’ve boxed styles like [ya] plenty of times, but you never know, he could come out different Saturdayn'abalị.

 

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

 

Castillo Walter, Super Kedu otu m ga 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.

 

“Dị Ka Saturday, 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, kwa.

 

“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’ Ọzụzụ

“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. Number otu, 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 agba, with us getting the knockout.”

 

STACY MCKINLEY, Imam si ịzu

“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 na satọde.

 

“I think that Amir is going to open up a lot of eyes na satọde.”

 

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“Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara” bụ a 12-gburugburu n'obi na-ewe ebe na StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

 

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

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LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS,

TEN GOOSE BOXING GYM, VAN NUYS, Calif.

Pịa EBE A N'ihi na Photos

Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: Esther Lin / showtime

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

– Julio Cesar Chavez Obere.

“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.

Nile ACCESS: Chavez

http://s.sho.com/1I1ezrs

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VAN NUYS, Calif.(April 13, 2015) – Mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. ẹkenịmde a media mgbatị na Fraịdee in front of a packed house at Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Calif., as the Mexican superstar prepares to make his Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ® mpụta mbụ na Saturday, April 18, na StubHub Center na Carson, Calif., na-na OGE IHE NKIRI(10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt).

 

Ke isi omume nke Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọdoubleheader, Mexico Superstar Chavez, Obere. (48-1-1, 32 Kos) meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) na a 12-gburugburu ìhè heavyweight n'obi.

 

Na 10-gburugburu ngalaba-mma, top 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir m (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, achọghị ịzụ kasị ukwuu Mexico fighter niile oge, mere ihe anya n'oge nwa ya mgbatị na-egosi nkwado ya na-enye okwu agbamume.

 

A bụ ihe Chavez Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez and Joe Goossen (ọzụzụ) nwere ikwu Friday na Los Angeles-ebe mgbatị:

 

Julio Cesar Chávez JR., Kpụrụ World onye mmeri

“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. Ọ bụ ihe siri ike.

 

“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 dị ka a oku okpu. 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, mgbanaka, 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.

 

“July [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’ Ọzụzụ

“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 Obere. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). Na ngalaba-isi omume, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

 

Tiketi maka ihe omume na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.

 

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

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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. NA/Pt;

And Precedes SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

®

Ndụ na showtime® AT 10 p.m. NA/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), of Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Moises “El Chucky” Okooko osisi (22-0, 1 NC, 16 Kos), nke Guadalajara, Mexico, in the 12-round main event live on SHOWTIME ọkpọ na Showtime Oke (8 p.m. NA/Pt) na Saturday, April 18 na StubHub Center na Carson, Calif.

 

Headlining the card, popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Obere. (48-1-1, 32 Kos) ga-eme ka ya Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọdebut when he meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) na-na OGE IHE NKIRI (10 p.m. NA/ 7 p.m. Pt).

 

In the 10-round co-feature of Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ, Top 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir m (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 Businessman” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 Kos), younger brother of Chavez, Obere. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez SR., ga na-enwe Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 Kos) in an eight-round super welterweight fight. Time ekwe, 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) osobo Abraham Han (23-2, 14 Kos) in a 10-round middleweight match. Ọzọ, young undefeated prospects face tough challenges when Wes Nofire (16-0, 12 Kos) na-ewe ke Joell Godfrey (17-13-1, 6 Kos) in six-round heavyweight action, Jordan Shimmell (18-0, 15 Kos) ihu Carlos Reyes (7-6-1, 5 Kos) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout and Anthony Flores (6-0, 5 Kos) agha William Hughes (4-2, 3 Kos) in a six-round welterweight contest.

 

Ọzọkwa apụta, Jessie Roman (17-2, 9 Kos) na 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from MongoliaTugstogt Nyambayar (1-0, 1 Ko) dị iche iche oké.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

 

The ike ike kpọrọ, 30-otu afọ Escandon captured the crown in his last start via a 12-round split decision over Canadian southpaw Tyson Cave last Dec. 11. Escandon was making his United States debut and triumphed in a tight fight by the scores of 117-111, 115-113 na 113-115.

 

Escandon was a top amateur -he represented Colombia in the 2004 Olympic Games- 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, na Panama. .

 

Okooko osisi, 28, na-eme ka ya 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States. A pro ebe August 2008, Okooko osisi’ mbụ 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 Nov. 21 na Tulsa.

 

Omar Chavez, 25, the youngest son of Julio Sr. and three years younger than Julio Jr., will be making his U.S. na 2015 mpụta mbụ. All his fights have been in Mexico, where he turned pro at the tender age of 16 na 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 “Maromero” Paez, na 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 na Mee 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, na 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, Vanes Martirosyan na 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, of El Paso, Texas, tụgharịa pro na 2007 and quickly adapted his skills to the boxing ring. Ọ merie ya mbụ 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, Ọrịa.

 

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, nke Phoenix, Ariz. Ọtụtụ na-adịbeghị anya, 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 consecutive mmeri. The 23-year-old will be fighting at StubHub for the first time.

 

A hot welterweight prospect, the 24-year-old Okooko osisi will look to represent his hometown of Los Angeles when he takes on the 37-year-old Hughes out of Tacoma, Saa. 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 serving as expert analyst.

 

Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara bụ a 12-gburugburu n'obi na-ewe ebe na StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

 

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

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Saturday, April 18, Bi na SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt)

From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

NEW YORK (April 8, 2015) – Top 10 ranked super lightweight contender Amir m (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 egwuregwu ọkpọ na Saturday, April 18, LIVE on OGE IHE NKIRI (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt)

 

In the main event from StubHub Center na Carson, Calif., Mexico Superstar Julio Cesar Chavez(48-1-1, 32 Kos) faces exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos), of Chicago by way of Poland, na a 12-gburugburu ìhè heavyweight n'obi.

 

Otu n'ime ọkpọ kasị-ebili atụmanya, 24 afọ Imam ka kụrụ aka 14 nke ya 16 professional opponents since turning pro in 2011. The Albany, N.Y., native is coming off a fifth-round TKO of Banyere Fidel Maldonado Obere., in a brawl on Jan. 17 on SHOWTIME that featured five total knockdowns. M nwere, currently ranked No. 4 in the WBA and No. 7 na 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 kwuru. “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.”

 

Castle (25-2, 18 Kos), nke 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 na Panama. Castle, 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.

 

“Dị m obi ụtọ maka nke a ọgụ. 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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Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-n'otu akwalite Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez n'ọkwá, na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, ndị na ere now na na maka zuo online na AXS.com.

 

Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara, bụ a 12-gburugburu n'obi na-ewe ebe na StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

 

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ nleta www.sports.sho.com, eso ha na Twitter naSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter NaSwanson_Comm, na-eso mkparịta ụka na-eji #ChavezFonfara, na-na-akwado na Facebook na www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing ma ọ bụ gaa na showtime Boxing Blog na http://theboxingblog.sho.com.
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SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, April 10 on SHOWTIME®

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Julio Cesar Chavez, Obere. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, na-na showtime

 

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

 

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

“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-emeri usoro Nile ACCESS returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Obere., as he prepares to make his Showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara na Saturday, April 18, na-na OGE IHE NKIRI (10 p.m. NA/ 7 p.m. Pt) si StubHub Center na Carson, Calif.

 

Nile ACCESS: Chavez premieres Friday, April 10, ozugbo na-esonụ na-ebi ndụ ShoBox: The New Ọgbọ tripleheader at 10 p.m. NA/Pt.

 

Nile ACCESS: 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, Nile ACCESSuncovers 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. Na, Echere m, courageous, too.”

 

Na Nile ACCESS 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.

 

Nile ACCESS: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. Nile ACCESS will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime oge obula® na online naSHO.com/Sports.

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., na ga-ikuku ndụ na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-n'otu akwalite Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez n'ọkwá, na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, na-aga na-ere taa na 12 p.m. Pt and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-ANDRZEJ FONFARA MGBASAOZI oku nzụkọ transcript

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Kelly Swanson

N'ihi, onye obula, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, ikwu okwu a obere bit banyere egwuregwu elu, M na-aga ka ịme Chris DeBlasio, Osoje President nke Egwuregwu Communications maka showtime.

Chris DeBlasio

N'ihi, Kelly. I’m going to keep this brief. I know we want to talk to the fighters on this card. But I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t represent for Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be on the call today, otú nnọọ obi ụtọ anyị nwere maka mpụta mbụ nke Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. na netwọk anyị na Saturday, April 18, n'ihi na anyị na showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ doubleheader. Ọ na-aga na-a oké n'abalị. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. na n'abalị bụ Andrzej Fonfara, a man that we know that really comes to fight. He brought it on his first fight on SHOWTIME last year when he fought Adonis Stevenson. And that was a thrilling affair. And we’re looking forward to a real test and a great challenge for Chavez Jr. And we’re excited to have him on behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME. We welcome both of you guys and, n'ezie, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Daalụ, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Daalụ, onye obula. Na na na. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., mbụ middleweight n'ụwa onye mmeri, Andrzej Fonfara, bụbu ụwa aha ịma ya aka, Julio Cesar Chavez SR. — anyị nile maara onye ọ bụ, na-nke nkwanye ùgwù na-akwa akụkọ mgbe na ọ bụ, anyị na-anabata ya na oku — Joe Goossen, bụ onye Julio si ọzụzụ, na Sam Colonna, bụ onye Fonfara si ọzụzụ.

 

Ya mere, n'oge a, ihe m ga-amasị ime bụ rịọ Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. na-eme ka mmeghe banyere nke a ọgụ na a ntakịrị banyere ihe ọ na-eme ugbu a na ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu na dị nnọọ otú o si ele ndị agha.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez Obere.

I’m training very well. I’m training (na a elu) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (na m na-abịaru nso ka) ibu ibu nke 172 pound. And I think I’m in great shape, ị mara? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, i nwere ike ịkọrọ a ntakịrị ma na-agwa anyị otú anyị ị na-eche banyere ọgụ Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. bụ oké fighter, n'ụwa onye mmeri. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Ugbu a, we start a sparring session. Ị mara, m arọ dị mma. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, kwa. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–ị mara, M njikere maka izute Chavez na mgbanaka April 18ma na-egosi ya na m mma oku okpu.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Excellent. Daalụ nke ukwuu. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Ya mere, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, ga-amasị gị na-eme ka di na nwunye na-ekwu?

Joe Goossen

Daalụ. Number otu, I want to thank SHOWTIME because we’re very excited about performing for SHOWTIME on Julio’s debut fight with SHOWTIME. And that being said, ị mara, Julio bụ nnọọ, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Ma ugbu a,, anyị na-na Lake Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — M nwere ike dị nnọọ na-agwa gị na nke a — dị nnọọ raara onwe ya nye nke a agha, uche, n'ụzọ anụ ahụ, and spiritually. He’s shown me that he’s willing to work very hard for this fight, which always works out well when a fighter cooperates in training. And he’s doing that 110 percent. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, nọmba otu, na-arụ ọrụ na-Julio Obere. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Na N'ezie, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til April 18 to display all of Julio’s talents and to go there. And we’ve got one objective. And that’s to win the fight. With the way Julio’s training, I’m very confident in what we’re doing right now. Ya mere, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Na na na-ekwu, daalụ.

K. Swanson

Daalụ. Ugbu a, Sam Colonna, ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike na-enye anyị a ikwu, na mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-emeghe ya maka ajụjụ.

Sam Colonna

Ọfọn, mbụ, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Ma, ị mara, tupu ha ẹmende Julio Cesar Chavez ọgụ, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Gịnị banyere Julio Cesar Chavez,’ M kwuru, ‘That’s the fight we want.’ The style is perfect for us. He comes right at us. And it’s going to be a great fight for Andrzej to show what the power and the dedication he has towards it. He knows that this fight here is going to bring him to the top. And it’s an honor to fight Julio Cesar Chavez. It’s somebody I wanted him to fight for years. But the weight was never the same. Andrzej moved up. And then now, it’s perfect. Ya mere, it’s going to be a great fight. I think we’re going to bring a lot of action to this fight. And it’s going to be a jammed action fight. I’m glad that this fight happened. And I can’t wait for April 18.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Daalụ. Ma ugbu a,, ikpeazụ ma ọ bụghị ala, Ga-amasị m na-a di na nwunye na-ekwu si Julio Cesar Chavez SR. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. July?

Julio Cesar Chavez SR.

I didn’t want this fight. Amaara m nke ahụ, n'ihi na nwa m nwoke, I know it’s a hard fight. It’s a difficult fight. And I didn’t want it. Fonfara is very strong. But my son wanted this fight. He wanted fighters that have a high category. He wanted a hard fight. And he believed that winning this fight will give him more credibility. And that’s why he chose Fonfara.

Ẹdọhọ

This is for Chavez Jr. July, olee otú ị na-eche na-abịa anya a afọ layoff?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ahụ dị m mma. Amaara m na ọ bụ ihe siri ike gị mgbe ị na anya. Ọ bụ ihe siri ike inweta onwe gị oge. Ma, m na na na na ọzụzụ, working at my skills. And I think, ị mara, Dị m obi ike n'ihi na m nọrọ ná ndụ m nile ọkpọ. M n'afọ nke 13 nke m ọkachamara n'ọrụ. N'ihi ya, m na-echeghị na nke a bụ a nsogbu n'ihi na nke a agha bụ na 172 pound. I don’t need to have a problem with weight. And at 172, I feel good in sparring. I feel good in training. And I think I’m ready for this fight and ready to win another world title.

Ẹdọhọ

Na-ekwu okwu nke ụwa aha, olee otú ị na-eche banyere ụmụ okorobịa dị ka Adonis Stevenson na Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, mgbe nke a agha, M na-aga ruo 168 na-anọ a arọ òtù. Otu ma ọ bụ afọ abụọ gara aga m kwagara 175 ma nke ahụ bụ nke ukwuu n'ihi na ahụ m. Ugbu a, M 168. Ma, maka otu afọ apụ, a agha bụ na 172.

Ẹdọhọ

Andrzej, OLEE otú i ahụ na-abịa kwụsịrị Adonis Stevenson agha?

 

A. Fonfara

Echere m na m gosiri againstStevenson na m bụ a fighter. N'ụzọ anụ ahụ, M na-eche ọma ugbu a. Ebe ọ bụ na agha, I’ve been training much harder. Echere m, n'ihi na agha, M a mma oku okpu n'ihi na, ị mara, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, M na-azụ ike maka nke a agha, dị ka, ị mara, Chavez says. He’s trained hard for this fight. But I always train hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s Chavez or whoever else, M na-azụ ike.

 

Ẹdọhọ

Nke a bụ n'ihi na ma Julio Obere. and Sr. For Jr., O doro anya na, e nwere ihe a uru ma eleghị anya, a drawback, kwa, to having such a famous name. Benefit is that everybody knows your father and what he accomplished. And that brings you attention early in your career as it has. The possible drawback is that you’re always going to be compared to him, nke ụfọdụ ga-asị fọrọ nke nta na-agaghị ekwe omume, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, ihe banyere na, ibu arọ na abamuru nke nwere ndị dị otú ahụ a ma ama aha?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Ma, ị mara, M na-eche na nke a bụ uru. Ma nke a adịghị enyere m aka na mgbanaka. M pụtara mgbanaka. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, abụọ, nọmba atọ na ọnụ ọgụgụ anọ 168 pound. M na gosiri na onye ọ bụla, ndị, na m nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ, kwa. M a ọma fighter na (M na-etinye ezi ọgụ). Ma ndị dị ka ndị ahụ m ịlụ ọgụ. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, kwa, ẹbọ nke Fonfara bụ na-abịa na-alụ ọgụ, he’s a fighter with a great heart and great chin. And both of us will make a great fight.

 

J. Cesar Chavez Sr..

 

The name has helped. O doro anya na, ọ na-aka na-anya, but we are very different. Ọ — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. N'ụzọ anụ ahụ, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Ya mere, e nwere ezi ihe na ihe ọjọọ, and we understand that. Ma, ọ bụ ya onwe ya fighter dị nnọọ ka m bụ.

 

Ẹdọhọ

M, you mentioned earlier that you had a lot of names mentioned for Andrzej before you finally settled on Chavez. Are you willing to reveal some of those names?

 

S. Kọlụm

Ị ma nke mere? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Ma, e nwere ndị dịkarịa ala atọ na, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, M na-aga, 'Nke ahụ bụ Ihọd anyị chọrọ,’ n'ihi na, ka m kwuru na mbụ, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, ị mara? He’s going to be right there for us. Ya mere, ẹbọ bụ n'ezie, n'ezie mbuaha ọma.

 

Ẹdọhọ

Andrzej, na ị na agha na middleweight, ibu middleweight, ìhè heavyweight. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, ma ọ bụ na i chere na a ezi ìhè heavyweight?

 

A. Fonfara

M a ìhè heavyweight fighter. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. M na-emekarị na-alụ ọgụ na 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, dị ka, abụọ, atọ pound ala n'ihi na, ị mara, mgbe m agha Stevenson afọ gara aga na May, M bụ 173 mgbe ahụ. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, ị mara? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

 

Ẹdọhọ

July Jr., otú ihe a enyemaka ọ bụ n'ihi na ị na-alụ ọgụ mgbe akpatre a afọ? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Ya mere, otú ọ na-adị gị ka ị maara na ị akpatre nwere a agha elu n'ihu?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ahụ dị m mma. M na-eche oké, ị mara, because this problem offended me a lot mentally more than physically. But I’m really happy that this problem is better now. I have a fight in front of me. And you know, I’m not remembering anything about that. I’m just focusing on the fight April 18 n'ihi na Fonfara. Ahụ dị m mma, M na-eche oké. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Ma dị m obi ụtọ na-alọta) ka mgbanaka.

 

Ẹdọhọ

Joe Goossen, nke nkà nke Julio Cesar na-asụgharị ihe kasị mma maka ìhè heavyweight nkewa?

J. Goossen

Ọfọn, mbụ apụ, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Echere m, we’ve seen him box before. And we’ve seen him pressure before. I don’t want to tip my hand on what we’re going to do but we have studied the films. We’ve talked about the films of Andrzej. Na N'ezie, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — ihu ọma, 172 is very close to 68. It’s a weight he’s fought at before. So I don’t think the weight is going to be a problem at all. The way he’s working right now and the weight he’s at right now, Echere m na anyị na-aga na-enwe ike see 172 mark quite easily. Ma, ọzọ, as far as what skills he has that we’re going to bring to the table is something that I think is private to us. But Julio Jr. is a multi-talented fighter. Just watching him spar yesterday, mgbe anyị mkpa a igbe, he did it beautifully. And when we needed pressure in a few rounds, he pulled it off exactly how I like it. So I’m very confident that whatever style we bring and game plan we bring, anyị na-aga nke ọma na ya.

Ẹdọhọ

Ị nwere ike ime ka ibu?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ee. Sure. I’ll make 172 n'ihi na m na-akwụ ụgwọ $100,000 kwa a paụnd (ọ bụrụ na m na-eme adịghị). M enweghị ike ịkwụ ụgwọ ụdị ego. M na mgbe ntukwasi karịa 172 na a ọgụ. The nanị agha m mere 172 bụ na Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, m nile egwuregwu oké (Ọ dịghị mgbe m emeghị ka arọ). Amaghị m ihe mere na ị na-ajụ m na. Na na na. Maybe, M a ibu fighter, ị mara? I know I am a bigger fighter. Ma, Adịghị m nwere nsogbu. Na (ma ọ bụrụ na ọ na-eme) adịghị eme ka arọ, ma eleghị anya, m ga-emeri $100,000 ọzọ.

Ẹdọhọ

Ya mere, July, na ị na-enwe olileanya maka $100,000 si Andrzej Fonfara, ma unu na-ekwu na o kwesịghị olileanya maka $100,000 si n'aka gị?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Emela, emela. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, ị mara, n'ihi na (M na-abịa n'ihu). Ị mara, arọ na-mara ezigbo mma m na-eche ma mgbanyụ.

 

Ẹdọhọ

Ị nwere ike ikwu banyere ihe i mkpebi nwere Joe Goossen gị n'akụkụ, ị na-eche, dị ka a N'ihi nke Vera agha, na i ji Fans a arụmọrụ?

 

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ọfọn, I’ve known Joe Goossen for a long time. He’s a great trainer. He’s a great person. He’s somebody that motivates fighters. And we have a true connection. We’ve connected again. And I like him a lot. I like that he’s a hard worker, just like me. And I think, ọnụ, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, M nwere ike ịgwa gị na, this show is for the people. Ọ na-aga na-a oké agha. It’s going to be a better fight. Ma ugbu a,, ọhụrụ m nkwalite ụlọ ọrụ na ịmata onye m iro na-aga ịbụ tupu, Echere m na ọ na-aga ịbụ oké n'abalị.

 

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Ya mere, ọzọ, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. na Andrzej Fonfara on Saturday, April 18, si StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif., na-na showtime na 10:00 p.m. NA, 7:00 p.m. Pt. Thank you so much for joining us.

 

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Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-n'otu akwalite Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez n'ọkwá, na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, ndị na ere now na na maka zuo online na AXS.com.

 

Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara, bụ a 12-gburugburu n'obi na-ewe ebe na StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

 

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