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BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES’ FINEST tar sentrum scene AS ubeseiret verdensmester LEO SANTA CRUZ TAR PÅ TIDLIGERE TRE-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION ABNER MARES om Premier BOKSING CHAMPIONS på ESPN 10 Pm. ET / 7 pm. PT lørdag, August 29 AT STAPLES CENTER

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Pressekonferanse å formelt kunn kampen foregår NesteTirsdag, Juli 14 På Plaza Mexico i Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (Juli 9, 2015) – Den etterlengtede oppgjøret mellom ubeseiret stjerne Lion “Jordskjelv” Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) og tidligere tre-divisjon verdensmester Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) er offisielt som de to elskede stjerner som kaller Southern California hjem vil kjempe i sin egen bakgård på Staples Center i Los Angeles onSaturday, August 29 lever i beste sendetid på ESPN. TV-dekning for denne etterlengtede arrangementet begynner på 10 pm. OG/7 pm. PT.

 

Å sparke ting av, en åpen-to-the-offentlig fan rally og pressekonferanse vil bli holdt neste Tirsdag, Juli 14 ved 4:30 pm. PT at Plaza Mexico in Los Angeles. Both Santa Cruz and Mares will be in attendance. Fans oppfordres til å komme tidlig.

 

Billetter til 29 august begivenhet, som er fremmet av TGB Kampanjer, er priset til $25, $50, $75, $150 og $200, ikke inkludert gjeldende gebyrer og avgifter, gå på salg i morgen Fredag, Juli 10 ved 10:00 a.m. (PST) på AXS.com eller på telefon 888-929-7849 eller på Staples Center start Lørdag, Juli 11 ved 10:00 er (PST).

“Jeg er veldig spent for denne kampen, det er en kamp fansen har spurt etter, og jeg er klar til å gi dem det de vil – et flott show og en stor seier,” sa Mares. “L.A. er mitt hjem, Jeg trener her, vokste opp her, og jeg er klar til å vise denne byen og verden at jeg er mester. I’m proud to be part of this great event on ESPN at Staples Centers. Boxing is bigger than ever. Whatever you do, ikke gå glipp av denne kampen.

 

Født i Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico og kjemper ut av Downey, Calif., Mares først smakt VM gull i 2011 da han slo Joseph Agbeko å vinne bantamvekt verden tittel. Han fortsatte sin oppgang opp pund-for-pound liste med Seire over Anselmo Moreno og Daniel Ponce De Leon til å vinne verdensmesterskap i super bantamvekt og fjærvekt henholdsvis. Den 29-åringen har vunnet tre strake kamper inkludert sin første PBC opptreden i en seier over Arturo Reyes mars. Han vil se til å legge en annen karriere milepæl og ta hjemby skryte av å ha beseiret den ubeseiret Santa Cruz.

 

“Denne kampen betyr så mye for meg fordi jeg vet det er hva fansen har ventet på,” sa Santa Cruz. “Muligheten til å kjempe på Staples Center mot en meksikansk kriger og stor fighter i Abner Mares er en som jeg har tenkt på å ta på alvor. Vi har forberedt oss på dette øyeblikket i svært lang tid, og jeg er så glad det er endelig her. En seier kommer til å ta en av oss til neste nivå.”

 

En to-divisjon verdensmester med en fan-vennlig stil, 26-åringen Santa Cruz vant sin første VM-tittel i 2012 før du legger en annen belte i 2013, som han forsvarte fire ganger. Ubeseiret som en proff, Santa Cruz flyttet opp i vekt i sin siste kamp, ​​og egenhendig beseiret Jose Cayetano på pay-per-view undercard av den rekordstore Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao kampen. Født og oppvokst i Los Angeles til meksikanske foreldre, Santa Cruz står overfor den tøffeste utfordringen av sin karriere da han firkanter off mot den meksikanske kriger Mares.

 

Denne eksplosive kampen kommer til primetime på ESPN i en av de mest ærverdige arenaer i Los Angeles i Staples Center. Santa Cruz vs. Mares fortsetter en langvarig historie med øverste lokale krigere konkurrerer foran rabiate Los Angeles boksing fans, og markerer den første kampen på Staples Center i nesten tre år. Den siste kampen på den berømte arenaen fant sted på November 10, 2012 og inneholdt både Santa Cruz og Mares i hoved- og co-main events.

 

“Alle av oss her på Staples Center kunne ikke vært mer glade for å være vert for denne utrolige kampen i downtown Los Angeles,” Lee Zeidman, President, Staples Center. “Det er en ære å ha disse to talentfulle krigere i Mares og Santa Cruz bringe denne bout til hjembyen og til alle sine fans her i Sør-California, Det vil utvilsomt være en historisk kveld for boksing.”

 

“We’re honored to bring this highly anticipated showdown between Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares to the great Southern California boxing fans,” sa Tom Brown av TGB Kampanjer. “Leo and Abner have risen to the top of the sport and this much talked about battle at the STAPLES Center is a fight not to be missed.”

 

I tillegg til kveldens main event og co-main event, som vil bli annonsert snart, velg undercard kamper vil bli gjennomført live på ESPN3. ESPN Deportes vil også tele kampen leve som en del av sin Night Fights serien og ESPN International vil presentere live-dekning på tvers av sine nettverk i Latin-Amerika, Brasil, Karibien og Stillehavs. Live-dekning vil også være tilgjengelig via WatchESPN på datamaskiner, smartphones, tabletter, Amazon Brann TV og Brann TV Stick, Apple TV, Chrome, År, Xbox 360 og Xbox One via en tilknyttet videoleverandør.

 

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PAULIE Malignaggi & DANIEL JACOBS diskutere deres kommende lørdag, August 1 FIGHTS LIVE ON PBC ON ESPN FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN

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BROOKLYN (Juli 8, 2015) – Tidligere to-divisjon verdensmester Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, mellomvekt verdensmester Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs, President i DiBella Entertainment Lou DiBella og administrerende direktør i Barclays Center Brett Yormark tok tid i dag for å diskutere den kommende Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN kamper pågår Lørdag, August 1 ved Barclays Center.

 

Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) vil møte ubeseiret Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs)i taktrekket hendelse på ESPN.

 

Jacobs (29-1, 26 KOs) vil forsvare sin tittel mot tidligere verdensmester Sergio “Det latinske Snake” Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs) i den tv-opener på ESPN begynnelsen på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av DiBella Entertainment, er priset til $250, $150, $75 og $45, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com og på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. For gruppebilletter, kan du ringe 800-GROUP-BK.

 

For mer informasjon besøk www.premierboxingchampions.com, www.barclayscenter.comog www.dbe1.com. Følg på TwitterPremierBoxing, DannySwift, PaulMalignaggi, LouDiBella, ESPNBoxing, BarclaysCenter OgSwanson_Comm og bli en fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.facebook.com/fanpagedannyswiftgarcia, www.facebook.com/PaulMalignaggi, www.facebook.com/barclayscenterog www.facebook.com/ESPN. Følg samtale med #PBConESPN og #BrooklynBoxing.

 

 

PAULIE Malignaggi

“Jeg føler meg bra, veldig bra akkurat nå. Dette har vært en av de beste leirene jeg noensinne har hatt i min karriere. Vi har ikke bare jobbet virkelig hardt, men også veldig smart. Jeg kommer av back-to-back leirer og jeg føler virkelig flott.

 

“Vi har noen triks opp ermene for denne kampen. Jeg er veldig fornøyd med den måten jeg ser og følelsen. Everyday jeg kommer inn der og bare å sette i verk. Jeg er ikke overthinking denne kampen, Jeg er bare å sette i at arbeidet på treningsstudio, og med måten jeg føler og utseende, Jeg er veldig trygg. Jeg har en sterk tro på seg selv. Jeg virkelig tror på meg selv og mine evner. Hvis jeg ikke gjorde det, Jeg vil ikke være her.

 

“Jeg ønsker å leve og dø av mine egne avgjørelser, og det er hvordan jeg har strukturert denne leiren. Jeg lytter til kroppen min og lytter til meg selv. Vi jobber med forskjellige ting i både min boksetrening og min styrke og condition.

 

“Jeg har sett styrker og svakheter over Danny [Garcia]. Når jeg ser en kamp, I see it a lot deeper than most people. So when I watch Danny, Jeg ser mange forskjellige ting. Jeg ønsker ikke å komme for mye inn i det, men det er definitivt ting vi har sett at vi jobber med spesifikt i denne leiren for å implementere og utnytte 1 august.

 

“Barclays Center i mitt hjem. Fighting her gir meg det ekstra motivasjon. Fighting på Barclays, foran alle mine venner og familie, det bare ikke bli bedre enn det.”

 

DANIEL JACOBS

“Dette er en flott leir, og vi er klar til å sette på et stort show kommer 1 august. I feel comfortable as a champion. Ikke misforstå meg, når jeg først vant min tittel det var helt surrealistisk, men jeg har alltid følt som en mester innerst inne. Det er noe som brenner inni meg som har tillatt meg å overvinne alle hindringer i mitt liv, og for meg, det er det som gjør en mester.

 

“Jeg elsker å være en del av PBC. Det er ingen tvil i mitt sinn om at min popularitet har vokst siden min første opptreden på en PBC-kort. Vi er nå en mye yngre og annerledes publikum og demografisk enn før, og det er bare flott for sporten boksing.

 

“Dette er en tøff kamp. Mora er en velprøvd fyr og jeg vet at han er veldig sulten på denne muligheten. Han er vanskelig og han er sleip. Han har god fart og en god jab. Vi må være forsiktige og holde seg til vår spilleplan. Folk sier at dette kan være den tøffeste kampen i min karriere, og vi trener med den tankegangen.

 

“Med en seier i denne kampen, Jeg tror virkelig at himmelen er grensen. Det er mange store kamper der ute til å bli gjort i divisjonen, men tydeligvis, hoved fyr for meg ville være Peter Quillin. Det er en kamp som jeg har ønsket i lang tid, og det er en stor kamp for boksing, men spesielt for New York.

 

“Min arv er i mine egne hender. Noen av de største kamper i sporten er i mellomvekt divisjon akkurat nå. På dette punktet selv, den Quillin kampen er den mest lukrative alternativet for meg. Jeg er ikke ute forbi noen mann, spesielt ikke Sergio Mora, men det er en kamp jeg ønsker, boksing verden ønsker, New York ønsker og Barclays Center ønsker.”

 

LOU DiBella

“I tillegg til disse to store kamper, Vi er stolte av å annonsere at vi har lagt Brooklyn egen ubeseiret tungvekts prospektet Adam Kownacki (10-0, 9KO s) til kortet, så vel som en av de beste utsiktene i spillet akkurat nå, Brooklyn Rocky, Frank Galarza (17-0-2, 11KO s). Vi er også glade for å kunngjøre tillegg av høyt ansett up-and-coming puertoricanske prospektet Prichard Colon (14-0, 11KO s), som vil være gode tilskudd til undercard, som allerede har ubeseiret kvinnelige stjernen Heather “The Heat” Hardy, og et sammenstøt mellom ubeseiret lett tungvekt prospekter, Brooklyn Travis Peterkin (15-0, 7KO s) mot Olympian Lenin Castillo (12-0, 7KO s).

 

“Det er en ære for meg å være fremme et annet kort på Barclays Center, som i mine øyne har blitt den ledende arena for boksing og musikk i hele landet. Det er en stor glede for meg å jobbe med Brett og alle på laget sitt. De er de beste i spillet.

 

“Det offentlige skal ha en reell mulighet til å se to veldig bra, konkurrerende kamper. Se, dette (Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi) er en veldig tøff kamp. Danny har sett litt sårbare i sine siste kamper, og han er på vei opp i vekt for å kjempe en real deal weltervekt. Si hva du vil om Paulie, men du kan ikke stille spørsmål ved hans hjerte eller ønske om å vinne. Paulie er komfortabel med å være en underdog, Han har vært en underdog hele sitt liv. Med Paulie, du vet at du aldri vil få noe mindre enn 110 prosent. Fjorten år siden i går han gjorde sin pro-debut på en av mine kort, og jeg er stolt av det faktum. Det er virkelig en ære for meg å være fremme sin kamp mot Danny Garcia på 1 august.

 

“Co-feature match-up er en veldig spennende kamp. Du har to av de beste middleweights i verden i Danny Jacobs og Sergio Mora. Akkurat som den viktigste begivenheten, dette er en veldig tøff kamp. Sergio er ekstremt sulten. Han har ventet på denne skutt i år. Danny historie er bare bemerkelsesverdig. Hvor hardt han har jobbet for å komme hit, og vinne et VM er bare ekstraordinære. Han er en mester både i og utenfor ringen, og det er virkelig en ære å jobbe med ham. Det er det store ting om å fremme disse PBC hendelser. Jeg har mulighet til å jobbe med og fremme noen av de største og mest talentfulle krigere i idretten, i spennende og konkurransedyktige kamper.”

 

BRETT YORMARK

“Alle hos Barclays Center er veldig begeistret for dette 1 august kort. Dette er en flott plattform for oss og bygningen fremme enda en fantastisk PBC event. Jeg er personlig begeistret for arrangementet. Paulie og Danny er som familie for meg, og jeg er virkelig beæret over å ha dem i vår bygning. Vårt mål er å være den fremste arena i alle boksing og vi er aktivt gjør en push for at, med vår tredje store PBC kortet på vår arena i år.

 

“Boksing er vår tredje serien, sammen med Nets og Islanders, og vi er stolte av hendelsene vi har vært i stand til å være involvert med, og har i vår vakre spillested. Jeg elsker å jobbe med Lou og hans team, det er ingen bedre promoter i landet, og vi ser frem til en annen stor begivenhet på 1 august på ESPN.”
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TAMPA (Juli 8, 2015) -Fighters konkurrerende på lørdagens Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN kortet holdt medie treningsøkter i Tampa dag før deres Juli 11 showdowns på USF Sun Dome med TV-dekning begynner på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.

 

Taktrekket arrangementet vil pit ubeseiret weltervekt verdensmester Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) mot tidligere verdensmester Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs). Den TV-opener vil se ubeseiret stigende stjerne Tony Harrison (21-0, 19 PRISER) tar på quick-fisted Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 PRISER). Også delta i treningen ble sønnen til den tidligere verdensmesteren Antonio Tarver, Antonio Tarver Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) som vil kjempe på undercard.

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av Warriors Boxing, er priset til $200, $150, $75, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. For å lade via telefon med en stor kredittkort, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. Billetter er også tilgjengelig på www.ticketmaster.com eller ved å besøke Sun Dome billettkontoret.

 

Her er hva deltakerne hadde å si onsdag:

 

KEITH THURMAN

 

“Det er mye å snakke om med denne kampen. Det faktum at det er på ESPN, folk kommer til å stille inn, og jeg vil ha muligheten til å gjøre flere fans og utvide min fan base. Det er en annen audition for et nasjonalt publikum.

 

“Avhengig av hvordan du gjør, bestanden går opp. En imponerende seier selv, som får deg en skikkelig hopp. Jeg har jobbet hardt for å komme hit, og jeg ønsker å være spektakulære.

 

“Jeg tror spenningen vil komme for meg selv når jeg går inn i arenaen, og jeg høre jubel i hjembyen publikum. Jeg har fått mye kjærlighet og respekt fra forskjellige arenaer jeg har kjempet på, men det har vært en lang tid siden jeg har vært hjemme.

 

“Det er mange mennesker som har fulgt min karriere som ikke har vært i stand til å se meg, bor i aksjon. Det faktum at jeg bringe denne kampen hjemme, Jeg bare tenker på når Winky Wright gjorde det; Jeff Lacy gjorde det; Antonio Tarver gjorde det; det er en stor ting for meg følelsesmessig å kunne bringe verdensklasse boksing tilbake til Tampa Bay.

 

“Jeg ser frem til en god ytelse og forhåpentligvis kan vi kontinuerlig bringe disse store kamper tilbake til Tampa Bay.”

 

Luis Collazo

 

“Min Arbeidet for 15 runder slik at vi er klar til å gå distansen. Jeg er her i lang tid.

 

“Jeg prøver å trekke av opprørt igjen. Alt kan skje i denne sporten, ett slag kan ende alt, så vi får se hva som skjer på lørdag.

 

“Med Khan kampen viste jeg meg selv hvor mye lidenskap jeg fortsatt har for sporten. Denne kampen her, alle kommer til å se den gamle Luis Collazo igjen.

 

“Jeg er den typen fyr som ikke liker å planlegge fremover. Jeg er underdog, og jeg elsker å være underdog. Jeg har vært underdog hele mitt liv. Det inspirerer meg til å gå ut der og vise fansen at alt er mulig ikke bare i ringen, men i livet.

 

“Jeg kommer til å gi det min alle, det er den type person jeg er. Jeg kom ikke hit for handout så jeg håper han er forberedt.”

 

TONY HARRISON

 

“Nelsons fikk mye hjerte. Jeg er ikke å undervurdere ham. Jeg kommer inn i toppform. Jeg gjorde ting jeg vanligvis ikke gjør på trening. Jeg gikk svømming for denne leiren. Vi vet hva vi er opp mot.

 

“Han har hjertet av en mester. Han er blitt slått ned før, men han kommer opp igjen og begynner å slåss igjen, slik at vi vet at vi er opp mot en ekte tøff fighter.

 

“Jeg har vært klar til å møte en fyr av dette kaliber i lang tid. Jeg har vært sparring Gennady Golovkin, Andy Lee, K9, og Luis Collazo. Jeg har vært på med champions før jeg selv ble proff. Jeg har vært i med de beste, og gjorde det jeg skulle gjøre mot dem.

 

“Alle disse gutta er kjente fjes til meg. Luis Collazo og Willie. Disse gutta har vært ned til Kronk å sparre meg. Jeg har vært på det stadiet og hadde disse krigene i gymsalen allerede, så jeg er klar.

 

“Det kjennes godt for Detroit for å være tilbake på kartet og få anerkjennelse som har vært borte i mange år. Hvis jeg kan være en å hjelpe neste generasjon av Detroit jagerfly og gjøre det lettere for dem å bryte gjennom det så være.”

 

WILLIE NELSON

 

“Treningsleir har vært utmerket. Jeg har sparred med mange forskjellige gutter, spesielt de som var tyngre enn meg og har gitt meg noen gode arbeidet.

 

“Tony vet å bruke sin høyde i ringen, men jeg er en høy fighter så han ikke vil være i stand til å gjøre det mot meg. Han er en puncher, det er det han prøver å gjøre.

 

“Jeg kanaliserer ut noen av de snakker han gjør. Jeg er selvmotivert, og jeg vet hva jeg må gjøre der ute. Jeg kan ikke bli sint på hans krumspring fordi det gjør ingenting for meg.

 

“Jeg ønsker å være en av de vellykkede boksere fra Ohio som virkelig gjør noe. Jeg ønsker å gjøre mitt preg på ikke bare Ohio boksing, men boksing periode.

 

“Dette er ikke den tøffeste kampen i min karriere, men det er den tøffeste utfordringen, går opp mot en ung, ubeseiret fyr. Alle mine kamper har vært tøft, så jeg er vant til det.

 

“Jeg gleder meg til å være på en så stor kort, men jeg er vant til det nå. Lysene får ikke til meg. PBC har vært stor for sporten, fordi alle kan stille inn til disse kampene.”

 

ANTONIO Tarver JR.

 

“Jeg har trent med verdensmesteren Keith Thurman og jeg holdt min egen i det. Det har vært en stor opplevelse.

 

“Det er en vakker ting å være med å kjempe i min hjemstat. Jeg er velsignet med å være med å kjempe på Sun Dome.

 

“Min far har alltid rett i øret mitt. Alltid på meg om forsvaret og beskytte meg selv i ringen.

 

“Jeg er en southpaw som er en rask hitter. Jeg kan slå hardt og mot slag. Jeg tenker på meg selv som hele pakken.”

 

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BROOKLYN'S PAULIE Malignaggi intervjuet på ESPN kringkasting av Nathans HOT DOG spise konkurranse på 4 juli IN Coney Island

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Malignaggi Faces Undefeated Danny Garcia På Lørdag, August 1 Utgaven av Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN Live From Barclays Center

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BROOKLYN (Juli 6, 2015) – Tidligere to-divisjon verdensmester og Brooklynite Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi ble intervjuet av Melanie Collins på ESPN kringkasting av Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest på lørdag, Juli 4th på Coney Island.

 

Han dukket opp foran hes Brooklyn publikum og signerte autografer og tok bilder med fans.

 

Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) tar på seg ubeseiret superstjerne Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) i kveldens main event på Lørdag, August 1 ved Barclays Center. TV-aksjon begynner på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT med Mellom verdensmester Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (29-1, 26 KOs) tar på tidligere verdensmester Sergio “Det latinske Snake” Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs).

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av DiBella Entertainment, er priset til $250, $150, $75 og $45, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com og på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. For gruppebilletter, kan du ringe 800-GROUP-BK.

 

For mer informasjon besøk www.premierboxingchampions.com, www.barclayscenter.comog www.dbe1.com. Følg på TwitterPremierBoxing, DannySwift, PaulMalignaggi, LouDiBella, ESPNBoxing, BarclaysCenter OgSwanson_Comm og bli en fan på Facebook på www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.facebook.com/fanpagedannyswiftgarcia, www.facebook.com/PaulMalignaggi, www.facebook.com/barclayscenterog www.facebook.com/ESPN. Følg samtale med #PBConESPN og #BrooklynBoxing.
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FULL NIGHT OF undercard ACTION FUNKSJONER Edner CHERRY kjemper LUIS CRUZ & ANTHONY PETERSON TAR PÅ RAMESIS GIL FRA USF Sun Dome i Tampa på lørdag, Juli 11

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Premier Boksing Champions på ESPN Er headlinet av Undefeated stjerne

Keith Thurman Tar på Luis Collazo &

Rising Star Tony Harrison Kjemper Willie Nelson

Dekning Begins på 9 pm. ET / 6 pm. PT

TAMPA (Juli 6, 2015) – En spennende kveld for undercard kamper kommer til USF Sun Dome i Tampa på lørdag, Juli 11 med dueller mellom Edner Cherry (33-6-2, 18 KOs) slåssing Luis Cruz (21-3, 16 KOs) i en 10-runde lette slaget og Anthony Peterson (34-1, 22 KOs) vendt Ram'e Gil (8-11-5, 5 KOs) i en 10-runde superlett bout.

 

TV-dekning av Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN begynner på 9 pm. ET / 6 pm. PT med en eksplosiv junior mellomvekt oppgjør mellom Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) og Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs). Natten er headlinet av ubeseiret weltervekt stjerne Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) vendt tidligere verdensmester Luis Collazo (26-6, 19 KOs). Døren åpen på USF Sun Dome på 6 pm. med den første kampen som begynner ved 6:30 pm.

 

Natten av handlingen vil også inneholde Walter Castillo (25-3, 18 KOs) som tar på Foreløpig Diaz (32-11, 23 KOs) i en 10-runde superlett tiltrekning og ubeseiret prospektPatrick Syzmanski (13-0, 8 KOs) vender seg mot Maurice Louishomme (8-2, 4 KOs) i en åtte-runde super weltervekt bout.

 

Også vist frem vil være bror av verdensmester Gary Russell Jr., 22-år gamle Washington, Likespenning. prospekt Antonio Russell som tar på 23-åringen puertoricanskeJaxel Marrero i en seks-runde bantamvekt attraksjon og pro debut av ChicagosBruno Brecidean som han står overfor 21-åringen Brad Sustad ut av Orlando i en super weltervekt tilt planlagt for fire runder.

 

Avrunding ut planlagte slåsskamper Antonio Tarver Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs), 27-åringen ut av Orlando og sønn av boksing superstjernen Antonio Tarver som tar på 29-åringenJulian Valerio (2-3) av Orlando i en fire runde super weltervekt bout og ubeseirede 28-åringen super weltervekt Manny Woods (13-3-1, 5 KOs) ut av St. Petersburg som tar på 26-åringen puertoricanske Carlos Garcia (7-14-1, 7 KOs)

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av Warriors Boxing, er priset til $200, $150, $75, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. For å lade via telefon med en stor kredittkort, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. Billetter er også tilgjengelig på www.ticketmaster.com eller ved å besøke Sun Dome billettkontoret.

 

En erfaren fighter som har gjort opptredener i ringen i over et tiår som en profesjonell, 32-åringen Cherry vil gjøre sin 2015 debut juli 11 i Tampa. Eier av seire over Vicente Escobedo, Monta Meza Clay og Wes Ferguson, Cherry ble født på Bahamas, men nå kjemper ut av Wauchula, Florida. Han tar på seg 29-åringen puertoricanske Cross.

 

Bror av tidligere verdensmester Lamont Peterson, 30-åringen Peterson håper å snart gjøre et navn for seg selv på den store scenen. Eier av vinner over Daniel Attah, Dominic Salcido og Marcos Leonardo Jimenez, Washington, Likespenning. Produktet er ute etter å vinne sin femte påfølgende kamp juli 11. Han vender mot 32-åringen Gil ut av Santo Domingo, Den dominikanske republikk.

 

Den 26-årige Slott er en spennende bråkmaker som aldri tar et skritt tilbake og vil se å sette på et show for fansen i Tampa. Managua, Nicaragua fødte knockout artist endte 12 av sin første profesjonelle 14 seire innsiden av avstanden. Han vil møte 32 år gamle tidligere tittelen challenger Diaz ut av Panama City.

 

Miami-baserte fighter, Hernandez vil være i stand til å konkurrere ikke langt fra sitt hjem når han treffer ringen i Tampa juli 11. Den 30-åringen vil bringe hans rett frem stil opp mot 22-åringen Tredje ut av Mexico by.

 

Ubeseiret på bare 22 år gammel, Szymanski vil se til å bygge på hans siste suksess juli 11. Den Konin, Polen-fødte fighter gjorde sin 2015 debut i mars med en ny runde TKO løpet Yoryi Estrella. Han er satt til å møte 37-åringen Louishomme ut av Colorado Springs.

 

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PAULIE Malignaggi, DANIEL JACOBS, HEATHER HARDY & TRAVIS PETERKIN CELEBRATE NATIONAL CREATIVE ICE CREAM FLAVOR DAY AT BLUE MARBLE ICE CREAM IN BROOKLYN WITH ICE CREAM FLAVORS NAMED AFTER THEM

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Malignaggi Faces Danny Garcia & Jacobs Takes On Sergio Mora On

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BROOKLYN (Juli 1, 2015) – Å feire National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, jagerfly konkurrerer på August 1 Premier Boxing Champions kortet på Barclays Center besøkte Blue Marble Ice Cream i Brooklyn i dag hvor de samplet og servert iskrem oppkalt etter seg.

 

Her var jagerfly til stede sammen med sin iskrem smaken:

 

Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi – “Magi Peanut Butter Paulie” – Peanut Butter Ice Cream fylt med mørk sjokolade Confetti

 

Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs – “The Miracle Midnatt Cookie Man” – Chocolate Mint Ice Cream med Organic Cookie

 

Heather “The Heat” Hardy – “Feel The Heat” – Dark Chocolate Ice Cream med organiske krydder og mørk sjokolade Chips

 

Travis “The Notorious” Peterkin – “Den Nutorious Butterpeterkin” -Butter-n-Salt Ice Cream med Organiske Missouri pekannøtter

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av DiBella Entertainment, er priset til $250, $150, $75 og $45, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. Billetter kan kjøpes på www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com og på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. For gruppebilletter, kan du ringe 800-GROUP-BK.

 

Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) vil møte ubeseiret Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) i taktrekket hendelse på ESPN.

 

“Noen iskrem i sommerhalvåret er stor iskrem, så ingen klager der. Den "Magic Peanut Butter Paulie’ var deilig,” Said Malignaggi. “Jeg bor for store øyeblikkene i min karriere, som August 1. Jeg elsker pakket arena og et høyt adrenalin atmosfære i min hjemby. Vi kommer til å være med å kjempe i andre PBC på ESPN kortet og tilbake på Barclays Center, som alltid trekker et stort publikum for disse PBC kortene. Garcia og jeg alltid tiltrekke seg et stort publikum når vi har kjempet så det er all den forstand i verden for oss å gjøre denne kampen. Jeg ser frem til utfordringen.”

 

Jacobs (29-1, 26 KOs) vil forsvare sin tittel mot tidligere verdensmester Sergio “Det latinske Snake” Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs) i den tv-opener på ESPN begynnelsen på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.

 

“The ‘Miracle Midnight Cookie Man’ var veldig bra. Min familie og jeg elsker iskrem, så jeg var glad for at jeg kom til å få dem ut så vel. Min smaken var min beste valget ut av alle de kreative smaker skjønt, så jeg er veldig glad,” sier Jacobs. “I’ve very excited about August 1 and to be back home. Jeg har hatt en mulighet til å kjempe i Barclays Center flere ganger før, og hver gang blir større og større. Jeg gleder meg til å være tilbake i det gode energi, kjemper en erfaren veteran i Sergio Mora, som vil gi meg en hard prøve, men jeg ønsker å kapitalisere på min erfaring og forsvare beltet mitt igjen med hell.”

 

Hardy (13-0, 2 KOs) og Peterkin (15-0, 7 KOs) vil konkurrere i egne undercard kamper august 1 ved Barclays Center.

 

“"Feel The Heat’ var så bra. De satte kanel i det for meg, og jeg satte kanel på alt, så det var flott,” Said Hardy. “Jeg er så glad for å være tilbake på Barclays Center nytt på en annen PBC-kortet. Da jeg så på min nyhetsfeed som Barclays Center var å få denne kampen jeg ringte Lou (DiBella) kontor og sa, «Jeg vil på det kortet!’ Og jeg gjorde ikke stoppe. Hver dag ble jeg ber om å bli lagt. Så jeg er veldig glad for å være tilbake i Brooklyn og kjemper i Barclays Center igjen.”

 

“'The Notorious Butterpeterkin’ var definitivt min favoritt kreative smaken. Det smaker godt, og på grunn av dette jeg skal sparring om 10 rounds today and doing some extra running later tonight,” sa Peterkin. “Å være på dette kortet er en stor avtale for meg. Jeg er født og oppvokst i Brooklyn. Jeg husker før Barclays Center ble bygget selv. Jeg så alt går opp, and then I actually worked at Barclays Center too. So this will be great being part of such a big PBC event.”

 

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Marysol Castro tiltrer ESPN som Host av Premier Boksing Champions på ESPN

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Night Fights’ Team of Kommentatorer å Lead PBC dekning på ESPN Deportes

Marysol Castro har sluttet ESPN som mange Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN (PBC på ESPN) og vil gjøre sin debut når serien har premiere lever i beste sendetidLørdag, Juli 11, ved 9 pm. OG på ESPN. Castro, som vil være på stedet for alle PBC på ESPN kamper, vil også tjene som en reporter på ESPN Little League World Series telecasts.

“Marysol har en energisk tilstedeværelse og er intelligent og allsidig,” sa ESPN senior koordinere produsent Matt Sandulli. “Legge til en fagperson med sin enorme erfaring vil gjøre vår presentasjon enda mer verdifull for seerne.”

 

Castro sa, “Det er et privilegium å arbeide for verdensledende innen sport, ESPN. I’m extremely excited to be a part of such an energetic, smart and fun team. My years at network news, my love of sports and experience as an athlete have prepared me for this next chapter in my professional life. I look forward to bringing boxing back to the forefront of sports and since I never did get to play for the Yankees, dekker Little League er den nest beste.”

Castro jobbet sist som et nyhetsanker på WPIX i New York. Før det, hun hadde på lufta roller på to forskjellige nasjonale morgen show-“The Early Show” på CBS og ABC Good Morning America.

PBC på ESPN Kommentatorer:

Castro blir en all-star PBC på ESPN kommentator roster. Som tidligere annonsert, blow-by-blow kommentator Joe Tessitore
og analytiker Teddy Atlas-begge mottakerne av den prestisjetunge Sam Taub Award for Excellence i Broadcast Journalism presentert av Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)-vil ringe PBC på ESPN kamper ringside.

“Det er ikke mer troverdig boksing team i virksomheten enn Joe og Teddy,” Said Sandulli. “De har gitt seerne med innsiktsfulle og underholdende kommentarer for år på Fredag Night Fights og nå får de til å gjøre det med høyere profil kamper.”

Dess, ESPN Todd Grisham og Bernardo Osuna vil tjene som PBC på ESPN journalister. Both provided commentary for Fredag Night Fights-Grisham as studio host and Osuna as reporter. Hall-of-Fame boxing writer and ESPN boxing contributor Nigel Collins vil gi sosiale medieinnhold, innsikt og analyse.

ESPN Deportes Kommentatorer:

ESPN Deportes kommentatorer Pablo Viruega and Delvin Rodríguez will call PBC på ESPN kamper som en del av nettverkets Night Fights Serien, mens Leopoldo González og Claudia Trejos will co-host the show. Tospråklig reporter Osuna vil også bidra, gi live-rapporter og intervjuer. Dess, Hall-of-Fame boksing dommeren analytiker Joe Cortez vil slutte seg til showet på en jevnlig basis.

Den første live PBC på ESPN sendingen, fra USF Sun Dome i Tampa, Fla., vil inneholde et stjernespekket 12-runde weltervekt matchup mellom ubeseiret Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) og Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs). Åpningen kampen vil vise frem en 10-runde junior mellomvekt matchup mellom ubeseiret Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) og Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs). Les mer.

 

Kommende PBC på ESPN Tidsplan:

Dato Tid (OG) Utvalgte Bouts Beliggenhet Nettverk
Sat, Juli 11 9 pm. Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) vs. Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs)-12 runder, Weltervekt

Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) vs. Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs)-10 runder, Junior Middleweight

 USF Sun Dome,

Tampa, Fla.

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Sat, August. 1 9 pm. Danny Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) vs. Paulie Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs)-12 runder, Weltervekt

Daniel Jacobs (29-1, 26 KOs) vs. Sergio Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs)-12 runder, Mellom

 Barclays Center,

Brooklyn, N.Y..

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ÅTTE FAKTA du bør vite om ubeseiret RISING STAR TONY HARRISON

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Harrison Kamper Willie Nelson om Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN

Lørdag, Juli 11 Fra USF Sun Dome i Tampa

Headlinet av Undefeated Stjerne Keith Thurman Facing Luis Collazo

DETROIT (Juni 30, 2015) – Ubeseiret stigende stjerne Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) er innstilt på sin Premier Boxing Champions på ESPN showdown mot Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs) finner sted Lørdag, Juli 11 fra USF Sun Dome i Tampa og vil se til å gjøre inntrykk i sin første PBC start.

 

Harrison kamp vil markere den aller første PBC på ESPN bout og vil gå foran kveldens main event med ubeseiret weltervekt verdensmester Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) kjemper tidligere verdensmester Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) på ESPN, med TV-dekning begynner på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT.

 

Billetter til direktesendingen, som er fremmet av Warriors Boxing, er priset til $200, $150, $75, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, og er i salg nå. For å lade via telefon med en stor kredittkort, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. Billetter er også tilgjengelig på www.ticketmaster.com eller ved å besøke Sun Dome billettkontoret.

Før Harrison entrer ringen, lære mer om Detroit innfødte og fremtidig stjerne, og hva som har fått ham til dette punktet i hans egne ord.

 

Harrison har boksing i sin familie…

Ikke bare er hans far Ali Salaam en tidligere profesjonell weltervekt, men hans bestefar er tidligere tungvekts kandidat Henry Hank. Harrison er opplært av sin far, og er i gymsalen sammen med ham hver dag.

 

“Det er en far-sønn forhold. Vi har våre oppturer og våre nedturer, men ingen har min velvære i tankene mer enn min far.”

 

Men, det var Harrison mor som oppmuntret ham til å starte boksing….

Harrison ble ofte suspendert fra skolen for å slåss, og mens hans foreldre oppmuntret ham til å stå opp for seg selv, hans mor så en potensielt farlig vei forming. Hun var i stand til å overbevise ham om sin far til å ta Harrison til gym.

 

“Faren min ville ikke ha meg til å bokse, men moren min ble lei av å se meg bli suspendert. Hun fortalte faren min til å sette meg i gym. Min mor visste om boksing fra ham og sa til ta meg til gym og vi så aldri tilbake.”

 

Harrison var den nest yngste av åtte barn som vokser opp…

Han var den nest yngste av hans tre brødre og fire søstre. Han er nærmest hans eldre bror Lloyd, 26, som fortsatt brytes hendene.

 

“Jeg var den test dummy for alt som skulle testes ut. Jeg fikk klær second hand. Jeg var ung, så jeg var den dummy. Når bryting kom på, min eldre bror ville gjøre den "Rock Bottom’ på meg, og jeg ville bare komme opp og smile. Alt dette gjorde meg tøffere.”

Hans fetter er fremtiden NFL Hall of Fame Antonio Gates, hvem han slår seg sammen med for hans største lidenskap utenfor boksing…

Harrison største glede utenfor ringen kommer fra team av ungdoms fotballspillere han trenere for et lag sponset av Antonio Gates. Hver dag etter trening Harrison trenere Michigan Bulldogs av Advanced Youth Football League. De har ikke tapt en kamp på tre år.

 

“Mitt hjerte tilhører barna. Hver dag jeg går ut og jobbe med disse barna. Neste år, de vil flytte opp til en eldre team og jeg kommer til å savne dem som gale. Hvis jeg ikke var boksing, Jeg ville ikke gjøre noe, men være sammen med disse barna hver dag.”

 

Født i Detroit, han håper å øke prominence av Detroit boksing lands…

Detroit-innfødte har kjempet sju ganger i sin hjemby som en proff, sist i mai 2014.

“Jeg føler at Detroit er fortsatt et arnested for boksing. Publisitet bare ikke har vært der. Folk kommer ikke til Detroit som de brukte til og de ikke får de samme muligheter. Ingen er her ute på spissen. Det er det samme talent og kaliber av jagerfly, det tar bare noen til å åpne opp døren slik at de store navnene og store selskaper kommer tilbake til byen.”

 

Han ble administrert av den legendariske Emanuel Steward og har trent på den berømte Kronk Gym…

Harrison ble administrert av Steward men betraktet ham mer av en mentor og venn. Mens på Kronk han sparred med topp jagerfly som Cornelius Bundrage, Andy Lee, Dominique Dolton, Chad Dawson og Luis Collazo.

 

“Emanuel var mer enn min manager, Han var min venn. Han gjorde en liten bit av alt. Han tok vare på meg. Jeg ville gå på turer med ham, og jeg trodde på ham. Han har en spesiell plass i hjertet mitt.”

 

Han er forberedt på trinn opp i konkurransen mot Willie Nelson…

Harrison vil uten tvil stå overfor den tøffeste motstanderen av sin karriere så langt på Juli 11 når han kjemper den erfarne og farlig Nelson.

 

“Jeg vet at Willie Nelson er en tøffing. Han puster den samme luften jeg puster fra denne regionen, og som kommer med mye hjerte. Ohio har alltid hatt noen av de beste amatørene i landet og han kommer fra dette området. Hans tap kom mot toppen konkurranse. Han er en skikkelig farlig fighter å kjempe.”

 

Han relishes kjemper i første PBC på ESPN bout…

Harrison er fullt klar over at Juli 11 er en stor mulighet for ham. En som vil fremme sine mål om å gjenværende ubeseiret og til slutt bli en verdensmester.

“Jeg er den typen fyr å være den første fighter til å gjøre noe [i første PBC på ESPN bout]. Hvis du ønsker å prøve noe ut for første gang, Jeg er den fyren. Mine brødre gjorde det hele mitt liv. Hvis du ønsker å skrive historie, du ringer meg. Det er den slags person jeg er. Jeg føler at jeg er Mr. ESPN. Jeg er den typen som gjør historien. Jeg kommer til å gjøre det i imponerende mote. Jeg tror du kommer til å se det beste Tony Harrison du noensinne har sett. Jeg kommer til å sette på et show. Det kommer til å bli drama.”

 

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WORLD CHAMPION KEITH THURMAN KLAR FOR juli 11 PREMIER BOKSING CHAMPIONS på ESPN FIGHT

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Weltervekt verdensmester Keith Thurman & Chief Trener Dan Birmingham

“One Time” Klar for Hometown Fight på Tampa Sun Dome på University of South Florida

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TAMPA, FL – Juni 29, 2015 – Ubeseiret weltervekt verdensmester Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) er klar for sin Juli 11 Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) på ESPN kampen, den første PBC kampen på ESPN. Thurman vil møte tidligere verdensmester Luis Collazo (33-6, 19 KOs) på ESPN på 9 pm. OG/6 pm. PT lever fra USF Sun Dome i Tampa.

Den 26-år gamle Thurman, som sparket av innvielses PBC-kortet med et enstemmig vedtak seier over Robert Guerrero, mener han er den beste 147-pound bokseren i verden.

“Jeg er en evolusjonær boxer,” Thurman sa. “Jeg forandre seg og vokse med hver camp, hver kamp, Jeg er her for å beholde min tittel og bli den ubestridte, sant weltervekt mester.”

En av sportens mest hardtslående og mest varierte jagerfly, Thurman tog ut av St. Petersburg, FL under the tutelage of esteemed chief trainer Dan Birmingham at his St. Pete Boxing Club. Birmingham er en to-time Boksing Writers Association of America “Trainer of the Year” og er en Florida Boxing Hall of Fame. Han begynte å jobbe med Thurman da han var 15, etter å ha jobbet med årige trener og mentor Ben Getty. Birmingham ble Thurman sjefstrener når Ben gikk bort i 2009. Thurman team består av Birmingham, assistenttrener Chris Getty, fysioterapeut Eric Wilson og Cutman Carlos Vargas.

“Keith fortsetter å eksemplifisere engasjement og kompetanse som trengs i denne sporten å ikke bare bli og bli verdensmester, men for å virkelig vise frem vitenskapen om boksing til fans over hele verden,” Birmingham sa. “Han har lagt noen nye dimensjoner til sin trening, inkludert innendørs klatring samt hans normal høyintensiv treningsøkt. Han er fit, fokusert og som alltid, klar til å komme inn i ringen.”

Lag Thurman assistenttrener Chris Getty og weltervekt verdensmester Keith Thurman

 

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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON ESPN MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT

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Lou DiBella

Thank you very much for joining us for this call for the PBC on ESPN show on August 1 fra Barclays Center i Brooklyn. The show will be live on primetime on ESPN on Saturday, 1 august, med dekning begynner på 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT.

 

The main event of the evening is Danny “Swift” Garcia against Paulie Malignaggi. The opening fight is a middleweight title bout between Danny Jacobs and Sergio Mora.

 

August 1 is the second PBC card on ESPN and the first one is going to be Keith Thurman against Brooklyn’s Luis Collazo. That’s going to be on July 11th in Tampa, Florida.

 

Tickets for August 1 er priset til $250, $150, $75 og $45 og er i salg nå. They’re available atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, you can call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or to get group tickets from Barclays Center, 800-GROUPBK.

 

The opening bout is a terrific fight. Danny Jacobs is an inspirational fighter but also a super talented middleweight that’s risen to championship stature and holds the belt. He’ll fight at Barclays Center for the fourth time.

 

Danny rise from cancer to vie over the champion has been well documented. But frankly, at this point, he’s beaten that illness and he wants to focus to be on his boxing career and on being the best he can be and he’s taking on a huge challenge on August 1 in Sergio Mora, legitimately one of the best middleweight contenders out there and known very well as the winner of NBC’s “The Contender” Series a number of years ago. Sergio is a former world champion at super welterweight, looking to add a middleweight crown to his resume.

 

He owns victories over Ishe Smith, Peter Manfredo Jr.. og Vernon Forrest og går inn i denne kampen på en fem-kamp seier strek. And he most recently defeated Abraham Han in February of this year on ESPN.

 

So first, I’ll let Sergio Mora say a few words before we go to the champion.

 

Sergio Mora

Hey, gutta. Vel, I’m excited to be fighting on my first PBC card. It’s been a long time coming. The last time I fought for a world title was seven years ago and I was able to defeat Vernon Forrest as a 4-1 underdog.

 

I think I’m going to be an underdog for this fight again, fighting the younger, stronger champion in his hometown. So defeating him is going to be tough with all the cards stacked against me and that’s something that I grown used to and accustomed to.

 

There’s nothing bad I can say about Daniel Jacobs, absolutely nothing. I look for something negative to say and I can’t. The guy has overall talent. He’s far younger, raskere, stronger and hits harder than me and he has more momentum coming his way. He’s on a nine-fight win streak and he beats me in that as well. I have five-fight going for me.

 

But the thing that I can say is that he hasn’t faced opposition that I faced. I think he’s an emotional, athletic fighter. I’m a cerebral, intelligent, strategic fighter.

 

This is going to be a really exciting card because he’s in his hometown and defending the world title. I’m hungry for that world title and I know that I’m going to have to be extra sharp and do a lot more than just have a close victory in his hometown. So I’m going to have to press action and go out of my comfort zone and I think he’s going to have to go out of his comfort zone, which is going to make an interesting fight for everybody.

 

I’m very confident coming into this fight. I’m very happy on the team that I’m with now and this opportunity. I’ve always wanted to fight in Brooklyn. I always wanted to fight in a mega arena like Barclays Center. I’m blessed to have this opportunity and part of this PBC movement. Takk.

 

L. DiBella

 

Takk, Sergio.

 

And now to the champion, Brooklyn egen, Danny Jacobs.

 

Daniel Jacobs

 

Vel, after Sergio’s intro, what more can I say? That’s pretty cool.

 

I’m excited to have an opportunity to be back at Barclays Center a second time around as a champion. So this will be my second title defense. It’ll be against the most experienced guy I’ve faced thus far. I’m looking forward to testing my challenge against this slick, crafty veteran in Sergio Mora.

 

I’ve always said that I’m just trying to get that experience most importantly. It’s important to me as a young champion, I’m not where I want to be as a fighter thus far. You’re still growing, you’re still learning. I’m looking at this as just a really starting test. I’m trying to really gain as much experience as I can in fighting such a crafty, slick veteran.

 

He’s been in this position before. Så, he’s already accustomed to being in this position and being an underdog but I can’t take him lightly even though he will be an underdog and even though people will pick me as a favor to win. I’m looking at him as the most devastating opponent that I’ve had thus far coming up to middleweight.

 

So there’s not a lot of fear as far as power is concerned but where he lacks that he makes up in his craftiness and his slickness and awkwardness and sometimes he does engage in the action as well. So I’m looking forward to it. It’s really a starting test but something that I’ve been preparing for a while of any camp even though I’ve been working and doing my broadcasting which I’m very happy to announce. I’ve been keeping in the gym. I’ve been keeping fit and I’m really looking forward to this test and have it at Barclays I think there’s not a better place in the world I have. So I’m looking forward to testing my skills against a crafty veteran.

 

Q

I’d like both of you to address when you receive this negative attention on Twitter and such, how do you deal with it and what’s your response to it.

 

S. Mora

Vel, listen, I’ve been dealing with this negative criticism for my entire career. It’s something that followed me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a reality show winner or because people hate the way that I go in to fight and I can’t knock people out. I’m sorry I wasn’t born with power. You need to be born with power. If I have a way where I can ingest power and knock out and what people want to see into my arsenal, then I’ll do it, but I can’t. I was born the way I’m born. I got to do what I can with my abilities.

 

I think I’ve come a long way with all the other athletes that lack power and I think that makes me an even better fighter. It made me evolve into a different type of boxer. So these are the things that boxing needs to understand and the fight fans need to understand that, “All right, vel, listen, he’s fighting a guy with a lot of power but how come the guy with no power is actually doing better than the guy with power? Because this is the sweet science and that’s how I become a champion.

 

So it doesn’t bother me. I just continue educating people about the sweet science and letting them know that power is not the number one aspect you need to be successful it’s your agility, techniques, your defense, body shots, the strategy, it’s following that strategy it’s hard.

 

So I’m happy to answer those questions for people that don’t know. But people that do know, get over it.

 

Q

Danny, what about you responding to people who want you to fight Golovkin? That say he isn’t tough enough, how do you deal with that stuff?

 

D. Jacobs

I’ve learned since my return back. I’ve got a lot of criticism on my position – why I’ve been facing people who wanted me to step up, people who wanted me to get in position to fight who they want me to fight. I’m passed that point. Now what I care about – vel, not to the extent where I don’t care about what the fans think but, if you support me, I look at it as, you understand the process, you understand that it’s not going to come when you wanted to come and if you’re a fan of the sport and if you’re a fan of myself, then you just go along with the journey.

 

I want to step up. I want to be able to get in there with the best of the best. Men tydeligvis, with everything going on in the sport of boxing right now, I’m not really in control of certain things, du vet. I may control who I step in there with but to a certain degree. So I really don’t tend to get into things like that. I do what I do. I stay ready. As a champion, I conduct myself inside and out of the ring. Whoever I’m in there with I give my best. If you are a fan of the sport, then you’re going to like the fights regardless. It’s all about putting on a show. That’s what I’ve been doing – I felt like I’ve been put in good fights.

 

Q

Is it a challenge for you that you want to take on to be the first person to stop Sergio Mora or is it pretty important for you to finally go the distance to go 12 runder?

 

D. Jacobs

I’d essentially wanted to go 12-rounds with Truax. I intentionally wanted to go 12-rounds with Truax. Because I felt like I could stop him a little bit earlier, maybe like in the 6th round but it was something that I wanted to prove to myself and knowing that I can go a full strong 12 rounds is something that I’m very confident with now and I feel like I’m answering my question. Så, the test with Sergio Mora is – whether that he can be stopped or whether or not I can go the distance with him, he’s never been stopped before, so it will be icing on the cake to be able to not only to defeat him but to stop him in the match.

 

Men, he’s a crafty veteran and if I can take a win over a guy like that, a win is a win to me. But at the end of the day, what the fans want to see is knockouts. What the fans want is spectacular fights. So my thing is if we could just produce a fantastic fight and a competitive fight, I’m content with that. A knockout is just icing on the cake. But it’s something that I’m looking for but if it happens, I’m pretty sure I know how to get the job done.

 

Q

What do you think about his boxing skills? How do they match up with yours especially over the course of a 12-round fight?

 

S. Mora

That was a great question you asked Danny, forresten. I think he answered perfectly. I would want to knock someone out like me, du vet, because it puts something on your resume that Vernon Forrest and Sugar Shane Mosley, two Hall of Fame greats haven’t been able to do. So that was a great question.

 

Like I said, I think he possess everything that I don’t. But I have the experience. I think I take a better shot from experience with Danny and I think I follow my game plan more than Danny. A lot of boxers especially a lot of young athletic fighters they go out of their game plan and once they see that it’s not working. As a veteran, I know that it’s not working initially.

 

There’s a beginning, a midgame and an end game, kind of like in chess. But you just got to stick to what you practiced and don’t go out of your element and normally things go well for me. That’s how I’m going to continue doing.

 

Selvfølgelig, I’ve changed some things in my strategy. I’ve changed some things in my arsenal and the way I see opponents and I go about it. But ultimately, it’s still Sergio Mora – still the guy that has that ability to upset a champion and that’s who’s going to be fighting August 1st.

 

Q

Can you talk about your perspective on having it been a long time since you were at this level in terms of a belt being available to you?

 

S. Mora

Vel, anyone who’s been around the game for more than ten years or not even then. Anyone who’s been around the game will know that this is a political game. And if you’re not with the right side, you’re on the wrong side. And then even if you are on the right side, there’s another side I think that are right and they’re going to be butting heads.

 

Very political business and I think I turned a lot of people off when I fought Shane Mosley and an uneventful fight but I took all the blame for that and then after that, I was forced to go to Texas to fight a Texan. And I came up short against Brian Vera and then that just really hurt my career.

 

I was getting all the bad media, I wasn’t getting the right offers and that’s a good reason why fighters retire because they don’t have the offers coming in and it can be really depleting and depressing. I decided to go back to the drawing board and start off with a new team, have a new focus and I realized the change in the boxing as well, the same people that were in charge of courts in 2010, 2012, they’re not in charge anymore. There are new players in the game, there are new dates in the game and there’s new opportunity.

 

So because of all this new stuff that’s been added to the world of boxing, a person like myself has been able to make the comeback and I’m in a really good place and I am appreciative.

 

Q

Sergio, do you feel that you get a bit of a bad wrap?

 

S. Mora

In my head, in my stubborn, ignorant head, I’m undefeated. I thought I beat Brian Vera both of those times and I beat Vernon Forrest the first time. He beat me the second time. That’s an even draw, du vet. So in a way, no one has really dominated, no one has really beat me convincingly. So in my head, I’m undefeated. There’s no rubber match to see who really has more wins over the other guy. But in reality, Vernon beat me the second time, I beat him the first time.

 

It’s a crazy business. People are waiting for you to just come down.

 

Q

So when you take a look at Danny’s record, what is your take on what he’s accomplished or what you think of his ability?

 

S. Mora

Vel, exactly what you guys thought. I think with special talent and he got a piece of a world championship and he’s recognized as a champion. Så, everything that people thought of him came true. Now that he’s on top, he needs to fight top fighters. I don’t think he’s faced the opposition that I faced and other champions have faced. I think that’s the only thing that he’s limited in.

 

So I’m going to be the best name on his resume and we’re going to see how he’s going to be able to handle a guy as crafty like me and a former champion like myself. So it’s a bit of success for him and it’s the best for me fighting a young, hungry champ.

 

Q

When you look over your resume of opponents you faced in your career so far, does he poses perhaps the most formidable test of your career given his experience and his crafty nature?

 

D. Jacobs

Vel, absolutt, coming into this thing I even said that I mentioned that he’s the most experienced fighter that I will be stepping in the ring with. The former world champion, beating the likes of Vernon Forrest, Shane Mosley, a couple other guys. He has that experience. He knows what it is to go the distance. He knows what it is to be in a dogfight. I’m a young champion and I haven’t seen those things thus far, rett, du vet.

 

I’m content – vel, not content but, I’m okay with the fact that I have fought those guys, those topnotch but that’s what I’m looking forward to is a ladder. You can’t skip the ladder. You can’t skip any steps, or you’ll fall.

 

So we take in a step by the time and we stepping up and every time you’re going to see great opposition. I’m just looking forward to this one. I don’t take him lightly whatsoever. I clearly mark him as one of the toughest, craftiest most experienced guy that I have faced.

 

Q

Daniel, what is going to be the thing that gets you over the top and helps you win this fight?

 

D. Jacobs

I don’t know what will be the main thing. But I feel like I have a lot more advantages than he does in the fight. But whatever my advantages are and whatever gets me going, will be the deciding factor for me I would stick to. So if it’s my speed, then I’ll stick to using my speed. If it’s my power, backing him down, showing him what a real middleweight feels like, then that’s what I would do.

 

But it’s all about adjusting and getting in there because, du vet, not a lot of things may work according to the game plan. So you got to go to Plan B, Plan C and so on and so forth. So I’m just looking forward to seeing what works for me, figuring it out because it is a puzzle, it is a chess game when you fight a guy like Sergio and just making it work. I think that’s what a true champion does is just adjust and get the job done.

 

Q

What are you doing in training camp to get away from that label of spoiler and be directly concentrated on winning that title from Danny Jacobs?

 

S. Mora

Ja. I’ve been labeled the spoiler. I’ve been labeled a lot of names that I actually consider as a good thing, du vet. You could see it as positive or negative. You come in the positive things that I’m going to go in there, I’m going to spoil Danny Jacobs’ plans and spoil his promotion plan and spoiler for the fans is the negative that I’m going to come in and win. I decided to go in there – when the fight with Mosley and Vera, I decided to change my style a bit and I actually engaged a little bit more and be a little bit more offensive and take more chances to go for the knockout. But I think I’ve done that. Du vet, in my last five fights, I knocked down three of my opponents. So I’ve kept my word and I got this opportunity to fight for a world title again.

 

With Danny, I’m going to do the same. I’m going to try to go out there and do the same thing that got me into this position. I’m showing them that I can be and I can be crafty. I mostly want to let them know that, “Hey, listen, I got this other side to my game too that I added to that slickness and that craftiness.” Danny also mentioned, if that’s not working, then I got to go to Plan B and C. I’m going to give him different looks just like he’s going to give me. But I’m an excited former champion and waiting to be a new champion August 1st.

 

Q

Talk about the kinds of sparring partners you have into camp.

 

S. Mora

Ja, I like to have heavier sparring partners, harder punching sparring partners. But it’s not about the power because me and my sparring partners aren’t going to go in there and hit me with that power. So I like hitting guys with slickness, with speed, just in case Danny comes in there and he shows me a different style, I got to be ready for that. So I got younger guys, stronger guys, powerful guys, big guys, elusive guys and I like to mix it up.

 

Q

You’re a tremendous fighter, and the same time, you are great announcer, can you talk about seeing that light at the end of the tunnel and a career after boxing?

 

D. Jacobs

Vel, thank you sir I really, really appreciate that. To answer your question, ja, det er spillet plan. To be able to talk and give my side on a national level. So one opportunity I don’t take for granted that I’m enjoying doing is giving me a different perspective on a sport that I love. And it’s something that it can set me up for the rest of my life as something to do post-boxing. Men, obviously not straying away from the main task at hand, boxing obviously is what I love to do and just the forefront. So I’m 110% focused on what we’re doing actually inside the ring.

 

But on my spare time in between fights, it’s something that I also like to do and stay busy. But the most part is just building the brand. Det er hva vi gjør. We’re building the Danny Jacobs brand and I’m having fun doing it but I’m taking it seriously because, du vet, boxing is a very short road and I’m going to fall back on this as well.

 

So just trying to take everything serious and trying to give the best that I have and seeing that it’s been working thus far. So God has definitely blessed me and I’m just looking forward to everything in the near future. This opportunity to fight Sergio is a heck of an opportunity for me in my mind. I think it’s one heck of a step-up as well.

 

So I’m just looking forward to what life has in store for me and my career in the future.

 

L. DiBella

We’re going to move on to the main event of the evening right now. But once again, this is Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN from Barclays Center on August 1. It’s primetime in ESPN, coverage beginning at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT. Tickets are from $250 down to $45 available at BarclaysCenter.com, Ticketmaster.com, the Box Office at Barclays or by calling Ticketmaster or calling Barclays Center.

 

The main event is a classic Philadelphia versus Brooklyn matchup, featuring two of boxing’s biggest stars. And it’s a must-win situation for both fighters when Danny “Swift” Garcia takes on Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi. Det er 12 rounds at welterweight at 147 pounds.

 

Interestingly, both of these fighters participated at Barclays Center inaugural boxing card in 2012.

 

Danny Garcia, the former Unified Welterweight Champion, made five defenses Junior Welterweight Champion, made five defenses of his belt. It’ll mark Danny’s official move up to welterweight and his fifth appearance at Barclays Center. On his last fight, he had a really tough win and a really hard-fought fight with Lamont Peterson.

 

August 1, he has his hands full with Paulie Malignaggi, former Welterweight and Junior Welterweight World Champion, har en registrering av 33-6. It’s Paulie’s fourth fight at Barclays Center. He defeated Pablo Cesar Cano and Zab Judah there and he lost close split decision to Adrien Broner.

 

Paulie, do you want to start by saying a few words?

 

Paulie Malignaggi

Takk, Lou. Ja, I’m just really feeling blessed to have the opportunity. It was an opportunity that I didn’t see coming my way after pulling out of the O’Connor fight earlier in the summer and then now trying to back up into the fall. I’m just really trying to sit back and enjoy the summer more so than training and whatnot.

 

This kind of opportunity just fell into my lap. It was unexpected. But I’m all about competing against the best. As surprised that I was, it was also an opportunity I couldn’t say no to. It’s a chance to, be back in the main spotlight with that kind of a fight, be at the forefront which are the kind of fights that I crave, anyway, and the kind of fights that really get my adrenaline flowing and get me motivated.

 

I’m fighting one of the best fighters in the world today at any weight. Like Danny Garcia, it’s a motivation to test myself against the best. I always want to test myself against the best, and so here I am.

 

L. DiBella

Takk, Paulie. Danny “Swift” Garcia, still undefeated, 30-0 med 17 KOs. Danny?

 

Danny Garcia

How are you guys doing? Første, I want to say good afternoon to everybody. I hope everybody is having a good day. Thanks for having me on this conference call.

 

August 1st this is going to be another great night at Barclays Center. It’s my fifth fight there and my first fight at 147. So I feel like this is a great matchup, stilistisk, to the fans all around the world.

 

Come August 1st, I’m going to be ready. I’m working hard. Jeg trener hardt. I can’t wait to get in there, showcase my skills and in the weight class.

 

Q

How do you feel, Danny, now moving up to welter?

 

D. Garcia

Det føles fantastisk. For the first time in a long time, I could worry about training to get better and not training to lose weight. I’ve been fighting at 140 my whole career.

 

I just feel felt like losing the weight was affecting my performances, mostly in the later rounds of big fights because I will use a lot of my energy losing weight. I think I’m just going to – I’ve been feeling a lot stronger and a lot better at 147. I think I should have been moved up maybe after the Mattysse fight.

 

But I’m here now and I feel good. Jeg føler meg sterk. Jeg trener hardt. And we’re working on new things just to get faster and stronger at 147.

 

Q

Did the weight loss hurt you against Lamont Peterson you think?

 

D. Garcia

I’m not making any excuses. He had a good game plan. I just didn’t feel strong at that weight class anymore.

 

Før, when I hit guys, I could feel the power going through my arms. And when I land a shot, I knew I would hurt them. I just didn’t feel strong at the weight class no more. I just felt like I was hurt myself. I just didn’t feel as strong at 140 anymore.

 

Q

Paulie, just talk about getting back in the ring after the Porter fight and this opportunity for you.

 

P. Malignaggi

I feel blessed just to get the opportunity and to get a chance to continue to test myself against one of the best fighters in the world.

 

You get to the point when you’re not in the ring for a while. It’s going through my mind that maybe I don’t want to fight. But as time went by and I started working out again, I started realizing that it was something I missed. It was something I was still craving. I wanted to be back in there.

 

I år, spesielt, has been different than a lot of years. I’ve always had my fight and then I’ve gone right back into just hanging out. I’ve spent almost the entire year in the gym. And I’ve been able to balance it out with all my travel with my commentating. I was in Sadam Ali’s camp for his fight.. I went right into my own training camp for Danny O’Connor and I got cut just two weeks before that scheduled fight. Then I got a call for this fight not long after that.

 

I’ve spent a large chunk of the year in the gym, which is something that hasn’t happened in a long time. And I feel sharp before that. If we’re going to talk about the layoff, people are going to talk about the fact that, I haven’t fought for a long time. But in reality, I actually haven’t trained this consistently in a decade, I mean literally a decade. Since I fought Miguel Cotto, I started making pretty good money after that and I haven’t stayed all year in the gym. Før det, I was in the gym all year, du vet.

 

I didn’t even mean to do it by design. It’s not like I said, “Oh, i år, I’m going to spend the whole year in the gym.” Det gjorde jeg ikke – it’s not something I planned. It’s just something that ended up happening going from one camp into another camp, into another camp. And I guess it’s just an accident.

 

But I do feel the sharpness in a gym. I do feel the timing is really good. Obviously my weight has come down. Så, that’s a good feeling knowing that I have to drop a lot of weight during the training camp just working on the sharpness and keep getting better.

 

Q

Was there ever any serious consideration about retiring after the Porter fight or was that just suddenly flowing around out there?

 

P. Malignaggi

It wasn’t even something I considered. It was just something that I felt like I was going to do, du vet. I just felt like, I don’t really want to do this, in the time, the way I felt, where my mind was at. And it was just something I didn’t want to do anymore.

 

So I think that’s probably the best thing that happened to me in terms of thinking it like that. Not talking about the loss, but in terms of my mindset in that moment was probably the best thing because if you start to tell yourself you’re going to have a layoff and you’re going to come back, in the back of your mind, you’re never going to take that time off the right way. You’re going to be thinking about you should be back in a gym or when is the right time to get back in the gym.

 

But because I wasn’t thinking that, I was just thinking, “Du vet hva, Jeg er ferdig,” I gave myself plenty of time to kind of rejuvenate a little bit before I got back in the gym. And then I just decided, “Hey, vet du hva, I miss this. I want to get back in the gym.”

 

So I think the change of my mind was probably a good thing as opposed to just telling myself, “Du vet hva, I’m going to take some time off and then come back.” I really didn’t think I was going to come back. So when I took the time off, it was really like a time that I was legitimately, i mitt sinn, feeling rested and got myself rejuvenated without even realizing it. And then by the time I got back in the gym, it was like to try rebuilding a new me, så å si.

 

Q

Did you think that this might be too much of a stepup after you’re going to be fighting Danny O’Connor after the long layoff?

 

P. Malignaggi

I was actually surprised. Første, I didn’t realize Danny was actually going to move to welter right away. I figured like he was having trouble making the junior welterweight limit. But I had heard rumblings that he still wanted to stay a junior welter for a little longer.

 

I was surprised just in general that he’s moving to welterweight. And then I was surprised, coming off the layoff, I thought maybe that we’ll get somebody else, instead of me to fight Danny.

 

When I got the call, Jeg ble overrasket. But it was almost like pleasantly surprised. And not because I don’t respect Danny because I do, I got a lot of respect for Danny and family and his father and everything, but I’m a competitor. I haven’t had a big fight in over a year. So it’s just like, ett, this is an opportunity for me to kind of put myself back in the mix with one really good performance as opposed to slowly getting back in the mix over the course of three, four fights.

 

I’m 34-years-old. I’m not 24. So I don’t really have that kind of patience anymore. Samtidig, when I got the call, I also realized how good I had felt in the gym sparring and how good I’ve been feeling in the gym just getting shaped or whatnot. So I felt like I could just flow right into another training camp, because I hadn’t taken that long a time off after I had been cut for the O’Connor camp. I actually still kept training.

 

So my weight was still good. It kind of made sense on a lot of fronts. I didn’t tell myself, “Oh, it’s a big step-up after a layoff.” I didn’t look at it like that. I looked at it from more of a positive perspective.

 

Q

Are there any health concerns for you or just heading into this fight?

 

P. Malignaggi

I don’t ever think about this stuff, ett. You have to have a short memory in boxing. And that applies to both when you look good and when you look bad. So whatever has happened to you in the past, it doesn’t matter whether it was good or bad. You can’t take that in the ring with you in your next performance. You’re starting a new chapter every time you step in the ring for round one in your next fight.

 

So I know as far as round one, it’s a new chapter for me. And so I don’t consider, I don’t think about what’s happened to me in the past, whether it was good or bad. But it’s something that I haven’t thought about in a long time and it doesn’t go through my mind.

 

Q

Danny is this an effort for you to feel what a 147-fight feels like?

 

D. Garcia

This is a fight my manager wanted. He gave me the call. He made this fight. And like any other fight, he did ask me, “Hey, do you want to fight this guy?” And then we say, “Ja, we want to fight this guy.”

 

So I didn’t go say, “Gee, I want to fight Paulie because he’s not a big puncher,” du vet, fordi, power is just one of the many skills you need in boxing. I don’t choose the opponent. I don’t hand choose the opponent. Men jeg tror at den samlede, this is going to be a great fight.

 

Q

And what are you looking for this fight to do in terms of advancing your career should you win the fight? What would be next for you? What are you aiming to do in this division?

 

D. Garcia

Jeg vet ikke hva som skjer videre. Tydeligvis, en kamp om gangen. I got a task in front of me. I got to go in there 110% mentally and physically prepared and just get the job done. Then after that, we can see what’s next for us.

 

Q

Paulie, how do you view a fighter like Danny, a former champion, coming up from 140 til 147?

 

P. Malignaggi

Oh, I think he’s a phenomenal fighter. I even told Danny myself, early on, I wasn’t high on him. Men, I know when he was in the prospect stages, he was beating some really good names and he was hitting a harder road up and a lot of prospects to do, in terms of a guy he has to fight. And he grew on me. I started realizing I’m not looking at this kid the right way. This kid is actually good on a lot of fronts, both from a physical perspective and from a mental perspective, really strong.

 

I’ve always had a lot of respect for him. But in terms of 140, 147, he’s no different than me. I was a junior welterweight champion; I moved into welterweight. So from that front, I don’t even look at myself as a bigger guy or anything. As a matter of fact, he moved up to welterweight at a younger age than when I moved up to welterweight, du vet. So his body grew into the division a little sooner than my body grew into the division.

 

So I think from that point of view, we both have that in common that we’re both ex-junior welterweight. So from a physical standpoint, I’m not looking at it as having any advantages. It’s just a matter of matching of my skills to his skills.

 

Q

Moving up to 147, do you really feel like you’re going to be able to put a staple on a lot of people’s mouths to shut them up about all the criticism that comes with Danny Garcia?

 

D. Garcia

That’s just boxing. Because I’ve been the underdog before, I’ve been the underdog before and I won. And there was like, “Oh, he got lucky.” So it’s either I’m the favorite or the underdog. I can’t listen to none of that stuff after just going through each fight like I was, mentally prepared, physically prepared going in and get the job done.

 

If it’s good enough for the media and it’s good enough for the fans, Jeg er glad. I’m still happy because, it takes a real man to go in there and put gloves on and fight another man for 12 runder. It takes a lot of discipline. It’s usually hard work for ten weeks straight waking up every day, doing the same thing, sweat, blod, tears, all that stuff.

 

So I would love for the fans and the media to love me. Men, it is what it is, they’re tough on me and that’s what keeps the chip on my shoulder and that’s going to make me train hard every day.

 

Q

Do you see your craftiness advantages that you may have over him that Danny may have a little bit of difficulty with skilled boxers?

 

P. Malignaggi

I think styles make fight. From a style point of view there are things that I feel like I’ll be able to do against Danny. But I also expect Danny had made some adjustments since those fights.

 

When it comes to the Lamont Peterson fight, as I was watching that fight and Lamont started turning things around, I started thinking, maybe Danny, he got in his mind after the first three, four, five rounds that this was the kind of fight this is going to be all night.

 

And when you kind of get into that role in your mind where, hei, ett, this is going to be at a slow pace fight and you’re going to go through the motions in the fourth round. And then suddenly the script gets switched on you; you weren’t ready.

 

I felt like Lamont almost caught Danny in a sleep. And so from there, I don’t know that Danny would make a mistake again. The pace was so slow early on. I felt like I put myself in Danny’s shoes and I said, “Du vet hva, if I was Danny, I would probably be thinking two, three, four rounds. Det er alt. This is the kind of fight we’re going to fight for 12 runder. So I wouldn’t be ready when suddenly he got turned off. Because if in your mind you put in – if you put in your mindset that’s how the fight is going to be and then things switched, then you kind of get caught sleeping.

 

So I felt like maybe it was a learning experience for Danny. But as far as from the stylistic point of view, yes I like the way my boxing skills match up to his. I’m sure there’s things he feels he can do to me as well. And that’s kind of why we get in the ring, we compete with each other and you match up skills. But I’m sure both of us have certain advantages over the other that we’re both going to try to apply once the bell rings on August 1st.

 

Q

Do you see that as a must-win situation for you especially coming off the loss with Shawn Porter?

 

P. Malignaggi

I think it’s more must-win for me as far as my own boxing career is concerned. I think there’s no question that from my professional boxing career, not my commentating career; take everything else aside. For the life of my professional boxing career to continue, I feel like this is a must win for sure. I don’t think that there’s much of a must-win for Danny as it is for me.

 

At this level, they’re all – you always feel like it’s must win because you’re always in the mix for a bigger fight if you can win. So it’s always must win. But in reality, I feel like the burden falls on me more than Danny for it to be that kind of must-win.

 

But it’s also nothing new to me. I’ve been written off before. My career was supposed to end in 2009 when I went to Houston, Texas. I just came off the Ricky Hatton loss and I went to Houston to fight Juan Diaz. And no matter what I said in the press conferences, no matter what I’ve said in interviews, I remember just within one year they just kind of felt like this was going to be the end of my career. And so I had to go in there and prove it myself that it wasn’t yet, du vet.

 

So I had everybody – if I allowed myself to listen to what everybody says, I would have long gone a long time ago because you figure, you teach everybody their lessons and then it happened again in 2012. I got sent to Ukraine. I hadn’t really had a big fight in a couple of years and people just thought I was again sent to Ukraine as a fight just to make a little bit of money and be done. I was surprised that everybody was thinking about me like that again. I was like, “Wow. These people really don’t learn their lesson, you know.”

 

And so I went to Ukraine and I’d come back with the WBA Welterweight title at that time. And I was able to turn things around again from – in my career. And those are really two key situations because losses in those two fights would really have erased me from the sport.

 

So I found myself again in this kind of situation. I’m not travelling to anybody’s hometown this time. I’m fighting in my own hometown. But it’s the same situation. It’s kind of the same thing. No matter what I say going into this fight, people are still going to look at it the same way that I’m the opponent and I’m the guy that Danny beats and this is my last fight and I’m just taking this for a payday and all this stuff.

 

So if I hadn’t already been through this, maybe I would worry about it. I remember in 2009, going to Houston, being kind of worried about it, complaining about all kinds of stuff and just not really knowing what I was walking into. I was walking into a dark room. But I’m not walking into a dark room on August 1st. I know exactly what’s going on. I know exactly what the rumblings are in the boxing world. And I know exactly what everybody is saying about the fight.

 

Regardless, det spiller ingen rolle. None of it matters. I go in the gym; I do my work every day. I know my mindset. It’s focused. It’s ready. And I know I’m going there to do work on August 1st. And nobody’s opinion is going to matter when the bell rings. But you can’t take people’s opinions in the ring with you, igjen, whether they’d be good or whether they’d be bad. Nobody’s opinion comes in the ring with you. It has absolutely no bearing on who wins each and every single round.

 

Q

Danny, what things have you been able to do this time around doing training that you could not do in the past because you had to make 140?

 

D. Garcia

We added things to our workout now. We added a lot of explosive workouts, a lot of agility, a lot of footwork, a lot of things to making you more explosive, things I couldn’t do at 140 because I didn’t have the energy for it. But now the extra weight is really helping me. I’m eating – I’m adding more meals to my base to make me stronger, like before I had to skip meals. I was always weak.

 

Q

When we’re thinking about this, your training in the gym, do you 100% know how good you’re going to be as far as the sharpness and what you have left at 34? Or does it remain to be seen, you’ll only know on fight night?

 

P. Malignaggi

Fight night you can feel any which way. You can have a good camp but sometimes have a bad night. You can have a bad camp and have a good night. You don’t know how you’re going to be on fight night until you wake up the morning of the fight.

 

But I will say this, I’m having a good camp. And it mainly has to do with the fact that I’ve flown from one camp to another to another and I’ve been able to keep working on my skills and keep working on my sharpness. My weight has stayed low because of the fact that I have consistent training, consistent sparring.

 

I really like the way I’m feeling right now. I like the rhythm that I’m in when I’m in the gym. I like the flow. We’re just going to try to bring this sharp camp into the fight.

 

Q

Do you believe that you got the fight because they believed that you were a faded fighter?

 

P. Malignaggi

I didn’t go that deep into thinking. When I got the call, I was just surprised. Rhen I got the thinking, som, ett, that’s a big fight. Any competitor wants big fights and wants to be in the limelight and wants to be on the big stage. I was wondering if I would ever get a chance to fight on this stage again.

 

I was more just surprised than anything else. I didn’t really go into thinking as to why I got the fight or why I got offered the fight or whatnot. I think that’s more your guys’ jobb. And I’m sure they let me know about it on Twitter and in the media why I’ve got this fight. Even if I didn’t think about it, just seeing what everybody says about it, I kind of get the gist of it.

 

If that’s the reason I got offered the fight, it’s the same reason I got offered the Juan Diaz fight in Houston in ’09. It’s the same reason I got the Vyacheslav Senchenko fight in Ukraine in 2012. And my confidence comes from me knowing I have the mental capacity to not let that kind of pressure bother me and have the mental capacity to just go into my zone and eliminate all the negativity from my mind.

 

Danny said earlier he would love the media and the fans to love him. I couldn’t care less whether anybody loves me or hates me. And I think the body of my work throughout my career or the things that I said, the things that I do, shows that I could care less whether anybody loves me or hates. I go out there to do a job. I’m a competitor. I love competing. I love the adrenaline rush of combat at the highest level and testing myself against the best fighters in the world.

 

That’s why I do this. Jeg elsker å kjempe – I love to see where I’m at. And on August 1st, I’ll show myself.

 

Q

Danny, where is dad, Angel Garcia?

 

D. Garcia

My dad is doing well. Akkurat nå, he’s at a shop. He owns and runs a business. Angel is just being Angel right now. I won’t see him until 5 o'clock. Only the Lord knows what he’s doing right now.

 

Q

I would say some of the best work that you have done in the ring is by out-foxing heavy-handed opponents. How much of the old fox are we going to see? How is he again against Danny Garcia?

 

P. Malignaggi

I think for the most part, people know Danny’s style, people know my style. We’re going to make some adjustments to each other, both as part of the game plan and once we see each other in the ring.

 

I can’t really tell you exactly how I’m going to play it out until I’m in the ring myself. I plan on being the best me possible. I plan on being the sharpest me possible. And right now, in training, Jeg føler meg veldig bra. The plan is to flow this training camp into a sharp night on August 1st.

 

Q

How long have you been thinking about the move up to welter?

 

D. Garcia

I believe right after the Matthysse fight I wanted to move up. I felt like that was a perfect time for me to move up because I beat the best 140-pounder at that time. I had beat Khan and then I came back and beat Morales and Matthysse.

 

I beat two of the best 140-pounders, so I feel like it’s time for me to go up to 147. But they had different plans for me. Me and my team, we decided to stay at 140 for a little longer to see how it played out. I just wasn’t fully strong at the weight class anymore. I just wasn’t fully strong anymore. So I felt like it’s time for me to go up to 147.

 

Q

How confident do you feel that you can become world champion again against the likes of Thurman, Kell Brook, perhaps a rematch against Amir Khan?

 

D. Garcia

Jeg er veldig trygg. I faced a lot of good fighters. I faced a lot of great fighters in my career. I have a lot of experience. I was a big 140-pound fighter. I’ve never faced a 140-pound fighter who was taller than me or who looked better than me.

 

I was just squeezing my body down to 140. And I feel like I’m going to be a way better fighter at 147 and be able to use my legs more. Ved 140, I felt like I wasn’t strong no more, so I just had to walk forward all night and knock my opponents out.

 

But I feel like at 147, you’re going to see a more athletic Danny Garcia and be able to use my legs more, using my jab more and see punches clearer. When you drain yourself as hard to see punches, then you get hit with a lot of dumb punches because your vision is not clear.

 

I feel like my vision is going to be a lot clearer and be able to move my head, see the punches better, use my feet. And I think I’m going to be a champion at 147, også. I know so.

 

L. DiBella

Med det, takk, alle, for joining us for this PBC on ESPN call.

 

Igjen, it’ll be Danny “Swift” Garcia against Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi, and Danny Jacobs against Sergio Mora in the opening bout at Barclays Center, August 1, primetime on ESPN, coverage beginning at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT.

 

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