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‘GODZILLA KILLER’ ANTONIO NIEVES IS NOT AFRAID OF THE MONSTER FROM JAPAN
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Cleveland’s Antonio “Carita” Nieves is going into his first world title fight having grown up watching the kind of damage a movie monster from Japan can inflict.
But he’s not scared.
Ka Moqebelo, September 9, Nieves (17-1-2, 9 Kos) will challenge two-time world championo Naoya “Monster” Inoue (13-0, 11 Kos) as the chief supporting televised bout of an HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader (10:15 p.m. LE/PT), live from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Entitled “SUPERFLY,” the event will be headlined by the rematch between current WBC World Super Flyweight Champion Wisaksil Wangek of Thailand and Nicaraguan superstar Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Opening the telecast will be a battle of Mexican former world champions, as former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (36-1-1, 27 KO oa) will take on rival countrymen and former flyweight world champion Juan Francisco “The Gallo” Tsela (35-2-0, 25 KO oa) ea Sonora, Mexico.
The fight against Inoue is a dream come true for 30-year-old Nieves, a quick-fisted and determined fighter, who has spent his entire boxing career waiting for this, his first chance at a world championship.
Nieves, who has campaigned until now as a world-class bantamweight, will have the size advantage in Moqebelo oa ntoa, as well as the edge in experience.
Ileng a re, it will be no easy task. Yokohama’s 24-year-old Inoue is known for his devastating punching power, especially to the body. The Japanese slugger won the WBC Light Flyweight World Championship in his sixth fight and is already making the seventh defense of his WBO World Super Flyweight Title he won the title in his eighth pro fight.
“Training went great,” said Nieves, who prepared for battle with career-long trainer Joseph Delguyd at the Old School Boxing Club in Cleveland. “Making this lower weight was no problem at all. I’m about one or two pounds over with a week to go and I haven’t missed a meal yet. I always knew it wouldn’t be hard to make this weight. I make 118 easily, so a couple pounds more wasn’t going to be that difficult.”
Nieves says unlike Godzilla movies, he will be bigger than his Japanese opponent.
“We have been watching tapes on him. He’s a two-time world champions, quick and strong at the weight. They say he’s a monster from Japan like Godzilla, but we will see. I believe I’ll be stronger bigger guy at this weight. A lot of his fights were at 108 lbs and then he jumped up in weight. The fact that I’m coming down in weight will help me a lot. I am going to be able to push him around like people haven’t done to him before.”
Nieves says he knows what a victory would mean over the streaking Inoue, in a division packed with talent.
“I’m taking this fight as my entrance into this division that is loaded with big fights. After this fight I’ll be in a position for more big fights. To win the world championship means everything to me. That’s why I did all this: to fight the best and now we have that opportunity and that’s what we’re going to do. We have a game plan and Moqebelo, we’re going to execute it.”
“I am very excited for Antonio to get an opportunity to showcase his skills in a world title on HBO,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Antonio is one of the better-known and most accomplished contenders in the division and I expect a spectacular performance on September 9.”
Tim VanNewhouse, Nieves’ co-manager, says he and his partner couldn’t be happier with their fighter’s achievement. “It’s very rewarding to David McWater and I to see Antonio get to this level. He will be the first under the Split-T family of fighters to fight for a world title.” |
Thomas Dulorme Karabo ea litlhaloso tse entsoeng ka Terence Crawford oa sebedisana mookameli / mokoetlisi Brian McIntyre qetellong Labone oa tobetsa seboka
Puerto Rico (March 10, 2015) – Ho qetela Labone a Arlington, Texas sa khatiso seboka ile ha tšoaroa ho phatlalatsa lefatše tlotla gia pakeng tsa boraro a welterweight holimo contender, Thomas 'French Boy’ Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), le 2014 'Boxer ea Year’ le pele e neng e bobebe WBO lefatše mampoli, Terence 'Bud’ Crawford (25-0 , 17 Kos) tsa bona le tlang la ballet ka Moqebelo, April 18 ka College Park Center, teng Univesithing ea Texas, Arlington. Crawford-Dulorme tla ba bakeng sa lolea WBO boraro a welterweight lefatše tlotla. Lefatše-'mampoli ba ntoa tla televised phela ka HBO Boxing mor'a Dark®, qala ka9:45 p.m. LE/PT.
Ka nako ya tobetsa seboka, Dulorme e ne e Emphatic a hae a ntoa boinehelo ba ka ho ea Latino setjhaba ka bua, “Ka April 18, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia le bohle ba Latinos lefatseng ka bophara tla ba le e ncha mampoli”, o ile a re e kholisehile Dulorme.
A arabela, Terence Crawford oa sebedisana molaodi le mokoetlisi, Brian McIntyre itse, “The ba Mexico, ea Puerto Ricans, ea Colombians, ea Dominicans, ba ke ke ba u thusa hore u loantša, bro,. Ha ke leka ho ho hloka tlhompho, empa sena se ke pakeng tsa hao le Terence. Terence ke throwback ntoa se. O ile a o na le matsoho a a lejoe a, ka loantša ka ka hare le ka outbox u. O ile a ke mofenyi tsohle tseo a etsang bophelong. Ka molemo ka ho fetisisa motho hlola.”
“Ke nka litlhaloso tsa ena ngoloang Brian McIntyre ba hlomphollang ho ba Latinos le ho ke. Ke nehela ena ho loanela ho tsohle Latinos, hobane ke Latino, 'me ke motlotlo ka e. Ka lesakaneng la litebele, ho feela Crawford, ea moletsaphala 'me ke, empa tsehetso ea Latinos tla ba teng e le hantle le a ke ke a hlokomoloha”, o ile a re Thomas Dulorme, ea eme a sa boleloang ka lefelo Puerto Rico bakeng sa kholo ka ho fetisisa ntoa ea mosebetsi oa hae oa.
“Letsatsi le leng ka le motsehare ka ke emela Latinos lefatseng ka bophara. Monene ya sechaba sa United States, u lokela ho nka monyetla mong le o mong monyetla oa. Ka April 18, Ke tla sebetsa ho le thata ho e be mampodi wa lefatshe ka ea Texas, le tlotlisa ho batho ba heso”, etsa qeto ea Thomas Dulorme.
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Terence Crawford vs.. Thomas Dulorme
Battle bakeng sa Vacant WBO Refresh. Welterweight Championship
Moqebelo, April 18
Ka College Park Center ka Univesithi ea Texas Arlington
Televised Live ka HBO®
Tickets Tsoele Pele Sale Kajeno ka 10:00 AM CT
Arlington, TX (March 5, 2015) – Krrish ea Lefatše Boxing Mokhatlo (WBO) bobebe mampoli le Boxing Writers Mokhatlo oa America oa (BWAA) Ntoa se ea Year Terence “Bud” Crawford ke movin’ nyoloha — ho ea boraro a welterweight karohano — moo a ileng a tla nka ka THOMAS “Sealuma” DULORME, ea Ha ho. 2-lefatseng-rated contender, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title. Crawford vs.. Dulorme tla etsahala Moqebelo, April 18, ka College Park Center teng mo khamphaseng ea Univesithi ea Texas Arlington in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The world championship fight will be televised as part of a split site doubleheader live on HBO Boxing mor'a Dark®, qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT.
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“I am ready to do bigger and better things at 140,” o ile a re Crawford.
“Ke mona ho hore e lefatseng e le hore ke 'na molemo ka ho fetisisa ntoa se ka boraro a welterweight karohano,” o ile a re Dulorme. “Crawford o na le Krrish rekoto empa o ile a lintho li mohla hlōla e loana a 140 liponto. Ke envisioning e e lwetseng ka thata tlhōlo, ea ke tla khutlela hae ho ea ka ho batho ba Puerto Rico.”
“Dulorme ke e ntle, hantle lekaneng ho Boxer. Re thabile hobane 140 boima ba karohano tla tlisa se molemohali Terence,” a re Brian McIntyre, Crawford oa sebedisana le mokoetlisi sebedisana mookameli. “The 140 karohano e imetsoeng le holimo bahlabani. Ena o moholo bakeng sa Terence e le mong le e mong haufinyane o tla bona.”
“Terence o ne a e breakout selemo sa 2014 hapang ea lefatse hloko ka tse tharo mosebetsi-molemo ka ho fetisisa lefatše-'mampoli ba tlholo le tseleng ea ho fumana Fighter ea Year accolades,” a re Todd duBoef, e le mopresidente oa Top Rank. “O ile a tla batla tsoela pele hore botsitso ka April 18 ha a ne a khutlela ho HBO, on the hunt for another world title against Thomas Dulorme of Puerto Rico.”
“Ke a thaba haholo hore ke ile ka khona ho ntoeng ena entseng ho Top Rank,” a re Gary Shaw. “Terence Crawford ho nkoa e mong oa molemo ka ho fetisisa Lightweights mabole, empa o ile a e tsamaea ho fihlela ho boraro a welterweight moo a ileng a tla tobana le haholo ikemiselitse ba nang le talente Thomas Dulorme, ba ba neng ba lintho li Krrish ka 140 lik'hilograma tse. I want to thank HBO for showcasing what I perceive is another great fight for the fans. I smell an upset in the making. This will be the start of a great run of fantastic fights for HBO.”
“Le Terence Crawford oa naleli kaha o hlaha a 2014, potso hona joale ke kamoo phahameng hore naleli o nyoloha kapa haeba mohanyetsi oa hae Thomas Dulorme tla invert ea tsela,” a re Petrose Nelson, motlatsi oa mopresidente oa a lenaneo la, HBO Sports. “E le bobebe mampoli selemong se fetileng, Crawford e sebelelitseng hae BWAA Fighter ea Year e tlotlisa le sebete, setaele tlholo khahlanong le holimo le baphadisani, a streak which continues in stride up the scale against the hungry Dulorme, who is undefeated at 140-lbs. It will be a split-site doubleheader not to be missed on our late night Boxing After Dark franchise.”
Crawford (25-0, 17 Kos), ea Omaha, NE, etsa hore hae 2015 lesale qalo batla ho haha naledi ya gagwe-ho etsa 2014 which featured three world championship victories as well as Fighter of the Year honors from the BWAA and major media alike. He began his career-best year last March 1, feela 13 matsatsi a khutšoanyane ea botselela sehopotso ea hae setsebi qalo. Crawford captured the WBO lightweight title, dethroning emela mampoli Ricky Burns ka Burns’ lapeng tlelapo ya reisisi ea Glasgow, Scotland. Scoring e matla le ntsoe-leng qeto, Crawford beha papading ya ditebele tsa lefatše hlokomelisoa le ba hae ba virtuoso tshebetso ha a ntse a ntša tsohle o tla emisa a dismantling Burns, smile ho sireletsa mampoli ho pholletsa le ntoa, while switching back and forth between orthodox and southpaw stances. He followed that with a dramatic and critically-acclaimed knockout victory of undefeated former world champion and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa on June 28 in a Fight of the Year nominee. It was one of the most-watched fights of the year with over 1.2 limilione tse bashebelli tšoasa e phelang, ya lekgetlo la pele airing ea ntoa, according to Nielsen Media Research. He concluded 2014 ka November 29 le ho feletseng shellacking ea e mong nako e lefatše tlotla challenger le Ha ho. 1 contender Ray Beltran, ho hapa 11 ea 12 o garela. Crawford is only the second Nebraska native to be recognized as a boxing world champion. Perry “Kid” Le mabitla a, ho tloha Rock Bluff, hapa welterweight moqhaka, kokota tsoa Johnny Alberts e Brooklyn, a 1914, ho ea ka Omaha Lefatše-Herald.
Dulorme (22-1, 14 Kos), ea Carolina, Puerto Rico, fumana lengolo ho litsebi tse maliboho ka 2008 ka mor'a hore a stellar tsenwe mosebetsi e neng e akarelletsa o babatsehang 140-2 rekoto. He has long been a fan-favorite of Puerto Ricans for his slick all-action fighting style. Dulorme enters this fight riding a two-year six-bout winning streak, le mosebetsi oa hae oa-molemo ka ho fetisisa tlholo a tla ka khutlela-le-khutlela lintoa a 2014 and both televised on HBO. He opened up 2014 with a 10-round unanimous decision victory over undefeated contender Karim Mayfield to capture the NABF super lightweight title and ended the year unifying his NABF title with the NABO junior welterweight title via an exciting 10-round decision over Hank Lundy. A consensus Top-Five contender, Dulorme ke lefatseng-rated Ha ho. 2 ke ea Lefatše Boxing Association (WBA), Se Ke Oa. 3 ke ea Lefatše Boxing Lekgotla la (WBC) le Ha ho. 4 ke WBO le International Boxing Federation (IBF).
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