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Photo Credit: Khristopher Sandifer/Roc Nation Sports
NEW YORK, NY (Септември 6, 2016) – Във вторник, Септември 6, Do Not. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Нокаута) и Не. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Нокаута) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, преди тяхното Ноември 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. И/6:00 p.m. PT. Билетите започват от $55 and are available on axx.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
По-долу е това, което борците, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion
“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”
Andre “S.O.G.” Ward – Two-Time World Champion
“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, лошото, the press, всичко това. Obviously HBO, Peter Nelson, Roc Nation, Main Events, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.
“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”
Kathy Duva – CEO, Main Events
"Най-накрая. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.
“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, и, според мен, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.
“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. в 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on November 19th, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.
“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on Събота, November 19th, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, кой е 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. Tickets are available now, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.
This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”
SERGEY KOVALEV VS. ANDRE WARD
Пресконференция ЦИТАТИ
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NEW YORK, NY (Септември 6, 2016) – Във вторник, Септември 6, Do Not. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Нокаута) и Не. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Нокаута) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, преди тяхното Ноември 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. И/6:00 p.m. PT. Билетите започват от $55 and are available on axx.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.
По-долу е това, което борците, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion
“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”
Andre “S.O.G.” Ward – Two-Time World Champion
“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, лошото, the press, всичко това. Obviously HBO, Peter Nelson, Roc Nation, Main Events, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.
“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”
Kathy Duva – CEO, Main Events
"Най-накрая. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.
“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, и, според мен, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.
“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. в 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on November 19th, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.
“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on Събота, November 19th, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, кой е 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. Tickets are available now, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.
This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”
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LAS VEGAS (Август 17,, 2016) – Team Shumenov believes it is worth reviewing recent history enlight of the recent announcement that WBA Super/IBF cruiserweight world champion Денис Лебедев will defend against Мурат Gassiev in late November or early December in Russia: A condition for allowing Lebedev to fight IBF cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez за май 21, 2016 was that Lebedev had to fight WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu в рамките на 120 дни. (Lebedev hasn’t made a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.) Shumenov has done everything to make that fight, while Lebedev has done nothing but run from his mandatory title fight. When it first became obvious in June that Lebedev was trying to avoid his mandated WBA title fight, Shumenov repeatedly requested that the WBA order a purse bid.
Lebedev ignored the WBA and then recently sought, after the WBA deadline had passed, a special permit allowing him to fight Gassiev, which Shumenov officially objected to в рамките на 48 часа. WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion Юниер Dorticos has also objected. At this present time, въпреки че, Team Shumenov is still waiting to hear the WBA’s ruling in terms of stripping Lebedev if he decides to fight Gassiev instead of Shumenov.
It really is very simple. Shumenov wants to fight Lebedev, who is doing everything he can to avoid it. If Lebedev doesn’t care to meet his obligations and conditions of his prior special permit, he should relinquish his title. Lebedev and his people need to rejoin the rest of us in the real world and stop claiming that Shumenov has not been pushing for this fight.
According to a recent report, Lebedev’s camp members erroneously reported that, “Shumenov is not exactly pushing the issue” (to fight Lebedev next).
Вентилатори могат приятел Beibut Shumenov по негова Facebook Fan Page при www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Световният шампион на WBA в тежка категория иска
Денис Лебедев се бори да се случи това лято
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LAS VEGAS (Юни 5, 2016) – Световна асоциация Boxing (WBA) cruiserweight световен шампион Shumenov Beibu(17-2, 10 Нокаута) спряно Не. 11-Оценени Джуниър “Ураган” Wright (15-2-1, 12 Нокаута) в 10тата кръг на тяхното май 21вобитка за титлата, за да остане задължителен претендент за обединената WBA Super/Международна боксова федерация (IBF) cruiserweight световен шампион Денис Лебедев (29-2, 22 Нокаута). WBA разреши двубой Лебедев-Шуменов в рамките на 120 дни от май 21. Shumenov, 32, е 2004 Казахстански олимпиец, който живее и тренира в Лас Вегас. По време на 9-годишната си професионална боксова кариера, Шуменов е победил четирима световни шампиони – Gabriel Кампило, Byron Mitchell, Уилям Joppy и Монтел Грифин – както и седем претенденти за световната титла. Той е 8-2 (4 Нокаута) в световната титла битки
По-долу вижте лично интервю с Шуменов:
(Снимка от Юмио Ямада)
Оценете представянето си срещу Джуниър Райт в последната ви битка?
BS: “Аз съм 100 процента напълно различен боец от предишната ми битка срещу B.J. Цветя. Но, в началото на тази битка, Имах малко ръжда на пръстена. Бездействието е наистина трудно за мен. Бих искал да съм по-зает и да се карам по-често. Вече започнах да тренирам и правя леки упражнения, веднага след битката ми на 21 май. В следващата ми битка, Ще бъда още по-различен боец срещу Лебедев.”
Какво е чувството да си единственият боец от твоята страна, който е световен шампион във 2 дивизии??
BS: “Наистина не мисля за тези неща. Основната ми цел е да обединя всички титли и да се бия с всички най-добри бойци.”
Винаги сте искали да обедините като начин да определите кой е най-добрият или истинският шампион. В 20-11, вие почти се борихте за обединение като WBA в полутежка категория, но тогавашният шампион на WBO Juergen Braehmer, който внезапно се прибра у дома няколко дни преди насрочената обединителна битка. Какво е чувството да знаеш, че ще се биеш с Лебедев за титлите на WBA супер и IBF в тежка категория в рамките на 120 дни от май 21?
BS: “Това винаги е била целта ми – да се унифицират – и съм мотивиран още повече, знаейки, че ще се бия за тези две титли много скоро.”
Мислите ли, че ще се сключи сделка между вашия мениджър, Ал Хаймон и промоутър на Лебедев, Андрей Рябински, или ще отиде в наддаването в чантата?
BS: “Не ме засяга, дали отива към наддаване в чантата, или къде е местоположението. Обаче, Надявам се страните да постигнат най-добрата сделка за всички участници.”
Ако Лебедев не иска да се бие с вас и той се откаже от колана си за супер титла на WBA, къде отиваш от там, битка с втория задължителен претендент Юниер Дортикос?
BS: “Чувал съм слухове, че Лебедев не иска да се бие с мен, ако това е вярно и той се откаже от пояса си на WBA Super, тогава искам да се бия с Dorticos, защото всяка организация трябва да има само един шампион във всяка дивизия. Надявам се това да не е така, тъй като чаках да се бия с Лебедев, откакто спечелих временната титла на WBA (задължителен) още през юли на 2015. WBA ни нареди да се бием в рамките на 120 дни от 21 май. Готов съм, желаещ и способен да се бие с него и се надявам, че е готов, също.”
![]() Вентилатори могат приятел Beibut Shumenov по негова Facebook Fan Page при www.facebook.com/
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