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SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEFENDS AGAINST FORMER TITLEHOLDER LUCIAN BUTE SATURDAY, Novemba. 28, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

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LONDON (Novemba. 16, 2015) - Siku mbili kabla ya yeye anaondoka kwa Canada, IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James "Chunky" DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos) uliofanyika wazi vyombo vya habari Workout katika Stonebridge Boxing Club mjini London alipokuwa unapokaribia kukamilika kwa 10-plus wiki kambi ya mafunzo kwa jina utetezi wake dhidi ya aliyekuwa bingwa wa dunia na Canada shabiki favorite, Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 Kos), ya Montreal, juu ya Jumamosi, Novemba. 28, kuishi juu ya Showtime (11 p.m. NA/PT) kutoka Videotron Kituo cha ya Jiji la Quebec.

 

Tukio billed kama "reclamation" ni toleo la Videotron kwa kushirikiana na Mise-O-Jeu.

 

Hapa ni nini DeGale alikuwa na kusema siku ya Jumatatu:

 

JAMES DEGALE:

"Nadhani mimi ni bora super middleweight huko nje sasa hivi. There are hard fights in the division. Badou Jack is a good fighter, lakini nadhani kumpiga na kumpiga vizuri kama mimi kukaa kimewashwa kwa full 12 raundi.

 

"Arthur Abraham bado ni mteja mgumu na pengine Martin Murray anaweza kufanya biashara. Nadhani atakuwa kumpiga, ingawa ni vigumu kushinda katika Ujerumani.

 

"Nataka kuthibitisha Mimi ni bora, Nitakwenda popote kufanya hivyo na kwamba ni kwa nini mimi kutetea taji yangu katika Canada. Wote mabingwa wa dunia katika Uingereza na wapinzani kubwa kwenye ngazi ya mlango, hivyo ni wakati kweli kusisimua ni ndani na pia kwa ajili ya ndondi nchini Uingereza hivi sasa - lakini mimi imara kuamini mimi kuwapiga kila mtu katika mgawanyo huu.

 

"Mimi kama ndondi mbali na nyumbani – maybe it’s time I started being called ‘the road warrior’. I won my world title in Boston and now I am defending it in Canada against a classy opponent in Lucian Bute. I know it’s going to be a hard fight but I am ready for that. My sparring has been great, Mimi kupiga mara kubwa juu ya kufuatilia, Najisikia kali katika mazoezi na I am just kuangalia mbele yake.

 

"Hakuna mabadiliko chini ya Jim McDonnell – ni wote kuhusu kufanya kazi kwa bidii, anaendesha kwa muda mrefu juu Hampstead Heath, 15 vikao pande zote sparring, raundi dakika tano katika mazoezi – Mimi nina daima katika sura kuu. We haven’t changed anything really. Kama kitu, we’ve had to just adjust the mindset and train like a challenger even though I am the champion. That’s the way you have to think.

 

"Najisikia safi, mkali na tayari. Mimi kusafiri Jumatano and I am raring to go. I just can’t wait to get in there now. Nilitaka kupata huko nje nzuri 10 days early to acclimate to the weather and the time. Once I am there, Najisikia hata zaidi kimewashwa. "

 

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Katika Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® Novemba. 28 ushirikiano kipengele, undefeated Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos) hukutana Isaac Mark (24-2-2, 10 Kos) in a 12-round WBC Light Heavyweight Title Eliminatorn. Mshindi inakuwa mpinzani lazima kwa WBC 175-pound bingwa Adonis "Superman" Stevenson.

 

Kabla Showtime matangazo itakuwa mapambano juu ya Showtime SANA(9 p.m. NA/PT): Undefeated, dunia-nafasi Amir mimi (18-0, 15 Kos) nyusoAdrian Granados (14-3-2, 9 Kos) katika raundi 10 super nyepesi mechi, unbeaten Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos) collides na Curtis Harper (12-4, 8 Kos) katika raundi 10 Heavyweight chakavu na, wakati kuruhusu, Custio Clayton(4-0, 3 Kos) Itakuwa kinyume na Ivan Pereyra (19-5, 13 Kos) katika ya nne / sita mzima welterweight bout.

 

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Undefeated WBC NO. 1 Mgombea AMIR IMAM kwa uso ADRIAN Granados ILIYO Jumamosi, Novemba. 28, KUHUSU Showtime EXTREME®

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Showtime ndondi ILIYO sho SANA® (9 p.m. NA/PT)

Amir Imamu vs. Adrian Granados - 10 Pande zote Super Lightweight Bout

Oscar Rivas vs. Curtis Harper - 10 Duru Heavyweight Bout

Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® LIVE ON Showtime® (11 p.m. NA/PT)

James DeGale vs. Lucian Bute - michuano ya Dunia Middleweight IBF Super

Eleider Alvarez vs. Isaac Chilemba - WBC Mwanga Heavyweight Title Eliminator

 

NEW YORK (Novemba. 10, 2015) -WBC Hakuna. 1 nafasi super nyepesi Amir mimi (18-0, 15 Kos) anarudi kwa uso Adrian Granados (14-4-2, 11 Kos) katika pambano la raundi 10 juu ya Jumamosi, Novemba. 28 juu ya Showtime ndondi juu sho SANA.

 

Imamu undefeated ni mpinzani lazima kwa WBC 140-pound bingwa Viktor Postol, ambaye alishinda taji wazi kwa 10th TKO raundi ya Lucas Matthysse katika Oktoba.

 

Ndondi Showtime juu ya sho SANA matangazo huanza kuishi katika 9 p.m. NA/PT kutoka Videotron Kituo cha in Quebec City prior to that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. In the SHO EXTREME opener, undefeated Heavyweight na nyota wa zamani wa kimataifa Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos) atakabiliwa Curtis Harper (12-4, 8 Kos) katika bout raundi 10.

 

IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos) huwakinga ukanda wake dhidi ya aliyekuwa 168-pound CHAMP Lucian Bute(32-2, 25 Kos) katika tukio kuu ya Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® kuishi juu ya Showtime® (11 p.m. NA/PT).

 

Katika ushirikiano kipengele, WBC ya No. 1-nafasi 175-pound mpiganaji Isaac Mark (24-2-2, 10 Kos) itakuwa mraba mbali na No. 2-nafasi Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos) katika mwanga Heavyweight cheo dunia eliminator. The winner earns the right to become the mandatory challenger for WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson.

 

tukio, billed kama "reclamation", ni toleo la Videotron kwa kushirikiana na Mise-O-Jeu.

 

Mmoja wa ndondi kasi-kuongezeka wagombea, Imamu 25 mwenye umri wa miaka imekuwa ni pigo kwa 15 yake 18 professional opponents since turning pro in 2011. The Albany, N.Y., asili anakuja mbali mtoano nne mzima wa zamani wa ubingwa wa dunia mpinzani Fernando Angulo juu ya Julai 18 juu ya Showtime.

 

26 mwenye umri wa miaka Granados, ya Chicago, ameshinda mapambano tatu mfululizo tangu karibu, mgawanyiko uamuzi hasara kwa undefeated welterweight matarajioBrad Solomon juu ya undercard wa Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao PPV mwisho Mei 2 katika Las Vegas. Granados’ only other defeat since 2011 ilikuwa uamuzi wa wengi hasara kwa basi-undefeated Felix Diazkatika 2014. Granados, ambaye ana sare dhidi ya aliyekuwa bingwa wa dunia welterweight Kermit Cintron, itahamia nyuma chini ya 140 paundi kwa pambano lake na Imamu.

 

Rivas Montreal-msingi kuwakilishwa Colombia katika 2008 Michezo ya Olimpiki. The 28-year-old is coming off a three-knockdown, raundi ya kwanza TKO ya Jason Pettaway juu ya Julai 26 katika U.S yake. mara ya kwanza juu ya ShoBox: Generation New. Rivas returns to the province of Quebec, tovuti ya 16 yake 17 ncha, dhidi ya 27 na umri wa miaka Harper, ambaye ni 5-1 katika mapambano yake ya mwisho sita.

 

Harper, Jacksonville ya, Fla., anakuja mbali karibu uamuzi hasara kwa muda mrefu Heavyweight mgombea Chris Arreola juu ya Machi 13. Harper was knocked down in the first round against Arreola but rallied in an entertaining slugfest.

 

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JAMES DEGALE & LUCIAN BUTE TWO-CITY, PILI-NCHINI kickoff PRESS MKUTANO DONDOO & PHOTOS KWA Novemba. 28 Showdown ILIYO SHOWTIME®

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Je Si. 1-Nafasi Mark Issac nyuso Hakuna. 2 Eleider Alvarez

Katika WBC Mwanga Heavyweight Kutokomeza Bout

"Safari yangu ni mwanzo tu, yake itakuwa kuishia. "- James DeGale

"Mimi ni underdog…lakini shinikizo ni juu yake. Ukanda kubaki katika Quebec "- Lucian Bute

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NEW YORK (Oktoba. 8, 2015) - Super middleweight bingwa wa duniaJames DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos), ya Uingereza, na aliyekuwa bingwa wa duniaLucian Bute (32-2, 25 Kos), ya Montreal, kukamilika mbili mji, mbili nchi mkutano kickoff waandishi wa habari Alhamisi katika London kutangaza rasmi Novemba yao. 28 mapambano katika tukio kuu ya Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi® kuishi juu ya Showtime kutoka Videotron Kituo cha ya Jiji la Quebec. Kuna pia alikuwa na waandishi wa habari Jumanne katika Quebec City.

 

tukio, billed kama "reclamation", ni toleo la Videotron kwa kushirikiana na Mise-O-Jeu.

 

Katika Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi mwenza kipengele, Je Si. 2 IBF mwanga Heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 Kos), zamani mara mbili wa Urusi wanaoishi Olimpiki katika Montreal, will face an opponent to be announced.

 

Showtime Sports® Pia luninga katika mwanga Heavyweight cheo dunia eliminator kati ya WBC ya No. 1-nafasi 175 chupa mpiganaji Isaac Mark (24-2-2, 10 Kos), ya Malawi, na No. 2-nafasi Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos), zamani Olympian Colombia ambaye sasa anaishi katika Montreal. The winner earns the right to become the mandatory challenger for WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson.

 

Mark, ambao ni msingi katika Afrika Kusini, ameshinda mapambano minne mfululizo, ikiwa ni pamoja na uamuzi raundi 10 juu ya Vasily Lepikhin katika outing yake ya mwisho jana Machi 14 katika Montreal.

 

Alvarez Montreal-msingi ana vita wote lakini mmoja wa wake 18 mapambano pro nchini Canada. Yeye kuja mbali uamuzi 12 mzima juu ya Isidro Ranoni katika WBC Silver 175-pound kichwa kupambana mwisho Agosti. 15 katika Montreal.

 

Chini ni nini DeGale na Bute na watendaji alikuwa na kusema Jumanne katika Kituo cha Videotron katika Jiji la Quebec na Alhamisi Emirates Arsenal katika London:

JAMES DEGALE

"Mimi ni msisimko kwa uso mpiganaji wasomi kama Lucian, aliyekuwa bingwa kwa miaka mitano.

 

"Yeye bado ni bondia mzuri na yeye aliniambia yeye anataka ukanda nyuma. Lakini imani yangu; Mimi ni mdogo sana, pia safi na tu vizuri pia.

 

"Njia mimi nina hisia, kiakili na kimwili, Mimi niko katika sura ya ajabu. Ni kwenda kuwa vigumu sana kunipiga.

 

"Safari yangu ni tu tu kuanzia, yake ni juu ya mwisho mwezi Novemba.

 

"Mimi ni njia ya mafunzo, hakuna mapenzi kunipiga. Unaweza kuona tabia yangu tu na ukweli mimi kukubalika kuja hapa na kuchukua kupambana na kwamba. Be ready for a furious and spectacular fight.

 

"Hakuna mtu katika mgawanyo huu ambao wanaweza kunipiga. Mimi niko tayari sanduku mtu yeyote. Nataka kupambana na wapiganaji wote kubwa katika mapambano kubwa. "

 

LUCIAN Bute

"Mimi ni kweli furaha kuwa nyuma katika Jiji la Quebec. Baadhi ya kumbukumbu zangu bora ni hapa. Mimi ni mshindi mapambano nne hapa. Miaka sita iliyopita, Novemba. 28, 2009, siku hiyo hiyo mimi watapigana James DeGale, Mimi yameng'olewa LIBRADO Andrade. And I also defeated Glen Johnson katika Quebec City.

 

"DeGale ni bingwa mkubwa, lakini kuja hapa kwa uso yangu katika mji wangu, mbele ya 15,000 watu, haitakuwa rahisi kwake. Mimi ni mpinzani, Mimi ni underdog, na yeye ni bingwa, lakini shinikizo ni juu yake.

 

"Siku za nyuma ni katika siku za nyuma. Najisikia safi. Nina timu mpya na watu mbalimbali nyuma yangu. Fursa hii ni kubwa kwa ajili yangu.

 

"Mimi nilikuwa ukanda kwa miaka mitano na juu ya Novemba. 28, Mimi nitakuwa mpya bingwa wa dunia. Nina hakika sana kuhusu hili.

 

"Mimi kushughulikiwa na hii wakati mimi wanakabiliwa Carl Froch katika England.

 

"Ndoto yangu ni kurejesha dunia cheo yangu. Mimi daima kuamini katika mwenyewe na katika zana yangu. Ukanda kubaki katika Quebec. "

HOWARD GRANT (Bute ya kichwa mkufunzi)

"Kazi yangu ni rahisi: Nina kuandaa Lucian kushinda taji. British fighters were always dominant in the 160-pound and 168-pound divisions.

 

"DeGale ni kulipuka, yeye alishinda katika Michezo ya Olimpiki katika 2008, na michuano nchini Marekani Dunia, lakini hiyo haiwezi kufanya kazi Novemba. 28."

JIM MCDONNELL (DeGale ya kichwa mkufunzi)

“James ni tofauti. Yeye alifanya kila kitu katika njia mbaya: kuwa bingwa wa Olimpiki, winning the British title in his ninth fight and becoming world champion in the United States. Shinikizo zaidi ana, bora yeye ni.

 

“I never knew anybody like him before. Hawezi usitishwe. James inaheshimu Bute, lakini wanasema wakati kutwaa ubingwa, kupata bora. It will be frightening.”

JEAN Bedard

"Ni kwenda kuwa na furaha usiku. I have mbili muda mfupi kubwa kufafanua katika wangu 10 Miaka katika ulimwengu wa ndondi. The first one was Oct. 19, 2007, wakati Lucian akawa bingwa wa dunia wanaishi kwa TVA (Quebec kituo cha televisheni) na Novemba. 28, 2009, mbele ya msongamano umati wa 16,000 mashabiki katika Québec Coliseum wakati Lucian kuwapiga LIBRADO Andrade. Sasa, miaka sita baadaye, tuko tayari kwa ajili ya tarehe ya kihistoria.”

 

Yvon MICHEL

“No champion in Quebec’s boxing history ever regained a world title after losing it. The task will be hard because DeGale is very skilled and brave. Yeye alishinda taji lake nchini Marekani, mbali na nyumbani kwake. Bado, sisi mizizi kwa Lucian Bute 100 asilimia. Tuna 12,000-kiti uwanja Configuration katika bidhaa mpya Videotron Centre na tulikuwa tayari kuletwa watu zaidi kabla ya baadhi ya mapambano Lucian ya. Sisi wanaamini kwamba Quebec ya ndondi mashabiki mapenzi pia mzizi kwa Lucian. "

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Reclamation DEGALE VS. BUTE WORLD SUPER Middleweight michuano Novemba 28 katika Kituo cha Videotron katika Jiji la Quebec

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(L-R) kichwa mkufunzi Howard Ruzuku na Lucian Bute
(L-R) James DeGale na kichwa mkufunzi Jim mMcDonnell
(picha na Stevens Leblanc, Quebecor Media kutoka leo na waandishi wa habari, angalia hapo chini kwa quotes)

QUEBEC CITY, Canada (Oktoba 6, 2015) — Maarufu za mitaa favorite na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 Kos), ya Montreal, kujaribu recapture ubingwa wa dunia yake ukanda dhidi ya 2008 Bingwa wa Olimpiki na kutawala super middleweight bingwa wa dunia James DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos), ya Uingereza, katika tukio kuu juu ya Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi kuishi kwenye Showtime, Jumamosi, Novemba 28, katika Kituo cha Videotron ya Jiji la Quebec.
Hii super ndondi tukio, “Reclamation,” ni ushirikiano kukuzwa na Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM na Interbox, kufadhiliwa na Videotron na Mise-O-Jeu.
“Nina furaha sana kuwa na fursa hii katika hatua hii ya kazi yangu,” Bute alisema. “Mimi waliopotea kichwa changu nchini Uingereza dhidi Kiingereza mpiganaji na sasa, Mimi sanduku katika Quebec dhidi ya mwingine bondia Kiingereza, kwa jina moja mimi alitetea kwa miaka mitano. Mimi ni kweli motisha kwa fursa hii ya kurejesha taji Mimi waliopotea katika 2012. Ukweli kwamba mapambano utafanyika mbele ya mashabiki wangu katika Jiji la Quebec, ambapo sijawahi waliopotea, kuwa sababu kwamba kufanya tofauti. Nawapa yangu heshima zote kwa bingwa, James DeGale, kwa kukubali kusafiri kwa upande wa utetezi wake wa kwanza, lakini IBF ukanda kukaa katika Quebec Novemba 28!”
“Bute ni darasa dunia, wasomi wa ngazi ya mpiganaji, mngoja dunia taji lake kwa kipindi cha miaka mitano,” DeGale maoni. “Mtu yeyote ambaye anaweza kufanya hivyo anastahili heshima baadhi kubwa. Mimi nina bingwa na yeye atakuwa sana fired up kujaribu kushinda nyuma taji yake ya zamani, lakini nina pia vijana, haraka sana, and too skilful to let that happen. Nina bahati ya kuwa boxed katika Canada tu miaka michache iliyopita, wakati mimi alichukua juu ya Sebastien Demers katika Quebec katika 2013. Nilikutana na baadhi ya watu kubwa huko nje. Ni nchi nzuri na siwezi kusubiri kwenda nyuma. Mimi kuwapiga Demers katika michache ya raundi na ningependa kuchukua matokeo sawa tena. Chochote kinachotokea, Hata hivyo mimi kushinda, Mimi kuja nyuma na ukanda yangu.”
“Kwa Lucian, hii ni kufafanua mapambano ya kazi yake,” alieleza Rais wa InterBox na La Cage – Brasserie sportive, Jean Bédard. “Hii ni nafasi ya kipekee ya kurejesha IBF super middleweight taji lake. Sisi ni kweli furaha kwa alihitimisha mkataba kwa vita hii dhidi ya James DeGale. Kwa mara nyingine tena, Quebec ndondi mashabiki itakuwa radhi na hii kadi ndondi kwanza katika bidhaa mpya Videotron Kituo cha.“
“Tukio hili ni iwezekanavyo shukrani kwa kushirikiana na msaada wa washirika kuu,” GYM rais YMichel aliongeza. “Napenda kuwashukuru Makamu Mtendaji Rais & Meneja Mkuu, Michezo na Tukio Programu ya Showtime Mtandao, M. Stephen Espinoza,Pierre Dion, Rais na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Quebecor, Robert Benoît, Rais na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Groupe Sports et divertissement ya Quebecor, na Rais wa La Cage – Brasserie sportive, Jean Bédard, washirika wetu pamoja, Videotron na Mise-O-Jeu.“
“Novemba 28, Quebecers itakuwa na fursa ya kusaidia, kusaidia na kuchangia kwa changamoto hii muhimu kwa Bute – ambaye alitetea taji lake kwa rekodi mara tisa – kurejesha taji lake na umri, ambayo ilikuwa kamwe kufanyika kabla hapa,” Michel aliongeza. “Kazi itakuwa ngumu kwa sababu bingwa ni wenye ujuzi sana na si hofu ya kutetea brand yake mpya ukanda katika mashamba ya bingwa wa zamani wa. Napenda kuwashukuru James DeGale kwa kuwa alikubali mwaliko, lakini zima GYM timu ni fahari ya kukuza tukio hili na ni mizizi kwa Lucian Bute katika jitihada zake kihistoria.”
“Sisi ni fahari sana kwa sasa michuano ya dunia mapambano kati Lucian Bute na James DeGale kwa kwanza ndondi kadi milele katika Videotron Kituo cha,” Dion alisema. “Kuna nzuri upendo hadithi kati ya watu Quebec City na Lucian Bute, ambaye alishinda mapambano nne yeye amekuwa katika mji mkuu wa zamani wakati wa kazi yake pro.“
Lucian Bute, Quebec ya shabiki favorite
Bute ni bondia ambaye daima imekuwa maarufu sana katika Quebecers’ hearts. Baada ya imara kazi Amateur, punctuated na utendaji medali ya dhahabu katika 2001 Kifaransa Michezo katika Ottawa, pamoja na ushiriki katika tatu michuano ya Dunia, Bute waliamua Quebec kama nyumbani kwake mara ya pili.
Kuanzia kama sparring mpenzi kwa wakati huo World Boxing Council (WBC) dunia super middleweight bingwa Eric Lucas, southpaw ilionyesha kiwango cha kipaji chake na charisma, Mbali na kujifunza lugha mpya, Kifaransa.
Ari kubwa mno na nidhamu, asili ya Pechea, Romania haraka umeongezeka kwa njia ya safu ya mtaalamu ndondi, kuacha wapiganaji wengi mgumu na wenye uzoefu.

Umati wazi favorite, Bute barabara ndoto yake ya kuwa na bingwa wa dunia Oktoba 19, 2007 katika Kituo cha Bell katika Montreal, kugonga nje Colombia Alejandro Berrio kushinda IBF super middleweight ukanda.


Pamoja ulinzi tisa mfululizo wa dunia taji lake, gladiator 35 mwenye umri wa miaka bado anashikilia kwamba rekodi kwa bondia Canada. Bute pia kupatikana uraia wake wa Canada Machi 26, 2012.
Baada ya ushindi dhidi ya Urusi Denis Grachev mwishoni mwa 2012, mwanamichezo ambaye sasa anaishi katika Laval wakiongozwa hadi mwanga Heavyweight mgawanyiko kwa ajili ya kupambana super dhidi ya mpinzani ndani Jean Pascal. Mbele ya sellout umati wa watu katika Kengele Kituo cha Januari 18, 2014, Bute waliopotea usiojulikana dhidi ya aliyekuwa lineal mwanga Heavyweight bingwa.
Baada ya miezi 18 layoff, Umati favorite Bute akarudi katika mtindo wa kuvutia, kuharibu Umoja wa Ulaya super middleweight bingwa Andrea Di Luisa kwa njia ya majeruhi nne mzima.
Novemba 28, Bute kujaribu kulipiza kisasi hasara yake kwa Carl Froch dhidi ya mwingine Mwingereza na kuwakamata taji lake kupotea.
DeGale kutoka bingwa wa Olimpiki bingwa wanaounga mkono
Asili ya London, DeGale akawa shujaa wa Uingereza kwa kushinda medali ya dhahabu kama middleweight (165 paundi) katika Beijing Michezo ya Olimpiki mwaka 2008.
Kwa kufanya hivyo, yeye bested Misri Mohamed Hikal (mtu wa mwisho wa kuwashinda Gennady Golovkin), Marekani Shawn Estrada, Kazakh Bakhtiyar Artayev (2004 Olympic medali ya dhahabu 2004), Irishman Darren Sutherland na Cuba Emilio Correa Jr.
DeGale alihamia kwenye safu pro katika 2009, kushinda yake 10 mapambano ya kwanza kabla ya kupoteza uamuzi utata kwa mpinzani ndani George Groves Mei 2011.
Ni wazi si unaotikiswa na hasara yake ya kwanza, kubadili kupiga DeGale akarudi ushindi safu miezi mitano baadaye, kumpiga Ulaya na WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight bingwa, Peter Wilczewskiof Poland.
Tangu ushindi, DeGale alishinda 10 kikohozi ikiwa ni pamoja na moja katika Quebec, Mei 2013, katika Lac-Leamy Casino katika Gatineau, ambapo aliwashinda Sébastien Demers kwa KO katika raundi ya pili.
DeGale akawa IBF super middleweight bingwa katika outing yake ya mwisho, Mei 23 Boston, na uamuzi ushindi usiojulikana juu ya mjanja wa Marekani Andre Dirrell.
DeGale ni tu mpiganaji wa Uingereza kwa kuwa mshindi wa medali ya dhahabu ya Olimpiki na mtaalamu ndondi kichwa.
Alvarez na Beterbiev pia katika hatua
Pia mapigano kwenye kadi zao zitakuwa nyepesi Heavyweight dunia cheo wapinzani Eleider Alvarez naArtur Beterbiev. Wote watapigana katika zao 175-pound kuondoa mgawanyiko vipindi vya. Waandishi wa habari utafanyika katika wiki chache zijazo ili kutoa maelezo ya ziada.
Waandishi wa habari DONDOO
LUCIAN Bute
“Mimi ni kweli furaha kuwa nyuma katika Jiji la Quebec. Baadhi ya kumbukumbu zangu bora ni hapa. Mimi ni mshindi mapambano nne hapa. Miaka sita iliyopita, Novemba 28, 2009, siku hiyo hiyo mimi watapigana James DeGale, Mimi ni pigo kwa LIBRADO Andrade. Na mimi pia alimshinda Glen Johnson katika Jiji la Quebec. DeGale ni bingwa mkubwa, lakini kuja hapa kwa uso yangu katika mji wangu, mbele ya 15,000 watu, haitakuwa rahisi kwake. Mimi ni mpinzani, Mimi ni underdog, na yeye ni bingwa, lakini shinikizo ni juu yake. Nimeishi hii wakati mimi wanakabiliwa Carl Froch nchini Uingereza. Ndoto yangu ni kurejesha dunia cheo yangu. Mimi daima kuamini ndani yangu na katika zana yangu ya kufanya hivyo. Ukanda kubaki katika Quebec.”
JAMES DEGALE
“Unapaswa simu yangu shujaa wa barabara! Mimi ni msisimko kwa uso mpiganaji wasomi kama Lucian, aliyekuwa bingwa kwa miaka mitano. Lakini njia I am mafunzo, hakuna mapenzi kunipiga. Unaweza kuona tabia yangu tu na ukweli mimi kukubalika kuja hapa na kuchukua kupambana na kwamba. Kuwa tayari kwa ajili hasira na kuvutia mapambano.”
HOWARD GRANT (Bute ya kichwa mkufunzi)
“Kazi yangu ni rahisi: Nina kuandaa Lucian kushinda taji. Wapiganaji wa Uingereza walikuwa daima kubwa katika 160 £ na 168 mgawanyiko paundi. DeGale ni kulipuka, yeye alishinda katika Michezo ya Olimpiki katika 2008, na michuano nchini Marekani Dunia…lakini hiyo haiwezi kufanya kazi Novemba 28.”
JIM MCDONNELL (DeGale ya kichwa mkufunzi)
“James ni tofauti. Yeye alifanya kila kitu katika njia mbaya: kuwa bingwa wa Olimpiki, kushinda taji la Uingereza katika wake ninth fight, na kuwa na Bingwa wa dunia katika Umoja wa Mataifa. Shinikizo zaidi ana, bora yeye ni. Sikujua mtu yeyote kama yeye kabla ya. Hawezi usitishwe. James inaheshimu Bute, lakini wanasema wakati kutwaa ubingwa, kupata bora. Itakuwa kutisha.”
JEAN Bedard
“Ni kwenda kuwa na furaha usiku. I have mbili muda mfupi kubwa kufafanua katika wangu 10 Miaka katika ulimwengu wa ndondi. Wa kwanza ilikuwa Oktoba 19, 2007, wakati Lucian akawa Bingwa wa dunia wanaishi kwa TVA (Quebec kituo cha televisheni) na Novemba 28, 2009, mbele ya jam pakiti umati wa 16,000 mashabiki katika Québec Coliseum wakati Lucian kuwapiga LIBRADO Andrade. Howard Ruzuku (ambaye alikuwa katika kona Andrade ya) bado anakumbuka kwamba nina uhakika! Sasa, miaka sita baadaye, tuko tayari kwa ajili ya tarehe ya kihistoria.”
Yvon MICHEL

“Hakuna bingwa katika ndondi historia Quebec ya milele akapata cheo Dunia baada ya kupoteza yake. Kazi itakuwa ngumu, kwa sababu DeGale ni wenye ujuzi sana na jasiri. Yeye alishinda taji lake katika Umoja wa Nchi, mbali na nyumbani kwake. Bado, sisi mizizi kwa Lucian Bute katika 100%. We have a 12 000 spectators configuration in the brand new Vidéotron Centre and we had already brought more people before for some of Lucian’s fight. Sisi wanaamini kwamba Quebec ya ndondi mashabiki pia mizizi kwa Lucian.”

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Bryan Vera- Rocky Fielding Media Day ananukuu na picha

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Liverpool, England (Juni 24, 2015)– Super Middleweight mgombea Bryan Vera (23-9, 14 KO ya) na Rocky Fielding (20-0, 11 KO ya) uliofanyika vyombo vya habari Workout Jumanne katika mapema kabla ya bout yao siku ya Ijumaa.

mapambano utafanyika katika Echo Arena, na yeye ni pamoja na timu yake ambayo ina nduguye Gilbert, meneja David Watson na Mathayo Rowland, Makamu wa Rais wa Banner Promotions.

“Tulivyofanya siku vyombo vya habari mbele ya umati nzuri katika Liverpool. Tulivyofanya Workout ndogo kwa ajili ya umati wa watu. Rocky wagombea alijitokeza baada yangu na alifanya jambo yake kwa umati,” Said Vera

“Niko tayari kurejesha ukanda. Niko tayari na kujisikia mapigano kubwa katika 168. Nimefanya bidii wapiganaji wengi kubwa. Nimekuwa kupima muda na wakati tena. Rocky Fielding anajua kwamba hii si mapambano yake ya kawaida. Yeye mapigano shujaa na mimi kuja kushinda. Kuwa mimi najua.”

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Bryan Vera nchini Uingereza kwa ajili ya Ijumaa kupambana na undefeated Rocky Fielding

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Liverpool, England (Juni 23, 2015)– Super Middleweight mgombea Bryan Vera (23-9, 14 KO ya) ni katika Liverpool, Uingereza na ni kulenga kwa ajili yake Ijumaa usiku showdown na undefeated Rocky Fielding (20-0, 11 KO ya)

mapambano utafanyika katika Echo Arena, na yeye ni pamoja na timu yake ambayo ina nduguye Gilbert, meneja David Watson na Mathayo Rowland, Makamu wa Rais wa Banner Promotions.

“Sijaona sehemu kubwa ya Fielding ila kwa yale nimeona kwenye Youtube,” Alisema Vera.

“Baada ya mimi kushinda vita hii, Ningependa kupambana moja ya stablemates Rocky katika IBF Super Middleweight bingwa James DeGale au WBC bingwa Badou Jack. Najua 168 paundi ni uzito wangu bora. I feel stronger at this weight and I will put on a great performance on Friday. Mimi tayari kwa ajili ya kushinda mkazo siku ya Ijumaa”

Said Mathayo Rowland, “Baada Bryan mafanikio siku ya Ijumaa, atakuwa haki katika mchanganyiko kwa ajili ya cheo dunia au mapambano makubwa 168 paundi.”

 

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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS

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(Kutoka kushoto kwenda kulia: Murphys Boxing Ken Casey, Andre Dirrell, DiBella Entertainment’s Lou DiBella, James Degale, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn & Murphys Boxing Sean Sullivan)

(Kutoka kushoto kwenda kulia: Murphys Boxing Ken Casey, Chris Gilbert, Logan McGuinness, Gary O’Sullivan, Edwin Rodriguez, Andre Dirrell, James DeGale, Craig Baker, Danny O'Connor & Murphys Boxing Sean Sullivan)

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BOSTON (Mei 21, 2015) – Wapiganaji kushiriki Jumamosi ya Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC card took part in the final press conference today at historic Fenway Park in Boston before their respective fights at Agganis Arena, with televised coverage starting at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment kwa kushirikiana na Murphys Boxing, ni bei ya $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, si ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama za huduma husika na kodi, na ni juu ya kuuza sasa.

 

Hapa ni nini mkutano wa wanahabari washiriki alikuwa na kusema:

 

ANDRE DIRRELL

 

“A title means everything. It completes you as a fighter. That’s the top of the food chain in this sport, and that’s the pedestal we’re all trying to reach – bingwa wa dunia. Everybody wants to be a world champion. The greats had it and now we want it. It would mean more for my city, familia yangu na marafiki zangu, and it’s something I’ll always be able to look back it. It would put me in the record books for life.

 

“DeGale is not quiet. Today he’s chilling, maybe because he’s a little out of his comfort zone. But there’s a lot of tension when you’re standing right there next to your opponent. He might just be a little cranky today.

 

“I like to lighten the mood and stay comfortable. This is all a part of the game. Let’s have fun now. It’s ass-kicking time when we get in that ring, but outside it’s all love.

 

“There was a time when I didn’t want to do interviews. I didn’t want to go to fights. I didn’t want to hear fans online and on social media. I closed all them down because I didn’t want to hear people ask, ‘When are you fighting again? Talking about talent wasted, or saying I’m glad he’s gone.’ It hurt because there was nothing I could do. I was powerless even with all the power in the world.”

JAMES DEGALE

 

“Andre says the belt doesn’t mean anything to him in the fight – vizuri, the belt means everything to me and more. I am here to make history and it doesn’t happen without that title.

 

“I could win Jumamosi night and retire a happy man – that’s how much I want to beat Andre Dirrell. But when I do win that title, I am going for the rest of the belts, creating a lasting legacy for my country, my fans and myself.

 

“Andre is a classy fighter and he showed in the press conference that he is a classy guy too – when two fighters who believe in their ability 100 percent and know they are going to win a fight, it is going to be explosive.

 

“There’s nothing but respect between us, but ultimately, we’re going to take each other to dark territory Jumamosi usiku, it’s going to be a brutal battle – and one that I am going to win.”

 

EDWIN RODRIGUEZ

 

“This is home for me and I’m thrilled. I know I have a good undefeated fighter in front me, so I’m looking forward to a competitive matchup. It’s going to be a great fight for the fans.

 

“This is an exciting day for me. I saw Pedro Martinez pitch so many times here at Fenway and he’s going into the Hall of Fame. Pia, my fellow countrymen Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz have made so much history here.

 

“Being here today and then having the weigh-in at Faneuil Hall kesho and fighting Jumamosi, it’s just an amazing experience.

 

CRAIG BAKER

“Hii ni fursa kubwa kwa ajili yangu. I’ve dreamed of fighting on a grand scale like this since I first started boxing.

 

“The entire experience has been awesome. It’s going to be an interesting fight. I’m going to keep coming forward. I’m going to keep boxing all night.

 

“Everyone should look forward to an action packed night, I know it’s going to be an interesting matchup.”

 

DANNY O'CONNOR

 

“A couple of years ago Ken Casey and I talked about bringing boxing back to the city of Boston. Fast-forward to today and we’re doing it.

 

“I’m excited to be part of it and to see boxing in Boston blossom. It’s good for the city and all the young boxers in this area.

 

“I know I have a tough opponent in front of me and I won’t take him lightly. I’m planning on putting on a show for the fans come Jumamosi usiku.”

 

CHRIS GILBERT

 

“I’m an aggressive come forward, in your face boxer from the first bell to the last.

 

“I was full steam ahead when I got the call for this fight. I train all the time, I don’t take breaks and I’m always looking for an opportunity. Sikuweza kuwa furaha.

 

“Danny O’Connor is one of the best in my weight division in New England. Everything he does, he does well.

 

“I just need to keep my head and continue to come forward, I can’t get frustrated. I’m going 100 percent the full way through. If I’m busy and I fight smart I get good outcomes.

 

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The Jumamosi, Mei 23 edition of Premier Boxing Champions juu ya NBC makalaAndre Dirrell (24-1, 16 Kos) na James DeGale (20-1, 14 Kos) in a 12-round super middleweight showdown and Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 Kos) vs. Craig Baker (16-0, 12 Kos) in 10-round light heavyweight match up. . Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. NA / 3:00 p.m. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 p.m. NA/3:00 p.m. PT until 7:00 p.m. NA/4:00 p.m. PT.

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BIG-TIME BOXING RETURNS TO BOSTON ON SATURDAY, MAY 23 WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC

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TAKE A LOOK BACK AT BOSTON’S RICH BOXING HISTORY

BOSTON (Mei 20, 2015) – Boston is known for being home to some of the most passionate sports fans in the country, but many may not know that it is also a city that has had a long and rich history with the sweet science. On Jumamosi, Mei 23, world championship boxing is officially back in Beantown when Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC returns with a showdown between Andre Dirrell na James DeGale at Boston University’s Agganis Arena with coverage on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

The last time Boston saw a world championship fight was May 23, 2006 when two world title fights took place at TD Bank Garden, formerly the Boston Garden. That night saw British superstar Ricky “Hitman” Hatton kushindwa Luis Collazo in a welterweight world title fight, wakati Eric Aiken upset awali undefeated Valdemir Pereira for a featherweight world title.

“Fighting in the Boston Garden was a great honor, never mind in a world title fight, but even a four rounder,” alisema Tony DeMarco, who won the welterweight world title in 1955 at the Boston Garden. “I had more fights there than anybody (28), including my pro debut. It’s always good fighting at home. You’re more comfortable at home. The fans know and honor you. Boston fans were real fight fans.”

 

Boston has been deeply invested in boxing since the early 20th century. Kutoka 1902-1908 the small town of Chelsea that borders Boston became the mecca for boxing as the sport was banned throughout most of America. Hata hivyo, Chelsea had a special ordinance that legalized boxing. It was during this time that Jack Johnson was faced with what he admitted was the toughest fight of his career, when he defended his heavyweight title against Sam Langford on April 6, 1906. Johnson won by a 15-round unanimous decision and refused to fight Langford again.

 

Aidha, Fenway Park, famed home of the Boston Red Sox, mwenyeji 29 professional boxing cards between 1919 na 1956. Beyond just hosting big fights, Boston has also produced a slew of Hall of Fame talent who were either born in Massachusetts or called the state home.

 

Noteworthy names include Roxbury heavyweight champions John L. Sullivan, Brockton heavyweight Rocky Marcianoand Brockton resident and middleweight champion Ajabu Marvin Hagler. Boston’s own featherweight championsSandy Saddler na George Dixon plus Boston promoter Rip Valenti have all been enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

 

“Fighting in Boston was a great experience,” alisema John Ruiz, a two-time heavyweight world champion from Chelsea. “Like any sport, Boston sports fans are true fans who follow your progress. I could feel their emotion wherever I fought. I will never forget them. I fought in Las Vegas a lot and there were always Boston fans there supporting me. I always appreciated them traveling all over the country to my fights.”

 

A father-son duo from Arlington, Misa. both had an impact on the heavyweight landscape decades after each other. Tom McNeeley fought heavyweight world champion Floyd Patterson katika 1961 and dropped the champion before eventually succumbing to a fourth round knockout. Over 30 years later, his son Peter was the first man to fight Mike Tyson after he was released from prison, with the fight ending in McNeeley being disqualified.

 

One of the more unique athletes to come out of Boston, Dr. Wilbert “Skeeter” McClure was an Olympic Gold medalist, a doctor of psychology and a Massachusetts boxing commissioner. While at the 1960 Olimpiki, McClure served as the co-captain for Team USA and was the roommate of fellow gold medalist Cassius Clay. While he never reached his potential as a professional, he received opportunities against world class opponents Luis Manuel Rodriguez mara mbili naJose Torres, losing all three by decision. He also lost a decision and fought to a draw against Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. After his professional boxing career, McClure served as a Massachusetts boxing commissioner before eventually retiring in the Boston area where he resides to this day.

 

Another greatly revered fighter to come out of the Boston-area is Lowell’s Micky Ward. Hugely popular for his exciting style, Ward compiled a 38-13 pro record with 27 knockouts. He was most known for the three epic fight of the year award-winning battles with the late Arturo Gatti. Ward’s life and career was portrayed in the award-winning film “The Fighter”, which starred Mark Wahlberg as Ward.

 

“It was great fighting in Boston. The fans were very supportive and knowledgeable about the game,” Alisema Ward. “It was like I was fighting at home…it was home for me as a fighter. Fans traveled a lot to my fights, pia. They were a little crazy, drank lot of beer and were more vocal than most places I ever fought. I loved it.”

 

On Jumamosi, Mei 23 a new crop of young and hungry fighters will lay it all on the line, hoping to write the next exciting chapter of boxing history in the city of Boston. The action begins at 1:30 p.m. NA inside of Agganis Arena.

 

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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT

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PRESS RELEASE
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Lou DiBella

Shukrani, everybody for joining us for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC press call. The card is Saturday, Mei 23rd. That’s the Jumamosi of Memorial Day weekend at Boston’s Agganis Arena. The start time on NBC is 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, which is being promoted in associated with Murphys Boxing are priced at $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, and they’re available at ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa 800-745-3000. Tena, the NBC broadcast goes on at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

We’re going to start the call by talking to our co-main event fighters, the guys are going to open the telecast. That’s light-heavyweight contender Edwin Rodriguez taking on undefeated light-heavyweight contender Craig Baker. Craig is 10-0 na 12 KO. He’s coming off a KO of highly regarded Umberto Savigne in his last fight and he’s looking to upset the apple cart and derail the career of Edwin Rodriguez who’s looking for another shot at a world title; this time at 175 paundi.

 

Craig is promoted by Sampson Boxing. Craig, if you’d like to say a few words.

 

Craig Baker

Naam, I’m just grateful to have the opportunity to fight on such a grand field again. It clearly is what I dream about. It’s one of those things I’ve always looked forward to since I was little bity kid.

 

L. DiBella

Asante. Edwin Rodriguez, the pride of Worchester, Massachusetts and is fighting in his home state. This is his second fight at light heavyweight. His only loss is to Andre Ward, one of the pound-for-pound fighters in the world and Edwin believes at light heavyweight he’s stronger, better and that he can win the title. Hivyo, Edwin, would you like to say a few words?

 

Edwin Rodriguez

Ndiyo. Awali ya yote, I’d like to thank you, Lou, for bringing me back on NBC and giving me such a great opportunity and also to Al Haymon and the NBC crew. I’m ready to show the world that I’m one of the best or the best 175 pound fighter in the world. I just got to prove it and this is one of the steps to do it, fighting an undefeated fighter, Craig Baker, who’s hungry and I’m excited because I know that he’s hungry; I’m hungry to get at that elite level. It’s going to be a great fight for the fans.

 

Q

Ndiyo, I have a question for each of you if you don’t mind. Craig, how do you feel about fighting Edwin so close to his hometown?

 

C. Baker

At the end of the day that doesn’t really matter to me because everyone is out to pretty much beat the crap out of you. Hivyo, it doesn’t matter where you fight. It’s the competition, and that’s how I take it.

 

Q

Edwin, what will it mean to you to fight so close to Worcester?

 

Na. Rodriguez

It means a lot because I haven’t fought at home for about four years now. Hivyo, I’m excited to come back and fight close to home with family and friends supporting me. It’s something that helps me and pushes me to take it to the next level.

 

Q

Edwin, first question; how do you feel at light-heavyweight? Are you more comfortable now than you were at super middleweight? Do you feel stronger, and is your stamina a little better?

 

Na. Rodriguez

I feel great now. I feel like 175 is the weight that I belong at. I feel like I’m strong and I’m fast and I feel like I’m the best light heavyweight. I just need the opportunity to prove it, and this is one of them and I’m excited.

 

Q

You’re with Al Haymon. Adonis Stevenson is with Al Haymon. Is that what boxing and fans can assume, that this is all building towards a fight with Adonis Stevenson for the title?

 

Na. Rodriguez

Sasa hivi, I’m focused on Baker. He’s an undefeated hungry fighter, but that’s the goal. I want to fight the best guy so I can prove that I’m the best. Adonis Stevenson is a good fighter. He has proved he’s the world champion and that’s who I want in the future. Hivyo, I’m just setting myself up and I’m working hard to look impressive against Baker and to get my opportunity to show the world that I’m on the best.

 

Q

Craig, just what is it about Edwin that impresses you and what will you have to do to beat him?

 

C. Baker

Naam, I’m really impressed with the improvements that he’s made. I see him pushing forward, pushing issues and always in your face. That’s good. Mimi kama kwamba. Wakati wa mwisho wa siku, I just have to show up and fight. That’s the way I take the game. I have to bring my A game at all times and that’s what I do.

 

Q

I was looking at the records of a lot of your opponents. You fought a lot of guys with pretty poor records. Why is that and why did you make the step up a couple of fights ago?

 

C. Baker

I just felt like it was time, moja.

 

Q

Edwin, what impresses you about Craig Baker?

 

Na. Rodriguez

He’s a hungry fighter and it doesn’t matter who he’s fought. He’s undefeated and you can’t take an undefeated fighter lightly, especially one that defeated a guy that had over 400 amateur fights and was a big prospect in the pros, like Savigne. You can’t take a guy like Craig Baker lightly.

 

Q

You’ve defeated undefeated fighters in the past. Hivyo, how is your confidence level going in when you fight somebody who hasn’t lost?

 

Na. Rodriguez

I believe a lot of my skills and I’m very confident, but I’m not stupid. I know that a fighter who’s undefeated comes in with a very strong mentality and I’m ready. I’ve been working hard for this fight knowing that this guy is undefeated and I have to take that away from him. But at the same time, we’ve got to respect everyone because we’re all competitors and it’s all about looking good and winning and he’s just in my way right now.

 

L. DiBella

Asante. The main event of the evening is a super middleweight world title fight and it features two guys that have been engrained into boxing since they were amateurs. James DeGale is an Olympic gold medalist. He’ll be facing Andre Dirrell. James is from England; Andre from the US. Andre was a bronze medalist in the Olympics. This is a match of two of the very best super middleweights in the world and figures to be a terrific fight.

 

James is promoted by Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn is on the call. When you go to Q&A, if anyone has a question for Eddie, Eddie is available. We’re going to start with James DeGale. James, would you like to say a few words? James is 21-1, na 14 Kos.

 

James DeGale

Yeah, my time is here. My time is here, Jumamosi ijayo. I’ve trained extremely hard and you’re in for a treat because you’re going to watch two very talented hungry fighters Jumamosi ijayo fight it out for a world title. I honestly think it’s going to be a hell of a fight, one I’m confident of winning. Hivyo, fasten your seatbelts, moja. It should be good.

 

L. DiBella

Asante, James. Andre Dirrell, please say a few words.

 

Andre Dirrell

I agree with James. This is going to be a very good fight. I’ve trained my butt off as well. Everything went very smoothly this camp. He’s a hungry fighter. I’m a hungry fighter. We are both in desperate need or desperate want of a world title and I myself feel very confident and I’m excited about this match, moja. He feels like he’s an undefeated fighter. I feel like I’m an undefeated fighter, but we both have a lot to prove, moja. Hivyo, we’re going to come to the full effect and I believe it’s going to be a great show.

 

L. DiBella

Asante, Nyingine. We’re going to open it up to questions now. One more time, it’s PBC on NBC broadcast. It will be on May 23rd, Jumamosi afternoon of Memorial Day Weekend, 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 and we’re going to open it up for questions now.

 

Q

This is for James. This is your first fight in the United States and also, this is the first time a lot of people are going to get to see you because you’re going to be on national television. What are you expecting in terms of the energy and what it’s going to be like performing in a completely new audience?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah. I’m looking forward to it. I’m used to it as well because obviously back in England I’m promoted by Matchroom, a well-known commercial company. Hivyo, I box on big shows in front of 10,000-20,000 watu. It should be good. They have a lot of Irish and English over there. Hivyo, I should have some good support and I’m looking forward to it.

 

Q

Let me follow-up with another question. There was a time that you considered retiring from the sport and becoming a personal trainer. Can you talk about that a little bit and looking back, are you glad you made the right decision to continue to do boxing?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah. It’s pretty simple. I was going through a hard time with my promoter at the time and I was a bit depressed because I wasn’t getting my chances and I wasn’t getting the right fights and I boxed on small shows. I basically was a bit depressed and I couldn’t motivate myself properly. Hivyo, yeah, that was the way it was and then I made the change to Matchroom and things have just gone from pretty bad to really great.

 

Ni wazi, my last two performances speak for themself. I boxed Brandon Gonzales, an undefeated American, a confident American. He come over to America and I boxed him front of 80,000 people and knocked him out in four rounds.

 

Then four months later, I boxed Periban. If you don’t know Marco Antonio Periban, he boxed Sakio Bika for the world title and lost on a split decision and I knocked him out in three rounds. Hivyo, I’m confident. I’m feeling good, and I’m motivated very well at the minute.

 

Q

Nyingine, when you brother lost, he lost a close decision .What was your conversation with Anthony like because you lost a close fight you thought you’d won. Hivyo, how have you been able to converse with him about getting through that loss?

 

A. Dirrell

Naam, I didn’t have to say much because he was confident after the fight, but I pretty much had him realize that you’ve had a bad night after he had a terrific camp, but I believe that’s where he left it. He left it in that. When it came to fight time, he had a few setbacks leading up to the fight and unfortunately, he lost, but we saw a lot of things that he needs to correct. I told him to watch the fight over and over again because that’s what I used to do in my fight, any fight that I feel bad about. Hivyo, I just told him keep his confidence up, man and stay on that run, moja. Don’t lay off at all. That’s all we can do, moja. I’ve learned a lot from past experience and one thing’s for certain; you can’t take anything from the past and bring it to the future. Only confidence.

 

Hivyo, I’m feeling good, moja. He’s excited for me and I’m going to keep that name alive and keep the Dirrell name going.

 

Q

Everybody talks about the super middleweights, they talk about Andre Ward. But it seems like some people forget how good of a boxer that you are because you had to take this time off. With this being on NBC and getting in front of a large audience, are you looking at this as an opportunity to put your name back in that conversation for people who may have forgotten how good Andre Dirrell is?

 

A. Dirrell

People know and in the end, it’s my job to keep my name lean. I haven’t had the opportunity to do that as well. I had a major setback as well, but with that I stayed in the game, stayed sharp. I was sharp in my last couple of performances. I’m looking forward to the future and this is the breakout fight like I said. James is one hell of a fighter. He has a lot of heart, a lot of spunk, a lot of energy, moja, and he wants to win.

 

If you want to put me in front of a fighter for a world championship fight, then James DeGale is bar none one of the best to do it in front of. Hivyo, I’m excited about this fight. I think this is probably one of the biggest fights from Premier Boxing Champion that they’ve had and I’m excited to be on that big stage. Hivyo, I want a breakout performance and I did everything in camp to make sure I can do so.

 

Q

How does it feel to be the first Brit on the verge of making some boxing history?

 

J. DeGale

Ni anahisi kubwa, but I need to stay focused and keep my eye out on the prize. That’s what I have to do. Lakini, you know what? A lot of people say I’m obsessed about making history, about becoming the first Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain to win a genuine world title. Lakini unajua nini? Mimi ni. I am because that’s what drives me and that’s what makes me train hard every day. Hivyo, yeah, I’m looking forward to it.

 

Q

Okay, and you touched on a little bit there. I mean not so long ago you were boxing in front of a couple of hundred people at the shopping center in Blue Water and now you’re making noise on TV in America. How does that feel, the difference?

 

J. DeGale

Naam, it’s fantastic. Sure a lot of credit has to go to Eddie Hearn. I’m a buzz fire. I like the big audience. I like the big lights. I’m just feeling real relaxed, chilled and ready to perform Jumamosi ijayo. I’m buzzing. I really can’t wait; just being in America and knowing that I’m going to make my debut Jumamosi ijayo in front of millions of Americans and back in the UK as well. It’s going to be fantastic.

 

Q

Nyingine, this fight seems to be your highest profile fight since five years ago when you had the Abraham fight, when he got DQ’ed. You were leading at that time. Can you tell us at this point, where are you physically and mentally compared to where you were when you were obviously at the top of the division five years ago?

 

A. Dirrell

Naam, I look at it all from a mental aspect. As of now, moja, I’m grown tremendously in my mind. I’ve realized how important boxing is to me and what it takes to become world champion, the work you have to put in and I just follow those guidelines every day. I’m a very motivated fighter, very self-motivated. A lot of fighters run with music, have to listen to music.

 

If I can hear my punches while I’m hitting the bag, I’m motivated. Hivyo, nothing motivates me more than hard work and that’s all I look for. The fight is won in the gym, not on fight night. It’s what you do in the gym, not how hard you put up a fight.

 

I’ve done all of that and more. I feel very relaxed. I’m very energetic and I’m feeling the vibe already and I really can’t wait to make Jumamosi myself. I feel I have a lot to prove and I have a different Andre Dirrell to show, one that’s just as sharp, just as fast, just as brave, but just has a bigger mental capacity. I’m excited about next week.

 

Q

What do you think your advantages are over James DeGale in this fight?

 

A. Dirrell

We’re pretty much evenly matched and I actually like that scenario because I know I’m faster. I know I’m smarter and I know I’m a better boxer. It’s just as simple as that. Lakini, none of that can come into play without hard work, and I know he’s worked his ass off, moja. He has to come over to America just like I went over there to England to try to fight for a world championship.

 

I know what kind of guy I’m going to face come the 23rd. I’ve worked my butt off like I said, , and with those advantages, I’ve put the hard work in so I can display that. I just feel like I’ll be the better man that night.

 

Q

James, tell us why you think you’re confident that you’re going to be able to win this fight?

 

J. DeGale

Momentum is a big thing. Look at my last two performances against good, quality opponents and look his last three. Listen, I come from good pedigree and so does Andre. We’re good, quality, young fighters. But I just think overall, I’m better. I think he struggles. He doesn’t like it when it gets hard in there. He’s a competent fighter, but he likes it when he’s dictating the pace and he’s on the front foot.

 

Well listen, I’m not going to let him rest. He thinks this is going to be a boxing match. Naam, this ain’t. I’m telling him now. This ain’t going to be a boxing match. I’m going in there and I’m taking the title. I’m taking it. I’m ripping it away from him.

 

Q

Do you think you’re a really improved fighter? I know that the loss that you had to Groves was very controversial, but how much do you think you’ve improved since that fight with Groves?

 

J. DeGale

It’s like night and day. Listen, and another thing, I was in this for two years as well. I had two operations on my groin. Hivyo, I couldn’t throw my shots with any power. I couldn’t run the ring properly. Even in the fight at Wembley in front of 80,000 Sikuwa 100% haki. Even against Periban I wasn’t 100% haki. Now I’m 100% haki, fully healthy, fully focused and mentally right. Hivyo, you’re going to see me step up again Jumamosi ijayo.

 

Q

James, you mentioned about being a buzz fighter and this is the biggest stage, the biggest pressure you’ve ever been under. Hivyo, does this mean we’re going to see your best ever performance?

 

J. DeGale

I honestly do. The way I’ve been in the gym training, sparring, running, I honestly think you’re going to see the performance of my career so far. My last couple of fights after my injuries have been sorted and I just got better and better and I think this one is going to top it and winning my world title as well and making history.

 

Q

Lakini, do you deal with the pressure and does that inspire you more?

JamesI thrive on it. Unajua mimi. I thrive in it. I’m just looking forward to it. As I say, it’s my debut as a professional in America. Hivyo, I’m buzzing right now. You don’t understand. I’m just really looking forward to it.

 

Q

Nyingine. You’ve obviously fought Carl Froch and you’ve watched video of James I imagine. How do they compare as fighters and who do you rate as a better fighter?

 

A. Dirrell

As far as skill, I can give it to James DeGale, but as far as toughness, mental toughness, physical toughness, that’s Carl Froch. We all know how mentally strong he is. Hivyo, I have to give the edge to Carl Froch in that aspect, but as I said before, I know DeGale is coming to fight and no one gets in that ring and fights me as they want to fight. You know what I’m saying? Just like he thinks it’s going to be an easy fight. I feel like I have a lot more to prove as well.

 

Hivyo, I’m looking to bring the fight as well and I’m working hard in the gym. I made it tough on myself. The more pressure you actually put on me, the more dangerous I become.

 

I’m really excited as well, moja. I have a lot to prove. He has a lot to prove. This is going to be the best fight yet on Premier Boxing Champions.

 

Q

Basically for Andre, there was a chance obviously this fight could end up going to Britain. You’ve been to Britain before and you were very unlucky against Carl Froch. Was that something you were against, to face another title fight in Britain?

 

A. Dirrell

I’m not going to say that because I enjoyed my time over there. I believe I won the fight like I said and it just didn’t go my way unfortunately. I don’t like to judge my future fights based on past. I look forward to fighting in Britain again, in England again, the UK again whenever that day may come. I had a lot of fans over there; I have a lot of fans over there and I enjoy my time over there. I’ve been going over there since the amateurs. I enjoy it very much and I’m a world-class fighter. Hivyo, I want to be displayed on a world-class level.

 

I’m definitely looking forward to it. If it was over there, if it had to be over there, na iwe hivyo. I would have came over there to fight James. We are world competitors, world-class. We fight for world titles. Why should it be in America all the time? This is a world-class sport and we should treat it like one.

 

Q

Arthur Abraham kind of robbed you of your great win when he hit you on the floor. That was looking like such a great performance that night. In the sort of layup after that, how close did you come to actually having to retire? Was there ever a time you thought you might not box again?

 

A. Dirrell

I was going through some stuff with my family. I actually wanted to. I knew in my heart that I’d get my time again. I knew my time would come. I knew I had a chance of getting out of my contract. Hivyo, I kept training. Bila shaka, there were times that I would hit slumps and feel like I’m doing it for nothing, but it was quite a stressful time for me. I think I always knew that I would be able to get back in that ring. Hivyo, I stayed busy and it didn’t really totally veer me away from the sport, but I do know the feeling.

 

I did feel like any moment could come up to where that it could be over just like that and I had to deal with it and I could easily retire. If it happened again, I just might. I knew that my time was coming again. There’s always hope there. I just kept pushing forward and here I am now.

 

Q

One for you, James, quickly. You’re in Florida now. Can you tell us where you are and how’s it going?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah, hawana, I’m in Miami. I’ve been training here for the past week. Hivyo, we climatized and we adjusted and we’re ready to go.

 

L. DiBella

Just a couple of final words. Asante, Edwin, Craig, Andre and James. This is a great undercard that features a lot of New England talent and I want to acknowledge Murphys Boxing, our friend Ken Casey who’s with the legendary Irish band, the Dropkick Murphys, and is helping us with local promotion. We’re going to have a lot of announcements coming about some great fight week activities.

 

Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, PBC on NBC Saturday, Mei 23rd at Boston’s Agganis Area,4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT for the beginning of the broadcast. Tickets for the live event are available at Ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa 1-800-745-3000. Tune into NBC on Saturday, Mei 23rd, but if you can be with us in Boston, join us at the Agganis Arena. Asante, kila mtu, for joining us.

 

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BOSTON’S DANNY O’CONNOR ADDED TO MAY 23 CARD TO FACE VERMONT’S CHRIS GILBERT IN EXPLOSIVE NEW ENGLAND SHOWDOWN

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FULL UNDERCARD ACTION COMES TO AGGANIS ARENA ON Jumamosi, MAY 23

Ireland’s Gary O’Sullivan Takes On Melvin Betancourt

Plus Local Favorites Ryan Kielczweski & Logan McGuinness

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Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Starts At 4:30 P.M. NA/1:30 P.M. PT

BOSTON (Mei 19, 2015) – Boston-area fans will be treated to fireworks this Memorial Day weekend as a full slate of exciting undercard fights come to Agganis Arena on Jumamosi, Mei 23. The undercard action is highlighted by Boston’s own Danny O'Connor (25-2, 9 Kos) taking on the fighting pride of Vermont, Chris Gilbert (13-1, 10 Kos) in an eight-round welterweight battle for the New England welterweight championship title.

 

Undercard fights will support the Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC show featuring the super middleweight showdown between Olympic medalists Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 Kos) na James DeGale (20-1, 14 Kos) na Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 Kos) taking on the undefeated Craig Baker (16-0, 12 Kos).

 

O'Connor vs. Baker will put two of the most popular fighters in the New England area on display as the slick boxing O’Connor will look to pick apart the hard-charging Gilbert. The bout will be the final event of the evening and close down the show in spectacular fashion at Agganis Arena.

 

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to fight Chris in Boston,” Alisema O'Connor. “Being able to do what I love in front of my hometown fans that have supported me since day one is very meaningful to me”

 

“I’m very excited to have the opportunity to fight on such an amazing card,” said Gilbert. “I’m coming off a first round knockout last week and I plan to bring the same intensity, aggressiveness and hard hitting style into the ring this week. O’Connor has been at the top of the welterweight division, whether in the amateurs or pros, and I’m excited to see how my skills compare.”

 

“This is a fight that local fight fans have been eager to see for a long time,” Alisema Ken Casey, President and CEO of Murphys Boxing. “New England’s premiere welterweight versus New England’s hardest hitting welterweight. Pride can be worth more than money sometimes and the right to call yourself ‘New England welterweight’ champ is very important to a fighter in this close knit community.”

 

The undercard will also feature a highly anticipated 10-round middleweight contest that pits Gary O’Sullivan (20-1, 13 Kos) dhidi ya Melvin Betancourt (29-1, 23 Kos) as both men look to prove themselves as contenders in the division.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment kwa kushirikiana na Murphys Boxing, ni bei ya $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, si ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama za huduma husika na kodi, na ni juu ya kuuza sasa. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa (800) 745-3000.

 

Further action will feature the six round featherweight bout between local favorite Ryan Kielczweski (22-1, 6 Kos) naAnthony Napunyi (15-14, 8 Kos) and a six round junior lightweight bout that showcases Logan McGuinness (22-0-1, 10 Kos) kuchukua Christian Esquivel (17-13, 15 Kos). Plus undefeated prospect Immanuel aliim (12-0, 8 Kos) inakabiliwa David Toribio (21-14, 14 Kos) in a six or eight round middleweight swing bout.

 

Also stepping into the ring at Agganis Arena is undefeated knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (18-0, 18 Kos) ambao inachukua Christian Esquivel (27-6, 20 Kos) in an eight-round junior featherweight matchup. Heavyweight prospect Danny Kelly (7-1-1, 1 KO) watachukua Curtis Lee Tate (7-5, 6 Kos) in a six-round heavyweight attraction while Antonio Russell (1-0,1 KO) kuchukua Brandon Garvin (0-1) in a four round bantamweight fight. Kicking off the action in the arena is undefeated prospect Edwin Espinal (5-0, 4 Kos) nani atacheza Alvaro Enríquez (12-13-2, 4 Kos) in a four round light heavyweight fight.

 

A former National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, O'Connor was set to face former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi, but will now return home for a Mei 23 mwisho. The 30-year-old out of Framingham, Massachusetts is coming off of back-to-back knockout victories over Michael Clark and Andrew Farmer and looks to leave a big impression on his hometown fans.

 

A hard-hitting fighter out of Windsor, Vermont, Gilbert has become a staple throughout New England, appearing on cards all around the region since turning pro in 2011. The 30-year-old boasts an impressive knockout percentage and just last week recorded his tenth professional stoppage with a first round knockout over Raphael Valenzuela. He takes a step up in competition when he battles O’Connor on Mei 23.

 

A resident of Cork, Ireland, O'Sullivan will be fighting for the fifth time as a professional in the state of Massachusetts, where he is yet to lose. At 30-years-old, he has won his last four fights since a defeat to Billy Joe Saunders in 2013, including three straight by knockout. He will take on a strong opponent making his U.S. kwanza katika Betancourt. The fighter out of Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic has won nine fights in a row.

 

Nafasi ya pili mwaka 2008 Taifa Golden Glove mashindano, 25 mwenye umri wa miaka Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. Alizaliwa na kukulia katika Quincy, he hopes to rebound from the first loss of his career, a split decision defeat to Danny Aquino in April of this year. He will take on the 32-year-old Napunyi, who is coming off of a third round TKO victory over Joshua Omukhulu in January of this year. Fighting out of Canal Point, Florda, he hopes to make it back-to-back victories on Mei 23.

 

Fighting out of Ontario, Canada, McGuinness will make his second start in the U.S. after debuting in April with a first round TKO over Carlos Fulgencio at Memorial Hall in Massachusetts. The 27-year-old will take on the 35-year-oldCuevas nje ya Mexico City.

 

An undefeated prospect out of Richmond, Virginia, the 21-year-old Aliim will take on the very dangerous and experienced 35-year-old Toribio nje ya Miami.

 

With a perfect knockout percentage, 25 mwenye umri wa miaka Guzman looks to build off of his Massachusetts debut, which saw him knockout Juan Guzman in the fifth round in February of this year. Fighting out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic he returns to the ring to take on 28-year-old Esquivel out of Temoaya, Mexico.

 

23 mwenye umri wa miaka Kelly will return to the same city where he delivered a first round TKO of Eric Newell in June 2014 looking for another big victory. The fighter out of Washington D.C. will take on the 31-year-old Tate out of Oakland, Tennessee.

 

Another native of Washington D.C., Russell made his professional debut this year with a second round knockout over Harold Reyes in January. The 22-year-old takes on Philadelphia’s Garvin.

A 22-year-old prospect who has racked up five wins since turning pro in February of this year, Espinal will get back in the ring again on Mei 23. The fighter out of Providence, Rhode Island will take on the 33-year-old Enriquez out of Tlaxcala, Mexico.

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