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Corpus Christi, Texas (Xya. 6, 2015) - Anthony "Lub dev" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) qhab nia ib qho impressive unanimous kev txiav txim siab dua Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 Kos) Sunday yav tav su nyob rau hauv lub Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau CBS ntsiab tshwm sim los ntawm lub American Bank Center nyob rau hauv Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dirrell muaj pov thawj yuav tsum tau ceev heev rau Rubio raws li nws li qhia siv kuj tuav lub Mexican qub tub rog mus rau lub punch thiab yog muaj peev xwm tswj kev sib ntaus. Rubio dai tawv thoob plaws hauv lub sib ntaus, ntxiv rau kev tuaj rau pem hauv ntej nyob rau hauv nws cov me nyuam no mus ntes Dirrell.
Dirrell yeej los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 100-90 rau tag nrho peb cov txiav txim scorecards thiab pom tau tias nws tseem tau ntau tshuav nyob rau hauv lub tank thaum nws rho tawm ib tug Backflip nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib vib nas this xwb tom qab qhov kawg tswb.
Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 Kos) siv nco siab rau swb Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-2, 19 Kos) los ntawm sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab thiab khaws nws bantamweight ntiaj teb no title.
McDonnell thiab Kameda mus rov qab thiab tawm thoob plaws hauv lub 12-round yi uas pom McDonnell thov siab nrog nws zoo ib yam jabs thaum Kameda ntsia kom tau nrog loj txee.
McDonnell muaj peev xwm kom tau ib tug knockdown nyob rau hauv qhov kawg puag ncig nrog ib tug ntse sab laug sib ntsib uas xa Kameda mus rau lub hom ntaub khov heev. Kameda thiab nws lub ces kaum sib cav hais tias lub knockdown yuav tsum tau kav lub ris hauv qab, tab sis yuav tsis muaj avail. Lub tsev hais plaub 'cov qhab nees twb 116-11, 115-112 thiab 117-110.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais Sunday:
Anthony DIRRELL
“Kuv muaj ib tug tawm hmo ntuj thaum kuv tiv thaiv Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. Kuv twb mus thiab kuv twb yeej txais nws.
"Rubio yog ib tug tawv fighter tab sis kuv muaj peev xwm los tswj txoj kev sib ntaus nrog kuv ceev thiab kev txawj ntse. Kuv muaj zoo tiag tiag nyob rau hauv muaj.
“Kuv yuav tsum tau txais ib koob tshuaj rau ntawm ib lub ntiaj teb title.”
Marco Antonio Rubio
"Nws yog ib tug ceev heev fighter. Kuv sim mus thawb thiab thawb tab sis kuv yuav nrhiav tsis tau nws.
"Kuv hlub boxing. Kuv yuav tau txais rov qab rau hauv lub gym thiab lub tsheb ciav hlau rau lwm sib ntaus vim hais tias qhov no yog dab tsi kuv nyiam ua.
"Kuv txaus siab rau tag nrho cov kiv cua uas txhawb kuv hnub no. Kuv sib ntaus rau lawv. "
Jamie McDonnell
"Kuv tsis xav hais tias nws yog ib tug muaj teeb meem kev txiav txim siab, vim hais tias kuv yeej ib txwm muaj nyob rau hauv kev tswj thiab kuv ntseeg tau hais tias kuv yeej qhov kev sib ntaus khaubncaws.
"Kuv jab yog tus yuam sij nyob rau hauv qhov kev sib ntaus thiab nws yog ib tug zoo riam phom rau kuv. Kuv cia li yuav tsum tau kom paub tseeb tias kuv daig rau qhov kev ua si txoj kev npaj uas peb tau raug ua hauj lwm rau ntau tshaj li yim lub lis piam.
“Thaum kuv poob nws nyob rau hauv lub kawg puag ncig, Kuv xav tias nws ua li ntawd npleem ib tug me ntsis, Kuv sim nyob deb. Tab sis kuv tsis ntes nws. Tom qab ntawd kuv paub tias kuv tau muab zwm rau hauv lub yeej.
“Txhua yam mus raws li txoj kev npaj rau. Lub hom phiaj yog mus lub thawv rau nws thiab txais nws nrog ib co loj txhaj tshuaj.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“Kuv xav tias kuv yeej no sib ntaus ib tug ntau ntau kom meej meej tshaj lub xeem sib ntaus.
“Kuv ua raws li peb txoj kev npaj txig. Kuv tau ua txhua yam muaj cai.”
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Corpus Christi, Texas. (Cuaj hlis 3, 2015) - Premier Boxing Championsrau CBS neeg tua hluav taws twb koom los ntawm cov xov xwm thiab cov kiv cua Thursday ntawm ib cov workout thaum lub NPAWG Gym nyob rau hauv Corpus Christi raws li lawv npaj rau lawv Sunday, Cuaj hlis 6 showdowns ntawm American Bank Center.
Qhov kev tshwm sim yog headlined los ntawm yav tas lub ntiaj teb champion Anthony "Lub dev" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) kev noj nyob Mexico lub Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) thiab nta lub rematch ntawm bantamweight lub ntiaj teb champion Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) thiab exciting brawler Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) nrog televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Leija Battah Promotions thiab Warriors Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $109, $93, $49, $38 thiab $15, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com, lub American txhab nyiaj Center Box Office los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau Leija Battah Promotions ntawm (210) 979-3302. Yuav kom them los ntawm lub xov tooj hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi cov neeg koom yuav tsum tau hais Thursday:
Anthony DIRRELL
"Kev kawm tau zoo kawg thiab. Tsis tsis txaus siab. Nws yog ib tug zoo heev pw hav zoov thiab tag nrho cov zog ua hauj lwm yog ua li cas.
"Kuv paub Rubio yog ib tug zoo fighter. Nws tiv thaiv cov loj cov npe thiab nws yog ib tug zoo qub tub rog. Kuv zoo siab heev tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog nws.
"Kuv twb tiaj tus kawg sib ntaus. Tsis excuses. Txhua leej txhua tus muaj lawv hnub. Koj muaj peev xwm tsis tos thiab xaiv, nws nyuam qhuav tshwm sim. Leejtwg paub txog kuv paub tias kuv tsis tua li ntawd. Nws yog nyob rau hauv lub yav dhau los thiab kuv yuav npaj mus sib ntaus sib tua Rubio.
"Kuv puas tau ib co ntau sparring ua ntej lawm nyob rau hauv lub camp thiab uas tau txais kuv mus rau hauv ib tug zoo atherosclerosis. Kuv ntse tam sim no thiab peb txoj kev npaj ua hauj lwm zoo kawg lawm. Tam sim no nws yog hais txog coj los rau lub nplhaib rau kev sib ntaus hnub thiab muab ib tug yeeb yam.
"Kuv tab tom nrhiav mus tawm muaj thiab ua li cas kuv ua, uas yog xa cov neeg mus rau lub doghouse. Seb nws yog ib daim ntawv qhia los yog tsis, Kuv cia li xav yeej. "
Marco Antonio Rubio
"Kuv tau muab tag nrho kuv lub dag zog mus rau hauv qhov kev kawm no yeej rog. Peb nyob nraum npaj rau sib ntaus sib tua Dirrell. Nws yog siab, nws yog muaj zog thiab nws yog heev yooj yim nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv tau npaj txoj kev uas kuv yuav tsum. Kuv nyiam cov kev sib tw ntawm ib tus nrog sib ntaus tawv.
"Kuv yog lub cev nkees tom qab kuv kawg sib ntaus tom qab tau ntau xyoo nyob rau hauv boxing. Kuv yeej ib txwm paub kuv yuav rov qab los, vim hais tias boxing yog kuv lub neej. Kuv twb tau ua hauj lwm rau 5 lub hlis yuav tau rov qab rau hauv cov duab thiab kuv yog nyob rau hauv zoo kawg zoo.
"Nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau ua 160 rau qhov lub xeem ob los yog peb sib ntaus. Kuv tshuav ntau heev nyob rau hauv lub sauna rau ceeb. Tab sis tam sim no nyob 168 Kuv xav tias zoo. Qhov no yuav tsis cuam tshuam kuv xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim. Nws yog ib yam dab tsi tshiab hais tias kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau.
"Kuv twb muaj txoj cai sparring cov neeg koom tes no camp. Kuv nyob rau hauv zoo zoo lawm thiab kuv twv yuav raug hu muaj cai zoo rau qhov no sib ntaus.
"Kuv yuav los rov qab rau tag nrho lub dag lub zog. Kuv pom ntau loj sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub neej yav tom ntej. Kuv xav tias zoo thiab npaj txhij mus rau noj nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov lwm yam neeg tua hluav taws. "
Jamie McDonnell
"Kuv twb tau ua haujlwm rau ib co tshiab hom kev kawm thiab kuv paub hais tias nws yuav nqa ib co tej yam tshiab mus rau lub rooj hais tias kuv tsis xav tias yuav, tab sis kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsum tau ua surprise rau nws thiab.
"Kuv twb tau ua hauj lwm rau zaum rau kuv punches thiab tsim ntau lub hwj chim, tab sis kuj yog ib tug ntau ntawm cov ua hauj lwm rau kuv lub zog. Kws muaj txuj ci tseem ceeb heev vim hais tias kuv tau Tagged nrog hais tias txoj cai txhais tes uas khob qhov rooj kuv cia kawg sib ntaus.
"Kuv nyuam qhuav yuav tau muab tso rau nws tag nrho ua ke. Nyob rau kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj nws yuav tuaj ua ke nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv zoo haum, qhov zoo tshaj plaws kuv twb puas tau xav.
"Peb nyob nraum nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kom nyob rau hauv muaj thiab ua ib daim ntawv qhia lub sij hawm no. Kuv xav kom ib tug tiag tiag daim ntawv qhia rau lub ntiaj teb no nyob ntev. Tsis ze yeej lub sij hawm no, Kuv npaj txhij rau lub loj tub. "
TOMOKI KAMEDA
"Txhua yam nyob rau hauv camp tau raug mus zoo thiab peb paub hais tias peb yuav muaj kev vam meej on Sunday hmo ntuj.
"Qhov no lub sij hawm peb muaj ib tug txawm zoo dua txoj kev npaj dua lub sij hawm dhau. Kuv npaj tau rau kuv tus nrog sib ntaus style thiab txhua yam uas nws yuav coj mus rau lub nplhaib.
"Kuv twb kawm McDonnell thiab kuv paub nws qaug zog. Peb nyob nraum npaj rau noj nws tawm lub sij hawm no. Kuv yuav tsis nres mus txog thaum kuv muaj lub stoppage.
"Kuv xav tias kuv yeej kawg lub sij hawm thiab kuv npaj los ua pov thawj hais tias kuv yog tus zoo dua fighter thiab qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kuv yuag. Nws yog heev ze, tab sis lub sij hawm no kuv lub hwj chim thiab lub tswv yim yuav ua tau ntau npaum li cas rau nws.
"Peb tsis tau txais lub yeej sij hawm tas los, but I’m lucky to have this opportunity just a few months later on national TV. It’s a big fight for me and I need to win.”
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DAIKI KAMEDA & Victor Ruiz SQUARE-OFF HAUV BANTAMWEIGHT UA THAUM Rising HNUB QUB Miguel flores, MARIO BARRIOS & Ryan Karl MUAB COV NTAUB NTAWV RAU COV UNDEFEATED KAB HNUB XYA, CUAJ HLI 6 LOS NTAWM TUS MISKAS BANK CENTER HAUV Corpus Christi, Texas
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FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ANTHONY DIRRELL SQUARES OFF AGAINST MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO ON PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON CBS SUNDAY, CUAJ HLI 6 AT 4 P.M. ET / 3 P.M. CT / 1 P.M. PT LOS NTAWM AMERICAN BANK CENTER HAUV Corpus Christi, Texas
NTXIV! Jamie McDonnell & TOMOKI KAMEDA BATTLE IN REMATCH OF
PBC RAU CBS Brawl LOS NTAWM TSIB
Daim pib Nyob muag khoom Tam sim no!
Corpus Christi, Texas (Lub yim hli ntuj 6, 2015) – Yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Anthony “Tus aub” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Mexican brawler Marco Antonio “Cov Tshuaj Lom” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug super middleweight showdown rau Sunday, Cuaj hlis 6 los ntawm lub American txhab nyiaj Center nyob rau hauv Corpus Christi, Texas nrog televised kev pab them nqi nyob rau hauv kev ua si CBS pib ntawm 4 p.m. THIAB/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj yuav pom bantamweight lub ntiaj teb champion Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) fim cov exciting Tomoki “Lub Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round lub ntiaj teb no title rematch ntawm lawv Tej zaum 9 CBS Cov kev ua si sib ntaus uas pom McDonnell ciaj sia ib feem peb puag ncig knockdown los yeej yog tau ntawm 114-113 rau tag nrho peb cov txiav txim’ scorecards.
“Kuv yuav npaj mus tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab ua pov thawj tias kuv tseem yog ib qho ntawm cov feem ntau txaus ntshai cov txiv neej nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si,” Hais Dirrell. “Rubio yog ib tug tawv txiv leej tub, tiam sis kuv los mus khob nws tawm thiab nws thiaj li tau txais kuv lub npe rov qab. 'Tus Aub’ yog los rau Texas nrhiav rau lwm tus raug mob ib co.”
“Kuv pog heev rau lub ntsej muag Anthony Dirrell rau Cuaj hlis 6,” hais tias Rubio. “Qhov no yog ib tug zoo kawg li lub sij hawm rau kuv thiab kuv yuav cia nws tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv cog lus rau ib tug zoo sib ntaus rau tag nrho cov kiv cua uas tuaj tawm nyob rau hauv Texas.”
“Kuv zoo siab yuav tsum tau mus rov qab mus rau lub xeev thiab txojkev Kameda dua,” hais tias McDonnell. “Cov thawj kev sib ntaus yog ci ntsa iab, nws yog ib tug hauv chav kawm ntawv txoj cai thiab kuv xav hais tias cov thawj sib ntaus tau ploj mus nyob rau hauv txawm ntev. Cov neeg sau tawm ua ntej ntawm ib tug thawj tab sis kuv yeej ib txwm ntseeg hais tias kuv yuav ntaus nws thiab kuv txawm ntseeg hais tias kuv yuav ua li cas nws dua. Yog hais tias kuv pib zoo lub sij hawm no kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsis rau nws.”
“Qhov no yog qhov sib ntaus kuv xav thiab kuv ua tsaug rau muaj lub sij hawm los rematch Jamie McDonnell,” Hais Kameda. “Kuv xav hais tias kuv yeej lub thawj lub sij hawm, tab sis lub sij hawm no kuv yuav tawm tsis muaj tsis ntseeg. Kuv tsis tau tawm nws mus txog rau lub tsev hais plaub lub sij hawm no, kuv txoj kev npaj yog rau tus thawj.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Leija Battah Promotions thiab Warriors Boxing, yog luv nqi ntawm $109, $93, $49, $38 thiab $15, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab them se thiab yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawm www.ticketmaster.com, lub American txhab nyiaj Center Box Office los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau Leija Battah Promotions ntawm (210) 979-3302. Yuav kom them los ntawm lub xov tooj hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000.
Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm American txhab nyiaj Center ntawm 12 p.m. I thiab yuav feature ib tug tag nrho cov hnub ntawm exciting undercard txiav txim.
Dirrell tau pom ntau kev nyuaj siab tshaj feem ntau thoob plaws nws cov hauj lwm raws li nws lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv boxing tau tiag jeopardized ob zaug, thawj nyob rau hauv Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 2006 thaum nws mob uas tsis yog-Hodgkins kua thiab sidelined rau 20 lub hlis thiab dua nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2012 thaum nws tsoo nws qis rau sab laug ceg thiab sab laug dab teg nyob rau hauv ib maus taus kev huam yuaj. Lub Flint, Michigan-haiv neeg yeej tsis cia uas tuav nws cia li nws khaws cia winning fights thiab ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus rau txoj kev ibyam. Nyob rau hauv 2014 nws yeej muaj nws thawj championship thaum nws yeej tiv thaiv tau zus ib Sakio Bika. Nws yuav tsum nrhiav kom impress raws li nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub nyuaj thiab rugged Rubio rau Cuaj hlis 6.
Lub 35-xyoo-laus Rubio yog ib qho ntawm feem txog tej neeg tua hluav taws nyob ib ncig ntawm thiab yuav saib mus ntxiv lwm loj lub npe rau nws daim ntawv teev ntawm cov neeg raug thoob plaws nws lub 16-xyoo ua hauj lwm. Rubio tswv yeej tshaj David Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota thiab Rigoberto Alvarez thoob plaws ib txoj hauj lwm uas tau pom nws kev sib tw rau lub ntiaj teb no lub npe nyob rau hauv peb lub sij hawm ntawd. Yug nyob rau hauv Durango, Mexico, nws yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua nyob ze rau lub tsev thaum nws nkag mus rau lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv Corpus Christi.
Yorkshire, United Kingdom lub McDonnell tau rau kua muag txij li thaum 2008 nrog 18 sib law liag yeej. Nws los ua ib tug bantamweight ntiaj teb no yeej nrog ib tug yeej tshaj Tabtimdaeng naj Rachawat thiab tom qab ntse tiv thaiv tiv thaiv Javier Nicolas Chacon ua ntej los mus rau America thiab yeej Kameda nyob rau hauv Tej zaum. Nyob rau hauv sib ntaus uas, McDonnell dim ib tug thaum ntxov knockdown ntawm ob txhais tes ntawm Kameda thiab siv nws ntev thiab kev ua si mus khwv tau qhov kev txiav txim yeej.
Kameda tshaj tawm nws tuaj txog stateside tom qab ib tug vicious knockout tshaj Pungluang Sor Singyu nyob rau hauv Lub Xya hli ntuj 2014 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Uas knockout yog Kameda tus thib ob bantamweight title tiv thaiv tom qab nws yeej txoj siv tawv los ntawm Paulus Ambunda nyob rau hauv 2013 tom qab siv feem ntau ntawm nws cov hauj lwm sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws ib txwm nyob teb chaws Nyiv Pooj thiab Mexico. Lub 24-xyoo-laus ua raws li nws U.S. debut thaum nws yeej Alejandro Hernandez nyob rau hauv Chicago ntawm split kev txiav txim siab. Nws yuav los nrhiav pov thawj hais tias nws yuav tsum tau muab tsub qhov kev txiav txim los tiv thaiv Jamie McDonnell nyob rau hauv lawv cov thawj sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Tej zaum 9 sib ntaus.
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OMAR FIGUEROA DEFEATS RICKY BURNS AT STATE FARM ARENA IN HIDALGO, TEXAS ON PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON CBS
Jamie McDonnell Earns Close Decision Over
Tomoki Kameda
Nyem NTAWM NO For Photos From Esther Lin/PBC on CBS
HIDALGO, Texas (Tej zaum 9, 2015) – Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (25-0-1, 18 Kos) remained undefeated as he put on an exciting show in front of a raucous hometown crowd and earned a unanimous decision over Ricky Burns (37-5-1, 11 Kos) on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS live from State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
Figueroa was the sharper fighter who landed harder punches and was able to dictate the pace of the fight. Burns was deducted a point in both the eighth and 11th rounds by the referee for excessive holding. “Panterita” yeej los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 116-110 ob zaug thiab 117-109.
In the first televised fight of the afternoon, British star Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 Kos) earned a narrow but unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Tomoki “Lub Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos). McDonnell was knocked down for the first time in his career by a sharp right hand from Kameda in round three but quickly recovered to win by a score of 114-113 rau tag nrho peb cov txiav txim’ cards.
Here are what the fighters had to say after their bouts:
Omar FIGUEROA
“Fighting a fight like that, it takes a lot to go even four rounds, much less 12. With a fighter like that, leaning on you and using his weight on you it’s tough. I’m just glad I was in shape and didn’t let my fans down.
“I’m a very offensive fighter, so the holding kind of slowed me down. I tried to do what I could and, thankfully, the judges saw that.
“My hands are a little sore, but I really did hold back on my punches, especially because he has one of those European guards where he holds his hands up high and his elbows are exposed. I had to be careful going to the body because that’s how I hurt my hands most times, from hitting the elbows. I felt ridiculously strong at the new weight, but I didn’t think my hands would hold up, so I was holding back and trying to win the fight on points and if I could hurt him I would try to stop him.
“He was punching me behind the head, so I felt like I had to do the same. If you want to play like that, I can play that game.
“At the end of the fight, he came with a good body shot that hurt me a bit. That’s why I slowed down at the end. I have to give it to Ricky. He’s a tough fighter.
“It’s time to rest up. I’ve been training since the beginning of the year and I deserve a little rest.”
RICKY BURNS
“We knew it was going to be a tough fight, but I didn’t agree with the deductions for holding. I thought he was holding as much as me and that’s why I had to tie him up.
“We moved up in weight for this one but still had some trouble making weight, but I didn’t want to jeopardize my chance to fight in America.
“I think it was his size that gave me problems more than anything. I don’t know what weight he was in that ring, but it was a lot bigger than me.
“The plan was to try to stick to boxing for the first half of the fight, but once the size really took over I had to stand and exchange more than I would have liked. I couldn’t get him off of me. I’ve got no excuses, as I said the best man will win.
“I always leave everything in the ring and that’s all I can do. I hope everyone who watched enjoyed the fight.
“We’ve enjoyed the experience of being in the U.S., obviously the decision didn’t go our way which puts a damper on it, but overall everyone here in Texas has been great. I want to say a big thank you to everybody. I hope to back again.”
Jamie McDonnell
“I felt in control all the way through. It was a great performance. I know I should have just boxed but I wanted to fight.
“I didn’t think I was going to get the decision being abroad, but it’s more than spectacular to come out of here victorious. He’s a great, undefeated zus.
“His speed surprised me on the knockdown. I knew he was going to be fast, but I didn’t expect it like that. I didn’t see the shot and next thing I knew I was on the floor.
“Hit and move, hit and move, that was the strategy. I remember being in there and thinking, ‘Man, this isn’t easy.’ I knew the crowd was going to go his way but it was a great experience.
“It’s been a fantastic time being here in America. I’d like to see some familiar faces but it’s a new experience. I was up against it but I knew I could pull it off. I knew deep inside that I could do it.
“I think I’m going to move up in weight. I want to catch the big fights before they’re gone.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“I think I won the fight. I did enough to win. He did a lot to win the last rounds, but I did more over the fight. I don’t agree with the judges decision, but I respect it.
“I knew he would get up after the knockdown because he’s a world champion. He’s a great fighter and I take my hat off to him, but I won the fight.
“Kuv xav tau ib rematch.”
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