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Tūtohu Archives: Jamie McDonnell
Titiro Maere Super-mā whitu Phenom Mario Barrios patoto i Torres i roto i wha Rauna
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San Antonio, TX (Mahuru 6, 2015) – Tītohunga Super-mā whitu, Mario Barrios pai ake ki (11-0, 6 Koó) ki tetahi atu knockout autaia, stopping his opponent Jose Torres cen, i te 2:10 mark of round four. Kite Battah Whakatairanga a Warriors mekemekepromoted the event from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, which aired live on Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i CBS.
I roto i te kohao a huri noa, Whakamahia Barrios tona tiketike, me te tae ki te tino, keeping Torres at bay with a powerful jab. Torres, i rere hoki te ora aroha, did everything he could to survive. After dominating for the first three rounds, Barrios turned up the heat. In the round four, Ka puta mai i roto i Barrios pu mura, a ka u te matau mahue rua ki Torres’ te hiero, aru e te pere laiki ki te ate, ending the bout. Ki te te win, Kite Barrios ia ano he ope ki te kia tatau ki roto i te wehenga super-mā.
“Ko te whawhai pai tenei mo ahau, ano ahau i runga i toku laka mo te taitara ao,” Said Mario Barrios. “I definitely want to get right back in the gym to start working on some things I know I can improve on. Because Torres was giving me a lot of movement, I had to make some adjustments. Once I figured him out, E mohio ana ahau e haere ana ahau ki te mutu ia. The super-featherweight division is wide open for me to march up the rankings. Ki te Al HAYMON guiding my career, I know I’m going to have some golden opportunities to shine. I’m looking forward to my next fight.”
Anthony DIRRELL ngoi ana Marco ANTONIO Rubio i tona huarahi KI whakatau loto ON PREMIER BOXING toa ON CBS
MEI TE AMERICAN BANK CENTER
I Corpus Christi, Texas
Jamie McDonnell tonu WORLD whā TITLE WITH mua Kikī-MAHI I rematch ki TOMOKI KAMEDA
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Corpus Christi, Texas (E whitu. 6, 2015) - Anthony "Te Dog" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Koó) piro te whakatau loto whakamīharo i runga i Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 Koó) Rātapu ahiahi i roto i te Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i CBS hui matua i te Bank Center i Corpus Christi American, Texas.
Whakamatauria Dirrell ki kia nohopuku rawa hoki Rubio rite ia tamau whiua te tautōhito Mexican ki te tokua, a ko kaha ki te whakahaere i te whawhai. Whakairihia uaua Rubio puta noa i te whawhai, tonu ki te haere mai i mua i roto i tona whakamātau ki te hopu Dirrell.
Riro Dirrell e kaute o 100-90 i runga i te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru scorecards ka whakakitea e ia ano i atu mahue i roto i te tank ka unuhia atu e ia he backflip i roto i te whakakai tika hēkona i muri i te pere whakamutunga.
I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 Koó) whakamahia pēhanga nui ki te mate Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (31-2, 19 Koó) i te whakatau loto, ka pupuri tona taitara whā ao.
McDonnell a Kameda haere hoki, me te puta noa i te take 12-a tawhio noa e kite McDonnell faaohipa pēhanga ki ona ārai ōrite i titiro Kameda ki te piro ki te porotiti nui.
Ko taea ki te piro i te knockdown i roto i te taka noa whakamutunga ki te matau koi maui e tonoa Kameda ki te koaka McDonnell. Kameda me tona kokonga tohe e te knockdown kia kua kingi te pepa, engari ki te kahore he pai. Ngä tatau te kaiwhakawa 'i 116-11, 115-112 a 117-110.
Tenei ko te aha te whawhai i ki te mea Rātapu:
Anthony DIRRELL
“I ahau i te po atu ka whawhai ahau Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. Ahau i neke a ka tino hopu ia e ahau.
"Rubio Ko te toa uaua engari ko ahau e taea ki te whakahaere i te whawhai ki toku tere, me ngā pūkenga. Ua ite au i tino pai i roto i reira.
“Te tikanga e ahau tetahi atu i pere i te taitara te ao.”
Marco ANTONIO Rubio
"Ko ia te toa tino nohopuku. Tamata e ahau ki te pana me te pana ko ia e kore e taea e kitea e ahau.
"Aroha ana ahau ki mekemeke. Ka whakahokia tiki ahau i roto i te omaoma, me te tereina mo tetahi whawhai no te mea ko tenei te mea e ahau aroha ki te mahi i.
"Mauruuru e ahau nga pā katoa nei i tenei ra ahau i tautoko. Whawhai e ahau mo ratou. "
Jamie McDonnell
"Kihai ahau i whakaaro ko te reira te whakatau i tautohetia, no te mea ua ite au i nga wa katoa i roto i te mana, me te whakapono ahau i riro ahau i te whawhai whakamarie.
"Ko taku werohanga te kī i roto i te whawhai, a ko reira he patu nui hoki ahau. Ahau tika i ki te tino e Piri tonu ahau ki te mahere kēmu i tatou kua mahi i runga i hoki i runga i waru wiki.
“A, no te maturuturu iho ahau ki a ia i roto i te taka noa whakamutunga, Whakaaro ahau i ia paheke he iti moka, Tamata e ahau ki te noho atu. Otiia i mau ahau ki a ia. I muri i taua mohio ahau hiri ahau te wikitoria.
“Haere katoa kia rite ki te mahere. Ko te mahere ko ki pouaka a ia, ka hopu ia ia ki etahi matā nui.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“Whakaaro ahau riro ahau i tenei whawhai mārama atu te rota atu i te whawhai whakamutunga.
“Aru ahau to tatou mahere maitai. I ahau nga mea katoa e tika ana.”
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PBC i runga i CBS I whakatairangatia ana e Leijah Battah Whakatairanga me Warriors Mekemeke.
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Corpus Christi, Texas. (Mahuru 3, 2015) - Te Pirimia mekemeke Championsi runga i CBS whawhai i honoa e pāpāho me te pā Rāpare i te īngoa i te PAL Faleva'inga i Corpus Christi faaineine ratou mo to ratou Rātapu, Mahuru 6 showdowns i American Bank Center.
Headlined te hui e te toa mua ao Anthony "Te Dog" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Koó) tango i runga i Mexico o Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Koó) a ngā āhuatanga i te rematch i waenganui i toa whā ao Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Koó) me te ngangau whakaongaonga Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Koó) ki te kapinga teata timata i 4 p.m. AND/1 p.m.
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, whakatairangatia ana e te e Leija Battah Whakatairanga me Warriors Boxing, E utu i $109, $93, $49, $38 a $15, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga e hāngai ana, me te takoha, a kei runga i te hoko inaianei. E wātea ana i ngā tīkiti www.ticketmaster.com, te American Bank Center Pouaka Office mā te karanga Leija Battah Whakatairanga i ranei (210) 979-3302. Ki te ki atu tenei i te karanga waea Ticketmaster i (800) 745-3000.
Tenei ko te aha te mau piahi i ki te mea Rāpare:
Anthony DIRRELL
"Ko nui Training. Kāore he amuamu. Ko te he puni whakaharahara a mahi katoa te mahi pakeke te.
"E mohio ana ahau ki Rubio he he toa nui. Ngā whawhai ia nga ingoa nui me te ia he hōia nui. Au oaoa ki te tiki i roto i te whakakai ki a ia e ahau.
"Ko ahau whawhai whakamutunga flat. Kāore he ngatahi. He tangata katoa o ratou ra. E kore e taea e koe te tiki me te whiriwhiri, te reira e tupu noa mai. Ähei e matau ki ahau, e matau ana, e kore e whawhai ahau kia rite ki taua. Ko te i roto i te mua, me te ahau rite ki te whawhai Rubio.
"I ahau etahi mākutu atu mua i roto i te puni, me i eke ahau ki te manawataki pai. Ahau koi i teie nei, ka mahi matou faanahoraa kua nui. Na te reira noa e pā ana ki te mau mai i te reira ki te mowhiti i runga i te ra whawhai, me te maka ana i runga i te whakaatu.
"E rapu ana ahau ki te haere atu ki reira, ka mahi i te mea e rave e ahau, i te mea unga iwi ki te doghouse. Ahakoa te mea he tauākī e kore ranei, Hiahia noa ahau i te wikitoria. "
Marco ANTONIO Rubio
"Kua hoatu e ahau katoa toku kaha ki tenei puni whakangungu. Kei rite ki te whawhai Dirrell matou. Te roroa ia, te ia kaha, me te te e ia tino uaua i roto i te whakakai. Kua oti i ahau te ara I mahara ahau ki. Aroha ana ahau ki te wero o te hoariri uaua.
"Ko ahau te pae tino ngenge i muri i toku whawhai whakamutunga i muri i pera maha nga tau i roto i te mekemeke. I mohio tonu ahau e hoki mai ahau, no te mea he mekemeke toku ora. Kua mahi ahau mo 5 marama ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te āhua me te ahau i roto i te āhua nui.
"Ko mea uaua ki te hanga 160 mo te whakamutunga e rua, e toru nga whawhai. Mahue ahau rawa nui i roto i te sauna ki te hanga taimaha. Tena ko tenei i 168 Ite ahau nui. Tenei e kore e pā te kaha toku pahaki. Ko te tahi mea hou e te rapu atu ahau ki.
"Kua ahau i nga hoa mākutu tika tenei puni. Au ahau i roto i te āhua pai, me te tino whai i ahau te rautaki e tika ana mō tēnei whawhai.
"Kua haere mai ahau hoki i ki tonu te kaha. Kite ahau ake nui whawhai i roto i te heke mai. Ite ahau nui, me te rite ki te tango i runga i ētahi atu whawhai katoa. "
Jamie McDonnell
"Kua ahau te mahi i runga i te tahi mau tikanga hou, me te ua papû e ahau, ka kawea e ia te tahi mau mea hou ki te tepu e kore ahau e mahara, engari whakaaro e taea e ahau ki te ohorere ia rawa ahau.
"Kua ahau te mahi i runga i noho i runga i oku nifó, me te hanga atu mana, engari he rota ano o te mahi i runga i toku kaupapa. He mea nui Defense no te mea Ua tūtohua ahau ki taua ringa matau i te patototanga ahau iho whawhai whakamutunga.
"Tika i ahau ki te hoatu te reira katoa. I te po whawhai ka haere mai te reira i huihui i roto i te whakakai. Au mana'o ahau e tau, te pai ake kua ahau ite.
"E tatou titiro whakamua ki te whiwhi i roto i reira, me te hanga i te tauākī tenei wa. E hiahia ana ahau ki te hanga i te tauākī mau i runga i te atamira ao. No wikitoria kātia tēnei wā, Ahau rite hoki te tamaroa nui. "
TOMOKI KAMEDA
"Kua mea katoa i roto i te puni haere pai me mohio tatou e, e tatou angitu i runga i te Sabati po.
"Tenei wa to tatou he mahere ara pai atu i te wā whakamutunga. Ahau rite hoki kāhua o toku hoariri, me te ki tetahi mea e taea e kawe e ia ki te mowhiti.
"Kua ako ahau McDonnell, a mohio ana ahau ki ona paruparu. E whakamahere tatou i runga i te tango i roto i a ia i tenei wa. E kore ahau e mutu noa i ahau te mutu.
"Ahau i whakaaro riro ahau wa whakamutunga, me te whakamahere e ahau ki te whakamatau ko ahau te toa pai me te pai i toku taimaha. Ko te tino tata, engari tenei wa ka waiho toku kaha, me te rautaki nui rawa hoki ia.
"Kihai i whiwhi matou i te wikitōria wa whakamutunga, 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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Prodigy Super-mā Mario Barrios I hoariri hou i roto i Jose Cen Torres
San Antonio, TX (Mahuru 2, 2015) – Prodigy Super-mā whitu, Mario Barrios (10-0, 5 Koó), He hoariri hou mo tona a'ee ka ū mai tenei Rātapu, Mahuru 6, 2015 i te American Bank Center, i roto i te Corpus Christi, Texas. Barrios who was slated to face Jonathan “Popeye” Parete, e teie nei fehangahangai Jose Torres cen (13-8, 1 KO) in an 8-round bout. Barrios speaks on his new opponent.
“He wāhanga o te mekemeke whakaurunga Late,” Said Barrios. “Ko te aha te tikanga kia rite koe mo tetahi kāhua. Nothing has changed as far as what I’m going to do in the ring. Our game plan is set and we will be ready for anything Torres brings to the ring. I’m just excited to be fighting in Texas once again. I’m looking forward to fighting in front of the fans who will be there to support me. Texas boxing fans are great!”
Headlined te hui e te toa mua ao Anthony “Ko te Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Koó) tango i runga i Mexico o Marco Antonio “Te wai whakamate” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Koó) a ngā āhuatanga i te rematch i waenganui i toa whā ao Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Koó) me te ngangau whakaongaonga Tomoki “Ko te Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Koó). Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i CBS ka AIR te hui ora i te Bank Center i Corpus Christi American, Texas Rātapu, Mahuru 6. Ko te telecast whana atu i 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
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Jamie McDonnell & TOMOKI KAMEDA FAKAKAUKAU SHARE ON MAY slugfest ME rematch MAI
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DAIKI KAMEDA & Victor Ruiz inā-OFF I whā MAHI LOLOTONGA Tuhinga STARS Miguel Flores, MARIO Barrios & TUKU Ryan KARL RATOU tūturu LEKOOTI ON TE LINE SABATI, SEPTEMBER 6 MEI TE AMERICAN BANK CENTER I 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, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 4 P.M. ET / 3 P.M. CT / 1 P.M. PT FROM AMERICAN BANK Center I Corpus Christi, Texas
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Corpus Christi, Texas (August 6, 2015) – Toa o mua te ao Anthony “Ko te Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Koó) e i runga i te ngangau Mexican Marco Antonio “Te wai whakamate” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Koó) i roto i te pupūtanga whitu tekau super i runga i Rātapu, Mahuru 6 i te Bank Center i Corpus Christi American, Texas ki te kapinga teata i runga i CBS Sports te timatanga i 4 p.m. AND/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
Te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi, ka kite i te toa mā whā te ao Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Koó) fehangahangai i te whakaongaonga Tomoki “Ko te Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Koó) i roto i te 12-a tawhio noa rematch taitara ao o ratou Kia 9 Whawhai CBS Sports i kite McDonnell ora i te knockdown a tawhio toru ki te riro i te tapeke o 114-113 i runga i te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru’ scorecards.
“Ahau rite ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te whakakai me whakamatau e ahau ano tetahi o nga tangata tino mōrearea i roto i te kēmu,” Said Dirrell. “Rubio Ko te taata uaua, engari au e haere mai ahau ki te patoto ia ia i roto i, me te pae hopea hoki te tiki i toku taitara. 'Ko te Dog’ Kei te haere mai ki a Texas titiro ki te mahia te tahi mamae.”
“Ahau rawa fiefia ki te kanohi Anthony Dirrell i runga i Mahuru 6,” Said Rubio. “Ko te whai wāhitanga nui hoki ahau tenei, ka haere ahau ki te waiho i te reira katoa i roto i te whakakai. Fafau e ahau he whawhai nui mo nga pā katoa i haere mai i roto i Texas.”
“Ahau te ngakau kia haere ahau ki hoki ki te āhua, me te anga ana ano Kameda,” Na ka mea a McDonnell. “Ko ngingila te whawhai tuatahi, te ia te ohipa o te piha haapiiraa, a hiahia ahau e haere i te whawhai tuatahi i runga i roa ake ara. I tuhituhi atu te iwi i toku aroaro te tangata tuatahi, ko ahau māia e whiua e ahau a ia tonu a ahau ake ara māia e ka meatia e ano e ahau i te reira e ahau. Ki te pai te tīmata ahau i tenei wa whakaaro ahau ka mutu e ahau ki a ia.”
“Ko te whawhai hiahia ahau tenei, ka ahau whakawhetai ki te whai i te whai wāhi ki te rematch Jamie McDonnell,” said Kameda. “Whakaaro ahau e riro ahau i te wā tuatahi, engari tenei wa ka waiho e ahau, kahore he feaa. E kore e taea e ahau e whakarere ia te reira ki runga ki nga kaiwhakawa tenei wa, toku mahere ko te ki te nuinga.”
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, whakatairangatia ana e te e Leija Battah Whakatairanga me Warriors Boxing, E utu i $109, $93, $49, $38 a $15, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga e hāngai ana, me te takoha, a kei runga i te hoko inaianei. E wātea ana i ngā tīkiti www.ticketmaster.com, te American Bank Center Pouaka Office mā te karanga Leija Battah Whakatairanga i ranei (210) 979-3302. Ki te ki atu tenei i te karanga waea Ticketmaster i (800) 745-3000.
Tatau tuwhera i American Bank Center i 12 p.m. CT a ka ngā i te ra tonu i te mahi undercard whakaongaonga.
Kua kite Dirrell atu te ati atu i te nuinga i roto i tona mahi i rite tona wa i roto i te mekemeke, kua tino whakahawea rua, te tuatahi i roto i te Hakihea 2006 no ka pāngia ia ki kore-Hodgkins lymphoma, a ka noho paetaha hoki 20 marama, me te ano i roto i te Mei 2012 ka whati ia ia i tona waewae raro maui, me te ringa maui i roto i te ati motopaika. Ko te Flint, Michigan-Maori e kore kia e mau ia ia ki raro ia ia e puritia e toa whawhai, me te mahi i tona ara ake nga rarangi ngaio. I roto i te 2014 riro ia tona toa tuatahi ka patua e ia te toa tiakina Sakio Bika. Ka titiro ia ki te faahoruhoru rite e ia i runga i te uaua, me te tiketike Rubio i runga i Mahuru 6.
-Tau 35-tawhito te Rubio ko tetahi nga toa tino mātanga a tawhio noa o, a ka titiro ki te tāpiri i tetahi atu ingoa nui ki tona rārangi o patunga puta noa i tona mahi-tau 16. Nona Rubio whakaora mo Rawiri Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota a Rigoberto Alvarez puta noa i te mahi i kitea e ia wero mō taitara ao i runga i toru taime. Fanauhia i roto i te Durango, Mexico, ka whawhai tata ia ki te whare, ina tomo ia ki te whakakai i roto i te Corpus Christi.
Yorkshire, Kua United te Basileia o McDonnell kua runga i te roimata mai 2008 ki 18 te whakauru karapīpiti. Meinga ana e ia he toa whā ao ki te wikitoria mo Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat me muri pai awhina ki Javier Nicolas Chacón i mua i haere mai i runga i ki Amerika, me te hinga Kameda i Mei. I roto i taua whawhai, Ora McDonnell te knockdown wawe i nga ringa o Kameda, a whakamahia ana te roa me te mahi ki te whiwhi i te wikitoria whakatau.
Ua faaite Kameda tona taenga stateside i muri i te knockout nanakia ki runga Pungluang sór Singyu i Hōngongoi 2014 i roto i te Las Vegas. Ko e knockout ko te rua o korero taitara whā o Kameda i muri i riro ia i te whitiki i Paulus Ambunda i roto i 2013 i muri i te haamau'araa te nuinga o tona mahi whawhai i roto i tona whenua Japan, me Mexico. Aru te-tau 24-tawhito ake tona U.S. tuatahi, ka patua e ia a Alejandro Hernandez i Chicago mā te whakatau wahia. Ka titiro ia ki te whakamatau e kua i runga i kia whakawhiwhia e ia te whakatau ki a Jamie McDonnell i roto i to ratou whawhai tuatahi Kia 9 whawhai.
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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
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Hidalgo, Texas (Kia 9, 2015) – Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (25-0-1, 18 Koó) 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 Koó) 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” i riro i ngä tatau o 116-110 rua me te 117-109.
In the first televised fight of the afternoon, British star Jamie McDonnell (25-2-1, 12 Koó) earned a narrow but unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Tomoki “Ko te Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Koó). 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 i runga i te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru’ kāri.
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, toa tūturu.
“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.
“E hiahia ana ahau ki te rematch.”
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