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Arkivji Tag: Jamie McDonnell
Super-featherweight Phenom Mario Barrios Jistenna sensazzjonali iħabbtu Torres fil Erba rawnds
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SAN ANTONIO, TX (Settembru 6, 2015) – Fenomenu Super-featherweight, Mario Barrios mtejba biex (11-0, 6 Kos) ma eliminatorja sensazzjonali ieħor, stopping his opponent Jose Torres Cen, fil- 2:10 mark of round four. Promozzjonijiet Tajra Battah u Ġellieda Boxingpromoted the event from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, which aired live on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) fuq CBS.
Fir-rawnd ftuħ, Barrios użati għoli tiegħu u jilħaq għall-perfezzjoni, keeping Torres at bay with a powerful jab. Torres, li kien għaddej għal ħajja għażiż, did everything he could to survive. After dominating for the first three rounds, Barrios turned up the heat. In the round four, Barrios ħareġ xkubetti tisreġ, u jinħattu ganċ xellug doppja biex Torres’ tempju, segwit minn tir tbenġil għall-fwied, ending the bout. Bl-rebħa, Barrios jara lilu nnifsu bħala forza li tkun Ikkalkola fid-diviżjoni super-featherweight.
“Dan kien ġlieda tajba għalija kif jien fuq marzu tiegħi għal titlu dinja,” 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, I know I kienet se twaqqaf lilu. The super-featherweight division is wide open for me to march up the rankings. Bil 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 jiddomina MARCO ANTONIO Rubio fi triqtu lejn deċiżjoni unanima dwar PREMIER boxing CHAMPIONS DWAR CBS
MILL-AMERICAN BANK CENTER
IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
JAMIE McDonnell żżomm BANTAMWEIGHT DINJA TITOLU MA VICTORY azzjoni ppakkjati IN rematch MA Tomoki KAMEDA
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (Seba. 6, 2015) - Anthony "Il-Kelb" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) skorja deċiżjoni unanima impressjonanti matul Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 Kos) Il-Ħadd wara nofsinhar fil- Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) fuq CBS avveniment prinċipali mill-Bank Center Amerikana fl-Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dirrell joħolqu wisq malajr għal Rubio kif hu konsistenti taħbit il-veteran Messikani għall-punch u kienet kapaċi tikkontrolla l-ġlieda. Rubio mdendla iebsa madwar l-ġlieda, tkompli tressaq fit-tentattivi tiegħu biex jaqbad Dirrell.
Dirrell mirbuħa minn għexieren ta ' 100-90 fuq it-tliet imħallfin scorecards u wera li għadu kien aktar jitħalla fil-tank meta jinġibed off backflip fiċ-ċirku ftit sekondi wara l-qanpiena finali.
Fil-każ ta 'ko-prinċipali, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 Kos) pressjoni enormi użati biex defeat Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-2, 19 Kos) b'deċiżjoni unanima u jżomm it-titolu tiegħu dinja bantamweight.
McDonnell u Kameda marru quddiem u lura madwar l-affari 12-round li rat McDonnell tapplika pressjoni mal jabs konsistenti tiegħu waqt Kameda ħarsu skorja mal counters kbar.
McDonnell kienet kapaċi li score knockdown fil-fażi finali b'ganċ xellug jaqtgħu li bagħtu Kameda għall-kanvas. Kameda u rokna tiegħu argumentaw li l-knockdown kellha tiġi eskluża a slip, iżda għalxejn. Punteġġi Il-imħallfin kienu 116-11, 115-112 u 117-110.
Hawnhekk huwa dak li l-ġellieda kellhom jgħidu Il-Ħadd:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
“I kellhom lejl off meta I ġġieldu Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. I kien miexi u I kien verament qbid lilu.
"Rubio huwa ġlied iebsa imma I kienet f'pożizzjoni li tikkontrolla l-ġlieda bil-veloċità tiegħi u l-ħiliet. I felt really tajba fil hemm.
“I jistħoqqilhom ieħor maqtul bi titolu dinja.”
MARCO ANTONIO Rubio
"Hu kien ġellied mgħaġġel ħafna. I ppruvaw biex timbotta u timbotta imma jien ma setgħetx issib lilu.
"I love boxing. I se terġa 'lura fil-ġinnasju u bil-ferrovija għal ieħor ġlieda għaliex dan huwa dak I imħabba li tagħmel.
"Napprezza l-fannijiet li appoġġja me llum. I ġlieda għalihom. "
JAMIE McDonnell
"Jien ma naħsibx kienet deċiżjoni kontroversjali, minħabba I dejjem ħass fil-kontroll u nemmen li jien rebaħ il-ġlieda komdu.
"Jab tiegħi kien il-prinċipali fil-ġlieda u kien arma kbir għalija. I biss kellhom biex tiżgura li jien mwaħħla mal-pjan ta 'logħba kellna ilhom jaħdmu fuq għal aktar minn tmien ġimgħat.
“Meta I niżel lilu fl-aħħar rawnd, Naħseb huwa ma slip ftit, I ppruvaw li tissospendi l bogħod. Imma I ma qabda lilu. Wara li naf jien issiġillat l-rebħa.
“Kollox marru skond il-pjan. Il-pjan kien li kaxxa lilu u l-qabda lilu b'xi shots kbar.”
Tomoki KAMEDA
“Ħsibt I rebaħ il-ġlieda ħafna aktar ċar mill-aħħar ġlieda.
“I segwita pjan tagħna perfettament. I għamel kollox tajjeb.”
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. (Settembru 3, 2015) - Premier Boxing Championsfuq CBS ġellieda ġew magħquda mill-midja u fannijiet nhar ta 'Ħamis workout fil-ġinnasju PAL fl Corpus Christi kif tipprepara għall tagħhom Il-Ħadd, Settembru 6 showdowns fil American Bank Center.
L-avveniment huwa headlined mill-eks champion tad-dinja Anthony "Il-Kelb" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) teħid fuq l-Messiku Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) u l-karatteristiċi l-rematch bejn bantamweight champion tad-dinja Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) u brawler eċċitanti Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) b'kopertura fuq it-televiżjoni li tibda fl- 4 p.m. U/1 p.m.
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Hawnhekk huwa dak li l-parteċipanti kellhom jgħidu il-Ħamis:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
"Taħriġ kien kbir. Ebda ilmenti. Kienet kamp meraviljuż u l-ħidma iebsa isir.
"Naf Rubio huwa ġellied kbir. Hu miġġielda l-ismijiet kbar u hu veteran kbir. Jien eċċitati li jiksbu fil-ċirku miegħu.
"I kien l-aħħar ġlieda fissa. Ebda skużi. Kulħadd għandu ġurnata tagħhom. Inti ma tistax toqgħod tagħżel, dan jiġri biss. Xi ħadd li jaf lili jaf li jien ma ġlieda bħal dik. Huwa fil-passat u jien lest għall-ġlieda kontra Rubio.
"Jien għamilt xi sparring aktar kmieni fil-kamp u li ltqajna me fis ritmu tajjeb. Jien qawwija issa u l-pjan tagħna ħadmet kbir. Issa huwa biss dwar li jitla 'għal-ċirku f'jum ġlieda u t-tqegħid fuq juru.
"Jien tfittex li jmorru hemmhekk u jagħmlu dak I do, li huwa jibgħat in-nies għall-doghouse. Jekk huwa ta 'dikjarazzjoni jew le, I biss trid l-rebħa. "
MARCO ANTONIO Rubio
"I poġġew kull sforz tiegħi fis dan kamp ta 'taħriġ. Aħna lesti għall-ġlieda kontra Dirrell. Hu tall, hu b'saħħtu u hu diffiċli ħafna fil-ċirku. I ħejjew it-triq I kien suppost li. I love-isfida ta 'avversarju iebsa.
"I kien fiżikament għajjien wara ġlieda aħħar tiegħi wara tant snin fil boxing. Jien dejjem kont naf jiena terga 'lura, minħabba boxing hija l-ħajja tiegħi. Stajt ilhom jaħdmu għal 5 xhur biex jiksbu lura fil-forma u I am fil-forma kbira.
"Kien diffiċli li tagħmel 160 għall-aħħar żewġ jew tliet tissielet. I xellug wisq fil-sawna tuża l-piż. Imma issa fil 168 Inħoss kbir. Dan mhux se jaffettwa enerġija ippanċjar tiegħi. Hija xi ħaġa ġdida li jien bil-ħerqa li.
"I kellna l-imsieħba sparring dritt din kamp. Jien fil-forma tajba u I definitely jkollhom l-istrateġija ta 'dritt għal din il-ġlieda.
"I am ġejjin lura fil-saħħa sħiħa. Nara tissielet aktar kbar fil-futur. I jħossu kbira u lesta li tieħu fuq kull ġellieda oħra. "
JAMIE McDonnell
"Stajt ilhom jaħdmu fuq xi tekniki ġodda u jien ċert hu ser iressaq xi affarijiet ġodda għall-tabella li jien ma jistennew, iżda naħseb I se tkun kapaċi li sorpriża lilu wisq.
"Stajt ilhom jaħdmu fuq bilqiegħda fuq puntelli tiegħi u joħolqu aktar qawwa, iżda wkoll ħafna xogħol dwar il-moviment tiegħi. Difiża hija importanti għaliex sibt mmarkati bi dan lemin li knocked me isfel ġlieda aħħar.
"I biss għandhom qiegħdu kollu flimkien. Fuq lejl ġlieda se jingħaqdu flimkien fiċ-ċirku. Jien tħossok tajjeb, l-aħjar stajt qatt jinħassu.
"Aħna ħerqana li jkollna fil hemm u jagħmel dikjarazzjoni dan iż-żmien. Irrid nagħmel stqarrija reali fix-xena dinjija. Nru rebħa qrib dan iż-żmien, Jien lest għall-subien kbar. "
Tomoki KAMEDA
"Kollox fil-kamp ilha għaddejja tajjeb u nafu li aħna se tkun ta 'suċċess nhar il-Ħadd lejl.
"Din id-darba għandna pjan anke aħjar minn aħħar darba. Jien lest għall-istil avversarju tiegħi u xejn hu jista 'jressaq għall-ċirku.
"Stajt studjat McDonnell u naf nuqqasijiet tiegħu. Aħna qed tippjana li tieħu lilu out dan iż-żmien. I mhux se tieqaf sakemm Għandi l-waqfien.
"Ħsibt I rebaħ aħħar darba u I pjan biex jipprova li jiena l-ġlied aħjar u l-aħjar fuq piż tiegħi. Huwa kien viċin ħafna, iżda din id-darba enerġija tiegħi u l-istrateġija se tkun wisq għalih.
"Aħna ma jiksbu l-rebħa aħħar darba, 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-featherweight Mario Barrios Has Opponent New fil Jose Cen Torres
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Settembru 2, 2015) – Prodigy Super-featherweight, Mario Barrios (10-0, 5 Kos), għandha avversarju ġdid għall bout jmiss tiegħu dan Il-Ħadd, Settembru 6, 2015 fil-Bank Center Amerikana, fil Corpus Christi, Texas. Barrios who was slated to face Jonathan “Popeye” Perez, issa se jiffaċċjaw Jose Torres Cen (13-8, 1 KO) in an 8-round bout. Barrios speaks on his new opponent.
“Sostituzzjonijiet tard huma parti mill boxing,” Said Barrios. “C'est pourquoi inti trid tkun ippreparata għal xi stil. 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!”
L-avveniment huwa headlined mill-eks champion tad-dinja Anthony “Il-Kelb” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) teħid fuq l-Messiku Marco Antonio “L-Poison” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) u l-karatteristiċi l-rematch bejn bantamweight champion tad-dinja Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) u brawler eċċitanti Tomoki “L Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos). Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) fuq CBS se arja l-avveniment live mill-Bank Center Amerikana fl-Corpus Christi, Texas Il-Ħadd, Settembru 6. Il telecast kicks off fuq 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
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JAMIE McDonnell & THOUGHTS SHARE Tomoki KAMEDA fuq Mejju slugfest U rematch Upcoming
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Daiki KAMEDA & VICTOR RUIZ SQUARE-OFF FL-AZZJONI BANTAMWEIGHT WAQT RISING STARS MIGUEL FLORES, MARIO Barrios & RYAN Karl PUT TAGĦHOM ilu ma jitlef REKORDS fuq il-linja il-Ħadd, Settembru 6 MILL-AMERICAN BANK CENTER IN 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, Settembru 6 AT 4 P.M. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 1 P.M. PT MILL AMERICAN BANK CENTER IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
AKTAR! JAMIE McDonnell & TOMOKI KAMEDA BATTLE IN REMATCH OF
PBC FUQ CBS Brawl minn Mejju
Biljetti Fit-Bejgħ Issa!
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (Awissu 6, 2015) – Ex champion dinja Anthony “Il-Kelb” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) jieħu fuq brawler Messikani Marco Antonio “L-Poison” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) fi Showdown middleweight super fuq Il-Ħadd, Settembru 6 mill-Bank Center Amerikana fl-Corpus Christi, Texas b'kopertura fuq it-televiżjoni meta jibda CBS Sports fuq 4 p.m. U/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
L-avveniment ko prinċipali tal-lejla se tara bantamweight champion tad-dinja Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) jiffaċċjaw l-eċċitanti Tomoki “L Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) fi 12-round titolu dinja rematch tagħhom Mejju 9 CBS Sports ġlieda li rat McDonnell jgħix tielet knockdown rawnd li jirbaħ mill-punteġġ ta ' 114-113 fuq it-tliet imħallfin’ scorecards.
“Jien lest li terġa 'lura fiċ-ċirku u jipprova li jien xorta wieħed mill-irġiel l-aktar perikolużi fil-logħba,” Said Dirrell. “Rubio huwa Guy iebsa imma jien ġejjin biex knock lilu out u eventwalment tikseb titolu tiegħi lura. "Il-Kelb’ huwa li ġejjin biex Texas tfittex li jikkaġunaw xi uġigħ.”
“Jien eċċitati ħafna biex jiffaċċjaw Anthony Dirrell fuq Settembru 6,” Said Rubio. “Din hija opportunità tremenda għalija u jien ser jitilqu minnu kollha fiċ-ċirku. I wegħda ġlieda kbira għal kulħadd l-fannijiet li toħroġ fil Texas.”
“I am kuntent li jkunu għaddejjin lura lill-istati u jiffaċċjaw Kameda mill-ġdid,” qal McDonnell. “L-ewwel ġlieda kienet brillanti, hu att klassi u nixtieq li l-ewwel ġlieda marru fuq saħansitra itwal. In-nies kiteb me off qabel l-ewwel wieħed iżda I kien dejjem kunfidenti li nixtieq tħabbat lilu u I am saħansitra aktar kunfidenti li jiena ser tagħmel mill-ġdid. Jekk nibda ukoll din id-darba I think I se twaqqaf lilu.”
“Dan huwa l-ġlieda jien ridt u jien thankful li jkollhom l-opportunità li rematch Jamie McDonnell,” Said Kameda. “Ħsibt li I rebaħ l-ewwel darba, imma din id-darba I se jħallu l-ebda dubju. I ma tista 'tħalli f'idejn l-imħallfin din id-darba, pjan tiegħi huwa li jiddominaw.”
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Bibien miftuħa fil American Bank Center fil 12 p.m. CT u ser jkollhom karatteristika ġurnata sħiħa ta 'azzjoni undercard eċċitanti.
Dirrell rat diffikultajiet aktar minn ħaddieħor matul il-karriera tiegħu bħala ħin tiegħu fil-boxing tkun ġiet serjament ipperikolat darbtejn, ewwel f'Diċembru 2006 meta kien dijanjostikati bil-limfoma non-Hodgkins u kien mogħti l-ġenb għall- 20 xhur u għal darb'oħra Mejju 2012 meta kissru riġel t'isfel tax-xellug tiegħu u polz xellug fl-inċident motoċikletta. Il Flint, Michigan nattivi qatt let li jżommu lilu stabbiliti kif hu miżmum rebbieħa tissielet u tax-xogħol mod tiegħu l-gradi professjonali. Fl 2014 huwa rebaħ l-ewwel kampjonat tiegħu meta hu megħlub jiddefendi champion Sakio Bika. Hu se tfittex li timpressjona kif hu jieħu fuq il Rubio iebsa u imħatteb fuq Settembru 6.
Il Rubio 35-il sena huwa wieħed mill-ġellieda aktar esperjenza madwar u se tfittex li żżid isem kbir ieħor għal-lista tiegħu ta 'vittmi matul il-karriera tiegħu 16-il sena. Rubio tippossjedi rebħiet fuq David Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota u Rigoberto Alvarez madwar karriera li rat lilu sfida għal titoli dinja fi tliet okkażjonijiet. Imwieled fl Durango, Messiku, hu se jkun ġlieda kontra viċin id-dar meta jidħol l-annell fil Corpus Christi.
Yorkshire, McDonnell tar-Renju Unit kienet fuq xi tiċrita peress 2008 ma 18 rebħiet konsekuttivi. Hu sar champion dinja bantamweight b'rebħa fuq Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat u aktar tard b'suċċess difiżi kontra Javier Nicolas Chacón qabel ma jasal quddiem għall-Amerika u jisfratta Kameda Mejju. F'dak ġlieda, McDonnell baqgħu ħajjin l knockdown kmieni fl-idejn ta Kameda u użati tul u l-attività tiegħu li jaqilgħu l-rebħa deċiżjoni.
Kameda ħabbar wasla tiegħu stateside wara eliminatorja vizzjuż fuq Pungluang Sor Singyu f'Lulju 2014 fil Las Vegas. Li eliminatorja kienet it-tieni difiża titolu bantamweight Kameda wara hu rebaħ il-ċinturin minn Paulus Ambunda fil 2013 wara l-infiq ħafna mill-karriera tiegħu ġlied fil-Ġappun indiġeni tiegħu u l-Messiku. L-24-il sena segwiti U.S tiegħu. debutt meta hu megħlub Alejandro Hernandez f'Chicago permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma. Huwa se tfittex li tipprova li huwa jkun mogħti d-deċiżjoni kontra Jamie McDonnell fl-ewwel ġlieda tagħhom fuq Mejju 9 ġlieda.
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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 (Mejju 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” mirbuħa minn punteġġi ta ' 116-110 darbtejn u 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 “L 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 fuq it-tliet imħallfin’ karti.
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, champion undefeated.
“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.
“Irrid rematch.”
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