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Anthony DIRRELL ka taliso MARCO ANTONIO Rubio inuu ku sii jeedo GO'AAN xasilin lahaa PREMIER feerka CHAMPIONS ON CBS
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Jamie MCDONNELL xajisto JAGO bantamweight Adduunka ee ay la ficillo guul ku reebeen LA TOMOKI KAMEDA
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Gulkroppshormon CHRISTI, Texas (Todoba. 6, 2015) - Anthony "Dog The" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 KOs) dhaliyay go'aan cajiib ah loo dhan yahay in ka badan Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 KOs) Sunday galabta ee Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS Haddii ay dhacdo weyn ee ka American Bank Center ee cidda qortay Christi, Texas.
Dirrell cadeeyay inuu si deg deg ah u Rubio sidii uu si joogta ah ku garaacday halyeeyga reer Mexico tasoo waxaana uu awood u xakameeyo dagaalka. Rubio sudhay adag oo idil dagaalka, sii in ay soo baxaan isagoo isku dayaya inuu soo qabtaan Dirrell.
Dirrell ku guuleystay tiro 100-90 on dhan saddex garsoore scorecards oo muujisay in uu weli ka sii tagay ee taangiga markii uu iska jiido backflip ah ee giraanta ilbidhiqsiyo ka dib markii dawan finalka.
Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 KOs) cadaadis aad u weyn loo isticmaalaa in lagu soo gaartay Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-2, 19 KOs) by go'aan loo dhan yahay iyo inuu haysto horyaalka adduunka bantamweight.
McDonnell iyo Kameda iyo dib dhan Amarka 12-wareega arkay McDonnell cadaadis oo uu ku bannanatahay waafaqsan tegey halka Kameda eegay oo gool ka weyn counters.
McDonnell ahaa inuu shabaqa soo jaban bishaan ee wareega ugu danbeeya la yidhaahdo miyaad jillaab af bidix in Kameda diray inay shiraac karin. Kameda iyo geeska ku dooday in jaban bishaan ay tahay in laga saaray warqada ah, laakiin ciddi uma. Dhibcaha Garsoorayaasha 'ahaayeen 116-11, 115-112 iyo 117-110.
Waa Halkan waxa dagaalyahanada lahaa in la yidhaahdo Sunday:
Anthony DIRRELL
“Waxaan lahaa habeen marka la dagaalantay Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. Waxaan u socdaan oo aan anigu runtii isaga qaadaan.
"Rubio waa dagaalyahan adag, lakiin waan u awoodin inuu xakameeyo dagaalka la xawaaraha iyo xirfadaha. Waxaan dareemay fiican in ay jiraan.
“Waxaan u qalmaan shot kale ee horyaalka adduunka ah.”
MARCO ANTONIO Rubio
"Waxa uu ahaa dagaal aad u degdeg ah. Waxaan isku dayay in ay riixaan iyo riixdo laakiin waan heli kari waayay.
"Waxaan jeclaan feerka. Waxaan heli doonaa dib ee jimicsiga iyo tareen dagaal kale sababtoo ah waa waxa aan jeclahay inaan sameeyo.
"Waxaan u mahad celineynaa dhamaan taageerayaasha kooxda kuwaas oo maanta igu taageeray. Waxaan iyaga u dagaalamaan. "
Jamie MCDONNELL
"Ma aanan qabaa inay aheyd go'aan muran, sababtoo ah waxaan mar walba dareemayay in ay gacanta oo waxaan aaminsanahay in aan ku guuleystay dagaalka si raaxo leh.
"My jab uu ahaa furaha in dagaalka oo ahaa hub weyn ayay ii tahay. Kaliya waxaan lahaa si loo hubiyo in aan ku xayiran in qorshaha ciyaarta naloo ka shaqeeya in ka badan siddeed usbuuc.
“Markii aan isaga hoos wareega ee la soo dhaafay, Waxaan qabaa inuu sameeyey simbiriirixan waxoogaa yar, Waxaan isku dayay in ay ka fogaadaan. Laakiin miyaan isaga ka qabtaan. Ka dib markii aan ogahay inaan guusha.
“Wax walba tegey sida qorshaha. Qorshuhu wuxuu ahaa in ay isaga sanduuqa iyo qabtaan qaar ka mid ah darbo weyn.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“Waxaan u maleeyay in aan ku guuleystay dagaalka this badan oo dheeraad ah si cad u badan dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay.
“Waxaan raaceen qorshaha dhammaataan. Waxaan sameeyey wax walba midig.”
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Gulkroppshormon CHRISTI, Texas. (September 3, 2015) - Premier Boxing Championson CBS Xarakada ayaa kula biiray warbaahinta iyo taageerayaasha Thursday ee tababarka ah ee Gym Pal ee cidda qortay Christi iyagoo isku diyaarinaya ay Sunday, September 6 showdowns ee American Bank Center.
Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa cinwaan horyaalka hore ee aduunka Anthony "Dog The" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) qaadashada on Mexico ee Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) iyo qoreysa celis u dhexeeya horyaalka aduunka bantamweight Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 KOs) iyo ilaaq lahayn oo xiiso leh Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-1, 19 KOs) la gaarsiiyo telefishanka laga bilaabo 4 p.m. IYO/1 p.m.
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Halkan waxa ka qaybgalayaasha u lahaa in la yidhaahdo Thursday:
Anthony DIRRELL
"Tababarka wuxuu ahaa weyn. No cabashooyinka. Waxa ay aheyd xerada fantastik ah, waxaana shaqadaas adag oo waxaa lagu sameeyaa.
"Waan ogahay Rubio waa dagaalyahan weyn. Waxa uu la dagaalamayay magac weyn oo rug cadaa ah oo uu ka weyn. Waxaan ahay ugu faraxsanahay in la helo in giraanta isaga la.
"Waxaan ahaa dagaal la soo dhaafay guri. Marmarsiiyo No. Qof kastaa wuxuu maalmahoodii. Waxaad aan ka qaadan kartaa iyo dooran, ay dhacdo kaliya. Qof kasta in igu ogyahay waa ogyahay inaan ha la diririna sida in. Waa la soo dhaafay iyo diyaar u tahay inay la dagaalamaan Rubio waxaan ahay.
"Waxaan sameeyey qaar ka mid ah sparring more hore ee xerada iyo in i helay jaan wanaagsan. Waxaan ahay fiiqan hadda iyo qorshaha noogu soo shaqeeyay weyn. Hadda waxa kaliya oo ku saabsan keenaya in giraanta maalintii dagaalka oo gashanno hubka show ah.
"Waxaan u raadinayaan in ay tagaan halkaas oo sameeyo wixii aan samayn, taas oo dadka soo dir doghouse ah. Haddii ay war qoraal ah ama aan, Kaliya waxaan doonayaa inaan guusha. "
MARCO ANTONIO Rubio
"Waxaan dadaal u saaray oo dhan xerada tababarka galay. Waxaan nahay diyaar u yihiin inay la dagaalamaan Dirrell. Waxa uu dheer, uu ku xoog badan oo uu aad u adag in giraanta. Waxaan u darabnay sida aan moodayay in. Waxaan jeclahay caqabad ku ah koox adag.
"Waxaan ahaa jir ahaan aad daalan ka dib markii aan dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay ka dib markii sannado badan ee feerka. Mar walba waan ogaa inaan ku iman doono dib, maxaa yeelay, feerka waa nolosha. Waxaan la shaqeeya 5 bilood si aad u hesho dib qaab oo waxaan ahay qaab weyn.
"Waxa ay aheyd adag tahay in la sameeyo 160 ee la soo dhaafay laba ama saddex dagaal. Wax badan ayaan ku hadhay sauna si uu u sameeyo miisaanka. Laakiinse haatan ee 168 Waxaan dareemayaa weyn. Tani ma saameyn doonto awooda feer aan. Waa wax cusub oo aan sugaya in ay.
"Waxaan lahaa ee la-hawlgalayaasha sparring xaq xeradaan. Waan hubaa in qaab wanaagsan oo waxaan hubaal leeyihiin istaraatijiyad saxda ah ee dagaalka this.
"Waxaan ugu soo laabtay ciyaartooydiisa u dhameys tiran. Waxaan arki dagaal ka sii weyn mustaqbalka. Waxaan dareemayaa weyn oo diyaar u ah inay ku qaataan oo dhan dagaalyahanada kale. "
Jamie MCDONNELL
"Waxaan ka shaqeyneynay qaar ka mid ah farsamooyinka cusub, waana hubaa inuu qaar ka mid ah wax cusub oo miiska si aanan u malaynaynin ku soo dejin doonaa waxaan ahay, laakiin waxaan u malaynayaa in aan awood u yeelan doonaan in ay aad isaga la yaab.
"Waxaan ka shaqeyneynay oo fadhiya gacan qaad iyo abuurista awood dheeraad ah, laakiin sidoo kale shaqo badan oo aan dhaq-. Difaaca waa muhiim sababtoo ah waxaan helay tagged gacan in xaq in igu reebtay dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay.
"Waxaan kaliya u leeyihiin in ay u dhan wada saaray. On dagaal habeenkii waxa isugu iman doona in giraanta. Waxaan dareemayaa taam, ugu fiican ee aan abid dareemay.
"Waxaan rajeynaynaa in aan helo in ay jirto iyo mid qoraal ah oo waqtigan. Waxaan doonayaa inaan war qoraal ah oo dhab ah oo masraxa caalamka saaran. No guul ku dhow waqtigan, Diyaar u ah wiilasha weyn ayaan ahay. "
TOMOKI KAMEDA
"Wax walba ee xerada ayaa si fiican u socoto oo waxaynu og nahay inaynu liibaanay on Sunday habeen.
"Markan waxaan leenahay qorshe ka fiican ugu dambeeyey. Diyaar u style aan soo horjeeda ee waxaan ahay iyo wax uu keeni karaa in giraanta.
"Waxaan bartay McDonnell oo waan ogahay liito uu. Waxaan qorsheyneysa isaga qaadashada waqtigan. Anigu ma joojin maayo ilaa aan istaajinta.
"Waxaan u maleeyay in markii ugu danbeysay ee aan ku guuleystay iyo waxa aan qorshaynayaa in la caddeeyo inaan anigu ahay dagaalka ka fiican oo ugu wanaagsan ee aan miisaan. Waxa ay ahayd mid aad u dhow, laakiin waqtigan aan awood iyo istaraatijiyad aad u badan isaga u noqon doonaa.
"Waxaan aan helin guushii ugu dambeeyey, 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 talaabo bantamweight INTA kacaya STARS Miguel Flores, MARIO Barrios & Ryan Karl Eebahoodna badinin DIIWAANKA ON LINE THE SUNDAY, September 6 KA Maraykanka BANK CENTER IN gulkroppshormon 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 Mareykan BANGIGA CENTER IN gulkroppshormon CHRISTI, Texas
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Gulkroppshormon CHRISTI, Texas (August 6, 2015) – Kooxda heysata horyaalka hore ee aduunka Anthony “Dog ayaa” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) qaadanaysaa ilaaq Mexico Marco Antonio “Sunta” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) in caawa ah super dhexe ee Sunday, September 6 ka American Bank Center ee cidda qortay Christi, Texas la gaarsiiyo telefishanka CBS on bilowgii Sports ee 4 p.m. IYO/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa wada-weyn ee fiidkii waxay arki doonaan horyaalka aduunka bantamweight Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 KOs) wajihi xiiso u Tomoki “Mexicanito ayaa” Kameda (31-1, 19 KOs) ee ku celis ah horyaalka adduunka 12-wareega ah ee ay May 9 CBS Sports dagaalka arkay McDonnell badbaadaan jaban bishaan wareega saddexaad inaan ku guuleysto by score ee 114-113 on dhan saddex garsoore’ scorecards.
“Diyaar u ah inuu dib ugu helaan giraanta aan ahay oo ay caddeeyaan in aan ahay mid ka mid ah ragga ugu khatarsan ee ciyaarta,” Saciid Dirrell. “Rubio waa nin adag, lakiin waan soo socda inuu ka reebtay oo ugu danbeyn dib ugu heli aan horyaalka. 'Dog ayaa’ waxaa soo socda in Texas raadinaya in ay geeystaan qaar ka mid ah xanuun.”
“Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in ay la kulmaan Anthony Dirrell on Waxaan ahay September 6,” Saciid Rubio. “Tani waa fursad wayn, aniga iyo waxaan doonayaa inaan ku wada tago in giraanta. Waxaan balanqaadayaa in dagaal weyn ee dhammaan taageerayaashii u soo baxay in Texas.”
“Waan ku faraxsanahay inaan la dib u noqoshada dalalka iyo mar kale Kameda,” ayaa sheegay in McDonnell. “Dagaalka kowaad wuxuu ahaa cajiib ah, uu fal fasal oo waxaan jeclaan lahaa in dagaalka ugu horeysay baxeen on dheer. Dadka ii soo qoray ka hor mid ka mid ah hore laakiin waxaan had iyo jeer ahaa ku kalsoonahay in aan ku garaaceen isagii lahaa oo waxaan ahay xitaa ka sii badan ku kalsoonahay in aan mar kale samayn doonaa. Haddii aan si wanaagsan u bilaabaan Wakhtigan oo kale ayaan qabaa isaga waan joojin doonaa.”
“Tani waa la dagaalanka waxaan doonayay oo Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelinayaa fursad u leeyihiin inay celis Jamie McDonnell,” Said Kameda. “Waxaan u maleeyay in aan ku guuleystay markii ugu horeysay, laakiin waqtigan waxaan uga tegi doonaa shaki ku jirin. Anigu ma aan tegi karo ilaa xaakinnadii waqtigan, waxan qorshaynayaa in ay xukumaan.”
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Albaabada furan American Bank Center at 12 p.m. CT oo kasoo muuqan doona maalin dhan garoomada undercard xiiso leh.
Dirrell ayaa arkay Dhibaato badan ugu mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed oo dhan sida uu waqti ee feerka ayaa si dhab ah u dhimi jeer, hore ee December 2006 marka ayaa laga heley lymphoma non-Hodgkins iyo waxaa ka maqnaan 20 bilood oo mar kale in May 2012 markii uu lugtiisa bidix ee hoose iyo curcurka bidix shil mooto qarxay. Flint ayaa, Michigan-hooyo marnaba ha hoos ku hay sida uu hayaa guusha dagaal oo ka shaqeynayey wadadii uu kor u sugnaaday Jannooyinka xirfadeed. In 2014 waxa uu ku guuleystay inuu ugu horeysay markii uu ka adkaaday xulka difaacanaya koobka Sakio Bika. Waxa uu isku dayi doona inuu soo jiito sida uu ku adag oo qatar ah Rubio ku saabsan September 6.
35-sano jirka ah Rubio waa mid ka mid ah dagaalyahanada ugu badan oo khibrad leh ku wareegsan oo isku dayi doonta inay si uu liiska dhibbaneyaasha dar magac kale oo waa weyn oo dhan 16-sano oo uu xirfadiisa. Rubio leh guulo ay ka gaareen David Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota iyo Rigoberto Alvarez guud ahaan xirfadiisa ciyaareed ah oo uu arkay isaga tartan horyaalka adduunka saddex jeer. Wuxuu ku dhashay Durango, Mexico, uu u dagaalami doono dhow guriga marka uu galo giraanta in cidda qortay Christi.
Yorkshire, United Kingdom ayaa McDonnell ayaa ku jeex tan 2008 la 18 kulan oo isku xigta. Waxa uu noqday horyaalka adduunka bantamweight guul ay ka gaartay Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat iyo ka dib guul leh difaacay kulankii Javier Nicolas Chacon ka hor imanaya in ka badan si ay u America iyo jabiyo Kameda in May. In dagaalka in, McDonnell ka badbaaday jaban bishaan hore ka soo gaartay Kameda iyo isticmaalay dhererka iyo dhaqdhaqaaqa si ay u helaan guul go'aanka.
Kameda ku dhawaaqay markii uu yimid ka dib markii stateside knockout ah cadaw badan Pungluang Sør Singyu ee July 2014 Las Vegas. Knockout Taasi waxay ahayd labaad difaaca Kameda ee horyaalka bantamweight ka dib markii uu ku guuleystay guntigii ka soo Paulus Ambunda in 2013 ka dib markii inta badan xirfadiisa ciyaareed dagaal ku ka soo jeedo Japan iyo Mexico. 24-sano jirka ah raacay markii uu xoreeyo. saftay markii uu jabiyay Alejandro Hernandez ee Chicago via go'aan ku daatay. Waxa uu fiirin doono si loo caddeeyo in uu in la abaal go'aanka ka dhanka ah Jamie McDonnell dagaalka ay ugu horeysay on May 9 dagaalka.
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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
Guji HALKAN For Photos From Esther Lin/PBC on CBS
Hidalgo, Texas (May 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” ku guuleystay tiro 116-110 laba jeer oo 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 “Mexicanito ayaa” 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 on dhan saddex garsoore’ Kaararka.
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, Kooxda heysata horyaalka laga badinin.
“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.
“Waxaan doonayaa inaan ku celis ah.”
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