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Super-Featherweight Phenom Mario Barrios Looks Sensational a kokota Out Torres a tse 'nè Rounds
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San Antonio, TX (September 6, 2015) – Super-Featherweight lipono tse makatsang, Mario Barrios ba ntlafala ho (11-0, 6 Kos) le e 'ngoe sensational knockout, stopping his opponent Jose Torres Cen, ka 2:10 mark of round four. Kite Battah ho phahamiswa le Warriors Boxingpromoted the event from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, which aired live on Tonakgolo Boxing Champions (PBC) ka CBS.
A qalang ho pota-pota, Barrios a sebelisa bophahamo ba hae e ho ea fihla le phetheho ho, keeping Torres at bay with a powerful jab. Torres, ea neng a matha bakeng sa ba ratehang bophelo, did everything he could to survive. After dominating for the first three rounds, Barrios turned up the heat. In the round four, Barrios ile a tsoa lithunya tukang, le lula ba boikaketsi tloha hook they ho Torres’ tempele, lateloa ke ho longoa thunngoa ho sebete, ending the bout. Le trong win, Barrios o bona a itšoare joaloka e matla a ho Itekanyeng le ka super featherweight arola.
“Ena e ne e molemo ntoa le 'na joalokaha ke ka le pote motse ka bakeng sa lefatše tlotla,” O ile a re 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, Kea tseba hore ke o ne a tla mo thibela. The super-featherweight division is wide open for me to march up the rankings. Le 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 laola MARCO Antonio Rubio a le tseleng e ntsoe-leng QETO ON Tonakgolo papali ea litebele Champions ON CBS
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IN Metlakatla, Texas
Jamie MCDONNELL RETAINS BANTAMWEIGHT Lefatše le Leo Sehlooho se Hlahang LE le maphatha-phathe tlhōlo IN REMATCH LE TOMOKI KAMEDA
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Metlakatla, Texas (Supa. 6, 2015) - Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) scored e tsotehang ntsoe-leng qeto ea ka Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 Kos) Sontaha thapama ka Tonakgolo Boxing Champions (PBC) ka CBS ka sehloohong ketsahalo ho tswa ho American Bank Center a Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dirrell e ne e le ka potlako haholo bakeng sa Rubio ha a ntse a feto-fetohe otla ea Mexico veteran ho litebele le o ile a khona ho laola ntoa e. Rubio fanyehoa thata ho pholletsa le ntoa, tsoela pele ho tla tsoela pele ka hae boiteko ba hore a tšoase Dirrell.
Dirrell hlōla ka ba bangata ba 100-90 ohle a mararo ho baahloli ba scorecards 'me a bontša hore o ntse a o ne a ho feta tloha ka tanka ha o ile a hula theoha backflip a ka tsa bophahamo ba feela metsotsoana e ka mor'a hore ea ho qetela tšepe.
A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 Kos) pala hatella haholo ho ho hlōloa Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-2, 19 Kos) ka ntsoe-leng qeto ea le ho boloka hae bantamweight lefatše tlotla.
McDonnell le Kameda ile a le morao ho pholletsa le 12 ho pota taba hore o ile a bona McDonnell etsa kopo khatello ea le hae ka tsela e lumellanang jabs ha a ntse a Kameda sheba ho lintlha le khōlō dibadi.
McDonnell ile a khona ho lintlha le knockdown ea ho qetela ho pota-pota le e bohale ka ho le letšehali hook they hore o ile a romela Kameda ho seile. Kameda le hae sekhutlo pheha khang ea hore knockdown lokela ho ba 'nile ba a busa le phonyohe, empa ha ho thuse letho. Baahloli ba 'tse ngata ba ne ba 116-11, 115-112 le 117-110.
Here ke seo 'bahlabani ile a tlameha ho re Sontaha:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
“Ke ne ke tima bosiu ha ke ile ka loana Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. Ke ile ka ho fallela 'me ke ne a hlile a tšoasa mo.
"Rubio ke e le boima oke empa ke ile ka khona ho laola loana le ka lebelo le bokgoni. Ke ne ke ikutloa le hantle molemo a ho na le.
“E ntokela e 'ngoe thunngoa lefatšeng le tlotla eo.”
MARCO Antonio Rubio
"O ne a ka tieo oke. Ke ile ka leka ho sutumelletsa le sutumelletsa empa ha kea ka ba mo fumana.
"Ke rata papali ea litebele. Ke tla khutlela ka tlelaseng ea boikoetliso, le terene e mong ntoa hobane sena ke seo Ke rata ho etsa.
"Ke ananela bohle ba Fans ba a tšehetsa 'na kajeno. Na ke loanela ea bona. "
Jamie MCDONNELL
"Ke ne ke sa nahane e ne e le bakang khang qeto ea, hobane ke lula ke a laola lintho le Ke lumela hore ka hapa Tlhōlisano ea ntoa hamonate.
"'Na jab se e ne e le senotlolo mo ho loana le e ne e le e khōlō sebetsa le' na. Ke ile ka tlameha ho etsa bonnete ba hore ke khomarela tai game moralo re ne re sebetsa ka tse fetang libeke tse robeli.
“Ha ke lahlela mo a ho qetela ho pota-pota, Ke nahana hore o ile a etsa phonyohe e nyenyane hanyenyane, Ke leka ho qobe. Empa ke ne ke a tšoase mo. Ka mor'a moo kea tseba hore ke ho tiisitsoe ba tlhōlo.
“Everything ile a ho ea ka moralo. Moralo ne e le ho lebokoseng eena 'me a a tšoase mo le tse khōlō Shots.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“Ke ne ke nahana ke ile ka hlōla ntoeng ena e ngata ho feta ka ho hlaka ho feta ho qetela ntoa.
“Ke ile ka latela rona moralo ka ho phethahetseng. Ke ile a etsa sohle nepahetseng.”
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Metlakatla, Texas. (September 3, 2015) - Tonakgolo Boxing Championska CBS bahlabani ba ne ba ikopanya le mecha ea litaba le Fans Thursday ka boithapollo ka Pal Gym a Corpus Christi ha ba ntse ba lokisetsa bona Sontaha, September 6 showdowns ka American Bank Center.
Ketsahalo ena e e headlined ka pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) ho nka Mexico ea Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) le Features le katie pakeng tsa bantamweight lefatše 'mampoli Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) le e thabisang likomang Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) le televised kgaso qala ka 4 p.m. LE/1 p.m.
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, e khothalletsa ka Leija Battah ho phahamiswa le ho bahlabani ba Boxing, ba turu ka $109, $93, $49, $38 le $15, sa ho akarelletsa le ho hlokeha tšebeletso ea ditefello le makhetho le ho ba tsa rekisoa hona joale. Tickets ba fumaneha ho www.ticketmaster.com, le American Bank Center Box Office kapa ka e ipiletsang Leija Battah ho phahamiswa kwa (210) 979-3302. Ho lefisa ka mohala Ticketmaster kwa (800) 745-3000.
Sena ke seo batsaya karolo a se buang Thursday:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
"Training e ne e le e khōlō. Ha ho ditletlebo. E ne e le fantastis liahelo 'me bohle ba ho sebetsa ka thata se etsoa.
"Ke tseba Rubio ke e kholo oke. O loana e khōlō mabitso a 'me o' s e khōlō veteran. Ke thabile ho fumana a ka tsa bophahamo ba le eena.
"Ke ne ke a bataletseng a ho qetela ntoa. Ha ho ikemela. Mong le e mong o na le matsatsi a bona. U ke ke ua nka le khetha, e mpa feela e se etsahala. Leha e le mang hore tseba 'na tseba hore ke se ke loantša tšoana le. Ho nakong e fetileng 'me ke loketse ho loantša Rubio.
"Ke bang ba ile ba ho feta sparring pele ho moo a ho liahelo 'me hore a' na kenya lefatseng le molemo morethetho. Ke bohale hona joale le rona moralo o sebelitse e khōlō. Hona joale e se feela ka ho felisa ka tsa bophahamo ba ka ntoa le letsatsi leo le ho apara mponeng ka.
"Ke batla ho ea tsoa ho na le 'me le etse seo ke se etsang, e leng romela batho hore ba doghouse. Hore na e 'polelo e kapa che, Ke mpa feela ba batla tlhōlo. "
MARCO Antonio Rubio
"Ke beha eohle ea ka e maiteko ka ena kampong ea koetliso. Re se u itokiselitse ho loantša Dirrell. O e ba telele, a le matla le 'me o haholo thata ka ho ka tsa bophahamo ba. Ke lokiselitse tsela eo ke neng a lokela ho. Ke rata le bothata ba ho e le boima lireng.
"Ke ne ke khathetse ka mor'a hore ke ho qetela ntoa mor'a lilemo tse ngata a papali ea litebele. Kamehla ke ne ke o ne a tseba ke ne ke tla khutlela, hobane papali ea litebele ke bophelo ba ka bo. Ke 'nile ka ho sebeletsa hore ho 5 dikgwedi tse ho khutlela le sebōpeho me 'na ke a e khōlō sebopeho.
"Ho ne ho thata ho etsa 160 la ho qetela peli kapa tse tharo ho tlisa lintoa. Ke ile ka tloha le ho hongata haholo a sauna ho etsa boima ba 'mele. Empa hona joale ka 168 Ke ikutloa ke e khōlō. Sena se tla ha di ame ka otla ka litebele matla a. Ho le ntho e ncha hore ke lebeletse ho.
"Ke na le tokelo ea sparring balekane ba kampong ena. Ke a molemo sebopeho 'me ke sebele na le tokelo ya leano la ho ntoeng ena.
"Ke tla khutlela ho feletseng matla a. Ke bona ho feta khōlō ho tlisa lintoa nakong e tlang. Ke ikutloa ke le leholo le le loketse ho nka ka tse ling tsohle tse bahlabani. "
Jamie MCDONNELL
"Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka tse ncha mekhoa le ke kholisehile hore o tla tlisa ba bang ba lintho tse ncha ho tafoleng hore ke sa lebella, empa ke nahana hore ke tla khona ho makatsa mo le eena o.
"Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka a lutse ka punches' me a bōpa le matla, empa e boetse e e ngata mosebetsi oa ho ka mokhatlo. Defense ke sa bohlokoa kaha ke ile ka tagged le hore letsohong le letona la hore o ile a kokota 'na ho fihlela ho qetela ntoa.
"Ke le feela ho ho e beha bohle hammoho. Ka ntoa bosiu le tla tla hammoho ka ka tsa bophahamo ba. Ke ikutlwa ke le ho loketse, molemo ka ho fetisisa Ke 'nile ka kile ua ikutloa.
"Re se ntse u batla ka thabo ho ho a ho na le le ho etsa polelo e nako ena. Ke batla ho ea sebele polelo ba lefatše sethaleng. Ha ho haufi tlhōlo nako ena, Ke loketse ho e khōlō bashanyana ba. "
TOMOKI KAMEDA
"Lintho tsohle tse kampong o 'nile a tla hantle le rea tseba hore re tla ba e atlehileng ka sontaha bosiu.
"Lekhetlong lena re na le le ho feta moralo ho feta lekhetlo la ho qetela. Ke e lokiselitse hore ke lireng ea ka eona le ntho efe kapa efe a ka tlisa ho ka tsa bophahamo ba.
"Ke ithuta McDonnell 'me ke tseba mefokolo ea hae. Re ntse re rera ho ho mo nako ena. Ke tla ke ke ya thibela ho fihlela ke na le stoppage.
"Ke ne ke nahana ke ile ka hlōla lekhetlo la ho qetela le Ke rerile ho bontša hore Ke 'na molemo oke le molemo ka ho fetisisa ka boima ba' mele. E ne e le haufi haholo, empa lekhetlong lena matla a ka le leano e tla ba le ho hongata haholo bakeng sa hae.
"Re sa ka ba fumana win lekhetlo la ho qetela, 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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Super-featherweight Prodigy Mario Barrios Na New lireng a Jose Cen Torres
San Antonio, TX (September 2, 2015) – Super-Featherweight murwakala, Mario Barrios (10-0, 5 Kos), o na le e ncha lireng ba hae le tlang bout ena Sontaha, September 6, 2015 ka American Bank Center, a Corpus Christi, Texas. Barrios who was slated to face Jonathan “Popeye” Perez, tla hona joale tobana le Jose Torres Cen (13-8, 1 KO) a le 8 ho pota bout. Barrios speaks on his new opponent.
“Ho elella bofelong ba substitutions ke karolo ea papali ea litebele,” O ile a re Barrios. “Ke ke hobane'ng ha o lokela ho ka lokisoa bakeng leha e le efe mokhoa. 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!”
Ketsahalo ena e e headlined ka pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) ho nka Mexico ea Marco Antonio “The chefo” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) le Features le katie pakeng tsa bantamweight lefatše 'mampoli Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) le e thabisang likomang Tomoki “The Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos). Tonakgolo Boxing Champions (PBC) ka CBS tla moea ketsahalo eo phela ho tswa ho American Bank Center a Corpus Christi, Texas Sontaha, September 6. The telecast kicks theoha 4 PM Et/1 PM PT.
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, e leng e buelloa ke Kite Battah ho phahamiswa le Warriors Boxing, ba turu ka $109, $93, $49, $38 le $15, sa ho akarelletsa le ho hlokeha tšebeletso ea ditefello le makhetho le ho ba tsa rekisoa hona joale. Tickets ba fumaneha ho www.ticketmaster.com, le American Bank Center Box Office kapa ka e ipiletsang Leija Battah ho phahamiswa kwa (210) 979-3302. Ho lefisa ka mohala Ticketmaster kwa (800) 745-3000
Tonakgolo papali ea litebele Champions ON CBS MEDIA Workout e qotsa & PHOTOS
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Jamie MCDONNELL & TOMOKI KAMEDA bolella mehopolo ea MAY SLUGFEST LE le tlang REMATCH
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DAIKI KAMEDA & Victor Ruiz SQUARE-theoha IN BANTAMWEIGHT SEO HA bochaba-LINALELI Miguel Flores, Mario BARRIOS & Ryan Karl ba bona Krrish DIREKOTO ON THE LINE Sontaha, September 6 TSA Amerika BANK Center, Metlakatla, 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 Amerika BANK setsi sa Metlakatla, Texas
HAPE! Jamie MCDONNELL & TOMOKI KAMEDA BATTLE IN REMATCH OF
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Metlakatla, Texas (August 6, 2015) – Pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) nka ka Mexico likomang Marco Antonio “The chefo” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) a le bartolomeo middleweight makhaola-khang ka Sontaha, September 6 ho tloha American Bank Center a Corpus Christi, Texas le televised kgaso ka CBS Sports ho qala ka 4 p.m. LE/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
Ho sebdisana ha ka sehloohong ketsahalo ea lijo tsa mantsiboea tla bona bantamweight lefatše 'mampoli Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) tobana le thabisang Tomoki “The Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) a le 12 ho pota lefatše sehlooho katie ba bona Ka 9 CBS Sports loana hore o ile a bona McDonnell pholoha karolo ea boraro ho pota-pota knockdown ho hlōla ke beetsweng maduo a le 114-113 tsohle baahloli ba bararo’ scorecards.
“Ke loketse ho khutlela ka lesakaneng la litebele 'me le be hore ke ntse e mong oa kotsi ka ho fetisisa banna ka tai game,” o ile a re Dirrell. “Rubio ke thata boy empa ke tla ho kokota mo tsoa 'me qetellong fumana ke sehlooho khutlela. 'The Dog’ o tla tla ho Texas batla ho bakelang ba bang ba bohloko.”
“Ke haholo thabile ho tobana le Anthony Dirrell ka September 6,” re Rubio. “Sena ke a hlollang a monyetla oa le 'na le ke il'o ho tloha e bohle ka lesakaneng la litebele. Ke tšepisa e khōlō loanela tsohle Fans hore tsoa a Texas.”
“Ke thabela ho ho khutlela ho le e re le tobane le Kameda hape,” o ile a re McDonnell. “Pele loana e ne e le phatsima, a 's le sehlopha nka bohato' me ke lakatsa hore pele loana ne ba ile ka le ho feta moo. People o ile a ngola ke tsamaee ka pel'a pele e empa ke ne ke kamehla kholisehile hore ke ne ke tla mo otla me 'na ke le ho feta kholisehile hore ke tla e etsa hape. Haeba ke qala hantle nako ena ke nahana hore ke tla khaotsa ho eena.”
“Sena ke ntoeng ea ho loanela ke ne ke batla le Ke leboha ho na le monyetla oa ho rematch Jamie McDonnell,” Said Kameda. “Ke nahana hore ke hlōla ka lekhetlo la pele, empa nako ena ke o tla siea ha ho pelaelo hore. Ke ka ke a tlohela ba a nyolohela le sona baahloli nako ena, morero oa ka oa ke ho busa.”
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo, e khothalletsa ka Leija Battah ho phahamiswa le ho bahlabani ba Boxing, ba turu ka $109, $93, $49, $38 le $15, sa ho akarelletsa le ho hlokeha tšebeletso ea ditefello le makhetho le ho ba tsa rekisoa hona joale. Tickets ba fumaneha ho www.ticketmaster.com, le American Bank Center Box Office kapa ka e ipiletsang Leija Battah ho phahamiswa kwa (210) 979-3302. Ho lefisa ka mohala Ticketmaster kwa (800) 745-3000.
Mamati butsweng ka American Bank Center kwa 12 p.m. CT 'me o tla bontšang e tletseng letsatsi la thabisang undercard khato.
Dirrell o bone ho feta mahlomola ho feta ka ho fetisisa ho pholletsa le mosebetsi oa hae oa nako ea hae papading ya ditebele tsa e se e ka ho teba jeopardized ka makhetlo a mabeli, pele a December 2006 ha a ne a ne a fumanoa le bao e seng Hodgkins lymphoma 'me a sidelined bakeng sa 20 dikgwedi tse le nako ha a May 2012 ha a ne a qhetsola eona le tlaase le letšehali leoto le le le letšehali wrist kotsing ea sethuthuthu. The Flint, Michigan-habo ha ho mohla lumella seo hore nke maemo ao aa mo fatse e le a 'na a ho hapa lintoa le ho sebetsa tsela ea hae fihlela litsebi tse har'a. A 2014 a hlōla la hae la pele 'mampoli ha a ba hlōla sireletsa' mampoli Sakio Bika. O tla batla ho khahlisa e le o nka ka thata le ho matsaranka Rubio ka September 6.
A le 35 ea lilemo li Rubio ke e mong oa ka ho fetisisa ba nang le phihlelo bahlabani hohle 'me tla talima ho eketsa e' ngoe e khōlō lebitso la ka ho hae lenane la mahlatsipa a eohle ea hae lilemo tse 16 mosebetsi. Rubio owns tlhōlo e David Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota le Rigoberto Álvarez ka mose etsa mosebetsi o o bone mo thata hore lefatše dihlooho ka ka makhetlo a mararo. A hlaha ka Durango, Mexico, o tla loana haufi le ge a be a kena ka lesale la Corpus Christi.
Yorkshire, United Kingdom ea McDonnell e 'nile ea ka le meokho eohle ho tloha 2008 le 18 tse latellanang hlolang. Ile ea e-bantamweight lefatše 'mampoli le le ne le hlotsoe Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat' me hamorao ka katleho a sireletsa khahlanong le Javier Nicolas Chacon pele tla fetang ho America le a hlōtse Kameda a May. A hore loana, McDonnell pholoha sa pele knockdown matsohong a Kameda 'me a sebelisa le boleele le mosebetsi ho fumana qeto tlhōlo.
Kameda o ile a phatlalatsa a fihle stateside ka mor'a mabifi knockout fetang Pungluang Sor Singyu a July 2014 ho la Las Vegas. Hore knockout e ne e le Kameda la bobeli bantamweight sehlooho tshireletso ka mor'a hore a hlōla lebanta la ho Paulus Ambunda a 2013 Ka mor'a ho qeta boholo ba mosebetsi oa hae oa loana a ea habo Japan le Mexico. Ba 24 ea lilemo li latela ea hae U.S. qalo ha a ba hlōla Alejandro Hernandez a Chicago ka tsela e petsoha ka qeto. A tla talima ho paka hore o lokela ho ba 'nile ba fuoa qeto khahlanong le Jamie McDonnell a ea bona ea pele loana ka Ka 9 ntoa.
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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 (Ka 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 11go th rounds by the referee for excessive holding. “Panterita” hlōla ka ba bangata ba 116-110 habeli 'me 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 “The 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 tsohle baahloli ba bararo’ dikarete tsa.
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, Krrish 'mampoli.
“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.
“Ke batla ho katie.”
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