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Super-featherweight Phenom Mario Barrios Kubukeka ethusayo Usikhumba Out Torres in Rounds Four
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San Antonio, TX (September 6, 2015) – Mkhuba Super-featherweight, Mario Barrios ngcono (11-0, 6 Kos) nomunye Knockout block, stopping his opponent Jose Torres Cen, at the 2:10 mark of round four. Ikhayithi Battah Promotions futhi Warriors Boxingpromoted the event from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, which aired live on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS.
In the round wokuvula, Barrios esetshenziswa ukuphakama kwakhe futhi sifinyelele ekupheleleni, keeping Torres at bay with a powerful jab. UTorres, owayebizwa egijima ukuphila othandekayo, did everything he could to survive. After dominating for the first three rounds, Barrios turned up the heat. In the round four, Barrios waphuma guns ovuthayo, lawela a hook kabili kwesokunxele kuya Torres’ ethempelini, kulandelwa shot ukulinyazwa ukuba kwesibindi, ending the bout. With the win, Barrios ubona ngokwakhe njengoba ibutho ukuba nibhekane in the division super-featherweight.
“Lokhu kwaba ukulwa okuhle kimi njengoba ngihlelile ukuthi ngizoyisebenzisa mashi yami isihloko emhlabeni,” 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, Ngiyazi ngeke ngisaya kuye. The super-featherweight division is wide open for me to march up the rankings. With 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 obusa Marco antonio Rubio endleleni eya ngazwi-linye PREMIER Boxing ULWELA ON CBS
FROM THE AMERICAN BANK CENTER
IN Corpus Christi, TEXAS
Jamie Mcdonnell unawo ISIHLOKO BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD AKHE AHLULA ezimatasa IN rematch WITH TOMOKI KAMEDA
Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze ifotho Ibhayisikobho Lucas Noonan / Premier Boxing Champions
Corpus Christi, TEXAS (Isikhombisa. 6, 2015) - Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 Kos) igoli isinqumo umxhwele ngazwilinye phezu Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1, 51 Kos) Sunday ntambama in the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS umcimbi main kusukela American Bank Center e Corpus Christi, Texas.
Dirrell wazibonakalisa fast kakhulu Rubio njengoba ngokungaguquki ishaye veteran Mexican ukuba Punch futhi wakwazi ukulawula ukulwa. Rubio hung ezinzima kulo ukulwa, ekuqhubekeni eze phambili imizamo yakhe ukubamba Dirrell.
Dirrell won by inqwaba 100-90 kuwo wonke amajaji amathathu scorecards futhi wabonisa ukuthi wayesenalo more washiya ethangini lapho ahlusuliwe a backflip in the ring nje ngemva kwemizuzwana insimbi final.
In the umcimbi co-main, Jamie McDonnell (27-2, 12 Kos) ingcindezi esetshenziswa omkhulukazi esingalwenza Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-2, 19 Kos) by isinqumo abavumelene nokugcina bantamweight yakhe isihloko emhlabeni.
McDonnell futhi Kameda waya emuva naphambili kulo lonke 12-round indaba ukuthi wabona McDonnell zisebenza kontanga limgwaza kwakhe okungaguquguquki uma Kameda wabheka lokushaya netibali big.
McDonnell wakwazi ukuthola amaphuzu a knockdown in the nxazonke sokugcina hook ebukhali kwesokunxele ukuthi wathumela Kameda ukuba ngendwangu. Kameda futhi ekhoneni bakhe babephikisana ukuthi knockdown kufanele aye abusa ukushelela, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. Izikolo samajaji babe 116-11, 115-112 futhi 117-110.
Nakhu fighters ayezokusho Sunday:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
“Kwadingeka ubusuku off lapho ngalwa Badou Jack, but everyone saw my jabs and straight punches. I eyayihamba futhi ngase ekubambeni ngempela kuye.
"Rubio kuyinto fighter onzima kodwa ngakwazi ukulawula ukulwa ngesivinini yami namakhono. Ngazizwa okuhle ngempela lapho.
“Engifanele elinye shot at a isihloko emhlabeni.”
Marco antonio Rubio
"Wayengumuntu othanda ukulwa fast kakhulu. Ngazama nokuqhuba futhi ibenze kodwa mina angamthola.
"Ngiyakuthanda boxing. Ngizokuthola in the gym futhi isitimela aye kwenye impi ngoba yilokhu Ngiyakuthanda ukwenza.
"Ngikwazisa bonke abalandeli bangisekela namuhla. Nami ngilwela kubo. "
Jamie Mcdonnell
"Ngangingazi ukuthi kwaba isinqumo impikiswano, ngoba mina nginomuzwa ukulawula Ngikholwa ukuthi won ukulwa kahle.
"Jab My kwaba isihluthulelo ukulwa kwaba isikhali esikhulu kimi. Kwadingeka nje ukuqiniseka ukuthi ngiyayifunda wanamathela plan umdlalo sase sineminyaka ukusebenza iminyaka engaphezu ayisishiyagalombili amasonto.
“Uma Ngayeka naye nxazonke last, Ngicabanga ukuthi yayenzela agxumele kancane, Ngazama ukuhlala kude. Kodwa angizange bambambe. Emva kwalokho Ngiyazi uphawu ukunqoba.
“Konke kwahamba kahle ngohlelo. Iplani kwakungukuthi ebhokisini kuye nimbambe nabathile isibhamu big.”
TOMOKI KAMEDA
“Ngangicabanga won kule mpi ngokucace kakhudlwana okuningi kunalokho ukulwa last.
“I balandela plan yethu ngokuphelele. Ngenza konke kulungile.”
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PBC on CBS wakhushulelwa by Leijah Battah Promotions futhi Warriors Boxing.
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Corpus Christi, TEXAS. (September 3, 2015) - Premier Boxing Championson CBS fighters bajoyinwa abezindaba futhi abalandeli ngoLwesine ngesikhathi Amazing at the PAL Gym in Corpus Christi njengoba belungiselela yabo Sunday, September 6 showdowns at American Bank Center.
Lo mcimbi isihloko esikhulu owayengumongameli wezwe iqhawe Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) ukuthatha laseMexico Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) futhi izici rematch phakathi bantamweight emhlabeni iqhawe Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) futhi brawler okuthakazelisayo Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) eyamukela isiqephu kuqalwe 4 p.m. KANYE/1 p.m.
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Nakhu abahlanganyeli ayezokusho ngoLwesine:
ANTHONY DIRRELL
"Training wayemkhulu. No izikhalazo. Kwaba ikamu kumnandi futhi wonke umsebenzi onzima kwenziwa.
"Ngiyazi Rubio is a fighter enkulu. Uthi balwa amagama big futhi yena isosha enkulu. Ngijabulile ukuba uthole esiyingini naye.
"Ngangineminyaka flat mpi last. No excuses. Wonke umuntu izinsuku zabo. Awukwazi ukukhetha, it nje kwenzeka. Noma wubani uyangazi uyazi ukuthi angilindele ukulwa like ukuthi. Kuyinto esikhathini esidlule futhi Ngikulungele ukulwa Rubio.
"Ngenza ezinye sparring more ngasekuqaleni ekamu futhi got me ibe isigqi omuhle. Ngingumfana ebukhali manje futhi bahlela uye wasebenza elikhulu. Manje kumayelana nje eyilethe ring impi imini ukugqoka a show.
"Ngibheke ukuya laphaya futhi engikwenzayo, okuyinto ukuthumela abantu Doghouse. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isitatimende noma cha, Ngifuna ukunqoba. "
Marco antonio Rubio
"Ngibeke yonke imizamo yami ibe lokhu ekamu ukuqeqeshwa. Sesikhathele ukulwa Dirrell. Muhle abade, yena eqinile futhi kunzima kakhulu ring. Mina sengilungisile indlela ebengikuthunyiwe. Ngiyakuthanda inselele a abaphikisi ezinzima.
"Ngangihlale ngikhathele emva impi yami last emva kweminyaka eminingi kangaka boxing. Bengazi ngizophinde ngibuye, ngoba boxing ukuphila kwami. Bengilokhu ngisebenza for 5 izinyanga ukuba uthole emuva shape kanye ngisesandleni shape enkulu.
"Kwakunzima ukwenza 160 ngoba last ezimbili noma ezintathu ukulwa. Ngashiya kakhulu kule sauna ukuze enze isisindo. Kodwa manje 168 Ngizizwa enkulu. Lokhu ngeke kuthinte amandla ami isibhakela. Kuyinto into entsha ukuthi Ngibheke phambili.
"Ngiye kwadingeka abalingani sparring lokhu ekamu. Ngikhathazekile isesimweni esihle futhi mina nakanjani babe nesu esifanele le mpi.
"Ngiyeza emuva amandla full. Ngibona ukulwa big ngaphezulu esizayo. Ngizizwa omkhulu futhi ukulungele ukuthatha zonke ezinye fighters. "
Jamie Mcdonnell
"Bengilokhu ngisebenza kwezinye amasu amasha futhi ngiyaqiniseka uyokwehlisela ezinye izinto ezintsha etafuleni ukuthi angilindele, kodwa ngicabanga uzokwazi kumethuse kakhulu.
"Bengilokhu ngisebenza on ehlezi punches yami nokwakha amandla angaphezu, kodwa futhi umsebenzi omningi on ukunyakaza wami. Defense kubalulekile ngoba mina safike onamathele isandla sokunene ukuthi wangqongqoza kimi phansi impi wokugcina.
"Kufanele wakubeka konke ndawonye. On mpi ebusuku kuyoba nibuthana ring. Ngizizwa fit, the best engake wazizwa.
"Sibheke phambili ekutholeni khona nokwenza isitatimende lesi sikhathi. Ngifuna ukwenza isitatimende wangempela esiteji emhlabeni. No ukunqoba close ngalesi sikhathi, Sengikulungele the boys big. "
TOMOKI KAMEDA
"Konke ekamu sekuqhubeke kahle futhi siyazi ukuthi siyophumelela ngesonto ebusuku.
"Lesi sikhathi siba plan ungcono ngisho nangaphezu kwanoma okokugcina. Sengikulungele isitayela esitheni sami kanye anything he fikisa the ring.
"Ngiye ngafundela abantu abangu McDonnell futhi ngiyazi nobuthakathaka bakhe. We uhlela on kokuthatha kuye out ngalesi sikhathi. I ngeke angiyeke ngize babe stoppage.
"Ngangicabanga won okokugcina futhi ngihlela ukufakazela ukuthi nginguJehova fighter kangcono futhi the best at isisindo sami. Kwakuthandeka kakhulu, kodwa kulokhu amandla ami futhi isu kuyoba kakhulu kuye.
"Asitholanga win okokugcina, 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 Isitha New in Jose Centres Torres
San Antonio, TX (September 2, 2015) – Prodigy Super-featherweight, Mario Barrios (10-0, 5 Kos), has a abaphikisi entsha for iziqubu yakhe oluzayo lo Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the American Bank Center, e Corpus Christi, Texas. Barrios who was slated to face Jonathan “Popeye” Perez, manje babhekene Jose Torres Cen (13-8, 1 KO) in an 8-round bout. Barrios speaks on his new opponent.
“Ushintsho Late bayingxenye boxing,” Said Barrios. “Yingakho kufanele ulungele noma yiziphi isitayela. 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!”
Lo mcimbi isihloko esikhulu owayengumongameli wezwe iqhawe Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) ukuthatha laseMexico Marco Antonio “The Poison” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) futhi izici rematch phakathi bantamweight emhlabeni iqhawe Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) futhi brawler okuthakazelisayo Tomoki “The Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos). Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) kuyi-CBS kuyobe baveze umcimbi aphile kusukela American Bank Center e Corpus Christi, Texas Sunday, September 6. The telecast ukhahlela off at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT.
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Daiki KAMEDA & Victor Ruiz SQUARE-OFF IN BANTAMWEIGHT ISINYATHELO LAPHO ekuphumeni NEZINKANYEZI MIGUEL Flores, MARIO Barrios & RYAN Karl BENZE AMAREKHODI ZABO Ezingakanqotshwa ON THE LINE ISONTO, SEPTEMBER 6 FROM THE 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, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 4 P.M. ET / 3 P.M. CT / 1 P.M. PT KUSUKELA AMERICAN BANK CENTER IN Corpus Christi, TEXAS
OKUNINGI! Jamie Mcdonnell & TOMOKI KAMEDA BATTLE IN REMATCH OF
PBC ON CBS sekusuke isidumo FROM MAY
Amathikithi On Sale Now!
Corpus Christi, TEXAS (August 6, 2015) – Owabe wezwe iqhawe Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 Kos) liba brawler Mexican Marco Antonio “The Poison” Rubio (59-7-1, 51 Kos) in a super middleweight Yimpi on Sunday, September 6 kusukela American Bank Center e Corpus Christi, Texas eyamukela isiqephu kuyi-CBS Sports ekuqaleni 4 p.m. KANYE/3 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. PT.
Lo mcimbi co-main of the kusihlwa uzobona bantamweight wezwe iqhawe Jamie McDonnell (26-2-1, 12 Kos) abhekane okuthakazelisayo Tomoki “The Mexicanito” Kameda (31-1, 19 Kos) in a 12-round isihloko emhlabeni rematch of yabo May 9 CBS Sports empini wabona McDonnell basinde eyesithathu nxazonke knockdown ukunqoba by the score of 114-113 kuzo zonke amajaji amathathu’ scorecards.
“Ngikulungele uthole emuva esiyingini afakazele ukuthi Ngisakhuluphele enye yamadoda eyingozi kakhulu umdlalo,” Said Dirrell. “Rubio kuyinto umfana onzima kodwa ngiseza ukuphuma knock kuye ekugcineni uthole isihloko yami emuva. 'The Dog’ uyeza Texas ngifuna ukuba abanye bezwe ubuhlungu ezinye.”
“Ngijabulile kakhulu nobuso Anthony Dirrell on September 6,” Said Rubio. “Leli yithuba kakhulu kimi futhi Ngiya ukulishiya bonke ring. Ngiyathembisa a impi enkulu bonke abalandeli abaphuma e Texas.”
“Ngiyathokoza ukuba ngibuyela uthi futhi aphinde ebhekene Kameda,” wathi McDonnell. “Le mpi sokuqala kwaba brilliant, yena isenzo ikilasi futhi ngifisa ukuthi impi yokuqala ayehambe ngisho isikhathi eside. Abantu bangibhalela off ngaphambi owokuqala kodwa ngangihlale beqiniseka ukuthi ngingathanda zamshaya I am ngisho nangokwengeziwe ngiqiniseka ukuthi ngizobuyela ukukwenza aphinde. Uma ngiqala kahle kulokhu ngicabanga ngizoyeka kuye.”
“Lona impi Ngangifuna futhi Ngiyabonga ukuba babe nethuba rematch Jamie McDonnell,” Said Kameda. “Ngangicabanga ukuthi mina wanqoba okokuqala, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuwisa asishiya singenakho ukungabaza. Angikwazi akushiyele kubahluleli lesi sikhathi, plan yami zidonse isikhathi eside.”
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Iminyango ivulekile at American Bank Center at 12 p.m. CT futhi izoba usuku egcwele ethokozisayo isinyathelo undercard.
Dirrell uye wazibona adversity kakhulu kulo career yakhe njengoba isikhathi sakhe wesibhakela kuye kwawohlozwa sina kabili, okokuqala ngoDisemba 2006 lapho kwatholakala ukuthi unesifo non-Hodgkins lymphoma futhi bayikhulisa ngothando for 20 izinyanga ngokuphindaphindiwe May 2012 lapho ephula emlenzeni wakhe osezansi kwesobunxele izihlakala kwesokunxele in a engozini yesithuthuthu. The Flint, Michigan-bomdabu ungalokothi uvumele phansi umbambe njengoba wayelokhu ngokuwina ukulwa futhi usebenza ngendlela yakhe up professional ezinhlwini. In 2014 wathola ubuqhawe bakhe bokuqala lapho enqoba iqhawe sivikele Sakio Bika. Uyobe looking isibonakaliso njengoba ethatha Rubio ezinzima futhi ezimangelengele on September 6.
The Rubio oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala ingenye angomakad 'ebona emhlabeni futhi uyobheka ukwengeza elinye igama elikhulu uhlu lwakhe izisulu lonke yakhe career engu-16. Rubio ungumnikazi banqobe David Lemieux, Carlos Baldomir, Jorge Cota futhi Rigoberto Alvarez yonkana umsebenzi oboné kuye kuyinselele ngeziqu emhlabeni izikhawu ezintathu. Wazalelwa e Durango, Mexico, yena uzobe ukulwa besemakhaya lapho engena ring in Corpus Christi.
Yorkshire, McDonnell United Kingdom ibilokhu on a izinyembezi kusukela 2008 kanye 18 onqobayo elandelanayo. Waba wezwe iqhawe bantamweight nge anqobe Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat futhi kamuva bavikela ngempumelelo ngokumelene Javier Nicolas Chacon ngaphambi ngiza America kanye nokuvimbela Kameda in May. Kuleso impi, McDonnell wasinda i knockdown ekuseni ezandleni Kameda futhi wasebenzisa ubude bakhe futhi umsebenzi ukuze uthole ukunqoba isinqumo.
Kameda umemezele ukufika kwakhe stateside ngemuva Knockout ngonya phezu Pungluang Sor Singyu in July 2014 in Las Vegas. Lokho Knockout waba ngowesibili bantamweight isihloko wezokuVikela Kameda ngemuva wawina ibhande Paulus Ambunda e 2013 ngemuva kokuchitha kakhulu ekuphileni kwakhe ukulwa Japan lwakhe futhi Mexico. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-24 ubudala alandele U.S yakhe. DEBUT lapho enqoba Alejandro Hernandez e Chicago nge isinqumo uqhekeko. Uyobheka ukufakazela ukuthi kwakufanele yathola Isinqumo Jamie McDonnell empini yabo yokuqala on May 9 fight.
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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
Chofoza LAPHA 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” won by inqwaba 116-110 kabili futhi 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 kuzo zonke amajaji amathathu’ 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, iqhawe Ezingakanqotshwa.
“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.
“Ngifuna rematch.”
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