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Julio Hiha Chavez Jr. VU. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir Imam VU. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & Whakaahua

I know that this is a new weight class for me. I realize that Fonfara is very tough and bigger than me, but I am up for the challenge.

– Julio Hiha Chavez Jr.

I want to show the whole world how good I am when I win this fight i runga i Rāhoroi.” — Andrzej Fonfara

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Los Angeles (April 16, 2015) – Popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight champion Julio Hiha Chavez Jr. and dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara participated in the final the final press conference Rāpare at Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX, just two days before Rāhoroi o SHOWTIME Tuhinga BOXING doubleheader.

 

Chavez (48-1-1, 32 Koó) of Culiacan, Mexico, and Fonfara (26-3, 15 Koó) of Chicago by way of Radon, Poland, will meet in the 12-round light heavyweight main event live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10 p.m. AND/ 7 p.m. PT) i Pokapū StubHub i roto i te Carson, Calif. Chavez will make his eagerly awaited return to the ring and first start for new trainer Joe Goossen.

 

Also participating in today’s press conference was undefeated top 10-ranked super lightweight Amir ahau (16-0, 14 Koó), of Davie, Fla., i te ara o Albany, N.Y.. who will put his unblemished record on the line against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 Koó) (25-2, 18 Koó), o Managua, Nicaragua, in the 10-round co-feature on SHOWTIME.

I SHOWTIME EXTREME® (8 p.m. AND/PT) tenei Rāhoroi, WBA Interim Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 Koó), of Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Mohi “El Chucky” Flowers (22-0, 1 NC, 16 Koó), o Kuatalahala, Mexico.

 

In the SHOWTIME EXTREME co-feature, Omar “El Businessman” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 Koó), of Culiacan, the younger brother of Chavez, JR. and son of legendary Julio Cesar Sr., Ka fehangahangai Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 Koó), of Arjona, Colombia, in an eight-round middleweight fight. Also featured on the telecast, wā tukua e, will be a six-round match between unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana, o Santa Fe, Argentina, the brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana, who’ll be opposed by Cory Vom Baur (2-2, 0 Koó), of Vancouver, Horoi.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 a $25, me takoha e hāngai ana, utu me utu ratonga, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

What the fighters, trainers and executives said Rāpare:

 

Julio Hiha Chavez JR., Mua World Champion

I had a great training camp. I feel better than ever. I am ready for the fight.

 

I know that this is a new weight class for me. I realize that Fonfara is very tough and bigger than me, but I am up for the challenge.

 

I have worked on my boxing during my one year off, and I am very excited and motivated to get back in the ring.

 

I have worked so hard for this fight because I am fighting in a new weight class. I must punch harder, so I have focused on getting stronger during this training camp.

 

I have a great chin, I know how to take punches and my conditioning is great. A lot of fighters can take a punch, but I can take multiple punches and not be hurt.

 

I think that Andrzej Fonfara is one of the best fighters in the light heavyweight division. Inside of boxing, everyone knows who Fonfara is. He knocked down one of the best boxers in the world in Adonis Stevenson.

 

Fonfara is disciplined in the ring, but he doesn’t vary his punches.

 

I understand that my dad didn’t want me to take this fight. I had bigger names I could’ve fought, but I think that Fonfara is a great challenge for me and I like the challenge.

 

I would like to thank SHOWTIME for making this fight happen.

 

Andrzej Fonfara, World Title Challenger

I’m prepared very well and I’m ready for this fight. It’s been a great camp like always. I train hard for each fight. I’m a tough boxer who is feeling great. The weight is good and everything is perfect.

 

I must put everything into Rāhoroi night and I will win the fight.

 

I must look even better than I did against Stevenson. Everyone said I looked good, but I lost the fight. I didn’t want congratulations because I did not win the fight. But this time I will win the fight. I’m ready for a decision or for a knockout.

 

I’m ready with a couple of plans. I don’t want to run around the ring, I want to fight tough. I’m going to use my jab and my right hand, which is my best punch.

 

I’m not worried about what his father said about not fighting me. Chavez Jr. wants to fight and I will show him that his father was right.

 

It doesn’t matter how I win, I want to win this fight and get my rematch with Adonis Stevenson.

 

“Chavez Jr. Ko te toa nui. He uses a lot of combinations and has a powerful punch that I must be ready for. I want to show the whole world how good I am when I win this fight i runga i Rāhoroi.

 

If I get the chance, Kei te haere ahau ki te patoto ia i roto i. It’s boxing so you never know what will happen. I want to box round-by-round and win this fight.

 

I lost the fight with Stevenson but I showed that I was a good boxer. I’m a much smarter fighter now because of that experience. That was a fight at the top championship level.

 

It doesn’t matter what Chavez Jr. says at a press conference, we’ll be in the ring Rāhoroiand everything will happen there.

 

Fan’s can expect heavy punches, knockdowns and a great fight.

 

Amir HERE, Tūturu Super Kōmāmā ka nguha

I’m confident going into this fight because of how I train. I have put my heart and soul into this sport since I moved to Florida three years ago. I left everything behind to better myself.

 

I’m going to stay smart and composed in there and do everything I can to get the win.

 

I don’t feel like I need the knockout to come away with a successful fight. Ko, you better believe that if there is an opportunity to knock him out, then I will take advantage of it.

 

“I roto i te 2015, e hiahia ana ahau ki te riro i te toa te ao. This is my breakout year. A lot of people have been buzzing about me. I want to become the WBC world champion, that’s what I’m heading for.

 

“E mohio ana ahau ki a ia [Castle] a good opponent, he’s got a great resume, and he’s coming to fight. He has a great record, so that alone shows what he’s capable of. Pērā i Rāhoroi night may the better man win.

 

I’ve boxed styles like [tona] plenty of times, but you never know, he could come out different Rāhoroipo.

 

I’m ready to put on a great show for the SHOWTIME audience.

 

CASTILLO WALTER, Super Kōmāmā ka nguha

I’m coming here to fight. I can tell you one thing, Amir Imam made a big mistake by taking this fight.

 

I’ve fought a lot of tough fighters; my two losses were by decisions where I feel I was robbed. I’ve fought better fighters than Amir has.

 

“Pērā i Rāhoroi, I’m going to announce to the whole world that Walter Castillo is here to stay and he’s going to be a world champion.

SR Julio Hiha Chavez.

Being in Los Angeles is like being in Mexico for me; I have had many great memories. I became the world champion for this first time here and my son also became the world champion for the first time here, rawa.

 

Julio definitely has a very difficult fight ahead of him.

 

If I was Julio’s manager, I wouldn’t have taken this fight. Fonfara is a difficult and tough fighter.

 

My son wants to fight fighters of quality and wants credibility in boxing.

 

Julio has worked and trained very hard for this fight .He has the capability to win and we expect that it will go very well.

 

JOE GOOSSEN, Chavez’ Trainer

Julio has a window here the next five, six, seven years that he can capitalize on.

 

I think he’s left the childish stuff behind, and we’re all guilty of being childish.

 

I think that Julio has surprised his father with his determination heading into this fight.

He’s got a left hook to the liver that just sends a shock through your body.

 

He’s not soft. He’s a real fighter. I have been around enough fighters to know that he’s a real fighter. Tau kotahi, he has the never-say- die attitude in there.

 

We’re up against a very well-schooled, blue collar, workmanlike fighter in Fonfara.

 

He is an athletic, improvisational fighter, in that you don’t know where everything’s coming from.

 

I’ve watched a lot of Fonfara tape, and he pretty much repeats what he does, but he repeats it well.

 

This is going to be a battle. You’ve got two contrasting styles and personalities.

 

Julio has 51 fights under his belt. He’s no rookie and he comes from a great bloodline. (In the short time I’ve been with him, it has been) more of an association than a dictatorial effort between the two of us.

 

Based on former camps, he’s never really extracted himself from comfortable surroundings and put himself in a position where he is completely isolated like he was in Lake Tahoe.

 

SAM COLONNA, Fonfara’s Trainer

Fonfara could turn it up whenever. He could be down on the scorecards and one punch he throws could change someone’s world. He’s proven in the past that he has power in both hands.

 

The styles in this fight are perfect for each other. When people ask about the fight I say it could go either way, it depends on who catches the other first.

 

I’m looking for Fonfara to dominate, but Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is a warrior, he comes to fight, he knows how to go to the body like his father used to, so we’ve been working on all of these strategies.

 

A knockout win would be a dream come true to me. That’s what I’ve been looking for all these years. Winning this huge fight would change everything for Fonfara and myself.

 

This camp that Andrzej had was the best we’ve ever had. He worked hard, he had time to train and there’s no excuses.

 

We’re coming to fight a war. Don’t forget that wars are won by strategy.

 

People say to listen to your father. His father told him not to take this fight, but he took it anyway and that was a mistake.

 

I see this fight not going past 10 rauna, with us getting the knockout.

 

STACY MCKINLEY, A Imam Trainer

Amir has always trained very hard, but I did see a change in him in this training camp after the last fight. He has stepped up his training by two levels.

 

He learned a lot about his fight against [Fidel Maldonado] under the bright SHOWTIME lights at the MGM Grand.

 

Amir is always confident going into each fight, but he made a mistake in the Maldonado fight. He rolled his right hand and forgot about the left hand and was knocked down. He had to pay for his mistakes but it’s all a learning experience, he still has only 16 professional fights under his belt.

 

Castillo has a great jab and good combinations. A guy like that throws a lot of punches, but there is a technique to breaking down a fighter like that.

 

We can’t spend a lot of time on the ropes, and we must go after his body because his body is weak. Castillo is going to get knocked out i runga i Rāhoroi.

 

I think that Amir is going to open up a lot of eyes i runga i Rāhoroi.”

 

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I am fighting [Andrzej] Fonfara now because I like big opponents. I like the challenge of fighting good, hungry fighters.

– Julio Hiha Chavez Jr.

Julio wants credibility in this sport and that’s why he made the decision to take this fight, even though it’s a dangerous decision.

– Julio Hiha Chavez Sr.

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VAN NUYS, Calif.(April 13, 2015) – Toa o mua te ao Julio Hiha Chavez Jr. tū te īngoa pāpāho i runga i te Paraire in front of a packed house at Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Calif., as the Mexican superstar prepares to make his SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® waiata i runga i Rāhoroi, April 18, i te Pokapū StubHub i roto i te Carson, Calif., ora i runga i SHOWTIME(10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT).

 

I roto i te hui matua o te SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGdoubleheader, Superstar Mexican Chavez, JR. (48-1-1, 32 Koó) meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Koó) i roto i te 12-a tawhio noa a'ee taumahamaha o te marama.

 

I roto i te 10-a tawhio noa tahi-āhuatanga, runga 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir ahau (16-0, 14 Koó) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 Koó).

 

Julio Hiha Chavez, Ninety te toa Mexican nui o te wā katoa, hanga he ahua i roto i īngoa o tana tama, ki te whakaatu i tona tautoko me te tuku kupu o te faaitoitoraa.

 

Tenei ta Chavez Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez and Joe Goossen (kaiwhakangungu) i ki te mea Rāmere i te omaoma Los Angeles-rohe:

 

Julio Hiha Chavez JR., Mua World Champion

I am very focused going into this fight. I have changed a lot mentally this past year.

 

I am fighting [Andrzej] Fonfara now because I like big opponents. I like the challenge of fighting good, hungry fighters. Just because Fonfara doesn’t have the name recognition of other fighters, it doesn’t make him an easy fighter. Te uaua ia.

 

I feel comfortable at light heavyweight. Any time that you can add a couple pounds, you feel better. Although I will be fighting at 175, I feel most comfortable at 168 rite te kaimekemeke. Since I have had one year off, it was a better choice to fight at this weight so that I could see how my body feels.

 

Since I have added a few pounds, I have become a more physical and stronger boxer. The light heavyweight division has very big and physical contenders.

 

“Joe [Goossen] is a great trainer. He is a great motivator to his fighters and makes them better. I have worked very hard with him for the 35 days we spent together in Lake Tahoe.

 

When I was training with Freddie Roach, it was very different. I think Freddie is a great trainer, but Joe also has a lot of experience and we have made a connection together.

 

I really liked training in Lake Tahoe. The altitude, te mowhiti, everything I needed was there. I felt very comfortable up there and I would like to come back there to train for a fight again.

 

I promise a great fight, this is a very exciting fight. Fonfara isn’t an easy opponent, but he has never seen an opponent like me.

 

 

SR Julio Hiha Chavez.

I am here to support and be with my son. I try to give him good advice. I tell him to train and prepare hard, and fortunately he is doing that well.

 

I think Joe [Goossen] is doing a great job, we are on the same page. We are all focused on him [Chavez Jr.] getting to the fight well prepared. This fight requires great preparation because he is going into the fight at a weight that’s higher than his normal weight and he is facing a very tough opponent.

 

He must go in 100 percent to win this fight.

 

I think there has been a 180 degree turn in his career. I see this as a positive because he can really develop his ability and looks very well prepared.

 

I would’ve liked to have seen him take a tune up fight instead because of his long layoff; I particularly didn’t want this fight.

 

“Hōngongoi [Chavez Jr.] wants credibility in this sport and that’s why he made the decision to take this fight, even though it’s a dangerous decision. He must be very prepared for this fight.

 

JOE GOOSSEN, Chavez Jr.s’ Trainer

I’ve been asked over the years who the one fighter was that I would like to work and my answer was always Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

 

I’ve always really admired his style. I had known him as a kid, his father is a legend. It had always seemed like a dream job for me, and out of nowhere I got it.

 

Lake Tahoe was tremendous for training camp. You are isolated and it’s not an easy thing. When you aren’t training you are sitting in a hotel room. You are deprived the comforts of home, but it really gives you that concentration and dedication factor and I think that will interpret into some positive results.

 

I matured over my years, once I had a kid and a family and I think the same has happened with Julio. Life becomes clearer when you put away the immaturity. You realize that you have a future and if you really want to access what’s available to you, then you are going to have to work hard and dedicate yourself to it.

 

Going to Lake Tahoe and really working hard is a sign of maturity and I think that’s what Julio is going through right now. He really showed it by leaving his home and spending an extended period of time up there. To me that is a great indicator that he is mature, dedicated and taking this fight very seriously.

 

Of course I believe Julio is ready to fight Fonfara. The fight was made before I even came on board, but that’s the challenge that I am presented with. You must figure out a good game plan and figure out what you’re up against.

 

Just because Julio has been out a year doesn’t mean that it’s going to be a cake walk for Fonfara. We went up to Lake Tahoe with one thing in mind, and that’s winning this fight and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

 

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Whakatairanga a Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. a ka AIR ki runga ki SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT). I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Ka hoki te telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING wātea i roto i te reo Pāniora mā hōtaka audio Tuarua (SAP).

 

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Carson, Calif. (April 10, 2015) — Interim WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Oscar Escandon (24-1, 16 Koó), of Tolima, Colombia, will make the first defense of his 122-pound title when he faces undefeated Mohi “El Chucky” Flowers (22-0, 1 NC, 16 Koó), o Kuatalahala, Mexico, in the 12-round main event live on SHOWTIME BOXING i runga i SHOWTIME EXTREME (8 p.m. AND/PT) i runga i Rāhoroi, April 18 i Center StubHub i Carson, Calif.

 

Headlining the card, popular Mexican superstar and former middleweight world champion Julio Hiha Chavez, JR. (48-1-1, 32 Koó) ka meinga e tona SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGdebut when he meets dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Koó) ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/ 7 p.m. PT).

 

In the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Top 10 ranked junior welterweight contender Amir ahau (16-0, 14 Koó) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo(25-2, 18 Koó).

 

Opening the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast, Omar “El Businessman” Chavez (32-3-1, 22 Koó), younger brother of Chavez, JR. and son of legendary Julio Hiha Chavez Sr., Ka fehangahangai Richard Gutierrez (28-15-1, 17 Koó) in an eight-round super welterweight fight. Wā tukua e, unbeaten Argentine welterweight Fabian “TNT” Maidana (5-0, 4 Koó), brother of former world champion Marcos Maidana will also be featured in the featured in the telecast against an opponent to be named.

 

The action continues featuring a clash of middleweight contenders when Fernando Guerrero (26-3, 19 Koó) tutaki Aperahama Han (23-2, 14 Koó) in a 10-round middleweight match. Ētahi atu, young undefeated prospects face tough challenges when Wes Nofire (16-0, 12 Koó) e i runga i Joell Godfrey (17-13-1, 6 Koó) in six-round heavyweight action, Horano Shimmell (18-0, 15 Koó) kanohi Carlos Reyes (7-6-1, 5 Koó) in an eight-round cruiserweight bout and Anthony Flores (6-0, 5 Koó) whawhai William Hughes (4-2, 3 Koó) in a six-round welterweight contest.

 

Ngā ano, Jessie Roma (17-2, 9 Koó) a 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from MongoliaTugstogt Nyambayar (1-0, 1 KO) i roto i te pāngia motuhake.

 

Tickets for the event co-promoted by Goossen Promotions and Chavez Promotions are priced at $200, $150, $100, $50 a $25, me takoha e hāngai ana, utu me utu ratonga, and are on sale online at AXS.com.

 

Ko te pukuriri-whakaaro, 30-tau-tau Escandon captured the crown in his last start via a 12-round split decision over Canadian southpaw Tyson Cave last Dec. 11. Escandon was making his United States debut and triumphed in a tight fight by the scores of 117-111, 115-113 a 113-115.

 

Escandon was a top amateur -he represented Colombia in the 2004 Olympic Games- before turning professional in June 2006. Twenty of his initial 21 fights took place in his native Colombia while he’s also fought in Argentina and Panama. His lone defeat came in his first attempt at the interim WBA title on a split 12-round decision to Nehomar Cermenoon Aug. 10, 2013, i roto i te Panama. .

 

Flowers, 28, Kei te hanga i tana 2015 debut and third start in a row in the United States. He pro mai August 2008, Flowers’ tuatahi 20 fights took place in Mexico. He’s never gone more than seven full rounds although three of his fights have been scheduled for 10.

 

Known in Mexico for his show stopping-knockouts, the heavy-handed Flores registered three devastating knockouts in 2013, the biggest of which was a brutal second-round stoppage of longtime Mexican contender Rodolfo Hernandez in February of that year.

Flores recorded a seventh-round TKO in his last start over Mario Macias last Nov. 21 i roto i te Tulsa.

 

Omar Chavez, 25, the youngest son of Julio Sr. and three years younger than Julio Jr., will be making his U.S. a 2015 tuatahi. All his fights have been in Mexico, where he turned pro at the tender age of 16 i roto i te Hakihea 2006. He was victorious in his first 28 bouts before losing a 10-round split decision to Jorge Paez Jr., the son of popular former world champion, Jorge “MaromeroPaez, i roto i te Hakihea 2011. Paez also outpointed Chavez across 10 rounds in July 2012, this time unanimously.

 

After the rematch with Paez, the 5-foot-8 Chavez won four consecutive times, including a 10-round decision over Daniel Sandoval i roto i te Mei 2014 to win the NABO 154-pound crown. But Chavez lost his last fight on a shocking 10-round decision to Ramon Alvarez, brother of Haora “Canelo” Alvarez, i runga i Mahuru. 27, 2014.

 

The 36-year-old Gutierrez is hoping to bounce back after suffering consecutive defeats. Fighting out of Miami by way of Colombia, Gutierrez has been battle-tested over the years having faced the likes ofJoshua Clottey, Vanes Martirosyan a Luis Carlos Abregu.

 

Maidana, 22, is nine years younger than Marcos. A pro since June 21, 2014, he has won his last four fights by knockout, all within two rounds.

 

An exciting, come-forward crowd-pleaser (like his big brother), Maidana will be making his third start at StubHub. He won a decision his first time out and by a first-round knockout over Phillip Sorianothe second time around.

 

A terrific amateur, Maidana was the Pan American Youth Championships Bronze Medalist and World Youth Championships Silver Medalist in 2010.

 

A former world title contender, Warrior is looking to bounce back from losing to David Lemieux in 2014. With victories over Ishe Smith, Gabriel Rosado and Derrick Findley, the 28-year-old from the Dominican Republic but fighting out of Salisbury, MD. is eager to redeem himself and get back into the hunt for another world title opportunity.

 

A 30-year-old former kickboxing champion, Han, of El Paso, Texas, ka tahuri pro i roto i 2007 and quickly adapted his skills to the boxing ring. Riro ia tona tuatahi 19 pro fights before losing a hard-fought bout with Glen Tapia in 2013. He rebounded to win four straight bouts before suffering a split-decision defeat to Sergio Mora his last time out.

 

An undefeated heavyweight prospect fighting out of Miami by way of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Nofiremakes his debut in California when he looks for win number 17. The 28-year-old will battle the 34-year-old Godfrey out of East Saint Louis, Mate.

 

A former amateur standout who became the first heavyweight to win four Michigan Golden Gloves titles, Shimmell will attempt to remain undefeated and entertain the crowd with his seventh straight knockout against Reyes, 37, o Phoenix, Ariz. Te nuinga tata, the 26-year-old stopped Phil Williams in the fifth round in Dec. 2014.

 

A young prospect fighting out of Santa Ana, Calif., Roma will look to bounce back from losses in two of his last three fights after starting his career with 16 karapīpiti whakaora. The 23-year-old will be fighting at StubHub for the first time.

 

A hot welterweight prospect, the 24-year-old Flowers will look to represent his hometown of Los Angeles when he takes on the 37-year-old Hughes out of Tacoma, Horoi. Opening the card is the 22-year-old 2012 Olympic Silver medalist out of Mongolia, Nyambayar who battles an opponent to be determined.

 

Brian Custer will call the SHOWTIME EXTREME action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst.

 

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara Ko te a'ee 12-a tawhio noa e e wahi i Center StubHub i Carson, Calif. a ka AIR ki runga ki SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT). Ka hoki te telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING wātea i roto i te reo Pāniora mā hōtaka audio Tuarua (SAP).

 

Mō ētahi atu pārongo'a'ahi www.sports.sho.com, te whai i runga i Twitter iSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter ASwanson_Comm, te whai i te whakahaere mā te whakamahi i #ChavezFonfara, riro i te tahi i runga i Facebook i www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing 'a'ahi ki te Blog SHOWTIME mekemeke i ranei http://theboxingblog.sho.com.

UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO IN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

Rāhoroi, April 18, LIVE i runga i SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT)

From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

NEW YORK (April 8, 2015) – Top 10 ranked super lightweight contender Amir ahau (16-0, 14 Koó) will aim to move one step closer to a world title opportunity when he makes his second start of 2015 against fellow power-puncher Walter Castillo (25-2, 18 Koó) in the 10-round co-feature of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING i runga i Rāhoroi, April 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT)

 

In the main event from Pokapū StubHub i roto i te Carson, Calif., Superstar Mexican Julio Hiha Chavez(48-1-1, 32 Koó) faces exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Koó), of Chicago by way of Poland, i roto i te 12-a tawhio noa a'ee taumahamaha o te marama.

 

Ko tētahi o opuaraa tere-maranga o te mekemeke, kua patototanga a roto i te Imam-tau 24-tawhito 14 o tona 16 professional opponents since turning pro in 2011. The Albany, N.Y., native is coming off a fifth-round TKO of Fidel Maldonado Jr., in a brawl on Jan. 17 on SHOWTIME that featured five total knockdowns. E ahau, currently ranked No. 4 in the WBA and No. 7 i roto i te WBC, touched the canvas for the first time in his career but bounced back and relied on his power to floor Maldonado a total of four times.

 

I know Walter is a tough fighter, he comes forward and throws a lot of punches,” Na ka mea a Imam. “But I will figure him out quickly once I get inside the ring. I’m working on a lot of different things for this training camp, lots of tricky moves that are going to excite the fans. It’s great to fight outdoors at StubHub Center and to showcase my talents on SHOWTIME. I’m here to entertain and prove I’m ready for that title shot.

 

Castle (25-2, 18 Koó), o Managua, Nicaragua, has won nine straight and KO’d six of his last seven opponents. The 26-year-old has fought mostly in Nicaragua and the only blemishes on his record are a split-decision loss in his pro debut and a controversial 2008 split decision on the road against former world champ Vicente Mosquera i roto i te Panama. Castle, who has knocked out his last four opponents inside of four rounds, will make his second start in the U.S. after winning his American debut via first round TKO last October.

 

“Ahau rawa oaoa mo tenei whawhai. I’ve been training hard for months now and can’t wait for the bell to ring,” Castillo said. “Where I’m from we have a history of great warriors like Alexis Arguello and Rosendo Alvarez and on April 18 I’m looking to moving one step closer to adding my name to that list. Imam may be undefeated but I’m ready for a war.

 

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Tikiti mo te takahanga, e te tahi whakatairangatia ana-e Goossen Whakatairanga me Chavez Whakatairanga, E utu i $200, $150, $100, $50 a $25, me takoha e hāngai ana, utu me utu ratonga, kei runga i te hoko i teie nei, a, he wātea mo te hoko ipurangi i AXS.com.

 

Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, Ko te a'ee 12-a tawhio noa e e wahi i Center StubHub i Carson, Calif. a ka AIR ki runga ki SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT). Ka hoki te telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING wātea i roto i te reo Pāniora mā hōtaka audio Tuarua (SAP).

 

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SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, April 10 on SHOWTIME®

Julio Hiha Chavez, JR. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, ora i runga i SHOWTIME

 

VIDEO PREVIEW LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ

 

“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Hiha Chavez, JR.

“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Hiha Chavez, Sr.

 

NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Raupapa tohu-toa WÄTEA KATOA returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Hiha Chavez, JR., as he prepares to make his SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara i runga i Rāhoroi, April 18, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/ 7 p.m. PT) i te Pokapū StubHub i roto i te Carson, Calif.

 

WÄTEA KATOA: Chavez premieres Rāmere, April 10, e whai ake nei tonu te ora ShoBox: Ko te Generation New tripleheader at 10 p.m. AND/PT.

 

WÄTEA KATOA: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.

 

With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, WÄTEA KATOAuncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.

 

No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?

 

Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?

 

“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. Na, Whakaaro ahau, courageous, too.”

 

Ki te WÄTEA KATOA cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.

 

WÄTEA KATOA: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. WÄTEA KATOA will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME te Wā® a online iSHO.com/Sports.

 

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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., a ka Air ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT). Ka hoki te telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING wātea i roto i te reo Pāniora mā hōtaka audio Tuarua (SAP).

Tikiti mo te takahanga, e te tahi whakatairangatia ana-e Goossen Whakatairanga me Chavez Whakatairanga, E utu i $200, $150, $100, $50 a $25, me takoha e hāngai ana, utu me utu ratonga, haere i runga i te hoko i tenei ra i 12 p.m. PT a e wātea ana mō te hoko ipurangi i AXS.com.

A Tamutu STEVENSON WINS BATTLE fakafiefia OVER SAKIO BIKA IN tuatahi o PREMIER BOXING Champions ON CBS I mua o te mano RAUCOUS KI TE Pepsi COLISEUM IN QUBEC CITY

(Whakaahua BY: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS)

Artur BETERBIEV tëtahi knockout OVER Gabriel CAMPILLO

Julian Williams WINS ki te uaua Joey Hernandez

Te Kuititanga (April 4, 2015) – Ko te tuatahi Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga iCBS kāri kawea mai whawhai pā he avatea rawa whakaongaonga o matchups mekemeke i Quebec City a Pepsi Coliseum. Ko te hui matua ngā A Tamutu “Superman” Stevenson (26-1, 21 Koó) i roto i te 12-a tawhio noa whakatau loto fakafiefia (115-111, 116-110 a 115-110) riro i runga i Sakio “Ko te Scorpion” Taurus (32-7-3, 21 Koó).

 

Ko te kite a'ee whakatuwheratanga teata Artur Beterbiev (8-0, 8 Koó) i roto i te knockout a tawhio wha whakamīharo riro i runga i Gabriel “Ko te tangata Handsome” Campillo (25-7-1, 11 Koó).

 

Ngā ano te telecast ngā i Julian “Rock J” Williams (19-0-1, 11 Koó) riro i runga i Joey “Matimati Twinkle” Hernandez (24-3-1, 14 Koó).

 

Kei raro nei ētahi kōrero nui i te whawhai teata e pā ana ki to ratou mahite po nei:

 

A Tamutu STEVENSON

 

“Ahau mahi uaua ki te e taea ki te haere hoki 12 rauna. Maturuturu iho ahau ki a ia rua. Ngā kore i te patototanga ia i roto i a i mohio ahau i haere mai hiahia ia ineine ki te whawhai.

 

“Na ka mea ahau e waiho e ahau hari ki te knockout e haere i te tawhiti, ki te tiki i te wikitoria ranei. Na au tino hari ki te pehea e ahau whawhai tenei ra, me te ki te hua.

 

“Whakamahia Bika tona matenga, he moka, a tamata ki te whawhai, otiia i ahau taea ki te whakahaere i te whawhai. I mohio ahau kihai i ia tika i haere mai ki a Canada mo te fun, engari ki te riro.

 

“He whai wāhi ki te Pirimia Mekemeke Champions a kua whawhai i runga i CBS he wheako nui. He fantastic mō te mekemeke tenei a e tumanako tatou ake a ka tīmata atu tamariki hoko whai wāhi i roto i te hākinakina.

 

“Pera i te matara te mea te muri, Ka tatari ahau, ka kite i te aha Al (HAYMON) He hoki ki ahau. Ka waiho e ahau rite ki te haere ano e Pipiri Hōngongoi ranei.”

 

Saki puru

 

“Tika a Tamutu ki te riro i tēnei whawhai. E kore e taea te tango i ahau i tetahi mea atu i ia. Whawhai ia tino pai.

 

“Ua mau ahau ki te matau, ka paheke te wa tuatahi i haere ki raro, i ahau. A, no ka mau ahau e ia ki te maui, a haere ana ahau ki raro, i muri i runga i kihai i tino pā te reira ahau e nui mau. Ko ia te Sharing ahakoa ka whawhai ia he whawhai nui i teie mahana.

 

“Kua whawhai i runga i CBS i te ngā fakaofo mo toku mahi. Kihai ahau i te tiki i te win, engari hoatu e ahau ki runga ki te whawhai nui kia te iwi whānui kite.

 

“Hoki inaianei, Ka upoko ahau hoki te fare, e ia oaoa i to'u utuafare. Na ka kite ahau e pā ana ki tetahi atu whawhai.”

 

Artur BETERBIEV

 

“I roto i tenei whawhai i ahau taea ki te whakaatu tino ahau ahei o te mea, ka utua atu toku wheako.

 

“A, no te ahau titiro ki rīpene o Campillo ite ahau i mea ai ia ki te rota o te rere. E kore ahau i ngana ana ki te hei i te kino i. Ahau titi noa ki toku mahere kēmu.

 

“Au fiefia rawa ki te hei i runga i te atamira nui i runga i CBS i te taua wāhi wawe i roto i toku mahi ngaio. Tenei katoa ka huihui rawa hohoro, ka tumanako ahau ki kia hoki hohoro.

 

“E whakamahere tatou ki te whawhai ano i roto i te Mei, a ka waiho e ahau tetahi e toku hoariri i roto i te ringa o te Atua.”

 

Gabriel Campillo

 

“Ahau hiahia tino ki te pana Beterbiev ki te rauna te mutunga o tenei whawhai kia kite me pehea te hapai i hiahia ia e, otiia kihai i taea e ahau ki te kia mahi i te reira.

 

“Ko te tokua tino nui ko te wā tuatahi i mau ia ki ahau i roto i te kotahi a tawhio. I muri i taua pere kihai i kaha ki te toe ahau ahau.

 

“I fiefia ahau ki te tiki i tēnei whai wāhitanga ki te whawhai i runga i CBS. Tenei production PBC nui rawa te pai ki te waiho i te wahi o te, a whakaaro ahau e mahi i te raupapa he rota ki te tauturu i tupu i te hākinakina.

 

“Taku mahere hoki inaianei ko te ki te okioki. Na ka anō tatou i te āhuatanga, me te kite e pā ana ki te whawhai ano.”

 

Julian Williams

 

“Kahore he underestimating Hernandez mo tenei whawhai. Ako matou i te rota o te kiriata ki runga ki a ia, a he whakaaro tino pai o te mea e kawe ia ki te mowhiti i teie mahana.

 

“Whakaaro ahau i toku werohanga, me toku kaupapa i aku kaha nui e rua i roto i tenei whawhai. Tapahia ana te mowhiti i matua.

 

“Tēnei raupapa PBC me nga whawhai i runga i te whatunga nui rite CBS he nui hoki te hākinakina o te mekemeke. E mea nui ki te tiki ki te tini atu mau utuafare, a ka tumanako ahau e tauturu te reira kia nui atu rongonui te hākinakina. Te tūmanako tae tenei hunga tamariki e kore nei e taea e tona ringa cable moni, me te tauturu faaitoito i kuao atu taitamariki ki te tiki ki te hākinakina.

 

“E kore au e mōhio he aha te muri. Ka tatari ahau mo Al (HAYMON) ki te tuku i mohio ki ahau, engari au tino tumanako ahau mo te pere i te runga 10 toa i mua i runga i te tau o.”

 

Joey Hernandez

 

“Ko pea Williams te toa pai kua fehangahangai ahau kia tawhiti. Ia e kore te te hai faingataa, engari i whawhai ia he whawhai rawa atamai. Whakamahia e ia tona tiketike, ka tae ki te pupuri i ahau atu toku werohanga, me te noho i roto i te awhe toku.

 

“Râ i ahau ki te tango i nifó ki te hoatu nifó i roto i tenei whawhai. A, no te ahau ka roto i ahau taea ki te tiki i aku nifó atu, otiia kihai i taea e ahau te mea i nui ki te tiki i te win.

 

“Ko te whawhai nui mo nga pā tenei me te whawhai i runga i CBS hoatu e ahau he whai wāhitanga nui hoki ki te tini atu te iwi kite i enei whawhai.

 

“Au tonu taitamariki i te 30-tau-tau. E mohio ana ahau ki ka e ahau hoki i roto i te whakakai. Mahi ahau i tenei, no te ahau e hiahia ana ki te, a aroha ahau ki a te reira, no te mea kahore ahau me ki.”

 

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A Tamutu STEVENSON vs. SAKIO BIKA ARTUR BETERBIEV vs. GABRIEL CAMPILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & Whakaahua

Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) I te CBS Rāhoroi, April 4, I 3 p.m. AND/Poutumarotanga PT Mai i Pepsi Coliseum I Quebec City, Canada

Whakaahua paunatia-I: (Credit Photo: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS)

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS: (Credit Photo: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS)

 

Pauna Official:

A Tamutu STEVENSON: 174 ½ Pounds

Saki puru: 174 ½ Pounds

 

Artur BETERBIEV: 175 Pauna

Gabriel Campillo: 174 ½ Pounds

 

(TV Swing Bout)

Julian Williams: 154 ½ Pounds

Joey Hernandez: 155 pauna

 

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PBC i te CBS, headlined e te marama taumahamaha whawhai aito te ao i waenganui i Stevenson me Bika, E hāpaitia ana e te Groupe Yvon Michel (Te omaoma) a ka homai e e Videotron me i roto i te whai wāhi ki Mise-O-JEU. E i teie nei Tickets runga i te hoko i te pouaka tari Pepsi Coliseum i Quebec, na roto i te te karanga (418) 691-7211 ranei (800) 900-7469, online i www.billetech.com, i te omaoma (514) 383-0666 a Champion mekemeke Club (514) 376-0980. Utu tīkiti ngā i $25 ki $250 i runga i te papa.

A Tamutu STEVENSON vs. SAKIO BIKAUNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & Whakaahua

Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) I te CBS

Rāhoroi, April 4, I 3 p.m. AND/Poutumarotanga PT Mai i Pepsi Coliseum I Quebec City, Canada

Pāwhiritia HERE no te whakaahua i te amuiraa press undercard

Credit: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS

Te Kuititanga (April 2, 2015) – I mua i te tuatahi Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i CBS haamata telecast (3 p.m. AND/12 p.m. PT), Ka titiro te tuahine o Tamakaea i nga whetu taitamariki ki te whakakā i te Pepsi Coliseum mano i roto i te raupapa o pāngia undercard timata i 1 p.m. AND.

 

He tikiti mo te kaupapa ora i runga i te hoko, a ka taea te hokona i te pouaka tari Pepsi Coliseum i Quebec, na roto i te te karanga (418) 691-7211 ranei (800) 900-7469, online i www.billetech.com, i te omaoma (514) 383-0666 a Champion mekemeke Club (514) 376-0980. Utu tīkiti ngā i $25 ki $250 i runga i te papa.

 

PBC i te CBS, headlined e te marama taumahamaha whawhai aito te ao i waenganui i A Tamutu “Superman” Stevenson a Sakio “Ko te Scorpion” Taurus me te ngā Artur Beterbievrite anga ia Gabriel “Ko te tangata Handsome” Campillo, E hāpaitia ana e te Groupe Yvon Michel (Te omaoma) a ka homai e e Videotron me i roto i te whai wāhi ki Mise-O-JEU.

 

Headlining i te mahi undercard he maranga tūturu nguha super Welterweight Julian “Rock J” Williams (18-0-1, 11 Koó), ko wai ka te titiro ki te tonu tona ara ki te stardom ka anga ia whakaongaonga Joey “Matimati Twinkle” Hernandez (24-2-1, 14 Koó)i roto i te Welterweight a'ee 10-a tawhio.

 

I roto i te tahi atu runga kēmu-teata kore, Kevin Bizier (23-2, 16 Koó)hoki ki te mowhiti i roto i tona pa ki te mata Fouad El Massoudi (12-4, 1 KO)i roto i te waru-a tawhio Welterweight super pupūtanga. I roto i te te mau taumahamaha waru-a tawhio, tūturu Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (15-0, 10 Koó) Ka fehangahangai Oezcan Cetinkaya (19-9-2, 13 Koó).

 

I roto i te te rua o pāngia Welterweight super, Sébastien Bouchard (9-1, 3 Koó) Ka tango i te Denis Farias (19-6-2, 1 KO) i roto i te tukinga waru-tawhio noa, me Custio Clayton (2-0, 1 KO) Ka fehangahangaiRonald Berti (4-3-1, 1 KO)i roto i te pupūtanga e ono-a tawhio.

 

Häunga te toenga o te kāri i roto i te taha i te tokotoru o te opuaraa Canadian titiro ki te hanga o ratou faahou te pro. Jan Michael Poulin (1-0-1) e i runga i Michel Tsalla (1-9-2) i roto i te a'ee taumahawaenga a tawhio e wha, Vislan Dalkhaev (1-0) whawhai Adel Hadjouis (7-3) i roto i te whā a'ee wha-tawhio noa, me Shakeel Pene (1-0, 1 KO) kanohi Rene roody (0-2-1)i roto i te wha-a tawhio noa whitu super a'ee.

 

He 'amanaki tūturu Nō i f whawhai te pa nui o Philadelphia, Williams Kei te titiro ki te pupuri i ana record tūturu tonu, me te haaputapû i runga i te atamira nui. Anga te-tau 24-tau te whakamātautau kaki i roto i Miami-Māori Hernandez. Kua pakanga-tau 30-tau te Hernandez etahi o te pai i roto i te mekemeke me te hiahia ana ia ki te ringa Williams tona mate ngaio tuatahi, no te te rua tapawha atu.

I muri iho ana i te taitara-eliminator i te whakatau wahia e i roto i tona a'ee whakamutunga, Bizier, 30, hoki ki tona kainga tupu o Quebec titiro ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te tīwae win ki totohe taitara. Te ti'aturi nei e ia ki te hanga i tona take ki te wikitoria i runga i te-tau 27-tau El Massoudi, te tangata e hanga ana tuatahi Te Tai Tokerau American. Ko te toa i roto i o Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome, France te tūmanako ki te hanga i te pānga tonu i roto i tona whawhai ki Bizier.

 

He taumahamaha tūturu nei kanohi Columbia i te 2008 Olympics, Whawhai Rivashas anake i roto i tona pa whāngai o Montreal mai tahuri pro i roto i 2009. Hanga e ia kia tona timatanga tuatahi i Pepsi Coliseum ka anga ia Cetinkaya, o Kassel, Heesi, Germany.

 

Whawhai mo te toru o te taime, ano he ngaio i Pepsi Coliseum, Kei te te rapu a Quebec Bouchard tana tuarua piritahi te wikitoria mai i te mauiui tona mate ana'e. Anga te-tau 27-tau te whakamātautau uaua i roto i te mātanga Farias, o Aulnay-sous-bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Ko te Farias-tau 27-tau tenei’ whawhai tuatahi i waho o France.

 

A 2012 Canadian Häkinakina, Titiro Clayton ki te hanga i tona anō ngaio, me te whakaatu he aha i whakaaro ia tetahi o te pai kaimekemeke runaruna ki te haere mai i roto i o Canada. Ko te-tau 27-tawhito i Montreal pakanga te Berti-tau 27-tawhito i Bracquegnies, Belgium.

 

He latecomer ki te rarangi ngaio, Kei te titiro Poulin ki te hanga atu o tona wikitoria mahi tuatahi i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Ko te 32-tau-tawhito i Quebec anga te Tsalla-tau 31-tau, nei Mātaatua hoki i Quebec.

 

Russian-whanau, engari whawhai i roto i o Quebec, Dalkhaev te hanga tuarua tona timatanga pro i muri kowhetetia tona wikitoria pro matamua i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Ka te-tau 26-tau kia whakamatautauria e te Hadjouis-tau 28-tau, o Rueil-Malmaison, Haut-de-Seine, France.

 

Te whakaawhiwhi i te undercard-teata kore, Pene, 24, Ka titiro hoki tana tuarua pro te wikitoria i muri i kato ake te win TKO mo Eddie Gates i Hānuere o tenei tau. Ko te Quebec-Maori pakanga te Rene-tau 36-tau i roto i o Ontario.

 

Kei raro nei ngā kōrero i te amuiraa press o Rāpare:

 

YVON Michel, Peresideni o te omaoma

“I roto i toku whakaaro, the biggest fight in the history of Pepsi Coliseum was Pascal-Hopkins 1, but the scale of this event presented on a general network like CBS exceeds all that was done previously. “We are privileged to have the PBC series for this historic first. All of this is possible thanks to Adonis Stevenson. The undercard is also stacked.

PBC on CBS will also ensure that the people there love the experience. There will be screens everywhere and spectacular entrances. It will be a unique experience!” added the promoter.”

Bernard BAR, Executive Vice President of GYM

“He ka 10 whawhai Rāhoroi, including nine non-televised bouts that only people who bouthg tickets to be at the Coliseum will see. It’s a Marathon!”

 

Julian Williams

“Au noa titiro ahau ki te mahi pai, ka whiwhi i te win i runga i Rāhoroi. Kua kua ahau te whakarite, me te whakangungu tino pakeke hoki tenei whawhai. Ahau tango ahau i te reira tetahi whawhai i te wa, a tino ahau e kore ahau e titiro mua i te toa rite Hernandez.”

Joey Hernandez

“He te kahore ngatahi tenei wa a tawhio noa. Kua ahau i etahi raruraru hihiri ahau mo whakangungu i roto i te mua, otiia e kore e tenei te wa. Faatura i ahau toku hoariri, me te kua mahi tino uaua ki te faaineine no te tenei whawhai. Tenei ka te whawhai o toku ora, me te E rapu ana ahau ki te hoatu ki runga ki te whakaatu nui i runga i Rāhoroi.”

 

KEVIN BIZIER“Au fiefia ki te kati i te Coliseum. Ko toku fare konei. Na e matau ana koutou mahi tonu ahau i te pai whawhai! Ka haere mai toku hoariri ki te whawhai me te here e haere ia ki roto ki te hunga e whawhai. Ka waiho te reira i te pakanga pai i ahau, me te ki a ia. Kia te tangata pai riro Rāhoroi.”

Fouad THE MASSPOUDI

“Ko te he wā tuatahi hoki ahau i roto i Canada. Ko ahau rite mo tenei whawhai, me to tatou nga patu katoa ki te angitu”

OEZCAN Cetinkaya

“Au hari ahau ki te whai i te whai wāhi ki te pouaka i te Quebec Coliseum. Ko te he Tau Hou me te titiro ahau i mua ki te hanga i te tauākī i tēnei tau

Sébastien Bouchard

“Tatou i mahi pakeke i roto i te omaoma, ka utua e mahi atu i te mutu e ahau Cedric Spera. Tonu matou i roto i te rua kotahi mo tenei whawhai.”

DENIS Farias

“Heoi kua ki i runga i te marama i kua rua ahau te whakangungu i te ra mo tenei whawhai. Ahau i haere mai ki konei ki te riro.”

Jan-MICHAEL POULIN

“Titiro atu ahau ki te whakatau i te tahi mea Rāhoroi. Ko te kahore whaiaro ki Michel Tsalla, engari i ahau i te Unuunu ki te ūkui ki a ia.”

MARC Ramsay (kaiwhakangungu o Vislan Dalkhaev)

“I ahau i te hītori motuhake ki Vislan Dalkhaev. I te tīmatanga, haere mai e ia i konei i runga i te kupu tohutohu o Artur Beterbiev. Ko te whāinga tuatahi ko te ki te āwhina i Artur ki te acclimate ki Montreal, ka i mohio ahau e ia i te hoa i konei e te tauturu. I te omaoma, Heoi, Kitea e ahau e, e kore noa ratou hoa o te tahi e te tahi, engari ko Vislan he kaimekemeke taumata-teitei.” 

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Tuhinga STAR Julian Williams whawhai Joey Hernández PLUS, He ope o Tuhinga CANADIAN & Contenders KIA ngā ON a Tamutu STEVENSON VU. SAKIO BIKA UNDERCARD

Kaua e Miss tetahi o te Mahi ārahi i Up Ki te Tuatahi Champions Pirimia Mekemeke i te Takahanga CBS (3 p.m. AND/12 p.m. PT)

Ka tīmata Whawhai Tuatahi I 1 p.m. i Pepsi Coliseum

Pāwhiritia HERE no te whakaahua i te amuiraa press undercard

Credit: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS

Te Kuititanga (April 2, 2015) – I mua i te tuatahi Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i CBS haamata telecast (3 p.m. AND/12 p.m. PT), Ka titiro te tuahine o Tamakaea i nga whetu taitamariki ki te whakakā i te Pepsi Coliseum mano i roto i te raupapa o pāngia undercard timata i 1 p.m. AND.

 

He tikiti mo te kaupapa ora i runga i te hoko, a ka taea te hokona i te pouaka tari Pepsi Coliseum i Quebec, na roto i te te karanga (418) 691-7211 ranei (800) 900-7469, online i www.billetech.com, i te omaoma (514) 383-0666 a Champion mekemeke Club (514) 376-0980. Utu tīkiti ngā i $25 ki $250 i runga i te papa.

 

PBC i te CBS, headlined e te marama taumahamaha whawhai aito te ao i waenganui i A Tamutu “Superman” Stevenson a Sakio “Ko te Scorpion” Taurus me te ngā Artur Beterbiev rite anga ia Gabriel “Ko te tangata Handsome” Campillo, E hāpaitia ana e te Groupe Yvon Michel (Te omaoma) a ka homai e e Videotron me i roto i te whai wāhi ki Mise-O-JEU.

 

Headlining i te mahi undercard he maranga tūturu nguha super Welterweight Julian “Rock J” Williams (18-0-1, 11 Koó), ko wai ka belooking ki te tonu tona ara ki te stardom ka anga ia whakaongaonga Joey “Matimati Twinkle” Hernandez (24-2-1, 14 Koó)i roto i te Welterweight a'ee 10-a tawhio.

 

I roto i te tahi atu runga kēmu-teata kore, Kevin Bizier (23-2, 16 Koó)hoki ki te mowhiti i roto i tona pa ki te mata Fouad El Massoudi (12-4, 1 KO)i roto i te waru-a tawhio Welterweight super pupūtanga. I roto i te te mau taumahamaha waru-a tawhio, tūturu Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (15-0, 10 Koó) Ka fehangahangai Oezcan Cetinkaya (19-9-2, 13 Koó).

 

I roto i te te rua o pāngia Welterweight super, Sébastien Bouchard (9-1, 3 Koó) Ka tango i te Denis Farias (19-6-2, 1 KO) i roto i te tukinga waru-tawhio noa, me Custio Clayton (2-0, 1 KO) Ka fehangahangai Ronald Berti (4-3-1, 1 KO)i roto i te pupūtanga e ono-a tawhio.

 

Häunga te toenga o te kāri i roto i te taha i te tokotoru o te opuaraa Canadian titiro ki te hanga o ratou faahou te pro. Jan Michael Poulin (1-0-1) e i runga i Michel Tsalla (1-9-2) i roto i te a'ee taumahawaenga a tawhio e wha, Vislan Dalkhaev (1-0) whawhai Adel Hadjouis (7-3) i roto i te whā a'ee wha-tawhio noa, me Shakeel Pene (1-0, 1 KO) kanohi Rene roody (0-2-1)i roto i te wha-a tawhio noa whitu super a'ee.

 

“I roto i toku whakaaro, the biggest fight in the history of Pepsi Coliseum was Pascal-Hopkins 1, but the scale of this event presented on a general network like CBS exceeds all that was done previously,” peresideni te omaoma mea Yvon Michel. “We are privileged to have the PBC series for this historic first. All of this is possible thanks to Adonis Stevenson. The undercard is also stacked.

 

PBC on CBS will also ensure that the people there love the experience. There will be screens everywhere and spectacular entrances. It will be a unique experience!”

 

He 'amanaki tūturu Nō i f whawhai te pa nui o Philadelphia, Williams Kei te titiro ki te pupuri i ana record tūturu tonu, me te haaputapû i runga i te atamira nui. The 24-year-old faces a stiff test in Miami-native Hernandez. Kua pakanga-tau 30-tau te Hernandez etahi o te pai i roto i te mekemeke me te hiahia ana ia ki te ringa Williams tona mate ngaio tuatahi, no te te rua tapawha atu.

 

“Au noa titiro ahau ki te mahi pai, ka whiwhi i te win i runga i Rāhoroi,” Said Williams. “Kua kua ahau te whakarite, me te whakangungu tino pakeke hoki tenei whawhai. Ahau tango ahau i te reira tetahi whawhai i te wa, a tino ahau e kore ahau e titiro mua i te toa rite Hernandez.”

 

“He te kahore ngatahi tenei wa a tawhio noa,” Said Hernandez. “Kua ahau i etahi raruraru hihiri ahau mo whakangungu i roto i te mua, otiia e kore e tenei te wa. Faatura i ahau toku hoariri, me te kua mahi tino uaua ki te faaineine no te tenei whawhai. Tenei ka te whawhai o toku ora, me te E rapu ana ahau ki te hoatu ki runga ki te whakaatu nui i runga i Rāhoroi.”

 

I muri iho ana i te taitara-eliminator i te whakatau wahia e i roto i tona a'ee whakamutunga, Bizier, 30, hoki ki tona kainga tupu o Quebec titiro ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te tīwae win ki totohe taitara. Te ti'aturi nei e ia ki te hanga i tona take ki te wikitoria i runga i te-tau 27-tau El Massoudi, te tangata e hanga ana tuatahi Te Tai Tokerau American. Ko te toa i roto i o Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dome, France te tūmanako ki te hanga i te pānga tonu i roto i tona whawhai ki Bizier.

 

He taumahamaha tūturu nei kanohi Columbia i te 2008 Olympics, Rivas Kua anake whawhai i roto i tona pa whāngai o Montreal mai tahuri pro i roto i 2009. Hanga e ia kia tona timatanga tuatahi i Pepsi Coliseum ka anga ia Cetinkaya, o Kassel, Heesi, Germany.

 

Whawhai mo te toru o te taime, ano he ngaio i Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec o Bouchard e rapu ana tona tuarua piritahi te wikitoria mai i te mauiui tona mate ana'e. Anga te-tau 27-tau te whakamātautau uaua i roto i te mātanga Farias, o Aulnay-sous-bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Ko te Farias-tau 27-tau tenei’ whawhai tuatahi i waho o France.

 

A 2012 Canadian Häkinakina, Clayton titiro ki te hanga i tona anō ngaio, me te whakaatu he aha i whakaaro ia tetahi o te pai kaimekemeke runaruna ki te haere mai i roto i o Canada. Ko te-tau 27-tawhito i Montreal pakanga te-tau 27-tau Berti i Bracquegnies, Belgium.

 

He latecomer ki te rarangi ngaio, Poulin Kei te titiro ki te hanga atu o tona wikitoria mahi tuatahi i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Ko te 32-tau-tawhito i Quebec anga te-tau 31-tau Tsalla, nei Mātaatua hoki i Quebec.

 

Russian-whanau, engari whawhai i roto i o Quebec, Dalkhaev Kei te hanga tuarua tona timatanga pro i muri kowhetetia tona wikitoria pro matamua i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Ka te-tau 26-tau kia whakamatautauria e te-tau 28-tau Hadjouis, o Rueil-Malmaison, Haut-de-Seine, France.

 

Te whakaawhiwhi i te undercard-teata kore, Pene, 24, Ka titiro hoki tana tuarua pro te wikitoria i muri i kato ake te win TKO mo Eddie Gates i Hānuere o tenei tau. Te pakanga a te Quebec-Māori te-tau 36-tau Rene i roto i o Ontario.

 

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A Tamutu STEVENSON vs. Saki puru, ARTUR BETERBIEV vs. GABRIEL CAMPILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & Whakaahua

I’ll definitely be going for the knockout tenei Rāhoroi i runga i CBS” – A Tamutu Stevenson

I didn’t come here to Canada just to walk and look around. I came here to take this belt back home” – Saki Taurus

Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) I te CBS

Rāhoroi, April 4, I 3 p.m. AND/Poutumarotanga PT Mai i Pepsi Coliseum I Quebec City, Canada

 

Pāwhiritia HERE Hei Tikiake Photos

Credit: Amanda Kwok / PBC i te CBS

Te Kuititanga, Quebec (April 1, 2015) – During Wednesday o final press conference at Le Bonne Entente in Quebec City, both A Tamutu “Superman” Stevenson a Sakio “Ko te Scorpion” Taurus promised a knockout when they meet in the main event of the debut presentation of Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i CBSTelevision Network this Saturday, April 4, i 3 p.m. AND/Poutumarotanga PT.

 

The hard-hitting Stevenson (25-1, 21 Koó) will defend his light heavyweight world championship against former super middleweight world champion Bika (32-6-3, 21 Koó) in the main event from the Pepsi Coliseum i roto i te Quebec City.

 

The case was the same with the co-main event fighters as both undefeated light heavyweight and two-time Russian Olympian Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 Koó) and former light heavyweight world champion Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 Koó) expected to win via KO tenei Rāhoroi ahiahi. Campillo, sporting a Tom Brady jersey, even promised he would win in dramatic fashion like this year’s Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.

 

Below are quotes from the fighters and trainers from Wednesday o press amuiraa:

 

A Tamutu STEVENSON:

I know Sakio is going to try to take my title, but I’m prepared for that.

 

I know he was a champion. I made the move from 168 ki 175 pounds and it worked well for me. I expect him to bring his best at 175 pauna. He’s a former champ so I’m preparing to face a champion.

 

I’m looking for the KO because I’m from the Kronk Gym. Knockouts sell. But I can go 12 rauna, that’s not a problem. I train for 12 rauna.

 

My trainer has given me a great plan. He knows Sakio Bika very well and we’ll see what happens in the ring.

 

Bika is still going to have the same power moving up in weight. He should actually be stronger.

 

I’m very focused because I know Bika is very dangerous. I know he’s going to come into the ring and try to give me trouble.

 

I’m a knockout artist. I can do a lot in the ring, but first and foremost I’m a knockout artist.

 

I’d love to unify the belts eventually, but I’ll let my manager Al Haymon take care of that.

 

My mentor Emanuel Steward always told me that as soon as I enter the ring the knockout is what sells. I’ll definitely be going for the knockout tenei Rāhoroi on CBS.

 

I’m ready to go toe-to-toe. Adonis Stevenson vs. Sakio Bika on CBS, baby.

 

 

Saki puru:

To beat a great fighter you have to be your best. I’m looking to take the WBC title back home.

 

I’ve fought everyoneI’ve never ducked an opponentand I don’t know if he can handle the pressure.

 

I feel more comfortable at 175 pauna. I want to test the big boy [Stevenson] and I feel like I can do that. I te Rāhoroi we’ll see.

 

He’s knocked people out, engari kua kore e ahau i te patototanga i. I te Rāhoroi I’ll be the one to knock him out.

 

I’m very hungry to get a world title back. I trained very hard at light heavyweight to get a title back.

 

I didn’t come here to Canada just to walk and look around. I came here to take this belt back home and I’m very confident I’m going to do that.

 

Training camp went very well, we put in good work and now we’re here in Canada ready to shock the world.

 

 

JAVANSUGARHILL:

Training camp was very good as always. Nothing different, just hard work perfecting his boxing and the basic fundamentals. We’re looking for him to make a mistake and catch him.

 

The way you prepare for an unorthodox fighter like Bika is to make sure your basics are sound. You have to have a good jab, you have to have good movement and you have to have ‘super powerAnd I have “Superman.

 

Emanuel also told me the knockout sells. It’s something that we both know and it’s something that is imbedded in us. We’re looking for the knockout on April 4. Sometimes I see things that Adonis is looking to do before he does it. So I’ll just be sitting there waiting for Adonis to catch Sakio Bika making a mistake and getting a knockout.

 

I’m super proud to represent Kronk Gym. That’s why I wear my hat here. Kronk to me is like my family name and that’s what I live by. I was born into Kronk when I was a little kid going to a tournament with my uncle Emanuel and all I remember is the Kronk fighters winning. And that’s what I do now: toa.

 

Adonis is an artist, he’s a KO artist. Toku matapae mō Rāhoroi is a knockout on CBS.

 

There’s been a lot of talk and now it’s time for action. Toe-to-toe on April 4. Kaua e ngaro i te reira.”

 

 

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM:

“I matou i te puni whakangungu nui. Everyone was relaxed. We had great sparring.

 

He was making 168 pretty easy, but stepping up he’s able to eat whatever he wants. The weight is good. We think he’s going to be good and strong at 175. It’s a good move for him.

 

He’s never had any problems with power, so I think the extra weight and energy should be good for him at light heavyweight.

 

All this talk about Stevenson fighting (Sergey) Kovalev has motivated him pretty good. I think it gave him a pretty good picture of how the business of boxing works. He realizes that when the bell rings he needs to do something about it and he’s motivated by that.

 

I can’t say if Stevenson is overlooking him because I’m not around him enough. But I know the fans and media want to make the Kovalev fight. It was good for Bika to hear that because it motivated him. He knows he has an opportunity to do something about it. I te Rāhoroi afternoon he can change all that.

 

If Stevenson does what he says he’s going to domeet him in the center of the ring and go toe-to-toethis is going to be a tremendous fight.

 

If he comes to the center of the ring and fights and goes toe-to-toe then this fight won’t go the distance. If Stevenson comes to trade I think he gets knocked out. If he runs around the ring and boxes then it could be a different outcome.

 

 

Artur BETERBIEV:

I don’t think this is a big challenge for me. I’m ready to face the world champions and raise the bar higher. This is just another opponent for me.

 

This is another step that will move me closer to facing the champions at 175 pauna. I want to put on a solid fight and show that I’m one of the best fighters in this division.

 

A knockout is never a goal for me. I’m trying to show my work and my dedication in the ring, but usually that’s what happens. Usually I finish with a knockout but that is not my main goal. My main goal is to box and show my skills.

 

My motivation is to face the champions. That’s why I work so hard every day in the gym. I will get there soon.

 

Why not face Kovalev? Ahau rite. When I turned professional my goal was to meet the champions. He’s a champion now and I’d like to face the champions.

 

 

Gabriel Campillo:

We started training Jan. 1 and camp has been very good. We’ve been working very hard and I think I’m in great condition for this fight.

 

Beterbiev may not have a lot of professional experience, but he’s had a very long amateur career. So we know that he’s ready and is a good opponent for us. We’ll see how he handles things once we get past the 5th, 6th a 7th rauna.

 

To get ready for a hard-hitter like Beterbiev required lots of conditioning training. We worked the neck and the chin a lot. We think we’ve got a great chance in the second half of this fight though considering Beterbiev hasn’t really been tested like that.

 

As for a prediction, I’m going to knock Beterbiev out in the seventh round.