“Bengingazi izingqinamba gade 7-1 ngokumelene nami, noma ngithanda ukuba ukubheja on ngokwami!” wahleka Canadian Tony engasindi “Lightning” Luis (19-2, 7 Kos).
In isibhakela ecasukile lokuqala onyakeni omusha, Luis wacosha WBC Continental Americas Esilula Championship futhi onakalisa irekhodi Ezingakanqotshwa of IBF #15 Ikhulunyelwa Karl “Dynamite” Dargan (17-1, 9 Kos), ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule ebusuku Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, ngendlela 10-round isinqumo ngazwilinye. Luis wabusa Dargan ngokucacile kwachitheka naye emahlandla lamatsatfu (umahluleli ngephutha wabusa it ukushelela) futhi 10 ukuze cap off a ukusebenza umxhwele kakhulu.
Ukunqoba ekushintsheni-career yilona elisanda in a streak hot for the Luis engu-27 ubudala, kusukela Cornwall, Ontario. Dargan kwakungu yesibili “0” in a row ukuthi Luis uthathé, njengoba wamnikela New Jersey sika Wanzell Ellison ukulahlekelwa yakhe yokuqala July odlule kanye. Kungaba yakhe yesithathu kulandelana uma hhayi abanye amagoli okungabazekayo ngokumelene Ukraine Ivan Redkach January odlule. Amarekhodi ahlangene ezintathu zokugcina izimbangi Luis BakaJehova ababenomusa 43-0-1, 27 Kos.
“Angikwazi ngisho ukuchaza lokho ngizizwa manje,” waqhubeka Luis. “Kuye ngisho acwiliswe okwamanje. Kwakubonakala like kwathatha isikhathi eside kangaka ukuba uthole khona, nazo zonke highs nezibuhlungu of ekamu lokuqeqeshela, kodwa manje ukuthi kuphelile, kunjani kwenzeka ngokushesha futhi.”
Luis uthi nakuba kungenzeka kwabonakala ukuba i win lula ngaye (ezikhombisa zaba 97-92, 99-90, futhi 97-92), sibukeka khohlanisa. “Ngangingazi ukuthi sasihamba ukubheka njengento elula njengoba kwakunjalo. Kwakungelula nganoma iyiphi indlela, Kwadingeka ukuba basebenze kanzima lapho uthole win, kodwa ukubuka, libukeka ngaba isikhathi lula. Angive ngimbonga umgqugquzeli yami, Greg Cohen, ngethuba kanye ukwahlulelwa fair and mhlatshelo sathola kulokhu.”
2015 uqale out for smashingly Luis. Kuthanda manje sky rocket ngokusebenzisa rankings emhlabeni njengoba Olwa streaking Not kuphela (yena okwamanje #13 in the WBA), yena kanye nesoka Manon Latulippe balindele ingane yabo yokuqala yiluphi usuku manje.
“Unyaka uqale off nge bang. Anginayo injabulo ephindiwe. Ngizofika ukujabulela umntanami bese, ngokushesha njengoba Besele azalwe, I usubuyele emuva in the gym.”
Umgqugquzeli Greg Cohen uthi yena bebheke ikusasa slugger yakhe Canadian.
“Tony uyazikhandla ejimini futhi zonke inhliziyo ungase ucele futhi kukhombisa ukulwa kwakhe. Yena outworks abaphikisi bakhe futhi ahlula them kanye relentlessness yakhe uchuku. Lokhu win yakhe yesibili elandelanayo phezu kahle ithathwa, fighter Ezingakanqotshwa, futhi empeleni ube lwakhe lwesithathu. I am siziqhenya ngokuthi ukusebenza kanjalo fighter ezivelele kanye nethimba lakhe. Tony is ready to fight for the world title and we are going to do everything we can to deliver him a title fight or title eliminator.”
A kwezidakamizwa Umeluleki emuva ekhaya, Luis uthi reception in Cornwall bekulokhu okusika. “Everybody. Umkhaya wami, bonke abangane bami futhi abalandeli abaningi kangaka abavela emuva ekhaya ngijabule. Ngithathe amandla support ngithola. Kuba an udumo.”