| Kelly Swanson
Waad ku mahadsan, operator. Thanks, qof walba, for calling in. We have a great call this morning and this afternoon actually here on the East Coast to talk about the March 28 SHOWTIME show, Championship oo feerka Show, oo xambaarsan Jhonny Gonzalez, Gary Russell, Jr. and Jermell Charlo against Vanes Martirosyan. We have all the fighters joining us today on the call. We will start with Jermell and Vanes. Laakiin, ka hor inta aan helno in dagaalyahannadu, Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan soo bandhigo Chris DeBlasio, Vice President of Communications for SHOWTIME Sports to fill you in a little bit about the fight. Chris?
Chris DeBlasio
Thanks aad u badan, Kelly. I just want to take a quick moment to thank the fighters for being on this call, mahad jaraa'id ee in aad halkaan, oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaan kaliya oo wakiil ka ah Stephen Espinoza, ka EVP iyo Maareeyaha Guud ee SHOWTIME Sports, iyo dhammaan oo naga mid ah ee SHOWTIME, aynu ku jirno runtii ku faraxsan yahay inuu dib ugu heli kula nool SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka dhacdo fiican Saturday this. As you may have seen in the boxing press, Haddaba waxay ahayd abbaaraha laba toddobaad ka hor in aan ku dhawaaqay dheer ee madal cusub oo lagu magacaabo SHOWTIME Boxing International. Dagaalka ugu horeeya uu noqon doonaa Saturday this, March 28; it’s an international fight on the SHOWTIME network live to our subscribers. Sidaas, marka hore waa hab fiican ka furmkidoona noo Saturday March 28 caymiska feerka, iyo in ay qeybiso noqon Brook Kell oo ay kasoo horjeeddo Jo Jo Dan IBF Welterweight World Championship dagaalka in ay ka dhacaan Sheffield, England. SHOWTIME is going to carry that fight live at 6:15 Eastern, 3:15Pacific. Ka dibna, waxaan nasasho qaadan doonaa inta lagu jiro saacadaha galabtii ka dibna live at tago 10 p.m ET./7 p.m. PT SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka dhacdo la Jermell Charlo, Vanes Martirosyan, Jhonny Gonzalez and Gary Russell. Sidaas, waa nooc ka mid ah laba a- qayb madal on Saturday iyadoo saddex dagaallan live soo socda si aad u, which we’re really excited about. And we appreciate the opportunity to be in business with the guys on the phone here today. Sidaas, wax dheeraad ah aan, let’s get it started. We welcome you guys.
Kelly Swanson
Okay. And one quick note — ama halkii, warbaahinta, mid ka mid qoraal degdeg ah — oo aynu hadda ku diray dagaalama ee Week Media Schedule, sidaas awgeed, fadlan u fiirsado in inboxes aad, and it will give you the details of what is going on this week for the fight. Waad ku mahadsan. Okay, let’s go ahead and open it up. Dhab ahaantii, let me go ahead and introduce the two guys that are on the call right now. They want to say a couple words. First, we have Vanes Martirosyan. He’s a world-ranked 154 pound contender. Vanes, aad rabto inaad tiraahdo erayo dhowr ah, na sida tababarka u socdo sheegi iyo sida aad isu diyaarinayo la dagaalanka?
Vanes Martirosyan
Tababarka waxaa ka socda weyn, everything is going good. We can’t wait to fight. Waad ogtahay, Waan hubaa qof kasta ayaa sheegay in ka hor inta aysan dagaalamaan, but we really are ready to go. We just can’t wait to go.
Kelly Swanson
Okay, weyn. Thanks aad u badan. And where are you training?
The. Martirosyan
I’m training here in California at Main Event Sports Club. There’s been a couple of locations we’ve been training, laakiin waa weyn ayaa Main Event Sports Club, kaas oo warbaahinta ugu jiri doonaa maanta.
K. Swanson
Hadda, I’m going to move to Jermell Charlo. He’s an undefeated super welterweight contender. Jermell why don’t you tell us a little bit about what’s happening in your training camp and how you’re feeling heading into the fight.
Jermell Charlo
Training’s been great. Every time I step in the ring, mar kasta diyaar u yahay dagaal aan heli, I feel like just there’s never been a time where I repeat myself or do something the same. I’ve been learning from all my past mistakes. Every win I’m still learning from. Sidaas, training camp has been good. Trainer Ronnie Shields, Danny Arnold. Waxaan u furtay gym gaar ah, so I get a little late night extra hours in when I want to. Markaasuu, I want to fight with my twin brother. We’re pushing to fight. I can’t wait to fight. Just like Vanes, uu gaajaysan, waxa uu diyaar. I’m I’m ready.
S
Marka la eego labada jagooyinka aad, sida loo arko sare 10 cayaartooy ah 154 pound miisaanka class, in aad maskaxda, Tani waxa dagaalka baabi'inta ah aad ka fiirsan? Vanes, waxa jira fikrado ku saabsan in aad?
The. Martirosyan
I think every fight right now at this point in my career and Jermell’s career should be considered a title fight. It is — Waxaan qabaa in ay tahay — an eliminator fight. I’m looking at this as a championship fight. Jermell is tougher than any of the champions, sidaas igu, Kani waa dagaal horyaalka ah, and that’s what we got ready for. And it should be an eliminator fight. I don’t know if it is or not, laakiin taasi waa sida aan u qaadato sida, oo aan qaadan sida a dagaallanka horyaalka adduunka.
S
Jermell, fekerkaaga ku saabsan in – waa eliminator rasmi ah ama mid ka mid ah Qolyihii?
J. Charlo
Same thing with me. I feel that this is a tough fight. Every fight is a fight for my life. And I step in the ring and make sure that I fight with that on the back of my mind. Vanes is a great fighter — koray isaga la. I know what I bring to the table. And this fight is a fight for manhood, Waa dagaal si ay u muujiyaan oo Kambayuutarada dhabta ah ee isboortiga waxa ay ku jirtaa 154 pound weight division. There’s a lot at stake, sidaas darteed waa in ka badan dagaalka horyaalka ii a.
S
Jermell, ma waxaad ku Dhahaysaan in aad ku soo koray isaga wax yar la?
J. Charlo
Haa, Waxaan ku soo koray isaga la, ugu yaraan laba ama saddex sano la Vanes, aad u ogaato, iyo qoyskiisa, Qoomkiisii, aad u ogaato? Sidaas, Waan ogahay — waxaan kasta oo kale oo si fiican u ogaadaan.
S
Ma waxaad guys abid sparred kasta oo kale oo?
J. Charlo
Haa, waxaan kusoo sparred leh kasta oo dhawr jeer oo kale.
S
Intee baan marar badan, waxaad dhihi lahaa? And how long ago?
J. Charlo
I can’t really say how often. I know it was back when we were a little bit younger. I was younger, weli wax yar wiil kordhaya oo noqday nin. Sidaas, hadda, Waxaan xitaa uma maleynayo oo ku saabsan sida ay u ahayd, waxa ay ahayd abbaaraha, ama sida tababarka ahaa markii aan wada tababarka. Miyaan xitaa 19 — Waxaan ahaa 17, 16, 17, 18, Waxaan ula jeedaa, those ages. Here, waxaan kasta oo kale oo la kulmi sababtoo ah annaga tahay hogaanka, and that’s what happens when you’re in the same division. Never had anything personal or different to say about him. It’s just work.
S
Vanes, aad dareento si la mid ah oo ku saabsan jeer aad ee giraanta isaga la?
The. Martirosyan
Haa, I remember when we used to train. It was good training. We were always in competition — i, him and his brother. We used to go running at Memorial Park every day, and we’d try to see who’d finish the lap first. It was always competition between us — running and training or what-not. But it was nothing but love and I respect him, awowgiis, oo uu tababare, Ronnie Shields. They’ve been good people to me. Laakiin Saturday habeen, Wuxuu doonayaa inuu noqon cadowgaygii in giraanta. Waayo, hadda, ka baxsan giraanta, Qof walba inaan ixtiraamo. Once we step in the ring, waa sheeko gebi ahaanba kala duwan.
S
Your fight that took place in October was a big win for you against Willie Nelson. You harnessed a lot of the emotion going into that fight because it had taken place just after your promoter Dan Goossen had passed away and you had his brother Joe in your corner. It was a lot of heavy emotion that night, and you really came through in a big way that night. Is it gonna be difficult in any way to sort of get that same emotion behind you?
The. Martirosyan
Ha, sababtoo ah dagaalka in, waxaan lahaa inay iska ilaawaan wax badan oo. Dan passed away. We were all sad, and we didn’t know what to do. And we actually thought — 'Waa in aynu la dagaallanno’ ama ma ogi hadii Joe (Goossen ee) going to be there. I didn’t know what was going on. There was too much emotion going into that fight. We kind of got away from the fight a little bit. But we used it as motivation for our fight. This fight to me is big. Markii aan guuldarro Andrade, Ma aanan talaabsano giraanta 100 boqolkiiba, oo markii aan guriga yimid — markii aad guriga imaato khasaare ah, Waa dareen xun. Waxaan eegi karin xaaskeyga, my kids. I feel like I let them down. Sidaas, hadda, Aad ayaan ugu mode in meesha aan halkii dhiman lahaa in mar ka badan arki.
S
Haddii aad ahaayeen inay ku guuleystaan dagaalka this, cad, aad noqon lahaa booska u ah dagaalka ugu waaweyn ee horyaalka adduunka. Ma waxaad tahay raaxo leh oo sugaya mid ka mid ah kuwa, arinku u Xarakada kuwa laga yaabaa dagaalamaan oo keliya laba jeer sanad, ama aad rabto in aad joogtid firfircoon oo qaadan dagaallo u dhaxeeya?
J. Charlo
Waad ogtahay, guusha this dagaalka ii — a world title would be ideal. A world title is important. I want to fight for a world title. I want the world title. That’s every boxer’s dream and envision whenever they’re young. Dagaalka ee arrimaha horyaalka adduunka iyo tan dhammaan alaabtii dheeraad ah, laakiin haddii aan halkan dhismaha magacayga iyo dhismaha brand aan, in sidoo kale muhiim. In la magac reerka oo dhan Boxing Adduunka Council, wax walba. Taasi arrimaha igu.
The. Martirosyan
Dagaalka ayaa, dagaalka this — Waxaan dhihi lahaa sida badan oo ka mid ah kooxda heysata horyaalka in ay yihiin kooxda heysata horyaalka hadda in miisaanka noo fasalka, badan oo ka mid daadanayaan afkoodana, starting with Andrade. A fight like this for me and Jermell, waa sida dagaal weyn ii, aad u ogaato, but it’s not only for us. Waxaan ula jeedaa, it’s for the fans. The fans are in, and it’s great. Waxaan ula jeedaa, you rarely get to see contenders like me and Jermell wanting to step up and fight each other. Waad ogtahay, sida caadiga ah, dadka ka heli doontaa ilaa qiimeynta bilaha ah ee aan sida yihiin, they just want to just talk a lot of bad stuff about the champions to get the world title fight. Laakiin, aad u ogaato, aad dhif u hesho si aad u aragto tartamaya sida in, aad u ogaato, Ha. 1 iyo No. 2 fighting each other when, you know they really want to fight each other and they both said yes to the fight. Sidaas, Waa dagaal weyn, laakiin waxaan dareemayaa sida, aad u ogaato, tahay waxaan qeybiso dhammaan noqon — aan qeybiso samayn fiican noo, waxaana dareemayaa in taageerayaashu ku qeybiso noqon guuleysatay ee dagaalka this.
K Swanson
Okay, weyn. You guys, Waxaan qabaa in ay ahayd su'aal aad soo dhaafay, and so we appreciate you taking the time out of your training. And Vanes, we look forward to seeing you later for your open workout. Markaasuu, Jermell, waxaan aad arki doontaa in Las Vegas xilli dambe oo todobaadkan.
J. Charlo
No problem. See you, guys.
The. Martirosyan – Waad ku mahadsan. Take care.
Kelly Swanson
Waxaan dooneynaa in ay beddelaan call u taliya soo Gary Russell, Jr.
K. Swanson
Gary Russell, Jr. wajihi doona Jhonny Gonzalez u Gonzalez ayaa 126 Horyaalka pound, the WBC Featherweight World Championship. Gary, haddii aad rabto in aad noo sheegto wax yar oo ku saabsan sida tababarka u socdo, aad la filaayo in ay u dagaallamayaan Jhonny Gonzalez horyaalka adduunka iyo waxa aad ka fikirto dagaalka ka dhan guud?
Gary Russell Jr.
Waxaan lahaa xero tababar weyn. Wax walba ayaa kaamil ah, daaranina, no cutting corners. We’re 120 percent ready for this fight. We can’t wait be able to call ourself the new WBC World Champion.
K. Swanson
Ma waxaad wax ku jira xerada loogu diyaar in ay ka duwan yihiin kuwii dagaallan kale qabanayaan?
G. Russell Jr.
Ha, we’re not doing anything that’s different in preparation for any of the fights. I think the only difference is, ku xiran tahay dagaalka ka, you want to prepare depending on the opponent that you’re competing against. Sidaas, Waxaan qabaa farqiga kaliya ee waa farqiga in sparring. Waxaad rabtaa in la keeno guys in ay leeyihiin qaab la mid ah oo u aad qeybiso la tartamaya ka dhanka ah iwm waa. That’s the only change that we’ve made so far. Ka sokow in — asaaska aasaasiga ah, giraan generalship, xawaaraha gacanta, awood feedh, xoog iyo qaboojiyaha, dhan oo ah alaabtii in waa isku mid.
S
Giyo, ayaa aad u la yaabay inaad hesho mudis kale ee horyaalka?
G. Russell, Jr.
Ha, Waxaan la yaabay aan ahay. Waxaan helay dalacaad la mid ah Al Haymon, kaliya Al Haymon guud ahaan marka ay timaado in. Waxa uu macalin ii, oo waxaannu ka og nahay wixii uu sameeyey oo wax walba in uu awood u leeyahay isku dayaan in ay wax u dhacaan noo, and give us another shot at a world title. I’m extremely grateful and thankful for this opportunity.
S
Marka aad dagaalamay dagaalka ka dhanka ah Lomachenko mid ka mid ah koobabka, ma waxaad wax ka soo qaato guuldaradii in? Haddii ay aragnimada, ama heerka in marxaladda in aad soo aaddan arrintan fursad xiga horyaalka?
G. Russell Jr.
Dabcan. One of the main things that we took out of it is, haddii qofku aanu u qarxay, don’t fix it. In that particular fight with Lomachenko, we did a lot of things completely different in that fight that we normally wouldn’t do. We brought other people in. We let other people take the reigns and be in control of our conditioning. Waxaan aragnay natiijada iyo dhibaatooyinka soo raaca waxaa ka mid ah. Annagu ma qaadan khasaaraha fudud, by fog. So we’re back on pace. We have the same team around us that have been here from the beginning of my career all the way up until now. Waxaan sida ugu kooxda isku soo laabtay mooshin. Diyaar ayaanu nahay, aan diiradda, aan go'aamiyo, aan u kaxayn jiray oo aan kaliya isha ku heysa inay siiyaan show wanaagsan.
S
Ma aragtaa Gonzalez sidii dagaal uga wanaagsan Lomachenko, ama laga yaabee in xoogaa yar oo dagaal u nugul in ka badan Lomachenko ama la mid ah? Sidee baad u dul saarto ilaa labada heysata horyaalka?
G. Russell Jr.
Waxa ay labada dagaal aad u kala duwan. Lomachenko has a little bit more hand speed than Jhonny Gonzalez. Gonzalez is more of a puncher. Jhonny Gonzalez is more of a dangerous fighter than Lomachenko just because of his punching ability and just him being a seasoned professional, being able to get all these rounds in as a professional. Lomachenko definitely is a good fighter. We take every fight serious. Waxaad jirin mid u siiyo qaataan. Waxaan xaqiiqo ah ayaa sheegay in, oh, Kani waa dagaal khatar qaadashada la Jhonny Gonzalez, laakiin waxa aannu qabnaa sidii wixii aan keeno miiska noqon doono ka xoogbadan, in dhamaadka.
S
Maxaa si gaar ah sameeyey aad si duwan u sameeyo si loogu diyaar garoobo Lomachenko in aad rabto in aad aan lahaa?
G. Russell, Jr.
We brought someone in for our strength and conditioning. We’ve known our strength and conditioning was completely different. Even when it came to the way that we cut weight, it was different. Leading up to the fight, waxaan ku jirnay sauna ah ee labada dhaafay, maybe three days leading all the way up into the fight. That’s what my strength and conditioning coach wanted me to do.
Qof kasta in uu arkay dagaalka in, in ay ahayd Lomachenko ama qof kale, ay soo arkay faraqa u ah ee awoodda feer aan, aan dulqaadasho, my xawaaraha, ii kaliya sida qof. Dadka ogaa in aan ahaa Gary Russell ah, Jr. in ay arkeen inaan hore u 24 fights.And that was some of the things that came up in the Lomachenko fight. I was completely tired and fatigued in the first round, aad u ogaato?
S
About Jhonny Gonzalez — uu iska cad yahay nin ah kii puncher mugga, Ma ahan ciyaaryahan ka cabsan in iyo ganacsiga in ay garab istaagaan. Sidee buu shaqadan dagaalka ay kuugu faa'iidayn haddii uusan dagaalamaan a dagaalka caadiga ah Gonzalez oo aad maskaxda?
G. Russell, Jr.
Anigu u malayn maayo in uu ay noqon doontaa in la qaban karin, mar kale, my xawaaraha. I think we’ll be able to do it with my speed. He’s always been slow in the speed. Even though he’s been a puncher, a lot of punchers have to really sit to actually apply these punches efficiently. I think he lacks the ring generalship as far as the footwork goes that he would need — quickness cagta. Oo saamigii ah shots waa yar ballaaran. Sidaas, Waxaan noqon doonaa ku saabsan in isaga outpunch oo noqon kara inuu isaga oo feedh u dhexeeya darbo uu.
S
Maxaad u malaynaysaa go'aanka in dagaalka Lomachenko ah?
G. Russell Jr.
I didn’t think anything of it. The only thing that registered in my mind was the fact that I didn’t have the ability to perform the way that I normally would have. I never really looked at a decision. I never looked at how the referee was going about the fight or any of these things. The only thing that came to my mind was the fact that I just lost my first professional fight, oo waxaan sort of arkay sababta aan laga badiyay — waxa ay aheyd sababtoo ah waxaan awoodi waayay in uu sameeyo waxa ay ahayd in aan si caadi ah samayn.
S
Sidaas, aad dareentid inaad ku waayay dagaalka ka dibna?
G. Russell Jr.
Certainly. I’d definitely say that I lost the fight.
S
Waxaad on Al Haymon taabtay hore. Waxaad sharixi kartaa waxa uu saameyn waa in aad mustaqbalkiisa? And we’ve all seen the moves that he’s been making. How is that gonna help you moving forward?
G. Russell, Jr.
Waxaan dareemayaa sidii dab ka yar shirkadahaan iyo qabanqaabiyeyaasha waa. Waxaa jira dadaal koox. Noqon doonaa inaad awoodo inaad u sheegto maamulaha ama horumariyaha, "Hey, tani waa qorshe kulan aan, this is what it is that I want to accomplish this year.’ I wanted to at least be able to contend for a world title. I want to have maybe four fights this year, waxaa laga yaabaa lix dagaallan sanadkan, iwm. Maamulaha iyo horumariyaha, halkaas oo ay ku yimaadaan at, they should be able to meet you halfway with their game plan. If you want to have six fights within a year, iwm, your manager and promoter should be able to get it done for you. We feel as though that Al Haymon is very efficient in doing exactly what it is that we want from him. Waxay ku saabsan tahay cidda aad u ogaato, Waxaan filaayaa.
S
Madax dagaalka this, Miyaad ka Aamin sida ay tahay in aad siiso tayo gaar ah oo dagaal la doonayo in taageerayaasha kaaga qisoon oo aad samaysaan magac a? Now that there’s so many platforms for boxing, Ma jeceshahay inaad halkaas ku daray cadaadiska inuu xidho dagaalka xiiso leh, ama aad u dareemayaa weli aad karto oo kaliya, hab feerka iyo helaan taageerayaal ka in?
G. Russell Jr.
Waxaan si daacad ah ma dareemaan in in aan sameeyo wax ka mid ah caadiga ah. Waxaad u socoto si aad u aragto caadiga ah Gary Russell, Jr. in aad ka aragtay hore 24 dagaallan — xawaaraha gacanta, awoodda feedh, giraan generalship iyo iwm. ,Qaar badan oo ka mid ah dagaalyahanada qabsan in lagu amaano, oo ay dareemaan in ay leeyihiin inay sameeyaan wax yar ka badan inay ku guuleystaan taageerayaasha badan, iwm. That’s never one of my things. I’m always to be exciting without being reckless. And I’m going to do what it is that I’m comfortable doing.
K. Swanson
Okay, Gary, aad baad u mahadsan tahay, waayo waxaynu si ay uga jawaabaan su'aalaha kuwa, oo waxaan mahad waqtiga aad qaadan aad maalin mashquul, oo waxaan rajaynayaa inaan arko idin la dagaallamaana Saturday this, March 28, at Pearl ee Casino geedaha timirta ah Resort ee Las Vegas oo ku nool on SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka. Thanks, Gary.
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