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Boxing UPHINDELA emini sokusakaza sethelevishini

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BOXING RETURNS TO

PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION

UNDUNANKULU Boxing CHAMPIONS debuts ON NBC WITH EZIMBILI STAR-powered IZENZAKALO EZIYINHLOKO PHILA FROM THE MGM ESEWONKE YASE ARENA

AT 8:30 P.M. KANYE / 5:30 P.M. PT

Ezingakanqotshwa Welterweight Star Keith “Isikhathi Esisodwa” Thurman Takes On Owabe Four-Division World Champion

Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero In Action Welterweight

The Evening‘s First Main Indawo Imigodi Owabe Three-Division World Champion Adrien “Inkinga” Broner

Against Hard-Ukushaya Super Esilula

John “The Gladiator“ Molina Jr.

Las Vegas (January 28, 2015) – The return of prizefighting to primetime network television has finally arrived as the recently announced Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series is set to debut on Saturday, March 7 with an action-packed double main event on NBC, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

The inaugural PBC on NBC fight night will feature two spectacular bouts worthy of this historic occasion. In the second main event of the evening, undefeated welterweight knockout artist Keith “Isikhathi Esisodwa” Thurman (24-0, 21 Kos) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Warrior (32-2-1, 18 Kos) in a showdown where both men look to prove they are amongst the best fighters in the world on the biggest stage in recent boxing history.

 

Isenzakalo sokuqala main of the kusihlwa izoba omunye izinkanyezi enkulu futhi esibaluleke kakhulu boxing sika, former three-division world champion Adrien “Inkinga” Broner (29-1, 22 Kos) facing off against the always exciting John “The Gladiator” Molina Jr. (27-5, 22 Kos) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.

 

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Ungaphuthelwa ngomzuzu ka PBC on NBC action njengoba impi yokuqala isiqephu on NBC uqala at 8:30 p.m. KANYE / 5:30 p.m. PT Sharp!

 

“Mina team kakhulu ngokwedlulele futhi sonke ngabomvu leli thuba ukulwa NBC. A lot of lokho team yami igcina lithi lokhu azoshintsha mdlalo. Kungikhumbuza ukuthi umqeqeshi wami osewashona Ben Getty Wayevame ukungitshela, ukuthi konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwaba uthole sigaba big,” Said Thurman. “Ngibheke phambili headlining lokuqala show ngempela. Ngiyajabula ukuba emuva MGM Grand nokubheka phambili Knockout enkulu. Lona ekuqaleni kokudala igama yasendlini.”

 

“Akuve kuqabula kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi NBC uletha boxing emuva ithelevishini ibukwa yizinkumbi,” Said Guerrero. “Kuba njengelungelo ingxenye yokuqala show, especially against an undefeated champion like Keith Thurman. Everyone knows I always come to fight. Let’s hope Thurman has the same mindset. He claims that he’s going to knock me out, but I see a totally different outcome. When this fight is over, everyone tuning in will know why boxing is one of the most exciting sports to watch, ukuthi Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi.”

 

“Lona isitolimende sokuqala enkulu 'AB on NBC.’ Akukho lutho angikwazi ukwenza,” Said Broner. “Kuyinto empini enkulu hhayi kuphela zabashokobezi, kodwa for the fans. Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi mina njalo azolwa futhi ngiyazi John Molina Jr. uyeza ukulwa. Ngibheke phambili ukumyekisa Molina on NBC. Ngiyakuthanda ukusekelwa ubani ungisekela; Ngizofika ukuze azilwele. Lokhu kumane kuyisiqalo nje of the 'AB Show’ ngo-2015.”

 

“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba yingxenye show mcimbi on NBC futhi ukuba kule platform. Sengijahe ukuphuma khona futhi engikwenzayo best in phambi izigidi zabantu,” wathi Molina Jr. “Ngifuna ukulwa the best and Broner kungenye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu. Le mpi ukuthi sabuza isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka edlule futhi thina ekugcineni it. Ngijabule kangangokuthi. Angisona nervous nhlobo. Uma I wethuke, Bengingeke ngibe kule mboni. Lolu uhlobo lwento amasosha real baphupha cishe. Ngithathe ngokubala phansi izinsuku.”

 

The return of isibhakela ukuze emini on NBC kucishe 30 Eminyakeni ekwenziweni, ne lokugcina elinjalo fight night ukungenisa endaweni May 20, 1985. That fight saw Larry Holmes win a 15-round decision and defend his IBF Heavyweight World Championship against Carl Williams in Reno, Nev.

 

Primetime ithelevishini kazwelonke kwaba ekhaya eside isikhathi amanye amagama liyabonakala kakhulu emlandweni sport, with fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Mike Tyson making a name for themselves in front of a national audience.

 

The PBC on NBC series will feature a cast of familiar names and voices who will lend their immense talents to the broadcasts. Seven-time Emmy Award winner Al Michaels will host the series while Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer will compose the music that brings the series to life. Ngaphezu kwalokho, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.

 

“Ngijabulile kangaka mayelana PBC on NBC. Ngashaqeka lapho ngathola ucingo, kodwa zisuka nje ngangazi ngifuna ukuba yingxenye yalesi,” Said Leonard. “Yilokhu izidingo boxing, futhi yilokhu abalandeli boxing kudingeka.”

 

Los Angeles-based Goossen Promotions uzokhuthaza le PBC mcimbi on NBC umcimbi.

 

“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event

ngoMashi 7, the DEBUT of the 'Premier Boxing Champions’ series on NBC,” said Tom Brown of Goossen Promotions. “These are two outstanding fights featuring four world class boxers and fans are in for a terrific night of action.”

 

Thurman has long proven his power by knocking out 18 of yakhe yokuqala 19 izimbangi, kodwa lapho ayethandwa interim Title WBA Welterweight World nge 10th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, wafaka ngokwakhe sesimweni ukulwa the best kakhulu emdlalweni. The Clearwater oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala, Florida native uye kusukela wenza emithathu eyaphumelela title izivikelo nge knockouts uJesu Soto Karass and Julio Diaz, ngaphambi oqavile Leonard Bundu endleleni eya isinqumo ngazwilinye ngoDisemba 2014. Manje, Thurman ibheka azikanqotshwa lapho ibhekene novivinyo ezinzima kunazo nesikhathi Guerrero.

 

A veteran empini-ihlolwe, Warrior, of Gilroy, Calif., ubelokhu phakathi amasosha elite in boxing iminyaka. A southpaw boxer-puncher, Guerrero lwenze izihloko emhlabeni emine amakilasi isisindo kusuka 130 to 147 amakhilogremu, eshaya ukuthandwa of Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis and Selcuk Aydin endleleni. Ngobuqhawe bakhe nala amakilasi isisindo wamzuzela fight with iphawundi-for-ganda inkosi Floyd Mayweather in 2013, okuyinto walahlekelwa by isinqumo ngazwilinye. “The Ghost” bounced emuva kamnandi in June of 2014 nge kanzima ngazwilinye isinqumo phezu Yoshihiro Kamegai ukunqoba.

 

Omunye izinkanyezi aziwa kakhulu boxing sika, Broner, the Phenom engu-25 ubudala oye eqoqwe izihloko emhlabeni at 130, 135 futhi 147 amakhilogremu, Ukubekela nokuzwa kwakhe phezu puncher esiyingozi John Molina Jr. ngoMashi 7. Broner liye lanqoba phezu ukuthandwa of Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon and Antonio Demarco endleleni eya ekubeni iqhawe ezintathu-division. Naphezu silahlekelwa yakhe yokuqala eya Marcos Maidana ngoDisemba 2013, the Cincinnati-bomdabu asimama emuva-to-back ngokunqoba phezu Carlos Molina and Emmanuel Taylor.

 

Molina Jr. from Covina, Calif., uye waba impumelelo enkulu the professional kwababusi kubandakanya Knockout umxhwele phezu zamanje zezwe iqhawe Mickey Bey ukunqoba wazibonakalisa awusoze ukubala puncher esinamandla out of a fight. Umsolwa oneminyaka engu-32 ubudala walahlekelwa Fight ngomdlalo of the Year omusha Lucas Matthysse in 2014 futhi ufuna ukuqala off 2015 nge win enkulu ngokumelene Broner.

 

A night full of okuthakazelisayo undercard iziqubu uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

PBC on NBC, will take place Saturday, March 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. Lo mcimbi ngeke baveze bukhoma NBC (8:30 p.m. KANYE / 5:30 p.m. PT).

 

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BERMANE STIVERNE AND DEONTAY WILDER TALK TRAINING CAMP AND THEIR PLACE IN HEAVYWEIGHT HISTORY BEFORE THEIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, JAN. 17 AT MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA LIVE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Las Vegas (UJan 9, 2015) – As we near the epic return of world championship heavyweight action in the United States, WBC esigabeni sosondonzima World Champion Gold Cup (24-1-1, 21 Kos) and unbeaten knockout specialist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 Kos) are deep in training camp for their championship showdown on SHOWTIME®.

 

Amathikithi for the event ezisendalini futhi ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $500, $350, $250, $125 futhi $50, hhayi kuhlanganise kusebenza amacala service nezintela. Amathikithi anqunyelwe ukuba eziyisishiyagalombili (8) per person with a limit of four (4) at the $50 price range. Ukushaja ngocingo nge credit card enkulu, shayela Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are also available at www.mgmgrand.com noma www.ticketmaster.com.

 

Read below for what the fighters have to say about how training is going, what their place in heavyweight history is and what the fans can expect to see on UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas:

 

Q: Where have you been training? Who have you been training with? How has training been going?

 

Gold Cup: I am in Vegas training at the Mayweather Gym. I have had many sparring partners, seven total and they have been alternating since it has been a very long camp. I began training camp in August because we didn’t even know when this fight was going to happen so we had to be ready for any time and we did better than ever. It has been a long, long training camp and I am in the best shape I have ever been in.

 

I plan to go in the ring between 238 futhi 242 amakhilogremu. We thought about going lower but I am a super heavyweight and that is the weight where I am best.

Deontay Wilder: Camp has been great. It’s been a long hard road but we’re here now. I had my whole team which was excellent — Jay Deas, Mark Breland, Russ Anber, Cuz Hill and my strength coach Peter Khoury, so it couldn’t have been any better.

Q: How do you feel about fighting on the big stage as the main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena?

 

BS: Fighting at the MGM Grand is a dream come true. I have been dreaming of becoming a champion my whole life. When I think of the MGM I think of all the history and I want to write a new chapter.

DW: I’m super excited about fighting on the big stage. The bigger the better! The more attention and people watching, the more I like it. We’ve been working towards this for a long time, and I am glad we have gotten to this level.

 

Q: If you could meet any heavyweight champ who would it be? Is there a heavyweight that you would say you emulate?

BS: Muhammad – he was the greatest, he called himself “The Greatest” before he even knew he was The Greatest. He worked hard every single day to fulfill it and that is what I do. No corners cut.

DW: I’ve never patterned myself after any other heavyweight, but if I could meet one from the past it would be Joe Louis. He’s part of my nickname. He was the ‘Brown Bomber’ and since I’m from Alabama like he was and I won the Bronze medal at the Olympics, I’m the ‘Bronze Bomber.’

Q: How do you feel about being in the biggest heavyweight title fight in the United States in a decade?

 

BS: The Heavyweight Champion is what it’s all about. It’s the King of the Jungle. It is the Champion of all the Champions. I am happy to bring it back. Boxing is alive and well.

DW: It’s time for the heavyweight division to be important again and I’m the guy to do it, so I can’t wait.

 

Q: Which heavyweights inspired you or did you admire on your climb to this point?

 

BS: Iron Mike Tyson and James Toney – I really admire the way they fought. I loved Iron Mike’s explosiveness and speed and his fast hands. Tyson could hurt you with any punch at any angle and that is my forte. When I hit somebody, I see it in their eyes and their legs and I feel their pain.

DW: My daughter is my inspiration. I always admired guys like Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes though.

Q: Is there any extra motivation fighting for the WBC title that has been held by so many of the greatest including Muhammad Ali?

BS: The WBC heavyweight belt has been held by many great champions. It’s the biggest prize out there.

DW: A lot of great champions have held the WBC title belt, so it’s the big one and I’m honored and excited to be fighting for it.

 

Q: How important is it for you to represent your home country in this fight? Do you feel any additional pressure because of it?

BS: I am blessed to have been born in Haiti and lived in Quebec, Canada and now Las Vegas and I like to think of myself as an inspiration to kids in Haiti that have suffered so much – just like me. I want them to know that if they work hard they can achieve their dreams.

DW: Like I said, I am honored and excited. A lot of greats have held the belt and I am ready to make history and be one of the greats. Representing the U.S. in a heavyweight fight, bringing it back home, it’s an honor.

Q: What do you think of your opponent, does anything he does concern you?

BS: I think Wilder is a clown. Wilder thinks this is the WWE. He acts like it’s the WWE. This is for real. It is going to hurt very bad.

DW: I have no thoughts about Bermane Stiverne. I’m just ready to fight and leave it all out in the ring.

Q: What should the fans expect on Jan. 17? Do you have a prediction?

BS: On Jan. 17 I will hurt Wilder and I will knock him out and it will be a lasting image in peoples’ minds for a very long time.

DW: Fans should expect a great night of boxing and everyone will see UJan. 17. -. Be there or tune in on TV if you can’t. You don’t want to miss it!

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Showtime Sports® will present KONKE ACCESS: STIVERNE VS. Wilder tonight,Friday, UJan. 9 at 10:45 p.m. ET / PT on Showtime.
"Buyelani INKAZIMULO": STIVERNE VS. Wilder, a 12-round fight for endaweni Stiverne sika WBC sosondonzima Championship ukuthatha Saturday, UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is co-kugqugquzelwa Don King Productions futhi Golden Boy Promotions. In the 12-round co-feature, unbeaten WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz uvikela ngokumelene UJesu Ruiz futhi Ezingakanqotshwa Amir I ihlangana Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi. Lo mcimbi kuyokwenzeka ngesikhathi MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., futhi ngeke baveze bukhoma Showtime® (10:00 p.m. KANYE/ 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast izoba khona ngeSpanishi nge izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary uzobe isiqephu bukhoma Showtime obedlulele (8:00 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).

 

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