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LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. KIKO MARTINEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS FOR THEIR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY AT THE HONDA CENTER
Woon op Showtime® Op 10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT
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ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Februarie 25, 2016) - Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruzen Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face Donderdag at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Februarie. 27 woon op Showtime® (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifornië.
Ook in die bywoning Donderdag was Julie Ceja en Hugo Ruiz, who will enter the ring in a super bantamweight world title rematch as part of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast beginning at 10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Uitklophoue) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Uitklophoue) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
Kaartjies vir die lewende gebeurtenis, which is promoted by TGB promotions, word geprys teen $27, $54, $104 en $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, deur te bel 800-745-3000 of by stopping by the Honda Center Box Office.
All of the televised fighters in the now doubleheader have promised to live up to their all-action styles and will provide great drama for fans Saterdag night at Honda Center. Santa Cruz will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title while Ceja puts his 122-pound title on the line after earning the vacant belt with a fifth round stoppage of Ruiz in an exciting back-and-forth fight in August.
Hier is wat die vegters te sê gehad het Donderdag:
LEO SANTA CRUZ
“Headlining a televised card has been my childhood dream. I could have never imagined I was going to get this far. And Here I am, on my second main event, defending my title on a premium network. I’m so psyched. I cannot believe it.
“The first time I put the gloves on, I knew that I had found my craft, and I also knew that it was not going to be an easy road. I knew that I had to work hard to become a champion. So, I trained the hardest and I fought the hardest, and with my father by my side I got here, where I’m at today. I owe him everything.
“I remember watching all the great Mexican Champions and day dreaming about being like them one day. It felt unreachable. I thought it was impossible to get where they were. But I worked hard, really hard from the beginning.
“The most important thing is that the fans leave happy and get their money’s worth. I’m glad that Kiko has come prepared because we’re ready for a great fight.
“People are saying that I should walk through Kiko Martinez, but I don’t listen to that. I look at Kiko the same way I look at any other opponent. When we step inside the ring, we are equals.
“At the end of the day, the winner will be the fighter who has prepared more and who has imposed his will on the other man.
KIKO MARTINEZ
“I have faced much stronger boxers than Leo and come Saterdag, all of those who did bet on me for this fight, I am going to make you a lot of money.
“I am excited and proud to know that Sergio Martinez will be present Saterdag supporting me. His guidance and presence
“My trainer could not be here, but we have not taken one day off in training camp and I have been pushed to my limit to prepare me for this fight. I’m thankful to Robert Garcia for being in my corner Saterdag.
“I know this is a great opportunity to fight Leo Santa Cruz and I will make the most of it. I’m going to leave everything inside the ring so that the fight fans enjoy a great championship matchup.
“I feel that Leo Santa Cruz is a great fighter, he has beat some incredible fighters. He’s a great athlete and boxer. Sometimes people will try to make him out to be more than he actually is but they are mistaken with what they see in me. I am not to be mistaken as the underdog here.
JULIO CEJA
“As Hugo mentioned, we have both trained even harder than last time and we’re more prepared physically and mentally.
“I’m going to give everybody a great fight just like last time. I’m walking into the ring knowing my opponent very well. We’ve been to war. I know what to expect from him. I know about his punch and I know how to counter it.
“I’m going to be alert and ready. I’ll be a little more intelligent, because I know that he’s coming well prepared and he’s coming for the world title, but he’s not going to get it.
“There are going to be no surprises in this fight. Hugo Ruiz said that he was training harder this time. But I am too. I’ve trained very hard.
“The key for me to win this fight is to keep my hands up and to not give him one inch. I cannot be careless. I’ll be strategic and use my wisdom. I cannot come in with my hands down because I know I’ll pay for it. But nothing to worry about, we have rectified those issues in training camp. Ek is gereed. He’s not taking my belt away from me.
“I’m glad that he says he is better prepared this time because I am better than ever. My team has been instrumental in preparing me for this matchup.
“The winner will be the man who is more prepared physically and mentally. But the real winner will be the fans at Honda Center because this is an amazing card and we’re going to put on an amazing fight.”
HUGO RUIZ
“If you liked the first fight between us, then you are going to love this one.
“I’m excited to be fighting once again in Southern California. I’ve trained very hard and I have prepared myself for this world title opportunity.
“I’m looking forward to putting on a grand show for all my fans Saterdag nag. "
JOSE SANTA CRUZ, Santa Cruz’ Father & Trainer
“I hear Kiko has a great trainer on his corner. Robert Garcia is really good, but I have news for Kiko, his trainer is not going to fight for him.
“Once a fighter steps into the ring, he’s alone in there. There are no trainers and no great promoters that can fight for him.”
“Kiko speaks about this prestigious trainer and thinks that by mentioning him, he is going to intimidate us. He has something else coming. The trainer won’t fight for Kiko. Roberto Garcia has trained my son and knows Leo very well but that does not give Kiko the upper hand.”
TOM BROWN, Head of TGB Promotions
“Southern California favorite Leo Santa Cruz returns to bring his action style to the ring. He will be opposed by a tough former world champion in Kiko Martinez who is sure to make this a tremendous fight.
“The first fight between Ceja and Ruiz was a true back and forth war. Should this pick up right where it left off, we will have a great fight to start the telecast.
“I’m looking forward to a great night Saterdag night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, hoof uitvoerende beampte & President of Honda Center
“I’m so thankful to everyone for helping to bring boxing back to Orange County. It’s hard to believe that Julio Cesar Chavez fought here in 1996, because it seems like yesterday.
“We have a great arena and a great fan base that loves boxing here in Orange County. die kaart Saterdag is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27ste.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, Vise-president, Sports Communication Showtime Networks
“This is a fight fan’s fight card and we are looking forward to some explosive action. I think everyone knows that the lighter weight classes, especially at the championship level, produce exciting fights. My favorite examples include the epic series between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, which are available on SHOWTIME platforms and should wet your appetite for what we will see Saterdag nag. "
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KIKO MARTINEZ, JULIO CEJA & GERALD WASHINGTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 namiddag. ET / 7 pm. PT “
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LEO SANTA CRUZ MEDIA oefensessie KWOTASIES & FOTOS
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CONFIDENT, POWER-PUNCHING KIKO MARTINEZ PREDICTS UPSET VICTORY, SAYS WRITING HIM OFF AGAINST CHAMP LEO SANTA CRUZ IS “MAJOR MISTAKE”
Challenger Vows To Take Advantage Of Unexpected Opportunity, Ceja-Ruiz II In Co-Main Saterdag, Februarie. 27, Woon op Showtime® From Honda Center In Anaheim, Kalifornië.
Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks® Tripleheader Begins With
Unbeaten Heavyweights Gerald Washington vs. Oscar Rivas
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ANAHEIM, Kalifornië. (Februarie. 16, 2016) – Spain’s Kiko “Sensación” Martinez is a soft-spoken, hard-hitting former IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion and a three-time European champion at 122 pond. He’s a come-forward, comes-to-win, aggressive-minded slugger who makes for exciting fights and has been in with excellent opposition.
The ultimate road warrior, the 5-foot-5, 29-year-old Martinez has fought more than one-third of his fights outside his native Spain, where he has tussled 26 keer. He’s also fought four times in Ireland, three times in England, three times in Northern Ireland and one time each in Japan, Argentinië, France and South Africa.
So don’t expect Martinez (35-6, 26 Uitklophoue) to be in awe of the surroundings in his second start in the United States when he challenges unbeaten, defending featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 Uitklophoue) op Saterdag, Februarie. 27, in die geval van 'n hoof Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks tripleheader woon op Showtime (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifornië.
Martinez won his U.S. debut and the IBF 122-pound crown with a sixth-round TKO overJhonatan Romero op Augustus. 17, 2013. “That was a great night for me,’’ Martinez said. “I’m confident of another great performance on Feb. 27.''
A winner of three in a row in his homeland, including a fourth-round TKO over Miguel Gonzalez laaste Desember. 12, Martinez aims to make amends after losing three high-profile fights in recent years to super bantamweight world champions – twice to Carl Frampton(IBF) and once to Scott QUIGG (WBA).
Martinez gets an opportunity against Santa Cruz in a fight he never saw coming.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting Leo Santa Cruz, but getting this fight was a total surprise because I already had a fight scheduled,’’ said Martinez, who trains at his friend and manager, former world super middleweight champion Sergio Martinez’ gym in Spain. “I had been scheduled to fight for the European title. When this opportunity came up, I decided to give up the European title to come to America.
“I was very happy and very emotional when I heard about this fight. It was one of the best days of my life when I agreed to fight Santa Cruz. Nou, more boxing fans will get to see me. I will not take one step back. I will come forward the whole fight.
“I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and I’m excited for the challenge. It’s a huge fight in the United States and a great opportunity. Some people don’t think I can fight because I lost to those guys [Frampton and Quigg], but they are wrong. I am as determined as ever. I’m going to fight a great fight and come out with a victory.’’
While respectful of the champion, Martinez is no stranger to fighting on foreign soil and is poised to pull off a stunner.
“I will surprise many people who don’t believe in me,'' Het hy gesê. “I’m working so hard for this fight. People doubting me has me even more motivated. They will see on Feb. 27 and everyone will change their minds.
“I love fighting in my opponent’s backyard. That is not a problem for me at all. People who know boxing know I will give everything to this sport. I want to give great shows and entertain people. I’m coming forward and throwing punches and I don’t give up.
“I’m going to give 100 percent and it’s going to be a tremendous fight. I have a ton of respect for Leo Santa Cruz. He’s a world champion and a great fighter who’s clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world and a Top 10 pond-vir-pond vegter. I am very conscious of that point.
“Leo and I are true warriors so this will be a brutal war. But I have what it takes. I’ve been working very hard with my longtime trainer, Gaby Sarmiento, and I will be victorious.’’
A lifelong resident of Spain, Martinez was born in Granada, Spanje, and resides in Alicante. He has two sisters and two brothers but is the only one in the family who boxes professionally. He turned to boxing as a young teenager.
“I started in boxing because when I was about 13 I was smaller and other kids bullied me all the time. So I began looking for a way to learn to defend myself,'' Het hy gesê. “Once I decided to start boxing and dedicated myself to it I fell in love with the sport.’’
As 'n amateur, Martinez went 47-2 and won a Spanish national amateur championship, but he had no international amateur experience. “I had a good amateur career but never thought about the Olympics,'' Het hy gesê. “My mind was always on being a pro fighter.’’
A dangerous puncher who’s at his best when he pressures his opponents and wears them down, Martinez turned pro in June 2004. He was victorious in his initial 17 gevegte, winning all but three by knockout.
Martinez met Sergio Martinez [no relation] about nine years ago. “I met Sergio in the gym in Spain that he used to train himself in and we became good friends. When I started boxing I looked up to Julio Cesar Chavez and I am now a big fan of Marcos Maidana. I like to fight like him.
“But I’ve always had a special relationship with Sergio, who inspired me because he came from poverty like me. He has taught me so much. It’s like looking into a mirror because he knows where I came from. He’s taught me so much inside and outside the ring. We were very poor growing up and my father worked very hard.’’
As triomfantelike, Kiko Martinez says “I would like to stay at this weight because I feel much stronger. But I would definitely love a rematch with Frampton or Quigg.’’
Regarding the Frampton-Quigg 122-pound world title unification that also takes place onFebruarie. 27 (in Manchester, Engeland, woon op Showtime EXTREME®), Martinez didn’t hesitate when picking a winner.
“Frampton will win against Quigg,’’ Martinez said. “He’s the more complete boxer. He is stronger as well.”
In die Februarie. 27 co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, hard-hitting Mexican warriors Julie Ceja (30-1, 27 Uitklophoue) en Hugo Ruiz (35-3, 31 Uitklophoue) will box in a rematch of an exciting, two-way slugfest for the WBC 122-pound world title that Ceja won from Ruiz on a fifth-round knockout last August
Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Uitklophoue) of Vallejo, Kalifornië., and Montreal-based Colombian Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Uitklophoue).
Kaartjies vir die lewende gebeurtenis, wat bevorder deur TGB Promotions, word geprys teen $27, $54, $104 en $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office.
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UNBEATEN 2012 U.S. OLYMPIAN MICHAEL HUNTER, MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER PAUL MENDEZ & FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER CLAUDIO MARRERO FEATURED IN UNDERCARD ACTION SATURDAY, Februarie. 27 FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIF.
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JULIO CEJA & HUGO RUIZ READY TO PUT ON ANOTHER SHOW IN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH SATURDAY, FEBRARY, 27, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM HONDA CENTER SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Headlined By Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against Former Titleholder Kiko Martinez
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UNBEATEN HEAVYWEIGHTS COLLIDE AS GERALD WASHINGTON TAKES ON OSCAR RIVAS ON SATURDAY, Februarie 27, IN OPENER OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
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JAMES DEGALE verdedig SUPER middelgewigtitel IN Quebec City THRILLER OOR HOMETOWN FAVORITE LUCIAN Bute Saterdag OP SHOWTIME®
Eleider Alvarez Verdien Right To Face WBC lig swaargewig kampioen
Adonis Stevenson, Wie roep Sergey Kovalev Vir Junie Unification
Adrian Granados Skokbreker onoorwonne Amir Imam Op SHO EXTREME
Vang Die Replay Dit Maandag Op 10 namiddag. EN/PT Op Showtime EXTREME
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Quebec City, Kanada (November. 29, 2015) - James DeGale verdedig sy IBF Super Middelgewig World Championship in 'n riller oor tuisdorp gunsteling en die voormalige kampioen Lucian Bute Saterdag in die belangrikste gebeurtenis van Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Dit was die eerste titel verdediging vir DeGale, die 2008 Olimpiese goue medalje van Brittanje wat saam op die pad na Boston om die titel te wen vroeër vanjaar en het besluit om te verdedig in vyandige grondgebied.
Bute, wat probeer om terug te wen die IBF belt hy verdedig nege keer tussen 2007 en 2012, put on an inspired and gutsy performance in an electric atmosphere to open the new Videotron Centre in Quebec City. But the unbelievable pace, sowel as 'n arsenaal van hands regte, liggaam skote en combo van die jonger DeGale (22-1, 14 Uitklophoue) bewys die verskil te wees as DeGale oorhand 116-112, 117-111 (twee keer).
"Ek is jonk en ek is vars. Ek is nou 'n hoogtepunt,” DeGale said. “I’m ready for the best in the world. Krediet aan Bute – Hy is 'n groot kampioen en glo my, hy sal terug wees. "
"Soos ek gesê het in die verlede, Hy is 'n wêreld-klas vegter. Ek het nog steeds dinge om op te werk in die volgende drie of vier jaar en ek gaan my beste te wees. "
Bute (32-3, 25 Uitklophoue) didn’t look anything like the fighter that lost to Carl Froch in 2012. But while the 35-year-old stalked the switch-hitting DeGale with a relentless attack, Hy kon nie genoeg doen om die uiters aktiewe Brit oorweldig, wat gegooi 524 krag stoot in vergelyking met 278 vir Bute.
“I think it was a great fight. I did my best tonight,” Bute said. “I think it was a close fight. He’s an Olympic champion, he’s a world champion. If the judges give him the decision I respect that. I’ll be back in the gym to work hard and continue to fight. I think it was a very close fight. I’m happy with my performance and I’ll be back in the gym to get back in the ring one more time.
“The last three years were difficult for me. After I lost to Carl Froch that was a very difficult period for me. I took a break, and now I’m back. Ek voel 'n groot, Ek voel gesond en nou het ek nog een kans om terug te wees op die top.
“Maybe a few rounds I waited too much and didn’t put the punches together and I let James fight me. When I pushed pressure and pushed back I won the round.”
In die opening bout op Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Eleider Alvarez verdien die reg om WBC lig swaargewig-wêreldkampioen Adonis Stevenson aangesig met 'n beslote meerderheidsbesluit oor Isak Chilemba, behaal 114-114, 118-110, 115-113.
Alvarez, ingedeel No. 2 deur die WBC by 175 pond, begin vinnig en sak rondes teen die No. 1 ranked contender Chilemba. But Chilemba weathered the storm and fought his way back in the fight as Alvarez couldn’t keep up the pace he established in the earlier rounds.
Beide vegters kom uit met 'n gevoel van dringendheid in die 12ste en besluit strofe en as Chilemba die finale rondte gewen het die stryd sou gewees het beslis 'n trekking.
"Ek het geweet ek moes die latere rondes sterk voltooi, maar ek glo ek het genoeg om die stryd te wen,” Alvarez said. “I’m ready to accept the challenge and face Stevenson. Om die wêreld kampioen te wees, jy het om die kampioen te klop. So dit is wat ek probeer om te doen. "
Mark het aangevoer dat ALVAREZ, wat uit die nabygeleë Montreal veg, was die begunstigde van 'n "tuisdorp besluit,"Hoewel die regter wat die stryd beslis 'n trekking was 'n plaaslike en die ander twee was van neutrale gebiede.
"Ek het gedink ek het genoeg om dit te wen,” Chilemba said. “But it is what it is. Ek dink jy kan noem dit 'n tuisdorp besluit. "
Na afloop van die stryd, Showtime Sport gasheer Brian Custer sit met Stevenson om sy gedagtes te kry op Alvarez-Chilemba en sy toekoms.
"Dit was 'n goeie fisiese stryd,” Stevenson said. "Hy (Alvarez) het dié stryd, maar dit was baie naby. "
"Ons praat oor Kovalev omdat die WBC geledere hom nog steeds die No. 1 aanspraakmaker. Ek wil hierdie stryd om te gebeur. The fans want it to happen. I said June is perfect for me. He said ‘OK, Junie,'Kathy Duva gesê' Geen probleem, June.’ Then she said on HBO. Ek het gesê, "Vergeet van die TV, let them talk.’ We want the fight to happen. Let the TVs work together and make it happen.
“I want to fight Kovalev. That’s the best opportunity for me because I want his titles. Vir seker, this fight will happen in June. I don’t have a problem; my team doesn’t have a problem. I want this fight in June.
Kovalev is scared. I talked to him, saw it in his eyes that he’s scared of me. It will happen, but I know Kovalev is scared. I want Kovalev. I’m very hungry to get his titles.”
Adrian Granados oorleef 'n eerste-ronde uitklop om onoorwonne super liggewig vooruitsig Amir Imam skok in die opening bout van Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME met 'n agtste ronde TKO (2:34).
Dit was 'n verpletterende nederlaag vir Imam, wat die stryd as die No aangegaan. 1 verpligte uitdager vir WBC Super liggewig wêreldkampioen Viktor Postol.
Imam looked like he was going to finish the fight early after a nice left-right combo floored the Chicago native. But after escaping the first, Granados gedikteer die tempo van die stryd, worked the inside and prevented Imam – considered one of boxing’s most talented young contenders – from establishing his jab. With Imam unable to keep the fight at a distance, Granados picked apart the Don King-promoted fighter. After seven rounds of punishment and Iman gasping for air against the ropes Granados finished his opponent with a series of devastating combo shots.
'N verheugde Granados (15-3-2, 10 Uitklophoue), wat verliese tot vegters met 'n gesamentlike rekord van het 49-0, gepleit sy saak na die verpligte uitdager geword.
"Ek glo ek moet die verpligte uitdager wees,” Granados said. “He was in line and I stopped him. Wat beteken dit? Come on. I was the underdog, maar ek het net om dit te neem. Ek het gekom om dit in te neem.
"Dit voel goed. Sodra ek het hom gewankel ek was soos, "Jy het om hom te kry nou. This time you’re not taking it from me.’ It was a flash knockdown. Hy gevang met die regterhand, maar ek was alright. Ek inloer net reg en ek het geweet hy gaan om te probeer en voltooi my. Ons het uit dit uit en gaan terug na die werk. "
Ten spyte van die verlies demoraliserende, Ek het (18-1, 15 Uitklophoue) nie spyt neem van 'n stryd wat hom waarskynlik sal klop uit titel twis.
"Ek weet mense kan sê ek moet nie hierdie stryd geneem het, maar ek het dit nodig gehad stryd tussen 'n tune-up vir my volgende stryd, want ek wou nie wag vir die ses tot agt maande vir die wêreld titel geskiet.
"Die sleutel tot die stryd was my steek, Ek het net nie genoeg gebruik dit,” Imam said. “But that’s the way it goes and I’m going to definitely come back stronger. I wasn’t thinking anything after that first-round knockdown. I’ve done that many times and didn’t think the fight was over. I wasn’t surprised at all by the way he came out. Ek weet hoe hy veg. Hy is 'n goeie vegter en dit is al wat daar is om dit. "
In die opening bout van Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME, onoorwonne swaargewig vooruitsig Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Uitklophoue) uitgeslaan veteraan Joey Abell (31-9, 29 Uitklophoue) by :46 van die tweede ronde.
Saterdag se Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boks uitsending sal weer op die lugMaandag, November. 30 by 10 namiddag. EN/PT op Showtime EXTREME terwyl die Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME sal weer die lug op Woensdag, November. 2 by 10 namiddag. ET / PT. Both telecasts will be available On Demand beginning hierdie Sondag.
Mauro Ranallo called the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action with Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray reporting. In Spaans, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins genoem die Showtime EXTREME optrede van ringside met boks historikus Steve Farhood dien as deskundige ontleder.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.
Amir imam VS. ADRIAN Granados, OSCAR Rivas Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME PERSCONFERENTIE KWOTASIES & FOTOS
Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME Live by 9 namiddag. EN/PT
Van Vidditotron Centre in Quebec City, Kanada
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Quebec City, Kanada (November. 26, 2015) - Onoorwonne WBC Geen. 1 ingedeel super liggewig Amir Imam (18-0, 15 Uitklophoue) en Adrian Granados (16-4-2, 11 Uitklophoue) die gesig gestaar het op Donderdag voor hul 10-ronde bout op Saterdag, November. 28, op Showtime boks op SHO EXTREME.
Die Showtime boks op SHO EXTREME uitsending begin live by 9 namiddag. EN/PT from the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City prior to that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. In the SHO EXTREME opener, onoorwonne swaargewig en voormalige internasionale amateur ster Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Uitklophoue) sal gesig Joey Abell (31-8, 29 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-ronde bout.
IBF Super Middelgewig wêreldkampioen James DeGale (21-1, 14 Uitklophoue) sal sy gordel teen die voormalige 168-pond champ Lucian Bute verdedig (32-2, 25 Uitklophoue) in die belangrikste gebeurtenis van Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boks woon op Showtime®(11 namiddag. EN/PT). In die mede-funksie, die WBC se No. 1-ranked 175-pound fighterIsaac Chilemba (24-2-2, 10 Uitklophoue) sal vierkante af met geen. 2-ranked Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Uitklophoue) in 'n ligte swaargewig-wêreldtitel eliminator vir die reg om WBC-kampioen Adonis Stevenson gesig.
Hier is wat die SHO EXTREME deelnemers te sê gehad het op Donderdag:
Amir LOVE
"Ek weet ek neem 'n risiko deur die neem van hierdie stryd, maar ek gaan om voordeel te trek van hierdie. Ek het regtig nie rus nodig, want ek is in die gimnasium in elk geval. So laat ons net kry hierdie stryd uit die pad en ek sal net wag vir die wêreld titel stryd.
"Ek voel nie druk. Ek weet wat ek gespring in toe ek in hierdie professionele boks spel, en ek het 'n goeie span om my. Ons is 'n stywe kring en baie sterk, en wanneer die geleenthede kom, Ek sal gereed om voordeel te trek van dit.
"Mense praat oor my wil Errol Spence en om wraak te veg (op 'n verlede U.S. Olimpiese boks proewe verlies). Ek het nie wraak het op my gedagtes. Ek bedoel, Ons kan beslis doen dit wanneer ek 'n hoër gewig klas, maar nou Ek is gefokus op 'n 140-pond titel geskiet. Ek wil hê dat die titel geskiet in die vroeë 2016 teen (huidige WBC wêreldkampioen) Viktor Postol.
"(Postol) is 'n goeie vegter en hy het die titel vir 'n rede, maar jy kan nie weg te steek en hardloop vir te lank en my tyd kom volgende jaar. Jy kry een verdediging en dan is dit al my. Dit is alles Young Meester. "
ADRIAN Granados
"Ek sou sê dit is die grootste stryd van my loopbaan. Dit gaan 'n groot stryd wees en ek sien uit daarna om 'n groot nag.
"(Imam se) het 'n baie gereedskap en hy is baie talentvolle. Ons sal dit neem ronde deur ronde en maak aanpassings soos die stryd gaan.
"Ek het goed herstel. Ek is nie tevrede met die manier waarop my loopbaan het gegaan en het 'n baie slegte besluite en bestuur probleme. Ek was nie saamgebring soos my opponent was. Maar dit is my gehelp groei 'n paar dik vel en eienskappe om waarom ek vandag hier.
"Ek het hard vegters voor die gesig gestaar en dit is nie die eerste keer dat ek die buiteperd is. Ek sal trek uit hierdie ontsteld.
"Ek is op soek na die bokswêreld skok Saterdag nag. "
OSCAR Rivas
"My krag is my spoed en die manier waarop ek druk op my opponent. So ek gaan na (Abell) en sal 'n baie druk op hom totdat hy val.
"Ek is so opgewonde en verheug om weer te veg op 'n groot verhoog. Ek geveg ShoBox in my laaste stryd, en dit was amazing. Dit is vir my so belangrik om ontslae gesien so ek my droom kan vervul en in die top 10 in my afdeling.
"Dit is die grootste stryd van my loopbaan en die grootste geleentheid wat ek ooit gehad het. Ek wil net om seker te maak ek gryp dit en kyk skouspelagtige. "
STACY MCKINLEY, Bestuurder en afrigter Imam se
"Ek kan nie enigiets wat ons nodig het om te werk vind. Amir is sterk en tegnies goed en hy kry meer ervare elke keer as hy veg. Hy is 'n verwoestende ponser. Hy is die volle pakket en dit is baie moeilik om te vind. Hulle kom nie rond te dikwels.
"Ek wil hom graag om te veg Adrien Broner volgende jaar. Ek wil graag al die ouens te veg en te verenig al die titels volgende jaar. Boks is gaan 'n nuwe superster nou nodig dat Floyd Mayweather is weg, en ons gaan nie om te wag 15 jaar na 'n ander een te maak. Ek dink Amir verenig al die titels op 140 en 147, dan wil ons ons nuwe superster binne het 36 maande.
"Hy het sy steek gebruik om te wen Saterdag. Hy het 'n pragtige steek, die beste steek in die boks. En alles het reg agter dit kom. "
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