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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
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ANAHEIM, California. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 25, 2016) - Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruzthiab Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Feb. 27 nyob rau SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv Thursday twb Lub Xya hli ntuj Ceja thiab 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 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT.
The previously announced opening bout between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Kos) and Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos) has been cancelled due to Rivas being unable to pass a mandatory eye-exam.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by TGB promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $27, $54, $104 thiab $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations, los ntawm hu xov tooj 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday 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.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais Thursday:
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. Yog li ntawd, 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.
"Thaum lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, 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 Saturday, 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday.
“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. Kuv npaj txhij. 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "
Jose Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz’ Father & Tus kws qhia
“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.”
NTUAG Xim av, 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday night in front of the fantastic Southern California boxing fans.”
TIM RYAN, CEO & 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. The card nyob rau hnub Saturday is wonderful. I know these guys will be ready and I’m looking forward to an action-packed night on the 27th.
CHRIS DEBLASIO, Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm, 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 nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "
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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 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT “
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Leo Santa Cruz MEDIA Workout QUOTES & DUAB
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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 Saturday, Feb. 27, Nyob Ntawm Showtime® From Honda Center In Anaheim, California.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Begins With
Unbeaten Heavyweights Gerald Washington vs. Oscar Rivas
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ANAHEIM, California. (Feb. 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 phaus. 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 lub sij hawm. He’s also fought four times in Ireland, three times in England, three times in Northern Ireland and one time each in Japan, Argentina, France and South Africa.
So don’t expect Martinez (35-6, 26 Kos) 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 Kos) rau Saturday, Feb. 27, nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Martinez won his U.S. debut and the IBF 122-pound crown with a sixth-round TKO overJhonatan Romero on Aug. 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 kawg Dec. 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. Tam sim no, 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,'' Nws hais tias. “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 phaus-rau-phaus fighter. 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, Spain, 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,'' Nws hais tias. “Once I decided to start boxing and dedicated myself to it I fell in love with the sport.’’
Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, 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,'' Nws hais tias. “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 fights, 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.’’
Yog hais tias triumphant, 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 onFeb. 27 (nyob rau hauv Manchester, Hais, nyob rau SHOWTIME huab®), 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.”
Nyob rau hauv lub Feb. 27 co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, hard-hitting Mexican warriors Lub Xya hli ntuj Ceja (30-1, 27 Kos) thiab Hugo Ruiz (35-3, 31 Kos) 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 Kos) of Vallejo, California., and Montreal-based Colombian Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos).
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $27, $54, $104 thiab $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.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.SHO.com/Sports raws li nyob rau hauv TwitterSHOSports, @LeoSantaCruz2, @MartinezKiko, TGBPromotions, @HondaCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports
UNBEATEN 2012 U.S. OLYMPIAN MICHAEL HUNTER, MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER PAUL MENDEZ & FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER CLAUDIO MARRERO FEATURED IN UNDERCARD ACTION SATURDAY, FEB. 27 FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, California.
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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, OB HLIS 27, IN OPENER OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
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YAKAUNPAU DEGALE defends SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE HAUV Quebec NROOG thriller DUA hometown NYIAM LUCIAN BUTE HNUB SATURDAY RAU SHOWTIME®
Eleider Alvarez khwv Txoj Cai Fim WBC teeb Heavyweight zus
Adonis Stevenson, Leej twg hu tawm Sergey Kovalev Rau Lub rau hli ntuj Unification
Adrian Granados shocks Undefeated Amir Imam Nyob Sho huab
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Quebec NROOG, Canada (Nov. 29, 2015) - James DeGale defended nws IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv ib tug thriller tshaj hometown nyiam thiab qub zus Lucian Bute nyob rau hnub Saturday nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Nws yog tus thawj title muaj txuj ci rau DeGale, lub 2008 Olympic kub medalist los ntawm teb chaws Aas Kiv uas mus nyob rau hauv txoj kev mus rau Boston los yeej lub npe ua ntej lawm lub xyoo no thiab xaiv los mus tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws hostile.
Bute, uas twb sim los yeej rov qab rau hauv lub IBF siv nws defended cuaj lub sij hawm ntawm 2007 thiab 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, raws li tau zoo raws li ib tug arsenal ntawm overhand cai, lub cev kev txhaj tshuaj thiab combos los ntawm tus yau DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) muaj pov thawj yuav tsum muaj cov sib txawv raws li DeGale prevailed 116-112, 117-111 (ob zaug).
"Kuv tub ntxhais hluas thiab kuv tshiab. Kuv tabtom tam sim no peaking,” DeGale said. “I’m ready for the best in the world. Credit rau Bute – nws yog ib tug zoo kawg zus thiab ntseeg hais tias kuv, nws yuav tsum tau rov qab. "
"Zoo li kuv twb hais tias nyob rau hauv lub yav dhau los, nws yog ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv fighter. Kuv yeej tseem tau txais tej yam uas yuav ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub tom ntej no peb los yog plaub lub xyoos thiab kuv yuav ua kuv tus zoo tshaj plaws. "
Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) 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, nws yuav tsis ua kom txaus rau muaj hwj chim dhau lub supremely active Brit, uas cuam 524 hwj chim punches piv rau 278 rau 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. Kuv xav tias zoo, Kuv xav tias noj qab nyob zoo thiab tam sim no kuv muaj ib tug ntau lub caij nyoog yuav rov qab nyob rau saum toj.
“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.”
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib bout rau Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Eleider Alvarez khwv tau txoj cai rau lub ntsej muag WBC teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Adonis Stevenson nrog ib tug nyob ze feem ntau txiav txim tshaj Isaac Chilemba, tau qhab nia 114-114, 118-110, 115-113.
Alvarez, ranked Tsis. 2 los ntawm lub WBC ntawm 175 phaus, pib ceev thiab pocketed rounds tiv thaiv cov tsis. 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.
Ob leeg fighters tuaj tawm nrog ib tug kev txiav txim zoo ntawm cov num nyob rau hauv lub 12th thiab txiav txim siab zaj paj huam thiab yog hais tias Chilemba tau yeej zaum kawg puag ncig lub sib ntaus yuav tau kav ib tug kos.
"Kuv paub tias kuv yuav mus suaj kaum rau tom rounds muaj zog, tab sis kuv ntseeg hais tias kuv puas tau txaus los yeej muaj cov sib ntaus,” Alvarez said. “I’m ready to accept the challenge and face Stevenson. Yuav kom tau lub ntiaj teb tau zus ib, koj yuav tsum tuav lub zus. Yog li ntawd yog dab tsi kuv tsom rau ua. "
Mark sib cav hais tias Alvarez, uas fights tawm ntawm nyob ze Montreal, yog tus txais kev pab ntawm ib tug "hometown kev txiav txim siab,"Txawm hais tias cov kws txiav txim uas kav lub sib ntaus ib tug kos yog ib lub zos thiab lwm yam ob tug twb los ntawm nruab nrab ib cheeb tsam.
"Kuv xav tias kuv puas tau txaus rau nws yeej,” Chilemba said. “But it is what it is. Kuv twv koj yuav hu nws ib tug hometown kev txiav txim siab. "
Tom qab kev sib ntaus, Showtime kev ua si party Brian Custer zaum nrog Stevenson kom tau nws kev xav rau Alvarez-Chilemba thiab nws yav tom ntej.
"Nws yog ib tug nyob ze lub cev sib ntaus,” Stevenson said. "Nws (Alvarez) yeej no sib ntaus, tiam sis nws yog heev ze. "
"Peb tham txog Kovalev vim hais tias cov WBC tseem Qib nws lub Tsis. 1 contender. Kuv xav tau no kev sib ntaus tshwm sim. The fans want it to happen. I said June is perfect for me. He said ‘OK, Lub rau hli ntuj,'Kathy Duva hais tias:' Tsis yog teeb meem, June.’ Then she said on HBO. Kuv hais tias, 'Tsis nco txog lub TVs, 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. For sure, 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 dim ib tug thawj-round knockdown rau shock undefeated super sib zeem muag Amir Imam nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab nrog tus thib yim rau round TKO (2:34).
Nws yog ib tug crushing yeej rau Imam, uas nkag mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus raws li cov Tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau challenger mus WBC Super Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus ib 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 dictated lub tempo ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus, 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.
Ib elated Granados (15-3-2, 10 Kos), uas muaj losses rau neeg tua hluav taws nrog ib tug ua ke ntawm cov ntaub ntawv 49-0, thov nws cov ntaub ntawv mus ua tus yuav tsum tau challenger.
"Kuv ntseeg tias kuv yuav tsum yog tus yuav tsum tau challenger,” Granados said. “He was in line and I stopped him. Ntawd txhais li cas? Come on. I was the underdog, tab sis kuv cia li tuaj coj nws. Kuv tuaj coj nws.
"Nws pom tau tias zoo. Thaum kuv tau nws wobbled kuv yog zoo li, 'Koj twb tau txais kom tau nws tam sim no. This time you’re not taking it from me.’ It was a flash knockdown. Nws ntes tau nrog rau txoj kev txhais tes, tab sis kuv yog zoo. Kuv cia li plaws tom cai li thiab kuv paub nws twb mus sim thiab tas kuv. Peb tau txais tawm ntawm nws thiab mus txoj kev rov qab mus ua hauj lwm. "
Txawm tias lub demoralizing tsis, Kuv muaj (18-1, 15 Kos) tsis khuv xim noj ib sib ntaus uas yuav yuav khob nws tawm ntawm title sib cav sib ceg.
"Kuv paub cov neeg yuav hais tias kuv yuav tsum tsis txhob muaj npaum li cas qhov no sib ntaus, tab sis kuv yuav tsum tau no kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nruab nrab raws li ib tug tune-up rau kuv tom ntej no kev sib ntaus vim hais tias kuv tsis xav tos kom tus rau mus rau yim lub hlis rau lub ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv.
"Tus yuam sij rau kev sib ntaus yog kuv jab, Kuv cia li tsis siv nws txaus,” 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. Kuv paub yuav ua li cas nws fights. Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab hais tias yog tag nrho cov muaj yog mus rau nws. "
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab, undefeated heavyweight prospect Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Kos) khob qhov rooj tawm qub tub rog Joey Abell (31-9, 29 Kos) ntawm :46 ntawm lub thib ob puag ncig.
Saturday lub Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast yuav rov-cua rauMonday, Nov. 30 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT rau Showtime huab thaum lub Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab yuav rov-cua nyob rau hnub Wednesday, Nov. 2 ntawm 10 p.m. ET / PT. Both telecasts will be available On Demand beginning hnub Sunday no.
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. Nyob rau hauv lus Mev, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. Barry Tompkins hu ua lub Showtime huab txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog boxing historian Steve Farhood pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj analyst.
The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.
Amir Imam VS. Adrian GRANADOS, Oscar RIVAS Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab XOVXWM rooj sab laj QUOTES & DUAB
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Los ntawm vidnws yogotron Centre nyob rau hauv Quebec nroog, Canada
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Quebec NROOG, Canada (Nov. 26, 2015) - Undefeated WBC Tsis. 1 ranked super sib Amir Imam (18-0, 15 Kos) thiab Adrian Granados (16-4-2, 11 Kos) kev nyuaj siab tawm rau hnub Thursday ua ntej ntawm lawv 10-round bout rau hnub Saturday, Nov. 28, rau Showtime BOXING rau Sho huab.
Lub Showtime BOXING rau Sho huab telecast pib nyob rau hauv 9 p.m. THIAB/PT from the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City prior to that evening’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. In the SHO EXTREME opener, undefeated heavyweight thiab qub thoob ntiaj teb pib xyaum ua lub hnub qub Oscar Rivas (17-0, 12 Kos) yuav fim Joey Abell (31-8, 29 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntau sib tw.
IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib James DeGale (21-1, 14 Kos) yuav tiv thaiv nws txoj siv tiv thaiv qub 168-phaus champ Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING nyob rau Showtime®(11 p.m. THIAB/PT). Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, lub WBC tus tsis. 1-ranked 175-pound fighterIsaac Chilemba (24-2-2, 10 Kos) yuav square tawm uas tsis muaj. 2-ranked Eleider Alvarez (18-0, 10 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight ntiaj teb no title eliminator rau hauv txoj cai mus fim WBC zus Adonis Stevenson.
Ntawm no yog li cas rau Sho huab koom yuav tsum tau hais rau hnub Thursday:
Amir HLUB
"Kuv paub tias kuv tab tom noj ib tug uas yuav los ntawm kev noj no sib ntaus tab sis kuv yuav coj kom zoo dua ntawm no. Kuv yeej tsis xav tau so vim hais tias kuv nyob rau hauv lub gym lawm. Yog li ntawd wb cia li tau no sib ntaus tawm ntawm txoj kev thiab kuv mam li cia li tos rau lub ntiaj teb no title sib ntaus.
"Kuv tsis xav tias siab. Kuv paub tias dab tsi kuv dhia mus rau hauv thaum kuv tau txais mus rau hauv no kev ua si boxing, thiab kuv muaj ib tug zoo pab neeg nyob ib ncig ntawm kuv. Peb yog ib tug kaw ntom nti ua voj voog thiab ua heev zog, thiab thaum lub caij uas cov tuaj, Kuv mam li yuav npaj txhij mus rau noj kom zoo dua ntawm nws.
"Cov neeg tham txog kuv xav mus tua Errol Spence thiab tau txais cov kua zaub ntsuab (rau ib tug yav dhau los U.S. Olympic boxing tej kev txom nyem tsis). Kuv tsis muaj kua zaub ntsuab rau kuv lub siab. Kuv txhais li cas, peb yuav twv yuav raug hu ua nws thaum kuv txav mus ib ceeb thawj hoob kawm, tab sis txoj cai tam sim no kuv focused rau ib tug 140-phaus title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Kuv xav tias lub npe txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov 2016 tiv thaiv (tam sim no WBC lub ntiaj teb champion) Viktor Postol.
"(Postol) yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab nws tau txais lub npe rau ib tug yog vim li cas, tab sis koj yeej zais tsis tau thiab khiav mus ntev ntev thiab kuv lub sij hawm yuav los tom ntej no xyoo. Koj yuav tau txais ib tug tiv thaiv thiab ces nws yog tag nrho cov kuv. Nws yog tag nrho cov hluas Master. "
Adrian GRANADOS
"Kuv xav hais tias qhov no yog qhov loj tshaj kev sib ntaus ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib tug zoo hmo ntuj.
"(Imam tus) tau txais ib tug ntau ntawm cov cuab yeej thiab nws yog feemxyuam heev. Peb mam li muab nws puag ncig los ntawm puag ncig thiab ua kev kho me ntsis raws li qhov kev sib ntaus mus.
"Kuv twb rebounded zoo. Kuv tsis txaus siab rau txoj kev kuv ua hauj lwm tau ploj mus thiab muaj ib tug ntau ntawm kev phem kev txiav txim siab thiab cov kev tswj teeb meem. Kuv twb tsis coj raws li zoo li kuv tus nrog sib ntaus yog. Tab sis nws yog pab kuv loj hlob ib co tuab daim tawv nqaij thiab muab rau yog vim li cas kuv nyob ntawm no niaj hnub no.
"Kuv twb ntsib tawv fighters ua ntej thiab nws tsis yog thawj lub sij hawm kuv twb tau lub underdog. Kuv yuav rub tawm no chim.
"Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau shock lub boxing ntiaj teb no nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "
Oscar RIVAS
"Kuv lub zog yog kuv ceev thiab txoj kev uas kuv tso siab rau kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Li ntawd, kuv mus tom qab (Abell) thiab yuav muab tso rau ib tug ntau ntawm cov siab rau nws kom txog thaum nws ntog.
"Kuv tsos thiab elated mus tua dua rau ib tug loj theem. Kuv tiv thaiv rau ShoBox nyob rau hauv kuv lub xeem sib ntaus thiab nws yog amazing. Nws yog li ntawd ib qho tseem ceeb rau kuv kom kuv tau pom li ntawd kuv thiaj ua tau kuv tus npau suav thiab tau mus rau hauv lub saum toj 10 nyob rau hauv kuv kev faib.
"Qhov no yog qhov loj tshaj kev sib ntaus ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm thiab cov biggest sijhawm kuv twb puas tau. Kuv cia li xav kom paub tseeb tias kuv lob nws thiab saib spectacular. "
Stacy McKINLEY, Imam tus neeg saib xyuas thiab tus kws qhia
"Kuv nrhiav tsis tau dab tsi peb yuav tsum tau mus ua hauj lwm rau. Amir yog muaj zog thiab technically suab thiab nws tau ntau tej lub sij hawm txhua txhua nws fights. Nws yog ib tug ntsoog loj heev Puncher. Nws yog tag nrho cov pob thiab hais tias yog heev nyuaj mus nrhiav. Lawv tsis tuaj nyob ib ncig thiab feem ntau.
"Kuv yuav nyiam nws mus tua Adrien Broner xyoo tom ntej. Kuv xav mus tua tag nrho cov hais mav thiab koom ua ib lub rau tag nrho cov npe xyoo tom ntej. Boxing yuav xav tau ib tug tshiab superstar tam sim no uas Floyd Mayweather yog ploj mus, thiab peb nyob nraum tsis mus tos 15 xyoo yuav ua rau lwm tus. Kuv xav hais tias Amir unifies tag nrho cov npe ntawm 140 thiab 147, ces peb yuav muaj peb tshiab superstar hauv 36 lub hlis.
"Nws muaj siv nws jab los yeej nyob rau hnub Saturday. Nws tau txais ib tug zoo nkauj jab, qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv jab boxing. Thiab txhua yam muaj tuaj txoj cai tom qab nws. "
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