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TXHUA ACCESS: MAYWEATHER VS. BERTO
PREMIERES YIM HLI NTUJ 28 RAU Showtime®
Las Vegas (Aug. 4, 2015) – Nyob rau hauv dab tsi yog yuav tsum tau ua qhov kawg sib ntaus ntawm nws illustrious 19-xyoo ua hauj lwm, boxing superstar thiab phaus-rau-phaus huab tais Floyd “Nyiaj” Mayweather (48-0, 26 Kos) yuav muab nws undefeated cov ntaub ntawv thiab WBC thiab WBA Welterweight ntiaj teb Championships txog tus kab tiv thaiv hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus, ob-lub sij hawm welterweight lub ntiaj teb champion Lwm yam Berto (30-3, 23 Kos) Saturday, Xya. 12 nyob rau ntawm lub MGM Grand vaj Arena nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, nyob rau Showtime PPV (8 p.m. THIAB/5 p.m. PT).
Los tawm ntawm lub Mayweather vs. Pacquiao kev tshwm sim, nyob rau hauv uas Mayweather tseem undefeated los ntawm kev noj ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab yeej, Mayweather yuav sim nws tus kheej tawm tsam ib tug nyuaj-los tsoo fighter tshaib plab rau nws lub caij nyoog kom tau ib tug historic chim. Mayweather kuj ua keeb kwm. Yog hais tias triumphant, nws yuav phim cov ntaub ntawv ntawm lub lig heavyweight yeej Rocky Marciano, uas so nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 1956 nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 49-0. Equaling Marciano cov ntaub ntawv, ib qho ntawm feem huv nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm kev ua si, yuav rov Mayweather lub legendary txheej xwm nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv thiab buttress Mayweather tus thov li “Qhov zoo tshaj plaws Puas.”
Ob tug stellar ntiaj teb Championship fights yuav kuj yuav muaj nyob rau lub them nyiaj-ib-saib telecast.
Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-2, 17 Kos) yuav raug nws WBO Junior Hnav npe nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch tiv thaiv cov boxer nws tshem nws tawm, plaub-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion Orlando “Siri” Ncaim (42-13-2, 29 Kos). Lawv thawj sib ntaus, nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis ntawm lub xyoo no, yog xam los ntawm ntau yam yuav tsum ib tug uas neeg sib tw rau sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Badou Jack “Lub Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 Kos) yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv ntawm nws WBC Super Middleweight ntiaj teb title tiv thaiv yuav tsum tau challenger “Saint” George Nyuaj (21-2, 16 Kos). Ib tug thib plaub sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub them nyiaj-ib-saib telecast yuav muab tshaj tawm sai.
Txhawb los ntawm Mayweather Promotions, cov plaub-sib ntaus nyiaj-ib-saib telecast yuav tsim thiab muab faib nyob los ntawm Showtime PPV thiab yog ib lub thib thiab zaum kawg sib ntaus ntawm ib cov ntaub ntawv-tawg deal ntawm Mayweather thiab Showtime tes hauj lwm Inc.SHOWTIME Cov kev ua si® yuav pab txhawb cov kev tshwm sim nrog kev ua si Emmy® Puav pheej-winning series TXHUA ACCESS.
Daim pib nqi thiab muag cov ntaub ntawv yog dabtsi ntsiv tom qab no lub lim tiam.
“Kuv yuav npaj mus tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nyob rau hauv Cuaj hlis 12 thiab ua pov thawj rov qab mus rau tag nrho lub ntiaj teb no yog vim li cas kuv 'Qhov zoo tshaj plaws Puas,'” Hais Mayweather. “Kuv yeej ib txwm coj kuv A-kev ua si thiab no sib ntaus tawm tsam Andre Berto yog tsis kos. Nws yog ib tug hluas, muaj zog fighter uas yog tshaib plab coj down qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Plaub caug yim tau sim ua ntej thiab nyob rau Cuaj hlis 12, Kuv yuav mus ua nws 49.”
“I’m coming to kick Floyd’s ass on Cuaj hlis 12,” Hais Berto. “Qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntseeg hais tias kuv yuav npaj mus coj nws mus Floyd thiab kuv tsis muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog dab tsi 48 other fighters have been unable to do. Somebody is getting knocked out and it won’t be me. You don’t want to miss this.”
“'Nyiaj’ Mayweather yog rov qab thiab tag nrho Mayweather Promotions pab yog npaj txhij rau tsim tawm ntawm lub zoo kawg cov ntaub ntawv-tawg Tej zaum 2 kev tshwm sim,” hais tias CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe. “Nws yog ib tug Library rau coj no kuj zoo kawg sib ntaus, ntxiv rau cov zoo kawg undercard ntawm txiav txim, mus rau lub kiv cua nyob rau hauv Las Vegas ntawm MGM Grand. Andre Berto is a powerful fighter who presents a real danger to Floyd. He will have to use all of his skills to slow Berto down.”
“Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Showtime rau lub sij hawm no mus tua nyob rau hauv no kuj zoo kawg tshwm sim,” hais tias Martinez. “Peb yeej npaj thiab ua hauj lwm nyuaj kom paub tseeb tias qhov no title nyob rau hauv Puerto Rico. Txhua leej txhua tus pom thawj sib ntaus tawm tsam Orlando Salido thiab kuv paub tias qhov no ob bout yuav kuj yuav yog ib tug tsov rog. Ib zaug ntxiv dua peb muaj kev ua yeeb ncuab ntawm Puerto Rico thiab Mexico, uas guarantees ntau ntawm cov kev txiav txim. Kev kawm yuav zoo heev thiab peb muaj 100 feem pua nco ntsoov hais tias nyob rau hauv Cuaj hlis 12 it will be another great victory to Puerto Rico.”
“Kuv pog rau lub rematch nrog Rocky Martinez,” said Salido. “Cov thawj kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Puerto Rico tsis mus kuv txoj kev. Kuv tau txais tawm mus rau ib tug qeeb pib thiab tau mus tua ob tug sib ntaus – ib tug tiv thaiv cov referee thiab ib tug tiv thaiv tus mob Rocky Martinez. Rau Cuaj hlis 12, I am going to take matters into my own hands and look to knock out Rocky to get my world title belt back. Mexico and Puerto Rico have had a great rivalry over the years and this September you will see me bring the belt home to Mexico where it belongs.”
“Kuv pog heev thiab kuv npaj rau lub toughest sib ntaus ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm tiv thaiv George Nyuaj,” hais tias Jack. “Kuv yeej ib txwm mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus nrog ib tug underdog mentality, txawm li champion. Nws pom tau tias zoo rau yuav tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv kuv saws hometown ntawm Las Vegas. Kuv pab txhawb, Floyd Mayweather, tau muaj kuv rov qab thaum lub sij hawm lub ce thiab downs ntawm kuv cov hauj lwm thiab kuv xav kom nws thiab tag nrho lub Mayweather Promotions pab zoo siab rau Cuaj hlis 12.”
“Kuv tau muaj hmoo txaus los ua ib co ntawm cov loj tshaj txoj kev xav kev ua si nawv yuav muab,” hais tias Nyuaj. “Kuv tau sib tw rau lub ntiaj teb no lub npe thiab kuv tau muag tawm stadiums, tab sis kuv yeej muaj tseeb thaum yau npau suav ntawm winning ib lub ntiaj teb title yog tsis tau yuav tsum tau ua tiav raws li. Kuv tau hais tias lub caij nyoog nyob rau hauv lub Las Vegas Sawb – lub crème tsib la crème rau tej fighter ntawm cov ntiaj chaw. Kuv yuav tsis tos mus cuag kuv lub hom phiaj thiab ua lub ntiaj teb champion. Badou Jack yog tsis 'Phem’ txaus mus rau halt kuv npau suav. Nws WBC siv yog tag nrho cov uas yog hauv kuv lub siab txhua tus thiab txhua txhua lub sij hawm ntawd waking. Peb tau kawm txog Jack – peb npaj rau nws kev txawj thiab npaj txhij mus las nws weaknesses. Vegas yog kuv ob lub tsev thiab kuv yuav tsis tos rov qab los nrog ib tug Bang.”
“Thaum Showtime tes hauj lwm thiab Floyd Mayweather teamed rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2013, nws hu ua ib cov ntaub ntawv-tawg deal – thiab hais tias yog raws nraim li nws tau,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si®. “Los ntawm tsib fights ntawm rau-sib ntaus lub sij hawm, qhov kev tshwm sim tau zoo tshaj peb cov miv nyuas grandest. Floyd has never hesitated to take on the best of the best in his division. In Andre Berto, Floyd has chosen an opponent who always comes to fight and always entertains. Berto’s power and athleticism make him a legitimate threat against any opponent, thiab tawm tsam Floyd, peb cia siab tias Berto yuav ua nruj ua li puas tau. We’re also assembling an action-packed undercard, tseem ceeb los ntawm ib tug rematch ntawm ib qho ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws fights ntawm 2015, Rocky Martinez vs. Orlando Salido.”
“Peb zoo siab heev nrog lub sij hawm rau host dab tsi yog yuav tsum Floyd kawg sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm storied,” hais tias Richard Sturm, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm Lom ze thiab kev ua si rau MGM Resorts International. “Floyd yog ib tug zoo kawg li yeej thiab peb tos ntsoov rau pom no cov keeb kwm kev tshwm sim tiv thaiv Andre Berto ntawm MGM Grand.”
Ib qho ntawm feem dai kom zoo nkauj tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub keeb kwm ntawm lub ua si nawv, Mayweather, ntawm Grand Rapids, Mich., sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, yog ib tug 12-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion nyob rau hauv tsib qhov hnyav pawg. Nrog nws trademark ceev, defensive prowess thiab ntiv nplhaib generalship, Mayweather tau tam sim no yeej 22 lub ntiaj teb no champions.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd rau nws nyob rau hauv-lub nplhaib ua tiav, Forbes, Fortune thiab Cov kev ua si taw qhia muaj npe hu ua Mayweather lub ntiaj teb no lub siab tshaj plaws-them nyiaj kis las ntau lub sij hawm. Nws cov txheej xwm Amass cov ntaub ntawv-tawg xov tooj; he has headlined four of the six highest-grossing pay-per-view events of all time and holds the all-time record in gross pay-per-view receipts.
Mayweather, lub xwb fighter tau headlined peb cov txheej xwm uas generated ntau tshaj ob lab nyiaj-ib-saib yuav txhua,tau garnered heev heev “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo” khoom plig tshaj nws storied hauj lwm, xws li tsib ESPY txeeb thiab ob Boxing Writers Association of America khoom plig.
Ntev xam tias yog li ib tug ua tau foe rau Mayweather, Berto, 31, ntawm lub caij ntuj no Haven, Fla. yog ib tug qub pib xyaum ua standout thiab 2004 Olympian rau Haiti. Ib tug qub tub rog ntawm lub ntiaj teb no yim title fights, tag nrho cov ntawm 147 phaus, nws yeej lub ntiaj teb WBC Welterweight Title nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 2008 thiab ua tsib vam meej title defenses tshaj tom ntej ob thiab ib tug ib nrab xyoo ua ntej poob lub title nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2011. Berto yeej lub IBF Welterweight ntiaj teb Title nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2011.
Lub offensive-minded Berto yeej ib txwm ua rau sensational scraps – nws 2012 slugfest nrog Robert “Lub Ntsuj Plig Dawb Huv” Warrioryog ib tug sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo neeg sib tw. Nyob rau hauv nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no kev mus ua si, nws tua nkag ob knockdowns en txoj kev mus rau ib tug thib rau-round TKO tshajJosesito Lopez kawg Lub peb hlis ntuj 13.
Style-ntse, lub 5-taw-7 Berto yuav tsum txais yuav ib tug nruj mus kom ze nrog ib tug high school cov punch tso zis, zoo li lub tswv yim ua hauj lwm los ntawm Marcos “Suav” Maidana nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj sib ntaus tawm tsam Mayweather. Yog hais tias Mayweather tsis tso saib nws trademark ceev thiab tiv thaiv, Berto yuav siv nws lub hwj chim thiab tes ceev yuav ua rau Mayweather seeb thiab yuam nws mus rau hauv ib tug brawl.
Martinez, 32, ntawm Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, yuav ua tus thawj tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv nws thib peb stint li WBO Junior Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus ib. Nws yeej lub WBO 130-phaus yas lub thib ob lub sij hawm nrog ib tug 12-round split kev txiav txim siab dua Miguel Beltran Jr. nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2012. Lub ultra-tawv Martinez tau ob vam meej defenses, xws li ib tug nyob ze cov ntsiab lus’ kov yeej yav tas los undefeated Diego Magdaleno, ua ntej poob los ntawm yim-round knockout rau unbeaten Mikey Garcia nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2013.
Lub 5-taw-8 Martinez yeej nws thawj kev sib ntaus cov nram qab no cov Garcia bout thiab ces, nyob rau hauv nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no kev mus ua si, nws dim ib tug xav ua kom tau lig maj zoo li ntawd thiab outpoint Salido thoob plaws 12 hard-tiv thaiv, nkaus-packed rounds kawg Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11.
Tshawb li “Tsov rog,” lub slugfest yuav tau ua zoo tshaj nws cov nqi raws li ob fighters siv ib tug inordinate nqi zog nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm 36 feeb. Siv nws zoo nyob rau hauv qhov siab thiab ncav cuag, Martinez xa Salido mus rau lub hom ntaub khov heev nyob rau hauv lub thib peb thiab thib tsib thiab yeej los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 116-109, 115-110 thiab 114-111. Salido was docked a point in the 11th puag ncig rau ib tug tsawg tshuab, tab sis yeej tsis txiav luam yeeb sib ntaus sib tua thiab yog nyob rau hauv nws mus txog thaum kawg.
Tawv thiab txiav txim nrog ib tug ncaj-rau pem hauv ntej style uas ua rau neeg coob coob-txaus affairs, Martinez yuav lub WBO Title thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2009 thiab ntse tiv thaiv nws ob zaug.
Ncaim, 34, ntawm Sonora, Mexico, yog ib tug relentless nyuaj-nosed boxer-Puncher uas yog kam noj rau leej twg thiab yog tsis muaj neeg txawv mus rau lub boxing kev ua yeeb ncuab uas yog Mexico vs. Puerto Rico.
Lub 5-taw-6 Salido yuav lub nruab nrab WBO Junior Hnav ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv nws kev mus ua si ua ntej lub xeem nyob rau hauv ib tug rov qab-thiab-tawm 11th-puag ncig knockout tshaj Thaib teb lub Terdsak Kokietgym nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 1, 2014. Lub phem sib ntaus sib tua uas featured xya knockdowns (Salido mus down peb lub sij hawm, Kokietgym plaub) yog lub 2014 Yahoo! Cov kev ua si sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo.
Salido kuj yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm featherweight lub ntiaj teb champion. Nws tiv thaiv ib co ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm nws tiam tom 126, kuj muaj Mikey Garcia,Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez ob zaug, thiab tam sim no WBO 126-phaus yeej Vasyl Lomachenko uas Salido yeej peb fights dhau los nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round split kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2014.
Jack, 31, ib tug neeg uas Stockholm, Sweden, uas fights tawm ntawm Mayweather tus Las Vegas gym, yog tej lub WBC 168-phaus siv nrog ib tug 12-round feem ntau txiav txim dua tiv thaiv tau zus ib thiab yav tas los unbeaten Anthony Dirrell kawg Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 los ntawm cov qhab nia ntawm 116-114, 115-113 thiab 114-114.
Ib tug qub European pib xyaum ua standout – nws yog lub tsuas boxer puas tau mus sawv cev rau Gambia nyob rau hauv tej Olympic ua si (2008) – 6-taw-1 Jack muab pro nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 2009 thiab yeej nws thawj zaug 16 bouts ua ntej txom nyem ib tug shocking thawj-round knockout poob Derek Edwards nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 2014.
Ib tug boxer nrog zoo ceev thiab zog, Jack tau txij li thaum yeej peb nyob rau hauv ib tug kab, nrog rau cov loj kov yeej Dirrell.
Cov ua rog-kuaj Nyuaj, 27, ntawm Hammersmith, London, Hais, yuav tau txais nws thib peb keej ntawm ib tug 168-phaus lub ntiaj teb no title. Cov tsuas blemishes rau nws cov ntaub ntawv tuaj nyob rau hauv rov qab-mus-rov qab fights tiv thaiv ces-IBF / WBA yeej thiab countryman Carl Froch ntawm chaw ntau pob nyob rau hauv London Wembley. Tom qab poob los ntawm teeb meem cuaj-round TKO nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2013, Nyuaj raug nres los ntawm nws tsiv yeeb ncuab nyob rau hauv lub yim puag ncig ntawm ib tug Tej zaum 2014 grudge rematch uas attracted 80,000 kiv cua.
Nyuaj tau rebounded txij li thaum ntog mus Froch, winning nws kawg khub. Nyuaj yuav cov tsis muaj WBC Nyiaj Super Middleweight title thiab European Championship nyob rau hauv Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2014 tiv thaiv Christophe Rebrasse thiab tua nkag ib tug xya-round TKO tshaj Dennis Douglin kawg Nov. 22.
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Hais txog Mayweather vs. Berto:
Mayweather vs. Berto, ib tug 12-round welterweight ntiaj teb Championship bout rau Mayweather tus WBC thiab WBA 147-phaus lub npe, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions LLC. The event will take place Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be televised by SHOWTIME PPV. The undercard features a WBO Junior Lightweight World Championship fight, uas yog ib tug rematch ntawm Roman Martinez thiab Orlando Salido. Also featured on the PPV telecast will be a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, uas yog nce nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Team Sauerland.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.mayweatherpromotions.com, www.SHO.com/Sports thiabwww.mgmgrand.com and follow on Twitter at @floydmayweather, AndreBerto, BadouJack, StGeorgeGroves, sirisalido, mayweatherpromo, SHOSports ThiabSwanson_Comm los yog ua ib cov kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.facebook.com/FloydMayweather,www.Facebook.com / TheRealAndreBerto,www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions thiabwww.facebook.com/SHOsports. |
