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الصورة الائتمان: Khristopher Sandifer/Roc Nation Sports

نيويورك, NY (سبتمبر 6, 2016) – يوم الثلاثاء, سبتمبر 6, لا. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, رابطة الملاكمة العالمية واتحاد الملاكمة العالمي للوزن الثقيل الخفيف بطل العالم سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف (30-0-1, 26 كوس) ولا. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion أندريه "S.O.G." وارد (30-0, 15 كوس) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, في وقت مبكر من لهم تشرين الثاني 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. كوفاليف مقابل. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 عصرا. و/6:00 عصرا. PT. تذاكر تبدأ من $55 and are available on axs.com وشباك التذاكر تي موبايل ارينا.

 

وفيما يلي ما المقاتلين, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:

سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف – WBO, رابطة الملاكمة العالمية واتحاد الملاكمة العالمي للوزن الثقيل الخفيف بطل العالم

“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

أندريه "S.O.G." وارد – Two-Time World Champion

“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, السيئ, the press, كل ذلك. Obviously HBO, بيتر نيلسون, روك نيشن, الاحداث الرئيسية, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.

 

“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”

 

كاثي Duva – CEO, الاحداث الرئيسية

"وأخيرا. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.

 

“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, و, في رأيي, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.

 

“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. في 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on 19 نوفمبر, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.

 

“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on السبت, 19 نوفمبر, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, من هو 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. التذاكر متوفرة الآن, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.

This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, ROC الأمة الرياضة, عروض Krusher وعروض Andre Ward. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”

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الصورة الائتمان: Khristopher Sandifer/Roc Nation Sports

نيويورك, NY (سبتمبر 6, 2016) – يوم الثلاثاء, سبتمبر 6, لا. 2 Pound-for-Pound and WBO, رابطة الملاكمة العالمية واتحاد الملاكمة العالمي للوزن الثقيل الخفيف بطل العالم سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف (30-0-1, 26 كوس) ولا. 4 Pound-for-Pound and Two-Time World Champion أندريه "S.O.G." وارد (30-0, 15 كوس) participated in an official press conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City, في وقت مبكر من لهم تشرين الثاني 19 “Pound for Pound” showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. كوفاليف مقابل. Ward “Pound for Pound” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 عصرا. و/6:00 عصرا. PT. تذاكر تبدأ من $55 and are available on axs.com وشباك التذاكر تي موبايل ارينا.

 

وفيما يلي ما المقاتلين, promoters and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:

سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف – WBO, رابطة الملاكمة العالمية واتحاد الملاكمة العالمي للوزن الثقيل الخفيف بطل العالم

“It’s a big moment in my career. I want to thank all of the people who are involved with this fight, my promoter Kathy Duva, Roc Nation and HBO Pay-Per-View. Thank you to all of my fans. It will be a fight to remember; one for the history books. I just want to give the fans a really great fight in Vegas and on HBO Pay-Per-View.”

أندريه "S.O.G." وارد – Two-Time World Champion

“I’m grateful to be here today. I want to thank everyone who is associated with this event—the good, السيئ, the press, كل ذلك. Obviously HBO, بيتر نيلسون, روك نيشن, الاحداث الرئيسية, everyone who’s associated with it. It’s hard to thank everybody. It’s a lot of people that you guys know of that worked on this fight to get it done. There’s a lot of different nuances that go into getting a fight like this done, but it’s done. That’s what we should all focus on.

 

“I thank God for this opportunity. I thank God for my career and being able to compete at a high level through the peaks and valleys. Sometimes that gets overlooked, a veteran in the game. I’ve paid my dues and I continue to pay my dues. This is just another opportunity. I’ve been in this position before and so has my opponent. It doesn’t matter what the other side says, how they feel, what they say. He’s got to get it done and I’ve got to get it done. When those bright lights come on who it’s all about who executes and who gets it done. I don’t have to throw chairs. I don’t have to cuss. I don’t have to act crazy. I said let’s fight, lets fight. You’re selling yourself. I know that what I possess and what I have is in me, and not on me.”

 

كاثي Duva – CEO, الاحداث الرئيسية

"وأخيرا. There was a time when fighters didn’t consider preserving their undefeated records to be paramount to engaging in actual competition. There was a time when undefeated fighters who were heading to the Hall of Fame actually sought out greater and greater challenges as their careers progressed. There was a time when fighters were courageous athletes and not simply cynical businessmen.

 

“The two men who are here with us today—both in their athletic primes, both unbeaten, و, في رأيي, both heading to the Hall of Fame someday—chose to put their 0’s on the line and face each other to find out just which one of them is the very best. That is why they deserve to earn your pay-per-view dollars, this is what pay per view is supposed to be. That is why we should move heaven and earth in order to come to the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where this fight will take place. That is why the winner will earn the title of best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring.

 

“Since Ring Magazine began to keep records of the pound-for-pound fighters there have only been two occasions when two unbeaten top five fighters have competed in the ring for pound-for-pound supremacy. The first was Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. في 1994, the second time was Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad in 1999. That means that on 19 نوفمبر, this will be the very first time in the 21st century that such an event will occur in our sport. Let’s hope this is the start of something new, a throwback to the way boxing used to be when it was at its best. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 17 years before this happens again. Let’s hope all the up and coming young sweet scientists learn and follow the example of these young great athletes who sit here today.

 

“So as I said, finally, I’m quite pleased to officially announce “Pound for Pound” and that on السبت, 19 نوفمبر, two of the five best fighters in the whole world will fight each other. المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, من هو 30-0, will risk all three of his world titles against two-time world middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward, who is also 30-0. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, sponsored by our friends at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, at the beautiful new T-Mobile Arena. التذاكر متوفرة الآن, they’re starting at $155 right now because the box office has already sold out all of the $55 tickets we put on sale. You can only get these tickets at the T-Mobile box office and online through AXS.com. I’m happy to report that tickets at other prices are moving much faster than expected and currently there are very few left at the $755 price point and the $155 price point.

This will be live on HBO Pay-Per-View. The suggested retail price is going to be $54.95. It will be presented by Main Events, ROC الأمة الرياضة, عروض Krusher وعروض Andre Ward. In addition to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the fight sponsors will be Rosneft and Corona.”