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Tūtohu Archives: Stephon Young
RUSSIA’S ZUBOV LIVING OUT HIS DREAMS FIGHTING FOR DETROIT’S KRONK GYM WHILE PREPARING FOR HIS SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION DEBUT THIS FRIDAY, APERIRA 15
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BERNARDO AND MENARD READY FOR THEIR CROSSROADS BATTLE ON SHOBOX: THE NEW whakatupuranga, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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EIGHT FIGHTERS WITH A COMBINED RECORD OF 116-2-4 HIGHLIGHT SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATIONQUADRUPLEHEADER FRIDAY, APERIRA 15, AT tahuri kohatu RESORT Casino, Verona, N.Y..
Unbeaten Bantamweights Nikolay Potapov and Stephon Young
Meet in Main Event; In Co-Feature, Undefeated Lightweight Eudy Bernardo Faces Mason Menard; Alexey Zubov Risks Perfect Record
Against Constantin Bejenaru, Devastating Bakhtiyar Eyubov Takes On Sam Teah
E ora i runga i SHOWTIME® I 10 p.m. AND/PT
Tickets i runga i Sale Na
NEW YORK (March 16, 2016) –Eight talented up-and-coming boxers with a combined record of 116-2-4, 71 KOs will compete on a compelling ShoBox: Ko te Generation New quadrupleheader i runga i Rāmere, April 15, ora i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru) i te tahuri Stone Resort Casino i Verona, N.Y..
In a clash of unbeaten bantamweights in the main event, undefeated world-ranked Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Koó), of Podolsk, Russia, kanohi Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 Koó), o St. Louis, Miss. i roto i te a'ee 10-a tawhio. Eudy Bernardo (21-0, 15 Koó) of the Dominican Republic faces Mason “Rock Hard Mighty” Menard (30-1-0, 22 Koó), of Rayne, Ko te., in an eight/10-round battle of hard-hitting lightweights in the co-feature.
Promising Russian cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (10-0, 6 Koó) measures against Constantin Bejenaru (10-0, 4 Koó, WSB: 0-1-1) of Mandilesti, Moldova, in one of the eight-round bouts.
The two ShoBox returnees will box in the eight-round telecast opener when Kazakhstan’s devastating junior welterweight Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Eyubov (10-0, 10 Koó), o Brooklyn, N.Y., takes on Liberia-born Samuel mehua (7-1-1, 2 Koó), o Philadelphia, Pa.
Six of the fighters, all seeking to establish their credibility and make a name for themselves, are newcomers to the network and will be making their ShoBox debuts on a four-fight telecast that has a distinct international flavor (two Americans, two Russians, one Romanian, one from Kazakhstan, one Dominican and one from Liberia).
Tickets for the event presented by Salita Promotions in association with AASHA Record Breakers are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Utu Tickets e i $60 no te tūru ringside, $35 a $25.
The fast-rising Potapov, of Potolsk, Russia, is ranked 10th i roto i te IBF. Extremely rare for a fighter at this point in his career, he’s already gone 10 rounds five times and 12 rounds once against good opposition. This is his second start in the United States since signing with Salita Promotions in June 2015. The 5-foot-4, 26-year-old is coming off a shutout 10-round decision over Pedro Melo whakamutunga Oketopa. 29 i roto i te Brooklyn.
An outstanding amateur with international success, Potapov had around 200 fights before he turned pro in March 2010. Haere ia ki 13-0 as a pro in Russia. In his outing before last – and last in his homeland — he produced perhaps a career-best performance while winning a unanimous 12-round decision over then-IBF No. 10-runga Jasoin Canoy, i runga i Nov. 8, 2015.
“I’ve been training very hard to make my ShoBox debut a spectacular one,’’ Potapov said. “This will be my second fight in New York against a very skilled boxer in Stephon Young, who is undefeated like me. I look forward to a great competitive fight and I’m putting in my work to come out on top.’’
Young is a talented, lightning-fast-handed southpaw who’s done more than enough to deserve his standing as a rising star in the Midwest. He’s making his 2016 and 10-round debut.
Like Potapov, Young was a top-notch amateur. He compiled a record of 86-13 while representing the United States in many tournaments. In theU.S. Olympic Trials in 2011, he lost to the No. 1-rated amateur,Rau'shee Warren.
His pedigree solid and after years of having “celebrated amateur” permanently affixed to his name, Young turned pro in August 2011.The 5-foot-5, 27-year-old has gone eight rounds once and six rounds on four occasions. He’s coming off a third-round TKO over Terrance Roywhakamutunga Aug. 8 and by far his toughest task, Young boxed unbeaten Antonio Nieves to an eight-round draw on June 20, 2015.
Young hasn’t fought near the caliber of fighters as Potapov but he’s excited and optimistic about April 15. “This is a great opportunity for me, going up against another undefeated fighter in front of the world onShoBox,’’ Young said. “You can’t pass up an opportunity like that. Whakangungu te haere nui. I’m training with some of the top notch fighters in the world like Juan Carlos Payano, Claudio Marrero a Yenifel Vicente.
“I know little about my opponent, but what I know makes me feel like we are the perfect match. We both have good records and we are both good fighters, but once I bring my A game, he’d be helpless. I will be watching all my P’s and Q’s. Once you get me in that zone I have no doubt I will win.’’
Bernardo, a 29-year-old with a million-dollar smile – and a punch to match — has registered knockouts in nine of his last 10 whawhai. In Menard, he’s facing unquestionably the most seasoned foe of his career. This is Bernardo’s fourth U.S. start and second in a row. He’s coming off a clinically ruthless second-round demolition of Ben Odametey whakamutunga Feb. 6 i roto i te Detroit, ahau.
Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Bernardo had an extensive amateur career (128 whawhai) before turning pro in October 2009. He captured the Dominican Republic Lightweight Title in his fourth start. Tall for his division at 5-foot-10½, Bernardo is aggressive, technically sound and possesses two-fisted power.
“With him being 30-1, beating Mason Menard will take me to the next level, exactly where I want to go,’’ said Bernardo, who trains in Houston with former world champion Frank Tate. “I’m excited about this fight onShoBox because it’s a good opportunity for America to get to know me. Whakangungu Kei te tino pai te haere. Every day I am learning. My diet is terrific. My whole team is with me, pushing me to get better.’’
Menard, former Louisiana State and UBO All-Americas Lightweight Champion, is a pressure and hard-punching fighter who’s won 28 in a row.
He has fought all but one of his fights in Louisiana and this will be his second start i roto i te 21 marama. In his most recent effort, ka mutu ia Jesus Lule-Raya in the first round on Aug. 8, 2015.
While inactivity could pose a problem, Menard is primed for Bernardo. Nobody, e ai ta ia, is going to deter him from his aspirations of making it to the top.
“It’s blessing to me to be able to fight and showcase my talent on SHOWTIME,’’ said Menard, who has weighed at or around 135 pounds throughout a pro career that began in October 2007. “It’s been a part of a dream of mine to do so and to one day fight for a major world title. IApril 15, Bernardo stands between me and my dreams. It’s all or nothing. It’s rise or lay down. April 15 is the day I’ll be able to be known as a real legit fighter. I WILL NOT let this guy stop me from accomplishing any of those things. Quote me, I will give it my all, I will rise, I will be known and I will be world champion.’’
Zubov, a sensational former international amateur standout and seven-time cruiserweight tournament champion in Russia and Europe, turned pro in April 2014. His first five fights were in the U.S. – four in California and one in Brooklyn. He won all but one inside the distance.
The 6-foot-1½-inch 30-year-old will be making his 2016 debut after fighting four times in 2015 a e ono nga wa i roto i te 2014. Zubov’s last five fights were in Russia; he is coming off a first-round TKO over Rihards Bigiswhakamutunga Nov. 29.
Zubov was born and raised in Magnitogorsk, a city which isn’t exactly a fistic hotbed. Getting into boxing was hardly common for his corner of the world. He didn’t grow up in a nasty neighborhood or fighting in the streets. I roto i te meka, he has a profound mathematical background, having attended a special school that concentrated on physics and mathematics. But while his first sport was hockey, he took to boxing.
Regarding his upcoming skirmish, Zubov said, “I spent several weeks training at the Kronk Boxing Gym with Javan ‘Sugar’ Hill in Detroit for my ShoBox tuatahi. I learn every day in the gym and look forward to putting my knowledge to use April 15 i runga i ShoBox. I want to follow in the footsteps of all the great Kronk fighters.’’
Bejenaru a Moldovan-born fighting out of Catskill, N.Y., Kei te hanga i tana 2016 tuatahi. Since moving to the U.S., the 5-foot-10, 31-year-old southpaw is 10-0 ki 1 No Contest dating to September 2012. I roto i tona haerenga whakamutunga, he won a unanimous eight-round decision over Joel Shojgreen i runga i Oct. 14, 2015.
“I know Zubov is a good fighter. I am training very hard and have been waiting for an opportunity like this so people can see just what I can do,’’ said Bejenaru, who was born in a Moldovia, a small land-locked country in Eastern Europe. “I am ready to go and very excited about this fight.’’
I te runaruna, Bejenaru won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships, multiple medals at the European Union Amateur Boxing Championships and the Gold Medal at the 2010 World Combat Games.
Yeyubov, 29, of Astana, Kazahstan, has fought a total of 16 rounds in his 10 fights since going pro in February 2012. A one-main offensive juggernaut, he’s scored six first-round knockouts, two second-round knockouts and two third-round knockouts. This will be his ninth fight in the U.S.
I roto i tona ShoBox debut in his last start this past Jan. 22, Eyubov droppedIarere Robinson, three times en route to a third-round TKO (0:56).
“I’m honored to be back on ShoBox,’’ said the 5-foot-6 Eyubov who’s promoted by Salita Promotions. “I went back home to Kazakhstan after my last fight and came back with more inspiration and motivation to be the best fighter in the world. I am training very hard every day in New York City and look forward to putting on a show April 15. My gratitude toShoBox for giving a young upcoming fighter like me the opportunity to showcase his skills against the best possible opponents on national TV in the U.S. It’s just amazing.’’
Eyubov got into boxing the hard way. “I used to live in a very bad neighborhood and would constantly get into street fights. I’m not a big guy so I started boxing to learn to defend myself,'' Ka mea ia. “I had over 150 runaruna whawhai. I won about 125-130, most were by knockout. I beat Olympic champions and international champions, but I was not allowed to travel. It might have been because of where I come from – they didn’t have political connections. They’d tell me, ‘Win by knockout, or you’re not going to win.’ I had to fight heavier guys sometimes. But I was so rough and hit so hard, I’d ruin some of their best fighters at my weight.’’
Yeah, te 5-7, 28-tau-tau, riro ana ShoBox and eight-round debut lastNov. 6 with an upset, unanimous decision over previously undefeatedO'Shanique Foster. Teah outpointed Foster, who would go on to win his ensuring start on ShoBox.
“It’s a privilege and honor to be facing Eyubov on SHOWTIME,’’ said Teah, who’s coming off an eight-round draw against Demond Brock whakamutunga Jan. 22. “I don’t know much about him. I know he’s from Kazakhstan with a perfect record. He fought last time I fought on the same card, but I didn’t get to see him and he didn’t get to see me. Now we get to fight each other. When I got the call I was in the gym already, just not in a fight mindset. Now it’s just matter of turning up the intensity and getting ready for an aggressive opponent and getting my fight mindset going.’’
Yeah, who was born in Liberia, fled with his family to Ghana, where his father’s from, to escape the civil war when Sam was a youngster. The family’s been in the U.S. since he was 10.
Barry Tompkins Ka karanga i te ShoBox mahi i te ringside ki Steve Farhood me te toa o mua ao Raul Marquez i te tavini ei tohunga kaitätari. Ko te kaihanga matua, ko te Gordon Hall ki Rich Gaughante whakaputa me te Rick Phillips aratai.
AMAZING SHOWTIME SPORTS® SPRING, 2016 BOXING LINEUP
Caption: L-R (back row): 'okú; Martin, Jack, DeGale, Russell Jr., Mau metua vahine, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Hohua, Thurman, Wilder, Mau, Povetkin.
NEW YORK (March 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports i runga i te Paraire announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.
The full slate of programming is free to SHOWTIME subscribers, and the presentation on CBS is the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS television network in decades.
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice te peresideni & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, also announced a summer blockbuster in the making.
“This is an incredibly exciting time in boxing, a time for emerging stars to make their mark, and for established champions to break through to the next level,” Espinoza said.
“This schedule features high level matchups with champions taking on the highest-rated contenders available, and top-ranked challengers facing one another. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.
“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.
“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, me te Pipiri 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.
“Again, thanks to the fighters and promoters for not only making these great matches a reality, but for their cooperation in today’s major announcement.”
See below for details on the events that Espinoza, and the principals involved, are in the process of finalizing. Additional details on each individual event will be announced in the coming days.
Rāhoroi, April 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Takahanga Main: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Koó) vs. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Koó) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 Koó) vs. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 Koó) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
Wāhi: The O2 – London
Kaiwhakatairanga: Warriors mekemeke & Matchroom Sport
Rāmere, April 15 - ShoBox: Ko te Generation New
Takahanga Main: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Koó) vs. Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 Koó) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. AND/PT
Wāhi: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Kaiwhakatairanga: Salita Whakatairanga
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
Rāhoroi, April 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Takahanga Main: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Koó) vs. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Koó) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Āhuahira: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Koó) vs. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Koó) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 p.m. AND/8 p.m. PT
Wāhi: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Kaiwhakatairanga: DiBella Entertainment
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- Gary Russell Jr. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
Rāhoroi, April 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Takahanga Main: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 Koó) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 Koó) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Co-Āhuahira: James DeGale (22-1, 14 Koó) vs. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Koó) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT
Wāhi: TBD
Kaiwhakatairanga: Whakatairanga Mayweather
- Former champ Bute, fresh off a great fight against DeGale, steps in to replace the injured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
- Medina is the IBF’s mandated challenger for DeGale.
- The winners will meet in an immediate unification.
Targeting May 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Takahanga Main: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Koó) vs. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 Koó) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Wāhi: TBD
Rāhoroi, Pipiri 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Takahanga Main: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Koó) vs. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 Koó) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT
Wāhi: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Kaiwhakatairanga: Whakatairanga Kara
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
Rāhoroi, Pipiri 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Takahanga Main: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 Nd, 22 Koó) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Koó) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Co-Āhuahira: Ihu Cuellar (28-1, 21 Koó) vs. Apanere Merehe (29-2-1, 15 Koó) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Wāhi: TBD
Kaiwhakatairanga: DiBella Entertainment
- Thurman cleared to resume training after minor injury
- Three-division world champ Mares to now face Jesus Cuellar for featherweight title
Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Takahanga Main: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Koó) vs. Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 Koó) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
- Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD VS. FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER PAUL SMITH ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California ORA ON NETWORKS PETA & TIDAL.COM
FAAITEHIA NA ROC NUNAA SPORTS
Whakahaeretia Roc Nation Sports te mana paunatia-i roto i mo te Pipiri 20 pupūtanga mekemeke torona i waenganui Olympic Gold mētara me WBA Super whitu tekau World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO o) a mua World Taitara kaiwero Paora Smith (35-5, 20 KO o) i runga i te Paraire, Pipiri 19 i runga i te Ridge i kurupae i ki Jack London Square i Oakland, California.
Whakaahua:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uqubsi0sweppxz7/AADwcBlsa09CaOcGDs17zMsTa?dl=0
PHOTO nama: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc iwi Sports
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PHOTO nama: Khristopher "Squint" Sandifer
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uwkc53z3gn1cg5r/AABneiFrYcKJFUrHk08XuVDba?dl=0
PHOTO nama: Stephanie Trapp
VIDEO:
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ATAATA nama: Roc Nation Sports
SATURDAY, Pipiri 6, 2015: Whawhai Night
No: 3:00 PM PT – Tatau Tuwhera
3:45 PM PT – Whawhaitia tuatahi
7:00 PM PT – Bet Networks Telecast haamata
7:40 PM PT (āhua.) – Nipsey Hussle Mahinga
HEA: Oracle Arena
7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, California 94621
Photos: Andre Ward vs. Paora Smith Final Press Conference hoki Pipiri 20 Whawhai i te Networks PETA & TIDAL.com
André Ward VU. PAUL SMITH & UNDERCARD MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & Whakaahua
OLYMPIC GOLD mētara ME WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD VS. FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER PAUL SMITH ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California, ORA ON NETWORKS PETA & TIDAL.COM, FAAITEHIA NA ROC NUNAA SPORTS
Oakland, Pērā i (Pipiri 17, 2015) – I te Rātū, Pipiri 17, Olympic Gold mētara me WBA whitu tekau Ao Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO o) a mua World Taitara kaiwero Paora Smith (35-5, 20 KO o) o Ingarangi whai wāhi i roto i te īngoa pāpāho i Gym kingi o roto i Oakland, California i roto i te mua o to ratou Pipiri 20 whawhai i Oracle Arena i roto i te Oakland i roto i te whawhai 12-a tawhio noa e e ka teata ora teata ora i runga i te PETA, ka rere te ao i runga i TIDAL.com i 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT. Whawhai Undercard Wang Zhimin, Amu hoki Meng Fanlong a Arona Coley i roto i te wātū whakangungu tuwhera.
Whakaahua:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ud1jq49v4g8ml51/AAA8v8BNwkNm1butPgB08eVDa?dl=0
PHOTO nama: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc iwi Sports
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3ha7kllmuc2yyvw/AAAB10itDL-u9DBopLKnWNzRa?dl = 0
ATAATA nama: Roc Nation Sports
Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO o) – Olympic Gold mētara me WBA Super whitu tekau World Champion
"Kihai i ahau i ite i teie mana'o, whawhai wiki i roto i te Oakland, i roto i te manawa. Wiki whakamutunga tīmata aua kare ki te whakaturia i roto i te. Kua kua ahau arotahi me te whiwhi rite, engari whawhai wiki he rerekē noa. Kahore mea te rahi o te whawhai, kia ite koe rite tenei. Au oaoa ahau. Oku ou whakamahia ahau ki tenei ahua o te pēhanga. "
"Smith Ko te toa Pākehā. E ka kore ia e raruraru haere. E kore e ia te tiaki, ki te moto ia ia. Ki te patoto iho ia e koe, ngā haere mai ia ki te toa, me e te aha tatou tangohia ia ia. Kihai i kohia e matou a ia, no te mea i reira te tetahi ngohengohe e pā ana ki a ia. Tangohia matou ia, no te te e ia he whakataetae uaua. Au hari ahau e tīmata ia ki te katoa o te ohorere korero rite i ia wiki whakamutunga. I tata hoko he i kore i ia tetahi mea e mea ana ahau. Ahau na e ahau whakamahia ki takatu korero te rota. Na, rawa tīmata ia korero a aroha ahau i te reira. Ehara i te e hiahiatia e ahau atu hihiri, engari te reira noa he iti bit anō. "
"Ahau hoki e haere mai ahau i runga i te rua layoffs. I roto i tenei puni mua, Ua ite au i te rota i pai ake i ahau i roto i te mua. I ahau atu. Mana'o kaha toku pokohiwi, me te whakaaro e ahau e haere ia koutou katoa kia kite i taua i runga i te pō o te Rāhoroi ".
"E to ratou ake aroraa whaiaro ia toa. E kore e taea e koe te matapae he aha e haere aua tamataraa, me mau aroraa ki te, me te kore koutou e taea e matapae pehea te roa e haere ana ratou ki te hei. Ko ahau e taea ki te kītaki i roto i taua. E kore e te whawhai noa Paora Smith Andre Ward atu o te puni e waru wiki, ngā whawhai ia Andre Ward atu o te mea katoa e ahau tika haere i roto i. Nga tau'ita katoa, nga takaroa katoa, ... ngā whawhai ia tae mai te po, Rāhoroi e taata katoa o aua kare. "
"Nga whawhai hoki ahau, ko te Super Bowl. Kihai i ngaro ahau i roto i te wa tino roa. Rite tatou mo te mea katoa e Paora Smith te haere ki te whai me te mea katoa te haere ia ki te kawea mai ki te tepu. He mea ataahua, ka whawhai wiki te reira tae mai a tawhio noa, me te mohio koutou, e kore i tapahia e koe tetahi koki. Kiia hoki ahau i roto i tenei puni katoa rep. Katoa kiia a tawhio hoki ahau. Turaki i ahau mua aha toku kaiako hinaaro ahau ki te mahi i. Kahore he mea marama e pā ana ki tenei puni. Rongo ahau puni o Smith korero te rota e pā ana ki te waikura mowhiti, me te ki e te aha e ratou pēke i runga i, ratou i te mahere kēmu he mai June 20. "
"Ko e mahere kēmu ko te ki te razzle, i mohiotia, kia taikaha a rave i te reira katoa. I ahau ki te kia mōhio rite ki te ngaio. Kua korerotia e Virgil ki ahau i tenei puni katoa 'Kāore he mahere kēmu mō Paora Smith. Kia haere mai te reira ki a koutou. Kua mekemeke koe roa e, no koutou tiki i roto i te whakakai ka mohio koe ki ta ki te mahi. 'Ka hanga e matou whakatikatika haere i te ara, otiia i reira e kore e te mea he mahere kēmu motuhake mō te Paora Smith. Whakaaro ahau e haere ki a koe ki te kite i te po Rāhoroi mea katoa i tae mai. E kore e haere au e ahau ki te faahepo i te reira. Kei te haere ahau noa ki te kia rere i te reira ".
"Tenei pa ko te wa whawhai nui. Te reira e kore te tika Oakland. Te reira San Francisco. Te reira Haywayd. Te reira Stockton. Te reira nga pa katoa a tawhio noa. Tetahi wa to ratou tetahi o ratou ake i roto i te mua, tautoko ratou me e te mea e aroha ana ahau ki e pā ana ki te Area Bay ".
Paora Smith (35-5, 20 KO o) – Mua Taitara kaiwero Ao
"Ko te wātū hākinakina nui whakamutunga i ahau i tenei Paraire mua. Nga mea katoa e ahau i taea e kua pea meatia tupu i roto i toku puni whakangungu. Ko te wiki whakamutunga, ko te katoa e pā ana ki olungá, okiokinga, whiwhi koutou taumata ake pūngao, me tou taimaha iho ".
"A, no te [kaiwhakangungu] Joe [Gallagher] whiwhi i roto i [ki Oakland], ka noho matou ki raro, a ka tohu ia i roto i nga mea tonu atu e ti'a ia tatou ki te mahi i roto i ... ngā aki, te mahere kēmu. Tokanga ki runga ki te mahere, me tātai kēmu. Ka e matakitaki ana matou ripene o te paroita, e wāwāhi ratou. "
"Ko te iwi nui i roto i te whare hākinakina i teie mahana. Inanahi, haere mai matou ki Gym kingi o ki te mahi i te mahi i roto i a ko reira atu ata he moka. Te mea nehenehe he huru pai rite tenei i roto i te whare hākinakina. Nga tangata katoa e matau i reira te he whawhai tenei wiki, me te te reira nui i nga kuao (i nga Boys me Girls Club o Oakland) konei. "
"E aroha ana ahau Oakland. Te reira fifi, engari te mea uaua te wahi e ahau i rawa. He uaua Liverpool. Au tino tumanako ahau e haere i te whiringa toa ki te kēmu e whitu na te reira i te wiki nui mo Oracle Arena. E kawea mai te reira i te tahi mau huru ki te ao te po i mua i te whawhai. Ahau e kore pea e whiwhi i tetahi moe, no o te ngangau. "
"He kore te nui ake ahau e nehenehe e rave no te faaineine i teie nei. He te kahore e taea e Andre rave i teie mahana no te tauturu i whiua ahau i runga i te pō o te Rāhoroi. Ko nga mea katoa i tatou mahi e rua i roto i nga wiki i mua i, ko te aha e haere tatou i roto i te whakakai ki. E kore e taea e ahau te tiki i tetahi atu tau. Mahi te mahere kēmu. Ahau i roto i te ti'araa i reira au whiwhi ahau ki te whawhai i te toa pai i roto i toku wehenga i runga i te ao. E mohio ana ahau e nui atu i te tangata. Kahore he tangata e Me ki faahaamana'o ahau o taua, engari e mohio ana ahau ano i ahau ki te whai wāhi o te patu ia ia. E mohio ana ahau e tika i ahau ki te mahi i te mea e ahau ki te mahi i a piri ki te mahere kēmu ".
Arona Coley (9-1-1, 6 KO o) – Junior whitu tekau Prospect
"Kua ahau whakangungu i roto i te whare hākinakina rite Andre Ward mo tenei whawhai. Ko te tino fakafiefia mo ki te whawhai ki ahau i roto i Oakland. I ahau e pā ana ki 200 iwi e haere mai ana ki te whawhai. Rapu ana ahau i te Tuhinga i roto i tenei whawhai, no te mau. Ahau haere mai ahau i runga o te mate tuatahi o toku mahi me au whawhai e ahau mo te wa tuatahi i roto i Oakland, na rapu ana ahau ki te faahoruhoru. E hiahia ana ahau ki te tiki wawe i taua Tuhinga ".
Meng "Cold Toto" Fanlong (1-0) – Marama Heavyweight Prospect
"Au rawa hari, me te kororia ki te hei i runga i tenei hui nui i Oracle Arena i runga i Rāhoroi, Pipiri 20 ngā Andre Ward. Kua whakahonoretia rawa ahau ki te kia whawhai i runga i te kāri kotahi rite World Champion Andre Ward. "
Wang "Jimmy" Zhimin (9-1) – Junior Welterweight Prospect
"E rapu ana atu ahau ki toku whawhai ki runga ki Rāhoroi, Pipiri 20 i Oracle Arena i Oakland. I am very happy to be on this great card with Andre Ward and Go Warriors.”
Ward vs. Smith, te 12 a'ee a tawhio noa te aroaro e Roc iwi Sports, e wahi Rāhoroi, Pipiri 20 i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California, Ka teata ora i runga i te PETA, ka rere nga ao i runga i TIDAL.com i 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 Te aroaro o te Pirimia PT, a kei roto i te feohi ki Matchroom hākinakina. Tautoko i te whawhai e te Waterfront Hotel, Kings wāhi, Shoe Palace, CTMS Travel, U-kaipuke, FanDuel, Fandango, Q 102.1, 95.7 te GAME me KBLX 102.9. I tua atu ki te mahi nui i roto i te whakakai, Ka ngā te hui e rave rahi pa nui Roc iwi e ka mahi atu mata'ita'i ki te wheako tahi whakarei, tae Nipsey Hussle tango ki te mowhiti mo te mahi motuhake i mua ki te hui matua. Ka te hui e whakahaeretia e te tiwhaiwhai emcee nui Calloway, a ka hoki te āhuatanga hit ariki DJ Franzen ko wai e mahi te taha tiwhaiwhai ai puta noa i te po. Tickets utu i $250, $125, $90, $60 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, He teie nei a e wātea ana i runga i te hoko i te wāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i (800) 745-3000. Doors tuwhera i 3:00 PM, haamata te whawhai tuatahi i 3:30 PM me te PETA telecast me te awa TIDAL.com timata i 10:00PM ET / 7:00 PM PT.
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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AND UNDERCARD FIGHTERS FOR JUNE 20, 2015 André Ward VU. PAUL SMITH throne boxing EVENT AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, California ORA ON NETWORKS PETA & Tirara
Nipsey Hussle, Tiwhaiwhai Calloway & DJ Franzen Kei Entertainment Raina Up
Antonio Nieves vs. Featured Stephon Young I teata Ngā Co-a'ee
Luis Arias, Arona Coley, Daniel Franco, Tony Hirsch, Meng Fanlong & Wang Zhimin
Hei Kia Ngā ki runga ki Undercard
NEW YORK - JUNE 10, 2015 - Ko te hoki tino tūmanako ki te whakakai o WBA whitu tekau World Champion me Olympic Gold mētara Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO o) ki mua Taitara World kaiwero Paora Smith (35-5, 20 KO o) o Ingarangi i runga i Pipiri 20 has been elevated to another level with the announcement that the event will now include a live musical performance by Los Angeles-based rapper Nipsey Hussle tonu i te aroaro o Ward me Smith mahi whawhai. Ka taea ki te hopu i te mahi, me te ora mahi i runga i Whatunga PETA i roto i te United States me te ao i runga i TIDAL.com hoki Fans, te ratonga roma music hou whakarewahia e fakatahai pai te kounga tangi pono teitei, ataata tautuhinga music teitei, me te ētita expertly tiakina.
Tickets utu i $250, $125, $90, $60 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, He teie nei a e wātea ana i runga i te hoko i te wāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i(800) 745-3000.
I roto i te te a'ee tahi-ngā teata tūmomo pitting rua opuaraa hinga ki te tahi i te tahi, Cleveland taketake Antonio Nieves (12-0, 6 KO o) a Stephon Young (13-0-1, 5 KO o) o St. Ka whawhai Louis te reira i roto i runga i waru rauna i roto i te a'ee tekau mā. Kua Cleveland kua mohiotia ano he hotbed mō te whakaputa i te fafau boxers, tae amanaki tūturu Nieves ko wai he runaruna tino tauā, toa i runga i 60 whawhai i te hoko i te rima-wa Cleveland Golden toa karapu, he mētara karapu hiriwa National Golden me te whakataetae i roto i te mau tamataraa Olympic. 28-tau hanga Nieves koroheke tona tuatahi ngaio i runga i Noema 12, 2011 whiwhi i te whakatau loto ki DeWayne whakaaro nui i La Villa hakari i roto i te Cleveland, Ohio. Kua tonu Nieves ki te whatanga ake whakaora kato ake e rima te whakauru i roto i te pukumahi 2014, tae atu e toru i te knockout. I roto i tona haerenga whakamutunga, iti iho i te rua wiki ki muri i runga i Pipiri 6, Roaa Nieves te wikitōria tuatahi knockout hangarau a tawhio mo Gabor Molnar i Presque Isle Downs Casino i Erie, Pennsylvania. I Pipiri 20, Ka titiro hoa amanaki tūturu Young ki te mutunga pūkenga toa Nieves '. Ano ngaro te runaruna whakapaipai nei i whakatika rite nui, ano he ana'iraa motu maha rua, me te matatau hanga i te 2012 U.S. Team mekemeke Olympic, Young i hanga i tona tuatahi pro i runga i August 12, 2011 ki te wikitoria loto whakatau mo Ricky Lacefield i Ameristar Casino i Saint Charles, Missouri. Tonu oma a Young tūturu tino tata i runga i March 27 mo Ihu Gonzalez ki te knockout tuarua a tawhio hangarau i te Ambassador i Saint Louis, Missouri.
I tua atu ki te mahi i roto i te whakakai, Ka kawea mai Roc iwi Sports atu ingoa nui ki te torona mekemeke wheako i Oracle Arena tae emcee takahanga nui, irirangi tuakiri, MTV kaituhi rongo me Oakland-whenua Tiwhaiwhai Calloway, ko wai e mahi rite te ope o te takahanga o te, a hit ariki DJ Franzen, DJ noho i Las Vegas, Hot 97.5. Nekenekehia a ka whakangahau tahi Franzen puta noa i te po ki te pupuri i te pūngao ake i waenganui i pāngia.
He ka ringside rite ki te hopu i te mahi katoa i runga i te maha o mata nui Pipiri 20 tae WBC a Ring Magazine whitu tekau World Champion Miguel cotto, Michael B. Horano, Frank Gore (Indianapolis Colts), Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers), E-40, Brice Butler (Oakland Raiders), Marcell Reece (Oakland Raiders), James Jones (Oakland Raiders), Poto rawa a Ryan Coogler.
I roto i te kore-teata mahi undercard, Milwaukee, Amanaki tūturu o Wisconsin Luis "Cuba" Arias (10-0, 4 KO o) will make his second appearance of 2015. Arias began boxing at the age of seven and compiled an amateur record of 140-25, kowhetetia tau kotahi teina te ana'iraa o te tangata USA Boxing o roto i 2006, te tokomaha kotahi nga tangata o te ana'iraa i roto i raro i-19 2008 me te rangatira nga tangata tau kotahi o roto i 2010. Riro ana ia ia te U.S.A. O te tangata i raro i-19 National Championship i roto i 2008 a e rua U.S.A tangata a National Toa i roto i 2009 a 2010. Ka mau te waiata ngaio Arias 'wahi i runga i Noema 10, 2012 i Center Staples i Los Angeles i reira patua e ia a Josh Thorpe mā te whakatau loto e wha-a tawhio noa. Ka anga ia 2013 e toru whakaora, katoa i te knockout, i aru nei i te taha o te wini whakatau mo DonYil i runga i Livingston Kia 4 i te MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas. He closed the year with three more victories including a second-round knockout of Cameron Allen in his first scheduled eight-round fight. I roto i tona a'ee tino tata i runga i March 14i Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza i Caguas, Puerto Rico, Patua Arias Hakaraia Kelley ka akiritia atu Kelley i roto i te rua a tawhio noa mo toutou whiu iti. I Pipiri 20, Ka titiro ia ki te pupuri i ana ara toa haere i roto i te whitu tekau a'ee ono super a tawhio ki te hoariri ki te kia takoto.
Paetata Hayward, California tino Arona Coley (9-1-1, 6 KO o) hono i te undercard titiro ki te hoki mai i tona mate ngaio tuatahi i haere mai mā te whakatau loto ki te Ievgen Khytrov tino tauā i Aviator Sports Complex i Brooklyn, I runga i New York April 10 i roto i te whawhai i teata i runga i te Showtime ShoBox. Ka titiro ia ki te tiki i hoki i runga i te ara toa i runga i Pipiri 20 ina e ia i runga i Yosmani Abreu (4-9-2) o Las Vegas, Nevada i roto i te ono taka noa whitu tekau tēina tukinga.
Hailing i Riverside, California, e whawhai i roto i te hotbed mekemeke o Oxnard, tūturu teina ono tekau Daniel "Twitch" Franco (10-0-3, 7 KO o) timata mekemeke i te ao o te waru, tätä i te record amateur o 67-15, toa i te Oxnard PAL Championship i roto i 2006 me nga karapu Championship California State Silver i roto i 2007 haere i te ara. I roto i te waiata ngaio o Franco i runga i Hakihea 18, 2010, patua e ia a Emanuel Machorro i Club 401 i roto i te Ontario, California mā te knockout hangarau a tawhio toru. Ahakoa te whakauru ano he ākonga wā-katoa ana i Chaffey College i roto i te Rancho Cucamonga, Maongo wawe i roto i tona mahi Franco, te whakahiato i tētahi rekoata tūturu me e rua e kumea i roto i ngā wāhi puta noa i California i te mutunga o te 2013. Kumea ka haere mai tetahi o te hunga ki a Alejandro Ochoa i te Cannon Kati i Montebello, California i runga i Mahuru 20, 2013, engari i roto i te rematch toru nga marama i muri mai, Nene'ihia Franco Ochoa te kaute i te ono-a tawhio noa te wikitoria whakatau loto i Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. I roto i tona a'ee tata te nuinga i runga i Hānuere 17, piro ia he matamua-a tawhio noa knockout win faahiahia mo Sergio Najera i te Oceanview ti'ahapa i roto i te Port Hueneme, California. I te Pipiri 20, Franco, i haina tata i te kawenata whakatairanga motuhake ki a Roc iwi Sports, ka kite mahi i roto i te waru taka noa a'ee ono tekau teina ki A Honatana Alcantara (7-13-2, 1 KO) o Los Angeles, California.
Ko tētahi atu hua o te Area Bay, Oakland o Tony Hirsch (18-6-2, 8 KO o) riro te wātea WBC United States whitu tekau Taitara ki ka-tūturu Wes Capper i te nuinga whakatau i roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga i runga i Maehe 14, 2015 i Town Hotel a Sam & Petipeti Hall i Las Vegas, Nevada. Hirsch hono te undercard i runga i Hune 20 titiro ki te haere tonu ona ara toa i te hoa tauwhainga ki te kia te ingoa i roto i te whawhai whitu tekau a tawhio ono.
Meng "Cold Toto" Fanlong (1-0) Ko te toa Chinese motu marama taumahamaha mō tau e whitu karapīpiti i 2008 ki 2013. Hailinging i Chi Feng, I roto Mongolia, te toa Chinese motu e whitu-wā hoki i whakawhiwhia i te mētara koura i roto i te National Games Chinese. Rārangi o Fanlong o whiwhinga i roto i te amateurs hoki ngā māngai China i roto i te 2012 Summer Olympic Games i roto i Beijing, i reira riro ia tona a'ee tuwhera i mua i hinga ki tino tauā Brazil Yamaguchi Falkuri i roto i te taka noa o 16; pa i te whiringa toa o te Āhia Championship i roto i 2011 ka mau ki tana whare ki te mētara hiriwa; toa e toru pāngia i te 2011 Amateur mekemeke Toa Ao i roto i te ahua tino ki te tae i nga quarterfinals; a hanga ana e ia ki nga whiringa whaiti o te 2010 Games Āhia, kawea ana e ia i nei te fare i te mētara parahi. Hanga Meng tona tuatahi ngaio i runga i Hānuere 17, 2015 i Mohegan Sun Casino i Uncasville, Connecticut, te kaute i te wikitoria whakatau i runga i Marcellus Yates. Inaianei ka titiro ki te haere tonu i tona ara ngaio ia, ina e ia i runga i Albert Avina (0-3) o Stockton, California i roto i te a'ee e wha cruiserweight a tawhio i runga i Pipiri 20.
Whakaawhiwhi i te undercard e Wang "Jimmy" Zhimin (9-1) o Ning Bo, China ko wai e fehangahangai Jose Guzmán (6-10-1) o te Bronx, New York i roto i te ono taka noa Welterweight tēina a'ee. I roto i te 2010, Tae Zhimin te whakamutunga o te Hainamana National Mekemeke Toa i reira riro ia he mētara hiriwa. He tau i muri mai i roto i 2011, Tae Zhimin te keokeonga o tona mahi runaruna ka riro ia ia te koura i te Series World o Mekemeke i tona China Māori. I roto i te 2012, riro ia tetahi atu mētara hiriwa, tenei wa i te Erdos International Boxing whakataetae. Hanga Zhimin tona tuatahi ngaio i runga i Hānuere 17, 2015 i Mohegan Sun Casino i Uncasville, Connecticut te kaute i te wikitoria whakatau loto mo Kin Moy (Tuatahi Pro).
Ward vs. Smith, te 12 a'ee a tawhio noa te aroaro e Roc iwi Sports, e wahi Rāhoroi, Pipiri 20 i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California, Ka teata ora i runga i te PETA, ka rere nga ao i runga i TIDAL.com i 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 Te aroaro o te Pirimia PT, a kei roto i te feohi ki Matchroom hākinakina. Tautoko i te whawhai e te Waterfront Hotel, Kings wāhi , Shoe Palace, Q 102.1, 95.7 te GAME me KBLX 102.9. I tua atu ki te mahi nui i roto i te whakakai, Ka ngā te hui e rave rahi pa nui Roc iwi e ka mahi atu mata'ita'i ki te wheako tahi whakarei, tae Nipsey Hussle tango ki te mowhiti mo te mahi motuhake i mua ki te hui matua. Ka te hui e whakahaeretia e te tiwhaiwhai emcee nui Calloway, a ka hoki te āhuatanga hit ariki DJ Franzen ko wai e mahi te taha tiwhaiwhai ai puta noa i te po. Tickets utu i $250, $125, $90, $60 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, He teie nei a e wātea ana i runga i te hoko i te wāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i (800) 745-3000. Doors tuwhera i 3:00 PM, haamata te whawhai tuatahi i 3:10 Haamata awa PM me te telecast PETA me TIDAL.com i 10:00PM ET / 7:00 PM PT.
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