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Undefeated World Light Heavyweight Contender Gilberto Ramirez believes in “Zurdo,” Golden Boy & his Mexican heritage

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(L-R) – Oscar de la Hoya, Gilberto Ramirez & Bernard Hopkins



Las Vegas (Lub yim hli ntuj 23, 2021) – Undefeated Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (42-0, 28 Kos) feels he’ll get his first World light heavyweight title shot because he believes in himself, his promoter Golden Boy Promotions, and his Mexican heritage.


The former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight World champion is a leading light heavyweight contender, tam sim no nyob tsis. 2 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) thiab tsis. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), raws li tau zoo raws li Tsis. 9 nyob rau hauv Lub nplhaib independent rankings for the first time in the 175-pound division.


After Ramirez’ recent knockout victory over Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos), positioning him for a World title shot, the boxing world looked forward to “Zurdo” challenging World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol later this year. Bivol had all but assured a showdown with Ramirez through social media posts, but suddenly he changed his tune and was dreaming of a match this November that isn’t going to happen against WBA and WBC Super Middleweight Champion “Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 Kos).


The 30-year Ramirez has openly called for a fight with Bivol or either of the other World light heavyweight title holders, Artur Beterbiev (WBC/IBF) thiab Joe Smith, Jr. (WBO), whose rumored unification fight doesn’t appear to be on the horizon.


Meanwhile, all three reigning World light heavyweight champions have gone dark, at least in terms of fighting Ramirez. Is “Zurdo” too risky for them, or are they just hesitant to fight a proven Mexican challenger?


“I leave my opponents to my promoter, Golden Tub, and its matchmaker, Robert Diaz,” Ramirez explained. “They’re aware of what I want, and I trust they are diligent and will do whatever is best for me. Raws li ib tug dav hlau tua rog, I’ve been clear that all the World light heavyweight champs are on my hit list; and I don’t retract my statement or shy away from the fights as most of them have. In this world, all I have are my word and balls, and I don’t break ‘em for anyone. I fight not just for myself, but for my pride and the spirit of Mexican people. We are proud of our heritage and have been the best fighters. Russians know I will take out both Bivol and Beterbiev; Joe Smith, Jr. is just an appetizer.”


“Canelo” and Julio Cesar Gonzalez (2003) are the only native Mexicans to be crowned World Light Heavyweight Champions, but everybody in boxing knows Mexican boxers are called warriors for a good reason.


“I think they’re all reluctant to fight a Mexican light heavyweight like me,” Ramirez added. “There’s a reason why Bivol is retracting his statement and staying quiet after all his social media antics. If he was serious, it’s an easy fight to make, and he knows it (both fighters have fought on DAZN). I’m also hearing (Yausua) Buatsi’s name in the mix, but I would absolutely destroy him. All these guys talk the talk but rarely walk the walk. I am a Mexican warrior; everybody knows the way we are built!"


Other potential contenders in the mix, excluding the reigning world champions, may include Badou Jack, Eleider Alvarez, Maxim Vlasov (Ramirez defeated him as super middleweights), thiab Lyndon Arthur.

“My time will come, Ramirez concluded. “I know Golden Boy is working hard on making this a reality and when that time comes, all these guys will have nowhere to run or hide. I leave who I fight next up to my matchmaker, Robert Diaz. I trust that Golden Boy will do whatever is best for my career.


“I’m not frustrated, this is part of the process. I’m a veteran in this game. Many will talk, but they will fall when it’s time to act. Dua, I trust Golden Boy will do what has been promised and I look forward to what fight they will present me with.”


NTAUB NTAWV:
Lub vas sab: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions
Twitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez
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41-0 Gilberto “Zurdo” Barrera needs to get past Sullivan Barrera to get world light heavyweight title shot

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Streaming live July 9th on DAZN from L.A.

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LOS ANGELES (Lub rau hli ntuj 28, 2021) – Undefeated former WBO Super Middleweight Champion and Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (41-0, 27 Kos), currently a highly ranked light heavyweight contender, will have a lot on the line July 9th against world light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos), including world title fight implications and, ultimately, his boxing legacy,

Zurdo vs. Barrera, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be streamed exclusively on DAZN, live from Banc of California Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Football Club (pro soccer), located in downtown Los Angeles.

To get a world light heavyweight title shot against any of the reigning champions – WBC & IBF Artur Beterbiev (16-0 (16 Kos), WBA Super Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 Kos) or WBO Joe Smith (27-3, 21 Kos) – Barrera stands in Ramirez’ way in the 12-round Zurdo vs. Barrera ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 by the WBA and WBO, raws li tau zoo raws li Tsis. 5 los ntawm lub IBF.

“That’s what the fans want but I’m not sure if these fighters are ready for me,” Ramirez boldly said about Beterbiev, Bivol and Smith. “I wasn’t impressed by any of the three in their recent bouts. They can run as much as they want, but they can’t hide forever. I know I’m the best in the division and, sooner or later, I will be snatching each of the belts and taking their souls one by one.”

Ramirez, uas nyuam qhuav muab 30 (Lub rau hli ntuj 19), was the first Mexican fighter to capture a world super middleweight title, which he relinquished in 2019 to move up to the light heavyweight division, in which he is 2-0 (2 Kos) having defeated Tommy Karpency(29-6-1) thiab Alphonso Lopez (32-3) last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) crown.

A decorated Cuban amateur boxer (285-27 cov ntaub ntawv), 39-year-old Barrera defeated future pro world champions such as Chad Dawson,
Shumenov Beibu thiab Mariano Natalio Carrera prior to defecting from Cuba to Miami and turning pro.

Barrera, fighting out of Cuba by way of Miami, yog 3-3 vs. past or present world champions with victories against Jeff lacy (WTKO4), Karo Murat (WKO12) thiabFelix Valera (WDEC10), losing to Bivol (TKO12), Smith (DEC10), and Hall of FamerLwm Ward (Dec 12).

“I always expect the best from my opponents,” Ramirez noted. “Barrera is a professional and I know he will be ready when the lights are on. He displayed that he’s a strong fighter when he beat and broke Joe Smith, Jr.’s jaw in their bout. A victory for Barrera can resurge his career and alter my path; yog li, I prepare for the best version of Barrera, and I will not let anything deter my goals.

“I’ve been working hard. There’s new stuff I’ve been fine tuning and I can’t wait to showcase it July 9th. Come fight night, I know all my hard work will pay off.”
Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $75, $50 thiab $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium thiabwww.ticketmaster.com.

NTAUB NTAWV:
Lub vas sab: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions
Twitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez
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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez part of group that opened new state-of-the-art boxing gym in the Heart of North Hollywood’s Arts District

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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez part of group that opened new state-of-the-art boxing gym in the Heart of North Hollywood’s Arts District Brickhouse Boxing Club

LOS ANGELES (Lub rau hli ntuj 21, 2021) – Undefeated former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight Champion (WBO) and current world-ranked light heavyweight contender Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is a principal member in 3PM Group, which officially opened the 6,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Brickhouse Boxing Club to the public this past May 31st.

Ramirez (41-0, 27 Kos) has been training at Brickhouse Boxing Club for his July 9th12-round main event fight versus former world light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos).
Zurdo vs. Barrera, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be streamed exclusively on DAZN, live from Banc of California Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Football Club (pro soccer), located in downtown Los Angeles.

Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $75, $50 thiab $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium thiab www.ticketmaster.com.
Located in North Hollywood (1116 Weddington St. / 818.821.3355) and arguably the premier boxing gym in Los Angeles, Brickhouse Boxing Club’s key members and trainers include “Zurdo” Ramirez, 4-time World Champion Brian Viloria, Ramirez’ Head Trainer Julian Chua, and Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Wong.

“The opportunity presented itself and my team was able to put everything together,” Ramirez explained why he is a principal owner of Brickhouse Boxing Club. “The plan was always to create a friendly environment that can help expand to others but, nyob rau tib lub sij hawm, provide an elite training facility for professionals.

“Training here (for Barrera fight) has been great. I’m proud to have my own space and glad to have everything I need under one roof – boxing, muaj zog, recovery, and sauna. Tsis tas li ntawd, it’s been great to invite sparring partners and provide an elite performance center for all fighters.”

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NTAUB NTAWV:Lub vas sab: www.brickhouseboxingclub.com, www.ZurdoPromotions.comFacebook: /brickhouseboxingclublaInstagram: @brickhouseboxingclub, @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotionsTwitter: @brickhousenoho, @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez
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Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez goes for 42nd victory vs. Sullivan Barrera

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LOS ANGELES (Lub rau hli ntuj 8, 2021) – Undefeated former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight Champion (WBO) Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (41-0, 27 Kos), who will be making his debut as a member of Golden Boy’s stable, goes for his 42nd professional victory July 9th against world light heavyweight title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos).


Zurdo vs. Barrera, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be streamed exclusively on DAZN, live from Banc of California Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Football Club (pro soccer), located in downtown Los Angeles.
“I’m very excited to make my debut with Golden Boy,” Ramirez said. “LA’s the home to many Latinos and I can’t wait to share the moment with my people.

“Every fight is the most important fight of my career. Obviously, the goal is to dominate the division and become world champ, and I do believe this match-up versus Barrera is a step in the right direction.”

There will be World title implications for the winner of the 12-round Zurdo vs. Barrera ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (WBA) and WBO, raws li tau zoo raws li Tsis. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), which rates Barrera at No. 7 nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no.

Ramirez, 29, was the first Mexican fighter to capture a World super middleweight title, which he relinquished to move up to the light heavyweight division. Nws yog 2-0 (2 Kos) as a 175-pounder, defeating Tommy Karpency (29-6-1) on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 12, 2019, when Karpency was unable to continue fighting after four rounds, along with a 10th round stoppage of Alphonso Lopez (32-3) last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) crown.

The 39-year-old Barrera was a decorated Cuban amateur boxer (285-27 cov ntaub ntawv), who was the middleweight gold medalist at the 2000 AIBA Junior World Championships. Barrera, who defected to the United States in 2009 and settled in Miami, beat future pro world champions such as Chad Dawson, Shumenov Beibuthiab Mariano Natalio Carrera.
During the course of his 12-year pro career, Barrera is 3-3 vs. past or present world champions having defeated Jeff lacy (WTKO4), Karo Murat (WKO12) thiab Felix Valera (WDEC10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, feem, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) thiab Joe Smith Jr. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Lwm Ward (Dec 12).

“Barrera is a tough Cuban veteran with world-class experience,” Ramirez added. He’s fought the best in the past and shown why he’s been in many title fights against them. He even had a one-sided victory over the current WBO champions, Joe Smith, Jr.”

Jesse Hart is the only common opponent; Ramirez won a pair of decisions in World super middleweight title fights against Hart, while Sullivan lost a 10-round light heavyweight decision to the Philadelphia boxer.
Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $150, $100, $75, $50 thiab $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium thiabwww.ticketmaster.com.

NTAUB NTAWV:Lub vas sab: www.ZurdoPromotions.comInstagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotionsTwitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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“Zurdo” fighting for his legacy, 41-0 Gilberto Ramirez on mission to join elusive 50-0 club

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Las Vegas (Tej zaum 19, 2021) – Only five boxers have started their professional careers with a 50-fight win streak and the contemporary leader, 41-0 Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is on a mission to join the exclusive club, continuing July 9th in Los Angeles againstSullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos). 

Ramirez, who recently signed an exclusive promotional contract withOscar tsib La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, was the first Mexican-born super middleweight World champion, and he is currently the No. 3 rated light heavyweight in the world, los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) thiab lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Organization (WBO). 

Although he won’t turn 30 until June 19, Ramirez has been fighting professionally for nearly 12 xyoo, and one of his goals is to become a World champion in two different weight classes. Another is joining his idol and fellow Mexican, Julio Cesar Chavez nyob rau hauv lub 50-0 Club, in which he is No. 1 having amazingly won his first 87 pro fights. The first blemish on his pro record was a 12-round majority draw with the greatPernell Whitaker nyob rau hauv 1993 in their WBC World welterweight title fight.

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BOXING’S 50-0 CLUB

  1. Julio “J.C. Cesar Chavez 87 (13 Kos)    1980-1993       Mexico
  2. Willie “Wil ‘o The Wisp” Pep 62 (23 Kos)    1940-1943       TEB CHAWS USA
  3. Wanheng Menayothin 54 (18 Kos)    2009-2019       Thaib teb
  4. Carlos “Canas” Zarate 52 (51 Kos)    1970-1978       Mexico
  5. Floyd "Nyiaj" Mayweather, Jr. 50 (27 Kos)    1996-2017       TEB CHAWS USA

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    “Getting to 50-0 is very important, but I’m more interested in being able to fight the fights the fans want,” Ramirez said. “I’ve never turned down a fight and have made it clear to all the fighters I want. I look across the division and none of these fighters are on my level”

    Chavez moved ahead of featherweight iconWill Pepntawm 62, Ua Tsis. 2 on the contemporary list, compiled in less than three years dating back to the 1940’s. Pep lost for the first time as a pro toSammy Angott by 10-round decision in 1943.

    Thailand mini-flyweightWanheng Menayothin, originally a Muay Thai fighter, had his streak snapped last November at 54 los ntawmPanya Pradabsri. 

    Another Mexican boxer is in the 50-0 Club, Ua Tsis. 4 Carlos Zarate, who reached 52 straight victories off his pro debut, 51 los ntawm knockout, in the 1970’s. Zarate was stopped in his 53rd fight by Puerto Rican starWilfredo Gomez in the fifth round of their 1978 WBC super bantamweight World championship match.

    The only member of the exclusive 50-0 Club to retire undefeated is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. in fifth place with 50.

    The four inactive boxers in the club – Chavez, Pep, Zarate, and Mayweather – are inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

    Rocky Marciano thiabBrian Nielson (49), Larry Holmes (48), Ricardo Lopez (47), Joe Calzaghe (46-0) thiabJim Barry (45) all came close to 50-0 memberships. Lopez (51-0-1) fought a draw in his 48th pro fight withRosendo Alvarez. 

    Ramirez is closing in on boxing history as he fights for his legacy. Five years after he retires, “Zurdo” should rightfully join the four Hall of Famers who are presently ahead of him on the 50-Club list.
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Oscar Valdez-Jason Sanchez Headlines Top Rank on ESPN Card June 8 at Reno-Sparks Convention Center

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Sullivan Barrera and Michael Seals to clash in 10-round light heavyweight co-feature

LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

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Reno, Nev. (Tej zaum 9, 2019) — Boxing’s preeminent action superhero, Oscar Valdez, will make the sixth defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 8 against the upset-minded Jason “El Alacrancito” Sanchez at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.

Valdez-Sanchez and the 10-round light heavyweight showdown between title-hungry contenders Sullivan Barrera and Michael Seals will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+, the leading multi-sport streaming service, pib thaum 6:30 p.m. THIAB / 3:30 p.m. PT. Gabriel Flores Jr. (13-0, 6 Kos), fresh off his third-round knockout over Eduardo Pereira Reis in front of more than 10,000 fans in his hometown of Stockton, California, will see action on the undercard.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Let’s Get It On Promotions and Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, tickets for this world championship event priced at $103, $68 thiab $43 (including facility fees) are on sale now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa gift shop.

“Jason Sanchez is the real ‘Cinderella Man,’” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “He is young, hungry and capable of pulling off a major upset. It should be an exciting battle.”

“I’m excited to be back in the ring for the sixth defense of my world title. I know there is a big target on my back because I’m the champion, but nobody is going to take this title away from me,” Valdez said. “This will be my second fight training with Eddy Reynoso. Training with Eddy, I feel the best I’ve ever felt. I felt great in the ring during my first fight with Eddy in my corner. I know that I will look even better this time out. The fans in Reno and watching on ESPN and ESPN Deportes can expect a great showing from me on June 8.”

“I am truly honored and blessed to have an opportunity like this,” Sanchez said. “Coming from Albuquerque, New Mexico, I knew I had to work extra hard to be noticed and to get where I’m at right now. I will be bringing this belt home to Albuquerque, to my family, my supporters, and most of all, my late brother Alan Sanchez. I believe he guided me down this road and that my journey is only beginning.”

Valdez (25-0, 20 Kos), Mexico’s first two-time Olympian, has thrilled boxing fans with his go-for-broke style. He won the WBO featherweight title in July 2016 and proved his mettle with a trio of 12-round bloodbaths against Miguel Marriaga, Genesis Servania and Scott Quigg in consecutive bouts. Valdez outlasted an over-the-weight Quigg last March by unanimous decision despite fighting more than half the bout with a severely broken jaw. Following the Quigg bout, Valdez took nearly a year off, returning Feb. 2 in Frisco, Texas, to knock out then-unbeaten Italian challenger Carmine Tommasone in the seventh round.

The 24-year-old Sanchez (14-0, 7 Kos) enters this championship fight as one of the featherweight division’s fastest-rising young guns. Last October, he stunned then-unbeaten Jean Carlos Rivera via unanimous decision in Panama City, Panama. Following the Rivera victory, Sanchez signed a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank. He impressed in his Top Rank debut Feb. 2 in Frisco, Texas, knocking out Daniel Olea in the second round. Sanchez hopes to become only the fifth men’s boxer from New Mexico to win a world title.

Barrera (22-2, 14 Kos), a former Cuban amateur standout, defected to the United States in 2009 and turned pro later that year. The Miami-based bruiser won the first 17 bouts of his career before dropping a decision to pound-for-pound great Andre Ward. A perennial contender, Barrera holds victories over Joe Smith Jr., Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, Karo Murat and former super middleweight world champion Jeff Lacy. He challenged Dmitry Bivol for a light heavyweight world title last year and fought valiantly before being stopped in the 12th thiab zaum kawg puag ncig.

Cov ntsaws ruaj ruaj (22-2, 16 Kos), a former linebacker for Alabama A&M University, traded in his cleats for trunks and turned pro after a five-fight amateur career. Nws yog 19-0 when he clashed with Edwin Rodriguez in November 2015. In a seesaw battle that included five knockdowns, Rodriguez knocked out Seals in the third round of a Fight of the Year contender. Seals is 3-1 since the Rodriguez battle, the lone loss coming via disqualification after he hit his opponent while he was on the ground. The winner of this can’t-miss action fight will be in line for a potential world title opportunity.

“I am very excited to have signed with Top Rank, a world-class organization with the best light heavyweights in the world,” Barrera said. “I am excited about the future, but the first step is to handle business June 8 and then I can look forward to a shot at a world title. My ultimate goal is Sergey Kovalev. I’ve been chasing him my whole career. Hopefully, we can finally fight this year.”

“This means everything to me. I had a great opportunity with Edwin Rodriguez, but I went into that fight with a torn rotator cuff. I was basically fighting with just my right hand,” Seals said. “Tam sim no, Kuv 100 percent healthy. Qhov no yog kuv lub sij hawm. Barrera had his time. Kuv xav tias zoo. I feel sharp. I feel young. I have sacrificed so much and have had a lot of time to reflect on the decisions I’ve made and all of the hardships I’ve gone through. Nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj 8, I’m going to unleash all of my frustration on Barrera. I don’t want to take anything away from Barrera. He’s a world-class fighter, but I am as well.”

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Promoter Yvon Michel sets record straight about Cancelled Beterbiev-Barrera IBF title eliminator

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Nobody wants to fight undefeated light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (R)
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Montreal (Lub peb hlis ntuj 13, 2017 – Groupe Yvon Michel (Gym) tus thawj tswj hwm Yvon Michel has responded accordingly to unfounded allegations recently made in the media by Sullivan Barrera about GYM and its undefeated world light heavyweight contender, Artur Beterbiev, to set the record straight regarding the recently announced cancelled Beterbiev-Barrera International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title eliminator.
“Despite Barrera’s claims,” Michel insisted, “he didn’t sign a contract because he never intended for fight Artur. In Team Barrera’s letter, he lied and showed his ignorance trying to distract from the facts.
“For the conclusion of this unfortunate saga, the IBF has informed me that it has ruled to ban Barrera from its world rankings, or from participating in one of its sanctioned fights, for the next six months. I’ve also been informed that, if nobody in the IBF top 10 is available and agrees to fight Artur, the IBF will declare him as its No. 1 mandatory challenger for the winner of the Ward-Kovalev rematch. Artur will be back in the ring in late April, early May. The mandatory defense for the Ward-Kovalev II winner, or Ward if that fight doesn’t happen, is due in September.”
KuvBF Light Heavyweight Ratings: Yeej – Lwm Ward, 1. Unrated, 2. Artur Beterbiev, 3. Sergey Kovalev, 4. Erik Skoglund, 5. Enrico Kolling, 6. SUSPENDED, 7. Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 8. Dominic Bosel , 9. Robert Stieglitz, 10. Trent Broadhurst.
Hauv qab no, Michel sets the record straight, point-by-point, in terms of the open letter Team Barrera sent to the media.
Michel didn’t negotiate with Barrera’s promoter, Kathy Duva, and asked for it to go to an immediate purse bid.
“Kathy Duva (CEO/Main Events) came to my office the day before the deadline set for Barrera’s acceptance to participate in the IBF title eliminator to speak about the situation. Our hope was to fight Barrera but because he is prohibited from traveling to Canada, I confirmed our intention with Ms. Duva to accommodate Barrera and leave Canada and make the fight in the United States. We were in the same position a year ago, when Barrera pulled out of the same title eliminator because he couldn’t get a visa to fight in Canada. Artur was then supposed to fight Karo Murat, but he suffered an injury and was unable to fight. Barrera later defeated Murat to move into the IBF mandatory position in which he then lost to Andre Ward.
“Kathy told me the number she had in mind to make the fight. I said that I would see if there were enough resources for that amount and promised to call her the following day. I did and explained that there weren’t enough resources to meet that purse structure. Cuaj kaum, not long after I received confirmation Barrera was officially taking the challenge, I then decided to move forward and immediately requested a purse bid date, which is the prerogative of any promoter, knowing what was Main Events’ expectation in terms of their fighter’s purse. In this business, everybody knows the best way to determine the true market value of a fight is a purse bid, where promoters are evaluating their resources and making their bid accordingly. We still had still seven days to make an offer, one and other, and make a deal up to five minutes before the bid was due. Main Events never made us an offer and neither did we.”
GYM’s winning purse bid was $251,000, substantially more than Main Events’ bid of $182,000, of which Beterbiev would receive 75-percent of the winning bid. Barrera would have received $62,750, compared to $45,500 he would have earned if his own promoter had won the bid.
Beterbiev reported on social media that his fight versus Barrera would be held March 4th nyob rau hauv Brooklyn, New York and Michel reported that the fight would be held in late March, early April, nyob rau hauv New York. Barrera had trained for those dates but didn’t receive a contract.
“GYM won the purse and pursuant to IBF rules and regulations, the fight had to be held within 30 rau 90 hnub,” Michel continued. “We deposited $50,000, per IBF rules, and received a confirmation letter from the IBF all was conform. As per IBF regulations, hauv 15 hnub after the purse bid, we filed contracts for the two fighters. Artur signed his five minutes after he received the contract and it was then sent to the IBF. We executed Barrera’s contract, sending it to Main Events for Barrera with a copy sent to the IBF. Soon after I received notice from the IBF that everything was in order and that we had complied with the IBF requirements.”
Michel sent an improper agreement to Main Event listing various dates.
“We knew we had a PBC date, yog Plaub Hlis Ntuj 14, 21 los yog 29. It’s very common for fight dates written in the initial fighter contract to vary one week before or after the date listed. I contacted IBF president Daryl Peoples and said April 21st was the most likely date but that it could end up being a week earlier or after. He recommended to be transparent and to write all three potential dates into the contract. We did and then sent it to Main Events for Barrera to sign. Main Events noted that IBF rules said only one date and site could be written in the contract. Daryl complied with the objection so we then officially confirmed April 21st would be the date of the fight and Florida the site. We then sent a GYM executed corrected IBF bout agreement back to Main Events to be signed by Barrera and filed with the IBF on February 16th.
“Meanwhile, GYM received a request, from Main Event to produce a Provision of Service agreement for Barrera’s participation. GYM was not obliged to positively fulfill that request but, as a display of good faith, we did so in belief the contract that Barrera would sign and Main Events would file it at the IBF office, on that date, as per its rules. Soon after, GYM received a letter from IBF championship chairman, Mr. Lindsey Tucker, that all requirements had been fulfilled to officially sanction the bout.”
The Florida location for the fight had been selected by GYM for three reasons. 1. Beating Barrera in his own backyard would send strong message for Beterbiev within the division; 2. GYM had received an offer from Miami-based SMY Sports and Entertainment’s president M. Eric Senecal, who wanted the buy the rights to produce the event; 3. GYM’S longtime and very close relationship with Florida-based Warriors Promotions, Mr. Leon Margules.
On behalf of GYM, Margules had reserved the April 21st date with the Florida Athletic Commission. SMY Sports & Entertainments made a deal with GYM that had a deadline to deposit the agreed upon money guarantee. They had reserved the Seminole Hard Rock arena in Fort Lauderdale. If SMY was not able to deliver money and site, GYM had a backup plan, proposed by Margules, who had a deal and a site on hold, Hialeah Racetrack in nearby Hollywood (IBCE). No matter what would transpire, the fight was guaranteed at a site in Florida, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 21st for a PBC event to be televised on FS1.
Barrera’s manager was contacted by one of the promoters to help pay Yvon Michel and finance the bout.
“This is a tortuous claim and a terrible lie,” Michel said. “Nobody representing GYM ever made that kind of request. The truth is a local promoter, M. Michael Luzbet, whom I’d never met and never made any deals of any sorts with in the past, wanted to be a partner with SMY Sports and Entertainments. He tried to raise his share of money to participate but SMY rapidly disassociated themselves from Michael Luzbet.
“How the group (SMY) was raising money wasn’t really my concern, but they had found sponsors and were counting on the important Quebec community residing in Florida at that time of the year, as well as the important Cuban population and their contacts with the Russian community, to sell VIP tables and tickets. It wanted the rights to put the show on in Florida but they were concerned because they had heard a rumor that Barrera hadn’t signed a contract and he was going to pull out of the fight.
They then requested a guarantee that Barrera (who lives in Miami) was going to fight before confirming their money deposit. I was in Quebec City at that time for the Alvarez-Bute fight. Mr. Lindsey Tucker was there representing the IBF and I spoke to him. He said he believed the IBF had received a signed contract from Barrera. I contacted SYM to say everything was fine and that I had requested a copy (of the Barrera-signed contract) from Lindsey. Daryl People then informed me that there was a misunderstanding and they did not have a signed contract from Barrera. It is only then I realized Main Events had pressured Barrera to sign the agreement without success. We asked the IBF president to pressure Main Events to have Barrera sign the contract because, without it, we were jammed in the promotion of the event. This is exactly what happened.”
Team Barrera implied that Yvon Michel couldn’t promote a show of this magnitude in the U.S.
“I’ve promoted more than 200 shows, never defaulting or cancelling a single show, including involvement in more than 50 world championship fights and many multi-million dollars events, much bigger than this title eliminator. This statement just shows his ignorance about what we’re all about and who we are and was just smoke screen to his behavior. I’ve promoted shows with the majority of the major promoters in the world; DiBella Lom ze, Warriors Promotions, Don King Promotions, Golden Tub, Main Events… just about everybody. It was unbelievable for them to write such an impertinent line.”
Team Barrera unjustly belittled the quality of Beterbiev’s last two opponents, calling them cow farmers from Argentina.
“This is terrible to be so insolent to fellow world contenders. Both fighters were world ranked in the top 15 nyob rau ntawm lub sij hawm. (Ezequiel Osvaldo) Maderna (23-2, 16 Kos) had never been knocked out and (Isidro) Prieto (26-1-3, 22 Kos) had suffered only one loss, a decision to the WBC #1 contender Eleider Alvarez. Beterbiev knocked them both out (Maderna in the fourth round, Prieto in the first), so downgrading the quality of Artur’s 2016 opponents was totally unwarranted. If Barrera ever actually got into the ring with Beterbiev, he would have fallen into the same category as Maderna and Prieto, who were both fierce competitors but not in the same league of Beterbiev.”
Michel firmly believes Barrera never intended to fight Beterbiev for his share of the purse bid and, to cover up, he tried to place the blame on others. His promoter spent time and money for the bid at the request of its fighter, Barrera, believing he had a legitimate chance of winning the fight. It is obvious that sentiment was not shared by Barrera, even if the fight was to be held in his own backyard in Florida.
“The truth of this matter is that Barrera lied to distract media attention from the fact he didn’t sign a contract and clearly wanted no part of Beterbiev,” Michel concluded. “We don’t disrespect any contender who prefers not to challenge Artur Beterbiev for the mandatory position. We also believed that Main Events did everything in its power to convince their fighter to keep his words and to go forward with the fight. Main Events is not at blame. We also have respect for Barrera’s fighting abilities but we have no respect for the person Barrera is with his despicable, unprofessional, shameful and disgraceful attitude in handling the present situation.
“On a personal note, I have never met Sullivan Barrera. I never had to directly communicate with him, I never had to do business with him, everything went through his promoter, Main Events, and I really don’t envy them! Tsis ntev, GYM will have two light heavyweight world champions and I can guarantee Barrera will never be in their plans.
“We’ve moved on from Sullivan Barrera to find an opponent who has the desire to step into the ring to fight Artur Beterbiev. While Barrera will still be suspended by the IBF, Beterbiev will be World Champion!”
Beterbiev, a two-time Russian Olympian, holds two amateur victories over his fellow countryman, Kovalev, the former world light heavyweight champion. Whether it’s Kovalev or Ward, Artur Beterbiev will be more than ready for the challenge to fight for the world light heavyweight championship this September.
NTAUB NTAWV:
Twitter: yvonmichelgym, @ABeterbiev
Instagram: @YvonMichelGYM, @Groupeyvonmichel, @ArturBetebiev
ABOUT GROUPE YVON MICHEL (Gym): Groupe Yvon Michel (Gym) tau nrhiav tau nyob rau hauv 2004 by Yvon Michel and his associates. The organization’s mission is the development of high-level boxers through coaching support and especially by competitive management. To achieve its objectives, GYM actively recruits talent and organizes events and it is associated with the popular series, “Premier Boxing Champions (PBC),” and has developed major Videotron partnerships with Loto Quebec, TVA Sports, Centre Videotron, Casino de Montreal and Lac Leamy, Tonik GroupImage and Lapointe Dental Centre, in addition to collaborating closely with Rixa.
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Sullivan Barrera IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ELIMINATION BOUT April 21 in MIAMI

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Montreal (Lub ob hlis ntuj 17, 2017)– It’s official: Montreal’s Artur Beterbiev(IBF #2 – 11-0-0, 11 Kos) will be in the most important fight of his career, against Cuban-born Sullivan Barrera(IBF #7 – 18-1-0, 13 Kos), for the mandatory challenger position for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heayvweight world title, held by American Lwm Ward (31-0-0, 15 Kos). The Beterbiev vs. Barrera clash will take place Plaub Hlis Ntuj 21 nyob rau hauv Miami, Florida.
“It is with great pride and confidence that we go into this fight in Miami,” Beterbiev’s promoter Yvon Michel(Groupe Yvon Michel). “In order for Beterbiev to receive maximum credibility, he needs to demonstrate that he can perform anywhere in the world. Because Sullivan Barrera, the only top-rated contender to accept the challenge to face Artur, could not cross the Canadian border, we agreed to have this fight take place in the United States.
“We are convinced that the many Quebecers who still live in Florida, lub sij hawm no, will come to support Artur, who has made Quebec the adopted home for him and his young family.”
The Beterbiev-Barrera winner will become the mandatory challenger for the IBF light heavyweight champion, who will have until September, at the latest, to face the winner.]GYM won the IBF-ordered purse bid Feb. 2 (2017), winning with a $201,000 (USD) bid to $181,000 for Barrera’s promoter, Main Events. Due to the 75-25 percentage advantage going to the highest ranked fighter, Beterview will earn $188,250 rau $62,750 for Barrera.
Ward won the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision win over Sergey Kovalev, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19, 2017, nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
Beterbiev was impressive in his most recent outing, kawg Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 23 at the Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, stopping Paraguayan slugger Isidro Prieto Ranoni (26-1-3) in opening round (2:44).

Barrera also displayed tremendous skills during his most recent performance, this poast Dec. 16 in California, shattering the previously undefeated Vyacheslav Shabrankyy (17-0-0), ntawm Ukraine, with a spectacular TKO victory in the seventh round.
More details about Beterbiev vs. Barrera will be announced in the coming days.
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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Vélez kawg xovxwm sablaj Quotes thiab cov duab

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OB-TIME NTIAJ TEB zus André pawg ntseeg VS. UNDEFEATED Sullivan BARRERA

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT zus YAUXEJ Diaz JR. VS. JAYSON Vélez

FINAL xovxwm sablaj QUOTES THIAB DUAB

SHOWDOWNS teev RAU HNUB SATURDAY, MARCH 26

AT Oracle ARENA hauv Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televised NYOB RAU HBO®

Nyem NTAWM NO rau cov duab

Yees duab Credit: ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, XWS LI (Lub peb hlis ntuj 23, 2015) - Nyob rau hnub Wednesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 23, ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si tuav lub kawg xovxwm rooj sab laj rau ob tug-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter Lwm Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) thiab tus naj npawb ib nyob IBF teeb heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) ntawm lub pas dej Merritt Amphitheater nyob rau hauv Oakland, California ua ntej ntawm lawv Lub peb hlis ntuj 26 sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland. Pawg ntseeg thiab Barrera yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator bout televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing® pib thaum 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. NABF Featherweight zus Yauxej "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) thiab sab saum toj-rated featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) kuj nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv rau cov xovxwm lub rooj sib tham dais overlooking lub pas dej Merritt ua ntej ntawm lawv 10-round NABF Featherweight title sib ntaus uas yuav qhib tau lub HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs. Barrera yog shaping ua ib tug heev contested sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ob fighters uas ob tau lawv cov sights teem rau ib tug match-up against Unified teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Sergey Kovalev.

 

Hauv qab no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws, promoters, trainers, managers thiab lwm yam dais qhua yuav tsum tau hais nyob qhov xovxwm rooj sab laj:

 

 

Andre pawg ntseeg, Ob-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter:

"Kuv xav ua tsaug rau txhua leej txhua tus tuaj tawm raws li ib txwm. Lub Bay Area yog ib tug zoo nkauj qhov chaw. Peb tsis yog feem ntau tau txaus credit rau cov txuj ci uas tawm ntawm no, tab sis rau cov kiv cua puag, nws yog zoo kawg li. Kuv cia li ua tsaug rau ua los ntawm ib qho chaw zoo li no thiab ua tsaug rau muaj txoj kev hlub thiab kev pab txhawb nqa nyob rau txhua txhua cov kev tshwm sim hais tias peb coj no. Kuv ua tsaug uas kuv tus kheej thiab hais mav li Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard thiab cov Warriors muab qhov no qhov chaw nyob rau hauv daim ntawv qhia thiab cov neeg noj daim ntawv ceeb toom rau lub teb chaws theem. Uas yog tiag tiag ib qho tseem ceeb rau kuv.

 

"Raws li deb raws li cov kev sib ntaus nws tus kheej, nws yog heev yooj yim rau kuv ... tus neeg uas paub txog kuv, lawv paub yuav ua li cas kuv ua hauj lwm thiab lawv paub yuav ua li cas kuv zuam. Kuv tsis tau ntes tau nyob rau hauv dab tsi ntxiv. Kuv tsis tau ntes tau nyob rau hauv dab neeg yog hais tias. Kuv paub txog dab tsi yog hais tias. Kuv paub tias dab tsi kuv tus nrog sib ntaus tau hais tias thiab kuv yuav tau coj nws tej lus, nws. Kuv twb ua txhua yam uas kuv yuav tsum ua, zoo li kuv yeej ib txwm ua thiab zoo li kuv twb ua qhov kawg 10 xyoo ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm. Kuv twb coj rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws ... Yog hais tias nws tsis yog lwm yeej ces nws yog ib tug sab saum toj contender ... thiab qhov no yog tsis sib txawv. Koj hais mav nyuam qhuav paub tias kuv focused thiab tub nyob rau hauv ib yam li kuv ib txwm yog. Kuv npaj thiab kuv npaj rau tsov rog tuaj Lub peb hlis ntuj 26."

Sullivan BARRERA, Number ib cov movies IBF teeb heavyweight contender:

"Kuv xav hais ua tsaug rau koj tuaj ntawm no. Kuv xav hais ua tsaug rau HBO, ua tsaug rau koj txhua leej txhua tus. Ua tsaug rau koj Andre Ward rau txais kuv sib ntaus. Kuv cog lus rau txhua tus neeg uas los rau hauv lub arena tias kuv tau muaj zoo npaj thiab qhov no yog ib tug zoo npau suav. Nyob rau hmo ntuj, Kuv mam li muaj ib tug zoo qhia rau txhua leej txhua tus. "

David ITSKOWITCH, Hais nkwg Boxing - ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si:

"Ob tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus teeb heavyweights ntawm cov ntiaj chaw yuav tsoo rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26. Lawv muaj ib tug ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 45-0 nrog 27 Kos thiab needless hais, yeej tsis tau muaj tsis tau swb raws li ib tug kev. Thaum txhua tus txiv neej muaj ib tug formidable tus nrog sib ntaus nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws, nkawd ob leeg muaj lawv ob lub qhov muag rau Sergey Kovalev thiab nws peb tug ntiaj teb no title koj cov menyuam, tab sis ua ntej lawv muaj ua lag ua luam mus kawm rau nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj.

 

"Thaum twg kuv tawm tuaj Oakland rau qho kev tshwm sim thiab kuv nrog Andre ntawm ib tug muaj nuj nqi qhov twg nws hais lus rau hauv xov xwm, nws tsoo kuv hais tias obviously, nws yog ib tug txuj ci tshwj xeeb athletically, tab sis nws kuj yog ib tug neeg tshwj xeeb thiab kuv cia siab tias txhua leej txhua tus ntawm no nyob rau hauv Oakland to taub txaus siab uas. Nws yog ib tug principled tsev neeg tus txiv neej uas yeej ib txwm yuav ua qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab hais tias yog ib yam dab tsi uas tsis tshua muaj nyob rau hauv lub neej hnub no, tab sis nws yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tsawg nyob rau hauv cov kev ua si. Kuv vam tias koj hais mav txaus siab rau nws. Boxing hauj lwm tsis kav mus ib txhis. Nws yuav tsis mus ua yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob mus ib txhis, li ntawd, txhua leej txhua tus yuav tsum txaus siab rau yam uas koj muaj ntawm no nyob rau hauv Andre Ward.

 

"Andre yuav ib tug kub laiv nyob rau hauv Athens Olympics thiab yog kawg U.S. boxer tau ua li ntawd. Nws daim ntawv teev cov vanquished foes nyeem zoo li ib tug uas yog leej twg ntawm lub super middleweight division. Nws kuj yeej thiab khob qhov rooj tawm yav tas los lub teeb heavyweight ntiaj teb no yeej, Chad Dawson nyob rau hauv lawv 2012 showdown. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, nws yeej ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Paul Smith rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20 ntawm Oracle Arena. Nws embarks rau tus tom ntej tshooj ntawm nws cov hauj lwm rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, rov qab mus Oracle Arena ib zaug dua, raws li nws ua rau nws txav mus txog rau lub teeb heavyweight division npaj yuav ua dab tsi nws tau ua nyob rau hauv lub super middleweight division ... tu nws tawm thiab dominating txhua leej txhua tus uas sawv nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev. "

Nicole nquab, Vice President of li thiab General Counsel - Main Txheej xwm:

"Kuv yeej xav ua tsaug rau Andre Ward. Nws tsis tau noj nyob rau hauv ib tug undefeated fighter nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj kev sib ntaus ntawm lub teeb heavyweight, tab sis nws puas tau nws thiab kuv xav hais tias yog commendable.

 

"Nyob rau hauv nws lub xeem sib ntaus, Sullivan los ua tus yuav tsum tau contender rau Sergey Kovalev lub IBF siv. Nws yuav tau zaum rov qab thiab tos rau nws title sib ntaus, tab sis tsis nws pom no sib ntaus tawm tsam Andre Ward li ib lub sij hawm los yeej mus txog rau greatness thiab nws tau hais tias. Raws li koj yeej paub tias, Main Txheej xwm thiab ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si muaj lub hom phiaj rau Andre Ward thiab Sergey Kovalev tom qab xyoo no thiab Sullivan Barrera tau tiag tiag chim siab uas Kua laub.

 

"Ob tug txiv neej no, Sullivan thiab Andre, tau txhua yam caij rau lub sij hawm ntawm Saturday lub sib ntaus. Nyob rau hauv qhov kev nyab xeeb uas peb muaj nyob rau hauv boxing txoj cai tam sim no, nws yog refreshing pom tiag warriors uas tsis ntshai mus coj txaus ntshai. Nkawd ob leeg yuav tsum tau txais peb hwm thiab admiration rau cov uas. Qhov no yog li cas peb cov kev ua si nawv yuav tsum txog.

 

"Sullivan Barrera yog undefeated nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 17-0 nrog 12 yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm knockout. Nws cia li nres 34, ib lub hlis dhau los, uas tej zaum koj yuav xav hais tias yog ib tug me ntsis qub rau no taw tes nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm. Yuav ua li cas koj yuav tsis paub tias yog hais tias nws muaj ib tug muaj kev vam meej pib xyaum ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv teb chaws Cuba thiab ces poob ob peb xyoo ntawm nws lub prime thaum nws defecting rau hauv lub tebchaws United States. Nws tuaj ib tug tiag tiag txoj kev uas ntev mus yuav nyob ntawm no niaj hnub no rau lub sij hawm no thiab lub sij hawm no. Nws yog tshaib plab, nws yog kaj siab lug thiab nws yog npaj txhij. "

Virgil saib xyuas, Andre Ward tus kws qhia:

"Qhov no yog ib tug zoo heev card nrog zoo heev ncaws pob uas yog sim ua kom lawv txoj kev nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no ntawm boxing. Yog hais tias qhov no sib ntaus twb noj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv tej lwm lub zos, nws yuav yog ib tug lossis loj kev tshwm sim. Yuav ua li cas peb xav kom ua li cas yog kom paub tseeb tias Oakland to taub, thiab hais tias nyob ib ncig Bay Area to taub, lub qhov ntau ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim li ntawd, peb tseem yuav mus coj lub ntiaj teb no hauv chav kawm ntawv boxing rau Oakland. Oakland yog tug yug me nyuam hauv av rau sab saum toj tua hluav taws thiab peb twb muaj lawv. Qhov ntau uas koj pab txhawb peb, qhov ntau hais tias cov sib ntaus yuav ua pom thiab koj yuav pom cov loj lub sij hawm nyob rau sab saum toj.

 

"Lawv hais tias lwm yam tes hauj lwm ua fighters, tab sis HBO ua hnub qub, li ntawd, peb yeej zoo siab yuav tau ib feem ntawm no. Peb thov kom koj tuaj tawm thiab txhawb no sib ntaus. Tuaj tawm Saturday hmo ntuj thiab txaus siab rau nej tus kheej rau ib tug zoo hmo ntuj ntawm sab saum toj boxing. "

Ben lire, Sullivan Barrera tus kws qhia:

"Kuv xav ua tsaug rau tag nrho cov neeg uas muab tso ua ke no super kev tshwm sim nyob rau hnub Saturday. Peb cov no los muab tso rau ib tug zoo qhia thiab Sullivan tau ua txhua yam los npaj nws tus kheej rau qhov kev tshwm sim. Nws paub txoj kev sib tw nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws, tab sis nws ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej thiab nws ntseeg hais tias qhov no yog nws lub sij hawm los qhia rau pej xeem thiab cov saib cov neeg tuaj saib hais tias qhov no yog qhov chaw uas nws yog. Nws yog muaj los mus ua kom ib daim ntawv qhia.

 

"Ntau tshaj txhua yam, peb hwm Mr. Ward rau nws tau, nws credibility thiab nws yog ib tug super txiv leej tub nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Nws yog zoo mus yuav tau ib feem ntawm no. Peb npaj zoo thiab peb tau ua txhua yam uas peb muaj los mus tsis tuaj Saturday muab cov saib cov neeg tuaj saib ib tug super zoo qhia vim hais tias qhov no yog dab tsi boxing yog hais txog. Nws yog hais txog kev kawm thiab ob fighters tau ua nyob rau theem no ntawm ib tug zoo kawg kev tshwm sim. Peb zoo siab yuav tau ib feem ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim. Peb tau ua txhua yam uas yog tau los xyuas kom meej tias peb yuav tuaj tawm thiab muab tso rau hauv ib tug zoo heev qhia tau tias. "

YAKAUNPAU tub huabtais, Andre Ward tus neeg saib xyuas:

"Qhov no yog ib cov keeb kwm lub sij hawm ntawd rau peb. Peb nkag mus rau lub 175 phaus teeb heavyweight division. Qhov no yog ib lub caij uas lub nroog tsis xav kom nco. Qhov no yog lub caij thaum pib ntawm ib zog. Barrera nyuam qhuav tshwm sim tau los ua tus thawj neeg mob thiab peb yuav nrog nws raws li. Peb twb tau hnov ​​ib tug ntau ntawm kev sib tham nrog thiab sib tham noj qhov chaw nyob qhov twg nws yog kev txhawj xeeb, thiab peb paub hais tias nws ntseeg hais tias txhua yam uas nws yog hais tias. Ib zaug dua, peb muaj siab txog lub sij hawm no thiab koj tsis xav kom nco no historic lub sij hawm ntawd nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. "

YAUXEJ Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight zus:

"Los Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, Kuv paub tias kuv muaj ib tug tiag tiag tawv sib ntaus ua ntej ntawm kuv. Kuv paub Jayson Vélez yog ib txog tej qub tub rog nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Nws yog ib tug tub rog. Nws muaj ib tug rau-nti cuag kom zoo dua li kuv ces nws yuav mus yuav ib tug tiag tiag zoo sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias nws yog los tawm ntawm ib tug tsis, li ntawd kuv thiaj paub tias nws yeej xav rau thaws rov qab thiab qhia sawvdaws tias nws tseem yog ib tug ntiaj teb no title contender.

 

"Kuv muaj ib tug yeej zoo kawg thiab kev kawm camp. Kuv twb tau kawm rau yim lub lis piam. Qhov no yog kuv thawj zaug sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv HBO, li ntawd, kuv yeej xav kom showcase uas kuv hais tiag yog. Kuv 110% npaj txhij. Kuv yuav npaj mus muab kev sib ntaus kiv cua ib tug tsov rog yog Jayson Vélez xav kom muaj ib tug tsov rog. Kuv yuav npaj mus showcase rau txhua leej txhua tag nrho cov muaj peev xwm kuv muaj hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv zoo siab heev yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau Andre Ward thiab Sullivan Barrera card. Lawv nyob nraum ob cov neeg tseem ceeb ncaws pob thiab kuv heev honored mus yuav tau cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim rau no sib ntaus. Xws li Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, Kuv cog lus rau kuv yuav mus muab koj ib tug zoo qhia. "

JAYSON Vélez, Top-nyob featherweight contender:

"Kuv xav ua tsaug rau Vajtswv ua ntej, obviously nws ua txhua yam ua tau. Kuv xav ua tsaug rau kuv promoters, Miguel Cotto Promotions thiab Golden tub Promotions thiab tag nrho kuv lub pab. Kuv tsis muaj ntau heev hais lo ntawd qhov no yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus. Yauxej los mus tua. Kuv tuaj mus tua. Peb ob leeg xav los yeej. Peb ob leeg los coj txoj kev sib tw. Cov neeg pheej nug kuv yog vim li cas kuv coj no txaus ntshai sib ntaus thiab cov lus teb yog yooj yim ... Yog hais tias kuv xav kom muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws, Kuv tau mus tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Yauxej yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

 

"Kuv poob kuv lub xeem sib ntaus, li ntawd kuv thiaj xav tau los yeej. Kuv xav los yeej. Kuv tsis tau qhia koj uas yog yuav mus los yeej muaj qhov kev sib ntaus vim hais tias peb ob leeg yog zoo tua hluav taws thiab cov tub rog. Nws yog Mexican, Kuv Puerto Rican, thiab thaum twg koj muaj ib tug Puerto Rican thiab ib tug Mexican nyob rau hauv tib lub nplhaib, koj yuav pom ib tug tsov rog. Koj yuav pom ceev, hwj chim, txhua yam nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus. Nws yog ib tug zoo fighter thiab kuv zoo siab heev. Ua tsaug rau txhua leej txhua tus thiab nyob tuned no hnub vas xaum thiab ua tsaug rau koj rau HBO ntawm cov hoob kawm. "

 

Robert Diaz, Lub taub hau Matchmaker - Golden tub Promotions:

"Obviously lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim hais lus rau nws tus kheej. Koj twb tau txais Andre Ward tiv tiag ib tug hluas undefeated txiv leej tub li Sullivan Barrera, tab sis lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim yuav pit ob tug hluas, tshaib plab fighters tawm tsam ib leeg nyob rau hauv Jayson Vélez thiab Yauxej Diaz. Lawv nyob nraum cov tub. Lawv nyob nraum ob kam noj nyob rau hauv qhov zoo tshaj plaws fights, lub toughest fights thiab pov thawj ntawm hais tias yog yuav ua li cas yooj yim nws yog los mus ua kom qhov no sib ntaus.

 

"Kuv zoo siab heev hais txog qhov no sib ntaus. Koj tsis xav kom nco lub 10 rounds rau lub NABF title.

"Jayson Vélez yog ib tug hluas, tshaib plab tsov ntxhuav uas xav kom tau rov qab mus rau cov theem thiab paub yuav ua li cas tseem ceeb ib tug yeej tshaj Yauxej Diaz yog. Nws to taub lub sijhawm los sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv HBO thiab nyob rau hauv no zoo kawg li card. Kuv xav nco ntsoov koj ntawm cov ua cim ntawm Jayson Vélez. Nyob rau hauv ib hnub twg thiab muaj hnub nyoog qhov twg ib tug dav hlau tua rog uas loses xav coj tej zaum ib tug comeback los yog tune up, los yog ob tug los yog peb, ua ntej lawv yuav ib tug high-uas yuav muaj kev sib ntaus thiab Jayson Vélez yog ua nws txoj cai tom qab. Uas qhia tau hais tias nws xav kom tau rov qab rau sab saum toj thiab nws paub hais tias nws muaj ua li cas los tau muaj ... nws yuav tsum los siv ceev xwmphem ib sab saum toj-theem fighter zoo li Yauxej Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, Yauxej Diaz tus neeg saib xyuas:

 

"Nws yog ib tug yawm yuav nyob ntawm no, ib lub sijhawm zoo thiab lub cib fim yuav tau muab lub sij hawm no rau showcase ib tug txawj ntse, 2012 Olympian. rau Yauxej, qhov no yog dab tsi peb tham txog, ua tsaug rau koj ua siab ntev, koj yog npaj txhij rau lub sij hawm. Peb paub tias dab tsi ib tug tshwj xeeb tub hluas thiab feemxyuam txiv neej koj yog, tab sis tam sim no lub ntiaj teb no tseem yuav tau mus rau pom nyob rau hauv lub loj theem dab tsi ib tug txuj ci, dab tsi ib tug tiag tiag gentleman thiab dab tsi ib fighter yuav tsum ... zoo li Yauxej Diaz.

 

"Kuv yuav hais txog Jayson Vélez? Nws yog ib tug txiv neej uas paub dab tsi ntawm ceg txheem ntseeg thiab muaj kev. Ntseeg kuv, koj tsis xav kom nco no. Saturday, koj yuav tsum qhib nyob rau hauv. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug nkaus packed sib ntaus. "

 

 

Jose "UAS UAS" Sánchez, Jayson Vélez tus kws qhia:

"Kuv pom Diaz raws li ib tug zoo kawg fighter, tab sis kuv muaj Jayson nyob rau hauv zoo heev mob thiab nws yog npaj txhij rau kev sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias nws yuav tau ib tug zoo sib ntaus vim hais tias lawv yog npaj txhij, thiab cov tib yam yog muaj tseeb rau kuv fighter Jayson Vélez. Nws ua hauj lwm nyuaj heev rau qhov no sib ntaus thiab kuv paub tias nws yog npaj txhij rau kev sib ntaus. "

 

 

TONY Walker, Director, HBO kev ua si:

"Nyob rau sawv cev ntawm peb cov Executive Vice President Peter Nelson, peb zoo siab heev tau tuaj ntawm no nyob rau hauv lub Bay Area, nrog ib tug neeg coob coob thiab kuj zoo kawg boxing kiv cua, raws li peb saib mus rau coj koj no doubleheader nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj.

 

"Nws yog tsis yooj yim rub ua ke ib tug loj boxing match thiab cov teams tau rub ua ke ib yawm card los ntawm sab saum toj mus rau nram qab, li ntawd, txawm yog tag nrho cov fights yuav tsis muaj nyob rau ntawm HBO, Yog hais tias koj xav mus saib ib co zoo kawg boxing, mus rau Oracle Arena thiab yog hais tias koj yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv tsev, mus saib nws tawm nyob rau HBO.

 

"Thoob plaws peb 43 xyoo ntawm programming rau HBO, boxing yeej ib txwm tau ib feem ntawm peb ua dab tsi. Peb twb yeej ib txwm prided peb tus kheej rau muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws neeg tua hluav taws thiab qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntais ntawv, thiab peb xav tias zoo heev hais tias qhov no kev lig kev cai yuav tuav rov qab raws li Andre Ward ua rau nws 2016 debut nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Nyob rau hauv lub boxing nplhaib, nws yeej tsis pom zoo hais tias koj ntsia tsis pom tshaib plab, undefeated fighter zoo li peb muaj nyob rau hauv Sullivan Barrera, li ntawd kuv thiaj xav txais tos Sullivan mus rau lub network thiab ua nws tsaug rau kev noj nyob rau hauv no kev sib tw.

 

"Qhib lub TV telecast yuav ua Yauxej Diaz tiv thaiv Jayson Vélez, ob mus-thiab-los hluas hais mav, ob tug hluas phom, uas xav tias lawv nyob nraum npaj rau lub loj theem. Tag nrho rau hauv tag nrho cov, nws yuav tau ib tug zoo telecast, 9:45 PM ET Peb cog lus rau koj ib tug tuav thiab entertaining hmo nrog peb cov tawm pab neeg. "

Ward vs. Barrera, ib tug 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator uas yog hais los ntawm ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Main Txheej xwm, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2016 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Neeg mus ncig teb chaws Management Solutions (CTMS), Zoo siab, Lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Khoom noj khoom haus, Khau Palace, Tus waterfront Hotel thiab Mus saib Oakland. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav tsum televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing pib ntawm 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. Qhib lub qhov HBO telecast yuav ua Yauxej Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus rau lub NABF Featherweight title los ntawm Golden tub Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

Daim pib luv nqi thaum $300, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab se yog muaj nyob rau ntawm tag nrho cov Ticketmaster qhov chaw, nyob hauv internet ntawm Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) thiab them los ntawm lub xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.

 

Ua raws li cov kev sib tham nyob rau hauv Twitter los ntawm kev siv #WardBarrera.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, ua raws li peb ntawm Twitter thiab Instagram @rocnation, @main_events, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions thiab @HBOBoxing thiab ua ib cov kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing thiab www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

boxing, Roc teb chaws

OB-TIME NTIAJ TEB zus André pawg ntseeg VS. UNDEFEATED Sullivan BARRERA

Cia ib saib

 

 

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT zus YAUXEJ Diaz JR. VS. JAYSON Vélez

MEDIA Workout QUOTES THIAB DUAB

SHOWDOWNS teev RAU HNUB SATURDAY, MARCH 26

AT Oracle ARENA hauv Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televised NYOB RAU HBO®

Nyem NTAWM NO rau cov duab

Yees duab Credit: ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, XWS LI (Lub peb hlis ntuj 23, 2015) - Nyob rau hnub Tuesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, Ob-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter Lwm Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) thiab tus naj npawb ib nyob IBF teeb heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) koom nyob rau hauv ib tug xov xwm workout thaum Huab tais lub Gym nyob rau hauv Oakland, California ua ntej ntawm lawv Lub peb hlis ntuj 26 sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland. Pawg ntseeg thiab Barrera yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator bout televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing® pib thaum 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. NABF Featherweight zus Yauxej "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) thiab sab saum toj-rated featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) kuj nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv thaum lub sij hawm workout ua ntej ntawm lawv 10-round NABF Featherweight title sib ntaus uas yuav qhib tau lub HBO telecast.

 

Tom qab shadowboxing nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab ib tug ob peb rounds nyob rau xuas nrig ntaus hnab, tag nrho plaub fighters koom nyob rau hauv kev sib tham nrog xov xwm neeg nyob rau hauv ntawv. Super tais yeej thiab Oakland haiv neeg Marshawn Lynch, ib tug avid Andre Ward supporter, ua ib tug tshwj xeeb tsos thaum lub sij hawm workout nyob rau hauv them nyiaj yug ntawm Ward.

 

Hauv qab no yog li cas rau fighters yuav tsum tau hais thaum lub sij hawm kawg xov xwm workout:

 

Andre pawg ntseeg, Ob-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter:

"Kuv xav tias zoo thiab kuv npaj txhij yuav mus. Kuv peaking thaum lub sij hawm. Kuv cia li zoo siab heev tau nws nyob rau hnub Saturdayhmo ntuj.

 

"Kuv siv los tsav los ntawm Oracle Arena nyob 880 raws li ib tug me nyuam yaus nyob hauv kuv txoj kev mus Huab tais lub Gym thiab xav tsis thoob hais tias kuv yuav ua rau nws muaj ib hnub thiab [tus kws qhia] Virgil [Hunter] siv los hais nrog cog qoob loo, 'Koj yuav tawm xov xwm muaj.' Raws li kuv tau txais laus, Kuv siv los mus rau ib co ntawm cov phaib muab tso rau hauv nyob rau hauv lub arena. Kuv yog tseem yog ib qho kev pib xyaum ua thiab kuv yuav cia li npau suav. Tom ntej no koj paub, nyob rau hauv 2009, Kuv yog nyob rau hauv ib tug dab ntxuav tes los yog ua luam dej sib ntaus tawm tsam Edison Miranda. Yog hais tias kuv yeej, muaj tej zaum ib tug zoo lub caij nyoog uas kuv yuav tau txais ib lub npe txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv thiab tus so yog keeb kwm. Ntawm no yog peb yog dua, nws yog kuv 7th lub sij hawm ntawm Oracle thiab nws tseem yog ib txoj koob hmoov.

 

"Nws yog txoj cai lub sij hawm yuav tawm mus mus rau lub teeb heavyweight. Nws yog ib tug ua ke ntawm tsis muaj txoj cai hais mav mus tua los yog hais mav uas tsis xav kom sib ntaus sib tua kuv. Kuv xav kom ua tau zoo kawg. Cov no yog cov hom ntawm kev xyaum koj yuav tsum ua. Kuv yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv ntawm lub ua si nawv thiab thaum kuv kawm ntawv cov kev ua si nawv, qhov no yog dab tsi greats ib txwm ua. Lawv txav mus. Qhov zoo sawv daws yuav nrhiav tau ib txoj kev tau nws ua li cas thiab kuv xav kom muaj nyob rau hauv sib tham.

 

"Barrera yog ib tug loj lub cev. Nws yog ntseeg. Nkawd mus tau ib tug zoo Puncher. Peb tsis tuaj tos nws vim hais tias nws yog ib tug mos mos touch. Peb khaws nws vim hais tias nws twb mus tau kuv npaj thiab qhia kuv dab tsi no qhov ceeb thawj hauv chav kawm ntawv yog tag nrho hais txog. Yog hais tias koj saib nyob rau kuv cov hauj lwm, muaj ib qho chaw rau tune-ups uas kuv tsis tau muaj ib tug ntau ntawm. Koj xav mus tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab yog hais tias koj tsis sib ntaus sib tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws, koj xav mus tua tus naj npawb ib contender. Tias yog dab tsi peb nyob nraum ua.

 

"Kuv xav tias kuv evolving rau hauv ib tug npaum fighter. Kuv yuav tsiv thaum kuv muaj rau koj tsiv. Kuv xav hais tias yog kev zoo nkauj ntawm tej kis las uas tsis ua phem rau nws lub cev thiab yeej yuav siv sij hawm nws khoom siv tes ua tiag. Kuv twb pom ib co cov khoom tau thov kev pab kuv tu kuv prime. Nws yog kev vwm rau kuv. Kuv xav tias kuv yog raws li zoo raws li kuv tau puas tau. Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv ib tug boxing gym tsis muaj ntau npaum li cas ntawm ib tug so rau yav dhau los 20 xyoo. Kuv lub hlwb ua kuv tsaug rau ob lub xyoos dhau. Kuv lub cev ua kuv tsaug. Nws tej zaum yuav muab kuv lwm ob xyoo nyob rau hauv kuv cov hauj lwm.

 

"Kuv yuav tsum cia li yuav kuv. Kuv yog leej twg yog txaus. Kuv tsis tau qhia rau Kovalev nyob rau hauv cov neeg coob coob nyob rau hnub Saturdayhmo ntuj. Peb nyuam qhuav muaj siv rau qhov kev ua si txoj kev npaj. Kuv xav hais tias yog yuav mus xa cov lus nws yuav tsum xa thiab yog hais tias nws tsis, ces nws mam [Kovalev] tau txais cov lus thaum peb sib ntaus sib tua.

 

"Yog hais tias kuv tsis yeej no sib ntaus, tsis muaj dab tsi cia rau hauv txoj kev. Yog hais tias kuv tsis yeej no sib ntaus, Kuv tsis tsim nyog mus tua rau lub title. Qhov ntawd yog qhov kev muaj tiag ntawm kuv qhov teeb meem.

 

"Barrera yeej tsis tiv thaiv ib tug txiv leej tub li kuv ua ntej, li ntawd, lawv muaj peev xwm tham ib tug zoo kev ua si. Lawv yuav tus thawj lub muaj nuj nqis ua ntej mus rau lub sib ntaus. Lawv muaj peev xwm hais tag nrho cov slick khoom lawv xav hais tias. Peb cia li xav mus rau tus thawj lub muaj nuj nqis Sunday thaum sawv ntxov tom qab lub sib ntaus yog tshaj. Tias yog dab tsi kuv focused rau. "

 

Sullivan BARRERA, Number ib cov movies IBF teeb heavyweight contender:

"Kuv muaj zog tshaj Ward. Kuv muaj lub Cuban tom qab thiab kuv kawm tau ntau heev ntawm kev txawj ntse muaj. Ntau tshaj txhua, qhov kev txiav txim los mus kov yeej dab tsi nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv yuav pab tau kuv defeat Ward rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.

 

"Thaum kuv nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, nws yog kuv lub tsev.

 

"Txawm Ward muaj, Kuv yuav tau kho mus rau nws thiab kov yeej nws.

 

"Kuv muaj ob txhais tes. Nws muaj ob tug ob txhais tes. Kuv muaj ib txoj hauj lwm ua nyob rau hauv Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.

 

"Kuv paub Ward thiab Kovalev yog heev saib taus thiab lawv tsim ib tug ntau ntawm cov nyiaj thiab ib tug ntau ntawm kev txaus siab, tab sis lawv tsis paub dab tsi Sullivan Barrera muaj peev xwm sawv ntawm ua. Kuv yuav ua pov thawj tias nyob rau hnub Saturday.

 

"Kuv tsis tiag tiag ib tug txiv leej tub uas tau mus saib rau ib tug knockout. Kuv boxing txawj hais lus rau lawv tus kheej. Kuv tabtom sib ntaus sib tua Andre Ward thiab sib ntaus sib tua no nyob rau hauv Oakland, li ntawd, kuv tsis xav tias ib tug txiav txim yuav muaj cob nyob rau hauv kuv haum.

 

"Rau tag nrho cov kiv cua, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog lub Cuban kiv cua uas tau kev txhawb kuv thov paub tias tuaj Saturday, Kuv yuav ua txhua yam li kuv tau ua rau tuaj tawm yeej xwb. "

YAUXEJ Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight zus:

"Kuv yuav tsis xav tias yuav zoo li cas Jayson ua rau Ronny Rios thaum lub sij hawm no sib ntaus. Kuv twb tau txais mus nyob rau hauv muaj, sim nws tawm thiab kho thaum kuv nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.

 

"Yog hais tias zoo caij rau nws tus kheej nyob qhov twg nws yog raug mob thiab kuv pom tias kuv punches yog kev nyuaj siab loj nws, ces txog thaum kawg kuv yuav tau nyob rau hauv muaj, yuav txhoj puab heev thiab paub tseeb tias kuv coj nws tawm raws li thaum ntxov li sai tau.

 

"Kuv paub tau txais nyob rau hauv, txiav tawm lub nplhaib thiab noj nws mus rau hauv lub cev tam sim ntawd yuav tawg nws cia. Uas yuav ua kom nws tsis txhob txav ntau li ntau thiab tom qab nyob rau hauv rounds kuv yuav tsaws vicious blows mus rau lub taub hau. Kuv yuav coj nws mus rau hauv lub cev tam sim ntawd.

 

"Neeg Kuv 100% npaj txhij. Qhov no yog ib tug loj theem nyob rau hauv kuv cov hauj lwm, ces kuv lub hlwb teem. Kuv zoo npaj. Kuv xav tias zoo li no yog lub caij kuv muaj lawm tos tag nrho kuv lub tag nrho lub neej. Kuv xav tias zoo li Kuv npaj txhij rau qhov no thiab kuv yuav tsis tos rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26. Kuv kawm nyuaj heev rau qhov no sib ntaus thiab kuv zoo npaj rau nws.

 

"Kuv yeej xav kom ib daim ntawv qhia no sib ntaus. Kuv xav qhia rau ntiaj teb tias Yauxej Diaz yuav tus tom ntej loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv boxing, li ntawd kuv thiaj kawm nyuaj heev kom muab tso rau rau ib tug zoo sib ntaus rau kev sib ntaus kiv cua, yuav heev txhoj puab heev thiab ua rau nws ib tug tsov rog nyob rau hauv muaj. Kuv cia siab hais tias Jayson Vélez yog 110% npaj txhij vim hais tias kuv xav kom nws yuav nyob rau hauv nws zoo tshaj plaws.

 

"Yog hais tias kuv yeej tau qhov kev sib ntaus thiab ua ib daim ntawv qhia, Kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsiv mus nyob rau contender raws li txoj cai thiab hopefully tau ib lub ntiaj teb title tua los ntawm tus kawg ntawm lub xyoo no. Kuv xav mus tua nyuaj tw xyoo no vim hais tias kuv xav kom koj qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv yog leej twg.

 

"Kuv xav tias zoo li ib tug tsiaj nyaum thaum kuv nqis mus rau lub nplhaib thiab kuv tau pom nws nyob rau hauv sparring. Thaum twg kuv yuav tsaws zoo blows, Kuv yuav qhia rau hais tias kuv ua phem rau kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. "

JAYSON Vélez, Top-nyob featherweight contender:

"Thaum kuv qib, txhua txiv leej tub yog ib tug sab saum toj contender. Kuv yuav tsum qhia nyuaj thiab txhim kho kuv tiv thaiv. Kuv twb tau ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas.

 

"Yog hais tias koj pom kuv tas peb los yog plaub sib ntaus, koj yuav pom hais tias kuv tau dominating nyob rau hauv thawj ob peb rounds thiab ces kuv khiav tawm ntawm cov roj, Kuv tau ua hauj lwm rau kuv muaj lub zog yog li ntawd yuav tsis tshwm sim nyob rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.

 

"Kuv tau pom Diaz tus fights. Peb twb sparred ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm. Nws tau txais kev ceev. Nws tau txais ib kev tshaib kev nqhis. Nws yog nws HBO debut, li ntawd, nws yog twv yuav raug hu siab, tab sis yog li kuv. Nws yuav yog ib lub zoo sib ntaus.

 

"Kuv xav kom muaj tau zus ib ntawm cov lo lus. Kuv paub tias nws xav nws ib yam nkaus thiab. Nyob rau hnub Saturday, peb yuav paub tias leej twg xav kom nws ntau. Peb xav kom yeej thiab peb muaj ob txoj kev kawm rau ib tug yeej. Ib tug sib ntaus ntawm lub hwj chim thiab ceev yog ib tug zoo match-up. Tsis hais nws yog Mexican thiab kuv Puerto Rican. Koj yeej yuav tau txais ib tug zoo sib ntaus thiab nws tsis yog ib qho koj xav kom nco. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, ib tug 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator uas yog hais los ntawm ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Main Txheej xwm, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2016 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Neeg mus ncig teb chaws Management Solutions (CTMS), Zoo siab, Lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Khoom noj khoom haus, Khau Palace, Tus waterfront Hotel thiab Mus saib Oakland. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav tsum televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing pib ntawm 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. Qhib lub qhov HBO telecast yuav ua Yauxej Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus rau lub NABF Featherweight title los ntawm Golden tub Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

Daim pib luv nqi thaum $300, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab se yog muaj nyob rau ntawm tag nrho cov Ticketmaster qhov chaw, nyob hauv internet ntawm Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) thiab them los ntawm lub xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.

 

Ua raws li cov kev sib tham nyob rau hauv Twitter los ntawm kev siv #WardBarrera.

 

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