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41-0 Gilberto “Zurdo” Barrera needs to get past Sullivan Barrera to get world light heavyweight title shot
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez part of group that opened new state-of-the-art boxing gym in the Heart of North Hollywood’s Arts District
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 (Lipanj 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, predstavio 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. Ulaznice se po cijeni od $150, $100, $75, $50 a $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium a 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, istovremeno, 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, sposobnost, recovery, and sauna. Također, it’s been great to invite sparring partners and provide an elite performance center for all fighters.” PHOTO GALLERY BELOW |
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Neporaženi Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez ide na 42. pobjedu protiv. Sullivan Barrera
LOS ANGELES (Lipanj 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, predstavio 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. Očito, 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 glavni događaj. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 Svjetska Boxing vijeća (WBA) and WBO, kao br. 5 Međunarodni Boxing federacije (IBF), which rates Barrera at No. 7 u svijetu.
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. On je 2-0 (2 Kos) as a 175-pounder, pobijedivši Tommy Karpency (29-6-1) travnja 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 rekord), 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 Beibua 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) a Felix Valera (WDEC10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, odnosno, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) a Joe Smith Jr.. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Andre Ward (Prosinca 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.
Ulaznice se po cijeni od $150, $100, $75, $50 a $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium awww.ticketmaster.com.
OBAVIJEST:Website: www.ZurdoPromotions.comInstagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotionsTwitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez
“Zurdo” fighting for his legacy, 41-0 Gilberto Ramirez on mission to join elusive 50-0 club
LAS VEGAS (Svibanj 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 De 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, Svjetska Boxing Association (WBA) i World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Although he won’t turn 30 until June 19, Ramirez has been fighting professionally for nearly 12 godina, 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 u 50-0 Klub, 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 u 1993 in their WBC World welterweight title fight.
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BOXING’S 50-0 CLUB
- Julio “J.C. Cesar Chavez 87 (13 Kos) 1980-1993 Meksiko
- Willie “Wil ‘o The Wisp” Pep 62 (23 Kos) 1940-1943 SAD
- Wanheng Menayothin 54 (18 Kos) 2009-2019 Tajland
- Carlos “Canas” Zarate 52 (51 Kos) 1970-1978 Meksiko
- Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. 50 (27 Kos) 1996-2017 SAD
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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 Pepna 62, Ne. 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 poPanya Pradabsri.
Another Mexican boxer is in the 50-0 Klub, Ne. 4 Carlos Zarate, who reached 52 straight victories off his pro debut, 51 nokautom, 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 aBrian Nielson (49), Larry Holmes (48), Ricardo Lopez (47), Joe Calzaghe (46-0) aJim 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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Promoter Yvon Michel sets record straight about Cancelled Beterbiev-Barrera IBF title eliminator
Nobody wants to fight undefeated light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (R)
(Photo by Vincent Ethier)
MONTREAL (Ožujak 13, 2017 – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) predsjednik 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.”
JaBF Light Heavyweight Ratings: Prvak – Andre Ward, 1. Unrated, 2. Artur Beterbiev, 3. Sergej Kovalev, 4. Erik Skoglund, 5. Enrico Kolling, 6. SUSPENDED, 7. Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 8. Dominic Bosel , 9. Robert Stieglitz, 10. Trent Broadhurst.
Ispod, 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. ipak, 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 u Brooklynu, New York and Michel reported that the fight would be held in late March, early April, u New Yorku. 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 za 90 dana,” Michel continued. “We deposited $50,000, per IBF rules, and received a confirmation letter from the IBF all was conform. As per IBF regulations, unutar 15 dana 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, ili Travanj 14, 21 ili 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.
“U međuvremenu, 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, G.. 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, G.. 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 (Florida). No matter what would transpire, the fight was guaranteed at a site in Florida, Travanj 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 (koji živi u Miamiju) was going to fight before confirming their money deposit. I was in Quebec City at that time for the Alvarez-Bute fight. G.. 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 Zabava, Warriors Promotions, Don King Promotions, Golden Boy, 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 u to vrijeme. (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! Uskoro, 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.
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ABOUT GROUPE YVON MICHEL (GYM): Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) osnovana je u 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 Boks prvaka (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
MONTREAL (Veljača 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 Andre Ward (31-0-0, 15 Kos). The Beterbiev vs. Barrera clash will take place Travanj 21 u Miamiju, 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, U ovom trenutku, 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 za $62,750 for Barrera.
Ward won the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision win over Sergej Kovalev, Studeni 19, 2017, U Las Vegasu.
Beterbiev was impressive in his most recent outing, posljednji Prosinac 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 Prosinca. 16 in California, shattering the previously undefeated Vyacheslav Shabrank
More details about Beterbiev vs. Barrera will be announced in the coming days.
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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr.. vs. Velez Završna Press konferencija Citati i fotografije
Dva puta svjetski prvak ANDRE WARD VS. Neporaženi SULLIVAN Barrera
NABF pero CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ
ZAVRŠNE Press konferencija citati i FOTOGRAFIJE
Obračuna SET ZA Subota, OŽUJAK 26
AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Na televiziji uživo na HBO®
Kliknite OVDJE for Photos
Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
OAKLAND, KAO ŠTO (Ožujak 23, 2015) - U srijedu, Ožujak 23, Roc Nation Sports domaćin završnog konferenciji za dva puta svjetski prvak i top-ocijenjeno funta-za-pound borac Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) i broj jedan ocijenjeno IBF teškoj svjetlo kandidat Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) na jezeru Merritt Amfiteatar u Oaklandu, California prije njihove Ožujak 26 borba na Oracle Areni u Oaklandu. Ward i Barrera sastat će se u 12-okrugli broj IBF jednu poziciju i obvezno položaj eliminator nastup na televiziji uživo na HBO Svjetsko prvenstvo Boxing® s početkom u 9:45 poslije podne. I/PT. NABF pero prvak Josip "Jojo" Diaz Jr.. (19-0, 11 Kos) i top-ocijenjeno pero kandidat Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) također su bili nazočni na konferenciji za novinare podij s pogledom na jezero Merritt ispred svog 10-okrugli NABF pero naslov boriti koji će otvoriti HBO TV prijenos.
Ward vs. Barrera je oblikovanje do biti vrlo osporava borba između dva borca koji su i njihovi znamenitosti postaviti na match-up protiv Unified poluteškoj svjetski prvak Sergej Kovalev.
U nastavku je ono što borci, promotori, treneri, menadžeri i drugi podij gosti su imali za reći na konferenciji za novinare:
ANDRE WARD, Svjetski prvak dva puta i top-ocijenjeno funta-za-pound borac:
"Želim se zahvaliti svima na dolasku kao i obično. je lijepo mjesto Bay Area. Mi često ne dobivaju dovoljno kredita za talent koji dolazi odavde, ali za fan base, to je ogromna. Ja sam samo zahvalan što je s ovakvom mjestu i zahvalni da imaju ljubav i podršku u svakom slučaju donosimo ovdje. Zahvalan sam što ja i dečki poput Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard i Warriorsi stavi ovo mjesto na karti, a ljudi su uzimanje obavijest na nacionalnoj pozornici. To je jako važno za mene.
"Što se tiče same borbe, to je vrlo jednostavan za mene ... bilo tko tko me poznaje, oni znaju kako radim i znaju kako sam kliknite. Ne dobiti je uhvaćen u ono što je sljedeće. Ne dobiti je uhvaćen u ono što ljudi govore. Ja sam svjestan što je rekao. Znam što je moj protivnik je rekao, a ja sam ga uzeti za riječ. Učinio sam sve što sam trebao učiniti, kao što sam uvijek i kao što sam učinio posljednji 10 godina moje karijere. Ive 'uzeti na najbolji ... ako to nije još jedan prvak onda je vrh kandidat ... a to se ne razlikuje. Vi samo znam da sam fokusiran i zaključani u kao što sam uvijek ja. Spreman sam i spreman sam za rat došao Ožujak 26."
SULLIVAN Barrera, Broj jedan ocijenjeno IBF teškoj svjetlo kandidat:
"Htio sam reći hvala što ste došli ovamo. Želim reći hvala HBO, Hvala svima. Hvala vam Andre Ward za prihvaćanje moj borbu. Obećajem svima koji dolazi u arenu da sam imao velika priprema, a to je veliki san. Te noći, Ja ću imati veliki koncert za sve. "
DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO boks - Roc Nation Sports:
"Dva od najboljih lakih teškaši na svijetu će se sudaraju na Ožujak 26. Oni imaju kombinirani evidenciju 45-0 s 27 Kos i nepotrebno reći, ni okusio poraz kao profesionalni. Iako svaki muškarac ima težak protivnik ispred sebe, obojica imaju svoje oči na Sergej Kovalev i titulu pojaseve tri svijeta, ali prvo moraju poslovati da prisustvuju u subotu noć.
"Kad god dođem u Oakland za događaj, a ja sam s Andre na funkciji gdje on govori u medijima, to me da udari očito, on je poseban talent sportu, ali on je i posebna osoba i nadam se da su svi ovdje u Oaklandu razumije i cijeni da je. On je principijelna obiteljski čovjek koji uvijek pokušava učiniti pravu stvar, a to je nešto što je rijetko u životu ovih dana, ali je posebno rijetka u sportu. Nadam se da dečki ga cijeniti. Boks karijere ne traju vječno. Neće se boriti zauvijek, tako da svatko treba cijeniti ono što imate ovdje u Andre Ward.
"Andre zarobljeni zlatnu medalju na Olimpijskim igrama u Ateni, a posljednji je sjedište u SAD. Boksač da su to učinili. Njegov popis pobijeđenim neprijateljima čita poput tko je tko u super srednjoj kategoriji. On je također dominirao i nokautirao bivšeg poluteškoj svjetski prvak, Chad Dawson u njihovom 2012 polaganje karata. U svojoj posljednjoj borbi, on dominira dvostruka svjetska naslova Challenger Paul Smith na Lipanj 20 u Oracle Areni. On kreće na iduće poglavlje svoje karijere na Ožujak 26, povratka u Oracle Areni još jednom, što on čini njegov potez do poluteškoj podjele spreman učiniti ono što je učinio u podjeli super srednjoj ... čišćenja ga i dominira svima koji stoji na putu. "
Nicole DOVE, Potpredsjednik marketinga i glavni savjetnik - glavni događaji:
"Ja bih želio zahvaliti Andre Ward. Nije morao uzeti na neporaženi borac u svojoj prvoj borbi u poluteškoj, ali on je to učinio i mislim da je pohvalno.
"U svojoj zadnjoj borbi, Sullivan je postala obvezna kandidat za Sergeya Kovalev je IBF pojas. Mogao je sjeo natrag i čekao naslov boriti, ali umjesto toga vidio je ovu borbu protiv Andre Ward kao priliku da se stvarno posegnuti za veličinu i on je to učinio. Kao što svi znamo, Glavni Događaji i Roc Nation Sports imaju velike planove za Andre Ward i Sergej Kovalev kasnije ove godine i Sullivan Barrera mogu stvarno uzrujan da jabuka košaricu.
"Obje od tih ljudi, Sullivan i Andre, su sve jahanje na ishod U subotu borba. U klimi koja imamo u boks odmah, to je osvježavajuće vidjeti pravi ratnici koji se ne boje se riskirati. Obojica zaslužuju naše poštovanje i divljenje koje. To je ono što je naš sport bi trebao biti o.
"Sullivan Barrera je neporažena s podacima o 17-0 s 12 pobjeda dolazi putem nokaut. On je samo okrenuo 34, prije mjesec dana, koji možda misle da je malo stara za ovu točku u karijeri. Ono što možda ne znate je da je imao uspješnu amatersku karijeru u Kubi, a zatim izgubio nekoliko godina naponu dok je bježi u SAD. Došao je stvarno dug put da se danas ovdje na ovaj trenutak i ovu priliku. On je gladan, On je uvjeren i da je spreman. "
VIRGIL HUNTER, Andre Ward trener:
"Ovo je fantastičan kartica s fantastičnim sportašima koji pokušavaju napraviti svoj put u svijetu boksa. Ako je ovo borba se odvija u bilo kojem drugom gradu, to će biti veliki događaj. Ono što želimo učiniti je osigurati da Oakland razumije, i da je okolno Bay Area razumije, veličina ovog događaja kako bismo mogli nastaviti dovesti svjetske klase boks u Oakland. Oakland je plodno tlo za vrhunske borce, a mi ih već imamo. Više da nas podržavaju, više da će te borbe postaju vidljivi i vidjet ćete veliki put na vrhu.
"Kažu da druge mreže čine borci, ali HBO čini zvijezde, pa smo rado biti dio toga. Molimo vas da izađu i podržati ovu borbu. Hajde van Subota noć i uživajte u dobroj noći gornjem boks. "
BEN lira, Sullivan Barrera je trener:
"Želim se zahvaliti svim ljudima koji su stavili zajedno ovo super događaj u subotu. Mi smo ovdje da se stavi na velikom showu i Sullivan je učinio sve kako bi se pripremili za ovaj događaj. Zna izazove pred sobom, ali on vjeruje u sebe i on smatra da je to njegovo vrijeme pokazati javnosti i publike gledanja da je to gdje je on. On je tu da da izjavu.
"Više od svega, poštujemo Mr. Ward za njegova postignuća, njegov kredibilitet, a on je super momak u sportu. Divno je biti dio toga. dobro pripremili smo i učinili sve što imamo da dođu Subota dati publici gledanja super odličan koncert, jer to je ono što je boks oko. Riječ je o izvedbi i oba borca dobiti za nastup na ovoj razini na velikom događaju. Čast nam je biti dio ovog događaja. Mi smo učinili sve što je moguće kako bi se osiguralo da će izaći i staviti na nevjerojatan show. "
JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward voditelj:
"Ovo je povijesni trenutak za nas. Ulazimo u 175 pound podjela teškoj svjetlo. Ovo je trenutak da se grad ne želite propustiti. To je trenutak na početku pokreta. Barrera samo se dogoditi da bude prva žrtva, a mi ćemo se nositi s njim u skladu s tim. Mi smo sluh puno razgovora i razgovora odvijaju gdje je u pitanju, a znamo da vjeruje sve ono što on govori. Još jednom, Mi smo uzbuđeni o ovoj mogućnosti, a vi ne želite propustiti ovaj povijesni trenutak u subotu noć. "
JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF pero prvak:
"Dođi Ožujak 26, Znam da ima jako teška borba ispred mene. Znam Jayson Velez je iskusni veteran u ringu. On je ratnik. On ima doseg prednost od šest inča iznad mene, tako da će to biti zaista veliki borba. Znam da dolazi od od gubitka, pa znam da stvarno želi odskočiti leđa i pokazati svima da je on i dalje svjetski naslov kandidat.
"Imala sam stvarno veliki trening kamp. Ja sam bio trening za osam tjedana. Ovo je moj prvi put borbe na HBO, tako da ja stvarno želite pokazati tko sam uistinu ja. Ja sam 110% spreman. Ja sam spreman dati boriti fanovima rat ako Jayson Velez želi imati rat. Ja sam spreman za izlog svima sve sposobnosti koje imam unutar prstena. Ja sam vrlo uzbuđen da se bori na Andre Ward i Sullivan Barrera kartice. Oni su dva sportaša, a ja sam vrlo počašćen biti ko-glavni događaj za ovu borbu. Kao što Ožujak 26, Obećajem da ću vam dati veliki show. "
Jayson VELEZ, Najbolje ocijenjeno pero kandidat:
"Želim najprije zahvaliti Bogu, Očito on čini sve što je moguće. Želim se zahvaliti mojim promotore, Miguel Cotto Promocije i Golden Boy Promotions i cijela moja ekipa. Nemam previše reći osim da je ovo velika borba. Josip dolazi u borbi protiv. Dolazim boriti. obojica želimo pobijediti. Oboje smo uzeti izazove. Ljudi stalno me pita zašto sam uzeo ovu opasnu borbu, a odgovor je jednostavan ... ako želim biti najbolji, Moram se boriti najbolji. Josip je jedan od najboljih.
"Izgubio sam zadnju borbu, tako da moram pobijediti. Želim osvojiti. Ne mogu vam reći tko će pobijediti ovu borbu, jer smo oboje su veliki borci i ratnici. On je meksički, Ja sam portorikanski, a kad imate portorikanski i meksička u istom prstenu, vidjet ćete rat. Vidjet ćete brzinu, snaga, sve u ovoj borbi. On je veliki borac i ja sam tako uzbuđen. Hvala svima i ostanite uz nas ove subote i hvala vam na HBO, naravno. "
ROBERT DIAZ, Voditelj provodadžija - Golden Boy Promotions:
"Očito je da je glavni događaj govori sam za sebe. Imaš Andre Ward u odnosu na mlade neporaženi tipom kao što je Sullivan Barrera, ali ko-glavni događaj će pit dvoje mladih, gladni borci protiv jedni s drugima u Jayson Velez i Joseph Diaz. Oboje su mladi. Oboje su spremni da se na najbolji borbe, najteži borbe i dokaz da je, kako je lako napraviti ovu borbu.
"Vrlo sam uzbuđen zbog ove borbe. Vi ne želite propustiti 10 kola za NABF naslov.
"Jayson Velez je mlada, gladni lav koji se želi vratiti na pozornicu i zna kako je značajna pobjeda nad Joseph Diaz je. On je shvatio priliku da se bori za HBO, a na ovaj strašan kartice. Želim vas podsjetiti na lik Jayson Velez. U doba dana i gdje je borac koji gubi želi da se možda povratak ili podešavanje, ili dvije ili tri, prije nego što su se borbe visokog rizika i Jayson Velez se to radi odmah nakon. To pokazuje da se želi vratiti na vrh i on zna što treba učiniti kako bi se tamo ... to mora biti zaustavljanje borac najviše razine kao što je Joseph Diaz. "
RALPH Heredia, Joseph Diaz menadžer:
"To je čast biti ovdje, velika prilika i privilegija dati ovu priliku da predstave talentirani, 2012 Olimpski. Josipu, to je ono što smo razgovarali o tome, hvala vam na strpljenju, spremni ste za priliku. Znamo što poseban mladić i talentiran čovjek si, ali sada cijeli svijet će se vidjeti na velikoj pozornici kakav talent, Što je pravi gospodin, a što je borac trebao biti ... kao što je Joseph Diaz.
"Što mogu reći o Jayson Velez? On je gospodin koji zna što je u pitanju i ima iskustva. Vjeruj mi, ne želite propustiti ovo. Subota, morate naštimati. To će biti prepuna akcije borba. "
JOSE "da je" SANCHEZ, Jayson Velez je trener:
"Vidim Diaza kao velikog borca, ali imam Jayson u vrlo dobrom stanju i da je spreman za borbu. Znam da će to biti dobra borba, jer oni su spremni, a ista stvar vrijedi i za moj borac Jayson Velez. Radio je vrlo naporno za ovu borbu i znam da je spreman za borbu. "
TONY WALKER, Direktor, HBO Sport:
"U ime naše izvršni potpredsjednik Peter Nelson, mi smo vrlo sretni da biti ovdje u Bay Area, s velikim gužve i velikih boksačkih fanova, kako mi izgleda da ti donesem ovu doubleheader u subotu noć.
"To nije lako držati zajedno veliki boksački meč i ovi timovi su izdvajali zajedno veliki karticu od vrha do dna, pa iako su sve borbe neće biti na HBO, Ako želite gledati neki veliki boks, ići u Oracle Areni, a ako imate da se kod kuće, check it out na HBO.
"Kroz naše 43 godina programiranja na HBO, boks je uvijek bio sastavni dio onoga što radimo. Uvijek smo se ponosio ima najbolji borci i najbolja utakmica, i mi osjećamo jako dobro da se ta tradicija će se održati opet kao Andre Ward čini njegov 2016 debi u ringu. U boksački ring, nikada nije preporučeno da se obazirati gladni, neporaženi borac kao što imamo u Sullivan Barrera, pa bih želio pozdraviti Sullivan na mrežu i zahvaliti mu za uzimanje na ovaj izazov.
"Otvaranje TV TV prijenos će biti Josip Diaz protiv Jayson Velez, dvije gore-i-dolaze mladi momci, dva mlada puške, koji misle da su spremni za velike pozornice. Sve u svemu, to će biti veliki TV prijenos, 9:45 PM ET ćemo Vam informativnu i zabavnu večer s našim timom emitiranja ".
Ward vs. Barrera, 12-round IBF broj jedan položaj i obavezno položaj eliminator koji je predstavljen od strane Roc Nation športa u suradnji s glavnim događajima, odvija Subota, Ožujak 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Kalifornija. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Radostan, dizanje, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutricionizam, Shoe Palace, The Waterfront Hotel i posjeta Oakland. Događaj će biti na televiziji uživo na HBO Svjetsko prvenstvo Boks početkom u 9:45 poslije podne. I/PT. Otvaranje HBO TV prijenos će biti Joseph Diaz Jr.. vs. Jayson Velez je u 10-kolu borbi za NABF pero naslov je predstavio Golden Boy Promotions u suradnji s Miguel Cotto Promocije.
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Dva puta svjetski prvak ANDRE WARD VS. Neporaženi SULLIVAN Barrera
NABF pero CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ
MEDIJI treninga Citati i FOTOGRAFIJE
Obračuna SET ZA Subota, OŽUJAK 26
AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Na televiziji uživo na HBO®
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Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
OAKLAND, KAO ŠTO (Ožujak 23, 2015) - U utorak, Ožujak 22, Svjetski prvak dva puta i top-ocijenjeno funta-za-pound borac Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) i broj jedan ocijenjeno IBF teškoj svjetlo kandidat Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) sudjelovao u medijskom treninga na Kraljevskom put u Oaklandu, California prije njihove Ožujak 26 borba na Oracle Areni u Oaklandu. Ward i Barrera sastat će se u 12-okrugli broj IBF jednu poziciju i obvezno položaj eliminator nastup na televiziji uživo na HBO Svjetsko prvenstvo Boxing® s početkom u 9:45 poslije podne. I/PT. NABF pero prvak Josip "Jojo" Diaz Jr.. (19-0, 11 Kos) i top-ocijenjeno pero kandidat Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) također su bili nazočni tijekom treninga uoči njihovog 10-okrugli NABF pero naslov boriti koja će se otvoriti HBO TV prijenos.
Nakon shadowboxing u ring i nekoliko krugova na proboj vrećice, sve četiri borci sudjelovao u razgovorima s članovima medija u nazočnosti. Super Bowl prvak i Oakland porijeklom Marshawn Lynch, strastveni Andre Ward pobornik, napravio poseban izgled tijekom treninga u prilog Ward.
U nastavku je ono što su borci imali reći tijekom finalne medijskog treninga:
ANDRE WARD, Svjetski prvak dva puta i top-ocijenjeno funta-za-pound borac:
"Osjećam se dobro i spreman sam otići. Ja sam izviru u pravom trenutku. Ja sam samo uzbuđen da bi ga u subotunoć.
"Ja se voziti Oracle Areni 880 kao dijete na putu do Kraljev put i čudo da sam mogao to učiniti tamo jedan dan i [trener] Virgil [Lovac] znala reći s povjerenjem, Ti si idući u naslovu ima ". Kao što sam starija, Koristio sam ići na neke od kartica staviti na u areni. Još sam bio amater, a ja bi samo sanjati. Sljedeća stvar koju znam, u 2009, Bio sam u sudoper ili plivati borbi protiv Edison Miranda. Ako sam pobijedio, vjerojatno je bila dobra prilika da bih za titulu dobiti, a ostalo je povijest. Evo nas opet, To je moja 7th Vrijeme na Oracle i to je još uvijek blagoslov.
"To je pravo vrijeme da se presele u poluteškoj. Bila je to kombinacija nemaju pravih dečki boriti ili dečki koji nisu željeli da me se bore. Želim biti velik. To su vrste poteza koje morate napraviti. Ja sam student sporta i kada sam proučavati sport, to je ono što velikana oduvijek činili. Kreću se. Veliki one nalaze put da bi to učinio, a ja želim biti u tom razgovoru.
"Barrera je veliki tijelo. On je uvjeren. Čini se da je dobar bušač. Nismo ga pokupiti jer je mekana na dodir. pokupili smo ga jer on ide da bi mi spremni i pokazati mi što ovoj klasi mase je sve o. Ako pogledate moju karijeru, ima mjesta i za podešavanje-up koji nisam imao puno. Želiš da se bore najbolje i ako se ne bore najbolji, želite boriti broj jedan kandidat. To je ono što mi radimo.
"Mislim da sam se razvija u efikasan borac. Selim kad moram pomaknuti. Mislim da je ljepota bilo koji sportaš koji ne zlostavljati svoje tijelo i stvarno uzima svoje plovilo ozbiljno. Vidio sam neke članke u kojima se tvrdi Propustio sam premijera. To je ludo za mene. Osjećam da sam dobar kao što sam ikada bio. Ja sam bio u boksačkom teretani bez mnogo pauze za prošlost 20 godina. Moj mozak mi je zahvalio za posljednje dvije godine. Moje tijelo mi je zahvalio. To bi moglo dati mi još dvije godine u mojoj karijeri.
"Moram samo biti mi. Tko sam ja dovoljno. Ne moram pojaviti na Kovalev u gužvi u subotunoć. Samo moramo provesti plan igre. Mislim da će poslati poruku da je trebao poslati, a ako se to ne dogodi, onda će on [Kovalev] dobiti poruku kada se borimo.
"Ako se ne pobijediti ovu borbu, nema ništa niz cestu. Ako ne pobijediti ovu borbu, Ja ne zaslužuju da se bore za naslov. To je realnost moju situaciju.
"Barrera nikada nije borio čovjeka poput mene prije, tako da oni mogu govoriti dobru igru. Oni mogu dominirati naslovi dovodi do borbe. Oni mogu reći sve gladak stvari žele reći. Mi samo želimo da dominiraju naslovi Nedjelja jutro nakon borbe je više. To je ono što sam fokusiran na ".
SULLIVAN Barrera, Broj jedan ocijenjeno IBF teškoj svjetlo kandidat:
"Ja sam jači od Ward. Imam kubansku pozadinu i saznao sam puno vještine postoji. Više od ičega, odlučnost da se prevladaju sve pred sobom će mi pomoći poraziti Ward na Ožujak 26.
"Jednom sam u ringu, to je moja kuća.
"Bez obzira Ward ima, Ja ću se prilagoditi njemu i prevladati ga.
"Imam dvije ruke. On ima dvije ruke. Imam posao za napraviti na Ožujak 26.
"Znam Ward i Kovalev su vrlo visoko cijenjen i oni stvorili puno novca i puno interesa, ali oni ne znaju što je Sullivan Barrera je sposoban od događaj. Ja ću dokazati da u subotu.
"Nisam tip koji ima tražiti nokaut. Moje boks vještine govore sami za sebe. Ja borim Andre Ward i borbe ovdje u Oaklandu, pa ja ne mislim da će odluka biti donesena u moju korist.
"Za sve ljubitelje, Posebno su kubanske navijači koji su podržali mene znajte da dođe Subota, Ja ću učiniti sve što morate učiniti da izađu pobjede. "
JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF pero prvak:
"Ne može se očekivati ono Jayson učinio Ronny Rios u ovoj borbi. Moram ići tamo, testirati ga i prilagoditi kada sam u ringu.
"Ako se ukaže prilika u kojoj je ozlijeđen, a vidim da su ga moji udarci neodoljiv, onda naravno da ću doći tamo, biti agresivni i provjerite da sam ga izvaditi što je prije moguće.
"Znam sve o unutarnjoj, odsijecanje prsten i uzimajući ga na tijelu odmah će ga razbiti. To će ga natjerati da ne kretati koliko i kasnije u rundi mogu sletjeti opake udarce u glavu. Idem da se to tijelo odmah.
"Psihički sam 100% spreman. To je veliki korak u mojoj karijeri, pa sam mentalno fokusiran. Ja sam dobro pripremljeni. Osjećam se kao da je ovo trenutak sam čekala cijeli svoj cijeli život. Osjećam se kao da sam spreman za to, a ja ne mogu čekati za Ožujak 26. trenirao sam vrlo teško za ovu borbu, a ja sam dobro pripremljeni za to.
"Stvarno želim dati izjavu ovoj borbi. Želim pokazati svijetu da je Joseph Diaz mogao biti sljedeća velika stvar u boksu, pa sam trenirao jako teško staviti na veliku borbu za fanove borbe, biti vrlo agresivan i da ga rat tamo. Nadam se da Jayson Velez je 110% spremni jer želim mu biti na njegov najbolji.
"Ako sam pobijediti ovu borbu i dati izjavu, Mislim da mogu premjestiti na status kandidat i nadamo se dobiti svjetsku titulu do kraja ove godine. Želim se boriti teške protivnike u ovoj godini jer želim pokazati svijetu tko sam ja.
"Osjećam se kao zvijer kad uđem u ring, a ja ga mogu vidjeti u sparingu. Kad god sam slijetanja učinkovite udarce, Ja mogu reći da sam povrijeđen moj protivnik. "
Jayson VELEZ, Najbolje ocijenjeno pero kandidat:
"U mojoj razini, svaki čovjek je vrhunski kandidat. Moram trenirati teže i poboljšati svoju obranu. Radio sam na tome.
"Ako vidite moje posljednje tri ili četiri borbe, vidjet ćete da sam bio dominantan u prvih nekoliko krugova i onda sam ponestane plina, Ja sam bio raditi na moj izdržljivosti, tako da se neće dogoditi na Ožujak 26.
"Vidio sam Diaz bori. Mi smo sparred par puta. Ima brzinu. On je dobio glad. To je njegova HBO prvijenac, pa je definitivno motiviran, ali tako sam ja. To će biti velika borba.
"Želim biti prvak riječi. Znam da to želi previše. U subotu, ćemo znati tko ga želi još. obojica želimo pobijediti, a mi smo oboje trening za pobjedu. Borba između snage i brzine je velika utakmica-up. Da ne spominjem da je Meksikanac, a ja sam portorikanski. Možete očekivati veliku borbu, a to nije ona koju želite propustiti. "
Ward vs. Barrera, 12-round IBF broj jedan položaj i obavezno položaj eliminator koji je predstavljen od strane Roc Nation športa u suradnji s glavnim događajima, odvija Subota, Ožujak 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Kalifornija. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Radostan, dizanje, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutricionizam, Shoe Palace, The Waterfront Hotel i posjeta Oakland. Događaj će biti na televiziji uživo na HBO Svjetsko prvenstvo Boks početkom u 9:45 poslije podne. I/PT. Otvaranje HBO TV prijenos će biti Joseph Diaz Jr.. vs. Jayson Velez je u 10-kolu borbi za NABF pero naslov je predstavio Golden Boy Promotions u suradnji s Miguel Cotto Promocije.
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