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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 (Avgust 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, trenutno ocenjeno Ne. 2 s strani Svetovne organizacije Boxing (WBO) in št. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), kot tudi št. 9 v Ring 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) in Joe Smith, Jr. (WBO), whose rumored unification fight doesn’t appear to be on the horizon.


Medtem, 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 Boy, 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. Kot borec, 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 (Joshua) 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), in 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. Spet, I trust Golden Boy will do what has been promised and I look forward to what fight they will present me with.”


INFORMACIJE:
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Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions
Twitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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 (Junij 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, predstavil 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 Glavni dogodek. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 by the WBA and WBO, kot tudi št. 5 ki jih je 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, ki je pred kratkim obrnil 30 (Junij 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) in Alphonso Lopez (32-3) last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) crown.

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

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

“I always expect the best from my opponents,« je opozoril Ramirez. “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; tako, 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.”
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INFORMACIJE:
Spletna stran: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions
Twitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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 (Junij 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, predstavil 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.

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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, hkrati, 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, fitnes, recovery, and sauna. Prav tako, it’s been great to invite sparring partners and provide an elite performance center for all fighters.”

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Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez goes for 42nd victory vs. Sullivan Barrera

LOS ANGELES (Junij 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, predstavil 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,« je rekel Ramirez. “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. Očitno, 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 dogodek. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 s strani Svetovne Boxing Sveta (WBA) and WBO, kot tudi št. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), which rates Barrera at No. 7 na svetu.

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. Je 2-0 (2 Kos) as a 175-pounder, zmagi Tommy Karpency (29-6-1) aprila 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 Zapis), 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 Beibuin 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) in Felix Valera (WDEC10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, zaporedju, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) in Joe Smith Jr. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Andre Ward (December 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.
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“Zurdo” fighting for his legacy, 41-0 Gilberto Ramirez on mission to join elusive 50-0 club

LAS VEGAS (Maj 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, s Svetovnega združenja Boxing (WBA) in Svet Boxing Organization (WBO). 

Although he won’t turn 30 until June 19, Ramirez has been fighting professionally for nearly 12 let, and one of his goals is to become a World champion in two different weight classes. Another is joining his idol and fellow MexicanJulio Cesar Chavez v 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 v 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       ZDA
  3. Wanheng Menayothin 54 (18 Kos)    2009-2019       Tajska
  4. Carlos “Canas” Zarate 52 (51 Kos)    1970-1978       Mexico
  5. Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. 50 (27 Kos)    1996-2017       ZDA

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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 Peppri 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 sPanya Pradabsri

    Another Mexican boxer is in the 50-0 Klub, Ne. 4 Carlos Zarate, who reached 52 straight victories off his pro debut, 51 s 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 inBrian Nielson (49), Larry Holmes (48), Ricardo Lopez (47), Joe Calzaghe (46-0) inJim 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.

Oscar Valdez-Jason Sanchez Headlines Top Rank on ESPN Card June 8 at Reno-Sparks Convention Center


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. (Maj 9, 2019) — Boxing’s preeminent action superhero, Oscar Valdez, will make the sixth defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, Junij 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, z začetkom ob 6:30 p.m. IN / 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 in $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 in zadnji krog.

Seals (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. Bil 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. Upajmo, 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. “Zdaj, Jaz sem 100 percent healthy. To je moj čas. Barrera had his time. Počutim se dobro. 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. Junij 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

Nobody wants to fight undefeated light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (R)
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MONTREAL (Marec 13, 2017 – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) Predsednik 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.
jazBF Light Heavyweight Ratings: Prvak – Andre 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.
Spodaj, 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. Kljub temu, 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 Eventsexpectation 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 Eventsbid 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 v Brooklynu, New York and Michel reported that the fight would be held in late March, early April, v 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 da 90 dni,” Michel continued. “We deposited $50,000, per IBF rules, and received a confirmation letter from the IBF all was conform. As per IBF regulations, within 15 dni 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, bodisi April 14, 21 ali 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.
“Medtem, 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 (FL). No matter what would transpire, the fight was guaranteed at a site in Florida, April 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. 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 Entertainment, Warriors Promotions, Don King Promotions, Golden Boy, Main Eventsjust 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 takrat. (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! Kmalu, 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.
INFORMACIJE:
Twitter: yvonmichelgym, @ABeterbiev
Instagram: @YvonMichelGYM, @Groupeyvonmichel, @ArturBetebiev
ABOUT GROUPE YVON MICHEL (GYM): Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) je bila ustanovljena leta 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 prvakov (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.

Artur Beterbiev vs. Sullivan Barrera IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ELIMINATION BOUT April 21 in MIAMI

MONTREAL (Februar 17, 2017)It’s official: Montrealov 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 April 21 v 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, v tem času, 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 da $62,750 for Barrera.
Ward won the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision win over Sergey Kovalev, November 19, 2017, v Las Vegasu.
Beterbiev was impressive in his most recent outing, Zadnja December 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 December. 16 in California, shattering the previously undefeated Vyacheslav Shabrankyy (17-0-0), Ukrajine, with a spectacular TKO victory in the seventh round.
More details about Beterbiev vs. Barrera will be announced in the coming days.

Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez tiskovno konferenco Citati in fotografije

Dvakratni SVETOVNI PRVAK ANDRE WARD VS. Neporažen SULLIVAN BARRERA

NABF Peresno CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

Tiskovno konferenco ponudbe in SLIKE

Showdowns SET ZA Sobota, MAREC 26

AT ORACLE ARENA v Oaklandu, CALIFORNIA

Televiziji v živo na HBO

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OAKLAND, KOT (Marec 23, 2015) - V sredo, Marec 23, Roc Nation Sports gostila zaključno novinarsko konferenco za dvakratni svetovni prvak in top-rated funt-za-funt borec Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) in številka ena ocenjeno IBF svetlobe težji kandidat Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) ob jezeru Merritt amfiteater v Oaklandu, California pred njihovo Marec 26 boj na Oracle Arena v Oaklandu. Ward in Barrera se bo sestal v številu 12-krogu IBF eno mesto in obvezno položaj eliminator bout televiziji v živo na HBO svetovnega prvenstva Boxing® z začetkom ob 9:45 p.m. IN/PT. NABF lahka stvar prvak Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) in top-rated peresno bojevnik Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) so bili tudi v udeležbo na novinarski konferenci odru s pogledom na jezero Merritt pred svojim 10-krogu NABF peresno naslovno boju, ki bo odprtje HBO televizijska oddaja.

 

Ward vs. Barrera je napreduješ, da je med dvema borci, ki so tako njihove znamenitosti, določenih na tekmo-up proti Unified luč težki kategoriji svetovni prvak Sergej Kovalev zelo sporna bitka.

 

Spodaj je tisto, borci, promotorji, trenerji, menedžerji in drugi Dais gostje povedali na novinarski konferenci:

 

 

ANDRE WARD, Dvakratni svetovni prvak in top-rated funt-za-funt borec:

"Rad bi se zahvalil vsem za prišla ven kot ponavadi. Bay Area je lep kraj. Mi pogosto ne dobijo dovolj kredita za talente, ki prihaja od tod, toda za osnovo ventilatorja, to je ogromno. Jaz sem samo hvaležen za to, da iz kraja, kot je ta, in hvaležen, da ljubezen in podporo na vseh dogodkih, ki nam prinašajo tukaj. Jaz sem hvaležen, da sebe in fantje kot Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard in Warriorsi dal ta kraj na zemljevidu in ljudje jemljejo obvestilo na nacionalni ravni. To je zelo pomembno, da mi.

 

"Kar se tiče boja sam, to je zelo enostavno, da me ... kdo, ki me pozna, vedo, kako delam in vedo, kako ustrezno. Ne ujamejo v kaj sledi. Ne ujeti v tisto, kar ljudje govorijo. Vem, kaj je rekel. Vem, kaj je moj nasprotnik je bil pravi, in sem ga odpelje na njegove besede. Naredil sem vse, kar sem moral storiti, kot sem vedno vse, in kot sem naredil zadnji 10 leta moje kariere. Sem prevzel najboljši ... če to ni ena prvak potem je top bojevnik ... in to ni nič drugačen. Vi samo vem, da sem osredotočen in zaklenjena v kot vedno sem. Sem pripravljen in sem pripravljen na vojno prišel Marec 26

SULLIVAN BARRERA, Številka ena ocenjeno IBF lahka težka bojevnik:

"Želel sem reči hvala prišli sem. Hočem reči hvala HBO, Hvala vsem. Hvala Andre Ward za sprejem svoj boj. Obljubim, da vsakogar, ki pride v areno, da sem imel veliko priprave in to je velik sanje. Tisto noč, Bom imela veliko predstavo za vse. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boks - Roc Nation Šport:

"Dva izmed najboljših svetlobnih heavyweights na planetu bo trčijo na Marec 26. Imajo kombinirano zapis 45-0 s 27 Kos in nepotrebno reči, niti ni okusili poraz kot profesionalec. Čeprav ima vsak človek izjemen nasprotnik pred njim, imata svoje oči na Sergej Kovalev in njegovih treh svetovnih naslov pasov, ampak najprej morajo podjetja, da se udeležijo v soboto noč.

 

"Ko sem prišel ven, da Oakland za dogodek in sem z Andre na funkcijo, kjer je bil govor v medijih, me je, da udari očitno, je poseben talent športno, ampak on je tudi posebna oseba in upam, da vsi tukaj v Oaklandu razume in se zaveda, da je. On je načelen družinski človek, ki vedno poskuša narediti pravo stvar, in to je nekaj, kar je redko v življenju v teh dneh, vendar je še posebej redek pri športu. Upam, da ti fantje so ga cenili. Boksarske kariere ne trajajo večno. Ne bo se borijo za vedno, tako da bi vsi ceniti tisto, kar imate tukaj v Andre Ward.

 

"Andre ujeli zlato medaljo na olimpijskih igrah v Atenah in je zadnji zunaj ZDA. boxer so to storili. Njegov seznam poraženci sovražnikov bere kot kdo je kdo v super srednji delitev. Prav tako prevladujejo in nokavtiral nekdanjega svetlobe težji svetovni prvak, Chad Dawson v svojih 2012 showdown. V svoji zadnji boj, je prevladovala dvakratni svetovni naslov izzivalec Paul Smith na Junij 20 na Oracle Arena. Se spusti na naslednje poglavje svoje kariere na Marec 26, ponovno vračajo na Oracle Arena, kot on naredi svojo potezo proti svetlobi težji delitev pripravljena storiti vse, kar je naredil v diviziji super srednji ... čiščenje ven in dominira vsakogar, ki stoji na svoji poti. "

NICOLE DOVE, Podpredsednik trženja in generalni svetovalec - Glavni dogodki:

"Res bi se rad zahvalil Andre Ward. Ni mu bilo treba vzeti na undefeated borec v svojem prvem boju na svetlobo težka, ampak je to storil, in mislim, da je hvalevredno.

 

"V svoji zadnji boj, Sullivan postala obvezna kandidat za Sergey Kovalev je IBF pas. Lahko bi sedel nazaj in čakali na njegov naslov boj, ampak je videl to boj proti Andre Ward kot priložnost, da res doseže veličino in je naredil, da je. Kot vsi veste, Glavni dogodki in Roc Nation Sports ima velike načrte za Andre Ward in Sergej Kovalev kasneje letos in Sullivan Barrera lahko resnično razburjena, da jabolko košarico.

 

"Oba sta, Sullivan in Andre, so vse vožnjo po izidu Sobota Boj. V ozračju, ki ga imamo v boksu zdaj, je osvežujoče videti prave bojevnike, ki so ne boji tvegati. Oba sta si zaslužijo naše spoštovanje in občudovanje, da. To je tisto, kar bi morala biti naša šport približno.

 

"Sullivan Barrera je neporažen s poročilom o 17-0 s 12 zmaga, ki prihajajo preko Knockout. Pravkar je obrnil 34, mesec nazaj, ki si morda misliš, da je malo prestar za te točke v svoji karieri. Kaj morda ne vedo, da je imel uspešno amatersko kariero na Kubi, nato pa izgubili nekaj let v zatonu, medtem ko je defecting v ZDA. On je prišel zelo daleč, da lahko danes na ta trenutek in to priložnost. Bil je lačen, je prepričan, in je pripravljen. "

Virgil HUNTER, Andre Ward trener:

"To je fantastično kartica s fantastičnimi športnike, ki se trudijo, da bi svojo pot v svetu boksa. Če je ta boj je potekal v katero koli drugo mesto, da bi bilo velik dogodek. Kaj hočemo storiti, je zagotoviti, da Oakland razume, in okoliških Bay Area razume, obseg tega dogodka, da bomo lahko še naprej, da bi svetovnega razreda boks za Oakland. Oakland je gojišče za top borci in smo jih že. Bolj, da nas podpirajo, več, da bodo ti bori vidni in boste videli veliko časa na vrhu.

 

"Pravijo, da druge mreže, da borci, vendar HBO naredi zvezde, zato smo veseli, da je del tega. Prosimo vas, da pridejo ven in podpirajo ta boj. Pridi ven Sobota noč in uživajte za lahko noč top boks. "

BEN lir, Sullivan Barrera je Trainer:

"Rad bi se zahvalil vsem ljudem, ki dajo skupaj to super dogodek v soboto. Tukaj smo, da dajo na veliki razstavi in ​​Sullivan je naredil vse, da se pripravi na ta dogodek. Ve, z izzivi pred njim, vendar je prepričan vase in je prepričan, da je to njegov čas, da pokaže javnosti in gledanja občinstvo, da je to, kje je. On je tu, da poda izjavo.

 

"Bolj kot karkoli, spoštujemo g. Ward za svoje dosežke, njegova verodostojnost in on je super fant v športu. To je super, da je del tega. Pripravili smo dobro in da smo naredili vse, kar imamo, da ne pride Sobota dati razglednega občinstvu super odlično predstavo, saj je to tisto, boks gre. Gre za delovanje in oba borci dobili opravljati na tej ravni na veliki dogodek. Počaščeni smo, da smo del tega dogodka. Smo naredili vse, kar je mogoče, da se zagotovi, da bomo prišli ven in dal na čudovito predstavo. "

JAMES PRINCE, Vodja Andre Ward:

"To je zgodovinski trenutek za nas. Smo vstopa v 175 funt delitev svetlobe težka. To je trenutek, da mesto ne želi zamuditi. To je trenutek, na začetku gibanja. Barrera le zgodi, da bo prva žrtev in bomo ustrezno ravnati z njim. Smo bili predstavitvi veliko govora in pogovora ob mestu, kjer je zaskrbljen je, in vemo, da je meni vse, da se pravi,. Še enkrat, smo navdušeni nad to priložnost in ne želite zamuditi to zgodovinski trenutek v soboto noč. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF lahka stvar prvak:

"Pridi Marec 26, Vem, da imam zelo trd boj pred menoj. Vem Jayson Velez je izkušen veteran v ringu. On je bojevnik. Ima šest-palčni dosežejo prednost pred mano, tako da se dogaja, da je res super boj. Vem, da je prišel dol z izgubo, zato vem, da je res želi, da Odklonijo nazaj in pokazati vsem, da je še vedno svetovni naslov bojevnik.

 

"Imela sem res super trening kamp. Sem bil usposabljanje za osem tednov. To je moj prvi čas boj na HBO, tako da sem res želim, da pokažejo, kdo sem resnično jaz. Jaz sem 110% pripravljena. Pripravljen sem dati boju fans vojne, če Jayson Velez želi imeti vojno. Pripravljen sem, da pokažejo, da vsi vse sposobnosti, ki jih imam v notranjosti obroča. Zelo sem navdušena, da se borijo na kartico Andre Ward in Sullivan Barrera. Oni dve elitne športnike in sem zelo počaščen, da je co-glavni dogodek za ta boj. Tako kot Marec 26, Obljubim, da bom, da vam odlično predstavo. "

Jayson VELEZ, Top-rated lahka stvar bojevnik:

"Želim, da se najprej hvala bogu, Očitno on naredi vse, kar je mogoče. Rad bi se zahvalil mojim promotorje, Miguel Cotto Promocije in Golden Boy Promotions in moja celotna ekipa. Nimam preveč povedati, razen tega, da je to velik boj. Joseph gre za boj proti. Prišel sem, da boj. tako želimo zmagati. Oba sva sprejeti izzive. Ljudje vedno me sprašuje, zakaj sem to nevarno boj in odgovor je preprost ... če želim biti najboljši, Moram boriti najboljše. Jožef je eden izmed najboljših.

 

"Izgubil sem zadnji boj, tako da moram zmagati. Hočem zmagati. Ne morem vam povedati, kdo bo zmagal ta boj, ker sva oba sta veliki borci in bojevniki. On je mehiško, Sem Portoričan, in če imate Portoričan in mehiške v istem obroču, boste videli vojno. Videli boste hitrost, moč, vse, kar je v tem boju. On je velik borec in sem tako navdušena. Hvala vsem in ostanite z nami to soboto in hvala HBO seveda. "

 

ROBERT DIAZ, Head Matchmaker - Golden Boy Promotions:

"Očitno je glavni dogodek govori sama zase. Imaš Andre Ward primerjavi mladega undefeated fanta kot Sullivan Barrera, vendar so-glavni dogodek se bo v bokse dva mlada, lačni borci proti seboj v Jayson Velez in Joseph Diaz. Oba sta mlada. Oba sta pripravljena prevzeti najboljših bori, najtežjih bojev in dokaz za to je, kako enostavno je bilo, da bi ta boj.

 

"Zelo sem navdušen nad tem boju. Vi ne želite zamuditi 10 krogov za naslov NABF.

"Jayson Velez je mlada, lačen lev, ki želi, da bi dobili nazaj na oder in ve, kako pomembna je zmaga nad Joseph Diaz. Razumel je priložnost za boj na HBO in na tej velikanski kartico. Rad bi vas spomnil na značaj Jayson Velez. V današnjem času, kjer je borec, ki izgubi želi, da bi morda povratek ali intonirati, ali dva ali tri, preden začnejo boj z visokim tveganjem in Jayson Velez to počne takoj. To kaže, da želi, da bi dobili nazaj na vrh in ve, kaj mora storiti, da se tam ... je, da bi ga ustavil borec na najvišji ravni, kot so Joseph Diaz. "

RALPH Heredia, vodja Joseph Diaz je:

 

"V čast mi je, da je tu, velika priložnost in privilegij je treba dati priložnost, da pokažejo nadarjena, 2012 Olympian. Jožefu, To je tisto, kar smo se pogovarjali o, hvala za potrpljenje, ste pripravljeni za priložnost. Vemo, kaj posebno mladenič in talentiran človek ste, zdaj pa bo ves svet dobil za prikaz na velikem odru kakšen talent, Kaj pravi kavalir in kaj borec mora biti ... kot Joseph Diaz.

 

"Kaj naj rečem o Jayson Velez? On je gospod, ki ve, kaj je na kocki in ima izkušnje. Verjemi mi, ne želite zamuditi to. Sobota, morate prižge. To se dogaja, da je akcijski zapakirane boj. "

 

 

JOSE ", da je ta" SANCHEZ, Jayson Velez je trener:

"Vidim Diaz kot velikega borca, vendar imam Jayson v zelo dobrem stanju in je pripravljen za boj. Vem, da bo dober boj, ker so pripravljeni, in isto velja tudi za moj borec Jayson Velez. Zelo trdo je delal za ta boj, in vem, da je pripravljen za boj. "

 

 

TONY WALKER, Direktor, HBO Sports:

"V imenu naše izvršni podpredsednik Peter Nelson, Zelo smo veseli, da je tu v Bay Area, z veliko množico in veliko oboževalcev boksarske, kot smo videti, da bi vam to doubleheader v soboto noč.

 

"To ni enostavno vleče skupaj velik boksarski dvoboj, in te ekipe so zbral veliko kartico, od vrha do dna, da čeprav vsi boji, ne bo na HBO, Če si želite ogledati nekaj veliko boks, pojdite na Oracle Arena, in če moraš biti doma, pogledat na HBO.

 

"Skozi naše 43 let programov na HBO, boks je že od nekdaj sestavni del tega, kar počnemo. Smo vedno ponašala smo na imajo najboljše borce in najboljše tekme, in se počutim zelo dobro, da se bo ta tradicija ima spet kot si Andre Ward njegov 2016 prvenec v ringu. V boksu obroč, še nikoli ni priporočljivo, da ste spregledali lačen, neporažen borec, kot jih imamo v Sullivan Barrera, zato bi rad pozdravil Sullivan v omrežje in se mu zahvalil za sprejem na ta izziv.

 

"Odpiranje TV televizijska oddaja bo Joseph Diaz proti Jayson Velez, dve up-and-prihajajo mladi fantje, dva mlada pištole, ki mislijo, da so pripravljeni na velikem odru. Glede na vse, to se dogaja, da je velika televizijska oddaja, 9:45 PM ET vam obljubim informativno in zabavno noč z našim oddajanje ekipo. "

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-round IBF številka ena položaj in obvezno položaj eliminator, ki je predstavil Roc Nation šport v sodelovanju z glavnih dogodkov, poteka Sobota, Marec 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena v Oaklandu, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Rešitve Corporate Travel upravljanje (CTMS), Vesel sem,, Dvigovanje, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, Waterfront Hotel in obisk Oakland. Dogodek se bo na televiziji v živo na HBO svetovno prvenstvo Boxing začetku na 9:45 p.m. IN/PT. Odpiranje HBO televizijska oddaja bo Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez v 10 krogu boja za naslov NABF peresno ga Golden Boy Promotions predstavljene v povezavi z Miguel Cotto Promocije.

 

Vstopnice po ceni $300, $150, $100, $50 in $25, brez veljavne stroškov storitev in davkov so na voljo na vseh lokacijah Napovednik, na spletni strani Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) in zaračuna po telefonu na (800) 745-3000.

 

Sledite pogovor na Twitterju z #WardBarrera.

 

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Dvakratni SVETOVNI PRVAK ANDRE WARD VS. Neporažen SULLIVAN BARRERA

 

 

NABF Peresno CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

MEDIA TELOVADBA ponudbe in SLIKE

Showdowns SET ZA Sobota, MAREC 26

AT ORACLE ARENA v Oaklandu, CALIFORNIA

Televiziji v živo na HBO

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OAKLAND, KOT (Marec 23, 2015) - V torek, Marec 22, Dvakratni svetovni prvak in top-rated funt-za-funt borec Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) in številka ena ocenjeno IBF svetlobe težji kandidat Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) sodelovali v medijski vadbo na Kings Gym v Oaklandu, California pred njihovo Marec 26 boj na Oracle Arena v Oaklandu. Ward in Barrera se bo sestal v številu 12-krogu IBF eno mesto in obvezno položaj eliminator bout televiziji v živo na HBO svetovnega prvenstva Boxing® z začetkom ob 9:45 p.m. IN/PT. NABF lahka stvar prvak Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) in top-rated peresno bojevnik Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) so bili tudi v navzočnosti med treningom pred njihovo 10-krogu NABF peresno naslovno boju, ki bo odprla HBO televizijska oddaja.

 

Po Shadowboxing v obroču in nekaj krogov na štancanje vrečk, vsi štirje borci sodelovali v pogovorih s člani medijev v navzočnosti. Super Bowl Champion in Oakland materni Marshawn Lynch, navdušen Andre Ward podpornik, je poseben videz med treningom v podporo Ward.

 

Spodaj je tisto, kar so borci imeli za povedati v končni medijev vadbo:

 

ANDRE WARD, Dvakratni svetovni prvak in top-rated funt-za-funt borec:

"Počutim se dobro in sem pripravljen iti. Sem dosegla vrhunec ob pravem času. Jaz sem samo navdušena, da dobim v sobotonoč.

 

"Včasih sem za vožnjo po Oracle Areni 880 kot otrok na poti v King telovadnici in se sprašujem, če bi lahko, da je tam en dan in [trener] Virgil [Hunter] uporablja z gotovostjo trditi,, "Ti boš naslov tam." Kot sem starejši, Včasih sem šel na nekatere kartice dal na v areni. Sem bil še amater in jaz bi samo sanje. Naslednja stvar, veš, v 2009, Bil sem na pomivalno korito ali plavati boju proti Edison Miranda. Če bi zmagal, je bila verjetno velika verjetnost, da bi dobil naslovno strel in ostalo je zgodovina. Spet smo, to je moje 7th Čas Oracle in je še vedno blagoslov.

 

"To je bil pravi čas, da se premaknete na svetlobo težka. To je kombinacija, ki nimajo prave fante v boju ali fantje, ki ne želijo boriti me. Rad bi bil velik. To so vrste potez, ki jih imate, da bi. Sem študent športa in ko sem študij šport, To je tisto, kar so velikani vedno počeli. Se premikajo gor. Velike tisti najti način, da bi to storil, in želim, da bi v tem pogovoru.

 

"Barrera je velik telo. On je prepričan,. Zdi se, da je dober luknjanje. Mi ga ni izbral, ker je mehka na dotik. izbrali smo ga zato, ker je bil tekoč, da me pripravljena in mi pokaži, kaj je to razred teža je vse okoli. Če pogledaš na moji karieri, tam je prostor za tune-up, ki jih nisem imel veliko. Hočeš, da boj proti najboljši in če se ne borijo najboljši, želite boriti številka ena bojevnik. To je tisto, kar delamo.

 

"Mislim, da sem razvil v učinkovito borca. Preselil se bom, ko bom moral preseliti. Mislim, da je lepota koli športnika, ki ne zlorablja svoje telo in res je svoje obrti resno. Videl sem nekaj člankov trdijo, pogrešal sem prime. To je noro, da me. Čutim, da sem tako dober, kot sem bil kdaj. Bil sem v boksarski telovadnici brez veliko odmora za preteklost 20 let. Moji možgani mi je zahvalil za zadnji dve leti. Moje telo se mi je zahvalil. Morda mi daj še dve leti v moji karieri.

 

"Imam samo jaz. Kdo sem dovolj. Nimam pokazati za Kovalev v množici v sobotonoč. Pravkar smo morali izvajati načrt igre. Mislim, da se dogaja, da pošlje sporočilo, da je domnevne pošiljanje in če ne, nato pa bom [Kovalev] dobili sporočilo, ko se borimo.

 

"Če ne bom zmagal ta boj, ni nič po cesti. Če ne bom zmagal ta boj, Ne zaslužim si v boju za naslov. To je realnost mojem položaju.

 

"Barrera ni nikoli borili nekoga, kot sem jaz, preden, tako da lahko govori dobro igro. Ti lahko obvladujejo naslovnice, ki vodijo do boja. Ti lahko rečem vse gladko stvari, da hočejo reči. Pravkar smo želeli, da prevladujejo na naslovnicah Nedelja jutro po boj je končan. To je tisto, kar sem osredotočen na. "

 

SULLIVAN BARRERA, Številka ena ocenjeno IBF lahka težka bojevnik:

"Jaz sem močnejša od Ward. Imam kubansko ozadje in sem se naučil veliko spretnosti, tam. Bolj kot karkoli, določitev premagati vse pred mano mi bo pomagal premagati Ward na Marec 26.

 

"Ko sem v ringu, to je moja hiša.

 

"Karkoli Ward je, I bo prilagodil in jo premagati.

 

"Imam dve roki. Ima dve roki. Moram opraviti svoje delo na Marec 26.

 

"Vem, Ward in Kovalev zelo cenjen in ustvarjajo veliko denarja in veliko zanimanja, vendar ne vedo, kaj Sullivan Barrera lahko počne. Bom dokazati, da v soboto.

 

"Nisem človek, ki mora iskati Knockout. Moje boksarske veščine govorijo zase. Borim Andre Ward in boj tukaj v Oaklandu, tako da ne mislite, da je odločitev bo izdana v svoj prid.

 

"Za vse ljubitelje, predvsem kubanske navijači, ki so podprte mi prosim vedeli, da prihaja Sobota, Bom naredil vse, kar moram storiti, da pridejo ven zmagali. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF lahka stvar prvak:

"Ne moremo pričakovati kaj Jayson naredil Ronny Rios v tem boju. Moram iti tja, preizkusite ga ven in prilagoditi, ko sem v ringu.

 

"Če se pojavi priložnost, kjer se je poškodoval in vidim, da so moji udarci mu prepričljivo, potem seveda bom priti tja, agresivni in poskrbite, da sem ga vzeti čim prej.

 

"Vem, pridobivanje na notranji strani, uničila prstan in ga pelje na telo takoj ga bo razčleniti. To se dogaja, da ga ne premakne toliko in kasneje v krogih morem pristati začaran udarcev v glavo. Bom, da se za telo takoj.

 

"Psihično sem 100% pripravljena. To je velik korak v moji karieri, tako da sem psihično osredotočila. Sem dobro pripravljen. Počutim se, kot je to trenutek sem čakal celo moje celo življenje. Počutim se, kot da sem pripravljen za to in ne morem čakati Marec 26. Trenirala sem zelo težko za ta boj in sem dobro pripravljen za to.

 

"Res bi rad, da poda izjavo ta boj. Želim pokazati svetu, da bi bil Joseph Diaz naslednja velika stvar v boksu, tako da sem dobro treniral, da se na veliki boj za ljubitelje boj, biti zelo agresiven in da to vojno tam. Upam, da je Jayson Velez 110% pripravljena, ker sem ga želim biti njegov najboljši.

 

"Če bi zmagal ta boj in da poda izjavo, Mislim, da lahko premaknete na položaj bojevnik in upajmo, da bi dobili naziv svetovnega strel do konca tega leta. Rad bi letos boj proti težke nasprotnike, ker želim pokazati svetu, kdo sem.

 

"Počutim se kot žival, ko stopim v ring in sem lahko videli v sparing. Kadarkoli sem pristanek učinkovitih udarcev, Lahko povem, da sem poškodoval moj nasprotnik. "

Jayson VELEZ, Top-rated lahka stvar bojevnik:

"Na mojo ravni, vsak človek je res top bojevnik. Moram usposabljanje težje in izboljšati svojo obrambo. Sem delal na tem.

 

"Če ste videli moje zadnje tri ali štiri borbe, boste videli, da sem bil dominira v prvih nekaj krogov, nato pa mi zmanjka plina, Sem delal na moji vzdržljivosti, tako da se ne bo zgodilo na Marec 26.

 

"Videl sem borbe Diaz je. Smo sparred nekajkrat. Ima hitrost. Ima lakoto. To je njegov HBO prvenec, tako da je zagotovo motiviran, ampak tako sem jaz. To se dogaja, da se velik boj.

 

"Rad bi bil prvak besede. Vem, da hoče preveč. V soboto, bomo vedeli, kdo ga hoče več. tako želimo zmagati in smo tudi usposabljanje za zmago. Boj med močjo in hitrostjo, ki je na odlični match-up. Da ne omenjam, da je mehiška in sem Puerto Rica. Lahko pričakujemo velik boj in to ni tista, ki jo želite zamuditi. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-round IBF številka ena položaj in obvezno položaj eliminator, ki je predstavil Roc Nation šport v sodelovanju z glavnih dogodkov, poteka Sobota, Marec 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena v Oaklandu, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Rešitve Corporate Travel upravljanje (CTMS), Vesel sem,, Dvigovanje, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, Waterfront Hotel in obisk Oakland. Dogodek se bo na televiziji v živo na HBO svetovno prvenstvo Boxing začetku na 9:45 p.m. IN/PT. Odpiranje HBO televizijska oddaja bo Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez v 10 krogu boja za naslov NABF peresno ga Golden Boy Promotions predstavljene v povezavi z Miguel Cotto Promocije.

 

Vstopnice po ceni $300, $150, $100, $50 in $25, brez veljavne stroškov storitev in davkov so na voljo na vseh lokacijah Napovednik, na spletni strani Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) in zaračuna po telefonu na (800) 745-3000.

 

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