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

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Las Vegas (August 23, 2021) – Undefeated Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez (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, hona joale rated Ha ho. 2 ke ea Lefatše Boxing Mokhatlo (WBO) le Ha ho. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), hammoho le Ha ho. 9 a The 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) le Joe Smith, Refresh. (WBO), whose rumored unification fight doesn’t appear to be on the horizon.


Ntango wana, 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, Khauta 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. E le ntoa se, 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, Refresh. 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 Álvarez, Maxim Vlasov (Ramirez defeated him as super middleweights), le 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. Hape, I trust Golden Boy will do what has been promised and I look forward to what fight they will present me with.”


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

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

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

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

To get a world light heavyweight title shot against any of the reigning champions – WBC & IBF Artur Beterbiev (16-0 (16 Kos), WBA Super Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 Kos) or WBO Joe Smith (27-3, 21 Kos) – Barrera stands in Ramirez’ way in the 12-round Zurdo vs. Barrera ka sehloohong ketsahalo. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 by the WBA and WBO, hammoho le Ha ho. 5 ke 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.”

Ramírez, ea sa tsoa ile 30 (June 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) le Alphonso Lopez (32-3) last December to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) crown.

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

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

“I always expect the best from my opponents,” Ramirez noted. “Barrera is a professional and I know he will be ready when the lights are on. He displayed that he’s a strong fighter when he beat and broke Joe Smith, Jr.’s jaw in their bout. A victory for Barrera can resurge his career and alter my path; e le, 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 9go th. Come fight night, I know all my hard work will pay off.”
Tickets ba turu ka $150, $100, $75, $50 le $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium lewww.ticketmaster.com.

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

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

Los Angeles (June 21, 2021) – Undefeated former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight Champion (WBO) and current world-ranked light heavyweight contender Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez 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,.

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

Tickets ba turu ka $150, $100, $75, $50 le $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium le 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, ka nako e tšoanang, 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, boikoetliso, recovery, and sauna. E boetse e, it’s been great to invite sparring partners and provide an elite performance center for all fighters.”

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

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


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

“Every fight is the most important fight of my career. Ho hlakile hore, 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 ka sehloohong ketsahalo. Ramirez is ranked No. 3 ke ea Lefatše Boxing Lekgotla la (WBA) and WBO, hammoho le Ha ho. 5 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), which rates Barrera at No. 7 lefats'eng.

Ramírez, 29, was the first Mexican fighter to capture a World super middleweight title, which he relinquished to move up to the light heavyweight division. O ile a ke 2-0 (2 Kos) as a 175-pounder, hlōtse Tommy Karpency (29-6-1) ka April 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 rekoto), 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 Beibule 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), Kangen Murat (WKO12) le Felix Valera (WDEC10), losing to current WBA Super and IBF World light heavyweight champions, ka ho latellana, Dmitry Bivol (TKO12) le Joe Smith Refresh. (DEC10), in addition to Hall of Famer Andre Ward (Aug 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.
Tickets ba turu ka $150, $100, $75, $50 le $35, excluding applicable service charges, and available to purchase at www.bancocaliforniastadium lewww.ticketmaster.com.

INFORMATION:Website: www.ZurdoPromotions.comInstagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotionsTwitter: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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

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

Ramírez, 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, ke ea Lefatše Boxing Association (WBA) le World Boxing Organization (WBO). 

Although he won’t turn 30 until June 19, Ramirez has been fighting professionally for nearly 12 lilemo tse, 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 ka 50-0 Club, in which he is No. 1 having amazingly won his first 87 pro fights. The first blemish on his pro record was a 12-round majority draw with the greatPernell Whitaker a 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       USA
  3. Wanheng Menayothin 54 (18 Kos)    2009-2019       Thailand
  4. Carlos “Canas” Zarate 52 (51 Kos)    1970-1978       Mexico
  5. Floyd 'Chelete "Mayweather, Jr. 50 (27 Kos)    1996-2017       USA

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

    Chavez moved ahead of featherweight iconWill Pepka 62, Se Ke Oa. 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 kaPanya Pradabsri. 

    Another Mexican boxer is in the 50-0 Club, Se Ke Oa. 4 Carlos Zarate, who reached 52 straight victories off his pro debut, 51 ka knockout, in the 1970’s. Zarate was stopped in his 53rd, fight by Puerto Rican starArtea yamileth 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, Refresh. 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 leBrian Nielson (49), Larry Holmes (48), Ricardo Lopez (47), Joe Calzaghe (46-0) leJim Barry (45) all came close to 50-0 memberships. Lopez (51-0-1) fought a draw in his 48go th pro fight withRosendo Alvarez. 

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

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

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Reno, Nev. (Ka 9, 2019) — Boxing’s preeminent action superhero, Oscar Valdez, will make the sixth defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, June 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, qala ka 6:30 p.m. LE / 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 le $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 12go th le makgaolakgannyeng.

Litiiso (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. O ile a e ne e 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. Ka tsepo, 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. “Hona joale, Ke 'na 100 percent healthy. Sena ke nako ea ka ke. Barrera had his time. Ke ikutloa monate. 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. Ka June 8, I’m going to unleash all of my frustration on Barrera. I don’t want to take anything away from Barrera. He’s a world-class fighter, but I am as well.”

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

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Nobody wants to fight undefeated light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (R)
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Montreal (March 13, 2017 – Groupe Yvon Michel (BOIKOITLISO) e le mopresidente 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.”
KeBF Light Heavyweight Ratings: Mampoli – 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.
Ka tlaase mona, 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. Leha ho le joalo, 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 4go th e Brooklyn, New York and Michel reported that the fight would be held in late March, early April, a New York. Barrera had trained for those dates but didn’t receive a contract.
“GYM won the purse and pursuant to IBF rules and regulations, the fight had to be held within 30 ho 90 matsatsi a,” 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 matsatsi a 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, e ka ba April 14, 21 kapa 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 16go th.
“Ntango wana, 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, Monghali. 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, Monghali. Leon 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. Monghali. 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, Khauta 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 ka nako eo. (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! Ka mor'a nakoana, 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.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: yvonmichelgym, @ABeterbiev
Instagram: @YvonMichelGYM, @Groupeyvonmichel, @ArturBetebiev
ABOUT GROUPE YVON MICHEL (BOIKOITLISO): Groupe Yvon Michel (BOIKOITLISO) e thehiloe a 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, “Tonakgolo Boxing Champions (PBC),” and has developed major Videotron partnerships with Loto Quebec, TVA Sports, Centre Videotron, Casino de Montreal and Lac Leamy, Tonik GroupImage and Lapointe Dental Centre, in addition to collaborating closely with Rixa.
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Sullivan Barrera IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ELIMINATION BOUT April 21 in MIAMI

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Montreal (February 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 April 21 in Khao Lak, 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, ka nako ena, 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 ho $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, ho la Las Vegas.
Beterbiev was impressive in his most recent outing, ho qetela 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 Aug. 16 in California, shattering the previously undefeated Vyacheslav Shabrankyy (17-0-0), tsa Ukraine, with a spectacular TKO victory in the seventh round.
More details about Beterbiev vs. Barrera will be announced in the coming days.
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Ward vs.. Barrera + Diaz Refresh. vs.. Vélez Final Press Conference Quotes le Photos

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BOBELI EA NAKO EA LEFATŠE mampoli André Ward VS. Krrish Sullivan Barrera

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mampoli JOSEFA Díaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

Ea ho qetela e qotsa PRESS Conference LE PHOTOS

SHOWDOWNS behetse Moqebelo, MARCH 26

AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

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Photo photo photo photo Credit: Roc Sechaba Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, JOALO KA (March 23, 2015) - Ka Laboraro, March 23, Roc Sechaba Sports tšoaroa seboka sena ho qetela tobetsa bakeng peli-Time World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) 'me palo e' ngoe rated IBF leseli contender heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) nakong Lake Merritt lebala la lipapali a Oakland, California pele ho bona March 26 loana nakong Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward le Barrera tla kopana ka 12 ho pota IBF palo boemo ba ho e 'ngoe le e tlamang boemo ba eliminator bout televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing® qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Refresh. (19-0, 11 Kos) le litlhōrō-rated featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Hape ho ne ba le teng ka dais seboka seo se tobetsa okametseng Lake Merritt pele ho 10-pota ba bona NABF Featherweight tlotla batho ba loana e tla bula HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs.. Barrera a itseng ho laoleng ho fihlela ho e-ba ntoeng e tlotloang hanyetsa pakeng tsa litima ba babeli bao ka bobeli ba le lipono tse ba bona beha motshameko-up khahlanong momahaneng Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

 

Mona ka tlase ke seo bahlabani, ba buellang, bakoetlisi ba, batsamaisi le dais tse ling baeti ba ne ba ba re boemong seboka seo se ile sa tobetsa:

 

 

André Ward, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole:

"Ke batla ho le leboha mong le e mong bakeng sa tsoa joalokaha e le tloaelo. The Area Bay ke sebaka se setle. Ha re atisa ho fumana mokitlane ka ho lekaneng hore le talenta ea hore tsoang mona, empa bakeng sa botlaaseng Fan, ho haholo. Ke leboha feela bakeng sa ho tloha sebakeng sa kang ena le ba lebohang ho ba le lerato le tshehetso ho e ngoe le ngoe ketsahalo eo re tlisa mona. Ke leboha hore ebe itlhokomela le bashanyana joaloka Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard le Bahlabani beha sebakeng sena 'mapeng' me batho ba nka tsebiso mabapi le ho ba sethaleng naha. Eo ke tsa bohlokoa ka sebele ho 'na.

 

"Ha e le ea fihla ntoeng boeona, e 's haholo bonolo ho' na ... leha e le mang ea tsebang 'na, ba tseba hore na ke sebetsa 'me ba tseba kamoo ke letshwao. Ke u se ke ua tšoasoa a seo 's latelang. Ke u se ke ua tšoasoa a hore na batho ba re. Ke tseba seo buuoang. Ke tseba seo iketsa mohanyetsi ea ka e re ke nka mo lentsoe la hae. Ke entse sohle hore ke lokela ho etsa, joaloka Kamehla ke etsa le joaloka tseo ke li entseng a ho qetela 10 lilemo tsa mosebetsi o lefang oa ka. Ke nkile ka molemo ka ho fetisisa ... haeba ho se mampoli o mong ka nako eo ho 's contender tlhōrōng ...' me sena se na fapaneng. O bashanyana feela tseba hore ke na le lipakane le notletsoe ka joaloka kamehla ke 'na. Ke phehileng lijo tseo 'me ke itokiselitse boemo ntoa tle March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Palo e le 'ngoe rated IBF leseli heavyweight contender:

"Ke ne ke batla ho re leboha ka ho tla mona. Ke batla ho re leboha HBO, u leboha mong le e mong. Kea le leboha Andre Ward ho amohela ka loantsa. Ke tšepisa bohle ba tlang ho lebala la boithabiso hore ke 'nile ba lokisetsa ho leholo' me sena ke torong leholo. Bosiung boo, Ke tla ba le pontso ea mponeng leholo bakeng sa bohle. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Sechaba Sports:

"Ba babeli ba heavyweights tlhōrōng leseli lefatšeng tla thulana hodima March 26. Ba na le rekoto a ikopantseng a 45-0 le 27 Kos 'me ho sa hlokahale hore re, leha e latsoitse hlōloa e le setsebi sa papali ea. Ha a ntse a motho ka mong o na le tšosang iketsa mohanyetsi ka pel'a hae, ka bobeli ba na le mahlo a bona ka Sergey Kovalev 'me tse tharo lefatšeng la hae le mabanta tlotla, empa pele ba e-na kgwebo ho ba teng ho ka moqebelo bosiu.

 

"Neng kapa neng ke tsoileng ho Oakland bakeng sa ketsahalo e 'me ke le Andre nakong mosebetsi moo a li bua le mecha ea phatlalatso, e hlaselang mpolella hore ho hlakile hore, o ke na le talenta ea khethehileng athletically, empa o ile a boela s motho khethehileng 'me ke tšepa hore mong le e mong mona Oakland utloisisa ebile o ananela hore. O sa melao-motheo lelapa monna eo kamehla o leka ho etsa ntho e nepahetseng le hore ke ntho e ke hore ho etsahala seoelo bophelong matsatsing ana, empa e ke haholo-holo ho etsahala seoelo lipapaling. Ke tšepa u bashanyana ananela mo. Boxing mesebetsi u se ke ua ho sa feleng. O ke ke a ho loantša ka ho sa feleng, kahoo mong le e mong lokela ho ananela seo u nang le mona Andre Ward.

 

"Andre hapa khau ea khauta ea at sa Athens Liolimpiki le ke U.S qetela. ralitebele ho ba entse joalo. siyo lenaneng la hae la lira tsa hlōla baleha tjena tšoana le ea ileng a 's ea ileng tsa bartolomeo middleweight go arola. O ile a boela busitse le kokota tsoa pele e neng e leseli heavyweight lefatše 'mampoli, Chad Dawson tsa bona 2012 makhaola-khang. Hae ea ho qetela ntoa, o busitse tse peli nako tlotla lefatshe challenger Paul Smith hodima June 20 nakong Oracle Arena. O embarks ka khaolong e latelang ea mosebetsi oa hae oa pele ho March 26, khutlela Oracle Arena boela, ha a ntse a etsa ho falla ha hae ho fihlela ho ea ho aroloa leseli heavyweight loketse ho etsa seo a se entseng a ho arola bartolomeo middleweight ... hloekisa e tsoa 'me laola mong le e mong o ema ka tsela ea hae. "

Nicole leeba, Motlatsi oa mopresidente oa Marketing le General Keletso - Events Main:

"Ke ne ke hlile ba rata ho leboha Andre Ward. O ne a sa lokela ho nka ka moloaneli Krrish ntoeng ea hae ea pele setsing heavyweight leseli, empa o ile a 'ona' me ke nahana hore ke tsela e babatsehang.

 

"Ka baa loana hae ea ho qetela, Sullivan ea e-ba contender tlamang bakeng Sergey Kovalev a IBF lebanta. A ka be a ile a lula morao 'me a letela tlotla batho ba loana hae, empa ho e-na o ile a bona batho ba loana le hona khahlanong le Andre Ward le monyetla oa ho hlile finyella bakeng sa boholo le a se entseng hore. Ha u ntse u tseba, Events khōlō le Roc Sechaba Sports na lipolane khōlō bakeng sa Andre Ward le Sergey Kovalev ha morao selemong sena 'me Sullivan Barrera ka hlile a khopisitsoe ke taba eo mela kariking.

 

"Bobeli ba batho bana, Sullivan le Andre, ba lintho tsohle li tsamaea palame phello ea Moqebelo oa ntoa. A tlelaemete eo re nang le mabole hona joale, e 's ho khatholla ho bona bahlabani sebele ba sa tšabe ho ipeha kotsing. Ka bobeli ba tšoaneloe ke tlhompho e ba rōna le ho hlolloa bakeng sa hore. Sena ke seo dipapadi re lokela ho mabapi.

 

"Sullivan Barrera ke Krrish le tlaleho ea 17-0 le 12 hapa tla ka tsela ea knockout. O feela reteleha 34, e months ago, eo u ka 'na ua nahana hore boholo-holo e nyenyane bakeng sa ntlha ena ka mosebetsi oa hae. Seo u ka 'na ua se ke ua tseba ke hore o ne a e-atlehileng tsenwe mosebetsi oo a Cuba' me joale lahleheloa lilemo tse 'maloa ka sehloohong ba hae ba ha a ntse a defecting United States. O tla le tsela hlile e telele be mona kajeno bakeng sa motsotso ona le monyetla ona. O se lapile, o kholisehile 'me o lokile. "

Virgil HUNTER, mokoetlisi Andre Ward o:

"Ena ke karete fantastis le baatlelete fantastis ba lekang ho etsa tsela ea bona le lefatseng la tsa papali ea litebele. Haeba ntoeng ena neng se etsahala motseng leha e le ofe, e ne e tla ketsahalo ea tonanahali. Seo re batlang ho se etsa ke ho etsa bonnete ba hore Oakland utloisisa, le hore potolohileng Bay Area utloisisa, tebile hakae ketsahalo ena kahoo re ka tsoela pele ho tlisa sehlopha sa lefatše boxing ho Oakland. Oakland ke ikatisa tloha fatse bakeng sa bo-ralitima-hodimo mme re se na tsona. Le ho feta hore u re tšehetsa, le ho feta hore lintoa tsena e tla ba bopaki bo bonahalang 'me u tla bona ka nako eo khōlō ka holimo.

 

"Ba re marangrang tse ling etsa litima, empa HBO etsa linaleli, kahoo re ile ra thabela ho ba karolo ea see. Re kōpa u tle ho tsoa le ho tšehetsa ntoeng ena. Tsoa Moqebelo bosiu le thabela lōna bakeng sa bosiu molemo tsa papali ea litebele holimo. "

Ben lire, Sullivan Barrera a mokoetlisi:

"Ke batla ho le leboha kaofela ha batho ba beha hammoho ketsahalo ena bartolomeo ka moqebelo. Re mona ho apara mponeng le leholo le le Sullivan o entse sohle ho lokisetsa ka boeena bakeng sa ketsahalo ena. O tseba mathata a ka pel'a hae, empa o ile a lumela ka ho eena 'me a lumela hore ena ke nako ea hae ho bontša phatlalatsa' me bamameli ho sheba hore sena se ke moo o. O na le ho etsa polelo e.

 

"Ho feta ntho efe kapa efe, re hlompha Mr. Ward bakeng li finyeletseng hae, boikanyego hae 'me a ke bartolomeo Guy papali ea. Ho e khōlō ho ba karolo ea see. Re lokiselitse hantle 'me re entse sohle seo re ba le ho tloo Moqebelo ho fana ka ho boha ho bamameli mponeng bartolomeo haholo hobane sena ke seo boxing e mabapi. Ke hoo e ka bang tshebetso le bo-ralitima-ka bobeli fumana ho phetha boemong ena ketsahalo e khōlō ea. Re hlompha ho ba karolo ea ketsahalo ena. Re se entseng lintho tsohle tse ka khona ho etsa bonnete ba hore re tla tsoa 'me a apare mponeng maneha. "

JAKOBO khosana, manejara Andre Ward o:

"Sena ke ka motsotsoana ea histori bakeng sa rōna. Re kena 175 boima ba go arola leseli heavyweight. Ena ke nako eo motse ha a batle ho fosoa ke. Sena ke motsotso qalong ea motsamao wa. Barrera feela etsahala hore e be motho oa pele 'me re tlil'o sebetsana le mo loketseng. Re 'nile ba utloa haholo oa puo ea le moqoqo etsahalang moo o amehile, 'me rea tseba hore o lumela sohle seo a se bolelang. Ha 'ngoe hape, re thabile ka monyetla ona 'me ha u batle ho fosoa ke motsotso ona bohlokoahali historing ka moqebelo bosiu. "

JOSEFA Díaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Tloong March 26, Kea tseba hore ke na le ho loana feela hlile maloro a mabe ka pele ho 'na. Ke tseba Jayson Vélez ke phihlelo ea nang le phihlelo a lesakaneng. O mohlabani. O na le tse tšeletseng lisenthimithara fihleleng sefateng sebelisa hamolemo libaka tseo ka lebaka la ka kahoo ho etsahalang ho ba loana ntoa e leholo hlile. Kea tseba hore o tla ha theoha ka mor'a tahlehelo eo e neng e, kahoo ke tseba hore o hlile o batla ho bounce morao 'me ba bontša bohle hore o sa ntse e le tlotla e lefatšeng contender.

 

"Ke ne ke tlosoa kampong koetliso ea leholo hlile. Ke 'nile ba koetlisa ka libeke tse robeli li fela. Sena ke nako ea ka ea pele ho loantša hodima HBO, kahoo ke hlile ke batla ho showcase ba neng ba kannete ke 'na enoa. Ke 110% loketse. Ke itokiselitse ho fana ka loana ntoa e Fans ntoa ha Jayson Vélez batla ho ba le ntoa. Ke itokiselitse ho showcase ho bohle bokhoni ba tsohle ke na hare lesakaneng. Ke thabile haholo ho loantša kareteng Andre Ward le Sullivan Barrera. Ba u baatlelete ba babeli phahameng sechabeng 'me ke filoe tlotla e kaakang haholo hore e be sebedisana kgaisanokgolo bakeng ntoeng ena. Joalo Ka March 26, Ke tšepisa ke tl'o u fa mponeng a maholo. "

Jayson Vélez, Top rated-featherweight contender:

"Ke batla ho le leboha Molimo pele, Ho hlakile hore o ile a etsa matsapa 'ohle. Ke batla ho le leboha buellang ba ka, Miguel Cotto phahamiswa le Golden Boy phahamiswa le thimi ea ka eohle. Ha ke na le ho hongata haholo ho re ntle ho hore sena ke loana ntoa e leholo. Joseph tluoa tabeng ea ho loantša. Ke tla ho loantša. Ka bobeli re batla ho hlōla. Ka bobeli re nka sebetsana le diphephetso. Batho ntse nkōpa ke hobane'ng ha ke nka ntoeng ena e kotsi 'me u arabe bonolo ... haeba ke batla ho ba ntle ka ho fetisisa, Ke lokela ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa. Joseph ke e mong oa molemo ka ho fetisisa.

 

"Ke lahlehetsoe ke loana ntoa e sa ho qetela, kahoo ke lokela ho hlōla. Ke batla ho hlōla. Ke sitoa ho u bolella ba neng ba etsahalang ho hlōla ntoeng ena hobane re ka bobeli ke bo-ralitima le leholo le le bahlabani. O Mexico, Ke Puerto rikafeldzug, le ha u ba le Puerto rikafeldzug le e Mexico Toropong ea ka tsa bophahamo ba e tšoanang, u tla bona ntoa. U tla bona lebelo, matla a, lintho tsohle li tsamaea ntoeng ena. O sa moloaneli leholo 'me ke a thabile. Kea le leboha mong le e mong le lule tuned ena Moqebelo 'me u leboha ho HBO ehlile. "

 

ROBERT Díaz, Head Matchmaker - Golden Boy phahamiswa:

"Ho hlakile hore ketsahalo eo se seholo ipuella. O saletsoe ke Andre Ward bapisiwa le mosali e mocha oa Krrish Guy joaloka Sullivan Barrera, empa ketsahalo eo sebedisana ka sehloohong o tlil'o sekoting ba babeli ba banyenyane, litima lapile khahlanong le 'ngoe, a Jayson Vélez le Josefa Diaz. Ba u ba bacha. Ba u ka bobeli ba ikemiselitse ho jara lintoa molemo ka ho fetisisa, ea lintoa toughest le bopaki ba hore ke na ho bonolo hakaakang ho ne ho etsa ntoeng ena.

 

"Ke thabile haholo ka ntoeng ena. Ha u batle ho lahleheloa ke 10 garela bakeng sa tlotla NABF.

"Jayson Vélez ke mosali e mocha oa, lapile tau ea batlang ho fumana bekapo sethaleng 'me o tseba kamoo ea bohlokoa e hlōle Joseph Diaz ke. O ne a utloisisa monyetla oa hore le loane ka la HBO 'me ka karete ena hlollang a. Ke batla ho u hopotsa ba semelo sa Jayson Vélez. Ka letsatsi le lilemo tsa ngoana moo moloaneli hore lahleheloang batla ho nka e itseng mohlomong re hlaphohetsoe kapa tune fihlang, kapa tse peli kapa tse tharo, pele ba nka loana ntoa e tse kotsi le Jayson Vélez e etsa hang ka mor'a. E bontšang o batla ho khutlela ka holimo 'me o tseba seo a se o na le ho etsa hore ho na le ... e na ho ba ka emisa holimo-ho bophahamo ba moloaneli oa Josefa Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, manejara Joseph Diaz a:

 

"Ho tlotla be mona, ka monyetla o moholo 'me o le tokelo ea ho fuoa monyetla ona ho showcase nang le talente, 2012 Olympian. ho Josefa, sena ke seo re buileng ka sona, le leboha ka ho bontša mamello, u se u loketse ka monyetla oa. Re tseba seo e khethehileng ea mohlankana le monna talente u, empa hona joale lefatše lohle le tla fumana ba bona mabapi le ho ba sethaleng khōlō seo talenta, seo ngoloang sebele le seo e ba lesole lokela ho ... ba kang Josefa Diaz.

 

"Ke eng seo nka se buang ka Jayson Vélez? O sa ngoloang ea tsebang seo 's thupeng' me o na le phihlelo ea eona. Nkholoe, o ha ba batle ho fosoa ke ena. Moqebelo, o lokela ho Tune a. Ho tla ba e maphatha-phathe le loane. "

 

 

José "HORE BO" Sánchez, mokoetlisi Jayson Vélez a:

"Ke bona Diaz e le moloaneli leholo, empa ke na le Jayson le boemong bo botle haholo 'me a itokisetsa hore u loane. Ke tseba hore lintho li tla ba loana ntoa e molemo hobane ba itokiselitse, 'me ntho e tšoanang e le' nete bakeng sa moloaneli oa ka Jayson Vélez. O ile a sebetsa ka thata bakeng sa ntoeng ena 'me ke tseba hore o itokisetsa hore u loane. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Director, HBO Sports:

"Ka molemong oa rona Phethahatso motlatsi oa mopresidente Peter Nelson, re thabile haholo hore e be mona Area ea Bay, le bongata bo boholo 'me papali ea litebele Fans leholo, ha re ntse re lebeletse u tlisetsa doubleheader ena ka moqebelo bosiu.

 

"Ho se bonolo hula 'moho e kholo boxing a bapisoa le lithimi tsena li hula mmoho karete e khōlō e tsoang holimo ho ea tlaase, kahoo le hoja lintoa tsohle li tla hase ka HBO, haeba u batla ho shebella ba bang boxing leholo, ee Oracle Arena 'me haeba u lokela ho ba lapeng, hlahloba ka eona mabapi le HBO.

 

"Ho pholletsa le rona 43 lilemo tsa mananeo hodima HBO, boxing haesale karolo ea bohlokoa ea seo re se etsang. Re nile ka kamehla prided itsebang kateng hodima ba le bo-ralitima-molemohali le litlholisano molemo ka ho fetisisa, 'me re ikutloa re molemo haholo hore neano ena e tla tšoara hape e le Andre Ward etsa hae 2016 qalo a lesakaneng. Ka lesakaneng la litebele boxing, hore lintho li ka mohla a khothalletsa hore u hlokomoloha ea lapileng, moloaneli Krrish joaloka re nang le Sullivan Barrera, kahoo ke tla rata ho amohela Sullivan ho hokahanngoa le mo lebohe hore ebe ho jara phephetso ena.

 

"Opening TV telecast tla Joseph Diaz khahlanong Jayson Vélez, 'meli fihlang-and-tlang bashanyana ba banyenyane, 'meli lithunya e monyenyane, ea ileng a nahana hore ba se u loketse ho ba sethaleng khōlō. Ka kakaretso, hore lintho li tla ba le telecast leholo, 9:45 PM Et re u tšepisa e rutang le tse thabisang bosiu ka kgaso thimi ea rōna. "

Ward vs.. Barrera, 12 ho pota IBF palo e le 'ngoe boemo bo itseng ebe tlamang boemo ba eliminator e hlahisa ke Roc Sechaba Sports kamanong le Events Main, etsahala Moqebelo, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), nyakaletse, phahamisang, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The la noka Hotel 'me Visit Oakland. Ketsahalo ena e tla televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing lulemuchel 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. Bulang HBO telecast tla Joseph Diaz Refresh. vs.. Jayson Vélez ka 10-pota loanela e le sehlooho NABF Featherweight hlahisa ke Golden Boy phahamiswa kamanong le Miguel Cotto phahamiswa.

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, eseng ho akarelletsa ho hlokeha liqoso ditshebeletso le makhetho tse fumanehang libakeng tsohle Ticketmaster, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) le ho ba laela ka fono nakong (800) 745-3000.

 

Latela moqoqo on Twitter ka ho sebelisa #WardBarrera.

 

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BOBELI EA NAKO EA LEFATŠE mampoli André Ward VS. Krrish Sullivan Barrera

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NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mampoli JOSEFA Díaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

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SHOWDOWNS behetse Moqebelo, MARCH 26

AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

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Oakland, JOALO KA (March 23, 2015) - Ka labobeli, March 22, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) 'me palo e' ngoe rated IBF leseli contender heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) kenya letsoho ka mecha ea phatlalatso ea boithapollo nakong Gym Morena a Oakland, California pele ho bona March 26 loana nakong Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward le Barrera tla kopana ka 12 ho pota IBF palo boemo ba ho e 'ngoe le e tlamang boemo ba eliminator bout televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing® qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Refresh. (19-0, 11 Kos) le litlhōrō-rated featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Hape ho ne ba le teng nakong ea boithapollo pele ho 10-pota ba bona NABF Featherweight tlotla batho ba loana e tla bula HBO telecast.

 

Ka mor'a hore shadowboxing a lesakaneng le e garela 'maloa pele ho ntsha mekotla ea otla ka litebele, litima 'ohle a mane kenya letsoho lipuisano le litho mecha ea phatlalatso ea e-ba teng. Super Bowl Champion le Oakland letsoalloa Marshawn Lynch, e bala ka hloko eaba Andre Ward motšehetsi, o ile a etsa ponahalo e khethehileng nakong ea boithapollo ea ho tšehetsa Ward.

 

Ka tlaase mona ke seo bo-ralitima ile ba tlameha ho re nakong ea mecha ea phatlalatso ea boithapollo ho qetela:

 

André Ward, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole:

"Ke ikutloa ke se molemo 'me ke loketse ho ea. Ke peaking ka nako e nepahetseng. Ke feela thabile ho e fumana ka moqebelobosiu.

 

"Ke ne ke khanna ka Oracle Arena hodima 880 e le potsanyane tseleng ea ho Gym Morena le ho makatse hore ebe ha ke ne ke etsa hore ho ho na le letsatsi le le leng 'me [mokoetlisi] Virgil [Hunter] sebelisoa ho bua ka kholiseho, 'U tlil'o sehlooho teng.' Ha ke ntse ke ba baholo, Ke ile ka sebelisa ho ea tse ling tsa likarete tsa apare a lebaleng la boithabiso. Ke sa ntse ke e ne e le tsenwe 'me ke ne ke lora. ntho e tlang ha u tseba, a 2009, Ke ne ke teba kapa sesa ntwa kgahlanong Edison Miranda. Haeba ke ile ka hlōla, ho ne ho ka etsahala hore ebe le monyetla molemo hore ke tla fumana tlotla thunngoa 'me ba bang ke histori ea. Mona re hape, e 's ea ka 7go th nako Oracle 'me e ntse e e le tlhohonolofatso.

 

"E ne e le nako e nepahetseng ho fallela heavyweight leseli. E ne e le motswako wa ho se be le ea bashanyana tokelo ea ho loantša kapa bashanyana hore ne ke sa batle ho loana le 'na. Ke batla ho ba moholo. Tsena ke tsa mefuta e susumelletsa hore u lokela ho etsa. Ke seithuti se hloahloa sa papali eo le ha ke ithuta papali ena,, sena ke seo greats Haesale ho etsoa. Ba fallela fihlang. Ba baholo fumana tsela ea ho se etsoe 'me ke batla ho ba moqoqo o.

 

"Barrera ke 'mele khōlō. O kholisehile. Bonahala e le puncher molemo. Re ne re sa nke eena, hobane oa 'se kgwathago bonolo. Re a mo khetha hobane o ne a tla nthuse hore ke lokele me u mpontše hore na sena se sehlopha sa boima ba 'mele ke tsohle ka. Haeba u sheba mosebetsi o lefang oa ka, ho na le sebaka sa tune baholo eo ke e-s'o e ngata. U batla ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa 'me haeba u sa loana molemo ka ho fetisisa, u batla ho loantša palo e le 'ngoe contender. Ke seo re se ntse u etsa.

 

"Ke nahana hore ke evolving hore e be lesole o sebetsang hantle. Ke fallela ha ke lokela ho susumelletsa. Ke nahana hore 's botle ba moatlelete ofe kapa ofe ea ha hlekefetsa' mele oa hae 'me ka sebele o sekepe hae ka ho teba. Ke bone ba bang ba lihloohong ipolelang I hloloheloa sehloohong oa ka. Ho ka bohlanya ho 'na. Ke ikutloa hore ke 'na e monate joaloka ke kile. Ke 'nile ka ithuta papali ea litebele ikoetlisetsa ntle boholo ba khefu bakeng sa nakong e fetileng 20 lilemo tse. Boko ba ka leboha 'na ka lilemo tse peli tsa ho qetela. 'mele oa ka o ile a leboha' na. Ho ka 'na a mphe lilemo tse ling tse peli mosebetsi oa ka.

 

"Ke lokela ho ba feela ho 'na. Ke mang Ke mpa feela ke ho lekaneng. Ha ke na ho bontša bakeng sa Kovalev a bongata ka moqebelobosiu. Re mpa re ba le ho kenya tshebetsong papali leano. Ke nahana hore lintho li tla romela molaetsa oa hore lintho li lokela ho romeletsa 'me haeba e ha, joale o tla [Kovalev] fumana molaetsa oa ha re loane.

 

"Haeba ke sa hlōla ntoeng ena, ha ho letho le ho theosa le tsela. Haeba ke sa hlōla ntoeng ena, Ha ke lokela ho loanela tlotla. Eo ke ntho ea sebele boemo ba ka.

 

"Barrera e-s'o ka loana moshanyana joaloka 'na ka pel'a, kahoo ba ile ba ka bua ka papali molemo. Ba ka hatella tsa litaba pele ho ntoa e. Ba ka bua sepakbola tsohle slick ba batlang ho se bua. Re mpa re batla ho hatella ba tsa litaba Sontaha hoseng kamora'lijo ntoeng okametseng. Ke seo ke lebisa tlhokomelo tseleng eo pele. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Palo e le 'ngoe rated IBF leseli heavyweight contender:

"Ke matla ho feta Ward. Ke na le semelo sa Cuba 'me ke ile ka ithuta haholo ya bokgoni ho na. More feta eng kapa eng, boikemisetso ba ho hlōla eng kapa eng ka pel'a ka tla nthusa hlōla Ward hodima March 26.

 

"Hang ha 'na ke le lesakaneng, e 's tlung ea ka.

 

"Eng kapa eng Ward na, Ke tla fetola ho yona le ho hlōla e.

 

"Ke na le matsoho a mabeli. O na le matsoho a mabeli. Ke na le mosebetsi o ho etsa mabapi le March 26.

 

"Ke tseba Ward le Kovalev ba nkeloa holimo haholo hlomphuoa mme ba bōpa chelete e ngata 'me e ngata thahasello e, empa ha ba tsebe seo Sullivan Barrera khonang ho etsa. Ke tla paka hore ka moqebelo.

 

"Ke hlile ke ua moshanyana e nang le ho batla knockout e. boxing tsebo ea ka bua bakeng sa bona. Ke loanela Andre Ward le ho loantša mona Oakland, kahoo ha ke nahane qeto tla emelang oa ka.

 

"Ho Fans tsohle, haholo-holo Fans Cuba tse ntšehetsa ka kōpo tseba hore o tle Moqebelo, Ke tla etsa sohle se ke lokela ho etsa'ng e le hore ba tsoe hlōla. "

JOSEFA Díaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Ke sitoa ho lebella seo Jayson entseng ho Ronny Rios nakong ntoeng ena. Ke 'nile ka khona ho kena teng, a mo leke ka ntle 'me ka fetola ha ke a lesakaneng.

 

"Haeba monyetla o itlhahisa moo a li utloisa bohloko 'me ke bone hore punches ba ka ba boima mo, ntan'o ehlile ke tl'o fumana ka moo, ba mabifi le ho etsa bonnete ba hore ke mo joaloka mathoasong a lekholo kamoo ho ka khonehang.

 

"Ke tseba ho ka hare, khaola ka tsa bophahamo ba le ho nka ka yona ho 'mele hang-hang o tla roba mo theolela tlaase. Hore etsahalang ho mo etsa eseng susumelletsa e ngata 'me hamorao pele garela nka naha likotlo tse sehlōhō ho hlooho. Ke tl'o nka ka yona ho 'mele hang-hang.

 

"Ke 'na kelellong 100% loketse. Ena ke sethala khōlō mosebetsi oa ka, kahoo ke kelellong tsepamisa maikutlo. Ke hantle lokisetsa. Ke ikutloa joaloka sena se nako eo ke 'nile ka letela bophelong bohle ba ka eohle. Ke ikutloa joaloka ke loketse ho kena lenyalong ena 'me ke sitoa ho emela hore March 26. Ke koetlisitsoeng ka thata bakeng sa ntoeng ena 'me ke itokiselitse hantle bakeng sa eona.

 

"Ka sebele ke batla ho etsa polelo e ntoeng ena. Ke batla ho bontša lefatše hore Josefa Diaz e ka ba tse kholo tse latelang ntho mabole, kahoo ke koetlisitsoeng ka thata ho apara loana ntoa e khōlō ntoa e Fans, ba mabifi haholo le ho etsa hore ntoa e ka ho na. Ke tšepa hore Jayson Vélez ke 110% bo itokiselitse hobane ke batla hore e be molemo ka ho fetisisa ea hae.

 

"Haeba ke hlōla ntoeng ena 'me le etse polelo e, Ke nahana hore ke ka fallela boemo contender le tšepo fumana tlotla lefatshe thunngoa ho ea qetellong ea selemo sena. Ke batla ho lwantsha bahanyetsi maloro a mabe selemong sena hobane ke batla ho bontša tsa lefatše ke 'na ea neng a.

 

"Ke ikutloa ke tšoana le sebata ha ke hata ho kena lesakaneng le Kea bona yona ho ya ka sparring. Neng le neng ha ke lulisa likotlo atlehang, Kea bona hore ke utloisa iketsa mohanyetsi oa ka. "

Jayson Vélez, Top rated-featherweight contender:

"Ka ho bophahamo ba la ka, mong le e mong Guy ke contender tlhōrōng. Ke lokela ho koetlisa boima le ho feta le ho ntlafatsa Boitšireletsong ba ka ba. Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka hore.

 

"Haeba u bona ho qetela ba ka ba bararo kapa ba bane loana, u tla hlokomela hore ke 'nile laola ka banyalani ba pele la garela ebe ke feletsoe ke khase, Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka mokoka ka e le hore ke ke ha etsahala mabapi le March 26.

 

"Ke bone lintoa Diaz a. Re nile ka sparred banyalani ba bang ba linako tse ling. O ile lebelo. O ile ka tlala. Ho HBO qalo ea hae, kahoo o ile a lintho li ho sebele susumetsoa, empa ho joalo le na ke. Ho tla ba e kholo ntoa.

 

"Ke batla ho ba 'mampoli oa ho lentsoe. Kea tseba hore o batla hore le oona o. Ka Moqebelo, Re tla tseba mang ea batlang e eketsehileng. Ka bobeli re batla ho hlōla 'me re ka bobeli ka koetlisetsoa win e. loana ntoa e A pakeng tsa matla le ho potlaka ha ke le leholo a bapisoa-up. Se ke a letho o 's Mexico' me ke Puerto rikafeldzug. U ka lebella ho loana le leholo le le e se e le 'ngoe u batla ho fetoa ke. "

 

 

Ward vs.. Barrera, 12 ho pota IBF palo e le 'ngoe boemo bo itseng ebe tlamang boemo ba eliminator e hlahisa ke Roc Sechaba Sports kamanong le Events Main, etsahala Moqebelo, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), nyakaletse, phahamisang, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The la noka Hotel 'me Visit Oakland. Ketsahalo ena e tla televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing lulemuchel 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. Bulang HBO telecast tla Joseph Diaz Refresh. vs.. Jayson Vélez ka 10-pota loanela e le sehlooho NABF Featherweight hlahisa ke Golden Boy phahamiswa kamanong le Miguel Cotto phahamiswa.

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, eseng ho akarelletsa ho hlokeha liqoso ditshebeletso le makhetho tse fumanehang libakeng tsohle Ticketmaster, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) le ho ba laela ka fono nakong (800) 745-3000.

 

Latela moqoqo on Twitter ka ho sebelisa #WardBarrera.

 

Bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e, ka kōpo etela www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, latela re on Twitter le Instagram @rocnation, @main_events, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions le @HBOBoxing 'me e be Fan on Facebook nakong www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing le www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.