TWO-TIME WORLD juara Andre Ward VS. Suwé Sullivan Barrera

NABF bulu juara JOSEPH Diaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

Final Acak PRESS Konferensi lan PHOTOS

Showdowns SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Ing Oracle ARENA ing Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televised urip HBO®

Klik Kene kanggo Photos

Foto Kredit: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, Kuwi AS (Maret 23, 2015) - Ana, Maret 23, Roc Nation Sports tuan rumah konferensi penet final kanggo Two-Time World Champion lan pound-for-pound fighter ndhuwur-dirating Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) lan nomer siji dirating IBF contender abot cahya Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ing Lake Merritt Persawahan ing Oakland, California ing advance saka sing Maret 26 perang ing Oracle Arena ing Oakland. Ward lan Barrera bakal ketemu ing sawetara IBF 12-babak siji posisi lan posisi prentah Eliminator bab televisi urip ing HBO World Championship Boxing® diwiwiti ing 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT. NABF Featherweight juara Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) lan ndhuwur-dirating contender bulu Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) padha uga ing saksi ing dais konferensi penet madhep Lake Merritt ahead of 10-babak NABF Featherweight perang judhul sing kang bakal mbukak nganti telecast HBO.

 

Ward vs. Barrera wis mbentuk nganti dadi perang Highly tampil antarane loro pejuang ingkang loro wis sing disetel ing pandelengan match-munggah marang Unified Light Abot World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

 

Ngisor iki apa pejuang, promotor, kathok dowo, Managers lan dais liyane tamu wis ngomong ing konferensi penet:

 

 

Andre Ward, Two-Time Champion World lan pound-for-pound fighter ndhuwur-dirating:

"Aku arep kanggo thank everyone kanggo teka metu minangka biasanipun. The Bay Area punika ayu. Aku ora asring njaluk cukup kredit kanggo talent sing metu saka kene, nanging kanggo basa penggemar, iku sanget. Aku mung matur nuwun kanggo kang saka panggonan kaya iki lan matur nuwun kanggo duwe katresnan lan dhukungan ing saben acara sing nggawa kita kene. Aku matur nuwun sing aku lan wong lanang kaya Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard lan Warriors sijine panggonan iki ing peta lan wong sing njupuk kabar ing tataran nasional. Punika saestu penting kanggo kula.

 

"Minangka adoh minangka perang dhewe, iku banget prasaja kanggo kula ... sopo wae sing mangertèni Aku, padha ngerti carane aku bisa lan padha ngerti carane aku obah. Aku ora njaluk kejiret munggah ing apa sabanjuré. Aku ora njaluk kejiret munggah ing apa wong-wong ngomong:. Aku weruh apa kang ngandika. Aku ngerti apa sandi mungsuh wis ngandika lan aku njupuk wong ing tembung kang. Aku wis rampung kabeh sing aku mestine kanggo apa, kaya aku tansah apa lan kaya aku wis rampung ing pungkasan 10 taun karir. Aku wis dijupuk ing paling ... yen ora juara liyane banjur iku contender ndhuwur ... lan iki ora beda. Kowé mung ngerti sing aku fokus lan dikunci ing kaya aku tansah iki. Aku bakal disiapake lan aku siap kanggo perang teka Maret 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Nomer siji dirating IBF cahya contender abot:

"Aku wanted kanggo ngomong matur nuwun kanggo teka kene. Aku arep ngomong matur nuwun HBO, matur nuwun wong. Matur nuwun Andre Ward kanggo nrima perang sandi. Aku janji wong sing rawuh kanggo ajang aku wis preparation gedhe lan iki ngimpi gedhe. On wengi, Aku bakal duwe show gedhe for everyone. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

"Loro heavyweights cahya ndhuwur ing planet ora tabrakan ing Maret 26. Padha duwe rekaman digabungake saka 45-0 karo 27 KOs lan perlu ngomong, sanadyan wis ngrasakake asor minangka profesional. Nalika saben wong nduweni mungsuh sang gagah ing ngarepe wong, wong loro duwe mata ing Sergey Kovalev lan sabuk judhul telung donya, nanging padha duwe bisnis kanggo rawuh kanggo on Saturday wengi.

 

"Umpama aku metu kanggo Oakland kanggo acara lan Aku karo Andre ing fungsi ngendi kang ngandika kanggo media, serangan kula sing temenan, iku bakat khusus atletik, nanging uga wong khusus lan Mugi everyone kene ing Oakland mangertèni lan Nalini sing. Dheweke iku sing wong kulawarga principled sing tansah nyoba apa ing bab hak lan sing soko sing langka ing urip iki dina, nanging khususe sing langka ing olahraga. Mugi kowé appreciate wong. Boxing careers ora langgeng. Kang ora arep bakal onomatopia ing salawas-lawase, supaya wong-wong kudu appreciate apa sing kudu kene ing Andre Ward.

 

"Andre dijupuk medali emas ing Olimpiade Athena lan U.S pungkasan. boxer wis rampung dadi. dhaftar kang nglawan vanquished maos kaya sing sing saka divisi Men super. Dheweke uga isiné lan kalah metu mantan juara donya kelas berat cahya, Chad Dawson ing sing 2012 gelaran. Ing pungkasan perang kang, kang didominasi loro-wektu judhul donya Challenger Paul Smith ing Juni 20 ing Oracle Arena. Panjenenganipun embarks ing bab sabanjure karir ing Maret 26, bali menyang Oracle Arena sepisan maneh, minangka kang ndadekake pamindhahan kang nganti divisi abot cahya siap apa apa iya ing divisi super Men ... reresik metu lan dominating everyone sing stands ing cara. "

Nicole Dove, Wakil Presiden Marketing lan General Counsel - Events Main:

"Aku emg kaya kanggo thank Andre Ward. Iya ora kudu njupuk ing fighter suwé ing perang kang pisanan ing abot cahya, nanging iya Aku sing sapanunggalané.

 

"Ing pungkasan perang, Sullivan dadi contender prentah kanggo Sergey Kovalev kang sabuk IBF. Gusti wis bisa lungguh maneh lan nenggo kanggo perang judhul, nanging kang weruh perang iki marang Andre Ward minangka kesempatan kanggo tenan tekan kanggo agung lan iya sing. Sing kabeh ngerti, Events utama lan Roc Nation Sports duwe plans amba kanggo Andre Ward lan Sergey Kovalev mengko taun lan Sullivan Barrera bisa nemen upset apel cart.

 

"Loro-lorone wong iki, Sullivan lan Andre, wis kabeh nunggang ing kasil saka Ana kang perang. Ing iklim sing duwe in boxing sapunika, iku sumilir kanggo ndeleng warriors nyata sing ora wedi kanggo njupuk risiko. Wong loro pantes bab kita lan admiration sing. Iki apa olahraga kita arep bab.

 

"Sullivan Barrera iku suwé karo rekaman 17-0 karo 12 menang teka cara kalah. Panjenenganipun namung nguripake 34, sasi kepungkur, sing bisa mikir punika sethitik lawas kanggo titik iki ing karir. Apa sampeyan bisa ora ngerti iku wis Karir amatir sukses ing Kuba lan banjur ilang sawetara taun prima nalika piyambakipun defecting kanggo Amerika Serikat. Panjenenganipun teka cara tenan dawa dadi dina iki kanggo wayahe lan kesempatan iki. Panjenenganipun punika luwe, iku mesthi lan dheweke wis siap. "

Virgil HUNTER, trainer Andre Ward kang:

"Iki kertu Fantastic karo atlit Fantastic sing nyoba kanggo nggawe cara ing donya tinju. Yen perang iki njupuk Panggonan ing sembarang kutha liyane, iku bakal dadi acara ageng. Apa kita arep do nggawe manawa Oakland mangertèni, lan sing Bay lingkungan Area mangertèni, gedhene acara iki supaya kita bisa terus nggawa kelas donya tinju kanggo Oakland. Oakland iku lemah kanggo breeding pejuang ndhuwur lan kita wis padha. Sing liyane sing ndhukung us, sing liyane sing gelut iki bakal dadi katon lan sampeyan bakal weruh wektu amba ing ndhuwur.

 

"Padha ngomong jaringan liya nggawe pejuang, nanging HBO ndadekake stars, supaya kita padha bungah dadi perangan iki. We takon sampeyan metu lan ndhukung perang iki. Ayo metu Setu wengi lan seneng dhewe kanggo wengi apik tinju ndhuwur. "

BEN lire, Sullivan Barrera kang Trainer:

"Aku arep kanggo thank kabeh wong-wong sing sijine bebarengan acara super iki on Saturday. Kita kene kanggo nyelehake ing gambar gedhe lan Sullivan wis rampung kabeh kanggo nyiapake awake kanggo acara iki. Panjenengané pirsa tantangan ing ngarepe wong, nanging kang pracaya ing awake dhewe lan kang pracaya sing iki wektu kang kanggo nuduhake umum lan para rawuh ndeleng sing iki ngendi iku. Iku ana kanggo nggawe statement.

 

"Luwih saka tindakan, kita ngormati Pak. Ward kanggo prestasi, kapercayan lan iku wong super ing olahraga. Iku gedhe dadi bagean iki. We uga disiapake lan kita wis rampung kabeh sing kita kudu ora teka Setu kanggo menehi pirsawan offline gambar super gedhe amarga iki apa boxing kira. Iku bab kinerja lan loro pejuang kanggo nindakake ing tingkat iki ing acara gedhe. Kita rumaos dadi bagéan saka acara iki. Kita wis rampung kabeh sing bisa kanggo mesthekake yen kita bakal metu lan sijine ing gambar apik. "

James PANGERAN, manager Andre Ward kang:

"Iki wayahe sajarah kanggo kita. Kita ngetik 175 pound divisi abot cahya. Iki wayahe kutha ora pengin kantun. Iki wayahe ing awal gerakan. Barrera mung mengkono dadi korban pisanan lan kita lagi arep menehi hasil karo wong patut. Kita wis wis krungu sing akèh Dhiskusi lan obrolan njupuk Panggonan kono mrihatinake, lan kita ngerti kang pracaya kabeh sing wis dipangandikakake. Sawise maneh, kita bungah bab kesempatan iki lan sampeyan ora pengin kantun wayahe sajarah iki on Saturday wengi. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight juara:

"Ayo Maret 26, Aku duwe perang tenan angel ahead saka kula. Aku ngerti Jayson Velez iku sawijining veteran experienced ring. Kang jawata. Dheweke nduweni kauntungan tekan enem-inch liwat kula supaya iku arep dadi perang gedhe tenan. Aku ngerti kang teka mati mundhut, aku ngerti kang pancene kepengin seger maneh lan nuduhake everybody sing isih contender judhul donya.

 

"Aku wis latihan camp gedhe tenan. Aku wis latihan kanggo wolung minggu. Iki pisanan onomatopia ing HBO, aku pancene pengin pertunjukan sing aku saestu iki. Aku 110% siap. Aku siap kanggo menehi pembuangan perang perang yen Jayson Velez kepengin duwe perang. Aku siap kanggo pertunjukan kanggo everybody kabeh kabisan aku duwe nang ring. Aku bungah banget kanggo bakal onomatopia ing kertu Andre Ward lan Sullivan Barrera. Lagi loro atlet elit lan aku banget diajeni dadi co-utama acara kanggo perang iki. Kaya Minangka Maret 26, Aku janji aku arep menehi gambar gedhe. "

Jayson Vélez, Top-dirating contender bulu:

"Aku arep kanggo thank Allah pisanan, temenan kang ndadekake kabeh bisa. Aku arep kanggo thank promotor sandi, Miguel Cotto Promosi lan Golden Boy Promosi lan kabèh tim. Aku ora duwe kakehan ngomong liyane sing iki perang gedhe. Joseph rawuh perang. Aku teka kanggo perang. We loro pengin menang. We loro njupuk tantangan. Wong tetep takon kula kok aku njupuk perang iki mbebayani lan jawaban gampang ... yen aku pengin dadi apik, Aku kudu perang paling. Yusuf salah siji sing paling.

 

"Aku ilang perang pungkasan, aku kudu menang. Aku pengin menang. Aku ora bisa ngomong sing arep menang perang iki amarga kita loro sing kong gedhe lan warriors. Kang Mexican, Aku Puerto Rican, lan nalika sampeyan duwe Puerto Rican lan Mexican ing ring padha, sampeyan bakal weruh perang. Kowé bakal weruh kacepetan, daya, kabeh ing perang iki. Kang pejuang gedhe lan Aku dadi bungah. Matur nuwun kanggo wong lan tetep dirungokake Setu iki lan matur nuwun kanggo HBO mesthi. "

 

ROBERT Diaz, Lowongan matchmaker - Golden Boy Promosi:

"Temenan acara utama ngandika kanggo dhewe. Sampeyan wis tak Andre Ward mungsuh wong enom suwé kaya Sullivan Barrera, nanging co-utama acara wis arep jugangan loro enom, kong luwe siji marang liyane ing Jayson Velez lan Joseph Diaz. Lagi loro enom. Lagi loro gelem njupuk ing gelut paling, gelut toughest lan bukti sing carane gampang iku kanggo nggawe perang iki.

 

"Aku bungah banget bab perang iki. Sampeyan ora pengin kantun 10 babak kanggo judhul NABF.

"Jayson Velez punika enom, singa luwe sing kepengin kanggo bali munggah panggung lan mangerténi carane wujud kamenangan Joseph Diaz punika. Panjenenganipun mangertos kesempatan kanggo perang ing HBO lan ing kertu iki apik sanget. Aku arep ngelingake sampeyan saka karakter Jayson Velez. Ing dina lan umur ngendi pejuang sing kélangan kepengin kanggo njupuk Mungkin mbalek maneh utawa tune up, utawa loro utawa telu, sadurunge padha njupuk perang risiko dhuwur lan Jayson Velez mengkono iku hak sawise. Sing nuduhake kepengin bali ing ndhuwur lan Panjenengané pirsa apa kang wis dilakoni kanggo njaluk ana ... iku wis dadi dening nolak pejuang ndhuwur-tingkat kaya Joseph Diaz. "

RALPH Heredia, manager Joseph Diaz kang:

 

"Iku sing pakurmatan kanggo dadi kene, kesempatan sing apik lan hak istimewa kanggo bakal diwenehi kesempatan iki kanggo pertunjukan sing bakat, 2012 Olympian. Yusuf, iki apa kita ngedika bab, matur nuwun kanggo kang sabar, sampeyan siyap kanggo kesempatan. We ngerti apa sing wong enom khusus lan wong bakat sing, nanging saiki kabèh donya bakal kanggo ndeleng ing tataran amba apa bakat, apa disik nyata lan apa fighter sing arep ... kaya Joseph Diaz.

 

"Apa bisa aku ngomong bab Jayson Velez? Dheweke iku sing disik sing mangerténi apa ing saham lan wis pengalaman. Padha ngandela marang Aku, sampeyan ora pengin kantun iki. Setu, sampeyan kudu nyetel ing. Iku arep dadi perang action-dikempalken. "

 

 

Jose "sing sing" Sanchez, trainer Jayson Velez kang:

"Aku ndeleng Diaz minangka pejuang gedhe, nanging aku duwe Jayson ing kondisi apik banget lan kang siap kanggo perang. Aku ngerti iku arep dadi perang apik amarga lagi siap, lan bab sing padha bener kanggo fighter sandi Jayson Velez. Panjenenganipun makarya banget hard kanggo perang iki lan aku ngerti kang siap kanggo perang. "

 

 

TONY Walker, Direktur, HBO Sports:

"Demi kita Vice President Executive Peter Nelson, aku seneng banget dadi kene ing Area Bay, karo kang cacahe akeh banget fans boxing gedhe, kita katon kanggo nggawa sampeyan doubleheader iki on Saturday wengi.

 

"Iku ora gampang narik bebarengan match boxing amba lan tim iki wis ditarik bebarengan kertu gedhe saka ndhuwur kanggo dhasar, dadi malah sanadyan kabeh gelut ora bakal HBO, yen sampeyan pengin nonton sawetara boxing gedhe, menyang Oracle Arena lan yen sampeyan kudu dadi ing ngarep, mriksa metu ing HBO.

 

"Saindhenging kita 43 taun saka program ing HBO, boxing wis mesthi lan bagéan integral saka apa kita apa. Kita wis tansah prided dhéwé ing gadhah pejuang sing paling apik lan cocog paling, lan kita aran apik banget sing tradisi iki bakal terus maneh minangka Andre Ward ndadekake kang 2016 debut ring. Ing ring boxing, iku tau dianjurake sing klalen luwe, fighter suwé kaya kita duwe in Sullivan Barrera, aku kaya kanggo welcome Sullivan kanggo jaringan lan matur marang kanggo njupuk ing tantangan iki.

 

"Opening telecast TV bakal Joseph Diaz marang Jayson Velez, loro enom nganti-lan-teka, loro bedhil enom, sing mikir lagi siap kanggo tataran amba. Kabeh ing kabeh, iku arep dadi telecast gedhe, 9:45 PM ET kita janji sampeyan wengi informatif lan nglipur karo tim siaran kita. "

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-babak IBF nomer siji posisi lan posisi prentah Eliminator kang presented dening Roc Nation Sports ing hubungané karo Events Main, njupuk Panggonan Setu, Maret 26, 2016 ing Oracle Arena ing Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Manajemen Travel Corporate Solutions (CTMS), bungah, lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Palace Linings, The Waterfront Hotel lan Visit Oakland. Acara bakal televisi urip ing HBO World Championship Boxing awal ing 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT. Mbukak telecast HBO bakal Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez ing perang 10-babak judhul NABF Featherweight presented dening Golden Boy Promosi ing hubungané karo Miguel Cotto Promosi.

 

Tiket diregani ing $300, $150, $100, $50 lan $25, ora kalebu biaya layanan sing ditrapake lan pajak kasedhiya ing kabeh lokasi Ticketmaster, online ing Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) lan Ngisi daya telpon ing (800) 745-3000.

 

Tindakake obrolan ing Twitter dening nggunakake #WardBarrera.

 

Kanggo informasi luwih lengkap, please visit www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, tindakake kita ing Twitter lan Instagram @rocnation, @main_events, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions lan @HBOBoxing lan dadi penggemar ing Facebook ing www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing lan www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

 

 

NABF bulu juara JOSEPH Diaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

MEDIA Acak Workout lan PHOTOS

Showdowns SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Ing Oracle ARENA ing Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televised urip HBO®

Klik Kene kanggo Photos

Foto Kredit: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, Kuwi AS (Maret 23, 2015) - Ana, Maret 22, Two-Time Champion World lan pound-for-pound fighter ndhuwur-dirating Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) lan nomer siji dirating IBF contender abot cahya Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) melu ing karyawan media ing Raja Gym in Oakland, California ing advance saka sing Maret 26 perang ing Oracle Arena ing Oakland. Ward lan Barrera bakal ketemu ing sawetara IBF 12-babak siji posisi lan posisi prentah Eliminator bab televisi urip ing HBO World Championship Boxing® diwiwiti ing 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT. NABF Featherweight juara Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) lan ndhuwur-dirating contender bulu Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) padha uga ing saksi sak karyawan ahead of 10-babak NABF Featherweight perang judhul sing kang bakal mbukak nganti telecast HBO.

 

Sawise shadowboxing ring lan babak sawetara ing tas punching, kabeh papat pejuang melu ing pitakonan karo anggota media ing saksi. Super Bowl Champion lan Oakland native Marshawn Lynch, seneng banget supporter Andre Ward, digawe katon khusus sak karyawan ing dhukungan saka Ward.

 

Ngisor iki apa pejuang wis ngomong sak karyawan media final:

 

Andre Ward, Two-Time Champion World lan pound-for-pound fighter ndhuwur-dirating:

"Aku aran apik lan aku siap kanggo pindhah. Aku lan puncaké ing wektu tengen. Aku mung bungah kanggo njaluk iku on Saturdaywengi.

 

"Aku digunakake kanggo drive by Oracle Arena ing 880 minangka bocah ing cara kanggo King kang Gym lan wonder yen aku bisa wis ana salah siji dina lan [trainer] Virgil [Kerja] digunakake kanggo ngomong karo kapercayan, 'Sampeyan lagi arep menyang judhul ana.' Nalika aku tak lawas, Aku digunakake kanggo mbukak sawetara saka kertu sijine ing ajang. Aku isih amatir lan aku mung ngimpi. Sabanjure bab sampeyan ngerti, ing 2009, Aku ana ing sink utawa nglangi perang nglawan Edison Miranda. Yen aku menang, ana mbokmenawa kasempatan apik sing aku njaluk dijupuk judhul lan liyane iku Sajarah. Kene kita maneh, iku sandi 7^th wektu ing Oracle lan isih berkah.

 

"Iku wektu kanggo mindhah kanggo abot cahya. Iku kombinasi ora gadhah wong lanang hak kanggo perang utawa wong lanang sing ora arep perang kula. Aku pengin dadi gedhe. Iki jinis gerakane sampeyan kudu nggawe. Aku mahasiswa olahraga lan nalika aku sinau olahraga, iki apa greats wis tansah rampung. Padha pindhah munggah. Sing gedhe-gedhe gedhe golek cara kanggo njaluk iku rampung lan aku arep ing obrolan sing.

 

"Barrera iku badan amba. Kang mesthi. Katoné puncher apik. We durung Pick wong amarga wong iku tutul alus. We ngangkat piyambakipun amargi arep njaluk kula siap lan nuduhake apa kelas bobot iki kabeh babagan. Yen katon ing karir, ana panggonan kanggo tune-up kang aku wis ora wis akèh. Sampeyan arep perang paling apik lan yen sampeyan ora onomatopia paling, sampeyan pengin perang nomer siji contender. Sing apa lagi kita mengkono.

 

"Aku mikir aku suwe saya apik menyang fighter efisien. Aku obah nalika aku kudu ngalih. Aku sing paling kaendahan sembarang atlet sing ora planggaran awak lan tenan njupuk pakaryan akeh. Aku wis ndeleng sawetara artikel ngakoni aku ora kejawab Perdana sandi. Iku edan kanggo kula. Aku rumangsa yen aku apik minangka aku wis tau wis. Aku wis ing gedung olahraga tinju tanpa akeh saka break kanggo sasi 20 taun. batinku Ngaturaken Sembah Nuwun kula kanggo rong taun. awak Ngaturaken Sembah Nuwun kula. Sampeyan bisa uga menehi kula rong taun ing karir.

 

"Aku kudu mung dadi kula. Sing aku cukup. Aku ora kudu nuduhake munggah kanggo Kovalev ing akeh on Saturdaywengi. Kita mung kudu ngleksanakake rencana game. Aku sing arep dianggo ngirim pesen iku mestine kanggo ngirim lan yen ora, banjur bakal [Kovalev] njaluk pesen nalika kita perang.

 

"Yen aku ora menang perang iki, ana apa-apa mudhun dalan. Yen aku ora menang perang iki, Aku ora pantes kanggo perang kanggo judhul. Sing kasunyatan kahanan.

 

"Barrera wis tau perang wong kaya kula sadurunge, supaya padha bisa pirembagan game apik. Padha bisa dominasi berita anjog nganti perang. Padha bisa ngomong kabeh kuwi lunyu padha arep ngomong. Kita mung pengin dominasi berita Minggu esuk sawise perang iku liwat. Sing apa aku fokus ing. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Nomer siji dirating IBF cahya contender abot:

"Aku kuwat saka Ward. Aku duwe latar mburi Kuuban lan aku sinau akèh skills ana. Luwih saka tindakan, netepake kanggo ngalahake apa-apa ing ngarep saka Aku, iku bakal bantuan kula asor Ward ing Maret 26.

 

"Sawise aku ring, iku omah.

 

"Apa wae Ward wis, Aku bakal nyetel kanggo lan ngalahake iku.

 

"Aku duwe tangan loro. Panjenenganipun kagungan kalih tangan. Aku duwe proyek kanggo nindakake ing Maret 26.

 

"Aku ngerti Ward lan Kovalev banget kajiang lan padha nggawe dhuwit sing akèh lan akèh saka kapentingan, nanging padha ora ngerti apa Sullivan Barrera saged mengkono. Aku bakal mbuktekaken sing on Saturday.

 

"Aku dudu wong sing wis katon kanggo kalah. skills boxing kok ngandika kanggo awake dhewe. Aku onomatopia Andre Ward lan onomatopia ing kene Oakland, aku ora mikir kaputusan bakal dilakoni ing sih.

 

"Kanggo kabeh fans, utamané pembuangan Kuuban sing wis didhukung kula please ngerti sing teka Setu, Aku arep kanggo nindakake kabeh aku kudu teka metu unggul. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight juara:

"Aku ora bisa nyana apa Jayson iya kanggo Ronny Rios sak perang iki. Aku wis tak pindhah ing ana, nyoba marang Gusti metu lan ngatur nalika Aku ring.

 

"Yen kesempatan presents dhewe ngendi kang babras lan aku weruh sing punches kawula akeh banget wong, banjur mesthi aku arep njaluk ana, dadi agresif lan priksa manawa aku njupuk wong metu minangka awal minangka bisa.

 

"Aku ngerti njupuk ing nang, nglereni mati dering lan njupuk kanggo awak langsung bakal break wong mudhun. Sing arep nggawe wong ora ngalih minangka akeh lan ing taun babak aku bisa nampa ngunekke ganas kanggo sirah. Aku arep njupuk kanggo awak langsung.

 

"Ngengingi babagan mental aku 100% siap. Iki tataran amba ing karir, supaya aku mental fokus. Aku uga disiapake. Aku aran kaya iki wayahe aku wis nunggu kabeh gesang kabèh. Aku aran kaya aku siap kanggo iki lan aku ora bisa ngenteni Maret 26. Aku dilatih banget hard kanggo perang iki lan aku uga disiapake kanggo iku.

 

"Aku pancene pengin nggawe statement perang iki. Aku pengin nuduhake donya sing Joseph Diaz bisa dadi bab sabanjure amba ing boxing, aku dilatih banget hard kanggo nyelehake ing perang gedhe kanggo pembuangan perang, banget agresif lan wis perang ana. Mugi sing Jayson Velez punika 110% siap amarga aku pengin wong dadi ing paling apik.

 

"Yen aku menang perang iki lan nggawe statement, Aku bisa pindhah menyang status contender lan mugia njaluk judhul donya dijupuk ing pungkasan taun iki. Aku arep perang mungsuh angel taun iki amarga aku pengin nuduhake donya sing aku.

 

"Aku aran kaya kéwan nalika aku langkah menyang dering lan aku bisa ndeleng ing sparring. Kapan aku kebangkrutan ngunekke efektif, Aku bisa ngomong sing aku methukake mungsuh sandi. "

Jayson Vélez, Top-dirating contender bulu:

"Ing tingkat, saben wong iku contender ndhuwur. Aku kudu olahraga harder lan nambah betengku. Aku wis digunakake ing.

 

"Yen sampeyan ndeleng pungkasan telu utawa papat gelut, sampeyan bakal weruh sing aku wis dominating ing saperangan pisanan babak lan banjur aku mbukak metu saka gas, Aku wis nggarap stamina sandi supaya ora kelakon ing Maret 26.

 

"Aku wus ndeleng gelut Diaz kang. Kita wis sparred saperangan saka kaping. Kang tak kacepetan. Kang tak keluwen. Iku enggal HBO kang, wong iku mesthi motivasi, nanging aku. Iku arep dadi perang gedhe.

 

"Aku pengin dadi juara saka tembung. Aku ngerti kang kepengin banget. On Saturday, kita bakal ngerti sing kepengin liyane. We loro pengin menang lan kita loro latihan kanggo menang. A perang antarane daya lan kacepetan iku gedhe match-up. Ora kanggo sebutno kang Mexican lan Aku Puerto Rican. Sampeyan bisa nyana perang gedhe lan iku ora siji sing pengin kantun. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-babak IBF nomer siji posisi lan posisi prentah Eliminator kang presented dening Roc Nation Sports ing hubungané karo Events Main, njupuk Panggonan Setu, Maret 26, 2016 ing Oracle Arena ing Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Manajemen Travel Corporate Solutions (CTMS), bungah, lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Palace Linings, The Waterfront Hotel lan Visit Oakland. Acara bakal televisi urip ing HBO World Championship Boxing awal ing 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT. Mbukak telecast HBO bakal Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez ing perang 10-babak judhul NABF Featherweight presented dening Golden Boy Promosi ing hubungané karo Miguel Cotto Promosi.

 

Tiket diregani ing $300, $150, $100, $50 lan $25, ora kalebu biaya layanan sing ditrapake lan pajak kasedhiya ing kabeh lokasi Ticketmaster, online ing Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) lan Ngisi daya telpon ing (800) 745-3000.

 

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Ing Oracle ARENA ing Oakland, CALIFORNIA

WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® BEGINNING AT 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (Maret 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO^® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.

 

In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. lan Younan Junior bebarengan karo 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Harun Coley who will all see action on March 26.

 

Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Pindah Calloway, sing bakal ngawula minangka inang acara, lan hit master DJ Franzen, DJ penduduk ing Las Vegas 'Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Tiket diregani ing $300, $150, $100, $50 lan $25, ora kalebu biaya layanan sing ditrapake lan pajak kasedhiya ing kabeh lokasi Ticketmaster, online ing Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) lan Ngisi daya telpon ing (800) 745-3000.

 

On Maret 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOs) ing Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.

 

Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 gelut, compiling a record of 97 menang lan mung 7 losses, karo 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 KO kang) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 lan 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO kang) ing Januari 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO kang) ing April 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO kang) ing Juni 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California lan onomatopia metu saka hotbed boxing saka Oxnard, suwé Daniel "twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO kang) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Maret 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, amassing rekaman amatir 67-15, menang Piala Oxnard PAL ing 2006 lan California State Silver Gloves Championship ing 2007 sadawane dalan. Sak debut profesional Franco ing Desember 18, 2010, kuwi sing nelukaké Emanuel Machorro ing Club 401 Ontario, California liwat kalah technical katelu babak. Senadyan kang mlebet minangka mahasiswa full-time ing Chaffey College ing Rancho Cucamonga, Franco kesengsem ing wiwitan kariré, kompilasi rekaman suwé karo loro ndudohke ing panggon acara California ing pungkasan 2013. Siji sing ndudohke teka marang Alejandro Ochoa ing Lang Sepi ing Montebello, California ing September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa damel enem-babak kamenangan keputusan unanimous ing Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Ing Juni 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until Desember 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Meksiko.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO kang) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Saiki, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.

 

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. Ing wulan Juni 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, suwé Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO kang) ngasilake menyang dering ing Maret 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) saka Sonora, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 ing Barclays Center ing Brooklyn, New York. Saiki 100 percent healthy, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.

 

Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. Ing 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18^th ulang tahun, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 ing Foxwoods Resort Casino ing Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Agustus 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Agustus 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOs) joins the undercard on Maret 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, China.

 

Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, participating in the World Championships. A breakthrough came in 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. Ing 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. On August 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. On March 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Juni 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Agustus 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the November 21 Cotto vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

Hayward search, Favorit California Harun Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO kang) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Ngiring Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

On Maret 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuari 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, njupuk Panggonan ana, Maret 26, 2016 ing Oracle Arena ing Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Manajemen Travel Corporate Solutions (CTMS), bungah, lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Acara bakal televisi urip ing HBO World Championship Boxing awal ing 9:45 P.M. Lan/PT. Mbukak telecast HBO bakal Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez ing perang 10-babak judhul NABF Featherweight presented dening Golden Boy Promosi ing hubungané karo Miguel Cotto Promosi.

 

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