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Kelly Swanson
Kuthokoza aliyense kwa kuitana mu. We have an exciting conference call today to talk about an unbelievable boxing weekend coming up in Las Vegas. We’re going to hear more about that from Leonard Ellerbe, CEO wa Mayweather Zokwezedwa, amene kuthamanga kuitana.
Pa kuitana ife kulankhula Errol Spence, Jr., ndi Goliyati, Roberto García, Komanso akuyenera kulowa kuitana koma, mwatsoka, iye anali yomaliza mankhwala kusankhidwa kuti iye anali kutenga pamaso adachoka kwa Las Vegas, kotero iye sangathe nafe.
Izi achinyamata njonda ndi wosangalatsa womenya, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing him fight. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Leonard Ellerbe, odzakhala oyamba ndi kutsegula izo.
Leonard Ellerbe
Zikomo, Kelly. I’d like to thank everyone for joining us on this afternoon’s call. PBC on NBC returns to primetime network television this Saturday, June 20TH. Kufalitsa kwa televizioni umayamba 8:30 p.m. NDI / 5:30 p.m. PT. We’ll be coming to you live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This event will be sponsored by Corona, ndipo ine ndikufuna kuti ndiwathokoze iwo kuti akuthandizeni.
Our main event will feature a 12-round showdown between former world champions Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter. The co-main event features hot prospect Errol Spence, Jr. and veteran Roberto Garcia in a 10-round welterweight fight. Following the fights on NBC, ife kusinthana kwa NBCSN zambiri lalikulu kanthu.
The matikiti ya moyo zochitika, amene adzakhala amachitira Mayweather Zokwezedwa limodzi ndi TGB Zokwezedwa, ali pa malonda tsopano. The tickets are available through Ticketmaster and mgmgrand.com. With the purchase of a ticket to the June 20TH nkhondo izi Loweruka, fans will also have access to the PBC on CBS card taking place on Sunday at the MGM Grand. That bout will feature, mu waukulu chochitika, Rances Barthelemy molimbana Antontio DeMarco, ndipo Sammy Vasquez asamenyana Wale Omotoso, umene umayamba 4:00 p.m. NDI / 1:00 p.m. PT pa CBS.
Ndikufuna poyamba powapatsa omasuliridwa chachikulu chochitika, and I’d like to start out with Errol Spence. Errol Spence is coming to us from Desoto, Texas. He is a 2012 US Olympian. He most recently dominated Samuel Vargas on the April 11 on PBC on NBC card. I’m very familiar with this young, exciting prospect. He’s a very talented fighter and he will be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time. He’s a future world champion. He’s coming to us at 16-0 ndi 13 Ko. Errol?
Errol Spence Jr.
Moni, I’m glad to be here. It’s a big opportunity for me on a huge stage. I’m going to go in and do like I always do, put on a great show and a great performance and raise my stock. Tikukhulupirira, pambuyo nkhondoyi, pambuyo chachikulu ichi chionetsero, Ine ndikhoza kukhala waukulu chochitika pa NBC.
Q
Kodi mukuona ngati inu kusunthira njira mukufuna kuyendera? Faster? Slower? Where you’re supposed to be? Ndiye, mmene posachedwapa mukuganiza, kuti ngati azisamalira otsutsana, Roberto García, mlungu uno, kuti inu mukhoza kukhala chofunika koposa nkhondo, mwina udindo penapake?
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
I feel like I’m moving the way I want to move. I’m fighting when I want to and I’m fighting on the regular, so everything’s been consistent and how I want it to go. I’m stepping up the competition, and I’m fighting on the big stage that I wanted to fight on. After I get rid of Roberto Garcia, I think it will be another step up fight. Tikukhulupirira, Ine nditenge zambiri dzina lodziwika mdani, mwachiyembekezo wakale dziko ngwazi mmenemo, ndipo ndi nthawi oyambirira chaka chamawa, Ine nkhondo udindo.
Q
Malinga anthu ambiri, munali kwambiri luso womenya pa United States Olympic Team mu 2012 ndipo munthuyo ndi ambiri angathe katswiri. Kodi zinthu zina inu? Does it motivate you? Do you believe your clippings? How do you stay focused? Because it seems like you are a pretty focused guy, momwe inu mwakhala kupita za malonda anu.
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Chifukwa chimodzi n'chakuti, kukhala ndi maganizo chabe chinachake chimene ine mwachibadwa amachita, but I also want to live up to the hype and to the high standards that a lot of boxing writers and a lot of people have of me. I’ve just got to go out there and perform and look great, ndipo Ine ndikufuna kuyang'ana kwambiri, so I have to stay focused and work hard. That’s the only way that I’m going to get where I want to be and get to the top and get to fighting these name-known opponents. Ine basi kuti tiyang'anebe ndi kungokhala wodzipereka, ndipo ine ndidzakhala motsimikizika kumenyana kwambiri kudziwika otsutsa, ngati Robert Guerrero kapena Keith Thurman kapena Amir Khan kapena winawake monga choncho.
Q
Nanga kodi kupambana polimbana García kuchita mogwirizana chotenga nanu?
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Roberto García, iye Ndizovuta, iye msirikali wakale, ndipo ine ndikuganiza ine kukhala chiyembekezo ndi pang'ono kukhala Woyesana, Ndinayamba munthu ngati kuti, Mnyamata ndi zambiri zambiri ndi bwino mbiri, so I can go into that contender level and contender status where I can start fighting more name-known guys. I think it’s just a process I have to go through so I can get to where I want to be. Roberto Garcia is a tough fighter. He’s not as known as the guys I would like to fight, koma ine ndiri kulimbana naye kuti anthu anyamata.
Q
Ndi kuonekera kwa ambiri a kum'mawa kwa Ulaya omenyana, amene nkhondo udindo wawo wachiwiri kapena wachitatu akatswiri nkhondo, Kodi mumachita kuthamanga kwa mtundu wa mwatsatane chanu ntchito ndi kutenga Kukhwimitsa ndewu ndi kukhala pang'ono nsanga kuposa ife zambiri anawona American omenyana m'mbuyomu?
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Osa. I don’t necessarily feel pressured. Everybody has their own path that they have to take. What those guys did was great, ndipo ndi zodabwitsa ndiponso zisanachitikepo, koma aliyense ali ndi njira zawo, ndipo aliyense amalima mosiyana.
Q
Errol, popeza PBC wayamba inkaulutsa ndewu, mu 2015, inu takhala, munthu nkhondo pa García-Peterson undercard, koma womenya malonda kapena zamera, amene kupeza kwambiri kwa kuonetsera. Kodi mungandiuze chimene izo zakhala ngati kuona nokha pa TV ndiponso zimene anachita kwambiri kuti kukhudzana?
Ndipo. Spence, Jr.
It’s been great. Ndili wokondwa. It shows that my hard work’s been paying off, and it shows how my manager believes in me. I’ve only been a pro fighter for three years and some change and I’m already being broadcast in with guys that have been pro eight, zaka khumi, zaka khumi ndi, and I’m head-to-head with these guys. It just shows a lot of people believe in me and I’ve got a lot of people behind me who support me.
Q
Ukunenawo Robert Guerrero, Keith Thurman, and Amir Khan as potential opponents that you’re looking at. Do you see them as stepping stones to something bigger, kapena ali ndi ndewu mukufuna? It sounded like you might have been alluding to a different fight. Kodi ine ndikudabwa ngati inu mukuona anthu anyamata monga njira yanu kulimbana Mayweather?
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Not necessarily. These are the guys that are in the top ten, that are in the top five. These are the guys that are supposed to be there after Floyd retires in September, awa ndi anyamata kuti adzakhala amati kuthamanga kugawanikana, so these are the guys I’m looking at. I’m nowhere near close to fighting Mayweather, because I haven’t even gotten in the top ten yet. These are the guys thatI’m looking at that are in the top ten that are supposedly running the weight class after Floyd’s gone and retired.
Q
Ine ndikufuna kuti ndikufunseni inu za zimene mukudziwa otsutsana, Roberto García? Tandiuzani, monga ovomereza, García kukhala zovuta kwambiri polengeza kuti inu anakumana?
Ndipo. Spence, Jr.
I see him as the most experienced fighter. It could be the toughest. It all depends. One of my tough fights was against Emmanuel Lartey. Iye anali 15-0, ndipo ine ndinali 8-0 panthawiyo. But I mean it could be. Iye Ndizovuta, iye anakumana, and he’s gritty. I know he’s going to come to fight, momwemo adzakhala anga zovuta ndewu chibwenzi.
Q
Tsopano, you’ve gone back and forth in the last year or so between welterweight and super welterweight. Is there one of those weight classes you particularly want to focus upon?
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Ine kukhala pa 147, and welterweight is my weight class. A lot of times I might fight at 148 kapena chinachake chonga icho, koma 147 ndi kulemera kalasi kuti ine kumenyana pa.
K. Swanson
Chabwino, kuti anali lanu lotsiriza funso, Errol, but I have one for you that I’d like to add here. The weekend is Father’s Day weekend, ndiponso zimene ine ndawerenga za inu, bambo anu anali wokongola kwambiri kugwirizanitsa kutsimikiza inu anali nkhonya ntchito. Ine ndikudabwa ngati inu mungakhoze asatigawire pang'ono za ubale wanu ndi bambo, kufunika anali ku kakulidwe ka wanu nkhonya maluso, ndipo ngati ndidzakhala ndi inu mlungu uno mu Las Vegas.
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Bambo anga, he got me started in boxing. Iye anali galimoto dalaivala, choncho anagwiritsa ntchito galimoto usiku, ndiyeno iye kunyumba 12:00 p.m. kapena mtsogolo ndiye kokwerera masewero olimbitsa. Then after that he’d come from the gym, zinalili 5:00 kapena 6:00 koloko, ndipo iye kupuma kwa ola limodzi kapena awiri ndipo amapita ntchito. Panthawiyo, Sindinkadziwa kuganizirapo, koma Nditakula ndi pang'ono nzeru, pozindikira nsembe zonse kuti nsembe kwa ine kuti athe nkhonya ndi kupita zonsezi dziko tournaments ndipo zonsezi tournaments kuchokera boma ndi zinthu. He had to pay for the hotel, apeze chakudya ndi zinthu monga choncho kuchokera m'thumba. We didn’t have any sponsors and stuff like that.
Iye amasewera gawo lalikulu la wanga nkhonya ntchito. He’s my supporter. That’s my mentor. That’s like my best friend. For Father’s Day, Ine ndikupita kuti iye Win, ndipo izo kukhala chidwi Win kuti iye kunyadira ndipo iye kukonda. He played a big part in my career. Without him, Ndikudziwa sindikadakhala nkhonya.
K. Swanson
Great. Thanks for sharing that. I know he was an important part of your story. Choncho, Leonard, that is it on the side for Errol. We appreciate you taking the time out of your training. Best cha mwayi kuti inu, ndipo tikuyembekezera likukupenya pa PBC pa NBC.
L. Ellerbe
The fans are going to be in for a great treat with this fight. Garcia comes with a lot of experience, and Errol is the new guy on the block. He’s making a name for himself. Big things are expected out of Errol, ndipo iye ndikumuyembekezera kubwera pa Loweruka usiku ndi lalikulu chionetsero.
Ndipo. Spence Jr.
Zikomo. I’d like to thank everybody for their questions and stuff and everybody tuning in and listening. Just make sure you tune in Saturday. I’m going to put on a great performance and a great show.
L. Ellerbe
Kwenikweni chochitika, tili ndi yosangalatsa kwambiri nkhondo. We have two gentlemen who are very familiar with each other. They both come out of the state of Ohio. They both have extensive amateur backgrounds. I think it’s going to be an excellent fight.
We have Shawn Porter. Like I said, Iye akubwera kwa ife kuchokera Akron, Ohio. He’s now fighting out of Las Vegas. His most recent win was on Spike in March when he fought Eric Bone. He has fought a number of good fighters, including big wins over former world champions Devon Alexander and Paulie Malignaggi. He comes to us with a record of 25-1-1, ndi 16 Ko, wina kuposa kale welterweight dziko ngwazi, “Nthawi Yachiwonetsero” Shawn Porter.
Shawn Porter
Kwagwanji, aliyense? Thanks for having me on.
Ken Porter
Zikomo inu anyamata chifukwa cha oyamba, Leonard. We really appreciate you guys having us on today. As far as our training camp, Shawn has been preparing for this fight and the previous fight and the previous fight before that ever since he turned professional. We never really go into a camp, per se. We just continue with what we were already doing. I have been blessed with an athlete who understands that this is his lifestyle, ndi chaka chonse, and he just works like that. So when it was time to turn up the heat a little bit, we were already ready to go. When it was time to bring down the weight a little bit, kuti silinali vuto mwina.
He’s strong. He’s happy. He’s feeling really good. Today we did a little bit of track work. We headed to the gym, ndiyeno ife anakumbutsidwa kuti ife tinali kuitana msonkhano ndi inu anyamata, kotero izo zinali mwamtheradi palibe vuto kwa ife kubwerera kunyumba ndi kukhala pansi pang'ono pokha ndi kutenga kuitana zathu zonse khama kale wachita, osati mu nkhondo kapena msasa, but in previous fights and previous camps that we’ve had before this. Everything is on point. Everything is exactly where we want it to be, ndipo ife tikuyembekezera ku nkhondo yayikuru Loweruka usiku kutsutsana kwakukulu womenya.
Q
Kodi bondo mu maphunziro msasa odikira kuti nkhondoyi ndi liwiro la Adrien Broner?
S. Azivala
Mukudziwa, I’ll let you know. Inde, he is skillful and fast. We haven’t really done much different to try to offset that or anything. The reason being is because we know that I’m just as fast and just as quick as he is. There haven’t been any special workouts that we’ve incorporated this camp or anything like that to do anything differently to offset his speed. We’ve just really focused more so on my skills and also the different techniques that are required to cut off and slow down a fast fighter like him. Choncho, chimene takhala tikuchita, pa mlingo wokwererapo. We’re not overlooking his speed. We’ve just done more of what we need to do to prepare for it, Izi n'zimene ife nthawizonse wachita.
K. Azivala
Kungoti ndikupatseni inu anyamata pang'ono uthenga, Ine ndikuganiza Devon Alexander ndi imodzi mwa yachangu boxers masewerawa, nyengo. I know that Manny Pacquiao is one of the fastest boxers in boxing. I know that Andre Dirrell is one of the fastest boxers in this sport. Shawn has been able to compete against those type of guys in professional fights, mu magawo, in camps. We don’t have a problem with anyone’s speed. He’s just as fast as anybody that comes in the ring with him, pamene inu za mnyamata wa liwiro, kuti si chinachake ife nkhawa ndi.
Vuto kuti munthu ameneyo ayenera kulimbana ndi ndiye ife kudya, and we’ve got power to come along with that. Choncho, we’re prepared for that. Just like Shawn said, we just continue doing what we’ve already done. At this point in time, kuti si nkhawa konse, kotero ife tiri okonzekera.
Q
Kodi mwa njira iliyonse anakonza nokha kuti mwina antics kuti abwere pamodzi mu mphete ndi Adrien Broner?
S. Azivala
Mukudziwa, I haven’t. I understand that could arise during the fight. My whole thing is this, ndipo chinachake kuti bambo anga nthawi zonse zoumba pa ine, is being professional at all times. Being professional means maintaining your composure and staying poised and sticking to the game plan no matter what. Choncho, palibe kanthu chimene iye angachite kapena kunena pa nkhondo, kwambiri kuti amatanthauza ine ndikuchita chinachake, and I’ll just continue to do what I’m doing and what my corner’s asking me to do. I’m not worried about it at all. Ine ndine amene ndili, ndipo ine ntchito.
K. Azivala
Shawn’s coming to knock Adrien’s head off. He’s in a real fight, and this is a big fight. I think it’s going to be a very entertaining fight. They both have contrasting styles. Both have certain strengths that they do certain things very well. It’s going to be a very competitive and exciting fight.
Q
You’re an Akron guy. Broner’s a Cincinnati guy. They’re saying it’s the battle of Ohio, ndipo ife Las Vegas, lalikulu malo aakulu ndewu nthawi zonse, yopambana malo kuti ndewu, koma kodi inu mukuganiza kuti mwina inu anyamata adzakhala duking izo mu Ohio kuthetsa kudzitama ufulu wa boma?
S. Azivala
Ndine kumpoto Ohio Mnyamata, osati Akron, not just Cleveland. It’s a blessing to be able to represent northeast Ohio, and I’ve done that for a very long time with pride. I’ve made everyone proud back home along the way. Apanso, chirichonse ndaphunzira, I learned from my dad. He told me a long time ago, Iye anati ngati mukufuna kusintha, ngati inu mukufuna kuti bwino ndi kuchita zinthu apamwamba mlingo, inu mukuyenera kusuntha ndi zina kuchoka panyumba yekha ndi kusamalira malonda anu.
Ndi kuti zikukambidwa, Las Vegas is the Mecca of boxing. It’s where we all want to be. I’ve been blessed enough to move out here two years ago, and this is where I always wanted my career to go. A fight of this magnitude is happening where it’s supposed to happen at. The bragging rights will come after the fight.
Q
Nkobvuta Zikuyenda kuti inu kufika pansi 144? What was the reason that you guys made the fight for significantly under the welterweight limit when both of you guys have been welterweight champions and not had any issues with 147?
S. Azivala
I’ll answer the first question first. Pompano, ife Cadillacing, and what I mean by that is we’re taking it one day at a time. We’re moving slow so everybody can see us, and we’re feeling good doing it. It’s coming along exactly the way we wanted it to, and it’s been a blessing. We were called and told that we were asked to be 144 pounds by Adrien Broner. That was not our decision. As soon as it was announced to me from my dad, Ndinamuuza, chirichonse chimene tiyenera kuchita chiyani pa nkhondoyi.
Ine ndikuganiza pali mwana wamng'ono ku Cincinnati amene ali mantha nkhondo pa 147, even though that’s a weight that he’s even fought for a championship at. That’s neither here nor there. The weigh-in is Friday. We’ll be there. We’ll be on weight, and we’ll be excited to get on that scale and look him in the eyes at that weight and let him know that we’re feeling good. Whatever advantage he thought could come from that, iye sakumvetsa iliyonse.
Chinthu chabwino ndi Ndine wodalitsika kuti ndili nazo thupi, and somehow we can get my body to do what it needs to do. Pamapeto pa tsiku, all I can do is give it up to God. It’s been great along the way and, ngati inu anati, Ine nkhondo m'mwamba mpaka 165 mu Amateurs ngakhalenso 154 pa kutembenukira ovomereza, ndipo tsopano 147 for the last about four or five years. It’s been great, ndi kumapita angapo mapaundi silidzakhala vuto.
K. Azivala
I call it addition by subtraction. As he loses weight, he increases his opportunity for big fights. Choncho, tinachokera 154 kuti 147, ndipo pali ndewu yayikulu kumeneko ndi zazikulu nkhondo mayina pamenepo. Apa ife takhala kuti apite pansi angapo mapaundi, and it just so happens he’s living this way year round so he didn’t have to go into some crazy I’ve got to get this weight off type thing. This morning, he was very light. He’s eaten twice this morning already. He’s feeling really good. We’re able to do this, and we’re confident that it’ll continue throughout the week to come off like it is. We’re looking forward to this big fight at a lighter weight. Choncho, that’s why I call it addition by subtraction. We get more out of coming down in a lower weight than we did being in the higher weight class.
Q
Shawn, nonse inu ndi Adrien akhala zina zosangalatsa ndewu, but you’re also both very good boxers also. What is your take on how this is going to play out?
S. Azivala
I think this fight’s going to go everywhere. You’ve seen me fight. You know that I want to dictate everything. I want to dictate the pace. I want to be the commander in the ring. Ndi kuti zikukambidwa, ife tiri zosunthika, amene ali wamkulu, and we can box from the outside. There will also be points where we look to move in and get really physical. We’re just going to play it one round at a time and we’ll look to box and also look to punch and put it all together. That’s what you want in a big fight, when you can do so many things and this fight requires you doing so many things. We look to put it all together on Saturday night-the boxing, ndi kukhomerera, anzanuwo, ndi countering, zonse izo.
Q
Mukaona Adrien Broner a mbiri, inu mukuona iye anali kumwalira kwa Marcos Maidana. Is there anything you’ve learned from that fight with Maidana that you can apply for yourself in your fight with Adrien?
S. Azivala
Inde. We’ve taken a look at a number of his fights, osati zoipa, but also the good. I’m steadily reminding myself not to underestimate him, osati kuganiza kuti ine ndikuti anabwera mmenemo ndi kuchita chirichonse chimene Maidana anam'chitira, and that’s it and I’ll get the win. We look to do so much more than what Maidana did, koma mavuto amene Maidana ntchito lonselo nkhondo inali anali zimene anafunikira.
We will look to do some of that. I’ve also taken a look at his earlier fights when he looked really sharp and superb, just to remind myself of what he can do. There were lot of things he didn’t do against Maidana, but there were a lot of things he did do well against some of his other competitors earlier in his career. We look to do a lot of different things this fight. It’s going to take a lot to win this one, ndipo ife tiri okonzekera icho.
Q
Kodi pali zapadera zimene mwaphunzira kapena lisinthidwe njira popeza nkhondo chaka chatha ndi Kell Brook?
S. Azivala
Yes and no. I think with that fight, zinthu zomwe ife ndasintha ndi ntchito zambiri kwambiri, nambala wani, maganizo ndipo yachiwiri, ndizosowa. Ine ndinena, nambala wani, maganizo chifukwa panali zinthu zambiri zimene anafunsidwa za ine mu ngodya kuti sindinathamange, kutchula pa machesi. Pamapeto pa tsiku, Ine ndimangoyang'ana pa ndekha, and that’s the reason those things didn’t show up. We worked on a lot of mental preparation since that fight, kutha osati kokha kumvera ngodya ndi kukhazikitsa malangizowa pa nkhondo ndiyeno ndizosowa.
There were a lot of things I didn’t do in that fight. I got a little wild at points. Pambuyo pa nkhondo, kamodzi tinayambiranso maphunziro, ife tinapita kumbuyo kwa ndizosowa monga ife nthawizonse amachita, koma tiika pang'ono motsindika maganizo mbali pamodzi ndi zochepa.
Q
Nkhondoyi akhala Loweruka usiku, yaikulu chochitika, yaikulu pa nthawi, pa NBC amathandiza kunyumba m'dziko, and it’s going to be televised internationally. Tell us about how that affects you, kukhala mwa marquis nkhondo.
S. Azivala
Mukudziwa, Ine ndikukulonjezani ichi, this is something that I’ve always envisioned and I’ve always looked forward to. My fight with Julio Diaz, pamene ine ndinapeza kuti izo zinali MGM Grand, I was really excited. Then I was told it was going to be in one of the conference rooms. The whole entire bubble didn’t bust, but a little bit of the air came out. I’ve just always marveled at the crowd, phokoso afika, magetsi, the whole nine. I love every part of the ambiance of a big MGM Grand fight. I’m taking it with a lot of excitement and obviously not over enthused, but I do understand the moment that I’m about to have. The great part about it is it’s a moment that I’ve always wanted, and I’m looking forward to it, kotero ine nditenga popanda vuto konse.
Q
Kodi pali zachilungamo chidani pakati pa iwe ndi Adrien?
S. Azivala
Mukudziwa, there was no animosity about the weight up until the press conference that we had last week. We had the press conference. We’ve known for weeks now that the contracted weight is supposed to be 144. Here we are doing everything that we need to do as professionals to be on weight, pa mfundo, kukhala 100%, ndi mwana amene anasankha kuti mgwirizanowo, kulemera 144, akufuna kuti kulankhula za matenda kulemera, akufuna kupewa kulankhula za aliyense zobwezeretsa mzera, amafuna kupewa kucheza yokhudza kulemera malire kapena chirichonse monga izo.
The zambiri timakambirana kaye, the more and more the animosity starts to set in because I’m a professional doing what I do. I’ve done it at this high level for so long, wanga kulemera gulu 147 for so long. You want to move up into my weight, then move up. Don’t be scared. Don’t be worried. Don’t be afraid. Put your skill on the line along with your record. Put everything on the line. Put it all on the line at 147. Don’t put it at 144 ndipo safuna kulankhula za izo.
I’m not going to worry about it. We still maintain our professionalism and come into this fight and this weigh-in the way we’re supposed to. No personal animosity towards Adrien Broner. I know him, koma Ine ndimdziwa Iye chapatali.
Ndi kuti zikukambidwa, izo nthawizonse zakhala zambiri za, “Hei, zikukuyenderani bwanji?” mtundu wa ubale, osati “Tiyeni tipite ku club usikuuno” mtundu wa ubale ndi, osati “N'chifukwa chiyani mukulankhula kwa ine inu? Ndikhonza kumenyana inu nthawizina,” relationship. Choncho, we’re cool. The night of the fight, tidzakhala adani chifukwa 12 zipolopolo, or however many rounds it lasts. Pambuyo pake, Ndidzakhala amene ndili ndi akatswiri ndipo nkhonya kusamalira palokha.
Q
Kodi zimenezi kulemera bwino, kapena mukuona nokha ikuyenda bwino kubwerera ku welterweight atafa?
S. Azivala
N'zodziwikiratu ife anachita zimenezi chifukwa, and that was to fight the kid. Pambuyo pake, I don’t think there’ll be any other reason for me to move any lower than 147. It’s not going to be a problem this fight, but it’s not something that I want to entertain in the future. I’m a 147-pound fighter, simple as that. Anyone I fight will be a strong 147-pound fighter, not a blown-up 140-pound fighter and not a took-down 154-pounder. We look to fight everyone at their best, ndi kwanga adzakhala 144 lachiwelu.
K. Swanson
Chabwino. That actually was your last media question, koma ine ndati ndikufunseni inu funso ndekha, something that I actually shared with Errol Spence too. It’s Father’s Day weekend for the big boxing weekend in Las Vegas. Ine ndikuganiza aliyense masewerawa amadziwa za close, intimate relationship that the Porters have. I’d like, Shawn, inu kugawana nafe zomwe abambo ako zikutanthauza kuti inu ndi zimene mukufuna kuti Atate Tsiku Loweruka usiku.
S. Azivala
Moona mtima, I’m happy that this fight has come at this time. My dad and I have worked extremely hard together for a very long time doing this sport. What better way to celebrate or wake up and just be proud of what we’ve done the night before, monga banja, mogwirizana? Ndili wokondwa za kukhala nkhondoyi ndi usiku pamaso pa Atate Tsiku, ndipo Ndikuyembekezera kuthekera kudzuka ndi tipite lotsatira m'chipinda kudzuka bambo anga basi chidwi chimene ife tachita, N'zoonekeratu, osati mphete koma zimene tili nazo tsopano monga banja ndiponso mogwirizana.
Iye akutanthauza dziko kwa ine, ndipo iye akudziwa kuti. I definitely know I mean the world to him. I’ve said this before, chikondi chimene tili, kuti nafenso, tikakhala kuti ndi mphete ndi mzake, and it’s unparalleled. You can’t match it. Izi zikutanthauza kwambiri. That makes a difference during the fight.
K. Swanson
Leonard, Ndikufuna kulanga kwake kwa inu otsiriza ndemanga.
L. Ellerbe
Chabwino. I just want to clear up this whole weight issue. It seems that there’s a lot of back and forth about the weight. Both fighters have agreed to fight this fight Saturday at 144 pounds max. I want to be clear with that, 144 pounds max. Both fighters agree upon that. The fans are expecting a great fight, and I think that both fighters will be at their best come Saturday night. Both fighters have had an excellent camp and have prepared to fight at the weight, and both fighters know what to expect from each other. They know each other very well. They both have great strengths, ndipo ine ndikuganiza izo kukhala yosangalatsa kwambiri nkhondo kubwera Loweruka usiku.
Ine ndiri okondwa ndi Shawn Porter, with what he’s been able to do as a professional. What I like the most about Shawn is his confidence. As a young veteran, he’s willing to get in there with anybody and those are the things that are a rare attribute when what you see with young fighters. A lot of fighters talk the talk, but they’re not willing to step up. Like I said, one of the most impressive things that I personally admire about Shawn is that he’s willing to get in there with anybody. He’s even called out Floyd Mayweather. He’s willing to get in there with Floyd, and that’s what I like. The guy’s willing to put it on the line, kuziyika izo pa mzere, kuchita zimene zimafunika kuti adyetse banja ndi kupereka mafani zimene iwo akufuna.
Tikuyembekezera Loweruka usiku, nkhondo yayikuru kwa mafani. Zikomo inu nonse ikukonzekera mu.
K. Azivala
Inu munthu wa zinathandiza kwambiri phunziro apo, good questions. We’re feeling good, so we’re looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday. Thanks for having us.
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