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“Kukhona okuthile mayelana Deontay….I ngingowakho ugcine irekhodi lakhe ihlanzekile, ngoba awutholi minyaka emine emahlandla.”
— Gold Cup
“Wena konke for uswidi. Angikaze silungele kangaka Whoop umuntu. Angazi ukudlala imidlalo. It angawutholi yimuphi realer kuka lokhu.”
— Deontay Wilder
LOKHU MHLAKA, JAN. 17, PHILA ON Showtime®
KUSUKELA MGM ESEWONKE YASE ARENA in Las Vegas, Nev.
Chofoza LAPHA Thwebula Ama ifotho
Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Showtime
Amathikithi Still on Sale!!!
Las Vegas (UJan. 15, 2015) – Akukho uthando elahlekile phakathi WBC sosondonzima World ChampionBermane “B. Product” Stiverne futhi unbeaten No. 1 Olwa Deontay “The Bomber Bronze” Wilder, ngubani akazange ananaze ngesikhathi iqhaza ngokuvamile esishubile, wagcwalisa kudoti-talking-esishubile final press conference Thursday okwe “Buyela Glory: Gold Cup vs.. Deontay Wilder” fight ikhadi ukuthatha indawo lokhu Saturday, UJan. 17, hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO (10 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. PT) ukusuka MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The kanzima-ukushaya Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 Kos), of Las Vegas, uvikela isihloko sakhe ngokumelene unbeaten Knockout onguchwepheshe Wilder (32-0, 32 Kos), of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,- ezinsukwini ezimbili, kodwa uma ababenakho indlela yabo Zazisho ukulwa tonight.
Isenzakalo co-kugqugquzelwa Don King Productions futhi Golden Boy Promotions and will featurecrowd-pleasing WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Lion “Earthquake” Santa Cruz (28-0-1, 16 Kos) putting his title and unbeaten record on the line in a 12-round bout against UJesu “Star” Ruiz (33-5-5, 22 Kos).
Promising world-ranked undefeated junior welterweight Amir “Master Young” I abe (15-0, 13 Kos) will face hard-hitting Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado Jr.. (19-2, 16 Kos) in a 10-round fight for the WBC Continental Melika 140-ganda isihloko ukuthi kuvuleke telecast Showtime.
Amathikithi for the event ezisendalini futhi ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $500, $350, $250, $125 futhi $50, hhayi kuhlanganise kusebenza amacala service nezintela. Amathikithi anqunyelwe ukuba eziyisishiyagalombili (8) per person with a limit of four (4) at the $50 price range. Ukushaja ngocingo nge credit card enkulu, shayela Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available at www.mgmgrand.com nomawww.ticketmaster.com.
Ngezansi lokho fighters, abagqugquzeli abaqeqeshi ayezokusho namuhla at the David Copperfield Theatre:
Gold Cup, WBC esigabeni sosondonzima Champion
“It kuzoba khona nempi yangempela, a fight like uke ongakaze. Ngingumfana no driver cab, Ngingumfana akumangalisi one-hit, lena deal real. Le ibhande lapha akuyi ndawo. Le ibhande eliluhlaza owayehlala lapha leli hhotela green.
“Wonke umuntu uye wangisekela, ngeke udumazeke. Sengike ngakubona inala guys like Wilder, ngisho guys abaxoxa ngaphezu kwakhe.
“Anginandaba mayelana nendlela ngiya in the ring, I sikhathazeke kangakanani I baphume ring.
“Kukhona okuthile mayelana Deontay ….I ngingowakho ugcine irekhodi lakhe ihlanzekile, ngoba awutholi minyaka emine emahlandla.
“Lena nempi yangempela futhi lokhu ibhande owayehlala lapha ekhaya lami edolobheni. You uya silimale, into embi kakhulu kuwe wakwenza kwaba me thatha wena sina, futhi Ngithatha wena sina.
“Lokhu kuzoba fight kakhulu. Emva le mpi ngeke nanini ukuzwa Deontay Wilder.”
DEONTAY Wilder, No Unbeaten. 1 WBC Olwa okugunyaziwe
“Wena konke for uswidi. Angikaze silungele kangaka Whoop umuntu. Kube eziningi inkulumo, izinto eziningi zokuxhumana. Kodwa ngokusebenzisa konke, kube real. Angazi ukudlala imidlalo. It angawutholi yimuphi realer kuka lokhu. Thina engozini izimpilo zethu njalo kuleyo ring.
“Uma kuphela owayazi kabuhlungu Ngizofika ukubeka ngale boy, nonke ufuna Isizinda lokuqala American, kodwa lokhu kimi. I am hhayi ngesaba ukuhamba ikhanda lami waliphakamisa ngoba nginguJehova elungele noma iluphi uvivinyo.
“Lona ijabulisa kakhulu iziqubu sosondonzima eminyakeni. Lona Awakening of the division sosondonzima futhi kukhona kwenye indawo ukuze babe it kuka at MGM Grand.
“Lokhu indawo inombolo eyodwa ukuba isibhakela ngiye nje elinde isikhathi eside kangaka lokhu. Ukuqeqeshwa, ubuhlungu benhliziyo, ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka kuye kwaba uhambo olude.
“Abantu abaningi bangibhalela off ngisaqala. Abantu bathi Akungimangazi ukuba lapha. Abantu namanje ungibhalele off futhi ngifisa ukubabonga ngokubamba ukuthi. Ngoba uma babhala me off I abasaya kwenye level futhi aqhubekele phambili.
“Abantu abazi ukuthi kungithathe ukuba uthole lapha. Akukho asenikezelwe kimina futhi ngiyalazisa yonke into encane enginakho. Lokhu kwangenza ngingubani ekuphileni.
“Ngangazi ukuthi kwenzekani ukuthatha umsebenzi onzima ukuze uthole ukuthi ibhande sengikulungele lokho test. Lesi yisikhathi yami; Angicabangi esitheni sami uyaqonda inhloso ngoba lokhu isikhathi sami.
“Uma ngenza obungakulindele, Angifuni nonke zilulaza le ndoda, Stiverne. Angifuni muntu ukuba enze izaba ukunqoba yami. Namathela ngezwi lakho. Ake lokhu uvivinyo kimi futhi ubuke Wangidlulisa test yami. I ziqinisekise ngizakwenza.
“Ngiyazi wonke umuntu okhuluma ngawe, Bermane, kodwa abakwazi uzonilwela. Abakwazi nje kwenze kube kubi kuwe. Akubeke kubi kuwe. Wena abaqondi ukuthi lomuntu ungumuntu mayelana ukuze uthole the indandatho.
“Ushaye kuphela iqhawe isikhathi esifushane kodwa uhamba like kube isikhathi eside. Uneminyaka kuphela izivakashi lelo bhande.”
LEO Santa Cruz, WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion
“Ngingumfana 100 Amaphesenti angu ngomumo. Bengilokhu ukuqeqesha for le mpi like konke ukulwa zami. Bengilokhu ukuqeqesha ngempela kanzima.
“It Ngeke kube lula ukulwa, yena a fighter ezinzima. A lot of guys baye bazama ukuthatha ibhande kude nami futhi akekho kubo babe. Ngiyazi yena elambile for the isihloko kodwa mina ngeke akuvumele lokho kwenzeke.
“Ngifuna esitheni sami ukuza ukulungele futhi ushiye konke in the ring. Ngifuna ukuntshontsha show futhi abe ukulwa of the night.”
UJESU Ruiz, Super Bantamweight Olwa
“Ngifuna ukubonga wonke umuntu wangisiza ukuba ngithole leli thuba futhi ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngeke akuvumele phansi.
“Kuningi of naysayers laphaya futhi abantu abaningi abangakholelwa lutho ngami. NjengeSaturday Kuzodingeka ngibuye izwe ngingubani. Angiqondile ukuqoqa Iholo noma ukuthatha dive, Ngilapha ukunqoba isihloko emhlabeni. Ngizofika ukunikela ngakho konke enginakho ngomgqibelo ukuze alethe isihloko emuva Mexico.
“Ngithathe ilindele Leo Santa Cruz ukuza lapha shape enkulu ngoba lokhu kuzoba empini enkulu. Ngizofika walala konke out on the line mina athembisa ukuletha ukuthi isihloko emuva Mexico.”
Amir LOVE, Ezingakanqotshwa Super Esilula Olwa
“Ngikulungele abukisa for nonke. Ngifuna ukubonga ithimba lami lonke. Angicabangi wazi ukuthi yini efika wena zibe, Fidel. You uzoba omunye Ukubeka the mat eze Saturday ebusuku. You uyesaba futhi angikwazi ukubona ubuso bakho.”
Fidel Maldonado, JR., Super Esilula Olwa
“Ngiyazi Angikho underestimating kule mpi kodwa woza Saturday sizobona kanjani lapho kusuke out on the floor.”
DON KING, Hall Of Fame Umthuthukisi
“Iqiniso lodaba, isihloko wesibhakela akubanga ubuqhawe emhlabeni. It waba ubuqhawe German.
“Manje, isihloko wesibhakela emuva lapha Bermane Stiverne futhi kuhle ukuba bakwazi ukwethula it in capital wezwe boxing, Las Vegas. Ukuze kube omkhulu MGM Grand kuyajabulisa.
“Deontay kuyinto fighter okusika nge umlando ophelele 32 ukulwa kanye 32 knockouts. Bermane has 21 knockouts ngakho kuzoba heck of a fight.
“Sifuna ukwazi ukuthi abalandeli siyayichitha boxing emuva kubantu. Yilokho okubaluleke ngempela. The nomdlandla futhi ugqozi lokukhushulwa kuholela abantu becela 'lapho nguye elilandelayo?’ Yilokho siyakucela kuhloswe ukwenza lapha.
“Lokhu kuzoba empini enkulu kangaka musa blink. Musa up uhambe amanzi noma yini ngoba le mpi uzoba super block.”
Bernard Hopkins, Future Hall Of Famer and Golden Boy Promotions Partner
“Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuthi Don King ibilokhu iyingxenye yomlando yami. Lokho Ngihlale oyizwayo, 'Is boxing sesimweni esihle?’ Sengicabanga osomabhizinisi more eza isibhakela ekwenzeni ukulwa best mkhulu. Don King uye wabeka isisekelo ukuthi. Uma sonke sicabange one way, kumele ucabange ukuthi yini engcono kakhulu boxing.
“Siyazi ukuthi isomiso e-division sosondonzima sesiqhubeke isikhathi eside ngokwanele futhi ngikholwa ukuthi lokhu ngoMgqibelo, whoever iwina lokhu iyokwenziwa wakhuluma. Angiboni lokhu uya 12 emahlandla. Lokhu kuhle boxing.
“Ngilapha in Las Vegas, sami 50th birthday, I ube lapha ukukhuluma ngalo Don King nonke kulo mdlalo ukuthi mina inkanuko athande kangaka. Lokhu kumayelana a sport ukuthi wanginika ithuba lesibili empilweni. Ngabeka inselele baphume bonke in the mdlalo, ake wenze okulungile abantu abathenga sport yethu.
“Ngiyaziqhenya umhlatshelo sikhathi ngibe nomndeni wami ukuba lapha kule mpi futhi ube lapha kulo mdlalo owenze kakhulu kimi.”
ROBERT GASPARRI, COO of Golden Boy Promotions
“Golden Boy Promotions imhlaba ukuba ekugqugquzeleni lokhu ikhadi omkhulu eceleni edume boxing umgqugquzeli Don King. Ngasohlangothini Oscar De La Hoya and bonke at Golden Boy Promotions, Ngithanda ukubonga MGM Grand, Crown, Mexico Tourism and zonke fighters ukuthi zisebenza kanzima kakhulu ukwenza lokhu umcimbi oyimpumelelo.
“Boy Golden ufuna ukwenza emidlalweni umhlabeleli and umsebenzi nazo zonke abagqugquzeli, futhi Saturday ebusuku azihlukile. Lena wesibhakela isihloko fight in America abanesifiso wokuba American iqhawe wokuqala esigabeni sosondonzima in a eyishumi.”
RICHARD IZULU, President and COO MGM Resorts Entertainment and Sports
“The 2015 Las Vegas boxing ikhalenda lecala Saturday ubusuku kulindelwe kakhulu fight sosondonzima in the United States eyishumi. Sinethemba lokuthi abalandeli yezemidlalo ukubukela ziyojabulela leli khadi fight.”
USTEFANU Espinoza, Executive General Manager and Vice President, Showtime Sports
“Angikwazi ukucabanga a fight kangcono ukuqalisa kulo nyaka kuka Stiverne vs. Wilder. It’s the most significant heavyweight fight in the U.S. okungenani eyishumi. Kuyinto the enkulu wesibhakela isihloko fight lapha MGM Grand kusukela Tyson-Holyfield II in 1997.
“Uma sikhuluma Return to Glory, akukho umlando ngaphezu lapha MGM futhi the division sosondonzima.
“Sesikhathele uyaziqhenya kakhulu ukuba le mpi Showtime futhi thina uku uyaziqhenya kakhulu ukuba ibhizinisi lezi zinsizwa. Ubathola kokubili abantu ezihlakaniphile futhi isho abangamalungu abamele ezinkulu sport yethu. Sesikhathele siziqhenye ukuba la madoda on Showtime futhi thina uku siziqhenye ngokuthi Showtime fighters.
“Lena ikhadi izinga okusezingeni of isibhakela ikhadi izinga okusezingeni izinsizwa, phezulu kuya phansi.”
JAY nice, Wilder sika Trainer and Manager
“Lokhu kuzoba fight okusika. Bacabanga Not a lot of abantu mayelana Alabama and boxing, kodwa uma wazi Boxing wazi ukuthi Joe Louis wazalelwa Alabama, Evander Holyfield wazalelwa Alabama, Ernie Shavers wazalelwa Alabama. Labo bantu kwesokunxele Alabama ukuze uthole emisebenzini yabo ngokuya, kodwa Deontay wahlala futhi ofuna ukuletha Alabama to the party eze Saturday ebusuku.
“Siyazi Stiverne kuyinto iqhawe elikhulu, siyazi yena zinamandla yakhe futhi siyazi ukuthi at best yakhe futhi lokho kufanele kube njani. Kuyinto empini enkulu phakathi heavyweights ezimbili ezinkulu.”
Stacy McKinley, Trainer Imam sika
“Amir Imam kuyinto version esencane Bernard Hopkins. Wena fighters laphaya uphonsa punchers like rock em’ sock in’ amarobhothi. Ngathatha look at lokhu Imam kid futhi ngabona ukuthi ukuya uphonsa konke futhi aqeqeshe kuye.
“Imam siqeqesha nsuku zonke, konke akwenzayo kuba isitimela. Ngisho nalapho ihamba ngokusebenzisa yezitolo yena shadow boxing. Ufuna ukuba omunye kunabo lokho owake waphila.
“Lena insizwa unamakhono of Ray Robinson, ukuvikela Joe Gans. Ubuye amakhono Harry Armstrong. You ubeke ndawonye futhi akukho lutho kwesokunxele, kubonisa ukuthi waba 'Master Young.’
“You ufuna ikusasa isibhakela, yena uzoba ubuso boxing esizayo. Boxing idinga superstar. Imam bangalwa iyiphi isitayela yingakho kusuke The Master.”
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“KUNGABUYELA INKAZIMULO”: STIVERNE VS. Wilder, a 12-round fight for endaweni Stiverne sika WBC sosondonzima Championship ukuthatha Saturday, UJan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is co-kugqugquzelwa Don King Productions and Golden Boy Promotions futhi yasekela by Corona and Mexico – Live It To Believe It!. In the 12-round co-feature, unbeaten WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz uvikela ngokumelene uJesu Ruiz and Ezingakanqotshwa Amir Imam uhlangana Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round iziqubu super engasindi for the WBC Continental Americas Title Super Esilula. Lo mcimbi kuyokwenzeka ngesikhathi MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., futhi ngeke baveze bukhoma Showtime® (10:00 p.m. KANYE/ 7:00 p.m. PT). The telecast izoba khona ngeSpanishi nge izinhlelo secondary audio (SAP). Iziqubu Preliminary uzobe isiqephu bukhoma Showtime obedlulele (8:00 p.m. KANYE/PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast).
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