Las Vegas (December 19, 2017) – Ka dib markii ugu horeysay ee lagu adkeeyay in horyaalka iftiin feerka, Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka laba-division Badou Jack ayaa doonaya in ay isticmaalaan 2018 si ay u caddeeyaan in uu yahay dagaal ugu sareeya 175-pound ee dunida iyo mid ka mid ah pound-for-pound dagaalyahanada ugu fiican Isboortiga.

“Waxaan ahay 100 boqolkiiba kalsooni in awoodda aan u qaadaan oo horyaalka ku garaacday qof,” ayaa sheegay in Jack. “Waxaan ahay cusub ee la saadaalinayaa in iftiinka, laakiin waxaan horeba cadaato ayaan iska leh. Waxaan gelinaya oo dhan xulalka iftiinka ee ku taal ogeysiiska.”

ugu horeysay ee la saadaalinayaa in iftiinka Jack ayaa arkay isaga ka doodid horyaalka WBA Nathan Cleverly dhacdo co-ugu weyn ee Mayweather ee vs. kulanka Lughaya McGregor in August hore ee malaayiinta. Jack heysatay tallaabada bilowgaba iyo joojiyay horyaalka ee wareega shanaad si ay u noqdaan heysta horyaalka adduunka ah ee fasalka miisaanka labaad.

“aan kaga badisay Cleverly ka dib markii, Waxaan diyaar u ah inay beegsadaan dagaal ugu weyn waxaa ahay,” ayaa sheegay in Jack. “Waxaan ogahay in haddii aan wada oofin ilaa kartida aan, Waxaan doonayaa inaan dhigay waddo xagga midayntii horyaal ah. Waxaan kaliya leeyihiin si ay u qaataan mid ka mid ah dagaal waqti.”

Jack bilaabay 2017 adigoo on qaab ciyaareed cajiib ah si loola dagaallamo ka mid ah musharaxa Year ka dhanka ah markaas IBF Super dhexe World Champion James DeGale. The unification showdown on January 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn ended in a controversial draw, inkastoo inta badan u kuur ringside dhaliyay dagaalka ay guushu Jack ee.

“naftayda Aasaasidda guusha ee sanadka soo socda ma noqon doono suurto gal ah oo aan haysan weyn 2017,” sii Jack. “Haraati off sanadkii la dirirtaan midoobidda ka dhanka ah James DeGale waxaa sida ugu wanaagsan si ay u bilaabaan, iyo in kastoo aan helay dhacay, waxayna ahayd habeennimo weyn aniga iyo kooxda. Waxaan bartay wax badan oo xaqiiqo ah helay taageerayaasha cusub halkan iyo dibadda.”

Wuxuu ku dhashay Sweden iyo dagaal ka baxay Las Vegas, ka 2008 Olympic for aabbihiis hooyo Gambia waa horyaalka aduunka ah ee dareenka truest erayga. Jack ayaa loo magacaabay sannadkan markii labaad ee uu u dhashay Sweden for Lab Athlete of the Year award ee idrottsgalla Svenska haybadda. Laakiin wax walba oo dhaca ee giraanta, Guushii ugu weyneyd Jack noqon doonaa dhalashada socda ilmaha labaad oo uu March.

“Waxaan ahaa awoodaan in ay qaataan waqti badan la qoyskeyga in 2017 oo aan had iyo jeer ay xumme tahay in,” ayaa sheegay in Jack. “Balance waa furaha in cayaaraha iyo nolosha. Iyadoo ilmo kale soo socda, Waxaan indhaha ku hayaa inaan sii in la raaco riyooyin aan sida aabbe oo kale, ninkeeda iyo horyaalka adduunka ah.”

Iyadoo dagaal weyn oo intaas dheer cusub oo qoyska oo ay jidka ku, Jack ogyahay in tani ay tahay sanadka ah inay balaariso xaalada uu sida an horyaalka adduunka ee caalamiga ah in ay u soo sarre oo cusub, ay ka mid yihiin ganacsiga iyo dayada samafalka in lagu dhawaaqi doonaa in 2018.

“Waxaan leeyahay xididdada xoog leh oo dhaxalkaygiina waan qaadi ila mar kasta waxaan geli giraanta,” ayaa sheegay in Jack. “Waxaan leeyihiin masuuliyada ah in ay is-hoosaysiiya oo noqon horyaalka dadka. Waxaan soo booqday badan oo meelo cusub 2017 oo runtii balaariyay aan view dunida. Waxaan diyaar u ah inay qaataan on sano ka hor iyo ka dhigi kooxdeyda ahay, qoyska iyo taageerayaasha kuwa kibirka leh mar kasta oo aan fursad helo.”