จูเนียสเปน. Vs. Bundu Headlines Premier Boxing Champions on NBC
วันอาทิตย์, สิงหาคม 21 From Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
ใน Brooklyn – 5 p.m. และ/2 p.m. PT
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BROOKLYN (สิงหาคม 15, 2016) -บุกดาวรุ่ง เออร์รอล “ความจริง” จูเนียสเปน.is leaning on his experience as part of the 2012 สหรัฐฯ. Olympic team as he nears a world title eliminator on network television and eventually a world title shot.
“People ask if I’m nervous about headlining big fights, but I’ve already fought on the biggest stage you can fight on at the Olympics,” สเปนซ์จูเนียร์กล่าวว่า. “I was fighting in front of the whole world and it got me ready for where I’m at today.”
The 26-year-old will take on once-beaten Italian contender เลียวนาร์ด “สิงโต” Bundu in a welterweight world title eliminator that headlines พรีเมียร์แชมเปี้ยนมวย บน เอ็นบีซี วันอาทิตย์, สิงหาคม 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
Televised coverage begins on NBC at 5 p.m. และ/2 p.m. PT following the Olympic Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game. For Spence Jr., it was the experience of being around world class athletes such as the members of the USA Men’s Basketball team that he remembers most vividly about his time in London.
“I’ll never forget meeting all of the athletes that I had grown up watching,” สเปนซ์จูเนียร์กล่าวว่า. “I got to meet Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, the Williams sisters and Usain Bolt. Just being able to talk to them and be around them was amazing. I was an Olympian just like them.
“It was a big moment for me when people like that would recognize me and tell me they were going to come watch me fight. That’s something I’ll always remember.”
While Spence Jr. had the best run of any of the men on the 2012 สหรัฐฯ. ทีม, he came up short of his goal of bringing home a medal for his country. แม้จะมีที่, จูเนียสเปน. wouldn’t change anything about his 2012 ประสบการณ์.
“I feel like everything happens for a reason,” สเปนซ์จูเนียร์กล่าวว่า. “If I go back and change something, it might change something in my future. So far my future is looking great right now. I’m one of the top fighters in the game and everything that happened in the Olympics led to that.”
Four years removed from his time in the Olympic Village, จูเนียสเปน. is ready to make his mark as a pro, but will still have an eye on the new crop of talent that is currently competing in Rio.
“I would tell the Olympians to stay focused no matter what happens,” สเปนซ์จูเนียร์กล่าวว่า. “Work with what you have there, listen to your coaches and stay 100 percent dedicated. You got this far, so why slack now?
“I wish them the best of luck and I think we definitely have some gold medal hopefuls like Shakur Stevenson and Claressa Shields. They’re going to come home with gold and it’s going to be big for U.S boxing.”
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