دیترویت, MY (مارس 6) – With a potential world title shot on the near horizon for the winner, undefeated bantamweight contenders آنتونیو NIEVES و نیکولای Potapov both agree their NABO Bantamweight Championship مرحله نهایی مسابقات این جمعه is the most important of both their careers.
Defending champion Nieves (17-0-2, 9 کوس) of Cleveland and Russia’s Potapov (16-0-1, 8 کوس) will meet in the co-main event this Friday, مارس 10, of Salita Promotions’ history-making quadrupleheader of fights entitled “Detroit City Gold” در MGM Grand Detroit بر ShoBox: نسل جدید زندگی در SHOWTIME (10 p.m. و/PT).
در رویداد اصلی شب, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist کلارسا شیلدس (1-0) of Flint, میشیگان, will face Hungary’s Szilvia “Sunset” Szabados (15-8, 6 کوس) in a six-round battle for the Women’s NABF Middleweight Championship. Their fight will be the first women’s boxing main event to be featured on premium television in history.
In the eight-round televised bantamweight opener, Detroit-based bantamweight prospect جیمز اسمیت (11-0, 6 کوس) will take on Chicago’s جوشوا گریر, جونیور. (11-1-1, 4 کوس). In the other eight-round televised bout of the exciting quadrupleheader, سبک وزن Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 کوس) شهر تولدو, اوهایو, faces Detroit’s Ed Williams (12-1-1, 4 کوس).
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Here’s what they both had to say:
آنتونیو NIEVES
“Everything went well in training. Potapov is a solid fighter but I believe giving him some movement and coming in from the side is really going to help me get the victory in this fight. من هستم 100 درصد آماده. I’ve been focused on one guy the entire camp and I’m ready to get in there and get the win.
“We tried to get sparring partners that imitate him as much as possible, so when I get in there with him, there’s no surprises, but basically, I’m just going to stick to what I know.
“A victory means a lot. We’re two undefeated fighters on the verge of a world title shot. A victory over this guy would put me to the stage of being in line to fight for a world title, so this win means a lot.”
نیکولای Potapov
“I had a great training camp in Detroit at Kronk gym with Javan SugarHill Steward. It’s been a great learning experience for me. آموزش, intensity, مبارزه, living conditions have been superb.
“This is the most important fight of my career. Antonio Nieves is a very skilled, high-level fighter. I am focused on making a statement on مارس 10, and showing that I am one of the best bantamweights in the world.”
