DETROIT, שלי (מרץ 6) – With a potential world title shot on the near horizon for the winner, undefeated bantamweight contenders אנטוניו Nieves ו ניקולאי פוטאפוב both agree their NABO Bantamweight Championship עימות ביום שישי הקרוב is the most important of both their careers.
Defending champion Nieves (17-0-2, 9 קוס) of Cleveland and Russia’s Potapov (16-0-1, 8 קוס) will meet in the co-main event this Friday, מרץ 10, של קידומי מילים’ history-making quadrupleheader of fights entitled “Detroit City Gold” ב MGM Grand Detroit ב ShoBox: הדור החדש חי על ההצגה מתחילה (10 p.m. ו/PT).
באירוע המרכזי של הלילה, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist קלרסה שילדס (1-0) של פלינט, מישיגן., will face Hungary’s Szilvia “Sunset” Szabados (15-8, 6 קוס) 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 James Smith (11-0, 6 קוס) will take on Chicago’s Joshua Greer, ג 'וניור. (11-1-1, 4 קוס). In the other eight-round televised bout of the exciting quadrupleheader, welterweight Wesley Tucker (13-0, 8 קוס) טולדו, אוהיו, faces Detroit’s אד וויליאמס (12-1-1, 4 קוס).
כרטיסים ל “Detroit City Gold” מתומחרים ב $250, $150, $100 ו $50, והם זמינים ב Ticketmaster.com, כל מיקומי Ticketmaster או בטלפון 800.745.3000.
Here’s what they both had to say:
אנטוניו 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. אני 100 אחוזים מוכנים. 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.”
ניקולאי פוטאפוב
“I had a great training camp in Detroit at Kronk gym with Javan SugarHill Steward. It’s been a great learning experience for me. האימון, intensity, קרבות, 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 מרץ 10, and showing that I am one of the best bantamweights in the world.”
