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Easter to Defend IBF Lightweight Title Against Javier Fortuna उद्या
“I’m going to show him why he didn’t want to take this fight.” – रॉबर्ट इस्टर
फोटो क्रेडिट: प्रदर्शनाची वेळ
काय: SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray sat down with undefeated world champion रॉबर्ट इस्टर जूनियर. at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn ahead of his 135-pound title defense against former world champion Javier Fortuna. The pair discussed Easter’s motivations to enter the sport of boxing, his life outside the ring and future aspirations inside the ring.
The IBF Lightweight World Title Bout serves as the co-feature of the जानेवारी 20 प्रदर्शनाची वेळ स्पर्धेत बॉक्सिंग, a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. आणि/6 p.m. पोर्तुगाल) बार्कलेज केंद्र, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The event is headlined by IBF Welterweight World Champion and 2012 U.S. ऑलिंपियन Errol वाढत जूनियर. making his first title defense against former two-division world champion लामोंट पीटरसन.
“Nothing concerns me about Fortuna”, said Easter. “He hasn’t been in the ring with no one like me with my attributes. I’m going to show him why he didn’t want this fight.”
Looking ahead to what a successful title defense शनिवारी night would mean for his career, Easter made it clear his goal was to unify the division. “Mikey Garcia, होर्हे लिनारेस – either or, काही फरक पडत नाही. It’s all in these guys’ hands if they want to face me.”
SHOWTIME Sports will stream two live boxing undercard bouts featuring Marcus Browne and Adam Kownacki शनिवारी on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS. ब्राऊन, an unbeaten 175-pound contender from Staten Island, will face Francy Ntetu in a 10-round fight while undefeated heavyweight Kownacki, fighting out of Brooklyn by way of Poland, will take on Iago Kiladze of Kiev, 10-गोल चढाओढ मध्ये युक्रेन.
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