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Easter to Defend IBF Lightweight Title Against Javier Fortuna מאָרגן
“I’m going to show him why he didn’t want to take this fight.” – ראבערט יסטער
פאָטאָ קרעדיט: שאָוטיים
וואָס: SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray sat down with undefeated world champion ראבערט יסטער דזשוניער. at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn ahead of his 135-pound title defense against former world champion Javier פאָרטונאַ. 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 יאַנואַר 20 שאָוטיים טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינג, a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 פּ.ם. און/6 פּ.ם. פּט) פון באַרקלייַס צענטראַל, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The event is headlined by IBF Welterweight World Champion and 2012 יוז. אָלימפּיאַן עראַל ספּענסע דזשוניער. making his first title defense against former two-division world champion לאַמאָנט פּעטערסאָן.
“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 אויף שבת night would mean for his career, Easter made it clear his goal was to unify the division. “מייקי גאַרסיאַ, דזשאָרגע לינערז – either or, עס טוט ניט ענין. 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 אויף שבת on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS. בראַון, 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, אוקריינא אין אַ 10-קייַלעכיק באַוט.
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