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Fechaa onye mmeri Robert Easter n'Ụzọ Kwekọrọ Javier Fortuna na
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Co-Feature while Marcus Browne Esemokwu na Francy Ntetu & Adam Kownacki n'Ụzọ Kwekọrọ Iago Kiladze na SHOWTIME egwuregwu Boxing PRELIMS gụgharia Ndụ Showtime Egwuregwu® Digital nyiwe
Brooklyn (December 28, 2017) – Ebili kpakpando na vetiran contenders ga-aba mgbanaka Saturday, January 20 na-achọ na-amalite ha 2018 na a na nkwupụta mmeri mgbe ha na-asọrịta mpi na undercard edinam si Barclays Center, n'ụlọ Brooklyn ọkpọ®, na undercard maka welterweight egwuregwu showdown n'etiti IBF mmeri Errol Spence Obere. na abụọ na-nkewa mmeri Lamont Peterson.
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Ista will defend his IBF Title against former world champion Javier Fortuna in the co-main event live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. Pt).
Na SHOWTIME egwuregwu Boxing PRELIMS, unbeaten light heavyweight Marcus Browne will take on once-beaten Francy Ntetu in a 10-round fight and undefeated heavyweight sensation Adam Kownacki ga na-enwe Iago Kiladze of Kiev, Ukraine na a 10-gburugburu n'obi.
The ndụ digital àjà ga-enuba nanị na U.S. on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.
Tiketi maka ndụ omume, nke a na-akwalite DiBella Entertainment na TGB n'ọkwá, na-ọnụ-amalite na $50, na ndị na ere now. The Easter-Fortuna n'obi na-akwalite na-akpakọrịta na Sampson Boxing na Ihe ijeri n'ọkwá. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center or by calling 800-745-3000. Group ego dị site na-akpọ 844-BKLYN-GP. Ebe a bụ ihe alụso nwere ikwu banyere ha January 20 matchups na ndị ọzọ:
Robert Ista (20-0, 14 Kos) – Eme atọ agbachitere IBF fechaa World Mbụ
“Nke a agha nwere ike maa setịpụrụ ezi ụda m na 2018. M na-aga-eme ka a na nkwupụta na-alụ ọgụ a. My ikpeazụ atọ ọgụ m nwetara a knockout. M na-aga na-enye m Fans na-alụ ọgụ Fans a ọma show.
“M na-aga na-eji m apụghị iru na ogologo na ime nke a Ihọd si n'èzí. All ọrụ m ka m na a na-alụ ọgụ mkpumkpu okorobịa. Kwa obere Ihọd anaghị agha otu. Ma ị ga-esi na mgbanaka na ị na-eche ya ma na-eme mgbanwe.
“E nweghị ihe ọ akpan akpan na m nwere iji kwadebe maka na Fortuna. M na-ọ bụla na-alụ ọgụ ahụ. Kwa fighter ọgụ dị iche iche otú ị ga-esi na e, na-eche ya ma na-eme mgbanwe dị ka ị na-aga. M nchegbu banyere ya ịbụ a southpaw. M na-eche ihu ọtụtụ lefties na ọrụ m na-enwechaghị ahụmahụ-. Nke ahụ bụ na-enweghị nsogbu na niile.
“M na-eche ihe na-eme ka m na ihe ize ndụ na oku okpu-alụ ọgụ a na-enwe elu na m na-eme na punching ike na ndị na-agba na mindset nakwa. My mindset bụ na m na-adịghị na-aga na e-egwu gburugburu na ya. M dịkwa njikere ibibi.
“My mgbaru ọsọ 2018 na-weghara ihe utu aha na-enweta ịdị n'otu oké mmanya. Anyị nwere a ole na ole akaebe na arọ òtù, ma ọ na-egosi na ọ dịghị onye dị njikere ịlụso ndị ọzọ akaebe. Anyị na-adị njikere ime ihe ọ na-ewe, agha onye ọ bụla nke nwere utu aha. Anyị na-na na njikere weghara niile ndị utu aha mgbe ọ bụla ndị ọzọ ụmụ okorobịa dị njikere edebanye maka ịlụ ọgụ.”
Javier FORTUNA (33-1-1, 23 Kos) – Kpụrụ Super Featherweight World onye mmeri
“My nkwadebe maka ọgụ a na-aga nke ọma. M na a na-arụ ọrụ na Dominican Republic, kama m na-abịa azụ Boston rụchaa ọzụzụ m. Right ugbu a, anyị na-na na 75% na-achọ ịgba 100%. M ga-kpam kpam kwadebere mgbe ọ bụ oge na-alụ ọgụ. My nkwadebe na m atụmatụ ime ka m na ihe ize ndụ Ihọd.
“M na-ahụ nke a ka mba ndị ọzọ agha na m na ya tupu ya, n'ihi na ọ bụla onye iro bụ dị iche iche. Onye ọ bụla nwere onwe ha niche na nke a n'ogo, ihe na-arụ ọrụ maka ha. Ya niche bụ na ọ bụ ogologo. Ọ na-eji na na ya uru. Ma, ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla na m ike imeri. M na-agha ogologo okorobịa tupu.
“M na-ahọrọ m na-emegide na-ogologo. Ọ na-arụ n'ime ihe m ike ime. M na mgbe ahụ nwere nsogbu na ogologo na-emegide. Abnea Cotto (5-10) bụ otu n'ime ogologo ụmụ okorobịa na m agha. M agha Chicago na-etinye na a oké arụmọrụ. (Fortuna gbatara a 5nke gburugburu ko megide Cotto)
“My mgbaru ọsọ 2018 bụ na-alụ ọgụ niile n'elu J.Randall alụso m arọ òtù, na m na-agbalị na-aha dị ka onye nke kasị mma na egwuregwu. M chọrọ n'ezie iji merie ọzọ ụwa aha ke a dị iche iche arọ òtù. Ọ ga-abụ nnukwu oge otú anya nke ọrụ m ga-esi n'ụwa ọzọ aha.”
Marcus Browne (20-0, 15 Kos) – Top 10 họọrọ na 175 lbs. (WBC, WBO, WBA & IBF)
“My iro (Francy Ntetu, 17-1, 4 Kos) anya dị ka a inogide, siri ike Ihọd. M na-ahụ nke a ọgụ na-akpali nnọọ akpali maka Fans ogologo oge ka ọ dịruru. M hụrụ a obere bit nke teepu na ya. Amaara m na ọ mgbe niile na-abịa na n'ọnụ-top udi, na m na-anụ na ọ bụ na-agbanwe agbanwe na ya arụmọrụ ke mgbanaka. I just know I’m going to have to be sharp on Jan. 20.
“Ọ bụ mgbe niile ka ihe ùgwù na-alụ ọgụ ebe a n'ụlọ na ná Barclays Center. Ọ pụrụ iche na-enwe ike ịrụ n'ihu ndị a Fans na m nwere ike na-eche na-etinye na a ọma arụmọrụ eduga Spence vs. Peterson agha.
“Nke a ọgụ ike tinye m na ọnọdụ na m kwesịrị ịna-na-alụ ọgụ maka a ụwa aha. M nwere ike ghara ịkọ n'ụzọ ọ bụla. M nwere na-abịa ike na a oké arụmọrụ site ná mmalite ịrụcha na-ahapụ abụọ adịghị na e.
“N'ihi na 2018, M chọrọ ịghọ a n'ụwa onye mmeri. M kpebisiri tomake ya eme afọ a. That vision starts on Jan. 20 at Barclays Center against Francy Ntetu.”
FRANCY NTETU (17-1, 4 Kos) – Lụọ David Benavidez na Barclays Center na June 2015
“I know Marcus Browne is probably taking me lightly and thinks he will simply go through me. M na-atụ ahụ bụ ikpe, n'ihi na ọ na-aga ịbụ a ujo ya, Fans na ndi otu ya mgbe m na-ya ntụpọ na akara maka a aha. Achọrọ m na-eche ihu Eleider Alvarez anyị n'obodo Montreal mgbe m ga-esi a mmeri.
“My gara aga agha na Barclays Center megide ugbu WBC mmeri David Benavidez bụ doro anya na a dị nnọọ njọ mkpebi ndị refirii ịkwụsị agha, karịsịa mgbe m nọ na-emeri ndị gburugburu na Benavidez e selata. M na-na-ike mgbe ọ na-adịghị ike.
“M na mgbe e merụrụ ahụ na mgbe a ama esịn a ọgụ. M chọrọ Marcus aka onwe ya na-ahụ ma ọ bụrụ na ọ pụrụ ime ihe ọ dịghị onye ọzọ. M obi ụtọ na-na a ọgụ nke a ịdị ukwuu. Marcus, ọ bụ oge ka anyị na-enye ndị Fans ihe ha chọrọ!”
Adam Kownacka (16-0, 13 Kos) – Sitere Poland & alụ ọgụ si Brooklyn
“Nke a ọgụ na-aga na-ọzọ nzọụkwụ n'ebe ịghọ a mmeri. M maara na m na-aga na-arụ ọrụ ike na-egosi na m na-aka iso na-ewu na m mmeri megide Szpilka. Site video m na hụrụ na Iago Kiladze (26-1, 18 Kos), ọ na-akpali ọtụtụ, otú ahụ ka m ga-mkpa-ebipụ mgbanaka. Ihe ọ bụla ọ na-mgbanaka, M ga nwere azịza maka.
“Afọ atọ na esepu ugbu a, m na na na a na-alụ ọgụ na January. M n'anya na-amalite afọ ike. My na nwunye m n'ezie malitere a omenala nke “Kownacki Family Run” na etiti abalị on New Year’s Eve. Ebe ọ bụ na m na-mgbe niile na-akwadebe maka a agha gburugburu New Afọ, anyị kwubiri na anyị nwere ike dị ka nke ọma nwere fun mgbe anyị na-arụ ọrụ. Ya mere, anyị ga nwere ụfọdụ ndị enyi na-apụta ma na-agba ọsọ a kilomita ole na ole na anyị gburugburu obi n'oge ezimezi oku. Ọ bụ fun na-enyere na-m njikere.
“Mee elu mee ala, M na-achọ ka ndị kasị mma n'ime Heavyweight nkewa. Ọgwụgwụ ihe mgbaru ọsọ nke afọ a bụ ịghọ a n'ụwa onye mmeri. Ma nzọụkwụ mbụ a na-ewere Iago Kiladze kpọrọ ihe nke ukwuu. I can’t look past January 20 ugbu a. M nwere a siri ike iro onye ga-aka na-eme ka m a mma fighter n'ikpeazụ.”
IAGO KILADZE, Nke atọ ọgụ ebe ọ bụ na aga ruo Heavyweight nkewa (2-0, 2 Kos)
“I feel great and my training has been terrific. My ọzụzụ bụ Freddie roach ugbu a. M sparred na (IBF Cruiserweight onye mmeri) Murat Gassiev ugboro atọ na nso nso nke dị ukwuu nkwadebe maka m. I believe I can knockout Kownacki but if I have to go the distance I’m prepared for that. Nke ọ bụla, M ga-enwe mmeri. M chee na mụ na ndị ọzọ ọkà fighter, nke ga-egosi na mgbanaka.
“Nke a bụ oké agha n'ihi na ọrụ m na a egwu mmalite maka 2018. I know that if I win this fight I’ll be that much closer to a world title opportunity.
“My mgbaru ọsọ bụ na-a n'ụwa onye mmeri na njedebe nke 2018. I want to continue improving and learning under Freddie and with his guidance I’m confident of success.”
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