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UHlelo Champion Robert Easter Meets Javier Fortuna e
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Co-Feature while Marcus Browne Kungqubuzana nge Francy Ntetu & Adam Kownacki Meets IAGO Kiladze in the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing PRELIMS Ukusakaza Bukhoma ku Showtime Sports® Platform Digital
BROOKLYN (December 28, 2017) – izinkanyezi Rising futhi contender sobudala uyongena indandatho Saturday, January 20 ngifuna ukuqala kwabo 2018 ngokubanikeza ukunqoba isitatimende lapho they ncintisana ngaphakathi isenzo undercard kusukela Barclays Center, ekhaya yeBrooklyn Boxing®, phezu undercard ngokuba welterweight ubuqhawe Yimpi ephakathi IBF iqhawe Errol Spence Jr. futhi ezimbili division iqhawe Lamont Peterson.
Undefeated 135-pound world champion Robert Easter will defend his IBF Title against former world champion Javier Fortuna in the co-main event live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. KANYE/6 p.m. PT).
Esikhathini SHOWTIME Championship 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 abayobhekana IAGO Kiladze of Kiev, Ukraine ngo-10-round iziqubu.
I bukhoma umnikelo digital ziyogelezela kuphela U.S. on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Ezokuzijabulisa futhi TGB Amaphromoshini, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe, kusukela ngo- $50, futhi ukudayiswa manje. I-Easter-Fortuna iziqubu kugqugquzelwa sikanye Sampson Boxing futhi Mayelana Amabhiliyoni Amaphromoshini. 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 izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP. Nakhu fighters ayezokusho ngabantwana Januwari zabo 20 matchups nokuningi:
UROBERT LEPHASIKA (20-0, 14 Kos) – Ukwenza ukuzivikela wesithathu IBF Esilula Umhlaba Isihloko
“Le mpi kungaba nakanjani kusetha ithoni kuhle kimi e 2018. Ngizofika ukuba kokwenza isitatimende nale mpi. My ezintathu zokugcina izimpi mina kasitholanga Knockout. Ngizofika ukuba akunika abalandeli zami ukulwa abalandeli umbukiso omuhle.
“Ngizofika ukusebenzisa ukufinyelela yami obuphelele futhi abhubhise lokhu umfana kusukela ngaphandle. Zonke umsebenzi wami Bengilokhu elwa guys emifushane. Njalo owesilisa iDemo ayilwi okufanayo. Kodwa uthola esiyingini uzizwa kuye futhi wenze izinguquko.
“Akunalutho ngokukhethekile ukuthi mina kufanele silungiselele nge Fortuna. Ngithatha wonke ukulwa okufanayo. Njalo fighter elwisana ezahlukene ukuze uthole lapho, ukuzizwa kuye futhi ulwenze ushintsho njengoba nawe ubuyokwenza okufanayo. Angikhathazekile ngaye ekubeni southpaw. Ngiye wabhekana amaningi lefties emsebenzini wami futhi kule nayizimfundamakhwela. Yilokho awunankinga nhlobo.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi kwenza kimi boxer yingozi ngaphezulu lokhu mpi kokuba ukuphakama engiyenzayo namandla isibhakela futhi ijubane engqondweni kanye. engqondweni yami ukuthi angiyi lapho udlale naye. Sengilungele ukuthi ibulale.
“imigomo Yami 2018 kukhona ukuze uthwebule izihloko ezengeziwe futhi ukuthola ubunye izikhathi. Saba Amaqhawe ambalwa ekilasini isisindo, kodwa kubonakala sengathi akekho uzimisele ukulwa nezinye izingqwele. Sesikhathele bazimisele ukwenza noma yini edingekayo, ukulwa noma ubani onezinto izihloko. Sesikhathele uzimisele ebamba zonke lezo izihloko noma nini omunye guys bazimisele ubhalisele izimpi.”
Javier Fortuna (33-1-1, 23 Kos) – Owabe Super featherweight World Champion
“ukulungiselela wami kule mpi into ihamba kahle kakhulu. Bengilokhu nisebenzela eDominican Republic, kodwa ngiye buya Boston ukuba aqedele ukuqeqeshwa kwami. Njengamanje kusenza sikwazi ukuxoxa sibhekene 75% futhi ukusondela 100%. Ngizokwenza uzilungiselele ngokuphelele uma sekuyisikhathi ukulwa. ukulungiselela wami futhi isu yami ungenze guy eziyingozi kakhudlwana.
“Ngibona lokhu ukudlula noma iyiphi enye impi ukuthi Sengike ngezwa phambi, ngoba zonke isitha lihlukile. Wonke umuntu niche yabo kulelizinga, into usebenza kubo. niche lakhe ukuthi kungcono ubude. Usebenzisa lelo ukuze izinto zimhambele kahle. Kodwa lutho ukuthi angikwazi unqobe. Ngiye alwa guys ubude ngaphambi.
“Ngikhetha nabaphikisana nami zibe zinde. Kufeza lokho ngiyakwazi ukwenza. Angikaze nenkinga nalaba baphikisi zinde. Abineri Cotto (5-10) ingenye guys ezinde Ngalwa. Ngalwa eChicago wagqoka ukusebenza enkulu. (Fortuna amaphuzu 5th round KO ngokumelene Cotto)
“Umgomo wami ngoba 2018 ukulwa zonke phezulu fighters elite yami ekilasini isisindo, futhi ngizama ukuba babe Ukhulume njengoba omunye the best in the mdlalo. Ngiyafuna ngempela yini ukuba bawine seziqu yezwe ezahlukene ekilasini isisindo. Kungaba okwamanje enkulu kuze kube manje Kwi-career yami ukuze uthole esinye isihloko emhlabeni.”
Marcus Browne (20-0, 15 Kos) – Top 10 zibalwa ngesikhathi 175 lbs. (WBC, WBO, WBA & IBF)
“Umphikisi My (Francy Ntetu, 17-1, 4 Kos) libukeka okuhlala, guy ezinzima. Ngibona le mpi ukuba esijabulisayo ngoba abalandeli nje kuthatha. Ngabona kancane yemigoqo ethile eminyangweni kahulumeni phezu kwakhe. Ngiyazi ukuthi njalo iza lingacocekile, futhi ngizwa yena njalo ukusebenza kwakhe iringi. I just know I’m going to have to be sharp on UJan. 20.
“Ihlala kuyilungelo ukulwa lapha ekhaya Barclays Center. Akuve ekhetheke bakwazi ukwenza phambi lezi abalandeli futhi angikwazi ukulinda ukuba agqoke kahle eziholela Spence vs. Peterson ukulwa.
“Le mpi kungaba bangifaka isikhundla ukuthi ngidinga ukuba ukulwela isihloko emhlabeni. Angikwazi kusilela nganoma iyiphi indlela. Mina kufanele baphume eqinile nge ukusebenza okukhulu kusukela ekuqaleni ukuze uqede futhi kusishiya singangabazi nakancane lapho.
“For 2018, Ngifuna ube iqhawe emhlabeni. Ngizimisele Tomake kwenzeke kulo nyaka. That vision starts on UJan. 20 at Barclays Center against Francy Ntetu.”
FRANCY NTETU (17-1, 4 Kos) – EThestamenteni uDavide Benavidez at Barclays Center ngo-June 2015
“I know Marcus Browne is probably taking me lightly and thinks he will simply go through me. Ngithemba ukuthi kunjalo, ngoba kuzoba kubethuse kuye, abalandeli nethimba lakhe lapho ngisusa indawo yakhe ilindelwe isihloko. Ngifuna nobuso Eleider Alvarez edolobheni lasekhaya Montreal ngemva ngithola lo win.
“impi yami odlule ngesikhathi Barclays Center ngokumelene WBC iqhawe zamanje uDavide Benavidez kusobala isinqumo esiwubuwula kakhulu nge unompempe ukuyeka ukulwa, ikakhulukazi lapho ngifikelwa ngokuwina lo mdlalo futhi Benavidez ukuthi ingasheshi. Ngangithola namandla lapho iya iba buthaka.
“Angikaze uye wahlukumezeka futhi angakaze uphonse kokulwa. Ngifuna UMlungisi inselelo yena futhi abone uma kukhona angakwenza akekho omunye umuntu. Ngijabulile ukuba ayolwa lokhu ezidlula. Marcus, sekuyisikhathi kithi ukukunika abalandeli lokho abakufunayo!”
U-ADAMU Kownacka (16-0, 13 Kos) – Ekuqaleni basePoland & ukulwa eBrooklyn
“Le mpi kuzoba esinye isinyathelo ekubeni iqhawe. Ngazi Ngizofika ukuba basebenze kanzima futhi afakazise ukuthi Ngithathe Ngokuqhubeka ukwakhela win yami ngokumelene Szpilka. Kusukela isiqophi Sengike ngakubona ku IAGO Kiladze (26-1, 18 Kos), enaka okuningi, ngakho mina Uzowudinga ukuze aqede ngisho nokuphathwa indandatho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uletha iringi, Ngiyaye impendulo.
“Eminyakeni emithathu ilandelana manje Bengilokhu ukulwa ngoJanuwari. Ngiyakuthanda sesiphambukela ngonyaka eqinile. Mina nomkami empeleni uqale isiko “Kownacki Umkhaya Run” at kwamabili on New Year’s Eve. Njengoba Ngihlale ulungiselela impi emhlabeni koNyaka Omusha, thina sasisuke singase sibe kanye kumnandi ukusebenza ngenkathi thina. Ngakho, sizoba abangani phumani ukusebenzisa amakhilomitha ambalwa nathi emhlabeni komakhelwane phakathi iziqhumane. Akuve kumnandi futhi usiza zo- kungilungiselela.
“Ekugcineni, Ngifuna ukuba babe the best in the division sosondonzima. Umgomo ekugcineni kulo nyaka ube iqhawe emhlabeni. Kodwa isinyathelo sokuqala kakhulu kuthatha IAGO Kiladze phezulu kakhulu. I can’t look past January 20 khona manje. Enginakho Umphikisi ezinzima ngubani ongangibekela inselele ungenzele ukulwa kangcono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.”
IAGO KILADZE, ukulwa Okwesithathu kusukela hambisa kuze kube division sosondonzima (2-0, 2 Kos)
“I feel great and my training has been terrific. Umqeqeshi wami Freddie Roach manje. Mina sparred nge (IBF Cruiserweight Champion) Murat Gassiev kathathu muva okuyinto ukulungiselela olukhulu kimi. I believe I can knockout Kownacki but if I have to go the distance I’m prepared for that. Noma kunjalo, Ngizoba enqobile. Ngingumfana wokuthi Ngingumfana fighter abanekhono kakhudlwana nokuthi uzoboniswa iringi.
“Lena impi elikhulu emsebenzini wami futhi isiqalo kakhulu ngoba 2018. I know that if I win this fight I’ll be that much closer to a world title opportunity.
“Umgomo wami uwukuba abe iqhawe emhlabeni ekupheleni 2018. I want to continue improving and learning under Freddie and with his guidance I’m confident of success.”
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