“Alụ ọgụ n'ihu a n'obodo ìgwè mmadụ bụ na-akpali akpali dị nnọọ ka ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla ọzọ egwuregwu. Ị nwere n'ụlọ ubi uru, a n'ụlọ ikpe uru na ọkpọ, you have home ring advantage.” – Lamont Peterson
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WASHINGTON, DC (October 15) – Ụbọchị abụọ tupu mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 Kos) na Olympic Gold Medalist Felix Diaz Obere.(17-0, 8 Kos) na-setịpụrụ ịbanye mgbanaka na EagleBank Arena na George Mason University na Fairfax, VA, na alụso kwadoro a pịa ogbako The Hamilton Live na ogbe ndịda Washington, DC. The Saturday n'ehihie Premier Boxing agbachitere (PBC) on NBC omume ga-ikuku ndụ na televised mkpuchi malite na 4 p.m. NA/1 p.m. Pt.
Abụọ ngalaba-isi omume alụso, kpakpando ututu Prichard Colon(16-0, 13 Kos) na undefeated Terrel Williams(14-0, 12 Kos)jekwara tinyere undercard alụso ibu fechaa contender Anthony Peterson (35-1, 23 Kos) na undefeated atụmanya Alantez Fox (16-0-1, 6 Kos).
A bụ ihe alụso nwere ikwu dị nnọọ ụbọchị tupu ha October 17 showdowns:
LAMONT Peterson
“M nwere nnọọ ike ma na-arụpụta ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu. Ana m atụ anya ka a agha. Mgbe m na-atụ anya ọgụ. M chọrọ ka m nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ kwa ọnwa, M ṅụọ iyi m na-eme. Ma m na-aghọta na ọ bụ a azụmahịa.
“Ana m achọ a siri ike agha. Amaara m na ọ na-kwadebere. M mere m rụọ n'ụlọ na ya ezie. I wish we could fight tonight…Ma m maa ike na-eche.
“Ọ bụ ihe kasị mma na-alụ ọgụ n'ihu a n'obodo ìgwè mmadụ. Ọ bụ ihe kasị mma maka m, na ọ bụ ihe kasị mma maka m Fans. Ọ bụ mgbe niile oké na-eje ije na mgbanaka na nwere ndị maara ihu n'ime ìgwè mmadụ.
“Alụ ọgụ n'ihu a n'obodo ìgwè mmadụ bụ na-akpali akpali dị nnọọ ka ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla ọzọ egwuregwu. Ị nwere n'ụlọ ubi uru, Home ikpe uru na ọkpọ, you have home ring advantage. I’m blessed to be fighting at home, na m gọzie a ga-alụ ọgụ ọzọ.
“Ọ na-aga na-n'ezie na-akpali akpali nwere nwa m nwanyị na m agha maka oge mbụ. Ọ ga na-na itu-na kwa, ya mere m obi ụtọ m nwere ike ebe a n'ebe na m.
Filiks Diaz JR.
“-Amasị m ohere ma nrụgide bụ na Lamont alụ ọgụ n'obodo ya. M na-eche nrụgide ọ bụla na-abịa n'ime n'obodo ya.
“M na-eche nrụgide ọ bụla na-m undefeated ndekọ n'ihi na m zụrụ iji merie. The Olympics ndị kasị mgbali m na mgbe chere na ọ bụ m proudest oge dị ka a fighter na dị ka mmadụ. Ọ bụ otu n'ime kasịnụ m rụzuru.
“Mgbe nke a ọgụ, Achọrọ m na-eji oge na ezinụlọ m na-ahụ Halloween maka oge mbụ na United States. M ụmụaka nwere oké obi ụtọ na-eji ejiji elu na m obi ụtọ na-eri swiiti.”
PRICHARD Colon
“M nwere oké ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu na Puerto Rico ihe anọ na izu ise. M na nso nso dị nnọọ agha na September na m nọ na oké ọnọdụ. A agha bụ oké ohere ka m ga-hụrụ na telivishọn mba.
“Mgbe m na-a anya maka mmeri. Achọ na 'W,’ nke ahụ bụ otú anyị na-arụ ọrụ. Ọ bụrụ na ndị knockout abịa mara mma, M na-abịa anya nke atọ knockouts na esepu. M na-achọ ka ịgbakwunye onye ọzọ m ndekọ.
“Ọ bụ nnukwu onye iro. Ọ bụ undefeated. Amaara m na ọ bụ agụụ na-agụ. M na ihu nnukwu alụso m ọrụ na-enwechaghị ahụmahụ-. Enweghị nchekasị ọ bụ ihe dị nnọọ ọzọ fighter na m maara m na-aga na-ahụ otu na aka m zụlitere na satọde.
“M chọrọ ka m na-alụ ọgụ ịke. M nnọọ chọrọ ịbụ m. Mgbe m malitere ọrụ m na m chọrọ ịdị ka Tito Trinidad na Hector Camacho SR. Ndị ahụ bụ ọkacha mmasị m alụso na-eto eto, ma ugbu a, m na-achọ ka m onwe ika, na nke ahụ bụ ihe m na-aga ime na satọde.
“Na mmadụ nile nọ n'ógbè abịa EagleBank Arena Saturday. Ụzọ na-emeghe na 1 p.m. na ọ bụrụ na ị cant-eme ka ọ, akụ na na NBC na 4 p.m.“
TERREL Williams
“M njikere ịga. This is a huge opportunity for me. I know I have a lot of support with my family, enyi na Fans n'azụ m.
“M nwere siri ike ọrụ n'ihu m. Prichard bụ oké elu ma na-abịa undefeated fighter, kama m na njikere.
“Nke a bụ ihe ịma aka na m na mgbe rọrọ. I’m ready to rock and roll na satọde.
Anthony Peterson
“Ya agha oge. Jide n'aka na ị na-akụ na. Ọ na-aga na-a oké show.
“Boxing na DC maa were nnukwu n'aka na 2011 mgbe Lamont ụkwụ ke n'ihu ọnụ ụzọ na uda Amir Khan. Ọ bụ nnukwu mmeri maka Headbangers na a nnukwu mmeri n'ihi na obodo. Boxing is definitely big in DC again with local fights in small venues and fights like we have Saturday night at EagleBank Arena.
“M na-eche nnọọ nkọ. M njikere ịga. I haven’t been this focused in a long time.
“Lamont bụ karịa a enyi kasị mma. Apụghị m ịkọwa ma ọ bụ na-akọwa ya. M nnọọ obi ụtọ nwa nwanne m nwanyị na-aga na-abịa ekiri anyị na-alụ ọgụ maka oge mbụ. Ọ bụ na obi m.”
ALANTEZ Fox
“Ọ bụ ihe ùgwù na ihe ùgwù-na otu kaadị dị ka Lamont na Anthony Peterson. Ha bụ ndị abụọ n'obodo dike na anyị niile na-ele anya ruo n'ụdị ụfọdụ ma ọ bụ ọzọ.
“M ka nọ n'ebe na-etinye na a show, ma ọ bụ ka ihe ùgwù na a ùgwù na-na na kaadị a.”
Barry Dinta, Peterson si ịzu
“Nke a bụ ihe anyị na-eme. Ọgụ kemgbe a akụkụ nke ndụ anyị n'ihi na m na-amaghị otú ọtụtụ afọ. Ga-amasị m na-ekele Filiks na-enye ọzụzụ. Felix bụ ezigbo nwa okorobịa. Ọ na-abịa na a nnọọ mma pedigree. M nwere ohere fechapụta na ha na Florida banyere otu afọ ma ọ bụ abụọ gara aga, ma ha mesoro anyị nkwanye ùgwù na obiọma.
“Ọgụ bụ ihe anyị na-eme m achọ ịma nso ụbọchị nile kwa ụbọchị. Ọ bụ na bloodline. Dị Ka Saturday, anyị na-atụ anya ezi ọgụ. M na-adịghị eme ka amụma, ma ya na-aga na-a oké abalị maka DC, na oké abalị maka DMV.”
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