“Ukulwa phambi kwesixuku langakubo kuyajabulisa like nje kuba yimuphi omunye umdlalo. Wena ube inzuzo ekhaya insimu, a inzuzo ekhaya enkantolo futhi ngo wesibhakela, you have home ring advantage.” – Lamont Peterson
Photo Credit: Delane Zivuse
WASHINGTON, DC (October 15) – Ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 Kos) futhi Olympic Gold Medalist Felix Diaz Jr.(17-0, 8 Kos) ezibekwa ukungena ring ngesikhathi EagleBank Arena eGeorge Mason University in Fairfax, VA, the fighters sabamba sabezindaba at The Hamilton Live in yedolobha Washington, DC. The Saturday Premier ntambama Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC senzakalo baveze bukhoma eyamukela isiqephu kuqalwe 4 p.m. KANYE/1 p.m. PT.
The co-main umcimbi fighters ezimbili, ekuphumeni star Colon Prichard(16-0, 13 Kos) kanye Ezingakanqotshwa Terrel Williams(14-0, 12 Kos)babe futhi ababekhona kanye fighters undercard Olwa super engasindi Anthony Peterson (35-1, 23 Kos) futhi themba Ezingakanqotshwa Alantez Fox (16-0-1, 6 Kos).
Nakhu fighters ayezokusho izinsuku nje ngaphambi kwabo October 17 showdowns:
Lamont Peterson
“Kwadingeka ekamu lokuqeqeshela enempilo kakhulu futhi ithele. Ngibheke phambili kule mpi. Ngihlale ngibheke phambili kuya ukulwa. Bengingathanda ukulwa njalo ngenyanga, Ngiyafunga I do. Kodwa Ngiyaqonda ukuthi ibhizinisi.
“Ngibheke a fight ezinzima. Ngiyazi ukuthi akulungisela. Ngenza umsebenzi wesikole ekhaya phezu kwakhe nakuba. I wish we could fight tonight…kodwa Ngicabanga ungalinda.
“Kuyinto the best ukulwa phambi kwesixuku langakubo. Kuyinto the best for me, futhi kungcono the best for abalandeli bami. Kuba njalo enkulu ukuya ring futhi babe labo ubuso ajwayelekile esixukwini.
“Ukulwa phambi kwesixuku langakubo kuyajabulisa like nje kuba yimuphi omunye umdlalo. You ube inzuzo ekhaya insimu, ekhaya enkantolo inzuzo futhi wesibhakela, you have home ring advantage. I’m blessed to be fighting at home, mina nginengu ngibusisekile ukuba ukulwa aphinde.
“It kuzoba amadlingozi ngempela ukuba indodakazi yami ngesikhathi impi yami okokuqala. Yena uzoba at the kakhulu nesisindo-in, kanjalo Ngiyajabula ungaba lapha khona nami.
Felix Díaz JR.
“Ngithanda ithuba kodwa ingcindezi ivuliwe Lamont ekulweni ezweni lakubo. I Ningezwa ingabe yisiphi ingcindezi abangena ezweni lakubo;.
“I Ningezwa ingabe yisiphi ingcindezi ukugcina irekhodi yami Ezingakanqotshwa ngoba ngaqeqeshelwa ukunqoba. The Olympic babe ingcindezi kakhulu engake wazizwa futhi kwaba mzuzu zami proudest njengoba fighter futhi njengoba umuntu. Kuba omunye impumelelo yami enkulu.
“Emva le mpi, Ngifuna ukuchitha isikhathi nomkhaya wami futhi ubone Halloween okokuqala e-United States. Izingane zami ejabulile agqoke up and Ngijabulile ukuba badle candy.”
PRICHARD colon
“Kwadingeka ikamu elikhulu ukuqeqeshwa ePuerto Rico cishe emine kuya kwemihlanu amasonto. Ngisanda nje balwa September futhi ngineminyaka zisesimweni enkulu. Le mpi ithuba elikhulu kimi ukuba ngimbone kuthelevishini kazwelonke.
“Ngihlale a look for the win. Ufuna ukuthi 'W,’ lokho zisebenza kanjani thina. Uma Knockout eza enhle, Ngiseza off of knockouts ezintathu zilandelana. Ngibheke ukwengeza enye ukuba irekhodi lami.
“Muhle Umphikisi enkulu. Muhle Ezingakanqotshwa. Ngiyazi yena elambile. Ngiye wabhekana fighters enkulu emsebenzini wami nayizimfundamakhwela. Azikho izinkinga yena enye nje fighter kanye ngiyazi Ngizofika kube omunye ngesandla sami ephakanyiswe ngomgqibelo.
“Ngifuna ukwenza siqu ukulwa isitayela sami. Ngifuna ukuba nami. Lapho ngiqala career yami ngangifuna ukuba like Tito Trinidad and Hector Camacho Sr. Labo Babelwela engilithandayo ekhula, kodwa manje ngifuna ukwenza brand yami siqu, futhi yilokho Ngiya ukwenza ngomgqibelo.
“Wonke umuntu endaweni eze EagleBank Arena Saturday. Doors evulekile at 1 p.m. futhi uma Cant alenze, tune in on NBC at 4 p.m.“
TERREL Williams
“Sengilungele ukuya. This is a huge opportunity for me. I know I have a lot of support with my family, abangane kanye nabalandeli ngemva kwami.
“I abe umsebenzi onzima phambi kwami. Prichard kuyinto fighter up omkhulu futhi iza Ezingakanqotshwa, kodwa Sengilungele.
“Lena yiyona nselelo ukuthi ngiye ngiphuphe njalo. I’m ready to rock and roll ngomgqibelo.
ANTHONY Peterson
“Isikhathi Its mpi. Qinisekisa imizwilili nawe. It kuzoba a show enkulu.
“Boxing e DC nakanjani wathatha turn enkulu 2011 lapho Lamont kwangikhanyela emnyango ishaye Amir Khan. Kwaba ukunqoba enkulu Headbangers kanye for the city ukunqoba elikhulu. Boxing is definitely big in DC again with local fights in small venues and fights like we have Saturday night at EagleBank Arena.
“Ngizizwa ebukhali kakhulu. Sengilungele ukuya. I haven’t been this focused in a long time.
“Lamont kungaphezu umngane umhlabeleli. Angikwazi ukuchaza noma okuchaza. Ngijabulile kangaka umshana wami uyofika ukubukela silwe okokuqala. Ungishiya inhliziyo yami.”
ALANTEZ FOX
“Kuba nelungelo ukuba ekhadini efanayo Lamont futhi Anthony Peterson. Ziyakwazi heroes ezimbili langakubo ukuthi sonke siye wabheka phezulu ngesimo esithile noma esinye.
“Ngiqhubeke ngilapha ukuba abukisa, kodwa namanje i udumo nelungelo ukuba leli khadi.”
BARRY Hunter, Trainer Peterson sika
“Yilokhu esikwenzayo. Ukulwa bekulokhu kuyingxenye ezimpilweni zethu ngoba angazi iminyaka bangaki. Ngithanda ukubonga noFeliksi nomqeqeshi wakhe. Felix uyindoda enhle young. Uyafika nge lozalo omuhle kakhulu. Kwadingeka ithuba hang out nabo Florida esingangonyaka noma emibili eyedlule futhi basiphatha ngenhlonipho nangomusa.
“Ukulwa yilokho esikwenzayo Day eduze lonke kwansuku usuku. Kuyinto in the uzalo. Njenge Saturday, sibheka phambili ukulwa okuhle. Angazi ukwenza izibikezelo, kodwa uya yayo ukuba abe ebusuku olukhulu DC, futhi ebusuku esikhulu DMV.”
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