| Kelly Swanson
Go raibh maith agat, gach duine, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, chun labhairt le beagán faoi sin cluiche suas, Tá mé ag dul a thabhairt isteach Chris DeBlasio, Leas-Uachtarán Cumarsáide Spóirt do Showtime.
Chris DeBlasio
Go raibh maith agat, Kelly. I’m going to keep this brief. I know we want to talk to the fighters on this card. But I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t represent for Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be on the call today, cé chomh corraithe go bhfuil muid chun tús an Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ar ár líonra ar Dé Sathairn, Aibreán 18, le haghaidh ár Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht doubleheader. Tá sé seo ag dul a bheith ina oíche iontach. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. ar an oíche Andrzej Fonfara, a man that we know that really comes to fight. He brought it on his first fight on SHOWTIME last year when he fought Adonis Stevenson. And that was a thrilling affair. And we’re looking forward to a real test and a great challenge for Chavez Jr. And we’re excited to have him on behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME. We welcome both of you guys and, ar ndóigh, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Go raibh maith agat, Kelly.
K. Swanson
Go raibh maith agat, gach duine. Maith go leor. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., iar domhain curadh i mBoston, Andrzej Fonfara, an iar iomaitheoir teideal domhan, Julio Cesar Chavez tSiúr. — Tá a fhios againn go léir a bhfuil sé, agus is cinnte as i ndáil leis an finscéal mór go bhfuil sé, cuirimid fáilte roimh dó go dtí an glaoch — Joe Goossen, atá traenálaí Julio ar, agus Sam Colonna, atá traenálaí Fonfara ar.
Mar sin,, ag an am seo, cad ba mhaith liom a dhéanamh ná a iarraidh ar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. a dhéanamh ar ráitis oscailt faoi seo troid agus le beagán faoi cad atá á dhéanamh aige anois i gcampa traenála agus díreach conas a bhraitheann sé mar gheall ar an troid i.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
I’m training very well. I’m training (ag airde) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (agus tá mé ag fáil níos gaire go dtí an) meáchan de 172 punt. And I think I’m in great shape, Tá a fhios agat? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.
K. Swanson
Maith go leor. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, d'fhéadfaí tú a labhairt le beagán agus inis dúinn conas a bhraitheann tú faoi troid Jr?
Andrzej Fonfara
I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. Is Trodaire ar mhór, curadh domhanda. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Anois, we start a sparring session. Tá a fhios agat, Is é mo meáchan maith. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, freisin. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–Tá a fhios agat, Tá mé réidh le haghaidh chéile Chavez an fáinne Aibreán 18agus a thaispeáint dó Tá mé dornálaí fearr.
K. Swanson
Maith go leor. Excellent. Go raibh míle maith agat an méid sin. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Mar sin,, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Seosamh, Ba mhaith leat a dhéanamh tuairimí cúpla?
Joe Goossen
Go raibh maith agat. Uimhir amháin, I want to thank SHOWTIME because we’re very excited about performing for SHOWTIME on Julio’s debut fight with SHOWTIME. And that being said, Tá a fhios agat, Tá Julio an-, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Agus anois, tá muid suas i Lake Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — Is féidir liom a rá ach tú seo — Tá an-tiomanta don troid, meabhrach, fisiciúil, and spiritually. He’s shown me that he’s willing to work very hard for this fight, which always works out well when a fighter cooperates in training. And he’s doing that 110 faoin gcéad. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, uimhir amháin, a bheith ag obair le Julio Jr. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Agus ar ndóigh, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til Aibreán 18 to display all of Julio’s talents and to go there. And we’ve got one objective. And that’s to win the fight. With the way Julio’s training, I’m very confident in what we’re doing right now. Mar sin,, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Leis sin á rá, go raibh maith agat.
K. Swanson
Go raibh maith agat. Anois, Sam Colonna, dá dtiocfadh leat a thabhairt dúinn a comment, agus ansin beidh muid ag oscailt suas do cheisteanna.
Sam Colonna
Bhuel, ar dtús, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Ach, Tá a fhios agat, sula phioc siad Julio Cesar Chavez go gcomhrac, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Cad mar gheall ar Julio Cesar Chavez,’ Dúirt mé, ‘That’s the fight we want.’ The style is perfect for us. He comes right at us. And it’s going to be a great fight for Andrzej to show what the power and the dedication he has towards it. He knows that this fight here is going to bring him to the top. And it’s an honor to fight Julio Cesar Chavez. It’s somebody I wanted him to fight for years. But the weight was never the same. Andrzej moved up. And then now, it’s perfect. Mar sin,, it’s going to be a great fight. I think we’re going to bring a lot of action to this fight. And it’s going to be a jammed action fight. I’m glad that this fight happened. And I can’t wait for Aibreán 18.
K. Swanson
Maith go leor. Go raibh maith agat. Agus anois, anuas ach ní a laghad, Ba mhaith liom a fháil tuairimí lánúin ó Julio Cesar Chavez tSiúr. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. Iúil?
Julio Cesar Chavez tSiúr.
I didn’t want this fight. Tá a fhios agam go, do mo mhac, I know it’s a hard fight. It’s a difficult fight. And I didn’t want it. Fonfara is very strong. But my son wanted this fight. He wanted fighters that have a high category. He wanted a hard fight. And he believed that winning this fight will give him more credibility. And that’s why he chose Fonfara.
Q
This is for Chavez Jr. Iúil, conas a bhraitheann tú ag teacht amach ar layoff na bliana?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Is dóigh liom go maith. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé deacair nuair a bhíonn tú amach. Tá sé deacair agus faigh ar ais do uainiú. Ach bhí mé oiliúint, working at my skills. And I think, Tá a fhios agat, Tá mé an-dóchasach toisc go bhfuil mé chaith mo shaol i dornálaíocht. Tá mé sa 13ú bliain de mo shaol gairmiúil. Mar sin, ní dóigh liom go bhfuil sé seo ina fhadhb mar is é an troid ar 172 punt. I don’t need to have a problem with weight. And at 172, I feel good in sparring. I feel good in training. And I think I’m ready for this fight and ready to win another world title.
Q
Ag labhairt di ar an teideal sin ar fud an domhain, conas a bhraitheann tú faoi guys mhaith vernalis Stevenson agus Sergey Kovalev?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, tar éis an troid, Tá mé ag dul síos go dtí 168 agus fanacht san aicme meáchan. Amháin nó dhá bhliain ó shin bhog mé go dtí 175 ach go bhfuil i bhfad an iomarca do mo chorp. Anois, Tá mé 168. Ach, don bhliain aonuaire, Tá an troid ar 172.
Q
Andrzej, conas a dhéanann bhraitheann tú ag teacht go fisiciúil as an cath vernalis Stevenson?
A. Fonfara
I mo thuairimse, léirigh mé againstStevenson go raibh mé Trodaire. Fisiciúil, Is dóigh liom go maith anois. Ós rud é go bhfuil an gcomhrac, I’ve been training much harder. I mo thuairimse,, mar gheall ar sin gcomhrac, Tá mé níos fearr mar Boxer, Tá a fhios agat, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, Tá oiliúint agam go crua chun troid, cosúil, Tá a fhios agat, Chavez says. He’s trained hard for this fight. But I always train hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s Chavez or whoever else, Tá mé i gcónaí ag traenáil go crua.
Q
Tá sé seo don dá Julio Jr. and Sr. For Jr., ar ndóigh, níl sochar agus b'fhéidir ais-tarrac, freisin, to having such a famous name. Benefit is that everybody knows your father and what he accomplished. And that brings you attention early in your career as it has. The possible drawback is that you’re always going to be compared to him, a bheadh roinnt rá go raibh beagnach dodhéanta, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, cad faoi sin, an t-ualach agus an tairbhe a bhfuil a leithéid de an t-ainm cáiliúil?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Ach, Tá a fhios agat, Ceapaim go bhfuil buntáiste. Ach ní hionann sin is cabhrú liom an fáinne. Tá mé ag cruthaithe an fáinne. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, uimhir dhá, uimhir trí agus uimhir ceathair ag 168 punt. Agus tá Thaispeáin mé gach duine, na daoine, gur féidir liom troid, freisin. Tá mé Trodaire maith agus (Chuir mé ar troideanna maith). Agus daoine cosúil a fheiceáil ar mo troideanna. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, freisin, Is é an stíl Fonfara teacht chun troid, he’s a fighter with a great heart and great chin. And both of us will make a great fight.
J. Cesar Chavez Sr.
The name has helped. Is léir, sé chabhraigh aird a fháil, but we are very different. Sé — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. Fisiciúil, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Mar sin,, níl maith agus olc, and we understand that. Ach, Tá sé a Trodaire féin ach is maith a bhí mé.
Q
Am, you mentioned earlier that you had a lot of names mentioned for Andrzej before you finally settled on Chavez. Are you willing to reveal some of those names?
S. Colún
Tá a fhios agat cad? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Ach, bhí ar a laghad trí, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, Téim, 'Sin an Guy mhaith linn,’ mar gheall ar, mar a dúirt mé níos luaithe, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, Tá a fhios agat? He’s going to be right there for us. Mar sin,, Is é an stíl ndáiríre, maith i ndáiríre measctha.
Q
Andrzej, tú throid ar mBoston, mBoston Super, trom éadrom. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, nó a bhraitheann tú go bhfuil tú ag trom éadrom fíor?
A. Fonfara
Tá mé Trodaire trom éadrom. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. Troid liom de ghnáth ag 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, cosúil, dhá, £ 3 síos mar gheall ar, Tá a fhios agat, nuair a throid mé Stevenson anuraidh Bealtaine, Bhí mé 173 ansin. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, Tá a fhios agat? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.
Q
Iúil Jr, cé mhéad de faoiseamh is chun tú a troid ar deireadh tar éis bliana? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Mar sin,, conas a dhéanann sé bhraitheann chun tú a fhios go bhfuil tú ar deireadh troid amach anseo?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Is dóigh liom go maith. Is dóigh liom go hiontach, Tá a fhios agat, because this problem offended me a lot mentally more than physically. But I’m really happy that this problem is better now. I have a fight in front of me. And you know, I’m not remembering anything about that. I’m just focusing on the fight Aibreán 18 do Fonfara. Is dóigh liom go maith, Is dóigh liom go hiontach. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Ach tá mé an-excited a bheith ar ais) leis an fáinne.
Q
Joe Goossen, cé acu de na scileanna Julio Cesar ag aistriú an chuid is fearr chun an roinn trom éadrom?
J. Goossen
Bhuel, chéad uaire, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Ciallaíonn mé, we’ve seen him box before. And we’ve seen him pressure before. I don’t want to tip my hand on what we’re going to do but we have studied the films. We’ve talked about the films of Andrzej. Agus ar ndóigh, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — go bunúsach, 172 is very close to 68. It’s a weight he’s fought at before. So I don’t think the weight is going to be a problem at all. The way he’s working right now and the weight he’s at right now, I mo thuairimse, táimid ag dul a bheith in ann a bhuail an 172 mark quite easily. Ach, arís, as far as what skills he has that we’re going to bring to the table is something that I think is private to us. But Julio Jr. is a multi-talented fighter. Just watching him spar yesterday, nuair is gá dúinn bosca, he did it beautifully. And when we needed pressure in a few rounds, he pulled it off exactly how I like it. So I’m very confident that whatever style we bring and game plan we bring, táimid ag dul a bheith rathúil leis.
Q
An féidir leat a dhéanamh ar an meáchan?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Is ea. Sure. I’ll make 172 mar a íoc mé $100,000 in aghaidh an punt (más rud é nach féidir liom). Ní féidir liom íoc chineál sin de airgead. Riamh mé a mheá níos mó ná 172 i troid. An comhrac in amháin a rinne mé 172 Is le Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, i ngach mo babhtaí craobhchomórtais (Ní raibh riamh meáchan a dhéanamh). Níl a fhios agam cén fáth a iarrann tú dom go. Maith go leor. Maybe, Tá mé Trodaire mó, Tá a fhios agat? I know I am a bigger fighter. Ach, Ní dóigh liom go bhfuil fadhbanna. Agus (má dhéanann sé) ní a dhéanamh ar an meáchan, b'fhéidir go mbainfidh mé a bhuachan $100,000 níos mó.
Q
Mar sin,, Iúil, go bhfuil tú ag súil le haghaidh $100,000 ó Andrzej Fonfara, ach tá tú ag rá nach ceart dó súil le haghaidh $100,000 ó leat?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Ná Gan, nach. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, Tá a fhios agat, mar gheall ar (Thiocfaidh mé i níos éadroime). Tá a fhios agat, tá an meáchan maith go leor I mo thuairimse, le haghaidh an dá trodaithe.
Q
An féidir leat labhairt faoi do chinneadh a bheith acu Joe Goossen i do cúinne, bhraitheann tú, mar thoradh ar an troid i Vera, go bhfuil tú chomaoin an lucht leanúna ar fheidhmíocht?
J. Cesar Chavez Jr.
Bhuel, I’ve known Joe Goossen for a long time. He’s a great trainer. He’s a great person. He’s somebody that motivates fighters. And we have a true connection. We’ve connected again. And I like him a lot. I like that he’s a hard worker, just like me. And I think, le chéile, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, Is féidir liom a insint duit go, this show is for the people. Tá sé seo ag dul a bheith ina troid i iontach. It’s going to be a better fight. Agus anois, le mo chuideachta nua a chur chun cinn agus le fhios agam atá mo chéile comhraic ag dul a bheith roimh ré, I mo thuairimse, tá sé ag dul a bheith ina oíche iontach.
K. Swanson
That was our last question. Mar sin,, arís, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. agus Andrzej Fonfara ar Dé Sathairn, Aibreán 18, ó StubHub Center i Carson, Calif., beo ar Showtime ag 10:00 p.m. AGUS, 7:00 p.m. PT. Thank you so much for joining us.
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Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, Is bout 12-bhabhta a bhíonn ar siúl ag StubHub Ionad i Carson, Calif. agus beidh aer ar Showtime (10 p.m. AGUS/7 p.m. PT). Beidh an telecast Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Dornálaíocht ar fáil freisin i Spáinnis trí gcláir fuaime tánaisteach (SAP).
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