| Las Vegas (March 3, 2015) – Ko te makau tahi whai wāhi i runga i te tuatahi Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i NBC whawhai kāri i runga i Rāhoroi, March 7 faaite ratou i te ahunga whakamua i tenei ra i runga i te āhua o te haere puni whakangungu me te faufaa o te hokinga mai o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime.
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A faaineine ai ratou ki te whakatuwhera i tētahi vahe hou i roto i te hītori mekemeke, Keith “Kotahi te Time” Thurman,Robert “Ko te Varua” Warrior, Adrien “Ko te Problem” Broner, John “Ko te Gladiator” Molina Jr. a Apanere Merehe ka tango i etahi wa i roto i to ratou tarena whakangungu femo'uekina ki te matapaki i te tuatahi o PBC.
KEITH “KOTAHI TIME” Thurman
Q: Aha to outou mana'o no ni'ai te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui i te MGM Grand Garden Arena mo te wha o nga wa?
A: Aroha ana ahau ki MGM Grand. Ko te wa whakamutunga i te whawhai e ahau ki reira rite te hui tahi-matua ko te honore. Ko te honore noa rahi ki te hei i te hui matua tenei. Whakamana reira a rave rahi whawhai-ao o te piha haapiiraa i hanga Floyd Mayweather kua reira tona fare. Kei te tae mai pono tenei te moe.
Q: He reira tetahi anō te hihiri whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC tuatahi i runga i NBC i roto i te primetime?
A: It’s a blessing and I’ve been working towards this for 19 tau. Al Haymon could have picked any of his great fighters for this moment and I’m honored be part of this night and kick things off right.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro ki te hoki o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime taea e rave i mo te hākinakina o te mekemeke?
A: Ki te NBC hoki e haere mai ki te mekemeke primetime homai te reira kaimekemeke tatou he faingamālie ki te whiti ano i runga i te atamira nui. We’ve been continuing to fill up arenas for years, engari kei te hoki mai mekemeke ki te whāiti auraki ki te tokua ara nui i runga i March 7.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga?
A: I tona papa, i te tahi kōrero, a ka mea te tahi mau mea i, but I’m expecting him to come out throwing punches and looking to execute his game plan when we enter the ring. We’re going to show him that he never should have signed this contract. There’s a different side of Keith Thurman inside that ring and he’s going to learn the hard way.
Q: He tetahi ki reira, e ia i roto i te whakakai e āwangawanga koe?
A: He hasn’t fought anyone with extreme power like me.
Q: E mahi ana koutou i tetahi mea motuhake ki te faaineine no te tenei matchup ngā?
A: He’s been in the ring with some great fighters, ko nga whawhai ko tona’ ake wheako akoranga. Pakeke tatou mahi i roto i te whakangungu wa katoa ki te pae waho kaimekemeke, outpunch punchers, and I’m expecting to be ready to do everything better than him.
Q: What have you been doing to pass the time when you’re not at the gym or training?
A: It’s actually a very mundane lifestyle. I’m resting, whiwhi mahi werowero ngira mirimiri ranei therapy. Ahau rite ki te haere ki waho, ka kite i te pai hip-hop. I’ve been eating some good sushi and seaweed salad, engari tika e noho i runga i toku kai, me te takoto me te ora i te aroaro o toku oma te mutunga o te po, me te pea te wātū i roto i toku ruma hyperbaric.
Q: He aha me tatari te pā i runga i March 7? E whai koe i te matapae?
A: I’ll be honest, I’m going to stand there and exchange with him for six rounds, and if he’s still standing there we’ll see. Ki te kaha toku ki pahaki te KO e ahei te haere i tetahi wa ki taua kotahi tokua. Ki te haere ia ki reira te wero i ahau i a ia, e aore…Ka taea e ara te mea he pere tinana. I’m just looking to get him out of there. I’m going to do what I need to do to stay a champion and we’re looking to move on past March 7 ki te wikitoria.
ROBERT “Te Varua” Guerrero
Q: Aha to outou mana'o no ni'ai te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui i te MGM Grand Garden Arena?
A: MGM Grand is the Mecca of boxing venues and I’m very excited to be performing in the main event against an undefeated young lion like Keith Thurman.
Q: He reira tetahi anō te hihiri whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC tuatahi i runga i NBC i roto i te primetime?
A: Aue yeah, Ahau hihiri tino ki te hei i te toa tuatahi ki te kawe mekemeke hoki ki NBC i te primetime. Kei te mahi i Al Haymon te mahi whakaharahara ki te PBC. E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaatu i te ao ahau he toa whiriwhiri, me te aha te huarahi pai ka ki te rave i te reira ki te toa tūturu ao.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro ki te hoki o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime taea e rave i mo te hākinakina o te mekemeke?
A: Ko te nui i roto i te huarahi kia maha. Tuatahi, tetahi ki te TV e taea mataara i tēnei whawhai, kia mirioni o atu iwi taea rangi i roto i te. Ka maere te maha o pā hou kia e ka riro. Hoki aua pā hardcore kore nei e taea e tona ringa taura, tenei ka he manawa o te rangi hou, ki te kite i te whawhai kakari runga i te TV whatunga auau. Fans e tika iri i te pae wharekai hākinakina ranei, e kore e nei noa rite, ka Mätauranga i roto i te mekemeke, a ratou, ka riro katoa pā hou ki te mahi ka te kitenga o ratou. Te haere ki te kia nui mō te katoa.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga?
A: Thurman he rota o te mana, me e te tahi mea kia noho ahau mōhio o.
Q: He tetahi ki reira, e ia i roto i te whakakai e āwangawanga koe?
A: Ko ia te toa pai, but I’ll be prepared for whatever he brings into the ring i runga i Rāhoroi.
Q: E mahi ana koutou i tetahi mea motuhake ki te faaineine no te tenei matchup ngā?
A: Au te mahi ahau i te torutoru nga mea rerekē, engari kahore e taea e ahau te kōrero e pā i te taime.
Q: What have you been doing to pass the time when you’re not at the gym or training?
A: Wā te haamau'araa ki toku utuafare. Kei toku hihiri ratou.
Q: He aha me tatari te pā i runga i March 7? E whai koe i te matapae?
A: I roto i te Spanish mea tatou "Chingasos." Ko te aha te pā e taea e titau i ahau i runga i March 7. Ka oku ringa kia whakaarahia i te mutunga o te whawhai, a ka rongo koe i te kaitautoko e mea "Na ko te hou ..."
Adrien “THE PROBLEM” Broner
Q: Aha to outou mana'o no ni'ai te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui i te MGM Grand Garden Arena?
A: E mohio ana koe ki te aroha ahau ki te taime nui ki te whāiti. March 7 Kei te haere ki te hei toku wa ki te whiti me te MGM Grand ko te wahi ki te rave i te reira.
Q: He reira tetahi anō te hihiri whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC tuatahi i runga i NBC i roto i te primetime?
A: O te akoranga, Al Haymon has lots of guys who could have fought on this first card and I’m honored to have been chosen.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro ki te hoki o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime taea e rave i mo te hākinakina o te mekemeke?
A: Ko te mahi nui tenei. Ko to tatou faingamālie ki te tiki i te aro o te mano hou katoa o te iwi tenei. Kei te ana tēnei haere ki te mekemeke nui atu ake ake.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga?
A: John Molina Jr. Ko te toa pono. Tika ia tona ingoa. He’s like a punching bag that can hit back with power. He’s a deadly fighter. Ka taea e anake te tango te reira i te tuarua mo ki te whawhai te huri tino ki te taata rite taua, so I’m taking this fight very seriously. I’ll be ready though.
Q: He tetahi ki reira, e ia i roto i te whakakai e āwangawanga koe?
A: Ka taea e anake te tango te reira i te tuarua mo ki te whawhai te huri tino ki te taata rite taua, so I’m taking this fight very seriously. I’ll be ready though.
Q: E mahi ana koutou i tetahi mea motuhake ki te faaineine no te tenei matchup ngā?
A: We’re just doing what we always do, maka ana i roto i te mahi pakeke. It’s been great having this experience with my newborn son, but I’m very focused on March 7.
Q: What have you been doing to pass the time when you’re not at the gym or training?
A: Well mau ahau i whanau noa, he tama, Adrieon, he wiki tokorua i mua. I was supposed to go out to Washington D.C. ki te mutunga o toku puni whakangungu, engari mutu i ahau ake noho i roto i te Cincinnati ki te hei ki tona whaea, me te kia kite e whanau ia. Ko ha a'usia nui.
Q: He aha me tatari te pā i runga i March 7? E whai koe i te matapae?
A: There’s going to be lots of heavy hitting. I’m looking forward to stopping John Molina Jr., and if I don’t stop him it will be a bloody massacre.
JOHN “THE GLADIATOR” Molina JR.
Q: Aha to outou mana'o no ni'ai te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui i te MGM Grand Garden Arena?
A: I’m very excited to be back there again. Kei te ana tēnei e haere ana ki te waiho i te po nui o mekemeke mo te ao ki te kite.
Q: He reira tetahi anō te hihiri whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC tuatahi i runga i NBC i roto i te primetime?
A: I’m always motivated, but I don’t want to dig too much into the hype and risk getting distracted. Te riroraa i runga i tenei turanga i runga i NBC he nui hoki te hākinakina. I just don’t want to psych myself out.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro ki te hoki o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime taea e rave i mo te hākinakina o te mekemeke?
A: It doesn’t get any bigger. We’re back in the mainstream section of sports. Te riroraa hoki i runga i NBC me i roto i 120 miriona mau fare he nui. Hoki matou whawhai wai ranei i maka to tatou oraraa i runga i te raina, ko te tino whakaongaonga tenei.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga?
A: He’s a very talented three-time world champion, but he’s just another fighter like me.
Q: He tetahi ki reira, e ia i roto i te whakakai e āwangawanga koe?
A: Kāore i tino, I’ll be looking to come out victorious like any other time that I step into the ring.
Q: E mahi ana koutou i tetahi mea motuhake ki te faaineine no te tenei matchup ngā?
A: I’m not doing anything special, but this is the best camp I’ve ever had. Kāore he ngatahi haere ki tenei tetahi. Mārama to matou he mahere kēmu no te mea e matau ana tatou he rerekē katoa whawhai, but there’s nothing necessarily special aside from preparing 110 ōrau.
Q: What have you been doing to pass the time when you’re not at the gym or training?
A: Ahau rite ki te noho taime e to'u utuafare. It’s important to remember why and who I’m doing this for. Na i runga i nga ra atu ahau rite ki te hei ki taku wahine, me te tamaiti. He kua rota o hiccups aronganui i roto i tenei puni ki te paahitanga o toku papa ruau, a ka ngaro taku hoa pai tona whawhai ki a whēwhē Simi. So it’s been tough finding the time to mourn those important people properly, but it’s just further motivation for me to perform well.
Q: He aha me tatari te pā i runga i March 7? E whai koe i te matapae?
A: It’s going to be an amazing match. Every time I enter the ring it’s a fight of the year candidate and I’m going to win.
Apanere uwha
Q: Aha to outou mana'o no ni'ai te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui i te MGM Grand Garden Arena?
A: I’ve fought at MGM Grand over 10 wa – mana'o te reira, ano he te kāinga – and I’ve won there every time, whakawhetai te Atua. I’m looking forward to winning there again on March 7.
Q: He reira tetahi anō te hihiri whawhai i runga i te kāri PBC tuatahi?
A: Ae, o te akoranga! I’m looking forward to fighting on the PBC inaugural card on NBC and on national TV. It’s an amazing opportunity to showcase my talent to new viewers as well as boxing fans.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro ki te hoki o te mekemeke ki te pouaka whakaata whatunga primetime taea e rave i mo te hākinakina o te mekemeke?
A: It’s huge for the sport. Ki te haere koe hoki ki te Sugar Ray Leonard ra, teata enei whawhai katoa i runga i te TV haapurororaa, a ki runga ki NBC, na te hītori, ko reira. Ki te whai whana atu i runga i Rāhoroi, March 7 i roto i te primetime Ko te whakanui mo'oni mo te hākinakina, me nga pā. E haere te tangata ki te mauruuru i te pūtaiao reka o te mekemeke i roto i tenei whawhai, me te raupapa.
Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga?
A: Hoki ahau, I’m ready for the fight. I don’t underestimate him; he’s a dangerous fighter in that he is an ex-Olympian so he has that amateur background.
Q: He tetahi ki reira, e ia i roto i te whakakai e āwangawanga koe?
A: He’s had a good record and has fought some tough opposition. Hopoi mai rota o te wheako ia ki te mowhiti. I’m ready for him though.
Q: E mahi ana koutou i tetahi mea motuhake ki te faaineine no te tenei matchup ngā?
A: E kore te mea e pā ana ki tetahi whawhai, engari e pā ana ki te mahi tenei. Whakatata tatou i tenei whawhai – me nga whawhai – ki te tainga me te fafauraa. Ki te hākinakina, me tona hītori Ehara i anake, engari to tatou hōtaka whakangungu. Ahau toku rōpū, ā, e arotahi ana ki te toa, me te kowhetetia toku whitiki wha.
Q: What have you been doing to pass the time when you’re not at the gym or training?
A: I think everyone knows that I’m a family man. When I’m not in the gym or training I’m spending time with my wife and two daughters.
Q: He aha me tatari te pā i runga i March 7? E whai koe i te matapae?
A: Pahū. I’m not just fighting my opponent that night; I’m fighting towards my fourth belt.
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