布魯克林 (十一月 19, 2019) – Middleweight star 克里斯·尤班克JR. 和頂級競爭者 馬特·科羅博夫 shared their thoughts on their upcoming showdown for the Interim WBA Middleweight Title taking place Saturday, 十二月 7 住在Showtime巴克萊中心,布魯克林拳擊™的家.
The middleweight division will take center stage on the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®電視節目 (9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT) 由不敗的WBC中量級世界冠軍標題 Jermall夏洛茨維爾 衛冕他的冠軍稱號反對名列前茅的競爭者 丹尼斯·霍根. 在轉播的開幕回合, former world champions 馬龍Tapales 和 岩佐涼介will meet for an interim 122-pound title.
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Eubank will make his U.S. pro debut on December 7, after establishing himself as a contender at 160 和 168 pounds while fighting in his native United Kingdom. He most recently registered a career-best win over former champion James DeGale in February on SHOWTIME in London but will now move back down to 160 pounds to seek a title at middleweight beginning with the fight against Korobov.
Korobov will return to fight at Barclays Center for the second time nearly one year after losing a close decision to Charlo as a late replacement opponent last December in Brooklyn. After fighting to a controversial draw against Immanuwel Aleem in May, Korobov will look to make a statement against Eubank to earn another shot at a world title.
Here is what Eubank and Korobov had to say about their matchup, a future fight with Jermall Charlo and more:
CHRIS EUBANK JR.
How does it feel to be making your U.S. pro debut on December 7? What are you looking to show the U.S. fans in this fight?
“It’s always been a dream of mine to fight in the U.S. Even with everything I’ve done in the sport over in the U.K, I’ve always felt there was something missing and I believe it was the urge to introduce myself and my fight style to the American audience of fight fans. Now I have my opportunity.”
Why did you make the decision to move down to middleweight for this fight? In what ways are you stronger at 160-pounds?
“I’ve never been a real super middleweight. 我走在身邊 170 pounds out of competition and have to eat breakfast the day of my weigh-ins to make 168. I believe at 160 I am going to be a beast now that I have become accustomed to fighting much bigger fighters over the last three years.”
What do you know about Korobov as a fighter and how do you see this fight going stylistically?
“I think Korobov will be awkward until I pin him down and when I do, I will show the audience why I am a fan friendly fighter.”
If you’re able to get past Korobov, what would you think of a fight against Jermall Charlo? What advantages do you think you have in that fight?
“When I dispatch of Korobov, Charlo is definitely the name that’s on my radar. He is seen as one of the elite fighters in the middleweight division and I intend to prove that he is not on my level. 在我擊敗科羅博夫之後，在對陣查洛的分區中留下我的印記將是令人滿意的. 我認為這對球迷來說將是一場偉大的戰鬥，因為我們的風格共同將帶來一場非常激動人心的比賽。 」
MATT科羅博夫
回到巴克萊中心作為查洛的聯合主賽是令人興奮的嗎, 因為贏了, 你有機會向他展示為什麼你值得重賽?
「是的, 回到巴克萊中心非常令人興奮, 只是這次我會帶著腰帶離開. 我認為我應該立即與查洛重賽，因為很多人相信我贏了. 我想當我擊敗小尤班克時. 並贏得這條腰帶, 這將迫使查洛給我重賽. 我們將會看到. 我一次只關註一場比賽，現在我只關注小克里斯尤班克。 」
How do you stay mentally focused on the next fight when you believe you had two bad scorecards go against you?
“I do not focus on the past. I focus on the future because I can only control the future. I will be my best and my best will be good enough against Chris Eubank Jr. We’re doing everything possible in camp to make sure I’m ready.”
What do you make of Eubank as a fighter? How do you expect the fight to look stylistically?
“Eubank is a very good fighter, one of the best. I believe I am a more disciplined fighter. I think my technique is better, but he does some things very well. Let’s see on December 7. I don’t want to give away the weaknesses I see, but the style difference will make a very entertaining fight for the fans.
Do you think you have the advantage as far as boxing skills over Eubank? How do you counter his possible size advantage, given that he’s coming down from 168 英鎊?
“I think my skills are better. I do not think weight will be an issue. He is professional and I am professional. 如果有什麼, perhaps it is a little more difficult for him to make 160 after years at 168. I will fight anyone between 160 和 168 英鎊, so I don’t see any problem with weight for me, perhaps more for him. We will find out December 7.”
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關於查洛VS. HOGAN
查洛VS. Hogan will see WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo defend his title against highly-ranked contender Dennis Hogan live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, 布魯克林拳擊™的家, 由總理拳擊冠軍呈現事件.
欣欣拳擊錦標賽轉播開始於 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT and features features middleweight star 克里斯·尤班克, JR. 和頂級競爭者 馬特·科羅博夫 squaring off for the Interim WBA Middleweight Title plus former world champions clash when the Philippines’馬龍Tapales 與日本 岩佐涼介 爭奪 IBF 臨時超輕量級冠軍頭銜
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