FAIRFAX, VA (October 17) -Na ihe ụtọ 12-gburugburu scrap, n'obodo ọkacha mmasị Lamont Peterson (ugbu a 34-3-1, 17 Kos) ihu si a ọtụtụ mkpebi n'elu mbụ undefeated Olympic gold Medalist Felix Diaz (ugbu a 17-1, 8 Kos) si EagleBank Arena na George Mason University. Peterson na Diaz guzoro na gbanwere gbaa ụkwụ na-ụkwụ ruo ogologo oge, bringing the crowd into a frenzy time-after-time. Peterson pressed the action for the majority of the fight, ndị na-eyi nta Diaz ka ụdọ. Diaz bụ busier nke abụọ, countering na flurrying n'ụzọ dị irè. Ịmara ọ dị ya mkpa a knockout iji merie, Diaz wee si na 12^nke na nke ikpeazụ gburugburu na a echiche nke ịdị ngwa, na-ewere agha ikike Peterson. Na ọgwụgwụ ọ bụ kwa obere akaha ezie, dị ka Peterson e ọdịda nke ọtụtụ mkpebi ndị ọtụtụ nke 114-114, 117-111, 116-112.

Peterson kwuru nke agha, “Oge ọ bụla ị na-anụ nso scores, ị ga-esi ụjọ. Echere m na m na-achịkwa agha na bụ n'ihu on ihe. Inwe na ọtụtụ mkpebi ụdị akpata oyi wụrụ m ntakịrị.

“Diaz ejughị m anya n'ihi na m maara na ọ ga-esiri. M kwuru na fighter nzukọ, M ga kama na-alụ ọgụ ogologo alụso. Ọ bụ ihe a southpaw na o nwere ụfọdụ oké ahụmahụ. M maara na ọ ga-siri ike n'ihi na ọ bụ ya nnukwu ohere na ọ chọrọ iji merie.

“Ọ bụ ezi siri ike 12 gburugburu agha. Na m malite ike ma adịkwaghị agbapụta na n'etiti agba n'ihi na m malitere gharazie na ọ were ihe ndị ọzọ na-agha, ma m maara na m nwere mere iji imeri n'ọgụ ahụ. Ọ dịghị ihe ọzọ na-akpọ gburugburu, ya oge-akpali elu na arọ.

“M maara Diaz bụ oké fighter. Ọ na-e ọkpọ 20 afọ dị nnọọ ka m. Ná ngwụsị nke ụbọchị, a mmeri bụ a mmeri.

“O weere mma gbaa. Abụghị m enwe ike iji nweta m gbaa anya dị ka m chọrọ. M bụ ike na-egbochi ya gbaa na ọ dịghị mgbe ọ na-afụ ụfụ m.”

“M chere na ọ bụ nnọọ siri ike agha. M chere na o mere ihe ọma, N'ezie ọ nwere ike mere mma,” kwuru Barry Hunter, Peterson si ịzu. “M chere na anyị na-aga na-enye nke e-ise gburugburu, ma Lamont malitere gharazie na cramps were ofụri agha. Nke ahụ bụ ọkpọ. Dị nnọọ ka ndụ, ị na-eme mgbanwe, ma anyị mere na. M chere na Diaz agha ukwuu.”

“M agha a oké agha. Mkpebi mere na-aga na ihu m, ma m mere ihe niile m nwere ike. Ndị ikpe ahụghị ya ụzọ onye ọ bụla ọzọ mere,” Kwurula Diaz. “M ga-iri obere ezumike na-ekwu na-aga azụ ka Dominican Republic na ezumike na chepụta m na-esote iro. M nnọọ maara na m mere ihe niile m nwere ike.”

The televised ngalaba-atụmatụ hụrụ a aru njedebe a ike-ọkụkụ tuanu na malitere na ngwa-ngwa paced edinam achịkwa Prichard Colon(ugbu a 16-1, 13 Kos) megide ibe undefeated fighter Terrel Williams (ugbu a 16-0, 12 Kos).Thebout were ya nke mbụ ya pụrụ iche n'aka mgbe refirii deductedtwo isi ihe ndị sitere Colon maka a kpachaara anya ala igbu nke-ise gburugburu. Esonụ n'ókè nsiputa, Williams ghọrọ ocho okwu, mgbe Colon na-ele anya igbe na counter si n'èzí. Williams yiri ka ọ bụ fresher nke abụọ dị ka ndị agha wee, ma na alụso na a clinch na 7^nke gburugburu, Williams rutere a ike aka-nri-azụ nke Colon isi ahụ zitere ya ka kwaaji dapụtara na onye-isi nsiputa. Mgbe edinam maliteghachiri, na alụso wee mkpịsị ụkwụ na-mkpịsị ụkwụ ahụ maka ndị fọdụrụnụ nke gburugburu.

E mgbagwoju anya na njedebe nke 9^nke gburugburu dị ka Colon si akuku malitere ozugbo wepụ ha fighter si uwe, as they believed the fight had ended. When the referee informed the corner that there was still one round left they frantically began to re-tape Colon’s gloves. Mgbịrịgba mbido gburugburu 10 fùa esisịt ini ke, na Colon unready ịnọgide. Dị ka Colon bụ ike ịza mgbịrịgba na mmalite nke 10^nke na nke ikpeazụ gburugburu, refirii ọdịda Williams a disqualification mmeri.

“M na a na-alụ ọgụ maka afọ na nta kaadị ewu m malitegharịa,” Kwurula Williams. “M maara otú nọgidesie ekewet.

“Ọ [Colon] bụ nanị ọzọ fighter. Ndị mmadụ na-asị na ya bụ nnọọ mma, ma ọ bụ 16-0 na m bụ 14-0, m, nke ahụ bụ a 50-50 dakọtara elu.”

“M chere na Terrel ịrụ ọrụ bụ stupendous,” Kwurula Williams’ ọzụzụ Joe Goossen. “Colon bụ nnọọ nnukwu iyi egwu, a oké fighter na 16-0 undefeated. Anyị maara na anyị nwere anyị aka zuru. Nke a bụ ya mere anyị kwadebere otú ike. Terrel bụ a nkà eyen na ọ rụsiri ọrụ ike.”

Tupu mmalite nke isi omume, Colon E bugara Inova Fairfax Hospital ruru vomiting, na-ada mbà na ntughari spells ya mgbakwasa ụlọ. E nweghị ihe ọmụma na ọnọdụ ya n'oge a.

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