Miami (August 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw potsiriza anatsegula chipata m'mutu wotsatira ntchito yake yomaliza Loweruka, kugogoda kunja kale undefeated Turkey chiyembekezo Bugra Oener pa Wynwood Stadium ku Miami, Analanda mzindawo ndi wopanda munthu World Council Maseŵera a nkhonya (WBC) wogwirizira Mediterranean wapamwamba middleweight udindo.

35 wazaka Upshaw (18-4-4, 9 Ko) anamenyana kwawo boma kwa nthawi yoyamba 2 ½ zaka. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 Ko).

Upshaw anavomereza kuganizira pantchito pambuyo wake wakale nkhondo, zimene iye anagwetsa Las Vegas kwawo lapamtima Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) katatu koma anataya asanu ndi atatu kuzungulira zochita.

“Ine ndakhala mlonda kwa nthawi yaitali koma ine potsiriza anatsegula chipata,” Upshaw anati. “Nkhondoyi anaona zozizwitsa, makamaka wanga yaitali, long journey. I was stressed out after my last fight. I beat myself up and felt there was no reason for me to continue my boxing career. I felt used and was ready to quit, koma ndinaona kuti akapereke mmodzi kwambiri kuwombera. Ndinali wokonzeka kuika moyo wanga pa mzere, kupita kwa izo ndipo nkhawa chotenga anagundidwa kapena kupweteka.

“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, wanga pamodzi mbiri, I knew that I had to keep going to finish the job. I knew I had to knock him out and I trained hard to do just that. I’ve put the past behind me. The problem was always me. This fight was fun. I stepped into the devil’s playground and that brought out the ugly in me to get the job done.”

Zingaoneke zachilendo kuti moyo wautali Floridian ngati Upshaw ndi wogwirizira WBC Mediterranean wapamwamba middleweight ngwazi, koma monyadira amasonyeza wake wachiwiri dzina lamba (onani chithunzi limodzi ndi Upshaw ndi bwana Si Stern), kupita limodzi ndi Florida State middleweight lamba iye tawina 2009, pamene kugonja wina unbeaten chiyembekezo pa nthawi, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Komanso zachilendo anali amasangalatsa anamva kuchokera Khamu serenaded iye ndi chants a “USA, USA” pamene ankalowa mphete Florida kulimbikitsa Dave Johnson m'mwamba ndi American mbendera pamene zinachititsa gulu kuyenda kwa Upshaw wa pangodya.

“Pakuti kusintha ndinali kumenyana wanga kumbuyo ndi kumva mafani kufuula, 'USA, USA’ zinandilimbikitsa kwambiri,” Upshaw anati. “They had my back. I was honored and it got me extra psyched for the fight. I knew had to prove myself. I’m really a middleweight but I took this fight at super middleweight because it was a good opportunity for me.”

Upshaw wakhala ankadziwika kuti toughness, kupita mtunda, ngakhale mu zomvetsa, ndi akatswiri, khama ndi chiyembekezo monga Mario Antonio Rubio,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sánchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski ndipo Tarvis Simms.

“Ine ndiri wokondwa kwambiri chifukwa Marcus Ndipotu iye wakhala kudzera,” Upshaw a atumikira kwa nthawi yaitali manenjalaSi Star (SHS Maseŵera a nkhonya Management) anawonjezera. “Marcus zinali zosiyana kwambiri polengeza mu mphete ino….ngati iye anali osiyana Mnyamata,” “Marcus anali kuzunzidwa ndi anthu kumayambiriro ntchito yake amene anaponya iye motsutsana anyamata masekeli kwa 175 mapaundi, kumenyana nawo pa mochedwa zindikirani awo kuseri, ndipo kwambiri wake zomvetsa anali dziko akatswiri.

“Marcus nthawizonse wakhala mphamvu anasonyeza motsutsana Oner, koma iye sanali kuphunzitsidwa bwino ntchito mphamvu zake mpaka anayamba kugwira ntchito ndi (mutu mphunzitsi) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, kwambiri ndipo iye konse zoipa nkhondo. Iye wasokonezeka ena ndewu ayenera wambweza, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Ine ndikukhulupirira ife kumupempha kuti nkhondo ndi dera udindo, ndiyeno ife tidzapita kumeneko”

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