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Can Saunders Secure His Most Impressive Win to Date Over Lemieux?

Abendua 11, 2017 FNU47 Erantzun

Billy Joe Saunders will take to the ring on December 16 in Canada as the reigning and defending WBO middleweight champion, being the proud owner of a belt which he won way back in December 2015 when defeating fellow traveller Andy Lee.

But since outpointing Irishman Lee with a majority decision success to become world champion at the Manchester Arena, Saunders has only defended it on two occasions, with unanimous decision triumphs over Artur Akavov and Willie Monroe Jr., more recently.

Against game Russian Akavov, the undefeated world title holder was far from impressive and perhaps even lucky to get such a comfortable decision in the end at the Lagoon Leisure Centre on Scottish soil. The win over American challenger Monroe Jr was a lot better, having then undertaken Dominic Ingle as his newest coach.

But the latter bout was still a drab affair and did nothing to further or boost Saunders’ appeal to a broader audience, as he outworked the New York-born southpaw quite comfortably. For most of the title defence, he was barely made to work at all, with Monroe having come in with a bizarrely inefficient gameplan.

Hala ere, the 28-year-old will next face undoubtedly his toughest career test to date against former 160lbs champion David Lemieux, a far more serious challenge than an inexperienced and youthful Chris Eubank Jr, an indifferent Andy Lee and the far from threatening Willy Monroe Junior.

Hard-hitting Canadian Lemieux will enter the ring ropes as the evens outsider in the latest boxing odds to prevail on home territory, a promising price for a fighter on a strong surge of victories of late. Since being viciously stopped in a gallant showing against the division kingpin Gennady Golovkin in October 2015, the 28-year-old has earned four consecutive wins, including two big knockouts of Glen Tapia and Curtis Stevens.

Of all the opponents Saunders has gone toe to toe with to date, none have possessed the punching power of Lemieux, and that could be a decisive factor come fight night. The latter home hope is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy, who are seemingly keen to match the Canadian up with main cash cow Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez next year, rather than throw him in with ‘GGG’ once again in a highly awaited rematch.

Despite being the favourite to prevail and maintain his unbeaten record on what will be his maiden venture outside of the UK in his professional career, it seems the odds are actually stacked against Saunders for this latest encounter.

It has been evident, gehiegi, that Saunders doesn’t boast the massive power capable of keeping a fleet-footed Lemieux away from the danger areas throughout their match-up. Knockout artist Lemieux produced what could eventually be voted stoppage of the year back in March when he brutally put Stevens’ lights out in New York City.

Could another vicious stoppage success be on the cards on home soil? It’s up to Saunders and Ingle to execute their upcoming gameplan perfectly to secure what would be a highly impressive victory on the road, but it looks likely of being a truly testing night in Quebec.

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Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Media Workout Quotes & Argazkiak

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Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev
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Oxnard, California: Atzo, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Kos) held an open workout for members of the media in advance of his upcoming “Pound For Pound” showdown on Azaroa 19 against Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Kos) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and distribute live by HBO Pay-Per-View. Also in attendance were Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens (28-5, 21 Kos) who will take on James “The King” De La Rosa (23-4, 13 Kos) for the WBA Continental Americas Middleweight Title and Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 Kos) who will face Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 Kos) for the NABF Light Heavyweight Title on the Kovalev-Ward HBO Pay-Per-View telecast.

Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev

WBO, WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion

Kovalev: “I’m excited and everything is going good. I’m waiting for this day, Azaroa 19, and I am ready to fight.”

SK: “I don’t have anything personal about him (Ward). I should to win this fight, I only have to prove (ra) myself who I am. I am fighting for me first of all, and after this really for boxing fans. This is my boxing career since 11 years old and right now Andre Ward (da) in my way. And he wants to get my titles but I’m still alive.”

SK: “I don’t have any plans for each fight, just get into the ring and do my job. I must be ready for everything what he (Ward) will bring.”

SK: “I got some experience from my fight against Bernard Hopkins. He showed that never give up. That you should to fight all 12 rounds and hope for your win.”

Galdera: Do you expect Andre Ward will hold you and use his head?

SK: “Yes I think he will use it and I am ready for this too. It will be wrestling and not fight [barreak]."

SK: “I think he (Ward) will look much better in my fight Azaroa 19 because he long time didn’t fight, couple years he had a rest and Sullivan Barrera was first fight when he returned. And with Alexander Brand he was better than against Sullivan Barrera. I accept that he’s going to look much better Azaroa 19. In best shape.”

SK: “John (David Jackson) just gives me freedom to do what I want, what I would like to do. Badakizu, just like adjust some things and advice between rounds about technique. Working a lot with mitts. I like work with him and feel comfortable.”

SK: “I don’t think that Andre Ward (will) let me use a lot of body shots because he has great legs and a lot of movements. You know he’s very smart. And I think first part of this fight is going to be a lot mentally, but I should prove that I’m Krusher and that I’m going to do my job. He’s going to do his job, me to do my job.”

SK: “I think my last fight against Chilemba, it was like a similar fight you know, because Chilemba’s a little bit style as Andre Ward. But Andre Ward is Andre Ward, a little bit different and stronger, smarter, undefeated and more motivated than Chilemba. I’m interested what he will bring Azaroa 19 to the ring.”

SK: “We agreed two fights before our fight. I was ready last year to fight, but Andre wasn’t ready to fight without two fights at light heavyweight. We sign agreement that two more fights and then let’s fight in 2016.”

SK: “I work out morning time. After this some massage therapy, some treatments, after this some rest, little bit nap, cook the food, take a rest and go again to work out. Today two work outs, this was just the first. My plan was a little broke today because usually my first workout is morning time, but right now already almost 3pm. My interview is a workout [barreak].

Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens

WBA Continental Americas Middleweight Champion

Galdera: Do you want David Lemieux and the rematches?

Stevens: “We all know I want David Lemieux. Galdera da, is he willing to fight me? Who else? Tureano Johnson, he was winning the fight, but the fight wasn’t over until the final bell rung, and he got knocked out. Some people say it was a premature stoppage, but me, the ref say, you know… I want to be world champion. That was one of my goals, to become a world champion and become a unified world champion.”

Q: How do you feel about being part of this big card?

CS: "Handia sentitzen da. Second big card of the year. The first one was Canelo–Khan and now Kovalev–Ward. Opened up the first one and now I’ll open up the second one. Sentsazio bikaina da, handia. I’m very honored. It’s a pleasure.”

Q: What are your thoughts on De La Rosa?

CS: “A fight is a fight. You can call it a stay busy fight, you can call it a real, well it’s a real fight in general, but you can call it what you want to call it. A fight is a fight at the end of the day.”

CS: “I’m a different type of breed. I come from Brownsville. I’m just a different type of guy. What people fail to realize is that some people wasn’t raised how I was raised. Badakizu? I’m from an era where you sign up in the US Championships, the National Golden Gloves, you couldn’t pick who you wanted to fight. This isn’t a show fight; this is a tournament. First day you got your Andre Ward, you got Gennady Golovkin, you got your David Lemieux’s. I mean the first day! No finals, no nothing. I fought Ward three times, he gave me my first loss ever. Then the second time I fought him, it was a US Championship semi-finals, then the third one was the US Championship semi-finals again. You don’t know where you’re going to meet these guys at.”

CS: “I will always be the chin checkers, that’s what I do, I check in and I check out, I will always be that. I got rid of Showtime. Showtime’s a thing of the past, that’s when I was with my old team. I’m with JDJ now, I’m the Cerebral Assassin, I got to run this tight ship wisely, instead of recklessly. Wisely, get it?"

CS: “John (David Jackson) makes me more relaxed, badakizu? Let my hands go a little more. Tells me l’m powerful in both hands, so don’t just look to go in there and knock them out.”

Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk

NABF Light Heavyweight Champion

Gvozdyk: When I first started boxing it was for getting stronger. Then I liked it and it became a hobby. Now boxing is everything. It is my life. It is my job. It is my hobby.

Galdera: A lot of people don’t know you yet. What would you like them to know about yourself?

OG: I would like to become popular in the ring. I do my best and they supposed to watch it. I hope they’re going to like me.

OG: My nickname is “The Nail” and that is just a translation of my last name. I have had this nickname since I was ten years old so I am used to that. When I came here everyone started to call me that.

Q: Talk to us about your opponent.

OG: Chilemba is a very strong fighter. Very smart. He is skilled. He has good defense. It is not going to be easy. I am happy with my preparation so far and I am expecting a good fight.

Q: Talk about the transition you made from amateur to pro.

OG: Whether it is amateur or pro boxing, it is still boxing. You just have to get used to some different timing. You have to learn to distribute your power for ten or more rounds. You have to get more power in the pros but basically it is the same.

Q: Talk about your preparation for the fight and the dedication it takes in the gym every day to prepare to one day get to the level of Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward.

OG: I think that if you want to be champion you have to train hard. You are supposed to do your best and train as hard as possible. If you want to be the best, you have to fight the best and you have to train with the best. That is what I try to do. Now Sergey and Ward have both proved that they are the best fighters and now they get to find out who is Pound For Pound #1. I watch them and I try to do the same steps to be like them.

Q: Who do you think wins Kovalev-Ward?

OG: I think Kovalev wins. I know it is like 50-50 fight and it is a very interesting fight for me. It is a fight between intelligence and power.

Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Main Events-ek aurkezten du, Roc Nation Kirolak, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona Extra, Zappos, JetLux and Monster Products. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ETA/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

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AC Kirol Zuzendaritzak Aurkezpenak: “Babestu zaitez uneoro: Dokumentala”

Urria 25, 2016 FNU47 Erantzun

Dallas, TX (Urria 24, 2016) – 2016 urte handia izan da boxeo zuzendariarentzat, Adrian Clark. Forbes aldizkarietako bat izendatzearekin batera 30 azpian 30 joko-aldaketak kiroletan, halaber, ‘Boxer-Manager Akordioa’ sortu zuen, borrokalariek managerrena sinatzeko kontratu gisa balio duena. Azkenaldian, Clarkek bere bigarren liburua kaleratu zuen izenburupean, 'Babestu zure burua uneoro: Boxeolari profesionalentzako gida’ Barnes-en eskuragarri & Noble eta Amazon.com.

The 30 AC Sports Management enpresako urteko jabea, LLCk Protect Yourself at All Times liburuari jarraipena ematen dio orain udaberrian kaleratuko den dokumental batekin 2017.

“Protect Yourself at All Times kanpaina boxeoaren kirolean oso beharrezkoa den zerbait da. Kirolariak babesteko araudirik gabe, Borrokalariei zuzenean kontzientziatzeko efektu kontziente bat egiten ari naiz borrokalarien kirola gainditzeko asmoz.” Clarkek adierazi zuen.

Clark WBO Intercontinental titulua irabazi berri duen Willie Monroe Jr-en bazkide estrategikoa da HBO PPV vs Gabe Rosado. James de la Rosa ere ordezkatzen du, Curtis Stevens-en aurka Ward-Kovalev-en azpiko kartelean., Azaroak 19 HBO PPV-n.

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Curtis Stevens vs. James De La Rosa Kovalev-Ward-en "Pound For Pound" telebistaz kanpoko txartelari gehitu zaio

Urria 8, 2016 FNU47 Erantzun

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (Urria 6, 2016): Curtis "Cerebral Assassin" Stevens (28-5, 21 Kos) ringera eta Las Vegaseko T-Mobile Arenara itzultzen da, Nevada Kovalev-Ward "Pound For Pound" telebistarik gabeko undercard-en aurrean James "The King" De La Rosa (23-4, 13 Kos) hamar txandako pisu ertainean.

Stevens, 31, Brownsvillekoa, Brooklyn ringera itzuli zen Maiatza 7 aurtengoa eta aurretik garaitu gabeko Patrick Teixeira brasildarra gelditu zuen bigarren itzulian HBO Pay-Per-View® Canelo-Khan-en azpiko txartelan.. Teixeiraren garaipenak Stevens lau erakunde zigortzaileen sailkapenera itzuli zuen, IBF eta WBCko hamar balorazio onenen barne. Momentu horretan jarraitzeko eta pisu ertaineko titulurako beste tiro bat ziurtatzeko asmoz dago.

De La Rosa, 28, Jatorriz Mexikokoa da, baina gaur egun San Beniton bizi da, Texas. Bere azken garaipena Alfredo Angulo txapeldun ohiaren aurkako erabaki bat izan da Mayweather-Maidana-ren azpiko kartela.. De La Rosak bi porrota izan ditu Anguloren aurka irabazi zuenetik, baina biak aldez aurretik garaitu gabeko bi aukeraren eskutik etorri dira Hugo Centeno Jr.. eta Jason Quigley. Normalean, bere postuan dauden borrokalariek sintonizazio bat nahiago lukete pista irabazle batera itzultzeko baina, Kasu honetan, De La Rosak bide erraz horretatik alde egin zuen eta Stevensen titulurako beste lehiakide ohi baten aurka probatzea erabaki zuen.

Stevensen arabera, «Pozik nago norbait nirekin borrokatzeko prest dagoela. Bedeinkatu Jainkoak. Orain, koska bat igotzeko eta sarrera eta irteera egiteko prest egoteko garaia da. Bully itzuli da!"

Hau Stevensen bigarren borroka izango da John David Jackson munduko entrenatzaile eta txapeldun ohiarekin lanean. gehitu zuen Jacksonek, "Curtis Stevens pozik dago ringean atzera egiteagatik Azaroa 19 De La Rosaren aurka. Irrikitan dago munduari erakusteko beste aukera bat merezi duela pisu ertaineko munduko titulua irabazteko».

«Beti da ona eszenatoki handi batean borrokatzea,” esan zuen Arrosak. «Beti bezala, Borroka egitera eta ikuskizuna ematera nator. Badakit borrokalari gogor bat dudala aurrean Curtis Stevensen. Bere estiloarekin eta nire estiloarekin, zaleak berotuko ditugu Kovalev-Wardentzat. Ekitaldi Nagusiei eta AC Kirol Zuzendaritzari esker, LLC hau biltzeagatik."

De La Rosaren zuzendari Adrian Clarkek gehitu zuen, "Jamesentzat irabazi beharreko egoera da eta badakit atsekabea ateratzeko ahalmena duela. Curtis Stevens oso aurkari arriskutsua da baina berriro, Uste dut JDLR-k gauzak honda ditzakeela eta Vegas "W" batekin utzi dezakeela. Handia da azkenean Main Events-ekin berriro lan egitea. Luzeegia izan da!"

Main Events’ matchmaker eta 2015 Urteko NABF Matchmaker Jolene Mizzone-k hau esan zuen partidari buruz: «Zorionak bi mutilei borroka hau hartzeagatik. Curtis Stevensek itxaron zezakeen norbaitek bere erronka azkenean onartu arte, baina lanpetuta jarraitu eta aldi berean bere buruari erronka egin nahi dio. Jamesek bilatu zezakeen "tune-up" borroka ezagun guztiak, baina Stevensen lehiakide gogorrago baten alde egin zuen.. Borrokatu nahi duten boxeolariekin lanera iristen naizenean haize freskoa da!"

*Oharra: Gaur goizean (Urria 6, 2016) Curtis Stevensek eta bere andregaiak ongietorria eman zioten King Stevens semeari 10:12 Ni. King pisatu zuen 4 lbs 12 oz. Ama eta haurra biak ondo daude.

Kovalev vs. Ward gertatzen Larunbata, Aza. 19, Las Vegaseko T-Mobile Arenan, Nev. eta HBO Pay-Per-View-k zuzenean ekoitzi eta banatuko du ordutik aurrera 9:00 p.m. ETA/6:00 p.m. PT. “Libra libragatik” Main Events-ek aurkezten du, Roc Nation Kirolak, Krusher Promotions eta Andre Ward Promotions eta MGM Grand Hotel-ek babestua & Casino.