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Long-Awaited Victor Ortiz & Andre Berto Rematch Set for Primetime Saturday, Aprili 30 As Premier Boxing Champions On FOX & FOX Deportes Comes To StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.

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Zaidi! Highly Anticipated Light Heavyweight Showdown Between
Edwin Rodriguez & Thomas Williams Jr.
& Former Multiple Division Champion Fernando Montiel Takes On Unbeaten Jorge Lara In Featherweight Action
Televisheni Coverage huanza saa 8 p.m. NA/5 p.m. PT
Tiketi On Sale Sasa!
CARSON, CALIF. (Machi 17, 2016) – Mabingwa wa zamani wa welterweight dunia “Matata” Victor Ortiz (31-5-2, 24 Kos) na Nyingine “Mnyama” Berto (30-4, 23 Kos) will meet again in a 12-round welterweight rematch in primetime on Saturday, Aprili 30 kama Premier Boxing Mabingwa (PBC) juu ya FOX na FOX Sports comes to StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Televisheni chanjo huanza saa 8 p.m. NA/5 p.m. PT and features two exciting undercard attractions. Light heavyweight sluggers Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (28-1, 19 Kos)na Thomas “Juu Mbwa” Williams Jr. (19-1, 13 Kos)meet in a 10-round brawl plus former three-division world champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel (54-5-2, 39 Kos) faces unbeaten Mexican brawler Jorge Lara (27-0-2, 19 Kos) in a 10-round featherweight battle.
Ortiz and Berto first faced off in their 2011 welterweight world title barnburner that garnered significant Fight of the Year buzz. The bout saw both men hit the canvas twice, including a thrilling round six in which each fighter was knocked down. Katika mwisho, Ortiz walked away with a unanimous decision. A victory in the rematch will propel the winner to the forefront of the world title picture in this stacked with talent division.
“I know I’m in for another war,” Alisema Ortiz. “I’ve always been open to a rematch because Berto has a big mouth and something to prove. After our fight, he went on a losing streak, because I gave his opponents a blueprint on how to beat him. My losses have been unfortunate, but I wouldn’t want to come up against me at this stage in the game. My name is Victor and that’s no coincidence.”
“This is the fight the people have been waiting for and it’s time to give it to them,” ulisema Berto. “I am in a good place mentally, physically and spiritually. I’ve never wanted my story to be perfect, that’s boring. Life is filled with ups and downs and I’ve embraced them all in my career. Everything I’ve been through has turned me into a savage. It’s time to close this chapter once and for all. I want his head!”
The undercard bouts are sure to feature exciting two-way action as the experienced veterans Rodriguez and Montiel look to hold-off rising contenders in Williams Jr. and Lara.
“This is a very big fight for the light heavyweight division,” Alisema Rodriguez. “Thomas brings it, lakini hivyo kufanya mimi. You can expect fireworks from the opening bell as we are both looking to put on a sensational performance. Kwamba kuwa alisema, the light heavyweight championship is right around the corner, and there is nothing that is going to stop me from getting there.”
“I’m thrilled to be fighting on this card,” Williams alisema. “When they called me about this fight, Nikasema, ‘I love it, let’s make it happen.’ I think that it’s going to be a really exciting and fan-friendly matchup. Edwin is a strong fighter who I know is going to be prepared to bring it on fight night, and I’ll make sure I’m ready to do the same.”
“It’s a pleasure to be on this fight card and I promise an exciting night for the fans,” Said Montiel. “I came up short in my last fight, but I am determined to become a world champion in a new weight class. I always come to fight and I will be throwing punches non-stop until I’m victorious on April 30.”
“I’m blessed to be back in the ring as part of this great night of fights,” Alisema Lara. “My dream is to be a world champion, and to do that I have to beat fighters like Montiel. Mimi heshima mpinzani wangu, but right now he is on my way and nothing is going to stop me.”
Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na TGB Promotions, ni bei ya $209, $105, $53, na $27, pamoja na kodi husika, ada na gharama za huduma, ni juu ya kuuza sasa na ni inapatikana kwa kununua online saa AXS.com.
PBC on FOX in primetime debuted on Januari 23 and featured a thrilling three-fight card that was topped by undefeated star Danny Garcia conquering former world champion Robert Guerrero to claim a welterweight world title in a back-and-forth brawl. Another exciting contest in the welterweight division is sure to thrill those watching at home and the Southern California boxing fans in attendance.
“We are proud to be bringing this long awaited rematch to the StubHub Center and the Los Angeles boxing fans,” Alisema Tom Brown ya TGB Promotions. “Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto battled back in 2011, and their meeting on April 30 will take care of unfinished business.”
“After the overwhelming success of the return to boxing on FOX in January, after an almost 20 year absence, FOX Sports and FOX Deportes are thrilled to present the second Premier Boxing Champions fight on Aprili 30,” alisema David Nathanson, FOX Sports Mkuu wa Biashara Uendeshaji.
“StubHub Center is excited to host this welterweight bout on Jumamosi, Aprili 30,” said Katie Pandolfo, General Manager of StubHub Center. “We look forward to an exciting rematch and an electric atmosphere at the premier outdoor boxing venue in the United States.”
Mpiganaji kusisimua ambao kamwe shies mbali na hatua, Ortiz returned to the ring in December 2015 one year after injuring his hand during a third round stoppage of Manuel Perez. The 29-year-old stopped Gilberto Sanchez Leon in his last bout for his second victory in a row. Ortiz was a 147-pound world champion when he defeated Berto in 2011 kuanzisha showdown na Floyd Mayweather. Kansas-asili imetumia muda katika miaka ya hivi karibuni na filamu majukumu katika sinema kama vile “Southpaw” na “Expendables 3” but is now fully focused on a return to the pinnacle of the welterweight division.
Berto is a former amateur standout and Olympian for his native Haiti. He challenged now-retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather in September. The offensive-minded Berto always makes for sensational scraps as his 2012 slugfest with Robert Guerrero was another Fight of the Year candidate. The 32-year-old thrilled in his PBC debut last March when he stopped Josesito Lopez in the sixth round of their welterweight showdown.
Amateur yametimia ambaye alishinda 2006 Taifa Golden kinga medali ya dhahabu na a 2005 U.S. Taifa michuano medali ya dhahabu, the 30-year-old Rodriguez enters this fight a winner of his last four fights. Alizaliwa katika Jamhuri ya Dominika lakini kupambana na nje ya Worcester, Massachusetts, Rodriguez’s only loss came to the undefeated Andre Ward in 2013. He owns impressive victories over previously unbeaten fighters Will Rosinsky, Jason Escalera, Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna, Craig Baker and Michael Seals. Against Seals, katika pambano lake hivi karibuni juu ya Novemba 13, Edwin rose from the canvas to score a devastating third-round TKO in what was a ‘Fight of the Year’ mgombea.
Williams Jr., a 28-year-old from Fort Washington, Maryland, was introduced to boxing by his father, a former pro fighter. A dynamite puncher, Williams Jr. has registered seven of his 13 knockouts in the first round. Hata hivyo, the southpaw has also proven his endurance with unanimous decision victories over warriors like Michael Gbenga, Yusaf Mack and Otis Griffin. Most recently he earned two victories, including a second-round TKO over world-ranked contender Umberto Savigne last November.
The veteran Montiel won his first world title in 2000 zaidi Isidro Garcia na aliendelea kuwa na kichwa kushinda maonyesho juu ya Pedro Alzacar, Ivan Hernandez, Z Caps, CISO Morales na Hozumi Hasegawa. Alizaliwa mwaka Sinaloa, Mexico, Montiel rode an eight-fight win streak heading into his October world title shot against Lee Selby. Montiel’s aggressive style frustrated Selby but it was not enough for him to grab a title in his fourth weight class.
Undefeated nje ya Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Lara alifanya U.S yake. debut on March 7, 2015 na kwanza raundi ya dakika za majeruhi la Mario Macias katika Las Vegas. The 25-year-old has ended seven of his last nine opponents early including experienced contenders Jovanny Soto, Jairo Hernandez na Oscar Ibarra. He looks to rebound from a technical draw in his last outing after the fight was stopped in six rounds due to numerous cuts Lara had received from accidental headbutts.
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NEW YORK (Desemba 3, 2015, 2015) – Single pointi mchezo rekodi iliyowekwa na mshindi wa hivi karibuni $2000 Throwdown Fanatasy Boxing michezo kama Ernesto Lopez(“Ring_King24”) racked up 474.5 pointi jumla Ndoto kukamata $400.00 kuangalia mshindi.
“Sababu mimi kucheza Throwdown Ndoto ni kwa sababu mimi ni hardcore ndondi mashabiki na mimi kwa kweli boxed kama Amateur,” Lopez said. “Zaidi, what’s better than getting paid for doing something I love and follow 24/7. ThrowdownFantasy.com is the best! I am on it all of the time and my wife thinks I’m addicted. Hey, ni kulipa mbali.”
Hapa ni kuangalia karibu katika Lopez’ kushinda timu:

Lopez kujengwa timu yake kushinda kuzunguka favorites tatu imara katika Tim Bradley, Edwin Rodriguez ($5800) na Vasyl Lomachenko ($5800). This trio cost him a total of $16,400 kambini fedha na tu $8600 remaining for him to spend on his final two fighters. The helping hand was provided by Karim Guerfi ($4300), tatu billigaste mpiganaji na maamuzi underdog dhidi Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. Jarrett Hurd ilikuwa Lopez’ pick mwisho.
Kwa kuwa mchezaji pekee wa kuchukua washindi watano, Lopez alikuwa na uwezo wa kukusanya yake 474.5 record-setting points. The rest of the top 10 finishers walikuwa tu na uwezo wa kuchagua washindi wanne katika mchezo huu na kwamba imeonekana kuwa tofauti.
Mchezaji muda wote winningest Throwdown Ndoto ya, “Yuggy,” pamoja katika nafasi ya pili kwa 436.4 pointi kwa $130.00 prize. Hata hivyo, yeye aliingia timu yake mara tatu kushinda karibu kama vile mshindi mchezo, $390.00. The beauty of Throwdown Fantasy is that players may enter a contest as many times as he or she chooses, kuboresha nafasi ya kushinda fedha.


Kwa kuwa mchezaji pekee wa kuchukua washindi watano, Lopez alikuwa na uwezo wa kukusanya yake 474.5 record-setting points. The rest of the top 10 finishers walikuwa tu na uwezo wa kuchagua washindi wanne katika mchezo huu na kwamba imeonekana kuwa tofauti.
Mchezaji muda wote winningest Throwdown Ndoto ya, “Yuggy,” pamoja katika nafasi ya pili kwa 436.4 pointi kwa $130.00 prize. Hata hivyo, yeye aliingia timu yake mara tatu kushinda karibu kama vile mshindi mchezo, $390.00. The beauty of Throwdown Fantasy is that players may enter a contest as many times as he or she chooses, kuboresha nafasi ya kushinda fedha.
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EDWIN RODRIGUEZ NA MICHAEL SEALS kuwaokoa “MAPAMBANO YA MWAKA” Mgombea KATIKA PREMIER ndondi CHAMPIONS ILIYO SPIKE KUU tukio kutoka Beau Rivage RESORT & CASINO KATIKA BILOXI, MISS.

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Thomas Williams Jr. Alama 2 Raundi TKO Zaidi ya Humberto Savigne Katika Co-Kuu Tukio
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BILOXI, MISS. (Novemba 13) – Katika matangazo showcasing mapambano nne uliodumu jumla ya 13 raundi pamoja 11 knockdowns na knockouts nne, ndondi mashabiki walitibiwa na usiku wa sensational Premier Boxing Mabingwa (PBC) juu ya Mwiba hatua kutoka Beau Rivage Resort & Casino katika Biloxi, Miss. Jioni kilele na unforgettable wote nje vita kati ya vigogo mwanga Edwin Rodriguez na Michael Mihuri.
Rodriguez toka nje swinging kutoka kengele ya kwanza, kuacha Muhuri katika kwanza 30 sekunde ya bout na kushoto kwa bidii. Mihuri kugonga turubai, got nyuma juu ya miguu yake na imeshuka Rodriguez hata 30 sekunde baadaye. Kwa 10 sekunde kwenda katika raundi ya kwanza, Mihuri imeshuka Rodriguez tena, kuweka duru moja katika mbio kwa “Raundi ya Mwaka.”
Wote wapiganaji walikuwa kidogo tahadhari kuja nje ya pembe zao katika raundi ya pili, lakini ilikuwa Rodriguez ambaye imeshuka Mihuri kwa mkono wa kulia marehemu katika pande zote na iliendelea kumdhuru kwa kukwepa makonde viongozi ndani ya mwisho wa pande zote mbili. Mapambano alisimamishwa 24 sekunde katika duru tatu wakati Rodriguez kusaga Mihuri kwa mkono wa kulia aliyempeleka sauti ya kwa turubai na kusababisha umati wa watu katika Biloxi kwenda porini na kuweka bout katika mazungumzo kwa “Mapambano ya Mwaka.”
Rodriguez alisema ya utendaji wake:
“Mihuri ilikuwa kweli ngumu. Nilijua alikuwa mgumu kwenda ndani yake, lakini yeye imeonekana ni usiku wa leo. Akatupa kukwepa makonde ngumu, lakini mimi gani mabingwa kufanya. I got nyuma hadi. Anyone can go down in a fight, lakini yake kama kupata nyuma juu na jinsi ya kupata nyuma hadi kwamba mambo. Sh * t hutokea. Wewe tu na kuweka juu ya mapigano. Kama ilivyo katika maisha – wewe kuwa na uwezo wa kupata nyuma hadi.
“Yeye hawakupata yangu kwa baadhi shots nzuri, lakini mwisho, Nilikuwa na uwezo wa kumaliza naye mbali.
“Ilikuwa vita kubwa. Ni anahisi kubwa. Sisi wote wawili walikuwa katika sura kubwa. Kofia yangu huenda mbali kwa Michael Mihuri. Sisi alitoa mashabiki show kubwa.”

Mihuri, ambao walilalamika ya dislocating bega lake kufuatia ngumi kwamba kwanza kutumwa Rodriguez kwa turubai, ni njaa kwa rematch akisema:
“Kila wakati mimi kurusha jab yangu ikitua, lakini mimi bega wangu katika raundi ya kwanza. Mimi nilikuwa yake kwa kukwepa makonde yangu. Kama mimi alikuwa zana yangu yote, hakuna njia angeweza kunipiga.
“Mimi nilikuwa naye kuwapiga katika raundi ya pili. Najua. Nilihisi kama ref alikuwa anaenda kuacha ni. Kama yeye kusimamishwa ni pamoja nami, kwa nini yeye kuacha ni pamoja naye?
“Ilikuwa vita kubwa. Yeye ni guy mgumu. Nataka rematch. Tafadhali unipe.”
Katika haraka, lakini hatua-packed kwa njia ya televisheni kopo kwamba aliona knockdowns tatu katika raundi chini ya miaka miwili, Thomas Williams Jr.alifunga kusisimua raundi ya pili TKO juu ya Humberto Savigne katika mwanga Heavyweight showdown.
Williams Jr. madai ubora wake kuanza raundi ya pili, kugonga chini Savigne na mlolongo wa kukwepa makonde. Savigne alikuwa na uwezo wa kufanya hivyo kwa miguu yake tu kwa yanayoambatana dhidi kamba kama Williams Jr. kuendelea kutupa flurries ya kukwepa makonde kwamba unasababishwa mwamuzi Keith Hughes kwa wimbi mbali mechi katika dakika 1:48.
“Nina furaha sana na utendaji wangu,” Alisema Williams Jr. “Mimi si katika pete katika 11 miezi na nilikuwa tayari. Ilikuwa inaonekana tofauti kidogo. Hiyo alicheza sehemu ndogo katika mimi kupata knocked chini. Mimi akarudi na kupigana mtu aliye na mengi ya nguvu. Kwangu mimi kurudi na kupambana mpiganaji kama yeye inaonyesha mengi.
[Juu ya kuwa knocked chini katika raundi ya kwanza] “Mimi si kulipa kipaumbele. Sikuwa na kujikita katika mpango wa mchezo. Mimi alikuwa anajaribu kuweka kitu juu na mimi got hawakupata na haki. I was very surprised. Ni kuniamsha. Yeye hawakupata mimi kwenda njia sahihi. Kurusha risasi. Haikuwa kunidhuru. Ni kuniamsha. Nilisema 'Ni wakati wa kwenda kufanya kazi sasa.’
“Nilijua yeye alikuwa anaenda kupata cocky baada yeye knocked yangu chini na bila shaka mimi alichukua faida yake.”
Baada ya kile alijisikia ulikuwa mwanzo kuahidi, Savigne sifa mwisho ya haraka juu ya kuacha mchezo wake mpango.
“Katika raundi ya kwanza nilihisi kama nilikuwa kudhibiti kasi ya mapambano. Kulikuwa na knockdown flash na I got haki ya nyuma juu na knocked naye chini. I just got kidogo tamaa. Nilikwenda slug yake na ni lazima kuwa na kudumishwa umbali yangu.
“Tatizo lilikuwa, I got kukata tamaa. Katika michache yangu ya mwisho ya mapambano, Mimi si uwezo wa kuzingatia.
“Mimi kuishia kufanya uzito, lakini sisi amekosa ndege yetu kuja hapa na ratiba yangu nzima ilikuwa kutupwa mbali. Si udhuru, lakini ni dhahiri alicheza katika utendaji wangu usiku wa leo.”
Kutofungwa welterweight matarajio Bryant Perrella got fursa ya kuonyesha ujuzi wake kama sehemu ya Mwiba matangazo na hakuwa na kupoteza muda kufanya hisia. Seconds after the opening bell tolled, Perrella (12-0, 10 Kos) nanga kusagwa haki ya mwili wa Chaquib Fadli, kutuma yake kwa turubai, kusababisha katika raundi ya kwanza TKO.
“Mimi nina furaha tu mimi got kazi kufanyika,” Alisema Perrella. “Sisi alifanya nini tulikuwa na kufanya – kurekebisha, kukabiliana na utunzaji wa biashara. Hii ni mara yangu na hatima yangu. Hakuna kitu ni kwenda kutuzuia kufikia ndoto yangu.”
Katika mapambano mara moja kabla ya tukio kuu, nguvu middleweight Fernando Guerrero alifunga kusisimua 7 pande zote TKO juu ya puncher Brazil Daniel Souza Santos katika mapambano action-packed kwamba aliona ngumi kuruka kutoka kengele ufunguzi. Lakini ilikuwa barrage haraka ya kukwepa makonde kwamba alimtuma Souza Santos kwa turubai. Pamoja na kuwa na uwezo wa kusimama, mwamuzi kutikiswa mbali bout.
“Kwa maana mimi, vita hii ilikuwa wote kuhusu maandalizi,” ulisema Guerrero. “Wakati wewe kwenda kupitia majaribu na mateso, wewe kukua kama mpiganaji na kama mtu. Nina timu bora karibu yangu sasa. Nimekuwa kula, pumzi na maisha ndondi na ilionyesha usiku wa leo.”
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PBC juu Mwiba kichwa na Edwin Rodriguez vs. Michael Mihuri alipandishwa na DiBella Entertainment.
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EDWIN RODRIGUEZ & MICHAEL SEALS kuwasili KATIKA BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI NA JADILI PREMIER ndondi CHAMPIONS ILIYO SPIKE Showdown Ijumaa, Novemba 13 KUTOKA Beau Rivage RESORT & CASINO

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Televisheni Coverage Begins katika 9 p.m. NA/PT
BILOXI, MISS. (Novemba 11, 2015) – Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (27-1, 18 Kos)na Michael Mihuri (19-0, 14 Kos) ni siku chache tu mbali na mwanga Heavyweight yao showdown juu ya Premier Boxing Mabingwa (PBC) juu yaMwiba kuchukua placeFriday, Novemba 13 kutoka Beau Rivage Resort & Casino katika Biloxi, Mississippi.
Usiku wa utekelezaji kuanza saa 9 p.m. NA/PT na Thomas “Juu Mbwa” Williams (18-1, 12 Kos) na Humberto Savigne (12-2, 9 Kos) katika mwanga Heavyweight pambano.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment, ni bei ya $62.95, $48.95, $34.95 na $20.95, pamoja na kodi na huduma mashtaka. Tiketi ni juu ya kuuza sasa na inaweza kununuliwa katika Beau Rivage Theatre sanduku ofisi, www.ticketmaster.com au kwa kupiga Ticketmaster katika (800) 745-3000.
Rodriguez na Muhuri aliwasili Mississippi Gulf Coast Jumatano na alikuwa na mengi ya kusema kuhusu Ijumaamatchup usiku.
EDWIN RODRIGUEZ
“Guy hii [Michael Mihuri] ni undefeated. Hiyo ni changamoto moja. Mawazo yake. Yeye hajui jinsi ya kupoteza. Mimi haja ya kuja nje na kumhakikishia kwamba anaweza. Hiyo ni vita ya kwanza. Unahitaji kuwashawishi, ni wakati wa wewe kupoteza sasa, Mimi nina bora kuliko wewe.
“Ana jab nzuri na nguvu nzuri. Mimi haja ya kuwa na ufahamu kwamba anaweza Punch.
“I have a nutritionist that I see every three weeks. I couldn’t make weight when I was going to fight Andre Ward. Maamuzi uzito inachukua mengi ya kujitolea.
“Kwenda katika mapambano yangu na Andre Ward, mawazo yangu ikabadilika. Wewe tayari kupoteza kwa wadogo kabla hata kupitiwa katika pete. Ni mwili wako kuwaambia kwamba huwezi kufanya uzito, huwezi kufanya hivyo tena. Haina bother wewe.
“Mimi sitaki lawama hasara yangu juu ya jambo lolote. Nadhani alikuwa mpiganaji bora usiku huo. Mimi nina kujaribu kufanya alama yangu katika 175 na labda chini ya barabara, Naweza kupata rematch dhidi yake.”
MICHAEL SEALS
“Kupambana na hivyo karibu na nyumbani maana yake ni kila kitu kwangu. Hii ni vita kubwa ya kazi yangu na mimi nina kwenda kuchukua fursa hii.
“Maisha yangu yote, Najisikia kama nimekuwa zinazopelekwa kwa ukuu na hii ni nafasi yangu.
“Nakumbuka kuja Beau Rivage kama mtoto na baba yangu na napenda kuangalia jengo hili kubwa na kumwambia kuwa nilikuwa kwenda kukaa katika chumba hapa wakati mimi ikakua na sasa jina langu ni juu ya marquee. Wake ndoto ya kuja kweli.
“Edwin ni mpiganaji mwenye uzoefu. Yeye vita baadhi ya upinzani mkubwa lakini ana hasara juu ya rekodi yake. Mimi si na wake kwenda kukaa kwa njia hiyo juu ya Novemba 13.
“Mimi mafunzo smart. Nina shahada katika elimu ya kimwili ambayo aliyonifundisha baadhi ya mbinu mbalimbali za mafunzo kwamba huwezi kujifunza katika mazoezi.
“Ushindi Ijumaa ina maana hatua nyingine kuelekea ubingwa wa dunia risasi. Huo ndio mwisho. Kupigania ubingwa wa dunia na nina kuwapiga Edwin Rodriguez kupata. Yeye ni amesimama katika njia yangu.
“I got pete yangu jina 'Cannonhandz’ kama Amateur wakati mimi kuanza ndondi katika kituo cha jamii na kulikuwa na mengi ya watoto wadogo huko. Wangeweza kusikia mimi kugonga mitts au mfuko na kusema 'Wakati Punch, inaonekana kama kuna mizinga risasi nje ya kinga yako,’ na ina kukwama tangu.
“Siwezi kusubiri kwa Ijumaa usiku. Hii ni nafasi yangu na kuwa na uwezo wa kuweka rekodi yangu undefeated na kuchukua chini mtu aliye na kujulikana jina katika mchezo karibu na mji wangu wa Mkono ni baraka.”
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Kusisimua mwanga vigogo THOMAS WILLIAMS & Humberto Savigne kukutana KATIKA PREMIER ndondi CHAMPIONS ILIYO SPIKE televisheni kopo 9 P.M. NA

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Ijumaa, Novemba 13 KUTOKA Beau Rivage RESORT & CASINO
KATIKA BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
BILOXI, MISS. (Oktoba 28, 2015) – Kusisimua mwanga vigogo Thomas “Juu Mbwa” Williams (18-1, 12 Kos) na Humberto Savigne (12-2, 9 Kos) watakutana katika pambano la raundi 10 ya kufungua Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya Mwiba, Ijumaa, Novemba 13 kutoka Beau Rivage Resort & Casino juu ya Mississippi Gulf Coast, na televisheni chanjo kuanzia na 9 p.m. NA.
PBC juu Mwiba tukio kuu mashimo mwanga Heavyweight mgombea Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (27-1, 18 Kos) dhidi ya undefeated Michael Mihuri (19-0, 14 Kos) katika jambo raundi 10.
“Najisikia kabisa rejuvenated viongozi ndani ya vita hii,” ulisema Williams. “Nimekuwa na uwezo wa kupata nyuma mambo mimi tumefanya katika kambi tangu mapema katika kazi yangu na mimi nina msisimko kwaNovemba 13. Nimeona mpinzani wangu na mimi nina mipango ya kuokota yake mbali. Mimi nitakuwa mshindi wakati mimi kuondoka pete.”
“Mimi nina hisia asilimia mia moja na kuwa na kambi kubwa ya mafunzo,” Said Savigne. “Mimi nina kazi ngumu na kuja Novemba 13, itakuja kuwa kubwa Humberto Savigne. Sitaki kufanya utabiri wowote, lakini mimi nina kuja kwa ushindi.”
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At-miaka 28 umri wa miaka, Williams ni kuangalia kuchukua nje mwingine mgombea mgumu kwenye barabara yake kwa cheo ubishi. Fort Washington, Maryland mzaliwa mpiganaji anamiliki ushindi juu Enrique Ornela, Cornelius White na Yusaf Mack hela kazi yake. Yeye hivi karibuni inaongozwa Michael Gbenga na safari yake kwa kupata uamuzi usiojulikana katika Desemba 2014.
Alizaliwa katika Cuba lakini mapigano sasa nje ya Miami, Savigne alishinda medali ya dhahabu katika 1999 Pan American Michezo na 2000 Cuba Taifa Mabingwa. Yeye kupigwa Jeff Lacy, Maxell Taylor na wapiganaji awali unbeaten Jackson Junior na Quinton Rankin tangu kugeuka pro katika 2009.
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MWANGA Heavyweight mgombea EDWIN RODRIGUEZ BATTLES undefeated MICHAEL SEALS LIVE ON Novemba. 13 EDITION OF PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE FROM BEAU RIVAGE RESORT & CASINO KATIKA BILOXI 9 P.M. ET / PT

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BILOXI, Miss. (Oktoba 1, 2015) – Mwanga Heavyweight mgombea Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (27-1, 18 Kos) watachukua undefeated Michael Mihuri (19-0, 14 Kos) Ijumaa, Novemba. 13 juu ya Premier Boxing Mabingwa (PBC) juu ya Mwiba kuishi kutoka MGM Resorts International nzuri Beau Rivage Resort & Casino juu ya Mississippi Gulf Coast. Televisheni chanjo itaanza saa 9 p.m. NA/PT.
“Hii ni fursa kubwa kwa ajili yangu na kwa uwazi saruji mwenyewe kama moja ya bora 175-pounders katika yote ya ndondi,” Alisema Rodriguez. “Michael Mihuri anakuja kupambana na Mimi najua kile ushindi maana yake ni kwa ajili yake na kazi yake. Kwamba kuwa alisema, hii ni kwenda kuwa usiku wangu. George Bernard Shaw aliwahi kusema kuwa, 'Maisha si juu ya kutafuta mwenyewe. Maisha ni juu ya kuunda mwenyewe.’ Ushindi huu ni kipande kikubwa cha puzzle nimekuwa kuundwa kwa maisha yangu. Ushindi juu ya Novemba. 13 hatua yangu hatua kubwa karibu na changamoto kwa kipande cha mwanga Heavyweight taji, na kuna kitu na hakuna mtu kwamba kupata katika njia yangu ya kufanikisha suala hilo.”
“Ningependa kuwashukuru pande zote zinazohusika kwa ajili ya kufanya vita hii ukweli,” Alisema Seals. “Nimekuwa alibakia ililenga kiakili na katika mafunzo yangu ili kuhakikisha kwamba nilikuwa kabisa tayari kwa ajili ya nafasi yangu wakati ulipofika. Nina msingi imara na wamekuwa heri na nafasi ya kuonyesha vipaji yangu dunia. Mimi nitakuwa tayari kwenda wakati pete kengele juu ya Nov.13.”
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“Edwin Rodriguez ni wazi moja ya bora 175-pounders katika ulimwengu, na nafurahi kwamba yeye ni kupata mechi-up ya caliber hii na fursa ya kuonyesha mwenyewe dhidi ya mtihani mgumu kweli katika kumjali sana na matarajio undefeated Michael Mihuri,” alisema Lou DiBella, Rais wa DiBella Entertainment. “Mshindi wa bout hii inapaswa kuwa katika mstari kwa risasi dhidi Adonis Stevenson, au yoyote ya mabingwa wengine katika mwanga Heavyweight mgawanyiko, na tunatarajia utendaji kuvutia kutoka guys wawili wanapokutana Novemba 13.”
“Mwanga Heavyweight mgawanyiko imekuwa moja ya mgawanyiko bidii zaidi katika ndondi,” alisema Jon Slusser, Makamu wa Rais, Michezo na Specials, Mwiba. “Mwiba ni msisimko na kuwa na mbili ya kupanda kwa nyota katika darasa hili uzito, Rodriguez na Muhuri, vita ni nje.”
“MGM Resorts International ni nyumbani kwa bora ndondi matukio katika ulimwengu,” Alisema Beau Rivage Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa burudani Anthony Gibson. “Nimekuwa kuangalia mengi ya ndondi katika mwisho 40 Miaka na matukio DiBella Entertainment ya saa Beau Rivage ni baadhi ya bora nimeona. Ukumbi, pete, mabondia na anga ni daima daraja la kwanza.”
Amateur yametimia ambaye alishinda 2006 Taifa Golden kinga medali ya dhahabu na a 2005 U.S. Taifa michuano medali ya dhahabu, 30 mwenye umri wa miaka Rodriguez inaingia vita hii kama mshindi wa tatu mwisho wake. Alizaliwa katika Jamhuri ya Dominika lakini kupambana na nje ya Worcester, Misa., Rodriguez hasara lone alikuja undefeated Andre Ward katika 2013 na yeye anamiliki ushindi dhidi ya wapiganaji awali undefeated Je Rosinsky, Jason Escalera na Ezequiel Osvaldo maderna. Hivi karibuni yeye kusimamishwa awali unbeaten Craig Baker katika raundi ya tatu kwenye kadi Mei PBC.
Undefeated na kupambana na nje ya Atlanta, Georgia, Mihuri inaonekana kufanya alama juu ya Novemba. 13 wakati yeye anakabiliwa na ushindani wake ngumu kwa tarehe. 33 mwenye umri wa miaka alicheza chuo soka katika Chuo Kikuu cha Alabama A&M kabla ya kupata kuanza yake katika ndondi na kugeuka pro katika 2008. Katika 2012 aliacha uzoefu Byron Mitchell katika duru moja na ina aliongeza ushindi tano kwa rekodi yake tangu wakati huo ikiwa ni pamoja na ushindi Machi juu ya Carlos Reyes.
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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS

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(Kutoka kushoto kwenda kulia: Murphys Boxing Ken Casey, Andre Dirrell, DiBella Entertainment’s Lou DiBella, James Degale, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn & Murphys Boxing Sean Sullivan)

(Kutoka kushoto kwenda kulia: Murphys Boxing Ken Casey, Chris Gilbert, Logan McGuinness, Gary O’Sullivan, Edwin Rodriguez, Andre Dirrell, James DeGale, Craig Baker, Danny O'Connor & Murphys Boxing Sean Sullivan)

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BOSTON (Mei 21, 2015) – Wapiganaji kushiriki Jumamosi ya Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC card took part in the final press conference today at historic Fenway Park in Boston before their respective fights at Agganis Arena, with televised coverage starting at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment kwa kushirikiana na Murphys Boxing, ni bei ya $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, si ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama za huduma husika na kodi, na ni juu ya kuuza sasa.

 

Hapa ni nini mkutano wa wanahabari washiriki alikuwa na kusema:

 

ANDRE DIRRELL

 

“A title means everything. It completes you as a fighter. That’s the top of the food chain in this sport, and that’s the pedestal we’re all trying to reach – bingwa wa dunia. Everybody wants to be a world champion. The greats had it and now we want it. It would mean more for my city, familia yangu na marafiki zangu, and it’s something I’ll always be able to look back it. It would put me in the record books for life.

 

“DeGale is not quiet. Today he’s chilling, maybe because he’s a little out of his comfort zone. But there’s a lot of tension when you’re standing right there next to your opponent. He might just be a little cranky today.

 

“I like to lighten the mood and stay comfortable. This is all a part of the game. Let’s have fun now. It’s ass-kicking time when we get in that ring, but outside it’s all love.

 

“There was a time when I didn’t want to do interviews. I didn’t want to go to fights. I didn’t want to hear fans online and on social media. I closed all them down because I didn’t want to hear people ask, ‘When are you fighting again? Talking about talent wasted, or saying I’m glad he’s gone.’ It hurt because there was nothing I could do. I was powerless even with all the power in the world.”

JAMES DEGALE

 

“Andre says the belt doesn’t mean anything to him in the fight – vizuri, the belt means everything to me and more. I am here to make history and it doesn’t happen without that title.

 

“I could win Jumamosi night and retire a happy man – that’s how much I want to beat Andre Dirrell. But when I do win that title, I am going for the rest of the belts, creating a lasting legacy for my country, my fans and myself.

 

“Andre is a classy fighter and he showed in the press conference that he is a classy guy too – when two fighters who believe in their ability 100 percent and know they are going to win a fight, it is going to be explosive.

 

“There’s nothing but respect between us, but ultimately, we’re going to take each other to dark territory Jumamosi usiku, it’s going to be a brutal battle – and one that I am going to win.”

 

EDWIN RODRIGUEZ

 

“This is home for me and I’m thrilled. I know I have a good undefeated fighter in front me, so I’m looking forward to a competitive matchup. It’s going to be a great fight for the fans.

 

“This is an exciting day for me. I saw Pedro Martinez pitch so many times here at Fenway and he’s going into the Hall of Fame. Pia, my fellow countrymen Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz have made so much history here.

 

“Being here today and then having the weigh-in at Faneuil Hall kesho and fighting Jumamosi, it’s just an amazing experience.

 

CRAIG BAKER

“Hii ni fursa kubwa kwa ajili yangu. I’ve dreamed of fighting on a grand scale like this since I first started boxing.

 

“The entire experience has been awesome. It’s going to be an interesting fight. I’m going to keep coming forward. I’m going to keep boxing all night.

 

“Everyone should look forward to an action packed night, I know it’s going to be an interesting matchup.”

 

DANNY O'CONNOR

 

“A couple of years ago Ken Casey and I talked about bringing boxing back to the city of Boston. Fast-forward to today and we’re doing it.

 

“I’m excited to be part of it and to see boxing in Boston blossom. It’s good for the city and all the young boxers in this area.

 

“I know I have a tough opponent in front of me and I won’t take him lightly. I’m planning on putting on a show for the fans come Jumamosi usiku.”

 

CHRIS GILBERT

 

“I’m an aggressive come forward, in your face boxer from the first bell to the last.

 

“I was full steam ahead when I got the call for this fight. I train all the time, I don’t take breaks and I’m always looking for an opportunity. Sikuweza kuwa furaha.

 

“Danny O’Connor is one of the best in my weight division in New England. Everything he does, he does well.

 

“I just need to keep my head and continue to come forward, I can’t get frustrated. I’m going 100 percent the full way through. If I’m busy and I fight smart I get good outcomes.

 

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The Jumamosi, Mei 23 edition of Premier Boxing Champions juu ya NBC makalaAndre Dirrell (24-1, 16 Kos) na James DeGale (20-1, 14 Kos) in a 12-round super middleweight showdown and Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 Kos) vs. Craig Baker (16-0, 12 Kos) in 10-round light heavyweight match up. . Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. NA / 3:00 p.m. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 p.m. NA/3:00 p.m. PT until 7:00 p.m. NA/4:00 p.m. PT.

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BIG-TIME BOXING RETURNS TO BOSTON ON SATURDAY, MAY 23 WITH PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC

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TAKE A LOOK BACK AT BOSTON’S RICH BOXING HISTORY

BOSTON (Mei 20, 2015) – Boston is known for being home to some of the most passionate sports fans in the country, but many may not know that it is also a city that has had a long and rich history with the sweet science. On Jumamosi, Mei 23, world championship boxing is officially back in Beantown when Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC returns with a showdown between Andre Dirrell na James DeGale at Boston University’s Agganis Arena with coverage on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

The last time Boston saw a world championship fight was May 23, 2006 when two world title fights took place at TD Bank Garden, formerly the Boston Garden. That night saw British superstar Ricky “Hitman” Hatton kushindwa Luis Collazo in a welterweight world title fight, wakati Eric Aiken upset awali undefeated Valdemir Pereira for a featherweight world title.

“Fighting in the Boston Garden was a great honor, never mind in a world title fight, but even a four rounder,” alisema Tony DeMarco, who won the welterweight world title in 1955 at the Boston Garden. “I had more fights there than anybody (28), including my pro debut. It’s always good fighting at home. You’re more comfortable at home. The fans know and honor you. Boston fans were real fight fans.”

 

Boston has been deeply invested in boxing since the early 20th century. Kutoka 1902-1908 the small town of Chelsea that borders Boston became the mecca for boxing as the sport was banned throughout most of America. Hata hivyo, Chelsea had a special ordinance that legalized boxing. It was during this time that Jack Johnson was faced with what he admitted was the toughest fight of his career, when he defended his heavyweight title against Sam Langford on April 6, 1906. Johnson won by a 15-round unanimous decision and refused to fight Langford again.

 

Aidha, Fenway Park, famed home of the Boston Red Sox, mwenyeji 29 professional boxing cards between 1919 na 1956. Beyond just hosting big fights, Boston has also produced a slew of Hall of Fame talent who were either born in Massachusetts or called the state home.

 

Noteworthy names include Roxbury heavyweight champions John L. Sullivan, Brockton heavyweight Rocky Marcianoand Brockton resident and middleweight champion Ajabu Marvin Hagler. Boston’s own featherweight championsSandy Saddler na George Dixon plus Boston promoter Rip Valenti have all been enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

 

“Fighting in Boston was a great experience,” alisema John Ruiz, a two-time heavyweight world champion from Chelsea. “Like any sport, Boston sports fans are true fans who follow your progress. I could feel their emotion wherever I fought. I will never forget them. I fought in Las Vegas a lot and there were always Boston fans there supporting me. I always appreciated them traveling all over the country to my fights.”

 

A father-son duo from Arlington, Misa. both had an impact on the heavyweight landscape decades after each other. Tom McNeeley fought heavyweight world champion Floyd Patterson katika 1961 and dropped the champion before eventually succumbing to a fourth round knockout. Over 30 years later, his son Peter was the first man to fight Mike Tyson after he was released from prison, with the fight ending in McNeeley being disqualified.

 

One of the more unique athletes to come out of Boston, Dr. Wilbert “Skeeter” McClure was an Olympic Gold medalist, a doctor of psychology and a Massachusetts boxing commissioner. While at the 1960 Olimpiki, McClure served as the co-captain for Team USA and was the roommate of fellow gold medalist Cassius Clay. While he never reached his potential as a professional, he received opportunities against world class opponents Luis Manuel Rodriguez mara mbili naJose Torres, losing all three by decision. He also lost a decision and fought to a draw against Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. After his professional boxing career, McClure served as a Massachusetts boxing commissioner before eventually retiring in the Boston area where he resides to this day.

 

Another greatly revered fighter to come out of the Boston-area is Lowell’s Micky Ward. Hugely popular for his exciting style, Ward compiled a 38-13 pro record with 27 knockouts. He was most known for the three epic fight of the year award-winning battles with the late Arturo Gatti. Ward’s life and career was portrayed in the award-winning film “The Fighter”, which starred Mark Wahlberg as Ward.

 

“It was great fighting in Boston. The fans were very supportive and knowledgeable about the game,” Alisema Ward. “It was like I was fighting at home…it was home for me as a fighter. Fans traveled a lot to my fights, pia. They were a little crazy, drank lot of beer and were more vocal than most places I ever fought. I loved it.”

 

On Jumamosi, Mei 23 a new crop of young and hungry fighters will lay it all on the line, hoping to write the next exciting chapter of boxing history in the city of Boston. The action begins at 1:30 p.m. NA inside of Agganis Arena.

 

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PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT

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Lou DiBella

Shukrani, everybody for joining us for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC press call. The card is Saturday, Mei 23rd. That’s the Jumamosi of Memorial Day weekend at Boston’s Agganis Arena. The start time on NBC is 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, which is being promoted in associated with Murphys Boxing are priced at $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, and they’re available at ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa 800-745-3000. Tena, the NBC broadcast goes on at 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT.

 

We’re going to start the call by talking to our co-main event fighters, the guys are going to open the telecast. That’s light-heavyweight contender Edwin Rodriguez taking on undefeated light-heavyweight contender Craig Baker. Craig is 10-0 na 12 KO. He’s coming off a KO of highly regarded Umberto Savigne in his last fight and he’s looking to upset the apple cart and derail the career of Edwin Rodriguez who’s looking for another shot at a world title; this time at 175 paundi.

 

Craig is promoted by Sampson Boxing. Craig, if you’d like to say a few words.

 

Craig Baker

Naam, I’m just grateful to have the opportunity to fight on such a grand field again. It clearly is what I dream about. It’s one of those things I’ve always looked forward to since I was little bity kid.

 

L. DiBella

Asante. Edwin Rodriguez, the pride of Worchester, Massachusetts and is fighting in his home state. This is his second fight at light heavyweight. His only loss is to Andre Ward, one of the pound-for-pound fighters in the world and Edwin believes at light heavyweight he’s stronger, better and that he can win the title. Hivyo, Edwin, would you like to say a few words?

 

Edwin Rodriguez

Ndiyo. Awali ya yote, I’d like to thank you, Lou, for bringing me back on NBC and giving me such a great opportunity and also to Al Haymon and the NBC crew. I’m ready to show the world that I’m one of the best or the best 175 pound fighter in the world. I just got to prove it and this is one of the steps to do it, fighting an undefeated fighter, Craig Baker, who’s hungry and I’m excited because I know that he’s hungry; I’m hungry to get at that elite level. It’s going to be a great fight for the fans.

 

Q

Ndiyo, I have a question for each of you if you don’t mind. Craig, how do you feel about fighting Edwin so close to his hometown?

 

C. Baker

At the end of the day that doesn’t really matter to me because everyone is out to pretty much beat the crap out of you. Hivyo, it doesn’t matter where you fight. It’s the competition, and that’s how I take it.

 

Q

Edwin, what will it mean to you to fight so close to Worcester?

 

Na. Rodriguez

It means a lot because I haven’t fought at home for about four years now. Hivyo, I’m excited to come back and fight close to home with family and friends supporting me. It’s something that helps me and pushes me to take it to the next level.

 

Q

Edwin, first question; how do you feel at light-heavyweight? Are you more comfortable now than you were at super middleweight? Do you feel stronger, and is your stamina a little better?

 

Na. Rodriguez

I feel great now. I feel like 175 is the weight that I belong at. I feel like I’m strong and I’m fast and I feel like I’m the best light heavyweight. I just need the opportunity to prove it, and this is one of them and I’m excited.

 

Q

You’re with Al Haymon. Adonis Stevenson is with Al Haymon. Is that what boxing and fans can assume, that this is all building towards a fight with Adonis Stevenson for the title?

 

Na. Rodriguez

Sasa hivi, I’m focused on Baker. He’s an undefeated hungry fighter, but that’s the goal. I want to fight the best guy so I can prove that I’m the best. Adonis Stevenson is a good fighter. He has proved he’s the world champion and that’s who I want in the future. Hivyo, I’m just setting myself up and I’m working hard to look impressive against Baker and to get my opportunity to show the world that I’m on the best.

 

Q

Craig, just what is it about Edwin that impresses you and what will you have to do to beat him?

 

C. Baker

Naam, I’m really impressed with the improvements that he’s made. I see him pushing forward, pushing issues and always in your face. That’s good. Mimi kama kwamba. Wakati wa mwisho wa siku, I just have to show up and fight. That’s the way I take the game. I have to bring my A game at all times and that’s what I do.

 

Q

I was looking at the records of a lot of your opponents. You fought a lot of guys with pretty poor records. Why is that and why did you make the step up a couple of fights ago?

 

C. Baker

I just felt like it was time, moja.

 

Q

Edwin, what impresses you about Craig Baker?

 

Na. Rodriguez

He’s a hungry fighter and it doesn’t matter who he’s fought. He’s undefeated and you can’t take an undefeated fighter lightly, especially one that defeated a guy that had over 400 amateur fights and was a big prospect in the pros, like Savigne. You can’t take a guy like Craig Baker lightly.

 

Q

You’ve defeated undefeated fighters in the past. Hivyo, how is your confidence level going in when you fight somebody who hasn’t lost?

 

Na. Rodriguez

I believe a lot of my skills and I’m very confident, but I’m not stupid. I know that a fighter who’s undefeated comes in with a very strong mentality and I’m ready. I’ve been working hard for this fight knowing that this guy is undefeated and I have to take that away from him. But at the same time, we’ve got to respect everyone because we’re all competitors and it’s all about looking good and winning and he’s just in my way right now.

 

L. DiBella

Asante. The main event of the evening is a super middleweight world title fight and it features two guys that have been engrained into boxing since they were amateurs. James DeGale is an Olympic gold medalist. He’ll be facing Andre Dirrell. James is from England; Andre from the US. Andre was a bronze medalist in the Olympics. This is a match of two of the very best super middleweights in the world and figures to be a terrific fight.

 

James is promoted by Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn is on the call. When you go to Q&A, if anyone has a question for Eddie, Eddie is available. We’re going to start with James DeGale. James, would you like to say a few words? James is 21-1, na 14 Kos.

 

James DeGale

Yeah, my time is here. My time is here, Jumamosi ijayo. I’ve trained extremely hard and you’re in for a treat because you’re going to watch two very talented hungry fighters Jumamosi ijayo fight it out for a world title. I honestly think it’s going to be a hell of a fight, one I’m confident of winning. Hivyo, fasten your seatbelts, moja. It should be good.

 

L. DiBella

Asante, James. Andre Dirrell, please say a few words.

 

Andre Dirrell

I agree with James. This is going to be a very good fight. I’ve trained my butt off as well. Everything went very smoothly this camp. He’s a hungry fighter. I’m a hungry fighter. We are both in desperate need or desperate want of a world title and I myself feel very confident and I’m excited about this match, moja. He feels like he’s an undefeated fighter. I feel like I’m an undefeated fighter, but we both have a lot to prove, moja. Hivyo, we’re going to come to the full effect and I believe it’s going to be a great show.

 

L. DiBella

Asante, Nyingine. We’re going to open it up to questions now. One more time, it’s PBC on NBC broadcast. It will be on May 23rd, Jumamosi afternoon of Memorial Day Weekend, 4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 and we’re going to open it up for questions now.

 

Q

This is for James. This is your first fight in the United States and also, this is the first time a lot of people are going to get to see you because you’re going to be on national television. What are you expecting in terms of the energy and what it’s going to be like performing in a completely new audience?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah. I’m looking forward to it. I’m used to it as well because obviously back in England I’m promoted by Matchroom, a well-known commercial company. Hivyo, I box on big shows in front of 10,000-20,000 watu. It should be good. They have a lot of Irish and English over there. Hivyo, I should have some good support and I’m looking forward to it.

 

Q

Let me follow-up with another question. There was a time that you considered retiring from the sport and becoming a personal trainer. Can you talk about that a little bit and looking back, are you glad you made the right decision to continue to do boxing?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah. It’s pretty simple. I was going through a hard time with my promoter at the time and I was a bit depressed because I wasn’t getting my chances and I wasn’t getting the right fights and I boxed on small shows. I basically was a bit depressed and I couldn’t motivate myself properly. Hivyo, yeah, that was the way it was and then I made the change to Matchroom and things have just gone from pretty bad to really great.

 

Ni wazi, my last two performances speak for themself. I boxed Brandon Gonzales, an undefeated American, a confident American. He come over to America and I boxed him front of 80,000 people and knocked him out in four rounds.

 

Then four months later, I boxed Periban. If you don’t know Marco Antonio Periban, he boxed Sakio Bika for the world title and lost on a split decision and I knocked him out in three rounds. Hivyo, I’m confident. I’m feeling good, and I’m motivated very well at the minute.

 

Q

Nyingine, when you brother lost, he lost a close decision .What was your conversation with Anthony like because you lost a close fight you thought you’d won. Hivyo, how have you been able to converse with him about getting through that loss?

 

A. Dirrell

Naam, I didn’t have to say much because he was confident after the fight, but I pretty much had him realize that you’ve had a bad night after he had a terrific camp, but I believe that’s where he left it. He left it in that. When it came to fight time, he had a few setbacks leading up to the fight and unfortunately, he lost, but we saw a lot of things that he needs to correct. I told him to watch the fight over and over again because that’s what I used to do in my fight, any fight that I feel bad about. Hivyo, I just told him keep his confidence up, man and stay on that run, moja. Don’t lay off at all. That’s all we can do, moja. I’ve learned a lot from past experience and one thing’s for certain; you can’t take anything from the past and bring it to the future. Only confidence.

 

Hivyo, I’m feeling good, moja. He’s excited for me and I’m going to keep that name alive and keep the Dirrell name going.

 

Q

Everybody talks about the super middleweights, they talk about Andre Ward. But it seems like some people forget how good of a boxer that you are because you had to take this time off. With this being on NBC and getting in front of a large audience, are you looking at this as an opportunity to put your name back in that conversation for people who may have forgotten how good Andre Dirrell is?

 

A. Dirrell

People know and in the end, it’s my job to keep my name lean. I haven’t had the opportunity to do that as well. I had a major setback as well, but with that I stayed in the game, stayed sharp. I was sharp in my last couple of performances. I’m looking forward to the future and this is the breakout fight like I said. James is one hell of a fighter. He has a lot of heart, a lot of spunk, a lot of energy, moja, and he wants to win.

 

If you want to put me in front of a fighter for a world championship fight, then James DeGale is bar none one of the best to do it in front of. Hivyo, I’m excited about this fight. I think this is probably one of the biggest fights from Premier Boxing Champion that they’ve had and I’m excited to be on that big stage. Hivyo, I want a breakout performance and I did everything in camp to make sure I can do so.

 

Q

How does it feel to be the first Brit on the verge of making some boxing history?

 

J. DeGale

Ni anahisi kubwa, but I need to stay focused and keep my eye out on the prize. That’s what I have to do. Lakini, you know what? A lot of people say I’m obsessed about making history, about becoming the first Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain to win a genuine world title. Lakini unajua nini? Mimi ni. I am because that’s what drives me and that’s what makes me train hard every day. Hivyo, yeah, I’m looking forward to it.

 

Q

Okay, and you touched on a little bit there. I mean not so long ago you were boxing in front of a couple of hundred people at the shopping center in Blue Water and now you’re making noise on TV in America. How does that feel, the difference?

 

J. DeGale

Naam, it’s fantastic. Sure a lot of credit has to go to Eddie Hearn. I’m a buzz fire. I like the big audience. I like the big lights. I’m just feeling real relaxed, chilled and ready to perform Jumamosi ijayo. I’m buzzing. I really can’t wait; just being in America and knowing that I’m going to make my debut Jumamosi ijayo in front of millions of Americans and back in the UK as well. It’s going to be fantastic.

 

Q

Nyingine, this fight seems to be your highest profile fight since five years ago when you had the Abraham fight, when he got DQ’ed. You were leading at that time. Can you tell us at this point, where are you physically and mentally compared to where you were when you were obviously at the top of the division five years ago?

 

A. Dirrell

Naam, I look at it all from a mental aspect. As of now, moja, I’m grown tremendously in my mind. I’ve realized how important boxing is to me and what it takes to become world champion, the work you have to put in and I just follow those guidelines every day. I’m a very motivated fighter, very self-motivated. A lot of fighters run with music, have to listen to music.

 

If I can hear my punches while I’m hitting the bag, I’m motivated. Hivyo, nothing motivates me more than hard work and that’s all I look for. The fight is won in the gym, not on fight night. It’s what you do in the gym, not how hard you put up a fight.

 

I’ve done all of that and more. I feel very relaxed. I’m very energetic and I’m feeling the vibe already and I really can’t wait to make Jumamosi myself. I feel I have a lot to prove and I have a different Andre Dirrell to show, one that’s just as sharp, just as fast, just as brave, but just has a bigger mental capacity. I’m excited about next week.

 

Q

What do you think your advantages are over James DeGale in this fight?

 

A. Dirrell

We’re pretty much evenly matched and I actually like that scenario because I know I’m faster. I know I’m smarter and I know I’m a better boxer. It’s just as simple as that. Lakini, none of that can come into play without hard work, and I know he’s worked his ass off, moja. He has to come over to America just like I went over there to England to try to fight for a world championship.

 

I know what kind of guy I’m going to face come the 23rd. I’ve worked my butt off like I said, , and with those advantages, I’ve put the hard work in so I can display that. I just feel like I’ll be the better man that night.

 

Q

James, tell us why you think you’re confident that you’re going to be able to win this fight?

 

J. DeGale

Momentum is a big thing. Look at my last two performances against good, quality opponents and look his last three. Listen, I come from good pedigree and so does Andre. We’re good, quality, young fighters. But I just think overall, I’m better. I think he struggles. He doesn’t like it when it gets hard in there. He’s a competent fighter, but he likes it when he’s dictating the pace and he’s on the front foot.

 

Well listen, I’m not going to let him rest. He thinks this is going to be a boxing match. Naam, this ain’t. I’m telling him now. This ain’t going to be a boxing match. I’m going in there and I’m taking the title. I’m taking it. I’m ripping it away from him.

 

Q

Do you think you’re a really improved fighter? I know that the loss that you had to Groves was very controversial, but how much do you think you’ve improved since that fight with Groves?

 

J. DeGale

It’s like night and day. Listen, and another thing, I was in this for two years as well. I had two operations on my groin. Hivyo, I couldn’t throw my shots with any power. I couldn’t run the ring properly. Even in the fight at Wembley in front of 80,000 Sikuwa 100% haki. Even against Periban I wasn’t 100% haki. Now I’m 100% haki, fully healthy, fully focused and mentally right. Hivyo, you’re going to see me step up again Jumamosi ijayo.

 

Q

James, you mentioned about being a buzz fighter and this is the biggest stage, the biggest pressure you’ve ever been under. Hivyo, does this mean we’re going to see your best ever performance?

 

J. DeGale

I honestly do. The way I’ve been in the gym training, sparring, running, I honestly think you’re going to see the performance of my career so far. My last couple of fights after my injuries have been sorted and I just got better and better and I think this one is going to top it and winning my world title as well and making history.

 

Q

Lakini, do you deal with the pressure and does that inspire you more?

JamesI thrive on it. Unajua mimi. I thrive in it. I’m just looking forward to it. As I say, it’s my debut as a professional in America. Hivyo, I’m buzzing right now. You don’t understand. I’m just really looking forward to it.

 

Q

Nyingine. You’ve obviously fought Carl Froch and you’ve watched video of James I imagine. How do they compare as fighters and who do you rate as a better fighter?

 

A. Dirrell

As far as skill, I can give it to James DeGale, but as far as toughness, mental toughness, physical toughness, that’s Carl Froch. We all know how mentally strong he is. Hivyo, I have to give the edge to Carl Froch in that aspect, but as I said before, I know DeGale is coming to fight and no one gets in that ring and fights me as they want to fight. You know what I’m saying? Just like he thinks it’s going to be an easy fight. I feel like I have a lot more to prove as well.

 

Hivyo, I’m looking to bring the fight as well and I’m working hard in the gym. I made it tough on myself. The more pressure you actually put on me, the more dangerous I become.

 

I’m really excited as well, moja. I have a lot to prove. He has a lot to prove. This is going to be the best fight yet on Premier Boxing Champions.

 

Q

Basically for Andre, there was a chance obviously this fight could end up going to Britain. You’ve been to Britain before and you were very unlucky against Carl Froch. Was that something you were against, to face another title fight in Britain?

 

A. Dirrell

I’m not going to say that because I enjoyed my time over there. I believe I won the fight like I said and it just didn’t go my way unfortunately. I don’t like to judge my future fights based on past. I look forward to fighting in Britain again, in England again, the UK again whenever that day may come. I had a lot of fans over there; I have a lot of fans over there and I enjoy my time over there. I’ve been going over there since the amateurs. I enjoy it very much and I’m a world-class fighter. Hivyo, I want to be displayed on a world-class level.

 

I’m definitely looking forward to it. If it was over there, if it had to be over there, na iwe hivyo. I would have came over there to fight James. We are world competitors, world-class. We fight for world titles. Why should it be in America all the time? This is a world-class sport and we should treat it like one.

 

Q

Arthur Abraham kind of robbed you of your great win when he hit you on the floor. That was looking like such a great performance that night. In the sort of layup after that, how close did you come to actually having to retire? Was there ever a time you thought you might not box again?

 

A. Dirrell

I was going through some stuff with my family. I actually wanted to. I knew in my heart that I’d get my time again. I knew my time would come. I knew I had a chance of getting out of my contract. Hivyo, I kept training. Bila shaka, there were times that I would hit slumps and feel like I’m doing it for nothing, but it was quite a stressful time for me. I think I always knew that I would be able to get back in that ring. Hivyo, I stayed busy and it didn’t really totally veer me away from the sport, but I do know the feeling.

 

I did feel like any moment could come up to where that it could be over just like that and I had to deal with it and I could easily retire. If it happened again, I just might. I knew that my time was coming again. There’s always hope there. I just kept pushing forward and here I am now.

 

Q

One for you, James, quickly. You’re in Florida now. Can you tell us where you are and how’s it going?

 

J. DeGale

Yeah, hawana, I’m in Miami. I’ve been training here for the past week. Hivyo, we climatized and we adjusted and we’re ready to go.

 

L. DiBella

Just a couple of final words. Asante, Edwin, Craig, Andre and James. This is a great undercard that features a lot of New England talent and I want to acknowledge Murphys Boxing, our friend Ken Casey who’s with the legendary Irish band, the Dropkick Murphys, and is helping us with local promotion. We’re going to have a lot of announcements coming about some great fight week activities.

 

Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, PBC on NBC Saturday, Mei 23rd at Boston’s Agganis Area,4:30 p.m. NA/1:30 p.m. PT for the beginning of the broadcast. Tickets for the live event are available at Ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa 1-800-745-3000. Tune into NBC on Saturday, Mei 23rd, but if you can be with us in Boston, join us at the Agganis Arena. Asante, kila mtu, for joining us.

 

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BOSTON’S DANNY O’CONNOR ADDED TO MAY 23 CARD TO FACE VERMONT’S CHRIS GILBERT IN EXPLOSIVE NEW ENGLAND SHOWDOWN

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FULL UNDERCARD ACTION COMES TO AGGANIS ARENA ON Jumamosi, MAY 23

Ireland’s Gary O’Sullivan Takes On Melvin Betancourt

Plus Local Favorites Ryan Kielczweski & Logan McGuinness

Katika Kikohozi Tenga

Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Starts At 4:30 P.M. NA/1:30 P.M. PT

BOSTON (Mei 19, 2015) – Boston-area fans will be treated to fireworks this Memorial Day weekend as a full slate of exciting undercard fights come to Agganis Arena on Jumamosi, Mei 23. The undercard action is highlighted by Boston’s own Danny O'Connor (25-2, 9 Kos) taking on the fighting pride of Vermont, Chris Gilbert (13-1, 10 Kos) in an eight-round welterweight battle for the New England welterweight championship title.

 

Undercard fights will support the Premier Boxing Mabingwa juu ya NBC show featuring the super middleweight showdown between Olympic medalists Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 Kos) na James DeGale (20-1, 14 Kos) na Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 Kos) taking on the undefeated Craig Baker (16-0, 12 Kos).

 

O'Connor vs. Baker will put two of the most popular fighters in the New England area on display as the slick boxing O’Connor will look to pick apart the hard-charging Gilbert. The bout will be the final event of the evening and close down the show in spectacular fashion at Agganis Arena.

 

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to fight Chris in Boston,” Alisema O'Connor. “Being able to do what I love in front of my hometown fans that have supported me since day one is very meaningful to me”

 

“I’m very excited to have the opportunity to fight on such an amazing card,” said Gilbert. “I’m coming off a first round knockout last week and I plan to bring the same intensity, aggressiveness and hard hitting style into the ring this week. O’Connor has been at the top of the welterweight division, whether in the amateurs or pros, and I’m excited to see how my skills compare.”

 

“This is a fight that local fight fans have been eager to see for a long time,” Alisema Ken Casey, President and CEO of Murphys Boxing. “New England’s premiere welterweight versus New England’s hardest hitting welterweight. Pride can be worth more than money sometimes and the right to call yourself ‘New England welterweight’ champ is very important to a fighter in this close knit community.”

 

The undercard will also feature a highly anticipated 10-round middleweight contest that pits Gary O’Sullivan (20-1, 13 Kos) dhidi ya Melvin Betancourt (29-1, 23 Kos) as both men look to prove themselves as contenders in the division.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na DiBella Entertainment kwa kushirikiana na Murphys Boxing, ni bei ya $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 na $35, si ikiwa ni pamoja na gharama za huduma husika na kodi, na ni juu ya kuuza sasa. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com. Kutoza kwa njia ya simu, wito Ticketmaster saa (800) 745-3000.

 

Further action will feature the six round featherweight bout between local favorite Ryan Kielczweski (22-1, 6 Kos) naAnthony Napunyi (15-14, 8 Kos) and a six round junior lightweight bout that showcases Logan McGuinness (22-0-1, 10 Kos) kuchukua Christian Esquivel (17-13, 15 Kos). Plus undefeated prospect Immanuel aliim (12-0, 8 Kos) inakabiliwa David Toribio (21-14, 14 Kos) in a six or eight round middleweight swing bout.

 

Also stepping into the ring at Agganis Arena is undefeated knockout artist Jonathan Guzman (18-0, 18 Kos) ambao inachukua Christian Esquivel (27-6, 20 Kos) in an eight-round junior featherweight matchup. Heavyweight prospect Danny Kelly (7-1-1, 1 KO) watachukua Curtis Lee Tate (7-5, 6 Kos) in a six-round heavyweight attraction while Antonio Russell (1-0,1 KO) kuchukua Brandon Garvin (0-1) in a four round bantamweight fight. Kicking off the action in the arena is undefeated prospect Edwin Espinal (5-0, 4 Kos) nani atacheza Alvaro Enríquez (12-13-2, 4 Kos) in a four round light heavyweight fight.

 

A former National Golden Gloves champion who has fought as a pro since 2008, O'Connor was set to face former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi, but will now return home for a Mei 23 mwisho. The 30-year-old out of Framingham, Massachusetts is coming off of back-to-back knockout victories over Michael Clark and Andrew Farmer and looks to leave a big impression on his hometown fans.

 

A hard-hitting fighter out of Windsor, Vermont, Gilbert has become a staple throughout New England, appearing on cards all around the region since turning pro in 2011. The 30-year-old boasts an impressive knockout percentage and just last week recorded his tenth professional stoppage with a first round knockout over Raphael Valenzuela. He takes a step up in competition when he battles O’Connor on Mei 23.

 

A resident of Cork, Ireland, O'Sullivan will be fighting for the fifth time as a professional in the state of Massachusetts, where he is yet to lose. At 30-years-old, he has won his last four fights since a defeat to Billy Joe Saunders in 2013, including three straight by knockout. He will take on a strong opponent making his U.S. kwanza katika Betancourt. The fighter out of Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic has won nine fights in a row.

 

Nafasi ya pili mwaka 2008 Taifa Golden Glove mashindano, 25 mwenye umri wa miaka Kielczweski has become a staple fighting in his home state of Massachusetts. Alizaliwa na kukulia katika Quincy, he hopes to rebound from the first loss of his career, a split decision defeat to Danny Aquino in April of this year. He will take on the 32-year-old Napunyi, who is coming off of a third round TKO victory over Joshua Omukhulu in January of this year. Fighting out of Canal Point, Florda, he hopes to make it back-to-back victories on Mei 23.

 

Fighting out of Ontario, Canada, McGuinness will make his second start in the U.S. after debuting in April with a first round TKO over Carlos Fulgencio at Memorial Hall in Massachusetts. The 27-year-old will take on the 35-year-oldCuevas nje ya Mexico City.

 

An undefeated prospect out of Richmond, Virginia, the 21-year-old Aliim will take on the very dangerous and experienced 35-year-old Toribio nje ya Miami.

 

With a perfect knockout percentage, 25 mwenye umri wa miaka Guzman looks to build off of his Massachusetts debut, which saw him knockout Juan Guzman in the fifth round in February of this year. Fighting out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic he returns to the ring to take on 28-year-old Esquivel out of Temoaya, Mexico.

 

23 mwenye umri wa miaka Kelly will return to the same city where he delivered a first round TKO of Eric Newell in June 2014 looking for another big victory. The fighter out of Washington D.C. will take on the 31-year-old Tate out of Oakland, Tennessee.

 

Another native of Washington D.C., Russell made his professional debut this year with a second round knockout over Harold Reyes in January. The 22-year-old takes on Philadelphia’s Garvin.

A 22-year-old prospect who has racked up five wins since turning pro in February of this year, Espinal will get back in the ring again on Mei 23. The fighter out of Providence, Rhode Island will take on the 33-year-old Enriquez out of Tlaxcala, Mexico.

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