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Birthday Boy Petr Petrov finishing up training camp in Madrid, Španielsko

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Madrid Spain (Marec 28, 2017)–WBO Lightweight world title challenger Petr Petrov arrived in his hometown of Madrid, Spain to finish up preparations for his April 8th world title bout with undefeated world champion Terry Flanagan at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, Anglicko.
Petrov arrived Nedeľa, and has been hard at work with head trainer Danny Zamora. To prove that Petrov is clearly only focused on winning this world title,, he put in two hard workout’s v utorok, which just happens to be his 34th birthday.
I am so focused and I can’t wait for this fight,” Said Petrov. “There is no time for parties and cake now. That will come after the fight, as I will have plenty of reasons to celebrate, one would be my birthday and the other will be for winning the world championship.
Petrov will continue to train in his homeland until he leaves for Manchester early next week. Petrov finished up the California leg of his training camp this past Piatok before leaving for Madrid.

JORGE LINARES DEFENDS WBA LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® FROM MANCHESTER ENGLAND

Win Sets Up A Possible Unification Fight With WBC World Champion Mikey Garcia; Encore Presentation of Dnešné Fight Airs at 10 p.m. A/PT na SHO EXTREME®

Photos Courtesy: Lawrence Lustig/Matchroom Sport

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NEW YORK (Marec 25, 2017) – Jorge Linares defended his WBA Lightweight World Championship with a unanimous decision victory over Anthony Crolla Sobota evening on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, Anglicko. The win sets Linares up for a possible unification fight with WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia, a matchup that would be considered one of the best that can be made in any weight class.

Sobotné main event from Manchester Arena aired live on SHOWTIME. Live fight coverage was provided by Sky Sports with Adam Smith calling play-by-play and world champion Carl Froch serving as ringside analyst. Garcia joined SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer and analysts Al Bernstein and Paul Malignaggi to provide commentary from a New York studio.

Linares and Crolla previously fought a fierce, closely contested battle last September, one that Linares won by just a few rounds. V sobotu, Linares retained the belt by a wide margin—118-109 on all three scorecards—virtually outclassing Crolla from the outset.

“He seems to be getting better with age,” said Froch, sharing a growing sentiment among boxing pundits.

Linares (42-3, 27 KO) cruised through much of the fight with an impressive display of boxing skill and power. A precisely timed uppercut floored Crolla in the seventh. Moments later Linares nearly finished him with a flurry against the ropes. Crolla, však, would not go quietly. The Manchester native, perhaps spurned by his home crowd, bravely grew more aggressive in the second half of the fight. But Linares was simply too sharp, too fast and too comfortable for Crolla to overcome.

Mikey Garcia is coming off a brilliant knockout of world champion Dejan Zlaticanin in January and is hungry for a unification bout.

"Po prvé, I congratulate Jorge Linares for a great win,”Povedal Garcia. “His skill, flexibility, combinations and power were definitely impressive. I hope we can make a fight as soon as possible. He didn’t look cut or hurt so maybe we can fight this summer.”

JORGE LINARES vs. ANTHONY CROLLA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE REMATCH THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

 

 

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Airs Live at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT from Manchester Arena in Manchester, Anglicko

Kliknite na tlačidlo TU Pre fotografie; Credit Lawrence Lustig/Matchroom

 

 

Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla held a final press conference vo štvrtok v Manchestri, Anglicko, for their rematch túto sobotu for the WBA Lightweight World Championship, žiť na SHOWTIME (6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT) from Manchester Arena.

 

Linares (41-3, 27 KO) dethroned Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KO) v závere, back-and-forth battle last September in Manchester to capture the WBA crown. The Sedem. 24 match was the first time the three-division titlist Linares was pushed the 12-round distance in his nine career world title fights.

 

Crolla has had success in immediate rematches. V 2015, he challenged Darley Perez for the WBA Lightweight Title and fought to a draw. Four months later, he knocked out Perez in five rounds to win the 135-pound title.

 

WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia will join the SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL announce team as a guest analyst alongside host Brian Custer and analysts Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi.

 

Garcia (36-0, 30 KO), who won the WBC belt in emphatic fashion this January on SHOWTIME, may be scouting his future opponent – the WBC has mandated that the winner of Linares-Crolla II must face Garcia.

 

Here’s what the fighters had to say at Štvrtkové tlačová konferencia:

 

JORGE LINARES:

“I know once again I have everyone against me in his backyard, but that’s why I trained hard.

 

“I’m not coming in here feeling like the champion. I’m coming in here feeling like the challenger because I know I have to win very clear to go back home with a win.

 

“It’s going to be a different Crolla this time. I have to perform like I know I can to defend my belts.

 

“I had a great camp. I’m anxious. I can’t wait to show you v sobotu noc, put it all together and return home with my belts.”

 

ANTHONY CROLLA:

 

“I’ve always been better going in as the underdog. Viem v sobotu night I’m going to need to be the very best Anthony Crolla to beat Jorge Linares. I really believe that if I show the improvements that I’ve made in the gym then I’ll get my belt back.

 

“I hope he comes in looking for the knockout. If Jorge comes looking for the knockout he breaks away from what he’s best at. A, if he does so, I believe it falls right into my hands.

 

I’ve got to be cutting off the ring quicker this time. I’ve got to respond in bunches a little bit more. There are so many obstacles that are going to be put in front of me from Jorge Linares, but I believe I will have an answer for every one of them.

 

It was one of the fights of the year last time. I can certainly see us both being even better this time.

 

“There’s a lot of people out there who think there is no way I can beat Jorge Linares, but I believe v sobotu night I’ll prove an awful lot of people wrong.”

 

JORGE LINARES vs. ANTHONY CROLLA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE REMATCH THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

 

 

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Airs Live at 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT from Manchester Arena in Manchester, Anglicko

 

Watch The Full First Fight On SHO Sports YouTube Channel: http://s.sho.com/2m1x6TV

 

Kliknite na tlačidlo TU Pre fotografie; Credit Lawrence Lustig/Matchroom

 

WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and former champion Anthony Crolla participated in a public workout at National Football Museum in Manchester, Anglicko v utorok in preparation for their rematch túto sobotu, žiť na SHOWTIME (6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT) from Manchester Arena.

 

Linares (41-3, 27 KO) dethroned Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KO) in an action-packed battle last September in Manchester to capture the WBA crown. Crolla and Linares were neck-and-neck going into the sixth round until Linares rocked the hometown favorite with a series of shots that galvanized the Venezuelan toward a close 115-114, 115-113 a 117-111 jednomyseľné rozhodnutie.

 

The Sedem. 24 match was the first time the three-division titlist Linares, who also holds the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight belts, was pushed the 12-round distance in his career.

 

The WBC has mandated that the winner of Linares-Crolla II must face undefeated WBC Lightweight Champion Mikey Garcia, who will join host Brian Custer and analysts Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi in New York for the SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL presentation.

 

Below are fight week quotes from Linares and Crolla:

 

JORGE LINARES:

 

“Crolla could come better prepared than last time. Maybe he will throw more punches, maybe he will box more, I don’t really know. The most important thing is I hope he has worked really hard and comes in great condition so there are no excuses and no doubts after the fight.

 

“I can fight even better this time. Before the first fight I had a broken right hand and I hadn’t fought for a while. That’s always a factor, Viete,? Inactivity. I haven’t had any issues physically or mentally, so the preparation has been great. We did 129 rounds of sparring and everything has gone well up to this point.

 

“I know he has been quiet in the build-up, I don’t mind if he hasn’t spoken much lately. Let’s just hope it’s a clean fight like the first one.”

 

“The plans are in the future to get the biggest fights. Obviously the priority right now is to stay focused v sobotu but then I’ll look towards the big fights like against Mikey Garcia.

 

“I really think coming to train with Ismael Salas made the difference. It’s what helped me really establish myself as a professional fighter and to gain more experience. We learn ‘old school’ as Salas always says. It really has worked well for me in the two years I’ve been with him.”

 

“I feel really good because this time we had a lot more time to prepare. We did some of the training camp in Japan and then eight weeks in Las Vegas.

 

“I’m happy to be back here in England again and have another opportunity. I get treated very well, I feel comfortable fighting here. The fans here have a lot of boxing knowledge and they know me well. It’s nice, I feel at home.”

 

ANTHONY CROLLA:

 

“It will be another good fight, to je isté. Our styles gel really well and I don’t see how it can’t be another good fight, but this time I see a different winner. The key will be adapting. I might need to adapt a number of times in the fight but it is something I have trained for.

 

“I learned a lot from that fight. Linares has very good speed, very good ring craft and he used his big fight experience for when to take a rest, when to turn it on for the judges.

 

“This time I know I need to deal with the flashy combinations better, cut the ring off better and capitalize when he is open for shots.

 

“He has said he will come with another game plan but so will we. Last time I gave it everything, left it all in the ring, but I came up short. The right man won on the night and now I have a second chance at winning back the belt and beating a great fighter.

 

“I was disappointed I lost – you should never be happy with losing – but I was satisfied I gave everything on the night. When I watched it again there were things in the fight where I thought, ‘why didn’t I do this, why didn’t I do that’, but that is what I did do in the heat of the battle.

 

“You see people online saying Linares is a level above and that he outclassed me – he obviously didn’t outclass me because two of the judges only had a point in it. The right man won and now I need to show my improvements and make sure the result is different.

 

“Last time out in Manchester I lost a close fight but with the improvements I have been making in the gym I believe this time it will be a different result.

 

“The rematch was always top of my list. Linares is top of the pile in the lightweight division and if there was a chance of having a rematch that was always more important to me than any other fight. I want to fight the best and be involved in the big fights and that’s what this is.

 

“I want the chance to stake my claim as the best lightweight in the world by going out there and beating him.

 

“I wasn’t going to turn down a rematch to try and ease myself back into title contention. I want these big fights; these big nights in Manchester are what I thrive on.

 

“I feel better than I have ever felt. Camp has gone really well and there will certainly be no excuses. I have had no distractions outside of camp and everything is good. It is a matter now of showing in the ring dnes večer the improvements I have been showing in the gym.

 

“I have had no social life for the past few months and I will walk to the ring knowing that, knowing I have prepared in the best way I possibly can. There will be no ‘what if I had done this’, ‘what if I had done that’ – I have prepared the best I possibly can.”

 

LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKEY GARCIA TO BE GUEST ANALYST FOR JORGE LINARES-ANTHONY CROLLA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE REMATCH SATURDAY, MAREC 25 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

Winner of Linares-Crolla II Becomes Mandatory Challenger For Garcia’s WBC 135-Pound Crown

 

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Vysiela Live At 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT na SHOWTIME

 

Click on the Link Below to Watch a Mikey Garcia Feature Video Recapping his Last Fight

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Photo Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME

 

NEW YORK (Marec 20, 2017) – WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia will join the SHOWTIME announce team as a guest analyst for the rematch between WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla on Sobota, Marec 25 naživo na SHOWTIME na 6 p.m. A/3 p.m. PT.

 

Three-division world champion Garcia, (36-0, 30 KO), will join host Brian Custer and analysts Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi in New York for the SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® presentation of Crolla vs. Linares II, which will air live from Manchester Arena in Manchester, Anglicko.

 

I’m excited to participate as guest analyst for this rematch,”Povedal Garcia. “These are two of the most competitive boxers in my division. Jorge Linares won the first fight, but Crolla can create a different outcome.

 

Linares has good hand speed, timing, reflexes and has power in both hands. Crolla has a good right hand and has shown some solid body work in his recent fights. While Crolla is getting better with each fight, Linares is likely still the better boxer, and should edge him out in a close fight.

 

Linares (41-3, 27 KO) dethroned Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KO) in a thrilling battle last fall in Manchester to capture the WBA crown. The Sedem. 24 match was the first time the three-division titlist Linares, who also holds the WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight belts, was pushed the 12-round distance in his career.

 

The WBC has mandated that the winner of Linares-Crolla II must face the hard-hitting Garcia, who knocked out defending champion Dejan Zlaticanin on Január. 28 on SHOWTIME in just his second fight back following a 30-month layoff.

 

Linares-Crolla II is the second lightweight world title bout on SHOWTIME in 2017 and an important fight toward potentially unifying the resurgent 135-pound division.

News From Gleason’s Gym, Upcoming Events

White Collar/ Master’s Boxing show in London, Anglicko
Marec 31, 2017
All Female Clinic
Apríl 13-15, 2017

Gleason’s Gym will host the seventh annual All Female Clinic and a boxing show.

Ak máte záujem, prosím kontaktujte Bruce Silverglade na (718) 797-2872alebo e-mailom bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
The boxing show will be at Gleason’s Gym on Apríl 15
6:00Premiér
Personal Trainers Certification Clinic
Máj 4-7, 2017
Personal Trainers-Get your Boxing Certification and earn more money. Tell your friends and co-workers. Spread the word.
Sign up now for this clinic.
This clinic is not for USABoxing Certification. It is not for USABoxing trainers and is not recognized by USABoxing.
If you are interested contact Bruce Silverglade at Gleason’s Gym. The telephone number is: 718 797 2872 and the email address is info@gleasonsgym.net.
Gleason’s Fundrasier Show
Máj 10, 2017

BB Kings Times Square NYC

Fighters 4 Life is a 501C3 nonprofit organization that raises money by hosting amateur boxing shows.

Our Ninth Charity Boxing Show, The Night of Charity Boxing, sa bude konať dňa Wednesday May 10th 2017 at BB Kings 42nd Street.
We are looking for interesting, exciting participants that are up for the physical challenge of a lifetime.
GLEASON’S INTERNATIONAL MASTER TOURNAMENT
Jún 15-17, 2017
15th Annual Gleason’s Fantasy Camp
August 10 cez 13, 2017

News From Gleason’s Gym, Upcoming Events

White Collar/ Master’s Boxing show in London, Anglicko
Marec 31, 2017
All Female Clinic
Apríl 13-15, 2017

Gleason’s Gym will host the seventh annual All Female Clinic and a boxing show.

Ak máte záujem, prosím kontaktujte Bruce Silverglade na (718) 797-2872alebo e-mailom bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
The boxing show will be at Gleason’s Gym on Apríl 15
6:00Premiér
Personal Trainers Certification Clinic
Máj 4-7, 2017
Personal Trainers-Get your Boxing Certification and earn more money. Tell your friends and co-workers. Spread the word.
Sign up now for this clinic.
This clinic is not for USABoxing Certification. It is not for USABoxing trainers and is not recognized by USABoxing.
If you are interested contact Bruce Silverglade at Gleason’s Gym. The telephone number is: 718 797 2872 and the email address is info@gleasonsgym.net.
Gleason’s Fundrasier Show
Máj 10, 2017

BB Kings Times Square NYC

Fighters 4 Life is a 501C3 nonprofit organization that raises money by hosting amateur boxing shows.

Our Ninth Charity Boxing Show, The Night of Charity Boxing, sa bude konať dňa Wednesday May 10th 2017 at BB Kings 42nd Street.
We are looking for interesting, exciting participants that are up for the physical challenge of a lifetime.
GLEASON’S INTERNATIONAL MASTER TOURNAMENT
Jún 15-17, 2017
15th Annual Gleason’s Fantasy Camp
August 10 cez 13, 2017

Boj správa: Fireworks In LiverpoolTurner & McConville In KO Form, Gallagher & Kennerdale Score Impressive Victories.

 

 

Ringside Report by Gianluca Di Caro

 

 

V piatok večer, len 24 hours before local hero Tony Bellew’s showdown with David Haye, Merseyside fight fans turned out in force for a little pugilistic aperitif at Hanger 34 in Liverpool for an event hosted by local promoter Kyle Gallagher.

 

Boy oh boy were they in for a cracking night of boxing to whet the appetite for the big fight, as in terms of action and drama the fights themselves were quite possibly not that far off being on par with those from the 02 in London the following night.

 

Heading up the event was local unbeaten prospect Dayle Gallagher, in action against Northern Ireland’s Michael Kelly, however as the Liverpool lad had elected to open up the professional element of the show, for a change I’m starting the report from the first fight rather than last.

 

Right from the off Gallagher took centre ring and began to pressure his more experienced opponent. Kelly though used his vast experience to good effect to contain the fast starting scouser.

 

As the round progressed opportunities arose for Gallagher to let rip with some cracking body-shots, Kelly though is well schooled defensively wise, which prevented the young prospect getting too many opportunities before the end of the round.

 

Round two was a much more open affair, so much so that there was some great toe-to-toe action, much to the delight of the assembled crowd.

 

Gallagher started to get into a good flow in the third, often backing Kelly up before letting rip with short sharp flurries to body and head. The Irishman held his ground and comfortably boxed his way out of trouble on numerous occasions.

 

More of the same in the fourth, albeit being fought at higher pace compared to the earlier rounds, Gallagher backing Kelly up before letting rip with combinations to body and head, as before Kelly countered with good effect.

 

With the fans egging their man on, the pace in the final minute or so was nothing short of frenetic, with both men landing some seriously heavy shots as they slugged it out.

 

After four highly entertaining rounds, it was Dayle Gallagher’s hand held aloft by Referee Matt Scriven, who scored the bout 40-37.

 

Following Gallagher-Kelly see local lad Jonny McConville making his professional debut against Northern Ireland’s Phil Townley.

 

Čo boj, McConville really was impressive in his controlled approach, taking the fight to the Irishman and dictating the proceedings for much of the time.

 

Considering it was his debut pro contest, the youngster had the confidence to showcase his skills to great effect, throughout the fight McConville was able to cut off the ring in style before landing some classy combinations as well as some seriously big shots.

 

Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all one way traffic, Townley is always game for a good scrap and was more than happy to trade shots, landing some crackers of his own, but it was the young Liverpool lad that was definitely in control.

 

Townley got cut from a big punch late in the third, which seemed to ignite the blue touch paper for the young Merseysider, who noticeably stepped up the pace.

 

In the final round McConville kept up the pressure, backing his opponent up on numerous occasions before letting rip with big shots, followed by some classy combinations.

 

In the final thirty seconds of so of the round McConville stepped up the pace once more and backed the Irishman onto the ropes before letting rip with a torrent of power shots, Townley struggled to counter so opted to cover up, with no counter punches in sight from the Irishman, referee Matt Scriven had no option but to step in and stop the fight on the two minute and forty five second mark.

 

Next up was the highly anticipated Heavyweight bout between Sean Turner (1-0-0) and Belfast’s debuting Ryan Kilpatrick.

 

What a cracking contest, for as long as it lasted that is, both lads went to war right from the opening bell. The crowd were on their feet as the big men went toe-to-toe, each letting rip with a salvo of powerful exocets.

 

As the clock edged towards the second minute, Turner found the slightest of openings, stepped back a touch and let rip with a massive shot to the body to send the big Irishman to the deck. Amazingly Kilpatrick managed to get back to his feet before the count concluded.

 

Right from the restart Turner went on the attack, letting rip with further big shots, the final salvo producing a pin point accurate massive shot to the oblique that sent Kilpatrick to the canvas for a second time.

 

Unfortunately no matter how hard the Irishman tried to get up in time to beat the count again, he just couldn’t do it, leaving referee Matt Scriven no option but to wave off the contest on the one minute and twenty six second mark of the first round.

 

Side note on this bout, both men really did excel, the quality of the shortened fight was nothing short of sensational. I for one can’t wait to see both fighters in action again and hopefully in the future against each other once more.

 

The final fight of the night see unbeaten Craig Kennerdale in action against the highly entertaining and experienced Irishman Marty Kayes.

 

Right from the off Kayes went on the front foot, taking the fight to his younger opponent. The savvy Irishman then proceeded to make life as difficult as possible for Kennerdale.

 

Kennerdale responded well and as the round unfolded managed to get himself on equal ground, which wasn’t easy as Kayes kept digging into his well stocked locker for shots, and let’s say entertaining ‘professional’ moves, to throw a spanner in the works and disrupt the Merseysider’s game plan.

 

As the second round progressed Kennerdale began to turn the tables on the Irishman, showing Kayes that he too has a well stocked bag of tricks and clever moves, so much so that for long periods of time he was able to keep the wily Irishman on the back foot.

 

Viac o to isté v tretej, however the forth was a much closer fought affair, with the upper hand being equally shared between the two protagonists throughout the round.

 

After four highly entertaining, action packed rounds Referee Matt Scriven scored the contest 40-38 in favour of Craig Kennerdale.

 

Top class event featuring closely matched all action fights, what more could anyone ask for, as such plaudits to promoter Kyle Gallagher for hosting what can only be described as the perfect prelude, for the Merseyside fans that is, ahead of the impending big London fight night.

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The fight card can be seen LIVE in the United States on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment and for fans who want to see the fight that do not have AWE, they can watch the fight on the AWE channel on www.klowdtv.com začínajúce na 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

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Zblízka a osobne s Liverpoolom Rising Prospect Dayle Gallagher

 

Rozhovor s Gianlucom Di Carom.

Fotografie: Tím Gallagher

 

 

Témou tohto rozhovoru je Dayle Gallagher, ktorý sa ukazuje ako jedna z najzaujímavejších mladých perspektív, ktorá sa objavila na boxerskej scéne v Merseyside za posledných pár rokov.

 

V piatok marca 3rd Dayle je pripravený súťažiť vo svojom doteraz najťažšom boji, šesťkruhový na Hanger 34 Klub v Liverpoole, proti Michaelovi Kellymu z Belfastu, osvedčený bojovník za majstrovstvá, ktorý približne v minulom roku bojoval s Francúzom Mohamedom Larabim o medzinárodný titul WBF a nedávno so Škótskom Lee McAllisterom o medzikontinentálny opasok WBF, ako aj súťažili na veľkých televíznych podujatiach v Rusku a Švédsku.

 

Doposiaľ bez prehry v štyroch zápasoch, dve skorými prestávkami, proti Alekseisovi Nikitenkovi, v máji 2015 a Jak Johnson v decembri 2016, a dva na základe rozhodnutia o pevných bodoch, Marty Kayes v apríli 2016 a Phil Townley v júni toho istého roku, Dayle už padol do oka niektorým z najväčších mien tohto športu, vrátane dvojnásobného majstra sveta Amira Khana.

 

V skutočnosti s láskavým dovolením pána Khana a jeho tímu, Dayle si pevne získal svoje miesto v historických knihách tohto športu, ako úplne prvý víťaz súťaže v profesionálnom boxe v Pakistane, po jeho vynikajúcom víťazstve nad Philom Townleyom z Belfastu v júni minulého roka.

 

Viac o tom neskôr, ako práve teraz si myslím, že je čas pokračovať v rozhovore.

 

Gianluca

Ďakujem, že si sa so mnou dnes rozprával Dayle, tento rozhovor sa samozrejme týka vašej profesionálnej kariéry, najmä nadchádzajúci boj proti Michaelovi Kellymu 3. marca, Rozhovor by som začal tým, že čitateľom poviete niečo o svojom neprofesionálnom boxe, najmä vaša amatérska kariéra, ktorý, ako som pochopil, začal víťazstvom nad jedným z najlepších chalanov v tej dobe v divízii.

 

Dayle

S boxom som začal vo veku rokov 14, po viac ako roku trénovania som mal niekoľko medziklubových podujatí, kým som mal svoj prvý amatérsky zápas, ktorý bol krátkodobo reprezentovať Liverpool moje rodné mesto, ktorý bol v tom čase proti waleskej jednotke v jeho rodnom meste Wrexham.

 

Vždy si pamätám, ako môj tréner povedal, že s týmto chlapcom nikto nechce bojovať, tak ho choďte vyradiť, a v druhom kole po tom, čo ho už dvakrát položil, rozhodca nemal na výber.

 

Mnohí ľudia mi povedali, že mám v tomto športe svetlú budúcnosť, no v tom čase som sa zameral na to, aby som sa stal profesionálnym futbalistom, čo sa skončilo vážnym zranením a 18 mesiace fyzioterapie a rehabilitácie pri mojom zranení.

 

Konečne som sa vrátil k boxu kvôli fitness a okamžite som sa do tohto športu opäť zamiloval, už po niekoľkých mesiacoch tréningu som sa dal na zápas bielych golierov v Newcastli.

 

Po víťazstve som dostal veľa dobrej spätnej väzby a uvedomil som si, že to musím začať brať vážne a zistiť, ako ďaleko môžem v športe zájsť, Vyhral som severnú oblasť, Britské a európske tituly na nelicencovanej scéne si potom uvedomili, že sa musím obrátiť na profesionálnu stránku hry.

 

 

Gianluca

Vaša profesionálna kariéra začala rýchlo, s prestávkou na víťazstvo nad Lotyšom Aleksejsom Nikitenkom, po prvé, aké to bolo po prvýkrát boxovať v profesionálnych radoch a po druhé, môžete mi poskytnúť svoj pohľad na zápas?

 

Dayle

Aj keď som bol v ringu veľakrát predtým, môj profesionálny debut bol nervóznejší ako akýkoľvek iný zápas, ale ten pocit nemohol byť lepší.

 

Súboj netrval dlho 1 minútu, myslím, že predtým, ako rozhodca musel zasahovať a zastaviť zápas, ktorý viedol k môjmu prvému víťazstvu v profesionálnom rebríčku a je to deň, na ktorý nikdy nezabudnem.

 

 

Gianluca

Prešiel takmer rok, kým si sa vrátil do ringu, proti Martymu Kayesovi v apríli minulého roka, ale aj s tak dlhou dobou medzi zápasmi ste boli v top forme, porazil Martyho na body. Ako sa vám podarilo udržať si motiváciu počas tohto obdobia a prosím, dajte čitateľom svoj pohľad na boj?

 

Dayle

Bolo to veľmi ťažké, pretože som v tom čase prechádzal mnohými komplikáciami so svojím promotérom a nemohol som bojovať a myslel som si, že už možno nikdy nebudem bojovať, ale po dlhom čase vonku, môj brat mi pomohol a dostal ma do boja.

 

Vedel som o Martym veľa a vedel som, že nebude ľahké vedieť, aký je skúsený, ale chcel som všetkým ukázať, že aj napriek tomu všetkému môžem byť dobrý, vyhral som a cítil som sa, akoby som nikdy nemal čas mimo ringu.

 

 

Gianluca

Váš ďalší boj, proti Philovi Townleymu, prišiel len o niekoľko mesiacov neskôr a čo viac bolo v zámorí pri historickej udalosti, vôbec prvé podujatie Pro Boxing, ktoré sa konalo v Pakistane. Môžete, prosím, čitateľom najprv povedať, ako k tomu došlo, a tiež povedať čitateľom nielen o boji, ale aj o celom zážitku?

 

Dayle

Keď som sa prvýkrát dozvedel o Pakistane, neveril som, že je to pravda. Práve som sa vrátil z dovolenky a o chvíľu telefonujem strýkovi Amira Khana o možnom boji v Pakistane.

 

Aj keď som vedel, že nie som v najlepšej kondícii alebo v mojej preferovanej váhe, nemohol som premeškať príležitosť, a tak som len pre túto príležitosť zvýšil dve váhové kategórie..

 

Za pár hodín, čo mi ponúkli boj, som bol v Boltone na Akadémii Amira Khana, kde som vypĺňal všetky papiere a víza a doslova o tri dni neskôr bol v lietadle, ktoré malo bojovať v Pakistane.

 

Keď som prišiel do Pakistanu, zaobchádzali so mnou ako s kráľovskou hodnosťou, moje tašky sa zbierali a nosili pre mňa. Privítala ma pakistanská armáda a polícia a odprevadili ma do môjho hotela.

 

Nikdy som nedokázal dostatočne poďakovať ľuďom z Pakistanu za to, že môj čas tam bol tak vítaný, je to skvelá krajina so skvelými ľuďmi, aj keď som s nimi bojoval a kričali moje meno, natoľko, že som si myslel, že som späť v Liverpoole s domácim publikom.

 

Bol to jeden z mojich najúžasnejších zážitkov v živote a ten, ktorý budem mať do konca života, keď som sa zapísal do histórie ako úplne prvý profesionálny boxer, ktorý bojoval a vyhral na pakistanskej pôde..

 

 

Gianluca

Váš štvrtý zápas, proti Jak Johnsonovi ešte v decembri a ešte raz na domácom trávniku, bol dramatický a zároveň by som od vás očakával antiklimatické vlastnosti. Bol som tam, takže viem, čo sa stalo, ale mohol by si čitateľom priblížiť drámy, ktoré sa v tú noc odohrali z tvojho pohľadu?

 

Dayle

Ak ste videli celý zápas, vyzerá to, že som na konci nebol príliš šťastný, ale to preto, že som bojovník a všetko, čo chcem, je bojovať.

 

Trénoval som tak tvrdo a cítil som sa v najlepšej forme svojho života, takže keď sa boj skončil, In 30 sekundy ma to hnevalo, ale to je niečo, s čím sa musím vyrovnať s jeho boxovaním a bitky môžu skončiť jednou ranou.

 

Po spätnom zhliadnutí som bol so svojím výkonom spokojný a som požehnaný údernou silou, ktorá dokáže niekomu vytrhnúť rameno z jamky jedným výstrelom.

 

 

Gianluca

Na 3rd marca budete opäť v akcii na Vešiaku 34 v Liverpoole, kde sa stretnete s írskym Michaelom Kellym. Viete veľa o Michaelovi a jeho štýle boja a tiež ako vidíte priebeh tohto boja??

 

Dayle

Viem o ľuďoch, s ktorými bojoval, a o tom, čo dosiahol, viem, že to bude ťažký boj, ale preto sme o zápas požiadali môj tím a ja.

 

Nepozerám svojich súperov na starých zápasoch, pretože by mohli vyvolať úplne iný súboj, takže rád ich zistím, keď som tam.

 

Myslím si, že to bude pre ľudí zábavný súboj, ale vidím, že to končí knockoutom, ak niekoho zasiahnem vo welterovej váhe jedným zo svojich silových striel v osemuncových rukaviciach, budem šokovaný, keď uvidím, že tam niekto stále stojí predo mnou.

 

 

Gianluca

Takže z bojov, s ktorými ste museli chodiť, či už pro alebo nie, ktorá bola vaša obľúbená a prečo?

 

Dayle

Mojím favoritom musí byť Pakistan, ktorý tvorí históriu a vyzývam sa, Bolo to veľké riziko zvýšiť dve hmotnostné divízie, ale mám rád výzvy, a preto som v tejto bojovej hre, a tiež boxoval pred dvojnásobným majstrom sveta Amirom Khanom a dostával od neho skvelú spätnú väzbu, nemôžete žiadať nič lepšie ako toto.

 

 

Gianluca

Ako by ste opísali svoj štýl boja??

 

Dayle

Myslím si, že môj štýl boja je odlišný od priemerného britského boxera, vďaka čomu vynikám, Som protibojovník so silou, Som južan a viem, že môžem byť nočnou morou pre každého boxera na boxerskom okruhu.

 

 

Gianluca

Ak by ste boli úspešní na 3rd marca, budete neporazení za päť, aj keď je možno ešte priskoro myslieť na ocenenia za majstrovstvá, Som si istý, že ste už museli premýšľať o takýchto príležitostiach, ako taký by ste mohli čitateľom načrtnúť svoje plány do budúcnosti.

 

Dayle

Som v športe, aby som vyhrával tituly, je to môj sen, o ktorom viem, že ho môžem dosiahnuť a keď príde príležitosť, využijem ju.

 

Budem pokračovať v stúpaní po rebríčku, vyhrávam súboje a keď si môj tím myslí, že je ten správny čas, Získam titul a stanem sa šampiónom.

 

 

 

Gianluca

Som si istý, že ste museli byť zanieteným pozorovateľom profesionálneho boxu už ako mladík, ako taká moja ďalšia otázka je, ktorí bojovníci, minulosti alebo súčasnosti, mali na vás a vašu kariéru najväčší vplyv?

 

Dayle

Keď som vyrastal od mladého veku, pozeral som videá Roya Jonesa Jr, Milujem jeho namyslenosť a sebavedomie.

 

Vždy som chcel byť zabávačom a dať ľuďom pocit, ktorý som mal, keď som ho sledoval.

 

Mojimi obľúbenými bojovníkmi, ktorých teraz veľmi rád sledujem, je Floyd Mayweather, Adrian Broner, Chris Eubank Jr a Errol Spence Jr, toto sú typy bojovníkov, z ktorých si rád veľa beriem a snažím sa ich pretaviť do vlastného štýlu.

 

 

Gianluca

Vzdialiť sa od bojov atď., ktorí sú hlavnými ľuďmi, ktorí tvoria Team Gallagher?

 

Dayle

Aj keď som to ja, kto tam bojuje, nedokázal by som to bez môjho tímu, od môjho brata Kyla, ktorý ma pripravuje na každý súboj, všetkým mojim spoluhráčom v strojovni.

 

Nie je to však len môj tím; Moji sponzori mi tiež pomáhajú pripraviť sa na bojový večer, Gril dobroty, kto mi pripravuje jedlo, ktoré mi pomáhajú s diétami. Spartan Dynamic, ktorí ma trénujú na moju silu a kondíciu a dostávajú ma do skvelej formy a vďaka nim sa cítim silnejší ako kedykoľvek predtým.

 

James Harris, ktorý mi pomáha so všetkým v zákulisí, ako sú rozhovory.

 

Moji priatelia, rodina a priateľka, to všetko mi pomáha v zákulisí, keď mám náladu z chudnutia a prípravy na bojový večer.

Ale najdôležitejší ľudia v mojom tíme sú ľudia, ktorí veria v môj sen a kupujú si odo mňa lístky na moje zápasy, pretože to, čo si veľa ľudí neuvedomuje, bez bojov o predaj lístkov sa nemôže stať a ja budem vždy vďačný každému poslednému človeku, ktorý si odo mňa kúpi lístok!

 

 

Gianluca

Kde trénuješ a aký je tvoj tréningový plán?

 

Dayle

Trénujem v Engine Room Boxing Club, Sports Direct Fitness a Spartan Dynamic, moja bežná rutina pre bojový večer je 6am Zobudím sa, dám si banán a potom rovno do Sports Direct Fitness na beh.

 

Rád sa dostanem medzi 4-6 míle prejde každé ráno, potom sa trochu potrápim a dám si saunu, potom pôjdem domov a oddýchnem si 10:30am podľa toho, ktorý deň Pondelok, Streda, Piatok Budem v strojovni aspoň do poludnia a budem pracovať na svojom boxe.

 

Utorok a Štvrtok I will be at Spartan Dynamic until Midday working on my strength and conditioning, then I will go and pick up freshly prepared meals from Goodness Grill and then have work from 2:30pm until 9:30popoludní.

 

It’s a hard routine to maintain but for my dream it’s all worth it.

 

 

Gianluca

What would you say your favourite part of training is?

 

Dayle

I don’t really have a favourite part of training; my favourite part is probably getting told I’m finished because it’s really hard work.

 

It’s an addiction training that I couldn’t go without, but if I had to choose one thing it would probably be sparring. It’s the closest thing to fighting and there’s nothing better than landing devastating punches on opponents.

 

 

Gianluca

Outside boxing, what is your favourite sport?

 

Dayle

Okrem boxu je mojím obľúbeným športom futbal, Rád sledujem svoj tím Everton, ale vo všeobecnosti si každý zápas pozriem len pre zábavu

 

 

Gianluca

Ako inak okrem športu relaxujete mimo boxu?

 

Dayle

Box mám neustále v hlave, keď mám voľný čas, pozerám boxerské videá alebo sa o ňom rozprávam s ľuďmi, ktorých to v skutočnosti nezaujíma, ale mám to v krvi a nemôžem si pomôcť

 

 

Gianluca

V súčasnosti sú sociálne médiá veľmi dôležitým nástrojom pre profesionálnych športovcov; používate sociálne médiá na interakciu so svojimi fanúšikmi?

 

Dayle

Myslím si, že sociálne médiá sú v dnešnej dobe pre profesionálnych športovcov veľmi dôležité a vždy komunikujem s fanúšikmi, pretože každý, kto si nájde čas a spýta sa ma na čokoľvek o mojej kariére, si zaslúži odpoveď, Zatiaľ nie som veľké meno v tomto športe, takže to, že sa ma ľudia pýtajú na otázky o mojom boxe, pre mňa naozaj veľa znamená.

 

 

Gianluca

Nakoniec je tu niečo, čo by ste chceli odkázať svojim fanúšikom?

 

Dayle

Ďakujem všetkým, ktorí sledujú moju kariéru a veria vo mňa, nebude to dlho trvať, kým budem na vrchole, ďakujem.

 

Dayle Gallagher verzus Michael Kelly sú hlavnými predstaviteľmi podujatia Kyle Gallagher Fight Club Promotions v Hangeri 34 v piatok v Liverpoole 3rdMarec 2017, ktorý bude vysielaný na BOOM TV. Vstupenky sú k dispozícii u súťažiacich boxerov alebo zavolajte na linku Fight Club Ticket Line 07711 098025.