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Yexus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares Media Conference Call Transcript & MP3

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Richard Schaefer
Ua tsaug ntau ntau, and thank you to all the media for being on today’s call. It was an interesting weekend, but boxing goes on and boxing goes on in a big way here on Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10 as a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader with two toe-to-toe fights that will electrify the sport, and I’m really excited to be able to host and promote this card here from Galen Center in Los Angeles.
The fight we are discussing today is for sure going to be one of those potential Fight of the Year candidates, and I know these days those words are being used quite a bit, but I really feel these fighters are right for each other. This is a fight in one of the most stacked divisions in boxing. Before I introduce the two fighters, just some other things, the card will take place from the Galen Center at the USC Campus in Los Angeles.
The Galen Center is a first-class arena. It’s actually the newest indoor arena in and around Los Angeles. Uas tawm hauv TV kev pab them nqi yuav pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT for those people who can’t make it to the Galen Center. The co-main event is really a main event in its own. It’s one of the most anticipated and asked for fights in another great weight class, the junior middleweight division where you have arguably two of the best, if not the two best fighters in that division against each other: Jermall Charlo defending his title against top-rated challenger Julian Williams.
This is a fight Julian Williams has been waiting for, for a long time, and it’s a battle of unbeaten up and coming stars in their prime. There’s going to be a terrific, non-televised card as part of this event, raws li zoo. Yog li ntawd, those people that are going to be able to make it out to the Galen Center, they’re going to really be in for a treat. I’m going to tell you about some of those fights, which my co-promotor, Tom Brown from TGB, has put together and I want to thank Tom for a job very well done. These are greatly matched fights, and I’m excited and looking forward to seeing them.
Included on the undercard is junior welterweight title eliminator featuring unbeaten Sergey Lipinets, nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 10-0, nrog 8 Kos, taking on Australia’s Lenny Zappavigna with a record of 35-2 nrog 25 Kos. Great match ups. They will also see a pair of undefeated prospects who are looking to cement their status as championship contenders. In the super welterweight division Erickson Lubin, uas yog 16-0, nrog 11 KOs of Orlando, Fla., and junior lightweight Mario Barrios, nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 16-0, nrog 8 KOs out of San Antonio.
The card will also include an array of local talent from Los Angeles or the greater Los Angeles area, including Oxnard’s Hugo Centeno, Jr. nrog ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 24-1 nrog 12 Kos, former title challenger Josesito Lopez with a 33-7 cov ntaub ntawv, nrog 19 KOs and personally one of my favorites. He’s always there to give a fight, just an amazing warrior and I’m happy to see Josesito Lopez on this card. Then we also are going to see Abner Mares’ younger brother, Adan Mares, who has a record of 14-3. I’m looking forward to having him there as well. It really is a can’t-miss night, and for those people here in Southern California, please come and see this card. It’s going to be great fighters, great matchups.
The doors are open at 3:30 pm, and the fights begins shortly thereafter. Tickets for the live event are on sale now, and they start at $35, yeah 35, what a steal. Students get a special $10 tawm. There’s a $25 student ticket available as well, and they’re available at www.galentix.com.
Tam sim no, the man who made is all happen and is not only a very close friend of mine but really a man with a passion for the sport of boxing, the Executive VP and General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si, Stephen Espinoza.
Stephen Espinoza
This fight is one of the fights I’ve been most excited about on this year’s schedule. As many of you remember, this was a fight that was originally set for June and had to be rescheduled. It was such a strong fight that we didn’t want to lose that, and I know that required some sacrifice from both fighters, and we’re deeply appreciative for that. That they’re willing to wait shows what kind of guys both these guys are, as they’re looking for a challenge and neither one wanted to walk away from what, as Richard mentioned, could be one of the best fights of the year.
This is the fifth featherweight fight that SHOWTIME will be televising this year. It is one of the most talent, deep divisions, and we’re thrilled to have such a wealth of talent and thrilled to be focusing on it this year. It is a 50-50 fight between two fighters that are, in the consensus top six of the division supported by an incredibly strong undercard, and we are very happy and very proud to be ending the year on such a strong note. We look forward to Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10, and I’ll turn it over back to Richard.
R. Schaefer
Txoj cai, thank you very much Stephen. Tam sim no, it is a privilege for me to introduce to you Abner Mares. Hlob Abner mares, as you all know is certainly one of the greatest fighters at this time to come out of Mexico. He was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. Nws yog ib tug 2004 Mexican Olympian and that is how long I’ve known him and how long I’ve been involved with his fights. He lives now and fights out of Downey, California and trains with one of the best trainers in his corner, Robert Garcia. If you look at his resume, it is as impressive as it comes. He is a former world champion at 118, 122 thiab 126 phaus, has really fought everybody and from Ponce de Leon, from Oquendo, from Moreno, from Darchinyan and the list goes on and on.
He will be fighting in California for the 10th time in his career, including his last bout which was a terrific Fight of the Year candidate against Leo Santa Cruz. Abner Mares is the kind of fighter, who in all the fights, has never been in a boring fight because he knows how to entertain. He wants to give it his best, and he has the will to win. Here he goes, at this point in his career, for yet another world title and it is a pleasure now to turn it over to Abner who can talk a little bit about training camp, what this fight means to him and maybe give us some Thanksgiving thoughts as well. Hlob Abner.
Hlob Abner mares
Twv yuav raug hu, Richard. How you doing? I want to start out by thanking God. All you guys for making this possible, Richard, Stephen Espinoza and obviously, the great boxing fans out there who are always supporting and even the ones who are not there to support, they just give you a bad time, but you know at the end of the day, they support the sport in a way.
Yog li ntawd, I’m really honored and privileged to be fighting Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10 in my hometown in LA. It’s going to be a great fight against a great fighter, Yexus Cuellar, a puncher, a guy who has a lot of strength, a guy that has lots to prove. Like Richard has mentioned, I’m just really looking forward to this fight. As you guys know, I’ve never been in a boring fight. I always entertain. I find a way to give you guys explosive fights and this will be just that. It will be an exciting fight, like Richard mentioned, this is perfect for an entertaining fight and I’m going to give you just that.
An early Christmas present to everyone, hopefully a late birthday present for me, since it’s going to be a week after my birthday. It’s going to be great. You can’t miss it, like Richard mentioned; in this stage of my career, I think this is my second wind. I’m looking forward to showing you guys a different Abner and what you guys don’t know already. This is going to be a year since I started training with well-known coach Robert Garcia, a whole year we had to train and get to know each other, so you will see the difference. So with that said, I think this is a fight you can’t miss on SHOWTIME. You can’t miss live at the USC Galen Center.
This is a Fight of the Year to close the end of the year and I’m looking forward to that — not so much looking forward to Thanksgiving like Richard said because we will still be on a diet, we won’t be able to eat as much, but obviously spending time with the family being thankful for everything that God has given us. It’s been a blessing. Thank you all for tuning in and thank you all again. Kuv yuav tsis tos rau December 10th to make history once again and become a four-time world champion.
Q
Hlob Abner, you mentioned the year with Robert Garcia. How has it transformed you? How has it changed you from who you were?
A. Niam
I know once you get a new coach they tend to get a fight right away, and they tend to fight the next six to eight weeks, and you don’t see much of a difference. Yog vim li cas? Because you only have that small period of time to train and get to know each other, and I just mentioned a whole year with Robert and not only a whole year with Robert, a whole year of getting ready for this fight against a southpaw and you guys know what type of coach Robert is. Not only does he bring education to your boxing skills but also that motivation, it’s always good to have that motivation knowing that you have one of the best in your corner. Yog li ntawd, you will see a different Abner and I think the best way to answer your question is you will just see a more mature fighter in me.
Q
A lot of people who are looking at this fight are saying that dealing with Cuellar’s strength and power is going to be the most difficult thing for you. How do you get through that and what are your own thoughts?
A. Niam
Once you get hit hard or anything that you can’t think of happens in the ring, I don’t think it’s based on your experiences, it’s more based on your willingness, your heart and the desire to continue. I think that comes from deep inside, and I think I have that. I think I’ve showed it in many fights. I’ve had difficult times in different fights, so I think it just comes from inside. You can’t teach that, but again, muaj, experience has helped a lot to get you out of certain things but, dua, I think this is going to be one of the smartest fights we’re going to be able to fight.
Q
How disappointed were you and how surprised were you that you would were not allowed to fight that particular bout in Brooklyn because of the location of the match?
A. Niam
Zoo, it was difficult. It’s not the first time something like this has happened to me — not in the sense of me being injured or anything but a fight being cancelled. I’ve had fights being cancelled or postponed, years back so it’s nothing different. But I am a human being, I have feelings, obviously, and I just felt sad at the moment because I love to fight.
Yog, I was disappointed, not so much in myself, just the situation, tab sis, dua, I have to take people back. I’ve got them pretty much fighting this whole year. I was supposed to fight in March, that got postponed because of an injury and then it got postponed for June and then that June fight got postponed so here we are December 10th, and again it’s just a way of seeing that mental strength and that circle you have around you. You know my family kept me strong and those long talks with my advisor kept me going and again here we are and still healthy and we will continue to give you guys good fights.
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Hlob Abner, could you at all just explain the situation with the eye. For whatever reason, they have different rules in New York, but can you explain what that situation is with that eye and which eye is it?
A. Niam
It’s like you said, different rules for different states. We know they’re stricter on that side. I think that tells you they’re stricter and then, obviously, the issues they’re having at the moment and it’s nothing bad. It’s something that happened in 2008. I have been fighting since. I’ve been cleared in every state I’ve fought in, other than New York. I fight in California, I fight in Texas, I fight in Vegas. I fight in Philly, heev. I think there was a red flag for them because, obviously, I had surgery done again in 2008 and they just didn’t want to take the risk, but again I think, like Richard, myself and my doctor said, we’re good to go. We have been. I have the same risk. I don’t have it higher or less than any fighter out there. My surgery is done. I’m good and like any other fighter I have the same risk of getting one open in the ring, so there’s no risk higher of me getting one.
Q
Hlob Abner, which eye was it you had the surgery on back in ’08?
A. Niam
It was in my left eye.
Q
Hlob Abner, do you have any concern whatsoever about rust?
A. Niam
Tsis nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov, you have to see it and look at it on the positive side. Obviously, I haven’t been in the spotlight, no cameras around me, no lights, but I’ve been active. Txij thaum lub peb hlis ntuj, I’ve been getting ready for the fight. Every single fight has been postponed the week of the fight, so I’ve practically done training camps for two fights. Yog li ntawd, that does not worry me, but if it happens you will feel it in the ring, and it’s just a matter of adjusting to it. It wears off within one or two rounds and just getting the rhythm of the fight going. I think we’re safe and we’ll be good.
Q
Richard, when you started to go and work on this fight did you have any issues with Abner’s medical situation or were you were sort of like surprised it was postponed and then, when he went through the testing you were very satisfied that everything was okay? What was your take on the postponement because of New York?
R. Schaefer
Kuv xav hais tias, thawj ntawm tag nrho, New York has other issues related to boxing to well. With the insurance requirement they had a very difficult year, New York, as it situates to what happened with all the ins and outs of the commission and I think anybody in boxing or anybody would agree it’s a bit of a mess out there. Then you look at California. I think California is one of the best run if, frankly, not the best-run commissions and so of course when the fight was postponed or cancelled or whatever in New York, I not only talked to Abner and his wife. They were both in my office and I talked to them, but I asked Abner for permission to actually talk directly with his attorney and with his doctor, who is one of the most recognized surgeons and specialists as it relates to eyes and eye injuries in the world.
When I talked to the doctor I asked him straight out, is Abner okay? He said yes. I asked him is Abner at a higher risk than any fighter who enters the ring and he said absolutely not and that gave me the confidence to go forward and promote this fight. I had the same conversations with the California Commission and their medical board was satisfied with their requirements to make sure Abner was okay because of course if it’s the commission or anyone involved in this fight, first and foremost is fighter safety and Al Haymon, Abner’s advisor, asked me numerous times, I mean numerous times, and he said look if we’re going to do this fight, make sure Abner is okay and make sure he is absolutely okay, and I feel confident that I did that and so we’re ready to go.
R. Schaefer
Cas, zoo. We’re going to have Jesus make some comment and then opening up for both fighters to answer any questions.
It’s a pleasure for me to introduce to you the current WBA Featherweight World Champion with a record of 28-1 nrog 21 knockouts. He’s one of those other tough, hard hitting, fighters coming out of Argentina, in this case Buenos Aries and he’s in his first fight under legendary coach Freddie Roach, so you’re going to have an interesting matchup there also with Robert Garcia’s trained fighter, Hlob Abner mares, against a Freddie Roach trained fighter Jesus Cuellar and you know those two guys, Roach and Garcia are very competitive, and so I think that adds some extra spice to the matchup. Cuellar won his world title in 2013 and has gone to defend it five times since then, including victories over Rico Ramos, Vic Darchinyan and Juan Manuel Lopez. It is a pleasure now to introduce Jesus Cuellar.
Yexus Cuellar
I feel very good. We’ve had a great training camp with Freddie and my entire team. I have been concentrating on this matchup and looking forward to the fight with Abner.
R. Schaefer
Cas, very good so let’s open it back up to questions now from the media. Any more questions for Abner or Jesus Cuellar please.
Q
What did that fight against Santa Cruz tell you about what you have left to offer in boxing?
A. Niam
I think that part itself tells you what I have left. Kuv muab nws kuv tag nrho. I think it was a close fight and it lets you know I have a lot left. I gave a hell of a fight and it’s just different styles. It didn’t really tell me anything other than that I’m ready for anything. It was a great fight against a great fighter and that’s it.
Q
Hlob Abner, without giving away any strategy or anything, what do think are some of the biggest improvements you’ve made working with Robert Garcia?
A. Niam
Wow. Yog li ntawd, many but I think that number one is definitely on my basic punches, the one, ob, hook, three-punch combination. I think we perfected those plus sitting down more, turning more on my punches. It’s crazy how you might think you’re throwing your punches good, and you’re not this whole time. Yog li ntawd, I think I’ve learned how to turn more on my punches, how to sit better on my punches and I think my power is coming out really good. My sparring partner has helped me and I think you will see improvement in my power and my defense.
Q
I know he probably doesn’t speak to you about this much, but can you tell me what it would mean for you, because as Richard mentioned before, there’s an obvious rivalry between Robert and Freddie. What would it mean for you to win one for him?
A. Niam
Yog, like you said we don’t talk about that. It has nothing to do with Freddie Roach. I think it’s a fight between a fighter and myself and just winning the fight for us as a team will mean the world to us. We have no desire on throwing this in anyone’s face. It’s just a win, and there’s no rivalry.
Q
Hlob Abner, when you think back about your journey and the opportunities you’ve had in boxing, what are you most grateful for? What are some of the things you’re most grateful for this month, in advance of Thanksgiving?
A. Niam
Thawj, all of the great people I have around me. My circle, kuv cov phooj ywg, the opportunities I’ve had, and just the opportunity to be fighting for another world title before the end of the year is something I’m really grateful and then I thank, obviously, the great team, SHOWTIME, my advisor and then everyone for this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to making myself and my family proud for everything overall. Zoo li koj tau hais, I came from nothing to something and there is something I’m trying to do in this sport and that’s to just try and be an example for my kids and for the young kids growing up that anything is possible.
Q
Yexus, how long have you been with Freddie Roach so far in camp and how has that made a difference in your style and your confidence going into this fight?
J. Cuellar
I’ve definitely learned a lot. I feel extremely improved. We have a lot of confidence heading into this fight. I want to thank God for the all the blessings I’ve had. It’s been nice to go back to Argentina, but this was a great opportunity to come up with Freddie and get ready for December 10th.
Q
Do you think that your power and your size advantage make you different from southpaws Abner has faced in any way? What do feel separates you from those southpaws and or anyone else that Abner has faced?
J. Cuellar
I know that I have the size advantage and I’m the bigger fighter but I certainly cannot rely on that. I realize this is going to be a difficult matchup, and I have to bring my best because Abner is a heck of a talent.
Q
What are you thankful for in advance of Thanksgiving?
J. Cuellar
I’m relaxed, I’m calm and I’m thankful that I’m going to spend the time with my family and friends.
Q
No yav dhau los Saturday we saw a very controversial decision with Ward and Kovalev. Hlob Abner, I’ll begin with you, when you see a very controversial decision like that, raws li ib tug boxer, does it bother you the fact that we’re still seeing controversy when it comes to the judges and does that motivate you at all to try to go for the knockout, not to leave it in the judges hands?
A. Niam
I’m sorry, I’m not going to lie. I did not watch the fight. I wasn’t able to see the fight, because I had a turkey drive the following day on Sunday, so I was getting ready for that, but obviously I saw the tweets, I saw everything. I heard about it, and I heard it was a really controversial decision, but I think there’s no judges like the people. I think those are the ones that you have to prove something to, not so much the actual judges in the ring.
Tab sis yog, I think it’s divided. Kuv xav hais tias 50 percent think Kovalec won and another 50 percent think Ward won. Coming from the ground and getting back up and just winning the fight speaks a lot for him. Yog li ntawd, again I did not watch the fight. I can’t go into detail, and for myself you just take that and put it on my fight. I don’t have to do anything to impress the judges. I think just my boxing itself. I think we have professionals up there, and they’re going to do their jobs, so I don’t even have to think about that or put that in my head that I have to do something different just to impress the judges. Ua Tsis, I’m going to go in there and just do my job.
Q
You mentioned before, after your last fight was cancelled, that you spoke with Al Haymon and he gave you some advice and counsel to lift your spirits. What advice did he give you after your last fight was cancelled?
A. Niam
Just having him as a friend, as an advisor, just being positive, him saying Abner ‘we’re in this together.’ Just hearing those words, ‘we’re in this together, we’re going to get through it, we’re going to get you a fight soon. Do not worry.’ That did it all. Kuv yog, obviously, I was still worried but it calmed me down. It calmed me down and like I said here we are a couple of weeks away and, dua, I’m really thankful for my team.
Q
Yexus, everyone who saw you at the news conference was talking about how big you were. Is weight going to be a problem for this fight and traditionally have you ever had any weight difficulties?
J. Cuellar
Ua Tsis, I’ve never had any issues when it comes to weight and I’m very thankful again for the training camp we’ve had and continue to have and I’m ready for the fight.
Q
How much do you weigh right now?
J. Cuellar
130.
Q
Yexus, why did you want to fight Abner specifically?
J. Cuellar
Zoo, Abner is a fantastic fighter and you have to beat the best in the world to be the best. Now we just have to get ready for December 10th nyob rau hauv Los Angeles.
R. Schaefer
Cas, zoo. I want to thank all of the media members again. I know that many of you from the East Coast are planning on being here for this fight. I just want to say, I know you guys are going to be treated to a very special night. I am going to host a spectacular media dinner on Friday night as well. This is my first fight back, and I really couldn’t have asked for a better doubleheader with Cuellar and Abner Mares and Charlo and Williams and all the other fights I mentioned before. Yog li ntawd, I’m really excited about the fights, but I’m really excited to see you guys from the East Coast as well and appreciate the relationship that we have and look forward to working with you. I’ll see you in a couple of weeks and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and all of your families. Ua tsaug ntau ntau.
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Boxing Stars Badou Jack, James DeGale, Jose Pedraza & Gervonta Davis Give Back Before Thanksgiving Holiday & Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 Showdowns

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Fighters Deliver Thanksgiving Meals at

Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 22, 2016) – In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, super middleweight world champions Badou Jack thiab James DeGale, plus junior lightweight world champion Jose Pedraza thiab unbeaten challenger Gervonta Davis, donated and distributed Thanksgiving meals at the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn before their press conference last Wednesday to discuss their respective January 14 showdowns taking place at Barclays Center and live on SHOWTIME.

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The fighters handed out 100 turkeys along with other Thanksgiving foods to help aid the organization that has provided millions of meals for people in the area. Hailing from countries all around the world, the fighters got together to give back in the borough that they will be competing in come January. To learn more about the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger visit www.bedstuyagainsthunger.org.

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Undefeated Contender Sergey Lipinets Battles Australia’s Lenny Zappavigna in Junior Welterweight World Title Eliminator as Part of Undercard Action Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10 from Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles

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Ntau! Undefeated Rising Prospects
Erickson Lubin & Mario Barrio in Action
While Local Talent including Hugo Centeno Jr.,
Josesito Lopez and Adan Mares Enter the Ring
LOS ANGELES (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2016) – An exciting night of undercard action comes to Los Angeles on Saturday, Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10 and is highlighted by hard-hitting unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets (10-0, 8 Kos) in a 12-round junior welterweight world title eliminator against Australia’s Lenny Zappavigna (35-2, 25 Kos) from Galen Center at USC.
The December 10 event is headlined by a featherweight world championship showdown between WBA titleholder Yexus Cuellar thiab yav tas los peb-division lub ntiaj teb champion Hlob Abner mares. Cov nyob SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGnplej telecast pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT with junior middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo taking on undefeated top contender Julian Williams in a matchup of undefeated rising stars in their prime.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Ringstar kev ua si thiab TGB Promotions, are on sale now and are priced at $35, $50, $75, $150 thiab $200. To purchase tickets go to www.galentix.com.
Also featured as part of the jam-packed night of fights are undefeated rising contenders Erickson “Rauj” Lubin (16-0, 11 Kos) in a junior middleweight bout and Mario Barrios (16-0, 8 Kos) battling Argentina’s Claudio Rosendo Tapia (24-18-4, 9 Kos) in junior lightweight action.
An array of talented fighters from the Los-Angeles area round out the evening as Oxnard’s Hugo “Tus thawj” Centeno Jr. (24-1, 12 Kos) competes in a middleweight attraction, former title challenger Josesito Lopez (33-7, 19 Kos) of Riverside in a six-round welterweight fight and Abner Mares’ younger brother, Adan Mares (14-1-3, 3 Kos) enters the ring in a lightweight bout.
Ib accomplished pib xyaum ua uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Kazakhstan tab sis fights tawm ntawm Russia,Lipinets turned pro in April of 2014 Nrog kev txiav txim siab yeej dhau Franklin Varela. The 27-year-old recorded six knockouts in a row before stepping up in competition and impressing with a victory over Haskell Lydell Rhodes in March 2015 thiab knockout ntawm Levan Ghvamichates nyob rau hauv Lub Peb Hlis. He kept the momentum going in July when he stopped established contender Walter Castillo in the seventh round. He will challenge the 29-year-old Zappavigna out of New South Wales, Australia. He enters this fight the winner of his last 10 kev sib tw, including his most recent triumph, a sixth-round stoppage of Ik Yang in July.
A highly regarded prospect with an exciting style, the 21-year-old Lubin burst onto the scene looking to finish opponents early as he cements his status as an elite contender. Fighting out of Orlando, he has already taken down experienced veterans including Orlando Lora, Ayi Bruce, Michael Finney and Norberto Gonzalez. He was sensational in November 2015 when he knocked out Alexis Camacho and in January he headlined his first card and dominated Jose De Jesus Macias in his first 10-round bout. He has kept the hot streak going in June by stopping veteran Daniel Sandoval in the third round and dominating veteran Ivan Montero in July.
A tall junior lightweight at more than six feet, the 21-year-old Neighborhoods picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance, including an uppercut left hook combo that ended the night for Manuel Vides last December. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he most recently defeated Devis Boschiero in a title eliminator in July. Now he looks to stay unbeaten in a matchup against Tapia out of Mendoza, Argentina.
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Premier Boxing Spmpions nthuav qhia: 12 Rounds with Junior Middleweight World Title Challenger Julian Williams

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(Yees duab Credit: Leo Wilson / Premier Boxing Champions)
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Born and raised in the boxing-rich city of Philadelphia, Williams has proven throughout his rise up the 154-pound ranks that he can beat you with his brains as much as his brawn. How else do you explain the 26-year-old’s current streak of nine straight fights without so much as losing a single round?
More than just a skilled boxer, Williams is also a true student of the sweet science, ob nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, “J Pob Zeb” has such deep respect for his sport’s history that one gets the sense he’s spent as much time researching the legends of the game as he has how to perfect a three-punch combination.
Speaking of history, Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 Kos) will be looking to make some of his own Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10 when he challenges 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo at the Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles (SHOWTIME, 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT).
During a recent break from training for his first world title fight, Williams chatted with us about the man he believes is the greatest fighter in history, the importance of the jab, his mad culinary skills and the top item on his bucket list (hint: He’s on the verge of crossing it off).
Do you have a boxing hero?
I respect Muhammad Ali as a modern hero in history for the things he stood for-not just for what did in boxing. Rau kuv, Ali’s boxing [accomplishments] are relative and a smaller part of his legacy compared to what stood for outside of the ring.
Muhammad Ali’s true greatness was represented by what he did for the world and the stands he took more than his fights.
Of all the boxers in history, who do you wish you could’ve fought, and how would the fight have played out?
I don’t want to give you a result, but I would say Sugar Ray Robinson, because in my opinion, he is the best fighter who ever lived. And I would want to see how I would stand up against the best fighter ever to wear a pair of gloves.
Sugar Ray Robinson had everything-great punch selection, the skills, the jab, Qhov ceev. He was a tremendous fighter. I’ve never seen anybody as good before or since.
This was during a time when guys were fighting with six-ounce horsehair gloves two or three times a month. They were doing that against the best competition. Kuv txhais li cas, he would fight Jake LaMotta and Kid Gavilan in 15-round fights. They just don’t build men like that no more. It doesn’t happen.
Sugar Ray Robinson would bring out the best in me and give me a great gauge about how good I actually am. I would never disrespect Sugar Ray Robinson by saying I would beat him. I respect the legends. I would just like to see how good I would do against those types of guys.
Finish this sentence: If not for boxing, Kuv yuav …
… probably just finishing up college, paying back student loans and being miserable. I would probably be a major in business administration.
What’s the public’s biggest misconception about boxers?
That we’re all stupid.
What’s the hardest you’ve ever been hit, and how you did you deal with it?
Koj paub dab tsi, I’m not trying to sound cocky or anything, but I don’t remember. I’ve had some tough fights, but I don’t really recall an opponent who has really hurt me like that.
It’s never been where I was like, “Oh my God, he punches so hard,” los yog “He hit me so hard, I couldn’t get myself together.” I’ve never experienced that. I’m not saying that it can’t happen; I’m just saying that it hasn’t happened.
Excluding yourself, who’s the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today?
It’s close, because I don’t think anyone has taken the lead for now. I would probably say Andre Ward, but at the same time he’s had so much time off.
You’ve got guys like Sergey Kovalev out there who have been dismantling everybody, and then you’ve got guys like Guillermo Rigondeaux who is probably the best fighter in the world, but he’s never gotten the opportunity to prove it on the big stage.
Then you’ve got Floyd Mayweather Jr., who I think is the clear-cut best fighter in the world when he’s active. But he’s retired.
It’s just hard to pick one. I couldn’t pick one. I would be able to pick one at the beginning of the next year.
What kind of food is the toughest to give up while training for a fight?
I like pasta and red meat. I don’t eat too much red meat when I’m training, because it’s too hard to cut. I like steak and lamb and pasta. I just like all pasta in general.
Speaking of training, what’s your favorite exercise?
I don’t really have any. I hate them all. I just do them because I have to do them.
What about a favorite punch to throw?
It depends on who I’m fighting, but I would definitely have to say the jab, because the jab sets everything up. That’s usually my range finder, and I can usually control the fight with the jab. I pretty much use it in every fight to good effect.
Do you have a favorite boxing movie?
Raging Bull. I liked Rocky, kuj. I mostly liked all of the Rocky movies.
Who is the one artist on your playlist that would surprise fight fans?
Teddy Pendergrass. I grew up with my mother and father liking his music.
Would you rather run over a linebacker or juke him out of his shoes?
That depends on who it is. Yog tias nws yog [retired Baltimore Ravens legend] Ray Lewis, I would have to juke him. Because I don’t want to be hit by him.
Finish this sentence: People would be surprised to know that …
… I’m an amazing cook. I can cook a lot of things-pretty much anything.
If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
Race relations. The world would be a better place if everybody didn’t see so much color.
What’s on your life’s bucket list?
I want to be a world champion, which I can accomplish in my next fight by beating Jermall Charlo. This is what I’ve been working so hard for my entire life.
I don’t have a bucket-list wish to go skydiving before it’s all over or go to Japan or anything. It’s simple: I’ve been working half of my life to become a world champion, and that’s the most important thing on my bucket list.
“12 Rounds With …” is published Wednesdays at Premierboxingchampions.com
Next week: 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo.
This article was originally published on the Premier Boxing Champions website
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Badou Jack VS. James DeGale Press Conference Quotes & Duab

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(Yees duab Credit: Tom Casino/Mayweather Promotions)
Super Middleweight World Championship Unification Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn & Nyob rau SHOWTIME
Featuring Junior Lightweight World Champion Jose Pedraza
Battling Undefeated Contender Gervonta Davis
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Nyem NTAWM NO for Photos from Tom Casino/Mayweather Promotions
Brooklyn (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 16, 2016) – A star-studded press conference took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, raws li Floyd Mayweather, along with several New York boxing “ambassadors,” signified the return of boxing to New York by announcing the super middleweight world championship unification fight featuring Badou Jack tiv thaiv James DeGale uas yuav muab qhov chaw Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME®.
Also announced on Wednesday and featured on the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast is undefeated junior lightweight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza taking on unbeaten rising contender Gervonta “lub ib” Davis.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, pib ntawm $25. Tickets are available starting this Friday, Nov. 18 ntawm 10 a.m. thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Daim pib no kuj muaj nyob rau ntawm lub American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
The press conference signified the return of boxing to New York for the first time since a controversial insurance measure instituted by the New York State Government. Participants were on hand to discuss the exciting doubleheader on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 and celebrating the long awaited return of boxing to The Big Apple.
Ntawm no yog dab tsi tus neeg koom yuav tsum tau hais Wednesday:
Nkaus BADOU
“I think this will be an exciting fight. I’m going to give it my all and he’s going to give it his all. This is a bigger fight than anything we’ve been a part of. He’s going to turn it up and so will I.
“Now it’s me and DeGale. All the other fights are in the past. We’ve had different results against the same fighters. But none of that matters, it’s time to fight.
“A real champion can take a loss and bounce back. It shows what kind of person you are. I’ve proven I’m mentally tough.
“Boxing is not dead. It’s here to stay. There are some very good fights coming up. Probably even more next year.
“I came from Sweden, a country that has no boxing. Now I’m here headlining in New York for a unification fight. The sky is the limit. I always stay humble and never forget where I came from.
“It’s not going to matter what people think on fight night. DeGale is definitely one of the top guys in the division. He’s a road warrior. He comes over here and fights guys in their backyards. He deserves a lot of credit. That’s why this fight is so big. We both want to be great.
“I like being the underdog. If I’m the underdog in this fight, then that’s perfect for me. There won’t be any excuses when I beat him.
“I just try to stay humble win after win and keep looking forward to bigger and better things. After this fight come talk to me about who is the best in the division.
“I don’t want to compare myself to anyone else but I’ve had a couple of good years. Now we’re working to have two even better years.
“I made a mistake and got caught in my loss. I was able to bounce back and it made me a way better fighter. It was definitely a blessing in disguise. People are still overlooking me because of it. I look at it as a good thing.
“Txhua yam tshwm sim rau qhov laj thawj. I’m very blessed to be here in Brooklyn. This is my second home in America. I trained at Gleason’s Gym in 2009 and now I’m headlining at Barclays Center. It’s amazing.”
YAKAUNPAU DEGALE
“Nws nyob ntawm no. The big one. The best fighting the best. Number one against number two. Badou Jack is a very good fighter. He doesn’t do anything spectacular, but he’s a compete fighter.
“I have that X-factor. I’ve lost before and I’m not going to lose again. I’ve come too far in my life to lose this opportunity.
“Rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, Brooklyn is in for a treat. You will not want to miss this one. Make sure you get your tickets.
“My people in London can’t wait for me to fight at home. It’s coming. But first I want to take over in America.
“New York is one of my favorite cities. It’s a boxing city. I watched Santa Cruz vs. Frampton and it was a wicked atmosphere. I can’t wait to be in there.
“I’m very confident in my abilities. I believe I’m the best in the division and one of the best in the world. I’ve been waiting for this fight for a long time and I’m ready to get in there.
“I think in the last three fights I’ve shown everything. I haven’t been getting the respect that I deserve. I’ve beaten everyone put in front of me. This is what I love to do.
“I’m a natural super middleweight. I want to be in fights where people think I’m going to lose. I’ll challenge anybody.
“Me and Badou Jack are two different fighters. I think I’m going to beat him wide on the scorecards or stop him.”
Jose Pedraza
“I’m thankful to everyone here and my people from New York who I know will be supporting me on fight night.
“I expect this to be a very exciting fight. I’m going to be ready for anything that Davis will bring into the ring. I’m going to take care of business.
“I’m very privileged to help with this cause and to help push boxing in New York. I’m going to represent my people on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 and I’m very proud of the opportunity.
“If Davis says he has to be killed to be beaten, then he’s going to have to go down.
“I’m undefeated and I will remain undefeated after Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. I know Davis is a strong kid, but he isn’t on my level. I am looking to dominate this fight.
“Fighting at Barclays Center is really a dream come true. I know that I will have a lot of support from the Puerto Rican boxing fans and I’m going to train hard to perform for them.
“I’m sorry for Davis to be signed for Mayweather, because when I take away his undefeated record, I’m going to feel like I beat Mayweather.”
GERVONTA Davis
“It feels great to fight in Brooklyn for the first time. I’ve never fought in New York and it’s tremendous. I’ll have a lot of hometown fans driving up to here for the fight.
“Pedraza is a tough opponent. We’re going to work hard in camp and be ready to fight on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14.
“My hometown has been backing me for all of these years. Rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, I get my shot. It’s amazing. I know Pedraza is a great fighter. People will say he has more experience. But I had 206 wins in the amateurs and a lot of titles.
“There’s nothing Pedraza can bring to the ring that I haven’t seen before. I’ve been battle-tested inside the ring and outside the ring.
“He’s going to have to kill me to retain his title. I’m coming home a champion. Tsis muaj kev ntseeg txog nws.
“On paper this is definitely my hardest task. We’re both great fighters. I hope he trains hard because I’m training for the fight of my life.
“I’m going to steal the show on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. I’m going to get Pedraza out of there and then work to unify the division against the other champs.”
Floyd MAYWEATHER, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Mayweather Promotions
“We’re back. What other better city to be in, than New York City? It was always one of my dreams to fight in New York City. I’m glad I’m in a position to put fighters out there to give the fans what they want to see. New York City is the best place for boxing.
“For years and years these fighters have worked so hard and dedicated their lives to get to this point. I’m thankful for everyone who is supporting us and supporting our movement.
“The only thing we’re going to do is continue to build these fighters and help these fighters get to the highest heights. So many people have helped me get to this point, where I can give back to these young fighters.
“Lou DiBella is a guy I love to work with. The boxing business is about working together. Leonard works hard day in and day out to put these fighters in the best position, and I do the same. It’s all about working to get these fighters to the next level.
“We’re here in New York and we want to bring boxing to New York City. This is one of the meccas of boxing. The whole state has embraced me throughout my career.
“I’m very proud of Badou Jack. He’s a guy who carries himself like a gentleman. That’s what a true champion does. He’s very respectful, humble and appreciative.
“Badou Jack is such a hard worker and he’s very appreciative. I remember the position he was in. He’s still very thankful and humble now that he’s in a great position in his life and career.
“I’m just happy that I’m able to put fighters in a good position. They then have to take advantage of the position I put them in.
“We want to continue to do fights in this arena and bring championship boxing to New York City. We want to give you great shows again and again.”
Leonard ELLERBE, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions
“This is a tremendous platform. Coming to New York is something that Floyd has been advocating for. He’s wanted to bring a big event here and come Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 that’s what the fans are going to get. We have a great night of fights from top to bottom.
“This is everything for Badou. This is why you lace them up when you’re a kid. This is an opportunity to be the best. He’s the best 168-pounder in the world and on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 he’ll have that platform to do it.
“When it comes to unification, you don’t see too many unified champions. The best fighting the best is what it’s all about. DeGale is an Olympic gold medalist and a world champion. He’s fought some very good fighters. Badou will be making his third title defense and there is no better opponent than DeGale.
“When two guys come together and they want to determine who’s the best, with everything on the line, that’s what it’s all about.
“The fans can expect to see Mayweather Promotions go back to Las Vegas with two world champions. One will be a unified champion and one will be the new super featherweight world champion.
“This is a great step-up for Gervonta. That’s what life is about, stepping up and taking risks. That’s why you get into the sport. He’ll have his full arsenal on display on fight night.”
Lou DIBELLA, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze
“Fans should go out and buy their tickets once they go on sale. There is going to be a show here on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. We have lawyers and insurance people on it and we will pay what needs to be paid.
“This announcement not only represents a fight announcement, but a call to action to all boxing fans. Boxing needs your help in New York. We need to change or repeal this law that has really shut us down. Even if we can get really expensive insurance for Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, the small promoters and small fights and grassroots boxing have come to a standstill.
“Come out to this incredible fight card on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. Jack Vs. DeGale is as good as it gets. Jose Pedraza is Puerto Rico’s only champion and he’s defending against Gervonta Davis. That is a great fight. The undercard is also going to be terrific.
“It also represents boxing trying to take its rightful place back. We’re not sitting back in 2017 and letting our industry be brought to a halt. We’re going ahead and announcing Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. But we need everyone’s help with respect to making the necessary changes to allow our sport to thrive in this space again.
“I promoted Badou early in his career and he is a terrific fighter. Nws ua txhua yam kom zoo. He’s active in the ring and he makes good fights, and so does DeGale. He comes forward and fights. These two guys are going to throw down. This is a fan friendly main event. With huge significance.
“The opening bout features Puerto Rico’s only champion, fighting in front of New York’s huge Puerto Rican community. Gervonta Davis comes right up from Baltimore and it’s a can’t-miss fight.”
Brett YORMARK, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze
“We want to reinforce our commitment to boxing. Not just from a Barclays Center perspective, but from a state perspective. Boxing is very important to the history here in New York and we want that to continue. We want to take a lead position as the sport continues to grow and thrive in the marketplace.
“We have become one of the premier venues in the country for boxing. We look forward to a very successful 2017. This fight in particular is very important to us. We haven’t had a championship event here since July. Floyd being involved brings a whole different dynamic as well and we’re excited for a tremendous undercard full of Brooklynites.
“Floyd has been here to the Barclays Center several times and we’re thrilled that he’s back. It’s a pleasure to welcomes Badou Jack and James DeGale to Brooklyn and I’m confident that you will like the Brooklyn crowd.
“There has not been a major boxing event at Barclays Center since the Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 Raug Cruz vs. Frampton card and we’re proud to take the lead on bringing boxing back to New York. We’re excited that Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 will be the first major boxing card in New York in 2017. We are more committed than ever before to bringing boxing to Barclays Center.
“It’s a very exciting time for the building, for the sport and it should be an electric evening for the sport.”
Stephen ESPINOZA, Tus Thawj Coj VP & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si
“This card is unique, high quality and special. You don’t see cards like this every day. These four fighters have made a combined 14 appearances on SHOWTIME. We’re very proud of these four fighters.
“To create and deliver special events, it takes commitment. When you’re committed to a cause, Yam Tshwj Xeeb tshwm sim. We’ve done special things with Mayweather Promotions and now we have this great card coming to us.
“The four young men on the stage today are some of the most talented and accomplished athletes in the sport. This is the best this sport has to offer. They’re committed to taking on other accomplished athletes. We have four of those fighters here on the televised portion and we have to salute them.
“New York City has a tremendous history in boxing. It’s hosted the biggest fights in the history of the sport. Barclays Center has emerged as the biggest and most aggressive supporter of boxing on the east coast. We’re optimistic that there won’t be any holdup getting to Lub ib hlis ntuj 14.
“No network is as committed or as passionate about boxing as SHOWTIME is. The biggest and the best fights are on SHOWTIME. No other network is televising fights like these. Top five versus top five and champion versus champion. There is no better way to kick-off boxing in 2017 than with this great card at Barclays Center.”
ERIC ADAMS, Brooklyn Borough President
“Now is the call for action. We have witnessed what happens when the call for action is not personified and mobilized. Too many people pass legislation and are focused on the paper it’s written on, instead of the people who are impacted by it. It is clear that New York state is the Empire State where we build empires instead of destroying them and we are destroying the empire of boxing in New York.
“If we don’t do something about this piece of legislation, then these fighters will no longer have the aspiration to fight in the state that they love. That cannot happen. New Yorkers don’t follow the agenda, we lead the agenda. We must do that to make sure this is done correctly.
“We are going to mobilize and move in the right direction while protecting the fighters. We don’t want to knock out boxing in the state of New York. That cannot happen.
“This is going to be a great opportunity for these fighters and for Brooklyn and we are thankful to the team at Barclays for putting these fighters on this great stage.”
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Badou Jack & James DeGale Meet in Super Middleweight World Championship Unification Showdown Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 From Barclays Center in Brooklyn Live on SHOWTIME

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Junior Lightweight World Champion Jose Pedraza
Battles Undefeated Rising Star Gervonta Davis in
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Action
Daim pib rau muag khoom Friday ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB!
Brooklyn (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 16, 2016) – WBC Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 Kos) and IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale (23-1, 14 Kos)will look to stake their claim as the best 168-pound fighter in the world when they meet in a title unification clash on Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME as boxing returns to New York for the first time in five months.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will also feature undefeated junior lightweight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (22-0, 12 Kos) defending his title against up-and-coming Mayweather Promotions’ undefeated contender Gervonta “lub ib” Davis (16-0, 15 Kos).
“I’m expecting a very tough fight from James DeGale,” hais tias Jack. “But I’m very confident that I’m going to win the fight and become the unified champion. This is an incredible stage to be at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME and I’m going to take full advantage of it. I’m ready to make my mark as the best in the division.”
“I am so happy that this fight has finally been made,” Hais Degale. “This is the best fighting the best. Qhov no yog dab tsi boxing yog tag nrho hais txog. Badou Jack is a very good fighter and he’s underrated. I am going to have to be 100 percent on my game to beat him, but I am confident I will deliver on January 14. I have already fulfilled my dream of becoming a world champion and now it is time to unify.”
“Davis is a great young fighter with an impressive record,” Hais Pedraza. “He is a complete fighter and I am very happy to fight a challenger of his caliber. Txawm li cas los, I do feel that Davis has been protected so I plan to really show off in this fight and perform at my best. Defeating Davis will be a great start to 2017, a year I would love to unify my division. I am thrilled to be back on SHOWTIME and look forward to putting on a great show for all those in attendance at Barclays Center.”
“I’m excited for the opportunity to fight a respected undefeated world champion like Jose Pedraza,” hais tias Davis. “I’m also ready to show the boxing world what I’m capable of doing. Boxing is searching for its next star and I believe that I’m the one. Rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, I plan to show what over 200 amateur wins and 12 years of training with coach Calvin Ford looks like. Baltimore, we’re here. Brooklyn, I’m ready to shine for you. Jose Pedraza, get ready. I’m coming to kick your a**.”
“Mayweather Promotions is pleased to have the opportunity to bring this huge event to Brooklyn and Barclays Center,” said Floyd Mayweather, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “Badou Jack versus James DeGale is one of the best match-ups in the sport. It’s the best fighting the best. I believe that Badou Jack has what it takes to be a unified world champion. I’m also excited to see Gervonta Davis fight for his first world title. He has the skills to be a fighter who carries the sport. He has a tough, undefeated world champion in front of him and I am looking forward to seeing him perform on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14. These are two evenly-matched fights that will bring a lot of explosive action to the ring on fight night, you don’t want to miss it.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, pib ntawm $25. Tickets are available starting Friday, Nov. 18 ntawm 10 a.m. thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet mus saib tau www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 844-BKLYN-GP.
Both Jack and DeGale retained their titles on SHOWTIME in April. Jack kept his belt via a controversial split draw against Lucian Bute, a match in which many thought Jack had prevailed, while DeGale defeated mandatory challenger Rogelio Medina. Both fighters were sharp; each landed over 60 percent of his respective power punches to set up this showdown for the top spot in the super middleweight division.
“We’re looking forward to bringing our first boxing event to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, when Badou Jack will face James DeGale in a world title unification bout live on SHOWTIME,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “Badou has a tremendous work ethic and ability to stay focused and this has helped him get to where he is now in his career. He’s prepared to keep putting the hard work in to stay on top. Every time he was counted out, it just made him work harder. He’s proof that if you stay focused and dedicated to your craft, you can reach your dreams. I’m also eager to see Mayweather Promotions’ own Gervonta Davis in his first world title fight. We believe there is a bright future ahead for that young man and this could be the first step on his way to a truly special career.”
“Boxing will return to New York in 2017 with a tremendous card at Barclays Center on Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 featuring two high caliber championship contests,” hais tias Lou DiBella, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm DiBella Lom ze. “With Badou Jack and James DeGale facing off, you have champion versus champion, the best fighting the best in what promises to be an action-packed battle in a super middleweight unification. Puerto Rico’s only world champion, undefeated Jose Pedraza, will defend his junior lightweight title against a hungry, heavy-handed challenger in Gervonta Davis.”
“Jack Vs. DeGale is a terrific start to 2017,” hais tias Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “I want to thank Floyd Mayweather for making this fight happen and to Lou DiBella for his continued support of BROOKLYN BOXING. In our fifth year at Barclays Center, we are committed to boxing more than ever before.”
“Nyob rau hauv 2016, SHOWTIME delivered more high-quality, competitive fights than any other network and 2017 yuav tsum tsis muaj ntau. We’re thrilled to kick off the year with a true ’50/50′ unification fight between two world champions in the prime of their career,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Badou Jack VS. James DeGale is boxing at its best – a matchup between the No. 1 – thiab tsis. 2-ranked boxers in the division – the right fight happening at the right time. And the Jose Pedraza-Gervonta Davis co-feature, which features two of boxing’s rising stars, could have been a main event on its own. There is no better way to begin the year, as well as our tremendous run of four separate SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentations over a seven-week span.”
Jack, who fights out of Las Vegas by way of Stockholm, Sweden, ntes tau WBC 168-phaus yas nrog 12-puag ncig kev txiav txim siab dhau los ntawm unbeaten tiv thaiv anthony docrelllast Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24. Ib qho kev lom zem yav dhau los uas sawv cev Gambia hauv 2008 Olympics, Jack Retained nws txoj siv sia tawm tsam yav dhau los ntiaj teb daim ntawv sib tw geade groves kawg Xya. 12 nyob rau hauv qab ntawm floyd mayweather kev sib ntaus zaum kawg. Jack was an underdog against both Dirrell and Groves before retaining his title. Lub 6-taw-1, 33-year-old won four in a row leading up to his controversial draw against Bute in April.
DeGale yeej qhov chaw seem. Dumut kawg yuav los ntawm kev poob Andre dirrell ob zaug ntawm nws txoj kev mus rau kev txiav txim siab tsis muaj kev pom zoo. Lub 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist from London then successfully defended it last November in a thrilling shootout with the hometown favorite and former titlist Bute. Lub 30-xyoo-laus, leej twg tsuas yog blemish tuaj hauv kev txiav txim siab feem ntau hauv nws 11th bout against the then-unbeaten Groves, will make his fourth consecutive start outside his native England as he looks to become a global power and a unified champion at 168 phaus.
The switch-hitting Puerto Rican Olympian Pedraza backed up his “Lub Sniper” moniker against Andrey Klimov, picking apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title win last June. Pedraza earned a shot at the title in his previous bout with a career-best victory over former world title challenger Michael Farenas. The 27-year-old then went on to defend his title successfully against Edner Cherry last October and most recently against Stephen Smith in April. This fight marks the fourth consecutive time that Pedraza has fought on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
A highly regarded prospect that won the 2012 Lub teb chaws Cov hnab looj tes championship, 22-xyoo-laus Davis recorded five victories inside of the distance in 2015. The Baltimore native, who Floyd Mayweather has called “the next big star in boxing,” kept his momentum going into 2016 as he recorded a sixth-round stoppage of Guillermo Avila in April and a first round knockout of Mario Macias in June. Davis enters his first world title showdown with seven straight victories by stoppage.
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Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams Media Conference Call Transcript

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Richard Schaefer
Ua tsaug ntau ntau. And thank you to all the media to be on today’s call. Kuv pog yeej. My first boxing conference call after almost three years out of the sport. Yog li ntawd, I’m really excited to be at it again.
And what better way to do it than with a double header like this? It’s rare enough to have a match up like Jesus Cuellar versus Abner Mares, which has fight of the year written all over it.
But to have Jermall Charlo versus Julian Williams which is another fight of the year candidate – Kuv tuaj yeem qhia koj tias tam sim no. To have two fight of the year candidates, it’s like today’s day and age almost unheard of. And so, it really is a very special treat.
I want to thank first and foremost the fighters for agreeing to these great up match-ups. I want to thank SHOWTIME for the commitment to the sport, to showcase fights like that. Stephen Espinoza goes out there and wants to put together competitive match-ups. And I think he is doing an absolutely terrific job.
But before we begin, I just want to make a brief comment. The sport of boxing lost a great friend yesterday, Todd Harlib, who could be seen in countless fighter’s quarters including Jermall Charlo, who is on the phone with us today.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and the whole boxing community at this time. Yog li ntawd, I’m very sorry about having to report this.
This fight here which we’re discussing today is without any question one of the best fights which can be made in the sport, irrespective of weight class. It is a fight which was really demanded by fight fans and by media.
A lot of people wondered if it was ever going to happen? And here it is. Here it is, one of the most talked about fights, one of the most asked for fights to be seen live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on December 10th as part of this terrific double header with Cuellar and Mares.
The fight is in association with Premier Boxing Champions live from the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles which is a terrific new state-of-the-art arena where the basketball and volleyball teams of the university play as well. It has hosted a fight there as well before with the heavyweight title fight with Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola.
Yog li ntawd, if you live in and around the Los Angeles area or somewhere in Southern California, please, make sure you come out and be part of this terrific doubleheader. Tickets are available and are starting at as little as $35.00. Fantastic seats for $35.00
Mus yuav daim pib, please, mus rau www.galentix.com.
It is a pleasure now to introduce to you our co-promoter. This fight is a co-promotion between Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions. Tom Brown is very familiar with the arena there at the Galen Center. He was the one who put together the fight with Stiverne and Arreola back in the days. And so it’s a pleasure now to turn it over to Tom Brown to make a few comments.
Tom Brown
Zoo, ua tsaug ntau ntau, Richard. I just want to say that TGB Promotions is thrilled to be partnered once again with Stephen Espinoza and the great team at SHOWTIME along with Richard Schaefer and Ringstar Sports.
I’m also happy to back on the beautiful campus of the University of Southern California at the Galen Center.
The idea of championship fight between Charlo and Julian Williams is – as Richard just mentioned – is a can’t miss match-up between two of the best junior middleweights in the world.
Yog li ntawd, no, along with the main event – the WBA Featherweight Championship fight between Cuellar and Mares makes it a can’t miss night. And like Richard said, two possible fight of the year candidate fights.
Richard and I are working out putting together an action packed under card which will be announced very soon. Yog li ntawd, we’re looking forward to a great night on December 10th at a great venue with even greater fights. Ua tsaug ntau ntau.
R. Schaefer
Ua tsaug ntau ntau, Tom. Now the next man I’m going to introduce is a good friend of mine. We have known each other for a long time. And we put together some of the biggest fights in the past. Rov qab rau hauv 2013 when we were on fire.
Everybody recognized SHOWTIME as the leader in the sport of boxing. And that is because of Stephen Espinoza. Stephen is first and foremost a fan. And he likes to sit there and see great match ups. And that’s exactly what you’re getting here.
Yog li ntawd, we as fight fans. We as members from the media being promoters or whatever, we can really benefit from Stephen’s passion of putting together these amazing fights.
Yog li ntawd, it’s a pleasure for me to introduce to you now – I know his title is Executive Vice President in charge of Sports but I’m calling him the President of SHOWTIME Sports. I always – and I always did that. Remember?
Stephen Espinoza
Yog, you’re right. Since the first day I had this job. Ua tsaug rau koj, Richard. We’re thrilled to be working with Richard and Ringstar and Tom Brown and TGB once again. And a special welcome Richard, who we are happy to see back in the sport. Not just because he’s my friend but because he is one of the standup guys in the sport. Very professional and a straight shooter. It’s something that this sport can use more of.
Yog li ntawd, the combination of Tom and Richard is two straight arrows – as straight as they come. And I’m thrilled to be working with both of them.
This year SHOWTIME really has continued to deliver the biggest and best fights. And I think there’s really no question that we’ve had the strongest lineup of the best and most significant match ups of any network in boxing.
2016 so far has included two fight of the year contenders, a KO of the year contender. Fight after fight of top ten opponent versus top ten.
And as we wrap 2016 and go into 2017, we are definitely looking to keep that momentum going. We recently announced seven great match ups – 14 sab saum toj 10 fighters taking on each other – in six world title fights.
And we could go on and on about the numbers. Three fights which are number one versus number two in the division. But among the pleasures of doing that is getting to make fights like this one.
Ever since Floyd retired, going on a little more than a year ago, there’s one question that personally I get and all of us here at SHOWTIME get consistently.
And that’s, koj paub, who’s the next star? Who’s the next super star? Who’s going to be carrying the sport going forward. And the good thing about this sport of boxing is that that gets determined in the ring. I can’t tell you.
Even if I were to pick two or there that I thought would develop that way, look – they’ve got to perform in the ring. But it’s fights like this one. Nyiam, Jermall Charlo versus Julian Williams, that determine who are the next stars.
We’ve got two young fighters in the peaks of their career. One world champion who’s established himself as really one of the future stars of the sport. And taking on one of the toughest contenders in any division in Williams.
We’re very proud of both of these fighters. They both been home grown here on SHOWTIME. Jermall has fought with us five times before. Julian has been on SHOWTIME seven times. Yog li ntawd, we’re proud that both of the role that SHOWTIME has played in both their careers.
Tab sis tseem ceeb tshaj mas, we’re proud that these guys stepped up to take this kind of fight. Jermall Charlo was seen as one of the most exciting, hluas, champions in the sport. He’s defended that title successfully, built a fan base in his hometown of Houston, and really looks to really take over the division and elevate to the star echelon of the sport.
Julian Williams has been a guy that people have quietly identified as one of the rising stars for quite some time. I know he’s been patiently waiting – and sometimes not so patiently waiting – for his shot. And so I know he’ll be ready.
I think it’s somewhat fitting that this fight is taking on December 10th, a week before the very legendary Philadelphia world champion Bernard Hopkins retires. Philly fighters are a long tradition. And it takes a lot of work and a special kind of individual to be called a Philly fighter. Just fighting in Philly doesn’t make you a Philly fighter. And I know Julian is poised to carry that title of Philly fighter very proudly and actively for many years to come.
Yog li ntawd, of all the fights that we’ve announced. And there’s a lot of quality fights. Qhov no sib ntaus – the Charlo-Williams fight – is one of the ones that I’m most excited about. Two young guys at the peaks of their career really battling to determine who could be controlling this division for a long time to come.
This will help determine who are the future stars of our sport. Richard?
R. Schaefer
Ua tsaug ntau ntau, Stephen, very well said. And for me, we all know they are terrific fighters. They’re both are undefeated. I’ve known them – both of them – for a long time. I’ve been involved with many of their fights.
They are terrific young men outside of the ring as well. And just as good as it gets inside of the ring. Yog li ntawd, they’re really – both of them – they carry the total package. And you’re right, Stephen, he has patience and sometimes not so patiently been waiting.
It is a pleasure for me now to introduce to you Julian Williams, who is trained by Stephen Edwards. He’s the number one ranked contender by the IBF in the Junior Middleweight division. And he secured his top ranking after stopping Marcello Matano in the 7th round in March.
He’s undefeated with a record of 22-0-1, 14 knockouts, Julian Williams.
Julian Williams
Hav, how’s everybody doing? First I want to send my thoughts prayers out to Todd Harlib and his whole family and loved ones. He was a great guy. He was a great cut man and even better guy. And I consider him as a friend. I think it’s a sad time right now, yog li, I just want to do that first of all.
Training’s been going really well. We’ve got a really good team and lots of good sparring. We have a really good camp so far. I think this is a really, really good fight. I think it was a fight that hardcore boxing fans needed to see.
It’s a fight that had to happen. I commend Charlo for stepping up and being a true champion. And I want to show the world what I already know. I’m extremely motivated. And I know Jermall is motivated too.
Yog li ntawd, I think you guys are going to see a real shoot-out. He’s got all the tools and skills. And I’ve got all the tools and skills. And you’re going to see who comes out on top on this night.
And I’m 100% sure it’ll be me.
R. Schaefer
. Now Jermall Charlo and his brothers, zoo, I’ve known them since their first fight. And what a journey it has been.
Today he is the undefeated IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion. He’s training with Ronnie Shields. One of the most legendary trainers out of Houston, Texas.
He won his title by stopping Cornelius Bundrage in the third-round last September. And has defended his belt already twice including a unanimous decision victory over former – very game world champion – Austin Trout in May.
And it’s a pleasure now for me to introduce to you again, somebody I’ve introduced before many times. The IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion, Jermall Charlo.
Jermall Charlo
Ua tsaug rau koj, Richard. Like Julian said, Todd was my man. And I want to give his family and everyone that’s close to Todd my prayers and my condolences.
I hear Julian talk about he’s 100% npaj txhij. And he’s 100% sure he’s going to win this fight. But I’ve heard that before. I’m ready for the stakes. I’m ready for this level. Sorry the fight took so long. It wasn’t necessarily up to me. But I think everything happens for a reason. And it’s perfect timing and I can’t wait to get in there and show the world what I’m actually made of against a guy that’s so highly confident about the things that I do.
R. Schaefer
Cas. I agree with you. Things do happen for a reason. I’m very happy that I’m the one who has the honor to promote this fight and this entire card. I know it’s going to be toe-to-toe battles with the two of you.
And I know with Cueller and Mares as well. They say styles make fights. I think those styles of those four fighters are perfectly done. And I just can’t wait for December 10th at the Galen Center and live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
We are going to open it now to the media for questions for any of the participants on the call.
Q
Jermall, I know that you had to have a procedure that you did voluntarily on your eye. Can you give me any details about that? What exactly was the issue? Was it just a matter of, zoo li, you’re as blind as a bat? Or was there something else that was going on there?
J. Charlo
It wasn’t necessarily voluntarily. I pretty much had some vision problems up to my last fight in Las Vegas.
I fought the fight. I adjusted myself to be able to fight unclear. So now I got the procedure done. Yog, the fight was supposed to happen in October. And I wanted it then. But it was just for me to be able to clear the medical exam. Less stress now to go ahead and go 20/20 and I’m ready now.
Like I said everything happens for a reason. And crystal clear vision is one of the things that helps me make the fight easier.
Q
And which eye was it, los ntawm txoj kev, Jermall?
J. Charlo
Both eyes.
Q
Both of them? Cas, and now you feel like a new person?
J. Charlo
Kuv 110%, crystal clear, Kuv zoo. Kuv npaj txhij.
Q
How much better will that make you? That you can now see clearly. I mean your fighting skills are one thing. But now you can see the target, obviously, much better it sounds like. I mean do you think that will make you a much better, precise fighter?
J. Charlo
It gives me a lot more confidence. Ntawm chav kawm, it’s something important and I probably had to get it. I haven’t fought with crystal clear vision my whole life.
So now I’m even more motivated motivated. I’m eager to get in there to see what the new person is like.
Q
Did you think about having this earlier in your career?
J. Charlo
Yog, I always wanted it. I always wanted it. But I’m a superstitious guy. Yog li ntawd, I like to keep things, the way I always wanted. It’s just something I feel like it’s going to take me to the next level.
Q
Some people suggested maybe he would vacate the title and go up to middleweight to not fight you. When all that was happening and you were sitting there as a mandatory for him – what was your personal feeling about what was going on?
J. Williams
I didn’t really know about the medical situation until about mid-September.
I actually thought that he would fight. And not think about the notion that he would vacate. The fact that he kept complaining about weight the previous fights. If the fight was being delayed, people are going to start saying this is how boxing is.
But I didn’t think that he was – I thought that he was putting the fight off for whatever reason. But like I said, at the time I didn’t know what the reason was.
All that is under the bridge. It doesn’t even matter anymore. The fight is December 10th. You know what I mean. He said he’s going to bring his A game. He’s got 20/20 vision. I had 20/20 vision my whole life. Now we’re even.
Yog li ntawd, there will be no excuses.
Q
When you found out that it was finally done and it was good to go. And SHOWTIME was going to announce it and the fight was on. What was your feeling? Was it relief? Was it excitement?
J. Williams
I just felt like I wanted to get to work. The whole process has made me practice my patience.
I wasn’t overly excited because I knew I would fight for the world title my next fight with someone. I was more so like let’s look at the work. I want to start training camp immediately and get myself ready to win.
Q
Was there any frustration that you guys were not in the main event? And that you’re in a co-feature. Or did you kind of understand because Abner Mares is Southern California. And that’s the reason why you guys are put in the co-feature.
J. Charlo
Richard Schaefer is a good promoter. He has a lot of experience in the game. I’m not worried about being the opening or the main event or any of that.
Ntawm chav kawm, I’m tired of being in second place. I feel like Kevin Durant. But it’s not in the sense of, zoo li, nothing I can do about it.
Q
And then Julian, same question for you. Is there any surprise that you guys were put in the co-feature and not the main event?
J. Williams
Yuav kom muaj kev ncaj ncees nrog koj, I didn’t really even think about it. I just want to get in the ring and put some gloves on so we can get this thing going.
I think everything happens for a reason. Abner Mares is a really good fighter. He’s like a three division champion. He earned his stripes.
Yog li ntawd, obviously, we’ve got more work to do before we can headline the card. Yog li ntawd, I didn’t think about it and on top on of that I never thought about.
R. Schaefer
The fact is you’re absolutely right. Each one of those events could be a main event. And in any other network would be a main event. Some other networks would probably even make it a pay-per-view.
Yog li ntawd, that’s how good this card is. It could have very easily brrn Charlo-Williams is the main event if it would have been in Philly. It would have been. If it would have been in Houston, it would have been.
It’s in LA in Southern California. Yog li ntawd, that’s why we have Cuellar and Mares. This is about creating excitement. It’s about the fans and so on. All four of those guys are just terrific champions. That’s what they are. Terrific people. It doesn’t really impact one way or the other.
S. Espinoza
And I’ll add from the network perspective, one of the things that we were grateful for in working with fighters like these and promotors like Tom and Richard is, what we want to put together as far as blockbuster events, we don’t have those ego problems.
Richard is absolutely right. Not every network programs this way. But what we’re trying to do – we as a group of fighters, promoters, managers, is show off the best this sport has to offer.
Yog li ntawd, we’re really over delivering on each card. This clearly could’ve been a main event in Houston or Philly or anywhere else. But the idea was, this was going to be a slate of A++ level fights top to bottom.
And that requires the commitment of everybody. And people realizing it’s about not having ego. And just realizing that rising tide lifts all boats.
Q
Jermall, where do you think Julian Williams rates as an opponent?
J. Charlo
We’re both on the way up to the top level. He’s definitely one of my best opponents up to this date. He’s hungry as me. I’m not necessarily worried about any of the things he said about being as hungry as he is to be fighting me. I was that guy too. Being ready to fight K9 and waiting and waiting.
He’s my toughest opponent. And I’m ready for it.
Q
Tell us about taking this fight. And why it’s important to you.
J. Charlo
Every fight is a hard fight. Every fight I have to come out and give my best and be on my A-game. So it’s a good fight to me technically. This is the Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins back in middleweight type of fight. We’re going to get down and get ready. I’m ready for it.
This part of our legacy is everything that I’ve wanted, growing up as a young fighter, young champion. Seeing these great fights being broadcast on SHOWTIME. And it’s, zoo li, now is my turn. And I have to deliver everything that I’ve always wanted. And that is something I’ve been waiting for.
And it just so happens it has to be Julian Williams. And like I said we both came up the hard route. It wasn’t, zoo li, as easy as I give my hand off to my challenger being one of the best in the world. And that’s kind of what I want to be classified as.
Q
Julian, kuj, you’ve been very vocal about this fight. Tell us why you’re so confident you’re going to be able to win this fight.
J. Williams
I’m confident because of what I can do.
I’m confident because I want to be the junior middleweight champion of the world. I think Jermall’s a good fighter. But he doesn’t recognize the scene before. He’s engaged, muaj zog, and fast. I just want to make sure we have no excuses about weight and that kind of talk.
J. Charlo
No weight problem. There’s no weight problem. Get that out of your mind. There’s no weight problem. I’ll tell you everybody knows.
Q
You had talked about Todd Harlib earlier. Can you elaborate on what he meant to you? And the confidence he brought to you as a cutman?
J. Charlo
Todd taught me a lot. He meant a lot to me also. Ronnie Shields and Todd elaborated about how long they’d been around the boxing game and seen the same things they’re seeing now.
Todd, meant a lot. Just spoke to him, zoo li, a couple of days ago because he sent me a few guys to work with. I know he had went over to Russia and caught a little bug. But I didn’t think it would be nothing. I prayed for him. And hoped he got better.
It’s like I said, it just happened to be something that, I can’t control. Yog li ntawd, I just have to keep fighting. And hope that my next cut man is just as good as Todd. I’ve even been across the ring and looked at Todd working on another guy. And he came talked to me and let me know that it was just all business. And Jermall, just stay focused. Don’t worry about anybody.
I’m just putting the fight in God’s hands. And hoping that I never have to need the urgency to need Todd again.
Q
I spoke to Ronnie, he said that you told him that this fight is going to be a little more special because you’re going to possibly dedicate this fight to him. Is that going to take any form representing his name on your robe or your trunks or anything like that?
J. Charlo
Yog, I’m dedicating this fight to Todd. Actually once we map everything out. But I want to keep talking about it.
I dedicate this fight to Todd. He’s a real close friend of mine. And it’s just unfortunate for me to have to get in the locker room and not have Todd helping me out and everything like that. So of course, I feel some sadness about him not being here. But I know he’s in good hands. So that’s the main thing.
Q
Is this fight right here the first one that really will test you and perhaps take you to the next level and start to light that fuse for you?
J. Williams
Yog, twv yuav raug hu. Twv yuav raug hu. Whenever you’ve got a 50/50 sib ntaus, two guys 26-years-old both in the prime of their careers. It’s going to be a test for both fighters.
It’s rare we see two fighters get in the ring in this type of fight. So I think it’s definitely the first step in building my legacy.
Q
Richard, what does this fight represent in the scheme of this division which is a stacked division and these two fighters in particular?
R. Schaefer
I think you have two of the best fighters in their division fighting in this particular fight. And so this is an extremely significant fight for the division. And these are two – somebody said before – these are two young undefeated and confident fighters who dare to be great.
At this point in their career fighting each other they dare to be great. And that is. These kinds of fights will separate one from the other. And I think the sky is the limit here for within that division and potentially other divisions.
But that’s how you build a champion into a star and then a super star. These kinds of fights, koj paub, these kinds of meaningful fights. And in order for that to happen, you need to have two fighters who are willing to challenge themselves.
And as I said, dare to be great.
Q
Jermall, what weaknesses do you see in Julian Williams that you plan to exploit on fight night?
J. Charlo
Nothing, he’s a strong guy. Whatever you all want to say about him. He’s good, old-school fighter. I’m tired of hearing questions about what he’s done or what he does.
I’m a champion for a reason. I’m staying champion. I don’t plan on moving. I don’t plan on none of that stuff that you all talked about. Kuv zoo.
Q
What do you consider your biggest advantage going into this fight?
J. Charlo
That I’m not supposed to go and be in some superstar. Saib. It’s a business. I’m betting and fighting for everything that boxing has to offer.
And my advantage is being focused and humble and strong-minded like I’ve always been.
Q
Rau cov neeg tua hluav taws, how important is building a new chapter in your career? And maybe a new idol in boxing.
J. Williams
Oh, it’s an extremely big fight. I think whoever wins this fight is going to be considered the best junior middleweight in the world. I think whoever wins the fight will have the most significant win in the junior middleweight division.
I think since Canelo was basically says he’s not fighting in this division. Whoever wins the fight is going to be king of the division.
Yog li ntawd, I think it’s extremely, extremely important.
J. Charlo
Very big fight, very important fight for me, clinch the division. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus, ib. I’m ready to just give everything I have. It’s going to be a good fight for me. And it’s going to be a good fight for Julian. We both hit it big and we both need to give the fans what they want to see. Yog li ntawd, it’s that time.
Q
Richard, how important for you was what this first event with Ringstar Sports would be? And for Stephen, how important was having these great fights for Showtime this year?
S. Espinoza
Zoo, from the SHOWTIME perspective, our goal is to provide spectacular fights every month or more often if we can. Sometimes dues to scheduling or injuries or things, there are some gaps in our schedule.
But once we came back, we wanted to end the year strong. And really, send a message about our commitment to the sport. Yog li ntawd, with the help of the promotors, the managers, and most importantly the fighters, we’re able to put together a slate that is stronger than anything we’ve seen again in recent boxing programming schedule. It really is all without the use of pay-per-view. And it’s all top guy versus top guy.
It’s something that is very special to us. We’re very proud of. And we’re looking to continue it throughout all of 2017.
R. Schaefer
Zoo, and for me, I think my reputation speaks for itself. I like to put together big events, significant fights, and that’s what I’ve always done.
And this right here is no exception to come back and together promote a card which consists without any question of two potential Fight of the Year candidates. Two barn burners in one night is a dream come true.
And to do that for my hometown. To do it from the University of Southern California, USC, Galen Center the newest indoor venue in Los Angeles. And the university where two of my sons go to school. It’s a very special night for me.
And it’s a very special night as well because Charlo and Williams and Mares and Cuellar – I have known these young men for a long time. So really it’s nice – it’s like a coming home or coming back.
Since this was the last question, Kuv to taub, I’d like to thank you all. But I want to make one comment. Yog, they both have 20/20 vision. But let there be no question about it. The name of this card is 50/50. And you know why it’s 50/50.
Because these two fights are 50/50 fights. And so, may the better man win that night. Raws li ib tug kiv cua, Kuv pog. I can’t wait for December 10th. Thov, please, make it out to Galen Center. Rau $35.00 you can watch two of the best fights of the year in one night at the Galen Center. Or if you can’t make it there. Then make sure you turn in on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 10:00 pm ET/7:00 pm PT. I’m looking forward to see you all during fight week. And thank you very much.
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® ANNOUNCES SEVEN MARQUEE BOXING MATCHES PITTING TOP-10 CHAMPIONS VERSUS TOP-10 CHALLENGERS

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VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2dqWazE

SHOWTIME® Continues To Deliver Boxing’s Biggest and Best Fights
Bouts Presented In Association With Premier Boxing Champions Include
Garcia vs. Thurman, Frampton Vs. Santa Cruz II and Cuellar vs. Niam

TSHIAB YORK (Oct. 25, 2016) – SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December. Lub sij hawm, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. The lineup includes two long-awaited championship matchups, Yexus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares and Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams; the can’t-miss featherweight rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz, and a welterweight unification blockbuster between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. All four of these anticipated bouts will be presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions.

SHOWTIME Sports produced the strongest lineup of world-class boxing events of any network this year, delivering 18 world title fights devoid of mismatches and “tune-up” fights. The best fought the best, and the results were spectacular: two “Fight of the Year” contenders, Thurman-Shawn Porter and Santa Cruz-Frampton; a “Knockout of the Year” frontrunner by one of boxing’s biggest punchers, Deontay Wilder; and the arrival of one of boxing’s most marketable new stars in Anthony Joshua. SHOWTIME also featured the trio of junior middleweight champions, the Charlo twins, Jermall and Jermell, and Erislandy Lara, all in title fights on one card; highlighted the world’s best featherweights in Santa Cruz, Frampton, Gary Russell Jr. and Lee Selby; and set the table for the title unification fight between super middleweight champions Badou Jack and James DeGale.

Boxing’s brightest stars will again take center stage on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® as the network prepares to present the following seven matchups, including six world title fights, over a 12-week span. All bouts will air live on SHOWTIME with the exception of Garcia vs. Thurman, which will either air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.

Seven of the 14 fighters are undefeated, while the champions and challengers in the six world title fights boast a combined 313 wins versus just six losses.

Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 10: Yexus Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) vs. Hlob Abner mares (29-2-1, 15 Kos)*
Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 Kos) vs. Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 Kos)*

Lub ib hlis ntuj 14: Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 Kos) vs. James DeGale (23-1, 14 Kos)**

Lub ib hlis ntuj 28: Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 Kos) vs. Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 Kos)* Dejan Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 Kos) vs. Mikey Garcia (35-0, 29 Kos)*

Lub ob hlis ntuj 11: Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 Kos) vs. Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 Kos)

Lub peb hlis ntuj 4: Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 Kos) vs. Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 Kos)**

*World title bout
 **World title unification bout

“This is a slate of high-level, evenly-matched, 50/50 fights – the best fighting the best – which has become the calling card of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,” said Espinoza. “Every fight we are announcing today features a top 10-ranked champion taking on a top 10-ranked challenger; in many cases, it’s top-five vs. top-five.

“This is our second major boxing lineup announcement this year, further proof that no other network is delivering high-quality competitive fights – without relying on PPV – as consistently as SHOWTIME. No other network is as committed to driving the sport forward. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is giving subscribers the best that boxing has to offer.”

Saturday, Dec. 10 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions

In a highly anticipated featherweight blockbuster, hard-los tsoo Yexus Cuellarwill make the second defense of his WBA 126-pound title against Hlob Abner mares, a three-division champ who has compiled a staggering resume while collecting belts at 118, 122 thiab 126 phaus. Cuellar vs. Mares is the latest in a lineup of action-oriented 126-pound showdowns assembled with the goal of unifying one of the sport’s most talent-laden divisions. It will be the fifth featherweight world championship of 2016 on SHOWTIME.

On Dec. 10, there also will be a long-awaited world championship contest between two undefeated 154-pound fighters. Jermall Charlo will make the third defense of his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship against No. 1 yuav tsum tau challenger Julian Williams in a matchup of 26-year-old fighters at the top of their game. Charlo vs. Williams becomes the sixth title or world title eliminator in the 154-pound weight class in 2016 on SHOWTIME, a roster featuring eight of the top-10 fighters in the division.

Saturday, Jan. 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Super middleweight world champions Badou Jack thiab James DeGale are set to unify the 168-pound class. Both champions retained their titles on a doubleheader last Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 on SHOWTIME. Jack kept his WBC belt in a controversial draw with longtime titlist Lucian Bute that many thought Jack clearly won. Earlier that evening, DeGale successfully defended his IBF crown with a unanimous decision over mandated challenger Rogelio Medina. Jack landed 61 feem pua ​​ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim punches, while DeGale connected on an astonishing 66 feem pua ​​ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim txhaj tshuaj. Tam sim no, Jack and DeGale will face off in a long-awaited unification to determine the No. 1 fighter in the super middleweight division.

Saturday, Jan. 28 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions

The most anticipated rematch in boxing will take place when Carl Framptonthiab Leo Santa Cruz square off in an immediate rematch of a leading 2016 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo neeg sib tw. In their first encounter Lub Xya hli ntuj 30 on SHOWTIME, former super bantamweight champ Frampton moved up in weight to challenge fellow unbeaten Santa Cruz, edging the three-division titlist in a firefight. The must-see rematch will be the sixth featherweight world championship on SHOWTIME in less than 12 lub hlis.

The co-feature pits undefeated lightweights Dejan Zlaticanin against resurgent fan favorite Mikey Garcia. Zlaticanin is making the first defense of his WBC 135-pound crown against the former two-division titlist in Garcia. The champion is the No. 1 fighter at 135 phaus, while Garcia is aiming to become a three-division world champion in just his second fight back from a two-and-a-half year layoff.

Saturday, Feb. 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face the streaking Adrian Granados in a matchup of top-10 ranked 140-pound fighters. The flashy Broner, who has captured titles at 130, 135, 140 thiab 147 phaus, has scored two consecutive knockouts in the super lightweight division. The hard-charging, all-action Granados, who pulled a stunning upset of then-undefeated WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Amir Imam in a dominating performance last November on SHOWTIME, thrives in the underdog role and has a deceiving record – his four defeats, all via split or majority decision, have come against opponents with a cumulative record of 52-1.

Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions

Unsefeated welterweight Ntiaj Teb Champions Keith Thurman thiab Danny Garciahave been on a collision course for more than a year. Thurman has held a version of the WBA Welterweight World Championship since 2013 but announced his arrival in March 2015 with an emphatic win over Robert Guerrero. Thurman has since defended the title twice, including most recently against former world champion Shawn Porter in a potential Fight of the Year thriller in June on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS. Garcia, after conquering the 140-pound division, captured the WBC Welterweight World Championship with an impressive performance against Guerrero in January. Should Garcia defeat Samuel Vargas on Nov. 12 in a non-title fight, he and Thurman are set to meet in a marquee unification blockbuster between undefeated champions at the pinnacle of their careers. Garcia vs. Thurman will air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.

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Nkaus BADOU & James Degale teeb tsa rau lub caij nplooj zeeg super nyuaj kev sib koom ua ke tom qab jack drawts nrog Lucian Bute & Degale tiv thaiv Rogelio Medina Hnub Saturday rau ShowdTime ®

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Mos Lub Replay Monday Ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/PT Nyob SHOWTIME huab®
Nyem NTAWM NO Download duab; Esther Lin / SHOWTIME
Nyem NTAWM NO Download duab; Idris Erba / Mayweather Promotions
Sib tham nrog promoter Floyd Mayweather: http://s.sho.com/1tcwl6u
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30, 2016) – Badou Jack Retained nws WBC Super Underweight lub npe hauv kev sib cav sib ceg tawm tsam Lucian Bute Saturday on SHOWTIME, Teeb tsa kev sib sau ua ke nrog IBF tus yeej James Degale, Leej twg tiv thaiv nws tus IBF crown tiv thaiv Rogelio Medina nyob rau hauv qhib kev sib tw ntawm kev ua si showtime kev sib tw hu xov tooj los ntawm DC Artory.
“Cia peb koom nrog kev txiav txim siab thiab pom leej twg zoo tshaj plaws yog,” Degale hais rau Jack hauv kev sib tham tom qab sib tham los ntawm ShowTomtime Kev Tshaj Tawm Tshaj Tawm Jim Grey.
“Kuv npaj txhij nyob rau lub Cuaj Hli, Npaj txhij hauv lub Yim Hli,” teb jack.” “Kuv npaj tau thaum twg. Cia peb ua nws nyob qhov twg nws ua rau cov nyiaj tau zoo tshaj plaws.”
Jack yog lub class had los ntawm lub tswb nrov, Ua txhaum rau lub cev ntawm lub cev qub lub sijhawm ntev. Ntsib nws thib ob Southpaw, Jack tiv thaiv Bute los ntawm kev sib ntaus nws kev ua si, smothering lub Romania-yug Canadian thaum twg nws tau sim tawm tsam sab hauv.
Thaum Jack txawv nws punches nrog ntau qhov kev tawm tsam rau lub cev thiab lub taub hau, nws tau qeeb nyob rau hauv cov yav puag ncig kawg thiab tso cai rau bute kom nce nws txoj kev rov qab mus rau kev sib ntaus. Bute muaj tej zaum nws zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub 10th thiab kaw cov yeeb yam zoo, nyob rau hauv lub 11th thiab 12th. Tab sis nws yog tsawg dhau rau Bute, Leej twg dim d.c. nrog dab tsi uas feem ntau xav tau yog ib qho tsis muaj peev xwm kos.
“Lub siab tawv, tab sis yog nws yog dab tsi. Nug Bute thiab, Nws paub tias lub sijhawm twg,” hais tias Jack, Leej twg tsaws yuav luag 100 Ntau punches tshaj bute, kuj muaj 61 feem pua ​​ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim punches, thiab 40 Feem pua ​​ntawm nws cov kev txhaj tshuaj tag nrho. “Nws punches tsis ua rau kuv mob. Kuv xav tias kuv yeej kev sib ntaus. Tej zaum kuv poob kawg puag ncig. Nws yog ib tug txiv neej zoo thiab tus yeej loj, Tab sis kuv paub tias kuv yeej kev sib ntaus.
“Nws tsis yog bute txhaum, nws yog cov kws txiav txim plaub. Cov neeg pom kuv yeej kev sib ntaus.”
Lub 36-xyoo-laus Bute yeej saib zoo li tus neeg sib ntaus sib tua nrog PLELY tshuav nyob rau hauv lub tank, rejuvenated nyob rau hauv tus kws qhia Howard pab nrog nws cov sights teev rau cov qoob loo tshiab ntawm cov hnub qub hauv SuperSweight sib faib.
“Nws yog ib tug nyob ze sib ntaus,” hais tias Bute, uas txuas rau ntawm tsuas yog a 21 feem pua ​​tus nqi nrog nws tag nrho punches. “Ntseeg kuv, Nws yog kev sib ntaus sib tua heev. Kuv txoj kev sib ntaus kawg nrog Degale tau ze heev, hmo no yog kev sib ntaus sib tua heev. Kuv pom txhua tus neeg kuv tseem nyob saum.”
James Degale Tiv Thaiv Nws IbF Super Nruab Nrab Nruab Nrab Ntiaj Teb Championship nrog lub kaw, nyuaj-tau sib cav tsis muaj kev txiav txim siab tawm tsam kev txiav txim siab Rogelio Medina nyob rau hauv qhib kev sib tw ntawm cov showtime Champing telecast.
Degale yog qhov tseeb, tsaws 51 feem pua ​​ntawm nws lub hwj chim punches piv rau xwb 23 rau medina, including a staggering 66 feem pua ​​ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim punches. Hloov-tsoo Southpaw tau tawm tsam los ntawm cov txiv ntoo tsis muaj zog, thiab ua tau zoo tshaj plaws thaum nws snuck hauv txoj cai sab saud rov qab los rau rov qab. Tab sis tus british sterlist – Cov ntaub ntawv sau 12th Los ntawm Great Britain – Ua tsis tiav los siv nws jab thiab tsis muaj peev xwm xa ntawm nws twv ua ntej ntawm knockout sab hauv rau ntawm rau rounds.
“Qhov kev txawj boxing yog qhov zoo heev,” Degale hais. “Yog tias kuv ua siab ncaj, nws yog ib tug heev tub rog heev, tab sis kev txawj ntse them tus nqi. Kuv saib tus txiv neej no xyoo dhau los thiab nws tsis muaj lub cav zoo li ntawd. Nws tau zoo dua thiab muaj zog nyob rau xyoo tas los thiab ib nrab.
“Kuv yog me ntsis poob siab – Kuv yuav tsum tau coj tawm cov neeg zoo li Porky Medina, Tsis muaj kev saib tsis taus nws.
“Kuv ib txwm kawm nyob rau hauv lub gym. Kuv sab hauv, Kuv Kev Tiv Thaiv, Kuv qhov kev xav tau. Kuv yuav rov qab mus ua si, Kuv yuav mus ua haujlwm thiab kuv yuav npaj txhij rau lub Cuaj Hli.
“Kuv xav tau Juckou Jack. Kuv xav tau lub npe tshiab ntawm kuv cov ntaub ntawv.”
Nruab nrab, nyob rau lwm yam tes, yuav luag ob npaug degale, throwing 1,140 tag nrho cov punches, piv rau 612 Hauv kev ua tau zoo tshaj plaws ntawm nws txoj haujlwm, tab sis tsis txaus kom dethrone tus yeej. Tus Mev cov neeg sib tw tau lub cev thiab yog nws zoo tshaj plaws nrog kev tawm tsam, striking tus british kev sib tw nrog tus neeg tua neeg sab laug nuv rau lub cev.
“Nws hais tias nws yuav nres kuv. Nws tau khiav thoob plaws ib puag ncig thiab nws tsis tau tso tseg kuv li nws hais tias nws yuav,” Hais Medina, Leej twg yog xya poob tau tawm tsam cov neeg sib ntaus nrog cov ntaub ntawv sib dhos ntawm 131-2-2. “Nws yog tus tsuas yog ib tus uas xav tias nws yeej. Tus kiv cua xav tias kuv yeej. Kuv twv yuav raug hu xav kom rov ua haujlwm.”
Saturday lub kev tshwm sim tau nce qib los ntawm cov pahweather kev tshaj tawm thiab interbox koom ua ke nrog cov thawv messing.
Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, nrog Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi commentating and Jim Gray qhia. Nyob rau hauv cov lus Mev simulcast, Alejandro nkauj hnub nraug hli called the blow-by-blow and former world champion Raul Marquez served as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. nrog Bob Dunphy directing.
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Badou Jack, Lucian Bute, James DeGale & Rogelio Medina Kawg Xovxwm Lub Rooj Sib Tham Quotes & Duab

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGnplej Doubleheader

No Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 Los ntawm DC armory hauv Washington, D.C.

Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab ntawm Esther Lin / SHOWTIME

Nyem NTAWM NO Rau cov duab ntawm Idris Erba / Mayweather Promotions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 28, 2016) - plaub ntawm sab saum toj super nyuaj siab nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb sib qhia ib theem Thursday tav su Badou Jack, Lucian Bute, James DeGale thiab Rogelio Medina tau koom nrog lub rooj sab laj zaum kawg rau lawv cov kev sib ntaus no Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 Ntawm Shoudtime Champime Boxing los ntawm DC tub sab tub sab caj npab hauv Wash28ington, D.C.

 

Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT nyob rau Showtimenplej thiab cov kab mob WBC jack battling lub qub yeej butee, Thaum lub IBF chij Degale yuav siv sij hawm tus neeg nyob sab saum toj. Cov kev sib tw ntawm cov kev sib ntaus no tau pom zoo tau sib ntsib hauv lub ntiaj teb cov npe kev koom ua ke tom qab xyoo no.

 

Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas tau txhawb nqa los ntawm cov ntawv txhawb nqa mayweathers thiab interbox nyob rau hauv

Koom nrog cov thawv sib txuas, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $100, $50 thiab $25, thiab yog muag tam sim no. Mus yuav daim pib mus xyuas www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster qhov chaw, los yog hu rau (800) 745-3000.

 

Ntawm no yog li cas rau neeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau hais Thursday:

 

Nkaus BADOU

 

"Neb ob leeg tuaj yeem ntaus nrig, Ob leeg ntawm peb lub thawv. Txhua yam tuaj yeem tshwm sim sab hauv ntawm lub nplhaib. Kuv ib txwm npaj mus 12 rounds. Txhua tus paub tias kuv ib txwm nyob hauv cov duab.

 

"Txhua yam yuav tshwm sim, Tab sis kuv xav tua James Degale. Ua ntej kuv yuav tsum tau saib xyuas kev lag luam nrog Lucian Bute. Ob leeg ntawm peb nyob hauv peb cov primes. Peb nyob nraum hluas thiab ntseeg siab thiab nws yuav yog kev sib ntaus zoo.

 

"Kuv yuav tsum tau saib xyuas cov qub yeej qub. Nws yog ib tug neeg tua rog tiag tiag. Qee tus neeg hais tias nws yog a 50-50 Sib ntaus yog li kuv yuav tsum tau noj qhov no tiag tiag.

 

"Kuv tseem kawm thiab npaj rau qhov kev sib ntaus no zoo li kuv yog tus sib tw. Qhov ntawd yog li cas kuv npaj rau txhua qhov kev sib ntaus thiab qhov no tsis txawv.

 

"Muaj ntau tus neeg sau kuv tawm thiab kuv rov qab muaj zog dua. Kuv nyiam thaum tib neeg tsis ntseeg kuv. Kuv rov qab muaj zog thiab qhia tib neeg Kuv yog neeg dav hlau sib ntaus.

 

"Kuv twb yeej ib txwm ntseeg nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej. Kuv yog lub hlwb muaj zog thiab kuv ua haujlwm hnyav. Kuv muaj ib qho teeb meem tab sis nws tsuas yog ua rau kuv hungrier thiab nws ua rau kuv ib tug zoo zog. "

 

LUCIAN BUTE

 

"Kuv ua tsaug rau qhov kev loj no los tawm tsam rau WBC npe. Kuv qhov kev cob qhia tau zoo heev. Kuv xav tias muaj zog. Nws yog ob hnub kom txog rau theem loj.

 

"Kuv ua haujlwm hnyav rau lub sijhawm no. Yuav yog tus yeej ob-zaug yog npau suav. Nyob rau hnub SaturdayHmo ntuj koj yuav pom ib tus yeej tshiab.

 

"Kuv xav tias zoo. Lub siab tsis nyob ntawm kuv lub xub pwg tam sim no. Kuv tsis yog tus yeej, Kuv yog tus muaj sab nraud. Badou yog tus yeej thiab kuv xav tias lub siab yog nyob ntawm nws. Kuv tuaj rau Washton D.C. ua yeeb yam, muab cov kiv cua ib qho yeeb yam zoo Saturday Hmo ntuj thiab lub caij nyoog los ua tus yeej rau zaum ob

 

"Kuv muab tso rau ntawm cov yeeb yam zoo tiv thaiv Degale thiab qhov ntawd yog dab tsi ua rau cov kev txhaj tshuaj no. Kuv tau txais koob hmoov heev uas tau nyob hauv kev sib ntaus no rau lub ntiaj teb cov npe.

 

"Badou yog ib tug neeg tua neeg zoo. Nws muaj keeb kwm zoo nyob rau hauv kev ntaus nqi tshiab, nws yog ib tus yeej ntiaj teb, Tab sis nws tsis muaj dab tsi tshwj xeeb. Nws ua txhua yam zoo tab sis tsis yog neeg. Kuv muaj kev paub ntau dua, ntau ceev thiab kuv yog ib qho kev ncaim. Kuv xav tias qhov txiaj ntsig zoo nyob ntawm kuv ib sab.

 

"Kuv tsis tau txiav txim siab so tab sis muaj peb xyoos nyob qhov twg kuv tau muaj qee txoj kev ua si lub cev thiab lub siab. Tam sim no kuv rov qab los ua kev sib ntaus loj thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom noj Badou Jack txoj siv.

 

"Qhov no yuav yog ib qho kev sib ntaus sib tua. Kuv xav saib kom zoo nyob rau ntawd thiab tawm tsis muaj kev ntseeg siab. Kuv muaj kev nruj dua li kuv tau muaj thiab qhov ntawd yuav ua rau nws sib ntaus zoo. Kuv nyob ntawm no los nres badou jack. "

 

YAKAUNPAU DEGALE

 

"Sib ntaus lub sij hawm nyob ntawm no. Kuv zoo siab thiab zoo li tshiab.

 

"Porky Medina yog ib tus neeg tua neeg zoo. Tab sis muaj ntau qib rau kev ntaus cim thiab kuv yog qib siab dua nws.

 

"Saturday Hmo ntuj kuv yuav qhia koj qhov kev ua tau zoo. Kuv ob txoj kev sib ntaus sib tua tau mus deb, tab sis lub sijhawm no nws yuav tsis.

 

"Kuv yog tus zoo tshaj 168-pounder tawm muaj. Kuv nyob ntawm no los ua pov thawj tias. Tsis muaj ib tug twg tawm muaj uas tuaj yeem sim kuv. Muaj kev sib ntaus loj loj nyob rau ntawd thiab cov neeg zoo, tab sis kuv ntseeg tias kuv yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

 

"Kuv nyiam qhov kev sib tw no. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws boxing zoo tshaj plaws. Nws yuav tsum nco ntsoov zoo li no.

 

"Kuv tabtom pib tsim lub kiv cua loj heev rov qab los tsev thiab kuv tsis tau txawm thawv nyob hauv tsev ua tus yeej hauv ntiaj teb. Kuv thiab badou jack yuav yog kev sib ntaus loj heev hauv UK nrog ob lub npe ntawm kab.

 

"Kuv tau txais txhua yam npog nrog kuv txoj kev npaj ua si, ntseeg kuv. Kuv tau mus nyuaj heev hauv lub gym. Peb tau saib cov tapes ntawm nws thiab kuv lub siab zoo.

 

"Qhov kev sib ntaus no Kuv yuav tsum tau ua nqe lus. Ntawm kuv ob qho kev sib ntaus, Kuv tau mus deb thiab lawv tau tawm tsam cov neeg tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Lub sijhawm no - tsis muaj kev tsis lees txim rau Porky Medina - ib tug zoo rau nws tus kheej txoj cai tab sis nws yuav tsum tsis txhob nyob deb nrog kuv yog li kuv tos ntsoov rau kev ua tau zoo.

 

"Hmoov zoo rau txiv neej, Tab sis kuv tabtom los rau tus yeej ntawm Jack VS. Bute. Kuv xav koom ua ke txoj kev faib. "

 

Rogelio Medina

 

"Kuv yog tus tub rog dav hlau hluas tshaj plaws nyob rau theem no. Kuv kuj tseem yog tus neeg tua neeg. Qhov no yog lub sijhawm loj tshaj plaws ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm.

 

"Kuv nyob ntawm no muab nws txhua tus thiab coj ntau tshaj plaws ntawm lub sijhawm no nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj. Kuv txoj kev npau suav yog ua tus yeej ntiaj teb thiab nws yog txoj cai nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv.

 

"Kuv xav zoo siab heev. Kuv npaj tau mus vim tias ntawm kev ua haujlwm ntev. Nws tau ib pliag tab sis kuv tau nyob hauv chav ua si. Kuv tau kawm ntau lub hlis thiab txawm tias kuv tsis tau muaj kev sib ntaus, Kuv tau kawm.

 

"Kuv xav tias Degale muaj cov zoo heev li tus neeg sib ntaus thiab kuv xav tias kev sib ntaus yuav yog qhov hnyav heev vim tias kuv tau kawm nyuaj rau nws. Kuv tau kawm kom muab tso rau nws thiab ua kom nws sib ntaus sib tua thiab sim thiab khob nws.

 

"Kuv tau pom tias nws yog tus ntaus rog sai, Nws tau nrawm. Nws tau txais cov txheej txheem zoo tab sis kuv kuj pom tias nws qee zaum nyiam sawv ntsug thiab kev cia siab tias nws tau txiav txim siab sawv ntsug thiab peb tuaj yeem muab cov kiv cua sib ntaus sib tua.

 

"Ib qho yeej yuav yog lub sijhawm loj tshaj plaws ntawm kuv txoj haujlwm. Nws yuav muaj ntau qhov tseem ceeb. Keeb kwm nyob hauv Mexico Kuv yuav los ua tus xeem thib ob nruab nrab, uas yuav tseem ceeb heev rau kev ntaus pob thiab kuv tus kheej. "

 

 

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