N'ihi, onye obula, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, ikwu okwu a obere bit banyere egwuregwu elu, M na-aga ka ịme Chris DeBlasio, Osoje President nke Egwuregwu Communications maka showtime.

Chris DeBlasio

N'ihi, Kelly. I’m going to keep this brief. I know we want to talk to the fighters on this card. But I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t represent for Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be on the call today, otú nnọọ obi ụtọ anyị nwere maka mpụta mbụ nke Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. na netwọk anyị na Saturday, April 18, n'ihi na anyị na showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ doubleheader. Ọ na-aga na-a oké n'abalị. On the call with us and in the ring across from Julio Chavez Jr. na n'abalị bụ Andrzej Fonfara, a man that we know that really comes to fight. He brought it on his first fight on SHOWTIME last year when he fought Adonis Stevenson. And that was a thrilling affair. And we’re looking forward to a real test and a great challenge for Chavez Jr. And we’re excited to have him on behalf of all of us at SHOWTIME. We welcome both of you guys and, n'ezie, thanks to all the press for being on the call. Daalụ, Kelly.

K. Swanson

Daalụ, onye obula. Na na na. We’re going to go ahead and introduce the fighters and their trainers for you. First we have Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., mbụ middleweight n'ụwa onye mmeri, Andrzej Fonfara, bụbu ụwa aha ịma ya aka, Julio Cesar Chavez SR. — anyị nile maara onye ọ bụ, na-nke nkwanye ùgwù na-akwa akụkọ mgbe na ọ bụ, anyị na-anabata ya na oku — Joe Goossen, bụ onye Julio si ọzụzụ, na Sam Colonna, bụ onye Fonfara si ọzụzụ.

Ya mere, n'oge a, ihe m ga-amasị ime bụ rịọ Julio Cesar Chavez Obere. na-eme ka mmeghe banyere nke a ọgụ na a ntakịrị banyere ihe ọ na-eme ugbu a na ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu na dị nnọọ otú o si ele ndị agha.

Julio Cesar Chavez Obere.

I’m training very well. I’m training (na a elu) level than the best. I’m doing more physical training (na m na-abịaru nso ka) ibu ibu nke 172 pound. And I think I’m in great shape, ị mara? I have a lot of time and don’t stay in this kind of shape.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Now let’s hear from Andrzej Fonfara. Andrzej, i nwere ike ịkọrọ a ntakịrị ma na-agwa anyị otú anyị ị na-eche banyere ọgụ Jr.?

Andrzej Fonfara

I’m feeling great. I think Chavez Jr. bụ oké fighter, n'ụwa onye mmeri. And you know, it’s good fight for me. I trained hard for the fight. We got very good camp. Ugbu a, we start a sparring session. Ị mara, m arọ dị mma. My training’s–all trainings are good. I spent two weeks in Houston. I’m trained there, kwa. Then I’m back to Chicago. We finished camp here. And I’m–ị mara, M njikere maka izute Chavez na mgbanaka April 18ma na-egosi ya na m mma oku okpu.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Excellent. Daalụ nke ukwuu. Next we’ll have the trainers say something very brief before we turn it over to the media for call. Ya mere, Joe Goossen, he is Julio Cesar Chavez’s trainer at this point. Joe, ga-amasị gị na-eme ka di na nwunye na-ekwu?

Joe Goossen

Daalụ. Number otu, I want to thank SHOWTIME because we’re very excited about performing for SHOWTIME on Julio’s debut fight with SHOWTIME. And that being said, ị mara, Julio bụ nnọọ, very serious about this fight. Like Fonfara, he trained for a few weeks in Los Angeles. Ma ugbu a,, anyị na-na Lake Tahoe, up in the high altitude in the mountains here. It’s very secluded. It’s very concentrated work. Julio is — M nwere ike dị nnọọ na-agwa gị na nke a — dị nnọọ raara onwe ya nye nke a agha, uche, n'ụzọ anụ ahụ, and spiritually. He’s shown me that he’s willing to work very hard for this fight, which always works out well when a fighter cooperates in training. And he’s doing that 110 percent. And I can’t tell you how happy I am, nọmba otu, na-arụ ọrụ na-Julio Obere. It’s been something that I’ve always wanted to do. Na N'ezie, I know his father very well. And I’m very honored to be a part of the team. And I can’t wait ’til April 18 to display all of Julio’s talents and to go there. And we’ve got one objective. And that’s to win the fight. With the way Julio’s training, I’m very confident in what we’re doing right now. Ya mere, I’m very happy with that. And I’m sure Andrzej’s doing the same thing, training very hard. Na na na-ekwu, daalụ.

K. Swanson

Daalụ. Ugbu a, Sam Colonna, ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike na-enye anyị a ikwu, na mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-emeghe ya maka ajụjụ.

Sam Colonna

Ọfọn, mbụ, I’d like to thank everybody for getting this together. It’s an honor to be part of it. Ma, ị mara, tupu ha ẹmende Julio Cesar Chavez ọgụ, they were throwing names at us. And I would say no. And another name came. I would say no. As soon as they said, 'Gịnị banyere Julio Cesar Chavez,’ M kwuru, ‘That’s the fight we want.’ The style is perfect for us. He comes right at us. And it’s going to be a great fight for Andrzej to show what the power and the dedication he has towards it. He knows that this fight here is going to bring him to the top. And it’s an honor to fight Julio Cesar Chavez. It’s somebody I wanted him to fight for years. But the weight was never the same. Andrzej moved up. And then now, it’s perfect. Ya mere, it’s going to be a great fight. I think we’re going to bring a lot of action to this fight. And it’s going to be a jammed action fight. I’m glad that this fight happened. And I can’t wait for April 18.

K. Swanson

Na na na. Daalụ. Ma ugbu a,, ikpeazụ ma ọ bụghị ala, Ga-amasị m na-a di na nwunye na-ekwu si Julio Cesar Chavez SR. about his son fighting Fonfara and what he anticipates that will be like. July?

Julio Cesar Chavez SR.

I didn’t want this fight. Amaara m nke ahụ, n'ihi na nwa m nwoke, I know it’s a hard fight. It’s a difficult fight. And I didn’t want it. Fonfara is very strong. But my son wanted this fight. He wanted fighters that have a high category. He wanted a hard fight. And he believed that winning this fight will give him more credibility. And that’s why he chose Fonfara.

Ẹdọhọ

This is for Chavez Jr. July, olee otú ị na-eche na-abịa anya a afọ layoff?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ahụ dị m mma. Amaara m na ọ bụ ihe siri ike gị mgbe ị na anya. Ọ bụ ihe siri ike inweta onwe gị oge. Ma, m na na na na ọzụzụ, working at my skills. And I think, ị mara, Dị m obi ike n'ihi na m nọrọ ná ndụ m nile ọkpọ. M n'afọ nke 13 nke m ọkachamara n'ọrụ. N'ihi ya, m na-echeghị na nke a bụ a nsogbu n'ihi na nke a agha bụ na 172 pound. I don’t need to have a problem with weight. And at 172, I feel good in sparring. I feel good in training. And I think I’m ready for this fight and ready to win another world title.

Ẹdọhọ

Na-ekwu okwu nke ụwa aha, olee otú ị na-eche banyere ụmụ okorobịa dị ka Adonis Stevenson na Sergey Kovalev?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Oh, these guys very strong. But I think, mgbe nke a agha, M na-aga ruo 168 na-anọ a arọ òtù. Otu ma ọ bụ afọ abụọ gara aga m kwagara 175 ma nke ahụ bụ nke ukwuu n'ihi na ahụ m. Ugbu a, M 168. Ma, maka otu afọ apụ, a agha bụ na 172.

Ẹdọhọ

Andrzej, OLEE otú i ahụ na-abịa kwụsịrị Adonis Stevenson agha?

A. Fonfara

Echere m na m gosiri againstStevenson na m bụ a fighter. N'ụzọ anụ ahụ, M na-eche ọma ugbu a. Ebe ọ bụ na agha, I’ve been training much harder. Echere m, n'ihi na agha, M a mma oku okpu n'ihi na, ị mara, I learn a lot in fights. I’m ready for Chavez, M na-azụ ike maka nke a agha, dị ka, ị mara, Chavez says. He’s trained hard for this fight. But I always train hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s Chavez or whoever else, M na-azụ ike.

Ẹdọhọ

Nke a bụ n'ihi na ma Julio Obere. and Sr. For Jr., O doro anya na, e nwere ihe a uru ma eleghị anya, a drawback, kwa, to having such a famous name. Benefit is that everybody knows your father and what he accomplished. And that brings you attention early in your career as it has. The possible drawback is that you’re always going to be compared to him, nke ụfọdụ ga-asị fọrọ nke nta na-agaghị ekwe omume, impossibly high standard to try to live up to. From your perspective and also from your father’s, ihe banyere na, ibu arọ na abamuru nke nwere ndị dị otú ahụ a ma ama aha?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

I think I’m well respected because I’m world champion. Ma, ị mara, M na-eche na nke a bụ uru. Ma nke a adịghị enyere m aka na mgbanaka. M pụtara mgbanaka. I beat the champions. I beat the number one, abụọ, nọmba atọ na ọnụ ọgụgụ anọ 168 pound. M na gosiri na onye ọ bụla, ndị, na m nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ, kwa. M a ọma fighter na (M na-etinye ezi ọgụ). Ma ndị dị ka ndị ahụ m ịlụ ọgụ. My style is a good style for the people. And I think this fight, kwa, ẹbọ nke Fonfara bụ na-abịa na-alụ ọgụ, he’s a fighter with a great heart and great chin. And both of us will make a great fight.

J. Cesar Chavez Sr..

The name has helped. O doro anya na, ọ na-aka na-anya, but we are very different. Ọ — my son fights at a higher weight than I fought. And so, there’s a lot of difference. N'ụzọ anụ ahụ, he’s a lot bigger than I was. Ya mere, e nwere ezi ihe na ihe ọjọọ, and we understand that. Ma, ọ bụ ya onwe ya fighter dị nnọọ ka m bụ.

Ẹdọhọ

M, you mentioned earlier that you had a lot of names mentioned for Andrzej before you finally settled on Chavez. Are you willing to reveal some of those names?

S. Kọlụm

Ị ma nke mere? I really don’t have them right in front of me. Ma, e nwere ndị dịkarịa ala atọ na, four different guys they were throwing at us. And as soon as they said Chavez, M na-aga, 'Nke ahụ bụ Ihọd anyị chọrọ,’ n'ihi na, ka m kwuru na mbụ, the style is perfect for us. And we don’t have to look for him too much, ị mara? He’s going to be right there for us. Ya mere, ẹbọ bụ n'ezie, n'ezie mbuaha ọma.

Ẹdọhọ

Andrzej, na ị na agha na middleweight, ibu middleweight, ìhè heavyweight. How does it feel fighting at 172? And do you see yourself moving possibly down in weight in the near future, ma ọ bụ na i chere na a ezi ìhè heavyweight?

A. Fonfara

M a ìhè heavyweight fighter. That’s because I’m fighting with Chavez. That’s why we have a catch-weight. And that’s why I go down. M na-emekarị na-alụ ọgụ na 175, at least for maybe two years. And this my weight. It’s not impossible for me to go, dị ka, abụọ, atọ pound ala n'ihi na, ị mara, mgbe m agha Stevenson afọ gara aga na May, M bụ 173 mgbe ahụ. And I felt good then. Two pounds down is not problem for me. Should be good, ị mara? Just more diet, more work in the last week. And I should be good.

Ẹdọhọ

July Jr., otú ihe a enyemaka ọ bụ n'ihi na ị na-alụ ọgụ mgbe akpatre a afọ? I know it’s been trying for you with the whole lawsuit and everything. Ya mere, otú ọ na-adị gị ka ị maara na ị akpatre nwere a agha elu n'ihu?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ahụ dị m mma. M na-eche oké, ị mara, because this problem offended me a lot mentally more than physically. But I’m really happy that this problem is better now. I have a fight in front of me. And you know, I’m not remembering anything about that. I’m just focusing on the fight April 18 n'ihi na Fonfara. Ahụ dị m mma, M na-eche oké. You know I can’t tell you with words how I feel because I’m better to the ring. (Ma dị m obi ụtọ na-alọta) ka mgbanaka.

Ẹdọhọ

Joe Goossen, nke nkà nke Julio Cesar na-asụgharị ihe kasị mma maka ìhè heavyweight nkewa?

J. Goossen

Ọfọn, mbụ apụ, Julio is a well-rounded fighter. Echere m, we’ve seen him box before. And we’ve seen him pressure before. I don’t want to tip my hand on what we’re going to do but we have studied the films. We’ve talked about the films of Andrzej. Na N'ezie, we’re developing a game plan. I think the weight — ihu ọma, 172 is very close to 68. It’s a weight he’s fought at before. So I don’t think the weight is going to be a problem at all. The way he’s working right now and the weight he’s at right now, Echere m na anyị na-aga na-enwe ike see 172 mark quite easily. Ma, ọzọ, as far as what skills he has that we’re going to bring to the table is something that I think is private to us. But Julio Jr. is a multi-talented fighter. Just watching him spar yesterday, mgbe anyị mkpa a igbe, he did it beautifully. And when we needed pressure in a few rounds, he pulled it off exactly how I like it. So I’m very confident that whatever style we bring and game plan we bring, anyị na-aga nke ọma na ya.

Ẹdọhọ

Ị nwere ike ime ka ibu?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ee. Sure. I’ll make 172 n'ihi na m na-akwụ ụgwọ $100,000 kwa a paụnd (ọ bụrụ na m na-eme adịghị). M enweghị ike ịkwụ ụgwọ ụdị ego. M na mgbe ntukwasi karịa 172 na a ọgụ. The nanị agha m mere 172 bụ na Brian Vera, the first fight. But in all the rest of my career of boxing, m nile egwuregwu oké (Ọ dịghị mgbe m emeghị ka arọ). Amaghị m ihe mere na ị na-ajụ m na. Na na na. Maybe, M a ibu fighter, ị mara? I know I am a bigger fighter. Ma, Adịghị m nwere nsogbu. Na (ma ọ bụrụ na ọ na-eme) adịghị eme ka arọ, ma eleghị anya, m ga-emeri $100,000 ọzọ.

Ẹdọhọ

Ya mere, July, na ị na-enwe olileanya maka $100,000 si Andrzej Fonfara, ma unu na-ekwu na o kwesịghị olileanya maka $100,000 si n'aka gị?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Emela, emela. I think that the fight’s in the right way. And he’s not going to take advantage of anybody, ị mara, n'ihi na (M na-abịa n'ihu). Ị mara, arọ na-mara ezigbo mma m na-eche ma mgbanyụ.

Ẹdọhọ

Ị nwere ike ikwu banyere ihe i mkpebi nwere Joe Goossen gị n'akụkụ, ị na-eche, dị ka a N'ihi nke Vera agha, na i ji Fans a arụmọrụ?

J. Cesar Chavez Obere.

Ọfọn, I’ve known Joe Goossen for a long time. He’s a great trainer. He’s a great person. He’s somebody that motivates fighters. And we have a true connection. We’ve connected again. And I like him a lot. I like that he’s a hard worker, just like me. And I think, ọnụ, we’re going to do really well. With regards to the performance, M nwere ike ịgwa gị na, this show is for the people. Ọ na-aga na-a oké agha. It’s going to be a better fight. Ma ugbu a,, ọhụrụ m nkwalite ụlọ ọrụ na ịmata onye m iro na-aga ịbụ tupu, Echere m na ọ na-aga ịbụ oké n'abalị.

K. Swanson

That was our last question. Ya mere, ọzọ, we really appreciate the fighters taking time to join us. We look forward to this fantastic matchup between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. na Andrzej Fonfara on Saturday, April 18, si StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif., na-na showtime na 10:00 p.m. NA, 7:00 p.m. Pt. Thank you so much for joining us.

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Tiketi maka ihe omume, nke a na-n'otu akwalite Goossen n'ọkwá na Chavez n'ọkwá, na-ọnụ na $200, $150, $100, $50 na $25, gbakwunyere na ọdabara ụtụ isi, ụgwọ na ọrụ ebubo, ndị na ere now na na maka zuo online na AXS.com.

Chavez Obere. vs. Fonfara, bụ a 12-gburugburu n'obi na-ewe ebe na StubHub Center ke Carson, Calif. ga-ikuku na showtime (10 p.m. NA/7 p.m. Pt). The showtime egwuregwu ọkpọ telecast ga-abụ dị na Spanish site abụọ ọdịyo mmemme (SAP).

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