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EROMA Martínez vs. Orlando Salido I “IMPI” IMPI FULL ONLINE ATHOLAKALA kusengaphambili “High Stakes” REMATCH ON SATURDAY, Sept. 12 ON SHOWTIME PPV®

Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze Buka Martinez-Salido I On The SHOWTIME Sports® YouTube Page:http://s.sho.com/1K5XnVv
“IMPI” – Martinez Roman vs. Orlando Salido I – iyatholakala nge page SHOWTIME Sports YouTube kusengaphambili rematch zabo oluzayo on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto Welterweight World Championship okwenzeka Saturday, Isikhombisa. 12, bahlala on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT) kusukela MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A leading candidate for the 2015 Fight of the Year, Martinez futhi Salido brawled phezu 12 emahlandla ezimatasa on April 11 e Puerto Rico, with hometown favorite Martinez dethroning Mexican champion Salido of his WBO Junior Lightweight crown. Martinez knocked Salido down multiple times to begin his third reign as 130-pound champion.
“High Stakes: Mayweather vs. Berto,” 12-round emhlabeni welterweight ubuqhawe iziqubu for WBC futhi WBA 147 esingamakhilogremu angu-ziqu Mayweather sika, igqugquzelwa ukukhushulwa kaMayweather Promotions LLC. The event will take place Saturday, September 12 E-MGM Grand eLas Vegas futhi uzobe etholakala nge-Showtime PPV. Izici ze-Undercard I-WB Junior Lightweight Championship World Championship, okuyinto a rematch phakathi kwamaRoma Martinez ne-Orlando Salido. Also featured on the pay-per-view telecast will be a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, lapho kugqugquzelwa sikanye Team Sauerland. The iziqubu Ukuvulwa PPV ukususa impi owabe wezwe iqhawe Jhonny Gonzalez ngokumelene Puerto Rico uJonathani Oquendo in a 10-round junior iziqubu engasindi.

Mexican AMANDLA-PUNCHER & OwayeyiMeya EZINTATHU ESIGCWELE World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez liba ePuerto Rico JONATHAN OQUENDO Ephothula Mayweather VS. Berto embondelene EZINE-IMPI SHOWTIME PPV® TELECAST LIVE FROM THE MGM ESEWONKE ENSIMINI ARENA Las Vegas 8 P.M. ET / 5 P.M. PT

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Las Vegas (August 20, 2015) – Owabe ezintathu-time emhlabeni iqhawe futhi Mexican namandla-puncher Jhonny Gonzalez (58-9, 49 Kos) izohlangana Puerto Rico Jonathan “Dust” Oquendo (25-4, 16 Kos) in a 10-round junior Yimpi ezilula ezingenisa azovula High Stakes: Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto, the bukhoma, ezine-impi, SHOWTIME PPV® umcimbi Saturday, September 12 kusukela MGM Grand Garden Arena e Las Vegas kuqalwe 8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT.
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa Mayweather Promotions LLC., kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $1,500, $1,000, $750, $500, $300 futhi $150 futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi anqunyelwe ukuba eziyisishiyagalombili (8) imuli yonke amanani ithikithi ngaphandle per $150 ithikithi isigaba, elinganiselwe ezine (4) ikhaya ngalinye. Ukushaja ngocingo noma nge-credit card enkulu, shayela Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Amathikithi futhi zikhokhelwe ngesikhathi www.mgmgrand.com noma www.ticketmaster.com.
“Lokhu kuyoba ukulwa ekhangayo abalandeli njengoba sonke sazi ukuthi impikiswano yezemidlalo phakathi eMexico Puerto Rico yakha njalo izimpi ezinkulu,” Said Gonzalez. “Oquendo kuyinto fighter owayehlale uya phambili futhi othanda ukushintshanisa amagalelo. I will demonstrate that I have the desire to return to the top and fight for a world championship. Ukubamba iqhaza on a umcimbi uFloyd Mayweather yithuba elikhulu kimi mina uyokwenza kakhulu kuso.”
“Lokhu ithuba lokulwa Jhonny Gonzalez kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba mina uzobhekana owabe emhlabeni iqhawe futhi kuyoba ingxenye show enkulu headlined by Floyd Mayweather,” Said Oquendo. “Kuba udumo kimi ukuba yingxenye undercard yalesi sehlakalo. Ngijabulile ukwabelana esiteji nge Countryman yami Rocky Martinez, naye ulwa enkulu ngokumelene Orlando Salido, kanjalo zimbili izimpi phakathi Puerto Rico and Mexico. We baqeqesha kanzima ukuze uthole isimo phezulu for kule mpi.”
“Boxing abalandeli basesimweni ubusuku esikhulu isinyathelo kusuka ekuqaleni kuya eqeda kwalokho we Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Jonathan Oquendo matchup,” Said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “Lokhu kuyoba kwesinye isahluko in the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico boxing impikiswano. Akungabazeki ukuthi abesilisa iyoshiya khona bonke icici enginalo September 12 futhi aphile isenzakalo esibalulekile emlandweni.”
Lo mcimbi main izici ukulwa wokugcina in the nomsebenzi iphawundi-for-iphawundi inkosi boxing yayibhekisela Floyd “Imali” Mayweather (48-0, 26 Kos) njengoba ethatha owabe-time ezimbili welterweight iqhawe Andre Berto (30-3, 23 Kos) in a 12-round empini WBC futhi WBA 147 esingamakhilogremu angu-ziqu Mayweather sika. Mayweather uyobheka ukufanisa 49-0 uphawu ngasekupheleni iqhawe sosondonzima Rocky Marciano futhi uqinisa ayekushilo njengoba “The Best Ever.”
Two lezinkanyezi ubuqhawe emhlabeni nokulwisana uyophinde kufakwe on the telecast pay-per-umbono.
Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-2, 17 Kos) ngeke engozini isicoco sakhe WBO Junior uHlelo in a rematch ngokumelene boxer yena yehliswa esihlalweni sobukhosi, ezine-time emhlabeni iqhawe Orlando “Siri” Bamuka (42-13-2, 29 Kos). Impi yabo yokuqala ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka kubhekwa ngabaningi ukuba ukhetho ehamba phambili for Fight of the Year. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Badou Jack “The Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 Kos) uyokwenza ukuvikela lokuqala igama lakhe WBC Super middleweight World ngokumelene inselele amandla “Saint” George Groves (21-2, 16 Kos).
With the Gonzalez vs. Oquendo impi ungeze ku-jam-phama SHOWTIME PPV telecast, boxing abalandeli basesimweni ubusuku isinyathelo kusukela phezulu kuya phansi okubonisa ezenezelwe ezimbili ngaphezulu kwi-Mexico vs. Puerto Rico boxing impikiswano, ezintathu ubuqhawe umhlaba nokulwisana kanye iziqubu yokugcina fighter kunabo balesi sizukulwane.
Omunye fighters best Mexican lokhu era, Gonzalezhas Mexico City ayeba Championships emhlabeni at 118 futhi 126 amakhilogremu, ekunqobeni ukuthandwa of Hall-of-Famer Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson and zangaphambili ompetha bomhlaba Fernando Montiel, Irene Pacheco, futhi Hozumi Hasegawa endleleni. Ubuqhawe ukusebenza yakhe yakamuva yokuwina weza nge a babeyonqoba lokuqala Knockout esiyindilinga ezintathu-division iqhawe Abineri Mares lapho amenza WBC featherweight World Title. Wayezokwenza ukuvikela isicoco kabili ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa uGary Russell Jr. kodwa engu-33 ubudala bounced emuva ekuqaleni kwale nyanga yikutsheyelela out Kazuki Hashimoto.
A Olwa top kusukela Bayamon, Puerto Rico Oquendo lithumbe 11 of wakhe wokugcina 13 ukulwa, kuhlanganise phezu Gabino Cota kokunqoba kwakhe yakamuva March. Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-32 ubudala owns banqobe Joe Luis Araiza, Eden Sonsona, Alejandro Montiel nethemba top Guillermo Avila. Uzonilwela okwesithupha emsebenzini wakhe ngesikhathi MGM Grand lapho engena ring on September 12.
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“High Stakes: Mayweather vs. Berto,”12-round emhlabeni welterweight ubuqhawe iziqubu for WBC futhi WBA 147 esingamakhilogremu angu-ziqu Mayweather sika, igqugquzelwa ukukhushulwa kaMayweather Promotions LLC. The event will take place Saturday, September 12 E-MGM Grand eLas Vegas futhi uzobe etholakala nge-Showtime PPV. Izici ze-Undercard I-WB Junior Lightweight Championship World Championship, okuyinto a rematch phakathi kwamaRoma Martinez ne-Orlando Salido. Also featured on the pay-per-view telecast will be a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, lapho kugqugquzelwa sikanye Team Sauerland. The iziqubu Ukuvulwa PPV ukususa impi owabe wezwe iqhawe Jhonny Gonzalez ngokumelene Puerto Rico uJonathani Oquendo in a 10-round junior iziqubu engasindi.
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CARLOS Velasquez efuna ukunqoba LOKUQALA WORLD ISIHLOKO iziqubu

Photo By Marlene Marquez
Las Vegas, NV (August 12, 2015) – Ukulwa e yakhe yezwe yokuqala isihloko iziqubu on NgoLwesibili September 29, 2015, Puerto Rica Olwa super engasindi (WBA #9) , Carlos Velasquez (19-1, 12 Kos), uyakulangazelela ukunikeza Ezingakanqotshwa WBA World Champion, Javier Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 Kos), his first loss. The PBC on FOX Sports 1 ngeke televise the iziqubu kokuqala at 9PM ET Eastern Time / 6PM PT. Ticket sales and venue for Fortuna vs. Velasquez uzobe umemezele maduzane.
Velasquez, ababemelela Puerto Rico in the 2004 Olympics, is thriving at the opportunity to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a world champion. He believes he has advantages that will lead him to victory. On the line with be Fortuna’s WBA World title.
“Selokhu ngafika ngisewumfanyana, Ngihlale afanekiselwa mina njengomuntu iqhawe somhlaba,” Said Velasquez. “Now I have a golden opportunity to accomplish that dream. It won’t be easy. Javier Fortuna is a very tough fighter with an undefeated record. He’s considered one of the best fighters in the division. Stylistically, he’s never been in the ring with a fighter like me. When I bring home the belt, Ngithemba udumo ukwehlula ukulwa top like Fortuna.”
Trained by boxing guru Roberto Norris, futhi abaqondiswa yiyo okunomsoco / umqeqeshi amandla Angel “Memo” Heredia, Velasquez uzizwa unomthwalo ithimba ilungelo angathatha kuye phezulu.
“Ngikholwa abe umqeqeshi omkhulu in Roberto Norris, oqonda Me.” waqhubeka Velasquez. “Uthi safike kimi ukusebenza on wonke amaphuzu sami esinamandla, bringing out the best in what I do best. Memo is getting my body in top condition. Ngizizwa enkulu. I’m going to be at my best when I step in the ring with Fortuna.

Floyd Mayweather & André Berto Memezela SHOWTIME PPV UMCIMBI ezenzekayo MHLAKA, SEPTEMBER 12 AT THE MGM ESEWONKE ENSIMINI ARENA Las Vegas

Press Conference OKUCASHUNIWE & IZITHOMBE

KUSUKELA UMCIMBI MAIN PLUS ABALWELI undercard EROMA Martinez, Orlando Salido, JACK BADOU,

GEORGE Ashera, Were SMITH & VANES MARTIROSYAN

Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze ifotho From Esther Lin / Showtime

Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze ifotho Ibhayisikobho Idris Erba / Promotions Mayweather

I-LOS ANGELES (August 6, 2015) – Ezihlonishwayo abezindaba amalungu evela emhlabeni wonke waphuma uye JW Marriott at LA. Live in Los Angeles Thursdaynjengoba Floyd “Imali” Mayweather (48-0, 26 Kos) futhi esigcwele ezimbili welterweight iqhawe Andre Berto (30-3, 23 Kos) baziswa ngokomthetho wabo SHOWTIME PPV matchup ngokungenisa endaweni Saturday, September 12 kusukela MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

Futhi ababekhona Thursday base pay-per-umbono undercard fighters nengxenye embondelene ezine-impi telecast. In a rematch of amaqhawe abo April 11 umhlaba-isihloko impi Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-2, 17 Kos) ngiwuvikele WBO Junior igama lakhe uHlelo ngokumelene amane-time emhlabeni iqhawe Orlando “Siri” Bamuka (42-13-2, 29 Kos) kanti WBC Super middleweight Champion Badou Jack “The Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 Kos) izohlangana inselele yakhe amandla“Saint” George Groves (21-2, 16 Kos). A impi wesine telecast pay-per-umbono uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho isinyathelo undercard sibonisa super welterweight Yimpi ephakathi Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith (27-7, 12 Kos) futhi Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (35-2-1, 21 Kos), ababephakathi ababekhona Thursday ukumemezela impi yabo.

 

Wasekela by Mayweather Promotions, the ezine-impi pay-per-umbono telecast uzobe kukhiqizwa futhi basakaza bukhoma by SHOWTIME PPV futhi ukulwa lesithupha kokugcina a deal irekhodi-breaking phakathi Mayweather futhi Showtime Networks Inc. Showtime Sports® uyokusekela mcimbi ne Sports Emmy® Uchungechunge imiklomelo KONKE ACCESS premiering Friday, August 28.

 

Nakhu wayenamandla bomlilo abahlanganyeli ukusho Thursday:

Floyd Mayweather, 12-Isikhathi World Champion

“Ngiye wayesethubeni lokuthola umsebenzi okuphawulekayo. Bengingeke kushintshe lutho. Sonke siyawenza amaphutha. Siphila futhi sifunda kodwa mina ngeke kushintshe lutho.

 

“Ubaba trainer ephawulekayo, Virgil Hunter kanye. Kodwa uma kuziwa phansi kuso, kuziwa phansi fighters ezimbili esiyingini.

 

“Andre Berto kuba nathi ezinzima, owayeyisikhulu wezwe iqhawe. Njalo yena uyaphuma lapho, walunika 100 Amaphesenti angu.

 

“Ngakhetha Berto ngoba kuyajabulisa kakhulu. Andre Berto uya bacindezela uFloyd Mayweather umkhawulo. Yilokho enye into engiyaziyo.

 

“Berto njalo unikeza impi esijabulisayo. Uma Ufika washayisa yena efika up. Wayehlale ukunikeza 100 Amaphesenti angu. Izandla Fast, boxer okuhle.

 

“Ngiyazi ukuthi yini edingekayo lapho kungcono ukulwa lokhu ezidlula, ngoba Bengilokhu ibambene ngezihluthu pay-per-umbono iminyaka engaphezu 10 Eminyakeni. Berto kuyinto umfana onzima kakhulu, yena elambile futhi ngeke uzolala.

 

“September 12th is my last dance. On September 13 I just want to sit back and watch some football. Ngifuna ukubukela izingane zami zithole imfundo engcono. Futhi ngifuna ukuchitha nsuku zonke izingane zami. Lezi izinsuku kakhulu ekuphileni kwami.

 

“Umehluko phakathi Andre Berto futhi Pacquiao nguwe guys [nabezindaba] abeke hype ngemuva Pacquiao. Umsebenzi wami kwakuwukufaka aphume khona futhi kube uFloyd Mayweather futhi abe umdlali chess futhi yilokho engakwenza. Ngathola indlela ukunqoba.

 

“Inombolo 49, nazo ke. Ngiye wayesethubeni lokuthola umsebenzi okusika. Sengikhulile, uhlakaniphe kakhulu futhi impilo yami kubaluleke ngaphezu kwanoma yini. September 12 kuba impi yami lokugcina. All 48 nokulwisana wadlala ukhiye, kodwa inombolo 48 owawubaluleke kakhulu.

 

“Leliphupho bonke waqala nabantu ababili nje. Me and ubaba. Just sobabili.

 

“Uma ubuka izigaba ezimbili I ukulwa, kukhona omunye umuntu oma ulahliwe. Ngabuka division wambuza ubani njalo ezinzima impi ethokozisayo, onezandla esheshayo futhi ohlale uyinika 100 Amaphesenti angu, kwaba Andre Berto

 

“Lena umfana Angikwazi ungasikhohlwa. Uthi elalinikezelwe mdlalo njengawo mina futhi uya ukusunduza kimi.”

 

EZINYE Berto, Two-Time Welterweight World Champion

 

“Kuba yisikhathi eside ezayo. Manje silapha. Noma wubani uyangazi ozibonile izinto ezinkulu kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo babone mina zidlule ezinye izilingo Okuyınqo. Yini iza ukuthi okuningi uma usebenza kanzima uzophumelela.

 

“Eminyakeni emibili edlule ngase ngihlinzwe embhedeni esibhedlela kokuba ehlombe lami futhi engazi uma ngingeza sibuyela emuva kusukela kulowo. Ekupheleni kosuku kwaba isibusiso. Sahlala enqophileko manje silapha.

 

“Ngiyazi Ngiya usufikile khona fast and eqinile. Ngingumfana 152 amakhilogremu okwamanje. Ekupheleni kosuku nithatha ukubona izingane ubani kwadingeka highs yakhe. Noma ubani kwadingeka yokuwa kwakhe. Futhi manje thina Uqinisile emuva okwenza kube kwenzeke.

 

“Lena empini ngazizwa Floyd wayesafuna ukwenza kwenzeke. Eza off of the lwa Pacquiao, Yebo kulula ngabantu ukululaza kimi. Angikwazi sikhathazeke ngokuthi futhi angikhathazekile ngalokho ukuthi.

 

“Wake wambona a yisicefe Andre Berto impi? Ekupheleni kosuku sisebenza Butt yethu off, Bengilokhu ngisebenza isikhathi eside. Khona manje, isivuno uyeza. We owahlwanyela imbewu futhi isikhathi manje.

 

“I ukuletha ukuthi inhlanganisela ezingavamile of speed, amandla futhi explosiveness etafuleni. Umuntu wokugcina Wathenga ngayo ukuthi inhlanganisela kwaba Zab uJuda. Ngikhathazekile omncane, Ngilambile; Ngikhathazekile eqinile futhi fast. Ngithathe egxile kulokho ngiseza ukuze uthole.

 

“Ngazizwa like Ngabhekana lokho engabhekana ngesizathu. Isikhathi sami manje. Akukho suku kangcono ukwedlula samanje. Floyd kungekho eyisihambi kimi. Sesikhathele kakade sijule ekamu. You nakanjani asifuni miss nalena.”

 

EROMA Martínez, WBO Junior Esilula World Champion

 

“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yalesi show enkulu. Ngithathe ulungiselela kahle kakhulu kule mpi. Everybody owabona impi yokuqala uyazi lokhu kwaba khona impi futhi lokhu kuyoba into efanayo. Ngingumfana isesimweni enkulu futhi Ngikulungele ligcine ibhande yami.

 

“Ngidinga ukusebenza emzimbeni more kule mpi futhi ubone uma ngikwazi ukuqedela ekuseni kulokhu.

 

“Ngingumfana isesimweni esihle ngempela kule mpi futhi bengilokhu ukusebenza ukwenza izinguquko ukuze uthole knock out kodwa uma kumele uhambe ibanga, sizobe sikulungele.

 

“Ngizizwa rematch lena impi esijabulisayo ithelevishini, abalandeli uhlobo athande.

 

“Everybody owabona impi yokuqala uyazi kwaba khona impi futhi lokhu kuyoba into efanayo. Kwami, kunginika ithuba asishiya singenakho ukungabaza engqondweni ubani ukuthi nginguJehova iqhawe.

 

“Salido ongasho lokho akushoyo, Ngithemba ukuthi zisesimweni esihle ngoba nginguJehova. In the end umuntu umhlabeleli uzophumelela kule mpi nokuthi kuyoba kimi.”

 

Orlando Salido, Four-Time World Champion

 

“Manje ngiyazi ubuthakathaka bakhe, Ngizomenzela ukuhlasela kusukela mzuzu sokuqala ngqa, Ngiyazi ukuthi benzeni ukuze ukunqoba.

 

“I kufanele ubuyisele ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba, Angiyi ukwenza ezahlukene kakhulu ngaphandle kuncoba lesi sikhathi

 

“Ngithathe nakanjani ngokuya ukuze siphinde sithole lokhu isihloko for Mexico. Angizizwa it. Ngiyayazi.

 

“Ngiyajabula kakhulu silwa insimu hlangothi for rematch yethu, hhayi Puerto Rico aphinde. Ngase kakhulu alungele impi yokuqala kodwa umahluleli ngeke ngivumele silwe impi yami. Kwabonakala unompempe ukhuluma nami wonke 12 emahlandla. I wayezama ukugxila kuphela isitha sami, kodwa ngeke ngikwazi.

 

“Ngijabulile kakhulu ngalokhu impi. Lena uyinyanga ekhethekile kakhulu eMexico ngokuqondene ngenxa yalowo, Ngiya uthole ukunqoba.

 

“Kukhona njalo ubutha okhethekile kakhulu phakathi eMexico Puerto Rico futhi nginomuzwa wokuthi, yingakho I kabi ufuna ukunqoba lesi sihloko for Mexico.”

JACK BADOU, WBC Super middleweight World Champion

 

“Ngiye ekamu cishe izinyanga ezimbili manje. Sekuyiminyaka ekamu enhle kakhulu uqeqesho kanye sengilungele manje ukulwa. Thina kusadingeka inyanga ukuya futhi thina usulungele.

 

“Ingihlabe njalo eqinile ngengqondo kodwa ngithola nokuzethemba extra ezinye ekubeni ukuthi ibhande eliluhlaza. Kusadingeka ukuba sihlale sithobekile futhi balokhu besebenza kanzima.

 

“Ashera kuyinto fighter kuhle. I nakanjani ucabanga ukuthi kuzoba yinto impi esijabulisayo. Ngiyazi ukuthi uyeza ukuze uthole ukuthi yini mine futhi uyeza ukulwa.

 

“Uthi ezilwiwa UK phambi eziningi abantu, kodwa kungcono isigaba ezahlukene Vegas.

 

“Ngicabanga ukuthi jikelele fighter ngcono. Uthi uya zama knock ngiphume futhi Ngizofika ukuzama ukuthola knock kuye. It kuzoba empini enkulu. Ngithathe nakanjani uya for the Knockout.

 

“Ukuthi iphupho lifezekile ukuba ingxenye umcimbi omkhulu kangaka ngesikhathi MGM Omkhulu impi last Floyd sika, kungcono isibusiso.

 

“Akuve akuhlukile kimi ukuba lesi senzakalo main noma kwi undercard. Kuyoba nabantu ngisho nangokwengeziwe ebona impi yami enkulu.

 

“I nje ukulalela ekhoneni yami, kube smart and kube ngokwami. Uma ngenza lokho Ngizohamba phandle lapho umuntu emunye ngebhande lami njengoba yayinjalo.”

 

GEORGE Ashera, Top 168-Pound Olwa

 

“Konke ekamu lokuqeqeshela bekulokhu ephelele. Siyakucela ukuba bazivumelanise umehluko isikhathi futhi engamamitha, okuyinto ethatha izinsukwana, kodwa konke kuhamba kahle ngempela. Sesikhathele ngaphambi schedule.

 

“Sake ukuqeqesha bonke ngonyaka kule mpi ukuze ngizizwa omuhle ngempela. Sengiyehluleka ukulinda ukuze uthole lapho and uqale isibhakela.

 

“Ngicabanga Ngiyazi ngaphezu kokwanele mayelana Jack. Ngiye ngimbone ebhokisini bukhoma ngokumelene Anthony Dirrell futhi ngiye wafunda kuye on tape. Kuningi ukuthanda ngaye. Ngithanda iqiniso lokuthi uye eze U.S. futhi uye wenza ekhaya phandle lapha, kukhona isibindi kuleyo. Uthi latched on ekamu yimpumelelo kodwa ekugcineni kumele ume ngokwakho ngezinyawo zakho ezimbili e-ring.

 

“Ngicabanga Ngingcono mina kunawe kuye ezicini eziningi. Uma ngiphumela futhi enze kungcono umsebenzi ubusuku bonke lula angithanda.

 

“Kuba mnandi ukuba on a undercard ngoba ngiye asebenzelana ngayo ingcindezi lomcimbi main. Kumnandi ukuba nje akwazi ukujabulela ukulwa. Kuyinto impi omkhulu kodwa into kuphela kumele sikhathazeke ngayo ukulwa. Yithuba olukhulu kimi.

 

“Rust kakhulu engqondweni kwanoma yini. Wena nje bayolalela inkulumo fighter wendandatho nokugqwala emva kokulwa ngoba kungcono izaba. We uku abacula ejimini, nabalingani sparring bayahleleka bayishaya futhi azikho izaba ukuze hhayi bayiyise ubhekene nempi yangempela.

 

“Ngikhathazekile uyajabula ukuba lapha e America. Okwesithathu uya isihloko kuyoba lucky. Sike walungisa ngenkuthalo. Sesikulungele isinyathelo.

 

“Sengike ngakubona Badou eduze futhi siqu futhi njengoba of kodwa, asikwazi ukuthola lutho ukuthi Uyongenza inkinga. Sihlela ukuthatha ibhande emuva UK.

 

“Uzofanele induduzo ukuba ekhaya futhi nabantu abashade wakhe esitebeleni, kodwa ukuthi konke kuhambe away uma step esiyingini umfana uzama ukuthatha ikhanda.

 

“Kusukela ngineminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala Ngiye Wayefisa ukuba iqhawe somhlaba. Ngiye ube nezikhathi ezinzima nezimnandi wesibhakela kodwa konke sijphenduka ngokuphelele.

 

“Sine ngokwethu endaweni enkulu e ekamu ukuqeqeshwa mina ngokoqobo awukwazi ukulinda ukuze uthole lapho.”

 

Were SMITH, Owabe Super Welterweight World Champion

 

“Ngicele ngosuku lwempi eziqine enzima. Ngifuna ukulwa the best. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu bacabangani noma ukuthi abantu bathini ngami, sibeka kulwelwa ndawonye okuhle.

Sike saba champions ezintathu ngesikhathi Mayweather Promotions ukuze thina wenza into efanele.

 

“Vanes Martirosyan kuyinto fighter omuhle, Anginanto engingayibeka kodwa inhlonipho ngaye. We Niyazisebenzisa ndawonye umsebenzi odingekayo ejimini ukuze uphumelele.

 

“Le mpi kungenzeka baye umcimbi main endaweni ethile kodwa Ngiyajabula ukuba yingxenye yomlando futhi isiphetho Floyd sika. Ngibheke phambili ubusuku omkhulu isibhakela.”

 

VANES MARTIROSYAN, 2004 U.S. Olympian 154-Pound Olwa

 

“Lena impi enkulu kimi. Impi yami last ngashiya in the abahluleli’ izandla futhi wahamba enye indlela.

 

“September 12 Angikho Ngokuvumela abahluleli uthole indlela yami. Ngiya for the Knockout futhi uya ukubona Vanes umhlabeleli oke wayibona.”

 

Virgil Hunter, Trainer Berto sika

 

“Kuyangijabulisa ukuba yingxenye yalesi sehlakalo mlando. Kuba lezi zikhathi ukuthi ngicabanga ngalokho lezi zinsizwa zidlule. Sengike ngakubona ezinye fighters omkhulu elafika phambi kwethu. Uma ngibona ezinye izimo zengqondo ezingakhi on lo mcimbi, kungcono kusukela abantu abangamazi yini labo ababelwela ukudabula endaweni yokuzivocavoca.

 

“Sitshelwa never ukuyeka futhi ungalokothi uphonse ithawula. Ukuba 48-0 akuyona umsebenzi olula. Ikakhulukazi uma uya emuva osukwini olulodwa futhi nezingqinamba namagquma une ukukhuphuka. Lokho umoya sport. Ngicabanga once uFloyd Mayweather kuba gone, sizobe ukuzwa ukuthi ukhona wokuthi le ndoda kwadingeka on the sport. Ngazibonela into efanayo Muhammad Ali.

 

“Andre Berto uye ukunqoba okuningi ekuphileni kwakhe futhi ngiyajabula ngokuthi baye kumngane wakhe. Wenza ibeka lokho fighter kuba. Uthi ukunqoba futhi yena efanelwe leli thuba esekelwe off ukuthi.

 

“Uma ubuka ukuthi iphakethe ngalolo division welterweight kukhona oyedwa kuphela umi phandle, wonke umuntu kulelo pack.

 

“Sihlose ukuba sinike lo msebenzi the best ukuthi sesikude ngiwunike. Ngicabanga Champ ngokwakhe ihlonipha ukuthi. We eze ukunqoba, kodwa thina kufanele sihloniphe lokho akwenzile ukuze sport.

 

“Kuyangijabulisa ukuba yingxenye yalesi. Kuba injabulo enkulu kimi ukuba esesayidini eziqanjiwe siyakucela silindele konke turning nje esifanele thina impi ebusuku.”

 

Leonard ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions

 

“Siyakwamukela wonke umuntu lokho kuyoba kick uFloyd Mayweather lokugcina off press conference umsebenzi wakhe amazing. Sijabula kakhulu ngokuthi ngiye ukusebenza ndawonye ukuze alethe omunye PPV ikhadi embondelene Boxing abalandeli on SHOWTIME PPV.

 

“Sine uhlelo omkhulu amathathu Championships nezwe kulwelwa.

 

“Amathikithi uzohamba ezisendalini kusasa ngalesi 10 am P.T. / 1 ​​pm E.T. Amanani isukela $1,500, $1,000, $750, $500, $300, $150.

 

“Waphinda Floyd kuyoba ngokubeka neziqu zakhe WBC futhi WBA isihloko on the line. Yena uzobe ebhekene Andre Berto, ngubani ebukele ukusula 0 kwirekhodi Floyd ngo-September 12.

 

“'Rocky’ Martinez vs. Orlando Salido iyoba rematch of the Fight of the Year candidate kusukela ngoMbasa. Siyazi ukuthi ngeke kube nempi.

 

“Lawa izinhlobo nezinselele Floyd kudingeka ukusunduza kuye ngendlela okumele kwaphoqa. Andre Berto kuyinto umfana kufanele sibhale ukulwa edlule. Muhle a-time zezwe ezimbili iqhawe. Siyazi uya lililethe. Uthi uzonikeza kuncono yakhe. On September 12 Sizobona uma kuhle ngokwanele.

 

“With the career storied ukuthi uFloyd Mayweather uye waba, esikubonayo ngempela umlando. Uthatha kangcono ukubhekisisa kahle ngaye, ngoba into yilokho yena yafezwa kulo mdlalo, asisoze ukubona aphinde.

 

“Sihlale wayazi ukuthi Floyd kungaba lapha, eminyakeni eminingi edlule. Uma umfana ufeza lezi izinhlobo zezinto, konke akwenzayo kungenxa mlando. Uma uqalaza the landscape, lokhu umnumzana khona lapha Yingakho umdlalo lishintshiwe.”

 

USTEFANU Espinoza, Executive Vice President & Manager General Showtime Sports

 

“Boxing is a sport ezinzima. Kuyinto sport ezinzima ukumboza, kungcono sport onzima ukwenza ibhizinisi futhi kungcono sport onzima ukuze baziphilise at. Uma uthola umuntu oye iqhaza njengoba professional ngoba mdlalo 19 Eminyakeni, hhayi nje iqhaza kodwa abaqhuba lo mdlalo ezingeni elite, omunye lokho kuyaqabukela ibonwe, ukuthi into ekhethekile.

 

“Ngemva kwamashumi amabili phezulu mdlalo, kodwa wazi yini umxhwele kakhulu? Kuba umsebenzi ohilela. Cishe 20 iminyaka isimiso sokuziphatha emsebenzini olungenakuqhathaniswa mdlalo isibhakela. Never in wakhe 19 iminyaka has Floyd wabonisa zakha ingxenye engaphansi 100 kwamaphesenti angu walungisa, 19 iminyaka isiyalo okungantengantengi. Uma efika ezingeni phezulu, umsebenzi ohilela akuzange kuyishintshe. Lokho kuyoba ifa Floyd kulo mdlalo, uyinto I cishe ngeke nibabone futhi esikhathini sokuphila kwami.

 

“Konke luphela September 12, kungcono Yithuba lethu lokugcina ukujabulela ikhono lakhe Amazing.

 

“Andre Berto has a ithuba lokwenza umlando ngokwakhe. Uma engakwenzi lokho, lutho okunye okuyobe kusemqoka. Berto uyokwaziwa njengomuntu insizwa ekugcineni ishaye Floyd Mayweather.

 

“Enye into esiyaziyo Andre Berto, Akakaze siswele isinyathelo. Kukhona yinye kuphela indlela uyazi ukuthi ukulwa nokuthi konke out nolaka.

 

“Sengike ngakubona lokho Andre angakwenza esiyingini, Ngiye ngimbone ukulwa round emva round. Fighters like Andre Berto uyohlale bamukelekile, ngoba akekho elwisana nzima kuka Andre Berto.”

 

Mauricio Sulaiman, WBC President

 

“Ngiyajabula kakhulu waphinda ukumela ubaba nokubona WBC emuva umcimbi omkhulu. September 12 iyi-national iholidi Mexican kanye Floyd uzinqumele phezu futhi amelwe kahle kangaka Mexico. Andre Berto kuyinto ingqwele owabe WBC abayoba nakanjani ulethe inselele enkulu ukuba Floyd Mayweather.”

 

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DON KING Productions izipho wesibhakela UNBEATEN Trevor Bryan KWABANTU EZIYINGOZI Derric ROSSY Aug. 28 ON SHOBOX: THE NEW KWAMANZI

Tripleheader Izici Ezingakanqotshwa middleweight Juan Ubaldo Cabrera Against Once-washaywa Mike Gavronksi

& YaseSamoa Natu Visinia Versus All-Action Heavyweight Joey Dawejko

Friday, Aug. 28, Ngayo Showtime® (11 p.m. ET / PT)

Ibhayisikobho Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

I-NEW YORK (Aug. 5, 2015) - Ethembisa up-no-iza sosondonzima Trevor Bryan (15-0, 11 Kos) uyobhala irekhodi lakhe ningenasici on the line lapho ubhekene nesitha sakhe eziqine kuze kube yimanje, abanolwazi kakhudlwana Derric Rossy (30-9, 14 Kos), in the 10-round umcimbi main of a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader bephila ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO® (11 p.m. ET / PT, kwabambezeleka the West Coast). Wasekela by Don King Productions, the iziqubu kuyokwenzeka Friday, Aug. 28, at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), ngaphesheya D Las Vegas e Downtown yisakhiwo sodumo Las Vegas.

 

In the co-feature, esigcwele ezimbili Dominican Republic Olympian Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (23-0, 16 Kos), kuzothatha phezu enemisebenzi Mike Gavronski (18-1-1, 12 Kos), of Tacoma, Wash., kumdlalo ophakathi nendawo ayi-10. In the iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast, Samoa 6-foot-2 sosondonzima Abadala Visine (11-1, 9 Kos) of Tacoma, Wash., bazobhekana 5-foot-10 Joey Dawejko(14-4-2, 7 Kos), of Philadelphia, in an nesishiyagalombili round matchup.

 

Zonke okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela eziyisithupha uzokwenza yabo ShoBox debuts kulokho kulingana ukwenza-noma-Breakout kulwelwa ngayinye. Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $39.50, $59.50, $89.50, $149.50 futhi $500.00 ngoba VIP Amatafula ayatholakala www.ticketmaster.com.

 

"Lunginika injabulo enkulu ukuba ngisize abasha nabadala namathemba, abesilisa nabesifazane, nokujaha amaphupho abo, ukuziqonda ithuba aguqule zenze amaphupho azo afezeke,” King said. “Trevor Bryan is such a prospect seeking an opportunity to fulfill his dreams. Well, Don King and SHOWTIME siphana kuye ukuthi ithuba ahehe abantuShoBox on Aug. 28. Nokho, Derric Rossy, a great challenger and ‘Dreambreaker’ is blocking the door to greatness. And Trevor Bryan has to fight like hell to get through that door. The fight will be the power of dreams. I urge all fight fans to tune in on ShoBox futhi musa blink. ''

 

"Sijabula ukubambisana Don King Promotions futhi ShoBox ekuletheni boxing ongaphandle ukuba yedolobha Las Vegas,"Kusho Derek Stevens, CEO / Owner DLVEC kanye D Las Vegas. "Le ithalente izici impi ikhadi ebathembisa, okufanele enze umcimbi ongasoze wawukhohlwa. "

 

Uma bebheka ukusungula ngokwakhe United States division sosondonzima, the Bryan abanamakhono kodwa unproven of Pompano Beach, Fla., by way Albany, N.Y., ethatha eqa omkhulu ekilasini ngokumelene Rossy, of Medford, N.Y..

 

Ngakho kanjani ezinhle themba Bryan, ophendukela 26 on Aug. 23? The former amateur standout

nganqoba emncintiswaneni ezinhlanu kazwelonke nje 60 iziqubu amateur. While a close loss in the finals of a 2011 lofanelekako tournament wamgcina aphume U.S. Trials Olympic, the wesibhakela bazuza okuhlangenwe nakho okuwusizo at Northern Michigan University ngaphansi eqeqeshwa owayengumpetha US. Olympic Coach Al Mitchell.

 

Kusukela DEBUT yakhe ngesikhathi 22 in November 2011, the-izinyawo 6-4 Bryan uye wahlala ekhuthele futhi ubhaliswe 10 of yakhe 11 Knockout ukunqoba ezintathu emahlandla noma ngaphansi. Bryan, who knocked out outmatched Stacy Frazier in the yesibili round last June 20, uhleka for ithuba azibonakalise ngokumelene sosondonzima wawulwa.

 

"Ephepheni, kubukeka sengathi uzoba okuthakazelisayo futhi ngiyakujabulela nakanjani ebuka njengelungelo impi Breakout for me,'' Bryan kusho. "Ngizizwa isasasa, not pressure. It’s time for people to start mentioning my name with the others. I’ve had a great training camp, Ngiyaqhubeka azethembe nge trainer Stacey McKinley futhi ngizizwa eqinile, mentally clear and confident. I’m ready to roll.”

 

Bryan oye emahlandla ayisishiyagalombili once kodwa uhlakaniphe ngokwanele ukuba ungasikhohlwa isosha esiyingozi like Rossy.

 

"Awukwazi ukuthatha i esiyinkinga, guy uzimisele like Rossy kalula,” Bryan said. “He’s scored a couple of upsets, walwa abanye abafana wacabanga wazishaya, has ring experience and he’s been there against all kinds. Like me, Ngizizwa yena uhlobo ngabomvu ngendlela yakhe kanye guys abangabangcwele ngokuphelelwa yithemba kakhulu kukhona ayingozi kakhulu.

 

"Lokhu guy ngeke angishaya kodwa ngilindele a ezinzima, fight ezinzima. I know Rossy’s not coming to lie down. Me? I’m just a young fighter trying to make his way and looking to showcase my talents. It’s time to fight somebody tough.”

 

Rossy, 35, ayikaze wakwazi ukuthola esidlule journeyman / isimo umlindisango, phezu ukuthi isaga idolo empini izihlilingi wena ezingeni elilandelayo.

Rossy ubelokhu nomuntu owayeshade WBO iqhawe sosondonzima Ray Mercer, umhlaba-isihloko kwabazabalazayo Eddie Chambers (kabili) futhi Fres Oquendo futhi kwabazabalazayo emhlabeni-zibalwa ezifana Vyacheslav Glazkov in an 11-year career in which he seldom got the benefit of the doubt in tight fights. In his outing before last, Rossy lehla 10-round iningi isinqumo impikiswano kakhulu 2008 Olympic zethusi medalist and IBF No. 2-Olwa ukalwe Glazkov (17-0-1) on Aug. 9, 2014.

 

"Bengilokhu asebenzelana abanye izandla ngeshwa wesibhakela, imiphumela akafiki indlela yami, kodwa angihlali zihlale kubo,'' Rossy kusho. “The bottom line is I can’t sit around and mope. I’ve got to win and leave no doubt in anybody’s mind. Ngizizwa sengathi ngiye kwenziwa ukuthi ukulwa eziningi, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezithile bacabanga ngiqeda kokungabaza. "

 

Omunye okuhlukile wangena impi yakhe yokugcina lapho Rossy olubhalisiwe-ecasukile in a ngazwilinye 10-round isinqumo phezu ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa, engahloliwe Akhor Muralimov (16-0, 13 Kos uya e). Utilizing smart separation and his considerable height and reach, Rossy triumphed by the scores of 97-93 futhi 96-94 kabili.

 

Rossy ufuna ukusebenza efanayo ngokumelene Bryan Ezingakanqotshwa.

 

"Bryan, Ngicabanga ukuthi efakwa ndawonye kahle,” Rossy said. “He’s a good boxer. It’s going be a good stylistic and action-packed fight. We’ll both try to establish our jabs. I think this is a formidable fight for both of us.

 

"Bryan has lozalo ukuba mhlawumbe kube sosondonzima iqhawe ngelinye ilanga, but not now. In my eyes I feel he’s making a mistake, but anybody that fights me know they are looking at a war. I am a high-risk, low-reward kind of opponent. I’ve fought them all; Bryan kuyinto green kancane kuleyo ndawo ukuze Sizobona. "

 

Ngaphambi kokuba abe boxer pro, Rossy was an All American high school football star who would go on to play at Boston College where he was an outstanding 248-pound defensive end. Hehad ezinye tryouts pro kodwa eyayibonakala njengesinyathelo “tweener,” engahlula linebacker, too small to play end. So he turned to boxing and despite only 10 nokulwisana amateur yawina 2004 New York Gloves tournament, and turned pro in October of that year. Uhambile 15-0 ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe pro ngaphambi kokuba alahlekelwe ukuba Izingxoxo okokuqala.

 

Juan Ubaldo Cabrera, ngubani izohlangana Mike Gavronski in the ShoBox co-feature, lalimelele Dominican Republic in the 2000 futhi 2004 Olympic Games. The 36-year-oldmay best be known for defeating future world champion Jean Pascal en eya ukuthatha indondo yegolide ekilasini middleweight in the 2003 Pan-American Games. During an excellent amateur career, Cabrera futhi baletha ekhaya indondo yesiliva ku 2002 American Central futhi Caribbean Imidlalo njengoba middleweight ukukhanya.

 

Eminyakeni emibili emva ukubukeka kwakhe wokugcina in the Olympics, at the age of 26, waphenduka pro e October 2005 futhi wawina 13 of initial yakhe 15 fights by knockout. Cabrera is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Tim Hall use Deontay Wilder-Eric Molinaundercard last June 13 e Birmingham, Ala. Cabrera has been inactive recently – the win over Hall was his first fight in a year and only his sixth since July 2009.

 

Gavronski kuyinto okuhlala, well-conditioned 29-year-old from the Northwest who combines boxing skill with KO power in both hands and also fought in MMA. He’s won four in a row – all in Tacoma – and is 3-0 kulo nyaka. In fight yakhe yokugcina, yena waloba emangalisayo lesishiyagalolunye-round TKO ehlula imbangi Tyrell Hendrix on May 30 in a rematch of zabo 2011 udwebe.

 

A Washington isimo intandokazi, the Gavronski 6-foot-amade waphenduka pro eneminyaka 24 in 2010, futhi zalahlekelwa wakhe oyedwa nge 10-round isinqumo to Tureano Johnson (14-1) in 2011 e iziqubu for the WBC Continental Americas middleweight isihloko.

 

The iziqubu kuvulwa telecast - Natu Visinia vs. Joey Dawejko - Sibonisa Yimpi wesibhakela phakathi ithemba abanamakhono futhi kwangaphambili standout amateur.

 

Visinia, 30, mhlawumbe ethembisayo up-no-iza Samoan wesibhakela kusukela owabe osenesikhathi eside eyisithunywa Olwa David Tua. A true heavyweight with tremendous knockout power in both hands, a rock-hard ekhanda egwadle isilevu, 6-foot-4 engu-30 ubudala siyeza off sesine nxazonke Knockout phezu UJoshuwa Clarke last May 13. Seven of Visinia’s nine KO victories came in the first round.

 

Visinia was a former standout high school and college football player at Southern Illinois University. He began his fighting career in MMA, lapho waba No. 2 ranked amateur in the United States before making his pro debut. He then switched to boxing in 2006.

 

Ngemuva boxing wakhe for DEBUT e 2009, Visinia yazuza okuhlangenwe nakho eliyigugu sparring ne ukuthandwa of Wladimir Klitschko, Evander Holyfield futhi Lamon Brewster. Wazuzela yakhe yokuqala 10 nokulwisana pro ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa by lwesikhombisa-round TKO owayenguNobhala-time ezimbili IBF Cruiserweight iqhaweSteve Cunningham on Oct. 18, 2014. In his first genuine step up in class, Visinia kwehla Cunningham lesihlanu kodwa ekilasini Cunningham zesikhathi esidlule conditioning wafakazela kakhulu ukunqoba.

 

Dawejko kwadingeka ahlotshiswe career amateur esasihlanganisa ubuqhawe World Junior Amateur e 2008, kazwelonke ngaphansi-19 umqhele, futhi anqobe Bryant Jennings, obesanda inselele wesibhakela nezwe iqhawe Wladimir Klitschko Ephreli odlule.

 

The Dawejko oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala umqulu esindayo, ngokuwina kulwelwa eziyisithupha alandelanayo, ezine zilandelana by lokuqala round umisiwe ngaphambi eziyisithupha-impi ngokuwina streak yakhe yaphela lapho elahlekelwa isinqumo 10-round Amir Mansour (21-1) in a Pennsylvania State heavyweight title fight this past May. This will be the third start of the year for the 5-foot-10, eneminyaka eyisithupha pro, an all-action heavyweight who owns a victory over Rossy in January 2014. Two outings back, on March 3, Dawejko layala zonke 27 imizuzwana Dispatch of Enobong Umohette.

 

Barry Tompkins ngibize ShoBox action kusuka ringside nge Steve Farhood futhi owabe wezwe iqhawe Raul Marquez ukukhonza njengoba uchwepheshe abahlaziyi. Umkhiqizi executiveGordon Hall kanye Richard Gaughan likhiqiza futhi Rick Phillips oqondisa.

 

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Floyd Mayweather TO NAKHO André Berto MHLAKA, Sept. 12 AT MGM ESEWONKE ENSIMINI ARENA LIVE ON SHOWTIME PPV®

EZIMBILI EZENGEZIWE World Championship ULWA ukugqamisa ezimatasa PPV QUADRUPLEHEADER

KONKE ACCESS: Mayweather VS. Berto

Premieres AUGUST 28 ON SHOWTIME®

Las Vegas (Aug. 4, 2015) – In lokho okulindeleke ukuba ukulwa yokugcina engu-19 nendlalifa umsebenzi wakhe, boxing superstar kanye ganda-for-iphawundi inkosi Floyd “Imali” Mayweather (48-0, 26 Kos) uyobhala irekhodi lakhe Ezingakanqotshwa futhi WBC futhi WBA Welterweight World Championships on the line ngokumelene amandla-isibhakela, esigcwele ezimbili welterweight emhlabeni iqhawe Andre Berto (30-3, 23 Kos) Saturday, Isikhombisa. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hlala e SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT).

 

Ukuza off vs of the Mayweather. Pacquiao umcimbi, lapho Mayweather wahlala Ezingakanqotshwa ngokuthatha ngazwi-linye isinqumo ukunqoba, Mayweather ziyozama ngokwakhe ngokumelene ukulwa Okungishaya elambile for ithuba lakhe lokushaya a ecasukile mlando. Mayweather Futhi ungase wenze umlando. Uma hlulile, wayeyoba ukufanisa irekhodi ngasekupheleni iqhawe sosondonzima Rocky Marciano, umhlalaphansi ngo-Ephreli 1956 nge irekhodi 49-0. Ezilingana irekhodi Marciano sika, omunye ezingcwele kunazo zonke emidlalweni, ngabe uqinisa isimo Mayweather sika edume ngo mdlalo futhi eNqutshini ukulanda Mayweather sika njengoba “The Best Ever.”

 

Two lezinkanyezi ubuqhawe emhlabeni nokulwisana uyophinde kufakwe on the telecast pay-per-umbono.

Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-2, 17 Kos) ngeke engozini isicoco sakhe WBO Junior uHlelo in a rematch ngokumelene boxer yena yehliswa esihlalweni sobukhosi, ezine-time emhlabeni iqhawe Orlando “Siri” Bamuka (42-13-2, 29 Kos). Impi yabo kuqala, ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka, kubhekwa ngabaningi ukuba ukhetho ehamba phambili for Fight of the Year. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Badou Jack “The Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 Kos) uyokwenza ukuvikela lokuqala igama lakhe WBC Super middleweight World ngokumelene inselele amandla “Saint” George Groves (21-2, 16 Kos). A impi wesine telecast pay-per-umbono uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Wasekela by Mayweather Promotions, the ezine-impi pay-per-umbono telecast uzobe kukhiqizwa futhi basakaza bukhoma by SHOWTIME PPV futhi ukulwa lesithupha kokugcina a deal irekhodi-breaking phakathi Mayweather futhi Showtime Networks Inc.SHOWTIME Sports® uyokusekela mcimbi ne Sports Emmy® Uchungechunge imiklomelo KONKE ACCESS.

 

Ticket zamanani kanye on ulwazi ukudayiswa kuba oluzayo kamuva kuleli sonto.

 

“Ngikulungele uthole emuva icici September 12 futhi afakazele aphinde emhlabeni wonke kungani Ngithathe 'The Best Ever,'” Said Mayweather. “Ngihlale ukuletha-game A yami futhi lokhu ekulweni Andre Berto iyathinteka. Muhle a young, fighter abanamandla elambile ukuthatha phansi the best. Amane nesishiyagalombili baye bazama ngaphambi and on September 12, Ngiya ukuwenza 49.”

 

I’m coming to kick Floyd’s ass on September 12,” Said Berto. “Best bakholelwa ukuthi Ngihlela ukuba usiyise uFloyd angiyona ukhathazekile ngalokho 48 other fighters have been unable to do. Somebody is getting knocked out and it won’t be me. You don’t want to miss this.

 

“'Imali’ Mayweather usebuyele futhi lonke Mayweather Promotions team ukulungele ukwakha off the Amazing irekhodi-breaking May 2 umcimbi,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu enkampanini of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe. “Kuyinjabulo ukuletha kule mpi enkulu, plus the undercard Amazing isinyathelo, ukuba abalandeli in Las Vegas at MGM Grand. Andre Berto is a powerful fighter who presents a real danger to Floyd. He will have to use all of his skills to slow Berto down.

 

“Ngifuna ukubonga Showtime ngalelithuba ukuba ukulwa lo mcimbi oyindumezulu,” Said Martinez. “Sikulungele futhi zisebenza kanzima ukwenza isiqiniseko lesi sihloko uhlala e Puerto Rico. Wonke umuntu wabona impi yokuqala Orlando Salido futhi ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu iziqubu yesibili uyophinde abe impi. Saphinda sibe umbango phakathi Puerto Rico and Mexico, oqinisekisa inala isinyathelo. Training uya kahle kakhulu futhi thina 100 engamaphesenti angu isiqiniseko sokuthi on September 12 it will be another great victory to Puerto Rico.

 

“Ngijabulile ngoba rematch nge Rocky Martinez,” said Salido. “Le mpi wokuqala e Puerto Rico akazange ngiya. I got nesiqalo kancane futhi kwadingeka ukuba alwe ukulwa nezinye izingane ezimbili – nalowo unompempe kanye nalowo Rocky Martinez. On September 12, I am going to take matters into my own hands and look to knock out Rocky to get my world title belt back. Mexico and Puerto Rico have had a great rivalry over the years and this September you will see me bring the belt home to Mexico where it belongs.

 

“Ngijabulile kakhulu futhi ngiyakujabulela ulungiselela ukulwa eziqine career yami ngokumelene George Groves,” wathi Jack. “Njalo ngiya empini nge yokucabanga isinamumva, njengoba iqhawe. Kuyangijabulisa ukuba ekuvikeleni edolobheni lakithi yokutholwa Las Vegas. Umgqugquzeli My, Floyd Mayweather, uye waba emuva kwami ​​phakathi nezikhathi ezinzima nezimnandi career yami futhi ngifuna ukwenza kuye wonke Mayweather Promotions team uyaziqhenya on September 12.”

 

“Ngibe nenhlanhla ngokwanele ukuzwa noma ukubona ezinye imizwa kunabo mdlalo anganikeza,” wathi Groves. “I baye bakuphikisa izihloko emhlabeni futhi mina kuthengisiwe zemidlalo, kodwa iphupho lami lasebuntwaneni lokufuna weqiniso yokuzuza umngane isihloko umhlaba kuba okusamelwe zigcwaliseke. Ngithola ukuthi ithuba phezu Las Vegas Strip – the Creme de Creme la for yimuphi fighter kule planethi. Sengiyehluleka ukulinda ukuze sifinyelele umgomo wami futhi babe iqhawe somhlaba. Badou Jack akuyona 'Bad’ ngokwanele ukuze anqande iphupho lami. Ibhande lakhe WBC konke okusengqondweni yami ngamunye isikhathi lapho engalele. Siye wafunda Jack – sizimisele izimfanelo zakhe futhi ukulungele adalule ubuthakathaka bakhe. Vegas ekhaya yesibili futhi angikwazi ukulinda buya a bang.”

 

“Uma Showtime Networks and uFloyd Mayweather Wajoyina okokuqala ngo 2013, yayibizwa ngokuthi i deal irekhodi-breaking – futhi yilokho impela bekulokhu,” wathi Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and Manager Jikelele, Showtime Sports®. “Through nokulwisana ezinhlanu kweziyisithupha-impi term, imiphumela ngalé amathemba ethu sizokuba. Floyd has never hesitated to take on the best of the best in his division. In Andre Berto, Floyd has chosen an opponent who always comes to fight and always entertains. Berto’s power and athleticism make him a legitimate threat against any opponent, nangokumelene Floyd, silindele Berto ukuba njengoba nolaka kunanini. We’re also assembling an action-packed undercard, esiqokonyiswa a rematch eyodwa ngosuku lwempi best of 2015, Rocky Martinez vs. Orlando Salido.”

 

“Kuyasijabulisa ithuba lokusingatha lokho okulindeleke ukuba impi Floyd sokugcina emsebenzini wakhe storied,” wathi Richard Sturm, umongameli we Entertainment and Sports for MGM Resorts International. “Floyd kuyinto iqhawe okukhulu sibheka phambili ekufakazeni kwalesi senzakalo esingokomlando ngokumelene Andre Berto at MGM Grand.”

 

Omunye fighters ehlotshiswe kakhulu emlandweni sport, Mayweather, of Grand Rapids, Mich., ukulwa out of Las Vegas, iyinhlangano 12-isikhathi sezwe iqhawe kwabahlanu ukwehlukana isisindo. With yakhe speed lokuhweba, nobuhlakani ukuzivikela futhi ring generalship, Manje Mayweather uye wanqoba 22 ompetha bomhlaba.

 

Ngaphezu e-ring yakhe nalokho akufezile, Forbes, Fortune futhi Sports Illustrated ziye okuthiwa Mayweather athlete esiphezulu-paid izikhathi emhlabeni multiple. Izenzakalo yakhe sokuqongelela izinombolo irekhodi-breaking; he has headlined four of the six highest-grossing pay-per-view events of all time and holds the all-time record in gross pay-per-view receipts.

 

Mayweather, fighter kuphela abaye headlined izenzakalo ezintathu esabangela abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili pay-per-umbono othenga ngamunye,uye lakwazi eziningi “Fighter of the Year” Imiklomelo phezu umsebenzi wakhe storied, kuhlanganise emihlanu Espy Awards kanye ezimbili Boxing Writers Association of America imiklomelo.

 

Long kubhekwe njengendlela uyisitha kungenzeka for Mayweather, Berto, 31, of Winter Haven, Fla. kuyinto standout owabe amateur kanye 2004 Olympian for Haiti. A isosha eyisishiyagalombili emhlabeni isihloko kulwelwa, konke at 147 amakhilogremu, ayethandwa Title WBC Welterweight World in June 2008 futhi wenza amahlanu yimpumelelo isihloko izivikelo eminyakeni ezayo emibili nengxenye ngaphambi kokuba alahlekelwe isiqu ngo-Ephreli 2011. Berto yawina Title IBF Welterweight World in September 2011.

 

The ecasula-minded Berto njalo kwenza izinsalela block – yakhe 2012 slugfest nge Robert “The Ghost” Warriorkwaba Fight of the Year candidate. In sikhathi yakhe yakamuva, yena igoli knockdowns ezimbili eya yesithupha-round TKO phezuJosesito Lopez last March 13.

 

Style ohlakaniphe, 5-foot-7 Berto kulindeleke ukuba bamukele indlela ngendlela enobudlova okukhipha Punch okusezingeni, elifana isu abaqashwe Marcos “The Chinese” Maidana ekulweni yakhe yokuqala ngokumelene Mayweather. Uma Mayweather ehluleka ukubonisa yakhe ngesivinini lokuhweba yezokuvikela, Berto esizozisebenzisa amandla futhi isandla sakhe speed ukwenza Mayweather ungakhululekile futhi uyiphoqa a sekusuke isidumo.

 

Martinez, 32, kaVega Baja, E-Puerto Rico, uyokwenza wezokuVikela lokuqala e ukuhlala kwakhe wesithathu WBO Junior Esilula World Champion. Wanqoba WBO 130 esingamakhilogremu angu-umqhele okwesibili nge uqhekeko isinqumo 12-round phezu Miguel Beltran Jr. in September 2012. The Martinez ultra-ezinzima wenza izivikelo yimpumelelo ezimbili, kubandakanya amaphuzu close’ buyobunqoba ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa Diego Magdaleno, ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa by yesishiyagalombili-round Knockout ukuba unbeaten Mikey Garcia in November 2013.

The 5-foot-8 Martinez wanqoba empini yakhe yokuqala kulandela iziqubu Garcia bese, in ukuvakasha yakhe yakamuva, wasinda a yenza ngokuphelelwa yithemba rush sekwephuzile outpoint ngazwilinye Salido yonkana 12 kanzima ekulweleni, emahlandla ezimatasa last April 11.

Saziwa ngokuthi “The War,” kungenzeka slugfest lidlule billing yayo njengoba kokubili fighters wazinikela isamba ngokweqile kwama-energy phezu inkambo 36 amaminithi. Isebenzisa izinzuzo zakhe ukuphakama futhi sifinyelele, Martinez wathumela Salido ukuba ngendwangu wesithathu nelesihlanu futhi won by the izikolo 116-109, 115-110 futhi 114-111. Salido was docked a point in the 11th round for buhlungu low, kodwa abazange bayeke ukulwa kanti kuze kube sekupheleni.

Ezinzima futhi enqunywe nge isitayela iqonde-phambili eyenza izindaba isixuku ojabulisa, Martinez bathumba WBO Isihloko okokuqala ngoMashi 2009 futhi walivikela ngempumelelo kabili.

Bamuka, 34, of Sonora, Mexico, iyinhlangano esinonya kanzima-tholakala boxer-puncher ozimisele ukuthwala umuntu futhi akukho sihambi ukuba umbango boxing okuwukuthi Mexico vs. E-Puerto Rico.

The 5-foot-6 Salido athumba wesikhashana WBO Junior uHlelo World Championship in ukuvakasha lakhe phambi edlule emuva naphambili 11th-round Knockout phezu Thailand sika Terdsak Kokietgym ngoSepthemba 1, 2014. Impi enonya iyavela knockdowns eziyisikhombisa (Salido wehlela izikhathi ezintathu, Kokietgym ezine) kwaba 2014 Yahoo! Sports Fight of the Year.

Salido ubuye-time ezimbili featherweight emhlabeni iqhawe. Walwa ezinye the best of isizukulwane sakhe at 126, okubala Mikey Garcia,Juan ManuelJuanmaLopez kabili, nomsinga WBO 126-iphawundi iqhawe UVasyl Lomachenko ngubani Salido ishaye nokulwisana ezintathu edlule uqhekeko isinqumo 12-round in March 2014.

Jack, 31, ongowokuzalwa Stockholm, Sweden, olwela out of Las Vegas gym Mayweather sika, bathumba WBC 168 esingamakhilogremu angu-ibhande iningi isinqumo 12-round phezu sivikele iqhawe nangaphambili unbeaten Anthony Dirrell last April 24 by the izikolo 116-114, 115-113 futhi 114-114.

A owabe European amateur standout – uye the boxer kuphela njalo ukumela Gambia kunoma iyiphi Olympic Games (2008) – 6-foot-1 Jack waphenduka pro ngoJuni 2009 futhi wawina initial yakhe 16 neziqubu ngaphambi ukuhlupheka ethusayo lokuqala round Knockout ukulahlekelwa Derek Edwards in February 2014.

A boxer ngesivinini okuhle kanye nokunyakaza, Jack uye kusukela won ezintathu zilandelana, kuhlanganise phezu Dirrell ukunqoba enkulu.

The Groves balwa-ihlolwe, 27, of Hammersmith, London, England, uzothola crack yakhe yesithathu ngesikhathi 168-iphawundi isihloko emhlabeni. The nezici kuphela irekhodi lakhe wangena emuva kuya emuva ukulwa emelene ke-IBF / WBA iqhawe and Countryman Carl Froch eWembley Stadium ngo London. Ngemva kokushonelwa ngu impikiswano lesishiyagalolunye-round TKO in November 2013, Ashera samiswa imbangi yakhe evuthayo ku-round wesishiyagalombili a May 2014 rematch amagqubu eladonsa 80,000 fans.

Ashera uye asimama kusukela awela Froch, ngokuwina pair wakhe wokugcina. Ashera bathumba singenamuntu WBC Silver Super middleweight isihloko kanye European Championship in Sept. 2014 ngokumelene Christophe Rebrasse futhi amaphuzu lwesikhombisa-round TKO phezu Dennis Douglin last Nov. 22.

Mayelana Mayweather vs. Berto:

Mayweather vs. Berto, 12-round emhlabeni welterweight ubuqhawe iziqubu for WBC futhi WBA 147 esingamakhilogremu angu-ziqu Mayweather sika, igqugquzelwa ukukhushulwa kaMayweather Promotions LLC. Umcimbi uzokwenzeka Saturday, September 12 E-MGM Grand eLas Vegas futhi uzobe etholakala nge-Showtime PPV. Izici ze-Undercard I-WB Junior Lightweight Championship World Championship, okuyinto a rematch phakathi kwamaRoma Martinez ne-Orlando Salido. Kufakwe futhi kwi-PPV Telecast kuzoba yi-WBC Super Middleweight isihloko phakathi kweBadou Jack kanye noGeorge Groves, lapho kugqugquzelwa sikanye Team Sauerland.

 

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WORLD uchungechunge SILWA UBEKA SPORTS MEDIA EXECUTIVE CARLOS SILVA TO CEO ISIMO

Osele anesikhathi eside noliphayona abezindaba sports executive Carlos Silva (afanekiselwa) useqokwe CEO omusha we ubuqhawe emhlabeni Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise World Series of Fighting.

Las Vegas (July 29, 2015) -World Ubuqhawe Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ezemidlalo franchise World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) umemezele abezindaba yezemidlalo ukuthi uqashe executive Carlos Silva isikhundla esiphezulu, ngempumelelo ngokushesha.

SikaMongameli wangaphambilini futhi COO of Universal Sports Network NBCU kanye sikaMongameli wangaphambilini futhi COO of Back9Network, Silva uye umkhankaso, wasebenza futhi bahola ukukhula meteoric ezokuzijabulisa abezindaba izakhiwo zezemidlalo kanye phezu inkambo zokugcina 25 Eminyakeni.

"Ngijabule ukujoyina omunye uNdunankulu kanye ashukumisayo kakhulu combat ezemidlalo franchises emhlabeni ngo-World Series of Fighting. They have a tremendous team of media and MMA industry veterans in place that works well with the blue-chip team at NBCU, ithelevishini wethu umlingani ukuthi iyasisiza usher inkampani ibe Esahlukweni saso esilandelayo sokukhula,"Kusho Silva.

Silva waba an force instrumental ngemuva kwethulwa Back9Network on DIRECTV in Sept. 2014 futhi, in nje span yeminyaka emibili, catapulted engagement of the start-up media company’s digital platform to two million monthly unique users.

Ngesikhathi wakhe oneminyaka emine nokuqashisa nge Universal Sports Network, Silva wahola ukunwetshwa Olympic NBCU kanye yokuphila wezemidlalo ithelevishini platform ibe 68 amakhaya million, kuhlanganise nazo zonke top 10 U.S. izimakethe, and increased the number of unique users of its digital platform to three million.

Ngasekuqaleni career yakhe, Silva, kwaba President a Vice Senior nge AOL Time Warner, futhi wenza ukuba lube nokwenzeka asathuthuka AOL Sports, Izindaba, and Money into top premier digital destinations. Silva also remains as a Board Advisor for PARK LANE, ibhange uNdunankulu yezemidlalo utshalomali Los Angeles.

Action WSOF ebuyela NBCSN nge-iziqubu emihlanu, bahlala telecast on Sat., Aug. 1, at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT. Esimweni main star-igcwele, umhlaba ubuqhawe doubleheader extravaganza, eyayibusa WSOF World Welterweight (170 amakhilogremu) Champion Rousimar "Toquino" Palhares ngeke engozini isicoco sakhe ngokumelene-time zezwe ezimbili iqhawe Jake Shields, kusukela Planet Hollywood Resort & Ikhasino in Las Vegas.

Michael “The ompunga” Moore ngifuna big ithuba

Las Vegas (July 29, 2015)–Jr. Middleweight, Michael Moore (13-1, 6 KO sika) okwamanje out in Las Vegas ukuhleleka kwayo amakhono akhe ngaphansi kobuholi kanye nokuqeqeshwa Jeff Mayweather. Mayweather usiza ekuthathweni fighter lokho eyaziwa ngokuthi “The ompunga” ezingeni elilandelayo.

Said Moore, “Angikaze ngasebenza nabanye onjalo trainer Amazing. Kuba all about wokulondeka ukugxeka ngokwakhayo nokuqonda ukuthi lo muntu lapha ukungiyisa ukuthi ezingeni ubuqhawe like enzile nabanye abaningi kangaka.”
In a gym wagcwala talent, kungaba nzima ukuma bephuma eceleni kuhle kukajosaka of fighters eziningi kangaka, kodwa Moore uye ayithole ukunakwa trainer yakhe ngokungagcini nje uJeff Mayweather Umqeqeshi amandla futhi conditioning Delaney Howard. Recently a special guest came and gave some advice to Mike. Floyd Mayweather Sr. wayehamba azungeze, futhi wavele esiyingini starting enikeza Moore ezinye ukuhlakanipha kwakhe.

Michael Moore imayelana nomndeni wakhe. He Google nevidiyo nomkakhe nezingane-kathathu ngosuku futhi nakanjani uyakuzonda ukuba kude kwabo. Moore uthé izikhathi eziningi kangaka azizwa ezimbi yilowo nalowo izinyathelo esiyingini naye olandelayo ngoba bazoya ubuhlungu ukuthi iye uzizwa nala masonto ambalwa edlule.

Mike Moore esebenza Umqeqeshi amandla futhi conditioning Delaney Howard:

“Delaney abayazi ukuphila kwami ​​yonke. Uyazi ukuthi angayisebenzisa kanjani bacindezela ngempela kimi ezingeni elilandelayo bese ekhiphela kwami ​​lapho mina umbokwane like Ngike ngaba enough.This boxing umdlalo kungekho siwukuntela nje futhi kubalulekile yayo ukuba iqembu okuzungezile ukuthi ngeke akuvumele ayeke & ngeke akuvumele ithawula. That motivates you to that championship level.
Moore, 29 engamashumi kusukela Cleveland, Ohio, kwaba i abangenayo in the Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight mqhudelwano uzoba isimemezelo impi yakhe olandelayo maduze.

Isiqophi: WBC #17 Wesibhakela Olwa Bronco Billy Wright Looking For Fight Big

Las Vegas (June 23, 2015) – 50-umnyaka owodwa WBC #17 Olwa wesibhakela, “Bronco” Billy Wright (47-4, 38 Kos), zinkulumo ngokuthola emuva e-ring, ukulwa top nabaphikisana level futhi esebenza eya shot isihloko emhlabeni.

With 14 knockouts zilandelana kanye simo okusezingeni, Bronco Billy Wright uzizwa ukuthi sekungaphezu kokufika ulwa enkulu.

 

CINCINNATI’S ADRIEN BRONER & AKRON’S SHAWN PORTER DISCUSS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN OHIO CHAMPION

Broner & Porter Square Off On Saturday, June 20 On Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Live From MGM Grand Garden Arena

At 8:30 P.M. KANYE/5:30 P.M. PT

Las Vegas (June 4, 2015) – While the eyes of the sports world are fixated on game 1 of the NBA Finals between LeBron JamesCleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors tonight, two other great Ohio athletes will look to bring the glory of victory home with them when Adrien “Inkinga” Broner futhi “Isikhathi Sombukiso” Shawn Porter meet in the ring on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC on Saturday, June 20 (8:30 p.m. KANYE/5:30 p.m. PT).

 

Both of these fighters have joined the list of Ohio-born world champions that include boxing greats such as Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Aaron Pryor, Buster Douglas and Kelly Pavlik.

 

The all-Ohio battle comes in the midst of an exciting time for Ohio sports. In addition to the Ohio State University football team’s national championship winning performance in January, Akron’s own LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers are attempting bring the city of Cleveland its first professional sports championship since 1964.

 

Here is what Broner and Porter had to say about Ohio sports, LeBron and more:

 

Did you root for Ohio-sports teams growing up? Which ones were your favorite and who were your favorite players? What’s your favorite memory of watching Ohio sports teams?

Adrien Broner:I grew up watching the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Cavaliers. I didn’t start watching basketball until I was playing more of it in elementary and high school. That’s when LeBron first came into the league. I remember LeBron’s very first game in Cleveland. It was huge. Most players freeze under that kind of hype, but not him.

Shawn Porter: “I’ve always been a huge Browns fan. I’ve tried to watch every draft and every preseason and regular season game. I got into the Cavaliers a little more when I was in high school. I’m an all around Ohio sports fan though.

How would you describe Ohio-sports fans? How badly do you want to win for them?

AB:Ohio fans are very supportive. Some other states don’t like us because we come out strong. I would love to win for the fans in Ohio because bringing a championship back there means a lot to me. I’ve done it three times already and I’m looking for a fourth. You always want that rush again.

SP: We’re crazy! Cleveland fans root for their teams with a love and respect that’s admirable. Whether it’s good days or bad days we’re faithful and trying to stay positive. It would be huge for me to win for the fans here and represent Ohio. I’m doing this for everyone in Northeast Ohio. This is a statement about a great kid from Ohio representing the people there and winning another big fight.

How important was LeBron James returning to Cleveland for the psyche of Ohio sports?

AB: “LeBron coming home was very important because he’s made the Cavs so much better. With him in Cleveland we’re back in the championship series.

SP: “LeBron coming home was huge. If he didn’t return I don’t know what we’d have done. There probably would have been more riots. But him coming back brought joy to all of us in Ohio. That’s part of our job as professional athletes to bring joy and positivity to family, friends and the fans. That’s exactly what he did by returning to Cleveland.

 

Will you be watching the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals? Do you have a prediction for the series?

AB: “I’ll definitely be watching the games. No training until after the game tonight. I think Cleveland wins it all in six games.

SP: “Angazi ukwenza izibikezelo. I’m praying for the Cavs to do this for the city and for themselves. Hopefully they can pull it together and get what they deserve. It would be a great to get a win for the team and for NE Ohio. I’ll be watching every game on my projection screen.

Describe what it’s like to fight in front of a hometown crowd in Ohio?

AB: It’s always fun fighting at home in front of a lot of people who know you. Even when your back is against the wall they cheer and help push me on.

 

SP: “Honestly, all the crowds are the same when I’m in the ring. I’m actually looking forward to fighting in the big arena at MGM Grand though. I kind of like having a mix of people in the crowd with some for and some against me.

Is there more pressure and emphasis on performing well on June 20 to walk away with bragging rights in Ohio?

AB:I think I already have the bragging rights in Ohio.

SP: There’s no added pressure, it honestly doesn’t matter to me like that. This is first and foremost about my team. We’re successful as a team and as a family.

If you could meet one athlete from or who played in the state of Ohio who would it be?

AB: “I’d have to say myself.

SP: I met my all-time favorite Cris Carter already. Cris is from Ohio and went to Ohio State. I haven’t met Charles Woodson or LeBron though. Charles is from here, but he went to Michigan for college. But I’d really love to meet LeBron because he’s still doing his thing and he has that burning desire to win. I need to have that same desire and I’m learning that from watching him play.

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