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Steve Upsher Chambers to have homecoming bout this Friday night at Stadium Holiday Inn in Philadelphia

Frank De Alba to fight Bernardo Gomez Uribe for UBF Lightweight title in main event; Plus Farah Ennis, Raynell Williams, Miguel Cruz, Samuele Figueroa, Christopher Brooker and Leo Hall
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Philadelphia (Ka 27,2015)Ena Labohlano bosiu ka Stadium Holiday

Inn ea Philadelphia, King’s Promotions presents a great night of championship boxing that will headlined by 10-round UBF Lightweight championship bout between Frankie De Alba (15-1-2, 5 KO oa) le Bernardo Gomez Uribe (14-3, 10 KO oa).
In one of the 8-round co-features, Steve Upsher Chambers (24-4-1, 6 KO oa) returns to the city where he cut his teeth as a professional to take on Alejandro Rodriguez (24-16-1, 14 KO oa) ka Refresh. Welterweight gia.
Chambers, who came originally to Philadelphia with former Heavyweight title challenger, “Fast” Eddie Chambers, fought 23 times and the famed Blue Horizon in Philadelphia and will be making his first start in the City of Brotherly Love in almost 6 lilemo tse.
I have been training hard and working on opening my new gym with (bobebe contender) Rod Salka,” said Upsher.
I am on weight already and I feel good. We will be fighting at 142 lik'hilograma tse.”
Upsher is ready to show the fans how far his abilities have grown since he turned pro in Philadelphia in 2003 ha a ne a feela 18 le lilemo li.
I am happy to be coming back to Philadelphia. I want to show people how far I have come and see the improvement that I have made as a fighter.
Despite losing his three bouts to the likes of former world champions Luis Collazo and Andre Berto as well as then-undefeated prospect Eddie Gomez, Upsher was competitive in all those bouts and grew tremendously from those experiences.
It showed that I can compete against that level of fighter. Plus everyone of those guys was bigger than me. Ke 'na ea tlhaho 140 pounder and can make 135 if the right opportunity presented itself.
Chambers went back to his native Pittsburgh to train in neighboring city Coal Center, PA.
My mind is set on winning a world title at 140 lik'hilograma tse. After the three losses, I cant afford any missteps. People see about the losses. I know I have the ability to be a world champion and on Ka 29 that will start to show.
On the veteran opponent, Rodriguez, Upsher said, “I know he is tough and from Mexico. I will look at a little film before the fight and go from there. I really don’t worry about what he will do. He should worry about me. This fight is redemption for me. It’s a start and then I would like to right all of the losses. But first I am looking for a dominant performance ka labohlano then I want to end all doubts.
An outstanding undercard has been assembled.
A le 6 ho pota bouts:
Farah Ennis (21-2, 12 KO oa) tsa Philadelphia tla loantša Michael Gbenga (20-19, 20 KO oa) ea Krrish, Ghana in a Super Middleweight bout.
Pele e neng e U.S. Olympian, Raynell Williams (7-0, 4 KO oa) ea Cleveland, OH will take on an opponent to be named in a Lightweight bout.
Welterweight Miguel Cruz (8-0, 7 KO oa) of Lake Mary, FL battles Juan Rodriguez (6-2-1, 5 KO oa) of Haymarket, VA..
Samuele Figueroa (7-0, 4 KO oa) of Ansco, PR will fight Jose Valderrama (4-9, 3 KO oa) ea Arecibo, PR in a Welterweight bout.
Brandon Bennett (18-1, 7 KO oa) ea Cincinnati, OH tla Square tloha le Rondale Hubbert (10-1-1, 6 KO oa) ea Minneapolis, MN in a Lightweight bout.
Demond Nicholson (12-1, 12 KO oa) ea Laurel, MD will battle German Perez (11-1, 3 KO oa) ka Middleweight gia.
Leo Hall (5-0, 5 KO oa) ea Detroit, MI will risk his perfect mark against Lawrence Blakey (2-3, 1 KO) of Pennsylvania in a Light Heavyweight affair.
Kaleb Plant (6-0, 5 KO oa) ea Ashland City, TN will fight Jason Zabokrtsky (3-1, 3 KO oa) of Kansas in a Middleweight bout.
Rounding out the card in a 4-round bout will be Christopher Brooker (2-0, 2 KO oa) of Philadelphia fighting pro debuting Santario Martin ea Gainesville, FL in a Super Middleweight bout.
The Stadium Holiday Inn is located at 900 Packer Ave. ea Philadelphia
Tickets ba turu ka $75 le & $50 and can be purchased at www.stadiumboxing.eventbrite.com kapa ka bitsa 610 587 5950

The 1st gia tla qala ka 6:45 PM le mamati ho bula ka 6 PM.

Frank De Alba to battle Bernardo Gomez Uribe for UBF Lightweight title to highlight card at Stadium Holiday Inn on May 29 ea Philadelphia

Steve Upsher Chambers to fight Alejandro Rodriguez

Farah Ennis to battle Michael Gbenga

Plus undefeated Miguel Cruz, Christopher Brooker and Raynell Williams
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Philadelphia (Ka 13,2015)-Ka Labohlano bosiu,Ka 29, boxing comes to the Stadium Holiday Inn (900 Packer Avenue) in Philadelphia where some of the best names in Philadelphia boxing will be featured on a card promoted by King’s Promotions.
E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, Frank De Alba will compete for the UBF Lightweight title against Bernardo Gomez Uribe in a bout scheduled for 10-rounds.
De Alba ea Reading, PA has won 13 straight fights to raise his impressive mark to 15-1-2 le tlhano knockouts.
The 27 year-old De Alba has wins over Andrew Bentley (1-0) & Benjamine Burgos (1-0). He won the UBF All Americas Super Featherweight title with 5th round stoppage over Pablo Batres. He has made two defenses of the belt which includes his last outing when he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Jose Bustos on February 21.
Uribe of Guadalajara, Mexico o na le ya rekoto ya 14-3 le 10 knockouts.
The 25 year-old has won six in a row with the latest being a 7th round stoppage over Antonio Sanchez on April 19.
E 'ngoe ea khong-tšobotsi, leseli heavyweight Farah Ennis will be in action in a 8-round bout against Michael Gbenga
Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 21-2 le 12 knockouts.
This will be the 32 year-old Ennis first bout in 22 dikgwedi tse. He has wins over Scott Sigmon (1-0), Bobby Jordan (6-0-1), Hero El Amin (11-2), Richard Pierson (11-2) and Anthony Hanshaw (23-2-2). Ennis captured the NABF Super Middleweight title with a win over Victor Lares. Ennis coming off a loss to current WBC Super Middleweight champion Badou Jack on July 19, 2013.
Gbenga of Accra, Ghana o na le ya rekoto ya 20-19 with all 20 wins coming via knockouts.
Gbenga has fought top competition such as Dean Francis, Ilunga Makubu, Andre Dirrell, current WBC Super Middleweight champion Badou Jack, Lennox Allen, Issac Chilemba, Travis Peterkin, Joe Smith Jr., Dylan Webster, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, Trevor McCumby, Phillip Jackson Benson and in his last bout when he dropped an 8-round decision to Medzhid Bektemirov on April 18.
In a second co-feature, JR. welterweight Steve Upsher will compete in an 8-round bout against Alejandro Rodriguez.
Upsher of Philadelphia has a record of 24-4-1 with six knockouts.
The 30 selemo se le seng, ile professional a 2003 and went 24-1-1 win his first 26 lipheletsong.
He has wins over Michael Weaver (2-0-1), Darrell Crenshaw (1-0) and Bayan Jargal (15-3). he is trying to break a three-fight losing streak where he took on former world champion Luis Collazo and undefeated prospect Eddie Gomez. His is coming off a decision loss to former world champion Andre Berto that took place on September 6, 2014.
Rodriguez of Guadalajra, Mexico o na le ya rekoto ya 24-16-1 le 14 knockouts.
Rodriguez has solid wins over John Carlo Aparicio (12-1), Ivan Perez (10-2), Daniele Evangelista (11-0-1), Hugo Hernandez (12-3-1). Hae ea ho qetela gia, Rodriguez won a 8-round unanimous decision over Fernando Ayala on May 2.
Also appearing in 8-round bouts will be undefeated welterweight Miguel Cruz (8-0, 7 KO oa) of Lake Mary, FL, Featherweight Brandon Bennett (18-1, 7 KO oa) ea Cincinnati, OH, and Middleweight Demond Nicholson (12-1, 12 KO oa) ea Laurel, MD.
Taking part in 6-round bouts will former U.S. Olympian Raynell Williams (7-0, 4 KO oa). Williams will fight in a lightweight bout scheduled for 6-rounds
Rounding out the card in a 4-round bout will be undefeated super middleweight Christopher Brooker (2-0, 2 KO oa) tsa Philadelphia.
Tickets ba turu ka $75 le & $50 and can be purchased atwww.stadiumboxing.eventbrite.com kapa ka bitsa 610 587 5950

The 1st gia tla qala ka 6:45 PM le mamati ho bula ka 6 PM.

Alyson DeRenzis wins Boxcino Bracket Challenge

Philadelphia, PA (Ka 6, 2015)Banner Promotions is pleased to announce that Alyson DeRenzis has taken first place in the Boxcino Bracket Challenge.
Alyson will take home the grand prize of two ringside tickets to the Boxcino finals that will take place on Ka 22 in Corona, California, a full roundtrip for two to the finals, complete with a hotel stay and meals for two, as well as a guest invitation to the pre-fight weigh in and post fight press conference. Alyson will also receive two Boxcino t-shirts.
The runner-up is Matt Andrzejewski. Matt will have two tickets to the finals and two Boxcino t-shirts.
Banner Promotions would like to thank all contestants for their interest and participation!

Boxcino 2015 Makhaola-khang ho ESPN “Labohlano Night ho loana ka” Ka 22, Moqhaka, JOALO KA

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NAMUNU, Dorella. (Ka 5, 2015) – Junior middleweight Brandon Adams (16-1, 12 Kos) e khutlela boemong bo tloaelehileng. Kamora ho hlahella ho B ea selemo se fetilengmakhaola-khang a oxcino le ho utloa bohloko ke tahlehelo ea mosebetsi oa hae feela, letsoalloa la Los Angeles le ile la theola sehlopha se le seng sa boima mme la loana ho khutlela ntoeng ea mekhahlelo e 10 ea bo-'mampuli.

Adams o tobane le boiphihlelo bo boreleli ba litebele John Thompson (16-1, 5 Kos) ea Newark, New Jersey ka Labohlano, Ka 22, ho tswa ho Omega Products Outdoor Arena in Corona, Dorella. ka Boxcino 2015 bompoli ba junior middleweight.

Makhaola-khang a Boxcino a shebelloa thelevisheneng ESPN oa “Labohlano Night ho loana ka” (ESPN2 9 p.m. Et / 6 p.m. PT) 'me e khothalletsoa' moho ka Arthur Pelullo's Banner Promotions le Ken Thompson's Thompson Boxing Promotions.

“Tsohle li lokile, koetliso e tsamaea hantle,” Brandon Adams a re. “Ke‘Na ke ntse ke le sebopeho ho tloha ntoeng ea ka ea hoqetela 'me ke tlil'o fumana se leng ho nna. Ke tlo beha tšebetso e tla etsa hore bohle ba ikhohomose.”

“Kampo ea ka ea koetliso e bile ntle haholo,” John Thompson a re. “Ke‘Nile ka sebetsa ka thata, ho lapa. Ke na le letsatsi le le leng kelellong ea ka 'me ke la 22 Mphalane.”

Litekete tsa Li-Finals tsa Boxcino li theko e $50, $70, & $100, 'me lia fumaneha bakeng sa ho rekoa inthaneteng ho ThompsonBoxing.com kapa ka bitsa 714-935-0900.

A ho sebdisana tšobotsi, litalenta tse boima Donovan Dennis (14-2, 11 Kos) ea Cleveland, Ohio le Zhenya Fedosov (27-3, 22 Kos) ea Russia e tla kopana ntoeng ea mekhahlelo e 10 ho tseba hore na Boxcino ke mang 2015 'mampoli oa boima ba' mele.

Dennis le Fedosov ba file matšoele matšoele a lebisang ho makhaola-khang a tlholisano. Ka bobeli ba bontšitse terene ea bona ea thepa joalo ka matla ka ho kokota bahanyetsi ba bona kotareng ea Boxcino le lipapaling tsa makhaola-khang.

“Ke bile Los Angeles bakeng sa kampo ea koetliso, ho ba motle haholo,” Donovan Dennisa re. “Ke tseba Andrey o tla be a itokisitse, Le nna ke tla etsa jwalo.”

“Ke thabile hore ebe ke fihletse makhaola-khang a tlholisano ena e kholo ho ESPN,” Zhenya Fedosov a re. “KeKe ikoetlisa ka thata Los Angeles 'me ke na le ts'epo ea hore ke tla hlola ntoa.”

“Ke lebelletse makhaola-khang a Boxcino,” ha rialo Artie Pelullo, mopresidente oa Banner Promotions. “Makhaola-khang a tla tšosa ka lintoa tse peli tse khahlisang le tse qobellang.”

“Re ne re ka se hlole re thaba ho ba karolo ea tlholisano ena e ntle e nang le nalane e telele ea ho hlahisa linaleli tsa litebele,” ho boletse Ken Thompson, e le mopresidente oa Thompson Boxing. “Bo-ralitebele bohle ba bane ba utloisisa se mocheng, 'me ke kholisehile hore ba tla tsoa ba lapile' me ba iketsetse pontšo e makatsang ea litebele.”

EketsaInional information ka undercard tla tsebisoa haufinyane.
Omega Products Outdoor Arena e fumaneha ho 1681 California Ave., Moqhaka, JOALO KA 92881 me e ka fihleloa ho 951-737-7447. Mamati a butsweng ka 5:45 p.m. PT le bout ea pele e qala ka 6:15 p.m. PT.

Ho fumana leseli le eketsehileng ka kopo etela www.banner-promotions.com& ThompsonBoxing.com le. Bakeng sa lintlafatso khafetsa ho bahlabani ba rona, liketsahalo, le ho phahamiswa mosebetsing, ka kopo sheba leqephe la rona la Facebook, 'me u re latele ho Twitter le Instagram@bonang_m le @ThompsonBoxing.

Provodnikov e tsebahala Mayweather – Pacquiao

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Philadelphia, PA (Ka 4, 2015)— Mafelo-bekeng a fetileng Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather le Manny Pacquiao ba loanne ntoeng e neng e lebelletsoe ka ho fetesisa molokong. Bahlabani ba 'maloa ba tummeng ba ne ba le teng, empa ea ipiletsang haholo ho balateli ba makholo a likete ba neng ba khobokane Sin City bakeng sa ntoa e ne e le “Ea Siberia Rocky” Ruslana Provodnikov.
Provodnikov o ile a botsa litšoantšo tse makholo mme a saena li-autograph tse ngata. O bile le seabo ho “Radio Row” moo a buileng liteisheneng tsa seea-le-moea tse ngata ho tsoa naheng ka bophara.
Provodnikov le eena o ile a bonoa mme a tsejoa ke “Lethathamo la A” batho ba tummeng ba hlileng ba kopileng ho nka linepe tsa bona le ba Jr.. Naleli ea Welterweight ho HBO / Showtime pele ho ntoa,mokete o mofubelu o mofubelu.

Two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham signs with Al Haymon

Philadelphia (April 21, 2015)Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender, Steve kekana “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
I’m looking forward to working with Al, he’s a genius at what he does. I’ve been watching him for several years and seeing all that he accomplishes for his fighters but have always been on the outside looking in due to contractual obligations. It finally lined up to where we can work together and it’s going to great. I believe my best fights have yet to be seen,”o ile a re Cunningham
Cunningham has a record of 28-7 le 13 knockouts. He won the IBF Cruiserweight championship when he traveled to Poland and defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 26, 2007. He defended the title by stopping Marco Huck via 12th round stoppage in Bielfield, Germany on December 29, 2007. Cunningham became a two-time champion on June 5, 2010 when he stopped Troy Ross in five rounds.
Cunningham is coming off a controversial split decision defeat to Vyacheslav Glazkov on March 14 Montreal.
Steve and his wife/manager Livvy will be honored ena Labohlano night at the 90th annual BWAA Awards dinner as they will receive the Bill Crawford Courage Award for their perseverance while their 9-year old daughter Kennedy went through a life saving heart transplant last December.
The awards dinner will take place at Capitale in New York City.

John Thompson reflects on Boxcino semifinal win and looks forward towards the final on May 22

Newark, NJ (April 21, 2015)John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson has begun preparations for his Ka 22 Boxcino final bout against Brandon Adams. (17-1, 12 KO oa).
Ntoeng tla etsahala ka Labohlano, Ka 22 in Corona, California and will live on ESPNLabohlano Bosiu ho loana ka.
Thompson is in Virginia, training under Kay Koroma and he is looking to win the prestigious tournament against Thompson in the 10-round bout at the Omega Products International Outdoor Arena in Corona, California.
Thompson (16-1, 5 KO oa) is coming off a 8-round split decision over previously undefeated Stanyslav Skorokhod on April 10 Bethlehema, PA.
I outboxed the guy,” o ile a re Thompson. I focused on what I needed to focus on and that was using my jab. I also focused on not to exchange and bang with him and I did a pretty good job of that.
As well as I fought, I do not think that was even my best win.
Now he looks towards Adams. Adams of Los Angeles has experience in the Boxcino finals as his only loss was to Willie Monroe Jr. in last year’s Middleweight finals.
I am happy to be in the finals. This is an opportunity that will be the uprising of my career,” continued Thompson.
Brandon is a brawler. He will have a few weeks to come up with a strategy to beat me.
Said Thompson’s promoter, Vito Mielnicki of GH3 Promotions, “I believe we are longer, been in tougher and the better boxer. Brandon is a good fighter but I think he is too green. I know he had a brief amateur career and he could be too green for John.
GH3 ho phahamiswa Features Krrish Middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super Middleweight oa Jerry Odom & Dylan Webster, Krrish Super Bantamweight Adama Lopez hammoho le Refresh. Middleweight John Thompson, Jr., Krrish Welterweight Jerrell Harris,Krrish Super Bantamweight Qa'id Muhammad, Krrish bobebe Oscar Bonilla le Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell ho ea GH3 ho phahamiswa tsitsitseng.

Prize Promotions Tabs Russell Peltz and BrittanyBamRogers for Matchmaking Duties

Danbury, CT (April 16, 2015)- At the beginning of April, newly licensed Connecticut boxing promoter A.J. Galante introduced his company, Prise ho phahamiswa. Galante spoke of his goal of bringingOld Schoolboxing to Connecticut.

To prove he is serious about his vision, Galante has turned his matchmaking over to Hall of Fame Philadelphia promoter, Russell Peltz along with one of the sports youngest and most promising promoters and matchmakers, Brittany “BAM

Rogers.

Russell is the definition of Old School matchmaking, he’s one of the last out there, so it was a no brainer for me to reach out to him, and I am honored that he is willing to work with me.” Galante o ile a re, “His resume speaks for itself, I am extremely confident that working together, we will put on spectacular showsGalante was also extremely excited to work with BrittanyBAM” Rogers, who works in conjunction with Russell Peltz,

I’m often referred to as one of the youngest boxing people on the business side of things, but BAM is actually younger than me, and has been in the sport longer than me. I have a lot of respect for her and have been learning a lot through working with her.

Ultimately Galante said what cemented his choice on his matchmakers, was a trip to Philladelphia in October, to attend a show promoted by both Peltz and Rogers, “When you think Philly boxing, you think gritty and exciting, and you can’t think Philadelphia boxing without Russell Peltz and Brittany Rogers, and I am looking forward to bringing those types of shows and that environment here to Connecticut.It won’t be long for Galante to fulfill his promise, as his first show Danbury Fight Night, will take place onKa 'na bo30 ka Danbury Arena, in his hometown of Danbury, CT.

The card is currently taking shape, and will be announced soon. Tickets ka rekoa ho etela www.prizepromotions.netPricing: $100,$75, $50 & $25

Boxcino 2015 Refresh. Middleweight le Heavyweight semifinals ho tšoaroa ka Labohlano, April 10 ka Sands Casino Resort Bethlehema, PA

Philadelphia (March 31, 2015)–Ho ke ke tlase ho libeke tse peli hole le semifinals ea Boxcino 2015 heavyweight le JR. middleweight turnira hore tla etsahala ka Labohlano bosiu, April 10 'me o tla tshwerwe ka Sands Casino Resort Bethlehema, PA.

 

Lenaneo tla televised phela ka ESPN oa Labohlano Night loana le Boxcino semifinal lintoa qala ka 9 PM Et.

 

Tsohle semifinal bouts ba ho lokiselitsoe tse robeli o garela.

 

Ka heavyweight karohano, Zhenya Fedosov (26-3, 21 KO oa) tla nka ka Lenroy Thomas (19-3, 8 KO oa). Fedosov is coming off a first round pounding of Nate Heaven while Thomas won a 7-round drawbreaker over former U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada.

 

Ya bobedi semifinal, Razvan Cojanu (13-1, 7 KO oa) tla nka ka Donovan Dennis (11-1, 9 KO oa).

 

Cojanu o tla tla theoha ka 7 ho pota drawbreaker hlōla ka Ed Fountain ha a ntse a Dennis ile a khaotsa ho Steve Vukosa e 4 o garela.

 

Ka JR. middleweight karohano, Stanyslav Skorokhod (9-0, 7 KO oa) lintoa John Thompson (15-1, 5 KO oa).

 

Skorokhod e ne e o tsotehang ho nka tsoa Michael Moore tse 'ne o garela. Thompson o ile a nka a tseletseng pota ntsoe-leng qeto ka Ricardo Pinnel.

 

Brandon Adams (16-1, 11KO oa) lintoa Vito Gasparyan (15-3-5, 8 KO oa).

 

Adams ile a khaotsa ho Alex Perez tse hlano tse o garela ha a ntse a Gasparyan hlōla a tseletseng ho pota ntsoe-leng qeto ka pele e neng e Krrish Simeone Hardy.

 

A feletseng undercard tla ile a phatlalatsa nakoana ka.

 

This event starts at 7am. Ticket theko ba $100, $75, $50. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 and at the box office at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.

Bakeng sa boitshupi jwa gago, kopana: Marc Abrams kwa marc@banner-promotions.com

Latela Banner ho phahamiswa ka metswedi ya dikgang bakeng sa bohle ba morao-rao Banner le # Boxcino2015 diapdeite:

BannerBoxing #TeamBanner ; @ Boxcino2015 #Boxcino

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Steve kekana “USS” Cunningham chimes a ka bakang khang qeto ka Glazkov ntoa

Philadelphia (March 17, 2015)–Ka mor'a ea hae IBF ntsha gia sena se fetileng Moqebelo ka Bell Centre Montreal, pele e neng e tse peli tse nako e cruiserweight lefatše mampoli le a hona jwale heavyweight contender Steve kekana “USS” Cunningham wants to state his case to what the boxing world saw, le hore ke e fosahetseng monna eo o ne letsoho la hae tsosoa.
The ho sheba setjhaba bona hore Cunningham laola gia ka ntle le ka lula Vyacheslav Glazkov tse robeli ea leshome le metso e o garela le jabs ho ba hoo e batlang e esita le le Cunningham Landing ho feta matla a Shots ho ea tune 123-84.
Feletseng, Cunningham tsoa lahlela Glazkov ka 208 punches ka ntle le ka lula mo 180-144 ka lebaka la ho leshome le metso e pota ntoa.
“Dinomoro, maikutlo mabapi le, video, le ea mong oa e larileng ka,” o ile a re Cunningham.
“Sheba Stats. Sheba sefahleho sa hae. The man spit out his mouthpiece three times because he really had no answer for what I was doing to him. I was hurting him to the body. His corner even pleaded with him that he needed a knockout in the final round to beat me. Somehow two judges gave him eight rounds and another gave him seven. Why bother fighting if this stuff is going to happen? I outworked him, tsoa lula eena le mo otla mong le e mong e leng hohle kamoo ho khonehang. He was considered the puncher coming into the fight but as the fight progressed it was me walking him down trying to make him fight.
“E tla Fans fumana khathetse ke tsee tsohle tse mpe liqeto? What can the fighters do about that? It has to be the fans that pay the money. Look at my rematch with Tomasz Adamek and now this fight. Hona joale, Ke lokela ho ba e tlamang challenger ho loantša bakeng sa Heavyweight-'mampoli ba ea lefatse empa ka lebaka la tsee tse tsabehang baahloli ba, Ke lokela ho nahanisisa tse latelang li falla.”