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Kelly Swanson
Thanks everyone for calling in. We have an exciting conference call today to talk about an unbelievable boxing weekend coming up in Las Vegas. We’re going to hear more about that from Leonard Ellerbe, CEO nke Mayweather n'ọkwá, onye ga-agba ọsọ oku.
Mbụ na oku na-aga anyị na-aga ịgwa Errol Spence, Jr., na ya onye iro, Roberto Garcia, na-azọrọ na e sonyere oku ma, dị mwute ikwu na, o nwere ikpeazụ nkeji ọgwụ oru na o nwere iji nweta ke tupu ya kwaliekwa Las Vegas, ya mere, ọ ga-enwe ike isonyere anyị.
Nke a na-ọzọ na-eto eto nwa amadi bụ a kediegwu fighter, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing him fight. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Leonard Ellerbe, onye ga-eme ka okwu mmeghe na-emeghe ya.
Leonard Ellerbe
Daalụ, Kelly. I’d like to thank everyone for joining us on this afternoon’s call. PBC on NBC returns to primetime network television this Saturday, June 20nke. The telecast-amalite mgbe 8:30 p.m. NA / 5:30 p.m. Pt. We’ll be coming to you live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This event will be sponsored by Corona, na m ga-amasị kelee ha maka nkwado ha.
Our main event will feature a 12-round showdown between former world champions Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter. The co-main event features hot prospect Errol Spence, Obere. and veteran Roberto Garcia in a 10-round welterweight fight. Following the fights on NBC, anyị ga-ịgbanwee ka NBCSN ihe oké edinam.
The tiketi maka ndụ ihe, nke a ga-akwalite Mayweather n'ọkwá na mkpakọrịta na TGB n'ọkwá, ndị na ere now. The tickets are available through Ticketmaster and mgmgrand.com. With the purchase of a ticket to the June 20nke na-alụ ọgụ a Saturday, fans will also have access to the PBC on CBS card taking place on Sunday at the MGM Grand. That bout will feature, na isi ihe omume, Rances Barthelemy vesos Antontio DeMarco, na Sammy Vasquez ga-alụ ọgụ Wale Omotoso, nke na-amalite mgbe 4:00 p.m. NA / 1:00 p.m. Pt na CBS.
Ga-amasị m na-amalite si ewebata ngalaba-isi ihe omume, and I’d like to start out with Errol Spence. Errol Spence is coming to us from Desoto, Texas. He is a 2012 US Olympian. He most recently dominated Samuel Vargas on the April 11 on PBC on NBC card. I’m very familiar with this young, exciting prospect. He’s a very talented fighter and he will be a force to be reckoned with for quite some time. He’s a future world champion. He’s coming to us at 16-0 na 13 Kos. Errol?
Errol Spence Obere.
Hi, I’m glad to be here. It’s a big opportunity for me on a huge stage. I’m going to go in and do like I always do, put on a great show and a great performance and raise my stock. Olileanya, mgbe nke a agha, mgbe a na oké arụmọrụ, M nwere ike na-abụ isi ihe omume na NBC.
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Ị na-eche dị ka ị na-akpụ akpụ na ụzọ ị chọrọ ka a na-akpụ akpụ? Faster? Slower? Where you’re supposed to be? Mgbe ahụ, Olee otú anya ị na-eche, na ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike na-elekọta gị iro, Roberto Garcia, nke a izu ụka, na i nwere ike inwe ihe ndị ọzọ dị ịrịba ama agha, ikekwe n'ihi na a aha ụfọdụ mgbe?
Na. Spence Obere.
I feel like I’m moving the way I want to move. I’m fighting when I want to and I’m fighting on the regular, so everything’s been consistent and how I want it to go. I’m stepping up the competition, and I’m fighting on the big stage that I wanted to fight on. After I get rid of Roberto Garcia, I think it will be another step up fight. Olileanya, M nwere ike nweta ihe aha-mara iro, Olileanya a na mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri na e, na mgbe ahụ site mgbe mmalite n'afọ ọzọ, M nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ maka a aha.
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Dị ka ọtụtụ ndị na-, ị ndị kasị nwee nkà fighter na United States Olympic Team na 2012 na Ihọd na ihe ndị kasị ike dị ka a ọkachamara. Bụ na a ndọpụ uche n'ihi na ị? Does it motivate you? Do you believe your clippings? How do you stay focused? Because it seems like you are a pretty focused guy, ụzọ ị na a na-aga banyere azụmahịa gị.
Na. Spence Obere.
Otu ihe, na-anọ lekwasịrị anya bụ nnọọ ihe m ndammana eme, but I also want to live up to the hype and to the high standards that a lot of boxing writers and a lot of people have of me. I’ve just got to go out there and perform and look great, na m chọrọ anya oké, so I have to stay focused and work hard. That’s the only way that I’m going to get where I want to be and get to the top and get to fighting these name-known opponents. M nnọọ ga-anọ uche na dị nnọọ anọ raara onwe ya nye, na Aga m na-maa na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ mara na-emegide, dị ka Robert Guerrero ma ọ bụ Keith Thurman ma ọ bụ Amir Khan ma ọ bụ onye dị ka.
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Ihe mgbe ahụ ka mmeri megide Garcia eme na okwu nke na-gị n'ebe?
Na. Spence Obere.
Roberto Garcia, ọ bụ ihe siri ike, ọ a vetiran, m na-eche m ịbụ onye na-atụmanya na verge nke ịbụ a mgba, M nwere na ihu a Ihọd ka, a Ihọd na otutu ahụmahụ na a n'ezie ezi ndekọ, so I can go into that contender level and contender status where I can start fighting more name-known guys. I think it’s just a process I have to go through so I can get to where I want to be. Roberto Garcia is a tough fighter. He’s not as known as the guys I would like to fight, ma m na-alụ ọgụ ya na-esi ndị na ụmụ okorobịa.
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Ntoputa nke a otutu nke Eastern European alụso, onye na-alụ ọgụ maka a aha ha abụọ ma ọ bụ atọ ọkachamara agha, ị na-eche nrụgide ụdị kwụpụ elu gị onwe gị usoro na-siri ike karị na-alụ ọgụ na ịzụlite a ntakịrị ọsọ karịa anyị na-ejikarị hụrụ American alụso na n'oge gara aga?
Na. Spence Obere.
Emela. I don’t necessarily feel pressured. Everybody has their own path that they have to take. What those guys did was great, na nke ahụ bụ pụrụ iche na n'ezie emetụbeghị, ma onye ọ bụla nwere onwe ha ụzọ, na onye ọ bụla na-etolite dị iche iche.
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Errol, ebe PBC malitere akpọsa ịlụ ọgụ, na 2015, na ị na-nwere, onye agha na Garcia-Peterson undercard, ma gị fighter azụmahịa ma ọ bụ gị gbadaa, na e na-a otutu nke ikpughe. Ị nwere ike ịgwa m ihe na meela ka ịhụ onwe gị na TV na ihe mmeghachi omume anọwo na na ikiri?
Na. Spence, Obere.
It’s been great. Obi dị m anụrị. It shows that my hard work’s been paying off, and it shows how my manager believes in me. I’ve only been a pro fighter for three years and some change and I’m already being broadcast in with guys that have been pro eight, afọ iri, afọ iri na otu, and I’m head-to-head with these guys. It just shows a lot of people believe in me and I’ve got a lot of people behind me who support me.
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I kwuru Robert Guerrero, Keith Thurman, and Amir Khan as potential opponents that you’re looking at. Do you see them as stepping stones to something bigger, ma ọ bụ ndị na-na-akpata ịlụ ọgụ na ị chọrọ? It sounded like you might have been alluding to a different fight. Ihe m na-eche bụ ma ọ bụrụ na ị hụ ndị ụmụ okorobịa dị ka ụzọ gị na-alụ ọgụ Mayweather?
Na. Spence Obere.
Not necessarily. These are the guys that are in the top ten, that are in the top five. These are the guys that are supposed to be there after Floyd retires in September, ndị a bụ ndị na ụmụ okorobịa na-aga na-na e weere na-agba ọsọ nkewa, so these are the guys I’m looking at. I’m nowhere near close to fighting Mayweather, because I haven’t even gotten in the top ten yet. These are the guys thatI’m looking at that are in the top ten that are supposedly running the weight class after Floyd’s gone and retired.
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M chọrọ ịjụ gị banyere ihe ị maara gị iro, Roberto Garcia? Ị na-atụle, dị ka a pro, Garcia na-toughest fighter na ị na ihu?
Na. Spence, Obere.
I see him as the most experienced fighter. It could be the toughest. It all depends. One of my tough fights was against Emmanuel Lartey. Ọ bụ 15-0, na m bụ 8-0 oge ahụ. But I mean it could be. Ọ bụ ihe siri ike, ọ na-ahụmahụ, and he’s gritty. I know he’s going to come to fight, otú a ga-abụ otu nke m toughest ịlụ ọgụ ka ụbọchị.
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Ugbu a, you’ve gone back and forth in the last year or so between welterweight and super welterweight. Is there one of those weight classes you particularly want to focus upon?
Na. Spence Obere.
M na-na-anọ na 147, and welterweight is my weight class. A lot of times I might fight at 148 ma ọ bụ ihe dị ka na, ma 147 bụ arọ òtù na m na-alụ ọgụ na.
K. Swanson
Na na na, nke ahụ bụ gị ajụjụ ikpeazụ, Errol, but I have one for you that I’d like to add here. The weekend is Father’s Day weekend, na ihe m na-agụ banyere gị, papa gị mara mma instrumental na-eme n'aka na ị nwere ọkpọ ọrụ. M na-eche na ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike ịkọrọ anyị a ntakịrị banyere mmekọrịta gị na papa gị, otú dị mkpa ọ na-mmepe nke gị ọkpọ ikike, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ ga-na unu nke a izu ụka na Las Vegas.
Na. Spence Obere.
Nna m, he got me started in boxing. Ọ bụ na-anya gwongworo, ya mere, ọ na-eji ụgbọala n'otu ntabi anya, na mgbe ahụ ọ ga-esi n'ụlọ 12:00 p.m. ma ọ bụ mgbe e mesịrị mgbe ahụ m na-mgbatị. Then after that he’d come from the gym, ọ dị ka 5:00 ma ọ bụ 6:00 abalị, na ọ ga-ezu ike maka otu ma ọ bụ awa abụọ na-aga ogologo na-arụ ọrụ. Oge ahụ, M na-emeghị n'ezie na-eche banyere ya, ma dị ka m nwetara okenye na obere bit mara, ifiọkde niile àjà o ji chụọ àjà ka m na-enwe ike igbe na-aga a niile mba tournaments ndị a nile tournaments si nke ala na stof. He had to pay for the hotel, akwụ ụgwọ maka nri na stof ka nke n'akpa uwe. We didn’t have any sponsors and stuff like that.
Ọ na-arụ nnukwu akụkụ nke m ọkpọ ọrụ. He’s my supporter. That’s my mentor. That’s like my best friend. For Father’s Day, M na-aga ka ya a mmeri, na ọ na-aga na-adọrọ mmasị mmeri na ọ ga-mpako nke na ọ ga-n'anya. He played a big part in my career. Without him, M maara na m ga-abụ iti ọkpọ.
K. Swanson
Great. Thanks for sharing that. I know he was an important part of your story. Ya mere, Leonard, that is it on the side for Errol. We appreciate you taking the time out of your training. Best chioma gị, na anyị na-atụ anya na-ekiri na ị na PBC na NBC.
L. Ellerbe
The fans are going to be in for a great treat with this fight. Garcia comes with a lot of experience, and Errol is the new guy on the block. He’s making a name for himself. Big things are expected out of Errol, na ọ ga-na-achọ na-abịa site na Saturday n'abalị na a oké arụmọrụ.
Na. Spence Obere.
Daalụ. I’d like to thank everybody for their questions and stuff and everybody tuning in and listening. Just make sure you tune in Saturday. I’m going to put on a great performance and a great show.
L. Ellerbe
Ke isi omume, anyị nwere a-akpali nnọọ akpali ọgụ. We have two gentlemen who are very familiar with each other. They both come out of the state of Ohio. They both have extensive amateur backgrounds. I think it’s going to be an excellent fight.
We have Shawn Porter. Dị ka m kwuru, ọ na-abịa ka anyị si si Akron, Ohio. He’s now fighting out of Las Vegas. His most recent win was on Spike in March when he fought Eric Bone. He has fought a number of good fighters, including big wins over former world champions Devon Alexander and Paulie Malignaggi. He comes to us with a record of 25-1-1, na 16 Kos, ọ dịghị onye ọzọ karịa nke mbụ welterweight n'ụwa onye mmeri, “Oge Ihe Nkiri” Shawn Porter.
Shawn Porter
Kedu nke na-eme, onye obula? Thanks for having me on.
Ken Porter
Na-ekele unu maka ihe ndị magburu iwebata, Leonard. We really appreciate you guys having us on today. As far as our training camp, Shawn has been preparing for this fight and the previous fight and the previous fight before that ever since he turned professional. We never really go into a camp, per se. We just continue with what we were already doing. I have been blessed with an athlete who understands that this is his lifestyle, ọ bụ afọ-gburugburu, and he just works like that. So when it was time to turn up the heat a little bit, we were already ready to go. When it was time to bring down the weight a little bit, nke na-abụghị a nsogbu ma.
He’s strong. He’s happy. He’s feeling really good. Today we did a little bit of track work. We headed to the gym, na mgbe ahụ anyị na-eti na anyị nwere nke a ogbako oku na unu, ya mere, ọ bụ nnọọ ihe ọ bụla nsogbu n'ihi na anyị ka anyị laghachi n'ụlọ na nọdụ ala maka a ntakịrị ma na-a na oku n'ihi na ihe nile anyị na-arụsi ọrụ ike esesịn e mere, ọ bụghị nanị na nke a ọgụ ma ọ bụ na nke a mara ụlọikwuu, but in previous fights and previous camps that we’ve had before this. Everything is on point. Everything is exactly where we want it to be, na anyị na-atụ anya ka a oké agha na Saturday n'abalị megide oké fighter.
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Gịnị ka i mere dị iche iche na nke a ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu iji kwadebe onwe gị n'ihi na nke a ọgụ na-agba nke na Adrien Broner?
S. Eyi
Ị ma nke mere, I’ll let you know. Ee, he is skillful and fast. We haven’t really done much different to try to offset that or anything. The reason being is because we know that I’m just as fast and just as quick as he is. There haven’t been any special workouts that we’ve incorporated this camp or anything like that to do anything differently to offset his speed. We’ve just really focused more so on my skills and also the different techniques that are required to cut off and slow down a fast fighter like him. Ya mere, ọ bụ ihe anyị na a na-eme, dị na a elu. We’re not overlooking his speed. We’ve just done more of what we need to do to prepare for it, nke bụ ihe anyị na-na-na na na-mere.
K. Eyi
Dị nnọọ na-enye gị na ụmụ okorobịa a obere Ama, M na-eche Devon Alexander bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị eti ọkpọ ọkpọ, oge. I know that Manny Pacquiao is one of the fastest boxers in boxing. I know that Andre Dirrell is one of the fastest boxers in this sport. Shawn has been able to compete against those type of guys in professional fights, na sessions, in camps. We don’t have a problem with anyone’s speed. He’s just as fast as anybody that comes in the ring with him, n'ihi ya, mgbe ị na-ekwu okwu banyere a Ihọd si ọsọ, na bụghị ihe anyị na-enwe nchegbu banyere.
Nsogbu na-na Ihọd ga-imeri bụ na anyị ngwa ngwa, and we’ve got power to come along with that. Ya mere, we’re prepared for that. Just like Shawn said, we just continue doing what we’ve already done. At this point in time, na-adịghị a nchegbu mgbe nile, otú ahụ ka anyị na-na na njikere maka na.
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Nwere unu n'ụzọ ọ bụla kwadebeere onwe gị n'ihi na ma eleghị anya, na-antics na-abịa tinyere na mgbanaka na Adrien Broner?
S. Eyi
Ị ma nke mere, I haven’t. I understand that could arise during the fight. My whole thing is this, na ọ bụ ihe na-papa m mgbe enwe n'ahụ m, is being professional at all times. Being professional means maintaining your composure and staying poised and sticking to the game plan no matter what. Ya mere, n'agbanyeghị ihe ọ pụrụ ime ma ọ bụ na-ekwu n'oge agha, karịa yiri nke ahụ pụtara m na-eme ihe ziri ezi, and I’ll just continue to do what I’m doing and what my corner’s asking me to do. I’m not worried about it at all. M onye m, na m ga-esi ọrụ mere.
K. Eyi
Shawn’s coming to knock Adrien’s head off. He’s in a real fight, and this is a big fight. I think it’s going to be a very entertaining fight. They both have contrasting styles. Both have certain strengths that they do certain things very well. It’s going to be a very competitive and exciting fight.
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You’re an Akron guy. Broner’s a Cincinnati guy. They’re saying it’s the battle of Ohio, na anyị na-aga Las Vegas, a akwa ebe n'ihi na nnukwu ọgụ oge niile, a ezigbo ebe nwere ịlụ ọgụ, Ma ị na-eche ma eleghị anya na unu ga-duking ya na Ohio dozie na-etu ọnụ ikike nke steeti?
S. Eyi
M a n'ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ Ohio Ihọd, ọ bụghị naanị Akron, not just Cleveland. It’s a blessing to be able to represent northeast Ohio, and I’ve done that for a very long time with pride. I’ve made everyone proud back home along the way. Ọzọ, ihe niile m na-na na mụtara, I learned from my dad. He told me a long time ago, ọ na-ekwu ma ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ mma, ma ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ inwe mma ma na-eme ihe na ọkwa kachasị elu, na ị nwetara ịkwaga na na mgbe ụfọdụ na-ahapụ n'ụlọ naanị ma na-elekọta gị ahịa.
Na na na-ekwu, Las Vegas is the Mecca of boxing. It’s where we all want to be. I’ve been blessed enough to move out here two years ago, and this is where I always wanted my career to go. A fight of this magnitude is happening where it’s supposed to happen at. The bragging rights will come after the fight.
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Otú ike ọ bụ na-aga na-ka i nweta ala 144? What was the reason that you guys made the fight for significantly under the welterweight limit when both of you guys have been welterweight champions and not had any issues with 147?
S. Eyi
I’ll answer the first question first. Ugbu a, anyị na-Cadillacing, and what I mean by that is we’re taking it one day at a time. We’re moving slow so everybody can see us, and we’re feeling good doing it. It’s coming along exactly the way we wanted it to, and it’s been a blessing. We were called and told that we were asked to be 144 pounds by Adrien Broner. That was not our decision. As soon as it was announced to me from my dad, M gwara ya, ihe ọ bụla dị mkpa ka anyị mee ka agha.
Echere m na e nwere ihe a obere nwa ewu si Cincinnati onye bụ onye na-atụ egwu agha na 147, even though that’s a weight that he’s even fought for a championship at. That’s neither here nor there. The weigh-in is Friday. We’ll be there. We’ll be on weight, and we’ll be excited to get on that scale and look him in the eyes at that weight and let him know that we’re feeling good. Whatever advantage he thought could come from that, ọ na-adịghị na-ọ bụla.
The ihe ọma banyere ya bụ na m gọziri agọzi na m nwere oké ozu, and somehow we can get my body to do what it needs to do. Ná ngwụsị nke ụbọchị, all I can do is give it up to God. It’s been great along the way and, dị ka i kwuru, M agha dị elu dị ka 165 na-enwechaghị ahụmahụ na ọbụna 154 n'elu mbịne pro, ma ugbu a, 147 for the last about four or five years. It’s been great, na-agbada ole na ole ọzọ pound agaghị abụ nsogbu.
K. Eyi
I call it addition by subtraction. As he loses weight, he increases his opportunity for big fights. Ya mere, anyị si bịa 154 ka 147, na e nwere ihe nnukwu ọgụ e na nnukwu agha aha e. Lee, anyị na a na-jụrụ gbadata ole na ole ọzọ pound, and it just so happens he’s living this way year round so he didn’t have to go into some crazy I’ve got to get this weight off type thing. This morning, he was very light. He’s eaten twice this morning already. He’s feeling really good. We’re able to do this, and we’re confident that it’ll continue throughout the week to come off like it is. We’re looking forward to this big fight at a lighter weight. Ya mere, that’s why I call it addition by subtraction. We get more out of coming down in a lower weight than we did being in the higher weight class.
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Shawn, ma unu na Adrien anọwo na ụfọdụ na-akpali akpali na-alụ ọgụ, but you’re also both very good boxers also. What is your take on how this is going to play out?
S. Eyi
I think this fight’s going to go everywhere. You’ve seen me fight. You know that I want to dictate everything. I want to dictate the pace. I want to be the commander in the ring. Na na na-ekwu, anyị na-na vasatail, nke bụ oké, and we can box from the outside. There will also be points where we look to move in and get really physical. We’re just going to play it one round at a time and we’ll look to box and also look to punch and put it all together. That’s what you want in a big fight, when you can do so many things and this fight requires you doing so many things. We look to put it all together on Saturday night-the boxing, na punching, nrụgide, na countering, ihe nile nke ọ.
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Mgbe ị na-ele anya na Adrien Broner ndekọ, ị na-ahụ na o nwere na ọnwụ ka Marcos Maidana. Is there anything you’ve learned from that fight with Maidana that you can apply for yourself in your fight with Adrien?
S. Eyi
Ee. We’ve taken a look at a number of his fights, ọ bụghị nanị ihe ọjọọ, but also the good. I’m steadily reminding myself not to underestimate him, ghara iche na nke m na-aga na-abịa n'ebe ahụ ma na-eme ihe niile na-Maidana mere ya, and that’s it and I’ll get the win. We look to do so much more than what Maidana did, ma nrụgide na Maidana etinyere na dum agha dị ukwuu na ọ bụ ihe ọ dị mkpa.
We will look to do some of that. I’ve also taken a look at his earlier fights when he looked really sharp and superb, just to remind myself of what he can do. There were lot of things he didn’t do against Maidana, but there were a lot of things he did do well against some of his other competitors earlier in his career. We look to do a lot of different things this fight. It’s going to take a lot to win this one, anyị na-adị njikere maka ya.
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E meworo kpọmkwem ihe na ị na mụtara ma ọ bụ gbanwere gị obibia ebe gị ọgụ ikpeazụ afọ na Kell miri-iyi?
S. Eyi
Yes and no. I think with that fight, ihe na anyị na gbanwere na-arụ ọrụ na ndị ọzọ na-ọzọ, nọmba otu, uche na mgbe ahụ ọnụ ọgụgụ abụọ, bụ isi. Aga m asị, nọmba otu, echiche n'ihi na e nwere ndị a ọtụtụ ihe ndị na-gwara m na akuku na emeghị m incorporate n'oge egwuregwu. Ná ngwụsị nke ụbọchị, Enwere m naanị ike anya na onwe m, and that’s the reason those things didn’t show up. We worked on a lot of mental preparation since that fight, ike ọ bụghị naanị ige ntị nkuku na mejuputa ndị ntụziaka n'oge agha na mgbe ahụ isi.
There were a lot of things I didn’t do in that fight. I got a little wild at points. Mgbe agha ahụ, anyị ozugbo anyị nwetara azụ ọzụzụ, anyị wee laghachi niile ụzọ ndị bụ isi dị ka anyị na-eme mgbe nile, ma anyị na-etinye ntakịrị ihe mesiri ike na uche akụkụ na ndị isi.
Ẹdọhọ
Nke a na-agha-aga na-Saturday n'abalị, isi ihe omume, praịm oge, na NBC na ọ bụla n'ụlọ na mba, and it’s going to be televised internationally. Tell us about how that affects you, ịbụ na ndị dị otú ahụ a marquis agha.
S. Eyi
Ị ma nke mere, M nwere ike na-ekwe nkwa na ị a, this is something that I’ve always envisioned and I’ve always looked forward to. My fight with Julio Diaz, mgbe mbụ m chọpụtara na ọ bụ na MGM Ukwu, I was really excited. Then I was told it was going to be in one of the conference rooms. The whole entire bubble didn’t bust, but a little bit of the air came out. I’ve just always marveled at the crowd, otú oké ọ ọkọkpọhi, ọkụ, the whole nine. I love every part of the ambiance of a big MGM Grand fight. I’m taking it with a lot of excitement and obviously not over enthused, but I do understand the moment that I’m about to have. The great part about it is it’s a moment that I’ve always wanted, and I’m looking forward to it, otú ahụ ka m ga-ewere ya na ọ dịghị nsogbu mgbe nile.
Ẹdọhọ
Bụ n'ebe ọ bụla legit iro n'etiti gị na Adrien?
S. Eyi
Ị ma nke mere, there was no animosity about the weight up until the press conference that we had last week. We had the press conference. We’ve known for weeks now that the contracted weight is supposed to be 144. Here we are doing everything that we need to do as professionals to be on weight, -na isi, na- 100%, na nwa na-họọrọ ime ka nkwekọrịta, arọ 144, ọchịchọ ghara ikwu banyere butere arọ, ọchịchọ ghara ikwu okwu banyere ihe ọ bụla rehydration nkebiahiri, chọrọ zere ihe ọ bụla mkparịta ụka metụtara ibu ókè ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla dị ka.
The ọzọ na ndị ọzọ anyị na-ekwu banyere ya, the more and more the animosity starts to set in because I’m a professional doing what I do. I’ve done it at this high level for so long, na ibu m klas bụ 147 for so long. You want to move up into my weight, then move up. Don’t be scared. Don’t be worried. Don’t be afraid. Put your skill on the line along with your record. Put everything on the line. Put it all on the line at 147. Don’t put it at 144 na mgbe ahụ na-achọghị ikwu okwu banyere ya.
I’m not going to worry about it. We still maintain our professionalism and come into this fight and this weigh-in the way we’re supposed to. No personal animosity towards Adrien Broner. I know him, ma m maara na ya site n'ebe dị anya.
Na na na-ekwu, ọ na-mgbe nile ọzọ nke a, “Hey, Kedu ka ị mere?” ụdị a mmekọrịta, bụghị a “Ka na-aga ụlọ oriri na nkwari n'abalị” ụdị mmekọrịta na-, bụghị a “Gịnị mere unu na-ekwu okwu m gị? M nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ ị mgbe,” relationship. Ya mere, we’re cool. The night of the fight, anyị ga-iro n'ihi na 12 agba, or however many rounds it lasts. Mgbe nke ahụ mechara, M ga-onye m na-ọkachamara na ka ọkpọ na-elekọta onwe ya.
Ẹdọhọ
Ọ a arọ-eche ihe ọma, ma ọ bụ na ị na-ahụ onwe gị na-akpụ akpụ nri azụ ruo welterweight mgbe a?
S. Eyi
O doro anya na anyị mere nke a aga n'ihi na a mere, and that was to fight the kid. Mgbe nke ahụ mechara, I don’t think there’ll be any other reason for me to move any lower than 147. It’s not going to be a problem this fight, but it’s not something that I want to entertain in the future. I’m a 147-pound fighter, simple as that. Anyone I fight will be a strong 147-pound fighter, not a blown-up 140-pound fighter and not a took-down 154-pounder. We look to fight everyone at their best, na m kasị mma na-aga na- 144 na satọde.
K. Swanson
Na na na. That actually was your last media question, ma m na-aga na-ajụ gị ajụjụ onwe m, something that I actually shared with Errol Spence too. It’s Father’s Day weekend for the big boxing weekend in Las Vegas. M na-eche na mmadụ nile nọ ọkpọ maara banyere nso, intimate relationship that the Porters have. I’d like, Shawn, n'ihi na ị na-eso anyị ihe papa gị pụtara gị na ihe ị na-eme atụmatụ maka Nna Day mgbe Saturday n'abalị.
S. Eyi
Jiri obi eziokwu, I’m happy that this fight has come at this time. My dad and I have worked extremely hard together for a very long time doing this sport. What better way to celebrate or wake up and just be proud of what we’ve done the night before, dị ka ezinụlọ, dị ka otu ìgwè? M obi ụtọ banyere inwe ọgụ a na-abalị tupu Nna Day, na m na-atụ anya ka ike kulie na gaa n'ọnụ ụlọ nke ọzọ na-eteta papa m na dị nnọọ utịbe na ihe anyị na-eme, O doro anya na, ọ bụghị naanị na mgbanaka ma ihe anyị nwere ugbu a, dị ka a na ezinụlọ dị ka otu ìgwè.
Ọ pụtara ụwa m, na na ọ maara na. I definitely know I mean the world to him. I’ve said this before, ịhụnanya na anyị nwere, na anyị na-, anyị na-arụ na mgbanaka na onye ọ bụla ọzọ, and it’s unparalleled. You can’t match it. Nke ahụ pụtara na a otutu. That makes a difference during the fight.
K. Swanson
Leonard, Ga-amasị m na-atụgharị ya n'elu gị maka ikpeazụ kwuru.
L. Ellerbe
Na na na. I just want to clear up this whole weight issue. It seems that there’s a lot of back and forth about the weight. Both fighters have agreed to fight this fight Saturday at 144 pounds max. I want to be clear with that, 144 pounds max. Both fighters agree upon that. The fans are expecting a great fight, and I think that both fighters will be at their best come Saturday night. Both fighters have had an excellent camp and have prepared to fight at the weight, and both fighters know what to expect from each other. They know each other very well. They both have great strengths, m na-eche na ọ na-aga na-a-akpali nnọọ akpali ọgụ bịa Saturday n'abalị.
M masịrị nnọọ na Shawn Porter, with what he’s been able to do as a professional. What I like the most about Shawn is his confidence. As a young veteran, he’s willing to get in there with anybody and those are the things that are a rare attribute when what you see with young fighters. A lot of fighters talk the talk, but they’re not willing to step up. Dị ka m kwuru, one of the most impressive things that I personally admire about Shawn is that he’s willing to get in there with anybody. He’s even called out Floyd Mayweather. He’s willing to get in there with Floyd, and that’s what I like. The guy’s willing to put it on the line, dina ya na akara, na-eme ihe ọ na-ewe na-eri nri ha na ezinụlọ ha na-enye ndị na Fans ihe ha chọrọ.
Anyị na-atụ anya Saturday n'abalị, a oké agha n'ihi na Fans. Ekele unu niile n'iji ya gee ntị.
K. Eyi
Ị Ihọd si nwere nnukwu nnọkọ e, good questions. We’re feeling good, so we’re looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday. Thanks for having us.
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