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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 ea Mayweather ho phahamiswa, ba tla matha ya call.
Pele wa call re tla ho bua le Errol Spence, Jr., le mohanyetsi oa hae, Roberto Garcia, ne a boetse a lokela ho ho ba setho ya call empa, ka bomalimabe, o ne a e last minute i bongaka ho khethoa ha hore o ne a ho fumana a pele a tloha bakeng sa Las Vegas, kahoo o ile a ke ke ba khona hore ba ikopanye le re.
Sena se ba bang ba bacha ngoloang ke fantastis oke, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing him fight. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Leonard Ellerbe, ba tla etsa hore ea tumeliso le bula e fihlela.
Leonard Ellerbe
Kea leboha, 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 20go th. The telecast qala ka 8:30 p.m. LE / 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, le Ke kopa ho leboha ba ka tsehetso ea bona.
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, Refresh. and veteran Roberto Garcia in a 10-round welterweight fight. Following the fights on NBC, re tla switjha fetang ho NBCSN bakeng sa feta e khōlō khato.
The ditekete tsa e phelang liketsahalo, e tla ho kgothaletswa ka Mayweather ho phahamiswa kamanong le TGB ho phahamiswa, leng Sale hona joale. The tickets are available through Ticketmaster and mgmgrand.com. With the purchase of a ticket to the June 20go th loana ena Saturday, fans will also have access to the PBC on CBS card taking place on Sunday at the MGM Grand. That bout will feature, e kholo ea ho ketsahalo, Rances Barthelemy bapisiwa le Antontio DeMarco, le Sammy Vasquez tla loana Together Omotoso, eo qala ka 4:00 p.m. LE / 1:00 p.m. PT ka CBS.
Ke kopa ho qala tsoa e hlahisang khong-ka sehloohong ketsahalo, 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 le 13 Kos. Errol?
Errol Spence Refresh.
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. Ka tsepo, ka mor'a hore ntoeng ena, ka mor'a hore ena e khōlō tshebetso, Ke e ka ba ka sehloohong ketsahalo ka NBC.
Q
Na u ikutloa u joaloka u ho fallela tsela eo u batla ho ho fallela? Faster? Slower? Where you’re supposed to be? Ka nako eo, joang haufinyane U nahana hore, hore hore na u ka ba hlokomela hao lireng, Roberto Garcia, ena mafelo-beke, hore u ka kena le ho feta bohlokoa loana, mohlomong bakeng sa e leng tlotla e nako e itseng?
Le. Spence Refresh.
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. Ka tsepo, Ke ka fumana le feta lebitso la tsebahalang lireng, ka tsepo eo e neng e lefatše 'mampoli a ho na le, le ka nako eo ka ka nako e itseng pele selemong se tlang, Ke ka loanela e leng tlotla e.
Q
Ho ea ka batho ba bangata ba, u ne u le ba ditalente oke ka United States Olympic Team a 2012 le boy le ka ho fetisisa bokgoni e le litsebi. Ke hore tšitiso bakeng sa o? Does it motivate you? Do you believe your clippings? How do you stay focused? Because it seems like you are a pretty focused guy, tsela eo u 'nile ka tla ka ya hao ya kgwebo.
Le. Spence Refresh.
Lebaka le leng ke, lula tsepamisa maikutlo ke feela ntho eo ke tlhaho etsa, 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, 'me ke batla ho batla e khōlō, 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. Ke mpa feela ke lokela ho lula le lipakane le feela lula inehetseng, 'me ke tla be sebele loana feta tsejoa bahanyetsi ba, joaloka Robert Guerrero kapa Keith Thurman kapa Amir Khan kapa motho e joaloka hore.
Q
Seo ka nako eo ha tlhōlo khahlanong le Garcia etsa ya ka dipehelo tsa ho o ho na le?
Le. Spence Refresh.
Roberto Garcia, a 's thata, a ea nang le phihlelo, 'me ke nahana' na ho ba tebello e le le haufi le ho ho ba contender, Ke ne ke ho tobana le wa ba monna joaloka hore, wa ba monna le e ngata ea phihlelo le le sebele molemo rekoto, 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, empa ke na le ho loana mo ho fumana ho ba guys logo.
Q
Le ho hlaha ha e ngata ya Europe Bochabela bahlabani, ba loanela e leng tlotla e a bona bobeli kapa oa boraro litsebi loana, etsa u ikutloa u khatello ea ho ea mofuta ofe hata fihlela hao tshebetso 'me u nke a boima lintoa le ho ntshetsa pele le hanyane sebetsa ka potlako ho re feta' nile ka tloaelo bone American bahlabani nakong e fetileng?
Le. Spence Refresh.
Se Ke Oa. I don’t necessarily feel pressured. Everybody has their own path that they have to take. What those guys did was great, le hore 's sa tloaelehang' me ka sebele etsahala ka makhetlo ho, empa mong le e mong o na le tsa bona tseleng, le mong le e mong e ntse e hōla ka tsela e fapaneng.
Q
Errol, ho tloha PBC se a qalile kgaso lintoa, a 2015, u se u o ne a, le e mong loana ka Garcia-Peterson undercard, empa hao oke kgwebo kapa hao Bio, hore 'NILE ha ho e ngata ho pepesehela. Na u ka mpolella hore na seo se 'nile joaloka ho bona u ka TV le seo ba itsoara joang ka e bile ho hore ho pepesehela?
Le. Spence, Refresh.
It’s been great. Ke nyakalletse. 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, lilemo tse leshome, motso o mong lilemo tse, 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.
Q
O boletsoeng 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, kapa ba le lintoa u batla? It sounded like you might have been alluding to a different fight. Tseo ke ntseng ke ipotsa hore ke haeba u bona ba guys logo e le ka tsela ea hao ho loana Mayweather?
Le. Spence Refresh.
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, tsena ke wa banna tse ho tla ho thoeng matha ho aroloa, 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.
Q
Ke batla ho u botsa ka seo u tsebang hore ya hao ya lireng, Roberto Garcia? Na u nahana ka, e le lan, Garcia hore e be toughest oke hore u se u tobana le?
Le. Spence, Refresh.
I see him as the most experienced fighter. It could be the toughest. Tsohle li itšetlehile. One of my tough fights was against Emmanuel Lartey. O ile a e ne e 15-0, me ke ne ke 8-0 ka nako eo. But I mean it could be. O ile a boima, a oa nang le phihlelo, and he’s gritty. I know he’s going to come to fight, e le sena se tla ba e mong oa ke toughest lintoa ho letsatsi.
Q
Hona joale, 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?
Le. Spence Refresh.
Ke lula kwa 147, and welterweight is my weight class. A lot of times I might fight at 148 kapa ho hong ho kang hore, empa 147 ke boima ba 'mele sehlopha sa hore ke loana kwa.
K. Swanson
Ho Lokile, hore e ne e le hao ho qetela potso, Errol, but I have one for you that I’d like to add here. The weekend is Father’s Day weekend, le mo go se Ke 'nile ka bala ka o, ntate oa hao a e ne e le le ntle karaoke a etsa bonnete ba hore u ne u ditebele mosebetsi. Ke ipotsa hore na ebe u ne u ka kopanela le re le hanyane ka kamano ea hao le ntate oa hao a, kamoo ho leng bohlokoa o ne a ho ntshetsopele ya hao ditebele bokhoni ba, 'me haeba a tla ba le o ena mafelo-beke ho la Las Vegas.
Le. Spence Refresh.
Ntate oa ka, he got me started in boxing. E ne e le mokhanni, e le o ile a sebelisa ho khanna koloi bosiu bo le bong, 'me joale o tla fihla lapeng 12:00 p.m. kapa hamorao ka nako eo nkisa tlelaseng ea boikoetliso,. Then after that he’d come from the gym, e ne e le joaloka 5:00 kapa 6:00 p.m., le o ne a tla phomola bakeng sa ngoe kapa tse peli 'me le tsoele ka ho toba ho sebetsa. Ka nako eo, Ke ne ke sa nahana ka e, empa ha e le ke ile ka baholo le le hanyane bohlale ho, hlokomela le boitelo bohle boo a sehlabelo hore ke be khona ho lebokoseng 'me a ea bohle tsena tsa naha turnira' me lintho tsena turnira tsoa tsa naha le sepakbola. He had to pay for the hotel, lefa bakeng sa lijo le sepakbola joaloka hore tsoa fellang ka pokothong. We didn’t have any sponsors and stuff like that.
A phetha karolo e kholo ba karolo ea ditebele mosebetsi. He’s my supporter. That’s my mentor. That’s like my best friend. For Father’s Day, Ke il'o ho fumana mo le hlola, 'me ho tla ba e tsotehang hlola hore o tla ba motlotlo ka' me o tla rata. He played a big part in my career. Without him, Kea tseba hore ke ne e ke ke ditebele.
K. Swanson
E khōlō. Thanks for sharing that. I know he was an important part of your story. E le, Leonard, that is it on the side for Errol. We appreciate you taking the time out of your training. Libaka tse Hloahloa tsa ea lehlohonolo ho o, le re lebeletse ka thabo ho ho shebella o ka PBC ka 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, 'me o tla be batla tlang ho tla ka ka Moqebelo bosiu le e khōlō tshebetso.
Le. Spence Refresh.
Kea leboha. 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
E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, re na le thabisang haholo ntoa. 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. Like I said, a ho tla ha ho re ho tsoa 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, le 16 Kos, e mong haese pele e neng e welterweight lefatše 'mampoli, “Nako Ea Lipontšo” Shawn Porter.
Shawn Porter
Ke eng, mong le e mong? Thanks for having me on.
Ken Porter
Kea le leboha ka guys logo bakeng sa babatsehang ho hlahiswa, 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, ho selemo ho pota, 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, hore e ne e se bothata ebang ke.
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, le ka nako eo re ba hopotsoa hore re ne re ena call ya dipuisano le o guys logo, kahoo ho ne ho ka ho feletseng hase bothata ho rona ho khutlela hae le lula fatše o monyenyane bit le nka ena-call hobane kaofela ha rona sebetsa ka thata e se e entse, eseng feela ntoeng ena kapa kampong ena, 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, le re u lebeletse ho e khōlō loana ka Moqebelo bosiu khahlanong le e khōlō oke.
Q
U entse'ng ka tsela e fapaneng ena kampong ea koetliso ho lokisetsa u bakeng sa ntoeng ena le lebelo la Adrien Broner?
S. Aamir Khan
Oa tseba joang, I’ll let you know. E, 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. E le, e seo re 'nile ka ho etsa, feela kwa boemong bo phahameng. We’re not overlooking his speed. We’ve just done more of what we need to do to prepare for it, eo ke seo re se 'nile ka kamehla entse.
K. Aamir Khan
Feela ho u fa guys logo e nyenyane net, Ke nahana hore Devon Alexander ke e 'ngoe ea literene tse lebelo boraditebele mabole, nako. 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, a mananeo, 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, e le ha u bua ka wa ba monna ea lebelo, hore 's hase ntho eo re u ameha ka.
Bothata hore hore boy tla ba le ho sebetsana le ke re u ka potlako, and we’ve got power to come along with that. E le, we’re prepared for that. Just like Shawn said, we just continue doing what we’ve already done. At this point in time, e sa ke nahanisisa ka ho hang, e le re se u loketse bakeng sa hore.
Q
Na u se u a tsela efe kapa efe lokisetsa u bakeng sa mohlomong le antics ba tlang hammoho ka lesakaneng la litebele le sa Adrien Broner?
S. Aamir Khan
Oa tseba joang, I haven’t. I understand that could arise during the fight. My whole thing is this, 'me ho ntho eo ntate a e' nile ea petelitsoe holim 'a, is being professional at all times. Being professional means maintaining your composure and staying poised and sticking to the game plan no matter what. E le, ho sa tsotellehe hore a ka 'na se etsa kapa re ka nako ya loana, fetang ka etsahala hore ebe seo se bolela hore ke etsa ho hong ho tokelo ya, 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. Ke 'na ba Ke' na, 'me ke fumana mosebetsi entse.
K. Aamir Khan
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.
Q
You’re an Akron guy. Broner’s a Cincinnati guy. They’re saying it’s the battle of Ohio, le re tla ho Las Vegas, e khōlō habité for gaboleh lintoa ka nako eohle, a hlollang a habité ho ba le lintoa, empa o ile a etsa u nahana hore mohlomong hore u guys logo ba ne ba tla duking e tsoa a Ohio ho fedisa ithorisang ditokelo tsa ho mmuso?
S. Aamir Khan
Ke ka leboea-bochabela Ohio boy, eseng feela 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. Hape, tsohle ke ithutile, I learned from my dad. He told me a long time ago, O re: haeba u batla ho ntlafatsa, haeba u batla ho ntlafatsa le ho etsa lintho a le phahameng ka ho fetisisa, u se u ile ho fallela ka le ka linako tse ling tloha lapeng feela 'me ba hlokomele ya hao ya kgwebo.
Le hore ho a re, 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.
Q
Ka matla hakae ha e le tla ba hore u fumana ho fihlela 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. Aamir Khan
I’ll answer the first question first. Hona joale, re u 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, Ke mo bolella, eng kapa eng eo re lokelang ho se etsa ho etsa hore loana.
Ke nahana ho na le e nyenyane potsanyane ho Cincinnati ba 's tšaba ntoa kwa 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, a ha ho leha e le efe.
The ntho e molemo ka ho ke ke ke hlohonolofatsoa hore ke na le e khōlō 'mele, and somehow we can get my body to do what it needs to do. Ha a le qetellong ea letsatsi le, all I can do is give it up to God. It’s been great along the way and, tšoanang le uena o ile a re, Ke loana bo phahameng jwalo ka 165 a le phihlelo litabeng tsa ntoa esita le 154 holim 'a ho retelehela lan, 'me hona joale 147 for the last about four or five years. It’s been great, le theohelang a 'maloa a lik'hilograma tse ba ke ke ba le bothata.
K. Aamir Khan
I call it addition by subtraction. As he loses weight, he increases his opportunity for big fights. E le, re tsoa 154 ho 147, le ho na le e khōlō lintoa ho na le e le kholo loana mabitso a ho na le. Here re 'nile ka o ile a botsa ho theohela a' maloa a lik'hilograma tse, 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. E le, 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.
Q
Shawn, bobeli ba lōna le Adrien 'nile a ba bang ba thabisang lintoa, but you’re also both very good boxers also. What is your take on how this is going to play out?
S. Aamir Khan
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. Le hore ho a re, re u tenyetseha, eo o moholo, 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, le otla ka litebele, khatello, le countering, kaofela ha eona.
Q
Ha u sheba Adrien Broner ea rekoto, u bona o ne a e hore ho felloa ho 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. Aamir Khan
E. We’ve taken a look at a number of his fights, eseng feela tse mpe, but also the good. I’m steadily reminding myself not to underestimate him, sa ho nahana hore ke il'o tlang ho tla a ho na le le etsa sohle se hore Maidana o ile a etsa ho eena, and that’s it and I’ll get the win. We look to do so much more than what Maidana did, empa khatello hore Maidana sebelisoa eo eohle ea loana e ne e le le leholo le le e ne e le seo o ne a hloka.
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, le re se u loketse bakeng sa e.
Q
Na ho na le bile lintho tse tobileng tse hore u ithutile kapa fetoha ka hao atamela ho tloha ntoeng ea hao selemong se fetileng le Kell Brook?
S. Aamir Khan
Yes and no. I think with that fight, lintho tse re 'nile ka fetoha' me ba sebetsa ka feta fetohile feta, nomoro ya e mong, kelello le ka nako eo nomoro tse peli, ka lintho tsa motheo. Ke tla re, nomoro ya e mong, ka kelellong ea hobane ho na le e ne e le lintho tse ngata tseo ba neng ba o ile a botsa ho 'na neng o le k'honeng hore ke ne ke sa incorporate ka nako ya a bapisoa. Ha a le qetellong ea letsatsi le, Ke ka feela sheba ke, and that’s the reason those things didn’t show up. We worked on a lot of mental preparation since that fight, khona ho feela mamela ea sekhutlo le ho kenya tshebetsong ba ditaelo ka nako ya ho loana le ka nako eo ka lintho tsa motheo.
There were a lot of things I didn’t do in that fight. I got a little wild at points. Ka mor'a hore ntoa, ha re se re ile khutlela koetliso, re ile a khutlela ho ea fihla ho ka lintho tsa motheo joaloka re kamehla ke etsa, empa re etelletsa ho se hokae ho hatisa ha ka kelellong ea tšobotsi e 'ngoe hammoho le ka lintho tsa motheo.
Q
Ntoeng ena etsahalang ho ba Saturday bosiu, ka sehloohong ketsahalo, ka sehloohong nako, ka NBC a hoo e batlang e mong le o mong hae ka har'a naha, and it’s going to be televised internationally. Tell us about how that affects you, ho ba joalo marquis loana.
S. Aamir Khan
Oa tseba joang, Ke ka u tšepisa ena, this is something that I’ve always envisioned and I’ve always looked forward to. My fight with Julio Diaz, ha ke qala ho tseba hore e o ne a le MGM Grand, 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, joang phahameng e fumana, mabone, 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, e le Ke tla nka e le na bothata ho hang.
Q
Na ho na le reload lehloeo pakeng tsa hao le Adrien?
S. Aamir Khan
Oa tseba joang, 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, ba ka ntlha, ba 100%, le potsanyane ea ileng a khetha ho etsa konteraka, boima 144, lakatsang a ke a sa ho bua ka tumellano ea boima ba 'mele, lakatsang a ke a sa ho bua ka leha e le efe rehydration polelwana, o batla hore ho qoba ho moqoqo ofe kapa ofe e amanang le boima ba 'mele meedi kapa ntho e kang ena.
The le ho feta re bua ka e, 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, le ke boima ba 'mele sehlopha sa ke 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 le ka nako eo sa batle ho bua ka e.
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, empa kea mo tseba a le hole.
Le hore ho a re, Kamehla ho bile ho feta ho le, “Hey, u ntse u ea joang?” mofuta wa le kamano, e se “A re ke re ho ea gigolo bosiung bona” mofuta wa kamano le boetse, e se “Ke hobane'ng ha u bua le 'na o? Ke ho ne ho ka loana o ka nako e itseng,” relationship. E le, we’re cool. The night of the fight, re tla be re lira tsa bakeng sa 12 o garela, or however many rounds it lasts. Ka mor'a moo, Ke tla ba ba Ke 'na' me e be litsebi 'me a le ditebele ba hlokomela ka boeona.
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Na see se boima ba 'mele ikutloa molemo, kapa U bona u ho fallela tokelo ya bekapo ho welterweight ka mor'a sena?
S. Aamir Khan
Ho hlakile hore re ile ra ke falla bakeng sa lebaka la, and that was to fight the kid. Ka mor'a moo, 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, le ke molemo ka ho fetisisa tla ba 144 ka moqebelo.
K. Swanson
Ho Lokile. That actually was your last media question, empa ke il'o ho u botsa potso ke, something that I actually shared with Errol Spence too. It’s Father’s Day weekend for the big boxing weekend in Las Vegas. Ke nahana hore mong le e mong mabole tseba ka le haufi, intimate relationship that the Porters have. I’d like, Shawn, bakeng sa o ho kopanela le re seo ntate oa hao a ho bolela ho o le seo u se rera bakeng sa Ntate oa Day ka mor'a hore Saturday bosiu.
S. Aamir Khan
Ka botsepehi, 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, le lelapa, e le sehlopha? Ke thabile ka ho ntoeng ena ba bosiung ba pele Ntate oa Day, 'me ke lebeletse ho khona ho tsoha' me le tsoele negeng ya latelang kamoreng le tsoha ntate a le feela hlolloa ke seo re entse, ho hlakile hore, feela ka lesakaneng la litebele empa seo re nang le hona joale le lelapa le e le sehlopha.
A bolela lefatše ho 'na, 'me oa tseba hore. I definitely know I mean the world to him. I’ve said this before, lerato hore re na le, hore re kopanela, re ka tloha le hore ka ho reng e nang le mong le e mong tse ling, and it’s unparalleled. You can’t match it. Sena se bolela hore e ngata. That makes a difference during the fight.
K. Swanson
Leonard, Ke kopa ho ka e 'na ho uena bakeng sa ho qetela litlhaloso.
L. Ellerbe
Ho Lokile. 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, le Ke nahana hore ho tla ba le thabisang haholo loana tla Saturday bosiu.
Ke a khahloa haholo le 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. Like I said, 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, larileng ka mo moleng, etsa se ho nka ho fepa ba bona ba lelapa le ho fana ka le Fans seo ba batlang.
Re lebeletse ho Saturday bosiu, e khōlō loanela le Fans. Kea le leboha ka bohle bakeng sa tokiso a.
K. Aamir Khan
O boy ea o ne a e khōlō lenaneo ho na le, 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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