NABF FEATHERWEIGHT zus YAUXEJ Diaz JR. VS. JAYSON Vélez
MEDIA Workout QUOTES THIAB DUAB
SHOWDOWNS teev RAU HNUB SATURDAY, MARCH 26
AT Oracle ARENA hauv Oakland, CALIFORNIA
Televised NYOB RAU HBO®
Nyem NTAWM NO rau cov duab
Yees duab Credit: ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
Oakland, XWS LI (Lub peb hlis ntuj 23, 2015) - Nyob rau hnub Tuesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, Ob-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter Lwm Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) thiab tus naj npawb ib nyob IBF teeb heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) koom nyob rau hauv ib tug xov xwm workout thaum Huab tais lub Gym nyob rau hauv Oakland, California ua ntej ntawm lawv Lub peb hlis ntuj 26 sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland. Pawg ntseeg thiab Barrera yuav tau raws li nyob rau hauv 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator bout televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing® pib thaum 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. NABF Featherweight zus Yauxej "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) thiab sab saum toj-rated featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) kuj nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv thaum lub sij hawm workout ua ntej ntawm lawv 10-round NABF Featherweight title sib ntaus uas yuav qhib tau lub HBO telecast.
Tom qab shadowboxing nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab ib tug ob peb rounds nyob rau xuas nrig ntaus hnab, tag nrho plaub fighters koom nyob rau hauv kev sib tham nrog xov xwm neeg nyob rau hauv ntawv. Super tais yeej thiab Oakland haiv neeg Marshawn Lynch, ib tug avid Andre Ward supporter, ua ib tug tshwj xeeb tsos thaum lub sij hawm workout nyob rau hauv them nyiaj yug ntawm Ward.
Hauv qab no yog li cas rau fighters yuav tsum tau hais thaum lub sij hawm kawg xov xwm workout:
Andre pawg ntseeg, Ob-Time ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter:
"Kuv xav tias zoo thiab kuv npaj txhij yuav mus. Kuv peaking thaum lub sij hawm. Kuv cia li zoo siab heev tau nws nyob rau hnub Saturdayhmo ntuj.
"Kuv siv los tsav los ntawm Oracle Arena nyob 880 raws li ib tug me nyuam yaus nyob hauv kuv txoj kev mus Huab tais lub Gym thiab xav tsis thoob hais tias kuv yuav ua rau nws muaj ib hnub thiab [tus kws qhia] Virgil [Hunter] siv los hais nrog cog qoob loo, 'Koj yuav tawm xov xwm muaj.' Raws li kuv tau txais laus, Kuv siv los mus rau ib co ntawm cov phaib muab tso rau hauv nyob rau hauv lub arena. Kuv yog tseem yog ib qho kev pib xyaum ua thiab kuv yuav cia li npau suav. Tom ntej no koj paub, nyob rau hauv 2009, Kuv yog nyob rau hauv ib tug dab ntxuav tes los yog ua luam dej sib ntaus tawm tsam Edison Miranda. Yog hais tias kuv yeej, muaj tej zaum ib tug zoo lub caij nyoog uas kuv yuav tau txais ib lub npe txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv thiab tus so yog keeb kwm. Ntawm no yog peb yog dua, nws yog kuv 7th lub sij hawm ntawm Oracle thiab nws tseem yog ib txoj koob hmoov.
"Nws yog txoj cai lub sij hawm yuav tawm mus mus rau lub teeb heavyweight. Nws yog ib tug ua ke ntawm tsis muaj txoj cai hais mav mus tua los yog hais mav uas tsis xav kom sib ntaus sib tua kuv. Kuv xav kom ua tau zoo kawg. Cov no yog cov hom ntawm kev xyaum koj yuav tsum ua. Kuv yog ib tug me nyuam kawm ntawv ntawm lub ua si nawv thiab thaum kuv kawm ntawv cov kev ua si nawv, qhov no yog dab tsi greats ib txwm ua. Lawv txav mus. Qhov zoo sawv daws yuav nrhiav tau ib txoj kev tau nws ua li cas thiab kuv xav kom muaj nyob rau hauv sib tham.
"Barrera yog ib tug loj lub cev. Nws yog ntseeg. Nkawd mus tau ib tug zoo Puncher. Peb tsis tuaj tos nws vim hais tias nws yog ib tug mos mos touch. Peb khaws nws vim hais tias nws twb mus tau kuv npaj thiab qhia kuv dab tsi no qhov ceeb thawj hauv chav kawm ntawv yog tag nrho hais txog. Yog hais tias koj saib nyob rau kuv cov hauj lwm, muaj ib qho chaw rau tune-ups uas kuv tsis tau muaj ib tug ntau ntawm. Koj xav mus tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab yog hais tias koj tsis sib ntaus sib tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws, koj xav mus tua tus naj npawb ib contender. Tias yog dab tsi peb nyob nraum ua.
"Kuv xav tias kuv evolving rau hauv ib tug npaum fighter. Kuv yuav tsiv thaum kuv muaj rau koj tsiv. Kuv xav hais tias yog kev zoo nkauj ntawm tej kis las uas tsis ua phem rau nws lub cev thiab yeej yuav siv sij hawm nws khoom siv tes ua tiag. Kuv twb pom ib co cov khoom tau thov kev pab kuv tu kuv prime. Nws yog kev vwm rau kuv. Kuv xav tias kuv yog raws li zoo raws li kuv tau puas tau. Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv ib tug boxing gym tsis muaj ntau npaum li cas ntawm ib tug so rau yav dhau los 20 xyoo. Kuv lub hlwb ua kuv tsaug rau ob lub xyoos dhau. Kuv lub cev ua kuv tsaug. Nws tej zaum yuav muab kuv lwm ob xyoo nyob rau hauv kuv cov hauj lwm.
"Kuv yuav tsum cia li yuav kuv. Kuv yog leej twg yog txaus. Kuv tsis tau qhia rau Kovalev nyob rau hauv cov neeg coob coob nyob rau hnub Saturdayhmo ntuj. Peb nyuam qhuav muaj siv rau qhov kev ua si txoj kev npaj. Kuv xav hais tias yog yuav mus xa cov lus nws yuav tsum xa thiab yog hais tias nws tsis, ces nws mam [Kovalev] tau txais cov lus thaum peb sib ntaus sib tua.
"Yog hais tias kuv tsis yeej no sib ntaus, tsis muaj dab tsi cia rau hauv txoj kev. Yog hais tias kuv tsis yeej no sib ntaus, Kuv tsis tsim nyog mus tua rau lub title. Qhov ntawd yog qhov kev muaj tiag ntawm kuv qhov teeb meem.
"Barrera yeej tsis tiv thaiv ib tug txiv leej tub li kuv ua ntej, li ntawd, lawv muaj peev xwm tham ib tug zoo kev ua si. Lawv yuav tus thawj lub muaj nuj nqis ua ntej mus rau lub sib ntaus. Lawv muaj peev xwm hais tag nrho cov slick khoom lawv xav hais tias. Peb cia li xav mus rau tus thawj lub muaj nuj nqis Sunday thaum sawv ntxov tom qab lub sib ntaus yog tshaj. Tias yog dab tsi kuv focused rau. "
Sullivan BARRERA, Number ib cov movies IBF teeb heavyweight contender:
"Kuv muaj zog tshaj Ward. Kuv muaj lub Cuban tom qab thiab kuv kawm tau ntau heev ntawm kev txawj ntse muaj. Ntau tshaj txhua, qhov kev txiav txim los mus kov yeej dab tsi nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv yuav pab tau kuv defeat Ward rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.
"Thaum kuv nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, nws yog kuv lub tsev.
"Txawm Ward muaj, Kuv yuav tau kho mus rau nws thiab kov yeej nws.
"Kuv muaj ob txhais tes. Nws muaj ob tug ob txhais tes. Kuv muaj ib txoj hauj lwm ua nyob rau hauv Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.
"Kuv paub Ward thiab Kovalev yog heev saib taus thiab lawv tsim ib tug ntau ntawm cov nyiaj thiab ib tug ntau ntawm kev txaus siab, tab sis lawv tsis paub dab tsi Sullivan Barrera muaj peev xwm sawv ntawm ua. Kuv yuav ua pov thawj tias nyob rau hnub Saturday.
"Kuv tsis tiag tiag ib tug txiv leej tub uas tau mus saib rau ib tug knockout. Kuv boxing txawj hais lus rau lawv tus kheej. Kuv tabtom sib ntaus sib tua Andre Ward thiab sib ntaus sib tua no nyob rau hauv Oakland, li ntawd, kuv tsis xav tias ib tug txiav txim yuav muaj cob nyob rau hauv kuv haum.
"Rau tag nrho cov kiv cua, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog lub Cuban kiv cua uas tau kev txhawb kuv thov paub tias tuaj Saturday, Kuv yuav ua txhua yam li kuv tau ua rau tuaj tawm yeej xwb. "
YAUXEJ Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight zus:
"Kuv yuav tsis xav tias yuav zoo li cas Jayson ua rau Ronny Rios thaum lub sij hawm no sib ntaus. Kuv twb tau txais mus nyob rau hauv muaj, sim nws tawm thiab kho thaum kuv nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
"Yog hais tias zoo caij rau nws tus kheej nyob qhov twg nws yog raug mob thiab kuv pom tias kuv punches yog kev nyuaj siab loj nws, ces txog thaum kawg kuv yuav tau nyob rau hauv muaj, yuav txhoj puab heev thiab paub tseeb tias kuv coj nws tawm raws li thaum ntxov li sai tau.
"Kuv paub tau txais nyob rau hauv, txiav tawm lub nplhaib thiab noj nws mus rau hauv lub cev tam sim ntawd yuav tawg nws cia. Uas yuav ua kom nws tsis txhob txav ntau li ntau thiab tom qab nyob rau hauv rounds kuv yuav tsaws vicious blows mus rau lub taub hau. Kuv yuav coj nws mus rau hauv lub cev tam sim ntawd.
"Neeg Kuv 100% npaj txhij. Qhov no yog ib tug loj theem nyob rau hauv kuv cov hauj lwm, ces kuv lub hlwb teem. Kuv zoo npaj. Kuv xav tias zoo li no yog lub caij kuv muaj lawm tos tag nrho kuv lub tag nrho lub neej. Kuv xav tias zoo li Kuv npaj txhij rau qhov no thiab kuv yuav tsis tos rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26. Kuv kawm nyuaj heev rau qhov no sib ntaus thiab kuv zoo npaj rau nws.
"Kuv yeej xav kom ib daim ntawv qhia no sib ntaus. Kuv xav qhia rau ntiaj teb tias Yauxej Diaz yuav tus tom ntej loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv boxing, li ntawd kuv thiaj kawm nyuaj heev kom muab tso rau rau ib tug zoo sib ntaus rau kev sib ntaus kiv cua, yuav heev txhoj puab heev thiab ua rau nws ib tug tsov rog nyob rau hauv muaj. Kuv cia siab hais tias Jayson Vélez yog 110% npaj txhij vim hais tias kuv xav kom nws yuav nyob rau hauv nws zoo tshaj plaws.
"Yog hais tias kuv yeej tau qhov kev sib ntaus thiab ua ib daim ntawv qhia, Kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsiv mus nyob rau contender raws li txoj cai thiab hopefully tau ib lub ntiaj teb title tua los ntawm tus kawg ntawm lub xyoo no. Kuv xav mus tua nyuaj tw xyoo no vim hais tias kuv xav kom koj qhia lub ntiaj teb no kuv yog leej twg.
"Kuv xav tias zoo li ib tug tsiaj nyaum thaum kuv nqis mus rau lub nplhaib thiab kuv tau pom nws nyob rau hauv sparring. Thaum twg kuv yuav tsaws zoo blows, Kuv yuav qhia rau hais tias kuv ua phem rau kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. "
JAYSON Vélez, Top-nyob featherweight contender:
"Thaum kuv qib, txhua txiv leej tub yog ib tug sab saum toj contender. Kuv yuav tsum qhia nyuaj thiab txhim kho kuv tiv thaiv. Kuv twb tau ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas.
"Yog hais tias koj pom kuv tas peb los yog plaub sib ntaus, koj yuav pom hais tias kuv tau dominating nyob rau hauv thawj ob peb rounds thiab ces kuv khiav tawm ntawm cov roj, Kuv tau ua hauj lwm rau kuv muaj lub zog yog li ntawd yuav tsis tshwm sim nyob rau Lub peb hlis ntuj 26.
"Kuv tau pom Diaz tus fights. Peb twb sparred ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm. Nws tau txais kev ceev. Nws tau txais ib kev tshaib kev nqhis. Nws yog nws HBO debut, li ntawd, nws yog twv yuav raug hu siab, tab sis yog li kuv. Nws yuav yog ib lub zoo sib ntaus.
"Kuv xav kom muaj tau zus ib ntawm cov lo lus. Kuv paub tias nws xav nws ib yam nkaus thiab. Nyob rau hnub Saturday, peb yuav paub tias leej twg xav kom nws ntau. Peb xav kom yeej thiab peb muaj ob txoj kev kawm rau ib tug yeej. Ib tug sib ntaus ntawm lub hwj chim thiab ceev yog ib tug zoo match-up. Tsis hais nws yog Mexican thiab kuv Puerto Rican. Koj yeej yuav tau txais ib tug zoo sib ntaus thiab nws tsis yog ib qho koj xav kom nco. "
Ward vs. Barrera, ib tug 12-round IBF tus naj npawb ib txoj hauj lwm thiab yuav tsum tau txoj hauj lwm eliminator uas yog hais los ntawm ROC teb chaws Cov kev ua si nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Main Txheej xwm, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 26, 2016 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Neeg mus ncig teb chaws Management Solutions (CTMS), Zoo siab, Lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Khoom noj khoom haus, Khau Palace, Tus waterfront Hotel thiab Mus saib Oakland. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav tsum televised nyob rau HBO ntiaj teb Championship Boxing pib ntawm 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT. Qhib lub qhov HBO telecast yuav ua Yauxej Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus rau lub NABF Featherweight title los ntawm Golden tub Promotions nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Miguel Cotto Promotions.
Daim pib luv nqi thaum $300, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab nqi thiab se yog muaj nyob rau ntawm tag nrho cov Ticketmaster qhov chaw, nyob hauv internet ntawm Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) thiab them los ntawm lub xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.
Ua raws li cov kev sib tham nyob rau hauv Twitter los ntawm kev siv #WardBarrera.
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