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Easter to Defend IBF Lightweight Title Against Javier Fortuna ਕੱਲ
“I’m going to show him why he didn’t want to take this fight.” – ਰਾਬਰਟ ਈਸਟਰ
ਫੋਟੋ ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ: ਸ਼ੋਅ ਸਮਾ
ਕੀ: SHOWTIME Sports reporter Jim Gray sat down with undefeated world champion ਰਾਬਰਟ ਈਸਟਰ ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn ahead of his 135-pound title defense against former world champion Javier Fortuna. The pair discussed Easter’s motivations to enter the sport of boxing, his life outside the ring and future aspirations inside the ring.
The IBF Lightweight World Title Bout serves as the co-feature of the ਜਨਵਰੀ 20 SHOWTIME ਜੇਤੂ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ, a Premier Boxing Champions event LIVE on SHOWTIME (9 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ/6 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. PT) ਬਰਕਲੇਜ਼ ਕਦਰ ਤੱਕ, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The event is headlined by IBF Welterweight World Champion and 2012 U.S. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ Errol Spence ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. making his first title defense against former two-division world champion Lamont ਪੀਟਰਸਨ.
“Nothing concerns me about Fortuna”, said Easter. “He hasn’t been in the ring with no one like me with my attributes. I’m going to show him why he didn’t want this fight.”
Looking ahead to what a successful title defense ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ night would mean for his career, Easter made it clear his goal was to unify the division. “ਮਾਇਕੀ Garcia, Jorge Linares – either or, ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਈ ਫਰਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦਾ. It’s all in these guys’ hands if they want to face me.”
SHOWTIME Sports will stream two live boxing undercard bouts featuring Marcus Browne and Adam Kownacki ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS. ਬ੍ਰਾਊਨੇ, an unbeaten 175-pound contender from Staten Island, will face Francy Ntetu in a 10-round fight while undefeated heavyweight Kownacki, fighting out of Brooklyn by way of Poland, will take on Iago Kiladze of Kiev, ਇੱਕ 10-ਗੇੜ 'ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿਚ ਯੂਕਰੇਨ.
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