NEW YORK (Oct. 12, 2017) – Unom sa labing maayong 154-pound nga mga boksidor sa kalibutan nagkita-kita sa Highline Ballroom sa Manhattan kaniadtong Huwebes sa katapusang press conference alang sa karong Sabado sa world championship tripleheader live sa SHOWTIME.
Ang Premier Boxing Champions nga kalihokan nahitabo sa Barclays Center, sa balay sa Brooklyn Boxing®, adunay lima ka manggugubat nga naa sa taas 10 – ug upat sa top five – sa usa sa pinakalawom nga dibisyon sa boksing. Ang Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga telecast magsugod sa 10 sa gabii. UG/7 sa gabii. PT ug gipangulohan sa WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy “Ang American Dream” Lara naghimo sa ikaunom nga pagdepensa sa iyang titulo batok sa wala'y pilde nga contender Terrell Gausha.
Sa co-bahin, WBC Super Welterweight Champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo modepensa sa iyang titulo batok sa kauban nga wala’y pilde nga No. 1 contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin. IBF Junior Middleweight Champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd naghimo sa unang pagdepensa sa iyang titulo batok sa kanhi world champion Austin “Walay pagduhaduha” Trout sa telebisyon opener.
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Ania kung unsa ang gisulti sa mga manggugubat kaniadtong Huwebes:
ERISLANDY Lara
“Sa Okt.14, Akong ipakita kung nganong ako ang No. 1 fighter sa division.
“Usa na lang ka adlaw sa trabaho; laing adlaw sa opisina para nako. Kinahanglan nakong buhaton ang kinahanglan nakong buhaton ug mahimong maalamon nga boksingero aron modaog niining awaya. Kinahanglan nakong ipakita ang gamay sa tanan: ipakita ang akong boksing, ug ipakita ang akong gahom. Makita niya ang gamay sa tanan sa Sabado sa gabii.
“Gusto gyud nako nga mahiusa. Mao kana ang akong ania dinhi – aron madaog ang tanan nga mga bakus. Human niini nga away, hinaut nga ang usa niining mga batan-ong pusil mosaka sa plato ug makig-away kanako.
“Akong ipakita sa tanan nga ako ang pinakamaayo sa 154-pound division, ug ania ako sa dugay nga panahon. Importante kaayo nga ibalik kining world title sa mga tawo sa Houston. Adunay daghang trahedya sa Houston, ug nanghinaut ko nga sa kini nga kadaugan nagdala kini og gamay nga kalipay sa akong mga fans ug mga tawo nga nag-antus sa kalisud.”
TERRELL GAUSHA
“Kini ang akong labing kaayo nga pasundayag hangtod karon ug tan-awon ko nga hait ug naka-focus. Ganahan ko sa kompetisyon ug sa lisud nga mga hagit, ug tan-awon nako nga naa sa punto sa Sabado sa gabii.
“Panahon na para sa mga batan-ong lalaki ug mga Olympian sama nako, Errol Spence ug Rau'Shee Warren aron mopuli. Panahon na nato.
“Adunay ako usa ka dako nga sistema sa pagsuporta sa Cleveland ug ang akong mama adunay daghang bus nga mga tawo nga moadto aron makigkita kanako. Aron adunay mga fans nga ingon niana nga moabut ug mosuporta kanimo gusto nimo nga magkalot og lawom ug makuha kana nga kadaugan.”
JERMELL Charlo
“Kami adunay lig-on nga kampo sa akong mga kauban sa sparring sa Dallas. Nahibal-an namon kung kinsa ang among ubos. Kining batan-on dinhi [Lubin] naay dakong away nga umaabot. Kabalo na ko unsay akong buhaton. Kinahanglan nga sila ang mosulay ug mahibal-an ang usa ka plano sa dula. Sulayi ug paghimo og 'Plan B’ o ‘Plano A.’ Naa kay daghang hype nga tawo, daghang mga tawo sa imong palibot nagsaba-saba. Gipadayon ka nila, samok ka nila. Maayo kana. Namakpak sab mi, ganahan mi. Nalingaw mi. Apan Sabado sa gabii, ang away nga akong gihunahuna nga kinahanglan nga ang panguna nga panghitabo sa kard mao ang usa nga mangawat sa pasundayag. Gibuhat namo kini kaniadto, buhaton nato kini pag-usab.
“Ako undefeated, siya walay pildi. Regardless kung naa ba siyay mga away nga parehas nako, siya gigutom. Kadaghan na siya nagdagan sa iyang baba karong bag-o. Daghan kaayo kanag labot sa rason nganong nagkagubot ang akong team. Nagkagubot kami ug kana ang klase sa kusog nga among gipakaon. Kung magpadayon ka sa imong gibuhat, Gipaluyohan ra nako kini sa ring ug dili ko mabalaka kung unsa ang gisulti sa akong kontra ug kung unsa ang gisulti sa iyang team, because nobody has to fight but us.
“Let’s get in there and get comfortable in the ring. Hopefully I make him pay for the mistakes he’s making right now.
“It’s so important for me to bring a world title back to Houston. I told my brother [Jermall] that I’m competing with one of his knockouts against an undefeated fighter. It’s not about the world title because my city needs it. My family needs it. My son loves it. Busa, I’ve got my life on the line.”
Erickson LUBIN
“Excited na kaayo ko. Kaayo ko nga masaligon, I had a great training camp and I’m just ready to go sa Sabado.
“I hear it a lot, that I’m younger and he’s more experienced. It doesn’t really get to me, I know it is a huge step up because I’m fighting for the WBC title, not because of my opponent. I’ve seen everything in the ring. I’ve seen all types of fighters through training, fighting and through amateurs so this is definitely a big step up when it comes to me fighting for the WBC title.
“This definitely should have been the main event, but you got an experienced guy like Lara in the main event, which I don’t complain about. I know I got to go in there and take care of business. We’re both young. I’m not even in my prime yet. I’m ready to capture this title and I’m hungrier than ever and I know he’s hungry. He’s fairly young and we’re both undefeated and we both have a huge entourage. We’re just backed up by a lot of people and we got hype behind us. We’re ready to see who’s the hype and who’s the real deal.
“Orlando hasn’t had a champion in a very long time, or maybe never. This means everything. I’ll be a big, huge inspiration to Orlando. I am already a huge inspiration to Orlando. I can’t wait to bring it back to Orlando to give more people hope to go out there and do something positive.”
JARRETT HURD
“I’m feeling great. I’m right on weight. Sama sa ako miingon, this is the fight I’ve been waiting for and that I’ve wanted, so I’m ready to fight.
“I really want to go out here and make a statement and be the first to stop Austin Trout and send him into retirement.
“Ania ang butang, in my last four televised fights I’ve never possessed the same style. Austin Trout doesn’t know what style I’m coming out with in this fight. I never look the same in any of my fights so he can say that he prepared for a toe-to-toe matchup and that he prepared for me moving around, but he doesn’t know what I’m bringing to the table. I’ve got a couple tricks up my sleeve.
“[My height] is going to be a big factor because he’s going to try and move around and box from the outside, but I’m the taller, longer guy. So it’s going to be hard for him to stay on the outside, let alone stay on the inside, which he isn’t going to want to do either because I’m the bigger guy. It’s going to play a big factor and make it more difficult than he thinks.
“They say it’s easier to become a champion than to defend a belt. Right now this is my chance to defend my title and bring it back home. I can’t wait to represent.”
AUSTN TROUT
“Sa diha nga ako nahimong champion sa Sabado night I will continue to represent this game with class and dignity. I know this sounds like a campaign speech, but the beautiful part about it is that I don’t need your votes. I don’t need anyone to vote me in. I get to go in there and take it with my two hands. I have the faith that I can do it, but we all know faith without works is dead. But I’ve put in the work. So I have faith in the work behind me. My experience is just the icing on top to go in there and become the two-time world champion and stake the claim as the best 154-pounder in this game.
“Matinud-anon, I didn’t see a big frame up there, I just saw a tall guy. His shoulders look lean and his arms look lean. Either he’s sucking down for weight, or he’s just a little guy in a big, tall man’s body.
“He’s right in saying the fight isn’t going to go the distance, but it’s funny because he’s not going to be the one doing the knocking out. You know this man isn’t going to last 12 rounds.
“I’m going to drown this kid. We’re taking him into deep waters. He’s never been there. This is unchartered territory for him.
“Two-time Trout. Ganahan ko nga. I need that belt in order to solidify my legacy.”
LOU DiBELLA, CEO of DiBella Entertainment
“This is as good as it gets in boxing. We hope to have as many regular boxing fans in that room as we possibly can. You can get a great seat for the price of what you pay for a Pay-Per-View telecast. This quality of boxing has been emblematic of SHOWTIME’s boxing program in the last few years.”
Esteban Espinoza, Executive Vice President/General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports
“This event will be the 25th boxing event at Barclays Center sa lima ka tuig. I need to recognize Barclays Center and their staff because there are not that many venues supporting and contributing to this sport the way Barclays Center is. More than half of those shows have been on SHOWTIME as we’ve done 12, and two have been on CBS.
“We’ve set a very high bar with those events. Fighters know and promoters know – everyone knows that when you fight on SHOWTIME at Barclays Center it’s a big and exciting night in boxing.
“Fight fans sometimes complain that having multiple belts or multiple champions is complicated and confusing. But in this division, it’s not. I’ll make it really simple: these guys up here are the best guys in the division. Nga kini. Who’s at No. 1 and who’s the best? I can’t tell you. But it’s one of these six guys. So this Sabado you will see the best in the division, and they’ll be fighting each other.”
