{"id":104773,"date":"2021-07-02T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104773"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:02:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:02:38","slug":"chris-colbert-tugstsogt-nyambayar-final-press-conference-gets-heated-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104773","title":{"rendered":"Chris Colbert &#8211; Tugstsogt Nyambayar Final Press Conference Gets HEATED &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104773\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-104760 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07.03_1920x1080-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07.03_1920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07.03_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07.03_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07.03_1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Unbeaten Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris \u201cPrimetime\u201d Colbert and hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt \u201cKing Tug\u201d Nyambayar faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, July 3 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Also featured at Thursday\u2019s press conference were unbeaten rising star Michel Rivera and lightweight contender Jon Fern\u00e1ndez, who square off in the co-main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To open the telecast, SHOWTIME will air a special replay of last Saturday night\u2019s exciting pay-per-view main event fight between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios.<\/p>\n<p>The event is promoted by TGB Promotions. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the fighters had to say Thursday:<\/p>\n<p>CHRIS COLBERT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to knock [Yuriorkis] Gamboa out cold, and now \u2018King Tug\u2019 has to take the knockout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hard work is finally paying off. All I have to do is stay focused, dedicated, and disciplined, and then I\u2019ll be the face of boxing in a couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis venue is really known for wars. Come Saturday night I\u2019m definitely going to bring the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready for this fight. Nyambayar knows he\u2019s in for trouble on Saturday. Nobody out there can take a fight with me on a week-and-half notice and not be in for trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Michel Rivera got a lot of rounds in together during training down in Miami. We did a great job all camp and I\u2019m just ready and excited to get in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been knocking out everyone they put in front me. They still don\u2019t give me the respect I deserve yet. I just have to keep doing my thing on Saturday night and embarrass him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you if he\u2019s my toughest opponent yet. I know that he\u2019s not beating me, and that\u2019s a promise. There\u2019s no way a 126-pounder will come up in weight and beat me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a fighter with only one loss, he can come back from that. But it\u2019s not going to matter on Saturday night. He\u2019s supposed to be confident in himself. He can\u2019t say he\u2019s going to get washed Saturday, but that\u2019s what is going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate \u2018Tug\u2019 for taking the fight, but Saturday night I\u2019m going to get in there, dominate and beat him up. This is a Nissan vs. a Lamborghini, and I\u2019m the Lambo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree that \u2018King Tug\u2019 might be better opposition than Yuriorkis Gamboa would have been. But it doesn\u2019t matter if it was Gamboa, \u2018King Tug\u2019, or Arnold Schwarzenegger in there with me, it was always going to be the same outcome on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hair is orange this week as a dedication to the cause of fighting Multiple sclerosis. One of my friends, Dave, back in New Jersey has it and he told me his story of how he was paralyzed as a kid and also had MS. Then I saw him on the Stairmaster in the gym the next day for like an hour. I saw that and realized there\u2019s no excuses I can make for not being in the gym. I do the different hair colors to make people feel special. I want them to know that I\u2019m fighting for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody in the 130-pound division can beat me. I\u2019m going to continue to prove that every time I step into the ring. I\u2019m going to deliver a dominating performance. Don\u2019t be surprised when I stop him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think this is going past 10 rounds. I\u2019m going to keep proving that I have power on Saturday night. I\u2019m not discrediting his skills, but I\u2019m just different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TUGSTSOGT NYAMBAYAR<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited for this fight. It\u2019s my first fight at 130 pounds and I want to show what I can do. I\u2019m ready for this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust know this, we are here to win. My team is here to win. I\u2019m ready for Chris Colbert. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care that I\u2019m fighting on short notice at a higher weight. I believe in myself. I can fight at 122, I can fight at 126 and I can fight at 130.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo weeks\u2019 notice is enough for me. If I didn\u2019t take the fight, Colbert wouldn\u2019t have a fight. So he should be thankful. Let\u2019s see what happens. I\u2019m going to whoop his ass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in my speed and I believe in my power. I believe in myself. I just want to test myself. This is a good opportunity versus a good fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that he can stop me. Watch me on Saturday night. I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not worried about anything he says. I\u2019m just focused on the sight. I really believe in myself and that I\u2019m going to hurt him on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColbert has similar speed compared to Gary Russell Jr., so it\u2019s not going to be anything I haven\u2019t seen before. The adjustments from the Russell fight have been made in the gym over time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to be fighting at Dignity Health Sports Park because Los Angeles is my second home. It\u2019s very exciting to be fighting here and with a crowd there watching. The Mongolian fans are going to show up on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MICHEL RIVERA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a good camp and I have a good team, led by Herman Caicedo who is my coach along with Jukka Toivola. I know that this is a good opportunity and I worked so hard for this fight. I\u2019m so excited for July 3 and I know that this is my chance to show I\u2019m great and to shine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJon Fernandez is a good boxer and he\u2019s a good puncher. I don\u2019t know much about him, but I know that he\u2019s Spanish and he\u2019s a tall guy. He hits hard but I\u2019m in the type of condition to be great in this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure that on July 3 when people are watching the fight, they will see who the best boxer is. I\u2019m ready for everything. If he wants to fight instead of box, I will fight too. I have the skills. I believe that I am faster than him. I don\u2019t have problems with his height. You can see in my past fights where I was fighting at 144, and I looked good with big boxers too. I don\u2019t have a problem with it. Everybody will have to tune in July 3 on SHOWTIME, and they will see Michel Rivera beating Jon Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. I\u2019m Dominican, and in the Dominican Republic you don\u2019t get much opportunity. I came here and I am making my name. Everybody will know that I\u2019m ready to fight the top names at 135 \u2013 the best boxers. I have the skills and the talent. I\u2019m young and I\u2019m pretty, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good that he sounds confident. I am confident too. That makes for a great war. He has a lot of knockouts, but they weren\u2019t against any boxers like me. I\u2019m focused. Like I said, he\u2019s a good boxer, but I\u2019m better. I\u2019m trusting my talent and I\u2019m trusting my condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy perspective remains the same after this press conference. Fernandez is a proud fighter and I expect nothing less than what he said. I\u2019m also a proud fighter and I\u2019m convinced that I\u2019m better than him. I consider myself better prepared and ready to be considered one of the top boxers in the 135-pound division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining with Chris Colbert was a great experience, and the sparring sessions were awesome. He made me better, just like I made him better. He\u2019s a great person. My fellow Dominican fighter Jeison Rosario wished me luck and told me he knows I\u2019m going to be a world champion someday, and that he will be supporting me and watching the fight from the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course I believe that I am the next world champion from the Dominican Republic. I can beat all of the top boxers, the top five, in the 135-pound division. I want to make my name at 135 because I know this is a strong division now. I want everybody to know me at this weight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise a good fight. Everybody will see the next superstar in the ring on July 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JON FERNANDEZ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be here for this fight. Training camp in Madrid and Mexico have been great. We\u2019ve had an outstanding preparation. I\u2019m facing a great opponent in Michel Rivera, but this is the door I need to open to be in the big leagues of boxing. I don\u2019t plan on missing out on this chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s confident in his abilities, but I think this is a 50-50 match. It\u2019s going to be a great fight and we\u2019re definitely on the same level. There\u2019s no difference in skill levels. I\u2019m going to use my height and show off my boxing ability on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRivera is a very good boxer, and has many skills, but I believe that I have equal skills and more power. If I get the opening, I can knock Rivera out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise that we\u2019re going to put on a great show and deliver fireworks in the ring. My hand will be raised when the fight is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like fighting in Los Angeles. I have already been here before, but nothing can compare to being in the big show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in Spain is supporting me. My city of Bilbao has sent me all its love and they believe in me 100%. Even some famous soccer players have reached out to me. Players from Athletic Bilbao and (former Spain national team striker) Fernando Torres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to win in order to open the door for other Spaniard boxers who come behind me and relish this opportunity \u2013 like my brother Eker, who is about to make his professional debut. I want to make him proud and put Spain on the map as far as boxing is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I win, it\u2019s not just because of my power. It\u2019s going to be a close fight, but I\u2019m going to give everything I have to come out with the victory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unbeaten Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris \u201cPrimetime\u201d Colbert and hard-hitting contender Tugstsogt \u201cKing Tug\u201d Nyambayar faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, July 3 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. 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