{"id":16445,"date":"2011-09-30T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T13:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16445"},"modified":"2011-09-30T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T13:25:11","slug":"olusegan-ajose-ali-chebah-war-of-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16445","title":{"rendered":"Olusegan Ajose – Ali Chebah War of WORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1-ranked super lightweight contender Olusegun Ajose weighed in at 139 pounds and No. 6-ranked Ali Chebah tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday\u2019s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.<\/p>\n

Ajose (29-0, 14 KOs), of Nigeria, and Chebah (33-1, 26 KOs), of France, will square off in the most important fight of their career, a WBC super lightweight eliminator on Friday, Sept. 30, in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation LIVE on SHOWTIME\u00ae at 11 p.m. ET\/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. <\/p>\n

The 12-round bout, which will be the United States debut for each fighter, will determine the No. 1 mandatory contender for the WBC 140-pound title currently held by Erik Morales.<\/p>\n

The No. 5-ranked World Boxing Association (WBA) and 12th-ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight, Darley Perez weighed in at 133 \u00bd pounds and hard-hitting Oscar Meza measured 136 pounds.<\/p>\n

Perez (22-0, 17 KOs), of Colombia, who has never been knocked down as a professional or amateur, will make his ShoBox debut against the battle-tested Oscar Meza (22-4, 18 KOs), of Mexico, in a 10-round lightweight co-feature.<\/p>\n

The event, the second of five ShoBox telecasts in eight weeks and first of two within a one-week span, is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions in association with DiBella Entertainment.<\/p>\n

What the fighters had to say on Thursday:<\/p>\n

OLUSEGUN AJOSE<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t watch too much tape. When I get in the ring, I improvise. I don\u2019t have different plans like Plan A and Plan B.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy style is a little different. I don\u2019t like to blend in, I like to stand out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to fight in America. That\u2019s where the big fights are. There are big fights in the U.K., but I couldn\u2019t get the fights that I wanted. People are more competitive over here. I want to fight the best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be a champion. I\u2019d love to fight Morales, but if he doesn\u2019t want to fight me after this fight I\u2019ll fight anyone else. I just want the belt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaiting for this fight has been a nightmare. We\u2019ve tried to put together this fight for a long time and now we\u2019re finally going to get in there tomorrow night.\u201d<\/p>\n

ALI CHEBAH<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Ajose is a quick, mobile fighter. I will destroy him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for this fight for a while. We\u2019re ready for our chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re ready to fight for a title after Friday night. We\u2019re not sure if Morales will face us, but we\u2019re ready to fight for a title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the best country in boxing. We\u2019re happy to make our debut here and make a name for ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

DARLEY PEREZ<\/p>\n

\u201cThe level of fighting in the U.S. is completely different so we\u2019re ready to come here and make a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I\u2019m the hardest working guy in the gym. I always prepare myself. My dream is to become a world champion. I had a great amateur and pro career in Colombia and now I\u2019m ready to prove myself in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in the U.S. sparring with some good fighters. The sparring here is much better than Colombia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had 22 fights as a professional now so we\u2019d like to fight for something meaningful within the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

OSCAR MEZA<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had great preparation for this fight. All I\u2019ve done is train since I\u2019ve been here in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen a couple of clips of Perez on YouTube but I\u2019ve never seen him fight. That\u2019s not a problem for me \u2013 I\u2019ll be ready for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on our game plan and trying to improve on consistency and rhythm. We\u2019ve been working on a lot of different things and I hope it comes out in the ring tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my losses against (Brandon) Rios and (Mercito) Gesta I took those fights on short notice. We had been in the gym for a while getting ready for another fight so we feel ready for this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Curt Menefee will call the action alongside ringside analyst Steve Farhood and boxing expert Antonio Tarver. The executive producer is Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing
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World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1-ranked super lightweight contender Olusegun Ajose weighed in at 139 pounds and No. 6-ranked Ali Chebah tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday\u2019s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Ajose (29-0, 14 KOs), of Nigeria, and Chebah (33-1, 26 KOs), of France, will square off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,656],"class_list":["post-16445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-shobox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}