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<\/a>WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo and highly rated contender Dennis Hogan went face to face Thursday at a final press conference to preview their world title showdown taking place this Saturday, December 7 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING\u2122, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\nThe final press conference also featured middleweight star Chris Eubank Jr. and top contender Matt Korobov, who battle for the Interim WBA Middleweight Title in the co-main event, and former champions Marlon Tapales and Ryosuke Iwasa, who square off for the Interim IBF Super Bantamweight Title in the televised opener at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Lions Only Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on-sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com and barclayscenter.com. Tickets also can be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.<\/p>\n
Here is what the press conference participants had to say Thursday from the Grand Ballroom at the Tillary Hotel Brooklyn:<\/p>\n
JERMALL CHARLO<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready and I\u2019m back like never before. I have a tough opponent in Dennis Hogan who\u2019s real confident and he\u2019s bringing Ireland and Australia with him. It\u2019s going to be a show. If he can\u2019t take my shot, I\u2019m going to hit him flush and put him out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe I have something to deliver that Hogan has never seen before. I\u2019m back to my most explosive days in boxing. I feel great about my training and the way I prepared myself to get this victory. I think it\u2019s going to be tougher than he thinks it is.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter\u2019s birth has given me even more motivation to knock this guy out and when you come to Brooklyn, you\u2019re coming to my house. There\u2019s nothing he can do and nothing he can say. They all say the same thing until they have to get in there with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Hogan says he\u2019s more powerful at middleweight, than he\u2019s going to come to fight and stay in the pocket. If he comes to box, I\u2019ll come to fight, and if he comes to fight I\u2019ll be able to box him. Regardless, we\u2019re going to make adjustments in the fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to come with a vicious attack. If he can hold it, then I\u2019m going to try again later in the night. However the game plan plays out, I\u2019m going to stop him.<\/p>\n
\u201cDennis Hogan, I\u2019ll see you Saturday night. We\u2019re going to give everyone a great night of boxing. I\u2019m going to deliver something explosive and give Hogan a nice little Christmas gift.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe birth of my daughter has given me a whole new level of motivation, but I\u2019ve always been fighting for my family. It\u2019s just a new blessing and taking the inspiration to another level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still have time to make Knockout of the Year, so hopefully this guy\u2019s power is what he thinks it is and he comes to fight. I\u2019m ready to shut him down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re the champ, people are coming for you. When people know you\u2019re great, they want to challenge you. I\u2019m okay with that. I was on that road and now I\u2019m here. In due time, you will see me get all of the biggest fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love Brooklyn and the energy I get from the crowd. It reminds me of Houston because the food is good and all my fans and family are here. I love Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n
DENNIS HOGAN<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to thank my team and Jermall\u2019s team and everyone for making this fight and giving me this opportunity. It\u2019s been a quick four weeks since our first press conference and I\u2019ve gone to a whole new level of what I can accomplish and achieve in my training. I\u2019ve left no stone unturned and I can\u2019t wait to get out there on Saturday night and make my dreams come true<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always said that when you have a great atmosphere in the arena, it\u2019s like a third guy in the ring. It gets me motivated and it\u2019s always been a big thing for me. I\u2019m going to feel like I\u2019m fighting in front of my home crowd Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery opponent that I\u2019ve had thinks they\u2019re going to knock me out. It\u2019s not about how hard you throw a punch, it\u2019s about how hard can you land a punch and that\u2019s the difficulty people have with me. That\u2019s one of my best attributes. When I land clean, they tend to realize I mean business and don\u2019t want to come forward. I feel 20% more powerful and he\u2019s going to feel my punches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re both professional athletes and we\u2019re going to give the fans a great fight. One of us is going to walk away with the WBC belt and I truly believe it will be me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re going to see something explosive Saturday night. It\u2019s two fighters who truly believe they\u2019re going to win. That makes for brilliant viewing and I\u2019m excited to deliver that to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like fighting against taller fighters. It gives me more target and more opportunity to be elusive and show variations. I\u2019m going to use my size to my advantage. You don\u2019t really know what you\u2019re up against with me until you\u2019re actually in there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the last press conference, I expected him to react and crack once I spoke, so I\u2019m not surprised with what he said. It doesn\u2019t matter either way, the talking has nothing to do with what goes on in the ring. He shouldn\u2019t care what I have to say if he truly thinks that he\u2019s going to win the fight. I think that\u2019s a good sign for me, but either way I\u2019m prepared for what happens in the ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got an extra snap on my punches right now. The power is there, I\u2019m strong, I\u2019m not having to dehydrate as much and that\u2019s going to make all the difference. I\u2019m really excited. We built some extra muscle in certain areas for this fight and I feel a lot stronger because of that. My coach is brilliant at spotting weaknesses in opponents. Charlo doesn\u2019t have many weaknesses but there are things that I can capitalize on with the right game plan. Even Muhammad Ali had these areas, so everybody has them and it\u2019s about capitalizing on them.\u201d<\/p>\n
CHRIS EUBANK JR.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy pro debut here in the U.S. has been a long time coming. It\u2019s been a dream of mine to come out here and perform for you guys. Korobov is talking about decisions, but he will be stopped before the 12th round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to come for all the middleweight belts after this fight. I want all the big names. I\u2019m 30-years-old and in my prime right now. Korobov is a great introductory fight for me in the U.S., then after that, it\u2019s open season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a new kingpin in town after Saturday night. I\u2019ve been fighting guys 20 pounds heavier than me. Now you put me in with guys my own weight, it\u2019s going to be devastating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m at middleweight, so I\u2019m the best in the division. Korobov is a great fighter and I respect him. He\u2019s done a lot in the sport, but this is my time. I\u2019ve worked too hard to come out here and not go through him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of big fights in the U.K., but now is the perfect time to introduce myself to the American public. Korobov is just standing in my way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a kid and started boxing. To finally be here after all this time is a great feeling. Especially to be able to perform here in New York. So many great champions were born here and fought here. I haven\u2019t come all this way to have a flat performance. I\u2019m going to dominate this fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were a lot of good opportunities and money to be made at super middleweight so I did what I had to do. Now I\u2019m in a position where there are great middleweight fights in the states so I can be back to my natural weight and takeover.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not playing around. I\u2019m not here to fight nobodies and coast. I want the big fights and the toughest guys out here so everyone knows I\u2019m the man. Korobov fits that bill as a world class opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n
MATT KOROBOV<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so glad to be here in Brooklyn one year after I fought here against Charlo. I\u2019m so prepared and ready to give everyone a good show and leave the fans happy. I\u2019m going to give the fans what they want to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking to my future, this is a really important fight. What\u2019s happened in this past is in the past. I\u2019ve prepared for this fight really well and I\u2019ll be ready Saturday night to win this title.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody works hard in this sport and goes through things inside and outside of the ring. It\u2019s our job to be prepared. Whatever it takes to win this fight, I\u2019m ready. He\u2019s overlooking me and it\u2019s going to be his mistake.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done our research on Eubank. I\u2019ve only watched a little but my team knows him very well. We\u2019ve known him for a long time and known he\u2019s a great fighter, just like his father.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad that Eubank accepted the fight against me. It\u2019s another opportunity for me to fight the best in the division and prove that I\u2019m right up there and as good as anyone at middleweight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just have to go in there Saturday night and take this belt home. Any way that I can with any strategy that works best. Whatever it takes, I will win this fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved fighting at Barclays Center and it was a great experience for me last year. I think having that experience will definitely help me in this fight. There are a lot of Russians in Brooklyn and I\u2019m excited for them to come out and support me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be back here, especially on the undercard to Jermall Charlo. It makes sense for us because if we both go in and take care of business, we can make the rematch happen easily.\u201d<\/p>\n
MARLON TAPALES<\/p>\n
\u201cI have trained so much and worked so hard to get here today. We\u2019re going to put on a great show for you Saturday night, and the best man will win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to make this my fourth knockout in the U.S. I\u2019ve worked really hard to make sure that happens and we give all the fans a lot of excitement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe training camp that I had was definitely one of the best of my career. I\u2019m strong and ready to show off everything we\u2019ve worked on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very motivated for this fight. Every day we focus on becoming world champion again. It is up to me and my team to fight the right way and make sure do everything we can Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n
RYOSUKE IWASA<\/p>\n
\u201cMy opponent has very good skills and is a tough fighter. But I also have good skills and a lot of experience. I will give everyone a great fight on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been training very hard for a tough southpaw. I\u2019m going to show you the adjustments I\u2019ve made for southpaws on Saturday night. I won\u2019t have any problems with his style.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that my experience will definitely help me in this fight. I\u2019ve fought all over and against every different style throughout my career. Not just in fights, but in sparring too. There won\u2019t be anything we can\u2019t handle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely want to steal the show. We work hard so that we can leave it all in the ring and I know that Tapales will bring the same mentality to fight night. It\u2019s going to make the fans the winners and the best man will have his hand raised.\u201d<\/p>\n
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President Sports & Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our 20th event at Barclays Center, and 22nd if you count CBS, which is far more than any other network. We\u2019ve been to Barclays Center more than any other venue since it opened. Anybody who is a fan of boxing knows what Barclays Center has done for the sport and we are looking forward to getting back there again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Jermall\u2019s 10th fight on SHOWTIME. He is a graduate of ShoBox and this is his fourth fight at Barclays Center. We are proud of our history with Jermell and Jermall and bringing you what we feel is a very intriguing card.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our co-main event we have the U.S. debut of Chris Eubank Jr. and we are thrilled that it is with SHOWTIME. Of course his father, Chris Eubank Sr., has a history with SHOWTIME and we were proud to be a part of his career and now with Chris Eubank Jr. Chris\u2019 last few fights were at super middleweight and now he returns to his more natural weight of 160. And all six of his victories at 160 were by knockout. So he is certainly someone who should be reckoned with at 160 or 168.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for Matt Korobov, he is certainly someone no one wants to fight. We have heard the dialogue around this fight and people question Chris on why he would do this fight – \u2018It\u2019s too tough a fight, too risky a fight. It makes no sense.\u2019 Well, it does make sense if you are fighting for your legacy. If you are fighting for meaningful fights. If you\u2019re trying to elevate the sport, these are exactly the fights that make sense and I give much credit to Chris Eubank Jr. and Matt Korobov for taking this very entertaining fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our main event, what can you say about Jermall Charlo. He is entertaining, he\u2019s charismatic. He\u2019s certainly, undoubtedly, one of the top middleweights in the world. And you can make a good argument, at least in my book, that\u2019s he\u2019s the very best middleweight in the world. I think the most effective think you can say about Jermall is that you never hear him called out. You never hear, or almost rarely, do you hear another middleweight call out Jermall Charlo. When it\u2019s time to set up fights all of the sudden there\u2019s a lot of amnesia going around. And the name Jermall Charlo doesn\u2019t get mentioned, and for good reason. He is the boogieman of the division. When he put a call out for this fight, there are a lot of guys who did not answer and I can testify to that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI give much credit to Dennis Hogan because he did step up to a fight that many others did not. We are expecting to see a better Dennis Hogan than we\u2019ve ever seen before, and he will tell you that himself. He\u2019s fighting at a heavier weight of 160 and feeling much stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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