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00:01Romero versus Teofimo Lopez, August 22nd.
00:04Watch on DAZN and DAZN on Prime Video.
00:14Who will be making his debut in the welterweight division.
00:18This matchup headlines a PBC pay-per-view event available on DAZN and
00:21Prime Video, beginning at 8 o'clock Eastern, 5 Pacific.
00:25It will take place from the T-Mobile Arena here in Las Vegas.
00:29The event is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with TakeOver
00:33Promotions, and it is sponsored by DraftKings.
00:36Tickets are available at axs.com.
00:41All right, let's get right into it.
00:42We've got the fighters up on the stage.
00:43We've got some members of their team here on the stage as well.
00:47I want to welcome up first the president of TGB Promotions, Mr. Tom Brown.
00:56Thank you very much, Chris.
00:57Good afternoon and welcome, everyone.
00:59It was great just seeing that pay-per-view undercard press conference we just had.
01:04There's some real future rising stars that are going to break out of that card.
01:10And you're going to want to be in your seats early on Saturday night.
01:16We're going to open the show with Carlos Utrea.
01:19He's a rising Latin American star.
01:22He's looking to become the new face of the Colombian boxing.
01:25And as Chris said, he's got a very tough fight on his hand with Israel Mercado.
01:29Mercado is 13-1-2.
01:31Easily could be sitting up here with an undefeated record.
01:34So make sure you're there for the pay-per-view opener.
01:37And from there, we roll right into a WBA interim Super Bantamweight World Championship fight with Victor Santione.
01:45He's a rugged southpaw that just won that title in his last fight.
01:49And he's going to have his hands full on Saturday night with Gary Antonio Russell.
01:53Antonio Russell is just a grinder, man.
01:55From the opening bell to the closing bell.
01:58And there'd be nothing finer for the Russell family to go home with another WBA strap.
02:04And then from there, we roll right into the co-main event.
02:06The rising middleweight star, the only Yo-Yo Hernandez, 10-0, nine KOs.
02:12He is the most complete middleweight prospect that we've seen in years.
02:16And he's got a tough fight on his hand with the 17-1-1 Francisco Daniel Verón.
02:23As Chris mentioned, his huge experience level.
02:27He's also had a massive amateur pedigree.
02:30He represented Argentina in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
02:35So it's going to be a good test for Yo-Yo.
02:37And then here, we go right into the main event.
02:39You know, it's been a real fun promotion.
02:42It's been a fun fight week.
02:44But now, it's time to put up or shut up.
02:47And I've said before, we've got two great personalities up here.
02:50And two guys that are always willing to put it on the line.
02:55Both Roley and Tayo are both built for the big stage like this.
03:00And I believe that we're going to have a great fight on Saturday night.
03:03The only thing that needs to be decided now is who leaves that ring with that WBA welterweight belt.
03:10So I'm very excited about this card.
03:13You know, PBC and TGB have been brought on board to DAZN to kick things up a notch here domestically
03:18in the United States.
03:20And this Saturday night is just the beginning.
03:23So thank you.
03:24And it's going to be a great show.
03:31Thank you, Tom.
03:32And yes, this fight is part of what is a loaded schedule over at DAZN.
03:37One that is only getting more packed with the addition of PBC to the DAZN roster.
03:41You have a heavyweight championship fight in the UK next week.
03:45You got the return of the former heavyweight king Andy Ruiz a week later.
03:49And Katie Taylor saying goodbye to boxing in front of 80,000 fans in Croke Park after that.
03:55And that just gets us through Labor Day.
03:56So I want to welcome up now the head of boxing in North America, Mr. Britton Harden.
04:09How's everybody doing today?
04:11Thank you, Chris.
04:14Listen, man, it feels like just yesterday we were announcing this fight and we're already here.
04:22I don't know about you guys, but I have a feeling about this one.
04:27We have two very dynamic fighters up here on the stage.
04:34Teofimo Lopez, powerful, twitchy, strong, fast.
04:41We got Roley Romero.
04:43He's a brutal knockout puncher.
04:48I don't think either one of these guys are going to let friendship get in the way of legacy.
04:55When you think about friends who fight in this sport, one of two things happen.
05:02And you either get a classic or you get a sparring match.
05:08And we've already seen these guys spar.
05:10The sparring matches are already classics.
05:12So I'm very excited to see what unfolds on Saturday night.
05:17And I think what's really compelling about this is when we talk to them individually, they're talking about legacy.
05:27They're talking about the future.
05:29They're talking about being Hall of Fame fighters.
05:32They're talking about unifying and then going undisputed at 147 pounds.
05:38Everybody in this room is a boxing fan.
05:40You know who's fought at 147 pounds.
05:43The creme de la creme of this sport.
05:45And these two men both want to be a part of that legacy.
05:48I'm looking forward to the winner of this fight going on to compete against the Liam Perro's, the Devin Haney's,
05:57you know, the Ryan Garcia's of the world and unifying.
06:00And again, I don't think that either one of them are going to let friendship get in the way.
06:04So I genuinely have a feeling that they're going to do something special.
06:09Saturday night, I'm looking forward to something amazing.
06:12I think that these guys are going to deliver.
06:14And then following on from that, we just have a jam packed schedule for the zone for the rest of
06:21the year that I just can't wait for us to get into.
06:24But it all starts Saturday.
06:25I'll see you guys at the stadium.
06:28Make sure you purchase on pay-per-view.
06:30And let's see something special boys.
06:32See you guys on Saturday.
06:41All right, let's hear from some of the people that are up here on the dance.
06:44And I want to start to my left with Team Lopez.
06:46I want to acknowledge his managers, Keith Conley and Mike Barreo.
06:50And of course, his father, Teofimo Sr., the man who has guided Teofimo to championships in two-way classes and
06:57will be in his corner once again on Saturday night.
07:00Please welcome up the man behind the takeover, Teofimo Lopez Sr.
07:12How's everybody doing?
07:15Anyway, this fight sells itself.
07:18You know, we have two great fighters here fighting for the 147 weight division.
07:23You got the champion, Roley.
07:24I'm just here, man, to guide my son like I always do, like every father should do.
07:29And I'm very proud of my son.
07:31He's going to be three-time world champion come Saturday.
07:34I have no doubt about that.
07:36And I'm just letting the whole world know, please tune in.
07:40You have to see this fight.
07:41If you don't see it live, you got to see it on the zone.
07:45And that's all I got to say right now.
07:48This fight sells itself.
07:49It's going to be, you know, Roley comes to fight all the time.
07:53You know, this is just somebody that's in front of us that we have to, you know, this is all
07:59business.
08:00It's not impersonal.
08:01And I just want to let Roley know, you know, the best man is going to win this fight.
08:05I know my son is.
08:07He's too technical, too fast, too smart, and too strong, you know, for Roley.
08:14And I think that this fight should be doing good.
08:19I mean, because, I mean, these guys come to fight.
08:22I mean, you know, this is going to be a dog fight.
08:25And whoever's the best that night is going to win this fight.
08:39All right, to my right, we have the team behind the defending champion, Roley Romero.
08:45We've got his manager, Louis DeCubis, Shawn Michael Hamm from Team Romero.
08:49And for the last three fights, the trainer for Roley, Ismael Salas, one of the most recognizable names in boxing
08:55training,
08:56who cooked up the game plan that helped Roley knock off Ryan Garcia just last year.
09:01Please welcome to the podium, Ismael Salas.
09:31Good afternoon, everyone.
09:32It's such a pleasure to be here, and let me tell you something.
09:36I've always admired Tio's family, Tio's father, Tio himself, but you know what?
09:42The time has come, and it's time to fight.
09:50That's why I think this fight is actually going to be like a chess match.
09:56Let's see who can place the pieces in the better way and come out with the win.
10:06May the best man win, and most importantly, may they both come out healthy and in the best shape possible.
10:13Muchas gracias.
10:14Thank you very much.
10:21All right, let's get to the fighters.
10:23Teofimo Lopez won his first world title back in 2019, and he has been racking them up ever since.
10:30He's 22-2, 13 knockouts.
10:32He unified the 135-pound division with an upset win over Vasily Lomachenko
10:37and became a 140-pound champion by beating the long-reigning king, Josh Taylor.
10:43He's from Brooklyn, but he lives right here in Las Vegas.
10:46Please welcome the takeover, Teofimo Lopez.
10:50Yeah, baby.
10:51Tio! Tio! Tio!
10:58How's everybody doing today?
11:00Everybody good?
11:03Yeah, kind of?
11:04All right.
11:06Well, first off, I want to thank God.
11:08I want to thank everybody that's here, everyone that's taking the time out of their day to entertain us
11:13as we entertain you guys this Saturday night.
11:17What else can I say?
11:18I mean, Roley and I, we go way back, actually.
11:22We go back from the start of trying to get the Olympics
11:25and trying to be representing Team USA in the Olympic Games.
11:28I mean, you know, we could have competed back in the Olympic trials
11:33and the Olympic qualifiers in Colorado Springs, but we never got the chance to.
11:37But we did share a lot of rounds in the ring afterwards, and we sparred a lot.
11:42Now we're here.
11:43I'd say about 10 years later, we're here now.
11:46And things happen the way they do.
11:48He's the best fighter at the 147 Division and the hardest puncher.
11:52And I'm the type of guy that goes after challenges.
11:55I want to thank TGB Promotions as well.
11:58We'd like to thank Tom Brown.
12:00We'd like to appreciate and thank The Zone, PBC, everyone that's contributed into this
12:07and actually made this doable.
12:10Most importantly, thank you to the champion.
12:13Are you the Super WBA champion?
12:15Okay, so I was right.
12:17Super WBA welterweight world champion, Rolando Romero.
12:20I want to thank him for taking the fight, accepting the fight, making the best fights happen.
12:24That's what he's always eyed for.
12:26And so have I.
12:27I'm determined.
12:28I'm ready.
12:29I'm focused on this fight.
12:30I know what it takes.
12:31I know what it is when it comes to Roli.
12:34He's a heavy-handed fighter.
12:37Most importantly, I think that he's also smart.
12:39He's gotten better throughout the years, as you can see in his last fight against Ryan Garcia in Times Square.
12:44I mean, this fight is one that you cannot miss.
12:47You cannot wait either, man.
12:50You can't go grab popcorn.
12:52Any punch can end the fight, literally.
12:54So this is definitely one that you don't want to just shy away from.
12:59And what else I can say is that there's a bunch of people that talk about being friends in the
13:03game.
13:04And although we were friends and we are friends in that sense, Saturday night, that goes out the window.
13:10You know, may the best man win.
13:11We're not friends no more.
13:12Yeah, and exactly.
13:14And that's the whole thing, though.
13:16And I think that a lot of people miss that.
13:20They miss the most important thing about this.
13:22This is boxing, and it's about the dream of being the best in the sport.
13:25You know, Roli says boxing is easy.
13:27I think it's not.
13:28I think it's actually the sport that gives you the best life lessons in this world.
13:32But, you know, we'll definitely show and display that come Saturday night.
13:36I want to thank Mike Barreo, Keith Connolly.
13:40I want to thank my father, who's always been by my side.
13:42I want to thank Milton LaCroix and my team, Team Takeover, over there on that side.
13:47I really appreciate all of you guys.
13:49We've had our ups.
13:50We've had our downs.
13:51But we are here to just show out, man.
13:54We're here to put on a show.
13:57Fuck you, by the way.
14:00Try to be nice about it.
14:01But I think that, yeah, we come to the wire now.
14:04We're two days away.
14:06And I think all the times I've sparred with you, I'll say right now, Roli, I took it light on
14:11you.
14:11I'm not going to on this fight.
14:13I'm not going to at all.
14:15Esquilita, nada de eso, man.
14:17We're not doing none of that.
14:18We're going to put you down, man.
14:20And I think that it's about time for it.
14:22So thank you, guys.
14:24It'll be live on The Zone.
14:25Get to The Zone the ultimate.
14:26You can get other fights along with that.
14:28And for everybody, thank you again.
14:30Look forward to giving you guys a great show.
14:32And we take over the third division.
14:34Awesome, champ.
14:36Awesome, champ.
14:38That's how you do it, baby.
14:40All right.
14:40Thank you, Tio.
14:43And let's bring up the champion.
14:4517-2, 13 knockouts.
14:47As Tio mentioned, he has shared the ring with some of the best from the 135-pound division on up.
14:52Last year, he stunned Ryan Garcia in New York City to collect his welterweight title.
14:57He is the two-division world champion and reigning 147-pound champion, Rolando Roley-Romero.
15:09Hello, everybody.
15:15I don't even know what to say, you know.
15:17It's like I get nervous on stage.
15:18You guys can't tell.
15:23But first and foremost, I'd like to thank God for this opportunity.
15:27I'd like to thank Al Heyman, my manager, Louie de Cuba, my team, Ismael Salas, my father, Tio, for taking
15:33this fight.
15:34I know he didn't want to, so just thank everybody for coming over here.
15:41It's going to be a great show, August 22nd, by the pay-per-view.
15:47Don't miss out.
15:54All right, I've got a few questions for these guys.
15:56We've also got some questions from the media that is assembled here.
15:59And, Tio, I want to start with you.
16:01What's going on with you, man?
16:03Like, two fights ago, you slapped Arnold Barboza.
16:06Last fight, you were in Shakur Stevenson's face for most of the promotion.
16:09This is the most subdued version of Teofimo that I've ever seen.
16:16Yeah, I don't like it.
16:19I'll be honest, I don't like it.
16:20But right now, I think it's just the come-up right now.
16:23That's all it is.
16:24Focus on the come-up, the climb-up, back on the ladder.
16:27Feels good at the same time.
16:28But I guess it's just me, laser-focused.
16:31That's really what it is.
16:33Yeah.
16:33You said you don't like it.
16:35What don't you like, and why are you behaving, I guess, like this?
16:39Well, it's not against it, I would say.
16:41But it's just more so, there's not much I could pull out of Roley right now.
16:46Yeah, I'll say that, man.
16:48He's just, you know, he's in his journey right now, and I just try to respect it by all means
16:54necessary, because, you know, at the end of it all, we are under the same creator.
16:58So, I just try to respect that.
17:00It's a fine line there.
17:01That's all.
17:01Is it hard for you at all, fighting someone that you can't kind of bring some of that juice
17:05out of?
17:06No, no, no.
17:07All it does, it just brings me back to my focus.
17:09So, if anything, it's just like a self-reflection to get back on my course and focus on what I
17:14need
17:14to do.
17:15So, if anything, it's kind of helped me in that sense.
17:17Yeah, but I look forward to a great, exciting fight.
17:21I know that our hands are going to be doing most of the talking that night.
17:23You know, I was watching the podcast you did with your father, and you guys were pretty
17:28open about some of the things that happened after the loss to Shakur Stevenson.
17:31How are you guys now?
17:32How has training been for this fight?
17:35How are you feeling working with your dad once again?
17:37Oh, well, you know, look, man, I think that we just had to go back to the basics, go back
17:41to the drawing board.
17:42And, you know, we brought in Milton LaCroix, who was in the corner with me when I faced
17:47Arnold Barboza.
17:49And, you know, I think that was the whole thing.
17:50We just, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
17:53So, that was the whole situation there.
17:55We got back to it.
17:56We spoke on it.
17:57We had a good game plan, good game plan, good game plan afterwards.
18:00And I think that, yeah, I think a lot of people are going to see more of this afterwards,
18:06you know?
18:06So, it's all about just having fun in there at the same time.
18:10Despite everything that people say about Roley and his punching power, I think it's just
18:14all about having fun.
18:15Yeah.
18:16Your first fight at 147 pounds, how have you felt training at this new weight?
18:20How different do you think you're going to be at this new weight?
18:23Honestly, I feel like, you know, it's going to be exciting for me, for say, just because
18:30of the fact that 135 was fun, 140 was a learning curve, and then, you know, now at 147, I
18:38feel
18:38like I'm filled in, you know?
18:40I feel exactly where I should have been a year ago, but we're here now.
18:43Everything works out the way exactly it's supposed to, and yeah, I just can't wait to
18:48give everyone the skill sets that I know that I have, that I've worked so hard for, you
18:52know?
18:52This is 23 years in the making going on year 24, you know?
18:56And I've been boxing since a young kid.
18:57Roley started boxing at 17, 18, to me, he's an interim champion, he's always been a three
19:04division interim champion, he's never been an actual super or any world champion, he's
19:08been elevated, you know?
19:10And I think some people forget that this guy is not in my league, he won't ever be in my
19:14league, he never was in my league, I mean, and I think that's the whole purpose of this
19:19thing is just for me to show everyone that, just because he beat Ryan Garcia.
19:23You ever thought about how he can start the surgery done to your face?
19:26I'm not Ryan Garcia.
19:28Say again?
19:29You ever thought about how he can start the surgery done to your face?
19:32You know something?
19:33I think you can say all that, it's all fun and games, you know?
19:38You got the shirt off and all that stuff, showing your chest and everything.
19:41I mean, same thing you did with Tank, it's the same thing, you know?
19:44So I've seen all these things with you, and you can say all what you want to say, smile,
19:49but it ain't going to matter come Saturday night.
19:53Nah.
19:54It ain't.
19:55And, you know, you could be all flashy right now, but you know what it is, you know what
19:59you're coming into.
20:00Yeah, you know I'm not a flashy person.
20:02I'm just chilling.
20:03It's okay.
20:04Talk some more.
20:05Let me see it.
20:06It sucks right now.
20:07Oh, word?
20:08And you got a Rolex?
20:09Is that the Rolex?
20:10Nah, another one.
20:12All right, nah.
20:15Roley, I'll ask you.
20:16Sweet boy.
20:16You said you were a three-time interim champion.
20:18Said you're not in his league.
20:20How do you feel about that?
20:31Buy the pay-per-view.
20:34I want to ask Teofimo Sr. a question, if I can.
20:37You were pretty honest this week, Sr., about kind of where you were at during the Shakur
20:42fight, the aftermath of the Shakur fight.
20:44How are you feeling now, and how has the chemistry been for this camp?
20:47Well, everybody knows I was in my son that night with Shakur.
20:51I mean, he didn't slip a jab.
20:53My son beat Lomachenko.
20:55Yeah, we beat Lomachenko.
20:57We're going to beat your ass, too.
20:58So, it doesn't really matter.
21:00You got to hit him, bro.
21:01Very confident about this fight.
21:03Hey, Tio.
21:04Hey, Sr., your game plan for me is just don't get hit by him, bro.
21:07Who are you guys?
21:09I'm going to be honest with y'all.
21:10What have any of you guys have done in this sport to even come about it?
21:14All right?
21:15I beat Lomachenko when nobody wanted to fight Lomachenko.
21:17Number one, pound for pound, over Canelo, over Crawford, all of all they heads.
21:21You came afterwards and congratulated me.
21:24All you guys are fans.
21:25All of you are fans.
21:26I'm fighting my fans right now.
21:28You feel me?
21:29Who's the best fighter that Shakur has on the resume?
21:31Me.
21:31They put him at number three.
21:33Get out of here with all that stuff, man.
21:35I think everybody in here is just a fat check, a reality check on this thing, all right?
21:40I'm coming back with vengeance, and I mean that.
21:42And I mean that.
21:43I ain't coming back with no other stuff but that.
21:47That's what we on.
21:49And I'm coming for you first.
21:51You're going to be my Judas.
21:53That's what you're going to be, my Judas.
21:55You're going to be my Judas.
21:57Because I always knew how you always were about me.
22:00But I was always kind about it because I got a big heart.
22:02I never hated on you.
22:03You're going to be my Judas.
22:04You know it's true.
22:04When it comes to it, you're going to be my Judas.
22:07I've been the only person.
22:07And everybody.
22:08I've been the only boxer to support you, man.
22:10You know something?
22:12If you were supporting me about it the whole thing.
22:14I supported you the whole time.
22:15You took the fight because you know you believe you could beat me.
22:17You took this fight because you know you believe you could beat me.
22:20Bro, I try to fight everybody else, bro.
22:22No, you can.
22:22Everybody, right?
22:22And as you should, right?
22:24As he should, right?
22:25Straight up.
22:25As he should, right?
22:26The last one I wanted to fight.
22:27As he should, though.
22:29As he should.
22:30But we here, right?
22:31You the champion, ain't you?
22:33You the champion, right?
22:34You didn't have to take it.
22:36Right?
22:36What?
22:37I wanted a big fight.
22:38It's the only big fight.
22:40But now we here.
22:42Now we here.
22:44Pacquiao, Conor, Ben, Depp, all them just me.
22:46Yeah.
22:47And, you know, thank you for taking the fight.
22:48But you didn't take it the first time.
22:50And you know you didn't.
22:50No, I didn't.
22:51You're right.
22:52Yeah, you're right.
22:53I'm going to be honest with you.
22:54And we offered you more money.
22:55No, it wasn't even about the money.
22:56I would never take it for the money.
22:58You know that.
22:58You declined the fight.
22:59You know that.
23:00And you tried to go run over to Zupa.
23:02They didn't want you.
23:02And then you came back.
23:03No, that's not true.
23:04They definitely wanted me.
23:06Trust that.
23:07Trust that.
23:08Trust that.
23:10Okay.
23:11All right.
23:11Don't say I'm a hater because you know I'm the only one to ever support you, man.
23:14And what?
23:15What?
23:15And what?
23:16For all the boxers, I'm the only one to ever support you.
23:18Oh, really?
23:19And I have it.
23:20And I have it.
23:20And I have it.
23:21And I know you have.
23:22And I never said I want to get it.
23:23I never said that.
23:24Well, now we here now.
23:26Yeah.
23:26Now we here.
23:27Don't say I never supported you.
23:29Really?
23:29Don't ever say that.
23:30Don't ever say that.
23:31All right.
23:32Bep.
23:33Can't wait.
23:35Anyway.
23:37Anyway.
23:39My son is saying the truth.
23:40And they can say whatever they want, but I ain't a damn liar.
23:42All right?
23:43I've never been a liar.
23:44Everyone knows in boxing I ain't never been a liar.
23:46You're going to get your chance, Roley.
23:49Come Saturday night, you know, when you corner a dog, he's going to come and fight.
23:54So everybody expect a fight.
23:56There's not going to be no hugging in this fight.
23:58It's going to be a real fight.
24:00And this is a fight against the whole world, the whole industry, the whole boxing community.
24:05My son was not in the pound-for-pound list when he beat Josh fucking Taylor, undisputed champion,
24:14and they didn't put him in the pound-for-pound list.
24:17That fight on January was a lamentable fucking fight to destroy my son,
24:22and now we're coming back to fuck everybody up because my son loves it when he's down.
24:28Junior, what's your game plan for me?
24:29I saved my fucking life.
24:31Thank God we lost.
24:33Because I'm fucking coming with a vengeance to fuck everybody that want to fuck with my son.
24:38Motherfuckers.
24:43I want to get a question to Ismael Salas, if I can.
24:46You said this was going to be a chess match, but at the first press conference,
24:50you said preparing for Teofimo was going to be easier than preparing for Ryan Garcia.
24:55Yes, of course.
24:56But, you know, I don't like to be a big mouth.
24:59I don't need to show anything at the real time.
25:03We do the real things.
25:04And you will see it Saturday night.
25:07Now, whatever you can say, I don't like to put myself on the level.
25:13I have my level.
25:15So, I am a trainer.
25:17I am not a clown.
25:19I am not a clown.
25:21I am a trainer.
25:23So, the day of V5 is the day we show what we have.
25:27That's it.
25:28Simple.
25:30Do you think Teofimo Sr. is a real trainer?
25:33How many champions he make?
25:352020, trainer of the year.
25:37How many champions you make?
25:402020, trainer of the year.
25:42Yes, of course.
25:43Because you beat...
25:45I don't see you, trainer of the year.
25:47The big Lomachenko.
25:48Right?
25:52And Josh Taylor.
25:54And Komei where he's here right now.
25:56Not really.
25:57I don't waste my energy.
25:59I call me.
26:00I mean, down to your level.
26:02I am cool guy.
26:04I am working hard.
26:05Listen, you're the one that started fucking calling people a clown.
26:08And anyone.
26:08I was leaving you the fuck alone.
26:09Anyone in my corner is a real deal.
26:11You started fucking calling me a clown, bro.
26:13Shut the fuck up.
26:14Go back to Cuba.
26:15You are a clown.
26:15You know that.
26:16Go back to fucking Cuba.
26:18Yes.
26:19You know what?
26:21I am very proud to be a Cuban.
26:24You know what I mean?
26:25I never had to be a Cuban.
26:27But you know what?
26:29I've been making 25 world champions in my whole life.
26:34Not only Cuban.
26:35Dallas, where are you?
26:36Where are you?
26:38What did you say?
26:39Ain't nobody.
26:39Ain't nobody know who the fuck you are, bro.
26:41Yes.
26:42I can show you on Saturday who fucking I am.
26:45Listen.
26:46You started, bro.
26:47You fucking started, bro.
26:49You called me a clown.
26:50All right?
26:52Roley's not even going to touch my son in every round.
26:54I know.
26:55I'm telling you right now.
26:55I know.
26:56I know.
26:57I'm telling you right now.
26:57Let's see on Saturday.
26:58You're fighting more than you can shoot, Mel.
27:00I'm telling you.
27:01You know what?
27:01I know what's going to happen.
27:03You know what?
27:04All right?
27:05Go fucking come and hug me after the fucking fight.
27:08Go come and hug me after the fucking fight.
27:09Go for knockout in the round one.
27:11Que viva Honduras, cabrones!
27:13You're not like you're in the New York man.
27:16All right.
27:16Well, that's it for me.
27:17But we got some questions out here for some of the reporters in the audience.
27:21We'll pass the microphone.
27:23Charles.
27:23Charles.
27:24Charles.
27:24Charles.
27:25To a few people.
27:26They don't even say we knew.
27:27We'll start with Sean Zettel standing, sitting right there in the middle.
27:32Question for each guy.
27:34First, I'll start with Rolando.
27:36Roley, you have fought 18 rounds against two of who were originally dubbed the four kings,
27:42Gervonta, Haney, Tiafimo, Ryan.
27:44And of those 18 rounds, you've won about 12 or 13 of them.
27:49If you beat Tiafimo Saturday night, what does that say about them?
27:54And what does it say about you?
27:55I won the whole fight with Tiafimo.
27:57I won the whole fight with Tiafimo.
27:57I won the whole fight with Tiafimo.
27:58What you talking about?
27:59Bruh, he hit me with a good shot, bruh.
28:01I should have been at 35.
28:02But what you mean, bruh?
28:03I won the whole fight with Tiafimo.
28:05I was winning that fight for sure.
28:06It was a one-sided fight, bruh.
28:10My body just couldn't take the weight class no more, bruh.
28:13You see how big I am?
28:15What I'm asking is.
28:16I don't want to answer that question.
28:18Ask me another question.
28:19Okay.
28:20Somebody else ask me a question.
28:21Would this be the sport, because you say the sport's easy and it's not dangerous
28:28and Tiafimo disagrees with that.
28:30If you beat Tiafimo Saturday and you beat two of the four kings as a late starter,
28:36would this be the ultimate joke?
28:38Would the sport and the labeled four kings be the butt end of your joke?
28:46Four kings?
28:47Four queens.
28:48I'm a black horse.
28:50I'm going to deliver a smothered mate.
28:53And my question for Tiafimo, Tio, Roley's talked a lot about the Hall of Fame.
29:00And when it comes to your Hall of Fame credentials,
29:02do you feel like you need to win Saturday night to keep them and solidify them?
29:07And do you also feel, more importantly, you need to win this fight to uphold your reputation?
29:13And is there a lot of pressure on you in that regard Saturday night?
29:16No pressure at all.
29:18And as far as the Hall of Fame and everything comes, I mean, that's all up to you guys at
29:22the end of it all.
29:23It's what you guys see, the resume.
29:24You guys see the amount of fights and what we put in there and everything that we worked so hard
29:29for.
29:30So I could say I was Hall of Famer by the 25, but that's just my opinion.
29:35You know, at that point, it's up to everybody else and see how they all analyze that right at the
29:40end of it.
29:41I mean, we're still in the game, so we can't call Hall of Famers yet until we hang it up.
29:48You know what I'm saying?
29:49But we're here now.
29:50You know, I'm 29, and I think all I can focus on is just aiming at another division.
29:55And the road to Undisputed starts now.
29:59I think we have another question over here to my right.
30:01Marcos.
30:02Hey, how's it going, guys?
30:03Good to see you both.
30:05Maybe try to lighten up the mood a little bit here.
30:07Both to Tio and Roley.
30:10What's one thing you admire about each other?
30:19Great question.
30:29Fuck off!
30:32Fuck off!
30:34Okay, crickets.
30:39All right, then, what would you say, then?
30:41Let me try to get an answer for you there, Marcos.
30:43Tio, would you say, is there?
30:45Don't help!
30:55Roley, is there anything you admire about Tiofimo?
31:02I don't think it's going to happen.
31:06Is there anything you admire about Tiofimo?
31:09That's crazy.
31:10I think I know what that is.
31:11Tio has a really good heart, man.
31:13Tio has a really good heart, man.
31:15I know exactly what that is.
31:16That's crazy.
31:18No, that's crazy.
31:19That's really...
31:20Tio has a really good heart.
31:27Tio, I'll let you try to answer that if you want.
31:32Is there anything you admire about him?
31:35Tio, I'll let you try to answer that.
31:41Tio, I'll let you try to answer that.
31:41Come on.
31:43Marcos, you got anything else?
31:44Is that what you were listening to?
31:45I think that's a mic drop right there.
31:47Okay.
31:48Tio, I'll let you try to answer that.
31:52Take these guys off and get ready for a Saturday night question coming from...
32:08I can't believe you actually want to kiss me, bro.
32:14You're not my type.
32:17God bless you.
32:19I'll see you Saturday.
32:21Well, I'll see you tomorrow, too.
32:23See you right now.
32:29All right.
32:32Adriana Noriega with Fox Deportes, ABN Sports.
32:36A little bit louder.
32:38Adriana Noriega with ABN Sports, Fox Deportes.
32:42I guess question for both of you, Roly and Tio.
32:46I was about to ask about this, more of this animosity that we saw a few minutes ago,
32:50but now you guys are hugging it out.
32:53First presser, friends, kind of we're going at it.
32:56Now we see a little hug.
32:59For the people who are worried or said, you know what, these are friends.
33:02What are we going to see on fight night?
33:04You've just laid down for them.
33:06What are we going to see on fight night from you guys?
33:08You never point somebody you love in the face?
33:11I did not.
33:12No, I haven't.
33:13So far, no, I haven't.
33:18I'll tell you like this.
33:19If they give me $100 million, I'll punch my dad in the face right now.
33:25Tio, you want to have the final word on that?
33:26What can people expect on Saturday night?
33:30I expect a good show, man.
33:32I expect a fun night, honestly, and a back-and-forth exchange.
33:36That's really what you guys are going to see, man.
33:38And despite everything, man, I've seen Ike Barkley and Roberto Duran go at it, and they're
33:43like the best of friends afterwards, and they joke around.
33:46I mean, at the end of it all, we're under the same, how can I say, timeline of fighting.
33:53So, you know, eventually when we hang up the gloves together, we're all going to be retired
33:57together.
33:57So, in the meantime, it's a fight.
34:00We've got to go and do what we've got to do first.
34:02May the best man win.
34:04I look forward to winning, and that's all there is to it.
34:06All right.
34:07That happens on Saturday night.
34:09T-Mobile Arena live in Las Vegas.
34:11If you can't be there, watch on DAZN and Prime Video.
34:14We're going to face these guys off.
34:16We'll be back here tomorrow.
34:17On the road to Undisputed.
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