Matchroom vs Queensberry press conference quotes
On Saturday, June 1st, a mega line-up of magnificent talent clashes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the 5 vs 5 ground-breaking card, which sees a tournament between the top fighters of the two biggest British promoters.
A brainwave of His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, who has become known as the man who can make any fight happen, having hosted the historical undisputed heavyweight fight last weekend between the victor Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
With five weight divisions carefully chosen, Frank Warren, owner of Queensberry, chose five of his fighters and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom matched this.
It will test the mettle of the two main promoters in the UK, whose rivalry dates back many decades.
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn kicked off the press conference by goading his new foe-turned-friend, Frank Warren, “It’s the first time I saw fear in Frank Warren’s eyes. I think he realised that he’s four days away from losing.
“From the moment he thought it would be Queensberry’s night, but he knows deep down that when he sees this card, when he sees Craig Richards, Ammo Williams, Raymond Ford; see the size of Filip Hrgovic, and the determination of Deontay Wilder, he realised that this is not going to end well for him.
This is like nothing he’s ever seen, I’ve never been so excited for an event. It will be a special night in Riyadh on Saturday,” he concluded.
Warren responded, “They are finished. We are ready to do it, my five are in great shape, excited about this, there is a lot of rivalry involved, and we agree on many things, like that they will be great 50/50 fights.
“No one can afford to lose. These will be the biggest fights of their careers, all of them. If they win, they will go for something bigger, if they lose, they will fall down a step. It will be something special. We want to win all five, we choose five fighters who we believe can win all five fights,” Frank finished.
Zhilei Zhang vs Deontay Wilder
The clash of heavyweight giants will headline the groundbreaking gala.
Chinese powerhouse Zhang and fearsome American puncher Wilder will be the main event of the evening, which is expected to close with a spectacular knockout – as no one is expecting this to go the distance.
Deontay declared, “I am the man with the big right hand, with the big bomb. Nobody has the mentality, the spirit of a warrior, the heart of a warrior, the killer instinct like me, especially when I’m on, I’m the most dangerous man in the world.
“They want the wildness of the ‘Bronze Bomber’, I said that I will no longer be Mr. Good People. They want to see action, and I owe them that, I didn’t give it to them last time, but now, no more, good people.
“This is a fight where someone is going to get knocked out, it’s not a 12 round fight, when people come to see the big guys, they want to see knockouts, and unfortunately it’s between me and him, and someone is going to come out with their lights “off.”
“Every camp is a great camp, but this time I learned a lot, so I will be more dangerous. Yes, he [Wilder] is back, back to get the ‘BANG’. When a Bomber meets a ‘Bang’, they know what is going to happen,” confidently commented Zhilei Zhang.