Video: Andy Lee vs Mett Koborov final pre fight presser
World championship boxing returns to The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas this week! Former two-division world champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY, JR. is back in the ring, facing one-time interim world champion DIEGO “La Joya” CHAVES, in a 12-round welterweight rumble. The co-main events will feature two world championship battles — World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super lightweight champion MAURICIO “El Maestro” HERRERA defends his title against undefeated Top-10 contender JOSE BENAVIDEZ, JR. and top-rated contenders MATT KOROBOV and ANDY LEE go mano a mano for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight crown. All three fights will be televised live, Saturday, December 13, on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The six main event fighters hosted a Final Press Conference for this all-action card, Today! Thursday, December 11
Matt Korobov: I’ve been waiting for this moment. I’m so ready, so happy to get a shot at this title. It will be a great fight.
Andy Lee: I’m prepared to become middleweight champion. I’ve worked my whole career for this. It’s almost ten years to the day that I first visited Las Vegas to watch a heavyweight title fight and here I am ten years later ready to become champion.