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TERRY FLANAGAN & MAURICE HOOKER FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

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AHEAD OF THEIR 140-POUND TITLE FIGHT STREAMING LIVE ON SHOWTIME SPORTS? SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THIS SATURDAY

Flanagan-Hooker Serves As Chief Support For The Long-Awaited Return Of Tyson Fury At Manchester Arena

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (June 7, 2018) ? Undefeated 140-pound contenders Terry Flanagan and Maurice Hooker faced off on Thursday just two days before they meet for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship on Saturday at Manchester Arena.

Flanagan vs. Hooker serves as the chief support for the long-awaited return of former unified heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury. Both bouts will stream live exclusively to U.S. audiences on the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.

Live coverage for the Frank Warren-promoted event will be provided by BT Sport with U.K. sportscasters John Rawling providing the blow-by-blow and Richie Woodhall the analysis. Boxing broadcaster Ray Flores and analyst Chris Mannix will deliver pre and post-fight analysis from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles for the SHOWTIME Sports audience.

The live stream of Fury vs. Seferi will precede that evening?s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING? doubleheader that features WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz in a highly anticipated rematch against former world champion Abner Mares live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Staples Center. In the co-feature, Jermell Charlo will face Austin Trout for the WBC Super Welterweight World Championship.

Here?s what Flanagan and Hooker had to say on Thursday:

Terry Flanagan

?I?m more than ready. I?ve prepared well, and I?m expecting a good night.?

?Of course he believes in himself, like the last few Americans that have come over. He?s just another American I?m going to add to the list.?

?I?m confident. I?m stronger and I?m bigger, fitter.?

?I?m more than ready. I know what he?s going to bring, and I?m prepared for the best Maurice Hooker. ? I think I need to step up now and show people what I?m about.?

(On moving up a weight class) ?It?s five pounds, it?s nothing. I?m plenty big enough to move up again. I?m 5-foot-10. I?m big, I?m strong, I?m ready for this weight. This is my natural weight. ? I?ll get a title at this weight and then see what happens from there.?

?There?s nothing he can do now or that I can do now to change how the fight is going to go. It?s all about getting in there and being 100 percent switched on ready, and we?re going to have a fight Saturday night.?

Maurice Hooker

?I love being the underdog ? I?ve been the underdog my whole life, and look where I?m at now. I?m ready to fight Saturday, and Terry?s ready to fight. I?m going to punch him in the mouth, and I hope he punches me back ? if not, he?s in trouble.?

?We?re going to put on a good show come Saturday night. He?s in good shape, and I?m in good shape. We can go 12 rounds real hard, or it might be an early night for Terry.?

?I?m back now and better than ever. I?m ready to show the whole world who I am. Before that fight with Darleys Perez, everybody was scared to fight me. I?m still that monster, I?m still that dog. Come Saturday night, I?m going to punch him in the mouth and I might knock him out in the first round.?

?Come Saturday night, I pray for him, because I mean business when I get in that ring.?

?It?s my best against his best. We?ve got a fight Saturday night, so don?t blink.?

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 ? 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Fury vs. Sefari From Manchester Arena
Facebook: s.sho.com/FurySeferi
SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Event Page: https://s.sho.com/2M0rsek






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