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GH3 Promotions Antoine Douglas ready for big performance on Saturday night
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John David Jackson’s Star Pupil Luis “Cuba”Arias Ready for His First Headlining Bout
Undefeated Middleweight headlines Jumamosi hiinight in Columbus, Ohio. |
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NEW YORK, NY (Machi 3, 2016)–Jumamosi hii usiku katika Columbus, Ohio,
Ushindi Michezo & Entertainment is pleased to announce that undefeated middleweight prospect, Luis “Cuba” Arias will make the first in what we hope, are many headlining appearances when he takes on power punching Gilberto Santos of Brazil in a bout scheduled for ten rounds under the direction of world class trainer, John David Jackson. Arias of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a perfect record of 13-0 kwa knockouts sita.
“Camp has been excellent. Things have been coming together nicely and on time. I get better and stronger every camp,” Said Arias. “I am not overlooking Santos as he’s a strong fighter who’s coming to win but this is my time and I want to make a statement in my first headliner.”
“Training with John David Jackson has been a great. Having someone with his level of experience has helped me develop as a fighter. He has helped take my game to another level. Him and Derik Santos have been a great fit for me. I feel I have the best training team in boxing.”
The 25 year-old came into the pro ranks with high aspirations after a stellar amateur career that saw him win two US National Championships and a National PAL title, in addition to numerous medals on the international level.
In Jackson, he has a trainer who has trained many world champions and is currently one of the hot cornermen in boxing due to his work with current Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev.
“Luis has had a great camp he’s strong and on weight. He’s ready for his first headlining bout and wants to showcase his talent and show people that he’s the real deal,”said Jackson of his prized pupil,” Alisema Jackson.
“For this camp we are stressing the body attack. Luis is a good boxer with excellent skills and power. We are trying to develop his all-around game so we are focusing more on working the body for this fight.”
Jackson does not feel Cuba Arias is just any boxer. He sees major things in the future for him.
“Luis has the potential to become a World Champion. He was a tremendous amateur, yeye ni mgumu, determined with excellent power and great all around skills. 2016 should be his breakout year. He has the skills and needs to be showcased on a bigger stage. It’s time to take the wraps off and let him prove himself. Anaweza kupambana na, he gets better each time out, he wants to test himself in bigger fights and is ready for the challenge.”
“Baada ya vita hii, I want a real test for Luis, a good name fighter where he can be challenged and have to work. I know he can be great and will rise to the occasion so I just want him to get the opportunity to showcase his skills and show everyone what a great fighter he is.”
Arias, who is promoted by Roc Nation Sports and managed my Victory Sports & Entertainment, now has the complete team in place with the addition of the world class trainer.
Said Victory Sports & Entertainment’s Rick Torres, “2016 is the year where Cuba has to step up the level of competition and show everyone how great he is. This is his first headlining bout which is a big deal for him and we know Santos is a dangerous opponent with real punching power so this should be a good test for Cuba. After this fight we are looking forward to Roc Nation putting him on higher profile fights, TV fights where the world can see what we already know – that he’s one of the best young fighters in the world and a future Champion. With the right development Cuba can become a star attraction in the sport and we know Roc Nation can make this happen. We just want the opportunity and Cuba will handle the rest.”
Ushindi Michezo & Entertainment is an athlete management company with offices in New York and Las Vegas. Founded by noted sports attorney Rick Torres and boxing trainer Michael Leanardi, Victory has steadily built an impressive stable of young prospects that it is grooming for future stardom. Ushindi Michezo’ tovuti is www.victorysportsent.com.
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Pay-Per-View Rights Secured for Adamek-Molina in US and Canada for Apr. 2 Showdown in Poland
Kraków, Poland (Aprili 2, 2016) — The upcoming heavyweight showdown between former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (50-4, 30 Kos) of Poland and Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (24-3, 18 Kos) Raymondville, Texas in Kraków on Apr. 2 at the Kraków Arena for the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title will be distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 2 pm ET/11 am PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view.
In addition to the live pay-per-view telecast in Poland as part of Polsat’s Boxing Night mfululizo, North American residents will be able to purchase the fight for pay-per-view on via iN Demand, DirecTV, sahani Mtandao, na Vubiquity nchini Marekani, as well as Rogers TV and SaskTel in Canada, kwa alipendekeza bei ya rejareja ya pekee $29.95.
Tafadhali wasiliana cable mtaa wako au mtoa satellite kwa habari zaidi. This event is presented by Polsat, Main Events and Don King Productions.
The pay-per-view telecast will also include several key undercard bouts: a 10-round cruiserweight fight between Mateusz Masternak vs. Eric Fields, a 10-round cruiserweight fight between Michael Cieslak vs. Francisco Palacios and additional bouts still to be determined.
Kathy duva, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Kuu Matukio, Adamek’s promoter said, “Every time Tomasz fights back home in Poland we get numerous requests from his American fans who wish to watch the fight here. We are so excited to be able to provide them with an opportunity to watch this exciting fight here in the US.”
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A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March
Bonyeza HERE For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE
NEW YORK (Machi 2, 2016) - Showtime Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi in March with “Legends’’.
This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Ajabu Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. NA/PT juu ya Showtime SANA.
The Alhamisi, Machi 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.
The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime wakati wowote® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:
- Kesho, Alhamisi, Machi 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
- Alhamisi, Machi 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
- Alhamisi, Machi 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
- Alhamisi, Machi 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
- Alhamisi, Machi 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. NA/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.
Legends
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.
There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ kadi.
And oh, yeah: It helps if a guy can really fight.
As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.
Katika 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:
- The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
- The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
- Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!
Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.
On SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.
MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.
Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.
Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (Machi 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 miaka, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.
Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.
Sugar Ray Leonard: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.
Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.
It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. Kwa kweli, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.
Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 kwa 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.
The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.
FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.
The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.
Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”
A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. Olympians, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.
Aidha, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.
The fight we’ll feature on Machi 17 on SHO EXTREME, Trinidad vs. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.
From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.
Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.
RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 paundi) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?
There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. Kwa kweli, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.
Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.
And if you think the little guys can’t punch, vizuri, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.
Lopez, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.
Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.
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BELLATOR MMA NDIO NYUMBA MPYA YA KUPAMBANA YA WANDERLEI 'THE AX MURDERER' SILVA
Rais wa Bellator Scott Coker na Wanderlei Silva (Mikopo: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)
SANTA MONICA (Machi 2, 2016) -Bellator MMA inafurahi kutangaza kuwa moja ya maarufu zaidi, wapiganaji wanaotambulika na wapenzi katika mchezo wa sanaa ya kijeshi iliyochanganywa, Wanderlei "Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1), amesaini kipekee ya miaka mingi, mkataba wa vita vingi na kukuza. Kijana huyo wa miaka 39 alitoa ofa kutoka kwa kampuni kote ulimwenguni, lakini Bingwa wa zamani wa Pride FC Middleweight alifanya uamuzi wa kuchukua mtindo wake wa kulipuka kwa Bellator MMA.
"Mwuaji wa Shoka" amepiga vita na vita vya kukumbukwa zaidi mchezo huo umewahi kuona. Vita vyake na Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson |, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, na Michael Bisping ni hadithi ya hadithi - lakini Silva yuko tayari kabisa kukifunga kitabu hicho juu ya taaluma yake nzuri.
Mbali na Mashindano yake ya Dunia ya Uzani wa Uzito wa Kati, Kesi ya nyara ya Silva iliyojaa tuzo ni pamoja na tuzo za Kupambana na Mwaka (2003, 2004, 2007), KO ya Mwaka (2008), na tuzo nyingi za Fight of the Night ikiwa ni pamoja na moja kwa kila mapigano yake matatu ya mwisho, kutaja tu chache. Sasa anaonekana kuendelea kutoa tuzo yake, mapigano ya kuburudisha ndani ya ngome ya Bellator.
Silva ana chaguzi kadhaa kwa pambano lake la kwanza na Bellator. Ingawa ametumia sehemu kubwa ya kazi yake akiwa na pauni 185, moja ya mambo ambayo mashabiki wake wanapenda sana juu yake ni utayari wa Wanderlei kupigania bora zaidi - hata ikiwa ilikuwa darasa mbili za uzani mzito - kama inavyothibitishwa na vita vyake vya uzani mzito dhidi ya watu kama Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita na Cro Cop; Au, vita vyake dhidi ya wazito nyepesi kama Ortiz, na mpinzani wake wa hivi karibuni, Brian Stann, ambaye alimgonga kwenye fremu ya pili.
Silva ndiye wa hivi karibuni katika safu ndefu ya saini za wakala wa bure za hivi karibuni zilizofanywa na Scott Coker na Bellator MMA. Mshindani wa zamani wa Sanduku la Chute anajiunga: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov na Anastasia Yankova kwenye orodha na mabingwa wanapenda: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary naVitaly Minakov,
JULIAN WILLIAMS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS
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RFA RETURNS TO SOUTH DAKOTA IN APRIL WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER
Zab Judah fighting to become 6-time world champion
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UNBEATEN MIDDLEWEIGHT PROSPECT IEVGEN KHYTROV TAKES ON KENNETH MCNEIL IN UNDERCARD ACTION THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 5 FROM SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENTS CENTER IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
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