Philadelphia (April 8, 2015)-–Vrydag nag by die Sands Resort Casino Bethlehem, die Boxcino 2015 semifinals will take place in both the heavyweight and jr. middleweight divisions. All eight fighters have been training hard for this great opportunity that will be broadcasted live on ESPN Friday Night Fights beginning at 9 PM ET.
All Boxcino bouts are scheduled for eight rounds.
Below are quotes from all eight competitors as fight week commences.
Jr. Middleweights
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John Thompson (15-1, 5 KO se)-“Opleiding is groot. Been working really hard in Virginia under Kay Koroma. I am looking forward to both the semifinals and the finals to see what kind of doors open up for me.”
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Stanyslav Skorokhod (9-0, 7 KO se) –-” I am very confident and have once again had a very good training camp at Wild Card Boxing Gym. I have done great work with Marvin Somodio, Ernie Zavala, and my conditioning coach Jordan Feramisco! ”
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Vito Gasparyan (15-3-5, 8 KO se)–“Alles is goed. Ek is gereed. I have had great sparring with Ruslan Provodnikov and Frankie Gomez. Brandon is my friend. I look at him like my brother but Friday is business. We will get in the ring and do my thing. We have a perfect game plan and ready to do my thing. This time there will be no ring rust”
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Brandon Adams (16-1, 11 KO se)--“I am looking forward to fight Vito to show him how much I have grown since the last time we worked together. I am looking forward to showing the world that I have learned new tricks. ”
Swaargewigte
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Donovan Dennis (11-1, 9 KO se)--“I am ready and am better shape then my last fight. Ek is gereed om te gaan. I don’t know too much about Razvan other than he is a taller guy. I train for what my coaches tell me to do.”
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Razvan Cojanu (13-1, 7 KO se) — “Alles is groot. Dennis is a good fighter and I am excited to fight him. I changed some of my training and had a lot of southpaw sparring.”
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Lenroy Thomas (19-3, 9 KO se)–“Opleiding gaan goed. Ek is gereed om te gaan. He is a strong opponent. He is coming to fight and so am I. It will be an interesting night.”
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Andrey Fedosov (26-3, 21 KO se)--“I am looking forward to 10 April. I will be ready to give the fans another great fight and I am looking forward to the finals!”
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Op die undercard, Greg Jackson (5-1-1, 2 KO se) van Philadelphia sal op neem Curtis Morton (2-4-2) van Harlem, NY in a six-round welterweight bout.
En Fountain (10-1, 4 KO se) van St. Louis, MO sal veg Jon Bolden (6-10-1, 5 KO se) van Brooklyn, NY in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Eric Newell (7-3-2, 5 KO se) van Bethlehem, PA sal veg Brandon Spencer (2-8-1, 1 KO) Atlanta, GA in four-round heavyweight bout.
Ricky Nuno van Bethlehem, PA will make his pro debut against Pat Kehoe (1-1) van Reading, PA in a four-round welterweight bout.
Mike Liberto van Bethlehem, PA will make his pro debut against Darnell Hayes (0-1) of Myerstown, PA in 'n ligswaargewig bout.
Hierdie geleentheid begin om 7pm. Kaartjies $100, $75, $50. Kaartjies kan gekoop word by www.ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 en by die loket by die Sands Bethlehem Event Centre.
