Philadelphia (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 8, 2015)-–No hnub Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm lub Sands Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov Npelehees, lub 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 lub)-“Kev kawm tau zoo. 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 lub) –-” 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 lub)–“Everything is good. Kuv npaj txhij. 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 lub)--“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. ”
Heavyweights
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Donovan Dennis (11-1, 9 KO lub)--“I am ready and am better shape then my last fight. Kuv npaj txhij mus. 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 lub) — “Txhua yam yog zoo kawg. 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 lub)–“Kev kawm yog mus zoo. Kuv npaj txhij mus. 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 lub)--“I am looking forward to Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10. I will be ready to give the fans another great fight and I am looking forward to the finals!”
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Nyob rau hauv lub undercard, Greg Jackson (5-1-1, 2 KO lub) ntawm Philadelphia yuav noj nyob rau Curtis Morton (2-4-2) ntawm Harlem, NY in a six-round welterweight bout.
Thiab ciav (10-1, 4 KO lub) ntawm St. Louis, MO yuav sib ntaus sib tua Jon Bolden (6-10-1, 5 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Eric Newell (7-3-2, 5 KO lub) ntawm Npelehees, PA yuav tua Brandon Spencer (2-8-1, 1 KO) ntawm Atlanta, GA in four-round heavyweight bout.
Ricky Nuno ntawm Npelehees, PA will make his pro debut against Pat Kehoe (1-1) Nyeemntawv, PA in a four-round welterweight bout.
Mike Liberto ntawm Npelehees, PA will make his pro debut against Darnell Hayes (0-1) of Myerstown, PA nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb Heavyweight sib ntau sib tw.
This event starts at 7pm. Daim pib cov nqi $100, $75, $50. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 and at the box office at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.
