Philadelphia (Avril 8, 2015)-–Sa a Vandredi swa nan Sands kazino Resort lavil Betleyèm nan, Boxcino la 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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Jan Thompson (15-1, 5 KO nan)-“Te Fòmasyon te gwo. 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 nan) –-” 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 nan)–“Everything is good. Mwen pare. 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 nan)--“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 nan)--“I am ready and am better shape then my last fight. Se mwen menm ki pare yo ale. 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 nan) — “Tout se gwo. 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 nan)–“Fòmasyon ki pral bon. Se mwen menm ki pare yo ale. 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 nan)--“I am looking forward to Avril 10yèm. I will be ready to give the fans another great fight and I am looking forward to the finals!”
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Nan undercard a, Greg Jackson (5-1-1, 2 KO nan) nan Philadelphia ap pran sou Curtis Morton (2-4-2) a Harlem, NY in a six-round welterweight bout.
Ak sous dlo (10-1, 4 KO nan) nan St. Louis, MO pral batay Jon Bolden (6-10-1, 5 KO nan) nan Brooklyn, NY in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Eric Newell (7-3-2, 5 KO nan) , moun lavil Betleyèm, PA pral goumen Brandon Spencer (2-8-1, 1 KO) nan Atlanta, GA in four-round heavyweight bout.
Ricky Nuno , moun lavil Betleyèm, PA will make his pro debut against Pat Kehoe (1-1) nan Lekti, PA in a four-round welterweight bout.
Mike Liberto , moun lavil Betleyèm, PA will make his pro debut against Darnell Hayes (0-1) of Myerstown, PA nan yon bout pwa loud limyè.
This event starts at 7pm. Tikè yo se pri $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.
