Philadelphia (April 8, 2015)-–Iki ana wengi ing Sands Casino Resort Betlehem, ing 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 kang)-“Latihan wis gedhe. 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 kang) –-” 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 kang)–“Everything is good. Aku siap. 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 kang)--“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 kang)--“I am ready and am better shape then my last fight. Aku siap kanggo pindhah. 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 kang) — “Kabeh iku gedhe. 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 kang)–“Latihan arep apik. Aku siap kanggo pindhah. 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 kang)--“I am looking forward to 10th April. I will be ready to give the fans another great fight and I am looking forward to the finals!”
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On undercard, Greg Jackson (5-1-1, 2 KO kang) Philadelphia bakal njupuk ing Curtis Morton (2-4-2) saka Harlem, NY in a six-round welterweight bout.
Lan Fountain (10-1, 4 KO kang) St. Louis, MO bakal perang Jon Bolden (6-10-1, 5 KO kang) Brooklyn, NY in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Eric Newell (7-3-2, 5 KO kang) Betlehem, PA bakal perang Brandon Spencer (2-8-1, 1 KO) saka Atlanta, GA in four-round heavyweight bout.
Ricky Nuno Betlehem, PA will make his pro debut against Pat Kehoe (1-1) Reading, PA in a four-round welterweight bout.
Mike Liberto Betlehem, PA will make his pro debut against Darnell Hayes (0-1) of Myerstown, PA ing pertandingan abot cahya.
This event starts at 7pm. Prices tiket sing $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.
