Filadélfia (Abril 8, 2015)-–Esta sexta-feira noite no Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, o 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. Meio-médio
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John Thompson (15-1, 5 KO)-“O treinamento tem sido grande. 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) –-” 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)–“Tudo é bom. Estou pronto. 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)--“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. ”
Pesos pesados
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Donovan Dennis (11-1, 9 KO)--“I am ready and am better shape then my last fight. Eu estou pronto para ir. 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) — “Tudo é grande. 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)–“Treinamento está indo bem. Eu estou pronto para ir. 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)--“I am looking forward to 10 de abril. I will be ready to give the fans another great fight and I am looking forward to the finals!”
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Na eliminatória, Greg Jackson (5-1-1, 2 KO) de Filadélfia vai assumir Curtis Morton (2-4-2) de Harlem, NY in a six-round welterweight bout.
E Fonte (10-1, 4 KO) de St. Louis, MO lutará Jon Bolden (6-10-1, 5 KO) de Brooklyn, NY in a six-round heavyweight bout.
Eric Newell (7-3-2, 5 KO) de Belém, PA vai lutar Brandon Spencer (2-8-1, 1 KO) de Atlanta, GA in four-round heavyweight bout.
Ricky Nuno de Belém, PA will make his pro debut against Pat Kehoe (1-1) of Reading, PA in a four-round welterweight bout.
Mike Liberto de Belém, PA will make his pro debut against Darnell Hayes (0-1) of Myerstown, PA em um ataque dos meio-pesados.
This event starts at 7pm. Os preços dos ingressos são $100, $75, $50. Os bilhetes podem ser comprados em www.ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 and at the box office at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.
