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Boxcino 2015 Heavyweights by the numbers

Verona, NY (Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, 2015)This Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, the Boxcino 2015 Heavyweight tournament will begin with four quarterfinal bouts.
The entire Boxcino tournament is promoted by Banner Promotions. This Friday’s fights will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night fights beginning at 9 PM ET.
Below is a statistical breakdown of the competitors for the quarterfinal bouts.

Heavyweights

Oldest: Steve Vukosa– 37

Youngest: Ed Fountain– 26

Most Fights: Andrey Fedosov– 28

Least Fights: Vukosa, Ed Fountain & Nate Heaven– 10

Most Rounds: Jason Estrada — 177

Least Rounds: Heaven — 23

Most KO’s: Fedosov– 20

Winning %: Vukosa & Fountain– 100%

KO%: Fedosov– 71.4 %

Total Record of 8 Fighters: 114-14 (89.1%)-65 KO's

The weigh in will be Thursday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 tom 5 PM in the Cypress Room.
There will be a post fight press conference immediately following the completion of the last bout in the Cypress Room.

Tickets for the February 20th ESPN Friday Night Fights at Turning Stone are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, tus neeg los sis hu rau 315.361.7469, or online at Ticketmaster. Daim pib yog $60 kev nco ringside, $35, $25, thiab yeej yuav muaj nqi ntxiv.

Host of the February 20th bouts, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino continues to distinguish itself as a premier destination for professional sporting events, including nationally-televised boxing matches and PGA-level golf. February 20th fight will mark Turning Stone’s 14th nationally televised boxing event in less than two years, helping establish the resort as a mecca for knockout televised fights. Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have promoted televised fight cards at the resort within the last year and Turning Stone has hosted televised boxing events on ESPN, Showtime, HBO, and NBC in the last two years. Located in Upstate New York, the four-season resort offers world-class entertainment and gaming, prestigious restaurants, luxury spa facilities, and award-winning accommodations.Tickets for the February 20th ESPN Friday Night Fights at Turning Stone are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, tus neeg los sis hu rau315.361.7469, or online at Ticketmaster. Daim pib yog $60 kev nco ringside, $35, $25, thiab yeej yuav muaj nqi ntxiv. Qhov rooj qhib thaum 6:00 p.m., nrog tus thawj bout teem tau rau 7:00 p.m. The live ESPN telecast starts at 9pm.

Professional media requesting credentials for the February 20 fight must contact Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Public Relations Manager at 315.366.9291 los siskelly.abdo@turningstone.com.

About Turning Stone Resort Casino A premier four-season, destination resort in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino is conveniently located about 30 miles east of Syracuse at NYS Thruway exit 33. Turning Stone was namedMost Excellent Golf Resort” nyob rau hauv 2010 by Condé Nast Johansens. The Academy of Country Music named Turning StoneCasino of the Year” nyob rau hauv 2009. The resort offers world-class gaming, golf, entertainment, accommodations and spa facilities, and has earned AAA Four Diamond ratings for The Lodge, The Tower Hotel, and Wildflowers restaurant. For more information and reservations, Hu (315) 361-7711 los sis (800) 771-7711. Visit the web site at www.TurningStone.com..

Boxcino 2015 Heavyweight training camp quotes Former U.S. Olympian Jason Estrada replaces Mario Heredia

For Immediate Release

Verona, NY (Lub ob hlis ntuj 17, 2015)This Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, the Boxcino 2015 Heavyweight tournament will begin with four quarterfinal bouts.
Former U.S. Olympian, JasonBig SixEstrada is a replacement in the tournament for Mario Heredia who bowed out of the tournament for medical reasons.

Estrada of Providence, Rhode Island was a member of 2004 United States Olympic team and turned professional later that year. He has solid wins over James Northey (11-1), Lance Whitaker (32-4), Moultrie Witherspoon (14-1) & Derek Bryant (20-4-1).

Below are quotes from the competitors for the heavyweight fights this Friday.

Steve Vukosa--“Kev kawm yuav zoo kawg thiab. I have been getting extra work shoveling all the snow here in Massachusetts. I haven’t really checked much on Donovan Dennis. I am excited to get in the ring and am excited for this opportunity.

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Donovan DennisTraining camp is good. I had great sparring and am in good shape. I am ready and have been anxious for the last couple weeks. I am ready for whatever I have to do to win the fight.
Razvan Cojanu–“Everything has been great. I am ready to go. I had top sparring and it went great. To be honest, I don’t know much about Ed Fountain other then he is a southpaw. That doesn’t matter to me as I just go in there and do my job.
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Ed Fountain–“Training camp is pretty good. I am the underdog, and I am going to have some fun. I hope he brings his best so I can prove myself. I know he is a veteran. I look forward to knocking him out and putting myself at the top of the tournament.

Lenroy Thomas–“Training went well. I am disappointed by the change of opponents. I just believe in myself and my faith. I watched some videos of Estrada, and he comes to fight. He brings the fight. It will be a good fight, and I will be victorious.

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Jason Estrada–“I am a late entry, but I have been in camp. I am in pretty good shape. This is such a good opportunity that I could not pass it up, and I am throwing my hat in the ring. I do not know much about my opponent. My dad did the research. I am just going in to fight my fight. From my amateur background, I have seen many styles. It is not hard because I have seen so many styles. I can adapt and may the best man win.

Nate Heaven–“Kev kawm yuav zoo kawg thiab. I have had lots of sparring. I have been running, and I am in great condition mentally and physically. I just keep charging along. From what I have seen, he will try to put a lot of pressure. He is aggressive and likes to go to the body. We are just preparing for whatever he comes up with. Training has been so well that we just want to take this from training to the ring.
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Andrey Fedosov–“I am ready to my best in this tournament! I had a great camp.

The weigh in will be Thursday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 19 tom 5 PM in the Cypress Room.
There will be a post fight press conference immediately following the completion of the last bout in the Cypress Room.

Tickets for the February 20th ESPN Friday Night Fights at Turning Stone are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, tus neeg los sis hu rau 315.361.7469, or online at Ticketmaster. Daim pib yog $60 kev nco ringside, $35, $25, thiab yeej yuav muaj nqi ntxiv.

Host of the February 20th bouts, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino continues to distinguish itself as a premier destination for professional sporting events, including nationally-televised boxing matches and PGA-level golf. February 20th fight will mark Turning Stone’s 14th nationally televised boxing event in less than two years, helping establish the resort as a mecca for knockout televised fights. Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have promoted televised fight cards at the resort within the last year and Turning Stone has hosted televised boxing events on ESPN, Showtime, HBO, and NBC in the last two years. Located in Upstate New York, the four-season resort offers world-class entertainment and gaming, prestigious restaurants, luxury spa facilities, and award-winning accommodations.Tickets for the February 20th ESPN Friday Night Fights at Turning Stone are on sale now at the Turning Stone box office, tus neeg los sis hu rau315.361.7469, or online at Ticketmaster. Daim pib yog $60 kev nco ringside, $35, $25, thiab yeej yuav muaj nqi ntxiv. Qhov rooj qhib thaum 6:00 p.m., nrog tus thawj bout teem tau rau 7:00 p.m. The live ESPN telecast starts at 9pm.

Professional media requesting credentials for the February 20 fight must contact Kelly Abdo, Turning Stone Public Relations Manager at 315.366.9291 los siskelly.abdo@turningstone.com.

About Turning Stone Resort Casino A premier four-season, destination resort in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino is conveniently located about 30 miles east of Syracuse at NYS Thruway exit 33. Turning Stone was namedMost Excellent Golf Resort” nyob rau hauv 2010 by Condé Nast Johansens. The Academy of Country Music named Turning StoneCasino of the Year” nyob rau hauv 2009. The resort offers world-class gaming, golf, entertainment, accommodations and spa facilities, and has earned AAA Four Diamond ratings for The Lodge, The Tower Hotel, and Wildflowers restaurant. For more information and reservations, Hu (315) 361-7711 los sis (800) 771-7711. Visit the web site at www.TurningStone.com..

Adams, Gasparyan, Thompson thiab Skorokhod ua ntej hauv Boxcino ❏ Jr ❏. Middlweight kev sib tw

UNCASVILLE, CONN (Lub ob hlis ntuj 15, 2015)Brandon Adams, Vito Gasparyan,John Thompson thiab Stanyslav Skorokhod tag nrho cov yeej lawv quarterfinal match ib ce ntawm tus Mohegan tshav thiab nce rau qhov tus kawg ib kab rau lub Boxcino 2015 ❏ Jr ❏. middleweight kev sib tw.
Boxcino tag nrho bouts twb teem tau rau 6-rounds.
Cov kev sib tw yog los nce raws Banner Promotions heev dua lwm yam thiab muaj nyob rau ntawm tus ESPN Hnub vas Xuv Hmo ntuj Fights.
Daim card no tau nce ntawm Banner Promotions hauv koom haum nrog cov Boxing CES Jimmy Burchfield.
Adams, leej twg yog tus Boxcino 2014 middleweight kev sib tw khiav tuaj,and Far ib 5th hloov stoppage hla Alex Perez nyob zoo li cas yog ib tug sib zog ntaus fest entertaining.
Kev sib ntaus hauv pom ob hais mav sib ntaus hauv thiab tsaws ib co thudding kev txhaj tshuaj. Yog kev ceev Adams hauv proved tau qhov txawv yog nws ntsia nws landed cov ntaub ntawv pov dua blows thiab twb maj mam coj thiab os Perez.
Nyob rau hauv kab tsib, Adams landed ib booming muaj cai uas xa mus Perez rau lub canvas. Perez tau rau nws lub hauv caug ua ntej lub bout twb nres tom 2:47 kev hloov tsib.
Adams, 155 lbs ntawm Los Angeles yog tam sim no 16-1 nrog 11 knockouts. Perez, 152 1/2 lbs ntawm Newark, NJ yog 18-2.
“Alex yog tawv heev. Kuv txaus siab rau txoj kev sib ntaus uas nws coj tuaj thiab nws los ua kuv nce ntaiv kuv kev ua si,” hais Adams.
“Thaum kawg, Kuv li kuv txhaj tshuaj loaded. Kuv kuj hais tias kuv muaj tus ceev thiab kuv tsim los pab cov jab. Kuv muaj kev lom zem ntau heev nyob hauv yeej muaj. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej kom cov tom qab kev sib ntaus. kuv mus lawm, tej zaum kuv yuav muab Monday so, thiab kuv yuav tau rov qab rau hauv lub gym.”
Vito Gasparyan and Far muaj 6-kab sawv daws pom txim yav dhau undefeated Simeon Hardy.
Gasparyan muaj ntau yam thiab outworked Hardy thiab yuam cov sib ntaus sib tua hauv tiv thaiv tsis tau lub siab Hardy, qhov twg Gasparyan heev heev tau zoo ntawm cov exchanges.
Gasparyan, 155 lbs ntawm Glendale, Yeej yog cov qhab nees ntawm CA 60-54, 59-55 thiab 58-56 thiab tam sim no 15-3-5. Hardy, 154 1/4 lbs ntawm Brooklyn yog tam sim no 13-1.
“Nws twb zoo sib ntaus. Kuv proved tias kuv muaj ntawm no lawm,” hais Gasparyan.
“Kuv tab tam tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau tus tom ntej kev sib ntaus. Kuv yuav mus ua hauj lwm ib thiab nqa ib kauj ruam zuj zus. Kuv muaj kev zoo thiab kaj siab lug nyob hauv yeej muaj. Kuv tabtom dedicating no yeej rau kuv tus kws qhia Justin Fortune leej twg tsis tau no tom qab beating kab mob xwb.”
Caij hloov John Thompson boxed nws txoj kev muaj 6-kab sawv daws pom txim lawm Ricardo Pinell.
Thompson siv nws qhov siab thiab ncav kom tau Pinell ntawm bay. Thompson tau zoo thiab sai mas ob peb ua ke uas tsis txhob cia Pinell rau ntawm khiav.
Thompson, 154 1/4 lbs ntawm Newark, NJ yeej tau qhab nees txog 60-54 rau phaib thiab tam sim no 16-1. Pinell, 154 ntawm San Francisco lbs, CA yog tam sim no 10-2-1.
“Kuv outboxed nws rau qhov cov tshuab. Kuv twb yuav paub me ntsis txog nws thiab kuv tau mus tua cov dab uas kuv pom hauv youtube,” Thompson hais.
“Kuv pom nws muaj ob peb phem tsis. Tam sim no tias kuv muaj sij hawm los npaj nws yuav ua tau zoo heev. Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tsum ua hauj lwm rau ntau. Kuv yuav muab ib lub limtiam twg thiab kuv yuav tau rov qab rau hauv lub gym.”
Syanyslav Skorokhod and Far hloov ib stoppage 4 li Michael Moore tus tua ntawm fighters yav tas los undefeated.
Nyob rau hauv kab ob, Skorokhod pib mus nrhiav tau rau ntau tus muaj hwj huam txhaj ob txhais tes. Ntawm kev kawg ntawm txoj kab, Skorokhod landed nyuab txoj cai uas backed Moore ntawm lub ces kaum. Nyob rau hauv peb hloov, Skorohod nqis Moore nrog ib sab tes zoo meej.
Nyob rau hauv kab plaub, Skorohod nqis Moore ib zaug ntxiv nrog rau ib txoj cai uas nyuab. Morre tau mus xwb los noj ib flurry ntawm punches thiab cov bout twb nres tom 1:03 kab plaub.
Skorohod, 153 3/4 lbs ntawm Los Angeles yog tam sim no 9-0 nrog 7 knockouts. Moore, 154 3/4 lbs ntawm Cleveland, HUAG yog 13-1.
“Kuv zoo siab uas kuv yeej. Sib ntaus yuav tom ntej no kuv yuav txawm zoo,”Txawm hais tias ib tus Skorokhod yeej xwb.
“Kuv twb npaj tau rau ib lub southpaw thiab kuv paub lub siab xav tau qhov sib txawv. Thaum kuv lub siab, Kuv pom nws ua tsis tau dab tsi. Kuv yuav npaj txhua yam txog cov style being uas kuv tau qhia rau tej lub zoo tshaj fighters tom qus Card Gym.”

Adams yuav ntsib Gasparyan thaum Skorokhod yuav tua Thompson Tim 3 nyob rau hauv Corona, California.

Nyob rau hauv undercard nkaus:

Ua li cas yog ib pob zeb em-thom khwm em yi, Jimmy Hmong/Williams tau ntaus stoppage 4th-muab nws txoj kev hla Eddie Caminero nyob hauv ib lub sijhawm 6-kab Middleweight bout.
Nws ntsia li nws yuav ua tau ib txoj luv luv thiab yooj yim hmo rau Hmong/Williams li nws pheej raug mob Caminero nyob rau thawj kab kom kis tau Caminero nyob staggering thoob plaws lub nplhaib rau ntau zaus. Caminero twb tau sau nws tus kheej thiab yuav ua rau qhov kev sib ntaus muaj ob tug kev brawl muaj ib yawg tuav ntau cov ntsiab lus ntawm txoj kev sib ntaus.
Hmong/Williams steadied nws tus kheej txaus tsaws lub zoo meej laug nuv uas xa mus Caminero rau lub lawj tom 32-vib nas this ntawm plaub hloov.
Hmong/Williams, 156 1/4 lbs ntawm Hartford, I yog tam sim no 9-0-1 nrog 5 knockouts. Caminero, 157 1/4 lbs ntawm Lawrenceville, Yog MA 7-9.

Khiary txho-Pitts Battered thiab bloodied qhov ntswg rau Rodrigo Almeida rau ntawm thawj kab thiab lub bout yog halted nyob rau tom qab qhib num ntawm cov teem 4-muab lub teeb Heavyweight bout kaum.
Txho tshauv-Pitts landed thudding txhaj tshuaj uas muaj Almeida rau lub defensive los ntawm txoj kev nyuam. Almeida tus ntswg yog ntshav thiab lub ntsej muag yog tsoo tau tom qab kawg kiag xwb peb feeb thiab yuav tsis mus txuas ntxiv tom qab thawj tus ncej.
Txho tshauv-Pitts, 164 1/4 lbs ntawm Worcester, MA yog tam sim no 5-0 nrog 3 knockouts. Almeida, 172 1/2 lbs ntawm Woburn, Yog MA 1-2.
Nyob rau hauv cov lus qhib bout rau yav tsaus ntuj, Oscar Bonilla thiab Angel Martinez battled muaj 4-muab kos rau hauv ib cov hnav bout.
Bonilla yeej ib daim card 39-37 thaum uas ob phaib nyob txawm hauv 38-38.
Bonilla, 133 cov tshiab Haven lbs, I yog 3-0-2. Martinez, 132 1/4 lbs ntawm Austin, TX yog 5-1-1.
Nyob hauv lub walkout bout ❏ Jr ❏ Oliveira txoj sab ci. and Far ib stoppage tom qab ob lub teem 4-Muab hnav bout hloov dua Ralph Johnson.
Oliveira yog tam sim no 3-0 nrog 2 knockouts. Johnson yog 1-4

Diam duab no tau Shane Sims / Banner Promotions

Lub quarterfinal plaub heavyweight faib bouts yuav tsum televised live rau lub ESPNHnub vas Xuv Hmo ntuj Fights Friday tom ntej! Lub ob hlis ntuj 20, ntawm Twv txiaj yuam txog tej pob zeb los raws Resort povnyob rau hauv Verona, NY.
Dhau xyoo Boxcino khiav hauv lub middleweight faib, Willie Monroe ❏ Jr ❏., kuj yog ib lub chaw tuav nrhiav contender tsaug nws yeej loj heev nyob rau hauv Boxcino 2014. Nws yog tam sim no ntiaj teb-nyob tsis muaj. 3 yog tus WBA, Tsis yog. 7 lub WBO thiab tsis. 10 yog sawv daws Boxing ntiaj teb (WBC). Boxcino 2014 hnav tau zus ib Petr Petrov Yog tam sim no ntiaj teb-nyob tsis muaj. 2 lub WBA thiab tsis. 7 yog tus WBO

Zoo siab ua Artie Pelullo, los yog ib yam ntawm cov fighters muaj rau koj hu xov tooj. Cov pairings rau txhua tus faib, fighter bios (tsis txhob txhawj lawv nyob nraum nyuag) thiab tag nrho cov neeg koom’ Yog koj thov ntaub ntawv fax mus sib ntaus.

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Mohegan hnub Arena yog tam sim no ranked li qhia siv kuj ntawm tus venues saum toj kawg nkaus nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb ua ntej Billboard Magazine, Pollstar thiab Venues hnub no. Nws yeej muaj lawm “Twv txiaj yuam pov lub xyoo” Thaum txeeb lub teb chaws ua Music rau 2008 & 2010 thiab nyob rau hauv 2013, twb tau pom zoo “Xyoo arena” rau cov G2E thoob ntiajteb Gaming sablaj nyob Las Vegas. Tseem ua 2013, Lub hnub yeej Mohegan “Twv txiaj yuam pov lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv 2 pawg ntawm cov Academy ntawm lub teb chaws ua Music txeeb. Yog xav paub ntxiv concerts thiab yuav muaj lwm yam txheej xwm uas zoo xyuas Mohegan tiv tshav ntuj kub. Kev qhia rau cov sij hawm no lub lim tiam, hu rau qhov kev lom ze hab cov nteeg hotline tom 1.888.226.7711, txuas. 27163.

Tes taw hnyav li ntawm Mohegan hnub (Boxcino ❏ Jr ❏. Middleweight Quarterfinals)



John Thompson ntau xyoo Cleotis Pendarvis nyob hauv Boxcino cov kev sib tw

Boxcino Quarterfinals

Ricardo Pinell 154 – John Thompson 154 1/4

Stanyslav Skorokhod 153 3/4 – Michael Moore 154 3/4

Brandon Adams 155 – Alex Perez 152 1/2

Vito Gasparyan 155 – Simeon Hardy 154 1/4

Thompson ntau xyoo Cleotis Pendarvis uas yuav tsis ua kom yuag

Eddie Caminero 157 1/4 – Jimmy Hmong/Williams 156 1/4
Khiary txho-Pitts 164 1/4 – Rodrigo Almeida 172 1/2
Angel Martinez 132 1/4 – Oscar Bonilla 133

Cov duab los ntawm Shane Sims / Banner Promotions
Promoter: Banner Promotions hauv koom haum nrog cov Boxing CES Jimmy Burchfield
Venue: Mohegan tiv tshav ntuj kub:
TV: ESPN 2 (9PM)
1St tswb: 7:45 PM
Kauj ruam tom ntej contenders mus rau lub koom spotlight thaum twg cov kev sib tw ib leeg-ntaus boxing nrov, Boxcino 2015, ua rau nws txoj kev caij debut, No hnub Friday! Lub ob hlis ntuj 13, nyob Mohegan lub hnub nyob rau hauv Uncasville, Conn. Live televised rau ntawm tus ESPN Hnub vas Xuv Hmo ntuj Fights, (9 p.m. LI / 6 p.m. PT nyob ESPN2), cov plaub quarterfinal middleweight neeg faib bouts yuav tsim kev plaub winners yuav ces yuav muaj leap ua tus championship kawg kab thiab nws cov nqi zog qhov kawg giant, tus tsis muaj NABA thiab NABO lub npe thiab saum-10 ntiaj teb ntsuam xyuas los ntawm lub koom haum World Boxing (WBA) thiab lub koom haum World Boxing (WBO). Nce Banner Promotions thiab Jimmy Burchfield Classic lom ze & Cov kev ua si (CES), daim pib ntxiv mus rau lub ob hlis ntuj 13 ib tsab ntawm Boxcino 2015, luv nqi tom $125, $65, $40 thiab $30, nrog rau kev lag luam tus nqi, yeej muas ntawm www.ticketmaster,com, hu xov tooj mus rau 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster outlets tag nrho los yog tus neeg ntawm tus Mohegan tshav Box Office.

Tus nom luj-nyob rau hauv yuav muaj sijhawm teem rau hnub plaub, Lub ob hlis ntuj 12, nyob rau ntawm tus Mohegan tshav Cabaret Theatre, pib thaum uas muaj 5 p.m. Ntawm kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj, Qhov rooj yuav qhib rau 7 p.m. nrog thawj bout pib tom 8 p.m. LI.

Cov plaub quarterfinal heavyweight faib bouts yuav tau televised live rau lub ESPNHnub vas Xuv Hmo ntuj Fights Friday tom ntej! Lub ob hlis ntuj 20, ntawm raws zeb Resort twv txiaj yuam pov rau hauv Verona, NY.

Boxcino 2015 tau ib tus zoo platform rau cov tiam tom ntej boxing champions thiab cov hnub qub. Cov quarterfinal bouts yuav muaj rau (6) rounds, semifinal tus bouts yuav yim rounds thiab cov championship bouts yuav 10 muab suav. No duas los ntawm ESPN lub luv “Ua tus Rounds” yuav detail no lub lim tiam battles. http://espn.Go.com/video/clip?ID = 12302492

Dhau xyoo Boxcino khiav hauv lub middleweight faib, Willie Monroe ❏ Jr ❏., kuj yog ib lub chaw tuav nrhiav contender tsaug nws yeej loj heev nyob rau hauv Boxcino 2014. Nws yog tam sim no ntiaj teb-nyob tsis muaj. 3 yog tus WBA, Tsis yog. 7 lub WBO thiab tsis. 10 yog sawv daws Boxing ntiaj teb (WBC). Boxcino 2014 hnav tau zus ib Petr Petrov tam sim no ntiaj teb-nyob tsis muaj. 2 lub WBA thiab tsis. 7 yog tus WBO

Zoo siab ua Artie Pelullo, los yog ib yam ntawm cov fighters muaj rau koj hu xov tooj. Cov pairings rau txhua tus faib, fighter bios (tsis txhob txhawj lawv nyob nraum nyuag) thiab tag nrho cov neeg koom’ Yog koj thov ntaub ntawv fax mus sib ntaus.

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Mohegan hnub Arena yog tam sim no ranked li qhia siv kuj ntawm tus venues saum toj kawg nkaus nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb ua ntej Billboard Magazine, Pollstar thiab Venues hnub no. Nws yeej muaj lawm “Twv txiaj yuam pov lub xyoo” Thaum txeeb lub teb chaws ua Music rau 2008 & 2010 thiab nyob rau hauv 2013, twb tau pom zoo “Xyoo arena” rau cov G2E thoob ntiajteb Gaming sablaj nyob Las Vegas. Tseem ua 2013, Lub hnub yeej Mohegan “Twv txiaj yuam pov lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv 2 pawg ntawm cov Academy ntawm lub teb chaws ua Music txeeb. Yog xav paub ntxiv concerts thiab yuav muaj lwm yam txheej xwm uas zoo xyuas Mohegan tiv tshav ntuj kub. Kev qhia rau cov sij hawm no lub lim tiam, hu rau qhov kev lom ze hab cov nteeg hotline tom 1.888.226.7711, txuas. 27163.

KlitschkoJennings Press Conference Photos & Quotes From Madison Square Garden

Photo Credit, Will Hart / Klitschko Management Group

New York City (Lub ob hlis ntuj 4, 2015)IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO andThe Ring MagazineWorld Heavyweight Champion WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO and top rated challenger BRYANT JENNINGS along with their respective teams held the Kick-Off Press conference for their highly anticipated battle set for Hnub vas xaum, Tim 25 tom Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena.

 

THE CHAMPION RETURNS will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing pib thaum uas muaj 10:00 p.m. LI/PT in the United States and RTL in Germany among the more than 150 countries which will telecast the event.

 

Presented by K2 Promotions thiab Klitschko Management Group in association with Gary Shaw Productions, tickets priced at $1000, $600, $300, $200 thiab $100 can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office,www.TheGarden.com thiab www.Ticketmaster.com.

 

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO

Let us, Bryant and me, entertain you on April 25th here in New York at Madison Square Garden. I see how Bryant Jennings acts. I see how he walks, I see how he shakes hands, I see how he speaks, and he has the qualities of Rocky Balboa from Philadelphia.

 

Thank you to HBO. Eventually you believed in me. I’m back on your network and I’m happy about it. Like Sinatra said, ‘If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Right event, right venue and right city. I fought here for the first time 15 years ago and I’m so happy to come back here and fight.

 

BRYANT JENNINGS:

This is it. I like to thank everyone involved with this promotion and my city of Philadelphia. It took a long time to make this fight happen and through it all I stayed calm. I commend my team for allowing me to be the athlete that I am while these negotiations were going on. Rau April 25th history will definitely be made and it will be made by me. One of us has to lose and it isn’t going to be me. Enough of the talking, I’m ready to fight.

 

BERND BOENT/CEO, KMG Management:

This is Wladimir’s 27th world title fight, it was 15 years ago when he first fought here. I’d like to thank Joel Fisher and his terrific team here at Madison Square Garden, this venue truly is the home of heavyweight champions and we are very excited to have this event here. I’d also like to thank our broadcast partners HBO and RTL without whom events like this would be possible.

 

TOM LOEFFLER/K2 Promotions:

This is K2 Promotionseighth event at Madison Square Garden and we’re honored to work with the outstanding team here. We’ve already sold over 5,000 tickets which is just an incredible response to announcing this event.

 

GARY SHAW/Gary Shaw Productions:

Madison Square Garden is the mecca of boxing, the ring is in the Hall of Fame, this is what heavyweight boxing is all about. 25 years ago on February 11, 1990, Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson. I believe on April 25th history will once again be made for an American heavyweight to do something spectacular, but this time instead of being overseas, it will be here in the United States at the Madison Square Garden. I believe Bryant Jennings will become the unified heavyweight champion of the world on April 25th.”

 

JAMES PRINCE, Manager of Jennings:

This is a dream come true for us and we can’t wait. There are a lot of doubters out there right now and they believe there is no way Bryant Jennings is going to be able to deliver a victory on April 25th. I would like for you all to show up because Bryant Jennings is going to show out, and we shall be champion.

 

FRED JENKINS, Trainer of Jennings:

I do know the pedigree of where Bryant Jennings comes from, he’s going to give it all he’s got. This is a one sided fight and I believe its going to be all BryantBy-ByJennings.

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UNCASVILLE, CONN. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 4, 2015) – Peb zoo li ib lub lim tiam ntawm lub Boxcino muab npaum li cas 2015 ❏ Jr ❏. Middleweight kev sib tw.

 

Nrog rau kev xyaum camps winding, txhua fighter muab Banner Promotions nrog rau kev hloov tshiab rau koj li cas ntawm preparations kawg yeej yuav.

Cleotis Pendarvis
“Kev kawm yeej rog yuav zoo. Peb cia li toning thiab zoo neej taus mus ua. Pinell yog ib cov dlej zoo nkauj fighter, tiam sis nws muaj nyob rau hauv lawm nws lub taub hau rau hauv kev sib ntaus no.”

vs.

Ricardo Pinell
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Stanyslav Skorokhod
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Michael Moore
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Brandon Adams
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Alex Perez
“Txhua yam yog kev du. Kuv yuav cia li teem rau Brandon Adams thiab Lub ob hlis ntuj 13 Thaum txhua yam yuav tuaj ua ke.”

Vito Gasparyan
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Simeon Hardy
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KlitschkoJennings First Photos From New York City

Photo Credit, Will Hart / Klitschko Management Group

New York City (Lub ob hlis ntuj 4, 2015)IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO andThe Ring MagazineWorld Heavyweight Champion WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO and top rated challenger BRYANT JENNINGS met for the first time this morning at the Empire State Building in New York City ahead of today’s Press Conference to announce their battle set for Saturday, Tim 25 at Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena.

Presented by K2 Promotions thiab Klitschko Management Group in association with Gary Shaw Productions, tickets priced at $1000, $600, $300, $200 thiab $100 can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, www.TheGarden.com thiab www.Ticketmaster.com.

GCP’s ‘LightningLuis Off to Sensational Start in 2015

I didn’t know the odds were 7-1 against me, or I would have bet on myself!” laughed Canadian lightweight Tony “xob laim” Luis (19-2, 7 KOs).

In the first boxing upset of the new year, Luis picked up the WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Championship and ruined the undefeated record of IBF #15 rated KarlDynamiteDargan (17-1, 9 KOs), last Friday night at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, by way of a 10-round unanimous decision. Luis clearly dominated Dargan and dropped him in rounds three (the referee mistakenly ruled it a slip) thiab 10 to cap off a very impressive performance.

The career-changing victory is the latest in a hot streak for the 27-year-old Luis, from Cornwall, Ontario. Dargan’s was the second “0” in a row that Luis has taken, as he handed New Jersey’s Wanzell Ellison his first loss last July as well. It would be his third consecutive if not for some questionable scoring against Ukraine’s Ivan Redkach last January. The combined records of Luis’s last three opponents were 43-0-1, 27 KOs.

Words can’t even describe what I’m feeling right now,” continued Luis. “It hasn’t even sunk in yet. It seemed like it took so long to get there, with all the highs and lows of training camp, but now that it’s over, it feels like it happened too quickly.

Luis says that while it may have appeared to be an easy win for him (scores were 97-92, 99-90, thiab 97-92), looks are deceiving. “I didn’t think it was going to look as easy as it did. It wasn’t easy in any way, I had to work hard in there to get the win, but watching it, it looks like I had an easy time. I’m just grateful to my promoter, Greg Cohen, for the opportunity and for the fair judging and officiating we received this time.

2015 is starting out smashingly for Luis. Not only will he now sky rocket through the world rankings as a streaking contender (he is currently #13 in the WBA), he and fiance Manon Latulippe are expecting their first child any day now.

The year is starting off with a bang. I couldn’t be happier. I’m going to enjoy my baby and then, soon as he’s born, I’ll be right back in the gym.

Promoter Greg Cohen says he’s excited about the future for his Canadian slugger.

Tony works very hard in the gym and has all the heart you could ask for and it shows in his fights. He outworks his opponents and overwhelms them with his relentlessness aggression. This is his second consecutive win over a well-regarded, undefeated fighter, and should actually be his third. I am proud to be working with such an outstanding fighter and his team. Tony is ready to fight for the world title and we are going to do everything we can to deliver him a title fight or title eliminator.

A substance abuse counselor back home, Luis says the reception in Cornwall has been tremendous. “Everybody. My family, all my friends and so many fans from back home are ecstatic. I’m overwhelmed by the support I get. It’s an honor.


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Hais txog Greg Cohen promotions

 

Ib boxing tus premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) Yog ib lub npe zoo respected lub npe rau staging ntiaj teb-class kev boxing txheej xwm thiab txhawb cov neeg tseem ceeb fighters thoob ntiaj teb.

Founder thiab CEO Greg Cohen tau muab kev koom tes nrog kev boxing hauv ntau peev vim hais tias lub caij 1980s, honing nws paj ntaub thiab tsim kom muaj nws tus kheej ua ib shrewd thoob ntiaj teb boxing businessman.

Distinguished los ntawm nws muaj peev xwm tshwm sim thiab nyoos txuj ci, Cohen ua headlines rau nws tus kws muaj txuj kev taw qhia, ntawm lwm tus, Tus WBA neeg tshaj Middleweight tau zus ib Austin “Tsis doubt tsis ntseeg” zaub ntug hauv paus, Leej twg Cohen pab qhia los ntawm kev tsis paub Mexico prospect rau cov neeg tseem ceeb-per-saib seb superstar.

Ntxiv rau Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions tau ua haujlwm nrog cov npe xws li qub unified thiab ob-time heavyweight tau zus ib Hasim “Pob zeb” Rahman Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs); thiab all-time-great ntau champions ntiaj teb tau zus ib James “Teeb pom kev” Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs).

Tam sim no ntiaj teb-nyob contenders hauv lub GCP roster muaj Arash Usmane, Universally paub ua ib lub super-10 super featherweight; Qub WBA International Middleweight Champion thiab world-rated middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; Saum-rated featherweight Joel Brunker; Freddie Roach-trained heavyweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian lightweight thiab TV tes hauj lwm hero Tony Luis, currently rated #12 in the WBA; Top 15 IBF and WBA and five-time Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; and Rising Undefeated Welterweight sensation Cecil McCalla.

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MARKHAM GETS ENGLISH TITLE SHOT; Heads 6 title fight card on Goodwin’s Ultimate Glory celebration on March 14th

Lee “The Banjo” Markham finally gets his big title chance and a potential breakthrough into the big time when he challenges Jahmaine Smyle for the English Super-Middleweight title on the Olivia Goodwin promoted “Ultimate Glory” bill at York Hall on Saturday 14th Lub peb hlis ntuj.

 

The show marks the Goodwin’s fifth anniversary into boxing promoting and managing. The event is befitting of this celebration with no less than 6 title fights and some of London’s top prospects on the undercard.

 

For Markham this is the culmination of a short period of frustration for himself and his manager Steve Goodwin. Firstly Markham was moved into a mandatory position to challenge Frank Buglioni for the Southern Area strap only for Buglioni to vacate the day before purse bids were due to be opened. Markham was then made mandatory for Callum Smith’s English title. Promoter Goodwin won the purse bids but Callum Smith was forced to vacate due to injury.

 

Goodwin then was able to negotiate with Smyle’s team and the fight was agreed within 2 hours. “I would like to thank Clifton Mitchell and Jahmaine’s team” said Goodwin. “We do not impose any re-match or ongoing restrictive contractual clauses so it was easy to make and Clifton was great to deal with”.

 

“It is a great fight” said Olivia Goodwin “This is a celebration of our five years in boxing. My father only came into boxing because I wanted to do it and we never dreamed we would expand like this. It is fitting to have Lee topping the bill and having this opportunity as Lee is the first boxer my father managed”.

 

Markham came to Goodwin with 3 wins and a loss after losing to Gary Boulden. Under Goodwin, Markham has racked up 9 straight wins with 6 stoppages winning 5 Masters titles along the way.

 

There is no doubt this is Markham’s toughest fight to date “This is a harder fight than Buglioni” says Lee “I know this is going to be a tough fight and I would not want it any other way”.

 

First Lee must overcome Lewis Van Poetsch on tomorrow’sMatchroom O2 show which is a 6 round warm up. Manager/Promoter Goodwin has formed a relationship with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom being one of the few promoters working with them on the new Fight Pass project and is grateful for Matchroom for giving Lee and his boxers the platform on the big shows and televised fight pass opportunities.

 

Larry “The Natural” Ekundayo will have the biggest fight of his career with a 10 round fight which is currently being finalised.

 

Johnny “The Pexican” Garton will be defending his Southern Area Welterweight strap with the opponent being announced next week.

 

Former Professional footballer Leon McKenzie has his first title fight when he battles for the International Masters Super-Middleweight strap (formerly held by Markham). Leon takes on Ivan Stupalo from Croatia. Leon has an army of support coming including many pro footballers on what is a massive night for him.

 

“Smokin” Joe Mullender (Middleweight) and Kris Agyei-Dua (Light-Middleweight) both have International title fights.

 

On the undercard Tilbury’s Matt McCarthy (10-1) takes on Stanislav Nenkov (12-10) over 8 rounds whilst former English Champion Ashley Sexton (14-2-2) makes his long awaited return to the ring at Featherweight.

 

Highly touted Cruiserweights Adam Hart (1-0) and Jose Lopes (2-0) continue their development. Former K1 champion Hart was devastating in his first contest and now moves up to 6 rounds whilst Lopes trained by Don Charles and described by his trainer as the new David Haye looks for another spectacular stoppage following his one round demolition of Jon Weeks last time out.

 

Former decorated amateur star Josh Kennedy was another who was devastating on his debut. Kennedy took on an opponent who had lost only once in 8 fights. Many thought this may be a step too far but after only 40 seconds Kennedy proved that false and he stopped his opponent in great style.

 

In the battle of the undefeated Ashley Hill (2-0) takes on Michael Waldron (1-0) at Light-Middleweight. Hill has looked good in his first two contests and is trained by Markham’s trainer Lenny Butcher who has high hopes for him.

 

The enigmatic Prince Patel has his debut at flyweight. Love him or love him fans will get to know this charismatic character. Patel takes his name from the original Pronce Naseem and hopes to follow in his footsteps and win world titles in due course. Patel is another signed to Goodwin’s management joining the fastest growing team in the country.

 

Promoter Olivis was full of praise for another of the undercard fighter’s “The General” Aji Sharif. Sharif lost in 2 rounds to 6 foot 8 ins Imantas Daviditus. After the fight Sharif said all he wanted to do was put things right and his manager Steve Goodwin arranged a re-match for the next show. “Aji has a heart of a lion and we hope he obtains revenge and moves on to titles by the end of 2015. It will be another great fight on a great bill.”

 

Completing the card is former unlicensed star Heavyweight “Superman” Louie Darling. Darling racked up 35 undefeated bouts in the unlicensed scene stopping 31 opponents. Many wanted to sign Darling but he chose the Goodwin’s to handle his career. “I could not wish for anyone better than Steve to manage me. We are going to the top together” said Darling. First Louie (trained by John Cole in Kent) must overcome war horse Moses Matovu on his debut.

 

Tickets for this fantastic show can be obtained atwww.iboxingtickets.com or by calling 01525 851150

 

 

Busy Month Ahead For TKO & Johnny Eames – New Gym, New Signings & Fights Galore

It’s been a rather busy start to the New Year for the ever hardworking Johnny Eames and his entire TKO crew, whilst most of us took time off to enjoy the Christmas and New Year festivities, not so for Team TKO, who were busy at work, either with the rebranding and a move to new facilities for the famous TKO gym, or preparing for upcoming fights.

 

The gym, which had been based in Canning Town for the past eight years, has now relocated to Hackney and has been rebranded as the Champions TKO Boxing Gym.

 

With such a major project to undertake over the holiday season you would expect that some other elements of the multi-disciplined TKO would be put on the back burner, but no, Johnny has been as active as ever in signing new boxers, as well as burning the midnight oil getting fights for his stable of boxers, or negotiating Championship fights for the senior prospects in the squad.

 

When he finally found a spare few minutes, in between the seemingly never ending stream of phone calls, the affable Mr. Eames spoke briefly about the major changes, his exciting new signings, as well as the upcoming fights for his charges.

 

“Exciting times, it’s been hard work, but I’m sure it will all be worth it.

 

There’s still a lot of work to do with the gym, at the moment we’re only using half the floor space available, so we’re only training the pros there until we get to knock through to the other unit, then and only then when the gym’s completely finished will we start operating it full time.

 

The change of location has done us a big favour, we’ve got rid of a lot of the dead wood we had around us, now we have a really good strong team here, there’s myself, Rio (Gianluca Di Caro) and Mehmet Aba on the I suppose management side, if you can call it that as it’s the running and marketing of everything.

 

On the coaching team side, we have Brian O’Shaughnessy, Mo Hussein, Brian Lawrence, Mark Lowe, Mark Reefer, Larry Edwards, Dave Butcher, Mehmet Aba and of course myself.

 

As I’m going to concentrate mainly on boxers management and coaching, if any fighters out there are looking for management or coaching, they should give me a call.

 

Talking about management, we’ve just had two first class young former amateur stars sign with us, the first is Mickey O’Rourke, who used to box for Dale Youth, he’s a very good fighter and I really do think this kid is going to go all the way, he’ll cause a few upsets along the way.

 

The other is young Danny Arnold, he’s nineteen years of age and has won everything there is to win in the juniors and I mean everything.

 

He’s an absolute natural talent, I put him right up there with the natural abilities of our Kevin Lear.

 

Only his application is all wrong at the moment, he’s going to be a challenge but I’m looking forward to the challenge and if I can make this kid train right we’ve got a Champion for definite.

 

Fighters wise, we have seven out in quick succession, it all kicks off this week with four of the TKO boys out at York Hall on Friday, the 30th January.

 

From the gym itself, we have Onder and Siar Ozgul, they’re both good boys, Siar steps up for his first six rounder and Onder remains on a four for this fight.

 

They’re always crowd pleasing boys, always bring a good crowd to the table and I’m sure it will be a good night for the boys.

 

Also on this show is Antonio Counihan, who is probably the jewel in the crown of the TKO fighters, this kid is outstanding, he’s not trained by us here at the TKO, but he’s managed by myself and is probably the jewel in the crown as I said.

 

He’s got everything, absolutely everything, what’s more he’s got a great team around him in his dad and Jon Pegg.

 

He always brings a big crowd down with him and always puts on a great performance.

 

After this fight we’ll probably have him fight for a title, probably MBC International or similar, so let’s see how it goes, either way I’m really looking forward to it.

 

Also on this show Tasif Khan will be making his maiden outing under the TKO banner, he’s totally new to us, I haven’t seen him fight yet, he’s been out of the game for a couple of years, but he’s got a decent record and if enthusiasm wins titles then this kid’s already a Champion, because he drives me mad on the phone wanting to know everything, which is good, I like that in a fighter.

 

He’s seven and one, but as I say I’ve never seen him fight so can’t judge him on ability, but what I can comment on is if he fights as good as his enthusiasm then he’s a very good fighter and with seven good wins under his belt already am sure he is.

 

Tickets for the 30th January York Hall show are available on our Box Office, so if anyone fancies a real good night out on Friday, go to the TKO gym websitewww.tkoboxinggym.com or the TKO Box Office website www.tkoboxoffice.com

 

Next up we have Tommy Martin, who has an English title fight against Ricky Boylan coming up on the big Matchroom show at the O2.

 

It’s a tough 50/50 fight, it’s a fight I believe Tommy can win, otherwise I wouldn’t have put him in it.

 

I have a lot of respect for Ricky, as he was once a TKO fighter, you don’t expect easy fights when you’re at this level, so obviously it is going to be a tough fight, but I’m pretty sure Tommy will come through the winner.

 

Also on the 02 show on the 31st is Charlie Edwards, who will be making his highly anticipated debut.

 

Big things are expected from this kid, it’s our job at the TKO to keep this kids feet firmly on the ground and make sure he does his job right.

 

If training wins titles, then this kid is a World champion already, he just doesn’t stop training, he totally lives and loves the game.

 

He’s got a great trainer in Brian O’Shaughnessy, he’s doing a fantastic job with him and from my side it’s an honour to be part of young Charlie’s journey.

 

Next up on the 7th Lub ob hlis ntuj, is our debutant, Mickey O’Rourke, who will be fighting on the Mickey Helliet show at the Camden Centre.

 

I’m really, really excited about signing Mickey, I’ve not been that excited about a new kid’s debut since Kevin Lear days, I really do rate this kid, I really do believe this kid is going to go a long, long way, in the boxing game and I’m certain he’s going to be a big ticket seller, he has a big family and I’m looking forward to meeting them all.

 

We’ve also got a few boys out in March, Freddie Turner, Joel McIntyre as well as some of the boys I’ve already mentioned, I won’t say too much yet as I’m sure Rio will be putting out interviews and releases on these nearer the time, but will say I’m really excited about the coming year, we’ve got some big plans, as well as big fights for our boys, and girl, this year, can’t wait.”

 

For further information on Champions TKO Boxing Gym and their stable of boxers, please see the website www.tkoboxinggym.com also please follow on Facebook and on twitter @ChampionsTKO.