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Kategoriarkiv: boxning
FNU Combat Sports Visa “Snabb” Eddie Chambers Intervju
Denna vecka Tom, Tony and Rich catch up with Professional Boxer “Snabb” Eddie Chambers. Olyckligtvis, en inspelning glitch lämnade oss utan den första halvan av sändningen ikväll där vi hade en stor diskussion om vad Chambers åstadkommit i sin karriär hittills. Vi sparar hela Eddie intervjun, fast. Rich ber om ursäkt för det fjärde co-host (Tom Cat) för hans ständiga avbrott i början av pågående. Ha tålamod, fast, folk. Detta är en av de bästa intervjuerna vi har genomförts på länge, och Eddie är en riktig klass handling. Det är värt att lyssna och kommer troligen att vara den första av många chattar med Chambers vi kommer troligen att ha i framtiden.
TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION DANNY GARCIA RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BRANDON RIOS ON SATURDAY, Februari. 17 LIVE ON SHOWTIME FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS
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Is USA Boxing Nationals Champion Jared Anderson America’s next great heavyweight?
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Mikey Garcia vs. Sergey Lipinets San Antonio Presskonferens Quotes & Bilder
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Två Division världsmästaren Badou Jack ser fram till Monumental 2018 Inuti & Outside of the Ring Following Impressive 2017 Kampanj
(Foto Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME)
LAS VEGAS (December 19, 2017) – Efter ett eftertryckligt debut i lätt tungvikt divisionen, champion två division världen Badou Jack är ute efter att använda 2018 för att bevisa att han är den högsta 175-pound fighter i världen och en av de bästa pound-for-pound fighters i sporten.
“Jag är 100 procent säker på min förmåga att ta på och slå vem som helst i divisionen,” sade Jack. “Jag är nykomling i lätt tungvikt, men jag redan visat jag tillhör. Jag sätter alla ljus tungviktare på varsel.”
Jacks lätt tungvikt debut såg honom utmana WBA mästaren Nathan Cleverly i co-main event på Mayweather vs. McGregor blockbuster uppgörelse i augusti framför miljontals. Jack dominerade action från början och stoppade mästare i den femte omgången för att bli en världstitelhållare i en andra viktklass.
“Efter min vinst mot Skickligt, Jag är redo att rikta den största slagsmål ute,” sade Jack. “Jag vet att om jag utföra upp till min förmåga, Jag kommer att ställa en väg mot att ena titlarna. Jag måste bara ta det en kamp i taget.”
Jack började 2017 genom att sätta på en sensationell prestation i en Fight of the Year kandidaten mot dess IBF Super mellanvikt världsmästare James DeGale. The unification showdown on Januari 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn ended in a controversial draw, Trots att de flesta ringside observatörer scoring kampen i Jack fördel.
“Ställa mig upp för framgång för nästa år skulle inte vara möjligt utan att ha en stor 2017” fortsatte Jack. “Sparka av året med enande kampen mot James DeGale var det bästa sättet att börja, och även om jag blev rånad, Det var en stor kväll för mig och mitt team. Jag lärde mig mycket och definitivt fått nya fans här och utomlands.”
Född i Sverige och bekämpa av Las Vegas, den 2008 Olympian för faderns hemland Gambia är en mästare i ordets rätta bemärkelse världen. Jack har nominerats i år för andra gången i sitt hemland Sverige för manlige idrottare of the Year vid den prestigefyllda Svenska idrottsgalla. Men oavsett vad som händer i ringen, Jack största vinst kommer att vara kommande födelsen av hans andra barn mars.
“Jag kunde tillbringa en hel del tid med min familj i 2017 och jag hyser alltid att,” sade Jack. “Balans är nyckeln i denna sport och i livet. Med ett annat barn som kommer, Jag ser fram emot att fortsätta att följa mina drömmar som en far, man och en världsmästare.”
Med stora slagsmål och ett nytt tillägg till familjen på väg, Jack vet att detta är året för att kapitalisera på sin status som internationell världsmästare att föra honom till nya höjder, inklusive företag och välgörenhetsändamål som kommer att tillkännages i 2018.
“Jag har starka rötter och jag bär min arv med mig varje gång jag kommer in i ringen,” sade Jack. “Jag har ett ansvar att vara ödmjuka och vara folkets mästare. Jag besökte en hel del nya platser i 2017 och det verkligen utökat min syn på världen. Jag är redo att ta på det kommande året och göra mitt team, familj och fans stolt varje gång jag får chansen.”
Salita Promotions Signs Women’s Superstar Christina Hammer to Multi-Fight Promotional Contract
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2016 Olympic Silver Medalist SHAKHRAM GIYASOV Arrives in U.S.A. to Start Pro Career
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 18, 2017) – Uzbekistani superstar and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist, Shakhram Giyasov, has landed in the United States, and will settle in Las Vegas, NV, to start his pro career. Som professionell, Giyasov will campaign in the welterweight division, where he was a sensational amateur standout.
At age 24, Giyasov who stands at 5’9″, is one of the most talented boxers to enter the professional ranks in the last decade. This past summer in Hamburg, Tyskland, the right handed Giyasov captured Gold (Weltervikt) vid 2017 International Boxing Association (AIBA) Världsmästerskapen. Giyasov’s victory in the finals against Cuba’s Roniel Iglesias, den 2012 OS-guldmedaljören, came to no one’s surprise, as the Uzbekistan was the #1 seed entering the tournament. Shakhram was voted best boxer of the tournament by his peers, vinnande 56% of the AIBA online poll.
“I have arrived in the United States of America and plan to establish myself as the next great champion from Uzbekistan,” said Shakhram Giyasov. “My goal is to conquer the welterweight division and become a pound-for-pound champion. I set my goals high because I believe in myself and the team I’ve put around me. Together we will go to the top.”
Giyasov, who is a mega-star in his native land of Uzbekistan, is managed by Ruslan Khusinov, an international sports agent with ties to some of the best amateur boxers in the world. His reasoning for bringing Giyasov to the bright lights of Las Vegas was easy, to establish his brand in the mecca of professional boxing.
“We are very please with our decision to bring Shakhram Giyasov to Las Vegas,” said Ruslan Khusinov. “Everyone recognizes Las Vegas as the mecca of boxing and this is where we want to build our foundation. I have big plans to make Giyasov a super-star here in the States, just like back home where his popularity is undeniable.”
Training Giyasov, kommer vara Justin Gamber, who guides the corner of undefeated world ranked contender, Caleb “Söta Händer” Växt (16-0, 10 Kos). Gamber believes Giyasov can jump on the fast track to a world title.
“In today’s boxing game, you have many boxers with high amateur pedigree’s, fighting for a world title before their 15th pro-kamp,” Justin Gamber stated. “I believe Giyasov fits that mold. I can see him fighting for a world title early in his career.”
Jose Haro fighting for a break in 2018
WEST JORDAN, Utah (December 18, 2017) – United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight champion Jose “Pepito” Haro (14-1-1, 8 Kos) is suffering from unfair blowback for the accidental role he played this past summer, in which his opponent, Daniel Franco, nearly died from injuries resulting from their nationally televised fight in Idaho.
Den 3-2 underdog Haro, fighting out of West Jordan, Utah, dropped Franco with a chopping right in the eighth round, soon followed by a crisp combination of devastating punches, which resulted in a knockout victory and the USBA title for Haro.
Tyvärr, Franco (16-2-3, 11 Kos) was sent to Mercy Medical Hospital, where he underwent two brain surgeries to relieve pressure caused by brain bleeds. He came out of a medically induced coma and, fortunately, Franco continues to recover at home in California from what his father/trainer, Al Franco, has described as a miracle.
“I can’t forget it,” Haro said about his last fight. “It’s been traumatic. I’m very happy Franco is recovering but, every time something comes up about him on social media, a lot of people tag me. I don’t answer, I just need to deal with it. My victory was taken away, I couldn’t enjoy it. I fought a clean fight, but some people blame me for what happened.”
Haro hasn’t fought since that fateful night in Iowa last June. Whitfield Haydon, who serves as Haro’s agent, is a veteran Southern California matchmaker, kanske, best known for discovering under-the-radar boxing talent such as Haro. It appeared that Haro was finally going to catch a big break in late October, when Haydon was contacted about a non-mandatory title fight for Haro with International World Boxing (IBF) Fjädervikt världsmästare “Blixtnedslag” Lee Selby (26-1, 9 Kos). The Selby vs. Haro world title fight contract was reportedly being drawn up and Team Haro had agreed to promotional options in the event of him winning. Suddenly, fast, communications with Team Selby went dark. Team Haro later learned that Selby had gone in another direction, Eduardo Ramirez, who Selby defeated by way of a 12-round unanimous decision December 9 i London.
“We were going to London for short money because the world title shot was worth it,” Haydon explained. “Haro would have been one helluva live dog in that fight. I must not have been the only one thinking that way. I’ve been hearing that, within the boxing industry, Haro has become a hot potato after his Franco fight. How ridiculous is this? Last time I checked, Haro’s a featherweight who’s also capable of fighting at junior lightweight or super lightweight. My phone has been silent, fast, other than for a late notice fight or a fight at lightweight. Boxing sometimes eats its own. This is a joke.”
Haro, who was a member of the USA Junior Olympic Boxing Team during his amateur days, isn’t 100-percent sure why he’s not being offered good fights, but he does blame most of it on boxing politics.
“After the Franco fight,” Haro remarked, “I feel like I’ve been benched. I think I’m not getting good fights is because I’m a high risk, no reward fighter. I’m depressed right now about it. I love boxing but, Jag är 30 with a wife and five kids. Boxing politics is the reason!”
Boxing is the most unforgiving sport, boxers risk their lives every time they walk up the three steps into the ring. The aftereffects of a boxing tragedy like this is traumatic for all parties involved. Nobody knows that better than the 30-year-old Haro.
Ranked No. 15 i världen av IBF, Haro works fulltime for Pepsi, putting product on shelves at supermarkets in Utah. The father of three girls and two boys, the hard-working Mexican-American starts at 3 a.m. and works until 12 middagstid, then goes home to watch his children because his wife, Yesenia, also needs to work to make ends meet.
Haro has overcome so many obstacles during his career that some refer to him as, “Hard Luck Haro.” In addition to repercussions from the Franco fight, back in 2015, he was shot in both feet (see accompanying picture) in a parking lot after shopping by a stranger for no apparent reason. Haro noted, “I was tainted by that because only bad guys get shot, höger?”
Losing the opportunity to fight in his world title fight against Selby was another example of what Haro’s been facing the past six months. “I’m not much of a talker,” han medgav, “but I won’t be used for leverage. I won’t’ be used as piece of meat. I’m not taking a fight just for the money, I’m going in the ring to give it my all to win for me, my family and team.
“I’m riding this out (boxing career) for my wife and children. I’m teaching my kids to never give up and to continue working hard no matter what life may throw you. It’s been rough. We’ve had our ups and downs, but I have to continue working until, hopefully, I get a big payday.”
For Haro and Haydon, they’re both due for a big break in 2018.
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UNBEATEN SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT BLAIR “THE FLAIR” COBBS SIGNS WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Photo by Prince Ranch Boxing
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 15, 2017) – Undefeated super-lightweight prospect, Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (8-0, 6 Kos), som hanteras av Prince Ranch Boxing’s Greg Hannley, has signed a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions. Cobbs, who trains in Las Vegas by way of Philadelphia, is ready to take his career to the next level, and vows to bring value to an already loaded stable at GBP.
“I’m super excited that I’ve signed with Golden Boy Promotions,” said Blair Cobbs. “I worked extremely hard to get in position to sign with a top-notch promoter and all that hard work has paid off. It’s time to step up my game and show the world that I belong with the elite fighters in my division. I’m going to make everyone proud at Golden Boy with electrifying performances. I want to thank Greg Hannley for making my dreams come true.”
“This is just the beginning of a great working relationship with Golden Boy Promotions,” Greg Hannley, president of Prince Ranch Boxing, angivna. “Blair Cobbs is an exceptional fighter with a ton of upside. His dedication to the sport of boxing, along with his elevated ring IQ, is what makes him special. Golden Boy Promotions is a first-class operation, and Blair will shine with every opportunity that comes his way.”