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MIAMI (Oktober 26, 2016) — Pelatih tinju sing kondhang internasional Orlando Cuellar wis teka lengkap, bali menyang wong sing kondhang 5th St. Gym ing Pantai Selatan, ing kana dheweke nate ngunjungi nalika remaja kanggo sinau lan saiki nglatih para pejuang saka enem dina seminggu.
Lair ing Havana, Kuba, Kulawarga Cuellar urip maneh ing Miami nalika umur telung taun karo Orlando urip ing kono liwat sekolah menengah. Minangka petinju amatir, Cuellar jelas ngelingi nonton petinju ing 5th St. Gym kayata Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Singkat lan Florentino Fernandez, uga pelatih legendaris, sedulur Angelo lan Chris Dundee.
“Aku nonton lan sinau, njupuk okehe,” Cuellar ngandika. “Saiki, Aku ngerti yen nggarap 5th St. Gym sajrone nem minggu kepungkur. Wis pengalaman luar biasa. Saben dina, sampeyan ora bakal ngerti sapa sing bakal mlaku liwat lawang kono. Wis dadi salah sawijining gym tinju paling apik ing saindenging jagad luwih saka 50 taun. Wiwit jaman biyen nganti Muhammad Ali, para pejuang wis kepincut menyang gym iki amarga sejarah sing apik lan sparring sing hebat, uga wilayah sing duwe restoran Pantai Selatan, klub lan pantai. Anget, cuaca sing lembab uga ndadekake para pejuang luwih gampang ngilangi olahraga lan latihan bobot awak.
“(Sing duwe) Dino Spencer lagi nindakake ing 5th St. Tradhisi gym. Saben dina aku nengsemake. Klompok etnik campuran ana ing kana lan dadi tenaga bakat. Ana sparring telung dina seminggu – Aku ngarani Spar-a-rama – lan kabeh wong gelem nantang awake dhewe. Sparring luwih apik tinimbang akeh gelut TV.
“5th St. Pelatih gym Guy Laieta wis nyoba ngyakinake aku dadi anggota tim suwene limang taun kepungkur. Aku wis ngobrol karo Dino ing sawetara acara, nyebutake kepinginan kanggo nglatih para pejuang metu saka 5th St. Gym. Kandhane, 'Ayo ayo.’ Sukses saka 5th St. Gym saiki wis ana gandhengane karo kepemilikan. Dino kepengin banget tinju lan dheweke grapyak banget, sing ditrapake kanggo staf lan para pejuang. Getaran apik kabeh wektu!”
Cuellar mangkat menyang Las Vegas ing 1976 lan, sawise dheweke ngerti yen dadi petinju dudu kapentingan sing paling apik, dheweke miwiti nglatih para pejuang ing kana 1981 metu saka Gym Johnny Garcia. Setahun mengko, dheweke ngalih basis Brooklyn lan miwiti nglatih para pejuang metu saka ikon tinju liyane, Gleason Planet. Ing 2000, dheweke manggon maneh ing Miami.
Paling misuwur minangka juara kelas berat ringan dunia, pelatih kepala Glen Johnson, Cuellar uga kerja sama karo juara mbesuk kayata Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthélemy lan Erslandy Lara, uga Luis Franco, Harun Davis lan Juan Carlos Gomez, kanggo jeneng sawetara liyane misuwur. Dina iki, dheweke dadi kepala nomer loro kanggo sawetara pejuang utama kalebu Antonio Tarver.
Dikenali ing saindhenging tinju minangka guru sing unggul, Sukses Cuellar umume diarani latihan para pejuang kanthi individu, fokus ing kabutuhan pribadi tinimbang menehi kabeh instruksi lan perhatian kanggo kabeh pejuang.
“Saben pejuang butuh karya pribadi lan khusus kanggo nglengkapi talenta sing diparingi Gusti Allah,” Cuellar nerangake. “Sampeyan ora bisa mulang kabeh pejuang kanthi cara sing padha. Aku duwe spesialisasi ing sekolah sing diarani sekolah lawas. Sekolah lawas wis maju lan pribadi 15 babak, sekolah anyar babagan mbuwang pukulan liyane, gerakan sikil liyane lan gelut saka njaba. Aku mulang doffense: nimbali + pelanggaran. Punches dudu vitamin, ora ana sing kudu dijupuk. Tinju ora mung minangka perang refleks; siji pejuang mungsuh liyane, nanging trik nyata yaiku carane pejuang nggunakake reflekse. Aku mulang para pejuang babagan carane nggawe apron dering dadi tambang.”
Tinju duwe peran gedhe ing urip Cuellar. Bali ing 5th St. Gym minangka bab liyane ing urip sing unik.
“Aku urip liwat para pejuang,” Cuellar nyimpulake. “Saben kamenangan minangka wayahe paling bangga. Ora ana kamenangan sing gedhe utawa cilik, saben kemenangan dadi momen sing nyenengake amarga kabeh kerja keras lan ngorbanake aku lan pejuangku nalika latihan.”
Orlando Cuellar seneng banget amarga wis mbesuk mbesuk.
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Toronto, Ontario, Kanada (Oktober 25, 2016) – Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lee Baxter Promotions’ card scheduled for Kemis evening at the Powerade Center in Brampton, Ontario has been postponed until further notice.
Two of Baxter’s fighters scheduled to appear on that card, 130 pound contender Logan “Cotton” McGuinness and heavyweight prospect Mladen “Monster” Miljas, will now fight Oktober 28 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Kanada.
A former NABA champion at 126, 130 lan 135 kilogram, McGuinness signed with Lee Baxter Promotions in July. McGuinness, 23-0-1 (10 KO kang), is fighting for the first since May 2015 and meets Noel Rincon, 18-9-1 (10 KO kang), of Mexico over eight rounds. With a victory, the 29-year-old Ontario native hopes to get back in the mix.
Known as “Monster” due to his crushing power and impressive physical stature, Miljas looks to go 2-0 as a pro when he challenges Mexican Adrian Garcia, 1-1 (1 KO), in a four rounder.
“”I’m glad I was able to keep Logan and Mladen fighting even after our card was postponed,” said Lee Baxter. “The card will be rescheduled in the near future but in the meantime it’s important to keep my fighters busy. Logan’s been very sharp in training and Mladen has the look of a good heavyweight prospect based on what we saw in his pro debut.”
Baxter, who is growing his stable of talented boxers, also looks forward to the career changing opportunity his fighter Samuel Vargas has when he faces unbeaten Danny GarciaNovember 12.
“We’ve got a lot of nice things on the horizon and I believe that Sammy is going to surprise a lot of people. His trainers know everything there is to be known about Garcia and Team Vargas was thrilled when we heard he accepted the fight.
I’ve also got Kane Heron returning from a few lingering injuries and he’ll be back by the end of the year. He is a truly special talent and one of boxing’s best kept secrets. paling Jahwéh, we will continue to grow and invest in our fighters while providing quality events in Canada.”
Kanggo informasi luwih lengkap, please visit LeeBaxterpromotions.com.
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BANDILA® Continues To Deliver Boxing’s Biggest and Best Fights
Bouts Presented In Association With Premier Boxing Champions Include
Garcia vs. Thurman, Frampton vs. Santa Cruz II and Cuellar vs. Ibu
NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2016) – SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December. Jadwal, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Wakil Presiden lan Manager Umum, BANDILA Sports. The lineup includes two long-awaited championship matchups, Gusti Yésus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares and Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams; the can’t-miss featherweight rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz, and a welterweight unification blockbuster between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. All four of these anticipated bouts will be presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME Sports produced the strongest lineup of world-class boxing events of any network this year, delivering 18 world title fights devoid of mismatches and “tune-up” fights. The best fought the best, and the results were spectacular: two “Fight of the Year” contenders, Thurman-Shawn Porter and Santa Cruz-Frampton; a “Knockout of the Year” frontrunner by one of boxing’s biggest punchers, Deontay Wilder; and the arrival of one of boxing’s most marketable new stars in Anthony Joshua. SHOWTIME also featured the trio of junior middleweight champions, the Charlo twins, Jermall and Jermell, and Erislandy Lara, all in title fights on one card; highlighted the world’s best featherweights in Santa Cruz, Frampton, Gary Russell Jr. and Lee Selby; and set the table for the title unification fight between super middleweight champions Badou Jack and James DeGale.
Boxing’s brightest stars will again take center stage on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® as the network prepares to present the following seven matchups, including six world title fights, over a 12-week span. All bouts will air live on SHOWTIME with the exception of Garcia vs. Thurman, which will either air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.
Seven of the 14 fighters are undefeated, while the champions and challengers in the six world title fights boast a combined 313 wins versus just six losses.
Desember 10: Gusti Yesus Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs) vs. Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs)*
Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) vs. Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs)*
Januari 14: Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs) vs. James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs)**
Januari 28: Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) vs. Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs)* Dejan Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 KOs) vs. Mikey Garcia (35-0, 29 KOs)*
Februari 11: Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) vs. Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs)
Maret 4: Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) vs. Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs)**
*World title bout
**World title unification bout
“This is a slate of high-level, evenly-matched, 50/50 fights – the best fighting the best – which has become the calling card of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,” said Espinoza. “Every fight we are announcing today features a top 10-ranked champion taking on a top 10-ranked challenger; in many cases, it’s top-five vs. top-five.
“This is our second major boxing lineup announcement this year, further proof that no other network is delivering high-quality competitive fights – without relying on PPV – as consistently as SHOWTIME. No other network is as committed to driving the sport forward. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is giving subscribers the best that boxing has to offer.”
Setu, Jan. 10 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
In a highly anticipated featherweight blockbuster, hard-ngengingi Gusti Yesus Cuellarwill make the second defense of his WBA 126-pound title against Abner Mares, a three-division champ who has compiled a staggering resume while collecting belts at 118, 122 lan 126 kilogram. Cuellar vs. Mares is the latest in a lineup of action-oriented 126-pound showdowns assembled with the goal of unifying one of the sport’s most talent-laden divisions. It will be the fifth featherweight world championship of 2016 ing BANDILA.
On Dec. 10, there also will be a long-awaited world championship contest between two undefeated 154-pound fighters. Jermall Charlo will make the third defense of his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship against No. 1 Challenger prentah Julian Williams in a matchup of 26-year-old fighters at the top of their game. Charlo vs. Williams becomes the sixth title or world title eliminator in the 154-pound weight class in 2016 ing BANDILA, a roster featuring eight of the top-10 fighters in the division.
Setu, Jan. 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Super middleweight world champions Badou Jack lan James DeGale are set to unify the 168-pound class. Both champions retained their titles on a doubleheader last April 30 ing BANDILA. Jack kept his WBC belt in a controversial draw with longtime titlist Lucian Bute that many thought Jack clearly won. Earlier that evening, DeGale successfully defended his IBF crown with a unanimous decision over mandated challenger Rogelio Medina. Jack landed 61 persen punches daya kang, while DeGale connected on an astonishing 66 persen nembak daya kang. Saiki, Jack and DeGale will face off in a long-awaited unification to determine the No. 1 fighter in the super middleweight division.
Setu, Jan. 28 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
The most anticipated rematch in boxing will take place when Carl Framptonlan Leo Santa Cruz square off in an immediate rematch of a leading 2016 Perang calon Year. In their first encounter Juli 30 ing BANDILA, former super bantamweight champ Frampton moved up in weight to challenge fellow unbeaten Santa Cruz, edging the three-division titlist in a firefight. The must-see rematch will be the sixth featherweight world championship on SHOWTIME in less than 12 sasi.
The co-feature pits undefeated lightweights Dejan Zlaticanin against resurgent fan favorite Mikey Garcia. Zlaticanin is making the first defense of his WBC 135-pound crown against the former two-division titlist in Garcia. The champion is the No. 1 fighter ing 135 kilogram, while Garcia is aiming to become a three-division world champion in just his second fight back from a two-and-a-half year layoff.
Setu, Jan. 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner will face the streaking Adrian Granados in a matchup of top-10 ranked 140-pound fighters. The flashy Broner, who has captured titles at 130, 135, 140 lan 147 kilogram, has scored two consecutive knockouts in the super lightweight division. The hard-charging, all-action Granados, who pulled a stunning upset of then-undefeated WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Amir Imam in a dominating performance last November on SHOWTIME, thrives in the underdog role and has a deceiving record – his four defeats, all via split or majority decision, have come against opponents with a cumulative record of 52-1.
Setu, Maret 4 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
Undefeated welterweight world champions Keith Thurman lan Danny Garciahave been on a collision course for more than a year. Thurman has held a version of the WBA Welterweight World Championship since 2013 but announced his arrival in March 2015 with an emphatic win over Robert Guerrero. Thurman has since defended the title twice, including most recently against former world champion Shawn Porter in a potential Fight of the Year thriller in June on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS. Garcia, after conquering the 140-pound division, captured the WBC Welterweight World Championship with an impressive performance against Guerrero in January. Should Garcia defeat Samuel Vargas on Jan. 12 in a non-title fight, he and Thurman are set to meet in a marquee unification blockbuster between undefeated champions at the pinnacle of their careers. Garcia vs. Thurman will air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.