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Sam Clarkson Jr. Squares off Against Israel Duffus for Ring Of Hope’s “Night To Fight” on March 7 in Irving TX

Marts 7, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

**IRVINE, TX (Marts 4, 2020)** – Fort Worth born-and-bred boxer Sam Clarkson Jr. was highly motivated by the wrong forces growing up. He was heading down dangerous Dallas roads, ones that could potentially not only derail his life, but spoil his boxing talents as well.

Before the Cedar HIll native found the sweet science at the age of 17, he was already going in and out of jail.

Reflecting on his regressions today, Clarkson Jr. is not proud of his decisions, but he doesn’t regret them either because it made him the stronger.

Non-profit organization Ring Of Hope was created in 2010 to help kids like Clarkson Jr. in the greater Dallas area escape trouble. Over the last decade, Ring Of Hope has transformed communities and changed the lives of the youth by educating, empowering and engaging students through the fundamentals of boxing.

Clarkson Jr. is proof of the promise that Ring Of Hope presents. He embodies the organization’s mission , og nu, Clarkson Jr. (22-5, 15 KOS) will headline Ring Of Hope’s ninth annual “Night To Fight” on Saturday, Marts 7 when he takes on the Freddie Roach-trained Israel Duffus (19-6, 16 KOS) at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas.

“It’s truly a huge blessing to headline Ring of Hope’s event,” said Clarkson Jr. “It’s great to see how Ring of Hope opens its doors to everyone and people of all different backgrounds. I want to become a part of a movement to show kids who may have troubled backgrounds that boxing accepts you no matter who you are.”

The light heavyweight Clarkson is a nine-year veteran who’s defeated the likes of Cedric Agnew and also challenged Dmitry Bivol and Jesse Hart in the past.

Before the 29-year-old southpaw appeared multiple times under the bright lights of Showtime television, he racked up an amateur record of 89-9 and won the National Pals in 2009 and the Ringside silver medal in 2010. Clarkson is also a two-time Texas Golden Gloves champion.

“I was a firecracker always up for a fight,” said Clarkson Jr. “I turned a negative into a positive. When I got introduced to boxing, it was mine, and I have stayed out of trouble for the last 13 år. Boxing has changed my life. For kids who are like me when I was growing up, if you have the right passion, there are no limitations to who you can become.”

Clarkson Jr. has frequented Ring of Hope gyms ever since its inception, whether it be for sparring, reconnecting with coaches and old friends or simply speaking and guiding children.

“A lot of the kids at Ring of Hope look up to me because I am a professional boxer. It feels great to motivate them,” said Clarkson Jr. “Ring of Hope is a great platform to help kids escape the streets. I take my hat off to them.

“I’ve returned to my comfort zone with spirituality. I’ve been reading the Bible a lot more and believe that God will set-up everything for me as a family man and a provider. I’ve fallen short a lot in the past, but ever since I’ve refocused my career, everything is falling back into place. Jeg er spændt, and I can’t wait to put on a great show. Everyone will be pleased to see my skills. I’ll be coming to make a statement. I’m coming with a chip on my shoulder and I’m looking to dominate.”

Clarkson Jr. will attempt to conquer the Panamanian pugilist Duffus, a 27-year-old who’s been training with the Hall of Fame coach Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles ever since he permanently moved to the United States in 2014.

“The last few years have been rough for me. I split with my wife, and we have two very young children. The last thing on my mind in the middle of the storm was boxing,” said Duffus. “My personal issues were affecting me, but I’m doing better now, and I’m focused on putting my career back on track.”

Duffus was riding an eight-fight winning from 2017 og 2018 before his problems outside of the ring took over. He lost his next two fights by unanimous decision. Finally in a better place, he’s looking to bounce back versus Clarkson Jr.

“Freddie has a lot of confidence in me and my talent,” said Duffus, who also has an amateur record of 98-10. “He tells me exactly what I need to do to take advantage of my opponent, and that’s what I plan on doing March 7.”

Also to be featured in separate bouts are welterweights **Jessy Martinez** (14-0, 9 KOS) og **Brandyn Lynch** (10-1, 8 KOS), cruiserweight **Robin Safar** (10-0, 7 KOS) and heavyweight Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 KOS), Austin-based super lightweight **Robert Kevin Garcia** (6-0, 5 KOS) and the Corpus Christi-based lightweight **John Rincon** (4-0, 2 KOS).

Night To Fight will be available live on Integrated Sports Pay Per View on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via **iN Demand**, **Vubiquity**, **DirecTV** og **Parabol** i USA, **Shaw PPV** in Canada and worldwide via the FITE.TV app and website.

Hall of Fame Showtime TV broadcaster **Al Bernstein**, former two-division world champion **Paulie Malignaggi** and LA Times and Boxing Scene journalist and writerManouk Akopyan will call the action from ringside.

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Limited tickets and VIP dinner tables can be obtained through a sponsorship to Ring of Hope. For mere information, gå til www.ringofhope.com.

The Toyota Music Factory is located at 300 West Las Colinas Boulevard in Irving, Texas.

For more information on sponsorships, volunteering or to enroll a child in a Ring of Hope program, please email info@ringofhope.com. To provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs, click here to donate.

For up to date information, news and developments, besøg www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook ogYouTube.

Night To Fight 2020 promo video

🥊 Højdepunkter from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events

Billeder fra 2019 Night To Fight, which took place Feb. 28 at the Frontiers Of Flight Museum in Dallas. The fight card featured undefeated prospects, former US Olympians and the likes of Hall of Famer fighter Thomas Hearn and The First Lady of Boxing Jackie Kallen in attendance.

**ABOUT RING OF HOPE:** Grundlagt i 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, empower and engage the youth through the fundamentals of boxing. With two gym locations—the South Dallas Club and the Colony Club—Ring of Hope emphasises on leadership development, fitness programs and community outreach while teaching the discipline of boxing. The locations also provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs. Through the sweet science, Ring of Hope’s coaches and volunteers empower youth to become more committed to health, fitness and wellness while also inspiring them to become more engaged in their community.

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Decorated U.S. amateur boxer Angel Gonzalez, Jr. to make pro debut on “Fight Night In Framingham” card

Marts 7, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Fighting Life charity event,

Marts 20^th at Sheraton Hotel

FRAMINGHAM, Masse. (Marts 4, 2020) – The long-awaited professional debut of decorated amateurAngel Gonzalez, Jr. will take place Friday night, Marts 20, on the “Fight Night In Framingham” card, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP), at Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts.

“Fight Night In Framingham”, the first pro boxing event ever in Framingham, is being held for the benefit ofFighting Life, an after-school youth boxing and academic empowerment program, available 100-percent free of charge, to students beginning in elementary school through high school education.

Gonzalez hasn’t fought in three years, since he moved from his native Hartford, CT to Florida. “It took me a while to settle in after I moved to Florida,” Gonzalez explained. “I’ve been going to a gym and now I’m on track and coming back to turn pro. I have the talent for bigger and better things.”

The 26-year-olldf super flyweight had a 45-6 amatør rekord, highlighted by three New England Golden Gloves, two Ringside National and 2014 National PAL championships.

The problem for Gonzalez, selv, is finding appropriate opponents, especially where he was a standout amateur. Right now, he’s still without a signed opponent, largely because there are so few 115-pound boxers in America outside of California and the Southwest. “Most super flyweights are from Mexico, Japan, or other foreign countries,” Gonzalez said. “It doesn’t matter to me who I fight. I can slug or box, depending on my opponent. If he’s taller, I’ll fight on the inside; if shorter, I’ll box from the outside. I’ll adjust to my opponent. My best punch is my right. It’s solid and deadly.”

“I’ve offered this fight to guys with 5 til 10 fights and after consideration,” promoterChuck Shearns explained, “they have declined to fight Angel. These lower weight classes can be hard enough to match, never mind against Angel. What you find is that these smaller guys need to step up their competition earlier than other weight classes, because it’s simply a smaller pool of fighters. We will see what Angel has very early in his career.”

Two unbeaten pro “graduates” of the Fighting Life Boxing Program, super featherweightsTimmy Ramos (5-0-2, 5 KOS) ogNelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 KOS), vil være i aktion, henholdsvis, in the main event and co-featured event.

Ramos, fighting out of Framingham, was a two-time New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur. He is in the 6-round, main event against superCarlos Marrero, III (2-3-1), af Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Perez, who comes from nearby Marlboro, MA, is another New England Golden Gloves champion, who will be fighting Indianapolis lightweightDeWayne Wisdom (7-52-2, 3 KOS) i 6-runden. co-featured begivenhed. Perez faces

Boston heavyweightTracey Johnson (4-7-6), whose brother is past Olympian and reigning WBO super middleweight championDemetrius Andrade, ansigterLarry “Hitman” Pryor (11-22-5, 5 KOS) in a 6-round bout.

Albania-born super middleweightKastriot “Slaughterhouse” Xhema, fighting out of Greenwich, CT, makes his pro boxing debut against Framingham favorite, Brazilian-bornSaul "The Spider" Almeida (0-10-3, 20-11 i MMA) in a 4-round battle of mixed-martial-arts fighters.

Revere, MA super middleweight Jarel “Sandman” Pemberton (3-0, 1 KO), also a past New England Golden Gloves champion, ansigter Leandro Silva (2-3, 2 KOS) in a 4-rounder.

Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round matches, is Southbridge, MA welterweightWilfredo “El Sucaro” Pagan (6-1, 3 KOS) vs.Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (9-12-4, 7 KOS), Worcester, MA super featherweightAndino Ranse (1-1) vs.Henry Garcia (0-5-1), of New Bedford, MA.

Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.

Tickets prices are $75,.00 Ringside (rækker 1-3), $60.00 (seated), $45.00 ståplads, and VIP tables (af 10) for $1000.00 and may be purchasedHER, at UpperKuts gym, or from any of the local fighters on the card.

Døre åbne på 6:30 p.m. OG, first fight at 7 p.m. OG.

Street Light Ventures is the presenting sponsor. Other sponsors include Bernardi Auto Group, East Coast Herbalist, Tecate, Ashwood Advisors LLC and A Affordable Insurance.

INFORMATION:

Facebook.com/ShearnsBoxingPromotions

Twitter: @ShearnsBoxing, @UpperKutsBoxing, @sheratonframingham

Instagram: @ShearnsBoxingPromotions, @Upperkuts_boxing_club, @sheratonframingham

boksning

TOMMY SANTIAGO LOOKS FOR MULTI-SPORT SUCCESS AND A KIDNEY FOR DAD

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

*Football standout to make pro debut on March 27 while his family’s story remains unfinished*

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Tommy Santiago, a standout high school football star and accomplished amateur boxer, will enter the ring for his first pro fight on March 27 på 2300 Arena, and his dad will be in his corner.

To spectators, it’s another father-son team, made slightly more interesting because Tommy is the second Santiago son to turn pro. Brother Milton, Jr., is an undefeated lightweight.

That Milton Sr., can walk up the steps and wave the towel for his son belies the real story — one about a father who died and was brought back to life less than a year ago, who is waiting for a life-altering call. It’s a story about a mother who pulls double-duty to provide for her family and care for her husband. It’s about the son, a prodigal football talent, who sacrificed his spot at a top football high school to help keep his family afloat, and now is embarking on a professional boxing career. It’s a story about their past and current struggles, and the grit, determination and faith that has seen them through a slow, grinding, water torture-style drip of pain and adversity.

Et par år siden, the Santiago family had outgrown their two-bedroom home. With three teenage boys–Milton Jr., Tommy and young Nicco–they packed their home and moved into a fixer-upper in the suburbs. Milton, Sr., was a talented painter who had worked for some of the most prestigious home builders in Philadelphia.

Mom Brenda worked at a kitchen gadget manufacturing company for 20 år, where she climbed the ladder, wearing various hats and helping to provide a comfortable life for her family.

It was not long after their 2017 move that Milton Sr., began noticing he wasn’t himself. Over the next few years his health would deteriorate. Once a husky, active painter and boxing coach, he shriveled away. After bouncing from doctor to hospital, he received a dual diagnosis of kidney failure and an infection that had spread to his bones. Brenda went from being a working mom to a working mom and caregiver, waking up Milton, Jr., to help carry his dad to the car at 5:30 in each morning. She’d drive him to dialysis before work, and then take an early lunch each day to get him home.

Tommy enrolled at Archbishop Wood High School, a private, Catholic school in Warminster, PA, known for its elite football program; tuition was $9,000 per year. He was a star running back, scoring 20 touchdowns and gaining nearly 1700 yards as a Junior. His younger brother, a standout basketball player, also attended Archbishop Wood.

Wheelchair bound and unable to walk, Milton Sr., was embarrassed to go to his sons’ spil. Brenda had to help him get to the bathroom and clean him. Milton Jr., put his career on hold to help care for his father. It was a dark time for the family; bills were piling up as Milton Sr., got sicker.

“I was embarrassed,” Milton, Sr., said of that time. “I was depressed and I kept wondering why this is happening to me and my family.”

sidste maj, Milton, Sr., went in for a procedure to biopsy a growth in his lungs. When the doctor came out of the operating room and asked Brenda if she would join him in a consult room, she knew something had gone wrong. Milton, Sr., had stopped breathing for nearly two minutes during the procedure and had to be resuscitated. The doctor warned that there may be permanent brain damage.

It was an earth-shattering moment for the family.

“It was the worst moment of my life,” recalled Tommy. “When I walked in and saw my dad in the ICU, knowing he might never be the same, I just started crying. I couldn’t handle it.”

After two days in a medically induced coma, Milton, Sr., began to recover. Doctors finally found the right combination of antibiotics to begin to cure the infection that had decimated his body. Effects from the procedure continued to affect his daily life. Excruciating headaches at all hours and short term memory loss became the new normal.

After Tommy’s record-breaking Junior year, and after seeing the stress that his mother was under, Tommy made a decision. He chose to transfer to William Tennent High School–also in Warminster–cutting his family’s tuition bill in half, but virtually guaranteeing that the college offers he and his parents had dreamed of would never come.

“My mom told me she would find a way, but I didn’t want her to stress,” said Tommy.

Brenda is pained when she speaks of Tommy’s departure from Wood: “Tommy is very strong, and he’s taken a lot for the family. It’s a burden I have on me because I want to be able to give them everything. Milton’s dream was for Tommy to go to Wood – it devastated Tommy and us when he had to transfer.”

As he recovered, Milton, Sr., learned to walk again. Milton, Jr., still administers his father’s dialysis five times per week for six hours and they wait to be added to the kidney donor list. Boxes of equipment line the walls of their home, and the improvements they’d planned on making to their home remain on hold.

“Milton doesn’t want us to be his donor,” said Brenda. “I’m the breadwinner and I can’t afford to be off work. Milton doesn’t want the kids to compromise their athletic careers. And after what happened when he went under in May, there’s a lot of fear. So we wait.”

Her voice breaks when she talks about the day they find a donor for her husband, but she doesn’t mention how it would take the pressure off of her: “The day that it happens, I’ll be ecstatic. He just wants to live a normal life. He wants to be able to do normal things – work, provide for his family. I will be so thankful to God that he answered our prayers.”

“It would mean the world to my family to find a donor,” said Tommy. “Everything he’s been through, the dialysis four hours per day, three days a week… it’s not easy. My mom stays up late to take care of him and gets up early the next day to go to work. She never gives up.”

The example that Milton Sr., and Brenda have set – one of sacrifice, mental styrke, and unbelievable love and commitment to each other and their family has been ingrained in their sons.

“Seeing all they’ve been through has been hard, but it makes me want to go harder,” said Tommy. “I just want to be able to bring my family to the next level.”

He has aspirations of being an NFL player and professional boxer, concurrently. “I have received an offer from Villanova,” Tommy said. “I’ve applied at Temple and Penn State and plan to walk on to their football teams if I’m accepted.”

Men først, another fight is on the horizon. A four-round, light-heavyweight contest with Angel Vasquez, af Springfield, MA, marts 27.

“Tommy told me that the reason he likes football and boxing is that he has a hatred inside, a frustration and resentment at everything our family has been through,” said Brenda. “I feel for the kid that’s going to fight Tommy. He’s training hard, and really wants it. He really wants to go out there and do things – He wants to help the family.”

When Tommy Santiago walks out to the ring on March 27, he walks with the burden of his family’s troubles, but with his father by his side. When the bell rings, he’ll hear only his father’s voice from his corner, and a new chapter begins in the complicated and painful story of the unbreakable Santiago family.

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Philly Special kicks off at 7:30 in the evening on Friday, Marts 27. Billetter prissat til $50, $75 og $125 er der tilbud nu, and can be purchased by visiting 2300arena.com eller ved at ringe 267-273-0945.

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Son of Sandman Jarel Pemberton added to “Fight Night In Framingham” card

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Fighting Life charity event,

Marts 20^th at Sheraton Hotel

FRAMINGHAM, Masse. (February27, 2020) – The son of Sandman, Jarel “Sandman” Pemberton, returns to the ring for the first time in nearly two years on the “Fight Night In Framingham” card, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP), Marts 20, at Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts.

The 28-year-old super middleweight Pemberton (3-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Revere, MA, is the son of one of New England’s all-time favorite boxers, Scott Pemberton (29-5-1, 24 KOS), the former NABF and IBU World super middleweight champion. Pemberton was a blood-and-guts, highly entertaining type fighter best remembered for a pair of Fight of the Year candidates versusOmar Sheika.

Scott named his son, Jarel, after Superman’s father, but he never forced him into boxing. “Me boxing had a lot to do with him,” Jarel said, “but he never pushed me into boxing. I did go to a lot of his fights when I was young.

“Dad saw a Superman movie and named me Jarel after Superman’s father. I think it’s a great name, it kind of shaped my life because I’m a real comic-book nerd today.”

Jarel played football and basketball at Dartmouth (MA) Høj, where two of his teammates went on to play in the National Football League, Jordan Todman and close friendArthur Lynch. Jarel joined the U.S. Marines and he did two tours in Afghanistan as a machine gunner. He didn’t start boxing until after he was honorably discharged, turning pro at 27.

“I wish I started boxing when I was a kid," han tilføjede, “but I didn’t box until after I got out of the military. People tell me I hit hard; I do have natural power.”

Pemberton, who is on the permanent reserve list to become a Revere Firefighter, is ready to get back in the ring on a regular basis, especially after being out of the ring nearly two years.

“I’m back in boxing for the long run,” he admitted. I’d like to fight a few times in the next few months. I’m getting in top shape for this fight and that’s a lot better than getting beat up in training by (22-0, 14 KOs welterweight from Lynn, MA) Rashidi Ellis. I’m bigger than him but he’s so fast.”

Pemberton is matched against veteran Texas fighterLarry “Slomoshun” Smith (10-43-1, 7 KOS) i en 4-round Bout.

Two unbeaten pro “graduates” of the Fighting Life Boxing Program, super featherweightsTimmy Ramos (5-0-2, 5 KOS) ogNelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 KOS), are fighting in the main event and co-feature, respectively.

Perez, who comes from nearby Marlboro, is another New England Golden Gloves champion. He faces an opponent to be determined in the 6-round co-featured event. Perez faces Indianapolis lightweightDeWayne Wisdom (7-52-2, 3 KOS).

A pair of quality MMA fighters, Albania-born super middleweightKastriot “Slaughterhouse” Xhema, fighting out of Greenwich, CT, makes his pro boxing debut against Framingham favorite, Brazilian-bornSaul "The Spider" Almeida (0-10-3, 20-11 i MMA) in a 4-rounder.

Også kæmper på undercard, all in 4-round bouts, is Southbridge, MA welterweightWilfredo “El Sucaro” Pagan (6-1, 3 KOS) vs.Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (9-12-4, 7 KOS), Worcester, MA super featherweightAndino Ranse (1-1) vs.Henry Garcia (0-5-1), of New Bedford, MA, and pro-debuting Hartford, CT super flyweightAngel Gonzalez, Jr. vs. Steve Lopez (1-4) of Philadelphia. Gonzalez is a decorated amateur boxer who is a three-time New England Golden Gloves, two-time Ringside National and 2014 National PAL champion

Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.

Døre åbne på 6:30 p.m. OG, first fight at 7 p.m. OG.

Street Light Ventures is the presenting sponsor. Other sponsors include Bernardi Auto Group, East Coast Herbalist, Tecate, Ashwood Advisors LLC and A Affordable Insurance.

INFORMATION:

Facebook.com/ShearnsBoxingPromotions

Twitter: @ShearnsBoxing, @UpperKutsBoxing, @sheratonframingham

Instagram: @ShearnsBoxingPromotions, @Upperkuts_boxing_club, @sheratonframingham

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Ubesejret letvægtsudsigt Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz sæt til fredagens hjemkomstkamp

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

WORCESTER, Masse. (Februar 26, 2020) - Ubesejret World Boxing Council (WBC) Ungdoms verdensmester i letvægtJamaine “Teknikeren” Ortiz (12-0, 6 KOS) planlægger at afgive en stor erklæring denne fredag, når han kæmper hjemme i Worcester, Massachusetts, for første gang som professionel bokser.

Ortiz overskrift aCES boksning på UFC FIGHT PASS® begivenhed, forfremmet af Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES), på det historiske Worcester Palladium.

I 8-round main event, Ortiz står over for mexicansk knockout-specialist"Skør" Luis Ronaldo Castillo (22-5, 17 KOS), en tidligere WBC FECOMBOX letvægtsmester, i en kamp uden titel.

"Jeg er klar,”Sagde Ortiz efter en nylig åben træning. ”Det er godt at få så meget støtte. Jeg har mange mennesker, der kommer til kampene. Til mig, Jeg har kun et job - vind! Og jeg vil gerne vinde på en spektakulær måde. Jeg vil vise alle på Palladium og dem, der ser på UFC FIGHT PASS, at det hele er ægte, ingen hype bag mit navn. Alle, der ser fredag aften, ved, hvad jeg bringer ind i ringen. ”

Ortiz, 23, er lynhurtigt, begavet letvægt med enorm opadgående. En dekoreret amatør, Ortiz er en voksende stjerne i, hvad mange tror, vil være et breakout-år for ham.

”Jamaine har bestemt ikke nået sit fulde potentiale,”Ortiz 'hovedtrænerRocky Gonzalez kommenterede. ”Han er stadig ung, og alt hvad han virkelig har brug for er mere erfaring. Han er en god lytter med stor håndhastighed, og han skifter (holdninger) let. Og han tror virkelig på sig selv, og det er svært at slå nogen sådan. Jeg kan ikke undervise i hjertet, men det har han også. Jeg ved ikke, hvor langt han kan gå, ikke endnu, men han er talentfuld og ikke i nærheden af at være et færdigt produkt. ”

Feb.. 28^th show med Ortiz over hele verden vil blive streamet live og udelukkende på UFC FIGHT PASS®, verdens førende digitale abonnementstjeneste til kampsport, begyndende ved 9 p.m. OG / 6 p.m. PT.

For at tilmelde dig UFC FIGHT PASS, kan du besøgewww.ufcfightpass.com.

Billetter er til salg og kan købes på CESBoxing.com og Palladium-billetkontoret. Døre åbner kl 6 p.m. OG, første kamp på 7 p.m./ AND.

boksning, OL, USA Boxing

Houston heavyweight boxer Darius Fulghum puts nursing career on hold to pursue Olympic dream

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Colorado Springs, Lap. (Februar 26, 2020) – Amateur boxers often take different routes on their personal journeys and Houston heavyweightDarius Fulghum has put his career outside the ring on hold to pursue his boxing dreams.

Fulghum was a wrestler in high school back in Killeen, Texas. He started boxing in 2015 and quickly developed a passion for the “Sweet Science,” largely because of it being a one-person sport. He didn’t need to rely on teammates, preferring to win or lose on his own accord. Although he was talented enough to be a collegiate wrestler, it would have been too much of a financial strain on his family.

“I had that competitive itch and was pretty good when I first started boxing,” Dariuis said. “I knew that I could do anything I put my mind to. I want to redefine boxing. I’m not a typical boxer who grew up on the streets. I don’t even like fighting; I’m passive and have never had a street fight.”

The 23-year-old Fulghum currently has his sights firmly set on representing his country in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Pro boxing will follow but, for nu, he’s training hard to qualify to compete in the Olympics by placing among the top three finishers at the America’s Qualification Tournament, March 26-April 3, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There will also be another “Last Chance” opportunity, hvis det er nødvendigt, at the World Qualifier, Maj 13-14, i Paris, where the top three there will also qualify for the Olympics.

“It’s so hard to not think about the Olympics all the time,” he admits. “I try to not think about it too much, but it is on my mind because I’ve dreamed of being an Olympian and I’m so close right now. I’ve made the sacrifices to be an Olympian and then I’ll be an Olympian the rest of my life.

“I listen to my coaches. In the heat of the moment, when things are most stressful, I feel like the underdog and I perform up to the absolute moment. It was do-or-die at Olympic Trials. I just refuse to lose.”

Fulgham certainly responded to the pressure of the trials in a positive fashion, upsetting pre-trials favoriteAdrian Tillman i åbningen runde, and then rolling through opponents until he secured the title.

“People didn’t know me,” Fulgham explained. “I was the underdog because I didn’t compete in many tournaments because I was in (nursing) school. My finals were always in December (same time as USA Nationals). I did have a break in my schedule in 2018, when I won a gold medal at the National Golden Gloves Tournament. It’s just the way my schedule worked out. So, I hadn’t fought in many tournaments, but I was able to sneak in when it mattered most.”

Fulghum recently competed in his first international tournament at the prestigious Strandja Tournament in Bulgaria, winning one of two matches. The experience, selv, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.

“Not only was it my first international tournament,” bemærkede han, “it was the first time I had boxed without headgear (as will be the case in the Olympics), and I fought guys from foreign countries with different styles. It was a great experience because now I won’t be going blind into the Olympic Qualifier.”

Members of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team, like Fulghum, are on break before returning for training with his teammates at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

“I reported there for the first time this past January 2nd and I love it,” Fulghum noted. “Every athlete dreams of training with top athletes where there are no distractions and top coaches. I wake up, spise, sleep, train and do that all over again the next day. That’s my schedule.”

Fulghum earned his nursing degree last May, but right now and for the immediate future he’s fully concentrating on boxing.

“I put education first and got my degree,” Fulgham concluded. “I’ll always have nursing after boxing. But I dreamed of going to the Olympics all through school. I put boxing on hold and now I’ve put nursing to the side so I can put my all into boxing. I didn’t want to juggle nursing and boxing. I couldn’t be the best at either that way.

“I do plan to turn pro because I love boxing so much. I need to box when I’m young. I’ll go as far as I can go in boxing and I’ll always having nursing.”

Darius Fulgham has taken a circuitous route in life from nursing to boxing. It’ll be worth it, selv, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 OL.

INFORMATION:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing

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OM USA BOXING: At fremme og dyrke amatørboksning i olympisk stil i USA og inspirere den utrættelige jagt på olympisk guld og gøre det muligt for atleter og trænere at opnå vedvarende konkurrencemæssig ekspertise. Derudover, USA Boxing bestræber sig på at lære alle deltagere karakteren, tillid og fokus, de har brug for for at blive modstandsdygtige og mangfoldige mestre, både ind og ud af ringen. USA Boxing er et hold, én nation, går efter guld!

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Kendo “Tremendo” Castaneda In Florida for first time but on important business trip

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

This Friday showdown vs. unbeaten NABO champion Yomar “The Magic” Alamo

LAS VEGAS (Februar 27, 2020) – Ubesejret super letvægtsKendo "Tremendo" Castaneda (17-0, 8 KOS) flew into Orlando from his native San Antonio this past Tuesday night on his first visit to Florida.

Unlike millions of people who go to Orlando for Disneyworld, selv, Castaneda’s initial look at palm trees is simply part of his business trip. Castaneda challenges North American Boxing Organization (NABO) mesterYomar "The Magic" Alamo (17-0-1, 12 KOS) in this Friday night’s 10-round main event, sendes live på Boxeo Telemundo, begyndende ved 11:30 p.m. OG / 8:30 p.m. PT, fra Osceola Heritage Park i Kissimmee, Florida.

Alamo vs. Castaneda er co-promoveret af All-Star Boxing, som promoverer Alamo og begivenheden, og Castanedas promotor, Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boksningskampagner.

“It’s pretty cool here,” Castaneda shared his first impressions of Florida. “A guy working for the promoter met us at the airport to film my arrival and interview me, so it’s been a welcoming experience, and people in Florida know I’m in the house. I like it here. It’s nice and in a way, I feel like I’m at home. I’m going to put on a show for fans, I’m going to be like their Disney World. I’m ready for the big ride and to put on a great show for the people.”

Castaneda erobrede det ledige North American Boxing Association (Også) krone for et år siden, tager en 10-runders afgørelse fra tidligere ubesejredeGilbert Venegas, Jr.(10-0), og fulgte det med en imponerende 10-runders enstemmig afgørelse over dominikanske veteranerEudy Berbardo (24-3).

Sidste oktober i Reno, Nevada, Castaneda stoppedeMartyniouk-staten (20-3) i sjette runde, hvorefter han blev installeret af World Boxing Organization som dens nr. 15 klassificeret super letvægt i verden.

WBO-nr. 8 rangeret Alamo, kæmper ud af Puerto Rico, is coming off the only blemish on either fighter’s pro record, fighting to a draw withAntonio Moran (24-4-1).

Alamo, 24, er det tidligere World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World og FECARBOX super letvægtsmester, der har lavet tre vellykkede NABO-titelforsvar.

”Efter denne kamp,” Castaneda concluded, “people are going to forget this Alamo (not the famous Alamo in Castaneda’s hometown) and remember me, The Tremendous One. I expect the fight t to end in a spectacular knockout in my favor, late in the fight, because I like to punish my opponent.”

INFORMATION:

Websites: http://www.RoyJonesJrBoxing.com

Twitter: @RoyjonesJRfa, @RoyJonesJrOfficial, @KeithVeltre, @KendoTremendo

Instagram: @RoyJonesJRboxing, @artofmusiclv, @rivalboxinggear, @KeithVeltre

Facebook: /RJJBoxing, /KeithVeltre

OM ROY JONES JR, BOXINGFORDRINGER: Medstifter i 2013 af 10-gangs verdensmester Roy Jones, Jr. og Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions har genopfundet boksning. RJJ har allerede haft en enorm indflydelse i boksesamfundet i løbet af få korte år. Oprettelse af spændende indhold til CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN og beIN Sports på nogle af de fineste spillesteder i hele landet, RJJ har bevist, at det erobrer sportens søde videnskab.

Baseret i kampens hovedstad i verden, Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr. Boksningskampagner klatrer til toppen i et hurtigt tempo, tilføje ungt talent til sin voksende stabil: WBO #6 bedømt bantamvægt Max Ornelas, fjervægt Ray Ximenez, WBO #15 bedømt super let Kendo Castaneda, mellemvægterne John Vera, Connor Coyle og Shady Gamhour, super mellemvægt Juan Barajas, og sværvægteren Alexander Flores.

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UBEHANDLET TYGGEVÆGTSPROSPEKT APTI DAVTAEV TIL ANSIGT LUCAS BRUN PÅ MARS 28 SHOWTIME BOXING: SÆRLIG UDGAVE SAMMEHÆNDIGHED

Februar 28, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Davtaev erstatter Otto Wallin, Hvem blev tvunget til Tilbagetrækning på grund af mindre skade

NEW YORK – Februar 26 – Ubesejret kraftvægtsmaskineApti Davtaev vil møde veteranLucas Browne i 10-rundes co-main begivenhed af SHOWTIME BOXING: SÆRLIG UDGAVE lørdag, Marts 28, bor på SHOWTIME(10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT) i en Premier Boxing Champions-begivenhed fra Park Theatre på Park MGM i Las Vegas. Davtaev erstatter sværvægtsudøver Otto Wallin, der blev tvunget til at afbryde træningen og trække sig tilbage fra sin planlagte kamp på grund af en skade på hans fod.

Fra Kurchaloi, Rusland, Davtaev (20-0-1, 19 KOS) har tjent et 90 procent knockout-forhold med sin aggressiv stil og ødelæggende magt. Atletisk, 30-årige er tilbage aktiv siden han flyttede sin lejr til USA i 2017 efter underskrivelse med Salita-kampagner. Han træner i Kronk Gym i Detroit, Mich., under vejledning af SugarHill Steward, nevø af den legendariske Hall of Fame-træner Emanuel Steward.

“Otto led en mindre skade og suspendering af træning var den smarte ting at gøre,” sagde Wallins promotor Dmitriy Salita. “Han kommer tilbage i ringen på ingen tid. Heldigvis, Apti var i topform og klar til at gå. Han er en begavet tungvægt og han vil være på alles radar efter 28. marts.”

I hans sidste udflugt februar 21, den seks fod-fem-tommer Davtaev afleverede tidligere ubesejret John Napari var hans første nederlag med en ond anden-knockout. Et par uger forudgående, januar 10, han scorede en imponerende standsning i tredje runde over veteran Keith Barr. Dette er hans femte start i USA. og først nationalt tv-udsendt kamp.

Kæmper ud af nyt Syd Wales, Australien, Browne (29-2, 25 KOS) senest scoret en knockout sejr over John Hopoate i november, hans anden sejr i 2019. Han har vundet fire af hans sidste fem kamp, med hans eneste karrieretab, der kom til Dillian Whyte og David Allen i Storbritannien. Browne vandt sin første 25 pro slagsmål, herunder en stop af Ruslan Chagaev i 2016 at fange et WBA-tungtmesterskab. Han laver sit amerikanske. debut.

Tre-kamp SHOWTIME BOKSING: SPECIAL EDITION-udsendelsen har en ubesejret tidligere bantamvægtsverden mester Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOS) tager imod ubesejret udfordrer Aaron Alameda (25-0, 13 KOS) i en WBC Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator hovedbegivenhed. Stigende lys tungvægt udsigter Joseph George (10-0, 6 KOS) og Marcos Escudero (10-1, 9 KOS) åbne udsendelsen med en 10-runde-omkamp af deres novemberShoBox opgør der så George vinde en snæver opdeling.

Veteran tv-station Brian Custer vil fungere som værtsudbyder med alsidig kampsportscaster Mauro Ranallo kalder handlingen sammen med Hall of Fame-analytikeren Al Bernstein og tidligere to-division verdensmester Paulie Malignaggi. Afrunding af telecast-teamet er Emmy^® prisvindende reporter Jim Gray, uofficiel ringsidsskårer Steve Farhood og verdenskendt ringkandidat Jimmy Lennon Jr. David Dinkins Jr.. fungerer som Executive Producer med Ray Smaltz producerer og Bob Dunphy instruerer.

Billetter til live begivenhed, som fremmes af TGB Promotions og Mayweather Promotions, er nu på salg og kan købes påticketmaster.com. Davtaev osv.. Browne forfremmes i samarbejde med Salita Kampagner.

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For mere information besøgwww.SHO.com/sports, www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, følg på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, TGBPromotions, @MayweatherPromo og @Swanson_Comm eller bliv fan på Facebook påwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing

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Ring Of Hope’s “Night To Fight” Returns March 7 at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas and live on Pay Per View

Februar 27, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

Night To Fight 2020 promo video

*Boxing non-profit organization that empowers youth in the greater Dallas area promises to produce another star-studded showcase of the sweet science with its annual fundraising event.*

Light heavyweight showdown between **Sam Clarkson Jr.** og **Israel Duffus** highlights the show. **Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield**, son of **Evander Holyfield**, to be featured in a fight; touted local prospect **Tristan “Sweet T” Kalkreuth** also returns to the squared circle.

**IRVING, TX (Februar 25, 2020) —** Lone Star State-based non-profit organization Ring of Hope returns for a resounding night of sanctioned professional boxing when it presents its ninth annual **“Night To Fight”** pro boxing and charity event on Saturday, Marts 7 at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas.

The main event will present an 8 round light heavyweight attraction between two battle-tested warriors when Dallas-Fort Worth born-and-bred boxer Samuel Clarkson (22-5, 15 KOS) challenges the Freddie Roach-trained Israel Duffus (19-6, 16 KOS).

The marquee match of the night will culminate to serve as the major fundraising event to help support the Ring of Hope boxing program. Siden 2010, Ring of Hope has transformed communities and changed the lives of the youth by educating, empowering and engaging students through the fundamentals of boxing.

“I’m often asked why I’ve had such a desire to be a part of Ring of Hope. It’s all about the future of the young men and women in our communities,” said Ring of Hope founder Steven Bolos. “We believe for them, believe in them and believe with and through them that they can be the leaders of tomorrow.”

Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield (3-0, 3 KOS), the son of Hall of Fame fighter Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, will continue on his quest to follow in his legendary father’s footsteps when the 22-year-old returns to the ring. Presented by Main Events, the Houston-based Holyfield made his pro boxing debut in November with his legendary father supporting ringside.

Local talent and 18-year-old standout Tristan Kalkreuth (4-0, 3 KOS), who last year inked a deal with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, will continue his climb up the ranks in a separate fight as well. Kalkreuth was born in Carrollton and is a resident of Duncanville. He’s trained by renowned coach Ronnie Shields, and has a decorated amateur background, where he participated in over 100 slagsmål, earned two National Championships and fought for the USA Boxing Team in the World Championships in 2018.

Also to be featured in separate bouts are welterweights **Jessy Martinez** (14-0, 9 KOS) og **Brandyn Lynch** (10-1, 8 KOS), cruiserweight **Robin Safar** (10-0, 7 KOS) and heavyweight Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 KOS), Austin-based super lightweight **Robert Kevin Garcia** (6-0, 5 KOS) and the Corpus Christi-based lightweight **John Rincon** (4-0, 2 KOS).

Night To Fight will be available live on Integrated Sports Pay Per View on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via **iN Demand**, **Vubiquity**, **DirecTV** og **Parabol** i USA, **Shaw PPV** in Canada and worldwide via the FITE.TV app and website.

Hall of Fame Showtime TV broadcaster **Al Bernstein**, former two-division world champion **Paulie Malignaggi** and LA Times and Boxing Scene journalist and writer **Manouk Akopyan** will call the action from ringside.

Limited tickets and VIP dinner tables can be obtained through a sponsorship to Ring of Hope. For mere information, gå til www.ringofhope.com.

The Toyota Music Factory is located at 300 West Las Colinas Boulevard in Irving, Texas.

For more information on sponsorships, volunteering or to enroll a child in a Ring of Hope program, please email info@ringofhope.com. To provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs, click here to donate.

For up to date information, news and developments, besøg www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook ogYouTube.

🥊 Højdepunkter from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events

Billeder fra 2019 Night To Fight, which took place Feb. 28 at the Frontiers Of Flight Museum in Dallas. The fight card featured undefeated prospects, former US Olympians and the likes of Hall of Famer fighter Thomas Hearn and The First Lady of Boxing Jackie Kallen in attendance.

ABOUT RING OF HOPE: Grundlagt i 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, empower and engage the youth through the fundamentals of boxing. With two gym locations—the South Dallas Club and the Colony Club—Ring of Hope emphasises on leadership development, fitness programs and community outreach while teaching the discipline of boxing. The locations also provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs. Through the sweet science, Ring of Hope’s coaches and volunteers empower youth to become more committed to health, fitness and wellness while also inspiring them to become more engaged in their community.

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Februar 27, 2020 FNU47 Efterlad en kommentar

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