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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

Mars 7, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**IRVINE, TX (Mars 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, bemyndiga och engagera studenter genom de grundläggande i boxning.

Clarkson Jr. is proof of the promise that Ring Of Hope presents. He embodies the organization’s mission , och nu, Clarkson Jr. (22-5, 15 Kos) will headline Ring Of Hope’s ninth annual “Night To Fight” on Saturday, Mars 7 when he takes on the Freddie Roach-trained Israel Duffus (19-6, 16 Kos) på Toyota Music Factory i 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. Jag är glad, 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 och 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.”

Även för att presenteras i separata anfall är welterweights **Jessy Martinez** (14-0, 9 Kos) och **Brandyn Lynch** (10-1, 8 Kos), Cruiser **Robin Safar** (10-0, 7 Kos) och tungvikt Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 Kos), Austin-baserad superlättvikt **Robert Kevin Garcia** (6-0, 5 Kos) och den Corpus Christi-baserade lättvikten **John Rincon** (4-0, 2 Kos).

Night To Fight kommer att finnas tillgängligt live på Integrated Sports Pay Per View på kabel, satellit och digital pay-per-view via **iN-efterfrågan**, **Vubiquity**, **DIRECTV** och **FAT** i USA, **Shaw PPV** i Kanada och över hela världen via FITE.TV app och webbplats.

Hall of Fame Showtime TV-sändare **Al Bernstein**, tidigare två-division världsmästare **Paulie Malignaggi** och LA Times och Boxing Scene-journalist och författareManouk Akopyan kommer att anropa åtgärden från ringsidan.

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Begränsade biljetter och VIP-middagsbord kan erhållas genom sponsring till Ring of Hope. För mer information, gå till 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, maila 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, besök www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook ochYouTube.

Natt att slåss 2020 promovideo

🥊 Slingor from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events

Bilder från 2019 Natt att slåss, 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:** Grundad år 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope är en ideell organisation som försöker utbilda, bemyndiga och engagera ungdomar genom det grundläggande i boxning. Med två gymlokaler - South Dallas Club och Colony Club - betonar Ring of Hope ledarutveckling, träningsprogram och samhällsuppsök medan du undervisar i disciplinen boxning. Platserna ger också en säker plats för ungdomar i Dallas Fort Worth-området att delta i efter skolan boxningsprogram. Genom den söta vetenskapen, Ring of Hope: s tränare och volontärer ger ungdomar möjlighet att bli mer engagerade i hälsa, och välbefinnande samtidigt som de inspirerar dem att bli mer engagerade i sitt samhälle.

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

Mars 7, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Fighting Life charity event,

Mars 20^th at Sheraton Hotel

FRAMINGHAM, Mäss. (Mars 4, 2020) – The long-awaited professional debut of decorated amateurAngel Gonzalez, Jr. will take place Friday night, Mars 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 amatör rekord, highlighted by three New England Golden Gloves, two Ringside National and 2014 National PAL championships.

The problem for Gonzalez, fast, 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 till 10 fights and after consideration,” promoterChuck Shearns förklarade, “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) ochNelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 Kos), kommer att vara i aktion, respektive, 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), av Bridge, 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) in the 6-round. co-featured event. Perez faces

Boston heavyweightTracey Johnson (4-7-6), whose brother is past Olympian and reigning WBO super middleweight championDemetrius Andrade, ansiktenLarry “Hitman” Pryor (11-22-5, 5 Kos) i en 6-runda anfall.

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, ansikten Leandro silva (2-3, 2 Kos) in a 4-rounder.

Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round matches, is Southbridge, MA welterviktWilfredo “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) mot.Henry Garcia (0-5-1), of New Bedford, MA.

Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.

Tickets prices are $75,.00 ringsiden (rader 1-3), $60.00 (sittande), $45.00 ståplats, and VIP tables (av 10) för $1000.00 and may be purchasedHÄR, at UpperKuts gym, or from any of the local fighters on the card.

Insläpp på 6:30 p.m. OCH, första kamp på 7 p.m. OCH.

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

Februari 28, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

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

FILADELFIA, 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 vid 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.

För några år sedan, 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’ spel. 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.”

Förra 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 – arbete, 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 strength, 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 först, another fight is on the horizon. A four-round, light-heavyweight contest with Angel Vasquez, Springfield, MA, på Mars 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, Mars 27. Biljetter kostar $50, $75 och $125 finns det erbjudanden nu, and can be purchased by visiting 2300arena.com eller genom att ringa 267-273-0945.

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

Februari 28, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Fighting Life charity event,

Mars 20^th at Sheraton Hotel

FRAMINGHAM, Mäss. (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), Mars 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) Hög, 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,” lade han till, “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-runda bout.

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

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), av Bridge, Connecticut.

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.

Även slåss på undercard, all in 4-round bouts, is Southbridge, MA welterviktWilfredo “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) mot.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

Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.

Insläpp på 6:30 p.m. OCH, första kamp på 7 p.m. OCH.

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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Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz Set for Friday’s homecoming fight

Februari 28, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

WORCESTER, Mäss. (Februari 26, 2020) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World lightweight championJamaine “Teknikern” Ortiz (12-0, 6 Kos) plans to make a major statement this Friday when he fights at home in Worcester, Massachusetts, for the first time as a professional boxer.

Ortiz will headline aCES Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS® event, promoted by Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES), at the historic Worcester Palladium.

I 8-round main event, Ortiz faces Mexican knockout specialist“Loco” Luis Ronaldo Castillo (22-5, 17 Kos), a former WBC FECOMBOX lightweight champion, in a non-title fight.

“I’m ready,” Ortiz said after a recent open workout. “It’s good getting so much support. I have a lot of people coming to the fights. To me, I only have one job – win! And I’d like to win in spectacular fashion. I want to show everybody at the Palladium and those watching on UFC FIGHT PASS that it’s all real, no hype behind my name. Everybody watching Friday night will know what I bring into the ring.”

Ortiz, 23, is a lightning-quick, gifted lightweight with tremendous upside. A decorated amateur, Ortiz is a rising star in what many believe will be a breakout year for him.

“Jamaine certainly hasn’t reached his full potential,” Ortiz’ head trainerRocky Gonzalez commented. “He’s still young and all he really needs is more experience. He’s a good listener with great hand speed, and he switches (stances) easily. And he really believes in himself and it’s hard to beat somebody like that. I can’t teach heart, but he has that as well. I don’t know how far he can go, inte än, but he’s talented and nowhere close to being a finished product.”

The Feb. 28^th show showcasing Ortiz worldwide will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, världens ledande digitala prenumerationstjänst för stridsport, börjar vid 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.

To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, besökwww.ufcfightpass.com.

Tickets are on sale and available to purchase at CESBoxing.com and the Palladium box office. Doors open at 6 p.m. OCH, första skjutningen på 7 p.m./ ET.

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

Februari 28, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Februari 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, för 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, vid behov, 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 öppningsrundan, 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) skola. 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, fast, was priceless, possibly career changing in terms of preparing for the Olympics.

“Not only was it my first international tournament,” he noted, “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, äta, sömn, 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, fast, if he makes it to Tokyo as part of Team USA for the 2020 OS.

INFORMATION:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing

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OM USA BOXING: To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. Additionally, USA Boxing strävar efter att lära alla deltagare karaktären, självförtroende och fokus de behöver för att bli motståndskraftiga och mångsidiga mästare, both in and out of the ring. USA Boxing is one team, en nation, går för guld!

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

Februari 28, 2020 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

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

LAS VEGAS (Februari 27, 2020) – Undefeated super lightweightKendo “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, fast, Castaneda’s initial look at palm trees is simply part of his business trip. Castaneda challenges North American Boxing Organization (NABO) mästareYomar “The Magic” Alamo (17-0-1, 12 Kos) in this Friday night’s 10-round main event, airing live on Boxeo Telemundo, börjar vid 11:30 p.m. OCH / 8:30 p.m. PT, from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

Alamo vs. Castaneda is co-promoted by All-Star Boxing, which promotes Alamo and the event, and Castaneda’s promoter, Roy Jones Jr.. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.

“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 captured the vacant North American Boxing Association (Också) crown a year ago, taking a 10-round decision from previously undefeatedGilbert Venegas, Jr(10-0), and followed that with an impressive 10-round unanimous decision over Dominican veteranEudy Berbardo (24-3).

Last October in Reno, Nevada, Castaneda stoppedStan Martyniouk (20-3) in the sixth round, after which he was installed by the World Boxing Organization as its No. 15 rated super lightweight in the world.

WBO No. 8 ranked Alamo, fighting out of 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, is the former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World and FECARBOX super lightweight champion, who has made three successful NABO title defenses.

“After this fight,” 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

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OM ROY JONES JR, BOXING-KAMPANJER: Medgrundade i 2013 av tio gånger världsmästaren Roy Jones, Jr. och Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions has been reinventing boxing. RJJ har redan gjort en enorm inverkan i boxningsgemenskapen på några korta år. Skapar spännande innehåll för CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN och beIN Sports på några av de finaste arenorna över hela landet, RJJ har visat att den erövrar sportens söta vetenskap.

Baserat i världens kamphuvudstad, Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr.. Boxing Promotions klättrar till toppen i snabb takt, lägga ung talang till sin växande stall: WBO #6 rated bantamweight Max Ornelas, featherweight Ray Ximenez, WBO #15 rated super lightweight Kendo Castaneda, middleweights John Vera, Connor Coyle and Shady Gamhour, super middleweight Juan Barajas, and heavyweight Alexander Flores.

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OFÖRSTÄNGD HÖGVÄGTSPROSPEKT APTI DAVTAEV FÖR ANSIKT LUCAS BROWNE PÅ MARS 28 SHOWTIME BOXNING: SÄRSKILD UTGIVNING SAMMANFATTAD HÄNDELSE

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Davtaev ersätter Otto Wallin, Vem tvingades till Återtagande på grund av mindre skada

NEW YORK – Februari 26 – Obesegrad kraftpunktrigareAPTI Davtaev kommer att möta veteranLucas Browne i 10-rundars co-main event av SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION på lördag, Mars 28, leva på SHOWTIME(10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT) i en Premier Boxing Champions event från Park Theatre på Park MGM i Las Vegas. Davtaev ersätter tungviktsutmanaren Otto Wallin, som tvingades avbryta utbildningen och dra sig ur hans planerade anfall på grund av en skada på foten.

Från Kurchaloi, Ryssland, Давтаев (20-0-1, 19 Kos) har fått ett 90-procentigt knockout-förhållande med hans aggressiv stil och förödande kraft. Den atletiska, 30-åring har kvar aktiv sedan han flyttade sitt läger till USA i 2017 efter att ha signerat med Salita-kampanjer. Han tränar på Kronk Gym i Detroit, Mich., under handledning av SugarHill Steward, brorson till legendariska Hall of Fame-tränaren Emanuel Steward.

“Otto led a Smärre skador och avbrytande av träning var det smarta att göra,” sa Wallins promotor Dmitriy Salita. “Han kommer att vara tillbaka i ringen på nolltid. Lyckligtvis, Apti var i toppform och redo att gå. Han är en begåvad tungvikt och han kommer att vara på allas radar efter 28 mars.”

I hans sista utflykt februari 21, den sex fot-fem-tums Davtaev överlämnade tidigare obesegrade John Napari hans första nederlag med en ondskapsfull knockout i andra omgången. Några veckor tidigare, januari 10, han fick ett imponerande stopp i tredje omgången över veteran Keith Barr. Detta är hans femte start i USA. och först nationellt TV anfall.

Slåss ut ur nytt södra Wales, Australien, Browne (29-2, 25 Kos) senast gjorde ett knockout seger över John Hopoate i november, hans andra seger på 2019. Han har vunnit fyra av hans fem sista anfall, med hans enda karriärförluster som kommer till Dillian Whyte och David Allen i Storbritannien. Browne vann sin första 25 pro slagsmål, inklusive a stopp av Ruslan Chagaev i 2016 att fånga ett WBA Heavyweight Championship. Han kommer att göra sin U.S.. debut.

Tre-fight SHOWTIME BOXNING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast har obesegrad före detta bantamviktsvärld mästare Luis Nery (30-0, 24 Kos) tar på sig obesegrad utmanare Aaron Alameda (25-0, 13 Kos) i en WBC Super Bantamweight Titel Eliminator huvudevenemang. Rising light tungviktiga utsikter Joseph George (10-0, 6 Kos) och Marcos Escudero (10-1, 9 Kos) öppna sändningen med en 10-omgång omkampanj av novemberShoBox uppgörelse som såg George vinna ett smalt splittrat beslut.

Veteransändare Brian Custer kommer att tjäna som telecast värd med mångsidig kampsportare Mauro Ranallo kallar handlingen tillsammans med Hall of Fame-analytiker Al Bernstein och tidigare två-divisionsvärldsmästare Paulie Malignaggi. Avrundning av telecast team är Emmy^® prisbelönta reporter Jim Gray, inofficiell ringside-poäng Steve Farhood och världsberömd ringmästare Jimmy Lennon Jr. David Dinkins Jr. fungerar som verkställande producent med Ray Smaltz producerar och Bob Dunphy-regi.

Biljetter till levande händelse, vilket marknadsförs av TGB-kampanjer och Mayweather-kampanjer, är nu till försäljning och kan köpas klticketmaster.com. Davtaev osv. Browne marknadsförs i samarbete med Salita kampanjer.

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Ring Of Hope's "Night To Fight" återvänder i mars 7 på Toyota Music Factory i Irving, Texas och lev på Pay Per View

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Natt att slåss 2020 promovideo

*Boxning ideell organisation som ger ungdomar i större Dallas-området lovar att producera en annan stjärnbelagd utställning av den söta vetenskapen med sin årliga insamling.*

Lätt tungvikt uppgörelse mellan **Sam Clarkson Jr..** och **Israel Duffus** lyfter fram showen. **Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield**, son av **Evander Holyfield**, att presenteras i en kamp; uppskattade lokala utsikter **Tristan “Sweet T” Kalkreuth** återgår också till den kvadrerade cirkeln.

**IRVING, TX (Februari 25, 2020) -** Lone Star State-baserad ideell organisation Ring of Hope återvänder för en rungande natt med sanktionerad professionell boxning när den presenterar sin nionde årliga **“Night To Fight”** proboxning och välgörenhetsevenemang på lördag, Mars 7 på Toyota Music Factory i Irving, Texas.

Huvudevenemanget kommer att presentera en 8 rund lätt tungvikt attraktion mellan två stridstestade krigare när Dallas-Fort Worth födda och uppfödda boxare Samuel Clarkson (22-5, 15 Kos) utmanar Freddie Roach-utbildade Israel Duffus (19-6, 16 Kos).

Nattens tältmatch kommer att kulminera för att fungera som det stora insamlingsevenemanget för att stödja boxningsprogrammet Ring of Hope. Eftersom 2010, Ring of Hope har förändrat samhällen och förändrat ungdomars liv genom att utbilda, bemyndiga och engagera studenter genom de grundläggande i boxning.

”Jag frågas ofta varför jag har haft en sådan önskan att vara en del av Ring of Hope. Det handlar om framtiden för unga män och kvinnor i våra samhällen,”Sa Ring of Hope-grundaren Steven Bolos. ”Vi tror för dem, tro på dem och tro med och genom dem att de kan vara morgondagens ledare. ”

Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield (3-0, 3 Kos), sonen till Hall of Fame-fighter Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, kommer att fortsätta på sin strävan att följa i sin legendariska fars fotspår när 22-åringen återvänder till ringen. Presenteras av Main Events, den Houston-baserade Holyfield gjorde sin pro-boxningsdebut i november med sin legendariska pappa som stöder ringen.

Lokal talang och 18-årig enastående Tristan Kalkreuth (4-0, 3 Kos), som förra året skrev ett avtal med Oscar De La Hoyas Golden Boy-kampanjer, kommer att fortsätta sin klättring upp i leden också i en separat kamp. Kalkreuth föddes i Carrollton och är bosatt i Duncanville. Han tränas av den kända tränaren Ronnie Shields, och har en dekorerad amatörbakgrund, där han deltog i över 100 slagsmål, tjänade två nationella mästerskap och kämpade för USA: s boxningslag i VM i 2018.

Även för att presenteras i separata anfall är welterweights **Jessy Martinez** (14-0, 9 Kos) och **Brandyn Lynch** (10-1, 8 Kos), Cruiser **Robin Safar** (10-0, 7 Kos) och tungvikt Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 Kos), Austin-baserad superlättvikt **Robert Kevin Garcia** (6-0, 5 Kos) och den Corpus Christi-baserade lättvikten **John Rincon** (4-0, 2 Kos).

Night To Fight kommer att finnas tillgängligt live på Integrated Sports Pay Per View på kabel, satellit och digital pay-per-view via **iN-efterfrågan**, **Vubiquity**, **DIRECTV** och **FAT** i USA, **Shaw PPV** i Kanada och över hela världen via FITE.TV app och webbplats.

Hall of Fame Showtime TV-sändare **Al Bernstein**, tidigare två-division världsmästare **Paulie Malignaggi** och LA Times och Boxing Scene-journalist och författare **Manouk Akopyan** kommer att anropa åtgärden från ringsidan.

Begränsade biljetter och VIP-middagsbord kan erhållas genom sponsring till Ring of Hope. För mer information, gå till 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, maila 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, besök www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook ochYouTube.

🥊 Slingor from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events

Bilder från 2019 Natt att slåss, 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: Grundad år 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope är en ideell organisation som försöker utbilda, bemyndiga och engagera ungdomar genom det grundläggande i boxning. Med två gymlokaler - South Dallas Club och Colony Club - betonar Ring of Hope ledarutveckling, träningsprogram och samhällsuppsök medan du undervisar i disciplinen boxning. Platserna ger också en säker plats för ungdomar i Dallas Fort Worth-området att delta i efter skolan boxningsprogram. Genom den söta vetenskapen, Ring of Hope: s tränare och volontärer ger ungdomar möjlighet att bli mer engagerade i hälsa, och välbefinnande samtidigt som de inspirerar dem att bli mer engagerade i sitt samhälle.

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TOP PROSPECT KEITH HUNTER TO FACE SANJARBEK RAKHMANOV IN REMATCH ON SHOBOX: DEN NYA GENERATIONEN HUVUDSTÄLLS DENNA FREDAG, FEBRUARI 28 FROM SAM’S TOWN CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

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