Greg Cohen ntawm Greg Cohen Promotions tau hais khov kho announces lub kos npe rau ntawm undefeated middleweight Rob “Zoo ua” Brant (15-0, 9 Kos) mus rau ib tug promotional daim ntawv cog lus.
24-xyoo-laus Brant, los ntawm Oakdale, Minnesota, pib boxing nyob rau hauv 2007 thiab los ntawm 2009 yog ib tug twb tau teb chaws yeej. Nws mus ua ib tug mej zeej ntawm lub US National Boxing Team thiab yeej 2010 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes, cov ntau lwm hnub nyoog xws, ua ntej txoj siav nyob rau hauv kev 2012.
Cov ib tug boxer, tab sis yog muaj saum toj no-qhov nruab nrab hwj chim, Brant yog ib tug ti teg taw nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ib tug muaj zog muaj peev xwm improvise thiab kho nruab nrab-sib ntaus. Nws muaj zog txias tso cai rau nws thawb lub pace thiab ua txhaum nws tw cia, lub hlwb thiab lub cev.
Koj pib boxing thiab sai sai los ua ib lub teb chaws yeej. Tell me about discovering you were a natural in boxing. Thaum twg koj twb paub lawm nws?
Kuv txiv yog ib tug cov kev faib 1 collegiate football neeg uas ua ntawv. Kuv loj hlob hlub football, Kuv yuav tsis hais tias kuv yog stellar, tab sis kuv tau txais nyob rau lub teb. Thaum kuv yog 15, Kuv pib mus dabble nyob rau hauv boxing. Kuv thiab ib co phooj ywg, mas football players, yuav tau raws li nyob rau peb quarterback lub tsev mus spar. Nws txiv, Bob Mitchell, siv los ua ib tug boxer thiab yuav spar nrog peb nyob rau hauv lub chav nres tsheb los yog lub tsheb. Kuv hlub txhua thib ob ntawm nws. Kuv pom kuv tus kheej mus rau kuv tus phooj ywg lub tsev ntau thiab ntau yam ntxiv, Txawm tias thaum nws tsis muaj, li ntawd kuv yuav kem nws txiv.
Thaum cov huab cua nres tso cai no, Kuv cia li yuav tsum tau muab tso rau nws nyob rau hauv lub rov qab Burners, tab sis kuv pom tau hais tias nws yog ib yam dab tsi kuv yeej xav mus ua. Kuv pib researching boxing gyms thiab saib ib tug ntau ntawm cov boxing. Thaum kuv yog 16 thiab tau txais kuv daim ntawv tsav tsheb, Kuv tau mus rau lub White Bear Lake Boxing Club, qhov twg kuv twb tau ntsib nrog ib tug 87-xyoo-laus tug txiv neej los ntawm lub npe ntawm Emmitt Yanez, raws li tau zoo raws li Larry Goodman uas yog nyob rau hauv nws nruab nrab-70s. Kuv yuav, rau cov uas tag nrho lub caij ntuj sov ntawm 2007, yog tus thawj tus neeg nyob rau hauv lub gym thiab tus kawg ib tug. Kuv tus cwj pwm kuv kawm tau zoo rau cov neeg ob tug txiv neej, rau tom ntej no ob peb xyoos lawv coj kuv mus rau txhua txhua cov kev sib tw thiab txhua txhua lub zos cov yeeb yam nyob rau hauv lub Midwest. Kuv tsis tig ib tug sib ntaus thiab lawv twb kam rau tsav peb txog qhov twg thaum twg.
Kuv twv kuv pom tau hais tias kuv muaj txuj ci thaum kuv yeej US txiv neej lub National Championship nyob rau hauv 2009. Mus txog thaum ntawd, Kuv twb yeej ib txwm muab kuv tus kheej muaj kev zam txim rau yog vim li cas kuv tau yeej lub tournaments hais tias kuv yeej thiab yuav tsom rau cov neeg kuv tsis tau lwv tiv thaiv, raws li txwv mus rau qhov sawv daws yuav hais tias kuv tau. Nyob rau hauv lub kawg ntawm lub teb chaws nyob rau hauv Championships 2009 Kuv yeej ib tug txiv neej muaj npe Siju Shabazz uas nyob rau hauv 2007 Kuv saib yeej National Golden hnab looj tes rau TV. Kuv nco qab xav nws yog tus epitome ntawm txuj ci. Thaum lawv tsa kuv txhais caj npab, nws tsis teev nyob rau hauv kom txog thaum ib tug ob peb lub lis piam tom qab, thaum kuv pom tau hais tias kuv yog tus naj npawb ib-ranked lub teeb heavyweight nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States.
Yuav ua li cas ua rau koj xav mus pib boxing?
Kuv yeej ib txwm hlub saib txhua yam ntawm ib tug boxing qhia. Rau kev nkag mus, lub ces kaum sib xws khaub ncaws, nro ntawm ob fighters sawv nyob rau hauv opposite fab paub txog dab tsi lawv yog hais txog yuav tau ua, thiab yuav ua li cas ib zaug hauv lub tswb nrov, yuav ua li cas lawv txoj kev ib leeg nrog kev cog qoob loo thiab ceev faj. Thaum kuv yuav mus rau kuv tus phooj ywg lub tsev thiab lub thawv nws txiv, I figured it was something that I might be able to actually do one day and mentally, Kuv cog lus rau kuv tus kheej kom txog thaum kuv yuav kuv tus kheej lub cev coj mus rau ib tug boxing gym.
Vim li cas koj tig pro?
Tom qab ib tug luv luv tab sis tuab pib xyaum ua hauj lwm, Kuv poob nyob rau hauv lub 2012 Olympic raug kev sim siab. Kuv nrhiav kev paub txaus rau caum li cas feem ntau pib xyaum ua boxers npau suav ntawm: los ua ib tug kev lub ntiaj teb champion thiab muaj tag nrho cov uas los nrog nws.
Yuav ua li cas puas tau tus deal nrog Greg Cohen tuaj txog?
Greg Cohen puas tau ib tug qhia tau tias boxing qhia nyob rau hauv kuv lub tsev lub xeev Minnesota rau lub Grand twv txiaj yuam pov Hinckley. Kuv ua hauj lwm tsis tshua muaj neeg nyuaj nyob rau hauv kev npaj rau tej kev sib tw vim hais tias nws yog kuv teb chaws televised debut raws li ib tug pro. Kuv xav tias kuv npaj txaus thiab ua nyob rau theem tias kuv yuav tsum muaj nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub GCP pab. Kuv zog ua hauj lwm them tawm, Mr. Cohen xav mus txuas ntxiv mus ua hauj lwm ua ke.
Yuav ua li cas yog koj lub hom phiaj nyob rau hauv boxing?
Ntawm chav kawm, ib feem ntawm kuv lub ntsiab lub hom phiaj nyob rau hauv boxing yog los ua ib tug legitimate ntiaj teb no yeej nyob rau hauv kuv kev faib. Tab sis tob tshaj uas, Kuv xav muaj ib lub tsev thiab yuav nqi dawb los ntawm cov sij hawm kuv so los ntawm kev ua si nawv. Kuv xav kom cov nyiaj uas khwv tau los ntawm kuv boxing ua hauj lwm rau kuv.
Leej twg yog koj tus kws qhia?
Kuv qhia plaub mus rau tsib lub lis piam ua ntej kev sib tw nyob rau hauv Dallas, Texas. Kuv lub taub hau tus kws qhia yog Derrick James. Nws yog ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua raws li zoo raws li ib tug accomplished kev boxer uas tau kawm fighters xws li Errol Spence Jr thiab Anthony Mack, nrad lwm tus. Kuv pab tus kws qhia yog Nathan Pipitone. Nathan yeej ib txwm mus rau mais ntxiv rau kuv. Nws yuav ua tau raws li kuv lub siab gym ntawm txawm lub sij hawm thiab thiaj tau xav kom lub kev vam meej ntawm lub ncaws pob nws ua hauj lwm nrog, ib tug hauv chav kawm ntawv txoj cai. Kuv txiav cov txiv neej thiab kuv lub dag lub zog thiab txias cob qhia yog Jeremy Clark los ntawm kuv lub tsev lub xeev ntawm Minnesota. Nws yog ib tug neeg uas ua ntawv txoj kev loj hlob cob qhia rau cov Los Angeles kav cov vaj ntxwv hockey pab. Nws pushes kuv mus rau lub tom ntej no theem, athleticism tsis impress nws, zog ua hauj lwm li cas, thiab hais tias yog dab tsi kuv yuav tsum tau.
Qhov twg ua koj qhia?
Kuv nyob rau hauv Saint Paul, Minnesota, qhov twg kuv ua kuv hnyav zog thiab txias nrog kuv cob qhia Jeremy Clark nyob rau Minnesota sab saum toj Team Gym nws yog tswv nyob rau hauv Eagan, Minnesota. Ib lub hlis los yog li tawm los ntawm kev sib ntaus, Kuv lub taub hau mus Dallas qhia nrog kuv coaches Derrick thiab Nathas mus hov kuv cov txheej txheem thiab tau qhov hnyav sparring nyob rau hauv. Txawm hais tias kuv yeej muaj kuv ua hauj lwm nyuaj nyuaj tshaj plaws ua hauj lwm yog ua nyob rau hauv Dallas.
Yuav ua li cas yog tom ntej no rau koj?
Kuv yuav tsum ua kom tiav Lub Xya hli ntuj 17 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on the non-televised portion of a talent-stacked ShoBox card. Kuv yog tam sim no nyob rau hauv Dallas npaj rau cov uas.
Koj ua dab tsi dhau li boxing?
Kuv xav tias thaum koj tiag tiag thiab siab phem rau koj tus kheej rau ib yam dab tsi koj tsis muaj ib tug ntau ntawm cov sij hawm rau lwm yam. Hais tias, Kuv sim mus nyeem ntau li ntau raws li kuv ua tau thiab kuv pom ib tug ntau ntawm cov movies zoo li raws li ib tug avid kev ua si ntawm Thrones kiv cua. Feem ntau ntawm cov neeg uas kuv nrog kev yog tseem nyob rau hauv combative kev ua si ua lag ua luam, yuav kuv teem.
Yuav ua li cas koj puas tau lub npe Bravo?
Uas yog ua tau ib tug funny dab neeg. Kuv muaj coaches uas siv los hu rau kuv 'Robbo.’ Nyob rau hauv pib xyaum ua boxing koj pom ntau yam ntawm tib coaches xyoo tom qab xyoo thiab maj mam converse nrog lawv thiab paub lawv los ntawm koj pib xyaum ua hauj lwm.
Nws tsis yog kom txog thaum kuv pib xyaum ua kev sib tw zaum kawg uas kuv tau puas tau (2012 Teb chaws USA lub teb chaws championship, bronze medal) hais tias ib tug cob qhia los ntawm lub Bay Area mus kuv tus kheej coaches thiab nug qhov twg 'Bravo’ yog. Kuv cob qhia nyob rau hauv tsis meej pem tsis to taub kom txog thaum hais tias kev ntaus kis las tau piav rau kuv qhov twg nws teb hais tias 'Oh, koj txhais li cas Robbo!’ Rau xyoo, no cob qhia tau xav tias kuv lub npe yog Bravo thaum kuv cob qhia hais rau kuv zaj dab neeg kuv luag nyav thiab hais tias “tus ntawd yog nws!”
Kuv tsis xav tias koj yuav muab koj tus kheej ib tug boxing npe, tsis muaj kuv puas tau, so it was meant to be that at my last amateur tournament somebody would give me my name.
Qhia rau kuv ib yam dab tsi uas koj xav tau kiv cua los paub txog koj.
Kuv hlub txhua yam ntawm boxing. Kuv tsis zoo ntawm tau txais cov xim vim hais tias kuv nyiam ua rau theem pem teb nrog txhua leej txhua tus thiab nyob lub sij hawm kuv yuav muab tso rau hauv ib tug pedestal uas kuv tsis txaus siab rau overly. I like being regular. I am the most approachable person in the world I feel that everybody is equal. Kuv cia li tshwm sim muaj ib txoj hauj lwm uas cov neeg nyiam saib.
Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv Rob Brant, mus ntsib gcpboxing.com. Twitter robertbrantusa
Instagram robertbrantusa.
Hais txog Greg Cohen Promotions
Ib tug ntawm boxing premier promotional outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) yog ib tug zoo-hwm lub npe rau staging world-class kev boxing cov txheej xwm thiab kev qhia cov neeg tseem ceeb kev tua hluav taws thoob plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb no.
Tus tsim thiab CEO Greg Cohen tau muab kev koom tes nrog kev boxing nyob rau hauv ntau yam ntawv Tuition Waiver txij li thaum lub caij 1980s, honing nws khoom siv tes ua thiab tsim kom muaj nws tus kheej raws li ib tug shrewd thoob ntiaj teb boxing businessman.
Txawv los ntawm nws muaj peev xwm pom tej thiab tsim nyoos txuj ci, Cohen ua muaj nuj nqis rau nws cov kws muaj txuj kev taw qhia ntawm, cov ntau lwm tus neeg, yav tas los WBA Junior Middleweight zus Austin “Tsis muaj ntseeg” Trout, uas Cohen pab qhia los ntawm tsis paub hais tias New Mexico zeem muag rau cov neeg tseem ceeb them-ib-saib theem superstar.
Nyob rau hauv Ntxiv nrog rau qhov trout, Greg Cohen Promotions tau ua hauj lwm nrog tsim npe xws li yav tas los unified thiab ob-lub sij hawm Heavyweight yeej Hasim “Pob Zeb” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); thiab tag nrho cov sij hawm-zoo ntau-ceeb thawj hoob kawm ntiaj teb no yeej James “Teeb Out” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Tam sim no lub ntiaj teb no-nyob contenders nyob rau hauv lub GCP roster xws li Arash Usmanee, universally pom zoo raws li ib tug saum-10 super featherweight; yav tas los WBA International Middleweight yeej thiab ntiaj teb no-nyob Middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; sab saum toj-nyob featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canadian sib thiab TV txiav txim hero Tony Luis, thiab WBA thiab tsib-lub sij hawm Irish National Amateur zus, Dennis Hogan; thiab Rising Welterweight nov ntawm nqaij tawv Cecil McCalla.
Greg Cohen Promotions tau tuav world-class boxing cov txheej xwm nyob rau hauv lub finest venues thoob plaws hauv lub tebchaws United States thiab lub ntiaj teb thiab kuj tau hais khov kho muab txuj ci thiab / los yog cov ntsiab lus rau ob peb TV tes hauj lwm xws li HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Cov kev ua si Network, CBS kev ua si Network, MSG thiab HMA LIAB Cov kev ua si Net.
