Greg Cohen nke Greg Cohen n'ọkwá nganga ọkwa bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwado nke undefeated middleweight Rob “Ị Mere Nke Ọma” Brant (15-0, 9 Kos) ka a nkwado nkwekọrịta.
24-afọ Brant, si Oakdale, Minnesota, malitere ịkụ ọkpọ na 2007 na site 2009 ama a mba mmeri. O wee na-abụ onye so na nke US National Boxing Team na-emeri 2010 National Golden uwe, n'etiti ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ na ókè, tupu mbịne ọkachamara na 2012.
N'ụzọ bụ isi a na oku okpu, ezie nwere n'elu-nkezi ike, Brant bụ a ọkachamara na mgbanaka na a ike ike aka ha na ịgbanwe ufọt ufọt agha. Ya siri ike oyi na-enye ohere ya inupụ ijeụkwụ na-agbaji na-emegide ya ala, uche na n'ụzọ anụ ahụ.
Ị malitere ịkụ ọkpọ na ngwa ngwa ghọrọ a mba mmeri. Tell me about discovering you were a natural in boxing. Mgbe ị na-aghọta na ọ?
Nna m bụ onye Division 1 collegiate football ọkpụkpọ. M na-etolite na-ahụ n'anya football, Agaghị m asị na m bụ stellar, ma m nwetara na ubi. Mgbe m bụ 15, M malitere tinye aka n'ife ọkpọ. M na ụfọdụ ndị enyi, tumadi football egwuregwu, ga-izute elu na anyị quarterback ụlọ spar. Nna-ya, Bob Mitchell, eji na-a oku okpu na ga spar na anyị na ụgbọala ma ọ bụ driveway. M hụrụ n'anya ọ bụla nke abụọ nke ya. M chọpụtara na m na-aga enyi m n'ụlọ ọzọ na ndị ọzọ, ọbụna mgbe ọ bụ na e nwere, otú m nwere ike igbe na nna ya.
Mgbe ihu igwe na kwụsịrị ekwe a, Aghaghị m nnọọ na-etinye ya na azụ burners, ma m ghọtara na ọ bụ ihe m chọrọ n'ezie ime. M malitere nnyocha ọkpọ gyms na-ekiri a otutu ọkpọ. Mgbe m bụ 16 wee m akwụkwọ ikike ịkwọ ụgbọala, M wee gaa na White Bear Lake Boxing Club, ebe m e zutere na 87 afọ nwoke site na aha Emmitt Yanez, nakwa dị ka Larry Goodman bụ onye na-ya ufọt ufọt 70s. Aga m, n'ihi na dum okpomọkụ nke 2007, na-akpa onye na mgbatị na ndị ikpeazụ otu onye. M na-ekwu ịga nke ọma m ndị ikom abụọ, na-esote afọ ole na ole, ha kpọọrọ m ka ọ bụla ndorondoro ọ bụla na obodo show na Midwest. Atụgharịghị m ala a agha na ha dị njikere iji ụgbọala n'ebe ọ bụla na mgbe ọ bụla.
Echere m na m ghọtara na m nwere talent mgbe m merie ndị US Men si National Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na 2009. Ruo mgbe ahụ, M mgbe niile na-enye onwe m ihe ngọpụ maka ihe mere m ji merie ndị tournaments na m merie na-elekwasị anya na ndị na-ekweghị m mpi megide, ka megide ndị na m mere. Na finals nke National n'asọmpi na 2009 M iti a nwoke aha ya bụ Siju Shabazz onye na 2007 M na-ele-emeri National Golden uwe na telivishọn. Echetara m na-eche echiche na ọ bụ nchịkọta nke ihe talent. Mgbe ha zụlitere m ogwe aka m, ọ bụghị setịpụrụ na ruo mgbe a izu ole na ole mgbe e mesịrị, Mgbe m ghọtara na m bụ ọnụ ọgụgụ otu-họọrọ ìhè heavyweight na United States.
Gịnị mere na ị chọrọ ịmalite ọkpọ?
M na-hụrụ n'anya na-ekiri akụkụ nile nke a ọkpọ show. N'ọnụ ụzọ, kenha ebiet uniforms, erughị ala nke abụọ alụso guzo abụghị nkuku maara ihe ha na-na-na-aghaghị ime, na otú otu mgbịrịgba yiri mgbaaka, otú ha gakwuru otu ọzọ obi ike na ịkpachara anya. Mgbe m ga-aga na enyi m n'ụlọ na igbe nna ya, I figured it was something that I might be able to actually do one day and mentally, M mere onwe m ruo mgbe m nwere ike n'ụzọ anụ ahụ na-onwe m na a ọkpọ mgbatị.
Gịnị mere ị na-atụgharị pro?
Mgbe a mkpirikpi ma ok amu amu oru, M efu na 2012 Olympic ọnwụnwa. M enwetara ezu ahụmahụ ịchụ ihe ọtụtụ na-amu amu-eti ọkpọ nrọ nke: na-a ọkachamara n'ụwa onye mmeri na ihe niile na-abịa na ya.
Olee otú ndibiat na Greg Cohen abịa banyere?
Greg Cohen mere a show ọkpọ show n'ụlọ m ala nke Minnesota na Ukwu Casino Hinckley. M na-arụ ọrụ nnọọ ike na nkwadebe maka na otu mpi n'ihi na ọ bụ m mba televised mpụta mbụ dị ka a pro. M na-eche na m na-akwadebe zuru ezu na rụrụ n'ogo na m ga na-enwe n'ihu GCP otu. My ịrụsi ọrụ ike-akwụ ya ụgwọ, Mr. Cohen chọrọ ịnọgide na-arụ ọrụ ọnụ.
Gịnị bụ ihe mgbaru ọsọ gị na ọkpọ?
N'ezie, akụkụ nke m isi ihe mgbaru ọsọ ọkpọ bụ ịghọ a ziri ezi n'ụwa onye mmeri na m nkewa. Ma miri karịa na, Ga-amasị m nwere n'ụlọ na-ụgwọ free site oge m lara ezumike nká na egwuregwu. M chọrọ ka ego na m akwụ si ọkpọ-arụ ọrụ maka m.
Ònye bụ gị ọzụzụ?
M na-azụ anọ na izu ise tupu asọmpi na Dallas, Texas. My isi ọzụzụ bụ Derrick James. Ọ bụ onye ruzuru amu amu nakwa dị ka ihe ruzuru ọkachamara oku okpu onye zụrụ alụso dị ka Errol Spence Obere na Anthony Mack, n'etiti ndị ọzọ. My nnyemaaka ọzụzụ bụ Nathan Pipitone. Nathan mgbe aga mmezi mile m. Ọ ga-izute m na mgbatị n'oge ọ bụla na nanị chọrọ ịga nke ọma nke na-eme egwuregwu na ọ na-arụ ọrụ, a na klas omume. My ịkpụ nwoke na ike m na oyi nchịkwa bụ Jeremy Clark si n'ụlọ m ala nke Minnesota. Ọ bụ a ọkpụkpọ mmepe nchịkwa maka Los Angeles Eze hockey otu. Ọ pushes m ka m na-esote larịị, egwuregwu na-adịghị mmasị ya, ọrụ ike na-eme, na na ọ bụ ihe m mkpa.
Olee ebe ị na-azụ?
M na-ebi Saint Paul, Minnesota, ebe m na-eme m arọ ike na oyi na m nchịkwa Jeremy Clark na Minnesota Top Team mgbatị o nwere na Eagan, Minnesota. A ọnwa ma ọ bụ otú si agha, M isi Dallas ịzụ na m na-azụ Derrick na Netan na-nkọ m Usoro ma na-arọ sparring na. Ọ bụ ezie na m na-m na-arụ ọrụ siri ike na hardest ọrụ a na-eme na Dallas.
Gịnị bụ ọzọ n'ihi na ị na-?
M ga-emecha July 17 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on the non-televised portion of a talent-stacked ShoBox card. M ugbu a na Dallas na-akwadebe maka na.
Ị na-eme ihe ọ bụla ma e wezụga ọkpọ?
M na-eche na mgbe ị na n'ezie na n'ụzọ zuru ezu-etinye onwe gị ihe ị na-adịghị a otutu oge maka ihe ndị ọzọ. Na-kwuru, M na-agbalị ịgụ ihe dị ka m nwere ike na m na-ahụ a otutu fim nakwa dị ka ihe uchu Game nke n'ocheeze ofufe. Ihe ka ọtụtụ n'ime ndị na m na-akpakọrịta na mmadụ na-na-na arịọ egwuregwu azụmahịa, -eme ka m lekwasịrị anya.
Olee otú ị ga-esi aha Bravo?
Nke ahụ bụ n'ezie a na-akpa ọchị akụkọ. M nwere na-azụ na-eji na-akpọ m 'Robbo.’ Na-amu amu ọkpọ ị na-ahụ ọtụtụ nke otu-enye ọzụzụ afọ mgbe afọ na ejighị ya kpọrọ sụgharịa ha na ha na-esi mara ha site na gị na-amu amu oru.
Ọ bụ mgbe ikpeazụ m na-amu amu ndorondoro na m mgbe ọ bụla mere (2012 USA mba egwuregwu, ọla nrite) na a nchịkwa si Bay Area bịakwutere m onye na-azụ ma jụọ ebe 'Bravo’ bụ. My nchịkwa ná mgbagwoju anya na-aghọtaghị ruo mgbe kwuru nchịkwa kọwara m ebe ọ zara, sị 'Oh, ị pụtara Robbo!’ N'ihi na afọ, a nchịkwa chere m aha ya bụ Bravo mgbe m nchịkwa gwara m akụkọ m mụmụrụ ọnụ ọchị ma sị “ọ bụ ya!”
M na-eche na ị nwere ike nye onwe gị a ọkpọ aha, ma ọ bụ nwere m mgbe, so it was meant to be that at my last amateur tournament somebody would give me my name.
Gwa m ihe ị chọrọ Fans mara banyere gị.
M hụrụ n'anya akụkụ nile nke ọkpọ. Adịghị m oké na-anata anya n'ihi na m na-amasị ndị na larịị n'ala na onye ọ bụla na mgbe ụfọdụ m nwere ike na-etinye na a pedestal nke m na-adịghị gabiga ókè na-enwe. I like being regular. I am the most approachable person in the world I feel that everybody is equal. M nnọọ-eme nwere ọrụ na ndị mmadụ na-amasị na-ekiri.
Maka ozi ọzọ na Rob Brant, nleta gcpboxing.com. Twitter robertbrantusa
Instagram robertbrantusa.
Banyere Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá
Otu n'ime ọkpọ si Premiya nkwado mgbanwe, Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá (GCP) bụ a na-akwanyere ùgwù aha maka ikpo ụwa-klas ọkachamara ọkpọ ihe ma na-akwado J.Randall ọkachamara alụso n'ụwa nile.
Nchoputa na CEO Greg nchụàjà e abuana na ọrụ ọkpọ dị iche iche akọ kemgbe afọ n'afo 1980, honing ya nka na guzosie ike onwe ya dị ka a nwere ezi uche na mba ọkpọ na-azụ ahịa.
Oké site ikike ya ịnọ na ịzụlite raw talent, Nchụàjà mere ọkụ ya ọkachamara nduzi nke, n'etiti ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ, mbụ WBA Junior Middleweight mmeri Austin “Enweghị Mgbagha Ọ Bụla” Trout, onye nchụàjà nyeere ndu site na-amaghị New Mexico atụmanya J.Randall ụgwọ-kwa-ele larịị superstar.
Ke adianade trout, Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá ka na-arụ ọrụ ike aha dị ka onye bụbu n'otu na abụọ oge heavyweight onye mmeri Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (50-8-2, 41 Kos); na ihe niile na-na-akwa multiple-arọ òtù n'ụwa onye mmeri James “Ọkụ Ọ” Toney (74-7-3, 45 Kos).
Ugbu A ụwa na-gosiri contenders na GCP roster agụnye Arash Usmanee, ala ghọtara dị ka a n'elu-10 ibu featherweight; mbụ WBA International Middleweight mmeri na ụwa na-gosiri middleweight contender Jarrod Fletcher; n'elu-e gosiri featherweight Joel Brunker; cruiserweight Lateef Kayode; Canada fechaa na TV edinam dike Tony Luis, na WBA na ise oge Irish National amu amu onye mmeri, Dennis hogan anyị; na-ala elu Welterweight sensashion Cecil McCalla.
Greg nchụàjà n'ọkwá ka kwadoro ụwa-klas ọkpọ ihe kasị mma venues ofụri United States na ụwa ma nakwa nganga nyere talent na / ma ọ bụ ọdịnaya ruo ọtụtụ telivishọn netwọk gụnyere HBO, Oge Ihe Nkiri, ESPN, NBC Egwuregwu Network, CBS Egwuregwu Network, MSG na Fox Iwu Net.
