“Zurdo” fighting for his legacy, 41-0 Gilberto Ramirez on mission to join elusive 50-0 club
LAS VEGAS (Maj 19, 2021) – Only five boxers have started their professional careers with a 50-fight win streak and the contemporary leader, 41-0 Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is on a mission to join the exclusive club, continuing July 9th in Los Angeles againstSullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KOS).
Ramirez, who recently signed an exclusive promotional contract withOscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, was the first Mexican-born super middleweight World champion, and he is currently the No. 3 rated light heavyweight in the world, af World Boxing Association (WBA) og World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Although he won’t turn 30 until June 19, Ramirez has been fighting professionally for nearly 12 år, and one of his goals is to become a World champion in two different weight classes. Another is joining his idol and fellow Mexican, Julio Cesar Chavez i 50-0 Club, in which he is No. 1 having amazingly won his first 87 pro fights. The first blemish on his pro record was a 12-round majority draw with the greatPernell Whitaker i 1993 in their WBC World welterweight title fight.
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BOXING’S 50-0 CLUB
- Julio “J.C. Cesar Chavez 87 (13 KOS) 1980-1993 Mexico
- Willie “Wil ‘o The Wisp” Pep 62 (23 KOS) 1940-1943 U.S.A
- Wanheng Menayothin 54 (18 KOS) 2009-2019 Thailand
- Carlos “Canas” Zarate 52 (51 KOS) 1970-1978 Mexico
- Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. 50 (27 KOS) 1996-2017 U.S.A
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“Getting to 50-0 is very important, but I’m more interested in being able to fight the fights the fans want,” Ramirez said. “I’ve never turned down a fight and have made it clear to all the fighters I want. I look across the division and none of these fighters are on my level”
Chavez moved ahead of featherweight iconWill Peppå 62, Do Not. 2 on the contemporary list, compiled in less than three years dating back to the 1940’s. Pep lost for the first time as a pro toSammy Angott by 10-round decision in 1943.
Thailand mini-flyweightWanheng Menayothin, originally a Muay Thai fighter, had his streak snapped last November at 54 vedPanya Pradabsri.
Another Mexican boxer is in the 50-0 Club, Do Not. 4 Carlos Zarate, who reached 52 straight victories off his pro debut, 51 af knockout, in the 1970’s. Zarate was stopped in his 53rd fight by Puerto Rican starWilfredo Gomez in the fifth round of their 1978 WBC super bantamweight World championship match.
The only member of the exclusive 50-0 Club to retire undefeated is Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. in fifth place with 50.
The four inactive boxers in the club – Chavez, Pep, Zarate, and Mayweather – are inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Rocky Marciano ogBrian Nielson (49), Larry Holmes (48), Ricardo Lopez (47), Joe Calzaghe (46-0) ogJim Barry (45) all came close to 50-0 memberships. Lopez (51-0-1) fought a draw in his 48th pro fight withRosendo Alvarez.
Ramirez is closing in on boxing history as he fights for his legacy. Five years after he retires, “Zurdo” should rightfully join the four Hall of Famers who are presently ahead of him on the 50-Club list.
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES RETURN OF LIVE AUDIENCES AND NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH ELEVATE SPORTS VENTURES
NEW YORK – MAY 19, 2021 -BELLATOR MMA, a leading global mixed martial arts organization featuring the world’s most dominant combat sports athletes, is set to welcome back fans in attendance to watch live events beginning with BELLATOR 260: Lima vs. Amosovpå fredag, Juni 11, and BELLATOR 261: Johnson vs. Moldavskypå Fredag, Juni 25, på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn. Both events will be televised live on SHOWTIME®.
To amplify the anticipated return to fan-attended events, BELLATOR has tapped Elevate Sports Ventures, an innovative and resourceful sports and entertainment marketing firm, to support sponsorship, premium and ticket sales strategies for the internationally renowned mixed martial arts brand.
A limited number tickets starting at $60 will be made available beginning this Friday, Maj 21 for BELLATOR 260: Lima vs. Amosovand BELLATOR 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky for purchase at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Elevate’s integration comes on the heels of BELLATOR MMA’s move to its new exclusive U.S. television partner, SHOWTIME, which began televising the promotion’s events in April. The sports agency additionally will support BELLATOR’s marketing, operational and routing strategies for events moving forward.
“We are very excited to be getting into business with Elevate,” said BELLATOR MMA President Scott Coker. “They bring a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience to the table with a proven track record of providing consistent results for top professional sports franchises, leagues and events. It feels like our family just got bigger, and I am confident that this new relationship will lead to the continued growth of the BELLATOR brand.”
“At Elevate, we are inspired by BELLATOR’s ambition to meaningfully connect and engage with current and new fans, and aggressively route new live events to its diverse, global fanbase,” said Elevate Sports Ventures Chairman and CEO Al Guido.
Following this Friday’s BELLATOR 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2, BELLATOR MMA will have hosted 16 events without spectators in attendance at Mohegan Sun Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic. Desuden, the promotion held three cards in Milan, Italien, and a historic night of fights in Paris, which marked the first time a major MMA promotion held an event in France.
Elevate will leverage its “Insights” vertical, utilizing industry-leading data and analytics practices, to generate smarter sponsorship, premium and ticket-sales targets and strategies, including producing data-driven fan profile analysis, product and pricing strategies, lead-scoring modeling and more for BELLATOR MMA’s front office, global brand and future live events.
For more information on upcoming BELLATOR MMA events, besøgBELLATOR.com.
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SALITA PROMOTIONS AND SHAMO BOXING TO PRESENT FROM RUSSIA WITH GLOVE, A 13-FIGHT MATINEE OF RUSSIAN BOXING TOMORROW, Fredag, MAJ 15, ON FITE
UNDERCARD ACTION STARTS AT 10:00 AM ET ON STREAMING GIANT FITE.TV; COREY ERDMAN TO PICK UP THE LIVE COMMENTARY AT 12:30 ET MARATHON BOXING CARD PRESENTED FOR JUST USD $9.99
(Fredag, Maj 14, 2021) I morgen (Lørdag, Maj 15), begynder ved 10 am ET and carrying on throughout the day, Salita Kampagner og Shamo boksning will present “FROM RUSSIA WITH GLOVE,” another matinee of international professional boxing, on the popular streaming platform FITE.TV for just USD $9.99 fra Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Rusland.
The main event of the marathon 13-fight event, will feature a 10-round women’s showdown for the WBC CISBB (Boxing Bureau of the CIS, Slavic and Baltic Countries) Strawweight Championship between Vichuga, Ruslands Anna Levina (6-1, 5 KOS) and Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania veteran Halima Vunjabei (9-6-1, 5 KOS). And in the 10-round co-main event, Beshariq, Uzbekistan’s undefeated Mirzakamol Nematov (4-0, 2 KOS) will face Sergiev Posad, Ruslands Evgeny “The Eagle” Nikitin (5-5, 2 KOS) for the World Professional Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Championship.
Veteran commentator Corey Erdman will begin calling the action for the key fights on the card, begynder ved 12:30 pm ET, with undefeated super welterweight Vadim Musaev(3-0) taking on Mariupol, Ukraine’s Artem Lim (5-4, 2 KOS).
Also featured will be Vladimir, Ruslands Vaghinak Tamrazyan (17-8, 5 KOS) taking on Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania’s Meshack “Smart Boy” Mwankemwa (21-9-2, 13 KOS) in a middleweight eight-rounder, as well as undefeated Russian redhead Alexander Devyatov (10-0, 9 KOS) of Saratov, Rusland, going against durable South African veteranRofhiwa “The War Child” Maemu (19-10-3, 12 KOS) in an eight-round lightweight struggle.
And in an “all Russian” female special attraction, Moscow’s Luiza Davydova (4-2, 2 KOS) will face Saint Petersburg’s Yuliya Smyzhina (0-2) over six rounds in the super welterweight division.
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“This card is packed with the next generation of boxing talent from the from the former Eastern Bloc,” said promoter Dmitriy Salita. Don’t miss a chance to see many of the Russian stars of tomorrow before they become big names in the United States. Thanks to my partners, Shamo boksning, and to the FITE.TV team who always go above and beyond.”
Erdman, a boxing-media insider and commentary veteran for ESPN, NBC, CBS, SpikeTV, BoxNation, DAZN and SNY, as well as UFC Fight Pass’ recurring series Broadway Boxing, says he’s happy to be returning to his duties behind the microphone for Salita’s ongoing series of livestreamed events.
“Dmitriy continues to do the important work of giving women platforms in boxing and beyond that, normalizing them being in the main event of a broadcast,"Sagde han. “I am very much looking forward to calling this event, the Levina vs. Munjabei main event in particular. Tamrazyan vs. Mwankemwa is a really interesting fight as well, because both of these guys are used to getting assignments against top prospects and hometown fighters, so they’re both underrated. Now they get a chance to be in a 50-50 fight and could produce fireworks together. Tamrazyan had a good argument for winning his last fight against Bobby Mominov who went on to fight on NBC not long after. Both Tamrazyan and Mwankemwa are really solid fighters that are better than their records suggest.”
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Promoter Lewkowicz Inks WBC #5 Fundora to Face WBC #2 Garcia in 12-Round Super Welterweight Showdown
BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, MAJ 21 AT 9 P.M. OG
CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH
LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2detteFredag, Maj 21 på Mohegan Sun Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight division, Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 rangeret fjerletteLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.
Den BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Do Not. 6 rangeret bantamvægt Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 rangeret Austin Vanderford (10-0) og nr. 4 rangeret Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 rangeret let svær Christian Edwards (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 og videre, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.
The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 rangeretGrant Neal(5-0) og nr. 8 rangeretTyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. Mere, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingDu Awad(23-13, 1 NC), og nr. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Endelig, Do Not. 9 rangeret letAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).
All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT på BELLATOR MMA YouTube-kanalen, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube-kanal og Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:
BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Hovedkortet:
SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Featherweight World Title Main Event: c-Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)
Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (15-4) vs. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)
Mellemvægt Bout: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)
Weltervægt Bout: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)
Light Heavyweight Bout: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)
Indledende Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube -kanal | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal | Pluto tv
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Letvægts Bout: Du Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)
Light Heavyweight Bout: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)
Fluevægt Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)
Letvægts Bout: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)
Fluevægt Bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)
Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler konge (12-9)
Fjervægt Bout: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)
Letvægts Bout: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)
*Kort kan ændres.
BesøgBellator.com for yderligere information.
Top mexicanske udsigter fremvist på stablet 10. juni rjj boksekort
STREAMING LIVE AND EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FROM MEXICO
LAS VEGAS (Maj 13, 2021) — RJJ Boksning på UFC FIGHT PASS®, præsenteret af Roy Jones, Jr. Boksekampagner og De La O-kampagner, returns to Mexico on Thursday, June 10,to showcase some of the top Mexican boxing prospects.
All the action will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, verdens førende digitale abonnementstjeneste til kampsport, begyndende ved 10 p.m. OG / 7 p.m. PT from Benito Juarez Auditorium in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. To sign-up for UFC FIGHT PASS, kan du besøgewww.ufcfightpass.com.
“RJJ Boxing continues to showcase some of the best prospects in Mexico,” RJJ Boxing CEO/co-founderKeith Veltre said. “The future of Mexican boxing will be in action once again on UFC FIGHT PASS. We have been able to continue promoting during the pandemic by following COVID-19 protocols, working with Emanuel Romo (DLA O Promotions), a dedicated staff and young fighters anxious to prove themselves in the boxing world outside of Mexico.”
The main event finds 23-year-old Mexican super middleweightManuel “El Meno” Gallegos (17-1, 15 KOS) matched against his Las Vegas opponent, Kevin “The Second Coming” Newman (11-2-1, 6 KOS), in a 10-round bout.
Gallegos, who has stopped 15 pf his opponents in his 17 pro wins, is coming off his only loss as a pro last October, by way of an 8-round unanimous decision to 10-1-1 (7 KOS) Oziel Santoyo. Gallegos’ most impressive victory to date was an 8-round unanimous decision over 37-7Marco Reyes. Upset-minded Newman has won four of his last five fights.
I co-featured begivenhed, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino featherweight championAlan “Cacharro” Solis (13-0-1, 7 KOS), vurderet Nej. 12 af WBO, will face the toughest test of his young pro career, Pablo “Diamente” Robles (14-2, 9 KOS), in a 10-round, non-title fight. Solis, also from Mexico, has become a semi-regular fighter on RJJ Boxing cards in Mexico.
Another Mexican fan favorite, World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Silver Lightweight ChampionLuis “Koreano” Torres (11-0, 8 KOS) faces fellow Mexican, Diego “Pato” Eligio (20-5-1, 8 KOS), in a 10-round Special Featherweight Attraction. The 19-year-old Torres is another familiar fighter on RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS in Mexico.
Kort kan ændres. Additional fights to soon be announced.
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OM ROY JONES JR, BOXINGFORDRINGER: Medstifter i 2013 af 10-gangs verdensmester Roy Jones, Jr. og Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boksningskampagner er på vej til at genopfinde boksning. RJJ har allerede haft en enorm indflydelse i boksesamfundet i løbet af få korte år. Opretter spændende indhold til UFC Fight Pass, CBS Sport, 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: NABF super flyvevægtsmester, IBF #8 og WBC # 14 Jade "Hurricane" Bornea (15-0, 10 KOS); to gange verdenstiteludfordrer, bantamvægt "Mighty" Aston Palicte (26-4-1, 22 KOS); NABF welterweight champion, WBC #15 og Santiago "Somer" Dominguez (24-0, 18 KOS); former NABA welterweight champion Kendo “Tremendo” Castaneda (17-3, 8 KOS), tidligere Interim World mellemvægt titeludfordrer John "The Phenom" Vera (20-1, 12 KO), unbeaten super middleweight prospect Juan “Just Business” Barajas (11-0-1, 7 KOS), and former WBC World Youth heavyweight titlist Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-3-1, 16 KOS).
OM UFC-KAMPPASS®: UFC BEKÆMPELSE PASS® er verdens førende digitale abonnementstjeneste til kampsport. Siden lanceringen i 2013, UFC FIGHT PASS fås nu i mere end 200 lande og territorier. UFC FIGHT PASS giver sine medlemmer ubegrænset adgang til live UFC FIGHT PASS-prelims; lever blandet kampsport og kampsport fra hele verden; originale serier og historisk programmering; særlige funktioner; indhold bag kulisserne; dybdegående interviews; og opdaterede rapporter om kampsportens verden. UFC FIGHT PASS-abonnenter har også 24/7 adgang til verdens største kampbibliotek, med mere end 20,000 anfald fra snesevis af kampsportorganisationer, såvel som enhver kamp i UFCs historie. Kampfans kan få adgang til UFC FIGHT PASS på personlige computere, iOS- og Android-mobilenheder, Apple TV, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, År, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, og Sony TV med Android TV. For mere information, kan du besøge www.ufcfightpass.com.