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Long Island favorite Tommy “Razor” Rainone looking for big win this Saturday night in boardwalk debut
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Rainone to take on Maurice Chalmers this Saturday at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna battles Kendal Mena in main event
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Marts 15, 2016)–Denne lørdag nat på The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, Long Island based welterweight Tommy Rainone makes his debut on the boardwalk when he battles Maurice Chalmers in a eight round bout in a featured undercard bout of a 11-bout card promoted by Rising Promotions and Vincent M.Ponte’s Gulfstream Promotions.
I main event, Thomas Lamanna tager på Kendal Mena in a eight round welterweight bout.
Rainone has a record of 24-7-1 with with five knockouts has long been a fan favorite in the Empire state, and the fight with Chalmers will fulfill a venue that has been on the 36 year-old’s bucket list.
“I have fought in Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, The Legendary Blue Horizon and Las Vegas. I have been wanting to fight in Atlantic City for a long time and Saturday it finally happens,” said Rainone.
What makes Rainone’s career even more fascinating is that he works a full-time job overnight working for Hilton Hotels in the accounting the department.
That makes for long days, working until the early morning, getting just a few hours of sleep and then going to the gym before his overnight shift.
“I have not had a day off in seven weeks, but I will be ready to go på lørdag nat. I have had pretty good training and sparring. Now I am just maintaining my weight “
In Chalmers, he is facing a veteran who has a record of 14-12-1 med otte knockouts. Chalmers has knocked off three undefeated fighters, but Rainone is confident that his skills and preparation will be enough to get his hand raised.
“I have seen him once in person. He defeated an undefeated guy and he was very aggressive that night. I have seen other fight’s where he sits back and is a counter puncher. I prepare for anything.”
Since turning professional in 2006, Rainone has been an instant fan favorite, and he feels he owes a lot of support to the many supporters who have stuck by him through his whole career.
“Without a fan base, you don’t get fights. I will have 100 or so fans down in Atlantic City. I owe everything to them.”
Rainone believes his popularity is due large in part to him being just an “everyday guy” and his fans can relate to him.
“I always put on a good fight, but I am relate able. After the fights, I hang out with everybody. I am humble and I show the fans how much I appreciate him.”
I sin sidste kamp, Rainone took one of the step up fights that could have set him up for a major opportunity when he took on former junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith.
Rainone came up just short in that fight, but Rainone wanted to test himself against the former world champion.
“That fight was a tall order. Ishe is the bigger man and a former world champion. I am not a junior middleweight. I tried very hard and I knew if I had won that fought, I would have been ranked in the top-ten.”
Rainone is only planning to fight another couple of years and he still has the goals of every fighter, but he is taking his career fight by fight.
“The goal is one fight at a time. I am excited to fight in Atlantic City. I want to fight at Barclays Center and again in Madison Square Square Garden as well fighting for a title back in Atlantic City.”
“I have done this the hard way throughout my career. I do not know who has done it the way I have. I have done this on my own without any alliance or any promoter and I am very proud what I have accomplished and I still have more to do.”
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WBC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION GARY RUSSELL JR. DEFENDS AGAINST IRELAND’S PATRICK HYLAND IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, CT
IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
Live på SHOWTIME® På 11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT
Billetter til salg nu!
Mashantucket, CT (Marts 15, 2016) – Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland på Lørdag, April 16, lever videre SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. OG/8 p.m. PT) fra Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, CT.
I SHOWTIME Championship Boxing co-funktion, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOS) will be making the first defense of his featherweight world title that he earned after stopping defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez in the fourth-round last March. He was set to defend last November, but was forced to withdraw due to a training injury. If he can get by the extremely motivated Hyland (31-1, 15 KOS), Russell Jr. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby, Abner Mares og Carl Frampton.
“I’m excited about being back in the ring,” said Russell. “It’s been a year because of an injury, but I’m feeling great and more ready than ever. I’ll be prepared for anything. I’m looking forward to meeting Mr. Hyland on the 16th and I’m ready to prove I’m the best featherweight in the world.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity to fight for the WBC title, one of the belts that I’ve always wanted to hold,” sagde Hyland. “It means the world to me to be fighting for this title against a real champion like Gary Russell Jr. I think he’s a great fighter who does everything well so I have to be at my best on fight night. But I know I can beat him and take that belt home to Ireland. I’m just a lad from Jobstown in Tallaght who works hard and loves the fight game. I’ve been trained all my life by my father, may God rest him, and to win a world title will make all of his hard work and effort worthwhile.”
Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOS) won his 130-pound world title last June when he dominated Andrey Klimovto capture the vacant belt, and he successfully defended it last October in an exciting battle againstEdner Cherry. Both bouts aired on SHOWTIME. Now he faces the mandatory challenger in Smith(23-1, 13 KOS), der har vundet 11 straight bouts and may present the toughest challenge of Pedraza’s burgeoning career.
“I am in excellent condition, had an extraordinary training camp and am anxious to demonstrate my skills in the ring on April 16,” Said Pedraza. “I am truly looking forward to entertaining the fans in attendance and remaining undefeated as I defense my crown against Smith. I am determined to become the next big star out of Puerto Rico.”
“I’ve waited a long time for this opportunity, but the timing couldn’t be better,” Said Smith. “I’m excited to get the opportunity to win the world title live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in America. Pedraza is a quality fighter but I know I will do whatever is needed to become world champion on April 16 and I can’t wait.”
Billetter til live event, der fremmes af DiBella Entertainment, er prissat til $150, $90 og $45 ikke inklusive gældende gebyrer og afgifter og er på salg nu. Billetter kan købes påwww.ticketmaster.com og www.foxwoods.com eller ved at besøge Foxwoods’ Box Office. For at oplade via telefonopkald Ticketmaster på (800) 745-3000. The Pedraza vs. Smith bout is promoted in association with Gary Shaw Productions, Universal Promotions and Matchroom Boxing.
“This SHOWTIME doubleheader is a can’t-miss event,” sagde Lou DiBella, Presidentof DiBella Entertainment. “In Russell-Hyland, you have one of the most gifted fighters in all of boxing defending his title against a hungry and tough-as-nails Irishman in the biggest fight of his career. Pedraza is looking to make a statement against Smith, Britain’s number one contender, and to follow in the footsteps of past Puerto Rican superstars.”
A speedy and supremely talented boxer, Russell Jr., was impressive in his fourth-round stoppage of the battle-tested Gonzalez last March. Den 2008 US. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, og Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. Den southpaw, af Capitol Heights, Md., was able to return to his winning ways with a unanimous decision over Christopher Martin that December prior to his coronation against Gonzalez, whom he dropped three times en route to capturing the title.
Leading into his last fight on Oktober. 10, i Lowell, Mass., Irlands Hyland was dealing with heavy emotions following the death of his beloved father and longtime trainer, and the birth of his first son. The 32-year-old remained steadfast, fighting in memory of his father to stop David Martinez i ottende runde. It was his fourth consecutive victory since suffering his lone defeat, a close and competitive loss to the unbeaten Javier Fortuna for the interim WBA World Featherweight Title in December 2012. Nu, presented with another world title opportunity, Hyland seeks to honor his father’s legacy by bringing the championship back home.
The switch-hitting former Puerto Rican Olympian Pedraza backed up his “Sniper” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza earned a shot at the title in his previous bout with a career-best win over former world title challenger Michael Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on April 16.
Part of a fighting family, Smith’s brothers Callum, Liam and Paul all fight professionally at a high level and he hopes to join Liam as a fellow world champion on April 16. The 30-year-old has fought professionally since 2008 and his only blemish came against featherweight world champion Lee Selby in 2011. Smith earned his title shot with a sixth-round stoppage of Devis Boschiero i september 2015 og vil gøre hans US. debut at Foxwoods.
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PAUL WILLIAMS VENDER TILBAGE TIL BOKSNING som træner
Tidligere verdensmester til at træne PROSPECT JUSTIN DeLoach
I FJERDE FIGHT suppleres Fredag, MARTS 25,
SHOBOX: DEN NYE GENERATION fjersynsudsendelse
”Jeg er bange hele igen, som dette er min første kamp.”- Paul Williams
Super Weltervægt DeLoach Tager på ubesejrede Lokal Favorit Dillon Kog;
Lovende Opfylder Aaron Herrera i Main Event;
Live på SHOWTIME® På 10:30 p.m. OG/PT
NEW YORK (Marts 15, 2016) - Tidligere to-tiden verdensmester Paul Williams, der er pro karriere kom til en pludselig og tragisk afslutning, da han blev lammet fra livet og ned efter en motorcykel ulykke i maj 2012, er tilbage i boksning som træner.
Den populære Williams vil arbejde hjørnet af en gang-slået Justin DeLoach (13-1, 7 KOS) når DeLoach står ubesejret super weltervægt og lokale favorit Dillon Kog (16-0, 6 KOS) i åbningen otte-runde anfald af hvad der nu er en ShoBox: Den nye generation quadrupleheader på Fredag, Marts 25, lever videreSHOWTIME (10:30 p.m. OG/PT, forsinket på vestkysten) fra Buffalo Run Casino i Miami, Okla.
DeLoach er den første bokser for at blive trænet af Williams, den tidligere 154-pund southpaw der er blevet bundet til en kørestol siden ulykken.
”Jeg tror, jeg var ved at blive egoistisk ved første,”Sagde Williams. ”Jeg ønskede ikke at beskæftige sig med i kampen spillet. Jeg ønskede at være den ene kampene. Men det ændrede sig.”
Williams var tilbageholdende med at træne krigere i lang tid. Det varGeorge Peterson, der styres og uddannet Williams fra det tidspunkt, hvor bokser var en tynd dreng med lidt amatør erfaring indtil hans karriere sluttede, der hjalp overtale ”The Punisher” for at vende tilbage til ringen. Williams tog sin elev på en privat motionscenter i sin hjemby Aiken, S.C.
"Du kender mig, Jeg har virkelig ikke lyst til at gøre dette,’’ Williams sagde. ”Men endelig efter tre eller fire års George næsten tigger mig om at forsøge at gøre det, denne mulighed kom og jeg besluttede at give det et skud.
”Alt handler om timing. Jeg begyndte at tænke på det, George holdes spørger mig og rode med mig om det, en ting førte til en anden, og jeg endelig sagde jeg ville tage en kniv på det.
Williams, der er nyder hans nye jobbeskrivelse, indrømmer der er nogle præ-fight rystesyge.
”Jeg er bange hele igen, som dette er min første kamp. Nu, Jeg er nødt til at tænke over alt det, som hr. Pete tænkte på, da jeg kæmpede. Jeg er nødt til at forsøge at lære Justin hvad jeg vidste, hvordan man gør.
”George og jeg nåede meget. Han gjorde mig en verdensmester; inden da, ingen vidste, hvem han eller jeg var. Vi var blot et par gutter fra Aiken, S.C. Vi gav fans kæmper for at huske.
”Jeg var den fighter pressen mærket som’mest frygtede i boksning.’Men det er slut for mig nu. Jeg springer ind i en helt ny ting. Det har været en justering, men jeg er glad for, jeg gør det.’’
I sin rolle som træner, Williams’ tankegang har ændret sig drastisk fra hans kæmpende dage. "Se, Jeg føler altid godt,'' Sagde han. ”Hvad er der sket er sket. Det er hvad det er. Dette er min første gang at træde tilbage til verden. Jeg elsker boksning.
”Det, jeg ønsker ikke at se, er en fighter komme til skade. Dette er en hård sport. Jeg ved, da jeg var i der var jeg altid går efter brød. Men jeg vil Justin, alle krigere faktisk, til at komme ud af ringen på samme måde, de kom i. Vinder eller taber, Jeg ønsker ikke at se nogen komme til skade.’’
på DeLoach, Williams sagde, ”Han er en god fighter og nu er han i søgelyset. Jeg ønsker at gøre mit bedste i uddannelsen verden for at få ham på hans højdepunkt. Jeg håber, at han gør sit bedste. Jeg ville elske at én-up George med Justin.’’
At blive den bedste tager anstrengende arbejde på daglig basis, og Williams var ikke fremmed for at sætte i timerne.
”Jeg tog aldrig en genvej,'' Sagde han. ”Du tager genveje, du ved, hvad der vil ske. Jeg tog den lange vej hjem, da jeg var kæmper og ventilatorer, krigere, alle vidste hvad de skal forvente, når jeg forskydninger i ringen.
”Justin er ikke sådan ud, men en ting jeg ved er, at krigere tror, de er smarte. Godt, du kan ikke trække noget over mig. Jeg har været der, set det hele.’’
Og, som altid, han vil have George Peterson ved sin side.
”Jeg er bare at hjælpe Paul,’’ Siger Peterson, der vil fungere som Williams’ assistent træner. "Indtil nu, han gør stor.”
Det vil være den ShoBox og 2016 debuterer — og hårdeste kamp til dato — for både DeLoach og Cook.
DeLoach var en top amatør, konkurrerer i USA Boxing nationale mesterskaber i 2012. Han vandt en National Silver Golden Gloves titel, da han var 13.
Den 22-årige DeLoach, af Augusta, Ga., har vundet tre i træk, siden at lide hans enlige tab til Cesar Villa den feb. 6, 2015. Det var før han begyndte at træne med Williams.
”Det har været en total velsignelse, og jeg siger, at hver dag,”DeLoach sagde. "Gudskelov. Han er den, der bragte os to sammen, det er det vigtigste ting. Paulus elsker det, bare for at være tilbage. Jeg tror, han var bange først, hans ry var på spil, og så var min.
”Men han har været så hjælpsomme - bare i den mentale side af tingene. Jeg var allerede en god bokser, men han har taget mig til et andet niveau mentalt. Han har skubber mig, kritisere mig, give mig instruktioner og plukke min hjerne.”
DeLoach og Williams voksede op lige 30 minutter ned af vejen fra hinanden.
”Mig og Paul, vi har kendt hinanden hele vores liv,’’ DeLoach sagde. ”Jeg er fra Augusta, Ga., og han var rigtigt på tværs i Aiken. Vi kendte hinanden, da jeg var på vej op som amatør. Han kom til mit sidste pro kamp, der var i San Antonio. Da jeg så ham, Jeg fik så ophidset. Vi begyndte at tale, og jeg sagde noget i retning af, 'Hey, Paul, ville det ikke være fedt, hvis vi fik sammen?'
”En gang kom jeg hjem, vi begyndte at arbejde sammen, og han er blevet trænet mig siden. Jeg tror, vi kommer på omkring tre måneder nu. Det er en utrolig følelse at være i stand til at arbejde med en af mine favorit krigere.”
I hans sidste udflugt, DeLoach vandt en shutout fire-runde beslutning i løbet afSantos Benavides sidste December. 12. DeLoach, en pro siden marts 2013, kæmpede seks gange om året og fire gange hver i 2014 og 2015.
”Jeg ser virkelig frem til at kæmpe for første gang for ham,”DeLoach sagde. ”Jeg har gået vanvittigt venter på min pause og en mulighed som denne til at kæmpe på SHOWTIME. Jeg ved, det er ikke let kampe i din modstanders baghave, men med Paul, George Peterson og mig og mine evner, Vi er overbeviste om det vil være en god kamp.’’
Kog, 25, er fra Seneca, Mo., som er beliggende ca. 20 minutter fra Buffalo Run Casino, hvor han har kæmpet seks gange. En øverste amatør, han vandt seks Golden Gloves titler, en Junior Golden Gloves National titel, en Heartland titel og fire regionale Sølv Handsker titler. Han er populær hos Buffalo Run og vil gøre sin præmie net-tv debut mod let hans farligste opgave som en pro. Cooks bror, Jesse, en weltervægt med en registrering af 15-1-1, vil boksen på den ikke-tv del af begivenheden.
Dillon Kog blev professionel i august 2012, kæmpede to gange samme år, syv gange i 2013, fire gange i 2014 og tre gange sidste år. Fem af hans sidste syv fandt sted på Buffalo Run, herunder to ud af tre i 2015. Han kommer fra en skæv otte-runde beslutning i løbet afRahman Usubov sidste November. 14.
”Jeg kunne ikke være mere begejstret for at gøre min ShoBox debut, sig hjemme, på Buffalo Run Casino,”Kog sagde. ”Dette er en enorm mulighed for mig, og jeg har planer om at sætte på en spektakulær fremvisning, for alle mine fans der om natten, og alle ser på tv.”
I ShoBox main event, ubesejrede super let knockout kunstner og nye stigende stjerne, Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMMER (16-0, 13 KOS), Houston i form af New Orleans, vil møde erfarne Aaron "The Jewel" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 KOS), Valladolid, Mexico, i en 10-runde kamp.
Fire ubesejrede krigere vil kampen i de to andre otte-rundbold på fjersynsudsendelse: Hårdtslående Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 KOS), af Brooklyn, N.Y., ansigter Nicholas "King Beaming" Givhan(16-0-1, 10 KOS), af Kalamazoo, Mich., i en super let skrot og ukrainsk Ivan "The Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 KOS, 5-0 i World Series of Boxing), af Brooklyn, N.Y., opfylder Marlon Aguas (9-0, 6 KOS), af Quito, Ecuador, i en weltervægt kamp.
Billetter til arrangementet fremmes af DiBella Entertainment og Tony Holden Productions er prissat til $45, $55 og $75 og kan købes på buffalorun.com og ved stubwire.com.
Barry Tompkins vil kalde ShoBox handling fra ringside medSteve Farhood og tidligere verdensmester Raul Marquez tjener som ekspert analytikere. Den udøvende producent Gordon Hall medRich Gaughan produktion og Rick Phillips lede.
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Cirka ShoBox: Den nye generation
Siden starten i juli 2001, den kritikerroste SHOWTIME boksning serie, ShoBox: Den nye generation har budt unge talenter matches hårde. Den ShoBox filosofi er at transmittere spændende, crowd-glædeligt og konkurrencedygtige kampe samtidig give en Proving Ground for villige udsigter fast besluttet på at kæmpe for en verden titel. Nogle af de voksende liste af 65 krigere, der er dukket op påShoBox og avanceret at samle verden titler inkluderer: Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Omar Figueroa, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams og mere.
BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED
Santa Monica, F.EKS. (Marts 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Fredag, April 16 med "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on April 22 på 11:00 p.m. OG/PT, immediately following the"Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " event on SPIKE. Today the promotion is pleased to announce its official weight classes and rule set.
The Pala Alpitour, which has been the home to several amazing events including the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, will host the inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " kort. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), der tager på Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) at tage på Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) og Kevin Ross (30-9) will round out the card of the initial event against yet to be announced opponents.
Traditionally, kickboxing has never had a set amount of weight classes, with the number differing by promotion. In Bellator Kickboxing, the weight classes will be identical to those utilized in mixed martial arts, starting with heavyweight and ending with flyweight. Generally, there is a one-pound allowance for non-title fights, although that allowance may vary depending on the regulatory body sanctioning the event.
– Heavyweight: 265 pounds
– Light Heavyweight: 205 pounds
– Mellemvægt: 185 pounds
– Weltervægt: 170 pounds
– Letvægts: 155 pounds
– Fjervægt: 145 pounds
– Bantamvægt: 135 pounds
– Fluevægt: 125 pounds
Desuden, below is an overview of Bellator Kickboxing’s rule set, which will make for the most explosive kickboxing action on the planet.
– The competitors will attack and defend using punches (including spinning backfists), kicks and knee strikes.
– Each non-title fight is scheduled for three, three-minute rounds with the potential for an extra sudden victory round if the bout is scored a draw. Title fights will be scheduled for five, three-minute rounds.
– Prohibited techniques include: elbow strikes, throws, takedowns, and submission attempts or striking a downed fighter. Fighters may only clinch if they immediately attack with a knee strike.
– Three judges will score Bellator Kickboxing using the “10-Point-Must” system applying a prioritized criterion that values knockdowns, impact on the opponent and clean scoring strikes.
Updated “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing Weltervægt Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamvægt Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA
Om Bellator:
Bellator er en førende Mixed Martial Arts organisation med mange af de bedste kæmpere i verden. Under ledelse af veteran kamp promotor Scott Coker, Bellator er til rådighed for næsten 500 millioner hjem verden over i løbet af 140 lande. I USA, Bellator kan ses på Spike, MMA tv leder. Bellator består af et ledelsesteam, der omfatter top industriens fagfolk i tv-produktion, livebegivenhed orkestrering, fighter udvikling / relationer, mødested indkøb, sponsorering skabelse / udvikling, international licens, markedsføring, reklame, PR og kommissioner relationer. Bellator er baseret i Santa Monica, Californien og ejes af underholdning gigant Viacom, hjemsted for verdens førende underholdning mærker, der forbinder med publikum gennem overbevisende indhold på tværs af tv, film, online og mobile platforme.
Om Spike:
Spike er tilgængelig i 98.7 millioner hjem og er en division af Viacom Media Networks. En enhed af Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, ViaB), Viacom Media Networks er en af verdens førende skabere af programmering og indhold på tværs af alle medieplatforme. Spike Internet-adresse er www.spike.com og for up-to-the-minut og arkivering presseinformation og fotografier, besøge Spike presse websted på http://www.spike.com/press. Følg os på Twitter spiketvpr for den seneste i at bryde nyhedsopdateringer, bag-kulisserne oplysninger og fotos.
AWE–A Wealth of Entertainment continues to bring knockout fights to Boxing fans
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KO Artist Jonathan Guzman to Face Daniel ‘Bad Boy’ Rosas for IBF #2 Position at Super Bantamweight on April 29
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Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing proudly announces the IBF has agreed to sanction a super bantamweight voluntary elimination fight between their #7 contender Jonathan Guzman and #14, Daniel Rosas for the #2 position in their ratings.
Under the IBF rules criteria, two of the top five available contenders can compete in a voluntary elimination fight for the second-highest spot in the ratings. Guzman (20-0, 20 KOS) from Santo Domingo, Den Dominikanske Republik, and Rosas (20-2-1, 12 KOS) from Mexico City, are Sampson Boxing promotional stablemates. The bout is scheduled for Lørdag, April 29, 2016, i Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“I am excited about the opportunity for both my fighters,” Said Sampson Lewkowicz. “My congratulations to both of them. May the best man win and take over the #2 spot with a great organization like the IBF.”
All the necessary contract have already been signed, in compliance with the IBF rules.
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Efter en meget vellykket køre som en matchmaker og rådgiver, Sampson Lewkowicz skiftede til den salgsfremmende side af professionel boksning i januar 2008.
Sampson Boksning er vokset til en af verdens mest prestigefyldte salgsfremmende virksomheder, repræsenterer mange af verdens bedste krigere og mest lovende unge kandidater.
Sampson Boksning har salgsfremmende partnere over Nord- og Sydamerika, Afrika, Asien, New Zealand, Australien, Europa og Mellemamerika og Sampson Boksning hændelser er blevet tv-transmitteret på sådanne premiere netværk som HBO, Showtime, ESPN, VS. og flere internationale netværk. |
MATT MITRIONE CHOOSES BELLATOR MMA, SIGNING AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION
Santa Monica (Marts 14, 2016) – Last week, top mixed martial art’s free agent Matt Mitrione (9-5) joined Ariel Helwani’s “MMA Hour” show and revealed that he had been fielding offers from multiple promotions, including a great bid he had received from Bellator MMA. In a very rare move, Helwani had Mitrione rejoin his popular talk show for a second straight week to announce that the paperwork has been finalized, making Mitrione the newest member of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.
“There comes a time in every athlete’s life, where the scenarios change and the landscape has eroded from what made you fall in love with it initially,” said Mitrione. “It has become that time for me. After a mutually beneficial free agency period, I’ve decided to move my career to Bellator. I’ve enjoyed almost every second of my career and unlike most that switch organizations due to being cut or no longer being able to perform at the sports highest levels, I am bringing a body and skillset that are only getting better and I cannot wait to test my abilities against the best Bellator has to offer.”
Lovingly referred to as “Meathead,” Mitrione is one of the few fighters to have started his professional career with the UFC without previously competing on the regional circuit. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009, where he faced formidable opponents the likes of: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan and Travis Brown amongst others.
Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers football team, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Syg. Efter college, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.
At the conclusion of his professional football career, the Shotokan Karate Black Belt focused all of his attention on the sport of MMA. Mitrione spent time training with Duke Roufus and the highly-respected Roufusport team before landing with the famed Blackzilians camp in Boca Raton, FLA, where he trains today.
The extremely popular and well-spoken Mitrione has allowed the judges to determine the result of his fight only twice, mod Joey Beltran og Cheick Kongo, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition with “Performance of the Night” (to gange) og “Fight of the Night” anerkendelser.
Prior to his last fight with his former promotion, Mitrione was forced to participate in a media session barefoot, as his shoes didn’t adhere to the strict company uniform policy. He will have no such problems at Bellator, where he is free to secure his own sponsors and keep his feet warm with the footwear of his choosing.
Bellator has been bolstering their heavyweight division as of late, and Mitrione becomes the second heavyweight free agent the promotion has signed in as many months, som Sergei Kharitonov joined the fray in February. The division is currently championed by Vitaly Minakov, and includes other top names like Slice, Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Vinicius “Spartan,” Tony Johnson, Justin Wren, Dan Charles og Augusto Sakai.
Non-Televised Undercard Fights For Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera March 26 + In-Arena Entertainment
ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS
FOR ANDRE WARD VS. SULLIVAN BARRERA
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Lørdag, MARTS 26
AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, CALIFORNIA
WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. OG/PT
SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE
IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS
NEW YORK, NY (Marts 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOS) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOS) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.
In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. og Junior Younan sammen med 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Aaron Coley who will all see action on March 26.
Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Sway Calloway, der vil tjene som begivenhedens vært, og ramte mester DJ Franzen, resident DJ på Las Vegas 'Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.
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På Marts 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOS) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOS) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOS) i Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.
Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 slagsmål, compiling a record of 97 sejre og kun 7 tab, med 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 KO s) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 og 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO s) januar 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO s) på April 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO s) juni 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.
Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, Californien og kæmper ud af boksning arnested for Oxnard, ubesejret Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO s) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOS) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Marts 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.
Franco began boxing at the age of eight, samle en amatør registrering af 67-15, vinde Oxnard PAL Championship i 2006 og California State Silver Gloves Championship i 2007 undervejs. Under Franco professionelle debut på December 18, 2010, han besejrede Emanuel Machorro på Club 401 i Ontario, Californien via en tredje runde teknisk knockout. Trods bliver indskrevet som fuldtidsstuderende på Chaffey College i Rancho Cucamonga, Franco imponerede tidligt i sin karriere, udarbejde en ubesejret rekord med to uafgjorte i spillesteder i hele Californien i slutningen af 2013. En af dem trækker kom mod Alejandro Ochoa på Quiet Cannon i Montebello, Californien på September 20, 2013, but in a rematch tre måneder senere, Franco fejldimensionerede Ochoa udføre en seks-round enstemmig afgørelse sejr på Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. Juni 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until December 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.
A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOS)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOS) af Ensenada, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO s) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Nu, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.
Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. I juni 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.
Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, ubesejret Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO s) vender tilbage til ringen på Marts 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOS) af Sonora, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 på Barclays Center i Brooklyn, New York. Nu 100 percent healthy, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.
Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. I 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th fødselsdag, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 at Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on August 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on August 13.
Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOS) joins the undercard on Marts 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, Porcelæn.
Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, participating in the World Championships. A breakthrough came in 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. I 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. På August 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. On marts 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Juni 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on August 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the November 21 Cotto vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.
Lokale Hayward, California favorit Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO s) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Efterfulgt Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOS) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.
På Marts 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuar 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.
Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, finder sted lørdag, Marts 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management-løsninger (CTMS), Glad, Lifting, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Arrangementet vil blive tv-transmitteret live på HBO World Championship Boxing begyndelsen på 9:45 p.m. OG/PT. Åbning af HBO telecast vil være Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez i en 10-round kamp for NABF Featherweight titel præsenteret af Golden Boy Promotions i samarbejde med Miguel Cotto Promotions.
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WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein Leading sport into future
 MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Marts 14, 2016)- World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Præsident Vadim Finkelchtein, who founded the sanctioning organization in 2012, continues to lead WMMAA and the sport into a very bright future.
 In four short years, WMMAA has alreadydeveloped into the strongest sanctioning body in the MMA world, hosting some of the sport’s most prestigious championships, as well as creating a highly respected culture in throughout sports worldwide.Finkelchtein answered some pertinent questions below about WMMAA, its past and future, in addition to addressing the growth of mixed martial arts:
Can you tell us about you and your experience in Martial Arts?
VF: “I practiced judo when I was a kid. Back then there was no MMA whatsoever.” How did you first enter the world of MMA?
VF: “I 1995, I was offered an opportunity to sponsor an MMA event. That’s when I learned about and fell in love with no holds barred, or free-fight, as it was called then. I 1997, I organized my own event in Russia. The rest is history.” When did you first hear of MMA and what was your first impression? Did What is your function and main activities within WMMAA? How would you assess WMMAA’s progress during its three year existence?
VF: “WMMAA is still in its infancy. Ja, we lack experience and financing, and MMA is a new kind of sport in many regions. But I have to say that we’re growing and the last World Championship in Czech Republic proved it. Over 40 national teams flew to Prague with over 200 atleter. The level of competition evolved so much. The organizational level was also high and we are thankful to our Czech MMA Federation for its great work. This World Championship proved there is demand for MMA around the world.” What are the main goals of WMMAA and what are the main obstacles facing Were there any countries that stood out or surprised you?
VF: “China surprised me a lot. They joined WMMAA recently but since then they’ve shown solid results. Også, I enjoyed the performance of Latin American teams. It was their debut but one Colombian kid (Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar) won a bronze medal and that was great. Igen, Russia won the majority of the medals due to amateur MMA there developing with extremely rapid strides ever since early 2012. Fedor Emelianenko is the main locomotive and driving force in Russia. The selection process there is just unbelievable. You can’t imagine how many steps one needs to make in order to become the champion of the Russian Federation. The City Championship, Oblast Championship, regional and national championship. Each of these events consists of at least three fights, which means that a Russian champion will probably have had at least won 15 fights under his belt by the time of the European or World Championships. Only truly the best get to the top. Imagine this: around 7,000 athletes participated in the aforementioned events in 2015.”
What are the 2016 mid-term goals for WMMAA? Can you describe what 2015 was like for WMMAA? What words of wisdom would you like to share with the members of WMMAA family?
VF: “I’d ask all WMMAA members to adhere to the agreements and decisions we reached collectively. It pertains to the set of rules, judging process, equipment, unified rules, and youth sports development.”
WMMAA keeps expanding, dog, there are still multiple countries that are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply for WMMAA membership?
VF: “WMMAA is the strongest MMA organization there is. We plan to continuously hold regional and world championships and keep developing and evolving. Atleter’ ethical upbringing is also our target. We believe this sport can give so much to the world in various ways and we put a lot of effort into its development. We’ll gladly accept strong and worthy partners into our ranks.”
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