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Long Island favorite Tommy “Scheermes” 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 (Maart 15, 2016)–Deze zaterdag nacht bij 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.
In het main event, Thomas LaManna neemt 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 op zaterdag nacht. 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 met acht 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.”
In zijn laatste gevecht, 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 op Showtime® Bij 11 p.m. EN/8 p.m. PT
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Mashantucket, CT (Maart 15, 2016) – Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland op Zaterdag, April 16, live op SHOW TIME® (11 p.m. EN/8 p.m. PT) van Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
In de Showtime Championship Boxing co-functie, undefeated IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza will defend against mandatory challenger Stephen Smith.
Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KO) 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 KO), Russell Jr. is in line for big fights with fellow champions and top contenders such as Leo Santa Cruz, Lee Selby, Abner Mares en 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,” zei 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 KO) 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 Smid(23-1, 13 KO), die heeft gewonnen 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,” aldus 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.”
Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment, zijn geprijsd op $150, $90 en $45 niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke servicekosten en belastingen en zijn nu te koop. Kaarten zijn verkrijgbaar bijwww.ticketmaster.com en www.foxwoods.com of door een bezoek aan de Foxwoods’ Box Office. Voor het opladen via de telefoon bellen Ticketmaster op (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,” zei 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. De 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, en Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. De linkshandige, van 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, in Lowell, Massa., Ierland 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 in de achtste ronde. 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 “De 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 Boschiero citaat in september 2015 en maakt zijn U.S. debut at Foxwoods.
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PAUL WILLIAMS RETURNS TO BOXING AS A TRAINER
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION TO TRAIN PROSPECT JUSTIN DELOACH
IN FOURTH FIGHT ADDED TO Vrijdag, MAART 25,
ShoBox: DE NIEUWE GENERATIE Telecast
“I’m scared all over again, like this is my first fight.” – Paul Williams
Super Welterweight DeLoach Takes on Undefeated Local Favorite Dillon Cook;
Promising Meets Aaron Herrera in Main Event;
Live op Showtime® Bij 10:30 p.m. EN/PT
NEW YORK (Maart 15, 2016) – Former two-time world champion Paul Williams, who’s pro career came to a sudden and tragic end when he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in May 2012, is back in boxing as a trainer.
The popular Williams will work the corner of once-beaten Justin DeLoach (13-1, 7 KO) when DeLoach faces undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon Cook (16-0, 6 KO) in the opening eight-round bout of what is now a ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader op Vrijdag, Maart 25, live opSHOW TIME (10:30 p.m. EN/PT, vertraagd op de West Coast) uit Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.
DeLoach is the first boxer to be trained by Williams, the former 154-pound southpaw who has been confined to a wheelchair since the accident.
“I guess I was being selfish at first,'Zei Williams. “I didn’t want to deal with the fight game. I wanted to be the one fighting. But that changed.”
Williams was reluctant to train fighters for a long time. Het wasGeorge Peterson, who managed and trained Williams from the time the boxer was a skinny kid with little amateur experience until his career ended, that helped persuade “The Punisher” to return to the ring. Williams trains his pupil at a private gym in his hometown of Aiken, S.C.
“You know me, I really didn’t want to do this,’’ Williams said. “But finally after three or four years of George practically begging me to try and do it, this opportunity came along and I decided to give it a shot.
“Everything is about timing. I started thinking about it, George kept asking me and messing with me about it, one thing led to another, and I finally said I’d take a stab at it.
Williams, who is enjoying his new job description, admits there are some pre-fight jitters.
“I’m scared all over again, like this is my first fight. Nu, I have to think about everything that Mr. Pete was thinking about when I was fighting. I have to try and teach Justin what I knew how to do.
“George and I accomplished a lot. He made me a world champion; before that, no one knew who he or I was. We were just a couple of guys from Aiken, S.C. We gave fans fights to remember.
“I was the fighter the press labeled as ‘Most feared in boxing.’ But that’s over for me now. I’m jumping into a whole new thing. It’s been an adjustment but I’m glad I’m doing it.’’
In his role as a trainer, Williams’ mindset has changed drastically from his fighting days. “Look, I always feel good,'' Hij zei. “What’s happened has happened. Het is wat het is. This is my first time stepping back into the world. Ik hou van boksen.
“What I don’t want to see is a fighter getting hurt. This is a hard sport. I know when I was in there I was always going for broke. But I want Justin, all fighters actually, to come out of the ring the same way they came in. Winnen of verliezen, I don’t want to see anybody get hurt.’’
On DeLoach, Williams zei, “He’s a good fighter and now he’s in the spotlight. I want to do my best in the training world to get him at his peak. I hope he does his best. I’d love to one-up George with Justin.’’
Becoming the best takes strenuous work on a daily basis, and Williams was no stranger to putting in the hours.
“I never took a shortcut,'' Hij zei. “You take shortcuts, you know what’ll happen. I took the long road home when I was fighting and fans, strijders, everybody knew what to expect when I stepped in the ring.
“Justin isn’t like this, but one thing I know is that fighters think they’re slick. Goed, you can’t pull anything over me. Ik ben er geweest, seen it all.’’
En, zoals altijd, he’ll have George Peterson by his side.
“I’m just helping Paul,’’ said Peterson, who will serve as Williams’ assistant trainer. “So far, he’s doing great.”
It will be the ShoBox en 2016 debuten — and toughest fight to date — for both DeLoach and Cook.
DeLoach was a top amateur, competing in the USA Boxing National Championships in 2012. He won a National Silver Golden Gloves title when he was 13.
The 22-year-old DeLoach, of Augusta, Ga., has won three in a row since suffering his lone loss to Cesar Villa op feb. 6, 2015. That was before he started training with Williams.
“This has been a total blessing, and I say that every day,” DeLoach said. “Thank God. He’s the one who brought the two of us together, that’s the main thing. Paul loves it, just to be back. I think he was scared at first, his reputation was at stake and so was mine.
“But he’s been so helpful – just in the mental side of things. I was already a good boxer but he’s taken me to another level mentally. He’s been pushing me, criticizing me, giving me instructions and picking my brain.”
DeLoach and Williams grew up just 30 minutes down the road from each other.
“Me and Paul, we’ve known each other our whole lives,’’ DeLoach said. “I’m from Augusta, Ga., and he was right across in Aiken. We knew each other when I was coming up as an amateur. He came to my last pro fight that was in San Antonio. When I saw him, I got so excited. We started to talk and I said something like, 'Hey, Paul, wouldn’t it be cool if we got together?'
“Once I came home, we started working together and he’s been training me since. I think we’re going on about three months now. It’s an unbelievable feeling to be able to work with one of my favorite fighters.”
In zijn laatste uitje, DeLoach won a shutout four-round decision overSantos Benavides laatste December. 12. DeLoach, a pro since March 2013, fought six times that year and four times each in 2014 en 2015.
“I’m really looking forward to fighting for the first time for him,” DeLoach said. “I’ve gone crazy waiting for my break and an opportunity like this to fight on SHOWTIME. I know it’s not easy fighting in your opponent’s backyard, but with Paul, George Peterson and me and my skills, we are confident it will be a good fight.’’
Kok, 25, is from Seneca, Mo., which is located about 20 minutes from Buffalo Run Casino where he has fought six times. A top amateur, he won six Golden Gloves titles, a Junior Golden Gloves National title, a Heartland title and four regional Silver Gloves titles. He is popular at Buffalo Run and will be making his premium network television debut against easily his most dangerous assignment as a pro. Cook’s brother, Jesse, a welterweight with a record of 15-1-1, will box on the non-televised portion of the event.
Dillon Cook turned pro in August 2012, fought twice that year, seven times in 2013, four times in 2014 and three times last year. Five of his last seven took place at Buffalo Run, including two out of three in 2015. He’s coming off a lopsided eight-round decision overRahman Yusubov laatste November. 14.
“I couldn’t be more excited about making my ShoBox debuut, right at home, at the Buffalo Run Casino,” Cook said. “This is a huge opportunity for me, and I plan on putting on a spectacular showing, for all my fans there that night and everyone watching on TV.”
In de ShoBox main event, unbeaten super lightweight knockout artist and emerging rising star, Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMMA'S (16-0, 13 KO), Houston by way of New Orleans, will meet experienced Aaron "The Jewel" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 KO), of Valladolid, Mexico, in een wedstrijd van 10 ronden.
Four undefeated fighters will clash in the two other eight-rounders on the telecast: Hard-hitting Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 KO), van Brooklyn, N.Y., gezichten Nicholas “King Beamen” Givhan(16-0-1, 10 KO), van Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap and Ukrainian Ivan "Het Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 KO, 5-0 in de World Series of Boxing), van Brooklyn, N.Y., voldoet aan Marlon Aguas (9-0, 6 KO), Quito, Ecuador, in een weltergewicht wedstrijd.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions are priced at $45, $55 en $75 en zijn beschikbaar voor aankoop bij buffalorun.com en stubwire.com.
Barry Tompkins zal bellen met de ShoBox actie van ringside metSteve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez die als deskundige analisten. De uitvoerend producent is Gordon Hall metRich Gaughan produceren en Rick Phillips leiding.
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Over ShoBox: The New Generation
Sinds haar oprichting in juli 2001, de veelgeprezen SHOWTIME boksen serie, ShoBox: The New Generation heeft aanbevolen jong talent geëvenaard stoere. De ShoBox filosofie is het uitzenden spannende, kijksport en competitieve wedstrijden, terwijl het verstrekken van een proeftuin voor bereid vooruitzichten vastbesloten om te vechten voor een wereld titel. Een deel van de groeiende lijst van de 65 strijders die zijn verschenen opShoBox en geavanceerde naar wereldtitels Garner bevat: 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 en meer.
BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED
SANTA MONICA, ZOALS. (Maart 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Vrijdag, April 16 met "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on April 22 bij 11:00 p.m. EN/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 " kaart. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), who takes on Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) nemen Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) en 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.
– Zwaargewicht: 265 pond
– Light Heavyweight: 205 pond
– Middengewicht: 185 pond
– Weltergewicht: 170 pond
– Lichtgewicht: 155 pond
– Vedergewicht: 145 pond
– Bantamgewicht: 135 pond
– Vlieggewicht: 125 pond
Bovendien, 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 kickboksen Middengewicht Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator kickboksen 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator kickboksen Weltergewicht Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA
Bellator kickboksen Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA
Bellator kickboksen Bantamgewicht Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA
Over Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA is een toonaangevende Mixed Martial Arts organisatie met veel van de beste vechters in de wereld. Onder leiding van veteraan strijd promotor Scott Coker, Bellator beschikbaar bijna 500 miljoen huishoudens wereldwijd in meer dan 140 landen. In de Verenigde Staten, Bellator kan worden gezien op Spike, het MMA televisie leider. Bellator MMA bestaat uit een uitvoerend team dat top professionals uit de industrie in televisie productie omvat, live-evenement orkestratie, vechter ontwikkeling / relaties, venue inkoop, sponsoring creatie / ontwikkeling, internationale licentie, verkoop, adverteren, publiciteit en provisie relaties. Bellator is gevestigd in Santa Monica, Californië en eigendom van entertainment gigant Viacom, de thuisbasis van 's werelds grootste entertainment merken die verbinding met het publiek door middel van boeiende content via televisie, film, online en mobiele platforms.
Over Spike:
Aar is in 98.7 miljoen huishoudens en is een divisie van Viacom International Media Networks. Een eenheid van Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom International Media Networks is een van 's werelds toonaangevende makers van de programmering en de inhoud in alle media platforms. Spike's internetadres is www.spike.com en voor het up-to-the-minute en archivering persinformatie en foto's, Bezoek Spike's perssite op http://www.spike.com/press. Volg ons op Twitter spiketvpr voor de nieuwste breaking news updates, achter-de-schermen informatie en foto's.
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 KO) from Santo Domingo, Dominicaanse Republiek, and Rosas (20-2-1, 12 KO) from Mexico City, are Sampson Boxing promotional stablemates. The bout is scheduled for Zaterdag, April 29, 2016, in 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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Na een zeer succesvolle run als een matchmaker en adviseur, Sampson Lewkowicz overgeschakeld naar de promotionele kant van professionele boksen in januari 2008.
Sampson Boksen is uitgegroeid tot één van 's werelds meest prestigieuze promotionele bedrijven, die veel van de beste vechters ter wereld en meest veelbelovende jonge kanshebbers.
Sampson Boksen heeft promotionele partners over Noord- en Zuid-Amerika, Afrika, Azië, Nieuw Zeeland, Australië, Europa en Midden-Amerika en Sampson Boksen voorvallen zijn uitgezonden op zo'n première netwerken zoals HBO, Show Time, ESPN, VS. en diverse internationale netwerken. |
MATT MITRIONE CHOOSES BELLATOR MMA, SIGNING AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION
SANTA MONICA (Maart 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.
Voorafgaand aan het concurreren 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, Ziek. Na de universiteit, 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, tegen Joey Beltran en Cheick Kongo, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition with “Performance of the Night” (tweemaal) en “Fight of the Night” onderscheidingen.
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, als 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 en 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 Zaterdag, MAART 26
Bij Oracle Arena in Oakland, CALIFORNIË
WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGIN BIJ 9:45 p.m. EN/PT
SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE
IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT TUSSEN BOUTS
NEW YORK, NY (Maart 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 KO) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KO) 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. en Junior Younan samen met 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, die zal dienen als gastheer van het evenement, en sloeg meester DJ Franzen, resident DJ in 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.
Tickets geprijsd op $300, $150, $100, $50 en $25, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke servicekosten en belastingen zijn verkrijgbaar bij alle Ticketmaster locaties, online op Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) en opladen via de telefoon op (800) 745-3000.
Op Maart 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KO) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KO) 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 KO) in 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 gevechten, samenstellen van een record van 97 overwinningen en slechts 7 verliezen, met 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 en 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) Januari 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) op 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) op 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, Californië en uitvechten van het boksen broeinest van Oxnard, ongeslagen Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO's) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KO) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Maart 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, het vergaren van een amateur record van 67-15, het winnen van het kampioenschap in Oxnard PAL 2006 en de California State Silver Gloves Championship in 2007 onderweg. Tijdens de professionele debuut Franco's op december 18, 2010, versloeg hij Emanuel Machorro bij Club 401 in Ontario, Californië via een derde ronde technische knock-out. Ondanks het feit dat ingeschreven als een full-time student aan Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Franco indruk in het begin van zijn carrière, samenstellen van een ongeslagen record met twee gelijke spelen in de locaties in Californië aan het eind van 2013. Een van die trekt kwam tegen Alejandro Ochoa op Quiet Cannon in Montebello, Californië op september 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa scoren een zes-ronde unaniem besluit overwinning in het Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Op 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, Californië, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KO)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KO) van 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, Californië. 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. In 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, Californië.
Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, ongeslagen Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO's) terug naar de ring op Maart 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KO) van 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 bij Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Nu 100 procent gezond, 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, opgeleid door zijn vader Sherif, zelf een voormalig professionele bokser, began fighting competitively at age eight and only twee jaar later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. Hij stelde een amateurrecord samen 90-5, onderweg een indrukwekkende reeks titels behaald, waaronder negen Olympische Jeugdkampioenschappen, negen Junior Metro kampioenschappen, acht New York State Silver Gloves-kampioenschappen en vijf Regional Silver Gloves-kampioenschappen. In 2011, hij werd gekroond tot National Junior Golden Gloves-kampioen en was U.S.A. Boxing's nummer één junior bokser in zijn gewichtsklasse. Minder dan een maand na de zijne 18th verjaardag, Younan maakte zijn professionele debuut op november 9, 2013, in het Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, het stoppen van Kenneth Schmitz in de eerste ronde. 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 bij Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Augustus 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Augustus 13.
Chinese heavyweight Zhang "Big Bang" Zhilei (7-0, 4 KO) joins the undercard on Maart 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, China.
Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, deelnemen aan de Wereldkampioenschappen. Er brak een doorbraak door 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. In 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, een evenement van hetzelfde aanzien als de Olympische Spelen 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. Op augustus 8, 2014, Zhang maakte zijn professionele debuut door het scoren van een knock-outoverwinning in de eerste ronde op Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. Op maart 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 Augustus 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 favoriete Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO's) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Gevolgd Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KO) of West Hollywood, Californië, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.
Op Maart 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuari 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, vindt plaats op zaterdag, Maart 26, 2016 bij Oracle Arena in Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Blij, hijs-, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Het evenement zal live worden uitgezonden op HBO World Championship Boxing begin bij 9:45 p.m. EN/PT. Het openen van de HBO-uitzending zal Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in een 10-round strijd voor de NABF vedergewicht titel door Golden Boy Promotions gepresenteerd in samenwerking met Miguel Cotto Promotions.
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WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein Sport naar de toekomst leiden
 MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Maart 14, 2016)- Wereld Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) President Vadim Finkelchtein, wie heeft de sanctionerende organisatie opgericht in 2012, blijft WMMAA en de sport leiden naar een zeer mooie toekomst.
 In vier korte jaren, WMMAA heeft zich al ontwikkeld tot de sterkste sanctionerende instantie in de MMA-wereld, gastheer van enkele van de meest prestigieuze kampioenschappen van de sport, en het creëren van een zeer gerespecteerde cultuur in alle sporten over de hele wereld.Finkelchtein beantwoordde hieronder enkele relevante vragen over WMMAA, zijn verleden en toekomst, naast het aanpakken van de groei van mixed martial arts:
Kun je ons iets vertellen over jou en je ervaring in Martial Arts??
VF: “Ik beoefende judo toen ik een kind was. Destijds was er helemaal geen MMA.” Hoe ben je voor het eerst in de wereld van MMA gekomen??
VF: “In 1995, Ik kreeg de kans om een MMA-evenement te sponsoren. Dat is het moment waarop ik leerde over en verliefd werd zonder enige beperking, of vrij vechten, zoals het toen heette. In 1997, Ik organiseerde mijn eigen evenement in Rusland. De rest is geschiedenis.” Wanneer hoorde u voor het eerst van MMA en wat was uw eerste indruk?? Deed Wat is uw functie en hoofdactiviteiten binnen WMMAA? Hoe zou u de voortgang van WMMAA beoordelen tijdens zijn driejarige bestaan??
VF: “WMMAA staat nog in de kinderschoenen. Ja, het ontbreekt ons aan ervaring en financiering, en MMA is in veel regio's een nieuw soort sport. Maar ik moet zeggen dat we groeien en het laatste Wereldkampioenschap in Tsjechië bewees dat. Over 40 nationale teams vlogen naar Praag met meer dan 200 atleten. Het concurrentieniveau is enorm geëvolueerd. Het organisatieniveau was ook hoog en we zijn onze Tsjechische MMA-federatie dankbaar voor haar geweldige werk. Dit Wereldkampioenschap bewees dat er over de hele wereld vraag is naar MMA.” Wat zijn de belangrijkste doelen van WMMAA en met welke obstakels? Waren er landen die opvielen of je verrasten??
VF: “China heeft me enorm verrast. Ze zijn onlangs lid geworden van WMMAA, maar sindsdien hebben ze solide resultaten laten zien. Ook, Ik heb genoten van de prestaties van Latijns-Amerikaanse teams. Het was hun debuut, maar één Colombiaanse jongen (Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar) won een bronzen medaille en dat was geweldig. Nogmaals, Rusland won de meerderheid van de medailles dankzij de amateur-MMA die zich daar sinds het begin met extreem snelle vooruitgang ontwikkelde 2012. Fedor Emelianenko is de belangrijkste locomotief en drijvende kracht in Rusland. Het selectieproces daar is gewoon ongelooflijk. Je kunt je niet voorstellen hoeveel stappen je moet zetten om de kampioen van de Russische Federatie te worden. Het stadskampioenschap, Oblast kampioenschap, regionaal en nationaal kampioenschap. Elk van deze evenementen bestaat uit minimaal drie gevechten, wat betekent dat een Russische kampioen waarschijnlijk in ieder geval heeft gewonnen 15 vecht onder zijn riem tegen de tijd van de Europese of Wereldkampioenschappen. Alleen echt de beste komen naar de top. Stel je dit eens voor: in de omgeving van 7,000 atleten namen in 2015 deel aan de bovengenoemde evenementen.”
Wat zijn de 2016 middellange termijn doelen voor WMMAA? Kunt u wat omschrijven? 2015 was zoals voor WMMAA? Welke woorden van wijsheid zou je willen delen met de leden van de WMMAA-familie?
VF: “Ik zou alle WMMAA-leden vragen zich te houden aan de overeenkomsten en besluiten die we gezamenlijk hebben bereikt. Het heeft betrekking op de set regels, beoordelingsproces, apparatuur, uniforme regels, en jeugdsportontwikkeling.”
WMMAA blijft uitbreiden, echter, er zijn nog steeds meerdere landen die nog geen WMMAA-lid zijn. Waarom zou een lokale federatie een WMMAA-lidmaatschap moeten aanvragen??
VF: “WMMAA is de sterkste MMA-organisatie die er is. We zijn van plan om voortdurend regionale en wereldkampioenschappen te houden en ons te blijven ontwikkelen en evolueren. Atleten’ ethische opvoeding is ook ons doel. We geloven dat deze sport op verschillende manieren zoveel aan de wereld kan geven en we hebben veel energie gestoken in de ontwikkeling ervan. We accepteren graag sterke en waardige partners in onze gelederen.”
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