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Long Island favorite Tommy “Navalha” 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 (Março 15, 2016)–Este sábado noite em 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.
No evento principal, Thomas LaManna assume 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 no sábado noite. 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 com oito nocautes. 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.”
Em sua última luta, 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, Abril 16 FROM FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO IN MASHANTUCKET, CT
IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Jose Pedraza Takes On Liverpool’s Stephen Smith In Co-Feature
Vivo no canal Showtime® Em 11 p.m. E/8 p.m. PT
Bilhetes já à venda!
Mashantucket, CT (Março 15, 2016) – Gary Russell Jr.. will return to the ring to defend his WBC Featherweight World Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland em Sábado, Abril 16, viver ALTURA DE COMEÇAR® (11 p.m. E/8 p.m. PT) do Foxwoods Resort Casino, em Mashantucket, CT.
Na co-metragem canal Showtime Championship Boxing, 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 e 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,” said 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 Ferreiro(23-1, 13 KOs), quem ganhou 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,” Disse 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,” disse 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.”
Os ingressos para o evento ao vivo, que é promovido pela DiBella Entertainment, custam $150, $90 e $45 não incluindo encargos de serviço aplicáveis e os impostos e estão à venda. Os bilhetes estão disponíveis nowww.ticketmaster.com e www.foxwoods.com ou visitando o Foxwoods’ Bilheteria. Para carregar pelo telefone Ticketmaster (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,” disse 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. O 2008 U.S. Olympian had scored important victories overVyacheslav Gusev, Juan Ruiz, e Miguel Tamayo before losing a majority decision to Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO 126-pound title in June 2014. O canhoto, de 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 Outubro. 10, em Lowell, De Massa., Irlanda do 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 na oitava rodada. 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. Agora, 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 “The Sniper” moniker against Klimov as he picked apart the Russian with superior speed and accuracy on his way to a world title. Pedraza ganhou a chance pelo título em sua luta anterior com a melhor vitória da carreira sobre o ex-desafiante ao título mundial Michael Farenas. The 26-year-old will have title unification on his mind if he can conquer his mandatory opponent on Abril 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 Abril 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 Citação em Setembro 2015 e estará fazendo sua 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 Sexta-feira, MARÇO 25,
ShoBox: A NOVA GERAÇÃO televisionar
“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;
Vivo no canal Showtime® Em 10:30 p.m. E/PT
NOVA IORQUE (Março 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 KOs) when DeLoach faces undefeated super welterweight and local favorite Dillon Cozinhe (16-0, 6 KOs) in the opening eight-round bout of what is now a ShoBox: A Nova Geração quadrupleheader em Sexta-feira, Março 25, viverALTURA DE COMEÇAR (10:30 p.m. E/PT, atrasado na Costa Oeste) a partir de Buffalo Run Casino em 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,” Williams said. “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. EraGeorge 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. Agora, 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,'' Disse ele. “What’s happened has happened. Isto é o que é. This is my first time stepping back into the world. Eu amo o boxe.
“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. Ganhar ou perder, I don’t want to see anybody get hurt.’’
On DeLoach, Williams disse, “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,'' Disse ele. “You take shortcuts, you know what’ll happen. I took the long road home when I was fighting and fans, lutadores, 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. Bem, you can’t pull anything over me. Eu estive lá, seen it all.’’
E, como sempre, 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 e 2016 estréias — 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 em fevereiro. 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, isso é o principal. 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.”
Em sua última excursão, DeLoach won a shutout four-round decision overSantos Benavides último Dezembro. 12. DeLoach, a pro since March 2013, fought six times that year and four times each in 2014 e 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.’’
Cozinheiro, 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 último Novembro. 14.
“I couldn’t be more excited about making my ShoBox estréia, 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.”
No ShoBox evento principal, unbeaten super lightweight knockout artist and emerging rising star, Regis "Rougarou" PROGRAMAS (16-0, 13 KOs), Houston by way of New Orleans, will meet experienced Aaron "The Jewel" Herrera (29-4-1, 18 KOs), of Valladolid, México, in a 10-round match.
Four undefeated fighters will clash in the two other eight-rounders on the telecast: Contundente Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk (9-0, 8 KOs), de Brooklyn, N.I., rostos Nicholas “King Beamen” Givhan(16-0-1, 10 KOs), de Kalamazoo, Mich., in a super lightweight scrap and Ukrainian Ivan "O Volk" Golub (10-0, 8 KOs, 5-0 no World Series of Boxing), de Brooklyn, N.I., atenda Marlon Aguas (9-0, 6 KOs), de Quito, Equador, em uma partida welterweight.
Tickets for the event promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Tony Holden Productions are priced at $45, $55 e $75 e estão disponíveis para compra no buffalorun.com e em stubwire.com.
Barry Tompkins vai chamar a ShoBox ação do ringue comSteve Farhood e ex-campeão do mundo Raul Marquez servindo como analistas especializados. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall comRico Gaughan e produzindo Rick Phillips direção.
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Sobre ShoBox: A Nova Geração
Desde a sua criação em julho 2001, a aclamada série de boxe SHOWTIME, ShoBox: A Nova Geração tem caracterizado jovens talentos combinada difícil. O ShoBox filosofia é para televisionar emocionante, jogos competitivos, proporcionando um campo de provas para as perspectivas dispostos multidão-agradável e determinados a lutar por um título mundial. Alguns da lista crescente da 65 lutadores que já apareceram emShoBox e avançado para angariar títulos mundiais inclui: 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 e mais.
BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED
SANTA MONICA, TAL COMO. (Março 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Sexta-feira, Abril 16 com "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on Abril 22 em 11:00 p.m. E/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 " cartão. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), que assume Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) assumindo Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) e 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.
– Peso-pesado: 265 libras
– Light Heavyweight: 205 libras
– Middleweight: 185 libras
– Welterweight: 170 libras
– Leve: 155 libras
– Pena: 145 libras
– Bantamweight: 135 libras
– Flyweight: 125 libras
Além, 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 Main Event dos médios: 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 Welterweight Característica Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA
Bellator Kickboxing Luta com recurso Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Característica Bout: Kevin ross (30-9) vs. TBA
Sobre Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA é uma organização líder Artes Marciais Misturadas com muitos dos melhores lutadores do mundo. Sob a direção do veterano promotor luta Scott Coker, Bellator está disponível para quase 500 milhão de casas em todo o mundo em mais de 140 países. Nos Estados Unidos, Bellator pode ser visto na Spike, o líder televisão MMA. Bellator MMA é composto de uma equipe executiva que inclui profissionais da indústria de topo na produção de televisão, orquestração de eventos ao vivo, desenvolvimento lutador / relações, procurement local, criação de patrocínio / desenvolvimento, licenciamento internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicidade e Comissão de Relações. Bellator está sediada em Santa Monica, Califórnia e de propriedade da gigante do entretenimento Viacom, lar de marcas de entretenimento do mundo premier que se conectam com o público por meio de conteúdo atraente através da televisão, filme cinematográfico, plataformas on-line e móveis.
Sobre Pico:
Espigão está disponível em 98.7 milhões de residências e é uma divisão da Viacom Networks Mídia. A unidade da Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks é um dos criadores mais importantes do mundo de programação e conteúdo em todas as plataformas de mídia. Endereço de Internet de Spike é www.spike.com e para up-to-the-minute e informações para a imprensa de arquivo e fotografias, visite o site de imprensa de Spike em http://www.spike.com/press. Siga-nos no Twitter spiketvpr para o mais recente em quebrar as atualizações de notícias, behind-the-scenes informações e 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) de santo domingo, República Dominicana, and Rosas (20-2-1, 12 KOs) from Mexico City, are Sampson Boxing promotional stablemates. The bout is scheduled for Sábado, Abril 29, 2016, em Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“I am excited about the opportunity for both my fighters,” Sampson disse 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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Sobre Sampson Boxe
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Depois de uma corrida muito bem sucedido como um casamenteiro e conselheiro, Sampson Lewkowicz passaram para o lado promocional de boxe profissional em janeiro 2008.
Sampson Boxing tem crescido em uma das mais prestigiadas empresas de promoção do mundo, representando muitos dos melhores lutadores do mundo e jovens candidatos mais promissores.
Sampson Boxing tem parceiros promocionais em todo Norte e América do Sul, África, Ásia, Nova Zelândia, Austrália, Europa e América Central e Sampson Boxe eventos foram televisionados em tais redes estréia como HBO, Altura De Começar, ESPN, VS. e várias redes internacionais. |
MATT MITRIONE CHOOSES BELLATOR MMA, SIGNING AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION
SANTA MONICA (Março 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.
Antes de competir no MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers football team, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Doente. Após a faculdade, 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, contra Joey Beltran e Cheick Kongo, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition with “Performance of the Night” (duas vezes) e “Luta da Noite” elogios.
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, como 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 e Augusto Sakai.
Lutas Undercard sem televisão para Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera março 26 + In-Arena Entertainment
ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS
FOR ANDRE WARD VS. SULLIVAN BARRERA
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Sábado, MARÇO 26
AT Oracle Arena em Oakland, CALIFÓRNIA
WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® COMEÇO EM 9:45 p.m. E/PT
SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE
IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS
NOVA IORQUE, Nova Iorque (Março 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. e Júnior Younan juntamente com 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, que servirá como anfitrião do evento, e bateu mestre DJ Franzen, DJ residente em 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.
Ingressos ao preço de $300, $150, $100, $50 e $25, não incluindo encargos de serviço aplicáveis e os impostos estão disponíveis em todos os locais da Ticketmaster, online em Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) e carregar pelo telefone (800) 745-3000.
Em Março 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, classificado como número sete pelo WBO, está saindo da melhor vitória da carreira em outubro 17, 2015 contra seu oponente mais difícil até o momento em Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOs) no Madison Square Garden. Hooker defendeu com sucesso seu título NABO com a vitória por decisão em 10 assaltos sobre Maduma na eliminatória de Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux em uma luta que foi destaque no "freeview" do evento nos Estados Unidos e transmitida online em todo o mundo. Buelvas, um ex-campeão WBA Fedebol, venceu duas de suas últimas três lutas por nocaute e lutou com Humberto Soto pelo título WBC Silver International Super Lightweight em 2014, percorrer a distância de 12 rounds antes de perder a decisão para o ex-campeão mundial.
Nascido e criado em Oak Cliff, Texas, um subúrbio violento de 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 lutas, compilando um registro de 97 vitórias e única 7 perdas, com 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) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 e 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) em janeiro 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) em Abril 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississipi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO) em junho 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, Califórnia e lutando fora do viveiro de boxe de Oxnard, invicto Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Março 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, o lutador de boxe forte, Franco, tentará melhorar seu histórico de invencibilidade contra um oponente com literalmente seis vezes mais experiência no boxe profissional. Meraz é só 29 anos de idade, mas já registrou um incrível 90 lutas profissionais e venceu quatro de suas últimas seis lutas por nocaute. Ele lutou contra o atual campeão mundial Juan Carlos Payano, Três vezes nos EUA. O atleta olímpico Rau’shee Warren e o potencial candidato Gervonta Davis, indo para longe com todos os três.
Franco começou a lutar boxe aos oito anos, acumulando um recorde amador de 67-15, vencer o Campeonato Oxnard PAL em 2006 eo Campeonato Luvas California State prata em 2007 ao longo do caminho. Durante estréia profissional de Franco em dezembro 18, 2010, ele derrotou Emanuel Machorro no Club 401 em Ontário, Califórnia através de um nocaute terceira rodada técnica. Apesar de ser matriculado como estudante em tempo integral em Chaffey College, em Rancho Cucamonga, Franco impressionado no início de sua carreira, compilar um recorde invicto com dois empates em locais em toda a Califórnia até o final de 2013. Um desses empates vieram contra Alejandro Ochoa at Cannon tranquila em Montebello, Califórnia em setembro 20, 2013, mas em uma revanche três meses depois, Franco superada Ochoa marcando um seis-redonda vitória por decisão unânime no Westin Bonaventure Hotel em Los Angeles. No June 20, 2015, durante o retorno de Ward ao ringue na Oracle Arena, Franco entrou em ação em uma luta júnior de oito assaltos contra Jonathan Alcantara e venceu por decisão unânime. Uma lesão na mão sofrida naquela luta manteve Franco fora de ação até Dezembro 21quando ele obteve uma vitória por decisão sobre Hector Garcia em Tijuana, México.
Uma promessa invicta promissora de Salinas, Califórnia, Rudy "The Revelation" Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs)parece estender sua seqüência invicta contra Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOs) de ensenada, México em luta de seis assaltos dos médios. Puga teve o melhor desempenho da carreira em sua última luta em fevereiro 12 em nocautear Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO) em duas rodadas no Double Tree Hotel em Ontário, Califórnia. Agora, pouco mais de um mês depois, “The Revelation” entrará no ringue contra um adversário difícil em Lozanao, um canhoto que nunca foi parado e já tem uma vitória por decisão de dez rodadas em seu currículo.
Tendo compilado um registro amador excepcional de 99-8, Puga fez sua estreia profissional em setembro 2, 2011, marcando uma vitória por nocaute técnico no quarto round sobre Raul Talamontes no Complexo Esportivo de sua cidade natal. De volta ao ringue há menos de dois meses depois, Puga Jr. elevou seu recorde para 2-0 com um nocaute técnico no primeiro assalto de Jose Jesus Hurtado no Sherwood Inn em Salinas. Em junho 2012, ele mandou Thomas Turner para o tapete quatro vezes ao marcar uma vitória por nocaute técnico no segundo round no Joint no Hard Rock Hotel and Casino em Las Vegas, Nevada. Depois de um pouco mais de um ano longe do ringue, ele se dedicou novamente à "doce ciência" com força total e em fevereiro 17, 2014, Puga Jr. fez seu retorno parando Charon Espanha na terceira rodada com um tiro de corpo avassalador na Salinas Storm House em sua cidade natal, Salinas. Questões promocionais mantidas 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 Abril 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on Novembro 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Califórnia.
Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, invicto Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO) retorna aos ringues em Março 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) de 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 no Barclays Center, em Brooklyn, Nova Iorque. Agora 100 por cento saudável, 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, treinado por seu pai Sherif, um ex-boxeador profissional, começou a lutar competitivamente aos oito anos e apenas dois anos depois foi chamado de "prodígio do boxe" pelo New York Times. Ele compilou um registro amador de 90-5, acumulando uma série impressionante de títulos ao longo do caminho, incluindo nove campeonatos olímpicos juniores, nove campeonatos do Junior Metro, oito campeonatos de luvas de prata do estado de Nova York e cinco campeonatos regionais de luvas de prata. Em 2011, ele foi coroado campeão nacional Junior Golden Gloves e foi nos EUA. O lutador júnior número um do boxe em sua categoria de peso. Menos de um mês depois de sua 18th aniversário, Younan fez sua estreia profissional em novembro 9, 2013, no Aviator Sports and Events Center no Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, parando Kenneth Schmitz na primeira rodada. 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 no Foxwoods Resort Casino, em Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Agosto 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Agosto 13.
Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOs) joins the undercard on Março 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, 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. Em 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 viu mais um desempenho na conquista da medalha de ouro nos Jogos Nacionais da China, preparando o cenário para o “Big Bang” para embarcar em uma carreira profissional enquanto se baseava nos Estados Unidos. Em agosto 8, 2014, Zhang fez sua estreia profissional ao marcar uma vitória por nocaute no primeiro round sobre Curtis Lee Tate em Fallon, Nevada em uma luta que foi transmitida ao vivo pela ESPN2. Em março 14, 2015, Zhang derrotou Eric George por decisão unânime de quatro assaltos no Armory em Jersey City, New Jersey. Ele seguiu com outra vitória por decisão unânime em quatro rounds, desta vez sobre Glenn Thomas no altamente antecipado undercard Cotto-Geale no Barclays Center em Brooklyn em Junho 6. Em seguida, veio uma vitória por nocaute técnico na sexta rodada sobre Dennis Benson no The Playground em Atlantic City em Agosto 15. Para terminar o ano, Zhang foi destaque na eliminatória do Novembro 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.
Hayward local, Califórnia favorito Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Seguido Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, Califórnia, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.
Em Março 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJaneiro 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, Nova Iorque.
Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, tem lugar sábado, Março 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, em Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Soluções de Gestão de Viagens Corporativas (CTMS), Feliz, elevação, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. O evento será transmitido ao vivo pela HBO Campeonato Mundial de Boxe início em 9:45 p.m. E/PT. Abrindo a cerimônia HBO será Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez em uma luta 10-redonda para o título NABF pluma apresentado pela Golden Boy Promotions em associação com promoções Miguel Cotto.
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WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein Leading sport into future
 MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Março 14, 2016)- Mixed Martial Arts Associação Mundial (WMMAA) Presidente 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: “Em 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. Em 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. Sim, 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. Sobre 40 national teams flew to Prague with over 200 atletas. 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. Também, I enjoyed the performance of Latin American teams. It was their debut but one Colombian kid (Andrey Ruiz Roa Dumar) won a bronze medal and that was great. Mais uma vez, 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, equipamento, unified rules, and youth sports development.”
WMMAA keeps expanding, contudo, 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. Atletas’ 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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