קאָלאָראַדאָ ספּרינגס, שויס. (ויגוסט 27, 2020) - 1956 אָלימפּיק גאָלד מעדאַליסטPeteRademacheris the only boxer to fight for a world title in his pro debut.
Rademacher, who died this past June at the age of 91 in Sandusky, אָהיאָ, was a native of Tieton, Washington. He had a 72-7 ליבהאָבער רעקאָרד, highlighted by his gold medal performance at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Rademacher started boxing during his rehabilitation for Rheumatic Fever, which he contracted while attending Castle Heights Military Academy. The gifted heavyweight captured top honors at numerous national tournaments, כולל די 1951 & 1953 National AAU Championships, 1954 All-Army Championship and Service Championships, and Olympic Trials.
In Australia, he knocked out the three opponents he faced, in order, Josef Nemec (Czechoslovakia) in the quarterfinals, South AfricanDaan Bekker אין די סעמיפיינאַלז, and the Soviet Union’sLev Mukhinin the opening round of the championship final for the gold medal.
Rademacher was so hot after the Olympics that he publicly proclaimed that he would be able to become world heavyweight champion in his pro debut. Soon after he became the only fighter to make his pro debut in a world title fight, when he challenged defending World heavyweight championפלויד Patterson (32-1) אויף אויגוסט 22, 1957 in Seattle. Rademacher floored Patterson in the second round, אָבער, he was dropped six times before the fight, which was refereed by Hall of Famerטאַמי לאָוגהראַן, was halted at 2:57 of that round.
Rademacher, who was an offensive lineman on Washington State University’s football team, didn’t take many easy fights during his 5-year pro career (15-7-1, 8 קאָס). His most notable pro victories were against World title challengerדזשארזש טשווואַלאָ (17-3-1) and future Hall of Famer and World middleweight championBobo Olson(87-12), both by way of 10-round unanimous decisions, as well as technical knockouts overLaMar Clark (42-1) and NorwegianBuddy Thurman(32-5-1), ריספּעקטיוולי, אין די 10טהand ninth rounds.
Rademacher’s pro losses were to some of the best heavyweights in the world, such as Hall of Famerאַרטשיע מאָר, along with world title challengersKarl Mildenberger (29-1), ונדעפעאַטעדדאַג דזשאָנעס (17-0) אוןZorro Foley (40-2-2), who had been Rademacher’s arch-rival in the amateur ranks.
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מער, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE
לאס אנדזשעלעס— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atמאָהעגאַן Sun אַרענאַ אין ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, זיבן. 11 and Saturday, זיבן. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsפיל דייוויס(21-5, 1 נק) אוןLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, ווייַלעBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuan Archuleta(24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.
Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, וויCat Zingano(10-4)נעמט אויףGabby Holloway(6-5)in a featherweight matchup atבעללאַטאָר 245,ווייַלעLiz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofבעללאַטאָר 246.
בעללאַטאָר 245: דייוויס ווס. Machida 2אויף פרייטאג, זיבן. 11 אוןבעללאַטאָר 246: Archuleta vs. Mixאויף שבת, זיבן. 12 air live onהעכסט נעטוואָרק אוןDAZN בייַ 10 פּ.ם. ET/9 p.m. קאָרט. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingקארל אַלברעקצסאָן בייַבעללאַטאָר 231in October of last year.A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "מר. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, אַלעקסאַנדער גוסטאַפססאָן, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport’s toughest light heavyweight division.
After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָבייַBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredטשאַעל סאָננעןinside the famed Madison Square Garden atבעללאַטאָר 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as “The Dragon,” owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.
Fresh off of an impressive victory overהענרי קאָרראַלעס בייַבעללאַטאָר 238 פריער דעם יאָר, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, קאַליף., the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (light welterweight, לייטווייט, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withפּאַטריסיאָ פּיטבוללlast September, “The Spaniard” returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.
Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, נ.מ., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year’s Eve, which saw “No Love” earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator’s co-promotional event with Rizin atRizin.20אין דזשאַפּאַן. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. איצט, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator’s vacant 135-pound strap.
Also announced forבעללאַטאָר 245…“Easy” Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debutingTaylor “Tombstone” Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champRaymond “The Real Deal” Daniels(2-1) returns to MMA againstPeter Stanonik(5-4); former middleweight champראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) בייַ ליכט כעוויווייט; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) אוןJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) פנימערDominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.
Also announced forבעללאַטאָר 246…top welterweight contendersדזשאָן פיטטש (32-7-2, 1 נק) אוןנימאַן גרייסי (9-1) square off in the co-main event; דערעק "די סטאַלליאָן" קאַמפּאָס(20-10) אוןRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 נק) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) נעמט אויףRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) in a middleweight contest.
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