Rajana (Agustus 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Raka Upshaw pamustunganana dibuka gerbang bab salajengna karirna Saptu pamungkas, mengetuk kaluar prospek Turki saméméhna undefeated Bugra Oener di Stadion Wynwood di Miami, newak tinju Déwan Dunya lowong (WBC) judul middleweight super Tengah interim.

Nu Upshaw 35 taun umurna (18-4-4, 9 KOs) bertempur di nagara imahna pikeun kahiji kalina dina 2 ½ taun. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 KOs).

Upshaw ngaku ngelingan pangsiun sanggeus tarung nya saméméhna, di mana manéhna turun Las Vegas paporit kampung halaman Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) tilu kali acan leungit kaputusan dalapan buleud.

“Kuring geus geus gatekeeper pikeun lila tapi pamustunganana dibuka gerbang,” Upshaw ceuk. “Ieu tarung dirasakeun Heboh, utamana sanggeus lila mah, long journey. I was stressed out after my last fight. I beat myself up and felt there was no reason for me to continue my boxing career. I felt used and was ready to quit, tapi ieu yakin méré eta hiji shot leuwih. Kuring siap nunda hirup mah garis, bade for jeung teu pikahariwangeun ngeunaan lalaki pencét atawa menyakiti.

“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, babarengan jeung sajarah mah, I knew that I had to keep going to finish the job. I knew I had to knock him out and I trained hard to do just that. I’ve put the past behind me. The problem was always me. This fight was fun. I stepped into the devil’s playground and that brought out the ugly in me to get the job done.”

Daurna rasana aneh nu Floridian lila-hirup keneh Upshaw nyaéta WBC Tengah jawara middleweight super interim, tapi manéhna proudly mintonkeun beubeur judul kadua nya (tempo ngalengkepan gambar jeung Upshaw jeung Pangatur Si Stern), balik babarengan jeung tali middleweight Florida Propinsi manéhna meunang di 2009, waktu anjeunna knocked kaluar prospek unbeaten sejen dina waktu éta, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Sarua aneh nya éta nu cheers manéhna ngadéngé ti riungan nu serenaded manéhna jeung chants of “AS, AS” manéhna asup kana cingcin jeung Florida promotor Dave Johnson waving an bendera Amerika manéhna mingpin tim walk pikeun juru Upshaw Kang.

“Pikeun ngarobah hiji mah ieu berbenturan di backyard mah fans ngadéngé ngagorowok, 'AS, AS’ ngamotivasi kuring pisan,” Upshaw dicatet. “They had my back. I was honored and it got me extra psyched for the fight. I knew had to prove myself. I’m really a middleweight but I took this fight at super middleweight because it was a good opportunity for me.”

Upshaw geus sok geus dipikawanoh pikeun kateguhan nya, bade jarak, albeit di karugian, jeung Pendekar, contenders jeung prospek saperti Mario Antonio Gumilar,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramírez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski jeung Tarvis Simms.

“Kuring bagja pisan keur raka sanggeus kabéh manéhna Geus ngaliwatan,” Manager longtime Upshaw KangSi Star (Manajemén SHS tinju) ditambahkeun. “Raka ieu tempur beda dina cingcin waktu ieu….kawas manéhna guy lengkep beda,” “Raka geus mistreated ku masarakat dina bagian awal karirna anu dialungkeunana manéhna di ngalawan guys sabeurat nepi ka 175 kilogram, pajoang eta dina bewara di backyards maranéhna ahir, jeung loba karugian nya éta ka juara dunya.

“Raka geus sok ngalaman daya manéhna némbongkeun ngalawan Oner, tapi manéhna teu diajar kumaha kuduna make daya nya nepi ka manéhna dimimitian gawe bareng (sirah palatih) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, pohara kuat sarta manéhna kungsi geus di gelut goréng. Manéhna nu leungit sababaraha gelut manéhna kudu geus meunang, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Kuring yakin urang bisa meunangkeun manéhna tarung keur judul regional, terus urang gé indit ti dinya”

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