Miami (Lub yim hli ntuj 9, 2015) – Ib tug khub ntawm respected gatekeepers thiab muab sau txoj kev warriors, Heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams thiab super middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw, yuav ob yuav nyob rau hauv kev tshuam fights lub hlis no, raws li lawv cov saib xyuas, Si Star, ntawm SHS Boxing Management.

Williams (37-14-2, 20 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Nassau, Bahamas, mus rau Romania rau noj nyob rau hauv Christian Rauj (17-4, 10 Kos), Lub yim hli ntuj 28, nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Galati lub hometown ntawm Galati.

Upshaw(17-4-4, 8 Kos), 35, yuav sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2 ½ xyoo nyob rau lub yim hli ntuj 15, thaum nws ntsej muag undefeated Turkish prospect Bugra Oener (9-0-0, 3 Kos) ntawm chaw ntau pob nyob rau hauv Wynwood Miami, nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus rau lub ntiaj teb tsis muaj Boxing Council (Qhov) Interim Mediterranean super middleweight title.

Williams yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws yim sib txawv teb chaws tiv thaiv Rauj, lub qub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) European heavyweight yeej. “Kuv yog ib tug Bahamian warrior,” Williams piav yog vim li cas nws fights ntau yam thiaj li tw nyob rau hauv lawv cov tiaj nraum qaum tsev. “Los ntawm qhov, nyob rau hauv lub Caribbean, peb lub npe hu ua pirates. Kuv twb mus ncig tag nrho kuv lub neej. Peb muaj tsis muaj ciam teb rau lwm, tsuas dej rau tus ntoo khaub lig. Qhov twg kuv tua, Kuv xav tias zoo li nws yog kuv hometown ntawm Nassau. Qhov no yog ib lub thib txawv sib ntaus rau kuv lub xyoo no tab sis qhov tsuas yog ib qho uas yog tiag tiag tshwm sim. Rau lwm tus neeg poob sib nrug rau ib tug yog vim li cas los yog lwm. Kuv yuav coj kom zoo dua ntawm lub sij hawm no. Kuv mam li ntsib kev nyuaj siab sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Romania rau cov thawj lub sij hawm, tiam sis kuv yuav muaj muaj tswv yim ntawm belting nws los ntawm pillar mus post. Kuv yuav mus coj nws tawm. Kuv nqa kuv conch punch (loj overhand cai), uas yog synonymous nrog lub Bahamas, thiab cov neeg qhov txhia chaw hlub nws.”

Rauj, uas tau yeej paub cov npe xws li Kevin Johnson thiab Danny Williams, yog los tawm ib tug tsis no yav dhau los ob hlis ntuj mus unbeaten Tyson Fury, nyob rau hauv uas Rauj so tom qab lub yim puag ncig nyob rau hauv lawv cov WBO International title sib ntaus.

“Rauj yog tawv,” Williams hais tias. “Kuv muaj ib tug kom zoo dua nyob rau hauv kuv kev, uas kuv twb tiv thaiv ntau lub xyoo. Kuv yuav mus yuav ntau heev tshaj nyob rau hauv lub dhau los. Kuv yuav hauv, kom sib ntaus sib tua nws muaj, thiab ces coj nws tawm. Guys zoo li kuv thiab Fres Oquendo, uas kuv qhia nyob rau hauv nrog Florida, yog qhov kawg ntawm lub Mohicans los ntawm peb tiam ntawm fighters. Kuv muaj zog thiab noj qab nyob zoo rau no sib ntaus. Kuv yuav mus coj no txiv leej tub mus rau hauv sib sib zog nqus dej thiab ces poob dej tuag nws.”

Upshaw lub feem ntau tsis ntev los no sib ntaus tawm nyob rau hauv ib tug disappointing tsis, los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug muaj teeb yim-round kev txiav txim siab, kawg rau hli ntuj mus hometown nyiam Lanell bellows (12-1-1) nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. “Kuv yeej uas sib ntaus thiab tseem poob,” Upshaw commented. “Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau ntawm boxing txawv txij li thaum kuv sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Kuv twb nyiag tab sis kawm hais tias kuv yuav tsis cia li kom txog thaum kuv nrog sib ntaus yog khob qhov rooj tawm. Kuv tsis muaj nyiaj mus deb nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus (vs. Oener).”

Upshaw kos npe yeej tuaj nyob rau hauv 2010 thaum nws mus rau Quebec City thiab chim siab 21-1-1 lub zos hero Renan St. Txoj cai los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 10-round kev txiav txim siab, elevating Marcus nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no middleweight rankings rau IBF #6, WBO #9 thiab Qhov #11. Upshaw has gone the distance, albeit nyob rau hauv losses, nrog nyiam ntawm Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski thiab Tarvis Simms.

Tiv thaiv Oener, Upshaw yog rau ib tug nrhiav-thiab-puas lub hom phiaj, aiming to take the final outcome out of the judges’ ob txhais tes, despite him fighting at home. “Oener yog zoo nkauj ceev ceev tab sis nws tsis muaj hwj chim nyob rau hauv nws punches,” Upshaw sau tseg. “Nws muaj ib tug ntau ntawm cov ceev, ces kuv mam li mus rau nws lub cev thaum ntxov coj nws ob txhais ceg deb, thiab ces tsis txhob nws. Nws yuav tsis kav ntev 10 rounds nrog kuv. Kuv tau txais uas siv thiab nws mam li muab kuv rau hauv daim ntawv qhia.”

Upshaw yog lub tub ntawm lub lig, zoo Noob Upshaw, uas yog ib tug NFL Hall ntawm koob meej offensive khwb rau hauv Oakland raiders.

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